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Diary of the Plague Year: Day 64 18 May 2020: La Traviata

Posted on May 18, 2020 by The Creekside Hermit

Such a dreary day – decided to treat myself to a matinee performance of La Traviata with the divine Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson and Joseph Calleja. ROH.

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