La Traviata | Opera review

Royal Opera House, LondonRichard Eyre's staging of La Traviata is a handsome staple Covent Garden show, regularly revived since its premiere in 1994, though beginning to look its age. It last appeared as recently as May. So why yet another revival so soon – and why the unmistakable Bow Street buzz this time around?Simple answer. Angela Gheorghiu was the Eyre production's original, often outstanding, Violetta. She made the show – and the show made her. Divadom beckoned. She has not returned t...

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