Verdi's opera in three acts to a libretto by FRANCESCO MARIA PIAVE based on La Dame aux camélias by ALEXANDRE DUMAS (flls) sung in an English translation by DAVID POUNTNEY
A live relay from the London
Coliseum of the new production by English National Opera (soprano) (mezzo-soprano) (baritone) (baritone) (baritone) (tenor) (tenor) (mezzo) (tenor) (baritone) (baritone)
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA CHORUS chorusmaster MARTIN HANDLEY
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA ORCHESTRA led by RAYMOND OVENS conducted by MARK ELDER Act
8.00*
A Subject for Our Own Time: Mark Elder and David Pountney discuss with Antony Peattie how Verdi's own description of La traviata relates to this new ENO production.
8.15* Act 2
9.20*
The Trouble with Traviata: Julian Budden examines the circumstances surrounding the opera's disastrous premiere. (R)
9.35* Act 3
Producer PETER TANNER
(In association with the Woolwich Building Society)