
La traviata 1962
The elegant world of the Parisian demimonde…
…is the backdrop for Verdi’s passionate story of honor and loyalty, as a beautiful courtesan sacrifices her happiness for true love.
Synopsis
Act I
The opera opens on a party in the salon of Violetta Valery, a young courtesan of great beauty. Among the guests is Alfredo Germont, who proposes a toast to the gaiety of the affair. The guests swirl off to another room to dance, but Violetta, seized with a coughing fit, sinks to a sofa. Alfredo comes to her, and tells her that, although he has seen her only from a distance, he is seriously in love with her. Violetta advises him to forget about her, but finally promises to see him the next day.
When the guests are gone, Violetta remembers Alfredo, and asks herself if this young man might be the one true love in her life of many affairs. But no, she reminds herself, such love is not for her. She must remain forever free.
Artists

Maria di Gerlando
Soprano
Violetta

John McCollum
Tenor
Alfredo

Theodor Uppman
Baritone
Germont

Marlena Kleinman
Mezzo-soprano
Flora

Lawrence Boyll
Bass
Baron Duphol

Catherine Owens
Soprano
Annina

Gerald Landon
Tenor
Gastone

John West
Tenor
Marquis d'Obigny

Therman Bailey
Bass
Dr. Grenvil

Martin Eugene Allen
Tenor
Giuseppe

Joseph Galiano
Bass
Flora's Servant

Guy Waid
Tenor
A Messenger

Nancy King
Dancer
Premiere Danseuse

Howard Sayette
Dancer
Premier Danseur

Robert Baustian
Conductor

Ed Purrington
Director

Henry Heymann
Designer
Scenery & Costumes

Louise Guthman
Lighting Designer

John Moriarty
Chorus Master