"Because the lovely director Francesca Zambello thought I was a very strong actress, she added me to the final scene of that act to lend additional acting stakes to the women of Troy following Cassandra's lead in the mass self-suicide at the end," Antaramian adds. "This is the Trojan epic, and it's quite vast and beautiful."
Since leaving the Denver Center, Antaramian has worked on Broadway and appeared in several television shows, including an episode of The Sopranos. She also played Cleopatra at the Utah Shakespeare Festival -- opposite another departed Denver favorite, Bill Christ.
The opera stars such major figures as Deborah Voigt, Susan Graham and Dwayne Croft. "I hope, that you'll find it as special and beautiful as I have found it," Antaramian concludes.
Les Troyens screens at 6:30 p.m. today at the United Artists Denver Pavilions, among other local theaters; call 303-454-9032.
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