Impossible operas
Created by Tim Rebers, Brian Rott, Jeffrey Mosser,
Anja Notanja Sieger and Jill Anna Ponasik
Featuring the music of
Handel, Mozart, Bellini, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Bartók, Prokofiev, and Poulenc
Produced in collaboration with Quasimondo Physical Theatre
May 25-28, 2023
Studio Theatre
Broadway Theatre Center
158 N Broadway, 53202
Reviews and Previews
"Omnia Vincit Amor: Dreaming New Possibilities for Opera"
~Mike Fischer, World Premiere Wisconsin
"A Fourth State of Opera"
~Jeff Grygny, PlayOnMKE
"Snuggly Operatic Shadows"
~Russ Bickerstaff, The Small Stage
"MOT and Quasimondo Attempt the Impossible Through Opera"
~Gwen Rice, GwendolynRice.com
Tuning in with Randy O
~Randy Otto
Photo Credit: Mark Frohna
Creative Team
Stage Directors: Jill Anna Ponasik, Jeffrey Mosser, and Brian Rott
Music Director: Janna Ernst
Musical Arrangements: Tim Rebers
Lighting Designer: Ellie Rabinowitz
Shadow Puppetry: Anja Notanja Sieger
Shadow Puppetry Design Assistant: Sedra Bee Thomas
Cast
Bluebeard: Kirk Thomsen
Judith: Jessi Miller
Singers
Cecilia Davis, Soprano
Kathy Pyeatt, Soprano
Allison Hull, Mezzo-Soprano
Emily Bergeron, Mezzo-Soprano
Tim Rebers, Tenor
Nathan Wesselowski, Tenor
David Guzmán, Bass
Shadow Puppeteers
Anja Notanja Sieger
Sedra Bee Thomas
Learn more!
"Doing the Impossible"
An interview with Impossible Operas creator Jeffrey Mosser
"Milwaukee Opera And Quasimondo Tackle Impossible Operas"
A radio interview with the Creative Team, courtesy of 89.9 WORT in Madison
Impossible Operas How-To Guide
As part of our process, Company Manager Danny Brylow assembled this How-To Guide for each of the operas profiled in Impossible Operas, including what’s so gosh-darn impossible about each of them.
Read Cast and Creative Team Biographies!
Graphic Design: Andrea Klohn
Impossible Operas Artwork: Anja Notanja Sieger