2019: ‘Voices from the Tower’ Festival
August 10–26
Summer Shares at La MaMa
66 East 4th Street (btw Bowery & 2nd Ave)Our 2019 Festival celebrates the powerful presence, contributions, and leadership of women in opera from its very origins. To bookend this story, we offer Francesca Caccini’s 1625 opera La liberazione di Ruggiero, the first opera by a woman, and the LATEST opera by women: Princess Maleine, by composer Whitney George and librettist Bea (Brittany) Goodwin. Also: “Scenes from the Tower” and a concert called “Les Boulangers”. This festival is offered as part of “Summer Shares at LaMama, at 66th East 4th Street.
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La liberazione di Ruggiero
August 10, 15, 17 and 23 at 7:30 pm, and August 11 and 25 at 2:00 pm
Sarah Young, Stage Director
Charles Weaver, Conductor and Music Director
| August 10, 15, 25m | August 11m, 17, 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruggiero | Markel Reed | Nobuki Momma |
| Alcina | Heather Jones | Merav Eldan |
| Melissa | Ilanna Starr | Stephanie Feigenbaum |
| Nettuno | Connor Lidell | Brian Alvarado |
| Pastore | Cory Gross | Christopher Fotis |
| Sirena | Robin Clifford | Alessandra Altieri |
| Una dama disincantata | Heather Bobeck | Rebecca Richardson |
| Nunzia | Clara Lisle | Micaela Aldridge |
| Astolfo | Tyler Dobies | Tyler Dobies |
Princess Maleine
August 16, 20, 22 and 24 at 7:30 pm and August 18 at 2:00 pm
Bea Goodwin, Stage Director
Chris Fecteau and Whitney George, Conductor and Music Director
| August 16, 18m, 20, 22, 24 | Cover Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Maleine of Harlingen | Elyse Kakacek | Addie Rose Forstman | |
| Prince Hjalmar of Ysselmonde | Jeremy Brauner | Geddy Warner | |
| King Hjalmar of Ysselmonde | Eric Lindsey | Rick Agster | |
| Queen Anne | Liz Bouk | Lisa Faieta | |
| Aleta, Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Maleine | Nicholle Bittlingmeyer | Andrea Howland Myers | |
| The Fool | Jeffrey Mandelbaum | Jeffrey Freuler | |
| Petit Allan, son of Queen Anne | Megan Vanacore | Melyn Saenz | |
| Vanox, a guard of Marcellus' realm | Gabriel Hernandez | ||
| Stephano, a guard of Marcellus' realm | Connor Lidell | Shane Brown | |
| Angus, Prince Hjalmar's lieutenant | Shane Brown | Connor Lidell | |
| Queen Godelive of Harlingen | Kristina Malinauskaite | Anna Woiwood | |
| King Marcellus of Harlingen | Jonathan Harris | ||
| Princess Ursula of Jutland | MaKayla McDonald | Melyn Saenz |
Scenes from the Tower
August 21, 24m
Lauren Hlubny and Emily Bishai, Stage Director
Beau Dream and Whitney George, Conductor and Music Director
| August 21, 24m | ||
|---|---|---|
| Le Baron de Pictordu | Brian Alvarado | |
| Marie, called Cendrillon | MaKayla McDonald | |
| Armelinde | Jessica Harika | |
| Maguelonne | Kristina Malinauskaite | |
| La Fée | Heather Bobeck | |
| Le Prince Charmant | Cory Gross | |
| Le Comte Barigoule | Tyler Dobies |
Mary, Queen of Scots — Show Cast List
| August 21, 24m | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mary, Queen of Scots | Lisa Faieta | |
| James Stewart, Earl of Moray | Connor Lidell | |
| James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell | Gabriel Hernandez | |
| Lord Gordon | Jonathan Harris | |
| Mary Seaton | Andrea Howland Myers |
Mrs. President — Show Cast List
| August 21, 24m | ||
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Woodhull | Anna Woiwood | |
| Henry Ward Beecher | Geddy Warner | |
| Joseph Treat | Tyler Dobies | |
| Elizabeth Tilton | Robin Clifford | |
| Isabella Beecher | Addie Rose Forstman |
Les Boulangers
August 17m
Creative Team & Production Staff
Joo Kim, Scenic DesignerDante Olivia Smith, Lighting Designer
Claire Townsend, Costume Designer