San Jose Escorts: Fremont Opera Shines With New Talent
The cast featured not one, but two winners of the prestigious Irene Dalis Vocal Competition—namely soprano Danielle Talamantes in the title role and baritone Scott Bearden who sang the part of Giogio Germont. Gifted tenor Benjamin Bunsold appeared as Alfredo Germont.
Other distinguished artists who each made an important contribution to the production as a whole were baritone Igor Vieira (Baron Douphol), tenor Brian Thorsett (Gastone), and mezzo-soprano Sonia Gariaeff (Flora). Shira Renee Thomas brought much talent and dimension to the character of Annina the maid.
The opera tells the story of Violetta Valéry, a high-class 19th century Parisian courtesan, who at first resists the advances of nobleman Alfredo Germont but ends up falling in love with him. She leaves her former lifestyle to be with Alfredo, much to the dismay of Alfredo’s father who plots to separate them. He visits Violetta and asks her to leave Alfredo, which she does out of a mix of shame and altruism.