Violetta is a far-famed courtesan whose skills in seduction and savoir-faire attract admirers from the cream of the aristocratic crop. From this host of hedonistic heathenry emerges a youthful hopeless romantic, Alfredo. Swayed by his professions of love, Violetta forsakes her Parisian life and settles countryside with the love of her life. But Alfredo's father, filled with preconceived notions about her scandalous past, pressures Violetta into leaving her one true love. When Alfredo finds out what’s happened it’s too late for love to be rekindled.