La traviata Felice Varesi and the tenor Lodovico Graziani. The next day, Verdi wrote to his friend Emanuele Muzio in what has now become perhaps his most famous letter: ""La traviata" last night a failure. Was the fault mine or the singers'? Time will tell." Coincidentally, as Philips-Matz points out, an Italian translation of the play "La Dame aux camélias" was being presented just a short distance from La Fenice. While there were demands for productions from impresarios in various Italian cities, Verdi was loath to allow them unless he could be sure of the strength of the singers, and in spite
Isle aux Morts Harvey, her brother and their dog, Hairy Man. They are known because of their bravery in rescuing sailors from two sinking ships, the "Despatch" and "The Rankin". A chamber opera based on the story of Ann Harvey entitled "Ann & Seamus" was written for "Shallaway - Newfoundland and Labrador Youth in Chorus" by Stephen Hatfield in 2007. The opera was based on the narrative poem by Kevin Major. French Pronunciation—I-lo-mor Pronounced by Residents as—I-la-mort Isle aux Morts Isle aux Morts is a small town on the Southwest Coast of the Island of Newfoundland, with an estimated population of 600. The