Organization

Stage director

Josh Shaw

Costume designer

Maggie Green

Bass

Ben Lowe

Don Procopio

Soprano

Rachel Policar

Bettina

Baritone

Armando Contreras

Ernesto

Tenor

Jon Lee Keenan

Odoardo

E Scott Levin

Don Andronico

Pacific Opera Project

California

United States

This production generously sponsored by Scott Fraser and Cathy Jurca

POP is back and getting "Bizet" again with Don Procopio, an Italian bel canto opera buffa in the style of Don Pasquale or L'elisir d'amore composed by Georges Bizet (of Carmen fame). POP shenanigans will be on full display in this 1910s setting, a perfect fit for Heritage Square.

Directed and Designed by Josh Shaw
Conducted by Charlie Kim
Costumes by Maggie Green
Sound Design by Veronica Mullins
Assistant Director Carson Gilmore
Stage Manager Tiffany Strong

CAST
Don Procopio - Ben Lowe
Bettina - Rachel Policar
Ernesto - Armando Contreras
Odoardo - Jon Lee Keenan
Don Adronico - E. Scott Levin
Eufemia - Jessica Gonzalez-Rodriguez
Pasquino - Matthew Ian Welch

Chorus of Ostrich wranglers
Rachel Grundler, Soprano
Eleen Hsu-Wentlandt, Mezzo-soprano
William Grundler, Tenor
Matthew Ian Welch, Bass

Ostrich Ballet "Dancers"
Rachel Grundler
William Grundler

Synopsis/Setting
1910 Highland Park, Los Angeles

Ostrich farmer Don Andronico, an old miser, wants to marry his niece Bettina to another miser, Don Procopio, because he is worried that a young man will spend all her money. Bettina is however in love with Odoardo. Assisted by her aunt Eufemia and brother Ernesto, she plans to thwart the old men. Procopio is terrified that Bettina appears to be a grasping spendthrift, and tries to get out of the marriage. When she insists that he do so, he pulls out of the wedding, leaving the door open for a happy ending for Bettina and Odoardo.

Orchestral Arrangement by Chris van Tuinen

Video Recording Produced by
Robert Webb
Phil Pritchard
Tammy Mora

Director of Photography
Phil Pritchard (Los Angeles Arts Development Project)

Camera Operators
Phil Pritchard
Robert Webb

Video Editing
Robert Webb
Matthew Ian Welch

Don Procopio Bizet

Public

Approved

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

Oboist

hornist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Harper

Saxophonist

Trombonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Conductor

Librettist

Set designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Orchestra

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Illustrator

Extra

Contralto

Singer

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Mezzo-soprano

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

Don Procopio by Bizet, Tue 29 Jun 2021, From (2021/2021), Directed by Josh Shaw,

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues