Organization

Repetiteur

Erica Guo

Conductor

David Hanlon

Stage director

David Radamés Toro

Set designer

Arnulfo Maldonado

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Carolina Ortíz

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Baritone

Octavio Moreno

Laurentino

Mezzo-soprano

Cecilia Duarte

Renata

Vanessa Alonzo

Lupita

Efraín Solís

Mark

Soprano

Zulimar López-Hernández

Diana

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Efraín Corralejo

Rafael

Daniel Montenegro

Chucho

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Wendy Frank

Emma Gustafson

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Celeste Marie Johnson

Isaac Quiroga

Victor

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Adan Varela

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Cruzar la Cara de la Luna -  (To Cross the Face of the Moon)

Saint Paul

United States

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Cruzar la Cara de la Luna Martinez,José

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Opera

To Cross the Face of the Moon

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Cruzar la Cara de la Luna Martinez

Featuring Octavio Moreno and Daniel Montenegro

Where there is love, there is home.

The U.S./Mexico border isn’t the only obstacle dividing the Velásquez family. Cruzar la Cara de la Luna tells the story of a multigenerational Mexican American family separated by countries, cultures, and consequences in search of new possibilities. As their grandfather journeys back in time to reflect on his life in his final days, the members of the Velásquez family must make their own migration across land and through memory, searching their hearts to discover where they belong. Richly interwoven with mariachi tradition and a newly arranged orchestration, this modern story reminds us that family knows no borders. 

Music by José “Pepe” Martínez
Lyrics by Leonard Foglia and José “Pepe” Martínez
Book by Leonard Foglia
Orchestration by David Hanlon

MN Opera's Cruzar la Cara de la Luna: "Norte y Sud"

Associate Production Director

Where there is love, there is home.
The U.S./Mexico border isn’t the only obstacle dividing the Velásquez family. Cruzar la Cara de la Luna tells the story of a multigenerational Mexican American family separated by countries, cultures, and consequences in search of new possibilities. As their grandfather journeys back in time to reflect on his life in his final days, the members of the Velásquez family must make their own migration across land and through memory, searching their hearts to discover where they belong. Richly interwoven with mariachi tradition and a newly arranged orchestration, this modern story reminds us that family knows no borders.

To Cross the Face of the Moon by Martinez, From (2023/2023), Directed by David Radamés Toro,, Conductor David Hanlon, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul, United States

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