Phillip Rhodes and Madeleine Pierard in La Traviata Photo: Neil MacKenzie
New Zealand Opera's La traviata opened last night in Christchurch. Francis Yapp critiques the story of love, sacrifice and heartbreak, with soprano Madeleine Pierard making her debt as courtesan Violetta, Enea Scala as Alfredo and baritone Phillip Rhodes as his father Giorgio Germont.
