Orchestra, Chorus, and Supernumeraries

MINNESOTA OPERA ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN I Allison Ostrander

Concertmaster Julia Persitz

Asst. Concertmaster Julia Persitz David Mickens Angela Waterman Hanson Jill Olson Moser Emily Saathoff VIOLIN II Laurie Petruconis* Elise Parker+ Melinda Marshall Emilia Mettenbrink Mary Alice Hutton VIOLA Emily Hagen* Susan Janda+ Laurel Browne Jenny Lind Nilsson CELLO Teresa Richardson* Sally Dorer+ Rebecca Arons Kirsten Whitson

BASS John Michael Smith* Jason C. Hagelie+ FLUTE Catherine Ramirez* Bethany Summersgill, double piccolo OBOE Michael Dayton* Robert McManus, double English horn CLARINET Karrin Meffert-Nelson*, double soprano saxophone Nina Olsen

BASSOON Coreen Nordling* Laurie Hatcher Merz

HORN Mike Alexander* Charles Hodgson Allison Akins Jena McBride-Harris

TRUMPET John G. Koopmann* Christopher Volpe TROMBONE Phillip Ostrander* John Tranter

TUBA Jacob Grewe* TIMPANI Kory Andry* PERCUSSION Joel Alexander* Adam Rappel Robert Adney HARP Min Kim*

THE MINNESOTA OPERA ORCHESTRA, PHOTO BY DAN NORMAN GUITAR Christopher Kachian*, double mandolin, harmonica Jared Waln, double banjo

MINNESOTA OPERA CHORUS

SOPRANO Emma Arachtingi Madeline Huss • Michelle Liebl • Maggie Lofboom Quinn Shadko • Kristie Tigges MEZZO-SOPRANO Cécile Crozat-Zawisza • Jennifer Eckes Rebecca Luttio Jill Morgan Valerie Rogotzke • Eryn Tvete TENOR Phinehas Bynum Erik Carlson • Efraín Corralejo † Trevor Todd-Lemon • Adam Smith • Nicholas Swanson •

BARITONE/BASS Mark Billy • Paul Gutmann • Robert Riordan • Nikolas Simmons • Phillip Takemura Sears • Tyrie Williams

SUPERNUMERARIES

Hannah Benditt Lois Estell (Super Captain) Chloe Fider Andy Flamm Gemma Isaacson Sophie Negrete Michelle Schwantes

COVER SINGERS

Siena Forest Andrew Gilstrap

* Denotes Principal + Denotes Assistant Principal  † Denotes MN Opera Resident Artist • Solo Ensemble Member