La Traviata Brings Verdi’s Timeless Passion To Palau Altea

Opera lovers are successful for a dainty connected Monday November 10 arsenic Palau Altea hosts Verdi’s La Traviata, performed by Opera 2001 nether nan guidance of Martin Mázik, pinch nan Sicilian Lyric Choir. From 8pm to 10.50pm, audiences will beryllium transported by 1 of nan astir iconic useful successful nan operatic canon — a moving communicative of love, sacrifice and societal hypocrisy that continues to captivate much than 170 years aft its premiere. Tickets scope from €36 to €41.

When Giuseppe Verdi premiered La Traviata successful 1853, nan opera caused a sensation for its daring portrayal of nan vices and hypocrisies of bourgeois society. Its heroine, Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan torn betwixt emotion and honour, has since go 1 of opera’s astir enduring and tragic figures — a awesome of passion, sacrifice and nan fragility of life.

Verdi’s score, astatine erstwhile lyrical and revolutionary, combines melodic brilliance pinch affectional depth, making La Traviata a defining masterpiece successful nan history of opera. Under nan guidance of Martin Mázik, nan soloists and orchestra of Opera 2001, together pinch nan Sicilian Lyric Choir, will bring this moving accumulation to life astatine nan Palau Altea — an unmissable evening for opera lovers.

Originally inspired by Alexandre Dumas fils’ La Dame aux Camélias (1848), Verdi’s opera — written pinch librettist Francesco Maria Piave — was first performed astatine La Fenice successful Venice. Despite first contention complete its modern themes and setting, La Traviata went connected to go 1 of Verdi’s astir beloved works, opinionated alongside Rigoletto and Il Trovatore arsenic portion of his celebrated mid-career trilogy.

Over nan years, nan opera has seen countless acclaimed performances, including nan legendary 1958 Lisbon staging featuring Maria Callas and Alfredo Kraus, often regarded arsenic 1 of nan finest interpretations ever recorded. In 2010, its evocative euphony moreover inspired a ballet adaptation, a testament to nan enduring powerfulness of Verdi’s creation.

Venue: Palau Altea, Carrer d’Alcoi 18, Altea 03590

Info: +34 965 842 853

Tickets: €36–€41

Presented by Altea Cultural – Palau d’Altea Live!