Verdi
La traviataHeady passion in the heart-rending classic
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★★★★★ - Scottish Daily Express
★★★★ - Bachtrack
Violetta Valéry lives on borrowed time. In Paris’ hedonistic high society, she wrings each day for its joys before her illness catches up with her. When the idealistic young Alfredo offers true love, happiness seems possible – but her past has exacted a price. Giuseppe Verdi’s devastating tragedy – based on Alexandre Dumas fils’ novel, in turn inspired by a real woman – has inspired countless retellings, including cult favourite films Pretty Woman and Moulin Rouge!.
With his characteristic eye for detail, Sir David McVicar (Il trittico, Falstaff, Pelléas et Mélisande) gets to the love and loss at the core of this doomed love affair in his passionate, gripping, and startlingly intimate production. Tanya McCallin’s sumptuous designs centre Violetta’s journey and enduring legacy despite her fleeting life. Verdi’s magnificent score sweeps the characters through every shifting mood – from the wildly dramatic to the most vulnerable moments.
This beloved production, which began life at Scottish Opera in 2008, has been seen at the houses of co-producers Teatro Real Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu, and Welsh National Opera. Now, audiences in Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh have a chance to experience it anew. The superb Hye-Youn Lee (Carmen 2023, The Verdi Collection 2022) brings her signature Violetta to Scotland for the first time, with Ji-Min Park as her ardent lover Alfredo.
Kindly supported by Scottish Opera’s ‘Play A Supporting Role’ Appeal
Part of Scottish Opera's 2023/24 season
Cast & Creatives
Violetta Valéry
Hye-Youn Lee
Alfredo Germont
Ji-Min Park
Giorgio Germont
Phillip Rhodes
Baron Douphol
Nicholas Lester
Flora
Lea Shaw**
**2023/24 Associate Artist
Gastone
Monwabisi Lindi*
*2023/24 Emerging Artist
Marchese D'Obigny
Ross Cumming*
*2023/24 Emerging Artist
Annina
Heather Ireson
Doctor Grenvil
Thomas D Hopkinson
Dancers
Alistair Beattie, Ashton Hall, Angel Gabriel Gutierrez, Lucy Burns, Bianca Hopkins, Jennifer Hunter, Amaya Santoyo-Brown, Emily Lara King
Chorus
Frances Morrison-Allen, Catriona Clark, Sarah Power, Rachael Brimley, Emily Mitchell, Cliona Cassidy, Amy Strachan, Rachel Hynes, Kathryn Straw, Sarah Shorter, Laura Margaret Smith, Alex Tiffin, Karen Murray, Jane Monari, Julie Martin-Carter, Christine Sjolander, Fiona Joice, Declan McCusker, David Douglas, Christian Schneeberger, Fraser Simpson, Cailean Swainson, Matthew Kimble, Raymond Armstrong, Connor James Smith, Paul Anwyl, Douglas Nairne, Steven Faughey, Alexey Gusev, Devon Harrison, Jonathan Sedgwick, Timothy Edmundson, Francis Church, Phil Gault
Conductor
Stuart Stratford
Director
Sir David McVicar
Designer
Tanya McCallin
Original Lighting
Jennifer Tipton
Choreographer
Andrew George
Revival Director
Leo Castaldi
Revival Lighting
Robert B. Dickson
Assistant Director
Thomas Henderson
Assistant Choreographer
Sirena Tocco
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Hye Youn Lee (Violetta Valéry) in La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
Hye Youn Lee (Violetta Valéry) and Monwabisi Lindi (Gastone) in La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
Hye Youn Lee (Violetta Valéry) and Heather Ireson (Annina) in La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
Monwabisi Lindi as Gastone in La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
Hye Youn Lee (Violetta Valéry) and Ji Min Park (Alfredo Germont) in La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
Hye Youn Lee as Violetta Valéry and Phillip Rhodes as Giorgio Germont in La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
Phillip Rhodes as Giorgio Germont in La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
Ji Min Park as Alfredo Germont in La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
The cast of La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
The dancers of La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
Dancer Alistair Beattie in La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
Ji Min Park as Alfredo Germont in La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
Hye Youn Lee as Violetta Valéry and Ji Min Park as Alfredo Germont in La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
Hye Youn Lee (Violetta Valéry) in La traviata. Scottish Opera 2024. Credit James Glossop
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