Commissioned by Opera on Tap Chicago, New World Productions, and Main Street Opera. The show features two one-act musical works – an adaptation of Jacinto Guerrero’s zarzuela “The Guest at the Sevillano Inn” and Manuel de Falla’s puppet opera “Master Peter’s Puppet Show.”
“Master Peter’s Puppet Show” is plucked from an episode in Miguel de Cervantes’s famed novel “Don Quixote de la Mancha”. While staying at an inn, Don Quixote watches a puppet show based on the medieval legend of Don Gayferos, a knight in Charlemagne’s court, and the rescue of his wife Melisendra from Moorish captivity. The knight errant soon becomes a bit too invested in the puppet show, leading to a chaotic and hilarious finale.
DIRECTOR & DESIGNER:
Myra Su
Puppeteers:
Ilana Goldstein, Alana Grossman, Jesus Alfredo Jimenez Jimenez, Daniel Johnson
Singers:
Dennis Kalup, Sal Perez, Melissa Segarra
Pianist:
Amy Wurtz
Venue:
Ravenswood Church on Jul 30 – Aug 1, 2015 (Chicago, IL)
Cultura in Pilsen on Aug 6-8, 2015 (Chicago, IL)
Instituto Cervantes on Aug 13-15, 2015 (Chicago, IL)
FULL CAST AND STAFF
Compositions by: Jacinto Guerrero & Manuel de Falla
Prose additions by: Tony Castellon
Directed by: Melissa Segarra & Myra Su
Cast: Ilana Goldstein, Alana Grossman, Jesus Alfredo Jimenez Jimenez, Daniel Johnson, Dennis Kalup, Joachim Luis, Erin Moll, Sal Perez, Melissa Segarra
Pianist: Amy Wurtz
Puppet design: Myra Su
Set design: Melissa Segarra
Costume design: Melissa Segarra
Props design: Jesus Alfredo Jimenez Jimenez & Melissa Segarra
Lighting design: Joachim Luis
Surtitles: Daniel Johnson & Melissa Segarra
Production manager: Melissa Segarra
Board op: Dennis Kulup, Joachim Luis, Erin Moll, Melissa Segarra
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