A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE O.P.E.R.A.

The second staged production of O.P.E.R.A., the past name of Elgin OPERA, on November 14 & 15, 2002 at Elgin Community College at the Visual and Performing Arts Center. Based on A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, the spoof includes opera-themed humor, fusing opera with Broadway hits.

Cast

Laura Knoerr
Dialogues
Solange Sior
Lady Diva, Violetta
Lisa Wackerman
Lottie (Lulu) Cappachino, Flora & Annina
Richard Gersten
Richard Gersten, Alfredo, Canio
Richard (Bud) Markley
Vito Cappachino, Gaston & Joseph
Kevin Kees
Kevin Kees, Baron & Germont
Danielle Floyd
Demi Cappachino (Daughter of Lottie and Vito)
Reid Lewis
Henri/Director of the Opera House
Stu Ainsworth
Stu/Director of the Opera House
Howard Bakken
Marcel/Pianist
Covers: Celeste Martino (Lady Diva), Tracelyn Gesteland (Lulu), Oscar Menoyo (Vito)

Act 1

Comedy Tonight (A Funny Thing Happened)
Ensemble
Jewel Song (Air Des Bijoux) (Faust)
Solange Sior
Nobody Does It Like Me (Seesaw)
Lisa Wackerman
Somewhere Over-Indulging(Arlen)
Bud Markley
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (Phantom of the Opera)
Danielle Floyd
Memory (Cats)
Lisa Wackerman
Ol’ Man River (Showboat)
Kevin Kees
Libiamo (La Traviata)
Solange Sior & Richard Gersten, Ensemble
Un di felice, Eterea (La Traviata)
Solange Sior & Richard Gersten, Ensemble
Sempre Libera (La Traviata)
Solange Sior & Richard Gersten

Act 2

Pura Siccome Un Angelo (La Traviata)
Solange Sior & Kevin Kees
Pollution (Lehrer)
Lisa Wackerman, Bud Markley, Richard Gersten & Kevin Kees
Theme From New York, New York
Kevin Kees
Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better (Annie, Get Your Gun!)
Lisa and Bud
Una Furtiva Lagrima (Elixir Of Love)
Bud Markley
Va Laisse Couler Mes Larmes (Werther)
Lisa Wackerman
Ridi Pagliacci (Pagliacci)
Richard Gersten
Habanera (Carmen)
Solange Sior
Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat (Guys & Dolls)
Bud Markley
Va, Pensiero (Nabucco)
Ensemble
Illinois Arts Council Logo
Grand Victoria Foundation
E3 Design Group

Florence B. & Cornelia
A. Palmer Trust
Barbara and Barre
Seid Foundation
Villa Verone
This program is partially supported by the Illinois Arts Council, the City of Elgin, and the Grand Victoria Foundation.
Promotional graphic design services provided by e3 design group.