Violetta appeared in a striking black and silver studded gown in her “drawing room” to encounter Germont, sung by Domingo, a role that Verdi seemed to have written for him for this point in his life. Then we proceeded to Act two, Scene one, of Verdi’s Masterpiece, complete with full set, which was drawn from SFO’s recent production of “Tosca.”
The concert began with the Prelude of “La Traviata,” conducted by Spanish conductor, Jordi Bernacier, and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, creating an instant long ago and far away atmosphere. He proved that once again Sunday afternoon at the War Memorial Opera House, in concert, with fellow artists, Puerto Rican soprano, Ana María Martinez, and Mexican tenor, Arturo Chacón-Cruz. The man who is still Domingo is still a marvel. What also changed was dark hair to silver, bare-faced to bearded, boyish charm to suavity, and manly debonair. 21, 2018, he was General Director of the Los Angeles Opera, overseer of Operalia, The World Opera Competition, which he founded in 1993, conductor, divo, and baritone. The last time I saw Plácido Domingo up close was the first time: “Andrea Chénier,” San Francisco, 1975.
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