Artists’
PROFILES Deanna Finnman Costume Designer
Deanna’s 15-year association with the Edmonton Opera as head of the wardrobe department and resident costume designer has included costume design credits for Lakme, Pirates of Penzance and Fidelio. Her designs for Edmonton Opera’s South Pacific, The Emperor of Atlantis and The Mikado have earned Sterling Awards for Best Costume Design. Most recently she designed costumes for Edmonton Opera’s production of The Magic Flute. She is excited to collaborate with Camellia Koo and Maria Lamont on a Carmen set in the 1930s.
David Fraser Lighting Designer
Previous designs with the Edmonton Opera include Lucia di Lammermoor, Die Fledermaus, Aida, Cavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacci and Otello. As a Calgary-based artist, David works extensively across the country in theatre, dance and opera. His designs have been seen nationally from the Vancouver Opera to the National Arts Centre, and internationally his work has been presented with choreographers Tania Alvarado and Pam Tzeng. David is currently the production manager at Alberta Theatre Projects in Calgary, and was also the director of production for the English Canadian Exhibition at the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space in June 2015. He has been nominated for a Jessie Richardson Award, two Betty Mitchell Awards and 12 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards, and he has been the recipient twice for his designs.
Leanne Regehr Repetiteur
Pianist Leanne Regehr earned a doctor of music degree in piano performance from Northwestern University and is currently based in Edmonton, where she serves on the faculties of the University of Alberta and the King’s University. Leanne has been engaged as a repetiteur with Shreveport Opera, Mercury Opera and Edmonton Opera. Her dedication to the development of young singers has been recognized through her work as a faculty member with Opera NUOVA, as a staff pianist for Sherrill Milnes’ VOICExperience Program in Florida, and as a coaching fellow at the Aspen Music Festival. Leanne enjoys her freelance career as a soloist, vocal coach, recital partner and adjudicator.
Ha Neul Kim Stage Manager
2015/16 is Ha Neul Kim’s 14th season with Edmonton Opera. A graduate from the University of Alberta with her BFA degree in technical theatre production specializing in stage management, she has been the Edmonton Opera’s stage manager since 2007. She has been the assistant stage manager for many past Edmonton Opera and Manitoba Opera productions, as well as stage managing for the main stage during the Queen’s royal visit, field stage for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2005 World Masters Games, and has worked in theatres across Canada. She also teaches opera stage management at the University of Alberta.
Anna Davidson
Assistant Stage Manager Anna is so happy to be working on Carmen and Mary Stuart this season. Past Edmonton Opera assistant stage manager credits include Lucia di Lammermoor, The Magic Flute, Barber of Seville, Madama Butterfly, Die Fledermaus, Salome, Eugene Onegin and The Mikado. She has worked as a stage manager or ASM for the Citadel Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Workshop West, Theatre Network, Concrete Theatre and L’Uni Théâtre. She is a graduate of the theatre production program at MacEwan and is a freelance technician and member of IATSE Local 210.
Gina Moe
Assistant Stage Manager Gina Moe’s recent Edmonton Opera assistant stage manager credits include Lucia di Lammermoor, The Magic Flute and The Tales of Hoffmann. Stage management credits include The Last Five Years and Little One (Theatre Network), Sleuth, The Euphorians, Angels on Horseback, Witness to a Conga and The Occultist’s Holiday (Teatro la Quindicina), Heroine and Victoria Martin: Math Team Queen (Northern Light Theatre), Craniatrium (Firefly Theatre), Enchanted April, The Retreat From Moscow and Trying (Theatre Calgary), and Cooking at the Cookery, Trying, Einstein’s Gift, Wit and Skylight (Citadel Theatre). Gina is a two-time winner of the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes award for Outstanding Achievement in Production.
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