La Esmeralda: The Hunchback of Notre Dame – United States Premiere
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Performances
Thursday, February 4 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 5 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 6 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 7 | 2 p.m.
Pre-Show Talk
We invite you to arrive early for a pre-show talk by artistic director Dr. Merrin Guice Gill 45 minutes prior to the performance (6:45pm/1:15pm).
Event Description
Join us for our 2027 Winter Production, La Esmeralda: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, an opera by Louise Bertin and Victor Hugo.
This beautiful, Romantic opera is one of the earliest stage adaptions of Victor Hugo's classic novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, premiering just five years after the novel's publication. The score was composed by a woman, Louise Bertin, and the text was adapted by Victor Hugo himself.
After premiering in 1836, in a time when female composers were not seriously regarded in the professional music scene, this beautiful work remained largely unknown until being recently rediscovered nearly two centuries later. Bethel's production will be the first time it has been performed on stage in the United States!
Creative Team
Merrin Guice Gill, Artistic Director
Glenn Morehouse Olson, Director
Brad Cawyer, Conductor
Cast
Esmeralda - Josie Scowcroft (Blue*) | Sierra Morton (Gold**)
Pheobus de Châteaupers - Malachi Fox
Claude Frollo - Jaxen Saville (Blue*) | Andrew Crowser (Gold**)
Quasimodo - Rodolpho Perez
Clopin Trouillefou - Jameson Fluegel
Fleur-de-Lys - Trinity Vang
Monsieur de Chevreuse - Carston Krieg
Madame de Gondelaurier - Sonja Kovic
Le Vicomte de Gif - Reagan Badzinski
Monsieur de Morlaix - Andrew Seibel
Fifi LeMieux - Sophia Trobec
Diane - Annalie Kilpela
Berangere - Ella Olson
Perrat Torterue - Emily Dieter
*Blue cast will perform Thursday/Saturday,
**Gold Cast will perform Friday/Sunday
Additional Information
Bethel's production of La Esmeralda will be sung in English, an adaption of the original French libretto, with projected supertitles. This show is intended for children ages 7 and older.
Thursday, February 4 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 5 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 6 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 7 | 2 p.m.
Pre-Show Talk
We invite you to arrive early for a pre-show talk by artistic director Dr. Merrin Guice Gill 45 minutes prior to the performance (6:45pm/1:15pm).
Event Description
Join us for our 2027 Winter Production, La Esmeralda: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, an opera by Louise Bertin and Victor Hugo.
This beautiful, Romantic opera is one of the earliest stage adaptions of Victor Hugo's classic novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, premiering just five years after the novel's publication. The score was composed by a woman, Louise Bertin, and the text was adapted by Victor Hugo himself.
After premiering in 1836, in a time when female composers were not seriously regarded in the professional music scene, this beautiful work remained largely unknown until being recently rediscovered nearly two centuries later. Bethel's production will be the first time it has been performed on stage in the United States!
Creative Team
Merrin Guice Gill, Artistic Director
Glenn Morehouse Olson, Director
Brad Cawyer, Conductor
Cast
Esmeralda - Josie Scowcroft (Blue*) | Sierra Morton (Gold**)
Pheobus de Châteaupers - Malachi Fox
Claude Frollo - Jaxen Saville (Blue*) | Andrew Crowser (Gold**)
Quasimodo - Rodolpho Perez
Clopin Trouillefou - Jameson Fluegel
Fleur-de-Lys - Trinity Vang
Monsieur de Chevreuse - Carston Krieg
Madame de Gondelaurier - Sonja Kovic
Le Vicomte de Gif - Reagan Badzinski
Monsieur de Morlaix - Andrew Seibel
Fifi LeMieux - Sophia Trobec
Diane - Annalie Kilpela
Berangere - Ella Olson
Perrat Torterue - Emily Dieter
*Blue cast will perform Thursday/Saturday,
**Gold Cast will perform Friday/Sunday
Additional Information
Bethel's production of La Esmeralda will be sung in English, an adaption of the original French libretto, with projected supertitles. This show is intended for children ages 7 and older.
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Where is it happening?
3900 Bethel Dr, Saint Paul, MN, United States, Minnesota 55112, 3900 Bethel Dr, St Paul, MN 55112-6902, United States, Arden Hills
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Host or PublisherBethel University Department of Music
