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You are about to see our third and final magnificent production at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, the comic opera The Barber of Seville. It is an appropriate balance to the dramatic productions of both Tosca and Faust, which were embraced and applauded by critics and public alike. Tosca was hailed as “visually stunning” (AJC), and Faust was proclaimed as “Musically ... the company’s greatest achievement ever” (ATLArts.com).

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The BArBer of Seville (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA) MUSIC Gioacchino Rossini LIBRETTO Cesare Sterbini FIRST PERFORMANCE Teatro Argentina, Rome, February 20, 1816 CONDUCTOR Craig Kier STAGE DIRECTOR JosĂŠ Maria Condemi CHORUS MASTER Walter Huff COSTUME COORDINATOR Joanna Schmink LIGHTING DESIGNER Ken Yunker WIG & MAKEUP DESIGNER Richard Jarvie CAST (in order of vocal appearance) FIORELLO Cory Neal Schantz ALMAVIVA Javier Abreu FIGARO Sidney Outlaw ROSINA Irene Roberts BARTOLO Stefano de Peppo BERTA Kelly Glyptis BASILIO Sam Handley A SERGEANT C. Augustus Godbee MUSICAL PREPARATION Stefano Sarzani ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Alison Moritz ASSISTANT CHORUSMASTER Rolando Salazar PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Samantha Greene ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Greg Boyle, Jamie Hahn This production of The Barber of Seville is performed courtesy of Minnesota Opera and is a coproduction between the Minnesota Opera, Washington National Opera and Opera Omaha.

Scenery and Properties designed by Allen Moyer. Scenery and properties for this production are owned by The Minnesota Opera and were constructed by The Minnesota Opera Shops.

Costumes designed by James Scott and provided by Washington National Opera.

Performed in Italian with English Supertitles Approximate running time: 2 hours and 45 minutes with one intermission English Captions by Jonathan Dean. English Captions for The Barber of Seville owned by Seattle Opera.

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Il barbIere dI SIvIglIa GIOACCHINO ROSSINI ACT i Aided by his servant Fiorello and a troupe of musicians, Count Almaviva (under the assumed name of Lindoro) arrives early in the morning to serenade a young girl he has recently seen. His song receives no response. Almaviva is about to depart when he unexpectedly encounters his former servant Figaro, the town barber. Figaro identifies the girl as Rosina, the ward of Dr. Bartolo. Rosina appears on the balcony with a letter for her unknown admirer. She is interrupted

by Bartolo but manages to drop the letter off the balcony before he can snatch it from her. The letter requests that her suitor identify himself. Almaviva is frantic about meeting Rosina. Figaro, in his capacity as Bartolo's barber, offers to help the lovesick Count (for a promise of gold, of course). A regiment is due in town and Figaro suggests that Almaviva disguise himself as a drunken soldier and demand lodging in Bartolo's house.

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Inside Bartolo's house, Rosina takes delight in her admirer's voice and resolves that Lindoro will be hers. Figaro manages to enter the house and visit Rosina, but their attempts to talk are frustrated by the appearance of Bartolo and Don Basilio, Rosina's music teacher, who brings news that Count Almaviva is in town incognito. Don Basilio suggests that slander would be the best way to ruin Count Almaviva, but the nervous Bartolo instead decides to have a marriage contract drawn up between himself and Rosina as soon as possible. The two men leave to organize the contract, and Figaro, who has heard their conversation from a hiding place, immediately informs Rosina of the danger.

As Rosina gives Figaro a note for her lover, Bartolo returns and accuses her of writing to an admirer. He threatens to lock her in, but she defies him. Almaviva, now disguised as a drunken army officer, arrives at the house demanding lodging.

SynoPSiS Bartolo indignantly claims that he has a certificate of exemption from housing the military, and, as he searches for it, Almaviva slips Rosina a note. Catching sight of this trickery, Bartolo orders Rosina to surrender the note, but she cunningly substitutes a laundry list.

Almaviva becomes belligerent, threatening to fight Bartolo, and the whole house is in turmoil. Figaro enters, attempting to calm them down. Soon the local militia arrives at the house to restore order, and Almaviva narrowly avoids arrest by secretly identifying himself to the officer in charge. Bartolo is left standing amidst all the activity, amazed and confused.

ACT ii Bartolo is sitting alone in his study when Almaviva enters in a new disguise. He is now Don Alonso, a music teacher sent to replace the ailing Don Basilio. Bartolo is suspicious, but to allay his fears, "Alonso" shows Bartolo a letter from Rosina to Count Almaviva, claiming that he found

it in Almaviva's lodgings. Fooled again, Bartolo fetches Rosina for her lesson and listens as she performs an air proclaiming that love will surmount all obstacles.

Figaro arrives to shave Bartolo. Bartolo sends him to fetch a towel and Figaro takes this opportunity to steal the key to the balcony, smashing a pile of dishes in the process. This "accident" lures Bartolo away, allowing Figaro to slip the key to the disguised Almaviva. All is going according to plan when suddenly Don Basilio appears. It takes only a small bribe to persuade him to go home and take care of his "fever." As Figaro covers Bartolo with lather, the Count whispers the escape plans to Rosina during the singing lesson. Almaviva tells her that he and Figaro will come for her at midnight. Bartolo overhears them and accuses Almaviva, Figaro and Rosina of scheming against him. Once everyone has withdrawn, the maid, Berta, is left to reflect on the foolishness of lovers of all ages.

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SynoPSiS Don Basilio arrives and Bartolo soon discovers that Don Alonso was an imposter. Bartolo realizes that it is more urgent than ever to marry Rosina immediately, and Basilio hurries off in search of a notary to draw up the contract. Meanwhile, Bartolo attempts to make Rosina doubt her lover by producing the letter that she wrote to Lindoro, saying that it was found in Count Almaviva's lodgings. Clearly, he argues, Lindoro and Figaro are just hirelings for Count Almaviva.

In distress, Rosina agrees to give up Lindoro and marry her guardian that very night.

A storm rages outside as Rosina and Bartolo retreat to their quarters. As it subsides, Figaro and Almaviva appear on the balcony, ready to escape with Rosina. Rosina is at first furious, but her

anger quickly turns to delight when she finds out that Almaviva and Lindoro are one and the same. Figaro urges the lovers to make their escape quickly, but upon returning to the balcony, they find that their ladder is gone. At that moment, Don Basilio enters with the notary that Bartolo has hastily engaged.

Bribed with a valuable ring and threatened with a gun to his head, Don Basilio is persuaded to act as a witness as the notary marries Almaviva and Rosina. Bartolo arrives with the civil guard but it is too late: the lovers have been wed. Almaviva placates Bartolo by allowing him to keep Rosina's dowry, and all express relief and joy at the happy outcome.

– COURTESy OF BOSTON LyRIC OPERA

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STAging The barber of SevIlle As I prepare to direct one of the most celebrated and well-known pieces of the repertoire, Rossini's The Barber of Seville, I find myself pondering craft, success and storytelling.

but thrived in the repertoire, despite changes in taste, musical preferences, and dramatic conventions over the last 200 years.

But such enduring success was not precisely what Rossini encountered when his opera premiered in Rome in 1816. In fact, the It is a known fact that Rossini created his first public presentation was an unqualified opera, from first note to last, in just 13 days fiasco and reports on the opening night (which is about half the time my cast and equal or surpass I will spend together the comedic nature "re-creating" it). This Rossini's opera is about of the opera itself: is an astounding feat the triumph of love over Detractors heckled of craftsmanship, domestic mandates and loudly, a singer which speaks of their restriction on the tripped onstage and Rossini's infallible natural flow of human had to sing his first sense of personal aria with a bleeding musical style and connection. nose, during the dramatic instinct. first act finale, a cat strayed on the stage Compared to today's standards (when and attacked one of the singers. After such a composer enjoys anywhere from one disastrous opening, Rossini feigned sickness to several years to workshop, write and and did not attend the second performance produce a new opera), Rossini worked but with the opening night insurgents under less-than-ideal circumstances. Yet he absent, the audience was able finally able to created a piece that not only has survived 16

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DireCTor'S noTe witness the brilliant music and appreciate they were watching a masterpiece. After the show, a crowd surrounded Rossini's hotel, demanding to see the maestro to show their appreciation. But he refused to come out and things turned unpleasant. The rejected admirers threw food and smashed windows. It was hard to please Roman opera fans in those days!

The storytelling of the piece also offers interesting viewpoints. The opera is based on the first of the "Figaro" plays by Beaumarchais (his other two works, The Marriage de Figaro and La Mère Coupable, were also made into operas by Mozart and by the American John Corigliano, respectively.) The social satire is lessened compared to that of Marriage of Figaro.

In Barber of Seville, Count Almaviva is an honest young man in love, while in

Marriage of Figaro he's turned into a domineering leader whose main desire in life is to cheat on his wife with the servant girls. In Barber, Figaro is a clever sidekick who cooperates with his master, while in Figaro he manages to make a fool of him, refuting the conventional wisdom of the day that the servant class was mentally inferior. Social commentary or satire aside, Rossini's opera is about the triumph of love over domestic mandates and their restriction on the natural flow of human connection. And, as the punch line of the opera says it, a single "futile precaution" can often thwart the best-plotted plans.

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ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: coSÌ fan TUTTe, 2011 Stage director José Maria Condemi’s 2013-14 engagements include a return to Florida Grand Opera to direct Tosca and Utah Opera to direct La traviata. He makes his company debuts with Houston Grand Opera directing Aida, with Opera Theater of Saint Louis directing The Elixir of Love, and with New Orleans Opera directing Massenet’s Cendrillon.

In 2012-13, he returned to San Francisco Opera to direct Così fan tutte and the world premiere of Nolan Gasser’s The Secret Garden, directed Catan’s Florencia en el Amazonas for Utah Opera, Maria de Buenos Aires in his debut with Florida Grand Opera, and La traviata in his Wolf Trap Opera debut. Recent triumphs include Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice at Seattle Opera; Carmen, Faust, Madama Butterfly, L’elisir d’amore and Tosca for San Francisco Opera; Florencia en el Amazonas at Opera Colorado; La traviata for Opera San Jose and Cincinnati Opera; Maria de Buenos Aires in Cincinnati; Il barbiere di Siviglia and a new Die Zauberflöte for Opera San Jose; and Simon Boccanegra for Teatro Colón, in his native Argentina. Mr. Condemi’s other recent directing work includes Tristan und Isolde, Il barbiere di Siviglia, and a new production of Ernani at Lyric Opera of Chicago; Il trovatore for Seattle Opera and Austin Lyric Opera; Carmen at Lake George Opera; Orfeo ed Euridice with West Bay Opera; Le nozze di Figaro at Livermore Valley Opera; Ainadamar with Cincinnati Opera; Luisa Miller for Canadian Opera Company; Don Giovanni in Cincinnati and Portland; and Maria Padilla for Minnesota Opera.

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ATLANTA OPERA CONDUCTING DEBUT Rising conductor Craig Kier's 2013-14 season includes his company debut with Lyric Opera of Kansas City leading La bohème, his debut with Maryland Opera Studio conducting Albert Herring, as well as Die Fledermaus and the world premiere of the East + West chamber opera Bound for Houston Grand Opera. Mr. Kier also returns to the Houston Ballet for his third season as conductor of The Nutcracker and makes his company debut with Central City Opera leading The Sound of Music.

Other recent appearances include Mr. Kier’s Glimmerglass Festival debut conducting Weill's Lost in the Stars, his company debut at the Royal Opera House, Oman, leading performances of The Music Man, and appearances with the Houston Ballet conducting The Nutcracker and Peter Pan. For Houston Grand Opera he has conducted Madama Butterfly and Il barbiere di Siviglia and has a continued association with that company as a member of the music staff and coaching faculty of the esteemed Houston Grand Opera Studio. Prior to joining Houston Grand Opera, Mr. Kier spent six seasons as Resident Assistant Conductor and Principal Coach/Accompanist for The Atlanta Opera.

He has also served as a member of the music staff for Seattle Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Colorado, Berkshire Opera, and Opera Birmingham. Mr. Kier earned his Master of Music degree in Accompanying from the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music and his Bachelor of Music Education from the State University of New York College at Fredonia.

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The Premiere of The barber of SevIlle The February 20, 1816, premiere of Rossini's The Barber of Seville was reportedly plagued with disaster.

The audience was filled with fans of an opera by Giovanni Paisiello that premiered more than 30 years prior, that had the same name and was based on the same story. These audience members felt that Rossini's work was a slap in the face to Paisiello, and they made no secret of their dislike of this new composition.

The tenor, after falling while onstage, added a recital of Spanish guitar songs that he performed through a nose bleed, during which a guitar string broke.

Many stories mention the appearance of a cat onstage during the end of the first act. Several performers tried chasing the cat off the stage, but instead drove it up Rosina's skirt. This caused the audience to roar with laughter, and diverted attention from the music and story.

Rossini, not pleased by this response, quietly left the theater before the completion of the performance, and went home to go to bed.

The second performance of the opera was actually well-received and popular and quickly became an audience favorite.

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meeT The CAST Kelly glyPTiS BERTA ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT

Soprano Kelly Glyptis recently received her Master's in Music from Indiana University, where she performed most notably as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Beatrice in A View from the Bridge, Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, Signora Nacarelli in The Light in the Piazza, Cleo in The Most Happy Fella and as a soprano soloist for Verdi’s Requiem.

Opera News commended her performances as Donna Elvira and Orlofsky as having a “powerful voice,” “hearty and winning,” and “singing like an angel.” She has also performed roles and scenes with the Washington National Opera Institute, Operafestival di Roma, Canadian Operatic Arts Academy, Charley Creek Workshop, and IU Opera Workshops. As an actor, Ms. Glyptis has performed leading roles with Gray Ghost Theater, Pied Piper Theatre, and Dominion Stage, and was nominated for and won several outstanding acting awards throughout the Washington, D.C., area. Ms. Glyptis is also recognized as an actor/combatant by the Society of American Fight Directors.

Ms. Glyptis was a district winner for the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions and has won encouragement awards for both the Chicago Region and North Carolina District. She studied with Graham Clark, Dale Moore, and Andreas Poulimenos.

irene roBerTS ROSINA ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT

American mezzo-soprano Irene Roberts brings her “plush, opulent voice” (San Jose Mercury News) to opera houses and concert stages across the country. In the 2013-14 season, she makes her house debut at New Orleans Opera where she makes her role debut as Janthe in the company’s new production of Marschner’s Der Vampyr. She makes another major role debut this season when she portrays Nicklausse in Les Contes d’Hoffmann for her return to Palm Beach Opera. On the concert stage this season, Roberts delves into the music of Richard Wagner for a concert at Duke University in December. Wagner played an important role in Roberts’ 2012-13 season as she made her debut in the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series performing in its new production of Parsifal opposite Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape and Peter Mattei, conducted by Daniele Gatti. Roberts was also seen at the Met last season in the final performances of Jonathan Miller’s beloved production of Le Nozze di Figaro. The Northern California native also made her debut with Miami’s New World Symphony and with San Francisco Opera in its new production of Les Contes d'Hoffmann, for which The New York Times praised the “vocally plush and lovely mezzo-soprano.”

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Puerto Rican tenor Javier Abreu has garnered critical acclaim for his portrayals of Rossini’s leading men, having performed Ramiro in La Cenerentola, Lindoro in L’italiana in Algeri, Count Libenskof in Il viaggio a Reims, the title role in Le comte Ory, and Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Theater Basel, Teatro Municipal de Chile, Stuttgart Stattsoper, New York City Opera, The New Israeli Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, and Wolf Trap Opera among others. The 2013-14 season includes Tonio in La fille du régiment with Madison Opera, Handel’s Messiah with the Phoenix Symphony and Lexington Philharmonic, Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Philadelphia Ballet, and the Castleman in a workshop of The Long Walk with American Lyric Theater. Additional recent highlights include debuts with Nashville Opera as Ramiro in La Cenerentola and Opera Santa Barbara as Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Carmina Burana with the Phoenix Symphony, Handel's Messiah with the Jacksonville Symphony, his return to Opera de Oviedo as Lindoro in L'italiana in Algeri and debut in Valladolid as Valletto in L'incoronazione di Poppea, Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia with the Lismore Music Festival in Ireland, and Rossini's La Cenerentola with Lyrique en Mer. Mr. Abreu is featured in two recent recording releases: John Musto's The Inspector with the Wolf Trap Opera and the Five Borough Songbook with the Five Borough Music Festival.

siDNeY OutLaW FiGARO ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT

In the 2013-14 season, baritone Sidney Outlaw makes his debut with North Carolina Opera as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, performs the title role in Bruch’s Moses with the American Symphony Orchestra and Handel’s Messiah with Musica Sacra, both at Carnegie Hall. Mr. Outlaw’s recent operatic performances include Rambo in The Death of Klinghoffer at English National Opera, Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterfly at Opera on the James, Malcolm in Malcolm X at New York City Opera, Dandini in La Cenerentola with Florida Grand Opera, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte and Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, in both Germany and Israel. On the concert stage Mr. Outlaw has performed a concert version of Dallapiccola’s Il prigioniero with the New York Philharmonic. As a recitalist, Mr. Outlaw performed Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with Music Academy of the West and was a featured recitalist with Warren Jones at Carnegie Hall. Mr. Outlaw traveled to Guinea as an Arts Envoy with the United States Department of State; additionally he participated in the world premiere of Wayne Oquin’s A Time to Break Silence: Songs Inspired by the Words and Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr. commissioned

by The Juilliard School. Mr. Outlaw recently recorded the role of Apollo in Darius Milhaud’s Oresteia of Aeschylus on Naxos Records. He holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from The Juilliard School and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

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meeT The CAST Cory neAl SChAnTZ FIORELLO ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: faUST, 2014

Cory Neal Schantz made his professional operatic debut as Wagner in Gounod’s Faust with Baltimore Opera and performed the role of Guglielmo in Così fan tutte as a Baltimore Opera apprentice. In 2007, Dr. Schantz made his Springfield Regional Opera debut as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly. Other recent appearances include Tulsa Opera’s stirring production of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, Pooh-Bah in The Mikado with Wichita Grand Opera, Balthazar in Cimarron Opera’s production of Amahl and the Night Visitors, Frank in the Oklahoma Opera Theater production of Die Fledermaus, and Marcello in Enid Symphony Orchestra’s concert version of La bohème alongside Leona Mitchell’s Musetta. Dr. Schantz made his Union Avenue Opera debut in the summer of 2010 singing the role of The Corporal in La fille du régiment and made his debut with Winter Opera of St. Louis in 2011 singing Germont in La traviata. He has appeared as a Messiah soloist with the Enid (Okla.) Symphony Orchestra, the Billings (Mont.) Messiah Festival, the Cross Timbers Civic Chorale, and the Brazos Chamber Orchestra. Dr. Schantz is on the voice faculty at Reinhardt University in Waleska, Ga.

STefAno De PePPo BARTOLO ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT

Stefano de Peppo is known for his portrayal of the Italian character bass roles. His signature roles include Dulcamara in L’Elisir d’Amore, performed at the Teatro Bellas Artes in Mexico City and the Teatro Aquascalientes in Mexico; Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Teatro Colón in Bogotá, the Teatro Vellas Artes in Mexico City, Minnesota Opera, Palm Beach Opera, and Sarasota Opera; Leporello in Don Giovanni for Finnish National Opera, the Estates Theater in Prague, Teatro Argentina in Rome, Jerez de la Frontera, and the Gran Teatro de Cordoba in Spain. He is also known for his portrayals of Mustafa in L’Italiana in Algeri, the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Alphonso in Così fan tutte. Mr. de Peppo’s additional appearances in North America include Betto in Gianni Schicchi for Washington National Opera and Los Angeles Opera, Leporello for Connecticut Grand Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Wichita Grand Opera and the title role in Don Pasquale for Opera Memphis and Opera Company of North Carolina. This season his engagements include the title role of Don Pasquale in Monterrey, Mexico, and Schaunard in La bohème at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Next season, he makes his Arizona Opera debut as Sulpice in La fille du Regiment. A native of Italy, Mr. de Peppo began his musical career as a member of the Children's Chorus of Teatro alla Scala of Milan and undertook vocal studies at Civic School of Music in Milan.

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A graduate of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center, Sam Handley has performed more than a dozen roles with that company, including Quince in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tom in Un ballo in maschera. His recent performances include Il trittico and Colline in La bohème at the Castleton Festival with Lorin Maazel, Hans Folz in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at Lyric Opera of Chicago, and appeared with Seattle Opera in its highly acclaimed Der Ring des Nibelungen. Mr. Handley made his European debut as Escamillo in a new production of Carmen in his company debut with Theater Aachen. He made his Severance Hall and Carnegie Hall debuts with The Cleveland Orchestra in performances of Salome with Franz Welser-Möst. Other successful performances include Leporello in Don Giovanni with the Ryan Opera Center, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola with the Merola Opera Program, the title role in Don Pasquale on tour with the Santa Fe Opera, Mr. Emerson in Nelson’s A Room with a View (DVD by Newport Classics), Sancho in Telemann’s Don Quichott and Polyphemus in Acis and Galatea with Houston’s Mercury Baroque (KUHF records). Among his several recordings Argento’s Casanova’s Homecoming is available through Newport Classics and the DVD of his collaboration with Peter Schickele for P. D. Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem is available from Acorn Media.

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meeT The CAST Ken yUnKer LIGHTING DESIGNER

ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: amahl & The nighT viSiTorS, 1992

Mr. Yunker is in his ninth season as Resident Lighting Designer for Sarasota Opera Association, Lighting Director of FIO Americas Brazil (Sao Paulo, Campinas, Piracicaba, Limeira, Salto, Inaiatuba) and a principal designer for the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre Company (Good People, Into the Woods, August: Osage County, Avenue X, Aladdin as well as world premieres of The Geller Girls, What I Learned in Paris, Bluish, Day of Kings and Leap). Mr. Yunker has designed more than 50 productions for the Atlanta Opera, including Der Fliegende Hollander, Basil Twist’s Hansel and Gretel, Turandot, Aida, Eugene Onegin, Der Rosenkavalier, Porgy and Bess, and Fidelio.

Credits include work with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Bermuda Arts Festival, Utah Symphony and Opera, Tulsa Opera, Fort Worth Opera, San Antonio Opera, New Orleans Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, and Arizona Opera. Credits in Atlanta include Georgia Shakespeare, Theatre in the Square, True Colors, Theatrical Outfit, Georgia Ensemble, Atlanta Lyric, Ballethnic Dance Company, Rotaru Ballet, Six Flags Over Georgia, Brenau University, Georgia State University, Clayton State University, and Emory University. Regional awards include the Suzi Bass Award for Avenue X, with nominations for August: Osage County, Rejoice and The Persians; Abbey Artist of the Year nomination; Creative Loafing lighting award in Best of Atlanta; and seven Theatre in the Square Jenny Awards for Best Lighting.

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meeT The CAST WAlTer hUff CHORUS MASTER ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: ToSca, 1988

This season Walter Huff celebrates 25 years as Chorus Master for The Atlanta Opera. Mr. Huff was recently appointed to the choral faculty at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, serving as Associate Professor and Faculty Director of Opera Choruses. In the past two seasons at IU, he has led choruses in IU Opera Theater's productions of Don Giovanni, The Merry Widow, Akhnaten, the world premiere of The Tale of Lady Thi Kinti, H.M.S. Pinafore, and La traviata. Mr. Huff studied piano with Sarah Martin, Peter Takacs, and Lillian Freundlich. He has performed with singers throughout Europe and the United States and served as coach with the Peabody Opera Theatre and Washington National Opera. Mr. Huff also has performed in master classes given by renowned singers and pianists such as Sir Peter Pears, Licia Albanese, Eileen Farrell, Dalton Baldwin, Leon Fleisher, and Elly Ameling. In 1984, he received Tanglewood’s C.D. Jackson Master Award for Excellence, presented by Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He has been musical director for The Atlanta Opera Studio, Georgia State University Opera, and Actor’s Express.

Mr. Huff was one of four Atlanta artists chosen for the first Loridans Arts Awards, given to artists who have made exceptional contributions to the cultural life of Atlanta. In 2008, The Atlanta Opera Chorus under Mr. Huff ’s direction sang critically acclaimed performances of Porgy and Bess at Opéra-Comique in Paris and on tour in Granada, Normandy, and Luxembourg. Mr. Huff also has served as chorus master for Faust and Der Rosenkavalier with San Diego Opera.

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I WOULDN’T BE HERE WITHOUT GRADY. I WAS GETTING SOME BAD HEADACHES. The third one, my wife was present and she made me go to the doctor. They told me Grady was the only place that could do what I needed to be done. Two hours later, I’m having brain surgery at Grady to repair an aneurysm. I had to tell my wife good-bye just in case. Grady saved my life. I mean, that’s the bottom line.

I got out on my daughter’s second birthday and that’s the best present I ever got.

Charles Armbrust Stroke Survivor

The ATlAnTA oPerA ChorUS ChorUS mASTer Walter Huff ASSiSTAnT ChorUS mASTer Rolando Salazar ChorUS for The barber of SevIlle Cleve Bosher

Bryan Saxon

Zachary Brown

Ivรกn Segovia

John Burnett

Jonathan L.B. Spuhler

C. Augustus Godbee

Gregory Sterchi

William Green

Tislam Swift

Christopher Hawkins

Trenton Tunnell III

Grant Jones

Tyrone Webb

Mitchell Jones

John Young

Marc Porlier

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The ATlAnTA oPerA orCheSTrA violin Peter Ciaschini Concertmaster

Cello Charae Krueger Principal

horn Jason Eckland Acting Principal

Helen Kim Assistant Concertmaster

Erin Ellis Assistant Principal

Amy Trotl

Fia Durrett Principal Second Violin

David Hancock Mary Kenney

TrUmPeT Yvonne Toll Principal

Cynthia Sulko

Hollie Lifshey

Edward Eanes

BASS Lyn DeRamus Principal

TimPAni John Lawless Principal

Robert Givens

Christina Caterino

Patti Gouvas

Rob Henson

Alison James

flUTe/PiCColo James Zellers Principal

PerCUSSion Michael Cebulski Principal

Adelaide Federici Assistant Principal Second Violin

Michele Mariage-Volz

Jeff Kershner

Kelly Bryant

gUiTAr John Huston

Shawn Pagliarini

oBoe Dane Philipsen Principal

PerSonnel mAnAger Mark McConnell

Patrick Ryan

Diana Dunn

Lee Sheehan Elonia Vara

ClArineT David Odom Principal

Rafael Veytsblum

John Warren

violA William Johnston Principal

BASSoon Mike Muszynski Principal

Elizabeth Derderian-Wood Assistant Principal

Debra Grove

Sally Wilson Martin Lisa Morrison Lee Nicholson

Angele Sherwood-Lawless

Musicians employed in this production are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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The greATeST of oPerATiC ComeDieS Why is Rossini’s The Barber of Seville considered the greatest comedy in the operatic canon? From the first robust notes of the overture and ensuing trills of laughter in the string section, the audience can sense comedy in the air.

Small wonder that animators have used The Barber of Seville in sketches with perennial children’s favorites like Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Tom and Jerry; even Homer Simpson appeared as “The Homer of Seville.” This is music that makes an immediate and palpable comic impression.

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the operatic stage the first of the PierreAugustin Caron de Beaumarchais “Figaro plays”; Le Barbier de Séville, Le Mariage de Figaro, and La Mère coupable. The particularly witty and biting Le Mariage de Figaro was actually once banned due to its seditious content (after all, one couldn’t have a servant outwitting the nobility!). Beaumarchais himself was something of a rogue – his biography reveals he was a “French playwright, watchmaker, inventor, musician, diplomat, fugitive, spy, publisher, horticulturalist, arms dealer, satirist, financier and revolutionary.” The lively Figaro plays have all been set as operas; in addition to Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, the best known are Mozart’s

BehinD The CUrTAin and pays homage to Beaumarchais The Marriage of Figaro, and American with satirical elements in the painted composer John Corigliano's loose backdrops, reminiscent of a political adaption of La Mère coupable into The cartoon. Figaro’s Ghosts of Versailles. Of Even more than in the craftiness, the three, The Barber comic elements of Almaviva’s of Seville offers the the story itself, Stage plotting, Rosina’s most straightforward wiles and Bartolo’s Director Jose Maria comedic plot, with its blustering are all disguises, stratagems, Condemi brings to brought to vivid pranks and nonstop life Rossini’s comedic life against this witty banter. brilliance on stage. gorgeous backdrop Even more than in though Ken Yunker’s exquisitely the comic elements of the story itself, conceived lighting design.

Stage Director Jose Maria Condemi The most important element in the brings to life Rossini’s comedic brilliance success of a comedic opera such as The onstage. The Atlanta production features Barber of Seville is the audience. Feel free a dynamic cast with impeccable comedic to gasp in surprise, laugh, giggle, and timing. A part of the magic lies in the even guffaw. The nonstop hilarity of this cast’s facility with patter. Patter is an essential element of opera buffa,, or Italian riotous comedy may well comic opera. It’s characterized by rapiddemand it. fire succession of single note rhythmic patterns, or quickly fitting a large number of words into a short amount of music gradually evolved from opera into operetta and musical theater. Gilbert & Sullivan and Stephen Sondheim later made it part of their own repertoire.

You’ll hear it first just minutes after the overture – “Figaro! Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!”

Framing the charming antics of the cast, beautifully designed sets and costumes by Allen Moyer and James Scott (original to the Minnesota Opera), give a romantic storybook quality to the production. Moyer’s set slyly effaces the opera’s comic aspect 41

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The cast of The Atlanta Opera Studio Tour Knightly News

oPerA ... in yoUr CommUniTy For 33 years The Atlanta Opera has been committed to producing operas of the highest caliber for audiences throughout the metro Atlanta area. In addition to our mainstage performances, we provide many opportunities for patrons and new audiences to explore and experience opera. Our interactive performances and creative programs are for everyone interested in learning more about this art form.

This season our new partnership with the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum has led to our participation in the inaugural season of the Molly Blank Jewish Concert Series. The final concert of the series took place on March 9 and featured the extraordinary soprano 44

Sylvia McNair, with Gershwin expert Kevin Cole at the piano. Their intimate cabaret performance highlighted the tremendous contribution that Jewish composers made to the Golden Age of musical theater. Stay tuned for the announcement of next season’s concerts at the Breman!

The company’s longest-running education initiative is the Atlanta Opera Studio Tour, which has introduced hundreds of thousands of students across Georgia to the magic of opera. This tradition continued this spring with two touring operas for different age groups.

En Mis Palabras (In My Own Words), a bilingual opera geared toward middle and high school students, centers on the

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CommUniTy engAgemenT issues of personal and cultural identity and the choices we make to figure out who we are and who we want to become. Knightly News is for elementary school audiences, and features fractured fairy-tales against the backdrop of a modern newscast format. The show emphasizes the idea that everyone’s talents and strengths are valuable in unique ways.

Both operas were performed in community venues throughout the Atlanta metro area, including Fulton County Playhouse, Southwest Arts Center, Roswell Cultural Arts Center, Elm Street Cultural Arts Village, and Decatur High School. Knightly News was also featured at a special day

for Girl Scouts on March 15, which provided scouts opportunities to take a closer look behind the scenes of The Atlanta Opera.

We’d like to thank all of our community and education partners for helping bring the power and passion of opera to thousands of students and audience members across the Atlanta metro area.

Next year we will continue to offer these great programs and are excited to offer new opportunities.

For more information on our community and education programs, please visit our website, atlantaopera.org, contact us at 404-881-9994, or email us at education@atlantaopera.org.

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volUnTeerS Volunteers are a vital component of the continued success and growth of The Atlanta Opera. We would like to acknowledge the many contributions offered in the past year by the individuals listed below. We appreciate everything they do for the Opera and the greater Atlanta community by nurturing this important cultural asset.

Are you interested in working behind the scenes? Our volunteers work in our offices, in the community, backstage and even on the stage as supernumeraries! We can use you wherever you feel your particular skill set can best benefit the company, whether as an artist ambassador, or stuffing envelopes, or marketing, or assisting with community events – there is a place for you in The Atlanta Opera family. Call Lene Sabin at 404-881-2258, e-mail lsabin@atlantaopera.org or visit the “Support Us” section at atlantaopera.org to learn more about becoming a volunteer.

Denise Andersen Kimberly Anderson Chantey Andrews Alishia Austin K. Ilena Banks Joan Baskin Sanford Baskin Zachary Berman Stacy Berry Rosa Bland Ernie Braunschweig Allison Brown Bennett Brzycki Charley Burney Paul Burnore Jessica Callaham Eydie Castro Richard Cherry Erin Cohee Noreen Conort Beth Cooper Jean Cornn Kimberly Daniels Lorie Davis Chris Deutschler Kevin Dew Stacey Dietz Richard Dodder Brad Dorfman Janay Douglas Chandrea Dungy Rabiah A. Elisa Lance Elliott Katia Evans Anna Filardi Olga Flores

Brenda Flores Pete Fujimoto Peggy Fung Anne Marie Gary Maxi George Aaron Gilliam Elliott Goldstein Elizabeth Goldstein Phoenixx Greywolf Sylvia Halleck Jumaanah Harris Anne Hayes Lauren Hayes Suzanne Hayes Jennifer Hendricks Frances Holland David Huffman Cardine R. Johnson Jocelyn Johnson Kathy Johnson Nicolas Johnson Corey Johnson Jamey Jones W.C. Jones Amanda Kautzer George Kazarian Rita Kennedy Paula Kocher Anie Kogutkiewict Sarah Kouba Patty Kramer-Lake Alison Kratzert Helen & Steve Kraus Esther Kudron Virginia J. Lam Ryan Lee

Vicky Legasei Jesse Leonard Peg & James Lowman Diana Lulushi Meigan Manis Rachael McDonald Mary Ruth McDonald Jenny McElligott Denisha Miller Lorrain & Joseph Mills Marcus Mitchell Ciara Montalbo Kristin Moye Fatimah Mustafaa JC Name Natalie Lynch Robert Nemo Gwendolyn Nestlehutt Vernon Norris Ms. Marianela Noya Kim Ong Sonia Oxman Priya Patel Polly Pater Glenda Pearson Matthew Pinnow Tandi Reddick Nancy Reed Marie Reid Alex Rivera Blake Roberson Catherine Roberson Diana Robinson Tanish Ross Suzanna Saiah Cherylene & John Sands

Martha Schallern Catherine Schatz Joyce Schechter Carol Schmied Gail Shattah Amanda Shearrow Tatiana Shiferson Dan Shumate Verna Slade Alisha Smith Courtney Smith Sheena Spencer Margaret A. Stephen Eleanor & Jim Strain Beth Suryan Sandy Taffel Linda Taylor Carol Thurman Donald Thurman Laura Tompkins Suzanne Touchstone Ruth Vaught Mark & Tricia Vogelgesang Alice Wade Darrell Gene Waits Alana C. Walker Dorman Wallace Hilary Wayne Harold Whitney Branalyn Williams Laura Chris Wright Yilan Xiang Barbara Zellner Sanaa Furqan Constance Mack Sevim Jumper

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AnnUAl fUnD The following names represent gifts from individuals, family foundations, The Atlanta Opera Board of Directors, staff, chorus and orchestra. We express our most sincere thanks and appreciation to every donor. The ongoing support allows The Atlanta Opera to continue building on a tradition of excellence, and makes possible quality productions just like you are experiencing now! For a full list of donors visit us online at atlantaopera.org.

Listed on the following pages are friends who contributed $100 or more to The Atlanta Opera between July 1, 2012 and March 14, 2014.

DiamOnD $100,000+ Nancy & Jim Bland Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Jane S. Willson

Platinum (continued) R. Dwain Blackston John & Rosemary Brown Mr. Mario Concha* Heike & Dieter Elsner* Mrs. Bernadette Faber $25,000+ & Mr. John Nadobny Mr. & Mrs. John L. Connolly Ms. Rebecca Y. Frazer & Mr. Jon Buttrey Martha Thompson Dinos Carl & Sally Gable Candy & Greg Johnson* Mr. & Mrs. John Michael Hancock* Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Keough* Mr. Bert Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Keough James M. Kane & Andrea Braslavsky Kane Mr. & Mrs. Harmon B. Miller III* Mr. John O. King* Jerry & Dulcy Rosenberg* Mary Ruth McDonald Ms. Franca G. Oreffice Platinum Clara M. & John S. O'Shea* $10,000+ Polly N. Pater Shepard & Boyce Ansley* Mr. & Mrs. Michael Paulhus* Julie & Jim Balloun* Mr. William E. Pennington* Mr. David Boatwright Edward W. Phares* Dr. Frank A. Critz Mr. James D. Powell* Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross* Mr. Charles Sharbaugh John L. Hammaker Mrs. Dale Levert & Mr. George W. Levert* Baker & Debby Smith* Triska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor James B. Miller, Jr. Thomas R. Williams Family* Mr. William F. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. William E. Tucker Rhys & Carolyn Wilson* Bob & Cappa Woodward* The Mary & Charlie Yates Family Fund Charlie & Dorothy Yates Family Fund $5,000+ Cathy & Mark Adams Mr. & Mrs. Michael Barker Bryan & Johanna Barnes* Mrs. Elizabeth Tufts Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Andy Berg*

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$2,500+ Mr. & Mrs. Phillip E. Alvelda Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Antinori Dr. Florence C. Barnett Dr. Asad Bashey The Laura & Montague Boyd Foundation Jean & Jerry Cooper Sally & Larry Davis Col. & Mrs. Edgar W. Duskin Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge Dr. Mary M. Finn

Platinum (continued) Mr. Robin Forman & Ms. Ann Owens Caroline & Harry Gilham Dr. Thomas N. Guffin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hantula Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Hardin Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Howard Katie Hutchison Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Johnson Mrs. Joseph W. Jones Mr. Alfred D. Kennedy & Dr. Bill Kenny Dr. & Mrs. James Lowman Sally & Allen McDaniel Robert & Suzanne Minarcine Mr. & Mrs. William A. Parker, Jr. Drs. Aileen O'Neill & Richard Robinson John & Barbara Ross Milton J. Sams Mr. & Mrs. J. Barry Schrenk Sachin Shailendra Morton & Angela Sherzer Mrs. J. Lucian Smith Johannah Smith Mr. Peter James Stelling Yee-Wan & John Stevens Judith & Mark Taylor Mr. & Mrs. George B. Taylor, Jr. Tom & Sandy Teepen* Dr. Nicholas Valerio III Ms. Bunny Winter & Mr. Michael Doyle GOlD $1,000+ Anonymous Ms. Joanna M. Adams Mr. Keith E. Adams Mr. & Mrs. C. Duncan Beard

AnnUAl fUnD GOlD (continued) Michael L. & Valerie W. Benoit Allison Krebs Bensch & Torsten Bensch Mr. & Mrs. Paul Blackney Mrs. Enrique E. Bledel Miss Mary D. Bray Mr. Ron Breakstone Dr. J. Bricker Burns Dr. & Mrs. W. Brantley Burns Mr. Hugh Cheek Mrs. Jan W. Collins Ms. Carol Uhl Dr. John W. Cooledge Dr. & Mrs. F. Thomas Daly Jr. Mr. Robert S. Devins Miss Elaine Dyer Ms. Dorothy E. Edwards Peg Simms Gary R. Derril Gay, Ph.D. Mrs. John W. Grant III Mrs. Helen C. Griffith Mr. & Mrs. George Gundersen Ms. Sue Hall Harald Hansen Mr. L. D. Holland Mr. & Mrs. James Horgan Ann P. Howington Mr. & Mrs. David C. Huffman Dr. & Mrs. Duke Jackson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wayne James Lou & Tom Jewell Mr. & Mrs. Gert Kampfer Ronnie & Peter Kessenich Marsha & David King Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Klump Mrs. Treville Lawrence Ms. Salli LeVan Mr. & Mrs. J. David Lifsey Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh III Jeanie & Albert Marx Dan D. Maslia Margaret P. McCamish Mr. William McDaniel Peggy & Jack McDowell Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. McKeeman Mimi S. Monett Ms. Priscilla M. Moran

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GOlD (continued) Mortimer Family Terri & Stephen Nagler Mr. & Mrs. John L. O'Neal Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Paul Lucy S. Perry Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. Phillips Mrs. Betsy Pittman The Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. Dr. Michael F. Pratt & Nancy Peterman Lynn & Kent Regenstein The Honorable Judge Dorothy A. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. George P. Rodrigue Ms. Lorraine Russell Mr. Dustin B. Schneider Mr. Nicholas Shreiber Dr. & Mrs. Patton P. Smith Marty Stephens & Linda August Ms. Melinda R. Stuk Dr. Jane T. St. Clair & Mr. James E. Sustman Mr. & Mrs. Hugh M. Tarbutton Mr. & Mrs. Ben J. Tarbutton, Jr. Alan & Marcia Watt Rae & George Weimer Larry & Beverly Willson Mrs. Wadleigh C. Winship Mr. Allen Yee Drs. Martin & Holly York

GOlD (continued) Mr. Philip A. Delanty Mr. Kevin Dew & Mr. Hal Platt Mr. & Mrs. William D. Duckworth Mr. & Mrs. Mark Eden Mrs. William Elmore Mr. & Mrs. John C. Ethridge, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. David J. Frolich John Gam, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Jim Geiger Ms. Lois M. Grant Sylvia Halleck, MD Mr. Michael Hand Mr. Michael D. Hastings Mr. George Hickman, III Donna & Richard Hiller James E. Honkisz & Catherine A. Binns Richard & Linda Hubert Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Hughes Dr. Sidney T. Kellon Ms. Eleanor Kinsey Joan & Arnold Kurth Chris & Jill Le Dr. Jason Liebzeit Richard Lodise & Valerie Jagiella Donna & Trevor Lumb Dr. Jill Mabley Douglas W. & Sarah Mabry Stanley & Elaine Mager Dr. Robert & Judge Stephanie Manis Shelley McGehee $500+ Mr. & Mrs. John McMullan Anonymous Mr. M. Sean Molley Mr. & Mrs. C. S. Akers, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Morelli II Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Astriab Mr. & Mrs. Frank Muckler Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bailey John & Agnes Nelson Mrs. Wallace F. Beard Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Nicholas III Mr. & Mrs. Kenny L. Blank Ms. Beverley Paquette Ms. Tiffany Bloomer George & Libba Pickett Dr. Harold Brody Dan Pompilio & Lark Ingram Barbara S. Bruner, M.D. Mr. David Pylate Ms. Lynnore Buersmeyer Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ratonyi Mr. Robert Bunker Ms. Tandi Reddick Dr. J. Bricker Burns Dr. Bruce Cassidy & Dr. Eda Hochgelerent Mr. James L. Rhoden, Jr. R.J. & D.G. Riffey, Jr. Mrs. Carol J. Clark Mary K. Roarabaugh Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Curry Mr. Robert P. Dean & Mr. Robert Epstein Ms. Heidi M. Rockwood

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AnnUAl fUnD GOlD (continued) Sidney & Phyllis Rodbell Dr. & Mrs. Mark Rowles Mr. Dustin B. Schneider Mr. Fred B. Smith Dr. Marilyn Stockton Judge & Mrs. Mike Stoddard Jim & Eleanor Strain Steve & Christine Strong Mr. Paul Stuk Mr. Eric Taylor Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Ms. Virginia S. Taylor Mr. Richard Thio Mr. James Todd Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Tuller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Ventulett III Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Walden Henry Waszkowski & Patty Thomas Dr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr. Ms. Linda D. Wickham William Wilkinson & Robert K. Bellinger Mr. Russell Williamson & Ms. Shawn Pagliarini Mrs. Frank Wilson, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. David Wingert Ms. Jerrie Woodward $350+ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. David S. Baker Mr. & Mrs. Robert O. Banker Dr. & Mrs. John Barnes Dr. & Mrs. William Battles Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Betor Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Blumenthal Mrs. Stella M. Carlson Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Raymond H. Chenault Mr. Michael Clutter Mr. Lawrence M. Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Newt Collinson Mrs. June Crawford Maureen & Michael Dailey Dr. & Mrs. Albert De Chicchis Mr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Dugger Janice & Charles M. Edwards III

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GOlD (continued) Dr. G. Eichholz Rita Evans Judge Adele P. Grubbs Owen Halpern Mr. Ronald L. Harris & Mrs. Jacqueline Pownall Dean & Vivian Haulton Cristina & Carlos Herrera Pearlann & Jerry Horowitz Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Hyatt Mr. Scott Ingram Ms. Annette Janowitz Cliff Jolliff & Elaine Gerke Mr. & Mrs. Edward Katze Mr. & Mrs. Fred R. Keith Dr. Gail M. Kendall Lucy R. & Gary Lee, Jr. Livvy Kazer Lipson Donna & Trevor Lumb Mr. Thomas L. McCook Mr. & Mrs. Norman Miller Ms. Sharon Mills Dr. Patricia S. Moulton Jane & Jim Murray Anne Lanier Mursch The Honorable & Mrs. George A. Novak Ms. Marianela E. Noya Mr. Edward R. Nudd Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Parrish III Mr. & Mrs. Guy Paschal Mr. Darryl C. Payne & Ms. Lisa C. Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr. Mr. Shawn Rieschl Johnson & Mr. Christian Kirby Ms. Barbara Rivenbark Mr. Hervey S. Ross Weslyn A. Samson Mr. Robert Sidewater Helga Hazelrig Siegel Dr. Susan Y. Stevens Mr. N. Jerold Cohen & Ms. Andrea Strickland Carolyn & Robert Swain Ms. Michelle M. Thomas & Mr. Kevin Myers

GOlD (continued) Mrs. James B. Vaught Dr. & Mrs. James H. Venable Ms. Reba P. Welch Dr. & Mrs. Sam Williams Ms. Venette Williams Ms. Judith D. Wilson Sherrilyn & Donn Wright Mrs. Johnnie Zahler & Jeanette Zahler Silver $100+ Anonymous Judith & Aaron Alembik Mr. Harold H. Alexander Dr. Catherine Allard Mr. & Mrs. William A. Allison Dr. Robert J. & Mrs. Lynne S. Alpern Mr. James D. Altman Mr. William F. Amideo Scott & Sandra Anderson Ms. Oana Andreescu Dr. & Mrs. Charles Arp Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bailey Elizabeth Bair Ms. Mary M. Ball Mr. & Mrs. Michael Barker Dr. & Mrs. Frank C. Bell Mr. Albert E. Bender, Jr. Ms. Lauren Benevich Mr. I. Robert Beton Ms. Martha Bobo Miss Mary D. Bray Marvin S. Brown Drs. Brenda & Craig Caldwell Dr. & Mrs. W. Jerry Capps Mrs. Emma Casanova Dr. Lynn Cathcart Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hal Clarke Dr. Earle D. Clowney Mr. & Mrs. Don S. Coatworth Dr. & Mrs. Sheldon B. Cohen Henry & Claudia Colvin Ms. Sally Combs Mr. & Mrs. F. Dean Copeland Mr. & Mrs. Bruce W. Cotterman Mr. & Mrs. David Courtney

AnnUAl fUnD Silver (continued) Mr. Charles Dale Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dallo Mrs. Jeanne Daniels Joseph & JoAnne DeSantis Jim & Carol Dew Ms. Pamela J. Drummond Mr. Kip Duchon Arnold & Sylvia Eaves Dr. G. Eichholz Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Ms. Barbara Faherty Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Fanstill Joann Felder Dr. & Mrs. Edwin E. Flournoy Gray & Ruth Fountain Col. & Mrs. Donald M. Gilner Dr. & Mrs. Martin Goldstein Mr. Richard Goodjoin Ms. Katharine Grady Ms. Anne L. Grossman Dr. & Mrs. John B. Haberlen Jim & Virginia Hale Ms. Mary Joe Hanes Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Harley Dr. Gary Henschen Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Holly, Jr. Mrs. Sally Horntvedt Mrs. Roberta L. Huebner Ms. Emma Hughes Mr. John M. Hutchinson & Mr. Brian Bonin Ms. Irmgard S. Immel Dr. & Mrs. John L. Keller Mary Nell & Jim Kerr Jane & Bob Kibler Ms. Donna J. Kilgore Mrs. Jo W. Koch

Silver (continued) Judge & Mrs. John Langford Mrs. Emma Lankford Sophie Li Vaneesa & Allan Little Mrs. Shirley Litwhiler Mr. Albert Loebe Mr. Benjamin W. Lovvorn Katherine B. Maxwell & Michael J. Maxwell Patricia & Laughlin McDonald Cindy Miller Mr. Kenneth A. Miller Mr. Anthony Montag Mr. Bill Moody Barbara & Mark Murovitz Janine A. Musholt Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Naman Ms. Pat Nash Mr. & Mrs. Richard Newton Mr. Carl W. Nichols Mr. Howard R. Osofsky Mr. John Owens Mr. Joseph M. Pabst Edward & Marjorie Patterson Mr. & Mrs. John Payan Ms. Sandra Perkowitz Lucy S. Perry Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin S. Persons Sr. Mr. W. Ray Persons, JD Ms. Sophia B. Peterman Drs. Frank & Robin Petruzielo Ms. Maria M. Pflugbeil Ms. Catherine Pobst Ms. Anne Pollock Ms. Ivetta Polyarov Mr. Donald W. Prichard Mr. Leonard B. Reed & Ms. Lisa N. Davis

Silver (continued) Mrs. David A. Reinach Mr. & Mrs. Norman Robinson Mr. Don Robinson Mr. John B. Rofrano Mr. & Mrs. John Philip Rogers Mr. Dwight Ross Jr. Wallace & Cindy Sagendorph Mr. & Mrs. James Schiwal Harold Settle, M.D. Ms. Roberta Setzer Sharon Silvermintz Dr. & Mrs. Stanley J. Smits Mr. & Mrs. James Spencer Ms. Joan Spofford Gail & Barry Spurlock Marjorie H. & David N. Summers Carolyn & Robert Swain David C. Talbert Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Taylor Leigh & Jay Telotte Ms. Nancy A. Thomas Ms. Janet P. Tiller Dr. & Mrs. James H. Venable J. Vilanova Cameron & Scott Vowell Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Warner Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Watford Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Westmoreland, Jr. Virginia S. Williams Sue Williams Jason Williams Ms. Ann D. Winters Mrs. Mary S. Wright Drs. Martin & Holly York

* Donors who currently have three-year gift commitments as members of the Society for Artistic Excellence.

The Society of Artistic Excellence represents a minimum pledge of $20,000 over a three-year period.

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CorPorATe PArTnerS $100,000 The Coca-Cola Company $10,000+ Affordable Equity Partners, Inc. Bloomingdale’s Cartier Lanier Parking Solutions UBS

$5,000+ BNY Mellon Private Wealth Management JP Morgan Chase KPMG, LLC Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

$2,500+ Anonymous $1,000+ Atlanta Opera Guild

foUnDATion & governmenT SUPPorT fOunDatiOnS $150,000+ The Goizueta Foundation

$5,000+ Atlanta Foundation George M. Brown Fund of Atlanta Camp-Younts Foundation $50,000+ John & Mary Franklin Foundation Atlanta Music Festival Association Fraser-Parker Foundation Sara Giles Moore Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation JBS Foundation $25,000+ Nordson Corporation Foundation J. Marshall & Lucile G. Powell Foundation Norfolk Southern Foundation The Zeist Foundation

$15,000+ SunTrust Trusteed Foundations

$2,500+ Mary Brown Fund of Atlanta Hills Family Foundation Charles Loridans Foundation Publix Super Markets Charities Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

$10,000+ Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation Ida A. Ryan Charitable Trust Kendeda Fund Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund Wells Fargo Philanthropic Giving Program

$1,000+ Bright Wings Foundation Herbert & Marian Haley Foundation Kiwanis Foundation of Atlanta Lois & Lucy Lampkin Foundation Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation

$20,000+ Jim Cox, Jr. Charitable Trust

GOvernment funDinG $30,000+ City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs $10,000+ National Endowment for the Arts

gifTS in KinD The Atlantan Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters Chris Casey & Doug Weiss Exquisite Stationery by Harrison Rohr

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Joel Crowe – Wallace Graphics Dennis Dean Catering Double Cross Vodka Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

National Distributing Company Soiree Catering and Events Tony Brewer & Co.

TriBUTeS & memoriAlS in memOry Of Jay BeaDle Dan & Harriet Gill

in HOnOr Of JOSePH lattanzi The Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr.

in HOnOr Of laura & COSmO BOyD Jim & Eleanor Strain

in memOry Of raCHel leHmann Jim & Eleanor Strain

in memOry Of JOHn COx Mr. Kevin Dew & Mr. Hal Platt Rae & George Weimer

in memOry Of mia HeCHt OWenS Mrs. Enrique E. Bledel Ms. Janet R. Piercy Mrs. Catherine T. Porter Brooks, Leslie, & L.J. Yankosky

in HOnOr Of aSHley CurlinG David & Carmen McClellan in memOry Of Sylvia DeBenPOrt Shelley McGehee in HOnOr Of SuSanna eilanD Drs. Morgan & Susan Eiland in memOry Of arnOlDO fieDOtin Mrs. Enrique E. Bledel in memOry Of JOHn W. Grant, iii Carol Smart in memOry Of BetSy HanSen Harald Hansen in HOnOr Of DOuG HOlly Boris Bauer

in HOnOr Of POlly Pater Mr. Brian D. Beem Mr. & Mrs. Charles Slick Mr. Tom Slick in HOnOr Of marietta POmPiliO Dan Pompilio & Lark Ingram in HOnOr Of mS. faye P. POPPer Catherine Popper & Noah Eckhouse in memOry Of marya GaBrielle WilliamS Jone Williams in HOnOr Of tOmer zvulun Dr. Richard S. Sarason & Anne S. Arenstein Cameron & Scott Vowell

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SUPPorT The ATlAnTA oPerA

SUPPorT TomorroW, ToDAy! BUilD A legACy WiTh The ATlAnTA oPerA The Atlanta Opera sincerely appreciates your generous support and belief in our mission of enriching lives through the power of opera. By building a legacy through the creation of a planned gift with The Atlanta Opera, you can help ensure that future generations of Atlantans are exposed to the highest quality opera for generations to come.

Developing an estate plan requires advice from a professional, so we suggest you consult your personal advisor to make sure your gift will accomplish the intended goals for both The Atlanta Opera and you. A member of our development team will be happy to meet with and assist you in exploring the options that are most beneficial for everyone involved. Your planned gift can make a tremendous difference and help preserve the future of The Atlanta Opera!

enCore CirCle The Atlanta Opera established the Encore Circle to recognize donors who have designated the Opera as a beneficiary in their estate plan. Gifts from these individuals ensure our progress for generations to come.

Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Shepard B. Ansley Mr.* & Mrs. Wallace F. Beard Mr. Montague L. Boyd Ms. Mary D. Bray Mr. Robert Colgin Martha Thompson Dinos Arnold & Sylvia Eaves Ms. Dorothy E. Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Dieter Elsner Carl & Sally Gable Rebecca & Sidney Guberman Ms. Judy Hanenkrat Mr. Hilson Hudson

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Mrs. Joseph B. Hutchison Mr. Alfred D. Kennedy Ms. Corina M. LaFrossia Mr. Louis L. Lawson Mr. & Mrs. John G. Malcolm Mr. Robert Lee Mays Mr. & Mrs. Allen P. McDaniel Mr. & Mrs. Craig N. Miller Miss Helen D. Moffitt Mr. J. Robert Morring Mr. & Mrs. Bertil D. Nordin Clara M. & John S. O'Shea Mrs. Polly Pater Mr. William E. Pennington

Bruce A. Roth Ms. Hazel Sanger Kevin J. Saunders Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Teepen Mr. Richard F. Tigner Dr. & Mrs. Harold Whitney Rhys T. Wilson Ms. Bunny Winter & Mr. Michael Doyle Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Yates, Sr. Mr. Charles R. Yates, Jr. & Mrs. Mary Mitchell Yates

* deceased

The 2013-14 season has been one of transformation for The Atlanta Opera, and we are thrilled to welcome our General and Artistic Director, Tomer Zvulun. One of the most highly respected stage directors in the industry, Tomer brings his vision for an exciting new era. In honor of his appointment, The Atlanta Opera Board of Directors initiated a one-time campaign titled Overtures. The list below indicates all gifts to Overtures as of Jan. 22, 2014. For more information about this campaign or any other development efforts of The Atlanta Opera, please contact Rae Weimer, Interim Director of Development at 404-343-7125 or rweimer@atlantopera.org PrODuCtiOn SPOnSOrS Nancy & Jim Bland The John & Rosemary Brown Family Foundation Martha Thompson Dinos PerfOrmanCe SPOnSOrS The Laura & Montague Boyd Foundation John L. Hammaker Mr. & Mrs. Wayne James Candy & Greg Johnson Mr. & Mrs. George W. Levert Jerry & Dulcy Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. William E. Tucker Rhys & Carolyn Wilson Bob & Cappa Woodward The Mary & Charlie Yates Family Fund

PrinCiPal artiSt SPOnSOrS Homrich Berg Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Keough CHOruS SPOnSOrS Cathy & Mark Adams Mr. James B. Miller, Jr. Mr. William E. Pennington Triska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor OtHer SPOnSOrS Mr. John Calhoun Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge Mr. & Mrs. John Michael Hancock Mr. Charles Sharbaugh Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Sheehan

leaDinG laDy & leaDinG man SPOnSOr Mr. & Mrs. Donald Keough

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BoArD of DireCTorS offiCerS CHAIR EMERITUS Mrs. Shepard B. Ansley CHAIR William E. Tucker, Tucker, Midis & Owen, LLC IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Mr. Gregory F. Johnson, Republic National Distributing Co., Inc. VICE CHAIR Mr. John L. Hammaker TREASURER Mr. Rhys T. Wilson, Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP SECRETARy Mr. Michael Keough, DMK International

Ms. Cathy Callaway Adams, Federal Home Loan Bank Mr. Bryan H. Barnes, Deloitte & Touche, LLP Mr. Andy Berg, Homrich Berg Mrs. Nancy Bland Mr. Montague L. Boyd, III, UBS Financial Mrs. Rosemary Kopel Brown Mrs. John W. Calhoun, III The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler, Cathedral of St. Philip Mr. Mario Concha, Concha Consulting, LLC Ms. Martha Thompson Dinos Mr. Robert G. Edge, Alston & Bird Mr. Dieter Elsner, Roedl Langford de Kock, LLP Ms. Bernadette Faber, UBS Mr. Eli Flint, Flight Options Mrs. Joanne Chesler Gross Mr. William Hajjar Mr. John Michael Hancock Mr. Howard Hunter, Digital Agent, LLC Ms. Mary B. James Mr. John King, Breitland, LLC Mr. George Levert, Kinetic Ventures, LLC Mr. Richard McPhail, The Home Depot, Inc. Mr. James B. Miller, Fidelity Bank Mr. David Moody, C. D. Moody Construction Mr. Michael E. Paulhus, King & Spalding Mr. William E. Pennington Mr. James D. Powell, KPMG, LLP Mr. Herbert J. Rosenberg III, National Distributing Company, Inc. Mr. Bruce A. Roth, Roth & Associates, Inc. Mr. Sachin Shailendra, S G Contracting Mr. Charles Sharbaugh, Carlton Fields Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr., Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Mr. Thomas R. Williams Mrs. Jane S. Willson, Sunnyland Farms, Inc. Mr. Robert G. Woodward, King & Spalding Mr. Charles R. "Charlie" Yates, Jr. 58

BoArD of DireCTorS honorAry memBerS Ms. Dorothy E. Edwards Mr. Carl I. Gable Mr. John S. Gillfillan Mrs. Holcombe T. Green, Jr., Mr. Carter Joseph, Empire Distributors Mr. Sam Olens, State of Georgia Mr. Mark K. Taylor, HT Group, LLC Mrs. John C. Wilson Ms. Bunny Winter

SCene DINNER HONORING MARy DUNLEAVy

photos: Tim Wilkerson

STAff The ATlAnTA oPerA Tomer Zvulun GENERAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Arthur Fagen CARL & SALLy GABLE MUSIC DIRECTOR

ArTiSTiC Cory Lippiello DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC PLANNING & COMMUNITy ENGAGEMENT Walter Huff CHORUS MASTER Todd Snead, Ph.D. EDUCATION MANAGER

DeveloPmenT Rae Weimer INTERIM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Rebecca Bowden ANNUAL FUND MANAGER Greg Carraway FOUNDATION & GRANTS MANAGER

mArKeTing & CommUniCATionS Jennifer Pons DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Matt Burkhalter CREATIVE SERVICES MANAGER Rebecca Danis PATRON SERVICES ASSOCIATE Rachel Jorgensen MARKETING CONSULTANT Renee Smiley PATRON SERVICES MANAGER

finAnCe & ADminiSTrATion Stephanie Cantillo HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER Paul Deckard FINANCE MANAGER Lene Sabin EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 60

STAff ProDUCTion Shawn Rieschl Johnson DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION John Beaulieu TECHINICAL DIRECTOR/ MASTER CARPENTER Patricia Tuckwiller PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN Pamela Hickey PROPERTIES MASTER Joanna Schmink COSTUMES COORDINATOR Ken McNeil WARDROBE SUPERVISOR Brett Parker FIRST HAND Bridgette K.L. Mont FIRST HAND Emoryann Childers STITCHER Richard Jarvie WIG & MAKEUP DESIGNER Richard Cherry WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN ASSISTANT Christian Ellesmere-Jones WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN ASSISTANT Christina Moore WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN ASSISTANT Tracy Salazar WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN ASSISTANT

CoBB energy Performing ArTS CenTre Johannes Pikel TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Michael Wolmer HEAD ELECTRICIAN Nicholas Morganstern HEAD CARPENTER/RIGGER Brett Larson AUDIO ENGINEER Jessica Coale PRODUCTION MANAGER

1575 Northside Drive, N.W., Suite 350 Atlanta, GA 30080 404-881-8801 atlantaopera.org

photo: Jeff Roffman

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hoUSe PoliCieS ConCeSSionS Concession stands are located in the center of the lobbies on all three levels, food and beverage items are prohibited inside the theatre. Thank you for your cooperation. reSTroomS Restrooms are located on house right and house left of all three lobbies. Family restrooms are also located on house right of all three lobbies. Mobility-impaired patrons may use any of our restrooms.

PArKing There are 1,000 parking spaces available at $6 per car. Valet service is available for $10. Please be sure to allow enough time for travel to the theatre and parking as there is no late seating.

ATm There is one Bank of North Georgia ATM located in the grand lobby.

CoAT CheCK Coat check is available at the concierge desk. emergenCy informATion In the event of an emergency, please locate the nearest usher who will direct you to the appropriate exit. elevATorS Elevators are located on each side of the lobbies on all levels. loST AnD foUnD Lost and Found items are turned into the concierge desk on the day of a performance.

To inquire about a lost item, please call the House Manager at 770-916-2828.

SmoKing Smoking is prohibited inside the building.

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SPeCiAl ASSiSTAnCe Persons requiring access assistance are asked to contact the box office at 770-916-2850 for advance arrangements.

Audio clarification devices are available to our hearing impaired guests at no charge.

This is on a first-come, first-served basis, or you may call the House Manager ahead of time to reserve one 770-916-2828. A limited number of booster seats are also available. All items require a form of identification to be held until the item is returned.

CoBB energy CenTre rUleS & reqUeSTS • All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket in order to be admitted to the performance. Please be aware that not all performances are suitable for children.

• Infants will not be admitted to adult programs. Parents will be asked to remove children who create a disturbance.

• There is no late seating allowed. Closedcircuit monitors are provided in the lobby as a courtesy to latecomers.

• Please turn off all cell phones prior to the beginning of each performance.

• Please limit conversation during the performance.

• Cameras (including use of cell phone camera) and audio and video recording devices are strictly prohibited at all times.

• Leaving while the show is in progress is discourteous and we ask that you refrain from doing so.

• Please unwrap all candies and cough drops before the performance.

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