2018 Festival: Mozart & Salieri
August 11–26
Summer Shares at La MaMa
66 East 4th Street (btw Bowery & 2nd Ave)Opera’s greatest rivals, or Opera’s greatest co-workers? Mozart and Salieri simultaneously served as important musicians in the Viennese Court Theater for years in the late 18th century, alongside their colleague, librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. During the festival, we told the story of two of opera’s most famous rivals (or most productive colleagues!). Don Giovanni, Mozart’s iconic operatic #metoo tale was paired with Salieri’s playful La Cifra (The Code)… a hidden gem of an opera about a hidden gem of a young woman. The repertory season encompassing 13 total performances also included “Vignettes from Vienna,” a scenes program featuring not only works by the two Vienna court composers, but also Rimsky-Korsakov’s one-act opera Mozart & Salieri (based on a short Pushkin play), bringing the two composers to life (and one “to death”) on stage. On the penultimate day of the festival, Sacred & Profane: Songs and Ephemera gathered religious and sacrilegious works of both composers in an afternoon recital including “Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia” – a cantata written jointly by Mozart, Salieri, and “Cornetti” with a libretto by Da Ponte, plus magnificent songs of Mozart, a canon of Salieri, and other rarities both sublime and ridiculous.
Don Giovanni
August 11, 12m, 17, 19m, 23, 25
Owen Horsley, Stage Director
Chris Fecteau and Chris Whittaker, Conductor and Music Director
| August 11, 19m, 23 | August 12m, 17, 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Don Giovanni | Eric Lindsey | Cole Grissom |
| Leporello | Jonathan Harris | Jonathan Harris |
| Donna Anna | Jenny Lindsey | Angel Azzarra |
| Donna Elvira | Jessica Mirshak | Stephanie Kim Johnson |
| Don Ottavio | Morgan Manifacier | Gabriel Hernandez |
| Zerlina | Elyse Kakacek | SarahAnn Duffy |
| Masetto | Nobuki Momma | Sung Shin |
| Commendatore | Hector Mori | Will Esch |
La cifra
August 18, 22, 24, 26m
Bea Goodwin, Stage Director
Catherine O'Shaughnessy, Conductor and Music Director
| August 18, 22, 24, 26m | Cover Cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Milord Gualtier Fideling | Timothy Stoddard | Charles Calotta |
| Eurilla | Rachel Barker | Heather Bobeck |
| Lisotta | Allison Gish | Nicholle Bittlingmeyer |
| Sandrino | Jay Chacon | Ian Joyal |
| Leandro | Stephen Steffens | Vincenzo Catarisano |
| Rusticone | Angky Budiardjono | Andrew Dwan |
Vignettes from Vienna (Mozart)
August 20, 21
Whitney George and Chris Whittaker, Conductor and Music Director
Così fan tutte — Show Cast List
| August 20, 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fiordiligi | Heather Bobeck | |
| Dorabella | Andrea Howland Myers | |
| Ferrando | Vincenzo Catarisano | |
| Guglielmo | Jay Chacon | |
| Despina | Nicholle Bittlingmeyer | |
| Don Alfonso | Ian Joyal |
Falstaff [Salieri] — Show Cast List
| August 20, 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Ford | Elyse Kakacek | |
| Mrs. Slender | Inbal Milliger | |
| Mr. Slender | Jay Chacon | |
| Mr. Ford | Charles Calotta | |
| Falstaff | Hector Mori | |
| Bardolfo | Will Esch |
Mozart & Salieri — Show Cast List
| August 20, 21 | Cover Cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Mozart | Gabriel Hernandez | Morgan Manifacier |
| Salieri | Nobuki Momma | Jonathan Harris |
Le nozze di Figaro — Show Cast List
| August 20, 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Figaro | Jay Chacon | |
| Susanna | Makayla McDonald | |
| Countess | Maria Servodidio | |
| Count | Sung Shin | |
| Cherubino | SarahAnn Duffy |
Sacred & Profane: Songs & Ephemera of Mozart & Salieri
August 25m
Creative Team & Production Staff
Matthew Iacozza, Scenic DesignerDante Olivia Smith, Lighting Designer
Claire Townsend, Costume Designer