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Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata

This glamorous and heartfelt portrait of a worldly courtesan forced to give up the man of her dreams is arguably the most popular and accessible of Verdi's masterpieces. Experience the heights of passion and the depths of heartbreak in Verdi's timeless story of love's second chances in a fascinating production of La Traviata captured in HD at the Opera Festival St. Margarethen. The dazzling production, set in a rustically romantic Roman quarry, boasts 200,000 plus visitors a season. Stage designer Manfred Waba TRAV3DSC_0197sets the tragic story in an evocative replica of the Parisian Opéra Garnier. In the lead roles, Austria's promising opera talent Kristiane Kaiser and Jean-François Borras, a French young tenor, offer brilliant performances. Verdi's tale of masked revelry, family strife, blighted love, and selfless sacrifice weaves an amazing range of emotions and moods into a nearly perfect dramatic confection. The memorable score positively glows with poignant preludes, inspired ensembles, and marvelously crafted duets. La Traviata is an irresistible classic. In Italian with English and Italian Subtitles / 137 minutes incl. 15 minute intermission. Conductor: Ernst Märzendorfer with the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus Staring: Kristiane Kaiser, Magdalena Anna Hofmann, Stefanie Kopinits, Jean-Francois Borras, Georg Tichy, Michael Kurz, Daniel Ohlenschläger, Dieter Kschwendt-Michel, Alessandro Teliga, Ladislav Hallon, Eugen Gaal, Attila Galács. Directed for the Stage by Robert Herzl. Director: Rudi Dolezal, Hannes Rossacher