On
29 April 2023 (19:30), Teatru Aurora in Victoria (Gozo) presented
Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata for a single performance within the
Gaulitana: A Festival of Music.
Colin Attard conducted the
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra with the
Gaulitanus Choir;
Piero Terranova sang
Giorgio Germont alongside
Ekaterina Bakanova (Violetta) and
Francesco Meli (Alfredo); stage direction by
Enrico Castiglione.
Opera • Giuseppe Verdi
Teatru Aurora, Victoria (Gozo), Malta • Sat 29 April 2023, 19:30 • 1 performance • Language: Italian (English materials)
About the Opera.
Premiered in 1853, Verdi’s La traviata sets a modern (for its time) tale of love and sacrifice against Parisian salons and private reckonings.
The drama follows Violetta Valéry, whose choice to renounce love to protect Alfredo’s family culminates in a deathbed reconciliation and one of opera’s most affecting finales.
Performance Summary.
Presented as part of the Gaulitana Festival at Teatru Aurora on 29 April 2023, this one-night performance featured
Piero Terranova as Giorgio Germont, with Ekaterina Bakanova (Violetta) and Francesco Meli (Alfredo).
Colin Attard conducted the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra with the Gaulitanus Choir; stage direction by Enrico Castiglione.
Production Details
| Date |
Sat 29 April 2023, 19:30 |
| Performances |
1 |
| Venue |
Teatru Aurora, Victoria (Gozo), Malta |
| Work |
La traviata |
| Composer |
Giuseppe Verdi |
| Librettist |
Francesco Maria Piave |
| Stage Director |
Enrico Castiglione |
| Conductor |
Colin Attard |
| Orchestra |
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Chorus |
Gaulitanus Choir |
| Co-Producer |
Gaulitanus Choir |
| Festival |
Gaulitana: A Festival of Music |
| Piero Terranova |
Giorgio Germont |
Cast
- Violetta Valéry — Ekaterina Bakanova
- Alfredo Germont — Francesco Meli
- Giorgio Germont — Piero Terranova
- Flora Bervoix — Lara Rotili
- Annina — Silvia Lee
- Gastone — Alan Sciberras
- Baron Douphol — Louis Andrew Cassar
- Marchese d’Obigny — Angelo Nardinocchi
- Dr. Grenvil — Ivan Tomašev
- Single performance within the 16th Gaulitana Festival of Music in Gozo.
- Confirmed role/venue/conductor/director via artist biography; Operabase lists a 2023 La traviata entry for Piero Terranova.
