Digital Release
The Phoenix
Released by PENTATONE as part of their American Opera Series
Houston Grand Opera's world premiere of Tarik O'Reagan & John Caird's The Phoenix is being released through PENTATONE Music on October 16, 2020. In this production, Mozart's famous librettist, Lorenzo Da Ponte, explores the comedic and tragic moments in his scandalous life by putting on an opera about his own life.
| Lorenzo Da Ponte | Thomas Hampson | |
| Enzo Young Da Ponte |
Luca Pisaroni | |
| Patrick Kelly Bishop of Ceneda Giacomo Casanova Emperor Joseph II "Opera" Taylor Clement Clark Moore |
Chad Shelton | |
| Maria Malibran Wolfgang Mozart Nancy Da Ponte |
Rihab Chaieb | |
| Giulietta Anzoletta Mary Grahl Brigida Banti |
Lauren Snouffer | |
| Faustina Angela Tiepolo Annetta Matilda Grahl Anna Morichelli |
Elizabeth Sutphen | |
| Emanuele Conegliano |
Gabriel Magallón | |
| Baruch Conegliano | Stephen Hill | |
| Anania Conegliano | Ethan Gonzalez |
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Richard Bado, Chorus Master
The Sarah and Ernest Butler Chorus Master Chair
Patrick Summers, Conductor
Margaret Alkek Williams Chair