The St. Petersburg Opera Company, Inc.
P. O. Box 238, St. Petersburg, FL 33731
(727) 823-2040
stpeteopera.org

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DIE FLEDERMAUS
December 2006

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Personnel

Artistic Director/Conductor - Mark Sforzini
Opera Director - Jon Truitt
Set Design - Dan Butterworth
Costumes - Costume World
Executive Director, Palladium Theater, Dar Webb
Lighting Designer, Christopher Fleming
Stage Manager, Garry Allan Preul
Rehearsal Pianist - Jack Rain
Assistant Pianist - Hilton Jones

Soloists

Principals

Rosalinda - Elizabeth Truitt (Evansville, Indiana)
Adele - Elizabeth Claxton (St. Simons Island, Georgia)
Eisenstein - Jon Truitt (Evansville, Indiana)
Alfred - Kevin Courtemanche (San Francisco, California)
Dr. Blind - Baron Garriott (Sarasota, Florida)
Dr. Falke - Todd Donovan (St. Petersburg, Florida)
Frank - Jacob Pence (Evansville, Indiana)
Orlofsky - Perri Montané (Decatur, Georgia)
Sophie - Charleene Closshey (Plant City, Florida)
Frosch - Robert Heitman (St. Petersburg, Florida)
Ivan - Al Karnavicius (St. Petersburg, Florida)

Covers

Rosalinda Cover - Leila Bowie (Tampa, Florida)
Adele Cover - Candice Hoyes (New York, New York)
Eisenstein Cover - John Wenzel (Evansville, Indiana)
Alfred Cover - Stephen Mollica (Tampa, Florida)
Dr. Falke Cover - Jeffrey Bakken (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)
Orlofsky Cover - Brianne Joy Sura (Elkhorn, Wisconsin)
Sophie Cover - Leandra Ramm (New York, New York)

Chorus

Jeffrey Bakken (Stevens Point, WI)
Harvey Bellman (St. Petersburg, FL)
Bruce Blowers (St. Petersburg, FL)
Charleene Closshey (Plant City, FL)
Baron Garriott (Sarasota, FL)
Bob Heitman (St. Petersburg, FL)
Candice Hoyes (New York, NY)
Anne Justiss (St. Petersburg, FL)
Rim Karnavicius (St. Petersburg, FL)
Stephen Mollica (Tampa, FL)
Mark Payne (Tampa, FL)
Jacob Pence (Evansville, IN)
Leandra Ramm (New York, NY)
Michelle Rego (St. Petersburg, FL)
Sandra Rogers (Tarpon Springs, FL)
Jessica Rove (St. Petersburg, FL)
Brianne Joy Sura (Elkhorn, WI)
John Wenzel (Evansville, IN)
Georgene Williams (St. Petersburg, FL)

The FloriMezzo Orchestra

Flutes

Carmen Bannon* - Florida West Coast Symphony
Robin Gieniewski - Freelance Musician

Oboe

Lane Lederer* - Florida Orchestra

Clarinets

Vicki Newcomb* - Florida Orchestra
Jessica Calandra - Executive Director, FloriMezzo

Bassoon

Janet Harris* - Southwest Florida Symphony, Atlantis Chamber Ensemble

Horns

James Wilson* - Florida Orchestra
Robbie Schoos - Freelance Musician, Music Educator

Trumpets

Kris Marshall* - Freelance Musician
Michael Dobrinski - New England Conservatory, student

Trombone

Dwight Decker* - Florida Orchestra

Timpani

Paul Keesling - Blake H.S. Symphony, Student

Percussion

Kelsey Bannon - St. Petersburg Christian, Student
Ben Yancey - St. Petersburg College, Student
John Bannon - Florida Orchestra

Harp

Alexis Spieldenner - Berkeley Prep, Student

Violins

Concertmaster: Sarah Shellman* - Florida Orchestra
Asst. Concertmaster - Eugene Bashanov – Florida Orchestra
Principal Second - Sean O’Neal* - Florida Orchestra
Lena Cambis – Freelance Musician
Jessica Goodwin - Freelance Musician, Music Educator
William Goodwin - Concertmaster, Gainesville Chamber Orchestra
Maria Greco - Pinellas County Center for the Arts, Student
Stephanie Greco - Florida State University, student
David Humphrey - Freelance Musician
Ashley MacMeekhan - Pinellas Youth Symphony
Eric Nordstrom - Bella Musica Ensembles

Viola

Warren Powell* - Florida Orchestra
Sharon Greco - Perkins Art Magnet, Faculty
Shari Sirale – University of South Florida, Masters Student
Carson Zimmer - Tampa Bay Youth Orchestra, Student

Cello

Fred Gratta* - Florida Orchestra
Lauramarie Laskey - Palm Harbor University, H.S., Student
Zsuzsanna Varosy - Florida Orchestra

Bass

Aaron White* - Florida Orchestra
James Goode - New World Symphony

*denotes Principal