PROGRAM: Bravo 1994 Fall Opera

A Message From General Director

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Michigan Opera Theatre 's 24th season - aptly named a "Season of Masterpieces ." MOTs productions of these masterpieces by master composers - Puccini, Donizetti, Mozart and Tchaikovsky - feature performances by some of the world 's most talented, established and rising artists During our 1994-95 season MOT is extremely pleased to present such a collection of musical genius, along with a caliber of artistic talent that is trul y remarkable. .

The fall opera season commences with Puccini 's Madame Butterfly, the inspiration for the current Broadway sensation Miss Saigon. Our tragic Cio-Cio-San is beautiful Karen Notare whose star has been rising quickly in the u.s. and Europe alternating with Chinese-born Guiping Deng . I'm pleased to present a co mpan y premiere of Donizetti's The Daught er of the Regiment, not seen by Detroit audiences for more than 22 years. This delightful comedy features one of the world 's most sought after coloratura sopranos Tracy Dahl alternating with an exciting new artist, Anna Vikre.

Our spring season opens with Mozart's timeless favorite, Don Giovanni. This dramatic comedy will be greatly en hanced b y a stellar cast including Metropolitan Opera stars Jeffrey Wells as the Don, bass-baritone Philip Cokorinos, as hi s side-kick Leporello , and exciting soprano Martile Rowland as Donna Anna. This opulent Goya-inspired production was premiered by Michigan Opera Theatre in 1989, deSigned by English theatre artist John Pascoe . Next , we present Tchaikovsky's beloved Swan Lake , arguably the most popular ballet of all time. Choreographed by Detroit's own Iacob Lascu, Swan Lake features National Ballet of

Canada prima ballerina Margaret Illman as the Swan Queen

Just as we open our season with a Puccini classic, so too will we conclude with one - the beloved Tasca. Russian Soprano Maria Guleghina has triumphed as Tosca in major opera houses around the world, including a recent Met broadcast. Met bass-baritone and MOT veteran Richard Cowan will play the villianous Baron Scarpia. Cohen, along with Kevin Anderson (one of the Tonios from our fall season) is a product of MOT's Young Program.

I am sure all of yo u share with me a sense of excitement and anticipation for MOTs new home , the Detroit Opera Hous e. The inaugural season in the opera house , the spring of 1996 , will be the fulfillment of this company 's long-term goal to control its own performance facility, one which allows us to serve the community fully, and which is comparable in function, size and aesthetics with opera houses around the world. Many corporations , foundations and individuals have generously demonstrated their support toward this goal, to them we are most grateful. For a complete listing of these contributors , and for an update on the Detroit Opera House , please refer to pages 10 and 11

Finally, I would like to extend my deepest thanks to our corporate and foundation contributors, government agencies and private individuals who have supported the company's extensive activities throughout the year, and, of course , to yo u our audience.

It is truly in the s pirit of celebration that we embark on this 1994-95 season Enjoy "A Season of Masterpieces! "

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It may be difficult to explain to your colleagues just why you've chosen to take the long route to the office. Or why you'll be doing all the driving from now on. But sitting behind the wheel of the new Monte Carlo is a position that's hard to surrender. That's because Monte Carlo is designed for a very personal fit. It's a place where the pleasures oj a fuel-injected V6 and the barely perceptible

shifts of an electronically controlled, 4-speed automatic quickly replace the din of idle conversation. Where what was once a long half-hour commute suddenly seems to be almost too fleeting. Still, maybe you should think about giving someone else a turn ... then again, maybe not.

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SYNOPSIS

SETTING: NAGASAKI, 1900

ACT I

On a flowering terrace above Nagasaki harbor, u.s. Navy lieutenant B.F Pinkerton inspects the house he has leased from a marriage broker, Goro , who has procured him three servants and a geisha wife known as Madame Butterfl y (Cio-Cio-San ). To the American consul Sharpless , who arriv es breathless from climbing the hill , Pinkerton describes his philosophy of a navy man roaming th e world in search of pl easure Amore 0 grillo. For the moment, he is enchanted with the fragile Cio-Cio-San and intends to undergo a marriage ceremony with her - for ninety-nine years , but subject to monthly renewal. When Sharpless warns that the girl may not take her vows so lightl y, the lieutenant brushes aside such scruples , adding that he will one day take a "real" American wife At that moment Cio-Cio-San is heard in the distance joyousl y singing of her wedding da y Spira sui mare.

After she has entered , surrounded by her friends , she tells Pinkerton how, when her family fell on hard times , she had to earn her living as a geisha Soon her relatives arrive and noisily express their opinions on the marriage. In a quiet moment , Cio-Cio-San shows her bridegroom her few earthly treasures , telling him her intention of embracing his Christian faith. With pomp the Imperial Commissioner performs the wedding ceremony, after which the guests toast the couple . Suddenl y Cio-Cio-San 's uncle , a Buddhist priest, bursts upon the scene, cursing the girl for having renounced her ancestors ' religion . Pinkerton angrily orders priest and family to leave. Alone with his bride , he dries her tears and reminds her that night is falling . Helped by her maid Suzuki into a nuptial kimono , Cio-Cio-San joins the ardent Pinkerton in the moonlit garden , where they sing of their love Viene la sera.

ACT II

Three later, Cio-Cio-San still waits for her husband 's return . As Suzuki prays to her gods for aid E Izaghei ed Izanami , her mistress stands by the doorway, her eyes fixed on the harbor. The maid shows Cio-Cio-San how little money is left but is told to have faith: one fine day Pinkerton 's ship will appear on the horizon Un bel di, vedremo Sharpless comes in with a letter from the lieutenant, but before he can read it to Cio-Cio-San , Goro , who has been lurking outside, brings in the latest of a long line of suitors for her hand The girl dismisses both him and the wealthy Prince Yamadori, insisting that her American husband has not deserted her. When they are alone, Sharpless again starts to read her the letter and suggests as tactfully as he can that Pinkerton may never return Amico cercherete Cio-Cio-San proudly carries forth their child, insisting that as soon as Pinkerton knows of his son he will surely come back Che tue madre dovra prenderti. Moved by her devotion and lacking the heart to tell her of the lieutenant's remarriage, Sharpless leaves. Cio-Cio-San, in the point of despair, hears a cannon report; seizing a spyglass , she discovers Pinkerton's ship entering the harbor. Delirious with joy, she orders Suzuki to help her strew the house with flower petals, which they gather in the garden Then , as night falls , she begins her vigil.

ACT III

As dawn breaks, Suzuki insists that Cio-Cio-San rest. Humming a lullaby to her child, she carries him to another room Dormi amor mio. Before long , Sharpless, Pinkerton and then Kate, his new wife, enter When Suzuki realizes who the American woman is , she collapses in despair ; out of consideration for his mistress , however, she agrees to aid in breaking the news to her. Pinkerton , overcome with remorse, bids an angUished farewell to the scene of his former happiness Addio fiorito asil , then rushes away. No sooner is he gone than Cio-Cio-San comes forth , expecting to find him but finding Kate instead. She takes a moment to ·guess the truth . Leaning on Suzuki for support , she agrees to give up her child if the father will return for him. Then , sending even Suzuki away, she takes forth the dagger with whi ch her father committed suicide and bows before a statue of Buddha , choosing to die with honor rather than live in disgrace Just as she raises the blade, Suzuki pushes the child into the room. Tearfully sobbing a farew ell , Iu , piccol o Iddio! , Cio-Cio-San crouches behind a screen and stabs herself as Pinkerton is heard calling her name

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Madama Butterfly & Miss Saigon

EAST MEETS WEST IN A STUDY OF CONTRASTS (EXCERPTED)

by Paula Citron

A flash point that triggers creative genius can happen when one is least expecting it. For Giacomo Puccini, inspiration for his opera Madama Butterfly began with a one-act play he saw in london in 1900. It was by the American writer David Belasco and was called Madama Butterfly. Belasco, a showman in the grand style, was better known for the scenic effects he created than for the pot-boiler melodramas he churned out. His Madama Butterfly, making the most of the state-of-the-art lighting of the time, contained an extended scene in which a young Japanese woman, Cio-Cio-San, with her young child , waits in vain from twilight to dawn for her wayward American lover to arrive.

Although Puccini did not speak one word of English, he could follow the sense of the action and was profoundly moved by the pathos of the play, most particularly the "waiting scene. " With tears still in his eyes , he rushed backstage after the curtain fell to ask Belasco for the performarce rights He was already composing th e music in his mind for the beautiful off-stage 'Humming Chorus ' to underscore Cio-Cio-San 's hopeless vigil for the lover who had abandoned her.

For Claude-Michel Schoenberg and Alain Boublil , the inspiration for their musi cal Miss Saigon came from a photo in a French magazine Schoenberg was idly perusing in 1985. Taken in Saigon , the heart-breaking picture shows a Vietnamese woman , her faced etched in stoic resignation, clasping the hand of her crying, bewildered child , who is about to board a plane to the United States to meet her unknown American father.

"I was so appalled by the image of this deliberate ripping apart that I had to sit down and catch my breath, " Schoenberg has written. "Was that not the most moving, the most staggering example of 'The Ultimate Sacrifice' as undergone by Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, giving her life for her child? This photograph was for Alain and me the start of everything "

The opera Madama Butterfly, which premiered in 1904 , and the musical Miss Saigon, which opened in 1989, contain many similar threads. Both are about star-crossed love affairs between American military men and Asian women, one Japanese, one Vietnamese. In each case , the woman is abandoned and, unbeknownst to the man , has a child. In the end each woman allows her child to join their American father and his American wife. Having lost their children , both women commit suicide.

As hard as it is to believe , Madama Butterfly, arguably Puccini's best-loved opera , was a failure at its La Scala premiere in 1904. In particular, the "overly exotic musical score filled with oriental influences" was not to Italian tastes.

Puccini , his faith in his work undiminished, extensively re-worked the opera, eliminating the more objectionable exotic vocal passages while keeping oriental harmonic and instrumental sounds. Three

months later the opera was heard again in Brescia, and this time it was a triumph.

Miss Saigon did not share its predecessor's faulty start. It was an instant hit, opening to the largest advance box-office sales ever in London's West End.

like the opera , the musical 's score contains elements from the oriental tradition. One third of the orchestra pit is taken up with exotic percussion instruments, with wooden Asian flute speCialists being key members of the ensemble. In retrospect, it can be seen that for both Puccini and Schoenberg (and his orchestrator, William D. Brohn) , the story line necessitated that both Madama Butterfly and Miss Saigon be musical children of both East and West.

Parallels in the music can be drawn from both the opera and the musical. "I Still Believe " is a duet sung by Kim and Ellen, Chris 's American wife. Ellen hopes Chris will forget his former love; Kim declares she will wait for Chris to come back to her. It is similar to Cio-Cio-San 's famous aria "un bel di," in which the young geisha declares that her Pinkerton will return to her one fine day. The two first-act duets between Kim and Chris , "Sun And Moon " and " The Last Night Of The World ," can be equated to the extended love duet "Viene la sera " that Puccini wrote for his lovers to bring his first act to a close.

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Since the inspiration for Miss Saigon was a woman 's sacrifice for her child, it is not surprising to learn that Kim 's heartfelt ''I'll Give My Life For You, " s ung to her child , Tam , was the first song Boublil and Schoenberg composed for the musical.

"As long as yo u can have yo ur chance I swear, I'll give my life for you.

The opera Madama Butterfly also contains a poignant aria , "Tu ,tu , piccolo Iddio! ," sung by a sorrowful mother to a child s h e is sending away. In translation th e text says: "Butterfly must die , so that yo u can go beyond the sea

While there are sim ilarities in the music , :3 the histori cal back-drops ,.g "-

for the works are quite different.

_ Belasco based his play on

While Cio-Cio-San has many offers of marriage during Pinkerton 's three-year absence, including one from rich Prince Yamadori , Schoenberg and Boublil give Kim a suitor with dangerous political overtones. Thuy, Kim 's cousin, joined the Viet Cong ,

becoming a pow erful communist official after the fall of Saigon. He was promised by Kim 's father that the y would one da y be wed The Engineer leads Thu y to Kim , with tragic results. Thuy threa tens to kill her son because his father is an American If Kim were to marry Thuy, the child would dishonor him . When Kim kill s Thuy to save her son, forces are set in motion that ultimatel y place the yo ung woman in the Engineer's snare

Yoko Watanabe as Cio-Cio-San in MOPs 1990 production of Madame Butterfly.

an 1898 short st<?ry b y John Luth er Long, who had based hi s work on an 1893 French novel by Pierre Loti called Madame Chrysanth eme. Loti had been a naval officer for 42 yea rs and had fallen in love with the m ys teries.of the East. In fact , another of his novels , which became Leo Delibes ' opera Lakm e, was set in Colonial India and concerned the ill-fated romance between an English officer and a Hindu priestess.

Loti 's nov e ls are rife with political anger about magnificent cultures that are tarnished by contact with the imperialist West. The love stories are metaphors for a collision of ideals that results , more often than not, with the West trampling over the sensibilities of the East.

Pinkerton belongs to this imperialist and colonial mentality. After all, he is part of the tradition that began when the American naval officer Commodore Matthew Perry sailed his fleet of ships into Tokyo harbor in 1853 , forCing the Shogunate to open Japan to for eign interests Even as the political elements of the story have been diluted to non-existence in Puccini 's opera , Pinkerton must nonetheless be regarded as Perry's spiritual heir ; imperialism and jingoism are s ubliminal factors in Cio-Cio-San 's seduction and abandonment.

Schoenberg and Boublil , on the other hand , deliberately set out to place their star-crossed lovers against the backdrop of a wider political canvas-the horrors of the Vietnam war and its aftermath

From the obsequious Goro, the marriage broker who is a minor character in Puccini 's opera , Schoenberg and Boublil fashioned the pivotal role of The Engine er -a sleazy, half-French, halfVietnamese pimp and wheeler-dealer totally corrupted by his vision of the "American Dream ." He even pretends to be related to Kim and her child to reinforc e this "American " connection in order to obtain an American visa and begin inquiries into Chris' whereabouts.

Perhaps the most political element in Miss Saigon concerns th e Bui Doi or "Dust of Life " - th e

thousands of Amerasian children who are outcasts in Vietnamese society or who have been abandoned and gathered in camps in Thailand. Act II of th e musical opens with an ex-GI , John , trying to interest his fellow Americans in the plight of these homeless waifs. Film footag e of real children in camps is shown on a screen in a classic merging of reality and art. Chris and his wife innocently attend a conference on the children, only to learn from John that Chris has fathered a Bui Doi

Ultimately, it is political elements , or lack of them, that determine the scope of Madama Butterfly and Miss Saigon. Divorced from its political landscape , Puccini's opera focuses on th e steadfast love and courage of Cio-Cio-San. The setting of Madama Butt erfl y is confined to the pretty little house and garden in Nagasaki that begins as the love nest for Pinkerton and his geisha and ends as the yo ung woman 's tomb. In the far-reaching scope of Miss Saigon, Kim 's tragic story is just one of many themes that the writers explore. The epic musical necessitates 12 permanent sets covering three countries, including the famous scene in which the fr enzied mob tries hopelessly to escape from Saigon as the last u.s. helicopter pulls away from the American embassy.

In the final analysiS, for fans of Miss Saigon already familiar with the story of Kim and her American lover and accepting of its sung-through format , it would seem to be a short jump over to an appreciation of the story of Cio-Cio-San and Pinkerton , and Puccini 's glorious operatic music. Whether it is in the genre of Italian verismo opera or modern 20th-century musical , the appeal of a young woman making the ultimate sacrifice for her child resonates throughout any age

Ca nadian Paula Ci tron is host of Classical 96s Saturday Night at the Opera and a freelance arts journalist. This article was reprinted with the permission of Ca nadian Opera Co mpany.

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SYNOPSIS

ACT I

While a group of peasants prepare for a battle with the French , women pray for protection ; the Marquise of Berkenfield , who has come near the advancing army by mistake , almost faints with terror Her st eward, Hortensius , urges her to control herself, but the Marquise deplores the state of the world in which Napoleon's army ignores the nobility (" Pour une femme de mon nom ") Sergeant Sulpice and his men appear from behind the rocks . The voice of the French regiment'S drum majorette, Marie, heralds her appearance, and she and Sulpic e glory in their love of war and patriotism , reminiscing over the stroke of luck that brought the orphaned Marie to the regiment ( "Quel beau jour, quand la providence "). Since then, she has been like a daughter to all the men , her singing and beauty enlivening their martial life As Sulpice questions the girl about a young Tyrolean she has been seen with , soldiers drag in Tonio, the youth in question , who has been found near the camp. The soldiers want to kill him until Marie relates how he saved her from falling off a precipice Rejoicing in the men's acceptance of Tonio , she sings the regimental song ("Chacun Ie sait"). The men are ordered to roll call, taking Tonio with them, but he rushes back to declare his love to Marie The two fall into each other's arms and go off together Sulpice, Hortensius and the Marquise arrive , and the Marquise tells Sulpice that her late sister had a child by a Captain Robert of Sulpice's regiment. Informed that Marie is that child, she insists on taking the girl away to prepare her for her rightful station in life. Marie enters gaily, only to be told she will soon depart with her newfound aunt. After the four leave, the soldiers usher in a new recruit - Tonio, who hails the day that brought him the girl he loves ("Ah! mes amis , que! jour de fete! " ) . The soldiers are jealous when they realize Tonio loves Marie, but they accept fate graciously. Tonio's rhapsody on his delight ( "Pour mon arne") is ended abruptly by Sulpice's announcement of Marie's departure Sadly, the girl resigns herself to her new future (II faut partir "). Tonio, Sulpice and the soldiers bemoan their loss as the Marquise drags Marie off, and Tonio vows to follow her

ACT II

In a salon in her chateau the Marquise receives Sulpice, asking him to convince Marie that the rich German prince she has found will be a good husband When the girl comes in, the Marquise asks her to sing an air she has learned as part of her training in the social graces ("Le jour maissait dans Ie bacage " ) . Sulpice interjects fragments of the regimental tune until Marie , after trying a few measures of both, launches into the latter, with the Marquise and Sui pice singing along. Ho.rrified at herself, the Marquise sweeps out, but she cannot help exclaiming at Marie 's charm As Sulpice follows her out, Marie muses sadly upon her upcoming marriage. The strains of a march inform her that the soldiers have arrived, and she salutes them ( "Ah! salut ala France! " ). Tonio, Marie and Sulpice delight in their reunion ("Tous les trois reunis") , but the Marquise , interrupting, is unmoved by Tonio 's expressions of devotion The lovers go off in opposite directions, and when the Marquise confides to Sulpice that Marie is her own daughter and begs him to help her in the alliance she has set up , he agrees. The Duchess of Krakentorp , mother of the prospective groom, arrives unexpectedly with other wedding guests asking to meet Marie. Having learned the Marquise 's secret, the soldiers, led by Tonio , burst in and reveal Marie 's rough-andready upbringing. Marie still is willing to proceed, but the Marquise tells her to take the man she loves All except the outraged Duchess praise Marie , Tonio and France

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Notes on La FilJe du Regiment

by Herbert Kupferberg

" It is so merry, with so much of the real soldier's life in it. They call it bad , but it is surprising how easily one can become used to 'bad' music! "

Thus commented Felix Mendelssohn on Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment in 1847, seven years after its premiere in Paris. Mendelssohn was no friend to frivolity, in music or elsewhere, but he knew a gay, melodic, and well-crafted opera when he heard one, and he admired the man who could write it.

Gaetano Donizetti 8 composed sixty-seven operas in his fifty years, most of them serious , dramatic and highl y charged emotionally. Of th ese only one , Lucia di Lammermoor, can really be called part of the standard repertory, although the bel <U :; 5 canto revival of recent E decades has restored , at least .g to sporadic life , such works as Anna Bol ena , Maria Stuarda , Rob erto Devereuz , Linda di Chamounix and La Favorita. But scattered through his vast output are three comedies, rElisir d'Amore, La Fille du Regiment , and Don Pasquale, which have never dropped out of circulation and remain very much a part of opera 's active repertory.

Among these three , La Fille has always held a special place. like Donizetti's other light works it has a hearty comic zest tempered by touches of pathos and sentiment. But it also offers an enchantment all its own simply because it is the closest that Donizetti, that archetype of Italian opera composers, ever came to writing an authentic French opera-comique.

Unlike his distinguished predecessor, Gioacchino Rossini , Donizetti never settled in Paris. But the French capital was the center of the musical world in those days, and several of his works received their first productions there while others were translated into French. Within two years of Donizetti's first trip to France in 1838 he had had four operas performed at different theaters , producing a state of mutiny among French composers . In fact, when La Fill e du Regiment received its premiere at the Opera-Comique some of those composers seem to have organized a hostile reception which was soon overwhelmed by general public adulation.

Unlike other works of his (including Don Pasquale) written for Paris , La Fille du Regiment was thoroughly French from the start. Its text was by two French librettists , Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and J ean-Francois-Alfred Bayard ; it was cast in the traditional opera-comique form with spoken dialogues in French ; and most important of all, it was a celebration in music of the military glory of the Napoleonic era, which lay dear to the heart of every patriotic Frenchman. It may be remembered that 1840 , the year of La debut, was also the year in which Napoleon 's remains were returned from their lonely grave on St. Helena for reinterment in the Invalides louis-Philippe, the "Citizen-King, " was on the throne , but louis-Napoleon was in the wings ,

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preparing to restore the empire. It was a time when audiences were eager to respond to musical personification of military glory and glamour, particularly when they embellished a sentimentally romantic, if rather far-fetched , tale of mistaken identity and true love triumphant.

In his authoritative, if slightly misnamed, A Short History of Opera (which runs to 852 pages) Prof. Donald]. Grout remarks of Donizetti: "He had a Midas gift of turning everything into the kind of melody which people could

remember and sing , or at least recognize when they heard it sung the next day in the streets. "

Tra g Dahl as Mari e in The D a ughter o f the Regiment

similar expressions He also engages in a delightful duet with Marie which neatly contrasts the artifiCiality of a French salon song with a hearty military number. among the opera's most memorable numbers is the Act II trio for Marie, Tonio and Sulpice, "Tous Ie trois reunis, " to which Donizetti miraculously gives an Offenbachian lilt - an effect that is considerably diminished when performed in its Italian equivalent as "Stretti insiem tutti tre."

Mostly, though, what one remembers from La Fille are those rousing military songs that seemed to Felix Mendelssohn to symbolize so well the lighter side of a soldier's life Marie's song of the 21st Regiment , "Chacun Ie sait, chacun Ie dit:

Le regiment par excellence, " became a Parisian street song soon after the opera's premiere,

Such is the case, certainly, with La Fille du Regiment.. Aside from the military ruffles and while Marie 's concluding "Salut a la France " was almost an unofficial national anthem in France during the regime of Napoleon III. La Fille also helped establish the rataplan - a tune based on the beating of a drum - as an operatic staple, and it has turned up in a number of subsequent works including Verdi's La Forza del Destino.

flourIshes heard throughout, it abounds in tunes that are touched with Gallfc charm and ensembles that build up to heady climaxes. For all the unlikelihood of its story, the two leading figures are given Ilesh-and-blood dimensions by Donizetti's music. Marie , the daughter herself, is a vivandiere, a woman accompanying an army as a kind of informal supply sergeant. As such , she is an ancestress of Preziosilla in Verdi 's La Forza del Destino. But Marie is a vivandiere with a difference, for she was adopted by the men of the 21st Grenadiers as a foundling and has traveled with them ever since. Obviously leaving them would be wrenching, whether it be for marriage or to enter a new life among the aristocracy, and Donizetti sympathetically depicts the girl's dilemma in such sensitive passages as her Act I song " If faut partir, mes bons amis d 'armes " and a subsequent Act II aria in which, alone, she bemoans the loss of her real love. Similarly Tonio, the young peasant who enlists in the regiment so he can be near her, emerges as a young man of feeling as well as discrimination While expressing his delight at becoming both a soldier and a husband in one day - 'j'ai sa flamme, et j ' ai sa main!" he bursts into no fewer than eight high C's within two or three minutes, as convincing as demonstration of ardor as Italian opera can offer.

Sergeant Sulpice, the third of the protagonists of La Fille du Regiment, unfortunately has no aria of his own, and must establish his character through sheer swaggering and repeated exclamations of "Morbleu! ", "Sacre nom d 'une pipe!" and

In view of its vigorous military quality, it's not surprising that La Fille du Regiment has been a particular wartime favorite in France; it attained its I,OOOth performance at the Opera-Comique in 1914.

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Fall Season Artist Profiles

SUZANNE ACT ON CONDUCTOR, CHORUS MASTER (MICHIGAN)

MOT Credits

Chorus Master/Assistant Music Director sin ce 1981

1994 faIl Suson

Conductor, The Daughter of the Regiment

Chorus Master, Madama Butterjly

Conductor, Michigan Opera Th ea ler, The Barber of Seville, The Music Man, The Pirates of Penza nee; Dayton Opera , West Side Story, My Fair Lady, The Piratts of Penzanee; Coach , Opera Theater o[ 51. louis , San Diego Opera ; Visiting Assistant Professor o[ Music , Oakland University

KEVIN ANDE RSO N TENOR (ILLINOIS)

MOT Credits Manin , The Tender Land

1994 f all Season

Tonio , Daughter of the Regiment

New York City Opera , Aliule Nig hl Music broadcast on PBS "live [rom lin coln Center,' Sireel Scene, l1feu re Espagno le; lyric Opera o[ Chi cago, Six Chara cters in Searc h of an AUlhor; San Francisco Opera , lear, fAfricaine broadcast on PBS "Great Performances; " Chi cago Opera Theater, The Merry Wives of Windsor ; English National Opera , Sireet Scene; Scottish National Opera , Cosi fan lutte; BBC broadcast o[ I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America; PBS broadcast o[ an all-star salute to Stephen Sondheim [rom Carnegie Hall o[ "Grea t Performances "

DENNIS BERGEVIN JEFFREY FRANK

CO- DIRECTOR S ELSEN ASSOC I ATES (NEW YORK)

MOT Credits

Resident Hair and Make-Up Designers , since 19BB

1994 f all Season

Res ident Hair and Make-Up, Madama Buuerjly, The Daughter of th e Regi menl New York Shakespeare Festival; Radio City Music Hall ; Washington Opera ; Philadelphia Opera; Greater Miami Opera ; Pittsburgh Opera ; Dallas Opera ; Spoleto Festival ; USA , Italy, Australia ; Edinburgh Festival ; Merchanl of Venice , Broadway; PBS and HBO

ROBERT BRUBAKER TENOR (PENNSYLVANIA)

MOTDmul

1994 faIl Season

Pinkenon , Madama Buuerjly

Metropolitan Opera Entfuhrung aus dem Sera i/, Die Meistersinger, Ariadne auf Nuxos ; New York City Opera , La Bohtme, Lucia di Lamm erm oor, Madama Buuerjly, Di e Fledermaus; Ope ra Orches tra o[ New York , j enufa ; New York Cit y Opera Touring Company, La Traviala , Tasca ; Canadian Opera , ateI/o, La Rondine; [Opera de Montreal , Portrait of Manon ; Greater Miami Opera , Manon leseaul, Macbel h, The Passion oflonathan Wade

THEODORE CARLSON BARITONE (M I CHIGAN)

MOT Del1ul

1994 fall Season

Sharpless , Madama Buuerjly

National Theater o[ Mannheim , Pagliacci ; Kre[eld , German y, Zar und Zimmermann ; Benelux , La Boheme , Tosea , le Noz ze di Figaro , lu cia di Lammermoor, La Traviata Di e Tote Stadt Don Giovanni Gia nni

Schicc hi; Munich Biennial Festival [or WDR Television , The Mother of Three Sons ; Schwetzinger Fiestval , The Game of love and Chanee

KEN CAZAN DIRECTOR (OH IO)

MOT Cred its Director, Fa ust 1994

1994 fall Season

Director, Madama Buu erjly

Canadian Opera Company, Werther, Suor Angelica ; Opera Pacific , Greater Miami Opera , Fausl ; Boston lyric Opera , Atlanta Opera, Carmen ; Sante Fe Opera , Inl ermezzo ; Seattle Opera , Academy o[ Vocal Arts in Philadelphia , La Boheme; Opera Theater o[ SI. louis , Mitridate, II Turco in /talia, Seattle Opera ; Madama Buu erjly, Di e Zauberjlote; Opera Hamilton broadcast on CBC , Fausl; Opera Omaha , Rigoleuo

TRACY DAHL COLORATURA SOPRANO (CANADA)

MOT Credits

Euridice , Orp heus in Ihe Underworld 1986

1994 fall Season

Marie , The Daughter of the Regiment

Melropolitan Opera , Canadian Opera Company, Washington Concen Opera , Ariadne auf Naxo s; Washington Concen Opera , Lahm l; Wol[Trap , Manitoba Opera , le Nozz e di Figaro ;Wol[ Trap, San Francisco , les Conies D ' Hoffma nn; Was hington Opera , Cendri llon, Cosi fan Tuite, Die Fledermaus ; Canadia n Opera Company, Die Fledermaus ; los Angeles Music Center Opera , 01eo and Euridi ((; los Angeles Opera , Houston Grand Opera , Orpheus in th e Und erworld ; San Fran cisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera , Un Ballo in Maschera ; National Ans Center, Don Gi ovanni ; Manitoba Opera , Th e Doughier of Ih e Regiment

DOROTHY DANN ER DIRECTOR /CHOR EOGRAP HER (M I SSOUR I )

MOT Credits

Director, The Merry Widow 1993; Director, Cand id e 1991 ; Director, Mikado 1982

1994 faIl Suson

Director, The Daughla of Ih e Regim enl Boston Pops Orth cstra, PBS broadcast of ' An Ev ening with Gilbert and Sullivan "; Chicago Opera Th eater, La Traviata; Manioba Opera , New Orleans Opera , Sy ra cuse Opera , Orlando Opera , Th e Daughter o{the Regiment; Pennsy lvania Opera Thea ter, Tasca, La Granat Du chfSSl de Gemlstein; NewYork's ( emer forCo ntemporary Opera , Pos tcard from Morocco ; Cunis Ins titute, POSlca rd from Morocco, Th Tender Land; Opera Carolina , HM S Pinafort, Oil ZauiJerjlill'; The Minnesota Opera , Th e Pira! es of Pen zan ce; Glimm ergl ass Opera , Th e Mikwlo, Albert Herring; Central City Opera , TheStudent Prin ce; Opera Pacific, The Men)' Widow; Portland Opera , Man of La Mancha

GUlPING DENG SOPRANO (CH INA)

MOT Dwul

1994 fallSuson

Madama Butterfly, Madama Buuerjly

Opera Theater o[ SI. louis, Madama BUUerjly, Don Giovan ni ; Houston Grand Opera , Madama BuUerjly; Opera Delaware , Boston lyric Opera, los Angeles , La Boheme , Sa lisbu ry lyric Opera le nozze di Figaro; 0rra New England, La Cenerentola; solo ist [or Centra Broadcasting Compan y in China

LAWRENCE F. FORMOSA BARITONE (M I CHIGAN)

MOT Credits

Fiorello , The Barber of Sev ille 1993; Messenger, Aida

1992 ; Chorus , Ca ndide 1991 ; Marullo , Ri go leuo 1990; Paris, Romeo el julieue 1990; Marquis , La Traviala 1990

1994 faIl Suson

YarnadorilCommissioner, Madama Buuerjly

Dayton Opera , The Imp resario , First The Music , Then The Words ; Opera Oma ha , Manon, Rigo leuo; Sa nta Fe Opera,La Bohtme, Ariadne auf Nuxos, judith, La Calista , A Nig hl At Th e Chin ese Opera; Huron Civic Theater, Evila

THOMAS HAMMONS BASS-BARITONE (OKLAHOMA)

MOT Credits

BenoitiAlcindoro,La Boheme 1992

1994 fallSuson

Sulpi ce , Da ugh ter of th e Regiment

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New York City Ope ra , Martha; New York City Nationa l Company, La Boheme; San Francisco Opera , Brooklyn Acade my, The Dealh of Klingho{{er; Austin lyric Opera, Don Giovann i, La CenerenlOla ; Houston Grand Opera, Frankfun Opera, Paris, los Ange les Music Center Opera, Nixon in China; Atlan ta Opera , rElisir d'A more; Teatro liceu , Atlanta Opera, le Nozze di Figaro ; Opera Pacific , Tosea

PAUL HARTFIELD

TENOR (M I CHIGAN)

MOT Dwul

1994 faIl Suson

Pinkenon, Madama Buuerjly

New York City Opera , La Bo hem e, Madama Butterjly, Rigoleuo, Anna Bolena, Lucia di Lammermoor, lyri c Opera o[ Chicago, La Boheme; Sa n Diego Opera , Baltimore Opera, The Daughter of the Regiment; Ci ncinnati Opera , Rigoletto; Grea ter Mianti Opera , Seattl e Opera, Cosi fan tutt e; Houston Grand Opera, Der Rosenkavalier, La Boheme, Madama Butterjly, Lucia di Lammermoor; Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Der Rosenkavalier; Royal Opera de Wallonie , Rigo leuo

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DONALD CONRAD HARTMANN BASS-BARITONE (NORTH CAROLINA)

MOTCret!its

Wagner, Faust 1994 ; Mandarin , Turandot 1994

1994 fall Season

Bonze, Madama Butterfly

Opera Delaware , Aid a, La Traviata, 51. Matthew Passion , Verdi's Requiem , Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Messiah; Staduheater Regensbe rg, Toledo Opera , Opera!Lenewee, Greensboro Opera, Virginia Opera

AARON HUNT TENOR (MICHIGAN)

MOT Credits

PrilSChilSCh, The Merry Widow 1993; Chorus: Tosca , Ca rmen , Haunt ed Castle, Lucia di Lammermoor, Th e Marriage of Figaro, La Traviata , Die Zauberfl6te, Th e Barber of Sev ill e,Fa lstalf, La Boh /m, 1994 fall S£ason

Hort ensius , Daughter of the Regiment

Prince Street Players, Alice in Wonderland ; Dayton Opera, Kismet; 1010 Players, H.M.5. Pinafore; Michigan Lyri c Opera, Marriage of Figaro ; Marquis Productions, Annie; Nancy Gurwin Productions , Once Upo n A Mattress ; Theatre of th e Ans, little Mary Sunshine, Godspell, Cele bration , Luv, 1Do! 1Do!; Crossroads Productions, Fa nta sticks, Wi za rd of Oz, Han sel and Gretel; Downriver Children's Theater, Aladdin

JEFFREY LENTZ TENOR (PENNSYLVANIA)

MOT Credits Nank i-Poo, Mikado 1991

1994 fall Season

Tonia, The Daughter of the Regiment

Toronto , Phantom of the Opera; Minneso ta Opera, The Pirates of Penzance ; Co nn ecticut Grand Opera, Barbe Bleu; Nationa l Public Radio broadcast and recording with th e Stamfo rd Master Singers, The Flight of Lindbergh ; Pittsburgh Opera , Mefistofele , Co nt es d'Ho((mann , Sa lom e; Muhlenberg Music Festival , the Red Hill , HM S Pin afore, Kismet ; Yale University, Don Giovanni

IRINA MISHURAmHTMAN MEZZO SOPRANO (RUSSIA)

MOT Deblll

1994 fall Season

Suzuki, Madama Butterfly

Moldavian State Opera, Faust , 11 Trovatore , Un Ballo in Maschera , Don Ca rl o, Norma, La forza del Destino, Marriage of Figaro, Barber of Sevi ll e, Cav all eria Rusticana , Werther, Boris God un ov; Detroit Symp hony Orchestra, Snow Maiden ; Toledo Opera, Faust

MITCHELL KRIEGER CONDUCTOR (NEW YORK)

MOT Credits

Conductor, The Barber of Sevi lle 1993; Conductor, Candide 1991

1994 fall Season

Conductor, Madama Butterfly

MOT Directo r of Artistic Resources, 1990 to present ; Cleve land Opera, HMS Pinafore , My Fair Lady, Madama Butterfly ; Universty of Michigan Musical Theater, Lave Life; NYC Ope ra Na tional

Tour ; La Boh/me, Carmen, Cond ucting Sta ff, NYC Opera ; Santa Fe Opera , Virginia Opera , Des Moines Metro Opera , Opera Pacifi c

DANA LENTINI SOPRANO (CALIFORNIA)

MOTCret!its

Chorus, Sa mson et Delilah 1992 ; Chorus, La Boh!:me 1993

1994 fall Season

Kate Pinkerton , Madama Butterfly

Ope ra Thea tre at Wildwood, Little R.R. Ho od; Toledo Opera, !Elisir D'Amore, Sid and th e Serpent, Hansel and Gretel; Rochester Sym phony Orchestra, Livonia Symphony Orchestra, fea tured solois t; Grosse Pointe United Chu rch , soloist; Detroit Concert Choi r ; Temple Israel , soloist; Opera Theatre at Wildwood , Young Artist Apprentice

KAREN NOTARE SOPRANO (NEW JERSEY)

MOT Deblll

1994 f all Season

Madama Butterlly, Madama Butterfly

New Yo rk City Opera Nationa l Company, Ro ckfo rd Symphony Orchestra, Madama Butterfly ; Opera de Nice, La Boh eme; Wexford Internationa l Opera Festival, Zaza, 11 Piccolo Marat; Hong Kong Opera Compa ny, Otello; Pittsburgh Symphony, "An Evening of Itali an Opera "; Cincin nati Symphony, La Vida Breve ; Orquestra do Porto , Verdi 's Requiem; Kalamazoo Symp hon y, Tosca; Three-time winner of the Puccini Foundation Award ; Winner of the Puccini Internati ona l Vocal CompetiLio n

SCOTT PIPER TENOR (COSTA RICA)

MOTDeblll

1994 fall Season

Goro , Madama Butterfly

1995 Spring Season spo fetta , Tosca Rackham Soc iety, Mozart's Requiem, Handel's Messiah; Detroit Oratorio Society, Part 's Te Deum ; University of Michigan , Die Za ub erflote, Falstalf, Sai nt of Bleecker Street , Vanessa , Messe in d-dur, Ga bet; Ann Arbor Civic Theater, West Side Story; Northeastern Missouri University, Lincoronazione di Poppea , The Barber of Seville, Gianni Schicchi, Cosi fan tuU e; University of Michigan Gilbert and Su llivan , Patience

MARION PRATNICKI MEZZO SOPRANO (NEW YORK)

MOT Credits

Marthe SchwiUen , Faust 1983; Annina , La Traviata 1983; Zita, Gianni Sc hieci 1985

1994 fall Season

Marquise, The Daughter of th e Regi ment

Cleveland Ope ra, The Barber of Seville, The Ba ll ad of Baby Doe, The So und of Music , Yeo man of the Guard; Chautauqua Opera, Orlando Opera, The Da ughter of the Regi ment; Glimmerglass Opera, Turn of the Screw, Iolanth e; Kentucky Opera , Turn of the Screw; Opera at Wildwood , Pirates of Penza nce; Dallas Opera, }enufa, La Trav ia ta; Liule Rock, The Mikado

KENDALL SMITH

LIGHTING DESIGNER (MICHIGAN)

MOT Credits

Lighting Consultant 1989--94

1994 fall Season

Lighting Design er, Madama Butterfly, Th e Daug hter of the Reg im ent Opera Pacific , Tosca ; Dayton Opera, Madama Butterfly ; Malibu American Stage Festiva l, Jes us Christ Sup erstar; MOT, Madama Butt erfly, Ariadne auf Naxos, Ca nd ide, Mikado; Pioneer Thea tre, UT, A Penny for a Song ; Attic Theatre , Teibele and Her Demon

DINA SORESI-WINTER MEZZO SOPRANO (M I CHIGAN)

MOT Debut

1994 fall S£ason

Duchess , The Daughter of th e Regiment Italy, Cavalleria Rusticana ; Compag ni a dell ' Opera Italiana, Norma, Aida, Pagliacci; Teatro Donizeui di Be rgamo, Maria Stuarda ; Staats th ea ter, Tosca

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ANNA VIKRE SOPRANO (SACRAMENTO)

MOTDeblil

1994 f all Season Marie , Daug hter of the Regiment Palm Beach Opera, Aspen Music Festival , Greater Miami Opera, Die Zauberfl6te; Finalist in Metropolitan Opera Nationa l Co un cil Audit ions , winner of Loren L. Zac hary Society Natio nal Vocal Co mpetition , Th e Boca Raton Voca l Competition, and Th e Newberge r Award in the Palm Beach Opera Competition

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Community Programs

Not only does Michigan Opera Theatre perform its mainstage season in Detroit , it champions the company name throughout Michigan all year through. The Department of Community Programs is currently celebrating its sixtee nth anniversary

Founded in 1978 , by Karen DiChiera , MOT's award- winning Department is nationally known for its innovative and comprehensive programming Offering entertainment and

CREATE-AN-OPERA WITH ORCHARDS CHILDREN SERVICES

The squeals of relay race runners; jump rope chants; the sounds of xylophones , drums , tambourines and the sing-song of childrens voices greeted one when walking upstairs into the offices during the last three weeks of August The two large rehearsal rooms became elementary and middle school classrooms for twenty-five youngsters Sponsored by the Orchards Childrens Services , a three week Create- an-Opera arts camp was directed by Karen VanderKloot DiChiera and the Depamnent of Community Programs

Community Programs artists , and Depamnent Assistant Director, Mark Vondrak along with soprano Kristin Donahue, Kevin Cannon (Falah Salam) of the Bonstelle Theatre, and Rennell Rice , music teacher with the Detroit Public Schools worked daily with the children. Coordinating the program for Orchan:ls Childrens SeIVices was Community Planning Coordinator, Kimberly Bunon , whose son Alexis was also a camper.

The arts camp grew from meetings between Marilyn Wheaton , Director of Concerned Otizens for the Arts in Michigan;Jerry Levin, CEO of Orchards Childrens SeIVices; joan Binkow, of Orchards' Board of Directors; Marianne Endicott, of MOTs Board of Directors; and Bernie Quinlan of MOTs Vo lunteer Association.

Family, friends , and staff members of both MOT and Orchards Childrens Services enjoyed the joyful, standing-room-only closure perfonrtance in the opera rehearsal rooms on August 27th.

KARENVANDERKLOOT DICHIERA CHAIRS OPERA CONVENTION IN TORONTO:

November 8-12 , 1994 is opera convention week in Toronto , Ontario , Canada.

Opera For Youth (OFY) is an international organization promoting operas for and by young people, perfonned by adults and/or children . The National Opera Association (NOA) is an international organization comprised of opera companies and colleges , universities , and conservatories which have opera depamnents and workshops

These two organizations traditionally hold their annual conventions together.

education for all ages , the Department provides approx im ately 300 services a year and reaches almost 100,000 people through- out Michigan , neighboring states and Canada , with full and one- act operas and operettas , musical revues, and age-appropriate school performances and classes.

Residencies for your community can be created by combining any of our season 's offerings

Karen VanderKloo t DiChiera is chair of the OFY proceedings , November 8-9 The OA portion , November 9-12 is being chaired by Steven Henrikson , Head of the Voice Area of the Music Depamnent of the University ofWmdsor, frequent MOT perfonner, and perfonner and vocal coach for the Toronto production of Phantom oj the Opera.

Some of the weeks offerings include presentations by the Canadian Opera Company and the Canadian Children:s Opera Chorus Fables , the newly commissioned Community Programs childrens opera is one of only four new operas chosen for a live read-thro ugh. Donald Hartmann (Sacrastan in MOTs Tosca ) brings his opera workshop students from Eastern Michigan University to perfonn. Jo hn Leberg is pan of an NOA panel and Dr. Jonathon Swift, host of MOT,s Tim e Out Jor Opera with Bloomfield Communi ty TV participates in a panel on education and TV

AESOP'SFABLES

The depamnentS newly commissioned a new childrens opera , Aesops Fab les by award-winning composer Uiwrence Singer and noted librettist Douglas Bravenrtan is currently being booked throughout Michigan and neighboring states Uiurie jensen--Russsell, teacher at Garfield Elementary School in The Flint Community School District, is creating the animal costumes. Ms Russe\ls thin! grade class participated in a Create-an-Opera project for which she executed the costumes in spring of 1994

REVUE A HIT!

TIME-OUT FOR OPERA

The popular television series Time-Out Jor Opera, recently nominated internationally for a cable award in the Arts Series Category, has taped thineen new programs with Bloomfield Community Television, Naydene Maynard, General Manager Brainchild of Dr Jonathan Swift, series host, it is co-hosted and produced by Karen VanderKloot DiChiera , directed by Tun Pamplin, and features many personalities well-known to MOT audiences including Dr. David DiChiera,John Leberg, Mitchell Krieger, Dr Wallace Peace , and singers Frances Brockington, Candace De Uittre , Irina Lekhtrnan, Eamestine Nimmons , Donald Hartmann, Steve Henrikson , Scott Piper, Karl Schmidt and other artists of Community Programs

The programs will air throughout the 1994-95 season to residents of Bloomfield Hills and Bloomfield Township on channelll

HARRY

Due to popular demand, the Depamnent will extend its unique anti-5moking show, The Night Hany Stopped Smoking through 1995 in Michigan and neighboring states "Harry," written by Ross Dabrusin and john Davies , promotes an antismoking message to young audiences State perfOnrtances are sponsored by the American Lung Association of Michigan .

Karl Schmidt , Mark Vondrak, Betsy Bronson , Maria Cimarelli

lnjuly 1994, the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts (William Biddle, Executive Director; Uirry Carrico , Technical Director) sponsored twelve enth USiastically received perfOnrtances of the Depamnents revue, From Broodway to Hollywood. It was accompanied by Kevin Bylsma (musical arranger) andjim Hohmeyer and choreographed by Annette Bergasse. Our thanks to all who made this possible!

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For infonnation on all of the DepamnentS activities , contact Dolores Tobis , Marketing Manager, (313)874-7894.

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Vo Iu n tee r Ass 0 cia t ion

Gloria A. Clark Chairman Betty Bright Publicity

Bill Schultz Finance Chairman

Nancy Moore Secretary

Robert E. Dewar, David DiChiera, Cameron B. Duncan, Sharon Gioia, Roberta Starkweather, Victoria Kulis , Jacque Mularoni , Lorraine Schultz, Marge Slezak, C. Thomas Toppin, Inge White Committee Members

Our nearly quarter century of activity has only been possible through the efforts of many dedicated individuals contributing their time and resources in support of Michigan Opera Theatre 's mission.

This dedicated support has been through a variety of forma and has encompassed individuals and corporations participating on the Board of Directors , operating the Opera Boutique , providing hospitality

Volunteer Association Members Receive:

• BRAVO, MOT's informative news magazine

• Volunteer Association Membership Card

• Inclusion in the Volunteer Association Invitation Directory

• Invitation to attend a Dress Rehearsal of a MOT production to visiting artists, and hosting a cavalcade of social fundraising events

The Board of Directors of Michigan opera Theatre has recognized the impact volunteer participation and leadership has on developing the company for our growth into the Detroit Opera House. On June 8, 1993

• Special Volunteer Events the Board created a standing committee to revitalize and encourage volunteerism within the organization , combining innovative responses to our changing volunteer community with the success of the past.

This committee, the Volunteer Association Committee , has launched the Volunteer Association this season by identifying the common interests of volunteers and encouraging participation at all levels of the company. Under the leadership of Gloria A. Clark , a dedicated group of 27 enthusiastic individuals stepped forward to form a volunteer structure that can be responsive to all volunteers We encourage you to join us and help to continue to be the most vital part in the growth of Michigan Opera Theatre.

OFFICE VOLUNTEERS

Jeanette Pawlaczyk, Chairman

Help with addressing mailings and the many day-to-day tasks that keep our wheels turning

OPERA BOUTIQUE

Terry Shea , Chairman

Assist in the marketing and design of MOT related opera and ballet gift items

OPERA HOUSE AMBASSADORS

Cliff Peters , Chairman

Learn the fascinating history of the Detroit Opera House and share your expertise with others

EDUCATION & OUTREACH

Bernie Quinlan , Chairman

Help to create and promote programs that serve the entire state of Michigan

Your $25 annual membership in the Volunteer Association helps to support the ongoing activities and programs of Michigan Opera Theatre , and is fully tax-deductible as a contribution to a 50lCc)3 organization. The Michigan Opera Theatre Volunteer Association is an exciting initiative whose purpose is to promote a solid base of volunteer support for Michigan Opera Theatre. To receive information on how you can participate as an MOT volunteer, please contact the MOT Volunteer Association Coordinator at 6519 Second Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202 ; or call (313) 874-7850 to receive a membership brochure.

We are always looking for new groups! If you have an idea for a new group, please call us!

OPERA LEAGUE OF DETROIT

Carol Larson Wendzel, Chairman

FRIENDS OF THE BALLET

Joanne Danto Honhart, Chairman

VOLUNTEERS, ETC

Dolores Sackett , Chairman

The core of Michigan Opera Theatre 's involvement in the community, these fun groups are important to bringing new people into the sqcial whirl of the opera world. Their events have all the glitter and glamour of grand opera and ballet ; they make a significant impact on providing financial support to Michigan Opera Theatre . These friends gather throughout the year , drawn together by common interests and goals

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MOT MOVERS

Nancy Krolokowski , Chairman

Assist in the "care and feeding " of MOT's visi ting artists and dignitaries

SUPERS CLUB

James Walsh Ill , Chairman

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Contributors

Michigan Opera Theatre gratefully acknowledges its generous corporate, foundation and individual donors whose contributions were made between July 1, 1993 and June 30, 1994. Their generosity plays an integral part in the Company's financial stability, necessary for producing quality grand opera, musical theatre and classical ballet. In addition to enjoying outstanding entertainment on the stage, MOT contributors are offered a number of opportunities which allow them to observe the many phases of opera production, meet the artists and experience other "behind the scenes" activities. For more information on becoming involved in these exclusive and exciting donor benefits and services , contact the Development Department (313) 874-7850.

Michigan Opera Theatre gratefully acknowledges the extraordinary generosity of the Chrysler Corporation Fund for their unrestricted gift of $400,000 this past spring

This unanticipated contribution demonstrates Chrysler'S strong commitment to MOT and the people of southeastern Michigan. We are deeply appreciative and extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of our friends at Chrysler for this wonderful donation

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Co.

Bozell Worldwide, Inc Magna International (America)

North) Metropolitan Life Foundation $5,000 - $9,999

Chrysler &: Plymouth

Tire Corp. MAJOR

Foundation

Advertising

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International Cold Heading Company Monroe Auto Equipment Co.!

Coopers &: Lybrand

Auto

$25,000 - $49,999 Blue Cross-Blue Shield

Douglas &: Lomason Company NYX Plymouth, Inc

Hudson's Department of Michigan and Divisions

Deloitte and Touche

Ogilvy &: Mather

Regan Productions Store Co

Kmart Corporation

BENEFACTORS

$15,000 - $24,999

Cadillac Motor Carl

General Motors Corp.

Comerica, Inc

Consumers Power

Foundation

Detroit Edison Foundation

Michigan National Corp.

Target

Woodbridge Form

Dow Chemical Company

Durr Industries, Inc.

Rockwell International

Schlegel North American Corporation

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$2,500 - $4,999

AAA Michigan

Dickinson Wright Moon

VanDusen &: Freeman

George P. Johnson Company

Masco Tech , Inc.

Elsa Corporation

Ernst and Young Automotive Oper

Findlay Industries , Inc .

Shell Oil Company Foundation

GKN Automotive Inc Inc.

Gencorp Automotive

General Electric Company

General Tire , Inc.

Textron Inc.

Thyssen Steel Company

Tri-County D.A NCrestwood

Goldman Sachs Money Dodge

Markets , L.P.

Goodyear Tire &: Rubber Co.

Trico Products Corporation

u.s. Manufacturing

Greater Detroit Jeep Eagle Corporation

Michigan Consolidated Dealers

NBDBank Gas Company

Virtual Engineering

Handleman Charitable Wells , Rich, Greene, Inc .

Foundation

Howell Industries , Inc.

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Yarema Die &: Engineering

CONTRIBUTORS

$500 - $999

Ambrose , Inc.

American Fibrit , Inc.

Arvin North American Automotive

Augat Wiring Inc .

Automotive In us trial Sales Inc.

Automotive Moulding Co

Barton-Malow Company

CSX Transportation

Compuware Corp.

Daikin Clutch Corporation

Davis Industries, Inc.

Delta Dental Fund

Donnelly Corporation

Dura Mechanical Components, Inc.

Dykema Gossett

E &. l Transport Co.

Eaton Corp

Eaton Corp. - Engine Components Division

Fabricated Steel Products

Failure Analysis Associates

Foster, Swift , Collins and Smith , Pc.

Giddings and lewis, Inc.

Golden Valley Dairy

Harmony House Records &. Tapes '

Hawthorne Metal Products Company

ITW Deltar

ITW Shakeproof

J. Walter Thompson USA

JKC USA Corporation

Kawasaki Robotics (USA) , Inc.

Kenmar

Kenwal Pro ucts Corporation

Lamb Technicon Corporation

libralter Plastics , Inc.

lintas: Campbell-Ewald

loomis Sayles &. Co . Inc.

Masland Industries

M.5.!. Warren Stamping

NGK -locke, Incorporated

NGK Spark Plugs (USA) , Inc

Northern Engraving Corhoration

PVS C emicals Inc.

Plunkett &. Cooney Pc.

Prince Corporation

Robert Bosch Corporation

Siegel-Robert Inc.

Simpson Industries Inc.

The Budd Company

The Standard Products Co.

The Torrington Company

Thompson-McCully Co

Toledo Stamping

Toyo Seat USA Corp.

Versacom , Inc .

Weldmation Inc.

ZF Industries, Inc

Zenith Industrial Corp

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$ 100 - $499

A &. E Communications Corporation

A P Parts Manufacturing Co.

Mattar Financial Corp.

A.]. Etkin Construction Co. Inc.

ASC Inc .

Airtech Corporation

Albert Kahn Assoc , Inc

American Bumper &. Mfg Co

American Glass &. Metals

Armstrong Buick-Isuzu

Mu tifastener Corporation

NTH Consultants , Ltd

Newcor, Inc

North Brothers Ford, Inc.

Ogihara America

PPG Industries Foun ation

Foundation & Government Support

GOVERNMENT

B &. W Cartage Compank

Pepper, Hamilton &. Scheetz

Barris , Sott, Denn &. Dri er Perini Building Company

Becker Group , Inc

Bierlein Companies

Broad , Vogt &. Conant, Inc.

C.A. Muer Corporation

C.j. Edwards Company

CUNA Mutual Insurance

Plastomer Corporation

Presto lite Wire Corp.

Price Waterhouse

Robertson UDI

Rochester Gear, Inc.

Schreiber Corporation Group

Smith , Hinchman &. Grylls

Car-Tee, Inc. Associates Inc.

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The Structured Sett ements

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The W W Group , Inc.

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DeMaria Building Company

Travel Unlimited, Inc .

Tuesday Musicale Inc.

Dearborn Federal Savings Bank

Delaco Steel Corporation

Detroit Free Press

Detroit C'J. Inc.

Dold, Spath an McKelvie, Pc.

Dominion Tool &. Die Co. Inc.

Weir Manuel Synder &. Ranke

1994 IN KIND DONORS

ANR Pipeline Company

Campbell &. Company

Chrysler Corporation Fund

Dryden, MarrIes , Coopers &. lybrand , l.l.P Schimanec , et aI.

Duane Smelser Roofing

Deloitte &. Touche

Ford Motor Company Company

E.]. Bonner

Ferguson Electric Co

First American Title Insurance

General Motors Corporation

Hudson's Department Store Co

Parkhill &. Company

Michigan Council for Arts &. Cultural Affairs

National Endowment for the Arts

SIGNAL BENEFACTORS

$50,000+

The Skillman Foundation

MAIOR BENEFACTORS

$25,000 - $49,999

Hudson-Webber Foundation

BENEFACTORS

$ 15,000 - $24,999

DeRoy Testamentary Foundation

Knight Foundation

Matilda R. Wilson Fund

McGregor Fund

FELLOWS

$ 10,000 - $14,999

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

James &. lynelle Holden Fund

The Samuell. Westerman Foundation

David M Whitne y Fund

SUSTAINERS

Saks Fifth Avenu e

The Ritz-Carlton Company

Flavin Associates , Inc .

Four Way Asphalt Paving , Inc.

The Somerset Collection

C. Thomas Toppin &. W Auch Co. Associates

Giffe s Associates , Inc

Grunwell-Cashero Company

The Townsend Hotel

United American Healthcare Inc. Corp.

Hall Engineering CO.

Harle y Ellington Pierc e Yee

WQRS-FM 105

The Westin Hotel Assoc

Health Enrichment Center, Inc

Hi-Stat Manufacturing Co Inc

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Hovinga Business Systems Inc. IN KIND DONORS

Huntington Banks of Michigan

Huron , Inc.

Iafrate Construction Company

].D.5. Piping , Inc.

Janet Varner Inc

John E Green Co.

Kaul Glove &. Manufacturing

Tracy Dahl

Donald E. McNabb Carpet CO

DuMouchelle Art Galleries

JPRA Architects and Planners

Michael Killian

$5,000 - $9, 999

Mary Thompson Foundation

PATRONS

$2 , 500 - 4, 999

Japanese Society of Detroit Foundation

DONORS

$1,000 - $2,499

Drusilla Farwell Foundation

Young Woman 's Home Association

CONTRIBUTORS

$500 - $999

Alice Kales Hartwick Foundation

Neiman-Marcus Company

Kazul &. Associates

Kelvyn Ventour Promotions

Pegasus lighting

Washington Clot iers Inc.

Kenneth Neumann/Joel Smith &. Associates

Kela Plastics, Inc

La ayette Steel &. Processing

leroy Industries Inc.

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AUCTION DONORS

DuMouchelle Art Galleries

lou laRiche Chevrolet Geo Evola Music Centers

MTD Products Inc.

Ford Motor Company

Maddin, Hauser, Wartell &. Greenstone 's Jewelers Roth

Grunwell-Cashero Company, Masco Tech Sintered Inc. Components, Inc

Opus One

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Meyer and Anna Prentis Family Fdn. Inc.

The Clarence and Jack Himmel Foundation

Village Women 's Club Foundation

Beginning with th e 1993-94 season , Evola Music has graciously agreed to provide and service Baldwin pianos Jor Michigan Opera Theatre's rehearsal and perJormance needs. We are grat eJul to Ben Evola and his associates Jor their enthusiastic cooperation, and look Jorward to greatly enhanced musical satisJaction with the addition oj th ese pianos to the opera company's artistic process.

IMPRESARIO CIRCLE

$10,000+

Mr &: Mrs Philip E. Benton,]r.

Mr. &: Mrs. Robert E. Dewar

Dr. &: Mrs. Sam B. Williams

MAJOR BENEFACTORS

$5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous

Mr. &: Mrs . ]. Addison Bartush

Mr &: Mrs. Donald]. Bortz , Jr.

Estate of Allen B. Christman , at the requ est of Katherine J. Gustafsson

Mr. &: Mrs Irving Rose

Mr. &: Mrs. George Strumbos

Mr &: Mrs Lynn A Townsend

Mr. &: Mrs R. Jamison Williams , Sr.

Mr &: Mrs R. Alexander Wrigley

BENEFACTORS

$2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous

Mr. &: Mrs. Terence Adderley

Dr. &: Mrs Roger M Ajluni

Dr &: Mrs Agustin Arbulu

Dr. &: Mrs Donald C. Austin

Mr &: Mrs Mark Alan Baun

Mr. &: Mrs W Victor Benjamin

Mr. &: Mrs Gerald Bright

Mrs . Martin L. Butzel

The Honorabl e Dominick R. Carnovale

Mr Thomas Cohn

Mr. &: Mrs Cameron B. Duncan

Mr. &: Mrs . Max M. Fisher

Mr. &: Mrs . Samuel Frankel

Mrs. Aaron H. Gershenson

Mr. &: Mrs . Preston B. Happel

Mr. &: Mrs . Kenneth E. Hart

Mr. &: Mrs . David B. Herrnelin

Mr &: Mrs Verne G Istock

Dr &: Mrs Richard W Kulis

Mrs Ruth Mott

Mr. &: Mrs Kenneth A Pickl , Jr

Mr. &: Mrs David P Ruwart

Mr. &: Mrs. Donald E. Schwendemann

Mr &: Mrs. S Kinnie Smith,]r.

Mr. Richard A Son enklar

Mr &: Mrs. James]. Trebilcott

Mrs Richard Van Dusen

Mr &: Mrs George C. Vincent

Mr &: Mrs Richard C. Webb

Mrs. Beryl Winkelman

FELLOWS

$1,500 - $2,499

Dr. Lourdes V Andaya

Mrs Robyn J Arrington, Sr.

Drs . John and Marilyn Belamaric

Mr. Charles A. Bishop

Mr David Chivas

The Honorable &: Mrs . Avern L. Cohn

Mr &: Mrs Rodkey Craighead

Mr &: Mrs Richard E. Cregar

Mr. &: Mrs . Ernest S. Curtis

Julia Donovan Darlow and John O'Meara

Lady Jane Easton

Mrs. Charles M. Endicott

Mrs. Benson Ford,]r

Mrs . Barbara Frankel

Mr. &: Mrs . Edward P Frohlich

Mr &: Mrs Larry Garberding

Mr. &: Mrs . John C. Griffin

Mrs Robert M. Hamady

Mr &: Mrs. E. J. Hartmann

Mrs Roger W Hull

Mr. &: Mrs . MaxwellJospey

Mr. &: Mrs Thomas G Kirby

Mr &: Mrs Eugene L. Klein

Th.: Honorable Jack Martin and Dr Bettye Arrington-Martin

Mr. &: Mrs. William 1. McCormick , Jr.

Mr. &: Mrs. Daniel Medow

Mr. &: Mrs. Morkus Mitrius

Mr Edwin Lee Morrell

Mr. &: Mrs. Marco Nobili

Mr &: Mrs Eino Nurme

Dr. &: Mrs. Moon]. Pak

Mr. &: Mrs . Jules Pallone

Mr. John E. Perry

Mr. &: Mrs. John B. Renick

Mr. &: Mrs Louis R Ross

Mr. &: Mrs . Fred C. Schneidewind

Mr &: Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz

Mr. &: Mrs. Frank C. Shaler

Mr &: Mrs. William H Smith

Mrs . Mark Stevens

Dr &: Mrs L. Murra y Thomas

Mr. &: Mrs. C. Thomas Toppin

Mr. &: Mrs . Robert C. VanderKloot

Mr. &: Mrs . Walter Wilkie

Dr Marilyn L. Williamson

Mr. &: Mrs . Morton Zieve

SUSTAINERS

$1,000 - $1,499

Anonymous

Mrs Judson B Alford

Mr &: Mrs Robert A Allesee

Mr &: Mrs David Aronow

Mr. &: Mrs . Donald]. Atwood

The Honorable &: Mrs . Edward Avadenka

Mr &: Mrs Mandell L. Berman

Dr &: Mrs John G Bielawski

Dr. &: Mrs David Bloom

Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas Borden

Dr. Mark I. Burnstein

Dr. Barbara D Chapman and Mr Frank Andrews

Mr. &: Mrs . Frederick H. Clark

Mr Michael]. Connolly

Dr. Mary Carol Conroy

Mr. &: Mrs. Peter Cooper

Mr. and Mrs . Lawerence David

Mr. &: Mrs Lawrence H Dickelmann , Jr.

Ms Hilda R. Ettenheimer

Mr &: Mrs Paul E. Ewing

Mr. &: Mrs. Llo yd C. Fell

Mr &: Mrs. Charles 1. Fisher, III

Mr. &: Mrs. Louis P Fontana

Mr. Brian Fossee

Mr. and Mrs . David M. Fried

Mrs . Roy Fruehauf

Mr. &: Mrs Frank A Gerrnack, Jr.

Mr &: Mrs Keith E. Gifford

Mr. &: Mrs Alan L. Gornick

In memory of Dr Berj H Haidostian - Mrs. Alice Berberian Haidostian

Dr &: Mrs Joel I. Hamburger

Mr. &: Mrs . Frederic H. Hayes

Mr. &: Mrs . David H. Hill

Ms . Mary Ann Hollars

Mr. and Mrs Keith Honhart

Miss H. Barbara Johnston

Mrs. William E. Johnston

Mr Martin and Ms Geneva Maisel Kellman

Dr &: Mrs Charles Kessler

Mr and Mrs. Robert Klein

Dr &: Mrs Alfred M Kreindler

Mr &: Mrs David W Krupp

Mr. and Mrs William Ku

Mr and Mrs Gary W Laehn

Mrs Leonard 1. Lewis

Dr. &: Mrs Kim K. Lie

Dr. &: Mrs Robert P Lisak

Mr. &: Mrs . Harry A. Lomason

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Mr. &: Mrs . Alphonse S. Lucarelli

Dr &: Mrs Henry W Maicki

Mrs Wade H McCree, Jr.

Mr &: Mrs Eugene Miller

Mr &: Mrs Carl Mitseff

Mr &: Mrs Fred Morganroth

Mr &: Mrs E Clarence Mularoni

Mr. &: Mrs . E. Michael Mutchler

Mr &: Mrs James Pamel

Dr. Robert E. L. Perkins

Mr. &: Mrs Brock E Plumb

Mr. and Mrs. David Pollack

Mr &: Mrs. Robert R. Reilly

Mr &: Mrs Richard H. Rogel

Mr &: Mrs Hans Rogind

Dr &: Mrs Norman R. Schakne

Th e Honorable Joan Young and Mr. Thomas Schellenberg

Dr. &: Mrs. Arthur H. Schultz

Mr. Joseph Schwartz

Mr &: Mrs Roger E Sherman

Mr. &: Mrs Richard Sloan

Mr &: Mrs Norman Sloman

Mr &: Mrs Richard D Starkweather

Mr &: Mrs A Alfred Taubman

Dr &: Mrs. Lawrence Usher

Mrs . C. Theron Van Dusen

Dr. Estelle P Wachtel-Torres

Mr. &: Mrs. Gary L. Wasserman

Mr. &: Mrs. Gary L. White

Mr. &: Mrs . James E. Wilkes

Mr. &: Mrs . Eric A. Wiltshire

Dr. Kathryn]. Wimbish

Dr. &: Mrs . Clyde Wu

Ms Lucia Zurkowski

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert Closson

Mrs Laverne Coan

Mr & Mrs Chet Coccia

Mrs. Adelina C. Colby

Mrs . Prud ence Cole

Mr. & Mrs Charles F. Colman

Ms. Jane Colsher

Mr. & Mrs James M. Colville

Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Conerwa y, Sr.

Barbara & Gerald S Cook

Mrs. Jewel C. Cooke

Mr. Patrick J Cooke

Mrs Robert Cosey

Ms Nancy & Evelyn A. Cotter

Mr. Walter Cottignies

Mrs Joyce Counts

Ms. Mary Cecilia Cox

Mrs . Margaret Cross

Mr. & Mrs Joseph S Cummins

Mr & Mrs WilliamJ. Cushing

Mrs Amy Cutler

Mr & Mrs Douglas E Cutler

Mr Chuck D'Haen ens

Mrs. Zenia S. Danysh

Mr Mark O Davis

Mr Samuel L. Davi s

Mr & Mrs. Bob Dawson

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DeCaminada

Mr & Mrs Anthony DeTomaso

Mr & Mrs. Max Dean

Mr. & Mrs . LeonardJ. Decker

Mr George W. Declark

Mr. Loren A Deer

Mrs. Sarah Delaney

Mr. Howard T. Den e

Mr. James Denson

Mr. Edwin A. Desmond,]r. - Dr. & Mrs. Fernando Diaz

Mrs David Dickm eyer

Mr M. F. Dipzinski

Mr. Jeffrey W. Doan

Dr. & Mrs Herbert H. Dobbs

Honorable & Mrs. Martin Doctoroff

Mr. Keith Dodsworth

Mrs Coleen Dolan-Green , III

Mr. & Mrs Harold Doremus

Mr & Mrs. Frank Dronsejko

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence F. DuMouchell e

Mr & Mrs Andre j. Dubos

Mr. Marvin Dubrinsky

Ms. Harold Duchan

Dr. Harold Duchan

Dr. & Mrs. Charl es H Dun can

Mrs Saul H Dunitz

Mr. & Mrs. William A Dunning

Dr Howard J. Dworkin

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DON GIOVANNI

I by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

April 22-30, 1995

by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

May 5-7, 1995

by Giacomo Puccini

May 13-21,

1995

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SYNOPSIS ACT I

While a group of peasants prepare for a battle with the French, women pray for protection; the Marquise of Berkenfield , who has come near the advancing army by mistake , almost faints with terror Her steward , Hortensius, urges her to control herself, but the Marquise deplores the state of the world in which Napoleon 's arm y ignores the nobility ( Upour une femme de mon nom ") . Sergeant Sulpice and his men appear from behind the rocks The voice of the French regiment's drum majorette , Marie, heralds her appearance , and she and Sui pice glory in their love of war and patriotism , reminiscing over the stroke of luck that brought the orphaned Marie to the regiment ( uQuel beau jour, quand la providence ") Since then , she has been like a daughter to all the men , her singing and beauty enlivening their martial life As Sulpice questions the girl about a young Tyrolean she has been seen with, soldiers drag in Tonio, the youth in question , who has been found near the camp . The soldiers want to kill him until Marie relates how he saved her from falling off a precipice Rejoicing in the men's acceptance of Tonio , she sings the regimental song ( UChacun Ie sait " ). The men are ordered to roll call, taking Tonio with them , but he rushes back to declare his love to Marie The two fall into each other 's arms and go off together. Sulpice , Hortensius and the Marquise arrive, and the Marquise tells Sui pice that her late sister had a child by a Captain Robert of Sulpice's regiment. Informed that Marie is that child, she insists on taking the girl away to prepare her for her rightful station in life. Marie enters gaily, only to be told she will soon depart with her newfound aunt. After the four leave, the soldiers usher in a new recruit - Tonio, who hails the day that brought him the girl he loves ( UAh! mes amis, quel jour de fete! " ). The soldiers are jealous when they realize Tonio loves Marie , but they accept fate graciously. Tonio 's rhapsody on his delight ( Upour mon ame " ) is ended abruptly by Sulpice's announcement of Marie 's departure. Sadly, the girl resigns herself to her new future (ll faut partir " ) . Tonio , Sulpice and the soldiers bemoan their loss as the Marquise drags Marie off, and Tonio vows to follow her.

ACT II

In a salon in her chateau the Marquise receives Sui pice , asking him to convince Marie that the rich German prince she has found will be a good husband. When the girl comes in, the Marquise asks her to sing an air she has learned as part of her training in the social graces ( ULe jour maissait dans Ie bacage " ). Sulpice interjects fragments of the regimental tune until Marie , after trying a few measures of both, launches into the latter, with the Marquise and Sulpice singing along. Horrified at herself , the Marquise sweeps out , but she cannot help exclaiming at Marie 's charm. As Sulpice follows her out , Marie muses sadly upon her upcoming marriage. The strains of a march inform her that the soldiers have arrived , and she salutes them (UAh! salut a la France! " ) Tonio , Marie and Sulpice delight in their reunion ( UTous les trois reunis " ), but the Marquise, interrupting , is unmoved by Tonio's expressions of devotion. The lovers go off in opposite directions, and when the Marquise confides to Sulpice that Marie is her own daughter and begs him to help her in the alliance she has set up, he agrees The Duchess of Krakentorp , mother of the prospective groom, arrives unexpectedly with other wedding guests asking to meet Marie . Having learned the Marquise 's secret, the soldiers, led b y Topio , burst in and reveal Marie 's rough - and- read y upbringing. Marie still is willing to proceed, but the Marquise tells her to take th e man she loves All except the outraged Duchess praise Marie , Tonio and France

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