The Lisbon traviata
Subtitle: a play in two acts
By: by Terrence McNally.
Publisher: Fireside Theatre
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Garden City, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Description: The tragicomedy play revolves around Stephen, a depressed literary editor and opera fanatic. Stephen especially adores Maria Callas and dishing the latest gossip with his best friend, Mendy, a wildly flamboyant and catty opera queen. They talk late into the night in an attempt to distract Stephen from his unraveling relationship with his partner. When Stephen returns home to confront his lover, a tragedy erupts on the scale of a grand opera.