Opera

La traviata

Giuseppe Verdi

Buxton Opera House

11, 15, 18, 22, 25 Jul 2026

Booking info

Conductor: Adrian Kelly

Director: James Hurley

A Buxton International Festival and Norwich Theatre production, featuring the Buxton International Festival Orchestra

 

The Festival proudly turns to one of opera’s greatest love stories. La traviata is Verdi at his most luminous and heartbreaking. Violetta, the glittering star of Parisian society, seems untouchable until Alfredo’s love offers her a glimpse of something real. But their world is unforgiving, and love like theirs comes at a price.

This is an opera that sweeps you up from its very first notes. From the fizzing joy of the Brindisi to the rush of Sempre libera and the shattering final moments, it’s a work that has moved audiences for generations. A story of love, sacrifice and a society quick to judge, it’s as powerful now as it was at its premiere.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

 

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Dates

11, 15, 18, 22, 25 Jul 2026

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Dates, times & booking

  • Sat 11 Jul 2026 7.15pm - 9.55pm
  • Wed 15 Jul 2026 (Matinee) 2.00pm - 4.40pm
  • Sat 18 Jul 2026 7.15pm - 9.55pm
  • Wed 22 Jul 2026 7.15pm - 9.55pm
  • Sat 25 Jul 2026 7.15pm - 9.55pm
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