Verdi - La Traviata / Cotrubas · Domingo · Milnes · Bayerisches Staatsorchester · Carlos Kleiber

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Giuseppe Verdi - La Traviata / Ileana Cotrubas, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Carlos Kleiber / Deutsche Grammophon 2x Audio CD, Stereo, Box Set / 415 132-2 UPC 028941513229 /// La traviata (Italian pronunciation: [la traˈvjaːta]; The Fallen Woman) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La Dame aux camélias (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas fils adapted from his own 1848 novel. The opera was originally titled Violetta, after the main character. It was first performed on 6 March 1853 at La Fenice opera house in Venice. Piave and Verdi wanted to follow Dumas in giving the opera a contemporary setting, but the authorities at La Fenice insisted that it be set in the past, "c. 1700". It was not until the 1880s that the composer's and librettist's original wishes were carried out and "realistic" productions were staged. La traviata has become immensely popular and is among the most frequently performed of all operas. /// Label: Deutsche Grammophon – 415 132-2 Format: 2 x CD, Album, Box Set Country: Europe Released: Genre: Classical Style: Opera, Romantic /// Tracklist: La Traviata (Opera In Tre Atti = Opera In Three Acts) 1-1 Preludio 3:34 Atto Primo = Act I 1-2 Coro: "Dell'Invito Trascorsa È Già L'Ora?" (Introduzione) 4:35 1-3 Alfredo: "Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici" (Brindisi) 2:56 1-4 Tutti: "Che È Ciò?" (Valzer E Duetto (Alfredo E Violetta)) 2:18 1-5 Alfredo: "Un Dì Felice, Eterea" (Valzer E Duetto (Alfredo E Violetta)) 3:06 1-6 Gastone: "Ebben? Che Diavol Fate?" (Valzer E Duetto (Alfredo E Violetta)) 1:13 1-7 Tutti: "Si Ridesta In Ciel L'Aurora" (Stretta) 1:38 1-8 Violetta: "È Strano!...Ah, Fors'è Lui" (Scena Ed Aria (Violetta) - Finale) 3:37 1-9 Violetta: "Follie! Delirio Vano È Questo!...Sempre Libera" (Scena Ed Aria (Violetta) - Finale) 4:23 Atto Secondo = Act II 1-10 Alfredo: "Lunge Da Lei...De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti" (Scena Ed Aria (Alfredo)) 3:33 1-11 Alfredo: "Annina, Donde Vieni?...O Mio Rimorso!" (Scena Ed Aria (Alfredo)) 2:19 1-12 Violetta: "Alfredo?" - Annina: "Per Parigi Or Or Partiva" (Scena E Duetto (Violetta E Germont)) 3:18 1-13 Germont: "Pura Siccome Un Angelo" (Scena E Duetto (Violetta E Germont)) 1:41 1-14 Violetta: "Non Sapete Quale Affetto" (Scena E Duetto (Violetta E Germont)) 1:59 1-15 Germont: "Un Dì, Quando Le Veneri" (Scena E Duetto (Violetta E Germont)) 2:35 1-16 Violetta: "Ah! Dite Alla Giovine" (Scena E Duetto (Violetta E Germont)) 4:06 1-17 Violetta: "Imponete!" - Germont: "Non Amarlo Ditegli" (Scena E Duetto (Violetta E Germont)) 4:18 1-18 Violetta: "Dammi Tu Forza, O Cielo" (Scena (Violetta)) 1:43 1-19 Alfredo: "Che Fai?" - Violetta: "Nulla" (Scena (Violetta)) 2:06 1-20 Alfredo: "Ah, Vive Sol Quel Core" (Scena Ed Aria (Germont)) 2:12 1-21 Germont: "Di Provenza Il Mar, Il Suol" (Scena Ed Aria (Germont)) 4:00 1-22 Germont: "Nè Rispondi D'un Padre All'affetto?...No, Non Udrai Rimproveri" (Scena Ed Aria (Germont)) 2:41 2-1 Flora: "Avrem Lieta Di Maschere La Notte" (Finalle II) 1:01 2-2 (Finalle II)Zingarelle: "Noi Siamo Zingarelle" (Finalle II) 2:46 2-3 Gastone E Mattadori: "Di Madride Noi Siam Mattadori" (Finalle II) 2:32 2-4 Tutti: "Alfredo! Voi" (Finalle II) 3:55 2-5 Violetta: "Invitato A Qui Seguirmi" (Finalle II) 2:28 2-6 Alfredo: "Ogni Suo Aver Tal Femmina" (Finalle II) 1:30 2-7 Germont: "Di Sprezzo Degno Se Stesso Rende" (Finalle II) 1:48 2-8 Violetta: "Alfredo, Alfredo, Di Questo Core" (Finalle II) 4:04 Atto Terzo = Act III 2-9 Preludio 3:36 2-10 Violetta: "Annina?" - Annina: "Comandate?" (Scena Ed Aria (Violetta)) 3:54 2-11 Violetta: "Teneste La Promessa...Attendo, Nè A Me Giungon Mai...Addio Del Passato" (Scena Ed Aria (Violetta)) 3:59 2-12 Coro Di Maschere: "Largo Al Quadrupede" (Baccanale) 0:45 2-13 Annina: "Signora" - Violetta: "Che T'accadde?" - Alfredo: "Parigi, O Cara, Noi Lasceremo" (Scena E Duetto (Violetta E Alfredo)) 4:46 2-14 Violetta: "Ah, Non Più...Ah! Gran Dio! Morir Sì Giovine" (Scena E Duetto (Violetta E Alfredo)) 3:00 2-15 Germont: "Ah, Violetta?" - Violetta: "Voi? Signor?" (Finale Ultimo) 1:43 2-16 Violetta: "Prendi, Quest'è L'immagine" (Finale Ultimo) 3:52 Baritone Vocals [Barone Douphol] – Bruno Grella Baritone Vocals [Giorgio Germont, His Father] – Sherrill Milnes Bass Vocals [Dottore Grenvil] – Giovanni Foiani Bass Vocals [Flora's Servant] – Paul Friess Bass Vocals [Marchese D'Obigny] – Alfredo Giacomotti Chorus – Bayerischer Staatsopernchor Chorus Master – Wolfgang Baumgart Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi Conductor – Carlos Kleiber Coordinator – Helen Kuzaj Edited By – Klaus Behrens Engineer [Recording] – Klaus Scheibe Illustration – Archiv Für Kunst Und Geschichte Libretto By – Francesco Maria Piave Liner Notes – Attila Csampai, John Higgins (4), Quita Chavez Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Flora Bervoix] – Stefania Malagù Orchestra – Bayerisches Staatsorchester Photography By [Photo Carlos Kleiber] – Siegfried Lauterwasser Photography By [Photos Cotrubas, Domingo, Milnes] – Anne Kirchbach Producer – Dr. Hans Hirsch Recording Supervisor – Hans Weber Remix [Digitally Re-Mixed By] – Klaus Hiemann, Werner Mayer Soprano Vocals [Annina] – Helena Jungwirth Soprano Vocals [Violetta Valery] – Ileana Cotrubas Tenor Vocals [A Messenger] – Paul Winter (7) Tenor Vocals [Alfredo Germont] – Placido Domingo Tenor Vocals [Gastone, Visconte De Létorières] – Walter Gullino Tenor Vocals [Giuseppe, Violetta's Servant] – Walter Gullino

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The best Traviata on disc? If not, it's within hailing distance. No true Verdian would want to be without Callas's 1955 live recording, and it's hard not to love those starring Moffo, Caballe, Scotto, Sutherland, and de los Angeles among others. But this set offers the best all-round combination of excellent sound, fine singing, and dynamic conducting. Ileana Cotrubas is a wonderfully spontaneous Violetta, conveying the passion and vulnerability of the character. Only Callas among her starry rivals on disc can match Cotrubas's emotional and vocal mastery here. Domingo sings with ardor, and Milnes uses his beautiful voice to good effect as Germont. But it's Carlos Kleiber's show, and that enigmatic conductor leads the most energetic Traviata since Toscanini. Tempos are fast, but his sense of theatricality is unerring--this is one of those studio recordings that captures the sense of being at the opera house listening to one of those rare performances when everything clicks. --Dan Davis