Opera Company of Philadelphia • November 10, 12, 15, 20, 1995 at the Academy of Music
Scenic and Lighting Design: Boyd Ostroff • Director: Robert B. Driver • Choreographer: Jennie Diggs • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Klaus Arp
Alfred: Richard Troxell • Adele: Cheryl Parrish • Rosalinde: Stella Zamballis • Eisenstein: Robert Orth • Dr. Blind: Melvin Lowery • Dr. Falke: Stephen Bronk • Frank: John Davies • Prince Orlofsky: Douglas Perry • Ida: Heather Dials • Fräuline Frocsh: Ulrike Huhs
“As the head of the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s new production center at the Frankford Arsenal, Boyd Ostroff’s rare combination of creativity and practicality are regularly put to the test. Ostroff’s ability to realize the director’s vision while working within budgetary constraints and still pull down raves from the critics was most recently evident in last fall’s original production of Die Fledermaus.” – Seven Arts Magazine, “Fifty Names To Remember”, January 1996
“Sets, costumes and voices are handsome, the staging is appropriately spirited, and the orchestra has plenty of fizz.” – David Patrick Stearns, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/3/2005
“Boyd Ostroff’s sets and Richard St. Clair’s costumes lent a sense of bourgeois luxury without undue heaviness” – David Shengold, Philadelphia City Paper, 5/12/2005
“Aided by Boyd Ostroff’s sumptuous and stylish sets, Richard St. Clair’s handsome costumes, and Drew Billiau’s customarily skillful lighting, Driver hit the mood and milieu of this charming yet far from superficial comedy to perfection.” – Bernard Jacobson, Musicweb-International.com, June 2005
“Boyd Ostroff’s set was simple but effective: a simple framework that was dressed up with cozy furniture to become Eisenstein’s home or with bars to become the jail.” – Steven Brown, Orlando Sentinel, 3/14/1998
“Boyd Ostroff’s ingenious set from Philadelphia Opera framed each of the operetta’s scenes — drawing room, ballroom, jailhouse — against a Viennese skyline” – John Fleming, St. Petersburg Times, 10/2/2001
Design Sketches
Production Photos
Backstage Photos
Design and Technical Drawings
Production Staff (1995)
Director of Production: Boyd Ostroff • Asst Production Director: Kathryn Havey • Scenic Coordinator: Michael Harvey • Lighting Coordinator: John Hoey • Stage Manager: Tara Kovach • Asst Stage Managers: Kimberly Wetherell, Bill Fabris • Asst Lighting Designer: Kara O’Grady • Costume Director: Richard St. Clair • Asst Stage Director: Ulrike Huhs
Technical Director: John Callahan • Properties Master: Lou Petrucci, Jr • Master Electrician: Michael Hennessy • Asst Electrician: Mark Petrucci • Flyman: TImothy Callahan
Shop Carpenters: John Callahan, Chris O’Shea, Don Ogle, Matthew McIntyre, Paul Lodes, Thomas Bowen, Timothy Callahan
Scenic Artists: Kevin Baratier, Elizabeth Bonaventurea, Gay Studebaker, Matt Suchodolski, Nick Rye, Wolfgang Hull
Scenery Data
- Built Sep-Nov, 1995 at the Opera Company of Philadelphia Production Center / Bulletin Building
- Scenery construction budget: $92,316 • Actual cost: $87,538 • Total rental income: $275,250 as of May 2011
- Load-in crew: 17 • Run Crew: 14 (carpenters, flymen and props only) • 8 hours required for load-in • 1 truck required for shipping
- Sold to Quebec Opera 2011
Backstage Photos – Syracuse Opera Company • May, 2000
Die Fledermaus – revival
Opera Company of Philadelphia • April 29, May 1, 4, 7, 13, 15, 2005 at the Academy of Music
Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff • Director: Robert B. Driver • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Choreographer: Seth Hoff • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris
Alfred: Bruce Ford • Adele: Sarah Tannehill • Rosalinde: Christine Goerke • Eisenstein: William Burden • Dr. Blind: John Easterlin • Dr. Falke: Jochen Schmeckenbecher • Frank: John Davies • Prince Orlofsky: Sarah Castle • Ida: Ulrike Shapiro • Frosch: Grant Neale
Production Photos (2005)
Backstage Photos (2005)
Production Staff (2005)
Director of Design and Technology: Boyd Ostroff • Production Manager: Gregory Prioleau • Props Coordinator: Cindy Felice • Lighting Coordinator: Drew Billiau • Production Stage Manager: Jennifer Hammontree • Asst Stage Managers: Lauren Regester, Hannah Stricklin • Asst Scenic Designer: Hannah Price • Asst Lighting Designer: Shelley Hicklin • Costume Director: Richard St. Clair • Asst Director: Renée Rollin
Technical Director: John Callahan • Properties Master: Paul Lodes • Master Electrician: Dennis Moore, Jr • Asst Electrician: William Hennessy • Flyman: Timothy Callahan
Shop Carpenters: John Callahan, Timothy Callahan, Paul Lodes, Thomas Bowen, Steven Paul, Edward Murray
Scenic Artists: Hannah Price, Vanessa Fenton
Props Artists: Jonanna Dinella, Gina Unander, Vanessa Fenton
Production History
Opera Company of Philadelphia • November 10, 12, 15, 20, 1995 (premiere) at the Academy of Music • Scenic and Lighting Design: Boyd Ostroff • Director: Robert B. Driver • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Klaus Arp
Edmonton Opera • March 16, 19, 21, 1996 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff • Director: Kelly Robinson • Conductor: Robert Dean
New Orleans Opera Association • October 16, 19, 1996 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Indianapolis Opera • November 3-10, 1996 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Opera Grand Rapids • February 21, 22, 1997 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Opera Lyra Ottawa • March 8, 10,12, 14, 1997 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Orlando Opera Company • March 13, 14, 15, 1998 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff • Director: Ken Cazan • Costume Design: Charles R. Caine • Conductor: Paul Nadler
The Classic Center • February 11, 13, 2000 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Kentucky Opera • March 10, 12, 2000 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Calgary Opera Association • March 25, 29, 31, 2000 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Syracuse Opera Company • May 5, 7, 2000 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Opera/Columbus • November 16, 17, 18, 2000 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center • November 30, December 1, 2, 2001 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff • Conductor: Anton Coppola
Opera Saskatchewan • February 21, 22, 2002 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Utah Opera • March 15, 17, 19, 23, 2003 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Knoxville Opera • February 6, 8, 2004 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Nashville Opera Association • January 28, 299, February 4, 5, 2005 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Opera Company of Philadelphia • April 29, May 1, 4, 7, 13, 15, 2005 at the Academy of Music • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff • Director: Robert B. Driver • Lighting Design: Drew Billiau • Costume Design: Richard St. Clair • Hair and Makeup Design: Tom Watson • Conductor: Corrado Rovaris
Dayton Opera • March 4, 10, 12, 2006 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff • Director: James De Blasis • Conductor: Jeffrey Powell
Manitoba Opera • November 25, 28, December 1, 2006 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff • Director: Ann Hodges • Costume Design: Malabar Limited
Arizona Opera • November 10,11, 15, 16, 2007 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff
Opera Carolina • May 1, 3, 4, 2008 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff • Director: Michael Baumgarten • Lighting Design: Michael Baumgarten • Costume Design: Malabar Limited • Conductor: James Meena
Austin Lyric Opera • May 30, June 1, 5, 7, 2008 • Scenic Design: Boyd Ostroff