WBJC Operafest 9/11/21-11/27/21
September 11, 2021
OPERA: Tancredi (in Italian)
COMPOSER: Gioachino Rossini
LIBRETTO: Gaetano Rossi
VENUE: National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
PRESENTING COMPANY: Opera Southwest
CAST:
Tancredi Heather Johnson
Amenaide Lindsay Ohse
Argirio Heath Huberg
Orbazzano Matthew Curran
Isaura Madelyn Wanner
Roggiero Chelsea Duval-Major
ENSEMBLE: Opera Southwest Orchestra
CHORUS: Opera Southwest Chorus
STAGE DIRECTOR: David Bartholemew
STAGE MANAGER: Laura R. Krause
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Kristin Ditlow
CONDUCTOR: Anthony Barrese
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 30 minutes
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September 18, 2021
OPERA: Ali Baba (in Italian)
COMPOSER: Giovanni Bottesini
LIBRETTO: Emilio Taddei
VENUE: National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
PRESENTING COMPANY: Opera Southwest
CAST:
Ali Baba Ashraf Sewailam
Nadir Christopher Bozeka
Delia Monica Yunus
Aboul Hassan Kebin Thompson
Orsocane Darren Stokes
Morgiana Laurel Semerdjian
Faor Kameron Ghanavanti
Thieves Matthew Soibelman and Jonathan Walker-Vankuren
ENSEMBLE: Opera Southwest Orchestra
CHORUS: Opera Southwest Chorus
CONDUCTOR: Anthony Barrese
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 30 minutes
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PROGRAM #: OS 21-16
RELEASE: September 25, 2021
OPERA: Pelléas et Mélisande (in French)
COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
LIBRETTO: Maurice Maeterlinck
VENUE: Rouen Normandy Opera
PRESENTING COMPANY: Rouen Normandy Opera
CAST:
Mélisande Adèle Charvet
Pelléas Huw Montague Rendall
Golaud Nicolas Courjal
Arkel Jean Teitgen
Geneviève Lucile Richardot
Yniold Anne-Sophie Petit
ENSEMBLE: Rouen-Normandie Opera Orchestra
CHORUS: Dijon Opera Chorus
CONDUCTOR: Pierre Dumoussaud
Approx. Length: 3 hours
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October 2, 2021
OPERA: La Clemenza di Tito (in Italian)
COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
LIBRETTO: Caterino Mazzolà
VENUE: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
PRESENTING COMPANY: LA Opera
CAST:
Titus Russell Thomas
Vitellia Guanqun Yu
Sesto Elizabeth DeShong
Servilia Janai Brugger
Annio Taylor Raven
Publio James Creswell
ENSEMBLE: LA Opera Orchestra
CHORUS: LA Opera Chorus
CONDUCTOR: James Conlon
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 20 minutes
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October 9, 2021
OPERA: Billy Budd (in English)
COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
LIBRETTO: E. M. Forster and Eric Crozier
VENUE: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
PRESENTING COMPANY: LA Opera
CAST:
Billy Budd Liam Bonner
Capt. Edward Fairfax Vere Richard Croft
John Claggart Greer Grimsley
Mr. Redburn Anthony Michaels-Moore
Mr. Flint Daniel Sumegi
Lt. Ratcliffe Patrick Blackwell
Red Whiskers Greg Fedderly
Arthur Jones Museop Kim
Donald Jonathan Michie
Dansker James Creswell
Bosun Craig Colclough
Novice Keith Jameson
First Mate Paul LaRosa
Second Mate Daniel Armstrong
Novice’s Friend Valentin Anikin
Maintop Vladmir Dmitruk
Squeak Matthew O’Neill
Cabin Boy Rory Hemmings
Gunner’s Mate Steve Pence
Hurt Salior Todd Strange
Sailor with Earring Gabriel Manro
ENSEMBLE: LA Opera Orchestra
CHORUS: LA Opera Chorus and LA Children’s Chorus
CONDUCTOR: James Conlon
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 15 minutes
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October 16, 2021
OPERA: La bohème (in French)
COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini
LIBRETTO: Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
VENUE: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
PRESENTING COMPANY: LA Opera
CAST:
Mimi: Marina Costa-Jackson
Rodolfo: Saimir Pirgu
Musetta: Erica Petrocelli
Marcello: Kihun Yoon
Colline: Nicholas Brownlee
Schaunard: Michael J. Hawk
Alcindoro: Patrick Blackwell
Parpignol: Robert Stahley
ENSEMBLE: LA Opera Orchestra
CHORUS: LA Opera Chorus
CONDUCTOR: James Conlon
Approx. Length: 2 hours
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October 23, 2021
OPERA: Orlando (in English)
COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
LIBRETTO: Carlo Sigismondo Capece
VENUE: Haymarket Opera Company
PRESENTING COMPANY: Haymarket Opera Company
CAST:
Orlando Bejun Mehta
Angelica Kimberly Jones
Medoro Emily Fons
Dorinda Erica Schuller
Zoroastro David Govertsen
ENSEMBLE: Haymarket Opera Orchestra
HARPSICHORD: Jory Vinikour
CONDUCTOR: Craig Trumpeter
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 55 minutes
October 30, 2021
OPERA: La Fille du régiment (in French)
COMPOSER: Gaetano Donizetti
LIBRETTO: Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
VENUE: Grand Hall, Slovene National Theatre, Maribor
PRESENTING COMPANY: SNG Maribor Opera
CAST:
Marie Petya Ivanova
Tonio Martin Sušnik
Sergeant Sulpice Jaki Jurgec
Marquise of Berkenfield Irena Petkova
Hortensius Dušan Topolovec
A Corporal Sebastijan Čelofiga
ENSEMBLE: SNG Maribor Symphony Orchestra
CHORUS: SNG Maribor Opera Chorus
CONDUCTOR: Simon Robinson
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 5 minutes
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November 6, 2021
OPERA: Carmen (in French)
COMPOSER: Georges Bizet
LIBRETTO: Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy
VENUE: Vienna State Opera
PRESENTING COMPANY: Vienna State Opera
CAST:
Carmen Anita Rachvelishvili
Don Jose Piotr Beczała
Escamillo Erwin Schrott
Micaëla Vera-Lotte Boecker
Frasquita Slávka Zámečníková
Mercédès Szilvia Vörös
Zuniga Peter Kellner
Moralès Martin Hässler
Le Remendado Carlos Osuna
Le Dancaïre Michael Arivony
ENSEMBLE: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
CHORUS: Vienna State Opera Chorus
CONDUCTOR: Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Approx. Length: 2 hour, 35 minutes
November 13, 2021
OPERA: Peter Grimes (in English)
COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
LIBRETTO: Montagu Slater
VENUE: Teatro Real, Madrid
PRESENTING COMPANY: Teatro Real, Madrid
CAST:
Peter Grimes Allan Clayton
Ellen Orford Maria Bengtsson
Captain Balstrode Christopher Purves
Auntie Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Bob Boles John Graham-Hall
Swallow Clive Bayley
Mrs. Sedley Rosie Aldridge
Rev. Horace Adams James Gilchrist
Ned Keene Jacques Imbrailo
Hobson Barnaby Rea
First Niece Rocío Pérez
Second Niece Natalia Labourdette
ENSEMBLE: Teatro Real Orchestra
CHORUS: Teatro Real Chorus
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Andrés Máspero
CONDUCTOR: Ivor Bolton
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 40 minutes
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November 20, 2021
OPERA: Luisa Miller (in Italian)
COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
LIBRETTO: Salvatore Cammarano
VENUE: Teatro dell’Opera, Rome
PRESENTING COMPANY: Teatro dell’Opera, Rome
CAST:
Count Walter Michele Pertusi,
Rodolfo Antonio Poli
Frederica Daniela Barcellona
Wurm Nahuel di Pierro
Miller Roberto Frontali
Luisa Roberta Mantegna
Laura Irene Savignano
Peasant Rodrigo Ortiz
ENSEMBLE: Rome Opera Orchestra
CHORUS: Rome Opera Chorus
CONDUCTOR: Michele Mariotti
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 25 minutes
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November 27, 2021
OPERA: Silent Night (in English)
COMPOSER: Kevin Puts
LIBRETTO: Mark Cambell
VENUE: Ordway Center, MN
PRESENTING COMPANY: Minnesota Opera
CAST:
Anna Sørensen Karin Wolverton
Nikolaus Sprink Miles Mykkanen
Lt. Audebert Edward Parks
Lt. Horstmayer Joshua Jeremiah
Lt. Gordon Christian Thurston
Jonathan Dale Christian Sanders
Kronprinz Stephen Martin
Father Palmer Troy Cook
William Dale Charles Eaton
Ponchel Andrew Wilkowske
British Major Nicholas Davis
General Audebert Wm. Clay Thompson
Madeleine Audebert Danielle Beckvermit
ENSEMBLE: Minnesota Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Courtney Lewis
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 45 minutes
