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Cast
Eva Mei | As: Violetta | |
Piotr Beczala | As: Alfredo | |
Thomas Hampson | As: Germont | |
Katharina Peetz | As: Flora | |
Miroslav Christoff | As: Gastone |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | A Dramatically Effective 'Traviata' |
Certification: | 12 |
Cast
Eva Mei |
Violetta |
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Piotr Beczala |
Alfredo |
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Thomas Hampson |
Germont |
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Katharina Peetz |
Flora |
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Miroslav Christoff |
Gastone |
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Valeriy Murga |
Baron Douphol |
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Irène Friedli |
Annina |
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Giuseppe Scorsin |
Doctor Grenvil |
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Richard Mayr |
Marqués D'Obigny |
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Franz Welser-Möst |
Conductor |
Directed By
Jürgen Flimm |
Director |
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Felix Breisach |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Francesco Maria Piave |
Writer |
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Production Crew
Edited By
Costume and Makeup
Sound
Visual Effects
Camera
Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
Giuseppe Verdi |
Compositors |
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