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Sinfonia da Camera and Lyric Theatre @ Illinois
Ian Hobson, music director and conductor
​Dawn Harris, director

I want to welcome you to the third Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration between Lyric Theatre at Illinois and Sinfonia da Camera!

HMS PINAFORE is an enduring tale of love set on the high seas, created by the brilliant team of Gilbert and Sullivan. PINAFORE is the fourth comic opera the "Victorian Duo" wrote for the Savoy Theater. It opened in London in 1878 and ran for 571 performances. Although it opened to rather mixed reviews, it caused a sensation when it played in New York in 1879. Soon after, ardent fans were singing the show's catchy tunes and amateur operatic societies on both sides of the Atlantic were mounting their own productions.

For over forty years, I have sung both major and minor roles, sung in the chorus and directed thirteen out of fourteen G&S comic operas with professional opera companies, amateur theaters, and high school productions nationally. It is not an understatement to say that I have had a lifelong love affair with this unique style of operetta. It is my hope that everyone who participates in one of my productions, as well as the audience, will experience the charm and humor of a gentler and more gracious time in the history of lyric theater. Whether this is your first experience with HMS PINAORE or another chance to hum along the songs from this classic comic opera, I hope you leave the performance with a smile on your face!

                                                                                                -Dawn Harris, Director
Press Coverage

Sinfonia makes quite a splash with "pinafore"
Cast
THE RT. HON. SIR JOSEPH PORTER, K.C.B.- Boyd Mackus
CAPTAIN CORCORAN- Dennis Jesse
RALPH RACKSTRAW- Benjamin Krumreig
RALPH RACKSTRAW COVER- Royce Brown
DICK DEADEYE- Timothy Bostwick
BILL BOBSTAY- Connor Stout
BILL BOBSTAY COVER- Nicholas Koch
BOB BECKET- Geoffrey Schmelzer
JOSEPHINE- Marla Moore
JOSEPHINE COVER- Caitlin Richardson
COUSIN HEBE- Caitlin Richardson
COUSIN HEBE COVER- Kara Taft
LITTLE BUTTERCUP- Dawn Harris
LITTLE BUTTERCUP COVER- Thereza Lituma
CHORUS-
     Soprano: Caitlin Richardson*, Lauren Falk*, Katherine Stenzel*,          Kara Taft*, Sophia Byrd*, Jamille Brewster
     Alto: Thereza Lituma*, Sarah Durbin*, Molly Thornberry,                          Stephanie Shelburne, Sydney Hoel
     Tenor: ​Royce Brown*, Craig Moman*, Dane Brandon*, Matthew          Yaniz, Michael McAndrew
     Bass: Timothy Bostwick*, Owen Conor Stout*, Geoffrey                            Schmelzer*, Nicholas Ian Koch*, Richard Murphy, Richard L.                  Kaplan, Frank Thomas 
*Indicates featured actors/dancers

Production Team
CONDUCTOR, MUSIC DIRECTOR- Ian Hobson
DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER- Dawn Harris
REHEARSAL PIANIST- Michael McAndrew
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR- Berit Johnson
ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER- Nicholas Koch
STAGE MANAGER- Elisabeth Schapmann
COSTUME ASSISTANT- Thereza Lituma
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