A Magnum of Madcap Charm
Before serving his short prison term, Gabriel von Eisenstein decides to attend Prince Orlofsky's ball. There, he is ensnared in a screwball plot of elaborate revenge, disguises, mistaken identity and spouses pushing the boundaries of each other's fidelity. Amidst all the gaiety, this exquisite entertainment poses larger questions about a society dancing on the edge of ruin. Our brand new production conjures a fantasy world of madcap lunacy and bubbling champagne in elegant early-20th-century Vienna.
New COC Production
Oct. 4, 9, 12, 14, 17, 20, 24, 27, 30
Nov. 1, 3, 2012
Sung in German with English SURTITLES™
Conductor Johannes Debus
Director Christopher Alden
Set Designer Allen Moyer
Costume Designer Constance Hoffman
Lighting Designer Paul Palazzo
Chorus Master Sandra Horst
This new COC production has been generously underwritten by the Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation.
Gabriel von Eisenstein Michael Schade
Rosalinde Tamara Wilson
Prince Orlofsky Laura Tucker
Adele Ambur Braid / Mireille Asselin*
Dr. Falke Peter Barrett
Alfred Christopher Enns
Dr. Blind David Cangelosi
Frank James Westman
With the COC Orchestra and Chorus
* Oct. 12, 17, 24, 30, Nov. 3