Opera in three acts by Verdi Libretto by FRANCESCO MARlA PIAVE after DUMAS
(sung in Italian: records)
Violetta Valery. a courtesan
MIRELLA FRENI (soprano)
Alfredo Germont
FRANCO BONISOLLI (tenor)
Giorgio Germonit
SESTO BRUSCANTINI (baritone)
Flora Bervoix, Violetta's friend
HANIA KOVICZ (mezzo-soprano)
Annina, Violetta's servant
GUDRUN SCHÄFER (soprano)
Marquis d'Obigny
HEINZ REEH (bass',
Baron Douphol RUDOLF JEDLICKA (baritones
Doctor Grenv.i.l
HANS-JOACHlM I.UKAT (bass)
Gastone d,i Letorieres
PETER BINDSZUS (tenor)
IBBUKSTATEOPERACHORUS
BERLINSTATEORCHESTRA conducted by LAMBERTO GARDELLI
3.15* The Role of the Courtesan by Louis Allen
Verdi's La Traviata is based on the play La Dame aux Camélias by the younger Dumas. But Dumas's play is in turn based on the real figure of the celebrated courtesan of Paris society, Marie Duplessis. The type she embodies is not coniined to France: women like her have played a crucial role in other societies.
3.35* La Traviata Act 2
4.40* Interval Reading
4.45 La Traviata Act 3