Cast, Characters and Artists
Principal Cast
Melody Moore – Floria Tosca *
Sponsored by Mrs. Beth Ingram and Mr. Edward P. Milbank
James Valenti – Mario Cavaradossi *
Sponsored by Charles and Virginia Clark
Gordon Hawkins – Baron Scarpia *
Sponsored by Anne and Howard Elsberry
Ben Wager – Cesare Angelotti
Julien Robbins – A Sacristan
Scott Wichael – Spoletta
Terence Murphy – Sciarrone
Micah Welch – A Shepherd Boy
A Jailer – Matt Black
* Lyric Opera Debut
Artistic Staff
Ward Holmquist – Conductor
Garnett Bruce – Director
R. Keith Brumley – Set Designer
Lena Rivkina – Costume Designer
James Sale – Lighting Designer
Alison Hanks – Wig and Make-up Designer
Mark Ferrell – Chorus Master
Mark Ferrell, Natalia Rivera – Rehearsal Accompanists
Elena Lence Talley – Music Librarian
Deborah Morgan – Props Master
Mary Traylor – Costume Coordinator
Karen Billingsley – Wig and Make-up Assistant
Colleen May, Russell Bagwell-Schein – Wig and Make-up Crew
Nate Wheatley – Assistant Lighting Designer
Sarah Zsohar – Figaro Simultext System Operator
Sadie DeSantis – Stage Manager
Adam Fulmer, Kelly Schmidli – Assistant Stage Managers
Gen Goering – Head Scenic Artist
Regina Weller, Michael Schliefka – Scenic Artists
Harold “Ben” Julius – Production Carpenter
Stephen Cochran – Head Propsman
James Vinzant – Head Flyman
Phil Rebel – Head Sound Engineer
Jan Toombs – Wardrobe Supervison
Desiree Baird Story – Desiree Baird Story
Chorus
Soprano
Victoria Botero
Melissa Faltermeier
April Martin ~
Sponsored by Anonymous
Kristin Newbegin
Mary Lou Pagano
Ashley Yvonne Wheat ~
Sponsored by Anonymous
Mezzo
Katie Bieber
Christina Dominguez-Fracul
Samantha Gossard ~
Kristee Haney @
Lindsay James
Kathryn Long
Tenor
Alexander Goering
Trent Green
Trevor B. Smith
Jake Thede
Clark Weyrauch +
Sponsored by Mrs. Ann Dickinson and Anonymous
Vigthor Zophoniasson
Bass/Baritone
Matt Black
Elliot Harrison Brown ~
Sponsored by Don and Pat Dagenais
Paul Dominic Griggsby
Matthew Scrivner
Carey Eugene Wilson
Joe Winans
~ UMKC Apprentice
+ KU Apprentice
@ Former Apprentice
Children’s Chorus
Maddox Bane
Kaitlyn Borgelt
Cam Burns
Ainsley Cornelius
Maeve Donovan
Alexandra Freeman
Sarah Hayes
Amari Lewis
Madelyn Lovetere
Elise Malone
Sarah Milgrim
Delilah Rose Pellow
Josephine Pellow
Portia Renee
Gillian Royster
Ariana Ruiz
Claire Rupp
Victoria Schmidt
Andrew Stout
Ashtin Umstattd
Supernumeraries
Melinda Bennett
Deborah Carr
Sam Chapin
Beau Crowder
Jim Haley
Amy Imparato
Adrian Lewis
Meghan Lovetere
William Petrie
Craig Robinson
Jeff Ronk
Katie Ruiz
Susan Sanders
Ernesto Suarez
Chris Wilt
Frank Whitchurch
The Kansas City Symphony
First Violins
Noah Geller
Dorris Dai Janssen
Gregory Sandomirsky
Anne-Marie Brown
Tomoko Iguchi
Chiafei Lin
Vladimir Rykov
Alex Shum
Sarah Kim
Filip Lazovski
Second Violins
Tamamo Someya Gibbs
Kristin Velicer
Nancy Beckmann
Stephanie Cathcart
Minhye Helena Choi
Kevin Hao
Rena Ishii
Francesca Manheim
Violas
Youming Chen
Jessica Nance
Marvin Gruenbaum
Duke Lee
Jenifer Richison
Matthew Rombaum
Cellos
Alexander East
Maria Crosby
Rung Lee
Allen Probus
Double Basses
Jeffrey Kail
Evan Halloin
Richard Ryan
Flutes
Michael Gordon
Shannon Finney
Diane Schick
Piccolo
Diane Schick
Oboes
Kristina Fulton
Kenneth Lawrence
Dieter Koch
English Horn
Kenneth Lawrence
Clarinets
Raymond Santos
John Klinghammer
Gabriel Campos Zamora
E-Flat Clarinet
John Klinghammer
Bass Clarinet
Gabriel Campos Zamora
Bassoons
Ann Bilderback
Thomas DeWitt
Marita Abner
Contrabassoon
Thomas DeWitt
Horns
Alberto Suarez
Elizabeth Gray
David Gamble
Stephen Multer
Trumpets
Philip Clark
Brian Rood
Stan Smith
Trombones
Roger Oyster
Porter Wyatt Henderson
Adam Rainey
David Becker
Bass Trombone
Adam Rainey
Timpani
Timothy Jepson
Percussion
Christopher McLaurin
Joseph Petrasek
Spencer Jones
Harp
Deborah Wells Clark
