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Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
April 15, 7:30 p.m. | April 17, 2 p.m. | April 23, 7:30 p.m. | April 27, 7:30 p.m. | April 30, 7:30 p.m.

"Ellie Dehn [is] a charismatic soprano with great stage presence and a voice combining metallic clarity and sensual richness" - The Wall Street Journal

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

CREATIVE TEAM

James Gaffigan
Conductor

Göran Järvefeldt
Original Director

Harry Silverstein
Director

Carl Friedrich Oberle
Set and Costume Designer

E. Loren Meeker
Choreographer and Associate Director

Richard Bado
Chorus Master

Houston Grand Opera
Orchestra and Chorus

Brown Theater | Sung in Italian with English Supertitles

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.


Patrick Carfizzi
 Adriana Kucerová
 Luca Pisaroni Ellie Dehn Harry Silverstein
 James Gaffigan

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2010/11 Season
Madame Butterfly | Peter Grimes | Dead Man Walking
Lucia di Lammermoor | The Marriage of Figaro | Ariadne auf Naxos