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| Concert V | MEMORIAL CHAPEL UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 198 3:00 P.M. |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CHORUS | SMITHSONIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS |
| PAUL TRAVER, Conducting | NICHOLAS DEUTSCH, Stage Director |
| Cast in order of appearance: | |
| Josabeth, aunt of Joas, wife of Joad | JUDITH NELSON, soprano |
| Abner, Captain of the Jewish forces | GORDON HAWKINS, baritone |
| Joad, High Priest | DEREK LEE RAGIN, countertenor |
| Athalia, Queen of Judah, grandmother to Joas | LINDA MABBS soprano |
| Mathan, Priest of Baal, formerly a Jewish Priest | JAMES McDoNALD, tenor |
| Joas, King of Judah (concealed under the name Eliakim) | CHRISIOPHER PITTENGER, treble |
Chorus of young virgins of the tribe of Levi
Chorus of Israelitish Priests and Levites
Chorus of Sidonian Priests
The scene is the Temple of Jerusalem, except for Part I, Scene 3, which takes place at Athalia's palace. The action occurs in the course of a single day, during the Jewish Festival of Shavuot.
PART I
Intermission (15 minutes)
PART II
Pause
PART III