Synopsis
La Traviata - English National Opera Guide 5 (includes libretto)
Published by Alma Classics
In this Guide, Julian Budden reviews the difficulties that faced the management that had commissioned La Traviata and how, in some previously unpublished letters, Verdi fought their views on casting the leading lady
Denis Arnold contributes a musical commentary and April FitzLyon discusses the social background of the 'lady of the camellias' in fact, fiction and on the stage
Nicholas John compares the libretto with the play to show how skilfully it was adapted for the operatic stage
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