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He is the author of THE NPR CURIOUS LISTENER'S GUIDE TO CLASSICAL MUSIC (Perigee Books). Television Credits "RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY" FROM LA OPERA LA OPERA Kurt Weill "Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny" ("Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny") Opera in Three Acts Book and Lyrics by Bertolt Brecht English Translation by Michael Feingold Jenny Smith Audra McDonald Leocadia Begbick Patti LuPone Jimmy MacIntyre Anthony Dean Griffey Fatty the Bookkeeper Robert Wörle Trinity Moses Donnie Ray Albert Jack O'Brien John Easterlin Bank Account Bill Mel Ulrich Alaska Wolf Joe Steven Humes Maidens of Mahagonny Natasha Flores Priti Gandhi Rena Harms Catherine Ireland Sharmay Musacchio Karen Vuong Toby Higgins Derek Taylor A Man Mark Kelley Set Designer Mark Bailey Costume Designer Ann Hould-Ward Lighting Designer Thomas C. Hase Sound Designer Dan Moses Schreier Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus Concertmaster Stuart Canin Chorus Master William Vendice Conductor James Conlon Directed for the Stage by John Doyle Directed by Gary Halvorson Executive Producers Thomas Baer David Horn Producers Mitch Owgang John Walker Mitchell Heskel Christopher Koelsch Coordinating Producer Cara Cosentino Line Producer Kathy Erickson Lighting Consultant Tom Munn Audio Producer Fred Vogler Editor Steve Prime Engineer in Charge Mark Schubin Associate Director for Television Peter Margolis Stage Manager for Television Mavis Davis Post Production Supervisor Danielle Barkat Colorist Dan Judy Post Production Coordinator Tony Hernandez Production Assistants Scott Beggs Kris Claver Katie Ehrman Adam Fels Peter Kunin Jessica Lacombe Kristen Sonntag Score Reader Evan Rogister Technical Director Kenneth R. Shapiro Video Control John Palacio, Sr. John O'Brien Camera Operators Paul Basta Ken Dahlquist Hank Geving Larry Heider Mark Lacamera Dave Levisohn Richard Price Dana Ross Brad Zerbst Utilities Larry Woodside Shawn Johns Mike Paradiso Adam Barker Video Warren Bellamy Video Tape Operator Bruce Solberg For LA OPERA Production Made Possible by a Generous Gift From Laura Donnelley Additional Generous Support Received From The James Irvine Foundation Marvin Antonowsky Kurt Weill "Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny" ("Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny") Used by Arrangement with Stefan Brecht Universal Edition A.G. Vienna European Music Corporation, Agent for The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc. Production Staff Associate Conductors Walter Althammer David Levi Musical Assistant to Mo. Conlon Ignazio Terrasi Assistant Director Elkhanah Pulitzer Assistant Costume Designer Sidney Shannon Assistant Lighting Designer Trevor Stirlin Burk Assistant Sound Designers Phil Allen Jonathan Burke Assistant Chorus Master Dennis Doubin Musical Preparation/Assistant Conductors Bryndon Hassman Susanna Lemberskaya Stage Manager Lyla Forlani Assistant Stage Managers Christian Eckels Lisa Kable-Blanchard Matt Millikin Costume Shop Cutter/Draper Erica Ciaglia Assistant Cutter/Draper Leslie Ann Smith Head Tailor Sharon McGunigle Assistant to the Head Tailor Enrique Urbina Craftspersons Erin Pearson Margarita Witherspoon Production Supervisors Jeannique Prospere Costume Assistant Jaimie Froemming Wardrobe Head of Wardrobe Janine Allen Wardrobe Assistants Michael Gardner Daniel M. Nussbaum Wigs and Makeup Wigmaster Darren K. Jinks First Assistant Wigmasters Ursula Hawks Renee Horner Brandi Strona Second Assistant Wigmasters Laura Caponera Nicole Rodrigues Stage Crew Opera Carpenter Harold E. Conroy Assistant Opera Carpenter Thomas Laurence Conroy Opera Electrician Steve Williams Assistant Opera Electrician Stan Williams Opera Property Master Steve McDonough Assistant Opera Property Master Sheldon Ross Opera Audio Engineer Todd Reynolds Supertitle Operator Keith Hays Dorothy Chandler Pavilion House Staff Master Carpenter Bob Finney House Head Electrician Gary Earl Assistant House Head Electrician Tom Hodder Master of Properties James Draper Master Audio Jeff Des Enfants House Manager Jim Payne Head Ushers Robert Devis Marisol Moro Director of Guest Services/ADA Coordinator Carolyn Van Brunt Directors, Singers, Choreographers, Stage Managers, Ensemble Members and Assistant Directors in this Production Are Represented by The American Guild of Musical Artists Orchestra Musicians Are Represented by The American Federation of Musicians, Local 47 Executive Staff The Eli and Edythe Broad General Director Plácido Domingo Music Director James Conlon Chief Operating Officer Edgar Baitzel Executive Vice President Marilyn Shapiro Director of Administration and CFO Mitchell Heskel Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Hope Boonshaft Director of Artistic Planning Christopher Koelsch Senior Staff Director; Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program Karen Ashley Director of Community Programs Stacey C. Brightman, Ph.D. Production Stage Manager Lyla Forlani Costume Director Jennifer Green Technical Director Jeff Kleeman Director of Marketing J. Philip Koester Director of Human Resources Gerrie Maloof Director of Finance Joseph Majoros Director of Information Systems Tom Megale Director of Public Relations Gary W. Murphy Director of Development John P. Nuckols For GREAT PERFORMANCES Graphic Design B.T. Whitehill Offline Editor Daniel Labbato Online Editor David Noling Business Affairs Arlen Appelbaum Director of Program Development Bill O'Donnell A production of Los Angeles Opera, Euroarts Music International, and Thirteen/WNET New York © 2007 Euroarts Music International LOTTE LENYA Produced and Directed by David M. Davis Associate Producer David Sloss Assistant Director Elizabeth C. Burton Production Assistant Marcia Mather Settings by David Robertson Kurt Weill's Songs Conducted by Milton Rosenstock The Cambridge Festival Orchestra Robert Brink, Concertmaster Lighting Mike Franklin Video Steve Rogers Audio Will Morton Tape Editing Ray Kraus Special Thanks The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music The Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation, Inc. Three-Penny Opera Pictures from the production of The Charles Playhouse and the production of The Theatre De Lys by S. Neil Fujita For National Educational Television Executive Producer James Perrin A production of WGBH-TV Boston AARON COPLAND:MUSIC IN THE 20S Copyright © MCMLXV National Educational Television and Radio Center. All Rights Reserved. The contents of these GREAT PERFORMANCES Web pages are copyrighted under United States and other copyright laws. 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