Cast, Characters and Artists
Principle Cast
Irene Roberts – Isabella *
Sponsored by Ken and Marilyn Hager
Taylor Stayton – Lindoro *
Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Bruening
Patrick Carfizzi – Mustafa *
Sponsored by Mike and Vera Seeley
Ben Wager – Taddeo
Heather Phillips – Elvira @
Samantha Gossard – Zulma ~
Sponsored by Lyric Opera of Kansas City Foundation – Norman Polsky Fund
Elliot Harrison Brown – Haly ~
Sponsored by Pat and Don Dagenais
* Lyric Opera Debut
~ UMKC Apprentice
@ Former Apprentice
Artistic Staff
Leonardo Vordoni – Conductor *
Sponsored by Mrs. Beth Ingram
Michael Cavanagh – Director
Sponsored by Richard and Sarah Porter
Robert Innes Hopkins – Set Designer
David C. Woolard – Costume Designer
Nate Wheatley – Lighting Designer *
Joanne Middleton Weaver – Wig and Make-up Designer
Craig Spallin – Sound Designer
Mark Ferrell – Chorus Master, Rehearsal Accompanist
Elena Lence Talley – Music Librarian
Deborah Morgan – Props Master
Mary Traylor – Costume Coordinator
Karen Billingsley – Wig and Make-up Assistant
Colleen May – Wig and Make-up Crew
Paul Tilson – Assistant Lighting Designer
Sarah Zsohar – Figaro Simultext System Operator
Jennifer Rimmer – Stage Manager
Adam Fulmer, Julia Tyson * – Assistant Stage Managers
Gen Goering – Head Scenic Artist
Harold “Ben” Julius – Production Carpenter
Stephen Cochran – Head Propsman
Joshua Topping – Head Electrician
James Vinzant – Head Flyman
Phil Rebel – Head Sound Engineer
Jan Toombs – Wardrobe Supervison
Desiree Baird Story – Desiree Baird Story
* Lyric Opera Debut
Chorus
Tenor
Tytus Abrahamson
Alexander Goering
Scott Guerrero
Jonathan Knapp
Kevin Smith
Trevor B. Smith
Jake Thede
Clark Weyrauch +
Sponsored by Mrs. Ann Dickinson and Anonymous
Bass/Baritone
Caleb C. Ashby
Matthew Black
Richard B. Gibson
Paul Dominic Griggsby
Josh Markley
Terence Murphy
Matthew Scrivner
Carey Eugene Wilson
+ KU Apprentice
Supernumeraries
Beau Crowder
Matt Messing
Lynn Sheek
Ernesto Suarez
Kansas City Symphony
First Violins
Sunho Kim
Anne-Marie Brown
Anthony DeMarco
Susan Goldenberg
Tomoko Iguchi
Lisa Jackson
Alex Shum
Filip Lazovski
Sarah Saylor
Second Violins
Tamamo Someya Gibbs
Nancy Beckmann
Minhye Helena Choi
Kazato Inouye
Rena Ishii
Yu-Fang Chen
Violas
Youming Chen
Sean Brumble
Marvin Gruenbaum
Matthew Rombaum
Cellos
Susie Yang
Matthew Beckmann
Allen Probus
Double Basses
Nancy Newman
Louis Newman
Flutes
Michael Gordon
Diane Schick
Piccolo
Diane Schick
Oboes
Kristina Fulton
Michelle Duskey
Clarinets
Raymond Santos
John Klinghammer
Bassoons
Thomas DeWitt
Horns
David Sullivan
Elizabeth Gray
Trumpets
Brian Rood
Gregory Jones
Timpani
Timothy Jepson
Percussion
Christopher McLaurin
Joseph Petrasek
