La traviata
From: Monday, 3rd October 2011
To: Wednesday, 25 January 2012
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Synopsis
Amongst the most popular of Verdi's operas, La traviata – the touching story of the self-sacrificing courtesan of the title – has long been one of the most consistently loved of all operas across the world. Verdi’s music is instantly appealing, with a wealth of famous melodies that allow operatic voices to soar and thrill.
The traditional style of Richard Eyre’s production for La Traviata for The Royal Opera in Bob Crowley’s period designs has made this particular staging acclaimed and popular every time it returns. It is an opera that sweeps everyone along from the lively opening party and the instantly recognizable and tuneful toast to indulgence, through dramatic confrontations both private and public, and to the most heart-rending of tragic endings.
This Royal Opera House Season for La Traviata there are fabulous casts to hear in the central roles of Violetta, her young lover Alfredo and his father Germont in a company that has the Royal Opera Chorus and dancers to bring alive the indulgent social whirl of 19th-century Paris.
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Our Review:
3 January 2012
The Royal Opera’s autumn-winter Traviatathon has moved on to Cast C. Is that C for Cash Cow? Just so. The current revival has been in full swing (with breaks for refreshment) for three months already, with several weeks still to go, yet at the turning of the year Covent Garden was still bursting with appreciative punters. During these straitened times it is understandable that the company should play safe and follow the money; after all, in telling the tale of love and loss between a dying courtesan and a spoilt young man Verdi came up with some of his most lyrical and immediate music.
With the exception of the American tenor Stephen Costello, whose mellifluous Alfredo took an act or so to settle down, an experienced team has returned for this final leg. Maurizio Benini once more assumes the orchestral reins and Ermolena Jaho returns to sing her signature role – both of them for the third time in Richard Eyre’s ageless production. (Jaho w...
Cast
Marina Poplavskaya (Violetta Valery Cast A)
James Valenti (Alfredo Germont Cast A)
Leo Nucci (Giorgio Germont Cast A)
Robert Poulton (Baron Douphol Cast A)
Richard Wiegold (Doctor Grenvil Cast A)
Liora Grodnikaite (Flora Cast A)
Jeremy White (Marquis D'Obigny Cast A)
Sarah Pring (Annina Cast A)
Ji Hyun Kim (Gastone Cast A)
Ailyn Perez (Violetta Cast B)
Piotr Baczala (Alfredo Germon Cast B)
Simon Keenlyside (Giorgio Germont Cast B)
Eddie Wade (Baron Douphol Cast B some dates)
Robert Poulton (Baron Douphol Cast B some dates)
Christophoros Stamboglis (Doctor Grenvil Cast B)
Hanna Hipp (Flora Bervoix Cast B)
Daniel Grice (Marquis D'Obigny Cast B)
Gaynor Keeble (Annina Cast B)
Ji Hyun Kim (Gastone Cast B/C)
Emonela Jaho (Violetta Cast C Jan12 2/6/9/23/25)
Ermonela Jaho (Violetta Cast C Jan12 17/20)
Stephen Costello (Alfredo Germont Cast C Jan12 2/6/9/17/20)
Vittorio Grigolo (Alfredo Germont Cast C Jan12 23/25)
Paolo Gavanelli (Giorgio Germont Cast C)
David Stout (Baron Douphol Cast C)
Robert Lloyd (Doctor Grenvil Cast C)
Justina Gringyte (Flora Bervoix Cast C)
Jeremy White (Marquis D'Obigny Cast C)
Hanna Hip (Annina Cast C)
Creative
Verdi (Music)
Francesco Maria Piave (Lyrics)
Dumas (Book)
Royal Opera House (Producer)
Richard Eyre (Director)
Bob Crowley (Design)
Jan Latham-Koenig (Conductor)
Patrick Lange (Cast B) (Conductor)
Maurizio Benini (Cast C) (Conductor)
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