NEW YORK CITY OPERA ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Gerald Steichen
Orchestra Manager: David Titcomb
Assistant to the Orchestra Manager: Martha Mott Gale
Librarian: Michael Martin
Assistant Librarian: James Biddlecome

First Violin:
Yevgenia Strenger, Concertmaster
The William Petschek Family Chair
Laura Frautschi, Assistant Concertmaster
Alicia Edelberg, Associate Concertmaster
Claire Chan
Sophia Kessinger
Conway Kuo
Marina Markov
Nancy McAlhany
Junko Ota Pecht
Richard Rood
Sander Strenger
Deborah Wong
Second Violin:
Ellen Payne, Principal
Martha Mott Gale, Assistant Principal
Anne Fryer Eddis
Susan Gellert
Yana Goichman
Kate Light
Sarah Pratt
Alisa Regelin
Viola:
Ah-Ling Neu, Principal
David Creswell, Assistant Principal
Claire Bergman
Donald Dal Maso
Judy Witmer
Cello:
Mark Shuman, Principal
Elizabeth Anderson, Assistant Principal
Robert LaRue
Charles Moss
Bruce Rogers
Bass:
Lewis Paer, Principal
Gail Kruvand, Assistant Principal
Jaime Austria
Joseph Bongiorno
Flute:
Bart Feller, Principal
Janet Arms
Oboe:
Randall Wolfgang, Principal
Livio Caroli
Richard Dalessio
Doris Goltzer
Clarinet:
Laura Flax, Principal
Steven D. Hartman
Mitchell Kriegler
Saxophone:
Lino Gomez
Bassoon:
Frank Morelli, Principal
Cyrus Segal
Bernadette Zirkuli
Horn:
Scott Temple, Principal
Nancy Billman
Anthony Cecere
Angela Cordell
Katie Dennis
Trumpet:
Donald Batchelder, Principal
Jerry Bryant
Thomas Hoyt
Trombone:
Thomas Hutchinson, Principal
Brian Mahany
Bass Trombone:
David Titcomb
Tuba:
Stephen Johns
Harp:
June Han, Principal
Grace Paradise
Timpani:
Paul Fein
Percussion:
Michael Osrowitz, Principal
Lynn Bernhardt

Symphony Space’s free Wall to Wall marathons have been our annual “gift to the city” (New York Times) since 1978.  In the Spring of 2007, Wall to Wall Opera explored the world of Western opera over the past 400 years, from Baroque to contemporary. Highlights of the day included a Master Class in bel canto with legendary soprano, Renata Scotto; the “Opera Matinee” featuring the New York City Opera Orchestra conducted by Gerald Steichen; performances by members of the Metropolitan Opera’s Young Artists Program; scenes from American operas performed by Encompass New Opera Theatre, new operas performed by Center for Contemporary Opera, Music-Theatre Group and American Opera Projects; and much more.

Excerpts from this 13-hour marathon have been grouped into two programs. Program 1, “Opera Matinee,” features the New York City Opera Orchestra, conducted by Gerald Steichen.

Performance playlist:

1. Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pagliacci (1892), Prologue
   Tonio: Michael Corvino
2. Georges Bizet, Carmen (1875), Act II, Quintet
   Frasquita: Malia Merad
   Mercédès: Jennifer Tiller
   Carmen: Natalie Kikkenborg
   Le Dancaïre: Robert Mack
   Le Remendado: Marco Nisticò
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Don Giovanni (1787), Act II, “Ah taci, ingiusto core”
   Donna Elvira: Julianna Di Giacomo
   Don Giovanni: Corey McKern
   Leporello: Jeffrey Tucker
4. Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Die tote Stadt (1920), Act I, Marietta’s Lied
   Marietta: Inna Dukach
5. Gaetano Donizetti, Don Pasquale (1843), Act III, “Cheti, cheti, immantinente”
   Don Pasquale: Peter Castaldi
   Doctor Malatesta: Marco Nisticò
6. George Frideric Handel, Agrippina (1709), Act III, “Come nube che fugge dal vento”
   Nerone: Jennifer Rivera
7. Giacomo Puccini, La bohème (1896), Act IV, “O Mimì tu più non torni”
   Rodolfo: Christopher Jackson
   Marcello: Michael Corvino
8. Leonard Bernstein, Trouble in Tahiti (1952), “What a movie!”
   Dinah: Jennifer Roderer
   Girl: Edie Dowd
   Boy 1: Robert Mack
   Boy 2: Scott Guinn
9. Engelbert Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel (1893), Act I, Prayer and Orchestral Pantomine
   Hänsel: Jennifer Tiller
   Gretel: Julianne Borg