SCALIA/GINSBURG & TRIAL BY JURY | 2019 festival
2018/19 SEASON
DOUBLE BILL
Sunday, April 28, 2019 | 2 pm
Friday, May 3, 2019 | 7:30 pm
The Grand, 818 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE
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Scalia/Ginsburg | Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia shared two things — a deep philosophical opposition and a deep love of opera. But what would happen if the two unlikely friends and ideological opposites had to appear before a Higher Power? Composer Derrick Wang’s charming comic opera — featuring actual lines from the justices’ opinions and speeches and musical nods to Handel, Mozart, and Puccini — is “a perfect...jewel.” (Opera Today) Starring Jennifer Zetlan as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Brian Cheney as Justice Antonin Scalia, and Ben Wager as the Commentator.
Performed in English with English supertitles.
Directed by Fenlon Lamb. Conducted by Sara Jobin.
EXPLORE: Read more about Scalia/Ginsburg and composer/librettist Derrick Wang
OD ON THE RADIO: OD is proud to partner with the WFMT Radio Network for broadcasts of Scalia/Ginsburg & Trial by Jury, beginning in November 2020. View video supertitles, galleries & more at operade.org/radio.
CAST | SCALIA/GINSBURG
(L TO R): JENNIFER ZETLAN (SOPRANO) , BRIAN CHENEY (TENOR), BEN WAGER (BASS-BARITONE).
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Trial by Jury | Disorder in the court! After being left at the altar, the beautiful Angelina takes her former fiancé to court for breach of contract, charming everyone along the way. The verdict is unanimous: Gilbert & Sullivan’s courtroom romp is a delight. Starring Ben Lowe as The Learned Judge, Anaïs Naharro-Murphy as Angelina (The Plaintiff), and Colin Doyle as Edwin (The Defendant). Also featuring Chelsea Duval-Major (Bridesmaid), Dana MacIntosh (Bridesmaid), Orin Strunk (Counsel for the Plaintiff), and Cody Müller (Usher).
Performed in English with English supertitles.
Directed by Cynthia du Pont Tobias. Conducted by Sara Jobin.
CAST | TRIAL BY JURY
(L TO R): BEN LOWE (BARITONE), ANAÏS NAHARRO-MURPHY (SOPRANO), COLIN DOYLE (TENOR), CHELSEA DUVAL-MAJOR (MEZZO-SOPRANO), DANA MACINTOSH (SOPRANO), ORIN STRUNK (TENOR), CODY MÜLLER (BASS).
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Photos by Joe del Tufo/Moonloop Photography
Enhance your Festival experience! Please join us for informative talks prior to each Festival performance, one hour before curtain. Seating is limited, so please arrive early. (Lectures take place in the Parquet Circle of Copeland Hall in The Grand) Admission to lectures is free.
SCHEDULE
April 27, 6:30 pm: Octavio Cardenas (director, Dead Man Walking)
April 28, 1 pm: Fenlon Lamb (director, Scalia/Ginsburg) & Cynthia du Pont Tobias (director, Trial by Jury)
May 3, 6:30 pm: Sara Jobin (conductor, Scalia/Ginsburg & Trial by Jury)
May 4, 1 pm: Jerome Shannon (conductor, Dead Man Walking)
Pre-performance Speakers (L TO R): Octavio Cardenas AND JEROME SHANNON (DEAD MAN WALKING); Cynthia du Pont Tobias, Fenlon Lamb, Sara Jobin (SCALIA/GINSBURG & TRIAL BY JURY)
These programs are partially funded by a grant from the Delaware Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.