La traviata /

In her Paris salon, the courtesan Violetta Valéry greets her party guests, including Gastone, who introduces a new admirer, Alfredo Germont. Violetta suffers a fainting spell and sends the guests on ahead to dance, and goes to her parlor to recover. Alfredo comes in, and since they are alone, confes...

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Corporate Authors:	Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Performer), Mozarteum-Orchester (Performer), Wiener Philharmoniker (Performer), Österreichischer Rundfunk, Salzburger Festspiele
Other Authors:	Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901, Decker, Willy (Director), Large, Brian (Director), Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 (Librettist), Gussmann, Wolfgang (Designer), Netrebko, Anna (Performer), Schneiderman, Helene, 1956- (Performer), Pilcher, Diane (Performer), Villazón, Rolando (Performer), Hampson, Thomas (Performer), Cordella, Salvatore (Performer), Gay, Paul, 1968- (Performer), Wallén, Herman, 1978- (Performer), Roni, Luigi (Performer), Luca, Dritan (Performer), Derntl, Wolfgram Igor (Performer), Springer, Friedrich (Performer), Rizzi, Carlo (Conductor), Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895
Format:	Conference Proceeding Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	Italian
Language Notes:	Sung in Italian; subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese.
Published:	Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, [2006]
Subjects:	Operas. Opera films. Filmed performances. Nonfiction films.

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Summary:	In her Paris salon, the courtesan Violetta Valéry greets her party guests, including Gastone, who introduces a new admirer, Alfredo Germont. Violetta suffers a fainting spell and sends the guests on ahead to dance, and goes to her parlor to recover. Alfredo comes in, and since they are alone, confesses his love.
Item Description:	Opera in 3 acts. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Alexandre Dumas's La dame aux camélias. Durations: 132:00 (opera); 47:00 (extra material). Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French (35 pages : ports.) inserted in container. Includes extra material: documentary Behind the scenes : the rehearsals for La Traviata, and an introduction by Rolando Villazón. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (179 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:	Blu-ray; 1080i high definition/16:9 aspect ratio; PCM stereo., DTS-HD master audio 5.1; all regions; requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:	Staged by Willy Decker ; directed by Brian Large ; set design, Wolfgang Gussmann ; costume design, Wolfgang Gussmann, Susana Mendoza ; lighting director, Hans Toelstede ; dramaturgy, Klaus Bertisch ; choreography, Athol Farmer.