Apprentice Scenes 2021
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. Our apprentice programs have launched numerous distinguished careers and these two evenings are the perfect opportunity to experience the future of opera – onstage now.
The Opera’s singing and technical apprentice 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.
Programs
August 15, 2021
Pagliacci
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Prologue
Tonio | Darren Lekeith Drone
Conductor/Pianist | Robert Tweten
Stage Director | Patricia Racette
Costume Design | Yamilex Holguin Perez
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Manuel “Mannie” Jacobo
Lighting Design | Vittoria Orlando
Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach
Act III Trio
Dr. Miracle | William Meinert
Antonia | Sydney Baedke
Voice of Antonia’s Mother | Sydney Frodsham
Conductor | Richard Bado
Stage Director | Patricia Racette
Pianist/Coach | James Lesniak
Costume Design | Mason Stanley
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Manuel “Mannie” Jacobo
Lighting Design | Vittoria Orlando
L’amico Fritz
Pietro Mascagni
Act II Duet
Suzel | Cheyanne Coss
Fritz | Ethan Burck
Conductor | Clinton Smith
Stage Director | E. Loren Meeker
Pianist/Coach | Francesco Milioto
Costume Design | Olivia Rivera
Assistant Costume Design | Carey Blackerby Hanson
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Oran Wongpandid
Lighting Design | Vittoria Orlando
Hamlet
Ambroise Thomas
Act I Rampart Scene
Horatio | Wm. Clay Thompson
Hamlet | Michael J. Hawk
Marcellus | Daniel O’Hearn
Le Spectre | Jonas Jud
Conductor | Francesco Milioto
Stage Director | Melanie Bacaling
Pianist/Coach | Peter Pasztor
Costume Design | Olivia Rivera
Assistant Costume Design | Carey Blackerby Hanson
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Colin Gallaher
Lighting Design | Vittoria Orlando
Faust
Charles Gounod
Act III Serenade, Trio and Death of Valentin
Valentin | Luke Sutliff
Siébel | Ruby Dibble
Méphistophélès | Allen Michael Jones
Faust | Kevin Punnackal
Marthe | Sydney Frodsham
Marguerite | Teresa Perrotta
Conductor | Glenn Lewis
Stage Director | Patricia Racette
Pianist/Coach | Miloš Repicky
Costume Design | Lara Holt
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Jessica Teaira Crawford
Lighting Design | Vittoria Orlando
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Gioachino Rossini
Act II Duet, Aria, Arietta and Quintet
Dr. Bartolo | Darren Lekeith Drone
Count Almaviva | Anthony León
Rosina | Ruby Dibble
Figaro | Michael J. Hawk
Don Basilio | William Meinert
Conductor | Francesco Milioto
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Pianist/Coach | Clinton Smith
Costume Design |John Polles
Assistant Costume Design | Yamilex Holguin Perez
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Cassie Richardson
Lighting Design | Sloane Kolesar
I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Vincenzo Bellini
Act I Scene and Duet
Lorenzo | Jonas Jud
Giulietta | Ardeen Pierre
Romeo | Sarah Saturnino
Conductor | Clinton Smith
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Pianist/Coach | Carol Anderson
Costume Design | Marlena Maher
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Oran Wongpandid
Lighting Design | Sloane Kolesar
Anna Bolena
Gaetano Donizetti
Act I Aria, Duet and Finale
Smeton | Ana Mora
Anna | Marlen Nahhas
Percy | Joseph Tancredi
Rochefort | Ethan Vincent
Enrico | Cory McGee
Giovanna | Maggie Renée
Conductor| Richard Bado
Stage Director | E. Loren Meeker
Pianist/Coach | Miloš Repicky
Costume Design | Elizabeth Campbell
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Davis Campbell
Lighting Design | Sloane Kolesar
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PRODUCTION STAFF
Production Stage Managers | Michael Janney, Whitney McAnally, Sandra Lee Zamora
Production Coordinator | Tracy Armagost
Technical Director | Michael Ortiz
Assistant Technical Director | Jessica Guilliard
Stage Operations Supervisor | Katrina “Chuck” Weber
Stage Operations Carpenter | Stephen Tomlin
Show Crew Supervisors | Courtney Banks, Charlie Capps
Stage Crew Leads | Matthew Crossman, Adam Hooper
Properties Director | Eileen S. Garcia
Assistant Properties Director | Amaris Puzak
Properties Crafts Supervisor | Aimee L. Plant
Properties Run Crew Coordinator | Miranda Wilson
Properties Lead Carpenter | Michael Chemycz
Properties Carpenter | Ariel Lacey
Costume Director | Blair Gulledge
Costume Coordinator | Brianna Fristoe
Costume Supervisor | Carey Blackerby Hanson
Costume Technical Advisor | Lara Southerland Berich
Wardrobe Supervisor | Carmella Lynn Lauer
Lighting Director | Philip Alfano
Master Electrician | Andie Marie Szekely
Assistant Master Electrician | Mo Epps
Audio/Visual Director | Karl G. Kern
Audio/Visual Engineer | Alex Davila
Audio/Titles Technician | Araceli Ramirez
Video Engineer | Cooper Adams
Opera Titles Engineer | Adelaide Zhang
Opera Titles Administrators | Ron Grinage, Jennifer Rhodes
Wig and Make-Up Designer | David C. Zimmerman
Scenic Charge | Mark Edlund
Music Services Supervisors | Morgan Elizabeth Carder, Tara Tolar-Payne
Stage Manager, Part I | Nick Garcia
Production Assistants, Part I | Lauren Edson, Shelby Edwards
Lighting Supervisor, Part I | Duncan Davies
Lighting Programmer, Part I | Jameson Bernhagen
Stage Manager, Part II |Tyler Fridley
Production Assistants, Part II | Katie Kampfhenkel, Lindsay Hearon
Lighting Supervisor, Part II | Jasmine Moore
Lighting Programmer, Part II | Dionte Mercado
Master Electrician | April Salazar
Assistant Production Coordinators | Jillian Stacer, Crystal Dahm
Stage Operations Carpenter | Janay Sukkarieh
Master Carpenter | Payton Nugent
Show Crew Lead | Tamara Morris-Thompson
Stage Crew Lead | Timothy “T.J.” Wildow, Jr.
Stage Run Crew | Zachary Finch, Erin Durian, Kevin Upham, Payton Nugent, Jay Granniss
Scenic Carpenters | Nick Sheriff, Shane Barber
Properties Run Supervisor | Jaclyn Kanter
Assistant Properties Run Supervisor | Joshua Fitch
Properties Running Crew | Cameron Webb, Lauren Boesch, Mary Flynn
Properties Crafts/Carpentry/Paints | Cameron Webb, Madeline Goddard, Mary Flynn, Sara Davidson, Jay Granniss, Tamara Morris-Thompson
Wardrobe Lead | Alexa Marron
Costume First Hands | Jacky Sanger, Maddie Simmons, Serena Bunn, Blake James
Costume Crafts Lead | Shelby Wilcox
Assistant Costume Crafts | Jessica Donaldson
Scenic Painter | Samuel Klaas
Focus Crew | Larry Ortiz, Nick Hunley
Followspots | Emma Blissitt, Larry Ortiz, Nick Hunley
Audio/Visual Supervisors | Ian Gilliam, Abra Clawson
Opera Titles Crew | Michele Metzger
Music Services Supervisors | Danielle Brewbaker, Jay Condon
August 22, 2021
Carmen
Georges Bizet
Act II, Scenes 13-16
Escamillo | Ethan Vincent
Frasquita | Angela Yam
Mercédès | Taylor-Alexis DuPont
Carmen | Amanda Lynn Bottoms
Zuniga | Allen Michael Jones
Andres | Anthony León
Dancaïro | Luke Sutliff
Remendado | Daniel O’Hearn
Don José |Robert Stahley
Conductor | Richard Bado
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Pianist/Coach | Blair Salter
Choreographer | Roxana Jian
Costume Design | Marlena Maher
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Cassie Richardson & Davis Campbell
Lighting Design | Dionte Mercado
L’elisir d’amore
Gaetano Donizetti
Act I, Scenes 6-7
Nemorino | Duke Kim
Dr. Dulcamara | Daniel Noyola
Adina | Rachel Blaustein
Conductor | Richard Bado
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Pianist/Coach | Robert Bosworth
Costume Design | Laura Holt
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Oran Wongpandid
Lighting Design | Dionte Mercado
Béatrice et Bénédict
Hector Berlioz
Act II, Trio
Héro | Angela Yam
Ursule | Maggie Renée
Béatrice | Taylor-Alexis DuPont
Conductor | Robert Tweten
Stage Director | Anderson Nunnelley
Pianist/Coach | Peter Pasztor
Costume Design | Jacky Sanger
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Manuel “Mannie” Jacobo
Lighting Design | Dionte Mercado
Anna Bolena
Gaetano Donizetti
Act II, Duet
Anna | Kathryn Henry
Giovanna | Megan Moore
Conductor | Francesco Milioto
Stage Director | E. Loren Meeker
Pianist/Coach | James Lesniak
Costume Design | Olivia Rivera
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Cassie Richardson
Lighting Design | Dionte Mercado
Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Act II, Scene and Duet
Amneris | Lindsay Kate Brown
Aida | Alaysha Fox
Conductor | Glenn Lewis
Stage Director | Kathleen Clawson
Pianist/Coach |Robert Bosworth
Costume Design | Elizabeth Campbell
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Oran Wongpandid
Lighting Design | Jasmine Moore
Susannah
Carlisle Floyd
Act II, Scene 3
Susannah Polk | Teresa Perrotta
Olin Blitch | Wm. Clay Thompson
Conductor/Pianist |Richard Bado
Stage Director | Anderson Nunnelley
Costume Design | John Polles
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Davis Campbell
Lighting Design | Jasmine Moore
Le comte Ory
Gioachino Rossini
Act II, Trio
Comte Ory | Jonah Hoskins
Isolier | Adanya Dunn
Comtesse Adèle | Leah Brzyski
Conductor | Clinton Smith
Stage Director | Melanie Bacaling
Pianist/Coach | Carol Anderson
Costume Design | John Polles
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Jessica Teaira Crawford
Lighting Design | Jasmine Moore
Pagliacci
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Act II, Scene 2
Nedda (Columbina) | Teresa Perrotta
Beppe (Arlecchino) | Thomas Cilluffo
Tonio (Taddeo) | Darren Lekeith Drone
Canio (Pagliaccio) | Kevin Punnackal
Silvio | Daniel Noyola
Chorus | Rachel Blaustein, Amanda Lynn Bottoms, Kathryn Henry, Allen Michael Jones, Duke Kim, Anthony León, Megan Moore, Daniel Noyola, Daniel O’Hearn, Maggie Renée, Robert Stahley, Luke Sutliff, Ethan Vincent, Angela Yam
Conductor | Robert Tweten
Stage Director | E. Loren Meeker
Pianist/Coach | Blair Salter
Costume Design | Mason Stanley
Wigs & Make-Up Design | Colin Gallaher
Lighting Design | Jasmine Moore
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PRODUCTION STAFF
Production Stage Managers | Michael Janney, Whitney McAnally, Sandra Lee Zamora
Production Coordinator | Tracy Armagost
Technical Director | Michael Ortiz
Assistant Technical Director | Jessica Gilliard
Stage Operations Supervisor | Katrina “Chuck” Weber
Stage Operations Carpenter | Stephen Tomlin
Show Crew Supervisors | Courtney Banks, Charlie Capps
Stage Crew Leads | Matthew Crossman, Adam Hooper
Properties Director | Eileen S. Garcia
Assistant Properties Director | Amaris Puzak
Properties Crafts Supervisor | Aimee L. Plant
Properties Run Crew Coordinator | Miranda Wilson
Properties Lead Carpenter | Michael Chemycz
Properties Carpenter | Ariel Lacey
Costume Director | Blair Gulledge
Costume Coordinator | Brianna Fristoe
Costume Supervisor Carey | Blackerby Hanson
Costume Technical Advisor | Lara Southerland Berich
Wardrobe Supervisor | Carmella Lynn Lauer
Lighting Director | Philip Alfano
Master Electrician | Andie Marie Szekely
Assistant Master Electrician | Mo Epps
Audio/Visual Director | Karl G. Kern
Audio/Visual Engineer | Alex Davila
Audio/Titles Technician | Araceli Ramirez
Video Engineer | Cooper Adams
Opera Titles Engineer | Adelaide Zhang
Opera Titles Administrators | Ron Grinage, Jennifer Rhodes
Wig and Make-Up Designer | David C. Zimmerman
Scenic Charge | Mark Edlund
Music Services Supervisors | Morgan Elizabeth Carder, Tara Tolar-Payne
Stage Manager Part I | Sandra Lee Zamora
Production Assistants Part I | Paul Smith, Erin Durian
Lighting Supervisor Part I | Sloane Kolesar
Lighting Programmer Part I | Emma Blissitt
Stage Manager Part II | Bruno Baker
Production Assistants Part II | Danielle Brewbaker, Lauren Boesch
Lighting Supervisor Part II | Vittoria Orlando
Lighting Programmer Part II | Duncan Davies
Master Electrician | Jameson Bernhagen
Assistant Production Coordinators | Emma Newman, Abra Clawson
Stage Operations Carpenter | Nick Sheriff
Master Carpenter | Payton Nugent
Stage Crew Lead | Madison Morrissey
Show Crew Lead | Sara Davidson
Stage Run Crew | Larry Ortiz, Nick Hunley, Michele Metzger, Shelby Edwards, Crystal Dahm
Scenic Carpenters | Nick Sheriff, Shane Barber
Properties Run Crew | Madeline Goddard, Katie Kampfhenkel, Lindsay Hearon, Joshua Fitch, Jaclyn Kanter
Properties Crafts/Carpentry/Paints | Cameron Webb, Madeline Goddard, Mary Flynn, Sara Davidson, Jay Granniss, Tamara Morris-Thompson
Wardrobe Lead | Yamilex Holguin Perez
Costume First Hands | Shelby Wilcox, Maddie Simmons, Serena Bunn, Blake James
Costume Crafts Lead | Jessica Donaldson
Assistant Costume Crafts | Alexa Marron
Scenic Painter | Samuel Klaas
Focus Crew | Janay Sukkarieh, Zachary Finch
Followspots | April Salazar, Janay Sukkarieh, Zachary Finch
Audio/Video Supervisors | Shane Barber, Alex Pikiben
Audio/Video Crew | Kevin Upham
Music Services Supervisors | Lauren Edson, Jillian Stacer
Apprentice Scenes 2021
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