THE RAKE'S PROGRESS
IGOR STRAVINSKY,music
CHESTER HALLMAN and W. H. AUDEN,text
Opera director Omer Ben Seadia and music director Christian Reif lead an all-star cast in an exquisite production of Igor Stravinsky’s delightfully clever opera, The Rake’s Progress. The story concerns the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, who deserts his rural country town and girlfriend Anne Trulove for the delights of London. Being seduced by greed and fame under the spell of his devilish companion, Nick Shadow, Tom meets his moral, mental, and physical demise. The closing moral of the tale is: “For idle hearts and hands and minds the Devil finds work to do.”
Sung in English with English supertitles
“Our only hope is, ultimately, our relationships with each other.” —Omer Ben Seadia, Director
Cast + Creative Team

Miles Mykkanen
TOM RAKEWELL
Tenor

Kearstin Piper Brown
ANNE TRULOVE
Soprano

John Taylor Ward
NICK SHADOW
Baritone

Sara Couden
BABA THE TURK
Contralto

Kevin Thompson
FATHER TRULOVE
Bass

Martin Bakari
SELLEM
Tenor

Allison Fahey
MOTHER GOOSE
Mezzo-soprano

Jeremy Harr
KEEPER OF THE MADHOUSE
Bass

Omer Ben Seadia
Director

Christian Reif
Conductor

Beth Goldenberg
Costume Design

Jennifer Fok
Lighting Design

Ryan M. Howell
Set Designer

Bretton Brown
Répétiteur