Verdi: La traviata
Royal Opera, 14th March 2020
Despite Violetta’s fragile health, Covent Garden Traviatas are made of sturdy stuff. Luchino Visconti’s 1967 production lasted nearly thirty years and Richard Eyre’s successor clocked up its 25th anniversary just before Christmas. It was an instant hit, the BBC hastily clearing its schedules to broadcast the third performance on television. It made a star of Angela Gheorghiu and sopranos have been queueing up to don Bob Crowley’s fabulous frocks ever since. Last night, it was Aleksandra Kurzak’s turn, making her house debut as Violetta to a depleted audience as – for now at least – the show goes on.
Aleksandra Kurzak taking her curtain call
© Mark Pullinger
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