The Fairy Queen
SINGERS
Titania
Amanda Hargreaves
Night and various ensembles
Breanna Stuart
Summer and various ensembles
Caitlin Rowe
The Drunken Poet and Bottom
Christopher-Jack Andrew
The Man and various ensembles
Cen Wei
Spring and various solos and ensembles
Eliza Bennetts O'Connor
Secrecy, The Woman and various ensembles
Hannah Kostros
Oberon, Autumn and ensembles
Hartley Trusler
Solos and Ensembles
Jack Jordan
Phoebus and various ensembles
Joshua Morton-Galea
Mopsa and Ensembles
Kristin Astouroghlian
Mystery, various solos and ensembles
Lucy Schneider
Coridon, Winter, and Hymen
Nicholas Sheppard
Juno and various ensembles
Miriam Whiting-Reilly
Solos and Ensembles
Uma Dobia
DANCERS*
Elliana Martelli
Emily Yamashita
Indiana Gordon
Kamryn McRae
Madeline Belli
Maryam Adly
Rena Sangawa
Tash Pickering
Wen Chen Ong
MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Director / Harpsichord I
Donald Nicolson
Harpsichord II
Tim O'Malley
Trumpet I
Thomas Saar
Trumpet II
Declan Ditchfield
Timpani
Huon Bourne Blue
Oboe 1
Jiyou Yang
Oboe II
Anika Weibgen
Violin I
Lara Mladjen
Violin II
Lachlan Harris
Viola
Lachlan Maclaren
Cello
Charlotte Kube
Opera Student Repetiteur
Jacie Jia Guo
The cast comprises students enrolled in the Master of Music (Opera Performance) and the
music ensemble is drawn from performers who participate in the Early Music Studio, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
*First year Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) students, the Victorian College of the Arts.
CREATIVE TEAM
Director
Jane Davidson
Music Director
Donald Nicolson
Ballet Choreography
Katy McKeown
Set Designer**
Olivia Pimpinella
Lighting Designer
Tim Bonser
Costume Designer
Juliet Bennie
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Production Manager
David Harrod
Stage Manager
Michelle Forbes
Stagecraft Project Coordinator
Alan Logan
Technical Resource Coordinator (Costume)
Georgina Johnson
Visualiser
Eugene McKinnon
Set Builders
Morgan Jones, Jeremy Ford
Stage Technician
Mungo McKenzie
Videographer
Kade Greenland
Photographer
Gregory Lorenzutti
**Third year student in the Master of Production Design (Stage).
ACADEMIC STAFF
Design Mentor
Leon Salom
Acting Coach
Rinske Ginsberg
Music Coach
Thomas Griffiths
Vocal Consultant
Patricia Price
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts & Music
Professor Marie Sierra
Director of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Professor Richard Kurth
Head of Dance, Victorian College of the Arts
Professor Carol Brown
Head of Design, Victorian College of the Arts
Associate Professor Richard Roberts
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
The staff of the Voice department, Dr Stephen Grant, Anna Connolly
and Linda Barcan and from Early Music coordination, Lyndon Watts.
Also, Associate Professors Richard Davis and Nicholas Williams, Directors of Orchestra and Wind Symphony.
This production of Fairy Queen builds on the Director’s interest in using fabric, light and iconic set items as sculptural/expressive elements in storytelling. This project has emerged in close collaboration between creative team members, the singing, dancing, set, image, costume and lighting being developed to highlight the magical topic of Henry Purcell’s beautiful work.