Recordings

Cruzar la Cara de la Luna | Brief Encounter CD | Little Women DVD | The Refuge CD | Three Decembers CD

 Martínez/Foglia: Cruzar la Cara de la Luna

World Premiere, Recorded live November 2010 — Wortham Theater Center, Houston, Texas

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Cruzar la Cara de la Luna features Octavio Moreno, Cecilia Duarte, Vanessa Cerda-Alonzo, David Guzman, Brittany Wheeler, Brian Shircliffe, Juan Mejia, José "Pepe" Martínez, and Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán. Music by José "Pepe" Martínez. Lyrics by José "Pepe" Martínez and Leonard Foglia. Book by Leonard Foglia.

 Andre Previn: Brief Encounter

World Premiere, Recorded live May 2009 — Wortham Theater Center, Houston, Texas

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Brief Encounter features Elizabeth Futral, Nathan Gunn, Kim Josephson, Rebekah Camm, Meredith Arwady, Robert Orth, James J. Kee, Jamie Barton, Faith Sherman, Adam Cioffari and Alicia Gianni. HGO Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers conducts.

Mark Adamo: Little Women

Recorded live March 2000 — Wortham Theater Center, Houston, Texas

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Little Women features Joyce DiDonato, Stephanie Novacek, Daniel Belcher and Chad Shelton. HGO Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers conducts.

Christopher Theofanidis/Leah Lax: The Refuge

World Premiere, Recorded live November 10, 2007 — Wortham Theater Center, Houston, Texas

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Listen to clips from The Refuge—Track 3 Finale

The Refuge tells the stories of hundreds of immigrants from the African, Central American, Indian, Mexican, Pakistani, Soviet-era Jewish and  Vietnamese communities who have made Houston their new American home.

Jake Heggie: Three Decembers

World Premiere Recording — Houston Grand Opera, March 2008

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Listen to clips from Three Decembers—"What Do You Remember About Dad?"  "The Moon's Lullaby"

Three Decembers features Frederica von Stade, Keith Phares and Kristin Clayton. HGO Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers conducts. Music by Jake Heggie. Libretto by Gene Scheer. Based on Some Christmas Letters, an original play by Terrence McNally. Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera in association with San Francisco Opera and Cal Performances.