THE Russian State Ballet and Opera House is poised to return to Swindon with Verdi’s La Traviata – a love story shrouded in sacrifice.
The timeless tragedy, with its haunting arias, transports the audience to the entrancing world of French high society in the 1850s.
La Traviata, or the fallen woman, is Violetta, a courtesan whose life is a round of endless parties until a young nobleman, Alfredo Germont, convinces her to live in the country with him.
The couple are deeply in love and all is blissful contentment until meddling by Alfredo’s father threatens the relationship.
He warns Violetta that the affair is threatening the family’s honour.
Desperate to save Alfredo from disgrace she leaves their rural idyll and returns to Paris and into the arms of another.
But Violetta becomes ill with consumption — will fate ever allow the lovers to be reunited?
La Traviata combines compelling characters with hugely powerful and instantly recognisable melodies, making it 162 years after its 1853 debut, one of the most emotionally engaging and popular operas of all time.
It will appear at the Wyvern Theatre on Wednesday, September 16 at 7.30pm. Ticket prices start at £30. To book call the box office on 01793 524481 or visit swindontheatres.co.uk.
— MARION SAUVEBOIS
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