La Boheme Sacramento Opera 2008-2009 Season
May 8, 10, and 12, 2009
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table of contents Greetings from the President. . . . . . . . . . .
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Cast, Artistic, and Production Staff. . . . . . . . . 8 Orchestra & Chorus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Administrative Staff and Board of Directors. . . . . 12 La Bohème Synopsis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Sacramento Opera is sponsored in part by the County of Sacramento Cultural Awards Program administered by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. In order to not disturb patrons who have already arrived, latecomers will not be seated during the performance after the lights have dimmed. The use of cameras, cellular phones, and any kind of recording equipment is strictly forbidden. Please turn off alarm watches, pagers, and cell phones before entering the hall. Patrons on call, please leave your name and seat location with the box office.
Notes on La Bohème. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Artist Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 In-Kind Gifts & Special Thanks. . . . . . . . . . 40 Sacramento Opera Guild . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Partners in Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Individual Donor Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Restaurant Promotions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 A Look Ahead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Greetings from the President Dear Friends, This has been an exciting and very good year for the Sacramento Opera and on behalf of our Board and Staff, I want to thank you for being a part of it. Despite the tough economy, the Sacramento Opera has conducted its affairs in a fiscally responsible manner, and we are poised to move forward into the 2009–2010 Season with great optimism and a firm grip on our position as a vital component of the Sacramento Region’s cultural landscape. Our 2009–2010 Season Subscriptions are now on sale. Subscribe and enjoy substantial savings over single ticket prices among other benefits. We will begin the new Season with Gaetano Donizetti’s timeless and wistful look at the foibles of young love, The Elixir of Love, on November 20, 22, and 24, 2009. Then, on February 26, 28, and March 2, 2010, we will present a grand production of Giuseppe Verdi’s gripping melodrama of the follies of love, La Traviata. Finally, we will mount two performances only of works representative of opera at this grandest in a production entitled, “A Russian Affair” on May 7 and 9. This double-bill will feature semi-staged highlights of Tchaikovsky’s, Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades, both based on works by
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one of Russia’s most acclaimed writers, Alexander Pushkin. The performance will feature Tchaikovsky’s brilliant music for the lyric stage performed by an outstanding cast of acclaimed singers who will be led by Maestro Rolek and accompanied by the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra. An event you simply won’t want to miss. I thank you for your generous support this Season, whether as donor and/ or as a ticket buyer. I encourage you to continue to invest in our very bright future. A Partner-in-Performance donation envelope has been enclosed for your convenience, and information about the various gift levels and associated benefits may be found within this program booklet. Help us build something special by making the Sacramento Opera the best regional opera company in America. Sincerely yours,
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cast
Rodolfo, a poet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Flowers* MimÏ, a seamstress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NaGuanda Nobles* Marcello, a painter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicolai Janitzky Schaunard, a musician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Clayton* Colline, a philosopher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Corbeil* La Bohème
Musetta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rochelle Bard*
Sung in Italian, with projected English supertitles
Benoit, their landlord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burr Phillips
Music by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica First performed Turin, Teatro Regio, February 1, 1896
Alcindoro, a state councilor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burr Phillips Supernumeraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Brazo, Jason Bredeson David Chernyavsky, Tim Stewart
artistic
Conductor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timm Rolek Stage Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Hudson Chorus Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ming Luke Lighting Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pamila Gray Wig and Makeup Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslee Newcomb Costumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Memmott-Allred for the Utah Opera Company Set Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Ruggaber for University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music Supertitles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Hudson & Kathy Kelly Titleist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory Mason
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production
Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Gray† Assistant Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Evon Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Stanfill Wardrobe Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yvette Harding Dressers, Costume Maintenance . . . . . Members of IATSE Local #874 Properties Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Garcia Properties Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Macaulay, Liz Keller Make-up and Wig Assistants. . . . . . . . . . Marion Allison, Stacy Allison, Shari Holmes, Erin Nelson, April M. Selby Wardrobe Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serina Junaid Stichers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabriella Nance, Shelley Duffy Wardrobe Volunteer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan M. Link Production Master Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Odehnal Stage Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Members of IATSE Local #50 Photographer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roger Ele, Eleakis Photography Archival Audio Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beansprout Productions Archival Video Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Ansell, Royce Video
Sacramento Opera Début
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Actors' Equity Association
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Season Sponsors James Irvine Foundation, Raley’s Family of Fine Stores, Barbara K. Jackson, the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, and the Residence Inn Sacramento Downtown at Capitol Park. Sacramento Opera is a member of Opera America.
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Orchestra & Chorus Violin I
Cello
Horn
Dan Flanagan, Concertmaster
Lena Bonhorst Andaya, Principal
Eric Achen, Principal
Lisa Lawson, Assistant Concertmaster
Susan Lamb Cook, Assistant Principal
Tuula Cotter
Leo Gravin
Michael Meeks, Principal
Robert Donehew
Julie Hochman
John Leggett
Sandra Togashi Chong Victoria Tognozzi Ljubomir Velickovic
Jolan Friedhoff * Violin II Erika Miranda, Principal Mark Tammes, Assistant Principal Catherine HeusnerWillefert Ingrid Peters Mary Blanchette Zinovy Zelichenok Viola James Een, Principal Emily Onderdonk, Assistant Principal Gay Currier Melinda Rayne
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= substitute player
Bass Thomas Derthick, Principal
Janis Lieberman Trumpet
Trombone Joel Elias, Principal
Steven Comber
Harp
Jon Malony
Anna Maria Mendieta, Principal
Flute Tod Brody, Principal
Timpani
Elizabeth Coronata
Thomas Rance, Principal
Oboe
Percussion
Thomas Nugent, Principal
David Gabrielson*, Principal
Clarinet Sandra McPherson, Principal
Erin Finkelstein* Bassoon David Granger, Principal
Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Morgan, Music Director & Conductor
Sacramento Opera Chorus
Tenor
Ming Luke, Chorus Master
Jonathan Hansen Matthew Hidalgo George Hinman Ted Hawthorne Niels Krop Andrew Nickell Detlef Rennecke Frazier Stevenson
Nina Ankelé, Chorus Manager Don Killmer, Chorus President Soprano Nina Ankelé Elizabeth Berkley Jori Gonzales Sara Haugland Naomi Peterson Ellen Presley Carol Slattery Chigusa Saotome Florida Stringer Cara Wefers Brie Anne Welch Alto
Bass Jim Almond Brandon Anderson Don Killmer Lanny Malfar Harry Sadler Ernest Shimizu Will Tvrdik Wayne Wilcox
Marilyn Allison Kay Drake Anna Ginnett Mary Anne Kirchner Michelle La Jeunesse Mia Lieberman Therese Llanes Jessica Schultze Vanna Turner
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Administration & Board of Directors Sacramento Opera Administration
Sacramento Opera Board of Directors 2008–2009
Rod Gideons, Executive Director
Michael E. Chase, President
Timm Rolek, Artistic Director
Joe Hartzog, Vice-President Sue Miller, Secretary
Joseph Castañeda, Community Engagement Coordinator
Sue Huscroft, Treasurer
Melissa Cirone, Director of Development
James P. Arguelles
Beverly Collard, Associate Subscription Manager
Carol Buchman
Nina Ankelé Joanne Bodine
Melissa Grahnert, Intern
John H. Crowe, PhD
Jennifer Lin, Director of Marketing & Audience Development
Rod Gideons, Ex-Officio
Megan Redmond, Intern
Emily Louw
Jessica Schultze, Assistant to the Artistic Director
Michael A. Nelson, Immed. Past-President
Gene Sirois, Subscription Manager
Douglas Enoch, MD Judy Haeling Darryl McGuire Timm Rolek, Ex-Officio Cynthia Sample Chris Seward, Guild Representative Bill Thorla
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La Boheme s Synopsis Setting: Paris in the mid 1890s
ACT I: Rodolfo and Marcello’s roof-top garret, Christmas Eve. The Bohemian poet Rodolfo and his painter friend Marcello are cold, hungry, and penniless, and are desperately trying to work. Their philosopher friend Colline returns after failing to pawn some old books when suddenly the musician Schaunard arrives with money, provisions, and an invitation to dine out. After a brief skirmish over the rent with their landlord, Benoit, the Bohemians set out for Café Momus, leaving Rodolfo behind to finish an article. Mimì, a neighbor who embroiders flowers knocks at the door. Her candle has blown out and Rodolfo lights it for her but it goes out again. In the confusion she loses her key. As they search for it, their hands touch, leading to an exchange of confidences and declarations of love. They leave together to join his friends at Café Momus.
BRIEF PAUSE
ACT II: Café Momus, The Latin Quarter, later that night. The Latin Quarter is alive with Christmas Eve celebrations. At Café Momus, the friends order an extravagant supper with much wine. Musetta, Marcello’s fickle ex-girlfriend, enters with Alcindoro, a wealthy older gentleman. Seeing Marcello, Musetta contrives to get rid of her escort and to reunite with Marcello. The friends leave the hapless Alcindoro to cope with the bill.
INTERMISSION
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ACT III: Hell’s Gate entry to Paris, Marcello and Musetta’s apartment, February. At daybreak, Mimì appears and asks for Marcello, who is working in the tavern with Musetta. Mimì tells how Rodolfo walked out earlier that night, and how his insane jealousy is tearing them apart. Rodolfo wakes and Mimì hides to eavesdrop on the men. Marcello pushes his friend to tell the truth, and Rodolfo reveals that not only is Mimì very ill and that he is too poor to take care of her. In fact, he believes her to be close to death. Mimì’s is discovered and she bids Rodolfo goodbye. While Musetta and Marcello quarrel and finally separate, Mimì and Rodolfo agree to stay together until spring returns.
BRIEF PAUSE
ACT IV: Rodolfo and Marcello’s roof-top garret, April. Hungry and penniless once more, the bachelors Rodolfo and Marcello try to work; however, each is distracted by the memory of his lost love. Schaunard and Colline bring in some scraps of food and the Bohemians make light of their poverty. Musetta appears with the news that Mimì is on the stairs, too weak to climb any further. Rodolfo helps her into the room and settles her in a chair. Musetta decides to sell her earrings and Colline his coat to buy medicine for the dying girl, and a muff to warm her hands. Marcello goes for a doctor, leaving Mimì and Rodolfo to reconcile the past and pledge their love for each other. The others soon return, but Mimì is too ill to be helped.
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Notes on La Boheme
Chuck Hudson, Stage Director I lived in Paris for almost a decade working with my mentor Marcel Marceau. Just walking about the City of Light, I would stumble across a café or restaurant once haunted by groups of now famous artists: Isadora Duncan, Gordon Craig and Jacques Copeau in St Germain, Hemmingway and his expatriate literary set near L’Etoile, Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas in the Latin Quarter. I would look around my cold little rooms whose windows did not fully shut yet which provided a view of the Eiffel Tower—busy rehearsing a scene for the next day’s rehearsal, I would duck as one of us practiced a knife throwing act while another was composing music on a piano or guitar behind the two others rehearsing a fencing scene from a Shakespearean play, while two more juggled clubs across the room, all while listening to the saxophonist sitting out on the tin roof-top. The first time I listened to La Bohème, I knew these people intimately. They are constantly playing word games, storytelling games, and role playing games in order to keep their creativity alive. They are often starving and cold, but they are also young and in love and filled with the energy of living life. They have
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a great love and respect for each other’s work, and they see things in similar ways. They disagree and argue over things as passionately as they agree with them. We are “updating” the show to the Paris of the 1890s Belle Epoque: Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel are sculpting, her brother Paul Claudel is writing, Isadora Duncan is dancing, Gordon Craig is revolutionizing Theatre, the Vienna Secession Movement is replacing The Impressionists, and Gustav Eiffel is constructing his famous Tower for the Paris Word’s Fair. The Industrial Revolution is in full swing, with electric lighting starting to replace gas, and the corseted mid-nineteenth century morality of “the older generation” is colliding with the free-flowing younger generation already fully expressing itself in Art Nouveau. Like Verdi’s Violetta, Mimì is a hot house flower and Love is the green house whose glass panes concentrate the Light in such a way that the flower blossoms more rapidly. Shakespeare warns us of the consequences of this rapid growth in Orsino’s “Women are like roses” speech. Viola responds, “Alas that they are so. To die only when they to perfection grow.”
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Artist Profiles Rochelle Bard
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Rochelle Bard (Musetta), soprano, was recently awarded First Place and Audience Choice in the Classical Singer Competition. She was also a winner in the George London Competition, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Awards in San Francisco, the Gerda Lissner Competition, and the Licia Albanese-Puccini Competition. Ms. Bard’s current season includes Micaëla in Carmen with Ash Lawn Opera, the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor with Opera Idaho, the Foreign Princess in Rusalka with Boston Lyric Opera, and the title role in The Merry Widow with St. Petersburg Opera, Florida. She completed her Artist Residency with Opera San José last season with much acclaimed performances of Lucia di Lammermoor, Gilda in Rigoletto, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Violetta in La Traviata, and Juliette in Roméo et Juliette. In 2005, Ms. Bard was engaged as a Studio Artist with the Baltimore Opera Company. Other credits include Gilda in Rigoletto in concert with Cape Cod Opera, Mrs. Maurant in Street Scene with Maine Grand Opera, the title role in The Merry Widow with New England Light Opera, Louise in La Vie Parisienne with Opera Boston, and Antonia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann with Longwood Opera. Ms. Bard is originally from Worcester, MA, where she received a BA in Biology Premed from the College of the Holy Cross. She was trained as a pianist and accompanied singers before finding her own classical voice. She received her Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance with Academic Honors from the New England Conservatory of Music.
Christopher Clayton (Schaunard), baritone. A native of Utah, Mr. Clayton has recently returned to Utah after spending two years in Portland as a member of the Portland Opera Studio. Mr. Clayton’s operatic roles include Ulysses in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria, Mr. Gedge in Albert Herring, El Dancaire in Carmen, Wagner in Faust, Mr. Gedge in Albert Herring and the First Priest in Die Zauberflöte (Portland Opera), Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterfly (Utah Opera), Betto in Gianni Schicchi, and Oliver Hix in The Music Man (Chautauqua Opera), Sharpless in Madama Butterfly (Stockton Opera), Jon Sorel in The Consul (Bronx Opera), Don Giovanni and Somarone in Beatrice et Benedict (Manhattan School of Music). His interests in German Lieder and other types of art song as well as concert music have led him to be an active recitalist and concert singer. He has performed as the soloist in Händel’s Messiah (Utah Symphony), Cimarosa’s Maestro di Cappella (Walla Walla Symphony) and has performed as a recitalist in various venues throughout the United States. Mr. Clayton received a Master’s Degree and Professional Studies Certificate at the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with Maitland Peters. Mr. Clayton has participated in numerous masterclasses with artists such as Lauren Flanigan, Catherine Malfitano, Bo Skovus, and Martin Katz. Prior to his studies at the Manhattan School, he received Bachelor’s degrees in Vocal Performance and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah.
Tom Corbeil (Colline), bass-baritone, has recently garnered attention across North America for his vocal presence and stagecraft. The San Diego native is an alumnus of studio programs at such companies as Santa Fe Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Palm Beach Opera, and the Merola Opera Program at San Francisco Opera, where he created the role of Tom Carter in the world premiere of Thomas Pasatieri’s The Hotel Casablanca. Other roles include Colline (La Bohème), Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), Mustafa (L’Italiana in Algeri), Angelotti (Tosca), Superintendent Budd (Albert Herring), Crespel (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Sprecher (Die Zauberflöte), and
Christopher Clayton
Tom Corbeil
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Captain Corcoran (H.M.S. Pinafore). Mr. Corbeil has also won several prizes from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, The Liederkranz Foundation, and the Musical Merit Foundation. Mr. Corbeil started the 2009 Season at Gotham Chamber Opera as Enrico in Haydn’s rarely performed opera L’isola disabitata. Other engagements include Colline in La Bohème at Opera Omaha, Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia at Florida Grand Opera, Faraone in Rossini’s Mose in Egitto at Chicago Opera Theater, Leporello in Don Giovanni at Fort Worth Opera Festival, and a return to Santa Fe Opera this summer, where he will perform as the Marquis in La Traviata and the Oracle and Infernal god in Gluck’s Alceste.
Adam Flowers
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Adam Flowers (Rodolfo) tenor, is a Northern California native. He recently made his company debut for Houston’s Opera in the Heights as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly in October of 2008. Mr. Flowers performed the role of Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata at the Musashino Kokkaido in Tokyo, Japan. He made his company debut with Hawaii Opera Theatre in the role of Tybalt in Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette in February of 2008. Mr. Flowers reprised the role of Rodolfo in Opera Idaho’s production of La Bohème in October 2007. He performed the role of Camille de Rosillon in Lehar’s The Merry Widow at West Bay Opera in May and June of 2007. Mr. Flowers was also one of ten finalists in the first annual Irene Dalis Vocal Competition in San Jose, CA in June of 2007. In March of 2007 he performed his second Ferrando in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte at Rimrock Opera in Billings, Montana. Critics and audiences alike praised his successful portrayal of Gherman in Tchaikovsky’s Pikovaya Dama at West Bay Opera in February 2007. In October 2006, he performed Macduff in Verdi’s Macbeth at West Bay Opera. In June of 2006 he performed the roles of Lord Lechery, Interpreter, and Mr. By-Ends and made his directorial debut in the West Coast premiere of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Pilgrim’s Progress with Trinity Lyric Opera in Walnut Creek, CA. Mr. Flowers completed his musical training at San Jose State University where he received his Bachelor of Arts.
Pamila Gray (Lighting Designer) has previously designed lighting for the Sacramento Opera’s productions of Aida, Die Fledermaus, Otello, Tosca, and The Pirates of Penzance. She designs for several companies in the San Francisco Bay area including Opera San Jose, American Musical Theatre, TheatreWorks, and Marin Theatre Company. Her work has been seen in Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Sacramento, Ft. Lauderdale, Colorado Springs, and Washington D.C. Before moving to California, she spent time in Houston, where she designed for The Alley Theatre, Houston Grand Opera, and Theatre Under The Stars, among others. Her recent work has won her Drama-Logue Awards in both San Francisco and Los Angeles, six Bay Area Critic’s Circle Awards and numerous nominations, and four Dean Goodman Choice Awards. Ms. Gray is a graduate of Northwestern University.
Robin Gray, (Production Stage Manager) is in her sixth season for the Sacramento Opera. Her credits here include Carmen, La Boheme, Faust, La Traviata, Tales of Hoffman, Hansel and Gretel, Don Giovanni, La Cenerentola, Madama Butterfly, The Barber of Seville, Die Fledermaus, Turandot, Cosi fan tutte, Aida, Otello, The Turn of the Screw, Tosca, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Marriage of Figaro. Ms. Gray’s other opera credits include The Aspern Papers at Dallas Opera (starring Frederika von Stade and filmed for Great Performances) and Dead Man Walking (both at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Operas and radio broadcast on NPR). She has stage managed operas also in West Palm Beach, Raleigh, Atlanta, and New Jersey. Her musical theatre credits are many and include Broadway and national tours of Man of LaMancha, Jesus Christ Superstar, Annie, The Magic of David Copperfield, Tap Dogs, Phantom of the Opera, and Hello Dolly. She recently stage managed a Motown revue at Bally’s in Atlantic City, and The Sound of Music in Minneapolis.
Robin Gray
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Chuck Hudson
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Chuck Hudson (Stage Director). Based in New York City, he has directed opera productions at major international companies including Minnesota Opera, Cape Town Opera (South Africa), Florida Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera Center, Wolf Trap Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Sacramento Opera, Opera Cleveland, Opera Santa Barbara, Caramoor Opera, Berkshire Opera, Piedmont Opera, Connecticut Opera, and Shreveport Opera, among others. He is a co-creator of Seattle Opera’s Young Artist Program, a national Post-Conservatory Level Training Program, where he directed productions as well as created and instructed specialized classes on Acting and Movement for singers. He was a professor at the University of Houston School of Theatre, at Cornish College of the Arts and is an annual Adjunct Faculty Artist at North Carolina School of the Arts Theatre Department and Fletcher Opera Institute. In 2008, Mr. Hudson was a guest professor of Advanced Acting at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and will be a Guest Stage Director at Indiana University Opera Theatre in 2009. For 7 years Mr. Hudson was Artistic Director of Seattle’s The Immediate Theatre. Mr. Hudson’s specialty in movement comes from a background in gymnastics as well as being one of three Americans to have received a diploma from the Marcel Marceau International School of Mimedrama in Paris. He is the only American to be appointed to teach at Marceau’s School, and he performed with Marceau on his 1991 European Tour and in Klaus Kinski’s film Paganini. Mr. Hudson also studied at the Paris School for Theatrical Fencing and was awarded an Honorary Diploma from the French Academy of Arms.
Nicolai Janitzky (Marcello), baritone, is a native of California. He recently appeared with San Diego Opera in their productions of Boris Godunov, La Traviata, and Katya Kabanova; and Belcore in L’elisir d’amore with Opera Santa Barbara. As an apprentice artist with Santa Fe Opera, he took on the title role in Eugene Onegin on short notice to high critical acclaim. Other roles he has sung include the title role in Pélleas et Mélisande, Valentin in Faust, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro, and Marcello in La Boheme. He is also an active recitalist, and has performed in such venues as Carnegie (Weill) Hall in New York City, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the Cleveland Institute of Music Art Song Festival. He is the winner of several competitions including the George London Foundation, Sullivan Foundation, and Opera Index Foundation. He has also been a finalist in the Operalia (Placido Domingo) Vocal Competition. He has studied at the Yale University Opera Program and the Music Academy of the West. This Season, Mr. Janitzky makes his debuts with the San Francisco Opera as Shchelkalov in Boris Godunov and Guglielmo in Così fan tutte with Opera Idaho. He will return to San Diego Opera in the spring of 2010.
Ming Luke (Chorus Master). Conductor and Pianist Ming Luke is the Director and Conductor for the Berkeley Symphony education programs, the Chorus Master for the Sacramento Opera, the Assistant Conductor for the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Director of the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the General Director of the Napa Valley Youth Symphony. Prior to his appointments in Northern California, he was a staff conductor for the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and helped prepare the choir for such conductors as Charles Dutoit, André Previn, Mariss Jansons, Michael Stern and Lucas Richman. As a pianist, he has been described as “passionate” and “intelligently sensitive” and made his debut at Carnegie Hall’s recital hall at age 18. He has been in constant demand as a coach, collaborative pianist and concert
Nicolai Janitzky
Ming Luke
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pianist. He recently performed as piano soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony and has performed as a keyboardist with many ensembles around Pittsburgh. Recognized nationally for his work in music education, Mr. Luke has been involved with numerous youth ensembles during his career and was President of the largest collegiate Music Educators National Conference (MENC). He has served as a panelist for the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA). Mr. Luke holds a Master of Fine Arts in Conducting from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Piano Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Mr. Luke studied at the Pierre Monteux School and serves on the Grants and Cultural Committee of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission.
NaGuanda Nobles
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NaGuanda Nobles (Mimì), soprano, began singing within the supportive walls of her home church. As a member of the Georgia Mass Choir, she performed in the film The Preacher’s Wife. Although she was born in Tallahassee, Florida, Mrs. Nobles attended high school in Thomasville, Georgia, where she began her classical training. A Florida State University (FSU) graduate, she received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in voice performance. Mrs. Nobles was a member of the Austin Lyric Opera’s (ALO) Young Artist program for the 2002-2003 Season and made her ALO debut performing the role of Sister Rose in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking. In Fall 2003, Mrs. Nobles made her professional debut on the Austin Lyric Opera’s stage in the role of Liú in Turandot, under the baton of Maestro Peter Bay. In the spring of 2005, Mrs. Nobles made her Pensacola Opera debut performing Clara in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. She joined the Pittsburgh Opera Center in Fall 2005 and performed in performances of Rigoletto and Ariadne auf Naxos. Later in the season, she performed the role of Atlanta in the Opera Center’s production of Handel’s Xerxes. In 2007, she performed Papagena in the Pittsburgh Opera’s Die Zauberflöte. In 2008, Mrs. Nobles was awarded first place in the Fritz and Lavinia Jensen
Foundation Competition, the Irene Dalis Vocal Competition in its inaugural year, and was also named the 2008 Shreveport Opera’s Singer of the Year. Also in 2008, she made her Dayton Opera debut, performing the role of Liu in Puccini’s Turandot.
Burr Phillips (Bartolo), baritone, made his Sacramento Opera debut in this Season’s The Marriage of Figaro. Two notable headings in Mr. Phillips’s operatic career include his 1988 debut with the Santa Fe Opera in the U.S. stage premiere of Richard Strauss’s Friedenstag as the Musketeer and his debut with the Houston Grand Opera in the world premiere of Sir Michael Tippett’s New Year in 1990. In December of 2004, Mr. Phillips joined The Dallas Opera as Alidoro in student performances of Rossini’s La Cenerentola under the baton of Edoardo Müller, and again in 2006 as Ein Lakai in Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos. Additional operatic projects include performances as Benoit and Alcindoro in Puccini’s La Bohème with the Tulsa Opera under conductor Robert Spano and with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra under the baton of David Itkin. He sang the role of Ariodate in Handel’s Xerxes with the Carmel Bach Festival under the baton of Bruno Weil. Mr. Phillips has also appeared with The Dallas Opera, The Fort Worth Opera, San Antonio Opera Theater, and Chautauqua Opera. He performed Peter/Father in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and the dual roles of Sciarrone/Il carceriere in Puccini’s Tosca, both with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Phillips currently is an Associate Professor at the Conservatory of Music at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California as Associate Professor. He holds the Master of Music degree in Vocal Pedagogy and Performance from Texas Christian University and the Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of North Texas.
Burr Phillips
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Timm Rolek
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TIMM ROLEK, (Conductor) The 2008-2009 Season marks Mr. Rolek’s eleventh season as Artistic Director of the Sacramento Opera and sixth as Artistic Director and Conductor of the prestigious Lake Tahoe Music Festival. Formerly he was Music Director of the Grand Forks Symphony (1995–2005) and Heartland Symphony (1993–1998) and a member of the conducting staff at the Metropolitan Opera. He is a busy guest conductor on both the concert and operatic stages, having led performances with Nevada Opera, FargoMoorhead Opera, Skylight Opera Theatre, Chatauqua Opera, Opera Delaware, Rimrock Opera, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Minneapolis Civic, and Glacier Symphonies, as well as the Ravinia Festival. He has recorded Jerre Tanner’s The Kona Coffee Cantata with the Prague Chamber Orchestra, and Joseph Fennimore’s Eventide (both on the the Albany/ Troy label). He conducted the American premiere of Ernst Krenek’s Das Geheime Koenigreich and has participated in the Pierre Boulez/IRCAM composers and conductors workshop at Carnegie Hall. Twin Cities Public Television KTCA-2 has featured Maestro Rolek on their two-time Emmy Awardwinning program Arts on 2, and, in conjunction with Northern Lights Public Radio, he produced a nine-part radio-program called Music In Our Century. He has been a frequent judge for competitions including the National Council Auditions for the Metropolitan Opera. Under his tenure, the Grand Forks Symphony secured awards from ‘Meet The Composer’ and ‘Chamber Music America.’ After studying composition at the University of Minnesota, Maestro Rolek studied conducting with Herbert Blomstedt, Sir Neville Marriner, Klaus Tennstedt, and James Levine.
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Sacramento OperaGuild The mission of the Sacramento Opera Guild is to develop and cultivate a wider public interest in opera and its allied arts, contribute to their support, give assistance to operatic, musical, and cultural programs and activities of an educational nature. The Guild has an exciting future in store with several new programs and events throughout the coming year. We invite you to join the Sacramento Opera Guild and help support opera in the Sacramento region by becoming a member today! Annual memberships are just $35. For membership information, please stop by the Opera Guild Boutique, located in the theater lobby.
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Partner ($1,000–$2,499) Member ($100–$299)
California Cable Television Association
Borders Books, Inc.
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Decorators, Inc.
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Thomas Advocacy, Inc.
Eleakis Photography
United Way Sacramento Area
Event Architects Exchange Bank InterWest Insurance Service, Inc. Sactown Magazine Sanative
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Individual Partners Please note: this listing recognizes total gifts received, beginning January 1, 2008 through close of business March 31, 2009. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. Should there be an error with your listing or if it has been inadvertently omitted, please accept our sincerest apologies. Kindly notify the Opera office at 916.737.1000 so that your listing may be corrected for the next program. INDIVIDUAL SEASON SPONSOR ($30,000+) Barbara K. Jackson PRODUCER ($20,000 - $29,999)
George & Wendy Rab
Rick & Zheyla Henriksen
Sacramento Opera Guild
Leslie & Jim Houpt
Lt. Col & Mrs. Frederick W. Shadle, Ret.
Allie Huberty
Joan Stubblefield
Joe & Dee Hartzog
Ronald J. Vargas
INVESTOR ($10,000–$19,999)
PATRON ($1,000–$2,499)
Drs. John & Lois Crowe
James & Catherine Arguelles
Carey & Sue Huscroft
Carol & Don Buchman
Les & Janice Lederer
William & Karolee Bush
Mr. & Mrs. Belton P. Mouras, Jr.
Shirley B. Carter Doreen T. Chan
SPONSOR ($5,000–$7,499) Neil & Joanne Bodine Dr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Enoch Emily Louw BENEFACTOR ($2,500–$4,999) Jonathan & Quinlan Brown Dr. Ray L. Brown Michael Chase Darryl McGuire Ken & Sue Noack
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Seeley Chandler & Jim Kelly Sevy & Neva Cimaroli Charles & Joan Collins Julita A. Fong, MD Rod Gideons Anne P. Gray Esther Rushford Greene Ernest D. Grossman & Margaret Lewicki Dr. & Mrs. Glenn G. Hakanson
John Ingraham Muriel & Ernest Johnson Gordon Klein & Nancy Lawrence Oleta Lambert Nelson & Marion Pace Lewallyn W.P. & Y.C. Liu Mrs. James W. Martin James & Marilyn McCurdy Mimi & Burnett Miller Mr. & Mrs. Rex E. Miller Eric Mittlefehldt Barbara R. Monroe William O. & Susan W. Morris Robert L. Mukai Elaine Myer Stephen & Brenda Nagy Thomas & Sylvia Nelson Grant & Grace Noda Rick Otto & Thomas Illgen
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Maralee MacDonald
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Lombard & Malinda Rice
Roberta Marlowe
Louis & Barbara Riggs
Mrs. Jay F. McBroom
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Cindy Sample
Duane & Carol Miller
Michael & Elizabeth Shepherd
Virginia Mueller
George Thelen
Laurie E. Nelson
Thomas & Catherine Vigran
Frank & Jean Reetz
Esther L. Volkan
Carolyn & John Reid
Drs. James & Patricia Wells
Helene Sue Rock & Barry Lieberman
Alan Willendrup & Wei Jen Harrisons IMPRESARIO ($500–$999) Betty Jean & Seward Andrews Dr. Bobby G. Boozer Linda Brandenburger Karen Brookhyser Dr. & Mrs. Donald W. Brown Beverly Collard Anne & Patrick Conway
Jan Stevens
George & Marla Gearhart
Suzanne Erickson Stroy
The Geiss Family
Wilson & Helen Talley
John & Kay Gist
The Tax Office, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. James Gualco
Thomas Advocacy, Inc.
Sandra Hall
Marian & Ed Tiedemann
George & Mary Hargrave
Mary & Daniel Wilson
Benjamin & Lynette Hart Mr. & Mrs. H. T. Hatch
Sam & Marilyn Allison
Elizabeth B. Dubin
Ezra & Beulah Amsterdam
Mike & Martha Fagen
Nina Ankele
David Feniger & Chigusa Saotome
Catherine & Anthony Arostegui
Edward Ishii Gloria Jones Judith L. Larson Verena Leu Young
John Flick & Edward Wise
June Horton Gable
Dr. & Mrs. Patrick C. Dietler
Chuck & Suzy Horton
Jeff & Robin Fine
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Anonymous
Diana Hoeffner
Drs. Mark & Fran Edelstein
Michael & Alice Smith
Rose M. De Bellis
Frances H. Gualco
Muriel Drakeford
Eugene and Judy Payne Sirois
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Richard & Joy Dorf
Don & Eloise Foley
Nita Davidson
Catherine Globus & Bob Klass
Mary C. Doak
George & Kris Sinclair
Jonathan Corbett
Dr. William & Joyce Frey
Bill & Myra Cusick
Robert E. & Jacqueline L. Bates Nancy & Bob Bellue Elaine Bonnington Ralph & Clairelee Bulkley Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. Carter Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Case Beatryce Clark David Combies & Loretta Smith Eric Conn
Terry T. Hay Ardys & Guy Heilman H. Willis Higgs Muriel Hoppes Virginia Horning Frederick & B. J. Hoyt Germaine & Howard Hupe Ruth W. Jackson Debra Johnson Robert W. Johnson R. R. Johnston Mr. & Mrs. James W. Kirk James & Annie Lin David & Ruth Lindgren Mark Lipson
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Romulo & Roseanne Lopez
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Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm R. MacKenzie
Anonymous
Kent & Lynn Estabrook
Phyllis P. Almgren
Terry Farmer
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Ron & Pauline Fredrickson
Wayne R. Anderson
Nancy J. Giles
Elinor Anklin
David & Peggy Goldstein
Dr. Joseph & Lillian Atkinson
David A. & Mary N. Goodman
Barbara Baker
LaVerne Graf
Robin Balston
Mr. & Mrs. William S. Gregory
Frances L. Bard
Mrs. Traute Grether
Doris & Bob Beckert
Fred & Johanna Grosklos
William E. Behnk & Jennifer D. Franz
Dan & Ellen Lois Halcomb
Thomas Osborn & Jennifer Lin Andrew G.& Rita Pichler
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Beidleman
Cherie Rainforth
George & Joyce Beland
John Richmond
Sue Bell
Deborah & Steven Rose
George and Beverly Blum
Barbara & Alan Roth
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Boyden
A. Jerald Saladana
Ramona A. Bugatto Decorators, Inc.
John Madigan & Mary Tapparo Jeanne A. Martin Bob & Diane McCarthy Loraine Messecar Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Montoya Dorothy F. Murphy Michael Nelson Jeanne & Kenneth O’Connell Forrest G. Odle
Ernie & Lynn Schorno Carolyn J. Shaw Judith Simms Judith & Michael Smith Rebecca Chinn Spears & Colin Spears
Harry & Violet Carlson Father Dan Casey Joey Castaneda Barry & Peggy Cavaghan
Curtis & Judy Spencer
Ralph Clouse
Phil & Jan Stohr
Ada Coe
Stephen & Patricia Stoltz
Stephanie Coleman
Gertraud Sweigert
Robert & Lenore Connett
Thomas Swift
Cindy Cook & Elena Branson
Vernon Tisdale
Robert O. & Nancy Nesbit Crummey
Grace Torbohn Marcia Van Court Mrs. William Bruce Walker David & Evelyn Willmott Frank M. Yamanaka Elisa R. Zitano & David E. Smith
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Robert & Lynn Campbell
Charles Halnan Dr. & Mrs. Ralph H. Harder Dale & Shirley Harry Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Head Richard Hobbie & Gayle Heslop Christoph & Claudia Hulbe Robert & Linda Jarvis Gail & Bill Kassis Mr. & Mrs. George P. Katibah R. Brian Kidney Larry & Sharon King Frank & Marianne Kleman Elaine La Rue Roger Lathe & Louise Mehler Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lawless Ron & Suzanne Leineke Robert & Edith Leon Raymond & Terrel Liberatore Stanley & Louella Lourimore
Dick & Loraine Cutting
Jim & Shirley Markle
Tom & Gail Dambak
Harvey & Linda Matlof
Judge & Mrs. A. DeCristoforo
Mrs. Charles McKee
Martha Dickman
Margaret McKinley
Lt. Col. Charles F. Eichbaum Ret.
Fred, Linda, & Travis Meyers Mr. & Mrs. Glen Michel
Kathleen Montgomery
Mr. & Mrs. Robin G. Williams
Vince & Violet Damore
Rebecca & Michael Moore
Sandy and Barry Wold
Helen Daniels
Barbara Gormley Morgan
Doris Yamamoto
John Davis & Fifi Zeff
Dee Morgan
Jill Yamanaka
Dawkins Family
Nancy Morgan
Stephen & Michele Young
Tina Day
Harold & Julie Morton
Dr. Louise Zaidi
Ed & Sandra Dolber-Smith
Col. (Ret.) Wilson Moses & Lorna A. Voboril
Mrs. Richard Zierten
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Dudek
Mr. & Mrs. L. A. Mullnix
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Pamela A. Myczek
Anonymous
Ms. Lynda Nakamura
Mr. & Mrs. Mario Affinito
Nancy Nix
Dr. James C. & Anna Almond
Bob & Chris Olmstead
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Astorino
J. Dan & Nancy Price
Donna C. Bales
Ten Opera Lovers of Sun City Roseville
Carl & Barby Pulliam
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Banker
Lura Franzella
Dotti Raley
Jane Bassett
Marvin Freedman
J. David Ramsey
Neal Berger
Barbara Gardner
Freda P. Ravizza
Stephen Bick and Jill P. Slater
Frank Garosi
Spencer Reid
Mrs. Arnold Bjornsen
Jerrie & Martha Gasch
Jose Rodriguez
Marcia A. Boden
Virginia Golenski
Bob & Joan Rouse
Hugo G. Bogren
Josephine Guilino
Rita Saenz
Shawnie & John Boskovich
James Hargrove
Malcolm Scott
Jo Ann Brown
Mark & Minnie L. Helsley
Sandra Silva
Kenneth Bucholz & Sue Weinrich
Elaine Hernandez
Stanley & Reinlinde B. Siwek Bob & Mercedes Slakey Clarence & Callie Smith Karon O. Smith Karin Starks Mr. & Mrs. John Stellman Sue Stevens Marc & Lillian Tool Lisbeth & Ulf Tylen Martin Valles Thomas P. Waddock Patricia Walsh Mary-Ann Warmerdam
Rosmaire Duffy
Kammy Burleson Leda W. Buss Kenneth Byers Alfred Calais Jackie Caplan Judith Carlson Bruce & Mary Alice Carswell Sandra Cavey Samuel W. Cocks Rona Commins Ann R. Conner
Eugene Erickson Richard Fauber Joan & Jim Ferry George W. Foxworth
Charles Hobson Susan & Dick Hunn Eugene W. Jackson Patricia Jacobsen Mr. & Mrs. Michael Johnson Kent W. Jolly Mary Anne Kirchner Muriel Y. Koven John & Joan Krizman David & Rita Larson Falcon F. Lee Alan LoFaso
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Mr. & Mrs. Phillip W. Loper Albert & Helen Macys Beth & Bob Mann Laura J. Mayes & Jane Bassett Eileen McCauley Joan & Phil McDonald Doug McDougall Robert & Anne Meagher Lloyd E. & Ruth Fields Messersmith Maurice Metcalfe Florene M. Millican Arthur & Maria Mindt James & Emily Moulton K.M. Murai Peter Ng Vicki & Bill Noack
Oakmont Performing Arts Boosters Richard H. Ochsner Richard Peretti Cheryl & Daryl Petrig Lola & Gordon Purdy Nancy A. Quintrell Dr. & Mrs. Otto G. Raabe Ann Reardon & Gwyn Sheldon Leonard & Susan Robinson Jerome Rosenblum & Joan Zicarelli
Linda C. Small Jim & Barbara Stabenau Dr. & Mrs. C. Thaddeus Szymanowski Michael N. Thome Tosca Ms. Mary B. Upham Richard L. Vavra Joan Vondracek Terrence Waitrovich Patricia Wall & David Stavarek
Anne Rudin
Mary-Ann Warmerdam
Jacqueline Savoy
Earl G. Watson
Richard & E. Charlene Schiltz
Kevin Winter
Hariette & Joe Schwartz
Cynthia & Thomas Wold
Elaine Silver & Edward Melia
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TributaryGifts Note: This listing recognizes gifts received for the period of January 1, 2008 through close of business March 31, 2009.
In honor of James P. Arguelles Susan and Dick Hunn In memory of Dr. Rodger Bishton Lynda Nakamura In memory of Wilma Laurence Bob & Tessa Jacobson In memory of Stan Lewinski Don & Eloise Foley In memory of Doris R. Morgan Elaine Myer In memory of Elizabeth BĂŠta Popper Emily Louw In memory of Karon Smith Normadene Carpenter Lee Ann Hamblen Roberta Hendry Alice Henry Margie Hunt Connie Real Alexandra Rechs Mary Lou Rock Alice Sternquist Gale Taxera Patsy Thompson Ellen Yevdakimov
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In memory of Sharon Speegle Nancy & Bob Bellue Kim & Marilyn Drake Jim & Marilyn Erkens Jerrie & Martha Gasch Donna Hays Mike, Shelly, Chloe, Hannah, & Mikaela, Chuck & Peggy, Dan Nelson & Marion Pace Lewallyn Rita Loskill Nelson Lucas & Steven Skiffington Beth & Bob Mann Mr. & Mrs. William L. McClave Theresa Norman Oakmont Performing Arts Boosters Leonard & Susan Robinson Barbara Tyner In memory of William Sweigert Fred & Johanna Grosklos
In Tribute to the life of
Wilma Pfafflin Laurence (1921–2009) Arts Patron, Musician, Educator, Benefactor, Friend “You are the music while the music lasts.” — T.S. Eliot Sacramento Opera Board of Directors & Staff
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Sacramento Opera Endowment Leaving a Legacy: a planned stewardship program Lead Gifts Barbara K. Jackson The Wilma P. Laurence Charitable Remainder Trust The Estate of Mildrid Reis Bequests The Estate of L. Clare Brock Claude H. Cypra Family Trust The Estate of Edwin H. Harper Davis Michael Harrington Opera Library Esther Kirk Testamentary Trust William O. & Susan W. Morris Belton P. Mouras, Jr. Juliette L. Nathan Trust
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Ensure that your estate will be used according to your wishes and for the benefit of future generations. Contact Melissa Cirone, Director of Development 916.737.1000 or mcirone@sacopera.org
Individual Donor Benefits
ENTHUSIAST ($75 to $124) [Value of Benefits Offered: $0] • Acknowledgement in opera program for 12 months from receipt of gift • Advance ticket sale notification • Use of exclusive Donor Lounge during performances FRIEND ($125 to $249) [Value of Benefits Offered: $0] • All the above, PLUS • Invitation to all Sacramento Opera special events AFICIONADO ($250 to $499) [Value of Benefits Offered: $20] • All the above, PLUS • Two (2) complimentary tickets to all Opera Talks IMPRESARIO ($500 to $999) [Value of Benefits Offered: $20] • All the above, PLUS • Two (2) complimentary passes to a dress rehearsal • Special reception with opera cast, OR invitation to attend the Cast Party PATRON ($1,000 to $2,499) [Value of Benefits Offered: $300] • All the above, PLUS • Two (2) complimentary guest tickets to each production, as available • Two (2) additional complimentary guest passes to a dress rehearsal • Complimentary parking for one car • Exclusive donor reception with the Artistic and Executive Directors • Four (4) complimentary beverage vouchers per production for use in the Donor Lounge BENEFACTOR ($2,500 to $4,999) [Value of Benefits Offered: $500] • All of the above, PLUS • Two (2) additional complimentary guest tickets to each production (4 total per show) • Private backstage guided tour • Complimentary admission for two (2) to the opening night Cast Party of each production
SPONSOR ($5,000 to $7,499) [Value of Benefits Offered: $700] • All the above, PLUS • Two (2) additional complimentary guest tickets to each production (6 total per show) • Invitation to exclusive Donor party • Complimentary split of champagne at each production (serves two) • Artistic Director and/or Executive Director will be your lunch or dinner guest
MAESTRO ($7,500 to $9,999) [Value of Benefits Offered: $900] • All the above, PLUS • Two complimentary splits of champagne at each production (serves four) • Dinner for two (2) hosted by the President of the Board INVESTOR ($10,000 to $19,999) [Value of Benefits Offered: $1,200] • All the above, PLUS • Complimentary bottle of champagne at each production (serves six) • Recognition as Production Sponsor for one production on print materials, lobby signage, and supertitle screen prior to performances • Sacramento Opera Holiday Carolers to perform at an event of your choice (must be arranged in advance and is subject to availability) *PRODUCER ($20,000 to $29,999) *SEASON SPONSOR ($30,000+) *Donors at these levels are eligible to receive specially tailored benefits. Questions? Contact the Sacramento Opera office at 916.737.1000. Sacramento Opera is a 501(c)3 arts organization. Federal Tax ID #94-6080390. All contributions are tax deductible as provided by law. Please consult with your tax professional for the full amount you may claim as a deduction. The total value of benefits offered for each gift level is designated in brackets immediately after the level heading. NOTE: If you wish to claim the full amount of your contribution and “opt out” of receiving benefits, you must notify Sacramento Opera in writing.
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Sacramento Opera: Exclusive Restaurant P Did you know that about half of our audience members dine out before or after Sacramento Opera performances? To make your experience even more enjoyable, several area restaurants have generously offered special promotions for Sacramento Opera patrons only. Bon appétit!
4th Street Grille 400 L Street, Sacramento 916.448.2847 www.4thstreetgrille.com
The Firehouse 1112 Second Street, Old Sacramento 916.442.4772 www.firehouseoldsac.com
Receive complimentary parking behind the restaurant (validation from server needed) and a complimentary appetizer (chef’s choice). Simply present your server with a Sacramento Opera 2008-2009 performance ticket the day of show to receive promotion.
For the 2008-09 Sacramento Opera season, purchase 1 entrée and get your 2nd entrée (of equal or lesser value) free. Patron must show opera ticket when ordering. Valid day of opera performance only. No exceptions. Limit 1 promotion per person. Does not include special events, private parties, or holidays. Not valid with any other offer. Reservations recommended. Valet parking available.
Bistro 33 Midtown 1020 16th Street, Sacramento 916.233.3633 www.bistro33.com Purchase one entree and receive a second complimentary entree of equal or lesser value. This offer is valid on “Opera Talk” nights and through the duration of each Sacramento Opera production. Simply present your server with a Sacramento Opera ticket to receive your promotion. Located on the corner of 16th and K streets, our kitchen is open until 2 am, Sun-Wed and 3 am, Thurs-Sat.
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Mason’s 1116 15th Street, Sacramento 916.492.1948 www.theparkdowntown.com $35 Pre-fix menu (three courses) with complimentary wine pairing per course. Complimentary valet one block from the theater also included. Sacramento Opera promotion must be noted in reservation if booking online at OpenTable.com or must be mentioned to the hostess if booked directly with Mason’s. A guest’s decline of the wine pairing will not result in a reduction of the menu cost. Offer good on show days only during normal dinner hours.
Promotions McCormick & Schmick’s 1111 J Street, Sacramento 916.442.8200. www.mccormickandschmicks.com
Pyramid 1029 K Street, Sacramento 916.498.9800 www.pyramidbrew.com
20% off food billing after 4 pm. Simply present your server with a Sacramento Opera 2008-2009 performance ticket the day of show to receive promotion.
15% off bill. Simply present your server with a Sacramento Opera 2008-2009 performance ticket the day of show to receive promotion.
The Melting Pot 814 15th St, Sacramento 916.443.2DIP (2347) www.meltingpot.com
Sofia 815 11th Street, Sacramento 916.558.1580 www.restaurantsofia.com
Receive a complimentary chocolate fondue dessert for two with a minimum purchase of two entrees. Reservations required. Please call 916.443.2DIP and press “1” for Sacramento. Specify Sacramento Opera promotion. Present your server with a Sacramento Opera ticket for promotion. Not valid on Sunday, May 10, 2009. Not valid with any other offer.
Buy one entrée and get the second one half off at equal or less value. Dinner only. Simply present your server with a Sacramento Opera 2008-2009 performance ticket the day of show to receive promotion.
Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar Love sushi? Love opera? When you join the Mikuni Koki Club Frequent Diner Program, you can accumulate points for dining at any of their restaurants. Points can be redeemed for a wide variety of valuable merchandise such as two tickets in Section C to any Friday or Tuesday evening Sacramento Opera 20072008 season production! Mikuni Sushi restaurants are located in Fair Oaks, Midtown, Roseville, Elk Grove, and Arden Fair. For more information, visit www.mikunisushi.com.
Check www.sacopera.org for additional promotions throughout the season.
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Sacramento Opera: A Look Ahead Opera in the Vineyards: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 6 pm David Girard Vineyards 741 Cold Springs Road Placerville, CA 95667
Music by Giuseppe Verdi Friday, February 26, 2010 at 8 pm Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 2 pm Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Tickets $20 for David Girard Vineyard wine club members | $25 general
Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L Street
For ticket information, call 530.295.1833 or visit davidgirardvineyards.com.
For season subscriptions, call 916.737.1000.
The Elixir of Love By Gaetano Donizetti Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8 pm Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 2 pm Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 7:30 pm Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L Street For season subscriptions, call 916.737.1000. Single tickets go on sale July 17, 2009 at 10 am, 916.808.5181 or tickets.com.
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La Traviata
Single tickets go on sale July 17, 2009 at 10 am, 916.808.5181 or tickets.com. A Russian Affair: Highlights from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades Friday, May 7, 2010 at 8 pm Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 2 pm Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L Street For season subscriptions, call 916.737.1000. Single tickets go on sale July 17, 2009 at 10 am, 916.808.5181 or tickets.com.
“Fresh and provocative.” — Edward Ortiz, The Sacramento Bee
Photo: La Traviata, Anne M. Peterson
Sacramento Opera 2009–2010 Season
Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love Verdi’s La Traviata A Russian Affair: Highlights from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin & The Queen of Spades Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L Street All shows feature projected English supertitles and the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra.
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