Opera Royale

First Baptist Church

Baton Rouge, US

2025

Sunday
November
23
17:00

Soloists

Piano		Michael Borowitz
Soprano		Lisette Oropesa
Tenor		Joshua Dennis
Soprano		Cristina Escobedo
Tenor		Brett Ochoa
Baritone		Nicholas Dieux
Tenor		Anthony Voiers
Soprano		Jennie Bae
Baritone		Chase Côté

About

Lisette and Joshua Dennis team up with rising local talent in her hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana for a one night fundraising gala for Opera Louisiane.

Program

1. Quando me'n vo - La Boheme - Puccini

Musetta, in the presence of her Bohemian friends, hopes to reclaim the attention of Marcello.

Lisette Oropesa

2. Parigi O Cara - La Traviata - Verdi

After a long separation, Violetta and Alfredo are reunited and imagine a future far away from Paris.

Lisette Oropesa and Joshua Dennis

3. La ci darem la mano - Don Giovanni - Mozart

The crafty lover Don Giovanni seduces the peasant girl Zerlina.

Jenny Bae and Chase Cote

4. Flower song - Carmen - Bizet

Don Jose expresses his love for Carmen and hints at the dark side of his passion.

Joshua Dennis

5. E il sol del l'anima - Rigoletto - Verdi

The Duke of Mantua disguised as a peasant expresses his love and desire for Gilda, who is Rigoletto's daughter.

Christina Escobedo and Anthony Voiers

6. Casta Diva - Norma - Bellini

Norma, a Druid High Priestess, sings a prayer to the Moon Goddess.

Lisette Oropesa

Intermission

1. Merci, jeunes amies - Les Vepres Siciliennes - Verdi

In the gardens of Montfort's Palace, as Knights and Maidens gather, Helene gives thanks to all that attend.

Lisette Oropesa

2. Addio, fiorito asil - Madama Butterfly - Puccini

Pinkerton selfishly sings of his own distress, admitting he is too much of a coward to face Butterfly.

Joshua Dennis

3. Pearl Fishers duet - Les Pecheurs de Perles - Bizet

Zurga and Nadir reminisce about a beautiful Priestess they fell in love with that ended their friendship. They vow to remain friends forever.

Brett Ochoa and Nicholas Dieux

4. Madre de mis Amores - Moreno Torroba - Carmelo

Esperanza is excited to grow up and get married but she's in love with an unavailable man; a Priest! She hopes that one day they can be together.

Lisette Oropesa

5. Lucia Duet - Lucia di Lammermoor-Donizetti

Edgardo tells Lucia he is leaving for France and must marry her right away. When she tells him it's not possible right away they take a sworn vow of marriage upon his return.

Lisette Oropesa and Joshua Dennis