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Mikayla Sager Leads Opera San Jose’s ‘La Traviata’

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(Credit: Bob Shomler) Opera San José is set to close its 2025-26 season  with Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Former OSJ Resident Conductor Johannes Löhnermakeswill make his OSJ principal conducting debut, while OSJ’s Inaugural Resident Director Tara Branham directs the production. The production will star Mikayla Sager as Violetta, alongside former Artist-in-Residence WooYoung Yoon as Alfredo. Completing the cast is Kidon Choi {…}

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Cast Change: Lucas Meachem Steps into Opéra National de Bordeaux’s ‘La Traviata’

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The Opéra National de Bordeaux has announced a cast change for its production of “La Traviata,” which opens on Jan. 26 and runs through Feb. 3, 2026. The company said that Lucas Meachem will sing the role of Germont stepping in for the originally announced Ernesto Petti. Meachem will make his Bordeaux debut and as result, has postponed his New {…}

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Cristina Maria Oltean to Headline ‘La Traviata’ at Oleg Danovski National Theatre of Opera and Ballet

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The Oleg Danovski National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Constanța, Romania will present Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The new production opens on Jan. 31, 2026, at 6:30 p.m and features a new staging directed by Anghel I. Arbore, with sets by Cătălin I. Arbore. The cast features soprano Cristina Maria Oltean as Violetta Valéry and baritone Răzvan Săraru as Giorgio Germont. {…}

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Teatro Municipale di Piacenza 2024-25 Review: La Traviata

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(Photo: © Gianni Cravedi & ® Luca Attilii) The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza presented an ambitious project dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi: “Rigoletto,” “Il trovatore,” and “La Traviata,” brought together in a single cycle under the title “Popular Trilogy,” all performed within the same week. Although not originally conceived by Verdi as a unified set, these three operas represent the composer’s {…}

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Festival Opera to Perform ‘La Traviata’

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Festival Opera and Diablo Symphony Orchestra will join forces for Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The production will star soprano Jamie Chamberlin, tenor Nathan Granner, and Baritone Zachary Gordin, the Festival Opera’s General Director. The work will be presented in a modern concert staging directed by the acclaimed Richard Harrell and conducted by Music Director Matilda Hofman. There will be two performances {…}

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Mané Galoyan Leads Atlanta Opera’s ‘La Traviata’

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The Atlanta Opera is set to open its 2025-26 mainstage season with Verdi’s “La traviata.” The opera will be presented with a starry cast that includes Mané Galoyan as Violetta, Long Long as Alfredo, and Anthony Clark Evans as Germont. Evan Rogister conducts the masterpiece. In a statement, General Director Tomer Zvulun said, “We are excited to bring back Francesca Zambello’s {…}

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Teatro Real de Madrid 2024-25 Review: La traviata

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(Credit: Javier del Real / Teatro Real) Twenty years after its triumphant—and undeniably provocative—debut at the Salzburg Festival, Willy Decker’s “La Traviata” stormed the stage of Madrid’s Teatro Real. It is striking how a production that once shocked audiences has become a recognized classic, revealing its timeless, almost metaphysical essence. Premiered in 1853 at Venice’s Teatro La Fenice, “La Traviata” {…}