Peter Konwitschny on La Traviata

Friday 8th February 2013

Corinne Winters in La Traviata
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Quote of the day: “The bookworm lectures the prostitute, telling her that she should lead a respectable life in which love should reign supreme as the principal driving force of the universe. The high-class courtesan almost dies laughing at the idea.” (Peter Konwitschny’s synopsis of his La Traviata)

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