Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata

Synopsis

In Benoît Jacquot’s production, Manet’s Olympia dominates the stage of the Opéra Bastille. In 1863, the painting caused a scandal: the prostitute awaits her client, her expression proud, her demeanour assured. Is this Violetta? Like Olympia, Verdi’s most celebrated heroine surrenders to the spectator just as she surrenders to love, going so far as to die on stage, a woman’s ultimate sacrifice for her lover. Or might it be the spectator who strips her bare and intrudes upon her privacy, in the image of this milieu of social voyeurism? Whatever the case, these two women regard us with defiance and subjugate those who cannot help but look at them.

Main Cast

Ermonela Jaho

Violetta Valéry

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Charles Castronovo

Alfredo Germont

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Ludovic Tézier

Giorgio Germont

Age : 56 | Popularity : 3%

François Rougier

Gastone

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Cornelia Oncioiu

Annina

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Giuseppe Verdi
	Conductor	Karel Mark Chichon
Writing	Writer	Francesco Maria Piave
	Original Story	Alexandre Dumas fils
Directing	Director	Benoît Jacquot
Art	Production Design	Sylvain Chauvelot
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