Albert Herring
Benjamin Britten
George Manahan, conductor
Eve Summer, director
To honor virtuous youth, local officials bestow the title of May King on a shy shop clerk, with comical consequences. Accepting his honor, the timid Albert is first giddy, then despondent as he becomes aware of his inexperience with love and life. Britten’s quirky hero resolves to spend his prize money on adventure, stays out all night, and concocts a wild explanation that shocks his elders and wins the admiration of his peers.
Fully staged production with members of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in English
CAST (in singing order)
| March 5 and 7 | March 6 and 8 | |
| Lady Billows | Merissa Beddows | Ashley Robillard |
| Florence Pike | Anastasiia Sidorova | Anastasiia Sidorova |
| Miss Wordsworth | Lindsey Reynolds | Ziyi Dai |
| Mr. Gedge (Vicar) | Andrew Moore | Andrew Moore |
| Mr. Upfold (Mayor) | Colin Aikins | Colin Aikins |
| Superintendent Budd | Thomas Petrushka | Thomas Petrushka |
| Sid | Ben Schaefer | Patrick Wilhelm |
| Albert Herring | Ethan Burck | Joseph Tancredi |
| Nancy | Sophia Maekawa | Hannah Klein |
| Mrs. Herring (Mum) | Ruby Dibble | Ruby Dibble |
| Boy (Harry) | Jeremy Allen* | Jeremy Allen* |
| Emmie | Dalia Medovnikov | Dalia Medovnikov |
| Cis | Sarah Fleiss | Sarah Fleiss |
| *guest artist |
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