Shreveport Opera presents The Merry Widow Saturday October 29, 2011

The Merry Widow presented by Shreveport Opera Saturday evening October 29, 2011 - 7:30 PM at Riverview Theatre on the riverfront parkway. Live music from the pit provided by The Shreveport Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jerry Shannon.

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Michael Mayes as Danilo and Katrina Thurman as Hanna, the widow

Michael Mayes as Danilo

working on bows after Tuesday night's rehearsal

Conductor Jerry Shannon, next door to me studying the score

Hanna, the widow, and suitor Camille (Eric van Hoven) - the trick

At the big party Njegus (Dean Anthony) and Baron Zeta (Thomas Hammons) discuss the country's impending empty treasury and how to restore it - hmmm that old debt crisis scenario.

Entertaining the ladies - It's either a moth hole or a bullet hole 

Dean Anthony on the left asks the question

Camille and Valencienne (Rachel Hall)

violinists Henry and Angela

                                  SSO violists Adrienne Gabriel and Borys Smolaga

conductor Jerry Shannon and music co-ordinator Josh Pepper

violists Katie Weeks and Todd Gabriel

me

violinist Ye Teo

Into the pit

Claudia and Joe

Oooh, that feels so good, but go easy

SSO violinists Joe and Elaine

Sara

Break time - Go Rangers

Question - why do bassoons come apart? Answer - to keep us from tripping over them.