THE CAST OF TOSCA

Steffanie Pearce, soprano
Floria Tosca, celebrated singer
and firey diva

Jeffrey Springer, tenor
Mario Cavaradossi, painter
Tosca's lover

Todd Thomas, baritone
Il Barone Scarpia,
the evil Chief of Police

James Patterson, bass
Cesare Angelotti, political prisoner

Dr. Ronald Bowman, baritone
The Sacristan

Robert Bean, tenor
Spoletta, agent of the police

Charles Nevaril, baritone
Sciarrone, agent of the police

Livio Ferrari, tenor
The Jailer

Patrick Moran, treble
Shepherd Boy

CHORUS

Soprano

Emily Brennan
Julia Bugera
Gigi Carandang
Diana Dearth
Eileen Fuller
Ginny Goodman
Emilie Hughey
Sarah O’Brien
Nancy Reddy
Tina Thomas
Ellie Westendorf

Alto

Gay Carder
Stephanie Christiano
Marilyn Dessauer
Heidi Hoenicki
Maureen Nevaril
Kyrus Patch
JoAnn Pottorf
Lynne Stafford
Betty Waynick

Tenor

Baxter Colburn
Kurt Colburn
Matthew Dernbach
Fred Holcomb
Terry Moore
Bernie Sheppard
Vic Silvestri

Bass

Edward Brennan
George Pattison
Jack Pearce
Tony Ridley
Leo Waynick

CHILDREN’S CHORUS

Emily Brennan
Michael Christiano
Laura Church
Kelsey Hazzard
Sarah O’Brien
Natalia Muniz
Alana Neuman
Tori Sasaki
Shermana Winkler

DAYTONA BEACH NEW JOURNAL
"In the title role [of Tosca], the young American soprano [STEFFANIE PEARCE] shone. Pearce's voice, rich and warm, shifted with emotions that spanned the gamut, and her acting made marvelously theatrical gestures entirely believable. Pearce was deeply affecting, her stunning voice had the greatest impact. "

- Laura Stewart - Mar. 2004
(Performance at Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, FL)

NEW YORK TIMES
“It also helped the Scarpia was sung by Todd Thomas in a vocally assured and dramatically charged performance, full of all the smugness and lustful rapacity that the role demands.”

Of Mr. Kellogg’s Tosca at New York City Opera,
New York Times critic Peter Davis wrote: “Perhaps the most admirable ingredient was Cal Stewart Kelloggs’ conducting of his first Tosca at the City Opera. Mr.Kellogg controlled this tricky score with a firm hand. He knows exactly when to yield to the singers and when to press forward, all the while keeping the orchestral texture in sharp, focused perspective.”

TOSCA
An Opera of Love, Honor and Sacrifice

Orchestra conducted by Cal Stewart Kellogg,
Stage Director Leslie Halla
Chorus master, Dr. Ronald Doiron.

Costumes on loan from The Chicago Lyric Opera.