Opera in three acts Music by Verdi Libretto by FRANCESCO MARIA PIAVE, after DUMAS (sung in Italian)
(gramophone records)
The poignant story of a courtesan who sacrifices her only hope of happiness and a life of virtue for the sake of the man she loves. La Traviata features the most widely ranging feminine role in Italian opera.
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JOHN ALLDIS CHOIR
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by ALDO CECCATO
The action takes place in and near Paris during the middle of the 19th century.
Act 1 The drawing-room of Violetta's Paris house
2.45* A Word about the First Traviata from JULIAN BUDDEN with PATRICIA MCCARRY (soprano) and NINA WALKER (piano)
3.0* La Traviata
Act 2 Sc 1: A room in Violetta's country house; Sc 2: A reception room in Flora's house Act 3 Violetta's bedroom