Apr 10, 2022

City Lyric Opera to Premiere ‘Garden of Alice’

By David Salazar

City Lyric Opera is set to present the U.S. premiere of “Garden of Alice” on May 17, 2022.

The opera by Elizabeth Raum will be produced by Megan Gillis and directed by Attilio Rigotti. Danielle Jagelski will conduct a cast starring Laura Soto-Bayomi, Nate Mattingly, Ryan Lustgarten, Steve Valenzuela, Kelly Guerra, Robert Feng, Ramon Gabriel Tenefrancia, Gileann Tan, and Mary Rice.

“We wanted to pick an opera that is cheerful and colorful, yet edgy and thought provoking,” said Gillis in an official press statement. “’The Garden of Alice’ merges both the adult and child worlds in a mesmerizing, strange and beautiful way! Alice finds herself alone, bored, and afraid—a frightening place we all recently visited collectively.”

The opera had its initial premiere in 1985 at Pacific Opera Victoria. This CLO production will feature a re-orchestrated score for violin, cello, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, and piano.

The opera will run through May 21, 2022.

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By David Salazar

Prior to creating OperaWire, DAVID SALAZAR, (Editor-in-Chief) worked as a reporter for Latin Post where he interviewed major opera stars including Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Vittorio Grigolo, Diana Damrau and Rolando Villazon among others. His 2014 interview with opera star Kristine Opolais was cited in a New York Times Review.

He also had the opportunity of interviewing numerous Oscar nominees, Golden Globe winners and film industry giants such as Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac and John Leguizamo among others.

David holds a Masters in Media Management from Fordham University. During his time at Fordham, he studied abroad at the Jagiellonian University in Poland. He also holds a dual bachelor’s from Hofstra University in Film Production and Journalism.