La boheme

Ellie Dehn sings Mimi in La bohème, January/February 2010

Piotr Beczala sings Rodolfo in La boheme, January/February 2010

Priti Gandhi sings Musetta in La boheme, January/February 2010

Jeff Mattsey sings Marcello in La boheme, January/February 2010

Nabucco

Richard Paul Fink sings Nabucco in Nabucco, February 2010

Raymond Aceto sings Zaccaria in Nabucco, February 2010

Sylvie Valayre sings Abigaille Nabucco, February 2010

Romeo and Juliet

Stephen Costello sings Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, March 2010

Ailyn Perez sings Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, March 2010

David Adam Moore sings Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, March 2010

La traviata

La traviata

Elizabeth Futral sings Violetta in La traviata, April 2010

Marius Brenciu sings Alfredo sings Violetta in La traviata, April 2010

Alan Opie sings Germont sings Violetta in La traviata, April 2010

Loren Meeker directs La boheme, January/February 2010

Lotfi Mansouri directs Nabucco, February 2010

Andrew Sinclair directs La traviata, April 2010

Cynthia Stokes directs Romeo and Juliet, March 2010

Karen Keltner conducts La boheme, January/February 2010 and Romeo and Juliet, March 2010

Edoardo Müller conducts Nabucco, February 2010

Renato Palumbo La traviata, April 2010

Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is Rodolfo and American soprano Ellie Denh is Mimì in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is Rodolfo and American soprano Ellie Denh is Mimì in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is Rodolfo and American soprano Ellie Denh is Mimì in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

(L-R) American bass-baritone Scott Sikon (Alcindoro), Indian-born soprano Priti Gandhi (Musetta) and American baritone Jeff Mattsey (Marcello) in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Indian-born soprano Priti Gandhi is Musetta in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Indian-born soprano Priti Gandhi is Musetta and American bass-baritone Scott Sikon is Alcindoro in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Indian-born soprano Priti Gandhi is Musetta in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is Rodolfo in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

(L-R) American bass Alfred Walker (Colline), American baritone Jeff Mattsey (Marcello), Polish tenor Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo) and American baritone Malcolm Mackenzie (Schaunard) around American soprano Ellie Dehn (Mimì) in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

American soprano Ellie Denh is Mimì in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

A scene from Act II of San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

A scene from Act IV of San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

(L-R) Polish tenor Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), American baritone Malcolm MacKenzie (Schaunard), American baritone Jeff Mattsey (Marcello) and American bass Alfred Walker (Colline) in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is Rodolfo and American soprano Ellie Dehn is Mimì in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is Rodolfo in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

American soprano Ellie Dehn is Mimì in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

American soprano Ellie Dehn is Mimì and Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is Rodolfo in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

(L-R) American baritone Jeff Mattsey (Marcello), Polish tenor Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), American soprano Ellie Dehn (Mimì), American baritone Malcolm Mackenzie and American bass Alfred Walker (Colline) in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Indian-born soprano Priti Gandhi is Musetta in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Indian-born soprano Priti Gandhi is Musetta in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

American baritone Jeff Mattsey is Marcello in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

American baritone Jeff Mattsey is Marccello and American soprano Ellie Dehn is Mimì in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is Rodolfo and American baritone Jeff Mattsey is Marcello in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

American soprano Ellie Dehn is Mimì in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

American bass Alfred Walker is Colline in San Diego Opera’s La bohème January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is Rodolfo and American soprano Ellie Dehn is Mimì in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Caption: Polish tenor Piotr Beczala is Rodolfo and American soprano Ellie Dehn is Mimì in San Diego Opera’s La bohème. January/February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver.

A scene from San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

The San Diego Opera Chorus in a scene from San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

French soprano Sylvie Valayre is Abigaille in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American baritone Richard Paul Fink is Nabucco in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

Indian born soprano Priti Gandhi is Anna in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American bass Raymond Aceto is Zaccaria in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

Israeli mezzo soprano Susana Poretsky is Fenena in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

Israeli mezzo soprano Susana Poretsky is Fenena and American tenor Arthur Shen is Ismaele in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

Israeli mezzo soprano Susana Poretsky is Fenena in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American bass Raymond Aceto is Zaccaria and Israeli mezzo soprano Susana Poretsky is Fenena in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American baritone Richard Paul Fink is Nabucco in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

French soprano Sylvie Valayre is Abigaille in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

(foreground) American tenor Arthur Shen is Ismaele, (background) Israeli mezzo soprano Susana Poretsky is Fenena and American baritone Richard Paul Fink is Nabucco in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

French soprano Sylvie Valayre is Abigaille in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

French soprano Sylvie Valayre is Abigaille in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American bass baritone Alfred Walker is the High Priest of Baal in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American baritone Richard Paul Fink is Nabucco in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American baritone Richard Paul Fink is Nabucco in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American baritone Richard Paul Fink is Nabucco and French soprano Sylvie Valayre is Abigaille in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American baritone Richard Paul Fink is Nabucco and French soprano Sylvie Valayre is Abigaille in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American baritone Richard Paul Fink is Nabucco and French soprano Sylvie Valayre is Abigaille in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American baritone Richard Paul Fink is Nabucco in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

(foreground) American bass Raymond Aceto is Zaccaria, Israeli mezzo soprano Susana Poretsky is Fenena and (background) American bass baritone Alfred Walker is the High Priest of Baal in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

A scene from San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American baritone Richard Paul Fink is Nabucco in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

French soprano Sylvie Valayre is Abigaille in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

(L-R) Indian born soprano Priti Gandhi is Anna, Israeli mezzo soprano Susana Poretsky is Fenena and American bass Raymond Aceto is Zaccaria in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

Taiwanese tenor Joseph Hu is Abdallo and American baritone Richard Paul Fink is Nabucco in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

American baritone Richard Paul Fink is Nabucco and French soprano Sylvie Valayre is Abigaille in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

French soprano Sylvie Valayre is Abigaille in San Diego Opera’s Nabucco. February, 2010. Photo © Cory Weaver

A scene from the Capulets’ ball from San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

The Capulets and Montagues take their deadly feud to the streets in a scene from San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

(L-R) American tenor Joel Sorensen (Tybalt) and American baritone David Adam Moore (Mercutio) are locked in deadly swordplay while American tenor Stephen Costello (Romeo) attempts to separate them in a scene from San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) is presented at the party by American bass-baritone Scott Sikon (Count Capulet) and American mezzo soprano Suzanna Guzmán (Gertrude) in a scene from San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American bass baritone Scott Sikon (Count Capulet) surrounded by revelers in a scene from San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American baritone David Adam Moore (Mercutio) and American tenor Stephen Costello (Romeo) flanked by the Mercutio clan in a scene from San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American tenor Stephen Costello (Romeo) and American baritone David Adam Moore (Mercutio) in a scene from San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American tenor Stephen Costello is Romeo in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez is Juliet in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) and American tenor Stephen Costello (Romeo) in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez is Juliet in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

(L-R) American bass baritone Scott Sikon (Count Capulet), American baritone Malcolm MacKenzie (Gregorio), tenor Joel Sorensen (Tylbalt) and American bass baritone Paul Hindemith (Count Paris) in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American tenor Stephen Costello is Romeo in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez is Juliet in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez is Juliet in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) and American tenor Stephen Costello (Romeo) in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez is Juliet in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) and American tenor Stephen Costello (Romeo) in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) and American tenor Stephen Costello (Romeo) in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American bass Kevin Langan (Friar Laurence) weds American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) and American tenor Stephen Costello (Romeo) in a scene from San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

New Zealand mezzo soprano Sarah Castle is the page Stephano in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) and American tenor Stephen Costello (Romeo) in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) and American tenor Stephen Costello (Romeo) in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez is Juliet in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American bass Kevin Langan (Friar Laurence) and American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American bass Kevin Langan (Friar Laurence) and American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez is Juliet in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez is Juliet in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American mezzo soprano Suzanna Guzmán (Gertrude) and American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) and American tenor Stephen Costello (Romeo) in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.

American soprano Ailyn Pérez (Juliet) and American tenor Stephen Costello (Romeo) in San Diego Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. March 2010. Photo © Ken Howard.