The operas for HSOW 2008 (July 7 through August 3, 2008) were Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Menotti’s The Consul.
THE CONSUL
by GIAN-CARLO MENOTTI
premiered March 1, 1950
won 1950 Pulitzer Prize in Music
Performances at the Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre, 6101 University Avenue, Halifax
Friday, July 25 (7:30 pm)
Monday, July 28 (7:30 pm)
Thursday, July 31 (7:30 pm)
Saturday, August 2 (7:30 pm)
| Character | July 25 & 31 | July 28 & Aug 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Magda | Judith Oatway (MB) | Rachel Huys (ON) |
| Secretary | Katie Stevenson (AK) | Marta Herman (ON) |
| Mother | Oriana Dunlop (ON) | Caroline Rivera (TX) |
| John | Alfred Stockwell (ON) | Christopher Dunham (ON) |
| Secret Police Agent | Greg Wagland (ON) | Greg Wagland (ON) |
| Magadoff | Kevin Lee (BC) | Andrew Pelrine (NS) |
| Mr. Kofner | Joshua Whelan (NS) | Garrett Murphy (MA) |
| Foreign Woman | Beth Hagerman (NB) | Amy Waller (ON) |
| Anna Gomez | Sarah Loveys (NL) | Natalie Thimot (NS) |
| Vera Boronel | Amanda Lewis (NL) | Jessica McMahon (ON) |
| Assan | Garrett Murphy (MA) | Joshua Whelan (NS) |
| Plainclothesman | Andrew Pelrine (NS) | Kevin Lee (BC) |
| Plainclothesman | Christopher Dunham (ON) | Alfred Stockwell (ON) |
Music director: Tara Scott
Stage director: Nina Scott-Stoddart
Stage manager: Stephanie Kincade
ASM: Sarah Anstead
Lighting designer: Bryan Kenney
Vocal coach: Prof. Marcia Swanston
Choreographer: Andrew Pelrine
Set designer: Anne Morison
Dunn Crew Chief: Debbie Richardson
to be sung in English
Performing edition: Schirmer
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
(THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO)
by W.A. MOZART
premiered May 1, 1786
Performances at the Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre, 6101 University Avenue, Halifax
Saturday, July 26 (7:30 pm)
Tuesday, July 29 (7:30 pm)
Friday, August 1 (7:30 pm)
Sunday, August 3 (2:30 pm)
| Character | July 26 & Aug 1 | July 29 & Aug 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Count | Andrew Pappas (TX) | Mark Gough (ON) |
| Countess | Natalie Donnelly (ON) | Rebecca Collett (ON) |
| Figaro | Jeremy Carver-James (PQ) | William Lewans (SK) |
| Susanna | Vania Chan (ON) | Taylor Strande (ON |
| Cherubino | Ariel Sinclair-Chin (NS) | Meagan Zantingh (PQ) |
| Marcellina | Heather Wilkie (ON) | Julia Barber (ON) |
| Bartolo | Christopher Mallory (ON) | Christopher Mallory (ON) |
| Basilio/Curzio | Owen McCausland (NB) | Owen McCausland (NB) |
| Antonio | Giovanni Spanu (ON) | Giovanni Spanu (ON) |
| Barbarina | Karina Brazas (WA) | Charlotte Knight (ON) |
Synopsis of The Marriage of Figaro
Music director: Lynette Wahlstrom
Stage director: GaRRy Williams
Stage manager: Lara Mattison
ASM: Sarah Anstead
Lighting designer: Bryan Kenney
Vocal Coach: Sung-Ha Shin-Bouey
Set designer: Anne Morison
Dunn Crew Chief: Debbie Richardson
to be sung in Italian with projected English translations
Performing edition: Schirmer
