TAMERLANO
Presented by Haymarket Opera Company
Music by George Frideric Handel
Libretto by Agostino Piovene, adapted by Nicola Haym
Haymarket is celebrating the 300th anniversary of Handel’s dramatic 1724 masterpiece Tamerlano, presenting its Chicago premiere in a new, fully staged period production directed by Haymarket general director Chase Hopkins and conducted by Haymarket's founder and artistic director Craig Trompeter.
Cast
Tamerlano: Ryan Belongie, countertenor
Bajazet: David Portillo, tenor
Asteria: Emily Birsan, soprano
Irene: Emily Fons, mezzo-soprano
Andronico: Kathleen Felty, mezzo-soprano
Leone: David Govertsen, bass-baritone
Zaida: Kali Page
Guard: Jon Beal
Guard: Daniel Pyne
Creative Team
Chase Hopkins, Stage Director
Craig Trompeter, Music Director
Wendy Waszut-Barrett, Set Designer
Stephanie Cluggish, Costume Designer
Megan Pirtle, Wig and Makeup Designer
Brian Schneider, Lighting Designer
Fight Choreographer: Jon Beal
Assistant Director: Hannah Zizza Stanfield
Haymarket Opera Orchestra
Craig Trompeter, Conductor
Jeri-Lou Zike, Violin I & Concertmaster
Wendy Benner, Violin I
Charlene Kluegel, Violin I
Martin Davids, Violin II
Pauline Kempf, Violin II
Ann Duggan, Violin II
Elizabeth Hagen, Viola
Kiyoe Matsuura, Viola
Anna Steinhoff, Cello
Jerry Fuller, Bass
Brandon Acker, Theorbo
Jason Moy, Harpsichord
Kathryn Montoya, Oboe & Recorder
Stephen Bard, Oboe & Recorder
Sally Jackson, Bassoon
Production Manager: Jen Smith
Stage Manager: Shelby Krarup
Assistant Stage Manager: Mary Dixon
Stage Supervisor: Zoe Snead
Stage Crew: Tseela Sokolin-Maimon
Wardrobe Supervisor: Eleanor Burke
Dresser: Betsy Morel
Wig and Makeup Crew: Aliza Feder
Wig and Makeup Crew: Becky Scott
Master Electrician: Jack O’Connor
Light board Operator: Bryan Back
Surtitle translation: Alessandra Visconti
Surtitle operator: Hannah Zizza Stanfield
Lead Production Sponsors
Amata Office Suites, Ethel Gofen, Axel Kunzmann and Bruce Nelson, Gregory O'Leary and Patricia Kenney, David J. Rice, Candance Rudmose, Lynne and Ralph Schatz, Marjorie Stinespring, Douglas and Pam Walter, and two anonymous donors.
Supporting Production Sponsors
Debra L. Cox, Debbie Crimmins and Paul Goerss, Timothy R. and Janet Fox, Patricia P. and Jerome E. Fuller Charitable Fund, Byron Harrison and Brian Klinksiek, Karen Patricia Smith, Clark and Joan Wagner, and Michael and Jessica Young.
Photos: Elliot Mandel
September 19, 21, and 22, 2024 | Jarvis Opera Hall
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