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Opera "Traviata" (opera in 4 acts)
Ballet theatre of St. Petersburg Conservatoire


Schedule for "Traviata" (opera in 4 acts) 2022

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

World premiere: 6 March 1853, La Fenice, Venice
Premiere in Russia: 26 April 1868 Mariinsky theatre, St Petersburg, Russia

Synopsis
Act I

Violetta's house. A brief prelude contains two themes from the opera, one con­nected with Violetta's illness, the other with her poignant farewell to Alfredo. At a party, Alfredo Germont is introduced to the hostess, Violetta, who invites him to sing a drinking song as the guests drink a toast. He complies, and she and the guests join in the refrain.


When the guests leave the room, Violetta is seized by a fainting spell. Alfredo offers his assistance; he grows solicitous over her delicate health. He then confesses that he has loved her for over a year. Violetta protests that she is not worthy of his love, but Alfredo grows more passionate. The guests now return to bid their hostess good night. When Violetta is alone, she muses about Alfredo's love and her own sympathetic reaction to it. Then she proudly exclaims she lives only for pleasure and freedom.


Act II

A country house. Violetta and Alfredo are living together. He is overjoyed that she has renounced for his sake her former life, and he is grateful that she has taught him the meaning of love. Annina confides that Violetta has been selling her jewels to support him. Enraged, he rushes off to Paris to raise some money. While he is gone, his father comes to denounce Violetta. He finds her to be a charming and generous woman, but even this does not keep him from trying to break off the liaison. He tells Violetta that his daughter about to marry a noble­man, is threatened with desertion if the scandal surrounding the name of Ger­mont is not terminated. Poignantly, Violetta realizes that her affair with Alfredo must ultimately destroy not only all those related to him but Alfredo himself. She writes a letter of farewell to the man she loves.


But before she can run away and while the elder Germont is out of the house Alfredo returns. She lies, telling him she is off to Paris to gain the consent of the elder Germont for their Marriage. Only after she leaves does Alfredo come upon her farewell letter. Believing she deserted him because she does not love him any longer, and is lonesome for the gaiety of Paris, Alfredo is heartsick. His father reappears and tries to console him with reminders of their happy home in the Provenge. But Alfredo is inconsol­able.


Act III

Flora Bervoix's house in Paris. At a party, Alfredo is gambling and winning. Violetta is also a guest, having come with Baron Douphol. When Violetta and Alfredo meet, he ignores her and continues his gambling.

Gaston and his friends appear as matadors and others as picadors.
It is a lively scene, upon which there enters Alfred, to be followed soon by Baron Dauphol with Violetta on his arm. Alfred is seated at a card table. He is steadily winning. "Unlucky in love, lucky in gambling!" he exclaims. Violetta winces. The Baron shows evidence of anger at Alfred's words and is with dif­ficulty restrained by Violetta. The Baron, with assumed nonchalance, goes to the gaming table and stakes against Alfred. Again the latter's winnings are large. A servant's announcement that the banquet is ready is an evident relief to the Baron. All retire to an adjoining salon. For a brief moment the stage is empty.

Violetta enters. She has asked for an interview with Alfred. He joins her. She begs him to leave. She fears the Baron's anger will lead him to challenge Alfred to a duel. The latter sneers at her apprehensions; intimates that it is the Baron she fears for. Is it not the Baron Dauphol for whom he, Alfred, has been cast off by her? Violetta's emotions almost betray her, but she remembers her promise to the elder Germont, and exclaims that she loves the Baron. Alfred tears open the doors to the salon where the banquet is in progress. "Come hither, all!" he shouts.

They crowd upon the scene. Violetta, almost fainting, leans against the table for support. Facing her, Alfred hurls at her invective after invective. Finally, in payment of what she has spent to help him maintain the house near Paris in which they have lived together, he furiously casts at her feet all his winnings at the gaming table. She faints in the arms of Flora and Dr. Grenvil.



The elder Germont enters in search of his son. He alone knows the real signifi­cance of the scene.


Act IV

Violetta's bedroom. At the back is a bed with the curtains partly drawn. A window is shut in by inside shutters. Near the bed stands a tabouret with a bot­tle of water, a crystal cup, and different kinds of medicine on it. In the middle of the room us a toilet-table and settee. A little apart from this is another piece of furniture upon which a night-lamp is burning. On the left is a fireplace with a fire in it.

Violetta awakens. In a weak voice she calls Annina, who, waking up confus­edly, opens the shutters and looks down into the street, which is gay with carni­val preparations. Dr. Grenvil is at the door. Violetta endeavours to rise, but falls back again. Then, supported by Annina, she walks slowly toward the settee. The doctor enters in time to assist her. Annina places cushions about her. To Violetta the physician cheerfully holds out hope of recovery, but to Annina he whispers, as he is leaving, that her mistress has but few hours more to live.

Violetta has received a letter from the elder Germont telling her that Alfred has been apprised by him of her sacrifice and has been sent for to come to her bedside as quickly as possible. But she has little hope that he will arrive in time. She senses the near approach of death

A bacchanalian chorus of carnival revelers floats up from the street. Annina, who had gone out with some money which Violetta had given her to distribute as alms, returns. Her manner is excited. Violetta is quick to perceive it and divine its significance. Annina has seen Alfred. He is waiting to be announced. The dy­ing woman bids Annina hasten to admit him. A moment later he holds Violetta in his arms. Approaching death is forgotten. Nothing again shall part them. They will leave Paris for some quiet retreat.

But it is too late. The hand of death is upon the woman's brow.
The elder Germont and Dr. Grenvil have come in. There is nothing to be done. The cough that racked the poor frail body has ceased. La traviata is dead.





Schedule for "Traviata" (opera in 4 acts) 2022


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