Verdi: La Traviata (Teatro Regio di Parma)
09/10/2007
Part of Tutto Verdi series - La Traviata (2007) Parma. 'La traviata' ('The Fallen Woman') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on 'La dame aux Camélias' (1852), a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The opera was originally titled 'Violetta', after the main character. It was first performed on 6 March 1853 at the La Fenice opera house in Venice. Piave and Verdi wanted to follow Dumas in giving the opera a contemporary setting, but the authorities at La Fenice insisted that it be set in the past, "c. 1700". It was not until the 1880s that the composer and librettist's original wishes were carried out and "realistic" productions were staged.
Movie Information
Svetla Vassileva
as Violetta
Gianluca Floris
as Gastone
Armando Gabba
as Baron Douphol
Massimo Giordano
as Alfredo Germont
Daniela Pini
as Flora
Vladimir Stoyanov
as Giorgio Germont
Roberto Tagliavini
as Dottore Grenvil
Yuri Temirkanov
as Self - Conductor
