Royal Opera House: La Traviata

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Renée Fleming has matured into one of the finest sopranos around at the moment, a true star with a sparkling personality and a velvet-toned voice that is capable of wringing the finest emotions out of works by Strauss and Tchaikovsky that from a lesser singer could sound rather cold and clinical. I wouldn't have thought her voice would be so well suited to Violetta Valéry in La Traviata, and it does take some getting used to, but I think she at least brings a distinct quality to the role with an emotional heart that isn't always necessarily there when a leading diva uses it primarily as a display for her vocal talents. It's served well also by Antonio Pappano's conducting of the Royal Opera House Orchestra in a traditional, but effective production by Richard Eyre.

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Creators

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Richard Eyre

director

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Francesco Maria Piave

writer

Alexandre Dumas fils

writer

Cast

Renée Fleming actor

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Joseph Calleja actor

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Thomas Hampson actor

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Monika-Evelin Liiv actor

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Eddie Wade actor Костас Сморигинас actor Antonio Pappano actor

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Richard Wiegold actor

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Orchestra of the Royal Opera House actor

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Haoyin Xue actor

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Sarah Pring actor

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Neil Gillespie actor

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Charbel Mattar actor

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Jonathan Coad actor