CAST
Patrick Carfizzi
Figaro
Luca Pisaroni*
Count Almaviva
Ellie Dehn*
Countess
Adriana Kucerová*
Susanna
Marie Lenormand***
Cherubino
Susanne Mentzer***
Marcellina
Carlo Lepore
Dr. Bartolo
Jon Kolbet***
Don Basillio
Brendan Tuohy**
Don Curzio
Michael Sumuel**
Antonio
Kiri Dyan Deonarine**
Barbarina
CREATIVE TEAM
James Gaffigan*
Conductor
Göran Järvefeldt
Original Director
Harry Silverstein
Director
Carl Friedrich Oberle
Set and Costume Designer
Michael James Clark
Lighting Designer
E. Loren Meeker
Choreographer and Associate Director
Richard Bado***
Chorus Master
Houston Grand Opera
Orchestra and Chorus
* HGO debut
** HGO Studio Artist
*** Former HGO Studio Artist
A count, a countess, his valet and her maid: Mozart’s musical comedy of manners is a cherished favorite around the world. Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni plays the smooth Count Almaviva, who guards his wife (Ellie Dehn) jealously, while lusting after her maid Susanna (Adriana Kucerová). On the eve of her wedding to Figaro (Patrick Carfizzi), Susanna and the Countess use their charm and wit to give the Count a taste of his own medicine, with the help of the lovesick page Cherubino (Marie Lenormand). The acclaimed young American conductor James Gaffigan makes his Houston Grand Opera debut.