John Caird's Production of LA BOHEME Opens Houston Grand Opera's 2012-13 Season, 10/19

The Italian Girl in Algiers (new production)

Oct 26 – Nov 11, 2012

Isabella: Daniela Barcellona

Lindoro: Lawrence Brownlee

Mustafà: Patrick Carfizzi

Taddeo: Daniel Belcher

Haly: Robert Pomakov

Conductor: Carlo Rizzi

Director: Joan Font

Set and Costume Designer: Joan Guillén 

Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Richard Bado, Chorus Master

A co-production with Teatro Real, Madrid; Maggio Musicale, Florence; and Opera National Bordeaux

Show Boat (new production)

Jan 18 – Feb 9, 2013

Magnolia Hawkes: Sasha Cooke

Gaylord Ravenal: Joseph Kaiser

Julie La Verne: Melody Moore

Joe: Morris Robinson

Queenie: Marietta Simpson

Parthy Hawkes: Cheryl Parrish 

Director: Francesca Zambello

Set Designer: Peter Davison 

Costume Designer: Paul Tazewell

Don Giovanni

Jan 25 – Feb 10, 2013

Don Giovanni: Adrian Eröd

Leporello: Kyle Ketelsen

Donna Anna: Rachel Willis-Sorensen

Donna Elvira: Veronika Dzhioeva

Don Ottavio: Joel Prieto

Zerlina: Malin Christensson

Masetto: Michael Sumuel

The Commendatore: Morris Robinson

Conductor: Trevor Pinnock

Director: Harry Silverstein

Set and Costume Designer: Carl Friedrich Oberle

Tristan und Isolde (new production)

April 18 – May 5, 2013

Isolde: Nina Stemme

Tristan: Ben Heppner

Brangäne: Claudia Mahnke

Kurwenal: Ryan McKinny 

King Marke: Christof Fischesser

Melot: Roger Honeywell

Conductor: Patrick Summers

Director: Christof Loy

Set and Costume Designer: Johannes Leiacker 

Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Richard Bado, Chorus Master

Il trovatore

April 26 – May 11, 2013

Leonora: Tamara Wilson

Manrico: Marco Berti

Azucena: Dolora Zajick

Count di Luna: Tómas Tómasson 

Ferrando: Vuyani Mlinde 

Conductor: Patrick Summers

Director: Steven Lawless

Set Designer: Benoit Dugardyn

Costume Designer: Martin Pakledinaz

Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Richard Bado, Chorus Master

Production co-owned by Los Angeles Opera and Washington National Opera