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True, opera just doesn't work as well when they all live happily ever after.

The very start of La Traviata did it for me - the slightly melancholy overture followed by the curtain going up to a colourful party scene and Brindisi. A mate told me that last night's performance was a minimalist setting so I didn't tune in as I felt it wouldn't be the same - ok if it was live, but minimalist and onscreen just didn't really appeal. If anyone did watch it, was it any good?

Been to Verona with my wife a number of times for the outdoor opera. It’s a fantastic setting in the Arena de Verona.
Not expensive to attend and highly recommended .
They usually run a summer season with three main shows repeating so if you go for a couple of days you can catch two or three operas.
La Traviata was the first Opera I saw there. Amazing and made better when I discovered that what I thought was an ice cream seller at the interval had bottles of wine🍷