JOSE CURA, " La Traviata " -- Paris. 2000
broadcast live around the world, available on DVD and CD.
( 2-night live broadcast on 03. and, 04. June in 2000.)
In 2000, José Cura interprets Alfredo in La Traviata à Paris, filmed on location in the French capital and broadcast live to an audience of millions around the world.
(available on CD and DVD),
Classics Today ---- José Cura reeks of star quality and has, in addition to a good-sized, appealing voice that he can use at varying dynamic levels, a really nice take on the music. He caresses the vocal line in his Act I duet with Violetta, he's all impetuousness in Act 2, scene 1, his anger and hurt are palpable in the second scene, and his final act is poignant.
San Francisco Chronicle ---- As Alfredo, Cura proves again that there is no more exciting young tenor on the scene today. His dashing looks and heroic timbre, the impulsive thrust of his singing and his attention to words come together in a complex portrait of a man caught in a maelstrom of emotion.
Alfredo: JOSE CURA
Violetta: Eteri Gvazava
Germont: Roland Panerai
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Directro: Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Production: Andree Andermann
RAI National Symphony Orchestra
