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Los Angeles, California
June 6-30, 2013

(Fringe Central)
6209 Santa Monica Boulevard
LA, CA 90038

Thursday, June 6 @ 7:30 PM (Preview)
Saturday, June 8 @ 4:00 PM (Preview)
Sunday, June 9 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday, June 15 @ 12:00 PM
Sunday, June 16 @ 1:00 PM
Saturday, June 22 @ 1:30 PM
Tuesday, June 25 @ 8:00 PM

Saturday, June 29 @ 11:30 AM
Sunday, June 30 @ 1:30 PM
all tickets $15.00
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  • Southern California Lyric Theater
    & Alison Eliel Kalmus
    present

    ÆSOPERA

    music by
    Jonathan Price

    libretti by
    Jeff Goode, Jan Michael Alejandro & the Composer

    music direction & piano
    Leonardo Sciolis

    stage direction by
    Kirk Arnold-Smith & Alison Eliel Kalmus


    The Lion & the Wood Nymph
    libretto by the Composer
    inspired by Æsop's Fable "The Lion in Love"

    Corycia ....................... Katherine Giaquinto / Kaylie Ann Warfield
    Kleodora ....................................... Elyse Cook / Blanche Ramirez
    Melaina ..................................... Victoria Graves / Sarah Reynolds
    Lasus .................................... Craig McEldowney / Miguel Vargas
    Kephisos ........................................................ Jeffrey Stackhouse


    The Queen & the Dragon
    libretto by Jan Michael Alejandro & the Composer
    inspired by Æsop's Fable "The Dog & His Shadow"

    Queen Cassandra .......... Katherine Giaquinto / Kaylie Ann Warfield
    Hera ......................................... Victoria Graves / Sarah Reynolds
    Jason .................................... Craig McEldowney / Miguel Vargas
    Zeno ............................................. Kyle Hester / Victor Mazzone
    Adon ............................................................ Jeffrey Stackhouse


    The Fisher & the Wishes
    libretto by Jeff Goode
    inspired by Æsop's Fable "The Father & His Two Daughters"

    Fortune ....................... Katherine Giaquinto / Kaylie Ann Warfield
    1st Daughter .................................. Elyse Cook / Blanche Ramirez
    2nd Daughter ............................. Victoria Graves / Sarah Reynolds
    Gardener ............................... Craig McEldowney / Miguel Vargas
    Bricklayer ...................................... Kyle Hester / Victor Mazzone
    Fisherman ...................................................... Jeffrey Stackhouse


    The Inventor & the Riddle
    libretto by Jan Michael Alejandro & the Composer
    inspired by Æsop's Fable "The Eagle & the Tortoise"

    Oracle of Delphi ... Elyse Cook, Katherine Giaquinto,
                          Victoria Graves, Blanche Ramirez,
                          Sarah Reynolds & Kaylie Ann Warfield
    Son ...................................... Craig McEldowney / Miguel Vargas
    General .......................................... Kyle Hester / Victor Mazzone
    Inventor ......................................................... Jeffrey Stackhouse


    The Frogs & the Crane
    libretto by the Composer
    inspired by Æsop's Fable "The Frogs Asking for a Queen"

    Athena ........................ Katherine Giaquinto / Kaylie Ann Warfield
    Queen Log/Eel/Crane ...................... Elyse Cook / Blanche Ramirez
    Chromia .................................... Victoria Graves / Sarah Reynolds
    Dolon .................................... Craig McEldowney / Miguel Vargas
    Antiphos ......................................... Kyle Hester / Victor Mazzone
    Melanthó .......................................................... Jeffrey Stackhouse


    Chad Parker - Technical Director
    Hannah Yi - Asst. Music Director, Pianist
    Tania Solomon - Cover (Corycia, Cassandra, Fortune, Oracle, Athena)

    SOURCE: 1/3/13 facebook message from Alison Kalmus