The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata (2018)

  • NR
  • 12/15/2018 (US)
  • 2h 51m

Overview

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.

Michael Mayer

Director

Francesco Maria Piave

Writer

Gary Halvorson

Director

Cast

Diana Damrau's headshot

Diana Damrau

Violetta Valéry
Juan Diego Flórez's headshot

Juan Diego Flórez

Alfredo Germont
Quinn Kelsey's headshot

Quinn Kelsey

Giorgio Germont
Maria Zifchak's headshot

Maria Zifchak

Annina
Marco Antonio Jordão's headshot

Marco Antonio Jordão

Giuseppe
Kirstin Chávez's headshot

Kirstin Chávez

Flora Bervoix
Jeongcheol Cha's headshot

Jeongcheol Cha

The Marquis d’Obigny
Kevin Short's headshot

Kevin Short

Dr. Grenvil

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