Miami performances are at the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.
Featured in the title role is American mezzo-soprano Kendall Gladen, who last performed this role in 2008 for Los Angeles Opera, with Plácido Domingo conducting. Tenor Adam Diegel, Don José, was a National Finalist in the 2003 Metropolitan Opera National Auditions and recently made his European debut as Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur at the National Theater of Hungary. Miami's own Elaine Alvarez, Micaëla, made her Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Mimì in the season -opening production of Puccini's La bohème, receiving the highest accolades. Mark Walters, Escamillo, returns to FGO after making his debut here last season as Giorgio Germont in La traviata. Returning to conduct is FGO former artistic director Willie Anthony Waters. The former artistic director of Connecticut Opera, Maestro Waters conducts internationally and is a frequent guest on Metropolitan Opera broadcast intermission features.
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