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Galileo Galilei An opera by Philip Glass Libretto by Mary Zimmerman with

Premiered June 24, 2002 at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago

Madison premiere Sung in English

Conductor

Kelly Kuo

Stage Director

A. Scott Parry

Production Designer

Barry Steele*

Costume Designer Wig and Make-Up Designer

Karen Brown-Larimore Jan Ross * Madison Opera debut

The performance will last approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission.

This production costumed in part with the assistance of: The Goodman Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Skylight Opera Theatre, Children’s Theater of Madison and Madison Arts Production Center, The University Theatre, and American Players Theatre. By arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. Madison Opera • 4

THE CAST Scene 1 • “Opening” Galileo………………………………………………………William Joyner* Scene 2 • “Recantation” Cardinal 1…………………………………………………. . .Alex Edgemon* Cardinal 2…………………………………………………….Darik Knutsen* Cardinal 3…………………………………………………….Errik M. Hood* Pope Urban VIII………………………………………………. Dean Peterson Galileo………………………………………………………. . William Joyner Scene 3 • “Pears” Galileo………………………………………………………. William Joyner Maria Celeste…………………………………………. Jamie-Rose Guarrine Scene 4 • “Trial” Scribe………………………………………………………Allisanne Apple Inquisitor 1…………………………………………………. . .Alex Edgemon Inquisitor 2……………………………………………………. Darik Knutsen Galileo………………………………………………………. . William Joyner Scene 5 • “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World” Sagredo………………………………………………………. . . Saira Frank Salviati………………………………………………………. . . John Arnold* Simplicio……………………………………………………. . Dean Peterson Scene 6 • “Incline Plane” Galileo………………………………………………………. . . . John Arnold

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Scene 7 • “A Walk in the Garden” Cardinal Barberini……………………………………………Dean Peterson Galileo………………………………………………………. . . . John Arnold Maria Celeste………………………………………………. Jennifer DeMain Scene 8 • “Lamps” Priest……………………………………………………. . . . . Errik M. Hood Maria Celeste……………………………………………….Jennifer DeMain Galileo………………………………………………………. . . . John Arnold Scene 9 • “Presentation of the Telescope” Servant……………………………………………………. . . . Darik Knutsen Maria Maddalena…………………………………………. . Allisanne Apple Marie de’ Medici ……………………………………… Jamie-Rose Guarrine Duchess Christina………………………………………………. . Saira Frank Galileo………………………………………………………. . . . John Arnold Scene 10 • “Opera Within the Opera” Oracle 1……………………………………………………. . Alex Edgemon Oracle 2………………………………………………………Darik Knutsen Orion……………………………………………………………. Jere Foley Merope………………………………………………………. Sarah Hoover Merope’s Father……………………………………………. . Dean Peterson Eos……………………………………………………. .Jamie-Rose Guarrine Monks and Servants……………………………Michael Bickel, Jere Foley,

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Dear Friends, Love, deceit, revenge, heartbreak. These are the recurring themes of songs, whether they are pop, rock, country, or opera. So, too, are the stars. This performance, quite literally, looks back on the life of a scientist whose curiosity about the stars advanced our understanding of ourselves. An opera about scientific inquiry isn’t the usual fare, and that’s why I’m excited about it. Over the last 50 years, Madison Opera has performed the classics, and we have done so increasingly well. But over the last ten years we have striven, additionally, to introduce new and less well-known pieces. The response of the community has been enthusiastic, and it has brought us national attention. The fiscal reality is, however, that the classics draw a bigger audience and greater revenue. This performance of Galileo Galilei occurs because Madison Opera has dedicated and generous donors who are committed to our efforts to expand our artistic reach. I thank them. And, if you enjoy this performance, I hope that you will join them in making productions like this one possible. Enjoy the show,

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Dear Friends, Welcome to Galileo Galilei, Madison Opera’s first venture into the music of Philip Glass. Perhaps the most prolific of contemporary opera composers, Glass’s operas have been staged literally all over the world, in theatres large and small. I have always enjoyed his chamber pieces, and vividly remember the world premiere of Orphée in particular. While the stereotypical idea of an opera is a massive production with a large set, sixty choristers, and a running time of three hours, the reality is there have always been chamber operas, whether written in the 17th century or the present day. It is a strength of Madison Opera that we are able to present such a range of operas, and it is thanks to our supporters that we are sharing Galileo Galilei with you today. The greatest pleasure in this process has been watching our creative team, led by stage director A. Scott Parry, take this particular score and this particular theatre and make something magical. Our cast has embraced their multiple roles, finding both the artistry and the humanity within. You will not see this production anywhere else — it only exists right here, right now, with you. Thank you for joining us today and for all of your support. I look forward to seeing you at Rossini’s Cinderella in April, when we will also be unveiling our 2012-13 season. Cheers,

Kathryn Smith, General Director

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THE STORY OF THE OPERA “Opening” – Galileo’s Portico, Florence An old man stands in the middle of an ever-expanding universe. He is Galileo Galilei, at his end. He questions the actions of his life, recounting his dreams, doubting his beliefs, still trying to scrutinize the stars with his now blind eyes. He recalls his recantation to the Church of years ago. “Recantation” – The Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome Galileo is brought forward to recant his views in front of three Cardinals and Pope Urban VIII. The Cardinals pronounce their sentence of solitary confinement. The Pope remembers a happier time he shared with Galileo in his garden, and the scene recedes into memory. “Pears” – Outside the Convent of San Matteo, Arcetri Galileo rereads a letter from his deceased daughter, Maria Celeste, writing him from the confines of her convent. She had sent him a package in which there were candies, pears, and a rose. Wordlessly, Maria Celeste sings out against a raging storm. She drifts away, leaving the old man alone and in darkness. “Trial” – The Holy Office at the Vatican A Scribe recounts the records of the Inquisition. Two Inquisitors interrogate Galileo. Days pass. Under threat of torture, Galileo is told he will make a confession. The Inquisitors leave him. He holds his seminal book and addresses an imagined audience, presenting the work, which comes to life. “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World” – Venice Three philosophers appear in conversation in an imaginary Venice. They argue physical theories and the intertwined glories of man and God, but remain unified companions on their journey of discovery. “Incline Plane” – The Piazza della Signora, Florence A younger Galileo speaks to himself, working out his ideas of scientific and physical principals. He sits on the floor, books and papers surrounding him in the clear bright space that is his mind. He considers, formulates, allowing his thoughts to ever expand. He determines that he will write a book. “A Walk in the Garden” – Cardinal Barberini’s Garden Villa, Rome Cardinal Barberini walks with Galileo, a young Maria Celeste in tow. He reads a poem he’s composed in honor of Galileo concerning the purpose of the stars. The future Pope is warm and congenial with the burgeoning scientist, offering him kindness and protection.

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“Lamps” – The Cathedral at Pisa As a Priest chants, Galileo translates the Liturgy for his daughter. The lamp above them begins to sway. Galileo explains the workings of a pendulum, using his daughter’s own pulse to prove his ideas. Great discoveries of the physical world are attributed to God’s perfection. “Presentation of the Telescope” – The Medici Court, Tuscany A servant announces three highly titled women. The ladies cannot hide their fascination with Galileo and his invention. He unveils his telescope and explains its development and usage. The Duchess reminds him that they had met once before. Galileo remembers that moment years ago at his own father’s opera. “Opera Within the Opera” – The Theatre at the Medici Court Singers and dancers play the story of Orion. The Greek hero falls in love with Merope but is tricked and his eyes are plucked out. He sails to the edge of the Earth and finds Eos, who heals him. The company praises the mythic hunter as they scan the sky for his constellation’s image. An old, blind Galileo emerges from the crowd. He raises his empty eyes heavenward and reaches up towards the stars. Synopsis written by A. Scott Parry

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FROM THE STAGE DIRECTOR Against his era’s prevailing wisdom and the pervasive views of the Roman Catholic Church, Galileo Galilei advocated for the Copernican System, principally that the Earth traveled around the Sun and not the other way around, as is implied in the Bible. History has often couched this dichotomy as a symbolic showdown between science and religion, the rational versus the faithful. But Galileo himself was both a scientifically rational man and also one of great unshakable devotion to his religious faith. His view was that God gave man the gift of intellect, and that by using the human mind to make discovery, mankind was ultimately glorifying the work of God. The perceptions of the mind were as delightful to the creator as the stars, the sky, the oceans. Science and religion were not in conflict: “The Bible is a book about how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go.” Using this larger historical drama as backdrop, the opera by Philip Glass, Mary Zimmerman, and Arnold Weinstein has at its core the personal struggle of one man. It presents moments of Galileo’s life in reverse chronology, using his final reflections as a framing device to move backwards through time. It is a story of a person coming to the conclusion that elements which fit so well in the abstract could not coexist in the actual. The empirical evidence he thrilled at finding all around him could not be made to agree with the dogma of his beloved religion. The opera’s libretto is culled from a combination of historical sources: Galileo’s trial transcripts, his official recantation, sections from his seminal Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World, extant letters from his daughter Maria Celeste, and Cardinal Barberini’s own poetic ode to him. Inspiration for the Duchess’s aria came from a poem by Galileo’s contemporary, Giambattista Marino, and the paean in the ‘Opera Within the Opera’ utilizes an old English hymn quoted by Galileo himself in a letter. Although much of the material has basis in fact, some conjecture and artistic license are taken. The piece remains an artistic expression, not an exact history lesson. Galileo’s journey into memory ends with his presentation of the telescope to the distinguished ladies of the Tuscan court. The irony of a man who brilliantly brought this instrument into ubiquitous use becoming himself blind by the end of his life provides an added poignancy to the piece. This continues into the final scene wherein an invented opera by Galileo’s father, Vincenzio (he of the Florentine Camerata, the group credited with actually inventing opera) is performed onstage with Orion as its subject. The mythic hunter is struck blind through revenge and spite, but eventually gains greater vision, being exalted to the heavens where he now lies among the stars as an omnipresent constellation. It is a fitting metaphor for Galileo himself, a man whose vision extends beyond his time, who was awed by the beauty and complexity of the natural world around him, and whose lifelong work can be seen as a glorification of it. — A. Scott Parry Madison Opera • 14

PRODUCTION PERSONNEL Production Manager.............................................................................................................................................Kenneth Ferencek Technical Director................................................................................................................................................................Billy Larimore Stage Manager..............................................................................................................................................................................Jill Krynicki Assistant Stage Managers...................................................................................Kate Goodall, Kristi A. Ross-Clausen Rehearsal Pianist..................................................................................................................................................................Scott Gendel Assistant Costume Supervisor.................................................................................................................Jenni Schwaner-Ladd Costume Crew.............................................................................................................................Virginia Bessert, Monica Butler, Brenna Farmer, Leslie Frank-Taylor, Janine Wardale Wig and Make-Up Designer....................................................................................................................................................Jan Ross Wig and Make-Up Crew........................................................................................................Leslie Frank-Taylor, Liz Rathke Props Master......................................................................................................................................................................Jennifer Childers Props Coordinator..............................................................................................................................................................Susan Rathke Props Crew.................................................................................................................................................................................Elaine Staley Supertitles Cue Master.......................................................................................................................................Jessica Lee Timman Master Carpenter.............................................................................................................................................................Brian Weinkauf Overture Hall Technical Director...................................................................................................................Steve Schroeder Theater Technicians...............................................................................................................Brian Anderson, John Frautschy, Davin Pickell, Jim Schaefer, Frank Schneeberger 251

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MEET THE ARTISTS Allisanne Apple (Scribe / Maria Maddalena) Previously with Madison Opera: Eugene Onegin, La Traviata Mezzo-soprano Allisanne Apple has appeared with Madison Opera as Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Annina in La Traviata, Kate in Kiss Me Kate, Meg in Falstaff, and most recently as Madama Larina in Eugene Onegin. She has also performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus, Skylight Opera Theatre, Connecticut Opera, Chicago Opera Theater and Opera for the Young, as well as the Madison Symphony Orchestra. Recent performances include Aunt March in Little Women with CTM and Lady Sophy in Utopia, Limited with Madison Savoyards. John Arnold (Younger Galileo/ Salviati) Madison Opera debut Bass-baritone John Arnold is forging an exciting career as a singing actor of the highest quality. Performances in recent seasons include Schaunard in La Bohème, the title role in Gianni Schicchi, Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Talbot in Maria Stuarda, the title role in Don Giovanni, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, and the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro. The 2011 season marked his debut with Cincinnati Opera in a touring production of The Magic Flute (Papageno) and his main stage debut at Des Moines Metro Opera as the Sergeant in La Bohème and Carlino the Notary in Don Pasquale. Future engagements include Leporello in

Don Giovanni with University Opera, the world premiere of the chamber opera Bovinus Rex with Guerilla Opera in Boston, and his debut with Opera New Jersey as Bob Becket in H.M.S Pinafore. A student of Julia Faulkner, Mr. Arnold was also a 2011 Regional Finalist and a 2012 Encouragement Award recipient of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Jennifer DeMain (Younger Maria Celeste) Previously with Madison Opera: The Turn of the Screw Mezzo-soprano Jennifer DeMain is currently a sophomore at UW Madison. A graduate of Madison’s Edgewood High School, she received a local Tommy Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes. She recently played multiple roles in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and appeared in the chorus of University Opera’s La Bohème. Ms. DeMain was last seen with Madison Opera as Flora in The Turn of the Screw. Alex Edgemon (Cardinal 1 / Inquisitor 1 / Oracle 1) Madison Opera debut Countertenor Alex Edgemon is a native of Big Spring, Texas, and a graduate of Northwestern University, where he received a Masters degree in Vocal Performance and Literature and a Certificate in Performance while studying under Kurt Hansen. As a featured soloist with the Big Spring Orchestra, he performed arias from

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MEET THE ARTISTS Handel’s Serse and selections from Les nuit d’été by Berlioz. He has performed the roles of Cherubino in The Ghosts of Versailles, Oberon in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Orfeo in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice. Other soloist performances include Messiah (Handel), Mass in B Minor (Bach), and Carmina Burana (Orff ). He received his Bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, where he studied vocal performance under the direction of Karl Dent and music composition with Mary Jeanne van Appledorn. Saira Frank (Sagredo / Duchess) Previously with Madison Opera: Opera in the Park 2011 Soprano Saira Frank has sung Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, Adina in The Elixir of Love, and Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte with Candid Concert Opera. She holds a master’s degree in opera from UW Madison and two Bachelor’s degrees (Vocal Performance and French) from Northwestern University. She studied for a year at the National Conservatory in Nantes, France, where she sang the role of Louis in Fortunio’s Song. Ms. Frank has performed in Opera for the Young’s past four productions and currently appears as the Mother/Witch in the 2012 tour of Hansel and Gretel. Other roles in her repertory include Tatiana in Eugene Onegin, the title roles in The Merry Widow and Alcina, Josephine in HMS Pinafore, and Armidoro in La Buona Figliuola. Ms. Frank lives in Delafield, WI, and teaches at Carroll Academy. 21 • Madison Opera

Jamie-Rose Guarrine (Older Maria Celeste / Marie de’ Medici / Eos) Previously with Madison Opera: Shepherd in Tosca Soprano Jamie-Rose Guarrine is quickly gaining acclaim for her vocal beauty, charming stage presence, and accomplished musicianship. Recent performances include Olympia in The Tales of Hoffman with Wolf Trap Opera; Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro with Santa Fe Opera; Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro with Utah Opera; and Papagena in The Magic Flute with Santa Fe Opera and Austin Lyric Opera. Ms. Guarrine debuted with Madison Opera as the Shepherd in Tosca while a student at UW Madison. Ms. Guarrine is the recipient of numerous awards, including a first place winner at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in the Wisconsin and Minnesota Districts. Other recent engagements include Adina in L’elisir d’amore with Opera Fairbanks and Cleone in Medea with Chicago Opera Theater. Next month she sings Cis in Albert Herring with Los Angeles Opera. Errik M. Hood (Cardinal 3 / Priest) Madison Opera debut Baritone Errik M. Hood returned last summer for a second season as a studio artist with Chautauqua Opera, where he performed in Verdi’s Luisa Miller and Mozart’s The Magic Flute. In spring 2010, he performed Figaro in John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles, Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia, all during Northwestern University’s masterworks

MEET THE ARTISTS presentation of Pierre Augestin Caron de Beaumarchais’ Figaro trilogy. Other recent engagements include Baron Zeta in The Merry Widow; Pvt. Willis in Iolanthe; the title role in Gianni Schicchi; Balthazar in Amahl and the Night Visitors; and Pooh-Bah in The Mikado. This spring, he will sing Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff at Ohio State University. Mr. Hood holds a Masters degree from The Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Music from Wright State University. William Joyner (Older Galileo) Madison Opera debut William Joyner is one of the most sought-after tenors on the international opera scene. Over the course of his career, Mr. Joyner has given over 525 performances of 55 different roles, in 12 countries on 3 continents. His U.S. engagements have included appearances at Washington Opera, New York City Opera, the Houston Grand, Pittsburgh Opera, and Sarasota Opera, as well as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. In South America, he has appeared with the Teatro Muncipal in Santiago. Mr. Joyner has enjoyed success in Europe with the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Rome Opera, Cagliari Opera, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro Massimo di Bellini di Catania, the Gran Teatro la Fenice in Venice, Oper Frankfurt, and Oper Graz, among others. Recent appearances include Malatestino in Francesca da Rimini with Opéra National de Paris; Radamès in Aida with Calgary Opera; and Don José in Carmen with North Carolina

Opera. Mr. Joyner’s concert repertoire includes Verdi’s Requiem, which he has performed under the baton of Georges Prêtre at the Arena di Verona, Mozart’s Requiem, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Dvořák’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Liszt’s Eine Faust Symphonie, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in which he made his debut with the New York Philharmonic led by Kurt Masur. This spring, Mr. Joyner will appear as Malatestino in Francesca da Rimini with Opéra de Monte Carlo. Darik Knutsen (Cardinal 2 / Inquisitor 2 / Servant / Oracle 2) Madison Opera debut Baritone Darik Knutsen began singing as a boy soprano with the National Cathedral Boys’ Choir when he was 9 years old. This season, Mr. Knutsen is excited to make his Kennedy Center debut with Evelyn Lear’s Wagner Society. He also looks forward to recitals with the American Opera Society of Chicago and with the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Wilmette Chapter. The past two summers, he was an Apprentice with the Santa Fe Opera and sang the role of Wagner in Faust, Philosopher in The Last Savage, Schlemil in The Tales of Hoffmann, and Registrar in Madam Butterfly. Previous engagements also include Arcas in Charpentier’s Médée and understudying the role of Charlie in Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers with Chicago Opera Theater; the title role in Eugene Onegin at the Chautauqua Institute of Music; and Guglielmo in Così fan tutte and Peachum in The Threepenny Opera at Northwestern University. Madison Opera • 22

MEET THE ARTISTS Dean Peterson (Pope Urban VIII / Simplicio/ Cardinal Barberini/ Merope’s Father) Previously with Madison Opera: Daland in The Flying Dutchman

Ballet, Madison Savoyards, and Opera for the Young. She has designed costumes for Madison Repertory Theatre, University Opera, University Theatre, and Children’s Theatre of Madison, as well as two world premiere operas, Tight Rope and Esperanza. She is also the designer of the original Molly, Samantha and Kirsten doll clothes for the American Girl Bass-baritone Dean Peterson is a regular Collection. guest of the world’s leading opera Kelly Kuo houses, including the Metropolitan (Conductor) Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Teatro Previously with all Scala in Milan, and Geneva Opera. Madison Opera: He has earned critical acclaim as an Così fan tutte interpreter of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Leporello, Escamillo, the Four Villains, Kelly Kuo has had Mephistopheles, Mustafa, Olin Blitch in tremendous success Susannah, and as Rucker Lattimore in working with both Floyd’s Cold Sassy Tree, written for Mr. singers and instrumentalists in the United Peterson and premiered by the Houston States and abroad in a wide spectrum Grand Opera. Recent appearances of repertoire including nearly 60 operas include the New Orleans Opera (Basilio); spanning the 17th through 21st centuries. Minnesota Opera (Four Villains); Dallas Mr. Kuo’s recent conducting engagements Opera (King Henry in Lohengrin); include debuts at the Lyric Opera of San Diego Opera (the Doctor in Chicago (Porgy and Bess), Kentucky Opera Wozzeck); and the Metropolitan Opera’s (La Traviata), and re-engagements with productions of Il Barbiere di Siviglia, New York Harlem Productions (Porgy and Madama Butterfly, Romeo and Juliette, Bess in Las Palmas) and Lyric Opera San War and Peace, Peter Grimes, Aida, and Diego (Hansel and Gretel). He was also Ernani. He returns to La Scala next cover conductor for Les Contes d’Hoffmann season for Fafner in Siegfried, conducted at Santa Fe Opera and prepared La by Daniel Barenboim. Traviata for Lorin Maazel at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. Karen As Assistant Conductor of the Cincinnati Brown-Larimore Chamber Orchestra for three years, he led (Costume the ensemble in performances of El amor Designer) brujo, Appalachian Spring, and Rhapsody Previously with in Blue, in addition to education concerts. Madison Opera: The Highlights of recent seasons include his Threepenny Opera European conducting debut leading multiple performances of Porgy and Bess in Karen Brown-Larimore Munich and Hamburg, conducting debuts has been the costumer for Madison at Eugene Opera (Madama Butterfly), Opera for almost 15 years. She is also Opera Pacific (La Traviata), Tulsa Opera the resident costumer for Madison (The Little Prince), Lyric Opera San Diego 23 • Madison Opera

(Iolanthe, Trial by Jury, and the world premiere of Rumpelstiltskin) and Rising Star Opera Theater (Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Così fan tutte, and Mozart and Salieri). In addition, Opera International engaged Mr. Kuo for four consecutive years as Music Director for its vocal gala concert in Washington, D.C.’s Strathmore Hall. A. Scott Parry (Stage Director) Previously with Madison Opera: The Marriage of Figaro A. Scott Parry’s productions have spanned an enormous range of repertoire, from West Side Story to Madama Butterfly and La Bohème to La Cage aux Folles. He conceived, designed, and directed the world premiere production of I lavori d’amore persi, a compilation of music theatre fragments by Claudio Monteverdi for the Bloomington Early Music Festival, and premiered the absurdist opera The Pig, the Farmer, and the Artist at the Ellen Stewart Theatre at La Mama’s Off-Broadway in New York City. Mr. Parry has served on the faculty of Indiana University in Bloomington, where he received his Master’s degree in Opera Stage Direction, and headed the Musical Theatre program at Mesa Community College in Phoenix, Arizona. He has continuing associations with such companies as New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Dallas Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, and Chautauqua Opera. As a composer, Mr. Parry premiered his theatre song cycle On the Impracticality and Sure Impossibility of Perpetually Uncomplicated and Everlasting Love

at NYC’s Singer’s Forum, and has recently completed an Englishlanguage libretto adaptation of La mère coupable by Beaumarchais, which is being set to music. Barry Steele (Production Designer) Madison Opera debut For nearly two decades, Barry Steele has lit opera productions for companies in the U.S. and France, including San Francisco Opera Center, Portland Opera, Nashville Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Nantes Opera. Madama Butterfly, Otello, Carmen, and La Bohème are numbered among the many productions. Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Ariadne auf Naxos, Der Fliegende Hollander, and La Traviata are included in the fifty-seven productions he has lit as Resident Lighting Designer for Sarasota Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, and Opera New Jersey. His video and lighting designs have defined productions of contemporary opera nationwide including Lost Highway, The Lighthouse, Feynman, Casanova, Surrender Road, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Mr. Steele has created lighting for contemporary dance since 1989 and currently acts as Lighting Designer and Technical Director for three contemporary New York City dance troupes, supervising productions that travel domestically and internationally.

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MEET THE COMPOSER Philip Glass (Composer) Philip Glass, born in Baltimore, Maryland, is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the Juilliard School. In the early 1960s, Glass spent two years of intensive study in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and, while there, earned money by transcribing Ravi Shankar’s Indian music into Western notation. Upon his return to New York, he applied these Eastern techniques to his own music. By 1974, Glass had a number of significant and innovative projects, creating a large collection of new music for his performing group, the Philip Glass Ensemble, and for the Mabou Mines Theater Company, which he co-founded. This period culminated in Music in Twelve Parts, followed by the landmark opera, Einstein on the Beach, created with Robert Wilson in 1976. Since Einstein, Glass has expanded his repertoire to include music for opera, dance, theater, chamber ensemble, orchestra, and film. His score for Martin Scorsese’s Kundun received an Academy Award nomination, while his score for Peter Weir’s The Truman Show won him a Golden Globe. His film score for Stephen Daldry’s The Hours received Golden Globe, Grammy, and Academy Award nominations, along with winning a BAFTA in Film Music from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The critically acclaimed films The Illusionist and Notes on a Scandal were released last year, with Notes earning Glass an Oscar nomination for best original score. In 2004 Glass premiered the new work Orion—a collaboration between Glass and six other international artists 25 • Madison Opera

opening in Athens as part of the cultural celebration of the 2004 Olympics in Greece, and his Piano Concerto No. 2 (After Lewis and Clark) with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra. Glass’ Symphony No. 7 and Symphony No. 8 premiered in 2005 with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and Bruckner Orchester Linz at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, respectively. 2005 also saw the premiere of Waiting for the Barbarians, an opera based on the book by J.M. Coetzee. Glass’ orchestral tribute to Indian spiritual leader Sri Ramakrishna, The Passion of Ramakrishna, premiered in 2006 at Orange County Performing Arts Center. Glass maintained a dense creative schedule throughout 2007 and 2008, unveiling several highly anticipated works, including a music theater piece, Book of Longing, based on Leonard Cohen’s book of poetry, a score to Woody Allen’s film Cassandra’s Dream, and an opera about the end of the Civil War titled Appomattox, which premiered at San Francisco Opera. The English National Opera, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Opera, remounted Glass’ Satyagraha, which appeared in New York in April 2008 and returned to London in March 2010. Glass’ most recent opera, based on the life and work of Johannes Kepler, premiered in September 2009 in Linz, Austria and was brought to New York in November 2009 by the Brooklyn Academy of Music. His Symphony #9 premiered on January 1, 2012 with the Bruckner Orchestra; its U.S. premiere will be at Carnegie Hall on January 31, 2012 as part of the composer’s 75th birthday celebration. Symphony #10 has been completed and will receive its European premiere in France in summer 2012. Courtesy of Sacks & Co.

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ANNUAL FUND DONORS We thank the following individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations for their generous gifts and contributions to the Madison Opera Annual Fund. This list includes gifts received between December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011. Madison Opera makes every effort to be as accurate as possible in our donor lists. However, if you should find a discrepancy in these listings or have a question, please contact the Development office at (608)238-8085. Thank you for your support!

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STANKE PLATINUM CIRCLE ($10,000 - $24,999) Ann Stanke Fund Johnson Bank James F. Crow The National Endowment for the Arts Dorothy Dittmer J. Marshall and Millie Osborn W. Jerome Frautschi Arline R. Paunack Charitable Lead Unitrust Thompson Investment Management * JOHNSON GOLD CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999) American Family Insurance Capitol Lakes Retirement Community E. David Cronon Trust/Jean Cronon * Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission Lois Dick Kathryn Elwers Fund for the Student Matinee Evjue Foundation Walter A. and Dorothy Jones Frautschi Charitable Unitrust Stephen Hurley Janus Galleries/Peter and Jill Lundberg SILVER CIRCLE ($1,500 - $4,999) Bert and Diane Adams Alliant Energy Foundation, Inc. Charles and Mary Anderson Tom and Sally Basting Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bolz Phillip and Melinda Certain Marilyn and James Ebben Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. Gregory Flessas and Thanasis Flessas 27 â&#x20AC;˘ Madison Opera

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Charles Ford and Sharon James Werner and Jean Frank * John J. Frautschi Family Foundation, Inc. Cate Furay and Jim Sweet Kennedy Gilchrist and Heidi Wilde Thomas and Jo Greenhalgh * Terry L. Haller Hazelbaker & Associates, S.C. Joyce and Thomas Hirsch * Contributor to the Ann Stanke Fund for Madison Opera

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