Winter Gala Concert
Mobile Opera’s 71st Season 2016-2017
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DepArtment of mUsic 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, promotionoftechnology,anddedicationtolife-longlearningprovideawidespectrumofexperiencesforboththestudentandthecommunity.
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Suor
Angelica Giacomo Puccini
March 24 and 26
2017
The Temple Downtown
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2017 Puccini Project Events
Puccini Promenade: Sunday Afternoon Tea March 5, 2017 -3:00pm Bragg Mitchell Mansion Reservations Required Libretto Book Club March 9, 2017 - 10:00am Moorer/Spring Hill Library Afternoon of Stars March 12, 2017 - 3:00pm Bernheim Hall Night of Song: An Evening with Puccini March 13, 2017 - TBA Opera Insights: Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi March 15, 2017 - Noon @ Larkins Music Center
Suor Angelica March 24 and 26, 2017 @ The Temple Downtown
Puccini Promenade: Afternoon Tea Please join Mobile Opera for an afternoon of tea at the beautiful Bragg Mitchell Mansion. This popular annual event is a must do for any Opera fan.
Sunday, March 5 at 3:00pm
MOBILE OPERA
Staff Scott Wright - General & Artistic Director Stacey B. Driskell - Associate Director, Education and Outreach Ian Weaver - Ticketing Services Manager Morgan Carithers - Production Assistant
Board of Directors
Executive Board R. Terry Hartley, President Douglas Whitmore, Vice-President Melissa Safin, Treasurer Leslie Suffich, Secretary Sheryl Bates, Immediate Past President Directors 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 Laureen Lynn* Charmein Moser Danny K. Patterson
Wade B. Perry, Jr.* John Strope Celia Wallace Darrel Williams Jane Williamson Michael Zoghby
J. B. Horst* Earl G. Jackson* F. Michael Johnson* L. Keville Larson* John N. Leach* Christopher L. Lee* William C. Regan, Jr.* Honorary Directors James T. Robson* Anne Bryant Stephen V. Russell* Beverly Corte* Ronald Snider* Spencer C. Frost, III * Lewis Wilder David Gardberg* Katherine Willson* J. Russsell Goodloe, DMD * Forrest C. Wilson Theodore Greenspan* *Past President John Hafner* Jimmie Hatcher*
Mobile Opera is a member of The National Opera Association. This program has been made possible in part by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Mobile, the Mobile County Commission, Mobile Arts Council.
Winter Gala Concert Featuring the
Mobile Opera Chorus under the direction of
Dr. Laura Moore
Christopher Powell, Piano Morgan Carithers, Stage Manager
Program La Traviata Giuseppe Verdi Brindisi Alfredo.........................Thomas Rowell Violetta...........................Mollie Adams Flora.........................Kathryn Hedlund Gaston.......................Peter James Lake Carmen Georges Bizet Habanera Carmen..............Tjaden O’Dowd Cox Toreador Song Escamillo.......................AndrÊ Chiang
Madama Butterfly Giacomo Puccini Flower Duet Cio Cio San..............Kathryn Hedlund Suzuki...........................Monika Cosson Humming Chorus Mobile Opera Chorus
Pagliacci Bell Chorus
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Mobile Opera Chorus
Lucia di Lammermoor Gaetano Donizetti Per te d’immenso Mobile Opera Chorus Sextet Edgardo..............................Thomas Rowell Henry....................................André Chiang Sir Arthur Bucklaw.........Peter James Lake Lucia...............................Kathryn Hedlund Bide the Bent........................Patrick Jacobs Alice....................................Monika Cosson Il Trovatore Anvil Chorus
Giuseppe Verdi
Mobile Opera Chorus
The Merry Widow Franz Lehár Vilia Hannah.............................Mollie Adams
Nabucco Va pensiero
Giuseppe Verdi
Mobile Opera Chorus
The Tales of Hoffman Jacques Offenbach Barcarolle & Septet Hoffman..........................Peter James Lake Dapertutto............................Patrick Jacobs Giuletta.....................Tjaden O’Dowd Cox Nicklaus.............................Monika Cosson Schlemiel..............................André Chiang Pitichinaccio......................Thomas Rowell
ARTISTS
Mollie Adams
Tjaden O’Dowd Cox
André Chiang
Monika Cosson
Kathryn Hedlund
Patrick Jacobs
Peter James Lake
Laura Moore
Christopher Powell
Thomas Rowell
MOBILE OPERA CHORUS
Hillary Anaya
Ken Austin
Joyce Barber
Mike Belue
Elizabeth Bemis
Debbie Bruker
Brandon Caten
Diane Engels
Monica Ganoe
Linda Grill
Ann Gunter
David Loftin
CandaceMatheny Evan Mazur
Joseph O’Shea
Sally Pearsall
Kate Sherrill
David Meredith
Elizabeth Stephens Julio Turrens
Mobile Opera Chorus Master Dr. Laura Moore Mobile Opera Rehearsal Accompanist Christopher Powell Megan Zuhowski
CONTRIBUTORS • Corporate and Foundations Impressario Level
$20,000 and above The Laura Lee Patillo Norquist Charitable Foundation
Maestro Circle
$10,000-$19,999 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama City of Mobile The Community Foundation of . South Alabama The Daniel Foundation Metcalfe Charitable Trust Mobile County/Mobile Arts Council Sybil H. Smith Foundation
Sponsor Level
$2,500-$4,999 C.D. Helen & Jeff Glaze Foundation Mobile Gas Shell Oil Company Foundation University of South Alabama
Patron Level
$1,000-$2,499 Mike and Patsy Dow Foundation IBM International Foundation Red or White Wine Turner Supply Company United Way Vanguard Charitable Trust
Prima Donna Circle
$5,000-$9,999 Alabama State Council on the Arts Alabama Power Company Anonymous The Crampton Trust J.L. Bedsole Foundation SSI Group, Inc.
Cast Party Provided By
Corporate Supporter Gifts under $600 Amazon Smile Anonymous Lawrence and Lawrence The Schumann Music Club
CONTRIBUTORS • Individuals Maestro Circle
$10,000 and above Scott and Sarah Wright
Prima Donna Circle
$5,000-$9,999 Anonymous Ms. Ann Hearin Mrs. Ivey Williamson Dr. and Mrs. James K.V. Willson
Wagner Level
$2,500-$4,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bates Ms. Laureen Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Wade B. Perry Mr. James T. Robson Dr. and Mrs. David G. Walsh Mr. Larry Wooley
Puccini Level
$1,250-$2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Benton Mr. R.P. Denniston Mr and Mrs. Duane A. Graham Dr. and Mrs. Joerg Kemnade
Verdi Level
$600-$1,249 Anonymous Mr. J. Gregg Buckalew Dr. Lanier Cauley Mr. and Mrs. Finn Cox Mr. Jimmie J. Duet Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Earnest Mr. and Mrs. Spencer C. Frost, III Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Moser Dr. Allen Perkins Mr. and Mrs. John Ruggiero Dr. and Mrs. Chris Salter Mr. and Mrs. Len Turner Dr. Nicholas Viyuoh
Donizetti Level
$300-$599 Dr. and Mrs. Steven Alsip Anonymous Mr. Richard F. Beirne, IV. Dr. Joseph Busta, Jr. Drs. Marion and Lynda Carroll Mrs. Fran Danley Mr. and Mrs. Valrey Early Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gewin Dr. and Mrs. Byron Green Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Grill Mr. Michael O. Landers Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maceluch Mr. and Mrs. David Pearsall Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Pitsios Ms. Melissa Safin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rothenberg Mr. Clayton Ryan Dr. and Mrs. Julio Turrens Ms. Celia Wallace Mr. Doug Whitmore Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zoghby
Rossini Level
$150-$299 Dr. Julia H. Box Mr. and Mrs. Michael Box Ms. Liz Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Tim Corrigan Stacey and Brian Driskell Dr. and Mrs. Jim Glasser Ms. Jean Harper Mr. and Mrs. Marion F. Hartley Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Kennedy Dr. John Kessinger Mr. Terry Mannion Mr and Mrs. Mike Patton Mrs. and Mrs. Albert Reed Mr. Douglas Sinchak Mr. John R. Wilson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Wright
CONTRIBUTORS • Individuals Mozart Level
$100-$149 Mrs. and Mrs. Ray Adams Anonymous Mrs. Frank DeBellis Mrs. Charles G. Drake Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ellis Mr. Lorenzo Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayes Mr. Ralph G. Holberg, III Mr. and Mrs. Brian Naylor Mr. and Mrs. John Day Peake, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Russell Dr. and Mrs. Cort B. Schlichting Ms. Laura Anne Shaver Ms. Leslie D. Suffich Mr. and Mrs. William J. Sufich Mr. Ian Weaver Mr. Gran Wilson
In Kind Gifts
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HONORARY AND MEMORIAL GIFTS In Honor of Laureen Lynn
Mr. and Mrs. George K. Chandler
In Honor of Scott Wright Dr. Nicholas Viyuoh
In Memory of Danielle Juzan Ms. Stacey Driskell Mrs. Ivey Williamson Scott and Sarah Wright
In Memory of Nicholas Holmes In Honor of Forrest & Anne Wilson Ms. Stacey Driskell Valrey and Bonnie Jean Early
Mrs. Ivey Williamson
In Memory of Cara Lynn Early
In Memory of Terry Barkins
Ray and Martha Adams Valrey and Bonnie Jean Early
In Memory of Scott Chandler Mrs. Ivey Williamson
In Memory of Rose Eileen Dooley Mr. Ian Weaver
Mr. Larry Wooley
In Memory of Cecelia Williams Ms. Laureen Lynn
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