Intro
La traviata – Violetta im Varieté
Barbora Horáková Joly, Eva-Maria van Acker und Adela Zaharia im Gespräch
»La traviata«–directly translated as »the one who has lost her way«–is, of course, the Parisian courtesan Violetta Valéry. Already dying from an incurable lung disease, she falls in love with Alfredo Germont. Yet her feelings are in conflict with her way of life and all sense of reason; ultimately, her quest for freedom and happiness is defeated by the moral strictures of bourgeois society. When first performed in Venice in 1853, this story was considered scandalous: an opera about a courtesan who dies of tuberculosis and is also modelled on a real-life woman in Parisian society was an outrageous inno-vation for the time. Focusing on the complex relationship between Violetta, her lover Alfredo and his father Giorgio, Giuseppe Verdi created a captivating and fully-rounded character, expressed through music that shifts between lyrical bel canto passages and powerful musico-dramatic outbursts. Director Barbora Horáková Joly places »La traviata« in the dazzling world of 19th-century vaudeville.
Premiere 2. October 2022
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
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Info
- 7.30 pm – 10.05 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Guided tour through the Semperoper
Info
- 7.30 pm – 10.05 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Guided tour through the Semperoper
Info
- 7.30 pm – 10.05 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Guided tour through the Semperoper
Info
- 6 pm – 8.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Guided tour through the Semperoper
Info
- 7 pm – 9.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Guided tour through the Semperoper
Info
- 7 pm – 9.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
Info
- 7 pm – 9.35 pm
- One intermission
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Free introductory talk- held in the Semper Opera House cellar 45 minutes before curtain-up
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Cast
Cast20. Jan 2024Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir André Kellinghaus
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Zuzana Marková
- Alfredo Germont Liparit Avetisyan
- Giorgio Germont Alexey Markov
- Flora Bervoix Nicole Chirka
- Gastone Patrick Vogel
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Lawson Anderson
- Dottore Grenvil Padraic Rowan
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel
- Diener Floras Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Holger Steinert
- Conférencier Anton Wagner
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast27. Jan 2024Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir André Kellinghaus
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Zuzana Marková
- Alfredo Germont Liparit Avetisyan
- Giorgio Germont Alexey Markov
- Flora Bervoix Nicole Chirka
- Gastone Patrick Vogel
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Lawson Anderson
- Dottore Grenvil Padraic Rowan
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch
- Conférencier Anton Wagner
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast02. Feb 2024Change
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir André Kellinghaus
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Nina Minasyan
- Alfredo Germont Liparit Avetisyan
- Giorgio Germont Alexey Markov
- Flora Bervoix Nicole Chirka
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Lawson Anderson
- Dottore Grenvil Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel
- Diener Floras Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch
- Conférencier Anton Wagner
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast04. Feb 2024Change
- Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir André Kellinghaus
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Nina Minasyan
- Alfredo Germont Liparit Avetisyan
- Giorgio Germont Alexey Markov
- Flora Bervoix Nicole Chirka
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Lawson Anderson
- Dottore Grenvil Padraic Rowan
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch
- Conférencier Anton Wagner
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast17. Feb 2024Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir André Kellinghaus
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Zuzana Marková
- Alfredo Germont Liparit Avetisyan
- Giorgio Germont Alexey Markov
- Flora Bervoix Nicole Chirka
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Lawson Anderson
- Dottore Grenvil Padraic Rowan
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel
- Diener Floras Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Holger Steinert
- Conférencier Anton Wagner
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast09. Nov 2024Change
- Conductor Marta Gardolińska
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir Jan Hoffmann
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Tuuli Takala
- Alfredo Germont Piotr Buszewski
- Giorgio Germont James Rutherford
- Flora Bervoix Nicole Chirka
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Vladyslav Buyalskiy
- Dottore Grenvil Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel, Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim, Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch, Holger Steinert
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast14. Nov 2024Change
- Conductor Marta Gardolińska
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir Jan Hoffmann
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Tuuli Takala
- Alfredo Germont Piotr Buszewski
- Giorgio Germont James Rutherford
- Flora Bervoix Nicole Chirka
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Vladyslav Buyalskiy
- Dottore Grenvil Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel, Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim, Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch, Holger Steinert
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast16. Nov 2024Change
- Conductor Marta Gardolińska
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir Jan Hoffmann
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Tuuli Takala
- Alfredo Germont Piotr Buszewski
- Giorgio Germont James Rutherford
- Flora Bervoix Nicole Chirka
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Vladyslav Buyalskiy
- Dottore Grenvil Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel, Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim, Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch, Holger Steinert
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast20. Nov 2024Change
- Conductor Marta Gardolińska
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir Jan Hoffmann
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Tuuli Takala
- Alfredo Germont Piotr Buszewski
- Giorgio Germont James Rutherford
- Flora Bervoix Nicole Chirka
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Vladyslav Buyalskiy
- Dottore Grenvil Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel, Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim, Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch, Holger Steinert
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast23. Nov 2024Change
- Conductor Marta Gardolińska
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir Jan Hoffmann
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Tuuli Takala
- Alfredo Germont Piotr Buszewski
- Giorgio Germont James Rutherford
- Flora Bervoix Nicole Chirka
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Vladyslav Buyalskiy
- Dottore Grenvil Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel, Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim, Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch, Holger Steinert
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast29. Nov 2024Change
- Conductor Marta Gardolińska
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir Jan Hoffmann
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Tuuli Takala
- Alfredo Germont Piotr Buszewski
- Giorgio Germont James Rutherford
- Flora Bervoix Nicole Chirka
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Vladyslav Buyalskiy
- Dottore Grenvil Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel, Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim, Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch, Holger Steinert
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast11. Jan 2025Change
- Conductor Gaetano d’Espinosa
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir Jan Hoffmann
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Emily Pogorelc
- Alfredo Germont Bekhzod Davronov
- Giorgio Germont Christoph Pohl
- Flora Bervoix Štěpánka Pučálková
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Vladyslav Buyalskiy
- Dottore Grenvil Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel, Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim, Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch, Holger Steinert
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast15. Jan 2025Change
- Conductor Gaetano d’Espinosa
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir Jan Hoffmann
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Emily Pogorelc
- Alfredo Germont Bekhzod Davronov
- Giorgio Germont Christoph Pohl
- Flora Bervoix Štěpánka Pučálková
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Vladyslav Buyalskiy
- Dottore Grenvil Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel, Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim, Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch, Holger Steinert
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast18. Jan 2025Change
- Conductor Gaetano d’Espinosa
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir Jan Hoffmann
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Emily Pogorelc
- Alfredo Germont Bekhzod Davronov
- Giorgio Germont Christoph Pohl
- Flora Bervoix Štěpánka Pučálková
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Vladyslav Buyalskiy
- Dottore Grenvil Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel, Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim, Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch, Holger Steinert
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast22. Jan 2025Change
- Conductor Gaetano d’Espinosa
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir Jan Hoffmann
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Emily Pogorelc
- Alfredo Germont Bekhzod Davronov
- Giorgio Germont Christoph Pohl
- Flora Bervoix Štěpánka Pučálková
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Vladyslav Buyalskiy
- Dottore Grenvil Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel, Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim, Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch, Holger Steinert
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast25. Jan 2025Change
- Conductor Gaetano d’Espinosa
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir Jan Hoffmann
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Emily Pogorelc
- Alfredo Germont Bekhzod Davronov
- Giorgio Germont Christoph Pohl
- Flora Bervoix Štěpánka Pučálková
- Gastone Simeon Esper
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Vladyslav Buyalskiy
- Dottore Grenvil Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel, Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva
- Diener Floras Wooram Lim, Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock
- Dienstbote Alexander Födisch, Holger Steinert
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Complete Cast
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani(20., 27. January, 17. February 2024), Paolo Arrivabeni(02., 04. February 2024), Marta Gardolińska(09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024), Gaetano d’Espinosa(11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025)
- Staging Barbora Horáková
- Set Design Eva-Maria van Acker
- Costume Design Annemarie Bulla
- Lighting Design Fabio Antoci
- Video Sarah Derendinger
- Choreography Juanjo Arqués
- Choir André Kellinghaus(20., 27. January, 02., 04., 17. February 2024), Jan Hoffmann(09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024, 11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025)
- Dramaturgy Juliane Schunke
- Violetta Valéry Zuzana Marková(20., 27. January, 17. February 2024), Nina Minasyan(02., 04. February 2024), Tuuli Takala(09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024), Emily Pogorelc(11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025)
- Alfredo Germont Liparit Avetisyan(20., 27. January, 02., 04., 17. February 2024), Piotr Buszewski(09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024), Bekhzod Davronov(11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025)
- Giorgio Germont Alexey Markov(20., 27. January, 02., 04., 17. February 2024), James Rutherford(09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024), Christoph Pohl(11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025)
- Flora Bervoix Nicole Chirka(20., 27. January, 02., 04., 17. February, 09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024), Štěpánka Pučálková(11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025)
- Gastone Patrick Vogel(20., 27. January 2024), Simeon Esper(02., 04., 17. February, 09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024, 11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025)
- Barone Douphol Csaba Sándor
- Marchese d'Obigny Lawson Anderson(20., 27. January, 02., 04., 17. February 2024), Vladyslav Buyalskiy(09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024, 11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025)
- Dottore Grenvil Padraic Rowan(20., 27. January, 04., 17. February 2024), Martin-Jan Nijhof(02. February, 09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024, 11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025)
- Annina Fernanda Allande
- Giuseppe, Diener Violettas Frank Blümel(20. January, 02., 17. February, 09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024, 11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025), Ingolf Stollberg-da Silva(27. January, 04. February, 09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024, 11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025)
- Diener Floras Reinhold Schreyer-Morlock(20. January, 02., 17. February, 09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024, 11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025), Wooram Lim(27. January, 04. February, 09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024, 11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025)
- Dienstbote Holger Steinert(20. January, 17. February, 09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024, 11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025), Alexander Födisch(27. January, 02., 04. February, 09., 14., 16., 20., 23., 29. November 2024, 11., 15., 18., 22., 25. January 2025)
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