2012
Season
Verdi's Falstaff
Conducted by Maestro Willie Anthony Waters
Directed by Matthew Lata
&
Mozart's Cosė fan tutte
Conducted by Maestro Steven White
Directed by Kate Walker Castaldo
at
68th St. between Park and Lexington
New York, NY
2012 Photos
Participant
Photos/Bios
Falstaff
Performance Photos July
13 &
July 15
Rehearsal Photos July
5 & July
6
Cosė fan tutte
Performance Photos July
14 &
July 15
Rehearsal Photos July
5 & July
6
STAFF
The program is under the direction of Martina Arroyo, President of the
Martina Arroyo Foundation, Inc. Faculty included experts in the following
areas: opera history, vocal coaching, stage direction, stage combat, and
language coaching.
2012 Staff included:
Martina Arroyo |
International Opera Soprano |
Artistic
Director and Role Class |
Mark
Rucker |
Metropolitan Opera Baritone |
Administrative Director |
Willie Anthony
Waters |
General/Artistic Director
New Orleans Opera and
Opera Grand Rapids |
Conductor |
Steven White |
Conductor |
Conductor/Chorusmaster |
Shayna Leahy |
|
Assistant Administrative
Director Assistant Director/Stage
Manager |
Joan Krueger |
Faculty, SUNY Purchase |
Accompanist, Coach |
Katherine
Olsen |
Coach/Accompanist,
Encompass Arts Management |
Accompanist, Coach |
Kay Walker Castaldo |
Stage director, Mannes
College |
Stage Director |
Matthew Lata |
General/Artistic
Director Fresno Opera |
Stage Director |
Edward Bak |
Ohio State University
Coach/Accompanist |
Coach, Accompanist |
Stephen Mo Hanan |
Actor |
Character Study |
Ellen Rievman |
Drama Coach |
Libretto Study |
Charles Caine |
Former Metropolitan Opera
Costume Designer |
Costumes |
Steven Horak |
Metropolitan Opera
Makeup/Wigs Designer |
Wigs & Make-up
Designer |
Sergio Stefani |
New York Italian Language
Instructor |
Italian Language Study |
Nicholas Fox |
Pianist/Vocal Coach |
Accompanist |
Brad Lemons |
Fight Director,
Metropolitan Opera |
Stage Combat |
Peter Harrison |
|
Set Designer |
Sadie Rucker |
|
Publicity |
Laura Hirschberg |
|
Stage Manager |
Traci Klainer Polimeni
|
|
Lighting Designer |
Ian Guzzone |
|
Props Manager |
Sevrin Mason |
|
Wig & Makeup Assistant |
Kwame Ocran |
|
Assistant Stage Manager |
We salute our 2012 young artists, faculty and staff on another
successful season!
Photo by Jen Joyce Davis
Participants with Ms. Arroyo
Photo by Jen Joyce Davis
Some members of our 2012 Staff