1993 FESTIVAL OPERATIC CENTERPIECE
L’Orfeo
Music by Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643)
Libretto by Alessandro Striggio the Younger (ca. 1573–1630)
June 15, 26, 18, and 19, 2003
Sanders Theatre at Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Andrew Parrott, Musical Director
Simon Target, Stage Director
James Middleton, Production Designer
Charles Garth, Choreographer
Cast
Emily Van Evera |
La Musica and Proserpina |
Ellen Hargis |
Ninfa and La Speranza |
Joseph Cornwell |
Orfeo |
Maria Jette |
Euridice |
Danièle Forget |
Messaggiera |
Paul Guttry |
Plutone |
Mark Bleeke |
Eco and Apollo |
Roberta Anderson & Jean Danton |
Ninfe |
William Hite, Frank Kelley, Rodrigo del Pozo, Emery Stephens & Curtis Streetman |
Pastori & Spiriti |
Dancers
Deena Grassia & Noah Racey
Orchestra
David Douglass & Robert Mealy, violin
Scott Metcalfe & Jane Starkman, viola
Emily Walhout, violoncello
Christel Thielmann & David Douglass, viola da gamba
Steven Lehning, violone
Bruce Dickey & Christel Thielman, recorder
Bruce Dickey & Doron David Sherwin, cornetto
Fred Holmgren, trumpet
Wim Becu, Charles Toet, Ronald Borro, Steven Lundahl &
Mack Ramsey, sackbut
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp & keyboard
Paul O’Dette & Catherine Liddell, chitarrone
Andrew Parrott & Elisabeth Wright, harpsichord and organ
John Grimes, kettledrum
