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OPERA WORKSHOP PRODUCTION

THE OLD MAID AAD THE THIEF by Gian-Carlo Menotti v

preceded by

A Program of Operatic Excerpts

BANFF AVENUE AUDITORIUM

FRIDAY, JULY 28th and SATURDAY, JULY 29th, at 8: 15 p.m.

Operatic Excerpts O C A N A D A

T h e M a g i c F l u t e : D u e t W . A . M o z a r t

P a p a g e n o , t h e b i r d - c a t c h e r , a t las t d i scovers h is m a t e , P a p a g e n a , a n d t o g e t h e r t h e y p l a n t h e i r f a m i l y a n d f u t u r e .

Rosa l ia D e a n , V a n c o u v e r , B.C. L a u r i e M o r g a n , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a .

T h e M a g i c F l u t e : Q u a r t e t W . A . M o z a r t

P a m i n a , b e l i e v i n g t h a t T a m i n o has b e t r a y e d he r , is h a l f - c r a z e d w i t h g r i e f a n d is a b o u t t o t a k e h e r l i f e . T h r e e k i n d l y s p i r i t s p r e v e n t h e r f r o m d o i n g so a n d t e l l he r t h a t T a m i n o loves he r a f t e r a l l .

P a m i n a : M a r i l y n Sh ie lds , P a c i f i c Pa l l i sodes , C a l i f o r n i a ( F r i d a y ) K a t h y G r a y , D a v e n p o r t , I o w a ( S a t u r d a y )

T h r e e Sp i r i t s : E la ine H i g g i n , J e n n i f e r H i g g i n , Be ry l G r a h a m ( F r i d a y ) I r is Fraser , B e t t e Cosa r , Be ry l G r a h a m ( S a t u r d a y )

H a n s e l a n d G r e t e i : D u e t E. H u m p e r d i n c k

T h e t w o h u n g r y c h i l d r e n . H a n s e l a n d G r e t e i , pass t h e t i m e in g a m e s a n d d a n c i n g . G r e t e i : B e t t e Cosa r , V a n c o u v e r , B.C. ( F r i d a y )

J e n n i f e r P a t e r s o n , P e n t i c t o n , B.C. ( S a t u r d a y )

H a n s e l : K a t h l e e n R u d d e l l , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o

C a r m e n : C a r d I r i o G. B i z e t

C a r m e n ' s g y p s y c o m p a n i o n s d i scove r g o o d f o r t u n e a n d h a p p i n e s s in t h e i r c a r d s . C a r m e n d i scove rs d e a t h .

C a r m e n : Les l ie W e r t m a n , K i r k l a n d L a k e , O n t a r i o F r a s q u i t a : E la ine T e r z i , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a M e r c e d e s : Rosa l ie S m i t h , V a n c o u v e r , B.C.

D o n P a s q u a l e (Scene A c t I I I ) G. D o n i z e t t i

D o n P a s q u a l e , a w e a l t h y o l d b a c h e l o r has t h r e a t e n e d t o d i s i n h e r i t h is n e p h e w Ernes to , un less he g ives u p h is i n t e n t i o n t o m a r r y t h e b e a u t i f u l y o u n g N o r i n a . A p l o t is c o n t r i v e d w h e r e b y P a s q u a l e is t r i c k e d i n t o a m o c k m a r r i a g e w i t h t h e g e n t l e S o f r o n i a M a l a t e s t a ( a c t u a l l y N o r i n a ) w h o , i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e c e r e ­m o n y , t u r n s i n t o a sh rew . T h e s e r v a n t s o f t h e h o u s e h o l d a r e t h r o w n i n t o g r e a t c o n f u s i o n by t h e i m p e r i o u s a n d e x t r a v a g a n t w a y s o f t h e n e w m is t ress b u t a r e a l so d e l i g h t e d a t t h e o l d m a n ' s q u a n d r y .

D o n P a s q u a l e : R o b e r t C a r l e y , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o . N o r i n a : A n n e H a r r i n g t o n - L a b o w , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o .

S E R V A N T S :

Sy lv ia A l l e n , V u l c a n , A l b e r t a

D a r r y l J a m e s B ro ley , M a r s h a l l , Sask.

Be t te Cosa r , V a n c o u v e r , B.C. Rosa l ia D e a n , V a n c o u v e r , B.C. V i c t o r i a De M a r c o , N o r t h B a y , O n t a r i o V i v i a n D u c h a r m e , N o r t h B a t t l e f o r d , Sask.

L a V e r n e E r i c k s o n , C a m r o s e , A l b e r t a

Ir is Fraser , E d m o n t o n , A l b e r t a

Bery l G r a h a m , V a n c o u v e r , B.C.

Joanne G r a n t , V a n c o u v e r , B.C.

E la ine H i g g i n , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a

J e n n i f e r H i g g i n , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a

D a n n a H u n t e r , V i c t o r i a , B.C. N o r a H u t c h i n s o n , D u n d a s , O n t a r i o R o b i n J e w e t t , S i o u x Fa l l s , S o u t h D a k o t a M a r j o r i e M a c M i l l a n , S a s k a t o o n , Sask . L a u r a M a y n e , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o L a u r i e M o r g a n , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a J o h n M o r r i s o n , B r a m p t o n , O n t a r i o K i t t y P o p p a s , Los A n g e l e s , C a l i f o r n i a Roy P o s i e k a , W i n n i p e g , M a n i t o b a Sydney P r i ce , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a M a r j o r i e Rees, W h i t t i e r , C a l i f o r n i a H e d y S c h l i t t , P r i n c e G e o r g e , B.C.

Miisicsi Direefor and Pianist: George Brough Stage Diresfors: Constance Fisher and Stephen Smith

I N T E R M I S S I O N

THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF a grotesque Opera in fourteen scenes

. Ernesto Vinci George Brough Stephen Smith

CAST

Miss Todd Sonia Rohozynsky, Sudbury, Ontario

Laetitia Doreen Miliman, Toronto, Ontario

hAlss Pinkerton Solveig Hvidsten, Toronto, Ontario

Bob Lloyd Dean, Toronto, Ontario

Policeman Roy Pasieka, Winnipeg, Manitoba

"The Old Maid and the Thief" was originally conceived as a Radio-Opera and broadcast by the Notional Broadcasting Company on April 22nd., 1939. The action takes place in a small town in North America and concerns the trials of a certain Miss Todd after she has opened her home to an attractive but un­known young man.

by Gian-Carlo Menotti

in Workshop Production

Artistic Director Musical Director

Producer and Stage Director

PRODUCTION STAFF

Stage Manager Allen Hughes, Syracuse, Ireland

Lighting Terry Clements, Brighton, England

Sound Douglas Walker, Ottawa, Ontario

Stage Crew Ian Pool, Victoria, B.C. Heidi Rogers, New York, N.Y. Doris Schneider, Hattiesburg, Mississippi Manfred Taron, Vernon, B.C.

Costumes Shirley Potter, Edmonton, Alberta Liliane Johnson, Banff, Alberta

Wardrobe Assistants Shirley Lanctot, Melfort, Saskatchewan Mildred Mcintosh, Honolulu, Hawaii Liberty Mentis, Calgary, Alberta Susan Parrish, Baie d'Urfe, Quebec Bronwyn Precious, Islington, Ontario Lois Sales, Calgary, Alberta Wendy Schultz, Edmonton, Alberta Bambi Stoll, Austin, Texas

Make-up Marion Boyd, Penticton, B.C.

Sets constructed by students in the Stagecraft Classes superyised by the Stagecraft Assistants under the direction of

Laszio L. Funtek.

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