Diana Newman portrays Miranda and David Castillo is Ferdinand in the dress rehearsal of “The Tempest,” an opera by Lee Hoiby based on Shakespeare’s work, at USC. (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)
Steve Pence as Alonso (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)
Steve Pence as Alonso, bottom, and Jen Lee, top, as Ariel (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)
Jen Lee as Ariel (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)
Blake Howard as Caliban (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)
Travis Sherwood as Trinculo (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)
Diana Newman, left, as Miranda, Jen Lee as Ariel and David Castillo as Ferdinand (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)
Austin Thompson as Prospero and Diana Newman as Miranda (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)
Austin Thompson as Prospero (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)
Alyson Sutherland, left, as Ceres, Alissa Corrao as Iris and Natalie Erskine as Juno (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)