The Marriage of Figaro

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:

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:

	1970 Production	1986 Production
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

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

 

Orchestra

	1970 Production	1986 Production
Conductor	Lajos Bornyi	Arno Ambel
Concertmaster	Bob Moffat	Guy Traficante
Honourary Concertmaster	The Late Mary Shrubsole Walton
Honourary Life Member	Hugh Stephen
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

	1970 Production	1986 Production
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