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Kathryn Lewek (Violetta) and Long Long (Alfredo) © Michael Cooper

Kathryn Lewek leads a solid Traviata revival at Canadian Opera Company

By John Gilks, 18 September 2026

The COC’s revival of Verdi’s La traviata features fine singing, especially from Kathryn Lewek’s Violetta, but has perhaps lost a little of the edge of previous runs.

***11

***11

Toronto

18 Sep 2026

A solid Traviata revival at Canadian Opera Company

By John Gilks

Madison Leonard (Violetta) and Oleksiy Palchykov (Alfredo) © Clive Barda

High Wycombe

Garsington’s new La traviata ticks every musical and dramatic box

By David Karlin, 27 May 2026

Music Director Douglas Boyd conducts a performance of exceptional musical quality, and Louisa Muller's uncontroversial but passionate direction makes this Traviata one for the ages.

*****

*****

High Wycombe

27 May 2026

Garsington’s new La traviata ticks every musical and dramatic box

By David Karlin

Toronto

Canadian Opera Company returns to live performance with a beautifully sung Traviata

By John Gilks, 23 April 2022

Young Egyptian-New Zealand soprano Amina Edris makes a great impression in a revival of Arin Arbus’ strong 2015 production.

****1

****1

Toronto

23 Apr 2022

COC returns to live performance with beautifully sung Traviata

By John Gilks

Amsterdam

Dynamic and fun-packed Mamelles de Tirésias in Amsterdam

By Nicolas Nguyen, 25 November 2015

Dutch National Opera performs Poulenc’s first opera, Les mamelles de Tirésias, as a project of the company’s talent development program... a fun occasion to witness the much lighter “voyou” side of the French composer.

***11

***11

Amsterdam

25 Nov 2015

Dynamic and fun-packed Mamelles de Tirésias

By Nicolas Nguyen