Product details
- ISBN 9781786826688
- Weight: 100g
- Dimensions: 124 x 196mm
- Publication Date: 27 Sep 2018
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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The acclaimed company behind the Olivier Award nominated (‘Best New Opera, 2018’) production of La bohème present a radical reimagining of Verdi’s incendiary tale of sex, class and power, La Traviata. England, 2018. Violetta earns her crust dancing for the rich and powerful at an exclusive gentleman’s club until a chance meeting with naive and idealistic Elijah changes everything. The powerful collide with the powerless, with earth shattering consequences for all involved. Combining Verdi’s breathtaking music with a new English version from Becca Marriott and Helena Jackson, this is La Traviata exposed, uncovered and redefined for the twenty first century.
Becca Marriott received a Master’s in Vocal Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. She has written and collaborated on several opera libretti including La Serva Padrona (Tête-à-tête & Edinburgh Fringe); Tosca (King’s Head Theatre); and an Olivier nominated production of La bohème (King’s Head Theatre & Trafalgar Studios).
Helena Jackson is a winner of the University Women in the Arts Programme 2016-18 and is currently on their Trainee Artistic Director scheme. She is also Artistic Director of Sleepless Theatre Company and a Junior Associate at the King’s Head Theatre.
