Royal Opera House: La Traviata

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Royal Opera House: La Traviata (2009)

Directed by Richard Eyre

Music, Drama · 2h 34m

Renée Fleming has matured into one of the finest sopranos around at the moment, a true star with a sparkling personality and a velvet-toned voice that is capable of wringing the finest emotions out of works by Strauss and Tchaikovsky that from a lesser singer could sound rather cold and clinical. I wouldn't have thought her voice would be so well suited to Violetta Valéry in La Traviata, and it does take some getting used to, but I think she at least brings a distinct quality to the role with an emotional heart that isn't always necessarily there when a leading diva uses it primarily as a display for her vocal talents. It's served well also by Antonio Pappano's conducting of the Royal Opera House Orchestra in a traditional, but effective production by Richard Eyre.

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Cast

Renée Fleming Violetta Valéry Joseph Calleja Alfredo Germont Thomas Hampson Giorgio Germont
M
Monika-Evelin Liiv Flora Bervoix
E
Eddie Wade Il barone Douphol Kostas Smoriginas Il Marchese d'Obigny Antonio Pappano Self - Conductor
R
Richard Wiegold Il dottor Grenvil
O
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Self - Orchestra
H
Haoyin Xue Gastone de Letorières
S
Sarah Pring Annina
N
Neil Gillespie Giuseppe

Crew

Director
Richard Eyre
Writer
Francesco Maria Piave
Novel
Alexandre Dumas fils
Original Music Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Details

Original title
La traviata
Release date
2009-07-05
Runtime
2h 34m
Genres
Music, Drama
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Opus Arte, Royal Opera House