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La traviata, 23 August 1987

The Opera

Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

Librettist: Francesco Maria Piave

Conductor: Bernard Haitink

Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Cast

Violetta Valéry: Ileana Cotrubas

Baron Douphol: Gordon Sandison

Doctor Grenvil: John Hall

Flora: Claire Powell

Gastone: David Hillman

Alfredo Germont: Walter MacNeil

Annina: Enid Hartle

Giuseppe: Martyn Harrison

Giorgio Germont: Brent Ellis

Messenger: Charles Kerry

Marchese d'Obigny: Christopher Thornton-Holmes

Production Team

Revival Director: Christopher Newell

Costume Designer: John Gunter

Chorus Master: Ivor Bolton