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La Traviata

Best Availability: Friday 4 July

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La Traviata is part of The Grange Festival 2025 lineup, running from 4th June to 6th July. Don’t miss your chance to experience this breathtaking opera - book La Traviata tickets now.

Overview

A brand new production of La traviata opera opens the 2025 Festival and will be directed by Maxine Braham and designed by Jamie Vartan, who makes his debut at The Grange Festival, with lighting design by Johanna Town. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is conducted by renowned exponent of Verdi (including Falstaff at the Met, and Simon Boccanegra and Il trovatore at the Royal Opera) Richard Farnes - another Festival debut. The cast includes Samantha Clarke as Violetta - a role she was recently critically acclaimed for with Opera Australia, Nico Darmanin as Alfredo and a Festival debut from Dario Solari as Giorgio Germont.

Experience the the songs and story of Verdi’s masterpiece of love and heartbreak in this beautiful new period production, in the idyllic setting of our opera festival. Whether you’re looking for a day trip from London or looking for things to do in Hampshire, book La Traviata tickets today.

  • Composer — Giuseppe Verdi
  • Librettist — Francesco Maria Piave
  • Orchestra — Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • Chorus — The Grange Festival Chorus
  • Sung in — Italian

Creatives

  • Maxine Braham Director

  • Jamie Vartan Designer

  • Johanna Town Lighting Designer

  • Richard Farnes Conductor

  • William Vann Chorus Master

Cast

  • Samantha Clarke Violetta Valery

  • Nico Darmanin Alfredo Germont

  • Dario Solari Giorgio Germont

  • Annie Reilly Flora Bervoix

  • Leo Selleck Marquis D'Obigny

  • Peter Edge Baron Douphol

  • Peter Lidbetter Doctor Grenvil

  • Sam Marston Gastone

  • Isabel Garcia Araujo Annina

  • Samuel Kibble Giuseppe

  • Mark Crawley Dancer

  • Cameron Everitt Dancer

  • Rhys Richard Dancer

  • Lochlan McDougall Dancer

  • Nicholas Tredrea Dancer

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Photography by © Richard Hubert-Smith

Watch our 2025 trailer of La Traviata

Video by © Connor Apps

How to Find Us

The Grange Festival takes place at The Grange, Northington, Hampshire, SO24 9TZ, easily accessible by car and train.

By car: Located near the M3 and A31, follow signs for Alresford and Northington. Free parking is available on-site.

By train: Regular services run from London Waterloo to Basingstoke or Winchester. Taxis are available from both stations.

By coach: A return coach service from Winchester Station is available—book in advance.

    For full directions, visit our How to Find Us page.

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