PRESENTS
APRIL 16–MAY 1, 2022
OPERA SAN JOSÉ 2021–22 SEASON
OPERA SAN JOSÉ presents
Shawna Lucey GENERAL DIRECTOR & CEO
Joseph Marcheso MUSIC DIRECTOR
IRENE DALIS VOCAL COMPETITION May 21, 2022
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Phyllis Bismanovsky Mimi Carlson George L. Crow Jane Decker Julie Edgcomb Charles F. Hanes TREASURER Prof. John Heineke Peggy Heiman Jennifer A.R. Hsu SECRETARY N. Eric Jorgensen Michael H. Kalkstein VICE PRESIDENT Lawrence A. Kern Shawna Lucey Cathy R. Lazarus Jeanne McCann Pravesh Mehra Gillian Moran PRESIDENT Dr. H. Andrea Neves
EMERITUS COUNCIL Richard Dorsay Frank Fiscalini Glen Gould Rita Horiguchi
FREE SEMI-FINALS LIVESTREAM MAY 18 8
Lee Rosen Don Schmidek Gerald Seelig
Dazzlingly talented singers join the Opera San José
Jan Telesky
Orchestra to perform soaring arias in this heart-stopping
Melody Walsh
contest of unbridled operatic passion and vocal prowess.
Laurie Warner PRESIDENT Dick Whitney
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GENERAL DIRECTOR’S WELCOME TO MY OSJ FAMILY, I am so excited to have you join us for the first musical Opera San José has produced in its rich and wonderful history. West Side Story is an American masterpiece and one that belongs on our stage—its story and music as grand as opera itself. Phenomenal singing, dancing and acting await us as our incredible cohort of resident and guest artists take the stage. The history of the American experience certainly is as monumental as the operatic form; the music of Leonard Bernstein and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim capture the grandeur in this master work. The fundamental question of what defines an American citizen and how our communities are strengthened by our multicultural identities lies at the heart of the piece. We are thrilled to add the operatic voice to this masterpiece. With some of the most cherished music ever written, West Side Story is a glorious piece of American musical art that transcends so many boundaries, including that of language. In recognition of the vibrant diversity of both the characters of West Side Story and the community of San Jose, OSJ is proud of the addition of Spanish supertitles for this production. Only through the generosity of patrons like yourself are we able to keep the music and dancing alive. The legacy of Irene Dalis lives on with our fantastic resident artists onstage today, conquering new roles and achieving fantastic artistic heights. The steadfast support of our patrons and a growing community audience allow our artists to thrive—taking huge leaps forward with their craft and artistry. Throughout the rehearsal process, as we prepare for opening night, we have been dreaming of our audience. Planning how our work can delight, thrill and inspire our community makes even long days in rehearsal a joyous experience. In my first few months as General Director, I have been moved by the interconnected and engaged community of supporters who sustain this unique gem of a company. Culture is something we build together, with and for a beloved audience, and by weaving together the strengths and talents of so many artists and technicians. Opera is not easy to make, but it is very easy to love—and I’m so grateful to be living in a place where this art form is cherished. A debt of gratitude is owed to our staff, orchestra, front of house team, artists, production staff, company members, board members and community partners whose dedication to the art form, passion and belief in opera kept us steadfast through the challenges of returning to live performance. Already we are dreaming of our next performances with all of you, back in the gorgeous California Theater. Thank you and enjoy the performance! With gratitude,
SHAWNA LUCEY GENERAL DIRECTOR & CEO OPERA SAN JOSÉ 3
OPERA SAN JOSÉ PRESENTS
WEST SIDE STORY BASED ON A CONCEPTION OF
JEROME ROBBINS BOOK BY
MUSIC BY
LYRICS BY
ARTHUR LAURENTS
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
ENTIRE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY
JEROME ROBBINS Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince By Arrangement with Roger L. Stevens First performed at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, on September 26, 1957 Performed in English with English and Spanish supertitles
CONDUCTOR
DIRECTOR
CHOREOGRAPHER
Christopher James Ray Geoffrey Loff (April 29, May 1)
Crystal Manich
Michael Pappalardo
SCENIC DESIGNER
LIGHTING DESIGNER
COSTUME DESIGNER
Steven C. Kemp
Sarah Riffle
Linda Pisano
HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGNER
SOUND DESIGNER
Christina Martin
Tom Johnson
Production originally designed for and created by The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater. This production includes depictions of physical and sexual violence, use of weapons and guns, strobe, and haze. The performance will run approximately two hours and 35 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.
PERFORMANCES Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 7:30pm Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 2:00pm Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 7:30pm Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 2:00pm
Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 2:00pm Friday, April 29, 2022 at 7:30pm Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 2:00pm
West Side Story is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com Performances of West Side Story are made possible, in part, by:
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CAST MARIA TONY ANITA RIFF BERNARDO CHINO
Teresa Castillo Noah Stewart Natalie Rose Havens Trevor Martin Antony Sanchez Jared V. Esguerra
THE JETS ACTION A-RAB BABY JOHN SNOWBOY BIG DEAL DIESEL GEE-TAR MOUTHPIECE TIGER
THE SHARKS PEPE INDIO LUIS ANXIOUS NIBBLES JUANO TORO MOOSE
Jawan Jenkins Nick Rodrigues Joshua Hughes Jack “Junior” Swartz Sydney Strong Taylor Simmons++ Ryan Byrne Jim Ballard James Santiago
JET GIRLS ANYBODYS GRAZIELLA VELMA MINNIE CLARICE PAULINE
SHARK GIRLS ROSALIA FRANCISCA CONSUELO TERESITA ESTELLA MARGARITA A GIRL
Leandra Ramm Mariah Rose Tracy Fuller Gaby Catipon Hollie Rudolph Karen Law
THE ADULTS DOC SCHRANK KRUPKE GLAD HAND
Timothy Matthew Flores Dario Rodriguez-Jackson Michael J. Kuo Nicolas Vasquez-Gerst Erick Aguirre Aaron Brown Augusto Silva+ Lino César Vázquez
Christine Capsuto-Shulman Cristina Hernandez Erin Rose Samantha Mills Vanessa Spiteri Elise Holmes+ Natalia Santaliz*
* “Somewhere” soloist + Dance Captain
++
Fight Captain
Philip Skinner Michael P. Mendelsohn Lance LaShelle Dan Galpin
PRODUCTION TEAM ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES DESIGNER
CHORUS MASTER
FIGHT DIRECTOR
Geoffrey Loff
Dave Maier
Lori Scheper-Kesel
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGERS
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tara Branham
Jenny Harber, Kendra L. Green
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Emi Komatsu Jennifer A. R. Hsu
MUSIC STAFF
SUPERTITLES OPERATOR
Veronika Agranov-Dafoe Victoria Lington
Chloe Koons
Projected English titles design by Kelley Rourke originally for The Glimmerglass Festival. Spanish translation by Cecilia Violetta López. OPERA SAN JOSÉ 5
OPERA SAN JOSÉ ORCHESTRA 1st VIOLIN
CLARINET
Cynthia Baehr-Williams, Concertmaster Rochelle Nguyen, Assistant Concertmaster Matthew Szemela Valerie Tisdel Chính Le Virginia Smedberg Rachel Patrick Eugenia Wie
Mark Brandenburg, Principal Bruce Foster James Pytko
BASSOON Deborah Kramer, Principal
SAXOPHONE Mary Fettig, Principal Robin Lacey John Selmer
2nd VIOLIN Claudia Bloom, Principal Susan Stein, Assistant Principal Sue-Mi Shin Elizabeth Corner Sergi Goldman-Hull Gulnar Spurlock
CELLO Evan Kahn, Principal Isaac Pastor-Chermak, Assistant Principal Paul Hale Michael Graham
FRENCH HORN Meredith Brown, Principal Eric Achen
TRUMPET William B. Harvey, Principal John Freeman Robert Lau Giambruno
TROMBONE Bruce Chrisp, Principal C.L. Behrens
DRUMS
BASS Andrew Butler, Principal William Everett, Assistant Principal
FLUTE/PICCOLO James Blanchard, Principal Christy Kim Mary Hargrove
Jim Kassis
PERCUSSION Arthur Storch, Principal Divesh Karamchandani Frank Wyant
GUITAR Steve Danska
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN Patricia Emerson Mitchell, Principal
PIANO/CELESTE Veronika Agranov-Dafoe
ABOUT OPERA SAN JOSÉ Opera San José (OSJ) is an opera company located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Maintaining a resident company of artists, OSJ presents four mainstage productions annually in San Jose’s historic California Theatre, while regularly broadcasting fully-produced productions from its state-of-the-art Heiman Digital Media Studio. Now in its 38th season, OSJ specializes in role debuts, serving as an artistic incubator for established and emerging artists alike, producing world-class operatic performances for diverse audiences throughout the Bay Area and around the globe.
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CONDUCTOR’S NOTE A WORK FOR ALL TIMES “This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” –Leonard Bernstein In our first week of rehearsals for this production, it became clear that our minds were clouded and our hearts were weighed down—from personal issues of family, health, and stress over preparation, to global issues like the pandemic, war, and inflation. We resolved not to suppress, but rather to invest all of this into the work we present for you. Each day in rehearsal, we considered the implications of the scenes and music for our world, and in every performance we will open our hearts to the joys and tragedies of the characters we portray. This is the great pressure and pleasure of being an artist, to pour oneself into the creative process and the performances. West Side Story was, of course, created in a time of great turmoil as well. On the heels of a world war (West Side was originally conceived in 1949), came a new era of Cold War, interventions in Korea and Vietnam, waves of immigration and refugees; McCarthyism—of which Bernstein was a target and victim—created an atmosphere of “caution and fear,” slum clearance destroyed neighborhoods for interstates or development projects, and teenage gang violence became a major concern. Clearly, the creators chose to imbue West Side Story with the weight of their own world. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to the gritty streets of New York: a tale of the power of hate to destroy, the power of love to overcome, and the hope of a place “Somewhere” where these problems and troubles cannot touch us. As we consider the challenges Bernstein faced and those we face today, it becomes clear that they are a common thread in every period in history: war, poverty, disease, rejection and fear of the immigrant or refugee… These things stay with us, but so do the moments of joy that can transport and carry us through. The creators of this work have given us a perfect reflection, a true likeness upon which to gaze and consider what things can stay and what things must change, and it is our great pleasure to join you today to perform this incredible American Masterpiece.
CHRISTOPHER JAMES RAY
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DIRECTOR’S NOTE Many shows come and go, but a few stand the test of time. As a Puerto Rican adolescent growing up in Pennsylvania, West Side Story had a prime existence in my world. The 1961 film was my entrée to the mid-century musical retelling of Romeo and Juliet because of its inclusion of showing a slice of life from a culture that I know so well. It’s also possibly the first mainstream work to romanticize New York fire escapes. The primary power of the story, however, rests in the dominance of Leonard Bernstein’s music, both gritty and beautiful, as well as the delicate balance of the depiction of 1950s gangs against operatic-Shakespearean high drama. The setting is in a New York (and America) that no longer exists, yet somehow continues to resonate as current American society struggles with race, representation, and cultural shifts. Many scenes, whose words were etched in my memory from a young age, now have meaning that seems to reach a new level of poignancy: one of the first stage directions of the printed script describes the Jets as “an anthology of what is called ‘American.’” Interestingly enough, there is also such a thing as “an anthology” of what is called Puerto Rican. This concept is reflected directly by the talented actors chosen for these roles—and highlights that what is “American” is precisely diverse. Today this debate seems to rattle in our consciousness as we experience modern day “turf” wars over freedom, borders, and supremacy. The bullish nature of the gangs’ behavior is juxtaposed by the role of women. Anita seems to be the strongest female figure, demonstrating her ability to combat machista culture by declaring to her boyfriend Bernardo that she’s “an American girl now.” The rules of home don’t apply here on the mainland. Maria, while young, is not to be underestimated. We see flashes of sparks in her when she speaks with her clumsy would-be-boyfriend Chino, or when she is telling Anita that she hates her dress for the dance. Like Tony, Maria sees beyond her immediate sphere. His entrance into her life then ignites the sparks within her into a full-on fire: she begins to make choices for herself despite the dangers that surround her. The women on the Jets’ side show that they support their men despite being obviously uninterested in what a turf war even means. Because it is, in the end, juvenile. The environment we’ve created for this production is one of a New York that is in constant motion. Sometimes it supports our Romeo and Juliet’s simple yet very real fantasies, while at other times it oppresses them. The period, while rooted in 1950’s hairstyles and behaviors, remains timeless so as to illuminate the universality of what is transpiring between lovers, enemies, and culture. Opera San José has given me the opportunity to tackle the show that I have been waiting to direct for almost 30 years. I grew up living on the mainland while simultaneously experiencing life on the island and, in adulthood, lived in New York for over a decade before making my permanent home in Puerto Rico. I have had nothing but a thrilling existence synthesizing cultures and heritage in this arduous yet rewarding process. I welcome you to immerse yourself in this story and feel why it will never lose its impact on the world.
CRYSTAL MANICH
OPERA
The company debut of Crystal Manich was partially supported by OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Women Stage
A Directors and Conductors, generously funded by the Marineau Family Foundation.
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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Prologue............................................................................................................. Orchestra (danced by Jets and Sharks) Jet Song.............................................................................................................. Riff and Jets Something’s Coming....................................................................................... Tony The Dance at the Gym..................................................................................... Jets and Sharks Maria.................................................................................................................... Tony Tonight................................................................................................................ Maria and Tony America............................................................................................................... Anita, Rosalia, and Shark Girls Cool..................................................................................................................... Riff and Jets One Hand, One Heart...................................................................................... Maria and Tony Tonight Quintet................................................................................................. Maria, Anita, Tony, Riff, Bernardo, Jets, and Sharks The Rumble........................................................................................................ Orchestra (Riff, Bernardo, Jets, and Sharks)
ACT TWO I Feel Pretty........................................................................................................ Maria, Rosalia, Francisca, and Consuelo Somewhere........................................................................................................ A Girl (danced by Company) Gee, Officer Krupke.......................................................................................... Action and Jets A Boy Like That/I Have a Love........................................................................ Anita and Maria Finale................................................................................................................... Company
COVERS Ryan Byrne (Riff) Jared V. Esguerra (Tony) Samantha Mills (Anita) Natalia Santaliz (Maria) Nicolas Vasquez-Gerst (Chino) Lino César Vázquez (Bernardo)
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THE 2022–23 SEASON AWAITS! Opera San José joyfully celebrates the thrill of live performance with the announcement of its 39th season. It’s a celebration of the indomitable human spirit and the exuberance of being able to gather together to experience the music, laughter, and even a few tears. operasj.org/2223season
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Music by Mozart • Libretto by Da Ponte September 10 – 25, 2022 Our season commences with this highly anticipated, allnew production that transports us to colonial India during the Victorian Imperial rule. We are proud to collaborate with Mosaic America to integrate Kathak dance in this multicultural celebration that brings the exuberance and festivity of Bollywood to the California Theatre stage.
CINDERELLA Music & libretto by Alma Deutscher November 12 – 27, 2022 In 2017, California Theatre audiences watched the sold-out American premiere of Cinderella by the then 12-year-old composer, in a production driven and supported by the Packard Humanities Institute (PHI). OSJ and PHI are thrilled to be joining forces once more to welcome Deutscher back, with the now 17-year-old taking the baton in this pivotal moment in her career—her opera conducting debut.
The Marriage of Figaro set design by Steven C. Kemp
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IRENE DALIS VOCAL COMPETITION Finals on Saturday, May 21 at 3pm California Theatre Witness the next generation of opera stars at the highly-anticipated return of the Irene Dalis Vocal Competition! Chosen from hundreds of entrants, these 12 semi-finalists will compete for over $10,000 in cash and prizes. Tune in for the free semi-finals, livestreamed from the Heiman Digital Media Studio on May 18, and vote for the Audience Favorite, to be advanced to the finals. Then join us at the California Theatre on May 21, when the Finalists take the stage alongside the Opera San José Orchestra.
VEENA AKAMA-MAKIA Mezzo-Soprano Little Rock, Arkansas
BEN BRADY Bass-Baritone Denver, CO
SUSANNE BURGESS Soprano Atlanta, GA
ANDRES CASCANTE Baritone San José, Costa Rica
CHANTELLE GRANT Mezzo-Soprano Toronto, Canada
SHANLEY HORVITZ Mezzo-Soprano Voorhees, NJ
EMILY MICHIKO JENSEN Soprano San Diego, CA
ANASTASIA MALLIARAS Soprano Los Angeles, CA
SAMSON McCRADY Baritone Tucson, AZ
NINA MUTALIFU Soprano Ürümqi, China
SEJIN PARK Baritone Korea
KYLE VAN SCHOONHOVEN Dramatic Tenor Lockport, NY
In memory of Janice Toyoshima, long-time patron and member of Friends of Opera San José volunteer guild, Opera San José has received an anonymous gift to support its student ticket and education program. For every ticket sold, one ticket will be available at no cost to a local student. Tickets are available at operasj.org or by calling the Box Office at (408) 437-4450. The Irene Dalis Vocal Competition is made possible by the generous support of Dr. H. Andrea Neves.
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GETTING TO KNOW SHAWNA LUCEY by Friends of OSJ’s Meera Prahlad General Director Shawna Lucey checked in with our volunteer auxiliary, Friends of OSJ, about some of her favorite things and hopes for the future. Where are you from? Do you have any family in the Bay Area? I am originally from Houston, TX and Ebeneezer (my husband) is from New York City. We have family in the Bay Area and lots of friends! What is one thing that excites you about this area? So many beautiful outdoor spaces to explore with my family. I’m so happy our daughter JJ (short for June James) is going to learn to walk in San Jose! What gets you out of bed every day? Love of my family and love of my work. I absolutely adore what I do and seeing my daughter laugh in the morning, getting a kiss from Ebeneezer makes every day great. I think that’s been a major lesson of the past couple of years—not to take anything for granted and I am trying to keep that close to my heart. Favorite drink? I absolutely love coffee. Perhaps too much. And if I have an evening rehearsal, I treat myself to a Diet Coke (another favorite drink). Ebeneezer and I love a glass of sparkling wine at the end of the day—we try to celebrate something every day. Do you have a self-care routine? I have long been dedicated to acrylic nail manicures with wild nail art on them. That is my favorite form of selfcare—thinking about my next manicure and working with nail techs who love to experiment.
What are your hobbies other than music? I love to exercise—it’s been hard to fit it into the schedule but lifting weights and getting to the gym is a major passion of mine. What is a defining moment that led you to opera? When I was in graduate school, my directing mentor said “You speak multiple languages and read music—why not look into directing opera?” I didn’t know anything about the art form so I applied for a lot of different positions and the one I got was as a technical apprentice at the Santa Fe Opera working with the orchestra. My first task was setting up and attending the orchestra reading of Falstaff—it was love at first note! I focused on climbing the ladder in opera and a decade later I returned to Santa Fe Opera as a mainstage director—the first female director they had had since the 1990s. How do you see OSJ’s relationship with Friends? Friends is an incredible organization that make OSJ’s ability to produce the highest quality grand opera possible. Friends’ dedication and support come when the staff and artists need it most. How do you plan to engage with Friends? I’m hoping we can throw events together that give our community the chance to gather with our resident artists and enjoy the amazing music we all love so much. I have so many event and community partnership ideas and I hope Friends will be right at the center of those efforts.
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES TERESA CASTILLO
TREVOR MARTIN
MARIA
RIFF
Soprano Hometown: Aurora, CO
Baritone Hometown: Fayetteville, GA
At OSJ: 2021/2022 Season Resident Artist. Frasquita (Carmen, OSJ debut), Maria (West Side Story)
At OSJ: Debut
This Season: Königin der Nacht (cover, Die Zauberflöte, Lyric Opera of Chicago), Circe/ Siren (A Survivor’s Odyssey, White Snake Projects), Lucette (Silvain, Opera Lafayette), Amina (La Sonnambula, Teatro Nuovo) Career Highlights: Madame Mao (Nixon in China, The Princeton Festival), #1 (Transformations, Merola Opera Program), Lucia (cover, Lucia di Lammermoor, Virginia Opera), Tytania (cover, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Virginia Opera), Creusa (Medea in Corinto, Teatro Nuovo)
This Season: The Sound of Music (Captain Von Trapp, Zach Scott Theatre & Broadway Asia), See What I Wanna See (Man #1, Arc Stages), End of the Rainbow (Anthony, Revival Theatre Company) Career Highlights: Sweeney Todd (title role), The Sound of Music (Captain Von Trapp), Guys and Dolls (Sky Masterson), Beauty and the Beast (Beast), White Christmas (Bob Wallace), Camelot (Arthur); Lotte Lenya Competition winner www.TrevorMartin.net
ANTONY SANCHEZ
www.teresacastillosoprano.com
BERNARDO Baritone Hometown: San Diego, CA
NATALIE ROSE HAVENS ANITA Mezzo-Soprano Hometown: Pompano Beach, FL At OSJ: Debut This Season: Anita (West Side Story) Career Highlights: Bon Appétit (Savannah Voice Festival), La Traviata (Palm Beach Opera), Die Fledermaus (Palm Beach Opera), Hydrogen Jukebox (Chautauqua Opera) www.natalierosehavens.com
At OSJ: West Side Story This Season: Debut Career Highlights: Evita (Fulton Theatre), On Your Feet (Gateway Playhouse), West Side Story (Barrington Stage Company), Chess (East West Players), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), Alternatino (Comedy Central) @sanchez_antony_
JARED V. ESGUERRA
NOAH STEWART
CHINO
TONY
Tenor Hometown: Chicago, IL
Tenor Hometown: New York, NY At OSJ: 2021/2022 Season Resident Artist. Don José (Carmen), Tony (West Side Story) Greenhorn (Moby-Dick, 2019) This Season: Soloist, Oakland Symphony Career Highlights: Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly); Don José (Carmen, Royal Albert Hall), Miss Fortune (world premiere: Bregenzer Festspiele; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden); Indian Queen (dir. Peter Sellars; English National Opera, Bolshoi Opera, Teatro Real Madrid); Number 1 debut solo album, Noah (Decca/Universal Records)
At OSJ: 2021/2022 Season Resident Artist. El Remendado (Carmen, OSJ Debut), Chino and Tony cover (West Side Story) This Season: Frank (Awakenings, Opera Theater of Saint Louis), Don José cover (Carmen, Opera Theater of Saint Louis) Career Highlights: Moby-Dick (Chicago Opera Theater), Falstaff (Crested Butte Music Festival), Scalia/Ginsburg (Chautauqua Opera), West Side Story (Edinburgh International Festival) www.JaredVEsguerra.com
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES PHILIP SKINNER
RYAN BYRNE GEE-TAR
DOC
Hometown: New York, NY
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
At OSJ: Debut
At OSJ: Baron Douphol (La Traviata, 2018), The Bonze (Madama Butterfly, 2019)
Career Highlights: The Wild Party (Syracuse Drama Department), Cabaret (CSTC), Little Shop of Horrors (Syracuse Drama Department), A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre), Peter and the Wolf (Lookingglass Theatre Co./Chicago Symphony)
This Season: Iago (Otello, Livermore Valley Opera), Bluebeard (Ariane and Bluebeard, West Edge Opera), Baron Douphol (La Traviata, San Francisco Opera)
www.ryanpbyrne.com
Career Highlights: Bartolo (Il barbiere di Siviglia, San Francisco Opera), Eric/Ghost of Bazzetti
CHRISTINE CAPSUTO-SHULMAN ROSALIA
(Jake Heggie’s Great Scott, San Diego Opera), Marquis de la Force (Dialogues des Carmélites, Metropolitan Opera), Escamillo (Carmen, Seattle Opera), Count (Le nozze di Figaro, Opera de Nantes; Figaro (Nozze, Houston Grand Opera)
At OSJ: Frasquita/Micaëla cover (Carmen, 2016), Rosina (The Barber of Seville outreach program), Dew Fairy (Hansel and Gretel, 2013), Chorus/Dancer (Die Fledermaus, 2012)
www.philipskinnerbassbaritone.com
ERICK AGUIRRE NIBBLES Hometown: Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. OSJ: Debut This season: Demetrius (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Snow King (The Nutcracker), Drosselmeyer (The Nutcracker) Career Highlights: La Bayadère (EBAT Toluca), Le Corsaire (ESMDM), Don Quixote (Victoria Academy of Ballet), The Pharaoh’s Daughter (Victoria Academy of Ballet)
JIM BALLARD MOUTHPIECE Hometown: Eugene, Oregon At OSJ: Amor Brujo (Carmen, debut) This Season: Amor Brujo in Carmen and Mouthpiece in West Side Story (OSJ) Career Highlights: Ozzie (On the Town), Bobbie Randall (Good News), The Jitterbug (The Wizard of Oz), Sir Evelyn Oakleigh (Anything Goes), Tulsa (Gypsy)
AARON BROWN JUANO Hometown: New York, NY At OSJ: Debut This Season: Stay tuned Career Highlights: Training: Western Michigan University https://msha.ke/aaronbrown
Hometown: Ventura, CA
This Season: Rosalia (West Side Story) Career Highlights: Musetta (La bohème, Townsend, West Edge, and SFO outreach), Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte, CSO and MPA); Sibella (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, 42nd Street Moon), Tanya (Mamma Mia!, Hillbarn), Chiara/Ensemble (Bridges of Madison County, Theatreworks), Velma (Chicago, Woodminster); concert artist, competition finalist and proud mom/wife/teacher; training: AMDA, SJSU. www.christinecapsuto.com
GABY CATIPON MINNIE Hometown: San Jose, CA At OSJ: Chorus (Madama Butterfly, 2019; Die Entführung aus dem Serail, 2018; Pagliacci, 2018) This Season: Woman #3 (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Lamplighters Music Theatre), Vina Trementina (Bless Me, Ultima, Opera Modesto) Career Highlights: Title role (Little Red Riding Hood, OSJ Outreach Program), Irene Dalis Memorial Award 2018 Recipient; training: San Jose State University www.gabycatiponsoprano.com
TIMOTHY MATTHEW FLORES PEPE Hometown: Edison, NJ At OSJ: Debut This Season: West Side Story Career Highlights: Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of The King and I (Prince Chulalongkorn, National Tour), Newsies (Mush, White Plains Performing Arts Center), Spring Awakening (Melchior Gabor, New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts) Instagram: @flores.tm
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES TRACY FULLER VELMA
JOSHUA HUGHES
LANCE LaSHELLE KRUPKE
Hometown: Denver, CO
BABY JOHN
Hometown: Morgan Hill, CA
At OSJ: Goddess Diana and Witch (Dido and Aeneas, 2021)
Hometown: Smithville, MO
At OSJ: Lillas Pastia (Carmen, 2022), Frosch/Dancer (Die Fledermaus, 2019), Commedia Clown (Pagliacci, 2018)
This Season: Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker, San Jose Dance Theatre), Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, San Jose Dance Theatre) Career Highlights: George Balanchine’s Serenade (Colorado Ballet), Swan Lake (Colorado Ballet), Firebird (Colorado Ballet); training: Boston Ballet, Colorado Ballet
At OSJ: Wolf/Woodsman (Little Red Riding Hood, 2019/20 Outreach); Chorus (Carmen, 2022) This Season: Man #1 (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Lamplighters Music Theatre); Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex (San Francisco Symphony Chorus, dir. Peter Sellars)
This Season: Uncle Fester (The Addams Family, Santa Barbara Stage Co.), Father Flynn (Doubt, Follically Impaired Prods)
www.joshuahughesbassbaritone.com
Career Highlights: An Enemy of the People (RNT London, dir. Trevor Nunn), Chico Marz (Groucho, Sierra Rep Theatre), Guys and Dolls (Palm Canyon Theatre), Charlie Brown (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Jewel Theatre Co.), Barefoot in the Park (Limelight Actors Theatre), A Chorus Line (Syracuse Stage)
JAWAN JENKINS ACTION
KAREN LAW PAULINE
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
At OSJ: Debut
At OSJ: debut
This Season: Marcello (La Bohème, Vegas City Opera)
This Season: Minnie (West Side Story, Sunnyvale Community Players)
Career Highlights: Blue and West Side Story (Glimmerglass Festival), Falstaff and Die Zauberflöte (Butler Opera Center), It’s a Wonderful Life and A Coffin in Egypt (Houston Grand Opera); training: BA, Prairie View A&M University; MM and DMA, UT Austin
Career Highlights: Phantom of the Opera (Stanford Light Opera Company), Flower Drum Song (Palo Alto Players), Viennese Ball Opening Ceremony, Swingtime Dance Troupe; training: Stanford, Danceworks London, Broadway Dance Center
www.JawanJenkins.com
www.infinitecommunityventures.com
ELISE HOLMES MARGARITA
MICHAEL KUO LUIS
MICHAEL P. MENDELSOHN
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
Hometown: Taichung, Taiwan
SCHRANK
At OSJ: Court Woman/Witch (Dido and Aeneas, 2021)
At OSJ: Chorus since 2015 (Tosca, Nozze di Figaro, Carmen, Lucia di Lammermoor, etc.); Big Bad Wolf (Little Red Riding Hood, 2019)
Hometown: Long Island, NY
DAN GALPIN GLAD HAND Hometown: Mountain View, CA At OSJ: Chorus from 2005–2010 Career Highlights: Goro (Butterfly, MCO), Don Basilio (Figaro, MCO), Jean Valjean (Les Misérables, PVTC), Pluto (Orpheus, Pocket), Colonel Fairfax (Yeomen, LTSJ)
CRISTINA HERNANDEZ FRANCISCA Hometown: Hayward, CA At OSJ: Debut This Season: Francisca (West Side Story) Career Highlights: Nina and Vanessa (In The Heights), Maria and Rosalia (West Side Story); training: San Jose State University
This Season: Snow Queen (The Nutcracker), Butterfly (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Bach (San Jose Movement Festival) Career Highlights: Sleeping Beauty (San Jose Dance Theatre), La Sylphide (UC Irvine), Le Corsaire (UC Irvine), La Bayadère (UC Irvine)
Career Highlights: Soloist at Hong Kong Disneyland; The Mikado, HMS Pinafore, Iolanthe (Young Victorian Theatre Company); Alcina (American Baroque Opera Company); Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Lyric Opera Baltimore)
This Season: Chorus (Dido, Carmen) Career Highlights: Die Fledermaus (SJSU Opera Theatre), Bach Christmas Oratorio (SLO University), OSJ Opera Summer Program, Die Zauberflöte (Lyric Opera Studio of Weimar)
At OSJ: Benvolio (Roméo et Juliette), Goro (Madama Butterfly), Spoleta (Tosca), Steva Oblonsky (Anna Karenina), Monsieur Triquet (Eugene Onegin) Career Highlights: Ping (Turandot, Festival Opera), Dr. Caius (Falstaff, West Bay Opera), Peter Quint (Turn of the Screw, West Bay Opera), Ruth (Pirates of Penzance, Opera Idaho); Gong Show winner
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES SAMANTHA MILLS TERESITA
NICK RODRIGUES A-RAB
MARIAH ROSE GRAZIELLA
Hometown: South Bay, CA
Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
Home town: Gilroy, CA
At OSJ: Debut
At OSJ: Debut
At OSJ: debut
Career Highlights: Les Misérables (Chrysalis Theatre), Once On This Island and West Side Story (Sunnyvale Players); training: Foothill College (Certificate of Merit recipient)
Career Highlights: Princeton (Avenue Q, New Conservatory Theater Center), Wes (The View Upstairs, New Conservatory Theater Center), Lumière (Beauty and the Beast, Cabrillo Stage), Herbert Pocket (Great Expectations, San Jose Stage), Johnny/Favorite Son (American Idiot, Left-Hand Musical Theatre), Chess in Concert (42nd Street Moon)
This Season: West Side Story
LEANDRA RAMM ANYBODYS Hometown: Pittsburg, CA At OSJ: Cherubino cover (Le nozze di Figaro, 2015), Mercédès cover (Carmen, 2022) This season: Soundbox: Ecstasy (San Francisco Symphony), Living Large the Musical (Society Cabaret), Duruflé Requiem/Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb (SF Choral Society), Papagena/3rd Lady (The Magic Flute, SF Opera Guild) Career Highlights: Judy Garland (The Boy from Oz, Theatre Rhinoceros), White Cat/Squirrel/A Shepherd (L’enfant et les sortilèges, Pacific Symphony), Serafina (La Llorona, Opera Cultura), Tanya (Mamma Mia, Woodminster Summer Musicals), Alto Soloist (Chichester Pslams, San Francisco Symphony), The Rooster/ Blue Jay (Cunning Little Vixen, West Edge Opera) www.LeandraRamm.com
DARIO RODRIGUEZJACKSON INDIO Hometown: San Jose ,CA
Career Highlights: Mariah Rose is a senior at Christopher High School. This fall she will move to New York to pursue a conservatory certificate and BFA in musical theatre at the American Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts. West Side Story is her professional theater debut! Performer/Choreographer (Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park 2021) Training: The Broadway Collective and Lana’s Dance Studio
HOLLIE RUDOLPH CLARICE
At OSJ: Moby-Dick (2019), Dido and Aeneas (2021)
Hometown: Orange County, CA
This Season: Indio (West Side Story)
At OSJ: Debut
Career Highlight: Tenor soloist in Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy
This Season: Fairy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (San Jose Dance Theatre), Arabian Princess in The Nutcracker (San Jose Dance Theatre)
www.dariojackson.com
ERIN ROSE CONSUELO Hometown: Morton, Illinois At OSJ: Ines (cover, Il Trovatore, 2020) This Season: Suzuki (Madama Butterfly, Opera West), Juno/Ino cover (Semele, St Petersburg Opera), Marquise de Berkenfield cover (La fille du Régiment, St Petersburg Opera), Sister Berthe (The Sound of Music, Charlottesville Opera), Olga (The Merry Widow, Charlottesville Opera)
Career Highlights: De Suenos (Paul Taylor Dance Company) Model in Chapeau Royale (Butler University) Serenade (NAYB); training: Butler University, New American Youth Ballet and Conservatory www.hollierudolphdance.com
NATALIA SANTALIZ A GIRL; “SOMEWHERE” SOLOIST Hometown: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Career Highlights: The Great God Pan (world premiere recording, Naxos America); Dido and Aeneas (Death of Classical, Unison Media); Sumeida’s Song (Chicago/Midwest premiere, Third Eye Theater Ensemble)
At OSJ: Chorus member and Belinda cover (Dido and Aeneas, 2021)
www.erinrosemezzo.com
Career Highlights: Fauré Requiem (Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra), Manetti Shrem Opera Program (Festival Napa Valley), The Blue Project: Puerto Rican Folk Music (New World Symphony), Música Abierta concert series (Pro Arte Musical)
This Season: Zerlina (Don Giovanni, Berkshire Opera), Gerdine Young Artists Program (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis)
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES JAMES SANTIAGO TIGER
VANESSA SPITERI ESTELLA
NICOLAS VASQUEZ-GERST
Hometown: Honolulu, HI and San Jose, CA
Hometown: San Jose, CA
ANXIOUS
At OSJ: Debut
Hometown: Stockton, CA
At OSJ: Debut
Career Highlights: Birmingham Royal Ballet (China and UK Tours), Ballet du Capitole (Toulouse, France), Phantom of the Opera (Hamburg, Germany), Evita (dir. Vincent Patterson, Vienna, Austria), Carmen (Bregenzer Festspiele, Austria), Tanz der Vampire (Vienna, Austria), Minnesota Dance Theater (Minneapolis, MN)
At OSJ: Messenger (Il Trovatore), 2nd Villager (Pagliacci), Tashtago (MobyDick), 2nd German Soldier (Silent Night)
This Season: Peninsula Ballet Theatre (corps de ballet), Liminal Dance (choreographer & dancer) Career Highlights: Hairspray, Guys and Dolls (Fox Theatre), Cinderella (Peninsula Ballet), Sleeping Beauty, Missa Brevis (UDT) @jamessantyahgo
AUGUSTO SILVA TORO
www.vanessaspiteri.com
This Season: Fidelio (San Francisco Opera); Mozart and Salieri, Dido and Aeneas, and Carmen (OSJ), Career Highlights: The Ring Cycle (San Francisco Opera, 2018); OSJ productions of Il Trovatore, MobyDick, Cinderella, and Silent Night
Hometown: Campinas, SP, Brazil
SYDNEY STRONG BIG DEAL
At OSJ: Dido and Aeneas
Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
LINO CÉSAR VÁZQUEZ
This Season: Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Sugar Plum Cavalier in The Nutcracker (San Jose Dance Theatre); choreographer for San Jose Dance Theatre’s Dance Shorts
At OSJ: Debut
MOOSE
This Season: Big Deal (West Side Story)
Hometown: Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico At OSJ: Courtier/Sailor/Witch (Dido and Aeneas, 2021)
Career Highlights: title role in Peter Pan and Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet (Nashville Ballet), Basilio in Don Quixote and James in La Sylphide (Especial Academia de Ballet), Prince Desire in Sleeping Beauty (San Jose Dance Theatre)
Career Highlights: Ballerina Doll and Lead Marzipan (The Nutcracker, choreographed by Linda Hurkmans, 2021), Chromatophore (choreographer, San Jose Dance Theatre, 2020), Orion’s Belt (Joffrey Ballet School, choreographic debut, 2018) Ballet Méchanique (Dallas Neoclassical Ballet, choreographed by Erin Boone, 2017)
TAYLOR SIMMONS DIESEL
JACK “JUNIOR” SWARTZ
Hometown: New York, NY
SNOWBOY
At OSJ: Debut
Hometown: San Jose, CA
This Season: Diesel in West Side Story
At OSJ: Debut
Career Highlights: Title role in the national tour of Peter Pan 360, West Side Story (Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Atlanta Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City), Fyedka in Fiddler on the Roof (Encore)
Career Highlights: Quasimodo (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Upstage Theater), Snowboy (West Side Story, Hillbarn Theatre), Sir (Sideshow, Branham High School)
This Season: Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Marzipan and Jester in The Nutcracker (San Jose Dance Theatre), Trepak in Delta Festival Ballet’s The Nutcracker Career Highlights: Cinderella (New Jersey Ballet), The Prince in The Nutcracker (Verona Ballet), Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (Florence Gould Hall, NYC), La Bayadère (Ballet de Monterrey); Youth State Award, Artistic Activities (Oaxaca, Mexico); training: Joffrey Ballet School instagram.com/linocesarofficial
www.taylor-simmons.net
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CREATIVE TEAM CHRISTOPHER JAMES RAY
GEOFFREY LOFF
CONDUCTOR
CONDUCTOR, APRIL 29 & MAY 1; CHORUS MASTER
Hometown: Sumrall, MS
At OSJ: Resident Conductor since 2019; Carmen, Dido and Aeneas, The Husbands, Three Decembers, il Trovatore, Hansel and Gretel, Die Fledermaus, Moby-Dick, Pagliacci This Season: Berkshires Opera Festival, Lima Symphony Orchestra, Napa Festival Career Highlights: Bayreuth Festival, San Francisco Symphony
Hometown: Atlantic Beach, FL
At OSJ: Mozart and Salieri (assistant conductor, 2021) This Season: West Side Story Career Highlights: Orfeo (cover conductor, San Francisco Opera), Hänsel und Gretel (guest music staff, Staatsoper Berlin), Il barbiere di Siviglia (Houston Grand Opera), conducting fellow (Aspen Conducting Academy); training: University of Miami.
www.christopherjamesray.com
CRYSTAL MANICH
LIGHTING DESIGNER
DIRECTOR
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Hometown: Boquerón, Puerto Rico
At OSJ: Debut
At OSJ: Debut
This Season: Prince: The Immersive Experience (installation exhibit)
This Season: Le nozze di Figaro (Intermountain Opera), Southern Crossings (world premiere), Aida (Cincinnati Opera) Career Highlights: The Copper Queen (world premiere feature film, Arizona Opera), La Hija de Rappaccini (Emmy nomination, Chicago Opera Theater), Il Postino (Virginia Opera, Opera Southwest, Opera Santa Barbara), Bernarda Alba (Theatre Latté Da); graduate of Carnegie Mellon University www.crystalmanich.com
MICHAEL PAPPALARDO CHOREOGRAPHER Hometown: Fort Collins, CO
At OSJ: Choreographer for Dido and Aeneas (2021) This Season: Choreographer for West Side Story Career Highlights: Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Melbourne City Ballet), Dido and Aeneas (Opera San José), Colors (San Jose Dance Theatre), Carmen (Niconomiel, Japan). Currently artistic director of Canyon Concert Ballet in Fort Collins, CO. www.michaelpappalardodance.com
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SARAH RIFFLE
Career Highlights: L’elisir d’amore (Lyric Opera of Chicago), La Hija de Rappaccini (Chicago Opera Theater), The Queen of Spades (Des Moines Metro Opera), Stinney: An American Opera (Opera Grand Rapids) slriffledesign.com
STEVEN C. KEMP SCENIC DESIGNER Hometown: Houston, TX
At OSJ: 12 seasons, 20 productions including Anna Karenina (2010), Idomeneo (2011), and Cinderella (2017) This Season: 18 productions including La bohème (New Orleans Opera), The Daughter of the Regiment (Sarasota Opera), La clemenza di Tito (San Francisco Conservatory of Music), Quamino’s Map (Chicago Opera Theater), The Dangerous Liaisons (Curtis Institute) Career Highlights: Over 100 designs for opera including Candide (Des Moines Metro Opera), Rigoletto (Central City Opera), The Abduction from the Seraglio (Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Omaha, NOOA), Silent Night (OSJ, Arizona Opera), The Music Man (IU); training: MFA, UC San Diego www.stevenckemp.com
CREATIVE TEAM LINDA PISANO COSTUME DESIGNER Hometown: Bloomington, IN
At OSJ: Debut Career Highlights: Salome (Opera San Antonio), Daughter of the Regiment (Utah Opera), Candide (Des Moines Metro Opera); internationally exhibited on multiple occasions with Prague Quadrennial and World Design Expo; designs regularly with Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music; serves as Chairperson for the Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance at Indiana University www.lindapisano.com
CHRISTINA MARTIN HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGNER Hometown: San Luis Obispo, CA
At OSJ: Barber of Seville, Silent Night, La bohème (2016); Così fan tutte, La Rondine, Flying Dutchman, La Traviata (2017); The Abduction from the Seraglio, Pagliacci, MobyDick, Madama Butterfly (2018); Hansel and Gretel, Il Trovatore (2019) This Season: Carmen and West Side Story Career Highlights: Wig and makeup designs for Così fan tutte (OSJ 2017), alongside her mentor, costume designer Elizabeth Poindexter
TOM JOHNSON SOUND DESIGNER Hometown: San Jose, CA
At OSJ: Silent Night (2017); MobyDick (2019); Three Decembers (2020); Love & Secrets, Sing For Your Supper, Mozart and Salieri (2021) This Season: Audio engineer (Symphony San Jose), head audio engineer (California Theatre) Career Highlights: Oakland Symphony, Midsummer Mozart, The Choral Project, San Jose State University Choraliers, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, and Bear Valley Music Festival, among others OPERA SAN JOSÉ 19
CREATORS ARTHUR LAURENTS BOOK An award-winning playwright, screenwriter, librettist, director and producer, Arthur Laurents has been responsible for creating the librettos of many Broadway shows including Gypsy, Anyone Can Whistle, Do I Hear A Waltz?, Hallelujah, Baby! and Nick & Nora. He wrote the screenplays for The Snake Pit, Anna Lucasta, Anastasia, Bonjour Tristesse, The Way We Were and The Turning Point. He also wrote the plays Home Of The Brave, The Time Of The Cuckoo and A Clearing in The Woods. He directed I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Anyone Can Whistle, Gypsy, La Cage Aux Folles, Birds Of Paradise and Nick & Nora.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN MUSIC Leonard Bernstein transformed the way Americans and people everywhere hear and appreciate music. Bernstein’s successes as a composer ranged from Broadway (West Side Story, On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide) to major concert works, such as his three symphonies—subtitled “Jeremiah” (1944), “The Age of Anxiety” (1949), and “Kaddish” (1963)—and Serenade for violin, strings and percussion (1954); Chichester Psalms (1965); MASS: A Theater Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers (1971); Songfest (1977); Concerto for Orchestra: Jubilee Games (1989); and Arias and Barcarolles (1988). Bernstein also composed two operas, Trouble in Tahiti (1952) and A Quiet Place (1983), and three ballets, Fancy Free (1944), Facsimile (1946), and Dybbuk (1975). He received an Oscar nomination for the score of On the Waterfront (1954). Bernstein conducted the world’s greatest orchestras for almost half a century. He enjoyed special relationships with the New York Philharmonic (music director, 1958–69, thereafter permanent laureate conductor), the Israel Philharmonic, and the Vienna Philharmonic. Among Bernstein’s many honors were the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Gold Medal, a Kennedy Center Honor, 11 Emmy Awards, a special Tony Award, a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award, and the Japan Arts Association’s Praemium Imperiale. Bernstein died in 1990.
STEPHEN SONDHEIM LYRICS Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for Saturday Night (1954), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), The Frogs (1974), Pacific Overtures (1976), Sweeney Todd (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Into the Woods (1987), Assassins (1991), Passion (1994) and Road Show (2008) as well as lyrics for West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959) and Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965) and additional lyrics for Candide (1973). Anthologies of his work include Side by Side by Sondheim (1976), Merry Me a Little (1981), You’re Gonna Love Me Tomorrow (1983), Putting it Together (1993/99) and Sondheim on Sondheim (2010). He composed the scores of the films Stavisky (1974) and Reds (1981) and songs for Dick Tracy (1990) and the television production Evening Primrose (1966). 20 OPERA SAN JOSÉ
His collected lyrics with attendant essays have been published in two volumes: Finishing the Hat (2010) and Look, I Made A Hat (2011). In 2010 Broadway’s Henry Miller’s Theatre was renamed The Stephen Sondheim Theatre in his honour; in 2019, London’s Queens Theatre was also renamed the Sondheim.
JEROME ROBBINS ORIGINAL DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER Jerome Robbins is world renowned for his work as a choreographer of ballets as well as his work as a director and choreographer in theater, movies and television. Although he began as a modern dancer, his start on Broadway was as a chorus dancer before joining the corps de ballet of American Ballet Theatre in 1939, where he went on to dance principal roles in the works of Fokine, Tudor, Massine, Balanchine, Lichine, and de Mille. His first ballet, Fancy Free (1944) for ABT, still in many repertoires, celebrated its fiftieth birthday on April 18, 1994. While embarking on his career in the theater, Mr. Robbins simultaneously created ballets for New York City Ballet, which he joined in 1949, and became an Associate Artistic Director with George Balanchine. Mr. Robbins has directed for television and film as well, with his co-direction and choreography of West Side Story winning him two Academy Awards. After his Broadway triumph with Fiddler On the Roof in 1964, Mr. Robbins continued creating ballets for New York City Ballet. He shared the position of Ballet-Master-in-Chief with Peter Martins until 1989. He has created more than 60 ballets, including Afternoon of a Faun (1953), The Concert (1956), Les Noces (1965), Dances At a Gathering (1969), In the Night (1970), In G Major (1975), Other Dances (1976), Glass Pieces (1983) and Ives Songs (1989) which are in the repertories of the New York City Ballet, the Ballet de l’Opera de Paris and major dance companies throughout the world. His most recent ballets include A Suite of Dances with Mikhail Baryshnikov (1994), 2 & 3 Part Inventions (1994), West Side Story Suite (1995) and Brandenburg (1996) all of which premiered at New York City Ballet. In addition to his two Academy Awards, Mr. Robbins’s awards and citations include four Tony Awards, five Donaldson Awards, two Emmy Awards, the Screen Directors’ Guild Award and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Mr. Robbins is a 1981 Kennedy Center Honors Recipient, was awarded the Commandeur de L’Order des Arts et des Lettres, is an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and was awarded a National Medal of Arts as well as the Governor’s Arts Awards by the New York State Council on the Arts. Some of his Broadway shows include On the Town, Billion Dollar Baby, High Button Shoes, West Side Story, The King and I, Gypsy, Peter Pan, Miss Liberty, Call Me Madam and Fiddler on the Roof. In 1989, Jerome Robbins’s Broadway won six Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director. He was most recently awarded the French Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur. Jerome Robbins passed away in 1998.
PRODUCTION STAFF TECHNICAL DIRECTOR John Draginoff COSTUME DIRECTOR Alyssa Oania ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Matthew Vandercook PROPERTIES MASTER, SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST Lori Scheper-Kesel SCENE SHOP SUPERVISOR, PROPERTIES ARTISAN, SCENIC ARTIST Christopher Kesel MASTER ELECTRICIAN Kelly Mack ASSISTANT MASTER ELECTRICIAN Sean Kramer HOUSE ELECTRICIAN William Schroeter* DECK STEWARD Lesley Willgohs* HEAD FLYRAIL OPERATOR Ben Clark* FLYRAIL OPERATOR Scott Loone* HEAD AUDIO Tom Johnson* ASSISTANT AUDIO Alex Mendiola* HEAD VIDEO Ryan Price* FOLLOW SPOT EMERITUS Bob Moreno* FOLLOW SPOT Dan Kaminski* Paul Guinther* PROPERTIES RUNNER Alison Froke
STAGEHANDS Benny Tran* Michael Fuentes* Armando Negrete* David Cruz* Robert Trompeter* Rachel Katin Bar Kimchi Chris Tucker Giuliana Zanutta ARMOURER Brett Barclay* SCENIC SHOP ADMIN VOLUNTEER Barbara Brosh CUTTERS / DRAPERS Stephanie Cooper Eithne Wilson STITCHERS David Radosevich† HEAD OF WARDROBE David Radosevich† WARDROBE CREW Lily Cook† Michele Escoto† Christine Huynh† Maria Ruiz† Nadia Salameh Sanders† HAIR AND MAKEUP SUPERVISOR Y. Sharon Peng‡ HAIR AND MAKEUP CREW Denise Gutierrez‡ Leilani Norman Betty Poindexter‡ Sophia Smith‡
*Denotes member of IATSE Local 134 † Denotes member of IATSE Local 784 ‡ Denotes member of IATSE Local 706
OPERA SAN JOSÉ ADMINISTRATION GENERAL DIRECTOR & CEO SHAWNA LUCEY MUSIC DIRECTOR JOSEPH MARCHESO
ARTISTIC/MUSIC MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC OPERATIONS Monica Thakkar
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
HEAD OF MUSIC STAFF Veronika Agranov-Dafoe
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY Claire Padien-Havens
ARTISTIC PROJECTS ADMINISTRATOR Andrew C. Elsesser
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Tom Mulder
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Grace Owens
FUNDRAISING OPERATIONS MANAGER Paige Sweetin
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Evan Kahn ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN Jay Stebley REHEARSAL PIANISTS Veronika Agranov-Dafoe Victoria Lington
PATRON SERVICES PATRON EXPERIENCE MANAGER Kristina Miller
ARTISTIC INTERN Chloe Lin
PATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE Johnny Villar
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
PATRON SERVICES SPECIALIST Jasmine Sandoval
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER James D. Williams
PRODUCTION/ TECHNICAL
ACCOUNTANT Mike Monje
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR John Draginoff
ADMINISTRATION & PATRON SERVICES MANAGER Catherine Wagner
COSTUME DIRECTOR Alyssa Oania
MARKETING INTERIM DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Pamela Sevilla
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Matthew Vandercook PROPERTIES MASTER Lori Scheper-Kesel SCENE SHOP SUPERVISOR Christopher Kesel
PUBLICITY AND MARKETING PROVIDED BY Carla Befera & Co.
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ANNUAL SUPPORT Opera San José extends our deepest appreciation for the generosity of the individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations whose annual support and partnership have brought this art form to life for Bay Area audiences for thirty-eight seasons. Please e-mail development@operasj.org to make a tax-deductible donation, or to learn more about the unique benefits our donors receive. The following listings reflect donations recorded as of March 20, 2022. Entries with an asterisk (*) note a deceased donor.
FOUNDATIONS, PUBLIC SECTOR, & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
CORPORATIONS
$500,000+
$1,000+
The Packard Humanities Institute Shuttered Venue Operators
$100,000+ The Bouye 1977 Trust Carol Franc Buck Foundation The City of San Jose The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The Kieve Foundation The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
$50,000+ The Applied Materials Foundation Heritage Bank of Commerce IBM Corporation
MATCHING GIFTS
California Arts Council Schlegel Living Trust Uta May 7, 1990 Lorraine and Gerard Seelig Foundation
Adobe Systems Incorporated Cisco Systems Foundation eBay Electronic Arts Google Intel Corporation Nvidia Oracle Palo Alto Networks Paypal Synopsys Thermo Fisher T-Mobile ViacomCBS VISA VMware Foundation
$5,000+
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
$50,000+ National Endowment for the Arts Wadhwani Charitable Foundation
$10,000+
The Callisto2 Fund Five Arts Foundation OPERA America San Jose Opera Guild
$1,000+ Children’s Discovery Museum C.K. Family Foundation The Filippi Foundation (Frank & Olivia Filippi) The Greenside Foundation The Merrimac Fund Sternberg Foundation The Simon Strauss Foundation Eva Xu-Roy Wang Family Charitable Fund
UNDER $1,000 Amazon Smile Italian American Heritage Foundation King Charitable Fund KLA Foundation Larson Family Fund Oscar Rex 2019 Fund Silicon Valley Creates Anonymous
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CONDUCTORS CIRCLE $20,000–$49,999 Tim & Tricia* Anderson Nola & Harvey Armstrong Elfi Berkowitz Charles F. Hanes Prof. John M. Heineke & Prof. Catherine R. Montfort Michael McGinley
ARTIST CIRCLE $10,000–$19,999
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Josef & Phyllis Bismanovsky Ann Brown Doris & Alan Burgess Jane H. Decker Julie Edgcomb James Feit Glen Gould & Bunny Laden Katerina Hollblad-Fadiman & Jeffrey Fadiman Marjorie Johnson Eric Jorgensen Wanda Kownacki Cathy & Dick Lampman Cathy & Steve Lazarus Bernice Lindstrom Jeanne L. McCann Pravesh & Neeru Mehra D.G. Mitchell Ann Marie Mix Gillian & Tom Moran Heidi Munzinger & John Shott Richard* & Hannelore Romney Dave Thompson Janice Toyoshima* Dr. Brian Ward* Anonymous (4)
PRODUCERS CIRCLE $50,000+
BACKSTAGE CIRCLE $5,000–$9,999
Elizabeth F. Adler Anna M. Bagniewska* & Denis St. Jean Mimi & Eric Carlson George L. Crow Mary & Clinton Gilliland Peggy Heiman Jim* & Pat Jackson Michael Kalkstein & Susan English Lawrence A. Kern Dr. H. Andrea Neves Jan & Don Schmidek Anonymous (2)
Richard & Clarice Anderson Jim Beatty Mario & Rose Belotti Pamela & Craig Carper Doris Davis Al & Kathy DiFrancesco John Dohner & Katherine Bazak Richard H. Dorsay Jennifer & Matias Duarte John & Cecelia Eurich BenJoaquin Gouverneur & Khori Dastoor
IATSE B-32 Friends of Levitt Pavilion San Jose Nova Vista Symphony Assn Phantom Group Rancho San Antonio Forum San Jose Museum of Art Association United Way of the Bay Area
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Harmon, Jr. Pat Janes William R. Lambert Joseph Marcheso Dr. Jakob Nielsen & Hannah Kain Jim & Alice Orth Joy Sakai Joyce & Campbell Scott Richard & JoAnna Strawbridge Jan Telesky Mr. & Mrs. G. Terstiege Bradford Wade & Linda Riebel Melody Walsh Michael & Laurie Warner Dr. Herbert Weil & Dr. Anabel Anderson Imbert Mariquita West Dr. & Mrs. C. Whitby-Strevens Richard & Phyllis Whitney Dennis & Marianne Wilcox Stephen & Connie Zilles Anonymous (2)
DIRECTORS CIRCLE $2,500–$4,999 Richard J. Andrews Dr. Charlene Archibeque Dr. Janet Averett David Burke & Victoria BurtonBurke Mary Esther Candee Carolle J. Carter & Jess Kitchens John & Agnes Caulfield Paul & Marijane Chestnut Isabel Chiu, CPA Elena & Ron Danielson Mary Patricia Daoud James & Susan Dyer Drs. Lucia & Jack Gilbert Mel & Janice Goertz Lucy Grisetti Rita Elizabeth Horiguchi Warren & Judy Kaplan Bonnie Kellogg & Tim Cannard Anita Köhler Océane Li & Dr. Sofien Bouaziz Phillip Livengood Philip & Margaret Ma Joan Mansour Kevin McGiboney & Nancy Lutzow Barbara Molony & Thomas Turley Gabriele Ondine Bob & Bonnie Peterson
ANNUAL SUPPORT Randy Presuhn & Timothy Nguyen Gayle Spencer Robert Strain Mary Wang Jean-Marie White & Bryan Rodriguez Drs. Robert & Antonette Zeiss Anonymous
SHOWCASE CIRCLE $1,000–$2,499 Jeanne & Michael Althouse Shirley E. Bailey Dr. Alfonso Banuelos & Suzanne Wittrig Emily & Stephen Berman Gene Bernardini Ted Biagini Brenda Birrell Leon Bonner & Redge Meixner Judith Borlase James & Margaret Brady Dr. Anne-Catherine & Dr. Richard Bramley Barbara Brosh Scott Bruck & Raul Gorospe Elaine Cardinale Linda Cato Park & Joan Chamberlain Gloria Chiang William M. Conlon & Judith E. Schwartz Rose Crimi Antonia Cross Donald & Betty* D’Angelo Jimmie Dawson Dr. George Deabill Richard & Maureen DeBolt Arden Down Maureen Ellenberg Alice & Bob Fenton Rod Ferguson & Kathleen Egan Frank Fiscalini Kevin & Celeste Ford John Gerhardt & Janet Newman Sigi & Klaus Glimski Joseph & Honmai Goodman Helen & Dr. Glenn Hakanson Kathryn Hall Cheryl Holt Gloria Chun Hoo David G. Hough Randall & Carle Hylkema Mary Idso Ilene & Kenneth Imboden Homi Irani & Anna Yonemura Linda Izquierdo Pamela & Edward Jajko Jeraldine Johnson Dennis & Sheryl Johnson Derk & Mary Johnson Ray & Laurel Kaleda
Kristine Kelly & Arthur Gleckler Beverly & Craig Kemp Stephen Kociol Thomas Lane Rob & Lucinda Lenicheck Mark & Susan Levine Océane Li & Dr. Sofien Bouaziz Russell Lindgren Sylvia & Paul Lorton, Jr. Scott Lurndal Jonathan Lynam Jeanne Lyons Victor Ma Robert Mackenzie & John Thompson Tom MacRostie Maj. Bernard Magelky Robert McIntosh A. Kirk McKenzie Jay & Brigitte McKnight Donna Medeiros & Moe Gharahgouzloo Chris & Katie Metzger Barry & Rosemarie Mirkin Duncan Missimer Kathleen Montoya Janet Muscio & William McCraw Tony Nespole, MD Cynthia & Ken Newton John R. & Elsa Nimmo William Nowicki Ellen, Gerald Oicles Arlene N. Okerlund Ahmad & Ruth Orandi Kent Owen Janice Paull Nedra Petty Jackie Pighini Joe Pon & George Duran Nancy Pyeatt Alice Ramsauer Rebecca Ranninger Owen & Marc Owen Stephen & Denise Rawlinson Arvo & Astrid Rehemets Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Rizzuto William L. Robertson & Ieva K. Zvargulis Lee & Shirley Rosen Bob & Terri Ryan Lucinda Sanchagrin & Dennis McLean Fred Saunders & Lynn Evans Robert Savoie Jack & Judy Schneider Marilyn Sefchovich Robert & Linda Selinske Colette A. Siegel Darby Siempelkamp & Michael Kresser J.H. Silveira M.D. Pieter & Jacqui Smith Todd & Sandy Smith
Rory & Linda Snyder T. Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Dan Staringer Kathy Stark & Christopher Aoki Jim Stauffer Laura Sternberg Mary C. Stradner H. James Tellefson David & Mary Alice Thornton Melita Wade Thorpe Dr. May Loo & Dr. William Thurston Jim Todd Nancy Valencia John Verbestel & Kyle Matthews Karlette Warner & Ward Hoffman Alice Weigel Lance & Mary Werthman Neil Wilhelm & Laura Hill Chip & Bonnie Williams Nate & Carolyn Wilson Fern Wollrich-Jaffe Ellen C. Wynn Susan Yost Cecily & Fernando Zazueta Anonymous (9)
SUPPORTERS CIRCLE $250–$999 Judy Adams Reza Ahmadi & Family Judith Aissen & James Clifford Jane Alejandro Salvatore Alini Joyce Allegro & Gerald Sheridan Marcia & Matthew Allen Daniel & Priscilla Amend Rober Anderson Shirlee Anderson Leslie & Richard Andrews Joseph & Frankie Armstead Patrick & Liega Arnett Jamie & Tony Arreola Catherine Atcheson & Christian Fritze Monica Bacon Proctor Mary T. Baiamonte Zachary Baker Laima Baltusis David & Carola Bamberger Ray & Lynda Barbieri Teveia Rose Barnes Joyce Bartlett S Sayre Batton Betsy Bayha A. Bayman & M. Arlock David Beach Martha Beattie Candace J Behlendorf Asa Berger Roy Bergstrom Bill & Ginny Berner
Hal & Beverly Berry Fred & Betty Bialek Matthew W. Bien & Grace T. Lee Jim,Jessica Blanchard Joel & Paula Blank Rob & Letty Block Stephen Boisvert Ken Borelli David & Hildegard Borror Patti Bossert & Charles Chew LaVonne & Jean-Pierre Bouchez Roger Bourland & Daniel Shiplacoff Mark Brandenburg Larry & Sally Brandt John Brinck & Kit Lau Michaela Brody Scott Brown Steve & Vicky Brozovich Neil Brumberger Richard Bruner Joseph Buggy Carolyn Buszdieker Mary Buxton Sheila & Donald Caddes Dr. Edward & Marjorie Cahn Michael & Mary Calegari Rick Callison & Shauna Mika William & Mariemay Carlson Jane Carnoy Eric Carruthers Corinne Elliott Carter Judy Chamberlain Norine E. Chang Ellis M Chernoff Slatomir Christow Robert* & Diane Claypool Richard Coencas Maggie & Mark Cogdill Lynn & Mary Lois Comeskey Elaine C Coombs Margie Cornehl Cal & Carla Cornwell Judy Coughlin Doug Crafts Jonathan R. & Anne W. Cross John & Lois Crowe Jan Cummins Lea Cuniberti-Duran S D’Addio Janet Dafoe John Daly Jeanne D’Arcy Robert A. Davies III & Diane ChurchDavies Victoria L. Davis Jayne & Peter Davis John G. Day Breno de Medeiros Angela DeFrancesco
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ANNUAL SUPPORT Robert Dennis Irwin Derman Lonnie Dickerson Joe & Carolyn Dickinson Meredith & Carl Ditmore Geoffrey Dottery Rose M Dougherty Eric Doughty S. Duff & S.Lantz Katherine Duffy Diana Dunckelman James Dunlay Eugene Dunsmore Jill Durkin Randy Earle Mary Jane Edwards Scott & Kassandra Edwards Brad Eggleston David & Liyuza Eisbach Marie Elich John & Tessa Ennals Bob Epstein Dolores Escobar Cameron Esfahani Rod & Rebecca Fallow Suzanne & John Farbstein Miluna Fausch Lars Figge Nikola Filby Jim & Lorrie Fitch Susan Fitzgerald, Rachel Heiman & Lynn Newman Georgiana Flaherty Kristina Flanagan Cindy Folker Shirley J. Foreman & Alberta Brierly Ebe Frasse Bruce Friesen Laura Fujikawa & Leo Gelman Karen Gabrielson Anne v.d.L. Gardner Stephen & Theresa Garfink Monica C. Gavino Janet Geiger Mr. Eugene Gerwe David & Janice Gilman Natalia Gladilina Marie Godfrey Beatrice & Paul Gomory Chela Gonzalez Lynn Gordon & David Simon Susan Graham Veronica Gross Annette Grot Gryphon Financial Group, Inc. Robert Gumerlock Ayshe Guraydin Philip & Kathleen Gust Michael Guth
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Paul & Tressa Guth Jeanette Guthart Dana F. Haberland Blanca Haendler & Robert Cook Jim Hagan Peter & Tanya Hancock Newsom Harley Milledge Hart Lynn Hastings Lindy Hayes James Heagy Mitzi G. Henderson Anita Hendrickson Kristi & Larry Hernandez Robert Herriot Andy Hess Kali & Narada Hess Larry* & Betty Hinman Wanda and Paul Holmes Ida Holmes Jillian Holzgrafe DeForrest & Bonnie Home Enguerrand Horel Richard Horuk Gunnar Hovden Bella & Al Hughes Dr. & Mrs. Pearce Hurley James Ikehara Darcy Illg Karole Ishida Klaus & Maria Jaeger Annette & Richard Jaffe Mary James & George Cook Stanley Jan Roxanne & Dan Janson Irene Jaworski James Jeffers Martha Johnson Glenda Jones & Dick Clark Jane & Dale Jordan Pora Ju David Karwowski Donald Keesey Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Keller Sheryl Kelly Michael Kim Ellen B. Kimmel Femie King Sandra Kley Victoria Knox & Kalisa Beagle Yoko Kodama David A. Koerner Ruth Kohan Cheryl & Steve Kole Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Kondo Sava Krstic Paul & Jackie Kuckein Phil Kurjan Ann Lambrecht
Edward Landesman Thomas Laqueur Robert E. Larson & Susan R. Larson James P. Laumond, M.D. Margaret & Robert Lawson Andrew Le Febvre Judy Leahy Hong Fang Lee, MD Sundong Kwong & Yuet Lee Shirley Leisses Alana Lemarchand Stuart Levy Trudy Levy & Mike Gutman Sybil Lewis Izzy Lewis & Phil Park Barbara Lingens Lucy Logan Sally & Tom Logothetti Claudia Löhner Joanne F Loomba Howard & Karen Loomis Don Lowry & Lynore Tillim Dana Lowy Thomas & Nancy Lucid Mr. Curt Luck Amalia A Lupu Cornea Nick & Barbara Lymberis Mr. & Mrs. Denis Lynch Paula & Norbert Maciel-Benecke Albert Macovski David & Karen MacQueen John Maier Martha Mangan Nubar & Carol Manoukian Abhijit Marathe Ernest March Cynthia Rae Margolin Judith E. Marlin James Marshall Irina Martineau Katherine Mason Curt & Arlene McClelland Sheila McGann-Tiedt Diane & Robert McGhee Martha McGinnis & Donald Wittman Chris & Nancy McKenna Penny & John McNeel Mr. & Mrs. Kirke Mechem Thales Mello Charles & Jean Platner Mendoza Barbara Messner Joe & Elena Metz Marty Miller Stephen & Janet Miller Amity Millhiser Judy C. Miner G Dan & Patricia Emerson Mitchell John Mitchem Victor F. Mockus
Sunil Mohan & Debbie Sacks Sylvia A. Moore Josue Mora Lynn Morris Frances Morse Sarah Motter Coralie & Gerhard Mueller David Muhlitner & Peggy Kilduff Nancy Nagel Masamichi Nakano Ronald & Irene Nakasone Jennifer Nance Ernesto Nassau Dr. Henry Nattrass Randall & Debra Newcomb Kirk Nichols & Miranda Abrahams Richard Nichols Barbara Nicoara & George Lewis Joseph & Joyce Nishimura Paul Nissler Yevgeny Nyden Tom & Lorraine Olson Paul & Jo O’Neil Mary Anne J Padien Claire Padien-Havens & Jeremy Patfield Albert & Pam Palitz Richard Pardini Karen Parker Joyce E Peloian & Gary McCrea Herb & Joan Pereyra Neil Pering Bill Perry Les Persson Peterson Wendy Sigi Pomposo Charles Pontious Hazel & Jeffrey Powell Stephen Powell Teresa Pusser Caron Rakich James Reber Ian Reddy Doreen Rettig Paula Reyes Sally Ricci Marilyn D. Richardson David & Carla Riemer Marcia & Joseph Riggio Nancy Roberts Joel Robinson Richard & Genevieve Rolla Marc Rosaaen Barbara Rose Doron & Miriam Rotman Jeffrey Harris Rudy Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan Russ Gloria Sakata George Salah
ANNUAL SUPPORT Miguel Salinas Erin Samueli Rudolf Sandmeier Dave & Susan Sargent Antoinette & Edmund Sarraille JoAnn Close & Michael Good Alice Schaffer Smith William Scharf Norma & Charles Schlossman Marylou Schoone Natalie Schutz Benjamin Schwarz Christina Sciammas Judy & Barry Scott David & Linda Scott Scotland Settle Sayed Shafi Margaret Shainberg Marina M. Sheppard Ruth A Short Robert & Carmen Sigler Gerald Silva
Scott Silveira, MD Alexandra Simonenko Darold Skerritt & Judy Lind Alice J. Sklar Tim Slater Regina L. Sleater & Dean K. Dunsmore Donald & Barbara Snyder Sandra M. Sobie Betty Soennichsen Jim Sohre Steven J Sosnowski Usha Srinivasan Jane K. Starbird Joan & Michael Stauffer Julie Steury & Peter Reynolds Christy Stevens Anita Stewart & Kaj Rekola C. Strand Terri Stuart Eleanor Swent Lawrence Tartaglino Lynn Telford
Michael Tessaro Catherine & Jeff Thermond Paul & Noriko Thomas Emily & Chie Tieu Jason Tiller Jeanne Torre Mr. Leon Torrey Margaret Trevisan Jolie Veltmann Gayatri Venkatesan Mary Vickrey Wells Wadleigh & Elizabeth Tsuji Lynn C. Waelde & Ashok N. Srivastava Wanda Waldera Bob & Gail Walker William & Judy Warren Dr. & Mrs. Saul* & Judith Wasserman Colby Waterland Claire Weber Richard & Mary Jane Wegener Geri Weimers Dr. George & Bay Westlake
James Williams Brian & Linda Winter William & Donna Wohltmann Bobbi Wolner Florence Wong Pamela Wright Lari Yamaguchi Cynthia Yao Diana Young Earlene & Thomas Young Linda Yum Gretchen Zaballos Marilyn B Zelaya Trudi Zelikson Junjie Zhu Frank Zwart & Julia Armstrong-Zwart Anonymous (31)
DEDICATED GIFTS
In honor of Jenta Shen, MD, PhD Isabel Chiu, CPA
IN-KIND DONORS
Quintessa Estate Joyce & Campbell Scott Telesky Financial Services Chip & Bonnie Williams Anonymous (2)
In memory of Irene Dalis Dr. Janet Averett / Anonymous
In memory of Dr. Jose L. Spencer T. Spencer
In honor of Khori Dastoor Barbara Brosh Peggy Heiman
In honor of Diane Squires Barbara Shufro
In honor of Sura & Mikhail Fishman Vladimir Fishman
In memory of Christina C. Stauffer Jim Stauffer
In memory of Fred Heiman Peggy Heiman Doris & Stan Katz Stuart Levy
In memory of Janice Toyoshima Anonymous
In memory of Larry Hinman Betty Hinman
In memory of Brian Ward Peggy Heiman Muriel Fitzgerald Wilson
In memory of Gerald Voerge Anonymous
In memory of Patricia Ann Lane Thomas Lane
10th Street Distillery Barbara Brosh Nancy Daniher Joseph George Wine Shop David Givens Half Moon Bay Winery N. Eric Jorgensen Jeanne L. McCann The Packard Humanities Institute Elizabeth M. Poindexter
In memory of Phil Yos Marsha & David Pollak Susan Yost
In honor of Shawna Lucey Peggy Heiman
SPECIAL THANKS FRIENDS OF OPERA SAN JOSÉ
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LEGACY SUPPORT CENTURY CLUB The Opera San José Century Club celebrates our loyal donors who have surpassed $100,000 in cumulative giving to the company. We applaud your remarkable generosity and thank you for your continued investment in preserving the culture of our community and the continued health of Opera San José. We are deeply grateful to you. Bravissimo! Elizabeth F. Adler • Tim & Tricia* Anderson • Jim Beatty • Jean Brandt • Catherine Bullock • Mimi & Eric Carlson • George L. Crow • Mary & Clinton Gilliland Peggy Heiman • Prof. John M. Heineke & Prof. Catherine R. Montfort • Doreen James • Marjorie Johnson • Mary Louise Johnson Michael Kalkstein & Susan English • Jeanne L. McCann • Ann Marie Mix • Dr. H. Andrea Neves • Pamela & David W. Packard • Richard* & Hannelore Romney Martha Sanford & Gary Hong • Jan & Don Schmidek • Roger & Isobel Sturgeon • Dave Thompson • Michael & Laurie Warner Richard & Phyllis Whitney • Anonymous (4)
IRENE DALIS LEGACY SOCIETY Members of the Irene Dalis Legacy Society are individuals who help ensure the future of Opera San José by remembering the company in their wills, retirement plans, trusts, or other estate plans. You can learn how these different vehicles of giving can benefit you, your loved ones, and the opera by contacting us at development@operasj.org for more information regarding charitable estate gifts. Cheryl Adams • Tim Anderson • Barbara Barrett • A. Bayman & M. Arlock • Ken Borelli • Diane Claypool • Rose Crimi • George L. Crow • Doris Davis Wendy Dewell • Richard H. Dorsay • James & Susan Dyer • M. M. Feldman & Rick Morris • Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Keller • Peggy Heiman Jeanne L. McCann • Kevin McGiboney & Nancy Lutzow • D.G. Mitchell • Heidi Munzinger & John Shott • Dr. H. Andrea Neves • Nancy Nielsen Elizabeth M. Poindexter • Lee & Shirley Rosen • Martha Sanford & Gary Hong • Jan & Don Schmidek • Joyce & Campbell Scott • Victoria Slichter Dr. Larry Stern • Roger & Isobel Sturgeon • Marilyn Taghon • Lawrence Tartaglino • Jan Telesky • Melita Wade Thorpe • Dickson Titus • Albert J. Vizinho Bradford Wade & Linda Riebel • Sheryl Walters • Michael & Laurie Warner • Dr. & Mrs. C. Whitby-Strevens • Richard & Phyllis Whitney • Anonymous
OPERA SAN JOSÉ ENDOWMENT FUND Gifts to the endowment ensure the continuation of Opera San José’s mandate to support the development of operatic talent for generations to come. Please email development@operasj.org to learn more about how to give an endowment fund gift of cash, stock, or through planned giving vehicles. Tim & Tricia* Anderson • Mimi & Eric Carlson • Jim* & Pat Jackson • The Kieve Foundation • Schlegel Living Trust Uta May 7, 1990 Estate of Janice Toyoshima • Bradford Wade & Linda Riebel • Anonymous• The Opera San José Endowment Foundation
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FRIENDS OF OPERA SAN JOSÉ THE OFFICIAL VOLUNTEER AUXILIARY OF OPERA SAN JOSÉ FoOSJ offers time and talents, helping at lecture and fundraising events, holding outreach campaigns, supporting OSJ staff, and welcoming people into the Opera San José family. FoOSJ Board Members Bonnie Williams, President Marilyn Sefchovich, Vice President Barbara Brosh, Secretary Sheryl A. Kelly, Treasurer Jeanne Lyons Meera Prahlad Linda Riebel Suzanne Sarro Joyce Scott Jim Stauffer Brad Wade Julie Amato & Lee Boyce Didier Benoit Beverly & Hal Berry Phyllis Bismanovsky Judith Borlase Sara Bruce Mary Buxton Pamela Carper Judy Coughlin Elena Danielson
Nancy Daniher Pat Daoud Brenda Davis Jane Decker Randy Earle Marilyn Fordham Ebe Frasse Mike Gutman & Trudy Levy Dana F. Haberland Christopher Hall & Sandra Sarro Peggy Heiman Rita Elizabeth Horiguchi Coleen Kohtz Barbara Koplos William Lambert Cathy Lazarus Lucy Logan Kathleen Luich Denis & Mary Fran Lynch Kathleen McCabe-Martin Jeanne McCann Bernadette McCann Joanna McGrady Paul Michelow
Tom Miller & Bobbie Wolner Jane Moorman Brigid Moreton Arlene Okerlund Gabriele Ondine Phil Park Joy Sakai Delia Schizzano & Richard Zamar Campbell Scott Shirley Shoup-Howard Alissa, Bennett & Anneliese Soria Denis St. Jean John, Linda, & Savannah Swan Chie & Emily Tieu Nancy Valencia Jocelyn Vincent Laurie & Mike Warner Dennis & Marianne Wilcox Chip Williams Alinor Willis Fern Jaffe Wollrich
If you’d like to join other opera lovers, meet interesting new people, attend special events, and support Opera San José, please contact us at friends@operasj.org.
HEIMAN DIGITAL MEDIA STUDIO With gratitude to the individuals whose leadership gifts in memory of Fred Heiman made the development of our state-of-the-art studio possible:
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LISTENING DEVICES Peggy Heiman • George L. Crow Michael Kalkstein & Susan English • Jan & Don Schmidek ROMEO Club • Anonymous
Assisted listening devices are available at the coat check.
RECORDINGS The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
EXITS The lighted exit sign nearest your seat is the shortest route out of the theater. In case of an emergency, please do not run; walk through the nearest exit. Photo credits Shawna Lucey (p.3)/Ken Howard; West Side Story production photos courtesy of Indian University Opera Theater; Shawna Lucey (p.12)/West Side Story/David Allen; 2022–23 illustration by Bobo Design Studio. Graphic design by Clean Line Design (www.cleanlinedesign.com).
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