MUS 390.16: OPERA WORKSHOP

UD Opera Workshop 2002

UD Opera Workshop 2001

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2003 PRODUCTION
Gilbert & Sullivan's Ruddigore: Or the Witch's Curse

John Benjamin, piano
Robert Avrett, stage director
Lee Hoffman, production/music director

Auditions | Cast | Performances | Production Week | Rehearsal Schedule (pdf) | Scores | Syllabus (pdf) | Synopsis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDITIONS

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• When & Where: 4:30 - 6 PM, Tuesday & Thursday, August 26 and 28, Sears Recital Hall

• MEN: If you are not available during those audition times, please email Lee Hoffman at Lee.Hoffman@notes.udayton.edu with your schedule of availability for the week of August 26 - 29 and she will reply with your audition date, time and location.

• Schedule Your Audition ASAP: Sign-Up schedule posted at the MT102 board

• Download and Complete: Opera Workshop Audition Information Form (pdf)

• Audition Pieces: Prepare two classical pieces in contrasting styles, both of which demonstrate your best vocal and dramatic ability, one of which must be (both may be) in English

• Audition Accompanist: Pianist provided

• What to Bring to the Audition: 1) Completed Opera Workshop Audition Information form and 2) your music

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCORES

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Purchase RUDDIGORE scores in the UD Bookstore for $14.95. Bring scores with you to every rehearsal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRODUCTION WEEK

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6:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Sunday through Thursday, November 9 - 13, Boll Theatre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERFORMANCES

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Performances #1 & 2:
(6:00 PM Call) 8:00 PM, Friday & Saturday, November 14 & 15, Boll Theatre

Performance #3:
8:30 PM, Tuesday, November 19, KU Ballroom, select members of the cast will perform 20 minutes of RUDDIGORE music for the SBA Alumni Awards event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAST

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Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd (disguised as Robin Oakapple): Mike Blocksidge, tenor
Richard Dauntless (Robin's foster-brother): Chris Albanese, tenor
Sir Despard Murgatroyd, of Ruddigore (a Wicked Baronet): Brian Kuzmin, tenor
Old Adam Goodheart (Robin's Faithful Servant): Jonathan Bettle, bass
Rose Maybud (a Village Maiden) -- Double-Cast: Rachel Seitz, soprano / April Morris, soprano
Mad Margaret: Angela Potticary, soprano
Dame Hannah (Rose's Aunt): Meg LaVigne, mezzo-soprano
Zorah (Professional Bridesmaid): Emily Dobrinich, soprano
Ruth (Professional Bridesmaid - speaking role): Mandy Williams, soprano
Sir Roderic Murgatroyd (the Twenty-first Baronet): Erik Strope, tenor
1st ghost (speaking role) - TBA
2nd ghost (speaking role) - TBA
3rd ghost (speaking role) - TBA
4th ghost (speaking role) - TBA
Officers, Ancestors, Professional Bridesmaids, Villagers:
Jennifer Aprahamian, alto
Chris Bagi, bass
Lisa Bankes, soprano
Jonathan Bettle, bass
John Bishop, tenor
Todd Bodey, tenor
Julie Brock, alto
Emily Dobrinich, soprano
Alisa Godfrey, alto
Ed Hatch, bass
Meg LaVigne, alto
Brandon Ring, bass
Damon Sink, tenor
Erik Strope, bass
Mandy Williams, soprano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

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(from http://trouperslightopera.org/Troupers/ruddigore.htm)

"Ruddigore, or the Witch's Curse, satirizes unreasonable sense of duty and stiff-upper lip determination in the face of ridiculous events. It also provides a satire of popular mustachioed villain melodramas of the time. Ruddigore was written in 1887, and clearly is lampooning the Gypsy's curse in Il Trovatore (1853).

Each Baronet of Ruddigore has been cursed to commit a crime each day or perish in agony. Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd runs away and hides in a fishing village as Robin Oakapple.  Here he falls in love with sweet Rose Maybud, while his younger brother Sir Despard is forced to become the Bad Baronet. When Robin's half-brother Richard, who also has designs on Rose, tells  Despard of Robin's duplicity, Robin is forced to become the Bad Baronet and Sir Despard becomes a blameless school teacher. Richard can now marry Rose. This village has been endowed with a permanent chorus of bridesmaids and they have been waiting to serenade Rose's wedding.  

When Robin refuses to perform more crimes (he has been getting away with forging checks for people who don't even have bankers) the ghosts in his castle descend from their picture frames to threaten him. However, since suicide is itself a crime, the curse is inoperative and all revert and live happily ever after."