Opera North Announces Cast and Creatives for DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT

LEBANON, NH - Opera North is pleased to announce the principal roles for Daughter of the Regiment, one of its three 2016 mainstage productions. The role of Marie will be shared by Martha Eason and Lindsay Ohse; the role of Tonio will be shared by Martin Clark and Andrew Surrena; the role of The Marquise of Birkenfeld will be shared by Natalie Rose Havens and Heather Gallagher; and Alex Soare will play Sergeant Sulpice. In addition, Maureen Brennan will appear as the Duchess of Krakenthorp.

In addition, key members of the creative team for Daughter of the Regiment have also been selected. The production will directed by Evan Pappas and conducted by Opera North Artistic Director Louis Burkot. The Scenic Designer will be David Arsenault and John Bartenstein returns as Lighting Designer.

Summerfest 2016 - Opera North's 34th season - runs July 9 to August 13 and features three mainstage productions - Puccini's Tosca, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita, and Donizetti's Daughter of the Regiment - at Lebanon Opera House. Tickets start at $15, with the best seats going for $88. Tickets can be purchased online at www.operanorth.org or through the Box Office at (603) 448-0400.

In addition to the mainstage shows, there will be a concert series at landmark locations around the Upper Valley, including A Celebration of the National Parks Service's Centennial at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (Woodstock, VT), Jazz Night with Fred Haas at Enfield Shaker Museum (Enfield, NH), An Evening with Peter Fox Smith at Woodstock Historical Society (Woodstock, VT), and A Concert on the Veranda Celebrating the Romance of Alice and Clarence Hay at The Fells Historic Estate & Gardens (Newbury, NH).

About Opera North

Opera North is the premier professional summer music festival of the Upper Valley. Founded in 1982 and based in Lebanon, NH, it is the only full-time professional opera company serving the tri-state region of New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. Each summer, Opera North stages three mainstage productions at the Lebanon Opera House and hosts a series of concerts and special events at landmark locations in the area. Opera North's Resident Artist program provides young professional artists with experience and education to further their careers and, through its Education & Outreach Program, Opera North takes free performances of music theatre to local elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as public libraries around the area. For more information, visit www.operanorth.org or call (603) 448-4141.