Royal Opera Japan tour diary: Wilting wigs, weapons and a tiny shot at fame

The dress rehearsal of La Traviata in Yokohama had it all: a battle against the humidity, a hunt for stage weaponry and three little girls fighting it out for a walk-on partTo Yokohama for the dress rehearsal of La Traviata, and the practicalities of the tour are holding up nicely. Costumes might be struggling with the use of just one rudimentary twin tub washing machine, wigs are attempting to counter the 60% humidity that makes curls fall out and straight hair frizz, but there's nothing that c...

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