Threepenny Submarine
Watch season one of Threepenny Submarine to experience Iona and Lydian’s great deep-sea adventure where opera meets puppets!
Are you a fan of opera, classic hits, puppets, and children’s shows? Then, wowza, do we have the digital series for you! We’ve teamed up with Gazelle Automations to share the story of junior officers, Iona the cockatiel and Lydian the vixen, as they explore the deep sea in Threepenny Submarine near the mysterious Salieri sector. After a scare, they accidentally come across a strange sea creature who sounds like a flute and their adventure begins.
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“As an educator, I found Opera 5's Threepenny Submarine fun and educational for my grade 1 students. The programming they designed teaches students about music in a fun, engaging, and meaningful way. The follow-up materials allow students to demonstrate their new knowledge, which makes it easy to assess my students' learning. I recommend Opera 5 for any school looking to supplement their primary music program!”
Erica Elias, York Region District School Board
The Cast
Lydian the Vixen
Spoken Voice: Rachel Krehm
Sung Voice: Rachel Krehm
Puppetry: Justin T. Lee
Iona the Cockatiel
Spoken Voice: Lindsay Lee
Sung Voice: Caitlin Wood
Puppetry: Lindsay Lee
Captain Wilbur Longnose
Spoken Voice: Justin T. Lee
Sung Voice: Scott Rumble
Puppetry: Lindsay Lee and
Justin T. Lee
Ralph
Spoken Voice: Justin T. Lee
Sung Voice: Clarence Frazer
Puppetry: Justin T. Lee and Lindsay Lee
Narration
Narration by Melody Schaal
Translation Machine
Spoken Voice: Rachel Krehm
Sung Voice: Adanya Dunn
Flute
Flute: Amelia Lyon
Puppetry: Lindsay Lee
Little Hero
Harp: Angela Schwarzkopf and Heidi Elise Bearcroft
The Team
Creative Team and Crew
Created by Rachel Krehm, Jessica Derventzis, and Evan Mitchell
Directed by Justin T. Lee
Story and Teleplay by Rachel Krehm and Lindsay Lee
Story Editor: Lindsay Lee
Directors of Photography: Justin T. Lee and Jeffrey Mackey
Script Supervisor: Graeme Gerussi
Production Design by Justin T. Lee
Puppets Designed and Built by Benjamin Craig, Lindsay Lee, and Robin Polfuss
Costumes by Lindsay Lee
Sets and Props by Gazelle Automations
Threedollar Submarine built by Robbie Perchaluk
Music Recorded at Revolution Recording in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sound Recording Engineers Stephen Kosler Luke Schindler
Assistant Sound Recording Engineers Christine Stoesser and Kohen Hammond
Recording Producers: Rafael Luz and Trevor Chartrand
Music Synchronization Producer: Rachel Krehm
ADR Recording and Editing by Evan Mitchell and Justin T. Lee
ADR Direction by Justin T. Lee, Lindsay Lee, and Jessica Derventzis
Post-Production by Gazelle Automations
Music by…
All new music by Cecilia Livingston and Ryan Trew
Featured music by Wagner, Ravel, Debussy, Dvořák, R. Strauss, Donizetti, Verdi, Parish-Alvars, Korngold, Humperdinck, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Grieg, Shostakovich, Farrenc, Schubert, Gounod, Bizet, Handel, Massenet, Dame Smyth, and Evan Mitchell
Threepenny Submarine Theme Music by Ryan Trew
Music Arrangements by Trevor Wagler and Evan Mitchell
Music Lyrics by Rachel Krehm
Music Director: Evan Mitchell
Music Librarians: Evan Mitchell and Rachel Krehm
Music Editor: Evan Mitchell
Our Orchestra
Allene Chomyn, violin
Yolanda Bruno, violin
Lyssa Pelton, violin
Eri Hattori Kosaka, violin
Jody Davenport, viola
Theresa Rudolph, viola
Rebecca Morton, cello
Roberta Janzen, cello
Amelia Lyon, flute
Kelly Zimba Lukić, flute
Tristan Durie, flute
Heidi Elise Bearcroft, harp
Angela Schwarzkopf, harp
Charlene Chin, harp
Produced with the cooperation of the Canadian Federation of Musicians