Chandeliers illuminate a lavish party. The music is irresistible; the guests are glamorous. Underneath the flawless facade, Violetta Valery, a worldly courtesan, is forced to make a heartbreaking choice — her independence or her one true love? The title of Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera La Traviata translates to The Woman Gone Astray or The Fallen Woman. It was originally titled Violetta, after the main character. Whatever you call it, it is immensely popular — third on Opera America's list of the 20 most-performed operas in North America, after Madama Butterfly and La Boheme. La Traviata is set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on the novel The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, a son of Alexandre Dumas, père, who authored The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. See Tulsa Opera's rendition of this legendary opera at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center tonight.