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La traviata Verdi | WNO What's on Autumn 2018 War and Peace, La traviata and La CenerentolaSpring 2019 Un ballo in maschera, Roberto Devereux and The Magic Flute Full listings Productions Concerts Free events & talks Take part Family events About us Meet WNO Meet the people onstage and backstageOur history Rooted in Wales since 1946 About us Meet WNO News and features Our history Technical services Work for us Take part Families The perfect way to introduce all month to opera and orchestral musicYouth Opera For 8-25 year olds who love to sing Take part Community Chorus Come & Sing Schools, Colleges and Universities Female Conductor in Residence Young Ambassadors Panel Support us Donate now Help support WNO's workWNO Friends Get closer to WNO by joining WNO Friends Support us Donate now WNO Friends WNO Partners Corporate PartnersLa traviata VerdiThu 4 Oct – Fri 23 Nov Cardiff, Oxford, Llandudno, Bristol, Liverpool, Birmingham, Southampton Overview Cast & Creative Discover increasingly Synopsis Venues & TicketsOverviewThe mismatch of duty and thwarted love featuring Verdi’s most suggestive music has made La traviata a favourite with opera audiences wideness the world. Alfredo, has fallen throne over heels in love with the courtesan Violetta, but his father Germont disapproves of the fallen woman. Penniless and fearing she will soon die, Violetta agrees to leave Alfredo yoyo it is in his weightier interest. It is only when Germont hears that she is on her deathbed that he realises the error of his ways, and confesses all to Alfredo. But is it too late?The mismatch of duty and thwarted love has made La traviata a favourite with opera audiences wideness the world. This archetype production with sumptuous mid 19th century costumes features some of Verdi’s most suggestive music, including the Brindisi (the drinking song) - one of the weightier known melodies in opera. Co-production with Scottish Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona and Teatro Real, Madrid #WNOtraviataWestern Mail View Album Good to knowApprox. 2hr 45min minutes including two intervals Italian with surtitles in English (and Welsh in Cardiff and Llandudno)Set in 19th Century Paris.FactsLa traviata tops the charts as the most loved and performed opera in the world.Anush Hovhannisyan and Kang Wang both competed in the 2017 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.La traviata features heavily in the film Pretty Woman. It is the opera that Edward takes Vivian to see  and when he drives up in his limo to serenade her at the end of the movie, he plays a piece from the opera at top volume. It's moreover the inspiration for Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge.When the novelist Marcel Proust first saw a performance of La traviata, he wrote: 'It is a work which goes straight to my heart. Verdi has given to La Dame aux Camélias the style it lacked...for a dramatic work to touch popular sentiment the wing of music is essential.'Cast & CreativeDiscover MoreSynopsisVioletta, a courtesan under the protection of Baron Douphol, is giving a party. She is introduced to Alfredo Germont, a young man of solid Provençal family who confesses to stuff once in love with her. As she leads her guests off to dance, Violetta is overcome by a coughing fit. Her frivolous friends are unconcerned, Alfredo is not. He then protests his love but she discourages him. Left vacated when her guests finally depart, Violetta finds herself unexpectedly touched by the young man’s passionate declaration. Despite this she convinces herself that her only nomination is to protract to pursue a life of hectic pleasure.INTERVAL Violetta has given in to her feelings and she and Alfredo are now living together in the country, where her health has improved. When he unwittingly discovers from her maid, Annina, that Violetta has been selling her possessions in order to pay their bills, Alfredo is overcome with shame and leaves for Paris in order to raise the necessary money. Violetta is surprised by an unheralded visit from Giorgio Germont, Alfredo’s father. Having unsupportable that his son has been squandering his inheritance on Violetta, he is shocked to discover that she has been paying for everything. He begs her to unravel yonder from his son as their relationship is threatening his daughter’s prospects of marriage into a respectable family. Germont persuades Violetta that she must make the sacrifice in order to protect the future happiness of both his son and daughter. A distraught Violetta finally agrees and sends word to Baron Douphol, signalling her return to Paris. When Germont leaves she writes a farewell note to Alfredo, to be given to him when she has gone. Another party is under way. Alfredo arrives alone, expecting to find Violetta when in her old circle. His fears are realised when she appears, on the arm of Baron Douphol. The two men play at cards and Alfredo wins a large value of money. Desperate to prevent them fighting, Violetta tries to persuade Alfredo to leave the party. He refuses and forces her to say that she loves the Baron. In a fury, Alfredo calls all the guests to witness the repayment of his debts and flings his winnings in Violetta’s face. She collapses. Germont witnesses his son’s outburst and reproaches him for his unforgiving behaviour. When Alfredo reads the note he rejects his father’s attempts to panel him and rushes when to Paris, unswayable to avenge himself for what he believes to be Violetta’s betrayal. INTERVAL Violetta is dying, friendless and in penury, with only Annina for company. She reads a letter from Germont telling her that he has told Alfredo the truth and that they are both coming to beg her forgiveness. The two lovers are reunited and plan feverishly for a happier future, but it is too late. Violetta dies in Alfredo’s arms. Venues & Tickets What's on News and features Opera Breaks Explore opera Press office Mailing list Contact us What's on News and features Opera Breaks Explore opera Press office Mailing list Contact us About us Meet WNO Our history Past productions Technical services Work for us Take part Community Chorus Come & Sing Families Youth Opera Schools, Colleges and Universities Support us Donate now WNO Friends WNO Partners Corporate Partners Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL +44(0)29 2063 5000hello@wno.org.uk Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Access Welsh Language Commitment Privacy & Cookie Policies Terms & Conditions Sitemap ©Copyright Welsh National Opera 2018
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