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JONATHAN DARLINGTON CONDUCTOR Lapworth, England

JAMES ROBINSON DIRECTOR New York City, NY

BRENNA CORNER PRODUCTION DIRECTOR High River, AB

LAST VO APPEARANCE : Otello and Dead Man Walking, 2017

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LAST VO APPEARANCE: Hansel and Gretel, 2016

RECENT APPEARANCES: Madama Butterfly with Vienna Staatsoper; Danses et extase with Orchestre de Paris; Jenůfa with Royal Swedish Opera; Edges of Canada Tour with National Youth Orchestra of Canada

RECENT APPEARANCES: The House without a Christmas Tree with Houston Grand Opera; Giulio Cesare in Egitto with Houston Grand Opera; L’elisir d’amore with Canadian Opera Company; The Grapes of Wrath with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

RECENT APPEARANCES: Scalia/Ginsburg with Glimmerglass Festival; Sweeney Todd with New Orleans Opera; Cinderella with San Jose Opera; The Brothers Grimm with Opera on the Avalon

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UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Regina with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Champion with New Orleans Opera www.rayfieldallied.com/artists/james-robinson

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RECENT APPEARANCES: Morgana in Alcina with Washington National Opera; Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with Opernhaus Zürich; Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro with Opera Philadelphia; Ilia in Idomeneo with The Metropolitan Opera

RECENT APPEARANCES: Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte with Canadian Opera Company; Rustighello in Lucrezia Borgia with Salzburg Festival; Hélios in Herculaneum with Wexford Festival Opera; Rodolfo in La bohème with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Noémie in Cendrillon with The Metropolitan Opera; Recital at Carnegie Hall; Das Paradies und die Peri (Schumann) with Los Angeles Philharmonic; Requiem (Fauré) and Symphony #4 (Mahler) with Verbier Festival www.yingfangsoprano.com

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UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Carmen with Atlanta Opera; The Flying Dutchman with Cincinnati Opera and Houston Grand Opera

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with Toronto Symphony Orchestra www.andrewhaji.com

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BRETT POLEGATO SERGEANT BELCORE Baritone Niagara Falls, ON

STEPHEN HEGEDUS DR. DULCAMARA Bass-Baritone Toronto, ON

LAST VO APPEARANCE:

Rodrigo in Don Carlo, 2014

LAST VO APPEARANCE: Leporello/Commendatore in Don Giovanni, 2014

RECENT APPEARANCES: Amfortas in Parsifal with Festival de Lanaudière; Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde with Teatro dell’Opera di Roma ; Paolo in Simon Boccanegra with Pacific Opera Victoria; Frank/ Fritz in Die tote Stadt with Calgary Opera

RECENT APPEARANCES: Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with Opera Atelier; Mother in Seven Deadly Sins with Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Créon in Médée with Opera Atelier; Alidoro in La Cenerentola with Edmonton Opera

RECENT APPEARANCES: Olympia in Les contes d’Hoffmann with Opera Opulenza; Young Ava/The House in Rocking Horse Winner with Tapestry Opera; Bettina/Celidora/Mirza in The Lost Operas of Mozart with City Opera Vancouver

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Marcello in La bohème with Pacific Opera Victoria; Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with Palm Beach Opera

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Colline in La bohème with Pacific Opera Victoria; Neptune/Time in The Return of Ulysses with Opera Atelier

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UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: The Scorpion’s Sting – Vancouver Opera in Schools Tour; 2018 Vancouver Opera Festival www.elainamoreau.com

HARRY FREHNER LIGHTING DESIGNER

THERESA TSANG STAGE MANAGER Brandon, MB

TINA CHANG MUSICAL PREPARATION Vancouver, BC

LAST VO APPEARANCE: Madama Butterfly, 2016

Last VO Appearance:

Otello, 2017

LAST VO APPEARANCE: Otello and Dead Man Walking, 2017

RECENT APPEARANCES: Filumena, Die tote Stadt, Turandot with Calgary Opera; Before Night Falls with Florida Grand Opera

RECENT APPEARANCES: Stage Manager, Medea with Wexford Opera Festival, Ireland; Faculty Stage Manager, Opera Program at Banff Centre; Stage Manager, Salmon Girl (World Premiere) with Raven Spirit Dance

RECENT APPEARANCES: Music Director, La scala di seta with Wexford Festival Opera; Pianist & Coach with UBC Summer Vocal Workshop; Répétiteur, Margherita, Herculanum and Il Campanello with Wexford Festival Opera

Calgary, AB

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Eugene Onegin with Vancouver Opera; Tosca with Calgary Opera

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UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Eugene Onegin and the 2018 Vancouver Opera Festival

ELAINA MOREAU GIANNETTA ADINA (understudy) Soprano Vancouver, BC VO DÉBUT

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: 2018 Vancouver Opera Festival; Pianist & Coach at soundSCAPE New Music Festival in Cesana, Italy

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LESLIE DALA ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR/ CHORUS DIRECTOR Toronto, ON

MATTHEW DALEN NEMORINO (understudy) Tenor Grande Prairie, AB

Last VO Appearance: Turandot, 2017

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ADAM DA ROS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Dawson Creek, BC VO DÉBUT

RECENT APPEARANCES: Hank/Lou in The Grapes of Wrath and Franz/Block (Understudy) in The Trial with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore with Cowtown Opera; COC Ensemble Centre Stage 2017 Finalist

RECENT APPEARANCES: Un ballo in maschera with Opera Mariposa and Heroic Opera; Idomeneo with Manitoba Underground Opera; Ragtime: In Concert with Fighting Chance Productions; The Barber of Seville with Fraser Lyric Opera

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: The Scorpion’s Sting – Vancouver Opera in Schools Tour; Gastone in La traviata and Leo Hubbard (Undesrstudy) in Regina with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: The Scorpion’s Sting – Vancouver Opera in Schools Tour; Il barbiere di Siviglia with Burnaby Lyric Opera; 2018 Vancouver Opera Festival

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CARMEN GARCIA MAKE-UP DESIGNER Valencia, Spain

HOLLY KROEKER MUSICAL PREPARATION Grande Prairie, AB

LAST VO APPEARANCE: Turandot, 2017

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PARVIN MIRHADY COSTUME DESIGN CONSULTANT Tehran, Iran

RECENT APPEARANCES: The Nutcracker with Goh Ballet and the Vancouver Opera Orchestra; Verdi Requiem and Handel’s Messiah with Vancouver Bach Choir; Orfeo ed Euridice and The Barber of Seville with UBC Opera UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Mahler Symphony No. 8 with Vancouver Bach Choir; The Overcoat – a musical tailoring with Vancouver Opera, Tapestry Opera, and Canadian Stage www.lesliedala.com

RECENT APPEARANCES: Orfeo ed Euridice with UBC Opera; Otello and Dead Man Walking with Vancouver Opera; Ariadne auf Naxos with UBC Opera; Head of Make-Up with Vancouver Opera, 1997-present UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: La Cenerentola with UBC Opera; 2018 Vancouver Opera Festival

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RECENT APPEARANCES: Suor Angelica and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with Hawaii Performing Arts Festival; I Capuletti e i Montecchi and Parade with Opera Nuova; Cosi fan tutte with Centre for Opera Studies in Italy UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: The Scorpion’s Sting – Vancouver Opera in Schools Tour; 2018 Vancouver Opera Festival

LAST VO APPEARANCE: Turandot, 2017 RECENT APPEARANCES: Orfeo ed Euridice and Ariadne auf Naxos with UBC Opera; Costume Designer, Nixon in China, Barber of Seville, and Dark Sisters with Vancouver Opera; Head of Costumes with Vancouver Opera, 2002- present UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: La Cenerentola with UBC Opera; 2018 Vancouver Opera Festival

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SUSAN MANNING WIG DESIGNER White Rock, BC

ALLEN MOYER SET DESIGNER Brooklyn, NY

MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ COSTUME DESIGNER Sterling Heights, MI

LAST VO APPEARANCE: Turandot, 2017

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RECENT APPEARANCES: The House without a Christmas Tree with Houston Grand Opera; Die Fledermaus with Santa Fe Opera; The Abduction from the Seraglio with LA Opera/ Houston Grand Opera; Champion and Dead Man Walking with Washington National Opera

APPEARANCES: L’Elisir d’amore and Tristan und Isolde with Canadian Opera Company; Lucia di Lammermoor, Rodelinda, and Iphigénie en Tauride with The Metropolitan Opera; Tony Award for Best Costume Design: Thoroughly Modern Millie and Kiss Me, Kate; Nice Work If You Can Get It and The Normal Heart on Broadway; American Theatre Hall of Fame Inductee

RECENT APPEARANCES: Wig Designer, Hansel & Gretel with Vancouver Opera; Associate Wig Designer, Evita, Madama Butterfly and Dark Sisters with Vancouver Opera; Owner, Susan Manning Hair & Wig Designs; Make-Up Artist with Make-up Creations; Instructor, Vancouver Film School UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: 2018 Vancouver Opera Festival

AMANDA SEYMOUR REVIVAL COSTUME DESIGNER New York City, NY VO DÉBUT RECENT APPEARANCES: Giulio Cesare with Boston Baroque Opera; Candide with Orlando Philharmonic; Ariadne auf Naxos and The Barber of Seville with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Roméo et Juliette at Wolf Trap Opera www.amandaseymourdesign.com

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Regina with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis allenmoyerdesign.com

MICAH SCHROEDER SERGEANT BELCORE (understudy) Port Moody, BC BARITONE VO DÉBUT RECENT APPEARANCES: Baryton-Martin in Kopernikus with Banff Centre/Against the Grain Theatre; Schaunard in La bohème with Against the Grain Theatre and Aspen Opera Centre; Figaro in The Barber of Seville with Saskatoon Opera in Schools; Belcore in L’elisir d’amore with Cowtown Opera UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: The Scorpion’s Sting – Vancouver Opera in Schools Tour; 2018 Vancouver Opera Festival

KINZA TYRRELL PRINCIPAL RÉPÉTITEUR / ASSISTANT CHORUS DIRECTOR Victoria, BC LAST VO APPEARANCE Turandot, 2017 RECENT APPEARANCES: Assistant Conductor/Chorus Master/ Principal Répétiteur, La Bohème with Opera Kelowna; Chorus Master and Children’s Chorus Director, Otello with Vancouver Opera; Conductor, Dark Sisters with Vancouver Opera UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Assistant Conductor/Chorus Director/ Principal Répétiteur, Eugene Onegin with Vancouver Opera

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L’ELISIR D’AMORE

A mix of tidbits and tales about Donizetti’s comic love story.

Beautiful Singing Bel Canto Italian for “beautiful singing” or “beautiful song”, bel canto refers to both a style of singing and the operas that featured the style. Bel canto singing is known for its brilliancy and vocal agility and was very popular in Italy in the early 19th century. Composers including Donizetti, Rossini and Bellini wrote operas that highlighted the bel canto style and its ornamented melodies.

What's in the Name?

Military Services

The name ‘Dulcamara’ is a combination of the Latin words for ‘sweet’ (dulce) and ‘sour’ (amara). The name ‘Nemorino’ means ‘the little nobody’ and comes from the Latin word for nobody (nemo), while the name ‘Belcore’ means ‘good heart’.

In L’Elisir d’amore, Adina buys Nemorino’s military service contract so he doesn’t have to go to war. This actually happened to the composer, Gaetano Donizetti – a rich woman bought his service contract so he did not have to serve in the Austrian army.

PHOTO BY MICHAEL COOPER

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Encore!

Encores of popular arias are a controversial fashion in the opera house. However, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Nemorino’s “Una furtiva lagrima” has long been encore bait—repeated mid-opera in recent years by such stars as Rolando Villazón, Juan Diego Flórez, and Luciano Pavarotti.

THEATRICAL OPERA PERFORMANCE

Quacks and Charlatans Charlatans, quacks and snake-oil salesmen have always used entertainment to attract a crowd in order to sell their wares. In Italy in the 16th century, these slippery characters often drew upon elements of commedia dell’arte to amuse the crowd while they pitched their products.

PORTRAIT FROM THE 19TH CENTURY OF DONIZETTI BY MARIE-ALEXANDRE ALOPHE

Gaetano Donizetti Donizetti wrote 75 operas but is best known for Lucia di Lammermoor, L'Elisir d'amore , La Fille du Regiment, Lucrezia Borgia, Poliuto, Don Pasquale. MASCHERE E PERSONAGGI DELLA COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE / MASKS AND CHARACTERS OF THE COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE PARTICOLARE 9TH CENTURY © VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM

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Hugh & Judy Lindsay Michael & Micki Partridge Dr. Beverley Tamboline

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S.A. Jarislowsky Investments Mary Jordan Diane Kennedy Victor & Anna Kern Foundation Killy Foundation Diana Lam Dawne Lacterman in memory of Sophie Turko Richard Loney Manulife Financial Joseph E. & Arlene McHugh Mathisen Private Foundation Katherine Mirhady Sharon Morrow Allyn & Kathleen Murison in memory of Patrick & Aileen Murison Estate of Ronald David Pearson Estate of Marilyn Reid

Mr. Peter & Mrs. Barbara Richards Mr. David E. Ritchie & Ms. Gloria Beauchamp RTDS Technologies Estate of Freda Rush Mr. Leo & Mrs. Maureen Sauve J E Smith Andrew Steele in memory of Richard Lester Marlene Trussell Vancouver Opera Guild Mr. & Mrs. Max Wieczorek June Wilson Carla Weiner Mary White The Wolridge Foundation

GIFTS OF $10,000 OR MORE Mr. George and Mrs. Anne Cross The Illahie Foundation Arlene Gladstone

GIFTS OF $1,000 OR MORE Anonymous (1) Christine Anton Estate of Marjory Bankes Ms. Lois M. Bewley Marnie Carter Dr. Heather Clarke Ms. Rosemary Cunningham James Dehoney Lisa Ethans Tom Ferries & Lisa Pankratz Deux Mille Foundation Mr. Allen & Mrs. Ruth Fowlis Estate of Meri Ingebord Cecilia Gill Dr. Irving Guttman C.M., O.B.C. Mr. Paul Heller Diana and Tom Herbst John & Marietta Hurst

IRVING GUTTMAN LEGACY FUND Honouring the achievements of Vancouver Operaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founding Artistic Director, with funds used to encourage the most promising young Canadian singers at Vancouver Opera. Anonymous (6) Laura Arpiainen Ms. Elizabeth Atmore Mr. Walter Ball Mr. & Mrs. Harry Bell-Irving Mrs. Phyllis W. Berry Ms. Lois M. Bewley Mr. David Boothroyd Donna Brendon

Mr. & Mrs. Gerhard & Ariane Bruendl Mrs. Joan Buckham Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Burr Marnie Carter Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Christopher Dr. Philip Clement David & Donna Cook Bette Cosar E. Patricia Crehan

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Culos Ms. Rosemary Cunningham Mr. C.A. De Roode Ms. Judith Deavy Sheila DeJong Ms. Marisa Demare Richard DeVillier Mrs. Katherine Dickinson

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IRVING GUTTMAN LEGACY FUND (CONT.) Valerie Dunsterville & Richard Dunsterville Mr. Harry Edinger Moh & Yulanda Faris Tom Ferries & Lisa Pankratz Leslie Finlay Nancy Flexman Judith Forst Ms. Mary Fraser Mrs. John Friesen Suzanne Gaston-Voute Genus Capital Management Inc. Arlene Gladstone & Hamish Cameron Mrs. Elaine Godwin Harry & Effie Gordon Dr. Sherrill Grace Kenneth Owen Gracie Mrs. Vera G. Grant Christopher Grauer Mrs. Shirley Gray Charlotte Guttman Frank Guttman Mr. & Mrs. John Hagen Mr. James Harris Kenneth Hegler Mr. Paul Heller Martha Lou Henley, C.M. Diana and Tom Herbst Ms. Annie Hess

Lore Hoffmann Mr. Ralph Hoffman Mr. John F. Howes Hughes Condon Marler Architects Mr. John & Mrs. Marietta Hurst Noriko & Naotaka Ike Mr. Robert Kemeny & Dr. Susan Jung-Kemeny Dr. Linda Kaser & Dr. Judy Halbert Susan Kessler Dr. & Mrs. Robert Krell Ms. Dorothy Kuva Mr. Bruce Lang Dr. Donald and Ms. Carol Lyster Mr. Alex & Mrs. Barbara Mahood Anne Mathisen T. Mawson Alex McLeod Ms. Sharon & Dr. John McNeill Dr. Katherine Mirhady Ms. Maureen Molaro Ms. Sharon Morrow Kathleen Murison Sharon Newman Micki & Michael Partridge Ms. Sheila Pratt Mrs. Jane Regier Mr. Peter & Mrs. Barbara Richards Mrs. Leila Robertson

Mr. William Robertson Kelly Robinson Mr. Leo & Mrs. Maureen Sauve Schloss Enterprises Ltd. Mr. W. K. Schmidt David Shefsiek & Blaine Hendsbee Ms. Agnes Shin Arianna Sovernigo Ms. Jane Srivastava Mr. A.R. Steele Dr. Ian & Mrs. Jane Strang Ronald Sutherland Dr. Carol Tsuyuki & Mr. Craig Tomlinson Ms. Sheila Vaney Ms. Joan Voisine Dr. Robert Wakefield Carla Weiner Mrs. Gwyneth Westwick Mrs. Mary White Mr. Christopher Whitney Mr. Ian Whitaker John Wiebe Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. Williams Miss Eva Williamson Bruce Munro Wright Mr. Harold and Mrs. Erna Zinn

JAMES W. WRIGHT CREATIVITY FUND Vancouver Opera is deeply grateful to all those who made special gifts to the James W. Wright Creativity Fund in honour of his many years of service and on the occasion of his retirement in June 2016. Ms. Shirley Barnett Roberta Lando Beiser Mr. Jeremy Berkman Dan and Ursula Bowditch Carol Brauner Kenneth Broadway Jamie & Cindy Bruce The Bruendl Foundation Neil Carnell Patricia Charles Dr. Heather Clarke Cindy Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Cruickshank Robert Dales in memory of Dr. Irving Guttman, C.M., O.B.C. Ms. Elisabeth Dawson David De Corlieu Ms. Audrey Dewan Roslyn Eisenberg Mohammed A. Faris & Family Tom Ferries & Lisa Pankratz Shirley Fitterman Divyesh and Charu Gadhia Ken Spencer & Judy Gale Mike & Kathy Gallagher Arlene Gladstone & Hamish Cameron Mrs. Elaine Godwin Mr. Earl Drake & Ms. Monica Gruder Drake

Martha Lou Henley, C.M. Jens & Linda Lee Henriksen Diana and Tom Herbst Mrs. Marian M Hingston Lore Hoffmann Mr. Howard R. Jang Linda M Johnston Ms. Lynn Kagan In memory of Tom Blom Sherry Killam Julia and Demas Kim Susan Knott Paul Larocque Bill & Risa Levine Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Lindsay Mr. & Mrs. Harold & Jenny Locke Mrs. Barbara Lowy Jana and Bill Maclagan Mr. Charles & Mrs. Phyllis Maclean Genny MacLean Paul McEwen and Gwynneth Jones John & Peggy McLernon Mr. & Mrs. D. Murray Michael and Inna Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brian Valerie and Brian Owen Mr. David Parkes Micki & Michael Partridge

Mr. Hein Poulus & Ms. Mollie Massie-Poulus Alan & Gwendoline Pyatt Blaize & Allan Reich Mr. John Robinson Diane Roscoe Dr. Cecil Sigal Gillian and Russell Smith Ms. Karen Smith Lynn Smith & Jon Sigurdson Pascal & Isabelle Spothelfer Ms. Jane Srivastava Michael Stevenson and Jan Whitford Robert Swansborough Mary Tait & Bill Sirett Dr. Beverley Tamboline Dr. Barry & Mrs. Ronnie Tessler Gina Thorstenson & Bob Bartholomew Dr. Carol Tsuyuki & Mr. Craig Tomlinson Eugene Vigil Ms. Alexandra Volkoff Lis & Bruce Welch Dr. Roy and Mrs. Gwyneth Westwick Dr. Maurice & Mrs. Jane Wong Mr. Bruce Munro Wright Ms. Nancy Wu Anonymous donors (2)

VOCE Established in memory of Chorus past, in support of Chorus present, in preparation for Chorus future. Brenda Alexander Christine Anton Claudio Arato Angus Bell

Dawne Dye Irving Guttman Martha Lou Henley, C.M. Richard Loney

In memory of Richard Loney, from his family Neil MacKenzie Kathleen Murison

Allyn & Kathleen Murison, in memory of Patrick and Aileen Murison Lorna Olson

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VANCOUVER OPERA ROUND TABLE A special group of community leaders whose outstanding generosity and commitment enable the company to maintain the highest level of artistic excellence. Vancouver Opera is proud to salute their continued loyalty and dedication. LEADERSHIP CIRCLE | $50,000+ Yoshiko Karasawa Mike & Kathy Gallagher

Martha Lou Henley, C.M.* Michael and Inna O'Brian

IMPRESARIO CIRCLE | $35,000 - $49,999 The Illahie Foundation

MAESTRO'S CIRCLE | $20,000 - $34,999 Mr. & Mrs. Gerhard & Ariane Bruendl Brigitte & Henning Freybe Alan & Gwendoline Pyatt

Mary Tait & Bill Sirett The Estate of David Watmough and Floyd St. Clair

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DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE | $10,000 - $19,999 Donors who wish to remain anonymous (1) Val & Dick Bradshaw Patricia Charles The Mary & Gordon Christopher Foundation Dr. Heather Clarke

Mohammed A. Faris & Family Mr. & Mrs. Allen Fowlis Arlene Gladstone & Hamish Cameron Mrs. Barbara Lowy Mrs. Irene McEwen Paul McEwen and Gwynneth Jones

Dr. Earl & Mrs. Anne Shepherd* Pascal & Isabelle Spothelfer Dr. Beverley Tamboline Bruno Wall & Jane Macdonald Mr. Bruce Munro Wright

Mrs. Marietta Hurst Ms. Lynn Kagan Reet Kana Julia and Demas Kim Andrew Mahon Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David McDonald Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. B. McGavin John & Peggy McLernon Anne Miloni & Darlene Miloni Graham

Mirhady Family Fund held at Vancouver Foundation Ms. Bev Park & Mr. Jim Logan Abe & Leyla Sacks Lynn Smith & Jon Sigurdson Dr. Ian & Mrs. Jane Strang Wayne Wiens in memory of Andrea Pinto Lebowitz Dr. Rosemary Vernon Wilkinson

Dr. Martin Hosking Mr. Bob Houston Ms. Mary Jordan Mrs. Evelyn Kahn In Memory of Tom Blom Dr. Linda Kaser & Dr. Judy Halbert Mr. Hank & Mrs. Janice Ketcham Dr. Marla Kiess Sherry Killam Dr. Andrei Krassioukov Robert Laing & Edward Wilson Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael LePage Bill & Risa Levine Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Lindsay* Patrick & Ju Lo Dr. George Luciuk Doris Luking in memory of Hans Luking Jerry and Lilli Luking George & Jessica Macintosh Jana and Bill Maclagan Miriam Maisonville and David Sauder Marilyn & Hart Mauritz Mathisen Family Foundation

Mr. Ian Michaud Simon & Carmen Murphy in memory of Brian Joe Dr. & Mrs. David R. Neima Micki & Michael Partridge* Dr. Peter Payne & Mrs. Lisa Payne George and Santi Pick David & Janice Podmore Louise Pronovost Donald & Dorothy Ritchie Mr. Anthony Roper Celeste W. Shannte Mr. Ross & Ms. Ursula Southam Dr. Larry Stonesifer and Mr. Ronald Angress John & Judy Taylor Mrs. Neri Tischler and Dr. Aron Tischler Dr. Carol Tsuyuki & Mr. Craig Tomlinson Dr. Sandra Vestvik Dr. & Mrs. T. Warner Mervyn Lindsay Weir Mr. & Mrs. Bruce & Lis Welch Fei Wong Dr. Maurice & Mrs. Jane Wong

INNER CIRCLE | $5,000 - $9,999 Donors who wish to remain anonymous ( 2 ) Ms. Shirley Barnett Jill Bodkin Mrs. Alix Brown Stephanie A. Carlson Divyesh and Charu Gadhia Dr. David Hardwick* Lori Hareid in memory of Bjorn Hareid Mrs. Judith Helliwell Diana and Tom Herbst

PATRON | $2,500 - $4,999 Donors who wish to remain anonymous ( 1 ) Mr. Hans Alwart Joanie Anderson Mr. Russ & Mrs. Lee Anthony* Jim & Sarah Armstrong Mr. Michael & Mrs. Eunice Chan Mr. Edward & Mrs. Dorothy Chiasson Nika Collison and Daniel Robertson In memory of Barbara Roy Lisa Ethans & Paul Del Rossi Tom Ferries & Lisa Pankratz Senator Jack Austin & Ms. Natalie V. Freeman Mr. Sven & Mrs. Juliette Freybe Ms. Judy Garner Ms. Kim Gaynor Mrs. Elaine Godwin Mr. Paul & Mrs. Claudia Goldman Laura Groos & Gerry Prins Mr. Ronald Hagler Jens & Linda Lee Henriksen Mrs. Aurora R. Hernandez Mrs. Marian M Hingston

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BENEFACTOR | $1,500 - $2,499 Donors who wish to remain anonymous ( 6 ) Amrita Ahuja Mamie Angus Gordon & Minke Armstrong William & Barbara Armstrong Ms. Wendy G. Baker Roberta Lando Beiser Mr. & Mrs. Luis and Carole Bernhardt Ms. Lois M. Bewley Dan and Ursula Bowditch Ms. Regina Boxer John and Veronica Braico John & Ruth Brock Vivienne and James Brosnan Jamie & Cindy Bruce Miss Irene Caudwell Joe and Gertie Chan Ms. Gillian E. Chetty Mr. Michael J. Chutter Dr. Peter & Jean Cooperberg Robin & Parviz Cordwell Robert Dales in memory of Dr. Irving Guttman C.M., O.B.C. William and Emmanuelle Davis Ms. Elisabeth Dawson Dr. Joseph De Wet Mo Dhaliwal Susan Drury & Dennis Perry Valerie Dunsterville & Richard Dunsterville Drs. Allen and Connie Eaves Mr. Harry Edinger Ms. Vivian Eliopoulos Mr. Mark William Emanuel Dr. Virginia Evans Shirley Fitterman Frank and Joan Lew Charitable Trust Mrs. Pamela Friedrich Dr. K. Alison Fulmer Barrie & Ann Gillmore* Mrs. San Given

Mr. Earl Drake & Ms. Monica Gruder Drake Mr. Roland Haebler & Mrs. Catherine Haebler Judith and Poul Hansen Ms. Nancy Hermiston John Horning and Lorraine Larkin Mr. Paul Janke Horatio & Jackie Kemeny Mr. Sharman King Susan Knott Dr. Sharon Grimes Knox Jon & Eva LaFollette Tom and Karen Lane Pierre & Betty Lebel Chuck Lew In memory of Mary Helen Lew Mr. & Mrs. Harold & Jenny Locke Dr. Jan Lyons Dr. John S. & Mrs. Alfredette MacDonald Mrs. Nancy Macdonald Marlene Mackenzie Mr. Charles & Mrs. Phyllis Maclean Genny MacLean Mr. & Mrs. John and Sidney Madden Ms. Elaine Mah Mrs. Rosemary Mallory Ms. Jane McLennan Dr. & Mrs. T. Warner Dr. Paul Mitchell-Banks Mrs. Lorna Mochinski Dr. Peter & Mrs. Eve Munns Mr. & Mrs. D. Murray Joyce Pearkes Mrs. Mary Orr Valerie and Brian Owen Ms. Lorraine Portier Mr. Hein Poulus & Ms. Mollie Massie-Poulus James & Mona Radelet David & Rona Radler

Blaize & Allan Reich Mr. Klaus & Mrs. Margot Richter Kitten Roberts Mr. Ian Robertson & Mrs. Sian Pitman Mr. John Robinson Ms. Carol U. Ross Ruth E. & Dr. William Hy Ross Foundation Dr. Wes Schreiber David & Cathy Scott Mr. Robert Sewell in memory of Marilyn Sewell Dr. Cecil Sigal Curtis Smecher Gillian and Russell Smith Dr. Hilda Stanger Elaine and Fred Stearman Michael Stevenson and Jan Whitford Dr. and Mrs. Peter Stevenson-Moore Dr. Barry & Mrs. Ronnie Tessler Mrs. Anne Tweedy Ms. Susan Van der Flier Ms. Alexandra Volkoff Judy & Neil Watson James & Veronica Weinkam Dr. Roy and Mrs. Gwyneth Westwick Mr. Paul Westwick Ms. Terry Wilkinson Eric and Shirley Wilson Ms. Kathleen Winton John and Mia Wong Drs. Leo and Flora Wong James W. Wright Ms. Nancy Wu Mr. Joe D. Wurz & Mrs. Kathleen M. Wurz Dr. Edwin & Mrs. Patricia Yen Susan Warren & George Youssef Mr. Harold and Mrs. Erna Zinn

The contributions listed reflect gifts made to Vancouver Opera to December 20, 2017. Every effort is made to ensure our lists are accurate at the time of printing. We sincerely apologize for any errors or omissions. *Lifetime Opera Round Table

JOIN THE OPERA ROUND TABLE Members of the Opera Round Table enjoy many exclusive benefits, including guided backstage tours, invitations to Prelude Dinners, reserved theatre parking and access to the membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lounge at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, plus personalized subscription and ticket service. Priority in requests for tickets, subscription changes and seat improvements increase according to overall giving at all levels of the Opera Round Table.

For more information, please contact Carmen Murphy Director, Major Gifts & Planned Giving 604 331 4832

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YULANDA M. FARIS YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM We are proud to introduce this year's participants in the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program. ELAINA MOREAU, SOPRANO MICAH SCHROEDER, BARITONE ADAM DA ROS, STAGE DIRECTOR HOLLY KROEKER, PIANIST/COACH STEPHANIE TRITCHEW, MEZZO-SOPRANO MATTHEW DALEN, TENOR

sponsored by Dr. George Luciuk & Dr. Lidia Schuster sponsored by Ms. Jane McLennan sponsored by Ms. Irene McEwen sponsored by The Paul and Edwina Heller Memorial Fund sponsored by Mrs. Patricia Charles sponsored by Ms. Jane McLennan & the Grayross Foundation NAMES IN ORDER OF PHOTO FROM LEFT TO RIGHT

For more information contact Carmen Murphy, Director, Major Gifts & Planned Giving cmurphy@vancouveropera.ca | 604 682 2871 ext. 4832

FRIENDS

Vancouver Opera is extremely grateful to have so many Friends in its donor family, whose ongoing annual support greatly contributes to the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-being and development. Individual gifts play a major role in our ability to maintain the highest artistic standards on the mainstage, and to help finance our Young Artists Program and educational outreach activities. ADVOCATE | $1,000 - $1,499 Anonymous donors in honour of Mike and Kathy Gallagher Rick Feldman and Rick Archbold Robert Goldstein and Christine Kerr Dr. Peter Harnetty Penelope B.M. Hedges

Dr. Judith Kalla Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkwood Peter Ko Dr. Andrew Louie Dr. Alan & Mrs. Helen Maberley Dr. J W MacDonald

E.J. Makortoff Linda & Larry Marshik Jim & Maria McDougall Vi Roden Ken & Patricia Shields Dr. & Mrs. Edward Yeung

Kathy Findlay Mrs. Fay Forrester Brian & Mary Forster Mr. Donald Francis Nancy Garrett Barry Gilson Mr. J. Lorne Ginther Richard Griffin Mr. Vitalius Gudaitis Ian Guthrie Dr. Evelyn J. Harden in memory of Marcia Jasiulko & Dr. Edgar F.Harden Ms. Ainslie Harvey In Memory of Ronald Hawkes Ms. Nancy Heckman Mrs. Gail Hegquist Mr. Ford Hill John N. Hilton Lore Hoffmann Mrs. A. Hollifield Mrs. Maureen Hollins John Hooge Mr. & Mrs. Donald J Hudson Ms. and Mr. Joyce Jackson Valerie Jones Emilie Joos Mr. Robert Kendrick Mr. Jayson Kennedy Cameron and Wendy Killick Ms. Diana King Teresa Kirschner Wes Knapp & Kathleen MacKinnon Dr. Jack Kooy Mike & Jean Kovich John & Ann Kowalchuk Robert Krell MD Ron Kruschen & Louise Akuzawa Ms. Virginia Kwong Mr. Donald Kydd Dennis Laing Diana Lam Ms. Irene Larochelle

Ms. M Lau & Ms. Jo Lau Mr. & Mrs. Trevor Lautens Ms. Shannon Lavender Anthony Lee Dr. & Mrs. Richard & Susan Lee Mr. Fred Leonard Mr. W Bill Leung Ms. Laara Lindo Mrs. Doris A. Lunn Dr. Ian L. Macdonald In memory of Dr. Helen Macdonald Dr. Alistair MacKay Carllin Man Vladimir Marquez Lawrence Matrick JoAn Maurer Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary McIlwaine Mr. & Mrs. D. McIntosh Mr. David W. McMurty In Memory of Frank McNamara Ms. Louise Merler Ms. Allison Miller Dr. Yoram Minnes Mrs. Doreen M'Lot Ms. Rowena Moffett June Nicolay Mr. Bernard Olfman Mr. & Mrs. Jack Olsen Mrs. Pamela Ottridge Mr. Egidio Pasin R. H. Pearce & J. M. Mathieson Dawn Peck Jaime A. Peschiera Mr. Frederic Pio Mrs. Janet & Mr. Clifton Prowse Dr. Kimit Rai and Mrs. Linda Rai Drs. P. Ratner & J. Johnson Ms. Eleanor Reemeyer In honour of Sharman King Ms. Evelyn Riley

SUSTAINER | $300 - $999 Anonymous (12) Sara Ahmadian Ted and Jean Andrew Mr. & Mrs. Stuart & Anne Appenheimer Kaity Arsoniadis Mrs. Kathleen Jane Baker Ms. Valencia Bankes Ms. V. Barrett Ms. Elizabeth Bell Kartik Bharadwa Ms. Karly Black Drs. Mairi & Peter Blair Mr. Joost Blom Nic Boyde Mrs. Marianne Brockmann Mr. Malcolm & Mrs. Nancy Brodie In memory of Barb Brown Victor Bud Mr. Glenn Bullard Ms. Ann Cameron Mr. J.J. Camp Sandra M. Campbell Mr. Robert Cannon Dean & Laura Cardno Ms. Johanne Vincent & Dr. David Chercover Shel & Jane Cherry Mr. Charles Clapham Ms. Hilde & Mr. Peter Colenbrander Ms. Joan Cosar Mr. Marc Crimeni Leslie Dala Mrs. Carolynn Dallaire Mr. & Mrs. Julian Davies Ms. Audrey Dewan Mrs. Elizabeth Dropko Mr. Mark Dumont Ms. Barbara Duncan Ms. Reema Faris Mr. Martin Ferera Mrs. Susan Fiddick

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SUSTAINER (CONT.) | $300 - $999 Mr. William Robertson Mr. Ralfe Sanchez Ms. Sondra Schloss Al & Leona Manrico and Liz Scremin Dr. Sam & Mrs. Jo Ann Sheps Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Sitter Dr. Kathryn Skau Ms. Margaret Stearn Ms. Doreen Stephens Dr. Grant J. Stewart The Strang Family

Dr. Peter Suedfeld & Dr. Phyllis J. Johnson Tom & Margaret Taylor Magdalena Julya Theron Gina Thorstenson& Bob Bartholomew Ms. Annabel M Valentine Mr. & Mrs. Peter Walcott Mrs. Betty J Walker Godfrey Walton Mrs. Carolyn Webster

Mr. Vincent Wheeler & Mr. Peter Cheng Galt Wilson Miss June Witty Mr. Y.W. Wong Lois and Peter Woolley Mr. Daniel R. Worsley Don & Eileen Wright Mr. Gary Young Mr. & Mrs. K. J. Yule Dorothy & Vincente Yung Mr. Gordon Yusko

We value all our donors!Â Please visit us in the lobby to see the complete list, which will be published in our 2018 Festival programme. BECOME A FRIEND OF VANCOUVER OPERA

For more information, please contact

Your gift plays an important role in VO's ability to maintain the highest artistic standards on the mainstage and to expand our many ground-breaking education and community activities.

Lyndsay MacAulay 604 331 4836 lmacaulay@vancouveropera.ca

At VO we love to thank our Friends! From taking a look behind the scenes at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre to attending exclusive events, Friends of VO enjoy unique opportunities to get closer to the company and the art form.

or visit vancouveropera.ca/support

YOUNG PATRONS A unique membership program offering professionals under 40 the opportunity to connect with opera and network with one another. Receive exclusive access to networking events, cocktail parties, and behindthe-scenes connoisseurship opportunities with like-minded arts lovers.

For more information visit youngpatrons.vancouveropera.ca

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TAKING THE NEXT STEP…

Since 2004, the David Spencer Endowment Encouragement Fund has been investing in emerging artists at Vancouver Opera. This assistance has permitted many artists a boost as they become professional performers and complements our other young artist development programming. In this production of L'Elisir d'amore we name Brenna Corner and Brett Polegato as the David Spencer Artists. Brett debuted his career with Vancouver Opera and has since developed into one of Canada's principal baritones. Brenna has also beneﬁted from her work here as a young artist and comes to us for the second time as an accomplished, upcoming Canadian star.

WE THANK THE DAVID SPENCER ENDOWMENT ENCOURAGEMENT FUND TRUSTEES AND EXPRESS OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR THEIR ROLE IN HELPING VO BECOME A FOCAL POINT FOR YOUNG ARTIST TRAINING IN CANADA.

DONOR SPOTLIGHT: PASCAL & ISABELLE SPOTHELFER We salute Pascal and Isabelle Spothelfer for their extraordinary contribution to Vancouver Opera. Along with being very generous donors themselves, they have brought many new opera goers to VO and have led campaigns that have forged new and important donor partnerships. Their commitment to VO comes from a lifetime of being opera goers. Isabelle tells of her ﬁrst operatic experience as a young girl in Bayreuth, Germany where she fell in love with Tristan and Isolde. She continues to share her love of opera with young people as an active promoter of Vancouver Opera in Schools, and has been a valuable member of VO special events committees. Pascal has been a life-long opera fan and avid supporter of Vancouver Opera for many years. He served on the VO Board of Directors from 2000–2009, and then went on to become Board Chair where he served from 2013 until October, 2017. In the course of their busy lives, they have raised three children. Their eldest son Cedric has just completed an Engineering degree at McGill University, the same degree that their other son Dominic will soon complete. Their daughter, Celine, will graduate high school this year. Pascal and Isabelle are great champions of our work and their passion for opera is infectious. We take this opportunity to celebrate their generosity and extend a special thanks to Pascal for his leadership of Vancouver Opera.

For more information contact the VO Development Department cmurphy@vancouveropera.ca | 604 682 2871 ext. 4832

FESTIVAL & SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT

Vancouver Opera thanks the very special donors who have chosen to support the Vancouver Opera Festival Campaign. Included are gifts and pledges in support of the Festival itself and a variety of extraordinary initiatives. We salute the remarkable generosity of these core supporters! VANCOUVER OPERA FESTIVAL PATRON

$1,000,000+

Martha Lou Henley, C.M. FESTIVAL FOUNDERS

$1,000,000+ Yoshi Karasawa & Michael Audain

| $50,000+

FESTIVAL VISIONARIES

George & Jessica MacIntosh Jana & Bill Maclagan Mary & Rod McNeil John & Dana Montalbano Andrew Mahon Foundation

Ms. Bev Park & Mr. Jim Logan SpencerCreo Foundation Pascal & Isabelle Spothelfer

Mrs. Irene McEwen Dr. George Luciuk & Lidia Schuster Mrs. Patricia Charles Roberta Lando Beiser

Moh Faris & Family Ms. Mary Jordan Paul McEwen & Gwynneth Jones

| $25,000+

The Aquilini Group The Bruendl Foundation The Paul & Edwina Heller Memorial Fund Ms. Jane McLennan | $10,000+

Dr. Heather Clarke The Grayross Foundation Arlene Gladstone & Hamish Cameron Lynn Smith & Jon Sigurdson Sherry Killam

Alan & Gwendoline Pyatt Michael & Inna O’Brian

Jill Bodkin Anthem Properties Divyesh & Charu Gadhia Julia & Demas Kim Bill & Risa Levine

FESTIVAL LEADERS

FESTIVAL CHAMPIONS

OTHER FESTIVAL SUPPORT

Michael Stevnson & Jan Whitford Mr. & Mrs. Bruce & Lis Welch James W. Wright Tom & Diana Herbst

Ms. Shirley Barnett Deborah E. Graystone Dr. Linda Kaser & Dr. Judy Halbert Nika Collison & Daniel Robertson Maestro Jonathan Darlington

$1000+ David & Janice Podmore Mo Dhaliwal Mrs. Aurora R. Hernandez Blaize & Allan Reich Mrs. Ronnie Tessler Dr. Maurice and Mrs. Jane Wong

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ORGANIZATIONAL DONORS, PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

We proudly present our organizational and institutional partners. Your support for our mainstage, training and community outreach programs, special events and even our operational funding helps us build our community together. 2017–2018 SEASON SPONSOR

PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

Production Sponsor & Official Winery

Production Sponsor

MEDIA SPONSORS

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Official Florist

Official Piano Partner

Student Dress Rehearsal Sponsor

Emerging Artists Sponsor

MEDIA SPONSORS (CONT.)

GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO Vancouver Opera Foundation

The David Spencer Endowment Encouragement Fund

CORPORATE PATRONS CIRCLE

LOTTERIES

ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT The Beech Foundation The Diamond Foundation The Gearge W. Norgan Fund Hannah Woodnut-Smith Memorial Fund iTalkBB

Kinder Morgan Foundation McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund Odlum Brown Limited Private Giving Foundation The Edith Lando Charitable Foundation

The Hamber Foundation Vancouver Foundation Victoria Foundation

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VOLUNTEER LISTINGS

We would like to extend a special thanks to the many volunteers that contribute so much of their time to helping Vancouver Opera. They help us in every possible way, whether it is phoning donors, organizing the office and the archives, processing lottery purchases and helping with direct mail - it is difficult to imagine where we would be without them. Special commendation goes to members of the Vancouver Opera Board of Directors, Information Services, the Amatori Committee and of course to many members of the Vancouver Opera Guild. Below is a listing of the Vancouver Opera family of volunteers who have worked with us over the past year. VOLUNTEER SUPERSTARS | 50+ HOURS Valerie Barrett Lois Bewley Isabelle Cayla Gillian Chetty Heather Clarke Elisabeth Dawson Stephanie Durec Laura Groos

Pat Hancock Reet Kana Linda Lehr Susan LePage Genny MacLean Micki Partridge Lou-lou Sy Pam Simmons

Jane Srivastava Beverley Tamboline Dallas Taylor Ronnie Tessler Tara Kimberley Torme Members of the Vancouver Opera Guild

Klara Hill Lore Hoffman Alice Huh Zain Imran Hassan Patricia Isinger Nina Inaoka Lee Allison Jamieson Ruth Javier Somayeh Kamranian Golmehr Kazari Rita Knapp Elaine Koochin Jess Kuepfer Elisabeth Kwan Mahsa Laghaei Tammy Lai Clare Langrishe Apolline Larhant Youngsun Lee Janice Lew Maria Lin Jane Little Lillian Liu Jennifer Liu Mae Locke Dyane Lynch Amara Madaski Norma Mando Stuart Martin Janice Masur Jen Mitchell Sonja Mitchell Louise A. Morin Mary Jane Morita Peter Moskos Noushin Nabavi Raya O Veronika Ong Luis Ortiz Hana Pacesova Jessica Palacio

Emily Paquette Sarir Parvizi Lise Patriarca Catherine Patterson Grace V Perez de tagle Betty Lou Phillips John Poruks Anne Qu Nola Roberts BiancaSalazar Anna Sciarretta Paul Sharples Derek Shek Douglas Shimizu Karen Shimokura Sheyna Shinjo Melanie Sia Rachelle Smalldon JunSeok Song Vera Starka Alexandra Stein Peter Stevenson-Moore Daniel Szilagyi Olga Tarasenko Claire Thomas Eva-Marie Trebell Alana Vedan Sylvia Vera Kayla Viita Joan Vyner Tessa Waddell Aobo Wang Cora Whiting Sharron Wilson Megan Wolsfeld Jennie Wong Ju Woo Michelle Xie Tianqi (Elsa) Xiong Denise Yang Jenny Zhong

VOLUNTEERS | UP TO 50 HOURS Paddy Aiken Chris Anderson Edward Ao Kevin Arias Olga Arlitt Abigail Ayala Bisera Baksa Christine Banham Liya Bao Sara Bell Gloria Bernal Hannah Black Edo Boersma Ute Brenner Barbara Budzynski Annalies Camfferman Jennifer Campbell Mika Campbell Nishimura Sinem Celenk Hannah Charis Shirley Cheung Brett Clark Marceli Coimbra Melodie Corbett Gwendoline Cross Phyllis d'Entremont Edward Dardis Fi Dastoor Craig Davidson Lesley Dawson-Burns Karam Dhaliwal Jamie Dy Cheryl Espada Veronica Espino Malu Francisco Gail Franko Rosanna Frasson Vesna Furtula Glenys Galloway Kate Gardiner Elizabeth Gubin

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VANCOUVER OPERA GUILD ESCORTED OPERA TOURS NEW YORK METROPOLITAN OPERA April 24 – 30, 2018

ITALIAN OPERA FESTIVALS August 8 – 20, 2018

Spend a week in New York and see four sensational operas as well as the Met’s National Council Grand Finals Concert.

Enjoy four nights in historic Lucca, one night in Macerata, three nights at the Adriatic coast resort of Pesaro and four nights near Bardolino on Lake Garda. Seven opera performances and a Puccini concert are included.

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Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) with Pretty Yende and Michael Fabiano Tosca (Puccini) with Anna Netrebko and Marcelo Alvarez

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Puccini’s Madame Butterfly and Il Trittico in Torre del Lago

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Puccini concert in the Baptistery in Lucca

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Romeo et Juliette (Gounod) with Ailyn Perez and Bryan Hymel

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Mozart’s The Magic Flute in the spectacular Teatro Sferisterio in Macerata

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Cendrillon (Massenet) with Joyce DiDonato and Alice Coote

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Rossini’s Barber of Seville and Ricciardo e Zoraide, with Pretty Yende and Juan Diego Florez, in Pesaro

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Verdi’s Aida and Nabucco in the Arena di Verona

Tour information is available at the Guild’s table in the lobby, or contact Lis Dawson at 604 922 8008 or Genny MacLean (Great Expeditions) at 604 738 5535

VANCOUVER OPERA GUILD EXECUTIVE Acting President – Heather Clarke Vice-President – Lorna Mornin

Secretary – Edward Mornin Treasurer – Diana Herbst

The Vancouver Opera Guild provides volunteer and financial support to Vancouver Opera. For membership information, please contact Vancouver Opera at 604 682 2871 or visit vancouveroperaguild.com

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