Schuller: The Fisherman and his Wife

In this family friendly opera, a fisherman’s greedy wife pushes him to ask for more and more favors from an enchanted fish he had thrown back into the sea. When the wife finally demands too much, the fish takes away all he has granted, and the couple returns to their simple home having learned a valuable lesson.

Journey into Jazz

Richard Kelley, Trumpet
Nicole Kämpgen, Alto Saxophone
Don Braden, Tenor Saxophone
Edwin Schuller, Bass
George Schuller, Drums

The Fisherman and his Wife
Ilsebill, The Wife … Sondra Kelly (MEZZO-SOPRANO)
The Fisherman … Steven Goldstein (TENOR)
The Magic Fish … David Kravitz (BARITONE)
The Cat … Katrina Galka (SOPRANO)

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Gil Rose, Conductor

Rose, having led a sensitive performance, held aloft the Schuller score to an enthusiastic audience, directing at least a portion of the applause to where it surely belonged.
The Boston Globe

The singing and acting was exceptional, with a standout performance by Katrina Galka as the Cat. Sondra Kelly was wonderful as the discontented wife, and Stephen Goldstein was both humble and desperate as the Fisherman. David Kravitz’s powerful baritone leant majesty and menace to the fish/prince.
The Boston Musical Intelligencer

Rose and company clearly believe in this piece and put a lot of work and research into reconstructing the score from the parts to make it suitable for this production.
Boston Classsical Review