A step backwards into conventionality
On this day in 1981 the Metropolitan Opera telecast its new and unremarkable production of La traviata.
31 pieces since 2011 — in 8 roles, at 6 companies, most often at Salzburg Festival.
2 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Ileana Cotrubas.
View allOn this day in 1981 the Metropolitan Opera telecast its new and unremarkable production of La traviata.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Die Tote Stadt in a 1967 Vienna broadcast appropriately featuring three American stars: John Alexander, Marilyn Zschau, and George London.
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