Of course, they are also part of La Traviata's historical record of performances.
During the 19th century, those cust became fossilized and they were included in almost all of the 20th century productions.
The main cuts are:
The second half of "Ah, fors'è lui".
With those verses:
A me fanciulla, un candido
E trepido desire
Questi effigiò dolcissimo
Signor dell'avvenire,
Quando nè cieli il raggio
Di sua beltà vedea,
E tutta me pascea
Di quel divino error.
Sentia che amore è palpito
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As mentioned in a previous article, the first performance of La Traviata was a little 'fiasco'. However, the second one, also in Venice, but at Teatro San Benedetto, in 1854,
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