The return of David McVicar's production of this grandiose melodrama
A remarkable feature of La traviata is the realistic view it takes of the tale of Violetta, who recalls her life as a courtesan in a series of flashbacks as she lies on her deathbed. It is an exaltation of life itself and of qualities such as generosity, compassion and self-sacrifice which are quashed by the implacable verdict of a class-based society. Alfredo, the stereotype of the ardent, spellbound lover, is a member of that very society.
David McVicar's skilled production enables us to make a contemporary re-reading of the plot and explore the characters' innermost feelings. This grandiose melodrama in a period setting tells how a noble love is sacrificed to the cult of material wealth.
Verdi announces his intention to defy the rules in the delicate and sensitive prelude, written solely for the strings. His tragic heroine Violetta stands naked before an implacable, brutal community for whom the pursuit of pleasure justifies the immolation of an innocent woman on the altar of bourgeois morality.
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La traviata
OPERA IN THREE ACTS
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on La dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils.
World premiere: Teatro La Fenice 06/03/1853.
First Barcelona performance: 25/10/1855 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
Last Liceu performance: 18/07/2015.
Total number of Liceu performances: 251.
- Approximate running time 2h 50m
Artistic profile
- Conductor
- Speranza Scappucci
- Conductor
- Daniel Montané (14, 16, 19 and 29 December)
- Stage director
- David McVicar
- Revival
- Marie Lambert
- Set design and costumes
- Tanya McCallin
- Coreography
- Andrew George
- Lighting design
- Jennifer Tipton
- Coreography assistant
- Colm Seery
- Lighting design assistant
- Nicolas Fischtel
- Production
- Gran Teatre del Liceu, Scottish Opera (Glasgow), Welsh National Opera (Cardiff) and Teatro Real (Madrid)
- Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Liceu Opera Barcelona
- Director of the Chorus
- Conxita Garcia
- Musical director assistant
- Daniel Montané
- Musical assistants
- Véronique Werklé, Vanessa García, Rodrigo de Vera, David-Huy Nguyen-Phong and Jaume Tribó
Cast
Violetta Valéry | Kristina Mkhitaryan | 4th,14th,17th,20th,28th,29th December |
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Pretty Yende | 5th,16th,21th,23th December | |
Lisette Oropesa | 15th,19th,22th,27th December | |
Ermonela Jaho | 30th December | |
Flora Bervoix | Laura Vila | |
Aninna | Gemma Coma-Alabert | |
Alfredo Germont | Pavol Breslik | 4th,14th December |
Dmitry Korchak | 5th,15th,16th,19th,21th,23th,28th,30th December | |
Arturo Chacón-Cruz | 17th,20th,22th,27th,29th December | |
Giorgio Germont | George Gagnidze | 4th,14th,22th,27th,29th December |
Giovanni Meoni | 5th,15th,19th,21th,28th,30th December | |
Àngel Òdena | 16th,17th,20th,23th December | |
Gastone | Antonio Lozano | |
Baró Douphol | Gerardo Bullón | |
Marquès d’Obigny | Tomeu Bibiloni | |
Doctor Grenvil | Felipe Bou |
Cast change
- Sopranos Pretty Yende (December 5,13,16, 21, 23 & 28) and Lisette Oropesa (December 8,10,15,19, 22 & 27) perform the role of Violetta replacing Rosa Feola, who has has withdrawn from the production due to personal reasons.
- Soprano Ermonela Jaho sings the role of Violetta on the performance of December 30.
- Baritones George Gagnidze (December 4, 8,10,12,14, 22, 27 & 29) and Àngel Òdena (December 16,17, 20 & 23) sing the role of Giorgio Germont replacing George Petean, who has has withdrawn from the production due to personal reasons.
- Tenor Antonio Lozano sings the role of Gaston replacing Aaron Blake, who has has withdrawn from the production due to personal reasons.
- Tenors Dmitry Korchak and Arturo Chacón-Cruz sing the role of Alfredo on performances December 16 and 17, respectively, due to Pavol Breslik is affected by laryngitis.
- Tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz sings the part of Alfredo on performances December 20, 22, 27 & 29, due to Pavol Breslik is still recovering from laryngitis and he can't sing more performances.
December 2020
4 | Friday | 19:00 | ||||
5 | Saturday | 19:00 | Turn C | |||
8 | Tuesday | 18:00 | Cancelled | |||
9 | Wednesday | 19:00 | Turn B | Cancelled | ||
10 | Thursday | 19:00 | Turn PA | Cancelled | ||
12 | Saturday | 18:00 | Turn F | Cancelled | ||
13 | Sunday | 17:00 | Turn PD | Cancelled | ||
14 | Monday | 19:00 | Turn A | |||
15 | Tuesday | 19:00 | Turn G | |||
16 | Wednesday | 18:00 | ||||
17 | Thursday | 19:00 | Turn E | |||
19 | Saturday | 19:00 | Turn PB | |||
20 | Sunday | 18:00 | Turn T | |||
21 | Monday | 19:00 | Turn D | |||
22 | Tuesday | 19:00 | ||||
23 | Wednesday | 18:00 | ||||
27 | Sunday | 17:00 | ||||
28 | Monday | 19:00 | Turn PC | |||
29 | Tuesday | 19:00 | AD | |||
30 | Wednesday | 19:00 | Turn H |
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