Verdi La Traviata

Verdi La Traviata

A Dramatically Effective 'Traviata'

2005 it 128 minutes

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Plot

This DVD of a live 2005 performance from the Zürich Opera under the musical direction of Franz Welser-Möst has many things to recommend it -- the young tenor Piotr Beczala as Alfredo, the marvelous Thomas Hampson as Giorgio Germont, the playing of the Zurich Opera orchestra, the simple but effective sets by by Erich Wonder, the uncluttered stage direction by Jürgen Flimm. It also has some flaws: strangely variable volume level of the recorded sound sometimes coming on so loud as to make one reach for the volume control, and the uneven performance of the Violetta, Eva Mei who, for all her merits, gives a dramatically effective performance marred by occasional difficulties with vocal production. Still, overall I felt this was a moving production, one that I would recommend, although perhaps not as an only DVD of one of Verdi's most popular operas.

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Cast

Eva Mei

Eva Mei

Violetta

Piotr Beczała

Piotr Beczała

Alfredo

Thomas Hampson

Thomas Hampson

Germont

Katharina Peetz

Katharina Peetz

Flora

Miroslav Christoff

Miroslav Christoff

Gastone

Valeriy Murga

Valeriy Murga

Baron Douphol

Irène Friedli

Irène Friedli

Annina

Giuseppe Scorsin

Giuseppe Scorsin

Doctor Grenvil

Richard Mayr

Richard Mayr

Marqués D'Obigny

Franz Welser-Möst

Franz Welser-Möst

Conductor

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