La Traviata
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La Traviata
Giuseppe Verdi’s great tragedy centers on Violetta, a Parisian courtesan, and is a beloved opera with a large vocal and emotional scope that stirs the soul and breaks the heart.
$31
The Metropolitan Opera
April 07, 2026 | 7:30 pm
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Composer

In a remarkable career spanning six decades in the theater, Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) composed 26 operas, at least half of which are at the core of today’s repertoire.

Performers

Antonello Manacorda
Conductor
Lisette Oropesa
Violetta Valéry
Arturo Chacón-Cruz
Alfredo Germont
Luca Salsi
Giorgio Germont

Location

Metropolitan Opera House
30 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY

About The Performance

Verdi’s great tragedy stirs the soul and breaks the heart like only opera can. A trio of captivating artists—Lisette Oropesa, Rosa Feola, and Ermonela Jaho—alternate in the touchstone soprano role of Violetta Valéry, the ill-fated Parisian courtesan fighting for love before her time runs out. Tony Award–winning director Michael Mayer conjures a dreamy setting that matches the poetry and passion of the unforgettable score.

Verdi’s La Traviata survived a notoriously unsuccessful opening night to become one of the best-loved operas in the repertoire. Following the larger-scale dramas of Rigoletto and Il Trovatore, its intimate scope and subject matter inspired the composer to create some of his most profound and heartfelt music. The title role of the “fallen woman” has captured the imaginations of audiences and performers alike with its inexhaustible vocal and dramatic possibilities—and challenges. Violetta is considered a pinnacle of the soprano repertoire.

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Images: courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera