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A strong Violetta carries an uninspired Traviata revival at Glyndebourne

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“Mkhitaryan’s devotion to the role was convincing”
Reviewed at Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne on 21 May 2017
Verdi, La traviata
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Richard Farnes, Conductor
Tom Cairns, Director
Hildegard Bechtler, Set Designer
Kristina Mkhitaryan, Violetta Valéry
Zach Borichevsky, Alfredo Germont
Igor Golovatenko, Giorgio Germont
Rihab Chaieb, Flora Bervoix
Gabriele Mangione, Gastone de Letorières
William Dazeley, Baron Douphol
Dan Shelvey, Marquis d'Obigny
Henry Waddington, Dr Grenvil
Eliza Safjan, Annina
The Glyndebourne Chorus
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