La Traviata

Three years after the success of Don Pasquale, Amelie Niermeyer and Melody Louledjian return to the Opéra de Dijon to cast new light on the most famous and moving missed rendezvous of the repertoire.

In 1852, the tragedy of La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas (son) so deeply moved Verdi that he decided on the spot to compose his opera. It tells the story of the forbidden love between a courtesan and her lover who, like two acrobats on opposites sides of a wire, desperately try to meet throughout the opera. But Violetta and Alfredo should not love each other. In Amelie Niermeyer’s vision, they meet in an abandoned hangar at an underground party, where souls cross paths and, sometimes, recognize one another. In the Parisian salons or in the midst of a rave, the profound drama of La Traviata remains immutable and exalted.

not recommended for children under 12

+ Before the show: Saturday 15 February 6:30 pm-7:30 pm with Débora Waldman (musical director), Anass Ismat (choir director) and Rūta Lenčiauskaite (musical assistant and vocal conductor).

^{for the performance on Tuesday 11th February}

Music Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto Francesco Maria Piave
Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne 
Chœur de l’Opéra de Dijon

Stage direction Amélie Niermeyer
Stage sets and costumes Maria-Alice Bahra
Lighting Tobias Löffler
Choreography Dustin Klein

Violetta Melody Louledjian
Flora Marine Chagnon
Annina Marie Lenormand
Alfredo Germont David Astorga
Giorgio Germont Serban Vasile
Gastone Carl Ghazarossian
Duphol Timothée Varon
Obigny Joé Bertili
Grenvil Ugo Rabec
Giuseppe Nikola Stojcheski*
Commissioner and servant of Flora Henry Boyles*
Comedians David Badau, Simon Primard
Dancers Anouk Agniel, Manon Murtin

^{* Lyric artists of the Chœur de l’Opéra de Dijon}

New production of the Opéra de Dijon

Stage sets created by the workshops of the Opéra national du Rhin
Costumes created by the workshops of the Opéra de Dijon
Coproduction Opéra national du Rhin

^{Illustration © Gilles Aillaud}