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Madame

BUTTERFLY B Y G IA C O MO P U C C INI

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Welcome

It’s the final production of Austin Opera’s 30th Season!

It seems fitting to bring this historic season to a close with one of the most beloved operas of all time, Madame Butterfly. I have seen this opera countless times and performed in it twice as a young artist, and it never grows old for me. I’m especially excited for this Austin Opera production as it features some exciting company debuts and homecomings. We are thrilled to welcome Yunah Lee (Cio-Cio-San) and Mika Shigematsu (Suzuki) to Austin Opera for the first time. Ms. Lee and Ms. Shigematsu have performed these roles all over the world, and we are honored that they will reimagine them here with Garnett Bruce, who joins us for his 10th Austin Opera production. Also returning are Dominick Chenes (Pinkerton) and Michael Chioldi (Sharpless). Both of these gentlemen’s careers have soared since they first appeared with us, and we are proud to feature them again. This carefully curated ensemble featuring company debuts, role debuts, and return engagements has become a hallmark of Richard Buckley’s 13-year tenure at Austin Opera. He has earned a reputation for identifying some of the field’s finest singers early on in their careers, providing career-forging opportunities alongside experienced and established stars. When these casts come together with the talented Austinites who make up our chorus and orchestra, the result is an operatic experience completely unique to Austin. We couldn’t be more grateful that Sarah and Ernest Butler have chosen to invest in this practice with a $1 million gift to Austin Opera’s endowment, naming Richard Buckley the Sarah and Ernest Butler Artistic Director of Austin Opera. Finally, as we look forward to Austin Opera’s 31st Season, I must give special thanks to our outgoing Board President, Jon Nash. I have never encountered a more passionate, strategic, or dedicated leader in the opera field. I will always be grateful to him for the significant role he played in recruiting me to Austin, and for stewarding the company so effectively during his tenure. Until next season!

Warmest Regards, Annie Burridge General Director

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Madame

BUTTERFLY A N O P E R A IN T H R E E ACTS Sung in Italian with English supertitles Music by: Giacomo Puccini Libretto by: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica

CAST In order of vocal performance Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton Goro Suzuki Sharpless Cio-Cio- San Cousin Mother Uncle Yakuside Aunt The Imperial Commissioner The Official Registrar The Bonze Prince Yamadori Trouble Kate Pinkerton

Dominick Chenes Doug Jones Mika Shigematsu* Michael Chioldi Yunah Lee* Keely Rhodes Elizabeth Cortes Holton Johnson Elise Leung Austin Siebert Stephen Maus Jeffrey Beruan* Austin Siebert Adi Dhall Kathryn Grumley

PRODUC TIO N Conductor Stage Director Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Wig and Make-up Design Audio Designer Chorus Master Assistant Director Production Stage Manager Musical Preparation Supertitles

Richard Buckley Garnett Bruce John Gunter Alice Bristow James Sale Melanie Steele Bill Mester Julian Reed Rebecca A. Herman Kathleen Edwards Nyle Matsuoka Karl Hesser

*Austin Opera debut

Production created for the L.A. Opera, Scenery Designed by John Gunter, Made available courtesy of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera Costumes designed for Utah Symphony & Opera by Alice Bristow

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Synopsis ACT I Japan, early 20th century. Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton of the U.S. Navy inspects a house overlooking Nagasaki Harbor that he is leasing from Goro, a marriage broker, who has also arranged his union with Cio-Cio-San, known as Madame Butterfly. The American consul, Sharpless, arrives for the wedding ceremony and Pinkerton describes to him his philosophy of the fearless Yankee roaming the world in search of experience and pleasure. Sharpless warns him that the girl may view the marriage more seriously. After the formal introduction, Cio-Cio-San explains that her family was once prominent but lost its position, and she has had to earn her living as a geisha. The Imperial Commissioner reads the marriage agreement, and the relatives congratulate the couple. Butterfly’s uncle, the Bonze (a priest) interrupts the festivities. He curses the girl for rejecting her ancestral religion, and the shocked relatives denounce Cio-Cio-San as they swiftly leave the house. Pinkerton tries to console his “Butterfly” as they are left alone on their wedding night. INTERMISSION 25 MINUTES

ACT II Three years have passed, and Cio-Cio-San awaits her husband’s return. Suzuki prays for help but is berated for believing in Japanese gods rather than in Pinkerton’s promise to return “when the robins nest again.” Sharpless appears with a letter from Pinkerton, but before he can read it, Goro arrives with the latest potential husband, Prince Yamadori. Butterfly politely insists she is not available for marriage—her American husband has not deserted her. Sharpless attempts to read Pinkerton’s letter but is repeatedly interrupted. Giving up, he asks her what she would do if Pinkerton never returned. Cio-Cio-San replies she would either become a geisha again, or better, die. After Cio-Cio-San introduces her son, Trouble, Sharpless leaves, promising to tell Pinkerton of the child. A cannon shot is heard in the harbor announcing the arrival of Pinkerton’s ship, the “Abraham Lincoln.” Overjoyed, CioCio-San joins Suzuki in strewing the house with flowers. As night falls, they keep vigil, waiting through the night for Pinkerton.

ACT III At dawn, Suzuki insists that Cio-Cio-San get some sleep. Sharpless appears with Pinkerton and Kate, Pinkerton’s new wife. Suzuki realizes who the American woman is and agrees to help break the news. Pinkerton is overcome with guilt and runs from the scene. Cio-Cio-San rushes in hoping to find Pinkerton, but sees Kate instead. After a moment, she grasps the situation. She agrees to give up the child but insists Pinkerton return for him. Once she dismisses everyone, she takes out the dagger with which her father committed suicide, reading the inscription, “It is better to die with honor than live without it.”

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Program Note FROM GARNETT BRUCE, STAGE DIRECTOR Puccini believed in Cio-Cio-San from the beginning. While he was in London rehearsing TOSCA, he saw the play MADAME BUTTERFLY by David Belasco. Not understanding a word of English, he found the woman’s long vigil from sunset to sunrise the most moving part of the play and immediately wanted to set it to music. He would give his heroine a very Italian willfulness ornamented with Japanese musical themes. However, the 1904 premiere at La Scala ended poorly, and he would spend the next three years revising the story and refining these characters and their music. What may have been stereotypes in Belasco’s play become wonderful individuals in Puccini’s hands. This opera, for me, surpasses all his others in nuance, dramatic tension and soaring melody. Puccini himself was starting to feel an outsider as the musical world around him was changing from romance to austerity, modernism, atonality and edginess. As a creator of melody and harmony, he adopted and adapted Japanese themes for authenticity, but could not chase away his own romantic musical instincts. But his score is still revolutionary, best experienced in the tense silence of the final scene. The artists onstage along with the audience are bound together to see, hear and understand Cio-Cio-San’s ultimate choice in real time. Puccini delivers the fatal conclusion Belasco could not. The play (as well as John Luther Long’s novella) merely mentions that when the Pinkertons return to the little house on Haigashi Hill, “they find it quite empty.” Puccini delivers the condemnation of Lt. Pinkerton with a full orchestra pounding the cultural theme of Japanese tradition and sets the stage for suffering amidst the clash of Japanese and American cultures. Puccini never doubted the strength of “his Butterfly” and neither should we.

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Richard Buckley THE SARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR

RENOWNED American conductor Richard Buckley celebrates his 13th season with Austin Opera. He has been heralded by critics across the world for his dynamic contributions and passionate conducting style in both the orchestral and operatic genres. His extraordinary career includes performing with Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Washington Opera, New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Canadian Opera Company and L’Opéra de Montréal. He has enjoyed return engagements at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, L’Opéra National de Paris, Hamburg Staatsoper, National Theatre of Mannheim, Teatro Colón, Royal Danish Opera, Royal Swedish Opera, Norwegian National Opera, De Nederlandse Opera and many others. Buckley’s engaging interpretations have been heard with some of the world’s finest orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra and the symphony orchestras of Chicago, St. Louis, Houston, Toronto, Utah and Seattle. Maestro Buckley has toured with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Symphony and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. He has had guest appearances with the Prague Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Hallé Orchestra, L’Orchestre National de Lyon, Ulster Orchestra, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary Philharmonic. Buckley has served as the Principal Guest Conductor of the Seattle Symphony, Music Director of the Oakland Symphony and Principal Conductor of Opera Cleveland. As the Sarah and Ernest Butler Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Austin Opera, he has brought national attention to this company by spearheading a city-wide Shostakovich Festival in 2006, bringing new works into the repertoire including Elektra and Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and producing the American premiere of Glass’ Waiting for the Barbarians. Most recently, he brought Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s The Manchurian Candidate to Austin in a production especially created for its performances here. Maestro Buckley is a strong supporter of new works. In addition to the above mentioned works, he premiered Bright Sheng’s The Song of Manjun, Stephen Paulus’ The Woodlanders and The Woman at Otowi Crossing, and led the United States premiere of Aulis Sallinen’s The King Goes Forth to France. He conducted newly revised versions of Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra and Martin Levy’s Mourning Becomes Elektra as well as Ricky Ian Gordon’s Grapes of Wrath.

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Cast & Creative Team JEFFREY BERUAN – BASS, BONZE Hometown Shawnee, Kansas Recently Dead Man Walking, Lyric Opera of Kansas City | The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, UrbanArias | Le Comte Ory, Loft Opera Upcoming Gianni Schicchi, Middlebury Opera | Guillaume Tell, Opera Southwest | Magic Flute, Florentine Opera

GARNETT BRUCE – STAGE DIRECTOR Hometown Baltimore, Maryland Recently Aida, Utah Opera | The Magic Flute, Michigan Opera Theatre | Faust, Houston Grand Opera Upcoming Turandot, San Francisco Opera | The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Carolina Sponsored by: Toni & Paul Burns

DOMINICK CHENES – TENOR, LIEUTENANT B.F. PINKERTON Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada Recently La bohème, Welsh National Opera | Carmen, Utah Opera | Tosca, Minnesota Opera Upcoming Madame Butterfly, Seattle Opera | Cavalleria rusticana, New Orleans Opera | La bohème, Opera Colorado Sponsored by: Andrew & Mary Ann Heller

MICHAEL CHIOLDI – BARITONE, SHARPLESS Hometown New York, New York Recently Rigoletto, Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco | Pagliacci, Virginia Opera | Macbeth, New Orleans Opera Upcoming Samson et Dalila, The Dallas Opera | Tosca, Palm Beach Opera | Andrea Chénier, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona Sponsored by: Mike & Patty Erspamer

KATHRYN GRUMLEY – SOPRANO, KATE PINKERTON Hometown Phoenix, Arizona Recently The Manchurian Candidate, Austin Opera | The Flying Dutchman, Austin Opera | The Daughter of the Regiment, Austin Opera. Sponsored by: Jane S. Parker

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Cast & Creative Team REBECCA A. HERMAN – ASSISTANT STAGE DIRECTOR Hometown Austin, Texas Recently The Daughter of the Regiment, Austin Opera | Manon, Des Moines Metro Opera | The Magic Flute, Michigan Opera Theatre UpcomingTurandot, Des Moines Metro Opera | We Might Be Struck By Lightning, LOLA Austin | Carmen, Austin Opera

DOUG JONES – TENOR, GORO Hometown Kansas City, Missouri Recently Turandot, Covent Garden | Ariadne auf Naxos, Seattle Opera | Der Rosenkavalier, National Symphony Orchestra Upcoming Ariadne auf Naxos, Austin Opera

YUNAH LEE – SOPRANO, CIO-CIO-SAN Recently Rusalka, Korea National Opera | Eugene Onegin, Seoul Philharmonic | Madame Butterfly (cover), Metropolitan Opera Upcoming Madame Butterfly, Washington National Opera | Don Giovanni, La Bella Opera in Korea Sponsored by: Elisabeth Juen Waltz, Steffen Waltz and Robert W. Garrett

JULIAN REED – CHORUS MASTER Hometown Garland, Texas Recently The Manchurian Candidate, Austin Opera | The Flying Dutchman, Austin Opera | The Daughter of the Regiment, Austin Opera Upcoming Vocal Coach/Pianist, Rose Rock Vocal Institute

JAMES SALE – LIGHTING DESIGNER Hometown Littleton, Colorado Recently Pirates of Penzance, Lyric Opera of Kansas City | Cenerentola, El Paso Opera Upcoming Ariadne auf Naxos, Austin Opera

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MIKA SHIGEMATSU – MEZZO-SOPRANO, SUZUKI Hometown Osaka, Japan Recently Verdi’s Requiem, Osaka Philharmonic | Stabat Mater, Osaka College of Music with Alberto Zedda | Madame Butterfly, Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Upcoming Recital in Osaka, Kyoto, San Marino Sponsored by: Patrick & Judy Cantilo

AUSTIN SIEBERT – BARITONE, THE IMPERIAL COMMISSIONER AND PRINCE YAMADORI Hometown Austin,Texas Recently The Daughter of the Regiment, Austin Opera | JTVA Foundation Soloist, Oakland, CA | The Medium, Merola Opera Program Upcoming Carmen, Austin Opera | Ariadne auf Naxos, Austin Opera The appearance of Trouble is sponsored by: John & Madeline Nash

Chorus SOPRANO

ALTO

TENOR

Carol Brown Elizabeth Cortes Isabel Gomez Kathryn Grumley Elise Leung Jennifer Quintero Andrea Ramos Amy Selby Jamieson Taylor Erika Wuerzner

Melody Chang Patricia Combs Rosa Harris Kristine Olson Keely Rhodes

Evan Brown Daniel Castillo Douglas Dietert Sam Dubin Andy Fleming Glenn Gelvosa Paul Halstead Holton Johnson Michael Patterson

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Orchestra

RICHARD BUCKLEY, THE SARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR

VIOLIN I

CELLO (cont)

Joseph D. Smith, Concertmaster Eugene Gratovich, Associate Concertmaster Vincent Frittelli, Concertmaster Emeritus Bruce Colson Douglas Kwon Christabel Lin Roman Yearian Andrew Green* Audrey Lee* Chloe Park*

Colin Ferguson Dr. Shawn Sanders Anna Park*

VIOLIN II Esther Sanders, Principal Elizabeth Douthit, Acting Assistant Principal Risa Ando Georgeann Dubell-Shockley Leigh Mahoney Sha Zhu Steve Merson* Megan Zapfe*

VIOLA

BASS David Dawson, Principal Christopher R. Flores, Acting Assistant Principal Jonathan Rouse Andrew Potter*

FLUTE Adah Toland Jones, Principal Beverly Frittelli, Assistant Principal Adrienne Inglis

PICCOLO Beverly Frittelli

OBOE Ian Bruce Davidson, Principal Jennifer Bernard*

ENGLISH HORN Julianne Skones, Assistant Principal

Ames Asbell, Principal Daniel Gee, Assistant Principal Sara Driver Vincent Marks Mary Powers Tim Washecka

CLARINET

CELLO

BASSOON

Douglas Harvey, Principal Muriel B. Sanders, Assistant Principal

Vanguel Tangarov, Principal Valerie Bugh, Assistant Principal

BASS CLARINET Mary Schani*

William D. Lewis, Principal Daniel Chrisman*, Acting Assistant Principal

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CONTRA BASSOON

TUBA

Daniel Chrisman*

Sumner Erickson*, Acting Principal

HORN

TIMPANI

Jill Smith Rodriguez, Acting Principal Roger Simmons, Acting Assistant Principal Margaret Ayer Ed Tschoepe*

Hsueh-Yung Shen, Principal

TRUMPET Robert Cannon, Principal Kyle Koronka*, Acting Assistant Principal Tim Shaffer, Assistant Principal (Fall, 2017)

TROMBONE Brenda Sansig Salas, Principal Owen Homayoun, Assistant Principal Philip Arno

PERCUSSION Genaro Gonzalez, Principal Tony Edwards, Assistant Principal Richard W. Berkley*

HARP Cheryl Losey Feder, Principal

ORCHESTRA MANAGER Beverly Frittelli

ORCHESTRA ASSISTANT Adam “Flash” Graves

LIBRARIAN William D. Lewis

* Denotes extra musician

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Board of Trustees ANN LAUBACH VICE-PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT

CONNEE B. SULLIVAN VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE & AUDIT

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LEGAL COUNSEL

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TRUSTEES Lissa Anderson Polly Barbaro Mary Ellen Borgelt Matt Curtis Paula Damore Dean A. Dresser Dennis J. Eakin Michael Erspamer Jerry Gatlin Laura GutiĂŠrrez-Witt Colleen Halbrook

Andrew Heller David Jabour Kevin A. Kaylakie Jeff Kodosky William W. Krumpack Carol Logan Carlos Lowenberg, Jr. Adriel Meditz Marcy Melanson Jane S. Parker Graydon Parrish

Brian H. Powell Jeffrey Rabkin Jayanth Shreedhara Jay B. Stewart Susanne Tetzlaff David N. Tobey Jr., M.D. Steven Tyler Stephen R. Watson Jim Whorton Sandra Wilkie Cornelia Foster Wood

Nell Dale, Ph.D. Harvey Evans, D.D.S. Doyle M. Fellers David Harrington Lloyd Lochridge Susan Lubin Robert Mettlen, Ph.D. The Honorable Lyndon Olson, Jr. William B. Paddock H. Robert Powell

Gay Ratliff Harriet Rutland Katharine Shields Suzanne Shore R. Clint Smith Philip Spertus Connie Webb Catherine Wildermuth, Ph. D.

EMERITUS TRUSTEES Frederick S. Addy Ada Anderson James C. Armstrong Sandy Ball Suzannah Cox Barnebey Philip W. Barnes Helen Baxter Amelia Bullock Paul Burns, M.D. Tana Christie

ADVISORY TRUSTEES Ray Benson Thomas B. Martin William B. Mitchell Andrew Schwartz

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Butler Endowment TRANSFORMATIONAL GIFT ESTABLISHES THE SARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR POSITION Austin Opera is honored to be a part of Sarah and Ernest Butler’s extraordinary support of the arts in Austin. With their recent generous endowment gift of $1 million, the Artistic Director position held by Richard Buckley will now be titled the Sarah and Ernest Butler Artistic Director of Austin Opera. “The Butler’s appreciation for our artistic product and belief in its future potential is an extraordinary endorsement for the company. I am humbled and honored that my position at Austin Opera now bears their name,” said Artistic Director Richard Buckley. Two of Central Texas’ most prominent arts philanthropists, the Butlers have provided leadership gifts to numerous area artistic organizations and educational institutions, including Ballet Austin, the Butler Dance Education Center, the Contemporary Austin Art Museum, the Austin Symphony, the Long Center for the Performing Arts, the Blanton Museum of Art, Houston Grand Opera and the University of Texas Memorial Museum and Butler School of Music. “We are honored to be among the prestigious arts organizations and educational institutions benefitting from the Butler’s tremendous generosity. This gift will help us maintain the world class artistic quality Maestro Buckley has established and position us well to augment our artistic offerings as we look to the future,” said Annie Burridge, General Director of Austin Opera.

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Opera Staff ANNIE BURRIDGE GENERAL DIRECTOR RICHARD BUCKLEY THE SARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR ADMINISTRATION Nathan DePoint

PRODUCTION Vincent E. Herod

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Rachel Magee

Holton Johnson

Rebecca J. GrahamForbis

PROPERTY MASTER

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

DEVELOPMENT Jennifer Dubin

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

Julian Reed CHORUS MASTER

Nyle Matsuoka

Keith Harris AUDIO ASSISTANT

Kirk Grander G. Austin Wenning ASSISTANT PROPERTY MASTERS

Kathy Lang WARDROBE SUPERVISOR

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

PRINCIPAL COACH & PIANIST

Angela M. Bonnici

Beverly Frittelli

DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING

ORCHESTRA MANAGER

ASSISTANT WARDROBE SUPERVISOR

Chelsea Toler-Hoffmann

MADAME BUTTERFLY Shane Smith

Trinka Withers

MANAGER OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING

EDUCATION Debra Erck DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

FINANCE Eva Kuhlman DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

MARKETING Melysa Rogen

MASTER CARPENTER

Rick Tatum ASSISTANT CARPENTER

Glenn Dunn MASTER FLYMAN

Larry Jameson ASSISTANT FLYMAN

Ryan Gallagher MASTER ELECTRICIAN

Tyler Halo ASSISTANT MASTER ELECTRICIAN

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

CJ Swinburn

Dianne Van Hulle

Pete Burns Sarah Cantu

PATRON SERVICES MANAGER

LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR

Joe Adams

LEAD DRESSER

Wendy Sanders WIG & MAKEUP ASSISTANT

Karl Hesser SUPERTITLES TRANSLATOR

David Grant SUPERTITLES COORDINATOR

Sarah Chapman Carli Werner ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS

Nyle Matsuoka MUSICAL PREPARATION

Devin Drake TROUBLE UNDERSTUDY

Bill Macke Marsha Staats SUPERNUMERARIES

SPOTLIGHT OPERATORS

AUSTIN OPERA STAGE EMPLOYEES ARE REPRESENTED BY IATSE LOCAL 205 Austin Opera is a member of OPERA AMERICA, Inc. Special thanks to Dr. David N. Tobey, Jr. for his services as company physician.

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Gifts given through Amplify Austin 2017 supported a special project at Austin Opera in conjunction with our ongoing Access Opera program. Each season, Access Opera offers 4,500 free tickets to students, parents and teachers to attend Austin Opera dress rehearsals at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Prior to each rehearsal, TEKS-aligned Study Guides are made available to prepare students for the experience of attending the opera. As a part of our production of Pucciniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Madame Butterfly, we augmented our Access Opera lesson plans to incorporate the study of the well-known childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, by Eleanor Coerr. The book tells the fictional story of Sadako, a young girl in Hiroshima who dedicates herself to folding 1,000 paper cranes while hospitalized with leukemia resulting from the atom bomb. The book is frequently used in peace education, and beautifully illuminates the Japanese culture presented in the opera, Madame Butterfly. After reading the story, children were encouraged to create their own paper crane upon which they could write a wish or hope for the world. Austin Opera collected the cranes when the students attended the final dress rehearsal of Madame Butterfly, and they will be on display at all performances.

Thank You to all our Amplify Austin Donors: Anonymous (5) Lissa B. Anderson Kenneth Ashworth Michael Barrett Angie Bonnici Annie Burridge Claudia Chidester David Claflin Travis Cox Francine Crisara Nathan DePoint Harvey and Gloria Evans Sylvia Fatzer Andy Fleming Susan Gatlin

Richard Hartgrove Stephen Jeffrey Evonne Jones June Julian Linda Levine Clive Luke Dell Marcoux John Melanson Laurie Modrey Suzanne Moses Courtney Neva Daniel Norton Vincent Pang Emily Rhea Melysa Rogen

Anne Rosenberg Josep Rota Nancy Scanlan KC Schanbaum Ronald Seeliger David Shea Marion Swaybill Chelsea Toler-Hoffmann Amy Valentine Connie Webb Laurel Zeiss Ken Zink

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SAVE THE DATE

HONORING

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Special Thanks to our 2017 Sponsors UNDERWRITER’S TABLE C h ri sto p h e r H . C h e ev er PREMIER TABLE SPONSORS We ndi & Bri a n K u s h n e r a n d E l i s a b eth & Steffen Wal tz Ma rc y & Jo h n M e l a ns on E va & Ma rvi n Wo ma ck

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Donors

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US HIT THE HIGH NOTES!

The Board of Trustees, artists and staff of Austin Opera gratefully acknowledge the Premier Circle donors, whose generous annual contributions provide the necessary support for Austin Opera’s continued artistic excellence. GRAND UNDERWRITER’S CIRCLE $100,000 OR MORE Austin Opera Guild | Robert Dohmen | Eva & Marvin Womack +

PRODUCER’S CIRCLE $50,000 OR MORE David Booth | Jeff & Gail Kodosky + | John & Marcy Melanson + | Elisabeth Juen Waltz + ‡, Steffen Waltz + ‡ and Robert W. Garrett +

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE $25,000 OR MORE Mike & Patty Erspamer + | Andrew & Mary Ann Heller + | Wendi & Brian Kushner + ‡ | Neil & Nancy Schaffel and Murar Foundation, Inc. +

*DENOTES FOUNDING DONORS OF AUSTIN OPERA + INCLUDES SPECIAL GIFTS IN SUPPORT OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE ‡ MEMBERS OF THE MAESTRO SOCIETY SUPPORT AUSTIN OPERA’S ARTISTIC PLANNING CYCLE WITH MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES.

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AUSTIN OPERA is proud to acknowledge the individuals and foundations that generously support our productions & educational outreach programs. We extend our deepest gratitude to members of the Chairman’s Forum & President’s Council who provide essential support for our productions. CHAIRMAN’S FORUM $3,000 OR MORE Sheila & Dan Beckett Richard Boner & Susan Pryor* Martha A. Boyd Sabrina Brown & Sam Taylor Richard Buckley & Molly Anderson Pierre & Nancy Bulhon Dr. William Deaton & Mrs. Cecilia Neuhaus Deaton + Melanie DeMayo Kenneth W. Egan Gail A. Findlay Elena & Everardo Goyanes Jim & Jo Green*+ Scott & Cathy Harris Richard Hartgrove & Gary Cooper

The Hebel Family Karl Henion Col. Harry Jaffers George & Nicole Jeffords Drs. Kenneth & JoAnn Hunter Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Loren F. Kahle, Jr* & The Kahle Foundation, Inc. Charles & Alicean Kalteyer*+ Steve Kuhn Mack & Margery Lindsey* Diane Lipsitz Michelle Mann + Mr. & Mrs. Michael Metteauer + Margaret Murray-Miller & Carl Caricari Beverly & Gary Newsom

The Pacey Family Foundation Debbie & Jim Parish Craig & Cynthia Pence Marcia Raff Wanda A. Reynolds+ Yigal & Lily Saad + Dr. Simone Scumpia & Dr. Ion Ratiu Dr. David W. Sloan Cindy & Gerald Stone* Eileen Vanderlee Dr. Joni K. Wallace Stephanie & Bill Whitehurst* David & Catherine Wildermuth*

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL $1,500 OR MORE Anonymous Karen Artzt+ Charles Baggett Bonnie Bain, In Memory of Ann McKain Mr. & Mrs. Larry Barnebey* Helen Baxter* Carol & Gary Beck Robert & Charisse Bodish Mary C. Bohls Suzanne Breitbach Marvin Brittman Keith & Sheryl Brown+ Dr. & Mrs. G.G. Cloyd Dr. & Mrs. Hugh Collins Jill A. Davis Mrs. Ronald K. DeFord* Bill Dickson Ray Donley Peter G. Dorson Claude & Susan Ducloux Zeina El-Azzi & Kenneth Loyde + Don Elledge Angela & Steven Eisert Martha & Cliff Ernst Dr. Harvey Evans & Gloria Evans*+ Jo Ellen Finley* Joe & Carol Fisher Dianne Smith Goggan Foundation Kathryn Grumley Judith Streett & Douglas Gullickson Marion & Joe Haas

Joe S. Ham & Florence S. Ham Charitable Trust Katherine Harrison Sue Ann Hoke E. Stephen & Joyce Hunt Dana & Dennis Jakubowicz Ida Jeppeson & Ken Zink Evonne Jones Mark W. Kernan Mary Kevorkian Mr. & Mrs. Robert Laibovitz William Lanagan Mike Don Miguel Le Burkien Fitzhugh & Dr. Margo Lee Karen & Paul Leeke Melanie Lewis + Susan & Craig Lubin M & H Machining, Inc. and Diane & Hudson Ingram Ren & Flo MacNary Amy McCaffrey Jacqueline Towns McCall Dr. & Mrs. John McFarlane* Colonel & Mrs. Andrew J. McVeigh, III Nancy & Roger Mitchell Cindy & Jeff Montgomery Karen Neeley Cathy & Don Neville Gai & Gerry Newkirk Eva & Ray Orbach Mr. & Mrs. William Paddock*

*DENOTES FOUNDING DONORS OF AUSTIN OPERA + INCLUDES SPECIAL GIFTS IN SUPPORT OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE

Jenny Peterman* Paula Kothmann-Preston & David Preston + Gay & Shannon Ratliff* Joanne Ravel* Emily Rhea Alyce & Terry Richardson Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza+ Mike & Delia Russell Robert G. Rutishauser* Harriet I. Rutland* Edward Z. Safady Dean & Nell Dale Sanders + Chris & Donna Scheetz Max & Gene Sherman Christopher R. Shonk Colette & John Sirhal Ken & Paula Smith Kate & Joe Specter Kristi & Blake Stanford Dr. Laura Starks Mary Jane Steele Dr. & Mrs. Paul E. Stubbs Marcia & Anthony Toprac Peggy & Don Ugent + James Valdes Rose Betty & Allan Williams Janice L. Wilson Custis Wright* Hilary Young

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Donors

AUSTIN OPERA is pleased to acknowledge our Annual Fund donors for their generous support of our productions and education programs BENEFACTOR $1,000 OR MORE Dr. Matthew Areno Emily & Kenneth Ashworth Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Barnes Aimee & Aaron Borders Annie Burridge Douglas Bower & Bonny Gardner, Ph.D. Surangi Chandrasoma Manuela Gutt Ursula Hammes

Halford & Pamela Haskell Mrs. Georgia Henrich Rex & Roberta Ling Jack & Carla McDonald Karen Neeley Mark Nodine Sam R. Perry Chere Reneau Ronald A. Seeliger

Tom & Evonne Smith Jo Carol Snowden Jean C. St. Clair Michelle Strawn Neftali Weber Mr. & Mrs. David Welp Richard Mark Ziehr

Floylee Hemphill Goldberger, in memory of Dr. Joseph H. Goldberger James M. Hicks, M.D. & Julie A. Nelson Leonard & Linda Leff Marilyn Lindgren Peter Rieck

N.L. Skelsey Stephen & Dale Sonnenberg Paul & Dianne Sonnenberg James D. Stoker, II Mary E. Walker Donald R. Wertz Peter & Anne Wood

Robert L. Hardgrave Steven & Shannon Harris Hutto Hippo Family Dental Harvey Kronberg Dr. & Mrs. Craig Kuglen Mr. and Mrs. Luis Lidsky Dr. & Mrs. William E. McCaleb* Dr. Marsha D. McCary James A. McGuire Joan E Miller Prof. A. P. D. Mourelatos* Clint Nesmith Warren & Carol Nogle Mr. & Mrs. Jon Olsen Hilary & Jon Olson Dr. & Mrs. Martin Schmookler Araminta & Thomas Sellers

Jeffrey Serra Dr. John W. & Suzanne Shore Nancy L. Skelsey Authur & Margo K. Smith Vicky Spradling Jens Steenstrup Mr. & Mrs. Albert Stowell Boyd & Kitty Taylor Leslie L. Thomas Calan Thurow Helen West Polly & Jay Westbrook Andrew & Veronika Whinston David & Leslie Wolff Richard Mark Ziehr Marilyn Zwicker

Becky & Jim Engle Marie Ertle Juan Carlos Farias Jill B. Fatzer Sylvia B. Fatzer Ray & Theresa Fisher Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Folk Dr. Sergey Fomel Scott & Sari Garfinkle Michael Garza Michael & Barbara Gentry Scott Gill Gerald Gilligan Suzanne Gonzalez Aubrey Groves Kathy A. Guajardo Lt. Col. & Mrs. Russel Hain Bettye Halperin Herbert Halstead Thomas Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Joe Hart* George C. Hetrick Christopher Hocek Bob & Judy Belle Horick Terrie Hoster John Hrncir Jacqueline Johnson Keith & Cheryl Johnston

Ken & Cathy Jones Joanne Jones Ross Jones Jack & Juanita Josel Kristen Khailany Orion & Jan Knox Ms. Behice Kutau and Dr. Christopher Colvin Roy & Amanda Leatherberry Mrs. Sarah Lenz-Cliff Sue & Larry Lewellyn Peter Lohman and Sondra Lomax Noah A Longley Annette S. Lucksinger Teresa Lyson MD & Krys Lyson MD Ellen Massey Linda Masters Tom & Charlotte Matthews Bruce McCann Genoveva & Frederico Mendoza Bob & Judi Mettlen Milton Miller II Sharon R. Mitchell Laurie Modrey Emily Moreland Doris & Jim Mohler R. Kent Morrison, Jr. Matthew Moscatelli

GUARANTOR $750 OR MORE Dr. & Mrs. Richard R. Anderson Dana Blanton David & Evie Feltoon Mr. & Mrs. Paddy Flanagan Margaret Furse

SUSTAINER $500 OR MORE Anonymous Richard & Marylen L. Anderson Tom & Nan Anson* Ian Armstrong-Jobe Reed Arnos Dr. David Baker Didier Bardon and Shirley Martin Mr. and Mrs. Joe Christie Jerry Claiborne Stefano Concezzi & Gina Ranie Stephen Costello Peter G. Dorson James Essler Patrick & Paddy Flanagan Wendy L. George Gerald Gilligan Cheryl Golden

CONTRIBUTOR $250 OR MORE Charlotte Abell Andrea & Mark Adams Jesus Alcantar Thomas J. Ashbaugh Phillip Auth Sam & Carol Barclay Linda Van Bavel Drew & Carol Beckley John & Heather Beliveau Kathryn Binder Daniela Bini Richard Bivins Angela M. Bonnici Lance W. Cameron Frank Cardenas Gerardo Cartellone Evan & Janis Carton K.C. Cerny & Karen Kerkering Philip Cochran Christopher Colvin and Behice Kutay Scott Cunningham Jesse De Los Santos Wilhelmina & Exalton Delco Dr. Douglas Dempster Julia L. Dietz Ruth Dyar Dr. Dwight D. Edman Thomas H. Edwards

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CONTRIBUTOR $250 OR MORE Susan & Michael Mullan Phil Muth Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Niemiec Cmdr. James F. O’Leary Lesley Ondrechen Pete & Betty Paul Dr. & Mrs. F. Michael Pestorius Dr. & Mrs. F. Ellsworth Peterson Mary Ellen Poole Vanus Priestley Drs. Linda G. and James A. Prentice

Wayne & Marlette Rebhorn Roy Reyna Joanne & Hamilton Richards Kelly Simmons & Cricket Rose John C. & Jacqueline Schmidt David & Susan Sheppard Clemens Sialm Mrs. Tacy Draper Slade David & Marni Smith Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith Jeanette & Brad Sprague Vicky Spradling PHD

Mrs. Jeannie Strange Tryna Thompson John C. Taylor & Peter F. Maxson & Timothy Newman William K. Wallace Anne & George Welder Alexandra Wettlaufer and Art Carpenter Richard & Sherry Wilkison Charles Williams Jacob Williams Paul & Lucia Woodruff

Mrs. Richard Hocker Paul Hokanson Eileen Hughes Loretta L. Hughes Todd Jermstad Rodrigo Jimenez Cynthia M. Johnson LTC & Mrs. Michael Johnson Joanne B. Jones Sara J. Jones Cathy & Bill Kidd George Kotrady Michael & Jennifer Kuhl David & Sue Kyser Mr. & Mrs. Chong S. Lee Dr. Donna Livingston Tom Mielke Margaret Miller Gail Minault Jennifer Moser William & Joan Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ondrechen Lisa Pallmeyer Ms. Mary Parse Ada G. Pewitt David N. Pollack Dewayne Phillips Rebecca Phillips Drs. Virginia & Paul Resta

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Roll Robert & Sondra Ryan Julia Schuler Thomas & Claudia Schurr John Sharp Sandra P. Sigman Jonathan & Maureen Slocum Mr. & Mrs. Kent Stewart Carole Stockton Peter Stow Frederick W. Sultan IV & Donald S. Meek Renee & Eugene Sutton Mrs. Colleen Theriot Carolyn Trigg and Joe Haggard Vanessa Verzandvoot Alexandra Voirin Gwen Vu Judith Walther Louise & Steven Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. Homer Williams Mary Pearl Williams Karen Williamson Mr. & Mrs. Joe A. Young Carol Wood Marion W. Worthington

DONOR $150 OR MORE Martin Aleman Lissa Anderson Madeline Aubry Mary Bauer Mechthild Bernhard Neil Blackwell Mr. & Mrs. James Bouzard Jeff Brown Susan P. Campbell Scott & Cheryl Christians Jack & Susan Clagett Deanna Cluck Debbie Volker & Doris Coward Michael J. Dailey Mr. and Mrs. Don Davis William Ken Davis Ruth Dyar Perry Fleckman Steven Fleckman Mr. and Mrs. Lino Graglia Melissa Goodrich Patricia & James Hadden John Halliday Frances & Daniel Hamermesh Melissa & Stefan Hardie Ann M. Harrison Aarne Hartikka Karen Hartwell Karen A. Haschke

FRIEND UP TO $149 A special thank you to all who have made gifts of up to $149. Your contribution is very important and greatly appreciated! AUSTIN OPERA is grateful to the following companies for their generous support through their employee matching gift programs: AmazonSmile Foundation Chevron Dell Exxon

IBM Morgan Stanley Penn Mutual Randall’s Good Neighbor Program

Safeway Inc. Schneider Electric Silicon Labs Texas Instruments

Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy: however, if we have not listed you correctly, please call 512-610-7689.

Did you know?

TICKET SALES account for less than 30 percent of production and operating costs. We rely on the generosity of donors like you to help us bring thrilling performances and innovative programs to the stage and our community. We invite you to invest and become part of the Austin Opera family. To learn more about the benefits of supporting Austin Opera, please call Jennifer Dubin, Chief Development Officer, at 512-610-7671. *DENOTES FOUNDING DONORS OF AUSTIN OPERA + INCLUDES SPECIAL GIFTS IN SUPPORT OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE

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Institutional Support AUSTIN OPERA is grateful to our institutional partners – foundations, businesses, corporations and government agencies – who provide essential support for our productions and education programs. $75,000 AND ABOVE Georgia B. Lucas Foundation Fund at Austin Community Foundation

$25,000 AND ABOVE Chevron U.S.A., Inc. | H-E-B Tournament of Champions | Lowenberg Group

$15,000 AND ABOVE Hoisington Investment Management Company | Norton Rose Fulbright L.L.P. Whorton Insurance Services

$5,000 AND ABOVE Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation | HomeAway | Emerson Automation Solutions Toler Law Group | 3M

$2,500 AND ABOVE The Riebe Pumo Group, Stephen D. Riebe, ChFC & UBS Financial Services

PUBLIC SUPPORT Austin Opera expresses its deepest gratitude to the following for their support of our company: Austin Arts Commission | City of Austin Cultural Arts Division National Endowment for the Arts | Texas Commission on the Arts

To learn more about supporting Austin Opera through Institutional Support or the Endowment, please call Jennifer Dubin, Chief Development Officer, 512-610-7671.

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Endowment Fund

We are especially honored to be able to recognize those members of the Austin Opera family who have made a special commitment to the Endowment, in addition to their annual patronage, to ensure that Austin Opera continues to bring the joy of great opera to future generations of audiences.

$1,000,000 OR MORE The Marilyn Addy Endowment for Artistic Excellence MR. & MRS. FREDERICK S. ADDY The Sarah and Ernest Butler Artistic Director DR. & MRS. ERNEST C. BUTLER The Kodosky Family Endowment for Artistic Excellence MR. & MRS. JEFFREY L. KODOSKY

$150,000 OR MORE Chair of the Concert Master & Performing Young Artists MR. & MRS. BRIAN KUSHNER

$100,000 OR MORE Austin Opera General Endowment Fund MR. & MRS. THOMAS B. MARTIN

$50,000 OR MORE Austin Opera General Endowment Fund honoring LA NOCHE DE OPERA CURBY CONOLEY Austin Opera General Endowment Fund GORDON & LORETTA DANCER & FAMILY ESTATE OF ANETA S. MITCHELL ESTATE OF MARY PERRY TAYLOR

Wesley Tobey Memorial Fund for the Chorus MR. & MRS. JEFFREY L. KODOSKY

$25,000 OR MORE Austin Opera General Endowment Fund Wesley Tobey Memorial Fund for the Chorus AMELIA BULLOCK & BILL KRUMPACK DAVID N. TOBEY, JR., M.D. MR. & MRS. STEPHEN L. DAVIS ALFRED & ELLEN KING SOCIETY MR. & MRS. WILLIAM B. MITCHELL ESTATE OF EDYTHE ROSE SCHMIDT KRUGER ESTATE OF WILLA STEWART SETSECK In Memory of HELEN G. SMITH, RICHARD TUCKER & AARON KRUGER

$10,000 OR MORE Austin Opera General Endowment Fund JO A. & BILLIE JO GRAVES FAMILY FOUNDATION VAN & JEANNE HOISINGTON WILLIAM HENRY KIRCHNER, III MR. & MRS. HOWARD W. PARKER BRENDA & LARRY SMITH Jo Anne Martin Christian Memorial Fund FRIENDS OF JO ANNE CHRISTIAN

Wesley Tobey Memorial Fund for the Chorus JAMES C. ARMSTRONG

UP TO $10,000 Austin Opera General Endowment Fund ALFRED & ELLEN KING DR. & MRS. CRAIG LUBIN PETER SCHRAM ESTATE OF CHARLOTTE SCHUMACHER

To learn more about supporting Austin Operaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Endowment, please call Jennifer Dubin, Chief Development Officer at 512-610-7671.

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Bravo Society THE BRAVO SOCIETY honors the many friends who have helped provide for our future by remembering Austin Opera in their estate plans. Planned gifts help ensure the continuance of great music on the stage for generations to come. If you have already included Austin Opera in your plans, please let us know so that we may thank you and invite you to become a member of this special group.

We take this opportunity to thank and recognize the members of the Bravo Society: Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Addy Andrea & Jack Angelo Suzannah Cox Barnebey Dr. Bill Crouch* Dr. Harvey Evans & Gloria Evans Eve Everett Fish* Drs. Dee & Ben*Fruchter Anne N. Gibbs* Jeanette M. Goodfriend Ellen & Alfred King* William Henry Kirchner, III* Edythe Rose Schmidt Kruger* Eva Kuhlman Mike Don Miguel Le Burkien Aneta S. Mitchell* Olly & Bob Modersohn Mrs. W. A. Morrison

Arnold R. (Andy) Mozisek, Jr. Jeanette & Ferris Nassour* Joanne Ravel Carol & Charles Reynolds Frances & George Ricker Sally Strawn Rudd* Peter Schram, Jr. Willa Stewart Setseck* Charlotte E. Schumacher* Sylvia & Philip Spertus Mary Perry Taylor* Reeta Wadzeck John Whisenhunt* David & Catherine Wildermuth Ruth Gracy Wise Raymond D. Woods* *DECEASED

“We named Austin Opera in our estate plan because we want to ensure that world class opera remains a vital part of the live music scene in Austin.” — A BRAVO SOCIETY MEMBER

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT AUSTIN OPERA THROUGH A PLANNED GIFT PLEASE CONTACT JENNIFER DUBIN, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AT 512-610-7671.

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Memorial & Honorarium IN MEMORY OF GLORIA LUCILLE CICCIMARRA Cindy & Gerald Stone Eva & Marvin Womack IN MEMORY OF ELSIE GOLDSTEIN Cindy & Gerald Stone IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN ANDREW JOHN HELLER Angie Bonnici Cindy & Gerald Stone IN MEMORY OF ELLEN & ALFRED KING Cindy & Gerald Stone IN MEMORY OF BETTY MORGAN Suzanne Moses IN MEMORY OF JEANETTE FERRIS NASSOUR Marci & Gilbert King IN MEMORY OF LARRY STEINMAN Curby Conoley Cindy & Gerald Stone Eva & Marvin Womack IN MEMORY OF HARRY EMIL ULLMANN Marci & Gilbert King IN HONOR OF RICHARD BUCKLEY Marcy & John Melanson IN HONOR OF PATRICIA & GORDON DePOINT Nathan DePoint IN HONOR OF WENDI KUSHNER Marion Swaybill IN HONOR OF BRUCE STUCKMAN, Ph.D. Tryna G. Thompson & Timothy G. Newman Gifts received from January 1, 2017 to April 7, 2017 Honorariums and memorial contributions are a meaningful way to mark an important occasion, or celebrate the passing of someone to whom Austin Opera was an important part of their lives. If you would like to make a gift, which will be recognized in our upcoming program, please call 512-610-7668. You will receive an acknowledgement of your gift, and the recipient, or recipientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family will receive a gift card, telling them of your thoughtful remembrance.

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In Kind Donations Alamo Drafthouse Alexander Valley Vineyards Allan & Rose Betty Williams Amanda Kushner Anita Benavides with Stella & Dot Ann & Steve Laubach Ann Webb Skin Clinic Anton Nel Antonelli’s Cheese Shop Arrow PR Artworks Gallery Austin Opera Guild Austin Monthly Austin Shakespeare Austin Symphony Orchestra Avis Away Spa by W Hotels Ballet Austin Benold’s Jewelers Blanton Museum of Art Botas Nueva Vizcaya Brian & Wendi Kushner Bruce Stuckman Candlewood Suites Austin Capital Cruises Capra & Cavelli Cathy Collins Central Texas Valet Charles Di Piazza Architecture Chez Nous Chez Zee American Bistro Circuit of the Americas Clase Azul Tequila Connee & Kent Sullivan Consul General Carlos González Gutiérrez & Alina Gonzales Craig Kuglen Craig & Susan Lubin Curby Conoley Cynthia Bloom Collectible Jewelry Dr. David Tobey & Dr. Michelle Berger David Yurman - The Domain Deborah Main Designs Dennis Eakin Documation – Jamie Bolick Douglas & Carol Angela Logan Driskill Hotel Eduardo & Kitty Valdez

El Chile Group El Gaucho Winery El Mercado Restaurants Enterprise Eric Doggett Studios EvolvE Cryo + Wellness Extended Stay America Fall Creek Vineyards Four Seasons Hotel Austin & TRIO Gai & Gerry Newkirk Gary Glass Gary Tailor Gerardo Cartellone Grape Creek Vineyards Great Frogs Winery Great Hills Country Club Halo Branded Solutions Harvey Kronberg Hays City Store Cafe & Bar Hotel Granduca Austin James Avery Jewelry Estate of Jeanette & Ferris Nassour Jeff Rabkin Jerry & Susan Gatlin Jim & Jo Green John Fibiger John & Marcy Melanson Jon & Madeline Nash Julian Gold Kendra Scott Kitty Garza KLRU-TV KMFA Classical 89.5 Krystal Luxuries LLC Kurant Events KUT Larry Bjorkman Larry & Deborah Peel Lily & Yigal Saad Liz James Design LOVE Cycling Studio Madame Faux-Nee Mangia’s Little Italy Marilyn Davis Mark Salter Mary Ellen & Roger Borgelt Michael & Patty Erspamer Mitchell & Johanna Vernick Nicole Nutt

Norman Creek Vineyard Norton Rose Fulbright L.L.P. Panache Style & Image Consulting Parkside Projects Paul & Clara Bancroft Paula & Stuart Damore Peju Province Winery Premiere Events Peter Julian Peter Martino PL&D/Patrick Landrum Design Premiere Events PURE Bikram Yoga Radisson Hotel & Suites, Downtown Richard Buckley & Molly Anderson Robin Jackson Photography Ron Oliveira Rose Betty & Allan Williams Russell Korman Fine Jewelry & Watches Siena Ristorante Toscana St. John Outlet San Marcos Steffen and Elisabeth Waltz Sterling Events Steve & Polly Barbaro Steve Armstrong Photography Surangi & Dilum Chandrasoma Texas Early Music Project The County Line Barbecue Restaurants The Grove Wine Bar The Pearl Monkey The Texas Tribune Todd & Liz Waldman Tom & Evonne Smith Twin Liquors Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum University High School Van & Jeanne Hoisington W Austin WEJ Investments GP Westbank Flower Market Wink Restaurant Worth New York Zoltan David

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SHARE THE EXCITEMENT & JOIN THE AUSTIN OPERA FAMILY! As an Austin Opera Guild member you will make new friends, learn more about opera and our productions to enhance your opera experience, and help Austin Opera thrive and grow! We host three free parties and three free educational events for our membership annually in private homes, opera venues, restaurants and more! HERE’S JUST A SAMPLE OF THE GUILD’S VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: • •

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Meet and volunteer with new friends who share your love of opera. Learn about opera music, the librettos, history, fun factoids and behind the scene stories about the divas, composers, maestros, sets, and more. Get the inside track about Austin Opera productions from the directors and cast. Serve as an ambassador in the community for Austin Opera. Enhance your opera experience at educational and social events. Support Austin Opera, and help it thrive and grow!

To join Austin Opera Guild, go to AustinOpera.org/guild/join. For more information, contact Lissa Anderson at lissa1453@gmail.com.

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Vadim Gluzman, violin t or Ke Bright Blue Music Bern Stein Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium) (1954) [performed in honor of the composer’s centennial] Beet Hoven Symphony n o. 5 in c Minor, o p. 67 Olga Kern, piano t c Hai Kov SKy-Stravin SKy Pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty t c Hai Kov SKy Piano c oncerto n o. 2 in G Major, o p. 44 r ac HManino FF Symphony n o. 3 in a Minor, o p. 44 S A R A H & E R N E S T B UT L E R

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FRI/SAT, DEC 29/30, 2017

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Bella Hristova, violin r o SSini o verture to Semiramide J.S. Bac H Brandenburg c oncerto n o. 3 in G Major, BWv 1048 Stravin SKy v iolin c oncerto in D Major (1931) Hov Hane SS Celestial Fantasy, o p. 44 Hay Dn Symphony n o. 94 in G Major, Surprise Rick Rowley, piano Sc Hu Mann Manfred o verture, o p. 115 MacDo Well Piano c oncerto n o. 2 in D Minor, o p. 23 Sc Hu Mann Symphony n o. 2 in c Major, o p. 61

FRI/SAT, MAR 23/24, 2018

Cameron Carpenter, organ Jon Gen Symphonie concertante for o rgan and o rchestra, o p. 81 Saint-Saën S Symphony n o. 3 in c Minor, o p. 78, Organ

FRI, FEB 9, 2018

Jurassic Park – Film with o rchestra FRI/SAT, JUN Download the app: 1/2, 2018 Connect:

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BRUCE WILLIAMS

SEP 8/9, 2017

OCT 6/7, 2017

OCT 20, 2017

DEC 29/30, 2017

JAN 12/13, 2018

Masterworks Series Masterworks Series Butler Pops Series Bruce Williams, viola Anton Nel, piano & harpsichord Disney FANTASIA: l ive in Music of v aughan Williams, Music of Mozart c oncert Beethoven, Mahler-Britten, Bruckner and Poulenc

SERGEI PROKOFIEV

DEC 1/2, 2017

BELLA HRISTOVA

Masterworks Series Beyond the Score™ , a multimedia presentation

Butler Pops Series “i Heart the 80’s ™”

Masterworks Series Bella Hristova, violin Music of Stravinsky, r ossini, J.S. Bach, Hovhaness, Haydn

RICK ROWLEY

CAMERON CARPENTER

FEB 9, 2018

FEB 23/24, 2018

Butler Pops Series Jurassic Park – Film with o rchestra

VADIM GLUZMAN

APR 13/14, 2018

Masterworks Series Vadim Gluzman, violin Music of Bernstein, t orke, Beethoven

Masterworks Series Rick Rowley, piano Music of Schumann and MacDowell

MAR 23/24, 2018

Masterworks Series Cameron Carpenter, organ Music of Saint-Saëns and Jongen

OLGA KERN

MAY 18/19, 2018

Masterworks Series Olga Kern, piano Music of t chaikovsky and r achmaninoff

JUN 1/2, 2018

Butler Pops Series “t he r at Pack, Symphonic!”