Event Dime
Gutsy & vivid: Verdi's La traviata at St Paul's Opera imaginatively reinvents the work as parable of punk London
- When:
- July 6, 2026 · 9:38 AM
- Where:
- Aldeburgh
- Source:
- Planet Hugill: Terrific and intensely atmospheric: the String Quartet No. 1 and Piano Quintet by Olli Mustonen from the Engegård Quartet and the composer on LAWO Classics
Verdi: La traviata - Christian Joel, Isobel Hughes, Ted Day - St Paul's Opera (Photo: Julian Guidera) Verdi: La traviata; Lizzie Ryder, Christian Joel, Owain Gwynfryn, director: Edwina Strobl, music director: Adrian Salinero, St Paul's Opera; St Paul's Church, Clapham Reviewed 4 July 2026 A varied and vivid incarnation of Violetta's demi-monde as punk with an upfront, take-no-prisoners account of the title role from Lizzie Ryder The problem for any production of Verdi's La traviata is not so muc