Theater playbill for "La Traviata" at the Boston Theatre, October 5, 1858
Contributors: Strakosch, Moritz, -1887, conductor; Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901; Ullman and Strakosch Opera Company; Boston Theatre (Washington Street, Boston, Mass.); Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: [Publisher not identifed]
Published: 1858
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Other titles: Traviata
Description: Boston Theatre. Italian Opera. M. Strakosch has the honor to announce that he will give a short season of four Italian operas, at the Boston Theatre, with his unprecedented Italian Opera Company. Operas to be performed. "Traviata," "Lucrezia Borgia," "Figlia del Reggimento," and "Trovatore". The first opera night, Tuesday, Oct. 5th, debut of Mme. Pauline Colson, and only night of Verdi's Grand opera, in 3 acts, of "La Traviata, the Lost One" Mme. Pauline Colson as Violetta ... conductors M. Strakosch and Signor Nicolau ...
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Cast: Mme. Colson, Mme. Zapuzzi, Signora Morra, Sig. Brignoli, Sig. Amodio, Sig. Rubio, Sig. Corradi, Sig. Klebs, Sig. Barilli, Sig. J. Klebs.

"Wednesday--last night but one--only night of Donizetti's highly popular opera of Lucretia Borgia. First appearance of M'lle Teresa Parodi, the celebrated dramatic voaclist, in her great role of Lucrezia Borgia ... Friday, last night of the Italian Opera, Madame Colson. Saturday, at 2 o'clock, day performance, Il Trovatore, and positively the last appearnace of the Strakosch Opera ..."

In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).