ABOUT COA OPERA EVENTS OPERA INTERNATIONALE U.S. ACADEMICS OPERA GUILD SPONSORSHIP PREMIERES MEDIA GALLERY ARCHIVES HOME
2002
The Impressario
(Amadeus Mozart)
Edna Garabedian, Director * Lynne Morrow, Conductor
Madame Silverpeal, Arianna Tatner * Madame Goldentrill, Deanne Reeder
Mr. Angel, Kenneth Godbille * Mr. Scruples, Joseph Tatner * Mr. Bluff, Dr. Harvey Edmonds
The Medium
(Gian Carlo Menotti)
Edna Garabedian, Director * Lynne Morrow, Conductor
Roberta Wain-Becker, Flora * Cheryl Stark, Monica * Joseph Tatner, Toby
Kimberly Gracey, Mrs. Nolan * Dr. Harvey Edmonds, Mr. Gobineau * Deanne Reeder, Mrs. Gobineau
The Magic Flute
(Amadeus Mozart)
Edna Garabedian, Director * Maestro Gregory Buchalter
Queen of the Night, Jamie Bonetto
Pamina, Meredith Durrett * Papagena, Jean Galiana * Papageno, Marcos Sola * Tamino, Matthew Kessel
Sarastro, Philip Myer * Monostatos, Vontress Mitchell * 1st Lady, Linda Jackson * 2nd Lady, Shirley Wang
3rd Lady, Sabrina Francis * 1st Spirit, Susan Asborjornson * 2nd Spirit, Nora Perricone * 3rd Spirit, Anne Donahue
Oracle, Carol Lande * Rich Atkins, Lauvette Allen, Vincent Pena, Franc Swan, Janine Day, Kathy Cavella, Boris Nixon
*2000-2002 Opera Chorus & Enemble Members *
Amahl and the Night Visitors
(Gian Carlo Menotti)
Edna Garabedian, Artistic Director * Maestro Leonard Ingrande
Carolyn Mayes, Mother * Susana Esquivel, Amahl
Kaspar, Steve Wall * Melchior, David Kenosian/Dr. Harvery Edmonds* Balthazar, Gerald Lee * Page, Carson Britz
Dancers Eva Amador-Gosselin, Reina Contreras, Ricardo Ramirez, and Katya Vicencio
led by Anne Cartwright, Choreographer with *2000-2002 Opera Chorus & Enemble Members *
CALIFORNIA OPERA ARTS & EDUCATION
SUMMER FESTIVAL WORKSHOP PERFORMANCES
2002-2003 YOUTH MINISTRY PERFORMANCES
2001
Hansel and Gretel
(Engelbert Humperdinck)
Edna Garabedian, Director * Maestro Leonard Ingrande
Anne Cartwright, Choreographer/Dancer with COA Artists
Hansel, Nancy Endres Eaton * Gretel, Deanne Reeder * Witch, Lyria Pegram
Father, Milt Frisen * Mother, Cynthia Synder * Sandman, Susana Esquivel * DewFairy, Irina Johnson
*2000-2002 Opera Chorus & Enemble Members *
Carmen
(Georges Bizet)
Edna Garabedian, Director * Maestro David Andre
Alim Shakhmamteyev, Assistant Conductor
Anne Cartwright, Choreographer
Carmen, Lyutsina Kazachenko * Don Jose, Daniel Hendrick
Micaela, Melissa Wolfmann *Frasquita, Kimberly Gracey * Mercedes, Irina Johnson
Escamillo, Gennadi Badasov *Zuniga, Milton Friesen * Morales, Dr. Don Gaede
Sue Moore, Children's Chorus with *2000-2002 Opera Chorus & Enemble Members *
The Telephone
(Gian Carlo Menotti)
Edna Garabedian, Director * Maestro Leonard Ingrande
Lucy, Cheryl Stark * Ben, Kenneth Godbille
La Divina
(Thomas Pasatieri)
Edna Garabedian, Director * Maestro Leonard Ingrande
Madame Altina, Kimberly Gracey
Cecily * Haemon * Conductor
A Masked Ball
(Giuseppe Verdi)
Edna Garabedian, Director * Maestro Wendell Phillips
Riccardo, Gennadi Badasov * Amelia, Abrenda Davis * Renato, Matthew Kessell
* Oscar, Irina Johnson * Ulrica, Drucilla Heywood-Boone
*2000-2002 Opera Chorus & Enemble Members *
CALIFORNIA OPERA ARTS & EDUCATION
SUMMER WORKSHOP FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
Featuring Norman Mittleman
Maestro William Yannuzzi, Accompanist
With Chen Woo (Lu)
Featuring Roy Stevens and Annalisa Winberg-Stevens
Maestro William Yannuzzi, Accompanist
2000
Amahl and the Night Visitors
(Gian Carlo Menotti)
Edna Garabedian, Artistic Director * Maestro Leonard Ingrande
Technical-Lighting by Steve Wall * Choreography by Anne Cartwright
Amahl, Susana Esquivel * Mother, Terry Estabrook
Kaspar, Steve Wall * Melchior, David Kenosian * Balthazar, Gerald Lee * Page, Carson Britz
Dancers Eva Amador-Gosselin, Reina Contreras, Ricardo Ramirez, and Katya Vicencio
*2000-2002 Opera Chorus & Ensemble Members *
Susannah
(Carlisle Floyd)
Edna Garabedian, Stage Director * Maestro Roger Cantrell
Susannah, Renee Souza/ Elizabeth Rosenberg/Carolyn Mayes
Little Bat, Craig Gilmore * Olin Blitch, David Feirtag/Tom Brownell * Sam, Steven Plummer/Jason Bentley
Mr. & Mrs. McLean, Gerald Lee & Terry Estabrook * Mr. & Mrs. Ott, Steve Wall & Robbie Dunham
Mr. & Mrs. Hayes, Dimitri Kostiw & Sue Moore * Mr. & Mrs.Gleaton, Matthew Edwardsen & Daniel White
*2000-2002 Opera Chorus & Ensemble Members *
Richard Aronson, Liz Aronson, Robin Blossom, Mikell Brough-Stevenson,
Bryce Bullock, Max Connelly, Dennix Cox, Anthony DeBenedetto, Dr. Harvey Edmonds,
Estela & Graciela Esquivel, Madeline Esquivel, Adriana Garcia, Sam Giangos, Mark Grant, Jennie Gray,
Sara Heibert, Katia Kazazian, Steve Kinosuita, Ian Landscodel, Pat larson, Carole Marcotte,
Jessica Miguel, Claire and Katie Cantwell, Dan Myers, Zaroohi ("ZZ") and Edward Nixon,
Karen Pankratz, Edi Swearingen, Katina LaBerge, Jeanne Lovelace, Brandon Martinez, Ramon Martinez,
Carolyn Mayes, Sophie Myers, Matt Miller, Brian Morris, Gabriel Northway, Haley Perkins,
Kirsten Rabusin, Sarah Steinberg, Sara Vega, Thusnee Vang, Mary Varner, Elizabeth Varner,
Dennis Westeren, Sarah Steinberg, Gabriel Northway, Claire Cantwell, Katie Cantwell, Robin
Dylan Lino, Lisa Ohanssian, Jasmine Swalef, Robbie Dunham, Paula Fansler, Susanna Tchoubarian, Kim Stohl,
Chuck Gunn, Carole Marcotte, Carson Britz, Karen Clague, Toni Schneider, Megan Kelsey, Kate Brown,
Emily Cobb, Julie Hunter, Katina LaBerge, Karen Mosley, Marie Torigian, Rita Woo, Samantha Livingood,
Mary Ware, Rhonda Fleeman, Pat Gunn, Tamara Johnson, Jeanne Lovelace, Deborah White, Lorene Fletcher,
Norma Jane Bercy, E. Heraso, Maria Camarillo, Corey Cole, J. Miguel, Brian Morris, Victor Swalef,
Brad Truckenbrod, Chad Zehrung, Zygmund Zee, Bill Smeads, Dennis Westeren
with Opera Dance Troupe Eva Amador-Gosselin, Reina Contreras, Ricardo Ramirez, Katya Vicencio
and Principal Opera Orchestra Members: Ludmila Filatova (Piano), Chen Lu Woo (Piano)
Boris Nixon (Cello), John Morrice (Violin I), Cynthia Stuart (Violin II), Claudia Shiuh (Viola),
Heidi Franklin (Bass), Ron Franklin (Trumpet/Brass), Pam Ellzey (Flute/Winds), Larry Honda (Clarinet/Winds)
Other Summer FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
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