La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Maestro Christofer Macatsoris conducts the AVA Opera Orchestra
Director: Dorothy Danner
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
AVA opens its 88th opera season with Verdi’s La traviata. Plagued by sickness, Violetta finds love in Alfredo, but before long they are torn apart by betrayal. A “fallen woman”, she is forced to abandon her lover, until the truth comes out and they are reunited, if only for a moment. One of opera’s enduringly popular classics, Verdi’s La traviata has thrilled Philadelphia audiences with the tragic love story of Alfredo and Violetta for over 160 years.
- November 11, 2022– Season Opening Celebration! Enjoy an evening of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a formal dinner, and a Champagne and dessert reception with the Resident Artists following the performance of La traviata! Limited seating; for questions about the Season Opening Celebration, please call 215-735-1685.
- November 13, 2022 – Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center at 5:00 PM. For tickets to this performance, please call 610-758-2787 (7LU-ARTS), ext. 0 or visit this link. This performance is underwritten by a generous contribution from Victoria Eckert Zoellner
- November 15, 17, & 19, 2022 – AVA’s Helen Corning Warden Theater
- November 21, 2022 (open to ages 45-and-under) – Young Professionals performance
- November 29, 2022 – The Haverford School’s Centennial Hall, 450 Lancaster Avenue in Haverford, Pennsylvania
Unless otherwise noted, all performances at 7:30 PM
CAST
Violetta Valéry
- Emily Margevich (11/11, 11/13, 11/19, 11/29)
- Lydia Grindatto (11/15, 11/17, 11/21)
Alfredo Germont
- Matthew Goodheart (11/11, 11/13, 11/19, 11/29)
- Luke Norvell (11/15, 11/17, 11/21)
Giorgio Germont
- Benjamin Dickerson (11/11, 11/13, 11/19, 11/29)
- Kevin Godínez (11/15, 11/17, 11/21)
Flora Bervoix – Monique Galvão
Gastone de Letoriéres – Angel Raii Gomez
Barone Duphol – Peter Barber
Marchese d’Obigny – Cumhur Görgün
Dottore Grenvil – Yue Wu
Giuseppe/Messenger – Dylan Gregg
Commissionario – Cumhur Görgün
Flora’s Servant – Shawn Roth
Annina – Alla Yarosh
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The Lehigh University Zoellner Arts Center performance is underwritten by a generous contribution from Victoria Eckert Zoellner
The Young Professionals performance is generously sponsored by Charlotte Watts