The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

141 mins | Music | March 11, 2017

La Traviata’s sumptuous melodies and timeless depiction of doomed love have made the work a favorite of generations of operagoers. In his approach to this classic drama, director Willy Decker sets the action on a nearly bare stage, focusing the audience’s full attention on the three main characters. As Violetta, the ailing courtesan desperate to escape her past, soprano Sonya Yoncheva offers a fearless and sympathetic performance from beginning to end. American tenor Michael Fabiano sings with ardent longing as her devoted lover Alfredo, delivering emotionally wrought phrases and ringing top notes. Thomas Hampson brings a burnished baritone to Germont, Alfredo’s protective father whose stern demands spell disaster for the young couple. On the podium, maestro Nicola Luisotti leads an electric performance of Verdi’s unforgettable score.

The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

141 mins | Music | March 11, 2017

The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata
La Traviata’s sumptuous melodies and timeless depiction of doomed love have made the work a favorite of generations of operagoers. In his approach to this classic drama, director Willy Decker sets the action on a nearly bare stage, focusing the audience’s full attention on the three main characters. As Violetta, the ailing courtesan desperate to escape her past, soprano Sonya Yoncheva offers a fearless and sympathetic performance from beginning to end. American tenor Michael Fabiano sings with ardent longing as her devoted lover Alfredo, delivering emotionally wrought phrases and ringing top notes. Thomas Hampson brings a burnished baritone to Germont, Alfredo’s protective father whose stern demands spell disaster for the young couple. On the podium, maestro Nicola Luisotti leads an electric performance of Verdi’s unforgettable score.
Producers The Metropolitan Opera, Salzburger Festspiele
Original title The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata
Directors Willy Decker, Matthew Diamond
Writers Alexandre Dumas fils, Francesco Maria Piave

Cast

Sonya Yoncheva

as Violetta Valéry

Michael Fabiano

as Alfredo Germont

Thomas Hampson

as Giorgio Germont

Jane Bunnell

as Annina

James Courtney

as Doctor Grenvil

Isabel Leonard

as Self - Host

Dwayne Croft

as Baron Douphol

Jeff Mattsey

as Marquis d'Obigny

Rebecca Jo Loeb

as Flora Bervoix

Scott Scully

as Gastone, Vicomte de Letorières

Juhwan Lee

as Giuseppe

Brandon Mayberry

as A messenger

Sam Meredith

as A guest