Maria Callas
Teatro alla Scala, Milano 28 May 1955
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Verdi: La traviata

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Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano

Carlo Maria Giulini

Violetta, the most complex and fully-rounded of Verdi’s heroines, was one of the roles that defined Maria Callas as an artist. She performed it more than 60 times between 1951 and 1958, most famously on this opening performance of La traviata in Luchino Visconti’s production on 28 May 1955. More than 60 years on, her characterisation, in its subtlety and truth, still sets the standard for La traviata.

Verdi: La traviata

Violetta Valéry: Maria Callas
Alfredo Germont: Giuseppe Di Stefano
Giorgio Germont: Ettore Bastianini
Flora Bervoix: Silvana Zanolli
Annina: Luisa Mandelli
Gastone: Giuseppe Zampieri
Il barone Douphal: Arturo La Porta
Il marchese d’Obigny: Antonio Zerbini
Il dottore Grenvil: Silvio Maionica
Giuseppe: Franco Ricciardi