WBO
The Barber of Seville
(Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini
based on Beaumarchais’s play Le barbier de Séville
WBO

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The Program

Dates: February 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 2004

Production:
General Director & Music Director: David Sloss
Stage Director: David F. Ostwald
Set Designer: Jean-François Revon
Costume Designer: Callie Floor
Lighting Designer: Steven B. Mannshardt

CAST (in order of appearance)
Fiorello   John Burton*  
Count Almaviva   John Zuckerman*  
Figaro   Jordan Shanahan*  
Rosina   Robin De Leon* Sonia Gariaeff
Doctor Bartolo   Michael Morris  
Berta   Constance Howard  
Ambrogio   William Beckett  
Don Basilio   John Minagro  
Police Sergeant   Hamid Najafi*  
Notary   Jorge Mezei  

* First appearance with West Bay Opera

Chorus:
Dan Armistead
Dean Babcock
Edward Goldberg*
Bob Johnson
David Kirby*
Vincent Rubino
   Tom Almeida
Per Bothner
Whitney Campbell
Henry Sellenthin*

Supernumeraries:
Elaine Beckett (princess & zanni), William Beckett (father of the Count), Pat Ericson (mother of the Count), Emma Davis (flower-seller & zanni), Maggie McKenna (lady-in-waiting & zanni), Jorge Mezei

Orchestra:
Violin I: Virginia Smedberg (Concertmaster), Lina Bouze, Judy Kmetko, Arthur Mikhailov
Violin II: Rebecca McCormick, Frida Pukhachevsky, Janet Galbraith
Viola: Camber Charlot, Anne Coombs
Cello: Ellen Sanders, Janet Witharm
Bass: Christy Crews
Flute: Leslie Chin
Flute/Piccolo: Vivian Boudreaux Mikasa
Oboe: Peter Lemberg
Clarinet: Ginger Kroft Barnetson, Sue Macy
Bassoon: Alice Benjamin, Sue Dyer Dias
Horn: Zach Maupin, Diane Ryan
Trumpet: Steve Anderson
Timpani: Don Baker
Percussion: Tim Dent

Technical Staff:
Production Manager: Michele Sullivan-Williamson
Business Administration Manager: Ali Jennings
Building Operations Manager: Ben DeBolt
Schools Program Artistic Director: Baker Peeples
Schools Program Coordinator: Thelma Dry
Casting Coordinator: Barbara Sloss
Orchestra Manager: Christy Crews
Orchestra Librarian: Peter Lemberg
Acting Chorus Manager: Joanne Bogart
Supernumerary Captain: William Beckett
Publicity: Ali Jennings
Information Systems: Lazlo Papp
Webmasters: Rick Bogart & Lucinda Surber
Photography: Otak Jump
Videographer: Larry Byler
Costume Shop Supervisor: Michelle Louden
Program: Proteus Graphics
Proofreaders: Rick Bogart, Angela Owen, Stan Ulrich
Box Office Manager: Ali Jennings
Accompanists: Veronika Agranov-Dafoe, Alexander Katsman, Michael Touchi
Research: Rick Bogart
Projected Text Formatting: David Sloss
Stage Manager: Jennifer Hsu
Assistant Stage Managers: Diane Johnston, Mia Tova Lieberman
Technical Director: Jean-François Revon
Technical/Sound Consultant: Jack E. Wilkinson
Technical Run Manager: Laszlo Papp
Assistant Lighting Designer: Corinne Barrows
Lighting Assistant: Wil Bakal
Master Electrician: Bob Vaughan
Lighting Board Operator: Corinne Barrows
Follow Spots: M.R. Gafill, Melissa Lukes Park, Tricia Tani
Load-In Crew: Eva Schaeffer, Tanya Van Dyke
Projected Text Operator: Stan Ulrich
Sound Designer: Tom Johnson
Sound Board Operator: Lucinda Surber
Sound Best Boy: Stan Ulrich
Sound Crew: Dan Beaulier, Jorge Mezei
Properties Design/Construction: Joan Sommerfield
Scenic Properties Constructiion: Jason Spiller
Properties Manager: Rosalie Banta
Properties Crew: Mia Tova Lieberman
Make-up and Hair Design: Rande Harris
Principal Make-up Assistant: Jaimi Muratas
Make-up Assistant: David Kirby
Master Carpenter: Simon Cheffins
Set Construction: John Betts, Pat Campbell, Max Rose, Greg Stephens
Scenic Artist: Nina Ollikainen, Serina Shannari
Scenic Painter:
Set Decoration: Joan Sommerfield
Crew Chief: Rudy Schroeter
Stage Crew: William Beckett, Pat Campbell, André DeOcampo, Ben Hsu, Teri Lockhart, Stephen Lowens, Laszlo Papp, Kurt Rose, Max Rose, Will Schroeter, John Thompson
Costume Coordinator: Sylvia Håkansson
Costume Construction: Ching Lee, Kirsten Morgan
Wardrobe Supervisor: Jillian Boye
Dressers: Kaeli Hall, Rhiannon Rogers
Video Setup: Greg Page, Laszlo Papp
Pit Setup: Linda Bjurberg, Ben DeBolt, Carol Harris, Stephen Lowens

House Staff:
House Manager Coordinator: Herb Fischgrund
Volunteer Coordinator: Lisa Kalvelage
Publicity: Helene Rock
Opera Preview Chairpersons: Genie Stanker, Merna Black
Opening Night Party: Agnes Babcock, Betsy Rose
Refreshments: Phil Smith, Pamela Trainer

West Bay Opera Guild member

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