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Opera

Broadcast Date: August 9, 2008

OPERA: TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (in German)
COMPOSER: Richard Wagner

Cast:
Tristan John Treleaven
Isolde Linda Watson
König Marke Eric Halfvarson
Kurwenal Juha Uusitalo
Brangane Lioba Braun
Shepherd/Sailor Gregory Warren
Steersman Matthew Moore
CONDUCTOR: James Conlon
ORCHESTRA: Los Angeles Opera Orchestra

Broadcast Date: August 16, 2008

OPERA: Otello (in Italian)
COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi

Cast:
Otello Ian Storey
Desdemona Elena Evseeva
Iago Mark Delavan
Cassio Derek Taylor
Emilia Ning Liang
Ludovico Eric Halfvarson
Roderigo Gregory Warren
Montano Ryan McKinny
Herald Matthew Moore
CONDUCTOR: James Conlon
ORCHESTRA: Los Angeles Opera Orchestra

Broadcast Date: August 23, 2008 (two short operas)

1st OPERA: The Broken Jug (Opera in 1 Act)
COMPOSER: Viktor Ullmann

Cast:
Judge Adam James Johnson
Judge Walter Steven Humes
Licht Bonaventura Bottone
Frau Marthe Rull Elizabeth Bishop
Eve Melody Moore
Ruprecht Richard Cox
Veit Tumpel Jason Stearns
Frau Brigitte Natasha Flores
Servant Ryan McKinny
1st Maid Rena Harms
2nd Maid Lauren McNeese

2nd OPERA: La Rondine
COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini

Cast:
Magda Patricia Racette
Ruggero Marcus Haddock
Lisette Amanda Squitieri
Prunier Greg Fedderly
Rambaldo David Pittsinger
Perichaud Dale Travis
Crebillon Levi Hernandez
Gobin Paul Floyd
Yvette Karen Vuong
Bianca Silvia Vasquez
Suzy/ A Singer Angel Blue
CONDUCTOR: Keri-Lynn Wilson
ORCHESTRA: Los Angeles Opera Orchestra

Broadcast Date: September 27, 2008

OPERA: Joan of Arc (The Maid of Orleans)
COMPOSER: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Joan of Arc Dolora Zajick
King Charles VII Misha Didyk
Lionel Rod Gilfry
Thibaut Phillip Skinner
Raymond Sean Panikkar
Bertrand Peter Strummer
A Soldier Torlef Borsting
Voice from the Angelic Choir Virginia Pluth
Solo Dancer David Bier
Dunois Philip Cutlip
Agnes Sorel Karen Slack
Lauret Valery Portnov
The Archbishop Giorgio Giuseppini
CONDUCTOR: Donald Runnicles
ORCHESTRA: Los Angeles Opera Orchestra

Utah Opera (October 11, 2008 - November 1, 2008)

Broadcast Date: 10/11/08 - TBA

Broadcast Date: 10/18/08
Rossini La Cenerentola  -  Patricia Risley (Cenerentola); Chad Freeburg (Don Ramiro); Daniel Belcher (Dandini); Derrick Parker (Alidoro); Stephen Condy (Don Magnifico); Utah Symphony; Gerald Steichen, conductor (recorded March 2008)

Broadcast Date: 10/25/08
Mozart Don Giovanni (recorded May 2008) – Christopher Schaldenbrand (Don Giovanni); Gustav Andreasson (Il Commendatore (Don Pedro)); Susanna Phillips (Donna Anna); Ryan McPherson (Don Ottavio); Deanne Meek (Donna Elvira); Mark Schnaible (Leporello); Chad Sloan (Masetto); Shannon Kessler (Zerlina); Utah Symphony; Robert Tweten, conductor

Broadcast Date:11/1/08
Puccini Madama Butterfly (recorded October 2008)  Cast list pending

Broadcast Date: November 8, 2008

OPERA: Das Rheingold
COMPOSER: Richard Wagner

Cast:
Wotan Mark Delavan
Loge Stefan Margita
Alberich Richard Paul Fink
Fricka Jennifer Larmore
Erda Jill Grove
Mime David Cangelosi
Fasolt Andrea Silvestrelli
Fafner Günther Groissböck
CONDUCTOR: Donald Runnicles
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

Broadcast Date: November 15, 2008

OPERA: Parsifal
COMPOSER: Richard Wagner

Cast:
Parsifal Christopher Ventris
Gurnemanz Kwangchul Youn
Kundry Mihoko Fujimura
Amfortas Detlef Roth
Klingsor  Thomas Jesatko
Titurel  Diógenes Randes
1st Knight                    Arnold Bezuyen
2nd Knight Friedemann Röhlig
1st Page Julia Borchert
2nd Page Ulrike Helzel
3rd Page Clemens Bieber
4th Page Timothy Oliver
CONDUCTOR: Daniele Gatti
CHORUS:

Bayreuth Festival Chorus

ORCHESTRA: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Performed in the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on July 25, 2008

Broadcast Date: November 22, 2008

OPERA: Tristan Und Isolde
COMPOSER: Richard Wagner

Cast:
Tristan Robert Dean Smith
Isolde Iréne Theorin
König Marke Robert Holl
Brangäne Michelle Breedt
Kurwenal Jukka Rasilainen
Melot Ralf Lukas
A Young Sailor Clemens Bieber
A Shepherd Arnold Bezuyen
A Helmsman Martin Snell
CONDUCTOR: Peter Schneider
CHORUS: Bayreuth Festival Chorus
ORCHESTRA Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

Performed in the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on July 26, 2008

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