Center Stage Opera Kicks Off Tenth Season with LA TRAVIATA; Full Schedule Announced

Los Angeles, CA - To begin their 10th Season, Center Stage Opera will be presenting three performances of Verdi's La Traviata at the Madrid Theatre in Canoga Park this September. Verdi's tragic love story has touched the hearts of countless opera-goers since its premiere in 1853 and this production anticipates upholding this tradition.

Shira Renee Thomas, Rachelle Woolston, and Matthew Miles lead an outstanding cast in this timeless classic. With Brian Onderdonk conducting The Center Stage Opera Orchestra, La Traviata will be sung in the original Italian with English supertitles. Director Dylan F. Thomas has set this new production in Paris of 1938 which has added a powerful, foreboding dimension to this spectacular drama.

The rest of CSO's 10th Anniversary Season continues with Stephen Sondheim's hit Broadway musical Into The Woods from Feb. 21-22, 2015 (CSO's first fully staged musical) and concludes with Bizet's immortal Carmen, June 6, 7, and 14, 2015.

Center Stage Opera has established itself as much more than just three main-stage productions each year. They also produce up to ten Amici della Musica dinner-and-song shows annually as well as their "Fun With Opera" Education Program for local schools, The Opera Tree community service project which benefits various organizations, and The Annual CSO Vocal Competition.

CSO brings only the highest quality operatic and Broadway productions to diverse audiences in the San Fernando Valley and beyond. Their mission is to inspire and enrich the culture of Southern California, and to showcase professional and emerging artists by producing exhilarating opera and musical theater productions and passionate concert performances of high artistic standards, and providing creative education and outreach programs to diverse audiences of all ages at affordable prices.

"Center Stage Opera is truly one of the gems of the Valley," -Valley Scene

Cast:

Violetta: Shira Renee Thomas, Rachelle Woolston

Alfredo: Dylan F. Thomas, Matthew Miles

Germont: Igor Vieira, Gabriel Manro

Baron: Jay Stephenson

Flora: Jessica Mirshak, Kim Shahbazian

Annina: Katie La Porta, Hannah Headland

Marchese: Jason Chacun

Giuseppe: David Connors, Andrew Bennett

Further information about the cast can be seen by visiting: www.centerstageopera.org

Who: Center Stage Opera

What: Verdi's La Traviata

When: September 21 at 3pm, 27 at 7:30pm, 28 at 3pm

Where: Madrid Theatre- 21622 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA 91303

Tickets: $30- $40 and 10% discount for seniors and students. Group discounts are also available.

Call 818-517-4102 or go to www.centerstageopera.org for tickets and further information.

Contact: Jerry Brown, General Director; (818) 517-4102, jbrown@centerstageopera.org

For more information regarding purchasing tickets, please visit www.centerstageopera.org, email info@centerstageopera.org or call Center Stage Opera at (818) 517-4102.

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