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  Verdi: La Traviata [DVD] [2011] [NTSC]
  La Traviata: Salzburg Festival (Rizzi) [DVD] [2006]
  Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 149,324 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)
  Lorin Maazel conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro la Fenice in this 2004 performance of Giuseppe Verdi's classic opera. It tells of the tempestuous relationship between the consumptive Violetta and her young admirer, Alfredo - a relationship fated by society's disapproval. This production features performances by Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Sacca and Dmitri Hvorostovsky.
  Dmitri Hvorostovsky's magnificent Giogio Germont steals the show,while there's solid conducting from Lorin Maazel. Performance *** Recording *** --BBC Music Magazine,Aug'11
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  DVD£15.78 Amazon Prime
  TOP 500 REVIEWER on 21 Dec. 2011Format: Blu-ray
  1.0 out of 5 starsMy condolences to...
  on 12 May 2011Format: DVD
  ...Ciofi, Hvorostovsky, Sacca, and Maazel. Was it for productions such as this 'nightclub' TRAVIATA that La Fenice was rebuilt? I won't waste your time describing a 'modern-dress' production where more flesh than 'dress' is displayed (for the sleazy details, see the enthusiastic 5-star reviews on the US site). If you insist on a modern staging of this opera, get the 2005 Salzburg DVD, far more elegant and stylish than this vulgar interpretation. No stars.
  4.0 out of 5 starsA very strange production with very odd features
  A very strange production with very odd features but vocally it is superb. Watch with your enemies closed if you hate this as much as I!