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London Symphony Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Louis Langrée (musical direction) / Jean-François Sivadier (stage direction)
Natalie Dessay (Violetta Valey)
Ludovic Tézier (Giorgio Germont)
Charles Castronovo (Alfredo Germont)
Silvia de La Muela (Flora Bervoix)
Adelina Scarabelli (Annina)
Manuel Nunez Camelino (Gastone de Letorière)
Kostas Smoriginas (Barone Douphol)
Andrea Mastroni (Marchese d Obigny)
Maurizio Lo Piccolo (Dottor Grenvil)
Recorded at the Théâtre de l Archevêché, Aix-en-Provence Festival, 2011
Louis Langrée (musical direction) / Jean-François Sivadier (stage direction)
Natalie Dessay (Violetta Valey)
Ludovic Tézier (Giorgio Germont)
Charles Castronovo (Alfredo Germont)
Silvia de La Muela (Flora Bervoix)
Adelina Scarabelli (Annina)
Manuel Nunez Camelino (Gastone de Letorière)
Kostas Smoriginas (Barone Douphol)
Andrea Mastroni (Marchese d Obigny)
Maurizio Lo Piccolo (Dottor Grenvil)
Recorded at the Théâtre de l Archevêché, Aix-en-Provence Festival, 2011
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Amazing Dessay
30 May 2012
Format:DVD
This is really the only Traviata you need. I watch it again and again. Dessay is amazing, and her supporting cast is wonderful. Dessay in particular seems to have a personality formed just for this role, or for Lucia di Lammermoor. I used to think her voice not as strong, or as well honed, as those of Stratas or Cotrubas, and that may still be true; but I think her voice has more sensitivity than theirs too. I am beginning to think of her as a singer with real stature. (What a sensation she was at the Met this past spring - there were people standing out in the cold, at the interval, just on the chance someone would be leaving and have a spare ticket.) Ludovic Tezier as Giorgio Germont comes off a bit wooden, which will surprise any one who has seen his Raimbaud, in Comte Ory, or his Enrico, in Lucia di Lammermoor; but vocally his performance is excellent. I loved the modern-dress interpretation; without adding to the drama the way the Willy Decker production does, it made the story more accessible and seamless. Jean-Francois Sivadier's staging allowed the actors to be the focus, it didn't get in the way of the story at all, and the costume design I thought very classy. Charles Castronovo is I think a better Alfredo than Domingo; Domingo sings better, but Castronovo wears the role better. Domingo plays Domingo playing Alfredo, if you know what I mean. Kostas Smoriginas as the Baron was wonderful; Andrea Mastroni as the Marchese was wonderful; Adelina Scarabelli as Annina was wonderful, and very well cast; I really had no complaints about the supporting characters. I can't really say anything about the orchestra; since I heard Fabio Luisi's interpretation at the Met I'm spoiled for anyone else now - in the great party scene, when it all comes crashing down on Alfredo's head, Luisi really had the orchestra in a bestial fury, and the effect was amazing, and no one else has done that that I've heard. Oo I miss it.
11 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Buy this for Dessay
21 April 2012
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Natalie Dessay is an artist whom I admire greatly for her singing, acting, intelligence and musicianship. This performance is ample reason why. Here is a well-sung and compelling acted performance of one of opera's more challenging roles. At times I thought her characterization was a bit edgy - on the verge in a manner more suited to Lucia than to Violetta - but, still, it's a thoughtful and valid portrayal. Her singing is technically brilliant (as in "Sempre libera") and deeply moving ("Addio del passato") where needed. I was particularly pleased that she takes both verses of both her arias. The last several performances of I've seen in the theatre have used these erstwhile traditional cuts.
Miss Dessay is well-matched in the Alfredo of Charles Castronovo. He has a pleasing lyric voice and shows a commendable empathy for a not altogether sympathetic character. His singing is tasteful and involved, though he does come close to losing the high C at the end of his second act cabaletta.
The most serious drawback to this performance is the Giorgio Germont of Ludovic Tezier. To my ears, at least, his voice is dry and colourless and his technique a bit dicey. Add to this that he shows about as much emotion as if he were singing listings from the telephone directory and you'll understand the damage he does in the great second act scena with Violetta. He's no better in his briefer appearances later in the opera.
Even the comprimarios are a pretty sorry lot. It's obvious why these persons are singing with the principals and not as the principals. Perhaps Mr. Tezier would have been better with them.
The updated setting adds nothing to the work and detracts slightly from it. I'd like the opera to be about persons who are a bit more sophisticated than the bottle-chugging partiers in the first scenes of the first and second acts. The pointless, though pleasant, choruses of gypsies and matadors in Act 2, Scene 2 seem even more pointless than usual. Perhaps worst is Violetta's standing-up death, followed by a little stroll across the stage after she's been pronounced dead.
On the whole, I would recommend this only for Miss Dessay's Violetta with some additional enjoyment from Mr Castronovo's Alfredo. As a first, or only, DVD of this opera, I'd go with the Georg Solti version from Covent Garden.
Miss Dessay is well-matched in the Alfredo of Charles Castronovo. He has a pleasing lyric voice and shows a commendable empathy for a not altogether sympathetic character. His singing is tasteful and involved, though he does come close to losing the high C at the end of his second act cabaletta.
The most serious drawback to this performance is the Giorgio Germont of Ludovic Tezier. To my ears, at least, his voice is dry and colourless and his technique a bit dicey. Add to this that he shows about as much emotion as if he were singing listings from the telephone directory and you'll understand the damage he does in the great second act scena with Violetta. He's no better in his briefer appearances later in the opera.
Even the comprimarios are a pretty sorry lot. It's obvious why these persons are singing with the principals and not as the principals. Perhaps Mr. Tezier would have been better with them.
The updated setting adds nothing to the work and detracts slightly from it. I'd like the opera to be about persons who are a bit more sophisticated than the bottle-chugging partiers in the first scenes of the first and second acts. The pointless, though pleasant, choruses of gypsies and matadors in Act 2, Scene 2 seem even more pointless than usual. Perhaps worst is Violetta's standing-up death, followed by a little stroll across the stage after she's been pronounced dead.
On the whole, I would recommend this only for Miss Dessay's Violetta with some additional enjoyment from Mr Castronovo's Alfredo. As a first, or only, DVD of this opera, I'd go with the Georg Solti version from Covent Garden.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Absolutely loved it!
25 April 2012
Format:DVD
This is a Traviata that I will enjoy watching over and over again. Natalie Dessay's singing and acting are remarquable and she makes her character look and sound very credible and real. I first saw her in Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet, another great DVD, and this time, I think I am hooked. Her physical acting abilities, the wide range of emotions she can express with her face, her hands, her arms, the way she moves on stage, are unlike any I have ever seen. And she knows how to sing! Alfredo, interpreted by Charles Castronovo, is also very convincing. I loved his voice and found him to be a perfect match for Dessay's Violetta. I think Ludovic Tézier is very solid as Alfredo's father (vocally-wise at least) and the rest of the cast do a very adequate job. The sets are simple but used very cleverly. This performance was recorded in 2011 and the sound is excellent and the image outstanding. Highly recommended.
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