Soprano Diana Damrau tackles Verdi’s eternal heroine for the first time at the Met in Willy Decker’s inspiring production. Plácido Domingo expands his repertoire to sing the baritone role of Germont, Violetta’s tormentor. Tenor Saimir Pirgu sings Alfredo, her naïve lover. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.
Original production of the Salzburger Festspiele; with thanks to De Nederlandse opera