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Little Women from the Houston Grand Opera
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"Little Women" from the Houston Grand Opera


WEB CREDITS

Producer: Anu Krishnan
Art Director: Sabina Daley
Designer: Karen Mattson
Graphic Art: Karen Mattson
Technical Director: Brian Lee
Production Assistants: Mendy Johnson, Kenny Li, Peter Tierney
Writer: John Ardoin

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About the Writer
We are deeply saddened to report that John Ardoin, who has been a writer and contributor to GREAT PERFORMANCES Online since its inception in 1997, died on Sunday, March 18, 2001, in Costa Rica, from complications of lymphoma. Well known and admired for his expertise in opera and classical music, he was the music critic of THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS until 1998 and music consultant for GREAT PERFORMANCES for 20 years, as well as a writer for many of its presentations. He authored six books, including THE CALLAS LEGACY, CALLAS AT JUILLIARD, THE STAGES OF MENOTTI, and THE FURTWAENGLER RECORD.

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TELEVISION CREDITS

Music and Libretto by
MARK ADAMO

Conductor
PATRICK SUMMERS

Stage Director
PETER WEBSTER

Directed for Television by
BRIAN LARGE

Cast in order of appearance:
Jo
STEPHANIE NOVACEK

Laurie
CHAD SHELTON

Amy
MARGARET LLOYD

Beth
STACEY TAPPAN

Meg
JOYCE DIDONATO

Alma March
GWENDOLYN JONES

John Brooke
DANIEL BELCHER

Gideon March
JAMES MADDALENA

Cecilia March
KATHERINE CIESINSKI

Mr. Dashwood
DERRICK PARKER

Friedrich Bhaer
CHEN-YE YUAN

"Little Women" commissioned by Houston Grand Opera. By arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. Performances taped March 17 and 18, 2000.

Set Designer
CHRISTOPHER MCCOLLUM

Costume Designer
MELISSA GRAFF

Lighting Designer
DAVID M. PLEVAN

Wig & Makeup Designer
DOTTI STAKER

For the Television Production

Producer
MICHAEL BRONSON

Coordinating Producer
ELAINE ELWELL WARNER

Associate Director
JAY MILLARD

Audio Director
MARLAN BARRY

Lighting Director
KEN BILLINGTON

Editor
GARY BRADLEY

Engineer-in-Charge
MARK SCHUBIN

HD On-line Editor
DAVID NILES

Audio Post-Production
JAY LAZARUS
MARC STEDMAN

English Subtitles
SONYA FRIEDMAN

Title Art
TARA ASKIN

Senior Technician
RON WASHBURN

Technical Director
EMMETT LOUGHRAN

Audio
ANDREW BRADLEY
PAUL FRANKLIN
SHANNON SMITH

Video
BINK WILLIAMS
JAMES JOHNSON

Camera
JUAN BARRERA
MANNY GUTIERREZ
AL KLIMAS
JONY LUNCEFORD
SCOTT MILLARD
DAVID SMITH
RON WASHBURN

Videotape
ALAN BUCHNER

Utility
ALFRED FERNANDEZ

Production Secretary
SHARON SHEPARD-LEVINE

Camera Script Preparation
MOLLY MCBRIDE

Score Reader
DAVID MCCAIN

Production Assistants
WENDY WILSON
SASHA KIM
ADRIENNE VANNES

Production Facilities
Panasonic HDTV

For the Houston Grand Opera

General Director
DAVID GOCKLEY

Music Director
PATRICK SUMMERS

General Manager
JAMES D. IRELAND

Director of Production
PATRICIA HOUK

Director of Development
JON K. GOSSETT

Director of Marketing
RODY KUCHAR

Director of Education and Outreach
GARY GIBBS

Director of Communications
JOANN LABRECQUE-FRENCH

Artistic Administrator
ANN OWENS

Head of Music Staff
RICHARD BADO

For the Stage Production

Musical Preparation
MICHAEL FRANCIOSI
JAMES LOWE

THE HOUSTON GRAND OPERA ORCHESTRA
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES

Assistant Stage Director
SHARYN PIRTLE

Stage Manager
KIMBERLEY S. PRESCOTT

Assistant Stage Managers
TRACY DAVIS
KRISTIN JOHNSON
KIM PROSS

Technical Director
GREG WEBER

Properties Coordinator
MEGAN FREEMANTLE

Production Carpenter
EDDIE CREASY

Head Carpenter
CORY GRANT

Head Electrician
ALBERT PIKE

Head Propertyman
EDDIE BALDON

Head Soundman
EDUARDO HAWKINS, III

The commission and original production were made possible by The Hugh Hemmingway Fund, with additional support by:
Edward and Frances Bing Fund
BP Amoco
The Clayton Fund, Inc.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

For the Wortham Theater Center

Director of Backstage Operations
DERWOOD FREITAG

Master Carpenter
DOUGLAS BARHORST

Master Electrician
GEORGE PEINE

Master Propertyman
DONALD MCCLENDON

Master Soundman
DOYLE HODGES

For Thirteen/WNET New York

Series Producer
DAVID HORN

Senior Producer
JOHN WALKER

Executive Producer
JAC VENZA

A co-production of Houston Grand Opera and Thirteen/WNET New York.

©2001 Educational Broadcasting Corporation and Houston Grand Opera.



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