Royal Opera House: La Traviata

Overview

Renée Fleming has matured into one of the finest sopranos around at the moment, a true star with a sparkling personality and a velvet-toned voice that is capable of wringing the finest emotions out of works by Strauss and Tchaikovsky that from a lesser singer could sound rather cold and clinical. I wouldn't have thought her voice would be so well suited to Violetta Valéry in La Traviata, and it does take some getting used to, but I think she at least brings a distinct quality to the role with an emotional heart that isn't always necessarily there when a leading diva uses it primarily as a display for her vocal talents. It's served well also by Antonio Pappano's conducting of the Royal Opera House Orchestra in a traditional, but effective production by Richard Eyre.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 5, 2009

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

France

Production

Royal Opera House,Opus Arte

Cast

Neil Gillespie,Monika-Evelin Liiv,Kostas Smoriginas,Joseph Calleja,Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,Thomas Hampson,Charbel Mattar,Antonio Pappano,Richard Wiegold,Eddie Wadeand 4 more

Director

Richard Eyre

Writer

Alexandre Dumas fils,Francesco Maria Piave

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2651516