Kostprobe: La Traviata

In the organizer's words:

Introduction and rehearsal visit. If you would like to know what to expect from our new productions and upcoming concerts before the premiere, the taster sessions are the right place for you. They offer all interested parties the opportunity to gain an insight into our program in advance - free of charge! This time: "La Traviata", an opera by Giuseppe Verdi, which premieres on March 14 in the main auditorium of the Stadttheater.

About the play:

The courtesan Violetta Valéry is seriously ill. She drugs herself at parties with clients and alcohol. Until she meets the bourgeois Alfredo Germont. They fall in love, move to the country and lead a happy life. It could be so easy. But Alfredo's father fears for his family's reputation. The couple have to separate. And Violetta's health is increasingly deteriorating. With La Traviata, Verdi denounces the social prejudices of his time. His music reveals the love and tragedy of the couple with an empathy that has been shocking since the premiere in 1853 and made the opera one of the most successful of all.