PROGRAM: Bravo 1983-84 Opera

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MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

October, 1983

Michigan Opera Theatre

350 Madison Avenue

Detr oit, Michigan 48226

Dear Patron s/ Friends :

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 1983-84

SEASON OF EXCELLENCE for the Michigan Opera Theatre

Under the aeg is of Michigan Opera Theatre General Director Dr. David DiChiera , the 1983 -84 SEASON OF EXCELLENCE promises to be the most important oper a theatre season to date for the company since it represents the first phase of a recently completed five-year strategic plan. It is a season filled with many exciting artistic debuts such as the legendary Dame Joan Sutherland and husband Maestro Richard Bonynge in Michigan Opera's first grand opera production set for the Masonic Temple Theatre It is a season that wi ll celeb rate the tenth anniversary of Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical A LlTILE NIGHT MUSIC featuring Grammy award-winning Cleo Laine and conductor/ husband John Dankworth Michigan Opera Theatre is also proud to welcome in this new season the debut of Metropolitan Opera star Benita Valente and the first U.S. appearance of the young Greek soprano Jenny Drivala as wel l as the return of the enchanting Wilhelmenia Fernandez

Coinciding with this season of international artists will be the expansion of educational and outreach activities that will include new prog ram s for the handicapped and minority groups, in addition to the annual spring tou r of Michigan Opera Theatre-In-Residence Th is year 's residen cy program marks the return of Michigan Opera Theatre's touring productions of full scale ope ra to the communities in the Upper Peninsula.

The Michigan Opera Th eatre is an important cultural institution in the State of Mich igan and I urge all residents of Michigan to attend a performance and support this fine musical organization.

Sincerely,

JAMES J BLANCHARD Governor

MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

July 25 , 1983

Michigan Opera Theatre

350 Madison Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48226

GREETINGS

For a 13th season , the Michigan Opera Theatre wi ll delight Detroit-area residents with its popular, highly rated operas and musicals.

The MOT 1983-84 "Season of Exce llence" will bring to Detro it four of the most widely acclaimed voices on stage : Benita Va lente, Wilhelmenia Fernandez, Cleo Laine, and Dame Joan Sutherland, who last visited our city in 1974

As a testament to MOT being one of the most successful regiona l opera associations in the nation , it has balanced its 1982-83 budget and has been named recip ient of a $250,000 Ford Fo undat ion grant.

To all of the members and staff of the Michigan Opera Theatre, I am pleased and proud to say "Congratulations and welcome back for another season."

Dett.!.

COLEMAN

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MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTOR

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Welcome to the Michigan Opera Theatre's 1983-84 SEASON OF EXCELLENCE We are all very excited about this season, not only because of the musical and theatrical highlights that it promises , but because it marks an important turning point in the company 's evolution. This season significantly reflects the recently completed long range plan which sets our course for the future . The strategic planning process , generously funded by the Webber Foundation, gave us the opportunity to analyze and evaluate in depth the needs and desires of our community, audience, trustees, directors and management. From this process, an inspiring and simple mission has emerged: to be one of the outstanding opera companies in the United States serving as a major cultural resource. Our dedi'cation to fulfilling this mission is guided by our commitment to five important goals.

Our first goal is to present the broadest repertory of opera with the highest artistic standards. For the past twelve years, our audiences have enjoyed in Music Hall 's intimate setting a diversity of works including traditional operas from the Italian and French repertory, rarely-heard national operas, operettas and musicals. In this coming year, we will carry out a mandate to present the kind of grand opera, at the Masonic Temple, whose requirements of sets , orchestra and international stars cannot be accommodated by the stage and orchestra pit of the Music Hall. We are especially gratified that the incomparable Dame Joan Sutherland, one of the world's truly great artists, has agreed to come to Detroit and launch this series, which in seasons to come promises such works as Aida, Turandot, Tristan and Isolde and Salome.

Our second goal is to assure that Michigan Opera Theatre makes its work accessible to all segments of the population in a variety of ways Indeed , Michigan Opera Theatre is already nationally recognized for the many innovative programs it has created in its effort to reach out to the broadest possible constituency. The Opera In Residence Program , now in its tenth year, brings a touring arm of the company into communities throughout the state for week-long visits which include workshops, school assemblies, community programs and full length opera productions. A recent grant from the Kellogg Foundation will make it possible to serve the Detroit Public School System and to return to the Upper Peninsula Included in this outreach program is the Overture To Opera Company, a troupe of twenty-five professional singers and pianists, who provide the Detroit Metropolitan area year round with programs for all ages. We are especially excited about our development of a unique model program in Black Studies supported by grants from the Michigan Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. (This program , which compares singing techniques in jazz , rock , gospel and opera , is designed to engender multi-racial appreciation of the musical styles

which comprise the Black heritage.) In addition to this project, Michigan Opera Theatre has been a leader in developing programs for the senior citizens and disabled. Within this program, tapes for the blind have been developed providing background information on each of our season's productions , and this year, with a special grant from OPERA America, two performances of our Faust will be signed for the hearing impaired. Goal three is to provide opportunities for emerging talents, both local and national as well as international as we present the North American debut of the very young and exciting Greek soprano, Jenny Drivala. The list of now famous artists who made their debut or received early starts with Michigan Opera Theatre is impressive: Kathleen Battle, Rockwell Blake, Maria Ewing, Leona Mitchell, Catherine Malfitano, Neil Schicoff, Victoria Vergara and Wilhelmenia Fernandez This season we welcome back Mr Ron Raines , who in 1976 portrayed Papageno in the Michigan Opera Theatre main stage and tour production of Mozart's The Magic Flute. Having recently completed a national tour and Broadway run as Ravenal in Showboat, he returns to play the role of Fredrik Egerman opposite the celebrated Cleo Laine in Sondheim's A Little Night Music. Now in its fifth year, Michigan Opera Theatre Young Artists Apprentice Program provides through national selection an opportunity for twenty-four aspiring artists in vocal performance, stage management and direction, design , coachlaccompaniment and management to work with international artists and gain firsthand experience with a professional opera company We

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are grateful to the Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund for Music, Jacobson's, the Rose Cooper Memorial Fund and to the Detroit Grand Opera Association for supporting this vital program.

A fourth goal, that is especially close to my heart, is the confirmation of Michigan Opera Theatre 's commitment to American works Our achievements are already considerable , with two world premieres of works by Pasatieri and Charles Strause in addition to the first major revivals of many American operas including Gershwin's Porgy and Bess and Blitzstein's Regina; two works which have since had numerous productions by many opera companies Ours is the only regional company to be represented by two nationally televised productions written by Americans: Aaron Copland's The Tender/and, with the composer conducting, and Frank Loesser 's Most Happy Fel/a, which enjoyed a Broadway run. Concurrent with the company 's commitment to American works , Michigan Opera Theatre recently hosted a major conference (see page 85) to help chart the future for new American opera and musical theatre, and indicates that both Detroit and Michigan Opera Theatre will continue to have an ever increasing role in the future of the art form

Our fifth goal is to assure the permanence of Michigan Opera Theatre by developing broadbased financial stability. We are indeed grateful for the increased support from friends , both old and new, representing individuals, corporations and foundations who saw to it that we reached our fund-raising goal for the 1982-83 season and thus cleared the way to fulfilling the first year requirement for a very crucial $250,000 Ford Foundation Stabilization Grant. We are continually improving our working capital cash reserve, and planning for the development of an Endowment Fund. With the dramatic increase in volunteer participation reflected in our corporate campaign , individual fund drive and board committees, I am confident that we will achieve the increased financial support necessary to carry out our mission.

Our task is never done for we must continue to strive for greater achievements and excellence in all of our objectives But in the process, we promise you many years of pleasure with an art form that encompasses the unique glory of music and theatre.

At OPERA America's 13th Annual Conference were, left to right, The Honorable John Aird, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario; Lotti Mansouri, Vice President of OPERA America and General Director of the Candian Opera Company; Dr. David DiChiera, President of OPERA America and General Director of the Michigan Opera Theatre; J.E. Mahoney, President of the Canadian Opera Company

MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE BOARD OFFICERS

Mr. Robert E. Dewar

Chairman

Dr. David DiChiera

President

Mr. Cameron B Duncan

Treasurer

Mr J. Addison Bartush

Secretary

FOUNDING MEMBERS

Mr & Mrs Avern L Cohn

Mr. & Mrs , John DeCarlo

Dr & Mrs Dav id DiChiera

Mr. & Mrs Aaron H Gershenson

Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Graves

Honorable & Mrs. Roman S. Gribbs

Mr & Mrs John C. Griffin

Mr & Mrs. Harry L. Jones

Honorable & Mrs. Wade McCree, Jr.

Harry J. Nederlander

E Harwood Rydholm

Mr. & Mrs. Neil Snow

Mr. & Mrs Richard Strichartz

Mr. & Mrs Lynn A. Townsend

Mr. & Mrs Robert C VanderKloot

Mr & Mrs. Sam B Williams

Mr & Mrs. Theodore 0. Yntema

MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1983-84

Mr. Donald J . Atwood

M rs Donald C. Austin

Mr. J. Addison Bartush

Mr. John A. Betti

Mrs. Avern L Cohn

John W. Day

Mr. Robert E. Dewar

Dr David DiChiera

Mr Frank W. Donovan

Mr. Cameron B Duncan

Mrs Charles M. Endicott

Mrs. Roger Fridholm

Mr. Oliver Fretter

Mr H. James Gram

Mr. John C. Griffin

Mr. Dav id B Hermelin

Mrs William E Johnston

Mrs. Charles Kessler

Mr Walton A. Lewis

Mr Jules L Pallone

Mr E Har wood Rydholm

Mr. Arthur R. Seder, Jr.

Mr. Norman W. Smith

Mrs Richard D. Starkweather

Mr. Frank D Stella

Mr. C. Thomas Toppin

Mr. Lynn A. Townsend

Mr Robert C. VanderKloot

Mrs Sam B. Williams

Mr Donald E Young

Mr Morton Zieve

1983-84 MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

Development

John A. Betti

Ford Motor Company

Education

Frank D Stella

The F.D Stella Products Company

Finance

Cameron B. Duncan

Touche Ross and Company

Nominating

Walton A. Lewis

Lewis & Thompson Agency, Inc

Public Relations and Marketing

Morton Zieve

Simons , M ichelson , Zie ve

Strategic Planning

Mrs Charles M. Endicott

1983-84 CORPORATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

William E Scollard

Ford Motor Co.

Chairman

Donald J . Atwood

General Motors Corp.

Automotive

John A. Betti

Ford Motor Co.

Automotive

John R Edman

General Motors Corp .

Finance

Paul E Gallagher

Acme Mills Company

General Manufacturing

Gary L . Lichtman

Superior Coffee Co

Hospitality

Robert E. Dewar

K mart Corporation

Retail

Jules L Pallone

Maccabees Mutual Life Insurance Co. Service

Arthur R. Seder, Jr.

American Natural Resource System

UtilitieslEnergy

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We give our mark more meaning everyday.

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MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1983-84

Lynn A Townsend

Chairman

Dr & Mrs. Roger M. A j lun i

Mr & Mrs. Robert A Allesee

Dr. Lourdes V Andaya

Mr. & Mrs John Wendell Anderson II

Dr. & Mrs. Agustin Arbulu

Dr & Mrs. Robyn J. Arrington

Mr & Mrs. Donald J. Atwood

Dr. & Mrs. Donald C Austin

Mr. & Mrs. James Merriam Barnes

Mr & Mrs. J. Addison Bartush

Mr L. Karl Bates

Mr. & Mrs. William A Bell II

Mr. & Mrs. W Victor Benjamin

Mr. & Mrs. John A Betti

Mr & Mrs. Ivan Bloch

Mr. John Bloom

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Borden

Mr & Mrs Donald A Bortz

Dr. Elkin s L. Bruce

Mr. Peter A Cartwright

Mrs. Ir ene D. Casaroll

Mr & Mrs. Martin J. Caserio

Mrs. Maxine Clements

Judge & Mrs. Avern L. Cohn

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Cooper

Mr. & Mrs. Rodkey Craighead

Mr & Mrs. John W Day

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley R. Day

Mr & Mrs. Robert E. Dewar

Mr James P Diamond

Dr. & Mrs. David DiChiera

Mr. & Mrs. Frank W Donovan

Mr. Lawrence P Doss

Mr & Mrs. Ern est DuMouchelle

Mr. & Mrs. Cameron B. Duncan

Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Endicott

Mr. & Mrs. Charles T Fisher III

Mr & Mrs. Douglas A Fraser

Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Fretter

Mr & Mrs. Roger Fridholm

Mr. & Mrs. John B. Ford III

Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Gallagher

Mrs. Joyce Garrett

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gerbig Jr.

Dr & Mrs Robert A Gerisch

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Germack Jr.

Mrs. Aaron Gershenson

Mr. & Mrs. Alan J. Gornick

Mr. & Mrs. H. James Gram

Mrs. Katherine Gribbs

Judge Roman S. Gribbs

Mr & Mrs. John C Griffin

Dr & Mrs Berj H. H aidostian

Mrs. Robert M. H amady

Mr. & Mrs. E. Jan Hartmann

Mr. & Mrs. Wa lter Hayes

Mr & Mrs. David B. Hermelin

Dr & Mrs. Arthur Jefferson

Mr. & Mrs. Wes ley R. Johnson

Mrs. William E Johnston

Mr. & Mrs. Ernest A Jones

Mr. Jefferson L. Jordan

Mr. & Mrs. Maxwell Jospey

Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell I Kafarski

Dr. & Mrs. Charles Kessler

Mr & Mrs. Semon E Knudsen

Mr. Jay Kogan

Ms. Reva Kogan

Mr. & Mrs. W ill iam Ku

Mr. Richad Kughn

Dr & Mrs. Richard W Kulis

Mr & Mrs. John D. Leighton

Mr Fredric LeVine

Mr. & Mrs. David Lewis

Mrs. Leonard T Lewis

Mr. & Mrs. Wa lton A Lewis

Dr & Mrs. Kim K Lie

Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Li vingston

Mr. & Mrs. Th omas V LoCicero

Mr & Mrs. Alan Loofbourrow

Mr & Mrs Wi lli am Lucas

Mr. & Mrs. John Malasky

Mrs. Jessie B. Mann

Mr. & Mrs. Frank S Marra

Mr. & Mrs. John C McCabe

Mr & Mrs. Robert E. McCabe

H onorable & Mrs. Wade H. McCree Jr

Mr. & Mrs. John McDougall

Mr & Mrs. Paul S Mirabito

Mr. & Mrs. E C Mularoni

Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Nine

Mr. & Mrs. Jules L. Pallone

Mr & Mrs. John Parsons

Mr & Mrs. David Pol lack

Mr & Mrs John Prepolec

Dr. & Mrs. Oscar Remick

Mr & Mrs. Horace J. Rodgers

Mr E Harwood Rydholm

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Savel

Mr. & Mrs. W ill iam J. Schlageter

Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Seder, Jr.

Mr & Mrs. Richard Slo an

Mr. & Mrs. H aro ld L. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Norman W Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Roger B. Smith

Ms. Phyllis D. Snow

Mr. & Mrs Richard D. Starkweather

Mr. & Mrs. Frank D. Stel la

Mr. & Mrs. Stanford Stoddard

Mr. & Mrs. C Thomas Toppin

Mr. & Mrs. Lynn A. Townsend

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Mrs. Joseph A Vance Jr

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C VanderKloot

Mr & Mrs. Du dley A Ward

Mr & Mrs. Harold G. Warner

Mrs. Victor W Wertz

Justice & Mrs. G. Mennen Will iams

Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams

Mr. & Mrs. Sam B. Williams

Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Wollenzin , Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. R. Alexander Wrigley

Mr. Theodore 0. Yntema

Mr. & Mrs. D ona ld E. Young

Mr. & Mrs Morton Zieve

Michigan Opera Theatre was saddened this year by the deaths of two devoted trustees

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DAVID DICHIERA

General Director

MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Abe Maius Master Carpenter

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING

JOHN P FINCK

FINANCE

AND MANAGEMENT

EVAN LUSKIN

Director of Finance & Management

Theresa Mushenski

Accountant

Toni Gillespie

Receptionist

DEVELOPMENT

MICHAEL HELMER

Director of Development

Deborah L. Micallef

Assistant Director of Development

Dawn C Worley

Development Secretary

EDUCATION

KAREN DICHIERA

Director of Education

Mary Pratt

Assistant to the Director of Education

PRODUCTION

ELIZABETH ECKERT

Director of Productions

Larry Thomas Technical Director

Peggy Imbrie

Production Stage Manager

Ulla Hettinger

Costume Coordinator

Marilyn Rennagel

Lighting Consultant

Rebecca Watson Wig and Make-up Artist

William mf\rch McCarty

Stage Manager

Karen Angel

Property Master

Tom Hennes

Assistant Lighting Designer

Anna Batts Wardrobe Mistress

David Sugar Master Flyman

Tom Bryant Master Electrician

Jack Brock Stage Properties Head Stage Employees

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Music Staff

DAVID DICHIERA Music Director

Mark D. Flint

Principal Guest Conductor/ Director, Young Artist Program

Suzanne Acton Chorus Master

Laurie Sowd Coach/Accompanist

James Jelasic Music Intern

Production Interns

Lynnette Love

Costuming

Anne Scanlon

Costuming

Claudia Zahn

Directing

Brooks King Make-up / Wigs

Patricia Ansuini

Production Administration

Diana Dwosh

Product[on / Music Administration

Karin Hartmann Stage Manageme(lt

Brad Russell Stage Management

T. Kevin Fisher Technical

Michael Meyer Technical

Director of Public Relations & Marketing

Debra S Valle

Public Relations & Marketing Administrator

Elizabeth Jacoby

Subscription Manager

Peg Sulli van

Group Sales Manager

Julie Brothers

Telemarketing Coordinator

Mary Ellen Broderick

Marketing Intern

L Carol Ritchie

Public Relations Intern

Gregor y Dunmore

Subscription Intern

Lee Horst

Marketing Assistant

Jerome Magid

Official Photographer

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PEOPLE WERE WHISTLING OUR MUSIC BEFORE DONIZETTI WROTE "ANNA BOLENA',' BEFORE VERDI WROTE "TRAVIATA',' BEFORE GOUNOD WROTE "FAUST," AND THEY'LL STILL BE WHISTLING IT WHEN STEPHEN SONDHEIM WRITES HIS NEXT HIT.

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Violin I

Kathie Spratt

Concertmistress

Laura Fischer

Ann Cannell

Marie-Paule Hudon-Parcells

Kathy Stepulla

Randy Margitza

Violin II

Peruz Zerounian

Principal

Wilma Turco

Brooke Hoplamazian

Lina Carcone

Mary Stolberg

Francis Peterson

Viola

Ara Zerounian Principal

James Greer

John Madison

Robert Oppelt

Violoncello

Betty Musser

Principal

Minka Christoff

Debra Mulder

Diane Lee Richardson

Bass

Marc Haas

Principal

David Reese

MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS

Flute

Pamela Hill

Principal

Helen Near

Oboe

Ann Augustin-Jacobs

Principal

Carol Guither

Clarinet

CarolOber

Principal

Virginia Catanese

Bassoon

Jonathan Boyd Principal

Victoria King

Trumpet

James Underwood

Principal

Gordon Simmons

French Horn

Karen Nixon Lane

Principal

Arlene Nixon

Trombone

Maury Okun Principal

Gregory Near

Timpani

Gregory White Percussion

John Dorsey

Harp

Patricia Terry-Ross

Detroit Federation of Musicians

Local #5 A. F. of M.

Elizabeth Aston

John C Bacarella

Pat Baylsh

Veronica Bell

Troy Burgess

Bill Broyles

Robyn Canner

Sara Dalgleish Chason

George Cooney

Bruce Coppola

Dick Darlak

Jennifer Dixon

Eli zabeth Evans

Dan Ferretti

Yvonne Friday

Donna Sue Grunewald

Vanessa Helin

Carrie Hendricks

Aaron Hunt

Jennifer Johnson

Lynn Kasch

Paul John Kay

Mary Kay Kinlen

Robert Kinnear

James Moore

Robert Morency

Rick Mox

Romulus Murrell

Irene Onken

Carl Payne

Tim Perrault

David Reynolds

Louise Rizzi

Deborah Laverne Rowson

Ann Savaglio

Lisa Scott

John Schmidt

William Steiner

John Stokes

David Troiano

Jeffrey Wall

Don Williams

Barbara Youngerman

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Opera in four acts

by Giu seppe Verdi

Wi th libretto in Italian by Francesco Maria Piave

Ba sed on La Dame aux Camelias, play by Alexander Duma s

First performance:

Venice, March 6, 1853

The Cast

Vio letta Valery, a courtesa n BENITA VA LENTE I JENNY DRI VALA

A lf redo, a young man of good family RICO SERBO / KIRK REDMANN

Giorg io Germont , Alfredo's father JAMES DIETSCH

setting. Paris , about 1850

Conductor, MARK D FLINT

Stage Director, BERNARD UZ AN

Li ght in g De signer, FRED JASON HANCOCK

Set De signer, ALAN MURAOKA

Costumes , MALABAR , LTD

Choru s Master, SUZANNE ACTON

LA TRAVIATA THE STORY

ACT I.

In her lu xu rious mansion in Paris , the frail courtesan Violetta Valery holds a brilliant soiree. As she greet her friends - Flora Ber vo ix, the Marquis d 'Obign y, Baron Douphol - another of them , Gastone , introduces a new admirer, Alfredo Germont. The yo ung man , who has lo ved Violetta from afar, toasts her in a spirited drinking song; his ho stess and her guests join in the refrain As all depart from the ballroom, Violetta suffers a n attack of faintness and falls back exhausted onto a co uch Alfr edo remains behind solicitously to confess his passion At fir st Viol etta dismisses his declaration , but when he tenderl y recalls the day he first saw her, a year before, she grows disturbed: until now, lo ve has had no meaning for her, only casual friendship . Sending him away, she promises a rendez vous the ne xt day. The other guests also depart. Left alone, Violetta wo nders if Alfredo can be the true love of whom she has dreamed. Then , shaking off her fancy a nd resigned to a lonel y lot , she pledges herself to the pursuit of freedom and pleasure and tries successfull y to shut out Alfredo's words echoing in the distance.

ACT II.

Alfredo , now living wi th Violetta in a vi lla outside Pari s, rejoices in their peaceful happiness. When the ma id Annina re vea ls that her mistre ss has been forced to dispose of valuao lc;l possessions to defray the expenses of remaining with him , he re so lves to leave at once for the city to get some money. Violetta, who comes in search of Alfredo , read s an in vitation from Flora She is interrupted by the une x pected arrival of her lo ver's father, Giorgio Germont. Though impres sed by Violetta 's gentility and bearing , the old man asks her to renounce his son: the impending marriage of Alfredo 's sister stands in jeopardy because of his illicit alliance.

Stunned, Violetta refuses, but when Germont hints that one day Alfredo will tire of her, she agrees that they must part. Embracing Violetta as a daugher, the father le aves The desolate woman writes a letter of acceptance to Flora and then begins a farewell note to Alfredo Unaware of his father 's visit , the you th suddenly enters ; he is puzzled by Violetta's tears and haste in leaving. Just as the footman hands him her farewell note , Germont steps forth to console hi s son with reminder s of their happy home in Prove nce But Alfredo , jealously suspecting that Violetta has taken another lover and seei ng the in vi tation to Flora's party, ru shes off bent on re ve nge ACT III.

At her party, Flora gossips wi th friends about Alfredo and Violetta. A band of gypsies and matadors entertain the guests. Soon Alfredo strides in and , making bitter remarks about love, gambles reck less ly at ca rds . He is followed by Violetta , who enters on the arm of Baron Douphol. When the

Benita Valente as Violetta

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Baron challenges Alfredo at the gaming table, the younger man wins easily. The contest is suspended , however, for supper, served in another room

Confronted alone by the furious Alfredo, Violetta warns him not to provoke a duel with the Baron , whom she pretends to love so that he will be forced to forget her. Overcome with anger, Alfredo summons the other guests and publicly denouncing Violetta , hurls his winnings at her feet. She proclaims her love for Alfredo in a half-faint as the others join Germont - who has just arrived in search of his son - in rebuking the young man for his insulting behavior

ACT IV.

In Violetta's bedroom Dr. GrenVil tells Annina that her ailing , bedridden mistress has only hours to live When he leaves, Violetta takes forth a letter from Germont , telling how Alfredo has learned of her sacrifice and is on his way to her. Gazing into her mirror, Violetta knows it is too late and bids farewell to past joys. It is Mardi Gras ; a chorus of merrymakers sounds from the street outside as Annina rushes in to announce Alfredo 's arrival. The lovers ecstatically plan to leave Paris forever. Violetta, however, falls into a fit of coughing ; she appeals to God to spare her, with happiness so near. Germont enters with the doctor and blesses the dying woman , who gives Alfredo a locket as a last token of her love

Suddenly seized by a strange feeling of strength , she cries out that she feels life returning and falls dead at her lover's feet.

As he neared the age of forty and approached the composition of his eighteenth opera, La Traviata , Verdi could look back on a series of successes culminating in Riga/etta and /I Travatare. It was the Fenice (Phoeni x) Theater in Venice, for which Riga/etta had been written, that turned again to the composer with a commission to prepare the new work Verdi did not pick another of the heroic, patriotic subjects or grand melodramas that lent impetus to his earlier scores Instead his fancy was taken by a play on a contemporary theme, La Dame aux Came/ias (The Lady of the Camellias) , by Alexandre Dumas the younger. Verdi may have felt that its situation corresponded somewhat to his own , for he was living and traveling with the soprano Giuseppina Strepponi (whom he later married)

The Dumas novel, a best-seller of the 1840 's, led to the stage version of 1852, which Verdi made into an opera within a year. The real-life hero i ne had been a former country girl , Alphonsine Plessis , who rose to prominence among the kept women of Paris , calling herself Marie Duplessis Famous for her beauty, fragile elegance and reckless gaiety, she captured Dumas's heart (and , it was said , that of his father, who wrote The Three Musketeers) Alphonsine married one of her admirers and shortly afterward died ; Dumas was stirred to wr ite his book in three weeks ' time.

The first performance of La· Traviata , at La Fenice on March 6, 1853, did not satisfy the composer To carry out his innovation of choosing an intimate, sentimental and contemporary subject, the theater gave him a Violetta whose ample girth amused the aud ience when she was supposed to be wasting away with consumption; the tenor sounded hoarse, and the baritone disliked his role , feeling it was too small for a star. When the opera was played again -

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fourteen months later, at the Gallo Theater of San Benedetto, elsewhere in Venice - it aroused the enthusiasm that has followed it since, in spite of the inappropriate setting (France at the time of Louis XIV) that was used in the opera's early years to avoid "modern dress." The American premiere took place at the New York Academy of Music on December 3, 1856

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Jenny Drivala as Violetta

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Op era in th ree acts

by Char les Gounod

With libr et to i n French by Ju le s Barbier and Mi c he l Carre Ba sed on t he play by Goeth e Engl is h tr a nsl ati o n by Rut h an d Th om as Ma rt i n: used by arrangement with G Schirmer, Inc. , publisher a nd copyrigh t ow ner. First p erfo rm a nc e : Par is, M a rch 9, 1859

The Cast Faust, VINSON COLE / GERALD GRAHAME

Mephi sto phe le s, JOHN CHEEK / JA MES BUTLER

Marquer ite, WILHELMENIA FERNANDEZ / ELLEN KERRIGAN

Valenti n , ROBERT MCFARLAND

Siebe l, KATHLEEN SEGAR

setting Germany, 16th century

Co nductor, WILLIE ANTHONY WATERS

Stage Dire cto r, BERNARD UZAN

Lighting De signer CURT OSTERMANN

Set Desi g ner, TIMOTHY JOZWICK

Set const ructed by th e OPERA THEATER OF SYRACUSE

Costumes, MALABAR , LTD.

Ch oru s Ma st er, SUZ A NNE ACTON

FAUST THE STORY

ACT I.

Scene 1. Th e aged Faust sits brooding in his study. Learned though he be, the secrets of nature elude him ; rather than live another day, he decides to end his life with poison. As he raises the goblet to his lips , Faust 's hand trembles ; he curses life and relentlessly advancing age and ca lls for Satan. Meph istopheles appears, handsomely dressed as a nobleman. Faust tries to send him away but is mockingly asked to reconsider. He is offered gold , g lor y and power; but Faust feels the price, his immortal soul , is too high without youth and its joys When Mephistopheles calls up a vision of a love ly maiden (Marguerite) , however, Faust signs the contract and drains the goblet Instantly transformed into a young man, Faust receives Mephistopheles' promise to lead him to Marguerite.

Scene 2. At the Kermese (the vi ll age fair) , the townspeople's merriment is interrupted only by a group of religious fanatics (flangellants). Valentin , a young so ldi er, is worr ied about his sister Marguerite's safety wh ile he goes away to war. Th e soldiers drink and sin g but are interrupted by Mephistopheles who reads fortunes, telling Siebel flowers plucked by his hand wil l wilt before he can offer them to Marguerite With wine drawn mysteriously from a figure of Bacchus , Mephistopheles offers a toast to Valentin 's lovely young sister Outraged , Va lentin attacks him but his sWOld breaks in mida ir The so ldi ers repel Mephistopheles w ith cross shaped sword hilts and leave the square as Faust appears and asks Mephistopheles to guide him to Marguerite She passes by and refuses Faust's offer to accompany her; but Mephistopheles promises his aid and they leave the square.

ACT II.

Siebel arrives at Marguerite's house and plucks a flower to be his messenger of love ; but, as Mephistopheles predicted , it w ilts. Dipping h is hand in holy water, the spell is broken and he gathers a bouquet to place at Marguerite's door. Faust and Mephistopheles arrive in time to see Siebel ; Faust remains by his be lo ved 's house while Meph istophe les goes to find a treasure to outshine Siebel 's. He returns with a casket of jewels and places it next to the flowers They quick ly leave as Marguerite returns and sets to work Soon she approaches the house and discovers the flowers - then the jewels. In great excitement she tries them on and her neighbor, Marthe, comes by and gushingly admires them . Mephistopheles enters w it h Faust , informing Marthe nonchalantly of her husband 's death. While Faust te nderl y converses with Marguerite, Satan makes lo ve to the neighbor As Faust and Marguerite wa lk away he casts a spe ll over them , that they may succumb to their des ires. After a wa lk through the enchanting night , though , Marg uer ite begs her departure and Faust turns to go. He is blocked by Mephistopheles who persuades him to return to his lover.

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ACT III.

Scene 1. Marguerite, mocked by her friends and lamenting over her lover 's abandoning her and the child she carries , works despondently. The soldiers return and Valentin is informed by Siebel that all is not well with his sister. Outraged by the situation , he confronts Faust in a duel ; but through Mephistopheles' magic his sword is deflected and Faust wields the fatal blow. When Marguerite approaches, Valentin violently denounces her before he dies.

Scene 2. In the church , as she kneels to pray, Marguerite hears the voice of Satan calling for the evil spirits. Recalling her days of innocense with unholy ridicule , the devilt tries to distract her then pronounces her damnation. With a desperate cry, she falls to the ground.

Scene 3. With the help of Mephistopheles , Faust gains entry to Marguerite's prison cell to free her on the eve of her execution for the murder of her child The halfcrazed murderess recognizes her lover's voice and they exult in their reunion while recalling their first encounter at the fair. But she is deaf to his pleas to flee with him and when Mephistopheles comes to urge them to hurry, she is overcome with horror. Seeking refuge with the powers of heaven, she renounces Faust and dies. Mephistopheles exclaims that her soul is damned , but voices from on high proclaim her salvation as Faust is claimed by Mephistopheles.

THE BACKGROUND

In the middle of the ni neteenth century, when the French ly ric stage was dominated by foreign music , Parisian composer CharlesFrancoi s Gounod (1818-1893) brought a fecund and characteristicall y Gallic gift for melody into opera. Though he undertook the medium reluctantly and enjoyed few real successes outside of Faust , w ritten midway in his life , this work remains the high- water mark of French romanticism.

Gounod 's father, who died when he was still a child, had been a painter and winner of the Pri x de Rome , w hich the young man himself gained in 1837. His mother knew the hardships of an artistic life and at first taught her the piano under protest Always "hovering between mysticism and voluptuousness ," Gounod studied theology for two years and abstained from holy orders only when convinced he could have a musical career. The majority of his later works are ecclesiastical , but he is best remembered for Faust - the fourth of twel ve operas performed 1851 -1881.

Traveling in Germany and Austria on his way back from Rome, young Gounod was impressed by Schumann and encouraged by Mendelssohn , whom he met i n Berlin. His choice of the German play Faust for a subject reflects his admiration for the poetry of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). Gounod and his librettists have often been criticized for limiting themselves to the romance of Faust and Marguerite , though much of what they kept has been faithfully adapted This love story was Goethe's addition to a legend that had started with one Dr. Johann Faustus , a native of Wurttemberg , who died about 1538. The earliest known account of Faust , by Johann Spies , was published in Frankfurt in 1587; in Doctor Faustus Christopher Marlowe wrote the most famous Faust play before Goethe.

The first performance of Gounod's Faust (Theatre Lyrique, Paris , March 19, 1859) starred Marie Miolan-Carvalho as Marguerite, after such difficulties in preparation that the composer had considered singing the title role himself The work succeeded ; within a decade Gounod added sung recitatives , an aria (Valentin 's, for baritone Charles Santley) and a ballet for the Paris Opera . America first heard Faust in German - in Philadelphia , November 18, 1863. Two decades later, on October 22 , 1883, it appeared in Italian to inaugurate the Metropo litan Opera House.

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Wilhelmenia Fernandez as Marguerite

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A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

Musical in two acts

M usic and lyrics by STEPHEN SO NDHEIM

With book by H ugh Wheeler. Suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman O ri g inall y produced and d irected for B roadway by Harold Pr ince

First performance:

N ew York City, Feb ru ary 27, 1973

The Cast

Madame Armfe ldt, D esiree's mother, a grande dame MA RTH A SC HL AMM E

Henrik , Fredrik's son by a pre vious marriag e C H A RLE S TI G HE

Anne, Fredrik's new wife RE B ECCA LUKER

Fredr ik Egerman, a widowed lawyer recently remarried RO N RA INE S

Petra , the maid

M E LA NIE SO NNENBER G

Des iree Armfeldt , C LEO L A IN E

Co un t Ca rl-M ag nu s Malco lm , D esiree's current lover LO UI S OTE Y

Countess Charlot! Malcolm , his devoted wife

GLORI A CA PO NE

setting: Sweden , 190 1

Conductor, JO H N DA N KWORTH

Stage Director and Choreog raphe r, JO H N CALV ERT

Li ght ing Des igne r, MA RI LY N RENN AGEL

Costume Desig ner, LI N DSAY W. DAVIS

Musical Preparat ion , SUZ A NNE ACTO N

A LITTLE NI G HT M USIC is presented th rough special arrangement with Music Theatre International , 49 East 52nd Street , New Yo rk , New York 10022

Cleo Laine

THE STORY

OVERTURE

Mr Lindqu ist

Mrs. Nordstrom

Mrs Ander ss en

Mr. Erlan son

Mrs Seg strom

ACT I

NIGHT WALTZ

Comp a ny

NOW

Fredrik

LATER

Henr ik

SOON

Anne , Henri k, Fredrik

THE GLAMOROUS LIFE

Fredrika , Des iree, Madam e Armf e ldt , Mrs Nord strom ,

Mrs. Seg str o m ,

Mr s And e rsse n , Mr Lindqu ist ,

Mr Er la nson

REMEMBER?

Mr Lindqui st,

Mrs. No rd str o m ,

Mrs. Segstr o m ,

Mr. Erl anso n ,

Mr s. A nde rsse n

YOU MUST MEET MY WIFE

Des iree , Fredrik

LIAISONS

Madame Armfeldt

IN PRAISE OF WOMEN

Carl-Magnus

EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH

Charlotte, Anne

A WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY Compan y

ACT II

THE SUN WON'T SET

Mrs. Ander ssen ,

Mrs. Seg strom ,

Mrs. Nordstrom , Mr Lindqui st ,

Mr Erlanson

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL

Fredrik , Carl-Ma g nu s

PERPETUAL ANTICIPATION

Mr s. Nord strom ,

Mrs. Segstrom ,

Mrs. Ander sse n

SEND IN THE CLOWNS

De siree

THE MILLER'S SON

Pet ra

FINALE

C o mp a ny

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A piano prodigy at ten, Stephen Sondheim aspired from childhood toward writ ing songs for Broadway musicals. He had the happy fortune of spending his teenage summers near the Bucks County farm of Oscar Hammerstein II from whom he learned eagerl 'y about the art of songwriting. "Oscar taught me that a song should be like a little one-act play. At the end of the song the character should have moved to a different position from where he was emotionally at the beginning." Hammerstein found Stephen Sondheim 's adolescent musical efforts '1errib le - but not without talent. " Undaunted, Stephen worked hard and reaped astonishing early success when , in 1957, he collaborated with Leonard Bernstein and wrote the lyrics for the score of West Side Story. He was 27

But Sondheim wanted to wr ite both wo rds and music. His first triumph at that venture came with A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum in 1962. Consistent successes as a composerl lYricist ever since place Sondheim in the select and notable company of Rodgers and Hammerstein Cole Porter, and Irving Berlin .' His lyric s, the best in current theatre have rescued American musical' drama from turning toward witless superproductions. Characterized by a high intelligence , they are light , sharp verses sprinkled with puns and clever rhymes. Sondheim insists on completing his songs only after he watches rehearsal and can envision the playas a who le No other Broadway composer has written music which grows so naturally from story and character.

THE MAN BEHIND THE "MASQUE"... STEPHEN SONDHEIM

The idea for A Little Night Music happened fifteen years before the show opened in February 1973. After West Side Story, Sondheim and ProducerlDirector Harold Prince were entertaining new musical possibilities a long distance in space and time from the tenements of New York City. They thought of a pastoral literar y form from the less complicated days of Queen Elizabeth I. Prince recalls: "We wanted to do something based on the kind of material that's called a masque. Something that deals with encounters in a country house, lo ve and lovers, and mis-matched partners. Such masques frequently have people of all ages from a child to an old lady who's seen it all , and there are a lot of foolish crises."

Immediate projects took their attention, but in 1971 Sondheim seized again upon the idea while watching Ingmar Bergman 's Smiles of a Summer Night, a romantic comedy set in Sweden at the turn of the century. In the film an aging actress decides to marry the father of her child, but there are nuisance complications: (1) her current love affair with a wildly jealous dragoon, (2) the child 's father's unconsummated marriage to a charming eighteen-year-old , (3) his bride's developing passion for her husband 's son by a previous marriage. Thi s tangled skein and the enchanted setting where the sun never sets seemed perfectly suited to Sondheim and Prince's original plan. The y w ired the Swedish director requesting the rights to base a musical upon SmIles of a Summer Night. The reply: "1 wish you good luck . Ingmar Bergman."

Inspired by Bergman 's film and by Hugh Wheeler 's book adaptation, Sondheim and Prince created A Little Night Music. Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ," the 1787 serenade for strings , gave the musical its name During the summer "white nights" in this pastoral landscape, mismatched loves and

unlikely liaisons abound. Frederik Egerman , a widowed and perplexed law yer, marries a child bride in attempt to regain lost youth His gloomy son Henrik teems w ith desire and guilt toward his still virginal s):epmother Frustrated to the senior Egerman returFlsl to his former lover Desiree, an actress renowned for her affairs on and off stage. Desiree's present lo ver philanders openly wh ile demanding fidelit y from both his mistress and his wife. All these chaotic affairs of the heart unravel during the second act at the country home of Desiree's mother Madame Armfeldt , once the mistress of the King of the Belgians. In this latitude where the sun never sets in summer, says Madame Armfeldt to her granddaughter, the night smiles three times: once for the young, who know nothing; once for the fools, who know too little ; and once for the old, who know too much.

In a musical preoccupied with lo ve and its disguises , Sondheim brilliantly made every song a wa ltz. Critic Clive Barnes calls Night Music "a celebration of 3/4 time , an orgy of plaintively memorable waltzes, all talking of past lo ves and past worlds." Most continued on page 75

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AN INSEPARABLE BOND

For Cleo Laine and John Dankworth , one of contemporary music's most famous couples , 1983 celebrates a partnership that goes back thirty-one years

It is a partnership that was founded on musical compatability between a bandleader and a singe r and developed into marriage and one of the most successful musical unions of recent times

It works so well, they both agree, because although diametrically opposed in so many ways , they complement one another. John is a decisive action man Cleo tends to let things take their natural course Although Cleo loves to si ng she acknowledges that it is largely the attention John has devoted to her career that has brought her to the point she is at today - an artist of world status who , after two generations as a professional singer is more in demand than ever.

For the last few years John , with a richly studded history of achievements as a musician /composer/ arranger, has virtually set aside his own career to guide his wife's career.

It was one of those much-quoted 'quirks of fate' that brought Cleo and John together for the first time Their dissimilar backgrounds would hardly have suggested a crossing of paths .

Born Clementina Dinah Campbell i n Southall , England , Cleo comes from a family where music echoed through the house.

"As far back as I can remember, I always sang. So did my brother and sister. My mother played the church organ , and my father would sing at the drop of a hat."

Though far from being a stage mom, Cleo said her mother encouraged her to pursue a showbusiness career. Cleo made her way to London in the grim years following World War II , and if she was short on ex perience, she was long on determination

"I spent a lot of my early life going into talent contests , which I never won In London , I took jobs as a hairdresser, shoe repairer, librarian - anything I could do to make a living But I always knew I'd eventually get onto the stage."

Eventually came soon In 1952 , John Dankworth's band , then a fairly well-known jazz group called The Dankworth Seven , was looking for a new lead singer. Cleo auditioned , and despite her jitters , she got the gig

'And quite honestly," she recalled , "since then I've never been out of work ."

After about four years of singing with John , Cleo's aspirations drifted to the theater John asked her to marry him

"He wanted a cheap singer," she said with a laugh 'And he ended up with an ex pensive wife ."

They got married in 1958 and virtually the ne xt day Cleo announced that she was leaving the band because she had been

offered a part in a play at London 's prestigious Royal Court Theatre "So I didn't keep her by marrying her On the contrary, I lost her the moment we got married ," said John . Cleo went on to earn considerable respect as an actress in a series of West End Stage roles. She played in straight productions , musicals , contemporary opera and Shakespeare and also appeared on concert platforms as a soloist with many major orchestras.

John in the meantime was enjoying his own success He was writing music for major film s, including "The Servant' ; "Modesty Blaise'; "Morgan " and "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning ': He was also writing for televisionhis original theme for "The Avengers " brought him many awards He acted as musical director for top international performers and with Benny Green wrote a musical on the life of George Bernard Shaw.

In the past decade, Cleo has sung to sell-out crowds from London to New Zealand ; appeared with the Muppets on television ; was voted the most exciting female performer on British TV and has earned gold discs for two songs and platinums for two more. Her latest album is "Smilin ' Through " -a collaboration with longtime friend Dudley Moore on the piano

What term , if any, can she see applying to herself?

Simple

"I've always liked : 'singer of songs:"

Music Not the essential ingredient of most marriages, but then , these people aren't like most. Whether performing together or apart , Laine and Dankworth seem to rack up kudos from all corners of the globe.

Cleo Laine and John Dankworth

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ANNA BOlENA

Opera in three acts

by Gaetano Donizetti

With libretto in Italian by Felice Romani. Based on the tragedy of Anne Boleyn

First performance:

Milan , December 26, 1830

The Cast

Enrico VIII , King of England

JAMES MORRIS

Anna Bolena , his wife

JOAN SUTHERLAND

Giovanna Seymour, a friend of Anna

JUDITH FORST

Lord Riccardo Percy, a former lover of Anna

MICHAEL MYERS

Lord Rochefort

GIDON SAKS

Smeton

KATHLEEN SEGAR

Sir Hervey

BEN HEPPNER

setting : Windsor Cast/e, 1536

Conductor, RICHARD BONYNGE

Stage Director, LOTFI MANSOURI

Lighting Designer, MICHAEL WHITFIELD

Set Designer, JOHN PASCOE

Scenery constructed in the CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY WORKSHOP

Costume Designer, MICHAEL STENNETI

Chorus Master, SUZANNE ACTON

THE STORY

ACT I.

Scene 1, Hall of Windsor Castle. Queen Anne and the court await King Henry VIII's arrival at a banquet. Courtiers and attendants speak in hushed tones of the King's delay, for they know Queen Anne Boleyn's star wanes, and a newer love has taken her place in Henry's fickle heart. Small wonder they agree, that the Queen has ' lately appeared so sorrowful and brooding

Their gossip ceases when Jane Seymour, the Queen 's beautiful lady-in-waiting, enters the room. Lady Jane appears anxious and obviously dismayed. Although Her Majesty is not yet aware that her favorite lady-in-waiting is the cause of the King's recent coldness, Jane knows the secret cannot be kept from her much longer. She confesses to the courtiers that she feels conscience-stricken, for she loves Queen Anne dearly.

When asked by Anne to explain her melancholy behaviour, Jane replies it is due to the Queen 's own sadness of late. Anne admits her sorrow but in an effort to cheer everyone, she calls upon her minstrel, Smeton, to sing. Smeton has conceived a deep love for Queen Anne, so his song is a sad one about a maiden remembering her first love. Anne thinks of her own first lovePercy, Earl of Northumberland, who she spurned to marry King Henry Deciding it is useless to await the King any longer, she dismisses her courtiers and withdraws to her apartments on the arm of Jane Seymour.

Scene 2, A room in the castle. Awaiting a secret meeti(1g with Henry, Lady Jane is more upset than ever. On parting, the Queen had held her in her arms, making her feel like a serpent, knowing she had stolen the king's affection. As Jane reflects, King Henry enters and embraces her. She turns away, telling Henry she is deeply troubled by the Queen's unhappiness, and therefore this

must be their last meeting. Angrily he demands to know if she still loves him, or if she is simply dazzled by the prospect of the throne. Jane admits her true love and Henry promises honours and splendour await her as his queen He reminds Jane that Anne has never really loved him, and has deceived him from the very start. They talk lovingly and bid a passionate goodnight.

ANNA BOlENA

Scene 3, Park of Windsor Castle. King Henry knows he must create a scandal about Anne as a va lid reason to divorce her and marry Lady Jane Knowing of the Queen 's love for Percy, who he banished after Anne became Queen, Henry decides to bring him back and hopefully gain his much-needed excuse

Lord Percy arrives and is greeted by Lord Rochefort , Anne's brother and one of Percy 's closest friends. Percy asks Rochefort about Anne and her brother says she is happy, but in his heart he knows this is far from the truth.

A group of courtiers appears, ready for an early morning hunt. King Henry soon arrives and Queen Anne follows , to his obvious displeasure. But he decides this s'uits his plan He greets Percy warm ly and notices with obvious delight the way he and Anne tenderly greet each other. Rochefort draws Percy aside to warn him that he must hold his emotions in check. King Henry bids farewell, and sets off for the hunt in high good humour.

ACT II.

Antechamber of Queen Anne's apartments. The minstrel Smeton makes his way to the Queen 's apartments , hoping she will let him serenade her. Suddenly he hears voices and hides as the Queen enters with Rochefort , who pleads with her to see Percy. The Queen confesses that she is afraid of such a meeting , knowing King Henry will surely observe how she sti ll loves Percy. At that moment Percy himself dashes into the room and embraces her. She warns him to leave before the King discovers him, but Percy threatens suicide if she sends him away. When Smeton appears from his hiding place Percy is infuriated, believing the Queen is having an affair with the young page. King Henry enters upon this confusion.

He is inwardly satisfied to have discovered the Queen in what appears to be a compromising situation but he pretends rage , summons his guards, and violently accuses the Queen of betraying her marriage vows by receiving a lover alone in her apartments As Smeton steps forward to declare the Queen 's innocence, a picture of Anne he had secreted in his doublet falls to the floor, further enraging Henry.

In vain Anne insists she has been loyal to Henry, but he denounces her and decrees that she, Percy, Smeton and even Lord Rochefort are guilty of high treason and must be held captive until they face trial.

ACT III.

Scene 1, Queen Anne's apartments

A p'risoner in her own apartments , Queen Anne is visited by Lady Jane, who confesses she is the one King Henry now loves.

Although at first filled with righteous anger, Anne relents and tells Jane she feels only pity for her. Jane urges the Queen to throw herself on the King's mercy and ask for a divorce so she can marry Percy, but Anne repudiates the suggestion, saying it would be tantamount to admitting false guilt. Jane realizes the Queen is prepared to meet the doom that will surely come

Scene 2, Outside the Council Chamber Th e assembled courtiers are informed by Sir Hervey that Smeton has admitted his guilt to the Council. The King appears and talks to Hervey. He tries to avoid Anne and Per cy as they are brought to the Council Chamber, but Anne stops him and again begs him to spare her the disgrace of a trial. Per'cy

accuses the King of having stolen Anne's love from him. Anne is outraged to learn that Smeton has been tricked into confessing and declares her only crime was believing she would find happiness with Henry rather than Percy, which lead s Percy to proclaim

he and Anne were once married Anne is too upset to respond and Henry, whose vanity has been hurt , is more determined that they both should die He summons the guards to lead them before the Council , threatening Anne with eternal disgrace and replacement on the throne by a worthier woman Henry ponders what he has learned as Jane Seymour appears She begs Henry to allow her to go away ; she loves him but cannot bear the guilt of Anne's death Her distress causes him to despise Anne more, but his protests are interrupted by Hervey 's announcement that the Council has annulled Anne 's marriage to the King and condemned her and the others to death. The courtiers and Jane appeal to Henry for clemency, but he leaves , followed by hi s court.

Scene 3, The Tower of London. The Queen's attendants are disturbed by her pitiful condition , and further moved when she appears , distracted and confused. Anne 's mind wanders; she thinks it is her wedding day, then be lieves Percy is there , and finally her thoughts turn to her childhood. The entrance of Percy, Smeton and Rochefort brings her to her senses for a moment , but when Smeton confesses he li ed to the Council in hopes of saving her, she returns to her delirium She hears the cannon and bells acclaiming the new Queen Declaring that on ly the shedding of her blood is needed to complete the crime , she refuses to invoke vengeance upon the guilty couple, and pardons them in hopes of mercy for herself.

OPERA ROYALTY: DAME JOAN SUTHERLAN[

MAESTRO RICHARD BONYNGE

American opera lovers have cause for rejoicing : soprano Joan Sutherland, a living legend in her own time, and Richard Bonynge, one of the world 's most well-known and respected conductors and musical scholars, can be heard in four of this continent's major opera houses during the 1983-84 season. The celebrated husbandand-wife team returns to the Metropolitan Opera for Donizetti 's La Fille du Regiment, and Maestro Bonynge conducts the same composer 's Anna Bolena with Dame Joan singing the title role at both the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto and the Michigan Opera Theatre in Detroit. Also this season , the peripatetic couple appears on the West Coast when the San Diego Opera presents the rarely heard work I Masnadieri as part of its 1984 Verdi Festival.

Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge met as music students in their native Australia , she as a voice student and he as the piano pupil of a one-time accompanist of Nellie Melba. Success came early to the young soprano who made her debut in Sydney in a concert version of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas She won the Sun Aria Contest, sponsored by Australia's leading newspaper; the following year she was awarded first prize in the Mobil Quest, earning 1,000 pounds and the title ':Australia's best singer " A few months later she made her stage debut in the premiere of Sir Eugene Goosens' Judith .

Joan Sutherland then enrolled in London 's Royal College of Music where she again met the young pianist from Sydney, Richard Bonynge, who had preceded her to London to continue his piano studies Abandoning his own musical ambitions for the time being , he became Joan Sutherland 's accompanist and coach and soon persuaded her to learn the "golden-age" early 19thcentury operat ic roles he had learned to love in his Australian student days

It was in the great Wagnerian and Verdian roles, however, that Joan Sutherland began her career with the Royal Opera at Covent Garden Her ambition to become the world 's leading Wagnerian soprano began to waver after the critics acclaimed her performance of a florid role in a high tessitura in the world premiere of Sir Michael Tippett 's Midsummer Marriage and her success singing the Countess in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at Glyndebourne, bearing out Mr. Bonynge's ins istence that she was really a "dramatic coloratura" and should devote her talents to the earlier repertoire

In 1954 Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge were married Under her husband's guidance she rose to the zenith of the operatic firmament, scoring a triumph in the title role of Handel's Alcina , and starring in a new production of Lucia di Lammermoor at Covent Garden that was a landmark in her career Her La Scala debut as Lucia in 1961 earned her a 15-minute ovation , 3Q curtain calls and the affectionate title "La Stupenda ."

She made her American debut in 1959 singing Handel 's Alcina with the Dallas Opera In the words of the New York Times, "The audience went w ild in full realization that a great new voice had come to America ." New York heard her in a concert performance of Bellini's Beatrice di Trenda ; then she made debuts with the opera companies of San Francisco and Chicago.

Her 1961 debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Lucia di Lammermoor was one of the most exciting in the company 's annals. Her Mad Scene shook the house and at the end of the performance she received a standing ovation The globe-encircling tours and television performances that followed rapidly made the name Joan Sutherland a household word. Richard Bonynge was busily studying the scores of all-butforgotten bel canto operas, making himself this century's most respected authority on the "Golden Age" repertoire

He first took up the baton to conduct recording sessions of his favorite operas starring his wife His official debut on the podium took place in 1962 when he conducted Rome's Santa Cecilia Orchestra , and his first American conducting performance followed later the same season in the Hollywood Bowl. Richard Bonynge also performed in concert and recital with Joan Sutherland in San Francisco, at Chicago's Ravinia Festival and at the National Arts Center in Ottawa

Mr. Bonynge is now acknowledged as one of the most exciting and versatile conductors in the world today. In addition to his special fields of bel canto opera and early ballet music, he conducts a widely diverse repertoire in the world's leading opera houses and concert halls and on records

Joan Sutherland was honored by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the 1979 New Year's Honors List, receiving the feminine equivalent continued on page 60

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SUZANNE ACTON

Chorus Master

Suzanne Acton returns to the Michigan Opera Theatre for her third season as Chorus Master and coach /p ianist for the comp;;my's main stage productions. A recent graduate of the prest igi ous Uni ve rsit y for Foreign Students in Perugia , Ital y, Miss Acton holds music degrees from Univers ity of Michigan , Wayne State University and the U niversit y of Ill inois, where she studied with John Wustman. Miss Acton has coached singers in New York City, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Dayton Opera and for the San Diego Opera in addition to serving on the faculty of Florida State Univeristy 's Opera Department.

ARTISTS OF THE COMPANY

Bon ynge has recorded an enormous repertory with his wife, Joan Sutherland, of complete bel canto operas , operatic excerpts and song collections along with an expansive output of ballet music. Fol lowing last yea r's successful Lucia di Lammermoor production , Mr. Bonynge returns to the Metropolitan this season with Miss Sutherland for Donizetti 's La fille du Regiment, Anna Bolena for the Canadian Opera and later with the 1984 San Diego Verdi Fe stival 's product ion of I Masnadieri

JOHN CALVERT Stage Director for A Little Night Music

RICHARD BONYNGE

Conductor for Anna Bolena

Musical Director for the Australian Opera , Ri chard Bonynge makes his Michigan Opera The atre debut with this production of Anna Bolena Credited as one of the world 's most well-known and re spected conductors and musical scholars, Maestro Bonynge has conducted at the leading opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera , San Francisco, Covent Garden , San Diego, Canadian Opera in addition to the festivals of Ed i nburgh , Vienna and the Magg io Musicale in Florence, Italy Acknow led ged as one of the most versat ile conducto rs, Mr.

JAMES BUTLER

Mephistopheles in Faust

James Butler, bass, debuting with the Michigan Opera Theatre as Mephistopheles in Gounod 's Faust , is an accomplished , versati le artist. A native of Chester, Pennsylvania , Mr. B utler received his forma l training at the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts , where he studied under Franc o Iglesias with whom he continues to study Mr. Butler has been heard in concert at the Minerentenstahl in Graz , Austria at the American In st itute of Musical Studies and has appeared in a variety of operatic roles including the Eastern Opera Theatre , Pennsylvan ia Opera Festival , Philadelphia Opera and the Westchester Lyric Fe stival. Mr. Butler also appeared on the PBS telecast of "Placido Domingo: The Tenor, The Teacher " as a so loist. Jame s Butler will repeat his performance of Mephistopheles in Dayton this winter. In January, he will be singing i n II Trovatore as Ferrand o with the Palm Beach Opera.

John Calvert returns to Michigan Opera Theatre fo llowing his cho re ographic debut for the company's production of The Sound of Music. On Broadway, Mr. Calvert was the associate director of Peter Pa n , starring Sandy Duncan, in addition to collaborating on the productions of King of Hearts, Perfectly Frank, and the Stephen Sondheim musical , Merrily We Roll Along. His regional cred its include Josep h and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, They're Playing Our Song and Annie. On film , Mr. Calvert choreog raphed a sequence for Apocalypse Now and danced opposite Liza Minnelli in New York , New York. He has worked on productions at the New York City Opera and for the Houston Grand Opera in addition to television credits with Bette Midler, Cheryl Ladd and Ben Vereen and teaching Mikhail Bar yshnikov how to tap dance for Baryshnikov On Broadway

received critical acclaim as Marenka in The Bartered Bride with the Piedmont and Augusta opera companies. She has sung a variety of roles , including El vira in L'ltaliana in Algeri with the Lyric Opera of Kan sas City, and Musetta in La Boheme for the Opera Company of Boston under the direction of Sarah Caldwell. She wi ll repeat Musetta with the Augusta Opera for a television broadcast throughout the Southeastern United States. Miss Capone has also appeared at the Spoleto Festi va l as Eleanora in the American premiere of Donizetti 's II Furioso al'/sola di San Domingo, as well as with the operas of Dallas, Syracuse and Miami

GLORIA CAPONE

Countess Charlotte Malcolm in A Little Night Music

Soprano Gloria Capone, a frequent perfo rmer with numerous regional opera companies , makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut in A Little Vight Music Miss Capone recently sang the part of Rosina in The Barber of Seville with the Annapolis Opera Company, and

JOHN CHEEK

Mephistopheles in Faust

Bass-baritone John Cheek

returns to the Michigan Opera Theatre stage following his debut with the company in the 1976 production of The Barber of Seville. Mr Cheek currently appears with most major symphony orchestras in the United States and is considered one of the outstanding young American singers before the public today. Since his 1977 debut with the Metropolitan Opera , Mr. Cheek has appeared annually with the company and most recently in the Met's productions of La Gioconda and II Trovatore. In addition to the Metropolitan Opera , Mr. Cheek recently appeared with the New York Philharmonic, the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Dallas and Houston , and , his debut with the Paris Opera in Luisa Miller. Mr Cheek began his cu rrent season with the Metropolitan's centennial production of Les Troyens followed by future performances of Fidelio and La Boheme during the Met's winter season.

and television and commercial themes including the theme from the famous TV series, The Avengers. Mr. Dankworth has written two musical theatre works entitled Boots With Strawberry Jam and Colette in addition to serving as musical director for Cleo Laine's international concert tours.

VINSON COLE

Faust in Faust

Vinson Cole, a principal singer with the New York City Opera since his 1979 debut in La Boheme, makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the title role of Gounod's Faust. He has appeared in the European opera houses of Cologne, Strasbourg and Lyon in addition to performing major roles with the opera companies of San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, St. Louis and Seattle. Mr. Cole has been a soloist with such major symphony orchestras as Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, Cleveland and Washington, D.C., and the festivals of Tanglewood, Wolf Trap and Cincinnati

LINDSAY W. DAVIS

Costume Designer for A Little Night Music

A graduate of Harvard University, Mr. Davis makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut with this production of A Little Nigh( Ml!1sic. Mr. Davis has recently had a successful debut with the RMio City Music Hall production of Five, Six, Seven , EightDance! in addition to completing costume designs· for Joseph and th6 Amazing Technicolor Dream coat and Christmas Carol, that featured Orson Bean. Mr. Davis has been associate or assistant designer for more than a dozen Broadway shows as well as three operas at the Metrop<lliitan Opera. An instructor at New York University, Mr. Davis ' film credits include Annie and the soon to be released Rodger the Dodger.

JOHN DANKWORTH

Conductor for A Little Night Music

London born John Dankworth, one of Britain's best known purveyors of jazz and music composition, returns to Detroit for his MOT conducting debut in A Little Night Music In 1950, Mr. Dankworth made his professional debut with his Dankworth Seven jazz band at the London Palladium. This group soon evolved into a twenty piece jazz ensemble by 1952 and renamed the Dankworth Big Band as they toured extensively throughout England It was during this time that a young singer named Cleo Laine auditioned for John Dankworth - was hired - and six years later were married to each other. In addition to being a versatile saxophone and clarinet player, Mr Dankworth is a prolific composer of symphonic and chamber literature, musical scores for more than twenty films

the summer festivals of Santa Fe, Spoleto USA , and Wolf Trap. This season takes M r. Dietsch to the United Kingdom for a new production of II Trovatore, the Palm Beach Opera Company and in Madama Butterfly for Connecticut Opera.

1980 for the Paris Opera. Her recent engagements have included Aida in Toulouse, France, Boheme in Orlando and Dido and Aenas for the Opera Company of Philadelphia, in addition to concert and recital work in San Antonio, Philadelphia and Lausanne, Switzerland. This season Miss Fernandez will sing Aida in Paris and the Verdi Requiem for the opera companies of Ft. Worth, Lyon and Toulouse.

JAMES DIETSCH

Alfredo in La Traviata

A native of Kansas City, baritone James Dietsch returns to the Michigan Opera Theatre following his successful debut with the company in last season's Lucia di Lammermoor. "Mr. Dietsch has sung over 400 performances with many companies throughout the United States including New York City Opera, San Francisco Opera , Arizona Opera and the Kansas City Lyric in addition to

JENNY DRIVALA

Violetta in La Traviata

Born in Kalamata, Greece, soprano Jenny Drivala makes her United States debut with Michigan Opera Theatre. A graduate of Athens University and Conservatory, Ms. Drivala sang with Germany's Bremen Opera for three years before returning to Athens to sing with Lyriki Skyni , the National Opera of Greece In 1982, she scored two operatic triumphs with Lyriki Skyni's Lucia di Lammermoor and later in La Traviata as directed by Greek film director Michael Cacoyannis. Recently, Ms. Drivala had a major success in the Bari, Italy production of Lucia that catapulted her to immediate international recognition.

MARK D. FLINT

Conductor for La Traviata

Mark D. Flint returns to the Michigan Opera Theatre as Principal Guest Conductor and Director of the Young Artists Apprentice Program. Included in the first edition of Who's Who in American Classical Music, Maestro Flint has conducted the San Francisco Western Opera Theatre and Spring Opera, the Los Angeles Opera and is a veteran of numerous opera productions for the Lake George Opera Festival. Mr. Flint has recently scored two successful debuts with his Barber of Seville for Chicago Opera Theatre and the Rochester Opera in addition to productions for the opera companies of St. Louis, Memphis and Augusta. Recently appointed as a guest faculty member of the Manhattan School of Music, Mr. Flint makes his debut with Ft. Worth's production of The Pearl Fishers followed by Don Giovanni for the Chicago Opera Theatre and Porgy and Bess in Orlando.

WlLHELMENIA FERNANDEZ

Marguerite in Faust

Soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez returns to Michigan Opera Theatre following last season's production of The Marriage of Figaro. 'Miss Fernandez has appeared in previous MOT productions of La Boheme, Don Giovanni and Porgy and Bess. A native of Philadelphia and star of the French new wave thriller, Diva, Miss Fernandez debuted with the New York City Opera in 1982 as Musetta in Boheme, a role she debuted in 1979 and repeated in

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JUDITH FORST

Giovanna Seymour in Anna Bolena

Canadian mezzo soprano Jud ith Forst makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut in Anna Bolena. A frequent singer with the opera companies of North America, Miss Forst has sung seven seasons with the Metropolitan Opera , with the San Francisco, Canadian Opera , Vancouver, New York City and the Miami Opera , where she was acclaimed for her Nicklau sse in the new production of Les Contes D'Hoffmann. Miss Forst scored a critical success for her San Francisco performances of Preziosilla in La Forza Del Destino with Leontyne Price and again for her interpretation of Valencinne in The Merry Widow opposite Joan Suthe rland

FRED JASON HANCOCK PEGGY IMBRIE

Lighting Designer for La Traviata

Mr. Hancock returns to Michigan Opera Theat re having designed last season 's production of Lucia di Lammermoor His other design credits include West Side Story, Veronica's Room , Joe Egg , I Am A Camera and Promises, Promises. This past summer, Mr. Hancock was the resident lighting designer at the Falmouth Playhouse on Cape Cod where he worked with such stars as Jean Stapleton , Richard Kiley, Shelley Winters, Cloris Leachman and Barbara Cook. He has also worked at the Dallas Opera and the Opera Company of Philadelphia Mr. Hancock holds a BFA from Boston University School of Fine Arts and an MFA from New York University School of the Arts.

Production Stage Manager

Peggy Imbrie returns to the Michigan Opera Theatre to beg in her fifth season as production stage manager for the company Prior to her arrival back in Detroit , Miss Imbrie was in Scotland stage managing the Opera Theatre of St. Louis productions of Fennimore and Gerda and The Postman A l ways Ri ngs Twice at the Edinburg Festival. During the 1983-84 season , Mi ss Imbrie will return to Opera/Omaha to stage manage The Tales of Hoffmann and Don Giovanni and her debut with the Ft. Worth Opera's production of Un Ballo In Maschera.

CLEO LAINE

Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music

Cleo La ine, one of the world 's most remarkab le entertai ners , returns to Detroit to make her Michigan Opera Theatre debut in A Little Night Music The only singer ever to be nominated in the categories of popular female, classical and jazz , Miss Laine has atta ined extraordinary success in the fields of opera, drama and musical theatre. A frequent guest soloist with musicianconductor-husband John Dankworth , she has appeared in concert with every major international symphony orchestra including the Detroit Symphony

GERALD GRAHAME

Faust in Faust

Tenor Gerald Grahame, makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the title role of Gounod's Faust A native of Utica , New York , Mr. Grahame has appeared in several New York City Opera productions including I Pagliacci , The Magic Flute, Barber of Seville, The Turk in Italy and Die Fledermaus. Other engagements have included Don Pasquale for the Virginia Opera and Chautauqua Opera Company in addition to productions for the Tri -Cities Opera and Sarah Caldwell'S Opera New England. Last season Mr. Grahame sung with the Kentucky Opera, Chatanooga Opera , the Louisville Bach Society and debuted as Edgardo in Lucia di Lam mermoor for the 1983 Lake George Opera Festival.

BEN HEPPNER

Sir Her vey in Anna Bolena

Canadian tenor Ben Heppner makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut with this production of Anna Bolena A member of the CCjnadian Opera Company Ensemble for the past two years , Mr Heppner will be heard in thi s season 's Canadian Opera productions of Turandot, Carmen , Anna Bolena and touring production of The Merry Widow. A native of British Columbia , Mr. Heppner sang in last season 's Canadian Opera productions of La Fanciulla del West, Elektra , La Belle Helene, Coronation of Poppea and Th e Magic Flute. Mr. Heppner has been heard as a soloist in Vancouver and as a guest artist with the Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montreal.

TIMOTHY F. JOZWICK Set Designer for Faust

A resident of St. Louis , Timothy Jozwick makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut with his set design for this season 's Faust. Mr Jozwick has extensive theatrical design credits for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis including the Amer ican premiere of Howard Benton's Sore Throats, Charley's Aunt, A View From The Bridge, Richard III and A Lesson From The Aloes He has also designed the Opera Theatre of St. Louis ' productions of La Verbena De La Paloma, The Seven Deadly Sins and the premiere of An Actor's Revenge. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Mr Jozwick has completed graphic and film design work for local St. Lou is television news stations.

Miss Laine's theatre credits include such varied productions as Sandy Wilson 's musical Valmouth ; A Time To Laugh with Robert Morley and Ruth Gordon ; the Weil-Brecht opera Seven Deadly Sins which she performed in Detroit's Music Hall; and her great personal triumph of starring in the London production of Showboat in 1971. Born in Southall , Middlesex , England , Miss Laine continues to tour internationally and , in April 1983, returned to Carnegie Hall for a recorded concert marking the 10th anni versary of her first Carneg ie appearance. Her latest album Smilin' Thru , reunited Cleo with her former accompianist Dudley Moore, and earned her another Grammy nomination for "best female jazz performance "

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REBECCA LUKER

Anne in A Little Night Music

Rebecca Luker, a senior at the University of Montevallo in Alabama , first performed the role of .A.nne in the Birmingham , Alabama production of A Little Night Music A native of Birmingham , Alabama , Miss Luker makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut as a member of the Young Artists Apprentice Program The young soprano has been seen many times on the Birmingham stage, including in the role of Luisa in the Fantastics with the Birmingham Actor's Company, and in Birmingham 's Summerfest '81.

ROBERT McFARLAND

Valentin in Faust

Baritone Robert McFarland , a regularly featured singer with the New York City Opera since his debut-there in 1980, makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in Faust. Mr. McFarland has received consistant acclaim for his work with the New York City Opera, including his portrayal of Figaro in The Barber af Seville, Sharpless in Madame Butterfly, and Escamillo in Carmen. A Metropolitan Opera auditions winner, Mr. McFarland has also performed with many of the major regional opera theatres in the United States, including Fort Worth , Syracuse, Indianapoli s and Des Moines

season Mr Morris will appear in the Met's productions of Dan Giavanni and La Baheme, Anna Balena for the Canadian Opera and will return to his home town of Baltimore to sing the role of Wotan for the Baltimore Opera

Opera and West Side Stary for the Pfalztheater in West Germany. Mr. Ostermann has served as assistant lighting designer for award winning Broadway productions such as Children af a Lesser Gad, A Charus Line, and Waman af the Year.

LOTFI MANSOURI

Stage Director for Anna Bolena

General Director for the Canadian Opera Company since 1976, Lotfi Mansouri makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut wjth his staging of Anna Bolena. Born in Iran , Mr. Mansouri has directed more than twenty productions for the Canadian Opera including Wazzeck , Lulu , Narma with Joan Sutherland , Peter Grimes, Elektra and a concert staging of Capriccio. during last season's opening week of the new Roy Thoms on Hall in Toronto. He has directed at the world's leading opera houses including the Metropolitan , the Netherlands Opera , San Francisco, Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York City Opera , Santa Fe and Zurich Mr. Mansouri made his cinematic debut in 1982 when he staged the opera scenes for Lu ciano Pavarotti in Yes , Giargia.

JAMES MORRIS

Enrico VIII in Anna Balena

Metropolitan Opera bass Jame s Morris makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Henry VIII in this season's production of Anna Balena. As one of the most gifted and sought after singers today, Mr. Morris was catapulted to fame in the title role of the Met 's 1975 production of Dan Giavanni, a role that he has subsequent ly performed to crit ical success at home and abroad. Singing with the Metropolitan's seasonal and touring producti6ns , including stops in Detroit, Mr. Morris has appeared in Lucia di Lammermaar, Macbeth , La Farza del Destina, Tales af Haffmann , La Baheme and Narma. Mr. Morris has been featured in the summer festiva ls of Salzburg, Glyndebourne, Wolf Trap and Ravinia in addition to concert work with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony and the National Symphony Orchestra. During the 1983 -84

MICHAEL MYERS

Lord Ri chard Percy in Anna Balena

Tenor Michael Myers debuts with the Michigan Opera Theatre in this season's production of Anna Bolena. During the 1982 -83 season Mr Myers debuted with the New York City Opera in La Baheme, L'lncaranaziane di.Poppea with the Canadian Opera , The Tales of Haffmann for Edmonton and with the Hawaii Opera Theatre's production of Rigaletta. Mr. Myers has appeared for four seasons with the Opera Theatre of SI. Louis where he sang the title role in Berlioz ' Beatrice and Benedict and for the company's production of The Pastman Always Rings Twice at the 1983 Edinburgh Fe stival.

LOUIS OTEY

Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm in A Little Night Music

CURT OSTERMANN

Lig hting Designer for Faust

Curt Ostermann returns to Michigan Opera Theatre for his fourth consecutive season , having designed the productions of Rigaletta, Tasca and The Marriage af Figaro. He mo st recently designed the lighting for The American Dance Machine at the 1983 Italian Spoleto Festival. Other European credits include The Turn af The Screw and II Turco. in Italia for the Netherlands Opera , Where The Wild Things Are for the Brussels National

Loui s Otey returns to the Michigan Opera Theatre after his 1980 debut in Of Mice and Men and his 1981 appearance as Escamillo in Carmen A baritone who has also performed Escamillo with the Houston Grand Opera , Mr. Otey recently starred in Menotti 's staging of The Caunsul with the Chicago Opera Theatre Mr. Otey has appeared as Danillo in The Merry Widaw with the New York City Opera , Sharpless in Madame Butterfly with the Tulsa Opera, as Silvio in Pa gliacci with the Cincinnati and New Orleans operas, and as Malatesta in Dan Pasquale in the 1982-83 season in San Antonio Mr Otey made his European debut in 1982 as the Count in The Marriage af Figaro. in Lyon , France, and returned to perform Dandini in La Cenerentala at the Aix-en-Provence Fe stival of 1983. He will debut at the 1984 Spoleto Festival in Charleston in Menotti 's La Laca , again directed by the composer, and debut in Athens , Greece in the local premiere of Maria Galavin. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre

Metropolitan Opera debu t as Edmundo in Manon Lescaut and later as the sailor in Tristan.

also sung the title role in The Mikado at the 1982 Stratford Festival, a production telecast on CBC, and Jacques in As You Like It for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

RON RAINES

Fredrik Ege rman in A Little Night Music

Tenor Ron Ra i nes returns to the Michigan Opera Theatre after appearing in the company's world premiere of Thomas Pasatieri 's Washington Square and the 1976 p roductio n of The M agic Flute. A nat ive Texan , M r Raines made his New York City Opera debut last fall in Offenbach 's The Duchess of Gerolstein , and most recently sta rred in the Broadway reviva l of Show Boat with Donald O'Connor. Mr. Raines has sung principal roles with the opera companies of Houston , Da ll as, St. Louis and San Francisco, and with the Chautauqua festival , and in numerous productions including Die Fledermaus, The Merry Widow, H M.5. Pinafore, D esert Song, Brigadoon , South Pacific and Kismet

MARILYN RENNAGEL

Lighting Designer "fo r

A Little Night Music

Ma rilyn Rennage l has served as the Staff Li ght i ng Designer for Michigan Opera Theatre for the last five years. This year wi ll mark her first yea r in the same position for Fort Worth Opera. Ms Rennagel also des igns regula rly for Da ll as Opera and Opera Company of Philadelphia. Most recently she designed the lighting for Cat On A Hot Tin Roof for the Mark Taper Forum in Los Ange les and for the National Company of Woman of the Year. Her Broadway productions include Woman of the Year, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, Tennessee Williams' Clothes for a Summer Hotel, Peter Allen - Up In One, Faith Healer, and John Cur ry's Ice Dancing. This yea r Ms Rennagel received the Drama League award for her lighting of the Mark Taper Forum 's production of Metamorphosis.

MARTHA SCHLAMME

Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music

Acclaimed cabaret singer and Broadway actress, Martha Sch lamme makes her Michigan Ope ra Theatre debut in A Little Night Music A native of Aust ria , Miss Schlamme received critica l acclaim for her interpretation of the famous German theatre songs of B recht and Weil l that eventual ly deve loped into a successfu l off-Broadway engagement and international tour of The World Of Kurt Weill In Song. Co ll aborati ng with Alvin Epstein, Miss Schlamme has appeared in the Kurt Weill revues of Whores, Wars and Tin Pan Alley and A Kurt Weill Cabaret that has been perfo rmed on Broadway and across the country. Miss Schlamme has been a resident member of the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven whe re she has pe rformed in several productions including Tartuffe, Spoon River Anthology and The Skin Of Our Teeth in addition to the Stratford-Ontario Festiva l's production of The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and New York City Opera's Three Penny Opera

KIRK REDMANN

A lfredo in La Traviata

Tenor Kirk Redmann makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Alf redo in La Traviata. At the age of twenty one, Mr. Redmann has become the youngest member of the Metropolitan Opera's Young Artist Development Program. He joined them last season at the request of Met Maestro Thomas Fu lton who has worked with Mr. Redmann in The Saint of Bleecker Street at Tulane University in New Orleans. A native of that city, Mr Redmann sang the role of Rudolfo in the New Orleans Opera production of La Boheme in 1982 and recently appea red there as Ruggiero in La Rondine. This season , Mr. Redmann wi ll make his

GIDON SAKS

Lord Rochefort in Anna Bolena

Israeli born bass Gidon Saks, makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in this production of Anna Bolena. A graduate of the Royal Northern Co ll ege of Music in Manchester, England , and at the University of Toronto's opera school , Mr Saks made his Canadian Opera debut in 1982 portray i ng a Man i n Armou r in The Magic Flute, followed by Jake Wallace in La Fanciulla del West, Philocomos in La Belle Helene and the Littore in The Coronation of Poppea. He has

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KATHLEEN SEGAR

Siebel in Faust

Smeton in Anna Bolena

Mezzo soprano Kathleen Segar last appeared with the Michigan Opera Theatre as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro in 1982 , a role which followed A lisa in Lucia Di Lamm e rmoor, J adwiga i n the American p remiere of The Haunted Castle , and Anoush's Mother in the Western premiere of Anoush She recently portrayed Baba in Menotti 's The Medium with the J ackson Symphony Summer Opera. A winne r of the 1982 Metropolitan Ope ra National Council Auditions , Miss Segar has pe rfo rmed with the Detro it Symp ho ny Orc hest ra, the Dearborn Symphony and wi ll perform solo recita ls at the Detroit Institute of Arts a nd with Pro Musica in Grosse Pointe.

RICO SERBO

Alfredo in La Traviata

Tenor Rico Serbo has recent ly returned from a th ree month tour of Northern Europe singing Rodolfo in La Boheme and Pi nkerton in Madama Butterfly A veteran of th ree past productions with the Michigan Opera Theat re, Mr. Se rbo has sung with the New York City Ope ra , the Canadian Ope ra, Sa n Diego Ope ra, Pi ttsbu rg h Opera, Houston Grand Opera , Vancouve r Opera and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. In addition to his operat ic ro les, M r Serbo has been featu red with the San Diego Ve rd i Festival, the Detroit Symphony, and the orchestras of Denver, Phoenix , Tucson a nd the Rhein ische Symphony of Koblenz. This seaso n will take Mr. Serbo to Amsterdam , Ireland , Miami Opera and the Arizona Opera

MELANIE SONNENBERG

Petra in A Little Night Music

Mezzo -soprano Melanie Sonnenberg makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the company 's production of A Little Night Music. A prize winner in the regional Metropolitan Opera Auditions and Grand Finali st in the San Francisco Opera Auditions , Miss Sonnenberg has received critica l acclaim for her portrayal of Isabella in L'ltaliana in Algeri, Rosina in Le Barbier de Seville and the title role in La Cenerentola Included in her dive rse repertory are the roles of Nicklausse, Carmen , Siebel , Or lofsky and Jane Seymou r for company productions in Philadelphia , Louisville, San Di ego, Louisiana and for the Lake , George Opera Festival. A native of Minneapolis, Miss Son nenb e rg has num erous musical th eat re and symphony concert credits and recently sang the title role in Ma rgot La Rouge for the Opera Theatre of St. Louis.

to the Metropolitan to great success when she performed one of her most famous roles , L ucia di Lammermoor, in addition to numerous acco lades for her legendary interpretation of Normi! at the San Francisco Opera and again in San Diego fo r her fir st Adriana Lecouvreur Knighted as a Dame Commander of the Royal British Empire , Miss Suther land is a frequent perfomer with the wor ld ' s leading opera companies including Covent Garden , La Scala , the Australian Ope ra and as an international concert performer in every major city

French di recto r J ean Louis Barrault for seve ral seasons. Mr. Uzan ' s opera credits include productions in L yon , Marseille , Ai x- en -Provence , Boston Opera , Montreal and the L ake George Fe stival. Thi s season finds Mr U zan directing Macbeth for Connecticut Grand Opera , Pearl Fishers for both Ft. Worth and Or lando Opera , Faust for the companies of Dayton, Sy racuse and In dianapoli s.

II Trovatore wi th Martina Arroyo , Rigoletto and Tosca for Michigan Opera Theatre. Pr ior to hi s 1983 appo intment as Music Director for the Greater Miami Opera , Mr Waters was musical assistant to Maestro Kurt Herbert Adler of the San Francisco Opera and made hi s professiona l conducting debut with the Utah Opera in 1979. He has worked with the Sa n Francisco Spring Opera , the Memphis Opera Th ea tre and was recently appointed Mu sic Director for the first San An t onio Festival. This season Mr. Waters wi ll conduct Lucia di Lammermoor, Salome, L 'Amore Dei Tre Re and La Gioconda for the Miami Opera in addition to Rigoletto with Orlando Opera

CHARLES TIGHE

Henrik in A Little N ight Music

Char les Ti ghe, a member of the Young Artists App renti ce Pro g ram, makes hi s Michigan Opera Theatre debut in A Little Night Music A tenor from Farmington Hill s, Michigan , Mr. Tighe received his Masters degree from the Uni ve rsity of Co lorado in voice performance in Jun e, 1983, whe re he performed as Bas ilio in The Marriage of Figaro and Bastien in Bastien and Bastienne Mr. Tighe participated in the Aspen Summer Program in 1983, and has been coached by John Hum phrey of the Ea stman Schoo l of Music and by Renato Capecchi

JOAN SUTHERLAND

Anna Bolena in Anna Bolena

Austral ian soprano Dame J oan Sutherland returns to Detroit afte r an absence of ten yea rs, to make her Michigan Opera Theatre debut in her fi rst Uni ted States performance of Anna

Bolena Miss Sutherland joi ns her celebrated husband Maestro Richard Bonynge for this season ' s Met ropol it an Opera production of Donizetti ' s La Fille du Regiment , Anna Bolena for the Canadian Opera Company and with the San Diego Opera 's Verdi Festival production of I Masnadieri During the 1982-83 season Miss Sutherland returned

BERNARD UZAN

Stage Director for La Traviata and Faust

French born stage director Bernard U zan makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut directing both La Traviata and Faust Mr U zan began his ca reer as both actor and stage director and has ass isted noted

BENITA VALENTE

Violetta in La Traviata

Metropolitan Opera lyric soprano Benita Va lente makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut in La Traviata A native of California , she was a pupil of the legendary L otte Lehmann prior to her 1962 ope ratic debut in Germany Benita Va lente is internationally reknown as a lieder singer , orchestra l solo ist and operatic sta r , and is a frequent performer with the symphony orchestras of New York , Chicago , Boston, Philadelphia , Detroit and San Francisco Since her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1973 , Miss Valente has sung with several opera companies including Cincinnati , Pittsburgh, Washington , D C , with the Metropolitan Ope ra ' s 1982 spring tour of Rigoletto , and last season ' s Idomeneo. A so loi st with the Tanglewood and Mostly Mo zart Festivals , Miss Valente return s to the Metropolitan this season for a new production of Handel ' s Rinaldo in both New York and for the annua l spring tour

MICHAEL WHITFIELD

Lighting Designe r for Anna Bolena

Canad ian lighting de signer Michael Whitfield , makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut with this production of Anna Bolena His numerous lighting design credits for th e Canadian Opera Company include Elektra , La Belle Hellene, Madama Butterfly and Carmen. Mr. Whi tfield has been resident lighting designe r at the St ratford Festival for eight seasons, designing more than forty different productions During the 1983 season, Mr Whitfield c reated lighting for Macbeth , Tartuffe, The Gondoliers and The Mikado. Currently on the faculty of Toronto's York University, Mr Whitfield 's wo rk has also been seen in product ion s for the Nation al Arts Cent re of Ottawa , and the Banff Cen tre.

We regret that we were un ab le to print all artists profiles due to publication deadline.

WILLIE ANTHONY WAfERS

Conductor for Faust

Miami native , Willie Anthony Waters has p rev ious ly conducted

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Michigan Opera Theatre's Young Artists Apprentice Program , currently in its fifth season, is a nationally recognized training program for young opera singers, coaches , technicians and administrators. The eight to twelveweek program , held annually during the company 's main stage season, ' receives applications from all corners of the country and auditions each spring in New York and Detroit.

The apprentice program for singers involves a variety of performing opportunities within the main season productions , as well as a class schedule inc luding acting, mo veme nt , make-up, diction, individual coaching and

ARTISTS, FALL 1983

Roberta Brickman

Chicago, Illinois

Mezzo Soprano

Claritha Buggs

Detroit , Michigan

Mezzo Soprano

Br ian Lee Davis

Toledo, Ohio

Bas s/ Baritone

Shirley Willis Jaron

Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Soprano

Rebecca Luker

Montevalla, Alabama

Soprano

George Pendill

Chicago, Illinois

Baritone

Marion Pratnicki

Holbrook , New York

Mezzo Soprano

Ronald Smith

Washington, D.C.

Tenor

YOUNG ARTISTS APPRENTICE PROGRAM

master classes with nationally and internationally known conductors, directors and singers. Production apprentices, working in the areas of stage direction , production/music administration, technical theater,stage management , music (coach l accompanists) , wigs/make-up and costuming , are able to gain practical experience in a professional situation by working directly with the company 's production staff. In addition, the "immersion in opera" felt by an apprentice during the company's producing season coupled with an opportunity to interact with established professionals in the field is generally regarded as one of the most valuable aspects of the program.

Sally Stevens Wau sau, Wisconsin Soprano

Charles Tighe Farmington Hills , Michigan Tenor

Tony Vellenti Bloomington , Indiana Tenor

Roy Wilbur Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Tenor

Patricia Ansuini

Grosse Point e Park , Michigan

Production Administration

Diana Dwosh

New York , New York

Product ion/M usic Admi nistration

T. Kevin Fisher

Milford , Michigan Technical

Michigan Opera Theatre has been committed to the development of young talent since its inception and has been particularly proud of those artists who have gone on to establish careers in the field. The Young Artists Apprentice program and its ongoing relationships with the Detroit Grand Opera Association and Ohio's Bowling Green State University strengthens this commitment each season by providing a vehicle for these developing artists.

Candidates who are interested in this program should contact the Michigan Opera Theatre production office for current application and program information

Karin HartmannBirmingham, Michigan

Stage Management

James Jelasic

Dearborn , Michigan

Coach /Acc om panist

Brooks King

Lake Oswego , Oregon

Make-up/Wigs

Lynette Love

Detroit , Michigan

Costuming

Michael Meyer

Big Rapids , Michigan Technical

Brad Russell

Boulder, Colorado

Stage Management

Anne Scanlon

Monterey, California

Costuming

Claudia Zahn

New York , New York

Stage Direction

FUNDING FOR THE YOUNG ARTISTS APPRENTICE PROGRAM

THE MARTHA BAIRD ROCKEFELLER FUND FOR MUSIC, INC.

DETROIT GRAND OPERA ASSOCIATION FRANCIS ROBINSON PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT AWARD (awarded to Claritha Buggs, mezzo-soprano)

ROSE COOPER MEMORIAL APPRENTICE AWARD (awarded to Shirley Willis Jaron , lyric soprano)

Gifts to the ROSE COOPER MEMORIAL APPRENTICE AWARD have been received from:

Rose and Abraham Cooper Scholarship Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cooper

Dr. and Mrs. David DiChiera

Mr. and Mrs Maxwell Jospey

Kathleen Straus

JACOBSON'S AWARD

Michigan Opera Theatre gratefully acknowledges Jacobson 's for their support of the Young Artists Apprentices in the production areas of costuming and wigs/make-up through the sponsorship of the La Traviata opening night afterglow.

The program is also supported through grants from the MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

CLARITHA BUGGS

Mezzo soprano Claritha Buggs is the recipient of the 1982 Metropolitan OperalDGOA Francis Robinson Professional Engagement Award. A voice student of Marilyn Krimm, Miss Buggs has performed with the symphony orchestras of Jackson and Plymouth in addition to the University of Mich igan Arts Chorale and School of Music Choir, and Detroit 's Tuesday Musicale.

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continued from page, 45 of knighthood, thus becoming Dame Commander of the British Empire Richard Bonynge was honored during the Silver Jubilee Celebration, becoming a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Although a considerable part of every year is spent in their native Australia, where Mr. Bonynge has been music director of the Australian Opera since 1976, the Bonynges also appear regularly at Covent Garden and other major opera houses and concert halls around the world

The Philadelphia Traviata was 'Joan Sutherland 's first in America and was a great success for both Mr and Mrs Bonynge. ·Said the Philadelphia Inquirer, "The advantages of teamwork were apparent in every measure. Joan Sutherland's husband and coach, Richard Bonynge, was in firm control of both singers and orchestra on the podium."

The rich harvest of Sutherland/ Bonynge recordings grows yearly The couple have recorded an enormous repertoire of complete operas on the London labelworks by Handel, Mozart, Rossini , Bellini, Donizetti, Meyerbeer, Gounod , Massenet , Offenbach , Delibes , Verdi , Puccini and Leoni , Handel's Messiah, and dozens of albums of operatic excerpts and song collections .

Whenever Joan Sutherland performs , her husband is at her side, supporting with baton or piano the superlative music-making that led critic Stephen E Rubin to say in Stereo Review: "Theirs is one of the greatest meetings of musical talents in current history."

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announces

METROPOLITAN OPERA WEEK 1984

May 28 - June 2 at Masonic Auditorium

A Gala Centennial Season

Featuring a Host of Internationally Acclaimed Artists

The Complete 1984 Schedule

May 28 PETER GRIMES - Dav id Atherton ; johanna Meier, Geraldine Decker, jon Vickers , jerome Hines

May 29 'fRANCESCA DA RIMINI - james Levine ; Renata Scotto, Pla c ido Domingo

May 30 'ERNANI - Thomas Fulton ; Leona Mitchell , Ermanno Mauro ,

May 31 DIE WALKURE

June 1 THE ABDUCTION

Sherrill Milnes

- james Levine; Eszter Kovacs , johanna Meier, Mignon Dunn , jon Vickers , Simon Estes FROM THE SERAGLIO - james Levine; Gail Robinson , judith Blegen, David Rendall , Ara Berberian

June 2 TOSCA (matinee)

June 2 'RINALDO , New Production

- james Levine; Renata Scotto, Ermanno Mauro, Cornell MacNeil

- Mario Bernardi ; Marilyn Horne , Edda Mose r, Benita Valente , Dano Raffanti , Samue l Ramey

Mezzo-Soprano MARILYN HORNE

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OVERTURE TO OPERA

Since 1974, Michigan Opera T variety of year-round entertainment The Education Department would Theatre's Res idence Program has E and educational programs at like to express special appreciation brought fully staged opera/theatre C nominal fees. The company is to the following contributors whose productions to communities a comprised of local performers who generous donations help to keep throughout Michigan and sl are committed to sharing and ex- our touring company alive: neighboring states. VI panding the arts experience, Richard R. Albert

Overture to Opera presents a

The touring program provides one T bringing the magic of musical Dr. & Mrs. Walter Ambinder week of operatic and cultural ac- A theatre to groups in the Dr & Mrs. A.S. Antonakes tivities for areas that would not 'Iv metropolitan Detroit area. PerforMr & Mrs. George Berkaw otherwise be exposed to the art p mance locations include schools, shopping malls , private homes , Andrew H. Berry, 0.0 form. These programs are designed c senior citizens facilities, churches Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Bright specifically to involve the total til and community centers. Loren A. Deer community from universities and C Ms. Barbara Deloge schools to civic o rgan izatio ns and P

The Overture to Opera repertoire Mrs. ' Virginia F. Dickson senior citizen facilities. "I includes One Act Operas - fully Mr. & Mrs. David K Easlick

A typical Michigan Opera-in- S staged and costumed mini- Mr & Mrs. Richard L. Greer Residence stay involves one week T; productions which provide a Mrs. Harold D. Gumpper of lecture-demonstrations , one-act CI glimpse into the light-hearted Dr. & Mrs. Joel I. Hamburger performances , master classes and rv world of musical theatre With the Frederick G L. Huetwell vocal recitals culminating in the " I comedic touch of outer space Katherine L Huighouse production of a full length opera. FI elves and soap opera spoofs, John Kalam

Members of the community par- SI these programs are designed to Charles P Klingensmith ticipate in the preparation and ex- entertain all from 8 to 80. Dr. Richard L. Lamont ecution of the week's-end produc- VIi Educationa l Programs are a strong Dr. Irene S Lazarchuk tion by becoming chorus and or- SI part of the Overture to Opera pro-

Catherine A. Leamon chestra members, and by pro- SE ductions, using entertaining ex- Mrs. Leonard T Lewis viding publicity and technical Ie amples from musical theatre and Lawrence G. Lilliston assistance to our own professional ta opera to depict how music and Mr. & Mrs. John C. Long staff. pi the arts can shape and enrich our Faith A. MacLennan di lives, our culture and our heritage.

Catherine Magas

Bella Malinoff M add a touch of class to old and Maryanne Mott

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Fannie Rogers AI

Clare C. Schneider

Lillian R. Scrimgeour

missioned to create a number of Barbara T Tait GI programs beyond their usual Dr & Mrs. Vollard J. Von Berg Pr repertoire Snoopy Visits Northland Mr & Mrs. TM. Willis ci1 was a Christmas treat created Mrs. Minoru Yamasaki pc especially for Northland Shopping cr Center. The Dearborn Community Arts Council commissioned Fe VIENNA - CITY OF SONG for

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The Education Department also

Er coordinated and directed entertain- 01 ment for a specia l legis lative reception in Lansing hosted by the Michigan Arts Forum.

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Ta p es for the Bli nd is a coopera tive effo rt be t ween Mi c hi ga n Op e ra Th ea tr e and " Read in gs fo r the Bl in d ," W DTRFM , a nd Birm ingha m Pub lic Schoo l Medi a Ce nter.

Workshops

Spec ial wo r kshops a re offe red for se nior c it ize ns, p h ysica ll y d isabled, lea rnin g d isa bl ed , dea f a nd me nta ll y retarded pe rso ns, and fo r p rofessio nals wo r ki ng wit h t he disa b led.

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A rts co-o rdin ator fo r the National Fede ratio n of t he Blind .

Grandparents Day

Pr og ram s a re p r ese nted in senior citize ns ' fac iliti es so t hat g ra ndpa re nt s can in vite the ir g ra ndc hildr en or gre at g ra nd c hil d re n.

For the Deaf

Signed pe rfo rm ances of FA UST hav e b ee n mad e ava ila b le t hr o ugh a g rant from th e N at io nal Endow m en t for t he A rt s and OPER A Ame ri ca

A n ex tens ive se ri es of cu rri c ulum p rog ram s w h ich ca n be ta ilore d t o a variet y of specif ic needs are offered th roug ho ut the year In add iti o n to wo r ks hops in tec hni ca l theatre and perfor m ing arts , t he program incl udes :

Improvisation Workshops

Wo r kshop p a rt ic ipan t s exp lore creati v it y us ing im pro v isat ion in so un d , movemen t , la ng uage a nd d esign. Deve lo p ed by Ka re n DiCh iera , t his o riginal w orks ho p has been p rese nted extens ive ly loca ll y and thr o ug ho ut t he co un try.

Careers in the Arts

A n ac ademic course offe red to h igh schoo l st udents t h rough t he Det ro it Pu b li c Sc hoo ls ' radi o station W DTR -FM

Black Studies Program

Feat urin g O ve rtu re t o O pe ra ' s " M us ic Tell s It Li ke It Is," th is p rogr am is b ased o n re se ar c h b y Dr. Mi c hae l Gor d on on th e aff ect of hi sto ri cal b la ck m usic o n op er a and ot her mu sica l fo rms of to d ay

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Mi c hi gan O p er a Theatr e ' s d ocents ar e t raine d vo lunt ee rs who p rovide lectur es fo r cl asses a nd g roup s o n all face t s of o pe ra.

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STEPHEN SONDHEIM

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of the lyrics are what Sondheim calls "inner monologue songs ," in which characters sing their deepest thoughts - but not to each other. Madame Armfeldt explains the rules of the game: "Solitaire is the only thing in life that demands rigorous honesty." The classical masque combined poetic drama , mL\sic, dance, elaborate costuming , and an appeal to gather rosebuds and live for the moment all in a series of splendid tableaux. A Little Night Music revitalizes that form. The masque's rapid changes of scene structure Sondheim 's portrayal of confused people ex periencing ambi valent feelings. Masque performers generally ended their festivities by ex posing the faces behind their disguises ; Desiree's look into the mirror and into her past with "Send In the Clowns " is just such a moment of selfre velation.

Brendan Gill called Night Music "a fair y tale for adults , bathed in a continual , mild , erotic glow." In 1973 the play won si x Tonys and the New York Drama Critics Award for the year 's best musical. It is an important triumph for Stephen Sondheim and for musical drama w hich has been the most signifi- ' cant American contribution to the theatre arts of the world

ROSE COOPER MEMORIAL APPRENTICE AWARD

A pioneer in the musical development of Detroit , Mrs . Rose Cooper served as a member of Overture to Opera Committee and as a Trustee of the Michigan Opera Theatre for twenty years . During this time , she worked very closely with David DiChiera in promoting the growth of the Detroit-based opera company. Mrs. Cooper 's love for opera and singing led her to serve on the Metropolitan Opera / DGOA auditions jury for fifteen years in its annual selection of Detroit area artists Mrs. Cooper studied voice with Harriet Ingersoll and European singer Eleanor Peacock , and was a piano student of both Harriet Ingersoll and Dr. Calvin Cady, head of the Barnard College Music Department.

In loving tribute to Rose Cooper 's devotion and encouragement of developing artists, her family and friends have established the Rose Cooper Memorial Apprentice Award . This year 's gift will support the participation of Michigan Opera Theatre apprer'ltice , Shirley Willis Jaron , a lyric colortaura soprano

Contributions toward this award include:

Dr. & Mrs. E. Bryce Alpern

Mr & Mrs. Paul Broder

Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Cooper

Mr & Mrs. Peter Cooper

Dr & Mrs David DiChiera

Mr. & Mrs Ma x well Jospey

MARGARET DIAMOND COSTUME ENDOWMENT

Margaret Diamond 's love of the arts and of all things beautiful was carried out in many ways , but was particularly reflected in her knowledge and accomplishments in the world of fashion and design It was especially fitting that a yearly gift in her memory, from her husband James Diamond , was designated to support a Michigan Opera Theatre project in costume design

Last year marked the inauguration of this gift and supported the participation of Marta Sawka as Costume Designer and coordinator for the American premiere of The Haunted Castle This year 's recipient is Mr. Lindsay W. Davis for his costume design and coordination ofSrephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music .

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International Presentations of the University Musical Society

The University of Michigan Ann Arbor 1983-1984 Season

International Presentations 1983-84 Season

Ballet Nacional Espanol Wed ., Sept. 28

Isaac Stem, Violinist Sat., Oct. 1

Western Opera Theatre, Pucinni 's "Madama Butterfly" Fri -Sat., Oct. 7-8

Musica Antiqua Koln ....... ... .' .... Thes., Oct. 11

James Tocco, Pianist Wed., Oct. 19

Beaux Arts Trio .. . . ...... . . .... . .. Sun ., Oct. 23

Caracas New World Ballet Wed , Oct. 26

English Chamber Orchestra

Gidon Kremer, Violinist Thurs. , Oct. 27

The Kozlovs ... .. . .. .. ... ......... Sat. , Oct. 29

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Gaechinger Kantorei of Stuttgart and soloists;

Helmut Rilling, Conductor Thes , Nov 1

Soviet Emigre Orchestra ............ . Wed ., Nov. 2

New World String Quartet Sun. , Nov. 6

Warsaw Philharmonic

Misha Dichter, Pianist . .. ........ Thurs., Nov. 10

Mstislav Rostropovich , Cellist . . . . ... . Wed ., Nov. 16

Hermann Baumann, French Hom Fri., Nov. 18

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra ...... . Sun., Nov. 20

Handel's "Messiah" Fri.-Sun , Dec 2-4

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" Fri.-Sun , Dec. 16-18

Single Tickets trom $8-$18 All performances on the central campus of the University of Michigan. with complete information available upon request. Contact University Musical Society, Burton Tower, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Weekdays 9-4:30; Saturday 9-12. Phone (313) 665-3717. Single concert tickets available after Labor Day.

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Richard Stoltzman, Clarinet and William Douglas, PianistlBassoon ..... . .... . ..... Thurs., Jan . 12

Cecile Licad, Pianist .. ..... .......... Sat., Jan 14

Welsh National Opera Chorus Mon ., Jan 16

Paul Taylor Dance Company ... . Fri.-Sun., Jan. 27-29

Leontyne Price, Soprano Sat. , Feb 4

Vienna Philharmonic

Leonard Bernstein, Conductor Wed., Feb 15

Vienna Philharmonic

Leonard Bernstein, Conductor Thurs , Feb. 16

Takacs Quartet . .... . ........ .....

Thes., Feb. 28

Peter Zazofsky, Violinist Sun., Mar. 4

Oakland Ballet .... . ... .. .. . . Mon .-Wed., Mar. 5-7

Orchestra National de France

Lorin Maazel, Conductor . . ... . .... Thurs. , Mar. 8

Jury's Irish Cabaret Fri. , Mar 16

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ... .. . . Sun. , Mar. 25

Hungarian Folk Ensemble Wed ., Mar 28

Northwood Orchestra

Don Jaeger, Conductor Thurs., Mar 29

The Canadian Brass ....... . . . ..... . Fri., Mar. 30

Yo-Yo Ma, Cellist Wed., April 4

Orpheus Ensemble .. . . .. ....... . '... Fri., April 13

May Festival

Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandyl

Aldo Ceccato Wed.-Sat. 25-28

Th e Paul Taylor Dance Company

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THE MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE GUILD

OFFICERS - BOARD OF DIRECTORS MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE GUILD

Officers

Norman Smith President (7/ 1/84)

Betty Gerisch

2nd Vice President Social

Karen DiChiera

3rd Vice President Educational

Tom Schellenberg Treasurer

Directors & Staff

Richard Starkweather Budget Director (1)

Roberta Starkweather

Nominating & Director at Large (1)

William K. Springett Special Projects Director (1)

Irene Gordon Staff - Boutique & Lobby Sales

Dale Austin Staff - Supernumeraries

Sharon Gioia

Special Events Director (1)

Roland Aragona Staff

Pat Gemma Staff

William Martin Communications Director (2)

Carol Chadwick Staff "Score " Quarterly

Jim Serra Staff Publicity

Alice Johnston

Annual Social Events Director (3)

Vicky Kulis

Volunteer Director - Coordinator (1)

Cindi Geisert Staff - Ushers

MESSAGE FROM THE GUILD

It has been said that opera is the ultimate theatrical experience because it encompasses all the elements we can experience on one stage: singing , of course, but also orchestral music, drama , dance, and the v isual display of costumes, sets and lighting. The achievement of this multiplicity requires great numbers of people, in front of and behind the scenes. Not the least of this is the support of opera lovers who volunteer their time and talent. In the case of the Michigan Opera Theatre , it is the Michigan Opera Theatre Guild. The MOTG came into official existence i n 1977 w hen it was accepted into Opera Guilds International. Ten years earlier, supporters of music and community leaders started working to establish Michigan's own opera company which became in 1973

The Michigan Opera Theatre These people, many from the Detroit Grand Opera Association , with the inspiration and guidance of Karen DiChiera , helped either as indi v iduals or as members of informal committees, selling tickets , raising funds , and generally introducing people to opera through private cocktail parties or public educational programs. As Michigan Opera Theatre grew, however, so did the need for a more formal support organization. Thus, in 1976 the Michigan Opera

Michigan Opera Theatre Guild

Board of Directors are, front row left to right: James Serra, Irene Gordon, Bill Martin, Alice Johnston and Carol Chadwick; back row: Roland Aragona, Norman Smith, Richard Starkweather, Cindy Geisert and Thomas Schellenberg

Theatre Guild was born and Mrs. Richard Starkweather was appointed the first president.

According to the current President , Norm Smith , the purpose of the Guild is to function as "a support/servic e area of The Michigan Opera Theatre which, as you know, is a non-profit organization MOT's most pressing need is financial support and all individual monetary contributions are deeply appreciated. Guild members also offset costs by serving on fund raising committees or donating their time to work at the MOT Boutique, on the Hospitality Committee, in the Education Department, doing clerical work at the MOT office or doing Guild projects at home, servi'ng as volunteer ushers , or contributing to the Score.

The purchase of a season ticket to the Michigan Opera Theatre automatically includes membership in the MOTG, so at present, there are over 2 ,000 Guild members,

though not all are active. Individual ticket buyers and others can become members of the MOTG by paying $15 for individual or $25 for family memberships and by contacting Vickie Kulis at po. Box 839 , Birmingham , Michigan 48012. All Guild members receive quarterly issues of the MOTG Score as well as invitations to the Afterglows and other benefits.

There 's a welcome place in the Guild for everyone. Contrary to popular misconception , active Guild members are not plump matrons with silly hats nor are they vermilion lipped suburban princesses . Men and women of all ages and stations in life serve in a number of ways. There is the Opera Boutique at the Ren Cen and Boutique Booth in the Music Hall lobby, managed by Irene Gordon , where a wide range of opera related items such as records , posters, and gifts are sold . Sharon Gioia heads the Hospitality Committee which hosts performers, musicians , and technicians who come to Detroit to perform various roles in MOT productions. Guild members are also needed to help Karen DiChiera with MOT's Education Department and offices. Cindi Geisert heads a group of volunteer ushers who augment the Musical Hall staff for

Main Stage productions of MOT People are needed to assist Roberta Starkweather with fund raisers like the MOTG raffles, garage sales , auctions and benefit p arties. Carol S. Chadwick welcomes articles, letters to the editor and business card advertising in the MOTG Score

Clearly there is a need for a myriad of talented people in these numerous departments and committees in small and large ways.

Above all , MOTG needs people with energy and brains to plan, organize and administrate existing and future projects. As The Michigan Opera Theatre grows , the support of the MOTG becomes increasingly more important and necessary and so does the importance of leadership. If you are interested in serving, please fill out the Guild questionnaire in this program book or pick one .up at the Boutique counter in the lobby You will be contacted and soon have the satisfaction of knowing that you have a part in bringing this most significant theatrical experience into the hearts and minds of the community

Carol S. Chadwick Editor, MOTG Score

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre

Congratulations to Mrs. William E. Johnston, 1983 winner of the MOTG's annual award for outstanding volunteer service. Mrs. Johnston has long been recognized as one of Detroit's cultural and philanthropic leaders Her contributions to MOT have long been appreciated and have now, with this award, been officially recognized.

Intern Party hosted by Hospitality Committee

ALICE JOHNSTON WINS FIGARO AWARD

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OPERA America wa s begun in 1970 by 17 charter member opera companies and thirteen years later counts fifty-eight Member Companies and twenty-nine Correspondent Companies in its membership, including seventyseven in the United States , eight in Canada , one in Puerto Rico and one in Venezuela. The organization has become a vital center for this international network of producing companies.

OPERA IN AMERICA: STATE OF THE ART PROMPTS MEETING

The Detroit Conference

August 26, 27 and 28, 1983

Thirty-three leaders from the world of professional opera and musical theatre gathered in Detroit during late August for a special three-day meeting , organized by OPERA America for the purpose of developing a signficant program for the promotion and production of American opera and musical theatre works. Funded by grants from the Rockefeller Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts , the meeting was hosted by Michigan Opera Theatre.

In announcing the meeting, Dr. David DiChiera , president of OPERA America and General Director of Michigan Opera Theatre, stated that: "In this century, opera has usually looked to the past for its repertoire. Undeniably the masterpieces of the eighteenth , nineteenth and twentieth centuries are greatly loved by the opera-going public, but for the vitality of the art form to continue, we cannot limit ourselves to these great historical works. It is urgent that we look to the future and lay a foundation for developing and performing new works that will become tomorrow 's traditions. "

OPERA America

OPERA America Board of Directors

David DiChiera

President

General Director

Michigan Opera Theatre

Michael Bronson

Vice President

Media Department Director

Metropolitan Opera

Ardis Krainik

Vice President

General Manager

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lotfi Mansouri

Vice President

General Director

Canadian Opera Company

Robert Herman

Treasurer

General Manager

Greater Miami Opera Association

Robert B Driver

Secretary

General/Artisitic Di rector

Opera Theater of Syracusel

Indianapolis Opera

David Bamberger

General Manager

Cleveland Opera

Martin Feinstein

General Director

The Washington Opera

David Gockley

General Director

Houston Grand Opera

Paulette Haupt-Nolan

General Director

Lake George Opera Festival

Plato Karayanis

General Director

Dallas Opera

Terence A. McEwen

General Director

San Fransisco Opera

Edward Purrington

General Director

Tulsa Opera

Glynn Ross

General Director

Seattle Opera

Beverly Sills

General Director

New York City Opera

Martin Kagan

General Director

OPERA America

Albert Innaurato, Playwright

Terrence McEwen, San Francisco Opera

David DiChiera, General Director, Michigan Opera and President, OPERA America

Christopher Keene, Music Director, NYC Opera

Carlisle Floyd, Composer

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CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS

Michigan Opera ' Theatre gratefully acknowledges all gifts received after June 30. Contributions received this date will be published in next year 's program book

Major Benefactors

Ford Motor Company Fund

General Motors Foundation, Inc

Touche Ross & Co.

Benefactors

American Natural Resources Company

Burroughs Corporation

Chrysler Corporation Fund

Deloitte Haskins + Sells

K mart Corporation

Michigan Bell Telephone Company

National Bank of Detroit

Sponsors

Acme Mills Company

The Bendix Corporation

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan

Bundy Foundation

Comerica Incorporated

Detroit Edison

Federal -Mogul Corporation

The General Tire Foundation , Inc.

Handleman Company

The J. L Hudson Company

E.F Hutton & Co., Inc.

IBM Corporation

Lamb Technicon Corporation

Maccabees Mutual Life Insurance Company

Michigan Consolidated Gas Company

Rockwell International Coporation

Ryan Photographic , Inc

The Stroh Brewery Foundation

Superior Coffee Company

J. Walter Thompson Company

Patrons

Acme Cleveland Foundation

Beatrice Foods Co

Borg & Beck Division , Borg-Warner Corporation

Borman 's, Inc

The Budd Company

Champion Spark Plug Company

Copper and Brass Sales, Inc.

Cross & Trecker Foundation

DArcy-MacManus & Masius , Inc.

Douglas & Lomason Company

Dura Corporation

Eaton Corporation

Flint Ink Corporation

Guardian Industries Corp.

Gulf + Western Manufacturing Company

Holley Carburetor Division, Colt Industries

Hoover Universal , Inc

IATSE Local No. 38

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc

LOF Plastics, Inc

Lucas Industries, Inc

Magna International, Inc

Michigan National Corporation

PPG Industries Foundation

The Quaker Chemical Foundation

Sears, Roebuck and Company

The Taubman Company, Inc.

United Technologies Automotive Group

Hiram Walker & Sons , Inc

Jervis B. Webb Company

Young & Rubicam Detroit

Ziebart International Corporation

Donors

Active Tool and Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Allen Industries , Inc (Dayco Corporation)

Arthur Andersen & Co

Anonymous

Business Products, Inc.

Detroit Marine Engineering

Detroit Pure Milk Company

Ernst & Whinney

Ex-Cell-O Corporation

Fabricated Steel Products (Windsor) Limited

Faygo Beverages, Inc.

First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Detroit

Frank 's Nursery & Crafts , Inc

Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Company of America

I-T-C Electric Company

Inmont Corporation •

Johnson & Higgins

Johnson Controls Foundation

Kenwal Products Corporation

Kuhlman Corporation

Kysor Industrial Corporation Foundation

Marposs Gauges Corporation

Jack Martin & Co., PC.

Michelin Tire Corporation

Motorola , Inc

Newsweek Magazine

Nippondenso Sales, Inc.

Parke, Davis & Company

Ross Roy, Inc

Schostak Brothers & Company, Inc.

Sheller-Globe Corporation

Shoppers World Purchasing , Inc.

Simpson Industries Fund

Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates , Inc.

Stolaruk Corporation

Trim Trends, Inc

Triplett Services

Union Carbide Corporation

Visual Services , Inc

Charles W. Warren & Company

Whittaker Steel Strip Division, Whittaker Corporation

The Wyatt Company

Contributors

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Acorn Building Components, Inc

Advance Mortgage Corporation

Atlas Tool, Inc

Automated Marketing Systems , Inc.

The Campbell-Ewald Foundation

City Building Maintenance Co.

City Foods Service Company, Inc.

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Dearborn Fabricating & Engineering Company

Detroit Edge Tool Company

Detroit International Bridge Co.

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The Farm House, Inc.

J N Fauver Company, Inc

Ferro Manufacturing Corporation

Freuhauf Corporation

Great Lakes Printing Company

Hercules Machine Tool & Die Co.

Howell Industries, Inc.

J .G .S. Haulage Corporation

Kaul Glove & Manufacturing Co

League Insurance Companies

Leftergraphics/Detroit, Inc.

Ludington News Company, Inc.

Macauley 's

Manley, Bennett , McDonald & Co.

The Marketing Connection

C H Masland & Sons

McNary Agency, Inc.

MTD Products , Inc.

Michigan Mutual In surance Co.

Miller Pa rking Company

Minkin-Chandler Corporation

CA Muer Corporation

Multifastener Corporation

Th e Olofsson Corporation

Pepsico Foundation , In c.

Port er Street Station

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Pri ce-Westen and Company

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Reaume and Dodd s Management Co.

Harret B. Rotter, PC

Schellenberg & Bu cciero , Pc.

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Sperry-Vickers D ivision of Sperry Corporation

The Stank Company

F.D. Stella Product s Company

TRW Inc.

The Va leron Corporation

Vancraft Manufacturing , Inc

Wayne Care Releasing Services, Inc.

Wertman Interiors

Witulski , Pc.

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Major Benefactors $10,000

Benefactors: $5,000-$9 ,999

Sponsors : $1 ,000-$4,999

Patrons : $500-$999

Donors : $250-$ 499

Contr ibutors $100-$249

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Although space limitation and printing costs prohibit the listing of donations under $25, these gifts continue to be sincerely needed and appreciated.

Contr ibutio ns recei ved after June 30 will be published in next year's program book

Major Benefactors

Mr. & Mrs. J. Addison Bartush

The Stephen J. Bartush Foundat ion

Mr. & Mrs. Rob ert E De wa r

The Ford Foundation

James and Ly nelle Holden Fund

Knight Foundation

McGregor Fund

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundat ion

The Martha Ba ird Rockefeller Fund for Music , Inc

Mr. & Mrs. Lynn A. To wnsend

Katherine Tu ck Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C VanderKloot

The Richard H & El oise Jenks

Webber Charitable Fund, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Sam B Williams

Mr. Theodore 0 Yntema

Benefactors

Or Lourde s V. Andaya

Or & Mrs. Donald C. Austin

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Borden

Mr. & Mrs Charles M. Endicott

Mr. & Mrs. Richa rd 0 Starkweather

Sustainers

Mr. & Mrs. Rob ert A. Allesee

Warren W. Austin

Mr. & Mrs. Mandell L . Berman

Mr. & Mrs. F Ro ss Birkhill

Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Bl och

Judge & Mrs. Avern L. Cohn

Mr & Mrs. Stanley R. Day

Margaret Diamond Costume

De sign Endowment

Or. & Mrs. David DiChiera

Mr. & Mrs Max M Fisher

John & Ell a Imerman Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. H enry Clyde Johnson

Mrs. William E. John ston

Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell I. Kafarski

Mr. & Mrs. Semon E.- Knudsen

Or & Mrs. Richard W. Kulis

David M. & Fri eda G LeVine

Found ation

Mr. & Mrs. John C McCabe

Ruth Mott Fund

OPERA America

J .M. Pincu s Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. John B. Poole

Mr. & Mrs. John Prepolec

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Mr. & Mrs. Fred C. Schneidewind

Mr. & Mrs. Authur R Seder, Jr.

Mr & Mrs. Mark C. Stevens

Th e Emm et and Francis Tracy Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Dudley A. Ward

Warsh-Mott Fund s

David M. Whitney Fund

Mr. & Mrs. R Jamison Williams

Mar y Lou & Mort Z ieve

Sponsors

Or & Mrs. Agustin Arbulu

Mr. & Mrs. James Merriam Barnes

L . Karl Bates

Mr. & Mrs. Pasqual Carnacchi

Jo sephine & Martin Caserio

The Helen L . DeRoy Foundati on Dru silla Farwell Foundat ion

Mr & Mrs. Ed ward P Frohl ich

Mr. & Mrs. Mervyn G Gaskin

Mrs . Aaron H . Gershenson

Mr. & Mrs. Alan L Gornick

Mr. & Mrs. H James Gram

Mr. & Mrs. John C. Griffin

Mr s. Robert Hamady

Mary & Pre ston Happel

Harlan Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Maxwell Jospey

John J & Paula Kim

Mr. & Mrs. William Ku

Mr. & Mrs. Walton A. Le wis

Mr. & Mrs Ra lph J. Mandarino

Mr & Mrs. Fra nk Marra

Mr. & Mrs. L A Marx

Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. Mirabito

Mr. & Mrs. E.C. Mularoni

Mr. & Mrs. David Pollack

John B. Quinlan , Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Frank 0 Stella

, The Trumbull Foundat ion

Mr. & Mrs. George C. Vincent

Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Warner

Watling Foundation , Inc

Mrs. Victor W. Wertz

Stanley & Margaret Winke lma n Foundation

Donors

Or & Mrs. Roger M. Ajluni

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Mr. & Mrs. Gordon E Areen

Or. & Mrs. Rob yn J . Arrington

Mr. & Mrs Donald J. Atwood

Mr. & Mrs. W. Victor Benjamin

Mr. & Mrs . John A. Betti

Mr. & Mrs Donald Bortz

Mrs. J. Lawrence Buell , Jr.

Mrs. Martin L Butzel

Or. & Mrs. Hugh A. Cameron

Peter A. Cartwright

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Colombo

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Mr. & Mrs. Peter Cooper

Mr. & Mrs. Rodkey Craighead

Mr. & Mrs. William D. Dahling

Julia D. Darlow & John Corbett O'Meara

Mr. & Mrs. John W Day

Marjorie A DeVlieg

Mr. 8; Mrs. Frank W Donovan

Lawrence P Doss

W Hawkins Ferr y

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Glance

Mr. & Mrs. F.J . Haddad , Jr.

Samuel Hadous

Mr. & Mrs. E . Jan Hartmann

Dr. & Mrs. J.H. Hertzler

David & Joan H i ll

Colonel & Mrs. Arthur Jefferson

Mrs. Barbara Johnston

Mr. Jefferson L. Jordan

Dr. & Mrs. Charles Kessler

Dr & Mrs. Ned N. Kuehn

Mrs. Sally Butzel Lewis

Dr. & Mrs. Kim K. Lie

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas V LoCicero

Honorable & Mrs. Wade H McCree, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. John McDougall

Dr & Mrs. Henry W Maicki

Daniel & Miriam Medow

Motor City Business Forum

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A Murphy

Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Nine

Robert E. L. Perkins, DDS , MSD

Jack E. Perry

The Meyer and Anna Prentis Family Foundation, Inc.

Warren L. Reinecker

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Riccardo

Dr. Ulrich 0. Ringwald

Mr. & Mrs. Irving Rose

Phyllis & Sheldon Ross

Mr. & Mrs Robert G. Russell

The St. Andrew's Society

Dr Ivan C. Schatten

Mr. & Mrs William J. Schlageter

Mr. & Mrs Alan E. Schwartz

Mr. & Mrs. Donald E Schwendemann

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Slotkin & Selma Hyman

Stephen M. Stackpole

Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Toppin

Mr. & Mrs. C. Theron VanDusen

Mr s. Joseph A Vance

Dr Howard R. Weissman

Mr. & Mrs Richard E. Williams

Justi ce & Mrs. G. Mennan Williams

Mr. & Mrs. CA Wollen z in , Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. W Gary Wood

Mrs. Joseph Zanetti

W Tom ZurSchmiede Foundation

Patrons

Mr. & Mrs. William J Adams

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond P Amelotte

Mr & Mrs Arthur E. Anderson

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Dr. Harold M Arrington

Dr. Robyn J. Arrington, Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. Allan A Ash

Mr. & Mrs. Ben Atlas

Fr. Paren Avedikian

Patricia Ball

Mr. & Mrs. Harry F. Banks

Mr. & Mrs Morton Barak

Millicent A. Baranowski

Ralph B. Barna

Robert A Barnhart

Mrs. Carl 0. Barton

Dr & Mrs. Joseph S. Bassett

Mr. & Mrs. William A Bell II

Mr. & Mrs. George R. Berkaw, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs Solomon Bienenfeld

Linda & Maurice S. Binkow

Dr. Shirley Dobie & Dr. Victor Bloom

Mr. & Mrs AL. Bolton

Mr & Mrs. Henry S Booth

David R Borger

Mary L. Borgerson

Robert S. Boris

John ABott

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Ruth T Braley

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Mr. & Mrs. William P Conlin

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Mr. & Mrs . Frank Germack

Mr & Mrs Robert W Gibson , Jr

Mr. & Mrs. Joel Goldberg

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Drs. Ralph & Gertrude Gregory

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Mr & Mrs Merle W Grover

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Arthur J. Hass

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Hayes

Marvin J. Heinitz

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Hepp

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Richard Kokochak

James F Korzenowski

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Dr. John Long

Louise

Dr. & Mrs. Leon Lucas

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. McCabe

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. McDonald

Dr & Mrs. John D. McGinty

Angus & Susanne McMillan

Mr. & Mrs. James H. McNeal

Dr & Mrs. Robert E. Mack

Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur Hadley Mack

Lois K MacKenzie

Mr. & Mrs. EN Maisel

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Maniscalco

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Manoogian

Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Marko

Helene Mayo

Mr. & Mrs. Freeman Monson

Mr. & Mrs. Earl A Mossner

Henry L. Newnan

Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Okun

Thaddeus J. Ozog

Nicholas & Leslie Parsons

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pastor

Michael W. Pease

Marjorie Peebles-Meyers, M.D.

Dr. & Mrs. Branko Peric

Mrs. Edwin Peterson

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A Pickl

Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Pitts

Dr. & Mrs. Harold Plotnick

Mr. & Mrs. Brock E. Plumb

Michael & Rose Popenas

Maggie Porter & Council Cargle

Dr. & Mrs. Constantin Predeteanu

Dr. & Mrs. R.D. Rabinovitch

Dr. & Mrs. Frank T Rastique

Richard K. Ream

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Redfield

Mr. & Mrs. Dean E. Richardson

Jack Rixmann

Mr. & Mrs. Mayford L. Roark '

Mr. & Mrs. David Robb

Attorney & Mrs. Horace Rodgers

Geneva & Hans Rogind

Honorable & Mrs. George Romney

S. Rosenberg

Norman & Dulcie Rosenfeld

Ann & Mike Rosenthal

Dr. & Mrs. Norman Rosenzweig

Mrs. Ellen Sahanek

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Savel

Phyllis Schneider

Frank E. Schoeber

Bonnie & Joe Schwab

Robert C Schweizer

Sheldon J. Scott

Drs. H.G & E Seydel

Dr. & Mrs. J N. Shanberge

Dick Sheppard

Dr. & Mrs. David F. Simpson

Lee William Siazinski

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sloan

Norman & Denise Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Nathan D. Soberman

Richard Sonenklar

Michael L Stein

Dr. She ldon & Jessie Stern

Brad & Bobbi Stevens

John K Stevenson

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Strickland

Mr. & Mrs. Edward J Stroble, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander C. Suczek

Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Swan , Jr.

Robert & Mary Margaret Sweeten

Dr. & Mrs. Harry H Szmant

Dr. & Mrs. Nabil Tawile

Mr. & Mrs. Burt E. Taylor, Jr.

Dorothy Tomei

Mrs. William C. Tost

Mrs. Paul H. Townsend , Jr

Mr. & Mrs. James J. Trebilcott

Barbara B. Trudgen

Mrs. Scotty Tuttle

Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony A Vermeulen

Dan Vicary

Mr & Mrs. Otis Wardell

Robert D. Welchli

Mr. & Mrs. Michael G Wellman

Irma J. Wertz

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Westcott

Mr. & Mrs. F.E. Westlake

Mr. & Mrs. Buff Whelan

Marilyn L. Williamson

Women 's City Club of Detroit

Drs. Irvin & June Yackness

Mrs. Minoru Yamasaki

Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Young

William J. Young, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs Harry H. Zaki

Dr. & Mrs Allen Zieger

Friends

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Dr & Mrs : E Bryce Alpern

Dr & Mrs. Robert H. Ambrose

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Elizabeth R Axelson

Mr & Mrs. W. Kent Barclay

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Beer

Mr. & Mrs Oliver N. Benson

Robert E. Bidigare

Dr. & Mrs Eric Billes

The Birmingham Musicale

Richard A Bither

Mr. & Mrs. William G. Blakeney

Pastor Hal Blay

Mr. & Mrs. Alvin E. Bohms

Mary J. Bond

Albert Bonucchi

Richard F. Borsos

Mr. & Mrs. John J Borzym

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Bradford

Trudy Bradley

Dr. & Mrs. RA Braun

Fitz & Margery Bridges

Mr. & Mrs. E. David Brockman

Arnold & Bea Brown

Mrs. Stephen H. Bruce

Dr V. Wells Butler

Mr. & Mrs. Doug Campbell

Dominick R. Carnovale

Mr. & Mrs. George E. Cartmill

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel A Cascade

Dr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Cetnar

Mr & Mrs. Robert J. Chambers

Mrs. Grant C. Chave

Mr. & Mrs. Richard A Claes

Nancy Clavel

Mr. & Mrs Francis E. Cogsdill

Arno ld M. Cohn, M.D.

Mrs. Marshall E. Collins

Jane Colsher

Mrs. R.M. Cuddohy

Don & Mary Lou Dane

Mr. & Mrs. Phillip D. Daniels

Wilnam R. Darmody

Mr. & Mrs. Philip S. Dauber

Mrs. William J. Davis

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Davis

Loren A Deer

Dr & Mrs. Anthony F. DeLuca

Peggy deSalle

Daniel F. Doheny

Mrs. Stanley F. Dolega

Mrs Harry M. Dreffs

Mr. & Mrs. George P Duensing

Dr. & Mrs. Charles Duncan

Mrs Thomas A Dunlap

Ms. Patricia Eames

Dr. George T Eldis

Mrs. Richard C. Ensign

Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Ewing

Mr. & Mrs. Jerome J. Fellrath

Judity Fietz

Dr. & Mrs. Lionel Finkelstein

M. M. FitzpatricK

Ruth & Fred Flom

Mr. & Mrs. H S. Ford Jr.

Harold L. Frank

Josephine Franz

Mr. & Mrs M. Kelly Fritz

Gary A Gagnon

Raymond Gardella

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Mr. & Mrs. Ellwyn A Gilbert

Judge & Mrs William J. Giovan

Dr. & Mrs. H. Goldstein

Mr. & Mrs. George Gravila

Robert L. Griggs

Henry Morgan Grix

Robert E. Grow

Mr. & Mrs Joseph Gualtieri

Mr. & Mrs Robert J. Hampson

Dr. & Mrs. Edwin L. Harmon

Mr. & Mrs William F Hayden

Dr. & Mrs. James B Heitler

Ernest Holland

Hotel Pontchartrain

Michael B. Hoyt

Frederick G.L. Huetwell

Dr & Mrs TA Hyde

Mrs. Frank P lacobell

Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Jacobs

Michael Johnson

Mr & Mrs Gerald Keller

Dr. Annetta R. Kelly

Mr. & Mrs. A F. Kelsey

Selma Korn

Mrs . Thaddeus Kowalski

Kenneth C. Kreger

Dr & Mrs Alfred M Kreindler

Dr. & Mrs. James Labes

Mr. & Mrs Lawrence B. Lademan

James K Langhammer

Mr. & Mrs . Geoffrey Lanning

Mr. & Mrs Darwin Larson

Aimee LeBlanc

Barbara A Leeper

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Leever

Mrs. John Lesesne

Dr. & Mrs. Paul R. Lessem

Mr & Mrs. Donald F. Levleit

David Baker Lewis & Kathleen McRee Lewis

Martha F. Link

Mr. & Mrs. James F. Logan

Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Longyear

Mr & Mrs William W. McKee

Mr. & Mrs. WilliamC. Mair

Martin Malter

Mrs. Jessie B. Mann

Philip M. Marcus

Mr. & Mrs. James F. Martin

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. May

Dr & Mrs RA Mazzara

Julius S. Megyesi

Mr. & Mrs. AA Minowitz

Mr. & Mrs. Francis W. Misch

Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Mistretta

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Mr. & Mrs. Cecil J. Moix

Mr. & Mrs. Henry B Morgenstein

Ronald K. Morrison

Dr. James L. Moseley

Mr & Mrs. TM Murray

Mrs. Audrey Murtland

Mr & Mrs. Jack W. Nicholson

Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. O'Hara

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R Papp

Mr. & Mrs Charles A Parcells , Jr

Mr. & Mrs. David A Petrillo

Mr. & Mrs. Marvin L. Phillips

Mr. & Mrs H C. Philp

L.1. Piccone, M D.

Harley Ellington Pierce Vee

Dr. Manuel H. Pierson

Mr. & Mrs . Douglas Pope

Dr. & Mrs. Charles A Porretta

Mr. & Mrs. David W. Porter

Dr. & Mrs . Juan G . Posada

Florence L. Powell

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn T Purdy

Reverend Joseph A Quinn

AL. Raimi

Mr & Mrs Henry C Reimer

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Rigg

Mr. & Mrs E C Robelli

Fannie Rogers

Dr Bernardo Rojas

E. Lawrence Rosenberg

Sheldon Roth

Marion E. Ryan

S & M Catering

Sandy Corporation

Lawrence & Vivian Schecter

Donald R Schipper, M D

Dr & Mrs Norman A Segal

Dr & Mrs. Nathan P Segel

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Selover

Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Semple

Mr & Mrs. Frank C. Shaler

Ellen Sharp

Douglas Siders

Sigma Alpha Iota Detroit Alumnae Chapter

Jack & Shirley Sirotkin

Robert F. Sly, M D

Ann Sodja

Randee Sorscher

Mr & Mrs Robert W. Spencer

John Spencer •

Stanley Works Foundation Trust

Miss Esther Stepaniak

Daniel J Stevens

Mr. & Mrs. Ulrich W. Stoll

Dr. & Mrs Richard Straith

Jane Strenciwilk

Mr & Mrs. Joseph Strobl

M r. & Mrs. Earl Sutton

Mr. & Mrs Stephen Sweeney

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Sharon Szymczyk

Mrs. Jane R. Taylor

Mr. & Mrs. William B. Ten Eyck

Mr. & Mrs. William A Ternes

Tuesday Musicale of Detroit

Mrs William S. Turner

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Van Wyke

Arlene and Steven Victor

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Vreeland

Benjamin J Wailes, Jr., M D

Mr. & Mrs Robert A Walker

FiD. Waltermire

Mr. & Mrs Harold N. Weinert

Dr. & Mrs. Edwin J. Westfall

Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Mrs. Beverly S Whitney

George Williams Interiors, Ltd.

Mrs. I. (Beryl) Winkelman

Mr. & Mrs. Duane E. Wolfgang

Lee Zeunan

Miss Mary Zoto

Contributors

Mr. & Mrs. Albert L. Abbott

Mr. & Mrs. J. Peter Acquisti

Kenneth K. Afton

Bukur Agotescu

M. Margaret Alber

Terrill S. Albert

Dr. & Mrs. William C Albert

Rodger & Diana Alexander

Agnes H. Alford

Mrs. Frederick Alger

JW Allen

Mark T Allen

Mr & Mrs. Robert F. Alleshouse -

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Anderson

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Sheila L. Anthony

Dr. & Mrs AS Antonakes

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Appel

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Avadenka

Mr. & Mrs Fred Babcock

Mr & Mrs. Lowell W. Baker Sr.

Mr & Mrs Jack B. Baldwin

Mr. & Mrs. Alvin E. Balmes

John H. Bannister

Mr & Mrs. Edward L. Barr

Dr. & MFS Robert A Barron

Christine Barton

Ms. A Beecher

Mary Paul Beems

Ronald G Beieler

Mr & Mrs Gerald L. Benrrett

Mr. & Mrs. Robert A Benyas

Dr. & Mrs Lary R Berkower

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Dor othy Berry

Ruth E. Beverly

Mr. & Mr s. Norm an L Bird

Marie S. Black

Flora Blackman

Dorothy V Bl oomer

Dr. A rt h ur Blum enstock

Mr. & Mr s. Albert A Bogdan

Mr s. C. Charles Bo kos

J ames Bombard

Mr. & Mrs. Ho ward H . Bondy

A lice M. Bone

Mr. & Mrs. John J Bones

Mr. & Mr s. Richard I. Bortfeld

Mr & Mr s Wil liam A Bostick

John Bourge t

John F. Bowen

Geor ge W Bo wman

Mr & Mr s. Ed wi n N Bozeman

Ruth E Bozian

RJ. Br ai nard

Mr. & Mr s. H arry A Bre itenbeck

Pro fessor & Mrs. Dale E Br iggs

Norman I Brock

William D. Broderic k

Thoma s E. Brown , Jr.

Mae 0. Bunch

Burm an Opthamology Assoc iates , Pc.

Patricia Hill Burn ett

Margaret A Buster

Mr. & Mr s F J. Butter worth

William L . Cahalan

Don ald Caley

Bett y A Calloway

M ichael & Roberta M . Campion

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel L. Carman

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Carter

Jo sephine D Ca sg ra in

Dav id G Chardavoyne & Dr Kristine M D uffy

Spottiswood Chalfonte

Mr. & Mr s. H erbert S Christner

Mr & Mr s. Stanley J Clamage

Charles H C la r k

Mr. & Mrs. Monte D Clark

Rob ert & Marcia Closson

Dr. & Mrs. Alan Cohn

Mr. & Mr s. E .J. Col osimo

Mr. & Mrs. Bru ce Colton

Mrs. H arry Colton

An n ette P Con lin

Mr & Mrs. Bernard L. Conn

Allen Cook

Mr. & Mrs. Edmon d B. Cooper

Allan B. Copley

Mr & Mrs. Va l Corradi

Robert F & Ph yllis D Courter

Mr. & Mrs. Ro ge r H . Cummings

Anne 0 Curtis

Ter ry T Cw i k

Au drey A Czekiel

Mr. & Mrs. Da v id W Daniels

Morris Davidson, M.D.

Kenneth M. Davies

John Paul Davis

Mr. & Mrs. A lfred M. Da vock

Mr. & Mrs. Ric har d de Bear

Lor etta M. Dennany

Wallace T Des han e

Eugen e G. De wa nd eler

Mrs. Virgin ia F. D ickson

Mary H. Dimas

Mr & Mrs George Dinu

Ruth Dixon

Colonel & Mr s. Herb e rt H . Dobbs

Dr & Mrs. Alex J. Domi n

Maude F Donahue

Mrs. Willie Bel le Dona ld son

M.G. Doolittle

Mrs . V Rob e rt Dudl ey

Mr. & Mr s. Robert M. Dun lap

Mr. & Mrs. R B. Dupre e

Doroth y M. Duri s

Mr. & Mrs. Pete r P D usi na , Jr.

Julia M Ed wards

Mr. & Mr s. J e rr y Efr os

Mr. & Mr s. William H. Eh lh a rdt

J ack & J oel lyn Ellis

Dr El sie J Eng

Mr. & Mrs . Louis F. Fe lder

Mr. & Mrs. J acob Feldman

Mrs H arold B. Fenech

WE. Fenne l

David Ferger

June M. Fe rg u son

David A Fillmore

Mr. & Mr s. Peter R Fink

SK Finne rty

Mr. & Mrs. Th eodo re A Fir aneck

Dorothy Fisher

Dr Lyd ia H Fi sc h er

Mrs. J F. Fitzgerald

John Fl eming

Mr & Mrs. Ro y B Fl eming

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon T F ord

Ed ward D Fr anc is

Beverly Frank

Fr iend of MOT

Jack L . Fru cci

G igi Gaggini

Mr. & M rs. Chet Gala

Mr. & M rs. S. Gordon Gapper

Mr. & M rs Ralph Garcia

Mr. & Mrs. Kei th 0 Gardels

Chris J. Gardinier

Ph ilomenia Ga spa rott

Mary B. Geiger

Irene & Phil ip Gentile

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gerisch

Dr Pie rre G iammanco

Harr ie tte J Gibson

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon L Gide on

Mr. & Mr s. J ames G ifto s

Ruby S Gilli s

Dr & Mrs. Watson A. Gi lp in

Mrs. Henr y C. Gi vens

D r. & Mrs. R .M. Gon zalez

Dr. & Mrs. Paul Goodm an

Mr. & Mrs . Sam H. Goodm an

Mr. & Mr s. Robert M. Goor

Luci lle & Maynard Gord on

M r. & Mrs. Gerald Graetz

J ane A. Graf

AW Green

Dr. & Mrs. Mark Greenbain

Loi s R Greene

Mr. & Mrs. Ri cha rd L Gr ee r

Dr. & Mr s. John Grek in

Mr & Mrs. FW Gridley

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S Grier

Mr & Mr s Michael Griffith s

Mr. & Mrs. Gro ve nor N Gr imes

Mr. & Mrs. Claude Groom s

Dr. & Mrs. Michael H aas

Dr Michael E Hagan

Robert W Hague

Mr & Mrs. William Halbert

Mrs. Floyd A. H a le

Dr & Mr s. Q uen tin Ha mi lton

Mrs. Wynne Hand y

Mr. & Mrs. Le slie R H a re

Mary Caroline H arms

Natan Har Paz

Mrs. Archibald Harper

M r & Mr s. H e rbert A Har thun

Dr. & Mrs. La wre nce J . Hatzenbeler

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Haye s

Mr. & Mrs. Murra y H Haywa rd

Carleton H ea ly

Mrs. Clair H. H ea ly

Ms. Patr ic ia Hea rron

Barbara B. Hedberg

Art Heffner

H a rr iet Helm s

Betty F H e ndri c k

Marie He nnessey

J ames Hu gh H enry

Dr & Mr s. M a rtin Herman

Ralph A. H ess

Mr. & M rs. Th omas H . H ewlett

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It was something he never demanded, yet came naturally by watching him with those he valued most - the customers he visited in the early years. Caring about their needs, knowing that his honor was tied to their trust, his honesty. It all began in 1939. We still visit those same customers, now including the third generation. And words like honor still form the very heart of our business.

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Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Hill

Mr & Mrs. Donald WHines

Mr. & Mrs. John E Hinman

Mr. & Mrs. Bohdan Hnatiuk

Mrs. Margie P Hock

Mrs. Frederick Carl Holtz, Jr.

James C. Howard

Walter R. Howell, Jr.

Mr & Mrs James L. How lett

Mr. & Mrs. Richard F Huegli

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Hufford

Dr. & Mrs. M. Colton Hutchins

Paul H ysen

Mr. & Mrs. Frank lagnocco

Honorable & Mrs. Joseph N. Impastato

Dr. David Ituin

Mr. & Mrs. Donald L . Jacques

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Johnson

Nina Johnson

Rosa M. Jolly

Charlene M. Jones

Sybil Ruffins Jones

Dr. Mildred & Mr. Milton Kaminsky

Roberta Kane

Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Kaplan

Mrs. Diana Kaplan

Mr. & Mrs. Garry Kappy

Albert M. Kaufman

Robert Kay

Dr. Jean Kegler

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Kehrl

Ralph B. Kelley

Michael Kelley

Beverly A. Kenney

Dr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Kent

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Keramedjian

Jack L. Kesler

Dr. Theodore W Kilar

Mr. & Mrs. R.J. Kimball

Lillian & Alfred King

Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. King

M. and M. Kionka

Klair H Kissel

Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Kleinpell

Ms. Doris P Koch

Daniel B. Kolton

J. Donald Kometz

Dr v.J. Kozul

Robert J. Kramek

Lorine Fay Kasner

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Krolikowski

Mr. & Mrs. F Robert Krue

Dr. Lawrence Krugel

Ludmila F. Kruse

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Mr. & Mrs. David J. Langum

Laventhal & Horwath CPA

Dr. Irene S. Lazarchuk

Catherine A. Leamon

Speed B. Leas

Virg inia June McCosh LeBlanc

A.J. Le ckie, Jr.

Le Gourmet , Inc.

Werner K. Lehmann

Philip Leon

Dr. Leonard & Mrs. Lorraine Lerner

Richard H. Leve y

Honorabl e & Mrs. Charles Le vin

James L. Limbacher

Donald & Helen Lindow

Carol & Ray Litt

Arthur C. Little

Walter W Lloyd

Mr. & Mrs. Albert Loffreda

Professor Judith Q. Long year

Armando & Anna Lopez

Margaret Lothrop

Mr. & Mrs. Wilford Lundberg

James Lundell

Jerry D. Luptak

Dr. & Mrs. Robert T. Lyons

Harry T. McAllister, Jr.

Donna J. McCann

Mr. & Mrs. Denver P McCord

Mrs. Margot McCormack

Gloria C. McCurdy

Ollie McFarland

Mr. & Mrs. William A. McGill

Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. McGinnis

Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. McNair

Ms. Mozell McNorriel1

WR. & Marie MacBride

Robert B. Mackay

Mrs. Betty AI MacKenzie

Mr. & Mrs. Gary L . Mack

Ben & Shirley Magder

Ed ward A. Mahl

Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mair

Mr. & Mrs. George Mallos

Patrick J. Mansfield

Harr y J. Marra

Samuel Markel

Mr. & Mrs. Rollin P Marquis

Mr. & Mrs. Carl B. Marr

Mr. & Mrs Hugh Martin

William L Martin, Jr.

Mrs. Paul E. Mattman

Mr. & Mrs. John L Mayer

Mary C. Mazure

Chris W Mead

Mrs Garbis Mechigian

Adeline Medalia

J.B. Meek

Drs. Daniel & Branka Megler

Mr. & Mrs. Fred R. Meier

Dr. Robert L. Merliss

Mary Micallef

Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Michael

Robert C. Miene

Mr & Mrs. Albert A. Miller

Doris J. Miller

Mr. & Mrs. George J. Miller

Dr. Herbert & Susan Miller

Mr. & Mrs. John K. Mitchell

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Mitchell

Paul Mittleman

Frederick T. Muller

Brian Murphy & Antonia

Sanchez-Murphy'

John D. Murray

George Mussaf

Mrs. & Mrs. Lester A. Nelson

Kathleen Nickerson

Mr. & Mrs. E.F Nikodem

Mrs. John Nolan, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. James North

Hanna Obertynski

Calvin W Odom

Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Orent

Mrs. Sarah C. Paklaian

Dr. Constantine & Eliana Papadakis

Joan Parsons

Mr. & Mrs. W Calvin Patterson

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J Pawlaczyk

Miss V. Beverly Payne

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Pearlstein

Patricia J. Peterson

Mrs. L .J . Peterson

Mrs. L.D. Phillips

Irene Piccone

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel G. Piesko

Mrs. Margaret J. Piper

Mrs. R.S. Plexico

Julius & Josephine Popp

Arey Potter

Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Preysler

Mrs. Ed ward D Quint

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Radtke

Jeanette M. Raiteri

Ms. Carolyn Ramsay

Mr. & Mrs. Jack C. Ransome

Dale Rasor

Brigitte Rauer

Jean Ray

John W Ray

Joyce Reefer & Michael Deren

M. <& S. Regan

Mrs. Caroline Reid

Mr. & Mrs. I.B. Reiff

Dorothy E. Reilly

Mr. & Mrs. Norbert Reinstein

Cornelia Renders

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MONROE, MI

J&R Farm Tractor Co.

15330 S Dixie Highway (313) 241-3232

SALINE, MI

Saline Ford Tractor, Inc. 6947 E. Michigan Ave. (313) 429-5401

BURTON,.MI Flint Ford Tractor, Inc. 3266 East Bristol Road (313) 744 - 2030

PONTIAC, MI Munn Ford Tractor, Inc 3700 Lapeer Rd. (313) 373-5000

TAYLOR, MI

William F Sell and Son, Inc 16555 Telegraph Road South (313) 282 - 5100

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CANTON, MI Canton Tractor Sales, Inc. 42045 Michigan Ave. (313) 397-1511

RICHMOND, MI

J. C. Ernst Equipment Co., Inc. 68295 Oak Street (313) 727·3515

UTICA, MI Utica Tractor Sales 6991 Auburn Road (313) 731-5353

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Dr June Arden Ridle y

Carol Rivera

Mr. & Mrs. James T Roberts

Dr. & Mrs. David B Rorabacher

Dr & Mrs. Arthur Rose

Mr & Mrs. Mel v in B Rosenhaus

Drs Albert & Rhoda Rosenthal

Sheila Ross

Mar y Ellen Rotay

Mr & Mrs CassRozycki

Diane & Irv ing Rubin

Mr & Mrs Carleton K Rush

Glenna Washburn & Grant Rutila

Richard Sabatini

Maritza Sabbagh

Jean A. H Saccaro

Dr. & Mrs Edwin C Salter

Harriet & Alvin Saperstein

Jozef Sarbinowski

Ann M & Ernest W. Scanes

M r. & Mrs. Clinton R Scharff

Mr. & Mrs Karl E. Schmidt

Herbert Schroeder

Mr & Mrs. William J. Scheutze

Mr & Mrs. John C. Schultes

Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Schultz

Charles E. Segar

Alice Sham mas

EA Shaptini, M.D

Mr & Mrs. Jack H. Shoushenian

Norman K Shurmur

Mrs . Daniel Simon

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Simon

Mr. & Mrs Stuart Sinai

Ronald John Siabey

Mr. & Mrs Robert L. Slaughter

Mr. & Mrs John Slimko

James A. Smiley

Mrs Margaret Hubbard Smith

Ray mond C. Smith

Victoria L. Smith

Teddi & Ned Smokier

H Michael Smother s

Edythe E Snead

Mr. & Mrs Irving Sniderman

Phyll is D Snow

Dr. & Mrs Robert A. Songe

Richard W. Souther

Barbara Ann Sauve

Dr & Mrs H.Y. Sparks

Mrs Lou ise Sper

Mr & Mrs S Gary Spicer

Mrs . Charles B. Spittal

Will iam King Springett

Barbara A. Stal naker

Mr & Mrs. Edward R. Stanko

Karen E. Stankye

Marvin L. Starman , M.D.

Mr. & Mrs . Gerald W. Staton

Dr. & Mrs Charles B Steele

William Garwood Steigely

Sophie S. Steinberger

William K Steiner

Eleanor H Stevens

Lawrence Stockier

Mr & Mrs Leonard A. Stolfo

A.K. Stolpman

Michele Stone

Dr. & Mrs E. Ray Stricker

Mr. & Mrs Donald J. Sublette

Betty J. Suida

Bob Sullivan

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Sura

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SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A salute to the local business community and the many individuals whose commitment to the company's growth and prosperity helped make the 1982-83 Michigan Opera Theatre season possible

As always, financial assistance is most vital and our base of support in this area continued to grow last year, not only th rough direct contributions, but as a result of the various activities sponsored by our invaluable Michigan Opera Theatre Guild and those who so generously gave of their services and expertise.

The following lists are indicative of the myriad forms of support upon which Michigan Opera Theatre relies for its well-being. We salute you.

DEVELOPMENT

The Development Department also extends an appreciative thank you to the Michigan Opera Theatre Gu ild and to the many other volunteers who served on various committees and worked in the Development offices and var ious fund-raising events throughout the year Your help continues to be vital to our progress.

1982-83 Development Committee

John A. Betti , Chairman

Albert E Chabot

Cameron B Duncan

Paul E . Gallagher

H James Gram

Mrs. Charles Kessler

William J. Schlageter

Norman W. Smith

Frank D Stella

C. Thomas Toppin

1982-83 Corporate Campaign Committee

William E. Scollard , Chairman

Donald J. Atwood

John A. Betti

Robert E Dewar

John R. Edman

Thomas F Gaffne y Gary L. Lichtman

Jules L. Pallone

Arthur R. Seder, Jr.

1982-83 Auction/Garage Sale Committee

Roberta Starkweather, Chairman

Art and Rosemar y Jefferson

Vicky Kulis

Jacque Mularoni

Benefit Raffle

Roberta Starkweather, Chairman

Raffle Opus

Re va Kogan, Chairman

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Dr. & Mrs. David DiChiera

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Mr. & Mrs Robert Finck

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Tom Schmidt

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Mr. & Mrs Richard D. Starkweather

EDUCATION

Black Studies Program

Dr. Michael Gordon

David Parzyck

Suzy Ross

Cal Taylor

Detroit Public Schools

Melvin Chapman

Gerald Clark

Arthur Jefferson

Ollie McFarland

Aretha Marshall

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Mary Daly

Dr. Harold Karbal

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WDTR-FM Editing Tapes for the Blind

Karen Mercier

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Accessibility Programs

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Documentation and Creation of Materials

Joan Hill

Cartoonist/Creator of the Maestro and Amalita Characters

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MUSIC HALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

MUSIC HALL

The creation of a performing arts center only starts with the building. In 1973 Detroit was fortunate to still have standing the old Wilson Theatre at the corner of Madison Avenue and Brush Street - not exactly at the city's hub (where many other old theatres had been demolished) , but convenient enough to the new 1-75 expressway and Greektown.

The handsome old Art Deco theatre had been constructed in 1928 by the mistress of Meadow Brook Hall , Matilda (Mrs. Alfred G.) Wilson. Many of the same artisans and craftsmen who worked on the mansion in Rochester also worked on the theatre downtown.

The facility had seen many days of glory, including its use as the Detroit Symphony's home in the late 1940s (when the name change took place), and by the Cinerama Corporation for its successful series of films in the 1950s. By 1973, however, such glamour was conspicuous by its absence. Virtually dormant for ten years, the theatre was "d iscovered " by a group of enterprising and enthusiastic civic and cultural leaders who persuaded the Kresge Foundation that what Detroit needed was a variety showcase right downtown for all the performing arts. With Kresge's funding used to purchase the facility from Detroit steel executive and philanthropist Mervyn Gaskin, and with seed money from Detroit Renaissance as an operating budget, Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts was born one shaky summer evening in August with the presentation of The Gershwin Years starring Barbara Cook. No one

really knew what lay ahead.

At the helm of the fledgling organization was Dr. David DiChiera, whose Michigan Opera Theatre would also use Music Hall as its permanent home for Detroit performances. Many opera staff members and volunteers doubled up their duties in those days - putting opera productions together at night and trying to organize a yea r 's worth of other shows and concerts during the day, under Music Hall's sponsorship.

The result was an impressive 90-performance schedule that first calendar year. It included such luminaries as AgOies DeMille's Dance Company, Richard Kiley in Cervantes, jazz greats Bobby Short and Ellis Larkins, and Cleo Laine's first American appearance outside New York.

Suddenly, Detroiters had a single facility they could look to for pop stars, ballet companies, opera and plays. A vacuum Was being filled, and performers whose nationwide tours had by-passed Detroit for years, sudden ly found themselves engaged to play this old/new theatre whose existence at all still seemed a surprise.

In the mid-1970s, Music Hall 's role became clearer. It would serve to fill whatever cultural voids the city suffered, and would also be available to Detroit-area performing organizations for rentals and professional exposure. Through its status as a non-profit organization, it would attempt to hold the line on ticket prices so that renowned artists remained accessible to as many people as possible.

As Detroit itself has strengthened and gained momentum in recent years, so too has the theatre met its challenges and accepted new ones.

Since the appointment of J. Roland Wilson as producing director and general manager in 1979, the Center's annual Dance Series has become the anchor of its performing schedule and has made increasing numbers of Detroiters aware of the exciting panorama of choreography and talent that has made America the undisputed world capital of dance. Dance companies from all corners of the globe now place Detroit on their list of cities to contact for possible appearances. And Detroiters by the tens of thousands have showl/ themselves to be eager and receptive audiences to the verve and visua l feast of all forms of dance.

As Music Hall celebrates its tenth anniversary season of showcasing the finest variety of shows under anyone roof in town , the opportunities for expansion and greater participation have never been brighter.

Extra Added Attractions

VALET PARKING is available for your convenience with bonded attendants and lighted lots.

THE MUSIC HALL COCKTAIL LOUNGE opens one hour before each performance. Drinks may be reserved for intermissions. EMERGENCY NUMBER. If emergencies arise making it necessary to contact Music Hall during performance times, call 963-5835 or 964-8989.

PHYSICIAN'S REGISTRY is located in the upper lobby of the Main Floor. Doctors who are on call are requested to write their seat locations in the Registry.

LOST AND FOUND. The Theatre is not responsible for lost or stolen articles. Unclaimed articles should be turned in to the House Manager and may be claimed by calling 963-7622 between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

WHEELCHAIR PATRONS. Please inform the Music Hall doorman upon your arrival at the theatre. Then proceed to the west building entrance where you will be escorted into the threatre by a special attendant. Also, when ordering tickets, please advise the Box Office that you have a wheelchair and they can issue tickets in the best possible place.

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BOX OFFICE is open normally Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 6. 00 p.m. and two hours before showtime on Sunday. Telephone orders will be accepted as early as 10:00 a.m. through the week. The Box Office will remain open through the first intermission of each show Tickets may be charged on MasterCard, VISA and American Express. For ticket information on any Music Hall performance, please call 963-7680

ADMISSION. Each person admitted to the theatre must have a ticket As a courtesy to artists and patrons, no one under 3 years of age will be admitted.

WARNING. The unauthorized use of cameras and tape recorders in the theatre is strictly prohibited and may be punishable by law and could result in prosecution.

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"One thousand thirty-seven rooms l?" stammere d Kevin Joyce into his WXYZ Radio microphone. "One thousan d thirty-seven?"

Like most peop le, when Joyce th oug ht of Masonic Temple at all , he thought of Masonic Auditorium - the large, ornate performance hall. So Joyce had asked Don Reno of the Masonic Temple To ur Comm ittee the usual question s about the size of the hall and the types of functions the re Ren o ran dow n a list: rock co nce rts, operas, auto shows, b irthda y parties

"How do you have a birthday party in a 4,600-seat auditorium?" Joyce asked. "You don 't," Reno replied "You have it in one of the ot her 1,036 rooms."

Stunned, J oyce broke for a taped commercial whi le Reno briefed him about a second temple auditorium that seats 1,600; the three ballrooms, and the five dining rooms for parties of 4,000 ; the chapels ; the cathe d ral s, pa rlors , and billiard rooms; and the gymnasium

Most Detroiters wo uld be wonde r-struck to see the ethereal beauty of this ext raordin a ry bui ld ing. Detroit has a knack of hiding its greatest architectural treasures right out in the open; the Masonic Temple tops the list.

Ground was broken on Thanksgiving Day, 1920 Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby for who m Denby High School is named , laid the corne rston e t wo years laterusing the sa me trowel George Washington used in 1793 to lay the cornerstone of the natio n's Capito l.

Stonewo rkers completed the exte ri or of Masonic Te mple in 1924 under the directio n of Detroit architect Geroge D. Maso n. With the recommendat io n of hi s former off ice boy, architectural giant Albert Kahn , Mason hired 24-year-o ld sculptor Corrado Pardu cci to design the interior

The sc ulptor quickly convinced Mason he could handle the ambitious temple assignment by tackling the biggest problem first - the main auditorium. Parducc i built a five -cub ic -foot model of his design , with li tt le peepho les and lights so Mason cou ld envision the finished de sign fro m every vantage point. Mason was impressed with Pardu cci 's model, but disturbed by the design details: It wasn 't Gothic enough to suit him.

"Yo u ca n't have Gothic in this room l " Parducci to ld Mason "Not in a room that's shaped like a big drum." But Maso n was stil l the boss. Says Parducci to day, wi th a smi le : "I had to put in a few rumps of Gothic detail here and there to please him It was ridicu lous ." The two men ironed out their artistic differences, and later became good fr ien ds.

Eac h lod ge room is finish ed in one of the major classical architectural sty le s: Ionic, Doric, Greek Ionic, Greek Doric, Egyptian , Corinthian , Tudor (Eng lish Gothic) and Romanesque

Walking into any of these ro oms in the dark and having the lights suddenly switched on produces instant synaesthesia - the eye feeds the bra i n too much data, and the other senses re vo lt. In the Eg ypt ian room , the nose strains to detect the mesmerizing sce nt of funeral in cense waft ing o ut of Pharoah Khufu 's crypt ; in the Greek rooms , the body tingles as if the spi ri t of Plato or A ri stotle we re near ; in the Tud o r room , the ear wa its for the clanging of knight 's armor to burst from the si lence

The Temple was fo rmall y opened to the public on the birthday of Brother Mason George Washington: Febr uary 22 , 1926 ''A gala week of opera, spe ctac ular dance and tableaux diversions" fo llowe d.

The exquisitely appointed Ma sonic Audito ri um immed iate ly became the new home of the Detro it Symphony Orchestra , under the baton of Ossip Gabr ilowi tsch. Its acoustics are prized even today ; Anta l Dorati finds the hall "wa rm and rich ."

The auditorium was the home, during the 1930s of the Ford Sunday Evening Hour , a live national radio show spon so red by an eminent 33 rd Degree Det roit Mason, Henry Ford This show was a real event, a dressup affa ir before stand ing -ro om-on ly audiences.

Every major big band from the Twentie s to the Fi ft ie s played Masonic Auditorium - or provided dance music in the two elegant ballrooms , the Fountain and the Crysta l.

Above the auditorium , there's a th ird ballroom known as the Drill Hall This room has one of the few float in g fl o o rs in America Th-e entire 17,500-square -foot wood floor is set on felt-cushioned coils , which give the fl oor a springy quali ty. It was designed to relieve the tired feet of the various Masonic group s that practice

ma rchi ng up the re Vis iti ng oper a stars often sli p upstairs to the Drill Hall to practice voca li zing before a performance.

When the temple was completed in 1926, it ca rr ied a $7-million price tag Money flowed like bootleg whiskey in the early Twenties , tho ugh , and once the first phase of interior const ruction was complete , p la ns were drawn for anot her BOO-seat auditorium , a roof garden - even an Olympic-sized sw imm ing pool next to the Drill Hal l. Then came the Depress ion

Th e garden was sc rapp ed , the auditor ium never fi ni shed. Th e sw imming pool shel l was used , however - first by Clyde Beat ty to trai n lions for the Shrine Circus, and late r as a latrine by servicemen quartered in the Drill Hall d uring World War II. Today, the c rate s of tiles and giant marble slabs necessar y to comp lete the pool sit in a corner, under a ceil ing st ill stenci led and wa itin g for final decoration.

Afte r fifty-four years , Masonic Temple is still in prett y good shape, conside ri ng It's just been placed on the Michigan Hi storical Register and , by January, it wi ll be on the Federal Register

And if the response to Joyce's radi o show is any indication , the mem ory of the temple is strong in Detroiter's hearts.

The fo ur lights on Joyce's phone danced amber for the next forty minutes. Callers reminisced fondly about the temple's heyday in the Thirt ies and Forties , when the building was the community arts and convention center of Detroit - the original Rena issance Center.

Taken from an article by Gregg Sutter which originally appeared in the December 1980 issue of Monthly Detroit magazine.

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Ms Haidostian , an accomplished p i anist and performer, is a champion of volunteer fund rais ing committees. She actively serves on many boards , including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Women 's Association and various committees at the University of Michigan. She was recruited by David DiChiera in the spring of 1982 to head the Michigan Opera Theatre Advertising Committee for the season program book. A monumental task , Ms Haidost ia n raised over $65,000 in less than four months. This yea r she agreed to head this same committee and surpas sed her 1982-83 goal by $16,000 , securing over $81 ,000 of advertising revenue for the 1983-84 season program book. Her tireless efforts in supporting and promoting the arts in Detroit , 127 are to be ·commended - Brava!

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October 14-22, 1983 Cast

Violetta Valery

Libretto by BENITA VALENTE

FRANCESCO

October 14, 16, 22

MARIA PIAVE JENNY DRIVALA

Based on the play

La Dame Aux Camelias by

ALEXANDRE

October 15, 19, 21

Alfredo Germont

DUMAS RICO SERBO

October 14, 16, 22

KIRK REDMANN

Artist Interns

Roberta Brickman

Claritha Buggs

Brian Davis

Shirley Jaron

Rebecca Luker

George Pendill

Marion Pratnicki

Ronald Smith

Sally Stevens

Charles Tighe

Tony Vellentti

Roy Wilbur

Conductor

MARK D. FLINT

Director

October 15, 19, 21

Giorgio Germont

BERNARD UZAN JAMES DIETSCH

Flora Bervoix

Set Designer

ALAN MURAOKA SHIRLEY JARON

Lighting Designer

FRED JASON

HANCOCK

Marquis D'Obigny

GEORGE PENDILL

Baron Douphol

Chorus Master MARK VONDRAK

SUZANNE ACTON

Doctor Grenvil

La Traviata Chorus

Veronica Bell

Bill Broyles

George Cooney

Elizabeth Evans

Vanessa Helin

Carrie Hendricks

Aaron Hunt

Jennifer Johnson

Paul John Kay

Robert Kinnear

Robert Morency

James Moore

Romulus Murrell

Scenery Fabrication BRIAN LEE DAVIS

Louise Rizzi

David Reynolds and Painting

ADIRONDACK SCENIC, INC. Gastone, Ann Savaglio

Costumes

MALABAR, LTD , Toronto

Viscont of Letorieres

TONY VELLENTTI

Lisa Scott

William Steiner

Supers and Dancers Los Angeles

WESTERN COSTUME CO., Annina

MARION PRATNICKI

Millie Ham

Rod Cleary

Giuseppe,

Michigan Opera Theatre is

Ed McNew supported in part by grants servant to Violetta

Beverly Palise from the National Endowment

RONALD SMITH

Christine Scott, Lead Dancer for the Arts, a federal agency, Servant to Flora and from the State of Michigan through the

La Traviata is presented in Michigan Council for the Arts. Messenger four acts with three For further information on intermissions. available services and ROMULUS MURRELL programs, contact the Council at 1200 Sixth Avenue in Detroit.

GEORGE COONEY

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PRELUDE

After Violetta 's death , Annina, Violetta's maid is closing down the house. Alfredo , Violetta 's lover, enters the house for the last time to ask Annina for the book that he used to read during his happy times with Violetta. Leaving the room, Alfredo is overcome by his memories of Violetta and their first encounter.

THE STORY

ACT I

In her mansion in Paris , the courtesan Violetta Valery greets her friends - Flora , Bervoix , the Marquis d 'Obigny and her present lover Baron Douphol - another of them , Gastone, introduces a new admirer, Alfredo Germont. Th e young man , who has loved Violetta from afar, toasts her in a spirited drinking song ; his hostess and her guests join in the refrain

As all depart for the ballroom , Violetta suffers an attack of faintness and falls back exhausted onto a couch. Alfredo remains behind solicitously to confess his passion. At first Violetta dismisses his declaration , but when he tenderly recalls the day he first saw her, a year before, she grows disturbed: until now, lo ve has had no meaning for her. Giving him a house key , she promises a rendezvous the next day. The other guests also depart , tired out from their frivolities. Left alone, Violetta wonders if A lf redo can be the true love of whom she has dreamed Then , shaking off idle fancy and resigned to a lonely lot , she pledges herself to the pursuit of freedom and pleasure. With Alfredo's words echoing in the distance, she reaches to him.

ACT II

Alfredo, now living with Violetta outside Paris , rejoices in their peaceful happiness When the maid Annina reveals that her mistress has been forced to dispose of valuable possessions to defray the expenses of remaining with him, he resolves to leave for the city to resolve his affairs. Violetta, who comes in search of Alfredo , reads an invitation from Flora. She is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of her lover 's father, Giorgio Germont. Though impressed by Violetta 's gentility and bearing , the father asks her to renounce his son : the impending marriage of Alfredo's sister stands in jeopardy because of his illicit alliance. Stunned , Violetta refuses , but when· Germont hints that one day Alfredo wi ll tire of her, she agrees that they must part. Embracing Violetta as a daughter, the father leaves. The desolate woman writes a letter restarting her former life and then begins a farewell note to Alfredo Unaware of his father 's visit, the youth suddenly enters ; he is puzzled by Violetta's tears and haste in leaving Just as the footman hands him her farewell note, Germont steps forth to console his son with reminders of their happy home in Provence. But Alfredo, jealously suspecting that Violetta has taken another lover, rushes off bent on revenge.

ACT III

At her party, Flora gossips with friends about the new separation A band of gypsies and matadors entertain the carefree guests Soon Alfredo strides in and, making bitter remarks about love, gambles at cards. He is followed by Violetta, who enters on the arm of Baron Douphol. When the Baron chal lenges A lfredo at the gambling table, he wins easily. The contest is suspended , however, for supper, served'in another room. Confronted alone by the furious Alfredo , Violetta warns him not to provoke a duel with the Baron , whom she pretends to love Overcome with anger, Alfredo summons the other guests and , publicly denouncing Violetta , hurls his winnings at her feet. The others join Germont, who has just arrived in search of his son , in rebuking the young man for his insulting behavior.

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ACT IV

In Vio letta's bedroom Dr Grenvil tells Annina that her ailing mistress has only hours to live When he leaves, Violetta takes forth a letter from Germont, telling how Alfredo has learned of her sacrifice and is on his way to her. Gazing into her mirror, Viol etta knows that it is too late and bids farewell to past joys. It is Mardi Gras ; a chorus of merrymakers is heard from the street as Annina rushes in to announce Alfredo's arrival. Violetta appeals to God to spare her with happiness so near. Germont enters with the doctor and blesses the dying woman , who g ives Alfredo a locket as a last token of her love. Suddenly seized by a strange joy, she cries out that she feels life returning and falls at her lover's feet.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Special thanks for donating property materials are extended to DUMOUCHELLE GALLERIES.

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November 4-12, 1983

Libretto by MICHEL CARRE and JULES BARBIER

After the poem by GOETHE

English translation by RUTH and THOMAS MARTIN

Used by arrangement with G SCHIRMER , lNG., publisher and copyright owner

Conductor W ANTHONY WATERS

Conceived and Directed by BERNARD UZAN

Set Designer TIM JOZWICK

Lighting Designer CURT OSTERMANN

Chorus Master SUZANNE ACTON

Costumes

MALABAR , LTD. , Toronto

Set Construction OPERA THEATER OF SYRACUSE

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Cast (in order of appearance)

Faust

VINSON COLE

November 4, 6, 12

GERALD GRAHAME

November 5, 9, 11

Mephistopheles JOHN CHEEK

November 4, 6, 12

JAMES BUTLER

November 5, 9, 11

Wagner MARK VONDRAK

Valentin

ROBERT McFARLAND

Siebel KATHLEEN SEGAR

Marguerite WILHELMENIA FERNANDEZ

November 4, 6, 12

ELLEN KERRIGAN

November 5, 9, 11

Marthe Schwerlein MARION PRATNICKI

Artist Interns

Roberta Brickman

Claritha Buggs

Brian Davis

Shirley Jaron

Rebecca Luker

George Pendill

Marion Pratnicki

Ronald Smith

Sally Stevens

Charles Tighe

Tony Vellentti

Roy Wilbur

Faust Chorus

Elizabeth Aston

Pat Balysh

Bill Broyles

Robyn Canner

George Cooney

Bruce Coppola

Jennifer Dixon

Betsy Evans

Dan Ferretti

Yvonne Friday

Richard Gordon

Vanessa Helin

Paul John Kay

Mary Kay Kinlen

Robert Kinnear

Faust Supernumeraries and Children

Roland Aragona

Myles Aston

Spencer Aston

Lisa Batts

Patricia Bowers

Jonathon Cooney

Linne Ferriole

Millie Ham

Jolie Jackunas

Laric Lehman

Mary O 'Connor

David Rotter

Faust is presented in three acts with two intermissions .

Faust will be sung in French on November 4, 6, and 12; and in English on November 5, 9, and 11.

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All performance casts are subject to change in case of unforseen exigencies.

THE STORY

ACT I.

Scene 1: The Study. The aged Faust sits brooding in his study. Learned though he be, the secrets of nature elude him ; rather than live another day, he decides to end his life with poison. As he raises the goblet to his lips, Faust's hand trembles; he curses life and relentlessly advancing age and calls for Satan. Mephistopheles appears, handsomely dressed as a nobleman. Faust tries to send him away but is mockingly asked to reconsider. He is offered gold, glory and power ; but Faust feels the price, his immortal soul , is too high without youth and its joys. When Mephistopheles calls up a vision of a lovely maiden (Marguerite) , however, Faust signs the contract and drains the goblet. Instantly transformed into a young man, Faust receives Mephistopheles' promise to lead him to Marguerite.

Scene 2: The Village Fair. The townspeople are rejoicing at the fair. Valentin , a young soldier, is worried about his sister Marguerite's safety while he goes away to war The soldiers drink and sing but are interrupted by Mephistopheles who reads fortunes , telling Siebel flowers plucked by his hand will wilt before he can offer them to Marguerite. With wine drawn mysteriously from a figure of Bacchus, Mephistopheles offers a toast to Valentin's lovely young sister Outraged , Valentin attacks him but his sword breaks in mid-air. The soldiers repel Mephistopheles with cross shaped sword hilts and leave the square as Faust appears and asks Mephistopheles to guide him to Marguerite She passes by and refuses Faust's offer to accompany her; but Mephistopheles promises his aid and they leave the square.

ACT II.

The Spring Garden. Siebel arrives at Marguerite's house and plucks a flower to be his messenger of love; but , as Mephistopheles predicted, it wilts. Dipping his hand in holy water, the spell is broken and he gathers a bouquet to place at Marguerite's door Faust and 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 casket of jewels and places it next to the flowers. They quickly leave as Marguerite returns and sets to work. Soon she approaches the house and discovers the flowers - then the jewels. In great excitement she tries them on and her neighbor, Marthe, comes by and gushingly admires them. Mephistopheles enters with Faust , informing Marthe nonchalantly of her husband 's death. While Faust tenderly converses with Marguerite, Satan makes love to the neighbor As Faust and Marguerite walk away he casts a spell over them , that they may succumb to their desires. After a walk through the enchanting night, though , Marguerite begs her departure and Faust turns to go. He is blocked by Mephistopheles who persuades him to return to his lover.

ACT III

Scene 1: The Fall Garden (one year later). Marguerite is lamenting over her lover 's abandoning her and her child. The soldiers return and Valentin is informed by Siebel that all is not well with his sister. Outraged by the situation, he confronts Faust in a duel; but through Mephistopheles' magic his sword is deflected and Faust wields the fatal blow. When Marguerite approaches, Valentin violently denounces her he dies.

Scene 2: The Church. As she kneels to pray, Marguerite hears the voice of Satan calling for the evil spirits. Recalling her days of innocence with unholy ridicule, the devil tries to distract her, takes her child away and then pronounces her damnation. With a desperate cry, she falls to the ground

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Scene 3: Walpurgis Nacht.

Mephistopheles brings Faust to his empire, where damned souls are imploring forgiveness With a gesture, Mephistopheles transforms hell into a place of pleasure and Faust succumbs. After seeing a vision of Marguerite, Faust leaves the realm

Scene 4: The Jail. With the help of Mephistopheles, Faust gains entry to Marguerite's prison cell to free her on the eve of her execution for the murder of her child. The half-crazed Marguerite recognizes her lover's voice and they exult in their reunion while recalling their first encounter at the fair. But she is deaf to his pleas to flee with him and when Mephistopheles comes to urge them to hurry, she is overcome with horror. Seeking refuge with the powers of heaven, she renounces Faust and dies Mephistopheles exclaims that her soul is damned, but voices from on high proclaim her salvation

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Special thanks to Alma-Boyd Florists of West Seven Mile Road in Detroit, and to Ed Kazak for additional flower arrangements

Hammond organ from Wonderland Music.

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November 18December 3, 1983

Mus ic and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Book by HUGH WHEELER

Suggested by a Film by INGMAR BERGMAN

Origmally Produced a nd D irected by HAROLD PRINCE

M usical D irection by ' JOHN DANKWORTH

Direction and Choreography by JOHN CALVERT

Lighting Des igned by MARILYN RENNAGEL

Costumes and Furnishings D esigned by LINDSAY W. DAVIS

Set Designed by MARK MORTON

Mus ic a l Preparation SUZANNE ACTON

Costu mes WESTER N COSTUME CO., Los Ang eles

A Little Night Mus ic is prese nted th rough special arrangement wi th Music

Theat"re Inte rn ali o nal , 49 East 52n d St re et. New York. N Y 10022

Mich igan Ope ra Theatre is supported In part by grants from th e Nat ional Endowment for th e Art s. a federal agency. and from the State of Michigan through the Mich igan Council for the Art s For further i nformation on available servic es and programs. contact the Council at 1200 Sixt h Avenue In Detroi t

MlcQigan Opera Theatre is a mem b er of O PERA America

Cast (in orde r of appeara nce)

M r Lindqu ist BRIAN DAVIS*

Mrs. Nordstrom SHIRLEY JARON *

Mrs. Segstrom SALLY STEVENS *

M r E rla n son ROY WILBUR *

Mrs. Ande rsse n ROBERTA BRICKMAN *

Fredrika A rmfeldt HEATHER ST. CLAIR CROSS

M adame Armfeldt MART HA SCHLAMME t

Frid , H e r B utler BRIAN SCHULZ

H en ri k Eg erma n CHARLES TIGHE*

A n ne Eg e rm a n REBECCA LUKER*

Fredrik Egerman RON RAINES t

Pe tra, Th eir Ma id MELANIE SONNENBERG

D esiree Arm feldt CLEO LAINE

M alia , H er Dresser DENISE SMITH

Bertrand. A Page JACQUES DANIS

Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm LOUIS OTEY

Countess Charlotte Malco lm G LORIA CAPONE

Osa PATRICIA BOWERS

Manservants KEVI N BEVERLY, EDWARD McNEW

A Li ttle Night Music is presen ted i n two acts with one intermission.

All pe rformance casts are su bject to cha nge in case of u nforseen exigencies.

tArtist appears courtesy of Actors ' EqUity ASSOCiation. 'Member of the MO T Young A rtist Apprentice Program

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THE STORY

by Virginia Spears The Alliance Theatre

Inspired by Bergman's film and by Hugh Wheeler's book adaptation, Sondheim and Prince created A Little Night Music Mozart 's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik," the 1787 serenade for strings, gave the musical its name. During the summer "white nights" in this pastoral landscape, mismatched loves and unlikely liaisons abound Frederik Egerman , a widowed and perplexed lawyer, marries a child bride in attempt to regain lost youth. His gloomy son Henrik teems with desire and guilt toward his still virginal stepmother. Frustrated to distraction : the senior Egerman returns to former lover Desiree, an actress ' renowned for her affairs on and off stage. Desiree's present lover philanders openly while demanding fidelity from , b<?th ehis mistress and his wife. All these' Chabtic' affairs of the heart unravel during the second act at the country home of Desiree's mother

Madame Armfeldt, once the mistress of the King of the Belgians In this latitude where the sun never sets in summer, says Madame Armfeldt to her granddaughter, the night smiles three times : once for the young , who know nothing; once for the fools, who know too little ; and once for the old , who know too much.

OVERTURE

Mr Lindquist

Mrs. Nordstrom

Mrs. Anderssen

Mr Erlanson

Mrs. Segstrom

ACT I

NIGHT WALTZ Company

NOW

Fredrik

LATER

Henrik

SOON

Anne , Henrik , Fredrik

THE GLAMOROUS LIFE

Fredrika, Desiree, Madame Armfeldt , Mrs. Nordstrom , Mrs Segstrom

Mrs. Anderssen , Mr. Lindquist, Mr. Erlanson

REMEMBER?

Mr. Lindquist, Mrs. Nordstrom , Mrs. Segstrom , Mr Erlanson , Mrs. Anderssen

YOU MUST MEET MY WIFE

Desiree, Fredrik

LIAISONS

ENTR'ACTE Orchestra

ACT II

THE SUN WON'T SET

Mrs Anderssen ,

Mrs. Segstrom ,

Mrs. Nordstrom ,

Mr. Lindquist ,

Mr. Erlanson

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL Fredrik, CarleMagnus

PERPETUAL ANTICIPATION

Mrs Nordstrom , Mrs Segstrom , Mrs. Anderssen

SEND IN THE CLOWNS

Desiree

THE MILLER'S SON

Petra

FINALE Company

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Special thanks to DuMouchelle Galleries for donating furniture and property materials.

SETTING

Sweden , midsummer, 1901

Madame Armfeldt IN PRAISE OF WOMEN

CarleMagnus

EVERY DAY A LITTLE DEATH

Charlotte, Anne

A WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY Company

Michigan Opera Theatre wishes to thank the following organizations for their support of this production :

Pontchartrain Hotel

Meadow Brook Theatre

Wayne State University Theatre Department

Detroit Public Schools

Dearborn High School

U S Hair, Mrs Cho

Alma-Boyd Florists

RCA Records and Tapes , Peter Elliott

Mario DiFiore

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June 6 and 9, 1984

Masonic Temple Theatre

Libretto in It alian by Felice Romani

Based on the tragedy of Anne Boleyn

First performance: Milan , De cember 26 , 1830

Conductor

Richard Bonynge

Stage Dire ctor

Lotfi Mansouri

Set Designer

John Pascoe

Costume Designer

Michael Stennett

Lighting Designer

Michael Whitfield

Assistant Director

Anne Ewers

Chorus Ma s ter

Suzanne Acton

Stage Manager

Ching Ming Fu

Prompter

Susan Webb

Michigan Opera Theatre is supported in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts , a federal agency , and from the State qf Michigan through the Michigan Council for the Arts

Michigan Opera Theat re is a member of OPERA America

1983-84 Season of Excellence presented in cooperation with

Cast

(in order of appearance)

Anna Bolena

(Anne Boleyn , Queen of England) , Second Wife of Henry VIII. Joan Sutherland

Giovanna Seymour (Jane Seymour)

Lady-in-Waiting

Smeton, the Queen's page

Enrico VIII (Henry VIII), King of England

Lord Rochefort, Anne Boleyn 's brother

Lord Percy (Richard Percy), Earl of Northumberland

Hervey , Official at the Court

Judith Forst

Kathleen Segar

James Morris

Gidon Saks

Michael Myers

Ben Heppner

Anna Bolena performed in three acts with two intermissions Cast subject to change in case of unforseen exigencies.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Costumes constructed by Malabar Limited

Miss Sutherland's costumes were made by Barbara Matera Ltd.

SURTITLES (TM) introduced and developed by the Canadian Opera Company in January , 1983

Sets and costumes created for the Canadian Opera Company in collaboration wit h Lyric Opera of Chicago

Production made possible by a generous gift of the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown , Iowa .

Scenery constructed in the Canadian Opera Company Workshop Pontchartrain Hotel

Dogs provided by Steve and Janet Ebersole of Weylin Farm

Horses courtesy of Haverhill Farm

Vehicl.e for Dame Joan Sutherland courtesy of LincolnMercury Division , Ford Motor Co.

Formal wear courtesy of Valentes .

Dr. Charles Kessler , MOT Company

Physician for Anna Bolena week

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ANNA BOlENA CHORUS

Elizabeth Aston

Pat Balysh

Veronica Bell

Dorothy Berry

Alan Brown

Bill Broyles

Robyn Canner

Sara Chason

Brian Davis

Betty DeWilde

Dan Ferretti

Karen Forsyth

Yvonne Friday

Patricia Giaier

Todd Graber

C. Cass Hudson

Barbara Jackson

Matthew Jones

Lynn Kasch

Paul-John Kay

Christopher Kelly

Penny Kindraka

Mary Kay Kinlen

Karen Larsen

Andrew Lippa

James Moore

Robert Morency

Irene Onken

Roderick Reese

David Reynolds

Ann Savaglio

Steven Sell

Carla Simmons

Bill Steiner

John Stokes

Sharon Thomas

Charles Tighe

David Troiano

Barbara Youngerman

ANNA BOlENA SUPERNUMERARIES

Dan Aggas

Roland Aragona

Rick Breitenbecher

Alan Carpenter

Douglas Carpenter

James Clelland

Dan Cooney

Jon Cooney

Bedros Demir

Dominic Hamilton-Little

Tyrone Hildreth

Richard Hughes

Laric Lehmann

Robert Marcelain

Darius Moss

Ed McNew

Jerry Orlowski

Robert Paul

Terry Prim

Hussain Sadat

Adil AI Shabkhoun

Dan Teodorescu

Michael Ursu

Samuel Ursu

The Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra is augmented by guest artists from the Canadian Opera Company and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

THE STORY

ACT I.

Scene 1, Hall of Windsor Castle Queen Anne and the court await King Henry VIII's arrival at a banquet. Courtiers and attendants speak in hushed tones of the King's delay, for they know Queen Anne Boleyn's star wanes, and a newer love has taken her place in Henry ' s fickle heart. Small wonder , they agree, that the Queen has lately appeared so sorrowful and brooding Their gossip ceases when Jane Seymour, the Queen's beautiful lady-in-waiting, enters the room. Lady Jane appears anxious and obviously dismayed Although Her Majesty is not yet aware that her favorite lady-in-waiting is the cause of the King's recent coldness, Jane knows the secret cannot be kept from her much longer She confesses to the courtiers that she feels conscience-stricken, for she loves Queen Anne dearly.

When asked by Anne to explain her melancholy behaviour, Jane replies it is due to the Queen's own sadness of late. Anne admits her sorrow but in an effort to cheer everyone, she calls upon her minstrel, Smeton, to sing. Smeton has conceived a deep love for Queen Anne, so his song is a sad one about a maiden remembering her first love Anne thinks of her own first love - Percy, Earl of Northumberland, who she spurned to marry King Henry. Deciding it is useless to await the King any longer, she dismisses her courtiers and withdraws to her apartments on the arm of Jane

Seymour

Scene 2, A room in the castle. Awaiting a secret meeting with Henry, Lady Jane is more upset than ever. On parting, the Queen had held her in her arms, making her feel like a serpent, knowing she had stolen the king's affection. As Jane reflects, King Henry enters and embraces her. She turns away, telling Henry she is deeply troubled by the Queen's unhappiness, and therefore this must be their last meeting. Angrily he demands to know if she still loves him, or if she is simply dazzled by the prospect of the throne. Jane admits her true love, and Henry promises honours and splendour await her as his queen. He reminds Jane that Anne has really loved him, and has deceived him from the very start. They talk lovingly and bid a passionate goodnight. Scene 3, Park of Windsor Cast/e. King Henry knows he must create a scandal about Anne as a valid reason to divorce her and marry Lady Jane Knowing of the Queen's love for Percy, who he banished after Anne became Queen, Henry decides to bring him back and hopefully gain his much-needed excuse.

Lord Percy arrives and is greeted by Lord Rochefort, Anne's brother and one of Percy's closest friends. Percy asks Rochefort about Anne and her brother says she is happy, but in his heart he knows this is far from the truth.

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A group of court iers appears , ready for an early morning hunt. King Henry soon arrives and Queen Anne follows , to his obvious displeasure . But he decides this suits his plan He greets Percy warmly and notices with obvious delight the way he and Anne tenderly greet each other Rochefort draws Percy aside to warn him that he must hold his emotions in check King Henry bids farewell , and sets off for the hunt i n high good humour

IACT II.

Antechamber of Queen Anne 's apartments The minstrel Smeton makes his way to the Queen ' s apartments , hoping she will let him serenade her. Suddenly he hears voices and hides as the Queen enters with Rochefort, who pleads with her to see Percy The Queen confesses that she is afraid of such a meeting , knowing King Henry will surely observe how she still loves Percy . At that moment Percy himself dashes into the room and embraces he r. She warns him to leave before t he King him, but Percy threatens su icide if she sends him away When Smeton appears from his hiding place Percy is infuriated, believing the Queen is having an

affair with the young page King Henry enters upon this confusion He is inwardly satisified to have discovered the Queen in what appears to be a compromising situation but he pretends rage , summons his guards , and violently accuses the Queen of betraying her marriage vows by receiving a 'Iover alone in her apartments As Smeton steps forward to declare the Queen ' s innocence , a picture of Anne he had secreted in his doublet falls to the floor , further enraging Henry

In vain Anne insists she has been loyal to Henry , but he denounces her and decrees that she , Percy , Smeton and even Lord Rochefort are guilty of high treason and must be held captive until they face trial.

ACT III.

Scene 1, Queen Anne 's apartments

A prisoner in her own apartments , Queen Anne is visited by Lady Jane , who confesses she is the one King Henry now loves

Although a first filled with righteous anger , Anne relents and tells Jane she feels only pity for her . Jane urges the Queen to throw herself on the King's mercy and ask for a divorce so she can marry Percy , but

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Anne repud iates the suggestion , say ing it would be ta ntamount to admitt ing fal se gui lt. Jan e real izes the Queen is prepared to meet t he doom that will surely come

Scene 2, Outside the Council Chamber The assembled court iers are in formed by Sir Hervey that Semton has admi tted his guil t to the Co unc il. The King appea rs and tal ks to Hervey He tr ies to avoid Ann e and Percy as they are bro ught to t he Council C hambe r, but Anne stops him and again begs him to spa re her t he d isgrace of a tr ial. Percy accuses the King of hav in g stolen Anne ' s love from him Anne is outraged to learn that Smeton has been tric ked into confess ing and declares her only crime was believing she would find happiness with Henry rather than Percy , which leads Percy to proclaim he and Ann e were once marr ied Anne is too upset to respo nd and Henry , whos e van ity has been hurt , is more determined that they bo th should die He summons the guards to lead them before th e Council, threaten ing Anne with eternal d isgrace and replacement on the throne by a worthier woman.

Henry ponders what he has learned as Jane Seymour appears She begs Henry to allow her to go away ; she loves him but cannot bear the gu ilt of Anne's death . Her distress causes him to despise Anne more , but his protests are interrupted by Hervey ' s announcement that the Council has annulled Anne ' s marriage to the King and condemned her and the others to death The courtiers and Jane appeal to Henry for clemency , but he leaves , followed by his court Scene 3, The Tower of London The Queen's attendants are d isturbed by her pitiful condition , and further moved when she appears , distracted and confused . Anne's mind wanders ; she thinks it is her wedding day , then believes Percy is there, and finally her thoughts turn to her childhood The entrance of Percy , Smeton and Rochefort brings her to her senses for a moment , but when Smeton confesses he lied to the Council in hopes of saving her , she returns to her delirium She hears the cannon and bells acclaiming the new Queen. Declar ing that only the shedding of her blood is needed to complete the crime , she refuses to invoke vengeance upon the gu ilty couple , and pardons them in hopes of mercy for herself

Joan Sutherland as Anna Bolena (Act II, Scene 4). Costume sketch by Michael Stennett.

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