La Traviata

The Opera Explained Series - Book 0

La Traviata

By Thomson Smillie
Unabridged
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La Traviata owes its enduring popularity to a superb story of young love and fatal sacrifice, set to music by Italy’s master melodist, Giuseppe Verdi, at the peak of his powers. The central figure is Violetta, a beautiful courtesan who is suffering from consumption. She falls in love with admirer Alfredo, a rich nobleman whose father disapproves of the match. La Traviata is based on the stage adaptation of La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas. Today, the opera has remained immensely popular, and is one of the most-performed operas worldwide.