April 19, 24 & 26, 2026 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Friday NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre Music/ G. Rossini Libretto/Andrea Leone Tottola A sweeping Biblical epic rarely heard in the United States. This visually arresting production features Justin Hopkins (Bluebeard 2023 & Norma 2018) as Mosè, Ashley Milanese in her company debut as Elcia, and Hans Tashjian as Pharaoh. Expect dramatic storms, plagues, and miracles, set to some of Rossini’s most powerful writing. It’s as if The Ten Commandments were an opera! SUNG IN Italian -English translations are projected above the stage for all operas- 45 Minutes before curtain, Opera Southwest offers our “Opera Insights” pre-opera talks. These take place in either Bank of America Theatre or Wells Fargo Auditorium, accessible from the shared lobby with the Albuquerque Journal Theatre. For more information on Opera Southwest please click HERE. Enhance your weeknight opera-going experience with Taste of Opera – a pre-show dinner and relaxed conversation with Opera Southwest artistic staff members on Friday April 24, 2026. Click here for more information. *Tickets to the performance sold separately from the Taste of Opera. $29, $49, $69, $89 & $109 with discounts for groups of 8 or more, anyone 30 years old and younger and Opera for All with a WIC or EBT card. Opera for All tickets are limited to 2 per ID and must be purchased at the NHCC box office by calling 505-724-4771 or in person. PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! Piano tuning and preparation are provided by Albuquerque Piano Services: albuquerque-piano-tuning.com *In accordance with the ticketing policies of the event promoter, tickets for this event are not permitted to be advertised or re-sold for more than face value. All ticket sales must be purchased through National Hispanic Cultural Center or accompanying host partner. *All NHCC performance/event ticket sales go through the National Hispanic Cultural Center Website. NHCC is a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. You will be redirected to our central ticketing system. DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTIES. If you see a third party app or website, please report it to the Center at (505) 246-2261.
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