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Production History
2023-2024 Season
*San Diego Opera debut
GRAMMY® Greats Unite: Latonia Moore and J’Nai Bridges in Concert with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra
October 25, 2023 | Balboa Theatre
Conductor: Bruce Stasyna
Soprano: Latonia Moore
Mezzo-soprano: J’Nai Bridges
El Milagro del Recuerdo (The Miracle of Remembering)
December 1, 3, 2023 | San Diego Civic Theatre
Music by Javier Martínez
Libretto by Leonard Foglia
Conducted by James Lowe*
Directed by Leonard Foglia
Renata: Sishel Claverie*
Laurentino: Federico de Michelis*
Chucho: Bernardo Bermudez
Lupita: Vanessa Alonzo
Padre Matias: Felipe Prado
La Mujer: Guadalupe Paz
Aba: Hector Vasquez
Josephina: Claudia Chapa
Araceli: Isabella Estrada*
Rafael: Dhani Solorio*
Silvio: Dorian Aroche* – Silvio
Young Laurentino: Luke Suarez*
Young Renata: Kayla Vasquez*
Mariachi 1 Vihuela: Mario Eguia*
Mariachi 2 Guitarra: Victor Viberos*
Mariachi 3 Guitarrón: Jorge Flores*
Set Designer: Neil Patel*
Lighting Designer: Ken Billington*
Costume Designer: Gregory Gale*
Wig and Makeup Designer: Peter Herman
Sound Designer: Steven Leffue*
Assistant Director: Beth Krynicki*
Stage Manager: Peter Nictakis*
Musical Preparation: Bruce Stasyna
Supertitle Coordinator: Abigail Allwein
Don Giovanni
February 2, 4, 2024 | San Diego Civic Theatre
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Conducted by Yves Abel
Directed by Kyle Lang
Don Giovanni: Germán Enrique Alcántara*
Donna Anna: Tasha Koontz
Donna Elvira: Megan Moore
Don Ottavio: Alex McKissick*
Leporello: Ethan Vincent*
Zerlina: Ashley Fabian*
Masetto: Stefan Egerstrom
Commendatore (Don Pedro): Brent Michael Smith*
Set and Projection Designer: Tim Wallace
Lighting Designer: Chris Rynne
Costume Designer: Kyle Lang*
Wig and Makeup Designer: Peter Herman
Assistant Directior: Nicolas A. Garcia
Stage Manager: Anna Reetz
Chorus Master and Continuo: Bruce Stasyna
Supertitle Coordinator: Oxana Bulgakova
Madama Butterfly
April 26, 28, 2024 | San Diego Civic Theatre
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Conducted by Yves Abel
Directed by Jose Maria Condemi
Cio-Cio-San, Madama Butterfly: Corinne Winters
Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton: Adam Smith*
Suzuki: Stephanie Doche*
Sharpless: Kidon Choi*
Goro: Joel Sorensen
The Bonze: DeAndre Simmons
Imperial Commisioner: Andrew Konopak
Official Registrar: James Schindler
Prince Yamadori: Søren Pedersen
Kate Pinkerton: Emily Weinberg
Yakuside: Frank Napolitano*
Cousin: Carly Cummings*
Mother: Diana Farrell*
Aunt: Mary Boles-Allen
Trouble: Addison Smyres*
Scenic Designer: John Gunter
Lighting Designer: Thomas Hase
Costume Designer: Alice Bristow
Wig and Makeup Designer: Jenn Hill
Assistant Director: Anderson Nunnelley*
Stage Manager: Carmen C. Alfaro*
Musical Preparation: Catherine Miller
Cultural Consultant: Noriko Zaragoza*
Supertitle Coordinator: Oxana Bulgakova
Concert:
Joshua Guerrero, tenor and Andrea Carroll, soprano
June 8, 2024 | Balboa Theatre
Pianist: Stephen Hopkins
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