Death of a Courtesan

By On February 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In A Big Something, Arts & Culture, Music, Theater


This weekend marks Opera Theatre of the Rockies‘ 14th season with their production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata. We recently attended a rehearsal of the opera and spoke with Soprano Annamarie Zmolek and Producer Martile Rowland.

Verdi’s La Traviata
Pikes Peak Center
Saturday March 3, 2012 7:30pm
Sunday March 4, 2012 3pm

Tickets available at the Pikes Peak Center box office or by calling 719-520-SHOW and at ticketswest.com

 
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