Composer: Lori Laitman
Librettist: Dana Gioia
Stage Director/Producer: Sylvia Amorino
Musical Director/Conductor: Alexander Katsman
Scenic/Projection Designer: Peter Crompton
Lighting Designer: Patrick Toebe
Scenic Construction: Rooster Productions
Projection Rental: Oaktown Productions
Costume Designer: Callie Floor
Make-Up/Wig Designer: Consuelo Lopez-Robbins
Venue / Date: Lesher Center for the Arts- Sept 8 & 10, 2023
King: Eugene Brancoveanu
Dora: Shawnette Sulker
Gilda: Chelsea Hollow
Tilda: Hope Nelson
Frog King: Kirk Eichelberger
Frog Prince: Samuel Faustine
Chamberlain: Jonathan Spencer
Baron De Beaucoup/Chorus (and “Frog Prince” cover): Caleb Alexander
Captain Siegfried von Wintersturmen/Chorus
(and “King” cover): Joseph Calzada
Children’s Chorus: The San Francisco Girls Chorus
(Members of San Francisco Girls Chorus School, Valérie Sainte-Agathe, Artistic Director)
Chorus/Other Covers:
Soprano (and “Dora” cover): Jayne Diliberto
Soprano (and “Gilda” cover): Natalia Hulse
Mezzo-Soprano (and “Tilda” cover): Leah Finn
Mezzo-Soprano (and Children’s Chorus rehearsal cover): Joy Graham
Tenor/Snake/Guard (and “Baron” cover): Sidney Ragland
Baritone/Snake/Guard (and “Captain” cover): Michael Villarreal
Stage Director/Producer: Sylvia Amorino
Musical Director/Pianist: Alexander Katsman
Scenic/Costumes Designer: Sylvia Amorino
Projections/Lighting: Sylvia Amorino, Jerold Barr
Photography: Miguel Gonzalez
Venue / Date: Rossmoor Event Center – Sept 2022
Soprano: Diane Squires
Contralto: Leandra Ramm
Tenor: Sergio Gonzalez
Baritone: Bradley Kynard
Director/Producer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director: Alexander Katsman
Scenic/Projections Designer: Peter Crompton
Lighting Designer: Patrick Toebe
Build: Rooster Productions
Photography: Lucas Buxman and Sylvia Amorino
Venue / Date: Lesher Center for the Arts – Sept 2021
Scalia: Christopher Bengochea
Ginsburg: Nikki Einfeld
The Commentator: Kirk Eichelberger
Director/Producer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director: Alexander Katsman
Scenic Designer: Peter Crompton
Lighting Designer: Patrick Toebe
Build: Rooster Productions
Costume Design: Abra Berman
Venue / Date: Lesher Center for the Arts – Nov-Dec 2018
Della: Ann Moss
Jim: Daniel Cilli
Maggie: Lisa van der Ploeg
Henry: Ben Brady
The Three Magi: Jonathan Smucker, Brandon Bell, Michael Orlinsky
Director/Producer/Costumer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director: William Long
Scenic Designer and Build: Adam Puglielli and Rooster Productions
Projections: Frédéric O. Boulay
Lighting Designer: Patrick Toebe
Photography: John Buyer
Graphics and Illustrations: Pamela Goodman
Venue / Date: Lesher Center for the Arts March 2016
Mickey Bellington (Computer Kid): Angelina Wahler
Mickey Bellington (Computer Kid): Daniel Ostrom
Flora Bellington (Mother): Cass Panuska
Dan Bellington (Father): Torlef Borsting
Charlotte Wordsmith: Giovanna Hutchison
Frederick Wordsmith: Darron Flagg
Cat (Wordsmith’s Cat): Sara LeMesh
Professor Mathematissimo: Jonathan Smucker
Melodica (an Opera Singer): Diane Squires
Fritz (a No-Hit Pitcher): Nick Volkert
Mrs. Perry Patetic (a World Traveler): Megan Stetson
Mr. Perry Patetic (a World Traveler): Michael Orlinsky
Director/Producer/Costumer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director/Pianist: Alexander Katsman
Lighting Designer: Patrick Toebe
Photography: John Buyer
Graphics and Illustrations: Pamela Goodman
Venue / Date: Del Valle Theatre – December 2015
Gretel: Diane Squires
Hansel: Megan Stetson
The Witch: Deborah Rosengaus
Father: Bradley Kynard
Mother: Jamie Samantha Lee
Dew Fairy/Gretel Cover: Katie Carlson
Sandman/Hansel Cover: Megan Berti
Gingerbread Children: Contra Costa Children’s Chorus
Fourteen Angels: Lori Buffalow’s The Next Step Dance Studio
Director/Producer/Costumer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director/Pianist: Philip Kuttner
Pianist: Paul G McCurdy
Scenic Designer: Peter Crompton
Lighting Designer: Patrick Toebe
Photography: John Buyer
Graphics and Illustrations: Pamela Goodman
Venue / Date: Del Valle Theatre – December 2014
Gretel: Diane Squires
Hansel: Megan Stetson
The Witch: Deborah Rosengaus
Father: Bradley Kynard
Mother: Jamie Samantha Lee
Dew Fairy/Gretel Cover: Angela Jarosz
Sandman/Hansel Cover: Jacque Eileen Wilson
Gingerbread Children: Contra Costa Children’s Chorus
Fourteen Angels: Lori Buffalow’s The Next Step Dance Studio
Director/Producer/Costumer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director: Bee Chow
Pianist: Joy Tsai
Set Design: Peter Crompton
Photography: John Buyer
Graphics and Illustrations: Pamela Goodman
Venue / Date: Lesher Center for the Arts July 2014
Solo Opera in collaboration with Cantabella Children’s Chorus
Director/Producer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director: Alexander Katsman
Set Design: Andrea Bechert
Lighting Design: Rob Anderson
Venue / Date: Lesher Center for the Arts – August 2004
Miss Todd: Erica Olden
Miss Pinkerton: Eliza O’Malley
Laetitia: Diane Squires
Bob: Andrew Cox
Store Keeper: Alexander Brose
Director/Producer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director: Alexander Katsman
Set Design: Andrea Bechert
Lighting Design: Rob Anderson
Venue / Date: Lesher Center for the Arts – August 2004
Geraldine: Katya Roemer
David: Martin Bell
Sally: Raeeka Shahabi-Yaghmai
Bill: Alexander Brose
Director/Producer/Costumer: Sylvia Amorino
Pianist: Catherine Thompson
Venue / Date: Rossmoor – November 2004
Madame Heartmelt: Diane Squires
Madame Warblewell: Jennifer Lien
Mr. Cash/The Impresario: Kenny Louis
Director/Producer/Costumer: Sylvia Amorino
Pianist: Catherine Thompson
Venue / Date: Rossmoor – November 2004
Bastienna: Anne Cattlin Richnavsky
Bastien: Peter Tedeschi
Colas: Martin Bell
Director/Producer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director: Alexander Katsman
Set Design: Patrick Toebe
Lighting Design: Rob Anderson
Venue / Date: Lesher Center for the Arts – December 2003
Amahl: Benjamin Wetzel / Alec Mathieson /Forest McMillin (understudy)
Mother: Liliane Cromer/ Raeeka Shehabi-Yaghmai
King Melchior: Philip Dixon
King Balthazar: Anthony Russell
King Kaspar: Miguel Evangelista
The Page: Stephen Foreman
Director/Producer/Costumer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director: Monroe Kanouse
Set and Costume Coordinator: Sylvia Amorino
Done here as a collaboration with Holy Names University,
(Later also done in collaboration with GoatHall Productions in SF)
Venue / Date: Regents Theater – Holy Names University – March 2003
Maurya: Harriet March Page
Cathleen: Suzanna Mizell
Nora: Eliza O’Malley
Bartley: Dan Mortenson and Chorus of Women
Director/Producer: Sylvia Amorino
Pianist: Mary Martin
Venue / Date: Rossmoor Peacock Theatre – September 2003
Lucy: Diane Squires
Ben: Philip Dixon
Director/Producer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director: Alexander Katsman
Set Design: Patrick Toebe
Venue / Date: Lesher Center for the Arts – December 2002
Amahl: Trevor Doherty / Alexander Matteson, and Benjamin Wetzel (understudy)
Mother: Narelle Yeo / Liliane Cromer
King Melchior: Philip Dixon
King Balthazar: Anthony Russell
King Kaspar: Miguel Evangelista
The Page – Stephen Foreman
Director/Producer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director: Alexander Katsman
Set /Lighting Design: Patrick Toebe
Costumer Design: Valera Coble
Venue / Date: Lesher Center for the Arts – December 2001
Amahl: Bryan Jolly /Mathew Konrad
Mother: Narelle Yeo/ Liliane Cromer
King Melchior: Philip Dixon
King Balthazar: Anthony Russell
King Kaspar: Miguel Evangelista
The Page: James Weddell
Director/Producer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director: John Kendall Bailey
In collaboration with the Berkeley Lyric Opera Orchestra
Venue / Date: Lesher Center for the Arts – September 2000
Madame Flora: Dianne Terp
Monica: Diane Squires
Mrs. Gobineau: Tina Kiszla
Mr. Gobineau: John Adams
Mrs. Nolan: Lisa Houston
Toby: Tyler Johnson
Director/Producer: Sylvia Amorino
Conductor/Musical Director: John Kendall Bailey
Collaboration with Berkeley Lyric Opera Orchestra
Venue / Date: Lesher Center for the Arts – September 2000
Lucy: Marnie Breckenridge
Ben: John Adams
