Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata

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Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata (2018)

Directed by Benoît Jacquot

Music · 2h 10m

In Benoît Jacquot’s production, Manet’s Olympia dominates the stage of the Opéra Bastille. In 1863, the painting caused a scandal: the prostitute awaits her client, her expression proud, her demeanour assured. Is this Violetta? Like Olympia, Verdi’s most celebrated heroine surrenders to the spectator just as she surrenders to love, going so far as to die on stage, a woman’s ultimate sacrifice for her lover. Or might it be the spectator who strips her bare and intrudes upon her privacy, in the image of this milieu of social voyeurism? Whatever the case, these two women regard us with defiance and subjugate those who cannot help but look at them.

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Cast

Ermonela Jaho Violetta Valéry Charles Castronovo Alfredo Germont Ludovic Tézier Giorgio Germont
F
François Rougier Gastone
C
Cornelia Oncioiu Annina

Crew

Director
Benoît Jacquot
Writer
Francesco Maria Piave
Original Music Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Details

Release date
2018-12-11
Runtime
2h 10m
Genres
Music
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
France
Production
Opéra National de Paris