2016-2017 Season
Art is at the heart of a healthy community.
A healthy community is physically, emotionally, and economically fit. Our vibrant arts community makes people feel something deep down. And a community that feels better, is healthier.
La Traviata, 2016
The primary mission of Opera Idaho is to fund and produce opera of the highest possible professional standard, in Boise and throughout the State of Idaho, and to foster wider acceptance, appreciation and enjoyment of opera and related art forms in young people and adults of all social and economic backgrounds, through diverse educational and outreach programs.
Opera Idaho Staff
Mark Junkert, General Director Stephanie Derentz, Development & Marketing Director Rachael Nolana Griffith, Director of Children’s Choruses Garrett Holmes, Production Manager Fernando Menéndez, Marketing & Education Manager Merri Carr, Administrative Assistant Curtis Crafton, Artistic Administrator & Artist-in-Residence Kelly Kaye, Chorus Master Sean Rogers, Staff Accompanist Peter Paul Bumbarger, Official Photographer Christine Merritt, Specialized Physical Therapy & Visceral Manipulation
Board of Directors
(as of October 1, 2016) Andrew J. Owczarek, President Monica Revoczi, Vice-President W. Bret Amideo, Treasurer Yvonne McCoy, Secretary Phoebe Boelter Steven D. Brown Richard C. Ellinger N. Anjum Fazlani Marshall Garrett Sharon Hubler Thomas J. Katsilometes Effie Kaufman Mandy Kayler Vicki Kreimeyer Kevin McCusker Jodi Reynolds Christopher Salove Michael Wetherell Janny Wing Mark Junkert, Ex-Officio Esther Simplot, Emeritus Doug Zimmerman, Emeritus
Advisory Council
(as of October 1, 2016) Anita Kay Hardy Don Hendrickson Christopher Huntley George Iliff Carol MacGregor, PhD Lori Otter, First Lady of Idaho Rob Perez Dan Popkey Jeffrey L. Smith cover photo is a digital representation of Eleni Calenos as Tosca
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On behalf of the entire Opera Idaho team – among them performers & production associates, other participants, staff, volunteers at all levels, and contributors – I am honored to be able to thank you for coming to enjoy the varied performances of our 2016-2017 Season. As with all of our activities – ranging from children’s chorus/vocal education and school performance outreach, through mainstage productions, Operatini concerts, summer musicals, Auction of Arias, and much more shown elsewhere in this program – we measure our achieving our mission by the growing attendance and participation of people like yourselves in the communities we serve. That attendance and participation has seen us expand to over 40,000 exposures across the breadth of Idaho – Pocatello, to Sun Valley to Meridian to McCall - in the past two years … with more to come in this season. We are particularly proud of our expanded presence in our schools, and our recent reach out to the wellness community. Having said that, we are also especially proud that the entire range of support we have gotten from across the state – volunteer hours too large to count and financial support across all demographics and all income levels – has allowed us to be fiscally strong so we can in fact undertake the expansions of our mission to better serve all the citizens of Idaho. Expecting that you enjoy what you experience with us, we would ask you to consider being a more active member of our 40,000+ community across Idaho by further supporting and participating in our programs. Support and participation can come through a variety of ways: becoming a member of a working committee, volunteering to assist our performance schedule … being a performer … financial contributions … through becoming a Board member and Opera Idaho ambassador across the state. If you have further interest in any of these ways to help us improve the breadth and quality of what we do please reach out to any existing volunteer/ supporter or go through our web site, www.OperaIdaho.org. Again thank you … and enjoy the performance.
Mark Junkert
Opera Idaho General Director
Last season saw a number of firsts for Opera Idaho. The presentation of a full semi-staged opera (La traviata) in Ketchum expanded our reach from Pocatello and McCall, where we’d previously presented programs. The presentation of an opera (Tom Cipullo’s Glory Denied) in an airplane hangar continued our search for alternative venues. Financially, the first endowment established by Esther Simplot and the first end-of- season financial surplus have given us a huge boost as we move into the next several years. Looking back at recent seasons, there have been more firsts: in 2015 Tchaikovsky’s Evgeny Onegin was the first-ever Russian-language opera performed in its original language; and, that same year we added our first Development and Marketing Director to the staff. Our popular Operatinis found the perfect home in The Sapphire Room at The Riverside Hotel. We have added an art song recital series which has become popular with our Resident Company singers and our audience.
This season will see Opera Idaho’s first Massenet opera, Werther, in Spring 2017. If we count our abridged, English language adaptation of that composer’s Cinderella, which will travel to 30 Treasure Valley elementary schools in January and February, then it’s a double first! We’ve added another first-time staff position in Artistic Administrator Curtis Crafton. We don’t want to suggest everything is new. Our longstanding Children’s Choruses program continues, as does our extensive outreach program to elementary schools (for the first time last season travelling to 32 schools, including ones in Blackfoot and Pocatello). Our Black and White Gala and Auction of Arias have outdone themselves in contributions each of the last several years. And, of course, artistically, we have not abandoned standard operas such as Madama Butterfly, La traviata, Carmen, Tosca, Die Fledermaus, The Magic Flute, and others … and, we will not abandon them. But, there have been many firsts of late, and we are proud of them. They are a sign of a healthy organization. During a period when many opera companies were struggling, some even ceasing to exist, Opera Idaho was growing … in The Treasure Valley and throughout the state. What firsts await us in the next decade or half-century? We can speculate and dream those dreams with confidence gained from so many recent successful firsts.
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Endowment from Esther Simplot Opera Idaho is proud to announce that we are one of the recipients of a $3 million endowment from Esther Simplot. The Pauline Becker and Dorothy Simplot Memorial Endowment Fund was set up to benefit Opera Idaho, Ballet Idaho and the Boise Philharmonic each year with distributions that will last forever. We are so thankful for Mrs. Simplot and her generosity to our organization. Mrs. Simplot has been involved with Opera Idaho since 1973 and with this endowment has ensured her support for Opera Idaho endures long into the future. The endowment was announced at Idaho Community Foundation’s annual luncheon in May, 2016, which also honored Mrs. Simplot with ICF’s Friend of the Foundation award.
Leave a Lasting Legacy
Opera Idaho is taking steps to ensure that Idaho can continue to experience the beauty of opera long into the future. Inspired by Esther Simplot’s endowment gift, we have established an Opera Idaho Endowment Fund with a goal to raise $1 Million for the fund by 2019. Consider making a gift to the Endowment which will ensure Opera Idaho an everlasting vehicle of support. As we look towards the future, also consider including Opera Idaho in your estate planning. A planned gift is a way to leave your mark on the community and allow future generations the opportunity to experience the art-form you cherish. Planned giving is easy, there is no minimum commitment, and your gift will live on and provide the gift of music for future generations in Idaho. Please contact our Director of Development, Stephanie Derentz, for questions about Opera Idaho’s Endowment, information on planned giving opportunities or to let us know if you have decided to include Opera Idaho in your estate planning.
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Testimonials I’ve volunteered with Opera Idaho for over eight years. During my time as a volunteer, I’ve had the opportunity to assist in many capacities including shepherding talent during performances, working with the production crew on set changes and prop handling, and ushering. Outside of performances, I’ve helped with mailings and worked at fundraising events. Basically, I’m ready to pitch in where needed! It’s meaningful to me to be able to see Idaho singers such as soprano Cecilia Violetta López in Opera Idaho’s recent productions of La Traviata and Rigoletto. I know how expensive productions are and that they require the efforts of many people. Outside of the performances, I enjoy Mark Junkert’s interesting lectures before the Metropolitan Opera’s “Live in HD” broadcasts. I’m happy to have contributed to Opera Idaho’s ongoing success by volunteering because I know how fortunate Idaho is to have high-quality opera productions, and I want individuals in the area to continue to be able to experience classical music and wonderful voices. - Alice Alize Norman, Dedicated Volunteer
Staff & Volunteer, Auction of Arias, 2015
Thank you so much to Opera Idaho for bringing The Mini Magic Flute to elementary schools in Idaho! My daughter attends Pioneer Elementary and came home singing operatically about everything after your performance. I love it! In my pre-mom life, I was a music educator in the Valley and I earnestly wish for my daughter to find the love of music that I have. Opera Idaho’s outreach program helps to not only educate the youngest people about the awesome-ness of opera, but you have also taken root in their ears so they know what good music sounds like. This is something that is absolutely invaluable in my book! - Josie Call, Mom to a kid who now shares her love of Mozart because of Opera Idaho’s Education Outreach Program We attended Opera Idaho’s performance of Rigoletto in November of 2014. We have seen this opera performed on stage a couple of times, have a DVD of a live Metropolitan Opera performance and even listened to it on the Met Radio satellite station a week before Opera Idaho’s performance. Obviously, it is one of our favorite operas. We want to say that Opera Idaho’s performance was spectacular. The principals were terrific and surely gave it their all. It was better than we could have imagined and obviously well-received by the audience as evidenced by their lengthy standing ovation. In fact, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of the performances. We credit Opera Idaho, its Board, management team and all other individuals who work so hard to make such
School Tour, 2016
professional productions. We understand just how difficult it is to capture and hold an audience for opera these days, whether it is in Idaho or New York, and we can say that Opera Idaho truly makes us proud! - Mickey & Bob Angell, Long-time Patrons and Director’s Circle Contributors The arts have always played an important part in our lives, but it wasn’t until recently that we found a love of opera through Opera Idaho. We realized that opera is a combination of many art forms with talented singers, exquisite music from the orchestra, dancing and acting. The performing arts in the Treasure Valley are vibrant and growing and we believe Opera Idaho is a major player bringing a wonderful sense of culture to our State. We appreciate that Opera Idaho’s performances feature both local and national artists and think it’s important to continue bringing contemporary and meaningful operas to Idaho. The history and story behind the operas are also fascinating to us and we love hearing Mark Junkert’s incredibly informative pre-performance talks. Over the last few years we’ve really seen an improvement in quality in the productions and can say that Opera Idaho truly stages first-class opera performances. - Wanda & Bob Firman, Patrons and Friend Level Contributors Rigoletto, 2014
Education Outreach Touring Opera to the Schools
In an effort to introduce our younger generations to the world of opera, for the past few years Opera Idaho has toured our local schools with a program geared towards students in grades K-6. This season, in January 2017, we will tour with an abridged version of Massenet’s Cinderella to thirty elementary schools throughout the Treasure Valley.
School Tour, 2015
Opera Idaho Children’s Choruses
The Opera Idaho Children’s Choruses provide a fun opportunity for children to perform vocally and to learn about music, harmony and following a conductor. It is led by Rachael Nolana Griffith. Split into two groups, the Angelus Chorus is for children in 2nd-4th grades and the Children’s Chorus is for 5th-10th grades. Planned performances include The Festival of Trees in November, Voices of Angels Holiday Concert on December 3, The Nutcracker with Ballet Idaho and Boise Philharmonic on December 16, 17 & 18, 2016, closing the season with a Spring Concert in 2017.
Children’s Spring Concert, 2016
Opera Idaho Summer Opera Camp
The Opera Camp offers a basic introduction to the elements of singing. The week-long camp culminates in a performance by the students, often an abridged production of an opera. For students aged 10-18. For more information on any of the above programs, performances, or Angelus and Children’s Choruses auditions, please call Fernando 345-3531 ext. 3.
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Other Events Featured Recital: Winterreise Project Opera Idaho’s notorious baritone Jason Detwiler and nationally famous choreographer and former Trey McIntyre Project dancer Lauren Edson are collaborating once again in a staged version of Franz Schubert’s 24-song cycle, Winterreise (Winter’s Journey), based on the German poetry of Wilhelm Mueller. It is the story of a young musician who discovers the faithlessness of his lover, and, filled with the heat of pain and icy numbness, blindly sets off on a harsh winter night.
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Other Events - continued Art Song Recitals
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Join Opera Idaho’s Resident Company singers in this series of recitals dedicated to the beautiful form of music called art songs. These non-staged songs often incorporate well-known poems and seasonal themes with complex music and piano.
Every opera deserves to be celebrated, and what better way to do so than with a finely crafted martini? This is your chance to experience opera in a relaxed setting with great food and a specially designed martini based on the upcoming opera. The warm, vibrant sound of a real piano will accompany the splendid voices of the cast of the upcoming opera as they serenade you with some of their favorite pieces from the opera & musical theatre stage.
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Thursday, February 16, 2016 • “I Lived for Love” Thursday, April 27, 2017 • “Forget Your Sorrows” The Sapphire Room at The Riverside Hotel 2900 E Chinden Boulevard, Garden City Tickets available at http://www.sapphireboise.com, at the door or by calling 345-3531 ext 2.
Art Song Recital, 2016
Coffee & Conversation Come enjoy a hot and delicious cup of coffee, courtesy of Opera Idaho, as Mark Junkert, our General Director, gives an informative pre-performance talk on topics specially chosen for all Met Live in HD performance broadcasts. December 10, 2016 January 07, 2017 January 21, 2017 February 25, 2017 March 11, 2017 March 25, 2017 April 22, 2017 May 13, 2017 Edwards 22 Theaters 7701 W Overland Rd, Boise
Operatini, 2016
Pre-Performance Dinner On the opening performance of each mainstage production, a few hours before curtain, Board and LifeBlood members and patrons of Opera Idaho get together for cocktails and a specially prepared meal. Not only is it a great opportunity to hob-nob with some of Idaho’s opera elite, but you also get a chance to meet and talk with the director and conductor of each production. For productions at the Egyptian Theatre, dinner takes place at Emilio’s at The Grove Hotel. For the production at The Morrison Center, the dinner takes place in the Founders’ Room.
Pre-Performance Discussion If you arrive at the theater one hour prior to each mainstage production, you can join our General Director Mark Junkert as he presents a 30-minute talk. This is a chance to learn more about the opera, its history, the performers, and much more.
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16-17 Calendar of Events December 2016 Sat 3
Children’s Choruses Holiday Concert 2:00pm First Presbyterian Church, Boise
Sat 10 Coffee and Conversation 10:15am Preceding Met Live in HD, L’Amour de Loin Edwards 22 Theatres, W Overland Rd, Boise
Fri 16 Children’s Choruses performance 8:00pm at Ballet Idaho’s The Nutcracker Sat 17 Children’s Choruses performance 2:00pm & 8:00pm at Ballet Idaho’s The Nutcracker Sun 18 Children’s Choruses performance 2:00pm & 8:00pm at Ballet Idaho’s The Nutcracker
January 2017 Sat 7
Coffee and Conversation 10:15am Preceding Met Live in HD, Nabucco Edwards 22 Theatres, W Overland Rd, Boise
Fri 20 Winterreise Project Location TBA
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Sat 21 Coffee and Conversation 10:15am Preceding Met Live in HD, Roméo et Juliette Edwards 22 Theatres, W Overland Rd, Boise Thu 26 Lecture:* 6:00pm “What Makes Puccini’s Operas So Popular, Anyway? The Community Library, 415 Spruce Ave, Ketchum
February 2017 Sat 4
Black & White Gala 6:00pm J.U.M.P., 1000 W Myrtle St, Boise
Sat 11 Critical Mass Concert First Presbyterian Church, Boise
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Thu 16 Operatini: I Lived for Love 6:00pm The Sapphire Room at The Riverside Hotel
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Puccini’s Tosca 6:30pm Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood 100 Saddle Rd, Ketchum Pre-Performance Dinner 4:30pm Morrison Center Founders’ Room
Fri 24 Puccini’s Tosca The Morrison Center * Free event
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Resident Company As of October 1, 2016
Opera Idaho’s mission for its Resident Company is to promote opera in general by providing training and performance opportunities for the many talented singers in the Boise area. Comprised of vocational and professional singers, the Resident Company attempts to challenge even the highest level of singing artists while remaining accessible to both younger and less-experienced performers.
Soprano
Victoria Arriero Debbie Baerlocher Melissa Bagwell Heather Ballantyne Kathleen Beynun Jordan Bowman Jena Carpenter Merri Carr Jessica Carroll Megan Croft Darcee Cuillard Kristen Dittman Adrian Durrant Amanda Gardner-Porter Rachael Nolana Griffith Emily Hansen Gayle Dawn Hill Haley Hill Kendra Hillier Dena Holland Vicki Kreimeyer Alyse M. Krieger Leanne Macdonnell Lindsay Macias Leslie Mauldin Yvonne McCoy Andrea Meyer Jessica Meyers Catherine Mooney Cherylanne North Kristine Nunes Leanne Oien Nicole O’Toole Rebecca Pearce Lura Penland Mollie Ingram Petty Laura Rushing-Raynes Carollen Ryan Bonnie Salewski Emily Sarver Nadamayí Shanti Shannon Smolar Nancylee Summervill Tess Worstell Janell Zuckerman
Mezzo-soprano
Krista Blaine Shelby Ann Boice Jennifer Burke Tiffany Calás Erin Case Michele Detwiler Suzanne Hansen Chris Hatch Lisa Hecht Sharon Hubler Kristen Jackson Kelly Kaye Michele Lee Vicke Lee Carol MacGregor Anna Majernikova Ellen McKinney Angela Tracy Miller Kelly Moylan Marianne Saunders Patty Wainwright
The Magic Flute, 2015
Tenor
David Czerepinski Adam Wade Duncan Steve Hatch Jonathan Hill Tim Judy Alaggio Laurino David Noland Scott Noland Wally Tuck
Amahl & the Night Visitors, 2015
La traviata, 2016
Baritone/Bass
Brandon Atkins Willis Carr Curtis Crafton Jason Detwiler Nik Dumas Brett Hamilton Michal Jarolimek Casey Lebold Luis Macias Fernando Menéndez Sergiu Moraru Jim Poston Douglas Rowland Kyle Schlagel Michael Tayler Bob Wallace
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Performance History Aug 2016 South Pacific in Concert, Rodgers & Hammerstein Apr 2016 Glory Denied, Cipullo Apr 2016 The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert & Sullivan by The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Jan 2016 La Traviata, Verdi Dec 2015 Amahl & the Night Visitors, Menotti Oct 2015 The Magic Flute, Mozart Aug 2015 The Music Man in Concert, Meredith Willson May 2015 The Barber of Seville, Rossini Feb 2015 Evgeny Onegin, Tchaikovsky Nov 2014 Rigoletto, Verdi Aug 2014 The King and I in Concert, Rodgers & Hammerstein Apr 2014 Trouble in Tahiti, Bernstein & Gianni Schicchi, Puccini Feb 2014 Carmen, Bizet Nov 2013 The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart Jul 2013 The Sound of Music in Concert, Rodgers & Hammerstein May 2013 Susannah, Carlisle Floyd Mar 2013 I Pagliacci, Leoncavallo & Pulcinella Suite, Stravinsky Feb 2013 The Winterreise Project Dec 2012 Hansel & Gretel, Humperdinck Oct 2012 Falstaff, Verdi Jul 2012 Oklahoma! in Concert, Rodgers & Hammerstein Apr 2012 The Ballad of Baby Doe, Douglas Moore Feb 2012 La bohème, Puccini Dec 2011 Amahl & the Night Visitors, Menotti Oct 2011 The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert & Sullivan Jul 2011 Carousel in Concert, Rodgers & Hammerstein May 2011 La Fille du Régiment, Donizetti Feb 2011 Madama Butterfly, Puccini Dec 2010 Amahl and the Night Visitors, Menotti Oct 2010 Our Town, Rorem Jul 2010 South Pacific in Concert, Rodgers & Hammerstein Feb 2010 La Cenerentola, Rossini Dec 2009 Amahl and the Night Visitors, Menotti Oct 2009 Faust, Gounod Jun 2009 Opera Under the Stars Mar 2009 Così fan tutte, Mozart Dec 2008 Opera Idaho Sings Christmas Nov 2008 Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti Jun 2008 Opera Under the Stars Mar 2008 Elixir of Love, Donizetti Dec 2007 Opera Idaho Sings Christmas Oct 2007 La bohème, Puccini Aug 2007 Opera Under the Stars Apr 2007 Opera’s Most Romantic Spring 2007 Jacques Brel is Alive and Well, and Living in Paris Dec 2006 Opera Idaho Sings Christmas Nov 2006 The Barber of Seville, Rossini Aug 2006 Opera Under the Stars Mar 2006 The Mikado, Gilbert & Sullivan Oct 2005 La traviata, Verdi Feb 2005 Carmen, Bizet Nov 2004 Nosferatu 1, Henderson Feb 2004 The Merry Widow, Lehár Fall 2003 Tosca, Puccini Feb 2003 Madama Butterfly, Puccini 1 World Premiere
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Performance History - continued Oct 2002 Porgy and Bess, Gershwin Feb 2002 Don Pasquale, Donizetti Nov 2001 La bohème, Puccini Oct 2000 The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart May 2000 La Casa Verdi Feb 2000 Die Fledermaus, Johann Strauss II Nov 1999 The Magic Flute, Mozart Apr 1999 Opera Under the Stars Feb 1999 Don Giovanni, Mozart Nov 1998 The Barber of Seville, Rossini May 1998 The Words and the Music: The Barber of Seville, Rossini Feb 1998 Carmen, Bizet Nov 1997 Don Pasquale, Donizetti - first production of Opera Idaho Jan 1997 La bohème, Puccini Nov 1996 L’Elisir d’Amore, Donizetti May 1996 The Mikado, Gilbert & Sullivan Feb 1996 La traviata, Verdi Apr 1995 The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert & Sullivan Feb 1995 Tosca, Puccini Oct 1994 Hansel and Gretel, Humperdinck May 1994 H.M.S. Pinafore, Gilbert & Sullivan Feb 1994 Madama Butterfly, Puccini Mar 1993 Rigoletto, Verdi Jan 1992 Carmen, Bizet 1991 South Pacific, Rodgers & Hammerstein Jan 1991 La bohème, Puccini 1990 Daughter of the Regiment, Donizetti, The Telephone, Menotti, Face on the Barroom Floor, Mollicone, La Serva Pedrona 2, Pergolesi May 1990 A Night at the Opera Idaho Jan 1990 A Season of Sorrows 3, Bratt Oct 1989 The Merry Widow, Lehár 1989 Così fan tutte, Mozart, Il Turco in Italia, Rossini, Ormindo 2, Cavalli Mar 1989 The Magic Flute, Mozart Oct 1988 Tosca, Puccini Mar 1988 Operatic Highlights Oct 1987 Hansel and Gretel, Humperdinck Spring 1987 La traviata, Verdi Fall 1986 Don Pasquale, Donizetti Apr 1986 Sherrill Milnes in Concert Mar 1986 I Pagliacci, Leoncavallo Mar 1985 Madama Butterfly, Puccini Dec 1984 Marilyn Horne in Concert Oct 1984 Divas of the Golden West Sep 1983 Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti - first production of Boise Opera Oct 1982 Tosca, Puccini May 1982 Così fan tutte, Mozart Fall 1981 Rigoletto, Verdi Spring 1980 The Ballad of Baby Doe, Moore Apr 1979 Cinderella, Western Opera Theatre Tour Winter 1979 Gianni Schicchi, Puccini Sep 1978 Faust, Gounod
1 World Premiere 2 Ashlawn/Highland Tour 3 Revival of work by C. Griffith Bratt, given world premiere in Boise in 1962
Falstaff, 2012 Sussanah, 2013
Trouble in Tahiti, 2014
La bohème, 2012
Performance History - continued Mar 1978 Fall 1977 Apr 1977 Feb 1977 Oct 1976 Apr 1976 Nov 1975 Mar 1975 Winter 1973 Oct 1972 June 1971
La bohème, Puccini La traviata, Verdi Bits ‘N Pieces The Medium and The Telephone, Menotti The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart Bits ‘N Pieces Carmen, Bizet Bits ‘N Pieces Street Scene, Weill - first production of Boise Civic Opera Rachel 1, Bratt Cavalleria Rusticana, Mascagni - first production by Boise Opera Workshop
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