West Coast Premiere Of EMMELINE at Cinnabar Theater 5/28-6/12

Cinnabar Theater presents the West Coast premiere of "Emmeline"
By Tobias Picker, based on the novel by Judith Rossner
Libretto by JD McClatchey

Tobias Picker’s romantic score sets the mood for the retelling of the Oedipus story from Jocasta’s point if view. Based on Judith Rossner’s novel of the same name, the tale takes us back to the textile mills of Massachusetts in 1841, where 13-year-old Emmeline (portrayed by soprano Carrie Hennessey of Sacramento) is sent to help support her impoverished family. Times are hard but they pass and an older Emmeline finds love at last. But, a family reunion reveals terrible complications. Picker’s score is gloriously lush and romantic, emotionally true and uniquely American. Tobias Picker's first opera, "Emmeline" was commissioned by the Santa Fe Opera company and premiered in 1996.
 
Nina Shuman, Music Director
Elly Lichenstein, Stage Director
 
WHEN:   May 28 - June 12, 2010  
8 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays - May 28 & 29, June 4, 11 & 12
7:30 p.m. -  Wednesday, June 9
3 p.m. - Sunday,  June 6
 
SPECIAL EVENTS: "Teen Night" Wednesday, June 9: Audience members under 20-years old receive a reduced ticket price of $20, plus free soda and cookie.
 
TICKETS:   $32 to $38
Presale $35 General, $32 Seniors & Students
$35 to $38 at the door.
 
LOCATION:   Cinnabar Theater
3333 Petaluma, Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA
 
PHONE:  707-763-8920
Order tickets by telephone 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
Or tickets can be purchased online or at the door.
  
WEB SITE:  www.cinnabartheater.org
 
CAST:  Featuring Carrie Hennessey, Soprano of Sacramento (as Emmeline) - with Robert Stafford, Bass of San Francisco (as Mr. Maguire), Kim Anderman of Santa Rosa (Harriet), Erin Ashe of Petaluma (Ella Burling), Adrian Boyer of Santa Rosa (Simon Fenton), Melody Caspari of Sonoma (Sophie), Miguel Evangelista of Vallejo (Hooker), Will Hart Meyer of Rohnert Park (Matthew Gurney), Eileen Morris of Petaluma (Mrs. Bass), BrIan Rosen of San Francisco (Henry Mosher), Cary Rosko of East Bay (Hannah). Also featuring Cinnabar Theater's Emmeline Girls' Chorus.

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