The Magic Flute

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Murphy McCabe is excited to be in his first Opera with Berks Opera as Frack. A junior at Albright College, Murphy has participated in many Domino Player productions at Albright including The Glass Menagerie, Urinetown, and As You Like It to name a few. He would like to thank everyone for giving him this opportunity.  

Angel is a junior theatre and vocal performance major at Albright College! He is so excited to be working with Berks Opera Company again following his performance as "Witch" in Hänsel and Gretel last fall. He is grateful for his friends, family, and professors who have supported in him through his musical journey! 

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Myleigh Snyder is a senior at Albright College pursuing Theater with a combined major in Vocal Performance. Myleigh’s recent performance credits include Petra in A Little Night Music, Little Red’s Mother/Granny Hood in Little Red’s Most Unusual Day, and Hänsel in Hänsel and Gretel. Myleigh also made her directing debut this fall with Annie Baker’s Circle, Mirror, Transformation. Myleigh is incredibly excited to bring this unique and exciting production of The Magic Flute to life.

Julia Charette Poole (Soprano) is a senior Theatre and Vocal Performance co major at Albright College, where she has been involved in every play, musical, and opera that Albright has produced during her time there. Over the summer, she trained at the Austrian American Mozart Academy in Salzburg. She studied opera and performed the role of The Queen of The Night. Thrilled to perform the Queen again, Julia is thankful for the opportunity through Albright Vocal Performance and Berks Opera. 

Brooke is a Junior at Albright College. She is a Theatre and Vocal Performance co major and this is her third opera and 10th overall production at Albright. Her recent credits include Circle Mirror Transformation (Assistant Director), A Little Night Music (Mrs. Nordstrom), The Vagina Monologues (Ensemble), Hänsel and Gretel (Gingerbread Child/Assistant Director), and Amahl and the Night Visitors (Co Stage Manager/Shepherd's Chorus). She would like to thank her friends, family, and professors.

This is Bailey Erskine’s, class of 2026, second opera. However this is Bailey’s 15th production at Albright college. She has enjoyed performing on the stage and has especially loved how playful this opera is. She can’t wait to put on this show for audiences at the end of November!  

Taylor, a sophomore at Albright College majoring in Vocal Performance and Communications, is thrilled to be doing her second opera in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute! Her previous roles include The Sandman in Hänsel and Gretel and Deloris in Sister Act! Taylor extends her gratitude to Berks Opera Company for this wonderful opportunity!

Elizabeth Katz is a vocalist with a focus on rock and punk music. Growing up, she always loved to sing and jumped at every opportunity. She went to two School of Rock branches over the span of three years and has begun to develop her vocal ability further at Albright College with the help of her professors. She hopes to become as versatile a vocalist as possible and is excited for the chance to grow her repertoire and gain different experience.

Jocelyn is an Albright College student pursuing her degree in Biological Psychology, with plans to attend medical school in the future. She would love to thank Albright’s Vocal Department and Berks Opera for the amazing opportunity to make her opera debut! 

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Graduate of Williams College Class of 1971.  Served as President of the Williams College Choral Society.  Started singing as a Choir Boy at Christ Episcopal Church at around age 5.

Husband of June T. Maier, Albright Class of 1976.  

Son of William E. Maier, Albright Class of 1931, who coached Jeff Lentz during his undergraduate years at Albright.

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