In November 2004, Fondazione Petruzzelli presented Verdi’s La traviata in four performances at Teatro Piccinni, Bari, conducted by Julian Kovatchev. The famed Zeffirelli staging (revival by Marco Gandini) featured double casts: Svetla Vassileva / Eteri Lamoris (Violetta), Massimo Giordano / Vittorio Grigolo (Alfredo), and Carmelo Corrado Caruso / Piero Terranova as Giorgio Germont.
Opera • Giuseppe Verdi
Teatro Piccinni, Bari (Italy) • 17–20 November 2004 • 4 performances
About the Opera.
Premiered in 1853, Verdi’s La traviata (libretto by Francesco Maria Piave) blends intimate drama with sweeping lyricism.
The story follows Violetta Valéry’s struggle between love and societal convention, culminating in one of opera’s most poignant finales.
Performance Summary.
Fondazione Petruzzelli’s November 2004 run in Bari was conducted by Julian Kovatchev and used
Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic staging, revived by Marco Gandini.
Baritone Piero Terranova appeared as Giorgio Germont (shared with Carmelo Corrado Caruso),
opposite Violetta (Svetla Vassileva / Eteri Lamoris) and Alfredo (Massimo Giordano / Vittorio Grigolo).
Production Details
| Dates |
17–20 November 2004 |
| Performances |
4 |
| Company |
Fondazione Petruzzelli |
| Venue |
Teatro Piccinni, Bari, IT |
| Work |
La traviata |
| Composer |
Giuseppe Verdi |
| Librettist |
Francesco Maria Piave |
| Language |
Italian |
| Conductor |
Julian Kovatchev |
| Stage Director |
Franco Zeffirelli |
| Revival Director |
Marco Gandini |
| Costume Designer |
Alberto Spiazzi |
| Chorusmaster |
Marco Faelli |
| Choreographer |
El Camborio |
| Piero Terranova |
Giorgio Germont |
Cast (principal roles across the run)
- Violetta Valéry — Svetla Vassileva / Eteri Lamoris
- Alfredo Germont — Massimo Giordano / Vittorio Grigolo
- Giorgio Germont — Carmelo Corrado Caruso / Piero Terranova
- Flora Bervoix — Tiziana Carraro
- Annina — Paola Leveroni
- Gastone — Antonio Feltracco
- Il barone Douphol — Davide Pelissero
- Il marchese d’Obigny — Andrea Snarski
- Il dottor Grenvil — Gastone Sarti
- Giuseppe — Dario Magnabosco
Note: The above roles were double-cast where indicated; specific date-to-cast assignments were not published in the supplied materials.
Performance Dates
- Wed 17 Nov 2004
- Thu 18 Nov 2004
- Fri 19 Nov 2004
- Sat 20 Nov 2004
Notes
- Venue verification: performed at Teatro Piccinni (Bari) under the auspices of Fondazione Petruzzelli; Zeffirelli staging revived by Marco Gandini; conducted by Julian Kovatchev.
- Classic Zeffirelli production values with period detail; double casts for the three leads.
