A brand new production of La traviata opens the Festival and will be directed by Maxine Braham and designed by Jamie Vartan, who makes his Festival debut, with lighting design byJohanna Town. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is conducted by renowned exponent of Verdi (including Falstaff at the Met, and Simon Boccanegra and Il trovatore at the Royal Opera) Richard Farnes - another Festival debut. The cast includes Samantha Clarke as Violetta - a role she was recently critically acclaimed for with Opera Australia, Nico Darmanin as Alfredo and a Festival debut from Dario Solari as Giorgio Germont.
Experience Verdi’s masterpiece of love and heartbreak in this beautiful new period production.
Composer — Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist — Francesco Maria Piave
Orchestra — Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Chorus — The Grange Festival Chorus
Sung in — Italian
Creatives:
Director — Maxine Braham
Designer - Jamie Vartan
Lighting Designer - Johanna Town
Conductor - Richard Farnes
Chorus Master - William Vann
Cast:
Violette Valery - Samantha Clarke
Alfredo Germont - Nico Darmanin
Giorgio Germont - Dario Solari
Baron Douphol - Peter Edge
Additional Performances: June 4th / 7th / 14th / 21st / 24th / 27th & July 6th