"He did the American premieres of six operas by Strauss," Meya said. Richard Strauss' romantic comedy "Der Rosenkavalier" opens on July 20 in a nod to the legacy of SFO founder John Crosby. It's a cautionary tale infused with humor." "Mozart referred to it as a drama with some humorous elements.
While most opera fans think of "Don Giovanni" as tragic, its composer thought differently, Meya said. The opera is set in Victorian London during the 1880s. The production draws parallels between the notorious seducer and the character in Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" who chases pleasure and eternal youth. Mozart's masterpiece "Don Giovanni" follows on June 29 in a new interpretation by director Stephen Barlow following his production of Gioachino Rossini's "The Barber of Seville." Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green debuts as the lecherous nobleman recent SFO apprentice singer Teresa Perrotta sings Donna Anna. Uzbeki tenor Bekhzod Davronov is Alfredo.
Acclaimed Armenian soprano Mané Galoyan sings the role of Violetta. The opera is set in Paris on the eve of World War II. "She's one of the most sought-after stage directors," Meya said.
Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" opens the season June 28 and is set in the late 1930s by the Vienna-based director Louisa Muller in her company debut. It's an extraordinary statement to be making. "A televangelist sells his soul and turns to politics. "They say it's influenced by the story of King David in the Bible," Meya said. Spears' longtime collaborator Smith is a professor of English and of African and African American studies at Harvard University. "Gregory has really established himself as one of the emerging young composers," Meya said. Spears is known for composing 2016's "Fellow Travelers," based on the McCarthy era and the persecution of gays in the CIA. The libretto spans three presidencies, the AIDS crisis and the recession.
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