Opera Southwest will present “Doña Clementina” this April. The work by Luigi Boccherini and Ramón de la Cruz, will be sung in Spanish at the National Hispanic Cultural Center-Journal Theatre in Albuquerque. It stars Teresa Castillo, Alejandra Sandoval, Laurel Semerdjian, Christian Garcia, Carlos Arculeta, and Christina Martos. Darwin Aquino conducts a production directed by Pat Diamond. The work was originally {…}
Opera Southwest has announced that it is adding a performance for its run of “Llantos 1492.” The company announced on social media, noting that an extra showcase would take place on Feb. 19, 2025. Adam del Monte’s new opera blends flamenco with history, set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition and the fall of Granada. The story follows Jewish {…}
Albuquerque’s Opera Southwest is set to present the world premiere of “Llantos 1492” on Feb. 16 – 23, 2025. The new work by Adam del Monte is a flamenco-fused opera set during the Spanish Inquisition and the fall of Granada. At the core of the story is a Jewish lawyer, Youssef Biboldo, who challenges the Inquisition, leading to greater persecution {…}
(Photo credit Kaleigh Rae Gamache) Opera Southwest has announced the lineup for its New Year’s Eve Concert. The performance, set for Dec. 31, 2024 at 2 p.m., followed by a dinner at La Fonda at 5:30 p.m., will feature tenor Clay Hilley as its featured guest singer. The heldentenor is having a massive international career and was recently the recipient {…}
Opera Southwest is set to present The New Mexico Symphonic Chorus performing Handel’s “Mesías” in a new Spanish translation. The concert will make use of a new translation commissioned by the Contra Costa Bach Society and will see the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus return to the company following past collaborations including “Pearl Fishers” in 2014 and “Aida” in 2015. Going {…}
Opera Southwest is set to present “Madama Butterfly” starting on Oct. 27, 2024. The production will run for a total of four performances through Nov. 3 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center-Journal Theatre. Headlining the production will be Cecilia Violetta López as Cio Cio San. She is joined by tenor Hak Soo Kim as Pinkerton and Laurel Semerdjian as Suzuki. {…}
(Photo courtesy of Opera Southwest) Opera Southwest is set to present “Matilde” on Sept. 13 and 14, 2024. The opera by Carlo Coccia originally premiered in 1811 at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice and explores the love story of Federico and Matilde and the mistaken identities and major challenges they encounter. “’Matilde’ also enjoyed popularity in at least five {…}
Opera Southwest will present “Carmen en Español” this May. The production of the famed Bizet Opera will star Eliza Bonet and Olga Perez Flora in the title role on alternating days. As Don José, audiences will see Isaac Hurtado and Jamie Flora while Octavio Moreno and Cecilia Violetta Lopez interpret Escamillo and Micaëla, respectively. Other cast members include Javier Ortiz, {…}
Opera Southwest is set to present “Beyond Carmen.” The performance, scheduled for April 13 and 14, 2024, will feature mezzo-soprano, flautist, and percussionist Audrey Babcock and guitarist and percussionist Andrés Vadin as they explore an homage to Bizet’s famed opera and her musical roots. “With Beyond Carmen we will explore her Sephardic roots, singing in Ladino or ‘Judeo Spanish,’ similar {…}
Opera Southwest has delayed the opening of Jorge Martín-Buján & Dolores M. Koch’s “Before Night Falls” on Feb. 25, 2024. The company said that the opening performance of “Before Night Falls” has been delayed due to COVID. The new schedule will showcase the opera on March 1, 2, and 3, 2024. The New Mexico premiere will feature a cast that includes {…}
Opera Southwest is set to present “Before Night Falls” this February and March. Opening on Feb. 25, 2024, and with subsequent performances on March 1 and 3, the work by Jorge Martín-Buján and Dolores M. Koch will be showcased at the National Hispanic Cultural Center-Journal Theatre in Albuquerque. Based on the autobiography by Reinaldo Arenas, the opera premiered in 2010 {…}