22 February 2015
Newsdesk
Following last year’s hugely successful live screenings of English National Opera’s award-winning Peter Grimes and Terry Gilliam’s production of Berlioz’s Benvenuto Cellini, ENO Screen is set to broadcast La traviata live from the Coliseum to over 400 cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Wednesday 11 March.
ENO Screen, a partnership between English National Opera and AltiveMedia, was launched in 2013. ENO Screen’s live cinema broadcasts are as distinctive as ENO’s live work in the theatre, creating a unique cinematic experience for audience members across the globe. Multiple HD cameras provide unusual angles and close up views of the action on stage and in the orchestra pit, giving a true cinematic experience for audiences.
ENO presents the first revival of Peter Konwitschny’s celebrated production of one the most popular operas of all time. La traviata tells the devastating tale of Violetta, the beautiful Parisian courtesan who shatters convention and sacrifices everything for love. Verdi’s masterpiece combines compelling characters with hugely moving and instantly recognisable melodies making it one of the most emotionally engaging and popular operas of all time.
Making her UK debut in the role of Violetta, which launched the European career of soprano Corinne Winters in 2013, is young superstar soprano Elizabeth Zharoff. Fast emerging as one of opera’s most exciting young artists, Zharoff was a member of the Junges Ensemble at the Semperoper Dresden in their 2012-13 season, where she performed the role of Violetta for the first time.
La traviata is sung in English with Subtitles | Running time: 1hr 50mins (no interval)
The 2015 ENO Screen season also includes The Pirates of Penzance on Tuesday 19 May and Carmen on Wednesday 1 July.
ENO Screen broadcasts are produced by Serpent Productions, led by MTV award-winning director and Grammy award nominee Andy Morahan and Producer Dione Orrom.
Further information can be found at www.eno.org/enoscreen
