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GREGORY KELLER

stage director

  • ORIGINAL WORK
  • REVIVALS
  • PRESS
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  • CONTACT

COSÌ FAN TUTTE

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN / SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE & DANCE

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Conductor: Kirk Severtson

Costumes: Summer Wasung
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Fiordiligi: Amber Rogers

Dorabella: Grace Ryan

Ferrando: Jabari Lewis

Guglielmo: Thommy Long

Despina: Ingrid Kuribayashi

Don Alfonso: Loren Reash-Henz

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McIntosh Theatre

Ann Arbor, MI

April 18, 19. 2025

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Photos: Richard Rupp

HÄNSEL & GRETEL

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN / SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE & DANCE

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Is everyone on drugs in SMTD’s Hänsel und Gretel? That is a question I don’t know the answer to…I’m sure Keller’s nuanced take on this Brothers Grimm tale startled traditionalist opera-goers, but it seems academia is hungry to shake up this 400+-year-old art form, and I appreciate that. With or without drugs, I think it’s time for opera to embrace its hot takes from ambitious directors. Better sooner than later before opera is the next thing in the Witch’s oven.

— [art] seen - Arts at UMich

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Conductor: Kirk Severtson

Sets: Eli Sherlock

Lighting & Projections: Christian DeAngelis

Costumes: Sarah M. Oliver

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Hansel: Daiyao Zhong / Grace Ryan

Gretel: Ingrid Kuribayashi / Amber Rogers

Witch: Spencer VanDellen / Jabari Lewis

Father: Andrew Smith / Thomas Long

Mother: Christina Parson / McKenna Jones

Sandman: Madeleine Surowiec / Hallie Ackerman

Dew Fairy: Anne-Marie Atanga / Marisa Redding

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Power Center Theater

Ann Arbor, MI

November 14, 15, 16, 17, 2024

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Photos: UMich STMD

CARMEN

JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY

Conductor: Courtney Lewis

Choreographer: Roberto Forleo

Video Projections: Brittany Merenda

Costumes: Camala PItts

Lighting: Jonathan Kilgore

FIght Director: Fulton Burns

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Carmen: Avery Amereau

Don José: Eric Taylor

Micaëla: Syliva D’Eramo

Escamillo: Hunter Enoch

Zuniga: Scott Conner

Moralés / Dancaïro: John Daugherty

Frasquita: Brittany Fouché

Mercédès: Katherine Kincaid

Remendado: James Hall

Dancers: Bekah Hostetter, Elpidio Magat, Mauricio Mejia

Jacksonville Symphony Chorus

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Jacoby Symphony Hall

Jacksonville, FL

April 12, 14, 2024

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Photos: Caroline Havens

ELIZABETH CREE

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN / SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE & DANCE

Minasian’s portrayal was truly spectacular—her Elizabeth was deep and seductive, precociously balancing beauty and terror. Her luxurious contralto voice pulled the audience into Elizabeth’s madness and gripped until we were left begging for more. Mason’s complement to her was grounding, with a voice effortlessly demanding attention.

-- [art] seen / Arts at UMich

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3rd Place - National Opera Association Competition for 2023-2024 / Division VIII

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Conductor: Kirk Severtson

Sets: Audrey Tieman

Lighting: Abi Farnsworth

Costumes: Christianne Myers

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Elizabeth Cree: Danielle Casos / Aria Minasian

John Cree: Jack Morin / Robert Wesley Mason

Aveline: Katelyn Brown / Juliet Schlefer

Dan Leno: Alexander Nick

Uncle Tommy Farr: Thomas Long

Inspector Kildare: Tyler Middleton

Doris: Daiyao Zhong

Little Victor Farrell: Jabari Lewis

Mr. Greatorex / George Gissing: Cody Carlson

Mr. Lister / Karl Marx: Loren Reash-Henz

Priest / Librarian: William Fishwick

Jane Quig / Annie the Serving Girl: Amelia Zhang

Shadow Play Actors: Mia Brooks, Juaquin Consuelos, Nate McCanna, Elizabeth Nigg

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Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre

Ann Arbor, MI

March 21, 22, 23, 24 2024

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Photos: UMich STMD

TOSCA

CEDAR RAPIDS OPERA

Conductor: Daniel Kleinknecht

Sets & Lighting: Scott Ollinger

Costumes: Kaelen Novak

VIdeo Projections: Kristen Geisler Ollinger

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Floria Tosca: Maria Natale

Mario Cavaradossi: Chaz’men Williams-Ali

Baron Scarpia: Norman Garrett

Cesare Angelotti: Dorian McCall

Sacristano: Ethan Eisbernd

Spoletta: Benjamin Lynn

Sciarrone: Steele Fitzwater

Carceriere: Andrew Bolsvert

Pastore: Graham Foster Macfarlane

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Paramount Theater

Cedar Rapids, IA

January 19, 21 2024

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BARBER OF SEVILLE

PITTSBURGH OPERA

An opera-singing barber bartends and brokers marriage on stage in a brilliant 'Barber of Seville'

On Saturday at the Benedum Center, one of the most devious of fictional barbers, Figaro himself, plugged in a blender and mixed himself a margarita all while delivering a razor-sharp, winsome performance of the famous “Fiiii-gaaaa-rooooo!” aria, introducing himself to attendees in grand operatic style. A little salt on the rim — “laaaaa!” A splash of lime juice — “laaaaa!” All the while, the music scurries and bubbles with madcap cheeriness.

— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

‘The Barber of Seville’ a Bright 85th Season Opener

Gregory Keller’s stage direction was clever and engaging, and for great singing, scenic design and many other points of interest, the opening night of Pittsburgh Opera’s 85th was a decidedly brilliant one indeed.

— On Stage Pittsburgh

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Conductor: Antony Walker

Lighting: Cindy Limauro

Costumes: Claudia Brownlee / Howard Tzvi Kaplan

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Fiorello: Brandon Bell

Count Almaviva: Lunga Eric Hallam

Figaro: John Moore / Johnathan McCullough

Rosina: Stephanie Doche

Don Bartolo: Musa Ngqungwana

Don Basilio: Brian Kontes

Berta: Emily Richter

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Benedum Center

Pittsbrugh, PA

October 14, 17, 19, 20, 22, 2023

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Photos: David Bachman

GIANNI SCHICCHI

HAWAI`I OPERA THEATRE

Conductor: Mark Morash

Lighting: Sandy Sandelin

Costumes: Katherine James

Sets: Laura Fine-Hawks

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Gianni Schicchi: Joshua Jeremiah

Lauretta: Maria Valdes

Zita: Blythe Iakuinipua`okahana Kelsey

Rinuccio: Brian Vu

Gherardo: Adam Flowers

Nella: Leslie Goldman

Gherardino: Sydney Branch

Betto di Signa: Robert Ellsworth Feng

Simone: Ricardo Lugo

Marco: Chung-Wai Soong

La Ciesca: Laurie Rubin

Maestro Spinelloccio/Ser Amantio di Nicolao: Kip Wilborn

Pinellino: Benoit Weber

Guccio: Taj Gutierrez

Uncle Buoso: Suzanne B. Engel

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Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall

Honolulu, HI

April 28, 30, 2023

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Photos: David Takagi

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

CEDAR RAPIDS OPERA

Artistic Director & Conductor: Daniel Kleinknecht

Choreographer: David Fernandez

Costumes: Karle Meyers

Wigs & Make-up: Sarah Fried

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Frederic: Yinghui (Mark) He

Mabel: Madeline Coffee

Pirate King: Steele Fitzwater

Ruth: Michelle Monroe

Major-General Stanley: Alexander Adams-Leytes

Samuel: Steven Warnock

Sergeant of Police: Brandan Sanchez

Edith: Emlynn Schoemaker

Isabel: Danielle Long

Kate: Shuyi Li

Queen Victoria: Christopher (Valencia) Cervantes

Pirates: Andrew Bryant, Ian Butler, Travis Hyman, Daniel Knapp, Jeremy Sivitz, Noah Strube

Daughters: Isabella Kock, Amanda Lauricella, Lauren Leman, Antionette Pomp Van Meerdervoort

Police: Jude Balthazar, Ethan Eisbernd, Foo Chen Gui, Andrew Rene, Evan Schettler, Noah Strube, Mitchell Widmer, Brandon Whitish

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Brucemore Estate

Cedar Rapids, IA

June 17, 18, 19 2022

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Photos: Tyler Fiser

LA BOHÈME

JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY

Conductor: Courtney Lewis

VIdeo Projections: Brittany Merenda

Costumes: Camala Pitts

Lighting: Shamus McConney

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Mimì: Danielle Talamantes

Rodolfo: Andrew Owens

Musetta: Gabriella Reyes

Marcello: Zak Nelson

Schaunard: Richard Ollarsaba

Colline: Soloman Howard

Benoit/Alcindoro: Kerry Wilkerson

Parpignol: Michael Palmisano

Prune di Tours: Ozzie Medina

Sergeant: Joseph Murray

Officer: Mark Reasoner

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Jacoby Symphony Hall

Jacksonville, FL

April 29 & May 1 , 2022

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Photos: Soloman Howard / Nicholas V. Hall

MADAME BUTTERFLY

HAWAI`I OPERA THEATRE

HOT’s lavish staging of the tragic Puccini masterpiece…

Both singers [Karen Chia-Ling Ho and John Pickle] were in fine form, with Ho’s powerful, pure vocals soaring in Cio-Cio-san’s most famous aria, “Un bel di vedremo”

— Honolulu Star Advertiser

The season came to a thrilling close with the opera that launched the Company back in 1961, Madame Butterfly. Several seasoned operagoers commented that it was the best Butterfly that they’d ever seen. The world-class cast, chorus, orchestra, beautiful sets and costumes — this was opera firing on all cylinders!

— Andrew Morgan, General Director of HOT

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Conductor: Benjamin Makino

Lighting: Connie Yu

Costumes: Anne Namba & Katherine James

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Goro: Taka Komagata

Pinkerton: John Pickle

Suzuki: Alice Chung

Sharpless: Levi Hernandez

Cio-Cio San: Karen Chia-Ling Ho

Commissioner: Ian McGuffin

The Bonze: Robert Feng

Prince Yamidori: Robert Feng

Kate Pinkerton: Laurie Rubin

Trouble: Leah Hayasaka

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Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall

Honolulu, HI

April 8, 10, 12 2022

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SALOME

MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA

Front and center at Saturday's performance was soprano Patricia Racette as Strauss' sexually messed-up antiheroine. Racette's was a dominant, indefatigable performance that rose to considerable heights of intensity. She occasionally pushed sharp of the note — forgivable when you have a super-large orchestra venting on stage behind you. Tenor Dennis Petersen got loud cheers for his leering, comedically styled Herod, pecked to petulance by mezzo Katharine Goeldner as his sequined wife, Herodias. Pick of the evening vocally was baritone Stephen Powell's resonantly phrased John the Baptist, a lonely voice of probity in the undrained moral swamp around him.

—Star Tribune

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Conductor: Andrew Litton

Salome: Pat Racette

Herod: Dennis Petersen

Herodias: Katherine Goeldner

Narraboth: John Robert Lindsey

Jochanaan: Stephen Powell

Page: Victoria Vargas

Cappadocian/5th Jew: Benjamin Sieverding

Slave: Karin Wolverton

1st Soldier/1st Nazarene: Jeremy Galyon

2nd Soldier: Jeffrey Madison

2nd Jew: David Blalock

3rd Jew: Brian Wallin

4th Jew: David Walton

2nd Nazarene: Christopher Colmenero

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Orchestra Hall

Minneapolis, MN

August 5, 2017

IL TURCO IN ITALIA

WOLF TRAP OPERA

Directed with panache and some cheeky PG-13 shtick by Gregory Keller and featuring a vivid look from Erhard Rom (scenery) and Alejo Vietti (costumes), [he] has the characters living "La Dolce Vita."

--The Baltimore Sun

Wolf Trap’s “Il Turco” shines in Vienna

--The Washington Times

Keller's acting direction was particularly effective, creating memorable characters, as well as a hilarious cat-fight between the prima and seconda donne at the end of Act I and a memorable setting of the beautiful unaccompanied Quintetto of Act II. Most importantly, the director did nothing to undermine the libretto even while giving it a new twist, even playing Fiorilla's gorgeous final scena -- the one truly sad moment in the opera, as she appears truly saddened to be disgraced by the divorce Geronio pretends to be enforcing -- as sincere regret.

--IONARTS


Director Gregory Keller spiced the action with cheeky adult humor to give the already amusing plot an extra kick, and he generated a lively, tightly-meshed ensemble effort from the young singers.

--Opera News

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Conductor: Eric Melear

Sets: Erhard Rom

Costumes: Alejo Vietti

Lighting: Bob Grimes

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Fiorilla: Angela Mannino

Selim: Michael Sumuel

Geronio: Michael Anthony McGee

Narciso: David Portillo

Poeta: Chad Sloan

Zaida: Catherine Martin

Albazar: Nathaniel Peake

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The Barns at Wolf Trap Opera

July 9, 11, 13 2010

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Photos: Kim Witman, Erhard Rom

COSÌ FAN TUTTE

HOUSTON GRAND OPERA

STUDIO PROGRAM

The kookdom of this rightous revamp will leave you totally noodled (this is a good thing...). Miss it and be labeled a foobar for infinity... fo'sho! (and this is a bad thing...)

--Houston Examiner

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Conductor: Francis Greep

Set & Costume Design: Andrew Cloud

Lighting Design: Philip Alfano

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Ferrando: Brendan Tuohy

Guglielmo: Boris Dyakov

Don Alfonso: Michael Sumuel

Fioridiligi: Rachel Willis-Sorenson

Dorabella: Catherine Martin

Despina: Kiri Deonarine

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Emery Weiner Auditorium

March 11, 13 2011

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Photos: Felix Sanchez

SALOME

CEDAR RAPIDS OPERA THEATRE

Keller employed a contemporary setting for this biblical story, stating “I do feel strongly that although perfunctorily set in the time of Herod Antipas, this is truly a 20th century musical and dramatic work that speaks directly to our modern world of luxury and indulgence, where faith seems to be in constant crisis.”

—Opera America

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Conductor: Daniel Kleinknecht

Sets: Scott Olinger

Lighting: Chris Tuzicka

Costumes: Renee Bell

Choreography: Eloy Barragan

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Salome: Amy Johnson

Herod: Jeffrey Dowd

Herodias: Katherine Goeldner

Narraboth: Jared Rogers

Jochanaan: Mark Schnaible

Page: Kelly Hill

Cappadocian: Jacob Lassetter

Slave: Elizabeth Stoner

1st Soldier: John Muriello

2nd Soldier: Stephen Fish

1st Jew: Andrew Stenson

2nd Jew: Jeff Birch

3rd Jew: Marc Schapman

4th Jew: Ben Gulley

5th Jew: Cody Medina

1st Nazarene: Jonathan Stinson

2nd Nazarene: Timothy Bostwich

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Gallager Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

Cedar Falls, IA

January 15, 17 2010

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Photos: from the HD broadcast for Iowa Public TV

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

BERKSHIRE OPERA

"Figaros" come and go with frequency in large and small opera houses over the world every year, but this is, with little doubt, one of the most entertaining. You may regret missing it.

--Berkshire Eagle

Spying through moist vision a neighboring audience member wiping her own eyes is a pretty good indication that something transcendent and timeless has happened onstage. It's all the more wondrous when the prompting is not a mournful overplayed death scene but two young lovers reconciling as they wrestle about on the ground.

--Albany Times Union

To deliver a musically perfect performance of Mozart, while making what is happening on stage feel fresh and familiar, is reflective of the new leadership and thinking at Berkshire Opera. It has proved once again that they are our region's first rate presenter of opera... Bravo! Encore!

--BerkshireFineArts.com

A not to be overlooked star of Gregory Keller's smoothly directed production is Dipu Gupta's wizardly scenic and lighting design. When the audience first takes its seat, the set looks rather spare and bare bones. But that simple looking set is actually quite complex, evolving into a variety of settings, including a magical Midsummer Night's Dream forest and, even more magically, leaving the stage totally bare except for the terrific cast...brava, bravo, stupendo!

--A Curtain Up Berkshire Review

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Conductor: Katheen Kelly

Sets & Lighting: Dipu Gupta

Costumes: Charles Caine

Choreography: Brady Paul

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Figaro: Ryan McKinny

Susanna: Suzanne Ramo

Countess Almaviva: Tamara Wilson

Count Almvaviva: Liam Bonner

Cherubino: Maureen O’Flynn

Dr. Bartolo: Jason Hardy

Marcellina: Fenlon Lamb

Don Basilio / Don Curzio: Jason Ferrante

Barbarina: Alison Trainer

Antonio: Claude Corbeil

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The Colonial Theater

Pittsfield, MA

August 15, 18, 20, 22, 24 2008

SUSANNAH

CEDAR RAPIDS OPERA THEATRE

Conductor: Daniel Kleinknecht

Sets: Scott Olinger

Lighting: Peg Sannerud

Costumes: Janie Westendorf

Choreography: Suki Morrisey

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Susannah: Cynthia Clayton

Sam Polk: Jon Garrison

Olin Blitch: Hector Vasquez

Little Bat McLean: Brett Noorigian Colby

Elder McLean: Michael Krzankowski

Elder Gleaton: Jared Rogers

Elder Hayes: David Wahrmund

Edler Ott: Alex Lawrence

Mrs. McLean: Barbara Buddin

Mrs. Gleaton: Emily Joy Lee

Mrs. Hayes: Elisabeth Bieber

Mrs. Ott: Elizabeth Duhr

Fiddler: Tayuka Horiuchi

Caller: Carl Ohrt

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Theatre Cedar Rapids, IA

June 16, 18 2006

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Photos: Peg Sannerud

L'HEURE ESPAGNOL

BERKSHIRE OPERA

Keller’s direction was exquisite and the singing, acting and dancing superb.

--Berkshire Record

Both operas are inherently funny, and Gregory Keller, in his staging, has taken advantage, in each case, of that built-in merriment.

--The Berkshire Eagle

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Conductor: Katheen Kelly

Sets & Lighting: Dipu Gupta

Costumes: Melissa Schlactmeyer

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Torquemada: Lee A. Stewart

Concepción: Claire Molloy

Ramiro: Marc P. Callahan

Gonzalve: Karim Sulayman

Don Iñigo Gomez: Jason Lester

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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Great Barrington, MA

July 25, 27, 29, 30 2005

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THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF

BERKSHIRE OPERA

Gregory Keller...directed the four characters in and out of their problems with a wit and cleverness that matched the sophistication of the set.

--Berkshire Record

Delightful...well timed, and in the best tradition of opera buffa.

--The Berkshire Eagle

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Conductor: Katheen Kelly

Sets & Lighting: Dipu Gupta

Costumes: Melissa Schlactmeyer

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Miss Pinkerton: Laurie Domingue Lester

Miss Todd: Sahoko Sato

Laetitia: Laura Choi Stuart

Bob: Harry Baechtel

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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Great Barrington, MA

July 25, 27, 29, 30 2005

MADAMA BUTTERFLY

BERKSHIRE OPERA

A pleasure on the ears, remarkable to behold with the eyes, and a boost to the brain and the heart.

The directors and designers are as much the stars of this production as the terrific singer/actors.

--Berkshire Living Magazine

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Conductor: Katheen Kelly

Sets & Lighting: Dipu Gupta

Costumes: Melissa Schlactmeyer

Choreographer: Paul Chuey

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Goro: Jason Ferrante

Pinkerton: John Bellemer

Suzuki: Mika Shigematsu

Sharpless: Troy Cook

Cio-Cio San: Sandra Lopez

Commissioner: John Fulton

The Bonze: Andrew Gangestad

Prince Yamidori: John Fulton

Kate Pinkerton: Jennifer Berkebile

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The Koussevitzky Arts Center

Berkshire Community College, MA

August 17, 21, 23, 25, 28 2006

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Photos: Kevin Sprague

SONGS OF A WAYFARER

RED {AN ORCHESTRA}

Give Keller, Sheffer and the superbly communicative baritone, David Adam Moore, credit for tackling Mahler with newfangled conviction.... Even Alma would hail this orchestra's intrepid spirit.

--The Plain Dealer

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Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

by Gustav Mahler

Songs of Alma Mahler

Letters of Gustav & Alma Mahler

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Conductor: Jonathan Sheffer

Lighting: Chris Schick

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Singers: Linda Pavelka

David Adam Moore

Actors: Scott Plate

Alicia Kahn

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Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland OH

November 5, 2005

PATRIOT ACT

NEW YORK THEATER WORKSHOP

It is now finally the event I had imagined it might be. And I don’t say this lightly. In my experience, almost never does the realization of a project achieve the glorious vision I have in mind. And you and Mark have done it. Wow.

-- Jim Nicola, Artistic Director, New York Theater Workshop

I think it's absolutely one of the best -- if not the best -- production I've seen at NYTW, to which I'm a longtime subscriber. I was completely mesmerized and alternately amused, horrified, and infuriated.

I want to congratulate you on an amazing show - really chilling and eye opening in many cases.

inspirational, thoughtful, scary, but hopeful...my friends and I left feeling angry, educated, but empowered

--Audience responses

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Written and performed by Mark Crispin Miller

Prestidigitator: Steve Cuiffo

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Sets: Narelle Sissons

Lighting: Jason Lyons

Projections: Kim Reed

Graphic Design: Ken Gordon

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NYTW
September 2003 - July 2004

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The NYTW production was filmed by Lillibet Foster and Good Films Production. A Patriot Act was released on DVD in 2004, and shown on Movies On Demand on over 1000 national cable television stations.

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Previously presented as Operation American Freedom at The Cherry Lane Theater in NYC in 2003; produced by Marc Posnock and Antonio Soddu.

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Photos taken from A Patriot Act

3 TEN-MINUTE OPERAS

EOS ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Jonathan Sheffer

Lighting: Christien Methot

Costumes: Mellisa Schlactmeyer

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Kleine Harlekinade

by Antonio Salieri

Brighella: David Adam Moore

Harlekin: Peter Kazaras

Columbina: Arianna Zukerman

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Camera Obscura

by Jonathan Sheffer

She: Linda Pavelka

He: Peter Kazaras

Male Operator: David Adam Moore

Female Operator: Arianna Zukerman

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Owl Creek Bridge

by Jonathan Sheffer

Peyton Farquar: Wesley Rogers

Captain: Ethan Hershenfeld

Lieutenant: Peter Kazaras

Farquar’s Wife: Arianna Zukerman

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Sheffer Barn

East Hampton, NY

August 21, 2004

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Photos: Patrick McMullen, Eric Striffler

EIGHT SONGS FOR A MAD KING

EOS ORCHESTRA

This was a shattering performance of a brilliant work.

--The New York Times

One of the most extraordinary riveting musical events of this or any season.

--Southampton Press

Elzinga’s performance was masterful, and frighteningly convincing.

--Newsday

Stage director Gregory Keller lent the work a real sense of the king’s frenzied fears and foibles.

--WCLU

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Conductor: Jonathan Sheffer

Lighting: Christien Methot

Costumes: Kate Carroll

King George III: Dean Elzinga

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Ethical Culture Society, NYC

June 1, 2000

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Guild Hall, East Hampton NY

July 27, 2001

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Red {an orchestra}

Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland OH

November 1, 2003

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Photos: Michael DiVito

L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA

WOLF TRAP OPERA

Resourceful director Gregory Keller has the action unfolding in such a naturalistic, unaffected manner that it’s easy to forget that this is a 358-year old opera.

--Baltimore Sun

The consistence in stage director Gregory Keller’s attention to emotional detail and clear storytelling…make this Poppea that rarest of wonders: a production that does full justice not only to the work at hand, but to the art form as its creators envisioned it.

--Washington City Paper

This production, which seethes with sly intrigues and cynicism, works because the directors and singers take full advantage of the theater’s small size.

--Washington Post

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Conductor: David Fallis

Sets: Dipu Gupta

Costumes: Bobby Pearce

Lighting: Martha Mountain

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Poppea: Cynthia Watters

Nerone: Michael Maniaci

Ottone: Keith Phares

Ottavia: Elizabeth Shammash

Seneca: Derrick Parker

Drusilla: Stacey Tappan

Arnalta: Julie Bartholomew

Nutrice: Scott Scully

Damigella: Jessica Jones

Valletto: Anna Christy

Lucano: Eric Cutler

Mercurio: Joshua Winograde

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The Barns at Wolf Trap Opera

July 21, 23, 25 2000

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Photos: Dipu Gupta

COSÌ FAN TUTTE

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HÄNSEL & GRETEL

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CARMEN

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ELIZABETH CREE

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TOSCA

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BARBER OF SEVILLE

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GIANNI SCHICCHI

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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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LA BOHÈME

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MADAME BUTTERFLY

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SALOME

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IL TURCO IN ITALIA

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COSÌ FAN TUTTE

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SALOME

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LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

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SUSANNAH

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L'HEURE ESPAGNOL

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THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF

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MADAMA BUTTERFLY

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SONGS OF A WAYFARER

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PATRIOT ACT

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3 TEN-MINUTE OPERAS

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EIGHT SONGS FOR A MAD KING

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L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA

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