1.   Also strong are the baritone Marcus DeLoach as the Son and the soprano Dana Beth Miller, in her company debut as the Daughter.

2.   Anne Bogart makes her company debut as director.

3.   A New York-born tenor, Emmanuel di Villarosa, made his company debut as Rodolfo.

4.   Also making his company debut as Mario was the American tenor Antonio Nagore, who has husky youthful energy and a bright, ringing voice.

5.   But overall, this is a charming production, conducted with suppleness by Rob Fisher in his company debut.

6.   George Dyer, in his company debut, made a strapping Ralph Rackstraw.

7.   Guido Johannes Rumstadt, a young German conductor, made an impressive company debut, leading a dramatically taut yet lyrically generous performance.

8.   Josepha Gayer sang the Mexican Woman with dark gusto, and Jeffrey Lentz made an alluring company debut as the young paperboy.

9.   Lawless, a British director in his company debut, has been acclaimed for his skill at drawing vivid performance from individual singers.

10.   Lyric soprano Sari Gruber was a bright-voiced Gretel, and the fine mezzo-soprano Theodora Hanslowe, in her company debut, was a frisky Hansel.