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La traviataLa traviata
Opera

La traviata

Giuseppe Verdi

Falling in love with a courtesan is doomed from the very start!

The State Opera
English surtitles

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    March 2024

    Wednesday 20. 3.
    19:00

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    English surtitles

    Saturday 30. 3.
    19:00

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    English surtitles
    May 2024

    Friday 10. 5.
    19:00

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    English surtitles

    Wednesday 15. 5.
    20:00

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    English surtitles

    Thursday 30. 5.
    19:00

    Tickets available

    English surtitles
    June 2024

    Friday 7. 6.
    19:00

    Tickets available

    English surtitles

    Basic information

    Venue

    The State Opera

    Approximate running time

    2 hours 45 minutes, 2 intermission (20 minutes) minutes

    Language

    In Italian, surtitles in Czech, English

    Premiere

    October 5, 2006

    Ranking among Verdi’s best-known, most romantic and most tragic operas, La traviata has held the mirror up to society and its hypocritical morals for some 170 years. The terminally ill courtesan Violetta Valéry realises that she must forgo her love for Alfredo Germont, a young man from a respectable family. After abandoning him, she dies in poverty, yet has kept dreaming of the happiness of true love.

    Cast

    • 2023-2024
    • 2024-2025

    Creatives

    About

    State Opera Chorus
    State Opera Orchestra
    National Theatre Opera Ballet

    Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata, to the libretto based on Alexandre Dumas’s novel La Dame aux camélias, about Marie Duplessis, the famous courtesan and idol of Parisian society in the 1840s, is actually the very first major opera treating a contemporary social theme. The work’s premiere in 1863 in Venice was a flop: the audience was appalled that the lead role had been assigned to a courtesan who, what’s more, was portrayed in a positive light. Yet Verdi’s opera soon started garnering plaudits and is now one of the most popular repertoire titles the world over.

    La traviata has been staged at the venue that today houses the State Opera since the very beginning of its existence, when the New German Theatre took over the production from the German Estates Theatre. The opera primarily afforded the opportunity to host celebrated foreign singers, including the legendary Australian soprano Nellie Melba (18 April 1900). The most recent production was undertaken in 2006 by a foreign team headed by the French stage director Arnaud Bernard, with the music being explored by the Italian conductor Enrico Dovico.

    WARNING: Tobacco products and nudity are featured in the performance.
    Suitable for audience from 15 years.

     

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      La Traviata Programme (State Opera)

      A booklet for the State Opera La Traviata production

      80 Kč

      Practical information

      Where to buy tickets

      The National Theatre sells tickets up to 6 months in advance. We are currently selling tickets for performances of Drama, Ballet, Opera and Laterna magika taking place in March-August 2024.


      When purchasing online, you can get an e-ticket. You can pick up printed tickets in person at the box offices of the National Theatre.

      What to wear?

      By their appearance, attire and behaviour, the audience is obliged to adhere to the accustomed practice expected from them when attending a theatre performance.

      Parking at the State opera

      While visiting the State Opera, you can take the slip road on Wilsonova street from the left lane close to the State Opera building to the Parking Centrum above-ground garage. The parking fee is 40 CZK/h.

      Buffets at the State Opera

      No waiting. For your benefit, please pre-order your food and beverages at the bar to minimize waiting in the queue!

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