Organization

Conductor

Enrique Carreón-Robledo

Stage director

John de los Santos

Set designer

Liliana Duque-Piñeiro

Lighting designer

Daniel Chapman

Chorus master

Aaron Howe

Opera Southwest

Others

Opera Southwest Chorus

Singer

Baritone

Brian James Myer

Reinaldo Arenas

Soprano

Olga Perez Flora

The Sea

Mother

Laura León

The Moon

Spencer Britten

Pepe

Tenor

Visa Official

Radnel Ofalsa

Ovidio

Jacob Rivera

Lazaro

Javier Ortiz

Victor

Wig & Makeup Designer

Jacqueline Chavez

Before Night Falls

Albuquerque

United States

National Hispanic Cultural Center Albuquerque

Journal Theatre

Before Night Falls Martín,J

Public

English

Approved

A poet in love with the moon.

Before Night Falls by Jorge Martín, is based on the autobiography of Reinaldo Arenas, a gay Cuban novelist, poet, playwright, political dissident and prisoner. The story follows his childhood in Cuba, his time in prison and his escape to the United States. Arenas is determined to stave off death to finish his work “Before Night Falls”.

This opera will be produced in collaboration with the New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus (NMGMC). They have been an empowering voice in Albuquerque since 1981, with their mission to reduce intolerance through musical performance.

Before Night Falls by Martín, J., From (2024/2024), Directed by John de los Santos,, Conductor Enrique Carreón-Robledo, National Hispanic Cultural Center Albuquerque, Albuquerque, United States

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Program, About & Synopsis

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