This is a truncated press release from the San Diego Opera
San Diego Opera’s 2018-2019 Season Opens with Mozart’s Beloved
The Marriage of Figaro
Bass-baritone Nicholas Brownlee makes anticipated Company debut as Figaro
Mezzo-sopranos Emily Fons (Cherubino) and Susanne Mentzer (Marcellina) make welcome returns to the Company
New production to San Diego Opera audiences
These performances made possible by Lead Production Sponsor Darlene Marcos Shiley
San Diego, CA –
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s boisterous romantic comedy
The Marriage of Figaro opens San Diego Opera’s 2018-2019
season on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 7 PM for four performances at
the Civic Theatre. Additional performances are October 23, 26, and 28
(matinee), 2018. Assembled for the opening opera
of the season is an exciting young cast including the house debut of
American bass-baritone
Nicholas Brownlee as Figaro. He will be joined by baritone John Moore as Count Almaviva and soprano
Caitlin Lynch as the Countess, both in exciting Company debuts. Soprano
Sarah Shafer makes her welcomed San Diego Opera debut as Susanna. Returning mezzo-sopranos
Emily Fons, last heard as Zerlina in 2015’s Don Giovanni, returns to sing Cherubino and
Susanne Mentzer, last heard as Octavian in 1992’s Der Rosenkavalier returns to sing the role of Marcellina. Rounding out the cast is returning bass-baritone
Ashraf Sewailam, last heard as Alidoro in 2016’s Cinderella, as Dr. Bartolo; returning tenor
Joseph Hu, last heard as Goro in 2016’s Madama Butterfly, as Basilio and Don Curizo; returning bass-baritone
Scott Sikon, last heard as Marquis D’Obigny in 2017’s La traviata; and soprano
Lisa Frisque as Barbarina. John Nelson conducts the performances and
Stephen Lawless stages the action in this production. The Marriage of Figaro is a co-production between San Diego Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Philadelphia, and Palm Beach Opera.
Performed in Italian with English translations above the stage,
The Marriage of Figaro was last performed by San Diego Opera in
2007. This will be the sixth time the opera has been performed by the
Company with additional performances in 1998, 1992, 1986, and 1973.
The scenery and costumes of
The Marriage of Figaro are designed by Leslie Travers. The choreographer is
Eric Sean Fogel. The Lighting Designer is Thomas C. Hase.
The Marriage of Figaro
will have a radio broadcast on
Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 8 PM on KPBS radio, 89.5 FM (97.7 FM Calexico) and online at
www.kpbs.org
These performances of
The Marriage of Figaro are made possible by the Lead Production Sponsor,
Darlene Marcos Shiley.
Pre-production photos can be found online at:
https://sandiegoopera.smugmug.com/San-Diego-Opera-2018-2019-PreProduction-Artwork/
Performance Schedule
Saturday October 20, 2018 7 PM
Tuesday October 23, 2018 7 PM
Friday October 26, 2018 7 PM
Sunday October 28, 2018 2 PM
Get Connected
Pre-Opera Lectures
These
30-minute informative lectures for the main stage operas take place in
the Civic Theatre one hour prior to every performance and offer
wonderful insights into the production audience
members are about to see. These lectures are free to all ticket
holders.
Post-Opera Talkbacks
Join
the cast, crew, musicians and artists right after the performance of the
main stage operas for an engaging, entertaining and informative Q&A
session moderated by a San Diego Opera
staff member. These lectures are held in the Civic Theatre and are free
to all ticket holders.
San Diego Opera Podcast Series
Get to
know the artists and operas of the 2018-2019 Season. These insights into
the singers and productions can be enjoyed by opera fans as well as
those who are new to the art form. Casual
and fun, this is a great way to learn about our artists and the operas
they star in. Watch online at
http://www.sdopera.org/Company/Education/Podcasts.
These videos are also available on our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/SanDiegoOpera
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San Diego Opera on YouTube
Now viewers can watch a large portion of San Diego Opera’s programming at their convenience on YouTube. Archived versions of
OperaTalk!, Stars in the Salon, Opera Spotlight, our video podcast series and much more can be found on the San Diego Opera channel at:
http://www.youtube.com/SanDiegoOpera
San Diego Opera on Instagram
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picture is worth a thousand words! Take a look at what happens backstage
and in the office on San Diego Opera’s Instagram page.
http://instagram.com/sandiegoopera
Purchasing Tickets
Subscriptions to the 2018-2019 season are now on sale. Single tickets are on sale in the summer.
Single
tickets start at $49 for all mainstage performances. Single tickets
start at $35 for all dētour Series operas. Children prices exist, please
visit
www.sdopera.org or call
619.533.7000 for more information.
Senior
citizen discounts of 15% are available to the Main Stage series on
Tuesday and Friday subscription packages. Senior citizen discounts of
15% are available to the
dētour Series on Saturday subscription packages.
Military
discounts (active and retired) of 50% are available to the Main Stage
series on Tuesday and Friday subscription packages. Military discounts
of 50% are available
to the dētour Series on Saturday subscription packages.
For information about tickets please visit
www.sdopera.org or call
619.533.7000
San Diego Opera 2018-2019 Season
The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart October 20, 23, 26, and 28 (mat), 2018
All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
Peter Rothstein December 7, 8, and 9 (mat), 2018
Rigoletto Giuseppe Verdi
February 2, 5, 8, and 10 (mat), 2019
Three Decembers Jake Heggie
March 8, 9, 10 (mat), 2019
Carmen Georges Bizet
March 30, April 2, 5, and 7 (mat) 2019
One Amazing Night –Stephen Powell and Stephen Costello
May 15, 2019
