Pennsylvania Opera Theater di San Domingo" (1982), Weil's "The Threepenny Opera" (1984), Britten's "The Turn of the Screw" (1987), Henry Purcell's "The Fairy-Queen" (1988), and Robert Ward's "The Crucible" (1989). The company's final performance was of Mozart's "Così fan tutte" on May 14, 1993 at the Merriam Theater with Jennifer Jones as Fiordiligi, Janine Hawley as Dorabella, Matthew Lau as Guglielmo, Robert Baker as Ferrando, Sara Seglem as Despina, and Robert Holden as Don Alfonso. Pennsylvania Opera Theater The Pennsylvania Opera Theater (TPOT) was an American opera company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1975 by Barbara Silverstein, the company presented an annual
James Henry Mapleson James Henry Mapleson James Henry Mapleson (Colonel Mapleson) (4 May 1830 – 14 November 1901) was an English opera impresario, probably the leading figure instrumental in the development of opera production, and of the careers of singers, in London and New York City in the second half of the 19th century. Mapleson was born in London, England. He studied first as a singer and violinist at the Royal Academy of Music in London and served in the army. In 1849, Mapleson organized a tour of the British provinces with a concert company that included Henriette Sontag, Luigi Lablache and pianist