La traviata
by Verdi
PERFORMERS
Tina Gorina_Violetta (April 22, 26; May 1, 3, 8, 10, 16, 22; July 5)
Montserrat Seró_Violetta (April 24, 28; May 5, 13, 15, 17, 24; July 4)
Antoni Lliteres_Alfredo (April 22, 26; May 1, 3, 8, 10, 13, 16)
Andrés Sánchez-Joglar_Alfredo (April 24, 28; May 5, 15, 17, 22, 24; July 4, 5)
Luis Cansino_Giorgino Germont (April 22, 26; May 1, 3, 8, 10, 16)
Àngel Òdena_Germont (April 24, 28; May 5, 13, 15, 17, 22, 24; July 4, 5)
Tamara Abraão_Flora Bervoix
Laura Obradors_Annina
Adrià Mas_Gastone
Arnau Torras_Gastone (July 4, 5)
Alejandro Chelet_Barone Douphol
Lluís Vergés_Marchese d'Obigny
Jordi Serrano-Jové_Dottore Grenvil
Oriol Luque_Giuseppe
Néstor Corona_Commissionario/Dommestico di Flora
Cor Amics de l’Òpera de Sabadell
Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès
Carles Ortiz_stage direction
Andrés Salado_musical direction
PROGRAMME
G. Verdi
La traviata
A production by the Fundació Òpera a Catalunya
Alongside Rigoletto and Il trovatore, La traviata forms Verdi's renowned "popular trilogy" and is one of the most performed operas worldwide.
The story of La traviata revolves around Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan who falls in love with young Alfredo Germont. Despite their genuine love, their relationship is impacted by social conventions and family pressures. A strict, deeply hypocritical bourgeois morality separates her from happiness and forces her to make a great sacrifice due to the fear of society's judgment. Altogether, it is a portrait of a rotten and corrupt society hidden beneath a splendid facade, something the audience rejected at its premiere because they saw themselves reflected too harshly.
A romantic opera, clearly anticipating verismo, it tells a moving story of redemption through love involving a courtesan, with deeply expressive music that captures the characters' feelings and vividly conveys their inner drama.
