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c20 economist suntribune november 23 1988 la traviata led to success by conductor muriel leeper opera c the opera la traviata is timeless in its appeal based on the wellknown la dame aux camelias by alexandre dumas it is most familiar in its dramatic form as camille the cosmopolitan opera association staged the tragic love story at the markham theatre last thursday friday and saturday the success of the opera depends entirely upon a conduc tor who can guide the singers and orchestra through a sensitive lyrical interpretation of the music while imperceptibly tightening the tension through the four acts to a dramatic emo tional finale the company wisely looked for such a conductor and brought the acclaimed brazilian musi cian tullio colacioppo to rehearse and conduct the produc tion the audience was delighted they responded to each highlight and there were many and rose with one accord to offer a standing ovation to the conduc tor singers and orchestra director steven thomas foun ding artistic director of opera hamilton through the past seven years worked well with col acioppo as a team the vocal dramatic and visual aspects were in harmony with this production otd traviata the cosmopolitan opera has underlined the real possibili ty that a second opera company can succeed within the area of metro toronto with outstanding conductors and directors such as was experienced last weekend a splendid level of artistic perfor mance can be achieved using some of our top local artists north toronto artists sang the leading roles in this second pro duction by the cosmopolitan opera at the markham theatre hungarianborn veronica declesis was the parisian courtesan violetta she gained complete sympathy from her listeners particularly through the last two acts after a somewhat tense opening which flawed her singing her flowing lyricism and beautiful pianissimo highlighted the pathos of the libretto vocally and through her acting she touched the hearts of many in the audience tenor michele strano as violettas lover alfredo also had his audience in the palm of his hand he is a dramatic singer creating some fine vocal highlights the duet of the two lovers violetta and alfredo un di felice was one of those highlights the colorful dance interlude brought a change of pace to act iii when guests dressed as gyp sies and matadors brighten the reception in floras parisian house here again maestro col acioppo created a mood through the orchestra that caught and held the audience alix klehman was the charm ing flora violettas friend david varjabed a vocally appeal ing giorgio germont father of alfredo and susan bortot as an- nina an attractive confidante to violetta was convincing other singers in the cast were algirdas kynas bassbaritone as doctor grenville bernard jackson as baron duphol alfredos rival christopher tracey as gastone franco ar- turi as the servant lou car- michael as the marquis and arlen lapidus as giuseppe with this successful produc tion the cosmopolitan 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