Verdi La Traviata

Verdi La Traviata

1992
2h 0m
4.0

4.0/10

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Overview

This set has Edita Gruberova singing in top form, all her scooping cast aside, which one finds in abundance in her Lucia under Richard Bonynge. Here, however, she makes ravishing use of those bits of tone that only she can produce: those instances of coloratura and dramatic legato with little asides and small florishes of style that suggest her intelligent approach and her high degree of musical involvement in this role. She does this in her I Puritani and her Anna Bolena, less so in Roberto Deveraux and Maria Stuarda(both sets). Listen to Addio del passato and the Sempre Libra...ravishing, yes, but there are again those nuances learned from Callas that she makes her own. A very singualr perform,ance, and extremely moving with its detail and cry for pity throughout..from the start even. Neil Schicoff is excellent, not an unworthy Alfredo at all! His is a great lyric tenor voice that should have been in the top line.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
NVC Arts
Production Countries
Italy
Spoken Languages
Italian

Keywords

Quick Facts

Release Date August 14, 1992
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Edita Gruberova
Edita Gruberova

Violetta

Neil Shicoff
Neil Shicoff

Alfredo

Giorgio Zancanaro
Giorgio Zancanaro

Germont

Mariana Pentcheva
Mariana Pentcheva

Flora

Antonella Trevisan
Antonella Trevisan

Annina

Max René Cosotti
Max René Cosotti

Gaston

Orazio Mori
Orazio Mori

Barón Douphol

Francesco Musinu
Francesco Musinu

Doctor Grenvil

Paolo Maria Orecchia
Paolo Maria Orecchia

Marqués D'Obigny

Carlo Rizzi
Carlo Rizzi

Conductor

Key Crew

Francesco Maria Piave
Writer
Derek Bailey
Director