San Francisco Opera Guild performs at CPS.

November 1, 2005, three distinguished performers from The San Francisco Opera Guild will perform for CPS students. The show will include excerpts from the beloved comic opera by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance.

The professional singers will perform the roles of Frederic, the pirates' apprentice, played by Chris Corley; his love-interest Mabel, played by Shawnette Sulker; and the Pirate King, played by Jason Sarten.  Michael Touchi will provide piano accompaniment.  CPS students have been invited to join the performance....students will take the following roles:

Ruth (Frederic's nursemaid):  Emily Hecht
Major General:  Evan Barale
Major General's daughters:  Lauren Burkhardt, JJ Connor, Meghan White
Pirates:  Alex Bensick, Arianna Golden
Police Sergeant:  Mary Howe
Police Officers:  Shayna Brown, Keith Doelling

Members of the CPS Advanced Vocal Ensemble will also join in and sing some of the choruses: Katie Chang, Leo Chingcuanco, Katie Cunico, Carolyn Drake, Tia Ford, Mikaela Kelly, Julia Metzner, Julia Michaels, Vanessa Morales, Nathan Wilairat & Chris Wong

For more information on the CPS performance, please contact Susan Swerdlow (510) 652-0111, x 230

San Francisco Opera Guild was founded in 1939 to provide educational programs to the community and to support San Francisco Opera. Each year, over 40,000 young people in more than 140 schools are introduced to opera through the work of the Guild, which strives to make opera accessible to everyone by taking its programs into schools, hospitals, senior centers and theaters, as well as sponsoring special rehearsals in the War Memorial Opera House. The Opera Guild's Endowment Campaign, "A Gift for All Seasons," was established to provide the funding and resources necessary to continue bringing opera education to young people throughout Northern California. A professionally managed endowment account was established in 1995, which generates income that goes directly to the continued support of such programs as Opera à la Carte, Student Dress Rehearsals and other education programs. During the 2005-06 Season, the Guild sponsors the Student Dress Rehearsals of  The Italian Girl in Algiers, Norma, La Forza del Destino, Madama Butterfly and The Marriage of Figaro.