PREVIOUS SEASONS
2023
LA BOHÈME
by Giacomo Puccini
August 26 & 29
September 1
The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield, MA
Mimì - WHITNEY MORRISON
Rodolfo - YONGZHAO YU
Marcello - BENJAMIN TAYLOR
Musetta - VÉRONIQUE FILLOUX
Colline - EVAN LAZDOWSKI
Schaunard - ETHAN VINCENT
Benoit/Alcindoro - JAMES DEMLER
Conductor - BRIAN GARMAN
Stage Director - JONATHON LOY
Scenic Designer - STEPHEN DOBAY
Costume Designer - BROOKE STANTON
Lighting Designer - ALEX JAINCHILL
Hair and Make-up Designer - BECKIE KRAVETZ
Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master - GEOFFREY LARSON
Assistant Director - CHRISTIAN ROZAKIS
Principal Coach and Rehearsal Pianist - TRAVIS BLOOM
Chorus Rehearsal Pianist - NOAH PALMER
Supertitles Author - CORI ELLISON
Production Stage Manager - CINDY KNIGHT
Photos: Ken Howard
BREAKING THE MOLD
Baroque, Bel Canto, and Beyond
July 22
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA
JACQUELINE PICCOLINO, soprano
MEGAN MOORE, mezzo-soprano
ALEX MCKISSICK, tenor
ETHAN VINCENT, baritone
TRAVIS BLOOM, piano
Photos: Max Vadakin
TO PARIS WITH LOVE
Opera in the City of Light
April 16
Saint James Place, Great Barrington, MA
AMANDA BATISTA, soprano
RYAN CAPOZZO, tenor
YAZID GRAY, baritone
FRANCESCO BARFOED, piano
DON GIOVANNI
by W.A. Mozart
August 20, 23 & 26
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA
Don Giovanni - ANDRÉ COURVILLE
Leporello - CHRISTIAN ZAREMBA
Donna Anna - LAURA WILDE
Don Ottavio - JOSHUA BLUE
Donna Elvira - MEGAN MOORE
Commendatore - JOHN CHEEK
Zerlina - NATALIA SANTALIZ
Masetto - BRIAN JAMES MYER
Conductor - BRIAN GARMAN
Stage Director - JONATHON LOY
Scenic Designer - STEPHEN DOBAY
Costume Designer - CHARLES CAINE
Lighting Designer - ALEX JAINCHILL
Hair and Make-up Designer - BECKIE KRAVETZ
Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master - GEOFFREY LARSON
Musical Preparation - DJORDJE NESIC, TRAVIS BLOOM
Supertitles Author - CORI ELLISON
Production Stage Manager - CINDY KNIGHT
Photos: Matt Madison-Clark
THREE DECEMBERS
by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer
July 21 & 23
PS21/Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, Chatham, NY
Madeline Mitchell - ADRIANA ZABALA
Beatrice - MONICA DEWEY
Charlie - THEO HOFFMAN
Conductor - CHRISTOPHER JAMES RAY
Stage Director - BETH GREENBERG
Scenic Designer - JANIE HOWLAND
Costume Designer - BROOKE STANTON
Lighting Designer - ALEX JAINCHILL
Hair and Make-up Designer - BECKIE KRAVETZ
Musical Preparation - NOAH PALMER
English Diction Coach - LYNN BAKER
Production Stage Manager - CINDY KNIGHT
Photos: Matt Madison-Clark
FALSTAFF
by Giuseppe Verdi
August 21, 24 & 27
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA
Sir John Falstaff - SEBASTIAN CATANA
Mrs. Alice Ford - TAMARA WILSON
Ford - THOMAS GLASS
Mrs. Quickly - ALISSA ANDERSON
Nannetta - JASMINE HABERSHAM
Fenton - JONAS HACKER
Mrs. Meg Page - JOANNE EVANS
Bardolfo - MAX JACOB ZANDER
Pistola - JEREMY HARR
Dr. Caius - LUCAS LEVY
Host - BRIAN HAILES
Conductor - BRIAN GARMAN
Stage Director - JOSHUA MAJOR
Scenic Designer - STEPHEN DOBAY
Costume Designer - CHARLES CAINE
Lighting Designer - ALEX JAINCHILL
Hair and Make-up Designer - BECKIE KRAVETZ
Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master - GEOFFREY LARSON
Principal Pianist - NATE RASKIN
Musical Preparation - CHRISTOPHER KOELZER
Chorus Rehearsal Pianist - NOAH PALMER
Stage Manager - CINDY KNIGHT
Photos: Ken Howard
HIGH ON THE RAMPARTS
A Spotlight on Music of Black Composers
August 11
Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA
KEARSTIN PIPER BROWN, soprano
JOSHUA BLUE, tenor
TRAVIS BLOOM, piano
Photos: Max Vadakin
GLORY DENIED
by Tom Cipullo
July 22 & 24
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Daniel Arts Center, McConnell Theater, Great Barrington, MA
Older Jim - DANIEL BELCHER
Older Alyce - CAROLINE WORRA
Younger Jim - JOHN RIESEN
Younger Alyce - MARIA VALDES
Conductor - GEOFFREY LARSON
Stage Director - SARAH MEYERS
Scenic Designer - CAMERON ANDERSON
Costume Designer - CHARLES CAINE
Lighting Designer - TLÁLOC LÓPEZ-WATERMANN
Hair and Make-up Designer - BECKIE KRAVETZ
Principal Pianist - NOAH PALMER
English Diction Coach - LYNN BAKER
Stage Manager - CINDY KNIGHT
Photos: Matt Madison-Clark
MUCH ADO ABOUT SHAKESPEARE
August 11
The Mount, Lenox, MA
JASMINE HABERSHAM, soprano
ALISSA ANDERSON, contralto
JONAS HACKER, tenor
THOMAS GLASS, baritone
CHRISTOPHER KOELZER, piano
2020
FROM STAGE TO SCREEN
THE SHOW MUST GO ON(LINE)
A Virtual Concert Premiering on Vimeo
August 28
LAURA WILDE, JOANNA LATINI, and NATALIA SANTALIZ, sopranos
JOSHUA BLUE, tenor
BRYAN JAMES MYER, baritone
ANDRÉ COURVILLE and JOHN CHEEK, bass-baritones
ERIK ANSTINE, bass
THE TRIAL OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY
A Seven Movement Song Cycle
by Steven Mark Kohn
October 26 - World Premiere
Co-Produced with ADA Artist Management, Austin Opera,
Minnesota Opera, Opera Colorado, and San Diego Opera
Live talkback followed the YouTube premiere, featuring
the artists and special guests Deborah Hughes, Sharon Nelson,
Elaine Weiss, and moderated by tenor Lawrence Brownlee
Supported in part by a Projects Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council
ADRIANA ZABALA, mezzo-soprano
MYRA HUANG, piano
2019
AIN'T IT A PRETTY NIGHT
Excerpts from American Opera
August 8
Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA
CAROLINE WORRA, soprano
JOHN RIESEN, tenor
LYNN BAKER, piano
SAVOR THE SOUND
An Evening of Bel Canto
August 14
Saint James Place, Great Barrington, MA
DEANNA BREIWICK and PAULINA SWIERCZEK, soprano
MATTHEW GRILLS, tenor
EMMETT O'HANLON and SIDDHARTH DUBEY, baritones
CRAIG COLCLOUGH, bass-baritone
ANDREW SUN, piano
2018
RIGOLETTO
by Giuseppe Verdi
August 25, 28 & 31
Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield, MA
Rigoletto - SEBASTIAN CATANA
Gilda - MARIA VALDES
The Duke of Mantua - JONATHAN TETELMAN
Sparafucile - JOSEPH BARRON
Maddalena - MAYA LAHYANI
Count Monterone - JOHN CHEEK
Borsa Matteo - JOSHUA SANDERS
Marullo - NICHOLAS MARTORANO
Count Ceprano - TYLER PUTNAM
Giovanna - MARY ELLEN VERDI
Countess Ceprano - KALIA KELLOGG
Page - ERIN NAFZIGER
Court Usher - STEVE HASSMER
Dancers - VINCENT BREWER, ANA LUIZA LUIZI
Conductor - BRIAN GARMAN
Stage Director - JONATHON LOY
Scenic Designer - STEPHEN DOBAY
Costume Designer - CHARLES CAINE
Hair and Make-up Designer - BECKIE KRAVETZ
Co-Choreographers - ANA LUIZA LUIZI, JUNIO TEIXEIRA
Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master - GEOFFREY LARSON
Musical Preparation - DJORDJE NESIC
Associate Pianist - NICHOLAS ROEHLER
Stage Manager - CINDY KNIGHT
Photos: Ken Howard
MEET JOE GREEN
A Concert of Music by Giuseppe Verdi
August 15
Saint James Place, Great Barrington, MA
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
DON PASQUALE
by Gaetano Donizetti
August 24, 27 & 30
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA
Don Pasquale - CRIAG COLCLOUGH
Norina - DEANNA BREIWICK
Ernesto - MATTHEW GRILLS
Doctor Malatesta - EMMETT O'HANLON
A Notary - SIDDHARTH DUBEY
Conductor - BRIAN GARMAN
Stage Director - JONATHON LOY
Scenic Designer - STEPHEN DOBAY
Costume Designer - CHARLES CAINE
Lighting Designer - ALEX JAINCHILL
Hair and Make-up Designer - BECKIE KRAVETZ
Choreographer - STEPHEN AGISILAOU
Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master - GEOFFREY LARSON
Musical Preparation - DJORDJE NESIC
Associate Pianist - ANDREW SUN
Chorus Rehearsal Pianist - NOAH PALMER
Stage Manager - CINDY KNIGHT
Photos: Ken Howard
2017
GODS & MONSTERS
August 8
Saint James Place, Great Barrington, MA
featuring the World Premiere Performance of Evan Jay Williams's From the Latin
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
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
by Richard Strauss
August 26 & 29
September 1
Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield, MA
Ariadne - MARCY STONIKAS
Bacchus - KEVIN RAY
Zerbinetta - NICOLE HASLETT
Composer - ADRIANA ZABALA
Music Teacher/Dancing Master - KYLE PFORTMILLER
Brighella - SPENCER VIATOR
Harlekin - SAMUEL SCHULTZ
Scaramuccio - CHRIS CARR
Truffaldin - MATTHEW SCOLLIN
Najade - JENI HOUSER
Dryade - REBECCA RINGLE
Echo - CHRISTINE LYONS
Producer - CHUCK SCHWAGER
Usher - JOHN DEMLER
Wigmaker - EVAN ODSON
Officer - DANIEL KRINGER
Conductor - BRIAN GARMAN
Stage Director - JONATHON LOY
Scenic Designer - STEPHEN DOBAY
Costume Designer - CHARLES CAINE
Lighting Designer - JOHN FROELICH
Hair and Make-up Designer - BECKIE KRAVETZ
Choreographer - SARA ERDE
Assistant Conductor - GEOFFREY LARSON
Musical Preparation - KEITH CHAMBERS
Stage Manager - CINDY KNIGHT
Photos: Ken Howard
2016
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
by Giacomo Puccini
August 27 & 30
September 2
Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield, MA
Cio-Cio-San - INNA LOS
B.F. Pinkerton - JASON SLAYDEN
Sharpless - WESTON HURT
Suzuki - SARAH LARSEN
Goro - EDUARDO VALDES
The Bonze - JOHN CHEEK
Yamadori - BENJAMIN TAYLOR
Kate Pinkerton - KATHERINE MAYSEK
Imperial Commissioner - JOHN DEMLER
Official Registrar - GRANT HODGKINS
Sorrow - LILY SHEPARDSON
Conductor - BRIAN GARMAN
Stage Director - JONATHON LOY
Scenic Designer - STEPHEN DOBAY
Costume Designer - CHARLES CAINE
Lighting Designer - JOHN FROELICH
Hair and Make-up Designer - BECKIE KRAVETZ
Choreographer - SARA ERDE
Assistant Conductor - ENRICO LOPEZ-YAÑEZ
Musical Preparation - DAVID SYTKOWSKI
Stage Manager - CINDY KNIGHT
Photos: Ken Howard
THE "UNKNOWN" PUCCINI
A Recital of Songs by Giacomo Puccini
August 16
First Congregational Church, Stockbridge, MA
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
August 10
Ventfort Hall, Lenox, MA
Songs by Amy Beach, Cécile Chaminade, and Dame Ethel Smyth
VIRA SLYWOTZKY, soprano
KATHERINE MAYSEK, mezzo-soprano
WESTON HURT, baritone
JOHN CHEEK, bass
DAVID SYTKOWSKI, piano
2021
2022
RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY
August 16
Ventfort Hall, Lenox, MA
NICOLE HASLETT and VIRA SLYWOTZKY, sopranos
CHRIS CARR, tenor
SAMUEL SCHULTZ, baritone
BRIAN GARMAN, piano
A Recital of Songs by Richard Strauss
