La Traviata In Pictures – Opens Tonight!

Opening tonight in the Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House is Opera Australia’s sumptuous production of La Traviata. This revival of Elijah Moshinsky’s vision of Verdi’s enormously popular opera is directed by Roger Press.

Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho opens in the role of Violetta Valéry later sung by Lorina Gore and Emma Matthews.   The season lasts from February 3 – April 1, 2017. Scroll down to see all 6 images.

Ermonela Jaho as Violetta Valéry and the Opera Australia Chorus in Opera Australia's production of La Traviata. Photo credit: Keith Saunders
Ermonela Jaho as Violetta Valéry and the Opera Australia Chorus in Opera Australia’s production of La Traviata.
Photo credit: Keith Saunders
The Opera Australia Chorus in Opera Australia's production of La Traviata. Photo credit: Keith Saunders
The Opera Australia Chorus in Opera Australia’s production of La Traviata.
Photo credit: Keith Saunders
John Longmuir as Gastone and Ho-Yoon Chung as Alfredo Germont in Opera Australia's production of La Traviata. Photo credit: Keith Saunders
John Longmuir as Gastone and Ho-Yoon Chung as Alfredo Germont in Opera Australia’s production of La Traviata.
Photo credit: Keith Saunders
Dominica Matthews as Flora Bervoix, Samuel Dundas as Marquis D’Obigny and the Opera Australia Chorus in Opera Australia's production of La Traviata. Photo credit: Keith Saunders
Dominica Matthews as Flora Bervoix, Samuel Dundas as Marquis D’Obigny and the Opera Australia Chorus in Opera Australia’s production of La Traviata.
Photo credit: Keith Saunders
Ermonela Jaho as Violetta Valéry, Adrian Tamburini as Baron Douphol and the Opera Australia Chorus in Opera Australia's production of La Traviata. Photo credit: Keith Saunders
Ermonela Jaho as Violetta Valéry, Adrian Tamburini as Baron Douphol and the Opera Australia Chorus in Opera Australia’s production of La Traviata.
Photo credit: Keith Saunders
Adrian Tamburini as Baron Douphol, John Longmuir as Gastone, Ho-Yoon Chung as Alfredo Germont, Ermonela Jaho as Violetta Valéry, Samuel Dundas as Marquis D’Obigny, Dominica Matthews as Flora Bervoix and the Opera Australia Chorus in Opera Australia's production of La Traviata. Photo credit: Keith Saunders
Adrian Tamburini as Baron Douphol, John Longmuir as Gastone, Ho-Yoon Chung as Alfredo Germont, Ermonela Jaho as Violetta Valéry, Samuel Dundas as Marquis D’Obigny, Dominica Matthews as Flora Bervoix and the Opera Australia Chorus in Opera Australia’s production of La Traviata.
Photo credit: Keith Saunders

 

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