Dicapo Opera Theatre

Dicapo Opera Theatre
184 East 76th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 288-9438



Dicapo Opera Theatre
184 East 76th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 288-9438
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Michael Capasso
General Director

Diane Martindale
Artistic Director

Dicapo




The Dicapo Resident Artists Program



Joseph Baunoch as Schaunard in Dicapo's 2001 production of La Boheme.


2002 Resident Artist Shannah Timms as Olympia in Tales of Hoffmann


Resident Artists James Higginbotham and Mary Ellen Duncan singing Rodolfo and Mimi in Dicapo's 2001 production of La Boheme.

Photos by Rosalia Craane

Resident Artists have performed the following roles on the main stage at Dicapo.

Resident Artist Assignments 2004-05
In parentheses is First, Second or Third year.

  • Laurie Amir (1) - Beauty and the Beast - 1st Daughter (outreach)
  • Ransom Bruce (2) -L'enfance du Christ - Centurion (mainstage); Beauty and the Beast - Beast (outreach); La Traviata - Gastone (mainstage); Opera Senza Rancor
  • Joseph Chappell (1) -Falstaff - Pistola (cover) & Falstaff (cover); L'enfance du Christ - Polydorus (mainstage) & Herod (cover)
  • Louise Fauteux (1) - La Traviata - Violetta (cover)
  • Danielle Freeman (1) -Claudia Legare - Jenny (mainstage); Beauty and the Beast - 2nd Daughter (outreach)
  • Manami Hattori (1) - Tosca - Shepherd's Voice (mainstage)
  • Lisa Jaehnig (2) - Falstaff - Nanetta (mainstage);Beauty and the Beast - Beauty (outreach); Opera Senza Rancor
  • Helen Lyons (1) - Tosca - Tosca (cover)
  • Kate Oberjat (2) -Falstaff - Nanetta (cover);Beauty and the Beast - 1st Daughter (outreach),Claudia Legare - Daphne (cover)
  • Yuki Otsuka-Lowe (1) - Beauty and the Beast - 2nd Daughter (outreach); La Traviata- Annina (mainstage)
  • Hector Palacio (1) - Falstaff - Bardolfo (mainstage); Tosca - Spoletta (mainstage); L'enfance du Christ - Narrator (cover);La Traviata - Gastone (mainstage) & Alfredo (cover); Opera Senza Rancor
  • Monique Pelletier (2) - Beauty and the Beast - Narrator/Gardner (outreach); La Traviata - Annina (mainstage)
  • Erika Person (2) - Falstaff - Meg (cover); La Traviata - Flora (mainstage); Opera Senza Rancor
  • Jeanai Ratcliffe (1) - Beauty and the Beast - Beauty (outreach)
  • Christina Rohm (3) - Falstaff - Alice (cover); Claudia Legare- Claudia (mainstage); Opera Senza Rancor
  • Robert Russell (1) - Falstaff - Bardolfo (cover)
  • Bryce Smith (1) - Falstaff - Pistola (mainstage); "L'enfance du Christ - Father (cover); La Traviata- Dottore Grenvil (mainstage) & Barone (cover- went on)
  • Kathleen Theisen (1) - Claudia Legare - Daphne (mainstage)
  • Mechelle Tippets (2) - Claudia Legare - Aunt Julia (mainstage); Opera Senza Rancor
  • Darren Walker (2) - Tosca - Jailer; L'enfance du Christ - Polydorus (cover); La Traviata - Dottore Grenvil (mainstage); Opera Senza Rancor
  • John White (1) - Tosca- Spoletta (cover)
  • Marlin Williford (1) - Falstaff - Caius (cover)
  • Meredith Woodend (1) - L'enfance du Christ - Mary (cover); La Traviata - Flora (mainstage)
  • Dino Wu (2) - Falstaff - Ford (cover); Tosca - Sciarrone (mainstage) Sacristan (cover); L'enfance du Christ - Joseph (cover); Claudia Legare - Voice of the General (mainstage); Beauty and the Beast - Father (outreach); La Traviata - Marchese (mainstage); Opera Senza Rancor

Resident Artists Assignments - 2003-2004

  • September Bigelow: Faust - Marthe (mainstage)
  • Vlada Borisova: Magic Flute - Third Spirit (RA Production)
  • Ransom Bruce: Faust - Old Faust (cover); La Perichole - Second Notary (mainstage); Madama Butterfly - Goro (mainstage); The Magic Flute - Monastatos (RA Production)
  • Lisa Jaehnig: La Perichole - Ninetta (mainstage) Perichole (cover); Madama Butterfly - Cousin (mainstage); The Magic Flute - First Lady (RA Production)
  • Jeffrey Hartman: Faust - Old Faust (mainstage), Faust (cover); Madama Butterfly - B.F. Pinkerton (cover)
  • Ginger Land: Soloist - Vivaldi Gloria; The Magic Flute - Queen of the Night (RA Production)
  • Mark Lin: Faust - Wagner (mainstage), Mephistopheles (cover), Valentin (second cover); La Perichole - Don Andres (cover); Madama Butterfly - Yamadori (mainstage - all versions), Sharpless (cover); The Magic Flute - Papageno (RA Production)
  • Shoshanah Marote: Faust - Marthe (mainstage); La Perichole - Virginella; Madama Butterfly - Suzuki (mainstage - both La Scala and Paris versions)
  • Elena McEntire: Soloist - Vivaldi Gloria; Madama Butterfly - Kate Pinkerton (mainstage), Suzuki (cover)
  • Laura-Kate Moore: Faust - Siebel (mainstage)
  • Kate Oberjat: Madama Butterfly - Cousin (mainstage)
  • Robert Pagnani: Faust - Walther (mainstage)
  • Monique Pelletier: Faust - Marthe (cover); La Perichole - Virginella (cover); Madama Butterfly - Kate Pinkerton (mainstage); The Magic Flute - Second Spirit (RA Production)
  • Erika Person: La Perichole - Estrella (cover); Madama Butterfly - Kate Pinkerton (mainstage, both La Scala and Brescia versions); The Magic Flute - Third Lady (RA Production)
  • Adam Peterson: Madama Butterfly - Goro (mainstage - all three versions); The Magic Flute - Armored Man (RA Production)
  • Christina Rohm: Faust - Marguerite (cover); La Perichole - Estrella (mainstage); Madama Butterfly - Cio-Cio San (cover - all three versions); The Magic Flute - Pamina (RA Production)
  • Adrienne Starr: Faust - Siebel (mainstage); La Perichole - Manuellita (mainstage)
  • Mechelle Tippets: Madama Butterfly - Aunt (mainstage), The Magic Flute - Second Lady (RA Production)
  • Darren Walker: La Perichole - Turnkey (mainstage); Madama Butterfly - Commisario (mainstage); The Magic Flute - Speaker (RA Production)
  • Dino Wu: Faust - Valentin (cover); La Perichole - Don Pedro (cover); Madama Butterfly - Yakuside (mainstage - La Scala version); The Magic Flute - Armored Man (RA Production)

Resident Artist Assignments - 2002-2003

  • J. Vincent Chambers Beppe (role),I Pagliacci
  • Tim Norwood Beppe (cover), Pagliacci,Count Ludovic(Role),Passion;Schmidt(role),Werther
  • William Olson Silvio (cover),I Pagliacci
  • Kam Cheng Nedda (role),I Pagliacci
  • Hansu Kim (role),Pagliacci Plus;Edgar(cover),Edgar
  • Christina Rohm (role),Pagliacci Plus,Fidelia(cover),Edgar; Fosca's Mother(role),Passion

  • Adrienne Starr Gianetta(role),L'Elisir d'amore
  • September Bigelow Gianetta(role),L'Elisir d'amore;Clara(cover),Mistress(role),Passion
  • Lisa Lockhart Tigrana(role),Edgar
  • Robert Pagnani Frank(cover),Edgar;Man(role),Passion
  • Shoshana Marote Fosca (cover), Maid (role),Passion
  • Andrew Westney Doctor(cover),Passion
  • Ginger Land Maid(role),Passion
  • Elena McEntire Charlotte(cover),Werther
  • Deborah Feldman Woman(role),Passion
  • Mario Cuomo Private Augenti (role)

Resident Artist Assignments - 2002-1999

  • James Higginbotham Cavaradossi (Tosca), Rodolfo (Boheme), Male Chorus (Rape of Lucretia), Normanno (Lucia)
  • Shannah Timms Adele (Die Fledermaus), Olympia (Hoffmann) ,Lucia (Rape of Lucretia), Adina (L'Elisir)
  • Amanda Winfield Rose (Street Scene), Susanna (Marriage of Figaro), Musetta (Boheme), Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica) Upcoming: Clara (Passion)
  • Kerry Grubel Beppe (L'Amico Fritz), Mamma Lucia,(Cavalleria Rusticana) Principessa (Suor Angelica), Maddelena (Rigoletto), Mothers Voice (Hoffman), Marcellina (Marriage of Figaro)
  • Joseph Baunoch Schaunard (Boheme), Junius (Rape of Lucretia), Major-Domo (Vanessa) Dr. Grenvil (La Traviata) Betto (Gianni Schicchi) Sciarrone (Tosca)
  • Michael Stromar Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus), Buchannan (Street Scene), Borsa (Rigoletto), Spoletta(Tosca)
  • Allison Keil Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), Mrs. Maurrant (Street Scene), Female Chorus (Rape of Lucretia) Lola (Cavalleria Rusticana)
  • Raylene Dillehay Brown Rosina (Barber of Seville), Musetta (Boheme)
  • Samia Bahua Musetta (Boheme), Carmela (La Vida Breve)
  • Hak Joon Kim Alfredo (La Traviata)
  • David Dillard Reverand Hale (The Crucible)
  • Suzanne Lustgarten Mary Warren (The Crucible)
  • Leslie Schipa Nicklausse (Hoffmann),Alisa (Lucia), Ines (Trovatore),Mrs Olsen,(Street Scene)
  • Nita Baxani Serafina (Il Campanello)
  • Miguel Hernandez Ferrando (Il Trovatore)
  • Mark Lin Raimondo (Lucia) King (Aida) Sciarrone (Tosca),Manuel (La Vida Breve),Marullo (Rigoletto)
  • Sara Lerch Adele (Die Fledermaus)
  • Mary Ellen Ducan Mimi (La Boheme)
  • Laura Barnao Cherubino (Marriage of Figaro)
  • Rebecca O'Brian Countess (Marriage of Figaro)
  • Kate Kinhan Sophie (Werther)
  • Deborah Feldman Sophie (Werther)
  • Joseph Spector Johann (Werther)
  • Sarah Lambert Charlotte(cover),Werther
  • Byron Singleton Schmitt (Werther)
  • Paula Doria Ines (Trovatore)

For more information:
Call Diane Martindale
(212) 759-7652


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