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The ensemble's first production was in January 1991, Gluck's ''Orfeo ed Euridice'', with counter-tenor Derek Lee Ragin as Orpheus, with a period-instrument orchestra, at the Church of St Paul the Apostle at Lincoln Center. Later in 1991, they mounted Monteverdi's ''Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda'', again with a period orchestra. In 1992, OQ produced the New York premiere of Louise LaBruyère's ''Everyman'', after the mediæval Morality Play. Soprano Tracey Mitchell sang the title role, with Cyril and Libbye Hellier as Kindred and Cousin, respectively. The production then toured to New Orleans. In 1995, the company presented a staged version of Schönberg's ''Pierrot lunaire'', at the New School For Social Research . Opera Quotannis won much critical acclaim, and was the recipient of various awards and grants. In March 1997, they presented their final production, the original ''opéra-comique'' version of Cherubini's ''Médée'', at Alice Tully Hall , Lincoln Center , marking the bicentennial of the work's premiere. In the cast were Phyllis Treigle , Carl Halvorson, D'Anna Fortunato , David Arnold, Thaïs St Julien , Jayne West and Andrea Matthews. Subsequently, Newport Classic recorded the production for release on Compact Discs. |
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