"Director John Cox... has knit the entire Ariadne production together seamlessly, bringing out the dichotomous nature of the theme with subtlety and finesse." - Culture Vulture
CAST
Christine Goerke Ariadne
Alexey Dolgov Bacchus
Susan Graham Composer
Laura Claycomb Zerbinetta
John Fanning* Music Teacher
Rodell Rosel Dancing Master
Boris Dyakov** Harlekin
Brendan Tuohy** Brighella
Nathaniel Peake** Scaramuccio
Robert Gleadow Truffaldino
Kiri Dyan Deonarine** Naiade
Brittany Wheeler** Echo
Jamie Barton*** Driade
Samuel Schultz Wig Maker
Michael Sumuel** Lackey
CREATIVE TEAM
Patrick Summers Conductor
John Cox Director
Robert Perdziola* Set and Costume Designer
Duane Schuler Lighting Designer
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra
* HGO debut ** HGO Studio Artist *** Former HGO Studio Artist
Brown Theater | Sung in German with English Surtitles
A feast for the eyes and for the ears, Strauss’s elegant and moving meditation on the conventions of the theater pits a comedienne against a prima donna at a high-society dinner party in Vienna. Three glamorous and acclaimed leading ladies join forces onstage: sopranos Christine Goerke (Ariadne / Prima Donna) and Laura Claycomb (Zerbinetta) and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham (Composer). After his unanimosly acclaimed appearances as Cavaradossi in Tosca, Alexey Dolgov returns to Houston Grand Opera as Bacchus and the Tenor in this lavish, sparkling production directed by John Cox and conducted by Patrick Summers.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago production of Ariadne auf Naxos was made possible by a generous gift from an anonymous donor.
Guarantors Carol Franc Buck Foundation Mr. John G. Turner and Mr. Jerry G. Fischer Margaret Alkek Williams Albert and Anne Chao/Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation
Banner photo by Ken Friedman for San Francisco Opera
2010/11 Season Madame Butterfly | Peter Grimes | Dead Man Walking Lucia di Lammermoor | The Marriage of Figaro | Ariadne auf Naxos Recitals at Rienzi | Così fan tutte | To Cross the Face of the Moon
