The Triangle’s premier opera company has announced its upcoming 2022/2023 season. The North Carolina Opera will open the season with a concert of Puccini’s MANON LESCAUT on October 2 at the Meymandi Concert Hall. The special one-performance presentation will feature a full orchestra on stage and will mark the premiere of the NCO play.

Later in the season, NC Opera launches another company debut, with PORGY AND BESS by George GershwinDuBose and Dorothee Heyward and Ira Gershwin (April 14 & 16). The co-production with Charlotte’s Opera Carolina will be staged entirely at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium and illustrates NCO’s ongoing commitment to producing American opera for Triangle audiences.

After recently wrapping up a record-breaking run of Mozart’s THE MAGIC FLUTE, the season closes with another of Mozart’s most famous works, DON GIOVANNI (January 27 and 29). The devilish comedy will reunite conductor Joseph Mechavich and director Brenna Corner, who previously helmed NCO’s 2021 production of LA BOHÈME to rave reviews.

“After our record breaking 21/22 season, we are thrilled to share our lineup for 22/23,” said NC Opera General Manager Eric Mitchko. “Our new season features three great operas that encompass a wide range of repertoire styles and some truly fantastic artists. We look forward to welcoming new audiences and returning to opera.”

North Carolina Opera 2022/2023 Season Subscriptions start at just $117.00 and are available now. You can buy a package at ncopera.org, or by calling the box office at (919) 792-3853. Tickets for individual shows will be available for purchase later this summer.

ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA OPERA

North Carolina Opera is a non-profit professional opera company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was formed in 2010 from the merger of The Opera Company of North Carolina and Capital Opera Raleigh. Guided by a diverse and committed Board of Directors, NCO is dedicated to presenting opera performances at the highest level throughout the Triangle. In addition to bringing internationally renowned artists to perform in the region, NCO also employs Triangle’s top local talent and provides an opera education program to students and classrooms throughout the region. For more information on NCO’s programs, visit ncopera.org. The North Carolina Opera is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations from the Raleigh Arts Commission.

NORTH CAROLINA OPERA SEASON 2022/2023

Puccini // MANON LESCAUT in concert

Sunday, October 2, 2022 | 2:00 p.m.
Meymandi Concert Hall, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts

Manon Lescaut is a young woman on her way to the convent. A handsome young lover sweeps her off her feet. She soon abandons him for a rich old man, but then regrets her choice, with devastating consequences for all. Puccini’s first hit opera features its first major lead character and some of its most passionate music.

With Marina Costa-Jackson, Jonathan Burton, Levi Hernandez and Donald Hartmann
Directed by Antony Walker

Performed in Italian with English surtitles.

Mozart // DON GIOVANNI

Friday, January 27, 2022 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday January 29, 2023 | 2:00 p.m.
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts

Don Giovanni is a compulsive seducer, who pursues every woman he meets through righteous or heinous means. That day, his luck may have turned as those he wronged unite against him. The second of Mozart-Da Ponte’s great comedies contains some of the opera’s most memorable arias.

With Lucia Cesaroni, Sylvia d’Eramo, Timothy Murray, Alex McKissick and zachary nelson
Directed by Joseph Mechavich, Directed by Brenna Corner

Performed in Italian with English surtitles.

The Gershwins // PORGY AND BESS

Friday, April 14, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday April 16, 2023 | 2:00 p.m.
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts

Gershwin’s groundbreaking musical theater work is hailed by many as great American opera. Porgy and Bess are truly compatible, but their love is threatened by Crown, Sportin’ Life and the System. The inhabitants of Catfish Row in Charleston are the true protagonists of this unforgettable work.

With Nicole Cabell, Kenneth Overton, Victor Ryan Robertsonand Michael Johnson
Driven by James MenaDirected by Du’Bois A’Keen

Performed in English with English surtitles.
Co-production with Opera Carolina.

PORGY AND BESS is presented in agreement with Concord Theaters on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC.
www.concordtheatricals.com