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Verdi’s La Traviata

A celebrated hostess. A love that promises freedom. A society determined to decide who deserves a future.

Limited Season • 29 Oct - 01 Nov

Wild Rice Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre

Violetta Valery has built a life on the margins of respectability, where admiration and privilege offer security but never acceptance. When she falls in love with the young Alfredo Germont, she dares to imagine a different future. Yet as family obligation, public morality and social expectation close in around them, she is forced to confront the impossible cost of living outside the boundaries of what society considers a "proper" woman.

This La Traviata, set in pre-independence Singapore, is a society in the midst of profound transformation, where progress and possibility exist alongside deeply held ideas of respectability, family and social order. Inspired by the ideals and contradictions surrounding Singapore's 1961 Women's Charter, this bold new production asks whose lives are recognised, whose sacrifices are remembered, and what becomes of the women who fall beyond the boundaries of an acceptable society.

Director: Tan Shou Chen

Music Director: Lien Boon Hua

Violetta Valery:

Renata Hann Sungwon (29 Oct & 31 Oct)

Anna Migallos (30 Oct & 1 Nov)

Alfredo Germont:

Jonathan Charles Tay (29 Oct & 31 Oct)

David Charles Tay (30 Oct & 1 Nov)

Giorgio Germont: Cao Yixiao

Flora Bervoix: Cherie Tse

Annina: Daniela Leska

Gastone: Jonathan Macpherson

Barone Duphol: Edward Kim

Marchese d’Obigny: Dennis Lau

Dottore Grenvil: Shawn Liew

Giuseppe: Ted Ngoo

Domestico/Commissionario: Yong Kwan

Ensemble: Akiko Otao, Lin Renyue, Alison Wong, Azura Farid

Wayfarer Sinfonietta

Performance Dates

Runtime & Language

Ticket Pricing

October 29 - 01 November 2026

Evening shows at 7:30 PM with weekend matinees at 3:00 PM.

2 hours 40 minutes including 2 intervals. Sung in Italian with English surtitles throughout.

Tickets from $28. Early-Bird discounts until September 13

Patron Circle members enjoy 20% discount on all tiers.

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