{"id":3391,"date":"2015-08-10T04:41:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T04:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/damrau.lennysstudio.com\/?p=3391"},"modified":"2017-05-09T04:08:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T04:08:29","slug":"la-traviata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diana-damrau.com\/en\/2015\/08\/10\/la-traviata\/","title":{"rendered":"La Traviata"},"content":{"rendered":"

Label:\u00a0Warner Classics\/Erato
\nDiana Damrau, Francesco\u00a0Demuro, Ludovic T\u00e9zier
\nProduction:\u00a0Beno\u00eet Jacquot
\nConductor: Francesco Ivan Ciampa
\nOp\u00e9ra National de Paris<\/p>\n


\nComposer:\u00a0Giuseppe Verdi<\/p>\n

\"\"2016 ECHO Klassik Award –\u00a0Music DVD\/Blu-ray Recording (Opera)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reviews:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“There is a lot of good music to report on. Diana Damrau is in excellent voice and brings ample\u00a0colors in her singing, which shows a\u00a0development of the character of Violetta both believable and also shattering.” (Remy Franck,\u00a0Pizzicato<\/a>)<\/p>\n

“Soprano Diana Damrau’s remarkably detailed, beautifully sung performance as Violetta is the main reason to recommend this DVD of filmmaker Beno\u00eet Jacquot\u2019s spare production of Verdi\u2019s familiar La Traviata for Op\u00e9ra National de Paris. Damrau\u2019s voice has matured and darkened a bit in the last few years, and she\u2019s one of the few sopranos today that have the coloratura ability required for Act I as well as the lushness required for the long and emotionally difficult music of Acts II and III. Damrau has given us a very personal take on this character; she is a sicker woman than usual in Act I, having not just one but several fainting spells while trying to host her party. Dr. Grenvil (Nicolas Teste) hovers about her through the scene, and examines her breathing during the opening prelude. \u201cSempre Libera\u201d is an internal battle for Violetta\u2019s soul rather than mere coloratura fireworks. There is bitterness rather than joy in returning to her old life. It works beautifully.<\/p>\n

Damrau also personalizes the role by playing it as a series of discoveries. In Act III, the dawning revelation that she is doomed, despite Alfredo\u2019s return, is played as a slow and terrifying realization. In Damrau\u2019s eyes and in her voice, we see and hear her fear and frustration. She sings both verses of \u201cAddio, del passato\u201d with tonal beauty and a stunning variety of colors . . .\u00a0this DVD is worth seeing for Damrau\u2019s spectacular Violetta.” (Henson Keys –\u00a0Opera News<\/a>)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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