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.

With the collaboration of:

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.

Artistic profile

Conductor

Speranza Scappucci

Conductor (Assistant)

Daniel Montané (7, 14, 19 and 29 December)

Stage director

David McVicar

Revival

Marie Lambert

Set design and costumes

Tanya McCallin

Lighting design

Jennifer Tipton

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

Cast

Violetta Valéry	Kristina Mkhitaryan	5th,9th,12th,14th,17th,20th,29th December
	Lisette Oropesa	10th,15th,19th,27th December
	Pretty Yende	13th,21th,28th,30th December
Flora Bervoix	Laura Vila
Aninna	Gemma Coma-Alabert
Alfredo Germont	Pavol Breslik	5th,9th,12th,14th,17th,20th,27th,29th December
	Dmitry Korchak	10th,13th,15th,19th,21th,28th,30th December
Giorgio Germont	George Gagnidze	5th,9th,12th,14th,27th,29th December
	Giovanni Meoni	10th,13th,15th,19th,21th,28th,30th December
	Àngel Òdena	17th,20th December
Gastone	Antonio Lozano
Baró Douphol	Gerardo Bullón
Marquès d’Obigny	Tomeu Bibiloni
Doctor Grenvil	Felipe Bou

Kristina Mkhitaryan

Lisette Oropesa

Pretty Yende

Gemma Coma-Alabert

George Gagnidze

Àngel Òdena

Antonio Lozano

Tomeu Bibiloni

Felipe Bou

Cast change

• Sopranos Pretty Yende (December 13, 21, 28 & 30) and Lisette Oropesa (December 10, 15, 19 & 27) perform the role of Violetta replacing Rosa Feola, who has has withdrawn from the production due to personal reasons.
• Baritones George Gagnidze (December 5, 9, 12, 14, 27 & 29) and Àngel Òdena (December 17 & 20) 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.