In 2023, from July 22 to August 20, HSOF will rehearse and perform two fully-staged operas: Offenbach’s La jolie parfumeuse and Handel’s Serse.
music by Jacques Offenbach
sung in French, with English dialogue
music director: Giancarlo Scalia
stage director: Andrew Pelrine
stage manager: Vanessa LePine
vocal coach: Susan Boddie
repetiteur: Mary Costello
| LA JOLIE PARFUMEUSE | Saturday August 12, 7:30 pm Thursday August 17, 7:30 pm | Sunday August 13, 2 pm Saturday August 19, 2pm |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Michon | Ashley Carpenter | Ashley Carpenter |
| Bavolet | Janaki Butterworth | Madeline Berman |
| Clorinde | Charlotte Anderson | Dahlia Gamache |
| La Julienne | Rosalie Dowling | Rosalie Dowling |
| Arthémise | Oliva MacGowan | Oliva MacGowan |
| Madelon | Anna Simmons | Laura Pollard |
| Justine | Abby Corpus | Abby Corpus |
| Lise | Sarah Brown | Charlotte Anderson |
| Germaine | Karina Lago Disdier | Karina Lago Disdier |
| Poirot | Sarah Brown | Sarah Brown |
| La Cocardiere | Marko Hubert | Marko Hubert |
music by G.F. Handel
sung in Italian
music director: Melissa Doiron
stage director: Nina Scott-Stoddart
collaborative pianist: Jack Olszewski
| SERSE by Handel | Friday August 11 7:30 pm (Conservatory) Friday August 18, 7:30 pm (Library) | Saturday August 12 2 pm (Conservatory) Saturday August 19 7:30 pm (Library) |
|---|---|---|
| Serse | Haley Boyd | Emma Yea |
| Arsamene | Hannah Overbey | Karina Lago Disdier |
| Armastre | MacKenzie Sechi | Heather Byford |
| Romilda | Siyuan Carter-Patkau | Clare Lowe |
| Atalanta | Chihiro Yasufuku | Julia Jordan |
| Ariodate | Nicholas Murphy | Nicholas Murphy |
| Elviro | MarKo Hubert | MarKo Hubert |
