Last night James, Ally and I went to see Verdi's La Traviata at the Theatre Royal. We had really good seats at the front of the balcony, which is very high up but gave a great view down into the orchestra as well as the stage. Oh it was fantastic! All of the singers were excellent; however Anush Hovhannisyan, who played Violetta, was the absolute star - she was central to every scene and her voice is beautiful. My favourite song was Brindisi (the drinking song), what a lovely melody. I also loved the stunning declaration of love "Amami Alfredo" in the second Act. At the second interval (the opera is nearly three hours long!) we went outside onto the terrace and were rewarded with fine views over the centre of Glasgow, its lights shining in the darkness.
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