Tosca Cast & Artistic Staff

Cast

Lisa Daltirus (Soprano) - Floria Tosca
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Porgy & Bess, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Tosca, Aida, Seattle Opera
Upcoming:
Otello, Il Trovatore, Seattle Opera
Porgy & Bess, Washington National Opera

Rafael Davila (Tenor) - Mario Cavaradossi
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Carmen, La Traviata, New Zealand Opera
Tosca, Werther, Rigoletto, Sarasota Opera
Madama Butterfly, Opera de Puerto Rico
Upcoming:
Giovanna D'Arco, Sarasota Opera
Carmen, Palm Beach Opera

Greer Grimsley (Bass-Baritone) - Baron Scarpia
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Tristan und Isolde, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Der Ring des Nibelungen, Seattle Opera
Upcoming:
Salome, San Francisco Opera
Tosca, L'Opera de Montreal, Opera Colorado
Macbeth, Opera Lyra Ottawa

Andrew Harris (Bass) - Cesare Angelotti
Lyric Opera Debut: Priest, The Magic Flute, 2008
Recently:
Salome, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
John Brown, La Traviata, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
La bohème, University of Michigan
Carmen, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Opera North
Upcoming:
Don Giovanni, Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Kevin Glavin (Bass) - A Sacristan
Lyric Opera Debut: Bartolo, The Barber of Seville, 2007
Recently:
La Cenerentola, San Francisco Opera
Don Pasquale, L'italiana in Algeri, New York City Opera
The Barber of Seville, Seattle Opera
Upcoming:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Cincinnati Opera

Doug Jones (Tenor) - Spoletto
Lyric Opera Debut: Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 2008
Recently:
I Paglacci, The Magic Flute, Seattle Opera
Carmen, Madama Butterfly, Austin Lyric Opera
Upcoming:
The Magic Flute, Opéra National de Bordeaux
The Magic Flute, Théâtre du Capitole (Toulouse)
Falstaff, Seattle Opera

Stephen Fish (Baritone) - Sciarrone
Lyric Opera Debut
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
H.M.S. Pinafore, Rigoletto, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
UMKC Apprentice

Additional Cast

Joseph Hager (Bass) - Jailer
Sarah Hennessey (Soprano) - Shepard Boy

Chorus

Children's Chorus

Supernumeraries

Artistic Staff

Ward Holmquist - Conductor
Lyric Opera Debut: The Marriage of Figaro, 1996
Recently:
La Traviata, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Tosca, Fort Worth Opera
La bohème, Atlanta Opera Company
Susannah, Palm Beach Opera

Bernard Uzan - Stage Director
Lyric Opera Debut: The Marriage of Figaro, 2005
Recently:
Madama Butterfly, Florida Grand Opera
Faust, Opera Carolina
Upcoming:
Romeo et Juliette, New Orleans Opera
Barber of Seville, Arizona Opera
Otello, Cincinnati Opera

Donald Edmund Thomas - Lighting Designer
Lyric Opera Debut: The Marriage of Figaro, 2005
Recently:
Cyrano, Michigan Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia
Pagliacci, Seattle Opera
Upcoming:
Aida, The Atlanta Opera
Tosca, Michigan Opera Theatre
Othello, Palm Beach Opera

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

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