La Traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
1956
La Traviata is a Classical album by Giuseppe Verdi, originally released in 1956. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Classical
- Choral & Opera
- lush
- theatrical
- triumphant
About
La traviata (Italian: , English: The Fallen Woman) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La Dame aux Camélias (1852), a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The opera was originally titled Violetta, after the main character. It was first performed on 6 March 1853 at the La Fenice opera house in Venice. Piave and Verdi wanted to follow Dumas in giving the opera a contemporary setting, but the authorities at La Fenice insisted that it be set in the past, "c. .
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Credits
Performers
- William DickieBARITONE VOCALS
- Tito GobbiBARITONE VOCALS
- Carlo FortiBASS VOCALS
- Vittorio TatozziBASS VOCALS TENOR VOCALS
- Silvio MaionicaBASS VOCALS
- Nicola ZaccariaBASS VOCALS
- Tullio SerafinCONDUCTOR
- Luisa MandelliMEZZO-SOPRANO VOCALS SOPRANO VOCALS
- Elvira GalassiMEZZO-SOPRANO VOCALS
- Orchestra Del Teatro Alla ScalaORCHESTRA
- Antonietta StellaSOPRANO VOCALS
- Giuseppe di StefanoTENOR VOCALS
- Giuseppe ZampieriTENOR VOCALS
- Franco RicciardiTENOR VOCALS BASS VOCALS
- Coro Del Teatro Alla ScalaORCHESTRA
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 20 pressings tracked on Gatefold