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Cast and Creative Team
Ned Canty, Stage Director
Recently: • Seattle Opera, The Falling and the Rising • Chautauqua Opera, Don Giovanni • Opera Memphis, Così fan tutte Upcoming: • Intermountain Opera Bozeman, The Falling and the Rising • Opera Memphis, Tosca • Opera Memphis, Pretty Little Room operabase.com/artists/ned-canty-25679
Raven McMillon, Rosina
Recently: • Houston Grand Opera, The Snowy Day, Peter • Houston Grand Opera, Carmen, Frasquita • Opera Steamboat, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rosina • Cincinnati Opera, Castor and Patience, Ruthie Upcoming: • Opera Philadelphia, Rigoletto, Gilda • Cincinnati Opera, La bohème, Musetta ravenmcmillon.com
John Moore, Figaro
Recently: • Seattle Opera, La bohème, Marcello • Austin Opera, Lyric Opera Kansas City & Atlanta Opera, The [R] evolution of Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs • New Zealand Opera, Le nozze di Figaro, Count Almaviva Upcoming: • Des Moines Metro Opera, A Thousand Acres (World Premiere), Jess singmoore.com Emily Senturia, Conductor
Recently: • Houston Grand Opera, Il barbiere di Siviglia • Hawaii Opera Theatre, La traviata • Wolf Trap Opera, Ariadne auf Naxos • Opera Saratoga, Sky on Swings Upcoming: • Florida Grand Opera, Fellow Travelers • Minnesota Opera, Rinaldo emilysenturia.com
Matthew Swensen, Count Almaviva
Recently: • Teatro del Maggio Musicale, Così fan tutte, Ferrando (Role Debut) • Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Die Zauberflöte, Tamino • Mozart FeierKantata for Tenor and Bass, Perugia, Italy Upcoming: • Köln Rundfunk Orchestra, Mendelssohn Lobgesang, Tenor • Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, The Rake’s Progress, Tom Rakewell (Role Debut) • Gewandhaus Leipzig Weber, Die Drei Pintos, Don Gomes (Role Debut) matthewswensen.com
Ashraf Sewailam, Doctor Bartolo
Recently: • The Metropolitan Opera, The Magic Flute, First Priest • Washington Concert Opera, Maometto Secondo, Maometto • Seattle Opera, La bohème, Colline Upcoming: • Tulsa Opera, L’italiana in Algeri, Mustafa • On Site Opera at Carnegie Hall, Der Kaiser von Atlantis, Der Tod • Seattle Opera, A Thousand Splendid Suns (world premiere), Hakim/Driver uiatalent.com/artists/ashraf-sewailam
Adam Lau, Don Basilio
Recently: • Metropolitan Opera, The Magic Flute, Second Armoured Man • Seattle Opera, Tosca, Angelotti • Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, The Magic Flute, Sarastro • The Atlanta Opera, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, Kōbun Chino Otogawa • The Dallas Opera, The Barber of Seville, Don Basilio adampaullau.com
Steven C. Kemp, Scenic Designer
Recently (as Set Designer): • Chicago Opera Theater, Becoming Santa Claus • Sarasota Opera, The Daughter of the Regiment • Opera San Jose, The Marriage of Figaro Upcoming (as Set Designer): • The Atlanta Opera, Candide • Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Cosi Fan Tutti • Utah Opera, Rigoletto stevenckemp.com
Danielle Domingue Sumi, Costume Designer & Director
Recently: • Los Angeles Master Chorale, Lagrime Di San Pietro • Nobles Theatre Collective, Chemical Imbalance • New Orleans Opera, The Barber of Seville Upcoming: • Los Angeles Master Chorale, Music To Accompany A Departure • New Orleans Opera, Charlie Parker’s Yardbird • Umbrella Stage Company, The Color Purple danielledominguesumi.com Kendra Faith Beasley, Berta
Recently: • CCM Opera, The Marriage of Figaro, Marcellina • Cincinnati Opera Opera Fusion: New Works, Bulrusher, Vera • Louisville Symphony, The Ordering of Moses, Alto Soloist • Various Roles in Robeson/ Moscow with Cincinnati Opera Opera Fusion : New Works • Glimmerglass, Jungle Book, Raksha • Glimmerglass, Carmen, Ensemble instagram.com/kfmezzo
Don Darnutzer, Lighting Designer
Recently: • Florida Grand Opera, A Streetcar Named Desire, Projection and Lighting Designer • South Coast Repertory Theatre, What I Learned in Paris, Lighting Designer • New Orleans Opera, La bohème, Lighting Designer Upcoming: • Penumbra Theatre, What I Learned in Paris, Lighting Designer linkedin.com/in/don-darnutzer-21a30673/
Danyale Cook, Wig & Makeup Designer
Recently: • Opera Idaho, Dead Man Walking, Hair and makeup designer • Opera Idaho, Carmen, Hair and makeup designer • New Orleans Opera, La bohème, Hair and makeup designer Upcoming: • Opera Idaho, Barber of Seville, Macbeth, Rusalka • New Orleans Opera, Hansel and Gretel, Madame Butterfly instagram.com/danyalecook