Overview
This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to it in the first six week. It was nominated for two Oscars (for production and costume design) and won BAFTAs in those two categories, as well as receiving BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations as 1983’s Best Foreign-Language Film.
Cast
- Teresa Stratas as Violetta Valery
- Plácido Domingo as Alfredo Germont
- Cornell MacNeil as Giorgio Germont
- Allan Monk as Barone Douphi
- Axelle Gall as Flora
- Pina Cei as Annina
- Maurizio Barbacini as Gastone de Letorieres
- James Levine as Conductor
- MET Orchestra
- Robert Sommer as Doctor Grenvil