Verdi - La Traviata [SE] (+ CD) - Universal/Music/DVD

Giuseppe Verdi - La Traviata

Violetta - Angela Gheorghiu
Alfredo - Frank Lopardo
Père Germont - Leo Nucci

Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Convent Garden
Sir George Solti

This famous performance of Verdi's romantic captures one of the most sensational debuts in operatic history. Singing Violetta for the first time was the young Romanian soprano, Angela Gheorghiu, whose remarkable interpretation reached the front pages of the world's press and led the BBC immediately to film the production. Equally notable was the masterly conducting of Sir Georg Solti and director Richard Eyre's stylish staging. This DVD presents the definitive record of a momentous occasion.

Director: Richard Eyre - Designer: Bob Crowley
Directed for TV by Humphrey Burton & Peter Maniura
Executive Producer: Revel Guest
Producers Stephany Marks & Jane Pleydell-Bouverie