Minnesota Opera's Trouble in Tahiti & Service Provider

March 9–23, 2024

Trouble in Tahiti

MN OPERA PREMIERE MUSIC AND LIBRETTO BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN

Service Provider

MN OPERA PREMIERE

MUSIC BY CHRISTOPHER WEISS

LIBRETTO BY JOHN DE LOS SANTOS

hen I first arrived in Minneapolis as a Resident Artist in 2000, I was filled with anticipation and excitement. I spent a year learning and growing alongside six other talented artists and it was during that experience that I came to understand the thrill of collaborating with a community that encompassed a broad range of talented artists to pull a production

Now, on the 25th anniversary of the Resident Artists Program (RAP), I’m humbled and grateful to share this experience with so many other alumni and talented creators. Many of the artists you’ll see performing tonight are current Resident Artists — a testament to the talent that the program cultivates.

The RAP program offers a full season of employment for talented artists beginning their professional careers and is one of North America’s premier residencies in the opera field. You'll have the chance to see that talent on full display in this double bill production of Trouble in Tahiti and Service Provider. The first — Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti — was originally performed over 70 years ago, but still feels unwaveringly modern. Service Provider — a newer addition to the American canon — displays the pitfalls of our digital age, something that resonates with many of us. Both illustrate the thrill, aptitude, and specific magic of watching a story unfold in operatic form.

We’re grateful to you for committing to this special art form. By being here at the Luminary Arts Center, you are supporting the development of new and developing artists. Because of you, we are able to bring resonant stories to the stage. We hope to see you again soon!

RYAN TAYLOR

PRESIDENT AND GENERAL DIRECTOR

Minnesota Opera | MNOpera.org

Ascent

TROUBLE IN TAHITI

MUSIC AND LIBRETTO BY Leonard Bernstein

Premiered at Festival of the Creative Arts on the campus of Brandeis University, Waltham, MA on June 12, 1952

SERVICE PROVIDER

MUSIC BY Christopher Weiss

LIBRETTO BY John de los Santos

Commissioned by the Washington National Opera at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and first produced at the Kennedy Center during the 2015/2016 season

CAST CREATIVE TEAM

in order of vocal appearance

TROUBLE IN TAHITI

JAZZ TRIO

KEELY FUTTERER+ EFRAÍN CORRALEJO+ JEREMIAH SANDERS+

SAM

CHARLES H. EATON+

DINAH ZOIE REAMS †

CONDUCTOR JOSEPH LI

STAGE DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER KYLE WEILER

SCENIC DESIGNER BENJAMIN OLSEN

COSTUME DESIGNER AMBER BROWN

LIGHTING DESIGNER KATHY MAXWELL

SERVICE PROVIDER

AUTUMN ZOIE REAMS †

BEAU JEREMIAH SANDERS+ DALLAS EFRAÍN CORRALEJO+

CHARLENE

KEELY FUTTERER+

INTIMACY DIRECTOR ALESSANDRA BONGIARDINA

WIG, HAIR, AND MAKEUP DESIGNER EMMA GUSTAFSON

ASSISTANT STAGE DIRECTOR MARGARET JUMONVILLE •

STAGE MANAGER

PATRICIA GARVEY

MUSICAL PREPARATION

MARIO ANTONIO MARRA

Head of Music and Assistant Conductor

CELESTE MARIE JOHNSON* †

Principal Coach and Chorus Director ERICA GUO+ Répétiteur

SEASON SPONSOR

ESTIMATED RUNNING TIME

Part 1: Trouble in Tahiti

Part 2: Service Provider

One hour and 34 minutes, with a 20-minute intermission occurring approximately 45 minutes into the show.

TROUBLE IN TAHITI is performed by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.

SERVICE PROVIDER is commissioned by the Washington National Opera at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and first produced at the Kennedy Center during the 2015/2016 season.

In our work to deeply examine our inherited repertoire, we must often confront issues that can seem anachronistic or inconsistent with our company values. To learn more about the "trouble" with Trouble in Tahiti, scan the QR code.

Minnesota Opera would like to recognize that we occupy land that is of great historical, spiritual, and cultural significance to the Dakota people. To learn more, visit mnopera.org/ land-acknowledgement.

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In their perfect 1950s suburban home, Sam and Dinah talk over breakfast, alternating between habitual bickering and moments of private longing for the kindness they remembered showing each other. Dinah accuses Sam of having an affair with his secretary, which he denies. She also reminds Sam that their son Junior's play is that afternoon, but Sam insists that his handball tournament at the gym is more important. They continue to argue until Sam leaves for the office.

At work, Sam exudes confidence as he deftly handles business by telephone and promises to lend money to a friend. He less confidently initiates a conversation with his secretary about their relationship. When she reminds him of a past incident, he implies it was accidental and suggests they forget about the whole thing altogether.

Meanwhile, at her therapist’s office, Dinah recalls a dream of an untended garden, choked with weeds ("I was standing in a garden"). In the dream, she hears a voice calling to her, describing a beautiful garden, a place of love and harmony, and she tries desperately to find its source. Frustration overwhelms her and she weeps after recounting the dream.

Sam and Dinah accidentally run into each other on the street. Both give each other an excuse for not getting lunch together, though neither fully understands why they made up those excuses. They go on their own way, privately reflecting on the confusing and painful course their relationship has taken and yearning for their lost happiness.

At his local gym, Sam wins the handball tournament. While he cleans up, he sings triumphantly about what separates winners and losers ("There's a law") — how some try with all their might to rise to the top, but will never win; while others, like him, are born winners and will always succeed.

Dinah has spent the afternoon at the movie theater watching a South Sea romance movie called

Trouble in Tahiti. At first, she dismisses it as sentimental, stereotypical drivel. But as she recounts the story ("What a movie!"), she gets caught up in its escapist fantasy. Suddenly self-conscious, she interrupts her reverie and rushes home to prepare dinner, while Sam mournfully returns to the reality of home, singing of another law of men — that even the winner must pay for what he gets.

At home, Sam and Dinah make strained attempts to talk about their relationship, but their efforts turn into yet another argument that devolves into uncomfortable silence. Neither of them has gone to Junior's play. Sam suggests they go to the movies to see a new film about Tahiti; Dinah winces and agrees. Lost in their own separate worlds of longing to be at peace with each other again but at a loss for how they can achieve that peace, they leave for the movie theater and the "bought-and-paid-for magic of the silver screen.” The theme of “Island Magic” can be heard in the distance.

It is evening in a high-end American restaurant, twenty minutes before the kitchen closes.

Autumn and her husband Beau are celebrating their anniversary and musing over the common ground within their marriage. Their server Dallas inquires if they enjoyed their wine and recommends another, but becomes irritated when Autumn remains engrossed in her phone and ignores him. Beau orders a new bottle and Dallas leaves to seat Charlene and take her drink order.

Dallas returns to find Charlene texting and tries to entice her with the evening’s entrée specials. Back at Autumn’s table, Beau is frustrated with her lack of attention to him in favor of constant texting. Dallas returns with their new bottle and Autumn asks him to take several pictures of her and Beau (whose patience is wearing thin). Autumn tells Beau to lighten up or he won't receive his anniversary gift, and goes back to her phone.

Beau receives a scintillating text from none other than Charlene, who, unbeknownst to Autumn, Beau's been having an affair with for a month. Unaware that Charlene is seated nearby in the same restaurant, Beau tries unsuccessfully to break it off with her. They text back and forth while Autumn texts her friend about how well the evening is going. Witnessing these exchanges, Dallas bemoans the trio’s enslavement to their phones and their lack of recognition for what the present has put right in front of them.

Autumn goes to the ladies’ room where she tries to take the perfect selfie. Having followed

her in, Charlene offers to take a picture for her. Autumn agrees, then returns the favor. She exits, and Charlene texts Beau again.

As Autumn returns, Dallas brings the entrées. Beau places both phones on the table, asking that neither of them use them for the rest of the night. Beau goes to the men’s room, and when he gets a text, Autumn sees that it includes the photo of Charlene that she just took. Charlene enters and taunts Autumn as a mortified Beau reenters. Despite Dallas’ efforts to keep the peace, a fight between the two women and Beau ensues. Dallas tells Charlene to leave, which she does, and Autumn calls a friend to pick her up. When she asks Beau why he did this, he grabs her phone, smashes it on the floor, and replies, “That’s why!” Autumn flees, leaving her gift to Beau, which he opens. It is a brand-new phone.

ALESSANDRA BONGIARDINA

INTIMACY DIRECTOR

BROOMFIELD, CO

Minnesota Opera Debut:

Carmen, 2022

Notable Engagements:

The Elixir of Love, Minnesota Opera

The Daughter of the Regiment, Minnesota Opera

Murder on the Orient Express, Guthrie Theater

Vietgone, Guthrie Theater

Romeo and Juliet, University of Minnesota

AMBER BROWN COSTUME DESIGNER

DEBS, MN

Minnesota Opera Debut:

Trouble in Tahiti & Service Provider, 2024

Notable Engagements:

Christmas at the Local, Theater Latté Da

We Shall Someday, Theater Latté Da

We Wake, Pillsbury House and Theatre

What Washed Ashore Astray, Pillsbury House and Theatre

Aubergine, Park Square Theatre

EFRAÍN CORRALEJO

JAZZ TRIO / DALLAS

LEÓN, GUANAJUATO, MEXICO

Minnesota Opera Debut:

Rinaldo, 2022

Notable Engagements:

La bohème, Minnesota Opera*

Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, Minnesota Opera, Austin Opera

Don Giovanni, Minnesota Opera

Eugene Onegin, Highlands Opera Studio

Davide Penitente, Palacio de Bellas Artes – Mexico City

The Barber of Seville, Curtis Institute of Music

CHARLES H. EATON

SAM STORRS, CT

Minnesota Opera Debut:

Silent Night, 2018

Notable Engagements:

La bohème, Minnesota Opera*

Silent Night, Wolf Trap Opera*

Roméo et Juliette, Minnesota Opera*

The Christmas Spider, Opéra Louisiane

Faure’s Requiem, Carnegie Hall

The Ghosts of Versailles, Royal Opera Versailles

KEELY FUTTERER

JAZZ

TRIO / CHARLENE

DOVER, AR

Minnesota Opera Debut:

Edward Tulane, 2022

Notable Engagements:

La bohème, Minnesota Opera*

Silent Night, Wolf Trap Opera*

The Anonymous Lover, Madison Opera

Rodelinda, Hudson Hall

Candide, Glimmerglass Festival

Rinaldo, Minnesota Opera

EMMA GUSTAFSON

WIG, HAIR, AND MAKEUP DESIGNER

NORTH BRANCH, MN

Minnesota Opera Debut:

Thaïs, 2018

Notable Engagements:

The Color Purple, Theater Latté Da*

The Elixir of Love, Minnesota Opera

The Anonymous Lover, Minnesota Opera

Hello, Dolly!, Theater Latté Da

Annie, Children's Theatre Company

CELESTE MARIE JOHNSON

PRINCIPAL COACH AND CHORUS DIRECTOR

PINE ISLAND, MN

Minnesota Opera Debut:

Albert Herring, 2021

Notable Engagements:

Don Pasquale, Lakes Area Music Festival

Don Giovanni, Minnesota Opera

Carmen, Minnesota Opera

The Anonymous Lover, Minnesota Opera

La fille du régiment, Opera Saratoga

Tosca, Inland Northwest Opera

JOSEPH LI CONDUCTOR

SEATTLE, WA

Minnesota Opera Debut:

A Holiday Special – Live!, 2020

Notable Engagements:

Courtside, Houston Grand Opera

Your Name Means the Sea

Houston Grand Opera

The Fall of the House of Usher

Wolf Trap Opera

The Seven Deadly Sins, Wolf Trap Opera

Trouble in Tahiti, Baylor University

KATHY MAXWELL LIGHTING DESIGNER

TEMPLE, TX

Minnesota Opera Debut:

Trouble in Tahiti & Service Provider, 2024

Notable Engagements:

Ride the Cyclone, Jungle Theater

This Bitter Earth, Penumbra Theater

What Washed Ashore Astray, Pillsbury House Theatre

Glory Denied, Des Moines Metro Opera

The Voice, Utah Opera

BENJAMIN OLSEN SCENIC

DESIGNER

ST. PAUL, MN

Minnesota Opera Debut:

Trouble in Tahiti & Service Provider, 2024

Notable Engagements:

Twelve Angry Men: A New Musical, Asolo Repertory Theater*

Johnny Skeeky, Theater Latté Da*

Stones in his Pockets, Theater Latté Da

Christmas at the Local, Theater Latté Da

The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing, Chicago Opera Theater

ZOIE REAMS

DINAH / AUTUMN

CHICAGO, IL

Minnesota Opera Debut:

Albert Herring, 2021

Notable Engagements:

Vanessa, Spoleto Festival USA

Carmen, Minnesota Opera

The Anonymous Lover, Minnesota Opera

Porgy and Bess, The Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto, Houston Grand Opera

Platée, Des Moines Metro Opera

JEREMIAH SANDERS

JAZZ TRIO / BEAU

MARION, IN

Minnesota Opera Debut:

Edward Tulane, 2022

Notable Engagements: La bohème, Minnesota Opera*

The Gift of the Magi, Skylark Opera Theatre

The Love for Three Oranges, Des Moines Metro Opera

The Daughter of the Regiment

Minnesota Opera

Rinaldo, Minnesota Opera

Ariadne auf Naxos, Lakes Area Music Festival

KYLE WEILER

STAGE DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Minnesota Opera Debut

Trouble in Tahiti & Service Provider, 2024

Notable Engagements:

Hamilton, Broadway

She Loves Me, Lakeshore Players

Next to Normal, Theater Latté Da

Life and Death(s) of Alan Turning, Chicago Opera Theater

Crazy For You, Artistry

ORCHESTRA AND SUPERNUMERARIES

MINNESOTA OPERA ORCHESTRA

TROUBLE IN TAHITI

VIOLIN I

Allison Ostrander

Concertmaster

David Mickens+

Angela Hanson

Heidi Amundson

VIOLIN II

Laurie Petruconis*

Elizabeth Decker+

Emily Saathoff

VIOLA

Susan Janda*

Laurel Browne+

Charles Krenner

CELLO

Teresa Richardson*

Ruth Marshall+

BASS

John Michael Smith*

FLUTE

Catherine Ramirez* double piccolo and alto flute

OBOE

Michael Dayton* double English horn

CLARINET

Karrin Meffert-Nelson* double bass and Eb clarinet

BASSOON

Laurie Hatcher Merz* double contrabassoon

HORN

Mike Alexander*

TRUMPET

John G. Koopmann*

TROMBONE

Phillip Ostrander*

PERCUSSION

Kory Andry*

Matthew Barber

PIANO

Erica Guo*

SUPERNUMERARIES Hannah Benditt Super Captain, Ella Rasp, Dave Schneider, Alex Yang

SERVICE PROVIDER

VIOLIN

Julia Persitz*

VIOLA

Susan Janda*

CELLO

Sally Dorer*

BASS

John Michael Smith*

FLUTE

Catherine Ramirez*

OBOE

Michael Dayton*

CLARINET

Karrin Meffert-Nelson*

BASSOON

Laurie Hatcher Merz*

HORN

Mike Alexander*

PERCUSSION

Matthew Barber*

PIANO

Erica Guo*

music & libretto

leonard bernstein

Composer and Librettist

b. Lawrence, MA, August 25, 1918; d New York, NY, October 14, 1990

Leonard Bernstein was a world-renowned conductor and composer, and one of classical music’s icons of the 20th century. He was Music Director of the New York Philharmonic and conducted the world’s major orchestras, leaving behind an enormous legacy of audio and video recordings. His books, as well as the muchbeloved televised Young People’s Concerts with the New York Philharmonic, established him as a leading educator. His orchestral and choral works include three symphonies (No. 1 “Jeremiah”, No. 2 “Age of Anxiety”, and No. 3 “Kaddish”), Serenade, MASS, Chichester Psalms, Songfest, Divertimento for Orchestra, and Concerto for Orchestra. Bernstein’s works for the Broadway stage include On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide, and the immensely popular West Side Story In addition to the West Side Story collaboration, Bernstein worked with choreographer Jerome Robbins on three major ballets, Fancy Free, Facsimile, and Dybbuk. Mr. Bernstein was the recipient of many honors, including eleven Emmy Awards, one Tony Award, the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award, and the Kennedy Center Honors.

BIO CREDIT: PAUL DE HUECK, COURTESY OF THE LEONARD BERNSTEIN OFFICE, INC.

christopher weiss Composer

Christopher Weiss’ music has been praised as “wonderfully fluid [with a] cinematic grasp of mood and lighting” (New York Times) and for having “released a flood of profound emotions” (Huntsville Times). His opera Service Provider, written with librettist John de los Santos, was commissioned by Washington National Opera and hailed as a “crowd pleaser” (Washington Post) following its Kennedy Center premiere. It has received subsequent performances by Amelia Island Opera, Arizona State University, Fort Worth Opera, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Helios Opera, The Modern Opera Company, Opera Idaho, Opera Memphis, Painted Sky Opera, Seagle Music Colony at the Lake George Music Festival, Small Opera at TEDxCharleston, Texas Christian University, Towson University, UrbanArias, Virginia Opera, and Westminster Opera Theatre.

Christopher’s opera In a Mirror, Darkly, written with librettist S. O’Duinn Magee, was awarded a Domenic J. Pellicciotti Prize by SUNY Potsdam. Excerpts have been performed by Crane Opera Ensemble and Orchestra, Fort Worth Opera, New York City Opera, University of North Carolina Greensboro at the National Opera Association, and the Virginia Arts Festival. His music has been commissioned and performed by Alarm Will Sound, Boston Chamber Orchestra, Columbia Orchestra, Curtis Symphony, Gainesville Symphony, Huntsville Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Lancaster Symphony, Mizzou Festival, Music from Angel Fire, Nu Deco Ensemble, Twickenham Fest, and Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic.

Christopher has been in residence at the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, and Yaddo. He holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music, Rollins College, and the University of Michigan.

john de los santos Librettist

Librettist John de los Santos was commissioned by Washington National Opera’s American Opera Initiative with composer Christopher Weiss to create Service Provider, which premiered at the Kennedy Center and has since had over a dozen productions across the country. His first collaboration with composer Clint Borzoni, When Adonis Calls, had its premiere under his direction at Asheville Lyric Opera. His second collaboration with Borzoni, The Copper Queen, premiered as a feature film in 2021 and had its stage premiere the following season at Marble City Opera. The Christmas Spider, his third libretto with Borzoni, premiered in December of 2023 under his direction. In 2020, John and Marc Migó were commissioned by UrbanArias to write an operatic film for the Decameron Opera Project. Their piece, The Roost, was directed by John and was recently included in the archives of the Library of Congress. John also served as a librettist and director for The Julliard School’s Opera Lab. His newest work with composer Tony Solitro, Requiem Tomatina, will premiere this fall at White Snake Projects in Boston. He is currently a librettist with Minnesota Opera's New Works Initiative. John’s productions as director/choreographer include Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun (world premiere, Santa Fe Opera), Ghosts (world premiere, San Diego Opera), Don Giovanni (Wolf Trap Opera), Le Comte Ory (Loft Opera), Flesh and Stone (New Camerata Opera), The Daughter of the Regiment (Minnesota Opera), Before Night Falls (Opera Southwest), Frida (Opera Orlando), Maria de Buenos Aires (Arizona Opera), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Manhattan School of Music). johndelossantos.com

The new biographical film Maestro opens with Leonard Bernstein’s words —  “A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them; and its essential meaning is in the tension between the contradictory answers.” While Trouble in Tahiti and Service Provider provide snapshots of relationships that are 70 years apart, both pieces raise eerily similar and rather profound questions. In a world full of distractions, how can we stay genuinely engaged with those we love most? How does the need for societal validation impact our relationships? What impact do materialism and consumerism have on our intimate connections? What defining barriers or forces keep us from sustaining genuine connection in our longterm relationships?

convincing a couple looks on social media, for you never know what filter has been applied.

I was instantly excited by the pairing of these two operas. For how different these pieces are, they both expose the distance that can grow between a married couple. Sometimes the gap widens, unbeknownst to us over the course of time, and other times a physical object can get in the way of connection.

In Trouble in Tahiti, we find ourselves in an idyllic 1950’s suburbia with Sam and Dinah, a disconnected couple wrestling with their unfulfilling marriage. Both are seemingly devoted to playing the gender roles society has prescribed at the cost of their relationship. While Sam and Dinah may feel most alone when they are together, they both feel a longing for love and intimacy. In Service Provider, we are whisked into modern day where we meet Autumn and Beau dining al fresco at a boutique restaurant to celebrate their anniversary. The two struggle to sit with each other and connect, uninterrupted by distractions. Through humor and raucous antics, we see that it doesn’t matter how

In working with this incredible team of designers, we sought to create one operatic event, rather than two separate productions. We carefully cultivated a world that could best house both narratives. We sought to respect Bernstein’s notes on Trouble in Tahiti, that the piece be “simple, swift, and clear,” and incorporated visual ideas that could also translate to the contemporary aesthetic of Service Provider. We have carefully imagined floating snapshots, real or symbolic, that journey with us from 1950’s suburbia to modern day.

I have no doubt that, till the end of time, we will be using art to explore the complex inner workings of marriage. Whether a piece intends to instigate deep contemplation or laughter, the forces that keep a couple together and the forces that pull them apart will continue to inspire us to make art of operatic proportions.

KYLE WEILER STAGE DIRECTOR

While Trouble in Tahiti and Service Provider provide snapshots of relationships that are 70 years apart, both pieces raise eerily similar and rather profound questions. In a world full of distractions, how can we stay genuinely engaged with those we love most?...What defining barriers or forces keep us from sustaining genuine connection in our long-term relationships?”

A PLAYSPACE TO AMPLIFY THE POWER OF DISCOVERY AND UNCOVER ORIGINALITY WITH LIBERATED IMAGINATION.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE LUMINARY ARTS CENTER

A TRIBUTE TO QUEEN

Candlelight Concerts

March 27, 2024

A TRIBUTE TO TAYLOR SWIFT

Candlelight Concerts

March 28, 2024

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Ballet Co.Laboratory

April 5-7, 2024

STORYTELLERS

STRONGMovement

April 12-14, 2024

A TRIBUTE TO BEYONCÉ

Candlelight Concerts

April 19, 2024

BROADWAY DANCIN’ Collide Theatrical Dance Productions

April 20-21, 2024

A TRIBUTE TO TAYLOR SWIFT

Candlelight Concerts

April 25, 2024

VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS

Candlelight Concerts

April 26, 2024

DANIEL HOPE & THE AIR ENSEMBLE Schubert Club Mix

April 28, 2024

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MUSIC BY GIACOMO PUCCINI

LIBRETTO BY GIUSEPPE GIACOSA AND LUIGI ILLICA

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MAY 3–18, 2025 | Ordway Music Theater, St. Paul

ADD-ON:

Glam Jam

A MN OPERA STAR-STUDDED BENEFIT CONCERT

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 | Ordway Music Theater, St. Paul

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Presented by The Arts Partnership

Excerpts in Concert with Terence Blanchard, The E-Collective, and Turtle Island Quartet

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Chair | Mark C. Gordon

President and General Director | Ryan Taylor

Vice Chair | Missy Staples Thompson

Secretary | Rachelle McCord

Treasurer | James Powell

DIRECTORS

Joelle Allen

Margaret Blake, M.D.

Sosha Brink

Roma CalatayudStocks

Ivonne Chand-O’Neal, Ph.D.

Gayle Fuguitt

Amy Hoffman

Dorothy Horns, M.D.

Philip Isaacson

Diane Jacobson, Ph.D.

Deborah Jiang-Stein

Anna Kokayeff, M.D.

Robert Lee

Natalie Volin Lehr

Jeninne McGee

Fayneese Miller, Ph.D.

Jodi Mooney

Kay Ness

Benjamin J. Ollendick

Elizabeth Redleaf

Bart Reed

Cris Ross

Mary Schrock

Nadege Souvenir

Margaret V.B. Wurtele

Wayne Zink

STAFF

EXECUTIVE

President and General Director | Ryan Taylor

Principal Conductor | Christopher Franklin Executive Manager | Andrew Sun

ADMINISTRATIVE

Vice President, Administration and Board Relations | Theresa Murray

Human Resources Director | Jen Thill

Luminary Arts Center Director | Julia Gallagher

Front of House Manager, Luminary Arts Center | Zachary Staads

Luminary Front of House Supervisor |

Emma Goecks

Luminary Front of House Associates |

Alekz Thoms, Annika Hansen, Claire Frederick, Dixie Treichel, Edie Karras, Lexie Modica

ADVANCEMENT

Vice President, Advancement | Lani Willis

DEVELOPMENT

Development Director | Jeremie Bur

Strategic Growth Director | Erin Flannery

Development Manager | Siena Forest

Gift Officer | Leila Keïta

Development Associate | Jonathan Lundgren

Associate Patron Relations Director |

Kristin Matejcek

Campaign and Annual Giving Manager |

Charlotte Summers

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Marketing and Communications

Associate | Amran Abdulkadir

Marketing and Communications Director | Gretchen Halverson

Communications Manager | Isaac Mayhew

Senior Graphic Designer | Genie Hien Tran

Graphic Design Intern | Crystal Xayana

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Philip Brunelle

Liz Kochiras

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL

Karen O. Bachman

John A. Blanchard, III

Susan Boren King

Burton Cohen

Ellie Crosby

John Huss

Ruth Huss

James E. Johnson

Lucy Rosenberry Jones

Gale Sharpe

Kevin H. Smith

Virginia Stringer

Mary W. Vaughan†

PATRON SERVICES

Patron Services Administrator | Kevin Beckey

Patron Services Manager | Alexis Alcala

Associate Patron Services Manager | Eva Gemlo

Patron Services Coordinator | Alexis Reed

Patron Services Representative | Carol Corich, Asa Gutow, Jenna Lory

ARTISTIC

Vice President, Artistic | Joseph Li

Head of Music | Mario Antonio Marra

Company Manager | Roxanne Stouffer Cruz

Artistic Administrator | Salvatore S. Vasta III

Principal Coach and Chorus Director |

Celeste Marie Johnson

Resident Artists | Efraín Corralejo, Charles H. Eaton, Keely Futterer, Erica Guo, Jeremiah Sanders

Resident Artist Guest Faculty | Lara Bolton, John Churchwell, Eric McEnaney, Thomas Muraco†

FINANCE

Vice President, Finance | Janelle Erickson

Controller | Patty Wilber

System Administrator | Tony Ngonekeo

Staff Accountant | Chris Olsen

IMPACT

Vice President, Impact | Darius Gillard

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Director |

Rocky Jones

Creative Development Program Manager |

Yuanfei Chen

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Coordinator | Emilia Mettenbrink

Youth Programs Music Directors |

Sara Sawyer, Jared Miller, Rick Hoops

PRODUCTION

Vice President, Production | Karen Quisenberry

PRODUCTION AND FACILITIES

Associate Production Director |

Genoveva Castañeda

Technical Director | Johnathan “Bearclaw” Hart

Costume Director | Corinna Bakken

Assistant Technical & Facilities Director |

Jerry K. Smith

Assistant Production Director | Sarah Lockwood

Facilities Manager | Jona Peters

Lighting Coordinator | Ray Steveson Jr.

STAGING STAFF

Production Stage Manager |

Jonathan S. Campbell

Stage Manager | Patricia Garvey

Assistant Stage Manager | Olivia Darling

Company Artist Assistant Stage Director |

Margaret Jumonville

SCENERY, PROPERTIES, AND LIGHTING

Production Carpenter | Max Gilbert

Scene Shop Supervisor | Madi Scott Smith

Senior Carpenter | Eric Veldey

Properties Craftsperson | Rachel Krieger

Luminary House Technician | Evan Peterson

Carpenters | Rose King

Scenic Painters | Erica Zaffarano

Properties | Jenny Moeller

Tech Lighting Assistant | Ellie Simonett

Scenic Design Assistant | Nils Eckstrom

Luminary Crew | Sasha Blinnikova, Nathaniel Glewwe, Jack Hinz, Matthew Johnson, Jack Nobles, Vivian Santana, Corinne Steffens

COSTUMES

Costume Administrator | Molly O’Gara

Wig, Hair, and Makeup Supervisor |  Emma Gustafson

Tailor | Yancey Thrift

Drapers | Katrina Benedict, Chris Bur

Costume Crafts and Dye Head | Danielle Jordan

First Hands | Brigid Borka, Sara Huebschen, Rebecca Karstad

Stitchers | Helen Ammann, Ann Friese, Ally Guglielmi

Wig, Hair, and Makeup Runcrew |

Melissa Gubrud

Wardrobe Runcrew | Dakota Blankenship, Maddy Brown, Laura Jones

VOLUNTEERS

Christina Beck

Lu Chen

Amy Colon

Oskar Colon

Deb Dittmann

Sarah Grecula

Gordy Handeland

Noellar Kappa

Julie Karlson

Carol Lowe

Mary McDiarmid

Griffin Moore

Erika Neely

Richard Rubenstein

Stephanie Schmidt

Mary Sheehy

Rickard Simon

Amy Sirivie

Hilary Smith

Dani Tiedemann

Norman Tiedemann

Grayson Emilio Whitaker-Castañeda

LEGACY CIRCLE

The following lists donors who, through their foresight and generosity, have included Minnesota Opera in their wills or estate plans.

Anonymous (2)

Paul and Valerie Ackerman

Thomas O. Allen

Dr. and Mrs. Rolf Andreassen*

Mary A. Andres

Howard J. Ansel, MD

Marcia J. Aubineau

Karen O. Bachman

Thomas and Ann Bagnoli

Patricia Beithon

Carol J. Bergeson

Susan S. Boren King

Al Bradley

C.T. Bundy II*

Margaret M. Carasik

Jon L. Schasker* and Debbie Carlson

George and Joan Carlson

Richard and Darlene Carroll

Robert Clough

Dan and Julia Cross

Mary Davidson

NAMED ENDOWMENT FUNDS

The following endowment funds, created by visionary and generous donors, continue the work of Minnesota Opera for future generations.

Art of Singing Endowment Fund

To support exceptional training for Resident Artists by providing learning opportunities with leading artists and experts.

COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS

The following lists donors who have made gifts in honor or in memory of a loved one between July 1, 2022 and February 1, 2024.

IN HONORARIUM

Joelle Allen

Miquel Joenese Purvis Mcmoore Family Fund

Freda Andreini

Margaret Andreini

Mr. & Mrs. Glynn E.

Behmen Sr. Family

Glynn Behmen

Dr. Bianca Fine

Ruth Hurvitz and Alan and Janet Salle

Ruth and John Huss

Sally and Thomas Patterson

Dale Johnson

Mr. Kim A. Chapman and Ms. Elizabeth Longhurst

Robert L. Lee

Catherine Ballman

Natalie Losik

The Losik Savage Charitable Gift Fund

Julia W. Dayton*

Charles M. Denny Jr. and Carol E. Denny*

Susan Doty

Anne P. Ducharme*

Mary A. Ebert and Paul Stembler

Rondi Erickson and Sandy Lewis*

Ann Fankhanel

Ester L. Fesler

Salvatore Silvestri Franco

Daniel E. Freeman

Charles J. Frisch

Dr. Paul Froeschl

Katy Gaynor

Ellen Green

Mrs. Myrtle Grette

Michelle Hackett

Russell and Priscilla Hankins

Anne Hanley and George Skinner

Don Helgeson* and Sue Shepard

Mary A. Hintz

Elfrieda Hintze*

Jean M. Holten

John Humleker and Cordelia Anderson

Kathleen and Robert Humphrey

Steven and Nancy Johnson

Charles and Sally Jorgensen

Robert and Susan Josselson

John and Kathleen Junek

Markle Karlen

Barbara White Bemis Fund for Artistic Enhancement

To enhance the quality of performances by providing funds to engage singers who have received awards through the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

Daniel E. Freeman Endowment Fund

To support Minnesota Opera’s education programs.

Dolly Fiterman Fund for New Production Opera Design

To support the creation of new productions by providing funds to engage designers and create new sets.

Jeninne McGee

Walter Berman

Theresa Murray

Schmiechen Charitable Fund

Susan Nudell Kalin

Mary Nudell & Dean Lee

Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad

The Cinda Collins Foundation

Sima Griffith Family Fund

Gale Sharp anonymous

Andrew Sun anonymous

Ryan Taylor

Kelley Dorhauer

Eva Weyandt

Michael Weyendt

IN MEMORIAM

Eric Aanenson

Tracy Aanenson

Judson and Barbara Bemis

Mrs. Sandra Roe

Judy Boylan

Sarah Crowther

Ogden Confer

Beverly Baker

John and Ruth Huss

Warren and Patricia Kelly

Blaine and Lyndel King

Bill and Sally Kling

Larry Klueh

James and Liz Krezowski

Robert L. Kriel and Linda E. Krach

Robert and Venetia Kudrle

Christl and Andrew Larson

Jim Lawser Jr and Duane Bandel

Mary Ash and Barry Lazarus

Gerald and Joyce Lillquist

Dawn M. Loven

Tim Manych

Barbara McBurney

Orpha McDiarmid Family Fund

Mary Bigelow McMillan

Betty Meyers*

John L. Michel and H. Berit Midelfort

Karla Miller

Kay Ness and Chris Wolohan

Richard and Joan Newmark

Scott J. Pakudaitis

Derrill Pankow

Debra Joyce Paterson

Jose A. Peris and Diana Gulden

Sydney Phillips*

Tim and Mary Pieh

Phyllis Price

Brian and Patricia Prokosch

Liane A. Rosel

Ken Rothchild

Founders Endowment Fund

To support new and innovative opera performances that honor the spirit, energy, and creativity of the founders in the beginning days of the Center Opera.

Joan Jacobs Rubenfeld Memorial Fund

To support the attendance of high school students at MN Opera performances.

Minnesota Opera Center Preservation Fund

To support Opera Center building improvements. The Preservation Fund recognizes the legacies of Judson Bemis and Kevin Smith, who through their leadership created the Opera Center.

Ogden Confer

Phil Kliewer

Missy Staples Thompson and Gar Hargens

Lucille Jansen

Joe and Lisa Thiegs

Scott Krenz

Emerson Williams-Molett

Jack Lewis

Sue Nelson

Mary Kathleen Quinn

Midge Loeffler

Sam Scott Miller

Liming Kelani Mueller

Cynthia Campbell

Joan and Joe Nagle

Sarah L. Nagle

John Risdall

Anonymous (4)

The Grant & Buerkle-Grant Family Fund

Julia Hupperts

Toivo Kallas

Tia Karelson

Nina Rothchild

Rothchild Family Fund

Joan Jacobs Rubenfeld

Dr. Marian R. Rubenfeld and Dr. Frederick G. Langendorf

Judith Sitarz

Carroll Cisek

Marilyn Joan Skantz

anonymous

Mary Savina

Josef Schermann

Mary H. and Christian G. Schrock

Duane and Pamela Schroeder

Frank and Lynda Sharbrough

Robert Shearer and Joan Gustafson

Andrew H. Stewart Jr and Anna Hargreaves

Virginia and Edward Stringer

Gregory C. Swinehart and Mitra Walter

Ryan Taylor

Dr. Anthony Thein

John and Jill Thompson

Stephanie C. Van D’Elden

Mary W. Vaughan*

H. Bernt von Ohlen and W. Thomas Nichol

Lola Watson

William White

Jean C. Wirsig*

Wayne Zink and Christopher Schout

Harvey Zuckman and Philip Oxman

For more information on making estate plan arrangements, please contact Jeremie Bur at jbur@mnopera.org

* in remembrance

Valerie and Paul Ackerman

Endowment Fund

To support the attendance of youth at Minnesota Opera performances.

Virginia L. Stringer

Endowment of the Minnesota Resident Artist Program

To support the Resident Artist Program. The appearance of the Resident Artists in this production is made possible by this endowment fund.

William Randolph Hearst

Endowment for Education and Outreach Programs

To support Minnesota Opera’s education and outreach programs.

Mary Vaughan

Will and Margee Bracken

The Cinda Collins Foundation

Sara and Jock Donaldson

Rachelle Dockman Chase

Mrs. Eleanor Crosby

Andrew Currie

Elinor Hands

John and Ruth Huss

Dawn M. Loven

Patricia Mitchell

Theresa, Jim and Nic Murray

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Carley and Bill Stuber

Missy Staples Thompson and Gar Hargens

Angus M. Vaughan

Leslie Vaughan

Bill Venne and Douglas Kline

Margaret V.B. Wurtele

Herb Ward Charles Allen Ward Fund

THANK

YOU

Anonymous (6)

Tracy Aanenson

Joshua Adney

Mr. Richard Allendorf

Arlene Alm

Joy K. and J.C. Amel

Anita M. Anderson

Dean Anderson

Rolf T. Anderson

Howard J. Ansel, MD

Nina Archabal

Kevin J. Armstrong

Orn and Margret Arnar

Dan and Martha Goldberg Aronson

Jerry Artz

Martha and H. Brewster Atwater

Karen O. Bachman

Ruth and Dale Bachman

Thomas and Ann Bagnoli

Josephine and Gordon Bailey

Susanne and Johan Bakken

Gail Bakkom

Thomas and Jill Barland

Charles David Baron

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barsky

Mr. Thomas J. Basting Jr. and Ms. Rebecca Arons

Mark Bayuk

Longine Beck

Patricia Beithon

Sue A. Bennett

Mr. Kendall J. Powell and Ms. Wendy Bennett

Walter Berman

John Beuerlein

Mr. William Biermaier and Mr. David Hanson

Ms. Elisabeth Bilden

David Bjork and Jeff Bengston

Stephen and Margaret Blake

Mary and Gus Blanchard

MINNESOTA OPERA RECOGNIZES

INDIVIDUAL DONORS WHO HAVE MADE GIFTS OF $250 OR MORE TO OUR ANNUAL FUND AND FUND-A-DREAM BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 AND DECEMBER 1, 2023.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING ART COME TO LIFE.

Sharon Bloodworth and Barrett Johnson

George and Joan Bohlig

Kenneth and Peggy Bonneville

Susan Boren King

William and Margaret Bracken

Al Bradley

Gerald Bradley

James Salutz and Margaret Brandl

Barbara and William Brauer

Sosha Brink

Drs. Eli and Jan Briones

Roger and Ronnie Brooks

Cheryl Brown

Philip and Ellen Bruner

Stephen Bubul and Lee Lewis

Julie Bucknam

Samuel Reid Burgin

Glenn and Ann Buttermann

Lee J. Bynum

Roma Calatayud-Stocks and Dr. Thomas Stocks

Susan Calmenson and Vince Leo

Renee Campion and David Walsh

George and Joan Carlson

Ms. Laurie Carlson and Mr. William Voedisch

Ruth Carp

Alberto Castillo and Judith Garcia Galiana

Ti Chang Taylor

Ms. Rachelle D. Chase and Mr. John Feldman

John Clay

Rusty* and Burt Cohen

Cinda Collins

Brenda Colwill

Andrew Compton

Jane M. and Ogden* W. Confer

Theresa Corona

Jeffrey and Barbara Couture

Mrs. Eleanor Crosby

Mike and Stacey Crosby

Helen and John Crosson

Fran Davis

Stephen Davis and Murray Thomas

Vanessa Dayton

Daniel deJongh

Mrs. Susan DeNuccio

Julia Dicaprio

Eugenia and Joseph Dixon

Terrance and Susan Dolan

Sara and Jock Donaldson

Chicago Opera Theater

Maureen and John Drewitz

Curtis Dunnavan

Margaret E. Durham

Timothy Dykstal

Dr. Mary A. Ebert and Paul Stembler

Laura and Tim Edman

Maria Eggemeyer

Vicki and Chip Emery

Janelle Erickson

Rondi Erickson and Sandy Lewis*

Jay Erstling

Anna Marie Ettel

Anne Ewing

Ms. Ann Fankhanel

George Ferguson

Kathryn Fernholz

Gail Fiskewold

Salvatore Silvestri Franco

Patricia R. Freeburg

Arlys Freeman

Mr. Warren D. Woessner and Ms. Iris C. Freeman

Gayle Fuguitt and Tom Veitch

Mary and Jay Gallagher

Carol and Michael Garbisch

Steve Gatton

Leland and Beverly Gehrke

Gunda Georg

Nancy and Clyde Gerber

Susan and William Gerberich

Teddy Gesell

Bill and Paula Glade

James Glazier

Barbara Golden

MaryAnn Goldstein

Mark Gordon and Anne Zweibel

Richard and Marsha Gould

Mitchell Granberg

John Grant and Mary Buerkle-Grant

Donald Greenebaum

Dr. Richard Gregory

Jeffrey Griffin

Clark and Sima Griffith

Jan Grimes

Jennifer Gross and Jerry LeFevre

Bruce and Jean Grussing

S. Asim Gul

Ms. Susanne Haas and Mr. Ross Formell

Jocelyn Hagen

Joseph Haggenmiller

Donald and Marion Hall

Mark and Lana Halldorson

Freya and John Hanson

Michele Harris and Peter Tanghe

Alfred and Ingrid Harrison

Karen and David Haugen

Stephen and Patricia Haynes

John Heer

Stefan and Lonnie Helgeson

Cliffton and Sharon Hill

Ellen Hill

Linda and John* Hoeschler

Jess Hoffert

Amy and Greg Hoffman

Joseph and Nancy Holmberg

James Richardson and Dorothy Horns

Arthur and Fran Horowitz

Joshua Howland

Benjamin W. Hulse and Maureen C. Sheehan

Kathleen and Robert Humphrey

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Hurwitz

Ms. Mary Husband and Jeffrey Husband

Ruth and John Huss

Jeffrey Indrelie

Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad

Jill Irvine Crow

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Isaacson

Mr. J David Jackson

Diane and Paul Jacobson

Mark and Jeanne Jacobson

Barbara Jenkins

Charlie Johnson

Steven and Nancy Johnson

Janet N. Jones

Lucy Rosenberry Jones and James E. Johnson

Ms. Marcia Jones

Nancy Jones

Dr. Charles and Sally Jorgensen

Julia Joseph-Di Caprio

Dr. Robert and Susan Josselson

John and Kathleen Junek

Susan Kalmer

Kristine Kaplan

Ed and Martha Karels

Mr. John Risdall and Ms. Tina Karelson

Kathryn Keefer

Erwin and Miriam Kelen

Patty and Warren Kelly

Robert Kieft

Judith Allen Kim

Melissa and Peter Kim

Blaine and Lyndel King

David King

Mrs. Margaret V. Kinney

Judith A Kinsey

Andrea M. Kircher

Alice Kirkland

Tom Klas

John Klein

Phil Kliewer

Paul Kluge

Anna Kokayeff

Dr. Robert L. Kriel and Dr. Linda E. Krach

Jenna Kubly

Maureen Kucera-Walsh

Robert and Venetia Kudrle

Robert and Barbara Kueppers

Constance and Daniel Kunin

James Kunz

Dominika Kuzlak-Swanson

John and Colles Larkin

Kenyon S. Latham

Elizabeth Laufers

Mary Ash and Barry Lazarus

Mrs. Cynthia and Dr. Lawrence Lee

David and Darlene Lee

Robert L. Lee and Mary E. Schaffner

Peggy and Ilo Leppik

Jonathan and Lisa Lewis

David and Diane Lilly

Daniel W. Lindsey

Natalie Losik

Holly MacDonald and John Orbison

Mr. David MacMillan and Ms. Judith Krow

Dr. Joan E. Madden

Emily Manhart

Christine Martin

Pixie Martin

William and Carole Martino

Sally and Don Mason

Laura McCarten

Rachelle McCord

Eileen McCormack

Jeninne McGee

Mr. and Mrs. Chris McHugh

Harvey Thomas McLain

Mary Bigelow McMillan

Miquel McMoore

Robert and Larae McPartlin

Garrett McQueen

Adele Mehta

Betty Meyers*

John L. Michel and H. Berit Midelfort

David Miller and Mary Dew

Fayneese Miller

Mr. John Miller

Karla Miller

Jim Miner and John Easton

Mr. Bradley H. Momsen and Mr. Richard H. Buchholz

Jodi and Michael Mooney

Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Moore

Leni and David Moore

Sandra Morris

Ms. Jill Mortensen and Ms. S. Kay Phillips

Gordon and Nina Mosser

Andrea Mouw

Ms. Vita Muggli and Mr. James C. Dick

William and Imelda Muggli

Peter and Karla Myers

Mr. William Myers and Ms. Virginia Dudley

Richard and Nancy Nelson

Mr. Merritt C. Nequette

Kay Ness and Chris Wolohan

Lucia Newell and Steven Wiese

Richard and Joan Newmark

Richard and Nancy Nicholson

Elizabeth and Neal Nordling

Brandon and Melissa Novy

Bradley Nuss

Gayle and Timothy Ober

Patricia A. O’Gorman

Robert Olafson

Ben and Kari Ollendick

Chris Olsen & Shannon Rhatigan

David Olsen

Kathleen and Stephen Olsen

Dennis R. Olson

Ruth and Ahmad Orandi

Dede Ouren

Marie and Mike Ouyang

Anne Paape

Luis Pagan-Carlo and Joseph Sammartino

Scott J. Pakudaitis

Julia and Brian Palmer

Derrill Pankow

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Patterson

James A. Payne

Suzanne and William Payne

Jane M. Persoon

Dwight Peterson

Corine and John Petraborg

Tim and Mary Pieh

Michele Pierce

Ona and Wayne Pinsonneault

Adriana Pohl

Anne and John Polta

Christina and Dwight Porter

James Powell and Mitchell Czeh

Margaret Snedes Poyner

Pleasant Radford Jr

Marylu Ramirez

George Realmuto

Lawrence M. Redmond

Barton and Kimberly Reed

Peter Reed

Patricia and Gregory Reese

Constance and Lewis Remele

Claire Repp

Paul and Mary Reyelts

David and Suzie Robertson

John Rodning

Mrs. Sandra Roe

Thomas and Nancy Rohde

Michael and Tamara Root

Mrs. Liane A. Rosel

Christopher Ross

Ken Rothchild

Dr. Marian R. Rubenfeld and Dr. Frederick G. Langendorf

Andrea and James Rubenstein

Vicki Rupp

Christine Sagstetter

Sampson Family

Charitable Foundation

Julia Sand

Mary Savina

Bill and Janet Schaeder

Noel Schenker

Mahlon and Karen Schneider

Mary H. and Christian G. Schrock

Rachel and Tim Scobie

Alan E. Shapiro

Dr. Frank and Lynda Sharbrough

Gale Sharpe

Gail and Stephen Shea

Sue Shepard

Cherie and Bob Shreck

Marianne Settano Shumaker and Gordon Shumaker

Juliana and Bernie Simmons

Kathleen K. Simo

Cara Sjodin

Darryl Smith

David Smith

Kevin and Lynn Smith

Nadege Souvenir and Joshua Dorothy

Jennine Speier

Elisa Spencer

Mr. Jon Spoerri and Ms. Debra Christgau

Missy Staples Thompson and Gar Hargens

Donna Stephenson

Roxanne Stouffer

Stephen and Dana Strand

John Sullivan

Mike Sullivan

Andrew Sun

Oakley and Susan Surine

Craig and Janet Swan

Jerry Swenson

Charles and Marlys Taflin

Jocelyn Takach

Ryan Taylor

Lester Temple

Joyce Thielen

Irma Thies

Andrew J. Thomas, MD

Jenny and Dave Thomas

Llywellyn Thomas

Marie J. Thomas

Dr. Norrie Thomas and Gina Gillson

John and Jill Thompson

Valerie Thompson

Michael P. Tierney

Debra R. Ting

Rick and Debbie Treece

Josephine Trubek

Kenneth and Kathryn Valentas

Stephanie C. Van D’Elden

Mary W. Vaughan*

Catherine Vesley

John Vilandre

Daniel Vogel

Natalie Volin Lehr

Emily Wang

David L. Ward

Lori Ward

JoAnn Pasternack

Eva and Peter Weyandt

Mr. William White

Jeff Wiemiller and Joe Anderson

John M. Williams

James and Barbara Willis

Lani Willis and Joel Spoonheim

Paul and Cara Wilson

Ann P. Winchester

Jean C. Wirsig*

Ray and Jean Witter

Margaret V.B. Wurtele

Srilata Zaheer

* in remembrance

MINNESOTA OPERA GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES ITS MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS:

Art

Anna M. Heilmaier

Charitable Foundation

Anonymous (2)

Best Buy Foundation

Boss Foundation

Bust Out

Cultural STAR Program

For

Dellwood Foundation

The Elizabeth C. Quinlan Foundation

Faegre Drinker

Hutter Family Foundation

Margaret Rivers Fund

Mayo Clinic

McVay Foundation

Onan Family Foundation

Opera Volunteers

International

Pachel Foundation

Peravid Foundation

RBC Foundation

MINNESOTA OPERA SEASON SPONSOR

Romanaggi Foundation

Schwegman, Lundberg, & Woessner P.A.

Tennant Foundation Travelers

information on making a corporate or foundation contribution to Minnesota Opera, please contact Jeremie Bur, Development Director, at jbur@mnopera.org.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation

and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation

WORLD PREMIERE

2024 FESTIVAL SEASON June 28 - July 21

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE by Gioachino Rossini / Alexander Birch Elliott as Figaro

SALOME by Richard Strauss / Sara Gartland as Salome

PELLÉAS & MÉLISANDE by Claude Debussy / Sydney Mancasola as Mélisande and John Moore as Pelléas

AMERICAN APOLLO by Damien Geter and Lila Palmer / Justin Austin as Thomas Eugene McKeller (pictured)

DAMIEN GETER AND LILA PALMER