Double bill: Gordon Getty's Usher House and The Canterville Ghost
An entertaining hybrid of spooky stories and opera, providing fans of scary stories with an eloquent theatrical experience and fans of opera with a particularly colorful program
The 2017/18 season closed in June with a final Off Grand presentation. Billed as "Scare Pair," this double bill of company premieres featured Gordon Getty’s eerie Usher House and comic The Canterville Ghost, presented at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica.
"Usher House" cast
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Dominic Armstrong
- Roderick Usher
- Keith Phares
- Madeline Usher (voice)
- Summer Hassan
- Madeline Usher
- Jamielyn Burns
- Doctor Primus
- Matthew Burns
- Child Madeline
- Jessica Ann Best
- Child Roderick
- Hilary Ginther
- Attendant
- Kevin Wetzel
Dominic Armstrong
Edgar Allan Poe
Keith Phares
Roderick Usher
Summer Hassan
Madeline Usher (voice)
Jamielyn Burns
Madeline Usher
Matthew Burns
Doctor Primus
Jessica Ann Best
Child Madeline
Hilary Ginther
Child Roderick
Kevin Wetzel
Attendant
"The Canterville Ghost" Cast
- Virginia Otis
- Summer Hassan
- Mrs. Otis
- Jessica Ann Best
- 1st Twin, 1st Boy, 1st Voice
- Augusta Caso
- 2nd Twin, 2nd Boy, 2nd Voice
- Hilary Ginther
- Cecil Cheshire
- Dominic Armstrong
- Hiram Otis
- Keith Phares
- Canterville
- Kevin Wetzel
- Sir Simon (The Ghost)
- Matthew Burns
Summer Hassan
Virginia Otis
Jessica Ann Best
Mrs. Otis
Augusta Caso
1st Twin, 1st Boy, 1st Voice
Hilary Ginther
2nd Twin, 2nd Boy, 2nd Voice
Dominic Armstrong
Cecil Cheshire
Keith Phares
Hiram Otis
Kevin Wetzel
Canterville
Matthew Burns
Sir Simon (The Ghost)
Creative Team
- Composer/Librettist
- Gordon Getty
- Conductor
- Sara Jobin
- Director
- Brian Staufenbiel
- Scenery
- Dave Dunning
- Costumes
- Callie Floor
- Lighting
- Nicole Pearce
- Projections
- David Murakami
- Choreographer
- Yayoi Kambara
- Wigs & Makeup
- Kate Casalino
Gordon Getty
Composer/Librettist
Sara Jobin
Conductor
Brian Staufenbiel
Director
Dave Dunning
Scenery
Callie Floor
Costumes
Nicole Pearce
Lighting
David Murakami
Projections
Yayoi Kambara
Choreographer
Kate Casalino
Wigs & Makeup
Production made possible with generous support from Arts + Earth Initiative. With additional support from LA Opera board members Marc and Eva Stern, Carol and Warner Henry, and LA Opera Contemporary Opera Initiative chairpersons Barry and Nancy Sanders, and a consortium of generous donors.
