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Verdi: La Traviata / Elder, Gimadieva, Fabiano, Christoyannis [blu-ray]

Verdi / Gimadieva / London Philharmonic Orchestra Release Date: 07/31/2015
Label: Opus Arte Catalog #: 7169
Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi Performer:  Emanuele D?aguanno ,  Hanna Hipp ,  Venera Gimadieva ,  Tassis Christoyannis  ...  Conductor:  Mark Elder Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra ,  Glyndebourne Chorus Number of Discs: 1

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This 2014 Glyndebourne production of Giuseppi Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata stars soprano Venera Gimadieva, whose ‘huge presence, compelling to watch’, is ‘thrilling’ (Guardian) in her company debut as the doomed courtesan, well matched by Michael Fabiano’s sharply suited and ‘robustly-sung’ Alfredo (Financial Times), with Tassis Christoyannis delivering an imposing performance as the formidable Germont père. ‘‘... there can be no doubt of his [Mark Elder's] mastery of the opera’s dramatic shape and Read more instrumental palette, flawlessly rendered by the LPO.’’ (The Daily Telegraph)

"The transfer to the small screen enhances some subtleties (especially of the stronger first half) and lets Venera Gimadieva’s Violetta feel like a Gheorgiu-like success of a star on the cusp. The Russian soprano has, and shows skillfully, a grasp of the situation in which the character finds herself that is not only telegraphically clear but most un-prima donna-ish. She is backed up at every stage by Sir Mark Elder’s fresh beating, pacing and balancing of the score – a result the suggests his recent years of work with bel canto repertoire and early-instrument ensembles have taken his Verdi a further stage even beyond his achievements for ENO." – Mike Ashman, Gramophone

Giuseppe Verdi
LA TRAVIATA
(Blu-ray Disc Version)

Violetta Valéry - Venera Gimadieva
Alfredo Germont - Michael Fabiano
Giorgio Germont - Tassis Christoyannis
Flora Bervoix - Hanna Hipp
Gastone / Viscount de Letorières - Emanuele D’Aguanno
Annina - Magdalena Molendowska
Baron Douphol - Eddie Wade
Marchese D’Obigny - Oliver Dunn
Doctor Grenvil - Graeme Broadbent

Glyndebourne Chorus
(chorus master: Jeremy Bines)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Mark Elder, conductor

Tom Cairns, stage director
Hildegard Bechtler, setand costume designer
Peter Mumford, lighting designer
Aletta Collins, choreographer

Recorded live at the Glyndebourne Opera House, July 2014.

Bonus:
- Verdi’s La traviata, “Once heard, never forgotten”
- “An opera for all times”
- Cast gallery

Picture format: 1080i High Definition
Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean
Running time: 132 mins (opera) + 16 mins (bonus)
No. of Discs: 1 (BD 50)

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