Threepenny Submarine (2023)

Producer, Writer, Lydian voice sung and spoken
A Digital Co-Production between
Opera 5 and Gazelle Automations

  • Winner for Digital Excellence in Opera Award 2024 - Noteworthy Project

    Opera America

  • As an educator, I found Opera 5's Threepenny Submarine fun and educational for my grade 1 students. The programming they designed teaches students about music in a fun, engaging, and meaningful way. The follow-up materials allow students to demonstrate their new knowledge, which makes it easy to assess my students' learning. I recommend Opera 5 for any school looking to supplement their primary music program!

    - Erica Elias, York Region District School Board

The Cast

Lydian the Vixen - Spoken Voice: Rachel Krehm, Sung Voice: Rachel Krehm, Puppetry: Justin T. Lee; Iona the Cockatiel - Spoken Voice: Lindsay Lee, Sung Voice: Caitlin Wood, Puppetry: Lindsay Lee; Captain Wilbur Longnose - Spoken Voice: Justin T. Lee, Sung Voice: Scott Rumble, Puppetry: Lindsay Lee and
Justin T. Lee; Ralph - Spoken Voice: Justin T. Lee, Sung Voice: Clarence Frazer, Puppetry: Justin T. Lee and Lindsay Lee; Narration - Melody Schaal; Translation Machine - Spoken Voice: Rachel Krehm, Sung Voice: Adanya Dunn; Flute - Flute: Amelia Lyon, Puppetry: Lindsay Lee; Little Hero - Harp: Angela Schwarzkopf and Heidi Elise Bearcroft

Creative Team and Crew

Created by Rachel Krehm, Jessica Derventzis, and Evan Mitchell; Directed by Justin T. Lee; Story and Teleplay by Rachel Krehm and Lindsay Lee; Story Editor: Lindsay Lee; Directors of Photography: Justin T. Lee and Jeffrey Mackey; Script Supervisor: Graeme Gerussi; Production Design by Justin T. Lee; Puppets Designed and Built by Benjamin Craig, Lindsay Lee, and Robin Polfuss; Costumes by Lindsay Lee; Sets and Props by Gazelle Automations; Threedollar Submarine built by Robbie Perchaluk; Music Recorded at Revolution Recording in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Sound Recording Engineers Stephen Kosler Luke Schindler; Assistant Sound Recording Engineers Christine Stoesser and Kohen Hammond; Recording Producers: Rafael Luz and Trevor Chartrand; Music Synchronization Producer: Rachel Krehm; ADR Recording and Editing by Evan Mitchell and Justin T. Lee; ADR Direction by Justin T. Lee, Lindsay Lee, and Jessica Derventzis; Post-Production by Gazelle Automations

Music

All new music by Cecilia Livingston and Ryan Trew; Featured music by Wagner, Ravel, Debussy, Dvořák, R. Strauss, Donizetti, Verdi, Parish-Alvars, Korngold, Humperdinck, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Grieg, Shostakovich, Farrenc, Schubert, Gounod, Bizet, Handel, Massenet, Dame Smyth, and Evan Mitchell; Threepenny Submarine Theme Music by Ryan Trew; Music Arrangements by Trevor Wagler and Evan Mitchell; Music Lyrics by Rachel Krehm; Music Director: Evan Mitchell; Music Librarians: Evan Mitchell and Rachel Krehm; Music Editor: Evan Mitchell

Orchestra

Violins: Allene Chomyn, Yolanda Bruno, Lyssa Pelton, Eri Hattori Kosaka; Violas: Jody Davenport, Theresa Rudolph, Cellos: Rebecca Morton, Roberta Janzen; Flutes: Amelia Lyon, Kelly Zimba Lukić, Tristan Durie, Harps: Heidi Elise Bearcroft, Angela Schwarzkopf, Charlene Chin

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