Tag: The Lady of the Camellias
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“Breath of life you’ll be to me”—The portrayal of tuberculosis in the opera La Traviata
Judith Wagner Munich, Germany Maria Callas in La Traviata The white half-round of the stage is illuminated with an eerie blue light. The only prop is a large clock on the right-hand side. A dark figure is seated beside it. The door on the left opens and the heroine—clad all in red—enters the stage.…