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Podcast: La traviata

Katie Derham explores one of the greatest love stories told in opera, La Traviata

Verdi’s La traviata – one of the greatest love stories ever told in opera and a work of such enduring power that it draws audiences and performers to it again and again. In this podcast Glyndebourne’s dramaturg, Cori Ellison, Dr Francesco Izzo from the University of Southampton, and author, Julie Kavanagh, explain how Verdi’s creation achieves such an exquisite melding of real-life tragedy and dramatic depth.

Available on iTunes

Presenter: Katie Derham, Produced by Katherine Godfrey and Anishka Sharma for Whistledown Productions for Festival 2014.

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