2009 YAP Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Our Young Artists Program presented Britten’s wonderful Shakespeare adaptation A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2009, with the biggest cast ever for any YAP opera. Set in a Harry Potter-esque boarding school full of magic, the production starred a number of performers who have gone on to great things.
  • Alex Mansoori (Thisbe), Marcus Shelton (Wall), and Jeffrey Madison (Pyramus) in the Young Artists Production of Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2009 © Rozarii Lynch
  • Anthony Costanzo (Oberon), Megan Hart (Tytania), and Braydon Daher (the Changeling) in the Young Artists Production of Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2009 © Rozarii Lynch
  • Jeffrey Madison (Bottom) and Emily Hindrichs (Tytania) in the Young Artists Production of Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2009 © Rozarii Lynch
  • Members of Seattle Opera’s Youth Chorus with Jeffrey Madison (Bottom) and Megan Hart (Tytania) in the Young Artists Production of Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2009 © Rozarii Lynch
  • David Hogan (Puck), Megan Hart (Tytania), and Anthony Costanzo (Oberon) in the Young Artists Production of Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2009 © Rozarii Lynch
  • Jeffrey Madison (Pyramus) and Marc-Antoine d’Aragon (Moon, with Tommy Kazaras) in the Young Artists Production of Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2009 © Rozarii Lynch
  • Youth Chorus (not in photo order): Kevin Beall, Staffan Hellman, Bronwyn James, Cecilia Lewis, Elijah Ostrow, Brandon Root, Jack Sbragia, Aaron Smith in the Young Artists Production of Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2009 © Rozarii Lynch
  • Marc-Antoine d’Aragon (Starveling), Michael Krzankowski (Demetrius), Vira Slywotzky (Helena), Thomas Forde (Snug), Bray Wilkins (Lysander), Liz Pojanowski (Hermia), Jeffrey Beruan (Theseus), and Margaret Gawrysiak (Hippolyta) in the Young Artists Production of Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2009 © Rozarii Lynch
  • Jeffrey Madison (Bottom), Marc-Antoine d’Aragon (Starveling), Thomas Forde (Snug), Jonathan Silvia (Quince), Marcus Shelton (Snout), and Alex Mansoori (Flute) in the Young Artists Production of Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2009 © Rozarii Lynch
  • (In door, top to bottom:) Thomas Forde (Snug), Jeffrey Madison (Bottom), Alex Mansoori (Flute), Marcus Shelton (Snout), Marc-Antoine d’Aragon (Starveling); l to r Jonathan Silvia (Quince), Rose Beattie (Hippolyta), and Jeffrey Beruan (Theseus) in the Young Artists Production of Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2009 © Rozarii Lynch

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