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Production photos by Donato Valentino
Click on name to see the complete series
Gems from the American Operetta September 2009
Naughty Marietta June 2008
Sari October 2008
A Waltz Dream June 2009
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October 3 and 4, 2009 both shows at 4 pm in Philadelphia
The Music of the
American Operetta
Selections from the great American operettas
by Victor Herbert, Sigmund Romberg, Rudolph Friml & Jerome Kern
Hear favories from
The Red Mill (1906), Eileen (1917), Fortune Teller (1898),
Mademoiselle Modiste (1905),The Vagabond King (1925), The Firefly (1912),
Rose Marie (1924), Oh Boy! (1917), Sally (1920), Showboat (1927),
Roberta (1933), New Moon (1928), Maytime (1917), Viennese Nights (1930), and many more!
Starring:
Ryan Kuster
Zulimar Lopez-Hernandez
Megan Monaghan
Aaron Spencer
Noah Van Niel
and special guest star Maria Russo
José Meléndez, music director and pianist
Concert Operetta Theater is making it's New York City debut
First NYC performance since 1930
Sári 
by Emmerich Kálmán (1914)
Sung in the original English translation by C.C. Cushing and E. P. Heath
Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 3 pm
Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Center, Goodman House
129 W. 67th Street, NYC (Broadway at 67th)
The old gypsy violinist has retired,
but isn't sure he wants to give up his title to his son.
A story of love and trust with a touch of Kálmán's Hungarian flair.
Starring:
Steven LaBrie (Pali Racz)
Jennifer Graf (Sari)
Darlene Kelsey (Juliska)
Noah Van Niel (Laczi Racz)
Michael Ashby (Gaston)
Brendon O' Brien (Count Estragon)
Gabor Kari (Cadeau)
Justin Johnson (Fekete)
José Meléndez, music director and pianist
Gregory Teperman (debut), violin
Click here to read the story
See Selections from the 2008 performance on Youtube
See Bentil Blog from The Jewish Daily Forward
March 20 and 21, 2010 both shows at 4 pm in Philadelphia
Philadelphia premiere of new English translation
Giuditta
Starring Academy of Vocal Arts Resident Artists
Corinne Winters, soprano (debut) & Sean Arnold, tenor (debut)
with
Shelley Jackson, soprano (debut)
Aaron Spencer, tenor
Ryan Kusyer, bass-baritone
José Meléndez, music director and pianist
Music by Franz Lehár (1934)
Original book and lyrics by Paul Knepler and Fritz Lohner
New English Translation by Adam Carstairs
She leaves her husband in Spain and runs away with a handsome soldier stationed in Africa. Can she be faithful to him?
Lehar's only operetta which debuted at the Vienna State Opera House.
Hear his haunting melody Meine lippen sie kussen so heiss...
Click here to read the story
June 12 & 13, 2010 in Philadelphia at 4 pm
The World Premiere English translation and the American Premiere of
The Merry Nibelungs
(Die lustigen Nibelungen)
Music by Oscar Straus (1904)
German libretto by "Rideamus" (Fritz Oliven)
New English translation by
Michael Ashby, Daniel Pantano, and Stephan Stoeckl
An operetta burlesque based on the
German legends which became Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle.
Starring
Michael Ashby as Siegfried
Cynthia Cook (debut) as Brünhilde
Darlene Kelsey as Kriemhild
Daniel Lickteig (debut) as Gunther
Edward Albert as Hagen
Margaret Mezzacappa (debut) as Ute
Jason Switzer (debut) as Dankwart
Thomas Faracco as Volker
Patricia Vigil (debut) as Giselher / The Bird
José Meléndez, music director and pianist
Click here to read the story
(*Singers, Dates and Productions are subject to change)
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