The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata (2017)

Music

La Traviata’s sumptuous melodies and timeless depiction of doomed love have made the work a favorite of generations of operagoers. In his approach to this classic drama, director Willy Decker sets the action on a nearly bare stage, focusing the audience’s full attention on the three main characters. As Violetta, the ailing courtesan desperate to escape her past, soprano Sonya Yoncheva offers a fearless and sympathetic performance from beginning to end. American tenor Michael Fabiano sings with ardent longing as her devoted lover Alfredo, delivering emotionally wrought phrases and ringing top notes. Thomas Hampson brings a burnished baritone to Germont, Alfredo’s protective father whose stern demands spell disaster for the young couple. On the podium, maestro Nicola Luisotti leads an electric performance of Verdi’s unforgettable score.

Director: Matthew Diamond

Casts

	Sonya Yoncheva as Violetta Valéry
	Michael Fabiano as Alfredo Germont
	Thomas Hampson as Giorgio Germont
	Jane Bunnell as Annina
	James Courtney as Doctor Grenvil
	Isabel Leonard as Self - Host
	Dwayne Croft as Baron Douphol
	Jeff Mattsey as Marquis d'Obigny
	Rebecca Jo Loeb as Flora Bervoix
	Scott Scully as Gastone, Vicomte de Letorières
	Juhwan Lee as Giuseppe
	Brandon Mayberry as A messenger
	Sam Meredith as A guest
	MET Orchestra as
	Nicola Luisotti as Self - Conductor

Crew