Detwiler is becoming widely-known for his magnetic and energizing performances.ĬherubinoKaitlyn Costello recently made her professional debut with Central City Opera as Ado Annie in Oklahoma!, followed by her Atlanta Opera debut as Mercédès in Carmen. With more than 40 leading roles to his credit in Opera Houses across the U.S., Mr. Notable European engagements include Marenka in The Bartered Bride at Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Mimi in La Bohème with the Berlin Staatsoper.Ĭount AlmavivaStarring in the pivotal role of Count Almaviva is baritone Jason Detwiler.

Her recent performances include Desdemona at Royal Opera Covent Garden and San Francisco Opera, Violetta in La Traviata and Leonora in Il Trovatore at The Met, and Elisabetta in Don Carlo at Sofia (Bulgaria) National Opera.

Vassileva makes her second appearance with Wichita Grand Opera this season as the Countess. She also starred as Serpina in La serva padrona with the Vestfold Festspillene festival in Norway.Ĭountess AlmavivaMs. Ava was a Grammy nominee (Best Opera Recording 2011) for her work in a period instrument recording with Ars Lyrica of Houston, singing Cleopatra in Hasse’s Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra. Recent seasons have included performances of Adina in L’elisir d’amore with the Arizona Opera and the Fort Worth Opera, Norina in Don Pasquale with Opera New Jersey, as well as Josephine for Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s H.M.S. SusannaSoprano Ava Pine, a native of Texas, continues to dazzle audiences and critics. Carfizzi made his European debut with Oper Köln as Leporello in Don Giovanni.

Bartolo in The Barber of Seville (Seattle Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Canadian Opera Company), and Papageno in Die Zauberflöte (Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera). Notable past engagements include Henry Kissinger in San Francisco Opera’s premiere of Nixon in China, Paolo in Simon Boccanegra (San Francisco Opera and The Met), Belcore in L’elisir d’amore (Santa Fe Opera), Dr. BARTOLO, a doctor from Seville (bass)ĬHORUS: Country men and women, ladies-in-waiting, servantsįigaroPatrick Carfizzi has starred in over 275 performances with the Metropolitan Opera in roles including Schaunard in Zeffirelli’s iconic production of La Bohème and Masetto in Don Giovanni. SUSANNA, Figaro’s betrothed & the Countess’ maid (soprano)ĭR. Moart’s The Marriage of Figaro Saturday, March 16, 2013, 7:00pm – Century II Concert HallĪ Comedic, Social Satiric Opera in Four Actsīased on the French comedy by Beaumarchais

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