Violetta Valéry

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fictional character opera character soprano role

Violetta Valéry is the tragic courtesan heroine of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera "La Traviata," renowned as one of the most demanding and iconic soprano roles in the operatic repertoire.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Violetta 1
Violetta Valéry (stage role in La Traviata) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
soprano role ⓘ
alternateName Violetta Valery NERFINISHED ⓘ
antagonisticRelation Giorgio Germont NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn La traviata NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Marguerite Gautier NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Alexandre Dumas fils NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnWork La Dame aux camélias NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath tuberculosis ⓘ
centralConflict love versus social convention ⓘ
personal happiness versus duty ⓘ
createdBy Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
dramaticFunction tragic heroine ⓘ
famousInterpreter Anna Netrebko NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joan Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maria Callas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Renata Scotto NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1853 ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation Teatro La Fenice, Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
languageOfOpera Italian ⓘ
librettoBy Francesco Maria Piave NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicalStyleRequirement coloratura technique ⓘ
dramatic soprano qualities ⓘ
lyric soprano qualities ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
notableAria “Addio del passato” NERFINISHED ⓘ
“Dite alla giovine” NERFINISHED ⓘ
“Sempre libera” NERFINISHED ⓘ
“È strano! … Ah, fors’è lui” ⓘ
occupation courtesan ⓘ
operaActAppearance Act I of La traviata ⓘ
Act II of La traviata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Act III of La traviata NERFINISHED ⓘ
operaTitleTranslation The Fallen Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Paris ⓘ
romanticPartner Alfredo Germont NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialStatus demi-mondaine ⓘ
themeAssociated doomed love ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
social stigma ⓘ
timePeriodSetting 19th-century Paris ⓘ
vocalDemand extreme agility ⓘ
intense dramatic expression ⓘ
sustained lyricism ⓘ
wide vocal range ⓘ
voiceType soprano ⓘ
workGenre romantic opera ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Dame aux Camélias (stage role) → adaptedInto → Violetta Valéry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Violetta Valéry (stage role in La Traviata)
Alfredo in Verdi's "La traviata" → lover → Violetta Valéry ⓘ
subject surface form: Alfredo Germont
Alfredo in Verdi's "La traviata" → mainRelationship → Violetta Valéry ⓘ
subject surface form: Alfredo Germont
Anna Netrebko → notableRole → Violetta Valéry ⓘ
Viola → relatedName → Violetta Valéry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Violetta