Director Maximilian Schell combines forces with visionary artist and designer Gottfried Helnwein for a fresh look at the intricacies of love and romance. An aristocratic lady encounters a younger rival for her brash paramour's affections. Her fascinating response plays out in a nostalgic glance at the timeless mysteries of the heart.
Soprano Adrianne Pieczonka (our lovely Elsa in Lohengrin) is the glamorous Marschallin, increasingly aware that time is not on her side. Mezzo-soprano Alice Coote makes her company debut in a charming trouser role as the impetuous youth who finds true love, and soprano Elizabeth Futral, our unforgettable Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare, is the unexpected object of his affection. Finally, bass Kurt Rydl returns as the delightfully gauche Baron Ochs, whose decision to marry turns everything askew.Music Director Kent Nagano conducts Strauss's delicious and luxurious score, which darts effortlessly from infectious waltzes to a rapturous final trio for three sopranos.
Assistant Director - Vera CalabriaAssistant Designer - Dani BarkatSpecial Masks - Trent ShumwayVideo Production - Modern VideofilmVideo Special Effects - Eroc Morallis, Trent ShumwayMagic Trick - Rudy Coby
CAST
Adrianne Pieczonka MARSCHALLINKurt Rydl BARON OCHSAlice Coote OCTAVIANElizabeth Futral SOPHIERobert Bork HERR VON FANINALSusan Foster MARIANNE LEITMETZERAnthony Laciura VALZACCHIMargaret Thompson ANNINAGarrett Sorenson ITALIAN TENORDavid Babinet NOTARYJohn Atkins MARSCHALLIN'S MAJOR-DOMOJohn Kimberling MARCHALLIN'S FOOTMANSal Malaki MARSCHALLIN'S FOOTMANReid Bruton MARSCHALLIN'S FOOTMANJoohee Choi NOBLE ORPHANRenee Sousa NOBLE ORPHANGeeta Bhatnagar NOBLE ORPHANSarah Jane McMahon MILLINERGeorge Sterne ANIMAL VENDORAlexander Vasilyev POLICE COMMISSIONERRobert MacNeil FANINAL'S MAJOR-DOMODavid Schnell FANINAL'S RETINUERobert Hovencamp FANINAL'S RETINUEPatrick Bell FANINAL'S RETINUEMichael Geiger FANINAL'S RETINUEPeter Nathan Foltz INNKEEPERJohn Kimberling WAITERSal Malaki WAITERDavid Schnell WAITERRobert Hovencamp WAITERMark Kelley FOOTMANTim Smith OCH'S RETINUEMark Beasom OCH'S ALMONERDouglas Tait LEOPOLDJameel Bruner MOHAMMED
STAFF
Plácido Domingo - General DirectorEdgar Baitzel - Artistic DirectorKent Nagano - Music DirectorJeff Kleeman - Technical DirectorJennifer Green - Costume DirectorRick Geyer - Wigmaster & MakeupMonica Butler - Costume SupervisorLisa Stone - Technical Design ManagerKirk Graves - Properties Coordinator
PRODUCTION DATES:
Sunday May 29, 2005 6 p.m.Wednesday June 1, 2005 7:30 p.m.Saturday June 4, 2005 2 p.m.Wednesday June 8, 2005 7:30 p.m.Saturday June 11, 2005 7:30 p.m.Thursday June 16, 2005 7:30 p.m.Sunday June 19, 2005 7:30 p.m.
