Performance History
List of performances courtesy of G. Schirmer.
1.) March 13 & 15, 1998:PREMIÉRE
Houston Grand Opera
Houston, TX
Peter Webster, stage director
Christopher Larkin, conductor
2.) February 4-6, 2000
Civic Opera Theatre
Kansas City, MO
Linda Ade Brand, stage director
Ruben Reynolds, conductor
3.) March 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 17, 18, 2000: REVIVAL
Houston Grand Opera*
Houston, TX Peter Webster, stage director
Patrick Summers, conductor
4.) February 5-7, 2001: REVIVAL
Civic Opera Theatre
Leawood, KS: Kansas City, MO
Linda Ade Brand, stage director
Ruben Reynolds, conductor
5.) May 12, 13, 15, 16, 18 – 20, 2001:WEST COAST PREMIÉRE
Opera Pacific
Irvine, CA
Peter Webster, stage director
Christopher Larkin, conductor
6.) June 30—August 4, 2001
Central City Opera
Central City, CO
Joshua Major, stage director
Ted Baril, conductor
7.) July 28, 29, August 3, 12, 17, 2001
Ash Lawn-Highland Summer Festival
Charlottesville, VA
Sharyn Pirtle, stage director
Christopher Larkin, conductor
8.) August 29, 2001
Great PerformancesTELEVISION PREMIÉRE
Co-production: Houston Grand Opera, WNET-TV, PBS
Directed for television by Brian Large
Nationwide Telecast
9.) November 1, 2001—December 30, 2002
Utah Opera Company CONCERT PERFORMANCE
Salt Lake City, UT
10.) February 1, 2, 8, 9, 2002
Indiana University Opera Theater
Bloomington, IN
Vincent Liotta, stage director
11.) February 15-17, 2002
Anderson University
Anderson, IN
Laurel Goetzinger, stage director
Fritz Robertson, conductor
12.) March 6, 8, 10, 2002
Opera Omaha
Omaha, NE
Joshua Major, stage director
Hal France, conductor
13.) March 18, 2002
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA
14.) April 13, 16, 18, 20, 21, 2002
Minnesota Opera
Minneapolis, MN
Colin Graham, stage director
Jeffrey Domoto, conductor
15.) May 10-12, 2002
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
16.) June 27-July 18, 2002
Opera In The Ozarks
Eureka Springs, AK
Vern Sutton, stage director
17.) July 6, 8, 14, 28; August 3, 8, 9, 12, 15, 17, 25, 2002
Glimmerglass Opera (co-production with New York City Opera)
Cooperstown, NY
Rhoda Levine, stage director
John DeMain, conductor
18.) August 2-4, 2002
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
Santa Cruz, CA
Peter Kazaras, stage director
Marin Alsop, conductor
19.) August 2-5, 2002
Chautauqua Opera
Montclair, NY/Chautauqua, NY
Robin Guarino, stage director
20.) November 1, 3, 2002
Southern Nazarene University
Bethany, OK
21.) December 1, 5-8, 2002
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
22.) March 23-April 8, 2003 NEW YORK PREMIÉRE
New York City Opera
New York, NY Rhoda Levine, stage director
George Manahan, conductor
23.) June 14-15, 2003
Opera Nuova
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Kim Mattice Wanat, stage director
24.) July 24, 26, 2003
Bay Area Summer Opera Theater
San Francisco, CA
Yefim Maizel, stage director
Jun Nakabayashi, conductor
25.) November 21, 23, 2003
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
Marsha Paludan, stage director
David Holley, conductor
26.) November 25-27, 2003: COUNTRY PREMIÉRE: MEXICO
Opéra de Ciudad Mexico
Peter Webster, stage director
Echinique Benjamin Juarez, conductor
Mexico City, Mexico
27.) January 14, 2004
Depauw University
Greencastle, IN
28.) April 29, 30, May 1, 2, 2004
Westminster Choir College
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
29.) May 21, 22, 2004
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Noel Koran, stage director
Andrew Bisantz, conductor
30.) May 22, 23, 2004
De Paul University
Chicago, IL
31.) June 16, 19, 20, 24, 2004
Lyric Opera Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
Mark Adamo, stage director DEBÚT
James Lowe, conductor
32.) July 21-24, 2004
Oscar Seagle Young Artists Association, Inc.
Schroon Lake, NY
Richard Kagey, stage director
33.) October 29, 31 2004
Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
34.) January 7, 9, 2005
Fort Worth Opera
Fort Worth, TX
David Gately, stage director
Christopher Larkin, conductor
35.) May 17 - 19, 24 – 26, 2005
Dunster Opera Studio
Dunster Opera House
Cambridge, MA
36.) April 2, 8, 10, 2005
Dayton Opera
Dayton, OH
Sandra Bernhard, stage director
Neal Gittleman, conductor
37.) May 19, 26, 2005
2005 World Expo
New York City Opera
Tokyo/Nagoya, Japan COUNTRY PREMIÉRE: JAPAN
Rhoda Levine, stage director
George Manahan, conductor
38.) June 10, 11, 17, 18, 2005
Boston Opera Project
Concord, MA/Somerville, MA
Sarah Meyers, stage director
Michelle Alexander, conductor
39.) July 22, 24, 29, 30, 2005
Intermezzo Opera
Hartford, CT
Steve Osgood, conductor
40.) September 16 - 18, 21, 23 - 25, 27, 28, 30, October 1, 2, 2005
Skylight Opera Theatre
Milwaukee, WI
Mark Adamo, stage director
Richard Carsey, conductor
41.) October 21-23, 2005
Opera Moda
Chicago, IL
Michael La Tour, stage director
Anna Benneweg, conductor
42.) November 11-13, 2005
University of Tennessee (co-production with Knoxville Opera)
Knoxville, TN
James Fellenbaum, conductor
43.) November 19, 20, 2005
Knoxville Opera Company (co-production with University of Tennessee)
Knoxville, TN
Carroll Freeman, stage director
Christy Lee, conductor
44.) December 9-11, 2005
New England Conservatory Opera
Boston, MA
Marc Astafan, stage director
Douglas Kinney Frost, conductor
45.) January 26, 27, 29, 2006
Kentucky Opera
Louisville, KY
David Gately, stage director
Joe Rescigno, conductor
46.) March 31, April 2, 2006
Northern Illinois University
Brett Mitchell, conductor
DeKalb, IL
47.) April 7, 9, 2006
University of Arizona Opera Theatre
Tucson, AZ
Charles Roe, stage director
Thomas Cockrell, conductor
48.) December 8, 2006
West Chester University
West Chester, PA
49.) January 14, 2007
Center City Opera
Philadelphia, PA
Jonathon Loy, stage director
Andrew Kurtz, conductor
50.) February 8, 2007 CONCERT PERFORMANCE
Wichita State University Symphony Orchestra
Mark Laycock, conductor
Wichita, KS
51.) March 14, 16,-18 2007
Oberlin Opera Theatre
Oberlin, OH
Jonathon Field, stage director
Christopher Larkin, conductor
52.) May 12-13, 2007
Stoughton Opera Company
Stoughton, WI
Andrew Abrams, stage director
Christopher Ocasek, conductor
53.) May 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31, June 2, 2007
State Opera of South Australia COUNTRY PREMIÉRE: AUSTRALIA
Adelaide Festival Playhouse, Adelaide, Australia
Adam Cook, stage director
Timothy Sexton, conductor
54.) June 14-24, 2007
Summer Opera Theatre Company
Washington, DC
David Grindle, stage director
Kate Tamarkin, conductor
55.) July 15, 2007
dell’Arte Opera Ensemble
New York, NY
Christopher Fecteau, conductor
56.) October 28-30, November 2-4, 2007
Peachtree Modern Opera
Katherine Newton, stage director
Kristine Bengtson, conductor
Atlanta, GA
57.) November 8-11, 2007
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
58.) November 15-17, 2007
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
Brian Clay Luedloff, stage director
Julián Gómez-Giraldo, conductor
59.) May 4, 9, 10, 2008
Opera Delaware
Wilmington, DE
Leland Kimball III, stage director
David Lawton, conductor
60.) July 31, 2008
International Vocal Arts Institute COUNTRY PREMIÉRE: ISRAEL
Tel Aviv, Israel,
Lawrence Edelson, stage director
Brian DeMaris, conductor
61.) August 2, 2008
Brevard Music Center
Brevard, NC
David Gateley, stage director
Christopher Larkin, conductor
*It was from this engagement that the Great Performances telecast (August 2001) and the concomitant Ondine CD of the complete opera were subsequently drawn.
