The Romantic Period: Brindisi from Verdi’s La Traviata

Everett McCorvey of University of Kentucky (UK) Opera Theatre, introduces the opera La Traviata (The Fallen Woman) by Guiseppe Verdi. Members of UK Opera perform the brindisi (toast song) from the opera, a song that celebrates love and life, with musical accompaniment by the UK Symphony Orchestra. The song is sung in Italian with English subtitles.

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