An Evening of French Opera!
UAA Opera Ensemble presents a bustier of two French One-Act operas.
Les Mamelles de Tiresias – The Breasts of Tiresias
A semi-staged interpretation of Poulenc’s classic tale of a feminist housewife who tires of her lot in life and decides to become a man, while her bewildered husband is left behind to figure out procreation all by himself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_mamelles_de_Tir%C3%A9sias
Cast -
Husband: Waylon Waddell
Therese/Fortune Teller (Thursday & Saturday): Stasia Jamieson
Therese/Fortune Teller (Friday & Sunday): Kate Schwarzer
Director: George Yang
Presto: Mark Bautista
Lacouf: Resty Yongco
The Gendarme: George Yang
The Marchande: Amaryah Robinson
The Journalist: Mary Powell
The Son: Amanda Farnsworth
Dancer: Jon Minton
Babies Chorus: George Yang, Mark Bautista, Amaryah Robinson, Amanda Farnsworth, Sujin Scott
Husband: Waylon Waddell
Therese/Fortune Teller (Thursday & Saturday): Stasia Jamieson
Therese/Fortune Teller (Friday & Sunday): Kate Schwarzer
Director: George Yang
Presto: Mark Bautista
Lacouf: Resty Yongco
The Gendarme: George Yang
The Marchande: Amaryah Robinson
The Journalist: Mary Powell
The Son: Amanda Farnsworth
Dancer: Jon Minton
Babies Chorus: George Yang, Mark Bautista, Amaryah Robinson, Amanda Farnsworth, Sujin Scott
L’Enfant et les Sortileges – The Child and the Spells
A fully staged production of Ravel’s story about a mischievous little boy who learns to respect animals and inanimate objects after mistreating them. After being taught a lesson, he makes good by saving the life of a small animal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L’enfant_et_les_sortil%C3%A8ges
A fully staged production of Ravel’s story about a mischievous little boy who learns to respect animals and inanimate objects after mistreating them. After being taught a lesson, he makes good by saving the life of a small animal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L’enfant_et_les_sortil%C3%A8ges
Cast -
The Child: Mark Bautista
Mother: Amaryah Robinson
Fire: Jane Drebert
The Clock: Resty Yongco
Shepherdess 1: Amanda Farnsworth
Shepherdess 2: Mary Powell
The Princess: Amaryah Robinson
The White Cat: Kate Schwarzer
The Black Cat: George Yang
The Squirrel: Sujin Scott
Chorus of creatures: company
The Child: Mark Bautista
Mother: Amaryah Robinson
Fire: Jane Drebert
The Clock: Resty Yongco
Shepherdess 1: Amanda Farnsworth
Shepherdess 2: Mary Powell
The Princess: Amaryah Robinson
The White Cat: Kate Schwarzer
The Black Cat: George Yang
The Squirrel: Sujin Scott
Chorus of creatures: company
The performances are:
Thursday, April 14, 7:30pm
Friday, April 15, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 16, 7:30pm
Sunday, April 17, 4:00pm
Thursday, April 14, 7:30pm
Friday, April 15, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 16, 7:30pm
Sunday, April 17, 4:00pm
