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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
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