Romina Boscolo
Falstaff
Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Christian-Zais-Straße 3
Jun 2, 2024
6:00 PM GMT+2
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About this concert
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Opera in three acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.
Libretto: Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Premiere: 1893 in Milan
Following the great success of his "Otello", Verdi was not expected to create another opera in his late years. Yet his friend, librettist and composer Arrigo Boito noticed how much Verdi missed composing and suggested working together on something new, an opera that could end his career on a higher note than "Otello", a "triumph with laughter”. At the age of almost 80, Verdi achieved another sensational success with his glorious Shakespearean comedy "Falstaff". Following five decades of tragic works, he created a masterpiece of comic opera. Although based on the same material as Nicolai’s "The Merry Wives of Windsor", Verdi succeeded in creating a version of the comedy which was as unconventional as it was enchanting.
PREMIERE: 1 May 2024
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Romina Boscolo Biography
Italian mezzo-soprano Romina Boscolo has been defined "a luxurious contralto with a rich, dark and mellow voice and a phrasing marked by the utmost expressiveness" (Opera Click, 2022). Her repertoire ranges from Handel to Verdi and Wagner. Ms. Boscolo has performed on many international stages, such as Wiener Konzerthaus, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Regio in Parma, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Teatro Bellini in Catania, Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Cologne Opera, Hessian State Theatre of Wiesbaden, Saarland State Theatre in Saarbrücken, Theater Lübeck, Theater Bremen, Kiel Opera House, Darmstadt State Theatre, Municipal Theatre in São Paulo, Ankara Opera House.
She collaborated with renowned conductors Pinchas Steinberg, Jader Bignamini, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Francesco Ivan Ciampa, Giampaolo Bisanti, Antonio Pirolli, Carlo Goldstein, Antonello Allemandi,, Marcus Angius, Antonio Florio, John Neschling, Alexander Joel, Will Humburg, Conrad Junghähnel, Michael Güttler, Oleg Caetani, Andreas Wolf, Marco Comin, and Patrick Lange, among others.
Her many diverse roles include Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera, Mistress Quickly in Falstaff, Frugola, Principessa, and Zita in Il Trittico, Ježibaba in Rusalka, The Countess in Pique Dame, Erda in Das Rheingold, Waltraute in Götterdämmerung, Mary in Der fliegende Holländer, Polinesso in Ariodante, the title role in Carmen, Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Mamma Lucia in Cavalleria Rusticana, Jocaste in Oedipus Rex, Adelaide in Arabella, Old Lady in Candide, Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri, Preziosilla in La Forza del Destino, Larina in Eugene Onegin, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly. She also created the role of Aliyah in the world premiere of S. N. Eichberg's Schönerland at the Hessian State Theatre in Wiesbaden. She recently presented her own production, "Evviva la Rossa!", a tribute to the renowned Italian singer Milva, as part of the May Festival in Wiesbaden.
Recent Reviews
The COUNTESS in PIQUE DAME (2022-2023):
"Perhaps that's why deep female voices are more enchanting. Romina Boscolo, in the role of the bald Countess (not a witch but icy-cold) [...] Boscolo, who almost stops time in her grand nostalgic aria [...] vocally, she is at the peak of her emotionally captivating performance." (Frankfurter Rundschau, Wiesbaden, 2022)
"Romina Boscolo in the role of the protagonist takes ownership of the scene of her memories, sending shivers down the spine with her deep and mysterious voice, while the director binds her to a wheelchair, almost immobile." (Der Opernfreund, Wiesbaden, 2022)
Read MoreShe collaborated with renowned conductors Pinchas Steinberg, Jader Bignamini, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Francesco Ivan Ciampa, Giampaolo Bisanti, Antonio Pirolli, Carlo Goldstein, Antonello Allemandi,, Marcus Angius, Antonio Florio, John Neschling, Alexander Joel, Will Humburg, Conrad Junghähnel, Michael Güttler, Oleg Caetani, Andreas Wolf, Marco Comin, and Patrick Lange, among others.
Her many diverse roles include Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera, Mistress Quickly in Falstaff, Frugola, Principessa, and Zita in Il Trittico, Ježibaba in Rusalka, The Countess in Pique Dame, Erda in Das Rheingold, Waltraute in Götterdämmerung, Mary in Der fliegende Holländer, Polinesso in Ariodante, the title role in Carmen, Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Mamma Lucia in Cavalleria Rusticana, Jocaste in Oedipus Rex, Adelaide in Arabella, Old Lady in Candide, Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri, Preziosilla in La Forza del Destino, Larina in Eugene Onegin, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly. She also created the role of Aliyah in the world premiere of S. N. Eichberg's Schönerland at the Hessian State Theatre in Wiesbaden. She recently presented her own production, "Evviva la Rossa!", a tribute to the renowned Italian singer Milva, as part of the May Festival in Wiesbaden.
Recent Reviews
The COUNTESS in PIQUE DAME (2022-2023):
"Perhaps that's why deep female voices are more enchanting. Romina Boscolo, in the role of the bald Countess (not a witch but icy-cold) [...] Boscolo, who almost stops time in her grand nostalgic aria [...] vocally, she is at the peak of her emotionally captivating performance." (Frankfurter Rundschau, Wiesbaden, 2022)
"Romina Boscolo in the role of the protagonist takes ownership of the scene of her memories, sending shivers down the spine with her deep and mysterious voice, while the director binds her to a wheelchair, almost immobile." (Der Opernfreund, Wiesbaden, 2022)
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