A LIVE broadcast of London Coliseum of English National Opera’s La traviata will be shown on Wiltshire cinema screens on Wednesday.

It will be shown at Cineworld Swindon, the Odeon in Trowbridge and KVAT (Town Hall), Marlborough, at 7.30pm

ENO is presenting the first revival of Peter Konwitschny’s celebrated production of one the most popular operas of all time. La traviata tells the devastating tale of Violetta, the beautiful Parisian courtesan who shatters convention and sacrifices everything for love.

Verdi’s masterpiece combines compelling characters with hugely moving and instantly recognisable melodies making it one of the most emotionally engaging and popular operas of all time.

The live broadcast from ENO Screen will transmit La traviata live to over 400 cinemas across the UK and Ireland with details here independent.powio.com/gb/eno-screen

La traviata is sung in English with subtitles with a running time of one hour, 50mins. There is no interval.

The 2015 ENO Screen season also includes The Pirates of Penzance on Tuesday, May 19, and Carmen on Wednesday, July 1.