Tristan und Isolde

Artists

Isolde:

Annalena Persson †

Tristan:

Clifton Forbis

Brangäne:

Margaret Jane Wray

King Marke:

Stephen Milling

Kurwenal:

Greer Grimsley

Melot:

Jason Collins

Shepherd/Sailor:

Simeon Esper

Steersman:

Barry Johnson

Conductor:

Asher Fisch

Stage Director:

Peter Kazaras

Set and Costume Designer:

Robert Israel

Lighting Designer:

Duane Schuler

Associate Lighting Designer:

Connie Yun

English Captions:

Jonathan Dean

Sets and Costumes:

Seattle Opera

Orchestra

Violin I:

Emma McGrath, Concertmaster
Mariel Bailey
Natasha Bazhanov
Brittany Boulding
Cecilia Poellein Buss
Kyung Sun Chee
Kelly Farris
Ayako Gamo
Timothy Garland
Victoria Parker
Mikhail Shmidt, Asst. Concertmaster
Clark Story
Jeannie Wells Yablonsky
Arthur Zadinsky

Violin II:

Michael Miropolsky, Principal
Kathleen Stern, Asst. Principal
Gennady Filimonov
Evan Anderson
Stephen Bryant
Linda Cole
Xiao-po Fei
Sande Gillette
Artur Girsky
Virginia Hunt Luce
Eric Scott
Andrew Yeung

Viola:

Arie Schachter, Principal
Timothy Hale, Asst. Principal
Vincent Comer
Wesley Dyring
Allison Farkas
Joseph Gottesman
Sayaka Kokubo
Scott Ligocki
Rachel Swerdlow
Julie Whitton

Cello:

Theresa Benshoof, Principal
Bruce Bailey
Meeka Quan DiLorenzo, Asst. Principal
Roberta Downey
Hélène Ferret
Chuck Jacot
Rajan Krishnaswami
David Sabee

Bass:

Jonathan Burnstein, Principal
Jennifer Godfrey
Travis Gore, Asst. Principal
Nancy Griffin
Matt McGrath

Flute:

Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby, Principal
Susan Telford
Alicia Suarez

Piccolo:

Alicia Suarez, Principal

Oboe:

Ben Hausmann, Principal
Shannon Spicciati

English Horn:

Stefan Farkas, Principal

Clarinet:

Laura DeLuca, Principal
Craig Rine

Bass Clarinet:

Jennifer Nelson, Principal

Bassoon:

Seth Krimsky, Principal
Paul Rafanelli
Michael Gamburg

Horn:

Jeff Fair, Principal
Ryan Stewart, Asst. Principal
Richard Reed
Joe Berger, Asst. 3rd Horn
Rodger Burnett
Oliver de Clercq

Offstage Horns:

Joe Berger, Principal
Andre Goodrich
Jill Jaques
Larry Johnson
Joe Kirtley
Ryan Stewart

Trumpet:

Justin Emerich, Principal
Brian Chin
Richard Pressley

Holztrompete:

Justin Emerich

Trombone:

David Ritt, Principal
Keith Winkle
Stephen Fissel

Tuba:

Jonathan Hill, Principal

Timpani:

Michael Crusoe, Principal

Percussion:

Michael Clark, Principal
Ronald Johnson

Harp:

John Carrington, Principal

Personnel Manager:

Keith Higgins

Assistant Personnel Manager:

Scott Wilson

Seattle Opera Staff Music Librarian:

Glenn Crytzer

Chorus:

Tenor:

Guy Bogar
Jon Farmer
Jeffrey Jordan
Neil Jordan
Dustin Kaspar
Tony Kibbie
Bob Leavens
Karl Marx Reyes
George Scott
Leodigario del Rosario
James Reynolds

Bass/Baritone:

Dan Aarthun
David Borning
Brian Box
Michael Dunlap
Craig Grayson
Glenn Guhr
Jonathon Lee
Misha Myznikov
Danny Oakden
Dan Yarr
Brett Youngquist

† Seattle Opera debut