CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA OPERA COVERAGE

Lyric Opera of Chicago in the Black for Its 2012-13 Season

Anthony Freud, general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, announced yesterday that the company is projecting a breakeven operating performance for fiscal year 2013. Lyric has operated in the black fo... (more...)

Lyric Opera of Chicago Unveils World's First Mariachi Opera CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA Tonight

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the Midwest premiere of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, the world's first mariachi opera, featuring Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, tonight, April 7, 2013, at 3:30 p.m. a... (more...)

BWW Reviews: CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA is Astoundingly Beautiful and Compelling

Houston Grand Opera's 41st World Premiere Opera CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA/TO CROSS THE FACE OF THE MOON premiered in the Brown Theater at the Wortham Center on November 13, 2012. The performance playe... (more...)

HGO's Spring 2013 Season Features TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, IL TROVATORE and Mariachi Opera

Spring will bring a trio of striking productions to Houston Grand Opera, starting with the return-by-popular-demand of the world's first mariachi opera - Cruzar la Cara de la Luna ('To Cross the Face ... (more...)

BWW Interviews: Vanessa Cerda-Alonzo Talks HGO's CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA

I recently got the chance to speak with Vanessa Cerda-Alonzo, who has been performing all over the world as Lupita in the world's first Mariachi Opera, CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA. We talked about her c... (more...)

Lyric Opera of Chicago Unveils World's First Mariachi Opera CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA, 4/7

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the Midwest premiere of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, the world's first mariachi opera, featuring Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, on Sunday, April 7, 2013, at 3:30 p.m.... (more...)

HGO's Spring 2013 Season to Feature TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, IL TROVATORE and Mariachi Opera

Spring will bring a trio of striking productions to Houston Grand Opera, starting with the return-by-popular-demand of the world's first mariachi opera - Cruzar la Cara de la Luna ('To Cross the Face ... (more...)

Houston Grand Opera Brings Recognition to UNESCO-Protected Mariachi

After last December's premiere run in Houston of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, the world's first mariachi opera, the Houston Chronicle called the piece 'a bold first-time fusion' that 'succeeded on all f... (more...)

Lynn Wyatt Receives 2011 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award

Lynn Wyatt, Houston Grand Opera Life Trustee and longtime member of the Board of Directors, was recently named a recipient of the 2011 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award. Sponsored by OPERA Amer... (more...)