A. Sokolovic

New England Conservatory, 2021

Director: Sarah Jane Pelzer

Maestros: Brett Hodgdon and Damien Krzyzek

Set, Costumes: Brooke Stanton

Lighting: Jeff Aldeburg

with Emma Robertson, Sara Buggy, Huanhuan Xie, Kayleigh Bennett, Darby Clinard, Juliette Kaoudji

and (not pictured):

Loren Graziano, Katerina Skafidas, Shuqi Yang, Andersen White, Chihiro Asano and Yuwen Sun

A. Sokolovic / B. Bartók

Manitoba Underground Opera, 2021

This unique production combined Svadba and Bluebeard’s castle as a double bill exploring one woman’s regret over entering an abusive marriage. Judith performed in person against the backdrop of an otherwise pre-recorded cast as she puzzled out how she’d arrived at the present moment of her life.

Direction, Design and Video: Sarah Jane Pelzer

Maestro: Kimberly Bartzac

with Dawn Bruch-Wiens, Ian Fundytus, Jayne Hammond, Janice Marple, Katherine Mayba, Kathleen Murphy, Melanie Nicol and Karen Santos.

Photos by Paul McKeen

J. Dove

The Glenn Gould School, 2019

Director: Sarah Jane Pelzer

Maestro: Peter Tiefenbach

Costumes, Set and Props: Anna Treusch

Lighting: Noah Feaver

with Michael Dodge, Noah Grove, Thera Barclay, Benjamin Loyst, Tyler Cervini and Christopher Miller

Photos by Nicola Betts

G.C. Menotti

Vancouver Opera, 2020

Director: Sarah Jane Pelzer

Maestro: Leslie Dala

Set, Costume, Props: Patrick Rizzotti

Lighting: Jeremy Baxter

Video: Collide Media

with Andreas Dala, Stephanie Tritchew, Sergio Flores, Jason Cook, Michael MacKinnon and Henry Chen

Stills from digital presentation

Full credits in final photos

The Triumph of Truth and Time - Handel

Directed and dramaturged for Manitoba Underground Opera.

Adapted and conducted by Brendan McKeen.

Photos by Paul McKeen

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The Three Little Pigs - Mozart/Davies

Directed and designed for Manitoba Underground Opera.

Music Direction by Nicola Davies.

Photos by Paul McKeen.

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““Leave the thorn, gather the rose,” which began as a tender ballad sung to Sawyer before oozing into a power-driven seduction, became its own forbidden fruit, and instilled a fascinating subtext of homoeroticism between Beauty and Pleasure. Her sudden tightening of Beauty’s arm like a cobra’s death grip at the end of her solo was hands-down the most heart stopping moment of the entire Manitoba Underground season…”

Holly Harris - Opera Canada

G. Donizetti

Burnaby Lyric Opera, 2019.

Director: Sarah Jane Pelzer

Maestro: Angus Kellet

Costumes: Gina Morel

Set and Props: Joseph Spitale

Lighting: Celeste English

with Sergio Flores, Kallie Beth Clayton, Aaron Durand, Michael McKinnon and Isabella Halladay.

Photos by Ilijc Albanese

P. Viardot

Yulanda M. Faris program at Vancouver Opera, 2017

Director, design: Sarah Jane Pelzer

Maestro: Leslie Dala

with Vanessa Oude-Reimerink, Ryan Downey, Peter Monaghan, Leah Giselle Field, Charlotte Beglinger, Martin Renner Wallace, Taylor Pardell

Photos by Caren Tereschak

The Fairy Queen - Purcell

Directed and designed for the Opera Studio of the Victoria Conservatory of Music.

Additional costume design by James Insell and Brady Taylor

Photos by Bruce Gammie

Dido and Aeneas - Purcell

Directed and designed for the Opera Studio of the Victoria Conservatory of Music in collaboration with Pacific Opera Victoria.

Photos by Ilijc Albanese