La Traviata (Dig)
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2002-08-20
Music Label: Decca
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Free Music Review: Not a lot of drama, but uncut and perfectly sung...
Hit: 4 Stars
Whatever your favorite Traviata, it is likely that it has some cuts. Even the Kleiber Contrubas recording (considered the reference recording by many publications/critics) has some significant cuts (the second verse of A forse lui, the second verse of the cabaletta, the second verse of parigi o cara, etc...). Many of the most famous Traviatas are more heavily cut and don't even include o mio rimorso at all...or the cabeletta to Di Provenza il mar. This recording has the entire opera in great sound, so it makes a good supplement to your Traviata collection so that you can hear the whole score. It can also stand on its own merits: Sutherland's voice is gorgeous and her technique is perfect (aside from diction--you really can't understand what she is saying half the time). This recording really captures the voice of the century in great sound and in her prime. Bergonzi is also perfect for Alfredo and Merrill is excellent as always. I just always feel, however, as I listen to them that a lot of the drama that I hear on other recordings is missing. There is just no fire in Sutherland's portrayal. For example, when she says "Ebben, l'amo," breaking Alfredo's heart in Act II, or when she says to Germont that she is a lady and to respect her in her house, she just doesn't have the emphasis or character in her voice that the best Violettas have.
Anyway, I recommend this recording as an opportunity to hear the opera in full and to be astounded by the vocal skills of the principals, especially Sutherland. It is especially ridiculous to pass it up at this price! The opera's libretto is available online lots of places.
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