{"id":229,"date":"2022-02-03T12:34:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/index.php\/events\/giuseppe-verdi-attila-semi-staged-opera\/"},"modified":"2022-09-01T11:27:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T11:27:50","slug":"giuseppe-verdi-attila-semi-staged-opera","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/events\/giuseppe-verdi-attila-semi-staged-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"Giuseppe Verdi: ATTILA <br>Semi-staged opera"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style id=\"sp_tab_dynamic_style341\">#sp-tabpro-wrapper_341.sp-tab__lay-default .sp-tab__tab-content {width: 100%;}#sp-tabpro-wrapper_341 .animated {-webkit-animation-duration: 500ms;animation-duration: 500ms;}#sp-wp-tabs-wrapper_341 .sp-tab__nav { justify-content: flex-start; }#sp-wp-tabs-wrapper_341.sp-tab__lay-default.sp-tab__horizontal-bottom {display: flex;flex-direction: 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.sp-tab__tab-pane,#sp-wp-tabs-wrapper_341.sp-tab__lay-default > .sp-tab__tab-content .sp-tab__tab-pane p {font-weight: 400;font-style: normal;font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;letter-spacing: 0px;color: #444;font-family: Open Sans;font-style: 400;font-weight: ;}#sp-wp-tabs-wrapper_341.sp-tab__lay-default > .sp-tab__tab-content .sp-tab__tab-pane ul li a, #sp-wp-tabs-wrapper_341.sp-tab__lay-default .sp-tab__tab-content .sp-tab__tab-pane ol li a {color: #444;}<\/style>\t\t<div id=\"sp-wp-tabs-wrapper_341\" class=\"sp-tab__lay-default\" data-preloader=\"0\" data-activemode=\"tabs-activator-event-click\" data-anchor_linking=\"1\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"sp-tab__nav sp-tab__nav-tabs\" id=\"sp-tab__ul\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sp-tab__nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sp-tab__nav-link sp-tab__active\" data-sptoggle=\"tab\" for=\"#tab-3411\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=tab-3411 aria-selected=true tabindex=0>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tab_title_area\"><H4 class=\"sp-tab__tab_title\">Description<\/H4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sp-tab__nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sp-tab__nav-link\" data-sptoggle=\"tab\" for=\"#tab-3412\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=tab-3412 aria-selected=true tabindex=0>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tab_title_area\"><H4 class=\"sp-tab__tab_title\">Synopsis<\/H4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sp-tab__nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sp-tab__nav-link\" data-sptoggle=\"tab\" for=\"#tab-3413\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=tab-3413 aria-selected=true tabindex=0>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tab_title_area\"><H4 class=\"sp-tab__tab_title\">G\u00e1bor Bretz<\/H4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sp-tab__nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sp-tab__nav-link\" data-sptoggle=\"tab\" for=\"#tab-3414\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=tab-3414 aria-selected=true tabindex=0>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tab_title_area\"><H4 class=\"sp-tab__tab_title\">Maria Agresta<\/H4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sp-tab__tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-3411\" class=\"sp-tab__tab-pane sp-tab__show sp-tab__active\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-tab-content animated fadeIn\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Giuseppe Verdi:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ATTILA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Semi-staged opera<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>12 August 2022 at 8 p.m. (rain date: 13 August)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Margaret Island Open-Air Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Conductor: <strong>Istv\u00e1n D\u00e9nes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Featuring the <strong>Hungarian State Opera House\u2019s orchestra and chorus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Giuseppe Verdi, the most brilliant of Italian opera's masters, created a fiery, dynamic, complex, and&nbsp;&nbsp; distinct work of art, inspired by Attila the Hun, \u201cthe scourge of God\u201d, the most famous of the European Huns\u2019 grand kings. The work\u2019s libretto was written in part by both Temistocle Solera and Francesco Maria Piave. The story is based on Zacharias Werner's 1809 drama <em>Attila, King of the Huns<\/em>. From the Paris Opera to the Metropolitan, this opera is performed all over the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first performance took place on 17 March 1846, at La Fenice Opera House in Venice. It was first performed in Hungary on 7 July 1972, on the Margaret Island Open-Air Stage. The title role was sung by <strong>J\u00f3zsef Gregor<\/strong>, and the role of Odabella was sung by <strong>\u00c9va Marton<\/strong>. The production was directed by <strong>Gian Carlo del Monaco<\/strong> and conducted by <strong>Lamberto Gardelli<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now fifty years later, the story of the King of the Huns will be revived on Margaret Island this summer with star vocalists and a unique and stunning spectacle. Attila is an authentic work \u2013 fiery, passionate, and rebellious \u2013 defying everyday expression and conventional forms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At the Margaret Island Theater in 2022, the title role will be sung by G\u00e1bor Bretz on the world-famous bass baritone, who will make his debut in this role. In 2022, the lead female role of Odabella will be sung by none other than the world-famous Italian soprano <strong>Maria Agresta<\/strong>. She is a regular partner of world-renown superstars such as Placido Domingo, Jonas Kaufmann, Francesco Meli, and Ludovic T\u00e9zier. As the daughter of the fallen ruler of Aquileia, the soprano playing Odabella is immediately smitten with Attila and gives him her sword in recognition of his bravery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The director of the performance is Andr\u00e1s Acz\u00e9l, who has had many successes on Hungarian opera stages. The costumes and sets are made by Kentaur, who has gained international acclaim for his musical theatrical work. The visual and light designs were made by J\u00e1nos Madar\u00e1sz, an expert in this field, and the choreography is the work of J\u00e1nos Feledi, one of the well-known choreographers of contemporary Hungarian dance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-3412\" class=\"sp-tab__tab-pane \" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-tab-content animated fadeIn\"><p><strong>Prologue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Scene 1: The ruined city of Aquileia<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Attila and his victorious horde are surprised to see a group of women spared as prisoners of war. Their leader, Odabella, asks why the Huns' women remain at home (<em>Allor che i forti corrono<\/em> \/ \"While your warriors rush to their swords like lions\"). Attila, impressed by her courage, offers a boon and she asks for her sword to avenge the death of her father at Attila's own hand (<em>Da te questo or me concesso<\/em> \/ \"O sublime, divine justice by thee is this now granted\"). The Roman envoy Ezio asks for an audience and proposes a division of the empire: <em>Avrai tu l'universo, Resti l'Italia a me<\/em> \/ \"You may have the universe, but let Italy remain mine\". Attila denounces him as a traitor to his country.<\/p>\n<p><em>Scene 2: A swamp, the future site of Venice<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A boat bearing Foresto and other survivors arrives; he thinks of the captive Odabella (<em>Ella in poter del barbaro<\/em> \/ \"She is in the barbarian's power!\") but then rouses himself and the others to begin building a new city (<em>Cara patria gi\u0430 madre e reina<\/em> \/ \"Dear homeland, at once mother and queen of powerful, generous sons\").<\/p>\n<p><strong>Act 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Scene 1: A wood near Attila's camp<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Odabella laments her father and Foresto (<em>Oh! Nel fuggente nuvolo<\/em> \/ \"O father, is your image not imprinted on the fleeting clouds?\") believing the latter to be dead. When he appears, she is put on the defensive, denying any infidelity, and reminding him of the biblical Judith. The couple is reunited: <em>Oh, t'inebria nell'amplesso<\/em> \/ \"O vast joy without measure\")<\/p>\n<p><em>Scene 2: Attila's tent<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Attila awakes and tells Uldino of a dream in which an old man stopped him at the gates of Rome and warned him to turn back (<em>Mentre gonfiarsi l'anima parea<\/em> \/ \"As my soul seemed to swell\"). In the daylight, his courage returns, and he orders a march (<em>Oltre quel limite, t'attendo, o spettro<\/em> \/ \"Beyond that boundary I await you, O ghost!\"). However, when a procession of maidens clads in white approaches, singing a Christian hymn, he recognizes the Roman bishop Leo as the old man of his dream, and collapses in terror.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Act 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Ezio's camp<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ezio has been recalled, after a peace has been concluded. He contrasts Rome's past glory with the child emperor Valentine (<em>Dagl'immortali vertici<\/em> \/ \"From the splendid immortal peaks of former glory\"). Recognizing the incognito Foresto among the bearers of an invitation to a banquet with Attila, he agrees to join forces (<em>E' gettata la mia sorte<\/em> \/ \"My lot is cast, I am prepared for any warfare\" ). At the banquet, Foresto's plot to have Uldino poison Attila is foiled by Odabella, jealous of her own revenge. A grateful (and unsuspecting) Attila declares she shall be his wife, and places the unmasked Foresto in her custody.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Act 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The forest<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Uldino informs Foresto about the plans for the wedding of Odabella and Attila; Foresto laments Odabella's apparent betrayal (<em>Che non avrebbe il misero<\/em> \/ \"What would that wretched man not have offered for Odabella). Ezio arrives with a plan to ambush the Huns; when Odabella comes Foresto accuses her of treachery, but she pleads for his trust. Attila finds the three and recognizes their betrayal. As Roman soldiers approach, Odabella stabs him with the sword he had given her. The three conspirators cry that the people have been avenged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-3413\" class=\"sp-tab__tab-pane \" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-tab-content animated fadeIn\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bretz_gabor_Bretz_retus_noc-scaled-e1646058608348.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" td-modal-image alignleft wp-image-343\" src=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bretz_gabor_Bretz_retus_noc-scaled-e1646058608348.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bretz_gabor_Bretz_retus_noc-scaled-e1646058608348.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bretz_gabor_Bretz_retus_noc-scaled-e1646058608348-255x300.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bretz_gabor_Bretz_retus_noc-scaled-e1646058608348-150x177.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bretz_gabor_Bretz_retus_noc-scaled-e1646058608348-300x353.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bretz_gabor_Bretz_retus_noc-scaled-e1646058608348-357x420.jpeg 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a>opera singer, Chamber Singer of the Hungarian State Opera (2012\/2013) <br \/>bass-baritone <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Born in Budapest, G\u00e1bor Bretz, studied with Stephen Czovek in Los Angeles before returning to Budapest to continue his training first with Professor Albert Antalffy, then at the B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k High School of Music with M\u00e1ria Fekete, and later with Erika Sziklai and S\u00e1ndor S\u00f3lyom-Nagy at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. G\u00e1bor has also attended master classes with Julia Hamari, Ralf Doring, Eva Marton and Yevgeni Nesterenko.<\/p>\n<p>He has made his debut at a number of operatic venues abroad, including the title role <em>Der fliegende Holl\u00e4nder<\/em> at the Passionstheater; Ferrando <em>Il Trovatore <\/em>at the Royal Opera House. Escamillo\/Zuniga <em>Carmen<\/em> under Gustavo Dudamel at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, and at the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Royal Opera House, the Metropolitan Opera New York, the New National Theatre in Tokyo and the Hamburg State Opera and for the Leipzig Opera.<\/p>\n<p>He sang Sparafucile in <em>Rigoletto<\/em> for the Vienna Festwochen at the Theater an der Wien, and in Klagenfurt and in numerous performances in the title role of <em>Bluebeard\u2019s Castle<\/em> with The Berlin Philharmonic, with Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Bayerische Rundfunk Orchestra, with the New York Philharmonic at Alice Tully Hall and under Gergiev in Ekaterinburg and Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>His others Scala credits are: First Soldier <em>Salome<\/em>, Bluebeard <em>Bluebeard\u2019s Castle<\/em>, the Monk <em>Don Carlo<\/em>, and Don Basilio <em>Il Barbiere di Siviglia<\/em> .<\/p>\n<p>His other operatic performances include Antonio <em>Le Nozze di Figaro<\/em> at the Salzburg Festival, Masetto <em>Don Giovanni<\/em> at the Komische Oper, Berlin, the title-role in <em>Don Giovanni<\/em> with Opera Zagreb, and for Opera Australia, the High Priest of Babylon <em>Nabucco<\/em> for Op\u00e9ra de Rennes.<\/p>\n<p>He also sang Seneca in L\u2019incoronazione<em> di Poppea<\/em> in Klagenfurt, Colline \u00a0in <em>La Boh\u00e8me<\/em> at the Royal Opera House<em>; <\/em>Shaklovity in \u00a0<em>Khovanshchina<\/em> at Dutch National Opera; Phillipe II in <em>Don Carlos<\/em> at the Hamburg State Opera, in a Peter Konwitschny production; Scarpia in <em>Tosca<\/em> at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna; a staged Verdi <em>Requiem<\/em> at the Hamburg State Opera; King Heinrich in <em>Lohengrin<\/em> at La Monnaie, Brussels; Jochanaan in <em>Salome <\/em>at the Salzburg Festival .<\/p>\n<p>He worked with Maestro Daniel Barenboim, Gustavo Dudamel, Adam Fischer, Ed Gardner, Daniele Gatti, Valery Gergiev, Daniel Harding, Michele Mariotti and Esa-Pekka Salonen. G\u00e1bor Bretz has also worked with other eminent conductors including Alain Altinoglu, Philippe Jordan, Kent Nagano, Simon Rattle, Juraj Val\u010duha and Omer Meir Wellber.<\/p>\n<p>Since graduating from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Ga\u0301bor Bretz\u2019s regular performances at the Hungarian State Opera have included the title-roles in Mefistofele and Le Nozze di Figaro, Leporello and the title-role in Don Giovanni, Banquo Macbeth, Colline La Boh\u00e8me, Don Basilio Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Escamillo Carmen, Gurnemanz Parsifal, Zaccaria Nabucco, Orestes Elektra, Marcel Les Huguenots, Fiesco Simon Boccanegra and Pogner Die Meistersinger von N\u00fcrnberg, in addition to Landgraf Tannhauser at the Wagner Festival under Adam Fischer and for the Palace of Arts in Budapest.<\/p>\n<p>He was appointed Chamber Singer of the Hungarian State Opera for the 2012\/13 season.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his operatic appearances G\u00e1bor Bretz sings regularly in concert, and his repertoire includes the major oratorios of Bach, Haydn, Mozart (including the <em>Coronation Mass<\/em> under Helmut Rilling), Rossini, Puccini, Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No. 9, Tippett\u2019s <em>A Child of our Time<\/em>, Berlioz\u2019s <em>L\u2019Enfance du Christ<\/em> (under Sylvain Cambreling), and the Verdi <em>Requiem<\/em> in Budapest with the National Philharmonic under the baton of Zoltan Kocsis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awards and recognitions:<br \/><\/strong>Mih\u00e1ly Sz\u00e9kely Commemorative Plaque (2022)<br \/>Hungarian Artist of Merit (2020)<br \/>Ferenc Liszt Award (2013)<br \/>Chamber Singer of the Hungarian State Opera (2012\/2013)<\/p>\n<p>The top prize at the International Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens. (2005)<\/p>\n<p>The Cesare Bardelli prize at the Viotti International Singing Competition. (2004)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-3414\" class=\"sp-tab__tab-pane \" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-tab-content animated fadeIn\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Maria Agresta<br \/><\/strong><strong>Soprano<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/maria.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" td-modal-image aligncenter wp-image-345 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/maria.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/maria.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/maria-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/maria-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/maria-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/maria-391x260.jpeg 391w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/maria-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/maria-696x464.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/maria-1068x712.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/margitszigetiszinhaz.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/maria-630x420.jpeg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Winner of several music competitions, she made her debut in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Her success came after a few years, in 2011, when she performed <em>I Vespri Siciliani<\/em> at Teatro Regio in Turin conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, with great reviews from public and critics. Since then, she has been invited to sing on the most important stages worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include <em>Norma<\/em> in Tel Aviv, <em>La Boh\u00e8me<\/em> (Mim\u00ec) at Arena di Verona, in Munich, at San Carlo in Naples, at Teatro Regio in Turin and at Festival Puccini in Torre del Lago, <em>Gemma di Vergy<\/em> at Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, Elvira in <em>Don Giovanni<\/em> at La Scala.<\/p>\n<p>She then sang <em>Il Trovatore<\/em> in Valencia conduted by M\u00b0 Zubin Mehta, <em>Carmen <\/em>in Masada and <em>La Traviata <\/em>at Berlin Staatsoper.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012 she returned to La Scala with <em>La Boh\u00e8me<\/em>, where she obtained a big personal success.<\/p>\n<p>She was higly praised for her performance in the concert version of <em>Giovanna d\u2019Arco <\/em>at Musikverein in Graz with ORT and she sang <em>Simon Boccanegra <\/em>in Rome with M\u00b0 Muti, <em>I Masnadieri <\/em>and <em>La Boh\u00e8me <\/em>in Venice, Verdi\u2019s <em>Messa da Requiem <\/em>at San Carlo in Naples with M\u00b0 Luisotti and at Staatsoper in Berlin conducted by M\u00b0 Baremboim, <em>Oberto Conte di San Bonifacio <\/em>at La Scala, <em>Otello <\/em>in Valencia with M\u00b0 Mehta, <em>La Vestale <\/em>in Dresden.<\/p>\n<p>She performed <em>La Traviata <\/em>at Arena di Verona and in Guangzhou, <em>Otello <\/em>in Zurich and Genoa, a new production of <em>I Puritani <\/em>at Op\u00e9ra Bastille in Paris, <em>Il Trovatore <\/em>at La Scala, <em>La Boh\u00e8me<\/em> in Tel Aviv and at Op\u00e9ra Bastille, <em>Simon Boccanegra<\/em> (new production) in Dresden conducted by M\u00b0 Thielemann, the debut at the Royal Opera House, with <em>I due Foscari<\/em>, conducted by Antonio Pappano.<\/p>\n<p>Maria sang<em> Norma<\/em>\u00a0in Zurich conducted by M\u00b0 Luisi, <em>Turandot <\/em>at La Scala conducted by M\u00b0 Riccardo Chailly, <em>Norma <\/em>in Turin and at the Champs Elys\u00e9es , Verdi\u2019s <em>Requiem<\/em> at La Scala under the baton of M\u00b0 Mehta, <em>La Traviata <\/em>in Munich, <em>Norma <\/em>and<em> Il Trovatore <\/em>in Madrid, her debut at Metropolitan Opera in <em>La Boh\u00e8me, <\/em>directed by Zeffirelli, where she came back with <em>Turandot, Turandot <\/em>at Lyric Opera in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Recently she made her debut in <em>Don Carlo<\/em> at Teatro Real de Madrid, which she sang also in Venice at Teatro La Fenice.<br \/>Another debut is in <em>Tosca <\/em>at Op\u00e9ra de Paris and Teatro Real de Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Future engagements include: <em>Otello<\/em> at San Carlo di Napoli, her upcoming debut in <em>Adriana Lecouvreur<\/em> at Teatro La Scala, <em>Manon Lescaut <\/em>at Op\u00e9ra de Montecarlo.<\/p>\n<p>Maria has won the important prize \u201cFranco Abbiati\u201d in 2014: Italian national critics gave her the prize for Best Soprano.<br \/>Besides, she won the prestigious international prize \"Luigi Illica\".<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"tags":[],"mec_category":[20,18,17],"class_list":{"0":"post-229","1":"mec-events","2":"type-mec-events","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"mec_category-2022-programs-archive","7":"mec_category-kiemelt","8":"mec_category-opera"},"yoast_head":"<title>Giuseppe Verdi: ATTILA Semi-staged opera - 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