La Traviata

Opera
2026

Giuseppe Verdi

About

The world’s most loved and performed opera, Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece, will open the 103rd Arena di Verona Opera Festival in a new production which, for the first time in Arena history, will bring one of the French capital’s most iconic institutions to Verona: the Moulin Rouge.

 

It will be directed by the Scot, Paul Curran, now an opera director. Curran previously collaborated with Baz Luhrmann for the production of the musical film Moulin Rouge!, which has just recently celebrated 25 years since it was released in cinemas.

 

This original and aesthetically powerful interpretation will transport the audience into Paris at the turn of the 20th century, a meeting place and artistic and intellectual melting pot. A meticulous historical reconstruction – sacrificing nothing in terms of spectacle – will bring to life the nightlife of Montmartre and the splendours of Belle Époque Paris.

Location

Arena di Verona

Director

Paul Curran

Language

Italian

Show type

Opera

Libretto

Francesco Maria Piave

Subtitles

English

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Duration

Approx. 3 h 04 min

Please note

In case of cancellation of the show on the 13th June, "La Traviata" will be performed on June 14th 2026 instead.

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Cast

Orchestra, Coro, Ballo e Tecnici

Fondazione Arena di Verona

Chorus Master

Roberto Gabbiani

Dance Company Coordinator

Gaetano Petrosino

Director of stage design

Michele Olcese

Plot Angela Bosetto ACT I

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