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La Traviata. La Traviata A Commentary The film "La Triviata" displayed a
fundamental romantic attack on conventional bourgeois morals ...
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Giuseppe. La Traviata in Full Score. New York: Dover, 1990.
... the audience. Also the subject matter was different from traditional classical
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... 1849) had survived in the permanent operatic repertor Verdi's three following works,
Rigoletto (1851), Il Trovatore (1853), and La Traviata (1853), brought him ...
... 1849) had survived in the permanent operatic repertory Berdi's three following works,
Rigoletto (1851), Il Trobatore (1853), and La Traviata (1853), brought ...
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La Traviata
A Commentary
The film "La Triviata" displayed a fundamental romantic attack on conventional bourgeois morals, arguing that a good heart is more important than social acceptance, that the distinctions which split the beau monde (socially elite) from the demimonde (courtesans) are harsh and hypocritical, and that true love must triumph over all. Alfredo's father destroyed this relationship when he pays visit to Violetta and request she break off the relationship with his son. Alfredo's sister is engaged to be married, but if word of his affair with Violetta were to get out, the engagement would be terminated. During this time even the most respectful families would not even want to associate with another family in which one of the members was entangled with such a sinful person. This demonstrates that marriage is viewed as a business arrangement put together by families, rather than by the love between two people.
Like the characters in the film, women in the 19th century didn't have many choices in life. They were expected to get married and be supported by a husband. For those few who didn't sometimes became prostitutes or if they were lucky, courtesans. Any woman who slept with a man before marriage was thought to be "ruined" (unfit to wed), and should be shunned as a social outcast. For many such women prostitution was a means of survival. Violetta represents the extent of female independence in the 19th century. She uses men to survive' by accepting gifts and money, but she is not trapped in the legal repression of marriage. Violetta's life is filled with parties and wealthy male companions provide her with far more excitement in life than would the traditional role of marriage. However, Violetta's choice is misleading, for she knows that a woman in this time can't go against tradition without facing severe repercussions.
Contradictions and hypocrisy was prevalent between the lives...
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