Description
Holiday Opera!
Friday, December 19, 2014
8 PM—10 PM
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
PROGRAM
Thornton Wilder – The Long Christmas Dinner (one-act play)
Paul Hindemith – The Long Christmas Dinner (one-act opera, libretto by Thornton Wilder, sung in English)
Read the Playbill for this program. (©Playbill, Inc.)
CONCERT NOTES
Thornton Wilder and Music—A Note
by Tappan Wilder
The Long Christmas Dinner
by Leon Botstein
The Long Christmas Dinner—From Page to Stage
by Tappan Wilder
The Long Christmas Dinner—The Wilder-Hindemith Collaboration
by Janie Caves McCauley
Making Time Musically
by Joel Haney
One family. Four generations. Time goes by in the blink of an eye. A rare chance to see Thornton Wilder’s one-act play and Paul Hindemith’s one-act opera performed together.This project is made possible with the support of The Lanie & Ethel Foundation and The Wilder Family.
ARTISTS
Leon Botstein, conductor
CAST OF THE PLAY
Lucia/Lucia 2: Hannah Mitchell
Roderick/Samuel: Lars Berge
Mother Bayard/Cousin Ermengarde/Nurse: Claire Moodey
Cousin Brandon/Roderick 2: Ryan-James Hatanaka
Charles: Michael E. Salinas
Genevieve: Arielle Goldman
Leonora Banning: Libby Matthews
CAST OF THE OPERA
Lucia/Lucia II: Camille Zamora, soprano
Mother Bayard/Ermengarde: Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Roderick/Sam: Jarrett Ott, baritone
Brandon: Josh Quinn, bass-baritone
Charles: Glenn Seven Allen, tenor
Genevieve: Catherine Martin, mezzo-soprano
Leonora: Kathryn Guthrie, soprano
Roderick II: Scott Murphree, tenor
Jonathan Rosenberg, director
Zane Pihlstrom, Scenic Designer
Olivera Gajic, Costume Designer
Peter West, Lighting Designer
Thurmond Smithgall, producer
Emily Cuk, Stage Manager