Helene Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Seattle Opera and San Francisco Opera have announced their 2015-16 seasons this week. Seattle Opera is back to six productions (*=debut) in Aidan Lang's first full season at SO: Summer opera #1 is Nabucco (Aug 8-22) with Jamie Barton* with Gordon Hawkins, Mary Elizabeth Williams, and Christian van Horn* in one cast and Weston Hurt, Raffaella Angeletti*, and Andreas Bauer* in the other. The special production add-on is Jack Perla's An American Dream (Aug 21 and 23) with Morgan Smith, D'Ana Lombard*, Hae Ji Chang*, Nina Yoshida Nelson*, and Adam Lau. (Not included in subscription price.) Pearl Fishers (Oct 17-31) with Brett Polegato, John Tessier, Maureen McKay*, and Jonathan Lemalu* in one cast and Keith Phares, Elizabeth Zharoff*, Anthony Kalil,* and Joo Wan Kang* in the other Marriage of Figaro (Jan 16-30) with Shenyang*, Nuccia Focile, Bernarda Bobro*, Morgan Smith, and Karin Moshegain in one cast and Aubrey Allcock, Talise Trevigne*, Caitlin Lynch, John Moore*, and Elizabeth Pojanowski in the other. Aidan Lang directs. Mary Stuart (Feb 27-March 12) with Andrew Owens*, Weston Hurt, and Michael Todd Simpson with Christine Rice and Mary Elizabeth Williams in one cast and Joyce El-Khoury* and Kerry Alkema* in the other. Flying Dutchman (May 7-21) with Greer Grimsley, Alwyn Mellor, and Nikolai Schukoff* in one cast and Alfred Walker, Wendy Bryn Harmer, and David Danholt (co-winner of last summer's Wagner Competition) in the other. The 2015-16 season will be David Gockley's last heading San Francisco Opera. I'm going to need a bulk ticket deal on flights to the Bay Area. SFO Fall Season: Luisa Miller (Sep 11-27) with Leah Crocetto, Michael Fabiano, and Thomas Hampson. Sweeney Todd (Sep 12-29) with Gerald Finley and Stephanie Blythe. Lucia di Lammermoor (Oct 8-28) with Diana Damrau and Piotr Beczala Magic Flute (Oct 20-Nov 20) with Nadine Sierra, Paul Appleby, Phillippe Sly, Alfred Reiter, and Albina Shagimuratova Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Nov 18-Dec 6) with Greer Grimsley, Brandon Jovanovich, and Rachel Willis-Sorensen. Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Nov 25-Dec 9) with Lucas Meacham, Daniela Mack, and Rene Barbera. Usher House/Fall of the House of Usher (Dec 8-13) with Brian Mulligan and Richard Croft. SFO Spring/Summer Season: Carmen (May 27-Jul 3) with Irene Roberts, Brian Jagde, Nadine Sierra, and Zachary Nelson in one cast and Ginger Costa-Jackson, Riccardo Massi, Erika Grimaldi, and Michael Sumuel in the other. The director that everyone who hates new directors loves to hate, Calixto Bieito, directs. Don Carlo (Jun 12-29) with Michael Fabiano, Krassimira Stoyanova, Nadia Krasteva, Mariusz Kwiecien, and Rene Pape. Jenufa (Jun 14-Jul 1) with Mylin Bystrom, Karita Matilla, William Burden, and Scott Quinn. It looks like Matilla has moved to Kostelnicka. Link to comment
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