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Royal Opera House: La Traviata (2009)

Royal Opera House: La Traviata (2009)

Drama Music
Release Date: 2009, July 5
Directors: Richard Eyre
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Opus Arte, Royal Opera House
Cast: Renée Fleming, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Thomas Hampson, Monika-Evelin Liiv, Joseph Calleja, Kostas Smoriginas, Jonathan Coad, Eddie Wade, Richard Wiegold, Haoyin Xue, Sarah Pring, Neil Gillespie

Overview:

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.

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