La Traviata presented by In Series at GALA Hispanic Theatre

A scandal when it first debuted, Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata went on to become the composer's most popular opera. Featuring some of the world's best known arias, this bittersweet love story is a glorious depiction of opulent lifestyles in 19th-century Paris. La Traviata tells the grand story of the beautiful, pleasure-loving but frail courtesan Violetta, who unexpectedly finds true love with a younger man, resulting in tragic consequences. Verdi's vivid portrait of the decadence of Parisian society features exquisite arias like the first act's finale "Sempre Libera" and the mournful "Addio del passato." La Traviata (The Fallen Woman) is a three-act opera set to a libretto by Francesco Piave based on the Alexandre Dumas novel The Lady of the Camellias, which was popularized in the U.S. in film and on Broadway throughout the 20th century, with the most recent revival in 2008. This In Series production, presented in celebration of the composer's 200th birthday year, features acclaimed tenor Jesus Hernandez, a former participant in the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program, in the lead male role of Alfredo with the radiant Randa Rouweyha as the leading lady, Violetta.