Dean’s Message
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the start of the 2024-25 opera season here at Florida State University! This production marks the start of a new era for Florida State University Opera: acclaimed director James Marvel will showcase his talents as the new Stage Director here with Hänsel und Gretel. James joins us after many years of working at the University of Tennessee Knoxville in addition to years of freelance directing across the United States.
He is joined by new Opera Program Manager Matt Cooksey, an alumnus of FSU and formerly associated with the Indianapolis and Florida Grand Operas. Together with Dr. McDonald, this group of artists, teachers, and administrators are poised to help our great program deliver more hands-on instruction with students and prepare them for the modern workplace in the opera industry.
This production of Hänsel und Gretel is but one example of their practical training at work. Humperdinck’s romantic German opera has graced the stages of opera companies around the world, and now a new generation of singers will carry the baton forward. Thanks to the team of coaches surrounding this production, including Dr. Eric Rieger and Dr. Elizabeth Avery, our singers have been prepared to thoughtfully present their text at a standard expected of professional emerging artists.
Your patronage and support of not only this production but also the College of Music helps make great work like this possible. I thank you for your attendance and encourage you to share your great experience here today with your friends. We look forward to seeing you again later this year for The Rake’s Progress by Stravinsky and Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck.
Sincerely,
M. Todd Queen Dean
Florida State University Opera presents
Hänsel und Gretel
Music by Engelbert Humperdinck | Libretto by Adelheid White
Conductor ........................................................ Bernard McDonald
Stage Director .......................................................... James Marvel
Choreographer ............................................................ Ben Howard
Scenic and Projection Designer.................................... DJ Pike
Lighting Designer ...................................................... Sara Oldford
Costume Designer ......................................... Christina Marullo
Wig and Makeup Designer ..................... Carissa Thorlakson
Language and Musical Preparation ........... Elizabeth Avery
Bernard McDonald Eric Rieger
Production Stage Manager .................................. Reed Worrell
Assistant Conductor ................. Guilherme Leal Rodrigues*
Chorus Master .....................................................Augusto Girotto
Rehearsal Pianists ............................................ Emma Anderson Jiaqiu Song
Assistant Director ......................................................Kate Bishop Amy Helms
Assistant Stage Managers .....................................Kate Bishop
Amy Helms
Kristopher Stam
* Conducting performance on November 3, 2024
(in order of appearance)
*indicates performing on October 31 and November 2
Gretel
Haley Burgh*
Mary-Bradley Knighton
Hänsel
Alissa D’Alton*
Meg Schiliro
Mother
Dawson Franzino*
Leah Shewmaker
Father
Brandon Mecklenburg
Sebastian Quintero*
Sandman
Cecilia Malley*
Brylee Ann Wicker
Dew Fairy
Mariah Moran
Michaela Stiles*
Witch
Erica Dowling*
Katherine Anne Ledbetter
Student Choristers
Clara Aguiar
Olivia Bahmer
Gabriella Berrios
Haley Bolam
Emily Folsom
Kai Jamison
Kylie Painter
Bryden Reeves
Madison Riley
Lizzie Robertson
Mariangely Rodriguez
Kendall Ruyle
Youth Choristers
Anthony Bonev
Stephanie Bonev
Dancers
Lilian Baker
Bailey Carson
Ashari Cicero
Ella Eaton
Stella Elpedes
Kyah Everett
MaLeah Izquierdo
Nailah Lee
Jamora Lewis
Natalie Montoya
Emma Edy Morris
Anna Paterson
Paulina Salas
Marissa Uhler
Madeline Wellman
Synopsis
ACT I.
Hänsel and Gretel are stuck alone at home, watching hours go by with nothing but making brooms for their father and their imagination to keep their minds off of hunger. Gretel devises an ingenious distraction by teaching Hänsel a dance, but their Mother very sternly reprimands the two children from slacking off while she was away. In her anger, she sends the children into the woods to gather strawberries, and she despairs at the meager existence she can provide for her children.
Hope is on the way, though, when the Father arrives with a bountiful display of food, and a little tipsy, too. A busy festival season is a perfect occasion to sell brooms to clean up, and the Father has come into his own goldrush. The parents celebrate this amazing bounty and the Father is eager to share some of the spoils with his children. When the Mother says that she has sent the children into the woods alone, he is terrified. A witch lives in the woods, and rumors say that she eats any children that come by her home. The Mother and Father gather the few things they need and go off into the woods to find their children.
ACT II.
The children find themselves in a thick wood on the hunt for food. Both children are quite successful at finding strawberries, but Hänsel enjoys so many strawberries that they’ll show up nearly empty-handed at home. As the sun goes down and strange voices are heard in the wood, Gretel’s fear skyrockets. Surprisingly, the children have nothing to fear as a benevolent Sandman comes to make sure they fall asleep. The children nearly doze off right away, but Hänsel leads Gretel in the prayer that their mother taught them. The prayer calls out for the protection of fourteen angels, who quickly meet them and watch over them all night.
ACT III.
The following morning a Dew Fairy uses their powers to wake Hänsel and Gretel up. Gretel is disoriented, but playfully wakes her brother up after her drowsiness wears off. The two children hear a new voice in the woods, and the voice beckons them to a different patch in the forest. They encounter a fantastic home seemingly made out of every sweet they’ve never known.
The children are once again unable to resist the appeal of delicious food, and therefore take a bite of the house. The Witch is patient with the children at first, but then makes a very lavish invitation for them to come inside. The children both know better and try to leave, but the Witch casts a spell that stops them in their tracks. Hänsel – against his will – marches into a tiny cage, and Gretel is forced to feed him and dance at the Witch’s command.
Gretel bides her time until the Witch leaves her wand unguarded. With its magical powers, she frees Hänsel from the Witch’s control, and waits for another window of opportunity. When the Witch asks Gretel to check the oven, she feigns incompetence and asks the Witch to come over and check herself. As the Witch gets near the door, the two children push her into the oven where she is cooked in an enchanted fire.
With the Witch gone, a large row of gingerbread children are transformed back into real children waking up from a long dream. Moments later, Hänsel and Gretel’s Father and Mother arrive, ready to take them back home. They thank the Lord for his protection and all live happily ever after.
Director’s Note
There is no substitute for the experience of attending live theatre. The telling of stories and legends is as old as civilization itself. Who among us has not been utterly transported and transformed by the magical fantasy realms created by the authors and illustrators of children’s books? Whose imagination has not been set ablaze by the evocative and vivid imagery set forth in their pages? In creating this production, it was my intention to help the audience recapture that sense of childhood wonder and delight. In order to do so, we have created an enthralling and immersive video landscape influenced and inspired by centuries of illustrations intended for children. My goal with every show I direct is to give the audience an experience they will remember for the rest of their lives. It is my most sincere hope that this production is one that is remembered and cherished by you and your family for years to come. We are honored by your presence and thankful for your support of the wonderful student artists at FSU!
University Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Jiménez, Music Director and Conductor
Violin I
Jean-Luc Cataquet ‡
Madelyn Garnot
Keat Zhen Cheong
MaryKatherine Brown
Alyssa Donall
Gabriel Guzman
Violin II
Anna Kirkland*
Mari Stanton
Harshul Mulpuru
Nicole Vega
Hayden Green
Bailey Bryant
Elizabeth Milan
Viola
Keara Henre*
Maya Johnson
Abbey Felde
Tyana McGann
Cello
Turner Sperry*
Noah Hays
Abigail Fernandez de Castro
Liam Sabo
Lucas Ponko
Bass
Christian Maldonado*
Maximillian Levesque
Flute
Emma Cranford*
Taylor Hawkins
Oboe
Luis Gallo*
Rebecca Johnson
Clarinet
Jenna Eschner*
Jackson Stewart
Bassoon
Josie Whiteis*
Cailin McGarry
Horn
Eric On*
AC Caruthers
Trumpet
Sharavan Duvvuri*
Brian Ratledge
Trombone
Grant Keel
Harp Isabelle Scott
Percussion
Kylan Bigby*
Ethan Turner ‡ Concertmaster * Principal
Cast Bios
Haley Burg (Gretel)
Hometown: Greenwood, IN
Degree Program: MM Voice Performance, 2nd year
Roles with FSU: Bystrouška, Príhody lišky Bystroušky
Other Credits: Dido, Dido and Aeneas , DePauw University; Chorus Artist, “Symphony on the Prairie” concert series, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Alissa D’Alton (Hänsel)
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Degree program: MM Voice Performance, 1st year
Roles with FSU: Chorus, Die Zauberflöte ; Mother, Hänsel und Gretel (outreach tour); Chorus, Il barbiere di Siviglia ; Chorus, Príhody lišky Bystroušky Other Performances: Agathe, Der Freischütz , FSU Opera Scenes Program; Frasquita (concert excerpt), Carmen , FSU University Symphony Orchestra; Soloist, Helletused (Tormis), FSU Chamber Choir
Erica Dowling (Witch)
Hometown: Kissimmee, FL
Degree program: BM Choral Music Education, senior
Other credits: Ensemble, The Saturdays Sorrow , DaSean Stokes; Stepmother, Into the Woods , Wanderlust on Location
Dawson Franzino (Mother)
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Degree program: MM Voice Performance, 2nd year
Roles with FSU: Hänsel und Gretel (outreach tour); Isabelle, La hija de Rappaccini ; Marcellina, Le nozze di Figaro ; Mother, Mavra ; Hannah Older, As One ; Rosina, ll barbiere di Siviglia Other credits: Carmen, Carmen , Morelia International Music Festival; Marcellina, Le nozze di Figaro , Sicily International Music Festival
Katherine Anne Ledbetter (Witch)
Hometown: High Point, NC
Degree program: MM Voice Performance, 2nd year
Roles with FSU: Berta, Il barbiere di Siviglia ; Mrs. Páskova, Příhody lišky Bystroušky Other credits: Marcellina, Le nozze di Figaro , Lyric Opera Studio Weimar; Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni , Lyric Opera
Studio Weimar; Maddalena, Linda di Chamounix , A.J. Fletcher Opera
Mary-Bradley Knighton (Gretel)
Hometown: Fairhope, AL
Degree program: MM Voice Performance, 2nd year
Roles with FSU: Berta, Il barbiere di Siviglia ; Zlatohřbítek, Příhody lišky Bystroušky Other credits: Cendrillon, Cendrillon , University of South Alabama Opera Theater
Cecilia Malley (Sandman)
Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
Degree program: BM Voice Performance, senior
Roles with FSU: Ensemble, Příhody lišky Bystroušky
Other credits: Amalia Balash, She Loves Me , NRMProductions; Emma Carew, Jekyll and Hyde , Monticello Opera House; Franca Nacarelli, The Light in the Piazza , NRMProductions
Brandon Mecklenburg (Father)
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Degree program: MM Voice Performance, 1st year
Other credits: Marcello, La bohème , Buffalo Opera Unlimited; Papageno, The Magic Flute , Sotto Voce; Leporello, Don Giovanni , Schenectady Symphony Orchestra
Mariah Moran (Dew Fairy)
Hometown: Miami, FL
Degree program: BM Voice Performance, senior
Roles with FSU: Chocholka, Příhody lišky Bystroušky
Other credits: Magda Sorel (cover), The Consul , Chicago Summer Opera; Fiordiligi (opera scene), Così fan tutte , Florida State University; Mere Marie (opera scene), Dialogues des Carmelites , Florida State University
Sebastian Quintero (Father)
Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL
Degree program: MM Voice Performance, 1st year
Roles with FSU: Chorus, Die Zauberflöte ; Chorus, Le nozze di Fígaro ; Papageno, The Magic Flute (outreach tour); Pablo Gonzalez, A Streetcar Named Desire ; Hannah Younger, As One; Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia ; Older Jim Thompson, Glory Denied Other credits: Judas, The Saturday’s Sorrow , DaSean Stokes; Chorus, Messiah (Handel), Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra; Don Giovanni (opera scene), Don Giovanni , Si Parla Si Canta
Meg Schiliro (Hänsel)
Hometown: Elmhurst, IL
Degree program: MM Voice Performance, 1st year
Other credits: Eugenia, Il Filosofo di Campagna , Festival of International Opera; Johanna (cover), Sweeney Todd , University of Kansas Opera; Soloist, Requiem (Duruflé), University of Kansas Chamber Choir
Leah Shewmaker (Mother)
Hometown: Smithfield, VA
Degree program: MM Voice Performance, 2nd year
Roles with FSU: Lapák, Příhody lišky Bystroušky
Other credits: Soloist, Missa in angustiis , Tallahassee Community Chorus; Soloist, Elijah , Tallahassee Community Chorus; Siebel, Faust , James Madison University
Michaela Stiles (Dew Fairy)
Hometown: Williamston, MI
Degree program: MM Voice Performance, 1st year
Roles with FSU: 2022, Shepherdess, Le nozze di Figaro ; Duchess Carolina, Louisa Fernanda Other credits: Papagena/Lady, The Magic Flute , Florida State Opera Outreach; Shepherdess, L’enfant et les sortilèges , Michigan State University; Vivetta, L’arlesienne, FSU Opera Workshop
Brylee Ann Wicker (Sandman)
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Degree program: MM Voice Performance, 2nd year
Roles with FSU: Frantik, Příhody lišky Bystroušky
Other credits: First Witch, Dido and Aeneas , Roosevelt University; Soprano Soloist, Mass in C major (Beethoven), Roosevelt University
Kate Bishop – Assistant Stage Manager, Assistant Director
Hometown: Denton, TX
Degree Program: MM Opera Production, 1st year
Other credits: Co-Director, Pompadour Porcelain , Landlocked Opera Stage; Director, Amahl and the Night Visitors , Music On Site, Inc.; Stage Director, Opera Goes to the Movies , Utah Vocal Arts Academy
Amy Helms – Assistant Director, Assistant Stage Manager
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Degree Program: MM Opera Production, 2nd year
Work with FSU: Assistant Director, Il barbiere di Siviglia ; Stage Director, Abrazo de Oso ; Assistant Director, Příhody lišky Bystroušky ; Stage Director, Orfeo ed Euridice , FSU Opera; Stage Director, The Magic Flute , FSU Opera Outreach Other credits: Agnes Quicklime, Eintänzer , University of Michigan Opera Theater
Ben Howard, Choreographer
Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
Work with FSU: Choreographer, Příhody lišky Bystroušky ; Other credits: Choreographer/Dancer, Blairsville , Daniel Smith; Choreographer/Dancer, Réveries , FSU Days of Dance
Christina Marullo, Costume Designer/ Assistant Shop Manager
Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
Work with FSU: Costume Designer, Příhody lišky Bystroušky , Il barbiere di Siviglia , Luisa Fernanda/As One , A Streetcar Named Desire Other credits: Designer, Macbeth , Southeast Missouri State; Designer, St Nicholas , Dorset Theater Festival; Draper, Glimmerglass Festival (2016-2019)
James Marvel, Stage Director of FSU Opera
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Other Directing Credits: Così fan tutte , The Princeton Festival; The Medium , New Orleans Opera; Pagliacci , Marble City Opera
Bernard McDonald, Conductor/ Director of Opera Activities
Hometown: Dumbarton, Scotland
Roles with FSU: Conductor, Il barbiere di Siviglia , Glory Denied Other Conducting Credits: Rusalka , Albert Herring (upcoming), Opera Orlando; Rigoletto , Ghosts of Gatsby , Trouble in Tahiti / Gallantry (upcoming), Mobile Opera
Sara Oldford, Lighting Designer
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Other Lighting Design Credits: Cendrillon , University of Tennessee Opera Theatre; The Medium / Suor Angelica , UT Opera Theatre; Le nozze di Figaro , Knoxville Opera
DJ Pike, Scenic and Projection Designer
Hometown: Greeley, CO
Other credits: Scenic/Projection Designer, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder , Little Theatre of the Rockies; Projection Designer, Come from Away , Rocky Mountain Rep; Scenic Designer, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , University of Northern Colorado
Guilherme Leal Rodrigues, Assistant Conductor
Hometown: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Degree Program: PhD Music Education - Conducting, 2nd year
Roles with FSU: Il barbiere di Siviglia , Assistant Conductor; Příhody lišky Bystroušky , Assistant Conductor
Carissa Thorlakson, Wig and Makeup Designer
Hometown: New Jersey
Other Wig and Makeup Design Credits: Jersey Boys , Walnut Street Theatre; Beauty and the Beast , Walnut Street Theatre; Così fan tutte , Princeton Festival
OPERA STAFF
D ean, Executive Producer .................................................... M. Todd Queen
Director of Opera Activities ......................................... Bernard McDonald
Stage Director/Director of Opera Workshop .................. James Marvel
Director of Orchestra Activities Alexander Jiménez
Opera Program Manager ......................................................... Matt Cooksey
Orchestra Manager Melody Quiroga
Orchestra Stage Manager .................................................... Carlos Cordero
Orchestra Librarians Guilherme Leal Rodrigues Thomas Roggio
Language Coaching.......................................................................... Eric Rieger
Musical Coaching ................................................................... Elizabeth Avery
Rehearsal Pianists ................................................................ Emma Anderson Jiaqiu Song, Thong Truong
Scenic Artists ........................................................................... Amanda Holton Liana Rieger
Master Carpenter ............................................................... Cameron Hanmer
Carpenters ....................................................................................... Scott Freese Ray Hattaway
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Costume Shop Manager ....................................... Julia Matteson Bradley
Assistant Shop Manager ...................................................Christina Marullo
Wardrobe Supervisor/Crafts Artisan .................................. Kaylee Sibelle
Wardrobe Crew ....................................................................... Abigail Jennings
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The Rake’s Progress
Igor Stravinsky
Tom Rakewell has the world as his oyster and hell to pay! Love and riches are easy to come by with Nick Shadow in tow, but the devil always gets his due in Stravinsky’s timeless opera.
March 27-29 at 7:30 PM | March 30 3:00 PM Opperman Music Hall | Tickets: tickets.music.fsu.edu
Orfeo ed Euridice
C.W. Gluck
How far would you go to reunite with the one you lost? The tale of Orpheus sees him go to the gates of Hades, walk among the Elysian Fields, and reunite with his wife Euridice. His final challenge to bring her out of the underworld will be his greatest yet in Gluck’s masterpiece opera.
