CCM OPERA Series Presents

AGRIPPINA

Music by George Frideric Handel 
Libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani

Feb. 16-19, 2023, Cohen Family Studio Theater

  • Conductor | Brian McCann*
  • Director | Alison Pogorelc*
  • Scenic Designer | Samantha Tamulonis*
  • Lighting Designer | Krista Billings
  • Sound Designer | Brenden Freidel*
  • Production Stage Manager | Roza Ruthie Gavriilidis*
  • Props Manager | Melanie Reitman *
  • Musical Preparation and Vocal Coach | Andrew Crooks
  • Intimacy Choreographer| k. Jenny Jones
  • Intimacy Captain| Dinithi Fernando
  • Special thank you to Kelly Yurko and CCM Wig and Make-up for their contributions to the show.

*CCM Student

Agrippina will last approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes with intermission

The Company

 

  • Agrippina | Lucy Evans, Tess Klibanoff,
  • Nero | Rachel Kobernick*, Isabel Lee^ 
  • Pallante |  John Potvin*, John Mburu^
  • Narciso | Jaeyoon Choi*, Sarah Scofield^
  • Ottone | Salleigh Harvey*, Chuanyuan Liu^
  • Poppea | Su Hyeon Park*, Kaylyn Baldwin^ 
  • Claudio | Atticus Rego
  • Supers | Dinithi Fernando, Katie Griffith

*Performs on Thursday/Saturday 
^ Performs on Friday/Sunday 

Note: Lucy Evans performs the role of Agrippina on Thursday/Friday/Sunday. Tess Klibanoff performs the role of Agrippina on Saturday.

 

Orchestra Roster

Orchestra Roster

Brian McCann, conductor

Fang Goh, pianist/coach

Violin I

  • Alayne Wegner

Violin 2

  • KayCee Galano

Viola

  • Emily Stegmuller

Cello

  • Samantha Powell

Oboe

  • Daniel Outlaw

Bass

  • Lorenzo Nigrelli

Theorbo

  • Noah Ward

Harpsichord

  • Fang Goh

Production Staff

  • Technical Director | McKenna Brennan
  • Assistant Stage Managers | Deborah Heyl, Katherine Reus
  • Production Assistant | Raeya Garcia
  • Assistant Production Manager | Emma King
  • Assistant Scenic Designer and Scenic Charge | Mia Adrian
  • Assistant Lighting Designer | Kristen Peck
  • Production Electrician | Sydney Riddle
  • Assistant Production Electrician | Janay Sukkarieh
  • Programmer | Janay Sukkarieh
  • Board Operator | Janay Sukkarieh
  • Media/ Supertitles | Alison Pogorelc
  • Electrics Crew | CCM Lighting & Technology Department  students
  • Set Construction Crew | Matti Andrews, Jeffrey Bell, William Blank, El (Elora) Bowers, Anna Camerer, Nick Feldmann, Raeya Garcia, Ella Gover, Laura Hanks, Willow Heichel, Corvo (Mary) Hopkins, Lily Landoch, Kaitlin Mier, Maddi Myer, Kait Naylor, Molly Powell, Charlie Raschke, Evan Reinhart, Paloma Robles, Kassidy Schley, Moira Seger, Jordan Shaw, Emma Shreve, Morgan Terry, Bethany Untener, Reagan Warvel
  • Scenic Charge Artist | Mia Adrian
  • Scene Shop Assistants | McKenna Cameron Brennan, Isabelle /Izzy Dillon, Lukas J. Hummeldorf, Nick Hunley, Hunter Lee, Benji Lookatch, Grace Elizabeth Mayo, Janay Sukkarieh, Gabrielle Sprouse Ullman, Logan Timothy Vanderpool
  • Set/Props Running Crew | El Bowers
  • Production Sound Engineer | Kayla Chen
  • Sound Shop Graduate Assistants | Kaitlin Barnett, Patrick Kiernan, Bryan Pivaral, Aaron Woodstein
  • Costume Coordinator | Katherine Reus
  • Props Construction Crew | Mia Adrian, Suzanna Barnes, Maddy Byrnes, Anna Carmer, Hattie Fann, Corvo Hopkins, Simon Knox, Liz Mitan, Molly Powell, Melanie Reitman, Moira Seger, Sage Shepard, Emma Shreve, Amber Slater

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