THE BURNING HOUSE
by Carter Family Marionettes
Presented in May of 2002 and June of 2006
Composed by Haydn especially for the royal marionette opera at the palace of Prince Esterhazy, this production has been restaged by Carter Family Marionettes. It has been presented in Seattle at Northwest Puppet Center and in Germany at the palace of Frederick the Great for Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci.
SEATTLE PERFORMERS
Puppeteers: Christine, Dmitri and Stephen Carter
Soprano: Catherine Webster
Tenor: Scott Whitaker
Bass: Peter Becker
1st Violin: Rob Diggins
2nd Violin: Olga Hauptman
Violia: Margriet Tindemans
Cello: Elizabeth Reed
Woodwinds: Sand Dalton
POTSDAM PERFORMERS
Puppeteers: Christine, Dmitri and Stephen Carter
Spoken Dialogue: Hans-Werner Bussinger, Klaus Heindl, Michael Klemm, Nadja Winter
Singers: Ferdinand von Bothmer, Isa Katharina Gericke, Andreas Karasiak, Otto Katzameier
Musical Ensemble: Capella Augustina
Conductor: Andreas Spering
1st Violin: Andrea Keller, Marcua Diehl, Fiona Stevens, Malina Mantcheva
2nd Violin: Gudrun Engelhardt, Ulrike Fischer, Anna von Raussendor
Viola: Gabrielle Kancachian, Florian Schulte
Violoncello: Markus Mollenbeck, Kathrin Sutor
Doublebass: Michael Neuhaus
Flute: Marcello Gatti, Annie Laflamme
Oboe: Josef Domenech, Diego Nadra
Clarinet: Peter Rabl, Christian Koll
Fagott: Rainer Johannsen, Gyorgyi Farkas
Horn: Christian Binde, Karen Libischewski
Trumpet: Ute Hartwich, Sebastian Kuhn
Pauken: Friedemann Werzlau
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