Norma week 4 - week 3 - week 2 - week 1
Cyrano: week 4 - week 3 - week 2 - week 1
Hansel and Gretel: week 4 - week 3 - week 2 - week 1
Rigoletto: week 4 - week 3 - week 2 - week 1
Summer 2007

Cyrano - Week Two

Christian, tenor Stephen Costello, professes his love to the beautiful Roxane, soprano Evelyn Pollock.

Tenor Stephen Costello (right) makes his Opera Company debut as Christian. Cyrano, baritone Marian Pop (left), offers to help him woo Roxane by writing letters in his name.

Count De Guiche, bass Peter Volpe (right) and Cyrano, baritone Marian Pop, (center) discuss Cyrano's exploits the night before against 100 armed men.

Bass Kenneth Kellogg (left) makes his Opera Company of Philadelphia debut as Ligniere. Here he tells Cyrano, baritone Marian Pop (right), that there are 100 armed men waiting to attack him outside the Gate of Nesle and Cyrano runs off to fight them.

Mezzo-soprano Kathleen Segar, in the role of La Duegne, tells Cyrano, baritone Marian Pop, that he should meet Roxane at the pastry shop.

The Opera Company of Philadelphia Chorus members as the Cadets of Gascogne. Here they rehearse their triumphant salute to cadet life with swords in hand.

Roxane, soprano Evelyn Pollock, confides to Cyrano that she is in love with a young cadet named Christian.

Christian, tenor Stephen Costello, is fatally wounded during the Siege of Arras and dies in the arms of his beloved Roxane, soprano Evelyn Pollock. Cyrano, baritone Marian Pop, was about to reveal his feelings to Roxane but, out of respect for his dying friend, remains silent.