Verdi's La Traviata is among the most widely performed and loved operas and, as such, has seen no lack of recordings. With a tragic story of ill-fated love, memorable arias, and beautiful writing for the orchestra, it is no wonder the opera has been so successful (not counting its premiere, which was a resounding failure). Daniel Oren leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in this recording with COVID-19 restrictions from the Kulturpalast Dresden, and the orchestra responds well throughout to Oren's baton. One aspect of this ...
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Verdi's La Traviata is among the most widely performed and loved operas and, as such, has seen no lack of recordings. With a tragic story of ill-fated love, memorable arias, and beautiful writing for the orchestra, it is no wonder the opera has been so successful (not counting its premiere, which was a resounding failure). Daniel Oren leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in this recording with COVID-19 restrictions from the Kulturpalast Dresden, and the orchestra responds well throughout to Oren's baton. One aspect of this performance, due to spacing requirements, is that the soloists and the Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden were spread throughout the hall (with the orchestra on-stage spaced further apart than normal), which gives the effect of immersing the listener in the action. However, this unfortunately seems to have created some timing and balance issues between the orchestra and chorus. Soprano Lisette Oropesa shines as Violetta, one of opera's greatest characters. Oropesa has had notable success...
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