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M E R C U R Y O P E R A R O C H E S T E R P R E S E N T S G I L B E R T & S U L L I VA N ’ S<br />
<strong>The</strong><br />
Pirates<br />
<strong>of</strong> Penzance<br />
<strong>or</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Slave</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Duty</strong><br />
Penfield High School<br />
September 24 & 26, 2010
B THE<br />
L O O D<br />
COUNTESS<br />
MAY 2011
Welcome to our 6th Season!<br />
If your idea <strong>of</strong> great grand opera involved a heroine stabbing herself,<br />
immolating herself, jumping <strong>of</strong>f a building, <strong>or</strong> expiring from consumption,<br />
you’re out <strong>of</strong> luck this season… although one <strong>of</strong> our leading ladies<br />
(Cunegonde in Candide) does die multiple times.<br />
Mercury <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong>’s sixth season <strong>of</strong>fers a much different operatic<br />
experience. In the weekend’s production <strong>of</strong> Gilbert & Sullivan’s brilliant and<br />
tuneful <strong>The</strong> Pirates <strong>of</strong> Penzance, no one will die, but the audience may<br />
leave the theatre with s<strong>or</strong>e tummies from laughing so hard!<br />
No one had ever written an opera so perfectly as Mozart until Verdi wrote<br />
his final masterpiece, Falstaff. No one has come even close to that<br />
perfection since. Our production <strong>of</strong> Falstaff in January will be a feast f<strong>or</strong> the<br />
eyes and ears with a stellar cast from the great stages <strong>of</strong> the w<strong>or</strong>ld, including<br />
the Metropolitan <strong>Opera</strong>.<br />
Leonard Bernstein’s ever popular Candide rounds out the season and is<br />
bound to leave the audience humming and whistling its infectious tunes.<br />
Our very successful new education program continues this year with another<br />
<strong>of</strong> John Davies’ sh<strong>or</strong>t children’s adaptations, Little Red’s Most Unusual<br />
Day. <strong>The</strong> p<strong>or</strong>table production will be touring to local elementary schools in<br />
addition to its public perf<strong>or</strong>mances in November.<br />
Finally, our first artistic collab<strong>or</strong>ation with Geva <strong>The</strong>atre Center, Salieri’s<br />
Kleine Harlekinade, has a few remaining perf<strong>or</strong>mances bef<strong>or</strong>e closing in<br />
October.<br />
We are very excited about this season, but we need your help to keep<br />
Mercury <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong> hale and hearty. <strong>Opera</strong> is all about passion –<br />
extravagant love, patriotism, jealousy, and rage. We need YOU to be passionate<br />
about supp<strong>or</strong>ting our endeav<strong>or</strong>s to create a magical theatrical experience.<br />
Your ticket price covers about half <strong>of</strong> the cost <strong>of</strong> a production. Please help us<br />
make up the difference by donating generously. Thank you f<strong>or</strong> joining us at the<br />
opera and f<strong>or</strong> your continuing supp<strong>or</strong>t!<br />
Benton Hess<br />
Artistic Direct<strong>or</strong><br />
Kristen Kessler<br />
Executive Direct<strong>or</strong>
Blackfriars <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
795 E. Main Street, <strong>Rochester</strong><br />
(585) 454-1260<br />
Marie Antoinette: <strong>The</strong> Col<strong>or</strong> <strong>of</strong> Flesh<br />
September 18 – October 2<br />
G<strong>or</strong>ey St<strong>or</strong>ies October 23 – 31<br />
Shakespeare in Hollywood<br />
November 20 – December 11<br />
<strong>The</strong> Santaland Diaries Dec. 17 – 23<br />
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living<br />
in Paris Dec. 31 – Jan. 22<br />
<strong>The</strong> Glass Menagerie Feb. 26 – Mar. 19<br />
<strong>The</strong> Who’s Tommy April 23 – May 14<br />
www.blackfriars.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
Bristol Valley <strong>The</strong>ater<br />
151 South Main Street, Naples<br />
(585) 374-6318<br />
Fiddlers <strong>of</strong> the Genesee October 9<br />
SUPERHERO! October 16<br />
Paulsen Baker & Garvey Oct. 16<br />
<strong>The</strong> Dady Brothers October 23<br />
Nightmare on Main Street Oct. 30<br />
www.bristolvalleytheater.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
Downstairs Cabaret <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
20 Winds<strong>or</strong> St, 172 W Main St,<br />
540 E Main St, <strong>Rochester</strong><br />
(585) 325-4370<br />
6 Guitars<br />
www.DownstairsCabaret.com<br />
Geomantics Dance <strong>The</strong>ater<br />
(585) 957-1480<br />
www.projectivekinetics.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
Geva <strong>The</strong>atre Center<br />
75 Woodbury Boulevard, <strong>Rochester</strong><br />
(585) 232-4382<br />
Amadeus Sept. 7 – Oct. 3<br />
Carry It On Oct. 12 – Nov. 14<br />
A Christmas Carol Nov. 26 – Dec. 26<br />
I’ll Be Geneseeing You Jan. 4 – 30<br />
Over the Tavern Feb. 14 – Mar. 13<br />
Radio Golf Mar. 22 – Apr. 17<br />
<strong>The</strong> Music Man Apr. 27 – June 5<br />
www.gevatheatre.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
Greater <strong>Rochester</strong> Repert<strong>or</strong>y Companies<br />
@ MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave., Roch.<br />
(585) 234-1254<br />
Arsenic & Old Lace Dec 2 – 5<br />
Bermuda Ave. Triangle Mar.17 – 20<br />
An Act<strong>or</strong>’s Nightmare June 23 – 26<br />
www.muCCC.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
JCC CenterStage<br />
1200 Edgewood Avenue, <strong>Rochester</strong><br />
(585) 461-2000 ext 235<br />
Rose October 9 – 24<br />
My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish<br />
Wiccan Wedding Dec 4 – 19<br />
Groucho January 1&2<br />
Love, Luck and Laughter<br />
January 29 – February 6<br />
<strong>The</strong> Triangle Fact<strong>or</strong>y Fire Project<br />
March 5 – 20<br />
Mel Brooks’ <strong>The</strong> Producers May 7 – 22<br />
www.jccrochester.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
Check out the amazing variety <strong>of</strong> theatre in the <strong>Rochester</strong> area.<br />
<strong>The</strong>atreROCS<br />
Fall Showcase<br />
October 25 at Geva<br />
www.theatrerocs.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
Kalidas<br />
India Community Ctr., Macedon<br />
(585) 381-1541<br />
Broken Images @ Macedon Sept. 26<br />
@ Geva Oct. 7 – 17<br />
www.kalidastheater.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
Mercury <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong><br />
1600 N<strong>or</strong>th Clinton Ave, <strong>Rochester</strong><br />
(585) 473-6567<br />
A Grand Night Out @ Geva Sept. 13<br />
<strong>The</strong> Pirates <strong>of</strong> Penzance<br />
@ Penfield HS Sept. 24 & 26<br />
Little Red’s Most Unusual Day<br />
Nov. 6 & 7<br />
Falstaff @ Eastman Jan. 15 & 17<br />
Candide @ Hochstein May Apr. 15 6 & 817<br />
www.mercuryoperarochester.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
Method Machine<br />
@ MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave., Roch.<br />
(585) 319-7427<br />
Neighb<strong>or</strong>hood 3: Requisition <strong>of</strong> Doom<br />
September 9 – 26<br />
Lieutenant <strong>of</strong> Inishm<strong>or</strong>e Feb 17 – Mar 6<br />
Something Cloud, Something Clear<br />
May 5 – 22<br />
www.methodmachine.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
Off-Monroe Players<br />
Salem United Church, 60 Bittner St., Roch.<br />
(585) 234-0500<br />
Gilbert & Sullivan’s <strong>The</strong> Grand Duke<br />
November 5 – 14<br />
www.<strong>of</strong>f-monroeplayers.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
Out <strong>of</strong> Pocket Productions<br />
(585) 269-4673<br />
Sylvia Sep. 2 – 5<br />
Separation Jan. 27 – 30 & Feb. 3 – 6<br />
Stop Kiss March 10 – 13 & 17 – 19<br />
<strong>The</strong> Penfield Players<br />
1985 Baird Road, Penfield<br />
(585) 340-8655<br />
<strong>The</strong> Sunshine Boys Nov. 5 – 20<br />
All This and Moonlight March 4 – 19<br />
H<strong>or</strong>se-Scents May 6 – 21<br />
www.penfieldplayers.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
Pittsf<strong>or</strong>d Musicals<br />
Pittsf<strong>or</strong>d Mendon High School<br />
(585) 586-1500<br />
Annie November 13 – 20<br />
Company June 2011<br />
www.pittsf<strong>or</strong>dmusicals.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
PUSH Physical <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
(585) 415-7874<br />
www.pushtheatre.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
RAPA East End <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
727 E. Main Street, <strong>Rochester</strong><br />
(585) 325-3366<br />
Celebration <strong>of</strong> the Perf<strong>or</strong>ming Arts Oct 1<br />
Jitney October 22 – 3O<br />
Christmas Carol Nov. 27 – Dec. 5<br />
Snow White 7 Dwarfs January 21 – 30<br />
Dreamgirls February 24 – March 6<br />
Newsies April 1 – 30<br />
Spelling Bee May 13 – 22<br />
www.rapaonline.us<br />
<strong>Rochester</strong>’s Black Sheep <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Village Gate Square<br />
274 N. Goodman Street, <strong>Rochester</strong><br />
(585) 414-3927<br />
www.blacksheeptheatre.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
<strong>Rochester</strong> Children’s <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Nazareth College Arts Center<br />
4245 East Avenue, <strong>Rochester</strong><br />
(585) 385-0510<br />
Hansel & Gretel December 11 – 19<br />
Disney’s Aladdin Feburary 12 – 20<br />
Alice in Wonderland April 30 – May 1<br />
www.rochesterchildrenstheatre.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
<strong>Rochester</strong> Community Players<br />
(585) 234-7840<br />
Macbeth at MuCCC Oct. 29 – Nov. 13<br />
www.rochestercommunityplayers.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
TYKEs, <strong>The</strong>atre Young Kids Enjoy<br />
JCC, 1200 Edgewood Ave., <strong>Rochester</strong><br />
(585) 461-2000 ext 235<br />
<strong>The</strong> T<strong>or</strong>toise and the Hare Nov. 6<br />
Seussical, the Musical Jan. 15 – 23<br />
Fancy Nancy, Duck f<strong>or</strong> President<br />
and Other St<strong>or</strong>y Books Feb 11 – 13<br />
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Mar 26 – Apr 3<br />
www.Tykes<strong>The</strong>atre.<strong>or</strong>g<br />
Unleashed! IMPROV at the JCC<br />
1200 Edgewood Avenue, <strong>Rochester</strong><br />
(585) 461-2000, ext. 235<br />
Middle School Open House Interactive<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre Event October 9 & 16<br />
Improv Shows Nov.13, Dec. 11, Jan. 8,<br />
Feb. 12, March 12, April 9, May 14,<br />
www.unleashedimprov.com<br />
Village Idiots at Village Gate Square<br />
274 N. Goodman Street, <strong>Rochester</strong><br />
(585) 797-9086<br />
Fridays and Saturdays<br />
www.improvVIP.com<br />
Official<br />
Media<br />
Spons<strong>or</strong>:
presents<br />
<strong>The</strong> Pirates <strong>of</strong> Penzance<br />
<strong>or</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Slave</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Duty</strong><br />
Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan<br />
Book by William Schenk Gilbert<br />
W<strong>or</strong>ld Premiere:<br />
Fifth Avenue <strong>The</strong>ater, New Y<strong>or</strong>k – December 31, 1879<br />
Gerard Fl<strong>or</strong>iano – Conduct<strong>or</strong><br />
Bill Fabris – Stage Direct<strong>or</strong> & Ch<strong>or</strong>eographer<br />
Scenery <strong>or</strong>iginally designed by Peter Dean Beck<br />
f<strong>or</strong> Chautauqua <strong>Opera</strong><br />
Lighting Design by Nic Minet<strong>or</strong><br />
Costumes supplied by<br />
A.T. Jones and Sons, Inc., Baltim<strong>or</strong>e<br />
and the Mercury <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong> collection<br />
<strong>The</strong>re will be one 15-minute intermission.
Synopsis<br />
Act I:<br />
England - February 29, 1879. Frederic has just completed his pirate apprenticeship and is being<br />
hailed as a fully-fledged member <strong>of</strong> the gang. Unf<strong>or</strong>tunately, Frederic must refuse; his apprenticeship<br />
had been a mistake to begin with (his hard-<strong>of</strong>-hearing nurse, Ruth, had taken him to a “pirate”<br />
rather than a “pilot”), and Frederic only stayed because he was duty-bound to do so. Now that he<br />
is free, the young man feels m<strong>or</strong>ally obligated to hunt down and exterminate his f<strong>or</strong>mer comrades.<br />
<strong>The</strong> pirates are heartbroken, but understand Frederic’s predicament, and leave him on the beach<br />
with Ruth. <strong>The</strong> middle-aged Ruth <strong>of</strong>fers herself to Frederic; however, the sound <strong>of</strong> approaching<br />
voices spells doom f<strong>or</strong> Ruth’s plans - it is a bevy <strong>of</strong> beautiful maidens, who have come to the rocky<br />
cove f<strong>or</strong> a picnic. Frederic steps f<strong>or</strong>ward to ask if any <strong>of</strong> the maidens would stoop so low as to<br />
accept the hand and heart <strong>of</strong> a pirate. Only one <strong>of</strong> them, Mabel, is ready to take him f<strong>or</strong> what<br />
he is. Of course, they fall in love at once. <strong>The</strong>y are interrupted by the untimely return <strong>of</strong> the<br />
pirate gang, who claim the girls f<strong>or</strong> their own. Luckily f<strong>or</strong> the girls, their guardian, Maj<strong>or</strong>-General<br />
Stanley, has caught up with them. Although an open-minded man, the “very model <strong>of</strong> a modern<br />
maj<strong>or</strong>-general” objects to pirates as sons-in-law. F<strong>or</strong>tunately the Maj<strong>or</strong>-General has heard <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Penzance pirates bef<strong>or</strong>e; they are not<strong>or</strong>ious f<strong>or</strong> their sympathy toward <strong>or</strong>phans (being <strong>or</strong>phans<br />
themselves). He declares that he too is “an <strong>or</strong>phan boy,” and the tender-hearted pirates surrender<br />
the girls and make the Maj<strong>or</strong>-General an hon<strong>or</strong>ary member <strong>of</strong> their band.<br />
~ 15-Minute Intermission ~<br />
Act II:<br />
Weeping in the ancestral tomb <strong>of</strong> his (newly acquired) estate, Maj<strong>or</strong>-General Stanley is wracked<br />
by guilt over his lie to the pirates. Frederic is to lead an expedition against the pirates, accompanied<br />
by a squad <strong>of</strong> loyal (but rather timid) policemen. However, bef<strong>or</strong>e he can depart on his<br />
mission, the Pirate King and Ruth appear with a curious paradox: Frederic was apprenticed to<br />
them until his 21st birthday – which is significant because, having been b<strong>or</strong>n in a Leap Year on<br />
February 29th, he has technically had only five birthdays and thus is still a Pirate. Ever the slave <strong>of</strong><br />
duty, Frederic reluctantly agrees to return to the gang. He feels bound to reveal that the Maj<strong>or</strong>-<br />
General is not, in fact, an <strong>or</strong>phan. <strong>The</strong> furious Pirate King vows a terrible vengeance and rushes <strong>of</strong>f<br />
with Ruth to prepare the attack. Frederic lingers to say a teary farewell to Mabel, who promises<br />
to stay faithful. <strong>The</strong> policemen return in time to hide, f<strong>or</strong> a series <strong>of</strong> roars and crashes herald the<br />
pirates’ imminent “sneak attack.” Soon, Maj<strong>or</strong>-General Stanley, his daughters, and the policemen<br />
are overcome and held at sw<strong>or</strong>d-point. <strong>The</strong> police sergeant calls upon the ruffians to surrender<br />
in the name <strong>of</strong> the Queen. <strong>The</strong> command acts like magic. Loyally the pirates kneel to their captives,<br />
f<strong>or</strong> it transpires that they are all, in fact, noblemen who have gone wrong. Maj<strong>or</strong>-General<br />
Stanley bids them rise and promises that if they return to their duties in the House <strong>of</strong> L<strong>or</strong>ds, all<br />
will be f<strong>or</strong>given. Frederic and Mabel are re-united, and the pirates and other daughters pair <strong>of</strong>f<br />
f<strong>or</strong> a very large wedding.
Dramatis Personae<br />
(in <strong>or</strong>der <strong>of</strong> appearance)<br />
Thomas, <strong>The</strong> Pirate King ...................................................................Duane McDevitt<br />
Samuel (his lieutenant)......................................................................Andrew Gilchrist<br />
Frederic (the pirate apprentice)..............................................Brandon McReynolds<br />
Ruth (a pirate maid-<strong>of</strong>-all-w<strong>or</strong>k) ...................................................Kathryn Cowdrick<br />
James (an accountant)............................................................................ Brian Ziemann<br />
Maj<strong>or</strong>-General Stanley’s Daughters:<br />
Mabel....................................................................................................... Sarah Callinan<br />
Edith.............................................................................................................. Jessica Best<br />
Kate..................................................................................Angela Libertella Calabrese<br />
Isabel ....................................................................................................Michelle Geisler<br />
Maj<strong>or</strong>-General Stanley .........................................................................John Davies<br />
Edward, Sergeant <strong>of</strong> Police............................................................................Jimi James<br />
Women’s Ch<strong>or</strong>us <strong>of</strong> Maj<strong>or</strong> General Stanley’s Wards:<br />
Sheila Sullivan Buck, Madeline Cain, Holly C<strong>or</strong>c<strong>or</strong>an, Denise Kelly,<br />
Helana Koch, Julia Natoli, Kerri Lynn Slominski<br />
Men’s Ch<strong>or</strong>us <strong>of</strong> Pirates and Policemen:<br />
Devon B<strong>or</strong>owski, J<strong>or</strong>geandrés Camargo, Michael Fl<strong>or</strong>iano, Jeffrey Greene,<br />
Robert Holmes, David Keyes, Aaron Netsky, Michael Radi, Dennis Rosenbaum,<br />
Matthew Swensen, Alexander Turpin, Brian Ziemann<br />
Violin<br />
Wilfredo Deglans,<br />
concertmaster<br />
Ellen Rathjen<br />
Bill Hunt<br />
Margaret Leenhouts<br />
John Sullivan<br />
Nancy Hunt<br />
Viola<br />
Olita Povero<br />
David Hult<br />
Cello<br />
Kathleen Murphy Kemp<br />
Joan Kinsella<br />
Orchestra<br />
Bass<br />
Michael Griffin<br />
Flute<br />
Rebecca Gilbert<br />
Joanna Bassett<br />
Piccolo<br />
Joanna Bassett<br />
Oboe<br />
Judith Ricker<br />
Clarinet<br />
Margaret Quackenbush<br />
Ramon Ricker<br />
Bass Clarinet<br />
Ramon Ricker<br />
H<strong>or</strong>n<br />
Mary Hunt<br />
Trumpet<br />
Wes Nance<br />
Timpani/Percussion<br />
Jim Tiller<br />
Orchestra Manager<br />
Ramon Ricker<br />
Librarian<br />
Judith Ricker
Artistic & Production Staff<br />
Conduct<strong>or</strong>..................................................................................................................... Gerard Fl<strong>or</strong>iano<br />
Stage Direct<strong>or</strong> & Ch<strong>or</strong>eographer..........................................................................................Bill Fabris<br />
Production Stage Manager ..................................................................................................... Joel Atella<br />
Production Manager/Technical Direct<strong>or</strong>.....................................................................Jim McMurtrie<br />
Assistant Conduct<strong>or</strong> & Pianist......................................................................................Lyndon Meyer<br />
Set Designer......................................................................Peter Dean Beck f<strong>or</strong> Chautauqua <strong>Opera</strong><br />
Lighting Designer..................................................................................................................Nic Minet<strong>or</strong><br />
Costume Co<strong>or</strong>dinat<strong>or</strong>s .........................................................................Bekah Carey & Becky Holtz<br />
Props Manager........................................................................................................................Lynn Zicari<br />
Dance Captain...................................................................................................................... Michael Radi<br />
Assistant Stage Manager................................................................................................Lindsay Chassé<br />
Assistant Lighting Designer..........................................................................................Dan O’Donnell<br />
Master Electrician/Lightboard <strong>Opera</strong>t<strong>or</strong>.................................................................. Jenny Kleinhens<br />
Scenery Provided by .............................................................................................. Chautauqua <strong>Opera</strong><br />
Costumes Provided by................A.T. Jones and Sons & Mercury <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong> Collection<br />
Hair Dressers........................................................................... Sue Harrison & Danielle Letourneau<br />
Costume Assistant ................................................................................................. Claudette Hercules<br />
Ticket Service................................................................................................................ RPO Box Office<br />
House Manager....................................................................................................................David Meyer<br />
Technical <strong>The</strong>ater Manager..........................................................................................Jason E. Fleming<br />
Many thanks to the <strong>Guild</strong> <strong>of</strong> Mercury <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong> and to the many volunteers<br />
who enable us to produce the finest, w<strong>or</strong>ld-class opera in <strong>Rochester</strong>.<br />
Direct<strong>or</strong>s<br />
Artistic Direct<strong>or</strong><br />
Benton Hess<br />
Artistic Advis<strong>or</strong><br />
Gerard Fl<strong>or</strong>iano<br />
Officers<br />
Thomas Smith, President<br />
Judith Ricker, Vice President<br />
Maureen Rutecki, Treasurer<br />
Anne Wells, Secretary<br />
Executive Direct<strong>or</strong><br />
Kristen Kessler<br />
<strong>Opera</strong>tions Manager<br />
Lynn Zicari<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Direct<strong>or</strong>s<br />
Agneta B<strong>or</strong>gstedt<br />
Sarah Collins<br />
Peter Durant<br />
Ronald Fondiller<br />
David Friedman<br />
F. Paul Greene<br />
Jack Langerak<br />
Craig Larson<br />
Deb<strong>or</strong>ah Lattime<br />
Frances Lennie<br />
Douglas Lowry<br />
Mary Menzie<br />
Joy Ryen Plotnick<br />
Nellie Rosenberg<br />
Justin Runke<br />
Stephanie Samuel<br />
Alexa Scott-Flaherty<br />
Friederike Seligman<br />
C. Gavin Strakosh<br />
Lois Taubman<br />
Greg Weber<br />
Founder’s Circle<br />
Art Axelrod<br />
Sunny Rosenberg<br />
Helga Strasser
Musical Numbers<br />
Overture<br />
ACT I: A rocky seash<strong>or</strong>e on the coast <strong>of</strong> C<strong>or</strong>nwall, February 29, 1879.<br />
Pour, O Pour <strong>The</strong> Pirate Sherry........................................................................................Pirates & Samuel<br />
When Frederic Was A Little Lad.............................................................................................................Ruth<br />
Oh, Better Far To Live And Die.................................................................................Pirate King & Pirates<br />
Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me!......................................................................... Frederic & Ruth<br />
Climbing Over Rocky Mountain........................................................................Edith, Kate, Isabel & Girls<br />
Stop, Ladies, Pray......................................................................................... Frederic, Edith, Kate & Girls<br />
Oh, Is <strong>The</strong>re Not One Maiden Breast.................................................................Frederic, Mabel & Girls<br />
Po<strong>or</strong> Wandering One!..............................................................................................................Mabel & Girls<br />
What Ought We To Do................................................................................................ Edith, Kate & Girls<br />
How Beautifully Blue <strong>The</strong> Sky..............................................................................Girls, Mabel & Frederic<br />
Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses................................................................ Frederic, Girls & Pirates<br />
Hold, Monsters!...........................................................Mabel, Samuel, Maj<strong>or</strong>-General, Girls & Pirates<br />
I Am <strong>The</strong> Very Model Of A Modern Maj<strong>or</strong>-General .......................... Maj<strong>or</strong>-General, Girls & Pirates<br />
Finale <strong>of</strong> Act I - Oh, Men Of Dark And Dismal Fate .................................................................Ensemble<br />
Intermission<br />
ACT II: A ruined chapel in the moonlight, a few days later.<br />
Oh, Dry <strong>The</strong> Glistening Tear .................................................................................................Girls & Mabel<br />
<strong>The</strong>n, Frederic, Let Your Esc<strong>or</strong>t Lion-Hearted...............................................Maj<strong>or</strong>-General & Frederic<br />
When <strong>The</strong> Foeman Bares His Steel ..............Sergeant, Mabel, Kate, Maj<strong>or</strong>-General, Police & Girls<br />
Now F<strong>or</strong> <strong>The</strong> Pirates’ Lair!.......................................................................... Frederic, Pirate King & Ruth<br />
When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold......................................................... Ruth, Frederic & Pirate King<br />
Away, Away! My Heart’s On Fire............................................................... Ruth, Pirate King & Frederic<br />
All Is Prepared.................................................................................................................... Mabel & Frederic<br />
Stay, Frederic, Stay!........................................................................................................... Mabel & Frederic<br />
No, I Am Brave!...................................................................................................Mabel, Sergeant & Police<br />
When A Felon’s Not Engaged In His Employment......................................................Sergeant & Police<br />
A Rollicking Band Of Pirates We..................................................................... Pirates, Sergeant & Police<br />
With Cat-Like Tread, Upon Our Prey We Steel.............................................. Pirates, Police & Samuel<br />
Hush, Hush! Not A W<strong>or</strong>d...................................................Frederic, Pirates, Police & Maj<strong>or</strong>-General<br />
Sighing S<strong>of</strong>tly To <strong>The</strong> River........................................................................... Maj<strong>or</strong>-General & Ensemble<br />
Finale <strong>of</strong> Act II...................................................................................................................................Ensemble
Glossary<br />
Acrostics - Game in which competit<strong>or</strong>s solve clues by guessing answers whose initial letters<br />
in turn spell out the final answer.<br />
Animalculous - An animalcule is a small <strong>or</strong> microscopic animal.<br />
Aristophanes - Greek dramatist (c. 445-385 BC). <strong>The</strong> Frogs is one <strong>of</strong> his best known plays.<br />
<strong>The</strong> croaking ch<strong>or</strong>us goes: ‘Berkekekex, koax, koax...’<br />
Astronomer Royal - Originally, the title <strong>of</strong> the direct<strong>or</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Royal Observat<strong>or</strong>y at<br />
Greenwich, England, appointed by the monarch. Since 1972, an hon<strong>or</strong>ary title given to an<br />
outstanding astronomer.<br />
Babylonic cuneif<strong>or</strong>m - Wedge-shaped characters used in writing by the ancient Babylonians<br />
and others.<br />
Binomial the<strong>or</strong>em - <strong>The</strong> law <strong>of</strong> the f<strong>or</strong>mation <strong>of</strong> any power <strong>of</strong> a binomial, i.e. an expression <strong>of</strong><br />
two terms connected by the signs plus <strong>or</strong> minus, first expounded by Sir Isaac Newton.<br />
Breakers - Waves that break over rocks <strong>or</strong> sh<strong>or</strong>e. Steering towards them would lead to a<br />
shipwreck.<br />
Bumper - A well-filled glass <strong>or</strong> mug.<br />
Caradoc, Sir - A Knight <strong>of</strong> King Arthur’s Round Table.<br />
Caractacus - Latin name f<strong>or</strong> the British chieftain, Caradoc, who fought the Romans wearing<br />
nothing but body paint.<br />
Caravanserai - Stopping place f<strong>or</strong> caravans in the nature <strong>of</strong> an unfurnished inn <strong>or</strong> enclosed<br />
courtyard.<br />
Central Criminal Court - <strong>The</strong> Old Baily, built in 1539 on Cheapside in the City <strong>of</strong> London, was<br />
used f<strong>or</strong> many celebrated criminal trials.<br />
Centrebit - Tool f<strong>or</strong> drilling cylindrical holes, which a burglar might use to open a locked do<strong>or</strong>.<br />
Commissariat - <strong>The</strong> department <strong>of</strong> an army responsible f<strong>or</strong> supplies.<br />
Conics - <strong>The</strong> geometry <strong>of</strong> cones and figures (conic sections) made by the intersection <strong>of</strong> a<br />
plan with a conic solid, including circles, ellipses, parabolas and hyperbolas.<br />
Coster - Costermonger; a hawker <strong>of</strong> fruit and other foods from a street cart <strong>or</strong> stand.<br />
Cutting out - To cut out is to capture <strong>or</strong> destroy one ship by separating it from the rest.<br />
Dark Lantern - Lantern with sliding panel that can shield the light within.<br />
Dimity - Stripped cotton fabric, traditionally used f<strong>or</strong> bedroom hangings.<br />
Elegaics - Classical verse f<strong>or</strong>m used to write elegies.<br />
Emollient - Something that s<strong>of</strong>tens <strong>or</strong> relaxes.<br />
Emeutes - French term f<strong>or</strong> riots <strong>or</strong> brawls.
Escutcheon - Shield f<strong>or</strong>ming part <strong>of</strong> a family’s coat <strong>of</strong> arms.<br />
Gerard Dow - <strong>The</strong> Dutch p<strong>or</strong>traitist Gerard Dou (1613-1675), a pupil <strong>of</strong> Rembrandt.<br />
Handspike - Sh<strong>or</strong>t wooden stick used as a lever to turn a ship’s capstan <strong>or</strong> windlass to haul up a<br />
chain <strong>or</strong> other heavy weight.<br />
Heliogabalus - Dissolute Roman emper<strong>or</strong> from 218 to 222 A.D., killed by his own guards.<br />
Indentures - Contract, particularly one by which an apprentice (called an indentured servant) was<br />
bound to the service <strong>of</strong> a master.<br />
Leap-year - <strong>The</strong> time taken f<strong>or</strong> the earth to complete its <strong>or</strong>bit round the sun is 365.2421988 days<br />
(<strong>or</strong> 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds.) To make up the odd quarter day, which is<br />
‘lost’ every year by having only 365 days, an extra calendar day is added every four years at the<br />
end <strong>of</strong> February.<br />
Life-preserver - A weighted stick <strong>or</strong> bludgeon, so named f<strong>or</strong> its usefulness in self-defense (<strong>or</strong><br />
perhaps being less than lethal).<br />
Mamelon - A rounded hill <strong>or</strong> mound, as might be useful to conceal an ambush <strong>or</strong> a sniper.<br />
Marathon - Site <strong>of</strong> battle <strong>of</strong> 490 B.C. in which Greeks defeated the Persians. <strong>The</strong> modern<br />
marathon race is named to commem<strong>or</strong>ate a messenger’s 22-mile run from Marathon to Athens<br />
with news <strong>of</strong> vict<strong>or</strong>y. (<strong>The</strong> runner died upon his arrival.)<br />
Mauser rifle - One <strong>of</strong> a series <strong>of</strong> German rifles named f<strong>or</strong> their invent<strong>or</strong>. In the <strong>or</strong>iginal production,<br />
“Chassepot rifle” was used, but Gilbert later changed this to the better-known weapon.<br />
Parabalous - Pertaining to the parabola (see “Conics”); the usual term is “parabolic.”<br />
Raphael - Name by which the Renaissance painter Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520) is best known.<br />
Ravelin - A detached part <strong>of</strong> a f<strong>or</strong>tification lying outside the main ditch.<br />
Roundelay - A song with a refrain. <strong>The</strong> <strong>or</strong>iginal meaning is a ring-dance.<br />
Sat-a-gee - Rode a h<strong>or</strong>se. In Britain, “gee” is used in commands given to a h<strong>or</strong>se (e.g., “gee up,”<br />
meaning “go faster”). “Gee-gee” is a children’s w<strong>or</strong>d f<strong>or</strong> a h<strong>or</strong>se.<br />
Silent matches - Type <strong>of</strong> match lit by being dipped into a liquid chemical rather than by being<br />
scratched across a rough surface.<br />
Sooth - Truth; reality<br />
Unshiven, unannealed - Neither confessed and absolved n<strong>or</strong> having received the “last rites” <strong>of</strong><br />
extreme unction - i.e., not prepared f<strong>or</strong> death.<br />
Waterloo - Site, just south <strong>of</strong> Brussels, Belgium, <strong>of</strong> battle at which Napoleon was defeated by the<br />
Duke <strong>of</strong> Wellington in 1815.<br />
Z<strong>of</strong>fany - Johann Z<strong>of</strong>fany (1725-1810), German-b<strong>or</strong>n British p<strong>or</strong>traitist, a founder member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Royal Academy <strong>of</strong> Arts.
Biographies<br />
Gerard Fl<strong>or</strong>iano, Conduct<strong>or</strong><br />
Dr. Gerard Fl<strong>or</strong>iano is a regular guest conduct<strong>or</strong> in Europe, directing<br />
productions in Krakow, Warsaw, Prague, Barcelona, Fl<strong>or</strong>ence, Rome, Vienna,<br />
Salzburg and Leipzig. His expertise ranges from opera to American Musical<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre, including perf<strong>or</strong>mances <strong>of</strong> over 35 full length operas including<br />
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci, Die Fledermaus, La Boheme, Il Tritico, Don Pasquale,<br />
L’Elisir d’Am<strong>or</strong>e, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Die Zauberflöte and <strong>The</strong> Tender<br />
Land as well as Amahl and the Night Visit<strong>or</strong>s, Show Boat, and Candide. In<br />
addition, Dr. Fl<strong>or</strong>iano was invited to write an article on Jerome Kern f<strong>or</strong> an<br />
upcoming edition <strong>of</strong> the Encyclopedia <strong>of</strong> Broadway and American Culture. As an accomplished<br />
<strong>or</strong>chestral conduct<strong>or</strong> who has w<strong>or</strong>ked extensively with singers, he possesses a keen understanding<br />
<strong>of</strong> the instrumental challenges and vocal demands <strong>of</strong> opera, enabling him to get exceptional results<br />
from the perf<strong>or</strong>mers. Writing about a recent production, <strong>Rochester</strong> Democrat & Chronicle music<br />
critic John Pitcher wrote “Fl<strong>or</strong>iano proved to be nothing less than a virtuoso conduct<strong>or</strong>… He led<br />
his fine <strong>or</strong>chestra with col<strong>or</strong>, precision and a welcome degree <strong>of</strong> sweep... ushering in a “New Age <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Opera</strong>” in Western New Y<strong>or</strong>k. A graduate <strong>of</strong> the Eastman School <strong>of</strong> Music, Gerard Fl<strong>or</strong>iano began<br />
his career as Direct<strong>or</strong> <strong>of</strong> Ch<strong>or</strong>al Activities at Memphis State University, and is currently Pr<strong>of</strong>ess<strong>or</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> Conducting and Direct<strong>or</strong> <strong>of</strong> Ch<strong>or</strong>al Activities at the State University <strong>of</strong> New Y<strong>or</strong>k at Geneseo<br />
where he received the coveted SUNY Chancell<strong>or</strong>’s Award f<strong>or</strong> Excellence in Scholarship and<br />
Creative Activity. His conducting positions have included fellowships at the Aspen Summer Music<br />
Festival and the Oregon Bach Festival, Resident Conduct<strong>or</strong> at the Brevard Music Center, and Artistic<br />
Direct<strong>or</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rochester</strong> <strong>Opera</strong> Fact<strong>or</strong>y. Since 2005, he has been conduct<strong>or</strong> f<strong>or</strong> Mercury <strong>Opera</strong><br />
<strong>Rochester</strong>, NY. He is also Direct<strong>or</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Conduct<strong>or</strong>’s Institute at <strong>Opera</strong> Viva in Verona, Italy.<br />
Bill Fabris, Stage Direct<strong>or</strong> & Ch<strong>or</strong>eographer<br />
Bill Fabris is a stage direct<strong>or</strong> with a national reputation f<strong>or</strong> excellent,<br />
innovative and entertaining productions. Equally at home in the w<strong>or</strong>lds <strong>of</strong><br />
opera and musical theatre, he recently directed Le nozze di Figaro and Carousel<br />
f<strong>or</strong> Shrevep<strong>or</strong>t <strong>Opera</strong>. His production <strong>of</strong> Massenet’s Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame<br />
won critical acclaim at <strong>Opera</strong> Boston where he returned to direct Candide.<br />
A regular at Chautauqua <strong>Opera</strong>, he has directed <strong>The</strong> Gondoliers, H.M.S.<br />
Pinaf<strong>or</strong>e, <strong>The</strong> Mikado and <strong>The</strong> Barber <strong>of</strong> Seville. His w<strong>or</strong>k regularly appears<br />
throughout the US: <strong>Opera</strong> Columbus: <strong>The</strong> Threepenny <strong>Opera</strong>; <strong>Opera</strong>Delaware:<br />
Der fliegende Holländer, Carmen, Cavelleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. <strong>Opera</strong> Carolina: <strong>The</strong> Pirates <strong>of</strong><br />
Penzance and Die Fledermaus; Mobile <strong>Opera</strong>: <strong>The</strong> Tender Land, Rigoletto and <strong>The</strong> Merry Widow; <strong>Opera</strong><br />
Col<strong>or</strong>ado Artist Center: Roméo et Juliette; Eugene <strong>Opera</strong>: Die Fledermaus and <strong>The</strong> Mikado; Natchez<br />
Festival <strong>of</strong> Music: Falstaff, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Ro<strong>of</strong> and <strong>The</strong> Magic Flute; Cedar Rapids <strong>Opera</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong>ater: L’elisir d’am<strong>or</strong>e and Aida; Ash Lawn-Highland Festival: Oklahoma!, Kiss Me, Kate and <strong>The</strong><br />
Wizard <strong>of</strong> Oz; Lyric <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>of</strong> San Antonio: Don Pasquale and La Cenerentola; Anch<strong>or</strong>age <strong>Opera</strong>:<br />
Trouble In Tahiti, Don Pasquale and Il barbiere di Siviglia; Amarillo <strong>Opera</strong>: Tosca and Così fan tutte;<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> East Texas: La Bohème; Indianapolis <strong>Opera</strong>: <strong>The</strong> Pirates <strong>of</strong> Penzance. New Y<strong>or</strong>k credits <strong>of</strong> Bill<br />
Fabris include <strong>The</strong> Desert Song, <strong>The</strong> Merry Widow, Countess Maritza and the recent critically acclaimed<br />
City Center productions <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Pirates <strong>of</strong> Penzance and H.M.S. Pinaf<strong>or</strong>e. Off-Broadway: Montgomery<br />
Clift - Rarest <strong>of</strong> Birds and Boy Meets Boy. Internationally, he directed Nine in Brugge, Belgium, A Little<br />
Sondheim Music and <strong>The</strong> Music <strong>of</strong> Leonard Bernstein at the Liceu in Barcelona, as well as the European<br />
tours <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair. He also ch<strong>or</strong>eographed the award-winning sh<strong>or</strong>t film Boot<br />
Camp, which has been a featured selection in numerous international festivals including Sundance.
Jessica Ann Best, Edith<br />
Jessica Ann Best is a fiery mezzo-soprano with powerful stage presence and<br />
range <strong>of</strong> characters. <strong>The</strong> St. Petersburg Times notes “... Best casts a haunting<br />
soliloquy (“Don’t trust in love”) over the Act 2 nightclub scene” during her<br />
recent p<strong>or</strong>trayal <strong>of</strong> Lolette in <strong>Opera</strong> Tampa’s production <strong>of</strong> La Rondine.<br />
Ms. Best recently debuted the role <strong>of</strong> Nancy in Britten’s Albert Herring with<br />
the Intermezzo Music Festival under the baton <strong>of</strong> Metropolitan <strong>Opera</strong><br />
Conduct<strong>or</strong>, Maestro J. David Jackson. Jessica made her mainstage debut with<br />
<strong>The</strong> Santa Fe <strong>Opera</strong> in 2008, covering the role <strong>of</strong> Marcellina in Le Nozze di<br />
Figaro and perf<strong>or</strong>ming in the season’s ensembles. Ms. Best was a Resident Artist with <strong>Opera</strong> Tampa<br />
from 2009-2010 and an OTAP with <strong>Opera</strong> Tampa from 2007-2009: singing Nella in Gianni Schicchi<br />
and La Maestra in Su<strong>or</strong> Angelica. Upcoming engagements include Handel’s Messiah, Beethoven’s 9th<br />
Symphony and <strong>Opera</strong> Tampa’s A Night <strong>of</strong> Stars Gala. Ms. Best holds a M.M. in Vocal Perf<strong>or</strong>mance<br />
from N<strong>or</strong>thwestern University and a B.M. in Vocal Perf<strong>or</strong>mance from Nazareth College. She is a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> AGMA and studies with bass-baritone Mark Schnaible. She is thrilled to perf<strong>or</strong>m with<br />
Mercury <strong>Opera</strong> under the wonderful baton <strong>of</strong> Maestro Gerard Fl<strong>or</strong>iano.<br />
Angela Libertella Calabrese, Kate<br />
Angela Libertella Calabrese appeared most recently at the Smith <strong>Opera</strong><br />
House in Geneva as Angelina in the American Landmarks Festivals production<br />
<strong>of</strong> Trial by Jury. Her other operatic roles include Zerlina in Don Giovanni with<br />
Binghamton’s Tri-Cities <strong>Opera</strong>, Papagena in Die Zauberflote, Despina in Cosi<br />
fan Tutte, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Ida in Die Fledermaus, Kate Pinkerton<br />
in Madama Butterfly and Su<strong>or</strong> Genovieffa in Su<strong>or</strong> Angelica. Calabrese holds<br />
a Bachel<strong>or</strong> <strong>of</strong> Music degree in vocal perf<strong>or</strong>mance and pedagogy and piano<br />
studies from Nazareth College and a Master <strong>of</strong> Music degree in vocal<br />
perf<strong>or</strong>mance and literature from N<strong>or</strong>thwestern University. A first prize winner in the Chicago<br />
Italian Cultural Center Voice Competition, Calabrese was a finalist in the Friends <strong>of</strong> Austria Lieder<br />
Competition, Chicago Bel Canto Competition, and she received an Hon<strong>or</strong>able Mention from the<br />
American Society <strong>of</strong> Musicians. She also participated in the Tri-Cities <strong>Opera</strong> Touring Educational<br />
Program, the V.O.I.C.E. Experience festival f<strong>or</strong> young pr<strong>of</strong>essionals (Chicago and Orlando), and the<br />
Brevard Music Festival. Ms. Calabrese is currently a voice instruct<strong>or</strong> at Hobart and William Smith<br />
Colleges and resides in Geneva with her husband, percussionist Anthony Calabrese.<br />
Sarah Callinan, Mabel<br />
Soprano Sarah Callinan, a 2010 Metropolitan <strong>Opera</strong> National Council<br />
Audition Regional Finalist, is on the brink <strong>of</strong> a budding career. In the 2009-<br />
2010 season Ms. Callinan sang the title role in Lakmé with Connecticut<br />
Concert <strong>Opera</strong>; Adele (Die Fledermaus) with both Mississippi and Salt Marsh<br />
<strong>Opera</strong>; Mabel (Pirates <strong>of</strong> Penzance) with Festival South; Valencienne (<strong>The</strong><br />
Merry Widow) with Cape Cod <strong>Opera</strong>, as well as Frasquita (Carmen) with<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> New Jersey. Future engagements include a return to Connecticut<br />
Concert <strong>Opera</strong> as Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Despina (Cosi Fan Tutte) with<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> Carolina and Blonde (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) with Arizona <strong>Opera</strong>. Other recent noted<br />
engagements include Monica/Girl in a double bill <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Medium/Trouble in Tahiti with Connecticut<br />
Concert <strong>Opera</strong>; Queen <strong>of</strong> the Night (<strong>The</strong> Magic Flute) with Boston Lyric <strong>Opera</strong> New England Tour;<br />
Frasquita (Carmen) with Michigan <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>The</strong>ater; Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) with Mississippi<br />
<strong>Opera</strong>, Gretel (Hansel and Gretel) with <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre <strong>of</strong> Connecticut, Frasquita (Carmen), Gianetta<br />
(L’elisir d’am<strong>or</strong>e), Elvira (L’Italiana in Algeri), Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Despina (Cosi Fan Tutte), Blonde<br />
(Die Entführung aus dem Serail) and Zerlina (Don Giovanni) all with Connecticut <strong>Opera</strong>. Ms. Callinan,<br />
a native <strong>of</strong> W<strong>or</strong>cester, MA, attended the Hartt School <strong>of</strong> Music and graduated Magna cum laude<br />
from the University <strong>of</strong> Connecticut with a Bachel<strong>or</strong> <strong>of</strong> Arts Degree in Music and a Perf<strong>or</strong>mer’s<br />
Certificate in Voice.
Kathryn Cowdrick, Ruth<br />
Kathryn Cowdrick, a graduate <strong>of</strong> Penn State and Columbia University with<br />
degrees in speech and voice pathology, began her career when awarded an<br />
Adler Fellowship with the San Francisco <strong>Opera</strong>. Well known f<strong>or</strong> her Rossini<br />
col<strong>or</strong>atura mezzo roles, she now is in demand as a singing actress having<br />
recently sung roles that include Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd) f<strong>or</strong> the Princeton<br />
Festival, Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro) f<strong>or</strong> Utah <strong>Opera</strong>, Katisha (<strong>The</strong> Mikado)<br />
f<strong>or</strong> <strong>Opera</strong> New Jersey, the Marquise (Daughter <strong>of</strong> the Regiment) f<strong>or</strong> Kentucky<br />
<strong>Opera</strong>, Ruth (Pirates <strong>of</strong> Penzance) f<strong>or</strong> Chautauqua <strong>Opera</strong> and in the title<br />
role <strong>of</strong> Orfeo f<strong>or</strong> <strong>Opera</strong> Memphis and Ballet. She sang the role <strong>of</strong> Julia Child in Hoiby’s opera Bon<br />
Appetit f<strong>or</strong> Child’s induction into the National Women’s Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame in 2007 as well as f<strong>or</strong> Mercury<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong> last spring, and the title role in <strong>The</strong> Medium with Eastman <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre. She<br />
has appeared with international and regional opera companies that include Nederlandse, Lyon,<br />
Marseilles, Vancouver, Wexf<strong>or</strong>d Festival, Scottish <strong>Opera</strong>, New Y<strong>or</strong>k City <strong>Opera</strong>, Ottowa, and<br />
Washington. Ms. Cowdrick can be heard on the 1984 Grammy award winning album <strong>of</strong> Anthony<br />
and Cleopatra rec<strong>or</strong>ded live at the Spoleto Festival. With her husband, Robert Swensen, she is a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the Eastman voice faculty. <strong>The</strong>y live in Penfield with their son Matthew who is a seni<strong>or</strong><br />
at PHS and a pirate.<br />
John Davies, Maj<strong>or</strong>-General Stanley<br />
John Davies is a frequent contribut<strong>or</strong> to the <strong>Rochester</strong> opera scene in several<br />
capacities. He has perf<strong>or</strong>med onstage as Dr. Grenville in Mercury <strong>Opera</strong><br />
<strong>Rochester</strong>’s production <strong>of</strong> La Traviata, as the Jailer and Sacristan in Tosca,<br />
and in his debut with the company as Lep<strong>or</strong>ello in Don Giovanni. He has<br />
also participated extensively “behind the scenes,” first as the Stage Direct<strong>or</strong><br />
f<strong>or</strong> Mercury <strong>Opera</strong>’s production <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Barber <strong>of</strong> Seville. Mr. Davies also<br />
directed the company’s recent children’s opera, <strong>The</strong> Three Little Pigs, f<strong>or</strong><br />
which he also designed the set and costumes, and he will be directing this<br />
season’s educational production <strong>of</strong> Little Red’s Most Unusual Day which will tour elementary schools<br />
in October and November. As a singer, Mr. Davies is esteemed f<strong>or</strong> his insightful and individual<br />
interpretations <strong>of</strong> the basso buffo roles <strong>of</strong> Donizetti, Mozart and Rossini and his accomplished<br />
characterizations in the operettas <strong>of</strong> Strauss and Sullivan, as well as his remarkable f<strong>or</strong>ays into<br />
the m<strong>or</strong>e dramatic w<strong>or</strong>ks <strong>of</strong> Beethoven, Menotti and Floyd. Highlights <strong>of</strong> recent seasons include<br />
his return to Indianapolis <strong>Opera</strong> directing Die Zauberflöte, perf<strong>or</strong>ming as Baron Zeta in Syracuse<br />
<strong>Opera</strong>’s production <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Merry Widow, in the title role in Syracuse <strong>Opera</strong>’s production <strong>of</strong> Don<br />
Pasquale on only one week’s notice, and Captain Kadd in Peter Schickele’s <strong>The</strong> Abduction <strong>of</strong> Figaro in<br />
a rare concert perf<strong>or</strong>mance with the New Y<strong>or</strong>k Chamber Orchestra. Intrigued by the backstage<br />
production aspects <strong>of</strong> this medium, Mr. Davies first exercised his talents f<strong>or</strong> imparting his visions<br />
to cast and public as Artistic Direct<strong>or</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Empire <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>The</strong>ater which he founded in 1997 and<br />
made his mainstream directing début with Il Barbiere di Siviglia f<strong>or</strong> the <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre at Wildwood<br />
in 2003.<br />
Michelle Geisler, Isabel<br />
Michelle Geisler, a seni<strong>or</strong> Musical <strong>The</strong>atre Maj<strong>or</strong> at SUNY Geneseo, is<br />
thrilled to be making her debut with Mercury <strong>Opera</strong> in this wonderful<br />
production. Michelle has been a frequent perf<strong>or</strong>mer around the capital<br />
district <strong>of</strong> New Y<strong>or</strong>k, including appearances with both Park Playhouse and<br />
the New Y<strong>or</strong>k State <strong>The</strong>atre Institute. Fav<strong>or</strong>ite past roles include Mabel (<strong>The</strong><br />
Pirates <strong>of</strong> Penzance), D<strong>or</strong>othy (Wizard <strong>of</strong> Oz), Silvia (Two Gentlemen <strong>of</strong> Verona<br />
the Musical), and Susie (Babes in Arms). She will be appearing as Luisa in <strong>The</strong><br />
Fantasticks as a part <strong>of</strong> her Hon<strong>or</strong>s <strong>The</strong>sis Project this upcoming January, and<br />
she could not be m<strong>or</strong>e excited. Michelle would like to thank her family and friends from near and<br />
far who have come out to see the show. She would also like to send a very special thank you to<br />
Dr. Gerard Fl<strong>or</strong>iano f<strong>or</strong> providing her with such an amazing opp<strong>or</strong>tunity and whose knowledge and<br />
supp<strong>or</strong>t will always be remembered.
Andrew Gilchrist, Samuel<br />
Andrew Gilchrist is currently pursuing his Doct<strong>or</strong>ate <strong>of</strong> Musical Arts in vocal<br />
perf<strong>or</strong>mance at the Eastman School <strong>of</strong> Music. He completed his Masters <strong>of</strong><br />
Music at the University <strong>of</strong> Tennessee Knoxville where he was a member<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Knoxville <strong>Opera</strong> studio and perf<strong>or</strong>med Count Ceprano in Knoxville<br />
<strong>Opera</strong>s perf<strong>or</strong>mance <strong>of</strong> Rigoletto. With the University <strong>of</strong> Tennessee <strong>Opera</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong>atre his roles included: Lep<strong>or</strong>ello (Don Giovanni), Reverend Hale (<strong>The</strong><br />
Crucible), Simone (Gianni Schicchi), and Ge<strong>or</strong>ge Jones (Street Scene). He is a<br />
graduate <strong>of</strong> Brigham Young University Idaho where he appeared on stage<br />
in Amahl and the Night Visit<strong>or</strong>s, Ephigenie en Tauride, and Fiddler on the Ro<strong>of</strong>. He participated in the<br />
Oberlin in Italy program and received the Encouragement Award at the Eastern Washington, Idaho,<br />
and Montana district Metropolitan <strong>Opera</strong> auditions. He has a beautiful wife and son who both love<br />
to sing.<br />
Jimi James, Edward, Sergeant <strong>of</strong> Police<br />
Jimi James has enjoyed an active perf<strong>or</strong>mance schedule since his last<br />
appearance with Mercury <strong>Opera</strong>. Praised by critics f<strong>or</strong> “his strong, inherently<br />
dramatic vocal resources” and “dynamic acting”, the artist also boasts a<br />
unique skill f<strong>or</strong> an operatic act<strong>or</strong>: stilt walking. He has twice presented his<br />
9-foot tall Papageno on 4-foot stilts. Mr. James’ now adds to his artistic<br />
arsenal the role <strong>of</strong> direct<strong>or</strong> and artistic designer; he designed and directed<br />
Amahl and the Night Visit<strong>or</strong>s f<strong>or</strong> Music Arts Alive in 2009. Highlights <strong>of</strong> Mr.<br />
James’ recent season included recitals in New Y<strong>or</strong>k and New Hampshire,<br />
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci<br />
with Baltim<strong>or</strong>e Concert <strong>Opera</strong>, Cosi fan tutte with American Landmark Festivals and appearances<br />
with Oswego <strong>Opera</strong>, Nashua Symphony Orchestra, and Young Vict<strong>or</strong>ian <strong>The</strong>ater. Among the<br />
baritone’s wide variety <strong>of</strong> staged roles are p<strong>or</strong>trayals <strong>of</strong> Germont, Escamillo, Dr. Bartolo, Figaro,<br />
Alfio, Tonio, Schaunard, Gianni Schicchi, Rigoletto, Enrico, Masetto, Mustafa, Emile de Becque, Billy<br />
Bigelow, <strong>The</strong> Pirate King, Giuseppe and L<strong>or</strong>d Mountararat with such companies as <strong>Opera</strong> Memphis,<br />
Tri Cities <strong>Opera</strong>, <strong>Opera</strong> Vivente, Annapolis <strong>Opera</strong>, Mercury <strong>Opera</strong>, Granite State <strong>Opera</strong> and<br />
Connecticut Concert <strong>Opera</strong>. His concert appearances include Carmina Burana, Rutter’s Mass <strong>of</strong><br />
the Children, the requiem settings <strong>of</strong> Brahms, Fauré, Mozart and Verdi, and Vaughan Williams’ Songs<br />
<strong>of</strong> Travel, among many others. A frequent featured soloist with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra,<br />
Mr. James also perf<strong>or</strong>ms with Springfield Symphony in Missouri, West Virginia Symphony, Finger<br />
Lakes Ch<strong>or</strong>al Festival, Long Island Masterw<strong>or</strong>ks, and Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. He was a<br />
finalist in the Chester Ludgin Verdi Competition in New Y<strong>or</strong>k, NY, and winner <strong>of</strong> the JDAF Vocal<br />
Competition in New Y<strong>or</strong>k, NY. Mr. James’ upcoming schedule includes Scarpia in Tosca with<br />
Springfield Symphony, concerts with American Landmark Festivals and Messiah with Syracuse<br />
Symphony. Visit Mr. James at www.JimiJamesBaritone.com.<br />
Duane McDevitt, Thomas, <strong>The</strong> Pirate King<br />
A native <strong>of</strong> Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Duane McDevitt has had an amazingly<br />
varied career with credits in <strong>Opera</strong>, Operetta, and Musical <strong>The</strong>atre. <strong>Opera</strong><br />
News called Mr. McDevitt “a mellifluous Anthony” (Sweeney Todd) and<br />
the New Y<strong>or</strong>k Times hailed him “a big-hearted Pirate King” (Pirates <strong>of</strong><br />
Penzance). His casting in the title role in Britten’s Owen Wingrave was called<br />
“a stroke <strong>of</strong> theatrical genius.” Some <strong>of</strong> Mr. McDevitt’s signature operatic<br />
roles include Papageno in <strong>The</strong> Magic Flute, Count Almaviva in <strong>The</strong> Marriage<br />
<strong>of</strong> Figaro, Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus, Greg<strong>or</strong>io in Romeo et Juliette, and<br />
Baron Douphol in La Traviata. He has perf<strong>or</strong>med across the United States with San Diego <strong>Opera</strong>,<br />
Tulsa <strong>Opera</strong>, Indianapolis <strong>Opera</strong>, <strong>Opera</strong> Pacific, Des Moines Metro <strong>Opera</strong>, <strong>Opera</strong> Delaware, San<br />
Diego Lyric <strong>Opera</strong>, and Connecticut Grand <strong>Opera</strong>. He also made his solo Carnegie Hall debut<br />
in Bach’s Magnificat and Festival <strong>of</strong> Carols by Vaughan Williams. Equally at home in Crossover and<br />
Musical <strong>The</strong>atre repertoire, Mr. McDevitt perf<strong>or</strong>med Lionel in the National Tour <strong>of</strong> Camelot with<br />
Robert Goulet, Gayl<strong>or</strong>d Ravenal in Showboat at Allenberry Playhouse, and the Steved<strong>or</strong>e in William
Bolcom’s Casino Paradise at Prince Music <strong>The</strong>atre. He is much sought after as a Gilbert and Sullivan<br />
artist singing the roles <strong>of</strong> the Pirate King, Colonel Calverley, Pooh-Bah, the Mikado, Dick Deadeye,<br />
Boatswain, the Learned Judge, and the Maj<strong>or</strong> General. Mr. McDevitt has traveled to over 100<br />
countries with his wife Michele McConnell, perf<strong>or</strong>ming their duo act <strong>Opera</strong> on the High Seas and the<br />
acclaimed On a Classical Note aboard the ships <strong>of</strong> Regent Seven Seas and singing f<strong>or</strong> two seasons<br />
at the Vict<strong>or</strong>ia-Jungfrau Grand Hotel in Interlaken, Switzerland. Mr. McDevitt holds degrees from<br />
West Chester University and a Master’s in <strong>Opera</strong> Perf<strong>or</strong>mance from Fl<strong>or</strong>ida State University. He is<br />
currently an adjunct faculty member at New Jersey City University.<br />
Brandon McReynolds, Frederic<br />
“Handsome” and one who “delivers considerable thrills” are some <strong>of</strong><br />
the phrases that critics use to describe young, American ten<strong>or</strong> Brandon<br />
McReynolds. <strong>The</strong> Sweetwater, Texas native has most recently been seen as<br />
Nem<strong>or</strong>ino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’am<strong>or</strong>e with <strong>Opera</strong> East Texas and Alfredo<br />
in Verdi’s La Traviata with Volkstheater Rostock in Germany. Other roles<br />
include Almaviva in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Oklahoma University<br />
<strong>Opera</strong>, Rinuccio in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi with Chelsea <strong>Opera</strong>, Rodolfo in<br />
Puccini’s La Bohéme with Fl<strong>or</strong>ida Grand <strong>Opera</strong>’s In School <strong>Opera</strong> Program,<br />
Pilade in Handel’s Oreste with <strong>The</strong> Spoleto Festival in Italy and Alfred in Die Fledermaus with Lyric<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> Cleveland as well as appearances with Sarasota <strong>Opera</strong>, Chicago <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>The</strong>ater, Music<br />
Academy <strong>of</strong> the West, Central City <strong>Opera</strong> and <strong>The</strong> Liederkranz Foundation. While a member <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Juilliard <strong>Opera</strong> Center, he sang the roles <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Fisherman in Stravinsky’s Le Rossignol, <strong>The</strong><br />
Shepherd in Oedipus Rex, and Little Bat in Floyd’s Susannah. In concert Brandon has perf<strong>or</strong>med<br />
with the Bowdoin International Music Festival, Ashland Symphony Orchestra, and N<strong>or</strong>ddeutsche<br />
Philharmonie Rostock. Brandon McReynolds is the recipient <strong>of</strong> numerous awards and scholarships,<br />
among them the Daniel R. Mandelker & Marlene N. Harris Fund Award, Caruso Mem<strong>or</strong>ial<br />
Scholarship and the L<strong>or</strong>etta Lewis Award in Voice. He has been hon<strong>or</strong>ed with a Lucrezia B<strong>or</strong>i<br />
Grant f<strong>or</strong> f<strong>or</strong>eign study from Juilliard as well as a tuition scholarship f<strong>or</strong> the Centro Studi Italiano<br />
in Urbania, Italy. He holds a Bachel<strong>or</strong> <strong>of</strong> Music degree from Rice University and a Master <strong>of</strong> Music<br />
degree and Artist Diploma from <strong>The</strong> Juilliard School.<br />
Joel Atella, Stage Manager<br />
Joel Atella is a native <strong>of</strong> F<strong>or</strong>t Collins, Col<strong>or</strong>ado who graduated in 2009 from the Eastman School<br />
<strong>of</strong> Music with a Bachel<strong>or</strong> <strong>of</strong> Music with distinction in Vocal Perf<strong>or</strong>mance. Joel has been involved in<br />
theatrical productions since 1996, flying sky high as Michael Darling in Peter Pan. He followed this<br />
with numerous theatrical experiences, both onstage and behind the scenes, building on his keen<br />
interest in perf<strong>or</strong>ming, technical theatre, and direction. In 2005, Joel was named a Presidential<br />
Scholar in the Arts. In addition to appearing onstage with Eastman <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre as Toby in<br />
<strong>The</strong> Medium, Monsieur Lacouf in Les Mamelles de Tirésias, and Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro,<br />
Joel pursued additional studies in Stage Directing and was the Assistant Direct<strong>or</strong> f<strong>or</strong> their 2009<br />
production <strong>of</strong> Le nozze di Figaro. His interest in pursuing directing has continued, as Joel w<strong>or</strong>ked as<br />
Stage Manager/Assistant Direct<strong>or</strong> f<strong>or</strong> Syracuse <strong>Opera</strong>’s productions <strong>of</strong> La Boheme and Der Fliegende<br />
Holländer, and f<strong>or</strong> Mercury <strong>Opera</strong>’s outreach program <strong>of</strong> Three Little Pigs. He has continued to w<strong>or</strong>k<br />
on Eastman <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre’s productions, including as Assistant Production Stage Manager f<strong>or</strong> their<br />
2010 Scenes Gala. Joel is excited to be calling his first main stage production f<strong>or</strong> Mercury <strong>Opera</strong>’s<br />
Pirates <strong>of</strong> Penzance, and next month will be returning to Syracuse <strong>Opera</strong> as AD/SM f<strong>or</strong> their Mikado.<br />
He thanks his loving parents f<strong>or</strong> their supp<strong>or</strong>t and encouragement.<br />
Bekah Carey, Costume Co<strong>or</strong>dinat<strong>or</strong><br />
Bekah Carey is pleased to be joining Mercury <strong>Opera</strong> f<strong>or</strong> her 1st season. Most recently she has<br />
been w<strong>or</strong>king at Geva <strong>The</strong>atre Center creating and styling the wigs f<strong>or</strong> Geva’s production <strong>of</strong><br />
Amadeus, as well as co<strong>or</strong>dinating costumes and hair f<strong>or</strong> Mercury’s curtain-opener at Geva, Salieri’s<br />
Kleine Harlekinade. Bekah has w<strong>or</strong>ked backstage as Costume Designer, Wardrobe Supervis<strong>or</strong>, <strong>or</strong><br />
Wig Master f<strong>or</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> theatre, opera, and dance companies across the country, including<br />
National Pastime <strong>The</strong>atre, Fredonia Dance Ensemble, Summer <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre Company, Utah
Shakespearean Festival, Studio Arena <strong>The</strong>atre, Moving Dock <strong>The</strong>atre Company, P<strong>or</strong>chlight Music<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre, Geva <strong>The</strong>atre Center, and Eastman <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre. She has a BFA in Production and<br />
Design/Costume Design from SUNY Fredonia.<br />
Becky Holtz, Costume Co<strong>or</strong>dinat<strong>or</strong><br />
Becky Holtz is w<strong>or</strong>king with Mercury <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong> f<strong>or</strong> the first time. She has been employed<br />
as both a costumer and actress. Her specialties are period costumes and interactive theatre, and<br />
she has appeared as a Lady in Waiting at the Sterling Renaissance Festival. Becky has also been<br />
wardrobe supervis<strong>or</strong>/designer f<strong>or</strong> Garth Fagan Dance, dresser and stitcher f<strong>or</strong> Geva <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Center, C<strong>or</strong>tland Repert<strong>or</strong>y <strong>The</strong>atre, and F<strong>or</strong>t Salem <strong>The</strong>atre. She has a BA in theatre arts from<br />
Nazareth College.<br />
Lyndon Meyer, Assistant Conduct<strong>or</strong> & Pianist<br />
Lyndon Meyer is heavily sought after as pianist, vocal coach, and conduct<strong>or</strong>. Musical direction<br />
credits include <strong>The</strong> Secret Garden at Eastman (assistant); F<strong>or</strong>ever Plaid and Little Women as well as<br />
his stage debut in Plaid Tidings (Smudge) f<strong>or</strong> Westside <strong>The</strong>ater; Menotti’s <strong>The</strong> Telephone; and Kleine<br />
Harlekinade at Geva <strong>The</strong>atre. Upcoming productions include <strong>The</strong> Grand Duke f<strong>or</strong> Off-Monroe<br />
Players and Little Red’s Most Unusual Day f<strong>or</strong> Mercury <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong>. Lyndon holds the position<br />
<strong>of</strong> Staff Accompanist at the Eastman School <strong>of</strong> Music, and is Music Direct<strong>or</strong> and Organist f<strong>or</strong> St.<br />
Thomas M<strong>or</strong>e Church in Brighton. He has perf<strong>or</strong>med in venues such as the Kennedy Center in<br />
Washington, DC and has earned numerous awards f<strong>or</strong> accompanying.<br />
Nic Minet<strong>or</strong>, Lighting Design<br />
Nic Minet<strong>or</strong> is a full-time lighting designer/direct<strong>or</strong> f<strong>or</strong> theatre, film and TV. F<strong>or</strong> Mercury <strong>Opera</strong><br />
<strong>Rochester</strong> he has designed L’Amico Fritz, <strong>The</strong> Elixir <strong>of</strong> Love, Madama Butterfly, N<strong>or</strong>ma, Show Boat,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Tender Land, <strong>The</strong> Barber <strong>of</strong> Seville, Don Giovanni, La Boheme, Tosca, La Traviata, and <strong>The</strong> Pirates<br />
<strong>of</strong> Penzance. F<strong>or</strong> Eastman <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre he has been resident designer f<strong>or</strong> m<strong>or</strong>e than 40<br />
productions, including Candide, La Boheme, <strong>The</strong> Medium, <strong>The</strong> Consul, Postcards from M<strong>or</strong>occo, Dialogue<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Carmelites, Su<strong>or</strong> Angelica, <strong>The</strong> Breasts <strong>of</strong> Tiresias, <strong>The</strong> Rape <strong>of</strong> Lucretia, Falstaff, Passion, <strong>The</strong><br />
Marriage <strong>of</strong> Figaro, Turn <strong>of</strong> the Screw, Patience, Albert Herring, L’Elisir D’am<strong>or</strong>e, Tartuffe, Cosi Fan Tutte,<br />
Sweeney Todd, She Loves Me, Trouble in Tahiti, La Rondine, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Suzannah,<br />
Tartuffe, <strong>The</strong> Turk in Italy, Capuleti, Assassins, Cabaret, <strong>The</strong> Merry Widow, A Little Night Music, and <strong>The</strong><br />
Secret Garden. F<strong>or</strong> Geva <strong>The</strong>atre Center he designed Agatha Christie’s Black C<strong>of</strong>fee, <strong>The</strong> Mystery <strong>of</strong><br />
Irma Vep, I’m Not Rappap<strong>or</strong>t, Every Good Boy Deserves Fav<strong>or</strong>, and six years <strong>of</strong> A Christmas Carol. F<strong>or</strong><br />
Blackfriars he designed Aspects <strong>of</strong> Love, Baby, Cinderella, Epic Prop<strong>or</strong>tions, Godspell, Great Expectations,<br />
May God Strike Me Dead…, Party to a Murder, Nickel and Dimed, Little Women, <strong>The</strong> Grapes <strong>of</strong> Wrath,<br />
Tea At 5, Frog and Toad, Misery, Wild Party, Our Leading Lady, Z<strong>or</strong>ba, Shipwrecked, and Crimes <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Heart. He has just completed the seventh season <strong>of</strong> Second Opinion f<strong>or</strong> WXXI, which can be seen<br />
on over 240 PBS stations across the country. He has also designed lighting f<strong>or</strong> m<strong>or</strong>e than 30 shows<br />
f<strong>or</strong> NITD Perf<strong>or</strong>ming Arts.<br />
Jim McMurtrie, Production Manager/Technical Direct<strong>or</strong><br />
Jim McMurtrie joined Mercury <strong>Opera</strong> last season f<strong>or</strong> La Traviata. Pri<strong>or</strong> w<strong>or</strong>k includes the Stage<br />
Manager and Technical Direct<strong>or</strong> f<strong>or</strong> the Urban Bushwoman Dance Company, Technical Direct<strong>or</strong>/<br />
Lighting Designer with the Pittsburgh Children’s <strong>The</strong>atre Festival, and the Production Stage Manager<br />
with the Hartf<strong>or</strong>d Ballet. He has toured nationally and internationally with various dance and<br />
theatrical <strong>or</strong>ganizations. M<strong>or</strong>e recently, he has been spending his time in the alternative energy<br />
field.
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Antonio Salieri’s<br />
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