Mozart’s masterpiece, coming to you in grand style with glorious costumes and sets! Another timeless story of betrayal, forgiveness and the vagaries of the human condition, the human heart and soul.
Enter the estate of Count and Countess Almaviva. While their relationship is on the rocks, their two favorite employees, Figaro and Susanna, are getting married. With the whole household in a stir, bad behavior, surprising plot twists, and comical hijinks ensue. Will every relationship in the castle make it through the Marriage unscathed?
Get ready to laugh, cry, and be moved by some of the greatest music ever written.
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Approximately 3 hrs with one intermission.
Performed in Italian, with English supertitles.
The Forum Theatre
236 Washington Street, Binghamton, NY.
December 18, 2022
May 25, 2023
Baritone Brian James Myer has been praised as an artist of “both voice and character to make him stand out in the crowd” (Sarasota Observer). In the spring of 2021, Mr. Myer returned to New York City Opera as Alberto in their workshop of Ricky Ian Gordan and Michael Korie’s The Garden of the Finzi-Continis and in 2022, he reprised the role in the opera’s world premiere (a recording of the opera will further take place in 2023). Also in the 2021–22 season, he made debuts with Baltimore Concert Opera and Opera Delaware as the title character in Il barbiere di Siviglia, joined the roster of The Metropolitan Opera as the cover of Marcellus/Player 4 in Brett Dean’s Hamlet, sang Second Nazarene in Salome with Bard Symphony Orchestra and made his Berkshire Opera Festival debut as Masetto in Don Giovanni. In 2022–23, he returns to Opera Orlando as Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, debuts with Symphony San Jose as the baritone soloist in Carmina Burana, sings the role of David Miller in Approaching Ali with Opera Las Vegas and joins New York Opera for their production of All is Calm. He also debuts the role of Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) with Tri-Cities Opera and Syracuse Opera, returns to Opera San Jose as Minister in Alma Deutscher’s Cinderella, and performs English art song in a recital with Brooklyn Art Song Society. Mr. Myer holds degrees from University of Nevada Las Vegas and the Cleveland Institute of Music.
2023/24 Season at TCO: Day/Night Creature in Papagayo; Gangster/Mother/Prosecutor in I Am a Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams; Lewis’ Mother (Bellomy) in The Fantasticks; Berta in The Barber of Seville
Hometown: Coppell, TX
Recently: Tri-Cities Opera: Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro, Mrs. Gobineau in The Medium, Edwina in Mystery on the Docks; Opera Steamboat: Joanne in Company; CU NOW: Joan of the Ground in Joan of the City; Eklund Opera: Lady with a Cakebox in Postcard from Morocco, Annina in La traviata, Gertrud in Hänsel und Gretel; Boulder Opera Company: Countess Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Lucia in Cavalleria Rusticana, Rosine in Signor Deluso
American baritone Robert Mellon has been acclaimed by Opera News for having “excellent comic timing” and a “domineering baritone, gleaming like polished copper.” During the 2022–2023 season he will be making his house debuts at Lyric Opera of Kansas City as Escamillo in Carmen, Tulsa Opera in L’italiana in Algeri as Taddeo, and Opera Tampa as Tonio in Pagliacci. Mr. Mellon will then return to Pensacola Opera to reprise the role of Marcello in La bohème and to Syracuse Opera and Tri-Cities Opera for Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro. With Opera Las Vegas he will debut the role of Germont in La traviata. Returning to Opera Maine, Mr. Mellon will make another role debut as Dandini in La Cenerentola. He will also sing the roles of Le Père, Ludovic and L’Usurier in a concert performance of La Belle et la Bête with Present Music in Milwaukee, WI.
Praised for her “perfectly spun, silvery soprano” and “brilliant, crystalline top,” soprano Elena Galván has gained recognition as a soprano with “deft timing and repartee of a natural comedienne” with a “bubbly personality and wicked sense [of] fun.” Most recently, Elena made her role debut of Adina in L’elisir d’amore with Livermore Valley Opera.
In recent seasons, Elena performed at Hawaii Opera Theatre as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, a role she also performed at Florida Grand Opera to critical acclaim. Elena was a Resident with Opera San José to perform Adele in Die Fledermaus, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Papagena and Pamina (cover) in Die Zauberflöte, after first performing the role of Lisette in La rondine there years before. Due to the pandemic, Elena was featured in a filmed version of Gianni Schicchi as Lauretta with Opera Ithaca, performed in virtual concerts for Livermore Valley Opera, and joined Fort Worth Opera as the title role in a virtual workshop of Poppea (Lowe).
Sable Strout (mezzo-soprano) is a native of Maine where she made her professional debut as Paggio (Rigoletto) with Opera Maine. Most recently, Sable performed the role of Flora (La Traviata) with Inland Northwest Opera. In the summer of 2022, Sable completed a residency as a festival artist with Opera Saratoga where she performed the mezzo-soprano solos in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle and covered the role of Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia). In the 2021/22 season she was an Emerging Artist at Opera Idaho. While in residence she sang the roles of Olga (The Merry Widow), Mercédès (Carmen), and Sister Lillianne (Dead Man Walking). Prior to her arrival in Idaho, Sable was an Apprentice Artist with the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program at Central City Opera, singing the roles of Sorceress (Dido and Aeneas), Giovanna (Rigoletto), and covering Nettie (Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel). In the spring of 2021, she made her company and role debut as Zerlina (Don Giovanni) with Wichita Grand Opera, and had the pleasure of adjudicating the first annual Ellen Chickering award presented by Maine NATS, named in honor of her late voice teacher and mentor.
Upcoming engagements include: Cherubino in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro with Tri-Cities Opera and Syracuse Opera, Stéphano in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette with Central City Opera, and Concert/Gala appearances with Opera Saratoga, Bare Opera, Central City Opera, and Opera Maine.
In 2023, baritone Jonathan Hays will perform hits from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals in the Colorado Springs Philharmonic’s production of “Some Enchanted Evening”, sing Don Bartolo in the Tri-Cities Opera production of Le nozze di Figaro, and play the role of Fred Graham/Petruchio in Central City Opera’s production of Kiss Me Kate. Over the past few seasons, Mr. Hays portrayed Signor Nacarelli in Central City Opera’s production of The Light in the Piazza, debuted with the Piedmont Opera as Giorgio Talbot in Maria Stuarda, returned to Syracuse Opera as Dr. Pangloss in Candide, sang the Brahms Liebesliederwaltzer with Market Square Concerts in Harrisburg, PA, and performed the monodrama Truth and Reconciliation (Mel Marvin/Jonathan Levi) with American Opera Project at Opera America. His recording of Robert Pound’s song cycle Orbit of the Soul (Roven Records/Naxos USA) about the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde, was released by Roven Records and Naxos USA in October of 2018. Colin Clarke of Fanfare Magazine wrote of the recording: “The present performance with baritone seems to hold a particular pathos. Perhaps that is due to Jonathan Hays’s superb interpretation: Technical aspects such as diction and pitching are so superbly managed that one’s attention is fully focused on Pound’s narrative. This is a positively revelatory release” (Mar/Apr 2019).
2023/24 Season at TCO: Day/Night Creature in Papagayo; Actor in All Is Calm; Matt’s Mother (Hucklebee) in The Fantasticks; Rosina (cover) in The Barber of Seville
Hometown: Austin, TX
Recently: Tri-Cities Opera: Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro, Mrs. Nolan in The Medium, Narrator in Mystery on the Docks; UNT Opera: Lucretia in The Rape of Lucretia, Estelle Oglethorpe in Later the Same Evening, Orfeo in Orfeo ed Euridice; The Dallas Opera: Jack’s Mother & Giant’s Wife in Jack and the Beanstalk; Opera in the Ozarks: Madame de la Haltière in Cendrillon; Houston Grand Opera: Strega Nona in Strega Nona, Music Student/Ensemble in Marian’s Song; Moores Opera Center: Mama McCourt in The Ballad of Baby Doe, Zulma in L’italiana in Algeri, Smeraldina in The Love for Three Oranges, Malacorpa in The Inspector
2023/24 Season at TCO: Papagayo in Papagayo; Actor in All Is Calm; Lewis in The Fantasticks; Sergeant/Count Almaviva (cover) in The Barber of Seville
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Recently: Tri-Cities Opera: Don Basilio/Don Curzio in The Marriage of Figaro, King Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Toby in The Medium, Ralph in Mystery on the Docks; Chautauqua Opera: Tobias Ragg in Sweeney Todd, Shakur in Thumbprint, Thaddeus Stevens in The Mother of Us All; Boston Lyric Opera: Luis (Cover) in Champion; Boston Conservatory Opera: Albert in Albert Herring, Tito in La clemenza di Tito, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Younger Thompson in Glory Denied
2022/23 Season at TCO: Edwina (Cover) in Mystery on the Docks; Archer/Kate/Ensemble in Pocket Opera Project; Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro
Hometown: New York, NY
Recently: Tri-Cities Opera: Delia (Cover) in Stone Soup, Ensemble in Gather Together; Binghamton University: Poppea in The Coronation of Poppea, Fire/Nightingale in L’enfant et les sortilèges, Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, Serpetta in La finta giardiniera, Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel, Spirit in Dido and Aeneas
2022/23 Season at TCO: Big Al in Mystery on the Docks; Mr. Gobineau in Madness & The Medium; King Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors; Count Almaviva (Cover) in The Marriage of Figaro
Hometown: Smithtown, NY
Recently: Long Island Lyric Opera: Masetto in Don Giovanni; Central City Opera: Rigoletto in Rigoletto; Indianapolis Opera: Masetto in Don Giovanni; Indianapolis Opera: Jigger Craigin in Carousel; Opera Project Columbus: Malatesta in Don Pasquale
Recognized as an “energetic” performer by The New York Times, Italian conductor Christian Capocaccia has distinguished himself as an artist of keen insight and musicianship. His ease on the podium and comfortable coaching style with musicians and singers have made him a favorite with orchestras, opera companies and vocalists.
The 2022–2023 season is Maestro Capocaccia’s first season as Artistic and Music Director of both Syracuse Opera and Tri-Cities Opera. He leads performances of The Medium and Le nozze di Figaro. In the summer of 2023, he debuts Pagliacci at the Pittsburgh Festival Opera, followed by the rarely performed La Vestale with Teatro Grattacielo, where he also conducted Zandonai’s Giulietta e Romeo in 2022. He made a company debut conducting the inaugural production of L’Orfeo by Monteverdi with Orpheus PDX.
Latino American director, David Radamés Toro, applies his backgrounds in music and mime to create innovative opera productions. He has worked at companies including Minnesota Opera, the Wexford Opera Festival, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Colorado, Opera Idaho, and Tri-Cities Opera.
David aspires to bring cultural relevance, diverse representation, and a modern opera experience to engage with new and returning audiences. Whether through abstraction or realism, from baroque to the modern era, his productions have been recognized for their sincerity and imagination. In a review for his production of Jonathan Dove’s Flight, the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote, “This staging showed that Flight has a beating heart, and something to say.” The San Diego Tribune called his 2019 adaption of Cavalli’s La Calisto “a well-sung and cleverly staged production.”
An admirer of modern era opera, David has had the privilege of directing 21st century works such as Dead Man Walking (Opera Idaho), Three Way (Fargo Morehead Opera), Glory Denied (Opera Fayetteville) and Flight (Minnesota Opera), as well as, assisting on the world premieres of Today It Rains (Opera Parallèle, 2019), Dinner at Eight (Minnesota Opera), The Shining (Minnesota Opera), and A New Kind of Fallout (Pittsburgh Festival Opera). Additionally, He directed the premiere of Rose Made Man: An Inside Out Opera for the Cohen New Works Festival in Austin, TX.
Pianist and vocal coach, John Cockerill, is the Assistant Conductor for Tri-Cities Opera. He has also served on the music staff of Des Moines Metro Opera and Seagle Festival in Schroon Lake, NY. He holds an M.M. in Musicology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and an M.M. in Collaborative Piano from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Recent music direction credits include La bohème, The Fantasticks, The Manchurian Candidate, and The Great Gatsby at Seagle Festival, and Mystery on the Docks, Stone Soup, Monkey and Francine in the City of Tigers, and Suor Angelica for Tri-Cities Opera. John has also been active in musical theatre. He made his off-Broadway debut at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2017, and he was nominated for a Jeff Award for Bonnie & Clyde in Chicago. You can hear him as a featured pianist on the recording of Rosśa Crean’s The Great God Pan (Navona Records, 2017).
