Over Consumption
She was a hooker, pure and simple... except far from pure and not remotely simple... and she wasn't very well either. Violetta danced, entranced and won Alf's heart. His dad, not wanting a slapper in the family, forced her to dump his son, which really pissed Alf off and wasn't good for her health either.
Puking blood, she still managed to sing her diseased lungs out. Short of cash, she was on borrowed time too. It ran out. Heartwrenching!
She couldn't get over Alfredo, nor could she get over consumption. And I couldn't get over the tears in my eyes.
- Category: General / Misc
- Tags: La Traviata. ROH at a cinema near you. Consumption=Tuberculosis. Sublime soprano Venera Gimadieva - brava!
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Neville Hunt about 8 years ago
Violetta won Alfredo's heart, but it was his lungs she could have done with!
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Neville Hunt about 8 years ago
Thanks Dr. Maybe I should draw a sad version and switch it according to the mood of the drabble. My family would think I'd turned suicidal though! :)
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Neville Hunt about 8 years ago
Thanks Jamie. He was full of remorse at the end, but of course by then the only way she'd be joining his family would be by hearse!
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Neville Hunt about 8 years ago
They're all fictional. It's a story originally written by Alexandre Dumas (the son) called 'La Dame aux Camelias' (The Lady of the Camelias) and made into a wonderful opera by Verdi and his librettist Piave, called 'La Traviata' (The Fallen Woman). The Royal Opera House, London, beamed a live performance of it to nearly a thousand cinemas round the world yesterday evening (UK time). It was fabulous; great songs, great performances.
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Neville Hunt about 8 years ago
What an expressive oh :)
