Music cover, The Piccolomini Waltz

Music cover, The Piccolomini Waltz, from Verdi's opera La Traviata, as performed at Almack's and the Court Balls. Marietta Piccolomini (1834-1899) was the first soprano to achieve international acclaim in the role of Violetta. Depicting a scene from the opera, with a fainting Violetta, Alfredo having insulted her at a ball by flinging his gambling winnings at her feet

Alfredo Almack Almacks Balls Courtesan Fainting Flinging Heroine Insult Insulted Insulting Marietta Operatic Piccolomini Shocked Sixpence Soprano Traviata Verdi Violetta Waltz Winnings