She is one of the most important artists of our time who is constantly pushing boundaries: Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli. She has been the new director of the Monte Carlo Opera since January 1, 2023. When planning her 2023 season, the director-designate deliberately focused on the tried and tested, relying on a series of magnificent productions whose high artistic standards will strengthen and expand the reputation of the splendid gilded Salle Garnier from 1879 as one of the leading opera houses.
In the Monte Carlo Opera's first season under its new director Cecilia Bartoli, Jean-Louis Grinda's production of La traviata from 2013 will be performed again. A symbol of a harmonious transfer of power and a sign of true understanding, these performances will also be an opportunity to celebrate the return of Plácido Domingo to a stage he last graced as a singer in 1996. At his side, the wonderful Aida Garifullina will give her moving portrayal of Verdi and Dumas' heroine, and Javier Camarena will make an eagerly awaited debut as Alfredo.
Placido Domingo, plays the role of Giorgio Germont © Fiorenzo Niccoli
As Charles Dickens remarked when he visited Paris in 1847 at the time of the death of Marie Duplessis - known to posterity as the Lady of the Camellias - the whole city stood still, transfixed by the romantic death of its most famous demimondaine. Thanks to Alexandre Dumas fils, who had his own personal reasons for dealing with this tragic fate, and thanks to Giuseppe Verdi, it can be said that two 19th century geniuses gave the beautiful and sensitive Marie true immortality.
March 17, 19, 21 and 23, 2023
