La Traviata

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La Traviata is a renowned three-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi, celebrated for its tragic love story and demanding soprano role of Violetta.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
three-act opera
acts 3
basedOn La Dame aux Camélias NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Alexandre Dumas fils NERFINISHED
belongsToRepertoire standard operatic repertoire
composer Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED
famousAria Addio del passato NERFINISHED
Di Provenza il mar, il suol NERFINISHED
Libiamo ne' lieti calici NERFINISHED
Sempre libera NERFINISHED
famousEnsemble Parigi, o cara NERFINISHED
genre opera
romantic opera
tragic opera
language Italian
laterPerformancePractice often set in mid-19th century Paris
librettist Francesco Maria Piave NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Alfredo Germont NERFINISHED
Giorgio Germont NERFINISHED
Violetta Valéry NERFINISHED
notableFeature demanding coloratura and lyrical writing for soprano
realistic contemporary setting for its time
notableRecording Joan Sutherland recordings NERFINISHED
Maria Callas studio recordings
Renata Scotto recordings
notableRole Violetta Valéry NERFINISHED
operaHouseOfPremiere La Fenice NERFINISHED
operaNumberInVerdiOeuvre 19
originalSettingTime contemporary to its composition
originalTitleLanguage Italian
periodOfComposition early 1850s
placeInComposerOutput middle period of Verdi
premiereCity Venice NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1853-03-06
premierePlace Teatro La Fenice NERFINISHED
protagonistIllness tuberculosis
publisherOfVocalScore Ricordi NERFINISHED
settingCountry France NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 19th century
structure three acts
theme illness and mortality
sacrifice
social convention
tragic love
titleTranslationEnglish The Fallen Woman NERFINISHED
voiceTypeForAlfredo tenor
voiceTypeForGermont baritone
voiceTypeForVioletta soprano

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Anna Netrebko notableWork La Traviata
Giuseppe Verdi notableWork La Traviata
Angela Gheorghiu notableWork La Traviata
this entity surface form: La Traviata (Violetta)
Angela Gheorghiu notableRecording La Traviata
this entity surface form: Verdi: La Traviata (Royal Opera House, 1994)
Franco Zeffirelli notableWork La Traviata
this entity surface form: La Traviata (1982 film)
Franco Zeffirelli directed La Traviata
this entity surface form: La Traviata (1982 film)
Alfredo in Verdi's "La traviata" appearsIn La Traviata
subject surface form: Alfredo Germont
this entity surface form: La traviata
Alfredo in Verdi's "La traviata" operaTitle La Traviata
subject surface form: Alfredo Germont
this entity surface form: La traviata
Marguerite Gautier inspiredWork La Traviata
this entity surface form: Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata (via La Dame aux Camélias)
Armand Duval appearsInAdaptationOf La Traviata
La Dame aux Camélias (novel) hasAdaptation La Traviata
subject surface form: La Dame aux Camélias
La Dame aux Camélias (novel) inspiredWork La Traviata
subject surface form: La Dame aux Camélias
La Dame aux Camélias (novel) hasOperaAdaptation La Traviata
subject surface form: La Dame aux Camélias
Michael Yeargan notableWork La Traviata
this entity surface form: La Traviata (Metropolitan Opera production)