February 26, 2023 at 2:30PM
Jephtha by G. F. Handel. First presented in concert form at Covent Garden theatre on 26 February 1752.
Featuring: Jonathan Smucker, Angela Jarosz, Reuben Zellman, Kathleen Miller, Bradley Kynard, Jennifer Mitchell
December 18th, 2022 at 2pm
Magnificat by Randall Thompson, an excerpt from Hodie by Ralph Vaughan-Williams, additional music from the Baroque,and other 20th Century American composers...
Featuring: Daphne Touchais, Jennifer Mitchell, Elizabeth Baker, Kathleen Miller, & Bradley Kynard
June 11, 2022 at 2:30pm
Semele by G.F. Handel
First Church of Christ, Scientist, 2619 Dwight way
Berkeley, CA
Featuring: Angela Jarosz, Sara Couden,
Ellen St. Thomas, Shannon Arcilla,
Andrew Green, Reuben Zellman, Don Hoffman, & Wayne Wong
Flutes: Martha Stoddard
& Susanne Rublein; Violins: Victor Romasevich
& Michael Jones; Viola: Nansamba Ssensalo; Violoncello: Paul Rhodes
Harpsichord: Michael Peterson
April 15, 2018 at 7PM
SERSE by George Frideric Handel
2601 Durant Avenue in Berkeley
Featuring: Elizabeth Baker, Eliza O’Malley, Kathleen Moss Miller,
Jennifer Mitchell, Bradley Kynard, and Ben Brady
Martha Stoddard, Susanne Rublein
Victor Romasevich, Michael Jones
Stephen Levintow & Paul Rhodes
Michael Peterson at the Harpsichord
Sunday, December 10, 2017
VOM HIMMEL HOCH by J. S. Bach
First Church of Christ, Scientist
2619 Dwight Way in Berkeley
Featuring: Elizabeth Baker, Nanette McGuiness, Eliza O’Malley, David Oorbeck, & David Peterson
Victor Romasevich & Michael Jones - Violins William G. Ludtke at the Organ
April 30, 2017
Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Featuring: Vanessa Aldrich, Elizabeth Baker, Michael Desnoyers, Kathleen Moss Miller, Eliza O’Malley, Nanette McGuinness, David Peterson, and Christina Swindlehurst-Chan with
Victor Romasevich, Michael Jones
Paul Rhodes and William Ludtke at the Organ
January 29, 2017
Giulio Cesare in Egitto by G. F. Handel
with English Dialogue
Featuring: Elizabeth Baker as Cleopatra
Martin Bell as Caesar
Kathleen Miller as Cornelia
Michael Desnoyers as Sextus
David Peterson as Ptolemy
Thomas James as Achillas
Chamber orchestra conducted by William Ludtke
June 7, 2015
La Clemenza di Tito by W. A. Mozart
with Berkeley Chamber Opera
Featuring: Michael Desnoyers, Eliza O’Malley, Elizabeth Baker, Kathleen Moss, Shannon Latimer, Martin Bell
Chorus:
Elizabeth Butler, Cyril Drame, John Grant, Katherine Gray, Dee
Hoover, Curtis James, Kim James, June Melchior, David
Oorbeck, David Peterson
William Ludtke, Conductor
May 2014
Médée by Luigi Cherubini (1797)
Featuring: Médée – Eliza O’Malley; Jason – Brian Thorsett; Dircé – Sara Hagenbuch; Créon – Martin Bell; Néris – Kathleen Moss; 1ére Femme – Erin Findley; 2éme Femme – Krista Wigle; Le Coryphée – Dee Hoover; The children - Arman Asgari Marchiel
and
Aydin Asgari Marchiel
Chorus: Dee Hoover, Shreya Condamoor, Sofia Chandler-Freed, David Oorbeck, Curt James, Pete Smyth & Tony Mauro; Stage Direction – Kimberley James; Production Assistant – Bruce Dowliing
Flutes: Martha Stoddard & Jooeun Lim; Bassoon: Katsunori Terada; Violins: Victor Romasevich & Michael Jones; Viola: Stephen Levintow; Violoncello: Paul Rhodes; Contrabass Viol; Richard Duke
Conductor: William G. Ludtke
January 2014
Rodelinda by G. F. Handel
Featuring: Christa Pfeiffer - Rodelinda; Michael Mohammed - Bertarido; Kindra Scharich - Eduige; Jonathan Smucker - Grimoaldo;
with Anthony P. Martin & Christina Owens, violin; Thomas Chow, viola, Paul Rhodes, cello, Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord, Martha Stoddard & Rachel Adams, flute
William G. Ludtke conducting
September 2013
Concert of Bach, Handel, Mozart
Coffee Cantata by J.S. Bach
"Allor ch'io dissi addio" by G.F. Handel
The Impresario by Mozart
Featuring: Nanette McGuinness, Brett Ruona, David Peterson, and David Oorbeck, Naomi Silva, Samantha McCurry, David Oorbeck & Thomas James with the Jupiter Ensemble, Martha Stoddard, and Rachel Adams, flutes, and Susie Fong, harpsichord. William G. Ludtke conducting
May 5, 2013
Le Nozze di Figaro by W.A. Mozart
Featuring: Andrew White - Figaro; Erin Findley - Susanna; David Auerbach - Count; Samantha McCurry - Countess; Emily Markoe - Cherubino
David Oorbeck - Basilio/ Don Curzio; Sarah Hagenbuch - Marcellina; Naomi Sylva - Barbarina; Alexander Tarcynski - Antonio; Pete Smyth - Bartolo; Taron Hensley and Meredith Tate - Narrators; With the Jupiter String Ensemble and Martin Morley at the piano.
Conducted by William G. Ludtke
January 27, 2013
Orphée et Euridice by Christoph W.R. von Gluck
Featuring: Jonathan Smucker - Orphee; Erin Findley - Euridice; Christa Pfeiffer - Amor; Samantha McCurry - Blessed Spirit; Jupiter String Quartet, Noah Usher, flute, Jessica Schaeffer, harp, Janice Mercer, harpsichord. William Ludtke, conducting
September 2012
Acis & Galatea by Handel
Featuring: Jonathan Smucker as Acis, Christa Pfeiffer as Galatea, Paul Murray as Polyphemus
AND
Dido & Aeneas by Purcell
Featuring: Kathleen Moss as Dido, Martin Bell as Aeneas, Jennifer Paulino as Belinda, Paul Murray as the Sorcerer, Emily Markoe & Samantha McCurry as Attendants, Michael Mohammed & Curtis James as Warlocks
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