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A COMIC OPERA IN FOUR ACTS
(First performed at the Imperial Court Theatre in Vienna on May 1, 1786)
Music by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by: Lorenzo da Ponte
Adapted from a play by Beaumarchais
English Version by: Ruth and Thomas Martin (used by special arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc.)
Production Dates and Venue
Cast
Chorus
Orchestra
Production Staff
Production Dates and Venue:
First Production: February 26, 27, and 28, 1970 at Korah Collegiate Auditorium
Second Production (abbreviated version): February 14 and 15, 1986 at White Pines Collegiate Auditorium
Cast:
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1970 Production
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1986 Production
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| Narrator | Bruce Bedell | |
| Susanna, chambermaid to the Countess | Ardys Fleming | Sharon Anne Miller |
| Figaro, "The Barber of Seville", Steward at the Castle of Count Almaviva | Wilfred Beauchamp | John R. King |
| Marcellina, former housekeeper to Bartolo | Isobel Tugwell | Marla Pritchard |
| Bartolo, a doctor from Seville | Arno Ambel | Wilfred Beauchamp |
| Cherubino, the Count's page boy | Nancy Blyth | Claudette Corriveau |
| Count Almaviva | David Gould | W. Larry Whalen |
| Basilio, a music master | Robert Forster | Randy M. Smith |
| Rosina, Countess Almaviva | Vilma Ambel | Sister Barbara Ianni |
| Antonio, the Count's gardener and Susanna's uncle | Norman Green | Keith Waldie |
| Don Curzio, a judge | Robert Forster | Bob MacDonald |
| Barbarina, the gardener's daughter | Diane Kallio | Jacqueline Dowhaniuk |
| Soprano Duet Soloists (Act III) | Janice Kent and Luise Morano | |
| Bridesmaids in Act III | Colette Dowhaniuk, Pamela Hayes, Gail Marwood, Marianne Schmidt, Elfriede Zapatka |
Dawn Brown, Maria Burgess, Paulette White, Katia Strieck |
| Guards and Servants in Act IV | Eugene Haines, Ted Laberge, Bob McDonald, Gary Vincent, and others | Dawn Brown, Maria Burgess, Paulette White, Katia Strieck, Al Brown, and Herbert Johnson |
| Dancers | Pamela Hayes, Janet Martin, Gail Marwood, Suzanne Pelka, Marco Fedeli, Ted Laberge, Ralph Powley, Gary Vincent |
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Chorus
1970 Production:
Choirmaster: Arno Ambel
Soprano: Elli Banner, Monika Bos, Collette Dowhaniuk, Jean Haines, Pamela Hayes, Gail Marwood, Marga Pelka, Suzanne Pelka, Linda Veith
Alto: Adele Luegger, Janet Martin, Debbie McClelland, Sandra O'Brien, Valerie Powley, Marianne Schmidt, Else Tondr, Rita Whelan, Elfriede Zapatka
Tenor: Hans Banner, Marco Fedeli, Eugene Haines, Ted Laberge, Bob McDonald, Ralph Powley, Gary Vincent
Baritone: Dennis Bowers, Ed Clement, Wulf Estrich, John Giovanatti, B. G. "Herb" Johnson, Werner Pelka, Lyndon Slewidge, Roy Sutton, Ustav Veedler
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Orchestra
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1970 Production
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1986 Production
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| Conductor | Lajos Bornyi | Arno Ambel |
| Concertmaster | Bob Moffat | Guy Traficante |
| Honourary Concertmaster |
The Late Mary Shrubsole Walton
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| Honourary Life Member |
Hugh Stephen
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| Violins | Bob Moffat, Mary Walton, Frieda Pennie, Yvon Thivierge, Forbes Blyth, Carol O'Neill, Maurice Chomniak, Hamish Currie, Ralph Triplett | Guy Traficante, Carol O'Neill, Carmen Eisenbichler, Susanna Domingues |
| Viola | Ed Gartshore, John MacWilliam | Sister Mary Sammon, Dr. Karl Schier |
| Celli | Katherine Gartshore | Donald Larson, Gary Rocha |
| Bass Viol | Hugh Stephen | Hugh Stephen |
| Piano/Keyboards | Anton Gartshore | Elizabeth Van Goudoever |
| Flutes | Ken Carlson | Rob Galbraith, Carol Sims |
| Flutes (Oboe) | Louise Griffith, Susan Cameron | |
| Clarinets | Frank DiPietro, Attilio Amadeo, Mike Kimball | Dr. John Wilkinson, Gertrude Wilkinson |
| French Horn | Gerald Rogers, Walter Kimball | Sue White |
| Trumpets | Robert Caple, Sharon Naylor | George Townsend, Larry Farnquist |
| Bassoon | Ian Shaule | |
| Tympani | Tim Tyler | |
Production Staff
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1970 Production
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1986 Production
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| Producer | Arno Ambel | Herbert Johnson |
| Stage Director | Wilfred Beauchamp | Arno Ambel, Sister Barbara Ianni, and Brenda Gravelle |
| Music Director | Lajos Bornyi | Arno Ambel |
| Choirmaster | Arno Ambel | Arno Ambel |
| Choreography | Trixie Hardy | Brenda Gravelle |
| Prompter | Florence Joy Clement | |
| Rehearsal Pianists | Anton Gartshore, Florence Joy Clement, Gail Willet, Barbara Severin | Elizabeth Van Goudoever, Karen Van Bakel, Carol Symyneshen, Bobby Brohl, Marti Hopson |
| House Manager | John Morley | Erika Dello |
| Ushers | Joyce Morley, Edna Ogden, Jim Ogden, Karry Kerr, John Greco | Jo and Marjike Ramakers and Family, Karen Willert, Dario and Theresa Laurenti, Carla-Lu Simon |
| Lighting | Ed Clement | Rutger Becker |
| Lighting Assistants | Jim Cullis, Pat Cullis, Brian Wilson | Trevor Bryant, John Jones |
| Properties | Monika Bos | Diane Wysynski |
| Properties Assistants | Margaret Gould, Helen O'Connor | Jackie Lemay |
| Wardrobe and Costumes | Wilma Bos | Tomira Sierzputowski |
| Wardrobe Assistants | Vilma Ambel, Adele Luegger, Irmgard Hibbert | Judith Falkins, Carol McDowell, Noreen Myers, Ann Simon, Martha Yeoman, Mary Latham |
| Make-Up | Eileen Morrison | Laurie McDonald |
| Make-Up Assistants | Christine Gillespie, Coleen Wilkinson, Gunta Bremmanis, Orlean Strom, Anne Robertson, Janet Robertson, Shirley Green, Vera Alloi, Dory Holmes, Mabel Coulter | Nikki Moroz, Liisa Kuittinen |
| Set Construction | Arno Ambel, Wilfred Beauchamp | Moe Doucette |
| Set Construction Assistants | Eddy Edgar, Norman Green, August Pold, Karl Sauerzopf, Ustav Veedler, K. Hibbert, Toomas Rebane, Doug Blunt, Raymond Levo | Mike Boudreau, Derek Doucette, Rob Court, Sean Phelps |
| Box Office | Gartshore Music Centre | Noreen Myers |
| Box Office Assistants | Yvette Meyndt, Irmgard Hibbert, Gerda Schwarzl | Betty Laukkanen, Marjike Ramakers, Erika Dello, Diane Taylor, Winnie Myers, Mildred Oliver, Moe Doucette, Sean Phelps, Elaine Brown, Patti Myers, Madge Grosjean, Nan Hobbs, Dolores Wagner, Dawn Brown, Mary Crawford, Christy Loftstrom |
| Publicity | Arno Ambel, Sandra O'Brien, Forbes Blyth, Norman Green, Yvette Meyndt, Erika Huntenburg |
Arno Ambel, Diane Wysynski, Erika Dello, Noreen Myers, Jo and Marjike Ramakers, and others |
| Hairstyling | Mr. Michael and Students of Mr. Michael's School of Hairstyling |
Sister Barbara Ianni and Miss Sharon Anne Miller appear in the 1986 production through the courtesy of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association
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