Overview
Any new Met production of Verdi’s beloved tragedy La Traviata would be noteworthy, but Michael Mayer’s dazzling staging, which premiered during the 2018–19 season, was doubly significant as it marked Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s first performances as the Met’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director. On the podium for this Live in HD transmission, Nézet-Séguin leads a starry ensemble. As Violetta, the consumptive heroine fighting to find true happiness, soprano Diana Damrau delivers yet another compelling portrayal on the Met stage. Tenor Juan Diego Flórez sings his first Verdi role with the company, as Violetta’s ardent yet impetuous lover, Alfredo, and baritone Quinn Kelsey rounds out the principal cast as Giorgio Germont, Alfredo’s implacable father.
Director and cast
- Diana Damrau as Violetta Valéry
- Juan Diego Flórez as Alfredo Germont
- Quinn Kelsey as Giorgio Germont
- Maria Zifchak as Annina
- Marco Antonio Jordão as Giuseppe
- Kirstin Chávez as Flora Bervoix
- Jeongcheol Cha as The Marquis d’Obigny
- Kevin Short as Dr. Grenvil
- Scott Scully as Gastone
- Dwayne Croft as Baron Douphol
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