SCALIA/GINSBURG
an opera by Derrick Wang
with the Vermont premiere of “THE INTERLOPERS”
From Beast and Superbeast
Music by Jorge Martín-Buján, Libretto by Andrew Joffe
Based on short stories by Saki (H.H. Munro)
directed by Douglas Anderson
conducted by Filippo Ciabatti
Productions: October 4, October 5, October 6, 2024
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SCALIA/GINSBURG
Music and Libretto by Derrick Wang
Scalia/Ginsburg is presented by special arrangement with Consequent Music.
with the Vermont premiere of
“THE INTERLOPERS”
with a new arrangement by the composer
from Beast and Superbeast
Music by Jorge Martín-Buján
Libretto by Andrew Joffe
Based on stories by Saki (H.H. Munro)
Staged by Douglas Anderson with full orchestra conducted by Music Director Filippo Ciabatti
Tickets on sale now!
Under the age of 26? Check out our Opera Under 26 program to learn how to get free tickets to the opera!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 – OPENING NIGHT + PROSECCO RECEPTION
6:30 pm – Pre-Show talk at Memorial Baptist Church with Jorge Martín-Buján, composer of “The Interlopers”
7:30 pm – SCALIA/GINSBURG with THE INTERLOPERS, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
Post Production – Prosecco Celebration: Open to all, light refreshments served, Prosecco available for 21+, N/A option available.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5
6:30 pm – Pre-Show talk at Memorial Baptist Church with Jorge Martín-Buján, composer of “The Interlopers”
7:30 pm – SCALIA/GINSBURG with THE INTERLOPERS, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 – MATINEE
1:00 pm – Pre-Show talk at Memorial Baptist Church with Maestro Filippo Ciabatti and Jorge Martín-Buján, composer of “The Interlopers”
2:00 pm – SCALIA/GINSBURG with THE INTERLOPERS, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
SCALIA/GINSBURG Cast
Bevin Hill
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Soprano Bevin Hill has gained attention as a performer of great charm and charisma in a variety of leading roles. Particularly cherished for her comedic gifts, Ms. Hill has memorably been lauded as a “rubber-kneed goddess of slapstick.” A beloved guest artist of OCM, she has appeared with the company ten times, most recently as Eurydice in Orphée aux enfers and Adina in L’elisir d'amore. Ms. Hill can be currently seen performing concert and cabaret work throughout the southeast as well as sharing her musical joy through early music education and choral direction. Ms. Hill has a Masters in Vocal Performance from Manhattan School of Music, and Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University. Ms. Hill was a 2012 District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in her home state of Georgia and Regional Semifinalist for the Southeast Region.
Lucas Levy
Justice Antonin Scalia
Lucas Levy has been described by Opera News as having “dominated the scene vocally,” bringing “operatic power” (Tampa Bay Times) to his portrayals, and was praised by The Wall Street Journal for being “remarkably loud.” Recent performance highlights include Faust with I Filarmonici Columbus, the Verdi Requiem with the Emory Symphony, Un ballo in maschera with Opera Project Columbus, Otello with Maryland Lyric Opera, Anna di Resburgo and Poliuto with Teatro Nuovo, Falstaff with Berkshire Opera Festival and Opera Omaha, Carmen and Die Zauberflöte with Opera Maine, La traviata and Les contes d’Hoffmann with St. Petersburg Opera, and Otello with LoftOpera. Mr. Levy is singing his fourth role with OCM, following Fidelio, Orphée aux enfers, and The Maid of Orleans. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin Conservatory, and his Master of Music degree from Westminster Choir College. Mr. Levy hails from Lexington, MA and currently resides in New York City.
Website: lucaslevy.com.
Daniel Klein
The Commentator
Daniel Klein has been hailed by the New York Times for his “stentorian bass-baritone” with a “dark and steely voice.” Audiences and critics alike have found his performances imaginative, adventurous, and occasionally even downright terrifying. He recently made his debut at Seattle Opera in June singing the roles of Judge Moriarty and Stanley in Huang Ruo’s Bound; the title role in Gianni Schicci with New Jersey Festival Orchestra in February Opera on the James; followed by the roles of Ted and Dewey in Eric Moe’s Artwork of the Future with Fresh Squeezed Opera in New York City. Dan returns to OCM for the seventh time, having sung Marcello in La bohème (2008), Rambaldo in La Rondine (2011), Mustafa in L’Italiana in Algeri (2014), Ping in Turandot (2015), Thibaut in The Maid of Orleans (2021) and Older Thompson (cover) in Glory Denied (2023).
Website: danielkleinonline.com
THE INTERLOPERS Cast
Peter Kendall Clark
Thomas Montgomery
Peter Kendall Clark created the title roles in Ricky Ian Gordon’s The Garden of The Finzi-Continis and Ted Rosenthal’s Dear Erich with NYCO. He has sung frequently with Chelsea Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Opera Roanoke, St. Petersburg Opera, Syracuse Opera and Opera Company of Middlebury. A true ‘crossover’ baritone, he has played Fredrik Eggerman, Sweeney Todd, Henry Higgins, King Arthur, Pirate King and Harold Hill. Earlier this season he played El Gallo in the “boy meets boy” version of The Fantasticks at Tri-Cities Opera and he will perform his sixth Older Thompson in Glory Denied next season at Greensboro Opera. Beginning in May of 2020, his nightly stoop concerts in Brooklyn garnered global media attention (“the hottest ticket in town”- New York Post); as the ‘Brownstone Baritone’ he continues to give concerts regularly in Brooklyn Heights and has recently been touring STILL LONGING, a soon-to-be-released recording of elegiacal art song with cello and piano.
Marcus DeLoach
Theodore Gagne
Following his debut at Opera Philadelphia in the East Coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Cold Mountain in 2016, Marcus DeLoach received critical acclaim for his creation of the roles of Senator Joseph McCarthy in Gregory Spears’ Fellow Travelers at Cincinnati Opera, and the Minister in Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves at Opera Philadelphia. He reprised both roles for their New York premieres at the PROTOTYPE festival in 2017 and 2018 and went on to make his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Senator McCarthy in Fellow Travelers in the spring of 2018. Marcus was hailed as “powerfully convincing” in his Opera Ireland (Dublin) debut as Joseph De Rocher in Dead Man Walking in 2007. He was a principal artist at New York City Opera from 2000-2006 and has also appeared in leading roles with Boston Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Opera, Utah Opera, and many others.
Curtis Serafin
Pianist/Vocal Coach for Scalia/Ginsburg and The Interlopers
Curtis Serafin has recently completed a two-year collaborative piano fellowship with Yale Opera; this engagement followed his fourth season as a member of the music staff at Sarasota Opera, where he played productions of Tosca, Attila, La scala di seta, and Dido & Aeneas. In 2024, Serafin made his Merkin Hall debut as principal coach and pianist with Berkshire Opera Festival for The Reef by Anthony Davis. As a conductor, Serafin has led four successful productions with Chicago Summer Opera. Other summer seasons have included professional fellowships at the Tanglewood Institute, Stephanie Blythe’s Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar, Manchester Music Festival, and Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. Curtis Serafin is a graduate of Warren Jones’s studio at the Manhattan School of Music; this was preceded by the completion of his undergraduate studies in piano performance at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music.
Scalia/Ginsburg
Derrick Wang’s unique one-act opera Scalia/Ginsburg depicts the relationship between two legendary Supreme Court justices who, despite their ideological differences, shared an immense respect for each other and were united by a common love of opera. When Justice Antonin Scalia is put on trial by supernatural forces, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg chooses to defend him. The work incorporates a wide variety of styles, from 18th-century operatic forms to elements of jazz and gospel, paying homage to the great opera composers while also reflecting an evolution in musical styles. In the words of its composer, it is “inspired by the opinions of U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia and by the “operatic precedent” of Händel, Mozart, Rossini, Bellini, Verdi, Offenbach, Bizet, Sullivan, Puccini, Strauss, et. al.” A perfect program for what is sure to be a tumultuous election, Scalia/Ginsburg serves as an important reminder that people with widely different views can still respect each other and work together -- something that seems to have been lost in today’s charged political climate.
“The Interlopers”
Two scions from families feuding for generations unexpectedly find themselves face to face on their disputed (worthless) land. Each vows to kill the other but they are trapped just feet apart, helpless, under a tree felled by the wind. While they wait to be rescued by their men, there’s an unexpected turn of events — but the shocking ending takes care of everything.
Coming soon!
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