I love Traviata, and I don't find it too cheesy. I own a few productions. I think my favorite is one done by Zefirelli with Bonfadelli, Piper, Bruson, and Domingo as the conductor. Bonfadelli's Violeta is refreshing, beautifully sung, and the staging was awsome. I also love Angela Gheorghiu's Violeta but in the 94 production, I could not find any chemistry between her and Alfredo (Lopardo), in spite of her amazing singing and acting. I have her later Traviata on Blue ray, and I like this more, as this time Alfredo is better sung/acted by Ramon Vargas. Angela has another wonderful sung Violeta, but she was, naturally, fresher in 94. I only regret buying the Salzburg Traviata
. I didn't like Anna's Violeta. Her singing was average at best, and her acting unfortunate, as her Violeta was healthy from the beginning to the end. Only the clock kept changing. The minimalist staging amplified the flaws. I don't enjoy watching it, and the singing is even worse. I liked Anna in the Waldbuhne concert, that's why I bought her Traviata. But her technique is not good at all. I recently watched on TV the Traviata from Royal Opera House with with Renée Fleming as Violetta and Joseph Calleja as Alfredo. Beautiful, but not my favorite production. Anyway I could not find it on DVD.