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La traviata

Giuseppe Verdi

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In winter 1852 Giuseppe Verdi was in Paris. Here, at the Théâtre du Vaudeville, he witnessed one of the first representations of the Dame aux camelias, the theatrical adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas fils. The drama of the courtesan Marguerite Gautier, modeled on the real Marie Duplessis, who challenge the bourgeois conventions and seeks redemption in the love of Armand, profoundly affected the composer. The subject of the new work was quickly decided and on March 6, 1853 at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice Verdi staged La Traviata. But censorship could not tolerate such a harsh realism and required Verdi to backdate the story in a more reassuring "about 1700." Perhaps it is for this reason that the first representation turned into a fiasco. As Verdi himself wrote, complaining on this edulcorations: "They have made Traviata pure and innocent. Thank you very much! A whore should always be a whore. If the sun was shining in the night, there would be no more night!"

La traviata
Opera in three acts
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, from drama La dame aux camélias, by Alexandre Dumas fils
Music by Giuseppe Verdi


New production

Artists

Conductor
Fabrizio Maria Carminati

Direction
Alfredo Corno

Scenes
Angelo Sala

Costumes
Alfredo Corno e Angelo Sala

Light design
Alessandro Tutini

Choir Director
Lorenzo Fratini

Orchestra and Choir of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Violetta
Francesca Dotto/Maria Mudryak (8, 11, 18, 22, 25)

Alfredo Germont
Matteo Lippi / Francesco Marsiglia (8, 11, 18, 22, 25)

Giorgio Germont
Simone Del Savio / Francesco Landolfi (8, 11, 18, 22, 25)

Gastone
Patrick Kabongo Mubenga

Flora
Ana Victória Pitts

Barone Douphol
Byongick Cho / Dario Shikhmiri (16, 18, 22, 23, 25)

Marchese d’Obigny
Matteo Loi / Qianming Dou (11, 12, 16, 18, 22, 23, 25)

Dottor Grenvil
Pavlo Balakin

Annina
Eunhee Kim

Giuseppe
Leonardo Melani / Leonardo Sgroi (8, 11, 18, 22, 25)

Un domestico di Flora
Nicolò Ayroldi / Massimo Naccarato (8, 11, 18, 22, 25)

Un commissionario
Nicola Lisanti / Antonio Corbisiero (8, 11, 18, 22, 25)
ACT I

There is a party at the home of the Parisian courtesan Violetta Valery. The Viscount Gaston de Letorièrs introduces her to Alfredo Germont, who, long infatuated with the hostess, dedicates to her a toast. While the guests move into the ballroom, Violetta, suddenly feeling ill, is forced to stop. Alfredo seizes the moment to declare his love; at first she invites him to forget her, then gives him a flower begging him to return it when it is withered, that is, the following day. Left alone, she reflects on the strange turmoil caused by Alfredo's declaration while from afar, the young man's voice continues to reiterate his love.
ACT II

The two lovers have been living in the countryside for several months. Alfredo, informed by the maid Annina that Violetta is selling her possessions to pay the bills, hurries to Paris in search of a solution. Meanwhile Giorgio Germont, young Alfredo's father, pays a visit: the family honor is at stake and Alfredo's conduct is threatening the marriage of his sister. Violetta agrees to sacrifice herself and leaves her lover with the excuse of wanting to return to her previous life. Alfredo, consoled by his father, finds an invitation to a party from her friend Flora Bervoix and decides to participate. Violet arrives at the party with the Baron Douphol, her former lover. Alfredo, in front of everyone, announces his intention to settle his debts and throws the money just won at the gaming table at her. Violetta faints and Alfredo, after being scolded by his father, leaves among general contempt.
ACT III

Violetta rests in her bedroom, watched over by Annina. To her the doctor reveals that her mistress, suffering from tuberculosis, has only a few hours left to live. Violetta, disconsolate, rereads a letter from Germont in which he tells her that he confessed everything to his son. Alfredo finally arrives and the two, embracing, dream of a future together away from Paris; Germont rushes in but it is too late; after having given her portrait to her beloved, Violetta dies.
GIUSEPPE VERDI

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was born in Le Roncole di Busseto, near Parma, on October 10, 1813.  He learned the rudiments of music by playing the organ in the local parish and in 1832, thanks to the patronage of Antonio Barezzi he moved to Milan, despite not being admitted to the Conservatory. Oberto conte di San Bonifacio, his first opera, is staged with moderate success at La Scala in 1839 but it is Nabucco, three years later, that is his first great triumph. After many masterpieces, including Ernani (1844) and Macbeth(1847), is born the "popular trilogy": Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La traviata (1851-1853). He reiceived important commissions from abroad: Les vêpres siciliennes (Paris, 1855), La forza del destino (St. Petersburg, 1862), Don Carlos (Paris, 1867) and Aida(Cairo, 1871).  After the Requiem Mass (1874), Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893), he died in Milan on January 27, 1901.

Dates

Mon 25 July, ore 21:15
Sat 23 July, ore 21:15
Fri 22 July, ore 21:15
Mon 18 July, ore 21:15
Sat 16 July, ore 21:15
Tue 12 July, ore 21:15
Mon 11 July, ore 21:15
Sat 9 July, ore 21:15
Fri 8 July, ore 21:15
Sun 3 July, ore 21:15

Prices
Sector 1 € 90*
Sector 2 € 60
Sector 3 € 40
Sector 4 € 20
* I biglietti di primo settore includono l'aperitivo di apertura a cura di Procacci, storica bottega fiorentina dal 1885. I famosi panini al tartufo in abbinamento ai vini Marchesi Antinori vi daranno il benvenuto a partire dalle ore 20.15 con accesso esclusivo al Giardino di Boboli (ingresso da Palazzo Pitti).
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