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Performer: Emma Pennell

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A solid Traviata revival at Canadian Opera Company

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

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
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Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging

Victoria Karkacheva (Charlotte) © Michael Cooper
Excellent performances cannot turn a conventional production of Massenet’s Werther into a dramatic experience for the 21st century. 
***11
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