We are in Paris, and Violetta is a famous courtesan… this is a love story between Violetta and her young lover Alfredo,” he says. “They go off to the country together and have a beautiful life, but ...

But it is, in my judgment and others’, his perfect opera.

Under the stage direction of Scott Skiba and music direction of Susan Davenny Wyner, Opera Western Reserve will present the Giuseppe Verdi opera at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Powers Auditorium. Composed by ...

The label of elitism sticks to opera like superglue. The label is a fake, but one for which no cultural chemical capable of removing it has yet proved effective. Still, opera populists are trying and ...

Opera San José will close its 2025-26 season with Verdi's La Traviata. You can now get a first look at portraits, featuring ...

Dancing. Drinking. Drama. Matadors. Pittsburgh Opera’s production of “La traviata,” which opened Saturday night at the Benedum Center, has something for everyone to enjoy. Composed by Giuseppe Verdi, ...

The completion of the Ring cycle comes at a transformative moment for the entire company, following the announcement of a leadership gift from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to build the Molly ...

In the world of theater, Shakespeare’s Macbeth swirls with superstition. If one is performing it, you may not say the title out loud, especially backstage. You must call it, “The Scottish Play.” Why ...

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The final production of the San Diego Opera 2024-2025 season is Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata; it opens on Friday, April 25, at The San Diego Civic Theatre. Traviata is a poignant exploration of love, ...

Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" has stood the test of time and continues to be one of the most beloved and performed operas to this day. With a tragic love story between Violetta and Alfredo and some ...

Among the operatic heroines who cough tragically, sing spectacularly and then, at evening’s end, must die (still doing both), Verdi’s Violetta is both a prototype and the queen. This is especially so ...