La Traviata with Renee Fleming in cinemas

In case anyone wanted to see The Royal Opera's La Traviata with Renee Fleming but missed out on tickets to Covent Garden, you might be interested to know that the performance on 30th June (7pm) will be relayed live into over 150 UK/European cinemas.

Additional cast including tenor Joseph Calleja and baritone Thomas Hampson and the performance will be shown in High Definition quality via satellites and digital cinema. Cinemas including Vue, Odeon, Picturehouses, Everyman and others will be participating in the UK. Check out the full list on http://www.artsalliancemedia.com/opera/LaTraviataCinemas.html to find a cinema near you...

Thanks for this. I interviewed Renee Fleming about her participation in the production yesterday, which was fascinating. It should be online in the next couple of days.

I'll be curious to know what others' reactions to the production are...

I am a new opera (and Renee Fleming) fan via the cinema showings of Evgeny Onegin and La traviata. Please tell me why, and how unusual it is, for the lead to come out of character and take a bow mid-act as Renee Fleming did in La traviata. All the other times I've seen the characters freeze in position to accept applause. Thanks.

I saw this film today and it is fantastic! I was actually at the performance on 30th June 09 the date on which it was filmed. I was thrilled to see me exiting my stalls row as the credits rolled. I took a friend who had never seen a full opera and she is now a total convert. Go see it!

It's cool film, I like it......