Promoter
Companhia de Ópera do Castelo - Associação Cultural
Brief Introduction
LA TRAVIATA Verdi
Great Classics
7, 9 and 10 AUG
Convento da Cartuxa, Caxias
Opera in 3 Acts
Sung in Italian
PT and EN subtitles
Duration: 2h20
M12
Operafest 2025, presents its 6th edition from 7th August to 13th September, between Oeiras and Lisbon, with the main highlights being “La Traviata” by Verdi and “Rave operática” at the Convento da Cartuxa, as well as “Dido and Aeneas” by Purcell, at the Aula Magna, “Julie” by Philippe Boesmans at Culturgest and "The Magic Flute" by Mozart, at the C. C. Olga Cadaval.
Synopsis
In the imposing and religious scenography of the cloisters of the Cartuxa Convent in Caxias, which are hosting an opera for the first time, one of the greatest operas of all time by the extraordinary Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi is presented. La Traviata, or the misguided one, based on the novel “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas, tells us about the forbidden love of the courtesan Violetta for Alfredo, which she ends up expiating with her own death. The stigma of the lost woman, socially condemned. The tragedy of a love that social constraints and illness cause to fall apart, with the most sublime music. Never before had Verdi entered such an intimate sphere of the characters. A luxurious cast and the staging of actor and director David Pereira Bastos, who after his acclaimed staging of Puccini's “Suor Angelica” at Operafest 2023, embraces this great opera by Verdi, under the baton of maestro Osvaldo Ferreira accompanied by the Portuguese Philharmonic Orchestra.
Artistic Team
Musical director: Osvaldo Ferreira
Stage Director: David Pereira Bastos
Set Design: Daniela Cardante
Costumes: Francisco Sampaio
Light Design: Sérgio Moreira
Violetta Valery: Darija Auguštan
Alfredo Germont: Ermin Ašceric
Giorgio Germont: Christian Luján
Flora Bervoix: Alexandra Calado
Annina: Laura Martins
Gastone: Luís Caetano
Barone: Nuno Fonseca
Dottore: Luís Mayer
Coro Operafest
Orquestra Filarmónica Portuguesa
Supplementary Notes
How to get there
The Cartuxa Convent, in Caxias, is 16 km from the centre of Lisbon, about a 20-minute drive and a 500-metre walk from the Caxias train station, Lisbon-Cascais line.
• Average taxi fare (round trip, up to 4 people) €50
• Average TVDE fare (round trip, up to 4 people) €30
• There will be a bar and restaurant service, as well as free parking in the surroundings with limited number of places.
• The show may be cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, in which case you may request a refund of the value of the tickets purchased.
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convento_da_Cartuxa_(Caxias)
https://www.guiadacidade.pt/pt/poi-convento-da-cartuxa-820
Prices
Discounts
- Jovens até 30 anos
- Profissionais Espetáculo
