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la traviata

The pics from La Traviata in Torrejon de Ardoz starring Kathleen Berger and Francisco Sanchez, featuring baritone Luis Santana and conductor David Barón.

For those of you that may not be familiar with the story, I tried to plug a basic (cough) story board in...um, the subtitles (actually well over head) were very (cough) difficult to read...so I improvised a bit.

Apologies, I was stuck at the back of the theatre, so the quality is not as clear as it might have been if I had been closer. Note: I've cropped everything for 5 x 7" prints.

Sorry about the yellow in some of the scenes- the lighting was driving me nuts. There was a yellow light they used sometimes that was impossible for me to filter out and which left everything and everyone looking a bit odd.
Violetta basks in her glory
Violetta basks in her glory		 Good God! Is that....?!
"Good God! Is that....?!"		 Violetta meets Alfredo
Violetta meets Alfredo		 ...more basking
...more basking
Alfredo chats up Violetta
Alfredo chats up Violetta		 ...more chatting up
...more chatting up		 ...love declarations
...love declarations		 Violetta considers...
Violetta considers...
Violetta decides love is foolishness.
Violetta decides love is foolishness.		 Alfredo is happy. In the 2 months since the last scene,he & Violetta have been living together having lots of sex in the country
Alfredo is happy. In the 2 months since the last scene,he & Violetta have been living together having lots of sex in the country		 Alfredo's father pleads for Violetta to leave. She's not respectable, so Alfredo's sister can't get married.
Alfredo's father pleads for Violetta to leave. She's not respectable, so Alfredo's sister can't get married.		 Giorgio Germont's head on Violetta's body (tee hee hee)
Giorgio Germont's head on Violetta's body (tee hee hee)
...poor Violetta
...poor Violetta		 She loves Alfredo so
She loves Alfredo so		 Oh how she suffers for love!
Oh how she suffers for love!		 ...still pleading and suffering
...still pleading and suffering
...but doesn't she look great?
...but doesn't she look great?		 Final plea!
Final plea!		 She knows what she will do (gosh, isn't she truly honorable?)
She knows what she will do (gosh, isn't she truly honorable?)		 ...but how?
...but how?
I love you, Alfredo! So much! (Alfredo is happy)
I love you, Alfredo! So much! (Alfredo is happy)		 Alfredo enjoys Violetta's lovely breasts against his cheek
Alfredo enjoys Violetta's lovely breasts against his cheek		 Alfredo! get off my dress! I'm supposed to run out at the end of this song!
Alfredo! get off my dress! I'm supposed to run out at the end of this song!		 Poor Alfredo...no more breasts, no more Violetta, no more scandalous nights...what to do?
Poor Alfredo...no more breasts, no more Violetta, no more scandalous nights...what to do?
Let the gambling and debauchery begin!
Let the gambling and debauchery begin!		 ...more debauchery
...more debauchery		 Debauching is fun!
Debauching is fun!		 Flora sings...why isn't she debauching?
Flora sings...why isn't she debauching?
The gypsies join the debauching (the Dr. giggles..what fun!)
The gypsies join the debauching (the Dr. giggles..what fun!)		 The Spanish join the debauching
The Spanish join the debauching		 Olay! Debauchery unites all peoples.
Olay! Debauchery unites all peoples.		 Poor Violetta...how she suffers! She doesn't feel like debauching.
Poor Violetta...how she suffers! She doesn't feel like debauching.
Alfredo is cruel!
Alfredo is cruel!		 Alfredo can't stop smiling. This makes everyone unhappy and distrustful. Something is wrong.
Alfredo can't stop smiling. This makes everyone unhappy and distrustful. Something is wrong.		 Who knows her suffering? (...and Alfredo is being really mean)
Who knows her suffering? (...and Alfredo is being really mean)		 You whore! You are nothing to me!
You whore! You are nothing to me!
Alfredo's father calls him a bad person. No one should treat a lady like that...
Alfredo's father calls him a bad person. No one should treat a lady like that...		 ...even if she is a courtesan. Shame, shame, shame!
...even if she is a courtesan. Shame, shame, shame!		 The show must go on...
The show must go on...		 Poor baron...he's more titled than Alfredo and yet gets to sing very little.
Poor baron...he's more titled than Alfredo and yet gets to sing very little.
(Can you believe the baritone is really only 30?? He was great.)
(Can you believe the baritone is really only 30?? He was great.)		 Humiliating Violetta (bad Alfredo...for shame, for shame...you'll regret it!)
Humiliating Violetta (bad Alfredo...for shame, for shame...you'll regret it!)		 Poor, sick, lonely Violetta...
Poor, sick, lonely Violetta...		 ...still sick, still lonely
...still sick, still lonely
Getting better?
Getting better?		 Well, the light is on at least
Well, the light is on at least		 Come on m'aam I'll help you
Come on m'aam I'll help you		 The nearly invisible Dr. attends Violetta
The nearly invisible Dr. attends Violetta
Look- she's stronger...but yellow
Look- she's stronger...but yellow		 (...he doesn't think so, not really. He tells the maid, secretly, that Violetta won't last the scene.)
(...he doesn't think so, not really. He tells the maid, secretly, that Violetta won't last the scene.)		 ...poor dear (...um isn't yellowness a sign of hepatitis rather than consumption? 2nd opinion?)
...poor dear (...um isn't yellowness a sign of hepatitis rather than consumption? 2nd opinion?)		 I feel alive!
I feel alive!
I'm getting better!
I'm getting better!		 The music of the night...
The music of the night...		 (oh, uh, sorry...wrong show)
(oh, uh, sorry...wrong show)		 Why me????
Why me????
Damn father! You write too late!
Damn father! You write too late!		 I could have spent this time with my beloved!
I could have spent this time with my beloved!		 He's here!
He's here!		 We're yellow! (but yellow together at last)
We're yellow! (but yellow together at last)
Oh...what could have been, let's dream
Oh...what could have been, let's dream		 Now we can be together!
Now we can be together!		 Whoopsy daisy...still rough on my feet
Whoopsy daisy...still rough on my feet		 Just help me up! What are you two on about??
Just help me up! What are you two on about??
Alfredo...do I look happy?
Alfredo...do I look happy?		 Your father is here...
Your father is here...		 It was all him.
It was all him.		 He made me do it.
He made me do it.
Now I'm dying.
Now I'm dying.		 It's true...for a courtesan...she's not that bad.
It's true...for a courtesan...she's not that bad.		 I feel strong...there's a light...
I feel strong...there's a light...		 I'm going to the light...
I'm going to the light...
um...she dies, but it was too dark to see. Also, Alfredo stops smiling. He's very sad. His love is dead.
um...she dies, but it was too dark to see. Also, Alfredo stops smiling. He's very sad. His love is dead.		 taking bows!!
taking bows!!		 woo hoo!! great job, gypsies!!
woo hoo!! great job, gypsies!!		 bravo!!
bravo!!
bravo! bravo!
bravo! bravo!		 wee hee!! bravo! bravo!
wee hee!! bravo! bravo!		 This man stands brilliantly still for photos!
This man stands brilliantly still for photos!		 Violetta gives us fairy dust
Violetta gives us fairy dust
the leads bow too quickly to catch
the leads bow too quickly to catch		 Fin
Fin

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Willow Vanderbosch25-May-2007 19:12
You are all most welcome! I'm always happy to help out sisters...
Kathleen 24-May-2007 19:01
I'm everyone's sister, lover, mother, whore...er...courtesan...yeah, that. Willow, I love these pix. Thank you so so so much for this. Love, Kathleen, aka poor, lonely, dying, yellow, tall Violetta
Pat Berger 24-May-2007 09:11
Great pictures, Willow...with special effects, even! I especially like "Love declarations", with the guests dancing in the background, bathed in red light.
Bob Sacamento 24-May-2007 03:29
And, there's the well-documented case of Virginia Statiatore attending the performance of La Traviata and she wept while she turned yellow with consumption. By the way, she was my sister.
Bob Sacamento 24-May-2007 03:29
And, there's the well-documented case of Virginia Statiatore attending the performance of La Traviata and she wept while she turned yellow with consumption. By the way, she was my sister.
Guest 24-May-2007 03:28
And, there's the well-documented case of Virginia Statiatore attending the performance of La Traviata and she wept while she turned yellow with consumption. By the way, she was my sister.
Jade Macalla 24-May-2007 01:29
Since I have the honour of considering your sister to be at least my 2nd cousin (thrice removed), I hope you will allow me to say how much I enjoyed this. There hasn't been such wonderful colour commentary since they canceled Mystery Science Theatre 3000.
Aurora Vanderbosch24-May-2007 00:50
This is perfect in SO many ways!!!! :D And she's MY sister, too. Willow, I mean, not the other one! :P
Willow Vanderbosch23-May-2007 22:59
Hehehe...sure sure, the lead is EVERYBODY'S sister ;-)
I'm glad you liked them!! :-*
CAROL 23-May-2007 19:54
OMG, I LAUGHED SOOOO HARD. MY FAVE," AT LEAST WE ARE YELLOW TOGETHER"!
SHE'S MY SISTER TOO!XXXXOOOO
Willow Vanderbosch23-May-2007 19:54
She was GRAND by the way! Not to mention much more still for the camera than Alfredo- he was constantly in motion. I was sad not to get something better of him. They both did really well. He's got a great voice. It was a great show. :-)
Jesque 23-May-2007 17:49
Your comments are hysterical.

That's my sister, by the way.


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