OPERASHOP

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Join us in the Florian Opera Bistro for Pre-lecture dining. Immediate seating before 5:15 p.m. Then attend the pre-opera lecture. go.

MAJOR VOICES SOARING!

Music and drama that thrill...delight...and stir the soul! Learn more about our fabulous 2010/11 season. go. 

BACKSTAGE TOURS

Discover the backstage magic at the Civic Opera House. go.

Photo Credits

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The Elixir of Love — Dan Rest
The Damnation of Faust — George Souglides (set model design), Dan Rest (photo)
The Marriage of Figaro — Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera
Macbeth - James Noone
Carmen — Robert Kusel
A Midsummer Night's Dream — Felix Sanchez/Houston Grand Opera
A Masked Ball — Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
The Mikado — Mark Thompson
The Girl of the Golden West — Dan Rest
Lohengrin — Clive Barda/Royal Opera House
Hercules — Peter Turnley/Corbis Cast Photos
What's New: 2010/11 Season Announced — Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
What's New: The Elixir of Love Audio Previews — Dan Rest
What's New: The Damnation of Faust Audio Previews — George Souglides (set model design), Dan Rest (photo)
What's New: The Elixir of Love — Dan Rest


Season Overview:
Tosca — Beth Bergman/Metropolitan Opera
The Elixir of Love — Dan Rest
The Damnation of Faust — Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
The Marriage of Figaro — Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera
Macbeth — James Noone
Carmen — Monika Rittershaus
A Midsummer Night's Dream — Felix Sanchez/Houston Grand Opera
A Masked Ball — Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
The Mikado — Mark Thompson
The Girl of the Golden West — Dan Rest
Lohengrin — Clive Barda/Royal Opera House
Hercules — Peter Turnley/Corbis


Tosca  
Set Shot — Robert Kusel
Deborah Voigt — Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Violeta Urmana — Javier del Real/Teatro Real, Madrid
Vladimir Galouzine — Dan Rest
Marco Berti — Brett Coomer/Houston Grand Opera
James Morris — Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Lucio Gallo — Dan Rest


Faust  
Set Shot — Robert Kusel
Piotr Beczala — Catherine Ashmore
Joseph Kaiser — Dan Rest
Ana Maria Martinez — Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
René Pape — Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera
Kyle Ketelsen — Bill Cooper


Ernani
Set Shot — Dan Rest
Designer — Scott Marr
Salvatore Licitra — Robert Millard/Los Angeles Opera
Sondra Radvanovsky — Robert Millard/Los Angeles Opera
Boaz Daniel — Dan Rest
Giacomo Prestia — Roberto Ricci/Teatro Regio Parma


Katya Kabanova
Set Shot — Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Karita Mattila — Beth Bergman/Metropolitan Opera
Judith Forst — Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Brandon Jovanovich — Deborah Gray-Mitchell/Florida Grand Opera


The Merry Widow  
Set Shot — Dan Rest
Designer — Daniel Ostling
Elizabeth Futral — Dan Rest
Roger Honeywell — Dan Rest
Stephen Costello — Karen Almond/Dallas Opera


The Elixir of Love
Set Shot — Robert Kusel
Nicole Cabell — Catherine Ashmore
Susanna Phillips — Ken Howard/San Diego opera
Giuseppe Filianoti — Patrice Nin
Frank Lopardo — Dan Rest


The Damnation of Faust
Set Shot — Corbis/Tom Brakefield
Susan Graham — Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera
John Relyea — Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Paul Groves — Karen Almond/Dallas Opera


The Marriage of Figaro
Set Shot — Robert Kusel
Kyle Ketelsen — Bill Cooper
Danielle de Niese — Decca/Lorenzo Aguis
Anne Schwanewilms — Dan Rest
Mariusz Kwiecien — Mike Hoban
Joyce DiDonato — Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera


Macbeth
Set Design — James Noone
Thomas Hampson — Nigel Norrington/ArenaPAL
Nadja Michael — Enrico Nawrath
Dimitri Pittas — Ken Howard/Metropolotan Opera

 
Carmen
Set Shot — Robert Kusel
Photo of Yonghoon Lee and Nadia Krasteva — Monika Rittershaus
Kate Aldrich — John Grigaitis/Michigan Opera Theatre
Nadia Krasteva — Monika Rittershaus/Netherlands Opera
Yonghoon Lee — Monika Rittershaus/Netherlands Opera
Brandon Jovanovich — Mike Hoban
Elaine Alvarez — Dan Rest
Nicole Cabell — Philip Groshong/Cincinnati Opera
Kyle Ketelsen — Nigel Norrington/ArenaPAL
 

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Set Shot — Felix Sanchez/Houston Grand Opera
David Daniels — Antoni Bofill
Anna Christy — Ken Howard /Metropolitan Opera
Peter Rose — Antoni Bofill
Erin Wall — Dan Rest
Lucas Meachem — Janet Wilson/New Orleans Opera

 
A Masked Ball
Set Shot — Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
Frank Lopardo — Dan Rest
Sondra Radvanovsky — Dan Rest
Mark Delavan — Robert Millard/LA Opera
Stephanie Blythe — Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera

 
The Mikado
Set Design — Mark Thompson
James Morris — Victor Skrebneski
Neal Davies — Tim Fuller/Arizona Opera
Stephanie Blythe — Tim Fuller/Arizona Opera
Toby Spence — Nigel Norrington/ArenaPAL

 
The Girl of the Golden West
Set Shot — Dan Rest
Deborah Voigt — Dan Rest
Marcello Giordani — Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera
Marco Vratogna — Javier Del Real/Teatro Real
 

Lohengrin
Set Photo — Clive Barda/Royal Opera House
Johan Botha — Clive Barda/Royal Opera House
Emily Magee — Clive Barda/Royal Opera House
Michaela Schuster — Karl Forster
Greer Grimsley — Ken Howard/San Diego Opera

 
Hercules
Main Photo — Peter Turnley/Corbis
Eric Owens — Dan Rest
Alice Coote — Clive Barda/ArenaPAL
David Daniels — Robert Millard/Los Angeles Opera


Renée Fleming Concert
Renée Fleming Photo — Decca/Andrew Eccles