La traviata [DVD] / music, Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto, Francesco Maria Piave ; an Accent Films B.V. production in association with RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana ; produced by Tarak Ben Ammar ; written, designed and directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
Opera film. Based on: La dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas. Teresa Stratas (Violetta) ; Placido Domingo (Alfredo) ; Cornell MacNeil (Germont) ; Alan Monk (Baron) ; Axelle Gall (Flora) ; Pina Cei (Annina) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor. Video disc release of the 1982 movie. Special features: production notes, cast & filmmakers' biographiess, film highlights and theatrical trailer and web links (requires DVD-ROM player).
Summary:
The story of a beautiful courtesan dying of consumption and her love for a poor nobleman.
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