In this cruel and sublime masterpiece, Marie d’Agoult, the unforgettable ghost of the woman who would become the Dame aux camélias. After Dumas fils, it was Verdi who would give her immortality in his remarkable masterpiece, one of the repertoire’s most striking portraits of a woman. Benoît Jacquot directs Diana Damrau in this other opera about love and sacrifice.
Captured live in Paris June 17
Director: Benoît Jacquot
Conductor: Francesco Ivan Ciampa
Cast: Diana Damrau, Anna Pennisi, Cornelia Oncioiu, Francesco Demuro, Ludovic Tézier, Kevin Amiel, Fabio Previati, Igor Gnidii, Nicolas Testé and The Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus