CCM OPERA Series Presents

THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN

Opera in three acts 
Composed by Leoš Janácek 
Revised version by Jiri Zahrádka

Feb. 29-March 2, 2024, Corbett Auditorium

  • Conductor | Vinay Parameswaran, Guest Artist
  • Director | Brian Robertson
  • Scenic Designer | Mark Halpin
  • Lighting Designer | Jessica Drayton *
  • Costume Designer |  Celeste Jackson-Moody
  • Sound Designer | Bryan Pivaral *
  • Production Stage Manager | Deborah Heyl *
  • Technical Director | Nick Hunley
  • Movement Director | Jacob McGlaun
  • Assistant Director | Daria Zholnerova
  • Assistant Conductor | Stephan Fillare
  • Musical Preparation | Marie-France Lefebvre
  • Chorus Master, Children’s Chorus Master | Lisa Hasson
  • Rehearsal Pianists | Marine Eckert, Joesph Stevens

*CCM Student

The Company

  • Sharp-Ears (Bystrouška) the Vixen  | Gabrielle Turgeon+, Emma Marhefka^  
  • Gold-Stripe (Zlatohřbítek) the Fox  | Clara Reeves+, Malone Blaich^ 
  • Forester (Revírník) | Erik Nordstrom+, Andrew Hallam^  
  • Parson | John Mburu  
  • Schoolmaster | Logan Wagner^, William Tanski+  
  • Harašta, a poultry dealer | Seoyong Lee^, Will Ryan+   

^Performs Thursday and Saturday 
+ Performs Wednesday and Friday

Ensemble

  • Frantík, Pepík's friend | Ahhyun Baek
  • Lapák, a dog; Mrs. Páskova, Pásek's wife | Rachael Bell  
  • Forester's wife | Madison Finke
  • Pásek, an innkeeper; Mosquito | Reed Gnepper  
  • Chocholka, a hen | Grace Graham
  • Cricket; Owl | Salleigh Harvey  
  • Young Vixen, Bystrouška; Pepík, Forester's grandson | Maren Hrivnak  
  • Grasshopper; Woodpecker | Lily Scalisi  
  • Jay; Rooster  | Morgan Small  
  • Badger  | Cole Stephenson  
  • Hens Ensemble | Ahhyun Baek, Reed Gnepper, Salleigh Harvey, Maren Hrivnak, Lily Scalisi, Will Tanski

Childrens Chorus

  • Young Frog | Agnes Vandegrift
  • Fox Solos | Evelyn Huey, Cora Koltak
  • Ensemble | Justice Androne, Sloane Burkett, Evelyn Huey, Isla Jones, Cora Koltak, Elizabeth Leisring, Dawson Moore, Oliver Sims, Agnes Vandegrift, Alexander Veshapidze, Marco Wolfe

Orchestra Roster

Orchestra Roster

Violin I

  • Cassidy Franzmeier, Concert master
  • Ava Shedd, Assistant concert master
  • Tao Xue
  • Lucas Braga
  • Olivia Simons
  • Riki Nagai
  • KayCee Galano
  • Emma Joyce
  • Andrew Smeader
  • Kalli Sobania
  • Ella Lee

Violin 2

  • Gabrielle Sewell, principal
  • Po-Ling Huang, assistant principal
  • Yasmine Bougacha
  • Nayoung Yang
  • Ethan Forman
  • Jason Colon
  • Ruey-Yun Chao
  • John Galik
  • Linke Zhou
  • Madeline Marshall
  • Yinyin Sun

Viola

  • Melissa Peraza, principal
  • Kody Dunford, assistant principal
  • Ryan de la Ree
  • Lila Reeser
  • Isabella Prater
  • Sarah Nichols
  • Kate Mazon
  • Aadhi Ramkumar
  • Murphy Combs

Cello

  • Lucas Orth, principal
  • Manuel Papale, assistant principal
  • Aidan Bolding
  • Matthew Lei
  • Anna Mackintosh
  • Hye-Jeong Oh
  • Myles Yeazell

Bass

  • Peter Kim, principal
  • Jack Kotchka-Smith, assistant principal
  • Lorenzo Nigrelli
  • Caleb Edwards

Flute

  • Lindsey Wong
  • Dayna Hagstedt
  • Lauren Jett
  • Lianna Balett 

Oboe

  • Leo De La Cruz
  • Evan Ryan Dial

English Horn

  • Reed Carter

Clarinet 

  • Owen Cheung
  • Taylor Marren

Bass Clarinet

  • Logan Leister

Basson

  • Elizabeth Beeche
  • Bryan Benson

Contrabassoon

  • Yu-Chuen Huang

Horn

  • Brian Walsh
  • Kylee Skairs
  • Hayden Lavalle
  • Seth Johnson
  • Assistant: Sarah Zukhenova 

Trumpet

  • Anna Sheppard 
  • Zige Huang 
  • Austin Park 

Trombone 

  • Kyle Langer 
  • Bryson Hunt

Bass Trombone

  • Sean Reynolds

Tuba

  • Bruce Deal

Harp

  • EJ Busby 

Piano/Celesta

  • Marine Eckert

Vinay Parameswaran, Guest Conductor

Vinay Parameswaran

Internationally recognised for his energetic presence, imaginative programming, and compelling musicianship, Vinay Parameswaran is one of the most exciting young conductors on the podium today.

Highlights of his 22-23 season included his debuts with the Houston and Charlotte Symphonies, return appearances with the Nashville Symphony and Rochester Philharmonic orchestras, and education and family concerts with the Chicago Symphony and New Jersey Symphony. In the 2021/22 season, Parameswaran concluded five seasons with the Cleveland Orchestra, where he was initially Assistant and then Associate Conductor.

During his three seasons as Associate Conductor of the Nashville Symphony, Parameswaran led over 150 performances, which included his subscription debut with the Orchestra in 2016/17. Other highlights have included debuts with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Detroit Symphony, National Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, and Milwaukee Symphony orchestras.

Equally at home in both symphonic and operatic repertoire, Parameswaran has led performances of Mozart’s The Magic Flute and Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love with Curtis Opera Theater.  In Cleveland, he has assisted Franz Welser-Möst on productions of Verdi’s Otello, Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen, Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde and Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos.

A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Parameswaran graduated with honours from Brown University where he began his conducting studies with Paul Phillips. He continued his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music, where he was the Albert M. Greenfield Fellow, later a Conducting Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, and a recipient of a Career Assistance Award by the Solti Foundation U.S. in May 2021.

We update our biographies regularly and ask that they are not altered without permission. For updated versions, please e-mail jmg@jamesbrownmanagement.com   


Production Staff

  • Assistant Stage Managers | Kait Naylor, Raeya Garcia
  • Production Assistant | Chloe Caudill  
  • Child Supervisors | Finley Shields, Sage Shepard
  • Czech Language Coaching | David Adams, Timothy Cheek
  • Assistant Production Managers | Katie Reus, Annalee Crosser
  • Associate Costume Designer | Jayna Fry
  • Associate Lighting Designers | Bella Pfeiffer
  • Assistant Lighting Designers | Laura Hanks
  • Props Manager | Moira Seger 
  • Wardrobe Supervisor | Peggie Dona
  • Wardrobe Crew Leaders | Julia Schillaci, Anya Brennan
  • Wardrobe Crew | Ella Rosoff, Hank Burns-Pavlik, Carter Minor, Arthur Perkins
  • Production Electrician | Nate Miller
  • Assistant Production Electrician/Board Op | Will Everson
  • Lighting Programmer | Riley Rowan
  • Deck Electricians | Miya Chambers
  • Followspot Operators | Jacob Kaplan, Corvo Hopkins
  • Head Carpenter | Paloma Robles
  • Scenic Charge Artist | Jessica Secrest 
  • Props Advisor | Ashley Crockett
  • Production Sound Engineer | Lucia Thill
  • Audio 1 | Reagan Warvel
  • Costume Design Advisor | Elizabeth Payne
  • Cover Stage Manager | Annalee Crosser

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May 20, 2024

The United States Coast Guard Band brings its "Heartland Harmonies" concert tour to UC's College-Conservatory of Music on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The free concert is presented in Corbett Auditorium as part of the band's tour through the American South and Midwest regions for public performances and educational outreach.

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CCM shares 2024 alumni and distinguished service awards

April 26, 2024

UC's College-Conservatory of Music is proud to present alumni and distinguished service awards to outstanding members of our community at the end of each academic year. The 2024 awards are presented to four accomplished alumni and one dedicated patron in a private virtual event on April 23.

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CCM alums win prestigious grants from the Sphinx Organization

April 22, 2024

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music is thrilled to congratulate alums Titilayo Ayangade (BM Cello, ’14) and Jaime Sharp (MM Voice, ’22) on their recent wins of two MPower Artist Grants from the Sphinx Organization. Available only to alumni of the Sphinx Organization, these competitive grants are intended to “empower artists’ careers.”

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Scholarship and Resident Artist Sponsor
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship Sponsor
The Corbett Endowment at CCM
Dance Department Sponsor
All-Steinway School Sponsor
Louise H. & David S. Ingalls Foundation, Inc.
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Visiting Artists & Thinking About Music Sponsor
Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer 
Greg Mathein 
Gary & Barb Cummins 
Jim & Linda Miller 
George & Carroll Roden
Musical Theatre Department Sponsors
Genevieve Smith
Opera Production Sponsor
Rafael and Kimberly de Acha
Opera D’Arte Sponsor
An Anonymous Donor
Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander
Mrs. William A. Friedlander
Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth
Judith Schonbach Landgren and Peter Landgren
Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen
Elizabeth C.B. Sittenfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman
Mrs. Theodore W. Striker
Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer
Ariel Quartet Sponsors
Jan Rogers
Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation
Choral Studies Sponsors
Anonymous
  Classical Guitar Sponsor

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn
Orchestral Sponsor
Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation
Starling Pre-Collegiate Sponsor
Starling Strings Sponsor
Dr. Timothy E. and Janet L. Johnson
Thom Miles and Roberta Gary
Organ Department Sponsors
Keyboard Club of Cincinnati
Louis and Susan Meisel
Piano Department Sponsors
Kevin and Nancy Rhein
   Wind Studies Sponsor
Buddy Rogers Music
LINKS Sponsor
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