PREVIOUS SEASONS
2019
DON PASQUALE
by Gaetano Donizetti
August 24, 27, and 30
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington
Don Pasquale
Norina
Ernesto
Doctor Malatesta
A Notary
Conductor
Stage Director
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Hair and Make-up
Designer
Choreographer
Assistant Conductor
and Chorus Master
Musical Preparation
Associate Pianist
Chorus Rehearsal
Pianist
Stage Manager
CRAIG COLCLOUGH
DEANNA BREIWICK
MATTHEW GRILLS
EMMETT O'HANLON
SIDDHARTH DUBEY
BRIAN GARMAN
JONATHON LOY
STEPHEN DOBAY
CHARLES CAINE
ALEX JAINCHILL
BECKIE KRAVETZ
STEPHEN AGISILAOU
GEOFFREY LARSON
DJORDJE NESIC
ANDREW SUN
NOAH PALMER
CINDY KNIGHT
© Ken Howard
SAVOR THE SOUND
An Evening of Bel Canto
August 14, Saint James Place, Great Barrington
DEANNA BREIWICK and PAULINA SWIERCZEK, sopranos
MATTHEW GRILLS, tenor
EMMETT O'HANLON and SIDDHARTH DUBEY, baritones
CRAIG COLCLOUGH, bass-baritone
ANDREW SUN, piano
AIN'T IT A PRETTY NIGHT
Excerpts from American Opera
August 8, Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield
CAROLINE WORRA, soprano
JOHN RIESEN, tenor
LYNN BAKER, piano
2018
RIGOLETTO
by Giuseppe Verdi
August 25, 28, and 31, Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Rigoletto
Gilda
The Duke of Mantua
Sparafucile
Maddalena
Count Monterone
Borsa Matteo
Marullo
Count Ceprano
Giovanna
Countess Ceprano
Page
Court Usher
Dancers
Conductor
Stage Director
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Hair and Make-up
Designer
Co-Choreographers
Assistant Conductor
and Chorus Master
Musical Preparation
Associate Pianist
Stage Manager
SEBASTIAN CATANA
MARIA VALDES
JONATHAN TETELMAN
JOSEPH BARRON
MAYA LAHYANI
JOHN CHEEK
JOSHUA SANDERS
NICHOLAS MARTORANO
TYLER PUTNAM
MARY ELLEN VERDI
KALIA KELLOGG
ERIN NAFZIGER
STEVE HASSMER
VINCENT BREWER
ANA LUIZA LUIZI
BRIAN GARMAN
JONATHON LOY
STEPHEN DOBAY
CHARLES CAINE
BECKIE KRAVETZ
ANA LUIZA LUIZI
JUNIO TEIXEIRA
GEOFFREY LARSON
DJORDJE NESIC
NICHOLAS ROEHLER
CINDY KNIGHT
MEET JOE GREEN
A Concert of Music by Giuseppe Verdi
August 15, Saint James Place, Great Barrington
MARIA VALDES and VIRA SLYWOTZKY, sopranos
MAYA LAHYANI, mezzo-soprano
JONATHAN TETELMAN and JOSHUA SANDERS, tenors
SEBASTIAN CATANA and NICHOLAS MARTORANO, baritones
JOSEPH BARRON and JOHN CHEEK, bass-baritones
DJORDJE NESIC and NICHOLAS ROEHLER, piano
2017
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
by Richard Strauss
August 26, 29, and September 1, Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Ariadne
Bacchus
Zerbinetta
Composer
Music Teacher
Dancing Master /
Brighella
Harlekin
Scaramuccio
Truffaldin
Najade
Dryade
Echo
Producer
Usher
Wigmaker
Officer
Conductor
Director
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Hair and Make-up
Designer
Choreographer
Assistant Conductor
Musical Preparation
Stage Manager
MARCY STONIKAS
KEVIN RAY
NICOLE HASLETT
ADRIANA ZABALA
KYLE PFORTMILLER
SPENCER VIATOR
SAMUEL SCHULTZ
CHRIS CARR
MATTHEW SCOLLIN
JENI HOUSER
REBECCA RINGLE
CHRISTINE LYONS
CHUCK SCHWAGER
JOHN DEMLER
EVAN ODSON
DANIEL KRINGER
BRIAN GARMAN
JONATHON LOY
STEPHEN DOBAY
CHARLES CAINE
JOHN FROELICH
BECKIE KRAVETZ
SARA ERDE
GEOFFREY LARSON
KEITH CHAMBERS
CINDY KNIGHT
GODS & MONSTERS
A Concert by Cast Members of Ariadne auf Naxos and the Berkshire Opera Festival Chorus, featuring the World Premiere Performance of Evan Jay Williams's From the Latin
August 8, Saint James Place, Great Barrington
MARCY STONIKAS, CHRISTINE LYONS, and JENI HOUSER, sopranos
ADRIANA ZABALA and REBECCA RINGLE, mezzo-sopranos
KEVIN RAY and SPENCER VIATOR, tenors
KYLE PFORTMILLER, baritone
MATTHEW SCOLLIN, bass-baritone
BRIAN GARMAN, conductor
KEITH CHAMBERS, piano
RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY
A Recital of Songs by Richard Strauss
August 16, Ventfort Hall, Lenox
NICOLE HASLETT and VIRA SLYWOTZKY, sopranos
CHRIS CARR, tenor
SAMUEL SCHULTZ, baritone
BRIAN GARMAN, piano
2016
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
by Giacomo Puccini
August 27, 30, and September 2, Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Cio-Cio-San
B.F. Pinkerton
Sharpless
Suzuki
Goro
The Bonze
Yamadori
Kate Pinkerton
Imperial Commissioner
Official Registrar
Sorrow
Conductor
Director
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Hair and Make-up
Designer
Choreographer
Chorus Master and
Assistant Conductor
Musical Preparation
Stage Manager
INNA LOS
JASON SLAYDEN
WESTON HURT
SARAH LARSEN
EDUARDO VALDES
JOHN CHEEK
BENJAMIN TAYLOR
KATHERINE MAYSEK
JOHN DEMLER
GRANT HODGKINS
LILY SHEPARDSON
BRIAN GARMAN
JONATHON LOY
STEPHEN DOBAY
CHARLES CAINE
JOHN FROELICH
BECKIE KRAVETZ
SARA ERDE
ENRICO LOPEZ-YAÑEZ
DAVID SYTKOWSKI
CINDY KNIGHT
THE "UNKNOWN" PUCCINI
A Recital of Songs by Giacomo Puccini
August 16, First Congregational Church, Stockbridge
SARAH LARSEN, mezzo-soprano
THEO LEBOW, tenor
BENJAMIN TAYLOR, baritone
BRIAN GARMAN, piano and organ
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS
A Recital of Songs by Female Composers of Puccini's Time
Songs by Amy Beach, Cécile Chaminade, and Dame Ethel Smyth
August 10, Ventfort Hall, Lenox
VIRA SLYWOTZKY, soprano
KATHERINE MAYSEK, mezzo-soprano
WESTON HURT, baritone
JOHN CHEEK, bass
DAVID SYTKOWSKI, piano
