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A little fall of rain: Marina Rebeka steps into a damp Traviata in Naples

Marina Rebeka (Violetta)
© Luciano Romano
Marina Rebeka (Violetta)
© Luciano Romano
Laura Ulloa (Annina), Marina Rebeka (Violetta) and Luca Salsi (Germont)
© Luciano Romano
Marina Rebeka (Violetta), Kang Wang (Alfredo) and ensemble
© Luciano Romano
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“a sincere and moving portrait of Violetta, intense and dramatically profound”
Reviewed at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples on 14 July 2024
Verdi, La traviata
Teatro di San Carlo
Giacomo Sagripanti, Conductor
Lorenzo Amato, Director
Ezio Frigerio, Set Designer
Franca Squarciapino, Costume Designer
Fiammetta Baldisseri, Lighting Designer
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
Coro del Teatro di San Carlo
Marina Rebeka, Violetta Valéry
Kang Wang, Alfredo Germont
Luca Salsi, Giorgio Germont
Clarissa Leonardi, Flora Bervoix
Laura Ulloa, Annina
Giacomo Leone, Gastone de Letorières
Gabriele Ribis, Baron Douphol
Pietro Di Bianco, Marquis d'Obigny
Lorenzo Mazzucchelli, Dr Grenvil
Salvatore De Crescenzo, Giuseppe
Giuseppe Scarico, Flora's servant
Ville Lignell, Commissioner
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