A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Traviata, La
TRAVIATA, LA ('The misguided one'). Opera in 3 acts; libretto by Piave, music by Verdi. Produced at Teatro Fenice, Venice, March 6, 1853; at the Théâtre Italien, Paris, Dec. 6, 1856; at Her Majesty's Theatre, London (débût of Mlle. Piccolomini), May 24, 1856; in English at Surrey Theatre, June 8, 1857. The opera was written in a single month, as is proved by the autograph in possession of Ricordi.
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