| Monday 05 July 2021 | 19:00 |
| Wednesday 07 July 2021 | 19:00 |
| Tuesday 13 July 2021 | 19:00 |
| Saturday 17 July 2021 | 19:00 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) | La traviata | Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave |
| Mariusz Treliński | Director | |
| Boris Kudlička | Set Designer | |
| Gosia Baczyńska | Costume Designer | |
| Marjukka Tepponen | Soprano | Violetta Valéry |
| Antonio Poli | Tenor | Alfredo Germont |
| Vladislav Sulimsky | Baritone | Giorgio Germont |
| Anu Ontronen | Mezzo-soprano | Flora Bervoix |
| Kevin Greenlaw | Tenor | Baron Douphol |
| Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir | ||
| Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra |
In partnership with Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera
Love and Death was the initial name suggested for the opera La traviata, literally translated as ”the lost woman”. Violetta is basking in attention and offers intimacy at a cost. Behind her smile she’s consumed by loneliness, but in the heat of the night her longing remains hidden.
Despite this, La traviata champions love that sees behind the mask, ”love mysterious and profound”. The true story has also inspired cinematic interpretations like Pretty Woman and Moulin Rouge. With his music that sends shivers up your spine, Verdi has made it larger than life.
The role of Violetta is sung by the Swedish Ida Falk Winland and Marjukka Tepponen, both known as skilled interpreters of demanding roles.
