La Traviata

La Traviata – Giuseppe Verdi

LANGUAGE: Italian; Finnish and English surtitles

DURATION: 3 hours 15 min, 1 intermission

AGE RECOMMENDATION: 12 years and older

After Alexandre Dumas’ The Lady of the Camellias Verdi composed an opera full of undying melodies, beginning with the famous drinking song “Libiamo ne ‘liete calici” via Violettas heart-wrenching aria “Estrano…Af fors’e lui” to Violetta and Alfredo’s hopeful, yet sad Duetto “Parigi, o cara”. It is no wonder, that La Traviata is one of the most played operas. 

This new production of La Traviata is a guest performance by The Göteborg Opera.

SYNOPSIS

Courtisan Violetta and nobleman Alfredo fall in love – against all odds and conventional norms. Together they leave their swirling social lives in Paris behind and settle in the countryside. Money is tight, so Alfredo leaves to Paris. This is when Alfredo’s father Germont arrives and asks Violetta to break up with Alfredo. Their union can never work and will lead to a lot of social reprecussions for Alfredo. Violetta is broken, but understands. She leaves Alfredo and returns to her glittery Paris life. Under her shiny facade Violetta is slowly dying of Tubercolosis, a fact, that not even Alfredo knows of. Alfredo finds her and lets her feel his rage, because he feels betrayed. A few months go by and Violetta is alone in her apartment. She’s poor and will die soon. Alfredo comes to see her one last time, having learnt from his father, why Violetta left. She dies in his arms, dreaming of their life in the country. 

Program and cast

IDA FALK WINLAND - VIOLETTA (8.7., 20.7., 23.7.)

TOBIAS WESTMAN - ALFREDO GERMONT

ORHAN YILDIZ - GIORGIO GERMONT

Director - Silvia Paoli

Conductor - Aivis Greters

Set designer - Emanuele Sinisi

Costume designer - Nika Campisi

Lightning designer - Fiammetta Baldiserri

The Göteborg Orchestra
The Göteborg Opera Chorus