DESERT OF ROSES

Music by Robert Moran     Libretto by Michael John LaChiusa
Directed by Nancy Rhodes Conducted by Jack Gaughan
Commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera
New York Premiere

Co-produced by Tribeca Performing Arts Center at BMCC

STAFF
Judith Haskell (Choreographer)
Gary Jennings (Set Designer)
Marie Barrett (Lighting Designer)
Natasha Landau (Costume Designer)
Nadia Fadeeva (Makeup/Hair Designer)
Tigre McMullan (Stage Manager)

CAST (In order of vocal appearance)
RoseMarie Freni (Woman)
Bronwyn Thomas (Sister One)
Susan Davis Holmes (Sister Two)
Ron Edwards (Brother)
Darynn Zimmer (Girl)
Sean Barker (Father)
Christopher Schumann (Monster)
Rebecca Bandiere, Judd Ernster, Deana Insley, Alison Lund, Fausto Pindea, David Robeano (Spirits)

The 18 musicians of the orchestra are members of the Hunter College Symphony Orchestra.

STAFF

Richard Kornberg and Associates (Press Representatives)

Gary Rusnak (Musical Preparation)

Janet Aycock, Waddy Thompson (Promotional Materials)

DGL Associates Associates (Set Construction)

ProMix, Inc. (Video Equipment)

Rick Miller (Press Photographer)

Marion Haines (Slide Photographer)

Nadia Fadeeva (Assistant Costume Designer)

Albert McNett (Load-in Supervisor)

Deidre Howarth (Light Board Operator)

Kevin Cunningham (Running Crew)

Mark Briggs, Julio Cedillo, Joey DeLorenzo, Robin Grant, Jeffrey Swan Jones, Danny Keyser, Kim Montgomery, Michaela Stock, Ken Wiesinger (Carpenters and Electricians)

Special thanks to Jim Abbott, Carroll’s Music Instrumentals, Frank Cruz, Kevin Curry, El Teddy’s Restaurant, H Plus, Inc., Peter Klein, Milton Pierce, Mel Rondon, Sturla Rongstad, Anthony Sbordoni, Schefflein-Somerset Distributors, and Tyme Direct Mail, Inc.