A fascinating production of La Traviata formed this year’s opera highlight at one of Europe’s most important open-air festivals: the Opera Festival St. Margarethen. The dazzling production, set in a rustically romantic Roman quarry, already boasts 100,000 visitors this season. Recorded live in July 2008, this video captures the beauty of the open-air production. Stage designer Manfred Waba sets the tragic story about the demi-mondaine Violetta Valéry and her admirer Alfredo Germont in an evocative replica of the Parisian Opéra Garnier. His and Robert Herzl’s unique interpretation is intelligent and effective. In the lead roles, Austria’s promising opera talent Kristiane Kaiser and Jean-François Borras, a young French tenor, provide for a musically and visually attractive viewing. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 0.0/10 | |
Released: | September 23, 1973 | |
Runtime: | 134 min | |
Genres: | Drama Music | |
Cast: | José Carreras Sesto Bruscantini Renata Scotto Anna di Stasio | |
Crew: | Francesco Maria Piave | |
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