La traviata at La Scala (3–21 Jul 2007). Piero Terranova: Il marchese d’Obigny. Conductor Lorin Maazel; stage director Liliana Cavani.
Opera • Giuseppe Verdi
Teatro alla Scala, Milan • 3–21 July 2007 • 12 performances
Summary.
Verdi’s La traviata (1853), inspired by Dumas fils’ La Dame aux camélias, is one of the most performed operas worldwide.
In July 2007, La Scala revived the work in a star-cast production conducted by Lorin Maazel and staged by
Liliana Cavani. Baritone Piero Terranova appeared as Il marchese d’Obigny.
Production Details
| Date(s) |
3–21 July 2007 |
| Performances |
12 |
| Venue |
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy |
| Piero Terranova |
Il marchese d’Obigny |
| Conductor |
Lorin Varencove Maazel |
| Stage Director |
Liliana Cavani |
| Set Designer |
Dante Ferretti |
| Costume Designer |
Gabriella Pescucci |
| Choreographer |
Micha van Hoecke |
| Orchestra |
Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala |
| Chorus |
Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala |
Cast
Principal singers across the 12-performance run:
- Violetta Valéry — Angela Gheorghiu / Irina Lungu / Elena Mosuc
- Alfredo Germont — Ramón Vargas / Jonas Kaufmann / Massimo Giordano
- Giorgio Germont — Roberto Frontali / George Gagnidze / Leo Nucci
- Flora Bervoix — Natascha Petrinsky
- Il barone Douphol — Alessandro Paliaga
- Annina — Tiziana Tramonti
- Gastone — Enrico Cossutta
- Il marchese d’Obigny — Piero Terranova
- Il dottor Grenvil — Luigi Roni
- Giuseppe / Un domestico di Flora — Nicola Pamio
Performance Dates
- Tue 3 Jul 2007
- Thu 5 Jul 2007
- Sat 7 Jul 2007
- Mon 9 Jul 2007
- Wed 11 Jul 2007
- Thu 12 Jul 2007
- Sat 14 Jul 2007
- Mon 16 Jul 2007
- Tue 17 Jul 2007
- Thu 19 Jul 2007
- Fri 20 Jul 2007
- Sat 21 Jul 2007
Notes
- Multiple sopranos alternated in the role of Violetta (Gheorghiu, Lungu, Mosuc).
- Tenors Ramón Vargas and Jonas Kaufmann both sang Alfredo during the run.
- Notable for Dante Ferretti’s sets and Gabriella Pescucci’s costumes.
- Piero Terranova featured as Il marchese d’Obigny throughout the production.
