Becoming Traviata

Name: Becoming Traviata
Genre: Musical, Documentary
Released: May 15, 2013
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 74

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| Release Date: May 15, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: Natalie Dessay prepares to take on the role of Violetta in this documentary about the staging of Verdi's masterwork at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France.

Director: Philippe B

Genre(s): Musical, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 120 min

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Sheri Linden

May 23, 2013

Zeroing in on the art of rehearsal, Becoming Traviata is an exquisitely observed look at performance and the creative process. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

May 14, 2013

A spare and ravishing doc. Read full review

Farran Smith Nehme

May 16, 2013

Philippe Béziat’s documentary focuses on how Sivadier and his Violetta, the French soprano Natalie Dessay, fuse acting with the music. It’s an incredible view of artists at work. Read full review

Jeffrey Gantz

May 30, 2013

Becoming Traviata might make you feel you’ve seen Verdi’s opera, or it might make you want to see it. Read full review

Kalvin Henely

May 13, 2013

It works as a reminder of the important interactiveness of the performing arts, of actors evoking the drama, action, and emotion that computers and machines cannot. Read full review

David Fear

May 14, 2013

Those unfamiliar with Verdi’s tragedy won’t understand why this production was significant, nor see much of the fruits of such hard work; those onstage may become La Traviata’s tragic characters, but it’s tough not to feel that we, the audience, leave only half-transformed. Read full review

Rachel Saltz

May 14, 2013

May not be fully satisfying as a documentary. But it has what any good movie needs: a star — the ever-game soprano Natalie Dessay. Read full review

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