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Bari – Teatro Petruzzelli: La Traviata

Bari – Teatro Petruzzelli: La Traviata

Is it possible the there is one Musical Opinion reader who has never seen La Traviata?   And maybe is it also possible this reader has not formed an opinion about the central character before even seeing the opera?   And maybe this reader also has a great degree of...

Opera North: Rigoletto

Opera North: Rigoletto

If you stroll around the ever-expanding Salford Quays complex these days, you will see a very different Media City to the one when the Lowry Theatre first opened more than 20 years ago. BBC and ITV studios, hotels, bars, restaurants, apartment blocks, trams and an...