La Traviata

Villa Incanto, a visiting Italian Opera Company, performed La Boheme to a sold-out audience on 25th February at NormansfieldTheatre. They are returning for another performance on 5th May of La Traviata.
La Traviata (the fallen woman) tells the moving story of how a beautiful but doomed courtesan, Violetta, in the Paris of 1850, finds true love but then has to sacrifice her real happiness for the sake of her lover’s reputation. This intimate opera was considered very risqué at the time but, through its instantly recognizable arias and the tense emotionality of the music, has continued to be one of the most frequently performed operas through to today.

Musical Director: Riccardo Serenelli