Puccini
Puccini Spectacular
Pikes Peek Center
Date: Saturday, May 6, 2006
Time: 7:30 PM

Date: Sunday May 7, 2006
Time: 3:00 PM

Pikes Peak Center, 190 South Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO

Pre-Performance Presentation
hosted by Maestro Christopher Wilkins one hour before curtain

Tickets
Tickets West

$15-$75*
All TicketsWest outlets including
Pikes Peak Center Box Office (no added convenience fees)
All King Soopers, Citadel Mall Information Booth and the World Arena
By Phone: 520-SHOW (7469) or 866- 464-2626 (toll free)
Online at www.ticketswest.com.

Discounts available: Senior, student (Pikes Peak Center only), military (all ticket outlets) and group discounts (information available at 719-633-9373)

*The $75 ticket is part of the Patron Club and includes seats in the Mezzanine Boxes, a special reception with wine & hors d'oeuvres, and free parking

Program

Principal Performers
Opera Theatre of the Rockies Chorus
Opera Theatre of the Rockies Orchestra
Colorado Springs Conservatory Children's Chorus

Martile Rowland, Stage Director/Producer
Christopher Wilkins, Conductor
Daniel Brink, Music Director
Deborah Jenkins Teske, Chorus Master/Assistant Conductor

La Tragenda Le Villi (1884)
Act I Tosca (1900)
Intermezzo Manon Lescaut (1893)
Act II La Bohème (1896)

Intermission

Turandot (1926)
      Nessun Dorma (from Act III)
      Act I
      Act II, scene 2

Cast and Staff

Tosca - Act I
Tosca Stacey Canterbury
Cavaradossi John Carpenter
Scarpia Norman Phillips
Sacristan Erik Kroncke
Angelotti Arthur Van Dyck
Spoletta Larry King
La Bohème- Act II
Musetta Katrina Twitty
Musetta (student performance) Kate Emerich
Marcello Peter Tuff
Mimi Desiree Dodson
Rodolfo Francisco Rodriguez
Schaunard Bradley Thompson
Colline Winston Jones
Alcindoro Arthur Van Dyck
Parpignol Brian Harris
Turandot - Nessun Dorma (from Act III), Act I and Act II, sc.2
Turandot Cynthia Romoff
Calaf Brian Stinar
Liu Michelle Diggs
Timur Erik Kroncke
Ping Bradley Thompson
Pong Francisco Rodriguez
Pang Carl Ficarrotta
Emperor Jeff Marshall
Mandarin David Tovey
Artistic staff
Producer and Stage Director Martile Rowland
Conductor Christopher Wilkins
Music Director Daniel Brink
Chorus Master/Assistant Conductor Deborah Jenkins Teske
Lighting Designer Lloyd Sobel
Stage Design Nancy Hankin
Wig and makeup design Anne Davis
Choreographer Peter Strand

Other Information

Biographies
The Passion of Puccini
A Different View
Press
Promotional photos by Clifford Creative Group/Tom Darnell
Christopher Wilkins photos by M & E Photography of Lake Mary, Florida

Sponsors

The Gazette     Bee Vrandenburg Foundation     El Pomar     KCME