Ha, I've been trying to tell you that it's not uncommon to just play Germont as the bad guy. In a Germont-is-the-bad-guy Traviata, though, what ought to come to the forefront is the particular dynamics of Violetta/Alfredo... so I find your review that makes no mention of Violetta/Alfredo dynamics at all hilariously unsurprising coming from you. I'm sorry this staging didn't you give the daddy issues you wanted. :P