Ariel: Molly Davey, soprano
Caliban: Joshua Benevento, tenor
Ferdinand: Anthony Caputo, baritone
Miranda: Catherine Webber, soprano
Prospero: Robert Balonek, baritone
Stephano: Julian Whitney, baritone
Trinculo: Rasdia Wilmot, baritone
Gonzalo: Jeffrey Taveras, tenor
King Alonso: JungBum Heo, baritone
Antonio: Derek Greten-Harrison, baritone
Sebastian: Said Pressley, baritone
Iris: D’ana Lombard, soprano
Ceres: Diana Wangerin, mezzo soprano
Juno: Ilene Pabon, mezzo soprano
The opera tells the story of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, albeit in a reduced version: Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, has been ousted from his throne and set adrift on the sea with his daughter, Miranda. The two land on a mystical deserted island and are served by various spirits, including Ariel and Caliban, a misshapen monster. Prospero uses his magical powers to create a storm, causing the shipwreck of the King of Naples and his son, Ferdinand, who thinks he is the sole survivor. Miranda a