A Very Drunken

Christmas Carol

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December 9, 11, 16, & 18, 2022
Tagney Jones Hall, Opera Center

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Overview

charming and impressive…his show is unlike anything I’ve seen.”

– KCTS9

The Drunken Tenor is back! After sold out performances in 2021, A Very Drunken Christmas Carol returns to Seattle Opera this December. See what new shenanigans occur in this retelling of Charles Dickens’ time-honored holiday classic where, in true Drunken Tenor comedy opera fashion, things get turned upside down. While preparing for a holiday concert, The Drunken Tenor gets hit in the head, knocked out, and wakes up in an alternate reality. He embarks on a journey to understand how he became the person he is and the possible consequences of his choices. Along the way, he is joined by duet partners of the past, present, and future for a mix of opera, holiday favorites, and much more.

EVENTS

Throughout the run of A Very Drunken Christmas Carol, we will be collecting food & household supply donations in the lobby in partnership with the Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA) to support local Afghan refugee families.
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Join us for an Ugly Sweater Contest happening during each performance. Come wearing your favorite goofy holiday garments and claim the glory of having the "worst" outfit of the evening!

BRAVO! members: join us for BRAVO! Night on the Friday, December 16 performance!
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Performance Information

Tagney Jones Hall, Opera Center

Performed in English

Performance Time: 2 hours 20 minutes, including 1 intermission

COVID Safety

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Safety Protocols

Cast

Robert McPherson

The Tenor

Tenor

At Seattle Opera in 2022/23: The Tenor, A Very Drunken Christmas Carol

Hometown: Seattle, WA
Seattle Opera Debut: The Tenor, Songs of Summer: The Drunken Tenor – Quarantini Edition (’20)

Previously at Seattle Opera: The Tenor, A Very Drunken Christmas Carol (’21); The Tenor, Songs of Summer: The Drunken Tenor (’21)

Engagements: Idreno, Semiramide (Metropolitan Opera); Andres, Wozzeck (Houston Symphony); Narraboth, Salome (The Israeli Opera); Nadir, The Pearl Fishers (English National Opera) Prince Léopold, La Juive (Opéra national du Rhin); Bannon/Kelly/Lafitte, Trump L’oeil (Florence Gould Hall)

Last Updated: November 2022

Robert McPherson

The Tenor

David McDade

The Pianist

At Seattle Opera in 2022/23: Pianist, Bound

Hometown: Portland, OR
David McDade ﬁrst worked with Seattle Opera in 1995, accompanying rehearsals of Rigoletto and the Ring, before joining the staff full time in 2002. As Head of Coach-Accompanists for Seattle Opera, he works with each conductor to prepare every singer for their roles. He recently served as acting Chorus Master for The Marriage of Figaro (’22) and as piano accompanist in recitals for Amber Wagner and Helena Dix. McDade has been a vocalist, a French horn player, and a conductor.

David McDade

The Pianist

Jennifer Bromagen

The Soprano

Soprano
At Seattle Opera in 2022/23: The Soprano, A Very Drunken Christmas Carol

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Seattle Opera Debut: Bridesmaid, The Marriage of Figaro (’09)
Previously at Seattle Opera: The Soprano, A Very Drunken Christmas Carol (’21); The Soprano, Songs of Summer: The Drunken Tenor (’21); Alice, Count Ory (’16); First Lay Sister, Suor Angelica (’13); Pedro, Don Quichotte (’11)
Engagements: Desdemona, Otello (Pacific Northwest Opera); Konstanze, The Abduction from the Seraglio (Puget Sound Concert Opera); Violetta, La traviata (Pacific Northwest Opera); The Marschallin, Der Rosenkavalier (Pacific Northwest Opera); Amina, La sonnambula (Puget Sound Concert Opera); Soprano Soloist, Rutter Requiem (Seattle Choral Company)

Last Updated: November 2022

Jennifer Bromagen

The Soprano

Sarah Mattox

The Mezzo

Mezzo-soprano
At Seattle Opera in 2022/23: The Mezzo, A Very Drunken Christmas Carol;Wife #1/Market Woman #3, A Thousand Splendid Suns

Hometown: Bend, OR
Seattle Opera Debut: Fyodor, Boris Godunov ('00)
Previously at Seattle Opera: The Mezzo, A Very Drunken Christmas Carol (’21); Teacher, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (’19); Kate Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly (’17); Second Lay Sister, Suor Angelica (’13)
Engagements: Julia Child, Bon Appetit! (Tacoma Opera); Mezzo Soloist, Durufle’s Requiem (Missoula Symphony); Mezzo Soloist, Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9 (Boise Philharmonic); Composer, Heart Mountain Suite (Central Oregon Mastersingers); Mezzo Soloist, Mozart’s Requiem (Harmonia Seattle); Mezzo Soloist, Skirvin’s Curve of Gold and Corigliano’s Fern Hill (Seattle Choral Company)

Last updated: November 2022

Sarah Mattox

The Mezzo

John B. Cooper

The Baritone

Baritone
At Seattle Opera in 2021/22: The Baritone, A Very Drunken Christmas Carol

Hometown: Milton, WA
Seattle Opera Debut
Recently: King Arthur, Spamalot (Tacoma Musical Playhouse); Don Quixote, Man of LaMancha (Tacoma Musical Playhouse); Shrek, Shrek the Musical (Tacoma Musical Playhouse); Tonio, I Pagliacci (Spokane Opera); Figaro, The Barber of Seville (Spokane Opera)

Last Updated: November 2021

John B. Cooper

The Baritone

Holly McPherson

The Voice

At Seattle Opera in 2021/22: The Voice, A Very Drunken Christmas Carol

Hometown: Seattle, WA
Seattle Opera Debut: The Producer, The Drunken Tenor: Quarantini Edition (’20)
Recently: Host, Postmodern Sitcom (Podcast); Corie, Barefoot in the Park (Stageright Theatre Company); Company, Various (Desert Star Theatre)

Last Updated: November 2021

Holly McPherson

The Voice

Stephen Rumph

A Tenor

Tenor
At Seattle Opera in 2023/24: A Tenor, A Very Drunken Christmas Carol

Hometown: Berkeley, CA
Previously at Seattle Opera: Dad, Together (’21 Creation Lab)
Engagements: Faust, Mefistofele and Hoffmann, The Tales of Hoffmann (Pacific Northwest Opera); Edgardo, Lucia di Lammermoor and Danilo, The Merry Widow (Tacoma Opera); Tenor Soloist, Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9 (Seattle Symphony, Tacoma Symphony, Spokane Symphony, and Bozeman Symphony); Mozart’s Requiem (Northwest Sinfonietta and Thalia Symphony)

Last Updated: December 2022

Stephen Rumph

A Tenor

Creative Team

David Gately

Artistic Consultant

Director
At Seattle Opera in 2023/24: Director, 60^th Anniversary Concert & Gala

Hometown: Seattle, WA
Seattle Opera Debut: The Barber of Seville (’92)
Previously at Seattle Opera: Samson and Delilah in Concert(’23); La bohème (’21);The Elixir of Love (’20); Madame Butterfly (’95)
Engagements: Angels in America (BBC Symphony Orchestra); Before Night Falls (Florida Grand Opera); Le contes d'Hoffmann (Palm Beach Opera); Otello (Maryland Lyric Opera); Voir Dire (Fort Worth Opera Festival); A Midsummer Night's Dream (Boston Conservatory at Berklee)