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Handel's Bestiary

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June 16-17, 2017
Lynden Sculpture Garden​


Music by G. F. Handel
Devised by Milwaukee Opera Theatre and Danceworks Performance Company
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​From our Audiences
Best show ever!!!…The show was so wonderful!!!...Please continue to bring these special performances…
This is a magical fusion between music, dance, art and nature…What a perfect Friday night seeing Handel's Bestiary.
You nailed it! We loved every minute. Thank you!...Congratulations on pulling of such a wonderful, complex performance.  
It was a joy to be there…Last night at the Lynden Sculpture Garden was simply a wonderfully lovey evening…
Thank you for bringing such art to all of us.  You and your “tribe” add so much to the artistic vitality of Milwaukee…
Last night was amazing!! The singers, dancers, costumes, weather were perfect...
What a magnificent evening!...What a beautifully executed production in every way.
Particularly loved seeing the huge crown of all ages getting out & enjoying an evening of art together…
​An enchanting evening….Soooo spectacular…
​Program
"Qual leon che fere irato" (Lion) from Arianna in Creta, sung by Kathy Pyeatt
"L'angue o eso mai riposa" (Snake) from Julius Caeser, sung by Sarah Richardson
"Nasconde l'usignol' in alti rami il nido" (Nightingale) from Deidamia, sung by Sarah Richardson
"Vedi l'ape" (Bee) from Berenice, Regina D'Egitto, sung by Nathan Wesselowski
"Ombra mai fu" from Xerxes, sung by Bob Balderson
"O that I on wings could rise" (Silver Dove) from Theodora, sung by Ruth Brown
"Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana" (Tiger) from Alcina, sung by Diane Lane
"Their land brought forth frogs" (Frog) from Israel in Egypt, sung by Diane Lane
"With honour let desert be crowned" (Elephant) from Judas Maccabaeus, sung by Nathan Wesselowski
"Qual farfaletta giro a quel lume" (Moth) from Partenope, sung by Cecilia Davis
"Cervo altier" (Stag) from Ottone, Re di Germania, sung by Jackie Willis
"Io son qual fenice" (Phoenix) from Admeto, Re di Tessaglia, sung by Danielle Aldach
"Fuor di periglio" (Turtledove) from Floridante, sung by Ruth Brown and Jackie Willis


Instrumentalists
Joseph Ketchum, Violin
Becky Schultz, Violin
Pamela Simmons, Violin
Olga Miliaeva-Tuzhilkov, Viola
Yeng Thao, Cello
Matt Lavin, Cello
Richard Tremarello, Horn
Julie Ann Steinbach Lovas, Horn

And Featuring Professional and Community Dancers from Danceworks Performance Company!
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Da Capo Aria Presentation
Joe Riggenbach
Maureen Smith
Ellie Quint
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​Pre-show Concert

Aperi Animam
Production Team
Stage and Music Director: Jill Anna Ponasik
Choreographer: Dani Kuepper
Stage Managers: Sarah Acker and Jim Padovano
Costume Designer: Nikki Maritch

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