Love, jealousy and death. What more could one ask for on a perfect evening at the opera? Not much, say Andreas Homoki and his set designer Frank Philipp Schlößmann. Their production of Giuseppe Verdi’s iconic opera is stripped back to the essentials, allowing what truly matters to take centre stage: powerful emotions and magnificent music.

The celebrated but terminally ill courtesan Violetta Valéry is unexpectedly swept away by a great, unexpected love for Alfredo Gérmont. Can this relationship survive the strict social conventions of the 19th century? What sacrifices must Violetta make? Giuseppe Verdi set Alexandre Dumas the Younger’s story to immortal music that strikes right at the heart and never passes moral judgement.