Alice Ryley & Big Deaths at Source/Filter Music Collective

Source/Filter returns to Heritage Square Museum just in time for Halloween with a spooky
operatic double feature. The night opens with Big Deaths—a haunted house–style tour of
operatic murder scenes. In small groups, you’ll wander through the museum’s Victorian
homes, encountering iconic operatic deaths in each room. Expect scenes from Carmen,
Lucrezia Borgia, Rusalka, The Turn of the Screw, and more.
Afterwards, grab a drink at concessions and join a dance party on the lawn before stepping into
the museum’s eerie Lincoln Avenue Church for the West Coast debut of Michael Ching’s
chilling ghost story Alice Ryley. Based on a haunting true story, the opera recounts the final
days of Alice Ryley—an Irish immigrant and indentured servant in 18th-century colonial
America, condemned as the first woman hanged for murder in what would become the United
States. Her ghost is still said to wander Savannah’s town square to this day.
Together, these works create a cinematic blend of ghost story, historical drama, and operatic
spectacle. Ages 13+ recommended. Halloween costumes encouraged!

Alice Ryley + Big Deaths Cast
Emily Gallagher — soprano (Alice)
Christine Li — mezzo-soprano (Jailed Alice)
Kirk Garner — tenor (Recorder / Sailor / William Wise)
Adrian Melendrez — baritone (Richard White)
Rae Shrum — mezzo-soprano (Mary)
Savannah Greene — soprano (Big Deaths soloist / Chorus)
Manfred Anaya — tenor (Big Deaths soloist / Chorus)
Kelvin Li — bass-baritone (Big Deaths soloist / Chorus)
Alex Perkins — tenor (Big Deaths soloist / Chorus)
Chandler Cummings — soprano (Big Deaths soloist / Chorus)
Shannon Delijani — mezzo-soprano (Big Deaths soloist)
Grace Stewart — mezzo-soprano (Big Deaths soloist)
Amanda Mello — soprano (Chorus)
Marissa Plati — soprano (Chorus)
Melina Adragna — soprano (Chorus)
Megan Shoaf — soprano (Chorus)
Alexei Helmbock — baritone (Chorus)

Alice Ryley + Big Deaths Creative Team
Milena Gligi — Music Director / Pianist
Britta Sterling — Stage Director
Caleb Yanez Glickman — Conductor
Alyssa French — Pianist