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Production History
2014–2015 Season
Recital: Ailyn Pérez, soprano and Stephen Costello, tenor
September 5, 2014: Balboa Theatre
Piano: Danielle Orlando
We’ll Meet Again: The Songs of Kate Smith
December 11, 2014: Balboa Theatre
Mezzo-soprano: Stephanie Blythe
Piano: Craig Terry
La bohème
January 24, 27, 29, February 1, 2015: San Diego Civic Theatre
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Conducted by Karen Keltner
Directed by Isabella Bywater
Rodolfo: Harold Meers
Mimì: Alyson Cambridge
Marcello: Morgan Smith
Musetta: Sara Gartland
Colline: Christian Van Horn
Schaunard: Malcolm MacKenzie
Benoit / Alcindoro: Scott Sikon
Parpignol: Enrique Toral
Customs Guard: Bernardo Bermudez
Sergeant: Christopher James Stephens
Vendor: Chad Frisque
Child: John Yokoyama
Scenic and Costume Designer: Isabella Bywater
Lighting Designer: Thomas C. Hase
Don Giovanni
February 14, 17, 20, 22, 2015: San Diego Civic Theatre
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Conducted by Daniele Callegari
Directed by Nicholas Mu
Don Giovanni: Ildebrando D’Arcangelo
Donna Anna: Ellie Dehn
Donna Elvira: Myrtò Papatanasiu
Don Ottavio: Paul Appleby
Leporello: Ashraf Sewailam
Zerlina: Emily Fons
Masetto: Kristopher Irmiter
Commendatore (Don Pedro): Reinhard Hagen
Set Designer: Nicholas Muni
Lighting Designer: Thomas C. Hase
Costume Designer: David Burdick
Nixon in China
March 14, 17, 20, 22, 2015: San Diego Civic Theatre
Music by John Adams
Libretto by Alice Goodman
Conducted by Joseph Mechavich
Directed by James Robinson
Richard Nixon: Franco Pomponi
Pat Nixon: Maria Kanyova
Chou En-Lai: Chen-ye Yuan
Mao Tse-Tung: Chad Shelton
Henry Kissinger: Patrick Carfizzi
Madame Mao: Kathleen Kim
First Secretary to Mao: Sarah Castle
Second Secretary to Mao: Buffy Baggott
Third Secretary to Mao: Jennifer DeDominici
Set Designer: Allen Moyer
Lighting Designer: Paul Palazzo
Sound Designer: Brian Mohr
Choreographer: Seán Curran
50th Anniversary Celebration Concert
April 18, 19, 2015: Copley Symphony Hall
Conductor Karen Kamensek
Sopranos: Lise Lindstrom, Emily Magee
Mezzo-soprano: Marianne Cornetti
Tenor: René Barbera
Baritone: Stephen Powell
Bass-baritone: Scott Sikon
Bass: Reinhard Hagen
El Pasado Nunca Se Termina (The Past is Never Finished)
April 18, 19, 2015: Copley Symphony Hall
Music by José “Pepe” Martinez
Libretto by Leonard Foglia
Conducted by José Carlos Martinez
Directed by Leonard Foglia
Amorita: Abigail Santos Villalobos
Luis: Daniel Montenegro
Enrique: Paul La Rosa
Acalán: Ricardo Rivera
Juana: Vanessa Alonzo
Isabel: Cassandra Zoé Velasco
Augustino: Luis Ledesma
Xihuitl / Pepe: Octavio Moreno
Daniel: Luis Ledesma
Miguel / Hotel Manager: Miguel Nuñez
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán
Scenic and Projection Designer: Elaine McCarthy
Lighting Designer: Christopher Maravich
Costume Designer: Scott Marr
Music Supervisor: David Hanlon
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