La Traviata
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Giuseppe Verdi’s opera
The passionate love story of the upper-class courtesan Violetta, marked by a tragic fate, and the young nobleman Alfredo, inspired by Alexandre Dumas the Younger’s novel La Dame aux Camélias, was immortalized in the operatic canon in 1853 by composer Giuseppe Verdi and librettist Francesco Maria Piave. Defying societal prejudices and their own misunderstandings, Violetta and Alfredo go through hell and back, but alas, their happiness together is short-lived.
Samuel Harjanne, for whom directing La Traviata in Tampere in 2024 marked his debut as opera director, has brought the events of this story set in 19th century Paris into the 1920’s to celebrate the luxurious and elegant art déco style popular in Western Europe at the time. La Traviata is a mix of Moulin Rouge!, Pretty Woman, and The Great Gatsby, and Harjanne has created a fresh new interpretation of Giuseppe Verdi’s breathtaking operatic gem.
Premiere: April 11, 2026 – Grand Building of the Vanemuine Theatre
This production is a collaboration between Vanemuine Theatre and Harjanne Company Ltd.
Language: Italian
Surtitles: Estonian, English
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist Francesco Maria Piave
Music Director and Conductor Risto Joost
Conductors Aleksandr Bražnik, Martin Sildos
Director Samuel Harjanne (Finland)
Set Designer Peter Ahlqvist (Finland)
Costume Designer Tinja Salmi (Finland)
Choreographer Jack Johansson (Sweden)
Lighting and Video Designer Toni Haaranen (Finland)
Director’s Assistant Kädi Jakobson
Repetitor for Dancers Janek Savolainen
Chief Concertmaster-Repetitor Toomas Kaldaru
Concertmasters Piia Paemurru, Margus Riimaa, Ele Sonn
Head Chorusmaster Kristi Jagodin
Chorusmaster Martin Sildos
Chorus Rehearsal Pianist Stefano Chiurchiú
Cast Perrine Madoeuf (France) or Elena Brazhnyk (Estonian National Opera), Raimonds Bramanis (Latvian National Opera) or Heldur Harry Põlda (Estonian National Opera), Janis Apeinis (Latvian National Opera) or Rauno Elp (Estonian National Opera), Karmen Puis or Rael Rent, Rasmus Kull or Hisatoshi Nezu, Simo Breede or Janari Jorro, Taavi Tampuu or Simo Breede, Kristjan Häggblom or Märt Jakobson, Pirjo Jonas or Ursula Roomere, Hisatoshi Nezu or Oliver Timmusk, Janari Jorro or Egon Laanesoo
Vanemuine Opera Chorus, Ballet Company and Symphony Orchestra
