Violetta Valéry

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Violetta Valéry is the tragic courtesan heroine of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera "La Traviata," renowned as one of the most demanding and iconic soprano roles in the operatic repertoire.

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Violetta Valéry canonical 6
Violetta 3
Violetta Valery 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
soprano role
alternateName Violetta Valery
linked to: Violetta Valéry
antagonisticRelation Giorgio Germont
appearsIn La traviata
linked to: La Traviata
basedOn Marguerite Gautier
basedOnAuthor Alexandre Dumas fils
basedOnWork La Dame aux camélias
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
centralConflict love versus social convention
personal happiness versus duty
createdBy Giuseppe Verdi
dramaticFunction tragic heroine
famousInterpreter Anna Netrebko
Joan Sutherland
Maria Callas
Renata Scotto
firstAppearanceYear 1853
firstPerformanceLocation Teatro La Fenice, Venice
linked to: Teatro La Fenice
gender female
languageOfOpera Italian
librettoBy Francesco Maria Piave
musicalStyleRequirement coloratura technique
dramatic soprano qualities
lyric soprano qualities
nationality French
notableAria “Addio del passato”
linked to: Addio del passato

“Dite alla giovine”
“Sempre libera”
linked to: Sempre libera

“È strano! … Ah, fors’è lui”
occupation courtesan
operaActAppearance Act I of La traviata
Act II of La traviata
linked to: La Traviata

Act III of La traviata
operaTitleTranslation The Fallen Woman
residence Paris
romanticPartner Alfredo Germont
socialStatus demi-mondaine
themeAssociated doomed love
redemption
sacrifice
social stigma
timePeriodSetting 19th-century Paris
vocalDemand extreme agility
intense dramatic expression
sustained lyricism
wide vocal range
voiceType soprano
workGenre romantic opera

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Anna Netrebko notableRole Violetta Valéry
La Dame aux Camélias (stage role) adaptedInto Violetta Valéry (stage role in La Traviata)
linked to: Violetta Valéry
Alfredo Germont lover Violetta Valéry
Alfredo Germont mainRelationship Violetta Valéry
Viola relatedName Violetta
linked to: Violetta Valéry
Violetta Valéry name Violetta Valéry
Violetta Valéry givenName Violetta
linked to: Violetta Valéry
Violetta Valéry alternateName Violetta Valery
linked to: Violetta Valéry
La Traviata mainCharacter Violetta Valéry
La Traviata notableRole Violetta Valéry
Violet isRelatedName Violetta
linked to: Violetta Valéry