Verdi La Traviata

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Eva Mei

Violetta

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Piotr Beczala

Alfredo

Age : 57 | Popularity : 3%

Thomas Hampson

Germont

Age : 68 | Popularity : 3%

Katharina Peetz

Flora

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Miroslav Christoff

Gastone

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Valeriy Murga

Baron Douphol

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Irène Friedli

Annina

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Giuseppe Scorsin

Doctor Grenvil

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Crew	Compositors	Giuseppe Verdi
Directing	Director	Jürgen Flimm Felix Breisach
Writing	Writer	Francesco Maria Piave
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