Organization

Conductor

Patrick Summers

Stage director

Louisa Muller

Set designer

Christopher Oram

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Marcus Doshi

Chorus master

Richard Bado

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Sasha Cooke

Thirza

Tenor

Norman Reinhardt

Mark

Soprano

Mané Galoyan

Avis

Baritone

Reginald Smith Jr

Pascoe

Daniel Belcher

Lawrence

Paul Groves

Tallan

Luke Sutliff

Harvey

Sun-Ly Pierce

Jack

Stage combat master

Adam Noble

Houston Grand Opera

Others

Houston Grand Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Houston Grand Opera Orchestra

Associate & Cover Conductor

Alex Amsel

English

The Wreckers

Houston

United States

Wortham Theater Center

Brown Theater

The Wreckers Smyth

Public

Approved

Dame Ethel Smyth’s epic 1906 opera The Wreckers gets its first-ever full-scale production from a major American opera company. This must-see new production stars Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke as the resolute Thirza whose husband, the preacher Pascoe, declares to the coastal community that shipwrecks along their shore are meant to be pillaged—and meant to be premeditated by leaving the lighthouse dark. But Thirza’s heart and conscience are not with her husband or with his dangerous methods. Someone among them is secretly warning the ships of danger, and the villagers search for the traitor while Thirza embraces her convictions, no matter the cost. Acclaimed HGO Studio alumni Reginald Smith, Jr. and Norman Reinhardt sing the roles of Pascoe and Mark, the fisherman in love with the married Thirza. Radiant soprano and HGO Studio alumna Mané Galoyan performs the role of Mark’s unhappy ex, Avis. This exciting new HGO production is directed by Louisa Muller and conducted by HGO Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble