Details

Amongst the most popular of Verdi's operas, La traviata is the work of a master of the musical drama. Its perfumed arias and soaring choruses vividly depict the ravishingly decadent but glamorous world of Parisian high society as the background to a heart rending story of romantic happiness destroyed. Original book called La Dame aux Camelias. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Running time: approx. 3hrs 10mins (inclu. two intervals)

Cast/Performers

Diana Damrau (Violetta Valery - Apr 3 / May 9), Ailyn Perez (Violetta Valery - May 6 / 12 / 17 / 20), Francesco Demuro (Alfredo Germont - Apr 3 / May 9), Stephen Costello (Alfredo Germont - May 6 / 12 / 17 / 20), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Giorgio Germont - Apr / May3), Simon Keenlyside (Giorgio Germont - May 6 / 9 / 12 / 17 / 20), Michel de Souza (Baron Douphol - Apr 3 / May 9), Ashley Riches (Baron Douphol - May 6 / 12 / 17 / 20), Jihoon Kim (Doctor Grenvil), Nadezhda Karyazina (Flora Bervoix), Jeremy White (Marquis D'Obigny - Apr 3 / May 9), Charbel Mattar (Marquis D'Obigny - May 6 / 12 / 17 / 20), Luis Gomes (Gastone de Letorieres Apr 3 / May 9), David Butt Philip (Gastone de Letorieres - May 6 / 12 / 17 / 20), Sarah Pring (Annina - Apr 3 / May 9), Gaynor Keeble (Annina - May 6 / 12 / 17 / 20)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Piave
Book by: Dumas
Producer: Royal Opera
Director(s): Richard Eyre, Jane Gibson (movement)
Design: Bob Crowley
Lighting: Jean Kalman
Conductor(s): Dan Ettinger (Apr 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / May 17), Paul Wynne Griffiths (May 20)
Company(s): Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House