Giuseppe Verdi

LA TRAVIATA

An Opera in Three Acts (Four Scenes)

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Premiere: 19. 3. 2026

The most popular and the most frequently performed opera of all time returns to the stage of the Ljubljana Opera after 23 years!

In a brand-new, fresh production, it is staged by our dear guest Frank Van Laecke, who has already convinced our audience with his unforgettable directions of Lucia di Lammermoor, The Maid of Orleans, The Capulets and the Montagues, as well as many other outstanding performances.

La traviata is one of the operatic masterpieces created in a single stroke. Led by a round of continuous creative enthusiasm, the composer managed to compose it in just a month and a half. The opera conveys a famous love story, a drama of great emotions, which the great Verdi based primarily on the psychological involvement of characters, their distress and the criticism of the then-existing social conditions.

Artists

Music Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto Francesco Maria Piave
Conductor Ayrton Desimpelaere
Director Frank Van Laecke
Set designer Philippe Miesch
Costume designer Marnik Baert
Choreographer Lukas Zuschlag
Lighting designer Frank Van Laecke
Associate lighting designer Jasmin Šehić
Language coach Marja Filipčič Redžić
Choirmaster Željka Ulčnik Remic
Concertmaster Anna Morgoulets
Assistant conductor Jakob Barbo
Assistant director Matej Prevc
Assistant choreographer Stefan Capraroiu
Répetiteurs Kayoko Ikeda, Višnja Kajgana, Irena Zajec, Irina Milivojević, Stefan Pajanović
Choir répetiteur Stefan Pajanović
Prompters Dejan Gebert, Urška Švara Kafol
Stage manager Tomaž Čibej
Executive producer Simon Stanojević

Entire cast

Violetta Valery Mojca Bitenc Križaj / Nina Dominko
Flora Bervoix Gordana Hleb a. g. / Margareta Matišić
Annina Urška Breznik / Polona Kante / Sandra Vidovič Mlakar
Alfredo Germont Aljaž Farasin / Edvard Strah / Martin Sušnik a. g.
Giorgio Germont Ivan A. Arnšek / Rok Bavčar / Domen Križaj a. g.
Gaston Rusmir Redžić / Matej Vovk
Baron Douphol Anton Habjan / Darko Vidic a. g.
Marquis d'Obigny Marko Ferjančič / Janko Volčanšek a. g.
Doctor Grenvil Klemen Gorenšek a. g. / Zoran Potočan
Giuseppe David Čadež / Rusmir Redžić
Messenger Peter Grdadolnik / Vladimir Jakšić
Servant Peter Grdadolnik / Vladimir Jakšić
Dancers (all a. g.) Mateja Železnik / Anja Möderndorfer / Tjaša Bucik, Maja Železnikar, Maj Žan Peršin, Izabela Sušnik
Extras (all a. g.) Maja Lenasi, Tuza Tamás, Maj Zalokar

Choir and Orchestra of SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana

Notifications

7. 04. 2026

All Performances Sold Out – A Major Artistic Rise of the Ljubljana Opera

The SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana entered 2026 with outstanding results: record attendance—every performance of every production was sold out—confirming strong and growing interest from both Slovenian and international audiences and reinforcing the position of SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana as one of the most important dance and musical theatre institutions in the region. In the first three months alone, more than 16,000 visitors attended our performances

20. 03. 2026

Visit of the First Secretary of the Belgian Embassy

Yesterday’s premiere of the opera La traviata was also attended by the First Secretary of the Belgian Embassy, Laurens Bielen.

20. 03. 2026

Verdi’s La traviata accompanied by enthusiastic applause.

On Thursday, March 19, Verdi’s opera La traviata once again came to life on our stage, this time in the recognizable production directed by Frank Van Laecke.