La traviata discography
The following is a partial discography of the many audio[1] and video[2] recordings of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, La traviata. Based on the 1848 novel La dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, La traviata has been a staple of the operatic repertoire since its premiere on 6 March 1853 at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice.[3]
Audio recordings
All catalog numbers are for audio CDs unless otherwise noted.
Year
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Cast: Violetta, Alfredo, Germont
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Conductor, opera house and orchestra
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Label[4]
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1912
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Jane Morlet, Maurizio Troselli, Henri Albers
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Emile Archainbaud, Opéra-Comique orchestra and chorus, Paris??
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Marston Cat: MR 52043
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1915
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Margherita Bevignani, Franco Tumminello, Ernesto Badini
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Carlo Sabajno, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan
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Mike Richter Cat: Audio Encyclopedia 301
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1928
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Mercedes Capsir, Lionello Cecil, Carlo Galeffi
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Lorenzo Molajoli, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan
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Naxos Records Cat: No. 8.110110-11
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1930
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Anna Rosza, Alessandro Ziliani, Luigi Borgonovi
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Carlo Sabajno, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan
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Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD 9002
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1935
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Rosa Ponselle, Frederick Jagel, Lawrence Tibbett
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Ettore Panizza, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance at Met, 5 January 1935)
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Naxos Historical Cat: No. 8.110032-33
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1946
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Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce, Robert Merrill
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Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra
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RCA Victor Cat: LM-6003 (LP) Cat: 60303-2-RG (CD)
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1946
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Adriana Guerrini, Luigi Infantino, Paolo Silveri
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Vincenzo Bellezza, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus
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Grammofono 2000 Cat: AB 78700/01[5]
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1949
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Eleanor Steber, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Robert Merrill
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Giuseppe Antonicelli, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance at Met, 1 January 1949)
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Naxos Historical Cat: No. 8.110115-16
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1953
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Maria Callas, Francesco Albanese, Ugo Savarese
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Gabriele Santini, Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin, Coro Cetra
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Warner Classics Cat: 698772; Andromeda Cat: ANR 2504/05
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1954
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Renata Tebaldi, Gianni Poggi, Aldo Protti
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Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Rome)
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Decca, Disc 6 of Cat: 4781535
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1955
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Licia Albanese, Giacinto Prandelli, Ettore Bastianini
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Alberto Erede, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus (Recording of a performance at Met, 1 January 1955)
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Walhall Cat: WLCD0284
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1955
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Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Ettore Bastianini
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Carlo Maria Giulini, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan (Recording of a performance at La Scala, 28 May 1955)
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EMI Classics Cat: 66450
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1955
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Antonietta Stella, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi
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Tullio Serafin, La Scala orchestra and chorus, Milan
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Naxos Historical Cat: 8.111272-3
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1956
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Rosanna Carteri, Cesare Valletti, Leonard Warren
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Pierre Monteux, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus
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RCA Victrola Cat: VIC-6004 (LP) Cat: 88875051922 (CD)
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1958
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Maria Callas, Alfredo Kraus, Mario Sereni
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Franco Ghione, San Carlos National Theatre orchestra and chorus, Lisbon (Recording of a performance in Lisbon, 27 March)
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EMI Classics Cat: 56330
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1959
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Victoria de los Ángeles, Carlo del Monte, Mario Sereni
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Tullio Serafin, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus
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Warner Classics Cat:0724357382458
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1960
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Anna Moffo, Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill
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Fernando Previtali, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus
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RCA Victor Cat: LSC-6154 (LP) Cat: 68885-2 (CD)
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1962
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Joan Sutherland, Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Merrill
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John Pritchard, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorus
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Decca Cat: 717302
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1962
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Renata Scotto, Gianni Raimondi, Ettore Bastianini
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Antonino Votto, La Scala orchestra and chorus
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Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 894002
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1967
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Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Bergonzi, Sherrill Milnes
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Georges Prêtre, RCA Italiana Opera orchestra and chorus
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RCA Red Seal Cat: LSC-6180 (LP) Cat: 88883727172 (CD)
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1968
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Virginia Zeani, Ion Buzea, Nicolae Herlea
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Jean Bobescu Romanian National Opera, Bucharest Orchestra and Chorus
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World of the Opera Cat: 5251
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1968
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Pilar Lorengar, Giacomo Aragall, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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Lorin Maazel, Orchester und Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
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Decca Cat: 443000
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1971
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Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Rolando Panerai
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Aldo Ceccato, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir
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EMI Classics Cat: 69827
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1973
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Mirella Freni, Franco Bonisolli, Sesto Bruscantini
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Lamberto Gardelli, Chor Staatsoper Berin, Staatskapelle Berlin
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ARTS Cat: 43031-2
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1976
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Ileana Cotrubaș, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes
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Carlos Kleiber Bavarian State Opera orchestra and chorus
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Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 415132
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1979
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Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Matteo Manuguerra
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Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra and London Opera Chorus
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Decca Cat: 430491
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1980
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Renata Scotto, Alfredo Kraus, Renato Bruson
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Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus
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EMI Classics Cat: 47538
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1991
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Cheryl Studer, Luciano Pavarotti, Juan Pons
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James Levine, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus
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Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 435797
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1992 |
Kiri Te Kanawa, Alfredo Kraus, Dmitri Hvorostovsky |
Zubin Mehta, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorus
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Philips Cat: 438238
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1994
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Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci
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Georg Solti, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden orchestra and chorus
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Decca Cat: 448119
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2004
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Renée Fleming, Ramón Vargas, Dmitri Hvorostovsky
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Valery Gergiev, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus
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Met Opera on Demand[6]
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2005
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Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Thomas Hampson
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Carlo Rizzi, Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Chorus (Live recording)
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Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 52902
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2012 |
Emma Matthews, Gianluca Terranova, Jonathan Summers
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Brian Castles-Onion, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera Australia
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EPC Distribution Cat:OPOZ56031CD
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2019 |
Marina Rebeka, Charles Castronovo, Lester Lynch
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Michael Balke, Latvian Festival Orchestra
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Prima Classic Cat:PRIMA003
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Video recordings
Year
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Cast: Violetta, Alfredo, Germont
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Conductor, opera house and orchestra
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Label[4]
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1968 |
Anna Moffo, Franco Bonisolli, Gino Bechi |
Giuseppe Patanè, Rome Opera orchestra and chorus (Film directed by Mario Lanfranchi) |
DVD: VAI[7]
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1976 |
Beverly Sills, Henry Price, Richard Fredricks |
Julius Rudel, Filene Center Orchestra, Wolf Trap Company Chorus (Recorded live, Wolf Trap Farm) |
DVD: VAI[8][9]
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1981
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Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil
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James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 28 March) |
SD video: Met Opera on Demand[10]
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1982
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Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil
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James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (La traviata (1983 film) directed by Franco Zeffirelli) |
DVD: Universal;[11] DGG[12]
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1988 |
Marie McLaughlin, Walter MacNeil, Brent Ellis
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Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus (Performance in September)
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DVD: Arthaus;[13] Kultur[14]
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1994 |
Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci |
Georg Solti, Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus (Performance in December) |
DVD: Decca
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2004 |
Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Saccà, Dmitri Hvorostovsky |
Lorin Maazel, Orchestra and chorus of La Fenice (Performance on 18 November) |
DVD: TDK
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2005 |
Norah Ansellem José Bros Renato Bruson |
Jesús López Cobos, Madrid Symphony Orchestra and chorus (Performance from the Teatro Real, March) |
DVD: Opus Arte[15]
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2005
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Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Thomas Hampson
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Carlo Rizzi, Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Chorus (Performed in July at the Salzburg Festival; production: Willy Decker)
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DVD, Blu-ray: DGG[16]
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2005
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Eva Mei, Piotr Beczała, Thomas Hampson
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Franz Welser-Möst, Chorus and Orchestra of the Zürich Opera House (Performance from Zürich Opera House)
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DVD: Arthaus Musik[17]
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2006
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Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón, Renato Bruson
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James Conlon, Orchestra and Chorus of the Los Angeles Opera (Performance in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on 17 September)
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DVD: Decca
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2007 |
Angela Gheorghiu, Ramón Vargas, Roberto Frontali
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Lorin Maazel, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala (Performance from La Scala)
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DVD: Arthaus Musik
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2008 |
Kristiane Kaiser, Jean-François Borras, Georg Tichy
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Ernst Märzendorfer, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus (Performance at the Römersteinbruch St. Margarethen, 11 July)
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DVD: EuroArts
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2009 |
Cinzia Forte Saimir Pirgu Giovanni Meoni
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Paolo Arrivabeni, Opéra Royal de Wallonie Orchestra and Chorus (Performance in March) |
DVD: Dynamic
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2009 |
Renée Fleming, Joseph Calleja, Thomas Hampson
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Antonio Pappano, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera (Performance from Covent Garden)
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DVD: Arthaus Musik
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2011
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Natalie Dessay, Charles Castronovo, Ludovic Tezier
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Louis Langrée, London Symphony Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Performance from Aix-en-Provence Festival, July)
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DVD: Virgin Classics[18]
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2011 |
Marlis Petersen, Giuseppe Varano, James Rutherford
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Tecwyn Evans, Graz Opera Chorus, Graz Philharmonic Orchestra (Performance at the Graz Opera)
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DVD: Arthaus Musik
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2012
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Natalie Dessay, Matthew Polenzani, Dmitri Hvorostovsky
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Fabio Luisi, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 14 April; production: Willy Decker) |
HD video: Met Opera on Demand[19]
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2017
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Sonya Yoncheva, Michael Fabiano, Thomas Hampson
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Nicola Luisotti, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 11 March; production: Willy Decker) |
HD video: Met Opera on Demand[20]
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2018 |
Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Flórez, Quinn Kelsey
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 15 December; production: Michael Mayer)
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HD video: Met Opera on Demand[21]
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2019
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Ermonela Jaho, Charles Castronovo, Plácido Domingo
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Antonello Manacorda, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden (Richard Eyre, stage director)
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Blu-ray: Opus Arte[22]
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2021
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Lisette Oropesa, Samir Pirgu, Roberto Frontali
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Daniele Gatti, Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Mario Martone, director)
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On demand:[23] RAI Play
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2022
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Pretty Yende, Stephen Costello, Vladimir Stoyanov
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Giacomo Sagripanti, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House (Director: Richard Eyre; performance of 13 April)
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HD video: Royal Opera House Stream[24][25]
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2022 |
Nadine Sierra, Stephen Costello, Luca Salsi
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Daniele Callegari, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Performance of 5 November; production: Michael Mayer)
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HD video: Met Opera on Demand[26]
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References
Notes
- ^ A much more comprehensive discography can be found at operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ^ For many other video recordings of La traviata, see the listings at Amazon.com and at IMDb.com.
- ^ Cunningham, Lawrence S. and Reich, John J., Culture & Values, Volume II: A Survey of the Humanities, Cengage Learning, 2009, p. 437. ISBN 0-495-56926-7
- ^ a b Recordings from operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ^ Previously issued in LP format as Columbia SL-103
- ^ La traviata, 6 March 2004, Met Opera on Demand. Also available on Rhapsody.
- ^ VAI, 2008. OCLC 493893374.
- ^ VAI, 2001. OCLC 48179243.
- ^ Patrick O'Connor, "Sills in a signature role heads a subtle and atmospheric live outdoor performance a quarter century after her first Violetta", Gramophone, April 2002, p. 93.
- ^ "La Traviata" (28 March 1981), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:264040", Met Opera Archive.
- ^ Universal Home Video: OCLC 1313148911, 674409370, 1089482263.
- ^ DGG, 2007. OCLC 1012363418, 696027800.
- ^ Arthaus Musik, PAL DVD, 2000. OCLC 1039050827.
- ^ Kultur, NTSC DVD, 2010. OCLC 677984343.
- ^ Opus Arte, 2006. OCLC 1263613135.
- ^ Salzburg, 2005. OCLC 659557571, 759886089.
- ^ Arthaus Musik, 2005. OCLC 65182364.
- ^ Virgin Classics, 2011. OCLC 822875011.
- ^ "La Traviata" (14 April 2012), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:354472", Met Opera Archive.
- ^ "La Traviata" (11 March 2017), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:356656", Met Opera Archive.
- ^ "La Traviata" (15 December 2018), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:357065", Met Opera Archive.
- ^ Opus Arte, 2019. OCLC 1136611122.
- ^ "La traviata (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma), 2021". Only available in Italy. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Royal Opera House Stream: La Traviata (2022), Royal Opera House website.
- ^ Neil Fisher, "La traviata review — Pretty Yende wins the battle of the Violettas", The Sunday Times, 6 April 2022.
- ^ "La Traviata" (5 November 2022), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:357732", Met Opera Archive.
Cited sources
Other sources
- Blyth, Alan, Opera on Record, Volume 1, Hutchinson, 1979, pp. 240–248. ISBN 0-09-139980-7
- Boyden, Matthew and Kimberly, Nick, "La Traviata: Recordings overview, The Rough Guide to Opera, Rough Guides, 2002, pp. 230–231. ISBN 1-85828-749-9
- Fawkes, Richard, Opera on Film, Duckworth, 2000. ISBN 0-7156-2943-3
- McCants, Clyde T., American Opera Singers and Their Recordings: Critical commentaries and discographies, McFarland, 2004. ISBN 0-7864-1952-0
- Rich, Alan, "A Triumphant Traviata: The Lisbon Legacy", New York, 8 December 1980, p. 100.
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