Lamont Opera Theatre Production Archive
The Lamont Opera Theatre and the Lamont Symphony Orchestra present a fully produced opera or musical each year. This is our archive of previous productions.
2023 Spring Production
The Little Prince by Rachel Portman
Directed by Matthew Plenk
April 20-22 at 7:30 p.m. and April 23 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Based on the beloved 1943 book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince is the story of a stranded pilot meeting a young prince who has fallen to Earth from a tiny asteroid. As the Little Prince explores the Earth, he meets a number of colorful, and often puzzling, characters.
2022 Spring Production
l’Opéra enchanté
Directed by Matthew Plenk
April 21 & 23 at 7:30 p.m. and April 24 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Lamont Opera Theatre and the Lamont Symphony Orchestra transport the Newman Center Audience to the enchanted Côte d'Azur, performing two one-act French operas. Matthew Plenk directs l’opéra enchanté, pairing Ravel’s L'enfant et les sortilèges, conducted by Lawrence Golan and Héctor Jardón, with Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias, conducted by Sahar Nouri.
L'enfant et les sortilèges
Music by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) Libretto by Colette
Conducted by Lawrence Golan and Héctor Jardón
Les Mamelles de Tirésias
Music by Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
Based on the eponymous play by Guillaume Apollinaire
Conducted by Sahar Nouri
2021 Spring Production
Mozart’s The Magic Flute
April 23 & 24 at 7:30 p.m. and April 25 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Lamont Opera Theatre & The Lamont Symphony Orchestra present a new production with a 60s cosmic take on Mozart’s comic opera.
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Directed by Matthew Plenk
Conducted by Sahar Nouri
2019 Spring Production:
Puccini's Il trittico
April 25–April 27 at 7:30 p.m. and April 28 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Giacomo Puccini, opera’s premier musical dramatist, presents an impression of the lives of ordinary people searching for happiness with Il Trittico, his triptych of one-act operas. In an all-new Lamont production, Il tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi create a journey from despair to laughter, building to an unforgettable experience in opera and in theatre.
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami (Il tabarro) and Giovacchin Forzano (Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi)
Directed by Matthew Plenk
Conducted by Lawrence Golan
Set Design by Michael Duran
2018 Spring Production:
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro
April 19–April 21 at 7:30 p.m. and April 22 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
In one of the greatest operas of all time, Count Almaviva has a wandering eye and has targeted Susannah, Figaro’s bride, as his conquest. Misbehavior, deception and ill-conceived plans, accompanied by Mozart’s soaring score, keep audiences entirely entertained until Figaro finally marries his bride.
Music by Wolfgang Amadéus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Directed by Kenneth Cox
Conducted by Lawrence Golan
2017 Musical Theatre Cabaret:
In the “Company” of Stephen Sondheim
May 25 & 26 at 7:30 p.m.
The Elizabeth Eriksen Byron Theatre
Two cabaret performances of a new review by Martha Yordy. In the "Company" of Stephen Sondheim presents a Broadway evening of music by the incomparable Stephen Sondheim with performances from Company and A Little Night Music.
Arranged by Martha Yordy
Directed by Matthew S. Rumsey
2017 Spring Production:
Strauss’ Die Fledermaus
April 20–April 22 at 7:30 p.m. and April 23 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Viennese opera at its finest, Die Fledermaus (The Bat) focuses on a Russian Prince’s magnificent masked ball attended by an eclectic collection of characters in assorted disguises. Humor and farce follow them on a journey from bedroom to ballroom ending with a hilarious romp in jail.
Composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée
Directed by Matthew Plenk
Conducted by Lawrence Golan
2016 Musical Theatre Cabaret:
Bravo! Bernstein
May 19 & 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Frederic C. Hamilton Family Recital Hall
One of Broadway’s most honored composers is celebrated with performances from West Side Story, Candide and his many other legendary hits.
Arranged by Marth Yordy
Directed by Matthew S. Rumsey
2016 Spring Production:
Mozart’s Così fan tutte
April 14–April 16 at 7:30 p.m. and April 17 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Mozart’s sophisticated and witty comedy Così fan tutte (Women Are Like That) tells the story of two disguised young soldiers who cause romantic complications when they decide to test their fiancées’ faithfulness.
Music by Wolfgang Amadéus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Directed by Kenneth Cox
Conducted by Lawrence Golan
2015 Musical Theatre Cabaret:
World Premiere—Far Beyond Rubies
May 21 & 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Frederic C. Hamilton Family Recital Hall
The story of Esther & Mordecai imagined as a great love story set against the turmoil and intrigue of Ancient Persia.
A New Musical Composed by Oscar Sladek
Lyrics by Lynne Ochman, additional lyrics by Selma Sladek
Book by Audrey Friedman Marcus & Raymond A. Zwerin
Kenneth Cox, Executive Director & Producer
Matthew Rumsey, Director
2015 Fall Production:
Frank Loesser’s Guys & Dolls
November 5–November 7 at 7:30 p.m. and November 8 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Luck be a lady tonight! Gamblers, gangsters, showgirls and a strait-laced missionary celebrate the golden age of Broadway in Frank Loesser’s brassy American Musical. Bring your dice along!
Based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Directed by Kenneth Cox
Conducted by Lawrence Golan
2015 Spring Production:
Otto Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor
April 16–April 18 at 7:30 p.m. and April 19 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Otto Nicolai’s exuberant romp, based on Shakespeare’s comedy, revolves around the captivating rascal Sir John Falstaff, who attempts to seduce the wives of two of Windsor’s most prominent men. But the wooed Windsor women see right through his schemes, making his plans go askew with disastrous and hilarious results.
Composed by Otto Nicholai
Libretto by S. H. Mosenthal after Shakespeare’s comedy
Directed by Kenneth Cox
Conducted by Lawrence Golan
2014 Fall Production:
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific
October 30–November 1 at 7:30 p.m. and November 2 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Set on a tropical island near the end of World War II, South Pacific tell the romantic stories of two couples, American Navy nurse Nellie Forbush and her French plantation owner Emile de Becque, and U.S. Navy Airman Joe Cable and a young Polynesian girl, Liat. Their chance for happiness is threatened by war and racial prejudice amidst the classic songs “Some Enchanted Evening,” “There is Nothin’ Like a Dame” and “I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair.”
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener
Directed by Kenneth Cox
Conducted by Lawrence Golan
2014 Spring Production:
Mozart’s Don Giovanni
April 17–April 19 at 7:30 p.m. and April 20 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Considered by many to be the greatest opera ever written, Mozart’s bold, charismatic blend of comedy, drama and unforgettable music tells the story of Don Juan, a charming, deceitful nobleman and the women he romanced.
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Directed By Kenneth Cox
Conducted by Lawrence Golan
2013 Fall Production:
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA!
October 31–November 2 at 7:30 p.m. and November 3 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
The wavin’ wheat can sure smell sweet when Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, fall in love in the Oklahoma territory.
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on the play “Green Grow the Lilacs” by Lynn Riggs
Original Dances by Agnes de Mille
Directed by Kenneth Cox
Conducted by Lawrence Golan
2013 Spring Production:
Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah
October 30–November 1 at 7:30 p.m. and November 2 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Written during the political persecutions of the McCarthy era, Susannah is a beautiful, innocent young woman targeted as a sinner by church Elders in the small rural town of New Hope Valley, Tennessee.
Music and Libretto by Carlisle Floyd
Directed by Kenneth Cox
Conducted by Lawrence Golan
2012 Fall Production:
Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel
November 1–November 3 at 7:30 p.m. and November 4 at 2:30 p.m.
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
Written during the political persecutions of the McCarthy era, Susannah is a beautiful, innocent young woman targeted as a sinner by church Elders in the small rural town of New Hope Valley, Tennessee.
By Engelbert Humperdinck
Libretto by Adelheid Wette
Based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
Directed by Kenneth Cox
Conducted by Lawrence Gola
