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Jump to Artists Profiles
| Music |
Francis Poulenc |
| Libretto |
Guillaume Apollinaire |
| Conductor |
John Baril |
| Director |
Ken Cazan |
| Choreographer |
Ken Cazan |
| Assistant Director |
James Darrah |
| Scenic and Projections Designer |
Cameron Anderson |
| Costume Designer |
Alice Marie Kugler Bristow |
| Lighting Designer |
David Martin Jacques |
| Wig/Makeup Designer |
Jason Allen* and Ronell Oliveri* |
| Associate Conductor |
Adam Turner |
Cast in order of vocal appearance
| General Directeur |
Robert Gardner |
| Thérèse |
Joanna Mongiardo |
| Le Mari |
Daniel Belcher |
| Lacouf |
Philippe Pierce |
| Presto |
Jonathan Cole |
| Le Gendarme |
Timothy J. McDevitt |
| La Marchande de journaux |
Annie Rosen |
| Le Journaliste Parisien |
Jonathan Winell |
| Le Fils |
Brad Benoit |
| La Grosse Dame |
Kaitlyn Costello |
| Le Monsieur Barbu |
Brian Wehrle |
| La Dame Elegante |
Alexandra Loutsion |
* Indicates Central City Opera Mainstage Debut
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Jason Allen*
Wig and Makeup Co-Designer/Supervisor: 2011 Festival
Recently: Maria Stuarda, The Minnesota Opera; After Image/The Emperor of Atlantis, Boston Lyric Opera; Educating Rita, The Huntington Theatre Company |
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Cameron Anderson
Scenic and Projection Designer: Gianni Schicchi, The Seven Deadly Sins, The Breasts of Tiresias
Central City Opera: Three Decembers, 2010; A Little Night Music, 2009; West Side Story, 2008
Recently: A Midsummer Night's Dream, South Coast Repertory; La Cenerentola, Glimmerglass Opera; The Barber Of Seville, Opera Theatre of St. Louis
[Website]
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John Baril
CCO Music Director
Conductor: Gianni Schicchi, The Seven Deadly Sins, The Breasts of Tiresias
Central City Opera: (Partial Listing) Three Decembers, 2010; Lucia di Lammermoor, 2009; West Side Story, 2008; Cendrillon, 2007
Recently: Tosca, Opera Delaware; Don Giovanni, Nashville Opera
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Daniel Belcher
Baritone: Gianni Schicchi, Gianni Schicchi; Le Mari, The Breasts of Tiresias
Central City Opera: John Brooke, Little Women, 2001; Henry Cuffe, Gloriana, 2001; Past Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Apprentice Artist
Recently: Grammy® Award, Jaufré Rudel, L'Amour de Loin; Papageno, Die Zauberflöte, San Francisco Opera; Billy Budd, Billy Budd, Houston Grand Opera
[Website] |
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Alice Marie Kugler Bristow
Costume Designer: Gianni Schicchi, The Seven Deadly Sins, The Breasts of Tiresias
Central City Opera: (Partial Listing) Three Decembers, 2010; A Little Night Music, 2009; West Side Story, 2008
Recently: Hecuba, (Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 4 Merit Award for Costume Design), Eurydice, and The Beaux Stratagem, Berry College Theatre Company; Assistant Professor, Costume Design, Berry College
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Ken Cazan
Director: Gianni Schicchi, The Seven Deadly Sins, The Breats of Tiresias
Central City Opera: (Partial Listing) Three Decembers, 2010; A Little Night Music, 2009; West Side Story, 2008
Recently: Possible Dangerous Side Effects, Little Edy Broad Theatre; Das Liebesverbot (West Coast American Premiere), University of Southern California; Resident Stage Director, University of Southern California Thornton School of Music
[Website]
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Robert Gardner
Baritone: Family Quartet, The Seven Deadly Sins; Le Directeur, The Breasts of Tiresias
Central City Opera: Elder McLean, Susannah, 2008
Recently: Marcello, La Bohème, New York City Opera and Knoxville Opera; Sharpless, Madame Butterfly, Palm Beach Opera; Storch, Intermezzo,
Aspen Music Festival
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David Martin Jacques
Lighting Designer: Resident Lighting Designer 2011 Festival
Central City Opera: Resident Lighting Designer 2007 to 2010, 2000 to 2005
Recently: The Tsar’s Bride, The Royal Opera House; Tosca, English National Opera; Otello, Welsh National Opera
[Website] |
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Joanna Mongiardo
Soprano: Lauretta, Gianni Schicchi; Thérèse, The Breasts of Tiresias
Central City Opera: Eurydice, Orpheus in the Underworld, 2010; Baby Doe, The Ballad of Baby Doe, 2006; Past Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Studio and Apprentice Artist
Recently: Ann Trulove, A Rake's Progress, Toledo Opera; Rosalina, Il Re, Teatro Grattacielo; Bach's B Minor Mass with Syracuse Symphony
[Website] |
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Ronell Oliveri*
Wig and Makeup Co-Designer/Supervisor: 2011 Festival
Recently: Wig and Make-up Designer, Opera Colorado 2006-Present; Wig and Make-up Co-designer, Minnesota Opera, 2007-Present; Primetime Emmy® nominee, Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or Special (non-prosthetic), Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower, 2007
[Website] |
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Adam Turner*
Associate Conductor: 2011 Festival; Chorus Master: The Breasts of Tiresias
Recently: Chorus Master/Assistant Conductor, Virginia Opera; Assistant Conductor, Florida Grand Opera; Resident Conductor, Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
* Indicates Central City Opera Mainstage Debut
Additional roles performed by members of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program
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