Royal Opera House: La Traviata

Renée Fleming has matured into one of the finest sopranos around at the moment, a true star with a sparkling personality and a velvet-toned voice that is capable of wringing the finest emotions out of works by Strauss and Tchaikovsky that from a lesser singer could sound rather cold and clinical. I wouldn't have thought her voice would be so well suited to Violetta Valéry in La Traviata, and it does take some getting used to, but I think she at least brings a distinct quality to the role with an emotional heart that isn't always necessarily there when a leading diva uses it primarily as a display for her vocal talents. It's served well also by Antonio Pappano's conducting of the Royal Opera House Orchestra in a traditional, but effective production by Richard Eyre.

Cast

Renée Fleming

Violetta Valéry

Joseph Calleja

Alfredo Germont

Thomas Hampson

Giorgio Germont

Monika-Evelin Liiv

Flora Bervoix

Eddie Wade

Il barone Douphol

Kostas Smoriginas

Il Marchese d'Obigny

Antonio Pappano

Self - Conductor

Richard Wiegold

Il dottor Grenvil

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Self - Orchestra

Haoyin Xue

Gastone de Letorières

Crew

Richard Eyre

Director

Bob Crowley

Costume Design

Jean Kalman

Lighting Coordinator

Francesco Maria Piave

Writer

Giuseppe Verdi

Original Music Composer

Alexandre Dumas fils

Novel

Antonio Pappano

Conductor

Clips & Videos

Verdi: La traviata (ROH)