Saturday Night at the Opera

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrKYtGzZywo

On this date in 1853, Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata premiered in Venice.  It was initially a failure and was extensively revised.  The revised version premiered three years later in London.

Above, the finale from Franco Zeffirelli’s film adaptation.

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