Purchase Opera Presents: The Tempest Act I

Ariel: Molly Davey , soprano Caliban: Joshua Benevento , tenor Ferdinand: Anthony Caputo, baritone Miranda: Catherine Webber, soprano Prospero: Robert Balonek , baritone Stephano: Julian Whitney, baritone Trinculo: Rasdia Wilmot, baritone Gonzalo: Jeffrey Taveras, tenor King Alonso: JungBum Heo, baritone Antonio: Derek Greten-Harrison , baritone Sebastian: Said Pressley , baritone Iris: D’ana Lombard , soprano Ceres: Diana Wangerin , mezzo soprano Juno: Ilene Pabon, mezzo soprano The opera tells the story of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, albeit in a reduced version: Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, has been ousted from his throne and set adrift on the sea with his daughter, Miranda. The two land on a mystical deserted island and are served by various spirits, including Ariel and Caliban, a misshapen monster. Prospero uses his magical powers to create a storm, causing the shipwreck of the King of Naples and his son, Ferdinand, who thinks he is