Verdi: La traviata (1994), 8

Courtesan falls in love, lives with her man, but his father convinces her to give him up. Some time after they parted, they have an ugly public confrontation. Ultimately, consumption decides her fate, and her lover regrets his actions.
2h 14min | Drama, Music | TV Movie
Directors: Humphrey Burton, Peter Maniura

Richard Eyre ... directed for the stage by

Georg Solti ... conductor (as Sir Georg Solti - Music Director Laureate)
Stars: Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253836/

First performed in 1853; action takes place in '46-7

The 2 most familiar arias are in Act 1. The big choral number in ch18 is also pleasing. The acting in the finale is quite moving. I can see why this is in the "frequently performed" category, and why this dvd has such good ratings.

"Traviata" translates as "a woman who has gone astray." Violetta, was a historical figure, a courtesan named Marie Duplessis, the lover of Alexander Dumas fils, the author of the story on which the libretto is based, and of Franz Liszt among others. She died of consumption at age 23, and is described as sensual but disinterested, simple but loving luxury, gay with a strain of sadness (per George Martin's The Opera Companion, p445.)

This Violetta comes close to that description, although I don't see her as terribly gay, not even in the party scene.

There is a dvd menu, plus the booklet indicates chapter stops for the acts and plot points/arias:
ch2. Act 1, at The Party
ch9. Act 2, Scene 1, at The Country House
ch16. Act 2, Scene 2 at a friend's salon in Paris
ch19. Act 3, Violetta's toom

This is well worth watching again, with concentration, on a big screen (I watched on a little one), to pick up more of the performances and of the story.

live opera, cond. Solti; 8