Cast & Artist Biography for Elmer Gantry

  • William Boggs, Conductor
           Florentine Opera debut
  • John Hoomes, Director
           Past work includes directing Don Giovanni, 2006; Salome, 2008
  • Keith Phares, Elmer Gantry
           Florentine Opera debut
  • Patricia Risley, Sharon Flaconer
           Florentine Opera debut
  • Frank Kelley, Eddie Fislinger
           Will debut in 2009’s Tosca as Spoletta
  • Heather Buck, Lulu Baines
           Past appearances include Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute, 2009);
           Valencienne (The Merry Widow, 2007)
  • Vale Rideout, Frank Shallard
            Florentine Opera debut
  • Jamie Offenbach, T.J. Rigg
           Past appearances include Ramfis (Aida, 2006);
           Capellio, (I Capuleti e i Montecchi, 2008);
           Angelotti (Tosca, 2009)
  • Matthew Lau, Rev. Baines
          Past appearances include Baron Zeta (The Merry Widow, 2007)
          Sacristan (Tosca, 2009)