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Welcome to "Drama in the D," a fall season in which we pair classics with the best contempora ry artists to honor the 200'h anniversary of two master compose rs, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi.
Ou r season opens with Wagners ghos tl y romantic opera, The Flying Dutchman Two powerhouse singers make th e ir debuts with th e company in the role of Senta - American so prano Lori Phillips and Swedis h so pran o E lisabet Strid Ms Phillips first performed the role with the Metropo litan Opera in 2010 , while Ms St rid has recently been app lauded by critics and audiences in Europe for a strong festival season of Wagner roles. German bass-baritone Thomas Gazhelli debuts as th e Du tchman, along with American bass-baritone Kristopher Irmi te r. Bo th singers bring a seasoned, rich Lone to th e role.
In Nove mb e r, we present o ne of th e most performed operas in the world , Verdis La Travia ta . American soprano Nico le Cabell returns to our stage after winning th e BBC Ca rdiff Singer of the World Competition. Ms. Cabell alternates the ro le of Violetta with American sopra n o Corinne Winters, whos had crit ical success performing the role internat ionally Two handsome lyri c tenors, American Zach Bo richevsky, a nd Italian Leo n a rd o Caimi, are making thei r company debuts as Alfredo, Violetta's true love.
As Detroit's home of dance, we bring you our 18'h season of "Dance in the D. " An exc iting company debut arrives in Octobe r, when LA-based Diavolo appea rs for the first time o n our s tage. Diavolo was founded by jacques Heim , who choreog raphed Cirque Du Soleils "KA ". The compa nys acroba tics and a rchitectural set pieces, combined with thrilling movement, wi ll likely expa nd your definition of dance .
Our annual holiday tradition continues Thanksgiving weekend with the return of BalletMet Columbus' Th e Nutcracker The classic famil y favorite includes co mpany dancers along with students from local dance studios performing to Tchaikovsky's timeless score, played live by our very own Michigan Opera Theatre orches tra. To o Hot To Handel , a nother h oliday tradition, comes in December, wi th th e orchestra and Rackham Symphony Choir. This jazz-gospel Messiah is, of course, too hot to miss.
I must take a moment to thank all of you- patrons , foundations, corporatio ns- who co ntinu e t o suppo rt us. While the world seems to be focused on Detroits bankruptcy, your generos it y tells a better storyone of Detroits rich cu ltural pas t , present, and fut ure. As always, we are grateful for the cont inued support o f our fall opera season sponsor, Ford Motor Co mpan y, along with the individual donors and vo lunteers whose gifts of time and investment a llow us to keep the drama on the stage.
Thank you for visiti n g, and e njoy this dramatic fall season!
In order of voc al app earan ce
Daland Bu rak BII gili
S tee rsman
Da n ie l Shirl ey*t
The Dutc hm a n ................. Th o ma s Gazhe li (19, 23, 26)* Kri stoph e r lrmit e r ( 25, 27)*
Mary Daniell e Wri ght *t enta .... ................................... Lo ri Phillips (19, 2 3. 26)* Ehsabe t St rid (2 5, 2 7)*
Erik. j o hn Pic kl e
* Mic higan Opera Thea tre debut t Batbara Gibson Youn g Artist Apprenti ce
Mi chigan Opera Thca tr.: las t produ ced Th e Fly ing Dutchm an 111june 1997
Norway, 1 700s. An icy stor m dri ves th e ea ca pta i n Daland 's s hip mi les beyo nd hi s hom e o n th e coas t. As th e s ky s udd e nl y darkens and th e waters aga i n grow rough, another s hip , a g h ost ly sc h oo n e r, arrives and drop s a n c h or nex t to Daland 's. It capta in , th e Flying Dutchman , steps ashore , d espairin g o f hi s fate. H e once swo re h e wou ld sai l arou nd th e Cape o f Good Hope if it took him forever, and th e d ev il too k him at
hi s word. O n ce every seven yea rs h e ma y leave his ship in searc h o f a woman who w ill redeem him from his death less wandering if s he g ives h i m fa ith ful , absol u te love ; fa iling th is , he i conde mn ed to roa m t he seas until th e Day of judgment. I lc te lls Daland of hi s pligh t and offers a reward of gold an d j ewe ls for a night's lodgi ng Then, discovering th at Da land has a young daughter, the Du tchma n asks for her hand in marriage. Da land, seei ng the extent of the stranger's wealth , immediatel y ag rees. In structin g the Dutchman to follow, Daland sets sail for hi s h ome port.
At Daland's house , his dau ghter, Scn ta , dreamily watc h es vi ll age women as th ey spi n an d mak e sails. Th e y tease th e gi rl about her s uit o r, th e huntsman Eri k , but she remains in a t rance. Sta rin g at a portrait of th e Fly ing Dutchman , s h e sings a ballad abo ut th e phantom captai n With burni ng intens i ty she prays that s h e may be the one to save him . Erik e n ters and , after the o th e rs ha ve left , asks Scma to plead h is ca u e wit h Daland.
o ti cin g h er preoccupation with the Dutchman 's picture, he relates a frighten i ng dream in wh ich he saw h e r embrace the Dutc hman and sa il away i n h is ship. Se n ta excla im t h at this is h er ow n dream as well , and th e despai ri ng Erik rushes away. A moment later, the Du tchma n himself s tan d s before the gir l. He tells her of hi s sad lot , a nd s h e vows to be fa i thful to him unto death. Da land blesses th e union.
At the harbor, the vi ll agers ce lebra te the sa il ors' retu rn The y invite the Dutchman 's crew to join them but are fri gh te n ed away by th e gh os tl y c rew' weird cha ntin g. Senta soon rushes in , p u rsued b y Erik , who insists s h e has pl ed ge d her love to him Over h earing th is, t he Dutchma n believes him se lf bc t rayed a n d jumps ab oard his sh ip. As h o rrifi ed vi llagers crowd t h e s h ore , he reveals his name and natu re and sets sai l. enta runs to th e top o f a cliff, t riumphantl y pro claiming her elf fa ithful unto dea th , a nd leaps into th e sea.
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Mic higan Opera Theatre's 20 13 fall seaso n marks an incredibl e mile!>tone in opera hi s tory- th e 200th birthda ys of tw o lege ndar y co mp oser!>: Ri c hard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi. Las t pe rformed in 199 7, Wagner's Th e Fl yi ng Dutchman wa!> a thrilling co nclus ion to MOT's firs t seaso n in our th en n ew ly-re no va ted O pera h o use. In 2008, La Traviata quit e lit e rall y co ntribut ed to our seaso n 's th e m e, "Cas u a liti es o f Love."
On the eve o f MOT's first Wagner production , Dr Dichiera to ld th e Detroit Free Press "The bedrock o f th e operatic wo rld is th e 19 th cen tury, and in th a t yo u hav e t wo incredible p o le!>, yo u have Ve rdi a nd yo u h ave Wag n e r, and th e n you h ave the thin gs that fi t in between. " Al though th ey we re co nt e mp orar ies, th e t wo co mp osers h e ld very di s pa ra t e s t y les. Both co mpo se rs were undis puted m as t ers o f their c raft. Why e lse would we s till treasu re th e ir works two ce nturi es a fte r th eir birth s?
In th e 19th ce ntury, going to a theatre was a mu c h different expe ri e n ce than it is w da y. Peop le ca m e to sec a work p e rfo rm ed ju s t as mu c h as th ey did 10 be see n li e n ee, it was th e n o rmal pra c ti ce of th e da y to leave th e hou se li gh ts on during a performance , and the orc h es tra was v isible to th e audience as well , imm edi a tel y in fro nt o f th e s tage.
Wagner was un sa ti s fi ed wi th thi s se tup After gaining a powerful benefactor in Kin g Lud w ig o f Bavaria , Wagner u sed hi s n ew fo und c lo ut t o c r ea te hi s ow n opera h ouse. I le was a lways ferve ntl y s tridin g tow a rd c reating a Gcs amtlwn s tw e rh , or " total work o f a n ," in which all a nis tic fo rm s
o f exp ression arc unit ed to create o n e cap ti va tin g w h o le. I l e saw hi s ow n ve nu e as a way to in co rp orate that id ea into the very brick and m o rta r (o r in this case, timb er and nail s) of where his ope ra s would be pe rform ed .
The o rc h es tra was recessed a nd co mpl e tely in v is ible to th e audience , c r eat ing th e firs t o rc hes tra pit. A very s tar k d e pa rture fro m th e trad itions of th e da y, Wagner did not li ke h av in g the
mov e m e nt s of th e co ndu c t or and mu sicia ns breaking the illusion o f the action o nstage. Mo reove r, th e uniqu e acoustics o f the pit were lauded b y those who h eard it.
Finally, befo re a p e rform a n ce s tart e d , th e hou se ligh ts arc turn ed off, so th e o nl y thing visible was the ac ti o n h appe nin g onstage This is a practice that has bee n ad ap t ed in virtually every public pe rforman ce to date, from the g rande st o pe ra t o th e s m all es t mo v ie th ea tre, a nd it is a m a rk that remind s us tha t Wagner was not only a musical ge niu s, but h e w as a lso an innovator of m o d e rn pe rforman ce.
I li s e pi c e ig ht ee n-h o ur, four-o p e r a cycle Dcr Ring des Ni bclun gc n was first pre mi ered at th e firs t o f hi s Bayreuth Fes tival s, with notabl e a LLcndees fro m around the world , includin g Friedrich N icz tsc h e, Tc h a ik ovsky, Franz Lisz t , E mp ero r Pe d ro II of Brazil , a nd Kaiser Wi lhelm I. Thi s prem ier estab lis h ed a ce le bratio n of Wagner's work s tha t co ntinu es to thi s d ay.
Pe rform ed Ma es tro in TuLLo il Mondo
Giuseppe Verd i s tand s as o n e o f, if n o t th e most , inOucn tial and popular composers o f the 19th ce ntury. I l is m os t fa m o us tril ogy, Rigoleuo, II Trovatore , a nd La Tra vi ata , arc among so me of th e m os t fa m o u s o pe r as in hi s t ory. In fa ct, La Traviata s tands as the m os tperformed opera aro und th e world to date In ad diti o n , h e is a lso o n e of the m os t pro lifi c opera co mp ose rs, h av in g c rea ted 30 operas in hi s life tim e. Al m os t a third of th ose ca m e abo ut in an in c r edib ly r igo ro u s p e ri od of tim e Ve rdi himse lf r e ferred t o as hi s " prison yea rs." In th e s pan of s ix yea rs, h e penned a whopping eig ht full -
le ngth o p e ras! From 1842 - 1848 , Verdi c r eated a nd oversaw th e premieres of I Lombardi alia Prima Croc iata ( 1843 ), Ema ni (1844), I duefoscari ( 1844), Giova r111a d'Arco (1845) , Macbeth ( 1847), I Masnadieri (1847) , j e rusa/em (1847), and Luisa Miller (1849). To put thi s mammoth feat into p e rs p ec tiv e, Wagne r crea t ed only two operas during th a t t im e.
However, where o n e mi ght think that Verdi wo uld ha ve run o ut of s team a t this point , th e m aestro wo uld l ove to prove th e m wrong, and in his sig n ature m agn ificen t fashion. just two yea rs a ft e r Luisa Miller , Verdi prem ie red Ri go letto, w ith £1 Trovalore and La Traviata close on its heels , premiering two years after. He would co ntinu e to create operas s teadil y, o ft e n bi-annua ll y, until 187 1, w hen hi s ma g num op u s Aida prem iered. Aida was a massive succc s, a nd a fter it s run , Verdi to o k tim e t o
fo cus on other aspects of his hfe
One of Verdi's great loves was philanthropy, and during his downtime between Atda and Ote ll o, he devoted much of his tunc to phtlanthropic efforts . He h ad purchased land upon whi c h he desi red to c reate a retirement home for e ld e rl y mu s 1cmns. H1 s Casa di Riposo per Musicisll was founded in 1898, but 1t was dunng h is own repose that he got the budding of the structure underway. In addition , he a lso wholly and anonymous ly funded the cons tru ct ion of a hospllal m th e town of Villanova su ii' Arda 111 1888
Verch 's last pieces , the QuaLLro Pe zz i acri , or Four acrcd P1cccs were wnttcn after h 1s return to opera with Otello m 1887 Among them is th e renowned and beautiful p1c cc Ave Maria , wh 1c h Verd1 d1d not wan t publi s hed , as he cons 1dcred ll an exercise . The pieces were not intended
to be performed in tandem , as they were wri tt e n for differe nt purposes , but today they are m os t oft e n p e rform ed in thi cycle: Ave Maria , Stabat Mater , I audi alta Verginc Maria , and Te Deum
Ve rdi spen t th e las t year of hi life 111 Milan , str u gg li ng against a stroke tha t had a ll but destroyed h 1m In a tremendous s h ow of r es p ect , the e u y of Milan la id hay on li s s tree t s so as not to d1sturb th e grea t maestro wnh the sou nd of clauenng h orseshoes 111 hi'> las t clays He died mj anua ry of 190 1, and h1s funera l service drew th e b1ggest gathe nn g of mourners 111 Italy to date , wll h somewhe re between 200,000 and 300 ,000 es tim ated 111 attendance
W h y do we su ll treasure th ese co mposerc,? The an<;wcr 1s <;imp lc not hmg smce h as been ab le to h o ld a candle to t h e i r magmtucles
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
jacques Heim
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Matt Wells
TilE COMPANY
DusLy Alvarado
Leandro Damasco Jr.
Alicia Garrity
Brandon Grimm
Shauna Martinez
Ezra Masse-Mahar
C h e lsea Pierce
Amy Tuley
Garrett Wolr
C hisa Yamaguchi
PRODUCTION MANAGER I TECHN ICAL DIRECTOR
Renee Larsen Engmyr
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR
jones Welsh
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR
Shauna MarLinez
TRANSPORTATION/ TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
Malt C hri s Le n sen
TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS
Mark Baker
Angelica Bernaert
jon Engmyr
LIGHTING DIRECTOR I STAGE MANAGER
j o hn E.D. Bass
BUS I NESS MANAGER
Il ona Piotrowska
EDUCATION D I RECTOR
Chisa Yamaguchi
VIDEO ARCHIVIST
Alicia Garrity
SET ENGINEERING &CONSTRUCTION
Mike McCluskey&:. Tina Trefethen
McCluskey LTD
COSTUME MANAGER
C hi sa Yamaguchi
All C ll o rcogra pll y by Tir e Co mpany, und e r til e dit ec tim r of j ac qu es llcim
F luid Infiniti es
Fluid Infi niti es is th e final ins ta llm e nt in L: Es pa ce clu Temps (S pa ce of Tim e), a t r il ogy o f from th e Los Angel es Philharmoni c Ass o ciation . Th e piece is s e t on a n a bs tr act dom e s tru c tu re s itting on a rcncction o f its ciL The p e rfo rmers explore of infinit e s pa ce, continuo us mo ve me nt , and our vo yage mto th e unkn ow n future.
Th e o rgani c pa tt e rn s e' o ke th e c ra te rs o f th e moo n , a h o n eyco m h o f bees , a s hiftin g b ra in , o r a n s ta rs hip As th e tril ogy con clud es, Fluid Infiniti es in ves t igates th e pe rs is te nce o f life throug h s tru gg le and th e pro mi se of life to c h a nge b eyond th e spa ce of time .
" Fluid In finiti es"
Mu s ic: Philip G lass- ymphon y No .3
Co n ce pt a nd Direc ted by: j acqu es Heim
C ho reo g raph ed h y: Th e Co mpan y
Mus ical Di rec to r & Dra ma turg: Bruno
Lo u c h o uarn
Assoc ia te C ho reog ra ph er: Mo ni ca
Ca mpbe ll
Produ c t io n Des ig n : Ada m Da vis
Proj ec t Ma nage r : Larse n En g myr
Dom e:
O ri g inal Des ig n Co n ce pt :
Tin a Tre fe th e n
Str u c tura l De ig n I Co ns tru c tion :
Tr x tran s fx, Mik e McC lu s ke y,
Tin a Trefeth e n
Lighting I El ectri cs Des ig n &
Fabrication : Mi ke McC l us key
Paint and f-ini s h : McC lus key LTD
Tub e:
Des ig n I Con stru c tion : Tina Tre fe th e n ,
Mike McC lus ke y
Dec/1 and Suppoll Equipm ent:
Stru c tural Des ig n I Co ns tru c ti o n
Tin a Tre fe th e n , 'v1ik e McClus key
Li g htin g Desig n: J o hn E D Bass
Asso ci a te Li g htin g Des ig n e r:
Nic ho las Davi d so n
Cos tum e Co ncep t and Des ig n :
Brandon Grimm
Cos tum e Co ns tru c ti o n and Fa bri cation :
Ke ll y Mag li a
So ft Sc ulpture Fab ri ca ti o n: llila ry Sepp
Pro du c ti o n Eli za b e th Van Vlce k
Assis tant C h o reo g raph e r : Briana Bowie
Di a vo lo wo uld lik e to ex te nd s pecial thanks to J o rd a n Pi c me r, T hor Stc ing ra be r, j a y Q u a ntrill , Vic to ri a Loose leaf, Me lind a Rit c hi e a nd C h ad Mi c h ae l l lall.
Fluid Infinitie s was commi ss ion ed by th e Lo s An ge les Philharmoni c A so c iation ; co-co mmi %ion ed b y Mov imentos 2 014 , Uni ve rs it y o f o tr e Dam e's De Bartolo Pe rforming Arts Ce nte r and Syr acuse Uni ve rs it y.
Supp o rt fo r Fluid Infiniti es was prov id ed in pa rt by th e C h e ng Fa mil y Fo undati o n, th e Ralph M. Parso ns Fo und a ti o n , th e Los Ange les Co unt y Boa rd o f Sup e r viso rs thro ug h t h e Los Ange les Co unty Art s Commi ss io n , th e City o f Los An ge les De p a rtm e nt o f C ultura l Affa irs, and th e Nati o n a l Endowm e nt fo r th e Arts.
Fluid Infiniti es premi e red in201 3 at th e Holly wo od Bowl in Los A ngeles, CA
lnt en ni ssio n 20 minut es
Traj ecto ire
Traj cc toire is a vi ce ra ) and e mo tion a l j o urn ey thro u g h th e e bb a nd n ow of the hum a n ex p e ri e n ce. As th e p e rfo rm e rs s tru gg le lO find th eir bal a n ce o n a voyage o f d es tin y a nd d es tin a tion , Traject oit c s hows th e tra nscend e nce o f th e human so ul again s t a ll odds.
Orig in a l Co ll a bo ra to rs: Sita Aceve d o, Mo ni ca Ca mpb ell , Nic k Eri c k son , Laura Eve rlin g, Lara Hud so n, Meegan Godfrey, J e re my ja cobs, Ro bert Lo u , I lea th e r McCardl e, Darren Press, Zoltan.
O ri g in a l Co nce pt a nd Direc tion : j acqu es ll c im Se t Desig n : Da ni e l Wh ee le r Eng in ee ring: Dan Willi a m Se t Co ns tru c ti o n: Mik e McC lus key Ltd. a nd Da ni el W h ee ler
O ri g inal Li g htin g Des ig n: Dani el lo nazz i
Li g htin g Des ig n : j o hn E. D Bass Cos tum e Des ig n : Meega n Go dfr ey Mus ic Co mp os it ion : athan Wa ng
Traj ec t oire was b y:
Be nedi c ta Arts Cente r, Co llege o f St. Be n edi c t , St. j ose ph , MN; El
Ca min o Co ll ege, Tor ra n ce, CA; Gra nd Pe rfo rm a n ces a t Califo rni a Pl aza, Los An ge les, CA; a nd s upp o rt ed , in p a rt , b y Th e Brod y Art s Fund , Th e C it y o f Los An ge les, De p a rtm e nt o f C ultura l Affa irs, and th e Los Ange les Co unt y Boa rd o f up e r viso rs throu g h t h e Los Ange les Co unt y Art s Co mmiss io n. Traj ec t o irc premi ered in 1999 at El Camino Co ll ege in Torran ce, CA
Dia vo lo is an arc hit ec tural move me n t co mpan y that uses a bs t ra c t a nd recog ni ze d s tru c tur es to ex plore th e rela ti o ns hip be t wee n th e dan ge r of o ur e n v ironm e nt and th e frag ilit y o f th e hum a n bod y.
Diavo lo is a fu s io n o f man y d iffe re nt move me nt voca bu la ri es s uc h as everyd ay move me nt , ball e t , co nt e mpo ra ry, acro hati cs, gy mnas ti cs, ma rti a l arts, and hip ho p
What we do o n stage is like a li ve abs tra c t pa inting. T h e re is n o narrative , but s tron g th e mes pe rva d e th e work s u c h as human s t ru gg le, fear, d a nger, s urv iva l, c ha os, order, de co n s tru c t ion , recon s tru c ti o n , de s tin y, d e!> t in a t io n, faith , a nd love.
Fo und ed in 1992 b y ja cqu es ll eim , Dia vo lo has a n ex te n s ive pe rfo rman ce h is tory in o ur h o me c it y o f Los A nge les as well as t h ro u g h o ut th e U.S, Europ e, As ia , a nd Latin Ame ri ca; in ove r fiftee n o f to urin g , Di avo lo has pe rform ed fo r hundred s of th o us and s of co nce rt goe rs w o r ld wid e as we ll as milli o ns mo re o n te levis io n The Co mpan y has al so c rea ted uniqu e perfo rman ce eve nt s fo r co rpo rat e cli e nts s u c h as We ll s Fa rgo, ll onda, and Ge ne ra l Moto rs.
Durin g th e pas t tw e nt y yea rs, Diavo lo has c reat ed d oze ns of dan ce works fo rmin g one o f the dan ce fi e ld 's co mp e llin g re pe rtoires, fro m s ig na ture pi eces like 1i aj cc toire (199 9 ) to ne w wo rk s like Fluid llrjrniti cs (2 01 3)
Th e Los An ge les Philh a rm o ni c co mmi ss io n ed Di avo lo to c reat e CEs pa ce du Temps, a tril ogy of new dan ce works to pre mi e re with th e o rc h es t ra a t the Ho ll ywoo d Bow l: Foreig n Bodi es (200 7), Fea rf ul Sy mm etri es (20 10), a nd Flu id In fi niti es (2 013 ). All three wo rks in L:Es pace du Te mp s will b e pe rfo rm ed in a s in g le co n ce rt prog ram at th e Movim e nt os Fes ti va l in Wo lfsburg, Ge rm a ny in 20 14
In s pired by th e move me nt o f s ka te boa rdin g, 1i an sil S pa ce (20 12) was th e fi rs t d a n ce wo rk eve r c rea ted
in res id e n cy a t Glorya Ka ufm a n prese nts Dan ce a t th e Mus ic Ce m c r, Los An ge les. As part of th e res ide n cy, Diavo lo co ndu c t ed researc h wi th lo ca l s k a t e boa rd e rs a nd held o ULd oo r r e h earsa ls that were broadcas t o n ES P N's S po rt sCenter. Trar1 s it S pa ce r ece ived its world pre mi e r e a t th e Ce nte r for th e Pe rformin g Arts at Penn S ta te Univ e rs it y as th e c ulminatin g eve nt of Diavo lo's partici pation in th e n a tion a l Crea ti ve Ca mpu s initiative
E du ca tion and out reach a re c rucial to our mi ss ion . Di avo lo brin gs dan ce t o te ns o f thou sa nds of co mmunit y m e mbers ann u a ll y thro ugh yo un g p eo pl e's co nc e rt s, in -school assemb lies, int e n sive tra inings, m as t e r cl asses, and res id e nci es n a ti o nwid e. Diavo lo reg ul a rl y co ndu c ts ex t e n s ive co mmunit y e n gagement w o rks hop s in sc h oo ls, h os pitals, a nd juve nil e d e te nti o n ce nt e rs. In Los An ge les, the Diavo lo Ins titute has b ee n la un c h ed to d eve lop , a dvan ce, and di sse minat e Diavolo t ec hniqu e with a foc u s on di sad va nta ged yo uth a nd familie s.
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jacques Heim
Artistic Director
j ac qu es He im has b ee n a tra ns fo rm a tive c h o r eogra ph e r for over 20 years li e fo und ed Dia vo lo Da nc e Th ea te r in 19 92 a n d ha s direc te d th e co mp a n y's work eve r s in ce.
Mr ll e im was born a nd ra ised in Paris, France. His earli es t ex p e ri e nces with pe rforman ce ca m e from s tree t p e rformin g. He a tten d ed Middl eb u ry Co ll ege ( B F.A in T h ea te r , Dance , and Film) , th e Uni ve rs ity of S urrey in Eng la nd (Ce rtifi ca t e for Ana lys is and C riticis m of Da nce), a nd th e Ca l ifornia Ins titut e fo r the Arts ( M .F.A ., C h o r eog r ap h y).
In a dditi o n to hi s work with Di avo lo, ja cqu es has worked ex te ns iv e ly for ot h er co mpani es in dan ce, th ea te r, TV, a nd spec ia l eve nt s worldwide. ja cqu es r ece ntl y worked as co ns ulting ch o reogra ph e r o n Ice Age Li ve!, a " mamm ot h " a re n a s h o w which h ad its world pre mi e re a t Lond o n's Wembley S tadium . For Cirque du So lei l , ja cqu es c h o reog raph e d KA a t th e MG M
Gra nd , Las Vegas He was in vi t ed to be a C rea ti ve Direc t o r fo r th e O pe nin g Ce r e m o n y of Th e 16'" As ia n Ga m es, in Guangzhou, C hin a. In 2005,jacques
was th e Artis tic Direc tor fo r th e Ta uru s S tunt Awards a nd r e turn e d in 2007 t o s tage a m ove m e nt/s tunt piece , "The Ca r". With Ce nt e r Theater G ro up , j acqu es c rea te d c h o reog raph y for The Sto nes, directed b y Co rey Madd e n O n te levis io n , hi s work h as appea r ed o n BBC Am erica's Dan cing with th e S tar s and Bra vo's Ste p Up and Dan ce.
j acqu es t a u g ht m ove m e nt a nd d a nce for m a n y years a t Ca l Sta te LA and UCLA. In additi o n to three USA Fellowship nomin a ti o ns and four Alpert Award n o min a ti o ns, j acqu es ha s r eceive d t h e Martha I !ill C horeograp h y Awa rd of th e Am erica n Da n ce Festival , th e S p ecia l Pri ze of th e jur y a t th e 6'" Sa itama Inte rn at io nal Da n ce Festiva l, a Brody Arts Fund Fe ll ows hip , and a j a m es Irvin e Foundation Fe llows hip
Dusty was born in Ho us t o n , Texas a nd th e s to r y goes that h e ca m e out o f his m o th e r's womb , jumpe d into a toe-touch , and la nd ed in the s plits. It was three yea rs late r th a t h e won hi s first n a tional dan ce co mp et iti o n , a nd by th e age of fiv e h e was doin g back h a nds prin gs down th e driv eway. Edu ca ti o n : Ca rn egie Me ll o n- Th eate r, B F.A. , wit h trainin g in Lecoq , La ban , a nd S u zu ki Dusty was a n o rigin a l dan ce r in th e American cas t o f Th e Aluminum S how and was inv o lve d in th e crea ti ve process for three m on th in Te l Aviv, Is rae l. O th er d a n c ing c redits includ e Ford , Pe ps i, Di s n ey, Nic k e lo d eo n , a nd Life tim e. Teaching: Broadway Dance Ce nt er, a nd S tage Doo r Co nn ec ti o n s NYC.
Lea ndro s tarte d hi s pro fess io nal car ee r w ith N ic h o la s Le ic ht e r a t th e j oyce Theater in New York C ity. li e ha s p e rfo rm e d Leic ht e r 's Killa so lo at Sac ra m e nto Sta t e. O th e r dance c redi ts includ e: Rand ee Pau v fe's Mi sgiv in gs. Tra ining includ es: ap pre nti ces hip with j oe Goo d e Performance Gro up ; the American Co llege Da n ce Festiva l (c hos e n b y j ea n Freebury to p e rfor m Mc ree C unnin g h a m 's Inl ets 2). Ed u catio n : Sacram e nt o tate- Da n ce, B A, with instructors Lorelei Bayne, Me lissa Wynn , Li s a R oss, No la n T'sani , and De b o r a h Froh Mi ll e r. Tea c hin g c redits i nclud e: CSU Sac ram e nto ( adjunct faculty) , Ma rin Academy, ACDFA co nfe re n ces. In additi o n to his work with Diavo lo, Leand ro pe rform s
as a so lo is t a nd h as launched hi s ow n co mp a n y, P rojec t Engine, nam ed fo r th e ni c knam e g ive n to him by Diavo lo 's j acques Hei m
Ali cia is from Pittsburgh , Pe nnsylva ni a. Educat ion: S lippery Rock U niv e r s it y- Dan ce, B.A., where s h e has retu rn ed as a g u es t artist. Training a lso includ es th e Am erica n Co ll ege Dance Festival. O th e r dan ce work includ es Co ntinuum Da nce Th ea te r
Bra nd o n was born and rai sed in Ft. La ud e rd a le, Flo rida G row in g up , h e was e nroll e d in gy mn as ti cs classes at Am erica n Drea m Gymnastics. li e then a lle nd e d Dance FX in S unri se, rlorida wh ere h e received his danc e tra ining and co ntinu e d buildin g hi s tumblin g s kill s. During th at tim e, h e a lso d a n ced for and ass is t ed t o p c h o reogra ph e r s at Tre m a in e Dance Co nve nt io n s. Edu ca ti o n : Fashion In s titut e ofTec hn o logy (N YC), B F.A. Fas hi o n expe ri e n ce in c lu des ass is ta nt des ig n work at Victoria's Sec r e t. C irc u s a rt s trainin g includes aeria l s il ks, n e t , lyra/hoop , hamm oc k , s tra ps, co nto rti o n , h a nd ba la n ci ng, a nd partner ac r oba ti cs. Com m e rc ia l d a n ce cred i ts i nclud e wo rk with Rac h e l Roy, Taylor Dayne , Ma rtha Wash , a nd j e rm a ine Brow n e.
S h au n a's h o m etown is Derby, Kan sas, w h ere s h e trained in d a n ce and gy mnast ics. Shauna ha s bee n an All American co ll egiate cheer leader a nd a n award -w inning instructor for the Na t io n al C h ee rl ead e r's Associat ion Edu catio n : Wichita S tat e UniversityDa n ce, B. F. A, wit h ins tru c ti o n from Nick johnso n Training a lso includ es t h e Am erica n Co ll ege Dance Fes ti va l w h e re h e r c h o reog r a ph y was c h ose n to co nclud e the Gala p e rfo rm a n ces. S h a una is accomplished in ballet, m o d ern, jazz , mim e, a nd hip- h op. Da nce c re di ts in clud e dre.cla n ce, j oe Torry, a nd S in bad se tting works o n Univ e rs it y of Georg ia , Brenau Uni ve rs it y, C ai St a t e LA a nd Wichita S ta t e Uni ve r s ity. S h e has b ee n with Diavolo for five seaso ns.
EZRA MASSE - MAHAR PERFORMER
Ezra's tr a inin g includ ed acrobatics a nd b a ll e t a t Merritt Da n ce Ce nt e r
He was a co mp e titiv e di ve r fo r man y yea rs. Edu ca ti o n : Uni ve rs ity of Buffal o-
Dance, in cluding tap , jazz , ballet a nd m o d e rn d a n ce. With Dia vo lo , Ezra h as discovered hi s love o f the interaction o f m oveme nt and arc hit ect ura l s tru c tures.
CHELSEA PI ERCE PERFORMER
Chelsea is a native Texa n Educa ti o n : Uni versity of Texas, Austin- Dance Performance , B F.A S h e h as been see n on th e hit rea l ity series , A C han ce to Dance , a nd ha s recently performed Ohad Na h a rin 's Minus l 6 as well as William Forsythe's In th e Middle a nd So m ew hat Eleva ted. C hel sea ha s a lso worked wi t h c hor eog r a ph e rs, Alex Ketley, and C harl o tt e Bo ye-C hri ste n sen Addit io nal d a n ce c re dits include th e Tanzso mm er s umm er dance t o u r C h elsea has an incredible love for teachi n g and inspi ri ng young artists.
AMY TULEY PERFORMER
Amy is origi n a ll y from C le burn e, TX Ed u cat io n : U ni ve rs it y of Nort h Texas- Da n ce, B.EA. H e r backgro und is tumblin g , compe ti t ive c h ce rl eading , jazz , a nd modern dan ce. Sh e was a member o f the North Texas Dancers for three years a n d h e ld a Captain 's position S h e h as a tt e nd ed numerous dance intensives a nd h as s h ow n o ri g ina l work at the Am erican Co ll ege Dance Fes ti va l. She most recently co-c h o r eog r ap h ed for Nick Cave's coll abo r at ive perfo rm a n ce an project , Heard
Garrett is a n e lite level gy mn as t w h o h as been a part of Diavolo si n ce Au g us t of 2000 Origi n a ll y hailing from th e state o f A las k a , Garrell was trained in gym n as t ics and garne red furth er sk ills in partn e r s tunts at the Uni ve rsi t y of An chorage , Alaska. Cu rrent ly a s tud e nt o f Am erica n Sig n Language s tud ying for h is Deaf Interpre ter Ce rtifi ca ti o n , Gar r ell e nj oys adve nture sports: campi n g , downhill sk iin g , and sea kayaking.
EDUCATI ON DIRECTOR I COSTUME ASSOCI ATE
C hi sa was born a nd rai s ed in the Sa n Fra n cisco Bay Area . Educa ti on : UCLAWorld Arts a nd Cu l t u res & Asian
Am e ri can Studies , B.A., with training from Maria G ill es pi e , Sh e ! Wagner, Tamra-llenna, Nyoman Cerita , and Germaine Aco n y When n o t wo rki ng wit h Diavolo , C hisa teac h es recrea t iona l g y mn as t ics and dances professionally as an
Egypt ian Be ll y dancer. She a lso t ravels th e world as a n inte rnati o n a l vo lunt ee r in coun tri es suc h as New Zea la nd , F iji , Cos t a Ri ca, G ua tema la, Egyp t and Portugal. C h isa has performed in Diavolo's edu ca t ion programs s in ce 2007 a nd joi n ed th e touring co mp any in 2009.
RENEE LARSE E GMYR
PIWDUCTJON MANAGER I TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Renee has been in h e r c urren t position si n ce 2009 Prior to th at , s h e perfo rm ed in the Diavolo touring
compa n y for 6 seaso n s. O ri g in a ll y from th e Sa n Fra n c isco Bay Area , training includ es j azz, ballet, tap , m ode rn , gymnas ti cs a nd Tae Kwo n Do . Edu ca ti o n : Uni ve rs ity of Ca liforn ia lr v in e- Dance & Psychology, B.A. She was a founder m embe r of Eveoke Dance Theatre in Sa n Di ego S h e s p e nt fo ur years performing wi th Eveoke a n d working as their Re h ear sa l Assistant. She c u rre ntl y teac h es fitn ess a nd Pil ates classes i n Los An ge les.
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john h as bee n li g htin g thea ter, mu!>ie, and d a n ce for n ea rl y two de cade s Before j o inin g D iavolo in 2007 hi s las t project withjacqu es Hei m was Terr it ory whi le s tud y in g a t UCLAS Sc h oo l of Th ea ter, F ilm , a nd Televi s io n . Prev io u s n a ti ona l Lou r d e!> ig n s include The G rea t Tenn essee Trial for L.A Theater Works and bot h Peter Pan and Ca 111 elot for McCoy Rigb y Entertainment , w h e re h e se r ve d as associate to To m Ruzika . Pas t d es ig n hi g hli g ht s in c lud e The Soze Proj ec t at th e Apollo Th ea te r in ll a rl e m a nd Az ure, a n und e rwate r fantasy s h ow at th e S il ve rt o n La Vegas. A rc hit ecwral c red it s include the Ea s tern Co lumbi a buildin g in Los Ange les and prin g, a C laes O ldenburg sc ulptur e in Seo ul , Korea. In add iti o n t o lig htin g regio n a l th eat er arou nd th e United S tat es j o hn abo ligh t s num ero u s musi ca l acts in Los A n ge les as we ll as worki n g in fi lm a nd te lev is io n
MCC LUSKEY, LTD SET DES IGN, ENG / EER I G, AND CONST RUC TI0 1
Mik e McC lu s ke y s tart ed res to rin g Sh e lby Cobras in 19 69 wh il e anending UCLA for m ec hani ca l e n g in ee rin g and n ever s to ppe d. Best known for its divers it y of fabricatin g se rvi ces ( d es ign , const ru c tion , welding, m ec hani cs, finish & pain t ), McCl u skey Ltd. b le nd s th e a n of hand c ra ftin g wi th m o d e rn aerospace t ec hn o logy. Inte rnati o nall y knO\\ n for restoration/repa ir of vi ntage Cobras, exo ti c co n ce pt and raceears, plus histo ri ca l ai rc raft & jets , McC lu s key a lso builds props and sets for s ta ge, m ov ies a nd TV. M ike' t eam of hi g hly sk ill ed c raft s m e n arc based in Torrance , CA, se rving arch itectura l, a ut o m o t ive , in du s trial a nd e nt e rt a inm e nt cli e nts including Gwy, Di sney, S h e lb y, o nhrop , Honda, and Diavolo.
Tina's mi xe d inte r es ts in a n , ext r eme s ports, d esig n a nd indus t ry a ll comb in e uniquel y for Diavolo. Ti n a ha s b ee n a world hang -g liding c h a mpion , acto r in T V and co mmerc ial s, pro-ska teboard er, airc raft manufa c LUrer, a nd partn e r in he r brother's mu s ic business. S h e has evo lved into a designer, sc ulpt or, engi n ee r and fabri cator of a lum i num , s t eel and co mpo s ites for a g r eat variet y of a rc hitec tura l , aviation , auto m o ti ve, a n d gra ph ics proj ec ts. C li e nt s in cl ud e
Lo t us , Ge n y, Boeing, Disney, B'v1W, ll o nda , p lu s eleven maj o r wo rks for Diavo lo.
BRU 0 LO C II O UA R M US I CA L DIR EC T O R I DRAM ATURG, FEARFUL SYMMET RIES and FLUID INF IN ITIES
Bruno has extensive film , theat e r, and dan ce c redi t s as a co mp ose r, including th e fu turi s ti c ca ntina mu s ic in Total Reca ll O th e r proj ec ts " ithj acques H e im include S urf Orpheus , a mu s ica l , b oo k s and lyr ics by Co rey Madd e n (UC Sa n Diego, Ge t ty Villa ). Rece nt projec ts include A with Pabl o Pi casso wit h C ultur e C las h 's H e rb e rt S iguc n za (Sa n Diego Repe rtory, A ll C) Theatre, LATC, Ce ntre Re p ertory Co mp a n y, De nv e r Ce nte r Th ea tre), Motlr erf u **e r with a // at, Ew y cli cc (So uth Coas t Re p ); AgariiCIIliiOII , wi th Tyn e Dal y (Ge ll } Vil la); the L2-h o ur film i ns tallati o n Day For Nig ht , (G LOW 20 10 , Sa nta Mo ni c a and Transa tl antyk Inte rnational F i lm Festiva l , Poland ); Little Sisters, c horeog raphed b y Rosa nn a Gamso n ( RED CAT ); Rain Afte r Aslr, mult imed ia work ( Paci fi c Asia Museu m , co mmiss ioned by AxS Fest ival, Pasa dena ); Nig ht Falls , in co ll aboratio n wit h ju li e Hebert a nd De b o rah S la t er (ODC, Sa n Franc isco); A /J amm e r; a Bell, clllcl a So ng to Si ng (Sa n Di ego Re perto r y T h ea tre); Drive- Throu g h , a piano and video com miss ion; Piano sp lr e rcs ( Zippe r ll a ll , Los Ange les); Cafe Vida, Th ea te r (LAI C); so un d a rt for Suzann e Lacy's Three \Vecl1s in januar y (Ge tt y's Paci fi c t a ndard Time , Liverpoo l Biennial ); Voices in the D us t , a c h amber opera ( Boston Co urt ); and Tal es of Lir e Old West, an i mmersive site s p ec ifi c work (Th e A ut ry).
MO ICA CAM PBELL ASSOCIATE
CHOREOGRA PII ER, FL UID IN FINITIE S
Wit h Dia vo lo, Mo ni ca dan ced in th e tour in g co mp any from L999- 2006, se r v in g as Reh e a rsa l Di rector from 20022004 and Associa t e Art is ti c Director from 2004-2006. Ot h er dan ce c redits include : Moli ssa F e nl ey a nd Dan ce rs at th e Lin co ln Ce nter O ut o f Doors F es ti va l , Dan ce & Co mpan y and the Reg ina Kl e njo s ki Dance Co mpan y. Educat io n : U niversi t y of Uta h , Da n ce, M.F.A, w h ere s h e rece ieved a Graduate Teac h i n g Ass is t a nt s h ip award as we ll as a G r ad u a te Researc h Fe ll ows hip for her c h o reog raphi c work Ti:1bula Rasa. Ca mpb e ll h as s ho w n h er c h o reography in Salt Lak e Ci t},
Minneapo lis , Los Ange les, Id a h o, as well as C6rdoba and Madr id , Spai n . he crea ted Th e Final Ho urs in 2009 as th e Sugar S pace A rti st in Resid e n ce in Salt Lake City. An excer pt of this work was performed in the American Col lege Dance Fes tival Ga la Per formance for the o nh west Region in 20 12. She is curre ntl y an Assistant Professo r in Uta h Valley University's Department of Dance whe re she has set n ew works on Syne rgy Dance Co m pany (o f which she is a lso th e Artistic Direc to r), Repertory Ballet
E n sem bl e a nd Con tempo rary Dance
E n semb le. H e r n ew co mpan y, Monica Ca m pbe ll & Dan ce rs, pre mi e re d h e r m os t recent work a t the Rocky M ountain Cho reogra ph y restival.
ADAM DAVIS
Adam is o ri ginally fro m Montrea l , Ca nada and rai se d i n Miam i , F lorida. Education: University o f F loridaArchi t ect u re, B.A. ; Southe rn Cali fornia
Insti tu te o A rc hit ec ture (SC I-AR C)A rc hit ec t ure, M.A. I lis g radu ate wo rk exp lored the limits o f co ll apsi b le a nd kinetic st r uc t ures and ultimatel y landed him a p osi ti o n with the A lA awa rdwi nnin g LA firm Pugh+ Scarpa working direct ly under p r inciple Lawrence Sca rpa. Entertainm e nt c red its under Em m y Award w innin g produ c t ion designer jeremy Rai lton include Key C lub a pop ul ar Su n set Stri p n ig ht club and The Great World nightclub in S i ngapore. An direction for a multi tude of mu s ic v ideos , li ve events and co n ce rt s for ja m es Taylo r, Enriq u e Igles ias, Brian Wi lso n , Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and David Bowie. F il m and T V cred its inclu d e: S uper 8, Larry Crow ne, The G irl with tire Dragon Tattoo, Catc hin g Fi re ( /I unger Ga mes seq uel), Terra Nova and Ma g ic Ci ty. Ad am ha s also bee n recog n ized by th e An Director's G u ild, garneri n g two ADG awards for O uts tanding Art Direction. Ad diti o n a ll y, he rece ived th e 1999 Lester /l orton Award for Ou tstand ing Da n ce e t Design for 'Ca pture ' a nd been pub lished in World Stage Design.
MARK BAKER AS ISA1 T STAGE
MANAGER , FLUID / NF IN TTIE S
Mark h as provided Diavolo with tec hn ica l for ove r
J 0 years, both nati o n a ll y and in t e rn ationally. Whether h is role in volves riggi n g, elect ri ca l c rew, o r a game of truck- pack ing "Tetris'', h e
mak es s ur e to co ntrib ut e at le as t o n e de c ent joke p e r day li e a lso se rve s a s th e fu ll tim e Tec h n ica l Direc tor fo r
G rand Pe rfo rm an ces i n d ow nt ow n Los
A n ge le a we ll as th e Tec hni c al Direc to r fo r G e n e ral Mi sc hief Da n ce Th e a t r e in ew Yo r k .
I C HO LAS DAVID S O
ASSOC I AT E LIG HT/ 'G DE SI G ER , FL U ID I N F l t / TI ES
N ic h o las is a ligh t ing d es ig n e r wo r ki n g in th ea tre , ope r a , d a n ce, a nd arc hite c tu re . C urre nt ly h e re i n Los
An ge les, h e is a th e m e d e nt ertai n m e nt li g h tin g d esig n e r a n d co n s u ltant fo r
Thinkw e ll Gr o u p. ic h o las al s o wo rk s wi th LA - base d t h ea tre s a nd da n c e co mpa n ies incl u di n g U nd e rg ro und S tree t Da n ce Co m p a n y a nd O d yssey Th eat r e En se m b le. Rece nt d es ig n hi g h li g h ts in c lud e Let Tll e re Be
Li g l!t fo r Te mp le Is r ae l o f Ho ll ywoo d and Bulww s ll i. So ndl! ei111 fo r C ali fo rni a
Re p e rt o r y Co mpan y. Prev io u s a ss is t a nt d es ig n h ig h lig h ts includ e t wo seaso n s a t th e Ce ntra l C it y O p e ra Fes t iv al and A
Mids umm e r ig h t 's Dream at Te a t ro cl e ll 'O p e ra el i Ro ma in Ro m e, Ita l y.
E LI Z AB ETH VA V LEC K
PROD UC T I ON ASSI S TAt T,
FL U ID IN /-/ / T I ES
Eli zab e t h da n ced pro fes io n a ll y in Ne w York for ove r fift e e n yea r s . Sh e was a d a n ce r, teac h e r, a n d re h ea r sa l di rec tor lo r S hapiro & m it h Dan ce.
Eliz a b e th was a t ea c h in g a rt is t fo r t h e ew Yo rk C i t y Ba ll e t Edu ca ti on
Depa rtm e n t and th e N at io na l Da n ce In s titut e. A ft e r re ce iv in g h er M F.A. in A rts Admini tr a t io n , [ Ii z a b e t h was t h e O p e r a t io ns and Pro d u c ti o n Ma n age r/ Assoc iate Pro du ce r o f S pe c ial Projec ts fo r th e h a ro n Di s n ey Lu nd Sc hoo l o f Da n ce a t C alArts . Eli zabet h c o n t inue s t o wo r k in se rv ice of dan c e compan ies inc ludin g Di avo lo Da n ce Theater, BO D YT RA FF I C, Atc9 Da n ce Co mpan y, ae nz a nd t h e No ise, and Pas ade n a Dan ce Th ea t r e. Sh e is t h e Ma n agin g Direc tor o f th e n o t -fo r-p r o fit a rts se rv ice orga n izati o n , Mailin g Art 1/appc n , w h o se miss io n is t o e mp o w e r m e mbe r s o f th e g r ea te r Los A n ge le s dan ce c om mu n it y t o r ea li ze a n d e xpress th e ir art is ti c p o t e nti a l. Ma iling Art /I app en p r ovide s v i tal infras t ru c t u ra l s u pport in o rd e r t o ad va n ce a rti s tic g o al s a nd to a c h ieve lo n g - te rm s u ccess a n d s u ta in a b iliry.
H o n igma n s uppo rt s o u r c ommunity's ma ny o utstand ing c ul t ura l orga n iza t ions . A proud partner of the Michiga n Ope ra Th eatre , we app laud o ur many co ll eagues ' con tribut io ns a nd h o no r A lan E . Sc hwartz for h is year s of service t o it s Boa rd of Directors and T ru stees
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MAT T W ELL FXECU TI VE DIR EC T O R
I n 2012 , Matt w a s h o n o red with a Ralp h M Parso ns Fo un dati o n Fe ll ow hip fo r n o n p r o fit lead er s hip Pri o r to hi s wo rk a t Di a Yo lo, Ma tt fo u n d ed t h e Los Ange les th ea t e r co mpan y eedt h ea t e r, wh e r e h e se rve d as Arti s t ic Direc to r fo r five yea rs, produci n g man y wo rl d p re mi e res. Ma ll is a b oa rd m e mb e r fo r t h e l lo ll ywo od rrin ge Fes th al and h as b ee n a co n s ult a nt for t h e LA S ta ge Allian ce. As an a c t o r, Ma tt w o rk ed w it h AR G u rn ey, S igo ur n ey W ea ve r, Eliza b e th Swad os, and Jo s h Fox. Edu ca t io n : o n h wcs t c rn Uni ve rs it)'- T h e at e r, B.S.; C la r e m o n t Gra du a t e U n hc r it yA rt s Ma n age m e nt , M.A.
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I NS TIT UTE DI REC T O R j o n es is a perfo r m er, admin is trat o r , a nd a rts ac ti v ist. En te r ing h i secon d yea r as In st itu te Di rec tor,Jo n es manages th e expansion o f Diavo lo's e du ca ti o n a nd ou treac h prog ra ms in Los Ange les and beyo nd. jo n es p e rfor m e d wi t h t h e Dia vo l o to u r ing co m p an y fo r fi ve seaso ns befo re ta k ing on h is p revio u s role as Associa te Art istic Director, h e co ll abora t ed wi th Jacqu es l le im a nd th e dan cers in a dd it io n to wo rk i ng wi t h s tud en ts and fac ulty of U ni ve rs it y res id e n cy p rog rams. O ut s id e of Di avo lo, Jo n es fou nd ed o t Ma n A p a rt -Ph )'s ica l Th ea tre En se m b le, w hi c h pro d uces th e L. A. I mprov Dance Fes t iva l , So mati c Move ment Arts Fes ti va l, a nd h a k espea re a nt a Mo n ica As a da ncer a n d c h oreog ra ph e r, Jo n es h as worke d w ith m a n y o t h er compa n ies in cl u di n g uge nt Da n ce. l l ei di Du ck ie r Dance Th ea tre, ln ve ni go Da n ce Th ea tre , Int e nti o n Da n ce Th ea tre, and Rosa n n a Ga m so n I Wo rl d Wi d e. Ed uca ti o n : U n ive rs i ty o f Wash ing t o nTh ea te r a nd Da n ce , B.A. ; on-Profi t Ma n age m e nt , Ce rt ifica t e Program.
Giuseppe Verdi
LIBRETTO
Francesco Maria Piave
WORLD PREMIERE
Venice, March 6, 1853
In Italian with English supertitle translations
Presented in three acts
Approximately three hours
CONDUCTOR
Leonardo Vordoni
DIRECTOR
Mario Corradi
CHORUS MASTER
Suzanne Mallare Acton
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Desmond Heeley
LIGHTING DESIGN
Kendall Smith
WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN
joanne Weaver
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Michael Yashinsky
STAGE MANAGER
Ken Saltzman
SUPERTITLES
Roberto Mauro
This production or La Traviata is owned by the Lyric Opera or Chicago and is a generous and deeply appreciated gift or the Gramma Fisher Foundation or Marshalltown, Iowa.
Original production staged by frank Galati
Scenery constructed by Messmore & Damon , Inc. , New York
Costumes executed by Grace Costumes Ltd , New York
Millinery by ArnoldS Levine, New York
In order of voca l appearan ce
Vio l e tta Nico le Cabell (16, 20, 23) Corinne Winters (22, 24)
Fl o r a Be r voix As hl ey Maria Bah ri Ka s h at t
Ma rc h e s e D' O bign y Evan Ross•
Ba r o n Do uphol j onathan C hri s t opher• t
Doc t o r G r e nvil .................................... Mark E. Wa t son*
Gas ton e ...... ..................... ........... .. .....j o hnathan Rr ese n
Alfr e do Leo nard o Caimi (16, 20, 23)* Zach Bori c h evsky (22, 24)
A r111in a .......................................... ...... .. Danielle Wright t
G iuse pp e .............................................. Michael Fowler
Ge rmonl.. Step h en Powell*
Messen ge r Brandon C. Shar person l lood
Fl o r a's Servant Pette Moore
* Mi chigan Opera Thea tre debut t Barbara Gibson Yow1g Artist Appn:nli cr
Michigan Opera Thcauc la st prod uced La Tra via ta in May 2008.
ACT l.
T h e co u rt esa n Vio le tt a Valery h as b ee n out mos t of th e nig ht runn ing from pany to pany wi t h a group o f fri ends , who a r e now con t in u i ng t h e fes tivi t ies in her Paris apartment.
Flora Bc r vo ix, the Marqu is d ' Obig n y, Gas t o n e , a n d Vio l e tta 's patron t h e Baro n Doupho l a r e among th e reve lers, as is a new admi rer of Violetta's, Alfredo Germont. Havin g l ong ado red her fro m afa r, Al fre d o now flirt s wi th Vi o le tta in a ro us ing d r inki n g so n g (B rin d isi: "Libiamo "). As the gu ests move to another room of th e h ouse t o h ear a n orchestra p lay, Violetta s u ffers a faint i ng s pe ll. Q ui ck ly regainin g her compos ure , s h e a ss ures h e r fri e n d s t hat a ll s h e nee d s arc a few minutes a lone. Concerned, Alfredo re t urn s and co n fesses h is love ("U n dl felice "). Vio le u a makes lig ht of hi s declara t io n -s he see ks p leasu re , no t love. But h e pers is ts, a n d she ag r ees to me e t h i m th e next da y. Aft er th e guests depart , Vio le ua ruminates on her new s u i to r ( " Ah , fors ' c lu i"), wonderin g if Alfredo co u ld be the m an t o cha n ge h e r li fe . Bu t s h e q u ic kly opts in s tea d for continued freedom ("Se mpre Iibera "), as Alfredo 's voice , hea rd ou ts ide , si n gs o f t h e p leasures of rom a n ce.
For three m o nth s A lfre d o a nd Vio let ta h ave bee n liv ing bli ss fully in a co untr y h ouse n car Pa ri s. Alfredo reflects on thei r co nten tm e nt ("De' mi ei b o llenti When th e ir se rvant Annina re vea ls that Vio le tt a has so ld her possess ions to kee p t h e h ouse, Al fredo h u rri es off to t he city to se tt le m atters a t hi s own cos t. Vio let t a en te r s and rece ives an invitat ion from Fl o ra to a part y t hat e v e ning She is soo n surprised by th e arriva l of Alfredo 's fa t her, Giorg io Gennont, w h o d e m ands th a t Violetta break off her affa i r w it h h is son ; t h e sca nda l of their relations h ip has threa t ened Gc r mo n t's daugh ter's engagement (" Pura s iccome un ange lo"). Vio le tt a says that s he ca nnot , but s h e eventuall y give i n (" Di t e a li a g iovine"). Alone , th e deso late woma n se nd s a m essage of accep tance to Fl ora and s tarts writ ing a fa rewe ll n o te t o Al fredo H e enters s uddenly, and s h e can bare ly co nt rol herse l f as s h e reminds him o f h ow deep ly s h e loves hi m ("A mam i , Al fredo ") be fore ru s hrng out. A ervant brings Vio leua's note to Alfredo as G e nnon t re t urns to c onsole h is son and remind him o f h is lov in g fa m ily back ho m e in Provence ("Di Prove n za"). But Alfr edo, catching s ig h t o f F lora's in v ita t ion , sus pe c ts Vi o letta has left him for another lo v e r Furi ou s, h e re so lves t o co n fro nt her at t he pany
SCE E 11.
At her '·Sp anis h soi r ee" that evening, F lora learns from the Marquis that Vio le tL a and Alfr edo hav e separa t ed, then clears th e fl oo r for hire d e nt e rt a ine r s a band o f fortune - t e llin g gyps ies and matadors ("E Piqutllo un bel gagliardo ) Before long , Alfredo s trid es in , making bitte r co mme n t s a bo ut love and ga mbling reckle ss ly a t ca rds. Violetta a rrives w nh Baron Doup h o l, w h o c h a lle n ges Alfredo t o a game and loses a s m a ll fortune to him Th e crowd mo ves to ano t her room fo r s upp e r. Violetta h as asked to s p ea k with Al fr edo pnvately. F ea rfu l o f th e baron 's anger, s he wants Alfredo t o leave, but h e m is understan d s h e r a ppre h e n s ion and demand s th a t s h e adm i t s h e loves Do uph o l. ll urt by t h e a cc u s ation , s h e says th a t s h e d oes. Alfredo ca lls in th e others, d e n o un ces his form er love, and crue lly hurl s his wmnr n gs a t h e r fee t ("Q ue s ta d on n a co n osce t c7"). Vio letta is di s tra ught Germont a rrives in tim e to witness h is so n's ra s h ac t an d denounces hi s b e h avio r The g u ests rebuke Alfredo, a nd Do uphol r h a llenges him to a du e l.
In Vio letta's b edroom s ix month s la te r, Dr. G ren vi l t e ll s An n in a t h at h er mis tress do es not h ave lo ng to live: c; h e w rll s oon di e of tub e rc ul os is. Alo n e, Vio le tta re - reads a le tt er fro m Ge r mont sayin g th e Baron was only wounded in his d u el w it h Al fred o, who know s eve r y thing a nd is on hi s way to beg h e r pardo n But Vio le tta se nses it is too late ("A ddro d e l passa to "). In a feveris h da ze, s h e hears <;tree t reve lers ce le brating Ma rdr Gras a nd belie ves th em t o be h e r o ld fri e nd s. As s h e ru s h es downstarrs t o j o in th em, 1\nnrna s tops h e r, an n ouncing that Alfredo h as arnved. [ cs tatr c ally, th e love rs p lan t o leave Paris forever (" Parig r, o ca ra "). Ge rmont enters with th e do cto r, but Violetta says s h e fee ls h e r s tre ngth mira c u lous ly ret urning . But this o f v italit y las ts just a m o m e nt; s he sudden ly s taggers and falls d ead a t h er lover's fee t.
Ma rk A r minski m ore than 30 years of exper ien ce designing Ayer and poster artwork for live pe r formances on Det roit's srages. li e has designed for local bands, like ponge, and legendary a l ternative rock acts lggy Pop and Parri Sm i th. ' ] hi s season, h e rook a job design i ng artwork for a new genre, ope ra. Armi nski was delighted to discover that he could easi ly relate ro each opera. The result: some of the most st unnin g seaso n artwork Michigan Opera l l 1earre has eve r had.
How did you get your start as an art ist?
I starred drawing when I was abour five. When I was c hil d, my morher would take me ro rhe Derroir Institute of Arrs on Saturday afternoo ns. These rrips, all of the great artwork 1 saw, and my mo ther's s upport , e ncouraged m e to starr c reating my own arr. My first paid gigs were spor illustrations for p ri nting co mpani es, advertisements, an d restaurant murals. In the 1980's, I starred incorporating various p r intmaking a nd photo techn iques inro my work wirh the hum an form. omerime in the la t e 1980's, 1 starred designing flyers for friends in local bands a nd found my passion. It was fu n , rhe people we re cool, an d [ was able to network with a lor of promoters. By
rhe 1990 's, I was designing for a lor of national and loca l bands. At my peak, 64 poster designs a year.
How did you get involved in this project?
R eall ntegra t ed [our partne r advertising agency] ca ll ed me about rhe project. They h ad seen some work I did for the H enry Ford Museum's exhibit, " Rocksrars, Cars and Gu i tars." I was very i me rested, bur I let them know up front that if they were hiring me to follow someone else's v ision, rhey n eeded to hire a stude nt Th e p rocess was completely p ai nl ess, and very fun. Real Integrated and Michigan Ope ra 1heatre we re great to work w i th. I' m really pl eased wi th rhe outcome.
Please describe the process. What was your inspiration?
I always starr with penci l drawings. From there, I used Phorosh op to c reate a crude-l ik e sil k scree n. There was somethi n g in each design rhar I coul d relare ro. lr was rhe perfect seaso n for me ro wo r k o n Mus ic an d a rt a re the rwo things which seem universal to all peoples for all rime. I've bee n ve ry fortuna t e to build a caree r from the ex pl oration, interpretation and rhe resulting creations which come fro m music and my artistic exp ress ion.
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It is C hris tm as Eve, a ni g ht o f magic , w h e n a n y thin g ca n h a ppe n The new ly fall e n s n ow g lis tens on th e rooft ops and exci te ment is in th e air. He rr Drossel m eye r, a very o ld fri end o f the t ahlbau m fam il y, passes b y their hou se a nd leaves a n early prese nt for th e family. Insi d e th e Stahlbaum h o use C lara a nd Fritz wait as th eir fami ly mak es su re eve rythin g is read y for that eve ning's gra nd part y. Th e guests a rri ve and th e fun begins. Of co urse, th e re is lo ts of dancing a nd man y presents.
Whe n H e rr Drosse lm eye r, wh o is also C lara's Godfa th e r, co mes to th e h o u se, magi ca l thin gs a lways h appen. Every yea r he c rea tes delig htful toys unlik e anything e lse in th e wo rld . T his year he has so m e very spec ial s urpri ses for C lara and h e r family. Althoug h C lara loves the life lik e S panis h do ll , and Fritz th e exciti ng C hin ese doll , the y ca nn ot be left for the ch il d re n to pla y with. Ins tead Drosse lm eyer has a nother ve ry specia l and unus ual gift, a re marka ble nut cracker th at h e gives to C lara. Ange re d th a t h e too ca nn ot c rac k nuts with his t ee th , Fr it z regrettably breaks th e nutcracke r Dros e lm eye r is quick to repair th e nut cracke r fo r C lara, but Fri t z is s till look in g for troubl e and find s a rat wit h whic h to t ease C la ra .
Once a ll th e g u es ts leave th e party, the Stahlb a ums go to bed. Clara is awake n ed b y a s trange so und Wo rri e d that her nut cra c ke r is a lone down s tairs, s h e goes t o find him and fall s as leep on the co u c h . S udd e nl y mi ce s urround her Drosselmeye r is ac tin g very s tran ge ly a nd h er ni g htm a re co ntinu es as th e who le house tran s forms around h e r
A m enaci ng Mo u se King orders hi s minions to s t ea l th e nut cracker from Clara. Th e pan ish a nd Chinese d o lls co m e to help her but th e marauding mi ce carry them o ff. Ju s t when Clara thinks all is los t , her nut cracker s udd en ly co m es to life and te mp ora ril y sca res th e mi ce away. A huge battle bet wee n th e toy so ldi ers and the m ice fo ll ows Th e Mouse King is abou t to d e fea t th e nutc rac ker, but C lara saves th e d ay S h e di scove rs that by defea tin g the Mouse King, s h e h as freed th e prin ce who had bee n trapped in th e nut c rac ke r, and s h e unders tands that Drosselmeyer h a d a purpose in all th e s tra nge thin gs h e had don e th at ni g ht. C lara a nd h e r prince pass th ro u g h a wondrous s no wy land as the y beg in th eir j o urn ey t ogether to hi s h o m e in the lan d o f th e Sugar Plum Fairy.
News that th e yo ung prin ce is finall y re turnin g h o m e reac h es th e La nd o f the S uga r Plum Fa i ry, w here peopl e from a ll corners of th e wo rld -a nd th e wo rld of th e imagina ti on- co me t o gree t C lara a nd her Prince. After hearing th e s tory of C lara resc uing th e Prin ce, th e Su gar Plum fairy ar ra ng es a g rand ce leb rati o n in C la ra 's honor rtll ed with man y wo ndro us su rprises , including being reunited with the S panis h doll. "T hi s must be wha t it's li ke," C lara thinks , "t o be in s id e o n e o f Godfa th e r's in ve nti o n s. " Sadl y, the ni g ht co m es to a n e nd Even though C lara wants to s tay, it is tim e t o leave thi s enc hant e d land Like a wonderful drea m , thi s m agica l night wi ll stay with h e r forever. Comp lete Ballet No t es a re ava il ab le at www.ba ll e tmet. o rg
BALLETMET CO L UM BU S, kn o wn for its versati lit y a nd innovative repe rt o r y, ra n ks a m o n g th e n a t ion 's la rges t dan ce co mpani es, a nd its Dance Acade m y ranks a m o ng th e five la rges t profess ional dan ce- t ra ining centers. Si nce its inception in 1978, Ba lle tM e t has a dd ed 152 com pa n y pre mi e res to its re pe rtoire a nd produced l 24 wo rld premieres. It has a lso d eve loped DanceReach, a se ri es of e du cat ion a l a nd o utreac h prog rams th a t se r ve 35,000 peop le annua ll y, as well as a sc h o la rs hip prog ram that provides full tuiti o n for tal e nted und e rse rve d yo uth
G e rard C harl es (C ir oreog rapl1 e r) was bo rn in Fo lkestone, En g la nd , tra in ed a t th e Roya l Ballet Sc hoo l in Lo nd on and danced p rofess ionall y in Europ e a nd No rth America Up o n re tir ing fro m th e s tage , he was Ball e t Mas te r fo r Ba ll e tMet a nd Les G ra nd s Ba ll e ts Ca n adiens be fo re returning to Ba lle tM et as Associate Art ist ic Director. In 200 I he was na m ed Ba lle tM e t Artistic Direc tor, a pos iti o n he h eld until joining th e J o ffrey Ba ll e t in C hi cago inJul y 201 2.
Edwaard liang (A rti s ti c Direc to r) jo ined Ba ll e tM et as artis ti c director in Jul y 20 13. A fo nn e r dan ce r wit h New York Ci ty Ba ll e t and ede rlands Da ns Theater, Mr. Lia ng h as built an internati o n a l reputation as a c horeograp h er. Ove r th e las t d ecad e, he h as c rea t ed work for th e Bo ls h o i Ba ll e t , Ho u sto n www.i\'\i c hi ga nOp c ra .o rg
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C h e ri Mitc h e ll (Exec utiv e Direc to r) was named Execu ti ve Direc to r in 2001, hav in g served as BalletMet's Director of Market in g a nd Co mmuni ca tions Prior to j oi ning BalletMet, s h e was Managing Direc tor of Cont e mpo ra r y Ame ri ca n Theatre Compa n y in Co lum bus
Peter S taffo rd Wilson (Cond uctor) j o in ed the Co lumbus Sy mphon y in 1990 a nd ha s se r ved as Associate Con ductor sin ce 1993. Mr Wi lso n also se rves as Music Direc tor for th e S prin g field Symphon y O rc hes tra and th e Westervi ll e Symph o n y a t O tter bei n Uni ve rsity a nd Principal Conductor fo r th e Tu lsa Ball et. Mr Wilson 's g ues t co ndu c tin g invita ti o n s have co m e from the orc h es tras of C harl o tte , Dall as, Detroit , Phoenix, Seattl e and Syra c us e among others.
Robert Post has ea rn ed nati o n a l re n ow n wi th hi s o n e- man s h ows that s h owcase hi s ac ut e sense o f the a bs urd a nd unpara ll eled sk ill s o f physical presentation. A Co lumbus na ti ve , Mr. Pos t has c reated more than 30 works, including Robe rt Pos t - In Perfo rm a nce , a n a w a rd -w inning specia l a ire d o n PBS , a nd h as toured 4 5 s tates in th e U.S. , Ca nada , Mexico a nd Japan.
Roger Moore (Na rrat or), born in C lapham , Lo ndon , attended th e Roya l Aca d e m y o f Dramatic Art. While he s t arred o n s tage a nd sc reen, th e heig ht o f hi s ca reer came in 1972 w h e n he was cas t as J a m es Bond, a series he co ntinu ed for seve n fi lms He was appo inted a UN ICE F Good will Ambassador in 1999. Mr. Moore h as voiced severa l a nimated c ha ra c ters in film s a nd h as appeared in Lo nd o n 's West End a nd o n Broadway
Re b ecca Rodriguez- Hodor y (Ba ll et Mistress) danced w ith Ba ll etMet for nine years , a nd was na m ed Ballet Mistress full - time in 2004. S h e a tte nd ed th e Philippine lligh Sc h oo l fo r th e Ar ts an d The Fabe ll a-E lejar Dance S tudio s before join in g th e Sa n Francisco Ballet Sc h oo l. Sh e has d a nc e d w ith Manila Me trop o lis Ballet, Dallas Ballet, Ci nci nn at i Ballet a nd as a g ue st wit h Ball e t Philippin es and Philippine Ba ll e t Theater.
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Rebecca Ba yge nt s Turk (Cos tum e Des ig 11 er ) is a pro fess io n a l cos tum e d es ig n e r a nd arti sa n wi th a n ex t e ns ive bac k g ro und in d irec tin g cos tum e p ro du c ti o n h e h as d es ig n ed cos tum es fo r co mp a n ies ac ro ss th e co unt ry a n d s p e nt over a yea r as a n A rti s t - inRes id e n ce/Cos tum e Designe r w ith th e e\\ Yo r k Ci t) Ba ll e t.
Lynn Holbrook (Cos tum e Des i g 11 cr) s erv e s as Cos tu me S h o p Ma n age r fo r th e De p a rtm e nt o f F ilm , Telev is io n a n d Th eatre a t o t re Dam e U ni ve r s it y. Ms. ll o l broo k se r ve d a c; As is tant Cos tum e r at Wr ig ht S ta t e U niv e r s it y and fo r e ig ht s eas ons as Ball e tM e t's Cos tum e S h o p Mana ge r
David Gri ll ( Li gi!Li11 g D es ig 11 c r) h as d es ig n ed li g htin g fo r Th ea te r , Da n ce, O p e r a, Te lev isio n , Arc hit ec tura l
Proj ec ts, a nd Indu s tri a ls taking him fro m th e Great Wa ll o f C hin a to th e G rea t t age o f Ra d io C it y M u ic Ha ll. He h as b ee n fea ture d i n num ero u s pu b li c at io n s in cl u d in g Lig l! ti 11g
D im e11 sio 11 s a n d rCI a nd is a n Adj un c t Ass is ta nt Professo r a nd Co-C hairman o f th e Des ig n/Tec hn o logy De p a rtm e nt a t Purc h ase o ll ege, t a t e U n ive rs i ty o f ew Yo rk .
Dan Gra y (Sce 11i c D es ig 11 er ) is th e Res id e nt ce ni c Des ig ne r, Assoc iate Pro fc so r and H ead of t h e D es ign/Tech prog ra m a t Th e O hi o St a te U ni ve rs it y De partm e n t o f 1 h ea t rc. H e h a wo rk ed as a th ea t re p ro fess io n a l fo r 20 years. li e d esig n s produ CL io n s for m a n y Ce ntr a l Ohi o co mp a ni es includ i ng Ba ll ctMe t , Ope ra Co lumbus, Th e Co lumbus Sy mph o n y a nd th e Co lum b u s Zoo.
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jes ica Brown ( Dc111 ccr), from Kan sas
Ci t y, is r e turnin g fo r h e r ninth sea so n w ith Ba ll c t Mc t. Ms. Brow n train ed a t A m e r ica n D a n ce Ce nter and th e U ni ve r s it y o f Mi sso uri Kan sas
C it y. S h e was a lso g iven o ppo rtuniti es to s tud y w ith Bos to n Ba ll e t and Mil w au kee Ba ll e t. In 20 10, h e e nj oyed perfor m in g a t th e Moscow I nte rn a t io n a l Co nt e mp o r a r ) Da n ce res ti val with Ba ll e t Met.
C ourt n ey C a t alana ( Dan ce r) rece ive d h e r da n ce t ra ining fro m th e Tim o th y M. Drap er Ce nt e r fo r Da n ce Edu ca ti o n in Roc h es te r, Y. Co u rtnC) j o ine d Roc h es te r City Ba ll e t in 2009 a nd r e main ed w ith th e co mp a n y until s h e jo in ed Ba ll c tM et in 20 13.
Roberto C is n e ro s ( Da11 cer), s t art ed hi s ba llet tr a inin g at th e Aca d e m y o f Ba ll e t i n Sa n Fra n c isco. li e ha s d a n ced wi th S muin Bal le t a nd th e Sac ra m e nt o Ba llet. Mr C is n eros w as g ive n th e Yo un g A rti s t Awa rd fo r th e " Bes t Yo un g Pe rfo rm e r in Li ve T h ea ter" a nd in 20 I I was n a m e d one o f Da n ce Magaz in e's fo p 25 t o Wa tc h
Oli v ia C lark ( D a11 ccr), Be ll v ill e, O hi o n a ti ve, rece ived h e r trainin g wit h Ba ll e t Me t a nd is n O\\ in h er 16 th season \\ ith th e co mp a n y. S h e h as d an ced w ith restiv al Ball e t o f Rh o d e Is la nd , as h vill e Ball et a nd h as ab o to ure d int e rn a ti ona ll y. In 20 I 0, Ms. C la r k w a s a reci pi e nt o f th e Vio le Lta Bo ft Awa rd h e is ma r ri ed to Ba ll e t Mas te r, His h a m O mardi e n .
A ndr es Es teve z ( D a ii CC I ), b ega n his tra inin g i n l lava n a, C ub a, a n d la te r j o in ed Ba ll e t a ci o n a l d e C ub a. H e h as a lso d a n ce d \ \ ith Ba ll e t C las ico d e Ia ll ava n a, Mi a mi Ci ty Ba ll e t , a nd O rl a nd o Ba ll e t. H e \\a'> n amed a recipie nt o f th e 20 10 Vio le u a Bo ft Awa rd . Mr. Estevez h as b ee n with Ba ll e t Me t s in ce 2009. Em il y Gotsc h all ( D a nce r ), is re turn in g to Ba ll e tM e t fo r h e r ninth seaso n . A na ti ve o f Co lum b u s, s h e rece ive d h e r tra inin g at th e Ba ll e t Me t Dan ce Aca dem y in the Pre Profess io nal Pro g ram . S h e ha s al so dan ced fo r th e Day to n Ball e t a nd th e l"e rp sico r ps Th eatr e o f Dan ce in As h ev ill e, C. Rachael ll an lon ( Dan ce r ) w a s b o rn a nd r a ised in Ci ncinnat i, O hi o. S h e g rew u p trai nin g a t th e O llo M Budi g Acad e m y of C in ci nn a t i Ba ll et. S h e co m es to Ba ll e t 'v1 e t a ft er d a n c in g w ith Mil\\'a uk ee Ba ll e t for o n e se aso n
Deonte ll an s el (Dclll cr r), was b o rn in Det roi t , Mi c hi gan a nd j o in s Ba ll e t Me t fo r hi s seco nd seaso n Deo nt e rece ive d hi s trainin g fro m th e Gw inn e LL Ball e t Th ea te r, th e Roc k Sc h oo l , a nd H o u s ton Ba ll e t. He h as dan ced fo r th e Louisv ill e Ba ll e t Co mp a n y, A tl a n t a Ball e t , O rlando Ba ll e t , a nd th e Mi lw au kee Ba ll e t Co mp a n y.
Kristie Latham (Da 11 cc r ), firs t jo in e d Ba ll e tM e t as a t ra i nee in 20 LO, a n d h as s i nce d a n ced '' it h Ba ll e t Me mphis a n d as a so loist w ith Ba ll et ext. Ms. Latha m is exc it e d to r e t u rn to Ba ll c tM e t , a nd to s t a rt h e r fir s t seaso n as a m e mbe r o f th e co mp a n y.
Beth a n y Lee (Da ncer), fro m C harl o LLe, .C., re tu rns to Ba ll c tM e t fo r h e r 9 th se aso n S h e t ra in ed a t th e ll o u s to n Ball e t w h e re <, h e b eca m e a p a rt of Ho u sto n Ba ll e t I I. Ms. Lee ha s e nj oyed wo rkin g w ith c horeogra phers t a nt o n W e lc h a nd C laudi o M un oz. In 20 1 0, s h e to ured w ith Ball e tM e t t o Ru ss ia to pe rfo rm a t t h e Moscow Inte rn a ti o nal Co nt e m porary D a n ce Fes ti va l.
S aman th a Lewi s ( Da11 ccr), jo in s Ba ll e tM et for h e r s ix th season. A Co lum b u s n at ive, 'v1 s. Lew is b egan h e r t rai n in g a t Ba ll c t Met. As a s t u d e nt , s h e was a rec ipi e nt o f t h e Da r y l Ka m e r, Lu cy Po rt e r a nd a n cy t ra u se sc h o lars hi ps. Ms. Lew is h as s tudi ed wi th th e A m e ri ca n Ba ll e t T h eatre a nd th e C h a ut a uqu a Ba ll et.
A nni e Mallon ee (Da nc er), from Pla cerv ille , Calif., is in h er ten t h season with BalletMet. Prior to joining the company, she tr ained with BalletMet w h ere s he r eceived the Lu cy Po rt e r Sc h o larshi p h e also s tud ied on a t ld ) llwild Arts Acade m y where she graduated and was named O utsta ndin g Dancer in 2003.
Co urtn ey Mu scro ft (Dancer), Columbus, O ll nati ve, is in her 5th season with BalletMet. S h e has trained wi th Co l umbus Youth Ballet, Ca nada 's a t iona l Ballet Schoo l, Pacific 1 o rthw es t Ba ll e t , Miami Ci ty Ballet, and Sc h oo l of American Ballet. Ms. Muscroft ha s also danced with New York City Ba ll et. She was nam ed o n e of Dance Magazine's "25 LO Wa tc h " in 20 12.
Jimm y Or r antc (Dwrcer), from Los Angeles , is in his 19th season with BalletMct. H e received th e 2005 Princess
G ra ce Choreog raph )' Award we ll as the 20 I I p ecia l Proj ect Award. In 2009, h e c horeo graphe d hi s fim full length ballet , Tire Great Gatsby. He h ac; performed w ith Memphis Ba ll e t , cvada Dance Theatre, Los Angeles C hamber Ballet, Dance Kal e idoscope, No rth e rn Ballet ·1heatrc and Dance St. Lou is.
Mariss a Parm en t e r (Dancer), from Duxbury, Massachusetts, received her training fr om The Boston Ballet Schoo l and Ba ll et Thea t er of BostOn. h e h as danced for Fest iva l Ballet Pro' id e nee , Lcs Gran d s Ballets Cana di e n s de Mont rea l, and Dominic Wa ls h Dance Theater. S h e ha s a lso toured i n the UK and Ger man y. Marissa is married to compa n y member Ty Parmente r
Ty Parme nt er (Da n cer) grew up in Cape Ne ddi ck, Maine, trained at Canada's ationa l Ba ll e t choo l. l ie has performed wi th Lcs Grands Ballets Cana di e n s de Mont rea l, Moza rt S umm e r Fest ival in Germany, Hubbard Street 2, and Dominic Wa lsh Dance Thea te r in Houston. This is Mr. Parmenter's 3rd season w ith BalletMct.
Be njamin Ra be (Dancer) , received hi s training fro m the Ballet Westmoreland Academ) and th e Pitt sburgh Ballet
Th ea tre School. li e al so 3 easo n s with Rochester C it y Ba ll et. In 2012, Mr. Rabe was invited to compe t e in the Boston In ternational Ballet Compe titi on.
H e is very exci ted to begin hi s seco nd season wi th BallctMc t.
Ke rri Ri ccardi (Dancer) , a cw York n a tiv e, is in her 5 th season at BalletMet after spend in g o n e seaso n as a tra in ee.
Ms. Ri ccard i re ceived h e r train in g from Detroit Opera House
Ba ll et Academy East as well as th e c h ool o f A m e r ican Ba ll e t. S h e ha s spen t h er s umm ers s tud y i ng with Boston Ba ll e t , American Ba ll e t Th ca t rc and a n F rancisco Ballet.
Ja ckso n Presco tt arvcr (Dancer), is in his lOth season \\ ith BalletMet.
I li s t raining began a t an Klinger 's Exce ll e n ce in Dance w hil e h e was a lso performing with th e Cuya h oga Va ll ey Youth Ballet. Mr. arver s tudi e d a t the Un ive rsi ty of No rth Caro lin a c ho ol of th e Arts a n d g raduated w ith a BI-A in 2008.
M ic h ae l ay r e (Dancer) Origin ally from So uth Bend, In d iana, Mr. ayre has been featured twice in Pointe Ma gazine. Mr. Sayre trained wit h ·an Franc isco Balle t Sc h ool and th eJoffr cy Trainee program before j o inin g BalletMet for hi s first season.
Gab ri e l Ga ffn ey S mith (Dancer) , from augen ies, cw York, began dancing a t th e Sa u ge rti es Ballet Center. A ft er s tud ying in th e Pittsburgh Ba ll e t T h ea tre c h ool Graduate Prog r am, h e joined th e co mpan y in 2005. Mr. Smith has a lso p erformed wrth River onh Jazz Compan y i n C h icago a nd 1-I isatomi Yoshiko Balle t in J apa n This is hi s s ix th season\\ ith BalletMct.
Zoica Tovar (Da nce r), began her t raining at t h e C uban National Ballet Sc h oo l. She was later accepted at Ballet Clasico d e Ia Hava na and ha s also danced wit h the O rl ando Ballet. In 2009, s h e received t h e Sun of F lorida award by th e City of Orlando for h er artistic ac hi evemen ts. T hi s is h e r 5 t h season wi th BalletMct.
Jor ge Andres V ill a rini (Da ncer), from an Juan, Puerto Ri co, received h is BFA in Dance from Maf) mount \ll a nh atta n Co ll ege. li e s tudi ed on fu ll sc h olars hip at th e Ja cq u eli n e Ke nn ed y Onassis Sc h oo l of Amer ica n Ballet Th ea tr e li e ha s danced w ith Westches t er Ballet, Ballet Brio de Bayamon a nd th e Maryrnount Manhatta n Co ll ege Dance Compa n y. This is his t h i rd season with BallctMe t Co lumbus.
David Ward (Dancer), born in Lewis h a m , En g land , joins BalletMet for his fo urth seaso n Mr. Wa rd t rained at th e English atio n al Ballet chool, and danced with No rth e rn Ballet Theatre.
Mr. Ward h as toured ac r oss mainland C hin a, Ho n g Ko n g, Macao and Thailand , and ha s also d anced for Prince Edward.
Ashley Wegmann (Dancer), New Jersey native , received her traini ng from the ationa l Ballet of ew JersC) and th e Princeton Ballet chool. She joined the Pi tt sburgh Ba ll et Th eat re in 2007. Ms. Wegman n has received Merit Scho larships from Audre Estey and Dodie Petit as well as the National foundation for Advanceme nt in th e Arts recognit ion. This is her second season with BalletMet.
Ca rrie West ( Dancer), from Ca li fornia , received h e r training wi th t h e Sacramen t o Ba llet , San F rancisco Ballet School, Schoo l of American Ba ll et , a nd l lous t o n Ballet Acadcm). he da n ced with the Sac rame nto Ba ll e t before joining BalletMet in 1998. Ms. Wes t h olds a BA from Capi ta l Universi t y and \\aS th e recipient o f the 2004 Violetta Boft Award.
BalletMet Columbus Produc ti on Staff
Produc t ion Manager
Jam ie S. Gross
Stage Manager
Malia Argue ll o Head Carpenter
Vernie Ward *
Assistant Carpenter
Matt Schreiter *
I lead Fl yman
Bobby tcvens·•
H ead Props
Jennifer Bullen *
! lead Electric ian
Judy Barto *
Costume Shop Ma n ager
hujie flu
/\sst. Cost um e Sh op Manager
Er in Roll ins Ward robe Mistress
Kathr) n L. Sh attock
*Members of IATSE Loca l No . 12 of the Int ernationa l Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
Ba ll etMet Columbus
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C O NT RIB U T O RS T O TOO H O T TO HA N DEL
Pl a tinum Fri e nd s
Ba rbara Frank e l &: Ro n Mi c ha lak
Go ld Fri e nd s
Dr. Arth ur&: No la C h es te r Jim &: Sarah Pipe r
jos hua & Em il y E ic h e nh o rn Dr & Mrs Gl e n D So lo m o n
Dr Carl &: Lori P es t a
S il ve r Frie nd s
Phi li p &: Maure en Abel e j o an Em eri c k & Pe te r Sa lda n a
Bru ce Bis ba ll e &:
Fran cesca Bac hmann
Be tsy &: jo n Baro n
Dr. J o hn &: Jan Be rni c k
Richard &: S u s an Bing ham
Willia m & Pa m ela Da y
Brian De re y and Jami e Leye rl e
C har les Thomas De u e l &:
Be t h S mith
Dirt y Dog jazz
C afe
Dr. G e rma in e &: J e ff Fri t z
Ma ry C. Mazu re
Patri c k&: Patric ia Mi nni c k
Ro ge r &: Nan cy Ne ls on Alan S ebas tian
Frank &: S us an So n ye
Bu d Uh l
Mar y Lo u Zie ve
Ra c k h am S ym p h o n y C h o ir
Si n ce 1949 , Rac k ham Symp h ony C h oi r h as been t h e h ea rt of c hora l m usic i n Detroi t. I n ove r six decades o f ex is t ence , RSC h as co nti nua lly a d apte d , re invented a n d tr a nsfo rm e d i tself, e n e rgiz in g a u d iences o f a ll ages with i ts exc iti n g c h o ra l prod u c t io ns. U nd er the visio n ary leaders hi p o f acc la im ed Art is t ic Di r ec t or, S u za nn e Ma ll are Acto n , RSC is a powerhouse of sou n d w it h nea rl y 80 m em be rs. W ith inn ova ti ve repertoi re, sta n dards of artistic excellence, e ndu ri n g h is tory and dee p co mmu n i ty invo lveme n t, the o rgan izat ion is a v ital part of th e region 's ri c h cu ltural la ndscape.
This season, RSC will be presen tin g:
• A Su n day So i ree a t T h e Scarab Cl ub : Rackham
Sym ph o n y C h oi r m em b e r reci ta l. Sunday, F eb ruary 23 a t 4 p. m Th e Scara b Cl u b, 217 Farnswo rt h, De t roi t.
• Vo ices o f Tomor row: RSC Hi g h School Vocal Int e rn S h owcase. Marc h 9 at 4 p. m ., Fi rs t Pres b yterian
C hu rc h of Mt. C leme ns, 168 Cass Ave, Mt. C leme n s.
S upp o rt ers
Ma rk&: S uzann e Rey n o lds
Cor po r a t e S upp o rt
DIE En ergy
F o u n dati o n
Targe t
CON TRIB UT O RS TO RA CI<HAM S YMPH O Y C HO IR
Impresa ri o
Ric ha rd &: S u sa n Bing ham
DI E En ergy Fo und a ti o n
J os hua & Emil y Ei c h e n h o rn
T h e F r ed A. &: Barbara M.
Erb F a mily F o u ndati o n
T h e Kresge Fo undati o n
MC AC A
Dr C a rl &: Lori Pe s ta
Targe t
G re tch e n Va lad e, D i rty Dog jazz C afe
j o hn V. W ickey
C o n d u c t o r
Philip &: Mauree n Ab e le
Dav id Os bo rn e
&: S u z ann e Malla r e Ac to n
Bruce Bis ba ll e
& F ran cesca Bac h m a nn
Be tsy&: j o n Ba ron
john &: Jan Be rn ic k
Arth u r &: No la C hes te r
The M ic h ae l C h e t c ut i
Founda tion
Willi a m &: Pame la Da y
C h a rl es Th o ma s De u e l & Be th S mit h
Sus an A. F ox
Ro n Mi c ha la k
&: Ba rbara F ra nk e l
j e ff&: G e rma in e Fritz
De nni s&: Mar g G la za
Pa trick&: Patri c ia Minni c k
Roge r &: Na n cy N e lso n
J im &: Sarah Pipe r
Cy nt h ia So lomo n
Albert W. Uh l
Mar y Lo u Z iev e
Be n e fac t o r
Ton y Caml lletti
To m &: S usa n C u c u z za
Pa t ro n
j a m es P. &:
Co ns tan c e L. Andres
K Sco tt Do yl e
Gen eral Mo to r s Fo undati o n
Ka t herin e A. ll a rr is
Lois Kot in
D e n ise Kuro ws k i
james Le yer le
Mar y Ma ley
Rut h an n e Okun
C at e rina Pi e ri - Vo lare Via
Theresa &: Tho ma s
Plunk e tt , J r.
Ra il e Ro t h man
Laverne &: Lois Schenk
Mr.&: Mrs. Willi a m Ye at s
Fa mil y
We nd y & Marc Baks t
Ja y&: S h e i la Bec k e r
An n Bi en eman
G Aim ee Erg a s
S u s an Ge rt nte r
judith Ho c h er
Edward Lcchtzin
Mad e lin e Lu x
Linda Marx
Mark &: Su z ann e Reyn o lds
And rew Rothma n Sco ll Ru b e n
• A Ce lebra ti on o f Voices: In a u gura l Orga n Concert Se ri es. Frid ay, May 2 a t 7 p. m , Fi rs t Pres b yter ian
C hurc h o f Royal Oak, 529 He nd rie Blv d , Roya l Oak. T h e RSC will jo in the C h a n cel C h oi r o f Firs t Pres b y te ria n C hu rc h an d o r ga ni sljose ph jackson in a perform a n ce o f th e or ig in a l versio n of Ant o n Dvo r ak's Mass in D Majo r feat ur ing t h e F irst Presbyterian C hurc h's n ew Reu te r Orga n .
Rac kh a m Sym ph ony C h o ir is supported in part by gra n ts fro m t h e Kresge Foundatio n , th e Mic h iga n Counc il fo r Ar ts a n d C ultural Affai rs an d th e Na t ional Endowme nt for th e Art s, as we ll as nu m ero u s in d ividua l do n ors and co r po ra t e spo n sors. For m ore in forma t ion , v is it u s at www. rack h am c h oi r.o r g.
S u zan n e Ma ll a r e Acto n
Fro m Hand e l's Mess iah to co n te mp o rary jazz , Con d uctor Suzann e Mall a r e Ac to n is recognized fo r h er versa tili ty and dynam ic sty le. For Mi c hi ga n O p e ra Thea tre, Ms. Ac to n's co ndu ct ing cred its i ncl ude West S ide Story, II Barb iere di Sivigli a , Th e Music Ma n , The Pirates of Pe n za nce, Th e Milwdo, La Bo heme, Die Flederma us, La Trav iata, A Little N ig h t Music, The Daughter of t he Regiment, Carmina Bu rcma wit h me m be rs of t h e C irqu e d u So le i! , Th e Med ium , and Les Pecheurs de Perles.
Ad d iti o n al ope ra c redits in cl ude My Fair Lady and La Traviata fo r Dayton Ope ra, The Merry Widow and Mada ma Butt erfly for Anp a r k , La Travia t a, Gian n i Schi cch i a n d CE ii sir D'Amore for Ve rd i Opera Theatr e, II Barb iere di Siviglia, La Traviata, and Carmen for t h e Wha rt o n Cente r, and Tasca for Aug u sta Opera. Symphonic concerts incl u de th e Det roi t C h ambe r W inds an d Strings , t h e Bi rm ing h amBloo m fie ld Sy mp hony O rc h estra, The Lex ing t on Bach Festiva l, and t h e Sagi naw Bay Sympho n y O rc h es t ra.
In 1996, Ms. Acton was appoi n ted Artistic and Mus ic Direc tor o f Rackham Sympho n y C h oi r U n der he r leade r s h ip, t h e Rackham Sym p h o n y Choi r was awarded the 2008 Governo r 's Award fo r Arts&: C u l tu re. Ms. Acton w ill re turn to th e D etroit Opera H ouse in April, 201 4 , when she cond u cts t h e MOT produc t ion o f Wi ll ia m Bolco m 's A View from t he Bridge.
" Soprano Alfreda Burlle si ngi ng displa ) ed a 1 oicc flexible and brilliant in the uppc1 register, dw ll yet cu iOiful in the middle and lower registers."
Alfr eda Burke's vocal artistry has bee n desc ribed as "vo /11pt11011 S, creamy and lux w iant" ( ll oward Reich, Chicago Tribune ). She has appeared in concen throughout North America and in Europe. Ms. Burke made her Ca rnegie and Orchestra llall debu ts in Strauss' Elehtra with the C hi cago Symphon y Orchestra led by Dani e l Barcnbo im. l lighlighted performan ces include the C hi cago Symph o n y a t Ravinia und er Erich Kunze l, C in ci nnati Pops
Sr mph o ny Orche!.tra and Ma y Festival
C horus, Detroit Opera ll o use/DSO/ Rack ham S) mphon y C hoir, Prague
Philharmonic, Umbria Musi c Festival ( Ital y), TodiMusic l· es t (U A), Miss World (C hina ) event and judge, Holders
Season Gala ( Barbad os), Lancaster
Fes ti va l, C.rant Park Mu s ic Festival , Mil lennium Park Ga la, Ke nned y Ce nt e r, Auditorium Theatre , Chicago
Opera fhcater, C horu s Angeloru m , C hicago land Po ps O rc h es tra , iam a na nGael, NAT O C hi cago Summit , Duo Conce rt Series with tenor Rodri c k Dixo n , amo ng others.
Ms. Burke'!. body of work also includes recordings, musi c video, television, radio, film, co mm ercia ls and ed u ca ti o n . For classical inquiri es, please co nta c t john Miller, Pinnacle Arts
Mgmt. , In c.
Visit 'vt s. Burke at 11 11 w.sup1 anoalfrcdalm rllc. co m and o n race book.
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Dix o n possesses a tenor vo ice o f ex traordinar y range and versatility that has ea rned him th e respect and attention of leading co ndu c tors, orchestras, and opera companies thr oughout North America. In 20 1 I , Dix o n appeared at th e Ravinia Festival , th e Ma y Fes tival , the C in cinnati Sy mphon y p resenta ti on of Classical Root s and Pop s, t he premiere o f the PBS s pec ial HallcltUah Broadway, and made his d e but as th e Duke in Ci nc innati Opera's production of Ri go letto. Recent PBS s peci als include the Was hin gtOn Opera Gala at Co n s titution ll all and the Mark Twain Awards honoring Whoopi Goldberg a t the Ken n ed y Ce nter Annually, Mr Di xo n h as performed 1oo /l ot To /Iande/ at th e De troit Opera Ho u se; he abo appeared in Daughter of tir e Regi ment at Michigan Opera Theatre. Ms Burk e and Mr Di xo n are tourin g their n ew s h ow nationwide So ngs of a Dream , co-produced wit h the Au dit o r ium Theatre (C hi cago). Their new CD will be rel eased in Fa ll 2013.
Al to Karen Marie Richard so n's vo ice ha been d escr ibed by Edgc c hi cago.co m as "a gift from God"' a nd " h e r abi l ity to ex press eve r y facet of rejection throu g h th e s ubtl e t y of her mus ica lit y as "s impl y gorgeous." Ms. Ri c hardso n's 2013 app ea ranc e in Too I l ot To /Iand e/ in De troit will be her fifth p e rformance w ith R C. ll c r background i nclud es theatre , mus ic, and vo ice-over work including th e Lu s te r's Silk Smooth To u c h radio campaign. Among her rece nt s tage appearances arc Rag time tir e Mu sica l at Drury Lane Oakbrook featuring Q u e ntin Da rringt o n , and Tire Mistress Cycle at C hi cago's Auditorium Theatre.
A n a t ive of Detroit, Alvin Waddles began s tud y ing the piano at the age of e ig ht. He co ntinu ed hb s tudi es at Interloc he n Arts Acad e my a nd th e U nivers it y of Michigan chool of Mu sic. lie has wo rk e d in the Detroit a nd Ann Arbor Public Schools as well as the Musi c Ministri es o f severa l c hurc hes and has se rve d as Direc to r of Mu s ic for I lope Uni t ed Methodist s in ce 1995 l ie h as traveled across the cou nt ry and a bro ad as a olo artist and as musical director for Cook, Dixo n and Youn g, formerly of th e T hree Mo' Tenors. Mr. Waddles has delighted De t roit mus ic lovers w ith performances in a variet y o f mu sica l eve nt s including the Detroit Inte rn a ti o nal jazz Festival, the Detroit Festival of the Art s, a nnual produc ti o n s o f foo f-l ol to /Iande/ and his own f'a ts Waller Revue.
RA CK II AM YMPIIO Y C II O IR
ADM IN IST RAT ION
Suzann e Mallarc Ac ton, Arti s t ic Direc to r
Sheri Rogge, Mana g in g Director
Lau ra Phillips, Marketing Manager
josep h jackson, Accompanist
Pat Minnick, Choir Manager
Bud U hl , Presi d e nt jam es Leyerle, Vice Presid ent Roge r c lso n , Treasure r
Maureen Abele, Secre tary
Victor ia Bi ge low
William Day
To m Deuel
Emil y l: ic hcnhorn
Susa n A. Fo x
Arthur j ones
Lyn nj ov ick
Ra y Litt
Patricia Minnick
Laverne c h c nk
Eve rt o n Swea rin g
SOPRA 0
Vic toria Bigelow*
Kath y Boeucher
llanna h Carro ll
La u ra Casai
Hea th e r Co nn e r
joan C raw ford
Emil y C rom hez***
Be th De u e l
Emily Gay
Molly Golc
Avital Granot
Gina ll an z lik
Brittan y Johnson ***
De ni se Kurows ki
C hri stina Miles
j ea nin e ! lead Miller
Kristine Overman
jennifer Pas ha
Cam ill e Prim ea u ••
judith Szefi
Andrea Taw il
Diana Turn e r
Anne-Marie VivianoPoltorak
Chri !> tina Wallag** *
Kat e William s
Kim Witten
So fi e Zane
ALTO
Maureen Abe le
Be th Adams
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SUZAN E MALLARE A CTO
C h o ru s Master, Dutchma11 , La Traviata
As long-term C h o ru s Master of MOT, S u za nn e Acton h as received wide critical acclaim for her c h o ral direction in vo lv in g m o re th a n 125 productions in seven la n g u ages. Opera conduc tin g credi ts includ e West Side Story, II Barbiere di Sivig lia , Music Man, Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado , Daug ht er of th e Regimeut , Ca rm en, La Traviata, Les Pecheurs de Pcrles, a nd Cam 1ina Burana with The Medium for MOT; My Fair Lady a nd La Traviata fo r Dayton Opera ; Merry Widow a nd Madame BuLLerjly for Artpark; and Tosca fo r Augusta O pera. As fo unding Director o f the MOT C hildr e n 's C horu s, Ms. Acton was ins trum e nta l in developing th e inaugura l 2007 -08 seaso n . S h e is a lso th e Arti s ti c and Music Director of Rackham Sy mph ony C h oi r
BURAK BIL GI LI
Daland , DutdmJan
Turki s h bass Burak Bi lg ili h as performed in m any of the world 's lead in g opera h o u ses includin g Teatro Ali a Sca la , Metropolitan Opera, Bayeri che Staa tsoper, Sa n Francisco Opera, Ge n eva, Florence , Palermo , Cagliari, Avignon , eau le, Miami , Toronto , a nd Detroit. Mr Bilgili was las t seen o n MOT's s ta ge in 2010 as Lepore ll o in Don G iova nni. Hi s most recent hi g hli g hts includ e hi s debuts w ith th e Washington Opera in Na buc co, Procida in I Vespri S iciliani at th e Ca r amoo r Festival , th e Washington Nat io nal Symph o n y for Dvorak's Stabat Mater, and the world premiere of th e ope r a La Fe n ice a t th e Savo nlinn a Festival. T hi s season Mr Bilgili debuted in Biejing as th e vi llain in Les Co ni es D'Hoffman, performed Ramfi s in Aida with Edmo nt on Opera, Mustafa with Atlanta O p e r a, a nd Leporello wit h Ci n c innati O p e r a.
ZA CII BORI CII EV KY
Alfredo, La Traviata (22, 24)
American t e nor Zac h Borichevsky is m ak in g his co mpan } debut thi s fall, co ntinuin g a seaso n o f d ebuts around th e wo rld w h e r e hi s voca l a nd ac tin g abilities h ave received much praise. I lis cu rrent seaso n hi g hli ghts include a Eu ropea n o pe rati c debut and role debm as Rodolfo in La Boheme with the Finnish Na ti ona l O p e r a under Michael GCtlll er- a role h e late r re pri ses with Ari zo na Ope ra und e r j oe l Revzen , and hi s role debut as Ta min o in Die Za ub erjlo te w ith Boston Lyr ic Opera und e r David An g u s. Later this season, Mr. Borichevs ky will m ake hi s UK debut as Alfredo fo r G lyndebo urn e.
R. K EITII BR U ML EY
Se t Designe r, Dut chman
R. Keith Brumley first designed for Lyric O p e r a o f Ka n sa Ci t y in 1984 with a production o f Ca ndid e. He was the Head Sceni c Arti st at Sea ule Repertory Theatre fro m 1981 to 1984 a nd H ead Sce ni c Art is t at the ea ul e Opera 1985 to 1991, w h ere h e crea ted a nd s taffed the co mp a n y's first full time paint a nd finish department. Mr. Brumley joined the Lyric Opera of Kansas C it y as a full tim e resident d es ig n e r in 1991, durin g w hi c h tim e h e h as de s ig n e d num ero u s prod u c ti o n s for the Co mp a n y including th e accla im ed Sweeney Tod d , Do n
Giovan ni , Ci nd erella, The End of1 he Affa i r, Tosca , La Boheme, Ca nn en, Turaud ot, The Fly in g Dutchman , The Mikado , a nd the world pre m ieres o f Coyote Tales a ndj ohu Brown . Mr. Brumley ha s been a resident des igner at Des Moines Metro Opera for 20 seaso ns. His designs have b ee n see n at th eatr es aro und the country, including Indian a Repertory T h eat r e, Anc horage O pe r a, Alaska Repertory T h ea tre, Ope r a Ca rolina , Virgi nia Opera, Seattle Opera, Au s tin Lyric O p e ra, F lorida Gra nd Opera, Fort Worth Opera, and Madison Opera.
NI COLE CABELL
Vio leua , La Traviata ( 16, 20, 23)
N ico le Ca be ll's c urre nt seaso n in c lud es so m e exci tin g ro le debuts: first as Vio le tta in La Traviata w ith Michigan O pe r a Th ea tr e, after last appea rin g with MOT in 2005, th e n as Medora in II Corsaro w ith Washington Concert Opera. S h e is a lso h eard as Giulietta in I Cap ul eli e i Montecchi in Kansas Ci ty. In co n ce rt , Ms Cabe ll makes h er Paris debut wi th the Orc h es t re Na tio n al de France and jean-Claude Ca ad es u s in Poulenc's S tabat Mater , appears seve ral times in Spai n , firs t w ith th e O rqu esta d e Gali c ia in a Barber/Mahler program , then o n t o ur with th e RPO a nd C h a rl es Dutoit in Poulenc's Gloria. In London , s h e appears wit h th e RP O in S tabaL Mater as we ll as wit h th e BBC Orc hes tra in Elgar's Tile Apos tles wit h Si r And rew Davis.
Alfredo, La Traviata ( 16, 20 , 23)
Ita li a n te n or Leo n a rd o Ca imi is o n e o f t oday's leadin g yo un g rom a nti c tenors , co ns is t e ntl y praised for th e velve t beauty o f hi s impressive t o n e, e lega nt m us ica lit y, a nd th e physical e mb odi m e nt of his roles.
Mr Cai mi is m ak ing his America n debut I ! wit h th e company. !li s rece nt a nd future e n gage m e n ts include th e following roles: Des Grieux in Puccini's Manon Lescaut ; Ric cardo in Un Ballo in Mascl1era; Al fredo in La Traviata; Ruggero in La Rondine , and Don jose in Canne11. He h as performed in pres t igious th ea t e rs arou nd th e world, including La Scala eli Milano , Sa lzb urg Festiva l, Carlo Fe li ce di Genoa, Regio di Torino , Puccini Fes ti val in Torre del Lago, NCPA o f Beijing , Ope r a di Roma, Pe tru zze lli eli Bari , Gra nd T h ea t re di Tours , O p e ra de Rennes, a nd Oper Graz.
jO NAT HAN CHRISTOPHER
Baron Do upho l , La Traviata
Baritone j o n at h a n C hri s top h e r proudly makes his MOT debut this fall. Rai sed in Bermuda a nd Massachusetts , h e co mpl e t ed his s tudi es a t th e Un ivers ity o f Michigan a nd McGill Uni versity. Mr C h r is t o ph er h e ld apprenticeships w ith Sy r ac u se Ope r a and the Pin e Mou ntain , Bay Vi ew, a n d Gree n Mountain Music Festivals , in ro les in clud in g Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Al fo nso in Cosi fau tull e, and Le Da n ca i re in Carmen Thea t re credits include jim in Porgy and Bess wit h th e S kylight Music Theater, An th o n y in S weeney Todd wit h Syracuse Opera, Donkey in S hrek til e Musical a nd th e Emcee in Cabaret with Iowa's Way Off Broadway Compa n y.
S t age Director, La Traviata
Mario Corradi made his MOT debut in 1996 staging Cam1en and m ost recently directed th e fall 2012 production of Barber of Seville for the company. li e began hi s th eatrical career w ith the Ya le Un ivers it y Theat re bu t , as h e co uld n ot get rid of hi s (s li ght) lta lia n accen t , he moved from acting to dire c ting. Beginning wi th hi s debut in Pa ler m o in 1982 w ith Cimarosa's II Matrimonio Seg reto, Mr. Corradi has wo rk ed on a ll co ntinents except Aust r alia and ha s added more than 50 titles to his re p e rt oi re. S in ce 1995 , h e h as returned to MOT n ea rl y every ye ar a nd hopes to con tin ue to do so.
The Dutchman , Dutclmwn (19, 23 , 26)
German bass- b a ri tone Thorrias Gaz heli is a regular gues t a t internatio n a l ope r a and co n ce rt s tages. Followi n g hi s debut at MOT, Mr. Gaz h el i w i ll perform at O p e ra Li ege (Be lgui m ) as Don Pizarro , and t o NCPA Beijing as lli g h Pri es t in Samson a nd Delilah. Mr. Gazhe li is also known as a conce rt singer wit h a broad concert repertoi re- highlights incl ud e performances at the Philharmonic Berlin , Msikvereinssal Vien n a , Ph ilha rm onic Ko ln , Mu sikhalle Hamburg, and Haydn Orchestra Bolzano.
Produc ti o n Designer, La Traviata
Theatrical design lege nd Des mond Hee ley mad e hi s Broadway debut in 1968 w ith the origina l production of To m Stop pard 's Rosencrantz & G uild enstern Arc Dead. Hi s designs won two Tony Awards, the on ly time in th e hi sto r y of the Tonys that a designer h as received these coveted awa rd s fo r th e sett in gs and costumes of the sa m e pla y. Fo r s ix decades , wit h ex tr aordi nar y ve rsat ility, h e has des igned for the theatre , ballet and o p e ra around the world , co llabo rat ing w ith m a n y distingu is h ed dire ctors and c horeographers , among them S ir Pete r Hall , Michael Langham , S ir Lau rence O li vie r, Jo h n C r anko a nd Gian Ca rl o Menotti. Mr. ll eeley's seu in gs and cost um es have graced s u ch s tage s as the Royal Opera Ho u se Cove n t Garden, t h e Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, and the Vie nn a S tate Opera.
KRI STO PIIER IRMI TER
The Du t chma n , Dutcluuan (25, 27)
Ame ri ca n bass-ba rito n e Kristopher lrmiter has performed over 80 roles wit h more t h an 40 ope r a co mp an ies in his cr itically acclai m ed caree r, a nd is m aki n g hi s debut wit h MOT. Of his ro le debut as Don Giovann i, Opera News w r o t e, ·'th e a n c hor of th e pe rfo rm a n ce was the Don of Kristopher I nniter. it was ev id ent that he ha s a ll th e requisites- dashing s tage prese n ce, ac tin g abi li ty a nd so lid vocal tec hniqu e This is a Don t o be watc h ed." Upcoming engage m e nts includ e Da land in The Flying Dutchman with Opera Carolina, A thanael in Tlwrs wi th Florida Grand Opera, Scarp ia in Tasca wit h the Bosto n Youth Sy mph ony Orc h estra , Rai m ondo in Rienzi wit h Odyssey Opera, as well as a return to San Diego Ope r a i n 20 15.
A S IIL EY M ARIA B AHRI KA SHAT
Flora Bervoix, La Tra viata
As hl ey Maria Bahri Kashat is a Michigan native m ak in g her debut wi t h MOT. Sh e is th e firs t C hal dean American so prano t o receive a Master of Music in Voice Pe rfo rman ce a t The Manhattan Sc hool of Music in New Yo r k City. Cu rrent ly, s h e s tu dies under th e direct ion o f Patricia Miss lin in ew York and Edie Diggory in Michigan, and priva t ely trains at t h e Metro p o li tan O p er a House u nd er the dir ection of assistan t conduc t o r Robert Mo r riso n . Recent credi ts include the ro le of a lud e in Manuel de Fall a 's o p era La vida b reve in New York , her debu t at the Barre O p era House in a concert perfo rm ance, and r ecitals in New Platz, Lake George, and Woods tock, NY. Ad dit onally, Ms. Kashat auendcd the Bel Canto Inst itute in F lorence , Ita ly, where she wo n four p erformance awards.
CJ D Y L UDW I G
I la ir & Makeup Des igne r, Dut chman
Cin d y Lud w ig m ost rcccm ly des ig n ed last s pring's Aida for the co m pany, h av in g previously been with MOT fo r l3 seasons through 2000, a nd re t urning fo r 2011's Rigol etto. S h e ha s been in volved w ith over 225 opera producti o n s throughou t the Ame ri cas si n ce 1987 with more than 28 opera companies, including Balt im ore, Cinc innati, C le vela nd , G limmerglass, Miam i, Pa lm Beach, Sarasota a nd Syrac use. Ms. Ludwig was the w ig designer for Ringling Bro thers Barnum & Baile y Clown Co ll ege fro m J 989 until its c los in g in 1998 , and ha s also wo rk e d in film , tele visio n and o n Broadwa y.
This fall marks American maest ro S t even Mercurio's n i n eteemh produ ct ion with MOT, after most recently co ndu c t in g last spring's Aider. A n internat iona ll y acclaimed cond u c t or and composer whose musical versa tilit y encompasses th e sym phonic and opera ti c worlds, h e was Music Director o f the Spoleto Festival and Principal Conduc tor o f the Opera Com pan y of Ph ilad e lphi a for fiv e years. Mr. Me rcurio is also a sough t-aft e r co llaborator for many award-winni n g reco rd ings, arrangemems and film projects , most notabl y "C hri stmas in Vienna with the Th ree Tenors. " For th e stage, he h as conducted more than 50 operas in seven different languages in man y of t he world's best loved opera h o u ses. His most recc m sym phoni c compos iti on, "A G r a t e ful Tai l," based on a love o f clogs, had its wo rl d premi e re in Prague and is avai lable on Eros Sou nd Recordings.
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So prano Lor i Phi llips is widely acknow ledged as one o f the most innovative a nd exp ress ive voices i n the o pera tic indus tr y, and is m aking her debut wit h th e company. She mad e her Metropolitan Opera debut as Se nta in The Flying Dutchman , w hi ch was broad cast li ve on Sirius Sa t e llite Radio. With the Metropolitan Ope ra s h e has si n ce returned for producti ons of Wo zzec/1, Hiilrsel und Grete l, Mussorgsky 's Klwvanshclrina , II Tabarro, Turanclot , and the Ring Cycle Most recently, Ms.
Philli ps re t u rn e d t o ea ul e O p era for t h ei r Rin g Cycl e, a nd was fea tured in co n ce rt in th e • o rth A m erican pre mi e re of Milha ud 's L0res l ie, w hi c h w ill s o o n b e r elease d o n NAXOS.
Ms. Phillips mad e h e r ro le d e but as BrCtnnhild e in Die Wa ll11ire w ith H awaii O p e ra Theat e r, Ope ra Ne ws excl a i min g "So pran o Lo ri Phillips was a te rrifi c Brunnhild e : h e r vo ice s ta rt e d o ut in e x cell e nt fo rm a nd k e pt ge ttin g b e tt e r, h er c lar io n upp er r eg bte r s ending c hill s d m \ n o n e's s pin e." U p n ex t , Ms. Phillips re pri ses th e ro le o f e nt a in Th e Fly ing D ut c hm a n w ith A riz o n a O p e ra , and w ill a l!>o r e lllrn to th e M e t ro p o lita n O p e ra to cove r th e ro le o f Mari e in Wozze clz.
Erik , Dutchman
Tenor j o hn Pickl e is qu ic kl y m a kin g a n a m e fo r himse lf, mo s t rece ntl y for hi s p o rt raya ls of Erik in Th e Fl) in g Du tc hm a n , a rol e in w hi c h h e ju s t d e but ed w ith Los A n ge les O p e ra thi s p as t s pring. Of a rece nt p e rfo rm ance as th e jilte d hunt e r wi th Ly ri c O p e r a o f Ka n s a s Ci t y, th e Ka n as C it y St a r r ave d , " Pi c kl e's e m o ti o n a ll y wrou g ht c har ac te ri za ti o n dro ve thi s ( p e rfo rm a n ce) eve n h a rd e r h o m e t h a n u s u a l. " Las t s easo n , Pi ck le a lso e njoyed perfo rm an ces as Er i k w ith U t a h Fes ti va l O p e r a, a nd r e pri ses i t a ga in w ith Mi c hi ga n O p e ra Th ea tr e thi s fa ll. A lso thi s s easo n , J o hn p e rfo rm s th e t e n or so lo i t in Ve rdi 's Req ui e m w i t h th e Miss iss ippi Sy mph o n y O rc h es tra ; Bee tho ve n 's inth Sy m p h o n y w ith th e Lima Sy mph o n y; th e Te n o r So lo is t in a ig ht o f Ve rdi Hits Co n ce rt w ith th e Sa nt a Barbara Symph o n y; Viva Ve r d i! co n ce rts w ith
L)• ri c O p e r a o f Virg inia ; D o n j ose in Ca rm e n w ith O p e ra Ta mp a; a nd Ra d a m es in A ida w ith Dayto n O p e ra.
STEPIIE P OWELL
Ge rm o n t , La Traviata
T h e d y namic A m e ri ca n b a rit o n e S te ph e n Powell brin gs hi s h a nd so m e vo ice, elega nt mu s ic ia n s hip , and ro bus t s ta ge pre e n ce t o a wid e ran ge o f mu s ic, fro m Mo nt eve rd i a nd ll a nd e l throu g h Ve rdi a nd Puccini to o ndh e im a nd j o hn Ad a m s Op e ra ma ga z in e ha s h a il ed him , writ in g " t h e big n e ws w as te ph e n Powe ll 's go rgeo u s ly-s un g O n egin : roc k so lid , with c r ea m y legato fro m top t o b o uom a nd d y nami cs s m oo thl y ta p e re d b ut n eve r exagge ra te d ,'' w hil e Til e Wa ll S trcc tj oumal lau de d hi s " ri c h , lyri c b a rit o n e, co mm a ndin g prese n ce, a nd th o u g htful mu s ici an s hip ."
j O H NAT H AN RI ESEN
Gasto n e, La Traviata Te n or j o hn a th a n Ri ese n is m a kin g hi s MOT d eb ut foll ow in g a s umm e r w i.th th e C h a uta u q u a Opera Yo un g Arti s t Pro g r a m , w h e re h e wa s a w a rd e d a n e n co urage m e nt award This fall h e w ill b e tr ave lin g t o Be ij in g, C hina w ith the MSU C hina Projec t t o s in g fo r Haijin g Fu a t th e Pe kin g Academ y o f O p e ra I li s m ost rece nt acco mpli s hm e nt s in c l ud e fir s t p r ize a nd a udi e n ce fa vor ite awa rd in th e ll aro ld Ha u g h Lig h t O p e r a Co mp e t it io n , a n d se lec ti o n as a regio n a l fin a lis t in th e Me t ropo l ita n Ope r a a t io n a l Co un c il A uditi o n s In th e s umm e r of 20 1 2, Mr Ri ese n trave le d to It a ly w ith th e O b e rlin in Ita ly P rog ra m to p e rfo rm Ro d o lfo in Pu cci ni 's La Bo he me in th e Tea t ro Sig n o re ll i o f Co n o na. Mr. Ri ese n is c urre ntl y p urs uin g a Mas ter's d eg r ee in voca l pe rfo rm a n ce a t Mi c hi gan St a t e U ni vers it y.
M a rc h ese D'O b igny, La Trav iata
Ba ss- b a ri to n e Eva n Ross is a nat ive o f th e
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a nd Mas t e r 's o f m us ic fro m T h e Bos ton Co n se r va t o r y, whe re h e s a ng roles s u ch as Lepore ll o in Don G iova nni. Rece n t cred i ts in cl u de Do n Magn ifico in La Ccnc ren tola and t h e Warden i n th e ew En g la nd premie r of Dead Ma n \Va /11ing, bot h w it h Bos t o n O p e ra Colla bora t ive, an d Bo u o m in A Midsum mer N ig ht 's Drea m w ith Lo w e ll I lo u se Opera. In 2012, Mr. was a yo un g arti s t at the Breva rd M u s ic Ce n te r, w h e re h e sa n g D r. Ba rt o lo in II Ba rbi ere d i ivig li a a nd Di ck Dead eye in //.M. S Pillafo re.
D A I [L S I II RL EY teers m a n , Dutchman l e n o r Dani e l S hi rley is expa ndin g hi s di ve r se a nd c h a ll e n g in g re p e rt o ire a!> he m a k es h is d e but w ith MOT lli g h lig hts o f h is 2 0 1213 s e aso n include d jo n at h a n Wi ll cocks' A
G reat a11d G lo ri ous Victo 1y in hi s Ca rn eg ie ll all d e but, Acis in Acis and Gala t ea wi th Ma di <;o n O p e r a, a nd W ill Tweedy i n Carlisle fl oyd 's Cold SaSS)
Tree w i t h S u ga r Cree k y m p h o n y a n d So n g. Addit iona ll y, h e was recogni ze d t hi s seaso n by t h e Will ia m Ma t hew, ull ivan Fo und a ti o n w ith a Caree r Deve lop m e n t Gra nt , a n d was a fin a lis t fo r th e George Lo nd o n Fo un da ti on a w ards. M r S hirl ey's future e n g a ge m e n ts in c lude th e te n or solo in Can n ina Burana wi th th e Seau le Sym ph o n y, the te n o r solo in Mozart's Co ronati on Mass w i t h M usic of t he Baroque, and Eurimaco i n I I rit o n w d'U ii sse i n patria wi th Boston Baroque.
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Li g htin g Des ig n er, La Tra viata
Ke nd a ll S mith has des ig n e d li gh tin g fo r m o re th a n 60 prod uc ti o n s wi th t he Mi c hi g an Ope r a Th ea tre, mak i ng h i s d ebu t in 1988 with T he Ball ad of Baby Doe, a nd m os t rece nt ly d esigne d lig hti ng for th e co mp a n y's fa ll 2 0 1 1 pro d uc ti o n s o f Carm ina Burana a nd M aniage of Figaro. I lis wo rk h as bee n fea t ure d in num e r o u s prod u c ti o n s b y res p ec ted o p e ra co m pa n ies, th eat e rs a nd fes ti va ls, in c lu d in g Flo rid a Gra nd Ope ra, th e O r ego n S hak espe are Fes ti val, Indi a n apo li s Opera, t he Westo n Pl ay h o u e, G e va T h ea t re and Bosto n Ly r ic O p e ra.
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e nt a, D ut c hm an (25, 27) we d is h so p ra n o E lisabet St rid is m aking h e r A m e ri ca n d eb ut w i t h t h e co m pa n y i n a yea r m a rk ed b y h er ro les in Ric h a rd Wagne r 's o p e r as. This seaso n at th e Bay reu th Festiva l, s h e w ill mak e h e r debut as Fre ia in F ra nk C a sw rf's n e w prod u ctio n of Rin g un de r t he mu sica l dir ec ti on o f Kiri ll Pe tre n ko Sh e w ill also p o rtray Ada i n Die Fee n a t th e Ope r a I louse Lei p z ig, a n d at th e Obe r franken ll a ll in Bay re uth , in co n ce rt w ith th e Gewand h a u s Orc h es t ra Le ip z ig, o n Ric h a r d Wag n e r's 200 th an n ive;sa r r. La ter th is seaso n , Ms. S trid w ill a lso p er fo rm E lisa b e th a n d ieg lin de a t th e Rhin e O p e ra Dusseldo r f!D u is bu rg.
DONALD THOMA S
Lig hting Designer, Dut c hman Donald Thoma s re turn s to the compa n y after having d es ig n ed I Pagliacci , Tosca , Rigol etto , Le Nozze di Figaro, 11 Trovatore , Sa lome and Rom eo etjuli ett e in previ o u s seaso n s. He a lso d es ig ned th e wo rld premi e re o f David Di C hi era's Cy ran o for MOT, and subsequent produc ti o n s for Opera Co mpany o f Philad e lphia and F lo ri da Gra nd O p era. Rece nt d esig ns includ e Don Giovanni for Was hington Nationa l Opera a t th e Kenned y Ce nte r, a nd Rigol etto , Die Za ube rflote a nd La So nn ambula for Florida Grand Opera. Fo r Sea ttl e Opera , he des ig n ed La Fanciulla del Wes t , Manon Lesca ut and T Pa gliacci. Up coming produ c tion s include Ta sca for Lyri c Opera Baltim o re , and Rigo letto for O p era Co lo rado in Denver Mr Thomas is a g radua t e o f th e Yale Sc h ool o f Drama.
MARY TRAYLOR
Costu m e Designer, Dutchman
In add iti o n to d es ig ning Th e Fly in g Dut chm an, Mary Trayl o r has d es ig n ed numerous operas for Lyric Opera o f Kansa s C it y includin g Turandot , Aida, La Ce ne rentola , Cos i Jan tutti, Haml et, Of Mic e and Men , and A Mid summ e r Night's Dream. For the pas t 20 yea rs s h e has been th e res ide nt d es igner for th e Hea rt of Am erican Sh akespeare Festiva l, c re ating d es ig n s fo r Henry V , Haml et , A ll 's We ll That Ends Well , Ri c hard Ill , and man y other Shakes peare plays. For many years, she has de signe d fo r New Theatre in Kansas City, cos tuming D ya n Cannon, Don Knotts , Jami e Farr, Loretta Switt, George Witt , Ha il ey Mills, Marion Ross, and a ho s t o f o th e r televi s io n s tars for the th eater's product ions.
Bernard Uzan is an internationally-ac claimed direct o r who has a s tron g history with th e co mp any. In 2007 , Mr. Uzan added a n o th e r title to hi s eve r g rowing and impressive his t o r y with opera and the arts , t hat o f librettis t. Based upon Edmond Rostand 's o ri g inal pla y Cy rano de Be rgerac, whic h premi ered in 1897 in Pari s, Mr Uzan wro te all th e prose and s tor y lin e in Fre n c h , maintainin g th e heart and so ul of th e o riginal te xt. He co mmissioned David Di C hi e ra to compose th e mus ic of th e pi ece, w hi c h premiered at th e Detroit O p e ra Ho u se to g rea t accla im , wit h s ubsequ e nt pe rforman ces at th e O pe ra Co mpany o f Philad e lphia in 2009 a nd Florida Grand O pera in 20 11. Future e n gage m e nts includ e a n ew production of Tile Fly ing Dutc hman with O pera Caro lina and Arizona Opera; Ma cbeth with Pa lm Beac h Opera; Rigol etto w ith O p e ra Colorado and Thea tre Erfurt in Ge rm any; and Nabucco wit h Ly ri c Opera Baltimore.
LEO ARDO V O RDONI
Co ndu ctor, La Traviata
Leonardo Vordo ni 's curren t seaso n feature s d e buts wit h th e Mi c higan Oper a Theatre , Ope ra Omaha in La Ce nerent ola and th e Opera Na ti o nal d e Bo rd eaux in Do niz e tti 's Anna Bol ena , as w e ll as a re turn to Opera Colorado in Rig olello. Future e n gage m ents include a debut with Lyric Opera o f Kan sas City. Mr. Vordo ni recent ly mad e hi s d ebut wit h H o u s ton Grand
Opera co ndu c ting II Barbiere di S ivig lia fo ll owed by a re t urn to Minn eso ta Opera for Lu cia di Lammermoor and La Boheme w ith th e Green Mo untain O pe ra Festival. Further rece nt projects includ e La Bol1 eme with th e Minn eso ta O pe ra a nd Do n Giova nni with th e Peabody Ins t itute.
MARK WATSON
Doctor Grenvill e, La Traviata
Mark Watson return s to MOT's s tage after 10 years. H e has pe rfo rm e d roles with the Opera O rc h estra of New York, Baltim o re Ope ra , Co nne c ticut O pe ra and other regio n a l c ompanies. In New York he h as appea red in Ali ce Tull y Hall , Ave ry Fis h e r H a ll , a nd three tim es at Carnegie Hall. He is a fre qu e nt solo ist in Orchestra p o ps conce rts and has sung in Israel , Ita l y, and o n national t e levi s ion in japan. Mr. Watson co mpl e ted his s tud ies at the pos t -g raduate o p e ra program at Thejuillia rd Schoo l , and has bee n award e d top pri zes in in t e rnati o nal voca l compe t it io n s.
jOANNE WEAVER
Wig and Makeup D es ig n e r, La Traviata
Or igina ll y from Eng land , joann e Weaver re turns to Mi chigan Ope ra Th ea tre as wig and m a k eup des igner for La Traviata. Hav in g m a d e h er co mpan y debut w ith Tosca in 1995, Ms. Weaver has desig n ed wigs and makeup for num e rous MOT productions since , including t he world p rem ier e o f Cy ran o in 2007 Additionally, Ms. Weaver is a frequent g ue s t with notable opera co mpani es through o ut the Unit ed States.
CORI NNE WIN TE RS
Viol etta, La Traviata (22, 24)
Acclaimed b y Opera News for her "passionate ly rici s m and dee p b urgu ndy co lorin g," Amer ica n so pran o Cori nne Win ters is making he r co mpan y debut with MOT. Most rece ntly, s h e has pe rfo rm ed i nternatio nall y as Vio le tta in La Tra via ta, makin g debuts w ith Ope ra Ho ng Ko ng, Opera Lyr a Ottawa , and t he E ng li sh Nationa l Oper a. Additionally, s he mad e h er Arizona Opera debut as j ul iette in Romeo et julielle, and retu rn ed to O pera T h ea ter of Saint Louis as Vendulka in Sm eta na 's Th e Kiss , and to th e M e tropolitan O pe ra for Les Dial ogues des Carmel it es Ms Wint er 's 2013-20 .1 4 seaso n also includes Mimi in La Boheme with both Arizona Ope ra and Kentucky Opera, and Micaela in Carmen with th e Virg inia Opera.
IELLE
Mary, Dutchman
Ann ina , La Traviata
Dramatic m ezzo-sopra no Dani e ll e Wright, known for h er warmth o r to n e an d pass ionate commitment to th e stage, is making h e r debu t wi th the co m pany. Most re ce ntl y, s he perrorm ed fo r Des Moines Me tro Opera as th e cove r o f Madam e de C roissy in Poulenc's Dialogu es de s Carmelites, and as a Young Artis t perfo rm ing sce n es from La Gioconda , Cendrillion , a nd jenufa. Sh e m ade her m a in stage d e but as Mrs. O tt in Des M o ines Me tro O pe ra 's 2010 produ c ti o n of Fl oyd 's Susann ah . In 20 11 , Ms. Wright founded Opera MO DO, Princ e t on's newes t opera co mpan y, to c rea t e opportuni t ies fo r yo un g and e m e rging a rtists. Opera MODO brings ope ra to the peop le through intri gui ng and m o d e rn productions of c lassica l to co nt e m porary ope r as.
Violin l
Charlotte Merkerson, Co nce rtmast er+
Laura Le ig h Roelofs, Assistant
Co nc e rtmast e r+
Velda Kelly+
Bryan johnsto n+
Andrew Wu +
Beth Kirton +
Molly Hughes+
Emi ly Barkakati+
Kev i n Filew yc h +
Daphna Raz
Tracy Dunlop
judith Teasdle
jenny Wan
Vi o l in II
Victoria Haltom *+
Daniel Stachyra +
Henr ik Karap e tyan+
Anna Weller+
janet Su llins Bass Horn
E lizabe th Rowin Derek Weller*+ Andrew Pelletier*+
Co nstan ce Markwick C lark Suttle+
Carrie Banfield+
Tamara S herm a n j ean Posekany Susan Mutter
Ro b e rt S til es
Vio la Aaron Keaster
john Madison*+
Sco tt Stefa nko+ Flu t e
Kath leen Grimes+ Amanda Sparfe ld *+
Ba rbara Zmich+ Laura Larson+
james Greer Hele n Near
julianne Zi on
C ath e rine Franklin Oboe
Tamara Kosinski
Dave Denniston
Anthony Cleeton
Trumpets
David Amm er *+
Gordon Simmons+
Trombone Nermis Mieses*+ Greg Near+
Ce ll o Sa ll y Pituch+
Nad ine Deleury*+
Diane Bredesen+ C la r inet
Brian Pokorney
David jackson
Michael Steiger
Sarah C l eveland+ Brian Bowman*+ Gary Hellick
Stefa n Koch ]. William King+
Andrew Mcintosh
Daniel Thomas Bassoon
Tuba
Phillip S ind er
Andrea Yun Pawel Wnuk*+ Neal Campbe ll
Euge ne Zenzen Roger Maki-Sc hramm
Irina Tikhonova
Brandy Adams
Gregory Ashe
Ryan Banar
Blake Bard
Monique Ba te s
H ei di Bowen Zoo k
Alaina Brown
Fred Buchalter
Elizabeth Ced roni
Alexandria C lark
Timpani
Terry Farmer
Percussion
john Dorsey *+ David Ta ylor
Harp Patric ia Terry- Ross *+
Key board jean Sc hn eider
* Principal + Michigan Opera Theatre Core Orches tra
De tro it Federation of Musicians Loca l #5 American Federation o f Musicians
C harli e Arnett
Michael Boettcher
Darren DeWitt Crysta lynn jass
j osep h Ed mond s Kirkpatrick
Rebecca Engelhard Dean na j o hn son
Mi c ha e l Fowler Yongmin Kim
Kurt Frank Annie Kl a rk
David Moan
Marla Moore
Pette Moore
Sasha Noori
Paolo Pacheco
Yvonne Friday Audrey Klin e Li z Pearse
Co nda G r ee n jerro ld Lee
Ed Pember
Paul Grosvenor Adrian Lesk iw j essica Pistor
Marlene Inman Reilley Bradley Ueto
Kate Rosen
Ri c hard jackso n , j r. Brad Mill er Bradley Sch i ck
Elizabet h Mitchell
Branden C. Sharperson Hood
Tami Snyde r-Kn utso n
Terrence Stewart
Morris Thomas
Ti ffanie Waldron
justin Watson
Norma Weber
Tamara W hitty
Craig Wickham je ff Wilkinson
josep h Dluzni ewski
Drew Gale
Donald Gay
Arthur jones
Wendy Keebler
Gary Lindell
Alan Sebastian
William Steiner
Patricia Stewart
Bre tt Thompson
Arthur White
DAV ID D IC HI ERA , FOUNDER & GENERAL DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
Karen VanderKloot DiChicra, Director of Community Programs & Learning at the Opera House
Caro l H a lsted, Director of Dance
Dewan Mitche ll , Director of Bookings & Events Management
Rock Monroe , Director of Safety & Security, DOH & DOH PC
Laura R. Nea lssohn, Director of Communications
David W. Osborne, Director of Production Mary Parkhill, Director of Development
jason Warzecha , Director of Theatre & Par/ling Center Operations
ADMINISTRATION
William Aus t in, Exec uti ve Assista nt to the General Director
Timothy Le ntz , Arc hi vist & Director, Allesee Dance & Opera Resource Library
Bryce Rudder, Senior Libra rian, A ll esee Dance & Opera Resource
COMMUNICATIONS
Kimberly A. Mogiclski, Patron & Ticket Services Manager
Michael Hau se r, Marketing Manager
Kimberly Gray, Ticket Services Assistant Manager
Felicia Burgess, Tunisia Brown , Patron & Tichet Services Associates
Christy Gray, Receptionist & Administrative Assist ant
Mitchell Carter, Website Coo rdi11at or jillian Zy lin s ki , Com munica tions Coordinator
john Grigaitis, Plwtogwpher
Crysta l Ceo, Acco unt Exewtive, Real Integrat ed Advertisi ng
Tob y Faber, BRAVO Sales
Bill Carro ll , Public Relations Vol unt eer
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Mark Vo ndrak , Associ at e DireclOr of Comm unity Programs
Betty Lane, Opemtio 11 s Manager & Si11ging Voice Specialist
Dol ores Tobis , Marheti11g Ma11agcr
TOURING ARTISTS OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Betsy Bronson, Maria C imare lli , Dan Greig, Bernard Holco mb , joseph jackson, Lois Kaarrc, BeLLy Lane, Debbie Lannen , Amy D o lan Malaney, Kim Pa rr, Michael Parr, Madelyn Porter, David Pulice, Amanda Sabelhaus, Karl Schmidt , Trish S hand or, Ch ri stophe r Va ught , Mark Vondrak, Al vin Waddles, Ka rin White
COMPUTER SERVICES
john Grigaitis, Informatio n Technology Manager
She ll y Ratliff, LAN Admini strator
DANCE
Kim Smi th , Admi11istrative Assistant
DEVELOPMENT
Kim-Lan Trinh, Associate Director of Development, Pla11n ed Givi ng & Major Gifts
Michelle Deland , Corporate Campaigr1 Manager
Leo Dovelle , Boutique Manager
Ca r o lyn Gec k , Project Manager ; BravoBravo!
Heat h er H a mil ton, Special Projects Ma11ager
Katherine Kucharski , Foundation & Government Gra11ts Marrager, Database Consulta nt
Chris tina Wagner, Annual Fund Manager & Volu nt eer Liaison
S tephan i Yates, Dance Patron Circle Campaign Ma11ager & Project Ma11ager ; BravoBravo!
FINANCE
Derrick Lewis, Contro ll er
Kimberly Burgess-Rivers , Rita Winters , ick Williams , Acco untant s
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE
HOUSE MANAGEMENT
Randy E lli o tt , /-lou se Manager
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Tim McCloud, Facilities E lectric ian
Dennis Wells , Facilities Manager
jesse Carter, Se ni or Building Engineer
Tim ot h y j o hn son, B11ilding Maintenance
Bernard Williams , Building Mai11tena11ce
FOOD & BEVERAGE
Ange la Donaldson, Food & Beverage Manager
Edna Robinson, Culi nar y Manager
Barry Reid, Sous C hef
SAFETY & SECURITY
LL Lorraine Monroe , S up ervisor
Willie Wicks , Stage Door Officer
Lee Griffin , A.M. Hi g htow er, De lonic Kn o ll , Demetrius Newbo ld , Sg t. Dar y l Stu c k ey, Control Ce nt er Officers
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE PARKING
CENTER
Robert Neil, Manager
Paul Bold en, Event Superviso r for Parhing
PRODUCTION
ADMINISTRATION
E l izabe th Anderson, Productio n Coo rdinator
Carolyn Geck , Production Adm ini strator
Ken Saltzman, Stage Manager
Brian August, Nan Luc hini , Assistant Stage Managers
Nancy Krolikowsk i, Production Volunteer
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
David DiChiera, Music Director
Suzanne Mallarc Acton, Assistant Music Director & Chorus Master
jean Schne ider, Repelite11r
TECHNICAL & DESIGN STAFF
Daniel T. Brinker, Tec hnical Director
Monika Essen, Property Master & Scenic Artist
A lex Gay, Assistant Lighting Des igner & Assistant Tecl111ical Director
Dee Dorsey, Supertitle Operator
COSTUMES
Suzanne M. Hanna , Cost.ume Director
Li sa Morin , Wardrobe Mistress
Mary Ellen Shuffett, Fitt in g Assistant
Susan A Fox, First Hand
C rai g P Wickham, Stitcher
jess ica M. Herron, Stitcher
Kathe rin e elson, Stitcher/Crafts
MAKEUP & HAIR
Elizabeth Gcck, Assistant Wig & Mal1eup Designer
STAGE CREW
john Kinsora, Head Carpenter
Frederick Graham, J r , Hea d El ect rician
Pat McGee, Head Prop erty man
H enry Rui z, Hea d Sound
Robert Mart in , Hea d Flyman
Gary Gilmore, Production Electr ici an
Mary Elle n S hu ffett, Head of Wardrobe
IATSE Local #38, Stage Crew
l ATSE Local #786, Wa rdrobe
Concert at Franklin Community Church
Franklin, Michigan
Sunday, November 24 , 2013 at 7 p .m.
A Winter Fantas y: Holida y Concert & Fundraiser
D ET ROIT OrcRA H ous E
D ECC MB ER 16, 2013 AT 6 p.m.
Ring in the season with beautiful choral music. Treat yourse lf, famil y and friends to an e legant evening at one of Detroit's cultur a l gems at an unb elievab le price! Doors open at 5:30p.m. to register for silent a u c ti on at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $30 for adu lts 18 and up , $ 15 for child r e n , and free for ch ildren 4 and under. Ticke ts include entra n ce to th e co ncert , s ile nt auction , and stro llin g h o r s d ' oe u vres.
DET ROIT OPERA H ous e
MARCil 14 , 2014 AT 11 a.m.- DRESS REHEARSAL
MARCil 1 6 , 2014 AT 2:30p.m.- PERr ORMA NC E
E la Stein Weissberger, an original Brundibar cast m em b er and H o locaust survivo r, w ill make a s pecial appeara n ce at the dress rehearsal and performance.
Brunclibd.r is a c hild ren 's opera by Czec h co mp ose r Hans Krasa w ith a li bretto by Ado lf Hoffmeister, originally performed by the children of Terezin Co n ce ntr a ti o n Camp in occupi ed Czech oslovakia during WWll. Th e nam e co m es from a Czec h co ll oqu ia lis m for bumblebee an d is a c hildren's ta le o f good prevailing over evil.
Holocaust s ur vi vor Ela Weissberger, who pla yed the leading role of "Ca t " in Brundibar , w ill share the s tory of how a rt a n d mus ic inspired h er h ope for s urvival.
MOTCC is proud to announce a collaboration with the Holocaust Memorial Center as our Community Education and Outreach Partn er. Ms. Weissberger will present a lecture at the ll o locaust Memorial Center on Wednesday, March 12 at 7 p.m. For more information regarding the HMC, please v isit th eir website at www.holocaustcenter org.
The Nutcracker
Detroit Opera House
November 30, 2013 at2:30 p.m.
Concert at Oak Park Library
Oak Park , Michigan
S unda y, De cemb er 8 , 2013 at 3 p.m.
Opera Theatre
Detroit Opera House
May 10-18 , 2014
For m o r e in format ion , vis it www. m otcc.org
o r contac t MOTCC Chorus
Administrator, Twanncue Nas h at tnash@ m oto p c ra.o rg.
S u zann e Ma ll a rc Ac t o n , Direc t or
Di a n na Hoc h c ll a, Ass ist ant Direc t or; Principal C horu s Co ndu ctor
Anni e Kl a r k, Prcparatot y C horu s Conductor
Twann e u e Na s h , Choru s
A dmini s trat or
jose ph jac k son , Pr incipal Chorus
Acco mpan is t
j o h n P av i k , Prepa ra tory C horu s
Acco mpan ist
h e D e pa rtm e nt o f Co mmunit y Prog rams h as its na m e b eca use o ur tea m tra ve ls to co mmunities thro ug h o ut Mi c hi g an , and into n e ig hb o rin g s ta tes, with pe rfo rm a n ces a nd w o rks h o ps fo r all ages. II e re's a recap o f so m e of o ur s p r in g and s umm e r seaso n acco mpli s hm e nts.
In April , c hildre n a nd pare n ts e nj oyed Th e Pi ed Piper of Hamlin b y fa m ed c hildre n 's o pe ra co mpose r Sey m o ur Bara b Th e p e rfo rm a n ce was s p o n so red b y th e Gr osse Po inte Libra r y a nd h e ld a t th e G rosse Po inte W a r Me m o rial. j o inin g in th e fun w as MO T Board Me mb e r Ma ri a nn e Endi co u , C hair o f th e Boa rd 's Edu cation a nd O utrea c h Co mmiu ee. S h e w as d e li g hte d by h ow e ng a ge d th e c hildre n we re, a nd w as im p ressed by th e qu es ti o ns th ey as ke d fo ll ow in g th e pe rfo rm a n ce. We ca ll e d o ut th e na m es o f c it ies, a nd d iscove red th a t a u e nd a n ce ca m e fro m th e G r osse Po imes, De tro i t, S t. C la ir Sh o res a nd Ha rpe r Woods.
T hi s s prin g, we tr ave led to Marqu e u e Co unt y t o perfo rm a s h o rt ope ra based o n a n a ward-
winnin g c hildr e n 's boo k b y Sam Sw o p e ca ll e d Th e A raboo li es of Liberty Stree t lt wa s tran s fo rmed into a n o pe ra fo r e le m e nt a ry a nd middl e school c hildre n b y co mp ose r Ro n Pe re r a a nd libre ui s t Co ns ta n ce Co ngd o n , a nd it d eal s wi t h th e rop ic o f to le ran ce and di ve rs ity. T h e sto r y fo ll ows th e esca pa d es o f Ge n e ra l a nd Mrs Pin c h , w h o w ant eve rythin g in th e ir n e ig hbo rh ood to loo k a like i ncluding ga rd e n s, th e la wn , t rees, th e co lor o f th e h o u se, a nd th e peo pl e. Th e n , th e Araboo li es m o ve in ! T h e s tud e n ts o f th e sc h oo ls in w hi c h we've pe rfo rm ed we re rea ll y ta ke n with th e s h o w Man y s tud e nts wr o te le u c rs o f apprec iation to Co mmunit y Prog ram s for pe rfo rmin g at th e ir sc h o ol. O n e le u e r was from Mi c hae l, a fo urth g rad e r fr o m Munis in g :
Dea r Mi c hi ga n O pe ra T h ea tre, I am very gra te ful that yo u ca m e to thi s s m a ll t ow n sc h oo l. This is a o nce in a li fe tim e op po rtunit y. To d ay wi ll b e re m e m be red in m y mind Yo u a re a ll o uts ta nd ing s ingers an d ac t o rs. I ho pe I ca n see yo u aga in
Sin ce rely, Mic h ae l
We h ope th at we ca n see Mi c h ae l aga in, too!
O ur d epa rtm e nt a lways o ffe rs e ith e r a Q u es ti o n a n d An s w e r sessio n , o r a wo r ks ho p as pa rt o f o ur to ur prog ram s. Teac h e rs freq u e ml y re qu es t a wo rk s h o p fo r th e ir s tud e n ts, e ith e r in a n asse mbl y prog ra m o r fo r individual
c l asses. We ca n d e m o n s tra te differe nt s in g in g tec hniqu es, g ive o p e rati c exa mpl es a nd t e ll o pe ra s to ri es, teac h a so n g to t he s tud e nts, d e monst rat e h ow to pro tect voices, and m a n y o th er to pi cs.
Th e re a re myr ia d co mmunit y programs ' perfo rm a n ces t hro u g h o u t th e year a t T h e De t ro it O pera Ho u se. T h is pas t su mm er, o u r Create a nd Pe rfo rm stud e nts wro te and co mp ose d mu s ic t o t h ei r c rea ti o ns. Du r in g th e G ilb e rt a nd S ull iva n wo rks h op, t he stu de n ts lea rn ed a nd pe rfor m e d th e o pe re tta, Patien ce. T h e O pe ra Wo r ksho p was taug h t by t h e mu ltita lented so pra n o an d voca l i nstr u ctor Alai n a Brown . Ms. Brow n produ ced exce r pts fro m G iusep p i Ve rd i's La Trav iata w ith seve ra l yo un g co ll ege s tu de n ts. Th ese su m me r per forman ces s ho w case the opera profess io n a ls of to m o rrow, a nd cost on ly $10 pe r t ic ke t.
You can h ire the Depa rtm e n t o f Commu n i ty Prog ra ms to s ing fo r you r n ext celeb rat io n Yo u ma y a lso pu rc h ase a pe rfor m a n ce fo r you r c hild 's or g randc hil d's schoo l , a n d d o na te perfo rm ances t o n ursi ng h o m es a nd nonprofi t cl u bs.
Please contact Do lo res Tob is at 313 -237-3 4 29 o r dtob is@ m o t o pe ra. org, o r visi t www. mi c hi ga n o p e ra.o rg and cl ick th e LEA RN ING tab fo r more in for m a ti o n . We t ha nk you fo r yo ur co mi n ued su ppo rt o f o per a edu ca ti o n i n t h e co mm u n i ty.
Don 't jus t be s pectators! Lea rn from pro fessio n a l dancer s w h e n th ey come t o Detroit t o perform o n th e De troi t O p e ra I louse s t age. Master classes a re an exce ll e nt opportunity for dan ce rs loo kin g t o lea rn from the professionals th ey see o n s tage. In Nove mbe r, BalletMe t Co lumbus wi ll co ndu c t a beginner/ inte rm ed iate ball e t class fo r d a n ce rs aged I l to 15 o n Sat urd ay, Nove mb er 30, from 11 a.m.- 12:30 p . m . Co ntinuin g in th e winter, th e re wi ll be cl asses b y Da n ce Theatre of ll arlem (Sa turd ay, Feb ru ary 15, from II a.m. - 12:30 p m .), J o ffrey Ball et (Sa turda y, March l , from ll a. m. -12:30 p . m .) a nd Ba ll et du Gra nd Th ea tre d e Ge n cve (Sa turd ay, Marc h 22, from II a.m. - 12:30 p m .) fo r danc e rs aged 14 a nd o ld er. Co m e t ake class for rREE by s h ow in g yo ur ti c ke t s tub t o the cor res po ndin g performan ce. If yo u do not have a tick e t s tub , th e admi ss ion fo r eac h Mas t e r C lass is $25. Mas ter classes tak e place in the Margo V. Co h e n Ce nt e r for Da n ce, o r th e C h rys le r Black Box Theater in th e Ford Ce nt er for Art s a nd Lea rning at th e De troit Ope ra I louse. Pre- regis trati o n is required due to limit ed s pace. To regis te r, please se nd yo u r na m e a nd co nta c t informa ti o n to dan ce@m o tope ra.o rg or ca ll 313.237.325 1
Dance lovers from a ll ove r Detroit co m e toget h e r fo r dan ce films, p opco rn , drink , a nd dis c ussio n on Tu esd ay eve nin gs. The se ri es o pe ns o n Se pt e mb er 2 4 , a t 7 p m wi t h "Dy n a mic Dan ce Eve nin g ," fea turin g ball e ts by ABT, N YCB, Z uri c h Ba llet, Roya l Ball e t , J a ffrey Ballet , a nd Bol s hoi Ball e t. Th e se ri es co ntinu es in Nove mb e r with "F lam es o f Pa r is" p e rfor m ed b y the Bo ls ho i Ba ll e t. All dan ce films take p lace at the De t roit Opera I lo u se in th e Ford Ce nt e r fo r A rts an d Lea rnin g. A S 10 d o nati o n is pa yab le a t the d oor, a nd thi s includ es th e film prese nt a ti o n , refres hm e nts and beverages. No rese rv a ti o n s are req uire d For more informa ti on , ca ll 3 13.237.3426.
Afte r an intense three weeks o f dancing and learning , th e s tud e nts performed o ri g ina l pi eces in ba ll et, j azz, m odern, A frican , improvi sation and crea t ive mo ve m e nt. Th e s tud e nts we re pus h e d to th e ir limits, edu ca t ed in m any s tyles th ey ha d never see n before, a nd ins pired to grow a s artists.
Ballet Re nai ssa n ce, o n e o f De tro it's dance sc hoo ls, h as m a d e th e De troit Ope ra I l o u se t h e ir h o m e, o ffe rin g yearro und ballet classes for s tud e nts ages 4 t o ad ult , Mo nd ay thro u g h Thurs day from 5 -8 p.m Fo r m o re information o r to reg is te r, ca ll 3 13.469.0694 or v isi t www.ba ll et ren.org.
Volunteer Association
Dance Council
Do yo u lo ve dan ce and have a d esire to s upp o rt the a rt s by vo lunteerin g? Beco m e a m e mb e r o f t h e MOTVA Dance Co uncil. T hi s is a g roup d edicat ed to s harin g dan ce a nd building a udiences a t th e De t roi t O pe ra l lou se. Th e Dan ce Co un ci l is in n eed of hi ghl y m o tiva ted dan ce lovers who are w illing to h os t ga th erings, come up w ith new fundra is in g ideas, and m ost of all e njo y dan ce in Det ro it. For more information pl ease co nt act Chery l Mc llh on at m c iIhon @co m ca s t. n e t.
Th e De tro it Opera I lo u se and Da nce Th ea tre of ll a rl e m were happ y to h ave co ntinu ed a n ama z in g partn ers hip in 20 13. The t wo co mpani es ha ve joined toge th er in 2012 to ex pand th e prese n ce of dan ce in Me tro De tro it and co ntinu ed to d o !>O through th e s ummer of 2013. The Ope ra ho use hos ted a very s uccess fu l DT II Summer Int e ns ive w hi c h gave m o re th an 50 d ance rs, bo th local and fro m across th e co untry, th e o pp o rtunit y t o lea rn fro m a gro up of extreme ly ta le nte d t eac h e rs, bo th affiliates o f Dance Th ea tre of lla rl e m and lo ca l profession a ls. Th ese s tud e n ts were c h o sen from hundred s of dancers w h o h a d aud it ion e d ear li e r i n th e yea r
Inn er C it y Dance Sco pe a lso ca lls th e Detroit Ope ra I lo use h o m e, offering ye ar- ro und d ance c la sses i nc ludin g ba ll e t , jazz, t a p , m odern , po inte, hip hop, a nd man y o th e r s t yles. C lasses t ake p lace on Frid ays 5-8 p m and Sa tu rdays 9 a.m . - 4 :30 p m fo r bo th c hildre n and a dul ts (ages 2 1h and o ld er). For m ore info rm a ti on o r to registe r, ca ll 3 13.926.6 654 o r vis it www. i nn e rci t yda n eeseo p e. webs.co m
For m ore i nfor m at io n : Au diti o ns, Specia l Prog ra ms, and Master Class Regi s trati o n Kim S mith , d a n cc@ motop e ra.o rg o r 313-237-325 1.
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\llclllgan Opera Thea t re grateful!) acknowledges the generous dono r> who made ma.Jor general operating support and restricted g tfts of S.25,000 and above between july l, 2012 and june 30, 2013. rheir support plays an integral part in the company's financia l stability whtch is necessary for producmg quality g rand opera, dance and award -winning educational activiues
$300 , 000 a nd abov e
J Ad d iso n &: Ma ri o n M. Ba rt us h Ed uca li o nal Fu n d
$200 , 000 a nd a b ove
Fo rd Moto r Co mp a n y Fund
$ 1 5 0 , 000 a n d ab ove McGregor Fund
S 100 ,000 and abo ve
Mande ll L &: Madeline H
Be rman Foundation
General Mo tors Founda twn & Cadillac
Masco Corpora ti o n Foundation
The Kresge Founcla uon $ 1,000 ,000
$5 0 ,000 a nd abo ve
Mr. &: Mrs. j ohn Bo ll , Sr. Marvi n &: Betty Dan to Family Foun d atwn
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Max M. & Major ie S. Fishe r Foundation
Mi riam Mondry Trus t Sage Fou nda tio n
J Ernest&: Almena Gray Wilde Fund
$3 5 ,000 an d ab ove Bank of America
joan ne Da n to & Dr. Arno ld
We ingarden
DT E Energy Fo u ndation
Nora and Ma nu el Maroun
Res t ri ct ed Su ppo rt
$ 100 ,000 a nd a b ove
$ 25 ,00 0 a nd a bove
DeRoy Testamentaty Foundation
The Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb
Famtly Foundalton
Herman&: Sharon Frankel
The Shirley K Schlafer
Foundauon
Matilda R. Wilson Fund
Worthington Fami ly Foundation
j ohn S. and james L Knigh t Foun d ation
$ 25 0 ,000 a nd a bove
Ba rb a ra Gibso n Will iams Principa l Artist Fu nd
Commun ity Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Ph yliss D. Korn Young Artist Apprentice Fund
The Kresge Fo u ndation
Michigan Opera Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generous corporate foundation government and individual donors whose contnbutlons were made between July 1. 20 12, and june 30, 2013. Thetr generosny IS vnalto the compan}"s fi nancial stabiht)', which IS necessar> to sustam MOT's position as a valued cultural resource.
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Wo lverine Packing
Company
General Opcrclling Suppott
DONOR
FOU N DAT IO N & GOVER MEN T S UPPO RT O P ERA & DANCE
Ford Motor Company Fund
Fall Opera Season Sponsot
julius Caesar Produuion
Sponso r
Dance Theatrf of Harlem
Swdcnt Pctf<Jt manLr Sponsor
Opera Ball Sponsor
Genera l Motors Foundation and Cad tllac
Spn ng Opera Season
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Dance Theat te of I lwlem
Adopt a SLhool
Opera Ball Sponsor
Masco Corpo ration Foundation
Genet al Opcwtmg Sttppm t
Comnwnlty Programs
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S IGNA L BEN EFAC T O R
$ 50,000 - $ 1 99 , 000
Bank of America
Opcmng Niglll Spomat
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MAJ O R BE E FAC T O R
5 25 ,000 - $ 4 9 , 999
DTE Energy Foundation
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Dance Theatre of Harlem and Adopt and Student Spm1sot
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BENEFAC T O R
$ 15 ,000 $24, 999
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General Operating Support
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Grcektown Casino
BravoBravo! Sponsor
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Dance Theatre of I /adem
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Sanders Candy and Icc
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CDC Lounge Chocolates
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Trinity Health
BravoBravo Skyl>ox Sponsor
$ 1 ,000 -$ 2 ,499
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General Opcratmg Stlpport
Ash Stevens
General Operutmg Sur1pon
Rtchard 5. Elsea Mama!
Trust
General Opaaling Supporc
Ex t reme Va let
General Opera ling Support
lATSE Local 38
General Operacing Support
Kindermorgan Foundat ton
General Opera ling Support
The Westin Book Cadillac
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CONTR I BUTO R
5 500 -5 999
CBS Television
General Opct atmg Suppmt
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General Opetallng Support
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General Opetaling Suppott
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Mtchigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affatrs
General Opcra1111g Support and Butldmg Repau
Nauonal Endowment for the Arts
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FOU DATI ON $ 1 ,000 , 000 +
johnS. and James L Kmght Foundauon Endowment Jm Commumty Engagement
$ 100 , 0 00 +
Mandell L. and Madelcme
II. Berman Foundation
The Kresge Foundat ion
McGregor Fund
5 30 , 000 - $ 99 , 999
Community Foundation for Southeast Mtchtgan
Max M. & Marjonc S.
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Sage f'oundauon
The Sktllman Foundauon
J. Ernest & Almena Gray Wilde Fund
F!clelio Production Sponsor
$10 ,000- $29 ,999
DeRoy Testamentary Foundation
Young Artist Apprentice
Program Sponsor
Aida Pe rformance Sponsor
Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
Sally Mead !-lands Foundation
Alice Kales Hartwick Foundation
lludson-Webber Foundation
Kmght DetrOit Opera
Fund of the Community Foundation
Oliver Dewey Marcks
Founda tion
Shirley Schlafer Foundation
Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater Education Sponsor
Ida & Conrad H Smi1h
Endowment for the
Michigan Opera Theatre
A1da Performance Sponsor
Mary Thompson Foundation
Samuel L. Westerman Foundation
Mati lda R. Wilson Fund
Worthington Family Foundation
The / lappy Pnrrce Productum Sponso r
$5 ,000- $9 ,999
Moroun Fami ly Foundation
New England Foundation for the Arts
Eisenhower Dance Ense mble
Spo11Sor
Karen & Drew Peslar Foundation
Herbert and Elsa Poming Foundation
Young Woman's Ilome
Associauon
I fell in love with opera and in my own small way try to make a difference for those young people following their artistic dreams.
Michigan Opera Theatre for me represents peace and serenity, and wonderful friends. It is a place to let yourself relax and enjoy the most powerful music that sends me to a new place in life,.
I receive so much enjoyment from
$1 ,000 - $ 4 ,999
Arts Midwest
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Sponsor
Detroit Industrial School
Drusilla Farwell Foundation
james & Lynelle Holden
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Michigan Humanities
Council
Eisenhowe r Dance Ensemhle
Sponsor
Ra lph L. and Winifred E.
Polk Foundation
Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik
Founda tion
Village Woman's Club Foundation
MOT C HILDREN 'S C HORUS
$ 10,000+
The Wort hington Family Foundation
$ 500+
Mr. &: Mrs. j osh Eichen horn
Mr. & Mrs Alan Israel
KinderMorgan Foundation
Benard L. Maas Foundation
MAJOR G I FTS - OPERA
$15 ,000 and ab ove:
Herman & Sharon Frankel
$ I 0 ,000 and abov e:
Linda & Maurice Binkow
Susanne McMaurice
Cyril Moscow
Ruth Rattner
Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz
$ 5 ,000 and above:
Greater jewish Federation!
Raisin Fund
Anne and John Roberts
IND IVI.DUAL S UPPORT - OPERA
GENERAL DIRECTOR 'S CIRCL E
IMPRESARIO
$ 10 ,0 00+
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Alonzo
Mrs. Marianne Endicou
Mrs. Barbara Frankel & Mr. Ronald Michalak
Mr.&: Mrs. Herman Frankel
Mr. & Mrs. Harry A.
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Mrs Susanne McMillan
Mr. William Smith
Mr. Richard Sonenklar & Mr. Gregory llaynes
Mr. Richard D Ventura
BENEFACTOR
$5 ,000 - $9 ,999
listening to and seeing opera especially at the Detroit Opera House. It is the most beautiful theater I have ever been to for a performance. I wanted to return some of those pleasures when I will no longer be around.
No type of music has ever meant so much to me as opera! This was something I always wanted to be a part of my life. I wish my resources would enable me to make a greater difference!
Thank you, Dr. DiChiera, for having been always so warm and friendly to me. I also owe a great debt of gratitude to your fabulous staff who, after working all day to ensure that the evening performances will be perfect (and they al ways are!), are there in the evening to meet and greet patrons such as myself and address any last minute details that might arise.
-Richard M. RaisinFrom 1988 to 2002, Mr. Raisin was a staunch supporter of MOT, participating in all phases of our capital campaigns as we// as annual campaigns for opera and dance, and various fundraisers and special events. He was an usher for a season and a half and joined the Avanti Society as a Founding Member. The Avanti Society is MOT's group of friends who have made arrangements to include MOT in their estate plans. In 2012, prior to moving to Florida where he currently resides, Mr. Raisin made a last major gift to Michigan Opera Theatre .
"Thank you , Richard, for your kind words!" -David DiChiera
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas F. Allison
Mr.&: Mrs. Thomas
Anderson
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Alan Baun
Mrs. lise Calcagno
Mr. &: Mrs. Michael Chi rco
Mr. Thomas Cohn
Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Davidson
Dr. David DiCh iera
Ms . Nell Duke & Mr. David Am mer
Mr. &: Mrs. Daniel Finkiewicz
Dr. MarJo rie M. Fisher
Dr. William Kupsky & Dr Ali Morin
Mr. & Mrs. Chak Lai
Mr. Mall Ludlow
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Mancuso
Dr & Mrs. Stephen A. Munk
Mr joseph R. Papp
Dr. Charlotte & Mr. Charles Podowski
Mrs. Ruth F. Rauner
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Roberts
Mrs. Carolyn L. Ross
Ms. janice Ross
Mr. Stephan Sharft
Ms. Maureen Shea & Mr Terry Shea
Mr. & Mrs. Kinnie Smith
Dr. Calvin L Stevens
Mrs. Barbara Van Dusen
Mr. & Mrs George C. Vincent
S USTAINER
$2 ,500 -$ 4 ,999
Mr. & Mrs. Kenn Allen
Mr. & Mrs Robert A. Allesee
Dr. Lourdes Andaya
Dr. Harold Mitchell Arrington
The Hon. & Mrs. Edwardt Avadenka
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Blizman
Mr. & Mrs. G. Peter Blo m
Mr.&: Mrs. Richard Bowlby
Mr. &: Mrs. Michae l Chirco
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Chosid
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick H. Clark
The Hon. & Mrs Avern L. Cohn
Dr. Mary Carol Conroy
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Cooper
Drs. Laura &: Jeffrey Corrigan
Mrs. Mary Rita Cuddohyt
Mrs. Victor Curatolo
Ms. joanne Dan to & Dr. Arnie Weingarden
Ms. Julia Donovan Darlow & The Hon. John C. O 'Meara
Leshe Desmond & Philip Stoffregen
Mr. & Mrs. Cameron B. Duncan
Dr Rama Ernstoff & Mr. Sanford Hansell
Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Ewing
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd C. Fell
Mr. & Mrs. Carl B. Fontana
Mr. & Mrs Stuart Frankel
Mr. &: Mrs. Harvey Freeman
Mr. & Mrs Andrew Giancamilli
Mr. Allan Gilmour & Mr. Eric Jirgens
Mrs. Alfred R Glancy, Ill
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goetz
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hamel
Dr. & Mrs. Gerhardt A. Hein
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hillegonds
Mr. & Mrs. Derek Hodgson
Mr. William Hulsker
Elanah Nachman Hunger & R1ck Hunger
Mr.&: Mrs. Alan Israel
Mr. & Mrs. Verne G. !stock
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Jidov
Mr. & Mrs. Gary E johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kellman
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Kesler
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Klarman
Mr. Mark Kolins &: Ms. Maria Abrahamsen
Mr. & Michael Kratchrnan
Elaine & Dr Gerald Laker
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lavins
Mr. Charles Lws
Mrs. Linda Dresner Levy & Mr. Edward Levy,jr
Mrs. Florence LoPatin
Mr. AI Lucarelli
Mrs. Denise Lutz
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Manella
Beuy Arrington-Martin &:
The lion. jack Martin
Ms. Mar y C. Mazure
Mr.&: Mrs. Eugene Mi ller
Mr. Phillip D. Minch
Mr &: Mrs. Manuel Moroun
Mr. &: Mrs. Xav 1er Mosq uet
Mr. j ona than Orser
Mr &: Mrs. Daniel Pehrson
Mr. jack Perlmuner &: Mr
Dan Clancy
Mr. & Mrs. Brock E. Plumb
Mr & Mrs. B1ll Powers
Dr Boyd F R1 chards & Mr. joshua j RonncbaLIIn
Mrs. Patricia Rodzik
Mr.&: Mrs Irving Rose
Mr & Mrs. Norrnan II
Rosenfeld
Mr. & Mr s. llugh C. Ross
Mrs. LUigi Ruscillo
Dr Barbara & Mr Lau rence
Schiff
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sanders
Mr. Menon Segal
1\lr & Mrs Mark Sha evsky
Mrs. Arlene Shale r
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Smi th
Mr & Mrs. Dav1d S Snyd er
Dr & Mrs Robert j. Sokol
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Sonyc
Ms. Betsy Duncan Spong
Dr Gregory Ste ph ens
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald II.
Stoll man
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Terrell
Dr l .orna Th omas
Mr. & Mrs. C... Thomas
Toppin
Mrs. Phylhs Webb
Mr john Weber & Dr. Dana Zakalik
Mr. Iierman W Weinreich
Mrs. Ameha II. Wi lhelm
Mr & Mrs. R jam1son
Williams, jr.
Mrs. Beryl Winkelman
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Winter
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Zangerle
Mr. jeremy Zel tzer & Mr. Kevin Dennis
DONO RS
$ 2 , 00 0- $2 , 499
Mr & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum
Mrs. Donald j. Atwood
Mr & Mrs. james M
Balcerski
Mr. Noel Bani&: Dr jeff Tranch1da
Mr.j. Addison Bartush
Mr &: Mrs Mandell Bem1an
Mrs. john G. B1elawsk1
Mr. & Mrs Eugene W Blancha rd
Mr. & Mrs. john Bo ll, Sr.
Mr j1m BonahoomWolvcnne Packmg
Com pany
Mr.&: Mrs. Donaldj. Bowerman
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Brasic
Mrs. Betty Bright
Mr. & Mrs. Wi ll iam Brooks
Dorothy Ozog Carson & Dr rhomas Carson
Mr. Edward Cody
Mrs. RoseAnne Comstock
Mr. &: Mrs. jerry D'Avanzo
Mr. & Mrs. Lawren ce N. David
Mr.&: Mrs. Walter Dean
Mr Tom Delancy
Mr.&: Mrs. Kenneth
Eisenberg
Mr &: Mrs. Osca r Feldman
Adrienne & Robe n Z.
Feldstein
Mr.&: Mrs. Dean Fri edman
Dr. &: Mrs. Ch fford
Furgison
Dr. Glendo n Ga rdn er&: Ms. Leslie Landau
Mr.&: Mrs. Kenh E. Gifford
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Haberman
Mrs. Hilda I. llamburger
Mr. &: Mrs. David
Handle man
Mrs. Dav1d B. ll ermelm
Mr. & Mrs. Davi d H. !!ill
Mrs. llarriet I lull
Ms. Mary Barton joll1ffe
jospey Foundation,
Marjorie &: Maxwell
Mr.&: Mrs. Norman D. Katz
Ms. id a Kmg
Mr.&: Mrs. Thomas Klein
LEON&: LULU
Mr. Melvm Lester
Dr. & Mrs. Step han
Loginsky
Mark-Lis Family Fund-
Mrs. Florine Ma rk
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Matthews
Dr. L1 sa Mei ls
Ms. Mon1ca Moffat
Dr. & Mrs. Van C. Momon.
Jr.
Mr.&: Mrs. Eugene Mondry
Mr &: Mrs. The odore
Monolid1s
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Nachman
Dr. & Mrs. Barry Nemon
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Nickles
Prof. Leonard Niehoff
Mr. Anhur A. Nitzsche
Mrs. Dorothy Nou han
Mr. & Mrs. lrvm g Nusbaum
Dr. julieuc Okou e-Eboh
Dr. Wallace Peace
Dr &: Mrs. james Ri gby
Mr Kenneth Robmson
Dr. &: Mrs Bernard Rubin
Mr.&: Mrs. llers hel
Sa ndberg
Mrs. Lee C. Sapc rs tem
Mr.&: Mrs Alan E.
Sc hwart z
Ms. Cyn thia B Shaw
Dr. & Mrs. M1 chacl j. Sho rt
Ms. Laura Sias & Ms. Kath y Coburn
Mrs. Walte r M Stark
Dr. jonathan Sw1ft
Mr. Rona ld F. Switze r
Mr s. Norrnan j. Tabor
Mr &: Mrs. Duane Tarnack1
Mr &: Mrs. j oel D. Tauber
Mrs. Steven I. Victor
Ms. Carrnen Wargel &: Mr.
Ryan f'n nger
Dr. & Mrs. Chris to ph er D.
Wilhe lm
Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu
Mrs. Morton Zieve
Mr. &: Mrs. David j.
Zm ys lowski
$ 1, 000 - $ 1 ,999
judith & joshua Adler
Mr s. Nancy Angott
Mr. john Barbes
Mr. & Mrs. jeffrey Bates
Mr. Stamslaw Bialoglowski
Mr.&: Mrs. R1chard Brodie
Mr s. Dina Brods ky
Mr. &: Mrs. Efst ratios
Calag1as
Rev. Paul Chateau
Mr. Douglas Cornclsen & Ms. Mm ka Ch ri stofl
Mr. & Mrs. james Canez
Ms. Irene Dz1alak
Mr john Fleming
Mr.&: Mrs. Robert Folberg
Dr.&: Mrs. Saul Forman
Mr.&: Mrs. Burke Fosse.:
Ms. Irene M. Garcia
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Geheb
Thomas M Gervas1
Mr. & Mrs. llarvey G race
Mr. & Mrs joseph Gualtcri
Mr & Mrs. Roben !! age
Ms. Nancy B. Hcnk
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Hirt
Mr. &: Mrs. Addison
lgle hean
Mr. Henry M. Kassen
Sally & john Kendri ck
Ms. Mary Kramer
Mr David Lebenbom
Dr. & Mrs. Zvi Lcvran
Dr. &: Mrs. Stanley Levy
Mr. & Mrs. john D. Lewis
Mr. Robert Lnunan
Mr. & Mrs. john Lu ch1111
Ms. jennifer Mar lin g
Mr. & Mrs. Dona ld McCann
Ms. Patricia McKanna
Mr.&: Mrs. Bruce Miller
Mr.&: Mrs. Glen Mitchell
M1ss Surayyah Muwwakki l
Mr. Geoffrey Nat han &: Ms. Margaret Winters
Mr. & Mrs. Danie l Olson
Mrs. Sop hi e Pearlstein
Dr. Claus Petermann
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Peterson
Miss Alma M. Petrini
Dr & Mrs. Peter j. Pohdori
Mrs. Wally Prcchter
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Prysak
Mr & Mrs Rip Rapson
Mr & Mrs. Paul Regoni
Th e Elnura L. Rhein Famtly Foundation
Mrs. Gerry Ross
Mr &: Mrs George
Roume ll ,jr
Mr.&: Mrs. Willi am SaloL
Mr.&: Mrs. William Sandy
Mrs. Steven Sell
Mrs. l:rwin S S1mon
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sloan
Ms. Renate Soulen
Mr s. R1chard Starkweather
Mr Dante Ste ll a
Ms. Mary Ann Ste ll a
Dr.&: Mrs. Mack C. Stirlin g
Ms. Yoko Suzuk1
Mr.&: Mrs. john P. Tie rney
Mr. &: Mrs. Gerrit Vreekcn
Mr. & Mrs. Wil liam
Westman
Mr. &: Mrs. Henry Wh1ung
Mr &: Mrs. Roben
Whitman
Michigan Ope ra Theatre notes with sadness the passing of Trustees and General Directors Circle members this past fiscal year. Their commitment and enthusiasm fo r the arts and cultural life of our community will be missed.
TilE H ONORABLE EDWARD AVAD[NKA
M ARY RI TA CuDDO HY
BEVERLY SEGAL
STEP HAN SHARF
WALTER STARK
R UTH TOWNSEND
Mr. j ohn W1ckey
Mr & Mrs. john A Wise,jr.
Mr. Gary Wozniak
Dr. Lucta Zamo rano
G DC OPE N ING NIG HT & 2nd SAT URD AY
N IG HT
INTE RMISS ION
S PONSO RS
Mr. Lloyd Fell
Mr.&: Mrs. Derek llodgson
Mr & Mrs. R1ck Hunger
Ms. Patricia Radzik
Mrs. Edith Ruscillo
Mr. Ron Swnzer & Mr. jim McClure
ANNU AL F UN D
DO ORS
LUMI ARY
$5 00-$999
Anonymous
Mr. &: Mrs. james W Allen
Ms. D.L. Anthony
Mrs. Chester Arnold
Ms. Gerald me Atkmson
Bar bara J Baker
Dr. &: Mrs. john M. Barnwell
Mr &: Mrs. Dean Bedford, Jr.
Ms. Kama Bhambhani
Dr. & Mrs. David Bloom
Professor&: Mrs. Dale E. Bnggs
Mr & Mrs. james Brooks
David, Ka ren & jacob Brown
Mr.&: Mrs. Frank Brzenk
Michael Bull & Catherine Cioui
Evelyn Burton
Dr &: Mrs Roger C. Byrd
Ms. C.R. Campnclle
Dr. Lynne Caner
Robert, Kimberlie & Elizabeth Cedroni
Lorraine Cla y
The Clouse Family
Mr. j onathan Cohn&: Ms.
Damela Wmmann
Ms. Carol ColemanCunningham
Mr. &: Mrs. Tonino Corsetti
Dav1d E. Costa
Mr. Walter Cukrowsk1 Ill
Mrs. Kimberly D1ckcns
Dr. Donald Ditmars
Dr. l le lene C. Dombrowski, MD&: Mr. R1chard Seryak
Mr. Hu gh Doyle
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Driker
Dr. Patricia L. Edwards
Mr.&: Mrs. john Ferron
Mrs. Barbara A. Fisher & Mr. William Gould
Mrs. Alfred j. f'isher Jr.
Mrs. Sh1rley M. Flanagan
Ms. Carol Friend
Mr. &: Mrs. Danie l E. Frohardt-L1ne
Mr. &: Mrs. Lawrence
Garbe rdmg
Catherine II. Gardner
Mr & Mrs. David & Carol
Gask1n
john & Rebecca Gaydos
Daron &: Linda Gifford
Mr. Philip L. Gray & Family
Ms. Shirley M. Gray
Dr. Raben Green
Mr. & Mrs. David&: Diana ll agemann
Dr. j am1e Hall
Drs. julia&: Grego ry Hays
Ms. Sara L. I !ill & Mr George Vutetak1s
Miss Patricia HmoJOsa
Mr. Michael E. Hinsky
Ms. Barbara E. llonner
Mr &: Mrs. Mano lacobelh
Mr. & Mrs. joseph E
jeannette
Mr. & Mrs. Richard jeryan
Mr. Denms johnston
jay&: jennifer Jolliffe
Dr. &: Mrs. Michael T. Keefe
Ms. Geral d me B. Keller
Mr &: Mrs. Robert Kelly
Mr. David Kinsella&: Ms. j oyce Urba
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Kleiman
Mr.&: Mrs. justin Khmk o
Mr. &: Mrs. Gregory Knas
Mr. & Mrs. Roy II.
Koponen
Ms. Cathenne LaMont &: Mr. Michael Donovan
Dr. Stan ley Levy
Dr. & Mrs Sol Lufl
Margot Euro Spa
1\lr. & Mrs. Ke1·in Hastings
Kathleen N. & Mtchacl R. Schwanz Community
Ennchmenl Fund & Mrs. Griffin Scillian
Paul & Susanne Scou
Mrs. Teri Segura
William & Kristen Setka!)
Mr. & Mrs. Louis C. Seno, j r.
Marc & Naomi Shaberman
Dr. Chrisuna Shami
Mr. & Mrs. Patnck D.
Sheehy
Dr & Mrs. Dona ld Shennan & Mrs. Geo rge Shirle)
Ms. Marci Shulman
Mr. Zon Shumway
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Simczynski
Mr. Roben W
Mr. james J. Slowik
Drs. Alton & Wonuka Smtlh
'vir Michae l Smith & Mrs.
Kaue \Vii !tams Smtth
Miss Manha Sorensen
Dr Gino So1Tan
adme & Ken Sper ry
Ms. Robtn Sp tvcy
Mr. Theodore J. Sl. Amoine
Mr. Gregory Stone
Mr. & Mrs. Douglao St rayer
Dr. & t-. lrs. Choich t Sugawa
Clara & Federico Mariana
t-.lr. Robert Sweeten & Ms.
1'-lary !>largaret Sweeten
'vir. Roben Tacomajr
1\.lr Aaron Charb Tau
janet & Paul Thwaite
Mr. & Mr>. Paul Tomboulian
Ms. Pamela Torraco
Mr & Mro. Stuan Trager
Drs. Daniel & Lisa Turner
Dr. & Mrs. AI Utecht
Robert Van Walleghem
Mr & Mrs \l elvtn C.
\'anderBrug
Miss Ltsa M. Varnier
Mtss Tammy Velthoven
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Venumig!ta
Dr. Carlos Villafane & Mrs. Claudia Civeriaui
Mr. & Mrs. William Waak
Ms. Teresa Wakeen
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Walker
Carol Wa rd
Mr. & Mrs. Leo 5.
Wasagcsh ik
VIs. janet B. Weir
joseph Wetss & Maril yn
Shapiro
Mr. Craig Wellman
Prof. Michael Wellman
Ms Sail}' Phelps Wells
t-.lr. Paul Wemhoff
!>Irs. Karen B. Werner
Mr. john F Wenman
Mr & Mrs. Charles Wil!tams
Mr. Manuel A. Wilson
Dr. \lila Wilson
:vir. Da1id D. Woodard
:..Irs. N.A. \\'right
Dr. & Mrs. jose 1::. Yanez
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas V Yates
Ms. Helen Zissis
MAjOR G I FTS - DA CE
$30, 000 and above
Danto Foundation
IN DIVIDU AL S PPORT
- DA CE PATRO S
Direc t o r $5, 00 0 +
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel
Ms. Debra Bernstein-Siegel
Co ndu c to r
$2,500 - $4 ,999
Mr.& Mrs. Thomas Anderson
Dr. DiChiera
Ms. Ltncla Dresne r & Mr.
Edwa rd Levy Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Frankel
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Rose
Mr & Mrs. R. jamtson Williams
Ch o reog rapher
S I ,500 - $2.4999
Mr. & !vlrs. Robert A. Allesee
Mrs. Barbara Frankel & Mr. Ron Mtchalak
Mr. Lawrence Glowczewski
Dr. Judie Goodman & Mr Kun R. Vilde rs 'vlrs. Ellen Kahn
Dr. Alt & Dr. Wil ham Kupsky
Ms. Florence Morns
Mr. jonmhan Orse r Susan Stlb-Lewy
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert St lverman
Pre mi er Dan ce r
$ 1 ,000-S 1, 499 t'vlr. & Mrs. Law rence john & Dr. Ltllian L11
Mr. Richard A. Sonenkla r & Mr. Gregory Haynes
Mr. & Mrs. joel Tauber
So lois t
$500-5999
Dr. & Mrs. C!tfford Furgtson
Ms. Mary C. Mazurc
IN TRIB UTE
jantw ry 1, 2013 to Se pl e ntber 30, 20 13
In Ho nor o f Mrs. Ro sene
Ajluni 's Bi rthda y
Dr. & Roger AJ!ttnt Jr.
In l l o nor of Mrs. Ma gg ie All esee's 85'h Birthd ay Ma ry & Charles Parkhill
In Memor y of Sara h R
Alu zzo
Roger & Nadmc Weycrsbcrg
In Memor y o f Th e Ho n
Edward Ava d e nka
Marcia & Eugene
Applebaum
Susan & Davtd Campbell
Ms. Laurie Dare
Dwe llworks, LLC
Barbara & Gary Eisenbe rg
jackte Eckhous
Irwin & judy Elson
Klaus & Kathnn Entenmann
Laurie & Bruce Epstein
Barbara Frankel & Ron Michalak
Kelly & joe Gabr)
Barbara & Paul Goodman
Barry & Cindy lloward
Andrew lngall & 1'\eal
lloffman
Gil da jacobs
Craig & Regina Kuper
The Office of Deborah
Gordon Law
Sarah, Judah & jason Lefton
Rene & Cath) Ltchtman
jenn) & john Man in
Robin & Mtkc Mosco"
Ann Okolovuch
judy & Ted Olds
Nancy A. Piwonski -Nemeth & Frances E. Piwonskt
Mrs. Ruth Rallner
Dr. Norman & Mrs. Harnct
Rouer
Suzt & John Shepard
Ms. Dolly A. Van Fossan
\\ailed L1kc Western Staff
Lori & Ron Wurst
Sharon Ztmmerman
In l lonor of Ms. Su e
Atwood 's Bi rthda y
Pat Ellis
In ll onor of john and Lind a Ax e's 24'h Wedding Anniversa ry
Ca rol & Tom llalstccl
In Honor of Dr. & Mrs.
Do mini c Ba n sa n o
Barbara & Stephen Weiss
In ll onor of th e Marr iage of Emi ly ( Mr & Mrs. Coc h ran 's da u ghter )
Sandra & Robert 1\locrs
In Memo r y o f Ms. Katherin e C la rkso n Corinne Optteck
In Memo r y of Mrs. The lm a Co h en
Barbara Ruter
Retir ed business man j, Ad dis o n Bartush ha s g ive n a ve ry generous gift or $300,000 to s u pport and spon sor sc h oo l programs d esigned to introdu ce opera to und e r-served children in the Metropolitan De tr o it co mmunit y. Addi so n and hi s late w ire Marion have been d evo ted t o the Michigan Opera Theatre ror nearly ro n y yea rs. Elected to th e board o r directors in 1975, Addison also se r ved as b oard secretary a nd on th e Nomi natin g Com mitt ee. In h ono r o r hi s many years or service to MOT, he was elected Director Emeritus in 2004 " It is always a pleasure to spe nd time wi th Addi son," sa id Da v id DiChiera.
"A bomber pi lo t in the second world war, a succcssru l entreprene ur, and a lover or opera co mbin ed to make him a ra sci nalin g person. He and Marion always added to the gla m our o r ope n ing nights and ortcn sponsored openi ng night parties. ln our early ye ars , h e took it up o n himselr to provid e us with arc hi va l re cordings o r o ur pc rrorma n ces when we did n ot have th e reso urces , and thu s filled an imp o rtant gap in our aura l history. Las t yea r hi s many rriends ga th e red a long w ith hi s c hildren Ja y and Susan to ce lebrate hi s 90th b irth day, and we wish him m any more."
In ll o nor of Ms. joa n ne
Da n to's & Dr. Arno ld Wein ga rden's Ce le b ration
Gloria & Fred Clark
Judith & Irwin Elson
Barbara Frankel & Ron Michalak
Mary & Charles Parkhi ll
Shtrlcr & jerry Shagnn
Lila Stkerman
Donna & Bob Slatkin
Loree & Roger Wasserman
Karen & Rtck Willtams
In Hono r of Dr. Davi d DiChiera and th e Mic h iga n O p e ra T h eat re Board o f Direct o rs
Rev. Paul Chateau
In l lonor of Dr. Dav id Di C h iera receiv in g th e DAC I'' Li fe t ime Ac hi eve ment Award
Barbara Frankel
In ll onor of the Bi rth of Levi Davidso n
Mrs. Rmh Rauner
In Memory o f Ms. Ed na
Doigan
Karin Edelson
In Mem o r y of Mrs. El va M. Eberso le
Brenda G. Shufelt
Andrea Lani Shufelt
In l lonor of Mrs. Barbara Frankel
Laune. Leia & Nathan
Frankel
In Me mory of Mrs. Rema
Frankel
Barbara Frankel
In Ho n o r o f An n e and Richard Frede r ick's An ni versa r y j ean Casey
l n Ho n o r o f Pres t on & Ma r y !I a pp e !
Ben & Enca Powel l
In Ho no r o f Mr. Robert lla ge's Re tire men t Staff at Boulan Park Middle School
Troy Educalton Assoctauon.
Mr. Stephen A. Lucchi, Presidem
In Memory o f Dr Zofia
Kafarski
Dal'id A. & Belinda
Brunning
Cathenne & Rtchard Elton
Leslie & Phyllis Green
In Memory o f Ms Petra
Ka h n
Ma ry & Charles Parkhill
In Me m o ry of Evel yn & Larry Katz
Barbara Kux
In H o nor o f Dr Wiliam Kups k y jeff, Mary jane, Hannah & jack Kupsky
In H onor of Drs Wi lli am Kups k y & Ali Mo ii nHappy Birthday Fo r ever jeff, Mary jane, Hannah & jack Kupsky
In Mem ory of Mrs ju a nita Lacen ( Dr Lo rn a Thomas' mother )
Hea t her Jl amilton
In Memory of Mr Jam e
Blair Lyons
Mark john Albrecht
Manlyn Myers
Mary & Gary Robinson
In Me mo ry of Mrs Grac e
Mandich
Li n da K. Bodz in
Lisa Foydel
Ann M. & Wilham D. Furtwangler
Beverly Gcrs h ownz
M. Kathleen & M1chael A. G1bson
Nora Maloy
Patnc1a L. Schlacter
Barbara Nevms-Soong & H
Kaz Soong
In Ho n o r o f Mr Ron
Mi c ha lak
Barbara Frankel
In Me m o r y o f Mr. C h a rl es ovace k
Sandra A Novacek
In M e m o r y of Mrs. Diana Nussbau m Dr Agustm Arbulu
In li o n or of C harl e s &:
A leks andra Poo ley o n t h eir We dding
Kara S1lverman
In Memory of Mr Mi c h ael
Regu lski
Sharon Zimmerman
In Memory o f Mr j a m e s
Mi c h ae l Rya n
Shelzy Ryan
In ll o n o r o f Mrs. Lo is
S h acvsky 's Miles ton e
Birthday
Anna & Yale Levin
In Me m o ry of Mr.
Lawr e n c e R Si n g er
Carol Smger
BRAVO
SwiLzer's 80'h Birthday
Alan & Sue Burallo
In ll ono r of Ms Gre tc h en
Tham 's Bat Mitz va h
Chris Chis h olm
I n Memory of Mrs. R uth
Townsend
james L. Townsend
In li onor of j ere m y
Ze ltz e r and Kev in De nni s
Pa ul & Leah S Bli z m a n
In Ho n o r o f Mrs Mary
l o u Zieve
Mary &: Charles Parkhill
BRAVOBRAVO!
20 13 S p o n sors
$50 ,000 Prese nting
S po nsor
Fmt
$ 15,000
Opportunity Detron (QuKken Loans)
$ 10 ,000
Bank of Amenta
Greektown Casmo- Hotel
MGM Grand DetrOit
$ 3 ,500 - $ 7,500
Moroch
DTE Energy
Sconng the Deavrhe Abrams Team
C aba n a/S k ybo x S ponsors
$2 , 500
llarper Fam1ly Pracuce
Kmdred ll ospnal Detrml
L1fung As We Clunb
Harmony in D1versity
$ 800- $ 1 , 000
The Wesun Book Cach llac
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In -Kind Don o r s
$2 Car W a s h
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Ben Sharkey Quartet
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Casmo- Hotel
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Canme to Five
Chmr Covers and Lmens
Chehs ChH1 Bar
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Coty RUB BBQ Pub Catcnng HA
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Detroit Beer Company Sin Hielo Maestro Dobel
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Detroit Seafood Market Southern Wme & Spints
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Mr Dav1d Brethe n
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Cont mental Cate rin g
Cran brook An Museu m
C ra n brook Instit u te of SCie nce
C ra n brook Gen era l
Underwriters
c rave s ush1 + loun ge
Mrs Maryann Cromwe ll
Cutt ers Bar & Gnll
Mr & Mrs. Larry Da v1d
Douglas J Ave da lnstu u te
Detro it Downtown Court yard
Marnott
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Frank G & Gertrud e Dunlap
Fund
Emery's Jewe le rs
Mr J e ff Fe rgu so n
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Ms. Laura Larson
Legends o r Ice
Dr Mel Les ter
LB Office Supply
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Mr Pa ul Marra
Mead o wb roo k Ins u ra n ce
Agency
Mec ha mcal Des1g n & lnstallauon
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Mr Larry W Miller
Mr Todd Nancarrow
Northville Lumber
Novara Tes 1p , PLI .C
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Mr J o hn Pa p pas
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David So nnensc he m
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Mr. Bruce Stubbs
Walbnd ge Aldm ger Co mpa ny
Wals h &: Compan y
W CI Contractors, In c.
W DIVTV-4
We stern Go lf&: Coun t ry Club
Mr &: Mrs Harvey Yat es
Dr Lucia Zamorano
Zumba Mex1 ca n Gnll e
Mi ce ll a neou s In -Kind
Donors
Dod1 e Dav1d
Dr. David DiCh1era
Haberman Fabn cs
Leo n &: Lulu
Moffat McG lllre , In c
Mrs Wa hraud Prechtc r
Real Int egrated
Sande rs Fme C hocolauc rs
Ra nd all Green
Many of you will take your mandatory IRA withd rawals soon. We would like to remind you of a very special opportunity to make a gift to Mi c higan Opera Theatre ! Donors aged 70% or older are eligible to move up to $100,000 from their IRAs directly to qualified charities without h aving to pay income taxes on the money This is a result of the IRA Charitab le Rollover provision of 2010 and 20 11 being reinstated for 2012 and 2013 and will now expire on December 31, 2013.
If you are interested or require additional information, please ca ll Kim-Lan Trinh, Associate Director of Development, Planned Giving and Major Gifts, at (3 13) 237-3408 or email her at ktrinh @mo topera.org
Thank you for your ge n erosity and support of Mic h igan Opera Theatre!
G ree tin gs from the MOT Vo lunteer Associati o n ( MO TVA) !
O pe ra as an a rt fo rm a n d Mi c ht ga n O pe ra Th eat re are very important to all o f u s. MO T produ ct io n s a re wo rld class, a nd th e De troit O p e ra I lo use offe rs o n e of th e m ost d ive rse o p era and dan ce se ri es in th e cou nt ry. T h ese p e rfo rman ces requ ire the c ollabo rati o n o f man y, es p ec ia ll y th ose who h e lp out b e hind th e scenes.
O u r key vo lunteer g roups d ese rve s pec ia l recogn itio n : th e h os t s of our o pening ni g ht dinn e rs, cas t p a rti es a nd s oirees; th e co mmitt ee s that c reat e o ur hallmark BravoB ravo ! e ve nt; our res id e nt hi s to rian s w ho c onduc t O pera I lo u se tours; our ex tra o rdin a ry co rp s o f u s h e rs; and o ur MO TVA Boa rd me mb e rs.
To eac h o f yo u w h o su ppo rt u s through ge n ero u s g ifts of t im e a nd resou rces, o u r m os t si n ce re th a nks. If yo u are n o t ye t a vo luntee r, pl ease co nside r j o ining u s. Al o n g w ith a ll o f th e hard wo r k, we h ave fun t oo ! Vo lunteerin g is a g rea t w ay t o mee t o ther mte resti n g a nd in vo lve d peo pl e
Yo ur tax- d edu c t ibl e me m be rs hip e nt itl es yo u to p a rti cipa te in our in divid u a l vo lu ntee r g ro u ps. For me mb e rs hip info rm a ti o n please consu lt the MO TVA we bpage a t www m ic h igan ope ra .org, or ca ll Chr is t in a Wagn e r a t (3 13) 237-3 2 36.
l h o p e th a t yo u e nj oy th e 201 3-20 14 sea so n We loo k fo rw a rd to wo rk ing with yo u and tha n k yo u fo r yo ur inter es t a nd in vol vem e nt in th ic hi gan O pe ra Th ea tre Vo luntee r Assoc ia ti o n
fe rry Sli ca
Presid e nt
MOTVA
MOTVA Exe cutive Co mm itt ee
Te r ry Sh ea, Preside nt
C h eryl Mc llhon, Vice Preside nt
Na n cy Moore , Sec retary
St eve n Ma rl e n e, Pas t Presid ent
Dod ie David , Pas t Presi d e nt
Be tty Broo ks , Pas t Presi d e nt
G lo ria C la rk , Pas t Presid e nt
G we n Bo wlby, Treas ure r
MOTVA Board of D irector s a nd Committee Ch airs
Dom i nic Arellano, Yo ung Opera House Co un cil
ll ele n A rn o ldi- Rowe , Di vas/Divas
Kat hi e Boot h, Us hers
G lo ri a C lark, Opera League
Dod te Dav id, Opera League
Leo Dove lle, Bou tique
Rose m ary Gugi n o, Volunt ee r
Recog niLion
Do n j e nse n , Special Eve nts an d Soi rees
Am y jid o v, Membership
My rna Maz u re, Opera ti ons
C h e r yl Mc llhon , Dan ce Council
C urt is Pos uni a k , Board Member
BravoBr avo!
2013 Co- Ch ai rs j ean ine Fie lds
Am y Ka mins k y W ill Ro binso n
2013 OPERAtors
Lee Ba rth e l
G we n Bowlby
G lo ri a C la rk
Dodie Davi d
Ma ri ann e En dico tt
Bar bara Fra nkel
Alan l s rae l
Amy j idov
Steve n Marle tte
j o hn Nova k
Photography or record ing during any pe rfo m1an ce is s trictl y prohibited. You arc welcome to take photographs in the lobby before o r after a pe rfonnance and during intennission As a counesy to o ur guests, please S\\ itch all elec tro n ic d evices to silent mode and refrain from using tl1 cm during th e perfonnance
Doc tors and parents a re advised to leave their sea t loca ti on (loca ted on ticket) a nd o ur emerge ncy num ber, (313) 237-3257, witl1 th e service o r s itter in case of an emerge ncy. Please obse rve the li ghted exit signs located tl1ro ughout the tl1eate r. In the event of fire o r s imila r emerge nC)\ please remai n cal m a nd walk - do no t tun - to Llle nearest exit Our ushers are trained to lead you out of tl1e bu ilding A trained Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is o nsite during most eve n ts. Please see an usher o r staff member to co ntac t th e EMT.
Ladies' res t rooms arc loca ted o ff Llle Ford Lobb)' (Broadway Stree t e nu-an ce), down the stairs; a nd o n the third noor (Madison Stree t entrance) - p ress "3 R" on the elevator to reac h tl1 is facility. Ge ntl emens rcs trooms are loca ted under the Gra nd Sta ircase and also o n th e tl1ird noor (Broadway Street ide)press "3" on th e eleva tor to reach this
All third noor res troo ms are w heelc hair accessible. A unisex , wheelchair accessible restroo m is loca ted in th e Cadillac Opera Ca fe.
Th e Detroit Opera House is a smoke- free fac ility. As h rece ptacles are provided a t Lll c e-x terio r of all en uy doors for tl1ose who wish to smoke.
Ushers arc stationed a t tl1c top of eac h aisle. If yo u ha ve a q ues ti on o r conce rn , please inform an us her, who will co nta ct management. If yo u arc interested in becoming a vo lunteer ush e r, please ca ll th e usher hotline a t (313) 237-3253.
Lateco mers wi ll be seated onl y during an approp ri a te pa use in Llle program. Late sea tin g policies are at the discretion of Llle production , not Opera House management
Lost an d r ound is loca ted in the Safety and Security Depanmcnt. Please see an usher if rou have misplaced an a n icle, or call (3 13) 961-3500 if yo u have alread y left Llle Lllea ter. Items \viii be held in Lost and Found for 30 days.
PARKING
We e nco urage all our guests to take advantage of the Detro it Opera House Parking Ce nter, located nex t to t he De troit Ope ra I lo use. Pre- paid pa rk ing is ava ilable fo r all guests a nd can be purchased with ti ckets on line or through th e Detroit Opera I louse ticket o ffi ce. This facility is reserved specificall y for Detroit Opera I louse pall·ons during regul ar!)' sc hed ul ed perfonnances. Entrances a nd exits are loca ted on both john R. St reet an d Grand River Ave. Call (313) 237-7464 for more infommtion.
Access ib le sea ting locations for patrons in wheelc hairs are loca ted in all price ran ges on the orc hest ra leve l. When pu rchasing ti ckets, please ask abo ut Lllese loca ti ons if yo u requ ire special acco mm odations.
Assis ted Lis tening Devices are ava ilable on a first-co me, fi rs t-se rved basis. Please see an us her to request th is service, o r vis it th e Gues t Services desk located in the Vincem Lobby (Mad ison Stree t enu-a nce). AILilough this is a co mplime ntary service, we will hold a piece of personal idc mi flcation while you are using th e device Please contact Llle ti cke t office at (313) 237-7464 s hould yo u desire special consid era ti on.
Children a rc welco me; however, all g uests a re req uired to ho ld a ti cke t, regard less of age. In all cases, babes in arms arc n ot pe m1itted.
Co ncessio ns s ta nd are loca ted on all levels. Please note that food and chi nks a re not pe m1itt cd in the auditorium at any tim e. Coat Ch ec k is loca ted at th e Gues t Services desk in th e Vince nt Lo bb y (Madison Street side) Please note tha t the Detroit Opera House does n ot accept respo nsibility for an y personal an icles th at are not checked at Llle coa t check.
Be advised Llla t, for purposes of Michigan Compiled Laws, Secti on 28.425o(l)(0, this is an c ntenai nmc nt facility whi ch has a sea ting capaci ty of more than 2,500 individuals. It is th erefore against the law to carry a co ncealed pistol o n th e premises.
RENTAL INFORMATION
The Det ro it Opera House is available for re nt by you r o rganiza ti o n Please call (3 13 ) 9613500, a nd as k to speak with t he Director of Booking &: Events Management
TICKET INFORMATION
The Detroit Opera I louse ti cke t o ffi ce hours are Monday-Frida)\ 10 a.m . to 5:30 p.m. On pc rfonnance days hours are 10 a.m. through Llle Hrst in tc m1 ission of Llle perfom1ance, except weekends, whe n Llle ticket office will open two ho u rs prior to cunain Lime Tickets are avai lable o nlin e at W\V\V.Mi chi gan Opera.org. Tickets for all pub li c eve nts a t Llle Detroit Opera House are also available through all licketMaster outl ets, by ph one at (800) 745-3000, or at www.TickctMaster.com.
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE TOURS
Co me join Lllc Ope ra House Ambassadors fo r a backs tage to ur of th e Detroit Opera House! Learn abo ut the history of th e Opera House a nd its restoratio n, mee t the people be hind the scenes, tour the stage and see how it opera tes. Tours arc 510 per perso n. For more infomm ti on, please call (313) 2373425, or visit \V\V\V. Iic hi gan Opera.org.
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
EME RGE CIES (313) 237-3257
Michigan Opera Thea tre (313) 961-3500
Ge neral lnfo m1 at io n ............ (313) 96 1-3500
Lo t a nd Fo und (3l3) 96 1-3500
Ticket Office (313) 237-S I G (7464)
Us her ll otl ine ...... .. ............... (313) 237-3253
Theater Re ntal Informati o n 313) 96 1-3500
Detroit Opera House Fax (313) 237-34 12
Press a nd Public Relations (313) 237-34{)3
Detroit Opera I louse
Parking Ce nter (313) 965-4052
Website .................. \VW\V.M ichi gan Opera.org
There will be a 20-mi nu te intermission after Act I , and a 15 -m inure intermi ssio n after Act II.
Please note: A lightning effec t and fog will be used during Act I.
Sailors:
Bru ce Davis
Phil Petrell a
Nicholas Rowley
C arl Fontana
Jam es Slowik
Jose ph Welch
Ghosts:
Alen Fyfe
Kirk Hayhurst
Reub en E llm an
George Manning
Alan Wisnieski
Adolescent Senta (19, 23, 26): Alaina Matthews
Young Senta (19 , 23, 26): Grace Velrhoven
Adolescent Senta (25, 27): Lauren Lanzini
Young Senta (25, 27): Gracie Fish
LoCAL WIG & MAKEUP CREW
Kristine C lifton
Annamaria Kirkland
A lex is Pravato
Shannon Scho e nb erg
Denitra Townsend
Dayna Winalis
Moll y Hughe s
Gharr e n Turner
Orchestra Perso nnel Manager
Techn ical Ass is ta nt
MICHIGAN
Sat urd ay, Octo b er 2 6
Join us for a free tou r of the Detroit Opera House! See the costume shop, wig and makeup room, rehearsal studio, archives, dressing rooms, dance studio, and walk across the l argest stage in Michigan!
Tours every half hour from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Please ca ll to register at (313) 237- SI NG.
Friday ove mb e r 15,2013 6:00 -8 :00p.m.
Featuring a discussion with Michigan Opera Theatre's David DiChiera and Denyce G raves
D e troit Opera Ifouse
1526 Broadway St. • Detroit, Ml 48226
TICKfTS
$500 Donation for 1 ticket • $1 ,000 Donation for 2 tickets A Benefit for MONC M ic hi gan 's vocal educatio n programming, featuring a master c lass fo r the Detroit Public Schoo ls with Denyce Graves.
RSVP
B y Mail:
The MO C Michigan Di strict PO Box 250100 • Franklin , M148025 By E mail: mtmetmail@ gmail.com
Please make checks to MONC-Michigan District · Please Respo nd By November 8, 2013
QUfSTIONS
Contact Mary Kramer, mkramer@c rain.co m
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COMf JOIN US TO WITNI;SS Ti-jf
Detroit is pleased to host both the Di strict and Regional Metropolitan Opera Auditions 9/ld;r.ojxJiitCl/11; t{);er.a StJ,Qo-na/ C@()(vnei/ - and !J£;diLW?zJ
Denyce Graves
Metropolitan Opera, Johns Hopkin s Un iversity-Peabody Institute
Ward Holmquist
Artistic Director, Lyric Opera Kansas City
Roger Pines
Dramaturg Lyric Opera of Chicago
Michael Easton
Washington Opera
Gayletba Nicho ls
Metropolitan Opera National Co un cil
George Shirley
Metropolitan Opera, University of Mich
