College of Charleston Opera Presents
“Back to the New Normal”
November 13 • 2:00pm
November 14 • 5:00pm
College of Charleston Chapel Theatre
Directed by Saundra DeAthos-Meers and Amanda Castellone
Brian Mengler and Hälis Rünk, Assistant Directors
Lorna Barker and Wojciech Milewski, Orchestra
Lighting Design by Ryan Frye
“Saria Possibile?”
From L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Giannetta: Hälis Rünk
College of Charleston Opera Women’s Ensemble
“Ah, guarda sorella”
From Così fan tutte by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Fiordiligi: Sara Fullford
Dorabella: Charity Jones
“La mia Dorabella”
From Così fan tutte by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Ferrando: Josh Brock
Guglielmo: Justin Floyd
Don Alfonso: Andy Michota
“We’ll Go Away Together”
From Street Scene by Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
Rose: Zoe Genovese
Sam: Max Mast
“A Model of Decorum and Tranquility”
From Chess by Benny Andersson (b. 1946) and Björn Ulvaeus (b. 1945)
Molokov: Logan Smith
Florence: Lains Herman
Arbiter: Kalb Linen-Yates
Anatoly: Jonathan Gragg
“Adieu, notre petite table”
From Manon by Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Manon: Abigail Oldstrom
“I Feel Pretty”
From West Side Story By Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Molly O’Connor, Olivia François, and Hayley Johnson
“Melons! Coupons!”
From Carmen by Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Carmen: Charity Jones
Frasquita: Chloe Henderson
Mercedes: Katie Matsui
“Ange adorable”
From Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Roméo: Max Mast
Juliette: Lauren Funkhouser
“So muss allein ich bleiben”
From Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Rosalinde: Sara Fullford
Alfred: Josh Brock
Adele: Zoe Genovese
“Va, Pensiero”
From Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
College of Charleston Opera Ensemble
*INTERMISSION*
“Ah, mes amis”
From La fille du régiment by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
College of Charleston Opera Mens’ Ensemble
“Tonight”
From West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Maria: Mary Reynolds
Tony: Jonathan Gragg
“Matchmaker”
From Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock (1928-2010)
Lains Herman, Meleana Cabales, and Olivia François
“Zitti, zitti, piano, piano”
From Il barbiere di Siviglia by Giochino Rossini (1792-1868)
Rosina: Caitlyn Liles
Figaro: Andy Michota
Conte: Jonathan Gragg
“Skazhi katoraya Tatyana”
From Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Onegin: Jimmy Cyganek
Tatyana: Lauren Funkhouser
Olga: Katie Matsui
Lensky: Josh Brock
“A Soft Place to Land”
From Waitress by Sara Bareilles (b. 1979)
Jenna: Hayley Johnson
Dawn: Chloe Henderson
Becky: Molly O’Connor
“Ah, quil est loin ce jour plein d’intime douceur”
From Werther by Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Werther: Seth Younglove
Charlotte: Meleana Cabales
“It Takes Two”
From Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930)
Baker’s Wife: Caitlyn Liles
Baker: Kalb Linen-Yates
“Don Giovanni, a cenar teco m’invitasti son venuto!”
From Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Commendatore: Logan Smith
Don Giovanni: Justin Floyd
Leporello: Jimmy Cyganek
“Bevo al tuo fresco sorriso”
From La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Ruggero: Seth Younglove
Magda de Civry: Abigail Oldstrom
Lisette: Hälis Rünk
Prunier: Brian Mengler
College of Charleston Opera Ensemble