BEETHOVEN'S WRONG NOTE - A STEAMPUNK OPERA

Описание: "To play a wrong note is insignificant;
to play without passion is inexcusable."

WINNER OF THE 2024 NJACT PERRY AWARD FOR
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL

BEETHOVEN'S WRONG NOTE - A STEAMPUNK OPERA tells the story of the final ill-fated dress rehearsal of Beethoven's unknown opera Vestal Flame (Vestas Feuer). In an attempt to win the heart of his Immortal Beloved, Ludwig has joined forces with renown librettist and impresario Emanuel Schikaneder to create the "Greatest Opera Yet Written". The only thing standing in Ludwig's way is the vapid libretto.

Time: Saturday, February 11, 1804
Place: Theatre an der Wien, Vienna

Book & Lyrics by Jay Stephenson
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven

Additional Music:
Wolfgang Mozart
Joseph Haydn
Jakob Haibel
Franz Liszt

Additional Lyrics:
William Wennington

Presented by The Strollers and performed at the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts in Maplewood, New Jersey on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

CAST
Ludwig van Beethoven - Frankie Mendoza
Emanuel Schikaneder - Jay Stephenson
Carl van Beethoven - Luke Basile
Anna Milder - Monica Niemi
Joseph Röckel - Riad Ymeri
Jakob Haibel - Jillana Kucey
Johanna Ries - Katy Reiser
Baron Peter von Braun - Jack White
Sophie Weber - Kimberley Stephenson
Sophie Weber (alternate) - Beth Seales Hanson
Apple Woman 1, Notary 1, Young Eleonore - Catherine Chen
Apple Woman 2, Notary 2, Young Ludwig - Mollie McLoughlin

Producer - Carol Cornicelli
Director - Jay Stephenson
Musical Director - James Higgins
Stage Manager - Odarka Polanskyj Stockert
Lighting Design - Katherine Decker Lewis, Daniel DeSilva
Projection Technician - Xavier Vassallo
Lighting and Projection Operator - Carol Cornicelli
Sound Consultant - Ryan Aul
Scenic Artwork - Stephen Crooks
Set Construction - Ken Lordy, John Mendlovitz, Ron Richardson
Properties - Yvonne Perry & Company
Costumes - Cee Cee, Beth Seales Hanson, Ciara Moriarty, Michelle Itzen, Fran Shultz, Jay & Kimberley Stephenson

Music Transcriptions, Recording, and Engineering - Charles Di Raimondo
Music Recording Production - Erin Stegeman Marrero and Martin Blasik

Video Recording - Jay Gould

This production was made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.