Verdi: La Traviata (2-CD) – Maria Callas
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Verdi: La Traviata (2-CD) – Maria Callas
Compser: Giuseppe Verdi
Artists: Maria Callas, Cesare Valletti, Mario Zanasi, Marie Collier, Lea Roberts, Dermot Troy, Forbes Robinson, Ronald Lewis, David Kelly, Covent Garden Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Conductor: Nicola Rescigno
Number of Discs: 2
Label: International Classical Artist
CD Release Date: February 22, 2011
Maria Callas (1923-1977) needs no introduction, as she was quite simply one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Any recording is of major importance, and this Traviata from 1958, given in London’s Royal Opera House, is no exception. This recording has been remastered from private tapes, enhancing and widening the sound considerably.
History
La Traviata
Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata (The Fallen Woman) is a three-act opera based on “La Dame aux Camelias”, adapted from the novel by
Alexandre Dumas. The play is still staged today in its original form.
Originally titled, Violetta after the main character, La Traviata is one of the composer’s most frequently performed operas.
The story is of Violetta, a beautiful courtesan of Paris, Alfredo, her handsome, yet penniless lover and Alfredo’s father, Germont, who destroys their love.
The Met’s 2018–19 production of Verdi's heartbreaking classic featured a decadent 18th-century Paris played out against a stunning backdrop that changed with the seasons and the nature of Violetta and Alfredo's doomed, but exquisitely beautiful romance.
La Traviata made its world premiere in Venice at the Teatro la Fenice, on March 6, 1853.
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