Acosta's 2019-2020 season continues with highly anticipated debuts, including Madison Opera and Houston Grand Opera, as well as his European debut with the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari. He returns to Minnesota Opera to sing Don Ottavio, reprising the role later in the season at The Glimmerglass Festival.
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TONY
West Side Story
TEATRO LIRICO DI CAGLIARI
TONY
WEST SIDE STORY
Mr. Acosta makes his European debut at the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari in the role of Tony in Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. Directed by Francesca Zambello, conducted by Donato Renzetti.
MARCH 27, 28, 29, & 31
APRIL 1-5
2020
STREET SINGER
Bernstein's MASS
PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES
STREET SINGER
BERNSTEIN'S MASS
Mr. Acosta appears as a Street Singer in a television broadcast of Bernstein's MASS from the 2019 Ravinia Festival, hosted by PBS's Great Performances series.
MAY 15
2020
DON OTTAVIO
Don Giovanni
MINNESOTA OPERA
Don Giovanni is an egotistical and infamous womanizer, brazen in his shameless seductions. But his betrayals soon catch up to him when divine retribution exacts the ultimate price. From the world’s most well-known composer, Mozart’s opera seamlessly blends dark comedy with biting social commentary in this smart and otherworldly story of a man who dares to defy hell itself. In his return to Minnesota Opera, Mr. Acosta debuts the role of Don Ottavio.
DON GIOVANNI
DON OTTAVIO
MAY 2-17
2020
PIGEON KEEPER (WORKSHOP)
The Pigeon Keeper
SANTA FE OPERA
PIGEON KEEPER
THE PIGEON KEEPER (WORKSHOP)
Mr. Acosta performs the title role in a workshop of David Hanlon's The Pigeon Keeper, commissioned by The Santa Fe Opera's Opera for All Voices.
MAY 18-24
2020
DON OTTAVIO
Don Giovanni
THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL
Hell hath no fury like the fires that consume abuser and womanizer Don Giovanni in this tale of retribution. Indifferent to the impact of his actions, Giovanni brings cruelty to all who cross his path — from the men he employs to the women he encounters. A masterpiece from Mozart, with music known to underscore the contrast between good and evil, this haunting new production brings a newfound justice to this classic. Making his debut with The Glimmerglass Festival, Mr. Acosta reprises the role of Don Ottavio.
DON GIOVANNI
DON OTTAVIO
JULY 17, 19, 27
AUGUST 1, 4, 6, 8, 15, 16, 22, 24
2020
IN CONCERT
Opera in the Park
MADISON OPERA
IN CONCERT
OPERA IN THE PARK
Mr. Acosta appears in concert alongside Jasmine Habersham, Karen Slack, and Weston Hurt in a digital, online version of Madison Opera's annual Opera in the Park event.
JULY 25
2020
JASPER
The Snowy Day
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA
The beloved children’s book comes to life for the holidays in the world premiere by composer Joel Thompson and librettist Andrea Davis Pinkney. Join Peter, a young boy in New York City, as he experiences the joy of a fresh snowfall and finds delight in crunching, sliding, and playing his way through a snowy day. Houston Grand Opera's Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers conducts. Mr. Acosta appears as Jasper.
THE SNOWY DAY
JASPER
DECEMBER 10-20
2020
4TH ESQUIRE
Parsifal
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA
A monumental work, encompassing not just music and theater, but philosophy and religion, Wagner’s Parsifal is considered one of his greatest masterpieces. The quest of the Knights of the Holy Grail transforms into a meditative and existential journey through truth, temptation, and ultimately redemption. Mr. Acosta appears as the 4th Esquire in Wagner's Arthurian tale at Houston Grand Opera.
PARSIFAL
4TH ESQUIRE
JANUARY 22 - FEBRUARY 7
2021
PRINCE CHARMANT
Cendrillon
FLORENTINE OPERA
Franz Liszt named Viardot a “Genius woman composer” before she even wrote this French opera in miniature. This Cinderella is "a retelling of the Cinderella story with Gallic wit, Italianate bel canto, and a quirkiness all her own.” A godmother becomes a bumbling stepfather, and the fairy godmother appears as a guest who entertains the guests with the song. Mr. Acosta appears as Prince Charmant in his house debut with Florentine Opera.
CENDRILLON
PRINCE CHARMANT
MARCH 12, 14, 19, & 21
2021
TIMOTHY LAUGHLIN
Fellow Travelers
FLORIDA GRAND OPERA
Fellow Travelers is set in the landscape of the Lavender Scare and tells the story of Timothy Laughlin, an aspiring young journalist, and Hawkins Fuller, a handsome State Department official. A chance encounter with Fuller leads to Tim’s first job in DC, and his first love affair. As his involvement deepens, Tim struggles to reconcile his political convictions, his religious beliefs, and his love for Fuller—an entanglement that ends in a stunning act of betrayal. Mr. Acosta makes his house debut with Florida Grand Opera while reprising the role of Timothy Laughlin.
FELLOW TRAVELERS
TIMOTHY LAUGHLIN
APRIL 24, 25, & 27
2021
