PROGRAM: Bravo 1977-78 Opera

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There has nev e r been a ny doubt in my mind th a t opera has the p o tential o f being a " popular" entertainment, appealing to an ever-widening audience which cuts across a ll economic, soci a l , and ethnic strata. A recent U. 5 . News and W o rld Rep o rt featur e called opera "a box offic e smash," citing a g rowth in paid attendance from two million in 1950 to ten million in 1975.

Why should this b e s urprisin g, since opera brin gs tog e ther all th e elements which, a lone and in combinati o n , have th e potential to c o mmunicate and bring pl eas ure: in s trument a l music, the glory of the human v o ice , dance , dram a, the vi s u a l arts. The bringing to ge ther of the s e el e ments , whether it be call e d opera, o perett a, musical theater, o r music

Dr. David DiChiera Founder and Ge neral Di rec to r

drama, provides on e o f the m os t satisfy ing experienc es our civilization h as devi se d

And y e t the mor e successful oper a becomes, the greater th e dilemm a of its s ubsidiz a ti o n and suppo r t. The costs of opera are s uch that full hou ses can n e ver provide mor e than 50% of th e actual cost of each p e rformanc e, unle ss of course, the price of a ll ticket s is at least doubled , thus placin g it out of reach of a ll but the affluent. Ev ery expansion neces si t a tes a gr()wing deficit.

Thus o ur challen g e is t o respond to the g rowing demand a nd to find the m ea ns to sustain its cost. It is a small investment for a r e turn which cannot be m eas ured in dollars

David DiChiero 's e mergenc e infO natio nal p ro minence as o ne of Ih e counlry'S foremosl c reali ve produc ers and o p e rillic impresa rios is an exciling s uccess SlUry in Ih e American con lemporary cullUral sc ene, and an evenl which bodes well f o r Ihe fulure of Ihe arls which h e se r ves.

To his recenlly eleCled POSI as a Vice Pres ide nl of O PERA America, In c. , he brin gs a preS li g ious academic background, Ihe arliSlic experience of on e {(clively inv o lved in Ih e crearion 0 fnew wo rks 0 farl, {(nd Ihe kind of aSlut e and Ih o rough- going adminis lrati ve professionalism whi ch has e nabled him 10 lis l amon g his ac com plishm enls 10 dal e Ih e foundin g of a nalionally known p e rforming arls center for Delroil , and Ih e creation of Michi gan Opera Thealre.

His co nlribulio n s 10 D (' lro il and Mi c higan were recenlly ciled in a resolulion of lhe slat e Senale, which hailed him as "a man o f crealive lalenl, a man o f arlis lic co n viCli o n , and a man of imp ecca ble aSlhelic lasl e, " qualilies which d efin e Ihe kind of le ad e rs hip n eeded for Ih e arls 10 gro w and 10 flourish.

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Dr. David DiChiera , General Director

September 30, October 2, 5, 7, 8

October 28, 30, November 2, 4, 5

January 20 , 22,25,27,28

February 10 , 12 , 15, 17, 18

Opera in English at Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts 350 Madison Avenue , Detroit, Michigan 48226 313 - 963-3717

Michigan Opera Theatre is a member of OPERA America , Inc

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Dr. David DiChiera , General Director

A TRADITION

Hudson's Interior Design Studio has been a tradition for over fifty years Now as then, our staff of professional designers is at your service to help you create a beautiful background for your way of life Visit your nearest Studio, or call for an appointment. We welcome the opportunity to serve you.

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hudson·s interior design studio

D€TROIT'S R€NAlSSANCE CENTER.

In fact, we've put our entire headquarters there.

a moral one. We ' re determined , along with a good many o ther people and businesses, to see our city reach its

ultimate potential And we promise this : we ' ll da our parT, Detrait, to help you it Manufacturers Manufacturers Tower.

I\enaissance Cenrer, Detrait, Mich igan 4824J

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General Motors $15 Billion COllllllitlllent.

In September of 1976, General Motors introduced a completely new line of trimmer full-size cars. In many ways they were the forerunners of a whole new family of cars designed and engineered for a changing world. They also became some of the most popular new cars in GM history.

Creating these new automobiles involved a massive commitment in both time and capital. In 1977 alone we spent more than three billion dollars and, over the course of our redesign program, we'll probably exceed fifteen billion dollars.

Why has General Motors made such a massive commitment? Quite simply because we feel we have an obligation to help conserve our natural resourcesnot only gasoline, but the iron ore, copper and other commodities that go into our products. In addition, these new offerings reflect GM's continuing effort to respond to the needs and wants of its customers.

If you're in the market for a new car, may we recommend that you see our latest models. You'll find them at your Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick or Cadillac Dealer's showroom.

General Motors $15 Billion COIlllllitlllent.

In September of 1976, General Motors introduced a completely new line of trimmer full-size cars. In many ways they were the forerunners of a whole new family of cars designed and engineered for a changing world. They also became some of the most popular new cars in GM history.

Creating these new automobiles involved a massive commitment in both time and capita1. In 1977 alone we spent more than three billion dollars and, over the course of our redesign program, we'll probably exceed fifteen billion dollars.

Why has General Motors made such a massive commitment? Quite simply because we feel we have an obligation to help conserve our natural resourcesnot only gasoline, but the iron ore, copper and other commodities that go into our products. In addition, these new offerings reRect GM's continuing effort to respond to the needs and wants of its customers.

If you're in the market for a new car, may we recommend that you see our latest models. You'll find them at your Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick or Cadillac Dealer's showroom.

like forty'leven kids

iumping

up and down on your seat all cIcly

Ford Motor Company cars are the result of one tough test after another. Every new seat design gets tested by Bouncing Betsy.

Betsy tests seat springs for Fords, Mercurys, and Lincolns every kind of cor Ford Motor Company builds.

Because you give car seats a lot of tough puni shment, Betsy tests them tough : 100,000 times!

In a day, Betsy puts more wear and tear

on a cor seat than you would in a year. Betsy is tough on a car seat. But tough testing makes for tough cars. So, at Ford Motor Company, we do a lot of it.

Its simple. Ford wants to be your car company.

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\\1 would like to present to you the 1978 Cordoba, and to tell you about this extraordinary new automobile in greater detail than is possible in a television commercial." )

OFFICERS

Lynn A. Townsend

C?airman, Board of Directors

John C Griffin

Vice Chairman and Treasurer

Dr. David DiChiera

President

E. Harwood Rydholm

Sec retary

McClintock, Donovan, Carson, and Roach

Legal Counsel

Touche Ross & Co. Ac co untants

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. J. Addison Bartush

Mrs. Avern L. Cohn

Mr. Robert E. Dewar

Dr. David DiChiera

Mr. Frank W. Donovan

Mrs Aaron H. Gershenson

Mr. John C. Griffin

Mr. David Hermelin

Mr. Walton A. Le wis

Mr. E. Harwood Rydholm

Mr. Lynn A. Townsend

Mr. Robert C. VanderKloot

Mrs. Sam B. Willi a ms

Mr. Donald E. Youn!?-

FOUNDING MEMBERS

Mr. and Mrs. A vern L. Cohn

Mr. and Mrs. John DeCarlo

Dr. and Mrs. David DiChiera

Mr. and Mrs Aaron H. Cershenson

Mr. and Mrs Donald C. Craves

Hon. and Mrs Roman S Cribbs

Mr. and Mrs . John C. Cnffin

Mr. and Mrs Harry L. Jon es

Hon. and Mrs. Wade H . McCree, Jr.

Mr. Harry J. Ned e rlander

Mr. E. Harwood Rydholm

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Snow

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strichartz

Mr. and Mrs. Lynn A. Townsend

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. VanderKloot

Mr and Mrs. Sam B. Williams

Mr. and Mrs Theodore o. Yntema

TRUSTEES

Mr. and Mrs. J Addison Bartush

Mrs. W. Victor Benjamin

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Cafiero

Mr. and Mrs. Avern L. Cohn

Mrs. Abraham Cooper

Dr. and Mrs. Harold J. Daitch

Mr. and Mrs. John H. DeCarlo

Mr. and Mrs Robert E. Dewar

Dr. and Mrs. David DiChiera

Mr. and Mrs. Frank W Donovan

Mr. Larry Doss

Mr. and Mrs. Elliott M. Estes

Mr. and Mrs . Charles T. Fisher III

Mr. and Mrs Aaron H. Gershenson

Mr. and Mrs . Donald C. Graves

Hon. and Mrs. Roman S. Gribbs

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Gr iffin

Mrs Robert Hamady

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Hanson

Mr. and Mrs. David Hermelin

Mrs. William E. Johnston

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Jones

Mr. Jefferson Jordan

Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Jospey

Mr. and Mrs Walton A Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. LoCicero

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Loofbourrow

Mr. and Mrs. Ray W. Macdonald

Hon and Mrs. Wade H. McCree, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Scott H McKean

Mr. Harry J. Nederlander

Mr. and Mrs John Prepolec

Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Reger

Mr. E. Harwood Rydholm

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Seder, J r.

Mrs. Florence Sisman

Mr. and Mrs Rich a rd Sloan

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Snow

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strichartz

Mr. and Mrs. Lynn A. Townsend

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Vance, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. VanderKloot

Mr. and Mrs. Harold G Warner

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wert z

Justice and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams

Mr. and Mrs. R Jamison Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Sam B. Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore O. Yntema

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Young

MICHIGAN

OFFICERS

Lynn A. Townsend Board of Dir ec tors

John C Griffin

Vice Chairman and Treasurer

Dr. David DiChiera President

E Harwood Rydholm Secretary

McClintock , Donovan, Carson, and Roach

Legal Counsel

Touche Ross & Co. A cc ountants

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. J Addison Bartush

Mrs. Avern L. Cohn

Mr. Robert E. Dewar

Dr David DiChi e ra

Mr. Frank W. Donovan

Mrs. Aaron H Gersh e nson

Mr. J oh n C. Griffin

Mr. David Hermelin

Mr. Walton A. Lewis

Mr. E. Harwood Rydholm

Mr. Lynn A. Townsend

Mr. Robert C. VanderKloot

Mrs. Sam B. Williams

Mr. Donald E. Young

FOUNDING MEMBERS

Mr. and Mrs. A vern L. Cohn

Mr. and Mrs John DeCarlo

Dr. and Mrs David DiChiera

Mr and Mrs. Aaron H. Gershenson

Mr. and Mrs. Donald C Graves

Hon. and Mrs. Roman S. Gribbs

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Griffin

Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Jones

Hon. and Mrs. Wade H. McCree, Jr

Mr Harry J Nederlander

Mr. E. Harwood Rydholm

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Snow

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strichartz

Mr. and Mrs Lynn A. Townsend

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. VanderKloot

Mr and Mrs. Sam B. Williams

Mr. and Mrs Theodore O. Yntema

TRUSTEES

Mr. and Mrs. J. Addison Bartush

Mrs. W. Victor Benjamin

Mr. and Mrs Euge ne A. Cafiero

Mr. and Mrs. Avern L. Cohn

Mrs. Abraham Cooper

Dr. and Mrs. Harold J. Daitch

Mr. and Mrs. John H. DeCarlo

Mr. and Mrs. Rob e rt E. Dewar

Dr. and Mrs. David DiChiera

Mr. and Mrs. Frank W Donovan

Mr. Larry Doss

Mr. and Mrs. Elliott M. Estes

Mr. and Mrs Charles T. Fisher III

Mr. and Mrs Aaron H. Gershenson

Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Graves

Hon and Mrs. Roman S. Gribbs

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Griffin

Mrs. Robert Hamady

Mr. and Mrs Kenneth G. Hanson

Mr. and Mrs. David Hermelin

Mrs. William E. J oh nston

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Jones

Mr. Jefferson Jordan

Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell J ospey

Mr. and Mrs Walton A. Lewis

Mr. and Mrs Thomas V. LoCicero

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Loofbourrow

Mr. and Mrs. Ray W. Macdonald

Hon. and Mrs Wade H. McCree, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Scott H McKean

Mr. Harry J. Nederl a nder

Mr. and Mrs. John Prepol e c

Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Reger

Mr. E. Harwood Rydholm

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R Seder, Jr.

Mrs. Florence Sisman

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sloan

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Snow

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strichartz

Mr. and Mrs. Lynn A. Townsend

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Vance,Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. VanderKloot

Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Warner

Mr. and Mrs Victor Wertz

Justice and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams

Mr. and Mrs R. Jamison Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Sam B. Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore O. Yntema

Mr. and Mrs . Donald E. Young

The Challenge:

To build a luxury car that meets the demands of the times we live in.

The Achievement:

The 1977 Oldsmobile 98 Regency. With the kind ofuncompromising comfort,quiet, and stability that todays luxury buyer needs - plus the unexpected luxury ofimproved fuel economy.

The 1977 Oldsmobile 98 Regency. A completely new kind of luxury car. Read about the changes we've made and why we made them. Then take the 98 on a test drive and see just how advanced this car is.

The ride: A tribute to Oldsmobile's pursuit of engineering excellence. Computer simulations helped us design a new chassis structure. Front and rear suspension . & were re-engmeered. . The result? An !' I i j' i,:credible combina:. - hon of smooth, soft :: . ride and precise • J dli ving control.

Outside, a new kind of look Inside, a new kind ofcomfort. The new 98 Regency has a classic design that is impressively, unmistakably 98. Inside, "loose-cushion" look seats

support you in armchair comfort . Headroom and rear legroom are increased

There's generous glass area for .r \ impressive visibility. A new instrument panel puts everything within easy reach and view. And all the usual Regency amenities-power steering, power brakes, power seat, power windowsare standard equipment.

Superbly quiet by design. New body and engine mounts help isolate the interior from road and engine noise. New, more absorptive sound-proofing material under the carpeting and in the ceiling liner insulates the passenger compartment. Even at highway speeds, few sounds need ever intrude on your conversation.

In the midst of luxury: improved economy. Smaller, lighter engines

provide improved fuel economy: 21 mpg in the EPA highway test and 16 mpg in the city test with the standard 350 V-8. (EPA estimates. Your . mileage on how you drive , your car's condition, and its equipment. In California, EPA mileage estimates are lower.)

The 1977 Oldsmobile 98 Regency. Now that you've read about it, prove it for yourself. Test drive the new 98 Regency at your Oldsmobile dealer. You've never driven a lUXUry I car like it.

Can we build one for you?

WHEN IT COMES TO GLASS, PPG IS YOUR BEST OPTION.

Take the glass sunroof, for example. It's nothing new to this 1912 custom Packard, or to PPG.

Now that the sunroof is a popular option, PPG should continue to play an important part in your new product planning.

G lass can add a lot to your cars. I t can be

the ideal combination of form and function. We'll work with you right from the original concept to hel p you take the best ,advantage of all that glass can offer.

Give us a call. And let us show you why PPG is your best option for glass.

I n Detroit, 275-5550.

PPG:

a Concern for the Future

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INDUSTRIES

AI:I for music lovers.

No one covers the music beat like The News. Our three critics of.J I (Jay Carr, Bill Gray and Stephen Ford) never (;:;) in bringing you # J and incisive reports that never leave you D That's why for true lovers of Dlusic-froDl Rock to Rigoletto- The Detroit News is AI:I.

Quali ty speaks for itself

Quality Elegantly stated throughout the Hyatt Regency 800 guest rooms and suites; La Rotisserie, gourmet cuisine; Kafay's Place, our specialty restaurant; The Rotunda revolving restaurant and lounge; Lobbibar; Db's Club, entertainment and dancing and conference rooms for meetings and ballrooms for dancing.

Administrative Staff

Dr. David DiChier a General Director

Rob e rt M Heu er

Mana ging Direct o r

Val e rie A B e rn ac ki

ProduCfion Coordinator

Marjorie Allor

Director o f Finance

Su sa n Babcock Glicker

D eve lo pm ent Direc to r

Denni s Krause

Assistanl to the General Director

Mark D. Flint

Staff Music Director

Steven Glenn

Assistant Music Director

D a vid S. Johnson

Tec hnical Directo r

Pre s ton L. Terry

Stage Mana ge r

Abe Maiu s

Stag e Pro duction Carpenter

Rich Henson

Apprentice to th e Technical Dire ctor

Andrew M. Hurley

Apprenlice to the Stage Mana ge r

Louise Muer

Season Ticket Coordinator

P e ter Segui-Patino

Secretary- R ecept ionist

Dirk Bakker

Photographer

Phyllis D Snow

Progra m Bo o k Editor

Orchestra Detroit

Stage Employees Local 38, IATSE

Mi chigan Opera Theatre is supported b y th e Michigan Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

MICHIGAN PERA

Michigan Opera Theatre gratefully acknowledges a generous gift for the production of FAUST from Mrs. William E. Johnston in memory of her husband, Dr. William E. Johnston.

Our sincere thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Cafiero and Mr. and Mrs. Sam B. Williams who co-chaired the recent 1977 Fall Benefit at Meadow Brook Hall. "A Foxy Affair" was a lovely affair.

We urge you to consider Michigan Opera Theatre as a beneficiary in your will. All gifts, large and smail, are deeply appreciated.

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MOTs 1975 production of Porgy and Bess featured Leona Mitchell as Bess. Miss Mitchell returns to MOT (following a triumphant MET debut) as Marguerite in Faust this seaso n.

don't justpJay at dressing up ...

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH

ALFRED'S RESTAURANT

ASK MR FOSTER SVS

BALLY OF SWITZERLAND

BENNO ' S ON THE MALL

THE BOARDROOM

BONWIT TELLER

CAPPER & CAPPER

COLONY INTERIORS

CONTINENTAL EXCLUSIVES

CROWN HOUSE OF GIFTS

B.DALTON,BOOKSELLER

FABER'S FABRICS

FANNIE MAY CANDIES

GULIAN ' S

McBRYDE ' S SHOES

MACKENZIE'S

MACKENZIE ' S POLO SHOP

THE MARILYN SHOPPE

MARK CROSS

I. MILLER

THE MULBERRY BUSH

NINO S OF SOMERSET

OPTICAL FASHIONS

PAGE BOY-MATERNITY

CLAIRE PEARONE REDDEN & RAWLINSON SHOES

FURS BY ROBERT

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE

SCHETTLER'S DRUGS

F.A.O SCHWARZ-TOYS

SHERMAN SHOES

STANDARD FEDERAL SAV & LOAN

DON THOMAS SPORTHAUS

THE SHOPS OF WALTON-PIERCE

CHARLES W. WARREN

shop

somerset mall

The Pastiche Wind Quintet in Concert every Monday evening 7 to 9 p,m.

where the UDUSuaJ Is the usual Big Beaver Road atCooJidge, Troy

Thursday, Friday Other days 10-6, closed Sundays & Holidays

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With immense pride, we present a trim and timely new edition of Chevrolet's personal lUxury car: The Third Generation Monte Carlo. Although thoroughly redesigned, today's Monte Carlo retains the unique personality of Monte Carlos past.

You see it dramatically reflected in the stately stance and sculptured sides. The new interior is a virtual "Driver's Suite"

-with sumptuous cloths and carpets, tall windows, an impressive new instrument panel, and special Monte Carlo "touches" throughout.

Available enhancements include a new roof with removable tinted-glass panels. The Third Generation Monte Carlo. Drive it soon.

We think you'll be impressed.

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Whether you are visiting us to make interment preparations in advance, or planning the memorial of a loved one , be certain that you will find an experienced White Chapel staff member there to assist you For almost fifty years, these trained personnel have been helping families create living memories to their loved ones with knowledge, tact and quiet understanding. For information or assistance, please call 564-5475

Non-Sectarian West Long Lake Rd. at Crooks Rd., Troy

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White Chapel MEMORIAL CEMETERY

Private.

In the summer of '29 when Wesley Todd III coaxed Lucy B. Stokes into taking a ride in his new Jordan motorcar, we had a small part in it.

Like many men of his generation, Wesley had just graduated from college, and for a job well done his dad gave him a present.

A Jordan Speedboy. The Playboy's Motorcar.

The Jordan symbolized the epitome of young romance. Even Jordan advertising satisfied happy cravings and visionary ecstasy.

Of course, all those 1929 Jordan dreams wouldn't have gone far without the automotive parts, from TRW.

TRW played a part in making the Jordan dream a reality with valves, steering linkage and steering gear. Not only for the Jordan, but for the Peerless, the Rollin, the Winton, and the Packard. In fact, TRW made 19

parts for most of the eighty car manufacturers around in 1929.

TRW has been playing a part in the evolution of the automobile since 190 I. Going from our simple beginning in the U.S .• to fourteen major automotive nations around the world, supplying parts for almost every automobile being made.

Proof enough that. when it comes to the worldwide automotive market. TRW has a large part in it.

TRW Automotive Worldwide, TRW Inc., 23555 Euclid Ave .• Cleveland. Ohio 44117.

s-C:ory shacli ona for-C:y s-C:ory.

A business executive was standing with a friend in the Skyroom of an office building in Houston. He pointed far below. "Look at that building," he remarked. "They sank a forty-story foundation, and then built a two-story shack on it."

The executive hesitated a moment, then concluded, "That's like a lot of people I know: forty-story foundations and two-story lives."

There are men and women who are equipped by natural skill and training to make a significant contribution to their company or business, yet they are satisfied to waste their time and efforts That's building a shack on a skyscraper foundation.

There are men and women who have the opportunity and the potential to develop and grow in their personal lives, yet they are content to put forth the least possible effort. That's building a shack on a skyscraper foundation.

There are men and women who have education and training which makes them potential leaders in the continuing battle for a better society, yet they

resist every effort to enlist their support for worthy endeavors. That's building a shack on a skyscraper foundation.

There are men and women who possess a heritage of faith and idealism sufficient to make them impervious to the p'itfalls of moral decadence, yet they are weakened by shoddy thinking and destructive habits. That's building a shack on a skyscraper foundation.

Pressures to be successful are severe in our society. Too often our world is impatient with failures of any kind. But that is no reason why you should hesitate and procrastinate while you wait for someone else to give you what you think you want from life. Build what "your dreams and your conscience tell you is the rightful goal for one with your potential and abilities.

Make your achievements of skyscraper proportions. Nothing else will suffice for a man or woman to whom life has given a skyscraper foundation.

Dr. G. Ernest Thomas

Michigan Opera Th e atr e gratefully ac knowledges the support of th e National Endowm ent for th e Arts , The Mi c higan Council f o r th e Arts, and all individuals, corp o ra· tion s, and f o undations wh ose co ntribution s to our general main tenance fu nd enable us to co ntinue as a major cultural resource f o r o ur city and state. We furth e r gratefully acknowledg e th ose contributions receiv. ed after the c losing date of this book.

SPONSORS

Mr. and Mr s J. Addison Bartush

DeVos Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Rob e rt E Dewar

Mr. a nd Mrs. John C. Gri f fin

Dr. Ri c hard t ee Ho gan

Mrs William E. J o hnston

Mr. Paul F. Livingston

Mr . a nd Mrs Ray W. Macd o n a ld

Mr s Charle s S Mott

Mr. and Mr s. George Mo tt

Mr. and Mr s . John Prepol ec

Mr. and Mr s. Arthur R Seder

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Small

Mr. a nd Mrs. Neil Sn o w

Mr. a nd Mrs. Lynn A. Town se nd

Mrs. Emmett Tr ac y

Mr. and Mr s. Ro be rt C. Vand e rKloot

Mr. and Mr s Th e ron C. V a n Dusen

Mr and Mrs Th e odore Ynt e ma

SUSTA INERS

Mr. and Mr s James Me rriam Ba rn es

Mr. L K a rl Bat e s

Mr. and Mrs. W. V ic tor Benjamin

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard T. Br o d sky

Mr and Mrs. Av e rn L. Cohn

Mr. Philip Fox

Mr. and Mr s Hans Gehrk e, J r.

Mr. and Mrs Frank R Ge rbig

Mr. and Mrs Alfred G lancy III

Mrs. Rob e rt M. Ham a dy

Mr and Mrs. E. J Hartmann

Dr. a nd Mrs. Ned N Kuehn

Mr. and Mrs J o hn D. Leighton

Mr. and Mrs Lo uis A. MacKenzie

Mr. and Mrs. J oho C. McCab e

Mr. and Mrs. John J Ric cardo

Dr. and Mr s. Thomas E Ryan

Mr. E. Harwood Rydh o lm

Mr. and Mr s. Harold G Warner

Justice a nd Mr s. G. Me nnen Willi a m s

Mr. a nd Mrs. Sam Williams

PATRONS

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Adams

Dr. and Mrs Roger M. Ajluni

Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon E Areen

Dr and Mrs. Donald C Austin

Ms Hortense Axelroad

Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Banks

Millicent A. Baranowski

Mr Ralph B. Barna

Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Barr

Mr. and Mrs. CarlO. Barton

Mr John Bauer

Mrs. Henry G. Bogle

Mr. and Mrs Norman A. Bolz

Mr. and Mrs Henry S. Booth

Kathryn V. Bovard

Mr. John F. Bow e n

Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawre nce Buell, Jr.

Mr and Mrs. Harry A Burn e tt

Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Campbell, Jr.

Mr. and Mr s. Emil A. Capano

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Caserio

Mr. and Mrs. Grant C. Chav e

Mr. and Mrs Frederick Colombo

Mrs. Abraham Cooper

MICHIGAN PERA

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cooper

Dr. and Mrs. Ralph R. Cooper

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Curatolo

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dalgleish, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. L. H Dickelrn,lO

Dr Robert C. Dickenman

Mr and Mrs. Edward A. Dolan

Mr and Mrs Frank W. Donovan

Mr. and Mrs Charles M. Endicott

Mr. and Mrs. Elliot M. Estes

Dr and Mrs. Herbert S. Feldstein

Mr. W. Hawkins Ferry

Mrs. George R. Fink

Fisher-Insley Foundation

Mrs. Charles T. Fisher, Jr.

Dr. Evelyn J Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. Max M Fisher

Mrs Donald R. Flinterman

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C Fortunski

Mr Abba I. Friedman

Mr and Mrs William T. Gossett

Mr. and Mrs H. James Gram

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G Hanson

Dr. Karl Hanyi

Mrs. Philip A. Hart

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Hepp

Hertzberg, Jacob, & Weingarten

Mr and Mrs. John T. Hoag

Mr. Fr e derick G L. Huetwell

Mr and Mrs L Gaylord Hulbert

Hon. and Mrs. Joseph N. Impastato

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clyde Johnson

Mr. and Mrs Ernest A. Jones

Mr. Jefferson Jordan

Dr. and Mrs Charles Kessler

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt R. Keydel

Mr. Gregory Korzenowski

Dr and Mrs. Bruce L Krieger

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ledyard

Mr and Mrs. Thomas V. LoCicero

Dr. and Mrs C. W. Lohmann

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Loofbourrow

Dr. and Mrs Robert M. Lugg

Mr. and Mrs Wilber H. Mack

Mr. and Mrs. James A. McCullough

Rev. and Mrs. F. R. Meyers

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Merrigan

Mr. and Mrs. Richard P Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Moon

Mr. Harry J. Nederlander

Mr and Mrs. F Robert Noonan

Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Pena

Dr Louisa I. Piccone

Dr and Mrs Harold Plotnick

Mr. and Mrs David Pollack

Mr. Robeert G. Portnoy

Mrs. H. A Powell

Mr. and Mrs. Dean E Richardson

Mr and Mrs. Paul A Reger

Mr and Mrs. Ross Roy

Dr. and Mrs. William T. Sallee

Mrs Marguerite Sam brook

Mr and Mrs Saul S. Saulson

Mr and Mrs Stanley P. Sax

Ivan C. Schatten, M D

Mr and Mrs Alan E. Schwartz

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E Schwendemann

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B Semple

Mr. and Mrs Arman Simone

Mr. and Mrs Joseph B. Slatkin

Mrs. Carl J. Snyder

Mr Herbert Sott

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Souris

Mrs M. E St. Aubin

Mr. 'and Mrs. Frank D. St e lla

Mr. Richard Strickland

Mr. Dougl a s F Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Trapp

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A Vance

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. VanDusen

Mr. and Mrs. I. J. V o udoukis "

Wabe e k Pharmacy and Prescripti o n Center. Inc

Mr. and Mrs Dudley A. Ward 21

Mr and Mrs Jervis C. Webb

Vic Wertz Distributing

Mrs. F B Wight

Mr. and Mrs. David D. Williams

Mr and Mrs R Jamison Williams

Mr. Barry L. Wolf e

Mr and Mrs. C A. Wollenzin, Jr

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Young

Dr and Mrs. J D. ZeBranek

DONORS

Mr. and Mrs. Carl S Abbott

Miss Emily Adams

Mrs Morris Adler

E. Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation

Anonymous

Dr Lourdes V. Andayam

Dr and Mrs. Allan A. Ash

Dr. and Mrs Harry E. August

Mr and Mrs. E dward Avadenka

Mr. and Mrs. Edward L Barr

Mr and Mrs. Richard M. Barron

Mr. Andrew Barton, Jr

Dr. and Mrs Billy Ben Baumann

Conni e Bazanski

Jacqu e s Beaudoin, M. D.

Mr and Mrs. Howard L Beer

Dr and Mrs. John Belamaric

Mr. and Mrs Floyd C. Bell

Mr. and Mrs W. P.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Benyas

Mr. and Mrs. George R B e rkaw

Dr. Andrew H. Berry

Mr. and Mrs. John K Bagby

Dr. and Mrs. Reuven Bar·Levav

Dr and Mrs. Robert C. Barnard

Mr. R A Barnhart

Mr Solomon Bienefeld

Eric and Doris Billes

Mrs James J Bird

Birmingham Musicale

Mr and Mrs R. Bockemuehl

Dr. Norman J Bolton

Mr. and Mrs Howard H. Bondy

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Borden

Mr. Richard F. Borsos

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Bostick

Ruth Bozian

Mrs. Fred Brantigan

Dr. and Mr. Robert A. Braun

Dr. S. J. Breiner

Dr. and Mrs Murray Brickman

Mr and Mrs E David Brockman

Mr James A. Brooks

Mr. William Brown

Mr. Jared M. Butler

Roy and lise Calcagno

Mr. Archie Carmichael

Mr and Mrs. Robert F. Casemore

Mr and Mrs. Bernard J. Caspar

Mr Albert E Chabot

Carol S Chadwick

Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Ch a pelle

Mr. and Mrs M. Cherno

Mr. and Mrs Herbert Christner

M. J. Churchill

Mrs. R Banks Clarke

Mr and Mrs. Thomas Cleven

Mr and Mrs. Kent R. Clouse

Mrs Howard H. Colby

Mr Robert T Collins

Mr. Kenneth Collinson

Dr. Victor Colombini

Mrs. Ruth H. Cooke

Mr. and Mrs Edmond B. Cooper

Janet B. Cooper

Ms. Ella Mae Crossley

Mr. William H Culp

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip D. Daniels

Mr and Mrs. John DeCarlo

Mr Loren A. Deer

Cassius and Mariann DeFloni

Viktor John Deptner

Marjori e A OeVlieg

Mr. and Mrs Peter W Dixon

Mr. and Mrs. John C. D o nnelly

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Driker

Mi ss rren e Townsend Dudley

Dorothy M. Duris

Mr David J. Dykh o use

Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. Dzul

Mrs. Berrien Eaton

Miss Elizabeth Eiden

Mr and Mrs. Earl R. Ekquist

Dr George T. Eldis

Mr. E E. Erikson

Mrs. John N. Failing

Steven G. Farkas

THE GREAT GOLD MASK OF TUTANKHAMUN

BY THE BOEHM STUDIO

DONORS cont.

Judith Feitz

Mrs. Jerome Fellrath

Mrs. Peter R. Fink

Dr. and Mrs. Lionel Finklestein

Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick

Mr. John Fleming

Mr. Patrick Foley

Mr. and Mrs David Frank

Mr. Richard W Frey

Mr. and Mrs. M. Kelly Fritz

Dr. and Mrs. William R. Fulgenzi

Mary Ann Fulton

Mr and Mrs. Maxwell T. Gail

Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Galacz

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gardner

Mr. John Garlinghouse

Mr. Mervyn G Gaskin

Mr. Dennis Gauvin

M. E. George

Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Gilliatt

Colonel and Mrs. A. V. Golding

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Goldstein

Mr. George Gravila

Mr. Robert H. Grebb

Dr. and Mrs. Leslie M. Green

Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Gregg

Dr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Gregory

Mr. Robert H. Grehl

Or. and Mrs. John Grekin

Mr. and Mrs. Grovenor N. Grimes

Mr. Richard Grimm

Mr. Paul Groffsky

Mrs Claude Grooms

Mr. and Mrs. G. Gualtieri

Mr. and Mrs. l,'rcd(' rick Gurian

Mr. and Mrs John H. Haas

Mr. Charles V. Hagler

Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Halper

Or. and Mrs. Quentin llamilton

Mr. and Mrs. Tibor Hamor

Rev. and Mrs. Obleton Harris

Mr. and Mrs. William Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Carleton IIealy

Mr. John D. Heavcnrich

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henderson

Mr. and Mrs. David lIermelin

Mr. and Mrs. W. Paul Hoenle

Mrs /o'rederick Carl Holts, Jr

Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan V Holzman

Dr. and Mrs. Birney Hoyt

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Huegli

Or. and Mrs. Calvin H. Hughes

Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Hull

Mrs. D. R. Limbach

Ray and Carol Litt

Miss Elizabeth A. Long

Dr. and Mrs. Leon Lucas

1V[r. and Mrs. Wilford Lundberg

Dr. and Mrs. Robert T Lyons

Mrs. Gwendolyn MacIntyre

Dr. and Mrs. M Colton Hutchins Ruti. E. Mack

Mr. and Mrs. lrek F. lmirowicz

Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Jacobs

Mr Raymond N. Jacovetti

Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Jacques

Mr. and Mrs. John O. Jay

Or. and Mrs. R. V. Jaynes

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Jickling

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh W. Johnston

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Jones

Elizabeth .Jean Joss

Mr. Ronald Karp

Mrs. Harry Kasabach

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kasle

Mr. Peter J Kauffman

Mr. Daniel Kaufman

Mr. Edward A. Kazak

Or. Annetta R. Kelly

Mr and Mrs. Sidney Kelly

Or. and Mrs. Ira Klein

Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Kobernick

Mr. Robert MacKay

Mrs. Cameron MacKenzie

Lois Mackenzie

Mr. and Mrs John MacLellan

Miss .Joan Mary Majka

Wesley E. Mangus

Mr. Anthony Mart

Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Massura

Or and Mrs. Paul E Mattman

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. May

Mr. and Mrs Julio C. Mazzoli

Donna J McCann

Ms. Elizabeth McClure

Hon. and Mrs Wade H. McCree. Jr

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph T. McElvenny

Mrs. Frank J. McGinnes

Mr. and Mrs. John D. McGint)'

McGraw Foundation

Mr and Mrs. Scott H. McKean

Mr and Mrs. W. W. McKee

Mr. Richard Kokochak. PLS Neal McLain

Selma Korn

Mr. Robert Kramek

Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Krause

Mr. Kenneth Kreger

Or. and Mrs. Alfred M. Kreindler

Or. and Mrs. Lawrence Krugel

Mr. and Mrs James McLean

Mr. and Mrs Angus J. McMillan

Mrs. William C. McMillan

Mrs. Gabris P Mechigan

Mr. Darli,,j Mcdow

Eleanor M. Meretsky

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Landsdortl\'1r. Rob,'rt Merliss

Mr. Geoffrey Lanning

Mrs. Alida S. Larsen

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford J. Lavers

Ms. Bonni,' Lee

Ms. Barbara Leeper

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Leggett

Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Lenzo

Dr. and Mrs Leonard Lerner

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Levin

Dr. and Mrs. Robcrt S. Levine

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard T. Lewis

Mr. and Mrs Donald Hines Or. and Mrs. Kim K. Lie

Or. Bohdan Hnatiuk Or. and Mrs. Joseph A. Liiosi

Artrain

We are pleased to announce the arrival of Artrain in fourteen communities on its fifth Michigan tour.

October 1, 1977 -

July 2, 1978

Michigan Artrain, Incorporated 1200 Sixth Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48226 31 3/963/6334

John J. Hohmann, Executive Director Bad Axe

Mr. and Mrs. Dean M. Murdock

Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Naas

Mr. and Mrs Lester A. Nelson

P O. Nelson

Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Nichol s on

Marco Nobili

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Nord

Mr •John A. Novak

Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. O'Dowd

Mrs. Richard O'Hara

M. L. Oldani

Dr. and Mrs Joseph Orent

The Richard Osborn Family

Clare H. Overholser

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard S. Palermino

Mr. William A. Pankhurst

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Papp

Mr and Mrs. Charles A. Parcells, Jr .,

Ms. Beatrice Parsons

Dr. Robert E L. Perkins

Mr. John E. Perry

Dr. and Mrs. Claus Peterman

Mrs. Edwin Peterson

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas.1. Peterson

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Pickl

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pierce

Or. and Mrs. K. E. Pitts

Mr. and Mrs. Henry II. Pixley

Dr. Isaac J. Powell

Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Pridmore

Edgar R. Puthuff

Mr. John P. Quinn

Dr. and Mrs. William Rattner

Mr. and Mrs. Harold N. Reid

Roger C. Richards

Mr. and Mrs. Mayford L. Roark

Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Miller

Gov. and Mrs. William G. Milliken

Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Misch

Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Mistretta

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Mittler

Mr. Al Monetta

Judge and Mrs. Arthur K Moore

Marie Moriarty

Mr. Ronald K. Morrison

Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Mos s

Mr. Richard Miss

Earl A Mossner

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard E. Mueller

Mrs. David Robb

Mr. and Mrs. Petcr Norris Robertson

Mr. and Mrs. John Kingsley Roney

Arthur, Joan Rose and Daughter

Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Rosenberger

Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Rosenfeld

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Rosenfeld

Ms. Anne O. Rosenthal

Samuel Rosenthal, M. D.

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Ross

Sheila Ross

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Rost

Mr. Harry Roth

OONORScont.

Mr. Sheldon Roth

Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Rothman

Mr. David

Mr. and Mrs.

Reuben

Mrs. Maritza

Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Taylor

Mrs. Jane R.

Me. and Mrs. C. Tefft

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Ten Eyck

;Vllio J. Thomas

Mrs. Nona E. Thompson

Earl D. Triplett

MEMBERS

Me. and Mrs. Dennis ;V1. Aaron

Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. AbboH

Mr. Robert J. Adamson

E. S. M.D. and wife, Nell

Dr. and Mrs. V. Allen

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Almer

Dr. and Mrs. Gino G. Miss Harriet

Ms. Shirley Saltzman

Mrs. Trygar

Mr. and Mrs. Sandrock Marie L. Turner

Mr. and Mrs. Scanes Miss Virginia

Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis.1. Schmidt

Mr. and Mrs. Julius L. Schulman

Mrs. Schultz

Dr. and WilHam G. Self

Allen Serra

Arlene Shaler

Mrs. Richard S. Shannon

Ms. Vivian E. Shelton

Andrew M. Sherman

Mr. and Mrs. J. Philip Sherwood

Me and Mrs. Schuster, Jr.

Cultural

Skolnick, R.S.

Margaret L. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. K. Smith

Mrs. Louise

Mrs. Charles

Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Stanko

A. Songe

A. Stahlman

Dr. Sheldon and Jessie Stern

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin F. Sterner

Mrs. Arthur J. Stock

Dr. A. K. Stolpman

J.

Dr. Mrs. Marcus

Mr. Harold SummetS

Doris Sutherland

Sugarman

Dr. and Mrs. Seymore B. Swartz

Me. and Mrs. Stephen Sweeney

Dr. and Mrs. Harry H. Szmant

Mr. M. G. Tammen

Mary Ellen Tappan

Mr. and Mrs. Valentine

Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Valentine

Edward J. Vanderlaan

Mr. and Mrs. WiUiam H. Vedder

Mr. and Mrs. Coleman S. Verona

Maria Vcrsaw

Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Vetter

Dr. and Mrs. S. Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Appel

Dr. and M". Severo Armada, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. William Atkinson

;V1r. and Ben Atlas

Mr. Fred Babcock

Mr. Fred E. Baer

Mr. Bailey

Mr. Elmer Bailey

Mr. Frederick Bahr

Mr. and Mrs. L Victor Marian Bassey

Mr. and Mrs. L. Votaw

Dr. and Mrs. Irving A. Warren

Mrs. Robert Baxter

Mr. and Mrs. Bogdan Baynert

Mr. and Mrs. Wasserman A. Beecher

Mrs. Maurice B.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold N. Weinert

Mr. and Mrs. l,eslie Weiss

Michael G. Wellman

Christine Wendt

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Wheatley

Dr. and Mrs.

Mr. Fred

Rev. and Mrs. Simon Bermanis

Me and Mrs. Mortimer Bernhardt

Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Biames

Mr. and Mrs. M. W.

Whitehead and Kales Company and Mrs. William L.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whiting, .Jr. Flota Blackman

James W. Whitney

Mr. Williams

William Williams

Dr. L. Williamson

Mr. and Stanley.J. Winkleman

Helen M. D.

Father Witkowski

D. F. Woodward, M. D.

Stan and Pris Woollams

DaVid C. Yntema

Mr. Karl Laval Young

Miss Velma Lee Zanardi

Mr. and Mrs. ,Joseph R. Zanetti

Thomas A. Zechin

Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Zingeser

Francis J. Zink

Rev. A.

Mr. and Mrs. Bohms

Mts. Robert D. Bond

Alice M.

Mr. Robert

Mr. and Mrs. N. Bozeman

Miss Eleanor A. Bozzer

Dr. and Mrs. R. John Bradfield

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Breaux

Dr. L. Bronson

Mr. and Browneller

Mr. and Mrs. Orin Brustad

Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian A. Buffa

Mr. Alan C. Calkins

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Cal.laway

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Carpenter

Mr. Clifton G.

Mr. and Mrs.

Mts. Albett .1. Charlet

JoAnn Cheek

Mrs. Irene Childs

Bernard Chodorkoff, M.D.

Mt. and Mrs. Stanley J. Clamage

Mrs. Clark

Mr. :1-11'5. Reg W. Wilham P. Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Norton Cohen

Ms. Ethel Cohn and Mrs. R. Bruce Colasanti L. Conforti

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Conn

Mr. and Mrs. W. Conover

Mr. and Mrs. Cordero

Mr. and Robert Courter

Mr. and Mrs. George A.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald

Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Crusinberry

Carolyn A.

Ms.

Mr. Art J.

Ms. Phyllis S. M ISS Marlene

Mr. Richard E. Dibner

Mrs. Selden S. Dickenson

Mrs. Thelma Dikeman

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Discr

Dr. and Alex J. Domin

Mr. R F'. Donaldson

Mr. Alfred [,. Dubowski

Rev. Lawrence M. DuCharme

Mrs. V. Robert

Mr. and ;V1rs. Gary R. Camille Eaman

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Efros

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Ehlhardt Bernard Eisenberg

Mr. Elmer :1-11'. B. Elmer

Mrs. Reland S. Evans

Wayne C.

Mr. and Mrs. Marie B. Eveslage

;VIr. David

Evers

Mr. and Mrs. W. Ferguson

Cava nary • Jr Mr. Paul P. Fischer

One is alllJou need.

One shipment. one invoice. one unva'lJin9 . level of qualit'j_ · .

We're a nationwide, full line supplier of high quality industrial fasteners of all kinds

Whatever type of fasteners you need, you can save time and money by depending on us as your one-source supplier. Regardless of the individual types or quantities of fasteners you need, we can ship from stock on a convenient one-order, one-invoice, one-freight-charge basis. And give you quick delivery, guaranteed.

We stock more than 50,000 different types and sizes of industrial fasteners in steel,

brass, stainless steel, silicon bronze and · aluminum. If you need a fastener, we undoubtedly have it on hand.

We're one of the world's largest Fastener Specialists, with over 40 years experience in serving industries of all kinds. Isn't it time you discovered what we can do for you? Write

MEMBERS cont.

Ms. Diapa Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. H. Thomas Hunt, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene T. Ignasiak

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Fisbtabler Jan Janek, Jr

Mrs. David Frade

Mr and Mrs. Keith D. Gardels

Mrs. Ann K. Gardner

Ms. Margot Gardner

Dr. Andrew Gemant

Dr Norman F. Josaitis

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Katz

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Kawer

Mr Robert Kay

Mr and Mrs. Jerome B Kelman

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gerhardt Mr Joseph Kesner

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Giacobozzi Robert L. Kidd Associates

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W Gibson

Mr. Robert J. Giglio

Mr. and Mrs E. Nelson Kimball

Ms. Theresa R Klein

Mrs Edgar Gilbert Mrs. Clarence Koebbe

Mr and Mrs. George D. Gilliotte

Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Kosky

Dr. and Mrs Watson A. Gilpin Mrs. Patricia Kowalski

Mr. Paul A. Gionet E J. Kozora. M. D.

Dr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Gleekman

Dr. and Mrs. Joel Goldberg

Richard A. Golden, M D

Crary E Grattan

Mr. and Mrs. Otto J Krause

Mr and Mrs. Arthur Krolikowski

Mr. John A. Krsul

Mr. Frank R Kruse

Mr. and Mrs Richard D Grauer Miss Ludmilla F Kruse

Barbara Vassar Gray

Mr Alan G. Greenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Grobelny

Mr Harold A. Grossman

Ruth J. Groth

Ms. Kathleen M Hall

Mr. Robert Happy

Ms. Georgja F. Harper

Mr. Jack E. Harris

Fernanda H. Hart

Mr. Laroslaw Krywyj

Miss Gertrude Kuhlman

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W Kurtz

Dr. and Mrs. H. Kurtz

Dr. and Mrs. James Labes

Mrs. J Benton Lackey

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lazzerin, Jr.

Miss Aimee I LeBlanc

Mr and Mrs. Kenneth F. Leinninger

Mr. William Lofquist

Mr and Mrs. George Pehlam Head Judith Q. Longyear

Mr. William Heath

Mrs Christian H. Hecker

Mr. and Mrs Thomas H. Heffernan

Harriet M. Helms

Mr. Ralph Hess

Christie Hewlett

Mr. and Mrs. William Stark Hickey

Dr. and Mrs. James H.

Mr. and Mrs Louls M Hmderstein

Mr and Mrs. John E. Hinman

Mr. and Mrs. Hemz Hmtzen

Louise Hodgson

Mr. and Mrs. Werner G Holzbock

Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Honto

Mr and Mrs. James L. Howlett

John and Camille Hudson

Mr. John Humphries·

Miss Celia Lukasiewicz

Esther M Luke

Mrs. Catberine Magas

Dr and Mrs Henry W. Maicki

Dr Marvin O. Margolis

Rev Raymond J Marshall

Mr. ;'nd Mrs. Roger B Marshall

Mr and Mrs. Joe Martina

Mr. Alan H. Master

Ms. Goldie Matlen

Mr Earl R Matthews

Mr: Marvm" Mazur

Mr. Joseph C. McCarty

Joanne D McConkey

Mr. James McLennan

Mr. Julius S. Megyesi

Mr Alex J. Mestas Ms Modestie Roseliep

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Miller

Dr. and Mrs Seymour Ro se n

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Miller Mr and Mrs. George Ro ss, Jr

Mr. Paul J. Mlot Ms Fritzi Roth

Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Monson Mrs. George Roth

Mrs. Philip G. Moon Mrs. Henry N. Russell

Janice H. Moore Miss Marion E. Ryan

Percy L Moore

S. Ryden

Dr. Barbara B. Murray Beth Ryan

Katherine A. Myslowski

Jannie H. Nash

Mr. Emanuel Sahanek

Dr. and Mrs. A. Saperstein

Dr. and Mrs. Warren O. Nickel Ed and Margaret Savelly

Mr. and Mrs Lowell Norred

Mrs. Bea Olmstead

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Oslik

Dr and Mrs. F. D. Ostrander

Irene M Ostrowski

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Scharf

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Scheuer

Mr and Mrs. C A. Schimeifening

Mr. and Mrs. Henrik A. Schultz

Lillian R. Scrimgeour

Rev. Thaddeus J. Ozog Grace L. Seegert

Mr. and Mrs. John G Paulson

Dr. and Mrs. Ricbard G. Pearce

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pearlstein

Mrs George Pearson

Coleen Pellerito

Mr and Mrs. James Pensyl

Mrs. H. G. Perkins '

Lillian Periman

Mrs. Maurice M. Periman

Mr Ellsworth Perrin

Mrs. Nancy Peterson

Ms. Irene Piccone

Mr. and Mrs Dennis Pickl

Mr and Mrs. Daniel G. Piesko

Dr and Mrs Nathan P. Segel

Mrs. Fred J Shafe

Mr and Mrs. Josepb Shaheen

Mr John T Shea

Aaron B Shifman

Janet E Schultz

Mr. Harold M. Silverston

Miss Frances Singer

Dolores M. Skinner

Edith R. Sklare

Mr. Lee W. Slazinski

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Slishinsky

Teddi and Ned Smokier

Mr and Mrs. Irving Sniderman

Mr Albert Pilette Jennifer L. Snow

Mr. and Mrs. R. Howard Porter

Dr. and Mrs. Elihue Potts

Mrs. Edward D Quint

Dr. Morton Raban

A. L. Raimi

Clarence Randall

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rasmussen

Mrs Brigitte Rauer

James and Marianne Reeves

Robert C Riess

Mr and Mrs. William E. Rigg

Dwight C. Rinke

John L. Rogers

Mrs Gladys P. Roscoe

Mr. and Mrs Sidney Rose

Dr Loudell F Snow

Mr. Murray Stat field

William Garwood Steigley

Mary Louise Stencel

Caroline Stobaugh

Mr. and Mrs Leonard A. Stolfo

!vIL and Mrs. Herbert Stoorman

Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Stone

Mr. and Mrs Joseph Strobl

Mr. Howard F. Sturm

M"r:-and Mrs. Donald .i. Sublette

Dr. and Mrs. David Susser

Mr. Robert G. Sweeten

Rabbi and Mrs. M. Robert Syme

Salvatore Tabacco

Among our many clients who seem to 'like the arrangement are GM, Pontiac, Cadillac, Amoco , Budweiser, Kirsch , Detroit Diesel Allison, General Mills, The American Dairy Association, Bank of the Commonwealth , Michigan Consolidated Gas, Detroit Free Press, Dow, Colgate-Palmolive, General lire, 3M BUdd , Bendix, Fruehauf and Whirlpool.

"Through my spirit, immortals Speak the message that makes This world weep and laugh, And wonder and worship ... For, I am the instrument of God, I am music."

MEMBERS cont.

Mr and Mrs Ralph G Tennant

Robert P Thibodeau

Andrew and Virgie Thomas

Dr. and Mrs William L. Thompson

Mr. and Mrs Boris Tobes

Ri c hard C. Tobia s on

Dr. James P Tort e lli

Mr. J o hn Trif a n

Macut a Trops

Mr. and Mr s. All a n H. Tushman

Mrs. lving Tuttl e

Miss Pauline J. Vllri c h

Mr. and Mrs John R. VanAndel

Lorrain e V a n d e Mot e r

Dr. and Mrs Le o nard L. Veatch

Mr. and Mr s. Earl W. V e ntress

Mr. and Mr s. Joseph E. V e ttraino

Mr. and Mrs Gerald S Viedrah

Mr. and Mr s. Fred J Vin c ent

Ms. Ethel Viney

Dr. and Mrs Vollard J von Berg

Dr. a nd Mrs Ch ar les H V o rtriede

Mr and Mrs. Rob e rt A. Walker

Mrs. Cars on M Walla ce

Mr. Frank Wei n a n

Mr. and Mrs Clark T. Wells

Mr. Tom Wells

Sylvi a We ndro w

Mr. and Mr s. Buff Wh e la n

Mr. Gilbert H. Wheld e n

Mr and Mr s Le o n a rd White

Mr. and Mr s. Donald R. Whitney

Ms. M.E. Wiber

Eugene L. Wielo c k

Mr. and Mr s Earl M Wiggins

Ms. Dorothy Wilkerson

Mr. and Mrs E a rl K Williams

Mr. and Mrs E. L Wind e le r. Sr.

Mr. and Mr s Isad o re Winkelman

William Wo lfolk

Mr. and Mrs. Greg o ry J Worosz

Mrs. Aram Y a vruy a n

Dr. D a vid Y Y o ung

M r a nd Mr s. Harry H. Zaki

Mis s Mary Zot o

Dr. a nd Mrs T S Zwirko w s ki

Corporate Contributions

SPONSORS

Burr oug h s

C hr ys le r Co rp o r a ti on

F o rd M o to r Co mp a ny

M o t o r s Cor p o r a ti o n

S S Kr esge Co rp o r a ti o n

Nati o n a l Bank of Detr o it

Pack agi ng Cor p or ation o f Am er ic a,

T e nn eco

T o u c h e Ross & C omp a ny

SUSTAINERS

Arthur Ande rsen & Co mpany

BASF Wyand o tte Co rp o r a ti o n

Borg -W a rne r Co rp o rati o n

The Budd C om pa n y

Copp e r and B ra ss Sa le s, In c

R. E. Dailey & Co mp a n y

Detroit Bank and Tr u s t Co mp a n y

Fireston e Tir e a n d Ru b b er Co mp a n y

First Fed e ral Sav ing s a nd Lo an

A sso ciati o n o f D e t ro it

H a ndleman Co mp a n y

Manu fa c tur e r 's N a ti o n a l Ba nk

Pric e Wat e rh o u se & Com p a n y

Ro c kw e ll Int e rn a ti o n a l Co rp o ra ti o n

The Str o h Br ewe r y Compan y

Hiram Wa l ke r an d So n s, In c.

PATRONS

A ca n X -r ay Di v is io n/ S pir a l Metal Co., Inc

Ba tt e n , Ba rt o n , Du rs tin c & O sb o rn , Inc.

Th e Be ndi x Co rp o r a ti o n

B. Be rge r & Co.

Be tt e r Bu s in ess Eq u ipm e nt

C it y N a ti o n a l Ba nk o f D e tr o it

C u s t o m e r Fl oo r Se r vice D a lgle is h Ca dill a c, In c

D eco r a t o r Sa les

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It is difficult to imagine that as little as a decade ago one of the nation's largest cities in one of its most important states did not have a professional opera company. Happily, this is no longer the case. The emergence of Michigan Opera Theatre has brightened the cultural life of Detroit and enriched the lives of thousands throughout Michigan.

From its earliest beginnings in the J 960's the special qualities of MOT were immediately apparent: an emphasis on the vital role of opera education; a commitment to opera in English; innovative programming; a dedication to young talent.

MOT began as Overture to Opera, an educational program presenting scenes and commentary in schools and community centers throughout the metropolitan area. The overwhelming success of Overture to Opera resulted in MOT, which now has its own highly successful educational program. Opera in Residence (see p. 45).

Opera in English , opera as viable, exciting music theater, is considered by many to be a highly signific a nt factor in the company ' s unprecedented growth Thousands of subscribers who had never attended opera before found at Music Hall that opera in English was understandable , accessible, and highly enjoyable. Others "finally found out what the work was all about." (Kids love it, too!)

Among the company ' s many artistic achievements, it is in the area of programming that MOT points with particular pride. Works of Cherubini, Menotti, Gianinni, Bernstein. Holst, Rossini, Webber & Rice, and Donizetti have shared the stage with the beloved works of Mozart, Verdi, and Puccini. Highly acclaimed productions of Boris Godunov and Gershwin's Porgy und B('ss have alternated with gems from the world of operetta: The Merry Widow, Die Fledermau s. and Nuughty Mariel/a. The commission of a new opera. Thomas Pasatieri's Washington Squar l!. and its world premiere production last season, remains a milestone in the company's history , and reflects an awareness of the need to continually enrich opera as an art form. This season the two giants of the French repertoire, Bizet's

Carmen and Gounod's Faust, will be presented on the Music Hall stage , and for the third year in a row, Michigan Opera Theatre will open its season with the work of a major American composer.

Providing opportunities for the wealth of young American talent - truly one of our great natural resources - to work in a professional setting with the established artists of the opera world continues to be a critical function, indeed a raison d'etre, of Michigan Opera Theatre . As Chairman of OPERA America's Auditions committee, David DiChiera is closely involved with and deeply committed to the developing careers of young talented artists throughout Michigan and the entire nation.

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II Ca mpanella (Donizetti)

Repertoire

The Portuguese Inn (Cherubini)

The Medium (Menotti)

II Campanello (Donizetti)

Der Jasager (Weill)

Amahl and the Night Visitors (Menotti)

The Barber of Seville (Rossini)

Amahl and the Night Visitors (Menotti)

Help, Help, the Clobolinks! (Menotti)

Rita (Donizetti)

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Webber and Rice)

La Rondine (Puccini)

The Perfect Fool (Holst)

1972-73

Cosi Fan Tuite (Mozart)

Tosca (Puccini)

The Medium (Menotti)

The Telephone (Menotti)

Beauty and the Beast (Giannini)

1973-74

Rigolello (Verdi)

Madame BUllerfly (Puccini)

The Merry Widow (Lehar)

'Rita (Donizetti)

*The Medium (Menotti)

1974-75

La Traviata (Verdi)

Boris Codunov (Mussorgsky)

The Elixir of Love (Donizetti)

Die Ftedermaus (Strauss)

'The Barber of Seville (Rossini)

'Beauty and the Beast (Giannini)

1975-76 Porgy and Bess (Gershwin)

La Boheme (Puccini)

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti)

The Barber of Seville (Rossini)

*Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti)

*The Telephone (Menotti)

'Vigilance (DiChiera)

1976-77

Washington Square (Pasatieri)

Madame BUllerfly (Puccini)

Naughty Mariella (Herbert)

The Magic Flute (Mozart)

'Trouble in Tahiti (Bernstein)

'Vigilance (DiChiera)

'The Magic Flute (Mozart)

1977 -78

Regina (Blitzstein)

Carmen (Bizet)

Amahl and the Night Visitors (Menotti)

The Student Prince (Romberg)

Faust (Gounod)

'Madame Buuerfly (Puccini)

* Rita (Donizetti)

• Rumpelstiltskin (DiChiera)

'Opera in Residence productions

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Madame BUllerfly (Puccini)

Trouble In Tahiti (Bernstein)

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MICHIGAN PERA Opera In Residence

"ALGONAC, Mich. - Algonac has gone bonkers over a troupe of young, blue-jean clad professional opera singers and technicians. For this is the week the Michigan Opera Theatre has taken over this St. Clair river town much to the delight of everyone involved."

(DETROIT News)

"We are left in eager anticipation of Opera Week in Alpena, 1978!"

(ALPENA News)

"We congratulate the Michigan Opera Theatre on its growth in the past six years and eagerly look forward to its visit next year."

(TRA VERSE CITY Record Eagle)

"The event was an outstanding example of giving a community the privilege of working along side and under the direction of superb artists ."

(Editorial page, GRAND RAPIDS Press)

"It was fun. It was exciting. It was a nice introduction to opera. It made me think again that we

humans are capable of incredible achievements. "

(CHARLEVOIX Press)

"The Michigan Opera Theatre company that was in our area last week shattered all the myths. They brought opera to us, the common folk, in a way that everybody could understand. This retinue of young artists opened the door to a fantastic art medium, to many of us who had never seen an opera before. And for many of us, it merely whets the appetite for more."

(PETOSKEY News Review)

" Thousands of youngsters in Holland, Holland Christian and West Ottawa school systems were treated to a new dimension in music - and found it entrancing."

(HOLLAND Sentinel)

" What made the production especially enjoyable was the MOTs ability to work in a gymnasium, of all places, and make it seem like a true theater."

(ALGONAC Courier Journal)

very

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"Dear Randy, Ron, Tom, Patti, Johana, Preston, Dave, Alan, and Valerie , -I enjoyed the hole thing and it looked like you practiced thank you

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much my Mom and Dad mite take me to the big show. From Scott Winowiecki"

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from home-style songfest to concert hall performanceadds an enjoyable dimension to our lives Contributing significantly to our pleasure and cultural life in Michigan is the Michigan Opera Theatre, whose artistic achievements are a tribute to the professional talents of its members.

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Dr. Daftii:l .Ili([l!irrll , (1<)r1ll'ral ,Dirrrtor

MIa-ITCAN

Dr. D a v id Di C hi e r a

Ge // eral Di rt:c'101'

Tex l and mu s k by M a r c Blit z le in (19 () S- t 964 )

B a s ", d o n Tir e LilliI' Foxes by ill i' lIl He llm a n

E W PR O D LilO

Sc pt c m bcr 30. October 2 S. 7 , 8, 1977

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S{(Igr D ir eClO r: Ri zzo

Set D es ilj l/ a : Fr a n co olavecc hi a Cos tum es hy : Caro l L uik e n Lig htil/ g D es ig n e r : T h o m as Br ya n!

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Miss Dien er - M a u 'e' s Mak e- lip IIlId Hai rs ty les by: W ay n e H e rn do n Mu si(' a l Prepa rati o /l I A.His /(//l ce (mdu (,lO r: R a nd ol ph M a u ldin

( in ord e r o f a ppeara n ce)

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Se ttin g : T h e .idd..:n s H o u se ; Bow d e n A laba m a ; 1900

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See n e 2 A fe w h o u r la te r

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Prodll ct ioll COIJrdillmor : V alerie A Bern :u:k i

Techllical Director: D nv id '. John s on StaKe Mlllla ger : Prest o n L. Tcrry

SlIIg «1 Produ ction 'IIrpelller: Abe Maius

Prop Mistress: Rm: helk

COS ILlIi1l' Ma stl'r : Lore n zo Ma sca ren as Assistllll/ Mil iml Direr /or: Steven Glenn

A.fs istllllI If) Mr Ri zZ() : Rom a n Terleckyj

Apprelllice 10 th e T ec hni ca l Direc lOr : Ri c h H e n so n

A pprentice 10 Ihe Stage Mallilger; Andr e \ M Hurley

Swge Crew : Ted Underw )() d. Dav e Sugar

Orc he s tra D e troit

Th !' Michig{/n Opera Theatre Ch o ru s : Robert D. Cafag na, J erry isar uk , Nancy D e le wsky I3rUl':c Felustein. Marsha

Fer g uson. Th e r ese Gauoury , Mark Gottlieb Jeri Lynn Holdcn , Jan Lyon s Elizabeth Macaulay William Pelto. Lana

Pitllsh eff , Geraldine Powers , Oonml Redwood , M<lrgclee Ruby , De Sh<lheen, Terry Sheil , Deborah R Tomsej, Mark Watson

A/lgel B(/I/d : M,l('(:Us Dclgrave. Patrick LaNier - dward Nel so n , Wil so n W a rr e n. Willi a m Wiggins

Sup t'rJI 11111 e/'ll/'ies : Donald Clark. Bre nda J Hughe ' , Maurice I ngram , Casli andra Martin , LaTonya McElroy , Michael

Midul e bro ok. Ronald R e dd

S('en i(' Art isl s: Holly Ritchie , Wink Steele

Set Crew : Craig 'flInpbcll (master car pent e r). Kimberl e y B Kirkpatrick (prop mistr ess ) , Ann e Ca van a ugh Greg Ut e\.: k

Milke-lip C/,('lI' : Bob Bruno, Pat Parko

Co stum es from Ellves Costum e Company Inc

Pr ese nt e d by a rrang Im: nt with Tams - Witmark Mu s ic ibr;lry, I n\.:

Michigan Opera Theatre gnltefully ac knowl e d ge s the following for their ass is tan ce in the producti( n of R eg ina : M ca dow Brook Th ea ter. Studio Theater and Barn Theater at Oaklanu Univ e rsit y Southfield Rep e rtory Theater. Mercy College Department. K a uNuon Keyboard I n s truments. DuM o uchelle Art Gallery. Sha illll Simmons, Elizabe th Kirkpatrick, L eona rd Bern t ei n Lobby u ccora tions court es y of Lane Bryant o.

The production o f i< egill(l is in part by a gran t from the Natiomll Opera In s titut ' Mi c higan Op era Thetltn.: b supported by the Mi c hig a n Co uncil for thc Art. and thc Nati o nnl E ndowm e nt for the rt!'

f' rogl'l//tl Fditor : PhyJlb O Snow

Comments by the General Director

T h c desir e to producc U rg illll h as been with me for nwny years [\ has a lwa ys ll m azed Ill e th a t t he work has been ncglected for so long. for in my estimation, it is a major work of the A merican lyric th ea ter and I pr e dict it will wme into its 0\ n in the n ex t decude A primary reaso n I have n o t dealt with it 'oo n e r is th e e noJ'm l) us c hall e n ge in cas tin g a work in which thc act ing mu s t be as strong a s th e singing [n R eg illll. th e artists I e eq ually cOlllf )rlablc in th ca ter und op'ra. <llld 111 th c roks . mo s t especially the title role. demand artist· of 1.:0nSlIIllm a te theatrical presence

The whi c h ,1 rose thirt y years ago at R eg inll 's premiere - is it a n )pera IIr is it fI Il1U ' ical? - seems no lon ger relevant. be(;ause we hav e c han ge d nul' thinking. about what opera is Op e ra companies toda y have th e cxci tin g Ilppo rtunity t produce a total :-.pec trulll o f works from grn nd opera 10 opera co miquc to o peretta anumusil.:ills The y arc all mu s ie th e, lt e r - a drama se t with vary in g ;1I110Un1 S of mu s ic and with tLivcrsc stylis tic ap proach es

' o mparin g R eg irw with th e pl'ly ( ) 11 whieh it is baseu co nfirm ' 'lgain the \p ec ia l pow er which I1lU ' ic l'rin gs to 1111 already s trong li nd effective Or;lIna The c h a r ac ter '

a nd in Th e LillIe Foxes ;lre. for m e r ich e r more inudible more memorable because of tht: mus ic from I3lit z st e in ' s p e n

I3litz..; t ein as a soc ia l critic ha s becn well d oc um e nted and e'pec iall oh iou s in w(JI'ks like Til l' Cradle Will R ock a nd his (in a l work (unfini s hed a nd unfOr1un a t e l lost) ba sed on th e Sacco and lIn7.etti tri.ll s. But the composer also slIcceeds in makin g a p(l\verful social in Regillil. ,1I1d h e ul es i t on scv ·rall evcl In the imm e diute family drama , A lexa ndnl breaks away f rom tho se who "cat up the l'a rth ... th e little fo xcs ",btl spoil th e vines " . H er e mancipati o n is' l moving , 1I1d dramatic conclusion to this family tiranw of th e vicious Hubb a rus, the avaricious, venomous t ypes who Inereilel-s ly tak e a dvanta ge o f wlH)me e r anu whatever th ey can But thi s personal. specific sce n e is against th e large r. more sign ifi cn n t drama of the American egro who ,ing s. softly <1t fir t , "[S H n e w d a y a - co lllin"! eerttl inly. Lord! " Thi s dramatic and int ensely ()cial id ea. th rough I1lU ie. fin a lly over the s ta ge and pen e tr a t es our consc i(lusness [ n the last analysis I3litlstcin's work. based on the ne g at ive but univer sa lly human characteristic of g reed, becomes ultimately an overwhelmingly positive : tatemenl.

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Historical Background

Wh en Amer ican co m pose r M arc Blit zs t e in di e d i n 11}64 a l t he age of 5 9. he was a l w()('k on an opera com m iss io n ed b Ih e M et rop olita n O p ent h ase d o n Ih e Sacco a n d V a n ze tt i tri a ls. H e nbo WitS crea tin g \ orks ha cd on M a l<l mu d ' s Id iolS Fi r,l'l a n d The Mll g i c Bllr l'd Hi : o f " un o p era ti c" s u bject n1i1 lt er, pro m p t e d b n n ac ut e social co n scio lln ess w as II h all m ar k o f hi s wor k s fo r t h e s ta ge : No For All A n sw er. l? eul)(!Il. Ueuh ell. Do o r/ill ' M all , a tr ;tn s la ti on a n d a d [tpt a l ion of th e W e ill-B rec ht Th ree p elln y Ope ra. a n d hi s fi rs t s u ccc s ( 1936) Th e Cra dl e Will Rock - w hi c h J ose ph M ac hli ca ll ed " o n c o f th e m e m orab lc doc um e nt s of th e D e pr e . ' io n e r<t" .

Bo rn in Phil a d e lphi a in 1905 . Blit zs t e in a tt e nd e d th e Unive rs ity of Pe nn y lva ni a th e urti s In s t i tut e o f Mu s ic. a n d th l: k nd e mi e d e r Kli'n s t e in B e rlin H e tud ied w mp os iti o n with R osar io Sca le ro N a di a Boul u nge r a nd Arnold c h o nb e rg Th e rec ipi e nt o f t wo G u gge nh e im F e ll o w hip s a nd th e A cade m y o f A rts a n d Le it ers Aw nr d Blit z-<; t e in co mp ose d m a ny wor k s for c h o rus . p ia n o. v ice, s tri n g (Iu a n e t , a nd film s . H m ajo r m c h e" tr al co mp o . iti o n s in lud e Th e A ir bo m e Sy mph o ll Y. Lear: A 5lUdy; a ca ntat a - This Is Th e Ga rd en ; a nd in c id e nt al for th e Am e ri ca n Sh a k e p ea re F e , ti va l T h eat e r.

Blit zs t e in sa id o f hi m ·e lf. ,,] a m a mu s icin n a ddi c t d to th e th ea t e r , not a pl ay wri g ht HI wril l: pl ay s , it is in I rd e r t o put mu s ic t o th e m : ' Hi s li b re tt o, acco rdin g t o M ac hl is , " c a pture in re m a rk abk fas hi ll n th e rh y thm of h a rd - o il e d Am e ri ca n s p eec h ". a nd in Blitzs t c in 's life tim e. Vir g il T h o mps o n c h ll r ac te ri ze d him o n e who " c a n dr a w la u g ht e r a n d t e ar s fe w li v in g co mp oser ca n "

B lit zs t e in was 4 1 wh e n h e b ega n w o rk o n R eg ina L illi a n P O \ erful d r a m n. T h e Lillie Foxes h a d o p e n e d o n B ro adway in 1939 for a run of 4 0 0 per fo rm n n ces. ( Th e pl ay w as a th ea tr icu l t o ur d e f o rc e for it s t a r , T a llul a h Ba nkh ea d a n d th e ro le o f R eg in a G idd en s la t e r b ec<l ml: a film t r iumph fo r Be tt c D a v is ) Mi ss He llm a n init ia ll y ex pr es se d s k e pt icis m th a t

" Th e th e m e of Th e LillIe Foxes d id n o t see m the pro p e r s u b j e ct for o pera - a lthlHl g h Go d kn o ws wh a t th c pr o p e r uhj ee t" But Blit zs te in sa id. " I w a nt e d t o d o [] s tr o ng pi ece it w as to so m e p rim a ry hum an pa sio n . a nd so m e as p ec t o f co me d y . ] hi t u po n hum a n g ree d : th e re li s h o f o p e n gree d . th e s ly c h ica n e ry o f cove red g r ee d F ro m th e fi rs t I 'a w th e o p e r a as a co m edy , as J felt th e pl fly was ( M i'is H e llm a n ag r ee ) . A g ri s ly co m e d p er h a p s b ut it is a lso hum rt n a nd zes t ful a nd full o f hi g h a nd ga m es Se ri o u s t hin gs lik e .· urviv a l a n d th e h a ppin e ss or mi sery of o th e rs <t r e th e s t a k es in th e ga m es." R es in a pr mi e r e d on B road way in 1949 with J a n e Pi ' kin s in th e titl e rol e It close d a ft e r 56 p e rfo rm a n ces At th e o p e nin g TIM E Ma ga zin e. a id " e xhil a rrttin g u nd e nj oyab le a fir t - r a te s h ow m a n e xhibitin g a prize asso rtm e nt of h d li T h e cr iti cs w e r e n o t un a nim o u s . h o weve r. s o m e c<t llin g it " brilli a nt' · ( B roo k s Atk i n so n ), a nd o th e rs n o t kn o win g wh a t t o ca ll it. In 1953. th e 'c w Y()T k it y Ope r a r e v ive d th e wo rk with r ev isions b y th c compo se r ; ( th e se co n sis t e d m a inly in musi ca l a dditi o n t o prev io u s pok e n di a log u e) Thi s ve r s io n. was repea t ed by Ne w Y ork it y Op e r a ( a nd subs e qu e ntly r eco rd e d ) in I 1}59,.1t whi c h lim e th e e w Y o rk T im es sa id , " R eg ina .. ca rri es it wh n ll o p Blit zs t e in h as fill e d a stro n g pl ay with n ew e m o ti o n a l ib r a tion " Mi s Hellman ' s r ca ti n t o th e fini s h e d w or k wa ' e qu a ll y a dul a tory: It i. , t m e. th e m os t ori g in a l o f Am e ri ca n o p e r as th e 111 0 t d a rin g th e bit e a nd p owe r o f th e mu s ic co mm nts o n th e peo pl c in a wo nd e rfully w itt y w ay. an d th e sa d swce tn ess o f t h e mU ' ic for th e 'goo d c h a r ac t e rs' m a kes th e m b e tt e r. "

Co mp ose r-y ri c is t Fra nk Loe se r a id o f th e wor k : " Blit zt e in g iv es a s p ec ia l m ag ic illumin a ti o n to (th e n arra tiv e ) m a kin g th e a lrea d y e n o rm o u s e m o ti o n o f th e story e v e n m o r e w m e m o r ab le than be fo re" And Le on a rd B e rn st e in. h a " th e und e rl y in g tec hniqu e o f th e whol e p iece : Coa tin g th e wormw ood w i th s u ga r . a nd sce ntin g with m ag noli a bi os o m s th e c ur s ed h o u se in whi c h th ese evi ls tr a np ire:'

Synopsis

P rol og u e : Alexa ndra Gi dde ns. ho u se k ee p er Addi e, a nd serva nt 'ill enjoy th e m orn in g, a nd th e mu ' ic of th e An ge l B a nd . T h ey are rud ely int err upt ed hy R eg in a G id d e n s, Al e x an d ra's m o th e r .

Ac t I. R egi n a give a dinm:r p a rt y for M a rs h a ll. (I hi cago fin a n c ie r. Pr ese nt a r e R eg in a' hr o th e r. Be n a nd O sca r Hub ba r d: O sca r's wife Birdi e, a nd hi s so n. Le o ; a l 'o p re!'.e nt is A lexa nd ra T h ey co mpl e t e a b u ' in e , o ea l. a nd w h e n M ars h a ll Icoves. th ey pl a n a wea lth y futur e It a pp ea rs R eg in a ' s h a r e de p e n ds on h er hu s b a nd , Ih e ba nk e r H o r ace Gi d d e n s. n o w ill \ ith h ea rt t ro u b le in J o hn s H o pkin s H os pit a l. R eg in a C( n coct s a pl a n to se n d h e r d a u g ht e r le xa n d r a fo r H o race. B i rdi e h ea r s th e Hu bbards pl o tting to m il r ry AI ' a n d r a o ff to L eo in o rd e r t o k ee p th e m o n ey i n th e fa mil y. Wh cn h e r e v ea ls th e pl o t t o Alt;xa nd ra. Osc:t r o ver h ea rs h er a n d h e r b ru ta ll y

AC III Sce n e I. R g in a exc it e dl y p repa r e a b a ll for th e re turning M ars h a lL A lexa ndr a a nd H o r ace h a ve n o t ye t a rriv ed h o m c fro m B a ltim ore. e o 3 n d O sca r di sc u., th e poss ibil it y () f L eo's s tea lin g so m e b() n ds fro m hi un cle H orace , a t wh ose b a n k h e wor k s. H o r ace a nd le x a ndr a a rriv e; h e is tired a nd i lL A ft e r mu c h we lc o min g, R eg in a ge t · H o ra ce a lo n e S h e m a k es it cl ea r th a t s h e w a nt e d him h o m e for hi . a pp ro v a l a n d s ig n a tur e in th e matt e r o f th e Mrt r sh a ll d ea l. H c ref u ses.

Sce n e 2. A t th e b a ll th e t ow nsp eo pl e d e mon s t ra t e th eir h a tre d

o f th e H u bba rd w h ose ic t im s a n d g u e Is ( t o ni g ht) th e y are.

H o r ace pl a n s to c h a n ge hi s w ill Bird ie aga in in s ult ed by car ; A dd ie o mfo r ts h er R eg in a taunt. H ora c e by !lirlin g w ith a n o ld su itor in h is p r ese n ce. Leo re turn " h a vin g s t o le n th l: bo n ds; Be n ta kes th e m a nd in for m ' M a rs h a ll th e dea l is Mar s h tl ll ca llin g R eg in a hi s "d ea r I u j n e ' s p a rtn e r" lea vin g h e r speec hl ess an d a l a lo ss. A w ild Ga ll o p of th e g u es ts co mm e n ce; du r in g it Re g ina turns in ra ge o n Hor ace a n d t e ll s him , he h o p es h e d ies.

A d 01 Sce n e J. H orace, Al exa n d r a. d d ic, a n d Birdi e e n joy a qui e t aft e rnoon Birdi e drink s 100 mu c h win e, a nd co nfesse ' s h e h as ta k e n t o dr ink in g b ce,lU ' o f h e r f a t e aI th e h a nd s of th e Hu bba rds.

Sce n e 2, H orace t e ll s R eg in a th a t L eo ha t o le n th e b o nd s, but th a t h e \ ill say they w e r e loa n e d t o th e br o th e r ' R eg in a t a unt s H o r ace int o a n a lt a k a n d re fu ses t o help H e is ca rri e d un consc ious from th e sce n e Be n, O sca r a nd Leo e nt e r a nd r ea liz e H orace kn o ws o f th e th e ft. R c gin <l <l pp e ars a nd te ll s th e m th a t h e t oo kn ows S h e a nn o un ces th 3 t i f H o race di e. s h e will d e m a nd the la r ges t sh a re Hor a c e die s R eg in a th re<tte n to put h e r br o th e r in j a il if th ey d o n ' t g iv e in t o h er; s h e win s thi . round Al exa nd ra rea lizes wh a t h,i s h a ppen c d , confront s h er m o th e r, ac cu ses h er, a nd a nn o un ces h er in de p e nd e n ce. T h e n ge l B a nd a nd th e N egro w or k e r s sin g. " ( s a n e w d ay a-co m ing") . .. Ce rt ai nly , Lo rd !"

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DORIS J BE RRY , contralto wh ' ing t h e ro le of Addie, made her MOT deb ut as" th e lady wi th t h e meat clea ver" i n th e 1975 prod u ct ion of Po rgy and Bess. H e r me m orab le p e r fo nn a nce of "S /ruuin ' S /yle" was o n e of th e ge m s of t h a t s h ow. A life lo n g De t ro it er. Ms Berry began forma l vo ice tr ainin g a t th e D e t ro it Co mmun i ty Sc h ool , a n d a tt e nd ed Wayne lUte a nd Wil berfo rce U niv e r si ti es. A wi n n er o f num ero u s vocal co mp e tit io n s, s h e h as a pp ea re d with th e R oben No la n h ir th e D o n Large h o ru ,. and th e D e tr o it Sy mph o n y Mu sica l th ea te r credi t in cl ude Carm en J Oll es a nd Sh o wboai Mo th er of lhr ee , grandm o th er o f o n e , M B e rry c u rre ntl y direc ts th e c h oi r a t lh e e w Wor ld Gos p el hu rc h

FRANCO COLA VECCHlA d es ig n e d se ts a n d costum es fo r th e Ho u ston a od Broadway pro du cti o n s o f Sco ll J o plin ' s T reem ollis ha, H a nd el's Rill aldo in H o u s to n , Vi kt o r U llm a n' s T he Emp ero r of a t t h e B roo kl y n A ca d e m y of Mus ic , an d the wo rld pre mi e re prod uc ti o n of D o mini c Arge nt o' A Wat erb ird Talk al ' o f o r BAM , H edi d e t a nd cos tum es fo r Ca va lli 's Eri/rea in We xford, Ire la nd , a nd selS fo r A Mids umm er Night' s Dream a t W as hin g to n D C: Fo lge rTh ea t er. ln hi n a tiv e E n gla nd he was h ea d of de ig n fo r th e O Jrio rd P lay h o u se, th e T h ea te r Co mp a ny o f Le ices te r, an d de ' ig ne d f o r th e Ou c h es a n d Ro un d h o u se Th ea te r Th e Edin b urgh Fe tiva l's pr o du c tio n of Cel/ill i, for w hi ch Mr. lavecc hi a de ig n e d se ts a nd co tum e , wa ee n i n Lo nd o n . a nd no min a te d Bes t Pl ay a nd Se t D es ig n s by th e Bri ti s h press The rec ipi e nt of num e rou s a d di ti o mll a ward s, Mr ol a v e cch ia h as t a ug ht a t MIT a nd H a rv a rd. a nd in M a rch o f thi yea r hi film So Bracin g, was select e d fo r sc ree nin g a t th e Me t ro p o lit a n Mu se um o f Art

JOAN DIENER - MARRE , crea t e d th e role of Al do nz al Du lci nea in Man of La Man cha, pl ay in g it for ove r fo ur years in ' ew Y o rk , Lo n do n. a n d Pari . A t r u n ec n , s he wo n th e T h ea tre W orld Aw ard for th e yea r' s bes t d ra m a li c deb ut pe rfo rm ance in th e Broa dw ay s tr a ig h t p lay hit , 51'aSO ll illth l' S UII Imm e di a tely aft e rw a rd s h e wo n th e Do n a ld son A wa rd for th e bes t fe m ale p erfo nn a n ce in a m u ' ica l for h er c rea ti o n o f La lu me in th e o ri g in a l prod u c ti on of Kis m et, whi ch s h e p laye d in e w Yor k an d Lo n don S u bseq ue ntl y, s he co - tarred with Paul Mu ni in a mu s ical versio n of G mn d HOlel a nd p lay e d t h e tit le ro le in a hi g bl y u cee ss ful revi v a l o f L a B elle Helen e. In 197 4 , she a ng h e r fi rs t Leo no ra ( /I Tr ova/o re ) he re turn e d to th e th ea t re to pl ay P e n e lope o pp o it e Yul B ry n ne r" U ly sses in a ve r io n of th e Odyssey th a t to ure d ucccss full y for a year i n 1975 In 1976, h e ma d e a triumph a nt o pe ra ti c d " b ut in It aly a Minni e in La Fan ciulla de l West a t th e T ea tr o Ve rdi in T ri es te. S h e is sc h ed ul ed to s in g bo th a lome a nd Tosca in n e w p rod uc ti o ns a t majo r Germ a n a nd It a li an o p e ra h o u ses in th e n ex t t wo seaso ns

GEORG E GA YNES, ba • w h o make thi MOT in th e ro le o f H o race , mo t rece ntl y a pp ea re d in th e A B Te lev is io n p rodu ct io n o f Wa shin gto n : Beh ind Closed Doo rs Hi ca reer h as in cl ud e d B roa dw ay (J upit e r in Ow of Th is World , Mr Ko fn e r in T h e o fl s u/ ) reco rdin gs (of th e abo ve as we ll a th e ma le lead i n Berns te in ' s WOll derfu l Tow n a nd a Blit zs te in me dl ey) , fi l ms , t h eater, Off- B roa d way, a n d mu sica ls H e h as p e rfo nn e d Ba rt in a Bos lo n prod u cti o n o f Bli lZ5 te in ' R euben, R euben H is o pe rat ic career bega n in F rance wh ere h e was e ngage d fo r t wo seaso n s as fi r t basso at th e p era of M u lh o u se an d th e pera of t rasbo u rg. In th e U n i ted S ta te, M r G ayo es h a perfor med n um e ro us roles , in clud i ng Le p orello (DO li Gio vanni) , F igaro (The Marriage o f Figaro ), a n d th e tit le ro le i n T h e M ik ado for the New Yor k Ci ty O pera.

BA RBARA HOCHER, M.) pr a n o . ma k e s her MOT d eb ut in th e role o f Bi rd ie. a ro le s h.: p revi o us ly pc rfo n ned in BaS Ion. A nati ve of Ho us ton , Texas a nd a gra du a te of No rth Texas St a te Univ e r i ty. M iss H ocher a tt en d ed th e ew E ngland on eTVatory o f Mu s ic. a nd pu rs u ed f u nller p ro fe ss io n al tudie ' as th e rec ipien t o f aw a rd s and eholars h i p s. Mi ss Hoe he r made he r p ro fessio n a l o p era t ic d eb ut wi th th e t ouring Me tropoli ta n O p era Na ti o n a l Co mp a n y a nd i n rece n t seaso n s h as performe d wi th the H awa ii Opera Thea t er , N ew Yor k C it y Op era , t h e Goldo v ky O p e ra Th ea ter. a nd th e o pe ra c o m pan ie s of W as h i ng ton D C Au gu st a, Bos to n , a nd B a ltim o re Sh e h a performed with majo r sy mph o ni es th ro ug ho ut th e U nit e d S t a tes, and t bi s P,]st ' um me r m a d e h e r La ke George Opera d eb ut a Mi m i in La Bo h em e a n d Cora in The Las/ of tire Mohica n J'

RONALD HOLGATE barit o n e , w ho s ings th e ro le o f Be n Hu bbard. ma d e hi s M OT d eb ut as Scarp ia o pp osi te Ph ylli s C u na in ', To sca in 1972 . A To n y Aw a rd winn er for hi . pe rfo nn a nee in 1776, M r H o lga te's career in cl udes film s , t e lev is io n , a nd num e r u s a pp e a rane . i n mu s ica l th ea t e r . A n a tiv e of So uth D a ko t a, h e is a Me t ro p oli ta n O p e r a Au d iti o n winn e r a nd h as s tudi e d vo ice with th e great LHt t e Le hm an n . Mr. H o lga te a p pea re d for ix easo n s with th e Go ld ov s ky Op era Th ea tre , a nd h as a pp eared i n reci t a l a n d as orc h es t ra l so lo is t. M o t recen tl y, Mr. H o lga te pe rfor me d F iga ro (Th e M arriage of Fi garo ) i n ol um b u s , a nd a pp ea re d in t he p e ra Co mp a n y of Bo sto n' s p ro du cti o ns of La B olu!m e and O rph eus ill tiz e Unde rwo rld For C h au ta u q u a he did Scarpi a a nd th e fo ur vill a in in Till! Ta lel of Ho ffm allll thi s p as t s umm er, a nd will ret urn to MOT as Esca m ill a i n th e upco min g pro du c ti o n of Carm en.

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JOSEPH KOLINSKI. tenor. wh si ngs the role of Leo. m akes professional opera debut \ ith the MOT performances of Regina, C urrent ly e nrolled in th e BFA program at tb e Univ e rsi ty o f D e lr oi t he ha s appeared in num ero us production s (Charle 's lIulII. MlICb cth Godspell Th e Tri(1l Mid sumIll e r Night's Dream ) a l The Theater a nd performed Prince harmin g (Ci nderella) a nd [) anccCowboy (S tory 0/ Levi Strauss) for W YZ t ele vis ion, M r , Ko lin s ki's profesional come d y credi ls include T o n)' ( W es t Sidt Story) , arl Mag nus (A Lillie Night MU Sic). Ma rce l (Th e Boyfriend) Bo bby (Co mpany ), Di c k ( Dllm e.\' (1/ 51'(1). and LunTha ( Kill g 1lIf(1!) for The Troup e in Colorado prin gs.

SARo>\H RICE, oprano. wh o makes her MOT d eb ut as Alexandra was first seen pr o fc siona ll y as Th e Girl in th e original production of The F(lJllOs ticks (600 perform[lnccs). The 23 yeH ol d e w Y o rker auended Arizona State University where s he ap p eared in th ree produ ctio ns fo r Ih e Lyri c Opera Theatre , Pri or 10 her profe " io n a l o p era debut ( un egondc in MinneSota Opern ' s undid,,), Mi ss Rice appeared in Buffalo's Studio Ar e n a Stage producti on of A Lill!e Nisht Mus ic a Anne , Actin g credits in c lud e th e ro le of Mirand o (The Temp es t) for The Wash.in g ton h llkes pea re Fes tiv al lind the role o f M a ud e Arthur in th e up co min g W ET production of Bes t 0/ Families , Mi ss R ice i fea tured on th e original cas t recording of Your Arm's Too Short fO B ox with God. a nd h as performt:d Gilda ( Rigo lcrro) and Gretel ( HlIIwd (lJl(1 Gretel) in ew York , I n D ece mber Mi ss Ri ce is sche duled for Bastien lind Hastiellll /! an d Tir e Impresllrio for th e Am ericlm La ndmark Fe tiv a l Opera ,

FRANCIS RIZZO re t urns to MOT following his no tc wor th productions h e re of Bori IlulollQV ( 19 7 4) a nd L(I B o hem e (1975) A New Yo rker t rained at th e Yale School of Drama. he h as direc ted for a nt a Fe p era , Hou IOn ('irand Opera. I3 a h imore Opera Com p a ny. Ka nsas C it y Lyric Th ell te r Opera Theater of $1. Louis and the Wo lfTl'ap Festival. His long a ssocia ti on with Gian Car lo Me no tti h as mad e him a pecialist in th at compo er' s worh. a nd hi s 1976 produ c tion of T il e Sain t o/Bleecker Street for t he e w York C ity Opem will be re viv ed there n ext April. Also ac tiv e in th e stnndnrd re p e rtory. he staged the W as hingt o n Op era 's mu e h- acc lnimed M(ld ama Burrerfly a t th e Ke nn e d y Ce nter ear li er this yea r. Mr. Ri7,Zo General Ma nager of th e SpoJeto Fe s tival [rom 1968 to 1971 and se rve d a W o lf Tra p's Arti s tic Admini s tr a lor from 19T to 1977 , Following MOT s production of R eg ina , he will assume th e duti es of hi s mo s t rece nt appo intm e nt - as Artistic Administrator of th e Wa hin g to n Op e ra,

WA YNE TURNAGE. who mak es hi · MOT debut in the role of Osc a r. is a native of N o rth C ar lina a graduate of niv ers ily of l.ndi a n a and th e niv e rsil y of N ort b aro lina and a Me t ro politan Ope ra R eg ion a l a uditi o n s winn er , H e h as appeared in production on a nd o ff Broa dway as so lo recitalist , a nd a t mu sic festivals in sp e n o Bermud a , Ce ntr al C ity. Ma rlb oro. Nort h Cnro lin 3 and Wa s hin g ton D .C. Op era a pp ea rance s in cl ude Eastern, Omaha. San Francisco pring. a nd San Francisco Op e ra For T Mr. Turn age performed R obe rt Lincoln in P a ' at ieri's Till! Trial Of Mary ! in co!lI. and he appeared in a rol e writt e n for him in Lewis Ha rd ee's Revo lution , Hb recording o f th e mu s ic of h arles Iv e. will be repeated in live p er f or man ce with th e Clevela nd Balle t. Hnd fo ll Owing M T appeara nces, Mr , Turnage will debut with New le ve land Opera a th e Co unt in The Marria ge 0/ Fig(l ro.

JOHN YAFFE make s hi s professional opera co ndu c t in g debut with MO T p erform a n ces o f Regin II

Last SC[lSOn h e se rv ed a n ap p re ntice . h ip with th e Ne \ Y ork C ity Opera Ibis following thr ee years as A ist a m o ndu c to r o f OpeJ'il a t Ca lifornia State niversit , In 1972, a l the age o f 19, h e was a ppoint ed Music Dir ecto rl onductor of the Foothill Yo uth ymph Ol ly in Los Angclc ,a P<hl h e he ld for three years Th at same year. h e co ndu c ted:1I th e A spen Mu s ic Festival. Mr Yaffe was ss is tant Coach fo r th e m a tc r classes o f Ih e great bari t n e Tito Gobbi in It a ly , and has gues t co ndu c ted ,ymphc)ny and opera in o nn ec ti c lit. Mary la nd, Ca lifornia, a nd ain t Louis w here he Artist in R es id e n ce a tth c Hi gh Schoo l for th e Art s in 1975. Als o in 197: , M r Y affe co ndu ct e d a pe rfo rman ce o f Aaron Co pland' Appll!achillli Spring und er the compo -er's s up erv isi on ,

COMING TO MU IC HALL CENTER IN OCTOBER :

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Twyla Tharp Dancers : Octobt:.r 14 - 15

Yalr<\n Ukrainian Dan cers , Ocwber 16

I ' rael Ball e t with dwa rd Villella , , October 19 -20

The Hoofers

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Mus ic by G e org es Biz e t (18 38- 18 75)

Libre tto b y H e nri Mcilh a c and ud o vi c H a h! vy

E ngli sh Tr a n s la ti o n b y M a rk D Flin t

O c to ber 28 , 2 Y , 30, o ve mber 2, 4, 5

Co n d uc to r: Mark D. F lint

S w g e Direc tor: Do mi n ic Mis simi S et D es ig n er : Mi c h ael A n ilni a

Lighting D esig n er : P a t r ic ia oll ins

Co st umes by : Su ;wnn c Mess

C A ST (in order of ap p e arance )

DOli Jo se John W es t: O c to ber 28, 30, N o ve mber 4

Edw ard Kin gins : O c tobc r 29 , Novem b er 2 , 5

Esca millo Ro nald H ol gate

Z uniga Ma tteo de Mo n t i

M orales ... . .. ......... . ...... . .. . ......... . Bruce H a ll

Carmen Br e nda Boo zer: Oct ob er 28, 30, ovem b er 4

Victoria Ve r gara: O c tobe r 29 , N ove mb er 2 , 5

M ica ela C Ol r m e n Balthrop: Oct o b e r 2 8 ,3 0, ovember 4

Earnestin e i m mons : Oc t ober 29, N ovember 2, 5

Fras qu ita Gle nda J<jr kland

Mer cedes . El s ie Inse lm an

£1 Dan cair o L e on Petrus

£1 Remendad o ................ . . . .. . ..... I a n L yons

Lilias Pastia . ... .. . . ..... ... .. . ... .. . . .... J o hn Urbin a ti

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Ac t IV:

Seville, Spain i n t he 18 2 0 ' s

A street in Seville at noon

L illa ' P as tia's Inn several weeks latcr

S mugg le rs' h id eo ut in the mount a in s some m o nths later

O u tsid e the a r e na i n Seville some d a ys later

All casts subje ct to chalice without notice

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Production Coordinator: Valerie A. Bernacki

Staff Music Director: Mark D. Flint

Technical Director: David S. Johnson

Stage Manager: Preston L. Terry

Stage Production Carpenter: Abe Maius

Prop Mistress: Rochelle Rosenthal

Costume Mistress: Bonnie Whalen

Assistant Music Director: Steven Glenn

Rehearsal Accompanist: Alden Schell

Apprentice to the Technical Director: Rich Henson

App rentice to the Stage Manager: Andrew M. Hurley

Stage Crew: Ted Underwood, Dave Sugar Orchestra Detroit

The Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus: James Black, Thomas Bowen, Frances Brockington, Robert Cafagna, Antonio Cagliero , Jerome Cisaruk, Bill DeVaughn D a vis, Nancy Delewsky, Bruce Feldstein, Therese Gadoury, Irene Gordon, John Gordon , Jeri Lynn Holden, Barbara Jackson, Edward J. Kroll, Ian Lyons, Elizabeth Macaulay, Edward Morin, William Pelto, Mary Anne Pilette, Lana Pitasheff , Geraldine Powers, John Raleeh, Margaret Rees, Dr. Hugh W. Rollocks, Lattilia Ronrico , Marge Ruby, De Shaheen, John Urbinati

Children's Chorus: Adil AI-Shabkhoun, Melanie Al-Shabkhoun, Nora Amend, Cheryl Binig, Rosemarie Binig, Anthony Blackshear, Mikehl Blackshear, Todd Burton , Karen Cordoba, Lisa DiChiera, Catherine Drolshagen, Leslie Gordon, Beth Gray, Dawn Hogan , Rachellnselman , Molly Malecek , Kristin Martin, Heather Maxwell, Todd Maxwell, Jeffrey Seller, Jane Spencer, Jennifer Stanczyk, Laura Stanczyk, Carol Rivera

Supernumeraries : Carl Allvin, Dale Austin , Anna Batts, Daniel Beaudoin, Vernie Beaudoin, Gayle Bettega, Richard Binig , Rex Ciavola, Mark Donohoe , D a niel Enright, Dan Guzman, Don Johannes, Glen Minster, Lee Phillips, Lisa Philips, Keith Rich, Lisa Risher

Make-up Crew: Patricia Parko , Robert Bruno

Sewing Assistants: Nan Martyn , Deborah R Tomsej

Costumes from: Malabar , Ltd ., Toronto

Sets from: Lake George Opera Festival

Michigan Opera Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following for their assistance in the production of Carmen: KauNuon Keyboard Instruments , Wayne State University Theater Department , Marygrove College, Studio Theater and Barn Theater at Oakland University, Diane Steffens

Michigan Opera Theatre is supported by the Michigan Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Program Editor: Susan Babcock Glicker

Carmen: A Look at a Masterpiece

It is one of those ironies of history that Carmen, the most famous of operas, was a failure at its first performance in Paris in 1875. How could an opera with tunes like the Habaner a, the Toreador Song fail to please? The answer is a social one, for the Opera Comique was a theater where respectable middle-class families took their d a ughters for the evening out and where they could meet eligible husbands. These people were shocked by the subject matter: a women of low social standing who displays a tot a l lack of conventional morality, girls coming out of a factory smoking cigarettes, Don Jose, a captain, becoming a run-away to live with Carmen in the mountains with smugglers, and finally a violent death on stage. This was not the kind of story to expose your protected innocent daughter to. As one critic complained, " members of the lowest social class, especially courtesans, now appeared as the heroines of our dramas, our comedies , and even our operas-comiques. Once an

author has become fouled in the social sewer, he is forced to descend to the lowest level for a choice of models"

For many , Carmen is considered the perfect opera, a perfect blend of song, orchestra, dance , drama , and design. Indeed , each element plays its part to provide u s with an exciting balance of musical theater. Carmen is especially important as one of the earliest examples of realism in opera, a movement that became common in Italy at the turn of the century and was firmly established with Cavalleria Rusticana of Mascagni and Pagliacci of Leoncavallo. Realism or "verismo" in opera attempted to portray on the stage dramatic situations in an almost literal way. In Carmen the final de a th scene provides an exciting example In earlier operas any hero or heroine that died would not do so before singing at least one aria or duet with someone expressing forgiveness, love, or whatever the plot called for. In Carmen however, we

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have no such unre a listic de ath . T h e fin al s ce nt: is o n e o f pa ss io n a nd m o u ntin g ex c itement ; ins t e ad o f a lo ng si ngin g s t a t ' men! f rom Ca r men, just an a n g uis he d cry fr o m D o n Jose an d the orc h e s tr a b laring o ut t he fa t e motive, c omm e n ting th a t C arme n h as met it.

Carmen, as it was premiered at the O p era Comique, was conceived and created by B iz et with spoken di a lo gue. In spite o f it s initi a l f a ilur e, th e opera's fame . pre a d rapidly as the publi c' s excitement over t h e piece co n qu e red t h e c riti cs' d is tru s t o f it s int ellectual inn o vations T he fi rs t V ien na p er fo r ma nce m ar k ed a n im p ort a nt hi s t ori cal ch a n g e w h ich took pl ace a s t h e origi n a l sp oken d ialogue wa s re placed s ung recit ati v e s, the m usic to whi ch was prov id e d by Bizet's s tud ent and close associate, Guiraud. Vienna had insisted that th e o p era

w as n o t " gr and" en o u g h a s the m usic was n o t c o ntinuous, and it is this ada p te d ve rs io n t o w hi c h m o st a udiences have b een e x pos ed since.

Th e M ichigan Opera Th e atre pro du ction re tu rns to t h e spoken dia logue version, because the dialogue has th e a b i li !, to en h a nce the m u s ical drama \ hi le p rovi d ing the add it ional d imension of reali sm

Th e overture opens wi th the exciting music of th e bu llf ig h t and immediately transports us to the co lo rf ul Sp ani s h l ife. Soon we hear th e famous T oreador Son g, an d then sud d enly, u n d ern ea t h a sti rri ng t re mol o in the st rin gs, the fa te motive appears, warni n g us that t rage dy is lu rk in g wit hin this exotic setting Welcome to a hot and feverish Seville in the summer of 1820.

The Story in Brief

Act. I. Out s ide the cigarette factory, townspeople and a g rou p of sold iers arc abo u t beneath the summer s un One o f t he off icers , M oral e s , noting the arrival o f a pre tty co u nt ry g irl, Mi ca e la , is dis ap point ed t o le arn that she is lo oking for her swee th eart , t he young corporal Don Jose . Not fin di ng h im on duty, the girl leaves for a moment. As the guard is changed and Jose reports for duty , a band of street ur chins mimics the maneuvers. F ro m the factory emerge working girls, who languidly ent er the pl a za to smoke and g reet their boyfriends. Th ey are so o n followed b y their te mp estuous colleague t he gypsy Carmen, who flirts with her many admirers, d e scribing love as a bi r d that cannot be caught. Attracted by Jose's in di fference to her charms, she tosses him a flo w er just as the work b e ll calls her back to the factory, Mi caela returns and shyly giv e s Jose news of home and mother.

No sooner does she depart than a fight breaks out inside th e factory; the cigarette girls rush o u t, exclaiming t hat C ar me n has cut Ma nu elit a with a k n ife. Ca pt ain Z un iga orders Jose to arrest C armen, who brazenly defies her captors. With her wrists bound a nd Jose as her sole guard, Carmen reminds him of the fl ower, hinting at a rendezvous at the inn of her friend Lilias Pastia. Now under th e gypsy's spell, he agrees to meet her and unties h er b ounds. When Zuniga returns and orders Jose to le a d the prisoner to t he jail , Carmen easily breaks away , and h e r f riends bar the soldi e rs from following her. Jose is arrested.

Ac t II. A mont h la ter, at lili a s Pastia's, Carmen regales the customers w it h song. Shouts of enthusi a m greet the arrival of Escamilla, matad o r of Granada, who boasts of exp lo its in the bullring and soon becomes fascinated by Carmen. Wh e n the inn clo s es , Carmen tells four smuggler friends - Frasquita , Mercedes, Dancaire, Remendado - that she cannot join their late s t escapade because of her love for Jose. The others mock her but hide when the corporal is heard s inging in the distance. He enters and em br aces Carmen , who then starts to sing and d an ce for his entertai nm ent. In th e distance, however, a bugle sounds re tr eat; Jose says he must retu rn to his

barracks. Wh en Carmen reacts furiously, hurling pl at es, glasses and his swo r d at him, he tells her how much he loves her. Carmen then s uggests that he joi n h e r ba n d o f s m ug glers, but he refu s e s to d e sert the army. Just as he w alks to the door , Zuniga breaks in lo okin g for Carmen Jo se picks a fight with him ; Carmen ' s friends bre a k it up and take th e officer away , lea ving Jose no choice but to join the outlaws.

Act III . Some time later, as the smugglers pitch camp in a pass in the mountains, Jose regretfully thinks of the life he has for saken but swears to Carmen - now disenchanted with him - that he will never let her go. Frasquita and Mercedes , telling their fortunes at cards , turn up promises of money and m e n ; C armen , trying her own luck , finds only death. Th e gypsi es leave. Micaela, who is s earching for Jose , wanders in and pauses fearfully , asking God to give her courage. The girl hides when she sees Jose, on guard, firing at Escamillo, who has come to find Carmen. En raged, Jose challenges him to a knife fight , broke n Lip b y Carmen and the other gypsies just as Jose h as his blade at Escamillo's throat. Grate ful yet unperturbed, Escamilla asks everyone to come to his next bullfight in Seville; when he departs, Remendado discovers M icaela hiding. The girl begs Jose to return to his mother, who is dyi ng. Scorned by Carmen, Jose leaves fo r h o me , warning her th a t t hey will meet again. As he departs, the voice of Escamilla is heard in the distance.

A ct IV A crowd g athered by the bullring in Seville cheers as Escamill o p roudly arrives with Carmen, who reassures him of her love. Frasquita and Mer ce des, entering the ring with the others, warn Carmen that Jose is lurking nearby. Unafraid, Carmen waits for her former lover in the empty square and tell s him that she no longer cares anything for him. With shouts of Escamilla's triumph echoing, she desperat e ly tries to get to the arena. When Jose realize s that sh e is lost to him , he pull s her to h im and fatally s tabs her As the spectators gaze down from the bullring at the tragedy below, Jose fa lls broken-heartedly on her body

Reprinred from O PE RA NE WS

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CARMEN BALTHROP. o prano, makes h e r MOT debut in the role of Micaela Ms Balthrop rece ntly d is tin guish e d herself in th e lead in Scott Joplin ' s opera, Treenro n ish a, (which she later recorded) whic h pla ye d in Houston, at th e Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and on B roadw ay, to gre at critical ac cla i m. Ms. Balthrop mad e her Metropolit an Ope ra debut in the prin g of 19 77 in the role of Pamina in Th e M agic Flute. She h as also performed wi th the Dall as Civi c Opera, San Franc isc o Opera, Baltimore Op era and the sy mphoni e s of Detroit and Boston. Ms. B alth rop has made furth er important contri bution s t o the wor ld of ope ra in her re cen t testimony in Was hin gt on , D .C. before a Sena te App ropriat ions su bcommitt ee i n support of Pre sident Cart e r's pro posed budg et for the alional Endowmen t fo r t he Arts She was s ubsequently appointed a me mber of the opera panel o f th e NEA.

BR EN DA BOOZER, me zzo soprano, who sings th e role of C a rmen , is returning to MOT h aving sung Rosi na in the Barber of S e ville Rec en tly Ms Boozer trium p hed in th e ro le of Se xt us in th e San Fra nci sco S p rin g O pera production of Moza rt 'S Clem cnza di Tl lo. A Me tr opo lita n Ope ra regional auditions winn er , Ms. Bo o zer has sung with the Ce ntral Cit y Ope ra Festival; in th e Ame r ic a n premie re of Cavalli' s L' Eg isl o; and in e w Yo rk in th e rol es of Di ana in Cavalli's La Calislo, Lucreti a i n The Rape of Lucrelia, and Che rubino in Tire M arriage of Fig aro. Al so a d ancer, pre sently studying un d er Marth a Graham, Ms. Boozer served as assi sta nt choreographer to He rtl ert Bl iss at the Sant a Fe Opera. Ms. Boozer is currently a student of Bever ly J o hnson in t h e lui lliard Pr ofe ss io nal tudies Progra m

MARK D. P' LINT, conductor, make s his debut with M OT after jo ining its sta ff thi s season as mu ic director, and admin istra tor fo r th e apprenticeship program. M r Fli nt received h is edu cation fro m the University of West Virg ini a where he la ter he ld the title of le cturer in oper a and se rv e d tw o years as pri n cip al vocal co ach o f the University Ope ra Theatre. Mos t recent ly, M r. Flint work ed a s a sistant music director for the La ke Georg e Op era Fe tival as th e recipient of a grant from th e Nati onal Opera I nst itute of Mus ica l S tudie s during its three mon th res ide ncy in Graz, A u s t ria as a lieder instru c tor and coa ch/condu cto r for the Graz Sommer Op er . He has t aught at the C haut auqua In sti tutc of Music and at Cincinnati College-Con servato ry of Mu sic Opera Divis ion.

RONALD HOLGATE. barit ne, wh o sings the ro le of Es camill o, mos t recently appeared wi th MOT in the s eas o n opener , Regina, in the role of Ben Hub bard Mr. Holgat e mad e h is MOT d eb ut as carpia opp os ite Phyllis Curtain's To sca in 1972. A To n y Awa rd winner for his perform a nce in 1776, Mr. H ol gate's care e r includes films. te lev ision , and n um erous appeara nc e in musical theater. A native o f South Dako ta , h e is a Me tropol ita n O pera Au diti on s wi nner. Th e grad u atc of No rthwestern Univcrsity has st udied voice wi th the great Lolte Le hm ann , and appea red for six se ason s with th e Goldovsky Opera Theatre. Recently he appeared in the O pe ra Company of Boston's pro ducti o ns of La Bolr eme and O rpheus in lire Underworld. For Chautauqua he sang Scarp ia and the four villains in The Tales o f Hoffma nn this past sum mer.

EDWARD KINGINS, te nor, s ing s the role of Don Jose This is th e mos t recen t in a lon g line of MOT appearances as M r. Kingins has sung witb th e comp a ny since it was calle d "O vert u re to O per a". His p ast role ha ve inclu d ed Grigory in Boris Go dun ov, C amill e in The Merry Widow, Alfred in Die Fledermow' , Vera d a in EI Ca pilain , and Edgardo in Lu cia di L ammermoo r Mr. Kingins received his m usical education at the A meri can Conse rv atory of Music, Heidelberg Co ll ege and Wayne S t ate U ni versity Most of his vocal study has been with Avery C rcw. th ou g h h e has studied r ecently with Walter Taussig.and with Boris Gold ovsk, as a re cipient of the Manha Baird Rockefeller Aw a rd. A Belle Is le Auditions winner Kingin s has appeared exten sively in t he D e tro it area, and el cw h e re with the Buffalo P hi lha rmoni c, th e can d inavian Symphony, and th e In ternati on al Sym pbony

DOMINIC MISSIMI , stage d irector, is staging his fou rt h produc tion for Da vid DiChiera, havin g di rected El Capilain, Nau ghly Ma rima , and the hi ghly acclaim ed p rod uction of Leon ard Bem stein 'sMass in rc c ent years. H is wi dely diversified professional ba ckg rou nd in clude s remarkable ac compli hm e nt. in the fi e lds of theater, d an ce , d irecting , chor eogr ap hy , and des ign. He directed Ri ta Moreno in th e Chicago pmducti on of S capino , and B ar bara Eden i n Bli tlr e Sp iril E ducated at the U nive rsity o f De troit ( A.B in theater, 1966) , Way ne Stat e U n iversity (M.A. in the ate r, 1969), a nd the Royal Acad e my of Music , L ond n (L.R. A.M. in dra ma, 1972 ) Mr. Miss imi h a s si ncc taug ht, dire cted and develope d n um ero u s program' at the University of De t roi t/ Mary grove Cent e r for th e Performing Arts , the last years serving as Ch a irnlan. Mr. Miss imi now makes his h ome in New York ity

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EARN ESTIN E NI MMON S, sop rano , s in g t he rol e of Mic a e la. A ve ter a n of M O T , M s. Nimm o ns h a s s u ng with th e com p a ny s inc e it wa s call e d , Ov e rtur e to Op e ra" Most re cen lly, Ms N imm o n s s an g t he ro le o f Se re n a in MOTs p rodu c tio n of Porgy and Bess. A g r ad ua t e of W ay ne Stat e Universi ty, M s. Nimmons won t he J S ew be rry Aw a rd, seco nd p r iz e, al the G reat La ke s R egi on al Aud i t io ns o f Ihe Me tropolitan O pe ra. M s Nim mon s has a pp e a re d with the D e t roit Ch a m be r Orc he stra , Way ne S t at e U niv e rs i ty Sy m ph o n y , Ih e D e troit Sym p hony O r ch estra , an d in recital on P BS. P rese nt ly a st ud e n t of A ve ry Crew , she a lso te ac hes for Ib e De troit Bo a rd o f Educ ati on

VICT ORIA VE R G A RA, me zzo-s opra no, si ng s the ro le of C a rme n in her MOT debut. Currently a m ember of the ew Y o r k Ci t y Ope ra, the Ch i.1c a n mez z o sa n g J e nny in the world pr emiere o f Hu go Weisg all' s Tire Hun d red N igh ts at th e Am e rica n Opera Center in 1976; she also s an g in the A m erica n p re m iere o f L a Fa la b y Cata l oni a t the New port Mu sic Fe s tival in 1974. Other oper at ic roles include C a n d e las in EI A rnor B rujo , with th e Long Islan d Symph o ny Orchestra in 1977 and with t h e luilliard Or che st ra in 19 7 6 ( sun g an d d a n ced), Giorgetta in II Tabarro , th e title role in Tasca, and Mad dalena in Rigolello. M s Verg ara s pe aks a wealth of languages a n d dialects, a nd has studied both ballet and flamenco

J O HN WEST , te no r, makes hi s d e b u t wi th MO T in th e role of Do n Jos e His wide range of operatic role s in cl udes C a n io in Pag liaeei, E le a z or in La Ju ive, Fe rr and o in Cosi fall lUli e, C a va r a d os s i in Tasca, Fau st in th e G ou no d op e ra , and Max in D er Freischu l Z Mr. We st has a ppear e d wit h many opera compan ies an d o ra tori o so cie t ie s i ncl udi ng Ih e Cameg ie H a ll p erfor m a n ce of t he Bra hms Li ebeslied e r , Ne w Yo rk C it y Op era , Vi rgini a Op era As so c iation , t he B uff a lo Sy m pho n y , O pera U nd e r t h e St a r s , t h e a ti o n a l Op e ra o f C olu m bi a, Te a t ro Colon. Mr. We st h a s rec e iv ed a nd aw a rd s from th e Le id e r k ra nz F o u nd ation , th e Wm. M . Sulli van F o unda t io n , a nd the M a nh a tt an Schoo l of Mus ic wher e he achieved a ma s ters in oper a th eater.

MATTEO DE MONTI , ba ss, makes his MOT d e but in t h e role of Zuni ga. D e Mo nti tud ie d voi ce wi th Audr ey Lan g fo rd a nd And re w Fi e ld in E ngl a n d w here h e h a s p e rfo rm e d e xt e n si vely H e sa n g ro les in t11 e p re m ier e s o f L a Cali 10 b y Ca va ll i; a nd in Wal ton ' s The Bear a n d R os in i' s L a G aZZel/ a in Barga It al y. Thi yea r h e sa ng Se n e ca in t he Co rOll alio ll o f Po ppeo at th e Wo b urn Fes ti va l, Eng land Fo r two ' easo n he wa s a n a ppren ti ce art ist a t t h e S an ta Fe Opera wh er e t hi s yea r he s a ng a ro le in T h e Itali oll St ra w H al He h as a lso sung o ra t orio thr ou g ho ut uro pe.

BRUC E HAL L, b arit o n e, m a ke s his MO T d e b u t in the role of Morales M r H a ll rece iv e d hi s voc al t rai nin g at th e U niversity of Mi c h iga n H e h as a pp ea red p ro fe ss ion a lly wi t h t he V e rmon t O pe ra T h eatre and N o rthern In d ia n a Ope ra As so cia ti on , a s w e ll as the Univ e rsi ty o f Mi c hi ga n Ope ra , mo st rece n tl y as J o hn P rocto r in T h e Crucible Mr. H a ll was dir e ct o r o f choirs an d voc al i n struc t ion a t V i rg in ia T ec h for fo ur yea rs. H e h a s al 0 t a ught o n the facu l tie s o f A lbi o n C o ll eg e a nd the a t io n a l Mus ic Ca mp a t Int e rlochcn, Mi c h ig a n

E LSIE INSELMAN , m e zzo -so pra no, sings the role o f M erced es. A t eac h e r of voi ce at W a yn e St a t e Uni ve r ity , Ms I nsel m a n h as sun g with M O T i n t he p ast in th e rol es of S u zuk i in M ad ame BUll erfiy a nd the s e co nd la d y in Th e Ma gic Fllll e Ms. I ns e lm an was ch o s en rece n t ly by Sara b C ald we ll to s ing in th e De troi t perfo rm a n ce of Ber lio z's L' Ellfollee d u Christ. She m a d e h c r C arn e g ie H a ll and Ke nne dy Cent e r d e buts with the D e tr oi t Sym ph ony i n Ja n acek' s Glago liti e Ma ss. A re g u lar soloist w ith t he D e troit Co ncert Band , Ms I ns elm a n ha s ju st co mple ted a r ecording with th e m of so ng s a nd a irs.

GLENDA KIRKLAND , soprano, who m akes he r M OT debut in lhe rol e o f Fr asquita. is an assista nt p rofessor of voice at Eastern

Mi c h.igan University. She received her musical educ a tion at th e Ju ill i ard Sc h oo l o f Mus ic (B.S.) and at Eastern Mi c hi g a n ( M A.).

S h e has p e rforme d wit h th e Or a torio Society of Ne w York at C a rnegie HaIJ, th e B ac h Fest iv al Sea s on in Kalamazo o , th e De t roi t Sch o la Cantor um , th e U niversity of Mi chigan Orchestra and Choirs, a n d th e D e t roi t Symph ony Orche s tra.

IAN LYON S, ten or, makes his MOT debut as El Remendado. Mr. L yon s' o p er a ti c ex p e rience has included T am ino i n The M ag ic Flute, R u d o lp ho in L a Bo helle , a nd F e rra ndo in Cosi fan tulle. H e s a ng B as tien in the firs t We s tem O p e r a comm a n d pe rfo rm anc e at t h e T hai Na ti o na l Pa lace T h eate r in B as tien alld B astiellne. Mr Lyo n s h a s pe rfor m e d wi th t he R oyal G i lb ert a nd Sulliva n C ompa n y o f Ho ng Ko ng , a nd t he Viennese A ka de mic Mad r ig a l. Mr. Lyons is currentl y the dir e ctor of the Pontiac Art Center.

LEON PETR US , l enor, sing s th e role of EI Danc a iro, hi s second app eiH;l nce with MOT h a vin g s u n g G(Jf O in Madam e BUll erfiy last se aso n M r. Pe trus h as a pp ea re d with the Sc ra nto n Op era, the Mil wa uk ee O pera , the Flo rentine Op era a nd the Santa Fe O p era H e h a s als o a ppe ared widely in re ci tal and oratorio. Mr. Petru s' ope r at ic e xper ie n ce h as included ro les in La Traviata, M adame BUll erfly , Ariadlle auf N axos Tas ca, RigolellO , and Th e Rake's Prog re ss.

J OHN UR BINA TI, tenor, who plays the role of lilia s Pastia, has stu di e d voice wi th Avery Crew and M arj(Jfie Gordon. A cofou nde r a nd co- di re ctor of The Gr a nd Circus Exch a nge art s co ope r a tiv e, h is e xpe rience in m usical th e a ter include s roles in Cam elot, M all o f L a M allcha , Fiddler all th e Roof, and The Falll OStiks, a recent produ ction of which he directed Mr Ur b inati ha s also appe ar e d in SpO OIl Riv er a nthology , Albee's Th e ZOO Story , a nd Ch e kov ' s A M arriage Propo sal.

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Dr. David DiChienl General DireClor

ICHIGAN PERA presents Jffaust

A New Production

Music Charles Gounod CAST (in order of Libretto by Michel Carre and Jules Barbier

Translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin

After the poem by Goethe

Conductor: David Effron

DireclOr: David Alden

Sel Designer & Costumes: Paul Steinberg

Lighting Pat Collins

Alana Barter

Make-up and Wigs: Charles Elsen

Robert M. Heuer Managing Director

Faust. . . .. ........ . .................... Jon Garrison

Mephistopheles Henk Smit

Valentin. Stephen Dickson

Wagner , Kenneth Young

Marguerite Leona Mitchell; 10, 12, 17

Pamela Myers; February 15,18

Siebel. .,., ' Elsie Inselman

Marlhe .,., " , Meredith Parsons

Setting: A village in Germany, the 16th century

ACT I

Scene I: Faust's study

Scene II: The Kermesse fair)

(In famission)

ACT II

Scene: The town square outside house

ACTm

Scene I: The square, several months later

Scene II: A church

Scene III: A

This new production of Faust was made possible by a generous gift from Mrs. William E. Johnston, in memory of her husband, Dr. William E. Johnston.

Michigan Opera Theatre is supported the Michigan Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Production Coordinator: Valerie A. Bernacki

Music Director: Mark D. Flint

Technical Director: David S. Johnson

Manager: Preston L.

Production Carpenler: Abe Maius

Prop Mistress and to Ihe Technical Director: Sharon Yesh

Costume Mistress: Bonnie Whalen

Assistant Music Director: Steven Glenn

Rehearsal Martin Mandelbaum

Assistant to the Production Coordinator: Pamela Starkweather

"flf"'''U"'' to the Stage Manager: Sandra Perkins

Assistant to the Set Designer: Donald Eastman

ilssistants to Mr. Elsen: Christine Rossi

Make-up Crew: Gladys Hale, Andre Meadows, Peter Segul-Patino

The students, villagers, demons): James Black, Frances Brockington, Antonio Delewsky, Bruce Feldstein, Irene Gordon, Michael Edward J. Kroll, Le Blanc, Elizabeth Glenn Minster, William Pelto, Mary Ann Pilette, Lana John Raleeh, Lattilia Ronrico, Lawrence Schmitt, De Shaheen, Terry Shea, Patricia Beach Smith, Robert Sullivan, Deborah R. Tomsej

Children's Chorus: Cheryl Binig, Rosemarie Todd Burton, Hafner, Mikehl Hafner

Detroit Post Office Male Chorus: Under the direction of Edward

Supernumeraries: Carl Allvin, Dale Anna Batts, Mark Donahoe, Don Johannes, Charles Dearl Thomas, Bill Whalen

Dancers: Carmela Nycz, Guillermo Resto, David Gusman, Stacey Hirshberg, Vicki Sue Leif Lorenz, Paul

Presented arrangement with G. Inc.

Theatre gratefully

Editor: Virginia G. Lark

Meadowbrook Bam Theatre, Studio Theatre, Oakland Univer-

Faust Through the Ages: A Legend for Our Time

Of all the legends which have woven themselves into the fabric of Western culture since none has attracted more attention from poets, artists, and than the story of Doctor Faustus. Don sure, has enjoyed great and countless and musical have been inBut Faust, the elusive symbol of a society ill equipped to deal with the fact of its own humanity, and Faust, the idealist - the seeker and constantly disillusioned enserved, since the Renaissance, as an atmetaphor for the ambivalent attitudes of Western civilization. elements of the Faust legend date back to and it was not until the 16th century that a version of the tale to circulate and itself upon the Western consciousness. In 1588, Marlowe (The Tragical History ofthe Life and of Doctor Faustus) transformed historical fact, fanciful folk tale, and subtle myth into the first penetrating artistic formulation of the And if Marlowe's revealed a Faust perby spiritual was Wolfgang von who gave the a Faust engaged in combat with a secular ethical one independent of traditional theology and rife with modem dilemmas. To this 808) - perhaps the of Western literature artistic statement, the

which all subsequent attempts - regardless - have been measured.

While composers had been attracted by the Faus! prior to Goethe, some of the new features added to the traditional story the German playwright have irresistibly to all who have tried their at a "Faust" after him. As an integral of his for Goethe introduced a of poetic of rlp,,,,,,'prl for musical meant to be sung whenever play was nprt(l,Trr,prl the interesting roster of characters bequeathed tion - Faust, the incessant cynical nihilist; and Faust's prosaic student and disciple, he added (Gretchen), the romantic protangonist of a love story; Martha Schwerdtlein, a reflection of the and Valentin, Margarete's vain, glory-seeking brother.

Composers who have sought inspiration in Goethe's text have, provided themselves with a rich and varied range Some (Beethoven, Zeiter, Schubert, Berlioz, etc.) have chosen to set a number of Goethe's as independent and selfsufficient songs or to group several into a coherent series unified by an connecting link drawn from the legend. Liszt, etc.) have elected to compose purely instrumental Faust compositions, grammatic works which substitute for all or part the drama. Still others Schumann, Gounod, Boito, Busoni, etc.) have ambitiously attempted elaborate

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theatrical settings in which all musical means vocal and instrumental - were marshaled in the service of the vast sweep, and on occasion even some of of Goethe's vision, While all of are operatic,

The most celebrated of the out question, Charles Gounod's

in nature, not all are ing a libretto based upon the Faust Gounod nor his librettists the probing philosophical hy Goethe, Instead, chose to sively with the sentimental love created as merely one strand.in his liberties were taken in the course of operatic scenario: scenes were deleted altered; characters were modified and Siebel, for example, a minor character in play, emerges in the opera as Faust's serious rival for a majorfigure in both the traditional story drama, is substantially reduced in stature; and the role of Valentin, minimal in the is expanded and developed. On the hand, full was taken of appropriate material found in the play, and many features were retained. lndeed, some of the

opera's musical highlights are direct created originally hy Goethe: the Soldiers' King of Thule Ballad, Margarete at (he and Mephistopheles' Moral Serenade are all amples. Other memorable moments were gested by Goethe's text: Faust's Hymn 10 apostrophe to Margarete's room), Jewel Song, and the Garden Quarlet. Still others were added on the basis of mere the Golden the Drinking Song, the Chorale the Chorus, and virtually all of the love music, Above all, however, Gounod and his librettists were eminently successful in their and care must be taken not to confuse the of the opera with those of the drama. In fact, Gounod to compose a virtual hit of beautiful tunes as grappled with and solved the musicaldramatic problems which he for himself, And in so doing, he provided the public with one of the most popular operas even

The Michigan Opera Themre nrntuM"t" acknuwledges this special contribution 10 our production wri/len by Marlin M. Herman. Acting Dean and Chairman of the Humanities Department. Arts, Wayne Slate University,

The Story in Brief

ACT 1 SCENE I: The Faust sits in his study. Learned he be, the secrets of nature elude him; rather than live another he decides to end his life with poison. As he raises the to his hand trembles; he curses life age and calls for Satan. somely dressed as a nobleman. tries send him away but is mockingly asked to reconsider. He gold, glory and power; but Faust feels the immortal soul, is too without When Mephistopheles calls maiden (Marguerite), however, the contract and drains the goblet. transformed into a young man, Faust receives to lead him to Marguerite,

SCENE II: At the village fair), the townspeople's merriment is only by a group of religious fanatics Valentin, a young soldier, is worried about sister safety while he goes away to war. The soldiers and sing but are interrupted by who reads fortunes, telling Siebel flowers his hand will wilt before he can offer them

jewels and places It next to the flowers, They leave as Marguerite returns and sets to work, Soon she approaches the house and discovers the flowersthen the jewels. In great excitement she tries them on and her neighbor, Marthe, comes by and admires them. Mephistopheles enters with ing Marthe nonchalantly of her husband's death, While Faust tenderly converses with Satan makes love to the ' As Faust and walk over them, that they may succumb After a walk the

She passes her; but the square.

ACT II: Siebel arrives at house and plucks a flower to be his but, as Mephistopheles his hand in holy water, the a bouquet to place at Mephistopheles arrive in time to see Siebel; Faust remains by his beloved's house while Mephistopheles goes to find a treasure to outshine Siebel's, He returns with a easket of

not well with his sister. confronts Faust in a duel; but magic his sword is deflected and Faust blow. When Marguerite Valentin violently denounces her before he

SCENE II: ln the church, as she kneels to pray, Marguerite hears the voice of Satan for the evil spirits. Recalling her of innocense with unholy ridicule, the devil tries to distract her then her damnation, With a cry, she to the ground.

SCENE III: of Mephistopheles. Faust gains entry to cell to free her on the even of her murder of her child. The half-crazed murderess her lover's voice and exult in their reunion while their first encounter at the fair. But she is deaf to his pleas 10 flee with him and when comes to urge them to hurry, she is overcome horror. Seeking refuge with the powers of heaven, she renounces Faust and dies. Mephistopheles exclaims that her soul is damned, but voices from on her salvation as Faust is claimed

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DA VID ALDEN, stage director, returns to the MOT after directing the 1976 production of Lucia Di Lamm ermoor. Mr. Alden made his directing debut in Cocoa Beach, Florida, with The Barber of Seville after training with the opera companies of Santa Fe, Lake George, Houston a nd Cincinnati. Following two years as resident director at the Texas Opera Theatre, he has directed for opera companies across the country , most recently Don Giovanni in Houston and Omaha, Britten's A Midsummer's Nighl Dream for the Wolf Trap Festival and the New York Premiere of Washington Square. This spring he will make his European d eb ut directing Poulenc ' s La voix humaine in Lisbon and will direct the world premiere of Burton ' s The Duch ess of Malfi in Wolf Trap .

STEPHEN DICKSON, baritone, makes his MOT debut singing the role of Valentin. After his graduation from Oklahoma University, Mr. Dickson was engaged by the Texas Opera Theatre, where he performed ;n a variety of productions, including Cosi Fan TUlle, EI Capilan and Th e Barber ofSeville. He has recently repe a ted the role of Guglielmo in two new productions of Cosi Fan TUll e with the Santa Fe and St. Louis Operas Mr. Dickson also appears widely in concert, recently with the symphonies of Houston, Syracuse and Indianapolis and with the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center in the world premiere of Burton's Symphony No.2 Ariel.

DA VID EFFRON makes his MOT debut conducting Fausi. A regul a r conductor with the New York City Opera, Mr. Effron's appearances this season include leading the company in Madame BUllerfly, Cavalleria Rus licana , I Pagliacci, Rigolello, Carmen and Coq d'Or. He has guest conducted the symphonies of Denver, Pittsburgh and Richmond , the Bach Aria Group and the Cincinnati Summer and Connecticut Opera Associations. Mr. Effron was recently appointed Chief Conductor of the Eastman Phil harmonia and Associate Professor at the Eastman School of Music, University o f Rochester.

JON GARRISON, tenor, m akes his MOT debut in the title role of Fausi Since his successful Metropolit a n debut, singing Rinuccio in Gianni Schiichi on less than 24 hours' notice , Mr. Garrison has been he a rd with that company in a variety of roles, ranging from Edmondo in Manon L esca Ui to Tamino in The Magic FlU/ e. Mr. Garrison has most recently performed in the Omaha Opera 's production of Abduclion From Th e Seraglio, as Ferrando in Santa Fe and St. Louis Opera productions of Cosi Fan Tulle and with the Omaha and Cleveland Operas as Alfredo in La Travima. This year, Mr. Garrison will perform in the American premiere of Musgrave's Mary , Queen of SealS with the Virginia Opera Association.

ELSIE INSELMAN, mezzo-soprano , sings the role of Siebel. Ms Inselman has performed in several MOT productions, including Th e Barber of Seville , the world premiere of WashinglOn Square and most recently as Mercedes in this season's production of Carmen Ms . Inselman is a regular soloist with the Detroit Concert Band, with whom she has recorded, and h as performed widely in concert and recital. She most recently appeared with the Detroit Symphony in a concert of Falla ' s Thre e Cornered HQ/ and will appear with the Grand Rapids Symphony in a concert version of Carmen. Ms. Inselman is currently on the faculty of Wayne State University's Music Department.

LEONA MITCHELL, soprano , returns to the MOT stage singing the role of Margeurite Shortly after her triumphant debut with the MOT, as Bess in Porgy and Bess (later recorded with the Cleveland Symphony), Ms. Mitchell went on to make her Metropolitan Opera debut as Micaela in Carmen and has since sung with that company as a guest artist. Ms. Mitchell is in demand across the world and has already sung in many major internation a l opera and concert houses in cities such as Paris , Vienna , London and Sydney. She recently completed a highly acclaimed guest appearance with the San Francisco Opera production of Turandot, opposite Caballe and Pavarotti. This summer she will be seen opposite Placido Domingo in the Edinburgh Festival's new production of Carmen. Tonight's production marks Ms. Mitchell 's first portrayal o f the role of Marguerite.

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PAMELA MYERS, soprano, m a kes her MOT debut in the role of Marg"urite. The s tunning young singer is quickly establishing herself in the operatic world. Ms Myers recently appeared with San Francisco's Western Opera Theatre as the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro. She is the ' winner of several scholarships and competitions, including the Jenny Lind Competition, which resulted in a concert tour of Sweden , the William Matheus Sullivan Foundation and the National Opera Institute. Ms. Myers , who performs frequently with the New Haven Opera, won critical acclaim for her performance of Pierre Boulez' contemporary works with the New Structures Ensemble in Carnegie Recital Hall

HENK SMIT, bass-baritone, makes his American operatic debut on the MOT stage singing Mephistopheles. A principal artist with the Netherlands Opera, he appears regularly in concert and recital in Belgium , France and England and frequently performs on radio and television in Europe Mr. Smit recently made concert tours to Madrid and Barcelona a nd to the United States in New York and Chicago. Mr Smit studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the Amsterdam Conservatory.

PAUL STEINBERG, set designer, makes his return to the MOT after designing Lucia Di Lamm e rmoor and Seven Deadly Sins, produced by David DiChiera for the Music Hall Center. He has designed productions in England and Israel as well as in the United States. His recent opera credits include Abduction From The Seraglio (Omaha), Cosi Fan TUlle (Santa Fe) , Hansel & Gretel (Pittsburgh) Don Pasquale (Texas Opera Theatre) and the New York premiere of Washington Square Mr Steinberg is a graduate of Pratt Institute and London's Central School of Art and is a winner of the Arts Council of Great Britain's stage design competition.

ALANA BARTER, choreographer, returns to the MOT. having choreographed and performed in this season's production of Amahl and the Night Visitors. An assistant professor of Dance at Marygrove College, she also serves as associate director, performer and choreographer for Dance Detroit. Ms. Barter holds a B.F.A in dance from the North Caro lina School of the Arts and a M.A. in education from the University of Michigan. Her choreography has been set for David DiChiera 's production of Bernstein's Mass for the Music Hall Center. the Ann Arbor Dance Theater. The Festival Dancers in Turn Around and No More Auction Blo ck, the Theater o f Marygrove College and Dance Detroit.

PAT COLLINS, light designer, returns to MOT after designing lights for this season's production of Carmen. Ms Co llins attended the Yale School of Dram a and went on to work as production assistant to Jean Rosenthal at Stratford, the New York City Ballet and Broadway. Following a stint as production supervisor for the Joffrey Ballet, she began designing lighting for such opera companies as Was hington. Dallas, SI. Paul and Boston. Last season she was nominated for her lighting of Three Penny Opera. This season she has also designed lighting for the productions of Working and The Seagull at the Goodman Theater. Upcoming projects include lighting for the Broadway show Stages.

MEREDITH PARSONS, mezzo-soprano, makes a return to the MOT s tage after singing the Duchess Anastasia in this season's production of The Student Prince. As a Watson Fellow, Ms. P a rsons studied voice in London and has also appeared as a guest soloist at the Festivalles Arts in Bourg St. Maurice , France. Ms. Parsons ha s studied four years at the National Music Camp at Interlochen and was an apprentice artist with the Santa Fe Opera. Currently a st udent at the Univer si ty of Michigan , she recently appeared as Maddelena in the U of M Music School's production of Rigolello.

KENNETH YOUNG, lyric baritone, returns to the MOT stage following his popular portrayal of Lutz in this season's production of The Student Prin ce. Mr. Young was also an early performer with the company, appearing in Help, Help , The Globolinks!, The Medium and The POrlugese Inn. His Santa Fe Opera debut, where he was an apprentice artist, was as the Major Domo in The Barber of Seville. Most recently he a ppeared as Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro with the Opera Organization. Mr. Young is a graduate of Indiana University's opera department and currently teaches music in the Oak Park school system.

AT THE MUSIC HALL

Michel Legrand

Dr.

David D iCb icra

Gelleral Direct! r

presents

Mu sic by igmund R omberg Book and Lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly

CUlldtlClor lind

Musical Director: Mark D Flint

Sill};/! DireclOr (lilt! ' lwrC!()grapher: Tad Tadlock

Set Desigller : Sormani Studios of It aly Lightillg Designer : Leonard S Walkowicz Prodllctioll 'vI/SIIltol/t : Frank - gan

C A ST (in order of appearo n cc)

Dr Ellgel Andreas Poulimcno

VOII Mark Paul Winter

Prince Karl FrallZ C harl es R oe

Ruder Antonio Cagl iero

Gretchen Rochelle Rosenthal

TOlli • tanley Book

Llllz Kenneth Young

Hub ert . . .. . ......... . . . .... .. .... . ..... . . ... P aul Kerr

Detle! • elm Pe t ru

Lucas Bruce Hall

VOIl Asterberg Samuell R oelofs

Kathie Mary Wakefield

Grand Duchess Anastasia M eredit h P arsons

Prill cesI Margaret Mary allaghan L neh

aplain TamilZ David P arson

Cot/lltess Leydoll Margclec Greene-Rub

BarOIl A,." h eim Roherl Gingrich

Corps de Ballet Karen Mills, Kay Vermeulen, Russ Vog ler Fenars . .... . ... . . . . ... ...... . . Jay Recs . Mark D . Wood

Se tt in g: Germany , ' pring 186()

P r olo g u e : Antechamber in the Royal Palace ( f Karlsberg

A CT 1 A CT II

Scene I : Co urt yard of th e Inn of th e T hr ee Golden Apples al the University of Heidelberg

Sce n e II : A garden near th e Lnn

Sce n e IIJ : The co urty ard of the Inn Int ermission)

Sce n e I : The ballroom o f the RoY,l1 Palace

Sce n e II : The private sitli ng room of Karl Franz in th e Royal Palace

Sce n e III: The court yard of the ln n All nms ,ubjcc/ IIJ challge ",i/hoUillo/;re

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Robert M Heuer Managillg DireclOr

Productio/l Coordinator : Valerie A Bernacki

Staff Music Director: Mark D Flint

Technical Director: David S Johnson

Stage Manager: Pre ton L. Terry

SllIse Production Carpenler: Abc Mauis

Prop MiStress and Apprenlice 10 Ihl' Techniclll Director : ' h<lron Yesh

Costume Mistress: Bonnie Whalen

A.I'.I'iS({lIIt MLisi Direr{()r:. (even Glenn

Rehearsal Accompanist : Martin Mandelbaum

Apprc1Ificf! to the SlagI' Manager : andra Perkins

Siage Crew : Ted Underwood , Dave Sugftr n:hestra Detroit

The Mi('hig(//I Opern Thelllre CjwrLls (Srudenrs , ilnd Ihe Royal (Juri of KlIrl,l'berg) : lame ' B lack France ' I3rockington , Jerome Ci , aruk Nancy Dclewsky, Colccn Downey , Marsha Therese Gadoury , Robert H Gingrich

Ierne Gordon Jeri Lynn Hnltlcn , Michael Hendricks . Steve Krausmann, dward J . Kroll , lizabeth Macauley , Glenn

Minster , Bill Pelto, Svetlana Pitsashcff, Geraldine Power; . John R'lleeh , Margaret Recs , Dr, Hugh W , Rollocks, Lattilia

Ronrieo. Lawrence Schmitt , James 'immons , Robert Sullivan. Delwrah R , Tomsej . John Urbinilti

Milke-lip ere"': Robert Brllno , M Hule Pamela Starkweather

CoslUmes from : Malabar Ltd • Toronto

lipl:rnumemrie.l' : Rt)bert D , Calagna. DearJ

Sets from : kylight omic Opera , Ltd , MilwauJ..ce

Presented by arrangement with Tams - Witmark Music Library , Inc.

Michigan Opera gratefull acknowledges the following for their assi ' Wnee in the production of The Swdellf I'rillce: The Stroh Brewery ompany Broadway Florists, Frank Egan & Associates , Ltd " Du Mouchelle Art Gallery, Anna Bilus. Mary Whalen. Shaila Simmon .. Rl!id Johnson , )bby dccorations courtesy of Mo Flori Is , Inc " I3irmingham

Michigan Opera Theatre is supported by the Michigan Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Program Nule.I'.' Mark D Flint

Progro/1l Editor : V i rginia 0 , ark

Francis Robinson Looks at The Student Prince

The window bove the " U" in the light sign of the Shubert Theatre in ew York th ' office of the late ee hubert. One wintry day John Ro enfield, critic (If The Da{fas Momillg News. was tru Igjng west through the lush of Forty-foul1h treet with his lovely wife , Claire , ooking up at that awesome , and perhaps deliberately camounaged scat of power , John mu cd " 1 would go up to see Mr. Lee - if I had something to say to him,"

': I have s(Jm<!lhing to say t() him ," growled I.dre , I'd like to tell him to graduate that goddClm 'lIIdelll Prillce! " There ,Ire people who have had enough of Carll/ell of Gilbert and Sullivan ;wd Mr\ John Rosenfield had had her fill of The SlUdelll Prince , Despite many gorgeous productions , Romberg's operetta would have been dead long ago from overexposure and abuse - if it weren't so good You can ' t kill a

II open d December 2, 1924 , at Theatre in ew Yl1rk , Howard Marsh , who three year ' later was to create the role of Gaylord Ravemtl in SholV BOlli. wa Karl Franz It ran 6()1{ performances. fOnd companies crossed the continent. There is a story that one never got back and Variely wi ecracked. "The slIn never set on Till! Siudelli Prince ,"

It all began with a short novel called Old Heidelberg, wh ich hecamc a text for second year co ll ege GcrnHIO .

Early in the century i t was made into a play Hnu at nne point was running simultancously in eleven citic acro,s ,erm,my ,

On one of hi . ttl Europe Mr. Lee

hubert saw it , liked it. and bought it. Richard Mansfield, who was among the fir ,' t t(1 produce Shaw anywhere , fell in love with it too and although 'omewhat mature of girth (he hadn ' t dare ri . .k Marchbank ) played the prince ,

Twenty years passed. Mes rs , Shubert. as Mr. Lee and his brother , J,J.. were billing them dve , were I oking for something to foUow the ensational success tbey had just had with Blossom Time The composer and the author were <1I1d Mr. Lee had Old Heidelberg , The Slt/delll Prince OUI ran Blossom Time

There Were on Broadway in 193 I and 1943 , It ha been done by the Pocono Playhouse and the Indiana tatc F<lir ; it has been offered by the L i ttle Thea t re of Wilkes - Barre and the Ilvish State ai r Mus icab of Dallas . Studded with Metropolitan Opera namcs , it has been served up in the big outdoor SL. Loui, Municipal Opcril and the Angeles ivic Light Opera in their glamorou Music Center.

m:t Lubitsch made a beautiful silent movie of it with Ramon avarro find Norma Shearer and dear old Jean [-I ersholl as the prince ' s tutor. The remake with Mllrio Lanza pia cd Rudio City lusic Hall. Romberg's perfect score W(l n ' t sufficient for MGM , They added three piecc of tripe (I wish I could use il stronger word) , nc entitled - you'lI never believe this - Til Walk With God, not only (lut of place a steal.

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In 1933 it went back to ,crmany Dcr Illde/llellprillZ , This kind of international cross-pollenization is fascinating , There lire similarities for in tanCe -

between Marlowe'. DOrlor Faustus and Goethe How did it happen? The puppet plays to which Goeth e W(1 exposed during his tudent days drew on Marlowc for their c ript s

In the ibrary at Lincoln enter. housing the theatre , music and dance collcc ti ons of ew York Public Library , are programs of The SlUdelll Prince from the ShubertLafayette in Detroit. September 14 , 1925 (ju s t tcn months afte r thl! ew York opening ) : the J)ctrl)it Openl Hou , e in 1927 and the Ca ., in 1941 And now, in 1978 , thl! Michigan Opera Theatre ;ldd anothe r chnpter 10 the legend of The Siudellt Prill Ct'

May Commencement Dny ncver corne for The Studen/ Pr ince Th er e is no indication that it will.

The Story in Brief

Prologue. Alone in a room of the Karl berg Palace, Dr. Engel remini ces on daYR as a student at the University of Heidelberg. The Prime Minister , Von M<lrk arriv es to declare Enge l a Privy Counselor whose chief res pon ' ibility i ' to accompany the young Prince, Karl Franz , during the course of his education in Heidelberg Dr Enge l, up et over being appointed a "spy" i encoura g ed by Karl Franz him elf to shnre \ ith him the "Golden Days of Heidelberg :'

Act I. cenc I: At the Inn of the Three Golden Apples in Heidelberg , all anxious ly await the arrival of the Prince Ruder, the innkeeper , the woitress Gretchen and Toni, and old servant, mi take the Prince' s personal valet f r Karl Franz. Lutz reveals hi identity and expresse s i mmediate di pleasure with the inn ' s accommodations Th students burst upon the scene calling for beer and launch into the famous" Drinking Song ." The boys c all for Ruder's neice, Kathie , and crown her "Queen of the axon orps ;" Lutz enterS the scene nnd i tormented by the boys. Kathie shoos them off tl · the orchestra thunder the arrivnl of the Prince antI Dr. Engel. As Kathi shyly welcomes them to Heidelberg Fair ," s h e Hnd the Prince are immediately tltlracted to one another. Lutz interrupts to report to Karl Franz the que tionable accommodations but, to everyone ' s pleasure, th e Prince decides to tay at the inn. The cene is left empty for Kathie and the Prince and they quickly fall heiple ' 'Iy in love The boy interrupt the lovers with crie o f " ome , iog, will yOu join our noble Saxon orps? " to which the Prince happily respond . " Yes :' Dr. ngel appears ; the girls are to bring more beer and a triumphant celeb ration of the " arnival of Springtime," begins. A bllnners fly and the crowd revels, Kalhie and the Prince sneak away for a private

Scene II : A lone in a garden nearthe inn , Kathie teache the Pr i nce the" tudents Serenade" and the two pledge their undying affection.

Scene Ill: Ba k at the inn , utz has been up all night setlrching for the Prince All sudden ly burst upon th

Robinson Tour Director "nd of the Metropolitan Ope ra ha , been involved with the co mpany a third of hi 'tory Mr. Robinson is we ll known to mil1i n through hi s Saturd a y matine e hroadcasts from the Met as well as hi annual appearance at the Detroit , rand Ope r a lunch e on We thank Mr R L, binson (or this pccial e o ntrihution to our production of Th" Sllulm l Prince

' cene after a night of (;arrousing and rcjoi<:c over" Student Life ." Lutz run ' in to announce the arrival of the Grand Duche s Anastasia , Prince s M:ugaret and Captain Tamitz , en route to Karl berg Princess Margaret shares a rather uncomfortable meeting with Karl F r anz her assigned fiancee , before the royal entourage depart.s. The Prince calls for Kathie and makes plans to clope to Paris As Kathie ICHVCS to pack , Von Mark suddenly arrives to tell the Prince t hat his grandfather , the King. i ' seriously ill and the Prince must return to Karlsberg t await appointm nt as the new king He explain ' his mandatory d parture to Kathie and the two ing n final reprise of their love as the Prince leaves Heidelberg.

Act II. Scene I : In the grand ballroom of the Karbberg Palace. a magnificent waltz is in progress . T he Duchess is confronted by rum ors of the Prince ' s involvement with a " lowly waitres " and expres e her fear to Lutz that th marriage to Prince Margaret may never occur An announcement of the Royal Ballet is made and the Court rehlxe ' to observe the rather symbolic entertainment. As the party leaves to dine , Prince Margaret and Capt. Tarnitz c cape to dance their final waltz. When Tnrnilz accuse M.lrgaret of toying with his affection , he remains al of and tells him he ha rc Ivcd to accept her r o yal duty and marry Karl F r anz . Trumpets herald the arrival of Karl Franz. now King , and he and Margaret engage in another uncomfortable exchange as they dance _ After Von Mark announce to the ourt the imminent marriage , a message reveal t he arriva l of Toni and Karl Franz gratefully excuses himself

cene II: T ni describes to Karl ranz the changes that have occurred in Heidelberg and states tbat Kathie is still t here Karl F ranz dismisses Ton i and, st irr ed by memories of the city. decides to return to Heidelberg once more

Scene III; At the inn in Heidelberg, Ruder interrupt · om tudents engaged in a m ck fenC i ng match and calls Kathie to clean the courtyard . Prince ' s Margaret arrives and pleads with Kathie not to interfere with the planned roya l marriage. Kathje agre e s but he will never relin -

lov e for thi: Prince She temfully exit' l ut7. arrivl': Tn his mut:h changctl : Rutlcr has soltl the inn to Gretcht:n who announce her t.:ngagcment 10 Huhl:rL Lutz nearly f<lints anti , cursing them hoth , stumhk:s inlo the inn IUdents and arrive to greet King Karl Fran7 lin hb rctum to Hcitlclherg and meets him for it t(luching farewell. True to her

to 1;lrgan: I, Kalhie tdl Karl Franz o f fahrit:atet! plan tn marry a t:ou\in in Vienna and the tw o Cilutiou, ly wish each other I3cfon.: his dl:PMtun:. Karl Franz enlbb the cnmhined 10 giv(; him :t final memot)' of Heidelhl:rg : "T he Studen ts' Sen:nude "

- MARK D FLINT , conductor , currently 111 hb first as MOTs Director return to conduct Thl' Swdellt Prillet' after having led Octllher' , performances of Carmell. Flint, a native of Virginia, has ,I vocal coach , conductor. Hnd stuge director for the opem companies of ake George , Chautauqua, Pittsburgh and Graz, Austria He instructed voice and opera at the Univers i ty of West Virg. inia the i nei nnati of :lnd has served on t he faculty (If the Chautauqua {m.titute of Mu,ic . Mr. F lint will Puccini's Mat/time BUIIl'rjTy fOrlhe MOT 1978 Op ra in Pn)gr 1m

ANDREAS POULIMENO S, buritune the role uf Dr Engel. returns to the after his triumph as Sharples in laM e:l (In ' s production of Mlldlll/J(' DIlI/ajTy A native ofBo ton. Mr Poulimeno ' has won many awards and cholar;hip" including the ew Fngland Regional Me t ropolitan OperJ Auditions and a Fullbright for openl study in Rome He h,ls most recently sung at the Li ncoln Alice Tully H all \ ith the Armenian Cultural As ociatilln and with the Grand Rapid ' Symphony in the / ord Nc! 011 MlI.u He is presently a of the Rowling Green SHlte Univer chool (If

C HARLES ROE , tcnor. the rolt: of Prince K:lrI Franl. holds the distinction of he in g the only principal singer who has performed in every MOT season at the Music Hall. Now a principal artist with the 'e\\ York ity Oper,l , Mr. Roe recently performed with that company in New York , Lo Angeles and ot Kennedy en ter a iscnstein in Die Flederm(IlIs Beverly ills This season he will add Silvio in I Paglillcci to his NY Opera repertoire Formerly an Assistant Professor at astero Micbigan University Mr Roc year served as Visiting A , ()ciatc Professor of Music at the Univer;ity of Southern ' alifornia in Los Angeles

TAD TADLO C K , making her MOT debut as st:lge direc tor and choreographer, ha · appeared on telev ision and Oroadway and is one of the most active director/ choreographers in commercial televis ion theater ilnd motion today She has recently taged sequence for the Macy ' s Thilllk giving Day Parude and is currently involved in a new NB motion picture on tht: life of Ziegfield Ms Tadlock is also well known for her Choreography ;lIld direction IIf the Old! mohile new car announcement productions Though continually active in pmduction and dire tinn of musical theatre ludef/( Prince marks her debut in opera

MARY WAKEFIELD , oprano , sings the role of Kathic A nlllivt! of Michigan , Ms. Wakefield is comfortable on the operat ic stage as well as in musical t heatre She has s t udied at Ihe Un ivers it y of Michigan Indiana University , where she WI! awarded 3 Master of Music degree , and in M u nich , Germany M Wakefidd has appeared with thc National Opera Company , The ew York Lyric Opera , the Bronx Opera and with the MOT i n Tht' Ml'fry Widow and Die Flederl1/u/ls. She will appear in Michigan nivcrsity's production of La B()hemc' in Apri l.

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STAN I f;: Y BOOK " Mu, t e r o f mml) tn,dc-; ' make MOT d ch ut To ni M r n o ok h" , a n ex t, cm d y in t ere, t i ng u nusu;d ba ckgro u nU. h ;w i ng hcgun h i, caree r a dre w acroba t and la ter tourin g wi th th e Clyde Ocu ll y a feil lU red ueriali\ t. Mr I)ook ' s bug of t r ick, incl ud e , ,Iu nl s s u c h as lifting ' h el la n d p nnie, w ith hi , tee th u nU " I ron Jaw S lid e for L ife :" ,liding down a c ah le fro m th t.: mo f an a n "relltl by hi tee th Bravo !

ANTHO N Y C AG LI E R O, tn t h e MOT Sla g" as Rud er a ft er in th e c h or u s u f t hi, p rod u cti o n Il f Ca rm en Mr C<lF- l ien> r ecei vcd h i, pri m ary mu,ica l cd u c<It io n a t th e St e fa n o T e mpi n M usic A cnde m y. u ri n Irul y lie ba, p e r formed in recita l w i Lh th e It alian tud e nt urganiw t inn lit th e U niv cr>i ty o f Wind s o r.

ROB E R T H GINGR I C H , m aki n g hi s MO T debu t in I h e mit: of B a r o n A rnh e im and w i th t h e MO T C h oru s h as wor k ell ex t e n , ivdy in D e t ro it a r ea pro fes, io n a l and a m a t eur th ea t re H e c u r r en t ly inv o lv e d in ac tin g a nd d i r ec t ing wit h th e Gra n d Exc h ange , w h ere h e was see n in Th e FO l/l o wil'k.f a n d 7lr rt Zov S Ir> ry H e h as al so a p peare d w ith A tti c T h ea t re in POl.lionl' l/ ll

BR UCE H ALL, t o th e MOT ' I Age L u ea, a ft er pl ay in g M o ra les in th is ,e m_'O n' s p rod u ctio n o f Ca rm ell M r H a ll rece ive d h L v ca l t ra inin g a t th e U ni versi t y (If M ic hi ga n H e h as a pp ea re d pro {essi n ally w ith th e V cr m nt O p e r a Th ea tr e and N o rth e rn I ndi a n a O p era A ssoc i a ti o n , as wcl l as th e Uni ve r,ity o f M ic hi ga n O pe ra Mr Hal l h as t a u g ht o n th e fac u lt ies o f Al b ion Co ll ege a n d th e N;lIi n n a l Mu \ic Ca mp ;1\ Int er loc h en , M ic hi ga n

P AUL KE RR m a k i n g h is MO T deb ut i n t he role o f Hu bcr t. i a gra du a t e o f Ih e A ca d e m y o f D ra m a t ic A r t , R oc h e t er Mich igan Whil e with th e A ca d .: m y, h e performed in C h ekn v's Lady Fro m Th e Se a a nd The LO l/ g COQdhy/' M r. K err h a aho app ea r e d wi th th e R uya ll y PI <lyas o f Clea r wa t er. Flor ida and wi th D e t ro it' s Atti c T h ea tr e in A li cf' ill Wo nder lan d

M A R Y CA L LA G H AN LYNC H , so pr ano. w h o s ings th e r o le o f P r in cess Ma r ga r e t , re tu rn, t o th c M OT u ft e r h av i ng s un g Kate Pink e rt o n in M l ulam e B utt erfl y ,t nd F r ane h o n in N(/ lIg h l), M arietta in MOT produ c ti o ns. M s Ly n c h h as a co n si d era h lc m u sica l a n d s t age doss ier p rfor m i n g w ith t h e M arygrovcJ ni vers it y o f Detr oi t P e rfll rmin g A r t s D e p Hr tmen t s a n d th e I n ter lo ch e n O pe ra Th ea tr e as w e ll as i n co mm erc i a l a n d in d u s t r i a l fil m s Sh e is c u rre ntl y s tudy i ng a t th e Uni vers it y o f Mi c hi ga n .

DAVID PARS O NS, ba rit o n e, m a k e hi M OT deb ut ing in g th e r o le o f Ca p!. Tamitz. Mr P .wo n i!t c urren t ly a d oc t oral s tu de n t a t th e U niv e rs ity of Mi c hi ga n , wh e re h e h us s un g th e ro les o f Figaro in M ll rri llge of Fig llro a n d J ohn P rnc t llr in Till ' Cr ucib l e wi th th e U ni ve rs ity o f M ic hi ga n O p era H c \ as 1I 1so s t age di recto r for a Co nt e mp o r a r y Di rec li o n s E n se m b!e produ ct io n of Jo hn son's FVI;r N OI /, Op era and h as a lso been a n a ppre nti ce a rti s t w ith th e S a nt 3 Fc O p era

M E R E D ITH P A R ' O N , meLlO-soprano. d eb u h w ith t h e MOT in thl' role of Grand A n aMil!>ia A, a W a t so n F e ll ow ,

Pur o n ' , tu died vo ice in Lo nd u n a n d h as a lso a p pca n :d a, a g u est :l rt i\t :I t the F c, ti va l Ie A rt s in Bo u rg SI. M a u r ice , Fra n cc M s

P ;lr un, h as f u r year:; a t th c ' a ti o n al Ca mp a t I nter lm : h cn u n d was an a p p re nt ice a rt is t w ith th e a nt a e O p era She c u rre n tly i , a tu dent fi t th e U ni ver, it y o f M ic hi ga n

L EON C. P E TR US , t Cnor m a kes hi s thi rd M O T app eara n ce !o ingi n g th e ro le o f De t ler M r m o t r e e nt ly pl aye d E ! D a n ca i fl l in thi s ea,on' ., p rud u ctio n o f C arm en M r. P e tru s h as appea red w ith th e Sc r a nt o n Ope r a t h e Mi lwa uk ee pe rn, th e Fl ore nt ine O p en. n n d t h e San t a Fe pe r a H e hu , a ls() a ppe a r ed w ide ly in reci t a l a nd ora t o ri o

S AM UE l J RO EI. O F S , t e no r ma k es hi s M O T deb ut in th e ro le or V ()n M r. begu n hi in gi ng ca r eer as a b o y sopra n o in G ran d R Hpill ,. Mi l: hi gan. a nd h as s un g so lo r o les in o r a t o ri o and o p era, i n cl udin g an ap p ear ance w i th th e G ran d Sy m p h o n y in Bo ri 1 G udenuv H e rece ntly p e rfo rm e d lea din g wi t h th e Co mi c O p e r a G uild o f An n Arb or in Die

Flcderm aus (I!1d La R ef/ I' flt: l l' n c

RO C H E LL E RO E N TH AL , eo m.:di en n e. m o ves fro m MO T hnCb t agc w h ere s h e P rop M i. for th is seaso n 'S p ro du ct io n s o f Carm ell m d Reg ;n ", to th e r o le o f G r e t c h e n M s. R ose nth a l h as a di versifie d mu s ica l a nd s t age bac k gro und , fro m s in g in g and r ecord in g w i th a roc k h a nd t o a pp ea rin g with th e So uthfi e ld R e p e rt o r y T h ea t er a n d ac t in g as a s i di rec t o r o f a M a ry g ro vc 01lege p rod u c ti o n o f Jo h n d os P assos' USA

MAR G EL E E R U BY ·G R EENE s t e p s o ut f ro m h er fo urth caso n w ith th e M O T C h or u t o in g th e ro le o f Co unt ess L e ydon A n at ive of hi eagH M s Ru by- Gree n sludi e d a t th e hi cugo Co ll ege a nd R oose ve lt Univ e rs ity a nd w as a n a ppr e nti ce with th e C hi c;i go Ly ri c O p e ra. h e h a _ m o t re ce ntly a pp eare d as a g u es t so lo is t wi th th e Be l Ca nt o C h o r al Society of D e tro i t.

PAUL WI NTE R , ac tor. m a k e M O T d eb ut in th e r o le o f V o n Mark o n g kn o wn ( OT h is wor k in th e D etrCl it m e di a, Mr Wint e r i c urr e ntl y a S p ec i a l P erson w ith WTV S-C h 56, wher e b e w ro t e an d n a rr a ted th e award w innin g doc um e nt ar y O nly Then R eg ale My Eyes. M r. Win ter's m os t rece nt s t a ge a ppe a ran c e wa in R o b e rt And e rso n' Do n 't Yo u K now I C(/n ' , H ell r YOII Wh ell Th e WO/ ",'s Runnill g? a t D e t ro it' s Atti c Th ea tre Mr Wint er is c u rre ntl y a n A ssis t a nt P ro fesso r o f W ay n e tat e Univ ersi ty' s C oll eg e o f L ife L ong Lear n i ng - W ee k end o ll ege P rog r a m

K E NN E TH YO U N G, ly r ic b a rit o n e, t o t h e MOT t a ge s in g in g th e ro le o f Lut z.. Mr Y o un g w:\\ a n ea rl y perfM m er with th e co mp a n y , h av ing a pp ca r c d in H d p , Help T h e C la bolink s!, T h e Medi rlnr a nd Th e Po rru gl'sl' Illn H e is a g r a du a t e of Indi a n a o p era d epa rt me nt an d bee n see n in p ro du c ti n a t W a yn e S t a t e U niv ers it y a nd th e Sa nt a Fe O p e r a C mp a ny, wh e re h e s p e nt t wo sea o n s M r Y o un g is c ur re ntl y a mus ic t eac her in t b e Oa k P H k sc h 0 1 systcm

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