Here is „the“ opera event of 2005, the Salzburg Traviata featuring Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, and Thomas Hampson in a performance which received standing ovations not seen since Karajan’s heyday. The spectacular Salzburg Festival production 2005. “Salzburg’s glorious new Traviata lives up to the hype...“ (Musical America) “Netrebko und Villazón sprühen Jugend, Leben, Temperament.” (FAZ)