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La Traviata, 27 August 1987

The Opera

Venue: Glyndebourne

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

Librettist: Francesco Maria Piave

Conductor: Bernard Haitink

Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Cast

Violetta Valéry: Marie McLaughlin

Baron Douphol: Gordon Sandison

Doctor Grenvil: John Hall

Flora: Jane Turner

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

Original Producer: Peter Hall

Staff Director: Christopher Newell

Set Designer: John Gunter

Costume Designer: John Gunter

Lighting Designer: Keith Benson

Choreographer: Elizabeth Keen