La traviata

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Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society, organizes a grand party that is attended, amongst others, by the young Alfredo Germont. He confesses his feelings to Violetta, who is already suffering from consumption. She vacillates between genuine affection and a realistic assessment of her situation as a "fallen woman", which precludes any lasting relationship with a man. The Willy Decker production of La Traviata, recorded live at the Salzburger Festspiele in August, 2005. Anna Netrebko stars as Violetta Valéry, with Rolando Villazón as Alfredo Germont and Thomas Hampson as Giorgio Germont. Carlo Rizzi conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.

Country:

Austria,

Germany,

Japan

Genre:

Music,

Drama

Duration:

132 minutes

Year:

2005

Director:

Brian Large

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Company:

Unitel,

Salzburger Festspiele,

ORF

Cast:
Anna Netrebko

Violetta Valéry

Rolando Villazón

Alfredo Germont

Helene Schneiderman

Flora Belvoix

Diane Pilcher

Annina

Thomas Hampson

Giorgio Germont

Crew:
Brian Large

Director

Francesco Maria Piave

Writer

Willy Decker

Production Design

Giuseppe Verdi

Original Music Composer

Alexandre Dumas fils

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