La Traviata

A tragic opera written by Italian composer, Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata follows the story of Violetta (a high-class courtesan in 19th-century Paris) and her passionate love affair with Alfredo (a young nobleman).

Despite their developing romance, the relationship is soon put under pressure as societal expectations, misunderstandings and illness threaten to tear them apart – ultimately leading to a heart-breaking conclusion.

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2022 - LA TRAVIATA PHOTOS-IN REHEARSAL AND IN PERFORMANCE, OUR LARGEST PRODUCTION YET!

Singers Shaina Martinez, Lisa Eden, Michael Celentano, Ema Mitrovic, Joseph Gansert, Scott La Marca, Phillip Bullock round out this wonderful cast of dynamic principals and exhilarating choristers, amid a 22-piece orchestra led by principal conductor Steve Vast and directed by John Tedeschi. Our performances took place at the historic Andrew Freedman Home in the Bronx, in May and June 2022. Our director set our story during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, and opened with a gripping video of what the world was like during that pandemic. Despite ongoing 2022 covid interruptions and challenges, Lighthouse Opera Company presented this beloved favorite to enthusiastic audiences!

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“THE FALLEN WOMAN”
BY VOCE DI MECHE, JUNE 5, 2022

“There are rare occasions when the confluence of story, music, libretto, and performances conspires to produce a state of total immersion. One loses awareness of the identity of the artists and gets immersed in the lives of the characters....”

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2021 - PERFORMANCES IN NYC (MAY - JUNE)

On the heels of the pandemic re-openings, we presented Highlights from La Traviata at the Seventh Church of Christ Scientist in NYC. Due to required social distancing, you see our two Violettas played by Lisa Eden and Shaina Martinez, extending hands to the also distant father of Violetta’s lover, Giorgio Germont, played by baritone Joseph Gansert. Steve Vasta plays and leads our wonderful singers from the piano.

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“A NEW LOOK AT VIOLETTA”
BY VOCE DI MECHE, MAY 28, 2021

“...Let us begin by thanking The Lighthouse Opera Company for this live performance of Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata. We can think of no other opera that has such a profound effect.”

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J. Carlton Banks, Founder and General Manager

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The Lighthouse Opera exists to help shine a light on classically trained singers of all backgrounds by performing operas in their original language for new and diverse audiences in the Bronx, New York and beyond.

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