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Winter 2018
4 Message from the Director
20 Don Giovanni Preview
6 Partners and Sponsors
25 Community Arts Events Listings
9 Sustainability Fund
27 Artists’ Profiles
11 Director’s Circle
35 Edmonton Opera Chorus and
12 Friends of Edmonton Opera
15 Endowment Fund
37 Edmonton Opera 2018/19 Season
17 Composer & Librettist Bios
39 Planned Giving
41 Edmonton Opera Board and Staff
42 Upcoming Events
Cast and Production Credits
18 Synopsis
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Message from the director One day while rehearsing Cinderella last January, Tim Yakimec came into rehearsal, leaned over my shoulder and quietly said, “1920s Pinafore, new Jazz orchestration” and walked out. Well that was it, an idea pitched and sent out into the ether! Now I have to confess to being a bit of a Gilbert & Sullivan purist, but as I get older I am thinking more and more outside the box, and so along with my brilliant team of designers we set forth to explore this idea. First, I had to be sure there was a concrete reason why this would work. I did plenty of research about the period and then looked at what the original piece was saying to find some links. The operetta mainly pokes fun at the class system in Victorian England. Similarly, during the 1920s there was indeed a very sharp divide between the old Edwardian Guard who were resistant to changes, and this brave new society of “Bright Young Things” who were advancing forward with new ways of living and thinking. This was my jumping off point.
helped dictate what music would be changed and what would remain traditional, based on the characters themselves. Obviously, the Captain, Sir Joseph and Dick Deadeye would remain very traditional. The sailors and “Sisters, Cousins and Aunts” would represent the younger set — they would be “Hip to the Jive.” Josephine starts her journey under the thumb of her father but breaks away and finds her own voice. And so this is how we proceeded. In looking at the physical silhouette of the production, it was clear we needed to set the piece on a 1920s Cunard Liner, adding texture to the crew to reflect a more “Love Boat” group of workers, The Purser, chef, sailor etc. My two brilliant designers then created a spectacular look for the show.
When discussing the new orchestration, it became apparent that there was a very clear divide that
Now the final test was hearing the first sound file of new orchestration. Within 30 seconds I was hooked! The physical production came to life in my imagination and we set sail from there. I do hope you enjoy this jazzy new HMS Pinafore! – Robert Herriot
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Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)
Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan was born in Lambeth, London, in 1842 to a very musical family. His father was a bandmaster at the Royal Military College and before age 10 Sullivan had mastered all of the wind instruments in his father’s band. He won competitions, earned scholarships, and even went to Germany to present his thesis in front of Franz Liszt. Sullivan returned to England at age 20, wrote The Tempest and became famous.
For the next ten years Sullivan was a professor of music, a teacher, and an organist. As one of the leading composers of the day, Sullivan had many influential friends in every circle of society including many monarchs in Europe. He composed several major choral works including The Light of the World, The Martyr of Antioch, The Golden Legend, and his lone grand opera, Ivanhoe. Sullivan’s first venture into comic opera was in 1867, with writer F.C. Brunand. Together they produced Cox and Box and The Contrabandista. After meeting W.S. Gilbert, Sullivan composed their iconic operettas such as HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, and Pirates of Penzance. From 1872 until his death in 1900, Sullivan suffered from extremely painful kidney stones and it is said that his most beautiful music was composed while he endured great pain. He was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1883.
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W.S. Gilbert (1836-1911)
William Schwenck Gilbert, born in London in 1836, was the son of a retired naval surgeon. After finishing his military training as a young man, Gilbert worked in a government bureau job until he received a nice inheritance from an aunt. He decided to study law but didn’t have much success with it, quitting his law practice after just a few years. Gilbert was known for his biting humour and sarcasm, which made his contributions to a British magazine named FUN quite popular. He also made cartoons to appear alongside his writing, which were often signed “Bab”. Many of the characters in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas are based on these “Bab” characters. The period from 1868 to 1875 was very fruitful for Gilbert because he wrote two hit plays and also saw the beginning of his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan. After a tepid start, the dynamic duo made blockbuster after blockbuster over the next 25 years. Gilbert was knighted by Edward VII in 1907 and died in 1911, at age 74, while attempting to save a drowning woman.
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hms pinafore February 3, 6 & 9, 2018
Original Music by Arthur Sullivan Libretto by W.S. Gilbert New Musical Arrangements by Ed Windels Premiere: May 25, 1878, Opera Comique, London Conductor Director Set Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Choreographer Assistant Director Repetiteur & Principal Coach
Peter Dala Robert Herriot Camellia Koo Deanna Finnman Geoffrey George Bobby Smale Jason Hardwick Farren Timoteo Leanne Regehr
The Cast Josephine Captain Corcoran Sir Joseph Ralph Rackstraw Bill Bobstay Dick Deadeye Little Buttercup Cousin Hebe Carpenter
Vanessa Oude-Reimerink Geoffrey Sirett Glenn Nelson Adrian Kramer Ryan Parker Dion Mazerolle Bridget Ryan Glynis Price* Greg Maluzynsky*
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with members of the Edmonton Opera Chorus and The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Chorusmaster Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Apprentice Stage Manager
Peter Dala Ha Neul Kim Gina Moe Claire Friedrich Lauren McCarthy
There will be a 20-minute intermission after Act 1. The performance is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes in duration, including intermission. Edmonton Opera is a professional company operating within the jurisdiction of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Edmonton Opera is a member of the Professional Opera Companies of Canada and Opera America. hms pinafore 17
HMS PINAFORE SYNOPSIS Act One
Act Two
The crew are singing and going about their day when a strange
The Captain is by himself, feeling a little blue. Buttercup, who has been watching him, comes in and offers him comfort. The Captain says if circumstances were different and they were of the same class, he and Buttercup could be together.
woman named Little Buttercup arrives on the HMS Pinafore. Ralph Rackstraw enters and tells everyone he is in love with the Captain’s daughter Josephine. She doesn’t know it yet, but they couldn’t be together anyway because Josephine is of high birth while Ralph is a mere sailor. The Captain enters and his crew welcomes him. Little Buttercup asks why the Captain looks sad. He confides that Josephine doesn’t seem happy about her hand being promised to Sir Joseph, a high-ranking officer in the Navy. Alone, Josephine reveals her love for Ralph Rackstraw. When she confronts her father with this information, he is not happy. Josephine promises to bury her feelings and marry Sir Joseph. Sir Joseph and his family arrive with much fanfare. He sings about his high rank and how he was able to get it by doing next to nothing. In front of the crew, Sir Joseph puts the Captain on blast and asks him to be more respectful to these hardworking men. According to Sir Joseph, all men are equal and should not be separated by class. Ralph takes this to heart and believes he can pursue Josephine despite her higher status. Alone, Josephine laments her lack of feelings for Sir Joseph. Ralph, who has been listening, shows himself and declares his love for Josephine. Determined to obey her father, however, Josephine acts affronted and rejects Ralph. Ralph is heartbroken. He tells his crewmates he cannot live without Josephine and will thus take his own life. Just as he is about to, Josephine rushes in and declares her love for Ralph. They decide to elope and the crew agrees to help them do it.
Sir Joseph is upset because he feels Josephine doesn’t love him. The Captain assures him she does, suggesting she might have been intimidated by Sir Joseph’s rank, which makes even her high birth look low by comparison. Sir Joseph tells Josephine she shouldn’t feel nervous in front of him. He even says, “Love is a platform upon which all ranks meet.” Josephine takes this as a sign — she must be brave and marry Ralph. Unfortunately, the lovers are discovered while they are trying to elope. Sir Joseph has Ralph locked up. As tensions rise, Little Buttercup enters and says she has a major confession to make. Buttercup reveals that years ago when she worked in the ‘baby farming’ business, she had two baby boys in her care, one of high birth and one of low birth. One day, she swapped the two, meaning they both grew up in households not of their original class. These two boys were, in fact, Ralph Rackstraw and the Captain. Everyone is shocked to learn this truth. Now that class is no longer a barrier, Ralph is free to marry Josephine, who was easily turned away by Sir Joseph for not being high born. Little Buttercup and the Captain are also now able to profess their love and be together. Everyone is happy and the HMS Pinafore sails off into the sunset!
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Juan myth in this production, infusing a timeless Spanish flavour in all aspects of the design. Don Giovanni is seen as a matador-like figure who is not only of a higher status in society, but also enjoys the life of a superstar, which allows him to be so casually reckless. “Matadors are bona fide celebrities who are applauded and adored by fans…their prideful attitude is reflective of Don Giovanni’s hubris. Matadors defy death, and Don Giovanni defies God,” explains Tomas. Although this Don Giovanni is not set in a particular era, Tomas wants to invoke a sense of the past and its grandeur. For costume designer Deanna Finnman, the concept is an exciting one. “When there is a period, you have parameters for the design… you know what the silhouette is, what the colours and fabrics are. But when it’s timeless, you have to create your own parameters,” she says. “In this production, we have a very condensed colour palette: black, white, red and gold, into which we infuse elements of Spanish traditional design in each of the garments to create a through line.”
smoothness to his movements. Another striking costume belongs to the vivacious Donna Elvira, a jilted ex-lover who chases Don Giovanni around for most of the opera. Finnman was inspired by the idea of a ‘revenge dress’ made popular by Princess Diana and saw it as a perfect fit for Elvira’s character. Our stylish new production promises to steal audiences’ hearts with its spectacular designs and a talented cast including baritone Phillip Addis as Don Giovanni, soprano Michele Capalbo as Donna Anna, and tenor John Tessier as Don Ottavio. Get your tickets before they’re gone!
Don Giovanni will have a few different costumes throughout, all of which make him look sleek and seductive. Finnman is interested in showcasing the body of this mysterious matador, suggesting an almost ballet-like
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PROFILES Peter Dala
Conductor & Chorusmaster Peter Dala began his conducting career 30 years ago with the Basel Ballet. He conducted for seven years at the Hungarian State Opera and the National Ballet of Hungary. As Edmonton Opera’s chorusmaster from 1996 to 2012 and resident conductor from 2001 to present, he prepared the chorus for roughly 40 operas, has played over 50 operas as repetiteur and has conducted over 30 operas. In 2001 he began his affiliation with Alberta Ballet and was named music director in 2005. He has conducted over 40 different productions for them.
Robert Herriot Director
Rob is thrilled to be back with his Edmonton Opera family after last year’s productions of Cinderella and Turandot. Other productions for Edmonton Opera include The Magic Flute, The Mikado, Tosca, Pirates of Penzance, Daughter of the Regiment and HMS Pinafore exactly 10 years ago. He recently directed his first Madama Butterfly for Manitoba Opera and Don Pasquale for the Livermore Valley Opera. Rob has worked across North America directing productions of Lucia di Lammermoor, La Bohème, Carmen, Rigoletto, Barber of Seville, Magic Flute, Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Candide and La Traviata. Upcoming productions include Tosca for Calgary Opera and Tartuffe for Edmonton’s own Opera Nuova.
Ed Windels
Musical Arranger & Orchestrator Since a showcase concert of his works by New Music New York in February 2010, composer Ed Windels has generated much interest in New York City’s new music world as a distinct and vibrant voice. Recent commissions include a song cycle for Bargemusic’s Here And Now series and a piano solo piece for his alma mater. Current projects include his first string quartet, first brass quintet, a large-scale piece for tenor and orchestra based on John Hollander’s Summer Day, and an edition of Richard Strauss’s renowned large-scale opera Elektra for 32 instruments, scheduled for premiere in June 2018 at the Astoria Music Festival in Oregon.
Camellia Koo Set Designer
For Edmonton Opera, Camellia has designed the sets for Carmen and the sets and costumes for The Tales of Hoffmann and Mary Stuart. Other recent designs include collaborations with Minnesota Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, Boston Lyric Opera, Against the Grain, Tapestry New Opera and the Canadian Opera Company. Recent designs for theatre and dance include collaborations with Ballet Jörgen, Cahoots Theatre Projects, Tarragon Theatre, The Second City, and the Shaw Festival. She has received six Dora Awards, a Sterling Award, a Chalmers Award Grant, and a Siminovitch Protégé Prize. Upcoming plans include The Orchard, Baroness and the Pig, and Henry V at the Shaw Festival.
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Artists’
PROFILES Deanna Finnman Costume Designer
Deanna’s 18-year association with Edmonton Opera as head of the wardrobe department and resident costume designer has included costume design credits for Cinderella, Carmen, The Magic Flute, Lakmé, Pirates of Penzance and Fidelio. Her designs for Edmonton Opera’s South Pacific, The Emperor of Atlantis and The Mikado have earned Sterling Awards for best costume design. Most recently she designed costumes for Edmonton Opera’s production of Elektra.
Geoffrey George Lighting Designer
Geoff is pleased to be returning to Edmonton Opera. His work has been seen on this stage for Cinderella, Mary Stuart, The Merry Widow, Pirates of Penzance, La Bohème, The Mikado, Eugene Onegin and The Barber of Seville. Beginning his career as a lighting technician at the Shaw Festival and working mainly as a lighting designer, Geoff has designed over 200 productions for Carousel Players, Theatre New Brunswick, Neptune Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, the Mayfield, Brian Webb Dance, Mile Zero Dance, Kurt Browning, Leave It To Jane Theatre and last, but not least, Grant MacEwan University, where he recently retired as chair of the awardwinning theatre program.
Jason Hardwick Choreographer
Jason is thrilled to be setting sail with Edmonton Opera. He was last seen with the opera on stage as Njegus in The Merry Widow. Jason has provided choreography for The Drowsy Chaperone (MacEwan University), What Gives?! (Teatro La Quindicina), A New Brain, Fiorello (Plain Janes), and has also worked for the past 5 years with Leduc Composite High School’s drama program. Upcoming: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Plain Jane) at the Varscona, every Monday evening at Die-Nasty at the Varscona, and at the Mayfield playing Dennis in All Shook Up!
Farren Timoteo Assistant Director
Farren is an Edmonton-based award-winning director, actor and writer. Most recently, he functioned as the Assistant Director on Crazy for You (Citadel Theatre/Theatre Calgary). Other directing credits include Pippin (Citadel th Theatre); The 25 Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s, The Infinite Shiver (Teatro la Quindicina); Aladdin, Pinocchio, Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty (Alberta Opera Touring Association); and, The Light in the Piazza (Grant MacEwan University).
bobby Smale Sound Designer
Bobby is a sound designer based in Edmonton, Alberta. Design credits include sound design for The Dream Catchers (Confederation Centre); Peter and the Starcatcher, Bitter Girl (Citadel Theatre); The Merry Widow, The Magic Flute, The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance (Edmonton Opera); and Angels in America (Keyano Theatre). Sound and media design for The Blue Light (Keyano Theatre). Lighting and projection design for Next Years Man of Steel (Shadow Theatre) and Victor and Victoria’s Terrifying Tale of Terrible Things (Kill Your Television). He also builds custom guitars and stringed instruments from exotic hardwoods and found objects. His instruments can be found in the hands of musicians, on display in galleries and out at guitar trade shows. To see and hear more check out bobbysmale.com.
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PROFILES Vanessa Oude-Reimerink Josephine
Soprano Vanessa Oude-Reimerink is thrilled to return to Edmonton Opera! Vanessa is an alumnus of Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Development Program and Vancouver Opera’s Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program. Recent appearances include Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (Calgary Opera), Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro (Vancouver Opera and Calgary Opera), Sandman/Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel (Vancouver Opera), Lucia in The Rape of Lucretia (Banff Centre/Against the Grain), Cathy in The Last Five Years (Toronto Summer Music Festival) and Frasquita in Carmen (Edmonton Opera). Vanessa makes her Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra debut this March, singing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. www.vanessaoudereimerink.com
Adrian Kramer Ralph Rackstraw
Tenor Adrian Kramer has been praised for his ‘rich and robust tenor voice’ and as a ‘fine actor as well as a singer, painting pictures with the colors in his voice’. Recent appearances include a critically acclaimed debut with San Diego Opera, singing Don José in La Tragédie de Carmen and a celebrated return to Opera Omaha singing Bill in Jonathan Dove’s Flight. Adrian will soon debut with Florentine Opera in their gala concert, Viva Opera!, as well as singing Villiers, Duke of Buckingham in Carlisle Floyd’s Prince of Players, which will be recorded for commercial release.
Glenn Nelson Sir Joseph
Glenn is thrilled to be doing his first Edmonton Opera production. Recently you may have seen him playing Scrooge in the Citadel Theatre’s Christmas classic, A Christmas Carol. Other credits there include, Peter and the Starcatcher, West Side Story, One Man, Two Guvnors, Death of a Salesman, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, Equus, Amadeus, King Lear, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Other theatre credits in Edmonton include Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night and Comedy of Errors (Freewill Players); Little Elephants, The Odd Couple, Uncle Vanya, Fly Fishers Companion, Sexy Laundry, Harvest and Mistakes Were Made.
Geoffrey Sirett Captain Corcoran
Geoffrey Sirett has emerged as one of Canada’s leading young baritones, highly soughtafter across the country for a wide range of repertoire. In addition to Weill’s Seiben Todsunden with the Toronto Symphony, highlights of the 2017-2018 season include Welko in Arabella with the Canadian Opera Company, Captain Corcoran for Edmonton Opera’s HMS Pinafore, and in the spring, the lead role of Akaki in the world premiere of The Overcoat, a co-production from CanStage, Tapestry and Vancouver Opera. Geoffrey’s most recent appearances with the Edmonton Opera include last season’s role debut of Orest in Elektra and Ping in Turandot.
Dion Mazerolle Dick Deadeye
Baritone Dion Mazerolle has received critical acclaim for his “smooth voice, assured and at once both thunderous and nuanced” (Messiah) and “great wit and charm” in the title role of Salieri’s Falstaff with Toronto’s Aradia Ensemble. Recent highlights for Dion include his debut with the Canadian Opera Company as F.X. Lemieux in their acclaimed production of Harry Somers’ Louis Riel, followed by performances at the National Arts Centre and with Opera de Quebec. Dion recently starred as Ramos in the world premiere of The Trials of Patricia Isasa with Montreal’s acclaimed contemporary opera company Chants Libres, The Mayor in Pacific Opera Victoria’s Jenufa, and The Mandarin with Edmonton Opera’s Turandot.
Ryan Parker Bill Bobstay
Ryan is thrilled to be making his Edmonton Opera debut with HMS Pinafore. Selected credits include Nevermore (Off Broadway: Catalyst Theatre/Radio Mouse), One Man, Two Guvnors and Million Dollar Quartet (Citadel Theatre), Coriolanus/Romeo and Juliet (Freewill Players), Barefoot in the Park and East of My Usual Brain (Teatro La Quindicina), Spelling Bee (Mayfield Dinner Theatre). Ryan has a BFA in Acting from the University of Alberta and a Theatre Arts Diploma from MacEwan University. Ryan is also an accomplished portrait and headshot photographer, when not on the stage he can be found in his studio www.ryanparkerphotography.com. Love to his wife Claire and son Jackson.
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Artists’
PROFILES Bridget Ryan Little Buttercup
Bridget is an award-winning actor, singer, playwright, director and television host who is a graduate of the MacEwan Theatre Arts Program and University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music/BFA Musical Theatre. After working in New York as an actor for several off-Broadway productions and touring across Canada and the USA, Bridget returned to Edmonton to join Breakast Television, where she was a co-host for 14 years. Bridget would like to dedicate her HMS Pinafore performance to her dad, who would have been so excited to see her ’tread the boards’ with the Opera, to her mom, who is her daily source of inspiration, and of course, thank you Tim Yakimec and Rob Herriot for inviting me.
Leanne Regehr
Repetiteur & Principal Coach Pianist Leanne Regehr earned a Doctor of Music degree in piano performance from Northwestern University and is currently based in Edmonton, where she serves on the faculties of the University of Alberta and the King’s University. Leanne has been engaged as a repetiteur with Shreveport Opera, Mercury Opera and Edmonton Opera. Her dedication to the development of young singers has been recognized through her work as a faculty member with Opera Nuova, as a staff pianist for Sherrill Milnes’ VOICExperience Program in Florida, and as a coaching fellow at the Aspen Music Festival. Leanne enjoys her freelance career as a soloist, vocal coach, recital partner and adjudicator.
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Claire Friedrich
Assistant Stage Manager Claire is a Vancouver Island based stage manager who holds a BFA in Theatre from the University of Victoria. She is thrilled to be on the team for HMS Pinafore after working as an ASM on Elektra last season. Claire enjoys splitting her time between opera and theatre and recent credits include ASM on Jenufa (Pacific Opera Victoria), Otello (Vancouver Opera) and A Christmas Story (Chemainus Theatre Festival) and stage manager on The Secret Garden (Kaleidoscope Theatre), Shop Talk (Theatre SKAM) and La Bohème (Burnaby Lyric Opera). Up next Claire returns to Victoria to ASM Handel’s Rinaldo with Pacific Opera. Thanks to Nathan for his unwavering support.
Gina Moe
Assistant Stage Manager Gina Moe’s recent Edmonton Opera assistant stage manager credits include Cinderella, Mary Stuart, Lucia di Lammermoor, The Magic Flute and The Tales of Hoffman. Stage management credits include Witch Hunt at the Strand (Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre), The Last Five Years and Little One (Theatre Network), Shocker’s Delight, The Salon of the Talking Turk, For the Love of Cynthia, Sleuth, The Euphorians (Teatro la Quindicina), Heroine and Victoria Martin: Math Team Queen (Northern Light Theatre), Craniatrium (Firefly Theatre), Enchanted April, The Retreat From Moscow and Trying (Theatre Calgary), Cooking at the Cookery, Trying, Einstein’s Gift, Wit and Skylight (Citadel Theatre). Gina is a two-time winner of the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes award for Outstanding Achievement in Production.
Stage Manager
As a graduate of the University of Alberta’s technical theatre production program with a specialization in stage management, Ha Neul has worked at theatres and major special events across Canada. She is delighted to mark the 2017/18 season as her 16th with Edmonton Opera, taking over as Stage Manager in 2007. These past 16 years have been an incredible experience, being involved in over 40 productions and in the company’s artistic operations. Ha Neul also enjoys the opportunity to mentor Assistant Stage Managers and Apprentice Assistant Stage Managers for each EO production, and teaches a class in opera stage management at the University of Alberta.
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Percussion Piano Michael Massey
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edmonton opera board of directors 2017-2018 season Craig D. Corbett, Chair Francis Price, Vice Chair Ken Keenleyside, Treasurer Richard Cook, Past Chair Irv Kipnes, Chair Emeritus
Enzo Barichello Garner Beggs Robert Bessette Jennifer Brown
Mary Clonfero Hans Forbrich Melanie Nakatsui Bernie Robitaille
Daniel Rojek Sheri Somerville
edmonton opera staff Executive Tim Yakimec, General Director*
Finance Debra King, CFO Serene Yau, Accountant
Community Relations Cameron MacRae, Director of Marketing & Communications Joanne Madeley, Box Office Manager Rohan Kulkarni, Communications & Community Engagement Coordinator Madison Kerr, Marketing Assistant Katie Gallin, Box Office Clerk
Fund Development Gwen Horvath, Director of Fund Development Mary-Lou Hamilton, Director of Strategic Partnerships Jennifer Hinnell Warner, Grants Officer Gordana Bosiocic, Events Coordinator & Donor Relations Celyne Runzer, Fund Development Assistant
Artistic Administration Ha Neul Kim, Director of Artistic Operations, Resident Stage Manager* Peter Dala, Resident Conductor & Chorusmaster* Leanne Regehr, Understudy Coach Kendra Litwin, Arts Administration Assistant
Production and technical Clayton Rodney, Production & Technical Director* Alison Hardy, Assistant Production Manager Mikael Gustafsson, Head Scenic Carpenter & Shop Supervisor Ivan Siemens, Head Welder Vincent Meseck, Assistant Head Scenic Carpenter/Assistant Head Welder Jeff Howe, Scenic Carpenter Kathy Cooper, Scenic Carpenter Megan Kumpula, Head, Properties & Scenic Artist Connor MacDonald, Assistant Head Properties/Scenic Carpenter Cassidy Armstrong, Assistant Head Scenic Artist Raevn Brasch, Scenic Artist Shanna Orgovan, Scenic Artist Deanna Finnman, Head, Wardrobe & Resident Wardrobe Designer* Brenda Inglis, First Assistant Wardrobe*
Lela Stairs-Murphy, Cutter Judith Darough, Cutter Helen Flower, Milliner Kathleen Mulder, Dyer Kathryn Neuman, Stitcher Genevieve Savard, Stitcher Danine Regenwetter, Stitcher Michelle Warren, Stitcher Viola Peters, Stitcher Rebecca Klassen, Wig Builder Robyn Nicoll, Wig Builder Nicole Scherrer, Transportation Captain Kris Aasen, Production Assistant Mark MacVicar, Production Assistant Tyrena Carmen, Production Assistant Taralyn Bieganek, EO Facilities Jeff Yee, EO Facilities
Production and technical Stage Crew Geoff Bacchus, Head Stage Carpenter* Kathy Cooper, Assistant Head Stage Carpenter Al Kliss, Head Fly* Joseph (Bud) Race, Head Electrics Chris Chelich, Assistant Head Electrics Megan Kumpula, Head of Properties Connor MacDonald, Assistant Head Properties Robert Smale, Head Audio Alan Wightmore, Assistant Head Audio Randy Tomiuk, Followspot Jo-Anne Montgomery, Followspot Gordon Armstrong, Followspot Danine Regenwetter, Head Wardrobe Dresser Kathryn Neuman, Assistant Head Wardrobe Dresser Cathy Nicoll, Head Make-up* Noreen Jani, Assistant Head Make-up* Leanne Scott, Make-up Osase Emokpae, Make-up Rebecca Klassen, Wigs & Hair Robyn Nicoll, Wigs & Hair Kasie Aasen, Supertitle Cuer Elijah Lindenberger, Head of Video *10 years or more of service to Edmonton Opera hms pinafore 41
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Valentine’s Gala | Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Step out in style for a romantic evening at Edmonton Opera’s annual Valentine’s Gala! This year’s Gala celebrates Edmonton Opera’s 54th season with a Studio 54 theme at the Shaw Conference Centre, featuring spectacular performances by Citie Ballet, the Royal Canadian Artillery Band, and the Edmonton Opera Chorus. This will be a 1970s-inspired night out to remember!
Opera 101 | Wednesday, March 28, 2018 | 7 p.m. Often considered the crowning masterpiece of Mozart’s Italian repertoire, Don Giovanni is a thrilling musical mix of comedy, tragedy, and the supernatural. Learn more about this timeless opera during our complimentary Opera 101 hosted by musicologist Stephan Bonfield at the historic CKUA building downtown (9804 Jasper Ave). Admission is free, please RSVP on Eventbrite to reserve your spot.
Opera Brunch | Sunday, March 25, 2018 | 11 a.m. Look out at Edmonton’s gorgeous river valley, sip on a mimosa, savour an exquisite brunch, and then enjoy delightful performances by the cast of Don Giovanni at the Royal Glenora Club! The Don Giovanni Opera Brunch will feature singers such as Phillip Addis (last seen as Figaro in The Barber of Seville), John Tessier (Prince Ramiro in Cinderella) and Michele Capalbo (Liù in Turandot). don giovanni
Student Dress Rehearsal | Thursday, April 12, 2018 | 7 p.m. The final dress rehearsal of Don Giovanni is a great way for students to experience opera at the Jubilee. Bring your class to the most exciting field trip of the year by emailing education@edmontonopera.com today! We also have an education guide available online to learn more about Don Giovanni before you attend the dress rehearsal. Don Giovanni | April 14, 17 & 20, 2018 Opera’s most notorious heartbreaker is back in a seductive new production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. With lavish sets by internationally renowned designer Bretta Gerecke and sultry Spanish-inspired costumes by Deanna Finnman, this production promises to steal audiences’ hearts! Tickets start at just $40. Opera al fresco | FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2018 | 7 p.m. Step into the newly renovated University of Alberta Botanic Garden (formerly Devonian Garden) for an evening of hors d’oeuvres, wine, and charming performances on four stages! Opera al Fresco is the year’s most elegant garden party, made even more special this summer with the opening of the gorgeous Aga Khan Gardens. This event sells out every year, so purchase your tickets in advance!
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