Organization

Conductor

Alistair Digges

Stage director

Dorike van Genderen

Nederlandse Reisopera

Schouwburg en Concertzaal Tilburg

Singer

Soprano

Aylin Sezer

Violetta Valery

Baritone

Aleš Jenis

George Germont

Tenor

Alexander de Jong

Alfred Germont

Tilburg

Netherlands

Nederlandse Reisopera: La traviata

Public

Private

La traviata

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

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Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Off-Stage Artist

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Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

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Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Contralto

Bass

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

How can you become who you really are? In this adaptation of Verdi's well-known opera classic, we follow the inner search and struggle against prejudice of trans woman Orlando/Violetta. This is not just a shortened version of the famous opera: director Dorike van Genderen has created a new story around the figure of Violetta. She is now a trans woman - inspired by the true story of Lili Elbe, one of the first men to undergo sex reassignment surgery in the 1930s. This pocket version contains all the arias from the original opera.

We meet Orlando/Violetta (still in male form) and her wife Annina. At a party, Violetta meets the attractive Alfredo Germont, who has been secretly in love with Violetta for months. She is very fond of Alfredo, but initially rejects a relationship because she has not yet completed her transition to womanhood. Still, Violetta and Alfredo eventually fall for each other. However, Alfredo's father disapproves of the relationship... All the characters in her life gather around Violetta's illness. Violetta knows she is dying, but she is not sad. After all, she is now who she really was all those years.

English

Hoe kun je worden wie je werkelijk bent? In deze bewerking van Verdi’s bekende operaklassieker volgen we de innerlijke zoektocht en strijd tegen vooroordelen van trans vrouw Orlando/Violetta. Dit is niet slechts een ingekorte versie van de bekende opera: regisseur Dorike van Genderen heeft een nieuw verhaal gecreëerd rond de figuur van Violetta. Zij is nu een trans vrouw - geïnspireerd op het waargebeurde verhaal van Lili Elbe, een van de eerste mannen die in de jaren '30 geslachtsveranderende operaties onderging. Deze pocketversie bevat alle aria's uit de oorspronkelijk opera.

We maken kennis met Orlando/Violetta (nog in mannengedaante) en haar vrouw Annina. Op een feest maakt Violetta kennis met de aantrekkelijk Alfredo Germont, die al maanden heimelijk verliefd is op Violetta. Ze is erg gecharmeerd van Alfredo, maar wijst een relatie in eerste instantie af omdat zij haar transitie naar vrouw nog niet afgerond heeft. Toch vallen Violetta en Alfredo uiteindelijk voor elkaar. Alfredo’s vader keurt de relatie echter wel af... Rond het ziekbed van Violetta verzamelen zich alle personages in haar leven. Violetta weet dat ze stervende is, maar ze is niet bedroefd. Ze is nu immers wie ze al die jaren al werkelijk was.

Nederlands

Nederlandse Reisopera by Verdi, From (2022/2022), Directed by Dorike van Genderen,, Conductor Alistair Digges

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