Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata"

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Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata" is the tragic Parisian courtesan heroine of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, renowned for her emotional depth and demanding vocal writing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
soprano role
appearsInWork La traviata NERFINISHED
associatedCharacter Alfredo Germont NERFINISHED
Baron Douphol NERFINISHED
Doctor Grenvil NERFINISHED
Flora Bervoix NERFINISHED
Giorgio Germont NERFINISHED
basedOn Marguerite Gautier NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Alexandre Dumas fils NERFINISHED
basedOnWork La Dame aux camélias NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
countryOfResidence France NERFINISHED
createdBy Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED
diesInAct Act III
disease tuberculosis
dramaticFunction central protagonist
dramaticTheme love and death
redemption
sacrifice
social hypocrisy
familyName Valéry NERFINISHED
famousAria Addio del passato NERFINISHED
Ah, fors’è lui
Sempre libera NERFINISHED
famousEnsemble Parigi, o cara NERFINISHED
firstAppearance La traviata, Act I NERFINISHED
genre tragic heroine
givenName Violetta NERFINISHED
knownFor demanding vocal writing
emotional depth
intense dramatic arc
languageOfWork Italian
librettoBy Francesco Maria Piave NERFINISHED
name Violetta Valéry NERFINISHED
occupation courtesan
operaGenre melodramma tragico
premiereWorkDate 1853
premiereWorkLocation Teatro La Fenice, Venice NERFINISHED
relationship lover of Alfredo Germont
residence Paris
roleType leading role
settingOfStory Paris NERFINISHED
timePeriod 19th century
vocalWriting coloratura
dramatic
lyric
voiceType soprano

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Anna Moffo associatedWithRole Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata"
this entity surface form: Violetta in La traviata
La Dame aux Camélias (stage role) influenced Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata"
this entity surface form: La Traviata (opera role of Violetta)
Angel Blue notableRole Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata"
this entity surface form: Violetta in La traviata
Maria Callas notableRole Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata"
María de Montserrat notableRole Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata"
subject surface form: María de Montserrat Bibiana Concepción Caballé i Folch