The Marriage Sacramento Opera 2008-2009 Season
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February 27, March 1 and 3, 2009
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table of contents Greetings from the President. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Cast, Artistic, and Production Staff. . . . . . . . . 6 Orchestra & Chorus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Administrative Staff and Board of Directors. . . . . 11 The Marriage of Figaro Synopsis . . . . . . . . . . 12 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.
Artist Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 In-Kind Gifts & Special Thanks. . . . . . . . . . . 38 Sacramento Opera Guild . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Grand Opera in the Grand Ballroom . . . . . . . 44 Partners in Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Individual Donor Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Restaurant Promotions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 A Look Ahead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Greetings from the President As President of the Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Sacramento Opera’s production of The Marriage of Figaro. Thank you for joining us this season. We hope that you enjoyed our production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s masterful comedy, The Pirates of Penzance, and are looking forward to our spring production of La Bohème. Whether it is comedy or drama, the arts reflect the human condition and can nourish us in surprising ways. We take this task seriously and believe that we have developed a season that will engage you on many levels. We have lined up an impressive array of artists to interpret these great works and are excited to experience their talents along with you. On behalf of the entire Board and Staff, I want to thank you for your past support and encourage you to continue to invest in the future of Sacramento Opera. A Partner-in-Performance donation envelope has been enclosed for your convenience. Also, information about the various gift levels and associated benefits may be found within this program booklet. Help us to build something special by making the Sacramento Opera the best regional opera company in America. If you have any questions about becoming an annual donor, or about making a planned gift, please stop by our Information Desk in the Lobby, or contact Melissa Cirone, our Director of Development at mcirone@sacopera.org or call 916.737.1000, extension 306. Sincerely yours,
Michael E. Chase President Board of Directors
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Cast,Artistic, & Production Staff cast
Count Almaviva. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malcolm MacKenzie Countess Almaviva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Pulley Susanna, her maid, betrothed to Figaro. . . . . . . . . . . Robin Fisher Figaro, valet to Count Almaviva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bojan Knezevich Cherubino, the Count’s page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Kleeman* Marcellina, housekeeper to Bartolo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Olson Bartolo, a doctor from Seville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burr Phillips* Don Basilio, music master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Ebbers Don Curzio, magistrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Hansen The Marriage of Figaro Sung in Italian, with projected English supertitles Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte First performed Vienna, Burgtheater, May 1, 1786
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Barbarina, daughter of Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrie Hennessey Antonio, gardener, Susanna’s uncle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Sarten*
artistic
Conductor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timm Rolek Stage Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Harrell Chorus Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ming Luke Lighting Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Palumbo Wig and Makeup Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslee Newcomb Costumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Memmott-Allred for the Utah Opera Company Set Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Classen for Opera Hamilton Continuo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory Mason Choreographer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie Haller Scenery and Props. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opera Hamilton Titleist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Schultze
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 Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Macaulay Makeup and Wig Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . Marion Allison, April Selby, Shari Holmes, Erin Nelson, Stacy Allison 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 Actors' Equity Association
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Orchestra & Chorus Violin I
Flute
Dan Flanagan, concertmaster
Tod Brody, principal
Cindy Lee, assistant concertmaster
Elizabeth Coronata Oboe
Sacramento Opera Chorus Ming Luke, Chorus Master Nina AnkelĂŠ, Chorus Manager
Anita Felix
Thomas Nugent, principal
Victoria Tognozzi
Ruth Stuart Burroughs
Don Killmer, Chorus President
Clarinet
Soprano
Sandra McPherson, principal
Nina AnkelĂŠ
Ljubomir Velickovic Violin II Erika Miranda, principal Mark Tammes, assistant principal Catherine HeusnerWillefert
Erin Finkelstein* Bassoon Karen Gale, principal
Ingrid Peters
Karla Ekholm*
Viola
Horn
James Een, principal
Eric Achen, principal
Melinda Rayne, assistant principal
Pete Nowlen
Gay Currier Cello Lena Bonhorst Andaya, principal Susan Lamb Cook, assistant principal
Chigusa Saotome Carol Slattery Alto Meghan Gibbens Mary Anne Kirchner Carla Santo Domingo Tenor Jonathan Hansen
Timpani
Niels Krop
Thomas Rance
Frazier Stevenson
Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra
Bass
Michael Morgan, Music Director & Conductor
Don Killmer Harry Sadler Will Tvrdik
Bass Thomas Derthick, principal substitute musician
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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
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The Marriage of Figaro Synopsis Production Sponsors: Les & Janice Lederer and Drs. John & Lois Crowe Setting: Aguasfrescas near Seville, the Almavivas’ country house, 1786 Act I While preparing for their wedding, the valet Figaro learns from the maid Susanna that their philandering employer, Count Almaviva, has designs on her. At this the servant vows to outwit his master. Before long the scheming Bartolo enters the servants’ quarters with his housekeeper, Marcellina, who wants Figaro to marry her to cancel a debt he cannot pay. After Marcellina and Susanna trade insults, the amorous page Cherubino arrives, reveling in his infatuation with all women. He hides when the Count shows up, furious because he caught Cherubino flirting with Barbarina, the gardener’s daughter. The Count pursues Susanna but conceals himself when the gossiping music master Don Basilio approaches. The Count steps forward, however, when Basilio suggests that Cherubino has a crush on the Countess. Almaviva is enraged further when he discovers Cherubino in the room. Figaro returns with fellow servants, who praise the Count’s progressive reform in abolishing the droit du seigneur—the right of a noble to take a manservant’s place on his wedding night. Almaviva assigns Cherubino to his regiment in Seville and leaves Figaro to cheer up the unhappy adolescent. INTERMISSION Act II In her boudoir, the Countess laments her husband’s waning love but plots to chasten him, encouraged by Figaro and Susanna. They will send Cherubino, disguised as Susanna, to a romantic assignation with the Count. Cherubino, smitten with the Countess, appears, and the two women begin to dress the page for his farcical rendezvous. While Susanna goes out to find a ribbon, the Count knocks at the door, furious to find it locked. Cherubino quickly hides in a closet, and the Countess admits her husband, who, when he hears a noise, is skeptical of her story that Susanna is inside the wardrobe. He takes his wife to fetch some tools with which to force the closet door. Meanwhile, Susanna, having observed everything from behind a screen, helps Cherubino out a window, then takes his place in the closet. Both Count and Countess are amazed to find her there. All seems well until the gardener, Antonio, storms in with crushed geraniums from a flower bed below the window. Figaro, who has run in to announce that the wedding is ready, pretends it was he who jumped from
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the window, faking a sprained ankle. Marcellina, Bartolo and Basilio burst into the room waving a court summons for Figaro, which delights the Count, as this gives him an excuse to delay the wedding. INTERMISSION Act III In an audience room where the wedding is to take place, Susanna leads the Count on with promises of a rendezvous in the garden. The nobleman, however, grows doubtful when he spies her conspiring with Figaro; he vows revenge. Marcellina is astonished but thrilled to discover that Figaro is in fact her long-lost natural son by Bartolo. Mother and son embrace, provoking Susanna’s anger until she too learns the truth. Finding a quiet moment, the Countess recalls her past happiness, then joins Susanna in composing a letter that invites the Count to the garden that night. Later, during the marriage ceremony of Figaro and Susanna, the bride manages to slip the note, sealed with a hatpin, to the Count, who pricks his finger, dropping the pin, which Figaro retrieves. PAUSE Act IV In the moonlit garden, Barbarina, after unsuccessfully trying to find the lost hatpin, tells Figaro and Marcellina about the coming assignation between the Count and Susanna. Basilio counsels that it is wise to play the fool. Figaro inveighs against women and leaves, missing Susanna and the Countess, ready for their masquerade. Alone, Susanna rhapsodizes on her love for Figaro, but he, overhearing, thinks she means the Count. Susanna hides in time to see Cherubino woo the Countess—now disguised in Susanna’s dress—until Almaviva chases him away and sends his wife, who he thinks is Susanna, to an arbor, to which he follows. By now Figaro understands the joke and, joining the fun, makes exaggerated love to Susanna in her Countess disguise. The Count returns, seeing, or so he thinks, Figaro with his wife. Outraged, he calls everyone to witness his judgment, but now the real Countess appears and reveals the ruse. Grasping the truth at last, the Count begs her pardon. All are reunited, and so ends this “mad day” at the court of the Almavivas. —Courtesy of Opera News
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Artist Profiles Daniel Ebbers
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Daniel Ebbers (Don Basilio), tenor, appeared last season with the Sacramento Opera as Cassio in Verdi’s Otello. Other recent engagements include Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville, and Fenton in Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. In concert Mr. Ebbers has appeared with the prestigious Music in the Vineyards Festival, the Stockton Chorale in Mendelssohn’s Elijah, the Napa Valley Chorale singing Dvorak’s Mass in D, in addition to Mozart’s C minor Mass. In research and performance, Mr. Ebbers is regarded as expert in the music of Benjamin Britten. He recently appeared in the title role of St. Nicholas in Britten’s tour de force cantata for tenor, orchestra and choir, in addition to performing the great masterpiece Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings with the Bear Valley Music Festival. He will reprise the Serenade with the St. John’s Chamber orchestra in 2010. Highlights of Mr. Ebbers’s performances include a critically acclaimed appearance as Sir Bedivere with baritone, Thomas Hampson at the Washington National Cathedral, in Elinor Remick Warren’s The Legend of King Arthur. As an artist in residence with the Los Angeles Opera, Mr. Ebbers has performed as Gastone in La Traviata, and covered leading roles including Don Ottavio, Albert Herring, Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ernesto, and Lindoro in L’Italiana in Algeri. An Assistant Professor of Voice, Mr. Ebbers joined the faculty of the University of the Pacific in fall 2004. He holds the B.M. from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point the M.M. from University of Southern California.
Robin Fisher (Susanna), lyric coloratura soprano, has performed to critical acclaim in such cities as Paris, Vienna, Prague, Hamburg, Chicago, and Dallas. Press reviews remark on her “amazingly precise coloratura, melting diminuendi, splendid high notes and delightful musicality” (Opernwelt), of her “total self-assurance… an extremely exciting singer-actress” (Westdeutsche Zeitung). She appeared in over 300 performances in major roles while under contract with the Wuppertal Opera (Germany). Most recently she was heard as Pamina in The Magic Flute (Townsend Opera Players), in the title role of The Merry Widow (West Bay Opera), and as Frasquita in Carmen (Sacramento Opera). Upcoming concert engagements include the soprano solos in Elijah with the U.C. Davis Symphony, an all Bach concert with the Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra (SCSO) and a Renaissance program with Sex Chordae Consort of Viols. She appeared on a tour of Europe with the SCSO performing works by Haydn and Dvorak (released on CD). Other recordings include works for flute and soprano with Laurel Zucker (“The Nightingale Sings”), as well as sacred American art songs with pianist Dalton Baldwin (“God be in my Heart”). Ms. Fisher won both the prestigious Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship and a Rotary Foundation Award to study in Hamburg and Vienna where she received the coveted Artist’s Diploma cum laude from the University of Vienna. Ms. Fisher is currently Associate Professor of Voice at Sacramento State 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, and The Pirates of Penzance. 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
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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.
Jonathan Hansen
Richard Harrell
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Jonathan Hansen (Don Curzio), tenor, has appeared frequently as a chorus member with the Sacramento Opera, performing in that company’s productions of Otello, Carmen, Aida, Turandot, and Die Fledermaus. Last season, he made his debut as a principal with the company, performing the role of Spoletta in Tosca. He is currently a student at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS). He has been active in the University’s opera program, performing principal roles in The Village Singer (Rev. Pollard), Don Giovanni (Don Ottavio), L’Incoronatione d’Poppea (Nerone), and Die Zauberflöte (2nd priest/Tamino u/s). He spends his summers volunteering with Village Opera Company, and has performed roles in Gianni Schicchi (Rinuccio), Pagliacci (Beppe), and Verdi’s Macbeth (Malcom), as well as acting as assistant rehearsal conductor. As a concert soloist, Jonathan has performed in Mozart’s Requiem, Bach Cantatas 140 and 147, and Schubert’s Mass No. 5 in A-flat. This spring, Mr. Hansen will the assistant director of CSUS’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers.
Richard Harrell (Stage Director) is a recognized leader in the field of arts management, opera training, and production. Currently he serves as Director of the Opera Program at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Artistic Consultant for the Bangkok Opera, and visiting faculty for the Opera Studio of the Netherlands. Previously, he was the Administrative Director of the Juilliard Opera Center and Department of Vocal Arts, the Director of the San Francisco Opera Center, and Artistic Advisor and Head of Faculty for
the Training Program of the New National Theatre in Tokyo, where he organized an international faculty as well as producing, directing, and teaching. While at Juilliard, projects included co-producing Maurice Sendak’s Hänsel and Gretel with the Houston Grand Opera and commissioning a world premiere by composer Stephen Paulus, Heloise and Abelard. He also served in arts management positions at the Santa Fe Opera and Wolf Trap Park for the Performing Arts. As a stage director Mr. Harrell’s past productions include Cosí fan tutte, Aida, and Don Giovanni for the Bangkok Opera; The Merry Widow for Opera Company of North Carolina; Cosí fan tutte, Don Giovanni, and La Traviata for the Sacramento Opera; Il Barbiere di Siviglia for the Gold Coast Opera; Cosí fan tutte for the Hawaii Opera Theatre; Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute for Operafestival di Roma; La Cenerentola, Cosí fan tutte, and Cavalli’s La Calisto for the San Francisco Opera Center; Le Nozze di Figaro, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and L’Egisto for the San Francisco Conservatory; and L’Histoire du Soldat for the Juilliard School.
Carrie Hennessey (Barbarina), soprano, is thrilled to make her second appearance with Sacramento Opera this season. She made her debut here as Edith in The Pirates of Penzance. A transplant to the Sacramento area from Minneapolis, Ms. Hennessey also recently made her debut with members of the Sacramento Philharmonic in Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for Voice and Eight Cellos. For the past year and a half she has had the privilege to tour with the Minneapolis based theatre company Theatre de la Jeune Lune in the opera fusion productions of Don Juan Giovanni and Figaro under the direction of Dominique Serrand. During this time she has had the opportunity to perform these innovative and collaborative productions at esteemed theaters around the country; including both the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA and the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley. Ms. Hennessey is a graduate of the University of MN, Morris. In her years there, she was a two-time winner of the Minnesota/Wisconsin District Metropolitan Opera Auditions, both times receiving special awards in the Regional Competition. Ms. Hennessey has spent much time
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developing, premiering, and performing original art songs, operatic and theatrical works of composer Hiram Titus since 2003. Their most exciting collaboration is the release of Carrie’s debut CD A Prelude to Summer, available through her website carriehennessey. com. This recording premieres performances of song cycles featuring off-beat Mother Goose rhymes and the ecstatic and mystical poetry of the Carmelite Monk, St. John of the Cross.
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Sarah Kleeman (Cherubino), mezzo soprano, recently sang the role of Mrs. Trapes in The Beggar’s Opera with Lorin Maazel at the Chateauville Foundation. At the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival last summer she sang the title role in the world premiere of Nocciolina and Lynne in A Grand Night for Singing. In 2007, Ms. Kleeman made her Central City Opera debut as Dorothee in Massenet’s Cendrillon.” In the 2003-2004 Season she was a Resident Artist with Pittsburgh Opera, where her roles included Penelope in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria and Mercedes in Carmen. In 2004, she sang Siebel in Faust with Chautauqua Opera. She repeated that role in 2005 in her return to Pittsburgh Opera. Ms. Kleeman has performed Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte with the San Francisco Opera Merola Program, Clotilde in Norma with Seattle Opera, Eduige in Rodelinda with Music Academy of the West, and Hansel in Hansel and Gretel with Guild Opera of Los Angeles. With the Seattle Opera Young Artist Program she sang Tisbe in La Cenerentola and the Second Lady in The Magic Flute. Other roles include the title role in L’incoronazione di Poppea, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti. This summer, Ms. Kleeman will return to Central City Opera to sing the role of Charlotte in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. Sarah Kleeman is a graduate of California State University, Northridge (Bachelor of Music) and is the recipient of awards including the Carol Vaness Award and the Henry and Maria Holt Memorial Scholarship.
Bojan Knezevich (Figaro), bass-baritone. Most recent performance highlights include: Harasta in The Cunning Little Vixen and Hali in L’Italiana in Algeri with San Francisco Opera, Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro with the New National Theatre in Tokyo and Sarasota Opera in Florida. He has sung Scarpia in Tosca, Marcello, Schaunard, Colline and Benoit/Alcindoro in La Bohème, Amonasro in Aida, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, the four Villains in The Tales of Hoffman, Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Enrico Ashton in Lucia di Lammermoor, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Don Alfonso and Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte, Don Pasquale in Don Pasquale, and Don Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviliglia. He began his operatic career singing with major opera companies in the former Yugoslavia, including Belgrade, Zagreb, and Ljubljana. He then performed in Greece, Romania, and Belgium, where he sang Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro. Mr. Knezevic’s association with the San Francisco Opera started in 1992, where he participated in the Merola Program, Western Opera Theater national tours, and as a 1995 Adler Fellow. There, he received accolades for portrayals of Dr. Dulcamara in L’Elixir d’Amore, the Sacristan in Tosca, and Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola. He has covered numerous major roles for companies including the San Francisco Opera and the Chicago Lyric Opera, where he covered Alberich in Wagner’s Das Rheingold in 2004 and the entire Ring Cycle in 2005. Upcoming engagements include a tour of Gordon Getty’s Plump Jack in Mexico, New Mexico, and Arizona and the roles of Michelle in Il Tabarro and Gianni Schicchi in Puccini’s Il Trittico for El Paso Opera.
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
Bojan Knezevich
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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 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.
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Malcolm MacKenzie (Count Almaviva), baritone. He has been heard at leading opera houses throughout the U.S. and Europe, appearing at the Bastille in Paris, Finland’s Savonlina Festival, The Washington Opera, Sacramento Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Dayton Opera, Madison Opera, Austin Lyric, Opera Pacific and Pittsburgh Opera, in roles including Iago, Tonio, Don Giovanni, Marcello, Germont, Valentin, and Rossini’s Figaro. A favorite at the Los Angeles Opera, he has performed over 20 roles with that company, appearing in 2006 as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and as a special guest in the Placido Domingo and Friends 20th Anniversary Gala. He made his New York City Opera debut as Escamillo, a performance he recently repeated for San Diego Opera. Mr. MacKenzie’s recent performances include Iago in Otello with the Sacramento Opera; Alfio and Tonio in Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci with Opera Santa Barbara; Zurga in Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers with the San Diego Opera; Horatio Parker’s Hora Novissima with the Pacific Master Chorale. In May, Mr. MacKenzie returns to the San Diego Opera as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly. Recent concert performances for Mr. MacKenzie include Carl Orff’s
Carmina Burana with both Los Angeles’ New West Symphony and the Symphony Orchestra of the University of California, Davis. He has also appeared with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Pacific Chorale, Savannah Symphony, the Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra, and the Madison Symphony. Mr. MacKenzie is a former finalist in the Placido Domingo Operalia World Opera Competition and a National Finalist of the Metropolitan Opera Competition.
Donna Olson (Marcellina), mezzo-soprano, is a native of Boston, MA where she received her degree at the Boston Conservatory of Music. One of Ms. Olson’s upcoming performances is with the West Bay Opera singing the role of Ulrica in Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera. She is the resident Mezzo Soprano at Opera San Jose. In 2002/03, she sang the roles of Tisbé in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, Siebel in Gounod’s Faust, and Second Lady in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. In 2001/02, she sang the roles of Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Meg in Falstaff and Rosette in Manon. Recently Ms. Olson performed with Washington East Opera for its Greatest Hits Concert singing excerpts from Carmen, Rigoletto, Werther and La Traviata. She performed the roles of Prince Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus with the Columbia Symphony and Flora in La Traviata with Nevada Opera. Her recent concert work has been the Durufle Requiem and Messiah with both the Seattle Northwest Symphony and Bravo Symphony, Beethoven’s 9th with Willamette Falls Symphony. Since relocating to the Northwest, she has been well sought in Opera, Oratorio, and recital work. She made her professional debut with Eugene Opera as Third Lady in The Magic Flute, Portland Opera as Karolka in Jenufa, Oregon Symphony in Beethoven’s 9th and Handel’s Messiah, Portland Chamber Orchestra in Defalla’s El Amor Brujo, Newport Symphony in Mozart’s Requiem and Vancouver Symphony in Handel’s Messiah. Ms. Olson is a student of Ellen Faull Gordon, Emeritus, The Julliard School.
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Michael Palumbo (Lighting Designer) returns to the Sacramento Opera after making his company debut with of The Barber of Seville. His opera designs include La Bohème, Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci, and Faust at Opera San Jose and Madama Butterfly at Monterey Opera. He has designed lighting extensively for theater companies throughout Northern California including TheatreWorks, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, Magic Theatre, Aurora Theatre Company, DLOC, American Conservatory Theatre’s MFA Conservatory, San Jose Stage Company, Teatro Vision de San Jose, SCT/Harbor Theatre, Pacific Repertory Theatre, Palo Alto Players, SF Playhouse, Western Stage, Willows Theatre Company, City Lights Theatre Company of San Jose, and Children’s Musical Theatre San Jose.
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Burr Phillips (Bartolo), baritone. 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.
Emily Pulley (Countess Almaviva), soprano. Emily Pulley’s 2008-09 season includes Madame Lidoine in Dialogues des Carmélites with Austin Lyric Opera, Agathe in Der Freischütz with Opera Boston, the title role in Susannah and as soloist in “Songs of the South” with Mobile Opera, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus with Opera Delaware, and a celebration of music by Puccini with Albany Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Pulley’s 2007-08 season included First Lady in Bernstein’s A White House Cantata with New York City’s Collegiate Chorale, Marguerite in Faust with New Orleans Opera, the Governess in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw with Sacramento Opera, Madame Lidoine with Kentucky Opera, Love Simpson in Cold Sassy Tree with Amarillo Opera, and Arizona Opera’s production entitled “Gems: Four Decades of Arizona Opera.” A frequent presence at the Metropolitan Opera, Ms. Pulley’s roles there include Marguerite in Faust, Nedda in I pagliacci, Blanche in Dialogues des Carmélites, Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, Anne Trulove in The Rake’s Progress, Musetta in La bohème, Valencienne in The Merry Widow, Thérèse in Les Mamelles de Tirésias, and First Lady in Die Zauberflöte, directed by Julie Taymor. She made her debut at the Wexford Festival as Susannah, which she has also performed with Central City Opera, and her debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as Mimi in La bohème. Other highlights include Sarah in Heggie’s The End of the Affair (Lyric Opera of Kansas City), and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni and the title role in Vanessa (both with Central City Opera).
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, Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Skylight Opera Theatre, Chatauqua Opera, Opera Delaware, Rimrock Opera, the WaterlooCedar Falls, Minneapolis Civic, and Glacier Symphonies, as
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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 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 Award-winning 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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Jason Sarten (Antonio), baritone. Noted for his sparkling stage presence and elegant vocalism, Jason Sarten has graced stages throughout the Western United States. His repertoire includes both Count Almaviva and Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), Dr. Falke (Die Fledermaus), Dandini (La Cenerentola), Valentin (Faust), and Marcello (La Boheme) with companies including Opera San Jose, West Bay Opera, Berkeley Opera, Lamplighters Music Theatre, Opera Ft. Collins (CO), Donald Pippen’s Pocket Opera, Abilene Opera Association, Cinnabar Opera and Bay Shore Lyric Opera. Active as a concert soloist, Jason has performed the Requiem Masses of Mozart, Fauré, and Duruflé, Handel’s Messiah, Vaughan William’s Five Mystical Songs, Orff’s Carmina Burana and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Future engagements for Mr. Sarten include Watchful the Porter in the West Coast premiere of Vaughn William’s The Pilgrim’s Progress for Trinity Lyric Opera, as well as returning to Opera San Jose for Romeo et Juliette (Capulet), Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Fiorello), La Traviata (Marchese d’Obigny) and Madama Butterfly (Prince Yamadori).
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Mark & Minnie L. Helsley
Mrs. Arnold Bjornsen
Elaine Hernandez
Marcia A. Boden
Charles Hobson
Hugo G. Bogren
Susan & Dick Hunn
Shawnie & John Boskovich
Eugene W. Jackson
Jo Ann Brown
Patricia Jacobsen
Kenneth Bucholz & Sue Weinrich
Kent W. Jolly
Kammy Burleson Leda W. Buss Kenneth Byers Robert & Lynn Campbell Alfred Calais Jackie Caplan Judith Carlson Bruce & Mary Alice Carswell Sandra Cavey Samuel W. Cocks Ann R. Conner Cindy Cook & Elena Branson Vince & Violet Damore
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Johnson Muriel Y. Koven Mary Anne Kirchner
Richard Ochsner Cheryl & Daryl Petrig Lola & Gordon Purdy Nancy A. Quintrell Dr. & Mrs. Otto Raabe Ann Reardon & Gwyn Sheldon Leonard & Susan Robinson Anne Rudin Jacqueline Savoy Hariette & Joe Schwartz Elaine P. Silver & Edward Melia Six Opera Lovers of Sun City Roseville Stanley & Reinlinde B. Siwek Linda C. Small Jim & Barbara Stabenau
John & Joan Krizman
Dr. & Mrs. C. Thaddeus Szymanowski
David & Rita Larson
Michael N. Thome
Falcon Lee
Tosca
Ronald & Suzanne Leineke
Mary B. Upham
Alan Lofaso
Richard L. Vavra
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip W. Loper
Joan Vondracek
Albert & Helen Macys
Terrance Waitrovich
Beth & Bob Mann
Patricia Wall & David Stavarek
Laura J. Mayes & Jane Bassett
Earl G. Watson
Eileen McCauley
Cynthia & Thomas Wold
Doug McDougall
Doris Yamamoto
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TributaryGifts Note: This listing recognizes total gifts received for the period January 1, 2008 through close of business January 21, 2009.
In honor of James P. Arguelles Susan & Dick Hunn In memory of Dr. Rodger Bishton Lynda Nakamura In memory of John Gist, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William S. Gregory In memory of Stan Lewinski Don & Eloise Foley In memory of Marjorie Mitchell Ingraham John Ingraham The Vigran Family In memory of Doris R. Morgan Phyllis P. Almgren In memory of Roy Myer Elaine Myer In memory of Elizabeth BĂŠta Popper Emily Louw
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In memory of Sharon Speegle Nancy & Bob Bellue Kim & Marilyn Drake Jim & Marilyn Erkens Jerrie & Martha Gasch Donna Hays The Leis Family: Mike, Shelly, Chloe, Hannah, Mikaela, Dan, Chuck & Peggy 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
2008-2009 SEASON Crest Theatre | 7:30 p.m.
JULIA GL A S S National Book Award I See You Everywhere (Oct. 2008), Three Junes, The Whole World Over October 23, 2008
RICHARD PRICE Edgar Award | Oscar Nominee Lush Life (Novel), The Wire (HBO), The Color of Money (Screenplay) March 12, 2009
JOHN UPD I K E Pulitzer Prize | National Book Award The Widows of Eastwick (Oct. 2008), The Witches of Eastwick, Rabbit Series November 11, 2008
JIM LEHRER The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Oh, Johnny (March 2009), Mack to the Rescue, Eureka April 2, 2009
DANIEL H A N D L ER Bestselling Author a.k.a. Lemony Snicket Adverbs, The Basic Eight, A Series of Unfortunate Events February 5, 2009
RITA DOVE Former U.S. Poet Laureate Pulitzer Prize Sonata Mulattica (May 2009) May 13, 2009
TICKETS $27
Tickets.com or (800) 225-2277 Or in person at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K Street, Sacramento Monday–Thursday 4:30-8:00 p.m., Friday–Sunday 12:30-8:00 p.m.
CALIFORNIA LECTURES (916) 737-1300 www.californialectures.org
In memory of
Elizabeth Beta Popper Opera Lover, Arts Patron, and Beloved Friend. Wife of Dr. Jan Popper (decd.), Former Director of the UCLA Opera Program, Professor Emeritus — Emily Louw
A SAUCY BRITISH JOURNALIST. A DISGRACED AMERICAN PRESIDENT.
THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD.
A NAIL-BITING THRILLER WITH THE ZING OF A COMEDY!” “
APRIL 15–26 at t h e C o m m u n i t y C e n t e r t h e at e r Wells Fargo Pavilion Box Office 1419 H Street, Sacramento
(916) 557-1999
Convention Center Box Office 1301 L Street, Sacramento
(800) 225-2277
Discounts for groups of 12 or more
(916) 808-5181 (916) 557-1198
w w w. B r o a d w a y S a c r a m e n t o . c o m
Feature your message here! Program book advertising is available for the 2008 | 2009 Season. For information, contact Jennifer Lin jlin@sacopera.org 916.737.1000
2308 J Street Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 658-1600 www.sacsom.com
Private Lessons Group Lessons Studio Classes Chamber Music Coaching Performance Juries Recitals Master Classes Faculty Recitals 2nd Saturday Performances
Premiere Faculty Sacramento School of Music Making Music Happen Violin . Viola . Cello . Bass . Piano . Flute . Clarinet
SACRAMENTO THEATRE COMPANY
LYSISTRATA
Make Love, Not War!
A contemporary adaptation of the play by Aristophanes Directed by Peggy Shannon
March 11 - April 5 Call for tickets today: (916) 443-6722 Visit the interactive website at www.apeacelovingirl.com www.sactheatre.org
Illustration by Neil Lofquist
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 Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 9 am Coffee & Conversation
Friday, May 8, 2009 at 8 pm La Bohème
Regal Natomas Marketplace, 3561 Truxel Road, Sacramento. FREE with admission ticket to Metropolitan Opera HD Live Broadcast La Sonnambula
Sacramento Community Center Theater 1301 L Street, Sacramento Tickets $22 to $87, 916.808.5181 or tickets.com
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Noon Music at Noon: Featuring artists from the Sacramento Opera production of La Bohème Westminster Presbyterian Church 1300 N Street, Sacramento FREE Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 7:30 pm Opera Talk: La Bohème Scottish Rite Masonic Center 6151 H Street, Sacramento $10 general | $7 Sacramento Opera subscribers Call 916.737.1000 for more information. Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 7 pm Opera Interludes Borders Books & Music 500 First Street #1, Davis FREE
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Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 2 pm La Bohème Sacramento Community Center Theater Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 7:30 pm La Bohème Sacramento Community Center Theater
La Boheme
Photo: Des Moines Metro Opera
Puccini’s rapture of love at first sight.
May 8, 10, 12, 2009 | Sacramento Community Center Theater Tickets $15 to $115 | 916.808.5181 or tickets.com All shows feature projected English supertitles and the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra.
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