故事发生在十九世纪的巴黎,维奥莱塔是当时的一代名妓,一次偶然中,她同名叫阿尔弗雷多的年轻人相遇了,两人一见钟情,无法自拔。维奥莱塔甘愿放弃曾经的一切生活,追随阿尔弗雷多而去,然而,两人的恋情却遭到了阿尔弗雷多父亲的坚决反对。
在阿尔弗雷多的父亲的几经干预之下,维奥莱塔无奈回到了曾经的相好杜费尔男爵的身边,心上人的背叛令阿尔弗雷多心碎不已,愤怒又悲伤的他决定报复。遭到阿尔弗雷多的报复,依然爱着他的维奥莱塔心碎了,她积怨成疾最终患上了不治之症。就在此时,阿尔弗雷多终于知道了维奥莱塔当年离开他的前因后果和苦衷,然而为时已晚,当他回到维奥莱塔的身边时,后者已经奄奄一息。
one act opera 'Bluebeard's Castle' performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra; conducted by Sir Georg
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