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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

General Director

Dr. David Di Chiera

Managing Director

Robert M. Heuer IT

AssisLanL Manager

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Public Relations

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Welcome to Our third full season of opera at the Music Hall and the first under our new name, Michigan Opera Theatre. In the past, you've known us as The Overture to Opera Company, and never before have we been as proud to describe to you what's happening artistically as well as behind the scenes.

Michigan Opera Theatre offices have moved into the Music Hall and the building can truly be called our business and performing home. But even better is the fact that we are an integral part of a larger cultural picture. With the establishment of the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts as a prime entertainment showcase for Detroit, MOT will be at the hub of the growing interest and excitement in downtown activities.

Backing us up in our optimism are youthe audiences - who have responded to this 1973- 74 season with unprecedented ticket sales and volunteer- help.

We are offering a well-balanced program of opera which includes our first effort into the realm of light opera, The Merry Widow. In seasons to come, we will experiment in other directions with contemporary and some rarely-performed works. We are currently arranging what we hope will be a momentous event in Detroit's musical history in planning a production of that Russian masterpiece, Boris Godoun ov, for 1974-75.

Michigan Opera Theatre thanks you for sharing in its season of opera in English, and we hope your evenings with us are thoroughly enjoyable.

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DUE TO THE ILLNESS OF CA LVI N MA RSH

THE ROLE OF RIGOLETTO

WILL BE SUNG BY

Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

T r ansla tion: Ruth and Thomas Martin

October 6, 10 (Matinee), 12, 13

RlGOLEf[O

All Opera in Four Acts by Giuseppe Verdi

Based on a play by Victor Hugo "Le Roi s' Amuse"

CAST

The Duke of Ma ntua John Sandor

Borsa, a courtier ....................................•...............

Wolf

Count Ceprano Garth Taylor

Coun t css Ceprano

Rigolett o a court j es t e

Marullo, a cou rtier

Hooven

Marsh

Gloff

Count Monterone John Henkel

Gilda, Rigoletto's daughter

Russell

Giovan na, her nurs e

Wolfe

B. Smith A Page

Edmund Toliver A lI e rald

Terleek yj '1addaJena Elsie Inselman

A ballroom in the Duke's palace A street near Rigoletto's hou se A sa lon in th e Duke's pala ce Spa rafu cil e's inn outside the city Music Director.

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Roger Melone Director

All casts subject to change without notice.

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RlGOLEffO

Composed in 1851, Rigoletto was Verdi's sixteenth opera and the first in the standard repertory. Earlier, he had written mostly heroic music that made him a popular national figure with Italian patriots. (Italy was under Austrian control at the tim e ). Asked by the Teatro la Fenice for a new opera, Verdi d ecided to adapt a Victor Hugo melodrama where in a frivolous king is almost victimi zed by his hun chb ac k ed j e t e r. The police, however, fear ed that a plot showing a monarch in an unfavorable light might e ncourage demonstratio ns among the p o pulation. Verdi agreed to change the names and location - to an imaginary dukedom of Man tua.

Premiered on March 11, 1851, Rigoletto was rec eive d with cheers from th e Ven etians and h ad its American debut at the Academy of Musi c in New York on F ebruary 9, 1855.

THE STORY

Act I

At a party In his pala ce , the Duke of Mantua b o a t s of his prowess with women , aud noti ces the charms of the Co u n tess Ceprano. Rigolett o , the Du k e 's hUll c hl ,ac ke d jester, su gges ts his mas ter im pr ison th e Countess' husband. Til e angry Coun t Cep rano vo ws to kid nap a youn g girl he b eli eves is Ri goletto's mis tre ss Sudd e nly an elderly nobl e, Mo nt ero n , b ursts in to U n unce the Du ke fo r sedu cing his da ught e r. Rigoletto mocks th e old man who , as guards ta ke h im away t o p rison, a curse at the deformed jester.

Act II

pset over th e c urse, Rigoletto hurries t o the h ou se wh er e h e keep s his be· loveu da ughter , Gi lda On t h e way, he is app roac hed by Sparafu cil e wh o o ffers his servic es as a profession al assassin.

Rigoletto d ismisses him an d is then cheered b y Gilda wh o urge him to tell her about her dead mother. Ri go le Lt o repli e that the wo ma n was an angel , and that Gilda i all h e has left in the world to lov e Worri e d abo u t her safety, he warns he r n urs Tiovanna , not to let anyon e in th e ho u '.

lligoletto leavc ., and t h e Duk e - li p s rnto the garden, brib es Giovanna , a nd declares his love to Gilda t elling her he is a poor student. Th e en c ha n ted Gilda tells him to flee wh ell footsteps are heard in the street and then mu ses tenderly on hi s " na m e " Mean w h il e , Ri gole tto is slopped by co u rti e rs who , infl uenced b. Cepra n o , blindfold him and dupe him int o h elpin g th e m kidna p Gilda - leading h im t o think it i th e Countes Ce prano. After rem o ving th e blin dfo ld , h e discovers Gilda's scarf, search es her room, and realizes the anguishing truth.

Act III

Th e co u rtiers return to find th e Duke pa cing in f e ar that Gilda has been taken from him forever. When they tell him the girl is in his chamber, he rushes to th e c onquest. lligoletto appears in search of Gilda and tells th e courtiers she is hi s daughter . T hey bar his way to th e quarters and he la shes out at th e ir tr eac h ery Gilda app ears in h e r nig ht dr ess , disheveled and ashamed, but profe ss in g he r love for th e Duke. Alon e with her Lather, she tells hi m of see ing the Du ke a t Mass each week and loving him from afar. Rigoletto, how ever, swears to avenge the wrong don e to his own and Monterone's family . Gilda begs hi m to spare the Duke.

Act IV

Rigol e tto takes Gilda to th e inn wher e Sparafucil e lures his victims and forc es her to wat c h the Duke make love to the assassin's sister and accomplice, the voluptuous Maddalena. The Duk e , disguised as a s oldier, laughs all the while at the fi c kl e nes of women . Rigoletto ins tru c ts Gilda to go hom e , dr ess as a boy, and me et him in Verona AIt e r paying Spar afucil e for the de ed not-yet. done, th e j ester departs.

Gi lda though, comes back and hears Maddal e na ask her brother to spare th e hands o me "soldier" and kill Rigoletto ins t('a d Sparaf uc ile refuses at first, th e n agr(, e to the next gue s t who oo mes to t h e inn. Deciding to sacrific e her self for the Duke, Gilda kno c ks on th e d o or. When Rigoletto com es to colle c t lite Duke's body, he gloats over th e s ack but then hears the suppos e d vi ctim's voice in the distance. He op en s tIlt: sa c k to find his dying daught er who ask s his forgiveness. When she di es , Rigol e tto cries at the fulfillment of the curse.

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CALVI lARSH, a native Pe nn yl - LOU! E R SELL is a y ull g colorava n Ian had II choi c e of athleti c and tura soprano already with a lIlu sica l s ho lnr hip. F o rtunately fo r ri ch ba ' k gr ound o f o p e ratic cr e dits Th e us , he c ho'c til lall el' Th e career of attra c tiv e Mi R u' se ll gr aduated from MOT's Ri gol >tto has be e n a so lid , teady the Stal e ' Ilivcr. ity f Iowa and ha climb t o 5 11 ce ' F r m hi s s tudi es at tudi eo in Col ognc, G rmarly and at Wcstministc r Coll ege in Ne w J e rsey and I o rLh Tex .l s State , LarilOll e Mar s h made hi s t or wh e n me ri can Th eatre Win g Aw a rd jud ges di s pe nse d, ith final C OIllp e tIti o n aft e r II a rin g '!ar h 's se mifinal p crform a nc Tn '195 4 h contra c te u \ ith the 1\ 1 tropolitan Op e ra and ov r tw e lve ycurs we n t fr o m . upp o rlin g rol es to aO'UffiC tar billing , gainin g Lh e hulk or hi s pr o Cess ional exp eri ' n ce on lh a t au gu l la ge . III 1966 , i\la rs ll ma u e hi s Europe a n de but and sall g to criti ca l acd aim ill Geneva, Cl y nd c hourllc and Muni c h - wh re his Ri go lelt o W O Il him a fourt ee n- c urtaill- ca ll ov a lion . f NL'u - IL Th e New Yo rk er Ma uaz illc ha s writt ' n : "li e i ' a Li g [H o w, with a heautil'ul , pow e rCul hi gh baritone voi ce, grea t assurance and n e no 0 [' a lin g abili l y ."

tat e h c de bute d wilh th e 'e \ Yo rk Cit y Op e r [I onl fo ul' s h o rt years ago as Mica la in Carm e n. eal' la te r s he took LLrst pri ze a l th e Inte rnational Sin gi ng Cont es t ill Ve rc IIi , haly, a nu al so won a Co rb e Lt FotllH.lali on Aw a rd Gilda was th e role for her Europ 3 11 de but in 197 0 for til StilL Or> ' ra o f tut tgart. Lat>r wa' the only Am e ri ca n in a I .a Scala ca .l of Ri uo ie /to which includ e u th e grea t Pa varo tti . In 1 97 2. Mi ss Ru sse ll app eareo with th e Philad e lphia Lyric Op e ra as l edda Lo criti ca l prai C, o p po ' ite II tl' o p o lita n pera s tar s Placido Domin go lind Sherrill Miln c She will , o on make he r d e hut Op e r a and the Vi e nna per3.

JOHN SANDOR, who will 'oon takc up duti es as II prin cipal arti st wilh t'he Vi nn a "tate Op cra , b eg an Ludyin g pi'lIlo at age e ight and singing in c hoirs in his native Fairmont, WesL Virginia He atL e nd ed Ob rlill Con s rvatory aft e r con s id erin g career plans as a ve te rinarian 0 1' pro golfe r With a rna t r ' s d gr c in voi ce and op era Er m th e Julliard Sc ho ol of Iu sic , this youn l1 te nor ha s heen a prize willn c r in ma ll Y c o mpctiti o n , in' Iu ling Ule l\1 tr polilal1 Op e ra , th e Li e rl e rkranz , th e VereeUi [nte rnationru e , a nd the I-l a arlem Philharmonja Form e rly a mu sic education admini s trator in th e 1 ew J erse y Pul)li e c hool s, Sa nd o r Lega n singi ng: profe ionally with th e Lak· Ge org ' 0p ' ra II has al 0 app eared wiLh th e San Francisco , .' anta Fe and Miami Op e ra ·ompanies Write, Op e ra ews Ma ga=ill e : "John :iIlclor has th kinu of in. tin t anu vo cal equipm nl tJlat ge n e rate greaL xcit ment in an aue! iCll ce "

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Z. EDMUND TOLIVER made hi pro· ROGER l\fELONE, ollr gu t conducto r, ( ional d but last fall as Don AlIolI 0 is one of the Southwest's brightest in Michigan Opera Th a tr' Cosi Fan musical talents. Uorn in T ill a, OklaTuite. A si.x foot- en ba. so cantanle, homa, Melone studied at D -I Mar Coll ege Toliver is fTom Riverhead, Long lsJaod and Texas Chri lian Univ rsity oncurand [ c ived his hachelor' degree from rently taking private instru lion in piano, Illinois W, leyan Ulliv rsity. A finali t theory, sIring bas, and voice. In 1967, in this year's Grinnell Foundatioll cho l- already recognized as all oUl tanding arsbip comp lition, Tulivt'r i curr ntly young choral he j oined the an working on his doctorate in music<tI Antouio ymphony conducting taff to arts as a John H3 Whitney Fellow at head th e choral divi ion. Tn 1971 he the Uni er ity of Michigan. fie wa the wa- appointed A ismnl Conducto r of concerto winner in the gradua tc division the orehe tra <lnd hi. currcnt dulies at the American Mu i Camp at Illt'r- involv e preparing and coordinating all 10 II 'n and has had lading l' Ie in choTa I fo r ces for an Antonio's entire ulliversity op ratic production. con 'crt and ol' ra asons. Mione i a frequCJ1t gu l condu 'lor Mound tit Oll th west and has h ld condu ·ting work hops ill P fin ylvania, Virginia, Ok\;,homa and Te , as .

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MICHIGAN QPERA THEATRE CHORUS

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Sopranos

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Julie Cordes

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MAD\ME BUITERFLY

An Op ra in Three Acts by Giacomo Puccini

Librello: L. Illica and G. Giacosa

Translation : Jolm Gutman

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ACT I Th e gard ' il of LL Pink ' rt o ll' r e nted hou e

ACT IT An aCt m oo n and e ve nin g thr ee ears lat r, in s id e th e hOllse

A T ill The n ex t mornin g

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When Puccini's Madama Butterfly had its premiere at La Scala in 1904, the critics and public declared it a rather overwhelming disaster. Puccini and his librettists decided to withdraw the opera from performance until revisions could he made, after which a second premiere at Brescia became the first step in as uring the opera's rise to a popularity which shows no signs of diminishing.

Suzuki, llutterl]y's servilllt, help s h r int a whiL e kimono and th e newleyw d join in a moonlit gard n du t in whi h Lhe pas ionate ly in g of th'ir lov

Act II

THE STORY

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Ll. B.F. Pinkerton, US , is ins pectin g the hou e he ha lea ed from Coro, a marriage broker. Coro has arrang d for Lhree se rvan ts and a ge ish a bride, Cio· Cio- all, knowlI as Madam e Butte rfly peaking to harpl ess, th e ' S con ul in Nagll aki, Pinkerton exhiltiL 11 devil· mlly ·car e attilud' toward his pending marria ge and talk of the day wh e n h e will tak a "r ea l'" Am ri an wife. Sharpless warn s that Cio- 'io- an may cons id ' r hcr marria ge con tracl mor e serio usly . Butt rfly, s ingin g of h e r w e dding day, en ters and t e ll s Pink eton that family proLlems mad e hee g i ha life a necesity. She sho ws him h e few po se ion a nd say s tha t s he will become a Chri tian. With friend and relative s in attendance th e Imp e rial Commissi nee marri e the pair. After a loa s t, the Bonze, Butl>rny's uncle and Buddhi t pri l , en t er and c ur It r fvr r noun iJlg her ancetral reli gion Pinkertoll angrily {Ii s mi sses ev ryone and n ole It· w eepi n g brjcl

Cio- io- all has wailed Lhree years for h er return. u7;uki ancl Coro, s ur e that Pink e rton will n e ve r come back, hav e ur ged h'r to re marry Butterfly is lookin g toward til harbor wh e n Sharpless appears with a le tt e r from Pink e rton. Cor wants h e r to meet another suitor, the wealthy Prin ce Yamadon, whom Butterfly sends awa in the belief that Pinkerton ha s noL cl ese rted he r. The consul again begin' to r ea d the letter, aen tly sugges ting her hop e may be in vain Cio-Cio-San then brings out h e r c hild ancl in s i ts lhat Pinkerton will return when he know _ thaL he has a son SIl1Irpl , touch e d b BuLt rfly's faith, leaves without being able to tell h ' r about Pinkerton's re marria ge. Bull efly h e ars a cannon from th e harbor and with a spy gla spots her li e uL e nant 's hip. 111 h e r joy II, tells Suzuki L h e lp in scatterin'g flow e r p tals throughout th e hou e Clad in h e r w e ddin g kimono , he ilwaits h e r hu band s arri al.

Act III

It is dawn and uzuki insds tbilt Butlerfly re t Sh e arries h r hilcl to another room, humming a lull a by Shilrpless, Pinkerton and Kale, hjs n e w wife , e nt r. Comprehending lh e ituation, 'uzuki s that iL is hop e i 'ss and agrees to help break th e n e ws to Bu lt e rfly. 0 tal g ie , Pink e rt n d I (lrt , and Cio-Cio- all e nl e rs, ex p ect in g to Gnd him. But he meet s Kate in t 'a d, whom she qui kly r ecog ni ze a' Pink erton's wife. The shak en Butte rOy promises Lo give Ul e c hild to hi fath r if be will come for him Dismi in g th e m all, Cio Cio - an tak e her bther s s ui cide dagger ancl rai c. lit Glade. SU7;uki se nd s in the ch ild and with a t ea rrul emL ra e , his mOLher tell him to go play in til gar d e n. Behind an o rnam 11tal sereell, she stabs h 1'8 If and t pples forward a Pink rton calls It er name in th e di tanc

CHARLE HI DS LEY is a LClIor hailing from 0 laware wh o tudi e d at tlt e Peabody n erva tory alld th J uiJIiard chool of Music. While a tudent, he audiLioned for th e I w Y rk Cit)' Op ra and was immcdiat Iy igned t ' in g th e lea d tenor role in A Midsummer Night's Dream.. 0 n w om'r to Mi 'higan, Hindsl y sang in th e 1 ad ow Br k Festival production of Aida and la s t season e lectrtfi ed 0 troit audiences a Cavaradossi in Mi 'h igan Opera Theatre's Tos ea As Lhis cason 's Lt. Pinkerton , Hind ley co me r commended b Lli go vernor of Delaware wbo , aft r h ea ring the tenor sing Llle role in Philadelphia asked for space in the next day' newpaper to join in th e critical acclaim

ELSIE INSELMAN i a m emlJ r of th e KYU DO PARK is a youn g sopran

ANDREAS POULIMENOS , a fir s t-pla ce v iee fa c ult y at ay n e Stat e Univ e r si ty and oll e of lla fill es t m z z o- o pr a n o ill th e Gr a t Lak es regi on h c reee i ed h e r ma t r o f m us ic d egree from tJ1 e Ea s tm a n h o I o f Mu ic in Ro c h e t e r , .Y_ aft e r g raduation (rom !\'Iinn esota 5 Co n co rdi a Coll ege She wa s a F ulbri ght c h o lar in F rankfurt , Ge rmany and wa twi c e a di tri t winner in the Me tropolit a n Op ra auditi o n. T he De troit Grand p ra so c iation a wa rd ' cl h ' r th e Eliz a bet h Ho d ges uno an Sc ho larhip. Are id ent o r S L Clair h o r 5 , Mi :s lnse lman ha s app eare d many tim es wilh Mi c hi gan Op ra Th ea lre a nd la t se ason mad e h (:1' d e but with til De tr it Symphony in th e ir c one rt op era p e rforman ce f La Vida Bre ve

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from Kor a wiLh a voi e that has b e n d e c rib e d a " rn au ica l and lu c ious. ' As a m mJ, e r o f th e Am e ri can p ra Ce nter in N e w York, sh e h as a p peare d as Fi ordiligi in Mo z art 's Co si Fan Tutt e and a s Mimi in La Boh e m e und e r tli direction of 1i c ha e l Cac oyalllli s h ha be en a o lo i t witll the Dartmouth S mphony r c ll tnl , th e Mu sica Act e rn e Orch es tra and a t th c T e mpl e Mu ic F es tival. he will mak h e r pro f s io naJ d but a s Cio -Cio- <HI ill 1i e hi gan Op c ra Th eatre s pro du c tion o f Madam e Butt e rfly.

CHARLES ROE, who also will b se e n W(LLJAM BYRD i mu s ie director and as harple ss , is n strong baritone whose conductor of the Flint Symphony and ymphony solo performance have de- artistic dir c tor of the Mu i al P -rformlighted audiences in Flint , Toledo, ing Arts Association of Flint. Born in Detroit, and Cleveland. Tn 1966 , Roe Ohio Ma e tro Byrd tudi e d mu ic at an was runner-up in the ational inger f early age and compo d many works the Y ar co mp e tition in Wa hingtol1, while stiJI in high s hool. FollowinlT a D.C. He joined th e (a c wt of Ea tern scholarship to the College of li ch iga n University in 1968 and s in ce Cincinnati, he rec iv d a grant to tud th a t tim ha s fr equ e ntly app ea r d in ifl Europe with conductor Dr Nicolai Michigan Opera Th ea tre production. MaIko. Byrd was tIl conductor of the La t sea on, Ro e wa hcard a Gugli Imo first concert in Denma rk of all Am eri ca n in M T Cos; Fan. TuIt e , Angelotli in mu s ic and has bee n invit ed back to To sea, and Ben in Th e Tel ephon e Roe Copen ha g n many time. He is a is a popular s umm er st c k and r ec ita] fr qu ' nl guest conductor with th e I3BC pcrformer and r cenLly audition d for in London and Norw egia n Radio in th e e w ork City Op fll. Hc will Oslo. cvc ral y ears ago at Meadow soon perform in co nc e rt with the Brook chool of MIL ic, By rd wa voted Philad ' \phia ymphony Orch tra. the mo s t o utstandin g young ollductor wlul working with ixt e n Ehrling. Byrd wa s music dir ec tor and conductor for all 1972-73 produ c tion s of Michigan p e ra Tit atr

TSUTOMU MASUKO i a versatile in ge r and ta ge direc tor wh o put hi s Lal nts to th e for in lOT 's Madame Butterfly as Goro, th e marria ge broker , and as th e p ra's dir ec tor. Currently dir ec tor of th e Opera Theatre at Ball tat e niv e rsity in Indiana , Mr. Ma uko ha s p rformed ill op ra from To ky to Cincinnati, and has b e n a so loi s t with s mphon y or c h e tras in Lo Angeles, Chi cag , aka and K yo to . He is th e winn er o f num rou s award among th e m th e Oliv e r Dit on Award , tlte n1inois and lidw e t Fed ration of Music Club Competition, and in L970 was Japan ' cantlidate in the T c ltaikow sky Co mp etition. He has serve d as ta ge director with the Chicag Lyric Opera and the an Di go Opera.

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PROGRAM NOTICE

Baron Ze ta

Valencienne, his wife

Count Danilo ..........................

Anna Glawari

Camille de Rosillon

Vicomte Cascada

Jan Rube s

Mary Wakefield

John Reardon/Charles Roe*

Catherine Christensen

Edward Kingins

Nicholas Smith

Raoul de St. Brioche , Gene Wabeke

Bogdanowitsch .........................

Sylviane, his wife

John Raleeh

Joan Tallman

Kromow Davis Gloff

Olga, his wife ........................

Pritschitsch ..........................

Praskowia, his wife ...................

Njegus, embassy secretary

Jan Albright

Dick Santos

Helga Abela

Michael Burden

Understudy for the role of Anna Glawari is Dorothy Berry

Additions to the Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus are: Terry Hanks, Irene Jordan, AlonaMoon and Jerome Tomaszycki

*Mr. Roe will perform on Jan. 20 and 23 only. Michigan Opera Theatre is pleased to make known that Mr. Roe, who has performed regularly with this company for the past several years, was recently signed by the New York City Opera for a lead role in its production of Der Fledermaus next season.

CAST NOTE: Jan Rubes (Baron Zeta) is a seasoned opera star who was the youngest basso at the Prague Opera House in his native Czechoslovakia. Rubes is now a leading member of the Canadian Opera Company in his adopted country. An established favorite across the border, Mr. Rubes is known for his appearances in CBC Opera Productions, his radio program, "Songs of My People," and his own television series, "Guess What." He has sung lead roles with such companies as· the Pittsburgh, Chicago, Washington, Seattle, Frankfurt and the New York City Opera. He is as much in demand for COncert tours as for musical comedy. Mr. Rubes lives in Toronto with his actresswife, Susan Douglas, who produces the city's successful Young People's Theatre.

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A Musical Play in Three Acts by Franz

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1HE MERro' WIQJN

Franz Lehar's three -act musical play The Merry Widow, was first performed in Vienna in 1905 and in New York in 1907. Its popularity and record of producLions j staggering . Its weH-knowTl waltz old hundreds of thou and of copie of sheet music and changed dancing from a regimented series of steps to a more intimate and appealing style of dance. At the tum of the century, designers copied and made fashionable the huge ostrich -feat11ered hat and wa p-waisted gown of Ule heroine. Born in AusLria, Franz Lehar tudied under Dvorak and began composing at the age of six. His attempt at serious opera wer a failure, but after turning to light opera, he became world famous. The Merry Widow ha been well served on tage and in films with presentations in at least twentyfour languages

THE STORY

Aet I

Act III

At an o th er party in Alin a hOll e, U Co ni t ed to simula t th e [ ,WI O U restauranL Ma xim 's, Da llil o ur ges Alina n o t to ma rr th e Fren chma n - fo r th e sak e o f he r cOll n tr y . Sh e agree s lh ell expl a in - th e truth ab o ut Lh e (an . Da nil o b li e e h r but till d e no t lee lare na tiv e co un try a nd Ze ta ( 'a rs th e wOrl; l hi O WII f clin gs, no t wi hi ng to b for his tin y n a tion - ha nkru p tcy He th o ugh t o f as a f orlun c hunt er. Wh cn trie t o con vin ce Count Da nil o t marry Ann a a nn ou n ce sh e d oe lI ' t have he r Anna, hUl ye ar s he fo r , wh n sh e was a f o rlull e , Danilo ru s h es to p ro po ' c ' h e poo r pea a nt his fath cr thwart d th c m acc e pts , th e n ex pl a in s that h ' r mo n ey and Danil o i n o t di po 'eel t o tr y aga in. goe Lo he r ne w hu ba lld wh e n . h e Anna en ters and su btly f lirt s with rC01 a rri e . Th e sto ry e nds with Z ' Ia a nd Danilo, wh o wa rm s to tIl e silu ll Lioll, but Val en c ie nn e sec ure in th e ir ma rria ge , th e (ign indi(( re ll ce M <lflwhil e , Ze La ' mo n ey safe in Po nl ve ori a, a lld Ann a youn a wife l oses th e fa n up o n whi c h h er and Da nil o unit d t o Lh e s tra ins o f, " Fre nch admir er , Ca mill e , h a WOOl all 8 l oo mu c h [ or a ma n. ' " love y o u. "

At a part y in Lh e Po nteve drian lega tion eel Lr a lin g th e birth J ay o f th eir rul er til Po nt e eclrian AmLas ad o r, Ba ron Ze t a , is in a t] ua ndry as to how to ass ur e that Anna Gl a wari , a wealthy Po ntev edr ian wid o w , will n o t marr y a for igne r. He r f o rtun e wOllld th e n be 10 t t o th eir

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[n the gard e n o f Anna s res id en ce in Par i, h e sillgs so ngs o f POll teve dria for her part)' gu ests , parti c ul arly Danilo who is till pr e te ndin g al oo (n " Bul Z ' t ll has founu th e tell -tal e fall and ass igns Danil o to und o ut the o wn er. T ha l ' v nill g, Z La '8 wife, Va ll' n ie n n , i lur ed int o a s ma ll s umm er ho use by Ca mi ll , li n d ju 1 as th ey li r e ab ou t to be di scovc: r d by the j a l us amh ass auor , Ann a cha nges pl aces wiLh Va le ncienn anrl a to ni sh eve r, o n by a nn o un in g her n O"age m ' nt to th Fr n c hm a n, Ca mill e A1Lil o u oh sh e h as do n e thi s o ill y t o sp Mc' mb al"Ca III lit to Val ' ncie nn e , Lh e ll e WS thro \ Da n il o int o li e pa il', fo r h e n o w r ali I', s Lh e d e pth s o f hi s I )v

CATHERINE CHRISTEl SEN madr lI ' r EDWARD KING! has IJ een a I ading JOHN REARDON was ntised in a mu siop rali c d bUL in 1964 wilh th Salila tenor wilh Mi hi gaJl Opera ,[heatre for a l «lmily an<.I maj red in Illu -ic at Fe Op ra in Carmel! and hu appeared many y ars, app 'aring ill sce n e s [rom La Florida's R lIin liege. In L954 h e Ie qu nlly with th e nation s le adin g Boheme and Faust. li e rec ived hi first :ang with the e IV York ity Opera companies in c itie s n ch an Franci 'co, Ull ation at th e Am ri ean Con 'rva l o r y and II ruy wa ingin g I ad roles, u h So ton , Fort WorLh and I e w York City. of '1u sic, He id e lb e rg College and Wayne as the Count in Marriag e of Figaro. His She tll(li d at Am ri Ci ll 1 Conserva - tat e Univer ity Th e D et roit rc id e ul Opera d hut took place in tory of lvlu i in hi cago and join ed the r ece iv ed th e Baird Rockefeller 1965 and he c r ea t d th role of Orin in M tropolitan Opera Studio in 1 65 and Award, e nabling lIim to tudy wilh Boris the world premier of Levy' Moumillg ha s perform d in con ert with the Lo Goldov ky, He ha ung with the De Becomes Electra. He has appeared on Anrreles Philharmonic, th e Isra Ii Phil - Moines ivic pera , the Buffalo Philhar- lET produ tion and i a Crequent harmonic , the New York Ch ambe r monic Orcllestra, the Detroit S mphon gtle "t on the ehildren's program, Mister · r e hc , tra and Ul e Pari , Cllarnb'r r hes lra and has mad e numl:r u con- rog rs Neig1luorhood. Much in dOland rchestra 'hri t e n se n ca m e to cert and musical co medy appearances. as a gue t artist wilh lh nalion 's the rities' attention will. her r 'cen t leadin g opera co mpanies, R ea rdon has r eco rdin g of Bianca in 1aming of th e introdue ed more than thirty ne w role , hr ew he appeared as NedlJa in all many of whi ch w e r writt n for him Tn pera film pro lu e d by Ro bert Saud k, L972 he was nam rl Artistic Direc tor 0 f and has ung with Iloward Kee l in til Wolf Trap Company at Wolf Trap Most JTappy Fella. f1 e r p e rformance s Farm Park, th first naLional park d a Lh e Widow have cap tivated audience . vot d to the prrformin g arts . Reardon on lh Ea t oa t. (amous for hi portrayal a Count Tomsk in Queen of Spades, PapalTe no in Tire Manic Flute and Danilo in The Merry Widow.

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M RY WAKEFlELn as Va len c ienne , is qually at home on lhe grand p ra s lag , as th musical p lay ' tage. he has tudicd al thc Univ r ity f igan , lndjmlu Iliv rsity , and in Munich, Germany he has performed in Massachuselts , Nor iJ. Carolina, I ew Hamp hire and ilichigan in su h op ras as La Boheme , Die F ledernuJlts, and Martha. A form r v icc tea It'r at Indiana Dniv ' rsity, Miss Wak f i Id has studied und r Richard Fre deri k, and Juli us Be r ge r in w York She ha a l o Uttg in productions of Carousel and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

LOI BEWLEY, the dire tor and chore · ograph'r of 10T' Merry Widow ha _ b en a dan cer with lhe Ballet Ru se Mont Carlo, l he Amer ican .Ballet Theatre , l ite J e rom e Itohb ins Ball e L A. , and the New York ity Ballet. She has al 0 been a principal dancer al tire Spo le to Festival in Ita ly Mi Be wley served as choreographer for the Tyrone GUlhrie Theatr/!, the I30ston Arts Fes t ival , the t. Paul Op ra and the Harkne Ba Hel. A Fulbri ght recipient , sIte ass isled ballet compan ie in lran and Turkey and appear d on [urop an l leVISIon. Miss Bewl y djrecl d choreographed, de igned tit costurn and danced in Ule prerujere of lI'laskarade b Carl Nei l Jl for l he St. Pau l Opera Association resulti ng in a 11 wspaper description of her as a ' Ollewoman wonde r ." She has app ared on Broadway and on su h te l vision prgrams as lhe Bell Telephone flour CBS Workshop and the Today Show.

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Baron Ze ta

Valencienne, his wife

Count Danilo ..........................

- Anna Glawari

Camille de Rosillon ...................

Vicomte Cascada

Raoul de St. Brioche

Bogdanowitsch .........................

Sylviane, his wife

Kromow

Olga, his wife

Pritschitsch ..........................

Praskowia, his wife ...................

Njegus, embassy secretary .............

Jan Rube s

Mary Wakefield

John Reardon/Charles Roe*

Catherine Christensen

Edward Kingins

Nicholas Smith

Gene Wabeke

John Raleeh

Joan Tallman

Davis Gloff

Jan Albright

Dick Santos

Helga Abela

Michael Burden

Understudy for the role of Anna Glawari is Dorothy Berry

Additions to the Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus are: Terry Hanks, Irene Jordan, Alona Moon and Jerome Tomaszycki

*Mr. Roe will perform on Jan. 20 and 23 only. Michigan Opera Theatre is pleased to make known that Mr. Roe, who has performed regularly with this company for the past several years, was recently signed by the New York City Opera for a lead role in its production of Der Fledermaus next season.

CAST NOTE: Jan Rubes (Baron Zeta) is a seasoned opera star who was the youngest basso at the Prague Opera House in his native Czechoslovakia. Rubes is now a leading member of the Canadian Opera Company in his adopted country. An established favorite across the bor-der, Mr. Rubes is known for his appearances in CBC Opera Productions, his radio program, "Songs of My People," and his own television series, "Guess What." He has sung lead roles with such companies as the Pittsburgh, Chicago, Washington, Seattle, Frankfurt and the New York City Opera. He is as much in demand for concert tours as for musical comedy. Mr. Rubes lives in Toronto with his actresswife, Susan Douglas, who produces the city's successful Young People's Theatre.

PRODUCTION NOTES:

Rehearsal Pianist: Beverly LaButa

Wardrobe: Karen McKean, Sue Shank, Barbara Masanick

Properties: Cathy Blaser, Karen DiChiera, Elizabeth Gram

Make-up and Coiffures: Cathy Christensen, Kathy DuRoss

Special thanks to: The Detroit Athletic Club, Marygrove College, Valente's Men's'Formal Wear, Inc., Detroit and Wigs 'n' Things, Bloomfield Hills

The Michigan Opera Theatre production of The Merry Widow will be broadcast on public radio WDET-FM, 101.9 on your dial, on March 3 at 2:00 p.m.

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DlREOORS NOTES

It's wilh gr ea l plca s ur that we offe r you a lI ew, resplellllenl 5ea.O Il 0[' op e ra at tll e I\us ic Iiall Cfmtcr, CO ll ce iv e d alld produ d Ulld e r our lI e w name, Michi gan Opera Th ea tr e .

Michigan Opera la a been known lo yo u ill pa.'t as th e Overture to Opera Company Fo r I ven y'ars we prese n t e d, lind r th · a u pices of our par e n t group, the D e tro it Grand Opera Association, operatic scenes as we ll a fu ll produ c ti ns

Now , after two f ull s asons of opera a t the Music Hall alld Ilum e r u performances around the state, we've adopted a n a m e th a t id e n t ifies wha t we' ve trul b eco me: 1ichigan's Opera Thea Lre

Our] 973 -74 se ason d esc rib ed her e is a delib e rate ly d mandin g one. We are takin g on two of th e gr eat es t trad i tional work s, Rigo le tto and .Madame Butterfly , and go in g at th e m in a mann e r wh ich weJ., li eve i o ri g in a land satis fyin g to you .

We've asse mb le d a gifted cast for Rigo le tt o, whi h will provide an I ctr ic even in g of drama that is vo 'a lly s ublim e Our Butt erfly promi ses bea uty and authenticity. The d e li cat' an d profound e thos of th e Orient will com e aliv throu g h Miss Kyu Do Par k and Mr. Tsutomu Ma uko , -tar and direc tor of Michigall Ope ra Th ea tr e's se ond production .

We mov e (or the fir s t lim e into th e r ea lm of lig ht opera fOT ou r se a son f inale . Th e Merry Widow is a pirit ed , lavi sh , whirl of a s h o w in which w e j !!lve you two of ope ra s mo s t 13 autiCul Peop le Cat h rine Christen e ll a lld ohn Reardon. In ollr opinion, it's a s ure hit .

Tw m OT thin gs we want y u to know before se lecti ng your ti c k e t s :

F irs t., Michigan Opera Thea tr e will r e tain th nam e O ve rtur e to Op era to designaL il in-school , eel u ' ationa l activities. We b Ii ve that inLrouu c ill g youn g audiences 10 opera, answering th e ir que tions and exc itin g th ei r int r 's t is a vital pa rt of our wo rk

. econd ly, Mic hi ga n p enl T h ea tr plans to repeat i is wildly s llcc ess ful benefit party of la t year , "1-\ Ni ght al th e pera . " It ' s a za n y eve nin g , fill ed with sk iLS, mu ie , chia nti, p r ona lit y , pa. ta, fun and surp ri . e . Hold ept mber 24 open [or this wllik -any thing·el e party at th e Latin Quar t e r

Michigan Ope ra Theatre wel comes you t o ope ra in English at the Mu si c Hall Cente r, and w, thank you for joining u

David DiChi era , General Dir ctor

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RIGOLETTO

By Gius 'ppc V 'rdi

Condu tor: Roger Melolle

RlGOLEffO

o -lober 6, lO'*, L2, 13 *MaLinec

eaSOIl after seasoll allu iell ·e. r ' pond deeply to Vcrdi' tra gic, Lor), of th e deformed j e l r who e arc ro'lum ' u wiLh LrrilJle iron thr ouu h th e ptlw('r r a nolJlcmall'5 c urse . The brilliallt 'Go re will be brought to life lty a cas t of thrillill g p rformer. The sp lrnr/iu tal nt o( vrl'rall Calvin Mm , h' Rigolet lo will ue mhelli h ed by Loui Rli. s 'lI's ilda . praisetl a' radiant and ecsta ti c . Young .lollll Sandor i th e devil-may- are Duke. This is II Rigol'Llo you won t wallt to mi ss.

Inl 'rnational award winller Louise Russell. . . innal e grare .. . her Gilda ppo it c-: the great PavHroui IVOII the critic' harts . . .

Calvin pow erful. int lIi gen t.

Lhe New York er wrote: " . .. greaL and no end of aClillg ability ... " J\ i\1 l v ·tt'ran who take no inL rpr talioll [or grant ed, hi s Rigol ·tto thrill . ..

John Sandor as th e devil -may-care Duk e . . ... e x ·iling. . . a fireball of lal en L \ ho

I SOO Il to join th e Vienna l ale ( pera a a leading lenor

As parafucile, Z Edmund Toliv r. Grinnell Award finalist. . . inten se yOllllg basso .. . now takin g Ph.D. in Voice at University of lichigan .. .

I, clt 10 righ t:

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Louis e Russ ell

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Z_ Edmond Tolliver

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MADAME BUITERFIY

MAD ME B TTERFLY

By Giacomo Puccini

Director: TSlItomll Masuko

Conductor: William Byrd

November 2, 7*, 9, 10 *Malin ee

Beautiful, moving, melodiou · . \ 'licitigan ( pl:ra

!. ealr i de li g ht cd l o present th e cvcr -n w, ever· touchi ll g Lory of io· io· all, tarri ng a d e li 'a t e and nl at,ricalJ tal ent d prano from Korea. l\li Kyu Do Park leads a fine upporlin g ra -t o f r egional sin g r s, illcluding Claarles Roe and E I ie In Im an. A spec ia l tr ea t is thc re turn of Cla ar lLs Hilldsley as Pink c rt on, wh last ea. on thrill e! Detroit au di nces a " Cava rad o s i. Directi ng and singin g th ' role of Co ro is Mr . Tsulomu Ma uk o, who perform d thi dual accompli hm e nt with the • an Dicgo p ra la s t yea r . This authentic produ c ti on is ure to strike the m t n itiv e mu ' cal cho rd in your heart.

A Butl rfl y of touching realism . . . Kyu do Park, from th e Ame ri can Centcr Ca oyanni s directed h e r as "M imi ' . . . loist at Temp le Mus ie Fes tiv al anti with Mu ica A t er n e Orchc tra

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As Pink e rton , Clwrle Hind ley . . . drama ti c pre ence a tenor of body and brillian ce win s hi aud ien ce .. . Detro it ador d him in Ta sca harpl ss , th American onsul, i Charles Ro e . .. ri ch bariton e an EMU profe or vivid portrayal s in o ur Tasca and The Telephone la t sea. on

Left to right:

Charles llindsl ey

E lsi e Inselmall

Cha rl es Roe

Kyu Do Park

TIlE MERR Y WIDOW

By Franz Leha r

Oil' ctor:

Cond uctor :

January 18, 23*, 25, 26

*l\1atinee

Lois Bewl y William Byrd

L hal' . jubilanl, IlIU iea l ma.lcrpi ece of no lulgia and ga iet . Paris at the turn of th ' I: ntury' ill hin in all ilS plum eI, high-kicking g lory wh 11 Mi hi ga n pel'a Tit alrc rai se th e curlain o n this favor i te of li ght op t:'ra·. T h e ravi hin O" Ca tlH'rin e hrU 'nsc n will glill I' a. lhe w e,lllhy ,idow . Ami wh an think of a more da s llill <T Danilo lhan opera up John R a rdQII , alteruat in g wilh o ur own h a r! Ro. An elegant e ven in g of fun . , tunnin g s ltow -s loppin g Cat h e rin , hrisle llS n a 'le rry Widow whose xp ' ri e nce with , ' a ll Franc i co and e w Yo rk City Ope ra spe ll s s uccess . . .

The John Rea rd on a Danil ... the 'le t' I udin g bariton versa til outspoken. Tim e MOlY(lzille s tal es: . Ac ,lets s up erbly . .. It is a rnu 11 a triumph of brain a of voi e "

Ca mill e is Ed ward King in s . . . leadi n l1 area t e nor . .. Rock efe ll e r Award Winner . . . ludi ed with Go ld ovsky ...

Loi Bewle .. . one- wo man dy nam . . . d ir ec t 'd American pr mi e r e of Ne i.Is cn' " .ia karadc ' . . . dance soloi t with Ball e t Ru s and Am e ri ca n Ballet

Theatr o r eobTt'a ph 'r for llarkll e Ball , t and Tyro n uthri e T h eat r app ea ran s on t elevis ion and Broadway ... s h e' directin g o ur M err y Widow.

Lcft to rig ht:

fohn R ea rdon

Lois B ew ley

Edward Kingins

Catherine C hri stense n

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