Adult Education Class
Monday, February 21, 2011 07:00 pmMinnesota Opera Center
La traviata
La traviata ("the fallen woman") documents the lives of Parisian courtesans in the 1850's with a love story that compelled Verdi to set it to music, largely due to the parallels with his own love life. Minnesota Opera Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master Dr. Clinton Smith will illustrate just how far Verdi, through timeless arias and choruses, pushed the boundaries of social convention to explore the social, economic, and sexual relationships between men and women.
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