The Wanda L. Bass School of Music’s first mainstage of the year was the world premiere of Thomas Pasatieri’s The Vaudevillian.
The opera is about “Rosa Carini,” a vaudeville performer, and her journey to becoming an opera singer. The story is based off the career of a real opera singer, Rosa Ponselle. The show had performances Feb. 16-18 in Kirkpatrick Auditorium in the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.
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- Marcus Canada, music theater sophomore, juggles, as Caroline Allen, music theater sophomore; Colton Kastrup, music theater senior, and Brooke Melton, music theater freshman, introduce the show.
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- Joe Caskey, vocal performance freshman, and Emily Holguin, music theater/vocal performance junior, play “Carl” and “Rosa.”
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- Joe Caskey, vocal performance freshman, introduces “Rosa Carini.”
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- Emily Holguin, music theater/vocal performance junior, sings “Spring is Made For Love.”
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- Konnor Callender, vocal performance senior, plays “Thelma.”
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- Ryan Allais, opera performance graduate, plays “Giulio Gatti.”
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- Marcus Canada, music theater sophomore, and Anna Lasbury, music theater junior, sing “Tea for Two.”
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- Joshua Kelley, music theater sophomore, complains of a disastrous rehearsal, as Emily Holguin, music theater/vocal performance junior, and Ryan Allais, opera performance graduate, look on.
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- Jackson Holtkamp, vocal performance sophomore, and Emily Holguin, music theater/vocal performance junior, sing a love duet.
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- Marcus Canada, music theater sophomore, and Anna Lasbury, music theater junior, do a swordplay act.
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- Elise O’Connell, music theater junior, and Shendra Stevens, music theater/vocal performance sophomore, play “Claire” and “Mrs. Harrison.”
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- Yu He, opera performance graduate, plays “Jerome.”
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- Emily Holguin, music theater/vocal performance senior, goes in disguise to visit the Harrison family.
Photos by Hannah Rogers and Rodney Smith
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