The Daughter of the Regiment Artists

Cast

Victor Ryan Robertson (Tenor) - Tonio
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Manitoba Opera, Minnesota Opera
Porgy and Bess, Capetown Opera (UK)
Falstaff, Opera Cleveland
Upcoming:
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Arizona Opera
L'Elisir D'Amore, Kentucky Opera

John Stephens (Bass) - Sulpice
Lyric Opera Debut: Calchus, La belle Hélène, 1981
Recently:
Of Mice and Men, Kentucky Opera
Don Pasquale, Lake George Opera
The Pirates of Penzance, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Billy Budd, Sante Fe Opera
Upcoming:
Il Trovatore, New Orleans Opera

Nili Riemer (Soprano) - Marie
Lyric Debut: Mabel, The Pirates of Penzance, 2009
Recently:
The Magic Flute, Theater Heidelberg
The Pirates of Penzance, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
La Cenerentola, Florida Grand Opera
Così fan tutte, Chautauqua Opera
Upcoming:
Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera Cleveland

Joyce Castle (Mezzo-Soprano) - Marquise of Berkenfield
Lyric Debut: Mrs. Bertram, The End of the Affair, 2007
Recently:
Turn of the Screw, Boston Lyric Opera
The Counsel, Glimmerglass Opera
Upcoming:
Sour Angelica, Utah Symphony and Opera
Three Decembers, Central City Opera

Robert Gibby Brand (Baritone) - Hortensius
Lyric Debut: Phineas Fogg, Sweeney Todd, 1985
Recently:
H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Light in the Piazza, Metropolitan Ensemble
Richard III, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

Brad Walker (Baritone) - Corporal
Recently:
Handel's Messiah, Lansing Symphony Orchestra

Chorus

* UMKC Apprentice, ** KU Apprentice, ^ Kaplan Apprentice

Artistic Staff

Dorothy Danner - Stage Director
Lyric Debut: Stage Director, Most Happy Fella, 1983
Recently:
The Pirates of Penzance, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
L'Elisir D'Amore, Virginia Opera
La bohème, San Antonio Opera

Kendall Smith - Lighting Designer
Lyric Debut: Lighting Designer, Billy Budd, 1999
Recently:
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company
Little Women, Kansas City Repertory Theater

R. Keith Brumley - Set Designer
Lyric Opera Debut: Candide, 1984
Recently:
The Barber of Seville, Des Moines Metro Opera
The End of the Affair, Tosca, John Brown,
La bohème, Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Additional Staff
Mark Ferrell - Chorus Master, Rehearsal Accompanist & Coach
Mary Traylor - Costume Coordinator
Jan Delovage - Wig and Makeup Designer
Deborah Morgan - Props Master
Erin Thompson - Stage Manager
Victoria Frank - Assistant Stage Manager
Kathryn Snyder - Assistant Stage Manager
Margaret Spare - Assistant Lighting Designer