Harvard College Opera's production of "Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)" (2020)
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
Performances: Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 2 (Magical Matinée*) and 7, 8, 9, 2020
Agassiz Theatre • 5 James Street, Cambridge, MA
*Featuring a meet-and-greet with the cast for families and children.
Music Director: Benjamin P. Wenzelberg
Stage Director: Madeleine Snow
Producers: Jonathan Castillo, Frances Choi, Yasmin Luthra, Jarod Stone
Production Adviser: James Rose
CAST
Pamina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jahnavi Rao
Tamino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samuel Rosner
Queen of the Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natalie Choo
Sarastro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Luke Minton
Papageno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henrique Neves
Monostatos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Rose
Papagena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alina Dong
First Lady. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rebecca Stewart
Second Lady. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isabella Kopits
Third Lady. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruva Chigwedere
First Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sydney Penny
Second Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Katharine Courtemanche
Third Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Olympia Hatzilambrou
Speaker of the Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexander Chen
Armed Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arhan Kumar, Jasper Schoff
The Magic Flute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Shand
Dancers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Aslami, Laura Coe, Phoebe Suh
Chorus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hannah Contreras, Ellie Corbus, Kayla Johnson, Cara Kupferman, Gregory Lipson, Hannah Liu, Mary Reynolds, Camille Sammeth, Ivan Specht, Elizabeth Wu
ORCHESTRA
Flute. . . . . . . . . . . . .Jessica Shand, Karissa Huang
Oboe . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Thurlby, Annika McDermott-Hinman
Clarinet . . . . . . . . . . Sasha Barish, Ethan Chupp
Bassoon . . . . . . . . . Laura Reyes, Carter Namkung, Paul Georgoulis
French Horn . . . . . . Ariel Silverman, Katherine Enright
Trumpet . . . . . . . . . .Patrick Sanguineti, Avril Saavedra, Nina Chung
Timpani . . . . . . . . . .Leigh Wilson, Clara Hoey
Celesta. . . . . . . . . . .April Chen, Kyra Teboe
Violin I. . . . . . . . . . . Bobae Johnson, Jacquelyn Ho, Caleb Shi, Will Peltz Smalley
Violin II . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Propst, Haeun Moon, William Lundell
Viola. . . . . . . . . . . . .Sophie Choate, Alex Koller, Jarod Stone
Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . Yasmin Luthra, Soren Nyhus, Nate Steele, Neo Guerrero
Double Bass . . . . . .Claire Murphy, Willie Swett
STAFF
Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ava Hampton
Set Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sabrina Richert
Co-Technical Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faith Ng, Sam Thau
Paint Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serena Chen
Lighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finn Bamber
Assistant Lighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . Clarissa Briasco-Stewart
Assistant Stage Managers. . . . . . . . . . . Clarissa Briasco-Stewart, Nick Fahy
Costume Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rena Cohen
German Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Stewart
Orchestra Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ariel Silverman
Assistant Conductors/Staff Pianists. . . April Chen, Kyra Teboe, Tristan Yang
Choreography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Coe
Dramaturg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abraham Joyner-Meyers
Assistant Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jessica Shand
Graphic/Poster Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Carlstein
Photographers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela Kim, Nate Steele, Charles Wenzelberg II
Videographer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Wenzelberg II