conceived and composed by
Mehmet Ali Sanl?kol
coffeehouse opera concept
developed by Robert Labaree
based on:
The Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare,
Un Capitano Moro (A Moorish Captain) by Giovanbattista Giraldi,
and
K?zlara?as?'n?n Pi�i (The Bastard of the Chief Black Eunuch) by Resad Ekrem Ko�u
music from 16th and 17th century sources from Europe and Turkey
arranged, with original music, by Mehmet Ali Sanl?kol
script by Robert Labaree and
additional Turkish poetry by Mehmet Ali Sanl?kol
featuring,
Meddah Hayali [
Max Sklar, a speaking role]
: a traditional Ottoman coffeehouse storyteller
S�mb�l A?a [
Mehmet Ali Sanl?kol, tenor]
: an aged, retired
chief black eunuch of the Ottoman court
Suzan [
Camila Parias, soprano]
: a European slave girl who becomes
the wife of S�mb�l
Frenk Mustafa [
Michael Barrett, baritone]
:
S�mb�l's aide,
a former European slave
Saadet [
Burcu G�le�, contralto]:
Suzan's maid, a Turkish
village woman trained in the palace
and,
Michael Barrett
, lute, recorders
*
Beth Bahia Cohen
, kemane
(spike fiddle), violin, �iftetelli
(octave violin)
*
Burcu G�le�
, kas?k
(wooden spoons), parmak zili
(finger cymbals), castanets *
Robert Labaree
, �eng
(Ottoman harp), voice
*
Carol Lewis
, gamba
*
Steven Lundahl
, sackbut, trumpet, recorders
*
Mehmet Ali Sanl?kol, ud
(short-necked lute), ney
(cane flute), zurna
(double reed pipe) *
Dan Stillman
, sackbut, trumpet, dulcian
*
George Lernis
and
Bertram Lehmann
, percussion: nekkare
(small kettledrums),davul
(bass drum), darbuka
(hour glass shaped drum), bendir
(frame drum), daire
(frame drum with bells)
, gongs
, cymbals
, talking drum, bombo
and k�s (large kettledrums)