“Cecilia Violetta López performs a career-defining role,” Jay Rath wrote in Wisconsin’s Isthmus. She is “as compelling a Violetta as I’ve seen,” a Washington Post critic raved. For Florida Grand Opera’s production of Verdi’s masterpiece La traviata, López is joined by acclaimed Belarusian tenor Pavel Petrov as Alfredo, who sang the role at the renowned Arena di Verona and now makes his South Florida debut.

The hottest party girl in town is hiding a terrible secret. The love that could save her life is threatened by the demands of a furious father who insists on a devastating sacrifice. From the defiant strains of “Sempre libera” to the sobbing violins of “Addio del passato,” Alexander Dumas fils’ semi-autobiographical story and Giuseppe Verdi’s timeless score will alternately lift your spirits and break your heart.

La chica fiestera más sexy de la ciudad esconde un terrible secreto. El amor que podría salvarle la vida se ve amenazado por las exigencias del furioso padre de Alfredo, Germont, quien insiste en un devastador sacrificio. Empezando con los desafiantes vuelos de coloratura de “Sempre libera” hasta los violines sollozantes en “Addio del passato,” la historia semiautobiográfica de Alexander Dumas hijo y la partitura atemporal de Giuseppe Verdi te elevarán el alma y te romperán el corazón alternadamente.