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 {…}
New Mexico’s Opera Southwest has announced a New Year’s Eve Concert at the National Hispanic Cultural Center-Journal Theatre in Albuquerque. The event will feature music by Mozart and Verdi as performed by such artists as Claudia Chapa, Michelle Johnson, Zaikuan Song, and David Walton. They will be conducted by Anthony Barese. The showcase kicks off at 2:30 p.m. and will {…}
Opera Southwest is set to present a double bill of Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” with the “Doctor Atomic Symphony” just in time for Halloween. First on the bill, “Bluebeard’s Castle,” stars Justin Hopkins as Duke Bluebeard and Andrea Hillthe as Judith. Senior set artists from Meow Wolf, Lance Ryan McGoldrick and David Cudney have woven traditional themes, colors, and modern technology {…}
Opera Southwest is set to present “Mariposa Que Vuela” on Sept. 23, 2023. The showcase, which kicks off at 6 p.m. local time, will feature soprano Cecilia Violetta López as she presents a “recital autobiográfico” that features mariachi, ranchera, and opera classics. She will be joined by pianist Nate Salazar and musicians from the Mariachi Amigos de Nuevo Mexico. “This {…}
Opera Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico is set to present Rossini’s “L’Occasione fa il Ladro.” The opera will be part of its Apprentice Artist Program, which began in 2014 and selects artists through competitive national auditions. In a statement said OSW Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Anthony Barrese said, “Many opera companies in the U.S. have apprentice programs, but ours {…}
Opera Southwest is set to present Puccini’s “Turandot” celebrating its 50th anniversary. The company will present the work four times between March 12 and 19, 2023 with Chinese Director XinXin Tang helming the production. Tang’s production is a co-production with OperaDelaware and Fargo Moorhead Opera which will be presented at the later companies in 2024. Soprano Michelle Johnson makes a {…}