April 2–4, 2027 | San Diego Civic Theatre
April 2–4, 2027
San Diego Civic Theatre
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Based on La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro
by Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais
Remember the barber of Seville? Figaro is back — and he’s getting married! But there are complications. His bride-to-be doesn’t want their room too close to their lecherous boss, Count Almaviva, who wants to revive the ancient practice of collecting “noble privileges” on a wedding night. But Figaro has some tricks up his sleeve to teach the Count a lesson.
Visit the Almaviva estate for one madcap day filled with disguises, desire, deception – even forgiveness – as Mozart’s masterpiece unfolds with musical delights that have enchanted audiences
for centuries.
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Nicholas Newton
Figaro
“An impressive house debut, with a rounded, floating sound and an easy confidence to his singing.”
~ New York Classical Review
Nicholas Newton
Figaro
San Diego Opera debut.
Recent and Upcoming: Alessio in La sonnambula (The Metropolitan Opera); Mars in Mars, Jupiter & un Athlète (Opéra National de Paris); Bartolo in The Marriage of Figaro (Lyric Opera of Chicago); Jacob in The Righteous (Santa Fe Opera); Leporello in Don Giovanni (Santa Fe Opera); Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Lyric Opera of Kansas City); Alidoro in La Cenerentola (Lyric Opera of Chicago).
Cadie J. Bryan
Susanna
“Delivered a master class in dramatic presence. Her portrayal was fluid and nuanced—her voice is equally nuanced.”
~ Triangle Sings
Cadie J. Bryan
Susanna
San Diego Opera debut.
Recent and Upcoming: Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro (Atlanta Opera, North Carolina Opera, New Orleans Opera); Curley’s Wife in Of Mice and Men (Des Moines Metro Opera); Milada in Dalibor (Bard Summerscape); Woglinde in Götterdämmerung (Atlanta Opera); Nedda in Pagliacci (Piedmont Opera); Laurey in Oklahoma! (Pensacola Opera); Musetta in La bohème (Atlanta Opera); soloist in Handel’s Messiah (Santa Fe Symphony); Giannetta in The Elixir of Love (The Santa Fe Opera); Maria in The Sound of Music (Arizona Opera).
Sarah Tucker
Countess Almaviva
“If Sarah Tucker is singing it, every note is something special.
She has one of the loveliest soprano voices I have heard in years.”
~ Opera West
Sarah Tucker
Count Almaviva
San Diego Opera highlights: Mimì in La bohème; Micaëla in Carmen; Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte.
Recent and Upcoming: Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte (Madison Opera); Countess Alamaviva in The Marriage of Figaro (Amarillo Opera); Violetta in La traviata (Fargo Moorehead Opera); Micaëla in Carmen (Sarasota Opera); Liù in Turandot (Gulfshore Opera); Mimì in La bohème (Fargo Moorhead Opera, Gulfshore Opera); Volunteer Girl in Another City (Houston Grand Opera); Tatyana in selections from Eugene Onegin (Vallejo Center for the Arts); My Sister’s Voice (Dayton Philharmonic); Verdi’s Requiem (Dallas Symphony); Freia in Das Rheingold (Virginia Opera); Adina in L’elisir d’amore (Dayton Opera, Opera Maine); Pamina in Die Zauberflöte (North Carolina Opera).
Dean Murphy
Count Almaviva
“One of today’s most prodigiously talented young singers sang with the confidence of a name clearly on the rise.”
~ music OMH
Dean Murphy
Count Almaviva
San Diego Opera Highlights: Figaro in The Barber of Seville.
Recent and Upcoming: Count Almaviva (Deutsche Oper Berlin, Boston Lyric Opera); Slim in Of Mice and Men (Des Moines Metro Opera); Albert in Werther (Deutsche Oper Berlin); Prince Yeletsky in Pique Dame (Deutsche Oper Berlin); Der junge Herr in Der Protagonist (Teatro La Fenice); The King’s Herald in Lohengrin (Deutsche Oper Berlin); Figaro in The Barber of Seville (Royal Danish Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin); Marcello in La bohème (Deutsche Oper Berlin); Araldo in Macbeth (Deutsche Oper Berlin); Lord Enrico Ashton in Lucia di Lammermoor (Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berkshire Opera Festival); Marchese D’Obigny in La traviata (Deutsche Oper Berlin); Morales in Carmen (Deutsche Oper Berlin); Silvio in Pagliacci (Deutsche Oper Berlin).
Lisa Marie Rogali
Cherubino
“Made a strong impression in the trouser role – delivering her third act aria with gusto and mellifluous phrasing.”
~ Bachtrack
Lisa Marie Rogali
Cherubino
San Diego Opera Highlights: Title role in Carmen.
Recent and Upcoming: Title role in Carmen (San Diego Opera, Virginia Opera, Florentine Opera, Toledo Opera, Gulfshore Opera); Major Stone in Happy End (The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Saratoga); Title role in La Cenerentola (Virginia Opera); Offred Double in The Handmaid’s Tale (Detroit Opera); Rosina in The Barber of Seville (Central City Opera, Sarasota Opera, North Carolina Opera); Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly (Detroit Opera); Hansel in Hansel and Gretel (Opera Birmingham); Dog/Woodpecker in The Cunning Little Vixen (Detroit Opera); Der Trommler in Der Kaiser von Atlantis (Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings); Princess/Lucy/Fancy Doll #1 in Edward Tulane (Minnesota Opera).
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Joseph Calzada
Fiorello
Joseph Calzada
Fiorello
San Diego Opera debut.
Recent and Upcoming: Doctor Grenville in La traviata (Opera San José); Morales in Carmen (Gulfshore Opera); Masetto in Don Giovanni (Livermore Valley Opera); 2nd Armoured Man in The Magic Flute (Opera San José); Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte (SFCM Opera Theatre); British Major in Silent Night (Wolf Trap Opera); Title Role in Gianni Schicchi (SFCM Opera Theatre); Barone Douphol in La traviata (Festival Opera); Zoroastro in Orlando (SFCM Historical Performance); Belcore in The Elixir of Love (Greek Opera Studio); Fiorello in The Barber of Seville (IU Opera Theater).
Phil Johnson
Ambrogio
Phil Johnson
Ambrogio
San Diego Opera debut.
Recent and Upcoming: Artistic Director and founder of The Roustabouts Theatre Co., directing Master Class, True West, Looped, Hand to God, and Savoyard Murders. He’s acted at most San Diego theaters and in numerous original solo shows and ensemble roles in Les Misérables on Broadway and tour; Canadian production of Sunset Boulevard; and 1st National Co. of Miss Saigon.
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