" In its first act, the lead soprano gives the lead tenor a camellia flower and tells him to return when it has faded, a detail taken from the Dumas Fils novel this opera is based on.
A 2012 French documentary follows Natalie Dessay as she prepares for her role in this opera. Its title character sings a farewell to past happiness in "Addio, del passato." A father in this opera consoles his son by singing of their ancestral home in "Di Provenza." In its first act, the lead soprano gives the lead tenor a camellia flower and tells him to return when it has faded, a detail taken from the Dumas Fils novel this opera is based on. Its title character considers a declaration of love but rejects it in favor of her freedom in the aria "Sempre libera," which is sung in Act 1 after the drinking song "Libiamo ne' lieti calici." Its plot concerns Giorgio Germont, who tries to get his son Alfredo to cut off relations with Violetta Valery. For 10 points, name this Verdi opera about a consumptive courtesan.
A 2012 French documentary follows Natalie Dessay as she prepares for her role in this opera.
La traviata [or The Fallen Woman]