LA TRAVIATA from the Royal Opera House

Screenings at selected cinemas.

La traviata, Verdi's best-loved work, is performed here by a star cast in a revival of Richard Eyre's highly acclaimed 1994 production. Music Director Antonio Pappano, now in his seventh Season with The Royal Opera, conducts La traviata for the first time at Covent Garden. American soprano Renée Fleming returns to Covent Garden to sing Violetta for the first time with The Royal Opera. La traviata was first performed at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice in March 1853.

Violetta: Renée Fleming
Alfredo Germont: Joseph Calleja
Giorgio Germont: Thomas Hampson
Baron Douphol: Eddie Wade
Doctor Grenvil: Richard Wiegold

The Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Director: Richard Eyre
Conductor: Antonio Pappano

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[Pamp02]

SACRILEGIO!

Questa è la produzione della Gheorghiu!!!

[sospello]

@asdfopera About Zancanaro? He appeared as Germont with Neil Shicoff as Alfredo and to me makes the best fairly recent Germont, but back in the 80's-90's, so too early for the ROH production of AG's debut with Lopardo as Alfredo, a tenor with a decent voice but a bit stolid as a romantic, naive young man from Provence.

[asdfopera]

@sospello

..OMG.

[sospello]

@asdfopera Not for all of us. Fleming is highly mannered, but it is interesting to see what she can do with the role at this point. Unfortunately there is no single DVD best cast for one point in time of this production. Hampton pops up a lot as Germont, but does not do much for the part dramatically and is a weak link in several filmings of the opera. Zancanaro is the only baritone I have seen on film who stands out there.

[asdfopera]

@sospello

yes, but the soprano is the determining factor, especially in this opera.

[sospello]

@asdfopera Not necessarily for Fleming; but for Calleja, I think, for those who are interested in rising stars.

[asdfopera]

@Tuperatacu

the problem is that there is already a dvd of this production with angela gheorghiu. i don't know what they're going to do with renee fleming's traviata.

[Tuperatacu]

Interesting!

Will it ever be released on DVD or Blu-ray?