Houston Grand Opera Presents the First Mariachi Opera 11/13

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will present its forty-first world premiere, To Cross the Face of the Moon / Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, commissioned by HGO through its Song of Houston project. Music by José "Pepe" Martínez, music director of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, with libretto by acclaimed Broadway director and author Leonard Foglia, the opera will be performed in concert by a cast that includes mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte, baritone and HGO studio alumnus Octavio Moreno, and Martinez, together with Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, on Saturday, November 13, 2010, at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, Texas. This will be Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán's only Houston performance in 2010.

To Cross the Face of the Moon/Cruzar la Cara de la Luna chronicles three generations of a family, divided by countries and cultures narrating the emotional and spiritual connection to one's country of origin, the challenges of being a stranger in a foreign land, and the very nature of home at the heart of the immigrant experience.

WHEN: Saturday, November 13, 2010

WHERE: Wortham Theater Center's Brown Theater, Texas Avenue at Smith Street, Houston, Texas.
(713)-228-OPERA

ARTISTS: Laurentino..............................................Octavio Moreno
....................... Renata...................................................Cecilia Duarte
....................... Lupita...................................................Vanessa Cerda Alonzo
....................... Chucho..................................................José "Pepe" Martínez
....................... Mark.............................................. .............David Guzman
....................... Diana............................................. .............Brittany Wheeler
....................... Rafael....................................................Brian Shircliffe
....................... Victor....................................................Juan Mejia

....................... Director/Designer..................................................Leonard Foglia
....................... Lighting Designer.......................................Michael Clark

LANGUAGE: To Cross the Face of the Moon will be performed in a mix of Spanish and English with Spanish and English Surtitles

TICKETS: Single tickets for To Cross the Face of the Moon, are on sale now.
For tickets and general information, go to www.houstongrandopera.org or call (713)-228-OPERA or 1-(800)-62-OPERA

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