Royal Opera House: La Traviata (2009)
Renée Fleming has matured into one of the finest sopranos around at the moment, a true star with a sparkling personality and a velvet-toned voice that is capable of wringing the finest emotions out of works by Strauss and Tchaikovsky that from a lesser singer could sound rather cold and clinical. I wouldn't have thought her voice would be so well suited to Violetta Valéry in La Traviata, and it does take some getting used to, but I think she at least brings a distinct quality to the role with an emotional heart that isn't always necessarily there when a leading diva uses it primarily as a display for her vocal talents. It's served well also by Antonio Pappano's conducting of the Royal Opera House Orchestra in a traditional, but effective production by Richard Eyre.
Director: Richard Eyre
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Renée Fleming as Violetta Valéry |
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Joseph Calleja as Alfredo Germont |
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Thomas Hampson as Giorgio Germont |
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Monika-Evelin Liiv as Flora Bervoix |
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Eddie Wade as Il barone Douphol |
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Kostas Smoriginas as Il Marchese d'Obigny |
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Antonio Pappano as Self - Conductor |
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Richard Wiegold as Il dottor Grenvil |
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Orchestra of the Royal Opera House as Self - Orchestra |
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Haoyin Xue as Gastone de Letorières |
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Sarah Pring as Annina |
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Neil Gillespie as Giuseppe |
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Charbel Mattar as Messenger |
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Jonathan Coad as Servant |
| Directing | Richard Eyre | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Crowley | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Jean Kalman | Lighting Coordinator |
| Writing | Francesco Maria Piave | Writer |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Alexandre Dumas fils | Novel |
| Sound | Antonio Pappano | Conductor |
