WHEN:
February 15, 2025, at 7:30 p.m
WHERE:
New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough Street
Boston, MA
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...In the year 411 B.C., the Athenian Aristophanes made a statement on the then-current state of public affairs amidst the decades-long Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. His play, names after an Athenian female character names Lysistrata, weighed in on the issue in Aristophanes’s signature satirical style. Serving as a delicious premise, Adamo reimagined the play by cutting three scenes, creating new characters, changing the war and inviting a wrangling romance between Lysistrata and the Athenian leader Nico..."
CAST:
The ATHENIAN WOMEN
XANTHE/APHRODITE: Maggie Finnegan (soprano)
LYSIA/LYSISTRATA: Anya Matanovic (soprano)
MYRRHINE: Katherine Beck (mezzo-soprano)
SAPPHO: Felicia Gavilanes (mezzo-soprano)
KLEONIKE: Lucy Schaufer (mezzo-contralto)
The SPARTAN WOMEN
CHARITO/TISIPHONE: Jamie-Rose Guarrine (soprano)
DIKA/ALECTO: Kristen Watson (soprano)
ARETE/MEGAERA: Christina English (mezzo-soprano)
LAMPITO: Sandra Piques Eddy (mezzo-contralto)
The ATHENIAN MEN
NIKIAS/NICO: David Portillo (tenor)
KINESIAS: John Moore (baritone)
The SPARTAN MEN
MARON: Fausto Miro (tenor)
ALPHEUS/ARES: Neal Ferreira (tenor)
LEONIDAS: Kevin Deas (bass-baritone)
