Verdi's most popular opera was based on the contemporary and semi-autobiographical story The Lady Of The Camellias by Alexandre Dumas.
It depicts the short and hectic life and tragic death of a high-society courtesan in 19th century Paris, and contrasts her self-sacrifice with the hypocritical bourgeois society that abused and then rejected her. Verdi responded personally to the material through music of profound humanity and a psychological portrayal of the characters and their feelings. Behind the outward show of luxury and frivolous pleasure, the ?populous desert they call Paris? hides the stark cruelty of a social class for whom everything can be bought and sold. Against this backdrop of bitter transience, Violetta emerges as a classic heroine, whose sacrifice transcends love and death.
Admission/Cost:
Dates and times:
Saturday, November 19 - 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 20 - 3:00 PM
Friday, November 25 - 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 27 - 3:00 PM
For more information, please call (760) 839-4138
It depicts the short and hectic life and tragic death of a high-society courtesan in 19th century Paris, and contrasts her self-sacrifice with the hypocritical bourgeois society that abused and then rejected her. Verdi responded personally to the material through music of profound humanity and a psychological portrayal of the characters and their feelings. Behind the outward show of luxury and frivolous pleasure, the ?populous desert they call Paris? hides the stark cruelty of a social class for whom everything can be bought and sold. Against this backdrop of bitter transience, Violetta emerges as a classic heroine, whose sacrifice transcends love and death.
Admission/Cost:
Dates and times:
Saturday, November 19 - 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 20 - 3:00 PM
Friday, November 25 - 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 27 - 3:00 PM
For more information, please call (760) 839-4138
