The season promises to focus an unusually bright spotlight on the succession of guest conductors. 21 concert for subscribers by Plácido Domingo. More traditional fare is represented by Puccini’s “Tosca,” in a new production by director Shawna Lucey and designer Robert Innes Hopkins, and Bizet’s “Carmen.” The season also includes an Oct. The opera was co-commissioned and co-produced by the company along with Indiana University and Houston Grand Opera, which gave the piece its world premiere in November 2016.ĭonizetti’s “Roberto Devereux” will return to the stage of the War Memorial Opera House for the first time since 1979, and several other works are being revived after long absences: Strauss’ “Arabella” for the first time since 1999, Handel’s “Orlando” (1985) and Dvorák’s “Rusalka” (1995). The season includes the West Coast premiere of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” San Francisco composer Jake Heggie’s treatment of the 1946 Frank Capra film classic. “We’re trying to be very thoughtful about production choices, and to find the right way to present the most thrilling repertoire possible using our resources,” he said.
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