Celebrating John DeMain’s 20th Anniversary Season
Tosca Giacomo Puccini
November 1 & 3, 2013 Overture Hall
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Kathryn Smith, General Director | John DeMain, Artistic Director
Madison Opera’s production of
Tosca is made possible through the generous support of
Patricia and Stephen Lucas
Artist Underwriting Provided by E. David Cronon Trust
Madison Opera’s Student Matinee of Tosca is made possible through the generous support of Irving and Dorothy Levy Family Foundation
Herbert H. Kohl Charities
The Kathryn Elwers Fund for the Student Matinee
with additional funds from the Evjue Foundation
The Jim and Judy Sloan Foundation
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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa based on the play by Victorien Sardou Premiered January 14, 1900 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, Italy Fifth production at Madison Opera Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Characters in order of vocal appearance Cesare Angelotti A Sacristan Mario Cavaradossi Floria Tosca Baron Scarpia Spoletta Sciarrone A Shepherd A Jailer
Ryan Kuster* Nikolas Wenzel* Scott Piper Melody Moore Nmon Ford Scott Brunscheen*+ Kenneth Stavert* Nathaniel Johnson* Greg Walters +
Conductor
* Madison Opera debut Madison Opera Studio Artist
John DeMain
Stage Director
A. Scott Parry
Chorus Master
Anthony Cao
Costume Designers Lighting Designer Wig and Make-up Designer
Andrew Marlay and Heidi Zamora John Frautschy Jan Ross
The performance will last approximately 2 hours 45 minutes, including two intermissions. Scenery is provided courtesy of Seattle Opera. Costumes executed by Seattle Opera Costume Shop.
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MADISON OPERA STAFF AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES General Director...............................................................................................................Kathryn Smith Artistic Director....................................................................................................................John DeMain Director of Development.............................................................................................Lizabeth Tolles Director of Finance.......................................................................................................Jennifer Fenster Patron Services Manager..........................................................................................Amalia Goldberg Manager of Marketing and Community Engagement.........................................Ronia Holmes Artistic Manager......................................................................................................Salvatore S. Vasta III Development Associate...............................................................................................Jeffrey Breisach Director of Production.............................................................................................Kenneth Ferencek Technical Director and Warehouse Coordinator.....................................................Billy Larimore Stage Manager.........................................................................................................................Jill Krynicki BOARD OF TRUSTEES President....................................................................................................................................Sally Miley* Chairman.............................................................................................................................Thomas Terry* Vice President...................................................................................................................Phillip Certain* Vice President............................................................................................................................Jim Ruhly* Treasurer................................................................................................................................Joyce Hirsch* Secretary............................................................................................................................Gina Gialamas* Elliott Abramson Carla J. Alvarado* Craig Argall Martin Barrett* Gary Bennett George Croal Robert Dinndorf
James Ebben Charles Ford* Stephen Hurley* R. Roth Judd Patti Lucas* Peter Lundberg Sonja Micksch
J. Marshall Osborn* John Ronzia* Charles Snowdon Sharyn Stumpf J. Ashley Taylor Jan Von Haden Tom Wilkinson *Executive Committee
LIFE TRUSTEES Lois Dick Aileen Jensen
Joanna Overn Margaret Winston
ADVISORS Bert Adams Marian Bolz Kennedy Gilchrist
Theodore Iltis Karen Kretschmann Fern Lawrence
MADISON OPERA FOUNDATION Martin Barrett, Terry Haller President Joyce Hirsch Marian Bolz Connie Maxwell 5 • Madison Opera
Elaine Staley Karen Walsh Helen Wineke
Sally Miley Thomas Terry
Welcome to Madison Opera’s 53rd season! Our 2013/14 season is a special one for several reasons, most notably that it is Maestro John DeMain’s 20th season as our Artistic Director. It is Madison’s great good fortune to have in this position a person with such talent, knowledge, and experience. Please join us in thanking Maestro DeMain for the joy he has brought our audiences for the last 19 years and for what he will continue to bring to us in the coming years. Maestro DeMain’s artistic leadership has helped Madison Opera to achieve higher levels of excellence every season. He has helped Madison Opera to bring a variety of opera styles to Madison audiences, and this season is no exception. This is also our first season in our new home, the Madison Opera Center, at 335 W. Mifflin Street in downtown Madison. We are excited at the possibilities offered by this beautiful space and especially pleased to be located only two blocks from the Overture Center, one block from the new Central Library, and close to many other cultural landmarks, allowing more and easier collaboration with other arts groups. The Madison Opera Center houses not only our offices, but two rehearsal halls, a costume shop, a music library, and more. As proud as we are of these achievements, we are humbled by the generosity of the many donors who have supported Madison Opera over the years and made this growth possible. We are grateful for the support of the donors of today who have helped to bring this remarkable season to you and who helped to make our vision of a home for Madison Opera a reality. For us to continue to bring this special art form to you, we need your help. Please tell your friends and neighbors about Madison Opera. And please consider a contribution, as each opera we produce is made possible by our donors. I hope that you enjoy Tosca and I will look forward to seeing you during the rest of the 2013/14 season.
Sally Miley President, Madison Opera Board of Trustees
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Marie loves Tonio. Tonio loves Marie. Marie’s adoptive parents, the entire 21st Regiment, are a bit less happy about matters, and when her new-found aunt takes her away from both the regiment and Tonio, Marie despairs. Fortunately, because this is a comedy, all ends happily ever after. Sparkling melodies laced with thrilling high notes are sure to enchant, while the sweet love story makes this an opera for all ages. Starring Caitlin Cisler, Javier Abreu, Nathan Stark, Allisanne Apple, and Douglas Swenson Conducted by John DeMain | Directed by David Lefkowich Featuring the Madison Opera Chorus and the Madison Symphony Orchestra
Opera Up Close: The Daughter of the Regiment preview Related event: Sunday, February 2, 2014 | 1-3 pm | Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) Join us for a fun and informative multimedia exploration of Donizetti’s opera, featuring behind-the-scenes commentary from guest artists. Admission: $20, free for students.
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Dear Friends, Welcome to Tosca and the start of a season that promises so many things. It is John DeMain’s 20th anniversary season; it is the first season to be rehearsed in our new home, the Madison Opera Center; and it features a wide repertoire, including two Madison Opera premieres. Tosca is a favorite opera of many of us because it works so well on both musical and theatrical levels. There is not one excessive note in the music, not one lull in the proceedings, and all three leading performers have truly interesting characters to play. Plus everyone is dead by the final curtain. What more could you want in an Italian opera? When Tosca premiered in January 1900 – yes, this is a 20th century opera – it was greeted with horror by critics. Many said its subject was too violent and the music lacked melody; a New York critic opined that he hope the public would soon weary of this modern nonsense and return to more traditional operas. In 1912, the mayor of Boston even demanded that the staging of Act II be changed. It’s useful to remember that many works we now consider classic were once controversial. We are fortunate to have several centuries of operas to perform, and every generation produces a masterpiece or two. After a detour to comedy in February with Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment, our 13/14 season concludes with a masterpiece that premiered 100 years after Tosca – Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking. Based on the book and movie of the same name, it matches Tosca for its theatrical and musical brilliance. In the months preceding the opera, we have a series of events planned that explores the themes of social justice, religion and art, including a talk with Heggie and Sister Helen Prejean. You can read more about these events on page 17 of this playbill. We could not possibly do any of this without the support of all of our donors. Ticket sales alone pay for only about a third of the costs of putting opera on the stage, and our myriad education programs would not be possible if generous supporters did not believe that introducing school children to opera is important. I am truly grateful. Thank you for coming to the show. Enjoy these three acts of headlong drama, and I look forwarding to seeing you all season long. Cheers,
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THE STORY OF THE OPERA Rome, June 17, 1800. ACT I — The Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle Cesare Angelotti, an escaped political prisoner, rushes into the church of Sant’ Andrea della Valle to hide in the Attavanti chapel. As he vanishes, a Sacristan enters, praying at the sound of the Angelus. Mario Cavaradossi enters to work on his portrait of Mary Magdalene - inspired by the Marchesa Attavanti (Angelotti’s sister), whom he has seen but does not know. Taking out a miniature of the singer Floria Tosca, he compares her raven beauty with that of the blonde Magdalene. The Sacristan grumbles disapproval and leaves. Angelotti ventures out and is recognized by his friend and fellow liberal Mario, who gives him food and hurries him back into the chapel as Tosca is heard calling outside. Forever suspicious, she jealously questions him, then prays, and reminds him of their rendezvous that evening at his villa. Suddenly recognizing the Marchesa Attavanti in the painting, she explodes with renewed suspicions, but he reassures her. When she has gone, Mario summons Angelotti from the chapel; a cannon signals that the police have discovered the escape, so the two flee to Mario’s villa. Meanwhile, the Sacristan returns with choirboys who are to sing in a Te Deum that day. Their excitement is silenced by the entrance of Baron Scarpia, chief of the secret police, in search of Angelotti. When Tosca comes back to her lover, Scarpia shows her a fan with the Attavanti crest, which he has just found. Thinking Mario faithless, Tosca tearfully vows vengeance and leaves as the church fills with worshipers. Scarpia, sending his men to follow her to Angelotti, schemes to get the diva in his power. INTERMISSION ACT II — The Palazzo Farnese Scarpia anticipates the sadistic pleasure of bending Tosca to his will. The spy Spoletta arrives, not having found Angelotti; to placate the baron he brings in Mario, who is interrogated while Tosca is heard singing a cantata at a royal gala downstairs. She enters just as her lover is being taken to an adjoining room: his arrogant silence is to be broken under torture. Unnerved by Scarpia’s questioning and the sound of Mario’s screams, she reveals Angelotti’s hiding place. Mario is carried in; realizing what has happened, he turns on Tosca, but the officer Sciarrone rushes in to announce that Napoleon has won the Battle of Marengo, a defeat for Scarpia’s side. Mario shouts his defiance of tyranny and is dragged to prison. Scarpia, resuming his supper, suggests that Tosca yield herself to him in exchange for her lover’s life. Fighting off his embraces, she protests her fate to God, having dedicated her life to art and love. Scarpia again insists, but Spoletta 9 • Madison Opera
interrupts: faced with capture, Angelotti has killed himself. Tosca, forced to give in or lose her lover, agrees to Scarpia’s proposition. The baron orders a mock execution for the prisoner, after which he is to be freed; Spoletta leaves. No sooner has Scarpia written a safe-conduct for the lovers than Tosca snatches a knife from the table and kills him. Wrenching the document from his stiffening fingers and placing candles at his head and a crucifix on his chest, she slips from the room. INTERMISSION ACT III — The Roof of the Castel Sant’Angelo The voice of a shepherd is heard as church bells toll the dawn. Mario awaits execution at the Castel Sant’Angelo; he bribes the jailer to convey a farewell note to Tosca. Writing it, overcome with memories of love, he gives way to despair. Suddenly Tosca runs in, filled with the story of her recent adventures. Mario caresses the hands that committed murder for his sake, and the two hail their future. As the firing squad appears, the diva coaches Mario on how to fake his death convincingly; the soldiers fire and depart. Tosca urges Mario to hurry, but when he fails to move, she discovers that Scarpia’s treachery has transcended the grave: the bullets were real. When Spoletta rushes in to arrest Tosca for Scarpia’s murder, she cries to Scarpia to meet her before God, then leaps to her death. - Courtesy of Opera News
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PRODUCTION PERSONNEL Production Manager..........................................................................................................................................................Kenneth Ferencek Technical Director.............................................................................................................................................................................Billy Larimore Production Stage Manager..............................................................................................................................................................Jill Krynicki Assistant Stage Managers.............................................................................................................Sean Corcoran, Kate Goodall Rehearsal Pianist...............................................................................................................................................................................Scott Gendel Chorus Pianist...........................................................................................................................................................................................Joy Bauman Costume Supervisor...................................................................................................................................................Karen Brown-Larimore Costume Crew.........................................................................................................................................Virginia Bessert, Brenna Farmer,
Laurie Everitt, Janine Wardale, Sharon White
Wig and Make-up Designer.................................................................................................................................................................Jan Ross Wig and Make-up Crew................................................................................................................................................Leslie Frank-Taylor, Fran Nahabedian, Liz Rathke Properties Master........................................................................................................................................................................Jennifer Childers Properties Coordinator................................................................................................................................................................Susan Rathke Properties Crew.....................................................................................................................................................................Katherine Dutcher,
Elaine Staley, Jane Taves
Supertitles Cue Master......................................................................................................................................................................Aileen Wall Scenic Decorator......................................................................................................................................................................................Liz Rathke Preview Artists..............................................................................................................................................................Kirstin Ihde, Jessie Lyons Master Carpenter...................................................................................................................................................................................Greg Silver Assistant Lighting Designer............................................................................................................................................................Betsy Lynch Overture Hall Technical Director................................................................................................................................Steve Schroeder House Carpenter................................................................................................................................................................David Gerschbach Head Electrician.................................................................................................................................................................................Gary Cleven Theater Technicians........................................................................................................................................................................Davin Pickell,
Jim Schaefer, Frank Schneeberger
Production Stage Crew.................................................................................................................Members of IATSE 251
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Photographer.................................................................................................................................................................................................James Gill Videographer.............................................................................................................................................Jim Hoffmann, Video Memories
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MADISON OPERA CHORUS Anthony Cao, Chorus Master SOPRANO Jill Carlson Lynn Morgan Heidi Compuesto Connie Nelson Karen Juliano Julie Ottum Margaret Kay Alannah Spencer Maureen Kind Lorie Wagner Jessie Lyons+
George Abbott III Jason Atkins Patrick Chounet Robert Goderich Steve Harrison Michael Hoke
TENOR Paul Maurer Scott Seyforth Tom Stone Dan Turek Fred Younger
MEZZO-SOPRANO Shelly Bitner Dale Kaufman Katie Butitta Beth Morgan Lavonne Dettmers Laura Muller Alice Green Erin Selbee Mary Hartkopf Ellen Wojtak Natalie Hatch BASS/BARITONE Andy Ball David Lawver Robert Dinndorf Brian Schultz David Flanders Glen Sifred Rick Henslin John Unertl Stan Hill Greg Walters Paul Kellerman + Madison Opera Studio Artist
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MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA John DeMain, Music Director VIOLIN I Suzanne Beia— Concertmaster Leanne Kelso League Olga Pomolova Alice Bartsch Eleanor Bartsch Beth Larson Deanndra Deblack Jon Vriesacker Laura Burns Tim Kamps VIOLIN II Xavier Deblack Wendy Buehl Rachel Hauser Erica Cross Rolf Wulfsberg Olga Draguieva Valerie Sanders Ka Ming Tan VIOLA Christopher Dozoryst Katrin Talbot Diedre Buckley Renata Hornik Elisabeth Ellenwood Jen Paulson CELLO Karl Lavine Karen Cornelius Jordan Allen Lindsey Crabb Lisa Bressler Margaret Townsend
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Scott Brunscheen Spoletta
Madison Opera Debut Recently: Roderick (cover), The Fall of the House of Usher (Chicago Opera Theater); Toby (cover), Sweeney Todd (Opera Theatre of St. Louis); Belmonte, Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Candid Concert Opera); Don Ramiro, La Cenerentola (Lyric Opera of Chicago Outreach); Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni (Opera New Jersey) Upcoming: Don Ramiro, La Cenerentola (Candid Concert Opera)
Nmon Ford Scarpia
Madison Opera Debut: Carmen Recently with MO: Opera in the Park 2013 Recently: Macbeth, Macbeth (Long Beach Opera); Jochanaan, Salome (Opéra National de Bordeaux); Riolobo, Florencia en el Amazonas (Utah Opera); Zurga, The Pearl Fishers (Michigan Opera Theater); Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni (Teatro Communale di Bologna); Germont, La Traviata (Kalamazoo Opera); Escamillo, Carmen (Szeged Open-Air Festival, Teatro Sociale di Rovigo) Upcoming: Carmina Burana (Atlanta Symphony); Sacred Service (Knoxville Symphony) 15 • Madison Opera
MEET THE ARTISTS Nathaniel Johnson A Shepherd
Madison Opera Debut Recently: Soloist with Festival Choir of Madison; Elijah (UWMadison Choral Union); Chichester Psalms (Wisconsin Chamber Choir); A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Rep); Member of Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras and the Madison Youth Choirs
Ryan Kuster Angelotti
Madison Opera Debut Recently: Escamillo, Carmen for Families (San Francisco Opera); Masetto, Don Giovanni (Cincinnati Opera, San Francisco Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic); Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni (Wolf Trap Opera); Mandarin, Turandot (Dallas Opera); Angelotti, Tosca (Pacific Symphony); Alidoro, La Cenerentola (Nashville Opera) Upcoming: Colline, La Bohème (Arizona Opera); Escamillo, Carmen (Opera Colorado, Virginia Opera)
Melody Moore Tosca
Madison Opera Debut: Opera in the Park 2008 Recently with MO: The Marriage of Figaro Recently: Senta, The Flying Dutchman (Glimmerglass Festival); Tosca, Tosca (San Francisco Opera); Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni (Opera Colorado, Atlanta Opera); Julie, Show Boat (Houston Grand Opera); Régine Saint Lauren, world premiere of Prima Donna (New York City Opera); Susan Rescorla, world premiere of Heart of a Soldier (San Francisco Opera) Upcoming: Marta, The Passenger and Freia, Das Rheingold (Houston Grand Opera); Alice Ford, Falstaff (Opera Santa Barbara)
Scott Piper Cavaradossi
Madison Opera Debut: La Traviata Recently with MO: La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Opera in the Park 2004 Recently: Calaf, Turandot (Minnesota Opera, Sarasota Opera); Turiddu, Cavalleria Rusticana (New Israeli Opera); Manrico, Il Trovatore (Utah Opera, Opera Roanoke), Don José, Carmen (Nashville Opera, Kentucky Opera); Rodolfo, La Bohème (Angers-Nantes Opera); Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Michigan Upcoming: Luigi, Il Tabarro (Opera Köln); Cavaradossi, Tosca (Austin Lyric Opera) Madison Opera • 16
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On April 25 and 27, Madison Opera presents Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking. Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book and the movie of the same name, this powerful work tells of a nun’s journey as the spiritual advisor of a convicted murderer on Louisiana’s death row. Madison Opera is extending the stage for this extraordinary production, partnering with a number of Dane County organizations to present an array of activities in the months leading up to the performances. We hope you will join us as often as you can.
Extending the Stage events include:
Sister Helen Prejean and Jake Heggie in Conversation | April 24 Incarceration and Inequality – A panel presented by the UW Center for the Humanities | March 10 Art as Social Comment – A docent-led tour of the Chazen Museum of Art | April 3 A film series at the Madison Central Library, Sun Prairie Library, Fitchburg Library, and Cinematheque Previews at libraries and other community locations. And much more – visit us online at madisonopera.org for more information, including dates and locations.
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MEET MEET THE THE ARTISTS ARTISTS Kenneth Stavert Sciarrone
Madison Opera Debut Recently: Gregorio, Roméo et Juliette (Des Moines Metro Opera, Palm Beach Opera); Antonio, Le nozze di Figaro (Dayton Opera); Ben, The Telephone (Florida Opera Theatre); Prince Yamadori, Madama Butterfly, Normanno, Lucia di Lammermoor and Sciarrone, Tosca (Palm Beach Opera) Upcoming: Carmina Burana (Voices of the Commonwealth); Handel’s Messiah (Dayton Philharmonic)
Greg Walters Jailer
Madison Opera Debut: Pagliacci Recently with MO: Schaunard, La Bohème; Schlemiel, Tales of Hoffman; Baron Zeta, The Merry Widow
Nikolas Wenzel Sacristan
Madison Opera Debut Recently: Sarastro, The Magic Flute and Don Magnifico, La Cenerentola (Opera in the Neighborhoods – Lyric Opera of Chicago); Fafner, Das Rheingold (Union Avenue Opera); Old Man, Alice in Wonderland and Lillas Pastia, Carmen (Opera Theatre of St. Louis)
John DeMain Conductor, Madison Opera Artistic Director
Madison Opera Debut: The Magic Flute Recently with MO: Acis and Galatea, A Masked Ball, Cinderella, Eugene Onegin Recently: Lost in the Stars, The Music Man (Glimmerglass Festival); Show Boat (Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington National Opera); Aida (Virginia Opera); Porgy & Bess (Seattle Opera); Pagliacci/Carmina Burana (Portland Opera) Upcoming: The Daughter of the Regiment, Dead Man Walking (Madison Opera); Show Boat (San Francisco Opera); Carmen (Virginia Opera)
A. Scott Parry Stage Director
Madison Opera Debut: The Marriage of Figaro Recently with MO: Galileo Galilei Recently: Otello (Jacksonville Symphony); Don Pasquale (Green Mountain Opera Festival, Des Moines Metro Opera); Tosca, Rigoletto, L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Pensacola Opera); L’Elisir d’Amore (New York City Opera); La Bohème (Pacific Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony) Upcoming: Le Nozze di Figaro (Jacksonville Symphony); La Traviata (Pacific Symphony); The Rape of Lucretia (The Ohio State University); Così fan tutte (Pensacola Opera) Madison Opera • 18
Karen Brown-Larimore
Costume Coordinator
Madison Opera Debut: The Elixir of Love Madison Opera Costume Coordinator gvb since 1997 Recently: Fidelio (Skylight Music Theatre); Windjammers (World Premiere-American Folklore Theatre); The Barber of Seville (Opera for the Young); Dracula (Madison Ballet); Cinderella (Opera for the Young) Upcoming: Così fan tutte (Pensacola Opera)
Anthony Cao Chorus Master
Madison Opera Debut: The Marriage of Figaro Madison Opera Chorus Master since 2010 Artistic Director, Madison Chamber Choirs; Director of Choirs, Madison West High School
John Frautschy Lighting Designer
Madison Opera Debut: Don Giovanni Recently with MO: Acis and Galatea, Eugene Onegin, The Threepenny Opera, Carmen Recently: In the Next Room, Love Stories, Collected Stories (Forward Theater); Aladdin (Children’s Theater Madison); Dames at Sea (University Theater); Fully Committed, Proof (Madison Repertory Theatre); H.M.S. Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance (Skylight Music Theatre) 19 • Madison Opera
MEET THE ARTISTS Jill Krynicki
Jan Ross
Madison Opera Debut: Thunder of Horses
Madison Opera Debut: La Bohème
Production Stage Manager
Madison Opera Production Stage Manager since 2002 Recently: Manon Lescaut (Washington National Opera); The Barber of Seville (New Orleans Opera); Siegfried, Il Trovatore, Salome (New Orleans Opera); The Elixir of Love, Pagliacci, Porgy & Bess (Opera Grand Rapids) Upcoming: The Abduction from the Seraglio (Opera Grand Rapids)
Wig & Make-up Designer
Madison Opera Wig & Make-up Designer since 1992 Recently: Indianapolis Opera; Four Seasons Theatre; Children’s Theater of Madison; UW Madison Band Show; Broadway at Overture Upcoming: The Threepenny Opera, The Girl of the Golden West, and Albert Herring (Indianapolis Opera); Kiss Me Kate (Four Seasons Theatre)
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JOHNSON GOLD CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999)
American Family Insurance Charles and Mary Anderson Capitol Lakes Retirement Community Colony Brands/Pat and Shirley Kubly E. David Cronon Trust/Jean Cronon Kathryn Elwers Fund for the Student Matinee Walter A. and Dorothy Jones Frautschi Charitable Unitrust The Gialamas Company
Stephen Hurley Janus Galleries/Pete and Jill Lundberg A. Paul Jones Charitable Trust/ Marlee Jones Chun C. Lin Madison Gas & Electric Co. Sally and Charles Miley Steinhauer Charitable Trust University Research Park Katherine Voight Helen L. Wineke
SILVER CIRCLE ($1,500 - $4,999)
Bert and Diane Adams Carla and Fernando Alvarado Suzanne Beia Marian and John Bolz Patricia Brady and Robert Smith Phillip and Melinda Certain Charles Ford and Sharon James Werner and Jean Frank John J. Frautschi Family Foundation Kennedy Gilchrist and Heidi Wilde Joyce and Thomas Hirsch
Ted and Helen Iltis Paul and Aileen Jensen Paul and Renate Madsen Michael and Clare McArdle Tom and Nancy Mohs Stephen D. Morton Charles and Mary Mueller Rick and Gail Nordheim Roberta Preston Nancy and Roger Rathke Phillip Rowin
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ANNUAL ANNUALFUND FUNDDONORS DONORS Jim and Carol Ruhly Georgia Shambes Henry Siegel Charles Snowdon and Ann Lindsey James and Jean Spilburg Phillip and Jane Stark Carl and Sharyn Stumpf
W. Stuart and Elizabeth Sykes J. Ashley Taylor Jan and Terry Von Haden Peter and Toby Wallach Webcrafters-Frautschi Foundation, Inc. Wisconsin Bank & Trust
BRONZE CIRCLE ($1,000 - $1,499) Craig Argall Hugh and Joyce Bell Anne Bolz George and Ann Croal Robert and Paula Dinndorf Marilyn and James Ebben Elizabeth Evanson Gregory Flessas and Thanasis Flessas Gina Gialamas Tyrone and Janet Greive Terry L. Haller David Hart and Azure Fudge Hart Edward and Betty Hasselkus John Henderson and Pamela Ploetz R. Roth and Lynne Judd Karen J. and David Kretschmann
Bill and Fern Lawrence Sonja and Paul Micksch Nicholas and Elaine Mischler Joan Daniels Pedro Cyrena and Lee Pondrom Maurice and Arlene Reese Harry and Karen Roth Marilyn Rudat Charles and Anne Scott Irving and Mildred Shain Jim and Judy Sloan Foundation/ Jennifer and James Lattis John Wall Judith and David Ward David Westring Thomas and Suzanne Wilkinson
BENEFACTOR ($500 - $999) Betty Amundson Chuck Bauer and Chuck Beckwith Larry Bechler and Patty Struck Klaus and Doris Berghahn Inge and Francis Bretherton Martha and Charles Casey Robert Cole Dan and Pat Cornwell Stephen and Shirley Crocker John DeLamater and Janet Hyde Matthew Duchemin Peyton Engel and Maureen Hart Aris Gialamas Group Health Cooperative Marc and Alice Hansen Brandon Hayes Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Carl Johnson and Barbara Westfall Sue and Norm Johnson Larry and Clare Keen Miriam E. Kerndt 23 • Madison Opera
Herbert H. Kohl Charities, Inc Margaret Lacy John Lemke and Pamela Oliver Madison Arts Commission Connie E. Maxwell Marilyn T. Oberst William and Patricia Paul Darren and Therese Powers Thomas and Margaret Pyle Don and Carol Reeder Eric and Meg Rothstein Karl and Joan Schmidt Dean and Carol Schroeder Tom and Jane Taves Burton and Georgia Wagner William J. Wartmann Frances Weinstein Kenneth West and Lisa Vogel West George Willett Dale and C. Allen Wortley Richard and Katie Yde
ANNUAL FUND DONORS ENTHUSIAST ($250 - $499) Janneke and Richard Baske Leonard and Norma Berkowitz Dennis and Lynn Christensen Sheila and Marcus Cohen Susan Cunningham Ted and Gail DeDee Peter and Joy Dohr John and Deidre Dunn Dr. Edward and Rosanne Ehrlich Marc Eisen and Connie Kinsella Jane M. Eisner John and Fanny Garver Jon and Kaaren Guenther Paul and Patricia Heiser Lee and Rosemary Jones Lawton & Cates, S.C.
Peter Livingston and Sharon Stark William F. Long Elizabeth Middleton Joe and Joan Nagle Julie A. Ottum and David Runstrom Kato Perlman Reynold V. Peterson John and Irene Ronzia Roy and Beverly Runstrom James Samsal Dolly Schoenberg Robert and Helen Shearer Meg and Neil Skinner Curt and Jane Smith
Randy Smith and Sharon Metcalf Elliott and Norma Sober SRI Design, Inc. Elaine M. Staley Millard and Barbara Susman John and Kim Sylla Patrick and Deborah Turski Daniel and Selma Van Eyck Marc Vitale and Darci Kind Bill and Barbara Vogelsang Ann Wallace Elizabeth Wegener Urban Wemmerlöv and Mary Beth Schmalz Ernst and Connie Wiegeshaus
PARTNERS (UP TO $249) George Adams Julius and Hilde Adler Patrick and Kay Ahern Eleanor Albert Roger and Jennifer Anderson Brian and Roza Anderson Emy Andrew Gary Antoniewicz and Martha Taylor Paula and Eric Apfelbach Leon and Rita Applebaum Paul Baker and Denise Lamb Douglas Batty Ellis and Sue Bauman James and Sharon Berkner Niles and Linda Berman Virginia Bessert Ave Bie Lucy Branson Smith Patricia Breitzer Alan Brown Maurice Brown Natalie Buster Nancy Caldwell Ann Campbell John Carlson John Cates Marnie and Richard Cates Robert Cates Daniel and Mary Caulfield Evonna and Robert Cheetham
Robert Chiesa Bernard and Toby Cohen Lawrence and Rebecca Cohen Anthony Conlin Honner and Robert Cooper Janet M. Cooper Edward Cranley Karen and Alan Crossley John Daane Seth Dailey and Iris Kurman James and Nancy Dast Sue Dauberman Andrew and Beverly Davison Michael and Jude Dereszynski R. Lawrence Deroo and Patricia Kokotailo Margie Devereaux and David Hall Richard Dexter Steve DiTullio Rosemary M. Dorney Alexandra and William Dove Warren and Ruth Downs Duane Draper Norman Draper Timothy Drexler Richard and Doris Dubielzig Charles and Bonnie Dykman
Paul Eastwood Susan Eichhorn Richard and Judy Ela Joseph and Joann Elder John Englesby David Falk and Joanne Robbins Janet Faulhaber Michael and Anne Faulhaber William and Colleen Feist Thomas and Bonnie Fitzgerald Perry and Carolyn Frey James and Barbara Furstenberg Raymond and Dorothy Garcia Linda Garrity Michael G. Goldsberry Albert Goldstein John Grace and Joan Raducha Herbert and Virginia Graff Lori Grapentine and John Benton Ei Terasawa-Grilley Willy and Gabriele Haberland Henry and Magdalene Hagedorn Jane Hamblen and Robert Lemanske Don and Mary Harkness Susan Harris Arlene P. Hart
Paul and Jacqueline Hass Don and Cheryl Heiliger R.T. Heitkemper Phyllis Helmer Diane Highsmith Victoria and Dennis Hill Leslie and Susan Hoffman Lana Holland Ulfert and Kathleen Hornemann Amit and Aron Hose William and Kathryn Hoyt Allan and Isabel Hubbard Hickory Hurie Margaret Hutchinson Linda and Jeffrey Huttenburg Margaret and Paul Irwin Catherine and Mark Isenberg Sarah Jamieson Kathleen Jeffords Dave and Jean Johnsen Janice Johnson Clark Johnson and Nona Hill Joan Johnston Michael and Vickie Julka Mary Karau Ron Karzel Jesse Kehres Albert Kelm Tom and Judi Kinney Noël Marie and Steven Klapper Rachel Klos
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As the Director of Development for Madison Opera, one of the best parts of my job has become all the wonderful conversations I get to have with our patrons. Conversations that take place during intermissions at Overture Hall, on the grass during Opera in the Park, at our special events – just about anywhere. I have had lengthy and spirited talks about Madison Opera at the Farmer’s Market, in the grocery store, at the giftwrap table at Hilldale Mall, and even during a Bob Dylan concert! I very much enjoy these spontaneous conversations because I get to know some exceptional people and I am honored that they share their thoughts, opinions, and memories with me.
Through these conversations with people like you, I have heard many stories regarding the impact that opera has had on their lives. Heartwarming stories of Saturday afternoons spent with family listening to the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts on the radio. Stories of growing up eagerly anticipating the Christmas telecast treat of Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. From one appreciative patron, I learned how his lifelong love for opera and his attendance at our performances brought him great comfort during a time of personal loss. I’m sure there are many, many more stories out there and I would love to hear them. If opera is important you, won’t you not only share your story, but also consider having a conversation about how you can help ensure Madison Opera’s future? Through Madison Opera’s Encore Society, your legacy gift will help us bring the beauty of opera to our community for years to come, supporting our extensive outreach and education programs for the next generation of opera-goers. If you have already provided consideration for Madison Opera in your estate plans, you are a member of the Encore Society. Won’t you please let me know, so that we can thank you and acknowledge your generosity? When you’re ready to talk, I’m ready to listen. Let’s start a new conversation. Please call me anytime, email, or just stop by the new Madison Opera Center and say “hello”.
Beth Tolles Director of Development Tolles@madisonopera.org
335 W. Mifflin Street, Madison, WI 53703 P: 608.238.8085 | F: 608.233.3431
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ANNUAL FUND DONORS Ivan and Miki Knezevic Lorna Kniaz Philip Koenig JoAnn Kowalski and David Sumi Debbie Kretchmar James and Joan Krikelas Edward and Moria Krueger John and Ginny Moore Kruse Charles Kulp and Marie Duquette David and Hilda Kuter Jeri Lambert Harlan and Daun Larson Constance Lavine and Fred Holtzman David Lawver A. Thomas Bozzo and Suzanne M. Lee Mark Lefebvre Richard and Joan Leffler Mil Lieberthal Arthur and Susan Lloyd Helen C. Lodge Cynthia Lord Joan Lundin Kelly and Eric Maly Robert March Sarah Marty Donald Mash Curtis Mason Vada Mayfield Kevin McKown and Nancy Fuller Julia McMurray Gary and Lynn Mecklenburg Sharifa and Saban Merchant Fred and Judy Middleton Margaret and Paul Miller Lisa Miller Paul Minkus Linda Mintener and Robert Jones Terry and Hans Moen Merle and Paula Moore Douglas Morris Nancy Motisi
Pasupati and Mina Mukerjee Lynn H. Najem Russell and Delores Nelson David Newby and Kathleen McElroy Ronald Niece and Virginia Porter Donna Nosek Daniel O’Brien Gerald and Mary O’Brien Vince O’Hern and Linda Baldwin Judy and James Olson Sandra Osborn and Marshall Finner Constance Palmer and Chuck Smalley Derrill Pankow David R. Paolone Barbara and Robert Park Kathleen Park William Peden and Chelcy Bowles Robert Pesselman and Gerri DiMaggio Victoria Petri Roger and Linda Pettersen Merrilee Pickett and Thomas Heine Daniel Plummer and Mark Koehn Stephen Pudloski and Elizabeth Ament Frances Rademaekers Kathryn Ramberg Joseph Ranney and Rebecca Rice Arthur and Ursula Rathburn Renee Ravetta Nancy and Daniel Rebholz David and Marilyn Rice Joan and Kenneth Riggs John Rinehart and Barbara Conley Matthew Ripley
GIFTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN HONOR OF John DeMain Susan and Jonathan Lipp
Dottie and Guy Rodgers Eleanor Rodini Anthony Romero and Mark Schwingle Marge and Jules Rosenthal Ellen Rosner and Barry Perkel Richard and Lois Rossmiller Michale Rothschild Marieli Rowe Karen Rueden Jo Rummelhart Mark Saltzman and Diane Kravetz Barb and Don Sanford Nora Cate Schaeffer Don and JoAnne Schalch Mary V. Schroeder Edward and Lynn Schten Alvin Schubert S. Clare Schulz Joseph Screnock Magdolna Sebestyen Joseph and Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner Joan Shands Daniel and Gail Shea Toby and Margaret Sherry Lawrence and Linda Shriberg Mark Shults and Nancy Vedder-Shults Karen Sielaff Nan Sievert Glen and Marie Siferd Marcus and Blanche Singer Lise Skofronick Daniel and Marcia Smith Reeves Smith and Glenna Carter Wesley and Stephanie Smith Jon Sorenson Tim and Donna Spencer David Staats Mona Stern Judy Stevenson
Mikhail Stolyarov and Irina Shpigelman Elaine Strassburg David Sulman and Anne Altshuler Shirley Sundquist Bob and Jeanne Tabachnick Rayla Temin Kathleen Tessmer Mary Ann Test John and Jean Tews Don and Joanna Thompson Frank Tower Elizabeth Tuttle Andree and John Valley Charles Vetzner and Arleen Wolek Edward and Jan Vidruk Georgene Vitense Liz Vowles Douglas and Janet Wadsworth Lawrence Warman Mona Wasow and Richard Brualdi Edward and Anita Waterbury Conrad Weiffenbach Frank and Mariana Weinhold Chuck Wemstrom and Patricia Breitzer Fred and Eleanor Wertz Eve Wilkie Elyn Williams Mary Williamson Susan Wittman Curtis Wittwer Kathleen Woit Ida and Robert Wrenn Rolf and Susan Wulfsberg Joan Yeatman William Zarwell and Robin Chapman Faith Zobel
GIFTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN MEMORY OF
Marnie Cates Bobbie Haig Roland Johnson
Ann Stanke Audrey M. Tegtmeyer Madison Opera • 26
27 • Madison Opera
THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE MADISON OPERA CENTER On September 16, 2013, the Madison Opera Center officially opened. Located at 335 W. Mifflin Street, Madison Opera’s new home encompasses our administrative offices, a rehearsal hall and smaller rehearsal studio, a costume shop, a music library, and much more. Thanks to the generosity of over 180 donors, we now have this cost-effective way to consolidate our operations, meet future artistic needs, and reaffirm our commitment to participating in the development and vitality of the thriving Madison arts community. We are off to an exciting start in getting the Center up and running, but we still need your help to finish our work. If you would like to make a donation or discuss naming opportunities, or perhaps make a multi-year pledge, please contact Beth Tolles at 608-238-8085 or tolles@madisonopera.org. We thank the following individuals who have made gifts to the Madison Opera Center Building Fund as of October 19, 2013. Thank you for helping us to literally build for our future – and that of the arts in our community.
OPUS 1961 ($25,000+) An Anonymous Friend Kay and Martin Barrett Lau and Bea Christensen Fran Klos and Family
Susan and Jonathan Lipp Peter and Jill Lundberg Madison Community Foundation
Sally and Mike Miley Millie and Marshall Osborn Thomas E. Terry
OPUS 7 ($10,000-$24,999) Bert and Diane Adams Melinda and Phillip Certain Terry L. Haller
Joyce and Thomas Hirsch Stephen Hurley Patti and Steve Lucas
Carla and Fernando Alvarado Marian and Jack Bolz George and Ann Croal
W. Jerome Frautschi Connie Maxwell Mary and Charles Mueller
Robert and Pam McDonald The Berbeewalsh Foundation
OPUS 6 ($5,000-$9,999) Carol and James Ruhly Fred and Eleanor Wertz Helen Wineke
OPUS 5 ($2,500-$4,999) Nancy Marshall Bauer Robert and Paula Dinndorf Gina Gialamas
Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Graebner
Kathryn Smith Jan and Terry Von Haden
OPUS 4 ($1,000-$2,499) Elizabeth A. Conklin J. Robert and Kathryn Curtis Dane Arts Alexandra and William Dove Marilyn and Jim Ebben Charles Ford and Sharon James Heidi Wilde and Kennedy Gilchrist
Aileen and Paul Jensen In Memory of Edward W. Kuenzi Viola Kuenzi Joan Lundin Michael and Clare McArdle Stephen D. Morton In Memory of Bill Owen David Newby and Kathleen McElroy
Reynold V. Peterson Charles Snowdon and Ann Lindsey Elaine Staley Carl and Sharyn Stumpf Bette Theisen Suzanne and Thomas Wilkinson
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OPUS 3 ($500-$999) Craig Argall Suzanne Beia John Englesby Rosemary Johnson Larry and Clare Keen
Sonja and Paul Micksch Evan and Jane Pizer Thomas and Sylvia Poppelbaum Elliott and Norma Sober
Anonymous Friends (3) Nancy Becknell Dr. Annette Beyer-Mears Adam and Wanda Bincer Bob and Diane Bless Evonna M. Cheetham Connie Kinsella and Marc Eisen
Don and Mary Harkness Margaret A. Hutchsinon Elizabeth Pope Magdolna Sebestyen Dottie and Mel Siedband Glen and Marie Siferd
John and Carol Toussaint Patrick and Deborah Turski Kenneth West and Lisa Vogel West
OPUS 2 ($250-$499) In Memory of Roland Johnson and Ann Stanke-Meg and Neil Skinner Jean Taffs Jane and Tom Taves Virginia and Dale Thompson Ann Wallace Bobbi Wolfe and Bob Haveman
OPUS 1 (UP TO $249) George Adams Luella Allen Ronald and Sharon Anderson Gary Antoniewicz and Martha Taylor Ron Aplin Livia Siroky Asher Nancy Bach and Jack Padgham Sally Balkin Leonard and Norma Berkowitz Virginia Bessert Frances Bicknell Ann Campbell W. Wallace Cleland David Cloninger and Mary Gillham Honner and Robert Cooper Stephen and Shirley Crocker Michael and Mary Ann Damm James and Nancy Dast Dr. Frederick Davis Rosemary M. Dorney Richard and Doris Dubielzig Jane M. Eisner Betty Elsas Ronald Engerman and Beverly Richgels Laurie and Karl Everitt Michael and Anne Faulhaber
Evelyn Fox George and Virginia Francis Hanna Franke Joan Fudala and Richard Dike James and Barbara Furstenberg Michael G. Goldsberry Lori Grapentine and John Benton Frank and Catherine Greer Carl and Mary Gulbrandsen Margaret Harrigan and Richard Ross Suzanne Hodgman Bruce Hoffmann William and Kathryn Hoyt Linda and Jeffrey Huttenburg Irene Ilgen Margaret and Paul Irwin Ann Jablonski Dave and Jean Johnsen Janice Johnson Frances R. Johnson Lois Karn Maureen Kind Noël Marie and Steven Klapper Scott and Mary Kolar
James and Joan Krikelas Bill and Fern Lawrence Jordana and Patrick Lenon Helen C. Lodge Bruce and Ruth Marion Donald Mash Gary and Lynn Mecklenburg Sharifa and Saban Merchant Elizabeth Middleton Linda Mintener and Robert Jones Jim Moore Tess Mulrooney Alinda Nelson Gary and Patricia Nicholson Daniel O’Brien Norman and Darlene Olson Constance Palmer and Chuck Smalley Joan and Greggar Petersen Dee Dee Rameika Kurt Riegel and Jocelyn DeWitt Michael Ross and Kirsten Fruit Thomas Rudy and Jennifer Ondrejka Mark Saltzman and Diane Kravetz
Don and JoAnne Schalch Betty Scott Donna J. Sereda Toby and Margaret Sherry Nan Sievert Dean and Elizabeth Smith Everett and Tricia Smith Marilyn Smith David Staats Shirley Sundquist Gerald and Priscilla Thain Betty Thomas Robert Toomey In Memory of W. Wallace Cleland Peg and Bill Unger Bill and Barbara Vogelsang Douglas and Janet Wadsworth Janet and Jack Waksman Janine Wardale Mona Wasow and Richard Brualdi Julie Weiskircher Elizabeth and Russ Whitesel Mary Williamson Eva and Robert Wright Shirley Ziegelmaier Ardis Zwicky Madison Opera • 30
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