La Traviata

Verdi’s La Traviata shines in this spectacular production from Opera Australia, performed on a
floating stage in the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbor under the stars. It’s easy to see (and hear!)
why this production won both the 2012 Best Cultural, Arts or Music Event AND2012 Australian
Event of the Year Award! The famous Sydney Opera House is the backdrop in this dramatic new
staging, which features a nearly 30-foot chandelier suspended over the stage. Opera Insider
raves: “This mega-production deserves only three words – Fantastic ! Fantastic ! Fantastic !”
Visionary director Francescsa Zambello directs, with an “electrifying” Emma Matthews as
Violetta, with Jonathan Summers and Gianluca Terranova rounding out the cast. (Stage Noise)

CAST
Violetta Valery Emma Matthews
Alfredo Germont Gianluca Terranova
Giorgio Germont Jonathan Summers
CREATIVE TEAM
Director Francesca Zambello
Conductor Brian Castles-Onion
Choreographer Stephen Baynes
Set Designer Brian Thomson
Costume Designer Tess Schofield
Lighting Designer John Rayment
Sound Designer Tony David Cray
Site Designer Ross Wallace
Performed in March/April 2012.