Pictures of Act 1 performed Friday Night.

(100K) 929 x 472	Mrs. Rotraud Lopp conducting	(98K) 845 x 519	Mrs.Lopp and a few of the orchestra members
(92K) 554 x 638	Berko- Aaron Lau, sits on the steps of the country house	(110K) 498 x 629	Manja the gypsy sings of love
(97K) 814 x 420	Full stage scene- terrace of Maritza's country house where Tschekko speaks briefly with the gypsys' Berko and Manja	(105K) 453 x 810	Manja's beautiful solo
(198K) 918 x 672	Tassilo (as Mr.Torok) is followed by his adoring young female admirers	(133K) 716 x 486	The young ladies sing their hero a song
(114K) 527 x 840	Five year old girls' choir member, Margaret Cusson, steals the show!	(78K) 411 x 497	Gifts for their hero
(97K) 686 x 502	Young boys, Laughlin McFadyen and Joel McAllister spy on the girls from the bushes	(131K) 778 x 422	The girls choir show Tassilo their new dance they practised just for him
(74K) 411 x 607	Tassilo and Liebenberg reunite their friendship after a long abscence	(133K) 689 x 700	Tassilo sings to Liebenberg about his fondness for the Vienna he left behind
(112K) 424 x 794	Prince Popolescu makes a grand, pompous entrance	(133K) 529 x 831	Countess Maritza- Kelly Crook, enters and sings to her people (backround shows Popolescu and Gentle Lady Aino Fingerhut
(126K) 462 x 710	Maritza sings about her love of gypsy music	(142K) 761 x 537	Berko plays for Maritza with her guests and her people watching
(215K) 987 x 615	The farmworkers (soprano and tenor sections) watch Maritza closely	(166K) 818 x 599	Singing for their Maritza (bass and alto sections)
(125K) 744 x 493	Aristocratic guests: Lynn Hill, Frank Grant and Aino Fingerhut	(88K) 434 x 623	Tassilo and his sister Lisa meet unexpectedly
(141K) 714 x 680	Lisa falls for her brothers explanation to why he's posing as a bailiff	(111K) 621 x 601	Maritza confides to Ilke that she is not really engaged at all...it is a farce to dicourage pestering suitors
(119K) 679 x 609	Zsupan arrives to claim his bethroval to Maritza	(127K) 630 x 627	Tassilo enjoys the gypsy music with the crowd
(99K) 726 x 366	The Hungarian Woman Dancers entertain (M.F.T Dance School from Hines Creek, Alberta)	(114K) 783 x 359	Hungarian Dancers II
(104K) 779 x 341	Hungarian Dancers III	(88K) 789 x 309	Full stage scene- Hungarian Dancers bow in respect to Maritza
(198K) 978 x 563	Zsupan and Popolescu vie for Maritza's arm, and unwittingly end up with each other for the moment, much to the amusement of the crowd of farmworkers and honoured guests	(186K) 879 x 617	Manja calls to Maritza, asking to read her palm and fortell her future regarding love; crowd watches
(134K) 557 x 629	Manja trys to convince Maritza to allow her a palm reading; crowd is curious	(179K) 910 x 629	Maritza gives Manja her palm to read; crowd is intrigued
(82K) 376 x 569	Manja reads Maritza's palm and tells her a handsome man of noble name will be her true love; crowd overhears	(134K) 694 x 648	Alto and bass section watches Maritza and Manja
(202K) 680 x 926	Soprano and tenor section sing to Maritza about the wisdom of palm reading	(177K) 817 x 591	Soprano and Tenor section as Farmers sing to Maritza
(154K) 914 x 634	Zsupan, Lisa and a few guests sing to Maritza

This page created on a Macintosh using PhotoPage by John A. Vink.