MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: LA TRAVIATA

Posted by Layla on April 14, 2012 in MET OPERA LIVE IN HD | Leave a comment

GIUSEPPE VERDI

2011-2012 HD OPERA SEASON

APRIL 14, 2012 @ 12:55 PM

RUN TIME: 3 HRS 5 MIN

Natalie Dessay puts on the red dress in Willy Decker’s stunning production, in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings Alfredo, Dimitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website:  http://www.metopera.org

CONDUCTOR: Fabio Luisi

PRODUCTION: Willy Decker

CAST: Natalie Dessay, Matthew Polenzani, Dimitri Hvorostovsky

CAST SHEET & SYNOPSIS:

http://www.metoperafamily.org/uploadedFiles/MetOpera/watch_and_listen/Live_in_HD/11-12_Season/Traviata.HD.synopsis.US.DATES.PDF

VIDEO: Video courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera.

PHOTOS: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

A scene from Act 1 of Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Natalie Dessay (center, in red) as Violetta.

Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Germont in Verdi’s “La Traviata.”

Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Natalie Dessay as Violetta in Verdi’s “La Traviata.”

Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Matthew Polenzani as Alfredo and Natalie Dessay as Violetta in Verdi’s “La Traviata.”