The 14th Annual Halifax Summer Opera Festival will run from July 14 to August 12, 2018. We will rehearse and perform three main stage shows in 2018. Each fully-staged and -costumed show will be presented with conductor and accompanied by piano, harpsichord or small instrumental ensemble. Repertoire and staff members subject to change.
L’Incoronazione di Poppea (1643) by Claudio Monteverdi
in Italian
conductor: Vicki St. Pierre
stage director: Erin Bardua
collaborative harpsichordist:
stage manager:
set and lighting designer: Matt Downey
costume designer: Kaelen MacDonald
vocal and diction coaches: Maureen Batt, Andrew Pickett
cellist: Hilary Brown
Performances at David Mack Murray Studio at Fountain School for the Arts
with small instrumental ensemble including continuo
| L'Incoronazione di Poppea | Friday August 3, 7:30 pm Wednesday Aug. 8, 7:30 pm | Sunday August 5, 2:00 pm Saturday August 11, 7:30 pm |
|---|---|---|
| Nerone | Ilanna Starr | Sean Jordan (USA) |
| Poppea | Kathryn Johnston | Thera Barclay |
| Ottavia | Sarah Sharpe (NS) | Sarah Labine |
| Ottone | Mason Boudrye (USA) | Mason Boudrye (USA) |
| Drusilla | Sage Pope | Sage Pope |
| Amore | Taylor Reeves | Rachel Ross |
| Valetto | Kira Vandermeulen | Madeline Duffy |
| Venere | Madeline Duffy | Kira Vandermeulen |
| Damigella | Abigail Sinclair (NS) | Emily Steers |
| La Fortuna | Emily Steers | Abigail Sinclair (NS) |
| Arnalta | Lisa Gerstenkorn | Sarah (Kaye) Klapman (ON) |
| Nutrice | Sarah (Kaye) Klapman (ON) | Sarah (Kaye) Klapman (ON) |
| La Virtue | Julia Natoli | Julia Natoli |
| Seneca | Jordan Delage (QC) | Drew Comer (USA) |
| Soldato I/Lucano/Liberta | Eli Aronson | Eli Aronson |
| Soldato II/Student | Lucas Kuipers | Lucas Kuipers |
| Littore/Student | Gabrielle de Grandmont | Gabrielle de Grandmont |
| Amori | Thera Barclay, Sarah Labine, Rachel Ross, Gabrielle De Grandmont, Sean Jordan, Mason Boudrye, Megan Hayward | Kathryn Johnston, Sarah Sharpe, Taylor Reeves, Gabrielle de Grandmont, Ilanna Starr, Mason Boudrye, Megan Hayward |
Midsummer Night’s Dream (1960) by Benjamin Britten
in English
conductor: Nicholas Gilmore
stage director: David Mosey
collaborative pianist: Greg Myra
stage manager:
set designer: Katrin Whitehead
lighting designer: Sean Burke
costume designer: Elizabeth Perry
assistant stage director: Taylor Poirier
vocal and diction coach: Lucy Hayes Davis
Performances at Sir James Dunn Theatre at Fountain School for the Arts with piano
| MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by Britten | Saturday August 4, 2:00 pm Friday August 10, 7:30 pm | Tuesday August 7, 7:30 pm Sunday August 12, 2:00 pm |
|---|---|---|
| Oberon | Logan Tanner (USA) | Logan Tanner (USA) |
| Tytania | Morgan Reid | Sarah Dufresne |
| Puck | Ryan Gallant (NS) | William Dyer (NS) |
| Lysander | Patrick Simms (NS) | Ryan Nauta |
| Hermia | Teresa Clark (USA) | Christina Yun (ON) |
| Demetrius | MarKo Hubert (QC) | MarKo Hubert (QC) |
| Helena | Julie Gate | Monike Porter |
| Bottom | Thomas Brosky (NS) | Kieran Kane (ON) |
| Quince | Kieran Kane (ON) | Thomas Brosky (NS) |
| Flute | Lucas Kuipers (ON) | Joseph Adams (AB) |
| Snug | David Piper (NS) | David Piper (NS) |
| Snout | Eli Aronson | Eli Aronson |
| Starveling | Ian Green (NS) | Ian Green (NS) |
| Theseus | Jordan Delage | Jordan Delage |
| Hippolyta | Megan Hayward (NS) | Julia Natoli |
| Cobweb | Emma MacEachern | Meggie MacKay |
| Peaseblossom | Meagan Adams (NS) | Oliva McGowan (NS) |
| Mustardseed | Patricia Weber | Chanel Rolle (ON) |
| Moth | Gabrielle de Grandmont (QC) | Audrée-Eve Turcotte (QC) |
Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart
in Italian
conductor: Peter Oleskevich
stage directors: Nina Scott-Stoddart and Jason Davis
collaborative pianist: Giancarlo Scalia
stage manager: Jessica Oliver
set designer: Katrin Whitehead
lighting designer: Sean Burke
costume designer: Kelsey Stanger
vocal and diction coach: Jon Paul Decosse
Performances at Sir James Dunn Theatre at Fountain School for the Arts with fortepiano and small string ensemble
| Don Giovanni by Mozart (cast in order of appearance) | Saturday August 4, 7:30 pm Thursday August. 9, 7:30 pm | Sunday August 5, 7:30 Saturday August 11, 2:00 pm |
|---|---|---|
| Leporello | Manuel Provençal (QC) | Flavio Lauria (Brazil) |
| Donna Anna | Marianne Chapdelaine (QC) | Heather McConnell (USA) |
| Don Giovanni | Ariel Lefebvre (QC) | Dylan Evans (USA) |
| Commendatore | David Piper (NS) | Jordan Delage (QC) |
| Don Ottavio | Takayuki Komagata (Japan) | Jeffrey Smith (ON) |
| Donna Elvira | Michelle Riley (NS) | Skylar Cameron (NS) |
| Zerlina | Emily Rocha (ON) | Shanice Skinner (NS) |
| Masetto | Drew Comer (USA) | Dominic Williams (USA) |
