LA HIJA DE RAPPACCINI
By Daniel Catán
Libretto by Juan Tovar
after Octavio Paz and Nathaniel Hawthorne
September 17-19, 2015
8pm
Plaza Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02116
FREE Admission
The opera’s libretto presents a complex portrait of the ethics of science and medicine and the tension between progress and humanity. Beatriz is the protégée of her mad scientist father. In developing her talents and protecting her body as a scientific specimen, Dr. Rappaccini has turned her touch to poison. A twist on the classic femme fatale, Beatriz wants to love but her body is riddled with poison from the toxic plants she and her father experiment with. How far will they go to find cures for diseases? What is the distinction between science and medicine? Can one live for both work and love?
CAST
STAFF
Giovanni Jonas Budris
Beatriz Chelsea Beatty
Dr. Rappaccini Andrew Miller
Dr. Baglioni Salvatore Atti
Isabela Oriana Dunlop
Voices
Erin Anderson
Allison Provaire
Alexandra Dietrich
Piano Stephanie Mao
Piano Ji Yung Lee
Harp Maria Ren
Timpani Michael Zell
Percussion
Sean van Winkle
Nian Shee Yon
Stage Director Christie Lee Gibson
Music Director Lina Marcela Gonzalez
Scenic Designer Mary Sader
Light Designer Ian W King
Costume Designer Nicole Angell
Stage Manager Deirdre Benson
Assistant Stage Manager Emily Hart
Producers Christie Lee Gibson, Adrienne Boris
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