HA NOI  (VNS) — A screening of the classic version of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata will be held at Cinematheque on Sunday.

A story of unrequited love, death, duels, masked balls and revenge, the opera is based on the novel The Lady of the Camellias, first published in 1848 by Alexandre Dumas. The three-act opera premiered in Venice on March 6, 1853, and since then became the world's most popular opera.

The screening will start at 7pm at Cinematheque, 22A Hai Ba Trung Street. Email info@hanoioperaguild.com for more information. — VNS