The Tales of Hoffmann (1997)

Music by Jacques Offenbach 
Libretto by Jules Barbier 
Adapted by Adriana Abdenur & Brent Ranalli

Dunster House • Cambridge, Massachusetts

Some fine thespians and a refreshingly superb orchestra, coupled with the often ribald and vaudevillean tone of Jacques Offenbach’s opera, provided a high caliber and rollicking fun performance.
— The Harvard Crimson

Cast

Hoffmann... Jerry Shuman
Lindorf/Coppélius/Dr. Miracle/Dapertutto... Joshua Benaim
Nicklausse/The Muse... Caprice Corona
Andreas/Cochenille/ Franz/Pitichinaccio... Ezra Keshet
Olympia... Jennifer Little
Antonia... Sarita Cannon
Giulietta... Heidi Brown
Spalanzani... Joel Pollack
Crespel... Rodrigo Chazaro
The Apparition... Tania Mandzy
Schlemeil... James Capobianco
Luther... James Vaughan
Nathaniel... Peter Kalmus
Hermann... Phoebe Search
Stella... K.T. Lawson, Hilary K. Snow

Chorus
Claire Alexander
Daniel Bliss
Camberly Crick
Rachel Kadel
Tara Purohit
Bella Katy Sewall
Anne Toole 

staff

Producer... John Cearly
Music Director... Brent T. Ranalli
Stage Director... Adriana Abdenur
Set Designer... Roxanne Danielle Lanzot
Lighting Designer... Daniel O. Scully
Costume Designer... Kathy Hurwich
Co-Producer... Bella Katy Sewall
Stage Manager... Catherine A. Saenz
Fight Choreographers... Alistair Isaac, Mark Millman
Orchestra Managers... Christian Chen, Shana Ellenberg, Filbert Hong
Technical Directors... Ed Ceballos, Roy Kosuge
Assistant Music Director... John Baxindine
Helper... Christopher Kim
Assistant Stage Manager... Liz Gehrlein
Master Painter... Brittain Bright
Properties Manager... Ben Lebwohl
House Manager... Joe Levy
Conducting/Music Coach... Jeffrey Goldberg
Building/Painting Crew... Gili Bar-Hillel, Marla Genoni, David Levy, Trina Roberts, Rob Sanders, Connie Tsai
Running Crew... Randy Bell, Jeannie Connery, Christopher Kim, Lily Gutwein, Dave Krinsky, Helen Shaw, Anne Thompson
Additional Accompanists... Daniel Horwitz, Khairul Jamalludin, Jonathan Yates, Steophanie Misono, Jeffrey Goldberg

orchestra

Violin
Jessica Chuang (concertmistress)
Eli Chan
Mike Ching
Jonas Cooper
Christine Haggerty
Christina Hodge
Filbert Hong
David Jan
Wilson Liao
Shen Lim
Jessica Lin
Jessica Tanner
Jennifer Wu

Viola
Christian Chen
Sara Dickerson
Nicholas Flowers
Elizabeth Gordon

Cello
David Chui
Sarah Cohen
Edward Ha

Bass
Chris Wendl
Flute
Shana Ellenberg
Mira Bernstein
Sara Houghteling

Oboe
Julia Gabaldon
Katie Sigelman
Rachel Sobol

Clarinet
Jon Russell
Joe Kanapka

Bassoon
Greg Landweber
Drew Popper
Stewart Schroeder

Horn
Alison Davis
Dale Pratt
Supretti Ansvananda
Terry Martin
Derek Steketee
Chad Musser
Petra Chong
James Bergwan

Trumpet
Matt Tepel
Stewart Ellis
MaryAnn Cockerill

Trombone
Dan Hamalainen
Brady Hunsaker
Adam Kissel
Dan Larson

Percussion
Brad Barnhost
Bradford Chase
David Feldman
Matt Masie
Eric Tipler