Verdi
Subtitle: La Traviata : Lorin Maazel, Liliana Cavani, Teatro Alla Scala
By: project, Federico Fornoni, Massimo Navoni ; project manager, Rosanna Benedini ; supervision, Philip Gossett
Contributors: Cavani, Liliana, director; Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876, librettist; Rostagno, Antonio, author; Gerhard, Anselm, 1958- author; Steffan, Carlida, author; Marcarini, Mario, author; Liberati, Stefano, author; Porcelli, Maria Grazia, author; Cosmacini, Giorgio, author; Galluzzi, Francesco, 1962- author; Scaraffìa, Giuseppe, 1950- author; Gheorghiu, Angela, singer; Vargas, Ramón, singer; Frontali, Roberto, singer; Petrinsky, Natascha, singer; Tramonti, Tiziana, singer; Cossutta, Enrico, singer; Paliaga, Alessandro, singer; Terranova, Piero, singer; Roni, Luigi, singer; Pamio, Nicola, singer; Nicodemo, Giuseppe (Singer), singer; Panariello, Ernesto, singer; Ghisleni, Gianni, dancer; Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901; Teatro alla Scala; Teatro alla Scala. Coro; Teatro alla Scala. Corpo di ballo; Intesa Sanpaolo (Firm); MUSICOM (Firm)
Series: Vox imago; Vox imago
Publisher: Intesa SanPaolo/Musicom
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Turin, Italy]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Opera; Operas; Librettos; Traviata (Verdi, Giuseppe)
Other titles: Traviata; Lorin Maazel, Liliana Cavani, Teatro Alla Scala
Description: Compilation of articles Giuseppe Verdi's opera, La traviata. Includes a complete recording of the opera on the accompanying CDs and as an MP3 on the DVD-ROM, performed by Teatro alla Scala, conducted by Lorin Maazel, and directed by Liliana Cavani. DVD-ROM also includes additional articles in PDF form, and several films playable on either a standard DVD player or DVD-ROM drive.
Notes: Book accompanied by 1 DVD-ROM and 2 audio discs in case.

Libretto of the opera by Francesco Maria Piave.

Synopses and libretti on DVD-ROM in Italian, French, and English; Bianchi, Marcarini, Delfrati, and Soreau articles in Italian with English translations; Dumas article in French with Italian and English translations.

Discographic data and credits on case housing the DVD-ROM and audio discs.

Includes bibliographical references.

Audiovisual, ROM, Web project and production, Musicom.it ; design and editorial production, Electa ; art direction, Dario Tagliabue.

CDs and DVD-ROM (MP3): Angela Gheorghiu, soprano (Violetta Valéry) ; Ramón Vargas, tenor (Alfredo Germont) ; Roberto Frontali, baritone (Giorgio Germont) ; Natascha Petrinsky, mezzo-soprano (Flora Bervoix) ; Tiziana Tramonti, soprano (Annina); Enrico Cassutta, tenor (Gastone) ; Alessandro Paliaga, baritone (Barone Douphol) ; Piero Terranova, bass (Marchese d'Obigny) ; Luigi Roni, bass (Dottor Grenvil) ; Nicola Pamio, tenor (Giuseppe) ; Giuseppe Nicodemo, bass (Domestico di Flora) ; Ernesto Panariello, bass (Commissionario) ; Gianni Ghisleni, dancer ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala ; Ballet of the Teatro alla Scala ; Lorin Maazel, conductor.

recorded live 2007 July Teatro alla Scala.

System requirements: supplementary files on DVD-ROM require PDF viewer; video files require DVD player or DVD-ROM drive and internet access for extra materials; MP3 version of the opera requires a DVD-ROM drive.

In English (book); opera sung in Italian (CDs and DVD-ROM); documentary and highlights film in Italian with optional English subtitles (DVD-ROM).
Table of contents: title: La traviata by Verdi : listening guide / Philip Gossett; title: Mosaic opera and opera conceived as a whole : the composer's "intentions" and the production system in the age of Verdi / Antonio Rostagno; title: What a beautiful thing is religion! : How did La traviata come to be so popular? / Anselm Gerhard; title: Violetta : woman of a thousand faces / Carlida Steffan; title: Synopsis / Mario Marcarini; title: Illustrated scores of La traviata / Stefano Liberati; title: The literary sources of La traviata / Maria Grazia Porcelli; title: When I think of her, in my heart there sound the unknown and mysterious notes of an ancient elegy (Franz Liszt) / Giuseppe Cosmacini; title: Celluloid Traviata / Francesco Galluzzi.; title: DVD-ROM. [DVD video]. Time will be the judge ; Credits ; Highlights ; Extras. La dame sans titre ; Trailer ; Aria : Violetta, HD download; title: Audio : MP3 [version of the CD recording]; title: Testi. Fra romanzo e realta la narrazione della "Traviata" / di Carlo Bianchi. Alla ricarca di Violetta le voci della "Traviata" nelle 'prime' veneziane e nei desideri de Verdi / di Mario Marcarini. La traviata de Verdi : guida didattica per le scuole secondarie / Carlo Delfrati. La dame aux camélias = La signora delle camelie / di Alexandre Dumas fils. La vita della signora della camelie / di Georges Soreau. Trama e libretto = Synopsis and libretto = Argument et livret = Texts. Between novel and reality : telling the story of "La traviata" / by Carlo Bianchi. Looking for Violetta / by Mario Marcarini. Verdi's "La traviata" : study guide for secondary schools / by Carlo Delfrati. La dame aux camélias = The lady of the camellias / by Alexandre Dumas fils. The life of the lday of the camellias / by Georges Soreau. Trama e libretto = Synopsis and libretto = Argument et livret. Credits.