November 30 & December 1, 2018
5 PM and 7:30 PM both nights
St Mark’s Episcopal Church
140 South Finley Avenue
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Light Opera of New Jersey is proud to announce its 24th Season: A Season of Faith, Frivolity & Freedom!
LONJ kicks off its season with Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, directed by Joanna Hoty Russell with musical direction by Lois Buesser. First commissioned for television and premiered by NBC Television Opera Theatre in 1951, Amahl has become a treasured part of many families’ holiday tradition. A poor young boy is awakened in the middle of the night by a knock on the door, and who should he find but three kings following a star. This one act opera emphasizes generosity and the importance of family, and is the perfect performance to start off your holiday season. LONJ is proudly producing Amahl for the fifth time in the company’s 24 year history. LONJ is thrilled to be collaborating with the New Jersey Youth Chorus for the first time. Under the direction of Tara Postigo, the New Jersey Youth Chorus’ Sola Voce ensemble will perform a special concert of seasonal selections before each Amahl presentation.
November 30 & December 1, 2018
5 PM and 7:30 PM both nights
St Mark’s Episcopal Church
140 South Finley Avenue
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Light Opera of New Jersey is proud to announce its 24th Season: A Season of Faith, Frivolity & Freedom!
LONJ kicks off its season with Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, directed by Joanna Hoty Russell with musical direction by Lois Buesser. First commissioned for television and premiered by NBC Television Opera Theatre in 1951, Amahl has become a treasured part of many families’ holiday tradition. A poor young boy is awakened in the middle of the night by a knock on the door, and who should he find but three kings following a star. This one act opera emphasizes generosity and the importance of family, and is the perfect performance to start off your holiday season. LONJ is proudly producing Amahl for the fifth time in the company’s 24 year history. LONJ is thrilled to be collaborating with the New Jersey Youth Chorus for the first time. Under the direction of Tara Postigo, the New Jersey Youth Chorus’ Sola Voce ensemble will perform a special concert of seasonal selections before each Amahl presentation. Tickets at lightoperaofnewjersey.org/tickets/ or by calling 908-655-6023.
Note: The 7:30 PM performance on Friday, November 30 will be ASL interpreted.
Email amy.liu@lonj.org or call Amy at 908-655-6023 to request seats near the interpreter.
Ilan Onigman
Amahl, Fri. 7:30PM & Sat. 5PM
Susan Kirkland
Mother
Jack Wallace
Amahl, Fri. 5PM & Sat. 7:30PM
K’idar Miller
King Kaspar
Kevin Johnson
King Melchior
Gregory Sheppard
King Balthazar
Zach Morehouse
Page
Susan Ramirez
Dancer
Kevin Farrelly
Dancer
Laura DeFelice
Soprano
Tracey Lynne Haskell
Soprano
Krish Kumar
Soprano
Rebecca Monk
Alto
Mattie Morley
Alto
Sarah O’Sullivan
Alto
Paula Roper
Alto
Mike Baruffi
Tenor
Matthew Onigman
Tenor
Anthony Alberti
Bass
Changkuo Hsieh
Bass
Rick Morley
Bass
Ted Roper
Bass