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Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, step right up as the Calgary Opera big top returns to the beautiful RiverWalk in East Village. I am delighted to welcome you to year two of Canada’s only outdoor summer opera festival – Opera in the Village. In 2013 we launched the opera festival and were overwhelmed by the response from the community far and wide who welcomed a new element to Calgary’s growing arts and culture scene and supported The Pirates of Penzance. We would not have this pleasure without the marvellous support from our corporate sponsors, government funders, and community partners. This project has been supported by the Government of Alberta; the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program - Department of Canadian Heritage; and The Calgary Foundation. Additionally, Imperial returns as presenting sponsor of this unique festival. The Remarkable Experience Accelerator Program initiated by the Calgary Hotel Association through Calgary Arts Development supports key projects such as Opera in the Village, recognizing the vital role that the arts play in enhancing Calgary as a destination for visitors. Their investment again this year has gone a long way in helping us realize our vision. We couldn’t have found a more fitting backdrop to anchor Opera in the Village than the ever evolving and culturally rich East Village. Calgary Opera applauds Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, who understands that building neighbourhoods goes far beyond bricks and mortar, and with their commitment to placemaking and community they truly allow the show to go on.

I would also like to thank our event sponsors FRAM + Slokker, Embassy Bosa, and Big Rock Brewery, as well as ATCO Structures & Logistics and Tourism Calgary for their generous support. Opera in the Village welcomed over 5,000 individuals in 2013. This year with Candide, set in a circus themed atmosphere full of whimsy and excitement we are sure to see growth in the number of people who join us to experience the magical world of opera. Thank you for your continued support, I hope to see you all at the rest of our season at the Jubilee Auditorium. On with the show! Chair, Evan J. Hazell

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Big top, big dreams! Let us dazzle and delight you! Welcome back to our second summer of Opera in the Village. I was so overwhelmed with gratitude for those who attended last year, and by the efforts of our team. It’s not often you get to dream something into reality that allows Calgary to join other cities around the world in this kind of special outdoor offering. Year two means great growth for us. The festival has been extended over two weekends as we have increased our programming with many new elements to amuse your sense of wonder. For 2014 we bring you a big top production that surely will not disappoint. The centrepiece of Opera in the Village is Candide, Leonard Bernstein’s madcap musical. Our creative team has set this scandalously funny romp in a carnival atmosphere, which we have captured around every corner of the festival. For youngsters we have added matinée performances of an abridged one-hour adaptation of Hansel and Gretel, a show Calgary Opera presented to over 11,000 children as part of our school tour this past spring. Roving circus performers will add to the colourful ecosystem of the festival this year as many explore opera in an entirely new way. The traditional views of opera are cast aside as we journey through the East Village and take in gourmet food trucks, karaoke, movies under the stars and a singing competition. Opera in the Village goes beyond sitting in your seat as we break down barriers and offer you opportunities to enjoy the beauty and power of the human voice like never before. I would like to thank the cast, crew, staff and our Board of Directors, whose efforts have made this festival possible. And those wonderful artists who have joined us to ensure

the best possible quality on our stage. Like so many who are passionate about the arts, this has been a labour of love. I invite you all back to the Jubilee Auditorium for the larger than life 2014-2015 season featuring the Canadian premiere of the Pulitzer Prize winning Silent Night, Mozart’s comic masterpiece The Marriage of Figaro and one of the all time greatest opera hits – Bizet’s fiery and passionate Carmen. May the banks of the Bow set the perfect stage for you to delight in our second year of Opera in the Village. Enjoy the show, General Director and CEO, W.R. (Bob) McPhee, C.M.

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The centrepiece of Opera in the Village 2014 is Leonard Bernstein’s comic masterpiece Candide in our 900-seat big top tent. With a score by the legendary Leonard Bernstein, book by Hugh Wheeler and lyrical contributions from the incomparable Stephen Sondheim, Candide is a timeless masterpiece. Innocent and trusting, young Candide truly believes that “Everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.” That is until he is expelled from his home in Westphalia, dragged into the Bulgarian army, brought before the Spanish Inquisition, swindled out of a fortune, shipwrecked on a desert isle, and separated time and again from his true love Cunegonde. As Candide and Cunegonde travel the world in search of truth, love and each other they discover that the best of all possible worlds is to be found right in their own backyard. This rollicking carnival production will be led by the same creative team who brought us The Pirates of Penzance last summer: Gordon Gerrard (conductor), Rob Herriot (stage director),Terry Gunvordahl (set & props designer), and Harry Frehner (lighting designer). Joining the team is Calgary costume designer Ronda Borneman. Candide features a sensational score, sparkling lyrics and an all-star Canadian cast with Matthew Bruce as Candide, Tracy Dahl as Cunegonde, Norine Burgess as Paquette, Alexander Dobson as Maximilian, Lynne McMurtry as the Old Lady, and David LeReaney as Dr. Pangloss, as well as a host of other wonderful voices, accompanied by a live orchestra.

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matinees of an hour-long adaptation of Hansel & Gretel. This lively and colourful production delighted more than 11,000 children this spring as part of Calgary Opera’s school and community tour. Designed by Scott Reid with costumes by Laura Anderson, and directed by Aaron Coates, Hansel & Gretel features alumni from our Emerging Artist Development Program accompanied by piano in the big top tent.

carnival and culture • Candide was written during the time of the Enlightenment to attack the notion of a “best of all possible worlds.” •

Candide: Or Optimism was actually one of many satires written during the Enlightenment age that attacked the traditional views on society and religion with refuge in audacity.

• No less than three characters die, then come back to life later in the novel. •

Candide was first published in 1759 by French philosopher and satirist Francois Marie Arouet, aka Voltaire. Keep in mind that back before the French Revolution, this was at a time when the French were either dirty and living off the streets or rich and obnoxious, sipping on tea and wearing flagrant wigs along with their white dresses and makeup (Voltaire was in the latter category).

• The human cannonball travels at warp speeds of 60-70 miles per hour! • Whistling backstage is considered bad luck for circus performers. • The circus is over 2000 years old! • Performers NEVER eat peanuts backstage. Bad luck all the way around! • For good luck, some circus performers keep an elephant hair in their pocket from the tail of the elephant. • Thinking about running away to join the circus? It is harder to get into Ringling Brothers Clown school than Harvard Law School!

• • The book is only 75 pages, so it’s a great summer read!

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featuring

Music by

Leonard Bernstein

Book adapted from Voltaire by

Lyrics by

Hugh Wheeler

Richard Wilbur

with Additional Lyrics by Stephen

Sondheim & John Latouche

Produced on Broadway by The Chelsea Theatre Center of Brooklyn in

conjunction with Harold Prince & Ruth Mitchell

Broadway production conceived & directed by Harold Prince

CAST LISTED IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE

Calgary Opera is proud to work with the professional stage hands and artisans provided by IATSE Local 212

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synopsis ACT I

ACT II

In Westphalia, at Schloss Thunder-ten-Tronck, the ancestral home of the Baron, the Baron’s children, Cunegonde and Maximilian, along with their illegitimate cousin, Candide, and the maid, Paquette, are instructed by their tutor, Dr. Pangloss, that “all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.” To the Baron’s dismay, Candide and Cunegonde fall in love, and Candide is banished from Westphalia. Invading Bulgarians abduct Candide and slaughter the rest of the family, except Cunegonde, who is abducted and eventually becomes a popular prostitute. Despite becoming the mistress of both a generous Jew and the Cardinal Archbishop, she still loves Candide. Candide, rescued by travelling actors, retains his faith in the teachings of Dr. Pangloss, whom he encounters by chance. Candide and Dr. Pangloss are arrested for their liberal philosophy and dragged off to Lisbon, where the Grand Inquisitor orders Pangloss to be hanged and Candide whipped. A kind, but eccentric Old Lady rescues him and nurses him back to health, and then reunites him with Cunegonde in Paris. When first the generous Jew, and then the Cardinal Archbishop, interrupt the lovers’ reunion, they are inadvertently killed by Candide. Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Lady flee Paris for Cadiz and then set sail for the New World.

Upon arrival in Montevideo, South America, Paquette and Maximilian are sold into slavery. By chance, Candide, Cunegonde and the Old Lady arrive at the same location, but Candide must flee when the Old Lady convinces him that he is being pursued for the murder of the Jew and Cardinal Archbishop. When Candide swears to marry Cunegonde, Maximilian objects and is accidentally killed by Candide as the two engage in a scuffle. Candide then escapes into the South American jungle and stumbles upon the fabled city of El Dorado, where all is opulent and perfect. Tiring of paradise, Candide leaves, laden with sheep, gold, and gems and heads for the Dutch colony of Surinam. There, he learns that pirates have taken Cunegonde to Venice. Vanderdendur, a Dutch merchant, offers Candide a boat with which to rescue Cunegonde, but Candide soon discovers that the merchant’s generosity was a sham. Candide finds Cunegonde, Paquette, and the Old Lady in Venice. There, Candide uses all of their remaining riches to buy the freedom of Cunegonde and Maximilian, who is not dead after all. Now reunited, Cunegonde, Paquette, Maximilian, the Old, Lady and Dr. Pangloss join Candide as he decides to follow his new creed. With his ragtag “family,” he will settle down to a simple farm life and “make his garden grow.”

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“Nibble, nibble, mousekin, Who’s nibbling at my housekin?”

A one-hour adaptation by Aaron Coates

It’s the classic, abridged tale of two mischievous children who find a delicious gingerbread house hiding a wicked secret.

of the cherished opera by Engelbert Humperdinck

The perfect introduction to opera for children aged 5 and up, this show will have the whole family cheering along. Starring

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biographies Gordon Gerrard

Robert Herriot

Conductor

Stage Director

Gordon Gerrard has established himself as a rising star in the new generation of Canadian musicians and brings a fresh perspective to the podium. During his time as Resident Conductor and Repetiteur for Calgary Opera he conducted seven productions including the Canadian premiere of Little Women, broadcast on CBC’s Saturday Afternoon at the Opera. He has also conducted critically acclaimed productions for Opera Hamilton, and was Assistant Conductor for Opera Lyra Ottawa. Mr. Gerrard is a recipient of the Mayor’s Award for Emerging Artists in Calgary. He takes up the position of Associate Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in September 2014, after two successful seasons as Assistant Conductor leading the orchestra in over 80 performances.

Canadian stage director Rob Herriot returns to Calgary after having directed Pirates of Penzance last summer. He has directed productions of Lucia di Lammermoor, La Bohème, Carmen, Rigoletto and Don Pasquale (Manitoba Opera), La Traviata (Opera Hamilton), Carmen (Arizona Opera), Don Pasquale (Opera Hamilton, Connecticut Opera, and Utah Opera) Pirates of Penzance, La Fille Du Regiment, HMS Pinafore. Tosca and Mikado for Edmonton Opera as well as Barber of Seville and La Bohème for Calgary Opera. He also guest directs for young artist programs and universities across the country. Rob is thrilled to be back for the summer festival.

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Terry Gunvordahl Set Designer

Terry has designed over 300 shows across Canada. His designs have been nominated for Toronto’s Dora, Edmonton’s Sterling, Vancouver’s Jessie and over 20 Betty Mitchell Award nominations. This season he will design for productions in Prince George BC, Red Deer AB as well as Calgary. Other designs include the King’s Own Calgary Regiment at the Calgary Military Museum and the Calgary Firefighters Museum slated to open in 2015. And he still found time to go kayaking this spring for ten days in the Baja with his two sons.

Ronda Borneman

Harry Frehner Lighting Designer

Harry Frehner has designed more than 40 productions for Calgary Opera dating back to 1992. In the past six years, five of these productions have been nominated for Betty Mitchell Awards, of which two have won. He has lit productions for opera companies in Canada such as Edmonton Opera, Opera Lyra Ottawa, Vancouver Opera, Opera Ontario, Manitoba Opera and Pacific Opera Victoria. In the US he has lit productions for San Diego Opera, Opera Colorado, Arizona Opera, Utah Opera. Recently, Harry designed a very successful production of Nixon in China with Wide Open Opera in Dublin.

costume designer

Designing, sewing, creating and working for wonderful people, what a great career choice. Now, to be here designing Calgary Opera’s Candide. What an honor! Ronda has been designing for 28 years, some of her design works are Calgary Stampede Grandstand, California Dreaming 1&2 at Stagewest, Land of the Dead and Twelfth Night for Shakespeare Co. as well as The Winter’s Tale and Dracula co-pro with MRU. She recently retired from ATP as HOD for the past 8 years. Creating with the local designers at ATP has been a wonderful run and she has decided to go back to her designing roots full-time. She also runs her company Borneman Design producing bridal gowns, formal wear, gymnastic wear, dance wear as well as interior design. She also works with movie productions that come to Alberta to shoot their wonderful works, like Brokeback Mountain, Into the West, or Hell on Wheels.

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biographies

Cast listed in order of appearance

David LeReaney

Norine Burgess

Baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Voltaire/Pangloss

Paquette

David LeReaney’s career as a professional actor spans 35 years. He is a recipient of the 1993 Best Actor AMPIA award, the 2007 Best Narrator AMPIA, the Harry and Martha Cohen Award (for sustained and significant contribution to theatre in Calgary) in 2000 and the 2010 Supporting Actor Betty Mitchell Award for his role in Shakespeare’s Dog at ATP. He is also a dialect and acting coach. Last season David appeared as the Modern Major General in last summer’s Pirates of Penzance for Opera in the Village and Vertigo’s Vintage Hitchcock. Among his many film and TV appearances David can be seen in Fargo the TV series, the Sci-Fi movie Fallout Asylum, Hell on Wheels, the Hallmark movie Big Sky and the APTN series Blackstone. For more on David visit – www.davidlereaney.com

Matthew Bruce Tenor

Candide Mr. Bruce’s love for music was inspired from an early age. His foundation and appreciation for the performing arts was formed through his parents’ influence, both of whom are professional musicians. Mr. Bruce’s passion for performing inspired him to relocate to Victoria, BC to study voice, acting, and dance at the Canadian College of Performing Arts. Upon graduating, Mr. Bruce continued his vocal training at the Victoria Conservatory of Music where he performed in the Opera Studio Program and studied privately with Ms. Nancy Argenta. Mr. Bruce will be commencing his second year of Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Program in the fall.

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Praised for her bright, elegant and lambent-toned voice, Canadian mezzo-soprano Norine Burgess has performed in opera houses and with leading orchestras throughout North America and around the world. Norine’s refreshingly compelling, charismatic and touching interpretations bring vigour and dimension to her signature roles, including Maddalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Prince Orlofsky in Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, Siebel in Faust, Nicklausse in Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann and Miss Mary Lloyd in the Vienna Volksoper’s production of Kálmán’s Die Herzogin von Chicago (available on DVD). Other roles include Annio in La Clemenza di Tito, Neris in Cherubini’s rarely-performed opera Médée, Mother Marie in Dialogues des Carmélites, Meg Page in Falstaff, and 2nd Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte.

Tracy Dahl Soprano

Cunegonde Canada’s premiere coloratura soprano Tracy Dahl has appeared throughout her career with such opera houses as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Canadian Opera Company, Vancouver Opera, Teatro alla Scala (Milan) and the Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris). Recent highlights include Despina in Così Fan Tutte for the Canadian Opera Company, recital for the Westben and Carmina Burana for Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Tracy Dahl’s upcoming performances during the 2014-2015 season include returns to Pacific Opera Victoria in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor; concert performances of Candide with Bramwell Tovey and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; and concert appearances with the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir and Winnipeg Singers.

Alexander Dobson

Lida Szkwarek

Baritone

soprano

Maximilian

Ensemble

British-Canadian Alexander Dobson has been praised for his musicality and dramatic awareness on both opera and concert stages. Recent highlights include title roles in both Wozzek and Don Giovanni conducted by Yannick NezetSeguin, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte with Opera Hamilton, Mercutio in Roméo et Juliette for l'Opéra de Montréal, Silvio in Opera Quebec’s Pagliacci, Marcello in BRAVO’s TV rendition of La Bohème, and made his Royal Opera Covent Garden debut with The Midnight Court. Recent concert work includes Messiah with the NACO and Philadelphia Orchestra, Bass soloist at the Carmel Bach Festival, the Count in Against the Grain’s production of The Marriage of Figaro, St. Mathew Passion with Orchestre Metropolitain and Guglielmo in Così fan Tutte with Opera Lafayette performing in Washington DC, New York and Versailles.

Soprano Lida Szkwarek is a proud graduate of Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Program and excited to be returning for this summer’s production of Candide. This past spring, Ms. Szkwarek was a semifinalist in this year’s National Council Auditions with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Recent performances include Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and Micaëla (Carmen) with Saskatoon Opera, and Susanna (Susanna’s Secret) with Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Program. Past performances include Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica), Rusalka (Rusalka), Countess Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Juliette (Romeo et Juliette), and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni). In 2011, Ms. Szkwarek placed third in the International Czech and Slovak Voice Competition. In addition to this success she was also awarded the Kapralova Prize for the best interpretation of a traditional Czech song.

Lynne McMurtry Mezzo-soprano

Natalie Fagnan

Old Lady

Soprano

Hailed as “a force of nature” (Toronto Star), mezzo-soprano Lynne McMurtry has sung with the Boston Symphony, the Charleston Symphony, the Winnipeg Symphony, Edmonton Opera and Manitoba Opera, among others, and at many of the major festivals, including Tanglewood, Ravinia, Banff, and Aldeburgh. Conductors with whom she has performed include Seiji Ozawa, Robert Spano, William Eddins, Kevin Mallon, and Ivars Taurins. Upcoming: Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro (Calgary Opera) and reprises Marcellina for Opera Lyra Ottawa. Recent highlights include the role of Mistress Quickly in Falstaff for Opera Hamilton and Calgary Opera, Bloody Mary in South Pacific for Pacific Opera Victoria and Messiah with the Okanagan Symphony.

Ensemble Praised as a soprano with “a youthful beauty and a real knack for infusing emotion and heart into her voice” (YYC Music 2013), Natalie Fagnan has most recently appeared as Christine in Phantom of the Opera with Cowtown Opera, and Despina in Così fan tutte with Opera By Request. Natalie holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Oberlin Conservatory where she appeared as Maria in West Side Story. Other performances include Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Poppea in L’incoronazione di Poppea, Pamina in The Magic Flute, Dalinda in Ariodante, the title role in Alcina, Handel’s Messiah with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, and Webber’s Requiem with the Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra. Natalie is an alumnus of Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Program. OPERA in the VILLAGE 25

biographies Erin Lawson

Michael Marino

Mezzo-Soprano

Tenor

Ensemble

Happy to be joining Opera in the Village for the first time, Erin has previously sung Emilia in Otello and the title role in Ariodante with Calgary Opera. Praised for her “beautiful lyric mezzo-soprano” voice (Opera Canada), and “coloratura to die for” (Hamilton Spectator), Erin is earning notice for her performances on opera and concert stages across Canada. Erin is a past member of both Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Program and Pacific Opera Victoria’s Resident Artist Program. Other recent operatic highlights include Marcellina in La nozze di Figaro with Pacific Opera Victoria, Pitti-Sing in The Mikado with Edmonton Opera, Flora in La Traviata with Saskatoon Opera, Dritte Dame in Die Zauberflöte with Pacific Opera Victoria and Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, with Jeunesses Musicales Canada.

Alexandra Beley Mezzo-Soprano

Ensemble Ukrainian-Canadian Alexandra Beley is quickly establishing herself as an up and coming young mezzo-soprano. Most recently, Alexandra completed Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Program and made her debut singing the title role in The Rape of Lucretia. Other roles include: Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Marcellina and Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), and Stéphano (Roméo et Juliette). Alexandra received her Masters of Music from University of Toronto’s Opera School. In 2011, Alexandra had the privilege of understudying Judith Forst as Irene in John Estacio’s Lillian Alling with The Banff Centre’s Opera as Theatre Program. Alexandra makes her Opéra de Montréal debut as Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia). 26 CALGARY OPERA 2014-15 SEASON

Tenor Michael Marino is a London Ontario native and graduate of Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Program. He received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Music from the University of Western Ontario. His most recent performances include the roles of Rodolfo in Pucinni’s La Boheme with Jeunesse Musicales, the Tenor Soloist in Handel’s The Messiah in Whitehorse Yukon, 4th Jew in Strauss’s Salome with Edmonton Opera, and Rinuccio in Pucinni’s Gianni Schicchi with the COSI summer training program. Mr. Marino last appeared with Calgary Opera as Gonzalve in Ravel’s L’Heure Espagnole and Gastone in Verdi’s La Traviata. Other past roles include Fenton (Falstaff), Lurcanio (Ariodante), Tamino (Magic Flute), Romeo (Roméo et Juliette), and Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni).

Christopher Mayell Tenor

Ensemble Praised for his “sweetly rendered, fluid and pliable” tenor voice, Christopher Mayell is making his mark as a rising star in both the concert halls and opera houses of Canada. He maintains a hearty schedule of engagements, including two recent appearances as Doctor Caius in Verdi’s Falstaff (Calgary Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria), and a return to Toronto Operetta Theatre, performing the title role in The Cousin from Nowhere. Christopher has been featured by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and has appeared with the Edmonton Symphony, the Winnipeg Symphony, as well as the Grammy-nominated Elora Festival Singers. He was also recently featured at the world-renowned Aldeburgh Music Festival, performing the title role in Britten’s Albert Herring, alongside soprano Dame Felicity Lott, under the baton of Steuart Bedford.

Adam Fisher

David Diston

Tenor

Baritone

Ensemble

Adam Fisher won glowing reviews for his 2013 debut as Pedrillo in Opera Atelier’s acclaimed production of Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio and recently starred in City Opera Vancouver’s world premiere of Pauline. A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Adam joined the Emerging Artists Program with Calgary Opera in 2010. Recent debuts for this charismatic young tenor include Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings with Ottawa’s Thirteen Strings, Lieutenant Cable in South Pacific with Pacific Opera Victoria, Captain Gustl in The Land of Smiles with Toronto Operetta Theatre and Alfred in Edmonton Opera’s Die Fledermaus. In 2014/15, Adam looks forward to Handel’s Messiah with National Arts Centre, and Normanno in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor with Edmonton Opera.

Tyler Fitzgerald bass-Baritone

Ensemble Bass-baritone Tyler Fitzgerald, spent two years with Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Program, and completed a Bachelor’s degree in music at Wilfrid Laurier University in 2011. Recent performances include: Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia, Marquis d’Obigny in La Traviata, Don Inigo Gomez in Ravel’s L’Heure espagnol, Count Gill in Wolf-Ferrari’s Il Segreto di Susanna, baritone soloist in Carmina Burana and Handel’s Messiah, Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Pistola in Falstaff, Jimmy in Mahagonny Songspiel, Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas, King Melchoir in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Le Marquis in Dialogues des Carmelites.

Baritone David Diston is a 2014 Masters graduate in Opera Performance from the University of Toronto. Recent performance credits include Mr. Gedge (Albert Herring), Dr. Dulcamara (L’Elisir d’amore) and Dr. Malatesta (Don Pasquale) with the UofT, and Don Giovanni with Opera NUOVA. Other roles include Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Falke (Die Fledermaus), Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte) and Leporello (Don Giovanni). In concert David made his Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut as the baritone soloist in C. Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3. David is excited to be joining Calgary Opera as a member of their Emerging Artist Development Program for the 2014-2015 season.

Donna Sharpe Stage Manager

Donna Sharpe enjoys working in both theatre and opera, and appreciates the opportunities this work brings to her life. In her 12th season with Calgary Opera, the highlight of summer 2013 was stage managing The Pirates of Penzance in Calgary’s East Village with some of Canada’s finest performers. Other selected Calgary Opera credits include Aida, Moby-Dick, La Bohème, Pagliacci/Gianni Schicchi, Otello, Falstaff, La traviata, The Rape of Lucretia, Madame Butterfly, The Flying Dutchman, and The Italian Girl in Algiers, as well as assistant stage managing Don Giovanni, Barber of Seville, Faust, Tosca, Dead Man Walking and Sweeney Todd. Ms. Sharpe enjoys working with young artists and has stage-managed with Green Mountain Opera Festival (Vermont), Opera on the Avalon (Newfoundland), and the 2010 Winter Olympics (Whistler).

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biographies Johanne Deleeuw Assistant Stage Manager

Johanne Deleeuw is a Calgarybased Stage Manager, Director and Arts Administrator. Most recently, she was the Production Stage Manager for the playRites Festival 2014 at Alberta Theatre Projects. She has also stage managed for Vertigo Theatre, One Yellow Rabbit, Ground Zero Theatre, Sage Theatre and Stage West Dinner Theatre in recent years. Ms. Deleeuw’s work as a director has also been seen on many stages in Calgary. Ms. Deleeuw is delighted to be returning for her second season with Opera in the Village.

Nicole Bergen Assistant Stage Manager

Nicole Bergen works as a stage manager and assistant stage manager in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Past shows include The Magic Flute, Carmen, The Marriage of Figaro, and Don Pasquale (SM, Saskatoon Opera), La Traviata, La bohème, Moby-Dick, Aida, Lucia di Lammermoor, Manon, and The Barber of Seville (ASM, Calgary Opera), and Little Women, Turn of the Screw and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (ASM, The Banff Centre). This season’s shows include Silent Night, The Marriage of Figaro and Carmen. She also reads a lot and widely, walks a lot, and loves to cook.

orchestra Laura Reid – Concertmaster Arthur Bachmann – Viola Phillip Hansen – Cello Charles Garrett – Bass Sara Hahn – Flute/Piccolo Steve Amsel – Clarinet Stan Climie – Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Saxophone Chris Sales – Oboe/Clarinet/Bassoon Adam Zinatelli – Trumpet/Flugelhorn Richard Scholz – Trumpet/Flugelhornn James Scott – Trombone Christopher Mokrzewski – Piano Sandra Atkinson – Synthesizer Kyle Eustace – Percussion

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biographies Courtney V. Murias Mezzo-Soprano

Hansel As a young professional singer, Courtney connects with others through her artistry and outgoing nature. She recently completed training with Calgary Opera in the Emerging Artists program, where she performed the roles of Hansel (Hansel and Gretel), Bianca (The Rape of Lucretia), and Kate Pinkerton (Madame Butterfly). During her vocal training at University of Lethbridge (BMus) and Western University (MMus) she performed the roles of Cherubino (The Marriage of Figaro), Dido (Dido and Aeneas), and Ottone (The Coronation of Poppea). Courtney calls Calgary home and also performs in Toronto and across Canada.

Laura Brandt Soprano

Gretel Soprano Laura Brandt is thrilled to be returning for a second season as an Emerging Artist. Past performances with Calgary Opera include Gretel (Hansel and Gretel) and Female Chorus (The Rape of Lucretia). Recent highlights for Ms. Brandt include Parasha (Mavra) with Metro Youth Opera, Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro) with the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy, Sprechstimme in Pierrot Lunaire with the New England Conservatory Contemporary Ensemble, and Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) with NEC Opera. Ms. Brandt is supported by the Nova Scotia Talent Trust and has a Master of Music in vocal performance from the New England Conservatory.

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Aaron Dimoff Bass-baritone

Father/Sandman Bass-Baritone Aaron Dimoff made his Calgary Opera debut last season singing Imperial Commissioner in Puccini’s Madame Butterfly as a member of the Emerging Artist program. During the program, he sang the role of Father in Hansel and Gretel for the Opera in Schools tour and Opera in the Village, as well as Collatinus in Brittan’s The Rape of Lucretia. Returning for a second year in the Emerging Artist program, Aaron will be performing in Mark Campbell and Kevin Puts’ Silent Night, Antonio in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, and Zuniga in Bizet’s Carmen. Other upcoming performances include Des Grieux in the Emerging Artist production of Massenet’s Le portrait de Manon. Concert appearances last season included Sciarrone in Puccini’s Tosca with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as excerpts of Haydn’s Creation and Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Festival Chorus Calgary.

Derek Johnson Witch

Tenor Derek Johnson has performed in numerous roles for Calgary Opera including the Canadian premiere of Dead Man Walking and the world premiere of Filumena. He was a member of the Emerging Artists Program, appearing in Frobisher and going on to perform the lead role of Michael in the northern Canadian tour that followed. Performing in both North America and Europe, including a European tour as a guest of Regent Seven Seas Cruise line, Mr. Johnson has appeared in such roles as Rodolfo in Pucinni’s La Bohème, Tebaldo in Bellini’s I Caupleti e I Montecchi and most recently as Don Jose in Bizet’s Carmen.

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Evan Mounce

Aaron Coates

pianist

stage director

Evan Mounce has most recently been music director for The Sound of Music (Cowtown Opera), Anne of Green Gables (Central Memorial), and Oliver (Ernest Manning), and pianist for Hansel and Gretel (Calgary Opera). He accompanies and coaches voice students at U of C and Ambrose University College, and is the organist at St. Matthew’s United Church. Evan attended the collaborative piano programs at Opera NUOVA, the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy, and the Vancouver International Song Institute, and will work as an apprentice coach at St. Andrews by the Sea this summer. He holds a Master’s degree in Music from the University of Toronto.

Aaron is a director, writer, actor, and the co-artistic director of Trepan Theatre. He studied acting at Mount Royal College and at École Philippe Gaulier in Paris. With Trepan Theatre, he has created and performed in La Mexicaine de Perforation, The Cat Lady Show, Matadora, and SHE. Directing credits include: Hannaraptor (Calgary Opera), La Bohème, The Phantom of the Opera Sing-Along, The Sound of Music Sing-Along (Cowtown Opera), The After Party, The Way of All Fish (Lunchbox Theatre), Dying City (Pangloss), The Old Neighborhood (Rogues Theatre), Iraq and Back (Ghost River Theatre), and The End of the Rope (Vertigo Theatre). Aaron is also the co-artistic producer of Dirty Laundry, Calgary’s live improvised soap opera.

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biographies Mel Kirby

Laura Anderson

musical director

costume designer

Mel Kirby brings to his role of Coordinator of Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Development Program over 30 years of professional experience as a performer, teacher, conductor and highly respected member of the Calgary music community. He joined Calgary Opera in 2006 creating the curriculum and goals for the Emerging Artist Program which oversees the annual post-graduate training and transition to a professional working career of an ensemble of young singers from across Canada. Mr. Kirby has also served as Artistic Director of The Festival Chorus since 1991, conducting performances of major works with orchestra by J.S. Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, and Brahms. Mel Kirby is excited to be music directing Hansel and Gretel for the 2014 Opera in the Village Summer Festival.

Scott Reid set designer

The Flying Dutchman, Otello, The Inventor, Little Women, Dead Man Walking and Faust (Calgary Opera); The Cunning Little Vixen, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dido & Aeneas (The Banff Centre – Opera Program); Class Acts, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Songs Of A Wayfarer, Requiem (Alberta Ballet); Better Get Hit in Your Soul, The Wilds, and Spontaneous Combustion (DJD); 16 playRites Festivals, True Love Lies, East of Berlin, Half Life (ATP); Vintage Hitchcock, In the Heat of the Night, It Could Be Any One of Us (Vertigo Theatre); 16 playRites Festivals, True Love Lies, East of Berlin, Half Life, Oliver Twist, Sitting on Paradise (ATP); Mom’s The Word, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A Raisin in the Sun (TC/Soulpepper Theatre Company.)

Laura Anderson is extremely pleased to have designed costumes for the Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artists production, Hansel and Gretel. She has her BFA in Drama and can be found in the props department of Alberta Theatre Projects making mischief on a regular basis. Select design credits include: The Rape of Lucretia (Calgary Opera), The After Party (Lunchbox Theatre), Sequence (Downstage), Jack Goes Boating (Sage Theatre). Much love to Creation#1 and Creation#2 for enjoying the theatre as much as I do; you make life richer.

Candace Maxwell stage manager

Candace is a native of Winnipeg who likes to travel to follow her passion of Stage Management. Some selected credits include Aida, Carmen (Manitoba Opera); Les Contes D’Hoffmann, Aida (Edmonton Opera); Nutcracker (RWB); The Boys in the Photograph (Mirvish Productions/RMTC); A Christmas Story, Fiddler on the Roof (RMTC); Bingo!, Munscha Meeya (PTE). Ms. Maxwell attended The Banff Centre for the Professional Theatre and Opera as Theatre Programs. Banff Centre credits include Pride and Prejudice (with Citadel Theatre), Siren Song, and La Tragedie de Carmen. Candace attended the University of Winnipeg. Recent credits include Calgary Opera’s school tour of Hansel & Gretel this past spring and La Bohème with Manitoba Opera.

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In Loving Memory of Ilse Grasmuck In Memory of Tom & Karen Jones In loving memory of Wilma Kitchingham

Special thanks to those people who helped make Opera in the Village a success! Judy Lawrence Robin Slater Rob Lemorande Calgary Stampede Flagworks BURNCO Special Event Rentals And all the incredible volunteers! We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have done it without you!

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Scenic Carpenters Clare Prosser Lawrence Glover

Technical Team Lighting: Chris DePape Audio: Chris Jacko and Samantha Hindle Second Stage Technician: Cameron Clowe SiteTechnical Assistant: Robin Messer

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Silent Night BY KEVIN PUTS AND MARK CAMPBELL

NOVEMBER 8, 12, & 14, 2014 Masterful! Inspired by true events, Silent Night tells a story of World War I combatants who lay down down their weapons in a spontaneous truce on Christmas Eve. It is moving, it is dramatic, it is a glimpse of humanity in the bloodiest of times.

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