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Classical Music

English National Opera: La Traviata

09 Feb 15 – 13 Mar 15, 7:30 PM – 9:40 PM

Peter Konwitschny brings his acclaimed production of La Traviata to the ENO in February 2015

By CW Contributor on 29/9/2014

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English National Opera: La Traviata
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Peter Konwitschny, the radical visionary of modern German opera, returns to direct the English National Opera in his acclaimed production of Verdi’s La traviata. Konwitschny transforms the plot into a multi-layered psychological study, sparse in set and wrenching in its emotional directness. Elizabeth Zharoff, one of the most exciting young sopranos in the world today, stars as Violetta, with BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Ben Johnson as her beloved Alfredo. It will likely be the most intense La traviata you ever witness.

Often considered the predominant opera-writer of the nineteenth century, rivaled only by Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Verdi’s compositions have long been staples of the operatic canon. Whether the epic Egyptian romance of Aida, the comic meanderings of Falstaff or the gothic horrors of Rigoletto, Verdi enlivened every type of narrative with his expressive orchestration and emotive arias. Few composers have so carefully matched plot to music; many of Verdi’s innovations are so tied into his drama that few composes afterwards have managed to utilize them.

La traviata (1853), Italian for ‘The Fallen Woman,’ is one of Verdi’s mid-career masterpieces. Based on La dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils – one of the most sensational bestsellers of its age – it tells the tragic tale of Violetta. A noble courtesan famed for her extravagant parties and glamourous lovers, as the opera opens she has recovered from tuberculosis. While celebrating, she meets the gallant bourgeois Alfredo, and soon falls in love. But the honeymoon doesn’t last long – when Alfredo’s father asks Violetta to leave his son for the sake of his daughter’s reputation, a simple but extraordinarily affecting tragedy is set into motion. Verdi’s score perfectly embodies the action on stage, and recognisable songs such as the lovestruck duet ‘One day, happy and ethereal’ and the gamboling brindisi ‘Drink from the joyful cup’ gain power from their theatrical context. 


What English National Opera: La Traviata
Where English National Opera, London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4ES | MAP
Nearest tube Charing Cross (underground)
When 09 Feb 15 – 13 Mar 15, 7:30 PM – 9:40 PM
Price £12-99
Website Click here to book via the ENO’s website.

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    THE VENUE 

    The London Coliseum was opened in 1904 as one of the city’s largest family theatres. It has the largest proscenium arch in the entire city. Initially named the Coliseum Theatre of Varieties, it aimed to be a ‘people’s palace of entertainment’, focused around music hall and variety acts. W. S. Gilbert’s final play premiered here in 1911. In 1974, the Sadler’s Wells Opera Company – soon renamed the English National Opera – bought the building and turned it into their permanent home. 

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