Verdi - La Traviata (Sills) - DVD

In 1976, In Performance at Wolf Trap presented Beverly Sills in one of her most celebrated portrayals, that of Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata. Just months earlier, Sills had performed the role at the Metropolitan Opera to great acclaim. Harriet Johnson of the New York Post reported that Sills was "in top form and singing with plentitude and warmth... the range of color was worth its weight in nuance." And the esteemed critic Leighton Kerner observed, "Sills was once again the great singing actress... of all the nearly 200 Traviatas I've heard, not one until this brought tears." 135 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles.

Beverly Sills: Violetta
Henry Price: Alfredo Germont
Richard Fredricks: Giorgio Germont
Fredda Rakusin: Flora Bervoix
Evelyn Petros: Annina
Neil Rosenshein: Gastone
Robert Orth: Barone Douphol
Keith Kibler: Marchese d'Obigny
John Cheek: Dottore Grenvil
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Product Details

Actors: Beverly Sills, Henry Price, Richard Fredricks, Fredda Rakusin, Evelyn Petros
Directors: Kirk Browning
Writers: Alexandre Dumas fils, Francesco Maria Piave
Format: Multiple Formats, Color, Classical, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles: English
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Video Artists Int'l
DVD Release Date: September 18, 2001
Run Time: 135 minutes