The Royal Opera - La Traviata Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
Performance reviews
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La TraviataThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 12 |
Aleksandra Kurzak impresses in latest Covent Garden Traviata revival |
16 Mar 20 / Bachtrack |
Bella interpretazione per Hrachuhi Bassenz, Violetta intensa |
7 Jan 20 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Conductor, Daniel Oren time-beats as far away from the visceral intensity of Georg Solti as it's possible to imagine in La Traviata |
29 Dec 19 / Daily Mail |
Hrachuhi Bassenz powers through with solid support from Simon Keenlyside, Liparet Avetisyan, and Richard Eyre’s reliable production |
25 Dec 19 / OperaWire |
Can it really be 25 years since this production first graced the stage of the Royal Opera House? |
21 Dec 19 / Classical Source |
The power of this performance is testament to the longevity of the Royal Opera’s La traviata |
20 Dec 19 / Seen and Heard |
“Libiam!” Raising a glass to 25 years of Covent Garden's glorious Traviata |
20 Dec 19 / Bachtrack |
Una produzione che, per il momento, non ne vuole sapere di andare in pensione |
20 Dec 19 / Connessi all'Opera |
Beautiful voices are not enough |
19 Dec 19 / The Stage |
This much revived production deserves many plaudits, not least here for a show-stealing performance by Bassenz |
19 Dec 19 / The Star |
"If it's not broke, don't fix it!" |
19 Dec 19 / Broadway World |
Bassenz’s triumphant Violetta in Eyre’s timeless production |
19 Dec 19 / Opera Today |
associated articles [+]
‘It’s got everything’
Director Richard Eyre explains why his take on Verdi’s story of heartache and betrayal is still thrilling Covent Garden after a quarter of a century.
Director Richard Eyre explains why his take on Verdi’s story of heartache and betrayal is still thrilling Covent Garden after a quarter of a century.
Production details
Cast
Bassenz/Alieva/Mkhitaryan/Borovko/Kurzak, Avetisyan/Tetelman/Chung/Antoun/Castronovo, Keenlyside/Viviani/Lucic/Petean, Wake-Edwards/Sherman/Wu, Presno/Manu, Alcántara, White/Gil, Dawkins/Mofidian/Jakobski/Lloyd
(c) Oren/Ciampa/Benini (d) Eyre
Performance dates
17, 21, 24(m), 27 December 2019, 6, 8, 13, 22, 25(m), 25, 27, 28, 30(m), 30 January, 1(m), 1 February, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23 March 2020
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