2006 Productions

    ***  Babes in Toyland ***  
By Victor Herbert
(click link above for more about the operetta)

*  Directed by Ron De Fesi *

click for pictures!

                      This Production is Dedicated to                                  
                               Addison Kuester, a baby girl,                         
                     who is suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy,                      
       and to all children who carry the burden of "special diseases".

By popular demand - Gilbert and Sullivan's

     ***  The Mikado & Trial by Jury ***

Saturday, September 23 & Sunday, September 24
 Center for the Performing Arts at St. Augustine High School     
PERFORMED WITH ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT VERSION 

  Trial by Jury Cast

Judge - David Stork
Angelina, The Plaintiff - Carolyn Snyder-Menke
Defendant - Eric Bronner
Jury Foreman - Doug McCormack
Counsel for the Plaintiff - Regina Torres
Usher - Walter Hook

  The Mikado Cast 

Nanki-Poo - Eric Bronner
Ko-Ko - Jean-Paul Reymont
Pooh-Bah - David Stork
Pish-Tush - Doug McCormack
The Mikado - Walter Hook
Yum-Yum - Karen Adair
Pitti-Sing - Sara Horton
Peep-Bo - Mary Herrington
Katisha - Janet Rabe-Meyer
Cover for Katisha - Alicia Day 

Pictures of Mikado                            Pictures of Trial by Jury   

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A Very Special Event!!!

April 20, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.
Center for the Performing Arts
at St. Augustine High School   

Little Women with Big Voices

with soprano Karen Adair
and mezzo-soprano Janet Rabe-Meyer
   in a concert of Opera and Popular music 

Martha McKie, accompanist

Ms. Adair                                                                                                                                      Ms. Rabe-Meyer

Master Class - 1:30 to 3:30 in the 
Chorus Suite at St, Augustine High School

     In honor of the 250th anniversary of his birth,

First Coast Opera presents

Happy Birthday, Amadeus!

The Impresario 

World-weary opera impresario Mr. Scruples (Jason Blanton) is worried about the upcoming season. 
His fawning assistant Mr. Wannabe (Jim Goodell)  just wants to sing.  
Two operatic divas, the famous but fading Madame Strasvichaya (Barbara Norris) and the inexperienced but talented Miss Trilling (Kathy Kessler Price), vie for attention and top billing in a display of vocal fireworks. 
Both are promoted by mob boss Luigi Angelo (Dan Kerr), 
and when the ladies arrive to audition at the same time, 
he makes Scruples an offer he can't refuse!  
Surprise GUEST ARTIST AUDITIONEES  
Doctor Roger Geronimo as Lucky Luciano Pavarotti, 
Eva Doolittle as Florence Foster Jenkins
and John Dimsdale as The King
round out the fun! 

(Photos below are of a previous FCO production of The Impresario.) 

Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m.
St. Augustine High School Center for the Performing Arts
     3205 Varella Road, Off SR-16

DIRECTIONS
From I-95, take exit #318, then go east approximately 4 miles on SR 16 
and turn left on Varella Avenue

From US1, go West on SR 16 to third light, and turn right on Varella
MAP

Admission:  Adults $16, Seniors (65+) $14, Students with ID $10