The final act brings it all to a sad but heartfelt conclusion.Ĭonductor and Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the music and, with input from his cast, shapes the vision of this classic story.
The tragedy comes when the besotted lovers are split apart by Alfredo’s father Germont (Quinn Kelsey), who cannot have a fallen woman shaming his family’s reputation-specifically his “pure” daughter, who is to be married. Violetta struggles to accept such a thing in her life, but eventually she agrees to give up the high life of parties and finery to live out her life by his side. She’s resigned herself to live a life of endless pleasures but no love or real meaning, until, that is, she meets young Alfredo Germont (Juan Diego Flórez), who declares his love. Verdi’s tragic tale, tells the story of a famous courtesan, Violetta Valéry (performed by the talented diva Diana Damrau) who is not well and knows her death isn’t far away. Juan Diego Flórez and Diana Damrau in “La Traviata,” Photo: Marty Sohl/Met Opera The show is well worth watching, but be warned: It lasts a full 3.5 hours and, unlike the opera house, there’s really nowhere to go during the two intermissions that usually allow audiences a walk around, and even a cocktail, between acts. For those who missed it, the opera returns to the cinema for an encore performance this Wednesday, December 19 at 6:30 p.m. The first showing of Giuseppe Verdi’s beloved La Traviata in this format gave viewers an up-close look at the faces and sets, and easy to read subtitles, during the Saturday, December 15 matinee at the Regal Hampton Bays 5 Cinema. While seeing the opera in person cannot be replaced, even on a huge movie theater screen, some would argue that the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series offers a view of the action, even those in the finest seats could never have.
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