Running
time: 240 minutes (To be confirmed) Sung in Italian with subtitles
Synopsis: At one of her lavish parties, celebrated Parisan courtesan Violetta is
introduced to Alfredo Germont. The two fall madly in love, and though hesitant
to leave behind her life of luxury and freedom, Violetta follows her heart. But
the young couple’s happiness is short-lived, as the harsh realities of life
soon come knocking.
As intimate as it is sumptuous, La traviata features some of opera’s most
famous melodies, and is a star vehicle for its leading soprano role sung by
Ermonela Jaho. In director Richard Eyre’s world of seductive grandeur, the
tender and devastating beauty at the centre of Verdi’s opera shines bright.
Synopsis: Virginia Woolf defied literary conventions to depict rich inner worlds –
her heightened, startling and poignant reality. Resident Choreographer Wayne
McGregor leads a luminous artistic team to evoke Woolf’s signature stream of
consciousness writing style in this immense work that rejects traditional narrative
structures. Woolf Works is a collage of themes from Mrs Dalloway, Orlando, The
Waves and Woolf’s other writings. Created in 2015 for The Royal Ballet, this
Olivier-award winning ballet triptych captures the heart of Woolf’s uniquely
artistic spirit.