(Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata)

Content: In Benoît Jacquot’s production, Manet’s Olympia dominates the stage of the Opéra Bastille. In 1863, the painting caused a scandal: the prostitute awaits her client, her expression proud, her demeanour assured. Is this Violetta? Like Olympia, Verdi’s most celebrated heroine surrenders to the spectator just as she surrenders to love, going so far as to die on stage, a woman’s ultimate sacrifice for her lover. Or might it be the spectator who strips her bare and intrudes upon her privacy, in the image of this milieu of social voyeurism? Whatever the case, these two women regard us with defiance and subjugate those who cannot help but look at them.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Music

Runtime:

130 minutes

Year:

2018

Directors:

Benoît Jacquot

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Production companies:

Opéra National de Paris

Actors:

Violetta Valéry

Alfredo Germont

Giorgio Germont

Gastone

Annina

Crews:

Director

Original Story

Writer

Conductor

Original Music Composer