Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata

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One of the world's favourite romantic operas!

'La traviata,' one of the world's best-loved romantic operas, is performed under the stars on a floating, mirrored stage on Sydney Harbour, with the city, Opera House and Harbour Bridge as stunning backdrop.

Emma Matthews thrills as the courtesan Violetta who, against her better judgment, falls in love with Alfredo (dazzling Italian tenor Gianluca Terranova). But their relationship is doomed on two counts: Violetta's illness, and society's moral views of a courtesan's place within their world. With a colossal, glittering Swarovski chandelier illuminating the stage and fireworks embellishing the night sky, this is a La traviata without equal.

Ensemble:

Violetta Valéry Emma Matthews
Alfredo Germont Gianluca Terranova
Giorgio Germont Jonathan Summers
Flora Bervoix Margaret Plummer
Doctor Grenvil John Bolton Wood
Annina Sarah Sweeting
Gastone Martin Buckingham
Baron Douphol James Clayton
Marquis d'Obigny Christopher Hillier

Opera Australia Chorus
Chorus Master Michael Black
Chorus Preparation Anthony Hunt

Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Concertmaster Aubrey Murphy
Leader, Associate Concertmaster Huy-Nguyen Bui
Conductor Brian Castles-Onion

Director Francesca Zambello
Set Designer Brian Thomson
Costume Designer Tess Schofield
Lighting Designer John Rayment
Choreographer Stephen Baynes
Site Designer Ross Wallace