Teatro Real, Madrid - Madrid | 22 January 2021 |
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MarieTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() |
Opéra, théâtre et féminisme : Marie, création d’Alonso et Blasco à Madrid |
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Marie. El estreno mundial de una ópera |
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Marie, moderno vía crucis |
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Marie tra prosa e lirica |
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Ópera para reflexionar sobre el sufrimiento de las mujeres asesinadas |
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«Marie», un alegato razonablemente feminista |
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‘Marie’: sermón, guiños, ¿música? |
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‘Marie’, un arriesgado espectáculo en La Abadía |
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Don GiovanniTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 14 | ![]() ![]() |
Don Giovanni ou Le délire du moribond |
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Jugando en el bosque |
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El público aplaudió, claro, complacido, a todos |
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Un Don Giovanni de exteriores: los árboles impiden ver el bosque |
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Aria del Catálogo de los Horrores del Don Giovanni del Teatro Real |
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El bosque oscuro de Don Giovanni: Eros y thanatos en el Teatro Real |
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Ivor Bolton dirige el reparto alternativo de 'Don Giovanni' en el Teatro Real, en la producción de Claus Guth |
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Perdidos en la espesura |
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Excelente en lo musical, discutible producción |
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Sexo, drogas y 'Don Giovanni': la ópera de Mozart sacude el Teatro Real |
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Agonía y muerte de Don Giovanni - Claus Guth convierte la ópera de Mozart en un trepidante viaje hasta la tumba |
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«Don Giovanni» o la mala fortuna |
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El bosque de Don Juan |
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«Don Giovanni»: Visión del «más acá» |
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RusalkaTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 24 | ![]() ![]() |
Olesya Golovneva leads a memorable musical showcase of Dvorak’s masterpiece |
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Rusalka: lo relativo del equilibrio |
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Ondine la ballerine |
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La Rusalka "real" del Real |
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Rusalka ballerine danse au Teatro Real après un siècle d’absence |
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Asmik Grigorian, Karita Mattila rescue Dvorák’s masterpiece from cold, confused Production |
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Asmik Grigorian, Rusalka de pointe au Teatro Real |
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Asmik Grigorian was a wonderful Rusalka, intense and human with a sense of constant longing |
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Una ondina demasiado humana |
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Rusalka azzoppata a Madrid |
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Rusalka marche vers l’horizon |
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Inolvidable Grigorian |
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Otro desafío conseguido, superado. Fatto! |
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Rusalka y el teatro como metáfora de un mundo de sombras |
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La fría luz de Rusalka |
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Une Rusalka de chair et de tulle au Teatro Real de Madrid |
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Una noche en la única ópera del mundo |
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La palpable metafísica de «Rusalka» |
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‘Rusalka’ devuelve la ‘antigua normalidad’ al escenario del Teatro Real |
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La Realidad y el Deseo |
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La fría luz de Rusalka |
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Madrid descubre y se rinde ante Asmik Grigorian |
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‘Rusalka’, la sirenita no puede vivir ni morir en el Teatro Real |
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Accidentada belleza |
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Eric Cutler breaks achilles tendon during ‘Rusalka’ rehearsal
The Teatro Real de Madrid is set to make adjustments to its production of “Rusalka,” following on from Eric Cutler breaking his achilles tendon during the general rehearsal but will still perform.
The Teatro Real de Madrid is set to make adjustments to its production of “Rusalka,” following on from Eric Cutler breaking his achilles tendon during the general rehearsal but will still perform.
Un Ballo in MascheraTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 14 | ![]() ![]() |
Un Bal doublement masqué |
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Sondra Radvanovsky delivers a truly sublime experience in Madrid |
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Un Bal masqué de Verdi ouvre la saison du Teatro Real au cœur d’un Madrid masqué |
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Ramón Vargas y Sondra Radvanovsky protagonizan "Un ballo in Maschera" en el Teatro Real |
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Il Teatro Real di Madrid si è impegnato moltissimo per trarre in salvo Un ballo in maschera |
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Sondra Radvanovsky se presenta infalible y bien acompañada en el Baile del Real |
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Saioa Hernández debuta en el Teatro Real con "Un ballo in maschera" de Verdi |
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Profeta in patria, finalmente |
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Un ballo di razza en la apertura de tempora del Teatro Real |
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La música bajo la máscara: compromiso y esfuerzo en el Teatro Real |
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Hubo muchos aplausos y recompensas a los artistas |
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La música es lo que importa |
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El Teatro Real abre su temporada con 'Un ballo in maschera' de Verdi |
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Éxito rotundo de "Un ballo in maschera", de Verdi, en la inauguración de la vigésimocuarta temporada del Teatro Real |
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Madrid opera halted by audience protest over lack of social distancing
A performance of Verdi’s A Masked Ball was abandoned in Madrid on Sunday night after audience members protested over the lack of social distancing measures – especially for those in cheaper seats.
A performance of Verdi’s A Masked Ball was abandoned in Madrid on Sunday night after audience members protested over the lack of social distancing measures – especially for those in cheaper seats.
La TraviataTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 28 | ![]() ![]() |
Lisette Oropesa réveille les braises de la passion lyrique |
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Mille grazie a tutti! |
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La Traviata (III reparto) en los tiempos del coronavirus |
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Reality as a staging concept |
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Lisette Oropesa protagoniza 'La traviata' en el Teatro Real de Madrid |
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Madrid’s Teatro Real is back in business with La traviata |
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La maladie vaincue |
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La traviata en el Teatro Real: hacer cercanas las distancias |
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La Traviata renouvelle l’amour à distance au Teatro Real |
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E nel terzo mese, il Teatro Real è risorto |
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Une Traviata dans un moment d’exception |
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La verdad del canto verdiano en La Traviata del Teatro Real |
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El Teatro Real, primer teatro de España en subir a escena una ópera con "La traviata" |
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Marina Rebeka, Michael Fabiano, Artur Ruciński shine as opera returns to Madrid |
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El Real vuelve a dar ejemplo |
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Verdi en la cuadrícula |
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Madrid’s Teatro Real returns to the stage, with a socially distanced production of ‘La Traviata’ |
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El Teatro Real hace "historia" al romper su "silencio" de 90 días con 'La Traviata' |
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«La traviata» vuelve al Teatro Real tras la crisis del coronavirus bajo la direccion de Nicola Luisotti |
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‘La traviata’ que rompió el miedo en el Real |
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Una traviata in maschera |
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Emoción frente a virus |
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Y el telón del Teatro Real volvió a alzarse |
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«La traviata» rompe noventa días (y un minuto) de silencio en el Teatro Real |
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‘Traviata’ con distancia Real |
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El virus de la ópera: el Teatro Real desafía la pandemia |
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Vuelve la Ópera al Teatro Real de Madrid: Una Traviata pandémica en un ambiente bien organizado |
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'La Traviata' llega al Teatro Real para estrenar la nueva normalidad sin abrazos y con mascarillas |
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Raising the curtain
Lisette Oropesa on singing a socially-distanced Traviata.
Lisette Oropesa on singing a socially-distanced Traviata.
Roundtable: Artists talk about the Teatro Real's 'Traviata'
At the beginning of July, the Teatro Real de Madrid kicked off a project that many other opera houses around the world observed attentively - a live performance with social distancing.
At the beginning of July, the Teatro Real de Madrid kicked off a project that many other opera houses around the world observed attentively - a live performance with social distancing.
Teatro Real in Madrid is presenting a socially distanced "La traviata"
What it's like to perform 'La traviata' live for an audience in the age of coronavirus.
What it's like to perform 'La traviata' live for an audience in the age of coronavirus.
Teatro Real to broadcast ‘La Traviata’
The broadcast, which will be held on July 15 and will star Marina Rebeka, Michael Fabiano, and Artur Rucinski. Nicola Luisotti conducts the Teatro Real’s Chorus and Orchestra.
The broadcast, which will be held on July 15 and will star Marina Rebeka, Michael Fabiano, and Artur Rucinski. Nicola Luisotti conducts the Teatro Real’s Chorus and Orchestra.
Lana Kos: “Ahora todos podemos ser Violeta”
La soprano, junto a Marina Rebeka, Ruth Iniesta, Ekaterina Bakanova, y Lisette Oropesa, interpretará el emblemático personaje de Violeta de “La Traviata” en la reapertura de Teatro Real.
La soprano, junto a Marina Rebeka, Ruth Iniesta, Ekaterina Bakanova, y Lisette Oropesa, interpretará el emblemático personaje de Violeta de “La Traviata” en la reapertura de Teatro Real.
Madrid's Teatro Real reopens with socially distanced opera
Verdi’s La Traviata reimagined with cast and orchestra wearing face masks.
Verdi’s La Traviata reimagined with cast and orchestra wearing face masks.
Three TalesTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Alteración de la ópera |
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La video opera Three Tales a Madrid |
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Die WalküreTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 19 | ![]() |
A confusing Die Walküre |
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Fiasco de Robert Carsen en una mediocre Die Walküre en el Teatro Real |
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Tomas Konieczny delivers revelatory performance in Robert Carsen’s exquisite production |
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Arquitectura moderna |
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Il Wagner di Heras-Casado e Carsen è un esempio di ottima integrazione |
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La valquiria: cuando falta la épica |
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Addio Brünhilde, ma senza pathos |
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La beauté wagnérienne malgré tout |
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Dans le texte |
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Stuart Skelton and Adrianne Piezconka were as ardent a pair of Völsung twins as you’ll encounter |
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La valquiria en el Teatro Real: Wagner al desnudo |
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Instantes fugaces del mejor Wagner con La Valquiria en el Teatro Real |
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‘La Valquiria’, la nieve sepulta el amor incestuoso de Wagner en el Teatro Real |
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Éxito de Pablo Heras-Casado como director de La valquiria, de Wagner |
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'La valquiria' monumental de Wagner conquista el Real |
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El feminismo de Wagner triunfa en el Teatro Real con 'La valquiria' |
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La valquiria en Real: más dudas que admiración |
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Madrid’s Ring cycle continues with a satisfying Die Walküre |
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Inusitée |
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Into the Little HillTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() |
Benjamin o della fascinazione timbrica |
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La Veronal heads Into the Little Hill in Madrid |
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The Madrid premiere of George Benjamin’s first opera, Into the Little Hill |
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Die ZauberflöteTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 10 | ![]() ![]() |
La flauta mágica en el Teatro Real. Caricatura mozartiana |
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Stanislas de Barbeyrac and Olga Peretyatko shine in Kosky & Andrade’s lifeless production |
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Senza flauto, senza Lumi |
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La Flûte au cinéma muet est de retour |
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An imaginative production of Die Zauberflöte continues to enchant Madrid audiences |
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Un fluire implacabile di immagini, sempre più originali, sempre più divertenti |
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Aquí se incorporan todos los códigos inherentes al cine mudo |
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Recuperar la inocencia |
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Pita la Flauta |
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La flauta mágica en el Real: angelus kitsch |
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Il PirataTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 17 | ![]() ![]() |
Yolanda Auyanet and Celso Albelo are remarkable in inventive production plagued by musical letdowns |
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La audiencia respondió como debía y se esperaba |
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El triunfo del pirata |
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Q & A: Tenor Javier Camarena
Javier Camarena on why ‘Il Pirata’ has been the most challenging Role of his career.
Javier Camarena on why ‘Il Pirata’ has been the most challenging Role of his career.

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Performance schedule
Wagner
13 Feb to 14 Mar 2021
Bellini
3 to 19 Mar 2021
Britten
8 Apr to 11 May 2021
Benjamin
30 Apr to 10 May 2021
Zubiaurre
15 to 17 May 2021
Torres
29 May to 5 Jun 2021
Donizetti
2 to 13 Jun 2021
Vivaldi
17 Jun 2021
Puccini
4 to 24 Jul 2021
News & Articles
Teatro Real cancels performances due to Storm Filomena |
The Teatro Real de Madrid has canceled the final performance of “Don Giovanni” plus other performances due to severe weather. |
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Eric Cutler breaks achilles tendon during ‘Rusalka’ rehearsal |
The Teatro Real de Madrid is set to make adjustments to its production of “Rusalka,” following on from Eric Cutler breaking his achilles tendon during the general rehearsal but will still perform. |
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Madrid opera halted by audience protest over lack of social distancing |
A performance of Verdi’s A Masked Ball was abandoned in Madrid on Sunday night after audience members protested over the lack of social distancing measures – especially for those in cheaper seats. |
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Teatro Real in Madrid is presenting a socially distanced "La traviata" |
What it's like to perform 'La traviata' live for an audience in the age of coronavirus. |
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Teatro Real to broadcast ‘La Traviata’ |
The broadcast, which will be held on July 15 and will star Marina Rebeka, Michael Fabiano, and Artur Rucinski. Nicola Luisotti conducts the Teatro Real’s Chorus and Orchestra. |
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