LA TRAVIATA

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Opera in three acts
Based upon the play 'La dame aux camélias' by Alexandre Dumas fils.
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave
World premiere: Venice, Teatro La Fenice, Italy, March 6th, 1853

Location Hallenstadion Zurich, Switzerland
Performances 3 - November 23rd - 25th, 2007
Visitors 21.000
Local PartnerGood News Productions
 
Team
Ken Caswell & Craig Revel HorwoodDirectors
Bernard ArnouldSet Designer
Craig Revel HorwoodChoreographer
AZIZ - Aziz BekkaouiCostume Designer
Marc HeinzLight Designer
Stan TaalSound Designer
 
Cast
Ralf WeikertConductor
Züricher Kammerorchester
 
Noëmi Nadelmann & Tatiana LisnicVioletta Valéry
Joseph Calleja & Kamen ChanevAlfredo Germont
Roberto Servile & Jacek StrauchGiorgio Germont
Alexandra RivasFlora Bervoix
Giorgio TruccoGastone
Giuseppe PizzicatoBaron Douphol
Ernesto MorilloMarchese D'Obigny
Stefano Rinaldi-MilianiDottore Grenvil
Katharina PeetzAnnina
 
Anna JelmoriniChoir Conductor
Singkreis der Engadiner Kantorei Zürich
 
Companions Opera Zurich Ballroom Ensemble &
Fontys Dance Academy Ballet
 
Facts & figures
1 100 x 50 m blue cover made from parachute fabric
1 chandelier 5x2.5 m
4 40ft trucks for set, props & costumes
6 40ft trucks for sound & light
10 La Traviata score pages hand-painted on canvas
12 chandeliers 1x1.80 m
31 ballet
72 orchestra
76 ballroom dancers
105 choir
110 chairs
292 costumes