This episode we delve into the demimonde, or “half-world”, inhabited by the protagonist Violeta in Verdi’s La Traviata. As usual we discuss and deviate from the music, meaning, and social relevance of a work that is performed yearly more than any other opera. Does it deserve the top spot? Does it’s dramatic story of a courtesan who gives in to love, only to tragically renounce it, need continual retelling? Find out in episode 5!

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