Threepenny Submarine

Watch season one of Threepenny Submarine to experience Iona and Lydian’s great deep-sea adventure where opera meets puppets!

  • Promotional poster for "Threepenny Submarine" Season 1 featuring puppet characters. Includes text "Winner Digital Excellence in Opera" and a red submarine. Background shows award laurel wreath and abstract blue design.

    WINNER - Opera America's 2024 Digital Excellence Awards in Opera - Noteworthy Project

    Threepenny Submarine

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.

Available online for FREE

“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, a fox, wearing a red bow and sitting in a chair inside a vehicle cockpit.

Lydian the Vixen

Spoken Voice: Rachel Krehm
Sung Voice: Rachel Krehm
Puppetry: Justin T. Lee

Iona, a cockatiel with in Threepenny Submarine

Iona the Cockatiel

Spoken Voice: Lindsay Lee
Sung Voice: Caitlin Wood
Puppetry: Lindsay Lee

A puppet resembling an animal character seated in a yellow chair with a control panel in the background.

Captain Wilbur Longnose

Spoken Voice: Justin T. Lee
Sung Voice: Scott Rumble
Puppetry: Lindsay Lee and
Justin T. Lee

Anthropomorphic boar-like character wearing a costume in a control room setting with screens and equipment.

Ralph

Spoken Voice: Justin T. Lee
Sung Voice: Clarence Frazer
Puppetry: Justin T. Lee and Lindsay Lee

Text "Threepenny Submarine" in bold yellow lettering over a dark blue background with a part of a red submarine visible, © 2021 Opera 5 and Gazelle Automations.

Narration

Narration by Melody Schaal

Close-up of a retro TV screen displaying a blue oscillating waveform on a white background.

Translation Machine

Spoken Voice: Rachel Krehm
Sung Voice: Adanya Dunn

Close-up of a handmade puppet dragon with large orange eyes and patchwork detailing, set against a purple sky.

Flute

Flute: Amelia Lyon
Puppetry: Lindsay Lee

Vibrant purple plant with glowing leaves on dark background

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

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