La traviata
1998 Sarasota Opera Production
February 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 28, March 5, 8, 13, 19, 22
Melodramma In Three Acts, Sung In Italian
Poetry By Francesco Maria Piave
Based On The Play La Dame aux camélias
By Alexandre Dumas, fils
Conductor
Victor DeRenzi
Stage Director
Darko Tresnjak
Scenic Designer
David P. Gordon
Costume Designer
Howard Tsvi Kaplan
Lighting Designer
Barry Steele
Wigs And Make-Up Designer
Elsen Associates
Chorus Preparation
Elizabeth Hastings
Assistant Conductor
John Di Costanzo
Choreographer
Christopher Fleming
Surtitle Supplier
Words For Music
Surtitle Translator
Victor DeRenzi
New Production Created By Sarasota Opera
Cast
Violetta Valéry
Suzanne Balaes
Flora Bervoix
Svetlana Furdui
Annina
Kathryn Moore*
Alfredo Germont
Paul Hartfield
Giorgio Germont, his father
David Templeton
Gastone, Viscount of Letorieres
Georges Nolen*
Barone Douphol
Stephen Eisenhard
Marquis D’Obigny
Vito DeFilippo*
Doctor Grenvil
Shawn Roy
Giuseppe, Violetta's servant
Dennis Delgado**
A Messenger
Isaac Miller**
Dancers
Nina Rauch, Beth Beasley
* Studio Artist
** Apprentice Artist
Sarasota Opera Orchestra
Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentices
Reviews
“The voices of the whole company are strong—as is the acting.”
—Cari Johnson, Sarasota Arts
“Rousing Traviata opens opera season… sumptuous opening night.”
—Florence Fisher, Sarasota Herald Tribune
“A superlative production, a fresh look at a welcome favorite.”
—Herman Baar, The Longboat Observer
“A gloriously glamorous production of Verdi’s La traviata”
—Kenneth Blount, Venice Gondolier