Royal Opera

La Traviata

In Cinemas 18, 19, 20 & 23 Mar 2016
Conductor
Yves Abel
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Cast
Venera Gimadieva, Luca Salsi, Saimir Pirgu
Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Director
Richard Eyre
Set Design
Bob Crowley
Duration
3h32 incl. 2 intervals
Sung in Italian, with English subtitles
Captured live from Covent Garden, London 4 Feb 2016
4 stars. Gimadieva is the most moving Violetta I can recall. Parma-born Luca Salsi is a first-rate Giorgio Germont and the Verdi baritone we've been waiting for. One of the best Traviata's you'll see.
Mark Valencia, WHATSONSTAGE UK

Drama, profound emotion and wonderful melodies combine in Verdi’s tragic opera of a Parisian courtesan who sacrifices all for love, vividly conveyed in Richard Eyre’s beloved staging… ‘A toast to the pleasures of life!’ – so sings Violetta Valéry (Russian soprano Venera Gimadieva), one of opera’s greatest heroines, her new admirer Alfredo (Saimir Pirgu) and her party guests in the opening scene. But beneath the surface glamour runs darker undercurrents.

The cinema broadcast is hosted by British writer and actor Simon Callow.