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Casting for the 2009 Standard Repertoire Project will be announced in late March.
Please check back for more information on the exciting young opera singers who will be featured in this summer’s programming.
2008 Summer Reading Project Casts
La Traviata | Carmen | Così fan tutte
Roméo et Juliette | A Midsummer Night's Dream
La Traviata
| Guest Conductor |
Daniel Kleinknecht, Artistic Director,
Cedar Rapids Opera Theater |
| Pianist |
Mahir Cetiz |
| Violetta Valery |
Abla Lynn Hamza |
| Alfredo Germont |
Maurizio Casa |
| Giorgio Germont |
Charles Sanford |
| Annina |
Melissa Ramb |
| Flora Bervoix |
Maria Oesterreich |
| Gastone |
Alexander Caraballo |
| Giuseppe |
Jameson James |
| Baron Douphol |
Jonathan Hare |
| Marquis D’Obigny |
Grant Mech |
| Doctor Grenvil |
Mischa Frusztajer |
| Flora’s servant |
Nick Hay |
| Commissioner |
Nick Hay |
Carmen
| Conductor |
Christopher Fecteau |
Pianist/
Chorus Master |
Doug Han |
| Carmen |
Jennifer Barsamian |
| Don José |
Caleb Stokes |
| Micaëla |
Angela Leson |
| Escamillo |
Robert Garner |
| Frasquita |
Melissa Primavera |
| Mercedes |
Elizabeth Mondragon |
| Remendado |
Isai Jess Muñoz |
| Dancaïre |
Alexander Caraballo |
| Morales |
Kristofer Barber |
| Zuniga |
Nick Hay |
Così fan tutte
| Guest Conductor |
Steven Jarvi, Assistant Conductor,
Kansas City Symphony |
| Dramaturge |
Nathaniel Merchant |
| Pianist |
Jeffrey Grossman |
| Recitative continuo |
Christopher Fecteau |
| Fiordiligi |
Erika Rauer |
| Dorabella |
Hai-Ting Chinn |
| Despina |
Angela Baade |
| Ferrando |
Matthew Peña |
| Guglielmo |
Evan Rainey Bennett |
| Alfonso |
C. David Morrow |
Roméo et Juliette
| Conductor |
Christopher Fecteau |
| Pianist |
Lynda Saponara |
| Chorus Master |
Doug Han |
| Juliette |
Jo Ellen Miller |
| Roméo |
John Zuckerman |
| Mercutio |
Jesse Blumberg |
| Stéphano |
Amy Maude Helfer |
| Capulet |
Donald Boos |
| Gertrude |
Wendy Neikirk |
| Frere Laurent |
Isaac Grier |
| Tybalt |
Kirk Dougherty |
| Benvolio |
Christopher Thompson |
| Paris |
Jonathan Hare |
| Grégorio |
Kristofer Barber |
| Le Duc |
Jack White |
A Midsummer Night's Dream
| Conductor |
Christopher Fecteau |
| Dramaturge |
Kate Powers |
| Pianists |
Tony Bellomy, Lynda Saponara |
| Tytania |
Maija Lisa Currie |
| Oberon |
Mark Thatcher |
| Helena |
Malia Thompson |
| Hermia |
Sarah Nelson Craft |
| Lysander |
David Gordon |
| Demetrius |
Jeremy Moore |
| Flute/Thisby |
David Schnell |
| Snout/Wall |
Christopher Thompson |
| Starveling/Moon |
Jonathan Hare |
| Bottom/Pyramus |
Jack White |
| Quince/Prologue |
Nick Hay |
| Snug/Lion |
Kevin Pruner |
| Hippolyta |
Ricky Ryerson |
| Theseus |
Isaac Grier |
| Cobweb |
Carolyn Leutwiler |
| Mustardseed |
Jessica Luck |
| Peasblossom |
Stefanie Izzo |
| Moth |
Natalie Megules |
| Puck |
Laura Heidinger |
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