Verdi: La Traviata

[Jaho's] tone is never what one could call ‘lustrous’, but she gets inside the character so thoroughly that one cannot help but suffer with her...and she battles so hard in Act 3 that one harbours... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2020 More…

Release Date: 1st Nov 2019
Catalogue No: OA1292D
Label: Opus Arte
Series: Royal Opera House Collection

Opus Klassik Awards

2020

Nominee - Female Singer of the Year (Jaho)
Opus Klassik Awards

2020

Nominee - Male Singer of the Year (Castronovo)

Verdi: La Traviata

Ermonela Jaho (Violetta), Charles Castronovo (Alfredo), Placido Domingo (Germont)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Royal Opera Chorus
Antonella Manacorda, Richard Eyre (director)

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Verdi based La traviata on Alexandre Dumas fils's novel and play La Dame aux camélias, inspired by the life and death of the real Parisian courtesan Marie Duplessis. One of the most popular of all operas, the 2018/2019 season featured 151 productions of La traviata performed worldwide. Verdi's sublime score contains some of his most inspired arias and duets. Ermonela Jaho stars as Violetta, opposite Charles Castronovo as Alfredo, with Plácido Domingo as his unyielding father in Richard Eyre’s classic production, featuring stunning naturalistic designs by Bob Crowley. This production is recorded in High Definition and true Surround Sound.

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February 2020

[Jaho's] tone is never what one could call ‘lustrous’, but she gets inside the character so thoroughly that one cannot help but suffer with her...and she battles so hard in Act 3 that one harbours a hope that Violetta may fight to see another day...Castronovo is a splendid Alfredo, his bright, springy tone capturing the character’s impetuosity...Manacorda conducts sensitively, not always with Solti’s zip, but supports his singers well.

January 2020

the total impact of the final Act has great strength and shows Ermonela Jaho at her best.

Opera Now December 2019

[Jaho] She is heartbreaking and possesses a delicious luminosity of tone. Charles Castronvo is a suitably ardent Alfredo; Plácido Domingo a woofy Germont. Antonello Manacorda’s conducting is slow but builds the tension. The production, filmed before, is handsome and traditional.

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