LA TRAVIATA
Presented by Opera Company of Middlebury
Directed by Doug Anderson
Conducted by Filippo Ciabatti
7:30pm on June 5 & 11
2:00pm on June 6 & 13
Douglas Anderson sets the opera in the 1920s, casting Violetta as a contemporary woman taking control of her life and refusing to be hemmed in by social norms or the men surrounding her. The Roaring Twenties were a pivotal time when women challenged convention. "They broke every taboo," says Anderson, "wearing short skirts, cutting their hair, drinking and smoking in public. They wanted to shock the world out of its Victorian complacency."
Traviata contains some of the most profound, moving and heartfelt music ever composed and continues to reveal new depths each time you return to it.
Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
June 5, Opening Night: Prosecco reception follows the performance. All are welcome. Non-alcoholic option available. Pre-performance talks are held one hour before each show in the new wing at Town Hall Theater. These talks are free and open to all ticket holders.
Questions?
Please contact the Box Office at 802.382.9222 or email tickets@townhalltheater.org
Monday – Friday, noon – 5 pm.
Opera Company of Middlebury (OCM) Members get early access to tickets among other benefits. Please visit OCM’s website to learn more about the opera and become a member, here.
BABEL 46
Presented by Opera Company of Middlebury Young Artist Program
The U.S. Premiere of Xavier Montsalvatge's Babel 46
Friday, June 12, 2026 at 7:30pm
Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 2pm
Join our talented group of Spring 2026 Young Artists in the Doug & Debby Anderson Studio in THT's new wing for Babel 46. Composed in the 1960s and premiered in 1994, Babel 46 unfolds in a refugee camp in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. As displaced inmates await repatriation, each clings to an elaborate story designed to conceal a painful or dangerous truth. They sing in their own languages - Italian, French, Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Hebrew - forming a modern Tower of Babel where fractured identities collide. Raw, immediate, and deeply human, this gripping “neo-verismo” drama reflects the composer’s admiration for Giacomo Puccini, Gian Carlo Menotti, and Benjamin Britten, blending lyrical intensity with stark theatrical realism. With English supertitles, accompanied by piano and conducted by Alejandro Roca.
MEET THE SINGERS
Sunday, May 24 at 5:00pm
Join us at the CVUUS for our Meet the Singers concert featuring the cast of La Traviata and hosted by OCM Artistic Director Doug Anderson. A benefit of OCM Membership at the Chorus level and above, this is your chance to meet our international cast of fabulous singers up close and personal AND be the first to hear our 2026/2027 Season announcement!
Tickets to this performance are for OCM Members Only. If you would like to become a member, or would like to check if you already are a member, please visit the Opera Company of Middlebury website or send an email to hello@ocmvermont.org.
At the CVUUS, 2 Duane Court, Middlebury