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| Alison Kelly has performed numerous roles from the musical theater, operetta, and musical genres. She received her Master of Music at the Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelor of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Most recently she was the alternate Christine Daa� in Das Phantom der Oper at the Neue Flora in Hamburg, Germany to critical acclaim. Other musical theater roles include Maria in West Side Story, Fiona in Briga- doon, Lady Rowena in Once Upon a Mattress, Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, Eve in One Bad Apple, and Cunegonde in Candide. Ms. Kelly also performed Rosina in Barber of Seville, Maria in The Daughter of the Regiment, Yum-Yum in The Mikado, Gianetta in The Gondoliers, Nicemis in the world premier of Thespis, Marie in The Great Waltz, Valencienne in The Merry Widow, Lisa in Countess Mariza, Adele in Die Fledermaus, and the title role in Jolanthe. As a concert soloist she has sung Berlioz, Rutter, Haydn, H�ndel, Mozart, among others. Ms. Kelly has also sung on stage with Jessye Norman, Elton John, Vanessa Williams, and Barry Manilow. |
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| The American tenor Gerald Frantzen most recently appeared as Feuerwehr- mann/Tr�ger (Fireman/Porter) and understudied the role of Ubaldo Piangi in the German production of The Phantom of the Opera in Hamburg. Mr. Frantzen started his voice training at the University of Iowa and received his Master of Music at the New England Conservatory in Boston. He had en- gagements at such opera houses as Santa Fe Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Sarasota Opera, and Natchez Opera. His opera credits include roles like Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Prunier in La Rondine, Giove in Il Rittorno d'Ulisse, Narraboth in Salome, Damon in Acis and Galatea. Camille in The Merry Widow, Marco in The Gondoliers, Spar- keion in the world premier of Thespis, and Prince Sandor in The Duchess of Chicago belong to his operetta credits. After having performed in such musicals as West Side Story, Once Upon a Mattress, Sound of Music, and Brigadoon, he made his European debut as Russian in the Norwegian production of Chess. Before Gerald Frantzen joined the cast of Das Phantom der Oper, he played the role of Davie in the Bremen production of Jekyll & Hyde. |