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Why was La Traviata's premiere a Flop in Venice?

How Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata was a total flop at its premiere in Venice but now it's one of his most popular works, performed and broadcast around the world.

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24 minutes

´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project