La Traviata
Overture Center-Overture Hall 201 State St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Colrado Opera/Matthew Staver
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Cecilia Violetta López stars in the Madison Opera production of "La Traviata."
La Traviata — literally “The Fallen Woman” — is Giuseppe Verdi’s scandalous masterpiece of love and heartbreak. (Doesn’t that describe all operas?) Madison Opera favorite soprano Cecilia Violetta López returns as Violetta, a Parisian demimondaine — essentially a courtesan in training — who discovers her hedonistic lifestyle stands between her and the man she loves, Afredo (tenor Mackenzie Whitney). We all know where this is headed, don’t we?