Opera di Roma

La Traviata

In Cinemas 19, 20, 21, 22, 25 & 29 Apr 2018
Conductor
Jader Bignamini
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Cast
Francesca Dotto (Violetta Valéry), Antonio Poli (Alfredo Germont), Roberto Frontali (Giorgio Germont), Anna Malavasi (Flora Bervoix), Andrea Giovannini (Gastone de Letorières), Roberto Accurso (Barone Douphol), Andrea Porta (Marchese d'Obigny), Graziano Dallavalle (Dottore Grenvil), Chiara Pieretti (Annina)
Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Director
Sofia Coppola
Set Design
Nathan Crowley
Duration
2h21, no interval
Sung in Italian, with English subtitles
Captured live from Teatro Costanzi, Rome 24 May 2016
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Special presentation! For the first time in Australia, experience Oscar-winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola’s sumptuous opera directorial debut. Created in collaboration with Italian haute couture designer Valentino and Hollywood production designer Nathan Crowley, her Traviata was a sensation in Rome, with a sold-out season of 15 performances!

Soprano Francesca Dotto stars as the tragic courtesan Violetta Valéry who sacrifices all for love. Alongside her, the tenor Antonio Poli as Alfredo and Roberto Frontali as Giorgio, his valiant father, beg for her pardon. 

 

Opera di Roma

Taking its current name at the advent of the republic, Rome’s beautiful opera house, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma was first inaugurated in 1880, as Teatro Costanzi. The company hosted the world premiere of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Puccini’s Tosca among others.

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