The operatic story loosely based on Dumas’s novel La Dame aux Camélias about the sick courtesan Violetta and her vain desire to extricate herself from the conventions of society has been tugging at audiences’ heartstrings for more than 150 years.

Verdi’s moving music romantically idealises Violetta’s ill-fated love for Alfredo and addresses the spectator not only with its theatrical eff ectiveness but also, and primarily, profound and emotive lyrics.

The opera is staged in Italian original version and Czech and English surtitles are used in the performance.

Photo: Hana Smejkalová

Duration of the performance: 2 hours and 40 minutes, 2 intermissions

• Conductor: Zbyněk Müller, Jan Chalupecký
• Stage director: Jana Kališová
• Sets: Miloň Kališ
• Costumes: Jan Růžička
• Chorus master: Pavel Vaněk
• Choreography: Jaroslava Leufenová