Urszula Trawinska-Moroz is a captivating Violetta

Описание: Verdi: LA TRAVIATA - Sempre libera (abridged), 1978 High E-flat

THE SONGBIRD: Polish soprano Urszula Trawinska-Moroz (1937 - 2025) began studying singing when she was 15 in Poznan, and then worked with Ada Sari in Warsaw. In 1962 she made her debut as Mimi in Warsaw, and sang regularly at the Grand Theater there until 1987 when she retired to lead opera and operetta companies. There were appearances across Poland and Britain, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Spain, Romania, and Germany in roles including Lucia, Violetta, Gilda, Nannetta, and Hanna in Moniuszko's "The Haunted Manor."

THE MUSIC: Verdi's "La traviata" is the most popular opera in the world. It was not a success at its premiere in Venice in 1853, due to the audience reactions to the singers, however productions in the following few years began to take hold (Madrid, Vienna, London, New York, and in a French translation in Paris) and this masterpiece been a part of the core repertoire ever since. Violetta, the principal soprano role and title character is a long, very challenging and rewarding role with consistently brilliant music and a compelling story arc. Her multipart aria at the end of Act One begins with an introspective recitative that segues into an intimate and probing aria "Ah fors'e lui" where she ponders her burgeoning attraction to Alfredo and what their life together might be like. She stops herself cold when she realizes such a domestic life would be against her nature, and her fate, and in the highly florid cabaletta "Sempre libera" vows to continue living in the carefree lifestyle of a courtesan.