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christabel_daaeLast Sunday we went to the Opera House to see Ponchielli's Gioconda. The opera itself - and our production of it - is marvellous. I didn't like all the singers, but several ones - Laura, the second heroine - or Barnaba, the villain were fantastic!
As I've said, our production is very interesting and spectacular - the picturesque city of Venice in the middle of 19th century... But the funny thing was that according to the costumes it could be as well Vienna in the middle of the 19th century. For they remind so much the costumes in Elisabeth. See photos provided by our great photographer Tanya! (All photos can be clicked for larger size)
To begin with - some photos with ensemble
The choir in the first act - citizens of Venice.
Sailors at the deck - the beginning of the second act
Third act - a great party at the palace of Alvise, the most powerful man in Venice and the cruel husband of Laura. Here the hall, the guests and the 'master of the house' dressed in white and red all remind me of Austrian Empire;)
Some takes of Laura and her husband. I guess this is the famous white dress... only they seem to have no stars to put in her hair...
The cruel husband is ready to murder Laura - he shows the coffin/mausoleum for her
Soooo... we had our Elisabeth (kinda) and Franz-Joseph (kinda). Still there were more! Unfortunately I don't have good photos of the whole cast - but here are their alter egoes in the ballet "Dance of Hours" - they have the same costumes.
Enzo, the main character - GIoconda loves him, but he prefers Laura. Isn't he like Kronprinz Rudolf? There was some ballet named "Mayerling", yeah?
And what about our heroine, Gioconda herself? Well, the lady had a nice voice - but due to her complection and the way she dresses, I give her the role of Erzherzogin Sophie.
The hate duet from the second act. Gioconda to the left, Laura to the right.
To end with. As we've been discussing, a wide range of productions have some great fire. This opera is no exception! In the end of the second act Enzo pathetically burns his ships.
Enzo and Gioconda. Yeah, the singer is not so slender as his ballet alter ego...
There even was kind of der Tod in this opera! Unfortunately I have no pictures, but believe me, he was nice. I mean Barnaba, the spy of the Inquisition in Venice - that charismatic bariton villain. He wears some grey costume - something typical for 19th century (I am bad at historical fashion), a cross between tailcoat and cloak. And how he sings! He loves Gioconda (actually that's rather lust, not love) and wants to make her his. So... der Tod after Sophie, rather embarassing, isn't it?
As I've said, our production is very interesting and spectacular - the picturesque city of Venice in the middle of 19th century... But the funny thing was that according to the costumes it could be as well Vienna in the middle of the 19th century. For they remind so much the costumes in Elisabeth. See photos provided by our great photographer Tanya! (All photos can be clicked for larger size)
To begin with - some photos with ensemble
The choir in the first act - citizens of Venice.
Sailors at the deck - the beginning of the second act
Third act - a great party at the palace of Alvise, the most powerful man in Venice and the cruel husband of Laura. Here the hall, the guests and the 'master of the house' dressed in white and red all remind me of Austrian Empire;)
Some takes of Laura and her husband. I guess this is the famous white dress... only they seem to have no stars to put in her hair...
The cruel husband is ready to murder Laura - he shows the coffin/mausoleum for her
Soooo... we had our Elisabeth (kinda) and Franz-Joseph (kinda). Still there were more! Unfortunately I don't have good photos of the whole cast - but here are their alter egoes in the ballet "Dance of Hours" - they have the same costumes.
Enzo, the main character - GIoconda loves him, but he prefers Laura. Isn't he like Kronprinz Rudolf? There was some ballet named "Mayerling", yeah?
And what about our heroine, Gioconda herself? Well, the lady had a nice voice - but due to her complection and the way she dresses, I give her the role of Erzherzogin Sophie.
The hate duet from the second act. Gioconda to the left, Laura to the right.
To end with. As we've been discussing, a wide range of productions have some great fire. This opera is no exception! In the end of the second act Enzo pathetically burns his ships.
Enzo and Gioconda. Yeah, the singer is not so slender as his ballet alter ego...
There even was kind of der Tod in this opera! Unfortunately I have no pictures, but believe me, he was nice. I mean Barnaba, the spy of the Inquisition in Venice - that charismatic bariton villain. He wears some grey costume - something typical for 19th century (I am bad at historical fashion), a cross between tailcoat and cloak. And how he sings! He loves Gioconda (actually that's rather lust, not love) and wants to make her his. So... der Tod after Sophie, rather embarassing, isn't it?