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Fidelio. We are delighted that you are with us tonight, experiencing this powerful operatic performance.

Tonight you’ll see a story about the wrongfully imprisoned Florestan and his devoted wife, Leonore, who is a symbol of loyalty, love and devotion. The opera took over ten years to write and its empowering music is often referred to as a religion of humanity and an appeal to our conscience. The story remains a relevant subject today as it was in 1805 when it was first performed. Joining us in the leading role is German soprano Maida Hundeling, making her Canadian debut.

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The Cast Donor Profile Feature Article Composer Biography Synopsis Program Notes Rob Hood Fund Artists’ Profiles Edmonton Opera Chorus and Orchestra Edmonton Opera Board and Staff Director’s Circle Friends of Edmonton Opera Endowment Fund Partners and Sponsors Upcoming Events

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FIDELIO Production Sponsored by Francis Price & Marguerite Trussler Opening Night Sponsored by The Press Gallery, The Art of Clean April 21, 24 and 26, 2012 Music by Ludwig van Beethoven Libretto by Joseph von Sonnleithner, with revisions by Stephan von Breuning and Georg Friedrich Treitschke, after Jean-Nicolas Bouilly’s libretto Léonore ou L’amour conjugal for Pierre Gaveaux (1798) Premiere: November 20, 1805, Theater an der Wien, Vienna

Conductor Robert Tweten Director Brian Deedrick The Cast (in order of vocal appearance)

Jaquino Robert Clark Marzelline Nathalie Paulin Rocco Thomas Goerz Leonore Maida Hundeling Don Pizarro Dean Elzinga Ist Prisoner Daniel Rowley 2nd Prisoner Gregory Maluzynsky Florestan John Mac Master Don Fernando Alain Coulombe with members of the Edmonton Opera Chorus and The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

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Bretta Gerecke Deanna Finnman Bretta Gerecke Peter Dala Leanne Regehr Ha Neul Kim Lester Lee and Holly Clark Madeleine Pauling

There will be one 20 minute intermission between Acts 1 and 2. The performance is approximately 2 hours 35 minutes in duration including intermission. Supertitle translations by Michael Cavanagh Special thank you to The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum for providing technical assistance on military matters. 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. FIDELIO 7

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FRANCIS PRICE MARGUERITE TRUSSLER

This production of Fidelio is sponsored by two of Edmonton Opera’s most dedicated patrons,

Francis Price and Marguerite Trussler. Their contribution to the Arts goes back more than 35 years, to 1974 – the year they began their life together here in Edmonton. Marguerite, who was born and raised in Edmonton and Calgary, met Francis in Australia. Together they returned to Edmonton on New Year’s Eve 1973. Despite being greeted by snow that reached the rooftops and -35°C temperatures, they weren’t deterred. For Marguerite this was home, and for Francis it was a place with which he instantly connected. Three weeks after arriving, the couple received tickets to La Traviata starring José Carreras, who made his North American debut here in Edmonton. Francis and Marguerite have been Opera patrons ever since. Marguerite began her involvement with Edmonton Opera as a board member in 1975, and has been recognized for her active involvement and dedication over the years. Francis started singing in the Opera’s chorus in 1988, and since then, has appeared in over thirty productions. His presence in the chorus – in productions, on television or in Edmonton Opera flash mobs – continues. In 2006-2008 he was Chair of the Opera Board. Through Marguerite’s and Francis’ combined efforts, many people have been introduced to the world of Opera. The couple give tickets as gifts, extend personal invitations to friends and acquaintances, and promote Opera throughout our city. They also support the Opera NUOVA, the Citadel Theatre and other Edmonton Theatre companies, the Players de Novo and the Victoria School of the Arts, where Marguerite founded the Victoria School Foundation for the Arts and helped raise an endowment fund to provide scholarships for aspiring young artists. Francis and Marguerite open their home to international artists and host dinner parties and recitals to attract new donors and sponsorships to Edmonton Opera. They have also been instrumental in the success of the Edmonton Opera Endowment Fund, which has raised over $2.5 million, providing Edmonton Opera with long-term tools to do exceptional work. When you ask Francis what it is about Opera that captivates him, he says “Opera is the most complete form of theatre: acting, singing, movement and music – it’s all there. On a cold night, after work, there is nothing better than escaping to the South Pacific, or ancient Egypt (or even a sunless underground dungeon in Fidelio) – you have to try it! Opera shapes our community, and having this amazing art form in our city is invaluable.” Edmonton Opera thanks Francis Price and Marguerite Trussler for their constant support and dedication. Their passion and involvement truly shape the Arts scene in our community, making Edmonton an exceptional place to live. FIDELIO 9

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Opera outside, opera on a beautiful evening in June when the light stretches and the Garden is exuberant and green. The sharing of opera pieces familiar and beloved, to give a taste to the uninitiated and a reminder to those who’ve loved it all along. Pared-down opera, with grass as a stage, a Japanese Garden as an auditorium, a pond as a backdrop and the Alberta sky as a roof. Opera al Fresco. A partnership was formed. Together, Edmonton Opera and Devonian Botanic Garden worked to create an event that was accessible, pleasurable and a delight for the senses, that would encourage people who had never taken in an Opera before to give it a try, and to give those who’d never been to the Garden a great reason to experience it. June 22, 2012 marks the third season for Opera al Fresco. When planning started for the first event in 2010, in the short days of winter solstice, there was no way to tell if a stroll through a Garden with opera and appetizers and refreshments would appeal to our audiences, though our suspicion that it might prove popular was born out when, in its first year, Opera al Fresco sold out. In year two, with a few logistical tweaks, we were able to offer more tickets. The event sold out again. For 2012, a free park-and-ride shuttle will be added so that we can expand our capacity further. With the wonderful Edmonton Opera Children’s Chorus adding another dimension to the evening, we expect another sold out event, and another summer garden party to remember. Tickets for Opera al Fresco are on sale now at the Opera box office (780) 429-1000 or online at www.edmontonopera.com/events

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SYNOPSIS Act I Spain, eighteenth century. In a prison, Marzelline, daughter of the jailer, Rocco, rejects the attentions of her father’s assistant, Jacquino, who hopes to marry her. Her heart is set instead on the new errand boy, Fidelio. The latter, a hardworking lad, arrives with provisions and dispatches and is distressed by Marzelline’s interest in him, especially since it has the blessing of Rocco. Fidelio is in fact Leonore, a noblewoman of Seville who has come to the jail disguised as a boy to find her husband, Florestan, a political prisoner languishing somewhere in chains. When Rocco mentions a man lying near death in the vaults below, Leonore, suspecting it might be Florestan, begs Rocco to take her on his rounds. He agrees, though the governor of the prison, Don Pizarro, allows only Rocco in the lower levels of the dungeon. As soldiers assemble in the courtyard, Pizarro learns from the dispatches brought to him that Don Fernando, minister of state, is on his way to inspect the fortress. At this news the governor resolves to kill Florestan, his enemy, without delay and orders Rocco to dig a grave for the victim in the dungeon. Leonore, overhearing his plan, realizes Pizarro’s evil nature and the plight of his victim. After praying for strength to save her husband and keep up hope, she again begs Rocco to let her accompany him to the condemned man’s cell – and also to allow the other prisoners a few moments of air in the courtyard. The gasping men relish their glimpse of freedom but are ordered back by Pizarro, who hurries Rocco off to dig Florestan’s grave. With apprehension, Leonore follows him into the dungeon.

Act II In one of the lowest cells of the prison, Florestan dreams he sees Leonore arrive to free him. But his vision turns to despair, and he sinks down exhausted. Rocco and Leonore arrive and begin digging the grave. Florestan awakens, not recognizing his wife, and Leonore almost loses her composure at the familiar sound of his voice. Florestan moves the jailer to offer him a drink, and Leonore gives him a bit of bread, urging him not to lose faith. Rocco then blows on his whistle to signal Pizarro that all is ready. The governor advances with dagger drawn to strike, but Leonore stops him with a pistol. At this moment a trumpet sounds from the battlements: Don Fernando has arrived. Rocco leads Pizarro out to meet him as Leonore and Florestan rejoice in each other’s arms. In the prison courtyard, Don Fernando proclaims justice for all. He is amazed when Rocco brings his friend Florestan before him and relates the details of Leonore’s heroism. Pizarro is arrested, and Leonore herself removes Florestan’s chains. The other prisoners too are freed, and the crowd hails Leonore.

– courtesy of Opera News

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PROGRAM NOTES

FIDELIO

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) How entirely characteristic of Beethoven that his only opera should so stand out among its contemporaries, a work belonging to the period, but so different in its sentiments! Of course Fidelio displays some clear characteristics of early 19th-century opera – the essential story is a love story, as Leonore seeks to find her imprisoned husband. The convenient twists and turns of the plot, almost as unlikely as those in Il trovatore, are in the finest operatic vein, and the device of the ‘travesty’ role – the woman (and soprano) Leonore disguised as a man, Fidelio – has plenty of 19th-century operatic counterparts. But underneath this operatic surface lies a substratum that is entirely Beethovenian, iconoclastic, and overtly political. The result is an enigma, an opera whose agenda goes far beyond any musical parameters. Perhaps only Verdi comes close to repeating this mixture, in his earlier operas, but Verdi lacks the political passion, the deep conviction, that runs through so much of Beethoven’s work. To find the origins of this, we have to look back to Beethoven’s experience as a student. In 1789 he enrolled in Bonn University, the most enlightened of the German universities. There Beethoven almost certainly attended the lectures on the ideas and ideals of the French Revolution by Eulogious Schneider, whose comment “One year of freedom is more use to mankind than a century of despotism, for despotism stifles thought in the mind and virtue in the heart” could stand as a motto for Beethoven himself. It was an enlightened period in Vienna, too, under the reforming rule of Emperor Joseph II. But he died in 1790 – Beethoven wrote a cantata on his death, with the line “Then all mankind rose up into the daylight” set to a motif later used in Fidelio – but the accession of Leopold, and even more of the devout Catholic Franz II on Leopold’s death in 1792, completely changed the political landscape. It was a time of great repression in Austria: the Emperor became paranoid about plots, all discussion of ‘democracy’ was brutally repressed, and anyone with the slightest taint of Jacobin ideas was imprisoned, often in truly (and intentionally) dreadful conditions. In 1792 Beethoven returned to Vienna, and shortly afterwards Napoleon started his meteoric career, invading Italy in 1796 to free it for the Revolution. The Austrian Emperor immediately called up troops to go and fight the French, and Beethoven was torn between his admiration for the Revolution and Napoleon (which found its most profound expression in the ‘Eroica’ Symphony) and his sense of patriotism. He compromised by writing a song, Farewell to Vienna’s Citizens, supporting the troops rather than the actions. In 1797 Napoleon invaded Austria (Beethoven set some half-hearted patriotic Austrian verses – ‘Let us follow these our banners’), and among the stipulations of the subsequent peace treaty was a clause that Austrians had to release the revolutionary Count Lafayette, who had been kept in a dungeon in Olmutz castle for four years, and who was part of the inspiration for the figure of Florestan. Shortly after this, Beethoven made his ideals clear in a letter to his friend Franz Wegeler: “If conditions are improved in our land, my art will be used for the good of the poor.”

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by Mark Morris However, in May 1804 Beethoven’s admiration for Napoleon was shattered by Napoleon’s elevation to Emperor, and he slashed out the dedication to Napoleon on the score of the ‘Eroica’ symphony. But by then he had started on Fidelio, and his disillusion did not change his underlying sympathies. The story is drawn from a French play, apparently based on true events, that had been turned into an opera by Pierre Gaveaux in 1798, and then in 1804 by the Italian Ferdinando Paer, whom both Beethoven and Napoleon admired. Fidelio’s libretto was by the Austrian translator of the play, Joseph Sonnleithner. Beethoven wrote it in the countryside outside Vienna, as food shortages, riots, and further repression gripped the city under the threat of renewed fighting with the French. The premiere, set for October 15th, 1805, was banned by the censors – not surprisingly given its theme – but the enterprising Sonnleithner persuaded them that the Empress herself was interested in the opera, and they did not dare risk her wrath. The opera was premiered on November 13th in Schikaneder’s Theater an der Wein. However, two days before that the French army had walked into Vienna, and the first night audience was almost entirely composed of French officers. One wonders what they thought of an opera whose theme of repression was so graphically portrayed in the three layers of the castle where it is set: the ground floor, with its sunlight (Act 1), the second level down where the majority of prisoners are kept in dark cells, and then the near-total darkness of the deepest level, with its dungeon for prisoners of state, and where Florestan has been kept for two years. Although he never lost his republican and reform convictions, Beethoven eventually saw Napoleon as a despot, and his gargantuan Wellington’s Victory symphony (1813), celebrating the Battle of Vitoria, was quite easily his most popular work in his lifetime, even if it is forgotten today. More pertinent, Fidelio, after a number of revisions, was a triumphant success at the premiere on May 23rd, 1814, of the version we usually hear today. Does all this matter to our appreciation of the opera? Perhaps not – it can be enjoyed for its story of a loyal wife rescuing her husband, and above all for its marvellous music. But its cry for freedom and the end of oppression not only has its echoes in 20th-century opera (Janáček’s The House of the Dead, or Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth, to name but two) but, with the all-too horrific repressions of the 20th-century, and, alas, the 21st, its underlying message is as potent today as it was at its premiere in 1805. “We welcome this day of deliverance, after so many hopeless years,” sing the chorus at the end. How often we have heard that in our recent world events.

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ROB HOOD FUND

The Edmonton Opera recently received a very generous gift from the Rob Hood Fund. Mr. Hood’s direction was that the Edmonton Opera use the legacy funds to attract operatic singers of the highest calibre. Dr. Irving Guttman is the Artistic Director Emeritus of the Edmonton Opera. He was instrumental in its formation and early success. Dr. Guttman shared his memories of Mr. Hood.

“I first met Robert when he joined our chorus in 1965. Two things were clear between us, we

both loved opera and while he was serious and dedicated about his singing, we agreed that it was important to pursue one’s passions but not necessarily aspire to singing on the Met stage! He contributed to Edmonton Opera as a both a board and guild member. That said, I believe his work in our chorus was seminal to his fine appreciation of the power and presence of the human voice. With his personal experience as a base, his respect grew for the voices of the operatic greats of the time. He liked to call it ‘fine singing’! Aside from his avocation, Rob was well placed in his work with the Alberta Government’s culture portfolio. He was always committed to high standards, personally and professionally and I am certain those were valued qualities in his work thus making him known and respected in the arts community in the province and beyond. Rob loved fine things and was very sensitive to beauty in all its forms. He was also very principled in his belief that there were certain ways to do things, which extended to being a rather private person, to dressing properly and to being immensely loyal to his friends and colleagues.

Rob generously endowed a fund in his name to the Edmonton

What a fine legacy. His wish was that the fund be used to attract and support “fine singing”…dedicated to bringing some of opera’s leading voices to Edmonton so we can all appreciate their Opera.

immense talents and operatic presence. It is my pleasure to announce that the first ever gifts from the Rob Hood fund are awarded to Metropolitan Opera star Angela Brown and leading tenor and former truck driver, Carl Tanner, two of the leads in our production of Aida…Angela in the role of Aida and Carl as Radames. How wonderful that Edmonton Opera is leading off the 2012.13 season with Giuseppe Verdi’s, Aida, October 19, 21, 23, 25, 2012. Rob was a knowledgeable and appreciative aficionado of all of Verdi’s work and 2013 is the 200th anniversary of the great composer. It is all coming together… be part of it…and enjoy Rob Hood’s legacy and his contribution to our enjoyment and the success of the Edmonton Opera.” 18 FIDELIO

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ROBERT TWETEN Conductor

Recent Productions: Falstaff (Utah Opera), Tosca (Edmonton Opera), Il barbiere di Siviglia (Vancouver Opera), Gianni Schicchi and Pagliacci (Calgary Opera), Verdi’s Rigoletto (Utah Opera). Upcoming Engagements: Il Trovatore (Utah Opera), Otello (Calgary Opera), Les Pecheurs de Perles (Sarasota Opera).

BRIAN DEEDRICK Director

Recent Productions: Eugene Onegin (Opera Carolina), Don Pasquale (Hawaii Opera Theatre), Le Nozze di Figaro (Opera Nuova), Aida (Calgary Opera), Nicholas Nickleby (Studio Theatre). Upcoming Engagements: Alcina (Opera Nuova), Die Fledermaus (Knoxville Opera), Don Giovanni (Toledo Opera), Pearl Fishers (Opera Hamilton), Manon (L’Opera de Montreal), and a summer of tour guiding in Berlin!

DEANNA FINNMAN Costume Designer

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ROBERT CLARK Tenor Jaquino

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NATHALIE PAULIN Soprano Marzelline

Edmonton Opera Debut Recent Productions: Title role in Rhodelinda (Mercury Baroque), Baronne in La Cour de Célimème (Wexford Festival), Clartes de la Nuit by Jacques Hétu (National Arts Centre Orchestra). Upcoming Engagements: Carmina Burana (Orchestre symphonique de Québec), Bach Cantatas (Calgary Philharmonic), Alexina in Chabrier’s Le Roi Malgré Lui (Bard Festival and Wexford Festival).

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THOMAS GOERZ Bass Rocco

Recent Productions: Pooh-Bah in Mikado (Edmonton Opera), Basilio in Barber of Seville (Vancouver Opera), covered Sulpice in La fille du Régiment (Metropolitan Opera), Don Alfonso cover in Così Fan Tutte. Upcoming Engagements: Benoit/Alcindoro in La Bohème (Vancouver Opera), Owen Hart in Dead Man Walking (Opéra de Montréal).

MAIDA HUNDELING Soprano Leonore

Edmonton Opera Debut Recent Productions: Turandot (Regensburg), Il tabarro (Volksoper Wien), Jenufa (Slovak National Theatre). Upcoming Engagements: Oberon (Muenster Theatre), The Flying Dutchman (Montreal).

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Recent Productions: Osmia in Abduction from the Seraglio (Edmonton Opera), The Nose by Shostakovich (Metropolitan Opera), Verdi Requiem (Santa Rosa Symphony, Florida Orchestra), Zoroastro in Orlando, by Handel (Sacramento Opera). Upcoming Engagements: Beethoven Ninth (Santa Barbara Symphony).

DANIEL ROWLEY Tenor 1st prisoner

Recent Productions: I Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana, Second villager Solo (Edmonton Opera), La Bohème, Parpignol (Edmonton Opera), Sweeney Todd, Pirelli (Two One way Tickets to Broadway), Passion, Ludvig at the Edmonton Fringe Festival (Two One Way tickets to Broadway). Upcoming Engagements: Heritage Days (Tenor Power).

GREGORY MALUZYNSKY Bass 2nd Prisoner

Recent Productions: The Mikado, I Pagliacci, La Bohème, La Fille du Regiment, H.M.S Pinafore (Edmonton Opera).

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ALAIN COULOMBE Bass Don Fernando

Recent Productions: Lieutenant Gordon Muriel Flowerdew in Mary’s Wedding (Pacific Opera Victoria), Berlioz’s L’Enfance du Christ (National Orchestra of Spain), Mozart’s Requiem (Orchestre symphonique de Québec). Upcoming Engagements: Clark Gable in Waiting for Miss Monroe (Netherlands Opera), Banquo in Macbeth (Pacific Opera Victoria).

The Jube is proud to have Edmonton Opera as one of its resident companies. On the main stage at the Jube, Edmonton Opera produces a season of three full-scale operas. With a proud 48 year history, Edmonton Opera is committed to producing opera of the highest possible calibre and making their productions as accessible as possible in the community. The Jube is also committed to helping you enjoy your evening. We offer Infrared listening devices and binoculars, which are available at Patron Services (rental rates vary). You can also pre-order refreshments on all levels.

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Recent Productions: Tosca, La Bohème, Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Edmonton Opera), Madama Butterfly (Mercury Opera), Orphee aux Enfers (University of Alberta). Upcoming Engagements: Davies’ Mennonite Piano Concerto (Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra).

HA NEUL KIM Stage Manager

Recent Productions: The Mikado, Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci, Tosca, The Abduction from the Seraglio, La Bohème, RIgoletto, Otello, Pirates of Penzance (Edmonton Opera).

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LESTER LEE

Assistant Stage Manager Recent Productions: Cavalleria Rusticana / I Pagliacci (Edmonton Opera), La Bohème (Edmonton Opera), Rigoletto (Edmonton Opera), La Traviata (Edmonton Opera), ONE (RedtoBlue Performance), Exitus (Titzina Theatre). Upcoming Engagements: Undelivered (Blue Mars Productions), This Displace (Good Women Dance).

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EDMONTON OPERA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011-2012 SEASON

Kyle Murray, Chair Joanne Beaton, Past Chair Irv Kipnes, Vice Chair Ken Keenleyside, Treasurer Robert Bessette Bill Campbell Julie Conlin Katherine Braun Laura Fitzgerald

Peggy Garritty Jeffrey Jansen Bertrand Malo Lynn Mandel

Axel Meisen Reza Mostashari Robert Rock Katie Soles

EDMONTON OPERA STAFF Sandra Gajic, CEO Gwen Horvath, Administrative Assistant/ Board Secretary Ha Neul Kim, Company Manager/ Stage Manager Analee Roman, Director, Finance Tim Yakimec, Director, Production Clayton Rodney, Technical Director Darren Staten, Fund Development Manager Jelena Bojic, Director, Marketing & Communications Court Laslop, Technical Systems Manager

Amanda MacRae, Education & Community Outreach Coordinator Adrienne Wong, Fund Development Coordinator/Volunteer Coordinator Lauren Tenney, Marketing Coordinator Megan Spaner, Archivist Cameron MacRae, Creative Coordinator Tara-Lee LaRose, Box Office Clerk Kelly Sheard, Communications Advisor Peter Dala, Chorus Master Deanna Finnman, Head of Wardrobe

PRODUCTION STAFF Holly Clark, Assistant Stage Manager Lester Lee, Assistant Stage Manager Madeleine Pauling, Apprentice Assistant Stage Manager Brenda Inglis, Wardrobe Assistant Michelle Warren, Wardrobe Assistant/ Head Dresser Jaylene Wiebe, Stitcher Kathleen Mulder, Breakdown Artist Nancy Horn & Judy Morley, Wigs & Hair Michael DeVanney, Wigs & Hair

Cathy Nicoll, Make-up Noreen Jani, Make-up Assistant Chantel Fortin, Head of Props Katie Hartfeil, Assistant Props Geoff Bacchus, Head Carpenter Greg Brown, Head Scenic Carpenter Al Kliss, Head Fly Joseph Race, Head Electrician Jacquie Dawkins, Title Cuer Len Aston, Volunteer Production Assistant Stage crew courtesy of I.A.T.S.E. Local 210 FIDELIO 43

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SEASON SPONSORS ($250,000+) Dianne & Irving Kipnes Rob Hood Estate PRODUCTION SPONSORS ($150,000-$249,999) Francis Price & Marguerite Trussler VISIONARIES ($25,000-$49,999) Jim & Sharon Brown C.J. Woods Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer MAESTROS ($10,000-$24,999) Sandra & Glenn Woolsey LEADERS ($5,000-$9,999) Joanne & Derek Beaton Thomas Fath/Fath Group Sandra Gajic Frederic & Alma Gojmerac Mark & Nancy Heule Laurence Jewell Steven & Day LePoole Joan Lopatka & Bill Rutledge Oline Markine Axel Meisen & Barbara Girad Kyle & Colleen Murray Arnold & Grace Rumbold Ed Wiebe & Marcia Johnson

PATRONS ($3,000-$4,999) St. David’s Welsh Society Larry & Ellen Eberlein Christine Kyriakides Jack & Esther Ondrack Laurel Mckay Kelly Redinger BENEFACTORS ($1,750-$2,999) Tricia Abbott James Archibald & Heidi Christoph Sam Azer Rhonda Baker Mary Chisholm Marian Clarke Anne Marie Decore Christine Dirsen Heinz & Donna Feldberg Dr. Joseph & Mrs. Pat Fernando Peter & Astrid Griep Linda Hamilton Brian & Jeanne Hetherington Karen & Pamela Hofmann John & Susan Hokanson H L Irving Jeffrey Jansen Harold Kingston & Marie Desrochers Juri & Helle Kraav Mary LeMessurier Hilliard Macbeth Carman & Averie McNary Mary McPhail Michael & Mariette Meier Arliss Miller Neil Miller Eleanor Olszewski Parlee McLaws Linda & Gene Pilarski Russell & Marjorie Purdy Leonard Ratzlaff Alan Rose & Judy Schroder Rosanna Saccomani Gabe & Connie Shelley Chris Varvis Joyce & Peter Walton Robert A Wilson Paola Zanuttini Gerhard Zmatlo

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Sincere thanks go to the following individuals who, through their gifts, have demonstrated their belief in making opera a vital part of our cultural community. To donate or for additional information, phone the donor services line at 780-392-7834 or email individual.giving@edmontonopera.com.

SUSTAINERS

Michel & Sylvie Sauve

($1000-$1749) Warren Schmitz Darlene Acton Leyland & Martine Adams Bill & Dorothy Astle Beresh Cunningham Aloneissi Douglas & Sheila Bingham Wayne Branch Joyce Buchwald Branko Calic Doug Cannam David & Carol Cass David & Patricia Cassie Vern Chichak & Patricia Armitage Bill & Carol Clark Marian Clarke Elaine Coachman Richard S. Cook, Esq Patrick & Joan Dea John & Ann Dea Brian Deedrick George Dundas & Grant Townsend Robert Dunseith Donald Edie Robert & Doreen Fessenden Laura Fitzgerald Phyllis Fleck Hans & Susanne Forbrich Marie Foster Brent Hosjo Fountain Tire Ltd Fraser Milner Casgrain Gabor Gyenes & Erika Mullner Gunn Law Group Kent Haryett Dwayne Hunka George Ilagan & Paul Hastings The Havin Family William & Patricia Jaschke Royce & Mary Ann Johnson William Johnston Patricia Kiel Brian Kucey Alan Kuysters Libuse Kuzel Peter & Jean Langford-Jones Florence Lede Mark & Nina-Leigh Lindsay Judy Mackay Stephen & Lynn Mandel Parlee McLaws Bob & Bev McNally Mary Mcphail Ken & Gerda Miller Neil & Susan Miller Risha Milo Kevin Neveu John Oberg Larry Pals Barbara Poole Aline Pratch Robert Prybysh James & Vivian Redmond Attia Reeve & Judy Schroder Alan Rose Hilary Rose

Maria Schneider Guy Scott Eira Spaner Laura Stevens Michael & Elizabeth Thain Martin Thorne & Susan Stauffer Architecture Arndt/ Tkalcie Bengert Dennis Todoruk Catherine Von Hohenbalken Jack Watson Peter & Elaine Watson Dan & Winnie Wiart Bill Winter Leon & Vonnie Zupan

SUPPORTERS ($500-$999)

Ackroyd Barristers & Solicitors Amalco Mgmt Ltd Janine Andrews Joan Bensted B.A. Beresh Bob Bowhay John Burlet Blair Chahley Sheila Davidson Mary Jane Dawson John Dea Glen Demke Louis Desrochers Duncan & Craig LLP Emery Jamieson LLP Sergie Ewaschink/ All Star Construction Ltd Ivan Fedyna Lorna Gawlinski Robert Gilles Rod J A Gregory A R Grynoch Stewart Hamilton James & Hasmik Houlder William Johnston Rob Jolley Loretta Klarenbach Bernadette Kollman Lorne Kott Rachel Mandel James Mcginnis Carman McNary Miller Thompson LLP Moreau & Co Les Moss Moustarah & Co Barr Picard Norman W. Picard Protostatix Engineering Robert Prybysh James E Redmond Marlene Regehr Ian Reid George Schluessel Michael Smith Sponsorship Of Angel Geri Strain Sureway Construction Group Patricia Taverner Dennis Todoruk Stella Varvis

CONTRIBUTORS ($250-$499) Larry Anderson Len & Andree Aston

Lucie Baril Stella Baydala Jennifer Brown Janet Carle Dr. Roger Cohen Donald Cranston Brenda Dale in memory of Norah McKillop Danielle Dalton Milton Davies Frederick Day Iris Diduck-Rudnisky Ken Duffin David Finlay Kevin Foster Janet Franklin Shirley Funk Peter D Gibson Stacey Gibson Brad Gilewich Betty Grever Richard Groom Dave Hancock Kalil Haymour John Henderson Lois Hingley Andrew J Hladshevsky Michael Hobart Barbara Howarth Roger Hutlet Ruben Jeffery Pavel Jelen Juthner-Krtschan Donna Kanewischer Kent Kanfield Richard Kirby Loretta Klarenbach James Koshman David Kraatz Don Kramer Igor Kwetny Legal Education Society of Alberta Victor Lirette Neil Lund Brenda MacDonald Lloyd Malin Bob Mandlis Peter Mantyniuk Paul Manuel Devon J Mark Sue Marxheimer Alan Mather Timothy Mavko Denis McGettigan Keith Mcnicol Linda Medland-Davis Catherine Miller Ruth New John Oberg John Ogilvy Aaron Oshry Hanne Ostergaard Edward Papp George Pemberton Steven Phipps Raj Pisani Fay Plomp Nancy Power Terry Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Flynn/ Prism Flow Products Peter Purdon & Linda Miller David Rees Susan Richardson Gunter Richter Kathleen Ryks Alexandra Sanderman C Shelley J Douglas & Devika Short Kevin Short

Barbara Sinn Gerry Sinn Alexandra Smith Sheila SteinhauerMozejko Paul Sully Campbell & Rosalind Sydie Louis Te Tryzub Enterprises Donna Valgardson Frank Van Veen Ian Wachowicz Jim Ward Ezekiel Weis Joan Welch James Wheatley Lorraine Wilgosh Doris Wilson Matthew Woodley Hu Eliot Young George Zaharia Elisea Mori Prof Corp

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Amy Abbott John Agrios Kelly Aisenstat Peter Allen Sonia Allore Amelio Prof Legal Co Laurie Anderson Steve Andrew Bradley Armstrong Patricia Attwood Nancy Aust Kathryn Baars Diana M Bacon Steve Baker Henry Banman Kevin Barclay James Barnie Vicki Barrow Jim Beck Robert Beck Alan Bell Brian Bengert Tim Berrett Carl Betke Gary Biasini Myra Bielby Lucille Birkett Gino Bit Dennis Blumenthal Chereda Bodner Michelle Bogovics Grace Bokenfohr Doris Bonora Vivien Bosley Marion Boyd Robert Bradford Ray Bradley Marvin Braun Alisa Bray Diane Brirner Annabel Brophy Ryan Brown Donald Buchanan Robert Buck Marta Burns Aubrey Burrowes Brian Burrows Grant Cameron John Cameron David Cantine Orietta Caterina Tony Caterina Frank Cavaliere Arman Chak Chris Chandler Cheng-Hsin Chang

John P Chang Donald Chisholm Chris Chodan Terry Clackson Bill Clark Janet M Clark Bruce Clark Kenneth Cleall Sharon Cohen Mark Comeau Karin Conradi Meghan Conroy Heather Coon Clarence Copp Jean Coutts Diane Cox Shelagh Creagh Michelle Crighton Debbie Croden Adrian Currie D B Denis Prof Corp Joan Dalwood David Cunningham Pro Gwen C Davies Kelly Dawson Frank De Angelis Karine De Champlain Tony De Jong David De Vere James Defelice Kathy Demuth Julie Denep Dan Dennis Dr. R.J. Dmytruk Betty Lou Docherty Peter Doig John Donahoe M Donnelly Wendy Doughty Arthur Dowling Allison Downey-Damato Dwayne Dufva George Dundas Frank Dunnigan E Mirth Professional Marion Elder Daniel Ellerington Marilyn Elliott E. Ruthanna Elson June Emery Kevin Erker W.D Ethier Noella Fagnan Gordon Falconer Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Falk Leslie Fauvel Jane Fedorak Werner Fenske Joan Ferge Lois Field Tullio Filice Ferdinand Filiplic David Finlay Brian Fish Melissa Fleck Karin Fodor Michel Fontaine Derrick Forsythe Frank P.K. Friesacher Julie Gagnon Charles Gardner Randy Garvey Adam Germain Shannon Ghasri Duncan Gibson Shirley Gifford Jason Glabb Margaret Golberg G Goldsand Robert Gomez Jon Goor Marie Gordon

Carol Graham Charles Grant Danielle Green June Greig Paul & Stella Grossman Donna Groves Sheila Gynane Mary Ellen Haggerty Scott Hammond Donald Harbridge John Hautmann T Hayashi Kenneth Heavenor Patricia Henderson R Henderson Cathryn Heslep Judith Hibberd Richard Hilborn Stephen Hiller Hladun & Co Geoffrey Ho Ronald Hopp Fred Horne Marianne Howell Felicity Hunter Elizabeth Hurley Erik Jacobsen Mr.& Mrs. J.W. Jansen Prem Jaskowiak Allyson Jeffs Elizabeth Johnson Yvonne-Marie Johnson RonnJohnson Ryan Jones Valerie Keates Jacob Kellerman Lindsay Kelly H.S. Kent Janine Kidd Adam Kilbrun Cherisse Killick-Dzenick Jeff Klassen Ron Kruhlak Dr. Stan Kucey John P Kudrinko Bud Kushnir Michelle Kuysters John Kuzyk Nancy Lang Jack Latham F Albert Lavergne William Lawless Ferne Le Reverend Angela Lee Vincent Lee Allan Lefever Brian Lesyk Leo Levasseur Kevin Lieslar Philip G. Lister Rena Liviniuk Shelly Lloyd Atkinso F C Loehde Richard Loken Doug Longley Javier Lozano Ronald Lucas Barbara Luckhurst Terry Lui Tom Lunmsden Richard Lyne Lowell Lyseng Marion Macintyre George Magnan Bill Mahon Berniece Malone Antoinette Marchand Peggy Marko Graeme Marr Joan H Marshall Dawn Matchett Elizabeth McAra

Jean Mcbean Lawrence Mccallum Joyce Mccann Bill Mcelhanney Bob McNally Hugh Mcphail Gary Mcquaig Linda Medland-Davis Jacqueline Meffen Axel Meisen Paul Messner Peter Michalyshyn Ronald Middleton Dallas Miles Janet Millar Miller Capital Corp Andrea Moen Renn Moodley Ronald Morin Chris Morrison Marney Mustard Judy Nail John Neilson Larry Newton Danny Nianchuk Chris Nicholas Brent Nimalovitch Charlette Nodrick Denis Noel Jen Nowacka John Ogilvy James Ogle Richard O’Gorman Allan Oliver Atul Omkar Rob & Ursula O’Neil Kirsten Ostler Fred Otto J Ouellette Isabel Paddon Tim Paetkan Frank Palko Fred Parton Anixa Patel Del Perras Ryan Persad Brian Peterson Homsanith Phetlathy Mary Phillips-Rickey Robert Philp J.W Bruce Picton Karen Platten

Eraldo Pomare Sam Prochazka Natalie Prytuluk Eugene Ratsoy Derek Redman Yvonne Rekken Phil Renaud Nancy Reynolds Lindsay Reynolds Bruce Ritchie Keith Ritter Terry Romaniuk Carolynne E Ross Joanne Ross Peter Royal E J Rudnisky Ena Rudovics Ryan Ruotsalainen Chris Samycia Kathleen L Savey Jelena Savic Tom Sawyer Wendy Schelske Oliver Schnider Bill Schultz Don Schultz Werner Schulze Anton Schwabenbauer Tony Scozzafava Barbara Seadon Richard Secord Philip Sembaliyk Andrew Semper Alison Seymour Robert Shaigec Sanjay Sharma Todd Shipley Randal Shopik Anurag Shourie Chris Sieben James Skitsko Jerome Slavik Janice Smith Kierstin Smyth Matthew Snowdon Thomas Snyder David Sparrow Darin Sprake Joseph Stang John Steeves W Stevenson M. Deborah Stewart

Timothy Stonhouse Anne Strack Ronald Streeter Martin Stribrny Jordan J Stuffco Jean Sult Doreen Sulyma David Syme Kevin Tamblyn Hilary Tanasichuk Sylvia Tensfeldt Kent Teskey Michael Thain The Counsel Network Claus Thietke Dennis R.G Thomas Janette Thorvaldson Michael Thwaites Rhonda Tibbit William Tonn Marissa Tordoff Karen Trace Lisa Trach Laurie Trahan Dennis Vance Maureen Vandenberg Harold Vanderschoe Michele & Terry Veeman Trudy Velichka Aran Veylan Joe Viana Duane Vienweau Mark Vigrass A.C. Visman Shawna Vogel Jackson Von der Ohe Tom Wakeling Ernest Walter Todd Wandio Scott Watson Sherri Wawrow Janice Webb William Wedderburn Shawna Wenchulak Kim Wheaton Karen Whiting David Williams E Marie Williams Paul Daryl Wilson Darlene Wong Morley Workun Frank Wuest

DONATIONS MADE IN MEMORY OF KIMBERLEY HEARD: Monique & Curtis Bandura Maureen Yates-Millions & Keith Millions James & Kelly Barnie Motion Industries (Canada) Ltd. Reta Berte Derek & Glenda Pickering Gail Dennis-Moisey Salisbury Composite High School Nicole Duhamel Laura Svajlenko Christine Jones Dennis & Sharon Turner

Susan Yare Phillippe H.C Yip L Diane Young Daniel Zalmanowitz Mark Zutz Christine Zwozdesky

Paul Greep Rod Gregory Marlene Haas Craig Handley Charlene Hay Teresa Haykowsky Melanie Haynes DONORS Richards ($50-$99) Keith Hennel Denise Hildebrand Marjorie Anderson Katy Holland Nayha Archarya Stephanie E. Armengau Bonny Hubert Huizinga Professional Yoko Azumaya Chris Jensen Rhonda Baker Graham Johnson Deborah Barnes Monica Johnson Debbie Bishop Alan Jones Donald Bishop Carla Jones Janis Blakey Christina Jones James A Bowron Walter Kaminsky E Ross Bradley Reuben Kaufman Rhonda Breitkreuz Valentine Khaner Kelsey Brookes Lewis Klar Frank Buckreus Betty Kolodziej Ria Busink J. Trina Kondro Helen Cairns Kathryn Laurie Rose Carter Colin Laychuk Pierre Chan Ferne Lereverend Carol Chandler Thrulow Lieurance Nancy Cheng Mike Lippe Eva Chipiuk Ann Lockwood Chung Chu Kristen Logan Brendolyn Clarke Katherine Love Gord Collins Diana Lowe Collista Coles Prof Christopher Luchak Charles Davison Dawn Pentelechuk Pro Donald Lucky Anne Magee Morgan Deacon Bertrand Malo Marilyn Dent Berniece Malone Sarah Desouza Robert Mcgregor Denise Dewitt Colleen Mckenna Isabelle A Donald Keith Millions Grainne Finegan Donald R Milne George Fraser Kevin Mott Penny Frederickson Anita Myers Maurice Fritze Scott Niblock Laurie Fumagalli Ken Nielsen Lauren Garcia Eric Oddleifson M. David Gates Sharon Ohayon Robert Gillespie C H Parks Adam Gotfried Lillian Pheasey Allan Gray Michelle Pidhirney Greckol

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Only 2011/2012 season donations and/or pledges processed until March 23, 2012 are listed. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our donor information. If we have made an error or omission, please call the donor services line at 780-392-7834. We apologize for any inconvenience. Although space limitations allow us to list only charitable contributions of $50 or more, we gratefully acknowledge all donations. Each gift, regardless of size, helps to make Edmonton Opera performances possible. Thank you!

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Edmonton Opera applauds the following visionaries for contributing to or establishing a legacy of support for the future of opera in our community. Many of these contributions have been matched by the Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program. Thank you. EDMONTON OPERAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ENDOWMENT FUNDS:

2011/2012 ENDOWMENT DONORS & ARIA LEGACY MEMBERS

Sam & Sonia Azer Family Fund Frederic & Alma Gojmerac Family Fund Canadian Arts and Heritage Fund Edmonton Opera Staff Contributions Fund Edmonton Opera Endowment Fund Irving Guttman Opera Endowment Fund The Dianne and Irving Kipnes Opera Fund John and Barbara Poole Family Fund Francis Price and Marguerite Trussler Family Fund Dwight Purdy Memorial Fund David Cook Fund for Edmonton Opera

Tricia Abbott John Adria Jelena Bojic Katherine Braun Erin Clyde Glenda Dennis Maggie Dower Ivan Fedyna Laura Fitzgerald Karin Fodor Sandra Gajic Gwen Horvath Laurence Jewell Betty Kolodziej Amanda MacRae Cameron MacRae Stephen Mandel

Devon J Mark Oline Markine Jeff McCune Kyle Murray Clarence Preitz Francis Pricer Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer Clayton Rodney Analee Roman Hilary Rose Kelly Sheard Darren Staten Catherine Szabo Marguerite Trussler Chris Varvis Joan Welch

Robert A Wilson Adrienne Wong Tim Yakimec

Additional financial contributions from members of the Edmonton Opera Chorus. A generous endowment gift has been made by the Edmonton Opera Guild In honour of the Edmonton Opera Chorus. FIDELIO 49

PLANNED GIVING by DORIS BONORA

It takes a lifetime to build up an estate and yet, it seems little time, in comparison, is spent to

determine what should happen with an estate after passing. Preparation of a will is encouraged to ensure that there is proper planning of your estate. A basic will could be done leaving your estate to your family and those who matter to you. However, you may also wish to consider the ability to continue to give back to the community by leaving a charitable gift in your will. A charitable gift leaves money or other assets to those organizations which have given you joy such as the Opera. This would be such a wonderful legacy to you and such a wonderful way to give back on your way out. There is also a significant tax benefit to charitable gifts. When you include Edmonton Opera in your estate plans, you provide a foundation for great opera in Edmonton to future generations. If you wish to know more about giving to the opera you are welcome to contact Sandra Gajic, Edmonton Operaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO at 780-424-4040. Doris Bonora is a partner with the law firm of Reynolds Mirth Richards and Farmer LLP and can be reached at dbonora@rmrf.com or 780.497.3370.

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Edmonton Opera is grateful for the support of the following Government agencies, sponsors, suppliers and media partners For more information about how you can support the Edmonton Opera, please call the donor services line at 780-392-7834 or e-mail development@edmontonopera.com.

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E June 14, 2012 Edmonton Opera presents the 17th Annual Golf Classic, at Glendale Golf and Country Club. June 22, 2012 Edmonton Opera presents the 3rd Annual Opera al Fresco, at the Devonian Botanic Garden. September 30, 2012 Edmonton Opera presents Opera Brunch, at The Westin Edmonton. October 18, 2012 The Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival and Liquor Depot present The Experience. Proceeds benefit the University Hospital Foundation’s campaign for Prostate Health and Edmonton Opera. October 19, 21, 23, 25, 2012 Edmonton Opera presents Aida at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. October 20, 2012 Edmonton Opera presents Storm the Stage, an annual party on the Opera set. This year features the set of Aida, live DJ, fashion show and more! November 9-12, 2012 Edmonton Opera kicks off its new Opera Tours with a visit to the Lyric Opera of Chicago to see Simon Boccanegra and Werther. November 15, 16, 17, 18, 2012 ATB Canadian Series. Edmonton Opera & The University of Alberta’s Festival of Ideas present the World Premiere of Shelter at La Cité Francophone Theatre, sponsored by ATB.

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For more information on any of these events please call 780.424.4040 or visit edmontonopera.com/events. To purchase tickets please call 780.429.1000.

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