H.M.S. Pinafore Cast & Artistic Staff

Cast

Robert Brand (Baritone) - Sir. Joseph Porter
Lyric Opera Debut: Phineas Fogg, Sweeney Todd, 1985
Recently:
The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, Die Fledermaus,
The Merry Widow, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Henry V, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

Daniel Belcher (Baritone) - Captain Corcoran
Lyric Opera Debut Guglielmo, Così fan tutte, 1999
Recently:
Billy Budd, Houston Grand Opera
Peter Grimes, Grand Theatre de Geneve (Switzerland)
L'italiana in Algeri, Opera Company of Philadelphia
Upcoming:
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Portland Opera
L'italiana in Algeri, Houston Grand Opera

Jon-Michael Ball (Tenor) - Ralph Rackstraw
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Billy Budd, Carmen, Santa Fe Opera
Don Giovanni, The Pirates of Penzance, Orlando Opera
Orpheé, Glimmerglass Opera
Upcoming:
Fidelio, Hong Kong Philharmonic

Matthew Treviño (Bass) - Dick Deadeye
Lyric Opera Debut Colline, La bohème, 2008
Recently:
Salome, Dallas Opera
Falstaff, Opera Cleveland
Tosca, Nashville Opera
Upcoming:
Don Giovanni, Fort Worth Opera
Rigoletto, San Antonio Opera

Robert McNichols, Jr. (Baritone) - Bill Bobstay
Lyric Opera Debut: Jim/Daniel, John Brown, 2008
Recently:
The Pirates of Penzance, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
La Traviata, Southern Illinois Music Festival
Le Nozze di Figaro, Amalfi Coast Music Festival 2009
Upcoming:
Rigoletto, Don Giovanni, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
KU Apprentice

Stephen Fish (Baritone) - Bob Beckett
Lyric Opera Debut: Sciarrone, Tosca, 2009
Recently:
Tosca, Des Moines Metro Opera
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Des Moines Metro Opera
The Crucible, University of Northern Iowa
Upcoming:
Salome, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Rigoletto, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
UMKC Apprentice

Ava Pine (Soprano) - Josephine
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Die Fledermaus, L'italiana in Algeri, Dallas Opera
Xerxes, Boston Baroque
The Magic Flute, Florentine Opera
L'Elisir d'amore, Arizona Opera

Jennifer Forte (Mezzo-Soprano) - Cousin Hebe
Lyric Opera Debut: Flora Bervoix, La Traviata, 2009
Recently:
Beatrice and Benedict, Westminster Opera Theatre
Dr. Miracle, New England Conservatory Opera Workshop
Così fan tutte, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Upcoming:
Rigoletto, Lyric Opera of Kansas City

UMKC Apprentice

Deborah Fields (Mezzo-Soprano) - Little Buttercup
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
H.M.S. Pinafore, Chattanooga Symphony & Opera
Mikado, Opera Carolina
The Pirates of Penzance, NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players
H.M.S. Pinafore, Skylight Opera Theatre

Chorus

Artistic Staff

Mark Ferrell - Conductor
Lyric Opera Debut: Conductor, Mikado, 2001
Recently:
Music Director, University of Kansas Opera Theatre
Music Director, New Theater Restaurant
Music Director, A Christmas Carol, KC Repertory Theater
Music Staff, Dallas Opera, Opera Theater of Saint Louis

William Theisen - Stage Director/Choreographer
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
The Pirates of Penzance, Santa Fe Opera
The Magic Flute, Virginia Opera
Sweeney Todd, Opera Cleveland
Così fan tutte, Portland Opera
Over the Moon with Gilbert and Sullivan, Skylight Opera Theatre (World Premiere)

Michael Baumgarten - Lighting Designer
Lyric Opera Debut: La bohème, 1996
Recently:
Julius Caesar, The Pearl Fishers, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Director of Production, Opera Carolina
Turandot, The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Carolina
Tosca, Arizona Opera
Il Trovatore, Tosca, Chautauqua Opera

Additional Staff
Mark Ferrell - Chorus Master
Richard Williams - Accompanist Coach
Mary Traylor - Costume Coordinator
Deborah Morgan - Props Master
Jan Delovage - Wig Designer
Erin Thompson - Stage Manager
Stacey Salotto - Assistant Stage Manager
Victoria Frank - Assistant Stage Manager
Margaret Spare - Assistant Lighting Designer