THE Russian State Ballet and Opera House performs La Traviata as the embark on a UK tour, arriving at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre on September 16 and Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre on September 25-26.

The renowned and highly acclaimed company will be bringing 250 performers as it stages one of the greatest Verdi operas.

La Traviata is a love story shrouded in sacrifice and misunderstanding, where Violetta, a high-society courtesan with a heart of gold in mid-19th Century Paris, sacrifices everything for the man she loves.

The opera is based on the novel by Alexander Dumas, recounting his own affair with the beautiful demi-mondaine, Marie Duplessis.

With a score that encompasses an astonishing range of moods and emotions, La Traviata contains some of Verdi’s most beautiful and memorable music, making it a masterpiece in its own right.

  • THE Russian State Ballet and Opera performs La Traviata at the Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, on Wednesday, September 16 and Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre, Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26.
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