La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Location: St Paul's within the Walls Church - Via Nazionale 16/A - Rome
Start time 8:30 pm. End time 10:30 pm.
La Traviata is a three-act opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi on an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It was first performed on March 6th, 1853 at La Fenice opera house in Venice. Verdi insisted on finding an original and provocative idea for the audience in Venice, and decided to base his work on La dame aux Camélias (1852), a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas (fils).
The piece was originally titled Violetta, after the protagonist. This famous opera remains among the most performed masterpieces of the entire lyric tradition. Opera e Lirica soloists, from the most important Italian theatres and Music Academies, will perform this breathtaking storey accompanied by choir and orchestra. The audience will enjoy an extraordinary and memorable experience, surrounded by the fascinating atmosphere of St. Paul within the Walls Church.
The storey will also be enriched by Opera e Lirica lovely dancers who will perform romantic choreography. Enjoy the most famous opera ever, performed by Opera e Lirica artists in the wonderful St. Paul's within the Walls Church in Rome.
Approximate duration (min.): 120 TITLE: La traviata. Melodrama in three acts. LIBRETTO: Francesco Maria Piave. MUSIC: Giuseppe Verdi. VIOLETTA VALÉRY (Soprano) Aleksandra Buczek ALFREDO GERMONT (Tenor) Emil Alekperov GIORGIO GERMONT, his father (Baritone) Cristian Alderete FLORA BERVOIX-ANNINA (Mezzo-soprano) Sara Tiburzi GASTONE, Viscount of Letorières (Tenor) Andrea Pecci BARONE DOUPHOL (Baritone) Andrea Scorsolini DOCTOR GRENVIL (Bass) Domenico Forte COMMISION AGENT (Bass) Giuseppe Trovato CHOIR: Servants and noblemen, friends of Violetta and Flora, picadores and matadores, gypsies, Violetta’s and Flora’s servants, masks. Special guest Angelo Nardinocchi - Marchese D’Obigny DANCERS: Francesco Sgura, Cristina Musumeci Scenes and costumes: Bolero Sartoria Artistic director: Giusi Cuccaro, Opera e Lirica Orchestra