La traviata

Announcement for the selection of a direction project

OperaLombardia, a co-production network promoted by Teatro Grande di Brescia, Teatro Ponchielli di Cremona, Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo, Teatro Sociale di Como and Teatro Fraschini di Pavia, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Regione Lombardia and Fondazione Cariplo, is publishing a Competition for the creation of a direction project for La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, which will be performed in the 2022/2023 Opera Seasons of the OperaLombardia Theatres, with the participation of the young singers winners of the 2022 Aslico International Competition for Opera Singers.

The project is in coproduction with Fondazione Rete Lirica delle Marche and in collaboration with Opera Europa. The winning project will be staged on December 2nd and 4th, 2022 at Teatro Ponchielli in Cremona, with a tournée to follow in the OperaLombardia and co-producing theatres.  

The creative team is to submit the design of the direction, scenes, costumes, lighting and possible choreography. Participation in the Competition is on behalf of the director, who will be responsible and representative for the entire creative team (max 5 components). The projects received will be selected by an international jury appointed by OperaLombardia.