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Sp ring Season!

Dear Friends,

I take great pleasure in welco ming you to the Detroit Opera House for Michigan Opera Theatres 2005 spring opera season.

We have assembled a wonde rfull y di verse season for you, with three phenomenal operas.

Tosca is undoubtedly one of the greatest theatrical dramas of all time-a tale of love and deceit , with a breathtaking score by Pu ccini.

May 7th, after six years of preparation, we will host the world premiere of Margaret Gamer. Our first world premiere to be staged at the Detroit Opera House, Margaret Gamer is an incredible American opera by Richard Danielpour and Toni Morrison. Michigan Opera Theatre has a long history of encouraging and presenting relevant new works, and I'm very proud to continue this legacy; as we raise the curtain on one of the most Significant n ew operas of our time.

We 'll close the season on a high note, with a delightful comic opera by Donizetti, Th e Daughter of the Regiment. We are very excited to present this li ghthearted tale of love for the first time in over a decade.

2005 has been a benchmark year for Michigan Opera Theatre, and while you 've come to see the excitement on stage, I hope you' ll join us in celebrating a number of other milestones.

In the same week as Margaret Gamer, Michigan Opera Theatre and the city of Detroit will host OPERA AmeJicas Opera Conference 2005: Diverse Voices. We're very excited to welcome colleagues world-wide to our magnificent Opera Hou se, and to share with them the many trea sures of our great city

While the 1996 opening of the Detroit Opera House has long been viewed as the catalyst for the revitalization of Detroits sports and entertainment district, we've 4

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never been happy to rest on our laurel s. The recent completion of our final capital campa ign, the Crowning Achievement, ha s allowed us to take on two projects that will transform Broadway into a more vib rant , pedestrian-friendly corridor and provide valuable resources to the community as a who le.

We've demolished our outdated Opera House Garage to make way for a new, state - of-the-art facility; complete with parking for 800 ca rs , and 20,000 square feet of prime reta il space. The new structure wi ll be we ll lit , safe and attractive, with improved entrances and exits on John R. and Grand River, and a fa<;:ade that will complement the Opera House an d surrounding buildings. While this construction has created a temporary inconvenience , I know that you will appreciate our new facility, which will be open in time for our fall opera seaso n. Thank you for yo ur patience and und erstanding, as we work to improve and ensure parking for yo ur theatre-going experience.

Equ ally exciting is our crown j ewel, the Ford Center for Art s and Lea rning. Construction crews have taken over th e Broadway side of the Detroit Opera Hou se, working diligently to renovate the six-story tower. The Ford Center for Arts and Learning wi ll include the DaimlerChrysler

Theatre, the Margo V Cohen Center for Dance, the Marion and David Handleman

Media Studio, th e Lee and Floy Barthel Costume Shop, the Allesee Dance &: Opera Re source library, and a new s treet-level retail space for an expande d boutique Th e learning center will also provide a n ew home for our awa rd-winning Learning at the Opera Hou se series, allowing u s to expan d our programming and present edu ca tiona l opportunities year-round.

Looking ahead to the fa ll , we've planned a spec tacular season to commemorate Michigan Opera Theatres 35th anniversary The 2005/2006 season will feature productions of Bellinis bel canto masterpiece , Norma, a reviva l of the ever- loved La Boheme b y Puccini, our first main-stage production o f Rossinis Cinderella, and the return of the co ntroversial , and excep tionally powerful , Salome by Richard Strauss. In April, we'll commemorate the 10th annive rsa ry o f th e Detroit Opera House's opening with a lavish new production of Ve rdi s Aida.

The Detroit Opera Hous e co ntinu es to be th e only venue in Southeastern Michigan to present the major dance companie s of the world. Th e 2005/2006 DaimlerChrysler Dance Series is perfect evide nce of this, as our grand stage will by graced by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, the Kirov Ballet , the Joffrey Ballet, Savion Glover and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens d e Montreal. 1 hop e yo u 'll Join us for these unforgettab le expe riences.

Thank you, and enjoy the sho w I

David DiChi era Founder and Genera l Direc tor Michigan Opera Theatre

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World Premiere: Rome, january 14,1900

Sung in Italian with English surtitle translation

Running time approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes , including intermissions

Setting: Rome in the time of Napoleon

ACT I

Cesare Angelotti, an escaped politica l prisoner, runs into the church of Sa nt 'Andrea d ella Valle to hide in the family chapel. At the sound of th e Angelus , th e Sacristan ente rs to pray, int errupted by the painter Mario Cavaradossi, who ha s co me to work on hi s portrait of Mary Magda lene-inspired b y the Marchesa Atta vanti , An ge lotti s siste r. Mario contrasts th e beauty of the blond Marchesa with that of hi s lover, th e raven-haired singer Flori a Tosca (" Recondit a a rmonia "). Angelotti ventures out and is recogniz e d by Mario , who gives him food and hurries him back in to the chapel as Tosca is h ea rd outside She j ea lously qu es tions Mario, then prays and reminds him of their rendezvous that evening ("Non la sospiri la nostra case tta? ") When she recognize s the marchesas likeness in th e painting, h e r suspicions are renewed , but he reassures her (" Qual'occhio al mondo ") When she h as left, Mario summons Angelotti, as a cannon signals that the police have discovered th e es cape; the two flee to Mario 's villa. The Sacristan returns with chOirboys who are about to sing a Te Deum. Th eir ex citement is silenced b y

the entrance of Baron Scarpia , chief of the secret po li ce , in sea rch of Ange lotti When Tos ca returns looking for Mario, Sca rpia sho ws her the Attavanti crest on a fan he has found. Thinking Mario faithless , Tosca tearfu lly vows vengeance and leaves, as the church resounds with Te Deum. Sca rpia ha s the diva trailed , sch eming to get her in his power ("Va Tosca l ")

ACT II

In the Farnese Pala ce, Scarpia anticipates the pleasure of bending To sc a to his will (" Ha pili forte sapore ") The spy Spo lett a arrives; having failed to find Angelotti , h e placates the baron b y bringing in Mario , who is interro ga ted whil e Tosca is h eard singing at a royal gala downstairs. She enters as her lover is dragged away to b e tortured. Unnerved b y Mario 's sc reams, she reveal s Angelottis hiding pla ce. Mario is ca rried in ; realiZing w h a t ha s happen ed, he rages at Tosca. When th e gendanne Sc iarrone ru shes in to announce Napoleon has won the Battle of Marengo, a defea t for Sca rpia 's side , Mario shout s his defiance ("Vittoria l ") and is dragged to pri son. Scar pia sugges ts that Tosca yield to him in exchange for h er love rs life. Fighting

him off, she protes ts her fat e to God, having dedicated her life to art and love ("Vissi d 'arte") Spoletta interrupts ; faced with ca pture, Angelotti has killed himself. Tosca accepts Scarpia's proposition. The baron pretends to order a mock execution , and Spoletta leaves. Scarpia prepares a document of safe conduct for the lovers. When he embraces her, Tosca s tabs him with a knife from the table , wrenches the document from his hand and, plaCing a crucifix on his chest, slips out.

ACT III

A Shepherd is h eard singing , as church be lls to ll the dawn . Mario is le d to the roof of Castel Sant'Angelo to await executio n ; h e bribes the jailer to convey a farewell note to Tosca Writing it , overcome with memories of lo ve, he gives way to d espair ("E lu cevan Ie stelle"). Suddenly, Tosca runs in with the story of her recent adventure. Mario caresses the hands that committed murd er for his sa ke ( " 0 dolci mani") , and the two hail the future As the firing squad appears , the diva coa ches h er lo ver on how to fake hi s death convincingly; the so ldiers fire and depart. Tosca urges Mario to hurry, but w hen h e fails to mo ve, she disco ve rs Scarpia 's trea chery: the bullets were rea l. Spoletta rushes in to arrest Tosca. She climb s the battlements and, crying that she will meet Scarpia before God , leaps to her d ea th. m

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The Directors Cut

Tosc a direc tor E. Randahl Ho ey rece ntly sa t down wi th BRAVO to ta lk about th e ope ra, love, his work and "so ci al nudity. "

Tosca will be your Michigan Opera Theatre debut. How did you get involved with the production? I m et Da vi d Di Chiera , so m e time ago , backst age at the L. A. Op era. H e contacte d me a little bit late r a bou t direc ting in the a ppre ntice program at Op e ra Pacific, which I did for a p eriod of time, and it w as a very sati sfying experience. Sub se qu ently, I re placed another director, wi th tw o d ays notice, in a Ru ssian-language produ ction, w hich John Pack ard was in , here in New York. J ohn was later cas t as th e lea d in Dead Man Walk ing, the Sean Penn role, and h e en ga ged m e to provide him with d ra matic coaching . I fl ew out to San Francisco for th e w orld premie re , a n d w hen h e d id it in Mic higan , h e sa id , "Why don't yo u com e a nd see m e , and we 'll h an g out) " So I flew in , enjoye d th e produ ction immensely, a nd the n David (DiChiera) and John and I wa tch ed the Ton y awa rds toge ther, at David's home We had quite a fun , goofy time with it. The upsh ot o f it was tha t th e n ext day, Mon d ay, I was in th e Michigan O p e ra Thea tre office sayin g goodbye, and David came in and said , very sp ontan eou sly, "Yo u have to be h e re ! Yo u have to wo rk h ere." So we then s tarte d discu ssing the va rious produ ctions , and Tas ca was the selec tion.

Have you directed it before? No, and thats wh y it s so exciting for me. It s alw ays b een top of m y li st-I' ve done m ay b e 14 grand op e ras-s o it s jus t b een a drea m of m ine to d o Tasca

In starting to think about how Tosca is going to come together on the Detroit Opera House stage, have you taken cues from other directors, or just the libretto and the music? Well , yo u kno w, I am a s h ame le ss s p on ge I h ave seen sever al produ ctions of Tasca, and I think wha t will m ak e our Tasca uniqu e is what the artists d o . Even thou gh I h ave d one som e preblocking, that will chan ge b ased up on m y inte raction with the artis ts. I don't kn ow that there s any other p ro duction that I've seen that loo k s o r feels like this p a rti cular se t , but the re a re ce rt ai n things in th e sco re- stage d irec tions that Pu ccini h as 8

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Wlitten in-w hich m ak e a grea t d eal of sen se It will feel , I think, famili a r to audien ce s , but there a re also things that will m ake it very uniqu e, unique to Michigan O p e ra Thea tre.

What do you find so compelling about Tosca? You know, if you 've ever b een in love, yo u m ay h ave felt so smitten tha t yo u fel t h oo k ed into every breath that yo ur bel oved is taking. Love do es inte resting things to u s, and in many ca ses, w e b ec ome deeply b onded to our bel oved, we can b ecome addicted to our b elove d and we can be fri ghten ed if our beloved seems to not b e availabl e. Tas ca tap s into this uni ve rsal feeling, for me, o f love and what lo ve do es to p eo ple. And of course, in To scas case, sh e is a woman of the thea ter , and so sh e brings this sense of thea ter and d ra ma to on stage and o ff s tage life. So h e r love is a thea trical a nd dramatic event . Th e fac t that sh e ha s a predisposition as a possessor, s hall we say, and to this j ealou sy, lends itse lf to grea t drama like we see in the fir st ac t. I thin k audiences, if they' re rea lly hones t with them selves, kno w that at some point in their life , th ey've had th e sa me thou gh ts an d pani ck y fee lings that Tosca h as as sh e enters th e church

You've worked in TV, film , musical theater, opera , and you write and teach. Is there any aspect of your work you prefer? That's a tou gh ques tion , becau se I suppo se that if th e re were , that wo uld b e the onl y thing I wo uld do I think I'd like to go d eeper int o film and tele vision. I'm d eveloping Kidqu est, w hich is a television series for Latino c hildren. I will be direc ting and wri ting tha t , and I j u s t thin k th at eJ-..rploring television on a de ep er level and a multic ultural b asis will b e very enriching for m e. I'm just fascina ted b y te lling the story If its a sung story or a sp oken sto ry or a mm sto ry, thats jus t fine b y m e . O p era , ho wever, is the cente r of m y so ul. I h ave to d o op e ra. Like yo u have to ea t or yo u h ave to b rus h your tee th. I ju st h ave to direc t op e ra

Tell me about your book Standing Naked With Your Clothes On . Standing Na ked Wi th Yo ur Cl othes On is rea lly about the bare essentials of auditioning for film , thea ter, television a nd op e ra . My lite rary age nt is also as king m e to consid e r doing Na ked for the bu sinessm an w h o n ee d s to

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e nhance his sp eaking skills and his inte racti ve s kills, a nd inc rease his p ro fit po tentia l. I'm d elighted to discover tha t the techniqu es I'm offering for the singe r and the ac tor a re immense ly ad aptabl e to the bu sinessm an

So what inspired Naked? I pl ay the piano , and in California I had a home with a grand piano , and wh e n p eo ple w ould come ove r, they' d say, "Pla y the p ian o for us. " I w as apprehen Sive about playing the piano . I h ad had so m e performing exp erien ce, but in the intimacy of m y living room wi th a dozen fri end s, I was frightened So I found a hypnotist , and we did so m e sess ion s and h e told m e to imagine, an ytime I sat d own at the p iano, that all o f the p eo pl e around m e were n ake d Therefo re, they' re m ore exp ose d than I am. And the whole thou ght of b eing expo se d hit m e, and ind ee d , the little p os thypno ti C sugges tion worked , b ecause you know, I h ad so m e friend s ove r, and I was as k ed to play the p iano and I sat d own , and m y girlfriend just said , "O h m y Go d That was great! You didn 't miss a note " And I w ent, "This rea lly w orks." The conce pt of social nudity fasc inated me as a result. O ur vu ln erability is our grea tes t stre n gth If we' re vulnerable and let life happ e n to us , we go throu gh s tuff, as opp ose d to stand tall an d resis t and put on the stiff uppe r lip. So to be vulner able to m e is to b e n ak ed , and to b e naked is to b e wh o we are. Yo u can 't hide wh e n you 're n aked If yo u a re conce rned ab out a little love h andle there or a little sag the re, gu ess what , it is The love h andle d oesn 't h ave to stay the re, the sag doesn 't h ave to s tay th ere, b ut it is the way it is no w An d if we can jus t let ours elves b e the way w e are n ow, w e s tart to shift and evolve quite n aturally But if we resist and arm o urselves, and walk thro u gh life with a force d smile or with a gru mp y attitude, or con stantly criticize , we' re not lettin g in w h ats rea lly a round u s. So the m eta ph or o f naked is rea lly a bout b eing open , so we can co mmunic ate and be truthful and grow-wa rts and all

Lea rn more ab out E. Randah l H oey, and Standing Na ked with Your Clo thes On (the bare essentials of auditioning for stage, f1lm and op era) at www. Th eEntertai nmentStudio com m

Composed by Richard Danielpour

Libretto by: Toni Morrison

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Setting: A village in Tyrol during the Napoleonic Wars

While a gro up of peasants prepa re for a battle with the Fren ch , women pray for protection; the Ma rquise of Be rk enfield , who ha s co m e near th e advancing army by mistake , almost faint s wi th terror. Her steward , Hortensius , urges h er to contro l h e rse lf, but the Marqui se deplores the state o [ the worl d in whi ch Napo leo n 's army ignores th e nobility: Sergeant Sulpi ce and his m en appear [rom behind the rocks. The voi ce of the French regiment's drum majorette, Marie, h era lds h er appearance, and she and Sulpi ce glory in their lo ve of war and patriotism,

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reminiscing over th e stroke o[ lu ck that brou ght the orphaned Marie to the regiment. Since then , sh e h as b ee n like a daughter to all the men, h er singing and beauty enli ve ning their martial life. As Sul pice questions the girl abo ut a yo ung Tyrolean sh e h as been seen with, so ldi ers drag in Toni a, th e yo uth in qu es tion , who has b een found n ea r the ca mp. The so ldi ers want to kill him until Ma rie relat es how h e saved h er from falling off a precipi ce. Rej oicing in th e m ens acceptance of Tonia, sh e sings the regimenta l so ng. Th e m en are ordered to roll call, taking Toni o wi th th em , but h e rushes b ack to declare his love to Marie. Th e two fall int o each others arms and go off together. Sulpi ce, H ortensius and the Marqui se anive, and the Ma rquise tell s Su Ipice that her late sis ter had a child by a Cap tain Robert of Sulpi ce's regim ent. Informed tha t Marie is that child , she insis ts on taking th e gi rl away to prepare h er for h er rightful s tation in life. Marie enters gaily, only to be to ld that sh e will soo n d epart with h er n ewfoun d aun t. After the four leave, the soldie rs usher in a n ew rec ruit-Tonia, who hai ls the da y that brought him th e girl h e loves The sold ie rs are j ea lou s wh en th ey rea lize Tonia loves Marie, but they accept fate graCiou sly: Toni a 's rhapsody on hi s delight is en d ed abru ptly by Sulpices announc ement o f Marie's d epa rture.

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Sa dly, the girl res igns he rself to h er n ew future Tonia , Sulpice and the so ldi ers b emo an th ei r loss as the Marqui se dra gs Mari e off, and Tonia vows to follow h er.

In a sa lon in h er cha teau th e Marquise receives Sulpi ce, aski n g him to convi n ce Marie th at the ri ch German prin ce sh e has found will b e a goo d hu sband. When the girl comes in, the Marquise asks h er to sin g an air she ha s learned as part of h er training in the socia l graces. Sulpice int erj ec ts fragments of the regim ental tun e until Marie, after tryin g a few m easures of both, laun ch es into the latter, with the Marquise and Sulp ice si nging along. H orrifi ed at herself, the Marquise sweep s ou t , but cannot help excl aimin g Marie 's ch arm. As Sulpic e follows h er out , Marie muses sa dl y upon h er up coming marriage. The s trains of a march inform her that the so ldiers ha ve arrived, and sh e sa lutes them. Tonia, Mari e and SuI pice d elight in their reunion , but the Marquise, int errupting , is unmo ve d b y Toni os express ions of de vo tion. Th e lovers go off in opposite di rections, and wh en the Marqui se confides to Sulpi ce th at Marie is her own daught er and b egs him to h el p h er in t h e allianc e sh e h as se t up , h e ag rees. Th e Du ch ess o f Krakenthorpe, mother of the persp ective groom, a rri ves unexpectedly with other wedding guests asking to meet Marie. H avin g lea rn ed the Marquises secret, the so ldi ers, led b y Tonia , burst in and revea l Maries rough-and-ready upbringing. Marie still is willing to proceed , but the Marqui se tell s h er to take the m an sh e loves. All except the outraged Du ch ess pr aise Marie, Tonia and Franc e. Ii]

Donizetti and The Daughter of the Regiment

By Roberto Mauro

As balance to the high drama of Tosca and the extraordina ry tragedy conveyed by Margaret Gamer, Michigan Opera Theatre's spring opera season ends on a light note with Italian bel canto maestro, Gaetano Donizettis effervescent comedy, La Fille du Regiment, or The Daughter of the Regiment

Gaetano Donizetti was born in Bergamo, Italy, on November 19 , 179 7 At an early age, he possessed an innate awareness of music. His preoccupation with music soon led to an in terest in composition,

particularly opera; his first significant opera, Enrico Conte di B01-gogna, received a successful premiere in 1818. It would not be for another 12 years, and 25 operas, however, that Donizetti would estab li sh his favorable reputation, with the premiere of Anna Balena Well-known for his astonishing ability to compose rapidly, Donizetti, in quick succession, unveiled a series of no w notab le ope ra s, including The Elixir of Love (1832), Lucrezia Borgia (1833) and Malia Stuarda (1834), culmin ating with the triumph of Lucia di Lammermoor (1835), which contains his famous "mad scene. "

The death of Donizettis wife in 1837 thrust the composer into a deep depresSion , from which he wou ld never recover. As well , in 1845 h e suffered a massive stroke, whi ch left him comp letely paralyzed. Gaetano Donizetti died at home , in Bergamo, on April 8 , 1848, at the age of 51.

Ultimat ely, the world would remember Donizetti as an astoundingly prolific comp oser. In a career that spanned little more than 25 yea rs, he produced in excess of 70 operas, 12 string quartets, seven masses and countless scores of piano music. Graceful melodic style and florid

voca l lines are signa ture to hi s music , particularly his operas. Still, w hat sets this co mpos er apart is his unique ability to mak e the cha racters, both comic an d tragic , co m e alive , providing through mu sic , a sense o f fl esh an d blood.

Although his reputation as compo ser of the da y was estab lished in Italy, he h ad ye t to conquer Paris, the operatic Mecca of the period. Like Che rubini an d Rossini , hi s famous pred ecess ors, Doniz e tti mo ve d to Paris, where seve ral of his final operas were premi ered , amo n gst th ese, Don Pa squale (184 3) an d Th e Daughter of th e Regiment.

Premiered in Paris on February 11 , 1840, The Daughter of the Regi ment was an instant and res ounding success; its strong patriotic fl avor made it a fa vo rit e amongst Parisians. While its comedic nature has caused many to dismiss Th e Daughter of th e Regi ment as a mere trifle , there is far more to th e ope ra than meets the eye.

Firs t , its subj ec t , an aristocra tic chil d

taken from h er parents at birth and raised in common surroundings, was a favorit e th eme of romanti c e ra artis ts. Giuseppe Ve rdi 's n Trovatore is among the many works ba se d up on this premise With Th e Daughter of th e Regiment, Donizetti uses the theme as a means to po se philosophical questions. For exa mple , the entire second act is de vo ted to an exploration o f the conce pt o f "nuture vs. n at ure ," an d w h e th er it is en vironm ent or h eredi ty that will prove the more powerful force in determining the titl e cha ra c ter 's path in life No t bad for an opera tha t tends to b e viewed as simplistic

The title role of "Mari e," which d em ands a sense of humor and solid vocal technique, has always enticed prima donnas , attracting su ch legendary di vas as J enny Lind , Adelina Patti , Lui sa Terazzi ni , Jo an Suth erland , an d Lill y Pons. Althou gh th e titl e role h as grea t app eal , it is act ually the ten or role of 'Toni o," and th e famous Ac t I aria , th at h as familiariz ed audi ences wi th Th e

Daughte r of th e Regi ment. As written , the Ari a contains 9 high Cs, a c hallenge for an y tenor exce pt on e. At a now legendary p erforman ce for the Metropolitan Op era in 1972 , Lu ciano Pavaro tti d elivered all nine h igh CS with incre dible strength and ease, along with a brilli ant , shimmering tone. So ex tra ord inar y was hi s perform an ce, th at Tim e Magazin e placed him on th e magazine 's cove r, dubbing him "King of the High CS." Luciano Pavaro ttis "Toni o" will forever b e th e beacon against which all other ten ors will be judge d. For all its light-hea rted appeal , Th e Daughter of th e Regimen t is, indeed , more complex and intricate than one might fir s t believe. Having serve d as a staple of th e ope rati c r epertoire for more than 165 years, Gaetano Doniz et ti 's masterpi ece d em ands our attention , our r espect and our en ch antm ent , but most imp ortan tl y of all it never fails to delight and entertain u s. m

The arts en ri ch o ur lives in ways that go beyond the spoken word or musical note. Th ey make us laugh. They make us cry. They lift our spiri t s and bring enjoyme nt to our lives. The arts and cultura l opportunities so vital to th i s community are also important to us. That's why (omerica supports the arts. And we applaud those who jo in us in mak ing investments that enrich peoples lives.

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Artist Profiles

SUZANNE MALLARE ACTON

Assistant Music Di rector, Chorus Master, Conductor (USA)

Conducting debut 1986, West Side StOlY

Company debut as Cho rus Master, 1982

2005 Season: Chorus Mas ter, Tosca, Margaret Gamer, The Daughter oj the Regiment; Conductor, The Daughter oj the Regi ment

Re centl y : Rigoletto , Faust, Too Hot To Handel (Mic h igan Opera Theatre)

U pcoming: Holocaust Cantata, Too Hot To Handel, Voices oj Light , CElisir D'Amo re

GREGG BAKER

Baritone (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut

Porgy and Bess, 1982

2005 Season: Robert Gamer, Margaret Gamer

Recently: Aiela (Opera Company of Philadelphia, Scottish National Opera), Rigoletto (Berkshire Opera), Rigoletto (National Orch estra, Rome)

Upcoming : Margaret Gamer (Cincinnati Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia), Carmen (Arena di Verona)

TORRANCE BLAISDELL

Tenor (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut:

A Mashed Ball, 2003

2005 Season: Spoletta, Tasca

Recently: Rigoletta (Michigan Opera Theatre) , nRitomo

D'Ulisse In Patlia (Glimmerglass Opera)

Up coming: Gloliana, Les Contes D'Hoffmann (Des Moines Metro Opera), Le Nozze Di Figaro (New Orleans Opera)

JONATHAN BOYD

Ten or (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut: The Magic Flute, 2004

2005 Se ason: George H an cock, Margaret Gamer

Recentl y : Don Giovanni (Opera Royal de Wallonie)

Upc oming: Street Scene (Opera Portland), Susannah (Opera Columbus)

JASON BUDD

Bass-baritone (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut

2005 Season: Sacristan/J ailor, Tasca

Rece ntly : f Elisir eI'Amore (Augusta Opera)

U pcoming: TIle Barber oj Seville (Lyric Ope ra of Cleveland), Le Nozze di Figaro (Toledo Opera)

JUDITH CHRISTIN Mezzo soprano (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut

The Marriage oj Figaro, 2002

2 005 Season: Marquise, The Daughter oj the Regiment

Recently : Street Scene (Lyric Opera o f Chicago), Hansel und Gretel (Metropolitan Opera)

Up coming: Peter Glimes (Santa Fe Opera), n Barbiere di Seviglia, BOIis Godullov (San Diego Opera)

TRACY DAHL

Soprano (Canada)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut

Orpheus in the Unele/worlel, 1986

200 5 Se ason: Marie, The Daughter of the Regiment

Rec e ntly: Der Rosenkavalier , (Vancouver Opera) , Carmina Burana (Montreal Symphony)

U p coming : Lucia ele Lammennoor (Boston Lyric Opera), Nixon in China (Portland Opera), concerts with Toronto Symphony Orchestra

YU QIANG DAI Tenor (China)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut

2005 Season : Cavaradossi, Tasca

Rece ntl y : Turandot (Opera Pacific , Portland Opera) , Tosca (Covent Garden)

U pcoming : La Boheme (Covent Garden), Tasca (Portland Opera)

LISA DALTIRUS

Soprano (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut

200 5 Se as on : Tasca, Tasca

Recentl y: Tasca (El Paso Opera) , Aida (Connecticut Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia)

Upcoming: fenfant Pmdigu e (Amsterdam) , I Vespli Sidliani

(Washington Opera)

DOROTHY DANNER

Stage Di rector (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut: Mikado, 1982

200 5 Seas o n : Director, The Daughter oj the Regiment

Recently : The Mikado (Opera Orlando), The Meny Widow (New Orleans Opera) , Di e Fledermaus (Opera Grand Rapids)

U pcoming : The Pirates oj Penzance (Opera Pacific) , La Ii-aviata (Virginia Opera), La Fille elu Regim ent (Florida Grand Opera)

RODRICK DIXON

Tenor (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut: Too Hot to Handel , 2002

2 005 Sea son : Tonia, TIle

Daughter oj the Regiment

Recentl y : A Idbut e to Mr Rogers (Pittsburgh Symphony), Rec ital (Cincinnati Mu sic Hall), TIle Passion oj the Ouist (Church of Chlist, Oak Brook , IL)

U pcoming : Cook, Dixon &1: Young in Concert (PBS , Great Performances), Cook , Dixon &1: Young Volume One (CD, world tour)

JESUS GARCIA

Tenor (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut

200 5 Season : Tonia , Th e Dalighter oj the Regiment

Recentl y : La Cenerentola (Dallas Opera), Falstaff (H ouston Grand Opera) Upcomin g : Le Jongl eur ele Notre-Dame (Festival de St. Etienne) , A Midsummer Nig hts Dream (H amburg State Opera)

ROD GILFRY

Baritone (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut

2005 Se ason : Edward Gaines , Margaret Gamer

Recentl y: Nicholas and Alexandra (Los Angeles Opera), Don Carlo (San Diego Opera), Doktor Fuast (San Francisco Opera), TIle Magic Flute (Washington National Opera)

U p coming : Margaret Gamer (Cincinnati Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia), La Grand Duchess e de Guer/estein, Pagliacci (Los Angeles Opera)

DENYCE GRAVES

Mezzo soprano (USA)

Michigan Opera Theat re debut: Werther, 1999

200 5 Seas on : Margaret Gamer, Margaret Gam er

Recently : Azucena (Washington National Opera), Samson and Dalila (Metropo litan Opera)

U pc oming : Margaret Gamer (Opera Company of Philadelphia, Cincinnati Opera)

D e tro it Ope ra Hou se

"Yu Q iang Dai..,has a splend id vo ice, mellow in the middle range , ringing on top, and he produces it in a well-founded Italian trad ition" , "

New Symphony Orchestra, JOSE A NTONIO MOLINA

ERIC GREENE

Bari tone (USA)

Mich igan Opera Theatre debu t : A Mash eel Ball, 2003

20 05 Seaso n: Angelotti, Tasca

Rece n t ly: Rigoletto, Fielelio (Virgin ia O pera)

U p coming : Porgy anel Bess (Washington O p era), Margaret Gamer (Opera Carolina)

GREER GRIMSLEY

Bass (USA)

Mich iga n Opera Th eat re deb u t

2 00 5 Seaso n : Scar p ia, Tasca

Rece n tl y : Del' Fli ege nele

Hollaneler ( Pittsburgh Ope ra ), Bl uebew"eI Castle (Mont rea l Opera ), Iiistan ([nel Isolele (Metropoli tan Opera)

U p co ming: Tasca (Au stin Lytic Opera, Pi ttsbu rgh Ope ra), Samson et Da lil a (San Diego Opera)

PATDRO HARRIS

C h oreographer (USA)

Mich igan O pera T h ea tre d eb u t

200 5 Seas on : Choreogra ph er, Marga ret Garner

Recen tl y : Concert (Tribeca

Perform ing Arts Cente r), Martin's Ma r h Your Move (Southern C hristian Leade rs hi p Confere nce) , Crowns (San Diego RepertOlY Thea ter) , The Wiz (True Colors Theat re Company)

Upco min g: The Moving WOIrI; The Minisuy oj Dance (Video)

E. RANDAHL HOEY

Stage Direc tor (USA)

Mic h igan Opera Th eatre debu t

200 5 Se a so n : Directo r, Tasca

Recen tl y: Rueldigore (New Yo r k), Broaelway USA (New York)

U p co m in g: Kidquest (Network

Te levision), Kiss oj the Spieler

Woma n (Los Ange les)

ROGER HONEYWELL

Tenor (Canad a)

Mic hi gan O p er a Theatre deb u t

200 5 Se aso n : Au ct ioneer, 1st

J udge, Margaret Garne r

Re ce nt ly : Pi rates oj Penzance (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

Up coming: Margal"et Garne r (Opera Com pany o f Philad el phia,

U p co m ing : Porgy and Bess (A tlant a Ope ra), The Daug hte r oj the Regiment (Florentine Opera)

KELLY KADUCE

Soprano (USA)

Michigan O pera Theatre deb u t

200 5 Sea son: Caro line Gain es, Margaret Garn er Re ce n tl y : Camlen (Nashvi ll e Opera) , La Boheme (Ope ra

Grand Rapi d s), Don Giovanni (F lo ri da Gran d Ope ra)

U p com in g: Faust (Nashvi ll e Opera) , Margaret Gal11er (Opera Company of Phi ladelp h ia) , Thais (Boston Lyric Opera)

MARJORIE BRADLEY KEUOGG

Sce n ic Designer (USA)

Mich igan Opera Thea tre d eb u t

200 5 Season : Sce n ic design, MargQl 'e t Gal11e r

U p co m in g: love Labo urs lost (Oregon Shakespeare Fes tival)

STEFAN LANO

Conductor (USA)

Mic h igan O p era T heatre d ebut

200 5 Season : Conductor, MQlga ret Ga m er

Rece n tly: Turando t (Lit huanian State Opera), Lysist rata (Houston Grand Ope ra)

U p co ming : Ma lgaret Gamer (O pera Company of Ph il ade lphia, Cin cinn ati Ope ra), Porgy anel Bess (A tl an ta Ope ra)

GAETAN LAPERRIERE

Bali tone (Canada)

Michiga n Opera Thea tre d eb ut

2 00 5 Se ason : Scarpia, Tasca

Rece ntl y : A Mashed Ball (Opera Quebec), Rigoletto (Man itoba

O pera, New Yo rk City Opera)

U p comin g: Fil wne na (Edmonton Ope ra), Ro meo et Julliette, Falstaff (Ope ra Lyric Ottawa) , Lucia di Lammel11lOo r (Boston Lytic Ope ra)

KENNY LEON

Stage Director (USA)

Mich iga n Opera Theat re d ebu t

200 5 Seas on: Director, MQlgaret

Garn er

Cincinnati Opera)

AIIIJ!I!"LJ. ANDREW HORN

Scen ic DeSigner (USA)

Michigan O pe ra Theatre deb ut

2 00 5 Season : Scenic design, Tasca

Rece ntl y : Enter the Gua rdsman (aboard the Q u een Elizabe th 2), Le Nozze di Figaro (Ope ra Compa ny o f P h i lade lp hia), The Abeluaion Jrom the Seraglio (Bronx Opera Company)

Rece n tl y : A Raisin in the Sun (Broadway), Gem oj the Ocean (Broadway)

U p co ming: Margaret Gamer

(O pera Compa ny of Ph ilade lphia , Ci n c innati Opera)

JOHN MAC MASTER

Tenor (Can ad a)

Mic h igan O p era Theatre debut: Pete r Gri mes, 2000

200 5 Sea s o n : Casey, Margaret Garner

MICHAEL MAYES **

Bari to ne (USA)

Mic higan Ope ra Th ea tre d e b ut: Rigoletto, 2004

200 5 Seas on : Sc iarro n e, Tasca;

2 nd Judge, Mmgaret Gal11er; Co rpo ral , The Daughte r oj the Regiment

Recently: Romeo and Julliette (Skylig ht Opera), Rigoletto, Faust (Mich igan Ope ra Theatre), La Boheme (O pera Theatre No rt h)

U pco mi n g : Ma lgaret Ga rn er (Cinci nnat i O pera, O p era Com pany of Philadel ph ia)

JESSYE NORMAN

So p rano (USA)

Mic hi gan Opera Th ea tre debut

200 5 Seaso n : Ci lia, MQl garet Gamer

Recentl y: Rec ital (T hailand, Spa in, Au sltia, Un ited States)

U p co ming : Recita l (Au st ria, German y)

BOYD OSTROFF

Sce n ic designe r (USA)

M ic hi gan Opera T heat re debut

2 00 5 Se ason: Scenic d es ign, Th e Daughter oj the Regiment

Re ce n tl y: II Ii'ova tore, The Pea rl Fishers (Opera Compan y of Phil ad e lph ia)

U p co ming: Die Wa li1ure (Teatro Co lon, Buenos Aires), I1le Pearl Fishe rs (Indianapolis Opera), A Mashed Ball (Opera Company of Philade lphia)

ANDREW RICHARDS

Tenor (USA)

Michigan O p era Thea tre debut: Falstaff, 2001

200 5 Season: Cavarad ossi, Tasca

Recentl y: Faust (Opera Frankfun), Madame Bu tte /jly ( Fl ori d a Grand Opera), Carmen (Trieste, Italy)

U p c omin g: Festival (Berlin Staa tsope r), Don Carlos (S trassbou rg O pera), Faust (Lyon, N ice, F rance)

MARCELLO ROTA

Conductor Otaly)

Mic higan Opera Theatre debut

200 5 Sea son : Cond u cto r, Tasca

Recently : Concen Tour (Australia, Chi n a), Faust, Cavallelia Ru sticana, Pagliacci (Europe)

U p co ming: Conce rt Tour (En gland), Verdi Requ iem (P rague)

INES SALAZAR

Sop rano (Venezue la)

Michigan Opera Thea tre debut

2 00 5 Sea s on: Tosca, Tasca

Rece ntly: La Jorza del elestino (Teatro alia Scala), Tasca ( Deutsc h e Ope r Berlin)

Upco min g : Tasca (Washingto n Ope ra)

DUANE SCHULER

ANITA JOHNSON

So p rano (USA)

Michigan O pera Thea t re deb ut : A Mashed Ball, 2003

200 5 Seas on : Marie, The Daughter oj the Regiment

U p coming: A Mashe el Ball, Don Ca rl o, Tannhauser 16 BRAVO

Recen tly : Don PasqLlQ le (Florenti ne O p era), Die Frau Ohn e Schatten (Metropo li ta n O pera)

(A ustrali a Opera)

Rece ntl y: Sweeney Todd (Calgary O p era), Pagliacci (Opera Pac ific), Th e Love oj Three Oranges

U pcom in g : Ma/garet Gal11e r (O pera Compan y of Philade lp h ia , Cin ci n nati Ope ra), Tm1l1 /wiiser (Le Gran de Theat re d e Gen eve) w.vw" Michi ga nOp era.o rg

Ligh ti n g designe r (USA)

Mich iga n Opera Thea tre deb u t 200 5 Sea son : Li g htin g Design, MQlgaret Gal11er

Rece n tl y: Fm/st (Metropolitan Ope ra), The Weeldi ng (Lytic Ope ra o f C h icago)

U p coming: Turandot (Santa Fe O p era), The BassQlic/s (De Ned erlandse Opera), The First Emperor (Metropo li tan Opera)

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MICHAEL SHELL

Ten or (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut

2 00 5 Sea son : Hortensio, The DaLlghter of the RegimCl1t

Recentl y: The Men) Widow (Virginia Opera), The Threepenny Opera (Opera Omaha)

KENDALL SMITH

Lighting Designer (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre d eb ut: The Ballad of Baby Doe, 1988

2 005 Season: Lighting design, Tasca, Th e Daughter of the Regiment

Rece ntly: Rigoletto (Michigan Opera Theatre), The Magic Flut e (Florida Grand Opera), Broadway Bound (Geve Theatre)

Upcoming: Lucia di Lamm ermoor (Indianapolis Opera), Kiss Me Kat e (Weston Playhouse)

PETER STRUMMER

Bass-balitone (Au stria/Canada)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut

2005 Se ason : Sergeant SuI pice, The Daugllter of th e Regiment

Re centl y: Don Pasquale (New York City Opera, Opera Lyra Ottawa, Florent ine Opera) , Dos Rheingold (New Orleans Opera)

U pcomin g : Ring Cycle (Seattle Opera)

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Costume Designer (USA)

Michigan Opera Theatre debut

200 5 Sea son : Costume Design, Margaret Garn er

Re cently : The Color Purpl e (The Alliance Theatre) , A Raisin in th e Sun (Broadway)

U pcomi n g: Purlie (City Center Encores) , Privat e Fittings (Lajolla Pla yhouse) , Porgy and Bess (Washington Opera)

JOANNE WEAVER

Wig and Makeup Designer

Michigan Opera Theatre deput: Tasca, 1995

200 5 Season: Tasca, Margaret Gamel; The Dallghter of the Regim ent

Rece ntl y: Rigaletta, faust (Michigan Opera Theatre)

U pcomin g : Tales of Hoffmann , Lucia di LammemlOOI; GI01ianna (Des Moines Metro Opera)

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Barbara Gibson Young Artist Apprentice Program

The launching of Barbara Gibs ons caree r reads like a scrip t from a Hollywood movie. She had been studying for three years with Maestro Stu ran i , when he invited a group of his Metropo litan Ope ra fliends, including soprano Bidu Sayao, bari tone Giuseppe Danise and tenor Giovanni Martinelli to hea r the 19year-old soprano. After the recital , Danise was so impressed tha t he was able to arrange an audition for Barbara with Arthur J udson of Columb ia Artists Management Inc. That very day, it happened that the producer of "The Telephone Hour" had an appo intment at Columbia, and h e was persuaded to listen to the young colo ratura. She was immediately Signed to a Columbia Artists contract and a debut on a national radio broadcast in September 1949. A recording contract with RCA soon followed as well as an appearance on the "Voice of Firestone" broadcast simultaneously on radio and television.

In 1952 , she was chosen by the legendary Arturo Toscanini to sing in the radio broadcast of Gluck's Olfeo ed EUlidic e Soon after, she made her operatic debut with Cincinnati Opera Association as Gilda in Rigoletto. In 1954 s h e appeared with the San Francisco O p era as Rosina, Oscar and Ze rlina The following spring s he was ch osen to participate in a five-week cultural good will tour of Europe. After a triumphant performance with the Berlin Philharmonic , Del' Tagesspiegal proclaimed , "Barbara Gib son brought back to life th e great era of coloratura singing. " Her second tour of Europe climaxed with the winning of first prize in the womans vocal division o f Italys Giamba ttista Viotti contest. First prize h ad n ever been awarded in the voice division. Moreover, acco rdi ng to the Associated Press wire report fl ashed around the world, Barbara Gibson was the first American to win a first prize in any of the four contest divisions (voice , piano , violin, and comp OSition. )

Returning after an exhaustive and extended national co n cert tour, she took the music world by surprise wh en , at the height of her vocal powers , she anno unced that she wou ld retire from the stage and dedicate herself to raising her young family in Detroit , Michigan , bringing a premature end to a meteoric career

In 1965, Dr. David DiChiera, who had committed himself to es tablishing an ope ra company in Detroit, pe rsuaded her to b e the featured artis t in the Overture to Opera Series, performing the m ad scene from Lucia di Lammermoor in eight performances throughout the Metropolitan Detroit area. She became a founding board member of the

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Michigan Opera Theatre 2004-2005 Young Artist Apprentices

Michael Mayes DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Young Artist

Krysty L. Swann

Joyc e H. Cohn Young Artist

company, provid ing constant artistic advice , and introduced DiChiera to many co lleagues , including famous Italian basso Italo Tajo , w h o came to Detroit to sing in n Campanello and direct the company's first fu ll -length production, Th e Barber oj Seville

Barbara Gib so n 's commitment to MOT h as co ntin u ed through th e years , and in 2002 , a generous endowment gi ft es tablished the Barbara Gibson Young Artist Program, which will supp ort Michigan Opera Thea tre's ongo in g commitment to training and preparing the opera stars of tomorrow.

Barbara Gibson as Lucia in the 1968 Overture to Opera SeJi es

Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra

Violin I Constance Markwick

Charlotte Merkerson, Michael McGillivray

Concertmaster* t Julia Kurtyka

Velda Kellyt

Bryan Johnstont

Carol Evanst

Viola

John Madison* t

Shawn Wood

Jean Marie Posekany

Gregg Powell

Mark Haas

Aaron Keaster

Scott Stefankot Flute

Kevin Filewych t Kathleen Grimest

AndrewWut

Beth Kirton t

Jason Bendler

James Kujawski

Barbara Zmicht

James Greer

Julianne Zinn

Ewa Uziel Cello

Janet Sullins

Violin II

Victoria Haltom * t

Brooke Hoplamaziant

Molly Hughest

Henrik Karapetyant

Anna Wellert

Nadine Deleury* t

Tristan Rennie Harp

Roger Maki-Schramm

Horn

Patricia Terry-Ross* t

Timpani

Kyle Mills* t Leonardo Soto* t

Carrie Banfield t

Susan Mutter

Pamela Hill * t Katherine Widlar

Dennis Carter Tamara Kosinski

Laura Larson t Alan Taplin

Percussion

John Dorsey* t

David Taylor

Ron Strnad

Oboe Tuba Organ

Jean Schneider

Kristen Beene* t Phillip Sinder

Lynne Marie Flegg Trumpet * Princip al

Diane Bredesen t Sally Pituch t t Michigan Opera Theatre

Minka Christoff t

Robert Reed t

Clarinet

David Kuehn * t Orchestra

Gordon Simmonst

Brian Bowman * t Derek Lockhart

Detroit Federa tion of Musicians

John Iatzko Local #5,

Robert Clemens

Sarah Cleveland

Bing Xiat Bass

Janet Sullins Derek Weller* t

Elizabeth Rowin Clark Suttlet

Campbell MacDonaldt

Suzanne Rozmary

Sandra Jackson

Bassoon

Eric Varnert

Richard Beene

Trombone American Federation of

Maury Okun* t Musicians

Greg Neart

John Rutherford

Dan Harris

Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus

Dan Aggas

Wallace Ayotte

Patrick Barnard

Christopher Bauder

Victoria Bigelow

Heidi Bowen

Kim Brooks

Alaina Brown

Fred Buchalter

Patrick Clampitt

Timothy Clark

Damon Dandridge

Kelly Daniel-Decker

Victoria DeCarlo

John Deierlein

Jean Derricotte-

Murphy

Leah Dexter

Keith Dixon

Dianna Dumpel

Jacqueline Echols

Brandy Ellis

Rebecca Engelhard

Vanessa Ferriole

Louise Fisher

Kurt Frank

Yvonne Friday

Janet Geisler

Conda Green

Rosalin Guastella

Dorian Hall

Leslie Hill

Terry Horn

Darnell Ishmel

Clarence Jones

Thomas Kabala

Jeffrey Krueger

Alexa Lokensgard

Susan Lowrie

Michigan Op era Theatre

Auxiliary Chorus

Ryan Banar

Pia Broden

William Broyles, IV

William Bro yles , Jr.

Joseph Dluzniewski

Rebecca Eaddy

Donald Gay

Andrew Hill

Kirsten Kunkle

Sylvester Lane

Bettie Lyons

Ursula Mason

Annie Radcliffe

Stephanie Schiff

Clifton Shaw

Gregory Stinson

Kathryn Stokes

Linda VanBuren

Kelly Warnke-Senger

Deborah Webb

Amber Williams

Gretchen Wolff

Anthony Lynch

Ann Marie

Robert Schram

Kenneth Shepherd

MacFarlane Bill Steiner

Amy Malaney Stephen Stewart

Miroslav Manovski Charles Sumner

Anthony McGlaun Judy Szefi

Kim Millard Lucy Thompson

Anthony Noto Dean Unick

Jennifer Oliver David Vaughn

Darren Ona Christopher Vaught

Peggy O'Shaughnessey Justin Watson

Monique Ricard Adrienne Webster

Matthew Schafer Jim Wells

Tamara Whitty

Jason Wilhoite

David Wilson

Anamaria Ylizaliturri

Eugene Zweig

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Michigan Opera Theatre Childrens Cnorus

Emmanuelle Baker

Kerry Banish

Patty Battersby

Ciara Curran

Denny Dorsey

Maddie Dorsey

Jack Fordon

Avery Hasenauer

Annie Jacobs

Danny Kornfeld

Brian Koziara

Patty Malaney

Katy Rapson

Emily Renton

Mikkala Smith

Cameron Stefanski

MarkYurich

Administration & Staff

DAVID DICHIERA, General Director

Bryan L. Rives, Chief Operating Officer

DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS

Karen VanderKloot DiChiera, Director of Community Programs

john Eckstrom, Director of Administration

Roberto Mauro , Director of Artistic Administration

David W Osborne, Director of Production

Mary Parkhill , Director of Develo pment

Laura R. Wyss, Director of Communications

Carol Halsted, Director of Dance

Rock Monroe, Director of SecUJity

ADMINISTRATION

Bill Austin, Exewtive Assistant to the Genera l Director

Heather L. Bell, Exewtive Assistant to Chief Operating Officer

Beverl y A. Moore , Receptionist

COMMUNICATIONS

Michael Hauser, Mark eting Manager

Kimb erly A. MOgielski, Patron and Ticket Services Manager

jenise Collins, Group Sales Coordinator

Kimberly Gray, Ticket Services Assistant Manager

jane Coe , Patron Services Coordinator

Dave Blackburn, Public Relations Coordinator

Mitchell Carter, Website Coordinator

Bill Carroll, Public Relations Volunt ee r

Crysta l G. Ratledge, Account Exewtive, Solomon Fliedman Adv ertising

Christopher Barbeau , Production Photography

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Mark Vondrak, Associate DirectorlTour Manager

Betty Lane, Op erations Manager

Dolores Tobis, Marketing Manag er

Lind a DeMers , Exewtive Assistant

Betsy Bronson , Alaina Brown , Heidi Brown, Maria Cimarelli, j ennifer Gale, Shawn McDonald, Steven McGhee, David Gilliland, Kim Parr, Michael Parr, David Pulice, Amanda Sabelhaus , Cynthia Seigle , Karl Schmidt , David Vaughn, Chris Vaught, Mark Vondrak, Karen White, Tamara Whitty, Tour Artists

DEVELOPMENT

jessica Cheshire, Volunt eer Manager

Aimee Argel, Corporate Campaign Manager

Heather Hamilton, Special Proj ec ts Manager

Katherine Kucharski, Mem bers hip Manag er

Mat thew Talbot , Foundation and Government Grants Manager

jane Westley, General Director's Circle Campaign Manager

Stephani Yates , Dance Patron Circle Campaign Manag er

Danielle DeFauw, Boutique Manager

FINANCE/COMPUTER SERVICES

Denick Lewis, Controller

Kimberl y Burgess-Rivers , Rita Winters , Accountants

joseph Rusnak, Systems Manag er

Deleana Hill , Applications Specia li st

PRODUCTION

Administration

Elizabeth Anderson , Production Coordinator

Carolyn Geck , Assistant to Directo r of Production

Margaret Bell*, Michael Shellt, Assistant Directors

Ken Saltzman*t ,jo e Gladestone* , Stage Manag ers

Nadine Andrews tO, Dea Franck *, j ennifer Paradise to, Erin j. Riggs *, Assistant Stage Managers

Nancy Krolikowski, Local ·hansportation Coordinator

Eugene Robelli , Production Volunt ee r

Pat Lewellen, Audition Volunt ee r

Alexandra Huntley, Leah Shopinski, Production

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Interns

Music Department

David DiChiera, Music Director

Suzanne Mallare Acton, Assistant Music Director, Chorus Master

Diane Bredesen, Orchestra Personnel Manager

j ean Schneider*o, Rehearsal Accompanist, Repetiteur

Laurent Philipp et, Repetiteur

Laurie Rogers t, Assistant Repetiteur

Technical & Design Staff

Kent Andel , Technical Director

Monika Essen , Property Master & Scenic Artist

Kendall Smith , Lighting Coordinator

George Goumas , Ruth Pitzer, Assistant Lighting

DeSigners

Dee Dorsey, Surtitle Operator

Christopher Barbeau, Fight Choreographer

Daniel Dene, Recording Engineer

Keith Kalinowski , Technical Assistant

Rucli Lauerrnann , Assistant Reco rding Engineer

Costumes

Suzanne M. Hanna, Costume Director

Co re y Globke, Assistant to Costum e Director

Marga ret Brond er, First Hand

Genevie ve Palczynski , Stitcher

Alice Moss, Wardrobe Mistress

Makeup & Hair

joanne Weaver, Wigs & Makeup Designer

DeShawn Glosson , 1st Assistant

Elizabeth Geck , 2nd Assistant

Detroit Local Wig and Makeup Crew

Stage Crew

john Kinsora , Hea d Carpenter

Robert Mesinar, Head El ectJic ian

Alan Bigelow, Head Propertyman

Paul Moraites, Head Sound

Robert Martin, Head Flyman

Mary Ellen Shindel , Head of Wardrobe

IATSE Local #38 , Stage Crew

IATSE Local #786, Wardrobe

DETROIT OPERA HOUSE

Constance Wilson, Events Coordinator

Kyle Ketelhut , Concessions Manage r

Demetrius Barnes, jesse Carter, Building Enginee rs

Karl Hubble, Maintenance Assistant

Lorraine Monroe, Andre Paige, Stage Door

Secwity m

' Tasca

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In March 2004, Michigan Opera Theatre m et the final benchmark for the Touch the Future campai gn ! As a result , $3 00 ,000 in matching funds was plac ed int o MOTs endowm ent at th e Communit y Foundation for Southeastern Michigan. After thi s initial awa rd , another $3 90 ,000 in bonu s pool matching fund s was add ed to that endowmen t. Anoth er $ 100 ,000 in b onu s opera ting fund s was also awarded . Fund-raising for the endowment will

cont inu e until th e bonus pool of matching funds is depleted. MOT is in competition wi th th e leadership grantees to claim th ose matching funds on a firstcome, first-serve basis. If yo u are thinking about se tting up a Charitable Gift Annuity or other qualifying planned gift for Touch the Future , please d on't h es itat e to contact the planned giving office a t (313) 237-3438.

Michiga n Opera Theatre thanks the followin g gen ero u s Touch the Future Donors, whose combin ed $2 ,100 ,000 in planned gifts have generated $69 0 ,000 in matching fund s:

Mr. &: Mrs. Rob ert A. Allesee

Mr. &: Mrs . J Ad dison Bartush

Mr. &: Mrs. Mandell Berman

Dr. Ro bert E. Cornette

Mr. &: Mrs. Tarik Daoud

Mr. &: Mrs. Rob ert E Dewar

Dr. David DiChiera

Karen VanderKloot DiChiera

Ms. Mary Jane Do err

Mrs. Cha rle s M. End icott

Barbara Frankel &: Ronald Michalak

Mr. &: Mrs. Herman Frankel

Mrs. Rema Frankel

Mr. David Handlem an

Mr &: Mrs. Rob ert M. Klein

Mr. &: Mrs. Erwin Klopfer

Mrs. Ruth Rattner

Mrs. John C Stevens

Mrs. Mary Ellen Tappan

Mrs. Ameli a Wilhelm

When yo u give to the endowment or yo ur ravorite charity, r egardle ss or th e amount , yo u do an incredibl e thing-you tou ch p eo ple 's lives ror years to come . And th e feeling you get hom that is impossibl e to m eas ure in dollars and cents Find out more b y contacting the Michigan Op era Theatre at (313) 237-3438 or the Community Foundation ror Southeastern Michigan at 1-888-WE-ENDOW or www.cfsem.org .

Ensuring the Future

I. a gift tha t outlives you - that tou ch es future rna PIn ege n e ra tions in your ab se nce - to exp e ri en ce and enj oy Q e w orld o f o p era.

Thats the goal of the Av anti Socie ty, Mi chiga n Op e ra Theat re's Planned Gift Recognition Program.

The Avanti Society re prese nts a d eSign a ted group of fri end s of Michi ga n O p era Thea tre wh o have m ad e plan s to includ e the orga n iza tion in their es ta te pl an s- w h eth e r by will , tru s t , in surance o r life income arran ge m e nt. Memb er ship in the Avanti So cie ty is op en to all.

Memb er s of the Avanti Society receive a beautifu lly d eSign ed lapel pin , r ecognition a t th e annual Avanti Eve ning , invi tati o n s to

sp ec ial events and p erfo rmance s, and a re lis ted a s m emb e rs in o ur Pro gr am Boo k s throu ghout each season

AN AVANTI FOR TOMO RROW

The growth of Michigan Op e ra Th eat res permanent Endowment Fund en sures the gro w th and future vitality of one o f th e region 's greates t cultural asse ts. You are invi ted to create yo ur own le gacy - yo ur Avanti - th ro u gh Michiga n Ope ra

Theatre

Yo u may u se the en close d confid ential re ply ca rd to indica te yo ur gift , or conta c t Mary Parkhill a t (3 13 ) 237- 3 4 38 to discuss gift opti on s that may b enefit you , your h eirs and Mi chi gan Opera Thea tre.

Confidential Reply : Please return this fo rm to Mary Parkhill , Michigan Opera Theatre, 1526 Broadway, Detroit , MI 48226 , or e-mail mparkhill@motopera.org

THE AVANTI SOCIETY FOUND ING MEMBERS

Mrs. Adele Amennan

Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya

Mr. &: Mrs. Agustin Arbulu

Chester &: Emelia Arnold

Ms. Mary Ellen Tappan'

Donald &: Margaret Thurber

Mr. Edward D. Tussell

Mr & Mrs. George Vincent

Mrs. Amelia H Wilhelm '

Elizabeth &: Walter Work

Mr. &: Mrs. George M. Zeltzer N ame(s) _ _

Best time to call:

D Yes, pl ease se nd info rmation regarding planne d gifts

D Vwe alrea d y quali fy fo r the Avanti Socie ty

Please briefl y d escribe the es ta te gift that qu alifies you for m emb ership (all informa tion submitted will b e k ept confidential):

Mr. &: Mrs. j. Addison Bartush'

Mr. &. Mrs. Brett Bauerson

Mr &: Mrs. An Blair

Roy E. &: lise Calcagno

Gladys Caldroney

Dr. &: Mrs. Victor j. Cervenak

Dr. Roben E. Comette*

Mr. & Mrs Tarik Daoud *

Mr. &. Mrs. Robert E. Dewar *

Karen VanderKlool DiChlera*

Mr. &: Mrs. Charles H. Duncan

Mrs. Charles M. Endi cou *

Mr. &: Mrs. Herb Fisher

Pamela R Francis

Barbara Frankel &: Ronald Michalak*

Mr. &. Mrs. Hennan Frankel*

Mrs. Rema Frankel ·

Dr. &: Mrs. Byron P Georgeson

Priscilla R Greenberg, Ph.D.'

Mr. Lawrence W Hall

Mr. &: Mrs. Jerome Halperin

Mr. David Handleman *

Mr. &: Mrs. Kenneth E. Han

Mr. &: Mrs Eugene l. Hanwig

Dr. Cindy Hung

Kristin Jaramillo

Mr. Donald Jensen

Mr. &: Mrs. Erwin H. Klopfer

Misses Phyllis &: Selma Kom

Mr. &: Mrs. Anhur Krolikowski

Mr. &: Mrs. Salvador P Mascali

Mrs. Wade H. McCree

Ms. Jane McKee

Drs. Orlando &: Dorothy Miller

Mr. Ronald K Morrison

Mr. Dale j. Pangonis

Mr. Richard M. Raisin

Mrs. Ruth E Ranner *

Margue ri te &: James Rigby

Ms. Patricia Rodzik

Ms. Susan Schooner

Drs. Heinz & Alice PIau Schwarz

Mrs. Frank C Shaler

Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow

Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Starkweather

Mrs. Mark C. Stevens·

Jonathan Swift &: Thomas A.

St. Charles

Mr. Ronald F Switzer

MEMBERS

Mr. &: Mrs. Roben A. Allesee'

Mr. &: Mrs. Mandell &rman

Dr. David DiChiera *

Ms. Mary Jane Doerr'

Mr & Mrs. Harvey Freeman

Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Hagopian

Mr. &: Mrs. Robe n Klein'

Ms. Kalhleen Monroe

Dr. &: Mrs. Stephen Munk

Mr. Joshua Rest

Mr. Stanford C Stoddard

FULFILLED BEQUESTS

Mr. Allen B. Christman

Ms. Adele DeVlieg

Mr. & Mrs. Raben E. Oewar*

Mr. James P. Diamond

Mrs. Charlolle Bush Falling

Mr. Edward P Frohlich

Ms. Priscilla A. B Goodell

Mr. Ernest Goodman

Mrs. Robert M. Hamady

Mr Bruce Hillman

Mr. Gordon V Hoia lmen

Mr Carlj. Hu ss

Ms. Helen Barbara Johnston

Mrs. Ella M. Montroy

Ms. Ruth Rawlings Mott

Ms. Clarice Odgers Pereox

Mr. Thomas G. Poner

Mr. Mitchell J. Romanowski

Mr. Edward C Stahl

Mrs. Mary Ellen Tappan'

Mr. Ernest j. Wilde

Touch t he Fut ure Donor/ Ava nti Eve nt Sponso rs

Mrs. Adele Amenman

Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Starkweather

Mr. & Mrs. George Vincent

Ava nt i Lo go & Pi n Des ign

Monica Moffat & Pat McGuire

*Avallli Society members WilD arc also Touc h lhe Future dOllo rs.

Mr. & Mrs. Ro ben C. Larson

La-Z-Boy

Mr. Raymond A. Lehtinen

Dr & Mrs. Leonard Lern er

Dr. & Mrs. Kim K. Li e

Loc ni skar Gro up

Mrs. Law rence LoPat in

Mr. Frank E. Miller

Marsha & J effrey H. Miro

Glen & Ca rmel Mitchell

Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore

Mo noli dis

Mr. & Mrs. Charl es R. Moo n

Rona ld K. Morriso n

Oxford AUlo mot ive

Mr. & Mrs. Ju les Pallone

Dr. Roben E. L Perkins

Plunk en & Cooney Pc.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

L.L.P.

Mr. & Mrs. Roben Rauth

Mr Jam es Red dam

Mr. & Mrs. Dean E. Richardson

James & Margue rite Rigb y

Mr. & Mrs. William R. Robens

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ronan

Mr. & Mrs. David I' Ruwan

Satu rn Elec tro ni cs & Engi neering Inc.

Dr. Norman & Ma ri lyn

Sc hak ne

Dr. Ba rba ra & Mr. Laurence

Sc hiff

Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Sc hultz

Simmo ns & Clark Jewelers

Dr. & Mrs. Shel don So nkin

Mr. & Mrs. Ste ph en Strom e

Dr. & Mrs. David Susser

Dr. & Mrs. L. Murray Thomas

Th omp so n-McC ull y Co.

Dr. Robe rta & Mr. Sheldon

Toll

Mr & Mrs. Robert G Va ll ee Sr

Ann Kirk Warren

Ronald & Eileen Weise r

Mr. J. Ernest Wilde

Th e Hon. J oa n E. Young &

Mr. Thomas Sc helle nberg

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Zegouras

$5,000 TO $9,999

Th e Rando lphJ. & Judi th A.

Ag ley Foun dati on

Alber! Kahn Associates, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Assad Amin e

Anonymous

Mr. & Mrs. Roben L.

Anthony IV

Joseph E. & Kathl ee n A.

Antonini Foundat ion

Ms. Helen Arnol di-Rowe

Dr. Robyn J. Arrin gto n Jr.

A & 5 Suppl y Co mpan y

Dr. & Mrs. Ingida As faw

An drea & J ames Balcerski

Mr. & Mrs. Ge rald Barefoot

Brian & Heidi Bartes

Dr. & Mrs. John G Bielawski

Mr. & Mrs. W George Bihl er

Mr. & Mrs. David Bird

Mr. & Mrs. G. Pete r Blom

Mr. & Mrs Ri chard Boc ko[f

Mr. & Mrs. Ches ter E. Borck

Mr. & Mrs. Dougla s Bord en

Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. BortzJr.

Lou is & Caro lyn Brun o

Tracey & Ma rk I. Burns tein

Sa ll y Ca rl so n

CenTra, Inc.

Dr. & Mrs. Victo r J. Cervenak

Dr Barbara Chapman & Mr.

Frank Andrews

Mrs. Maria M. Chi rco

Mr. Will iam G. Clark

Ms. Virginia M. Clementi

Dr. & Mrs. J ulius V Co mbs

Dr. Mary Caro l Co nroy

Mr.Jo hn A. Cont i

Mrs. Rosemary COlle r

Mary & Sal Craparo ll a

Dr & Mrs. Victor Curato lo

Barbara & Pau l W Czamanske J r

Mr. & Mrs. J erry I' D'Avanzo

Mr. Tyrone Davenpo rt & Ms. Lind a Forte

Mr. & Mrs. Dav id E. Da vis

Dr. & Mrs. An thon y DeLu ca

Mr & Mrs. Thomas D. DemelY

David K. Diskin , M.D & Doroth y Diskin

Mr & Mrs. Lawrence F

DuM ouchelle

Frank G. & Ge rt rude Dunl ap

Founda li on

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin H. Earl

Mr. & Mrs George R Eh len

Mr. Ri chard En gel

Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Engelhardt

Dr Fern R. Espi no & Mr. Tom Short

Dr. Haifa Fakhouri, ACC

Dr & Mrs. Herbert Fe ld stein

Mr. & Mrs. Pa ul Firnsc hild

Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell B. Foste r

Mrs. Rema Frank el

Mr. & Mrs. George E. Fros t

Dr. & Mrs. Juan Ga nu m

Mrs. Frank Germac k J r

Mr Michae l Gerste nbe rge r

Mr. J osep h Giacalo ne

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Giancarlo

Mrs. Ernest Goodman

Mr & Mrs. Ca rson C. Grun ewa ld

Mr. & Mrs. J osep h Gualtier i

Mrs. Alice Berberian Haid os tian

Mr. La wrence W Hall

Ma rgot & J err y Halperin

Mr & Mrs. Mort Harr is

Mr. & Mrs. Be rn ard Hart man

Derek & Karen Hodgson

Mr. & Mrs. I. Mart in Ingli s

Colelle & Darn ell J ackso n

Gary E. & Gwenn C. Johnson

J ohnso n & J ohnso n

Ms. Rosemary J oli at

Lawrence & Dia ne J ones

Elliot & Caro lyn Joseph

David G.Judge & L, ura A.

Tchorznsk i

Kater Found ation

KDS International

Dr. & Mrs. Charles Kess ler

Mr. Arthur H. Kirsh

Har vey & Ail een Kleiman

Barbara & Michael Krat chman

Dr & Mrs. Alfred M. Kreindler

Dr. Richard & Victor ia Kulis

Mr & Mrs. Lee E. La nd es

Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Larson

Dr. & Mrs. Alden M. Leib

Christine & Elmore Leo nard

Ri ta & Lance Leone lli

Dr. & Mrs. J ohn M. Lesesne

Mr. & Mrs Cha rl es E. LellS J r.

Dr & Mrs. Murray B. Levin

Ms. Mary Sirotkin Lewis

Lewis & Thomp so n Agency, In c.

Jodi & Ivan Ludi ngto n Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. No rm a n A.

Lu ss ier II

Benard L. Maas Foundation

Mrs Ruth Mac Rae

Mrs. Barba ra J. Mahone & Sara h Lou Sim pson Fund

Mr Donald W Maine

Ms. Mary C. MaZl"e

Mr. & Mrs. Mark McCartin

Mr. & Mrs. AngusJ. McMi ll an

Mrs. Lucie B. Mei ninger

Mexican Indus tri es in Michigan , Inc.

Mr & Mrs. George Mili drag

Rita & Morku s K Mitri us

Monica Moffa t & Pa trick J.

CONTRIBUTORS

Trustee Circle Lobby, Mr & Mrs. Irving Rose

McG uire NAMED GIFTS Madison Patron Elevator, John R

Mr & Mrs. Fred Morganro th We exten d our grati tud e to Mary Sue & Pau l Ew in g Tower

Mr Ed win Lee Morrell the following donors to all Broadway Box Office Mrs Carolyn L. Ross

Mr. & Mrs Joel Morris three p hases of the ca pital Ford Moto r Com pany Grand Lobby Staircase

Mrs. Joan M Mossner cam paign - th e Campaign to Backstage Renovation Mirror

Mr. & Mrs. D""d C. Mull iga n Resto re the Detroi t Opera Broadway Lobby Raymond C. Smith

A. Sandy Munro Hou se, th e New Ce ntury Center fo r Ans & Learning Foun dat ion Fund of th e

Mr. Charles Nave Fu nd Ca mpai gn, and the Barbara Frankel & Ron Comm unity Founda tion for Sa nd ra & J ea nn e Nays mith Crow ning Achievement Michalak Sou th eastern Michiga n

Dorothy I. & George W Ca mpai gn - who und erwro te Patron Elevator, Center John R. Lobby

Nou han designated areas in th e for Production & Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Townse nd

Dr Marie C. Nowosielski Detroi t Opera House. Administration Trustee Circle Lobby,

Pa in eWeb ber AAA

Herman & Barbara Frankel Broadway

Mr. & Mrs. J ames Pamel Proscenium Arch General Directors Circle

Mr. & Mrs. George C. Vincent

Manuel L. & Louise J. Papista Dr. & Mrs. Roge r M. Aj lun i Lounge Mad ison Lobby

Mr & Mrs. David P. Parr Grand Lobby Staircase General Motors Corpora ti on Walbridge Al din ge r Compa ny

Penna Famil y Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. All esee Cafe Company Rehearsal SlUdio II

The Pri va te Bank Dance Patron Lounge Ope ra Plaza

Mr. & Mrs Alv in Wasserma n

Da rrel & Dawn Reece Dance & Opera Resource Barbara Gibson Stairway Box Level Promenade

Drs. Robert & Pa tri cia Reed Library, Center for Ans & Exhibit, Broadway World Heritage Foundation

Mr & Mrs. J ohn B. Reni ck Learning Robert & Alice Gustafson Conductors Dressing Room

Suzanne & Roben L. Rewey Anony mous Donor Third Floor Lobby Alcove, Th e Ritz-Carlton, Dearbo rn Grand Lobby Madison

Patri cia Rodzi k Anony mous Donor David Handl eman Sr

Dul cie & Norman Rose nfeld Broadway Fa,ade Media Studi o, Center for

Mr. & Mrs Gerald f Ross Dr & Mrs. Donald C. Austin Arts & Learmng

Enri co & Den ise Rosse lli Grand Lobby Cen tral Ri chard & Mary Lou Janes

Mr Thom as F Ros t Chandelier Third Floor Lobby Alcove,

Mr. & Mrs. J effrey Roth Lee & Floy Banhel Broadway

Mr. & Mrs. Anth ony Ru giero Costume Center, Center for Will iam & Ellen Kahn

Mr. & Mrs. Lee C. Sa perste in Arts & Learning Dance Center Dressing

Mr & Mrs Ri chard). BASF Co rp oratio n Room , Cen ter for Ans & Sc hlitte rs Classroom, Center for Arts Learning

Ma rk & Sa ll y Sc hwartz & Learning Chaim, Fan ny, Lo uis, Benjamin Schwegman Mr. & Mrs. John A. Boll Benjamin & Ann Florence & Judith Tappero-Schwegman Rehearsal Studio I Kaufman Memorial Trust

Lois & Mark Shaevsky Margo V Co hen Grand Lobby Side

Mr. & Mrs. Roger f Sherman Dance Cente r, Center for Chandelier

Mr Roben Sievers Ans & Learning Wallis & Robe rt M. Kl ein

Barbara & Roger B. Smith Co meri ca Charitable Grand Lobby Staircase

Ms Ph yllis Funk Snow Foundat ion Mi!TOr

Ms Ann e Markley Spi vak Grand Dome Del ores & Paul Lav in s

Mr. Edward L. Sta hl Lobb); Center for Production Grand Lobby Side

Ms. Mary Ann Ste ll a & Administration Chandelier

Mr & Mrs. Bob G. Steve nso n DaimlerChrysler Corporation Grand Lobby Staircase

Joel & Shell ey Tauber Community Performance Mirror

Lorn a Thomas , M. D Th eater, Cemer [or Ans & Lea r Corpora tion

Michael & Na ncy Timmi s Learning Trustee Circ le Level in Opera

Mr. George C. Turek Da im lerChrysler Sen,ces Hall

Uni ve rsa l Fores t ProduclS , In c. Patron Elevator, Center for Rehearsal Stud io I Lobby

Dr. & Mrs. Leona rd Van Ans & Learning The Lomason Famil y Raaphorst

Mr. & Mrs. Tarik S. Daoud Opera Lounge

Mr & Mrs Raym ond J. Vecci Grand Drape Oliver Dewey Marcks

J oseph & Rosalie Vicari DeRoy Testame ntary Foundation

Victory ReSteel, Inc. Fo undation Third Floor Promenade

Mr. & Mrs. William P. Vitito e Co nferen ce Room , Staircase Lobby to 2nd Floor,

Mr & Mrs. Richard C. Ward Cemer for Production Madison

Mr. & Mrs. Will iam Widmyer & Administration MichCon Found ati on

Ch ris & Susan Wilhelm Detroi t Ed ison Foun dation Grand Lobby Boutique

Mr. & Mrs. Eri c A. Wilts hi re Mezzanine Level in Opera Th e Karen & Drew Peslar

Mr Todd A. Wye ll Hall Found atio n

Ms Shiao-F ong Yin Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dewar Co-Star Dressing Room

Contributors to Annual

Daiml erChrysler Corpora ti on Too Hot to Handel Production Brownr

Opera Ball Si lver Spo nsor Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Sponsor Intern aLionallnc. Sou theastern Mi chigan La Bayadere Producton

Commu nity Programs Golf & Tennis Outing Gold Th e Farbman Gro up Septe mber Moo n Produc tions Op era Th eat re Sponso r

Suppon Sponso r Bravo Bravo Terra Cotta Bravo Bravo Bricks and A Masked Ball Performance Dance Theatre of Harlem

Fo rd Motor Co mpany Fu nd Sponsor Mo nar Sponsor Sponso r Student Ticket Sponsor

Fall Opera Season Sponsor FELLOW Larson Rea lty Group Spec ial Events Pa rty Rental The Samu el l. Weste rman PeaT I & George M ZeItzer

Ewa Podles Rec ital Sponsor $10 ,000-$14 ,999 Go lf & Tennis Outing Tee Tec hnicom Founda tion La Bayadere Producton

Opera Ba ll Pl atinum Sponsor Chrysler Fina nc ial Sponso rs Walb ridge Aldinger Com pany SUSTAINER Sponsor

Dance Theat re of Harl em Dance Theatre of Harl em Madi so n Ele ctr ic Compa ny Go lf & Tennis Outin g Tee

Opening Night Gala Sponso r Perfo rm ance Sponsor Pepsi Bo ttli ng Company Sponsor

Gene ral Operating Suppon Co mpuwa re Golf & Tennis Outing

$5 ,000 - $9 ,999

BENEFACTOR

Ann and Gordon Ge tty $20 ,000-$24 ,999

Genera l Mo to rs Co rpo ration Opera Ba ll Silver Spo nsor Sponsor FOUNDATION & Fo undation Margo & Mauri ce Co hen

Spring Opera Season Sponsor Federal Mogu l Corporat ion People's State Ba nk

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Opera Ball Platinum Sponsor Opera Ba ll Silve r Sponsor Ewa Pod les Recital Sponso r OPERA & DANCE

J ames & Lynelle Holden Fu nd Op era Ball Sponso r

Herbert & Elsa Po nt ing

Mr. & Mrs. Will iam Davidson

Dance Theatre of Ha rlem Penske Corporati on Progressive Mec hanical, Inc. Mi chiga n Co un cil for Arts Foundation Opera Ba ll Sponso r

Perfo rmance Sponsor Ope ra Ball Sil ver Sponsor PSC Indu stri al Sc hool and Cul tural Affairs

SUSTAINER Sponso r SIGNAL BENEFACTOR

J. Ern est & Almena Gray

Mr. & Mrs. Dav id Fischer Co mm uni ty Programs Sup port Bravo Bravo Te rra Co tt a Wil de Fo undati on Opera Ba ll Sponsor

Mr J am es Reddalll

SIGNAL BENEFACTOR $5,000-$9,999 The Quak er Chemi cal $100,000 + PATRON Op era Ball Sponsor

$50,000-$199,999 Kasle Steel Corpo ra ti on Foundati on McGregor Fund

$2 ,500 - $4 ,999

Ban k One, Michiga n The Nutcracker Perform ance Rea l Esta te One In c. Shi rley Sc hlafer Dance Fund Co mmuni ty Found alio n of BENEFACTOR

The Nutcracker Production Co-Sponsor Soloman Smi th Barn ey La Bayadere Production Greate r Roches ter $5 ,000-$ 9 ,999

Sponsor UAW- GM Cent er for Hum an Bravo Bravo Terra Cott a Sponsor Detroit Indus trial Sc hoo l Margo V Co hen

Dance Theatre of Harl em Reso urces Sponsor Mat il da R. Wilso n Fund Li vo nia Communi ty A Streetcar Named Desire

Adopt-A-Sc hool Sponso r Dance Theatre of Harl em Wo lveri ne Packi ng Co Fo undation Mard i Gras Afterglow

MAJOR BENEFACTOR

Ope ra Ba ll Silve r Sponso r Adopt-A-Schoo l Sponsor

DTE Energy Fou nd ati on Dance Theatre of Harlem CONTRIBUTOR

The Meyer & Ann a Prent is Sponsor

$25,000 - $99 ,999 Family Found ati on

Ope ra Performance Spo nsor Student Ticket Sponso r $500-$999 Co mmun ity Foun dati on for Trustees: Barbara P Frenkel, INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT-

Dance Theatre of Harlem Whole Foods Ma rket Al bert Kahn Associ ates So uth eas tern Mi chigan Marvin A. Frenkel, Dale P OPERA

Adop t-A-School Sponsor Aldoa Company Opera Th ea tre Frenkel, Ronald r Fren kel, GENERAL DIRECTOR 'S

Visteon Corporatio n PATRON Board walk Develo pment L. L. C Tessitura Project To m P Frenkel, Denise L. CIRCLE

Opera Ball Gold Sponsor

$2 ,500-$4 ,999 Golf & Tennis Outing Tee Touch the Future Operat ing Brown, Cindy Frenkel,

Achieving Exce llence Award Al Long Fo rd Sponsor Grant Nelso n P Lande IMPRESARIO Gol f & Tennis Outing Hole- Busy Bee Hardw are Stores , DeRo y Tes tamenta ry Louis & Ne llie Sieg Foundatio n $10 ,000 +

MAJOR BENEFACTOR in -One Sponsor In c an d Mikey's Loc k & Foundati on Golf & Tenn is Ou ti ng Silver Mr. & Mrs J. Addiso n Banush

$25 ,000-$49 ,999 Dance Theatre of Harlem Ke y Service Young Artist Apprent ice Sponso r Mr & Mrs. Roy E Ca lcagno

Comerica Ba nk Adop t-A-School Sponsor Golf & Tennis Outing Tee Program Sponsor Yo ung Womans Home Mrs Bar bara Frankel & Mr. Ope ra Ba ll Silver Sponsor Blu e Cross and Blue Shiel d of Spo nsor The Pirates oj Penzance Assoc iation Ro na ld Michalak

Bravo Bravo Gold Leaf Michigan Charter Homes, Inc. Performance Sponsor

DONOR Mr. & Mrs. Herman Frankel Det ro it Yo uth Foundation

Sponsor Dance Theatre of Harlem Bravo Bravo Bricks and Dance Theat re of Harl em

$1 ,000 - $2 ,499 Ms Patri cia Rodz ik

Golf & Tennis Ou ting Sil ve r Ado pt -A- Scho ol Sponsor Monar Sponsor Perfo rm ance Sponso r Autodesk , In c J an et & Pau l Vi cto r

Sponsor Co merica Cha ritab le Se rvi ces Co mmseop e Va ri ety Club for Child ren , Inc. Fran k & Gert rud e Dunlap

Dance Theat re of Harle m Corporate and Fou ndation Bravo Bravo Bricks and Foundation BENEFACTOR

Student Ticket Row Sponsor Appreciation Event Sponsor Monar Sponsor BENEFACTOR

Delph i Corpo rati on MGM Grand Detro it Cas ino Consu ltech Cons truction $15 ,000 - $24 ,999

Opera Ball Platinum Sponsor Da nce Theatre of Harlem Manageme nt Hudso n-We bber Founda tion

Katherin e B. Mi ner Chari tabl e $5 ,000-$9 ,999

Tmsl

The Sigmund & So ph ie

Gannett Foundation, Inc. Student Ticket Sponso r Bravo Bravo Bricks and Rohlik Foundat ion

The Nutcracker Media & Plante Moran Trust Monar Sponsor FELLOW

Perfo rmance Sponso r Corporate and Fou nd ation Dykema Gosse tt $10,000 - $14,999

Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. All esee

Mr. & Mrs. Dou glas F. All iso n

Mr. & Mrs. Th omas Anderson

Dr. & Mrs Ag ustin Arb ul u

INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS Rosa li e & Peter Bee r

GMA C Finan cia l Services Ap preCIa tion Even t Sponso r Golf & Tennis Outing Te e Bay Area Com muni ty OPERA

Kirov Ba ll et Performance So lomon Fri edman Advertis ing Sponsor Foundati on

Sponsor Golf & Tennis Outing Silver Edgewo od E1 ectTi c, Inc. Alice Ka les Hamvick

PRINCIPAL

Mr. & Mrs Harry Cendro wski

Mr Th omas Cohn

Mr. Ken neth Han

Mr. &: Mrs. Ma xwe ll j os pey

joyce Urba &: David Kinse ll a

Mr. &: Mrs. Cha k Lai

Dr. &: Mrs. Stephe n Munk

Mr. &: Mrs E. Michael

Mutchler

Mr. james A. Nichol s

Karen &: Ronald Prate r

Mrs. Carolyn L. Ross

Mrs. Elh a m Shayo ta

Mrs. Rosemary Sk upn y

Mr. &: Mrs. Willi am H. Smith

Mr. Ri chard A. Sone nk lar

Professo r Calvin L. Steve ns

Mrs Ru th Townse nd

Mrs. Barbara Van Du se n

Mr. &: Mrs. George C. Vince nt

WalLer P. &: Eliza beth B Work

SUSTAlNER

$2 , 500-$4 ,999

Dr. Lourd es Anda ya

Dr &: Mrs. Don a ld C. Aus tin

Th e Ho n &: Mrs. Edwa rd Avad enka

Mr &: Mrs. Lee Ba n hel

Mr. &: Mrs. Mark Ala n Baun

Mr. &: Mrs. Mandell L. Bennan

Mrs. Lori s G. Birnkram

Mr. Charles A. Bi shop

Mrs. Margaret Bord en

Mr. &: Mrs. Gera ld Br ight

Mr. &: Mrs. Bernard 1. Brodsky

Mr. &: Mrs. Alfred Cheesebrou gh II I

Mr. David Cili vas

Mr. Dan Clan cy &: Mr. Jack

Perlmutter

Mr. Edward Cody

The H OIl & Mrs. Avern L.

I Cohn

Dr. Mary Caro l Conroy

Mrs. Mary Rita Cuddo hy

Mr. &: Mrs. Ta rik Daoud

Mr. &: Mrs. Larry Da vid

Dr &: Mrs . j ohn M. Dee

Dr. David Di Chi era

Mr. &: Mrs. Keith Dodswort h

Ms Carolyn Doni ga n

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Ara Berberian

This past February, we lost one of Detroit's operatic luminaries and a dear friend to so many of US, Ara Berberian. Ara had recently retired from a long and celebrated career as a bass He was a regular at the Metropolitan Opera for 20 years, as well as the stages of opera compan ies around the world. Hi s vast repertoire encompassed over 100 roles. We fondly remember his performances with Michigan Opera Theatre, beginning with Basilio in The Barber of Seville in 1987, a role he repeated in 1993, Frere Laurent in Romeo and Juliette in 1990 and Sarastro in The Magic Flute in 1991 His final appearance with the Michigan Opera Theatre occurred in 1996, when, even though he was already committed to performances at the Metropolitan Opera, Ara wanted to take part in our production of La Boheme, the first production in the renovated Detroit Opera House. This was one occasion when we were happy to make many rehearsal exceptions so that this great artist could participate in such a luminous event.

In addition to being a wonderful singer, Ara was an ideal ambassador for opera. With his warm and sonorous speaking voice, and great sense of humor, we were all looking forward to seeing Ara in his newest role, Michigan Opera Theatre's community ambassador. Ara's planned talks and previews were awaited with great anticipation, and they represent another reason why he will be greatly missed

As a friend, his passing has left a great void in my life, but I am grateful that our families, who grew up together, recently shared a wonderful thanksgiving together

David DiChiera

Berberian (far r ight) as Don Bas ili o in MOn II Ba rbi ere di Sivig lia , 1987, with (left to rig ht ) Pabl o Elvira , Carro ll Free man, Ju.di t h F or s t, Patricia G liffin and Pi erre Cha rbonn eau.

Josephine Harreld Love

The legendary Josephin e Harreld Love was an amalgam of experience, knowledge and wisdom. A former chi ld prodigy, Mrs. Love 's early life was filled with educational success and musical brilliance She graduated from Spelman College at age 16, then tackled Juill iard School of Music, from which she graduated with a Master's Degree in Music.

She and Juilliard classmate Ann Brown became life long friends As a result of this friend ship, and her talent, Josephine Harreld beca me the accompanist for Ann Brown when the soprano auditioned for the Gershwin brothers for her most famous role, Bess in th e orig in al Po rgy and Bess Study in pre-World War II Europe gave th e gifted pianist Josephine Harreld the opportun ity to hone her skills for a concert career. She also began her life long study of children's music written by French compo se rs

Back in America, Miss Harreld began her concert career as a piani st. Following one of her national tours, she met her future hu sban d, Dr W. Thomas Love Dr Love was offered a job in Detroit. He was the first African American doctor to practice at Women 's Ho spita l (no w Hutzel Hospital). While she continued her concert career, the couple made their home in Detroit and had two chi ldren After her hu sband's untimely death, Mrs. Love accepted a fellowship at Harvard University and wrote about and presented performances based on her research of French mu sic, in particular French children's music.

Upon her return to Detroit, Mrs Love was hired by David DiChiera, th en th e cha irm an of Oakland Un ive rsity's Music Dep artm ent, to teach piano an d musico logy. At th e sa me time, David DiChi era was directing the Detroit Grand Opera Association's Overture to Opera-a n outreach program for the annual tours of the Metropolitan Opera of New York-the foundation on which Michigan Opera Theatre was built.

Mrs Love and I began sharing idea s about arts educat ion and children She founded Your Heritage Hous e Museum, which provid ed yo ung people arts programs from many cultures. After David DiChiera founded Michigan Op era Th ea tre, I founded the company's Depart ment of Community Programs.

Mrs. Love was involved in many as pects of the new opera company. She was on th e first" Black Outreach Program," wh ich offered peop le an opportunity to learn about the contributions of African Americans to opera and classical singing. In turn, I taught many classes at Your Heritage Hou se and often brought African American perfo rrners who were appea ring with Michigan Opera The at re to rneet Mrs. Love.

Jo sep hin e Love was on the task force that helped me create Learning at the Opera Hou se, which received an Opera America Succ ess Award in the year 2000 Mrs Love was also on the or ig inal planning committee which led to the commissioning of the new opera Margaret Garner.

During her final yea rs, Mrs Love mesmerized Opera Camp students from Learning at the Opera House with stor ies of her pa st and her philo sop hy about arts and life She told students abo ut the time she attend ed a performance of Salome in Ger many, with Richard Strauss conducting, and about how she wa lked a mile out of her way to a concert so she cou ld avoid being forced to give a Nazi sal ute. She t alked about her grandmother- a former slave-who had graduated from Oberland College She expla in ed abo ut Antonia Dvo iil k and hi s work teac hing mu sic compos iti on to gifted African American mu sicia ns, and about how she was working with an organization comm itted to preserv ing Dvorak's New York home.

And Jo sep hine Love talked about music-(Iassical mu sic, music the ens laved African American s made up, chi ld ren's music, multicultural music, co ncertizing, practicing, and how music and life ex periences can fit together to form a complete li fe.

Not only did Josephine Harreld Lo ve influence thousands of ch il dren through Your Her it age House, she gave in spiration to seve ral hundred future professionals in the arts through the Learning at the Opera House Opera Camp. The se students have repeatedly sa id or written that meeting and hearing Josephine Harreld Love has given them the inspiration to go on in spite of the obstacles they fac e Josephine' s recent passing has touched the Michigan Opera Theatre family very deep ly. Whi le the impact of thi s lo ss ha s been enormous, we take great comfort in knowing that her legacy continues to touch people throughout, and we ll beyond, our commun ity

Karen Vand erK loot DiChi

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Karen VanderKloot DiChiera , Director

Produ cing opera is not easy Bringing to life the brilliant works of Verdi , Puc cini and Mozart is a co mplex and costly process. Commi ss ioning a new opera presents an op era compan y with even greater tasks , cha ll enges and dilemma s. In addit ion to the adde d steps of id enti fying a co mpo se rllibrettist team and selec tin g a relevant topic, the opera company must magni fy all it s standard operation s, from th e reh ea rsal process to fund-rai sing and mark eting.

While the d evelopment of a ne w opera is an extrao rdinary occasion for each o f the resp ec ti ve areas within the opera company, perhaps the grea tes t and most exciting opportuni ties are present ed to th e edu cational and outreach initiative; in Michi ga n Opera Th ea tres case , it is the Department of Community Programs

Above all , Margaret Garner allows Michigan Opera Th eatre to provid e young p eop le and adu lts ali ke new k n owledge and unders tanding that op eras are s till being created and that opera is a co ntinuously expanding art form.

Margaret Garner in the Schools

The Michigan Department of Education has requi rements in So cial Studies for eleme nt ary, middle and highsc hool students that includ e the pursuit of und ers tanding our Core Rights and Civic Prin cipl es, as guaranteed by the United Sta tes Constitution.

Karen R. Todorov, a lon g- time Michigan Opera Theatre seaso n ticketholder, is also the Social Studies co n sultant for the Mi chi gan Department of Ed u cation. FollOwing a se ries of initia l di scussions with our Department of Community Program s fou nd e r and direc tor, Kare n V DiChiera, Ms. Todo rov b eca me exci ted abo ut Margaret Garner and it s extraordinary pot ential as a tool in teaching Core Rights and Civic PrinCiples

With the continuing insp iration of Marga ret Garner, Karen R. Todorov then put together a group of K-12 teac h ers to writ e curriculum on the Civi l War, the Underground Railro ad and th e Core Rights and Civi c PrinCiples guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Aft er seve ral all-d ay writing sess ions in the De troit Opera Hou se, these material s we re turn ed over to Linda Williams, found er and di rector of MichiganEPIC Foundation , to be con verted for our website

Ms. Todoro v worked with Karen DiChi era to identify tour pieces that wo uld help teach Americas Core Right s. The result was th e creation of an education al revue called No Doub t. Thi s upb eat, thought-pro vo king revu e tr aces Africa n Am erica n history from slavery to the present , offering va luable lessons in the prinCipl es of equ ali ty, justic e and free dom. Another exc iting pro gram intend ed to address importan t soc ial issu es, is a n ew touring produ ction entitl ed Th e Araboolies of Liberty Street. Based on aut h or Sam Swo pe s children 's book of the same name, Th e Araboolies of Lib erty St reet offers a h umorous story of acceptance and diverSity The story was rewritten as a tour opera for elemen tary schoo ls b y Constance Congdon (libre ttis t) and Ron Perera (compo se r).

Michi gan Opera Thea tre's many edu cat iona l endeavors inspire d b y Margaret Garner act u ally began in 2004 wi th Lea rning a t the Opera H ouse. The award -winn ing summer learning pro gram offered a se ries of lectures from no tabl e historians , includin g Dr. No rman McCrae, wh o presente d historica l b ackgro und on th e significance of Mi chigan and De troit in the Underground Railro ad and helping esca pin g slaves get to Cana da , and Leni So rens en, co n su ltant to th e Ch a rl es Wright Africa n American Museum, who shared h er considerab le kno wled ge abo ut Margaret Garner, h er fami ly and the livin g co nditi ons of ens laved p eo ple. Learning a t the Opera Hou se also o ffere d tours to Underground Railro ad sit es in Detroit and Ontario , Ca n ada. As well, Barb ara Martin, curator of the Ha ckley Co ll ec tion at th e De troit Public Library and poet Hild a Vest, expert on quilts , along with MOT tour pe rforme r s Betty Lane, Made line Port er, Olive r Po okram and Roland Hamilton , presented a performance and exhibit ca ll ed Songs as Signa ls and Quilts as Co des. m

Learning at the Opera House

The good news is - the old garage has b ee n tom down, and a new garage is being built! The unfortunate news for Learning at the Opera Hou se 2005 is that there will be fewer parking places!

Because of this, the evening classes taking place on Wednesdays and Thursdays will either be po s tp oned for a yea r or offered on a different night, when there are no conflicts with baseball games.

Daytime programs for youth and yo ung people, will take pla ce as usual. Learning at the Opera Hou se 2005 w ill offer Create Opera, Hip-Op era, Operetta Camp, Opera Camp and Workshop , Writers' Workshop, Clownin g and Behind the Scenes at Michigan Opera Theatre. Michigan Opera Theatre will also co -host the Theater Tours with Preservation Wayne.

The coming months will be used to "brain storm" the best use for the n ew space in the Ford Center for Arts and Learning. If yo u would enjoy being part of a severa l-month-Iong think tank abo ut issues of education and Michigan Opera Theatre , please contact Karen V DiChiera at (313) 23 7-34 06 or

kvd@motopera.org. m

2005

Volunteers

How y ou can still enjoy educational presentations on Margaret Garner!

For five Saturdays this spring, Central Michigan University students will tak e a three-cred it -hour graduate class on opera right h ere at the Detroit Opera Hou se. The operas they will be studying are Margaret Gamer and Th e Daughter oj the Regiment. This graduate course ha s been taught for six years by Karen V DiChi era and Steve H enrickson , director of voca l studies for the University of Windsor (On tario ).

Whenever there are lectures that the public might enjoy, the afternoon sessions are opened to the public for a fee of $ 12.00 a person for each l ecture. Tho se interested in attending the lectures ma y ca ll 313/237-3238 for more information. m

Michigan Opera Theatre and the Detroit Opera Hou se present one of the finest and most diverse opera and dance series in the country The theatrical experiences encompass vocal and orchestral music, dance, drama , cos tumes, sets and lighting. The achievement of this multipliCity requires many voices and many willing hands. The talented , giving hands of our Opera League, Ushers, Dance Counc il , Encore I , Ambassadors, Office and Boutique workers, Movers, Supers, Volunteer Education and AdagiO volunteers have a Significant impact on the overall operation of the company

MOTVA Executive Committee

Dodie David , President

Gloria Clark , Vice President

Barbara Gales, Secretary

John McMullin, Treasurer

Betty Brooks , Pas t Preside nt

Board of Directors and Committee Chairs

Roberta Starkweather, Adagio

Helen Millen , Ambassadors

Danielle DeFauw, Boutique

Marian n e Endicott , Commun ity Program s

Carol Halsted , Dance Co uncil

Helen Arnoldi-Ro we, DivaslD ivos

Kerry Burke , Encore!

Mark Onwine , Footli g hts

Amy J idov, Membership

Na nc y Krolikowski, Movers Volunteer OPERAtors

OlTice Vo lu nteers

Opera House Ushers

Judi th Agley

Margaret Allesee

Mado Lie, Opera Lea g ue H elen Arnoldi-Rowe

Gwen Bowlby, Publicit y &: Gloria Clark Development

Ali Moun, Supers

Margo Cohen

Joanne Danto

Wa ll ace Peace, Volunteer Education Dodie David Volunteer Voice

Kevin Dennis, Technology

Marianne Endicott

Deborah G. Foerster

Don Jensen , Board Member H e len L. Goettl

Randall Fogelman , Board Member Linda Ilka

Alan Israel

Am y Jidov

Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Lern er

Ann Manix

Ali Moiin

Patricia Nickol

Katey Sz uma

Gene ral Information

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Be advi sed that, for purposes of Mich igan Compi led Laws, Sect ion 28.4250(1)(1), this is an entertainment facility that h as a seating capaC it y of mo re than 2,500 individuals. It is therefore against the law to ca rry a co n ceale d pistol on the premises.

Michigan Opera Theatre offers a convenient transportation option to subscribers for select performances, at easy-to-reach locations.

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Climb aboard the "OPERA EXPRESS"!

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

* If you are a Sunday Matinee Subscriber, park or be dropped off at one of the 4 suburban pick-up/drop-off locations.

* Royal Transportation coaches will pick-up 90 minutes prior to curtain time and drop you off at the Madison Avenue entrance to the Detroit Opera House.

* Royal Transportation coaches will leave the Detroit Opera House (Madison Avenue doors) 30 minutes after the final curtain.

* This is a great way to avoid all of the construction traffic and to meet new friends!

* Gives you time to enjoy a beverage or meal at the Cadillac Cafe in the Detroit Opera House.

* Roundtrip cost is just $15 per person.

* For further information, please call the Ticket Office at (313) 237-SING.

Music by Richard Danielpour

Libretto by Toni Morrison

CREATIVE TEAM

Richard Danieipoor, Composer

Toni Morrison, Librettist

Stefan Lano, Conductor Kenny Leon, Director

MUSICAL PREPARATION

Laurent Philippe Laurie Rogers

Suzanne Acton, Chorus Master Marcus Kiichle, Project Manager

Margaret Garner

Edward Gaines

Cilia

Robert Garner

Casey

Caroline Gaines

CAST

Soprano

Alaina Brown

Alexa Lokensgard

Jenni Oliver

Dianna Dumpel

Tracie Luck

James J. Kee

Angela Brown

Eric Greene

Mark T. Panuccio

Kristine Biller

George Hancock Matthew DiBattista

1st Fisherman Matthew DiBattista

2nd Fisherman

1st Judge

2nd Judge

3rd Judge

CHORUS

Eric Greene

Mark T. Panuccio

Eric Greene

Christopher Vaught

Alto Tenor Bass

Yvonne Friday Anthony McGlaun

Leah Dexter Leslie Hill

Lucy Thompson Kim Millard

Louise Fisher

Michigan Opera Theatre

David DiChiera

General Director

Miroslav Manovski

CO-COMMISSIONERS

Cincinnati Opera

Nicholas Muni

Artistic Director

David Vaughn

Keith Dixon

Kurt Frank

Christopher Vaught

Opera Company of Philadelphia

Robert B. Driver

Producing Artistic Director

Gltics the world over have proclaimed dramatic soprano Angela Simpson's voice wonderfully powerful, fascinating, thrilling and extraordinary. Nicola Salmoiraghi, critic for L JQJera, said of Ms. Simpson that she possessed "one of the most extraordinary voices we've heard from the stage of La Scala in recent times." Ms. Simpson made her Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Serena in Porgy andBess, 1998. In 2006, the soprano will sing with Opera Carolina for their production of composer Richard Danielpour's Margtret Garner starring Denyce Graves; singing the role of Glla She will sing Serena in Porgy am B£5S with the Washington National Opera in Washington D. C, Aida in A ida in North Carolina and Salzburg and will prepare Ariadne at the end of the year in Germany for engagements in 2006. Ms. Simpson, born in New York Gty, began her operatic career not long ago with the Virginia Opera International Touring Q)mpany taking her to Teatro Q)lon in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Immediately following she toured with Houston Grand Opera in its production of Porgy am B£5S as Serena. In 2002, she debuted with the New York Gty Opera in the televised broadcast "Live from Lincoln Center" as Serena in Porgy am B£5S. Ms. Simpson has sung Ariadne in A riadne auf Naxa, Santuzza in Caudleria Rusticana, Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera, Leonora in Il and Aida in Aida and has sung, also in joint productions, with the Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera, San Diego Opera, Seattle Opera, Greater Miami Opera, San Francisco Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Opera Illinois, Opera Pacific, Oeveland Opera and Portland Opera. Internationally she has sung at the Staats theater am Gartnerplatz, the Bregenz Festival, La Scala and L'Opera Bastille.

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ACT I, (Kentucky, 1856)

OPERA SYNOPSIS

A large group of slaves, shackled and caged, are on the trading block; they beg for deliverance from their suffering, as the lively town square prepares for an auction. When Maplewood Plantation is brought to the block, a genteel man, Edward Gaines claims it belonged to his deceased brother and therefore cannot be sold No one disputes the claim, so Gaines acquires the plantation, retaining the slaves as well. In signing the paperwork, Gaines notices an attractive young slave, Margaret Garner.

Months later, the slaves return to their quarters after a long day in the fields. Margaret rocks her baby, though her mother-inlaw, Cilia, advises against becoming attached As she sings a lullaby, the plantation foreman, Casey, arrives with shocking news - Margaret's husband, Robert, is being sent away that night to another plantation and Margaret will now work in the main house, where it is clear that Gaines expects sexual favors. Robert becomes angry, but Margaret reassures him of her faithfulness and the two pledge their love.

(1858) A wedding reception is being held at the plantation to celebrate the marriage of Caroline Gaines, and her father is eager to impress his guests However, a heated discussion breaks out about the nature of love, and Caroline makes matters worse by asking Margaret her opinion on love . The haughty guests are outraged she has asked a slave for her opinion and abruptly leave the party. Edward lashes out at Caroline who has ruined his proud moment, dismissing all apologies. After the newlyweds leave for their honeymoon, Gaines accosts Margaret as she cleans up. She resists his advances, but he overpowers her and drags her from the parlor.

ACT II. (1861)

Margaret goes to Cilia's cabin to see Robert, whom she has been secretly meeting on Sunday nights She fears her children are to be sold, but is reassured that Robert is planning for the entire family to escape that night, though Cilia chooses to remain behind. Suddenly, Casey storms in, and when he pulls out a pistol, Robert impulsively attacks him . A violent struggle ensues, and after a heated exchange, Robert shoots Casey to death Cilia drags the body away and Robert and Margaret must leave the plantation immediately.

Three weeks later, after a successful escape, the family lives as outlaws in an underground shed in the free state of Ohio. Sharing a moment under a huge elm tree, Robert and Margaret dream of a better future for themselves and their children. Only moments after returning to their shed, an intoxicated Edwar d Gaines arrive s. Shots are exchanged and slave-catchers tie up Robert Gaines grabs Margaret, but she breaks loose, hurl ing hot coals at him with her bare hands. Outside, she watches Gaines's men place a noose around Robert's neck and hang him under the elm tree.

Two fishermen recount a story about a plantation owner who wagered a slave and her children to cover his gambling losses When the slave was unshackled, she tried to escape, jumping overboard into the river with her children. Sa ilors rescued the slave, but her two children drowned . Another boat comes into view with Margaret Garner tied up on deck . Gaines is transporting her back to Kentucky to stand trial for the "destruction" of her children - his property. She thinks of Robert and happier days, and embraces her fate with quiet acceptance.

Margaret sits in the courtroom. Gaines has accused Margaret of theft and deliberate destruction of his property. Caroline and her husband try to rationalize that the proper charge should be for murder - the killing of two human beings. The judge disagrees, stating that a slave has no legal claim to her children, that this case deals with "property" and financial loss. Caroline makes a personal appeal to her father on Margaret's behalf, then states that she believes that everyone bears some blame for this crime. At this, the judge sentences Margaret to be executed - for theft. Margaret defiantly states that she is a unique individual over whom no one present has any power A melee breaks out in the courtroom and the prisoner is led away, condemned to be executed at sunrise. Later, alone, Edward cont emplates the course of his life, and wonders why he feels so troubled.

At dawn, the town authorities and local citizens process somberly into the square for the execution. The hangman leads Margaret up the platform and places the noose around her neck. Suddenly, Edward runs in excitedly - if Margaret admits and repents her crime, she will be returned to his custody and all will be well. While the crowd's attention is focused elsewhere , Margaret seizes her opportunity for "freedom" and hangs herself The crowd is stunned , and as the hangman carries her body through the square, all of the onlookers pray for repentance and pray that Margaret's final journey home be a peaceful one.

Mary Lou Humphrey

M. GRANHOLM GOVERN O R

E O F MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR JOHN D. CHERRY, JR LAN S ING LT. GOVERNOR

May 7, 2005

Dear Friends :

It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the world pr e mi er of "Margaret Garner ." Congratulations to the Michigan Opera Theatre, Cincinnati Opera and Th e Opera Company of Philadelphia on bringing such a compelling story to th e stage.

The great thing about the arts is that the experience is unique for every person. We can all watch the same play, hear the same concert, or . pound the same drum - and each of us walks away with a memory distinctly our own. The arts leave an impression. They inspire and energize us, they make us laugh and cry, and perhaps above all else, they make us think.

Michigan is home to a robust community of arts organizations and enthusiasts just like you. In the face of a challenging economy , it is often difficult to remember just how great a value the arts bring to our lives . We must hold tightly to that connection and support the arts whenever and wherever possible Preserving such an educational and innovative environment is worth every effort.

I want to thank you for being an advocate of the arts and for choosing a life fi-lled with music, theater and creative expression. You make our shared corner of the world a richer place

Enjoy the show!

JENNIFER

KWAME M. KILPATRICK , MAYOR CrrY OFDETROIT ExEcunvE omCE

Dear Friends,

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Michigan Opera Theatre on the prestigious occasion . ofthe World Premiere of Margaret Garner.

Michigan Opera Theatre stands as one of Detroit's, greatest cultural treasures; this highlyanticipated premiere only fortifies this esteemed reputation. Deeply rooted in the horrors of slavery, Margaret Garner ex plores the relationship between African-Americans and the antebellum south This powerful new American opera gives a voice to a tragically heroic historical figure and unites traditional and nontraditional audiences through the triumph of the human spirit.

I recognize the significant impact arts and culture have upon the city of Detroit. A vibrant arts and cultural community creates an environment that facilitates creative expression and stimulates the development potential of our community and its residents Furthermore, fundamental values found in the arts positively impact economic and elevate the quality of life available in our community.

The city of Detroit is proud to be a part of Margaret Garner, and thanks David DiChiera, Michigan Opera Theatre, its co-commissioning partners, Cincinnati Opera and Opera Company of Philadelphia, the impressive creative team of Richard Danielpour and Toni Morrison and, of course the stellar cast for making this historic occasion a reality.

Sincerely,

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Supernumeraries

Adrian Dowdy Kynadi Echols

Sylvester McIntosh

Simone McIntosh

Additional Orchestra Members

Bethany Mennemeyer

Tamara Shennan

Additional Friends of Margaret Gamer

Dr. Lourdes Andaya

Mr. & Mrs. James Berline

Kathleen & Nicholas Chimicles

Maryann & Scottie Cromwell

Joanne Danto & Amold Weingarden

Aviva & Dean Friedman

Rudene P. & Edward K. Glass, Jr.

Barbara Gold

Doreen Hennelin & Dr. Melvin Lester

George Hill

Deborah Shuster

Rev. & Mrs. Nicholas Hood, Sr.

Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Laker

Gabriele Lee

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Mcdure

Connie Moore

Mr. & Mrs. Irving Nusbaum

Robert Porcher

Mr. & Mrs. John Schaefer

Ginger Warner

Sherry Washington

Michigan Opera Theatre is grateful for the generous support of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

STARRING ROD DIXON IN

THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCES:

Saturday June 4 at 8:00 p.m

Wednesday June 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday June 11 at 8:00 p.m.

ANITA JOHNSON STARRING IN

Sunday June 5 at 2:QO p.m.

Friday June 10 at 8:00 p.m.

THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCES: FREE OPERA TALK one hour prior to performance featuring Dr. Wallace Peace.

Sunday June 12 at 2:00 p.m

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The role of Duchess of KrakenthOlp will be performed by Ira Siff as Madame Vera Galupe-Borszkh

Ira Siff (Madame Vera Galupe- Borszkh) makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Duchess of Krakenthorp in Donizetti's DaufiJter if the RegjrrEnt. A naitive New Yorker, and graduate of the Cooper Union, Mr. Siff made his debut as a tenor in 1970. He spent the following decade performing opera, operetta and musical theater in New York

In 1981, Mr. Siff founded La Gran Scena Opera Co. di New York, an internationally-acclaimed troupe whose falsetto "divas" have spoofed opera affectionately for more than two decades, in theaters and opera houses throughout the world. Additionally, Mr. Siff appears as a guest artist with serious opera companies, as well as on Public Radio in New York Gty. He has been a vocal and interpretive coach, and in 2000, turned to stage directing. Mr. Siff also writes for Opera News, as feature writer and DVD and record critic.

Supernumeraries

Brandon Bateman

Bruce Davis

Harry Williams

Chris Hazlett

Jack Sorenson

Additional Orchestra Member

Terence Farmer

Special Thanks

Hagopian Rugs- Noiv, 111

Huber & Breese Music Studio- Frasier, 111

Please be advised that fog machines will be used in this production

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