La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
La traviata
Opera in 2 acts
The author of the libretto is Francesco Maria Piave.
Based on “La Dame aux camélias” novel by Alexandre Dumas fils
Performed in Italian
(with synchronized Kazakh and Russian supertitles)
Running time: 2 hours 40 minutes (with one interval)
Please note that the age limit is 10+
Management reserves the right to substitute artists
Verdi’s heroine is a woman, rejected by the society; the composer highlighted it in the title of the opera (“La traviata” – from Italian – “the fallen woman”). Verdi showed the noble heart and the inner beauty of Violetta, her superiority not only over the light-minded surroundings, but also over the virtuous representative of the society, Georgio Germont, Alfredo’s father.
Deep sympathy to the victim of social inequity, ruthless criticism of the hypocritical moral and reflecting it on stage – all these violated the established tradition and became the main reason of the opera’s failure on the premiere performance at the Teatro La Fenice on 6 March 1853.
But Verdi strongly believed in the success of his opera. A year later, La traviata was performed at the Teatro San Benedetto in Venice, with artists wearing the 18th century costumes, which were more familiar to the audience, and got a great acclaim from the public. Thus, the opera’s triumphal parade through the world’s opera houses began.
The part of Violetta became favourite for all the divas of all generations, including Adelina Patti (1843-1919), Roza Ponselle (1897-1981), Renata Tebaldi (1922-2004), Maria Callas (1923-1977), Joan Satherland (1926-2010), Montserrat Caballé, Teresa Stratas, as well as for the stars of the Kazakh operatic art, such as Roza Zhamanova (1928-2013), Bibigul Tulegenova, Nurzhamal Ussenbayeva, Maira Mukhamedkyzy, Zhannat Baktay, Zhamilya Baspakova and others.
ROLES AND PERFORMERS:
Violetta Valéry – Zhannat BAKTAY, Honoured Artist of Kazakhstan /
Assem SEMBINA
Alfredo Germont – Medet CHOTABAYEV, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan /
Arthur GABDIYEV
Giorgio Germont – Talgat GALEYEV /
Talgat MUSSABAYEV, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan
Gastone – Talgat ALLABIRINOV / Beimbet TANARYKOV
Flora Bervoix – Gulzhanat SAPAKOVA / Tatyana VITSINSKAYA
Annina – Yelena GANZHA / Saltanat MURATBEKOVA
Marchese d'Obigny – Bolat YESSIMKHANOV
Barone Douphol – Yerzhan SAIPOV
Doctor Grenvil – Shyngys RASYLKHAN, laureate of the State Youth Prize “Daryn” /
Valery SELIVANOV
Commissioner – Nurlybek KOSPARMAKOV
Giuseppe – Ramzat BALAKISHIYEV
ORCHESTRA, CHOIR, BALLET AND EXTRAS OF ASTANA OPERA HOUSE
PRODUCTION GROUP:
Conductor: Alan BURIBAYEV, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Production Director: Henning BROCKHAUS
Assistant Director: Yerenbak TOIKENOV
Set Designer: Josef SVOBODA
Revival Set Designer: Benito LEONORI
Lighting Designer: Fabrizio GOBBI
Costume Designer: Giancarlo COLIS
Choirmaster: Yerzhan DAUTOV, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan
Choreographers: Tyrsynbek NURKALIYEV, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan, Valentina ESCOBAR
