Opera Southwest, along with the National Hispanic Cultural Center and San Jose’s Opera Cultura, have commissioned an opera based on Rudolfo Anaya’s best-selling novel Bless Me, Ultima. The composer, Hector Armienta, has worked with Mr. Anaya on the libretto, and the resulting piece will be an historic event. Maestro Guillermo Figueroa conducts. Hear it on 9/5 at 1pm.
9/5 Armienta: Bless Me, Ultima (in English) Opera Southwest
CAST:
Ultima Kirsten Chavez
Tony Daisy Beltran
The Owl Jose Luis Muñoz
Gabriel Javier Abreu
Maria Carelle Flores
Tenorio Carlos Archuleta
Narciso Javier Ortiz
Three Sisters Jennifer Perez, Bethany Herrera, Denise Wernly-Alsina
Pedro Luna Andre Garcia-Nuthmann
9/12 Wagner: Lohengrin (in German) Opera Southwest
CAST:
Lohengrin Corey Bix
Elsa of Brabant Michelle Johnson
Ortrud Claudia Chapa
Friedrich Sean Anderson
Heinrich Harold Wilson
9/19 Beethoven: Fidelio (in German) Royal Opera
CAST:
Leonore, Florestan's wife Lise Davidsen
Florestan, a prisoner Jonas Kaufmann
Rocco, gaoler (guard) Georg Zeppenfeld
Don Pizarro, prison governor Michael Kupfer-Radecky
Marzelline, Rocco's daughter Amanda Forsythe
Jaquino, assistant to Rocco Robin Tritschler
Don Fernando, King's minister Egils Sili?š,
First Prisoner Filipe Manu
Second Prisoner Timothy Dawkins
9/26 Mozart: Don Giovanni (in Italian) Royal Opera
CAST:
Don Giovanni Erwin Schrott
Leporello Roberto Tagliavini
Donna Anna Malin Byström
Don Ottavio Daniel Behle
Donna Elvira Myrtò Papatanasiu
Zerlina Louise Alder
Masetto Leon Kosavic
Il Commendatore (Don Pedro) Petros Magoulas
