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Florencia en el Amazonas was commissioned by Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, and Los Angeles Music Center Opera in part through a grant from Drs. Dennis and Susan Carlyle. The World Premiere perfomance took place on 25 October 1996 by Houston Grand Opera.
World Premiere Cast Riolobo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Hernandez Rosalba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yvonne Gonzales Paula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanna Guzmán Alvaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hector Vasquez Capitán . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabor Andrasy Florencia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheri Greenawald Arcadio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Fedderly Houston Grand Opera Orchestra Vjekoslav Sutej, Conductor Francesca Zambello, Director Robert Israel, Designer
I would like to express my gratitude to Carol Anderson, Michael Franciosi, and David McDade; all excellent pianists and musicians whose invaluable suggestions and contributions were paramount to my final editing of this score. —Daniel Catán
Florencia en el Amazonas is available on CD: Albany Troy 531/32 recorded in 2002 by Houston Grand Opera, Patrick Summers conducting
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