FROM THE GENERAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Welcome to Così Fan Tutte, the third of four new productions in BLO’s 2012/13 Season. We invite you to escape the remaining vestiges of a New England winter and join us on a lush Neapolitan beach, envisioned by our own John Conklin and beautifully brought to life by our partners at A.R.T. The panoramic skies and pristine sands (yes, real sand!) provide an evocative backdrop for an opera that is a subtle balance between farce and a melancholic story of love and desire. At the helm of this production, we are particularly thrilled to have Sir Thomas Allen with us as both Stage Director and in his signature role of Don Alfonso, in his BLO debut. Our earliest conversations with Sir Thomas exposed a shared belief that the music and libretto of Mozart and Da Ponte transcend the glib and stereotype for universal truths rooted in deep humanity, unlike popular opinion of the opera in its own time. From its first performance in 1790 until the 20th century, the opera did not receive the recognition as a masterpiece that it does today and was often dismissed as an absurd tale depicting women—and men—as idiotic and inconstant. But in Così Fan Tutte, nothing is ever quite what it seems. Beneath the surface is the bittersweet heartbreak of a joke gone too far. It is, upon further consideration, a dramatization of our ongoing and all too human battle between reason and passion. BLO has assembled an international cast for this production. Joining Sir Thomas is Phyllis Pancella—who has been away from the company for too long—and returning BLO favorites, Sandra Piques Eddy and Caroline Worra singing the charming sisters. Their opposites are played by the dashing Matthew Worth, and Paul Appleby, a rising Metropolitan Opera star making his Company debut. BLO Music Director, David Angus, leads the orchestra in a seemingly musical commentary of the onstage antics. Oboes and bassoons tease us in the spirited overture, woodwinds seem to occasionally laugh, and gentle strings lure us into the hypnotic, tranquil swell of the sea as the voices soar above. The story is one for all time. I wonder how the characters’ emotional journey will touch each of you? We all know the folly of first love, and our human proclivity to be ruled by our passions, leaving reason and measure far behind. And we know that fate has a wry sense of humor. I hope you will be as charmed as I have been at the rediscovery of this classic opera. To love!
Esther Nelson General & Artistic Director
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BOSTON LYRIC OPERA BOARD Welcome to Così Fan Tutte. This all new BLO production by Sir Thomas Allen with designs by John Conklin exemplifies BLO’s tenets of collaboration and community. We start with Sir Thomas Allen, who, through performing the role of Don Alfonso on all the world’s stages, is synonymous with the opera itself. We are so pleased to collaborate with Sir Thomas in his dual role with BLO as Don Alfonso and Stage Director. This BLO community, where artists want to work, attracts new-to-BLO talent like Sir Thomas Allen and Paul Appleby (called “a promising tenor with a good deal of warmth and agility, not to mention an unfailingly elegant sense of style” by Opera News) alongside returning talent like soprano Caroline Worra (Elettra in Idomeneo, 2010; the title character in Agrippina, 2011) and mezzo soprano Sandra Piques Eddy (Kate Pinkerton, Madama Butterfly, 2006; Idamante, Idomeneo, 2010). Much of our success as a collaborative community is owed to Artistic Advisor John Conklin whose gold-standard reputation attracts artists, seasoned and emerging, to BLO. It is their combined talent which truly serves as testament to the strength of the art we are creating. Join me in welcoming Sir Thomas Allen, John Conklin, and the incredible cast of Così Fan Tutte. Steven P. Akin Chairman, Board of Directors
CHAIR
Steven P. Akin VICE-CHAIR
Frank Wisneski TREASURER
CLERK
Frank Wisneski
GENERAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Susan W. Jacobs
Esther Nelson
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Steven P. Akin Jane Akin David B. Arnold, Jr. Linda Cabot Black Miguel de Bragança Wayne Davis JoAnne Walton Dickinson, Esq. Alan Roy Dynner Susan D. Eastman Kenneth L. Freed Thomas D. Gill, Jr. Barbara Winter Glauber
Anneliese M. Henderson Mimi Hewlett Horace H. Irvine II Susan W. Jacobs Maria J. Krokidas Stephen T. Kunian Lois A. Lampson Abigail B. Mason Richard Olney III A. Neil Pappalardo E. Lee Perry William Pounds
BOARD OF OVERSEERS
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VICE-CHAIR
Willa Bodman
Larry St. Clair
Kyla Akin de Asla Ann M. Beha Willa Bodman Richard M. Burnes, Jr. Ellen Cabot Lynn Dale Carol Deane Jessica Donohue Christian Draz Catherine E. Grein
Lila Berman Gross Amy Hunter Louise Johnson Ellen Kaplan Amelia Welt Katzen William T. Kennedy L. Joseph LoDato M. Lynne Markus Jeffrey Marshall Shari Noe
J.P. Barger
Sherif A. Nada
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Michael J. Puzo Alicia Cooney Quigley David W. Scudder Michael Shanahan Susan R. Shapiro David Shukis Ray Stata Christopher Tadgell Wat Tyler Frank Wisneski Christopher R. Yens Tania Zouikin
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Jane Pisciottoli Papa Irving H. Plotkin Susanne Potts Malcolm Rogers Wendy Shattuck Lawrence St. Clair Deborah Swenson Sandra A. Urie Peter J. Wender Bertram Zarins
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THE CAST
(in order of vocal appearance)
Ferrando
Paul Appleby*
Guglielmo
Matthew Worth
Don Alfonso
Thomas Allen*
Fiordiligi
Caroline Worra
Dorabella
Sandra Piques Eddy
Despina
Phyllis Pancella
Rehearsal Coach/Accompanist
Brett Hodgdon‡
Associate Director Production Stage Manager
Nicole Tongue Karen Oberthal
Boston Lyric Opera Orchestra Concert Mistress: Sandra Kott Boston Lyric Opera Chorus Chorus Master: Michelle Alexander * Boston Lyric Opera debut ‡ Boston Lyric Opera Emerging Artist alumnus
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Paul Appleby* Sponsored by Katie and Paul Buttenwieser
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Thomas Allen* Sponsored by E. Lee and Slocumb Hollis Perry Caroline Worra Sponsored by Jane and Steven Akin
Sandra Piques Eddy Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Miguel de Bragança
Phyllis Pancella Sponsored by Linda Cabot Black
Institutional Partners
Boston Lyric Opera’s programs are funded, in part, by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
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BOSTON LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA Concert Mistress: Sandra Kott VIOLIN I Sandra Kott* Colin Davis Sue Rabut Omar Guey Gerald Mordis Rohan Gregory Cynthia Cummings
CELLO Mark Simcox** Jan Pfeiffer-Rios Rafael Popper-Keizer
VIOLIN II Annie Rabbat* Robert Curtis Natalie Favaloro Stacey Alden
FLUTE Linda Toote* Iva Milch
VIOLA Kenneth Stalberg* David Feltner Abigail Cross Don Krishnaswami
BASSOON Elah Grandel** Tracy McGinnis FRENCH HORN Kevin Owen* Carolyn Cantrell
BASS Robert Lynam* Barry Boettger
TRUMPET Jesse Levine** Greg Whitaker BAROQUE TIMPANI/PERCUSSION Craig McNutt**
OBOE Nancy Dimock* Lynda Jacquin
FORTEPIANO Brett Hodgdon
CLARINET Jan Halloran* Steven Jackson
* Principal ** Acting Principal
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA CHORUS Chorus Master: Michelle Alexander SOPRANO Marilyn Bulli Alisa Cassola Molly Crookedacre Jacquelyn Viña
ALTO Vanessa Schukis Lee Sullivan Amanda Tarver
TENOR Frank Levar Craig Hanson Tom Oesterling
BASS Isaac Bray Fred Furnari Taylor Horner
SUPERNUMERARIES Kurt Hakansson Domenico Mastrototaro Joe C. Williams
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SYNOPSIS Goaded by Don Alfonso, two young men make a wager that their girls will be utterly faithful no matter what (and with the stipulation that they must do anything he says for the next 24 hours). With the willing help of the girls’ maid, Despina, and acting almost as a theater director, Alfonso arranges a series of incidents and situations that put their relationships under pressure… and then sits back to see what happens. The presentation of the boys (now in dashingly exotic “Albanian” disguise) as potential new lovers first horrifies the ladies, but their resistance slowly crumbles. It is all pushed by Alfonso—as far as a double wedding—but the sudden reappearance of the original boyfriends precipitates confusion, embarrassment, uneasy consolation and, in the end, a kind of reconciliation.
PROGRAM NOTES In their first passion women love their lovers; in the others, they love love. —La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
People believe in free will, but they have not paid attention to the fact that our wishes and desires are necessarily caused by objects or factors quite entirely independent of us. Man exists as a creature of nature and nature is entirely amoral. Nature, lacking in both evil and good intentions, merely acts in accordance with necessary and immutable laws. —J J Rousseau (1712–1778)
How convenient a thing it is to be a “reasonable” creature since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has mind to do. —Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
It is universally acknowledged that there is a great uniformity among the actions of men, in all nations and in all ages, and that human nature remains the same, in its principles and operations. The same motives always produce the same actions. —David Hume (1711–1776)
I make myself laugh at everything for fear of having to weep. —Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais (1723–1799)
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ARTISTS THOMAS ALLEN DON ALFONSO/DIRECTOR BARITONE (LONDON, ENGLAND) BLO: Debut Recent Highlights: Director, The Magic Flute, Scottish Opera, 2012; Director, Don Pasquale, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2012; Don Alfonso, Così Fan Tutte, Bayerische Staatsoper, 2012; Music Master, Ariadne auf Naxos, The Metropolitan Opera, 2011 Upcoming: Music Master, Ariadne auf Naxos, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 2013; Don Alfonso, Così Fan Tutte, Canadian Opera Company, 2014 PAUL APPLEBY FERRANDO TENOR (SOUTH BEND, INDIANA)
Upcoming: Mrs Gibbs, Our Town, Central City Opera, 2013; recitals with violist Paul Neubauer, 2013–14 SANDRA PIQUES EDDY DORABELLA MEZZO-SOPRANO (NORTH EASTON, MA) BLO: Idamante, Idomeneo, 2010; Kate Pinkerton, Madama Butterfly, 2006 Recent Highlights: Zerlina, Don Giovanni, Portland Opera, 2012; Carmen, Carmen, Opera Coeur d’Alene, 2012; Idamante, Idomeneo, Florentine Opera, 2012 Upcoming: Isabella, L’Italiana in Algeri, Atlanta Opera, 2013; Fiona, Two Boys, The Metropolitan Opera, 2013
BLO: Debut Recent Highlights: Tom Rakewell, The Rake’s Progress, Oper Frankfurt, 2012; Demetrius, The Enchanted Island, The Metropolitan Opera, 2012; Jeník, The Bartered Bride, The Metropolitan Opera/The Juilliard School, 2011 Upcoming: Fritz, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein, Santa Fe Opera, 2013; Brian, Two Boys, The Metropolitan Opera, 2013; Ferrando, Così Fan Tutte, Canadian Opera Company, 2014 PHYLLIS PANCELLA DESPINA SOPRANO (TALLAHASSEE, FL) BLO: Cantiamo! Gala, 2012; Isabella, L’Italiana in Algeri, 2004; Nelly, Wuthering Heights, 1993 Recent Highlights: Soloist, Handel’s Messiah, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 2012; Soloist, Bach Cantatas, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, 2011; Soloist, Mozart’s Requiem and Handel’s Dixit Dominus, Handel & Haydn Society, 2011
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CAROLINE WORRA FIORDILIGI SOPRANO (BRONX, NY) BLO: Agrippina, Agrippina, 2011; Elletra, Idomeneo, 2010 Recent Highlights: Francesca, Francesca da Rimini, The Princeton Festival, 2012; Countess, Le Nozze di Figaro, El Paso Opera, 2012; Rosalinda, Die Fledermaus, Opera Memphis, 2012 Upcoming: Older Alyce, Glory Denied, Fort Worth Opera, 2013; Abigail, Lizzie Borden, Boston Lyric Opera, 2013 MATTHEW WORTH GUGLIELMO BARITONE (WEST HARTFORD, CT) BLO: Demetrius, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2010 Recent Highlights: Father Flynn, Doubt, Minnesota Opera, 2013; Figaro, The Barber of Seville, New Orleans Opera, 2012; Curly, Oklahoma!, Central City Opera, 2012; Charlie, Three Decembers, Fort Worth Opera, 2012 www.playbill.com
ARTISTS Upcoming: Billy Bigelow, Carousel, Virginia Opera, 2013; Tomes, The Kiss, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, 2013; Soloist, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, 2013 JASON ALLEN WIG AND MAKE-UP DESIGNER (BOSTON, MA) BLO: Resident Designer 2003–present Recent Highlights: Nabucco, The Minnesota Opera; Good People, The Huntington Theatre Company; Pagliacci, Mill City Summer Opera; Anna Bolena, Doubt, The Minnesota Opera; Betrayal, The Huntington Theatre Company; The Nutcracker, Boston Ballet DAVID ANGUS CONDUCTOR (LONDON, ENGLAND) BLO: Clemency, 2013; The Barber of Seville, 2012; The Lighthouse, 2012; Macbeth, 2011; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2011; Idomeneo, 2010 Recent Highlights: L’Arlesiana, Wexford Festival
Conservatory, 2013; Hot’l Baltimore, Salem State Univeristy, 2013 JOHN CONKLIN SET DESIGNER (BOSTON, MA) BLO: Macbeth, 2011; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2011; Agrippina, 2011; Idomeneo, 2010 Recent Highlights: 2011 NEA Opera Honors recipient Upcoming: The Flying Dutchman, Boston Lyric Opera, 2013; Ongoing BLO Signature Series at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MARCUS DILLARD LIGHTING DESIGNER (BETHLEHEM, PA) BLO: Rigoletto, 2003 Recent Highlights: Aida, Theatre Latte Da, 2013, Silent Night, Opera Company of Philadelphia, 2013, Don Giovanni, Pittsburgh Opera, 2012, Un Ballo in Maschera, Madison Opera, 2012; Silent Night (world premiere), Minnesota Opera, 2011
Upcoming: The Flying Dutchman, BLO, 2013; Concert, National Opera Studio, United Kingdom; Concerts, London Philharmonic, United Kingdom; The Magic Flute, Lizzie Borden, I Puritani, Boston Lyric Opera, 2013/2014 GAIL ASTRID BUCKLEY COSTUME DESIGNER (WEST BOXFORD, MA) BLO: Opera for Young Audiences—The Barber of Seville; The Magic Flute Recent Highlights: The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Speakeasy Stage Company, 2012; A Christmas Carol, The Hanover Theater, 2012; It’s a Wonderful Life, The Stoneham Theater, 2012 Upcoming: La Boheme, The Boston www.playbill.com
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Christian and Darian Neckermann Nuchine Nobari Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Nunes Ms. Suzanne Ogden and Mr. Richard Ortner Mr. and Mrs. John O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. David Parker Olivia and John Parker Mr. William Peiffer Ms. Anne Peretz Mr. and Mrs. Roy and Jean Perkinson Dr. Flora Pirquet and Mr. Gary Beckmann Ms Elizabeth P. Powell Gerald Powers Mr. and Mrs. William Quigley Mr. and Mrs. E. Ricardo Quinones Mr. Eben Rauhut Mr. Jack Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. James Righter Mr. Thomas Roney Donald and Nancy Rosenfield Mr. Simon Rosenthal Mr. Michael Rubenstein and Ms. Elizabeth Skavish Ms. Renee Sack Mr. Jonathan F. Saxton David and Kathy Scadden Stephen and Peg Senturia Varda and Dr. Israel Shaked Ms. Marisa Spilios Stephen Steiner In Memory of Shirley Perry Mr. Christopher B. Steward Ms. Joan Suit Mr. Francis Sylvia Dr. and Mrs. Carter Tallman Ramona Tanabe Mr. Wheeler Thackston Ms. Diane Tillotson Mr. Nicholas Tranquillo Arthur and Susan Vogt Mr. Anton Vrame Dr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Walther Mr. Matthew Watson Linda and Harvey Weiner Mr. Stephen Wohler Ms. Jennifer Yanco Joan and Michael Yogg Albert and Judith Zabin Norma and Gunars Zagars Cheryl and Mark Zarrillo
Envision Opera Challenge Supporter * Board member † Lyric Circle member § Goldovsky Society member ‡ Deceased ° Match
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Anonymous (2) Ms. Diana Abrashkin Dorothy and David Arnold Linda Cabot Black Nonnie and Rick Burnes Mr. Tim Daughters Tamara P. and Charles H. Davis II Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Del Sesto Margaret Eagle and Eli Rapaport Robert and Susan Eastman Mr. and Mrs. Dean W. Freed Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Grein, Jr. Gillian Stuart Hamer Mimi and Roger Hewlett
Amy Hunter and Steven Maguire Horace H. Irvine II Ellen and Robert S. Kaplan Eva R. Karger Ms. Mary Kiley Pamela S. Kunkemueller Mr. David Latham Mr. and Mrs. L. Joseph LoDato Mr. Stephen Lord Mr. Christopher Marrion Ms. Abigail Mason Mr. Domenico Mastrototaro Mr. Richard S. Milstein Mary and Sherif Nada
Ms. Katharine Nash Bill Nigreen and Kathleen McDermott Shirley‡ and Kenneth Perry Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Pollack Alicia Cooney Quigley and Stephen Quigley Dr. Jordan S. Ruboy Stephen and Iris Taymore Schnitzer David and Marie Louise Scudder Mrs. Lois Silverman Mr. Michael G. Tronic Peter J. Wender Mrs. Marillyn A. Zacharis Legend:
Deceased ‡
To learn more about BLO’s planned giving program, please call 617.542.4912 x228
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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Boston Lyric Opera gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for their support. Their generous in-kind and monetary donations provide invaluable support for BLO’s productions and programs. This list includes contributions and pledges made through February 28, 2013.
CRESCENDO MEMBERS ($100,000 and above) Anonymous Barr Foundation
The Calderwood Charitable Foundation Seyfarth Shaw LLC
Citi Performing Arts CenterSM Massachusetts Cultural Council
Mattina R. Proctor Foundation
The Klarman Family Foundation National Endowment for the Arts
Wallace Minot Leonard Foundation
Bank of America Boston Private Bank & Trust Harold Alfond Foundation
Medical Information Technology Inc. OPERA America
Baupost Group LLC Jane’s Trust in memory of Stevie Giacolone
Susan A. Babson Opera Fund for Emerging Artists part of the Paul and Edith Babson Foundation
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
BRAVISSIMO MEMBERS ($2,000 to $2,999)
Sovereign Bank
Bank of New York Mellon Cabot Corporation
Draper Laboratory Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Inc. Envision Opera Challenge Supporter
VIVACE MEMBERS ($33,333 to $66,666)
PRESTO MEMBERS ($25,000 to $33,332) CON BRIO MEMBERS ($15,000 to $24,999) ALLEGRO MEMBERS ($10,000 to $14,999) ADAGIO MEMBERS ($5,000 to $9,999)
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BOSTON LYRIC OPERA STAFF 11 Avenue de Lafayette Boston, MA 02111 617.542.4912
Esther Nelson, General & Artistic Director David Angus, Music Director John Conklin, Artistic Advisor Dan Duro, Managing Director
ARTISTIC
Nicholas G. Russell Jennifer Feldman Jordan King
Director of Artistic Operations Artistic Coordinator Artistic Associate
DEVELOPMENT
Eileen Nugent Williston Ceceilia Allwein Sarah B. Blume Heather Coulter Renee M. Dunn
Catherine D. Emmons
PRODUCTION
Dan Duro Dana Ciccotello Garry McLinn Timothy O’Connell
Managing Director Production Administrator Manager, Director’s Office Technical Production Manager
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Thomas Mygatt Islanda Khau Joyce Linehan Joanna Stenning Julie-Anne Whitney
PRODUCTION STAFF
Karen Oberthal Teri Jo Fuson Stacey Salotto-Cristobal Rickelle Williams B. Alix Lopes Jenny Ciaffone Mike Condon Justin Brady Patrick Glynn Laurie Picot Jeremy Smith Bryan Salmon Justin Colantuoni James R. McCartney Dianna Reardon Ed Hartigan Bailey Costa Sarah Brandner Troy Siegfreid Daniel McGaha Kate Ellingson
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Marketing Consultant Design Manager Public Relations Consultant Audience Services Manager Marketing Coordinator
Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Production Assistant Production Electrician Assistant Production Electrician Assistant Production Electrician Electrics Trainee Production Properties Properties Trainee Production Carpenter Carpentry Trainee Assistant Production Carpenter Production Audio Wardrobe Supervisor Properties Supervisor Assistant Lighting Designer 2nd Assistant Lighting Designer Wig/Makeup Artist Surtitle Operator Music Librarian
EDUCATION
Megan Cooper
Elizabeth Seitz
Director of Development Development Coordinator Senior Major Gifts Officer Development Associate Manager of Special Events & Corporate Partnerships Director of Institutional Gifts
Manager of Community Engagement Principal Guest Lecturer
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Kathleen Creegan Damaskos David J. Cullen Reingard Heller David Lucey
VOLUNTEER CORPS
Clementine Brown Jane Cammack Stephen Chan Ashley Chang Caroline Cole Jose Alberto Colon Barbara Compton Jeannie Ackerman Curhan Ann D’Angelo Jaclyn Dentino Mary DePoto Frances Driscoll Marian Ead Susan Eastman Hugh Fitzgerald Audley Fuller Ralph Gioncardi Linda Granitto Jennifer Harris Bruce Houston Molly Johnson Eva Karger Milling Kinard Jo Anna Klein Esther Lable
Chief Administrative Officer Accounting Manager Finance Manager Office Associate
Melissa Lanouette Nancy Lynn Deborah Martin Terri Mazzulli Anne McGuire Amy Molloy Meg Morton Katherine Nash Kameel Nasr Gail Neff Kellie Pacheco Cosmo Papa Jane Papa Barbara Papesch Jutta Scott Alexandra Sherman Debbie Swenson Jessica Tybursky Amy Walba Gerry Weisenberg Debbie Wiess Alfred Wiggins Beverly Wiggins Alfred Williams Joe Williams Sybil Williams
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Advanced Lighting and
Da Vinci Ristorante
Production Services
Myles Standish Business
Denka Trucking
• Jim Deveer
Condominiums
• Dick Butler
• Scott Berry
Alexander Aronson Finning
Elderhostel, Inc./Road Scholar
Peter D. Sykes
Ambit Press
Eric Antoniou Photography
Post 390
American Repertory Theatre
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse &
Pro Print Boston
Wine Bar
• Steve Setterlun
Anchor Capital Advisors LLC Avila
Four Seasons Hotel Boston
• Steve McQueen
Red Cup Designs
• James Peters
Genovese Vanderhoof
Bistro du Midi
& Associates
Be our Guest, Inc.
• Alison Flippin
Rustic Kitchen Bistro & Bar Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Beth Mullins
Grill 23
Boston Landmarks Orchestra
IATSE Local #11 JACET
Sovereign Bank
Boston Public Library
Kimberly Curhan
Tantric India Bistro
Mandarin Oriental, Boston
United Staging & Rigging
• Rebecca Campbell • Emily Tokarczyk
• Mark Schwindenhammer
Carolyn MacLeod
Millennium Place Garage
Citi Performing Arts Center • Josiah A. Spaulding, Jr.
Costume Works, Inc. • Liz Perlman
• Andrew L. Eisenberg, Esq.
• Franklin Marcellino
• Eric Frishman
Vapiano Wheelock Family Theatre
Esther Min Lew Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• John Bay
Winston Flowers
• Lois Solomon
ARTISTIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Susan Bennett, M.D., Company Physician Consultant Associate Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
PRODUCTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Scenery constructed by American Repertory Theatre Scenic Studio Lighting Equipment provided by Advanced Lighting & Production Services, Inc. Costumes constructed by Costume Works, Inc., Somerville, MA
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PERFORMANCE & VENUE INFORMATION • At the request of our patrons, Boston Lyric Opera observes the national opera standard of a No Late Seating Policy. While we understand that traffic conditions, public transportation, or weather can have unexpected effects on your arrival, we wish to minimize disruptions for our seated patrons and for our artists onstage. Latecomers will be asked to wait in the lobby until the earliest possible break in the performance, which in some cases may not be until the intermission. Should you arrive late, the Company provides a video monitor in the lobby where you may watch the performance until you are seated. • Patrons who leave the theatre during the performance may not be seated again until intermission. • The use of cameras and recording devices in this theatre is strictly prohibited. • Please turn off the electronic signal on your watch, pager or cellular phone during the performance. • In consideration of Boston Lyric Opera patrons, children under six will not be admitted. • Citi Performing Arts CenterSM Shubert Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible. For patrons with disabilities, wheelchair accessible and companion seating, as well as removable arm chairs in a variety of prices and locations on the Orchestra level are available. There is no elevator in the Shubert Theatre. There are steps to the Mezzanine and Balcony level. A wheelchair-accessible bathroom and concession stand are located just off the main lobby. A wheelchair-accessible telephone is located in the box office lobby. The Shubert Theatre is equipped with an FM assistive listening device for use by patrons who are hard of hearing. Headsets are available free of charge at the Head Usher’s desk. A pay-TTY device for use by deaf patrons is located in the box office lobby. • Patrons requiring assistance should contact the Citi Performing Arts CenterSM in advance of their visit. Please call 617.482.9393 or 617.482.5757 (TTY). Patrons who are deaf are encouraged to use the Massachusetts Relay Service at 800.439.2370 for purchasing tickets to BLO productions. Please direct inquiries and requests for ADA guidelines to: Access Services Administrator, The Citi Performing Arts Center, 270 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02116.
TICKET INFORMATION For information on BLO productions and tickets, visit blo.org. Tickets are also available by calling (866) 348-9738 or visiting The Citi Performing Arts CenterSM Box Office, Tuesday–Saturday, noon–6pm.
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