Opera is full of hardcore traditionalists who do not want to see the biggies by Mozart, Verdi and Puccini modernized and otherwise updated with laptops, and talk of cellphones, texting, instant ...

Verdi’s “La traviata” is one of the most popular operas of all time, filled with all the vital ingredients of a classic: beautiful arias, a romantic story line, a doomed heroine and a passionate hero.

La Boheme moves from freezing Parisian garret to bustling cafe; La Traviata goes from opulent ballroom to grand house fallen on hard times, to rundown room as the poor heroine dies penniless. Most of ...

We were promised surprises in Peter Konwitschny’s ‘La Traviata’, and the first comes at the start. For here Alfredo (Ben Johnson) is a timorous nerd, constantly hiding his face in the curtains which ...

The San Diego Opera concluded its successful 2024-25 season Sunday with a triumphant staging of Verdi’s beloved La Traviata (The Fallen Woman). From conception to execution — most notably, soprano ...

Returning to the Teatro di San Carlo for the 23/24 Opera Season is one of the most beloved titles by the general public, La traviata. The masterpiece by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Francesco ...