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traviata

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Running
23. November–​17. January
Scene
Main Stage
Duration
3 h / 1 Break

The world’s most popular opera as a 1920s party

The dazzling favourite among audiences is back! For 170 years, La Traviata has celebrated the ‘fallen woman’ – while also showing who she really is when the party ends.

Welcome to the roaring 20s! 
 

Violetta Valéry lives in a world where there’s no such thing as too much sparkle, status or sensation. No one plays the role of working girl better than her – even when suffering from a fatal illness. 

Her meeting with the poet Alfredo becomes her first encounter with freedom and love. Will she dare to love or continue in the same role until she dies? 

Free or fallen? 

We find ourselves in Paris in 1925 in the Golden Age of Art Deco. Director Rodula Gaitanou explores the boundaries between the roles we play – and who we truly are. 

Giuseppe Verdi’s light violins are almost gasping for air. In contrast, we hear the voracious party music of the bordello, where Violetta triumphantly sings ‘Sempre Libera!’ – always free.  

La Traviata is the third in Verdi’s La trilogia popolare – a hitlist that also includes Rigoletto and The Troubadour. 

Based on a true story  

The narrative is based on a true story and the novel The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas. In reality, Marie Duplessis was a famous courtesan in Parisian high society. The character Alfredo, Violetta’s lover, is inspired by Dumas’ own life story.  

Verdi’s political opera was denounced at the time, as many believed that it encouraged sexual promiscuity. The English doctor William Acton called the phenomenon Traviata-ism. The expression described the insight gained by the audience as they walked home from the opera – along Haymarket in London – and discovered Violettas everywhere. 

Her story has since been told over and over again, such as in the films Pretty Woman and Moulin Rouge! – as well as in the countless productions of Verdi’s opera. 

Free introduction (in Norwegian) one hour before the performance

Kunstnerisk team og medvirkende

  • Music
    Giuseppe Verdi
  • Libretto
    Francesco Maria Piave
  • Conductor
    Edward Gardner. Daniele Callegari
  • Direction
    Rodula Gaitanou
  • Set design
    Takis
  • Costume design
    Takis
  • Ligthing design
    D.M. Wood
  • Participants
    Opera Chorus, Opera Orchestra
    • Violetta Valéry
        • 29. Dec 2024 15:00
        • 31. Dec 2024 17:00
        • 7. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 9. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 11. Jan 2025 18:00
        • 15. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 17. Jan 2025 19:00
    • Annina
        • 29. Dec 2024 15:00
        • 31. Dec 2024 17:00
        • 7. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 9. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 11. Jan 2025 18:00
        • 15. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 17. Jan 2025 19:00
    • Alfredo Germont
        • 29. Dec 2024 15:00
        • 31. Dec 2024 17:00
        • 7. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 9. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 11. Jan 2025 18:00
        • 15. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 17. Jan 2025 19:00
    • Giorgio Germont
        • 29. Dec 2024 15:00
        • 31. Dec 2024 17:00
        • 7. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 9. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 11. Jan 2025 18:00
        • 15. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 17. Jan 2025 19:00
    • Flora
        • 29. Dec 2024 15:00
        • 31. Dec 2024 17:00
        • 7. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 9. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 11. Jan 2025 18:00
        • 15. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 17. Jan 2025 19:00
    • Gastone
        • 29. Dec 2024 15:00
        • 31. Dec 2024 17:00
        • 7. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 9. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 11. Jan 2025 18:00
        • 15. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 17. Jan 2025 19:00
    • Barone Douphol
        • 29. Dec 2024 15:00
        • 31. Dec 2024 17:00
        • 7. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 9. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 11. Jan 2025 18:00
        • 15. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 17. Jan 2025 19:00
    • Markien av Obigny
        • 29. Dec 2024 15:00
        • 31. Dec 2024 17:00
        • 7. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 9. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 11. Jan 2025 18:00
        • 15. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 17. Jan 2025 19:00
    • Doktor Grenvil
    • Giuseppe, Violettas tjener
        • 29. Dec 2024 15:00
        • 31. Dec 2024 17:00
        • 7. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 9. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 11. Jan 2025 18:00
        • 15. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 17. Jan 2025 19:00
      • Stephan Adriaens
    • Floras tjener
        • 29. Dec 2024 15:00
        • 31. Dec 2024 17:00
        • 7. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 9. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 11. Jan 2025 18:00
        • 15. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 17. Jan 2025 19:00
    • Kommisjonæren
        • 29. Dec 2024 15:00
        • 31. Dec 2024 17:00
        • 7. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 9. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 11. Jan 2025 18:00
        • 15. Jan 2025 19:00
        • 17. Jan 2025 19:00
Price
150 - 970 kr
Language
italiensk
Subtitles
norsk og engelsk
  • Sunday 29. December
    15:00 / Main Stage
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  • Tuesday 31. December
    17:00 / Main Stage
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  • Tuesday 7. January
    19:00 / Main Stage
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  • Thursday 9. January
    19:00 / Main Stage
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  • Saturday 11. January
    18:00 / Main Stage
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  • Wednesday 15. January
    19:00 / Main Stage
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  • Friday 17. January
    19:00 / Main Stage
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