"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.
Premier Guarantor The General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Opera Fund
Guarantor The Methodist Hospital
Banner photo by Brett Coomer for Houston Grand Opera
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