The charming melodies and ridiculous characters of Johann Strauss, Jr.’s most popular operetta--sung in Ruth & Thomas Martin's English singing translation--brightened up an opera season full of darker fare. Local tenor Kenneth Gayle, a favorite of Seattle Opera Guild’s preview program and a mainstay of the mid-90s education department, made his mainstage debut as Alfred.
David Silverman (Major-Domo), Robert Orth (Eisenstein), and Gwynne Geyer (Rosalinde) in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, 1999 © Gary Smith
Susannah Waters (Adele) and Gwynne Geyer (Rosalinde) in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, 1999 © Gary Smith
Gwynne Geyer (Rosalinde), Robert Orth (Eisenstein), and Susannah Waters (Adele) in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, 1999 © Gary Smith
Kenneth Gayle (Alfred) and Gwynne Geyer (Rosalinde) in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, 1999 © Gary Smith
Joyce Castle (Prince Orlofsky), Susannah Waters (Adele), and Ellen McLain (Ida) in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, 1999 © Gary Smith
Robert Orth (Eisenstein), Gwynne Geyer (Rosalinde), and Kurt Ollmann (Dr. Falke) in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, 1999 © Gary Smith
Gwynne Geyer (Rosalinde), Robert Orth (Eisenstein), and Kenneth Gayle (Alfred) in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, 1999 © Gary Smith
