NPR world of opera presents Houston Grand Opera.(Brief Article)

 
BROADCAST OF OCTOBER 12, 1:30 RM. (ET) 
 
RIGOLETTO 
 
Music by Giuseppe Verdi 
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, 
after Victor Hugo's play Le Roi s'Amuse 
 
THE CAST (in order of vocal appearance) 
 
Duke of Mantua        tenor, ROBERTO ARONICA 
Borsa                    tenor, SCOTT SCULLY 
Rigoletto          bar., DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY 
Countess Ceprano      sop., KRISTIN REIERSEN 
Marullo                  bar., AARON JUDISCH 
Count Ceprano         bass, JOSHUA WINOGRADE 
Count Monterone 
                    bass-bar., GEORGE CORDES 
Sparafucile              bass, RAYMOND ACETO 
Gilda                   sop., LAURA CLAYCOMB 
Giovanna             mezzo, ANGELA NIEDERLOH 
Maddalena           mezzo, STEPHANIE NOVACEK 
 
Conducted by PATRICK SUMMERS 
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus 
 
THE SCENES 
 
ACT I     Prelude 
  Sc. 1   Duke's palace 
  Sc. 2   Street outside 
  Sc. 3   Rigoletto's house 
ACT II    Duke's palace 
ACT III 
  Sc. 1   Street outside 
  Sc. 2   Sparafucile's tavern 
  Sc. 3   Street outside 
 
BROADCAST OF OCTOBER 19, 1:30 RM. (ET) 
 
TANNHAUSER 
 
Music and libretto by Richard Wagner 
 
THE CAST (in order of vocal appearance) 
 
Venus                        mezzo, MICHELLE DEYOUNG 
Tannhauser                      tenor, STIG ANDERSEN 
Shepherd                      mezzo, MARIE LENORMAND 
Landgraf Hermann               bass, STEPHEN MILLING 
Walther von der Vogelweide 
                              tenor, PATRICK MARQUES 
Biterolf                          bass., OREN GRADUS 
Wolfram von Eschenbach 
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