CITY VICE, COUNTRY BLISS
Irish National Opera presents Verdi’s La traviata, a heart-breaking love story featuring one of the most iconic and romantic scores of all time
Violetta, a high-spirited, popular courtesan. Alfredo, her devoted but naive lover. The rural bliss they choose is shattered by fear of scandal. When their love reasserts itself, she is already on her deathbed. Opera’s most moving reunion.
Verdi’s La traviata is based on the semi-autobiographical play, La Dame aux camélias (The Lady of the Camellias), by Alexandre Dumas fils. The subject is Dumas’s relationship with Marie Duplessis, someone that composer Franz Liszt once described as the only woman he had ever loved. Verdi’s acute and heart-rending response to a woman who died of TB at the age of 23 has immortalised not just her tragedy, but also her irrepressible character and appeal.
Running time 3 hours with interval.
Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
€34 | €44 | €49*
*Booking fees may apply
Tickets & Times
| Wed 29 May | 8 pm | €34.00 | Selling Fast | ||
| Fri 31 May | 8 pm | €34.00 | Selling Fast |
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CAST
| Amanda Woodbury | Violetta Valéry |
| Mario Chang | Alfredo Germont |
| Brett Polegato | Giorgio Germont |
| Aebh Kelly | Flora Bervoix |
| Madeline Judge | Annina |
| Patrick Hyland | Gastone de Letorières |
| Brendan Collins | Barone Douphol |
| Ben McAteer | Marchese d’Obigny |
| Graeme Danby | Dottore Grenvil |
| Ben Escorcio | Giuseppe |
| Matthew Mannion | Flora’s servant |
| David Scott | Commissioner |
| Irish National Opera Chorus | |
| Irish National Opera Orchestra |
CREATIVE TEAM
| Killian Farrell | Conductor |
| Fergus Sheil | Conductor (31 May, Cork) |
| Olivia Fuchs | Director |
| Chris Kelly | Assistant Director |
| Elaine Kelly | Assistant Conductor & Chorus Director |
Dates, Times & Book
Irish National Opera presents Verdi’s La traviata
With her gleaming, porcelain voice, Woodbury was able to express every emotion Violetta felt as a courtesan who, at first, did not believe in love and then gave in to love’s pain and joy
My San Antonio[Amanda Woodbury] has a large and flexible voice, with the lightness and clarity of youth but the warmth of passionate love
Star-AdvertiserMario Chang, singing Alfredo, is an elegant lyric tenor, and his theatrical poise added much drama to the opera. Chang paused at the perfect moments, offering a moment’s hesitation before toasting with ‘Libiamo ne’ lieti calici’
CULTURAL VOICE OF NORTH CAROLINA (CVNC)
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