Table of Contents
Introduction : La traviata, the autobiographical Verdi / by Gary Schmidgall -- The music of La traviata / by David Hamilton -- La traviata / by Mary McCarthy -- The lady of the camellias / by Alexandre Dumas -- La traviata / summary by William Weaver ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave with English translation by William Weaver -- Notes : La traviata at the Metropolitan Opera.