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Cast
 Here you will find those performing in Las Madres de la Plaza. 
Las Madres de la Plaza
A New Opera 
Teresa
Bomberger (Maria) has sung featured roles with the Maryland
Lyric Opera, Hawaii Opera Theatre, and numerous other theatres.
Local audiences may remember her as
Evangeline Harcourt in Dutch Apple’s Anything Goes.
An avid recitalist, Ms. Bomberger was
the winner of the Montpelier Recital Competition as well as Hawaii
Public Radio’s Lotte Lehmann Recital Contest. Ms. Bomberger taught
class and applied voice at the University of Hawaii for 10 years and
now has a private voice studio in her Landisville home.
Jackie Coupe (Sylvie) is a sophomore
Music Education major with a concentration in voice. She is playing
the role of Sylvie
in the opera.She has played the role of Cosette in my High School's
production of Les Miserables in 2005-06 and was involved in
productions of Godspell, Fiddler on the Roof and Barnum. Jackie was
a member in the Pennsylvania District 12 Festival Chorus for 1
year, the All Catholic Chorus for 3 years as well as several choirs
in her high school
Layne Keith Zeiner (Mario) has
performed locally with Ephrata Performing Arts Center, Theatre if
the Seventh Sister, York Little Theater, Millersville Theatre, and
Actors Co. His favorite roles have included Sweeny in "Sweeny Todd,"
Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman," Valentine in "Kiss of the
Spider Woman," Billy Flynn in "Chicago," and Buddy in "Follies." He
was last seen soloing with the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra at their
2007 Christmas Concert.
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Matthew P. Fritz,
D.M.A. (bishop/generals/cleric) is Associate Professor of Music and Director
of Choral Activities at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, PA. Dr.
Fritz holds the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the University of
Missouri-Kansas City, Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Florida
State University and the Bachelor of Music in Education from Westminster
Choir College. He has been an active clinician, adjudicator, conductor, and
performer. Dr. Fritz has delivered presentations for
the Hawaii International Conference
on Arts and Humanities, The International Society for the Study of European
Ideas, the Florida Music Educator’s Association and the American Choral
Director’s Association on topics ranging from historical interest to
technology utilization. In addition, Dr. Fritz is a member of the American
Choral Director’s Association, the Pennsylvania Music Educator’s
Association, and the Music Educator’s National Conference.
Magda Y. Silva
(Elisa) is a native of
Ms. Silva has appeared as a guest
artist in numerous musical performances.
Some of these include: the Queen of the Night
in Mozart’s Die
Zauberflöte
with the Lyric Opera Theater,
Norma in Bellini’s Norma
with St. Barnabas Choir, and the concerts Viva
la Diva and One
World with the Grand Canyon Men‘s Chorale.
In addition, Ms. Silva has performed as a
soprano soloist with the Phoenix Oratorio Chorus in Haydn’s
Lord Nelson Mass and
Handel’s Samson,
with Arizona Women in Tune in Where I Live (A
Breast Cancer Oratorio), as well as with
Elizabethtown College Symphonic Band in
Symphony from Ivy Green.
Ms. Silva has been the musical director for
Elizabethtown College production of Hair,
Mesa Encore Theatre production of Bells are
Ringing and as assistant musical director for
Elizabethtown Area Music Foundation’s produciton of
State Fair and as vocal
coach for Somebody Catch my Homework,
Jinete sin Cabeza,
and Mandarin Duck
for Mesa Art Center.
Michael Tschop (Miguel) is a sophomore Music Therapy major and Psychology minor at Elizabethtown College. On campus, he is a member of concert choir and Camerata. He has played Horton in Seussical the Musical, Ewart in The Music Man, and Charlie Davenport in Annie Get Your Gun.
