THE CAST

Christian Van Horn, Don Quichotte

Le Bu, Sancho Panza

Elizabeth DeShong, La Belle Dulcinée

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Pre-performance talk
5:00 PM
Included in price of performance ticket
Takes place inside Lisner Auditorium
To be given by WCO co-founder Peter Russell

Cast Party
Meet the opera stars and enjoy cocktails & hors d'oeuvres after the performance!
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Opera Gems
FREE online lecture by Peter Russell
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Approximate run time
2 hours and 25 minutes (approx.), including one 20-minute intermission.

THE OPERA

Don Quichotte
Jules Massenet

Premiered in 1910 at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Don Quichotte was one of Massenet’s last operas, of more than thirty he composed. Based loosely on Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote, Massenet’s interpretation blends themes of heroism, humility, comedy, and tragedy into an operatic masterpiece in which reality and imagination seem to blend together. In Massenet’s words, “this is a work of comédie héroïque with a rare low-voice ensemble of principal roles featuring bass, baritone, and mezzo-soprano soloists.” 

Bass-baritone, Christian Van Horn makes his WCO debut with a voice that can “shake the heavens” (Opera Today) in the title role, Don Quichotte. Joining him as La Belle Dulcinée, mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong returns to WCO after her extraordinary performance in Robert Devereux in 2022. Finally, we are thrilled to welcome bass-baritone Le Bu, as Sancho Panza, Don Quichotte’s deeply loyal and pragmatic companion.