Ermonela Jaho in a performance of Verdi's LA TRAVIATA from the Teatro Real, Madrid. Watch and listen here.
In 2018, Ms. Jaho gave a magnificent performance as Cio-Cio-San in MADAMA BUTTERFLY at The Met. The voice is unique, and not to all tastes; for me, her distinctly individual timbre and her emotional engagement in the role put me in mind of the great Magda Olivero.
Singing the elder Germont in the Madrid TRAVIATA is baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez, who in 2016 made a very fine impression with his performance of Count di Luna in TROVATORE at The Met.
~ Oberon