Composition: La traviata (Verdi, Giuseppe)
| Title | La traviata |
| Alternative title | The Fallen Woman |
| Creators | Giuseppe Verdi (composer) and Francesco Maria Piave (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1853 |
| First published | 1853 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Osamu Sasaki |
| view | Complete | 2 violins | Antonio Melchiori |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | violin | Antonio Melchiori |
| view | Complete | piano | Nicolás Toledo |
| view | Complete | piano | Luigi Truzzi and Emanuele Muzio |
| view | Selections | piano | Julius E. Müller |
| view | Selections | piano | — |
| view | Ouverture | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Prelude (Act I) | 12 cellos | Akira Ohashi |
| view | Brindisi: Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Act I, No.3) | cello and piano | — |
| view | Aria: Ah! forse è lui che l'anima (Act I, No.6) | piano | — |
| view | Scena ed Aria: De miei bollenti spiriti (Act II, No.7) | piano | — |
| view | Chorus of Gypsies: Noi siamo Zingarelle (Act II, No.12) | strings | Farid Zehar |
| view | Aria: Addio del passato (Act III, No.16) | soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Matteo Falloni |
| view | Aria: Addio del passato (Act III, No.16) | — | Vladimir Morkov |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1914 | Complete Score · view Prelude & Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1914 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Offstage band score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Milan: Ricordi | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Horn 3 · view Horn 4 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Triangle/Tambourine/Castanets · view Bass Drum · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Act I | parts | Milan: Ricordi | — | Banda: Valse (No.2) · view Banda: Introduzione, Tace sino alla fine del brindisi · view |
| view | Brindisi (Act I) | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete parts · view |
| view | Brindisi (Act I) | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Excerpts | parts | Ricordi | — | Oboe · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Escudier | 1855 | Complete Score (color) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Friedrich Hofmeister | 1860 | Complete Score · view Preliminaries - Act I · view Act II (Nos.7-12) · view Act II (Nos.13-15) · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ricordi | 1868 | Complete Score (color scan) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Escudier | 1864 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1899 | Complete Score (color) · view Complete Score (mono) · view Complete Score (mono, low resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Muzgiz | 1983 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Act I | vocal score | Schirmer | 1899 | Complete Score · view 1. Prelude · view 2. Introduction: ''Dall' invito trascorso è già l'ora'' · view 3. Drinking Song: ''Libiamo ne' lieti calici'' · view 4. Valse and Duet: ''Un dì felice'' · view 5. Stretta of the Introduction: ''Si ridesta in ciel l'aurora'' · view 6. Recitative and Air: ''Ah, fors' è lui ... Sempre libera'' · view |
| view | Act II | vocal score | Schirmer | 1899 | Complete Score · view 7. Recitative and Air: ''De' miei bollenti spiriti'' · view 8. Recitative and Duet: ''Pura siccome un angelo'' · view 9. Recitative: ''Dammi tu forza'' · view 10. Recitative and Air: ''Di Provenza il mar'' · view 11. Finale II: ''Avrem lieta di maschere'' · view 12. Chorus of Gypsies: ''Noi siamo zingarelle'' · view 13. Chorus of Spanish Matadors: ''Noi siam mattadori'' · view 14. Finale II (continuation): ''Alfredo! Voi!'' · view 15. Finale II (continuation): ''Di sprezzo segno'' · view |
| view | Act III | vocal score | Schirmer | 1899 | Complete Score · view 16. Recitative and Aria: ''Addio del passato'' · view 17. Bachanal Chorus: ''Largo al quadrupede'' · view 18. Recitative and Duet: ''Parigi, o cara'' · view 19. Finale: ''Prendi, quest' è l'immagine'' · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Ricordi | — | 16. Scena ed aria: Addio del passato bei sogni ridenti · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | 18. Duet: Parigi, o cara · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | 3. Brindisi: Libiamo ne' lieti calici · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | 7. Scena ed Aria: De miei bollenti spiriti · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Ditson | — | 8. Recitative and Duet: Pura siccome un angelo · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Ditson | — | 10. Aria: Di Provenza il mar il suol · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Firth | — | 10. Recitative and Air: Di Provenza il mar · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | 10. Aria: Di Provenza il mar il suol · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | 16. Scena ed aria: Addio del passato bei sogni ridenti · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ditson | 1859 | Complete Libretto · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Flute (also Piccolo) · view Oboe · view Clarinet (A/B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1 (F/E) · view Horn 2 (F/E) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view Front matter · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins |
Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Escudier | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin |
Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Madrid: Nueva biblioteca musical económica | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Ricordi | 1872 | Complete Score (supralinear text) · view Complete Score (supralinear text) · view Color Cover (High Definition) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Henry McCaffrey | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano; selections | Schott | — | Preludes to Acts I and III · view |
| view | Ouverture | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2018 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Prelude (Act I) | Arrangement for 12 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Brindisi: Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Act I, No.3) | Arrangement for cello and piano | — | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Aria: Ah! forse è lui che l'anima (Act I, No.6) | Arrangement for piano | Filippone & Cia. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Scena ed Aria: De miei bollenti spiriti (Act II, No.7) | Arrangement for piano | Filippone & Cia. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus of Gypsies: Noi siamo Zingarelle (Act II, No.12) | Arrangement for strings |
Farid Zehar | 2015 | Complete Score · view Orchestra I · view Orchestra II · view |
| view | Chorus of Gypsies: Noi siamo Zingarelle (Act II, No.12) | Arrangement for strings |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | String accompaniment · view |
| view | Aria: Addio del passato (Act III, No.16) | Arrangement for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: Addio del passato (Act III, No.16) | Arrangement |
Muzgiz | 1958 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris (orchestra) | Mado Robin (soprano) and Pierre Dervaux (conductor) and Paul Finel (tenor) | Scène et air “Quel trouble, quel trouble” · file Air de Violette “Adieu tout ce que j’aime” · file |
| view | — | Héctor Valls (piano) | Libiamo, Ne' Lieti Calici · file Parigi, o cara (duet of Violetta and Alfredo) · file |
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