2 tickets (Grand Tier Premium seats--B6 and B8) for San Francisco Opera's La Traviata on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 8PM. Tickets also get the bearers into the lecture starting at 7:05PM.

About SF Opera's La Traviata:
A time of excess and excitement, of living for the moment and flaunting newfound freedoms, the Jazz Age makes an unexpected but perfect setting for La Traviata. Verdi's eternally popular opera tells the tale of a conflicted courtesan, her devoted lover and his disapproving father. Donald Runnicles conducts a remarkable cast headed by superstar soprano Anna Netrebko, praised by Time magazine for her "voice of astonishing richness and power." She is joined by tenor Charles Castronovo and baritone Dwayne Croft, lauded for his "richly colored singing" by the San Francisco Chronicle.

About the pre-opera lecture:
Before every opera performance, listen to charismatic music scholars present a 25-minute overview of the opera, with insights on the music, composer and historical background. Pre-Opera Talks are free to ticketholders and take place in the main theater in the Orchestra section, 55 minutes prior to curtain.

Read more! http://sfopera.com/o/275.asp