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Vienna Had the Better Traviata. Verona Had Vasilisa.
Aug 2, 2026 • 31 min read
A cancelled flight, a flooded detour and two radically different Violettas led to an Addio del passato that made the Arena disappear.By the time Vasilisa Berzhanskaya reached Addio del passato, the Arena no longer felt like an arena.A thread of voice crossed row after row without appearing to grow any louder. I had travelled to Verona to discover w