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    Verdi: La traviata DVD (The Royal Opera) 2019

    Verdi: La traviata DVD (The Royal Opera) 2019

    £24.95

    Soprano Ermonela Jaho stars as Violetta Valéry, with Charles Castronovo as her lover Alfredo and Plácido Domingo as Alfredo’s stern father Giorgio Germont, in The Royal Opera’s much-loved production of Verdi’s La traviata.

    One of the greatest of all operas, La traviata is based on the novel and play La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils, inspired in turn by the life and death of the real Parisian courtesan, Marie Duplessis. The opera tells the profoundly moving story of a courtesan prepared to sacrifice everything for love, and contains some of Verdi’s most beautiful arias and duets.

    Richard Eyre’s engrossing naturalistic production features stunning designs by his regular collaborator Bob Crowley. Italian conductor Antonello Manacorda conducts Verdi’s sublime score, which offers a wonderful showcase for the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Royal Opera Chorus.

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    Violetta Valéry: Ermonela Jaho
    Alfredo Germont: Charles Castronovo
    Giorgio Germont: Plácido Domingo
    Annina: Pamela Helen Stephen
    Doctor Grenvil: Simon Shibambu

    Royal Opera Chorus
    Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
    Conductor: Antonello Manacorda
    Music: Giuseppe Verdi
    Director: Richard Eyre
    Designs: Bob Crowley

    Plus: Introduction to La traviata; Behind the Movement; Interviews with Richard Eyre and Bob Crowley; Cast Gallery

    Picture: 16:9
    Sound: Dolby Stereo + DTS Digital Surround 
    Format: NTSC
    Region code: 0 worldwide
    Running Time: 149 mins



    "Jaho gives everything she has, especially an exceptional diversity of soft singing, intimate, vulnerable, dreamy, apprehensive, intense and the result is a deeply moving portrayal." Financial Times

    "Jaho’s mix of defiance, fragility and savage honesty builds to an overwhelming finale." The Guardian

    "Castronovo is a splendid Alfredo, his bright, springy tone capturing the character’s impetuosity." Gramophone

    "[Jaho] is heartbreaking and possesses a delicious luminosity of tone. Charles Castronvo is a suitably ardent Alfredo; Plácido Domingo a woofy Germont... The production... is handsome and traditional." Opera Now

    Customer Reviews

    Based on 3 reviews
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    Matthew Boland

    Verdi: La traviata DVD (The Royal Opera) 2019

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    Peter B
    Mixed feelings

    Not sure of why have a 3rd release of this production when the original 1994 with Angela Gheorghiu as Violetta remains the best to this day, most probably in the history of the Royal Opera House.
    I had the same feelings when the DVD with Fleming and Calleja was released, both miscast for their roles at that particular time of their careers.
    I would always buy a re-release version of that DVD (Decca), with the unsurpassable Gheorghiu, outstanding Frank Lopardo and Leo Nucci and under the baton of maestro Solti.
    Jaho's typical histrionic acting (and sobbing) might impress some, but the voice has no particular timbre nor colour.
    Castronovo is a fine Alfredo, while casting Domingo in baritone roles will always remain a mistery to opera lovers around the globe.
    My two stars are solely for Richard Eyre's production, which I love.

    J
    Johannas F
    La Traviata

    Einmalig schöne Aufführung. Solisten, Chöre, Orchester auf der Höhe. Inszenierung im Stil der ersten Aufführungen ein Hochgenuss. Musik-Kostüme-Kulissen wie es Komponist und Libretist gewünscht haben. Bleiben Sie bei weiteren Oper-Aufführungen dabei. Der Don Giovanni, den wir kürzlich in Chur/Schweiz gesehen haben, hat uns in seiner Modernität nicht sehr gefallen. Es war verfälscht, höchstens nach der Pause war es zu goutieren.

    Customer Reviews

    Based on 3 reviews
    67%
    (2)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    33%
    (1)
    0%
    (0)
    M
    Matthew Boland

    Verdi: La traviata DVD (The Royal Opera) 2019

    P
    Peter B
    Mixed feelings

    Not sure of why have a 3rd release of this production when the original 1994 with Angela Gheorghiu as Violetta remains the best to this day, most probably in the history of the Royal Opera House.
    I had the same feelings when the DVD with Fleming and Calleja was released, both miscast for their roles at that particular time of their careers.
    I would always buy a re-release version of that DVD (Decca), with the unsurpassable Gheorghiu, outstanding Frank Lopardo and Leo Nucci and under the baton of maestro Solti.
    Jaho's typical histrionic acting (and sobbing) might impress some, but the voice has no particular timbre nor colour.
    Castronovo is a fine Alfredo, while casting Domingo in baritone roles will always remain a mistery to opera lovers around the globe.
    My two stars are solely for Richard Eyre's production, which I love.

    J
    Johannas F
    La Traviata

    Einmalig schöne Aufführung. Solisten, Chöre, Orchester auf der Höhe. Inszenierung im Stil der ersten Aufführungen ein Hochgenuss. Musik-Kostüme-Kulissen wie es Komponist und Libretist gewünscht haben. Bleiben Sie bei weiteren Oper-Aufführungen dabei. Der Don Giovanni, den wir kürzlich in Chur/Schweiz gesehen haben, hat uns in seiner Modernität nicht sehr gefallen. Es war verfälscht, höchstens nach der Pause war es zu goutieren.

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