OPERA
La Traviata
By Giuseppe Verdi
The Grange Festival | 2025
A brand new production of La traviata opened the 2025 Festival and was directed by Maxine Braham and designed by Jamie Vartan, who made his debut at The Grange Festival, with lighting design by Johanna Town. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra was conducted by renowned Verdi exponent Richard Farnes—also making his Festival debut—whose credits included Falstaff at the Met, and Simon Boccanegra and Il trovatore at the Royal Opera.
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist Francesco Maria Piave
Orchestra Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Richard Farnes
Director Maxine Braham
Designer Jamie Vartan
Choreography Maxine Braham
Lighting Designer Johanna Town
Associate Choreographer Monica Dominguez
Assistant Director Rachel Wise
Costume Supervisor Alexa Moore
Assistant Costume
Supervisor Candice Lejoly
Cast
Samantha Clarke
Violetta Valery
Dario Solari
Giorgio Germont
Leo Selleck
Marquis D'Obigny
Peter Lidbetter
Doctor Grenvil
Isabel Garcia Araujo
Annina
Nico Darmanin
Alfredo Germont
Annie Reilly
Flora Bervoix
Peter Edge
Baron Douphol
Sam Marston
Gastone
Samuel Kibble
Giuseppe
Mark Crawley
Dancer
Cameron Everitt
Dancer
Rhys Richard
Dancer
Lochlan McDougall
Dancer
Nicholas Tredrea
Dancer
The Grange Festival Chorus
Dafydd Allen
Isabelle Atkinson
Quito Clothier
Angharad Davies
Erin Fflur Williams
Daniel Gray Bell
Samuel Kibble
Helen Lacey
Jonny Maxwell-Hyde
Grace O'Malley
Antoinette Pompe van
Meerdervoort
Joseph Murphy
George Robarts
(Messenger)
Miriam Sharrad
Phoebe Smith
Matina Tsaroucha
Music Department
Assistant Conductor
Repetiteur / continuo
Chorus Master
Valeria Racco
Chad Vindin
William Vann
Stage Management
Stage Manager
Deputy Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Mel Purves
Margaret Crosby
Jasmine Dittman