La Traviata (1973)

Few singers have plumbed the depths of the role of Violetta as did she incomparable soprano Renata Scotto Her interpretation surprises with fresh insights at every turn illuminating aspects of the character that are latent in the libretto and the schore but rarely dramatized with such completeness For example when Germont meets Violetta he is immediately struck by her strong bearing Quai modi he exclaims in an aside