[Met Performance] CID:350758
La Traviata {888} Metropolitan Opera House: 09/29/2003.

(Opening Night {119}
Joseph Volpe, General Manager)


Metropolitan Opera House
September 29, 2003
Opening Night (119)

Joseph Volpe, General Manager


LA TRAVIATA {888}
Giuseppe Verdi--Francesco Maria Piave

Violetta................Renée Fleming
Alfredo.................Ramón Vargas
Germont.................Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Flora...................Jossie Pérez
Gastone.................Eduardo Valdes
Baron Douphol...........James Courtney
Marquis D'Obigny........Thomas Hammons
Dr. Grenvil.............Vaclovas Daunoras
Annina..................Diane Elias
Giuseppe................Dennis Williams
Messenger...............Jason Stearns
Dancers: Sara Erde, Desiree Sanchez Meineck, Griff Braun

Conductor...............Valery Gergiev

Production..............Franco Zeffirelli
Set Designer............Franco Zeffirelli
Costume Designer........Raimonda Gaetani, John Pascoe
Lighting Designer.......Duane Schuler
Choreographer...........Maria Benitez
Stage Director..........Laurie Feldman

[Renée Fleming's costumes designed by John Pascoe]

La Traviata received sixteen performances this season.

Production photos of La Traviata by Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera:


Added Index Entries for Subjects and Names

Subjects:
• 2003-04
• La Traviata: Conductor [Gergiev, Valery]
• La Traviata: Violetta [Fleming, Renée]
• La Traviata: Alfredo [Vargas, Ramón]
• La Traviata: Germont [Hvorostovsky, Dmitri]
• La Traviata: Flora [Pérez, Jossie]
• La Traviata: Gastone [Valdes, Eduardo]
• La Traviata: Baron Douphol [Courtney, James]
• La Traviata: Marquis D'Obigny [Hammons, Thomas]
• La Traviata: Dr. Grenvil [Daunoras, Vaclovas]
• La Traviata: Annina [Elias, Diane]
• La Traviata: Giuseppe [Williams, Dennis]
• La Traviata: Messenger [Stearns, Jason]
• La Traviata: Dance [Sanchez Meineck, Desiree]
• La Traviata: Dance [Erde, Sara]
• La Traviata: Dance [Braun, Griff]
• La Traviata [B]: Production [Zeffirelli, Franco]
• La Traviata: Stage Director [Feldman, Laurie]
• La Traviata: Choreographer [Benitez, Maria]
• La Traviata [B]: Set Designer [Zeffirelli, Franco]
• La Traviata: Costume Designer [Gaetani, Raimonda]
• La Traviata: Costume Designer [Pascoe, John]
• La Traviata: Lighting Designer [Schuler, Duane]
• 2003-04: General Manager: Joseph Volpe
• Volpe, Joseph: General Manager: 2003-04
• Vargas, Ramón: Photograph: Alfredo in La Traviata (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
• Fleming, Renée: Photograph: Violetta in La Traviata (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
• Hvorostovsky, Dmitri: Photograph: Germont in La Traviata (Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)
• 2003-04: La Traviata: 16 performances: Statistics
• La Traviata: 2003-04: photos
Met Careers
• Braun, Griff [Dancer]
• Courtney, James [Bass Baritone]
• Daunoras, Vaclovas [Bass]
• Elias, Diane [Mezzo Soprano]
• Erde, Sara [Dancer]
• Feldman, Laurie [Stage Director]
• Fleming, Renée [Soprano]
• General Manager [Volpe, Joseph]
• Gergiev, Valery [Conductor]
• Hammons, Thomas [Bass Baritone]
• Hvorostovsky, Dmitri [Baritone]
• Pascoe, John [Costume Designer]
• Pérez, Jossie [Mezzo Soprano]
• Sanchez Meineck, Desiree [Dancer]
• Stearns, Jason [Baritone]
• Valdes, Eduardo [Tenor]
• Vargas, Ramón [Tenor]
• Volpe, Joseph [General Manager]
• Williams, Dennis [Tenor]