A courtesan loves, sacrifices, and dies spectacularly—Verdi knew how to party.
Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta—one of opera’s ultimate heroines—in Michael Mayer’s vibrant production of Verdi’s beloved tragedy. Tenor Stephen Costello is her lover Alfredo, alongside baritone Luca Salsi as his disapproving father and Maestro Daniele Callegari on the podium.
Acting
Sierra's Violetta shatters—technically perfect, emotionally devastating.
Production
Mayer's 1920s Paris reimagining drips Art Deco decadence.
Direction
Halvorson captures intimate close-ups live—rare in opera film.
Director
Gary Halvorson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This production's 1920s setting replaced traditional crinolines with flapper gowns and champagne towers.
La Traviata was based on Alexandre Dumas fils' autobiographical novel about his affair with courtesan Marie Duplessis—who also inspired a Camellia named cultivar and Parisian gossip for decades.
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