September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
Violetta Valéry, a well-known Parisian courtesan, is celebrating her recovery from illness at a party with friends when Alfredo Germont, a young nobleman, professes that he has secretly loved her since the day they met. Violetta eventually falls in love with him, gives up her life as a courtesan and moves to the country. Though suffering from financial woes, the couple is happy until Alfredo’s father, Giorgio Germont, demands that Violetta end the relationship because her reputation as a former courtesan is negatively impacting his family.
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