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The Mary Shelley Opera
Miniature by Reginal Easton [Bodleian Library, Oxford]
Opera History

Presented by Collaborative Arts Project 21
The Monday Night Reading Series

New Scenes from Mary Shelley
Libretto by Deborah Atherton and Music by Allan Jaffe
Directed by Wendy Waterman
Musical Direction by Lawrence Wolf

The Cast:
Mary Shelley Keaton Douglas
Mrs. GodwinCarmen Artis
Harriet ShelleyMelanie Mitrano
Mr. GodwinPeter Van Derick
Percy Bysshe Shelley  John Hammel
Clare ClaremontMelanie Galloway
Victor FrankensteinJohn Hammel
GeorgeRichard Lissemore
The MonsterJudd Harris
Child's VoiceBonnie Gleicher
NarratorRichard Lissemore

Performed at Collaborative Arts Project 21 in New York, NY
August 2, 1999

Presented by The Composers Forum of Montclair, NJ

Excerpts and Concert Reading from the New Opera Mary Shelley
Libretto by Deborah Atherton and Music by Allan Jaffe
Conducted by Gaylord French
Produced by Diane Moser
Accompanied by a 10 Piece Chamber Orchestra

The Cast:
Mary Shelley Keaton Douglas
Percy ShelleyStephen Oosting
Lord ByronPeter Stewart
Clare Claremont  Carmen Artis
Dr. PolidariJohn Hammel
The MonsterJoe Who
The NarratorCamille Wiedorn

Performed at Central Presbyterian Church of Montclair, New Jersey
on Sunday, February 8, 1998

Presented by Women Centerstage
The Culture Project at The Salon

First Performance of Excerpts from the New Opera Mary Shelley
Libretto by Deborah Atherton and Music by Allan Jaffe
Music Direction by Lawrence Wolf

The Cast:
Mary Shelley Alexandra Montano
Percy ShelleyTom Bogdan
Lord Byron and the Monster  Peter Stewart
Clare ClaremontKristen Norderval
Dr. PolidariNeil Farrell

Performed at The Salon, 432 East 91st Street, New York, NY
on August 13, 1996