Original title:
Verdi La Traviata
[en]
Verdi La Traviata
[en]
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.
Genre
Music
Country
Germany 
Duration
2 hours 8 minutes
Release status
Released
Actors
Violetta
Eva Mei
Alfredo
Piotr Beczala
Germont
Thomas Hampson
Flora
Katharina Peetz
Gastone
Miroslav Christoff
Baron Douphol
Valeriy Murga
Annina
Irène Friedli
Doctor Grenvil
Giuseppe Scorsin
Marqués D'Obigny
Richard Mayr
Conductor
Franz Welser-Möst