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Stacey Alleaume leads WNO's emotionally-charged Traviata

Stacey Alleaume (Violetta) © Julian Guidera

Leading an international cast in a still-sumptuous revival in Southampton's Mayflower, Stacey Alleaume gives a sovereign performance as the ill-fated courtesan Violetta. 

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