Armide (2015)
Produced by
Composer: Jean-Baptiste Lully
Librettist: Philippe Quinault
Director: Marshall Pynkoski
Venue
Run
October 22nd, 2015 – October 31st, 2015
Synopsis
The action concerns the Muslim Warrior Princess Armide and the Christian Knight Renaud. Although a virgin, Armide’s greatest power lies in her sexual allure, which reduces men to a state of hopeless submission. Armide herself is protected by the fact that she herself has never experienced desire. Renaud also draws his strength from an almost mystic virginity which renders him impervious to Armide’s allure. (operaatelier.com)
Cast
Creative Team
| Jean-Baptiste Lully | Composer |
| Philippe Quinault | Librettist |
| Marshall Pynkoski | Director |
| Jeanette Lajeunesse-Zingg | Choreographer |
| Gerard Gauci | Set Designer |
| Dora Rust-D’Eye | Costume Designer |
| Bonnie Beecher | Lighting Designer |
| Jennifer Parr | Fight Director |
| Jeremy Nasmith | Assistant Fight Director |
| Ivars Taurins | Choir Director |
| Jeanne Lamon | Orchestra Director |
| David Fallis | Resident Music Director |
| Barbara Szablowski | Makeup Design |
Music
| David Fallis | Conductor |
| Jeanne Lamon | Solo Violin I |
| Geneviève Gilardeau | Solo Violin II |
| Patricia Ahern | Violin I |
| Edwin Huizinga | Violin I |
| Julia Wedman | Violin I |
| Cristina Zacharias | Violin I |
| Stefano Marcocchi | Viola |
| Brandon Chui | Viola |
| Thomas Georgi | Viola |
| Patrick G. Jordan | Viola |
| Shannon Knights | Viola |
| Christopher Verrette | Viola |
| Felix Deak | Viola da Gamba |
| Christina Mahler | Violoncello (Continuo) |
| Margaret Gay | Violoncello |
| Kerri McGonigle | Violoncello |
| David Morris | Basse de Violon |
| Alison Melville | Recorder |
| Colin Savage | Recorder |
| John Abberger | Oboe |
| Marco Cera | Oboe |
| Dominic Teresi | Bassoon |
| Anna Marsh | Bassoon |
| Ed Reifel | Percussion |
| Lucas Harris | Lute |
| Daniel Swenberg | Lute |
| Charlotte Nediger | Harpsichord |
| Avi Stein | Harpsichord |
| Peter Tiefenbach | Assistant Conductor |
Production
| Arwen MacDonell | Production Stage Manager |
| Jessica Severin | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Monika Seiler | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Théa Pel | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Lucia Corak | Stage Mangement Intern |
| Natasha Bean-Smith | Tour Manager |
| Sara Anne Churchill | Repetiteur |
| Borys Medicky | Repetiteur |
| Wesley Shen | Repetiteur |
| Michael Legouffe | Head of Wardrobe |
| Barbara Szablowski | Make-up Artist |
| Jacqueline Robertson-Cull | Wig Mistress |
| Charles Di Meglio | Diction Coach |
Staff
| Zach Bruman | Production Manager |
| Nic Vincent | Production Assistant |
| Jim Nutt | Head Carpenter |
| Lars Tilander | Head Electrician |
| Mark Fisher | Head of Properties |
| Aaron Hanna | Head of Sound |
