Organization

Admin

Santa Fe Opera

Conductor

Jordan de Souza

Stage director

Kevin Newbury

Set designer

Mimi Lien

Costume designer

Devario Simmons

Lighting designer

Japhy Weideman

Video designer

Greg Emetaz

Chorus master

Susanne Sheston

Singer

Baritone

Michael Mayes

David

Soprano

Elena Villalón

Sheila

Mezzo-soprano

Jennifer Johnson Cano

Michele

Countertenor

Anthony Roth Costanzo

Jonathan

Bass-baritone

Greer Grimsley

Paul

Tenor

Brenton Ryan

Wendy Bryn Harmer

Marilyn

Nicholas Newton

Jacob

Andrew Turner

Jazmine Saunders

Shannon

Natasha Isabella Gesto

Deirdre

Isobel Anthony

Reporter

Woman I

Jenny

Ashlyn Brown

Woman II

Event planner

Tessa Fackelmann

Woman III

Ruth

Cole Bellamy

Deacon I

Luke Harnish

Deacon II

Representative

Matthew Goodheart

Deacon III

Young Aide

Orchestra

Santa Fe Opera Orchestra

Others

Santa Fe Opera Chorus

English

The Righteous

Santa Fe

United States

Crosby Theatre

The Righteous Spears

Public

Sharan Allad

Spanish

Approved

Faith. Power. Ambition.

David struggles to reconcile spirituality with ambition. His desire for more transforms his relationship with his family, friends and, perhaps, his own faith. His journey from preacher to Governor, like the lives of those closest to him, is shaped by current affairs of the 1980s.

Kevin Newbury directs an intriguing new production set in the American Southwest. This World Premiere by Gregory Spears and Tracy K. Smith features an all-star cast including Anthony Roth Costanzo, Michael Mayes, Elena Villalón, Jennifer Cano Johnson, Greer Grimsley, among others. Jordan de Souza makes his Santa Fe Opera conducting debut.

The Righteous by Spears, From (2024/2024), Directed by Kevin Newbury,, Conductor Jordan de Souza, Crosby Theatre, Santa Fe, United States

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Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Program, About & Synopsis

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