The 2nd most performed opera in the world, this great romantic opera is Verdi's adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' THE LADY OF THE CAMELIAS. This novel was based on a contemporary scandal of the time - so well known to everyone that when Verdi's opera was first staged in Venice in 1853, the Italian censors wouldn't allow it to be performed in contemporary costumes - as it made the truth too obvious. Instead it had to be performed in period costumes of 150 years earlier! The UK Merry Opera company has retranslated it, completely updated it, and set it in modern London. The same great music in a brand new, outrageous production!