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Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old |
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| # | Play | Time | Info | TitlePerformed by | Video |
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| 4:51 | Overture Durham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 1 | 3:16 | Throughout the Night the ConstellationsDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 2 | :31 | Hurried Music - Entrance of MercuryDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 3 | 1:36 | Oh I'm the Celestial DrudgeDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 4 | :14 | Fanfare - Entrance of JupiterDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 5 | 2:51 | Oh Incident UnprecedentedDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 6 | 3:34 | Here Far Away From All the WorldDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 7 | 3:45 | Climbing Over Rocky Mountain (Sullivan)Durham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 8 | 3:52 | I Once Knew a ChapDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 9 | :41 | Presumptuous MortalDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 10 | 6:45 | Finale of Act IDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 11 | 2:43 | Of All SymposiaDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 12 | 2:03 | Little Maid of Arcadee (Sullivan)Durham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 13 | 2:13 | Olympus Is Now In a Terrible MuddleDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 14 | 2:55 | You're Diana, I'm ApolloDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 15 | 1:39 | Oh Rage and FuryDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 16 | :49 | Oh Monster! (Court of Olympus Recitatives)Durham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| 17 | 5:58 | Finale of Act IIDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| AppB | 3:01 | Entr'Acte (Optional) - The Sun Whose Rays (Sullivan)Durham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| AppE | 2:48 | Exit Music: GalopDurham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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| Ext01 | 5:40 | Thespis and Trial by Jury Highlights (Live, 2017)Durham Savoyards, Ltd. |
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Overture from Thespis
Music by Alan Riley Jones (and Arthur Sullivan)
Copyright © Alan Riley Jones, all rights reserved.
For a slide show of images from the 2017 production, click VIDEO in the playlist, or click here. Opens in a new window.
| Olympians | |
| Solo Star | Juliana Fisher |
| Diana | Olive McKrell |
| Apollo | Dan Mason |
| Mercury | Stuart Albert |
| Jupiter | Jim Burnette |
| Mars | Kent Parks |
| Chorus of Stars | Sopranos and altos of the Company |
| Chorus of Olympians | Marian Anders, Megan Colborn, Juliana Fisher, Hank Hankla, Cathy Lambe, Derek Lane, Mugh Mace, Richard Palmer, Pat Roos, David Smith, Courtney Thornton, Robin Trew, Shiangtai Tuan |
| Thespians | |
| Sparkeion | Michael Rowe |
| Nicemis | Mary Elisabeth Hirsh |
| Timidon** | Sam Warshauer |
| Pretteia | Lily Fowler |
| Daphne | Elizabeth Hankla |
| Sillimon | Chris Newlon |
| Thespis | Steve Dobbins |
| Tipseion | Ada Brown |
| Cymon** | Kim Kingsley |
| Chorus of Thespians | Kaylee Almond, Ada Brown, Irina Bunnage, Christine Eckermann-Ross, Pam Guidry-Vollers, Mary Elizabeth Guy, Houston Horn, Kim Kingsley, Matt McKrell, Bruce Stewart, James Vollers, Ruth Winecker |
**(In this production, the role of Prepostoros was merged with Timidon, and Stupidas with Cymon.)
The Durham Savoy Opera Orchestra
Violin I: Frederic Ayala (Concertmaster), Lee Hong, Mark Furth
Violin II: Marguerite Cox, Rebecca Lee,
Viola: Norton Dickman, Nicolle Tulve
Cello: Julius Prescott, James Tyler-Walker,
Double Bass: Tanner Lovelace (Orchestra Manager)
Flute: Joanna Sisk-Purvis, Flute/Piccolo: Jenni Scoggin,
Oboe: Nancy Wilson
Clarinet: Shirley Voland-Jones, Mérida Megrete,
Bassoon: Charles Gragg
French Horn: Richard Lehner, Sandy Svoboda,
Trumpet: Bruce Klitzman, Kathy Silbiger
Trombone: Christina Thompson, Randy Guptill,
Percussion: Bill Hayes
Download annotated libretto