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SUMMARY:The Met Opera Live in HD: La Traviata
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/the-met-opera-live-in-hd-la-traviata-c19/
LOCATION:Cowichan Performing Arts Centre :: 2687 James Street Duncan, V9L 2X5
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p>La Traviata - Encore Broadcast<br /><br />Giuseppe Verdi<br /><br />Estimated Run Time 3hrs 7mins<br /><br />Met Music Director, Yannick N&eacute;zet-S&eacute;guin, conducts Verdi&rsquo;s timeless tragedy in this new, richly textured production from Michael Mayer featuring a dazzling 18th-century setting that changes with the seasons. Soprano Diana Damrau plays the doomed tragic heroine, Violetta, opposite tenor Juan Diego Fl&oacute;rez who returns to the Met for the first time in five seasons to sing the role of Alfredo, Violetta&rsquo;s hapless lover. Baritone Quinn Kelsey is Alfredo&rsquo;s father, Germont, who destroys their love.<br /><br />Verdi&rsquo;s La Traviata has become one of the best-loved operas in history. Its intimate scope and subject matter inspired Verdi to create some of his most profound and heartfelt music. The title role of the &ldquo;fallen woman&rdquo; has captured the imaginations of audiences and performers alike with its inexhaustible vocal and dramatic possibilities&mdash;and challenges. Violetta is considered a pinnacle of the soprano repertoire.<br /><br />Sung in Italian</p>=0D=0A=
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