Glimmerglass Festival
TENOR OVERBOARD
Gioachino Rossini/Ken Ludwig
July 19 – August 18, 2022 (World premiere)
All aboard the S.S. Lindoro for a voyage full of high spirits, high notes and a boatload of singers, suitors and a glamorous starlet. In an attempt to foil their father’s plan to choose one of them a husband, two feisty sisters join a singing group en route to Sicily. While on board, they find adventure, love, and a completely new outlook on the battle of the sexes. Famed comic playwright Ken Ludwig has written a brand new opera filled to the brim with rare Rossini masterpieces. So come aboard for the glittering ride.
Lyrics in Italian and dialogue in English; projected English lyrics.
"The surprise delight of 2022 was Tenor Overboard. Good comedies are in short supply: This show would make a terrific gala event, especially with a raft of top-flight Rossini singers."
Opera News
Sight Lines | Ken Ludwig
F. Paul Driscoll speaks with Tony Award-winning American playwright and theater director Ken Ludwig, who has penned the book for a new pasticcio featuring Rossini's music, Tenor Overboard, which plays this summer at Glimmerglass Festival.
Production Photos of TENOR OVERBOARD at The Glimmerglass Festival
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Original Cast and Creative Team
Ken Ludwig's Tenor Overboard was first produced by Glimmerglass Festival (Francesca Zambello, Artistic and General Director) at the Glimmerglass Opera House in Cooperstown, NY. The opening night was July 19, 2022. The production was directed by Francesca Zambello and conducted by Joseph Colaneri. Brenna Corner was the Co-Director/Choreographer, sets by James Noone, costumes by Loren Shaw, lighting designed by Robert Wierzel, hair and makeup designed by Tom Watson and production dramaturgy by Kelley Rourke. The diction coach was Kathryn LaBouff.
The cast was as follows: Gianna - Reilly Nelson; Mimi - Jasmine Habersham; Angostura - Keely Futterer; Luca -Armando Contreras; Dante - Fran Daniel Laucerica; Petronio - Stefano de Peppo; Cedric/Matteo - Gregory Feldmann; The Captain/Eddie - Matthew Pearce