David Lee Murphy - Dust On The Bottle

The construction of a libretto (V. participated in compiling the libretto of his operas), based on acute life conflicts, is subordinated to the task of realistic embodiment of characters. On the principle of extreme contrasts osn. the development of the action in the operas Rigoletto (based on the drama The King Funs with Hugo) and Troubadour (based on the drama by A. Garcia Gutierrez). Both operas have been successful since their appearance on stage. Otherwise, the fate of La Traviata was formed: one of V.'s most popular operas subsequently failed at the premiere. The theme of the opera aroused heated debate (written on the plot of the play “A Lady with Camellias” by A. Dumas son).