La traviata

A timeless tragic story of a courtesan hoping for the happiness of true love. For a brief moment it seems so close, but it is only a dream. A chamber drama in the classical direction of Zbyněk Srba. Perhaps none of the participants in the Venice premiere, which was a devastating fiasco, believed that they had just witnessed the birth of one of the most popular and most performed Italian operas. Verdi found a theme close to him in the novel about the love of the courtesan Violetta and Alfredo, which is not desired by his father or society. He knew the setting well – Paris, a city full of hustle and bustle, was never very fond of him, and the tragic story reminded him of his own life experience. For years he lived in a free union with the soprano Giuseppina Strepponi and felt firsthand the society's opposition to an "illegal" relationship. His personal experience undoubtedly enhanced the understanding and compassion for the main heroine that permeates the entire opera... The clear lyrical music, where Italian bel canto is closely combined with dramatic expression, added poignancy to the tragic love story of the famous Parisian courtesan, thus giving rise to an opera evergreen.