West Bay Opera - Maria Holt, General Director
Candide
Dates:
1996 May 24, 25, 26, 31; June 1 & 2
Production:
- David Sloss
- Music Director
- Jonathon Field
- Stage Director
- Joe Ragey
- Set Designer
- John Rathman
- Lighting Designer
- Robin Spencer*
- Costume Designer
Cast (in order of appearance):
- Voltaire, Dr. Pangloss, Pasha, Sage:
- Rick Williams*
- Candide:
- Rick Dougherty
- Paquette:
- Marla Kavanaugh*
- Cunegonde:
- Marnie Breckenridge*
(5/24, 26, 6/1),
Wendy Loder (5/25, 31, 6/2)
- Maximilian:
- Todd Donovan
- Baroness, Old Lady:
- Anne Kiley*
- Baron, Grand Inquisitor:
- Ed Sherry
- French Maid, Vendor, Whore:
- Marcella Fassò
- 1st Recruiting Officer, Agent of the Inquisition, Slave Driver:
- Jim DeLaHunt
- 2nd Recruiting Officer, Aide to the Governor:
- David Hundsness
- Don Issachar, Recruiting Officer, 1st Sailor, Lion, 1st Guest:
- Rick Bogart
- Vendor, Whore:
- Chris Ebangi
- Vendor, Whore:
- Victoria Howell
- Judge, Spanish Don, Celestial Voice, :
- Ben Barr*
- Penitent, 2nd Sheep:
- Heather Shilling*
- Penitent:
- Kathryn Steinbaugh*
- Spanish Don, 2nd Sailor, Celestial Voice, 2nd Guest:
- Nat Johnson*
- Spanish Don:
- Otak Jump
- Governor:
- Ross Halper
- Father Bernard:
- Peter Salo
- 3rd Sailor:
- Tom Almeida
- 4th Sailor, 3rd Guest:
- Herb Smith*
- Celestial Voice, :
- Riva Bacon
- Celestial Voice, :
- Barbara Sloss
- 1st Sheep:
- Michelle Anderson
Chorus of citizens of Lisbon, Cartagena, & El Dorado; servants, waiters,
retainers; Westphalian & Bulgarian soldiers; sailors; pirates; whores;
etc.:
Michelle Anderson, Riva Bacon, Jessica Bernard, Joanne Bogart,
Anne Dumontier, Chris Ebangi, Marcella Fassò, Margaret Haneberg,
Victoria Howell, Jerry Johnson, Jutta Mohr, Cecilia Rebele, Heather Shilling,
Barbara Sloss, Kathryn Steinbaugh, Sarah Tomasek*
Tom Almeida, Ben Barr, Rick Bogart, Jim DeLaHunt, Bob Finke, David Hundsness,
Nat Johnson, Steve Johnson, Otak Jump, Peter Salo, Herb Smith,
Ian Wall
Children:
Mia Lieberman, William Schroeter, Rita Walsh
Orchestra:
- Violin:
- Kristina Anderson (concertmaster)
- Viola:
- Janet Lynch
- Cello:
- Lucinda Breed Lenichek
- Bass:
- Christy Crews
- Flute, Piccolo, Recorder:
- Michelle Caimoto
- Oboe:
- Dane Carlson
- Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone:
- Karen Sremac
- Clarinet, Bass Clarinet:
- Robert Stanley
- Bassoon:
- Alice Benjamin
- Trumpet:
- Rob Lenichek, Steve Anderson
- Trombone:
- Steve Kohlbacher
- Percussion:
- Don Baker
- Piano:
- Daniel Hughes
- Electric Keyboard:
- Timothy Zerlang
Technical Staff:
- Michele Sullivan, Production Manager
- Veronika Agranov-Dafoe, Accompanist
- Charles Davidson, Stage Manager
- Michael Ladasky, Assistant Stage Manager, Master Carpenter
- Jean-François Revon, Technical Director
- Ben Brooks, Assistant Lighting Designer
- Bob Vaughan, Master Electrician
- Laszlo Papp, Projection Technician
- Christopher Tani, Lighting Board Operator
- Jack Wilkinson, Sound Designer, Technical Run Manager
- Keith Perrault, Sound Board Operator
- Bernie Ross, Properties Artisan
- Rosalie Banta, Properties Manager
- Lisa Garbin, Wig & Makeup Design
- Caroline Quiroga, Costume Coordinator
- Laura Pelton, Wardrobe Supervisor
- Kerry Spear, Wardrobe Supervisor
- Michelle Sandoval, Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor
- Eric Dwight, Dresser, Deck Crew
- Monique Sheldon, Dresser
- Rudy Schroeter, Deck Crew
(*First appearance with West Bay Opera)
24 May 1996