Bertha & The Ugly Duckling January 2000
Bertha, Queen of Norway
Opera by Ned Rorem
Libretto by Kenneth Koch
Justin Williams, Music Director & Piano
Judith Barnes & Isidore Elias, Co-Directors
The Ugly Duckling
Opera by Sergei Prokofiev
Libretto by Hans Christian Andersen
Judith Barnes & Benedetta Capanna, Co-Directors
Saturday, January 22nd 2000, 8:00 PM
Sunday, January 23rd 2000, 4:00 PM
Behind the Door
219 Court Street
Brooklyn, New York
The Cast
The Ugly Duckling
Mezzo Soprano: Judith Barnes
Dancer: Benedetta Capanna
Bertha, Queen of Norway
Bertha, Queen of Norway: Judith Barnes
Second Barbarian, Third Scotchman, Counselor: Aron Bederson
Norwegian Citizen: Kelly Lee Darby
Third Barbarian: Isidore Elias
Second Norwegian Citizen and Common Norwegian Soldier: Vera Finkemeier
Norwegian and Girl: Catherine Heraty
Norwegian General and Messenger: Silvie Jensen
Norwegian: Amanda Keil
Old Norwegian Man, Teacher, Second Scotchman: Van McDaniel
Barbarian Chieftain, First Scotchman, Norwegian Boy: Thomas Mirenda