Verdi La Traviata

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Verdi La Traviata (2005)

Directed by Felix Breisach, Jürgen Flimm

“A Dramatically Effective 'Traviata'”

Music · 2h 08m

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

E
Eva Mei Violetta Piotr Beczała Alfredo Thomas Hampson Germont
K
Katharina Peetz Flora
M
Miroslav Christoff Gastone
V
Valeriy Murga Baron Douphol
I
Irène Friedli Annina
G
Giuseppe Scorsin Doctor Grenvil
R
Richard Mayr Marqués D'Obigny Franz Welser-Möst Conductor

Crew

Director
Felix Breisach, Jürgen Flimm
Writer
Francesco Maria Piave
Novel
Alexandre Dumas fils

Details

Release date
2005-02-04
Runtime
2h 08m
Genres
Music
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
Germany
Production
ArtHaus, Opernhaus Zürich, Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt