{"id":365644,"date":"2025-03-15T16:23:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T20:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/?p=365644"},"modified":"2025-03-15T16:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T20:23:05","slug":"annapolis-opera-mounts-a-passionate-and-colorful-la-traviata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/03\/15\/annapolis-opera-mounts-a-passionate-and-colorful-la-traviata\/","title":{"rendered":"Annapolis Opera mounts a passionate and colorful ‘La Traviata’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Annapolis Opera\u2019s production of La Traviata<\/em> is a passionate, colorful adaptation of Verdi\u2019s classic tale. Directed by Eve Summer and conducted by Craig Kier, it is a beautiful way to end the season.<\/p>\n

Ethel Trujillo captivates the stage as the dying courtesan Violetta. Debating whether to accept Alfredo\u2019s (Lawrence Barasa) love or continue on her life of pleasure, she drinks from a champagne bottle and lies on the floor next to a plate of food. Accepting Giorgio\u2019s (Gustavo Ahualli) argument, she weeps while contemplating what she must do. She fills her three famous arias with passion; the third, as she recognizes her coming death, is mournful. She brings a deep tragedy to her death scene.<\/p>\n

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Ethel Trujillo, John Tibbetts, Joanne Evans, and the Annapolis Opera Chorus in \u2018La Traviata\u2019 at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. Photo courtesy of Annapolis Opera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lawrence Barasa plays Alfredo burning with desire. He sings of his love for Violetta, calling it the \u201cheartbeat of the universe.\u201d He kneels before her, holding her hand. They embrace longingly. Encountering her again after she has left him, he sings of her coldly before announcing to guests what she had done. Later, he crawls into Violetta\u2019s bed with her, singing of her getting better and moving out of Paris together.<\/p>\n

Gustavo Ahualli brings a grave seriousness to Giorgio, Alfredo\u2019s father. Relating his daughter\u2019s predicament to Violetta if Alfredo stays with her, he urges her to leave. He feels somewhat imperial at the start, used to being obeyed. He tries to comfort Alfredo with the pleasures of his home and the joy of returning home. Later, he laments forcing Violetta to choose, his voice filled with regret.<\/p>\n

Patricia Hengen plays Annina, Violetta\u2019s maid, with quiet loyalty. She says little to Alfredo as he questions her about Violetta selling her furniture to support him. In Violetta\u2019s final sickness, she sleeps in the chair near her bed, grabbing water for her.<\/p>\n

Joanne Evans plays Violetta\u2019s friend Flora with great sensuality, flirting with guests and teasing the Marchese (Anthony D. Anderson) with perhaps being unfaithful. Anthony D. Anderson plays the Marchese d\u2019Obigny with great happiness, comically asking the fortunetellers to stop when they say he might not be faithful. John Tibbets brings an anger to Barone Douphol, a scowl etched on his face as he stares at Alfredo suspiciously when he leaves Violetta\u2019s room. He forbids Violetta from speaking to Alfredo after she has left him, and hurls down his cards while gambling with his rival.<\/p>\n

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Lawrence Barasa and Ethel Trujillo; Ethel Trujillo and Gustavo Ahualli; Ethel Trujillo and the Annapolis Opera Chorus, in \u2018La Traviata\u2019 at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. Photos courtesy of Annapolis Opera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Patrick Kilbride brings a joy to Gastone. The chief singer in the matador scene, he gleefully marches along the stage singing of his bravery and love. Andrew Adelsberger plays Doctor Grenvil with great attentiveness, at the opera\u2019s beginning asking Violetta if she is okay to host the party. At the end he tells her she will recover soon, whispering to Annina that she has only hours left.<\/p>\n

Props Run Crew Liliana Cudley fills the stage with period-looking chairs, tables, and sofas. Wardrobe Supervisor Sharlene Clinton and Wig\/Make-up Designer Priscilla Bruce recreate the era with long dresses for the women and vests, jackets, ties, and top hats for the men. Violetta begins in a dress with bare shoulders, before changing to a colorful skirt, and ending in a nightgown. The outfits for the fortunetelling and matador sequences pop with color. Lighting Designer Chris Brusberg enhances the changing emotional atmosphere with different lights. In Act Two\u2019s country house, the backdrop is lit with orange, while blue light bathes the stage in Violetta\u2019s final scene.<\/p>\n

Craig Kier conducts the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra with great lead, letting the music flow without it overpowering the singing. Director Eve Summer creates lots of movement among the performers, having them flow back and forth on stage. The matador scene is especially clever in its symbolic \u201cgoring\u201d of bulls. Music, singing, and acting come together for a moving story of love and sacrifice. Only one performance remains, so be sure to catch it.<\/p>\n

Running Time: Two hours and 45 minutes, including two 15-minute intermissions.<\/p>\n

La Traviata<\/em><\/a> <\/strong>plays on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 3 PM presented by Annapolis Opera performing in Maryland Hall, 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD. For tickets ($28\u2013$100), call the box office at 410-267-0087 or purchase online.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A virtual program is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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