Becoming Traviata

Sivadier and Dessay take the familiar and make it tragic once more.
-- Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post

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Becoming Traviata

BECOMING TRAVIATA is an exhilarating account of the creative process and a rousing, uniquely accessible rendition of Verdi’s glorious opera. Director Béziat, known for his innovative documentaries on classical music, trains his cameras on a 2011 production of La Traviata helmed by celebrated stage director Jean-François Sivadier. We get a behind-the-scenes look at such areas as set design and musical direction, but the heart of the film is the intense collaboration between Sivadier and charismatic soprano Natalie Dessay. With an emphasis on stunning, psychologically revealing gestures, they work out a naturalistic, erotic, emotionally direct interpretation of Violetta that is mirrored by the immediacy of the in-rehearsal performances.

“Outstanding, subtle and inventive. Illuminates beautifully the famous opera and its main character Violetta.“ Le Monde

“Electrifying! A perfect marriage of theater and music“ Variety
Not Rated
Genre
Documentary, Musical
Web Site
http://www.distrib…
Runtime
118
Language
French, English
Director
Philippe Béziat
Cast
Natalie Dessay, Matthew Polenzani
FEATURED REVIEW
Craig Seligman,Bloomberg News

When Jean-Francois Sivadier mounted “La Traviata” for the 2011 Aix-en-Provence Festival, critics grumbled about some of the weaknesses in Natalie Dessay’s voice. But they were rapturous about her acting. Philippe Beziat’s rehearsal documentary “Becoming Traviata” shows why.

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