Violetta, A Traviata - Opera November 7, 2008

La Traviata - Opera. Abridged version of Giuseppe Verdi's world famous opera La Traviata, adapted by the Italian stage director Giuseppe Cutino.

First performed at La Fenice in March 1853, the three-act opera by Guiseppe Verdi is inspired by The Lady of the Camellias, Alexandre Dumas' fils play. Verdi's Opera is the narration of the tragic love story between Violetta Valery, a famous Parisian courtesan of the 18th century, and Alfredo Germont, a higher middle-class young man.

In Violetta, a traviata the stage director Giuseppe Cutino puts the emphasis on Violetta's perception. As in Alexandre Dumas' play, the narration starts with Violetta, the young woman, who is dying of tuberculosis in the loneliness of her bedroom. She evokes images of her past and love for Alfredo. She remembers her encounter with Alfredo, their few months of happiness together in a country house outside Paris and of their separation after Giorgio Germont, Alfredo's father, implored her to end this scandalous affair for the sake of both Alfredo and his family.

Cast & production team :

Producer : Francis Wacziarg (India)
Conductor : Onofrio Claudio Gallino (Italia)
Stage director : Giuseppe Cutino (Italia)
Light designer : Marcello DAgostino (Italia)
Set designer : Roberto Lo Sciuto (Italia)
Violetta Valery (soprano) : Aude Priya (France)
Alfredo (tenor) : Giorgio Caruso (Italia)
Giorgio Germont (baritone) : Emilio Marcucci (Italia)
Anina (mezzo soprano) : Shireen Sinclair (India, New Delhi)
10 musicians from Ensemble dellOrchestra Filarmonica di Palermo (Italia)
4 Indian musicians from New Delhi
15 choir singers selected from the Neemrana Opera Choir (New Delhi)