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Wichita Grand Opera
Century II Concert Hall
225 W. Douglas Ave.
Wichita , Kansas 67202
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Tosca Full Cast

Stars and Bios

Conductor and Stage Director

Full Cast

Synopsis

 

NAYDEN TODOROV

Conductor

 

MARGARET ANN PENT

Stage Director

 

Production Concepts

Parvan Bakardiev

Set 

Costume Designer

Stefan Pavlov

Rita Zaudke     

Set Decorator

Peter Salmeron

Lighting Designer

Steve Heinz

Chorusmasters 

David Gardner/Shayna Leahy

Children’s Chorusmaster

Mary Ellen Swords

Hair &Wigs

Celia Chin

Make-up  

Tonia Floyd

 

WGO Orchestra and Chorus

 

CAST OF CHARACTERS

 

Floria Tosca, a celebrated songstress (soprano)

Annalisa Raspagliosi

Baron Scarpia, chief of police (baritone)

Samuel Ramey

Mario Cavaradossi, Tosca’s love and famous artist (tenor)

Martin Illiev

Cesare Angelotti, political prisoner (bass)

Bisser Georgiev

Sacristan (bass)

Stefano de Peppo

Spoletta, police agent (tenor)

Genaro Mendez*

Sciarrone, police sergeant (bass)

William Browning+

Jailer (bass)

AlexanderTekeliev

Shepard Boy (soprano)

Mary Ellen Swords+

 

                               

CHORUS: Ladies, Nobles, Police Agents, Soldiers, Citizens, a Cardinal,

a Judge, a Scribe, an Officer, a Sergeant

 

*WGO Resident Artists                      +WGO Young Artists


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Adam's

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Gounod's

Faust

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Tchaikovsky's

Sleeping Beauty

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