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Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata

Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata (2018)

December. 11,2018
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In Benoît Jacquot’s production, Manet’s Olympia dominates the stage of the Opéra Bastille. In 1863, the painting caused a scandal: the prostitute awaits her client, her expression proud, her demeanour assured. Is this Violetta? Like Olympia, Verdi’s most celebrated heroine surrenders to the spectator just as she surrenders to love, going so far as to die on stage, a woman’s ultimate sacrifice for her lover. Or might it be the spectator who strips her bare and intrudes upon her privacy, in the image of this milieu of social voyeurism? Whatever the case, these two women regard us with defiance and subjugate those who cannot help but look at them.

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Moustroll
2018/12/11

Good movie but grossly overrated

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Claysaba
2018/12/12

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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Mathilde the Guild
2018/12/13

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Deanna
2018/12/14

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

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