2007-2008 Program Schedule

Sonoma City Opera

Information /Membership

OPERAS PRESENTED

1984 The Impresario by Mozart
Mr. Cauliflower by Offenbach

1985 The Elixir of Love by Donizetti

1985 Cinderella by Rossini

1986 The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart

1987 Die Fledermaus by Strauss

1987 Bel Canto Telephone Hour
with The Telephone by Menotti

1988 The Magic Flute by Mozart

1988 Three’s Company by Hopkins (Sonoma State U. Production)

1989 Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck

1990 La Belle Helene by Offenbach

1991 The Merry Widow by Lehar

1992 The Barber of Seville by Rossini

1992 Alice in Wonderland by Chauls (at area schools)

1993 Carmen by Bizet (Berkeley Opera Production)

1993 The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart

 

1994 Die Fledermaus by Strauss

1994 Madame Butterfly by Puccini (Berkeley Opera Production)

1995 Merry Wives of Windsor by Nicolai

1995 Elixir of Love by Donizetti (Berkeley Opera Production)

1996 A Night in Old Vienna

1996 The Dreamers by Conte/Littell (World Premiere)

 

   
1997 The Dreamers Concert (concert version) by Conte/Littell

 

 

1997 Riot Grrl on Mars by Rossini/Marley (Berkeley Opera Production)

2001 Amahl and the Night Visitors by Menotti
with Christmas Cantata by Scarlatti

 

2002 The Marriage of Figaro, by Mozart

 

 

 

2003 The Elixir of Love by Donizetti  

 

2003 Amahl and the Night Visitors by Menotti
with Concerto for Oboe and Strings by
Benedetto Marcello

 

2004 Alice in Wonderland by Robert Chauls (at area schools)

 

2004 Daughter of the Regiment by Donizetti

2005 Bizet to Sondheim
Opera Star- Frederica von Stade in Concert
Accompanied on guitar by Frederick Clarke.
Joined by San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow Lucas Meachem

Frederica von Stade

© Lieberman Photography

 

2005 San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows 

Lucas Meacham, Baritone
Jane Archibald, Soprano
Elza van den Heever, Soprano
Nikki Einfeld, Soprano
Sean Pannikar, Tenor
Monica Vanderveen, Accompanist

in concert at Sebastiani Theatre

 

San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows

in Concert

August 7, 2006

Superb young singers from the San Francisco Opera  present a concert of opera favorites from Carmen, Rigoletto, Don Giovanni, Marriage of Figaro, Madame Butterfly, and many other beloved operas.

 

Kendall Gladen, Mezzo Soprano

Rhoslyn Jones, Soprano

Elza van den Heever, Soprano

Sean Panikkar, Tenor

Eugene Brancoveanu, Baritone

Matthew Piatt, Pianist

 

November 2006

by composer Libby Larsen 

and librettist Philip Littell

 

Antoinette Kuhry, Artistic Director/Producer
Hillary Costin, Executive Producer

Mary Chun, Music Director 

Joseph Graves, Stage Director

Earplay, Orchestra
&

Rod Gilfry, as Jack London
Jennifer Lane,
as Charmian London
John Duykers, 
Man
Susan Narucki, 
Woman
Ilana Davidson,
Girl
Brad Bradshaw,
Boy

Stephen Hartley, Jack London Understudy/Ensemble

A world premiere opera on legendary literary giant and Sonoma Valley resident, Jack London starring world renowned operatic baritone Rod Gilfry as Jack London

 

 

Ji Young Yang  
Kendall GladenJeremy Galyon  

2007 San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows 

May 21, 2007 at 7:30 PM, at the Sebastiani Theatre, Sonoma, CA

Rhoslyn Jones, Soprano; Ji Young Yang, Soprano; Kendall Gladen, Mezzo-Soprano, Katharine Tier, Mezzo-Soprano, and Jeremy Galyon, Tenor.

August 2007

ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO

by W. A. Mozart

English Version by Donald Pippin

 

Cast  

Constanza (Connie) - Susan Gundunas

Belmonte - J. Raymond Meyers

Blondie - Krista Wigle

Pedrillo - Jos Milton

Osmin - Peter Becker

Pasha Selim - John Ballachey