When the curtain goes up on the buzzing Parisian salon you might be forgiven for thinking you have travelled back in time. Michael Yeargan's sets and Peter J Hall's lavish period costumes are the perfect backdrop to the lush, sweeping melodies of Verdi's magnificent La traviata.

It starts with champagne, it continues with song, but when the beautiful courtesan Violetta Valery sets eyes on young Alfredo Germont her life of parties and paramours suddenly seems so empty. Will true love win out?

This memorable production is brought to life by an outstanding cast. Russian diva Elvira Fatykhova returns to play Violetta, Australian tenor Aldo DiToro is the love of her life, and Jonathan Summers is his father.