Verdi La Traviata
“A Dramatically Effective 'Traviata'”
This DVD of a live 2005 performance from the Zürich Opera under the musical direction of Franz Welser-Möst has many things to recommend it -- the young tenor Piotr Beczala as Alfredo, the marvelous Thomas Hampson as Giorgio Germont, the playing of the Zurich Opera orchestra, the simple but effective sets by by Erich Wonder, the uncluttered stage direction by Jürgen Flimm. It also has some flaws: strangely variable volume level of the recorded sound sometimes coming on so loud as to make one reach for the volume control, and the uneven performance of the Violetta, Eva Mei who, for all her merits, gives a dramatically effective performance marred by occasional difficulties with vocal production. Still, overall I felt this was a moving production, one that I would recommend, although perhaps not as an only DVD of one of Verdi's most popular operas.
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Eva Mei
Violetta
Also in
Thais
La Traviata im Hauptbahnhof Zürich
Piotr Beczała
Alfredo
Also in
The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen
Rigoletto
Thomas Hampson
Germont
Also in
Verdi: Don Carlos
La traviata
Katharina Peetz
Flora
Also in
Rigoletto
Elektra
Miroslav Christoff
Gastone
Also in
Beatrice di Tenda
Macbeth
Valeriy Murga
Baron Douphol
Also in
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Tosca
Irène Friedli
Annina
Also in
Die Zauberflöte
Elektra
Giuseppe Scorsin
Doctor Grenvil
Also in
Tosca
Claudio Monteverdi: il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria
Richard Mayr
Marqués D'Obigny
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Franz Welser-Möst
Conductor
Also in
New Year's Concert 2011
The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebration
Jürgen Flimm Director · Felix Breisach Director Francesco Maria Piave Writer
First release February 4, 2005 · Produced in Germany · Production Opernhaus Zürich, Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt
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ArtHaus
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Opernhaus Zürich
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Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt
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Germany
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Original language
Italian
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Italian
Release dates
Germany · February 4, 2005
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No release date listed for United States.
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