Giuseppe Verdi’s revolutionary opera La traviata plunges us into the heart of a theatrical realism that transformed the genre forever. Willy Decker’s iconic staging and Henrik Nánási’s vibrant musical direction at the Teatro Real come to life with a cast featuring Adela Zaharia, Xabier Anduaga and Artur Rucinski in the leading roles.
Based on the novel The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas fils, this gripping drama recounts the passionate romance between the courtesan Violetta Valéry and the nobleman Alfredo Germont, set against the backdrop of a hypocritical bourgeois society and the devastating ravages of illness. An unmissable opera featuring great musical moments such as ‘Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici’, ‘Sempre libera’ and ‘Addio del passato’.
Opera in three acts
Music by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas Jr
Premiered at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice on 6 March 1853
Premiered at the Teatro Real on 1 February 1855
Produced by the Dutch National Opera & Ballet
Artistic team
Conductor: Henrik Nánási
Stage direction: Willy Decker
Set design and costumes: Wolfgang Gusmann
Costumes: Susana Mendoza
Lighting: Hans Toelstede
Choreography: Athol John Farmer
Replacement of set design: Thomas Bruner
Chorus master: José Luis Basso
Cast
Violetta Valéry: Adela Zaharia
Flora Bervoix: Karina Demurova
Annina: Gemma Coma-Alabert
Alfredo Germont: Xabier Anduaga
Giorgio Germont: Artur Rucinski
Gastone de Letorières: Albert Casals
Barone Douphol: Tomeu Bibiloni
Marchese d'Obigny: David Lagares
Dottore Grenvil: Giacomo Prestia
Giuseppe: Joan Laínez
Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra
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