If Love Be the Food of Musick, circa 1782
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| Zoe Vandermeer as Miss Barsanti, in 'If Love Be the Food of Musick, circa 1782' |
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| Zoe Vandermeer's original one woman opera 'If Love Be the Food of Musick', is a tale about love, betrayal revenge and madness set in the late 18th century England. Patterned after the pastiche format of John Gay's Beggar's Opera, music selections are composed by James Oswald, Henry Purcell, John Dowland, as well as Italian composers. Texts are by Dryden, Etheridge, and many others.
Performances given at the Glasgow Early Music Festival, Spain's International Festival de Deia in Mallorca, Pollok House Museum (National Trust, Scotland), Nairn Little Theatre in Scotland, New York International Theatre Fringe Festival, Englander Historic House in San Francisco, McClelland Historical House in Napa, CA, and elsewhere.
Special thanks to costume designer Heidi Wesbrock, lighting designer Alex Lopez, Katya Rivera, stage director, dialect coaches Professor John McClure of Aberdeen University and Lynn Soffer at the American Conservatory Theatre, the National Library of Scotland, and harp maker Tim Hobrough. Additional cast for larger performance versions include the Nurse, sister Beatrice, and Johnnie, accompanied by baroque chamber ensemble.
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