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La traviata

New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House1-1-1 Honmachi Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-0071, Japan
Dates/times in Tokyo time zone
Thursday 02 April 202618:00
Saturday 04 April 202614:00
Monday 06 April 202614:00
Friday 10 April 202614:00
Sunday 12 April 202613:00
Programme
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)La traviataLibretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Performers
New National Theatre
Leo HussainConductor
Vincent BoussardDirector, Costume Designer
Vincent LemaireSet Designer
Guido LeviLighting Designer
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
New National Theatre Chorus
Carolina López MorenoSopranoVioletta Valéry
Antonio CorianòTenorAlfredo Germont
Roberto FrontaliBaritoneGiorgio Germont
Mutsumi TaniguchiMezzo-sopranoFlora Bervoix
Kyosuke KanayamaTenorGastone de Letorières
Hiroyuki NaritaBaritoneBaron Douphol
Eriko HanafusaSopranoAnnina
Hiroki ShimizuBaritoneMarquis d'Obigny
Masumi KubotaBassDr Grenvil

La Traviata is set in the world of Parisian high society. This popular opera tells the story of the courtesan, Violetta Valéry: her loves and her sad fate. It is based on the dramatic adaptation of the romantic novel, "La Dame aux Camélias" by Alexandre Dumas fils, modeled by the author on the high-class mistress, Marie Duplessis. Giuseppe Verdi then took the story, making its heroine a contemporary woman, and writing an innovative opera in which he raised the role of the music itself to that of expressing the story's emotions. Starting with "Libiamo ne' lieti calici", which has become a well-known, staple tune of gala concerts, the work features numerous other famous songs, such as Violetta's most technically demanding aria, "Ah, fors'è lui-sempre libera", in the prelude foretelling tragedy, and Germont's "Di Provenza il mar, il suol".

The director, Vincent Boussard, is noted for sophisticated staging with an unerring eye for colour. His production of "La traviata" (first staged in 2015) displays that aesthetic sensibility. At the same time, he effectively holds up a mirror on the world to paint an imagined landscape, taking the theme of a woman's fate in the world of men. Upon curtain fall, we are left with the vivid picture of a woman who has lived her life with unwavering pride.

The cast features the rising star Carolina López Moreno as the highly acclaimed Violetta, and Alfredo Germont is portrayed by famed Verdi specialist Antonio Corianò. Star baritone Roberto Frontali appears as the father, Giorio Germont. The performance is conducted by Leo Hussain, renowned for excellence in both concert and opera works.

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