West Bay Opera
45th Season, 2000-01

La traviata

Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
from the play La dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils

Music by Giuseppe Verdi

first performed 6 March 1853 at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice
first performed by West Bay Opera 21 October 1960

Performance Dates & Times

Friday	Oct. 13,	Oct. 20	8:00 PM
Saturday	Oct. 14,	Oct. 21	8:00 PM
Sunday	Oct. 15,	Oct. 22	2:00 PM

Synopsis
Program
Production Photos, Poster
Press Notices:
- Los Altos Town Crier - ``social classes clash'' (preview)
- Palo Alto Weekly - ``Love in an era of turbulence - 'La Traviata' presented with a social twist'' (preview: feature)
- Classical Voice - ``La Traviata is an opera about going all the way... the cast went all the way too''
- Palo Alto Weekly - ``seemed to dig right into the reptilian brain''
- Los Altos Town Crier - ``outstanding singers, colorful sets and creative directors... an outstanding production''

31 Oct 2000