The Metropolitan Opera La Traviata (2018)

Any new Met production of Verdis beloved tragedy La Traviata would be noteworthy but Michael Mayers dazzling staging which premiered during the 201819 season was doubly significant as it marked Yannick NézetSéguins first performances as the Mets Jeanette LermanNeubauer Music Director On the podium for this Live in HD transmission NézetSéguin leads a starry ensemble As Violetta the consumptive heroine fighting to find true happiness soprano Diana Damrau delivers yet another compelling portrayal on the Met stage Tenor Juan Diego Flórez sings his first Verdi role with the company as Violettas ardent yet impetuous lover Alfredo and baritone Quinn Kelsey rounds out the principal cast as Giorgio Germont Alfredos implacable father