June 5, 2020 7:30PM
June 7, 2020 2:00PM
Huntington Avenue Theatre
MERRIE ENGLAND
By Edward German
Libretto by Basil Hood
Fully staged, Sung in English
This performance was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Our season ends with a satirical take on the love and rivalries at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. The success of Merrie England established Edward German’s position as heir apparent to Arthur Sullivan at the Savoy Theater. His engaging and colorful score combined with a witty libretto has been performed more often than any other British operetta written in the 20th century.
“This is proof that…opera can certainly flourish in Boston.”
–EDGE
Cast and Creative
Daniel Greenwood
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
David Macaluso
WALTER WILKINS, A PLAYER
Sara Heaton
BESSIE THROCKMORTON
Michelle Trainor
JILL-ALL-ALONE
John Allen Nelson
THE EARL OF ESSEX
Fred Furnari
LONG TOM, ROYAL FORESTER
Matthew Arnold
BIG BEN, ROYAL FORESTER
Felicia Gavilanes
THE MAY QUEEN
Colin Levin
SILAS SIMKINS, ANOTHER PLAYER
Janna Baty
GOOD QUEEN BESS
Danny Pelzig
STAGE DIRECTOR
