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OPERA SCHOOL TOUR

This season’s Opera School Tour, The Tortoise and the Hare is an operatic version of the childhood story based on Aesop’s fable with music from the operas of Gioachino Rossini and designed for K-5 schools.

With themes of persistence, courage, and acceptance, this tale teaches that possessing talent does not bring success unless that talent is applied with determination.

MOBILE OPERA IN THE COMMUNITY AFTERNOON OF STARS

In partnership with the Mobile Public Library, these Sunday afternoon informal performances followed by a reception give you the opportunity to meet and hear the artists prior to the mainstage performances.

NIGHT OF SONG Mobile Opera’s monthly cabaret of opera and musical theatre, is held on the 2nd Monday of each month. Enjoy fine cuisine and your beverage of choice with entertainment from some of Mobile’s favorite singing artists.

OPERA INSIGHTS

Each Spring The Puccini Lecture series will explore the musical, historical and social significance of this musical genius and his major works. Hosted by General Director, Scott Wright, and Education Director, Stacey Driskell, the lectures delve into different aspects of Puccini’s life and influence as well as the literary and historical elements he drew upon in creating his operas. This presentation is co-sponsored by the Mobile Public Library.

2018 Puccini Project Events Seven Days of Opera January 7-13, 2018 Madame Rose Palmai-Tenser Scholarship Competition January 13, 2018 Puccini Promenade: Sunday Afternoon Tea February 25, 2018 Afternoon of Stars March 4, 2018 Night of Song: An Evening with Puccini March 12, 2018 Opera Insights

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Mobile Opera’s annual celebration of our role in the community with something to interest and engage the opera lover and those who have yet to be introduced to this great art form.

Sunday, January 7 -The Wizard of Oz Sing-A-Long Movie @ 1:30pm - Bernheim Hall, Ben May Public Library Follow the yellow brick road with us! Make it even more fun, come dressed as your favorite character from the movie. Costume and vocal talent not required.

Monday, January 8 - Night of Song 7:00pm-9:00pm - The Trellis Room, The Battle House Hotel

Caberet setting including some of your favorite songs and favorite singers.

Tuesday, January 9 - A Little Mid-Day Music Noon-1:00pm - Larkins Music Center, second floor Willson Recital Hall Bring your lunch and let Mobile Opera serenade you with live music.

Wednesday, January 10 - Opera Trivia 9:00am - 4:30pm How much do you know about opera? We will have you giggling and Googling with our fourth annual Opera Trivia Quiz. Find us on Facebook with our tongue in our cheek.

Thursday, January 11 - Speaking of Opera TBA Share an hour with us and learn something about this great artform. Lecture and entertainment in one.

Friday, January 12 - Opera ArtWalk: Aerials and Arias with Tjaden O’Dowd Cox 7:00pm - Larkins Music Center, Willson Recital Hall Soprano, Tjaden O’Dowd Cox, is an aerial silk artist who performs with opera and gravity defying acrobatics. An unusual and inspiring treat.

Saturday, January 13 - Madame Rose Palmai-Tenser Scholarship Competition – Finals 1:00pm - Larkins Music Center – 2nd Floor, Katherine Willson Recital Hall This venerable vocal competition attracts emerging artists from around the Southeast to compete for cash scholarships before a panel of judges and you, as a member of the audience, can be a judge as well.

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MOBILE OPERA STAFF FROM THE GENERAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

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hank you for being a part of Mobile Opera.

Your participation by donation, attendance, encouragement, and assistance in day to day operations as well as productions make this a community effort.

Our small staff does an enormous amount of work to bring together excellent opera productions, fine educations programs, and fun community projects.

I am very proud of what we have accomplished and it could never be done without your help. To the many who have done so much to make Mobile Opera a success for 72 years, we thank you and salute you. If you haven’t joined in yet then I urge you to claim your own role in Mobile Opera, whether on stage with the chorus or as a supernumerary, backstage in props and hospitality, or offstage as a contributor or volunteer. Maybe you have a special skill you can offer. Whatever your level of ability, skill, or dedication, there is a place for you in the Opera.

Call us or come by to see how you can help. Meanwhile, enjoy this great production of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte.

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elcome to Mobile Opera! I am honored to write this as your new board president and I know that I speak for all of our members, when I say thank you for being with us for this performance.

I encourage each of you to become involved with what is happening at Mobile Opera. Your attendance, financial support and time as an opera volunteer are critical to the growth and development of our organization’s quality productions and excellent education programs. Our board focus for 2017-2018 will be: Bruce Earnest President

◆Continued artistic excellence in all events and performances; ◆Continue the success we have seen in a balanced budget; ◆To secure an additional $50,000 for the growth of programs and performances; ◆Develop a planned giving campaign to assure Mobile Opera’s future; ◆Expand audience development activities for the future of opera in Mobile; ◆To aggressively revitalize our board by creating a sense of community If you would be interested in partnering with us in any way, I would be eager to speak with you. Please call me at (605) 670-8180 at any time so we can talk about the future of Mobile Opera!

Toi, Toi, Toi!!

Executive Board Bruce Earnest, President Laureen Lynn, Vice-President* Charmein Moser, Treasurer Leslie Suffich, Secretary R. Terry Hartley, Immediate Past President Directors Sheryl Bates Lynda Carroll, PhD Sorina S. Christian Finn Cox Bruce Earnest Martin Flechsenhar Joe Gerard* Duane A. Graham* Jean Harper Ann Hearin Brigitte Kemnade Michael O. Landers Heather Cook Lawton Dr. Christopher McCaghren Arthur Oken

Danny K. Patterson Wade B. Perry, Jr.* John Strope Celia Wallace Douglas Whitmore Darrel Williams Jane Williamson Michael Zoghby Honorary Directors Beverly Corte* Spencer C. Frost, III * David Gardberg* J. Russsell Goodloe, DMD * Theodore Greenspan* John Hafner*

Jimmie Hatcher* J. B. Horst* Earl G. Jackson* F. Michael Johnson* L. Keville Larson* John N. Leach* Christopher L. Lee* William C. Regan, Jr.* James T. Robson* Stephen V. Russell* Ronald Snider* Lewis Wilder Katherine Willson* Forrest C. Wilson *Past President

Così fan tutte Music by W. A. Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte

Conductor: Curtis Tucker Stage Director: Mark Freiman Costumes: Mobile Opera Costume Guild Lighting Design: John Bridges for ShowBiz Lighting Set Design: Mark Freiman Properties Master: Albert “Ski” Lopuhovsky Rehearsal Pianist: Christopher W. Powell Chorus Master: Laura Moore Makeup Design: Lisa Davis Production Stage Manager: James Boykin

FIORDILIGI............................................................................Amal El-Shrafi DORABELLA.....................................................Cristina Bakhoum-Sanchez GUGLIELMO............................................................Brandon Hendrickson* FERRANDO................................................................................Bray Wilkins DESPINA............................................................Kathleen Farrar Buccleugh* DON ALFONSO.......................................................................Patrick Jacobs

TOWNSPEOPLE AND SERVANTS......................Mobile Opera Chorus * Mobile Opera Debut

SYNOPSIS Act I Two young officers, Ferrando and Guglielmo, are arguing with their friend, Don Alfonso, who insults them with the cynical statement that all women (including their fiancées, sisters Dorabella and Fiordiligi), are fickle and cannot be trusted. A wager is made and the officers recklessly agree to test the girls’ fidelity. Above the Bay of Naples, the sisters each dote on a locket with a miniature portrait of Guglielmo (for Firodiligi) and Ferrando (for Dorabella). Don Alfonso rushes in with bad news. The men must leave for war immediately. Ferrando and Guglielmo drag in sadly to bid the sisters farewell. It is a ruse and the test begins. The officers leave and the girls pray for their safety.The sisters’ maid, Despina, is in the house when the brokenhearted girls return, Dorabella is hysterical.

Despina tries to cheer her up by noting the opportunity to have some fun. In her opinion, the fickle nature of men should be rewarded in kind. Don Alfonso slips in to enlist (“bribe” shall we say) Despina to help introduce two lovesick strangers from Anduria to the sisters.

The Andurians are, of course, Ferrando and Guglielmo in wild disguise. The sisters reject the ardent declarations of love and it appears the officers’ wager is won as Fiordiligi declares their fidelity to be like a rock. Then the men make their second mistake. They press the issue, pretending to take poison in despair over rejection. Terrified, the girls call for Despina to fetch a doctor. Left alone with the “dying” men, the sisters find it difficult not to be moved. The doctor arrives (Despina, in another ridiculous disguise) and affects a miraculous cure with the latest magnetic therapy. The revived Andurians beg the girls for a kiss to complete the cure. Rejection again.

Act II Despina persuades the sisters to give the suitors another chance. Dorabella is tempted and Fiordiligi gets caught up in the

excitement. Each girl chooses the stranger they find the more attractive – in fact, they choose the other’s partner! In the garden the Andurians sing a serenade but conversation dries up as the girls approach. Don Alfonso and Despina suggest a stroll. Ferrando and Fiordiligi take the hint, leaving Guglielmo alone with Dorabella who proves quite willing to exchange Ferrando’s locket for a heart necklace from Guglielmo. Meanwhile, Fiordiligi is being pursued by Ferrando. She begs him to leave her alone. The men meet to compare notes. Guglielmo is triumphant, Ferrando is both heartbroken and furious at his friend’s success with Dorabella. Don Alfonso arrives to remind them that the wager is not over yet. Despina congratulates Dorabella, who is ready to run away with her new beau (Guglielmo). Fiordiligi is appalled and determined to stay true to Guglielmo (you see the difficulty here?). She forms a desperate plan to disguise herself and follow him into war. Ferrando makes one last charge and Fiordiligi loses the battle and admits that she has fallen for her new admirer. Now Guglielmo is furious and would fight with Ferrando but Don Alfonso intervenes. He says the best revenge (as if anyone should be thinking of revenge) would be to take the test to the limit with a fake wedding. A hasty wedding is prepared. Toasts are made and the past will be drowned in wine and love. Don Alfonso announces the arrival of a Notary (Despina again) with the marriage contracts. The ink is still drying when drum beats announce the return of the (ex?) boyfriends. The terrified girls rush the Andurians out of the room. Guglielmo and Ferrando quickly change into their uniforms and re-enter to discover and unmask the ‘Notary’ (to the sisters’ astonishment) and the signed marriage contract. The whole deception is revealed, Don Alfonso wins his wager and (incredibly) they all make up and live happily ever after (at least we think so).

ARTIST PROFILES

KATHLEEN FARRAR BUCCLEUGH, Despina Soprano Kathleen Farrar Buccleugh, described as “purely lovely” and “delightfully touching,” and praised for her “light, pure tone” and “totally natural” comedic acting, returns to Despina for her Mobile Opera debut. This summer, she was in residence with Utah Festival Opera, where she performed Lady Jane Seymour in Rex and Isabel in The Pirates of Penzance. While there, she won the 9th annual Michael Ballam Concorso Lirico International Opera Competition and was awarded a trip to Alessandria, Italy, to compete in the finals of the Concorso Internazionale di Musica “Cappucilli - Patané - Respighi,” to be held later this year. Ms. Buccleugh is also an impassioned oratorio soloist and recitalist. In November, she was soprano soloist in John Rutter’s Requiem with First Methodist Montgomery’s chorale and chamber orchestra. Through solo recitals and performances in various venues across the Southeast, she has been able to explore music written by living American composers Libby Larsen, Jake Heggie, Nico Muhly, Lori Laitman, John Musto and others.

AMAL EL-SHRAFI, Fiordiligi Hailed by the Boston Musical Intelligencer as “shining through with a strength and power that matched her character’s presence onstage,” soprano Amal El-Shrafi is now an up-and-coming performer across the country. Ms. El-Shrafi made her mainstage debut as Nedda in I Pagliacci with Mobile Opera, has been an Apprentice Artist with Sarasota Opera and has performed in several productions with the Opera Company of Middlebury, most recently as the First Lady in The Magic Flute. She has been a two-time New England Regional Finalist for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, placed as a national semifinalist in the Classical Singer Competition and has placed as an international semifinalist in the prestigious Deborah Voigt/ Vero Beach Opera Vocal Competition.

This past season, Ms. El-Shrafi made her NYC debut as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus with Amore Opera and was the Soprano Soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra in New Hampshire. She currently resides in NYC with her musical cat, Mimi.

For the most up-to-date information, please visit: www.amalelshrafi.com.

ARTIST PROFILES

MARK FREIMAN, Stage Director Mark Freiman debuted with Mobile Opera in 2001-02, singing the roles of Sparafucile in Rigoletto and Don Basilio in The Barber of Seville. A recipient of the prestigious Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation, he has performed with opera companies and orchestras throughout the country, including two national tours with N.Y. City Opera. He is featured as William Jennings Bryan on the Sony Newport Classics CD of The Ballad of Baby Doe, and spent a year in Hamburg in the German-language production of The Phantom of the Opera. Mr. Freiman was a child soloist for three seasons with the Metropolitan Opera and sang a solo in their very first live telecast, La Bohème starring Luciano Pavarotti. He trained at New York City’s venerable Amato Opera.

Last year he was the bass soloist for the St. Louis Symphony’s season-opening concert of Weill’s The Flight of Lindbergh, and stage directed The Italian Girl in Algiers for Sarasota Opera (Florida). This season he directs The Pearl Fishers for Winter Opera St. Louis and returns to Sarasota Opera to direct Norma.

BRANDON HENDRICKSON, Guglielmo Brandon Hendrickson, baritone and assistant professor of music at Louisiana State University, is an active performer on the opera, concert and recital stage. Hendrickson’s “mellifluous,” and “beautiful baritone,” as hailed by Opera News, has been heard interpreting standard and contemporary operatic and concert repertoire on an international level. His performances on the opera stage have included Ford in Falstaff, Don Giovanni in Don Giovanni, Gianni Schicchi in Gianni Schicchi, Constantine in Pasatieri’s The Seagull, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Cascada in The Merry Widow, Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, El Dancaïre Carmen, John Brook in Little Women, Albert in Werther, Marcello and Schaunard in La Bohème, the Jailer in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte, Leo in Barab’s I Can’t Stand Wagner, Father in Hansel and Gretel, Giorgio Germont in La Traviata, and Falke in Die Fledermaus.

ARTIST PROFILES

PATRICK JACOBS, Don Alfonso

Patrick Jacobs, bass-baritone, is a two-time Metropolitan Opera regional finalist and winner of the Orpheus National Vocal Competition.

Patrick has performed as a soloist with opera companies and orchestras throughout the United States, including: Carnegie’s Weill Hall, New Orleans Opera, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, Fresno Grand Opera, Light Opera Oklahoma, Tulsa Oratorio Chorus, and many others. Recent and upcoming engagements include Colline in La Bohème with Mobile Opera, George Benton in Dead Man Walking with Pensacola Opera, and solos in Handel’s Messiah with New Orleans Symphony Chorus.

Dr. Jacobs is Director of Vocal Studies and Opera at the University of Mobile.

CHRISTOPHER W. POWELL, Rehearsal Accompanist

Christopher W. Powell is a music director, composer, organist, and collaborative

pianist based in the gulf coast region. Since 2014, he has served as Music Director and Organist at Christ Church Cathedral in Mobile, Alabama. Christopher is also a collaborative pianist at the University of Mobile and an accompanist with the Mobile Opera. In 2016 and 2017, he was awarded a silver and bronze medal, respectively, in the Global Music Awards competition in the composition category. Christopher has studied organ performance at The Juilliard School in New York City and at the University of West Florida.

CRISTINA BAKHOUM-SANCHEZ, Dorabella Cristina Bakhoum-Sanchez is a rising Mezzo-Soprano who was most recently seen as La Suora Zelatrice in Mobile Opera’s Suor Angelica. She has had the pleasure of working with Central City Opera, Capitol City Opera, Shreveport Opera, Pine Mountain Music Festival, and New Orleans Opera. Previous roles include: Flora in La Traviata, Fermina in Man of la Mancha, Amante in Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse, Pitti-Sing in The Mikado, the title roles in La Périchole, Dido and Aeneas, and Bizet’s Carmen, Amastre in Handel’s Serse, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Thelma in Musto’s Later the Same Evening, and Annio in La Clemenza di Tito.

ARTIST PROFILES

CURTIS TUCKER, Conductor Curtis Tucker leads his third production for Mobile Opera, most recently I Pagliacci two seasons ago. Currently, Artistic Director for First Coast Opera in Saint Augustine, Florida, he formerly served as General Director for Opera Saratoga in upstate New York, Sorg Opera in Middletown, Ohio, and Whitewater Opera in Richmond, Indiana. As guest conductor, Curtis has appeared with Cincinnati Opera, Syracuse Opera, Wichita Grand Opera, Fresno Grand Opera, and in 2011, he paced the world premiere and recording of Michael Ching’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Opera Memphis. Also a composer, his opera The Trial of B. B. Wolf will be performed next month by Central Florida Vocal Arts in Orlando, and The Stranger’s Tale will be given by First Coast Opera in 2018.

The Kansas City native earned degrees in music from Central Methodist College and the University of Northern Colorado, as well as a law degree from Northeastern University. He recently joined the faculty of the Florida School of the Arts.

BRAY WILKINS, Ferrando

Bray Wilkins is excited to return to Mobile Opera in the role of Ferrando.

Mr. Wilkins has had the pleasure of performing professionally in both Musical Theater, and Opera repertory across the country. Some of his operatic roles include Lensky (Eugene Onegin), Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Fenton (Falstaff), Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto), Ferrando (Così fan tutte), Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi), Camille (The Merry Widow) Lysander (Midsummer Night’s Dream), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas). A native of Monroe, Louisiana, Mr. Wilkins received his degree in vocal performance from the University of Idaho, and then went on to be a threetime Fellow at the Music Academy of the West, and a Seattle Opera Young Artist.

MOBILE OPERA CHORUS

LAURA MOORE, Chorus Master

Laura Moore is Director of Choral Activities at the University of South Alabama. She received her doctorate in Choral Conducting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master’s degree in Piano Performance from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, a Master’s degree in Choral Conducting from UNC Greensboro, and the BA from Davidson College. Dr. Moore is active in church music and musical theater, and enjoys coaching singers and accompanying vocalists and instrumentalists.

She has served as clinician and adjudicator in North Carolina, Mississippi, and Alabama.

As part of the Alabama Ambassadors of Music tour to Europe in 2009 and 2011, Dr. Moore conducted choral concerts in England, France, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mobile Opera is grateful to the following Aria Lopuhovsky Barbara Flowers Ben Harper Billy Dunn Charmein Moser Chickasaw Civic Theatre Graham Driskell Hartley Bros. Manufacturing JoAnn McKnight Karen Smith Kevin Lee, Lagniappe Mary Parker Antiques

Artist Housing and Transportation Candlewood Suites Darla and Bruce Earnest Joanne and Robert Maceluch Sally & David Pearsall Paul Shestak and Guy Gebhart Sarah & Scott Wright

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Michelle Matthews, AL.com Mobile Ballet Mobile Public Library Plantation Antique Galleries RSVP Volunteers Show Biz Lighting Designs The Temple Downtown Theatre 98 Thomas Rowell Zelda Peach

Mobile Opera Costume Guild Members: Chair: Sarah Wright Susan Ames Nancy Goodman Michele Hill Michelle Patton Viola Thornton Angie Wilkie

CONTRIBUTORS • Corporate and Foundations Impressario Level

$20,000 and above The Laura Lee Patillo Norquist Charitable Foundation

Maestro Circle

$10,000-$19,999 Alabama State Council on the Arts City of Mobile The Community Foundation of .

South Alabama The Daniel Foundation Mobile County/Mobile Arts Council

Sponsor Level

$2,500-$4,999 C.D. Helen & Jeff Glaze Foundation Shell Oil Company Foundation University of South Alabama

Patron Level

$1,000-$2,499 Mike and Patsy Dow Foundation IBM International Foundation Turner Supply Company Vanguard Charitable Trust

Prima Donna Circle

$5,000-$9,999 Alabama Power Company Anonymous Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama The Crampton Trust J.L. Bedsole Foundation Springhill Medical Center Sybil H. Smith Foundation

Corporate Supporter Gifts under $600 Amazon Smile Anonymous Lawrence and Lawrence The Schumann Music Club

CONTRIBUTORS • Individuals Maestro Circle $10,000 and above

Donizetti Level

$300-$599 Dr. and Mrs. Steven Alsip Anonymous Prima Donna Circle Ms. Sharee L. Broussard $5,000-$9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Tim Corrigan Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Damson Ms. Ann Hearin Mrs. Fran Danley Ms. Celia Wallace Ms. Avery Fick Mrs. Ivey Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Friedman Dr. and Mrs. James Glasser Wagner Level Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Grill $2,500-$4,999 Jeffery and Sheryl Howard Anonymous Ms. Cecelia Murphy and Mr. Dave Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bates Mr. and Mrs. James Lyons Ms. Laureen Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maceluch Mr. James T. Robson Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Madonia Mr. and Mrs. Brian Naylor Puccini Level Mr. and Mrs. Robert Omainsky $1,250-$2,499 Ms. Plia Dees Preston Mr. and Mrs. Dan Benton Ms. Barbara Michell and Mr. Hans Rufer Mr. R.P. Denniston Mr. and Mrs. John Ruggiero Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Earnest Mr. Clayton Ryan Mr and Mrs. Duane A. Graham Ms. Melissa Safin Dr. and Mrs. Joerg Kemnade Dr. and Mrs. Cort B. Schlichting Mr. Michael Landers Ms. Anne Shaver Dr. and Mrs. Christopher McCaghren Ms. Gloria Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Wade B. Perry Dr. and Mrs. Julio Turrens Dr. and Mrs. Chris Salter Mr. Richard Vesely Ms. Ann Marie Terry Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zoghby Mr. and Mrs. James Edwin Wright Scott and Sarah Wright

Verdi Level

$600-$1,249 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. William Barnhill Mr. Richard F. Veirne, IV Drs. Marion and Lynda Carroll Dr. Lanier Cauley Mr. and Mrs. Finn Cox Mr. and Mrs. Spencer C. Frost, III Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Hungerford Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Moser Dr. and Mrs. Michael O’Dowd Mr. and Mrs. David Pearsall Dr. Allen Perkins Mr. Howard Shramm Mr. Darrel Williams

Rossini Level

$150-$299 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Adamo Mr. and Mrs. Ray Adams Anonymous Mr. Don Bowden Dr. Julia H. Box Mr. and Mrs. Michael Box Ms. Valerie Case Mr. and Mrs. George Chandler Ms. Sorina Christian Mr. William Cutts Garin and Deborah Danner Stacey and Brian Driskell Dr. Maria S. Figarola Dr. and Mrs. Martin Flechsenhar

CONTRIBUTORS • Individuals Dr. and Mrs. Jim Glasser Dr. and Mrs. Russell Goodloe Mr. Irvin Grodsky Ms. Jean Harper Mr. and Mrs. JB Horst Mrs. James Lambert Dr. and Mrs. David Legier, Jr. Mr. Terry Mannion Ms. Kaye Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Danny Patterson Mr and Mrs. Mike Patton Mr. John Pendergrass Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Russell Mr. Douglas Sinchak Ms. Leslie Suffich Ms. Eileen Susman Ms. Jean Tucker Mr. and Mrs. George Waldron

Mozart Level

$100-$149 Mrs. and Mrs. Ray Adams Anonymous Mr. Kenneth Austin Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker Ms. Terry Barkin Mr. and Mrs. William Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Edward Davidson Mr. Wendell Eatherly Mr. Lorenzo Franklin Dorothy and Ferrill Gibbs Ms. Therese G. Greer Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayes Richard and Linda Kletecka Mr. Edward T. Merry, Jr. Mr. Arthur Oken Mr. and Mrs. John Day Peake, Jr. Ms. Lyda H. Prendergrast Mr. John Soderberg Mr. and Mrs. William J. Suffich Ms. Jeanne Sylvester Ms. Rosemary Talbot Tyler Smith and Betsy Uschkrat Mr. Douglas Whitmore Ms. Mary Jo Zoghby

In Kind Gifts

Alabama Public Radio Dogwood Productions Kangal and Associates Lagniappe Mobile Arts Council RSVP Volunteers Smith, Dukes, & Buckalew University of Mobile University of South Alabama Wintzell’s Oyster House 92 ZEW HONORARY AND MEMORIAL GIFTS

In Honor of Nicholas Brownlee Dr. and Mrs. Steven G. Alsip Ms. Jean Harper Ms. Plia Dees Preston Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Rothenberg Mr. and Mrs. Randall C. Sheets Sharon W. Watkins Mrs. Ivey Williamson

In Honor of Mark Freiman Hudson Freiman

In Honor of Brigitte Kemnade

Anonymous Ms. Makeda Nichols Ms. Brigitte Pfeiffenberger _____________________________

In Memory of Robert Lee Hatcher, III Scott and Sarah Wright

In Memory of Dr. Clifford Pringle Mrs. Ivey Williamson

In Memory of Robert H. Sylvester, Sr. Mrs. Ivey Williamson Scott and Sarah Wright

In Memory of Cecelia Williams Ms. Laureen Lynn

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Misery loves family

October 27- November 12, 2017

January 12-28, 2018

A divinely decadent experience

March 16-April 1, 2018

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was Ragtime

June 1-17, 2018

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Since 1929, Artcraft Press is producing high quality, award winning, service to the Gulf Coast Region. We produce printed goods from simple business stationery to full color brochures, booklets and business forms. We also offer short run, quick turn-around color digital printing.

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The Lynn McDermott Whitmore Group of Wells Fargo Advisors is proud to support Mobile Opera The Lynn McDermott Whitmore Group of Wells Fargo Advisors Laureen Lynn, CIMA®, CPWA® First Vice President – Investments 41 W. I-65 Service Rd. N., Ste. 220 Mobile, AL 36608 Direct: 251-345-8811 laureen.lynn@wellsfargoadvisors.com wellsfargoadvisors.com

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The University of South Alabama Department of Music, through its innovative curriculum, empowers professional musicians, music educators, and those who wish to enrich their lives through the arts. The Department serves the needs of the University to promote general education and to provide a vital cultural link to the great state of Alabama and to the Gulf Coast region. Its excellent facilities and faculty, promotion of technology, and dedication to life-long learning provide a wide spectrum of experiences for both the student and the community.

Ensembles INSTRUMENTAL Wind Ensemble Symphony Band University Band Symphony Orchestra String Ensemble Jaguar Marching Band Jaguar Pep Band Jazz Ensemble

VOCAL University Chorale USA Opera Theatre USA Concert Choir

Degrees

CHAMBER Flute Choir Clarinet Ensemble Trumpet Ensemble Trombone Ensemble Tuba Euphonium Ensemble Chamber Brass Ensembles Chamber Woodwind Ensembles Percussion Ensemble USA Steel Band USA World Music Ensembles Piano Ensemble Guitar Ensemble

AUDITION DATES

BM with Concentration in Music Education (Instrumental or Vocal) BM with Concentration in Performance (Instrumental or Vocal) BM with Concentration in Elective Studies (Business) BM with Concentration in Elective Studies (Specific Outside Fields) MM in Music Education (General, Instrumental, or Vocal) MM in Performance (Brass, Percussion, Piano, Voice, or Woodwind) MM in Collaborative Keyboard Music Minor

January 13, 2018 February 3, 2018 March 10, 2018 April 14, 2018 For more Information about AUDITION DATES, call 251-460-6136

Contact Information

University of South Alabama, Department of Music Laidlaw Performing Arts Center | Room 1072 5751 USA Drive South, Mobile, AL 36688 | (251) 460-6136 E-mail: usamusic@southalabama.edu

www.southalabama.edu/music | Facebook: facebook.com/southalabamamusic

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