The ROH Live: La Traviata (2016): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2016, The ROH Live: La Traviata is a musik film directed by Richard Eyre, running about 190 minutes.

What it’s about. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Live showing of Verdi's Traviata with subsequent re-screenings Violetta, a Parisian courtesan suffering from tuberculosis, is throwing a party to celebrate her recovery. A young nobleman, Alfredo, plans to attend, and has long been in love with Violetta. Before long, Violetta has fallen for him as well, but Alfredo's father disapproves of their relationship. He convinces Violetta to leave Alfredo for the sake of his family's image, not realising how ill she really is. Richard Eyre's production of 'La Traviata' immerses the audience in the indulgence of 19th Century Paris, a vivid setting for Verdi's famous score.

Who’s in it. The ROH Live: La Traviata stars Venera Gimadieva as Violetta Valéry, Saimir Pirgu as Alfredo Germont, Luca Salsi as Giorgio Germont and Andrea Hill as Flora Bervoix, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 2.0/10, The ROH Live: La Traviata has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The ROH Live: La Traviata page.

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