The Royal Opera - La Traviata Reviews
29 March 2024
Hrachuhi Bassenz (Violetta)
Liparit Avetisyan (Alfredo), Chorus
Simon Keenlyside (Giorgio Germont), Liparit Avetisyan (Alfredo)
Hrachuhi Bassenz (Violetta), German E. Alacantra (Baron Douphol)
Liparit Avetisyan (Alfredo), Hrachuhi Bassenz (Violetta)

Performance reviews

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La Traviata

The Royal Opera


No. 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
‘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.
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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