Friday, April 26, 2013 at 8:00pm
Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 2:30pm
at The MagnificentTennessee Theatre
Opera preview hosted by Maestro Salesky begins 45 minutes prior to each performance
Hitch up your pumpkin, don your royal apparel and jewels, and make haste to the ball! On Sunday, dress the kids in costume for a photo op with the cast on the stage following the show! Performed in English
JAMES MARVEL (Stage Director)
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Foreign Opera Companies: Teatro Comunale Sulmona (Italy), Seoul International Opera, Royal Conservatory (Brussels), Opera on the Avalon (Canada), Opera Africa (Johannesburg), Théâtre des Variétés (Paris), Espace Pierre Cardin (Paris)
U.S. Opera Companies: New Orleans, Virginia, Sacramento, , San Antonio, Knoxville, Wichita Grand, Syracuse, Santa Barbara, Wolf Trap (VA), Grand Rapids, Utah Festival Opera, North Carolina, Shreveport, Toledo, Kentucky, Opera Boston, Tampa, Piedmont Opera, Cedar Rapids, San Francisco Opera Merola Program, Indiana University, Juilliard School, Boston University, University of Southern California
U.S. Theatre Companies: Clarence Brown Theatre, Southern Repertory Theatre, Interact Theatre Company (Philadelphia), Passage Theatre Company (NJ), Carnegie Hall Corporation
LEAH WOOL (Angelina)
Sponsored thanks to the generosity of The Sood Family.
Birthplace: Oceanside, New York
U.S. Opera Companies: Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Santa Fe, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Utah, Glimmerglass (NY), Knoxville, Nashville, Sacramento, Syracuse, Omaha, Toledo, Kentucky, Chicago Opera Theatre, Central City (CO), Boston Baroque, Opera Fairbanks, Opera New Jersey, Piedmont, Orlando, Gotham Chamber Opera
U.S. Symphony Orchestras & Festivals: San Francisco, Cincinnati, Kansas City, National Symphony, Utah, Illinois, New Haven, New Jersey, Little Orchestra Society (NYC), Manchester, Newton (MA), Portland Baroque, Rochester Chamber Orchestra; Spoleto Festival USA, Oregon Bach Festival, Deer Valley Music Festival, Chamber Music Northwest
MICHAEL DAILEY (Prince Ramiro)
Sponsored thanks to the generosity of Betsey R. Bush.
Birthplace: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Foreign Opera Companies: Theater an der Wien (Vienna)
U.S. Opera Companies: Virginia, Santa Fe, San Jose, Des Moines Metro Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, New York Harlem Productions’ Porgy and Bess, Portland Opera to Go
U.S. Symphony Orchestras and Festivals: Virginia Beach Symphony, Oregon East Coast Symphony, South Valley Symphony, Nova Vista Symphony; Ashlawn Opera Festival, Todi Music Festival
ANDREW GARLAND (Dandini)
Sponsored thanks to the generosity of Margaret L. Goodman.
Birthplace: Kingston, Massachusetts
U.S. Opera Companies: Seattle, Cincinnati, Arizona, Atlanta, Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Utah, Knoxville, Boston Lyric, Opera Company of Nevada, Dayton, Saratoga, North Carolina, New Jersey, Annapolis, San Antonio
U.S. Symphony Orchestras: Atlanta, Tucson, Delaware, Dayton, National Philharmonic, Quad Cities, Plymouth, Marion, Boston Baroque; Bard Music Festival
KEVIN GLAVIN (Don Magnifico)
Sponsored thanks to the generosity of Anderson Media, Charles and Moll Anderson.
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Foreign Opera Companies: Vancouver Opera, Edmonton Opera, L’Opéra de Montreal, Opéra de Quebec, Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires), Teatro Municipal de Santiago (Chile), Teatro Carreño (Caracas)
U.S. Opera Companies: San Francisco, Washington National, Seattle, Cincinnati, Opera Colorado, NYC Opera, Philadelphia, Florentine Opera (Milwaukee), Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Kansas City, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Florida Grand, Glimmerglass (NY), Columbus, Chautauqua (NY)
U.S. Symphony Orchestras: Pittsburgh, National Symphony (DC), Seattle
DONATA CUCINOTTA (Clorinda)
Sponsored thanks to the generosity of Governor and Mrs. Bill Haslam.
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Opera Companies: Opera Colorado, Shreveport Opera, Opera New Jersey, Amarillo Opera, Opera Fort Collins, New York Lyric Opera, Ohio Light Opera, Opera Company of Brooklyn (NYC), New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Louisiana
U.S. Symphony Orchestras and Festivals: Queens Symphony Orchestra (NYC); Summer Choralfest (Denver), Belleayre Music Festival (NY)
DIXIE ROBERTS (Tisbe)
Sponsored thanks to the generosity of Steve and Anne Bailey.
Birthplace: Waterloo, Iowa
U.S. Opera Companies: Knoxville, Light Opera Oklahoma, Greenville Light Opera Works, Union Avenue Opera, Opera in the Ozarks, DiCapo Opera, Wichita State University
U.S. Symphony Orchestras: Knoxville, QUO (NY), Wichita State University
MATTHEW ANCHEL (Alidoro)
Birthplace: New York, New York
Foreign Opera Companies: Oper Leipzig, Intermezzo Opera (Belgium)
U.S. Opera Companies: Los Angeles, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, San Jose, Chelsea (NYC)
U.S. Symphony Orchestra and Festival: Los Angeles Philharmonic; Caramoor Festival (NY)
