Griffelkin
Griffelkin is an opera by Lukas Foss with a libretto by Alastair Reid. The opera was first performed on November 6, 1955, in a nationwide telecast by the NBC Opera Theatre. Following the success of Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, NBC decided to present new operas by other American composers and gave Foss a commission for the work. (Other composers involved in the project included Norman Dello Joio, Stanley Hollingsworth, and Leonard Kastle.)
These performances of Griffelkin are a co-production with Pittsburgh's Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) magnet school's Opera Workshop.
PRODUCTION TEAM
- Composer: Lukas Foss
- Libretto: Alastair Reid
- Conductor: Stephen Neely
- Director: Dennis Robinson, Jr.
CAST |
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Grandmother |
| Michala Williams |
Griffelkin |
| Sheryl Sesay |
Statue |
| Brana Hill |
Letterbox |
| Angelo Ragghianti |
!st Lion |
| Cameron Shoemaker |
2nd Lion |
| Lyn Starr |
Boy |
| Gabriela Schunn |
Girl |
| Elizabeth Stamerra |
Mother |
| Shaye Gaetano |
Policeman |
| Sean Howells |
Shopkeeper |
| Amber Rigot |
1st Housewife |
| Carly Caporali |
2nd Housewife |
| Sierra Porter |
3rd Housewife |
| Kandra Bolden |
Oldest Devil |
| Adehna Collington |
Dominuckle |
| Brandon Williams |
Rick-in-the-Dark |
| Natalie Buchanan |
Prodbody |
| Elexa Hanner |
Fritterstick |
| Tiffany Austin |
Scruff |
| Alexis Whitehead |
Uncle Skelton |
| Elizabeth Bagley |
Splinterkit |
| Chelsea Maskew |
Another Devil |
| Jamila Campbell |
Understudies |
| Veronica Shoemaker |
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| Gabriela Schunn |
