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Cast change: Marina Rebeka to sing in La traviata on 18, 22, 25 and 28 May 2015
Marina Rebeka © Amati Bacciardi Due to illness and with great regret, Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva is forced to withdraw from the first four performances of La traviata on 18, 22, 25 and 28 May....
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Introducing… Marina Rebeka
I first came across Marina Rebeka when I attended a concert of Rossini's Petite messe solennelle in Rome under the baton of Antonio Pappano. I was completely smitten, both by her presence and the raw...
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Opera in the City of Love: Paris as muse
‘Ah! How delightful to leave the dreary countryside for Paris, beautiful Paris that Love must have created!’ wrote the poet Guillaume Apollinaire. The image of Paris as the city of love has inspired...
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Competition: Win a pair of tickets to see The Royal Opera's La traviata
Marina Rebeka and Ismael Jordi in La traviata © ROH, 2015. Photo by Catherine Ashmore This competition is now closed - thank you to all those who entered. The Shawshank Redemption, The Fifth Element,...
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Your reaction: La traviata 2015
Marina Rebeka and Ismael Jordi in La traviata © ROH, 2015. Photo by Catherine Ashmore Believe the hype and more importantly, grab a ticket to #ROHTraviata to see Marina Rebeka effortlessly blow the...
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Verdi unpacked: A guide to the master of Italian opera
Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) was one of the great masters of Italian opera. His works redefined the genre through their character-driven intensity and taut dramatic structures. The sheer...
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Cast change: Franco Vassallo to sing in La traviata on 28 May and 3 June 2015
Act II scene 2 of La traviata, The Royal Opera © ROH/Johan Persson, 2010 Update: Cast change also in effect for 3 June 2015 in addition to earlier change for 28 May 2015 [amended 1 June 2015] Due to...
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Debate: What do you think of mid-performance applause?
Sarah Lamb in The Sleeping Beauty © ROH / Johan Persson 2011 It's a convention that most opera and classical ballet-goers will have experienced - the climax of a well-known aria or pas de deux giving...
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Which opera would you recommend to a first-timer?
Diana Damrau as Violetta Valery in La traviata, The Royal Opera © ROH / Catherine Ashmore 2014 'People's reactions to opera the first time they see it is very dramatic; they either love it or they hate...
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The Bachtrack Opera Awards 2015 open for voting
Aleksandra Kurzak as Fiorilla © ROH. Tristram Kenton, 2015 Voting is now underway for the Bachtrack Opera Awards 2015, run by the online guide to classical music, opera and dance. An audience poll...
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Introducing… Sonya Yoncheva
Ismael Jordi as Alfredo and Sonya Yoncheva as Violetta in La traviata, The Royal Opera © 2015 ROH. Photograph by Catherine Ashmore Earlier in the month I had the privilege of being in the audience for...
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BBC celebrates the classical voice with three weeks of special programming
Antonio Pappano© ROH. Photograph by Clive Barda, 2014 The BBC has launched a three-week season of programming celebrating the classical voice and the skill required to master and develop the human...
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Cast Change: Ekaterina Bakanova to sing in La traviata on 4 July 2015
Ekaterina Bakanova-2236 by VIPevent Due to illness, Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva has withdrawn from singing the role of Violetta Valéry in La traviata on Saturday 4 July 2015. The role will now be...
View ArticleWatch: Rolando Villazón and Saimir Pirgu on La traviata
Tenors Saimir Pirgu and Rolando Villazón, who will both perform the role of Alfredo in the upcoming run of Verdi's La traviata, recently spoke about the power of the opera. The upcoming revival will...
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Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream: Rethinking opera's approach...
Anna Caterina Antonacci and Jonas Kaufmann in Carmen, The Royal Opera, 2006 © Catherine Ashmore Death is one of the few universal experiences, and it’s not surprising that it makes its presence felt in...
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Competition: Enter the Royal Opera House Grand Draw to win prizes including...
Diana Damrau as Violetta Valery in La traviata, The Royal Opera © ROH / Catherine Ashmore 2014 The Royal Opera House Grand Draw 2016 is now open, and this year we have 35 fantastic prizes on offer. The...
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La traviata musical highlight: ‘Ah fors’è lui’ / ‘Sempre libera’
Diana Damrau as Violetta Valery in La traviata, The Royal Opera © ROH / Catherine Ashmore 2014 Violetta’s Act I aria ‘Ah fors’è lui’ is her first solo number in La traviata. So far, we have only seen...
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Cast change: Piero Pretti to sing in La traviata on 9, 12, 16 and 19 March 2016
Act II scene 2 of La traviata, The Royal Opera © ROH/Johan Persson, 2010 Piero Pretti will sing the role of Alfredo Germont in Richard Eyre’s production of La traviata on the 9, 12, 16 and 19 March...
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The Real Violetta: The tragic true story that inspired La traviata
Marie Duplessis, La Dame aux camélias. The Lost Gallery In January 1847 a young woman lay dying of consumption at 11 Boulevard de la Madeleine in Paris. Her name was Marie Duplessis. She had recently...
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Your Reaction: La traviata 2016
La traviata © ROH, 2016. Photo by Tristram Kenton Well, *that* is how to revive a Traviata! Blew the cobwebs away... #ROHtraviata — Mark Pullinger (@larkingrumple) January 16, 2016 Venera Gimadieva...
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