Lola in CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

opera san jose

 

February 15 - March 1, 2026

 

“‍Mezzo-soprano Courtney Miller…was a bewitching Lola”

- Lisa Hirsch, San Francisco Classical Voice

“Courtney Miller has an enchanting lyric mezzo, and I found myself wishing that Lola had more lines. She and her gang of shorter gal-pals gave off a comic aura of Mean Girls, which added to the opera’s critique of Catholic judgementalism.”

Michael J. Vaughn, Operaville

“…a Lola who hauntingly mocks Santuzza in convincing notes dripping with scorn.”

Eddie Reynolds, Theatre Eddys



Stage Director: Shawna Lucey

Music Director: Alma Deutscher

Cast:

Santuzza - Maria Natale

Turiddu - Christopher Oglesby

Alfio - Kidon Choi

Mama Lucia - Jill Grove

Lola - Courtney Miller / Alex Delgado (3/1)

Assistant Director: Mark Anthony Vallejo

Assistant Conductor / Chorus Master: Noah Lindquist

Scenic Designer: Steve C. Kemp

Lighting Designer: Michael James Clark

Hair, Wig & Makeup Designer: Christina Martin

Photo credits: David Allen