A new premiere of Verdi’s La Traviata at the National Opera in Warsaw takes one of the world’s most popular operas into the world of celebrities… and reflections on death.

The new production is directed by Mariusz Treliński, with set design by Boris Kudlićka and costumes by fashion designer Gosia Baczyńska.

Premiere of this production: 25 February 2010

Elżbieta Krajewska spoke to Director of the National Opera Waldemar Dąbrowski, Artistic Director Mariusz Treliński and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, who sings Violetta in the opening performance.

National Opera site: http://www.teatrwielki.pl/en.html