Traviata (La)

Joan Sutherland as Violetta in Act I of La TraviataAct I of La Traviata ends with Violetta's great solo scene[in English] Valerie Masterson (s), Violetta Valéry; John Brecknock (t), Alfredo Germont; English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, cond. EMI, recorded Aug.-Oct.

Thomas Hampson as Germont at Covent Garden, 2009

An aging Renato Bruson sings "Di Provenza" (to a here unseen Alfredo) at Ravenna in 1991.

Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland sing the "Brindisi" from Act I of Verdi's La Traviata, with Richard Bonynge conducting, at the Met in October 1970.

"La Traviata at the foot of Masada"VERDI: La Traviata: Prelude and Opening Scene(through Alfredo and Violetta's Brindisi)[You can find an Italian-English libretto for La Traviataat "DM's opera site."][in English] Valerie Masterson (s), Violetta Valéry; Della Jones (ms), Flora Bervoix;

Marcelo Álvarez and Sondra Radvanovsky sing the Act II duet from Verdi's A Masked Ball at the Met, Dec. 8, 2012.by KenIn Friday's preview we heard answering soprano and tenor snippets from three great Verdi duets, and I hope you heard what causes them, as I noted, to blend in my head.