Sly. (Metropolitan Opera).

BROADCAST OF APRIL 13, 2002 SPONSORED BY CHEVRONTEXACO OVER THE CHEVRONTEXACO-METROPOLITAN OPERA INTERNATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, 1:30 P.M. SLY Music by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, after the induction to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew

 
SLY 
 
THE CAST (in order of vocal appearance) 
 
Coachman                                bass, ROGER ANDREWS 
Soldier                              baritone, IAN GREENLAW 
Local Magistrate                       tenor, BERNARD FITCH 
Hostess                             mezzo, ELIZABETH BISHOP 
Cook                                      bass, GLENN BATER 
Apprentice-Boy                         tenor, JOEL SORENSEN 
John Plake                           baritone, JOHN FANNING 
1st Drunkard                         ten., ROGER CROUTHAMEL 
Dolly                              soprano, MARIA GULEGHINA 
Rosalina                           mezzo, REVEKA MAVROVITIS 
French Nobleman/Musician              tenor, MICHAEL FOREST 
Count of Westmoreland                       bar., JUAN PONS 
2nd Drunkard                        baritone, JOHN SHELHART 
Sly                                  tenor, PLACIDO DOMINGO 
Snare                          bass-baritone, JEFFREY WELLS 
2nd Nobleman/American Indian          tenor, EDUARDO VALDES 
1st Nobleman/Moor                    tenor, MARK SCHOWALTER 
3rd Nobleman/Old Servant                baritone, TROY COOK 
4th Nobleman/Chinese Man           baritone, FRANCO POMPONI 
5th Nobleman/Doctor             bass-bar., PATRICK CARFIZZI 
1st Handmaiden                        sop., RACHELLE DURKIN 
2nd Handmaiden                        sop., YVONNE GONZALES 
Pageboy                               tenor, TONY STEVENSON 
           {                           sop., BELINDA OSWALD 
Offstage   {                           soprano, JEAN BRAHAM 
Voices     {                            soprano, SARA WIEDT 
           {                          sop., BEVERLY WITHERS 
           {                         sop., ANGELA DE VERGER 
3rd Handmaiden                    mezzo, SANDRA PIQUES EDDY 
Master of Ceremonies                       bass, LEROY LEHR 
Servant                                bass, RICHARD VERNON 
 
Conducted by MARCO ARMILIATO 
 
Production: Marts Domingo 
Set and costume designer: Michael Scott 
Lighting designer: Duane Schuler 
Chorus master: Raymond Hughes 
 
Musical preparation: George Darden, 
  Lucy Arner, Derrick Inouye, 
  Jonathan Khuner 
Assistant stage directors: 
  Gins Lapinski, Sharon Thomas 
Children's chores director: Elena Doria 
Prompter: Jonathan Khuner 
 
Production, in part, a gift of Mr. and Mrs. 
  Paul M. Montrone 
Additional funding from The Eleanor Naylor 
  Dana Charitable Trust, the National 
  Endowment for the Arts and a group of 
  Directors of The Metropolitan Opera 
 
The production of Sly is from the 
  Washington Opera 
 
THE SCENES                       Timings (ET) 
 
ACT I   The Falcon Tavern           1:30-2:18 
ACT II  The Count of                2:48-3:33 
        Westmoreland's palace 
ACT III A cellar in the palace      4:03-4:25 
 
Announcer: Peter Alien 
Audio director: Jay David Saks 
 
INTERMISSION FEATURES 
 
Producer: Michael Bronson             Timings 
Singers' Roundtable                 2:18-2:48 
Panel: Lili Chookasian, Mignon Dunn, 
  Rosalind Elias 
Moderator: Steven Blier 
Chevron Texaco's Opera Quiz *       3:33-4:03 
Thor Eckert, Jr., questions Robert Dennis, 
  Michele Krisel, Father Owen Lee 
 
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Quiz, F.D.R. Station, P.O. Box 805, N.Y.C. 
10150, or via www.ChevronTexaco.com. Click 
on Texaco, then on "What We Support" 

THE STORY

ACT I. Among the heaviest drinkers in a rowdy crowd at the Falcon tavern are the actor John Plake and his friends ("Nel regno della sete"). When they try to drink the best wine in the house without paying for it, the Hostess attempts in vain to have them thrown out. Dolly, mistress of the Count of Westmoreland, arrives for some entertainment away from the oppressive court. Everyone is impressed with her beauty and dignity. Westmoreland himself arrives to take her back to his palace, but at Dolly's urging, he agrees to spend some time in the tavern.

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