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Season 2015-2016

Medium

An opera in one act by G. C. Menotti.



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Madame Flora: Megan Heavner; Monica: Jennifer Lynn Waters, Simone Brown; Toby: Michael Dodge; Mrs. Gobineau: Cheryl Kerrick; Mrs. Nolan: Erika Rodden, Katy Leon; Mr. Gobineau: Eric Gramatges.

Stage Director: Corinne Hayes
Production Designer: Olga Shpitalna
Producer and Artistic Director: Katerina Souvorova

Ruslan and Ludmila

Magic Russian opera by Michail Glinka.
In collaboration with The Four Seasons Dancers and The Olney Ballet.

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Ludmila: Mizuho Takeshita, Meagan Sill; Ruslan: Joshua Hong;
Ratmir: Alecia DuPont, Megan Heavner; Farlaf: Alex Alburqueque; Gorislava: Katie Manukyan;
Finn: Dane Suarez; Bayan: Mike Dodge; Prince Svetozar Raymont Ghattas;
Naina: Ashlyn Mazone; Chernomore: Robert Feng.

Stage Director : Joshua Hong
Stage Designer : Olga Shpitalna
Choreographers: Patricia Berrend and Elena Inbrokova-Jones
Lighting Designer: Marianne Meadows.
Producer and Artistic Director: Katerina Souvorova

L'Elisir d'Amore

Melodramma giocoso, a comic opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti.



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Nemorino: Youngchul Park; Adina: Meagan Sill; Dr. Dulcamara: Kwang Kyu Lee;
Belcore: Alex Alburqueque; Gianetta: Aani Bourassa

Ensemble: Evelyn Tsen, Seana Grace, Reba Smith Winstead, Elliot Matheny.

Stage Director: Julia Mintzer
Production Designer: Charlies Ogilvie
Costume Designer: Kristina Marie Martin
Producer and Artistic Director: Katerina Souvorova

Amahl and the Night Visitors

A Christmas opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti.

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Amahl: Hannah Slayton, Daniel Goldscmidt-Hopkinson, Mother: Jennifer Lynn Waters, Anamer Castrello, King Kaspar: Peter Joshua Burroughs, King Melchior: Alex Alburqueque, Mark Wanich, King Balthazar: Ethan Lee Greene, Page: Kevin Nejad

Chorus of the schepeherds, Dancers: Reba Winstead, Joseph Kaz, Cara Jestes, Sandra Gust, Katherine Winstead, Mary Frances Dini, Kelly Dobbs, Valentina Simon, children of the Bethesda Youth Choir.

Mozart's Don Giovanni



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Don Giovanni: Rob McGinness; Donna Anna: Merideth Marano, Jennifer Lynn Waters; Leporello: Kwang Kyu Lee; Don Ottavio: Youngchul Park; Donna Elvira: Claire Galloway; Zerlina: Meghan McCall; Mazetto: Joshua Hong; Il Commendatore: Ethan Green.

Stage Director : Eve Summer
Stage Designers: Olga Shpitalna, Murat Tasar
Costume Designer: Linda Jenks
Fight Choreographer: Eric Gramatges
Choreographer: Leonid Frolov
Producer and Artistic Director: Katerina Souvorova