PERFORMANCES

 

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T E L E V I S I O N

C A S T

Laura Whalen
Filumena
LAURA WHALEN

Gaetan Laperriere
Picariello
GAÉTAN LAPERRIÈRE

Gregory Dahl
Charlie
GREGORY DAHL

David Pomeroy
Steve

DAVID POMEROY

Elizabeth Turnbull
Maria

ELIZABETH TURNBULL 


Torin Chiles
McAlpine

TORIN CHILES

Michael Meraw
Papa
MICHAEL MERAW

Mama
CHRISTINE LEDIG

Keith Boldt
Lawson
KEITH BOLDT

 

Robert Dean
Robert Dean
CONDUCTOR

Kelly Robinson
Kelly Robinson
DIRECTOR

Sue Lepage
PRODUCTION DESIGN

Harry Frehner
LIGHTING DESIGN

Edmonton Opera Chorus

 

Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

Edmonton Symphony Orchestra



PAST PERFORMANCES

   
Edmonton Opera December 1, 2005
Edmonton Opera November 29, 2005
Edmonton Opera November 26, 2005
Banff Centre August 6, 2005
Banff Centre August 5, 2005
Banff Centre August 4, 2005
Banff Centre August 3, 2005
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra May 2005, excerpts
National Arts Centre
Ottawa
April 30, 2005
National Arts Centre
Ottawa
April 28, 2005
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra June 2004, excerpts
Banff Centre August 10, 2003
Banff Centre August 8, 2003
Banff Centre August 6, 2003
Calgary Opera February 7, 2003
Calgary Opera February 5, 2003
Calgary Opera February 1, 2003
   

BROADCASTS and TELECASTS

   
Opening Night

CBC Television, Broadcast Premiere
March 9, 2006, 8PM

CBC Television,
May 4, 2006, 8PM

Saturday Afternoon at the Opera

CBC Radio Two
July 1, 2006

CBC Radio Two
April 26, 2003

 

TELEVISION CLOSING CREDITS

 

This opera was commissioned by

The Banff Centre

and the

Calgary Opera Association

 

 

Cast of Characters

FILUMENA Laura Whalen

EMILIO PICARIELLO Gaétan Laperrière

CHARLIE LOSANDRO Gregory Dahl

STEFANO PICARIELLO David Pomeroy

MARIA PICARIELLO Elizabeth Turnbull

MCALPINE Torin Chiles

CONSTABLE LAWSON Keith Boldt

PAPA COSTANZO Michael Meraw

MAMMA COSTANZO Christine Ledig

Chorus

Sarah Hop, Hans Forbrich, Martin Galba,

Connor Beaton, Nick Horobec, Charlotte Burrowes,

Andrae Marchak, Derek Beaton, Linda Farrah-Basford,

John Adria, Francis Price, Ronald E Johnston,

Joanne Linden, Gerda Miller, Raymond Pryma,

David Mar, Alicia Guilder, Kerry McKinlay,

Jan Taylor, Caroline Howarth, Duncan Morrison,

Betty Kolodziej, Ann Parry, Dilys Kulchitsky,

Ashley Ball, Robert Rock, Grace Megli-Turner,

Tom Hall, Ashlie White, Randall MacDonald,

Lindsey Sikora, Kirsten Piehl, Heather McVie-Gaunt,

Christine Ledig, John Yun, Joseph Chambrinho,

Nathan Letourneau, Robert Bradford-Carley

Supers

John Miller, Kevin Smith, Lance Beswick,

Clayton Rodney, Howard Kowalchuk, Keenan Bradford-Carley,

Oline Markine, Robert Hirschberger, Darcy Schmidt-Paborn,

Jim Knoepfli, Larrie Boddy, Gunnar Schmidt-Paborn

Children

Cassandra James, Kayla Wiberg, Claire Kulchitsky,

Rebecca Lappa, Riley Trembath, Nathan Kulchitsky,

Ashley Pisesky, Bebe Trembath, Walker Trembath,

Samuel Barritt, Kira Guloien

Composer

John Estacio

Librettist

John Murrell

Production Designers

Set & Costume Design

Sue LePage

Lighting Design

Harry Frehner

The Edmonton Opera Association

General Manager

Mary Phillips-Rickey

Artistic Director

Brian Deedrick

Artistic Director Emeritus

Dr. Irving Guttman, CM

Director of Production

Richard Sims

Artistic Administrator

Jeff McCune

Resident Conductor / Chorus Director

Peter Dala

Conductor

Robert Dean

The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

Producers

Pati Olson & Jean Patenaude

Stage Director

Kelly Robinson

Television Director

Eric Till

Director of Photography

Mike Ouellette

Music Consultant

David Hoyt

Television Sound Supervisor

Jochen Eggert

Location Sound Engineer

Al Lamden

Location Sound Mix

Ron Yachimec

Picture Editor

Carey Komadina

Mobile Crew

 

Cameramen:

Dwayne Dorland

Doug Hallett

Loris Mattiello

Wayne Noga

Mike Seymour

Randy Tomiuk

Tom Whitford

Bob Woodcock

Video Engineers:

Mel Gargus

Dave Proc

Mobile Sound

Peter Wugalter

EFP Sound

Jamie Kidd

RF Sound

Larry MacDonald

Switcher

Norm Vallee

VTR Operator

Angus Lyons

Cable Pullers

Robyn Doyle

Chuck Ibey

Zack Hamm

Script Assistant

Douglas Oakley

Production Asst.

Chris Martin

Technical Supervisor

Bob Senior

Engineer in Charge

Dan Blair

Mobile Driver

Dan MacGregor

Assistant Production Manager/Accountant

Anita Rolston

Assistant Bookeeper

Margaret Hoover

Location Coordinator

Lisa Byrne

Edmonton Opera Production Staff

Artistic & Production Asst.

Clayton Rodney

Stage Manager

Tim Yakimec

Assistant Stage Managers

Ha Neul Kim

Amy Lippold

Title Cuer

Pat MacKenzie

Volunteer Production Asst.

Len Aston

Artistic Support

Edmonton Opera Guild

Repetiteur

Kinza Tyrell

Wardrobe Department

Deanna Finnman, Debbie Clifford

Sharon Templeman, Traci Montgomery

Tammy Komant, Mariellen Meszaros

Inger Lorsignol, Jill Concannon

Brenda Inglis, Kathleen Mulder

Wigs and Hair Department

Nancy Horn, Judy Morley

Marsha Scott, Linda Bourgon

Deborah Spearing

Makeup Department

Cathryn Nicoll, Dianne Pelletier

Lynette Kuchera, Jillian Kaliel

Monica Patt

Carpentry Department/Staging

Geoff Bacchus, Tom Purse, Al Candy,

James Kennedy, Greg Brown, Harry Wong,

Davis McNally, Cody Menard, Eric Rebalkin,

James MacGregor Dustin Kliss Thomas Hudson

Dennis Franz, Randall Stinchcombe

Lighting Department

Jeff Osterlin, Alastair Elliot, Ted Hendrikx,

Alan Spence, John Harrison, Gordon Armstrong,

Bruce MacPherson, Kathleen Mulder

Props Department

Vincent Meseck, Angie Sotiropoulos

Fly Department

Al Kliss, Darcy Turlock, William Montgomery,

Paul Fafard, Denis Pellerin, Ronald Burrow,

Chris Hayes

Audio Department

Michael Cleasby, Paul Schmidt

Scenic Painting

Myron Hyrak, Kirby Liknes

Postproduction Picture

Studio Post, Edmonton

 

Postproduction Sound

Blackman Productions

Publicity

Bottom Line Productions Inc.

Auditor

Hudson, Pederson, Weiss & Williams

Legal

Robert Neufeld

 

Stills Photography

Ed Ellis Production Stills

 

 

Special thanks to:

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Canada Council for the Arts

Canadian Heritage

Alberta Performing Arts Stabilization Fund

The City of Edmonton

Edmonton Arts Council

Edmonton Community Foundation

The Press Gallery

H. Jean McDiarmaid Fund for Musical Performance

Gillespie-Farrell LLP Chartered Accountants

Edmonton Opera Association

Controller – Robert Bradford-Carley

Marketing & Education Coordinator – Michelene Deck

Special Events & Volunteer Coordinator – Robin Gerow

Box Office Manager – Jaclyn Thomey

Receptionist & Audience Services – Helen Walls

Development Intern – Bonnie Tsui

Historic Consultants – Francis Price & David Cook

Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

William Eddins, Music Director

Martin Riseley, Concertmaster

Elaine Calder, Managing Director

Rob McAlear, Artistic Administrator

 

The Banff Centre

The Calgary Opera Association

National Arts Centre

Canadian Actors’ Equity Association

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists

Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association

Edmonton Musicians Association

American Federation of Musicians

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 210

Reynolds Alberta Museum

Absolutely Edibles Catering & Café

Lunch Break Deli & Catering

Tracey Byrne

This program is a recording of a live

performance of the Edmonton Opera

Produced in association with

the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, www.cbc.ca

Robert Sherrin, Executive Producer of Arts Programming

Telefilm Canada: Equity Investment Program

Produced with the assistance of

Alberta Film Development Program of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

CanWest Western

Independent Producers Fund

Sharing Visions/Reveries Inc.

Bogart Productions Inc.

Government of Canada Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program

 

c 2006 Filu Productions