Apprentice Scenes 2009
The Next Generation … Center Stage
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. They are the perfect opportunity to experience the future of opera – 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.
Programs
August 16, 2009
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Otto Nicolai
Act II, Scene 1
Frau Reich | Jennifer Jakob
Frau Fluth | Carin Gilfry
Music Director | Glenn Lewis
Stage Director | Ned Canty
Costume Designer | Amy Sutton
Wig & Makeup Designer | Vanessa Streeter
Street Scene
Kurt Weill
Scene & Trio No. 16
Maurrant | Thomas Forde
Rose | Kiri Deonarine
Mrs. Maurrant | Jessica Dold
Sam | Brendan Tuohy
Music Director | Kirt Pavitt
Stage Director | Erie Mills
Costume Designer | Matt Emig
Assistant Costume Designer | Kelly Renko
Wig & Makeup Designer | Karman L. Moyers
Don Pasquale
Gaetano Donizetti
Trio & Fra da una parte
Pasquale | David Govertsen
Norina | Rachel Schutz
Malatesta | David Lara
Ernesto | Heath Huberg
Notary | Kevin Ray
Conductor | Craig Kier
Pianist | Valerie Trujillo
Stage Director | Ned Canty
Costume Designer | Nina Bova
Assistant Costume Designer | Danielle (Nellie) Kurz
Wig & Makeup Designer | April Schuller
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Benjamin Britten
Act II
Hermia | Audrey Walstrom
Lysander | Aaron Blake
Demetrius | Matthew Morris
Helena | Jennifer Jakob
Music Director | Carol Anderson
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Whitney Oppenheimer
Assistant Costume Designer | Terrance Nelson
Wig & Makeup Designer | Jerica Hughey
La Périchole
Jacques Offenbach
Opening Scene, Duet & Letter aria
Périchole | Katherine Drago
Paquillo | Kevin Ray
Don Andrès | David Lara
Music Director | Peter Pasztor
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Bethany Itterly
Wig & Makeup Designer | Ming-Yen Ho
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Richard Wagner
Act I, Scene 1
Eva | Jessica Dold
Magdalena | Erin D. Johnson
David | Albert J. Gluekert
Walther | Jason Slayden
Music Director | Glenn Lewis
Stage Director | Kristine McIntyre
Costume Designer | Kaitlyn Alyward
Assitant Costume Designer | Coeli Polansky
Wig & Makeup Designer | Manuel Jacobo
Dead Man Walking
Jake Heggie
Act II
Sister Helen | Audrey Walstrom
Joseph | Michael Nyby
Guard | Thomas Forde
Music Director | Bob Tweten
Stage Director | Ned Canty
Costume Designer | Stefanie McGrath
Wig & Makeup Designer | Vanessa Streeter
I masnadieri
Giuseppe Verdi
Act II
Amalia | Siân Davies
Francesco | Nicholas Pallesen
Arminio | Albert J. Gluekert
Music Director | James Lesniak
Stage Director | Ned Canty
Costume Designer | Emily Rosenberg
Wig & Makeup Designer | Stephanie Wicker
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Staff
Artistic Director | David Holloway
Head of Music Staff | Robert Tweten
Production Stage Manager | Shawn Rieschl-Johnson
Production Coordinators | Jodi Gage, Rory Collins
Technical Coordinator | Tracy Armagost
Assistant Technical Coordinator | Tim Forsythe
Scene Shop Coordinator | David Vieira
Master Electrician | Travis Shupe
Lighting Director | Lee Fiskness
Audio/Video Supervisor | David Dillman
Opera Titles System Engineer | Thomas Vecchione
Opera Titles System Translation/Administration | Ron Grinage, Jennifer Rhodes
Properties Director | Randall Robert Lutz
Properties Crafts Supervisor | Amy Slater
Properties Run Crew Coordinator | Shawna C. Lucey
Assistant Properties Run Crew Coordinator | Jahana Azodi
Properties Staff | Mana Butt
Properties Carpenter Supervisor | David Levine
Costume Director | David Burke
Costume Supervisor | Joanne Martin
Costume Coordinator | Emilee McVey
Wardrobe Supervisor | Undreia U. Lewis
Wig & Makeup Supervisor | David C. Zimmerman
Music Services Supervisors | Kyle Norris, Alexandra M. Hesbrook
Program | Alexander Bruehl & Christian Eckels
Stage Manager, Part I | Darin Burnett
Production Assistants, Part I | Becki Smith, Tracy Hoida
Lighting Designer, Part I | Zachary Gilbert
Lighting Supervisor, Part I | Jennifer Bertha
Light Board Operators | Alyssa Milione, Jeremy Faircloth
Master Electrician | Kathleen Dieckmann
Electricians | Jeremy Fisher, Brittney Manning, Juan Ontiveros
Scheduling | Lee Ellen Hveem, Adam Franklin
Followspots | Jacob Moriarty-Stone, Brittney Manning, Juan Ontiveros
Audio/Visual Supervisor | Joshua Hasty
Music Services Supervisor | Rodger Alan Jones II
Assistant Music Services Supervisor | Brittney Manning
Wardrobe Lead/Costume Technician | Rachel Dombi
Wardrobe Assistant/Costume Technician | Phill Giggey
Stage Manager, Part II | Jennifer Harber
Production Assistants, Part II | Salvatore S. Vasta III, Norah Scheinman
Lighting Designer, Part II | Joseph S. Reecher
Lighting Supervisor, Part II | James W. Bilnoski
Stage Carpenter | Blake Anderson
Stage Crew Supervisor | Adam T. Cavanaugh
Assistant Stage Crew Supervisor | Sierra Morris
Stage Run Crew | Shawn Watson, Joseph Bauer, Austin Curtright, Richard A. Montgomery II, Neb Manatowa Bailey, Byron Hunt
Properties Run Supervisor | Tiffany Hess
Assistant Props Run Supervisors | Leazah Behrens, Sierra Morris
Properties Running Crew | Kerri Ann Friedman, Justin N. Lang, Cassandra Westover
Properties Crafts | Neb Manatowa Bailey, Aimee Plant, Ben Karasik, Alicia Wahl, ErinRose Sincevich, Norah Scheinman, Tiffany Hess,Tracy Hoida, Robby Apple Bassler, Uluwehi Mills, Kerri Friedman
Properties/Scenic Carpentry | Blake Anderson, Adam T. Cavanaugh, Sierra Morris, Nate White, Dustin Caudill, Byron Hunt, Richard A. Montgomery II, Cassandra Westover, Justin N. Lang, Timothy McCarthy, Austin Curtright
Scenic/Properties Paints | Andrew Mannion, Jennifer Kirkpatrick
Assistant to the Safety Coordinator | Joseph Bauer
August 23, 2009
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Benjamin Britten
Act I, Rustics Scene
Flute | Andrew Stenson
Snout | Brendan Tuohy
Starveling | Michael Nyby
Bottom | Joseph Barron
Quince | Lucas Harbour
Snug | Tom Corbeil
Conductor | Les Dala
Pianist | Jennifer Hoppe
Stage Director | Kristine McIntyre
Costume Designer | Amy Sutton
Assistant Costume Designer | Terrance Nelson
Wig & Makeup Designer Stephanie Wicker
Roméo et Juliette
Charles Gounod
Act I, Scene 2 w/Roméo aria
Roméo | Daniel C. Shirley
Juliette | Maria Lindsey
Gertrude | Erin D. Johnson
Mercutio | Matthew Morris
Music Director | Les Dala
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Emily Rosenberg
Assistant Costume Designer | Nina Bova
Wig & Makeup Designer | Jerica Hugey
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioachino Rossini
Opening, Act II
Rosina | Emily Lorini
Almaviva | Andrew Stenson
Bartolo | Kyle Albertson
Music Director | Carol Anderson
Stage Director | Erie Mills
Costume Designer | Danielle (Nellie) Kurz
Wig & Makeup Designer | Vanessa Streeter
The Rake’s Progress
Igor Stravinsky
Act I, Scene 3
Tom Rakewell | Aaron Blake
Nick Shadow | Tom Corbeil
Baba | Brandy Lynn Hawkins
Music Director | Brent McMunn
Stage Director | Kristine McIntyre
Costume Designer | Coeli Polansky
Wig & Makeup Designer | Ming-Yen Ho
Cendrillon
Jules Massenet
Act II, Scene 4
Cendrillon | Emily Fons
Prince | Emily Grace Righter
Music Director | RobertTweten
Stage Director | Kristine McIntyre
Costume Designer | Matt Emig
Wig & Makeup Designer | Karman L. Moyers
Dialogues des Carmélites
Francis Poulenc
Interlude Scene 3
Blanche | Deborah Selig
Le Chevelier | Jason Slayden
Mère Marie | Erin D. Johnson
Music Director | Peter Pasztor
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Kelly Renko
Wig & Makeup Designer | Manuel Jacobo
Les contes d’Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach
Act III
Hoffmann | Jorge Prego
Frantz | Andrew Stenson
Antonia | Jennifer Forni
Miracle | Kyle Albertson
Crespel | Joseph Barron
Music Director | Craig Kier
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Costume Designer | Whitney Oppenheimer
Assistant Costume Designer | Bethany Itterly
Wig & Makeup Designer | April Schuller
Faust
Charles Gounod
Final Trio
Mephistopheles | Lucas Harbour
Marguerite | Erin Snell
Faust | Sung Eun Lee
Music Director | Jennifer Hoppe
Stage Director | Kristine McIntyre
Costume Designer | Kaitlyn Alyward
Assistant Costume Designer | Stefanie McGrath
Wig & Makeup Designer | Karman L. Moyers
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Staff
Artistic Director | David Holloway
Head of Music Staff | Robert Tweten
Production Stage Manager | Shawn Rieschl-Johnson
Production Coordinators | Jodi Gage, Rory Collins
Technical Coordinator | Tracy Armagost
Assistant Technical Coordinator | Tim Forsythe
Scene Shop Coordinator | David Vieira
Master Electricians | David Hult, Michael Rummage
Lighting Director | Michael Clark
Audio/Video Supervisor | David Dillman
Opera Titles System Engineer | Thomas Vecchione
Opera Titles System Translation/Administration | Ron Grinage, Jennifer Rhodes
Program | Alexander Bruehl & Christian Eckels
Properties Director | Randall Robert Lutz
Properties Crafts Supervisor | Amy Slater
Properties Run Crew Coordinator | Shawna C. Lucey
Assistant Properties Run Crew Coordinator | Jahana Azodi
Properties Staff | Mana Butt
Properties Carpenter Supervisor | David Levine
Costume Director | David Burke
Costume Supervisor | Joanne Martin
Costume Coordinator | Emilee McVey
Wardrobe Supervisor | Undreia U. Lewis
Wig & Makeup Supervisor | David C. Zimmerman
Music Services Supervisors | Kyle Norris, Alexandra M. Hesbrook
Stage Manager, Part I | Melissa Sardella
Production Assistants, Part I | Sandra Zamora, Leah Vogel
Lighting Designer, Part I | James W. Bilnoski
Lighting Supervisor, Part I | Zachary Gilbert
Light Board Operators | Kathleen Dieckmann, Jacob Moriarty-Stone
Master Electrician | Rafael A. Vallejo
Electricians | Richard A. Montgomery II, Kerri Ann Friedman, Neb Manatowa Bailey
Scheduling | Lee Ellen Hveem, Adam Franklin
Followspots | Jeremy Faircloth, Kerri Ann Friedman, Richard A. Montgomery II, Byron Hunt
Audio/Visual Supervisors | Geoff Moore, Anna Lee Craig
Music Services Supervisor | Salvatore S. Vasta III
Assistant Music Services Supervisor | Brittney Manning
Wardrobe Lead/Costume Technician | Phill Giggey
Wardrobe Assistant/Costume Technician | Rachel Dombi
Stage Manager, Part II | Jennifer Harber
Production Assistants, Part II | Kyra Tietjen, Shawn Watson
Lighting Designer, Part II | Jennifer Bertha
Lighting Supervisor, Part II | Alyssa Milione
Stage Carpenter | Blake Anderson
Stage Crew Supervisor | Nate White
Assistant Stage Crew Supervisor | Dustin Caudill
Stage Run Crew | Jeremy Fisher, Juan Ontiveros, Leazah Behrens, Tyler DeLong, Alicia Wahl, Timothy McCarthy, Robby Apple Bassler
Properties Run Supervisor | ErinRose Sincevich
Assistant Props Run Supervisor | Rodger Alan Jones II
Properties Running Crew | Aimee Plant, Ben Karasik, Tracy Hoida, Tiffany Hess
Properties Crafts | Neb Manatowa Bailey, Aimee Plant, Ben Karasik, ErinRose Sincevich, Norah Scheinman, Tiffany Hess, Alicia Wahl, Tracy Hoida, Robby Apple Bassler, Uluwehi Mills
Properties/Scenic Carpentry | Blake Anderson, Adam T. Cavanaugh, Sierra Morris, Nate White, Dustin Caudill, Byron Hunt, Richard A. Montgomery II, Cassandra Westover, Justin N. Lang, Timothy McCarthy, Austin Curtright
Scenic/Properties Paints | Andrew Mannion, Jennifer Kirkpatrick
Assistant to the Safety Coordinator | Joseph Bauer
Apprentice Scenes 2009
- Tours
- Transportation
- Dining
- Talk