Giuseppe Verdi
Traviata
Verdi's legendary three-act opera continuing a century-old Kaunas stage tradition.
Giuseppe Verdi's timeless three-act masterpiece unfolds through Francesco Maria Piave's libretto, bringing a century-long Kaunas performance tradition forward into a staging by director and choreographer Anželika Cholina. Sung in the original language, this production unites theater soloists with chorus and ballet artists to honor the historic work that launched professional Lithuanian opera.
Audiences experience a grand-scale presentation featuring set designs by Marijus Jacovskis and costumes by Olga Filatova Kontrimienė, conducted by Ričardas Šumila and Julius Geniušas. It offers a direct connection to a beloved local holiday-season ritual that has resonated on the Kaunas stage since 1920.
- Surtitled
- Classic
- Premiere
- Live orchestra
Kaunas State Musical Theatre
Centras · Kaunas
Things worth knowing.
- № 01LanguageSung in the original language with Lithuanian surtitles.
- № 02Age ratingRecommended for audiences N-7 and older.
- № 03Premiere contextThis new production premiered on December 26, 2021.
Performances
Production
✻ Creative
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Librettist
- Francesco Maria Piave
- Music director and conductor
- Ričardas Šumila
- Conductor
- Julius Geniušas
- Director and choreographer
- Anželika Cholina
- Set designer
- Marijus Jacovskis
- Costume and make-up designer
- Olga Filatova Kontrimienė
- Lighting designer
- Audrius Jankauskas
- Chorus master
- Rasa Vaitkevičiūtė
✻ Cast on this run
- Violeta Valeri
- Gabrielė Bukinė / Kseniya Bakhritdinova / Lorena V. Puican
- Alfredas Žermonas
- Egidijus Bavikinas / Eusebiu Hutan / Tomas Pavilionis
- Žoržas Žermonas
- Andrius Apšega / Žygimantas Galinis / Laimonas Pautienius
- Flora Bervua
- Iveta Kalkauskaitė Majauskienė / Gabrielė Kuzmickaitė / Kristina Siurbytė
- Anina
- Kristina Siurbytė / Ieva Vaznelytė
- Gastonas Letorjė
- Žanas Voronovas / Mindaugas Zimkus
- Baronas Diufolis
- Andrius Apšega / Raimondas Baranauskas
- Markizas D'Obinji
- Žygimantas Galinis / Joris Rubinovas
- Daktaras Grenvilis
- Giedrius Prunskus / Joris Rubinovas
- Tarnas
- Evaldas Kondrackis / Martynas Stankevičius
- Paštininkas
- Faustas Januška / Ričardas Karalevičius
- Mirtis
- Rokas Spalinskas / Gintaras Visockis