If you’re an opera buff or even a casual classical music concertgoer, you’re likely to have attended productions of “La Traviata” in the past. You know the story: Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic 1853 opera ...

Soprano Andriana Chuchman as Violetta in the San Diego Opera’s production of “La Traviata.” (Photo by J. Katarzyna Woronowicz/San Diego Opera) The San Diego Opera concluded its successful 2024-25 ...

That eternal symbol of grand opera in all its silliness—an overweight, middle-aged singer in a horned helmet bellowing out high Cs to an equally unattractive partner—will probably never die, but the ...

When operagoers are very lucky and all the stars align, we get a production like Seattle Opera’s new “La Traviata,” running through May 21: an imaginative, beautifully cast presentation of a great ...

San Diego Opera audiences were introduced to Canadian soprano Andriana Chuchman’s talent in 2017, when she played the role of the heartbroken Micaëla in “The Tragédie of Carmen.” But David Bennett, ...

There’s a reason Verdi’s “La traviata” is the most-performed opera in the world. The music is gorgeous and instantly recognizable, the plot and characters are interesting and the story is told ...

Vanessa Becerra as Violetta in Berkshire Opera Festival’s production of “La Traviata.” Vanessa Becerra as Violetta and Joshua Blue as Alfredo in Berkshire Opera Festival's production of "La Traviata." ...