2009 FESTIVAL OPERATIC CENTERPIECE
Music by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello (1598-1659)
June 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, and 14, 2009
Stanford Calderwood Pavilian at the Boston Center for the Arts
Boston, Massachusetts
June 19, 20, and 21, 2009
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors
Gilbert Blin, Stage Director and Set Designer
Anna Watkins, Costume Designer and Supervisor
Lenore Doxsee, Lighting Designer
Kathleen Fay, Executive Producer
Abbie H. Katz, Associate Producer
Ellen Hargis, Assistant Stage Director
Cast
Gillian Keith* |
Poppea |
| Marcus Ullmann* | Nerone |
| Stephanie Houtzeel* | Ottavia |
| Holger Falk* | Ottone |
| Amanda Forsythe | Drusilla |
| Christian Immler* | Seneca |
| Laura Pudwell | Arnalta |
| Ross Hauck* | Lucano |
| Nell Snaidas | Amore & Valletto |
| Aaron Sheehan | Liberto |
| Erica Schuller | La Fortuna |
| Deborah Rentz-Moore | La Virtù |
| Zachary Wilder | Nutrice |
| Douglas Williams | Littore |
| Jesse Blumberg* | Mercurio |
*denotes BEMF début
BEMF Chamber Ensemble
Robert Mealy, concertmaster
Cynthia Roberts, violin
Laura Jeppesen, viola
David Morris, 'cello
Paul O'Dette, chitarrone
Stephen Stubbs, Baroque guitar & chitarrone
Luca Guglielmi & Jörg Jacobi, harpsichord
Erin Headley, viola da gamba & lirone
Maxine Eilander, Baroque harp
