Wolf Trap Opera 2009 Staff and Volunteers

Conductors

Stephen Lord (La bohème)– Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Colorado, San Francisco Opera, Dallas Opera

Timothy Myers (Così fan tutte)– Palm Beach Opera, Central City Opera, Opera Company of North Carolina, New York Philharmonic, Castleton Festival

Gary Thor Wedow (The Return of Ulysses)– Seattle Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Berkshire Opera, Juilliard School, Chautauqua Institute

Directors

Eric Einhorn (Così fan tutte)– The Metropolitan Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Gotham Chamber Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Florida Grand Opera

James Marvel (The Return of Ulysses)– San Francisco Opera Merola Program, Juilliard Opera Center, Kentucky Opera, Orlando Opera, Edinburgh Festival, Opera Boston

Kevin Newbury (La bohème)– Santa Fe Opera, Minnesota Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Colorado, Glimmerglass Opera

Designers

Eric Allgeier (The Return of Ulysses - Scenic) – Boston University Theatre, San Francisco Opera Merola Program, Opera East Texas, University of Kentucky

Cameron Anderson(La bohème - Scenic) – San Francisco Opera Center, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Central City Opera, Opera Boston, Seattle Opera

Jeffrey Frank & Elsen Associates (Hair and Makeup) – Central City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Sarasota Opera, The Washington National Opera

Robert Grimes (Così fan tutte, The Return of Ulysses - Lighting) – Wolf Trap Opera, The Barns at Wolf Trap, Maryland Public Television; WWF Titan Sports

Andrea Huelse (The Return of Ulysses - Costume) – Utah Festival Opera, PBS’ Texas Ranch House, Frankfurt Opera, Prague National Opera, American Repertory Theatre

Jessica Jahn (La bohème -Costume) – Minnesota Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, New World Stages, The Alliance Theater, Studio Arena

Erhard Rom (Così fan tutte - Scenic) – Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Virginia Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Minnesota Opera

Mark Stanley (La bohème - Lighting)– New York City Ballet, New York City Opera, Tulsa Opera, New Orleans Opera, Kentucky Opera

S. Katy Tucker (La bohème - Projections) – San Francisco Ballet, Washington National Opera, DiCapo Opera, The Dido Project, Carnegie Hall

Mattie Ullrich (Così fan tutte -Costume)– Staatstheater Weisbaden, Opera Ireland, Bard Summerscape, Opera Colorado, Philadelphia Opera Theater

Production Staff

Sean Corcoran, Production Stage Manager – Washington National Opera, Maryland Opera Studio, Gotham Chamber Opera, Theater of the First Amendment

Laura Krause, Production Stage Manager – Washington National Opera, Berkshire Opera Company, Cincinnati Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis

Beth Krynicki, Production Stage Manager – Washington National Opera, Seattle Opera, Dallas Opera, Bolshoi Ballet

Rich Ching, Assistant Stage Manager – Washington National Opera, Washington Concert Opera, Opera Lafayette, The Kennedy Center

Laura Judson, Assistant Stage Manager - Denison University Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, College Light Opera Company, Stage Management Mentoring Project (participant), USITT Conference, Cincinnati

Music Staff

Jeremy Frank, Pianist/Coach – Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera Center, Utah Symphony and Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland

Franca Gorraz, Italian Coach – Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, Washington National Opera, Notre Dame College of Maryland, Towson University

Miah Im, Pianist/Coach – University of Toronto (conductor and principal coach), Los Angeles Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Aspen Music Festival and School, COSI-Center for Studies in Italy

Grant Loehnig, Pianist/Coach – Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera Center, Centro Studi Italiani, Artist Teacher of Opera Studies at Rice University

Eric Melear, Chorusmaster & Wolf Trap Opera Studio Music Director – Houston Grand Opera, Opera Theatre of Oregon, San Francisco Opera, Sir Georg Solti Foundation Award Winner

Liora Maurer, Pianist/Coach – New York City Opera, Saint Louis Opera Theater, Seattle Opera, Texas Music Festival

Fellows

Richard Gammon, Directing – Lyric Opera of Kansas City, PORTOpera, Opera North, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival

Douglas Sumi, Coaching – Los Angeles Opera, Indianapolis Opera, Ashlawn Opera, New York Opera Projects

Ryan Taylor, Administrative – Southeastern Festival of Song, Sing for Hope, Singers Beyond Borders, Berkshire Opera, Atlanta Ballet

Matthew Thompson, Coaching – San Francisco Opera’s Merola program, Belvoir Terrace, Carolyn Mawby Chorale, Songfest

Interns

Amra Catovic, Administration – University of Indiana

Cheryl Cordingley, Technical Theater – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jessica Evans, Technical Theater – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Corrine Hayes, Directing – Florida State University

Lindsay Hinz, Costumes – Christopher Newport University

Emily Inglis, Scenic Painting – The College of William & Mary

Katherine Manion, Stage Management – Pennsylvania State University

Sam Rabinovitz, Stage Management – University of Virginia

Emily Witucki, Technical Theater – University of Virginia’s College at Wise

Scenic Staff

Tim McCormick, Technical Director

David Whitney, Master Carpenter

Beth White, Carpenter

Jason Bromley, Carpenter

Michael Jones, Charge Artist

Betsy Muller, Scenic Artist

Elspeth Ridout, Props Master

Kate Brink, Master Electrician

Costume Staff

Susan Chiang, Costume Shop Manager

Frank Labovitz, Head Draper

Angella Foster, Ivania Stack & Heather Lockard, First Hands

Margo Beinre, Alex Keiper & Jessica Mooney, Stitchers/Wardrobe

Sabrina Chiang, Administrative Assistant

Administrative Staff

Kim Pensinger Witman, Director

Lee Ann Myslewski, Administrative Director

Susan Weinsheimer, Assistant & Housing Coordinator

Robert H. Grimes, Production Manager, The Barns

Eric Melear, Music Administrator & Studio Manager

Judy Bennett, Company Manager

Ryan Taylor, Administrative Fellow

Housing Hosts and Volunteers for Summer 2009

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Jason & Rachelle Aiken
Mary Astley
Wayne & Michelle Edwards
Joe Fleig & Mary Ellen Saville
John & Sally Guilfoyle
Hank & Shelley Hatch
Katharine Hunter
Grace Jones
Linda Kauss & Clark Hoyt
Elizabeth & Richard Klass
Anna Lueje & Bill Wagner
William Malone
Dr Fred & Betty Mushinski
Leslie & Thomas Ossim
Anne & Al Phillips
Blair Reischer & Martha Bozman
Sandra Saydah
Ed & Andy Smith
Karen Sorenson & Peter Gaus
Sarah & Randy Spicer
Judith Stehling
Wendell & Karen Van Lare
Stephanie & Fernando van Reigersberg
Paul & Pat Ward
Ron & Judy Wilgenbusch