Verdi: La traviata, Muti/La Scala (2-CD)

Discs: 2
Record Label: Sony
Release Date: January 4, 2010

“The orchestra of La Scala is in exceptional form and proves itself equal to every nuance of the unfolding drama, whilst the incomparably well-matched cast of soloists sings as if life itself depended on it . . . A musical achievement of such stature is nothing short of heroic.” — MusicWeb International

Riccardo Muti and the forces assembled under his baton present Verdi’s iconic La traviata — the tragic love story of the courtesan Violetta and the romantic Alfredo Germont, a love threatening to shame his family. Recorded live at the Teatro alla Scala, 1992.

Contents:

Verdi La traviata
Tiziana Fabbricini Violetta Valéry
Roberto Alagna Alfredo Germont
Paolo Coni Giorgio Germont
Nicoletta Curiel Flora Bervoix
Antonella Trevisan Annina
Enrico Cossutta Gastone, Visconte de Letorières
Orazio Mori Barone Douphol
Enzo Capuano Marchese d’Obigny
Francesco Musinu Dottore Grenvil
Ernesto Gavazzi Giuseppe
Ernesto Panariello Flora’s Servant
Silvestro Sammaritano Commissioner
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala
Roberto Gabbiani chorus director
1992, Teatro alla Scala, Milan