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The queer “Traviata” returns to Munich – Munich
The really tragic thing about Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata”? The story of the noble courtesan Violetta Valéry can easily be transferred to our present day. Nothing has changed since Alexandre…
Opera: Bregenz Festival 2026 and 2027 with “La Traviata”
Opera Bregenz Festival 2026 and 2027 with “La Traviata” The designated Finnish artistic director Lilli Paasikivi (right) and Hans-Peter Metzler, festival president. photo © Gian Ehrenzeller/KEYSTONE/dpa “La Traviata” will be…
Queerness in the opera: A drag queen sings the “Traviata” in Munich – Munich
The Israeli countertenor Uri Elkayam, stage name Miss Sistrata, is the first queer man to sing Violetta in Munich. Why he is toying with the idea of leaving his country…
Premiere of Giuseppe Verdi’s “La traviata” in the Staatstheater Augsburg. – Munich
Creating a lively production is a challenge in the Martini Park interim district of the Augsburg State Theater with its reduced stage technology. For Verdi’s “La traviata”, director Eva-Maria Melbye…