Seagle Music Colony - 2008

Bringing Music 

to the Adirondacks 

Since 1915 

Seagle Music Colony - 2008 

93 th Anniversary Season 

The Mikado 

Gilbert & Sullivan • July 2,3,5,6 

Hansel & Gretel 

Humperdinck • July 12 

Patrice Munsel Gala 

July 12 

Company 

Sondheim • July 16-19 

You’re a Good Man 

Charlie Brown 

Gesner/Lippa • July 23-25 

La Bohème 

Puccini • July 30-August 2 

The Magic Flute 

Mozart • August 13-16

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Table of Contents General Information 

About Seagle Music Colony 

Seagle Music Colony Board of Directors 

History of the Seagle Music Colony 

Donor Opportunities 

2007-08 Seagle Music Colony Members 

Seagle Music Colony Guild 

The Patrice Munsel Gala 

The Productions 

The Mikado 

Hansel & Gretel 

Company 

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown 

La Bohème 


Vespers 

2008 Faculty and Artists 

Faculty and Staff 

Young Artists 

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Restrooms are located in the Shames Rehearsal 

Studio. Handicapped Facilities are at the rear 

of the theatre lobby. 

Refreshments are provided in the theatre lobby 

by the Seagle Music Colony Guild. 

So that all our patrons may enjoy the performance, 

please turn all cell phones and pagers 

to the silent or off positions. 

Thank you for attending tonight’s performance. 

Our Mission 

To identify, train and develop gifted singers and to present 

quality opera and musical theatre performances to the public. 

Our Vision 

To be the pre-eminent summer vocal training program in the world, 

supported by an operating endowment and state-of-the-art facilities. 

Oscar Seagle Association, Inc./ 

Seagle Music Colony 

PO Box 366 

999 Charley Hill Road 

Schroon Lake, NY 12870 

518.532.7875 

seaglecolony.com 

info@seaglecolony.com

Dear Friends: 

From the General & Artistic Directors 

Another summer is here, and another year behind us. In the time since we’ve seen you last, we have been busy 

striving to become a better organization than ever before. In January, Tony took up residence in Schroon Lake and 

transitioned to full-time General Director. By making this next growth move in our organization, we’ve reaffirmed 

our commitment to all of our generous contributors and especially to the community of Schroon Lake. We plan to be 

an even more vital part of the North Country by being able to reach out to audiences and supporters throughout the 

year. 

We’ve again assemble the most talented group of young artists that we’ve ever had and offer you an amazing 

season of musical theatre and opera this summer. After a number of seasons of newer operas, we have a bit more 

traditional season in 2008. From the opening notes of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado to the last chords of Mozart’s 

masterpiece, The Magic Flute, you won’t want to miss a minute. The operas and musicals that we’ll be presenting 

this summer will not only offer you much entertainment, but be fantastic learning tools to aid the growth of our 

young artists. 

Not to abandon our long standing tradition of cultivating new music, we’re also excited to announce that 

following the close of the 2008 season, the Colony will remain open for a couple of weeks and will retain some artists 

and a skeleton staff to workshop three new operas and present them to the public. Stay tuned through the summer 

for details of these exciting events. 

We can’t do anything that we do without your help and support, so we’d both like to sincerely thank each of you 

that generously contribute to our continued prosperity. Together, we are heading toward our 100th Anniversary with 

a strong foundation and eyes to the future. 

Enjoy the season! 

Dear Friends: 

Tony Kostecki, General Director Darren K. Woods, Artistic Director 

From the Board of Directors 

Here we are in the 2008 season and it is wonderful to hear the voices and sounds on the hill again. We are so 

blessed to have Seagle Music Colony in Schroon Lake and the young artists are blessed with the wonderful 

professional training and experience that is theirs. You all make this possible with your donations of time, talent and 

your contributions. During the past year, your contributions have allowed us to improve and maintain the excellent 

program and facilities. Thank you so much. 

As we look forward to our 100th Anniversary in 2015, we are proud of the past achievements of the Colony , its 

artists and staff, and we are looking to the future and making plans. Our long range planning committee and 

development committee are working with the entire Board to develop and define these plans. Tony Kostecki is now 

a full-time director and that is a first. We are so pleased to have someone on site all year long. We need your 

support and continued enthusiasm. 

On behalf of the Board of Directors, welcome. I know you will enjoy the show! 

Joan Lomnitzer 

President, Board of Directors 

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Seagle Music Colony Board of Directors 

President Joan Lomnitzer 

Executive V.P. Thomas Magee 

V.P. for Development Robert Claus 

V.P. for Membership/Treasurer Joseph Steiniger 

Recording Secretary Ruth Durkee 

Corresponding Secretary Jane Claus 

General Director Tony Kostecki 

Artistic Director Darren K. Woods 

Joseph Bishop 

Walter Fredericks 

Joel Friedman 

Oliver Goodenough 

Charles Harste 

Phyllis Shames Korn 

Ann Breen Metcalfe 

Ed Moore 

Peter Scott Oberdorf 

Board of Directors Advisory Board 

Dan Perry 

Lisa Reid 

Donald Rhodes 

James Seagle 

Tom Seagle 

Nancy Strohmeyer 

Bill Tribou 

Midge Woolsey 

George Edelman 

Richard Kagey 

Joseph Kelly 

Karl Mills 

Jacqueline Posner

2007 Young Artists Andrew Fuchs, Lesley Friend, 

Dora Hastings and Ashley Kerr with Metropolitan 

Opera star and guest artist Victoria Livengood in 

The Medium. July 2007

A History of Seagle Music Colony 

Seagle Music Colony, the oldest summer singer 

training program in the country, was founded in 1915, 

by world renowned baritone, Oscar Seagle. Oscar made 

several concert tours in the United States and Europe, 

and recorded albums for Columbia, including the 

popular World War I hit "Dear Old Pal of Mine." He 

served from 1903-1914 as teaching associate in Europe 

with his teacher, the great Polish tenor Jean de Reszke. 

De Reszke was a star of the Metropolitan Opera as well 

as Queen Victoria's favorite singer. 

When Oscar returned home, he opened a studio in 

Hague, on Lake George, in 1915. He then moved to 

Schroon Lake and taught at the Brown Swan Club, 

which is now the Word of Life Inn. In 1922, Oscar 

bought the property where the Colony currently stands. 

The Colony was quickly nicknamed "Olowan," an Indian 

name meaning "Hill of 

Song." Mr. Seagle's 

reputation made the 

Colony a magnet for 

aspiring singers. 

During the 1920s, up 

to 125 students would 

come each summer, 

and in the winter 

many would follow 

him to Nice, France for 

further study at the de 

Reszke-Seagle School. 

"There is about 

the name of Oscar 

Seagle a glow of 

brilliant years and 

extraordinary musical 

associations. His relationship with the immortal de 

Reszke and his own position as a master of many 

singers have made him unique among American 

artists." (New York Morning Telegram) 

Oscar's son John was among the most prominent of 

his pupils. Born in Paris, France on February 15, 1906, 

he grew up hearing fine singing from morning to night. 

When the Seagles left Europe during World War I, John 

entered the Choir School of St. John the Divine in New 

York City, where he was the soprano soloist for three 

years. 

John Seagle made recordings for Decca and RCA- 

Victor, and sang with a number of weekly network radio 

programs, including Beatrice Lillie, Burns and Allen, 

Palmolive, Firestone, Cities Service, Wildroot, Maxwell 

House, Showboat and Sal Hepatica. He began singing 

with the Cavaliers Quartet in the 1920s and recorded 

over 500 hymns with them for an NBC program called 

The Church in the Wildwood, which was broadcast in 

many countries. 

The Seagle Music Colony Singers were one of the 

first groups to perform before television cameras. John 

Seagle served on the staff of WRGB in Schenectady, NY, 

where Colony singers were frequently called upon to 

perform. The Colony Opera Guild was formed in 1941 

and performed for several years at the Wikiosko Barn 

Theatre on Lake George, which was the Bolton Road 

home of Mrs. Charles Peabody. After Oscar Seagle's 

death in 1945, John directed and taught voice at the 

Seagle Music Colony from 1945 to 1985. The old barn 

that was Oscar Seagle's studio in Schroon Lake was 

extended into a theatre in his memory. John also 

taught voice at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX and 

continued to sing on radio, television and the concert 

stage. He was honored in June of 1996 by the Schroon 

Lake Chamber of Commerce as Schroon Lake's Citizen 

of the Year. John died in 1997, and the John and Helen 

Seagle Scholarship was established in memory of John 

and his wife, who gave many years to Seagle Music 

Colony. 

U n d e r t h e 

stewardship of John’s 

son Peter, his wife 

Dodie and their three 

sons, which continues 

to this day, the Colony 

continued in many or 

the same traditions. 

Then, in 1996, Darren 

K. Woods was hired as 

General Director. 

Under his leadership, 

and with a core staff 

consisting of Richard 

Kagey, Keith Wolfe, 

John Mueter, Richard 

Williams and Tony 

Kostecki, the Colony has grown to become the "Best 

Summer Vocal Training Program in the United 

States" (Classical Singer Magazine, 2000). Today over 

500 applicants vie for the opportunity to attend the 

Colony. In the past ten years, the Colony has grown 

from two productions and eight performances per 

summer to six full productions and over thirty-five 

performances. This growth mandated the need in 2008 

for Tony Kostecki to move to full-time resident General 

Director and Darren Woods to transition to part-time 

summer Artistic Director. 

From its beginning in 1915 and to this day, young 

singing actors travel from across the country to study 

with the wonderful faculty and staff who gather every 

summer "on the hill." In addition to invaluable 

performance experience in opera and musical theatre, 

each student receives weekly music coachings and 

private voice lessons by the exceptional faculty. 

Students also take part in career development classes, 

acting and dance lessons. Further, they sing in master 

classes for famous singers and artist managers, and 

learn the ins and outs of the world of opera and musical 

theatre. 

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WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! 

Please consider a membership/charitable gift to Seagle Music Colony 

The Oscar Seagle Association, Inc., doing business as Seagle Music Colony, depends upon the support of our patrons 

to meet our budget requirements each year. Most of our young artists receive scholarship assistance. 

The annual income from ticket sales and tuition does not begin to cover the cost of running the Colony. 

A charitable gift to the Seagle Music Colony, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, can increase your current income 

and provide substantial tax benefits. Speak with your financial and/or tax advisor about the benefits of charitable 

remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities, and charitable lead trusts. 

For additional information about scholarship and charitable gifting programs at the Seagle Music Colony, 

please contact General Director, Tony Kostecki at 518.532.7875 or tony@seaglecolony.com 

Sponsorship Levels and Benefits 

Young Artist Sponsor ($4,000-$4,999) 

(Covers one Seagle Music Colony Young Artist’s annual 

tuition) 

Producer level member benefits plus: 

Your name in the bio of the Young Artist you sponsor 

Invitation to lunch at the White House with your Young 

Artist 

Membership Levels and Benefits 

Friend ($50-$99) – Seniors (62+) and Students $25 

Vote at our annual membership meeting 

Advance notice of performances when possible 

Members only ticket pre-sale for most events 

Ability to charge tickets by phone by calling our box office 

Subscription to the Seagle Colony Chronicle 

Partner ($100-$249) 

All of the above plus: 

Listing in the Seagle Music Colony program book 

Patron ($250-$499) 


Invitation to an annual member appreciation event 

Production Sponsor ($5,000-$9,999) 

(Helps defray costs for one production during the season) 


Signage in the Theatre as Production Sponsor for your 

production 

A pair of tickets to one performance of your production 

Benefactor ($500-$999) 


Two complimentary tickets upon request (subject to 

availability) 

Director ($1,000-$2,499) 


Invitation to a dress rehearsal 

Producer ($2,500 and above) 


Invitation to attend a master class 

Invitation to Producer’s Circle Dinner 

Patron of the Arts & Season Sponsor ($10,000-$24,999) 


Name on supertitle board (when used) prior to 

performances 

Name on signage in Theatre and Rehearsal Studio 

Dinner with General Director and a Young Artist 

A Pair of Season Tickets 

Endowed Scholarship Patron ($25,000 and above) 

(Provides funding for an endowed annual scholarship, 

in perpetuity, in your name) 


Name on supertitle board (when used) prior to 

performances 

Name on signage in Theatre and Rehearsal Studio 

Reception with General Director and a Young Artist 

A Pair of Season Tickets


Seagle Music Colony Legacy Society 

The Seagle Music Colony Legacy Society was established to recognize our patrons who have provided for Seagle Music Colony 

in their estate planning. If you have made a provision for Seagle Music Colony, please let us know so that we can recognize your 

generosity while you are still with us!! Talk to your financial advisor about how a charitable gifting program can provide valuable 

tax benefits, potentially increase your income now, and help the not-for-profit organizations that you care about most. For more 

information, call the Seagle Music Colony office at 518.532.7875. 

SEAGLE MUSIC COLONY LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS 

Martin & Phyllis Shames Korn, Joseph C. Steiniger, Darren K. Woods & Steven W. Bryant 

John and Helen Seagle Charitable Trust 

The John and Helen Seagle Charitable Trust consists of a number of funds to help ensure the future of Seagle Music Colony. Gifts 

of any amount can be contributed to the Trust. Growth is accomplished through investment performance and additional fundraising 

that increase the body of the Trust Fund. For more information on contributing to this fund, 

please contact Finance Chairman, Joe Steiniger at 518.532.9768. 

JOHN AND HELEN SEAGLE CHARITABLE TRUST CONTRIBUTORS 

Anonymous, Janet & Moe Friedman and the Friedman Family, Jerome Hines, Martin & Phyllis Shames Korn, Lisa Reid, 

The Weinstock Family 

Endowed Scholarship Patrons 

($25,000 and above) 

Ms. Lisa Reid 

2007-2008 Seagle Music Colony Sponsors 

Patron of the Arts & Season Sponsors 

($10,000-$24,999) 

Apple Pickers Foundation 

Joseph Illick & Gina Browning 

National Endowment for the Arts 

Darren K. Woods & Steven W. Bryant 

Production Sponsors 

($5,000-$9,999) 

New York State Council on the Arts 

Mr. Peter Scott Oberdorf & Ms. Ann Oberdorf Durney 

Seagle Music Colony is funded in part 

by generous grants from: 

Walter & Yvonne Fredericks 


Frank & Kathie Smith 

Young Artist Sponsors 

($4,000-$4,999) 

Mr. Joel J. Friedman 

In Memory of Robert Schuler 

In Honor of Ann Breen Metcalfe 

In Honor of Tony Kostecki 

Martin & Phyllis Shames Korn 

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Magee 

United Jewish Endowment Fund 

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Producers ($2,500-$3,999) 

Mr. Bard Bunaes 

Mrs. Janet R. Friedman 

Roger & Myriam Friedman 

In Memory of Walter Cohen 

In Memory of Bob Schuler 

Lueza & Bruce Gelb 

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Seagle 

Mr. & Mrs. William H. Tribou III 

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Waterhouse 

Charles R. Wood Foundation 

Directors ($1,000-$2,499) 

Mark Adamo 

Margo & Seth Bader 

The Beechwood Group of Wachovia 

Securities 

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Brown, Jr. 

Eileen & James Carnahan 

Bobbie Coats-Wondrasch 

Doris D. Cohen 

John T. Dillion 

Bill & Barbara Foley 

Glens Falls National Bank 

Irene & Edward H. Kaplan 

Dave & Gerry Logan 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lomnitzer 

Mary & Leland Loose 

Stephen Lusmann & Maryanne Telese 

Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Malatesta 

Mrs. Ann Breen Metcalfe 

Mr. Edward T. Moore 

Mr. & Mrs. Warner North 

Ruth H. Pelmas 

Ms. Jacqueline A. Posner 

In memory of Ethel Meta & Harold 

Cohen 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Rhodes 

Stephen Schwartz 

Mr. Joseph C. Steiniger 

Susan & William Stiehm 

Rosemarie & John Trainer 

In Memory of Phyrne & Ron Pitkin 

Benefactors ($500-$999) 

Anonymous 

Joyce Castle 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Claus 

Gene & Ginnyann Coppola 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cunningham 

Nicholas DeFlora & Amy K. Foy 

Reverend & Mrs. Peter Durkee 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dwyer 

Naomi & David Goltzman 

In Memory of Lance Gregson 

Frank P. Grebowski 

Mr. & Mrs. Victor Hershaft 

Ronnie & Jerry Hirsch 

Leonard & Val Horovitz 

Carole Hunt & Richard Tynebor 

Gregg G. Juarez 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark and JoAnne Lawrie 

The Pearsall Foundation 

Mr. & Mrs. Alan and Hanna Press 

Mr. Michael Prochoroff 

In Honor of Dorothy Prochoroff 

Dr. & Mrs. Brian O'M Quinn 

Robert & Tess Robinson 

2007-2008 Seagle Music Colony Members 

In Honor of Herman Simon 

Tom Seagle & Meaghan McManus 

Pat and Peter Shrope 

Karen Parker Sikorski 

Joseph & Amelia Taglieri 

Upstate Agency, Inc. 

Patrons ($250-$499) 

Mr. Donald Abrams 

Mr. Eric J. Backman 

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Belles 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Bennison 

David T. Biggs 

Beth Ann Bryant-Richards & Edward 

Richards 

Kathryn Burdick 

Marianne Burhans 

Mr. & Mrs. William Casey 

Mr. & Mrs. William Christian 

William & Anne Ciraco 

Joan and John Crosby 

Don & Patricia Dagenais 

Mr. & Mrs. Steve de la Rosa 

Rev. Christopher DeGiovine 

Ms. Ruth Durkee 

Mr. George Edelman 

In Honor of Herman Simon 

In Honor of Tess Robinson 

Sara Eggers & Prosper Cima 

Jim & Cathy Fagan 

Frances H. Filshie & Joanne Treffs 

Joan Forbath 

The Honorable Nina Gershon & The 

Honorable Bernard Fried 

Tim & Judy Gow 

Astra Grinmanis 

Mr. Robert E. Gross & Evelyn S. Kittay 

David & Sharon Harder 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Harste 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Heiden 

Stephanie & Charles Heineman 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hill 

Ray & Tammy A Hochrein 

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Indelicato 

David & Jane Kaufman 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kelly 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kelso 

Sandy & Peter Koppen 

Allan & Kathy Koritzinsky 

Tony Kostecki & Javier Aldaco-Solis 

Thomas & Joan Lawless 

Dick & Marian Lloyd 

Mr. & Mrs. David Lowe 

Drs. Peri & David Namerow 

Burt & Evelyn Nelson 

In Memory of William H. Barber 

Marion Petri 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Purdy 

Mr. Hilbert Rapp 

Mrs. Patrice Schuler 

Judy & Tom Sides 

Mr. & Mrs. Herman Simon 

Brian & Jackie Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. Kempton A. Smith 

Lester & Vivyan Speiser 

Mr. & Mrs. Jon S. Spisiak 

Nancy Strohmeyer & Warren Harr 

Mr. Arthur O. Sulzberger 

Susan & Paul Tillotson 

Drs. Riza & Jacquiline Touba 

Richard & Wauneata Waller 

Brian & Jennifer Ward 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Williams 

Mr. Keith A. Wolfe 

Midge Woolsey 

Kelly & Karen Wright 

Dr. & Mrs. Gary Yukl 

Partners ($100-$249) 

Woodbury & Cynthia Andrews 

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick T. Andrews 

Anonymous (3) 

Jack & Carol Arnold 

Susan & Floyd Barwig 

Phyllis Berger 

Thomas M. & Laura J. Bird 

Alice M. Bragg 

G. William & Susan M. Bray 

Ruth Breen 

Robert & Janet Cabat 

Dick & Sharon Cahill 

Ms. Theodora Casale 

Mrs. Iris Civalier 

Nan & William Clarkson 

Ryna & Melvin Cohen 

Terry & Edie Conner 

Margaret M. Coyle 

Mr. Camello Crisafulli 

Valentin, Carolyn, Ari, & Aviv Cukierman 

In Memory of Phyrne Pitkin 

Howard Daniel 

Jenifer Hale Deming 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Dietz 

Bruce B. Donnell 

Alexandria S. Downie 

Ms. Joyce Falkenbury 

Milton J. Farbstein 

Cynthia K. Ferguson 

Ronald Fink 

Doug & Linda Fish 

Lynn Fisher 

Brenda P. Foley, CPA 

Annchen & Robert Gager-Jackson 

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Gherlone 

Jan & Billy Gilleland 

Fred & Gloria Gleave 

Susan & Peter Goldbecker 

Ann L. & Smith E. Goldsmith 

Oliver Goodenough & Allison Clarkson 

Terry Gottesman 

Mr. & Mrs. John W. Greenslade 

Diahne D. Grosjean 

Bob & Joan Guarnera 

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony F. Hall 

Emily & Mark Hanlon 

Elizabeth B. Hawkins 

Katie & Ray Henrikson 

Karen S. Howard 

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hughes 

Mr. James E. Hughes 

In Memory of Margaret P. Hughes 

Leslie C. Hughes 


Mr. & Mrs. John R. Huston 

Nancy & David Hyman 

Dr. Ben Jenkins

Christine & Willie Johnson 

Mr. Peter Juliano 

John & Judy Juzaitis 

In Memory of Bob Schuler 

Ms. Marjorie Karowe 

Dr. & Mrs. Wayne W. Keller 

Kathy Kelly 

In Memory of Speed & Harry Kelly 

Diane & Stuart Koslov 

Clifford & Robin Kulwin 

Bruce E. & Judy Ann Kurtz 

Cheryl & Walter Lamb 

Paul & Diane Leah 

Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Lewis 

James & Megan Mactavish 


Mr. & Mrs. Frank McDonald 

Dick & Janet McManus 

W. Joseph McPhillips, Inc. 

Ms. Joan Meer 

James & Sheilagh Menzies 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Millham 

Caroline Moores 

Phyllis & John Morelli 

Vicki & Neil Morse 

2007-2008 Seagle Music Colony Members 

Carrie L. Musso 

Lyn & Doug Nestler 

Mary Newmann & Ted Smith 

John Newmann 

In Memory of Bob & Janet Misch 

In Memory of John & Helen Seagle 

Kathleen & Harry Odabashian 

Inci Bashar & Norman Paige 

Mr. & Mrs. Lee and Pamela Parker 

Joan A. Robertson 

Julia Pitkin-Shantz & Mark Shantz 

Joseph A. Provoncha 

Dr. Tom & Mary Reagan 

Harriet P. Renison 

Barbara C. Repp 

Rosemarie Ritson 

Irene & Joe Roach 

Ms. Dorothy Rudolf 

Jacqueline Q. Russler 

Alan J. Savada & Will Stevenson 

Pam & Sam Scavera 

Bob & Lois Schielke 

Mim Shelden & Lou Kinsey 

Linda McClary and John Shirley family 

Barbara Smetana 

Larry & Diane Willis Stahl 

John & Joyce Steggles 

Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Steiner 

Susan & Jacob Stern 

Maggie Stewart 

Nancy & Jesse Strauss 

Reverend Richard S. Sturtz 

Jan & Bob Thurling 

Louise & Gerhard Urban 

Mr. Arthur S. Weinstock 

In Memory of George J. Weinstock 

Frances K. Weinstock, Rita 

Weinstock, Blossom W. Landsman 

& Betty Weinstock 

Carol Whalen 

Charles & Paula Williamsen 

Mr. & Mrs. James W. Williford 

Lois Wilson 

In Honor of Dodie & Pete Seagle 

Ms. Irma Worrell-Fisher 

In Honor of John & Rosemarie Trainer 

Joseph & Joyce Leavitt Zanchelli 

Sharon & Elliot Zucker 

We wish to thank those generous donors with contributions under $100 and regret that space limitations do not permit us to list 

these friends of Seagle Music Colony. This listing includes donations made from June 1, 2007 to June 10, 2008. 

If there have been any inadvertent errors or omissions, please accept our apologies. 

For corrections, please contact Tony Kostecki at 518.532.7875 or by email at tony@seaglecolony.com. 

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2008 Patrice Munsel Gala 

Honoring: 

Christopher Temporelli – Bass – 2001 & 2002 Seagle Music Colony Young Artist 

Walt & Yvonne Fredericks and Joseph Bishop – Seagle Music Colony Board Members & Supporters 

Saturday, July 12, 2008 

6:30 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Elegant Table-Served Dinner 

Greetings by Patrice Munsel, Entertainment by Colony Singers, All Under A Grand Tent, 

Silent Auction, Dessert & Dancing with Bobby Dick and the Sundowners 

5:45 PM – 6:30 PM Patron Only 

Champagne Reception and Command Performance 

With Christopher Temporelli 

Honorary Chairperson: Patrice Munsel 

Gala Co-Chairs: William & Kristine Tribou and Dusty & Nancy Rhodes 

Gold Sponsor: 

Janet R. Friedman, Roger & Myriam Friedman & Joel Friedman 

Silver Sponsors: 

Bard Bunaes 

Marty & Phyllis Shames Korn 

Peter Scott Oberdorf & Ann Oberdorf Durney 

Tina & Larry Waterhouse 

Darren K. Woods & Steven W. Bryant 

Bronze Sponsors: 

Anonymous 

The Beechwood Group of Wachovia Securities 

Bobbie Coats-Wondrasch 

Glens Falls National Bank 

Lisa Reid 

Dusty & Nancy Rhodes (In memory of Mary Louise Bunaes) 

Bill & Kristine Tribou 

Special Thanks for the Donation of Champagne for the Evening 

Bill & Patricia Christian and Tony & Cherie Indelicato 

Gala Committee: Janet Friedman, Joel Friedman, Tony Kostecki, Joan Lomnitzer, Tom Magee, 

Dusty & Nancy Rhodes, Dodie Seagle, Tom Seagle, Nancy Strohmeyer, Bill & Kristine Tribou 

The Purpose of the Patrice Munsel Gala is to Financially Support 

the Young Artist Program of Seagle Music Colony

About Patrice Munsel 

Patrice Munsel was not only a star coloratura at the Metropolitan Opera but also broke all box office 

records in the history of musical theatre, starring in The Merry Widow in Lincoln Center. Her musical 

career included performing in many of the major television variety shows, specials, and dramas. She 

starred in the movie Melba as the famous opera singer Nellie Melba. (Oscar Seagle sang with Nellie 

Melba on the concert stage.) Ms. Munsel lives in Schroon Lake and spends time in New York City 

where she MC's the annual Licia Albanese Scholarship Foundation Gala concert at Lincoln Center. 

She actively supports the Seagle Music Colony program, and gives master classes for the singers. 

About Walt & Yvonne Fredericks 

Walt & Yvonne are both natives of New Jersey and were married in 1962 after his graduation from 

Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY and her graduation from Grace New Haven (Yale) with an RN 

degree. They have three children, Bob, Carole & Kristin and six grandchildren. Mr. Fredericks retired 

in 2001 after selling an electronics business in Ballston Spa and Transplantation Laboratories in 

Connecticut and Germany. He has been on the Board and Management committees of numerous 

public companies, including a Fortune 100. Most of his business life was committed to early cancer 

detection and treatment. The Fredericks vacationed in Bolton Landing for several years before 

finding Schroon Lake in 1973. They bought vacant land on the west shore of Schroon Lake in 1981, 

built a modest cabin the next year, expanding the house after Mr. Fredericks’s retirement in 2001. 

They were introduced to Seagle Music Colony through the good graces of Gerry and Dave Logan, 

immediately becoming impressed with the quality of the performances, the educational program and 

its professional staff. Mr. & Mrs. Fredericks donated the “Libretto” men’s housing unit that was first 

used during the 2006 season. 

About Joseph Bishop 

Joe Bishop was born in 1939 in Peoria, Illinois and spend his formative years in suburban New Jersey 

and Philadelphia. He’s the proud father of two and grandfather of seven. He graduated from 

Clarkson University and currently resides with his wife Linda in Phoenixville, PA and spends as much 

time as he can in Schroon Lake, where he has vacationed since 1974 and been a property owner 

since 1992. He is the Founder of Hydromotion, Inc., a hydraulic valve company, a Founding Director 

of New Century Bank in Phoenixville, PA and Founder and Owner of Tactical Medical Equipment, 

which makes stretchers and lifts. He became involved with Seagle Music Colony after renting a home 

on Schroon Lake next door to long time Seagle supporters Dick and Janet McManus. He has been on 

the Board since 2004. Along with college friend and fellow Board Member Walt Fredericks, Mr. 

Bishop contributed funding for the “Allegro” men’s housing unit, which was completed before the 

2006 season. 

About Christopher Temporelli 

Acclaimed by Toronto's Globe and Mail as "clearly one to watch" and "the total package - a goodlooking 

singer with a strong, resonant voice," American bass Christopher Temporelli is quickly gaining 

recognition in the worlds of opera, concert and recital. 

In the 2007-08 season Mr. Temporelli makes his Canadian debut at Opera Atelier in Toronto, 

performing the role of Neptune in Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, joins the roster of New 

York City Opera for their production of Falstaff as well as their summer VOX festival, and sings the 

roles of Dottore Grenvil in La traviata and Betto in both Gianni Schicchi and Buoso's Ghost with Lake 

George Opera. He also appeared at Symphony Space for the University of Michigan's Alumni Concert. 

In the summer of 2007, Mr. Temporelli was a member of Glimmerglass Opera's renowned Young 

American Artist Program and made his critically acclaimed mainstage debut with the company as The 

Judge in Philip Glass's Orphée and Pluto in Monteverdi's L'Orfeo. 

Past highlights include Dottore Grenvil with Fort Worth Opera; Alidoro in La Cenerentola at the Pine 

Mountain Music Festival; Grandpa Moss in Copland's The Tender Land and Master Pausanias in 

Chabrier's An Incomplete Education with Bronx Opera; and Marquis de la Force in Dialogues of the 

Carmélites, Escamillo in Carmen, and Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd at the Seagle Music Colony. 

Other notable past roles include the title role in Don Pasquale with the Opera Company of Mid- 

Michigan and the Forester in The Cunning Little Vixen at the University of Michigan. 

Mr. Temporelli was recognized in a live broadcast from New York to the 2007 San Remo Festival in 

Italy and internationally on the RAI network after receiving an award from the Franco Zefferelli Fund 

for the Arts and subsequently was invited by the Columbus Club to appear in recital. He was also the 

2006 recipient of the Liederkranz Foundation's Norman Carlberg Award and performed in a winners' 

concert at Carnegie's Weill Hall. He appeared in a gala performance at New York City's historic 

Hudson Theatre after being awarded the Andy Anselmo Achievement Award, and was a 2007 finalist 

for both the Jensen Foundation Competition and the Albanese-Puccini Foundation. 

Christopher Temporelli received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in vocal performance from the 

University of Michigan, where he studied with opera luminaries Shirley Verrett and George Shirley. 

He studied additionally at the Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, Germany, where he performed at the 

Haus zur Lieben Hand. Also a gifted pianist, Mr. Temporelli has performed repertoire for solo piano at 

music festivals in England, as well as at the Moscow and St. Petersburg conservatories in Russia. 

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14 

The Mikado 

Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, Libretto by W.S. Gilbert 

Stage Director 

Music Director 

Assistant Music Director 

Set Designer 

Lighting Designer 

Costume Designer 

Wig & Makeup Designer 

Stage Manager 

Assistant Stage Manager 

The Mikado of Japan 

Nanki-Poo 

Ko-Ko 

Pooh-Bah 

Pish-Tush 

Yum-Yum 

Pitti-Sing 

Peep-Bo 

Katisha 

The Cast 

John de los Santos 

Richard Williams 

Christopher Devlin 

Richard Kagey 

Richard Kagey 

Asa Benally 

Jim McGough 

Clyde Berry 

Allison Klem 

Matthew Young 

Chai Jindasurat 

Lane Johnson 

Edward Hanlon 

Mikeal Allen 

Amy Cahill 

Lauren Henderson 

Clara Nieman 

Meaghan Deiter 

Chorus of School Girls, Nobles and Guards 

Traci Bair, Ashley Becker, David Blalock, Jonathan Blalock, Ashley Burnett, Jessica Cates, 

Anthony DiMeglio, Kimberly Dowda, Jesse Enderle, John William Gomez, Dora Hastings, 

Clare Jacobs, Dan Kempson, Desiree Maira, Wes Mason, Evan McCormack, Courtney Miller, 

Lori Paradoski, Danielle Pecone, Andrew Penning, Amanda Robie, Logan Rucker, Joseph Shadday

ACT I 

The Mikado 

In the town of Titipu, a chorus of nobles are joined by Nanki-Poo, disguised as a traveling musician, who is 

looking for Yum-Yum, the ward of Ko-Ko. A noble lord named Pish-Tush asks what Nanki-Poo’s business is 

with Yum-Yum, and learns that the minstrel had seen the girl a year ago when he was a member of the town 

band, and they had fallen in love. But Yum-Yum was betrothed to her guardian Ko-Ko, “a cheap tailor.” 

However on learning that Ko-Ko was condemned to death for flirting, the minstrel has hurried back to try to 

claim Yum-Yum. Unfortunately on his return he finds that far from being dead, Ko-Ko has in fact been let out 

on bail, and appointed Lord High Executioner. There is worse to come as Pooh-Bah, who holds every major 

office of state, informs Nanki-Poo that Yum-Yum and Ko-Ko are to be married that very day. 

Yum-Yum and her sisters, Pitti-Sing and Peep-Bo, appear with their schoolfellows. When Yum-Yum finally 

catches sight of Nanki-Poo he reveals that he is the son of the Mikado, and when they are alone, she admits 

she does not love her guardian. The two lovers realize their cause is hopeless, and Yum-Yum leaves Nanki- 

Poo who then tries to kill himself. Meanwhile, Ko-Ko has received a letter from the Mikado, who threatens to 

abolish the post of Lord High Executioner and reduce Titipu to the rank of a village unless a beheading takes 

place within a month. On seeing Nanki-Poo about to “terminate an unendurable existence,” Ko-Ko points out 

that suicide is a capital offense, and offers to do the job professionally. Nanki-Poo agrees, on the condition 

that he can marry Yum-Yum and enjoy one month of married life before he is beheaded. After the execution 

Ko-Ko will then be able to marry the widowed Yum-Yum. Amidst the celebrations, Katisha storms in, having 

tracked down the object of her affections, Nanki-Poo, threatening to reveal his true identity. She is 

outshouted by a chorus of Japanese syllables: “O ni! Bikkuri shakkuri to!” (One of the many possible 

translations of which is “So surprised, we hiccup! Bah!”). But the town dwellers are not to be deterred and 

“joy reigns everywhere around.” 

ACT 2 

SYNOPSIS 

Yum-Yum is being prepared for her wedding, but soon the awful fact is out that under the Mikado’s law the 

widow of a beheaded man must be buried alive. This places Nanki-Poo in a dilemma. If he holds Yum-Yum to 

this marriage, she dies a hideous death, and if he releases her she must marry Ko-Ko at once. The marriage 

is off and Nanki-Poo determines to do away with himself that afternoon unless Ko-Ko will kill him at once. 

But it turns out that Ko-Ko can’t kill anything. To make matters worse, the Mikado and his suite are 

approaching the town and will arrive in ten minutes. In desperation Ko-Ko arranges to draw up an affidavit of 

Nanki-Poo’s execution. 

The Mikado arrives with Katisha who makes much of being his daughter-in-law elect. When Ko-Ko presents 

his certificate of execution, the Mikado reads it and says, “My poor fellow, in your anxiety to carry out my 

wishes you have beheaded the heir to the throne of Japan!” Ko-Ko and Pooh-Bah find Nanki-Poo and beg him 

to present himself, alive, to his father, thereby absolving them of his death. But Nanki-Poo, now married to 

Yum-Yum, is afraid of Katisha’s wrath. Unless Ko-Ko will agree to marry the old hag himself, he and Yum- 

Yum will leave on their honeymoon at once. Katisha, meanwhile is mourning the death of Nanki-Poo, and 

when Ko-Ko tries to woo her she is at first reluctant, but he wins the formidable lady with a pack of flattering 

lies and a sad, lovelorn song. 

Katisha adds her powerful pleas to the Mikado for everyone to be pardoned. The Mikado, a bit bewildered by 

it all nonetheless pronounces that “Nothing could possibly be more satisfactory!” 

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Hansel and Gretel 

Music by Englebert Humperdinck 

based on the fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm 





Costume Coordinator 

Hansel 

Gretel 

Mother/Sandman 

Witch 

The Cast 

Tony Kostecki 

Tyson Deaton 

Sean Jeffries 

Pat Seyller 

Asa Benally 

Clara Nieman 

Dora Hastings 

Lori Paradoski 

Amanda Robie

Schroon Lake Arts 

Council 

July 8 

July 15 

July 22 

July 29 

Aug. 5 

Aug. 7 

Aug. 12 

Aug. 19 

2008 Boathouse 

Concert Schedule 

Schroonlakearts.com 

518-532-9259 

SLArtsCouncil@aol.com 

Concerts @ 8 PM 

Ameranouche 

Gypsy Jazz 

Sun Mountain Fiddler 

Bluegrass, Celtic & Cajun 

Hot Soup 

Spicy, Innovative Harmonies 

Tanglefoot 

Canadian Roots 

Lockhart Mountain Boys 

Bluegrass 

Azzara Quartet 

Jazz 

Woods Tea Co. 

Celtic & Folk 

Sounds of the Northway 

Acoustic Music Variety 

Children’s Programs 

Hot Soup ~ Funny & Silly Songs 

Tuesday July 22 @ 11 AM 

Puppet People ~ The Last Dragon 

Saturday, August 2 @ 11 AM 

19th Adirondack Folk Music Festival 

Sunday, August 10 

Noon-5 PM ~ Town Park 

FREE ADMISSION 

Atwater & Donnelly, Great Bear Duo 

Jam Crackers; Peggy, Dan & Dan 

Sara Milonovich & Greg Anderson 

Celia Evans & Jamie Ward 

OPEN JAM SESSIONS 

Mondays 7-10 PM ~ at the Boathouse 

PIANO TUNING 

Minor Repairs 

Minor Adjustments 

Reasonable Rates 

John Trainer 

(518) 532-7260 

Jonathan Blalock & Tawny Seward in Lysistrata 

Seagle Music Colony 2007 

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Company 

Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM, Book by GEORGE FURTH 

Originally Produced and Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince 




Set Designer 





Stage Manager 

Robert 

Sarah 

Harry 

Susan 

Peter 

Jenny 

David 

Amy 

Paul 

Joanne 

Larry 

Marta 

Kathy 

April 

The Cast 

Richard Kagey 

R. Jason Smith 


Justin Seward 

Sarah Andoe 

Pat Seyller 

Jim McGough 

Asa Benally 

Allison Klem 

Anthony Di Meglio 

Courtney Miller 

Jesse Enderle 

Jessica Cates 

Wes Mason 

Traci Bair 

Evan McCormack 

Lauren Henderson 

Jonathan Blalock 

Carolyn Marcell* 

Steve Elmore* 

Ashley Burnett 

Kimberly Dowda 

Clare Jacobs 

* Appearing Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the 

United States, appearing under a Special Appearance Contract 

COMPANY is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). 

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 

421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 • Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax 212-397-4684 • www.MTIShows.com

Overture 

Company 

The Little Things We Do 

Together 

Sorry-Grateful 

You Could Drive a Person 

Crazy 

Have I Got a Girl for You 

Someone is Waiting 

Another Hundred People 

Getting Married Today 

Finale Act 1/Marry Me A 

Little 

Company 

Joanne, Amy Paul, Peter, 

Susan, Jenny, David, Larry 

Harry, David, Larry 

April, Marta, Kathy 

Company 

Husbands, Wives 

Robert 

Marta 

Woman, Amy, Paul, Guests 

Husbands, Wives, Robert 

Musical Numbers 

Act 1 Act 2 

Side By Side By Side 

Poor Baby 

Have I Got A Girl- 

Reprise 

Barcelona 

The Ladies Who Lunch 

Being Alive 

COMPANY Guest Artists 

Robert, Husbands, Wives 

Wives 

Husbands 

Robert, April 

Joanne 

Robert 

Steve Elmore - Larry 

Steve Elmore’s Broadway journey began at the Majestic Theatre with Lerner and Lowe’s Camelot, 

and continued with a string of hits including: The Apple Tree, Jenny with Mary Martin; Fade Out, 

Fade In with Carol Burnett; as well as revivals of Hal Prince-Susan Strohman Showboat at the 

Gershwin Theatre, and Anything Goes at Lincoln Center. His career really took wing with the off- 

Broadway classic Dames at Sea, which also introduced Bernadette Peters, and led to his first major 

role in a really major musical – Company. He also starred in that show’s London production at Her 

Majesty’s Theatre. He appeared in Arthur Laurent’s The Enclave and Bob Fosse’s film All That Jazz, 

as well as stepping into Jerry Orbach’s leading roles in Chicago with Gwen Verdon, and 42nd Street 

at the Winter Garden. He performed regularly in the St. Regis Hotel’s King Cole Room with leading ladies Patrice 

Munsel, Marni Nixon, and Martha Wright, singing the great songs of the American Theatre. He has sung tributes to 

and/or with Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, Jonathan Tunick, Howard Dietz, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, George Abbott 

and F.Y. “Yip” Harburg. Because Steve has always shown great respect for the words as well as the music, Harburg 

referred to him as “The lyricist’s guardian angel.” 

Carolyn Marcell - Joanne 

Carolyn considers herself one of the original crossover artists. Long before there was a name for 

singers with equal vocal and interpretive affinity in multiple musical styles, she was studying voice 

and opera in a masters program at Manhattan School of Music while simultaneously performing in 

musical theatre at Papermill Playhouse, Riverside Contemporary Theatre, various summer stock and 

children’s theatres. Since then, she has sung with multiple civic opera companies, orchestras, and 

theatres. She created a duet recital with soprano Brionna McMann for which composer Seymour 

Barab wrote a 20 minute opera skit called The Ruined Maid, which received critical acclaim. 

Carolyn’s favorite theatre roles include Madame Giry on the national tour of Ken Hill’s Phantom of 

the Opera, Anna in The King and I, Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music, Nettie Fowler in Carousel, Jacqueline in La 

Cage aux Folles among many others. In addition to her theatre roles, Carolyn has sung leading roles at the Peterloon 

Opera festival in Cincinnati for 3 consecutive seasons. Favorite operatic roles include Nicklause in The Tales of 

Hoffman, Siebel in Faust, Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Nedda in Pagliacci and Michaela in Carmen among many others. 

In addition to her performance credits, Carolyn taught voice at Marymount College in Tarrytown, NY for 13 years, at 

Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA for 3 years and taught a Musical Theatre class at the American Academy of 

Dramatic Arts in New York City for 3 consecutive summer sessions. She currently maintains a private voice studio in 

New York City and Allentown, PA, and performs when time and opportunity allow. 

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20 

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown 

Based on the Comic Strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schultz 

Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner 

Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer 

Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa 

Original Direction for this version of “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” by Michael Mayer 

Originally Produced in New York by Arthur Whitelaw and Gene Persson 

You’re a Good Man 

Charlie Brown 

Schroeder 

Snoopy 

My Blanket and Me 

The Kite 

The Doctor Is In 

Beethoven Day 

The Book Report 



Set Designer 




Sally Brown 

Lucy Van Pelt 

Snoopy 

Schroeder 

Charlie Brown 

Linus Van Pelt 

Sally, Lucy, Schroeder, 

Charlie Brown & Linus 

Lucy 

Snoopy 

Linus w/Company 

Charlie Brown 

Charlie Brown & Lucy 

Schroeder & Company 

Company 

The Cast 

Musical Numbers 

Clyde Berry 


Justin Seward 

Sean Jeffries 

Asa Benally 

Jim McGough 

Amy Cahill 

Desiree Maira 

Joseph Shadday 

Lane Johnson 

Dan Kempson 

Mikeal Allen 

Act 1 Act 2 

My New Philosophy 

The Baseball Game 

Glee Club Rehearsal 

Little Known Facts 

Suppertime 

Happiness 

YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN is produced by arrangement with, 

and all music and dialogue materials furnished by TAMS-WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC. 

560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 • 212-688-2525 • www.tams-witmark.com 

Sally w/Schroeder 

Charlie Brown & Company 

Company 

Lucy w/Linus & Charlie 

Brown 

Snoopy & Company 

Company

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La Bohème 

Music by Giacomo Puccini 

Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica 


Conductor 



Set Designer 





Stage Manager 

Marcello 

Rodolfo 

Colline 

Schaunard 

Benoit 

Mimì 

Musetta 

Alcindoro 

The Cast 


Tyson Deaton 



Richard Kagey 

Richard Kagey 

Pat Seyller 

Jim McGough 

Asa Benally 

Allison Klem 

Wes Mason 

John William Gomez (July 30 & Aug. 1) 

Logan Rucker (July 31 & Aug. 2) 

Edward Hanlon 

Jesse Enderle 

David Blalock 

Ashley Becker (July 30 & Aug. 1) 

Kimberly Dowda (July 31 & Aug. 2) 

Dora Hastings 

David Blalock 

Chorus of Students, Working Girls, Shopkeepers, Street Vendors, Soldiers & Waiters 

Mikeal Allen, Traci Bair, Jonathan Blalock, Ashley Burnett, Amy Cahill, Jessica Cates, Meaghan Deiter, 

Anthony Di Meglio, Lauren Henderson, Clare Jacobs, Chai Jindasurat, Lane Johnson, Dan Kempson, 

Desiree Maira, Evan McCormack, Courtney Miller, Clara Nieman, Lori Paradoski, Danielle Pecone, 

Andrew Penning, Amanda Robie, Joseph Shadday, Matthew Young

La Bohème 

SYNOPSIS 

ACT I 

In their Latin Quarter loft apartment, the painter Marcello and the poet Rodolfo try to keep warm on 

Christmas Eve by burning pages from Rodolfo's latest drama. They are joined by their comrades — Colline, a 

young philosopher, and Schaunard, a musician who has landed a job and brings food, fuel and funds. While 

they are celebrating their unexpected fortune, the landlord arrives to collect the rent. Plying the older man 

with wine, they urge him to tell of his flirtations, and then throw him out in mock indignation. As the friends 

depart for a celebration at the nearby Café Momus, Rodolfo promises to join them soon, staying behind to 

finish writing an article. There is another knock: a neighbor, Mimì, says her candle has gone out on the 

drafty stairs. Offering her wine when she feels faint, Rodolfo relights her candle and helps her to the door. 

Mimì realizes she has dropped her key, and as they search for it, both their candles are blown out. In the 

moonlight the poet takes the girl's shivering hand, telling her of his dreams. She then recounts her solitary 

life, embroidering flowers and waiting for spring. Drawn to each other, Mimì and Rodolfo leave for the café. 

ACT II 

Amid shouts of street hawkers, Rodolfo buys Mimì a bonnet near the Café Momus before introducing her to 

his friends. They all sit down and order supper. Marcello's former lover, Musetta, enters ostentatiously on the 

arm of the elderly, wealthy Alcindoro. Trying to regain the painter's attention, she sings a waltz about her 

popularity. Marcello agrees to take her back so, complaining that her shoe pinches, Musetta sends Alcindoro 

to fetch a new pair, then falls into Marcello's arms. Joining a group of marching soldiers, the Bohemians 

leave Alcindoro to face the bill when he returns. 

ACT III 

At dawn on the snowy outskirts of Paris, a Customs Officer admits farm women and vendors to the city. 

Musetta and revelers are heard inside a tavern. Soon Mimì walks by, searching for the place where the 

reunited Marcello and Musetta now live. When the painter emerges, she pours out her distress over Rodolfo's 

incessant jealousy. It is best they part, she says. Rodolfo, who has been asleep in the tavern, is heard, and 

Mimì hides; Marcello thinks she has left. The poet tells Marcello he wants to separate from his fickle 

sweetheart. Pressed further, he breaks down, saying Mimì is dying; her ill health can only worsen in the 

poverty they share. Overcome, Mimì stumbles forward to bid her lover farewell as Marcello runs back into the 

tavern to investigate Musetta's raucous laughter. While Mimì and Rodolfo recall their happiness, Musetta 

quarrels with Marcello. The painter and his mistress part in fury, but Mimì and Rodolfo decide to stay 

together until spring. 

ACT IV 

Some months later, Rodolfo and Marcello lament their loneliness in the garret. Colline and Schaunard bring a 

meager meal. The four stage a dance, which turns into a mock fight. The merrymaking is ended when 

Musetta bursts in, saying Mimì is downstairs, too weak to climb up. As Rodolfo runs to her, Musetta tells how 

Mimì has begged to be taken to her lover to die. While Mimì is made comfortable, Marcello goes with Musetta 

to sell her earrings for medicine, and Colline leaves to pawn his cherished overcoat. Alone, Mimì and Rodolfo 

recall their first days together, but she is seized with coughing. When the others return, Musetta gives Mimì a 

muff to warm her hands and prays for her life. Mimì dies quietly, and when Schaunard discovers she is dead, 

Rodolfo runs to her side, calling her name. 

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Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder 

English singing translation by Andrew Porter 




Set Designer 





Stage Manager 

Assistant Stage Manager 

Tamino 

First Lady 

Second Lady 

Third Lady 

Papageno 

Queen of the Night 

Monostatos 

Pamina 

Three Spirits 

First Priest 

Speaker 

Second Priest 

Sarastro 

Men in Armor 

Old Woman/Papagena 

The Cast 

Richard Kagey 


Tyson Deaton 

Isaac Waters 

Isaac Waters 

Pat Seyller 

Jim McGough 

Asa Benally 

Clyde Berry 

Allison Klem 

Chorus of Priests, Slaves and Attendants 

Jonathan Blalock (Aug. 14 & 16) 

Evan McCormack (Aug. 13 & 15) 

Lori Paradoski 

Desiree Maira 

Amanda Robie 

Dan Kempson 

Clare Jacobs 

Andrew Penning 

Jessica Cates (Aug. 14 & 16) 

Danielle Pecone (Aug. 13 & 15) 

Ashley Burnett, Amy Cahill, Courtney Miller 

Joseph Shadday 

David Blalock 

Anthony Di Meglio 

Matthew Young 

John William Gomez, Logan Rucker 

Traci Bair 

Mikeal Allen, Ashley Becker, David Blalock, Ashley Burnett, Amy Cahill, Meaghan Deiter, Anthony Di Meglio, 

Kimberly Dowda, Jesse Enderle, John William Gomez, Edward Hanlon, Dora Hastings, Lauren Henderson, 

Chai Jindasurat, Lane Johnson, Wes Mason, Courtney Miller, Clara Nieman, Logan Rucker, Joseph Shadday

ACT I 


Three ladies in the service of the Queen of the Night save the fainting Prince Tamino from a 

serpent. When they leave to tell the queen, the birdcatcher Papageno bounces in and boasts to 

Tamino that it was he who slew the serpent. The ladies return to give Tamino a portrait of the 

queen’s daughter, Pamina, who they say is enslaved by the evil Sarastro, and they padlock 

Papageno’s mouth for lying. Tamino immediately falls in love with Pamina’s face in the portrait. 

The queen, appearing in a burst of thunder, is grieving over the loss of her daughter; she charges 

Tamino with Pamina’s rescue. The ladies hand a magic flute to Tamino and magic silver bells to 

Papageno to ensure their safety, appointing three spirits to guide them. Sarastro’s slave, 

Monostatos, pursues Pamina but is frightened away by the feather-covered Papageno, who tells 

Pamina that Tamino loves her and intends to save her. Led to the Temple of Sarastro, Tamino is 

advised by a high priest that it is the queen, not Sarastro, who is evil. Hearing that Pamina is 

safe, Tamino charms the animals with his flute, then rushes to follow the sound of Papageno’s 

pipes. Monostatos and his retainers chase Papageno and Pamina but are rendered helpless by 

Papageno’s magic bells. Sarastro, entering in ceremony, promises Pamina eventual freedom and 

punishes Monostatos. Pamina is enchanted by a glimpse of Tamino, who is led into the temple 

with Papageno. 

ACT II 

SYNOPSIS 

Sarastro tells his priests that Tamino will undergo initiation rites (“O Isis und Osiris”). Sworn to 

silence, Tamino is impervious to the temptations of the queen’s ladies, who have no trouble 

derailing the cheerful Papageno from his course of virtue. The Queen of the Night dismisses 

Monostatos, whom she finds kissing the sleeping Pamina, and gives her daughter a dagger with 

which to murder Sarastro. The weeping Pamina is confronted and consoled by Sarastro. The 

gourmand Papageno is just as quick to break a new oath of fasting, and he jokes with a flirtatious 

old lady, who vanishes when asked her name. Tamino remains steadfast, breaking Pamina’s 

heart: she cannot understand his silence. The priests inform Tamino that he has only two more 

trials to complete his initiation. Papageno, who has broken his oath, is eliminated from the trials, 

but after pleading for a cuddly wife settles for the old lady. When he promises to be faithful she 

turns into a young Papagena, but soon disappears. After the spirits save the despairing Pamina 

from suicide, she finds Tamino and walks with him through the ordeals by water and fire, 

protected by the magic flute. Papageno also is saved from attempted suicide by the spirits, who 

remind him that if he uses his magic bells he will find true happiness. When he does, Papagena 

appears and the two plan for the future and move into a bird’s nest. The Queen of the Night, her 

three ladies, and Monostatos attack the temple but are defeated and banished. Sarastro joins 

Pamina and Tamino as the throng hails Isis, Osiris, and the triumph of courage, virtue, and 

wisdom. 

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Many’s the time I have trudged up the Charley Hill 

road, fish pole over shoulder, heading for the 

hidden reaches of the little stream that is born in 

Seagle Pond. That was many years ago. The only 

difference between then and now is that in my 

boyhood days, I came home with fish! 

But more often these days, I chug up Charley Hill 

in the tireless Ford, one in the procession of cars 

heading for Vespers. Schroon Lake without 

Vespers would just not be Schroon Lake. It is a 

Sunday ceremony we cherish, along with the 

thousands who have made the pilgrimage to the 

Hill. Our little girls are hushed, for once. They’re 

in their Sunday best – wearing skirts for the first 

time in a week. The family piles in, and off we go. 

There is the Seagle Memorial Theatre, nestled in 

the trees, with the chiaroscuro of sunlight and 

shade playing over its walls. Outside, a little group 

of the Colony singers are chatting, laughing. A 

latecomer dashes up, breathless, relieved that 

Vespers hasn’t begun. We go in and find our 

seats, bowing here and nodding there to the 

“regulars” we know, who feel as we do about 

worship on the Hill. 

Silently, the young singers file in. They’re solemn 

now. We all rise to sing a hymn – and we really 

sing, the richer, fuller voices of the students 

ringing out over the dull timbres of the visitors. 

And then the solos, duets, choral numbers – the 

Bach, the Handel – so carefully rehearsed, so 

Vespers c. 1932 

Vespers 

By Robert J. Misch 

New York Times writer and Seagle Music Colony friend 

sincerely done, with just a piano, played like an 

angel by Nathan Price, to accompany them. If 

ever there is a word to describe the charm and 

informality of the service, it is that word – 

sincerity. Some have never sung before an 

audience, others still are only in the beginning of 

their musical careers – yet all give their best, 

sensing the warmth, the friendliness and the aura 

of unaffected worship. 

From the rear of the auditorium – no dias, no 

trappings, no cant – the Reverend Dr. Erington 

says, “Let us pray.” One can say “Amen” to Dr. 

Erington’s prayer with a deep feeling of conviction, 

for his are prayers for all people. Would that 

humankind could hear and would heed that still, 

small voice, from the hills of the North Country. 

And then “Now the Day Is Over,” so right a hymn 

to finish every Vespers. For we walk out into the 

dying day, to see the sun turning Seagle Pond into 

molten gold, with Schroon Lake shimmering behind 

it, and the far-off majesty of Mt. Pharaoh benignly 

surveying this scene of beauty and human 

decency. 

As the Seagle pupils go out into life, some bound 

for fame, others for lesser state, and as the visitors 

leave to go back to their varied ways of life, I 

wonder if any one of them will ever forget those 

golden afternoons on the Hill and the deep 

meaning and memories they hold. I know I never 

will.

2008 Seagle Music Colony Faculty & Staff 

General Director 

Artistic Director 

General Manager 

Operations Manager 

Voice Faculty 

Music & Coaching Faculty 

Director of Productions 

Stage Directors 

Technical Director 

Master Carpenter 

Stage Technician 

Set Designers 

Costume Designers 

Wig and Makeup Designer/Wigmaster 

Stage Managers 

Cook 

Custodian 

Piano Technician 

Tony Kostecki 

Darren K. Woods 

Nathan Wentworth 

Allison Klem 

Julia Broxholm 

Stephen Lusmann 

Craig Maddox 

Tyson Deaton 




Richard Kagey 

Clyde Berry 


Richard Kagey 

Isaac Waters 

Sean Jeffries 

Sarah Andoe 

Richard Kagey 

Justin Seward 

Asa Benally 

Pat Seyller 

Jim McGough 

Clyde Berry 

Allison Klem 

Steven Bryant 

Brad Allen 

John Trainer 

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2008 Seagle Music Colony Faculty/Staff Profiles 

Tony Kostecki, General Director 

Tony Kostecki was appointed General Director of 

Seagle Music Colony in January of 2008. Previous to 

this appointment, he held the position of General 

Manager of the Colony from 2006-2007. Before 

moving into management, he was on the faculty of 

Seagle Music Colony as a coach/accompanist and 

conductor for ten years. Between 2002 and 2007, 

he was Director of Education at Fort Worth Opera 

and also Director of the Fort Worth Opera Studio. During his tenure with 

Fort Worth Opera, he oversaw the creation of the Fort Worth Opera 

Studio Young Artist Program and all outreach aspects of Fort Worth 

Opera. From 2002-2007 he was also the Fort Worth Opera Chorus 

Master and writer of many of the supertitle translations for Fort Worth 

Opera. As a coach/accompanist, Mr. Kostecki has worked for Fort Worth 

Opera, Shreveport Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Utah Opera, Kansas City 

Lyric Opera Express and Kansas City Civic Opera. A native of Topeka, 

Kansas, he received his undergraduate degree in Music from Benedictine 

College in Atchison, Kansas and his Master of Music Degree in Piano 

Accompanying and Organ Performance from the University of Kansas in 

Lawrence. 

Darren K. Woods, Artistic Director 

During his 13th Season with Seagle Music Colony, 

Darren K. Woods, returns to the position of Artistic 

Director after serving as General Director for 10 

years. Mr. Woods is also General Director of Fort 

Worth Opera. At Fort Worth Opera, he has overseen 

the successful transition of Fort Worth Opera from a 

fall/spring season to a spring Festival Season while 

growing the company and keeping it in the black. 

Previous to his appointment in Fort Worth, he was General Director of 

Shreveport Opera. During his performing career, Mr. Woods was a 

frequent performer with the New York City Opera, were he was seen as 

Gastone in La Traviata, Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro, and on 

television for the Live from Lincoln Center broadcast of NYCO’s 

production of Paul Bunyan. He also performed with such companies as 

the Dallas Opera, Seattle Opera, Washingotn Opera, Opera de San Juan, 

Sante Fe Opera and with the Minnesota Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. His 

European credits include opera in Trieste, Italy, and in Madrid, Spain. 

Mr. Woods recorded Douglas Moore’s The Devil and Daniel Webster for 

Newport Classics. 

Sarah Andoe, Stage Technician 

Sarah Andoe is a twenty one year old senior at 

Columbus State University. She is pursuing a BFA 

degree in Technical Theatre and Design. Some of her 

favorite CSU involvements include being the stage 

manager for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Fuddy 

Meers, assistant stage manager for Pippin, and 

lighting designer for Refuge. Last summer, she 

worked at The Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY as an 

electrics intern and was the lighting designer for 

their production of Alice in Wonderland. 

Asa Benally, Costume Designer 

Asa Benally is excited to return for a second summer at the Seagle Music 

Colony where last summer he designed Crazy for You and assisted on all 

other productions. Past costume design credits include Walt Disney's 

Beauty and the Beast, Anything Goes, Cinderella, My Fair Lady, Our 

Town, Trojan Women, and Chicago. Mr. Benally is currently attending the 

world renowned fashion design program at Parsons School of Design in 

New York City, where for the past year he has been able to work 

alongside fashion designer Rogelio Velasco, whose clients include Queen 

Rania of Jordan, in developing evening gowns inspired by the art deco 

period for the end of year fashion show at Parsons. 

Clyde Berry, Stage Director & Stage Manager 

Mr. Berry returns for his fifth year at Seagle as Stage 

Manager and director of Charlie Brown. He has 

worked in theatre for over 20 years, both as a 

performer and technician, in over 100 

productions. He has served on the boards, or 

founded numerous theatrical organizations. Clyde 

spent a decade in public education, creating award 

winning arts programs for urban public schools. He 

is most proud of his students that have pursued 

careers in the arts and arts education. At the collegiate level, Mr Berry 

taught in the Theatre and Education departments of Old Dominion 

University and will run the Opera Studio this fall at Christian 

University. Currently, he is the Director of Education for Fort Worth 

Opera, and the Fort Worth Opera Studio. He holds degrees from 

Longwood College and Old Dominion University. 

Julia Broxholm, Voice Teacher 

Soprano Julia Broxholm is a first year faculty 

member of Seagle Music Colony. She is a highly 

regarded recital soloist, chamber musician, 

recording artist, and educator. She is a founding 

member of SATB, a vocal quartet specializing in 

vocal chamber music of the 19th and 20th 

centuries. Recordings include two releases with 

SATB; Magic, and It's a Grand Night...Four Singing. 

She also has recorded two CD's of soprano, clarinet 

repertoire with clarinetist Fred Ormand and pianist Martin Katz. She 

received her D.M.A from the University of Michigan School of Music, and 

has been an active performer and teacher for over twenty-five years. 

Her operatic roles include Alice Ford in Verdi's Falstaff, the title role in 

Floyd's Susannah, Susanna in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, Norina in 

Donizetti's Don Pasquale and Musetta in Puccini's La Boheme. Former 

students are leading players on stages on Broadway, in Las Vegas, in 

national touring companies, and in Europe. Dr. Broxholm joined the 

Music and Dance Department faculty at the University of Kansas in the 

fall of 2005. 

Tyson Deaton, Coach/Accompanist 

Based in New York, Tyson Deaton has gained 

attention as one of the busiest young collaborative 

artists and coaches of opera and recital literature 

of this generation. He is sought out by singers and 

instrumentalists alike who represent some of the 

best talents of today. Most recently, he appeared 

in a recital with both singers and instrumentalists 

from the Metropolitan Opera. A former faculty 

member of the University of the Pacific 

Conservatory of Music, Mr. Deaton's various appointments have yielded 

productions garnering critical acclaim with Opera News, among many 

other professional publications. His 2007-08 season includes productions 

of Of Mice and Men and Angels in America with Fort Worth Opera, 

Carmina Burana with the Long Bay Symphony, in addition to Cosi Fan 

Tutte and La Rondine with Sarasota Opera. He returns to Seagle Colony 

after a successful run of The Merry Widow in the 2007 season. 

Christopher Devlin, Coach/Accompanist 

Christopher Devlin joins the Seagle Music Colony 

for his first year and also currently acts as vocal 

coach and assistant conductor of the Connecticut 

Opera. Productions with the company, under Willie 

Anthony Waters, Cal Stewart Kellogg and Scott 

Bergeson include L'Italiana in Algeri, Cavalleria 

Rusticana, Gianni Schicchi, Carmen, Così fan tutte, 

Don Pasquale, Tosca and La Cenerentola. Mr. 

Devlin also acts as music director of Connecticut 

Opera's outreach and educational program, Opera 

Express. Having served on the faculty of McGill University as opera 

coach for four years, Mr. Devlin has also been recorded by CBC Radioboth 

as soloist, as well as with soprano Maria Pellegrini and the Cantata 

Singers of Ottawa. His work at Canada's National Arts Center includes 

the premiere performance of Steven Gellman's opera, Gianni, as well as 

assisting Sergiu Comissiona, Duane Wolfe and James Judd. 

Internationally, Mr. Devlin's recital tour of the Middle East with mezzosoprano 

Julie Nesrallah was highlighted by a performance for the 

Jordanian royal family. In North America, Mr. Devlin has appeared in 

recital with artists including Frederick Burchinal, Mariateresa Magisano 

and Denyce Graves. 

John de los Santos, 

Stage Director/Choreographer 

John de los Santos returns to Seagle Colony for his 

fourth season in 2008. Past productions at Seagle 

include Anything Goes, Crazy for You, The Medium, 

and The Fantastiks. Originally from San Antonio, he 

was a principal member of the Alamo City Dance 

Co. where he danced major roles in The 

Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the 

world premiere of Lepidoptera. After graduating


from Texas Christian University in 2003 with a BFA in Theatre/Film 

Performance & Direction, he became the resident choreographer for the 

Fort Worth Opera. His credits there include Rigoletto, Salome, La 

Traviata, and the world premiere of Pasatieri's Frau Margot. His 

other credits as director/choreographer include his own adaptation of 

Christopher Marlowe's Edward II (McNair Foundation), The Music Man 

(Utah Festival Opera), The Tenderland, and Cosi Fan Tutte (The Living 

Opera). In the spring of 2008 he directed/choreographed Ricky Ian 

Gordon's Orpheus & Euridice for Dallas' Voices of Change, which will now 

tour. After having choreographed Carmen for both the Florida Grand 

Opera and Austin Lyric Opera, he will direct his own production in Fort 

Worth for the 2009 Festival. Mr. De los Santos is also an actor, and has 

been seen in various stage venues and independant films across the DFW 

Metroplex. 

Sean Jeffries, Master Carpenter 

Sean just completed his junior year at Frostburg 

State University in Frostburg, MD, where he is a 

theatre major following both the technical and acting 

tracks. He began acting in seventh grade at St. 

Mary’s School in Bryantown, MD and continued for 

four years at St. Mary Ryken High School in 

Leonardtown, MD. During high school, he built sets 

and performed in two plays each year as well as 

participating in the Student Shakespeare Festival at 

the Folger Theatre in Washington, DC. While at Frostburg State, Mr. 

Jeffries has spent most of his time backstage, designing and building sets 

and lighting. For the past two years, he has also worked for Woodwind 

Productions, a traveling professional company that builds sets and 

rehearses at Frostburg State during the winter break. 

Richard Kagey, Director of Productions 

Richard Kagey has been Director of Productions at 

Seagle Music Colony for over thirty years, directing 

operas and musicals as diverse as Oklahoma! to 

2006's world premiere of Morning Star by Ricky Ian 

Gordon. After working in New York from1976-1982 

on Broadway he served on the faculty at several 

colleges and universities. Since 2006 he has devoted 

full time to directing for opera companies and 

regional theatres. He was involved with Thomas 

Pasatieri's opera Frau Margot from its inception, and directed the first 

workshop production at Seagle Music Colony during the summer of 

2005. In the summer of 2007, he directed and was also set desginer for 

another Pasatieri premiere, Hotel Casablanca, for the San Francisco 

Opera Merola Program. This summer he will be directing a workshop of 

another new work by Pasatieri and a work by Joeseph Illick both in 

August. He just finished directing a production Of Mice and Men during 

the 2008 Fort Worth Opera Festival. In December he will return to Fort 

Worth to direct Amahl and the Night Visitors. In January he is staging a 

production of Phillip Glass’s Akhnaten for the Atlanta Opera. He and his 

wife now make their home in Atlanta. 

Allison Klem, 

Operations Manager & Stage Manager 

Allison Klem is a 22 year old senior at Columbus 

State University pursuing a BFA in Theatre 

Performance and Directing. She is returning to 

Seagle for her second summer as a Stage Manager 

and couldn’t be more excited for the summer! Her 

stage management credits include The Merry Widow, 

Dutchman and Merrily We Roll Along, and many 

more. Besides stage managing she also works as a 

director and an actress. Her directorial credits 

include The Most Massive Woman Wins, Graceland, Dracula and Agnes of 

God. Her performance credits include Blood Wedding, A Midsummer 

Night’s Dream and Three Tall Women. 

Stephen Lusmann, Voice Teacher 

Stephen Lusmann has enjoyed a successful 

international career singing leading baritone roles 

with major opera houses, including the Oper de 

Stadt Bonn, Opera de Monte Carlo, Stadttheatre 

Luzern, Washington National Opera, Cincinnati 

Opera, Boston Lyric Opera and Glimmerglass Opera 

among many others. As an active concert soloist, he 

has performed at Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall, 

and with numerous symphony orchestras in the 

United States and abroad. On recording, Mr. Lusmann may be heard in 

Richard Strauss' Der Friedenstag on the Koch International label, 

Operngala on Tonstudio AMOS, and on E. E. Cummings: An American 

Circus, songs of Logan Skelton on the Centaur Records label. He is 

Associate Professor of Voice at the University of Michigan. His students 

are having great success performing professionally in opera, concert, 

musical theatre, and young artist programs throughout the United 

States, Canada, and Europe. They are also winning prestigious vocal 

competitions and are members of university voice faculties. He has been 

a member of the Seagle Music Colony faculty for seven years. 

Craig Maddox, Voice Teacher 

Dr. Craig Maddox, lyric baritone, is a first year 

Seagle Music Colony faculty member. He joined 

the Stetson University School of Music voice faculty 

in 1984. He holds the BM in Voice Performance 

from the North Carolina School of the Arts; the MM 

in Voice Performance, the MM in Opera Production 

(Stage Directing), and the DM in Voice Performance 

from Florida State University. Dr. Maddox has 

appeared with such opera companies as Orlando 

Opera, Shreveport Opera and Mobile Opera. He also has experience in 

musical theatre, having performed leading roles in such shows as 

Brigadoon and Carousel. Dr. Maddox's academic passions include 

establishing Stetson's Hollis Voice Laboratory and expanding its Vocal 

Pedagogy program. An active 25-year NATS member, he has served two 

terms as Florida NATS Governor. Some recent Maddox student successes 

include: Tai Oney - Met Auditions District Winner & Regional 2nd place 

2007; Donovan Singletary - Met Auditions Grand Finals Winner 2006; 

and, Katherine Rohrer - Met Auditions Grand Finalist 2001. 

Jim McGough, Wig & Makeup Designer/Wigmaster 

Mr. McGough is pleased to be returning to the Seagle Music Colony for 

his second season. While last summer was a total treat for him, this 

summer will not catch him without adequate cool weather clothing- so 

you can expect an abnormally HOT summer! Kidding aside, Mr. McGough 

comes to the Adirondacks direct from a very busy year that began at the 

Virginia Opera where he designed wigs and make-up for Tales of 

Hoffmann, Pirates of Penzance, Eugene Onegin and Lucia di 

Lammermoor. He then traveled to Ft. Worth, Texas where he worked 

with Darren K. Woods and Steven Bryant on the second Ft. Worth Opera 

Festival designing wigs and make-up for Angels In America and Of Mice 

And Men, and serving as a principal make-up artist for Turandot and 

Lucia di Lammermoor. 

Justin Seward, Set Designer 

Justin began working for the Colony in 1999 as 

technician and stage manager, and now returns to 

design. For the Colony, he has designed the 

productions of The Medium, Barber of Seville, 

Sweeney Todd, Hansel and Gretel, and A 

Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as directing 

Little Red Riding Hood. Originally from western 

Maryland, Justin received his Bachelor’s Degree in 

technical theatre from Frostburg State University. In 2004, he earned 

his Master of Arts Degree in Scenic and Props Design from Purdue 

University. At Purdue, he co-designed a conceptual production of King 

Lear called King Lear @ Ground Zero for the Prague Quadrennial 

Scenofest. He has worked and freelanced for various companies 

including the Ft. Worth Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Reduxion 

Theatre Company in NYC, SpeakEasy Stage Company, and North Shore 

Music Theatre, where he worked for three years as staff Props Artisan. 

NSMT production highlights include The 3 Musketeers, Abyssinia, and the 

regional theatre premiers of Thoroughly Modern Millie and Hairspray. 

Currently, Justin resides in Boston and works as Assistant Props Master 

for the Huntington Theatre Company. Mr. Seward recently built props 

for his first Broadway show, The 39 Steps, which is currently playing at 

the Cort Theatre. 

Pat Seyller, Costume Designer 

Pat Seyller returns for her thirteenth season with the Seagle Music 

Colony. She is one of the most sought-after costumers in the United 

States today, having served as assistant to some of the top designers in 

the world. She is resident Costume Director of the Opera Theatre of St. 

Louis and for the Virginia Opera. Ms. Seyller’s designs for the Colony 

have been seen in Lysistrata, The Merry Widow, Don Giovanni, A Little 

Night Music, Madame Butterfly, The Magic Flute, Once Upon a Mattress, 

Dialogues of the Carmelites, Sweeney Todd, Carmen and many other. 

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R. Jason Smith, Coach/Accompanist 

R. Jason Smith returns to the Seagle Music Colony 

faculty for his fifth season in 2008. He'll be 

remembered by audiences as Music Director and 

pianist for Crazy for You, The Fantasticks, The 

Barber of Seville, La Traviata and Most Happy Fella. 

He is currently staff coach/accompanist at Southern 

Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Previous to this 

position he was Principal Coach for the Fort Worth 

Opera where his duties include being rehearsal 

accompanist for main stage productions as well as touring across the 

state of Texas with Children's Opera Theatre. Mr. Smith received a 

Master of Music degree in Opera Coaching from Florida State University 

after completing a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from 

the University of Utah. Other experience includes work as an apprentice 

coach/accompanist for Utah Opera. 

Isaac Waters, Technical Director 

Isaac Waters is a senior Technical Theatre major at 

Columbus State University in his native Georgia. He 

has been involved with theatre for over nine years. 

He returns to Seagle Music Colony for his third 

summer season where he has held the positions of 

Stage Technician, Master Carpenter , Set Designer 

and Lighting Designer. Last summer he was Set 

Designer for The Merry Widow. 

Richard Williams, Coach/Accompanist 

A member of the Seagle Music Colony faculty for 

twelve seasons, Richard Williams is assistant 

professor of accompanying and coaching at the 

University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of 

Music and Dance where he serves as coordinator of 

accompanying activities and as faculty coach for the 

Middle-America Opera Apprentice program shared by 

the Conservatory and the Lyric Opera of Kansas 

City. He holds degrees in Liberal Arts and Piano 

Seagle Music Colony 

2007 

Left to Right: 

Tawny Seward & Jonathan Blalock in Lysistrata 

Dora Hastings & John de los Santos in The Medium 

Andrew Fuchs, Ashley Burnett and Ryan Bowie 

in Crazy for You 

George Cornelius & Ashley Becker in The Merry Widow 

Performance from the University of Akron and the Master of Music in 

Piano Performance from the University of Illinois. He has appeared as 

accompanist with opera performers Sandra Warfield and James King. He 

is the official pianist for the Kansas City District of the Metropolitan 

Opera auditions and an official accompanist for the West Central Regional 

Auditions of the Music Teachers National Association. He is a principal 

coach of the Conservatory Opera, a training program whose students are 

working as principals or apprentices with New York City Opera, Santa Fe 

Opera, Utah Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Tulsa Opera, St. Louis 

Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Central City and San Francisco Opera 

as well as other companies. 

Nathan Wentworth, General Manager 

Nathan Wentworth was born and raised in 

Hawaii. He studied music at the University of North 

Texas and the University of Memphis. He made his 

international debut during the 2001-2002 season 

singing Laurent in the French language world 

premiere of Tobias Picker's Thérèse Raquin with 

L'Opéra de Montréal under the direction of 

Francesca Zambello. He has also worked with the 

Opera Cleveland, Fort Worth Opera, Des Moines 

Metro Opera, Opera North (USA), Glimmerglass 

Opera, Chicago Opera Theatre, Anchorage Opera, 

Dallas Opera, Seagle Music Colony, Hidden Valley Opera, Connecticut 

Lyric Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Brevard Music Center, Natchez Opera 

Festival, Asheville Lyric Opera, Shreveport Opera, Mississippi Opera, 

Opera Company of Brooklyn and Théâtre d'Evreux in Évreux, France.

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2008 Seagle Music Colony Young Artists 

Mikeal Allen, Baritone 

Pish Tush, The Mikado 

Linus, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown 

Mikeal Allen is a Kansas City native and will be 

remembered by Seagle Music Colony audiences as 

Goose in Crazy for You, Hucklebee in The 

Fantasticks, Kromov in The Merry Widow and the 

King in The Goose Girl in 2007. A recent graduate 

of the University of Missouri Kansas City 

Conservatory, his past credits include Doc in The Most Happy Fella, 

Schaunard in La Bohème and Anotoio in The Marriage of Fiagro. 

Traci Bair, Soprano 

Jenny, Company 

Old Woman/Papagena, The Magic Flute 

Traci Bair recently completed two Bachelor of Music 

degrees at Oklahoma City University in Vocal 

Performance and Music Theatre. At OCU, she 

studied under voice instructor Florence Birdwell. Her 

favorite roles include Anna (Le villi), Sarah (The 

Ballad of Baby Doe), Mrs. Gobineau (The Medium), 

and Marian Paroo (The Music Man). Favorite regional credits include 

Angelina (Trial By Jury) and Gertie Cummings (Oklahoma!). 

Ashley Becker, Soprano 

Mimi, La Bohème 

Ashley Becker returns for a second summer at 

Seagle Music Colony after a memorable Hanna in 

The Merry Widow last season. Since then she has 

performed in the Opera Company of North Carolina’s 

“Opera About Town”, and been a semifinalist in the 

International Tommaso Traetta competition and also 

won second place in the Orpheus National Voice 

Competition. A graduate of McGill University, her 

repertoire includes Madame Lidoine (Dialogues of the Carmelites), Mimi 

(La Boheme), Baroness von Gondremarck (La Vie Parisienne), Elettra 

(Idomeneo) among others. She has also appeared with orchestras in the 

United States and Canada. Dorothy Shames Scholar. 

David Blalock, Baritone 

Alcindoro/Benoit, La Bohème 

Second Priest, The Magic Flute 

After a recent performance as Manuel in the UNCG 

Opera Theatre’s production of La Vida Breve, CVNC 

said David Blalock sang “with a burnished tone and 

apt sense of emotion and style.” He has sung 

throughout North Carolina, including roles with the 

Opera Company of North Carolina and Raleigh 

Capital Opera. He has sung principal roles in 

Madama Butterfly, La Vida Breve, La Traviata, The Ballad of Baby Doe, 

and The Tender Land. Mr. Blalock is a senior at UNCG, where he is 

working toward a degree in voice performance. 

Jonathan Blalock, Tenor 

Paul, Company; Tamino, The Magic Flute 

Jonathan Blalock is thrilled to return to Seagle Music 

Colony after a summer highlighted by his 

performance of Nico in 2007’s Lysistrata. An 

emerging professional, he has recently sung Frederic 

(Pirates of Penzance) with Opera Carolina, Ferrando 

(Così fan tutte) with Capital Opera and Normanno 

(Lucia di Lammermoor) with Fort Worth Opera. 

During the 2008-09 season, he will be a member of the FWOpera Studio. 

He enjoys working frequently as an oratorio soloist with Triad Ensembles. 

He earned a B.A. from Bryan College and two M.M. degrees from the 

University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Lisa Reid Scholar 

Ashley Beth Burnett, Mezzo-Soparno 

Marta, Company; Second Spirit, The Magic Flute 

Ashley Beth Burnett recently graduated from the 

University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory with 

a B.M. in Vocal Performance. She was most recently 

seen in Bernstein’s Broadway, with Musical Theatre 

Heritage and in a two-month run of Charles Dicken’s 

A Christmas Carol with the Kansas City Reperotry 

Theatre. Favorite credits include the world premier workshop of 

Terrence Atkins’ and Jeffrey Lyle Segal’s I Come for Love, Pirates of 

Penzance, Parade, Pippin, The Mikado, and Sussical the Musical. She is 

thrilled to return to Seagle Music Colony where she debuted last year as 

Polly Baker in Crazy for You. 

Amy Cahill, Soprano 

Yum-Yum, The Mikado; Sally, You’re a Good Man 

Charlie Brown; First Spirit, The Magic Flute 

Amy Cahill is thrilled to be back at Seagle Music 

Colony for her second summer. Last season, she 

appeared as Luisa in The Fantasticks, Princess in 

The Goose Girl and Patsy in Crazy for You. In May, 

she completed her B.M. in Voice at the University of 

Kansas, where she studied under Ms. Joyce Castle and performed in 

several operatic and musical theatre productions. This fall Ms. Cahill will 

continue her vocal studies while pursuing a Master’s degree. Lisa Reid 

Scholar 

Jessica Blaire Cates, Soprano 

Susan, Company; Pamina, The Magic Flute 

A recent graduate of the University of North 

Carolina at Greensboro, Ms. Cates was the 1st 

place winner of the Charlotte Opera Guild 

Competition in 2006 and has had regular success in 

local and regional NATS competitions as well. Ms. 

Cates has frequently performed main-stage with 

Livestock Players Musical Theatre playing lead and 

character roles. In 2006 she appeared as Lauretta in UNCG’s Gianni 

Schicchi. She was a soloist at the York Minister of England, with the First 

United Methodist Church of Salisbury, NC (Brahms Requiem) and for the 

American Guild of Organists (Bach, Cantata No. 68). 

Meaghan Deiter, Mezzo-Soprano 

Katisha, The Mikado 

Meaghan Deiter is currently pursuing a master’s 

degree in Vocal Performance at the University of 

Kansas. In May she sang the role of Edith in 

Pirates of Penzance with Wichita Grand Opera. 

With KU Opera she has performed the roles of Mrs. 

Potts in Picnic, Miss Todd in The Old Maid and the 

Thief, Meg Page in Falstaff, and Mrs. Herring in 

Albert Herring. Equally interested in musical theatre, Ms. Deiter spent 

the summer of 2006 performing in the New Theatre Dinner Restaurant’s 

production of Fiddler on the Roof, and she has appeared with KU Theatre 

in The Music Man, Jacques Brel, Candide, A Little Night Music, and South 

Pacific. 

Anthony Di Meglio, Baritone 

Robert, Company; Speaker, The Magic Flute 

Anthony Di Meglio is a Senior Vocal Performance 

major at Drake University and studies private voice 

with Prof. Leanne Freeman-Miller. He will be 

premiering a new opera in September, 2008 with 

the Des Moines Symphony and Des Moines Vocal 

Arts Ensemble entitled The Sparks Fly Upward, playing Karl Rosenbaum. 

He recently played Macavity in Cats and Ryan in Disney’s High School 

Musical, both at Des Moines Playhouse. John & Helen Seagle Scholar 

Kimberly Dowda, Soprano 

Kathy, Company; Mimi, La Bohème 

Kimberly Dowda is a graduate student at the 

University of North Texas where she has portrayed 

Juliette (Romeo et Juliette), Clori (L’Egisto), and 

Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro). As a student in San 

Antonio, Ms. Dowda sang Mother (Hansel and 

Gretel), Grete Fiorentino (Street Scene) and has 

performed in many musicals including Trial by Jury, Titanic, Sweeny 

Todd, and Das Barbecu. Ms. Dowda participated in Turandot, Lucia di 

Lammermoor and Madama Butterfly with Fort Worth Opera and in San 

Antonio Opera’s productions of La Boheme and Carmen. She recently 

won UNT’s Concert Competition and placed second in the Young Texas 

Artist Music Competition. Patrice Munsel Scholar 

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Jesse Enderle, Baritone 

Harry, Company; Schaunard, La Bohème 

Baritone Jesse Enderle is excited to be a first time 

performer at Seagle Music Colony. In the summer 

of 2006 he traveled to Italy to sing the role of Baron 

Zeta in Operafestival di Roma’s production of The 

Merry Widow. Last summer he participated in the 

TCU/Fort Worth Opera festival and was the Prince in 

Pasatieri’s The Goosegirl and has spent the last two 

seasons singing in the Fort Worth Opera Festival Chorus. Mr. Enderle is 

a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington and will begin 

his graduate studies in the fall at the University of Michigan. Darren K. 

Woods Scholar 

John William Gomez, Tenor 

Rodolfo, La Bohème 

Second Man in Armor, The Magic Flute 

John William Gomez hails from Tampa, Florida. He 

received an Associate Degree from Miami Dade 

College and then transferred to the Boston 

Conservatory where he has studied with Robert 

Honeysucker, Rebecca Folsom and Sanford Sylvan 

and is currently pursuing his Master of Music degree. 

He has won the New England Regional Metropolitan Opera Competition 

as well as NATS competitions and has sung around the world in countries 

that include Venezuela, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Israel, Syria and 

Italty where tenor Carlo Bergonzi invited him to participate in the 

Giuseppe Verdi Academy. Roles include Nemorino in The Elixir of Love, 

Lysander in A Midsummmer Night’s Dream, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, 

and Almaviva in The Barber of Seville, which he performed at Seagle 

Music Colony during the 2006 season. Seagle Music Colony Guild 

Scholar 

Edward Hanlon, Bass 

Pooh-Bah, The Mikado; Colline, La Bohème 

Edward Hanlon is currently pursuing a M.M. degree 

in Voice at the University of Michigan where he 

recently played the bass in Argento’s Postcards from 

Morocco. Other Michigan highlights include Colline 

(La Bohème), and Tobias Micha (The Bartered 

Bride). At Seagle Music Colony, he has been seen 

as Leonidas (Lysistrata), Baron Zehta (The Merry 

Widow), Commendatore (Don Giovanni), and 

Truffladino (Ariadne auf Naxos). He received his undergraduate degree 

from McGill University where he played Pangloss (Candide), Rene Leblanc 

in the world premiere of Evangeline and Nettuno (Il Ritorno d’Ulisse). 

Dora Hastings, Soprano 

Gretel, Hansel & Gretel; Musetta, La Bohème 

Dora Hastings is thrilled to return for her second 

season with Seagle Music Colony where she was 

seen last season as Monica in The Medium and Rita 

Clayton in Séance on a Wet Afternoon. She holds a 

B.A. in Theatre from Indiana University of 

Pennsylvania and an M.M. in Vocal Performance 

from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. 

Ms. Hasting’s previous credits include Salud in La Vida Breve, Silver 

Dollar (Older) in The Ballad of Baby Doe and Papagena in The Magic 

Flute. Seagle Music Colony Guild Scholar 

Lauren Henderson, Mezzo-Soprano 

Pitti-Sing, The Mikado; Amy, Company 

Lauren Henderson is originally from Manhattan, 

Kansas. In May 2008 she graduated from the 

University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Music degree 

in Vocal Performance where she studied with Joyce 

Castle. Ms. Henderson will begin a Masters of Music 

degree in Vocal Performance and Literature at the 

Eastman School of Music in September 2008. Her 

most recent roles consist of Mrs. Wintry in the 2007 Seagle Music Colony 

production of Stephen Schwartz’s Séance on a Wet Afternoon, Arete/ 

Megaera in Mark Adamo’s Lysistrata as well as Millie in the world 

premiere production of Forrest Pierce’s Picnic at the University of Kansas 

in the spring of 2008. Weinstock Scholar 

Clare Mortimer Jacobs, Soprano 

April, Company 

Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute 

Ms. Jacobs is a graduate of the University of North 

Texas and Baylor University. She has performed 

the roles of Fraülein Silberklang in The Impresario, 

Gretel and the Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel, 

Adele in Die Fledermaus, Queen of the Night in The 

Magic Flute, Despina in Così fan Tutte, and Amore in L’Egisto. She has 

participated in the Opera Festival di Lucca and Casalmaggiore 

International Music Festival in Italy. In 2006 she played Despina in UNT 

Opera’s production of Così fan Tutte at the Galuppi Festival in Venice, 

Italy. 

Chai Jindasurat, Tenor 

Nanki-Poo, The Mikado 

Chai Jindasurat graduated in May with a Bachelor’s 

Degree in Voice Performance and a minor in French 

from the University of Missouri-Kansas City 

Conservatory. He was seen at Seagle Music Colony 

last summer as Mingo in Crazy for You, Bellomy in 

The Fantasticks, and Conrad in The Goose Girl. At 

UMKC he performed Parpignol in La Bohème, Frederick in The Pirates of 

Penzance, Elder Gleaton in Susannah, Leon in Signor Deluso and 

Sandman in Hansel & Gretel. 

Lane Johnson, Baritone 

Ko-Ko, The Mikado 

Schroeder, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown 

Lane Johnson is currently completing M.M. degrees 

in Voice Performance and Choral Conducting at the 

University of Kansas. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree 

in Voice Performance from Louisiana State 

University. At KU Opera he has performed Alan 

Seymour in the premiere of Picnic, Giorgio Germont 

in La Traviata as well as Dr. Miracle and Schlemil in The Tales of 

Hoffman. While at LSU, he was part of the Louisiana Opera Outreach 

Program and performed Father Confessor in Dialogues of the Carmelites. 

He was recently featured as soloist in Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion with 

the Bethany College Oratorio Messiah Festival of Music and Arts and the 

William O. Baker Festival Singers in Kansas City. 

Dan Kempson, Baritone 

Charlie Brown, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown 

Papageno, The Magic Flute 

Dan Kempson is completing his Master of Music at 

the Manhattan School of Music. Since performing 

El Gallo in The Fantasticks at Seagle Music Colony 

in 2007, he has performed the title role in Don 

Giovanni with Amsterdam Concert Opera, Geroge 

Jones in Street Scene with MSM Opera, and been a 

soloist in the Orff Carmina Burana and the Gounod 

St. Cecilia Mass with the Connecticut Master Chorale and Orchestra. 

Since last year he received a 2007 Opera Index Encouragement Grant 

and was a Finalist in the 2008 Liederkranz Foundation Lieder 

Competition. Moe & Janet Friedman Scholar 

Desiree Maira, Mezzo-Soprano 

Lucy, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown 

Second Lady, The Magic Flute 

Desiree Maira is a 2007 graduate of Stetson 

University. Summer programs include the Corso 

Estive per Giovani Cantanti Lirici in Italy and the 

New York Vocal Institute in Manhattan. She has 

portrayed Dorabella in Così fan tutte, Isabella in 

The Italian Girl in Algiers, and Meg Page in The 

Merry Wives of Windsor. She has received the Metropolitan Opera 

District Competition Encouragement Award and was a semi-finalist in the 

junior division Palm Beach Opera Competition. Ms. Maira is currently a 

Master of Music student majoring in Opera Performance at the Boston 

Conservatory, studying with Dr. Rebecca Folsom.


Wes Mason, Baritone 

Peter, Company; Marcello, La Bohème 

Wes Mason, a native of Norfolk, VA, recently made 

his main stage debut with Michigan Opera Theatre in 

the roles of Parichaud in La Rondine and the 

Marchese in La Traviata. This past spring, he 

performed the role of The Shoe Salesman in the 

University of Michigan’s production of Argento’s 

Postcards from Morocco. In addition to his performances this year, Wes 

won 2nd place in the Mid-South Regional Finals of the Metropolitan Opera 

National Council Auditions. He is looking forward to portraying the title 

character in Eugene Onegin next year at the University of Michigan 

where he is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in Voice 

Performance under Professor Stephen Lusmann. Lisa Reid Scholar 

Evan McCormack, Tenor 

David, Company; Tamino, The Magic Flute 

Evan McCormack, a native of Rochester, NY, finished 

his Master’s in Opera Theatre from The University of 

South Carolina this past May. His accomplishments 

at USC include Acis in Acis and Galatea, Sylvio in Le 

Docteur Miracle, Lyric Tenor in Postcard from 

Morocco, and Tamino in The Magic Flute. Last 

summer he was a young artist with the Italian Operatic Experience and 

spent five weeks in Urbania, Italy where he studied the role of Nemorino 

in The Elixir of Love and performed the role of Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi 

at the Teatro Bramante. Other credits include Filch in The ThreePenny 

Opera and Tony in West Side Story. 

Courtney Miller, Mezzo-Soprano 

Sarah, Company; Third Spirit, The Magic Flute 

Courtney Miller, a native of Madison, WI, will be 

graduating next spring with a B.M. in Vocal 

Performance from the University of Michigan. Last 

summer she performed with the College Light Opera 

Company on Cape Cod. This past year, she played 

the title role in Iolanthe with the UM Gilbert and 

Sullivan Society and Joanie in The Full Monty. 

Clara Nieman, Mezzo-Soprano 

Peep-Bo, The Mikado; Hansel, Hansel & Gretel 

Clara Nieman returns for a second summer at 

Seagle Music Colony where she was seen last year 

as The Waiting Woman in The Goose Girl among 

other roles. She is a voice student at Indiana 

University, where she will receive her undergraduate 

degree next spring. Favorite roles include Penelope 

Pennywise in Urinetown and Ado Annie in 

Oklahoma!. Phyllis & Marty Korn Scholar 

Lori Paradoski, Soprano 

Mother/Sandman, Hansel & Gretel 

First Lady, The Magic Flute 

Lori Paradoski received her bachelor’s degree from 

Texas State University and is currently pursuing her 

master’s degree in vocal performance from the same 

school. She was recently awarded the Alice Dutcher 

Thorton award for the most career potential and also 

took first place in the Graduate Women’s division at 

the 2007 NATS Southwest Division. In addition to being part of the 

Texas State Opera Program, she has performed Rosalinda in Die 

Fledermaus and Sister Angelica in Suor Angelica. 

Danielle Korinne Pecone, Soprano 

Pamina, The Magic Flute 

Danielle Pecone currently resides in Boston, MA 

where she is pursuing a Graduate Diploma from New 

England Conservatory, where she studies with 

Professor James McDonald. Last year at Seagle 

Music Colony she performed the roles of Irene Roth 

in Crazy for You, Olga in The Merry Widow, Queen in 

The Goose Girl, and Miss Rose in Séance on a Wet Afternoon. She 

recently performed Ora 3 in L’Egisto at the New England Conservatory. 

Andrew Penning, Tenor 

Monostatos, The Magic Flute 

Andrew Penning, a native of St. Paul, MN, is 

currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in 

Vocal Performance at Lawrence University where he 

studies voice with Dr. Karen Leigh-Post. He 

recently performed the role of Fenton in Lawrence 

University’s production of The Merry Wives of 

Windsor. Past roles at Lawrence include Gherardo 

in Gianni Schicchi and First Armored Man and Second Priest in The Magic 

Flute. 

Amanda Robie, Mezzo-Soprano 

Witch, Hansel & Gretel; Third Lady, The Magic Flute 

Amanda Robie attended Bucknell University where 

she received her Bachelor of Music degree in Music 

Education. While there, she was a member of the 

Bucknell Opera Company. Following graduation, 

she lived in Washington, DC, where she was an 

associate professional of the Master Chorale in 

Washington. Currently, she is completing her 

Master of Music degree in Voice Performance at the Boston Conservatory, 

studying with Monique Phinney. 

Logan Rucker, Tenor 

Rodolfo, La Bohème 

First Man in Armor, The Magic Flute 

Logan Rucker is currently a member of the 

Maryland Opera Studio and studies with Gran 

Wilson. His most recent role was Ferrando in Cosi 

fan tutte at the Maryland School of Music. Other 

notable roles are Meleagros in Lysistrata, Gastone 

in La Traviata, and Monastotos in Magic Flute. He was the first place 

winner of the Texas NATS competition last spring. He will be singing the 

role of Ovidio in the new work Before Night Falls by Jorge Martin this 

summer. Lisa Reid Scholar 

Joseph Shadday, Tenor 

Snoopy, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown 

First Priest, The Magic Flute 

Joe Shadday is a senior vocal performance major at 

DePauw University in Greencastle, IN. He has 

appeared in several productions at DePauw under 

the direction of Orcenith Smith. Roles include 

Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Tamino in The Magic 

Flute and Pecadillo in P.D.Q. Bach’s Abduction of 

Figaro. Other credits include Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi with La Musica 

Lirica festival and numerous credits with the College Light Opera 

Company. 

Matthew Young, Bass-Baritone 

The Mikado, The Mikado; Sarastro, The Magic Flute 

Matthew Young returns for his second season at 

Seagle Music Colony where he was seen last year 

as Inspector Watts in Séance on a Wet Afternoon 

and Bela Zangler in Crazy for You. He just 

completed a season as Resident Artist with Chicago 

Opera Theatre, where he coverd the role of 

Zoroastro in Handel’s Orlando. He made his 

professional debut with Fort Worth Opera playing The Imperial 

Commissioner in Madame Butterfly. In addition to Seagle Music Colony, 

Mr. Young has completed training at the American Institute of Musical 

Studies in Graz, Austria and the Brevard Institute in North Carolina 

where he performed Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd. Phyrne & Ron 

Pitkin Scholar 

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This summer the Guild celebrates its 

thirteenth season. The mission of the Seagle 

Music Colony Guild is to increase awareness and 

generate community support, both locally and 

regionally, for the exceptional training program 

for singers at the Seagle Music Colony. In 

addition, the Guild is committed to creating a 

welcoming atmosphere at each performance by 

ushering and providing refreshments before the 

performance and during intermissions. The 

Carol Barth 

Kay Belles 

Nancy Belluscio 

Pat Bennison 

Phyllis Berger 

Camille Burbidge 

Dorothy Byrne 

Barbara Casey 

Lenore Casey 

Jane Claus 

Bobbie Coats- 

Wondrasch 

Beth Cole 

Ginnyann Coppola 

Margaret Coyle 

Eileen DeSalvio 

Marie Dillon 

Brenda Donley 

Ann Durney 


President 

Vice-President 

Secretary 

Treasurer 

Elaine Dwight 

Carol Fahey 

Jessica Finnegan 

Yvonne Fredericks 

Bea Friedman 

Janet Friedman 

Cathy Giove 

Pearl Glassman 

Naomi Goltzman 

Astra Grinmanis 

Nancy Harste 

Ronnie Hirsch 

Ann Hoff 

Marilyn Kelso 

Martin Korn 

Diane Koslov 

Barbara Laurer 

Paul Leah 

Helen Lindenberger 

2008 Guild Officers 

2008 Guild Members 

profits raised by the Guild support the Seagle 

Music Colony Guild Scholarship Fund. Each year 

scholarships are awarded to offset tuition for a 

young artist attending the program. After the 

2007 season, the Guild was able to fund $9,200 

in scholarships. Members also create a homey 

atmosphere by adopting the singers for the 

summer. Thanks to the members’ support, the 

artists are encouraged and enriched by these 

friendly relationships. 

Barbara Repp 

Judy Sheridan 

Jane Roth 

Betty Organek 

Gerry Logan 

Joan Lomnitzer 

Nadine Magee 

Barbara McDonald 

Janet McManus 

Ann Metcalfe 

Lynn Nestler 

Patricia Noerr 

Betty Organek 

Lee & Arnold Paglia 

Teddi Pereau 

Judy Perry 

Susan Purdy 

Barbara Repp 

Nancy Rhodes 

Lil Richardson 

Selma Robinson 

Jane Roth 

Julie Sawyer 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! 

Guild Scholarship Luncheon 

August 6, 2008 • 11:30 AM 

Sagamore Resort • Bolton Landing, NY 

Elaine Schwartz 

Dodie Seagle 

Judy Sheridan 

Pat Shrope 

Ann Slaterpryce 

Barbara Smith 

Judy Smith 

Helene & Jon Spisiak 

Sue Stiehm 

Marge Strohmeyer 

Amelia Taglieri 

Saundra Tobman 

Kris Tribou 

Jean Vanderzee 

Sandy Vanno 

Carol Whitney

Seagle Music Colony - 2008

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