ANDRÉ GRÉTRY COMPOSER FRANÇOIS MARMONTEL LIBRETTIST RYAN BROWN CONDUCTOR In French with dialogue in English and with English supertitles In the early 19th century French entrepreneurs moved to the American southwest and acquired vast tracts of land from the Mexican government. They guaranteed the peasants who settled these lands the same privileges as those at the center of the drama in Grétry and Marmontel’s opera. Conflicts around these rights in the United States have continued to the present day and this story’s resonance in the New World has inspired Opera Lafayette’s setting of this modern premiere of Silvain. Learn more about the production here. Join us for a pre-concert discussion at 6 PM Artistic Team Ryan Brown conductor Tania Hernández Velasco stage direction and scenic images Patricia Michaels costume design Josh Higgason projection design Linn Cary Mehta translation and adaptation Cast (in order of appearance) Camille Ortiz Hélène Victor Sicard Dolmon Fils ainé sous le nom de Silvain Samantha Louis-Jean Pauline Teresa Castillo Lucette Jehú Otero Bazile Nathan Berg Dolmon père The Opera Lafayette Orchestra

Chorus Juan Hernandez Gilbert Chavez Jose M. Pietri-Coimbre

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