Apprentice Scenes 2005 | Santa Fe Opera

Programs

The opera’s singing and technical apprentices take the mainstage spotlight for two unique evenings of staged scenes. These evenings are fun-filled “sampler boxes” of operatic styles. They are a great introduction to opera and a great value for families to enjoy an evening out. Our apprentice programs have launched numerous distinguished careers and these two evenings are the perfect opportunity to experience the future of opera – onstage now.

Since its beginnings, The Santa Fe Opera has offered aspiring singers the opportunity to obtain advanced training and professional experience as they build a career in opera. A sister program was also created, to give theater technicians hands-on training in all areas of production. The concept, developed by founder, John Crosby, flourishes today as the internationally recognized Apprentice Programs for Singers and Technicians. The programs have launched numerous distinguished careers, including those of Sam Ramey, William Burden, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Fabiano, Brandon Jovanovich, Kate Lindsey, Jay Hunter Morris, and Susanna Phillips to name a few.

August 14, 2005

Roméo et Juliette
Charles Gounod
Acts II & III Excerpts

Juliette | Anya Matanovic
Roméo | Brandon Wood
Friar | Scott Tomlinson
Gertrude | Kelley O’Connor

Music Director| Joseph Mechavich
Stage Director | Chuck Hudson
Costume Designer | Elizabeth Bigger
Wig/Makeup Designer | Cynthia De La Rosa

Giulio Cesare
George Frideric Handel
Act I Excerpts

Sesto | Gabriela García
Cornelia | Amber Smoke

Music Director | Kostis Protopapas
Stage Director | Nicolette Molnár
Costume Designer | Matthew Smart
Wig/Makeup Designer | Eddie Noel Figueroa

A Hand of Bridge
Samuel Barber

Geraldine | Martha Angeline Guth
Sally | Rosella Ewing
Bill | Corey Bix
David | Timothy S. Hill

Music Director | Peter Pasztor
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Rebecca Welles
Wig/Makeup Designer | Elan Aguirre

L’amico Fritz
Pietro Mascagni
Act II Duet

Suzel | Rebekah Camm
Fritz | Michael Fabiano

Music Director | Kirt Pavitt
Stage Director | Nicolette Molnár
Costume Designer | Amy Eason
Wig/Makeup Designer | Eddie Noel Figueroa

Carmen
Georges Bizet
Act III Duet

Don José | Christopher Freeze
Escamillo | Jordan Shanahan

Music Director | Carol Isaac
Stage Director | Chuck Hudson
Costume Designer | Mariella Novoa
Wig/Makeup Designer | Elan Aguirre

La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Act III

Music Director | Carol Isaac
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Paul McCrae
Wig/Makeup Designer | Eddie Noel Figueroa

The Rape of Lucretia
Benjamin Britten
Excerpts

Music Director | Joseph Mechavich
Stage Director | Thaddeus Strassberger
Costume Designer | Megan Kelley
Wig/Makeup Designer | Elan Aguirre

La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein
Jacques Offenbach
Act II Trio

Baron Puck | Corey Bix
Prince Paul | David McFerrin
General Boum | Oliver Neal Medina
Maid | Danielle Hermon Wood

Music Director | Peter Pasztor
Stage Director | Thaddeus Strassberger
Costume Designer | Mariella Novoa
Wig/Makeup Designer | Cynthia De La Rosa

Manon
Jules Massenet
Act II Excerpt

Manon | Emily Martin
Des Grieux | Greg Warren
Brétigny | Daniel Billings
Lescaut | David J. Giuliano

Music Director | Pedro Yañez
Stage Director | Thaddeus Strassberger
Costumes | Amber Schermann, Rebecca Welles
Wig/Makeup Designer | Elan Aguirre

Lucia di Lammermoor
Gaetano Donizetti
Act II Finale

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STAFF

Artistic Director | David Holloway
Vocal/Diction Instructors | Nico Castel, Nina Hinson, Mary Jane Johnson, Diane Richardson, Regina Sarfaty
Production Stage Managers | Jennifer Good, Rupert Hemmings
Technical Coordinator | Tracy Armagost
Assistants to Technical Coordinator | Andrew Axtell, Krista Degerness
Music Services Coordinators | Amy Mark, Joe Schlenke
Scenic Administrator | Mark Turner
Staff Master Electricians | Erika Kissam, Alexandra Pappas
Lighting Directors | Lesley Boeckman, Charlie Pennebaker
Opera Titles Administrators | Ron Grinage, Jennifer Rhodes
Titles Engineer | Pablo Guerra-Monje
Opera Titles Translation | Jennifer Rhodes
Properties Administrator |Randall Robert Lutz
Properties Running Crew Coordinator |Ondina V. Dominguez
Props Craft Supervisor | Jennifer Sherman
Costume Supervisor | David Burke
Costume Coordinator | Blair Gulledge
Wardrobe Coordinators | Catherine Dee, Kelly James-Penot
Wig/Make-Up Supervisor | Marilyn Jordan
Program | Tyler Stoops
Scheduling | Lee Ellen Hveem, Matthew Principe

Stage Manager, Part I | Melissa Hartge
Production Assistants, Part I | Angel Rae Young, Ashley N. Hare
Lighting Designer, Part I | Chris Trevino
Lighting Supervisor, Part I | Sarah Arnold

Stage Manager, Part II | Jodi Gage
Production Assistants, Part II | Erika Stoll, Donald E. Claxon
Lighting Designer, Part II | Terrance N. Holloway
Lighting Supervisor, Part II | Anthony Kunder

Light Board Operator | Forrest Hinman
Master Electrician | Ashley Vellano
Followspots | Jonathon de Leon, Cassie Mings, Alexandra Pappas
Focus Crew |Austin Jennings, Derek J. Kasper, Jonathon de Leon, Cassie Mings
Music Services Supervisors | Leah D. Wilson, Kathleen E. Munroe
Stage Crew Supervisor | Daniel Parks
Assistant Stage Crew Supervisor | Jeff Mace
Stage Run Crew | Ginger Dunnill, Leah “Jojo” Francis, Mara Franke, Elizabeth “Biz” Grim, Derek J. Kasper, Kyle Longwell, Andrew Mannion, Will Scribner
Props Run Supervisor | Christine Czerwinski
Assistant Supervisor | Jason Weixelman
Assistant Properties Running Crew Coordinator | Corinne Mings
Properties Designers and Artisans | Paul Alix, Stephen Dobay
Props Running Crew | Paul Alix, Aubrey J. Boyd, Jennifer R. Harber, Britton S. Hoffman, Edwin H. Martinat III, Laura Nigon
Properties Artisans | Andrew Axtell, Aubrey Boyd, Christine Czerwinski, Stephen Dobay, Drew Drake, Ginger Dunnill, Adam Flemming, Leah “Jojo” Francis, Nancy Garcia, Elizabeth “Biz” Grim, Britton S. Hoffman, Janene Husband, Liza Kindl, Kyle Longwell, Jeff Mace, Andrew Mannion, Andrea Nerbonne, Will Scribner, Kyle Wilson
Wardrobe Supervisor | Mahealani Moore
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisors | Isaiah Crowson, Matthew Keating
Audio/Visual Supervisor | Austin Jennings
Scenic Carpenters | Andrew Axtell, Krista Degerness, JoJo Francis, Mara Franke, Derek Kasper, Kyle Longwell, Jeff Mace, Daniel Parks
Scenic Painting | Adam Flemming

August 21, 2005

Two Saintes Caught in the Same Act
Philip Wharton
Based on characters and situations taken from Boccaccio’s Decameron

Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Act I Duet

Rigoletto | Tim Hill
Sparafucile | Ricardo Lugo

Music Director | Glenn Lewis
Stage Director | Nicolette Molnár
Costume Designer | Mariella Novoa
Wig/Makeup Designer | Cynthia De La Rosa

Ariadne auf Naxos
Richard Strauss
Excerpt

Taming of the Shrew
Vittorio Giannini
Act I Trio

Lucentio | Robb Asklof
Tranio | David Giuliano
Biondello | Neal Medina

Music Director | Thomas Bagwell
Stage Director | Chuck Hudson
Costume Designer | Isaiah Crowson
Wig/Makeup Designer | Cynthia De La Rosa

Falstaff
Giuseppe Verdi
Act II, Scene 2

Vanessa
Samuel Barber
Excerpts

Erika | Lucia Cervoni
Anatol | Percy Martinez

Music Director Carol Anderson
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Jessica Barker
Wig/Makeup Designer | Elan Aguirre

Of Mice and Men
Carlisle Floyd
Act I Duet

Lennie | Richard Cox
George | Sam Handley

Music Director | Carol Anderson
Stage Director | Chuck Hudson
Costume Designer | Emily Strickland
Wig/Makeup Designer | Eddie Noel Figueroa

Der Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss
Closing Scene

Sophie | Emily Martin
Marschallin | Jennifer Black
Octavian | Deborah Domanski

Music Director | Thomas Bagwell
Stage Director | Nicolette Molnár
Costume Designer | Amber Schermann
Wig/Makeup Designer | Elan Aguirre

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STAFF

Artistic Director | David Holloway
Vocal/Diction Instructors | Nico Castel, Nina Hinson, Mary Jane Johnson, Mark Oswald, Ashley Putnam, Diane Richardson, Regina Sarfaty
Production Stage Managers | Jennifer Good, Rupert Hemmings
Technical Coordinator | Tracy Armagost
Assistants to Technical Coordinator | Kyle Longwell, Leah “Jojo” Francis
Music Services Coordinators | Amy Mark, Joe Schlenke
Scenic Administrator | Mark Turner
Staff Master Electricians | Erika Kissam, Alexandra Pappas
Lighting Directors | Lesley Boeckman, Charlie Pennebaker
Opera Titles Administrators | Ron Grinage, Jennifer Rhodes
Titles Engineer | Pablo Guerra-Monje
Opera Titles Translation | Jennifer Rhodes
Properties Administrator |Randall Robert Lutz
Properties Running Crew Coordinator | Ondina V. Dominguez
Assistant Running Crew Coordinator | Corinne Mings
Props Craft Supervisor | Jennifer Sherman
Costume Supervisor | David Burke
Costume Coordinator | Blair Gulledge
Wardrobe Coordinators | Catherine Dee, Kelly James-Penot
Wig/Make-Up Supervisor | Marilyn Jordan
Program Tyler | Stoops
Scheduling | Lee Ellen Hveem, Matthew Principe

Stage Manager Part I | Chelsea Antrim
Production Assistants Part I | Brooke Redler, Edwin H. Martinat III
Lighting Designer Part I | Tony Kudner
Lighting Supervisor Part I | Erika Stoll

Stage Manager Part II | Matthew Ozawa
Production Assistants Part II | Jennifer Harber, Kathleen Munroe
Lighting Designer Part II | Ashley Vellano
Lighting Supervisor Part II | Travis Shupe

Light Board Operator | Terrance Holloway
Master Electrician | Sarah Arnold
Followspots | Aubrey Boyd, Daniel Parks, Chris Trevino
Focus Crew | Aubrey Boyd, Donald E. Claxon, Austin Jennings, Daniel Parks
Music Services Supervisors | Donald E. Claxon, Ashley Hare
Stage Crew Supervisor | Derek J. Kasper
Assistant Stage Crew Supervisor | Mara Franke
Stage Run Crew | Andrew Axtell, Donald E. Claxon, Ashley Hare, Jonathon de Leon, Jeff Mace, Cassie Mings, Jack Thomas
Props Run Supervisor | Laura Nigon
Assistant Supervisor | Leah D. Wilson
Props Running Crew | Paul Alix, Christine Czerwinski, Krista Degerness, Jason Weixelman, Angel Rae Young
Properties Artisans | Paul Alix, Andrew Axtell, Christine Czerwinski, Stephen Dobay, Drew Drake, Ginger Dunnill, Adam Flemming, Leah “Jojo” Francis, Nancy Garcia, Elizabeth “Biz” Grim, Britton S. Hoffman, Janene Husband, Liza Kindl, Kyle Longwell, Jeff Mace, Andrew Mannion, Andrea Nerbonne, Will Scribner, Kyle Wilson
Wardrobe Supervisor | Matthew Keating
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor | Mahealani Moore
Audio/Visual Supervisor | Austin Jennings
Audio/Visual Assistant | Andrew Mannion
Scenic Carpenters | Andrew Axtell, Krista Degerness, Leah “Jojo” Francis, Mara Franke, Derek Kasper, Kyle Longwell, Jeff Mace, Daniel Parks
Scenic Painting | Adam Flemming