L’enfant et les sortileges

Maurice Ravel
Libretto by Colette

Gianni Schicchi

Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano

Young Artist Program

2008

Seattle Opera

Creative Team:

Conductor: Brian Garman
Set Designer: Yoshi Tanokura
Costume Designer: Daniel Uribe
Lighting Designer: Connie Yun
Movement Designer: Wade Madsen
Hair & Makeup Designer: Danyale Cook

Cast: L’enfant et les sortileges

L’Enfant: Elizabeth Pojanowski / David Korn
Maman / Tasse Chinoise / Pâtre / Libellule: Margaret Gawrysiak
Chat: David Lara / Eugene Chan
Fauteuil / Arbre: Stephanos Tsirakoglou
Bergère / Chauve-Souris: Leena Chopra / Megan Hart
Horloge Comtoise: Eugene Chan / David Lara
Théière: Noah Baetge
Feu / Princesse / Rossignol: Emily Hindrichs / Ani Maldjian
Pastourelle / Chouette: Megan Hart / Leena Chopra
Petit Vieillard / Rainette: Marcus Shelton
Chatte / Ecureuil: David Korn / Elizabeth Pojanowski

Cast: Gianni Schicchi

Buoso Donati: Robert Pillitteri
Zita: Margaret Gawrysiak
Simone: Stephanos Tsirakoglou
Rinuccio: Noah Baetge / Marcus Shelton
Ciesca: Ani Maldjian / Leena Chopra
Marco: Eugene Chan
Nella: Emily Hindrichs / Megan Hart
Gherardo: Marcus Shelton / Noah Baetge
Betto: David Lara
Gherardino: Langston Guettinger
Gianni Schicchi: Michael McGee / Joshua Jeremiah
Lauretta: Leena Chopra / Ani Maldjian / Emily Hindrichs / Megan Hart
Spinelloccio / Amantio: Joshua Jeremiah / Michael McGee
Pinellino: Michael Hadley
Guccio: Elizabeth Pojanowski

Peter Kazaras approached this double bill with a strong sense of contrast and theatrical imagination, shaping two very different works through distinct visual and dramatic languages. His direction emphasized surreal transformation and psychological clarity in L’enfant et les sortilèges, while embracing heightened physicality and comic precision in Gianni Schicchi. With a clear command of pacing and ensemble, Kazaras unified the evening through controlled staging and a confident, flexible approach to style.