Works:
Amelia Rogers (b. 1954) - Fortitude*
Libretto by Amelia Rogers and Nancy Lee Patton
Adapted from the play of the same name by Kurt Vonnegut
Martha Sullivan, soprano, as Gloria
Charlene Marcinko, mezzo-soprano, as Mrs. Sylvia Lovejoy
Daniel Moore, tenor, as Charley
Stephen Bomgardner, tenor, as Dr. Tom Swift
Stephen Salters, baritone, as Dr. Elbert Little
Paul Houghtaling, baritone, as Dr. Norbert Frankenstein
Michael Adamis (1929-) - Orestes
Text by Euripides
Translation to modern Greek by A. Terzakis
Spyros Sakkas, baritone, as Orestes
Thomas Oboe Lee (1945) - Unmasked*
Libretto by Barbara Kuehn Center
Julie Hanson, soprano, as Boy
Barbara Youmans, mezzo-soprano, as Mother
Laurie McGowan, mezzo-soprano, as "If"
James Ruff, tenor, as "Maybe"
Ed Whalen, baritone, as "But"
Dennis Bender, bass, as "Later"
*Works written for ALEA III
ALEA III Performers:
Marianne Gedigian, flute
Ellen Sherman, oboe
Darryl Durham, clarinet
Janet Underhill, bassoon
Christopher Cooper, horn
Richard Flanagan, percussion
Geoffrey Burleson, keyboards
Dana Ianculovici, violin
David Rubinstein, viola
Mark Simcox, violoncello
Greg Koeller, contrabass
Production Staff:
Andrea Scala, production manager
Julie Dunavan, carpenter
Peter Tangstrand, lighting designer
Judith Paika, mask designs
Vocal Coaches:
Michael Beattie
Lisa Harer
Karen Harvey