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La Traviata, 07 December 1996

The Opera

Venue: Palace Theatre, Manchester

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

Librettist: Francesco Maria Piave

Conductor: Ivor Bolton

Orchestra: Glyndebourne Touring Opera Orchestra

Cast

Violetta Valéry: Judith Howarth

Baron Douphol: Robert Poulton

Doctor Grenvil: David Marsh

Flora: Joanna Campion

Gastone: Alan Oke

Alfredo Germont: Carlo Ventre

Annina: Ann Atkinson

Giuseppe: John Brackenridge

Giorgio Germont: Russell Smythe

Messenger: Charles Kerry

Flora's Servant: William Allenby

Marchese d'Obigny: Geoffrey Dolton

Production Team

Original Producer: Peter Hall

Staff Director: Christopher Cowell

Set Designer: John Gunter

Costume Designer: John Gunter

Lighting Designer: Keith Benson

Choreographer: Jenny Weston

Revival Producer: Aidan Lang