MANSFIELD PARK (Dove) Bloomington IN 2026

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Mansfield Park  
• Composer: Dove Jonathan  
• Libretto: Alasdair Middleton based on the novel by Jane Austen    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Musical Arts Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, IU Opera & Ballet Theater  
• Recorded: February 13, 14 , 2026
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: see cast list below
• Conductor: Gary Matthewman  
• Orchestra:
• Stage Director: Michael Shell   
• Stage Designer: Steven Kemp  
• Costume Designer: Lydia Spellman  
• Lighting Designer: Camilla Tassi  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: IU MUsic  
• Date Published: 2026  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  Cast List:

  Fanny Price – Pelagia Pamel
  Fanny Price – Kathleen Simunek
  Lady Bertram – Erin Chang
  Lady Bertram – Fatih Middleton
  Sir Thomas Bertram – Andreas Psillos
  Sir Thomas Bertram – King Chak Wong
  Maria Bertram – Abigail Gerstle
  Maria Bertram – Adreanna Pulliam
  Julia Bertram – Natalie Graves
  Julia Bertram – Amanda Massey
  Edmund Bertram – William Schlott
  Edmund Bertram – Tyler Whitney
  Aunt Norris – Victoria Popritkin
  Aunt Norris – Anneke Van Slyke
  Mary Crawford – Emma DiSanto
  Mary Crawford – Rachel Spodek
  Henry Crawford – Lore Hazard
  Henry Crawford – Jackson Ray
  Mr. Rushworth – Jonathan Elmore
  Mr. Rushworth – Nate Paul

  Originally written for four-handed piano, this 2011 chamber opera for 13-piece orchestral ensemble is based on the 1814 novel by Jane Austen. The narrative follows the impoverished Fanny Price, who is sent as a child to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle at their family estate, Mansfield Park.

  Composer Dove said he “heard music” when he first read the story, and the opera’s score is peppered with influences from Mozart, Stravinsky, and Britten while reflecting the book’s Regency period. Fanny is Austen’s “quiet heroine” in this intelligent comedy of manners that satirizes class, marriage, and moral education, and sparkles with wit and craftsmanship.

   

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