Press Materials Showcase

Invites you to our FALL 2009 “SCENES SHOWCASE” on November 15, 2009 at 3:00 pm at 353 Studios 353 West 48th Street, NYC This event is FREE and open to friends and family of the participating artists. This Showcase is designed to feature in leading roles many of the young artists who participated in our Standard Repertoire Project in smaller roles or in the ensembles. Scenes were selected from operas that are considered staples of the standard repertoire, to maximize the utility of the roles being learned. Preparing these scenes gives them the opportunity to conduct an in-depth, guided study of principal roles with which they will need to be familiar as their careers advance. Detailed text analysis and character study accompanies all of the vocal coaching that goes into bringing each role onto the stage. Their work on these scenes thus lays a solid foundation for their future study.

SCENES AND PERFORMERS “Così fan tutte” by W.A. Mozart Excerpts Donna Breitzer Dorabella Emily Werne Fiordiligi Cameron Aiken Ferrando “Faust” by C. Gounod Act II excerpts Ken Lahn Mephistopheles Jameson James Faust Brigid Berger Marguerite Barrett Cobb Marthe “Le nozze di Figaro” by W.A. Mozart Act II excerpts Jennifer Behnke Countess Verunka Vlkova Susanna Nick Hay Figaro Jocelyne O’Toole Cherubino “Don Giovanni” by W.A. Mozart Act I excerpts Donghyun Park Don Giovanni *Jack White Leporello Natalie Megules Zerlina Hannah Rosenbaum Donna Elvira *guest artist appearance