{"product_id":"verdi-la-traviata-12","title":"Verdi: La Traviata","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis Blu-ray Disc is only playable on Blu-ray Disc players and not compatible with standard DVD players.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003ca class=\"links\" href=\"album.jsp?album_id=1921833\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso available on standard DVD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  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 instrumental palette, flawlessly rendered by the LPO.’’ (The Daily Telegraph)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \"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\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Giuseppe Verdi\u003cbr\u003e  LA TRAVIATA\u003cbr\u003e  (Blu-ray Disc Version)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Violetta Valéry - Venera Gimadieva\u003cbr\u003e  Alfredo Germont - Michael Fabiano\u003cbr\u003e  Giorgio Germont - Tassis Christoyannis\u003cbr\u003e  Flora Bervoix - Hanna Hipp\u003cbr\u003e  Gastone \/ Viscount de Letorières - Emanuele D’Aguanno\u003cbr\u003e  Annina - Magdalena Molendowska\u003cbr\u003e  Baron Douphol - Eddie Wade\u003cbr\u003e  Marchese D’Obigny - Oliver Dunn\u003cbr\u003e  Doctor Grenvil - Graeme Broadbent\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Glyndebourne Chorus\u003cbr\u003e  (chorus master: Jeremy Bines)\u003cbr\u003e  London Philharmonic Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e  Mark Elder, conductor\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Tom Cairns, stage director\u003cbr\u003e  Hildegard Bechtler, setand costume designer\u003cbr\u003e  Peter Mumford, lighting designer\u003cbr\u003e  Aletta Collins, choreographer\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Recorded live at the Glyndebourne Opera House, July 2014. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Bonus:\u003cbr\u003e  - Verdi’s La traviata, “Once heard, never forgotten”\u003cbr\u003e  - “An opera for all times”\u003cbr\u003e  - Cast gallery \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Picture format: 1080i High Definition\u003cbr\u003e  Sound format: LPCM 2.0 \/ DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1\u003cbr\u003e  Region code: 0 (worldwide)\u003cbr\u003e  Subtitles: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean\u003cbr\u003e  Running time: 132 mins (opera) + 16 mins (bonus)\u003cbr\u003e  No. of Discs: 1 (BD 50)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Opus Arte","offers":[{"title":"Blu-Ray","offer_id":49607740850456,"sku":"809478071693","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/2932525_90e7608a-ccdb-4b03-9fda-36ddcd199001.jpg?v=1777681999","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/verdi-la-traviata-12","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}