The Magic Flute
Dates:
1997 May 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, & June 1
Production
- David Sloss, Music Director
- Jonathon Field, Stage Director
- Peter Crompton, Set Designer
- John Rathman, Lighting Designer
- Robin Spencer, Costume Designer
Cast (in order of vocal appearance):
- Tamino: Thayer Coburn*
- First Lady: Ellen St. Thomas*
- Second Lady: Barbara Sloss
- Third Lady: Julie McKnight*
- Papageno:
Roderick Gomez (5/23, 25, 31),
Todd Donovan (5/24, 30, 6/1)
- The Queen of the Night:
Victoria Howell* (5/23, 25, 31),
Marta Johansen (5/24, 30, 6/1)
- Monostatos:
Michael Mendelsohn*
(5/23, 25, 31),
Ross Halper (5/24, 30, 6/1)
- Pamina:
Aimée Puentes* (5/23, 25, 31),
Marnie Breckenridge
(5/24, 30, 6/1)
- Three Spirits:
Thomas Allen,
Alan Grimes,
Jesse Lampert
- Speaker : Andrew Brumana*
- Sarastro: David Hess*
- First Priest, First Armed Man:
Ben Barr
- Second Priest, Second Armed Man:
Otak Jump
- Papagena: Megan Starr-Levitt
Chorus
Riva Bacon, Jessica Bernard, Joanne Bogart, Chris Ebangi,
Pat Ericson, Marcella Fassò, Margaret Haneberg, Odile Meister,
Jutta Mohr, Radoslava Nehybova*, Shannon Smith*, Theresa Swain*
Dan Armistead, Ben Barr, Rick Bogart, Whitney Campbell, Bob Johnson,
Kuang-Han Ke, Otak Jump, Peter Salo, Robert Seidel*,
Orchestra:
- Violin I: Kristina Anderson (concertmaster), Lina Bouze, Virginia Smedberg
- Violin II: Mary-Mignon Dawber, Richard Ruby, Jeff Sa
- Viola: Janet Lynch Gillespie, Melinda Rayne
- Cello: Ellen Sanders, Kris Yenney
- Bass: Christy Crews
- Flute: Michelle Caimoto, Vivian Boudreaux
- Piccolo: Vivian Boudreaux
- Oboe: Dane Carlson
- Clarinet: Karen Sremac, Karen Wells
- Bassoon: Alice Benjamin, Sue Dyer
- Horn: William Minkel, Diane Ryan
- Trumpet: Kale Cumings
- Alto Trombone: Wayne Solomon
- Tenor Trombone: Craig Whitwell
- Bass Trombone: Don Howe
- Timpani: Don Baker
- Percussion: Ward Spangler
- Celesta: Mary Elizabeth Smith
Technical Staff
- Michele Sullivan-Williamson,
Production Manager
- Jean-François Revon,
Technical Director
- Veronika Agranov-Dafoe, Accompanist
- Laura Barton, Trinity Palo Alto Choir School, Boys' Musical Preparation
- Christy Crews, Orchestra Manager
- Jutta Mohr, Chorus Manager
- Michael Ladasky, Stage Manager
- Michelle Williams, Assistant Stage Manager
- Chris Karabats, Assistant Lighting Designer
- Lisa Garbin, Wig and Makeup Design
- Tara Nova Webb, Costume Coordinator
- Eric Ingel, Crafts
- Caroline Quiroga, Millinery
- Elise Eagle McFarland, Wardrobe Supervisor
- Bernie Ross, Properties Artisan
- Rosalie Banta, Properties Manager
- Bob Vaughan, Master Electrician
- Christopher Tani, Lighting Board Operator
- Melissa Lukes, Laszlo Papp, William Schroeter, Follow Spots
- Jack Wilkinson, Technical Run Manager & Sound Designer
- Darren Crawford, Sound Board Operator
- David Chaput, Master Carpenter
- Ken McCreight, Crew Chief
(*First appearance with West Bay Opera)
19 May 1997
