Berkshire Opera Festival's 10th anniversary production of the Verdi classic "La Traviata" hits all the right notes.

Time is the big villain in Verdi’s “La Traviata,” and in case you don’t get it, director Wily Decker puts a huge clock on stage even before the overture begins. At 11 Saturday morning in t ...

And “Traviata,” which returned to the Met on Saturday afternoon, is a far more naturalistic melodrama than the carefully antique, stylized “Norma.” ...