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Crítiques La Gioconda PRENSA 2 Crítiques La Gioconda PRENSA 2 INTERNET 15 1 / 51 2 / 51 LA GIOCONDA Fecha Titular/Medio Pág. Docs. 02/04/19 VA DE SOPRANOS / La Vanguardia 5 1 03/04/19 LECCIONES DE «LA GIOCONDA» / Abc (Ed. Cataluña) 6 1 03/04/19 LES CARES DEL DIA / Ara 7 1 03/04/19 UNA 'GIOCONDA' AMB MUSCULATURA VOCAL AL LICEU / Ara 8 1 03/04/19 ANNA PIROZZI, SALVADORA POR SORPRESA DE UNA 'GIOCONDA' ACCIDENTADA Y DEMODÉ / El Mundo (Ed. 9 1 Catalunya) 03/04/19 EL FELIZ REGRESO DE 'LA GIOCONDA' / El Periódico de Catalunya 10 1 03/04/19 'LA GIOCONDA' SERÁ TRANSMITIDA DESDE EL LICEU A DOCE PAÍSES / 20 Minutos 11 1 03/04/19 'LA GIOCONDA' SERÁ TRANSMITIDA DESDE EL LICEU A DOCE PAÍSES / 20 Minutos (Ed. Andalucía) 12 1 03/04/19 'LA GIOCONDA' SERÁ TRANSMITIDA DESDE EL LICEU A DOCE PAÍSES / 20 Minutos (Ed. Barcelona) 13 1 04/04/19 UNA ÓPERA DE GRANDES VOCES / La Razón 14 1 3 / 51 LA GIOCONDA 4 / 51 La Vanguardia 02/04/19 Cód: 124642171 España Prensa: Diaria Tirada: 75.397 Ejemplares Difusión: 59.115 Ejemplares Página: 34 Sección: CULTURA Valor: 16.530,39 € Área (cm2): 521,8 Ocupación: 52,81 % Documento: 1/1 Autor: Maricel Chavarría Núm. Lectores: 552000 A BOFILL / ANTONI BOFILL La soprano Anna Pirozzi y la contralto Maria José Montiel en el primer acto de La Gioconda, anoche en el Liceu Anna Pirozzi salva el estreno de ‘La Gioconda’ con Iréne Theorin indispuesta Vade sopranos do que va de la madurez verdiana al ve- es un precedente del Otello de Verdi. ESCENARIOS rismo incipiente. Y el libreto de Arrigo Esta es de las pocas óperas que tiene Maricel Chavarría Boito es una adaptación libre del drama seis personajes de distinta tesitura, cada deVictorHugoAngelo,tyrandePadoue. uno con su correspondiente aria. Y la Barcelona Boito, como Ponchielli, formaba parte primera en lucir la suya fue la contralto de la scapigliatura, un movimiento pro- MaríaJoséMontiel,enelpapeldelama- La napolitana Anna Pirozzi salió ayer al gresista e iconoclasta que se rebelaba dreciegadeLaGioconda.Ellaarrancóel escenario del Liceu dispuesta a defen- contra el estilo imperante. Trasladó la primer “¡brava!” del público. A partir de der el estreno de La Gioconda, de Amil- acción de la Padua del siglo XVI a la Ve- aquí todo iría musicalmente en aumen- care Ponchielli, en sustitución de Iréne necia del XVII, y acentuó el romanticis- to. Pirozzi debutó el papel con naturali- Theorin. La soprano sueca se está recu- mo para acabar escribiendo un drama dad,haciendogaladeresistencia,bravu- perando de una pulmonía, según indicó macabroenelquelamuerteacecha,alos ra –es agotadora la parte grave de “I sui- Christina Scheppelmann, la directora amores ydesamores. cidio!”–, y también de la ligereza de su artística del Gran Teatre, antes de dar Nadie como el reggista Pier Luigi Piz- últimaintervención. comienzo la ópera. Algunos asistentes zi, de 88 años, para recrear un carnaval Asuvera,DoloraZajickhizounaLau- respondieronconsilbidos.“Antesdesil- en la Venecia de los canales –los que él ra notable en lo vocal, aunque difícil- bar espere a ver la función porque la se- mente creíble en el papel de joven ena- ñora Pirozzi ha accedido a adelantar un morada del tenor al que ama Gioconda. día su intervención y le estamos muy PasqualMaragallyJoan Sin olvidar al gran Ildebrando D’Arcan- agradecidos”, dijo. Y el teatroaplaudió. gelo, el marido de Laura, la guinda de Ya es mala pata que el Liceu reponga Closasistieronaestaópera una grand-opéra pasional ydramática. estaproduccióndelreconocidodirector enel2005;ayer,AdaColau El ballet del tercer acto, que hace 14 y escenógrafo Pier Luigi Pizzi, que ya se añosprotagonizóÁngelCorellaenelLi- vio en el 2005, para cumplir el deseo de teníaprevistoacudir,pero ceu, lo bailaron Alessandro Riga (Com- Theorindedebutarelpapel protagonis- secayódelcartel pañía Nacional de Danza) y Letizia Giu- ta, y que una indisposición la retenga el liani. Y es curioso: en el 2005 acudieron día del estreno. Aunque está previsto al estreno el entonces presidente de la que aparezca a partir de la función del mismo ve desde su palaciega morada–, Generalitat Pasqual Maragall, y el alcal- día4.Elpúblicodeanochesequedó con enlaquesedesarrollaestatristehistoria de Joan Clos. Pero ayer la alcaldesa Ada las ganas sin asistir a la pirueta vocal de de una cantante ambulante (Pirozzi) Colau se cayó del cartel a última hora. una voz wagneriana como la suya lle- queseenamoradeunnoble,Enzo(fabu- Como Theorin. En todo caso, quienes vandoadelanteunpapeldetalitalianità. losotenorBrianJagde)quenolecorres- asistan hoy al otro reparto se encontra- Peroporelcontrario,disfrutódeunaPi- ponde.Además,esvíctimadelasediolu- ránconlasustitutadelasustituta:¡Saioa rozziqueesacasolasopranoitalianadel juriosode Barnaba,unespíadelaInqui- Hernández!, la diva aclamada en la pri- momento para este rol lírico dramático. sición al que aquí da vida el barítono madelaScala,elpasadodiciembre.Será La Gioconda, estrenada en la Scala en Gabriele Viviani que, temible, hace ho- sudebutenelLiceu.Alabatuta,finofino 1876,esunaobraemblemáticadelperio- nor a lo que dicen del personaje, que el maestro Guillermo García Calvo.c 5 / 51 Abc (Ed. Cataluña) 03/04/19 Cód: 124658724 Cataluña Prensa: Diaria Tirada: 4.636 Ejemplares Difusión: 2.184 Ejemplares Página: 54 Sección: CULTURA Valor: 1.262,22 € Área (cm2): 232,8 Ocupación: 28,8 % Documento: 1/1 Autor: PEP GORGORI Núm. Lectores: 8736 6 / 51 Ara 03/04/19 Cód: 124656575 Cataluña Prensa: Diaria Tirada: 27.121 Ejemplares Difusión: 16.110 Ejemplares Página: 3 Sección: OPINIÓN Valor: 817,76 € Área (cm2): 146,0 Ocupación: 16,03 % Documento: 1/1 Autor: Núm. Lectores: 100000 LES CARES DEL DIA Alexis Tsipras El primer ministre grec ha aconseguit tancar un vell conflicte al seu país. Ahir va visi- tar Skopje en la que és la primera visita d’un líder grec a Macèdonia del Nord des de la independència, el 1991, d’aquesta petita república, que fa poc va acceptar a instàncies d’Atenes afegir al seu nom “del Nord”. P. 15 Neo Sala El promotor musical va anun- ciar el 2016 que repetiria el Doctor Music Festival a Escalarre sense saber encara si tindria els per- misos per fer-ho i augmentant el nombre d’assistents per poder tenir més guanys. L’Agència Catalana de l’Aigua li va denegar el permís si no reduïa molt l’aforament per l’impac- te ecològic que tindria i ara ha tras- lladat el festival a Montmeló. P. 30-31 Anna Pirozzi La soprano napolitana era el segon plat en la representació de l’òpera La Gioconda, estrenada dilluns al Liceu, ja que formava part del segon cast. Una baixa d’última hora de la soprano titular, Iréne Theorin, però, va fer que fos ella qui donés vida a la Gioconda i que tri- omfés amb una interpretació molt lloada per la crítica. P. 32 7 / 51 Ara 03/04/19 Cód: 124656518 Cataluña Prensa: Diaria Tirada: 27.121 Ejemplares Difusión: 16.110 Ejemplares Página: 32 Sección: CULTURA Valor: 2.833,37 € Área (cm2): 507,7 Ocupación: 55,56 % Documento: 1/1 Autor: JAUME RADIGALES BARCELONA Núm. Lectores: 100000 ÒPERA Una ‘Gioconda’ amb musculatura vocal al Liceu Triomf esclatant de la soprano Anna Pirozzi, el tenor Brian Jagde i la ‘mezzo’ María José Montiel Tanmateix, la mezzo nord-america- Crítica na va defensar amb dignitat el per- sonatge, si bé el seu rictus facial al fi- JAUME RADIGALES nal de la funció demostrava que no BARCELONA estava del tot contenta amb els re- sultats. Li hauria escaigut molt més ‘La Gioconda’ LICEU 1 D’ABRIL el rol de La Cieca, assumit en aques- tes funcions per una mezzo senzilla- milcare Ponchielli i To- ment esplèndida com María José bia Gorrio (anagrama Montiel, que va signar un Voce di d’Arrigo Boito) van es- donna d’antologia. Al Barnaba de criure una de les òperes Gabriele Viviani, de bona línia, li va més difícils del repertori faltar més incisivitat per subratllar Aitalià. La Gioconda, òpera senyera de la maldat del personatge, mentre la Scapigliatura (reacció estètica al que Ildebrando d’Arcangelo com- romanticisme verdià), presenta una pleix al servei d’Alvise Badoero, tot història truculenta d’embolica que i que sense la brillantor que el baix fa fort, amb personatges estereoti- italià exhibeix en altres repertoris, pats i una trama que fa difícil una especialment Mozart i Rossini. concepció dramatúrgica que s’allu- La funció incloïa la cèlebre Dan- nyi dels tòpics. Però, a més, la parti- sa de les hores al tercer acte, amb tura és llarga (més de tres hores) i, una coreografia de Gheorghe Iancu tot i que musicalment és molt agra- –i que el 2005 va estrenar Ángel Co- ïda, presenta extremes dificultats rella– ben servida pel cos de ball i per als cinc personatges principals. pels dos solistes, Alessandro Riga El Liceu ha recuperat la copro- –amb petit lapsus inclòs al final de ducció feta amb Verona i Madrid, la sèrie de fouettés en tournant– i estrenada el 2005, que compta amb Letizia Giuliani. la sempre funcional direcció escèni- La direcció musical de Guiller- ca de Pier Luigi Pizzi, el principal guarida va impedir gaudir del que gotadora. La musculatura spinto de La soprano mo García Calvo va provocar al- atot del qual és la concepció plàsti- hauria sigut un dels esdeveniments la soprano no podia tenir millor Anna Pirozzi guns desajustos en la concertació ca (vestuari i escenografia), ben de la temporada –esperem que ho company d’escenari que Brian Jag- en una escena d’alguns números de conjunt (es- complementada amb la il·luminació sigui en pròximes funcions– i Anna de, un tenor (debutant al Liceu) que de La pecialment al primer acte), però en de Massimo Gasparon. Fora de la Pirozzi, prevista per a les funcions va servir un Ezio amb trets veristes, Gioconda, al general el nivell de l’orquestra va bellesa visual, i remetent a les pin- del segon cast, va ficar-se a la pell del homogeni en tots els registres i po- Liceu.
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