Once Upon A Mattress

JULY 12 - AUGUST 2, 2025

 

 

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Performance Dates: July 12, 16, 18, 20, 23, 26, 27, 29; August 1, 2

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Once Upon A Mattress

DON’T SLEEP ON THIS FAIRYTALE WITH A TWIST

Once Upon a Mattress is a hilarious, heartwarming twist on a classic fairy tale.

Packed with golden-age Broadway tunes, clever humor, and larger-than-life characters, Once Upon a Mattress offers a delightful mix of whimsy and vocal brillianceperfect for anyone who loves music, laughter, and happily-ever-afters.

“The hilarity contained within it… is nothing less than inspired.” – Huffington Post

“Once Upon a Mattress offers laughs galore” – New York Stage Review

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 Once Upon A Mattress Extras:

  • Free Pre-Performance Talks: 45 minutes prior to every 2025 main stage performance, in the Williams Stables Theatre (across the street from the Opera House). Seating is limited — arrive early!
  • Opening Night Dinner: Saturday, July 12, 2025, 5:00 p.m. Mingle with directors, actors, and musicians over cocktails and dinner in the historic Teller House. 

Performing Artists & Creative Team

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Stage Director

Alison Moritz

Choreographer

John Heginbotham

Conductor

Kelly Kuo

Emmanuel “Manny” Weinstock / Coach

Arthur Bosarge

Production Stage Manager

Laurel McIntyre

Assistant Stage Manager

Valos Lowe

Production Assistant

Holden Fox

Princess Winnifred

Marissa Rosen

Queen Aggravain

Margaret Gawrysiak

Prince Dauntless

Michael Kuhn

Lady Larken

Véronique Filloux

Sir Harry

Schyler Vargas

King Sextimus

Andrew Small

Minstrel

Bernard Holcomb

Don Basilio / Don Curzio

Alex Mansoori

Wizard

Jason Zacher

Developing Artist

Sydney Dardis

Meg/ Silver Dollar grown up / Samantha a housekeeper / Solo Dancer; Movement Instructor (BSFATP)

Laura Mansoori

Apprentice Artist

Jonathan Lawlor

Sharon Graham; Soloist (Concert)

Denique Isaac

Apprentice Artist

Emily Kondrat

Apprentice Artist

Cornelia Lotito

Sam; Chorus Tenor

Ryan Nash

Apprentice Artist

Adam Hirama Wells

Mayor of Leadville; Chorus Tenor

Jeremy Luis Lopez

Apprentice Artist

Grant Peck

Barbarina; Chorus Soprano

Nisha Patel Caiozzi

Studio Artist

Logan Tarwater

Studio Artist

Jeysla Rosario Santos

Apprentice Artist

Alexandra Wiebe

Apprentice Artist

Miastasha Gonzalez-Colón

Emily; Soloist (Concert)

Madelin Morales

Apprentice Artist

Gloria Palermo

Effie; Chorus Mezzo

Cindy Dajeong Song

Studio Artist

Joshua Jones

Apprentice Artist

Louis Lee

Apprentice Artist

Daniel Michael Miller

Apprentice Artist

Xuyue Qing

Apprentice Artist

Henrique Carvalho

Jacob; Chorus Bass

Derek Hale

Apprentice Artist

Matthew Soibelman

Hair and Makeup Assistant

Naomi Reisner

Assistant Director/Stage Director

Edward Sturm

Resident Fight Choreographer / Stage Combat Instructor

Matt Herndon

Stitcher/Dresser

Jarryd Lara

Stitcher/Dresser

Peter Walsh

Costume Designer

Elivia Bovenzi Blitz

Set Designer

Andrew Boyce

Resident Lighting Designer

Abigail Hoke-Brady

Wardrobe Supervisor/Costume Shop Manager

Miranda Graves

Resident Wig and Makeup Designer

Candace Leyland

Stage Manager

Kendra Green

Properties Supervisor

Isabel Simoes deCarvalho

Bobby Jenner

Kohei Umetani

Assistant Conductor

Kyle Naig

Costume/Wardrobe Assistant Intern

Venicia Lamy

Properties Associate

Gia Vainisi

Costume/Wardrobe Assistant Intern

Claire Yuccas

Stitcher/Dresser

Kalyn Paradis

Wig & Makeup Assistant Intern

Amelia May

Stage Director

Alison Moritz

Previously with CCO: Stage Director, Madama Butterfly (2019); Stage Director, Cabildo (2017); Stage Director, Gallantry (2017); Assistant Director, Così fan tutte (2017); Assistant Director, Tosca (2016)

Recently: Stage Director, Don Giovanni, Opera Philadelphia; Stage Director, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Opera Omaha; Stage Director, The Manchurian Candidate, Austin Opera; Stage Director, Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Scenes; Stage Director, Elizabeth Cree, Glimmerglass Festival; Stage Director, Don Giovanni, Cincinnati Opera 

 

 

Choreographer

John Heginbotham

Recently: Choreographer, Oklahoma!, Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway (2019 Tony Winner, Best Revival); Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy; Music City, Bedlam Theater, Off-Broadway; La traviata, San Francisco Opera; RACECAR, The Washington Ballet 

Conductor

Kelly Kuo

Recently: Conductor, The Snowy Day, Minnesota Opera, (2025); Conductor, Rusalka, Manhattan School of Music, (2025); Conductor, Elizabeth Cree, The Glimmerglass Opera, (2024); Conductor, Cendrillon, Knoxville Opera (2024)

Emmanuel “Manny” Weinstock / Coach

Arthur Bosarge

Previously at CCO: Director of Choruses, The Barber of Seville (2025), The Knock (2025), Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Assistant Conductor, The Pirates of Penzance (2024), Street Scene (2024) 

Recently: Artistic Administrator, Sarasota Opera; Director of Choruses and Director of the Apprentice Artists Program, Sarasota Opera; Music Staff, Matilde (American Premiere), Opera Southwest; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Utah Festival Opera 

 

Production Stage Manager

Laurel McIntyre

Previously at CCO: Festival Production Stage Manager, Once Upon a Mattress (2025), CCO in Concert (2025); Stage Manager, Amahl and the Night Visitors (2024) 

Recently: Stage Manager, Carmen, San Diego Opera; Fellow Travelers, Portland Opera; Assistant Stage Manager, Aida, Washington National Opera; Central Park Five, Detroit Opera 

Assistant Stage Manager

Valos Lowe

Recently:Stage Manager, Fearless, Opera Delaware; Vinkensport / The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace, Mannes Opera; A Raisin in the Sun, TheatreSquared; A Musical Cabaret, The Juilliard School; Assistant Stage Manager, This Little Light of Mine, Kentucky Opera; La clemenza di Tito, The Juilliard School; Water by the Spoonful, The Juilliard School  

Production Assistant

Holden Fox

Recently: Assistant Stage Manager, Motezuma, Opera Neo; Production Assistant, La traviata, San Diego Opera; Production Assistant, Salome, San Diego Opera; Production Assistant, Making Merry: A Choral Holiday Celebration, San Diego Opera; Production Assistant, La bohème, San Diego Opera; Company Manager, Impact Arts/Summer Stock Austin; Production Stage Manager, The Little Mermaid, Summer Stock Austin; Production Stage Manager, The Wizard of Oz, Summer Stock Austin

Princess Winnifred

Marissa Rosen

Recently: Ensemble, Regency Girls, The Old Globe (2025); Brittany Weaver, Law and Order (2025); Vocalist, Wicked (Film) (2024); Kinker & Roust, Water for Elephants, Broadway’s Imperial Theatre (2024); Singing Ghost, Doom Patrol (HBO) (2023); Vocalist, For the Girls: Kristin Chenoweth, Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre (2019) 

Role:Princess Winnifred (Once Upon a Mattress)

Queen Aggravain

Margaret Gawrysiak

Recently: Baba the Turk, The Rake’s Progress, Opera Omaha, (2025); Gertrude, Romeo and Juliet, Los Angeles Opera, (2024); Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, New Orleans Opera, (2023); Marquise de Berkenfield, The Daughter of the Regiment, Minnesota Opera, (2023); Auntie, Peter Grimes, The Metropolitan Opera, (2022)

Role:Queen Aggravain/ Once Upon a Mattress

Voice Type:Mezzo-Soprano

New or Returning:New

Prince Dauntless

Michael Kuhn

Previously at CCO: Padre, Man of La Mancha (2015); Franz/Ensemble, The Sound of Music (2014) 

Recently: Ensemble, u/s Pirelli, Sweeney Todd, Broadway (2024); Bartell D’Arcy, The Dead, 1904, Irish Repertory Theatre (2024); Tobias, Sweeney Todd, Pacific Symphony (2024)  

Role:Prince Dauntless/Once Upon a Mattress

Voice Type:Tenor

Tenor Soloist:Opera Concert

New or Returning:Returning

Lady Larken

Véronique Filloux

Previously at CCO: Greta Fiorentino, Street Scene (2024); Title Role, Debussy’s La damoiselle élue (2019); Papagena, Die Zauberflöte (2018); Soprano Soloist, ENCORE: A Musical Review (2019) 

Recently: Gretel, Hansel and Gretel, Opera Montana; Gilda, Rigoletto, Eugene Opera; Marie, The Daughter of the Regiment, Livermore Valley Opera; Rosa, Don Bucefalo, Pacific Opera Project   

Role:Lady Larkin/ Once Upon a Mattress

Voice Type:Soprano

Soprano Soloist:Opera Concert

New or Returning:Returning

Sir Harry

Schyler Vargas

Recently: Guido, Nine, Short North Stage, (2025); Riff, West Side Story, Indianapolis Opera, (2025); El payador, Maria de Buenos Aires, Opera Montana, (2024); Mercurio, La Calisto, The Glimmerglass Festival, (2024); Inspector Kildare, Elizabeth Cree, The Glimmerglass Festival, (2024); Connie/Ragged Man, The Grapes of Wrath, MasterVoices at Carnegie Hall, (2024); Eisenstein, Die Fledermaus, Pacific Opera Project, (2024)

Role:Sir Harry/Once Upon a Mattress

Voice Type:Baritone

New or Returning:New

King Sextimus

Andrew Small

Recently: Slim, Of Mice and Men​, Front Range Theatre Company; Mycroft Holmes, Miss Holmes​​, Northglenn Arts/PHAMALY THEATRE COMPANY; Waltz​​Zed​​​, Cinderella, Chestnut Hill Theatre Company (Philadelphia); Peer Gynt​​, Peer Gynt, ​​University of Colorado Boulder Black Box Theatre; Ensemble, Othello​​​,​​ Philadelphia Shakespeare & Company

Role:King Sextimus (Once Upon a Mattress)

New or Returning:New

Minstrel

Bernard Holcomb

Previously at CCO: Henry Davis, Street Scene (2024); Iago, Rossini’s Othello, (2023)
 
Recently: 4th Jew, Salome, The Metropolitan Opera, (2025); The Trickster God, Amistad, Connecticut Lyric Opera, (2025); Title role in The Pigeon Keeper, Opera Parallèle, (2025); Duke, Rigoletto, Eugene Opera, (2025); Chicken Plucker/Adult William, Spinner cover, Fire Shut Up In My Bones, The Metropolitan Opera, (2024); Alfredo, La traviata, Eugene Opera, (2024)

Role:Minstrel/Once Upon a Mattress

Henry Davis:Street Scene

Iago:Othello (2023)

Voice Type:Tenor

New or Returning:Returning

Don Basilio / Don Curzio

Alex Mansoori

Previously at CCO: Jester, Once Upon a Mattress (2025) 

RecentlyKronprinz, Silent Night, Opera Orlando; Pong, Turandot, Opera Colorado; Governor/Vanderdendur/Croupier, Candide, Cincinnati Symphony; Chip, On the Town, Opera Naples; Featured Tenor Soloist, A Goyishe Christmas to You!, New York Festival of Song

Wizard

Jason Zacher

Recently: Pangloss/Voltaire, Candide, South Florida Symphony, (2025); 2nd Priest/2nd Armored Man, The Magic Flute, The Atlanta Opera, (2024); Schaunard (cover), La bohème, The Atlanta Opera, (2024); Uncle/Witness #9, Elizabeth Cree, The Glimmerglass Festival, (2024); Alidoro, La Cenerentola, Kentucky Opera, (2023); Colline, La bohème, Kentucky Opera, (2022)

Role:Wizard/ Once Upon a Mattress

Voice Type:Bass-Baritone

New or Returning:New

Developing Artist

Sydney Dardis

Currently: Soprano #1, The Knock; The Nightingale and Lady Larken (cover) in Once Upon a Mattress; Soprano Soloist in Drag Me to the Opera at Levitt Pavilion Denver; Soprano Soloist in Yellow Rose Ball Concert

Previously with CCO: Apprentice; Outstanding Young Artist Award, (2024); Mabel, (Nina Odeschalchi Young Artists Matinee) The Pirates of Penzance, (2024); Greta Fiorentino (cover), Street Scene (2024)

Recently: Frasquita, Carmen, Florida Grand Opera, (2025); Papagena, The Magic Flute, Florida Grand Opera, (2024)

Voice Type:Soprano

Hometown:Laguna Niguel, CA

New or Returning:Returning

Meg/ Silver Dollar grown up / Samantha a housekeeper / Solo Dancer; Movement Instructor (BSFATP)

Laura Mansoori

Previously at CCO: Lady Rowena & Solo Dancer, Once Upon a Mattress (2025) 

Recently: Choreographer, Finding Nemo, Orlando Family Stage; Carol Patterson, True North (Regional Premiere), Orlando REP; Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts; Associate Choreographer, The Spongebob Musical; Orlando REP Graziella / Pas de Six Dancer, West Side Story, Orlando Shakes  

 

Movement Instructor:Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program

Apprentice Artist

Jonathan Lawlor

Currently: Sir Studley, Once Upon a Mattress; Apprentice Baritone Soloist, CCO Concert; Baritone Soloist, Lunch and a Song; Ensemble in The Barber of Seville

Previously with CCO: 2024 Apprentice; Major General Stanley, The Pirates of Penzance; Happy, The Girl of the Golden West; Harry Easter (cover), Street Scene

Recently: Morales/Le Dancaïre, Carmen, Shreveport Opera, (2025); Noam Chomsky, American Terror: An Opera (workshop), Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House, (2024)

 

Voice Type:Baritone

Hometown:State College, PA

New or Returning:Returning

Sharon Graham; Soloist (Concert)

Denique Isaac

Previously at CCO: Lady Lucile, Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Soprano #2 (cover), The Knock (2025) 

Recently: Gertie Cummings, Oklahoma!, Pensacola Opera; Violetta (cover), La traviata, Pensacola Opera; Bea, Three Decembers, Pensacola Opera 

Apprentice Artist

Emily Kondrat

Currently: Ensemble, The Knock; Winnifred (cover) in Once Upon a Mattress; Chorus Alto in CCO Concert; Mezzo-Soprano Soloist in Board Meeting Dinner

Previously with CCO: Studio Artist; Outstanding Young Artist Award, 2024; Edith, (Nina Odeschalchi Young Artists Matinee) The Pirates of Penzance; 2nd Nursemaid (cover), Street Scene

Recently: The Singer, Shaw, Hong & Randich’s H&G, a Great and Terrible Story, Eastman Opera Theatre, (2025); Mezzo-Soprano Soloist, Alma Mahler’s Sieben Lieder, Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra, (2024)

 

Voice Type:Mezzo-Soprano

Hometown:Plano, Texas

New or Returning:Returning

Apprentice Artist

Cornelia Lotito

Currently: Queen Aggravain (cover), Once Upon a Mattress; Apprentice Mezzo-Soprano Soloist, CCO Concert; Ensemble in The Knock

Recently: Third Lady, The Magic Flute, Opera Naples, (2025); Katisha, The Mikado, Opera Naples, (2025); Stephano, Romeo and Juliet, Opera Idaho, (2024)

 

Voice Type:Mezzo-Soprano

Hometown:Boonton, NJ

New or Returning:New

Sam; Chorus Tenor

Ryan Nash

Previously at CCO: Prince Dauntless (cover), 1st Knight, Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Ensemble, The Barber of Seville (2025) 

Recently: David Gassaway, Everlasting Fain(World Premiere) Madison Opera; Parpignol, La bohème, Madison Opera 

 

 
Apprentice Artist

Adam Hirama Wells

Currently: Sir Harry (cover), Once Upon a Mattress; Chorus Bass, CCO Concert; Baritone Soloist, Drag Me to the Opera at Levitt Pavilion Denver; Baritone Soloist, Lunch and a Song; Ensemble in The Barber of Seville

Recently: Samuel, The Pirates of Penzance, New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, (2025); Fiorello/An Officer, The Barber of Seville, Annapolis Opera, (2024); Oliver Hix/Harold Hill(cover), The Music Man, Charlottesville Opera, (2024)

Voice Type:Baritone

Hometown:Clemson, SC

New or Returning:New

Mayor of Leadville; Chorus Tenor

Jeremy Luis Lopez

Previously at CCO: Jester (cover)/Sir Luce, Once Upon a Mattress (2025) 

Recently: Little Bat (cover), Susannah, Sarasota Opera; Tebaldo (cover), I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Teatro Nuovo, NY; Camille de Rosillon, Die lustige Witwe, Moores Opera Center, University of Houston 

Apprentice Artist

Grant Peck

Currently: Minstrel (cover) in Once Upon a Mattress; Ensemble in The Barber of Seville; Chorus Tenor, CCO Concert

Previously with CCO: 2024 Studio Artist; Jake Wallace (cover), The Girl of the Golden West (2024); Vincent Jones, Street Scene (2024)

Recently: Ping (cover), Turandot, University of Houston, (2025); Gianni Schicchi, Gianni Schicchi, University of Houston, (2025); John Brooke, Little Women, University of Houston, (2024)

Voice Type:Baritone

Hometown:Lexington, KY

Barbarina; Chorus Soprano

Nisha Patel Caiozzi

Previously at CCO: Nightingale of Samarkand (cover) & Ensemble, Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Ensemble, The Knock (2025) 
 
Recently: Soprano Young Artist, SongStudio 2026, Carnegie Hall; Cupidon, Orphée aux enfers, Fisher Center at Bard College; Lily, Shir HashirimYIVO Institute for Jewish Research 

Studio Artist

Logan Tarwater

Currently: Fiorello (cover) and Nina Odeschalchi YA Matinee, The Barber of Seville; Sir Studley (cover) in Once Upon a Mattress; Bass Chorus in CCO Concert; Studio Baritone in Short Works

Recently: John Sorel, The Consul, Wichita State University (2025); Bishop Latour, Hulme’s December Night, Wichita State University (2024) (world premiere); Hunter, Rusalka, Wichita Grand Opera (2024)

Voice Type:Baritone

Hometown:Rockville, Maryland

New or Returning:New

Studio Artist

Jeysla Rosario Santos

Currently: Ensemble in The Knock; Ensemble, Once Upon a Mattress; Soprano Chorus in CCO Concert; Studio Soprano in Short Works; Soprano Soloist in Lunch and a Song

Recently: ‘Poppea, The Comet/Poppea, Curtis Institute of Music, (2024)

 

 

Voice Type:Soprano

Hometown:Cincinnati, Ohio

New or Returning:New

Apprentice Artist

Alexandra Wiebe

Currently: Soprano #1 role (cover) and Ensemble Soprano 1, The Knock; Ensemble in Once Upon a Mattress; Soprano Soloist in CCO Concert

Recently: Title role in Matilde, Opera Southwest (2024); Nedda, Pagliacci, Pittsfield Players (2024); Madame Pompous, Too Many Sopranos, Cedar Rapids Opera (2024)

 

 

Voice Type:Soprano

Hometown:Pepper Pike, Ohio

New or Returning:New

Apprentice Artist

Miastasha Gonzalez-Colón

Currently: Aishah McNair (cover), The Knock; Ensemble in Once Upon a Mattress; Chorus Soprano in CCO Concert; Soprano Soloist, Lunch and a Song

Recently: Dorabella, Così fan tutte, Bronx Opera (2025); Fairy Queen, Iolanthe, Bronx Opera (2024); Zita, Gianni Schicchi, Bronx Opera (2024)

Voice Type:Mezzo-Soprano

Hometown:New York, New York

New or Returning:New

Emily; Soloist (Concert)

Madelin Morales

Previously at CCO: Princess No.12 & Ensemble, Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Chorus, The Knock (2025) 

 Recently: La Ciesca, Gianni Schicchi, Fisher Center at Bard College; Mezzo-soprano Young Artist, SongStudio 2026, Carnegie Hall 

Apprentice Artist

Gloria Palermo

Currently: Alto/COW (cover), The Knock; Ensemble in Once Upon a Mattress; Chorus Alto in CCO Concert (also Rosina study cover)

Recently: Carmen, Spanish Nights!, Opera Tampa, (2024); Nettie, Carousel, First Coast Opera, FL, (2024); title role in Cendrillon, University of Colorado Boulder, (2023)

Voice Type:Mezzo-Soprano

Hometown:Cocoa, Florida

New or Returning:New

Effie; Chorus Mezzo

Cindy Dajeong Song

Previously at CCO: Lady H, Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Kate, The Pirates of Penzance (2024); Mrs. Jones (cover), Street Scene (2024) 

Recently: Bradamante, Alcina, University of Indiana Jacobs School of Music; Ramiro, La finta giardinieraUniversity of Indiana Jacobs School of Music 

 
Studio Artist

Joshua Jones

Currently: Ensemble in The Barber of Seville; Ensemble in Once Upon a Mattress; Tenor Chorus in CCO Concert; Studio Tenor in Short Works

Previously: Witch, Hansel and Gretel, University of Alabama Opera Theatre, (2025); Kaspar, Amahl and the Night Visitors, University of Alabama Opera Theatre, (2024); Prince Charming, Cendrillon, University of Alabama Opera Theatre, (2024)

Voice Type:Tenor

Hometown:Robbinsville, North Carolina

New:New

Apprentice Artist

Louis Lee

Currently: Ensemble in The Barber of Seville (except 7/25); Ensemble in Once Upon a Mattress; Chorus Tenor in CCO Concert; (also Almaviva study cover, recital alternate)

Previously with CCO: 2024 Studio Artist; Pony Express Rider, The Girl of the Golden West

Recently: Tenor Soloist, Bach Magnificat BWV 243, I Cantori di Carmel, (2024); Ferrando, Cosi fan tutte, Korea National University of Arts, (2021)

Voice Type:Tenor

Hometown:Seoul, U.S.A

New or Returning:Returning

Apprentice Artist

Daniel Michael Miller

Currently: Count Almaviva (cover) and Nina Odeschalchi YA Matinee, The Barber of Seville; Ensemble in Once Upon a Mattress; Tenor Soloist in Yellow Rose Ball Concert

Previously with CCO: 2023 Apprentice; Tybalt, (Nina Odeschalchi Young Artists Matinee) Romeo and Juliet; Second Stage Hand/Philip, Kiss Me Kate; The Doge, Rossini’s Othello

Recently: Tonio, The Daughter of the Regiment, Opera Colorado (2024); Almaviva, The Barber of Seville, Opera Colorado, (2024); Witch, Hansel and Gretel, Opera Colorado (2024)

Voice Type:Tenor

Hometown:Arvada, Colorado

New or Returning:Returning

Apprentice Artist

Xuyue Qing

Currently: Ensemble in The Barber of Seville; Ensemble in Once Upon a Mattress; Tenor Chorus in CCO Concert; Tenor Soloist in Lunch and a Song

Recently: Don José, Carmen, Music Academy of West (2024); Chevalier de la force, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Eastman Opera Theatre (2024); Malcolm, Macbeth, Opera Western Reserve (2019)

Voice Type:Tenor

Hometown:Tongling, Anhui, China

New or Returning:New

Apprentice Artist

Henrique Carvalho

Currently: Fiorello and Figaro (cover) and Nina Odeschalchi YA Matinee, The Barber of Seville; Ensemble in Once Upon a Mattress; baritone soloist in Yellow Rose Ball Concert; Baritone soloist in CCO Concert

Recently: Dr. Cajus, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Maryland Opera Studio, (2025); Marullo, Rigoletto, INseries Opera, (2024); Mr. Bluff, The Impresario, Opera Baltimore, (2024)

 

Voice Type:Baritone

Hometown:São Paulo, Brazil

New or Returning:New

Jacob; Chorus Bass

Derek Hale

Previously at CCO: An Officer, The Barber of Seville (2025) 

Recently: Don Alfonso, Così fan tutte, Florida State Opera; Nick Shadow, The Rake’s Progress, Florida State Opera; Balthazar, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Fine Arts Series, The Episcopal Church of the Nativity, AL 

 

Voice Type:Bass

Hometown:Wortham, Texas

New or Returning:New

Apprentice Artist

Matthew Soibelman

Currently: Don Basilio (cover) and Nina Odeschalchi YA Matinee, The Barber of Seville; Ensemble in Once Upon a Mattress; Bass Soloist in CCO Concert

Recently: Idreno, Armida, Pittsburgh Opera, (2025); Sciarrone, Tosca, Pittsburgh Opera, (2024); The Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Teatro Grattacielo, (2023)

Voice Type:Bass

Hometown:Canoga Park, California

New or Returning:New

Hair and Makeup Assistant

Naomi Reisner

Recently: Barber and Hairstylist on HBO MAX’s Fantasmas Season 1, (2024); Hairstylist for American Ballet Theatre’s Season at the Metropolitan Opera House (2024); Barber and Wig Stylist for Wicked on Broadway, (2021-2024)

Assistant Director/Stage Director

Edward Sturm

Previously with CCO: Street Scene (2024)

Recently: Assistant Director, DON GIOVANNI, Opera Philadelphia, (2025); Assistant Director, FANTASTIC MR. FOX, Opera Omaha, (2025); Assistant Director, ALCINA, Mannes School of Music, (2024); Associate Producer, Bucks County Playhouse, (2024)

Resident Fight Choreographer / Stage Combat Instructor

Matt Herndon

 Previously at CCO: Fight Choreographer, The Girl of the Golden West (2024), Street Scene (2024), The Pirates of Penzance (2024), Romeo and Juliet (2023), Kiss Me, Kate (2023), Othello (2023), Two Remain (2022), Die Fledermaus (2022), The Light in the Piazza (2022)   

Recently: Fight Consultant, A Masked Ball, Opera in the Pines; Fight Choreographer, Carmen, University of Indiana Jacobs School of Music; Sweeney Todd, Jacobs School of Music; Roméo et Juliette, Jacobs School of Music 

Stitcher/Dresser

Jarryd Lara

Recently: Stitcher, Cabaret, University of North Texas (2025); Costume Designer, Bus Stop, University of North Texas (2024); Stitcher, The Odyssey, Shakespeare Dallas (2024) 

Stitcher/Dresser

Peter Walsh

Previously at CCO: Romeo & Juliet (2023); Othello (2023); Kiss Me Kate (2023); Street Scene (2024); The Girl of the Golden West (2024); The Pirates of Penzance (2024)

Recently: Morristown Beard School; The Matchmaker (2024); Legally Blonde (2024)

 
 
 

 
Costume Designer

Elivia Bovenzi Blitz

Recently: Costume Designer, As You Like It, Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival; Chunky in Heat, Experiments in Opera; Associate Costume Designer, Real Women Have Curves, James Earl Jones Theatre, Broadway; An American Soldier, PAC NYC; Assistant Costume Designer, My Fair Lady, Lincoln Center (Tony Award for Best Costume Design); Dead Man Walking, The Metropolitan Opera

Set Designer

Andrew Boyce

Recently: Set Designer, The Barber of Seville, Opera Theater of St. Louis; Pelléas et Mélisande, Des Moines Metro Opera; Don Giovanni, Merola Opera, The Light in the Piazza, Huntington; Legacy of Light, McCarter; You Will Get Sick, Steppenwolf; Frankenstein, Shakespeare Theater Company 

Resident Lighting Designer

Abigail Hoke-Brady

Previously at CCO: Lighting Designer, The Barber of Seville (2025), The Knock (2025), Once Upon a Mattress (2025), The Pirates of Penzance (2024), The Girl of the Golden West (2024), Street Scene (2024), Romeo & Juliet (2023), Kiss Me, Kate (2023), Othello (2023)  

 

Recently: Lighting Designer, A Doll’s House, Two River Theater; Little Miss Perfect, The Olney Theater; Intelligence, Virginia Opera; La traviata, San Diego Opera; Tosca, Pittsburgh Opera; Pagliacci, Seattle Opera; Roméo et Juliette, Toledo Opera; Don Pasquale, Opera Omaha

Wardrobe Supervisor/Costume Shop Manager

Miranda Graves

Previously at CCO: Wardrobe Supervisor/Costume Shop Manager, Pirates of Penzance (2024); The Girl of the Golden West (2024); Street Scene (2024); Romeo & Juliet (2023); Kiss Me, Kate (2023); Otello (2023); Two Remain (2022); Die Fledermaus (2022); The Light in the Piazza (2022) 

Resident Wig and Makeup Designer

Candace Leyland

Previously at CCO: Wig and Makeup Designer, The Barber of Seville (2025), The Knock (2025), Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Wig and Makeup Assistant, The Pirates of Penzance (2024), The Girl of the Golden West (2024), Street Scene (2024), Madama Butterfly (2019), Billy Budd (2019 

Recently: Wig & Makeup Designer, The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Omaha; Wigs, Hair and Make-Up Designer, La traviata, Opera Columbus; Wig Designer, The Rocky Horror Show, The Carnegie; Assistant Wig & Makeup Designer, Madama Butterfly, Pittsburgh Opera; Don Giovanni, Opera Omaha

Stage Manager

Kendra Green

Previously at CCO: Stage Manager, The Barber of Seville (2025), The Girl of the Golden West (2024)Assistant Stage Manager, Street Scene (2024)  

Recently: Production Stage Manager, La traviata, Opera Colorado; Il trovatore in Concert, Opera Colorado; La bohéme, Opera Colorado; Stage Manager, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Colorado Ballet; The Great Gatsby, Colorado Ballet; The Nutcracker, Colorado Ballet 

Properties Supervisor

Isabel Simoes deCarvalho

Previously at CCO: Pirates of Penzance (2024), Girl of the Golden West (2024), Street Scene (2024) 

Recently: Prop Artisan & Warehouse Supervisor, The Old Globe Theatre; Scenic Design, The Magic Hummingbird, Opera Tijuana; In A Sunshine State, Don Powell Theatre 

Bobby Jenner

Kohei Umetani

Recently: Film Acting: Procession, House of Kodo; Industrial/Commercial Acting: Costello Productions

 

 

Assistant Conductor

Kyle Naig

Recently: Conductor, Tartuffe, Pocket Opera; La scuola de’ gelosi, Pacific Opera Project; Principal Coach, Breaking the Waves, Houston Grand Opera 

Costume/Wardrobe Assistant Intern

Venicia Lamy

Recently: Set costumer, Milk Shake Kiss, Cornell Performing and Media Arts Center (2025)

Properties Associate

Gia Vainisi

Recently: Props Designer, Big Fish, University of Southern Mississippi (2025); The Lieutenant of Inishmore, University of Southern Mississippi (2024); Electra, University of Southern Mississippi (2024); Doctor Faustus, University of Southern Mississippi (2023)

Costume/Wardrobe Assistant Intern

Claire Yuccas

Recently: Student Draper, Orfeo, Lyric Theatre at Illinois (2025); Student Draper, Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really, Illinois Theatre (2024);
Wardrobe, Sense and Sensibility/Twelfth Night, Illinois Shakespeare Festival (2024); Stitcher, Sense and Sensibility, Illinois Shakespeare Festival (2024); Assistant Costume Designer, The Gangster Play Circus/Circus, Illinois Theatre (2024); Costume Crafts, The Realness, Illinois Theatre (2023)

Stitcher/Dresser

Kalyn Paradis

Recently: Assistant to the Costume Designer, 12 Ophelias: a play in broken songs, Pittsburgh Playhouse (2025); Costume Designer, The Starling & The Sparrow, Ghostlight Theatre Company (2024); Wardrobe Supervisor, Polyphone Festival of New Musicals, The University of the Arts (2024)

Wig & Makeup Assistant Intern

Amelia May

Recently: Makeup Artist / Production Assistant, Spamalot, Performing Arts Training Program NYC (On Broadway); Wig Run Crew, All’s Well That Ends Well, The Theatre School at DePaul University; Film: Hair and Makeup, Hunting Season, Prairie Creek Productions; The Immortal, NY Film Academy; Best Seller, NY Film Academy; Nightwalker, NY Film Academy

Contact our Box Office for more information at 303-292-6700 or [email protected].

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Performance Location

Central City Opera House
124 Eureka St.
Central City, CO 80427

Music

Mary Rodgers

Lyrics

Marshall Barer

Book

Jay Thompson
Dean Fuller
Marshall Barer

Sung In

English
(English supertitles)

Run Time

2 hours, 40 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission

Production Sponsors

Pamela and Louis Bansbach

 

Once Upon A Mattress is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
www.concordtheatricals.com