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