La Traviata - Giuseppe Verdi’s more than 170-year-old opera masterpiece - will first be staged by Ho Guom Opera House in coordination with Giuseppe Verdi Trieste Opera House and performed by more than 100 Italian artists on July 30 and 31, 2026.

In the post-Covid era, Hanoi's musicans are hungry to perform again. VNT staff writer Jason Law spoke to multiple Hanoian artists about their desire to see concerts return to full capacity and to hear rock music in the capital once again.