LA TRAVIATA

Watch this lively excerpt of "Libiamo ne' lieti calici," one of the best-known melodies in opera, sung by Diana Damrau and Juan Diego Flórez.

Diana Damrau sings an excerpt of "Sempre Libera" from Act 1 of La Traviata.

Natalie Dessay and Matthew Polenzani perform "Sempre Libera" from La Traviata. Acclaimed French soprano Natalie Dessay makes her Met role debut as Violetta, the fallen woman who sacrifices her last chance for love, in Verdi’s La Traviata airing on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met ...

Natalie Dessay and Matthew Polenzani perform "Libiamo" from La Traviata. Acclaimed French soprano Natalie Dessay makes her Met role debut as Violetta, the fallen woman who sacrifices her last chance for love, in Verdi’s La Traviata airing on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met Sunday, ...

Acclaimed French soprano Natalie Dessay makes her Met role debut as Violetta, the fallen woman who sacrifices her last chance for love, in Verdi’s La Traviata airing on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 26 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).

There are galas and then there’s The Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming, premiering this March on Great Performances at the Met on PBS HD, premiering March 14th at 8pm. (in New York, the premier will be for SundayArts March 15th at noon. ...