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Mariusz Treliński's Traviata had nothing to do with Dumas, Piave or Verdi. It's as if he confused La Dame aux camélias with Lulu.

Tonight's concert featured an international array of artists, but was held together with a heavy dose of Spanish flavour.

In this anti-realistic, colourful and beautifully played production of Pagliacci, the director extends the concept expressed in the Prologue: clowns are real life people, but also real life people are clowns in a larger play.

Entre overdose visuelle et auditive, le Maestro Carella a eu fort à faire pour sauver le célèbre duo Cav/Pag à l'Opéra de Toulon. Il y est parvenu !