| Friday 02 October 2026 | 19:00 |
| Sunday 11 October 2026 | 16:00 |
| Wednesday 28 October 2026 | 19:00 |
| Friday 20 November 2026 | 19:00 |
| Saturday 05 December 2026 | 19:00 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) | La traviata | Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave |
| Theatre Vanemuine | |||
| Risto Joost | Conductor | Oct 02, 11, Nov 20, Dec 05 | |
| Aleksandr Bražnik | Conductor | Oct 28 | |
| Samuel Harjanne | Director | ||
| Peter Ahlqvist | Set Designer | ||
| Tinja Salmi | Costume Designer | ||
| Toni Haaranen | Lighting Designer, Video | ||
| Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra | |||
| Vanemuine Opera Chorus | |||
| Jack Johansson | Choreography | ||
| Kristi Jagodin | Choirmaster / chorus director | ||
| Martin Sildos | Choirmaster / chorus director | ||
| Elena Brazhnyk | Soprano | Violetta Valéry | |
| Riccardi Della Sciucca | Tenor | Alfredo Germont | Oct 02, 11 |
| Heldur Harry Põlda | Tenor | Alfredo Germont | Oct 28 |
| Riccardo Della Sciucca | Tenor | Alfredo Germont | Nov 20, Dec 05 |
| Rauno Elp | Baritone | Giorgio Germont | Oct 02, 11 |
| Jānis Apeinis | Baritone | Giorgio Germont | Oct 28, Nov 20, Dec 05 |
| Rael Rent | Mezzo-soprano | Flora Bervoix | Oct 02, 11 |
| Karmen Puis | Soprano | Flora Bervoix | Oct 28, Nov 20, Dec 05 |
| Rasmus Kull | Tenor | Gastone de Letorières | |
| Simo Breede | Baritone | Baron Douphol | |
| Pirjo Jonas | Soprano | Annina | |
| Taavi Tampuu | Baritone | Marquis d'Obigny | |
| Kristjan Häggblom | Bass | Dr Grenvil | |
| Oliver Timmusk | Tenor | Giuseppe | Oct 02, 11 |
| Hisatoshi Nezu | Tenor | Giuseppe | Oct 28, Nov 20, Dec 05 |
| Egon Laanesoo | Bass | Flora's servant | Oct 02, 11 |
| Janari Jorro | Baritone | Flora's servant | Oct 28, Nov 20, Dec 05 |
The passionate love story of the upper-class courtesan Violetta, marked by a tragic fate, and the young nobleman Alfredo, inspired by Alexandre Dumas the Younger’s novel La Dame aux Camélias, was immortalized in the operatic canon in 1853 by composer Giuseppe Verdi and librettist Francesco Maria Piave. Defying societal prejudices and their own misunderstandings, Violetta and Alfredo go through hell and back, but alas, their happiness together is short-lived.
Samuel Harjanne, for whom directing La Traviata in Tampere in 2024 marked his debut as opera director, has brought the events of this story set in 19th century Paris into the 1920’s to celebrate the luxurious and elegant art déco style popular in Western Europe at the time. La Traviata is a mix of Moulin Rouge!, Pretty Woman, and The Great Gatsby, and Harjanne has created a fresh new interpretation of Giuseppe Verdi’s breathtaking operatic gem.