La bella dormente nel bosco | Gotham Chamber Opera

CREDITS

Conductor
Neal Goren

Production
Basil Twist

Scenic Design
Matthew Benedict

Basil Twist

Lighting Design
Andrew Hill

Costume Design
David Colon

Basil Twist

Hair Design
Bobby Miller

CAST

Nightingale/Blue Fairy
Olga Makarina

Princess
Nicole Heaston

Cuckoo/Cat
Patricia Risley

Queen/Spindle/Duchess
Michaela Martens

Green Fairy/Old Woman
Kathryn Day

Jester/Prince April
Eduardo Valdes

Ambassador/King/Woodcutter/Mr. Dollar
Daniel Sutin

Frog
Ida Nicolosi

Four Physicians
Vincent Metallo
Kevin Radtke
Paul Speiser
Timothy Wilds

Puppeteers
Deana Acheson
Matthew Acheson
Carol Binion
Oliver Dalzell
Alex Endy
Chris Green
Erin K. Orr
Anne Posluszny
Jessica Scott
Lake Simons
Kevin Taylor
Eric Wright

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La bella dormente nel bosco featured the puppetry of Basil Twist. Photo: Stephanie Berger
A scene from La bella dormente nel bosco Photo: Stephanie Berger
Photo: Stephanie Berger
Photo: Stephanie Berger

Performance Reviews

"'La bella' captured the imagination of Basil Twist, and the results are truly magical."

Peter G. Davis | New York Magazine

"Twist and his designers poured out a cascade of playful devices to match Respighi's bouquet of tunes."

Michael Feingold | Villiage Voice

"The Lincoln Center Festival has a sure hit on its hands with 'La bella.'"

Anthony Tommasini | The New York Times