Spend an evening with tomorrow’s opera stars—the wonderful young artists who, after intense competition, have been selected to train in the prestigious HGO Studio—as they perform a variety of scenes from history’s most beloved operas at their new home, the Wortham Theater Center.

Cast and Creative

Bizet: Carmen – Act II – ”Nous avons un tête une affaire”

            Frasquita: Raven McMillon
            Carmen: Sun-Ly Pierce
            Mercedes: Lindsay Kate Brown
            Remendado: Ricardo Garcia
            Dancaire: Blake Denson

            Pianist: Bin Yu Sanford

Massenet: Werther 
            Act III – “Bonjour, grande sœur… Va! laisse couler mes larmes”

            Sophie: Elena Villalón
            Charlotte: Lindsay Kate Brown

            Pianist: Alex Munger

Massenet: Don Quichotte – Act II – “C’est vers ton amour…”

            Sancho: Nicholas Newton
            Don Quichotte: Cory McGee

            Pianist: Kevin Miller

Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore – Act I Duet
            Act I – “Caro elisir!... Chi è mai quel matto?”

            Adina: Raven McMillon
            Nemorino: Ricardo Garcia

            Pianist: Kevin Miller

Donizetti: Anna Bolena – Act I Duet
            Act I – “Oh! qual parlar fu il suo!... Tremate voi?”

            Giovanna: Lindsay Kate Brown
            Enrico: William Guanbo Su

            Pianist: Alex Munger


Mozart: Don Giovanni – Act II Finale
            Act II Finale - “Già la mensa è preparata”

            Donna Elvira: Lindsay Kate Brown
            Giovanni: Blake Denson
            Leporello: Nicholas Newton
            Commendatore: William Guanbo Su

            Pianist: Bin Yu Sanford


Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea – Act II
            Act III - “Pur ti miro”

            Poppea: Elena Villalón
            Nerone: Sun-Ly Pierce

            Pianist: Kevin Miller

Ravel: L’heure espagnole – Scenes 9-13 – “Evidemment, elle me congédie”

            Conception: Sun-Ly Pierce
            Ramiro: Blake Denson
            Don Inigo: Cory McGee

            Pianist: Bin Yu Sanford


Berg: Lulu – Act I
            Act I – “Gnädige Frau… Machen Sie auf!... Auf einmal springt er auf…”

            Lulu: Elena Villalón
            Der Maler: Ricardo Garcia
            Der Medizinalrat: Nicholas Newton

            Pianist: Alex Munger

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