La Traviata (1994)
| Actors: | Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci, Gillian Knight, Leah-Marian Jones |
Angela Gheorghiu's stunning debut as Violetta from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, it was this performance that turned the Romanian soprano into an international sensation. The occasion also marked Sir George Solti's first performances of Verdi's ever-popular tragedy.
World-class performances by opera's finest - Frank Lopardo (Alfredo), Leo Nucci (Germont), Leah-Marian Jones (Flora) and Gillian Knight (Annina). With Richard Eyre's dramatic staging Bob Crowley's elegant, strikingly lit designs, this DVD release will be the definitive La Traviata.
| Status: | Unavailable |
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| Run time: | 135mins |
| Origin: | UNITED KINGDOM |
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Member Reviews (2)
2 Member
Reviews
Jack K.
says
Without trying to compare the many outstanding past performances and singers of Guiseppe Verdi’s Romantic work of genius, I think this production and especially Angela Gheorghiu’s soprano voice and dramatic interpretation of high society courtesan Violetta Valery is excellent. Who cannot shed a tear or two in her Act 3 emotional outpouring as the tragic ‘fallen woman’, while dying in the arms of her lover? Violetta’s love, Alfredo Germont is sung by a passionate Frank Lopardo while Leo Nucci persuasively fills the role of the interfering snobbish and moralistic father Giorgio Germont. The sets are lavish but rather monochromatic, while Sir Georg Solti’s conducting is outstanding in a score that contains so many famous arias and melodies.
Tom Cousins.
says
Almost like being there.