La traviata
1853 opera by Giuseppe Verdi
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Key Takeaways
- La traviata ( Italian: [la traviˈaːta, -aˈvjaː-] ; The Fallen Woman ) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.
- The opera was originally titled Violetta , after the main character.
- Piave and Verdi wanted to follow Dumas in giving the opera a contemporary setting, but the authorities at La Fenice insisted that it be set in the past, "c.
- La traviata has become immensely popular and is among the most frequently performed of all operas.
- First, he had agreed with the librettist Salvadore Cammarano on a subject for what would become Il trovatore , but work on this opera could not proceed while the composer was writing Rigoletto , which premiered in Venice in March 1851.
La traviata (Italian: [la traviˈaːta, -aˈvjaː-]; The Fallen Woman) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La Dame aux camélias (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas fils, which he adapted from his own 1848 novel. The opera was originally titled Violetta, after the main character. It was first performed on 6 March 1853 at La Fenice opera house in Venice.
Piave and Verdi wanted to follow Dumas in giving the opera a contemporary setting, but the authorities at La Fenice insisted that it be set in the past, "c. 1700". It was not until the 1880s that the composer's and librettist's original wishes were carried out and "realistic" productions were staged. La traviata has become immensely popular and is among the most frequently performed of all operas.
Composition history
For Verdi, the years 1851 to 1853 were filled with operatic activity. First, he had agreed with the librettist Salvadore Cammarano on a subject for what would become Il trovatore, but work on this opera could not proceed while the composer was writing Rigoletto, which premiered in Venice in March 1851. In addition, personal affairs in his home town limited his activities that spring, but after Rigoletto's success in Venice, an additional commission was offered by Brenna, the secretary of La Fenice.
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