Workshop Production: April 2001
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The initial workshop staging of the chamber ensemble version of Agamemnon took place on April 20 and 21, 2001, in a semi-staged version in Ward Recital Hall on the Catholic University campus. This production, offered as The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music's Opera Workshop, was directed by Ellwood Annaheim, and featured a student cast and chorus, a student/professional instrumental ensemble, and professional dancers.
Personnel involved in the production:
Ellwood Annaheim, director
Jean Hsu, conductor
Douglas Yeuell, choreographer
Mahlon Peterson, chorus master
Michael Cordovana, vocal coach
Watchman: Pablo Henrich, tenor
Klytemnestra: Jessi Baden, soprano
Herald: Peter Barton, bass-baritone
Agamemnon: Valentin Vasiliu, baritone
Kassandra: Natalie Barsoum, soprano
Aegisthus: Michael Talley, tenor
Soloist 1 (Coryphaea): Leslie S. Cohen, soprano
Soloist 2: Claire Elise Mailhot, soprano
Soloist 3: Katherine E. Dunn, alto
Soloist 4: Daniel S. Sonntag, tenor
Soloist 5: Daniel G. Sherwood, bass
Katharine Boren
Claire Elise Mailhot
David E. Chavez
Daniel G. Sherwood
Leslie S. Cohen
Daniel S. Sonntag
Katherine E. Dunn
Erin E. Wheeler
Monica M. Glockner
Elizabeth Olegaria Intza
Douglas Yeuell, choreographer
Peggy Burt
Allison Barrett
Amy Carson
Ann Behrends
Warren R. Cecconi Jr., violin
Jeffery Watson, piano
Gabriel Di Marco, cello
Donna Di Stefano, percussion
Jean Hsu, conductor