LIVE STREAMING OCT. 25, 2026 | 3:30 P.M.
LA TRAVIATA
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Opera in three acts
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Violetta Elisa Verzier / Melissa Purnell
Alfredo Germont Matteo Falcier
Germont Angelo Veccia
Flora Carlotta Vichi
Annina Bronislawa Sobierajska
Gastone Giacomo Leone
Baron Giulio Riccò
Marquis Lorenzo Liberali
Doctor Nicola Ciancio
Conductor Jacopo Brusa
Director Andrea Bernard
Set Alberto Beltrame
Costumes Elena Beccaro
Lights Marco Alba
ORCHESTRA FILARMONICA ITALIANA
CORO COLSPER
NEW PRODUCTION
Co-production Teatro Comunale of Ferrara, Teatro Galli of Rimini, Teatro Roberto Da Silva Rho
La Traviata, a timeless emblem of the power of love, is the most widely performed opera in the world: the courage of a woman driven to self-sacrifice in the name of an impossible feeling becomes an icon of revenge and self-determination. Giuseppe Verdi and Francesco Maria Piave explore all the stages that lead from enchantment to tragedy: the tenderness of the first meeting, the ecstasy of bodies and minds, the struggle against social conventions, the pain of separation, anger, and resignation.
For love of Alfredo, Violetta renounces the pleasures of life as a courtesan, but when his father accuses her of compromising the family’s good name the only possible choice, however painful, is to abandon her beloved. Disappointed and furious, Alfredo does not resign himself: he joins Violetta at a masquerade party and, throwing a bag of money at her feet, publicly scorns her for being mercenary. Again out of love, Violetta understands and forgives him.
Fate confronts Alfredo with the truth, with the unconditional dedication shown by his beloved and at the same time mocks Violetta: now that she has obtained forgiveness and love offers her a precious opportunity for redemption, she can finally taste happiness, but illness extinguishes her young life.
EXTRA
LIVE FROM.
GALLI THEATRE RIMINI
Erected between 1843 and 1856, the Amintore Galli Theater was inaugurated in 1857 with the first performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aroldo. The project and neoclassical style were designed by Luigi Poletti, an architect and engineer of the Papal States. Originally called the “New Theater,” it changed its name in 1859 to Vittorio Emanuele II Theater. Only later, in 1947, was it dedicated to the composer Amintore Galli (1845-1919). The theater’s activity was interrupted in 1943 when the building was severely destroyed by World War II bombings: the auditorium and stage collapsed, while the foyer remained almost intact.
On October 28, 2018, after 75 years of silence, the theater was reopened to the public, welcomed by the extraordinary voice of one of the world’s opera stars, Cecilia Bartoli. The inaugural program continued for three months, with special events such as the theatrical performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra, conducted by Valerij Gergiev with the orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater of St. Petersburg, and the show by world-renowned dance artist Roberto Bolle, Roberto Bolle and Friends.
