Originally titled Violetta after the main character, La Traviata (which can be translated as “The Fallen Woman”) was based on Alexandre Dumas's play, La dame aux Camélias. While visiting Paris, Verdi saw a performance of the play and was immediately inspired to write the music for La Traviata. Verdi worked closely with librettist Francesco Maria Piave to form a new and exciting version of the play, hoping to show audiences something that had never been done in opera.
After having encountered resistance from censors in Venice with previous works, Verdi was nervous as to how La Traviata would
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