La traviata
2022/23 Season
March 31 | 7:30 pm
April 2 | 2 pm
Copeland Hall at The Grand
(818 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE)
This production has ended.
Please click here for a digital copy of the program
MEET THE ARTISTS
CAST
Violetta Valéry | Lindsay Ohse
Alfredo Germont | Matthew Vickers
Giorgio Germont | Ben Taylor
Flora Bervoix | Melanie Ashkar
Gastone de Letorières | Daniel Sampson
Barone Douphol | Ben Lowe
Annina | Rachel DiBlasio
Marchese d’Obigny | Jeffrey Gates
Dottore Grenvil | Mark Hightower
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Conducted by Domenico Boyagian
Directed by Kaley Karis Smith
Fully staged production with the OperaDelaware Orchestra & Chorus
Performed in Italian with English supertitles
Verdi’s La traviata tells the tale of a bold and fearless courtesan (Violetta) who longs for freedom above all else. That is, until she encounters the young romantic (Alfredo) who awakens in her a desire for love and companionship beyond the lust of men.
As the pair flee to the countryside to bask in young love, a darkness looms over their future, and family demands and social expectations threaten to tear the two apart.
Join OperaDelaware for Verdi’s vibrant masterpiece taking center stage at The Grand for two performances on March 31 and April 2.
You may love La traviata if you’re a fan of:
The romance of Moulin Rouge
bubbly champagne
Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in Pretty Woman
Period dramas like Bridgerton
Strong female leads
Any excuse to have a good cry
WANT TO DIVE DEEPER INTO Verdi’s LA Traviata?
Dr. Aaron Ziegel, Associate Professor and Division Leader of Music History and Culture at Towson University, led a 4-part lecture series on the timeless and tragic love story, La traviata, presented in partnership with Opera Baltimore.
Final dress rehearsal (March 29, 2023) photographed by Joe del Tufo for Moonloop Photography.
This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.