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La traviata, Royal Opera House, London by Smaller Roles Are All Competently Done, With Sarah Pring Giving Annina Some Dimensionality. But Violetta's Party Guests Seem A Desperately Respectable Lot. Maybe Time For A New Production, Or At Least A Thoroughly Spring-Cleaned Revival. George Hall

Royal Opera House, London: The first of two casts takes to the Covent Garden stage in the latest revival, by Daniel Dooner, of Sir Richard Eyre's production - new in 1994 - of Verdi's classic. It must be hard, especially mid-season, to maintain dramatic vitality in a show that returns year in, year out, with umpteen more or less starry casts in tow, and it has to be said that despite everyone's efforts…

SOURCE: The Stage at 05:59AM on April 22, 2014

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