#La Traviata

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Costume worn by Teresa Stratas as Violetta Valéry in Franco Zeffirelli's "La Traviata" (1983) designed by Piero Tosi, made by Sartoria Tirelli

from Tirelli's archives.

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I saved some pictures for the latest moodboard and I need you all to see how pretty these libretti covers are

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feeling so normal about whatever was going on with max wolf and his astronomical discoveries

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September 16, 1977

A small tribute to Maria Callas

Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti Le rose del volto già sono pallenti L'amore d'Alfredo perfino mi manca Conforto, sostegno dell'anima stanca Conforto Sostegno, ah! Della traviata sorridi al desio A lei, deh, perdona Tu accoglila, o Dio Le gioie, i dolori tra poco avran fine La tomba ai mortali di tutto è confine! Non lagrima o fiore avrà la mia fossa Non croce col nome che copra quest'ossa! Non croce Non fiore, ah! Della traviata sorridi al desio A lei, deh, perdona Tu accoglila, o Dio! Ah tutto, tutto finì Or tutto, tutto finì!

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now i can draw my opera ocs fulltime. marlene publicity shot as violetta 🤍

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So who's up for some parallels between Iron Man 2 and La Traviata?

You have the main character (Tony Stark / Violetta Valéry) who revels in physical pleasures while keeping genuine intimacy at bay and who's dying of illness (palladium poisoning / tuberculosis) and who throws a party to ignore and distract themselves from said illness, drinking and indulging and being the center of attention and just trying to have as good a time as possible.

I mean... imagine Tony singing Brindisi. And Violetta deserves an Iron Man suit.

[princesssarisa]

The Top 40 Most Popular Operas, Part 1 (#1 through #10)

A quick guide for newcomers to the genre, with links to online video recordings of complete performances with English subtitles.

Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

The most frequently performed opera worldwide: Mozart's fascinating, philosophical fairy tale opera, which appeals to both children and adults.

San Francisco Opera, 2010 (Piotr Beczala, Dina Kuznetsoca, Christopher Maltman, Erika Miklosa, Georg Zeppenfeld; conducted by Donald Runnicles)

Verdi's La Traviata

Tragic romance with social commentary, based on Alexandre Dumas fils' novel The Lady of the Camellias, which was also the basis for the classic 1936 Greta Garbo film Camille.

Los Angeles Opera, 2006 (Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazon, Renato Bruson; conducted by James Conlon)

Bizet's Carmen

The fiery tragedy of a seductive, free-spirited Spanish Romani woman and her loves, with some of opera's most iconic music.

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2006 (Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann, Ildebrando d'Arcancelo, Norah Ansellem; conducted by Antonio Pappano)

Puccini's La Bohéme

Relatable slice-of-life romance that blends comedy and tragedy. The inspiration for the popular musical RENT.

Studio film, 1965 (Mirella Freni, Gianni Raimondi, Rolando Panerai, Adriana Martino; conducted by Herbert von Karajan)

Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

The best loved of Mozart's Italian operas, a great comedy of class conflict and sexual intrigue.

Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 1994 (Gerald Finley, Alison Hagley, Renée Fleming, Andreas Schmidt, Marie-Ange Todorovich; conducted by Bernard Haitink)

Puccini's Tosca

Political intrigue, lust, and bloodshed amid the splendor of Rome – some call it a "shabby little shocker," others call it thrilling.

Vienna State Opera, 2019 (Sondra Radvanovsky, Piotr Beczala, Thomas Hampson; conducted by Marco Armiliato)

Mozart's Don Giovanni

Arguably the greatest retelling of the legend of Don Juan, with comedy, drama, and Mozart's glorious music.

Salzburg Festival, 1954 (Cesare Siepi, Otto Edelmann, Elisabeth Grümmer, Anton Dermota, Lisa della Casa, Erna Berger, Walter Berry Deszö Ernster; conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler)

Puccini's Madama Butterfly

Puccini's iconic "Japanese tragedy." Controversial from a racial standpoint, but a tearjerker nonetheless, and the inspiration for the musical Miss Saigon.

Feature film, 1995 (Ying Huang, Richard Troxell, Ning Liang, Richard Cowan; conducted by James Conlon)

Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)

The lighter and more madcap prequel to The Marriage of Figaro, known as the quintessential comic opera.

Vienna State Opera, 2019 (Rafael Fingerlos, Juan Diego Flórez, Margarita Gritskova, Paolo Rumetz, Sorin Coliban; conducted by Evelino Pidò)

Verdi's Rigoletto

A richly melodic tragedy of a hunchbacked jester, his daughter, a lecherous duke, and a self-fulfilling curse.

Studio film, 1982 (Ingvar Wixell, Luciano Pavarotti, Edita Gruberova; conducted by Riccardo Chailly)

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Joan Sutherland, La Traviata.

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Benjamin Bernheim shows off his #skillz 🥂

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Principal dancers’ costumes for La Traviata: Arena di Verona 2019 production designed by Maurizio Millenotti / Franco Zeffirelli 1982 movie designed by Piero Tosi

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Costume sketches for La Traviata, Milan, 1880

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