G. Verdi. La Traviata

The story of Marguerite Gautier, told by Alexandre Dumas fils in the novel “The Lady of the Camellias,” has not left readers or viewers indifferent for more than a hundred years. This poignant plot about tragic love has found immortal life in art. The most famous embodiment of it is undoubtedly Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “La Traviata,” with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. The brilliant music of the great Italian gave the world the image of the captivating and self‑sacrificing Violetta Valéry, and her part won the hearts of the greatest sopranos, becoming a benchmark of vocal mastery and dramatic depth.

The Bashkir Opera and Ballet Theatre presents the premiere of the opera, in which the production team has breathed new life onto the stage. Viewers will be treated to an exciting journey into the world of Parisian salons and quiet country estates, where sad love blossoms and fades, where the outer splendor of high society conceals difficult human destinies, where hopes and prejudices clash, and where sincere feelings endure cruel trials, giving rise to profound human dramas.

The three‑act opera is performed in Italian and accompanied by synchronized subtitles in Russian.

Production team: musical director – artistic director of the theatre, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Bashkortostan Askar Abdrazakov; conductor‑director – People’s Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan Artem Makarov; stage director – Aisylu Iksanova; production designer – People’s Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan Ivan Skladchikov, and others.

On the day of the premiere, November 13, the role of Violetta will be performed by Alina Shagimuratova, a soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre, an Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Bashkortostan, and a People’s Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan; the role of Alfred will be performed by Nazhmiddin Mavlyanov, a soloist at the K. S. Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich‑Danchenko Music Theatre, and a laureate of the National Theatre Award “Golden Mask”.

Bashkir State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Ufa. November 13, 2026