s — one per act. As the opera begins, Esmeralda is already married (unhappily) to the crotchety, much older Gringoire (tenor). A local officer named Phoebus (awkwardly, also a tenor) has been watching the beautiful Esmeralda from afar and fallen in love with her. Not surprisingly, Gringoire becomes susp

ntial lyric voice bloom. Nevertheless, she took full advantage of the occasional moments of soaring lyricism — most especially during her duet with Phoebus in the third scene of Act One. In the only other female role, soprano Tami Petty made an impressive cameo as Old Falourdel the innkeeper, showing of