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Verdi: La Traviata (2007)

Live from La Scala Saturday 07 July 2007. In this live performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society, organises a grand party that is attended, amongst others, by the young Alfredo Germont. He confesses his feelings to Violetta, who is already suffering from consumption. She vacillates between genuine affection and a realistic assessment of her situation as a "fallen woman", which precludes any lasting relationship with a man.

  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Angela GheorghiuAngela GheorghiuVioletta Valery
  • Photo of Ramón VargasRamón VargasAlfredo Germont
  • Photo of Roberto FrontaliRoberto FrontaliGiorgio Germont
  • Photo of Natascha PetrinskyNatascha PetrinskyFlora Bervoix
  • Photo of Tiziana TramontiTiziana TramontiAnnina
  • Photo of Enrico CossuttaEnrico CossuttaGastone
  • Photo of Alessandro PaliagaAlessandro PaliagaBarone Douphol
  • Photo of Piero TerranovaPiero TerranovaMarchese d'Obigny
  • Photo of Luigi RocchettiLuigi RocchettiDottor Grenvil
  • Photo of Orchestra della ScalaOrchestra della Scala

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