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Opera

Opera Southwest: Dolores

Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

October 26, 31 & November 2, 2025 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Friday NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre Music / Nicolás Lell Benavides Libretto / Marella Martin Koch 1968. The Delano grape strike is dragging into its third year. Farmworkers in California are building solidarity that transcends race and language. Bobby Kennedy is running for president. Tricky Dick is on the radio promising discipline. Dolores Huerta is holding the movement together with one hand. With the other, she dials home, again, to say goodnight to children she (more...)

Opera Southwest: Aida

Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

February 22, 27 and March 1, 2026 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Friday NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre Music / G. Verdi Libretto / Antonio Ghislanzoni The grandest of grand opera is back on the NHCC stage. Michelle Johnson (Turandot 2023 and Lohengrin 2019) returns in the title role, alongside Olivia Vote (Verdi’s Requiem 2025 & Norma 2018 ) as Amneris, Dane Suarez makes his company debut as Radames, OSW favorite Matt Hanscom returns as Amonasro. This new production promises vocal fireworks, stirring choruses, and unforgettable theatrical moments. Piano tuning (more...)

Opera Southwest: Mosè in Egitto

Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

April 19, 24 & 26, 2026 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Friday NHCC  | Albuquerque Journal Theatre Music/ G. Rossini Libretto/Andrea Leone Tottola A sweeping Biblical epic rarely heard in the United States. This visually arresting production features Justin Hopkins (Bluebeard 2023 & Norma 2018) as Mosè, Ashley Milanese in her company debut as Elcia, and Zaikuan Song (Turandot 2023) as Pharaoh. Expect dramatic storms, plagues, and miracles, set to some of Rossini’s most powerful writing. It’s as if The Ten Commandments were an opera! Piano tuning (more...)