USC Thornton Opera
2023 Opera Scenes
February 3, 2023
7:00 PM
Newman Recital Hall
(Livestream)
Brent McMunn
Music Director
Rose Freeman
Stage Director
Die Zauberflöte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Emmanuel Shikaneder
Act I No. 5 Quintetto
1st Lady – Madeline Andriesen
2nd Lady – Katharine Bartosz
3rd Lady – Zineb Fikri
Tamino – Albert Stanley
Papageno – Jordan Jones
Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Act I No. 9 Quartet
Donna Anna – Maria Campo
Donna Elvira – Lydia Brown
Don Ottavio – Daniel Voigt
Don Giovanni – Aidan Moravec
The Rape of Lucretia
Benjamin Britten
Libretto by Ronald Duncan
Act 1 “Tarquinius does not dare…” through “the spinning scene.”
Male Chorus – Krishna Raman
Female Chorus – Andrea Church
Lucretia – Lindsay Martin
Lucia – Haeun Baek
Bianca – Zineb Fikri
Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Act I No. 13 Finale
Donna Anna – Maria Campo
Donna Elvira – Lydia Brown
Zerlina – Joanna Kim
Don Ottavio – Daniel Voigt
Don Giovanni – Aidan Moravec
Masetto – Kevin Allen
Leporello – Matthew Weir
INTERMISSION
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini
Act II Temporale
Recitativo, No. 16 Terzetto
Rosina – Lindsay Martin
Il Conte – Krishna Raman
Figaro – Aidan Moravec
Le nozze di Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Act I No. 7 trio
Susanna – Xin Liang
Basilio – Evan Llafet
Il Count – Erick Mosteller
Cherubino - Katharine Bartosz
The Silent Woman
(Die Schweigsame Frau)
Richard Strauss
Libretto by Stefan Zweig
Act I Last Scene
Razorblade – Adrian Melendrez
Aminta – Chloe Millard
Henry – Stephan Lee
Isotta – Elicia Freeman
Carlotta – Lydia Brown
Morbio – Ajani Harris
Vanuzzi – Jordan Jones
Farfallo – Johnny DiGiorgio
Pianists: Cathy Yang, Michael Leach, Brent McMunn
Thornton Vocal Arts
& Opera
Personnel
Brent McMunn
Music Director & Conductor
Ken Cazan
Resident Stage Director
Damien Elwood
Opera Program Manager
Graycen Gardner
Opera Scenes Stage Manager
Alec Fore
Opera Coordinator
Michael Leach
Opera Teaching Assistant
Mark Robson, Rakefet Hak
Principal Coaches
Cathy Yang
Pianist
Jordan Jones
Scheduling Assistant
Zineb Fikri
Production Assistant
Ashley Pei
Graphic Designer
Thornton Vocal Arts Faculty
Lisa Sylvester - Chair
Thomas Michael Allen
Ken Cazan
Rod Gilfry
Lynn Helding
Elizabeth Hynes
Brent McMunn
Karen Parks