The Phoenix

The Operatic Adventures of Lorenzo Da Ponte on Two Continents in Two Acts

Music by Tarik O'Regan

Libretto by John Caird

This world premiére of an opera based on the life of Lorenzo Da Ponte, opened at the Brown Theatre at the Wortham Centre, the home of Houston Gerand Opera, on 26 April 2019. The Phoenix ran in repertoire with Kasper Holten's production of Mozart and Da Ponte's Don Giovanni until the 10 May.

Creative Team & Staff

Conductor & Continuo Patrick Summers
Director John Caird
Set and Costume Designer David Farley
Lighting Designer Michael James Clark
Choreographer/Movement Director Tim Claydon
Chorus Master Richard Bado
Children's Chorus Director Karen Reeves
Cello Continuo Barret Sills
Italian Coach Nicolò Sbuelz
Musical Preparation Geoffrey Loff, Peter Pasztor, Blair Salter
Stage Manager Annie Wheeler
Assistant Director Katrina Bachus
Supertitles Jeremy Johnson
Latin Text Alastair Harden
Italian Text Jonathan Brandani & Gabriele Colferai
Orchestrations Tarik O'Regan & Anthony Weedon
Dramaturg Jeremy Johnson
Commissioning Consultant Ann Owens
HGO Manging Director Perryn Leech

Cast

Lorenzo Da Ponte Thomas Hampson
Enzo & Young Da Ponte Luca Pisaroni
Patrick Kelly, Bishop of Ceneda, Giacomo Casanova, Emperor Joseph II, 'Opera' Taylor, Clement Clark Moore Chad Shelton
Maria Malibran, Wolfgang Mozart, Nancy Da Ponte Rihab Chaieb
Giulietta, Anzoletta, Mary Grahl, Brigida Banti Lauren Snouffer
Faustina, Angela Tiepolo, Annetta, Matilda Grahl, Anna Morichelli Elizabeth Sutphen
Emanuele Conigliano Gabriel Magallón
Baruch Conigliano Stephen Hill
Anania Conigliano Ethan Gonzalez