The read
It runs long at 2h 51m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael MayerDirector
- Francesco Maria PiaveWriter
- Giuseppe VerdiOriginal Music Composer
- Gary HalvorsonDirector
Cast
- Diana DamrauVioletta Valéry
- Juan Diego FlórezAlfredo Germont
- Quinn KelseyGiorgio Germont
- Maria ZifchakAnnina
- Marco Antonio JordãoGiuseppe
- Kirstin ChávezFlora Bervoix
- Jeongcheol ChaThe Marquis d’Obigny
- Kevin ShortDr. Grenvil
- Scott ScullyGastone
- Dwayne CroftBaron Douphol
- Quinn KelseyA messanger
- Selin SahbazogluGermont's daughter