Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
2. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876
3. Zeffirelli, Franco
4. Ammar, Tarak Ben
5. Stratas, Teresa
6. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
7. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-2011
8. Levine, James, 1943-2021
9. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
10. Accent Films B.V.
11. Radiotelevisione italiana

Description

1. 1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Violetta, a courtesan afflicted with comsumption, falls in love with Aflredo, a man who has loved her for a year. Abandoning her former ways for her lover, Violetta is confronted by Alfredo's father, who begs her to give him up, as the family would be ruined otherwise. She does this, and returns to her previous life. Alfredo confronts Violetta with her seeming unfaithfulness, aggravating her weakened condition. The lovers are reunited at the end when Alfredo's father confesses he is the cause of their separation, but Violetta, already gravely ill, perishes in Alfredo's arms.

Subject

1. Operas -- Film adaptations.

Genre/Form

1. Feature films.
2. Video.

Call number

1. *LVH 281 (F)

Language

1. Italian

Note

1. Film adaptation of the opera.
2. Sung in Italian; English subtitles.
3. "An Accent Films B.V. production in association with RAI, Radiotelevisione italiane."
4. Originally produced as motion picture in 1982.
5. VHS hi-fi stereo.
6. VHS 80048.

Performer

1. Teresa Stratas (Violetta) ; Plácido Domingo (Alfredo) ; Cornell MacNeil (Germont) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor.

Research call number

1. *LVH 281 (F) Notes on file.