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Aria Scared? Spooky Songs for Halloween

October 22, 2022

Kyle Hancock, as Sir Roderic Murgatroyd, performs "When the night wind howls" from Gilbert & Sullivan's "Ruddigore." He wears a frilled shirt and a dark jacket, and holds up his hands to his head with a crazed expression. — Kyle Hancock, as Sir Roderic Murgatroyd, performs “When the night wind howls” from Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Ruddigore.” He wears a frilled shirt and a dark jacket, and holds up his hands to his head with a crazed expression.

Kyle Hancock, as Sir Roderic Murgatroyd, performs "When the night wind howls" from Gilbert & Sullivan's "Ruddigore." He holds a skull up beside his head and smiles fondly, gesturing outwards with his other hand. — Kyle Hancock, as Sir Roderic Murgatroyd, performs “When the night wind howls” from Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Ruddigore.” He holds a skull up beside his head and smiles fondly, gesturing outwards with his other hand.

Lucia (Yana White) sings of her encounter with a murdered ghost in the aria "Regnava nel silenzio" from Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." — Lucia (Yana White) sings of her encounter with a murdered ghost in the aria “Regnava nel silenzio” from Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.”

Holly Howard as Euridice, glamorous in black lace and sunglasses, sings of her loneliness in the aria "Ah! What a sad destiny" from Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld." — Holly Howard as Euridice, glamorous in black lace and sunglasses, sings of her loneliness in the aria “Ah! What a sad destiny” from Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld.”

Doug Brunker (right, in a ragged black cape), Yana White (center, crowned with blackened bones), and Holly Howard (right, with skulls in her hair and a similar black cloak), perform the "Witches' Trio" from Verdi's "Macbeth." Doug stirs a black cauldron with a large bone, and Yana reads from a spellbook. — Doug Brunker (right, in a ragged black cape), Yana White (center, crowned with blackened bones), and Holly Howard (right, with skulls in her hair and a similar black cloak), perform the “Witches’ Trio” from Verdi’s “Macbeth.” Doug stirs a black cauldron with a large bone, and Yana reads from a spellbook.

Doug Brunker (right, in a ragged black cape), Yana White (center, crowned with blackened bones), and Holly Howard (right, with skulls in her hair and a similar black cloak), perform the "Witches' Trio" from Verdi's "Macbeth." The three witches look menacingly out at the audience, kneeling around their cauldron among the tombstones. In the shadows behind them, Thiago Nascimento accompanies on piano. — Doug Brunker (right, in a ragged black cape), Yana White (center, crowned with blackened bones), and Holly Howard (right, with skulls in her hair and a similar black cloak), perform the “Witches’ Trio” from Verdi’s “Macbeth.” The three witches look menacingly out at the audience, kneeling around their cauldron among the tombstones. In the shadows behind them, Thiago Nascimento accompanies on piano.

Will Derusha as Mephistopheles sings "Le veau d'or" from Gounod's "Faust," wearing an ornate vest and stretching his arms out menacingly. In the background, Thiago Nascimento accompanies. — Will Derusha as Mephistopheles sings “Le veau d’or” from Gounod’s “Faust,” wearing an ornate vest and stretching his arms out menacingly. In the background, Thiago Nascimento accompanies.

Yana White puppets two Muppet-style worms as they "sing" of their exploits in eating corpses and books, in the aria "I due tarli" by Riccardo Zandonai. — Yana White puppets two Muppet-style worms as they “sing” of their exploits in eating corpses and books, in the aria “I due tarli” by Riccardo Zandonai.

Hermann (Doug Brunker) kneels beside the grave of the Countess, in a scene from Tchaikovsky's "The Queen of Spades." — Hermann (Doug Brunker) kneels beside the grave of the Countess, in a scene from Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades.”

The ghost of the Countess (Yana White) frightens Hermann (Doug Brunker) in the graveyard, in a scene from Tchaikovsky's "The Queen of Spades." — The ghost of the Countess (Yana White) frightens Hermann (Doug Brunker) in the graveyard, in a scene from Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades.”

Don Giovanni (Will Derusha) kneels singing before the Commendatore (Kyle Hancock) in dramatic purple lighting, surrounded by tombstones. In the background, Thiago Nascimento accompanies on piano.

Lit in dramatic purple, the Furies (Yana White and Holly Howard) drag Don Giovanni (Will Derusha) down in chains. The Commendatore (Kyle Hancock) stands over the scene, masked.

Don Giovanni (Will Derusha), lit in dramatic purple and wearing a white poet's blouse and chains, shouts up to the sky as the Commendatore (Kyle Hancock) looms behind him. — Don Giovanni (Will Derusha), lit in dramatic purple and wearing a white poet’s blouse and chains, shouts up to the sky as the Commendatore (Kyle Hancock) looms behind him.

Doug Brunker waves his hands dramatically, wearing long spiky gloves, as he sings Camille Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre." — Doug Brunker waves his hands dramatically, wearing long spiky gloves, as he sings Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Danse Macabre.”

Emmy (Yana White) sings "Emmy’s Ballad of the Vampire" from Heinrich Marschner's "Der Vampyr." She wears a beautiful red peasant gown and a white blouse, looking anxious, with a lantern sitting beside her. Among the tombstones surrounding her, other cast members (Doug Brunker, Kyle Hancock, and Holly Howard) lurk in dark clothing. — Emmy (Yana White) sings “Emmy’s Ballad of the Vampire” from Heinrich Marschner’s “Der Vampyr.” She wears a beautiful red peasant gown and a white blouse, looking anxious, with a lantern sitting beside her. Among the tombstones surrounding her, other cast members (Doug Brunker, Kyle Hancock, and Holly Howard) lurk in dark clothing.

In a scene from Marschner's "Der Vampyr", Lord Ruthven (Will Derusha), a vampire in a shimmering red and black cape, spreads his arms out dramatically as he sings. In the background, his next victim (Holly Howard) peers around a tombstone, fascinated. — In a scene from Marschner’s “Der Vampyr”, Lord Ruthven (Will Derusha), a vampire in a shimmering red and black cape, spreads his arms out dramatically as he sings. In the background, his next victim (Holly Howard) peers around a tombstone, fascinated.

In a scene from Marschner's "Der Vampyr", Lord Ruthven (Will Derusha), a vampire in a shimmering red and black cape, leads forth his victim (Holly Howard, in a white nightgown and black cape). She has a vacant, enchanted stare on her face. — In a scene from Marschner’s “Der Vampyr”, Lord Ruthven (Will Derusha), a vampire in a shimmering red and black cape, leads forth his victim (Holly Howard, in a white nightgown and black cape). She has a vacant, enchanted stare on her face.

In a scene from Marschner's "Der Vampyr", Lord Ruthven (Will Derusha) kneels over the hypnotized figure of his victim (Holly Howard) as she lies on the ground among the tombstones. — In a scene from Marschner’s “Der Vampyr”, Lord Ruthven (Will Derusha) kneels over the hypnotized figure of his victim (Holly Howard) as she lies on the ground among the tombstones.

In a scene from Marschner's "Der Vampyr", Will Derusha (Lord Ruthven) swirls his cape dramatically as the chorus of witches and goblins (Yana White and Holly Howard) creeps up behind him. — In a scene from Marschner’s “Der Vampyr”, Will Derusha (Lord Ruthven) swirls his cape dramatically as the chorus of witches and goblins (Yana White and Holly Howard) creeps up behind him.

Doug Brunker, Yana White, and Holly Howard perform "Chorus of Witches and Goblins" from "The Vampire," wearing dramatic black robes and standing among tombstones. In the background, with a candelabra on the piano, Thiago Nascimento accompanies. — Doug Brunker, Yana White, and Holly Howard perform “Chorus of Witches and Goblins” from “The Vampire,” wearing dramatic black robes and standing among tombstones. In the background, with a candelabra on the piano, Thiago Nascimento accompanies.

Yana White sings the "Witch's Aria" from Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel." She wears a white blouse with a cupcake apron and carries a broom. Her hair is white and fluffy and full of pieces of candy. She smiles broadly at the audience. — Yana White sings the “Witch’s Aria” from Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” She wears a white blouse with a cupcake apron and carries a broom. Her hair is white and fluffy and full of pieces of candy. She smiles broadly at the audience.

Yana White sings the "Witch's Aria" from Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel." She wears a white blouse with a cupcake apron and carries a broom in both hands. Her hair is white and fluffy and full of pieces of candy. — Yana White sings the “Witch’s Aria” from Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” She wears a white blouse with a cupcake apron and carries a broom in both hands. Her hair is white and fluffy and full of pieces of candy.

Holly Howard sings the "Doll Aria" from Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann." She wears a frilly pink dress, standing in a robotic pose. Will Derusha stands behind her as the inventor Spalanzani, watching her and holding a wind-up attachment. — Holly Howard sings the “Doll Aria” from Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” She wears a frilly pink dress, standing in a robotic pose. Will Derusha stands behind her as the inventor Spalanzani, watching her and holding a wind-up attachment.

The inventor Coppelius (Kyle Hancock), in a dramatic black top hat and long coat, attacks the inventor Spalanzani (Will Derusha) with a shovel. The clockwork doll Olympia (Holly Howard) looks on in the background with an eerie smile.

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