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Opera & Pops Concert
August 05, 2022
"A Little Night Music" Opera and Pops Concert

"A Little Night Music" - Opera & Pops Concert
Saturday, August 6, 2022
8:15 pm

Amphitheater

 

Every summer, the Chautauqua Opera's Young Artist Program unites some of America’s most exciting artists and voices. Continuing this beloved tradition, Chautauqua Opera's 2022 Apprentice Artists take center stage alongside the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for their final performance of the summer. The concert will feature popular standards from the American Songbook, some of opera’s most beloved melodies, and a world premiere by Mary Prescott, co-commissioned by Chautauqua Opera Company and The American Opera Project.

Repertoire
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Allegro from Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
 
Jacques Offenbach: “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Barcarolle) from Les contes d’Hoffmann 
Nicklausse - Talin Nalbandian, mezzo-soprano
Giulietta - Hilary Grace Taylor, mezzo-soprano
Studio Artists
 
Frank Loesser: “Luck be a lady tonight” from Guys & Dolls, orchestrated by George Bassman and Ted Royal 
Sky Masterson - Jake Skipworth, baritone
Studio Men
 
Giuseppe Verdi: “Come dal ciel precipita” from Macbeth 
Banco - James Eder, bass
 
Stephen Sondheim: "Not a day goes by" from Merrily We Roll Along, orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick 
Beth - Hilary Grace Taylor, mezzo-soprano
 
Leonard Bernstein: "Tonight Duet" (Balcony Scene) from West Side Story
Maria - Nicola Santoro, soprano
Tony - Felix Aguilar Tomlinson, tenor
 
Mary Prescott: “Learning the Grammar of Animacy” - world premiere, based on text from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Phillip Lopez, bass-baritone
 
Antonín Dvořák: Song to the Moon from Rusalka 
Rusalka - Emily Michiko Jensen, soprano
 
Giacomo Puccini: “Nessun dorma” from Turandot 
Calaf - John Kun Park, tenor 
Studio Artists
 
(intermission)
 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Sola, sola in buio loco" (Sextet) from Don Giovanni
Donna Elvira - Hilary Grace Taylor, mezzo-soprano
Leporello - James Eder, bass
Don Ottavio - Felix Aguilar Tomlinson, tenor
Donna Anna - Emily Michiko Jensen, soprano
Masetto - Phillip Lopez, bass-baritone
Zerlina - Nicola Santoro, soprano
 
William Bolcom: "George" from Cabaret Songs - Volume 2, orchestrated by Bolcom
Talin Nalbandian, mezzo-soprano
 
Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison: "Aldolpho" from The Drowsy Chaperone, orchestrated by Larry Blank
Aldolpho - Felix Aguilar Tomlinson, tenor
Drowsy - Hilary Grace Taylor, mezzo-soprano
 
Giuseppe Verdi: "Dio, che nell'alma infondere" from Don Carlo
Don Carlo - John Kun Park, tenor
Rodrigo - Jake Skipworth, baritone
 
Stephen Sondheim: "My Friends" from Sweeney Todd, orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick
Sweeney Todd - Phillip Lopez, bass-baritone
Mrs. Lovett - Talin Nalbandian, mezzo-soprano
Studio Artists
 
Stephen Sondheim: "Green Finch and Linnet Bird" from Sweeney Todd, orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick
Johanna - Nicola Santoro, soprano
 
George Forrest and Robert Wright: "And this is my beloved" from Kismet, adapted from the music of Alexander Borodin, orchestrated by Arthur Kay
Marsinah - Emily Michiko Jensen, soprano
Caliph - John Kun Park, tenor
Hajj, the Poet - Jake Skipworth, baritone
The Wazir - James Eder, bass
Apprentice and Studio Artists
 
 
Creative & Production Team

Conductor: Stuart Chafetz 
Chorus Master: Carol Rausch
Musical Preparation:
Miriam Charney
Rick Hoffenberg
Dottie Randall
Carol Rausch
Kristin Roach
Emily Jarrell Urbanek
Allison Voth

Featuring:
Felix Aguilar Tomlinson
James Eder
Emily Michiko Jensen
Phillip Lopez
Talin Nalbandian
John Kun Park
Nicola Santoro
Jake Skipworth
Hilary Grace Taylor

With:
Eric Botto
Megan Fleischmann
Luke Harnish
Nicole Heinen
Marcus Jefferson
Olivia Johnson
Bernardo Medeiros
Max Potter

Production:

Lighting Designer: John P. Woodey 
Production Stage Manager:  
Valerie Wheeler 
Sound Designer: E. Gimenez
Assistant Stage Managers: 
Hanna Atkinson 
Hailey Delaney 
Julie Welch 
Production Aid: Jaaven Middleton

Leadership & Staff

General and Artistic Director: Steven Osgood 
Music Administrator: Carol Rausch 
Managing Director: Daniel Grambow 
Director of Production: Michael Baumgarten
Arts Marketing Specialist: Makayla Santiago-Froebel 
Company Scheduler: Rick Hoffenberg
Company Managers:
 
Claudia Torres 
Austin Terris 
Music Staff:
Miriam Charney
Rick Hoffenberg
Dottie Randall
Carol Rausch
Kristin Roach
Emily Jarrell Urbanek
Allison Voth
Arts Marketing Associate: Jessica Mack 

Orchestral Credits
Orchestral materials for the concert were provided by:
David Carp
Concord Theatricals
Keiser Southern Music
Library of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra (CSO) - Lara Sipols, principal librarian
Library of the New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) - Carol Rausch, music administrator
Music Theatre International (MTI)