OF acaemY OF THE A BROOKLYI7 WM The WILLIAM FRANCIS Department The THE ARTS )96S MCKELVY Governing BROOKLYN October B. {, T. AND Magic HEWSON, of CIIRISTY, at4yb MARTIN, Committee 30, MUSIC NORTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Chairman 1965 President Director Flute SHORE The /iYll' n /96Sí Marriage November _,smI`Jr I o tYv7 13, ...... of 1965 ;'" \ Figaro .,,, CO. ... i..u:..e..u,;. _ . . ... 996I-S96I/uospaS u}Lpj THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC in association with The Opera Society of Brooklyn presents THE MOZART OPERA FESTIVAL

The North Shore Friends of Opera, Inc. presents THE NORTH SHORE OPERA COMPANY EDITH MUGDAN RICHARD EDELMAN Executive Director Artistic Director Production of Saturday Evening, October 30th, 8:00 P. M. Opera in Two Acts Music by In a New English Version After The Libretto of Emanuel Schikaneder and Carl Ludwig Giesecke by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman Conducted by: GUSTAV MEIER Directed by: RICHARD EDELMAN Scenery by: LEWIS STONE GREENLEAF, III Costumes by: LEWIS STONE GREENLEAF, III & MARGARETTA MAGANINI Choreography by: RUTH SKALLER Assistant Conductor: JOAN DORNEMANN (Characters in order of their appearance) Tamino, A Prince .._...._.._.._...._...._...... _...._...... _..._...... _...... _ ...... DAVID BENDER

( CLAUDIA LINDSEY Three Ladies, attendant on the Queen of the Night ...... j KAREN ROEWADE SHEILAH NADLER Papageno, A Bird- Catcher ...... _...... _...... KENNETH CHERTOK Astrafiammante, the Queen of the Night ...... RITA SHANE Monostatos, in the service of Sarastro ...... ALAN CROFOOT Pamina, Daughter of the Queen of the Night ... .. BENITA VALENTE The Speaker of the Temple ...... _...... _..._...... _...... _...... _.._.._..._. LEE CASS First Priest of the Temple .. HERBERT PORDOM Sarastro, High Priest of Isis and Osiris ...... _..__.. MALCOLM SMITH Papagena ...... _..._ ...... _..._... DODI PROTERO The Men in Armor HERBERT PORDOM ( LEE CASS Three Spirits, Priests, People, Slaves, Animals The action takes place in lengendary times, both in the realm of the Queen of the Night and at the sacred temple of Isis and Osiris. The scenery and costumes for this production were made available to the North Shore Opera Company through the generosity of the Chautauqua Opera Institute, the Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund For Music, and the N. Y. State Council On The Arts. R RESTAURANT [(jr ondola COCKTAIL LOUNGE "FOR PEOPLE OF GOOD TASTE" 20 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn NEvins 8 -9547 Across the street from the Academy cor Tour After the dhow Mining CJteaeure - our Venezia Room is just the place to relax and enjoy the finest in food and drinks. WE CATER TO ALL SOCIAL FUNCTIONS -UP TO 300 Italian -American Cuisine For Reservations, call Best stocked bar in town NEvins 8 -9547 °. Open Dolly ° x y 4 and Sundays * gam. .a

The STEINWAY is the official piano of THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Academy pianos are serviced by ABARD PIANO & ORGAN CO. The North Shore Friends of Opera, Inc. presents THE NORTH SHORE OPERA COMPANY EDITH MUGDAN RICHARD EDELMAN Executive Director Artistic Director

Production of Saturday Evening, November 13th, 8:00 P. M. Opera -Buffa in Four Acts Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Text by Lorenzo da Ponte based upon Beaumarchais' play English Version by Ruth & Thomas Martin Conducted by: KENNETH SCHERMERHORN Directed by: RICHARD EDELMAN Scenery by: DAVID REPPA Costumes by: MARGARETTA MAGANINI Assistant Conductor: JOAN DORNEMANN (Characters in order of their appearance) Figaro, Count Almaviva's valet __ ...... _ ._..__..... JOHN PECK Susanna, Countess Almaviva's maid . MILDRED ALLEN Dr. Bartolo, formerly guardian of the Countess ._.._ ._.._..._.._._..._.._._..._..__ LEE CASS Marcellina, formerly Duenna of the Countess ..._ SHEILAH NADLER Cherubino, page to the Countess _.._ .._.._...._...... _.._..__... CATHERINE CHRISTENSEN Count Almaviva _.._..._.._..._.._._._.._.._ _.._...... _... JAMES FLEETWOOD Don Basilio, music master ._...._.._.._ ...... _.._ ...._...._..._...... _.,...... ALAN CROFOOT Barbarina, Antonio's daughter RITA GARDNER

Countess Almaviva y.._.._.._..._...... _.... . BARBARA SMITH -CONRAD Don Curzio, a lawyer ..._ ...... _..._..... NICO CASTEL Antonio, a gardener, uncle to Susanna ...... _...... ANTHONY TAMBURELLO The action covers one day in the castle and grounds of Aguas Frescas, the domain of Count Almaviva, near Seville.

Staff For The North Shore Opera Company Technical Director and Lighting Designer _... ______. _ _...... David Reppa Production Stage Manager ...... __._...... _...... _...... Nancy Haskell Orchestra Contractor _..... __. Sam Levitan Production Assistants _ _ James & Philip Conlon, Susan Haggerson

The Manufacturer's -Hanover Trust Company, through the Opera Society of Brooklyn, has underwritten a portion of the performances this season of the Mozart Opera Festival.

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