(2008 by Arthaus Musik)
Giuseppe Verdi
LA TRAVIATA
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 2007
Personaggi e interpreti:
Violetta Valéry (soprano) Angela Gheorghiu
Alfredo Germont (tenore) Ramón Vargas
Giorgio Germont (baritono) Roberto Frontali
Flora Bervoix (mezzosoprano) Natascha Petrinsky
Annina (soprano) Tiziana Tramonti
Gastone (tenore) Enrico Cossutta
Barone Douphol (baritono) Alessandro Paliaga
Marchese d’Obigny (basso) Piero Terranova
Dottor Grenvil (basso) Luigi Roni
Giuseppe (tenore) Nicola Pamio
Domestico di Flora (basso) Giuseppe Nicodemo
Commissionario (basso) Ernesto Panariello
Solista per le danze dell’atto II Gianni Ghisleni
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Corpo di Ballo del Teatro alla Scala
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Director: Liliana Cavani
Choreographer: Micha van Hoecke
Live recording from the Teatro alla Scala di Milano, 2007
Based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas, LA TRAVIATA, one of Verdi’s most celebrated works, had its premiere at the Teatro la Fenice in 1853. This 2007 production at La Scala sees Angela Gheorghiu in her celebrated debut as Violetta. Praised by Bloomberg for having “mastered the role” and “acting her socks off,” Gheorghiu leads an all-star cast which includes Ramón Vargas and Roberto Frontali. With the brilliant conductor Lorin Maazel on the podium, La Traviata is directed by Liliana Cavan
Giuseppe Verdi´s immortal opera in a sumptuous production by Liliana Cavani, with world famous singers – a treat for viewers everywhere!
