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November 2011

10 The Program 14 Macbeth Synopsis 16 Program Notes

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FROM THE GENERAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dear Friends, Welcome to the opening of our 35th Anniversary Season! I look forward to sharing another season of world-class singing, sparkling comedy and dynamic drama with you. This season also marks Music Director David Angus’ first full season with BLO. Macbeth was the first of Shakespeare’s plays adapted by the young Giuseppe Verdi for the opera stage. Verdi considered the play one of mankind’s greatest creations. Our haunting new Macbeth is directed by David Schweizer who directed last season’s powerful Opera Annex production, The Emperor of Atlantis. BLO’s Artistic Advisor, the inimitable set designer John Conklin, worked closely with Schweizer to conjure and create a starkly dramatic new arena for Macbeth to inhabit. Last month, Conklin was honored as a National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honors recipient—this is the highest honor given in the field of opera in the United States. Our extraordinary cast features a number of notable BLO debuts, including American soprano Carter Scott as the insatiably ambitious Lady Macbeth and acclaimed baritone Daniel Sutin as Macbeth. Tenor Richard Crawley—fresh from his success at both Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colón and Lohengrin at Finland’s Savonlinna Opera Festival—sings the role of Macduff, and bass-baritone Darren K. Stokes returns to BLO as Banquo after last appearing in 2011’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Along with our wonderful BLO orchestra, the BLO Chorus takes a starring role in this opera as the mob of spitfire witches. BLO is also proud to introduce nine Emerging Artists this season. An extraordinary group of young singers and promising musicians have been selected to participate in our productions; they’re also receiving special coaching and professional development throughout the season. BLO’s 2011/2012 Season continues in February with our annual Opera Annex production. This season we will bring Peter Maxwell Davies’ The Lighthouse to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum—the first time a fully staged opera will be performed in that space. Thank you for joining us today and for your support of BLO. Our audience truly does make opera happen. I look forward to greeting you in the theater.

Esther Nelson General & Artistic Director

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BOSTON LYRIC OPERA BOARD On behalf of the Boards of Directors and Overseers, I want to congratulate Boston Lyric Opera on 35 years of outstanding opera. I truly believe that this Company is integral to the fullness of performing arts in Boston. I am so pleased to be able to thank you for your support—through your presence today—and let you know that BLO closed last Season with a positive fundraising outcome—meeting the first year of its Envision Opera Challenge, and thus securing an additional $250,000 in matching gifts. The match was met with outstanding support from more than 100 individuals and foundations, including The Calderwood Charitable Foundation and many others who demonstrated their outstanding leadership through grants in support of this initiative so important to BLO. Thank you! Finally I want to acknowledge all those who contribute their time, talent and artistic appreciation so that our city can enjoy productions like today’s Macbeth. We have a great season in store. Welcome! Steven P. Akin Chairman, Board of Directors CHAIR

Steven P. Akin VICE-CHAIR

Frank Wisneski CLERK

TREASURER

GENERAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Catherine E. Grein

J. Stephanie Giacalone

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 J. Stephanie Giacalone Thomas D. Gill, Jr.

Shirley B. Perry William Pounds Alicia Cooney Quigley David W. Scudder Michael Shanahan Susan R. Shapiro Ray Stata Wat Tyler Frank Wisneski Christopher R. Yens Tania Zouikin

Catherine E. Grein 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

BOARD OF OVERSEERS

Ann M. Beha Willa Bodman Richard M. Burnes, Jr. Ellen Cabot Carol Deane Christian Draz Lila Berman Gross Amy Hunter

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Lawrence St. Clair

Louise Johnson Ellen Kaplan Amelia Welt Katzen William T. Kennedy M. Lynne Markus Jeffrey Marshall Shari Noe Irving H. Plotkin

Susanne Potts Michael J. Puzo Wendy Shattuck Lawrence St. Clair Deborah Swenson Sandra A. Urie Peter J. Wender

EMERITI J. P. Barger

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BOSTON LYRIC OPERA presents

Music by Giuseppe Verdi: Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei, after William Shakespeare’s drama. Sung in Italian, with projected English translation.

A new production, based on elements of a New York City Opera production. The Citi Performing Arts CenterSM Shubert Theatre, November 4, 6m, 9, 11, 13m, 2011

Conductor David Angus Sponsored by E. Lee and Slocumb Hollis Perry Stage Director David Schweizer Sponsored by Jane and Steven Akin

Set Designer John Conklin Sponsored by Jane and Steven Akin

Costume Designer Nancy Leary Sponsored by Jane and Steven Akin

Lighting Designer Robert Wierzel Sponsored by Jane and Steven Akin

Movement Director Ken Roht*

Fight Director Robert Najarian

Projected English Titles John Conklin

Wig and Makeup Designer Jason Allen with

Macbeth Daniel Sutin* Sponsored by Ms. Tania Zouikin

Lady Macbeth Carter Scott* Sponsored by Lynn Dale and Frank Wisneski

This production is made possible in part by major support from Paul and Sandra Montrone. Institutional Partners

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THE CAST (in order of vocal appearance)

Macbeth Banquo Lady Macbeth Assassin Servant Macduff Malcolm

Daniel Sutin* Darren K. Stokes Carter Scott* James Demler* Richard Crawley John Irvin*# Sponsored by Susan Babson Opera Fund for Emerging Artists

Lady-in-waiting Michelle Trainor*# A Doctor David Cushing# Apparition (a bloody child) Molly Paige Crookedacre* Apparition (a crowned child) Marie McCarville* with Fleance Elijah Jean-Pierre Lady Macduff Louise Hamil Duncan Domenico Mastrototoro Rehearsal Coach/Accompanist Assistant Director Production Stage Manager

Brett Hodgdon# Andrew Eggert* Karen Oberthal

Boston Lyric Opera Orchestra Concert Mistress: Sandra Kott Boston Lyric Opera Chorus Chorus Master: Michelle Alexander * signifies Boston Lyric Opera debut # signifies Boston Lyric Opera Emerging Artist

Original scenery and costumes designed by John Conklin for New York City Opera.

Announcing BLO’s 2011/2012 Season Emerging Artists Julius Ahn (tenor) David Cushing (bass) Neal Ferreira (tenor) Meredith Hansen (soprano) Brett Hodgdon (piano)

John Irvin (tenor) Allen Perriello (piano) Nicole Rodin (mezzo-soprano) Michelle Trainor (soprano), 2011 Shrestinian Award

BLO is invigorating its longstanding dedication to emerging talent by expanding upon and formalizing our work with Emerging Artists, a group of artists cast in a principal role each season. BLO Emerging Artists will receive additional coaching and professional development, helping to bridge the significant gap between advanced training and professional opportunities. This initiative is funded in part by individual, corporate and institutional supporters, as well as the proceeds from BLO’s Annual Gala. If you are interested in learning more about BLO’s Emerging Artists, or wish to lend your support, please contact our Development office at 617.542.4912 x230. www.playbill.com

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BOSTON LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA Concert Mistress: Sandra Kott

VIOLIN I Sandra Kott* Colin Davis Jodie Hagen Natalie Favaloro Rohan Gregory Stacey Alden Cynthia Cummings Omar Guey Sasha Callahan Tera Gorsett VIOLIN II Sue Rabut Robert Curtis Melanie Auclair-Fortier Lena Wong Annegrett Klaua Sue Carrai Piotr Buczek Beth Abbate

VIOLA Kenneth Stalberg* David Feltner Abigail Cross Don Krishnaswami Dani Rimoni Dorcas McCall CELLO Alexei Gonzales* Jan Pfeiffer Jing Li Steven Laven Miriam Bolkosky BASS Barry Boettger Kevin Green Anthony D’Amico FLUTE Linda Toote* PICCOLO Sarah Brady

OBOE Andrew Price** Lynda Jacquin

TROMBONE Hans Bohn** Gregory Spiridoupolos Donald Robinson

ENGLISH HORN Lynda Jacquin

CIMBASSO Daniel Hunter**

CLARINET Jan Halloran* Karen Heninger

TIMPANI John Tanzer

BASSOON Elah Grandel** Sally Merriman

PERCUSSION John Grimes** Craig McNutt

FRENCH HORN Kevin Owen* Dirk Hillyer Dana Christensen Iris Rosenstein

* Principal ** Acting Principal

TRUMPET Jesse Levine** Greg Whitaker

BOSTON LYRIC OPERA CHORUS Chorus Master: Michelle Alexander

SOPRANO Chelsea Basler-Aston Marilyn Bulli Molly Paige Crookedacre Amy Dancz Valerie Kraft Ashley Logan Marie McCarville Reina Powell Dana Schnitzer

MEZZO-SOPRANO Christina Calamaio Rebecca Luttio Courtney Miller Amy Oraftik Stephanie Scarcella Vanessa Schukis Lee G. Sullivan Mauri Tetreault Samantha Weppelmann

TENOR Mario Arévalo Kevin Courtemanche Jameson James Frank Levar Thomas Oesterling Jonathan Price John Stanton Fred VanNess Isaac Yager

BASS Jeremy J. Collier Carlton J. Doctor Fred Furnari Taylor Horner Colin Levin William O’Neill Paul Soper John Whittlesey Graham Wright

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SYNOPSIS PART 1—THE RISE In an abandoned area on the fringes of civilization, Macbeth and Banquo encounter an outcast group—“witches”—who hail him as “Thane of Glamis” (which he is) but also “Thane of Cawdor” (which, to his knowledge, he is not) and most disturbingly “King of Scotland.” They also prophesize that Banquo will not reign, but his children and descendants will be kings. When it is announced that the Thane of Cawdor has been executed for treason and that King Duncan has appointed Macbeth to succeed him, dark dreams of fierce ambition and even murder begin to infect Macbeth’s thoughts. Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth telling of the prophecies. She fears his resolve, and vows to instill in him the strength to commit the crime that will bring him the throne. When Macbeth arrives, she urges him to make an attempt that night as the King has announced his imminent arrival. The Macbeths welcome him with courtly courtesy. Later that night the deed is done. When the body is discovered, a mighty cry of horror and pain and vengeance rises up from the depths. Now King, Macbeth, uneasily recalling the prophetic words spoken to him, feels the need to secure the throne by killing Banquo and his son Fleance. Lady Macbeth calls on the darkness of night to shroud the bloody deed. Racked with forebodings and disturbing premonitions, Banquo senses the danger around him and cries out to his son to flee. He is surrounded and killed but Fleance does escape. At a banquet celebrating the new rulers, Lady Macbeth exultantly greets the guests but the event is thrown into violent confusion and panic as Macbeth appears to see the bloody ghost of Banquo before him.

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PART 2—THE FALL Frantic, Macbeth returns to the “witches” and wildly interrogates them as to his future. Three apparitions appear. The first (a warrior) warns him to beware of Macduff, the second (a bloody child) declares that “no man born of woman can harm you,” and the third (a crowned child) proclaims that “no mortal will conquer Macbeth till Birnam Wood shall start to move.” Macbeth is exultant at these favorable omens, but a spectral procession of kings awakens Macbeth’s deep fear of the eventual triumph of Banquo. Again he tells Lady Macbeth of these prophecies and they cry out for vengeance and blood—Banquo’s son and Macduff ’s family must now die. In the interim Macduff has left his family and joined Duncan’s son, Malcolm, in exile. The kingdom itself is being tortured and oppressed, infected by the violent and brutal reign of the Macbeths. Having returned, Macduff is told of the slaughter of his family. He joins the forces of Malcolm to track down the murderous tyrant. Lady Macbeth is driven to the edge. She sleepwalks while obsessively washing the blood she sees staining her hands and reliving the night of Duncan’s murder. Macbeth himself reaches a depth of resigned despair and guilty remorse. Finally when Birnam Wood appears to be moving toward Dunsinane and Macduff reveals that he was “untimely ripped from his mother’s womb,” Macbeth sees that all is lost. He is killed and Malcolm is crowned King.

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PROGRAM NOTES STAGE DIRECTOR’S NOTES by David Schweizer

There is something deeply disturbing afoot here and not just because the story is bloody and violent. Let’s face it, most dramatic operas are violent and bloody; death by opera is almost a foregone conclusion. But there are very few pieces of musical storytelling that evoke the genuinely terrifying subconscious hor- Photo by Erik Jacobs. ror that Macbeth still does centuries after it was written.

well as his unruly jostling with musical conventions, or at least, finding his own particular way to deal with them. But then, Macbeth has always inspired artists who attempt to perform, interpret, in fact to interact creatively in any way, to take risks, sometimes risks with scary consequences. We all know the legend of the bad luck that hovers over the performance of this play in the theater. In fact, it is not supposed to be spoken of, or at least named directly and must be referred to by actors as “The Scottish Play” in order to ward off the evil spirits who seem to curse theatrical productions of this work.

Giuseppi Verdi had a lifelong obsession with Shakespeare and talks about him extensively in his letters to librettists, holding him up as a model of a richly dramatic source for opera. Macbeth was his first Shakespeare opera, but we all know that his work only grew in complexity and richness as he moved on to Otello and Falstaff. Interestingly, he tried many times to make an opera out of King Lear without succeeding. Haunting to think of what that might have been, for Shakespeare seemed to draw something very particular out of this seminal 19th century composer. With his later Shakespeare operas, Verdi increasingly broke the bounds of the operatic conventions of his time and was inspired to new heights of expressiveness of characterization in his musical story telling.

As we brave, intrepid theater artisans have advanced to the opera version, we seem to have transcended this superstition and I have no stories to relate of disaster regularly striking operatic productions—maybe luckily for us this year at the BLO! But the eerie pull of this piece down into the lower depths of psychological terror and human depravity is as richly present in Verdi’s work as in Shakespeare’s, and continues to become the primary influence over any of us who strive to bring Macbeth to the stage.

With Macbeth, he began his journey into the heart of this poet writer who so inspired him. And we feel the promise of that beginning as

Excerpted from a full-length article by Mr. Schweizer. To read the article in its entirety visit blo.org.

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PROGRAM NOTES MUSIC DIRECTOR’S NOTES by David Angus

Compared to the developments in Germany, Verdi’s music, at a superficial level, can seem very naïve, with predictable patterns and structures, but to feel that is to miss the whole point. He writes (with great professional skill) from his heart, and it goes directly to our hearts, both as performers and listeners. Looking at the score, it all seems so simple and obvious, but his unique talent, which lifts him head and shoulders above almost all of his contemporaries, is to choose exactly the right musical line, with the right tension in the harmonies, to express the deepest feelings of the text and the situations. Even if we don’t understand one word, the emotional communication is so direct that we are swept away on waves of feeling—sadness, elation, tension, excitement and passion. He also writes very beautifully for voices, creating wonderful big arches of melody that are always grateful to sing, and exquisite to hear. This opera is not easy to mount; one needs at least four excellent singers with big flexible voices, and a highly energised chorus and orchestra. We have had thrilling rehearsals with some of the most exciting singers I have ever heard, and we have also had the great pleasure of rediscovering all the details in Verdi’s score, many of which have disappeared over the years in singers’ “traditions” that ignored his wishes. Another discovery was a letter in which the original Lady Macbeth described working with Verdi, and spoke of his insistence that her performance should be closer to speech than music. This has allowed us to free up the recitative sections and make them much more natural— more realistic.

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Another problem with the score is that it was written to accommodate big scene changes and the entrances and exits of a huge chorus, with repetitive and often less inspired music to fill the time, presumably produced to order as found necessary at the rehearsals. Most of this becomes unnecessary in a clean, swift modern production, so we have tightened things up by removing many of the repeated sections, to allow the action to flow more naturally and to keep the energy level up. We have also removed the added ballet sections, which simply hold up the action, but we retained much of the improved music from the second version. There is no such thing as a definitive version of this piece— Verdi tinkered with it endlessly—but we have ended up with something that really works on stage, and I believe that he would have given it his blessing! Whilst the opera contains many beautiful moments in the arias and duets, for me the most moving moments are the huge ensembles. Verdi had just had a great success with Va pensiero in Nabucco—a deeply felt and dramatic choral melody which has become the unofficial Italian National Anthem. The response to the death of King Duncan in this opera clearly recalls that emotional music, with the surges of passion in the unison melody and great climaxes over a simple lilting orchestral accompaniment. My other favourite moment happens at the beginning of Act 4, when the chorus of refugees (Va pensiero again!) communicates the pain of their despair, and leads into Macduff ’s heartbreaking aria. Sorrow is rarely so exquisitely expressed. This is no naïve early work, but an inspired and passionate masterpiece! www.playbill.com

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ARTISTS RICHARD CRAWLEY—MACDUFF TENOR (CAMDEN, NY) Recent highlights: Cavaradossi, Tosca, San Francisco Opera; title role, Lohengrin, Savonlinna Opera Festival & Teatro Colón; roles in Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre and Adams’ Dr. Atomic. Upcoming: 2012/2013 Season, Metropolitan Opera. MOLLY PAIGE CROOKEDACRE* APPARITION (A BLOODY CHILD) SOPRANO (BOSTON, MA) BLO debut Recent highlights: First Prize, National Association of Teachers of Singing Song & Aria Competition, Boston, Best Performances of Aria and German Lied. Upcoming: Recitals, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2012. DAVID CUSHING—A DOCTOR BASS-BARITONE (MILFORD, MA) Recent highlights: Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro, Opera North; Sulpice, La Fille du régiment, Opera Idaho; Leporello, Don Giovanni, Syracuse Opera; and Dr. Bartolo, The Barber of Seville & Colline, La bohème with Baltimore Concert Opera. Upcoming: Arthur, Peter Maxwell Davies’ The Lighthouse; Don Basilio, The Barber of Seville; and Adolfo, John Musto’s The Inspector, all with BLO. JAMES DEMLER* ASSASSIN SERVANT BARITONE (BOSTON, MA) BLO debut Recent highlights: Guglielmo, Cosí fan tutte; De Bretigny, Manon; Peter, Hänsel und Gretel, Houston Opera; Maestro, Prima la musica, poi le parole, Houston Symphony. Dikson, Boïeldieu’s La Dame blanche, Opera Orchestra of New York; Sharpless, Madama Butterfly, Edmonton Opera. JOHN IRVIN*—MALCOLM TENOR (BOSTON, MA) BLO debut Recent highlights: Detective and Baliff, Theodore Morrison’s Oscar, Santa Fe Opera. New England Regional Finalist, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; 2nd place, Peter Elvins Vocal Competition. Upcoming: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2012/2013 season.

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MARIE MCCARVILLE* APPARITION (A CROWNED CHILD) (BOSTON, MA) BLO debut Recent highlights: La Contessa, Le nozze di Figaro, Flagstaff; Mercédès, Bizet’s Carmen, Opera by the Bay; Beth, Adamo’s Little Women, Boston Opera Project; Papagena and Second Spirit, Mozart’s The Magic Flute, NEC Opera Outreach and New England Conservatory; Destino, Cavalli’s La Calisto, NEC; Peep-Bo, The Mikado, Cape Cod Opera. CARTER SCOTT*—LADY MACBETH SOPRANO (NEW YORK, NY) BLO debut Recent highlights: Lady-in-Waiting, Macbeth, Lyric Opera of Chicago; title role, Tosca, Des Moines Metro Opera; Third Norn, Götterdämmerung, Washington National Opera; Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Syracuse Opera. Upcoming: Title role, Tosca, Fort Worth Opera; title role, Turandot, Theater Erfurt. DARREN K. STOKES—BANQUO BASS-BARITONE (SUFFOLK, VA) Recent highlights: Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro, San Antonio Opera; Jake, Porgy and Bess, Washington National Opera, Escamillo, Carmen, Opera Saratoga; Escamillo, Tragedie de Carmen, Indianapolis Opera. Upcoming: 5th Jew/Cappadocian, Cleveland Orchestra; 2nd Armored Man, The Magic Flute, The Dallas Opera; Bass Solo, Mozart Requiem, Buffalo Symphony Orchestra; Parson Alltalk, Treemonisha—recording. DANIEL SUTIN*—MACBETH BARITONE (NEW YORK, NY) BLO debut Recent highlights: Sonora, La fancialla del west, Lyric Opera of Chicago; Iago, Otello, Opera Company of Philadelphia; title role, Rigoletto, San Antonio Opera. Upcoming: Scarpia, Tosca, Las Vegas Opera; Germont, La traviata, San Antonio Opera. MICHELLE TRAINOR* LADY-IN-WAITING SOPRANO (REHOBOTH, MA) BLO debut Recent highlights: Mother and Witch, BLO’s Opera for Young Audiences’ Hansel and Gretel; soprano soloist in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Boston Ballet.

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Upcoming: Ongoing BLO Signature Series at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; academic partnership with Boston University’s Opera Institute.

DAVID ANGUS MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR (LONDON, ENGLAND) BLO: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2011; Idomeneo, 2010.

DAVID SCHWEIZER STAGE DIRECTOR (NEW YORK, NY) BLO: The Emperor of Atlantis, 2011. Recent highlights: Sheridan’s The Rivals, Baltimore Center Stage; Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, La Jolla Playhouse & The Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Off Broadway: Rinde Eckert’s And God Created Great Whales; Charles Mee’s Wintertime, Second Stage Theatre; William Hamilton’s White Chocolate; Mark Campbell’s Songs From an Unmade Bed, New York Theatre Workshop; Marga Gomez’ Los Big Names; Richard Rodney Bennet’s The Mines of Sulphur, Glimmerglass Festival & New York City Opera; Stephen Hartke’s The Greater Good, Glimmerglass Festival; Britten’s Albert Herring, Gotham Opera; Vivaldi’s Motezuma; Thomas Ades’ Powder Her Face, Long Beach Opera.

Recent highlights: Carmen and Later the Same Evening (Musto), Glimmerglass Festival; Britten’s Les Illuminations, Cooperstown. Upcoming: The Lighthouse & The Inspector, BLO; concerts, London Philharmonic & Odense Symphony Orchestra, Denmark; Dvorak Requiem, Dartington International Summer School; opera Gala, Transylvania. JOHN CONKLIN SET DESIGNER/ARTISTIC ADVISOR (BOSTON, MA) BLO: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2011; Agrippina, 2011; Idomeneo, 2010; Carmen, 2009; Lucie de Lammermoor, 2005; I puritani, 1993; La bohème, 1992; Beatrice and Benedict, 1992.

Upcoming: Michael Nyman’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat, Long Beach Opera; Sacred Songs, Quechua opera project, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Recent highlights: 2011 NEA Opera Honors recipient; Pelleas et Melisande, The Metropolitan Opera.

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Artists (cont.) NANCY LEARY—COSTUME DESIGNER (BOSTON, MA) BLO: The Emperor of Atlantis, 2011; The Turn of the Screw, 2010. Recent highlights: Handel’s Semele & Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito, Opera Boston, La finta Gardiniera, Juilliard, Massenet’s Werther, Barber’s Vanessa, Chautauqua Opera. Upcoming: The Bourgeois Gentleman, ART (Boston, Moscow); faculty member, Theater Department, Boston University’s School for the Arts. ROBERT WIERZEL LIGHTING DESIGNER (NEW YORK, NY) BLO: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2011; Agrippina, 2011; Idomeneo, 2010; Don Giovanni, 2009; Rusalka, 2009; Werther, 1998; Lost in the Stars, 1992. Recent highlights: Carmen, Medea, Glimmerglass Festival; Twelfth Night, Westport Country Playhouse; The Tosca Café, Theatre Calgary. Upcoming: Lucia Di Lammermoor, Atlanta Opera; Kiss The Air, NYC Armory; Aida, Lost In The Stars, Glimmerglass Festival, 2012.

KEN ROHT*—MOVEMENT DIRECTOR (LOS ANGELES, CA) BLO debut Recent highlights: Director/choreographer: Offenbach!!!, Bard Summerscape; The Good Soldier Schweik, Long Beach Opera; Last Resort, REDCAT; 99c Holiday Spectacles, Bootleg Theater, L.A.; The Bloody Indulgent (feature film musical); choreographer: Monodramas, New York City Opera; Die Liebe der Danae, Bard Summerscape; The Shaggs…, Playwrights Horizons—NYC; Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Los Angeles Center Theater Group. Upcoming: Director/choreographer, The Breast of Tiresias/Tears of a Knife, Long Beach Opera; choreographer, American Night, La Jolla Playhouse. ROBERT NAJARIAN FIGHT DIRECTOR (CAMBRIDGE, MA) BLO: Carmen, 2009. Recent highlights: Faculty member, Boston University Theater Department. Sleep no More, Punchdrunk/Emursive; Don Giovanni, Washington National Opera; As You Like It, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company. Upcoming: The River Was Whiskey, Boston Playwrights Theater.

THE 2011 STEPHEN SHRESTINIAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE At the Hocus Pocus Gala on October 22, 2011, Boston Lyric Opera presented The Stephen Shrestinian Award for Excellence to soprano Michelle Trainor. Michelle has appeared with BLO’s chorus in seven productions beginning with La bohème in 2007, performed the roles of Mother and Witch in the 2011 Opera for Young Audiences’ Hansel and Gretel and is a 2011/2012 Emerging Artist. She is making her professional company role debut as the Lady-in-Waiting in Macbeth and will also appear next spring as Agrippa in The Inspector. She has appeared regionally with Longy Chamber Orchestra, Lowell House Opera, Boston Ballet and Boston’s First Night. Please join us in congratulating Michelle and applauding her in today’s performance. This cash award was created to help exceptional young artists in the BLO Chorus further their career by supporting advancement activities such as coaching a new role; taking a movement, dance or acting class; or paying a portion of graduate school tuition or travel expenses. It is awarded annually in memory of one of BLO’s beloved chorus members who passed away suddenly at the age of 29. Recipients of The Shrestinian Award include Neil Nelson, Alan Schneider, Heidi Stober, Stephanie Chigas, Laura Choi Stuart, Andrea Coleman, Erica Brookhyser, Joseph Valone, Neal Ferreira and Meredith Hansen. For more information or to make a contribution to The Stephen Shrestinian Award for Excellence Fund, please contact Heather Laplante, Annual Fund Manager, at 617.542.4912 x230 or visit blo.org/give. 26 PLAYBILL www.playbill.com

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

VIVACE MEMBERS ($33,333 to $66,665) Wallace Foundation Citi Performing Arts CenterSM

Massachusetts Cultural Council Mattina R. Proctor Foundation ✢

PRESTO MEMBERS ($25,000 to $33,332) Wallace Minot Leonard Foundation ★✢

ALLEGRO MEMBERS ($10,000 to $24,999) Harold Alfond Foundation, in honor of Steven Akin ✢ Bank of America ✢ Baupost Group, L.L.C. ✢ Boston Private Bank & Trust Company Cabot Family Charitable Trust ✢ Esther B. Kahn Charitable Foundation

The Klarman Family Foundation ✢ Medical Information Technology Inc. National Endowment for the Arts OPERA America Susan A. Babson Opera Fund for Emerging Artists, part of the Paul and Edith Babson Foundation

ADAGIO MEMBERS ($5,000 to $9,999) Grossman Marketing Group Northern Trust

Sovereign Bank

GRAZIOSO MEMBERS ($3,000 to $4,999) Anchor Capital Advisors ✢ The Catered Affair

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Johnson Controls, Inc. ✢

BRAVISSIMO MEMBERS ($1,500 to $2,999) AND FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS (UP TO $1,500, noted with an asterisk) Alexander, Aronson, Finning & Co., in memory of Charles M. Jacobs Biogen Idec Foundation Boston Cultural Council Cabot Corporation Charles River Associates The Dibner Charitable Trust of Massachusetts*

Draper Laboratory Eli Lilly and Company Foundation The Fine Family Foundation* Metro Meeting Centers ★ Lyric Circle member ✢ Envision Opera Challenge Supporter

ENVISION OPERA: THE 4 YEAR $4 MILLION CHALLENGE Boston Lyric Opera announces the success of its first year of the Envision Opera Challenge, a four year initiative to raise $4 million by 2014 to stimulate new productions and secure Opera Annex for future seasons. You can: • Ensure the sustainability of Opera Annex. • Support commissions, remounts of contemporary work, and innovative reinterpretations.

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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT Boston Lyric Opera gratefully acknowledges the generous donors to the 2011/2012 Season Annual Fund who contribute 75% of the Company’s annual operating revenue. Their support brings Macbeth to life today, provides education and community programs and ensures the future of the art form. This list includes gifts and pledges made to the Annual Fund, restricted funds and event sponsorships through October 6, 2011. Special thanks in Year 2 of BLO’s 4 Year $4 million Envision Opera Challenge to the anonymous family foundation whose $1 million gift launched the Challenge. We recognize donors below who participated in Year 1 of the Challenge and helped us meet our initial goal! We encourage all donors to consider a qualifying gift for the Challenge this year (July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012). To learn more, visit blo.org/envisionopera or call 617.542.4912 x228. Gifts support our Opera Annex, new productions and new works now through the 2013/2014 Season.

CRESCENDO MEMBERS ($100,000 and above) Jane and Steven Akin, in memory of Francesca Carriulo★✢ Dorothy and David Arnold★✢ Linda Cabot Black★✢

Jody and Tom Gill★ Horace H. Irvine II★✢ Mr. and Mrs. Paul Montrone★✢ E. Lee and Slocumb Hollis Perry★

David and Marie Louise Scudder★✢ Wendy Shattuck and Samuel Plimpton✢

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Francesca Carriuolo whose legacy of passion and generosity was as great as her spirit of adventure. A lifelong patron and benefactor of the arts, her impact will be felt for generations to come.

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FIORITURA MEMBERS ($66,666 to $99,999) Mr. and Mrs. Miguel de Bragança

Ms. Pamela Kunkemueller★✢

Susan R. and L. Dennis Shapiro✢

VIVACE MEMBERS ($33,333 TO $66,665) Willa and Taylor Bodman Gerard and Sherryl Cohen★✢ Ted Cutler Mr. Alan R. Dynner✢ Ms. J. Stephanie Giacalone★✢ Susan W. Jacobs★✢

Butler and Lois Lampson✢ Ms. Abigail Mason★✢ Mr. and Mrs. Richard Olney III✢ Mr. and Mrs. Neil Pappalardo✢ William and Helen Pounds✢ Alicia Cooney Quigley and Stephen Quigley

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stata★ Faith and Joseph W. Tiberio Foundation★✢ Mr. and Mrs. Wat H. Tyler★ Lynn Dale and Frank Wisneski

PRESTO MEMBERS ($25,000 to $33,332) Nonnie and Rick Burnes★✢ Katie and Paul Buttenwieser★ Fay Chandler

Wayne Davis and Ann Merrifield★✢ Mr. and Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. Karen Johansen and Sandra A. Urie and Frank F. Herron★✢ Gardner Hendrie✢ Ms. Tania Zouikin

ALLEGRO MEMBERS ($10,000 to $24,999) Anonymous✢ Sam and Nancy Altschuler Jim and Chris Barker★ Timothy and Rebecca Blodgett✢ Dr. Charles C. Dickinson III and JoAnne Walton Dickinson✢ Christian Courtney Draz★✢ Robert and Susan Eastman★✢ Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Grein, Jr.✢ Mr. Kenneth L. Freed✢

Lila Gross Tom and Anneliese Henderson★ Mimi and Roger Hewlett✢ Diane and Mitchell Jacobs Ellen and Robert S. Kaplan★ Ms. Amelia Katzen★ Mr. and Mrs. William T. Kennedy★✢ Maria Krokidas and Bruce Bullen★✢ Stephen and Lois Kunian★ Karen and George Levy

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ADAGIO MEMBERS ($5,000 TO $9,999) Anonymous✢ Ms. Ann Beha and Mr. Robert A. Radloff✢ Ms. Joan Bok Mr. and Mrs. John M. Bradley✢ Dr. and Mrs. Eric Bucher★✢ Christine Clifford and Dean Williams Dr. Nicholas J. DiMauro✢ William C. and Joyce K. Fletcher Scottie and Rob Held✢ Julie and Bayard Henry Mr. William Hunter✢

Ms. M. Lynne Markus★✢ Judith K. Marquis and Keith F. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Marshall★ Dr. Lyle and Anne Micheli✢ Ms. Faith Moore✢ Gregory E. Moore and Wynne W. Szeto✢ Mary and Sherif Nada Esther Nelson and Bernd Ulken, in memory of Lillian E. Damaskos✢ Shari and Christopher Noe★✢ Mr. and Mrs. John O’Brien

Dr. E.C. Pierce§✢ Janet and Irv Plotkin★✢ Dr. and Mrs. John William Poduska, Sr. Dr. Douglas Reeves Jerome Rosenfeld§ Dr. Jordan S. Ruboy Mr. David Shukis✢ Larry and Beverly St. Clair★✢ Debbie and Jack Swenson John H. Deknatel and Carol M. Taylor★✢ Peter J. Wender

GRAZIOSO MEMBERS ($3,000 TO $4,999) Anonymous★✢ Joan K. Alden✢ Widgie and Peter Aldrich Charles and Christina Bascom Mr. Martin S. Berman, in honor of Lila Gross✢ Bob and Karen Bettacchi Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blumenthal Ms. Ellen Cabot✢ Judge and Mrs. Levin H. Campbell✢ Jonathan and Margot Davis✢ Ms. Winifred F. Ewing✢ Mr. and Mrs. Ron Feinstein Lucia and Bruce Field✢

Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Foster Nick and Marjorie Greville Ron and Kathy Groves✢ Graham and Ann Gund Deborah A. Hawkins✢ Mr. and Mrs. Morton Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hood Jeffrey Hovis The Charles and Cerise Jacobs Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Johnson 3d✢ Joe and Pam LoDato★✢ Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Anita Loscalzo

D. Cosmo and Jane P. Papa, in memory of Lillian E. Damaskos✢ Suzanne and Peter Read★ Mike and Rusty Rolland✢ Rona and Arthur Rosenbaum The Sattley Family, in honor of Meredith Hansen★ Tee Taggart and Jack Turner Mr.§ and Mrs. Donald Taylor✢ Jeannie Ackerman Curhan and Joseph C. Williams✢ Drs. Bertram and Laima Zarins Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Zilberfarb✢

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ENCORE MEMBERS ($1,000 TO $1,499) Anonymous (2) Anonymous, in honor of Mr. Richard Olney III Richard and Donna Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Mel Barkan Michael Barza and Judith Robinson Lucille Batal Bruce Bauman and Denise Selden Bauman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Benka Leonard and Jane Bernstein Veronika and Bert Breer Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cabot Harold Carroll Brian Caswell and Corey Wisneski David J. Chavolla Mr. John Conklin Susan and George Domolky, in honor of Jane and Steven Akin Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Franko Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Fulham

Joan and Francis Gicca Ann Goodman and Arthur B. Pardee Charles and Merrill Gottesman The Grandin Family Foundation Ms. Pat Hillman Mr. and Mrs. Clark Hinkley Arthur and Eloise Hodges Jewish Family and Children’s Services, in honor of Seymour Friedland Holly and Bruce Johnstone, in honor of Jane and Steven Akin Ms. Hannah Katz Mr. Mason Klinck Mr. and Mrs. John Kucharski Ledgeways Charitable Trust Richard and Mary Jane Lewontin Mr. Domenico M. Mastrototaro Ms. Kathleen McGirr and Mr. Keith Carlson Richard S. Milstein, Esq. Mark and Caroline Murphy

Mr. and Mrs. George Noble Jack Osgood, in honor of Sarah Blume Mr. and Mrs. Saul Pannell Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Perkins, Jr. Finley and Patricia Perry Robert and Elizabeth Pozen Melinda and James Rabb Stephen and Geraldine Ricci Nicholas G. Russell Dr. and Mrs. R. Michael Scott Mr. Allen L. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stansky, in honor of Lynn Dale and Frank Wisneski★✢ Mr. Andrew Szentgyorgyi Ms. Nellie Taft Jack and Anne Vernon Garry Thor Wedow

ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ($500 TO $999) Anonymous Shoma Aditya and Constantin von Wentzel Mr. Mark Alcaide Ms. Betsey Ansin John and Rosemary Ashby John and Molly Beard Connie Bingham Alan Blume and Margaret Scranton-Blume Ms. Holly Bodman, in honor of Willa C. Bodman Dorothy and Hale Bradt Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon Buckler Mr. Tim Butler Darrell Canby Tip and Nino Catalano Mr. Geoffrey T. Chalmers Chris and Lynne Chiodo Mr. Eugene Cox Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. de Asla Phyllis Dohanian Wendy Driscoll and Thomas Driscoll Willis and Zach Durant-Emmons Mr. Andrew L. Eisenberg Louis Esposito Michael S. Flier and David E. Trueblood

Ms. Anna Gabrieli Mr. Edward N. Gadsby Dr. Deborah Gobetz Dr. David Golan and Dr. Laura Green Ms. Jill Bode Goldweitz Dr. Kurt D. Gress and Mr. Samuel Parkinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hamilton Bette Ann Harris Ms. Margaret Meo Houlahan Mr. Ted and the Rev. Cannon Cynthia P. Hubbard Miss Sally Hurlbut Mr. Howell Jackson and Ms. Elizabeth Foote Kurt and Holly Johnson Mr. George Jurkowich Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kershaw Stephen Kidder William B. Lawrence III★ W. Patrick Lentell and Patricia Kenny Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Lerner Mr. Morris Levitt Mr. Anthony S. Lucas Ms. Barbara Manzolillo Dr. and Mrs. Harold Michlewitz Mary and Michael McConnell

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Grier Merwin Mr. John Miller Ms. Dolores Mitchell Dr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Moore Daniel M. and Mayo J. Morgan Dr. Phyllis Moriarty Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Morrow, Gazelle Ms. Barbara Murray Mr. Eric Neumann Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Nunes Mr. and Mrs. John J. O'Donnell Mr. and Mrs. David Parker Olivia and John Parker Dr. Robert Petersen and Dr. Veronica Petersen Maureen Phillips and Douglas Horst Dr. Flora Pirquet and Mr. Gary Beckmann Gerald Powers Ms. Krista Pratt Mr. and Mrs. William Quigley Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Quinones Mr. Jack Reynolds Mr. Donald Rosenfield Mark and Lori Roux Dr. and Mrs. Stefan Schatzki John and Ruth Schey Arthur and Linda Schwartz Grenelle Scott Mr. and Mrs. John Sedgwick

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Senturia Varda and Dr. Israel Shaked Dru Sharma Mr. James R. Sloane Ms. Marisa Spilios Susan and Peter Sugar Ms. Joan Suit Mr. and Mrs. Hall Swaim Marcos and Faith Szydlo Mr. Nicholas Tranquillo Janet and Henry Vaillant Mr. Anton C. Vrame Linda and Harvey Weiner Ms. Ruth Wells Mr. Mark D. Williams, in honor of Christopher Marrion and Randy Weston Mr. Stephen Wohler Joan and Michael Yogg Albert and Judith Zabin Norma and Gunars Zagars Cheryl and Mark Zarrillo §

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ANGEL REAPERS, Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College, 219 Tremont St., 800-233-3123. Nov 15–20. Pulitzer, Tony and Academy Award-winning writer Alfred Uhry and MacArthur genius director/choreographer Martha Clarke collaborate on a piece that combines traditional Shaker music and tales of sexual repression to tell a “history-based” story inspired by the life of Ann Lee. BLUE MAN GROUP, Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St., 617-931-2787 or 617-426-6912. Ongoing. This giddily subversive off-Broadway hit serves up outrageous and inventive theater where three muted, blue-painted performers spoof both contemporary art and modern technology. Wry commentary and bemusing antics are matched only by the ingenious ways in which music and sound are created. The show has recently been updated with new performance pieces and music. THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College, 219 Tremont St., 617-824-8000. Dec 2 & 3. C.S. Lewis’ brilliant novel reveals spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view. A sold-out hit in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., this funny, provocative, and wickedly witty theatrical adaptation starring Max McLean as Screwtape will change the way you think about how demons influence your everyday life.

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HIGH, Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College, 219 Tremont St., 617-824-8000. Dec 6–11. Stage and screen star Kathleen Turner triumphantly returns to Boston as Sister Jamison Connolly, a nun and rehabilitation counselor who agrees to sponsor a 19-year-old drug user in an effort to help him combat his addiction, ultimately testing her own faith. MABOU MINES DOLLHOUSE, Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College, 219 Tremont St., 800-233-3123. Nov 1–6. Acclaimed director and MacArthur Fellow Lee Breuer gives the world of patriarchy and pretense in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House a new twist—the all-powerful male characters are less than 4½ feet tall and the women 6 feet tall, turning Ibsen’s feminism into a parable of scale.

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Christmas in Medieval England “EXCELLENT”—ALEX ROSS, THE NEW YORKER “EXTRAORDINARY”—BOSTON GLOBE BLUE HERON REVIVES ITS HUGELY POPULAR SEASONAL PROGRAM—THIS TIME FOR TWO SHOWS. DECEMBER 16 & 17, 2011 First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St. 617-960-7956 • www.blueheronchoir.org

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MOBY DICK, Gare St. Lazare Players Ireland, The Jackie Liebergott Black Box at the Paramount Center, 559 Washington St., 617-824-8000. Nov 7–12. Herman Melville’s whirling, eddying tale is transformed into a one-man show featuring Gare St. Lazare Players Ireland’s artistic director Conor Lovett, who holds audiences spellbound during this classic tale of a mythic sea monster, the vengeful Captain Ahab and an epic ocean journey aboard The Pequod. PETER PAN, threesixty° Entertainment, One City Hall Plaza, 888772-6849. Through Dec 30. This new production of J. M. Barrie’s classic story about the boy who never grew up features amazing puppets, epic music, dazzling flying scenes and the world’s first 360-degree CGI theater set. Performed in a state-ofthe-art theater pavilion, this magical new “in-the-round” extravaganza is an extraordinary experience for the whole family.

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THE RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, Citi Performing Arts Center, The Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., 866-348-9738. Dec 2–28. Starring the world-famous Rockettes, this glamorous production makes its triumphant return to Boston, featuring new scenes, new sets and new songs along with the traditional favorites. SHEAR MADNESS, Charles Playhouse Stage II, 74 Warrenton St., 617-426-5225. Ongoing. This hilarious Boston-set whodunit, where the clues change every night and the laughs come fast and furious, is a worldwide phenomenon filled with up-to-the-minute spontaneous humor and quicksilver improvisation where the audience becomes part of the action and gets to solve the crime.

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LOCAL/REGIONAL THEATER AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon St., 617-585-5678. Nov 17–Dec 17. The extraordinary comic and musical soul of 1930s Harlem lives on in this rollicking, swinging evening of rowdy, raunchy, and humorous songs by Thomas “Fats” Waller, including “Honeysuckle Rose,” “The Joint is Jumpin’,” “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love” and many others. THE BALCONY, The Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., 617-912-9222. Nov 17–20. In a brothel in the midst of a revolution that has wiped out all the real holders of power except the Chief of Police, he enlists the regular customers to play out the fantasy roles that destiny has denied them in this macabre, mocking view of man and society by Jean Genet. LUCKY STIFF, Moonbox Productions, Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, 617-625-4088. Nov 4–13. This wacky musical comedy from Steven Flaherty and Lynn Ahren (Ragtime, Once on This Island, Seussical the Musical ) tells the story of hapless shoe salesman Harry Witherspoon, who suddenly learns that he has inherited a fortune from his long-lost uncle Tony. But there is just one little catch: in order to get the money, he has to take his uncle’s dead body on a last spree to Monte Carlo. THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Davis Square Theater, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville, 866-811-4111. Dec 7–Jan 1. Falstaff loves that he’s got it all figured out—and you’ll love him for being so wrong. Braggadocio, buffoonery and tricks all make Shakespeare’s story jiggle and jounce with great delight. THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH, Wheelock Family Theatre, 200 The Riverway, 617-879-2300. Through Nov 20. Passing 42

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through a mysterious tollbooth, Milo embarks on a quest to restore the Princesses of Rhyme and Reason to the Kingdom of Wisdom in the musical adaptation of Norton Juster’s award-winning book. THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, Boston Childrens Theatre, Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., 617-424-6634 x222. Nov 3–18. Margery Williams’ classic tale, adapted for the stage by Burgess Clark, features puppetry combined with live actors to create a magical experience about the bond between a child and his toy rabbit.

DANCE THE NUTCRACKER, Boston Ballet, Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., 617-931-2787. Nov 25–Dec 31. This mustsee holiday event has been delighting Boston audiences for more than four decades. Join Clara on her magical journey through an enchanted winter wonderland to a palace of sugary confections, all set to Tchaikovsky’s classic score. THE NUTCRACKER, José Mateo’s Ballet Theatre; Duxbury Performing Arts Center, 73 Alden St., Duxbury; The Sanctuary Theatre, 400 Harvard St., Cambridge; The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Dorchester; 617-3547467. Nov 25–Dec 24. This annual take on the seasonal classic presents a lively, lower-cost alternative to other holiday shows. Ballet Theatre’s acclaimed dancers—along with more than 200 children as mice, soldiers and angels—focus on the dancing rather than the usual mime and theatrics. ROMEO & JULIET, Boston Ballet, Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., 617-931-2787. Nov 3–13. John Cranko’s exquisitely rendered ballet, set to Sergei Prokofiev’s magnificent score, is an inspired realization of William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers.

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URBAN NUTCRACKER, BalletRox, Wheelock Family Theatre, 200 The Riverway, 617-879-2300. Dec 3–18. Hailed as “A joyous, daring fusion of the old and new” by The Boston Globe, this production fuses ballet, swing, hip hop and urban tap with the classical score of Tchaikovsky and the pulsating beat of Ellington. Experience the classical ballet of the Snow Queen juxtaposed with the raw energy of urban dance in a way that’s sure to leave the audience dancing out the doors.

OPERA LA DESCENTE D’ORPHÉE AUX ENFERS and LA COURONNE DE FLEURS, Boston Early Music Festival, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory, 30 Gainsborough St., 617-585-1260. Nov 26 & 27. This chamber opera double bill features works by French Baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier, including the story of Orphée who decends into the underworld to rescue his beloved Euridice using his musical charms, and the Molière-based tale of a musical contest in which shepherds vie for a crown of flowers from the goddess Flora for the most beautiful and eloquent aria. MACBETH, Boston Lyric Opera, Citi Performing Arts Center, The Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., 866-348-9738. Nov 4–13. Giuseppe Verdi, master of passionate musical excitement and creator of many of the most vivid characters in opera, slams into Shakespeare with this hypnotic and gripping tale of ambition and murder in medieval Scotland. www.playbill.com

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February 24, 26 & 28, 2012 Cutler Majestic Theatre

Tippett’s mesmerizing journey into the unconscious mind Conducted by Gil Rose Directed by Daniel Pelzig With Peter Tantsits, Joélle Harvey, Joyce Castle Dancer Joel Prouty as Strephon Featuring Boston Ballet II

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