Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society, organizes a grand party that is attended, amongst others, by the young Alfredo Germont. He confesses his feelings to Violetta, who is already suffering from consumption. She vacillates between genuine affection and a realistic assessment of her situation as a "fallen woman", which precludes any lasting relationship with a man. The Willy Decker production of La Traviata, recorded live at the Salzburger Festspiele in August, 2005. Anna Netrebko stars as Violetta Valéry, with Rolando Villazón as Alfredo Germont and Thomas Hampson as Giorgio Germont. Carlo Rizzi conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.
Stars: Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Helene Schneiderman, Diane Pilcher, Thomas Hampson, Salvatore Cordella
Crew: Brian Large (Director), Francesco Maria Piave (Writer), Willy Decker (Production Design), Giuseppe Verdi (Original Music Composer), Alexandre Dumas fils (Novel), Willy Decker (Stage Director)
Country: Austria, Germany, Japan
Language: Italiano
Studio: Unitel, Salzburger Festspiele, ORF
Runtime: 132 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 07, 2005
IMDb: 3.1
