La traviata

Review – La Traviata
The trills come thick and fast in the opening act of La Traviata, Verdi’s intimate take on the tale of consumptive courtesan Violetta and her doomed love for the naive Alfredo, which is at the King’s theatre to Saturday.

A kiss in the dreamhouse
Edinburgh Grand Opera stage Verdi’s La traviata – If tragic love is what you want, then it doesn’t come much more tragic than La traviata, Verdi’s opera about the courtesan Violetta and Alfredo, the young man she loves but has to give up.