Toledo Opera: La Traviata
Valentine Theatre | April 22 & 24
La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
At a party in her Paris salon Violetta meets Alfredo and quickly falls for him. After the lovers run away together, they live in bliss for a very short time. However, Alfredo’s father, Giorgio, starts to interfere, concerned that Violetta’s bad reputation will affect the marriage prospects of Alfredo’s sister. Violetta’s health and declining circumstances make for a typically tragic operatic ending. La traviata will star internationally renowned soprano, Kathryn Lewek as Violetta and tenor Zach Borichevsky as Alfredo. This real-life couple will bring smoldering emotions to one of Verdi’s best scores stage directed by Toledo favorite Marc Verzatt and conducted by Maestro Michael Christie.
Starring Metropolitan Opera soprano Kathryn Lewek as Violetta and Zach Borichevsky as Alfredo.
Performed in Italian with English supertitles.