New Walkure Production: Verismo Opera, CA

Having begun their projected Ring cycle in 2011 with Rheingold, VO turn to Die Walkure, with a new production opening on November 16, 2013. Verismo Opera, for the uninitiated,  tries to make opera accessible to the public at reasonable prices through a community effort of professional musicians and singers. The performances are thus in places one would not expect to find Wagner, in particular, performed. Images from 2011's Rheingold can be found below.

This production is also unusual in that Sieglinde is performed by a artist known both for opera but perhaps more so as an R&B performer:  N'Kenge - presently appearing in "Motown: The Musical", on Broadway.

Performances at the Bay Terrace Theater (with Mira Theatre Guild), 51 Daniels Avenue, Vallejo, CA 94590

November 16 (Saturday 6:00pm)

November 17 (Sunday 1:00pm)

November 23 (Saturday 6:00pm)

November 24 (Sunday 1:00pm

Cast:

Saturday, November 16, 6:00pm

Siegmund: Delmar McComb

Sieglinde: N'Kenge

Hunding: Ben Brady

Wotan: Richard Mix

Brünnhilde: Megan Cullen

Fricka.: Cary Ann Rosko

Gerhilde: Elizabeth Patterson

Helmwige: Suzanne Stadler

Waltraute: Rachel Warner

Schwerleite: Michelle Montoya

Ortlinde: Kristin Genis-Lund

Siegrune: Marney Margules

Grimgerde: Katia Hayati

Rossweisse: Amy Worden

Sunday, November 17, 1:00pm

Siegmund: Mark Lin

Sieglinde: N'Kenge

Hunding: Ben Brady

Wotan: Richard Goodman

Brünnhilde: Leslie Schipa

Fricka: Cary Ann Rosko

Gerhilde: Cristin Williams

Helmwige: Kyoko Shimozaki

Waltraute: Elinor Gates

Schwerleite: Lindarae Polaha

Ortlinde: Hannah Stephens

Siegrune: Joanne Bogart

Grimgerde: JoAnn Close

Rossweisse: Lori Rogala

Saturday, November 23, 6:00pm

Siegmund: Mark Lin

Sieglinde: Jennifer Rogers

Hunding: Ben Brady

Wotan: Richard Mix

Brünnhilde: Leslie Schipa

Fricka: Cary Ann Rosko

Gerhilde: Cristin Williams

Helmwige: Kyoko Shimozaki

Waltraute: Elinor Gates

Schwerleite: Lindarae Polaha

Ortlinde: Hannah Stephens

Siegrune: Joanne Bogart

Grimgerde: JoAnn Close

Rossweisse: Lori Rogala

Sunday, November 24, 1:00pm

Siegmund: Delmar McComb

Sieglinde: Jennifer Rogers

Hunding: Ben Brady

Wotan: Richard Goodman

Brünnhilde: Megan Cullen

Fricka: Cary Ann Rosko

Gerhilde: Elizabeth Patterson

Helmwige: Suzanne Stadler

Waltraute: Rachel Warner

Schwerleite: Michelle Montoya

Ortlinde: Kristin Genis-Lund

Siegrune: Marney Margules

Grimgerde: Katia Hayati

Rossweisse: Amy Worden

Images from 2011's Das Rheingold.

More at: verismoopera.org