Perkin Opera Scenes II - Handel, Hoiby, Gounod, Offenbach, Grétry, Merryman, Donizetti, & Cimarosa
Enjoy an evening of scenes in the intimate setting of NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre. These concerts display the work that goes on daily in NEC's opera program, as faculty prepare student singers for performing careers.
Perkin Opera Scenes at NEC appear under the generous sponsorship of longtime NEC supporter Winifred Perkin Gray and the Perkin Fund.
This concert will be viewable in-person. A delayed broadcast of these performances will air on the NEC website on April 7 & 8.
George Frideric Handel | Xerxes
Thursday Cast (8:00):
Romilda - Shannon Johnson
Arsemenes - Wooyoung Kim
Friday Cast (6:00):
Romilda - Audrey Daum
Arsemenes - Matthew ShifrinArtists- Ji Yung Lee, piano, coach
- Joshua Major, stage director
George Frideric Handel | Orlando
Thursday Cast (8:00):
Angelica: Justine Boonstra
Dorinda: Jennifer Burks
Medoro: Margot Wegman
Friday Cast (6:00):
Angelica: Emma Ujifusa
Dorinda: Magdalyn Chauby
Medoro: Margot WegmanArtists- Ji Yung Lee, piano, coach
- Joshua Major, stage director
Lee Hoiby | Summer and Smoke
Thursday & Friday Cast
Nellie: Ruoxi Peng
Alma: Danielle Tobin
Mrs. Winemuller: Olga Melendez Valdes
Rev. Winemuller: Yuran LiuLee Hoiby SUMMER AND SMOKE, Act 1, Scene 2
Opera in 2 acts
Libretto by Lanford Wilson after the play “Summer and Smoke” by Tennessee Williams
Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors Company, U.S. and Canadian agent for Rock Valley Music Corporation, publisher and copyright owner.Artists- Steven Goldstein, stage director
Charles Gounod | Mireille
Thursday Cast (8:00):
Mireille: Abigail Orr
Vincenette: Shannon Johnson
Friday Cast (6:00):
Mireille: Jingyue Jiang
Vincenette: Magdalyn ChaubyArtists- Steven Goldstein, stage director
Jacques Offenbach | Le mariage aux lanternes
Thursday Cast (8:00):
Catherine: Maegan Hoogerhyde
Fanchette: Jingyue Jiang
Friday Cast (8:00):
Catherine: Yuxin Liu
Fanchette: Jingyue JiangArtists- Ji Yung Lee, piano, coach
- Joshua Major, stage director
André Grétry | Zémire et Azor
Thursday Cast (8:00):
Zémire: Yuxin Liu
Ali: Benjamin Maines
Friday Cast (6:00):
Zémire: Lila Dunn
Ali: Ilhee LeeArtists- Ji Yung Lee, piano, coach
- Joshua Major, stage director
Marjorie Merryman | Antigone
Thursday & Friday Cast:
Teiresias: Matthew Shifrin
Creon: Andrew StackArtists- Timothy Steele, piano, coach
- Steven Goldstein, stage director
Gaetano Donizetti | La fille du régiment
Thursday Cast (8:00):
Marie: Jooyeon Park
Tonio: Jin Yu
Friday Cast (6:00):
Marie: Audrey Daum
Tonio: Ilhee LeeArtists- Ji Yung Lee, piano, coach
- Joshua Major, stage director
Domenico Cimarosa | Il Matrimonio Segreto
Thursday Cast (8:00):
Carolina: Elizabeth Camele
Elisetta: Jooyeon Park
Fidalma: Kimberly Martinez
Friday Cast (6:00):
Carolina: Ruoxi Peng
Elisetta: Abigail Orr
Fidalma: Wooyoung KimArtists- Ji Yung Lee, piano, coach
- Joshua Major, stage director
Enjoy an evening of scenes in the intimate setting of NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre. These concerts display the work that goes on daily in NEC's opera program, as faculty prepare student...