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“This complete recording of La Traviata testifies to the prominent place that the Latvian soprano now occupies in the international operatic landscape. And in the role of Violetta Valéry, where the most prestigious comparisons are legion, she succeeds in bringing her personal mark.” - Opéra, France “Marina Rebeka’s Violetta is vocally confident and expertly articulated, offering a clear dramatic understanding of the role.” - BBC Music Magazine, United Kingdom A new studio recording of Verdi’s La Traviata is released by Prima Classic, soprano Marina Rebeka’s own label. Believed to be the first complete recording of the opera for 26 years not based on an existing production, it is certainly unprecedented for a small independent label to take on such a massive project so early in its existence. This studio recording is only Prima Classic’s third release and its first full opera. The stellar cast for La Traviata is headed by Marina Rebeka as Violetta, Charles Castronovo as Alfredo, and George Petean as Germont, along with the recently formed Latvian Festival Orchestra and the world-renowned State Choir Latvija under the baton of Michael Balke. La Traviata is one of the top three most famous and performed operas worldwide, and Marina Rebeka has been singing the role of Violetta to great acclaim almost every season since 2007. She has performed the role in seventeen different productions of La Traviata, singing in houses such as Teatro alla Scala in Milan, The Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, Operá National de Paris, Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, and the Hamburg State Opera, among many others in Europe, Asia, and the USA.