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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: La Traviata (Cast B)

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(Credit: Richard Termine / Met Opera) The role of Violetta in “La Traviata” is one of the most challenging in all of the repertory despite its ubiquity. As such, there are a lot of sopranos who manage to pull off the role, though few with overall great vocal and dramatic consistency on stage. But Lisette Oropesa, taking on the role {…}
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Amore Opera 2017-18 Review: La Traviata – Jennifer Gliere Enchants as Life, and Death, of the Party

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This review is for the performance on Saturday, May 26, 2018. Within the intimate space of the Riverside Theatre, Amore Opera’s production of “La Traviata” brought to the surface comedic moments hidden within Francesco Maria Piave’s libretto. While this work is not one I normally would expect humor from, this approach added to the emotional investment in the audience, as {…}
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Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: La Traviata

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) On March 31, the Metropolitan Opera presented the fourth performance of its current revival of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” At the core of this revival’s first cast was Lisette Oropesa, who returned to the Met after a successful “I Puritani” earlier in January. While that role showed the soprano’s precision and elegance in the bel {…}
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Caroline Taylor to Headline Hurn Court Opera’s ‘La Traviata’

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Dorset-based arts charity Hurn Court Opera is set to present “La Traviata.” Caroline Taylor leads the cast as Violetta, with Sam Britner as Alfredo and Philip Kalmanovitch as Giorgio. The fully staged production features orchestra conducted by Lynton Atkinson and is sung in Italian with English surtitles. Joy Robinson directs a production that sets the work in 1930s Paris. “Setting {…}
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Mikaya Sager Headlines Opera San José’s ‘La Traviata’

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Opera San José is set to close its 2025-26 season with Verdi’s “La Traviata.” In a statement, Opera San José General Director & CEO Shawna Lucey said, “Verdi’s thrilling masterpiece invites us into Violetta’s world—one of intoxicating love, profound courage, and devastating sacrifice. It is deeply intimate yet fills the theater with huge emotion and unforgettable music.” Lucey added, “Bringing La {…}
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Mikayla Sager Leads Opera San Jose’s ‘La Traviata’

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(Credit: Bob Shomler) Opera San José is set to close its 2025-26 season  with Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Former OSJ Resident Conductor Johannes Löhnermakeswill make his OSJ principal conducting debut, while OSJ’s Inaugural Resident Director Tara Branham directs the production. The production will star Mikayla Sager as Violetta, alongside former Artist-in-Residence WooYoung Yoon as Alfredo. Completing the cast is Kidon Choi {…}
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Cast Change: Lucas Meachem Steps into Opéra National de Bordeaux’s ‘La Traviata’

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The Opéra National de Bordeaux has announced a cast change for its production of “La Traviata,” which opens on Jan. 26 and runs through Feb. 3, 2026. The company said that Lucas Meachem will sing the role of Germont stepping in for the originally announced Ernesto Petti. Meachem will make his Bordeaux debut and as result, has postponed his New {…}
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Cristina Maria Oltean to Headline ‘La Traviata’ at Oleg Danovski National Theatre of Opera and Ballet

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The Oleg Danovski National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Constanța, Romania will present Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The new production opens on Jan. 31, 2026, at 6:30 p.m and features a new staging directed by Anghel I. Arbore, with sets by Cătălin I. Arbore. The cast features soprano Cristina Maria Oltean as Violetta Valéry and baritone Răzvan Săraru as Giorgio Germont. {…}

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