We were so glad to welcome you to Lyric Opera for Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, presented in March 2025 at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts! Check out this exclusive media gallery to relive the most poignant and celebratory moments of the show.
PHOTOS
Bethany Jelinek (Diana) and Federico De Michelis (Mark)
Miguel De Aranda (Chucho) and Vanessa Alonzo (Lupita)
Octavio Moreno (Laurentino)
Cecilia Duarte (Renata)
Daniel Montenegro (Rafael)
Daniel Montenegro (Rafael) and Octavio Moreno (Laurentino)
Photography for Cruzar la Cara de la Luna by Sarah Shatz for Lyric Opera of Kansas City
VIDEO
Videography for The Barber of Seville by Andy Newbegin Photography for Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
Community Engagement
Community Conversation: The Voice of Your Heart
Lyric Opera teamed up with The Museum of Kansas City to present our Community Conversation event for Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, supported by the Missouri Humanities Trust Fund. This interactive evening—with food, drink, and live music—explored the historic roots of Mexican American communities in our region, including an in-depth look at the Bracero Program and its significant impact on Mexican labor migration.
Photography by Andy Schwartz for Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
Lyric Opera Afters
Following the opening night performance of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, we celebrated together at Lyric Opera Afters—the official Lyric after party at the Lyric's Production Arts Building in the East Crossroads. We enjoyed music, drinks, food trucks, and a meet and greet with the creatives and performers from the show.
Photography by Mason McBride for Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
Additional media
Digital Program
Learn more about the cast, creative team, and details of this production of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna by viewing the digital program below.
Reviews
See the press and reviews for Cruzar la Cara de la Luna.
- Fairbank, Stan. “Opera: José Martinez / Cruzar la Cara de la Luna,” S.Fairbank, March 12, 2025.
- Horsley, Paul. “Monarch Migration: Mariachi Genre Proves a Comfortable Fit for the Opera House,” The Independent, March 20, 2025.
- Lair, Damian. “Our Man IN KC: A Glittering Mosaic, A Legendary Mixer, An Operatic Homecoming, and a Vision of the Future—Home at the Opera,” In Kansas City, April 1, 2025.
- Larkin, Hillary. “Mariachi Meets Opera: Lyric Opera Presents Color-saturated, Dance-filled Entertainment,” KC Arts Beat, March 11, 2025.
- Suh, Grace. “The Lyric's ‘Cruzar la Cara de la Luna' Infuses Opera with Mariachi,” KC Studio, March 8, 2025.
Lyric Opera Blog
Check out the blog posts about Cruzar la Cara de la Luna.
Don't forget to join Lyric Opera on our next adventure!
Next up for Lyric Opera, join us for Turandot! In this presentation of Puccini's grandest work, we revisit the production that opened the Kauffman Center in 2011.
To win Princess Turandot’s hand, Prince Calaf must solve three riddles—or die trying. When he succeeds, she resists, so he offers a challenge of his own: guess his name by dawn, or keep her vow. Is one night enough to soften her scorn?
2024–2025 SEASON SPONSORS:
With public support from the State of Missouri and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
Additional sponsorship for Cruzar la Cara de la Luna:
This project was supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
This production of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna was presented by Lyric Opera of Kansas City, March 7–9, 2025, at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. This production and designs for Cruzar la Cara de la Luna were originally created and premiered by Houston Grand Opera for production in November 2010. For more information about the production, view the digital program guide.
