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Tag Archives: La traviata
It’s curtains for Violetta: Corinne Winters triumphs in Konwitschny’s stripped-down Traviata
Verdi: La traviata ***** English National Opera, 2nd February 2013 Red curtains peel apart tentatively to reveal a chair… and another set of red curtains. And that, in essence (save for a stack of books) is it for the set … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Michaels-Moore, Ben Johnson, Clare Presland, Corinne Winters, English National Opera, La traviata, Martin Lamb, Michael Hofstetter, Paul Hopwood, Peter Konwitschny, Valerie Reid, Verdi
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A whiff of greasepaint: Verdi crackling with theatricality from Chailly at La Scala
Viva Verdi! Filarmonica della Scala/ Riccardo Chailly (Decca 478 3559) Riccardo Chailly conducts Verdi at La Scala all too infrequently. In the past decade, there has been a 2006 Rigoletto, followed by the Franco Zeffirelli production of Aida, where Roberto … Continue reading
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Tagged Aida, Alzira, Decca, Filarmonica della Scala, Giovanna d'Arco, I vespri siciliani, Il corsaro, Jérusalem, La forza del destino, La traviata, Macbeth, Nabucco, Riccardo Chailly, Verdi
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