“Through the climactic scene of La Traviata the good doctorclowned, interpreted, gestured and flung his eminently quotable metapho rs at us and a performance began miraculously to take shape. The problemfor singers is that opera is difficult enough as music, let alone as st agecraft. Miller cajoled, joked, visibly eased tensions between contending forces, provided props, explained nuances. By the end, drama had emerged from opera. Magic, underpinned by a great deal of hard work.” –The Listener
