CU Presents Magazine Opera Spring 2015, Mar. 13-15

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Contents Merchant pleases fans old and new......................................... 6 Calendar........................................ 8 Jesus Christ Superstar changed the face of theater in Boulder............ 10 2015 Colorado Shakespeare Festival features fan favorites...... 14 Thompson Jazz Studies Program.......................... 18 Faculty Tuesdays......................... 20 Artist Series donors..................... 22 Takács donors............................. 24 Eklund Opera Program donors.... 28 Personnel.................................... 30

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Gray and graceful, Merchant pleases fans old and new with symphony collaborations Natalie Merchant is used to it by now—the startled gasp from the audience when she emerges on stage. The reaction says more about our celebrity-crazed culture than it does about Merchant, embraced by fans in the 1980s as the hip vocalist and literate lyricist/songwriter for the alt-folk-rock band 10,000 Maniacs. Now 51, she’s doing everything she can to celebrate her maturity. Case in point: She stopped coloring her hair, and started rocking the salt-and-pepper look.

“The palette is so rich and broad with an orchestra. The emotional, dynamic range is so huge. It goes from a whisper to a sunburst,” Merchant says. “It seems natural to try to evolve as a more mature performer. … This is a way for me to stay active and vital, and I feel that it’s a way that I can stay true to myself.” Natalie Merchant will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2 with the CU Symphony Orchestra at Macky Auditorium as part of the Artist Series. For tickets, go to cupresents.org or call 303-492-8008. — Mary Colurso, AI.com

“It’s part of my campaign to age gracefully,” Merchant says. “I think, as a culture, we’re obsessed with youth culture. … But I’ve completely changed my mindset. Now, when I see women with gray hair, it’s beautiful.” In that same spirit, she has been performing with symphony orchestras across the country, freshly arranging songs from both her multi-platinum solo and Maniacs albums to accord with strings and woodwinds, brass and percussion. COURTESY NATALIE MERCHANT

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2014-15 Calendar

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The Artist Series presents the world’s finest performers in classical music, jazz, theater, dance and world music in majestic Macky Auditorium. For detailed information and tickets, go to cupresents.org.

NATALIE MERCHANT with the UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Thursday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. Over her stellar 30-year career, Natalie Merchant has been the driving force behind alt-pop sensation 10,000 Maniacs and embarked on a multi-platinum solo career, always delving deep into the human condition with her lyrical storytelling. Now she brings that same searching literary sensibility and her distinctive vocal style to new heights in a performance of her music, old and new, arranged for orchestra. Sponsored by Hurdle’s Jewelry.

Wide-ranging repertoire, lavish scenery, drama and amazing voices—CU’s Eklund Opera Program has it all. Director Leigh Holman and Music Director Nicholas Carthy showcase the talent of the future in three productions each season. Go to cupresents.org for detailed ticket information and times.

COSÌ FAN TUTTE

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart March 13-15, Macky Auditorium Mozart’s witty opera buffa, which follows 24 hours in the lives of two beautiful sisters whose scandalous infidelities, was considered too hot for audiences in the early 20th century. This production highlights comic elements and takes its cue from romantic comedies of the late ‘50s and early ‘60s such as Pillow Talk, starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA (THE CORONATION OF POPPEA)

By Claudio Monteverdi April 23-26 Music Theatre, Imig Music Building Monteverdi’s drama about sex, crime and realpolitik during the debauched reign of the Roman Emperor Nero, turning conventional morality on its head—virtue is punished and greed rewarded. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. This production will be styled after the hit Netflix realpolitik series House of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey.

COSÌ FAN TUTTE

The nation’s second-oldest Shakespeare festival raises the curtain June 5 for its exciting 2015 season. CSF is a unique Boulder experience you won’t want to miss — magic, mirth, mayhem … and mountains. Go to coloradoshakes.org for more information and tickets. of philosophy — and ego — the freethinking MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING HENRY V skeptic Dr. Faustus and stuffy, guilt-ridden June 5-Aug. 9 July 16-Aug. 9, University Theatre Martin Luther. Punny, funny, brainy and zany, Directed by Carolyn Howarth, director of Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre David Davalos’ ingenious mashup is equal parts CSF’s 2014 Henry IV, Part 1 Directed by Jim Helsinger, Orlando Tom Stoppard, campus caper and metaphysical England’s crown rests on the head of the once Shakespeare Theater mind-trip. wild and undisciplined acolyte of Falstaff, Romantic, raucous and razor-sharp, the Hamlet Prince Hal, now a wise and noble monarch of Shakespeare comedies strikes hilarious chords OTHELLO leading his country into war with France. even as it reveals timeless truths about love, change Rousing and cinematic in scope, Henry V raises and acceptance. The men have returned victorious June 26-Aug. 8 Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre compelling questions about leadership in a from war, but the merry sparring — and sparks Directed by Lisa Wolpe, Los Angeles troubled world that powerfully echoes our own. — between Benedick the stubborn bachelor and Women’s Shakespeare Co. With this production, CSF completes the fourwitty, self-assured Beatrice have just begun. In a country at war, Othello the Moor play Henriad history cycle begun in 2013. commands with authority and nobility of spirit, WITTENBERG drawing strength from his bold and beautiful HENRY VI, PART 1 June 11-Aug. 8 (Colorado premiere) wife, Desdemona. But he has placed his trust in Aug. 2 and 5 , University Theatre University Theatre one of Shakespeare’s most sinister villains, Iago, Back by popular demand, CSF presents two Directed by CSF Producing Artistic Director who would sow seeds of doubt and destruction exclusive, “original practices” performances of Timothy Orr in the garden of their love. Passion, jealousy and the rarely produced saga of Henry V’s son. Last To believe or not to believe? That is the question murder explode in a sexy theatrical thriller that seen onstage at CSF in 1967, the play features when Prince Hamlet, a dazed-and-confused tumbles toward a diabolical finale one of Shakespeare’s most intriguing females, senior at Wittenberg University, circa 1517, Joan of Arc. Both 2014 “OP” shows sold out, is caught in the crossfire between two giants so buy your tickets early! 8 |

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Tomorrow’s talent is onstage today with a wide variety of performances from CU students and faculty. For detailed ticket and event information go to www.colorado.edu/theatredance.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Directed by Cecilia Pang April 10-19, University Theatre Ever since the controversial rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice was released as a concept album in 1970, it has enflamed the passions of critics and fans alike. The story of Jesus of Nazareth during his final days, this high-energy, immensely popular show plunges deep into the hearts of the men and women, from Judas Iscariot to Mary Magdalene to Pontius Pilate, who played a part in one of the most momentous stories ever told.

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April 17-19 Charlotte York Irey Theatre A showcase of vital new works by CU dance faculty and Millicent Johnnie, the 2014-15 Roser Guest Artist in Dance. Johnnie has performed with Urban Bush Women, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and choreographed for Grammy Award-winning artists Usher Raymond, Chrisette Michele and Los Hombres Calientes.

The Grammy Award-winning quartet— Edward Dusinberre, violin; Károly Schranz, violin; Geraldine Walther, viola; and András Fejer, cello—has been selling out concerts for three decades at CU-Boulder with an irresistible blend of viruosic technique and engaging personalities. Each season includes a concert by a special guest. All Takács performances take place in Grusin Music Hall. Takacsquartet.com

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Sunday, April 26, 4 p.m. Monday, April 27, 7:30 p.m. Haydn — String Quartet in B flat major; Carter Pann — String Quartet No. 2 – Operas; Cesar Franck — Piano Quintet in F minor (with David Korevaar, piano)

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Sunday, April 12, 2 p.m. Macky Auditorium Join the CU Concert Jazz Ensemble and guest artists for a swinging return to the Big Band era. The program will feature music from the ensemble’s new recording, a tribute to the greatest bands and composers of the era, including Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and more.

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SPOTLIGHT

Jesus Christ Superstar changed Boulder’s theater scene in 1970s Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s monumental rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, first recorded as a concept album in 1970 and produced on Broadway the following year, changed the face of musical theater—and Boulder’s theater scene.

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Jesus Christ Superstar

The musical was popular—and controversial—from the start. Based on the Gospel of John, its doubting Jesus, tortured Judas, sympathetic Pilate and scheming priests, it was banned and drew protests and charges of anti-Semitism. Yet millions of fans, believers and non-believers alike, made it one of the most beloved musicals in history.

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A few facts about the show’s history in Boulder and beyond: The original recording featured Ian Gillan of Deep Purple as Jesus, future disco star Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene and glam rocker Gary Glitter as a priest. n The original Broadway production won six Tony Awards, including best score. n At the time of its first closing, Superstar was the longestrunning musical in the history of London’s West End.

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The show has been banned by the BBC, South Africa, the Soviet Union and as recently as 2012 in Belarus and Russia. n Many famous entertainers have done the show, including Alice Cooper and Jack Black as King Herod, Ben Vereen and the Who’s Roger Daltrey as Judas, and the Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray as Jesus. n A 17-year-old John Travolta didn’t get the part when he auditioned for Jesus in the 1973 film version, but producer Robert Stigwood soon made him a star in Saturday Night Fever. n Boulder High School’s 1976 production, directed by Ross Haley, remains the only show at the school ever to be held over for encore performances. n CU Presents Executive Director Joan McLean Braun and Lissy Garrison, Assistant Dean for Advancement at the College of Music, played in the orchestra for the BHS production. n Keith Hurdle, owner of Artist Series sponsor Hurdle’s Jewelry, played Peter. n Matthew Monfort, who played live electric guitar, is listed as one the 100 greatest acoustic guitarists by Digital Dream Door alongside such notables as Doc Watson and Joni Mitchell. n Haley and some parents of students in the show started Boulder’s Dinner Theatre in 1977. n Michael Duran, who played Jesus in BDT’s 1978 Superstar, is now directing producer. n

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2015 Colorado Shakespeare Festival features fan favorites, young stars and an Emmy Award winner The Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s 58th annual season opens June 5 with a professional acting company that includes television and film veteran Peter Macon, as well as perennial favorites and fresh new faces. Macon will star eponymous nobleman in Othello, reprising a role he played at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (2008) and Minneapolis’ prestigious Guthrie Theater (2014). In addition to treading the boards on and off Broadway, his film and television credits include roles on Dexter, The Shield and Law and Order. He received a 2002 Emmy Award for his voiceover performance on Animal Tales of the World. “Macon … possesses the kind of deep voice that sounds like it comes direct from Olympus,” writes the St. Paul Pioneer-Press. CSF’s 58th annual season lineup also includes Much Ado About Nothing in the incomparable Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, the Colorado premiere of the comedy Wittenberg— “Hilarity, thy name is Wittenberg,” The New York Times says of this zany, brainy 15th-century campus caper—Henry V and two “original practices” performances of Henry VI, Part 1.

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Other highlights of the 2015 acting company include: n CSF favorite Geoffrey Kent as as Macon’s sinister foil Iago n Denver Center favorite Lawrence Hecht—last seen at CSF as a hilariously tawdry Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream—as freethinking Dr. Faustus in Wittenberg n Laura Baranik, veteran of the stage in Prague and New York, as Othello’s wife Desdemona n Benjamin Bonenfant as Henry V, continuing the role he played in Henry IV, parts 1 and 2 in 2014 n Many other favorites, including Jenna Bainbridge, True West and Henry award winner Sean Scrutchins and the Denver Center’s “man of a thousand faces,” Rodney Lizcano n Learn more at coloradoshakes.org Tickets are on sale now for CSF’s 2015 season at coloshakes.org and 303-4928008.

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Violin 1 Summer Lusk Nathan Southwick Marisa Ishikawa Lauren Pokorzynski Tracy Viator Esther Hou Stephanie Yu Allison Charles Violin 2 Ryan Foley Danielle Heath Krystian Salva Crystal Schneckenburger

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Orchestra Bass Aidan Cook Selyne Tibbets-Pagan

Viola Bergen Christensen Allyson Stibbards Amelia James Mercedes Quintana Cello Ethan Fallis Cecelia Swanson Ryan Farris Dakota Cotugno

Flute Colleen White Edna Jeon Clarinet Jacob Eichhorn David Leech Oboe Kelly Smestad Andrew Iannuccillo

Production and Technical Staff Joshua Horsch Carpenters Jeffrey Rusnak Jason St. Claire Charles Daniel Properties Master Benaiah Anderson Scenic Artists Emily Alley, Alaina DeBellevue, Deborah Hui Scenic Assistant Alison G. Milan Deck Crew Supervisor Tom Robbins Macky ASM and Sound Jeannete Hickok Master Electrician Lane Melott, Kristyn Spot Operators Christman-McCarty Sarah Opstad Pit Manager James Held Rail Operator Chris Martin Recording Engineer Alyssa Muir Piano Technician Jeremy Sortore

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Synopsis Naples, 1959. Two young officers, Ferrando and Guglielmo, boast about the beauty and virtue of their girls, the sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella. Their friend, the cynical Don Alfonso, declares that a woman’s constancy is like the phoenix—everyone talks about it but no one has ever seen it. He proposes a bet: if they’ll give him one day and do everything he asks, he will prove to them that the sisters are unfaithful, like all other women. Amused, the young men agree. Fiordiligi and Dorabella think of their lovers, imagining that they will soon be married (Duet: “Ah, guarda sorella”). Alfonso’s plot begins when he arrives with terrible news: the young officers have been called away to their regiment. Ferrando and Guglielmo appear, apparently heartbroken, and the four make tearful farewells. As the soldiers leave, the two women and Alfonso wish them a safe journey (Trio: “Soave sia il vento”). The sisters’ maid Despina complains about how much work she has to do around the house. The girls enter and Dorabella vents her despair (“Smanie implacabili”). Despina refuses to take them seriously:

they should simply find new lovers, since men are unworthy of a woman’s fidelity (“In uomini, in soldati”). Fiordiligi and Dorabella are shocked. Alfonso arrives and bribes Despina to assist him, without revealing his plot. Ferrando and Guglielmo enter, disguised as “Albanians,” and declare their admiration for the ladies, each addressing the other’s girlfriend. The sisters firmly reject their advances, Fiordiligi comparing her constancy to a rock in a storm (“Come scoglio”). The men are confident of winning the bet. Ferrando expresses his love for Dorabella (“Un’aura amorosa”), and the two friends leave. As the sisters continue to lament the absence of their lovers, the “foreigners” return, pretending to have poisoned themselves in despair over their rejection. Despina and Alfonso go off to fetch help, leaving the two girls to care for the strangers, who find the situation highly amusing. Despina reappears disguised as a doctor and pretends to draw out the poison with a magnet. When Ferrando and Guglielmo request kisses in order to fully recover, the sisters again reject them, but it is clear they’re beginning to show interest in the strangers.

Act II Despina lectures her mistresses on how to handle men (“Una donna a quindici anni”) and the sisters agree that there can be no harm in a little flirtation. They decide on their partners, each picking the other’s suitor. Guglielmo, flirting with Dorabella, succeeds in replacing her locket from Ferrando with his own gift (Duet: “Il core vi dono”). Ferrando has less luck with Fiordiligi, but when he has left, she struggles with her emotions (“Per pieta, ben mio”). Ferrando is certain that they have won the wager. Guglielmo is happy to hear that Fiordiligi has been faithful to him, but when he shows his friend the locket he took from Dorabella, Ferrando is furious. Guglielmo, adopting Alfonso’s philosophy, blames it on the women (“Donne mie, la fate a tanti!”). He asks Alfonso to pay him his half of the winnings, but Alfonso reminds him that the day is not yet over. Dorabella admits her fling with the foreign lover and Fiordiligi reproaches her sister for her behavior, but

Dorabella replies that love is a thief who rewards those who obey him (“È amore un ladroncello”). Alone, Fiordiligi decides to join Guglielmo at the front, when suddenly Ferrando appears. He tries one last time to seduce her and succeeds. Guglielmo is furious, but Alfonso again declares that this is the way women are. A man who has been deceived can blame only himself. The sisters have agreed to marry the “foreigners.” Everything is ready and Alfonso arrives with the notary—Despina in another disguise. As Fiordiligi and Dorabella sign the contract, military music announces the return of their former lovers. In panic, they hide their intended husbands, who return as their real selves, first pretending surprise at their reception, then, when they discover the marriage contract, blaming the girls and threatening revenge. Finally, the men reveal their disguised identities and the sisters are dumbfounded. Alfonso bids the lovers learn their lesson. — Metropolitan Opera

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From Stage Director Leigh Holman, Director of the Eklund Opera Program

Così fan tutte is one of the brightest stars in the operatic Milky Way. It is a work to which singer/ actors, directors and conductors are almost universally drawn. Mozart’s music uniquely portrays each individual character and says so much about what these people are feeling at any given moment (which only makes a director's job easier!) This is my first time stage directing a full production of Così fan tutte. I’ve had the opportunity to sing Dorabella, direct an abridged version and countless scenes programs, but directing a complete production signifies a milestone in my creative life. With this daunting challenge, I had to decide just how to approach it. Some operagoers who have attended traditional productions of Così have told me they felt the comedy was sometimes lost on first-time audiences. My hope was to bring that aspect of the production to the forefront without distracting from the musical distinction. I knew that conductor Maestro Nicholas Carthy would nurture the music, bring out the complex characters in the arias and ensembles, and teach our students to finesse their parts with grace. I had no doubt that we would be able to From Music Director Nicholas Carthy Così fan tutte, the third and final collaboration between Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte, has not always been recognized as the masterpiece that it is, and has spent much of its life on the receiving end of some very harsh criticism. Audiences in Vienna and elsewhere were perplexed by its lack of a conclusive ending, and Wagner, for example, not only considered it

pull together a balanced production of musical sensitivity, passion, anger and jealousy-but could I pull off the comedy convincingly and with a gentle hand? I decided to investigate an alternate time period for our production. As an only child, I grew up watching Saturday afternoon television in the home-entertainment section of my Dad’s Ben Franklin dime store while my parents worked. I was introduced to movie musicals, mysteries, the great classic films and the wonderful romantic comedies of the 1950s and ‘60s. Great films starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis made a tremendous impact on me. I saw parallels in these films and Mozart’s classic, so we decided that our Così could be loosely inspired by the 1959 Rock Hudson-Doris Day film, Pillow Talk. I remember my mother saying that in many movie houses in the south where I grew up, this movie, so benign to us today — charming even—was banned in movie theaters. The sexual innuendo was alarming to audiences. The seemingly good girl, Doris Day (tempted by sexy Rock) was becoming somewhat “unbuttoned.” Così was not considered racy at its premiere in 1790, but in the 19th and 20th centuries it raised some eyebrows. Thank you to set designer and lighting designer Peter Dean Beck, costumer Tom Robbins (who has a real flair for this time period), Ron Mueller, Hally Albers and the rest of the team that worked on this piece. My hope is that we made it come to life for you and have offered an entertaining diversion—shared through the sublime music of Mozart. a poor piece of music, but also thought the story shamefully immoral. Most commentators, however, simply criticized Da Ponte’s libretto as being an unworthy vehicle for Mozart’s music, some even suggesting that Mozart must have been coerced into writing it. In fact Mozart, much more so than in The Marriage of Figaro or Don Giovanni, uses Da Ponte’s libretto merely as a starting point, inserting his own depth and structure into the plot, and leading us into a much more complex world of human emotion than Da Ponte ever envisaged, shaping a psychological drama with


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Così fan Tutte is the synthesis of 18th-century opera. It embodies many aspects of both opera seria and opera buffo (there are many passages in Così that remind us of Idomeneo), and it acts as a way marker for the great operas of the 19th century: Without Così it is hard to imagine Fidelio. Leonore’s aria, “Komm’, Hoffnung” has obvious roots in “Per pieta,” Fiordiligi’s second act aria. In Così, Mozart also further develops the idea of thematic unity, something he touched on in Don Giovanni. This idea of melodic representation, where characters and ideas have their own musical themes—a sort of rudimentary leitmotif—was something that Wagner (ironically, given his supposed hatred of the piece) would develop and use to great effect in his own operas. Even in the overture Mozart shows us the significance of leitmotif to the plot. There is a distinct Così fan Tutte leitmotif, (it also appears, sung, later in the opera) which makes two appearances; and one of the main themes of the overture is actually derived from a tiny quote from Figaro: the moment in the first act trio where the Count discovers Cherubino hiding in Susanna’s chamber, where Basilio sings the words: “Così fan tutte le belle.” There are countless examples of Mozart using musical phrases to show the psychology of the various characters. When Ferrando sings his first act aria, “Un aura amorosa,” the words would have us believe that he is singing about his love for Dorabella, his fiancée; but Mozart insinuates a theme from Fiordiligi’s aria “Come scoglio” into his aria, showing us a far more ambiguous set of thoughts. The main theme of this aria

(where Fiordiligi compares her faithfulness to a rock, able to weather all storms) also makes a number of appearances, always at moments of high drama; the last time it is heard is just before the metaphorical rock crumbles, and Fiordiligi finally capitulates to Ferrando. In the finale, when Don Alfonso has reunited everyone and explained everything, we have the standard comic-opera ending where all is forgiven, and the words tell us that, having learned their lesson, our protagonists will all live happily ever after. But if you listen carefully to Mozart’s music, you can hear Fiordiligi and Ferrando still flirting together. Is this the end of their affair? Do they all live happily ever after? And, most importantly: do they go back to their original partners? These and many other questions are deliberately left unanswered. Da Ponte’s attempt at a traditional fairy-tale conclusion is gleefully undermined by Mozart’s wise observation that endings tend not to be as cut and dried as we would maybe like them to be, and that not all stories can end with their shoelaces neatly tied. Certainly our quartet of lovers are all changed, and chastened, by the discovery that it is possible to be in love with one person, and yet attracted to another. Così fan tutte reminds us, as all great masterpieces do, that the human condition, with all its conflicting emotions and its foibles, is as universal as it is eternal; that from Ovid, through Boccaccio and Shakespeare, all the way to the banality of TV reality shows, every era has the same stories to tell. It is in the telling of these stories that we remind ourselves of the necessity of never taking love, or life, for granted.

The Company Hally Albers (Production and Stage Manager) Hally Albers is a stage management instructor at Colorado State University and University of Northern Colorado. She has been a stage manager with the San Francisco Opera, Spoleto Festival, Los Angeles Opera, Opera Fort Collins and the Central City Opera. She has been assistant stage manager with the Santa Fe Opera and Houston Grand Opera.

Peter Dean Beck (Set and Lighting Designer) Peter Dean Beck has been with CU’s Eklund Opera Program for 21 seasons. His past productions include La Traviata, Don Giovanni, Candide, Carousel, Dead Man Walking, Susannah, West Side Story, La Boheme, The Magic Flute, Hansel and Gretel and The Elixir of Love. His other professional credits include the Hawaii Opera Theatre, Arizona Opera, Atlanta

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Opera, Skylight Opera Theatre, Edmonton Opera, Virginia Opera, Chautauqua Opera (New York), Opera Hong Kong and the Florida State Opera. Nicholas Carthy (Music Director/Conductor) In his eleventh season with the Eklund Opera Program, Nicholas Carthy studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria and made his conducting debut there at the Landestheater in Le nozze di Figaro. He served as musical assistant to Bernard Haitink and Sir Georg Solti at the Salzburg Festival, and to Daniel Barenboim in Paris, Chicago and Bayreuth. Carthy has conducted opera productions in Vienna, Salzburg, Oslo, Stockholm, Winterthur, Milan, Rome, Naples, Bonn, Eugene and Tel Aviv. He has conducted orchestras including Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Orchestra RAI di Torino, Orchestra San Carlo di Napoli and the Accademia Filarmonica Roma. As a collaborative pianist, he has performed in many of the world’s great halls, including Carnegie Hall, Suntory Hall, Wigmore Hall, Bolshoi Theatre, and the Musikverein Vienna. He is music director of the Helgeland Sinfonietta in Norway, and performs chambermusic every summer with his wife and extended family in Reno and Susanville, California. Sophia Dove (Chorus/Cover of Despina) Sophia Dove’s credits at the Eklund Opera Program include the role of Sandman in Hänsel und Gretel, chorus in Le Nozze di Figaro and Falstaff, a Ward in The Pirates of Penzance and the cover of Elvira in L’italiana in Algeri. Her other credits include chorus in Tosca (Cedar Rapids Opera Theater) and Zerlina in Don Giovanni (Taos Opera Institute). Frank D. Fainer (Guglielmo) Frank D. Fainer’s credits with the Eklund Opera Program include The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, Stevie in Side By Side by Sondheim, Schaunard in La Bohème and Jesus in Godspell (Scottsdale Community College). James Held (Guglielmo) James Held’s Eklund Opera Program credits include The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, The Father (Peter) in Hänsel und

Gretel and Alcindoro in La Bohème. Other credits include Il Sagrestano in Tosca (Colorado Symphony) Creonte in Cherubini’s Medea (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Leporello in Don Giovanni, Flynt/Gremio in Kiss Me, Kate, Sid in Albert Herring and Dick McGann in Street Scene (Seagle Music Colony). He has now premiered two operas, performing the role of Hendrik Christian Andersen/Hammond in The Master (CU New Opera Workshop) and The British Guy in Wired for Love (Madison New Muse). He was featured in two Faculty Tuesday recitals at CU-Boulder, with Erika Eckert, professor of viola, and Margaret McDonald, professor of collaborative piano. Held is a member of CU-Boulder’s opera outreach group and the Opera Theatre Singers, and is also the opera TA at CU-Boulder. He received his BM in vocal performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied under baritone Paul Rowe. Held is a second-year MM vocal performance student, studying with Patrick Mason. Nadya Hill (Despina) Così fan Tutte marks Nadya M. Hill’s first performance with the Eklund Opera Program. Other credits include The Duchess in Gondoliers (University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society), Third Lady in Die Zauberflotte and Third Spirit Sister in Little Women (University of Michigan), chorus in Don Giovanni (Arbor Opera Theater), solo performances with the Grand Rapids Symphony, Colorado Symphony’s “Drums of the World”, Greeley Chamber Orchestra, Evergreen Chamber Orchestra and Mercury Ensemble, as well as a Grammy nomination for her work with Bill Hill and Friends in 2012. In 2011, Hill received two BM degrees in vocal performance and violin performance, both with highest honors, from the University of Michigan. She is currently a first year MM student in vocal performance studying with Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson. Michael Hoffman (Ferrando) Michael Hoffman’s previous engagements include Spoletta in Tosca (Colorado Symphony Orchestra, 2015), Dreuet/George Jr. in a workshopped performance of Sister Carrie (Florentine Opera Company, 2014), chorus in Così fan tutte, Die Zauberflöte, Parables, The Bartered Bride, Die Fledermaus (University of


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Leigh Holman (Resident stage director/classroom teacher/ Director of Opera Studies) Leigh Holman, balances her teaching and professional stage directing career in the U.S. and abroad. Companies include Opera de Montreal, Florida Grand Opera, Opera Futura (Italy) and others. As well suited to new operatic works as she is to traditional works, she has produced and directed workshops of operas in association with internationally noted opera composers, including Libby Larsen, Herschel Garfein, Lori Laitman, Robert Aldridge, Daniel Kellogg and Kirke Mechem. As founder of CU NOW (New Opera Workshop), she continues to passionately promote the creation, collaboration and production of new American works. Joshua Horsch (Assistant Conductor/Harpsichord) Joshua Horsch’s current musical positions include assistant conductor/vocal coach for Opera Saratoga, assistant/cover conductor for the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, assistant conductor/rehearsal pianist for Fort Worth Opera, co-music director/conductor of the CU Campus Orchestra and assistant conductor of the CU Symphony and Chamber Orchestras. Recent positions include guest music director for the Eklund Opera Program’s production of Side by Side by Sondheim, assistant chorus master for the Colorado Music Festival, conductor/ pianist for CU New Opera Workshop, conductor/ pianist for the Newport Music Festival and staff music director/conductor for the Boston Opera Collaborative. Guest conducting engagements include concerts with Las Orquestas Sinfónicas de Tarija and the Lyatoshinsky Chamber Orchestra of Ukraine. His workshop conducting has included the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Chorus. Joshua received a MM degree in orchestral conducting from the Pennsylvania State University and a BM degree in piano performance from Ithaca College.

Max Hosmer (Ferrando) Max Hosmer’s Eklund Opera Program credits include Rodolfo in La Bohème, Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance, Henry James in The Master, Bruce in Side by Side by Sondheim, Laurie in Little Women, Fenton in Falstaff, Calvin O’Keefe in A Wrinkle in Time, Sellem in The Rake’s Progress, Eduardo in La Cambiale di Matrimonio, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Lefty Calibrin in Ludlow and Don Basilio/Don Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro. His other credits include Spoletta in Tosca (Townsend Opera Players), Fenton in Falstaff (Emerald City Opera) and Gastone in La Traviata (Townsend Opera Players). His honors and awards include the Bernard Polak Memorial Award, the Myrle F. Hoffman Award from the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition and 2nd place in Division II of the National Opera Association Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition. Hosmer is a student of Patrick Mason and Matthew Chellis. Rebecca Kidnie (Fiordiligi) Rebecca Kidnie’s other roles with the Eklund Opera Program include Die Mutter in Hänsel und Gretel and Drusilla in the upcoming L’incoronazione di Poppea. Her other credits include La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi (PORTopera), Alice Ford in Falstaff (Janiec Opera Company), La Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro (Moores Opera Center) and Marianne Leitmetzerin in Der Rosenkavalier (MOC). Kidnie was the 2014 winner of the Denver Lyric Opera Guild and has thrice been recognized by the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions with Encouragement Awards (Houston District 2012, Denver District 2014, Iowa District 2015). Upcoming engagements include an Apprentice Artist position with the Des Moines Metro Opera Company, where she will cover Kostelnička in Jenůfa. Meagan Mahlberg (Mabel) Meagan Mahlberg’s credits with the Eklund Opera Program include Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro, Susannah in Susannah, Violetta in La Traviata, Elvira in Don Giovanni and Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute (which she also performed for a benefit concert with the Boulder Youth Symphony), Elektra in Idomeneo, Echo in Ariadne auf Naxos and Bianca in The Rape of Lucretia. Her other credits include Vanessa in Vanessa (Boulder Opera), Hetty in The Clever Artifice of Harriet

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and Margaret (world premier for composer Leanna Kirchoff) and Suor Angelica in Suor Angelica (Opera Oggi, New York). She earned her MM in voice performance and BM in voice performance from at CU-Boulder, where she is pursuing a performance certificate and studying with Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson. Ron Mueller (Technical Director) Ron Mueller has been with the Eklund Opera Program for 17 seasons. Past opera productions include La Traviata, West Side Story and Dead Man Walking. His other professional credits include Skylight Opera, University of WisconsinMilwaukee, Colorado Shakespeare Festival and Boulder’s Dinner Theatre. Tom Robbins (Costume Designer) Tom Robbins has been with the Eklund Opera Program for 23 seasons. His past credits include Don Giovanni, Anything Goes, Susannah, Carousel and The Rake’s Progress. His other professional credits include Bonfils Theater, Opera Colorado and the Colorado Ballet. Becky Robinson (Dorabella) Becky Robinson’s previous credits include Romeo in I Capuleti ed i Montecchi, Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sesto in Giulio Cesare, Erminella in the Canadian premiere of John Musto’s Volpone, the title role in Handel’s Rinaldo (Opera McGill) and Hansel in Hänsel und Gretel (Brevard Music Center). She will also appear as Ottone in the Eklund Opera Program’s production of L’incoronazione di Poppea in April. A student of Abigail Nims and Matthew Chellis, Ms. Robinson is in the first year of the Performance Certificate program. She holds a Master’s degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and a Bachelor’s from DePaul University. Megan Schirado (Dorabella) Megan Schirado’s Eklund Opera Program credits include Kate in The Pirates of Penzance, Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, chorus in La Bohème and Maggie in The Clever Artifice of Harriet and Margaret. Her other credits include Meg

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The Takács Society is formed by the College of Music and provides the resources critical to supporting the work of the Takács Quartet—to advance their teaching endeavors, provide scholarships that are essential to attracting and retaining exceptionally gifted young artists, and sponsor guest artists in the Takács performance series.

BENEFACTOR Albert and Nancy Boggess Gary and Judith Judd in memory of Fay Shwayder Norma R. Johnson Fund in memory of Fay Shwayder Janet and David Robertson Takács Quartet SPONSOR Pamela Decker Marion Thurnauer and Alexander Trifunac PATRON Catharine Hawkins Foundation Thomas and Carol Cech Chris and Barbara Christoffersen Carol Lena Kovner Kathleen Sullivan John and Carson Taylor SUPPORTER Anonymous Anne Heinz and Ron Yaron Robert R. Kehoe Walter and Eileen Kintsch Ray and Margot LaPanse Maxine Mark Lise Menn Virginia M. Newton Newton Family Fund, Inc. Neil and Martha Palmer Mikhy and Michael Ritter Susan and David Seitz Lawrence and Ann Thomas James and Lena Wockenfuss

CONTRIBUTOR Virginia and Stanley Boucher William and Alice Bradley Christopher and Margot Brauchli Marda Buchholz Noel and Pauline Clark Robert and Lenore Damrauer Jon and Liz Hinebauch Harold and Joan Leinbach Nancy and Paul Levitt Patricia and Robert Lisensky Cheryl Stevenson and James Cannon Lynn Streeter Randi and Anthony Stroh Patricia Thompson MEMBER Lois Abbott Maria and Jesse Aweida Ted and Ingrid Becher Kevin and Diana Bunnell Patricia Butler Shirley Carnahan Penny Chenery Helen Corbett Charlotte Corbridge Joann and Richard Crandall Barbara and Carl Diehl Carolyn and Don Etter Jean and Bob Fischer Marcia Geissinger and Neil Ashby Mary and Lloyd Gelman Steve Goldhaber and Mariana Goldhaber-Vertenstein Dianne and Kenneth Hackett David Hammer Bruce and Kyongguen Johnson Jennifer and Bob Kamper

If you would like to name a seat in Grusin Music Hall, please call the College of Music Development Office at 303-735-6070. Make all gifts payable to the University of Colorado Foundation and mail to Takács Society, CU College of Music, 301 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0301. For credit card payments, questions or additional information, please call the College of Music Development Office at 303-735-6070.

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The Eklund Opera Program is recognized nationwide as one of the finest programs of its kind in the country. Its success is a reflection of outstanding faculty, exceptionally gifted students, professional production standards, and, ultimately, the successful placement of students after graduation in the professional world. You are invited to be a part of the tradition of excellence that has come to characterize CU Opera. Your support is pivotal to maintaining the stature of this seminal program. To explore the role you can take in supporting CU Opera, please contact our Development Office at 303-735-6070.

BENEFACTOR Anonymous The Academy Charitable Foundation, Inc. Allen Family Fund Paul Eklund Bob Graham Ann Oglesby SPONSOR Alan and Martha Stormo PATRON Chris and Barbara Christoffersen Albert and Betsy Hand Bob and Mikee Kapelke Ken and Ruth Wright Wright Family Foundation SUPPORTER Anonymous Caulkins Family Foundation John Hedderich Jo and David Hill Mikhy and Mike Ritter Rotary International District # 5450 Theodore and Ruth Smith Lawrence and Ann Thomas CONTRIBUTOR Donna and Ken Barrow Jim and Judith Bowers Robert and Lenore Damrauer Walt and Mary Ruth Duncan Martha Coffin Evans and Robert Trembly David and Janet Hummer Harold and Joan Leinbach Burr Lloyd Dennis Peterson Dave and Ann Phillips Richard and Caroline Van Pelt Peter Wall Michael and Linda Weatherwax in memory of Allene Cash

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Personnel COLLEGE OF MUSIC ADVISORY BOARD Robert Shay, Dean James R. Austin Chris Brauchli Steve Bruns Bob Bunting Jan Burton John Davis Paul Eklund Bill Elliott Martha Coffin Evans Jonathan Fox David Fulker Grace Gamm Lissy Garrison Lloyd Gelman Doree Hickman David Hummer Daryl James Caryl Kassoy Robert Korenblat Erma Mantey Joe Negler Susan Olenwine Mikhy Ritter, co-chair Becky Roser, co-chair Mark Tezak Jeannie Thompson Jack Walker HONORARY DIRECTORS Dean Boal Bob Charles Eileen Cline Donna Erismann Dave Grusin

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STAFF Joan McLean Braun, Executive Director Nick Vocatura, Operations Director Laima Haley, Marketing Director Clay Evans, Communications Director Daniel C. Leonard, Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator Melinda Plett, Publications Coordinator Karen Schuster, Graphic Designer Rachel Dodson, Emily Scraggs, Helen Slivinski, Public Relations Assistants Margaret Romero, Production Assistant Andrew Metzroth, Box Office Manager Michael Casey, Box Office Services Coordinator Ciara Glasheen-Artem, Sydney Bogatz, Starla Doyal, Lucas Munce, Melanie Shaffer, Bradley Steinmeyer, Box Office Assistants Kevin Harbison, Recording Engineer Nancy Quintanilla, Financial Manager Ted Mulcahey, Piano Technician MACKY AUDITORIUM STAFF Rudy Betancourt, Director John Jungerberg, Operations Manager Sara Krumwiede, Assistant Director JP Osnes, Technical Director Rhett Snyder, Assistant Technical Director Rojana Savoye, House Manager Nicole Anderson, Assistant House Manager Program editor: Clay Evans Cover design: Karen Schuster

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