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.

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
	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

Kristina Mkhitaryan

Lisette Oropesa

Pretty Yende

Ermonela Jaho

Laura Vila

Gemma Coma-Alabert

Pavol Breslik

Dmitry Korchak

Arturo Chacón-Cruz

George Gagnidze

Àngel Òdena

Antonio Lozano

Gerardo Bullón

Tomeu Bibiloni

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.