Member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829
Member of United Scenic
Artists, Local 829
73 Woodlot Road |
Home
Phone: (413) 253-0699 |
Amherst,
MA 01002 |
Cell
Phone: (413) 531-9422 |
e-mail: mhbaumgarten@amherst.edu |
Office
Phone: (413) 542-2199 |
RECENT DESIGN
EXPERIENCE
2004 |
Chautauqua Opera | Jay Lesenger Jay Lesenger |
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| Opera Carolina | Lucia di Lammermoor | Stephanie Sundine | |
| Amherst Theater | Dead Fall Torn Hedda Gabler Zora's BBQ |
Suzanne Dougan Michael Birtwistle Eric Vennemeyer Sheila Siragusa |
|
2003 |
Opera Carolina |
Cold Sassy Tree The Mikado Carmen Nabucco |
Garnett Bruce Bill Theisen Greg Fortner Marc Verztt |
| Chautauqua Opera | La Boheme Romeo and Juliet |
Jay Lesenger Marciem Bazell |
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| Monadnock Media | Mississippi River
Museum |
Steve Bressler, President |
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| Amherst Music | The Death of Victor
Hartmann staged production of Musorgsky songs and piano music |
Jenny Kallick and
John Conklin |
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| Amherst Theater | Marat/Sade How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying |
Manu Mukasa Michael Birtwistle |
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2002 |
Opera Carolina | Der Rosenkavalier The Barber of Seville |
Jay Lesenger Bernard Uzan |
| Opera Columbus | The Magic Flute | Matthew Lata | |
| Chautauqua Opera | Macbeth Little Women |
Jay Lesenger Robin Guarino |
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| Amherst Theater | Machinal | Manu Mukasa | |
2001 |
Opera Carolina | Il Trovatore Susannah Romeo et Juliette |
Michael Capasso Matthew Lata Bernard Uzan |
| Opera Columbus | La Boheme | Elizabeth Bachman | |
| Chautauqua Opera | La Traviata | Jay Lesenger | |
| Opera Omaha | Falstaff | David Gately | |
| Amherst Music | Winterreise staged production of the Schubert song cycle |
Jenny Kallick and Jeff Lentz |
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2000 |
Opera Carolina | Turandot Faust La Traviata |
Darko Trejnak Elizabeth Bachman Stan Garner |
| Opera Columbus | Die Fledermaus | Maggie Patton | |
| Chautauqua Opera | La Rondine | Jay Lesenger | |
| Nashville Opera | The Flying Dutchman | John Hoomes | |
1999 |
Opera Carolina | The Magic Flute Madama Butterfly Don Giovanni |
Francis Cullinan Elizabeth Bachman Josh Major |
| Opera Columbus | Macbeth The Coronation of Poppea |
Michael Ehrman Elizabeth Bachman |
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| Chautauqua Opera | Don Pasquale Die Fledermaus |
David Gately Dotty Danner |
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1998 |
Opera Carolina | Aida The Crucible Rigoletto |
Colin Graham Francis Cullinan Ellen Schlaefer |
| Chautauqua Opera | Madame Butterfly Carmen |
Jay Lesenger Jonathon Pape |
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| Des Moines Metro Opera | Resident Lighting
Designer (1992-1998) Fidelio The Merry Widow Summer and Smoke |
All productions directed and conducted by Robert Larsen | |
| Opera Omaha | Eric Hermannson's
Soul world premiere; filmed for Nebraska Public Television La Cenerentola |
Chas Rader-Schieber David Gately |
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| Kansas City Lyric Opera | Andre Chenier | Francis Cullinan | |
| Connecticut Grand Opera | Madama Butterfly The Marriage of Figaro |
Elizabeth Bachman Francis Cullinan |
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| Eugene Opera | Madama Butterfly | Mark Verzatt | |
ACADEMIC AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
| AMHERST COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, Amherst,
MA Concert and Production Manager/Lighting Designer |
2004
- present |
| AMHERST COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF THEATER AND DANCE, Amherst,
MA Lighting Designer/Production Manager |
1988
- 2004 |
| Chautauqua
Opera, Chautauqua
Institution, Chautauqua, NY Production Manager |
1998 - present |
EDUCATION
Master
of Fine Arts, 1981, Yale
School of Drama, New
Haven, CT |
Bachelor
of Arts-Theater, 1978, SUNY
at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY |
Copyright © 2004;
Michael Baumgarten
413-531-9422; e-mail: mhbaumgarten@amherst.edu