About La traviata

As part of the Buxton International Festival's return with another summer of world class music and unforgettable storytelling, the Festival is thrilled to present this much loved masterpiece, La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi: a Buxton International Festival and Norwich Theatre production featuring the Buxton International Festival Orchestra.

Step into the glittering world of nineteenth century Paris as one of opera's most unforgettable love stories takes centre stage. La traviata is Verdi at full brilliance, weaving a tale that shimmers with glamour, passion, and heartbreak. At its heart is Violetta, a woman adored by society yet living a life defined by fragility and compromise. When the earnest and hopeful Alfredo enters her world, she dares to imagine a future shaped by love rather than expectation. Their romance is intoxicating, but the world they inhabit is quick to judge, and their happiness comes under threat from the very forces they long to escape.

This new production brings together a world class creative team and exceptional cast to tell the story with freshness, colour, and emotional depth. The Buxton International Festival Orchestra brings Verdi's music to vibrant life, making this a La traviata to remember and an unmissable highlight of the season.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.


Cast

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  • Alexandra Nowakowski

    Role
    Violetta Valéry
  • Alina Adamski

    Role
    Violetta Valéry (22 July)
  • Tigran Melkonyan

    Role
    Alfredo Germont
  • André Heyboer

    Role
    Giorgio Germont
  • Frances Gregory

    Role
    Flora Bervoix
  • Amy J Payne

    Role
    Annina
  • Harry Thatcher

    Role
    Gastone de Letorières
  • Christopher Nairne

    Role
    Barone Douphol
  • George Robarts

    Role
    Marchese d’Obigny
  • John Ieuan Jones

    Role
    Dottore Grenvil
  • James Liu

    Role
    Giuseppe

Creative Team

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  • Conductor

    Role
    Adrian Kelly
  • Director

    Role
    James Hurley
  • Assistant Director

    Role
    Corina Würsch
  • Set Designer

    Role
    Elliott Squire
  • Costume Designer

    Role
    Zahra Mansouri
  • Lighting Designer

    Role
    Ben Pickersgill
  • Movement Director

    Role
    Corina Würsch