LA TRAVIATA

May 2017

Opera "La Traviata" by G.Verdi. Premieré on May 5th, 2017.

Musical director - Erki Pehk
Stage director - Anu Lamp
Scenographer - Madis Nurms
Codirector/choreographer - Ingmar Jõela
Lighting designer - Margus Vaigur
Video designer - Janek Karakatš

Costume drawings

"Vivid, wonderful costume design. Red color, latex, sadomaso atmosphere - all this was declarative and aesthetically pleasing"

Monika Helme, Muusika - July 2017

The design of the opera is based on the concept of downfall and decay. The subject of fading fairness becomes especially relevant in the story of a fallen woman who’s only valued for her external beauty. The sharp angles and brilliant surfaces of the set design are meant to form an urban background for the sinister costumes – and to bring to life the “crowded desert which is known to men as Paris.”

The imagery of the production has been inspired by Giuseppe Verdi who was drawn to the modern themes in the story. He stressed the need of following Dumas in giving the opera a contemporary setting, but the censors of the time insisted that it be set in the past. In that spirit, our production of "La traviata" also has a modern feel to it.

Stage drawings

Scale model 1:25

Videos

Recorded on August 8th, 2017

Violetta Valéry: Anna Denisova (soprano, Russia)
Alfredo Germont: Alex Kim (tenor, South-Korea)
Giorgio Germont: Ilya Silchukov (bariton, Belarus)
Flora: Rita Preikštaitė (soprano)
Annina: Giedrė Beinarienė (soprano)
Gastone de Letorières: Kęstutis Alčauskis (tenor)
Barone Douphol: Raimondas Baranauskas (bariton)
Marquis d´Obigny: Andrius Apšega (bariton)
Doctor Grenvil: Tomas Ladiga (bass)

Choir of Kaunas State Musical Theatre
Chorus master: Rasa Ivanauskienė

Orchestra of Kaunas State Musical Theatre
Concertmaster of the orchestra: Povilas Grigas

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