Music by Giuseppe Verdi

Opera Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave

Screenplay by Hershey Felder

Directed by Hershey Felder and Stefano Decarli

In 1853, in Venice Italy, Giuseppe Verdi on his way to becoming Italy’s most beloved and famous composer, premiered his opera, LA TRAVIATA (The Fallen Woman). It is the emotional story of a young courtesan who finally finds love with one man but is riddled with an illness that will soon take her life. With soaring glorious music, it is now said, that every night somewhere in the world, LA TRAVIATA is being performed. But at its premiere, it was laughed at, booed and heckled. This is the story of what happened.

Airing: Sunday March 27, 2022