Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata. Star tenor and director Rolando Villazon's staging of La Traviata at the Festspielhaus in Baden Baden is visually spectacular and made for an enthusiastic recpetion for the premiere proves again his excellent narrating skills on stage. The setting and opulence of the stage captivates the spectator, as do the stylized costumes designed by Thibault Vancraenenbroeck for circus artists.