January 14, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 87) • Page Image 5
…'LaTi By JOSHUA PECK Michigan Opera Theater's current production of Verdi's La Traviata is quite a bit better than the company's last troubled effort, Show Boat, though it is not without a few major difficulties. Still, M.O.T. 's effort has its good points, most especially New York Opera star Catherine Malfitano in the title role. Malfitano's work on the many dif- ficult runs and trills her role (Violetta, by name) calls for is precise and lov...…