27^th Festival Season - 2005

The Sorcerer / The Island of Tulipatan

By: Gilbert and Sullivan / Offenbach

The Sorcerer

By: Gilbert and Sullivan

Premiere: Opera Comique, London, November 17, 1877

The engaged couple, Alexis and Aline, want everyone to be as happy as they are. The groom-to-be brings in a "family sorcerer" to administer a love potion to the entire village. As you might expect, the potion works, but everyone falls in love with the wrong partner. All is made right at the end, however, as the sorcerer breaks the spell by the expedient of giving himself up to the powers of evil in an appropriate puff of smoke.

The Sorcerer has a delightful freshness and easy flow. Come to The Ohio Light Opera and experience an abundance of fun coupled with charming music.

Production Team
Conductor	Steven Byess
Stage Director	Julie Wright
Choreographer	Carol Hageman
Set Designer	Tymberley A. Whitrig
Costume Designer	Daniel Jones
Lighting Designer	Danielle Baisden

Cast
Sir Marmaduek Pointdextre, an Elderly Baronet	Boyd Mackus
Alexis, his son	Grant Knox
Dr. Daly, Vicar of Ploverleigh	James Mismas
Mrs. Partlet, a Pew Opener	Jessie Wright Martin
Constance, her daughter	Kari Sorenson
Aline, her daughter-betrothed to Alexis	Danielle McCormick
Lady Sangazure, a Lady of Ancient Lineage	Sandra Ross
John Welligton Wells, of J.W. Wells & Co., Family Sorcerers	Ted Christopher
Notary	Kevin Blickfeldt
Women of the Ensemble: Alta Boover, Julianna Byess, Robin De Leon, Sara Gartland, Lisa Gerstenkorn, Sahara Glasener, Catherine Greer, Erin Jackson, Shannon Langman, Clair Maloney, Jessie Wright Martin, Danielle McCormick, Elizabeth Mitchell, Valerie Hart Nelson, Sandra Ross, Rachel Rowe, Kari Sorenson
Men of the Ensemble: Kevin Blickfeldt, Gregory Brookes, John Buffett, Jeremiah Butterfield, Ted Christopher, Vernon Di Carlo, Samuel Haddad, Oliver Henderson, Patrick Howle, Grant Knox, Justin Legris, Boyd Mackus, Anthony Maida, James Mismas, Tyler Nelson, Brian Tanner, Zachary Wilder

The Island of Tulipatan

Jacques Offenbach

Original libretto by: Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru

Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris, September 30, 1868

This genuinely funny and charming story concerns a boy raised as a girl and a girl raised as a boy, and all the agreeable silliness that ensues-a hilarious musical and theatrical romp as only Offenbach could do.

Duke Cacatois is planning the wedding of his son Alexis to Hermosa, the daughter of his majordomo, Romboidal, yet he meets unexpected resistance. What the duke does not know is that his son is in fact his fourth daughter, born in his absence and brought up by his wife as crown prince. Romboidal knows of this deceit, while his wife, Theodorin, also has reasons to prevent the marriage. Her husband does not know that their daughter is in truth a son who, to avoid military service, was raised as a girl. Of course, the young people have already fallen in love, and this does not change when the cross-gender role-playing comes to an end. Now there is nothing to stop the marriage.

Production Team
Conductor	Steven Byess
Stage Director	Julie Wright
Choreographer	Carol Hageman
Set Designer	Tymberley A. Whitrig
Costume Designer	Daniel Jones
Lighting Designer	Danielle Baisden

Cast
Cacatois XXII	Oliver Henderson
Alexis, his son - but really a woman!	Erin Jackson
Rombodial	Brian Tanner
Theodorine, his wife	Alta Boover
Hermosa, their daughter, but really a man!	Anthony Maida
Women of the Ensemble: Alta Boover, Julianna Byess, Robin De Leon, Sara Gartland, Lisa Gerstenkorn, Sahara Glasener, Catherine Greer, Erin Jackson, Shannon Langman, Clair Maloney, Jessie Wright Martin, Danielle McCormick, Elizabeth Mitchell, Valerie Hart Nelson, Sandra Ross, Rachel Rowe, Kari Sorenson
Men of the Ensemble: Kevin Blickfeldt, Gregory Brookes, John Buffett, Jeremiah Butterfield, Ted Christopher, Vernon Di Carlo, Samuel Haddad, Oliver Henderson, Patrick Howle, Grant Knox, Justin Legris, Boyd Mackus, Anthony Maida, James Mismas, Tyler Nelson, Brian Tanner, Zachary Wilder