Rosa Feola making role debut of Violetta

Rosa Feola will make her role debut of Violetta in Verdi's La traviata in upcoming performances at Teatro Chiabrera di Savona (October 16, 18, 2020) and Reate Festival (October 24). Sergio Vitale, Rosa's husband, will take the role of Giorgio Germont. Renata Scotto will be stage director overseeing the production. It was in Teatro Chiabrera on the Chrismas Eve of 1952 that Scotto made her debut in opera as Violetta.

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Posted by Rosa Feola on Saturday, September 26, 2020

Though she is making her role debut of Violetta, Rosa is no stranger to this opera. She told in an interview last year that it was in a small conservatory production of La traviata in her hometown Caserta that she met her husband, baritone Sergio Vitale. Violetta's famous aria "E strano… A fors'è lui… Sempre libera" was the piece she sang in Operalia final in 2010, for which she won Second prize and Prix du public (she also won Prix de zarzuela in the competition). She also has sung a concert of highlights of La traviata presented by Renata Scotto at Rome's Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in 2014.

Rosa Feola returning to MET in "Rigoletto" for 21/22 season

Due to the current situation of COVID-19 pandemic in USA, the Metropolitan Opera announced cancellation of all its 2020/21 season. In the meantime, they also announced their plan of 2021/22 season. Rosa Feola will return as Gilda in a new production of Verdi's Rigoletto that opened on New Year's Eve. There will be eight additional performances on January 4, 7, 11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 29, 2022. The last one on 29th will be transmitted live to cinemas around world as part of the Met Opera Live in HD series. Sharing stage with her will be Quinn Kelsey in the title role and Piotr Beczała as Duca. Daniele Rustioni conducts.

For further information and tickets, visit The Metropolitan Opera.