La traviata

Violetta a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society organizes a grand party that is attended amongst others by the young Alfredo Germont He confesses his feelings to Violetta who is already suffering from consumption She vacillates between genuine affection and a realistic assessment of her situation as a fallen woman which precludes any lasting relationship with a man The Willy Decker production of La Traviata recorded live at the Salzburger Festspiele in August 2005 Anna Netrebko stars as Violetta Valéry with Rolando Villazón as Alfredo Germont and Thomas Hampson as Giorgio Germont Carlo Rizzi conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker