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Welcome to Michigan Opera Theatre's 43rd fall season

elcome to "Drama in the D," a fall season in which we pair classics W with the best contemporary artists to honor the 200'h anniversary of two master composers, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi.

Our season opens with Wagners ghostly romantic opera, The Flying Dutchman. Two powerhouse singers make their debuts with the company in the role of Senta - American soprano Lori Phillips and Swedish soprano Elisabet Strid . Ms. Phillips first performed the role with the Metropolitan Opera in 2010, while Ms. Strid has recently been applauded by critics and audiences in Europe for a strong festival season of Wagner roles. German bass-baritone Thomas Gazhelli debuts as the Dutchman, along with American bass-baritone Kristopher Irmiter. Both singers bring a seasoned, rich Lone to the role.

In November, we present one of the most performed operas in the world, Verdis La Traviata. American soprano Nicole Cabell returns to our stage after winning the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Ms. Cabell alternates the role of Violetta with American soprano Corinne Winters, whos had critical success performing the role internationally Two handsome lyric tenors, American Zach Borichevsky, and Italian Leonardo Caimi, are making their company debuts as Alfredo, Violetta's true love.

As Detroit's home of dance, we bring you our 18'h season of "Dance in the D. " An exciting company debut arrives in October, when LA-based Diavolo appears for the first time on our stage. Diavolo was founded by jacques Heim, who choreographed Cirque Du Soleils "KA". The companys acrobatics and architectural set pieces, combined with thrilling movement, will likely expand your definition of dance.

Our annual holiday tradition continues Thanksgiving weekend with the return of BalletMet Columbus' The Nutcracker. The classic famil y favorite includes company dancers along with students from local dance studios performing to Tchaikovsky's timeless score, played live by our very own Michigan Opera Theatre orchestra. Too Hot To Handel , another holiday tradition, comes in December, with the orchestra and Rackham Symphony Choir. This jazz-gospel Messiah is, of course, too hot to miss.

I must take a moment to thank all of you- patrons, foundations, corporations- who continue to support us. While the world seems to be focused on Detroits bankruptcy, your generosity tells a better story­ one of Detroits rich cultural past, present, and future. As always, we are grateful for the continued support of our fall opera season sponsor, Ford Motor Company, along with the individual donors and volunteers whose gifts of time and investment allow us to keep the drama on the stage.

Thank you for visiting, and enjoy this dramatic fall season!

4 BRAVO ww'w .M ich iganOpera.org Detroit Opera H ouse BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2012-2013 july I, 2012-June 30. 2013

Mr R.Jamison Wilhams, Mrs. William C. Brooks Mr. Rtchard G. Goetz Mr W james Prowse Directors Emeriti Cha1rman Mrs. Fredenck H. Clark Mr. David Handleman Mrs. Ru th Rattner Mrs. Donald C. Austm Dr. David DiChiera, Mrs. Peter Cooper Mr. Gary j ohnson Dr. lrvm D Retd Mr J Addtson Bartush Prestdent Ms. joanne Danto Mrs. Peter Karmanos Mr. Roy S. Roberts Mr Frank W Donovan t Mr. Cameron B. Duncan, julia Donovan Darlow Mrs. Michael Kratchman Ms. Elham Shayota Dr Marjorie M F1sher Treasurer Mr. Lawrence N. David Mr. Thomas M. Krikorian Mr lerry Shea Mr. James II. Gram t Mr. C. Thomas Toppm, Mr. Ethan Davidson Mr. Charles E. Letts, Jr Dr. Lorna Thomas Mrs. Wilham johnston t Secretary Mrs. Charles M. End1cott Mr. Harry A Lomason II Mr. James A Vella Ms Jenmfer Nasser Mrs. Lil Erdeljan Mr. Alphonse S. Lucarelli Mr. George C. Vincent Mr David Pollack t Mrs. Robert A Allesee Mr. Paul E. Ewing Demse Lutz Mrs. lrvmg Rose Mr. Douglas F. Alltson Mrs. Dav1d Fischer Mrs. Manuel Maroun Chairmen Emeriti Mr Wilham Sandy Mr. j oseph Angileri Mrs. Barbara Frankel Dr. Stephen Munk Mr Robert E. Dewart Mr Frank Stella t Mr. Lee Barthel Mr. Herman Frankel Mr. Dame! Pehrson Mr Lynn A. Townsend t Mr Robert Vande rKloot t Mr. Ri chard A. Brod1e Mr. Dean Fnedman Dr. Charlotte Podowskt Mr Richard Webb Mr George M Zeltzer t Mr Mort Zteve t BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2012-2013 July l , 2012-June 20, 2013

Mr. & Mrs. Kenn Allen Ms. Mary jane Doerr Ms. Lmda Dresner Levy Mrs. Carolyn L. Ross Mrs. & Mrs. E jan Hartmann Mr & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mr. Cameron B. Duncan & Mr. Edward Levy Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Rug1ero Mr t & Mrs.t Maxwell Mr & Mrs. Douglas F Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Dr. & Mrs. K1m K Lie Dr & Mrs. llershel Sandberg jospey Alhson Eisenberg Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Liebler Mr & Mrs. Donald Schm1dt Dr t Zoph1a and Mr. t Dr Lourdes V Andaya Mrs. Charles M. End1cott Mr & Mrs. Harry A. Mr & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Mitchell Kafarsk1 Julte Douse-Ang1len & Mr. & Mrs. Alex Erdcljan Lomason II Mr. & Mrs Mark Shacvsky Mr & Mrs. Robert Klein j oseph Angileri Dr. Fern R. Espmo Mrs. Lawrence LoPaun Mrs. frank C. Shaler Mrs Walton Lewts t Mr & Mrs. Eugene & Mr. Thomas Short Mr. & Mrs. James H. LoPrete M!i. El ham Shayota Mrs. Jesse Mann t Applebaum Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Ewmg Mr. Alphonse S Lucarelh Mr. Terry Shea Mrs Wade H McCree Jr. t Dr Agusun Arbulu Margo Cohen Fembcrg Mrs. Demsc Lutz Mr. Wilham H. Smnh Mr & Mr>. Jules L. Poll one Dr. Harold M. Arrington & Robert Feinberg Ms. Florine Mark Ms. Phylhs funk Sno'' Mrs Ralph Polkt The Hon & Mrs Edward Mr. & Mrs. Oscar f-eldman Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Manella Mr & Mrs. David Snyder Mr.t & Mrs.t David Pollock Avadenka Mr. & Mrs. David 1-tscher The lion Jack Martin Mr. Anthony L Soave Mr & Mrs. W1lham Sandy Mr & Mrs. Lee Barthel Dr MarJone M F1sher & Dr. Bettye Arnngton- Mr R1chard A. Sonenklar & Mr t & Mrs. tI-red Mr J. Add1son Bartush Mr & Mrs. Carl B. f-ontana Martin Mr. Gregory llaynes Schneidewind Mr & Mrs. Mark Alan Baun Mrs. Elaine Fontana Mrs. R1chard McBnen \1s. Mary Ann Stella Mr t & Mrs. R1chard Mrs. Ara Berbenan Mrs. Barbara Frankel Mr. & Mrs Eugene A. ~hile r Dr. Calvm Stevens Starkweather Mr. & Mrs. Mandell Berman & Mr Ron Michalak Ms. Monica Moffat Mrs. George Strumbo!i Mrs Mark C. Stevens t Ms. Debra Bernstein-S1egel Herman & Sharon frankel Dr. Alt Monn Dr. j onathan Sw1ft Mrs. Lynn Townsend t Mr. & Mrs. j oseph Bloch Mr. &: Mrs. Dean Fncdman &: Dr W1lham Kupsky Mr Ronald F Swnzer & Mr t &: Mrs.t Robert Mr. &: Mrs John A. Boll, Sr. Mrs. James Garavaglta Mr &: Mrs. Theodore Mr. jim F. McClure VanderKloot Mr &: Mrs. Paul Victor Mr &: Mrs. R1chard Bowlby Ambassador & Mrs. Yous1f Monohd1s Mr & Mrs j oel Tauber Betty j. Bnght Ghafan Mr &: Mrs. Manuel \1oroun Dr Lorna Thomas Mrt &: Mrs.t Al\'ln Mr. &: Mrs. R1 chard A. Brod1e Mr.&: Mrs. R1chard G. Goetz Drs. Barbara &: Stephen Mr &: Mrs C. Thomas Wasserman Mr. &: Mrs. W1ll1am C. Mr.&: Mrs. Arnold Gordon Munk Toppm Mrs. R. Alexander Wrigley Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Harve> Grace Mr. &: Mrs. E. MIChael Mr james Vella Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas Celani Mr. &: Mrs. Samuel Mutchler Mrs Steven I V1ctor Founding Members Mr &: Mrs. M1chael Chirco Haberman Mr.&: Mrs. Allan Nachman Mr. & Mrs George C. Mr t &: Mr>.t Lynn A. Mr. &: Mrs. Frederick H. Mrs. BcrJ H. Haidosuan Mr. & Mrs. lrvmg Nusbaum Vincent Townsend, f'oundmg Clark Mr.&: Mrs. David Dr Juhette Okoue-Eboh Mrs. Amelta H W1lhelm Cha1rman The Hon. & Mrs. Avern L. Handle man Ms. Lmda Orlans Dr & Mrs. Christopher D The Hon & Mrs.t Avcrn L Cohn Mr.&: Mrs. Eugene llartw1g Mr. & Mrs. Graham Orlcy Wilhelm Cohn Dr & Mrs john DeCarlo Mr Thomas Cohn Mrs. David B. Hermclm Mr. &. Mrs Richard Partnch Mr &: Mrs R. j amison D1 & Mrs David DiCh1era Mr.&: Mrs. Peter Cooper Mr. &: Mrs. Derek Hodgson Mr &: Mrs. Spencer Partnch \\'1lliams Ms. joanne Danto & Mr. & Mrs. Dame! Pehrson Mrs. Sam B. Williams Mr t &: Mrs.t Aaron II Mr. &: Mrs. Alan Israel Gershenson Dr. Arnold Weingarden Mrs. Unajackman Dr. Robert E. L. Perkins rhe lion. joan f Young Mr &: Mrs. Donald C. Graves Mr. &: Mrs. Tarik S. Daoud Mr. Don j ensen&: Mr. Leo Mr. & Mrs. Brock [. Plumb & Mr. Thomas L Mr. t &: Mrs.t j ohn C juha Donovan Darlow Dove li e Dr. Charloue &: Mr Charles Schcllcn herg Gnffin &: The Hon j ohn C Mr &: Mrs. Kem j1dov Podowsk1 Mrs. \1orton Z1ew O'Meara Mrs. Hemz Prechter Mr.&: Mrs. Harry L. j ones Mr. &: Mrs. Gary j ohnson The Hon t &: Mrs t Wade Mr. & Mrs. j erry P D'Avanzo Mr. &: Mrs. W James Prowse Trustees Emerit i Mrs. William Kahn McCree Jr. Mr &: Mrs Lawrence N. Mr. & Mrs. John Rakoha , Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Donald C. Ausun Mr. &: Mrs. Peter Karmanos Mr I larry J Ncde rlander DaVJd j. &: Mrs Ruth Rauncr Mrs. James Mernam Barn est Mr. Patrick Kerztc Mr E. Harwood Rydholm t Mr &: Mrs Ethan Dav1dson Mrs. Stephame Gennack Dr. lrvm D. Re1d &: \1r. t Mrs. t Robert E. Dewar Mr. &: Mrs. Net! Snow Mr. Thomas Delaney Kerzic Dr Pamela Trotman Re1d Mr. Man~n A. Frenkel Mr. Kevin Denn1s Dr.&: Mrs James Rtgby Mr &: Mrs. R1chard Mr &: Mrs M1chael Dr. • &: Mrs. t Robert Gertsch St richartz &: Mr Jeremy Zeltzer Kratchman Mr &: Mrs. Roy S. Roberts Mrs. Aaron Gershcnson t Dr Dav1d DiChtera Mr t &: Mrs. t Robert C. Mr & Mrs. 1 homas M. Ms. Patricia II Rodz1k \1r. t & Mrs. t james Gram VanderKloot Mrs. Karen VanderKloot Krikorian Mrs. lrvmg Rose Mr!i. Kathenne Gnbbs t Dr t &: Mrs. Sam H. Williams DiCh1era Dr. Melvm A. Lester & Mr. Mrs. Norman Mrs. Robert Hamady t Mr t &: Mrs. t Theodore 0 The Hon &: Mrs j ohn Mr. Charles E. Letts Jr Rosenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Preston Happel Dmgell Yntema

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THE FLYING DUTCHMAN

his word. Once every seven yea rs he may leave his ship in Cast search of a woman who will redeem him from his deathless In order of vocal appearance wandering if she gives him faithful , absolute love; failing this, he i condemned to roa m the seas until the Day of judgment. Daland ...... Burak BIIgili I lc tells Daland of his plight and offers a reward of gold and jewels for a night's lodging. Then, discovering that Daland has Steersman ...... Daniel Shirley*t a young daughter, the Dutchman asks for her hand in marriage. Daland, seeing the extent of the stranger's wealth, immediately The Dutchman ...... Thomas Gazheli (19, 23, 26)* agrees. Instructing the Dutchman to follow, Daland sets sail for Kristopher lrmiter (25, 27)* his home port. At Daland's house, his daughter, Scnta, dreamily watches Mary ...... Danielle Wright *t vi llage women as they spin and make sails. They tease the girl about her suitor, the huntsman Eri k, but she remains in a enta ...... Lori Phillips (19, 23. 26)* trance. Staring at a portrait of the Flying Dutchman, she sings a Ehsabet St rid (25, 27)* ballad about the phantom captain. With burning intensity she prays that she may be the one to save him . Erik enters and, after the others have left, asks Scma to plead his cau e with Daland. Erik...... j ohn Pickle oti cing her preoccupation with the Dutchman's picture, he * Michigan Opera Theatre debut relates a frightening dream in which he saw her embrace the t Batbara Gibson Young Artist Apprentice Dutchman and sail away in his ship. Senta exclaim that this is her own dream as well , and th e despairi ng Erik rushes away. A Michigan Opera Thcatr.: last produced Th e Flying Dutchman moment later, the Dutchman himself stands before the girl. He 111june 1997. tells her of his sad lot, and she vows to be fa ithful to him unto death. Daland blesses the union. At the harbor, the vi llagers celebrate the sailors' return. They invite the Dutchman's crew to join them but are fri ghtened SYNOPSIS away by the ghostl y crew' weird chanting. Senta soon rushes in, pursued by Erik, who insists she has pledged her love to Norway, 1700s. An icy storm drives the ea captain Daland's him . Overhearing this, the Dutchman believes himself bctrayed ship mi les beyond his home on the coast. As the sky suddenly and jumps aboard his sh ip. As horrified villagers crowd the darkens and the waters again grow rough, another ship, a shore, he reveals his name and nature and sets sai l. enta runs ghostly schooner, arrives and drops anchor next to Daland's. to the top of a cliff, triumphantly proclaiming her elf fa ithful It captain, the Flying Dutchman, steps ashore, despairing unto death, and leaps into the sea. of his fate. He once swore he would sai l around the Cape of - Courtesy of Opera News Good Hope if it took him forever, and the devil took him at

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ichigan Opera Theatre's movements of the conductor and 2013 fall season marks musicians breaking the illusion of M an incredible mile!>tone the action onstage. Moreover, the in opera history- the 200th unique acoustics of the pit were birthdays of two legendary lauded by those who heard it. composer!>: Richard Wagner and Finally, before a performance Giuseppe Verdi. Last performed started, the house lights arc turned in 1997, Wagner's Th e Flying off, so the onl y thing visible was Dutchman wa!> a thrilling the action happening onstage. conclusion to MOT's first season in This is a practice that has been our then newly-renovated O pera adapted in virtually every public house. In 2008, La Traviata quite performance to date, from the literally contributed to our season's grandest opera to the smallest theme, "Casualities of Love." movie theatre, and it is a ma rk On the eve of MOT's first that reminds us that Wagner was Wagner production, Dr. Dichiera not only a musical genius, but he told the Detroit Free Press "The was also an innovator of modern bedrock of the operatic world is performance. the 19th century, and in that you I lis epi c eighteen-hour, have two incredible pole!>, you four-opera cycle Dcr Ring des have Verdi and you have Wagner, Ni bclungcn was first premiered at and then you have the things that the first of his Bayreuth Festivals, fi t in between." Although they with notable aLLcndees from were contemporaries, the two around the world, including composers held very disparate Friedrich Nicztsche, Tchaikovsky, styles. Both composers were Franz Liszt, Emperor Ped ro II of undisputed masters of their craft. Brazil, and Kaiser Wi lhelm I. This Why else would we still treasure premier established a celebration their works two centuries after of Wagner's works that continues their births? to this day.

Wagner's Gesamthunstwerh Verdi -The Most - Shaking things up Performed Maestro in TuLLo In the 19th century, going to il Mondo a theatre was a much different Giuseppe Verdi stands as one experience than it is wday. People of, if not the most, inOucntial and came to sec a work performed just popular composers of the 19th as much as they did 10 be seen. century. I lis most famous trilogy, lienee, it was the n ormal practice Rigoleuo, II Trovatore, and La of the day to leave the house lights Tra viata, arc among some of the on during a performance, and the of expression arc united to create one most famous operas in history. orchestra was visible to the audience as captivating whole. I le saw his own In fact, La Traviata stands as the most­ well, immedia tely in front of the stage. venue as a way to incorporate that idea performed opera around the world to Wagner was unsatisfi ed with into the very brick and mortar (or in date. In addition, he is also one of the this setup. After gaining a powerful this case, timber and nails) of where his most prolific opera composers, having benefactor in King Ludwig o f Bavaria, operas would be performed . created 30 operas in his lifetime. Wagner used his newfound clout The orchestra was recessed and Al most a third of those came about to create his own opera house. I le completely invisible to the audience, in an incredibly rigorous period of was always fervently striding toward creating the first orchestra pit. A very time Verdi himself referred to as his creating a Gcsamtlwnstwerh, or "total stark departure from the traditions of "prison years." In the span of six years, work of an ," in which all anistic forms the day, Wagner did not li ke having the he penned a whopping eight full-

8 BRAVO www.i\\ichiganOpcra.org D etroit Opera I louse length operas! From 1842-1848, Verdi fo cus on other aspects of his hfe to be performed in tandem, as they created and oversaw the premieres of One of Verdi's great loves was were written for different purposes, but I Lombardi alia Prima Crociata (1843), philanthropy, and during his downtime today they are most often performed Emani (1844), I duefoscari ( 1844), between Atda and Otello, he devoted in thi cycle: Ave Maria , Stabat Mater , Giova r111a d'Arco (1845), Macbeth much of his tunc to phtlanthropic I audi alta Verginc Maria, and Te Deum (1847), I Masnadieri (1847), jerusa/em efforts. He had purchased land upon Verdi spent the last year of hi life (1847), and Luisa Miller (1849). To put which he desired to create a retirement 111 Milan, struggli ng against a stroke this mammoth feat into perspective, home for elderly mus1cmns. H1s Casa that had all but destroyed h1m In a Wagner created only two operas during di Riposo per Musicisll was founded tremendous show of respect, the euy of that time. in 1898, but 1t was dunng his own Milan laid hay on lis streets so as not However, where one might think repose that he got the budding of the to d1sturb the great maestro wnh the that Verdi would have run out of steam structure underway. In addition, he also sound of clauenng horseshoes 111 hi'> at this point, the maestro would love to wholly and anonymously funded the last clays . He died mjanuary of 1901, prove them wrong, and in his signature construction of a hospllal m the town and h1s funeral service drew the b1ggest magnificen t fashion. just two years aft er of Villanova suii'Arda 111 1888. gathenng of mourners 111 Italy to date, Luisa Miller, Verdi premiered Rigoletto, Verch's last pieces, the QuaLLro wllh somewhere between 200,000 and with £1 Trovalore and La Traviata close Pezzi acri, or Four acrcd P1cccs 300,000 estimated 111 attendance on its heels, premiering two years were wnttcn after h1s return to opera Why do we sull treasure these after. He would continue to create with Otello m 1887 Among them composerc,? The an<;wcr 1s <;implc. operas steadily, oft en bi-annuall y, until is the renowned and beautiful p1ccc nothmg smce has been able to hold a 1871, w hen his magnum opus Aida Ave Maria , wh1ch Verd1 d1d not want candle to their magmtucles premiered. Aida was a massive succc s, published, as he cons1dcred ll an and after its run, Verdi took time to exercise. The pieces were not intended

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR jacques Heim

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Matt Wells

TilE COMPANY DusLy Alvarado Leandro Damasco Jr. Alicia Garrity Brandon Grimm Shauna Martinez Ezra Masse-Mahar Chelsea Pierce Amy Tuley Garrett Wolr Chisa Yamaguchi

PRODUCTION MANAGER I TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Renee Larsen Engmyr

INSTITUTE DIRECTOR jones Welsh

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Shauna MarLinez

TRANSPORTATION/ TECHNICAL ASSISTANT Malt ChrisLensen

TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS Mark Baker Angelica Bernaert jon Engmyr

LIGHTING DIRECTOR I STAGE MANAGER j ohn E.D. Bass

BUSINESS MANAGER Ilona Piotrowska

EDUCATION DIRECTOR Chisa Yamaguchi

VIDEO ARCHIVIST Alicia Garrity

SET ENGINEERING &CONSTRUCTION Mike McCluskey&:. Tina Trefethen McCluskey LTD

COSTUME MANAGER Chisa Yamaguchi DIAVOLO

PROGRAM ORDER: Production Ass i ~ tant : Elizabeth Van Camino College, Torrance, CA; Grand Vlcek Performances at California Pl aza, Los All Cll orcograplly by Tir e Company, Assistant Choreographer: Briana Bowie Ange les, CA; and supported, in part, under tile dit ectimr ofj acques llcim by The Brody Arts Fund, The City of Diavolo would like to extend special Los Ange les, Department of Cultural Fluid Infinities thanks to Jordan Pi cmer, Thor Affairs, and the Los Angeles County Fluid Infinities is the final Stcingraber, j ay Quantrill, Victoria Board of upervisors through the Los installment in L:Espace clu Temps Looseleaf, Melinda Ritchi e and Chad Angeles County Arts Commission. (Space of Tim e), a tril ogy of Michael l lall. Trajectoirc premi ered in 1999 at El commi ss i o n ~ from the Los Angeles Camino College in Torrance, CA Philharmonic Association. The Fluid Infinities was commissioned by the piece is set on an abstract dome Los Angeles Philharmonic A sociation; structure sitting on a rcncction co-commi %ioned by Movimentos 2014, ABOUT THE COMPANY of itsciL The performers explore Uni ve rsity of otre Dame's DeBartolo Diavolo is an architectural movement metaphor~ of infinite space, Performing Arts Center and Syracuse company that uses abstract and continuous move ment, and our Unive rsit y. recognized structures to ex plore the voyage mto the unknown future. relationship betwee n the danger of our The dom e~ organic patterns Support for Fluid Infinities was environment and the fragility of the e'·oke the craters of the moon, provided in part by the Cheng Famil y human body. a honeycomh of bees, a shifting Foundation, the Ralph M. Parsons Diavolo is a fu sion of many bra in, or an undi ~cove red Foundation, the Los Angeles County different movement vocabularies starship. As the trilogy concludes, Board of Supervisors through the Los such as everyday movement, ballet, Fluid Infinities investigates the Angeles County Arts Commission, contemporary, acrohatics, gymnastics, persistence of life through struggle the City of Los Angeles Department martial arts, and hip hop. and the promise of life to change of Cultural Affairs, and the National What we do on stage is like a li ve beyond the space of time. Endowment for th e Arts. abstract painting. There is no narrative, but strong themes pervade the work "Fluid In finities" Fluid Infinities premiered in2013 at th e such as human struggle, fear, danger, Music: Philip Glass- ymphony No.3 Holly wood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA survival, chaos, order, deconstruction, reconstruction, destiny, de!> tination, Co ncept and Directed by: j acques Heim lntennission 20 minutes faith , and love. Choreographed hy: The Company Founded in 1992 by jacques ll eim, Musical Di rec tor & Dramaturg: Bruno Trajectoire Diavo lo has an extensive performance Louchouarn Traj cctoire is a vi cera) and emotional history in our home city of Los Angeles Associate Choreographer: Monica journey through the ebb and now of the as well as throughout the U.S, Europe, Campbell human experience. As the performers Asia, and Latin America; in over Production Design: Adam Davis struggle lO find their balance on a fifteen seaso n~ of touring, Diavolo has Project Manager: R e n ~e Larsen Engmyr voyage of destiny and destination , performed for hundreds of thousands Trajectoitc shows the transcendence of of concertgoers worldwide as well Dome: the human soul against all odds. as millions more on te levision. The Original Design Concept: Company has also created unique Tina Trefethen Original Collaborators: Sita Acevedo, performance events for corporate Structural De ign I Co nstruction: Monica Ca mpbell , Nick Erickson, clients such as Wells Fa rgo, llonda, and Trx trans fx, Mike McCluskey, Laura Everling, Lara Hudson, Meegan General Motors. Tina Trefeth en Godfrey, Jeremy jacobs, Robert Lou, During the past twenty yea rs, Diavolo Lighting I El ectrics Design & I leather McCardle, Darren Press, has created dozens of dance works Fabrication: Mike McCluskey Zoltan. fo rming one of the dance fi eld 's m ~s t Paint and f-inish: McCluskey LTD compelling repertoires, from signature Tube: Original Co ncept and Direction: pieces like 1i·ajcctoire (1999) to new Design I Construction: Tina Trefethen, j acques llcim works like Fluid llrjrnitics (201 3). Mike McCluskey Se t Design: Daniel Wheeler The Los Ange les Philharmoni c Dec/1 and Suppoll Equipm ent: Engineering: Dan William commissioned Diavolo to create CEspace Structural Design I Co nstruction Set Co nstructi on: Mike McCluskey Ltd. du Temps, a trilogy of new dance works Tina Trefethen, 'v1ike McCluskey and Daniel Wheeler to premiere with the orchestra at the Original Lighting Design: Hollywood Bowl: Foreign Bodi es (2007), Lighting Design:J ohn E.D. Bass Daniel lonazzi Fearful Symmetries (2010), and Fluid Associate Lighting Designer: Lighting Design: j ohn E. D. Bass Infinities (2013). All three works in Nicholas Davidson Costume Design: Meegan Godfrey L:Espace du Temps will be performed Costume Concept and Design: Music Co mposition: athan Wang in a single co nce rt program at the Brandon Grimm Movimentos Festiva l in Wolfsburg, Costume Constructi on and Fabrication: Trajectoire was co mmis~ i o n ed by: Germany in 20 14. Kelly Magli a Benedicta Arts Center, Co llege of Inspired by th e movement of So ft Sc ulpture Fabri cati on: llilary Sepp St. Benedict, St. j oseph, MN; El skateboarding, 1i·an sil Space (20 12) was the fi rs t dance wo rk ever created OeiJ·oil Opera I louse www.J\\id,iganOpcn,.org OR t\VO II DIAVOLO

in residency at Glorya Kaufman was the Artistic Director for the Taurus as a soloist and has launched his own presents Dance a t the Music Cem cr, Stunt Awards and returned in 2007 to company, Project Engine, named for Los Angeles. As part of the reside ncy, stage a movement/stunt piece, "The the nickname given to him by Diavolo's Diavolo conducted research with Car". With Center Theater Group, j acques Hei m. local skateboarders and held oULdoor j acques created choreography for The rehearsals that were broadcast on ESPN's Stones, directed by Corey Madden. On ALICIA GARRITY PERFORMER SportsCenter. Trar1 sit Space received its television, his work has appeared on Alicia is from Pittsburgh, world premiere a t the Center for the BBC America's Dancing with the Stars Pe nnsylvania. Education: Slippery Rock Performing Arts at Penn State University and Bravo's Step Up and Dance. University- Dance, B.A., where she as the culminating event of Diavolo's j acques taught movement and has returned as a guest artist. Training participation in the national Creative dance for many years at Cal State LA also includes the American College Campus initiative. and UCLA. In addition to three USA Dance Festival. Other dance work Education and outreach are crucial Fellowship nominations and four includes Continuum Dance Theater. to our mission. Diavolo brings dance Alpert Award nomina tions, j acques has to tens of thousands of community received the Martha I !ill Choreography BRANDO GR IMM PERFORMER members annuall y through young Award of the American Dance Festival, Brandon was born and raised in Ft. peopl e's concerts, in-school assemblies, the Special Prize of the jury at the 6'" Lauderda le, Florida. Growing up, he intensive trainings, master classes, Saitama International Dance Festival, was enrolled in gymnasti cs classes and residencies nationwide. Diavolo a Brody Arts Fund Fellowship, and a at American Dream Gymnastics. lie regularly conducts extensive community j ames Irvine Foundation Fellowship. then allended Dance FX in Sunrise, engagement workshops in schools, rlorida where he received his dance hospitals, a nd juvenile detention DUSTY ALVARADO PERFORMER training and continued building his centers. In Los Angeles, the Diavolo Dusty was born in Houston, Texas tumbling skills. During that time, Institute has been launched to develop, and the story goes that he came out he also danced for and assisted top advance, and disseminate Diavolo of his mothe r's womb, jumped into choreographers at Tremaine Dance technique with a focus on disadvantaged a toe-touch, and landed in the splits. Conventions. Education: Fashion youth and families. It was three years later that he won Institute ofTechnology (NYC), B.F.A. his first national dance competition, Fashion experience includes assistant www.diavolo.org and by the age of five he was doing design work at Victoria's Secret. Circus back handsprings down the driveway. arts training includes aerial sil ks, net, COMPANY BIOGRAPHIES Education: Carnegie Mellon- Theater, lyra/hoop, hammock, straps, contortion, B.F.A. , with training in Lecoq, Laban, hand balanci ng, and partner acrobatics. jacques Heim and Suzuki . Dusty was an original Commercial dance credits include work Artistic Director dancer in the American cast of The with Rachel Roy, Taylor Dayne, Martha j acques Heim has been a Aluminum Show and was involved in Wash, and j ermaine Browne. transformative choreographer for over the creative process for three month 20 years. lie founded Diavolo Dance in Tel Aviv, Israel. O ther dancing SIIAUNA MARTINEZ PERFORMER I Theater in 1992 and has directed the credits include Ford, Pepsi, Disney, REHEARSAL DIRECTOR company's work ever since. Nickelodeon, and Lifetime. Teaching: Shauna's hometown is Derby, Kansas, Mr. lleim was born and raised in Broadway Dance Center, and Stage Door where she trained in da nce and Paris, France. His earliest experiences Connections NYC. gymnastics. Shauna has been an All with performance came from street American coll egiate cheerleader and performing. He attended Middlebu ry LEA ORO DAMASCO JR. an award-winning instructor for the College (B.F.A . in T heater, Dance, PERFORMER National Cheerleader's Association. and Film), the University of Surrey Leandro started his professional Education : Wichita State University­ in England (Certificate for Analysis career with Nicholas Leichter at the Dance, B. F. A, with instructi on from and Criticism of Dance), and the j oyce Theater in New York City. lie Nick johnson. Training also includes California Institute for the Arts (M.F.A., has performed Leichter's Killa solo at the American College Dance Festival Choreography). Sacramento State. Other dance credits where her choreography was chosen to In addition to his work with Di avolo, include: Randee Pauvfe's Misgivings. conclude the Gala performa nces. Shauna jacques has worked extensively for Training includes: apprenticeship is accomplished in ballet, modern, other companies in dance, theater, with j oe Goode Performance Group; jazz, mime, and hip-hop. Da nce credits TV, a nd special events worldwide. the American College Dance Festival include dre.clance, j oe Torry, and Sin bad jacques recently worked as consulting (chosen by j ean Freebury to perform setting works on University of Georgia, ch oreographer on Ice Age Li ve!, a Mcree Cunningham's Inlets 2). Brenau Uni versity, CaiState LA and "mammoth" arena show which had its Ed ucation : Sacramento tate- Dance, Wichita State University. She has been world premi ere a t Londo n's Wembley B.A, with instructors Lorelei Bayne, with Diavolo for five seasons. Stadium. For Cirque du Soleil, jacques Melissa Wynn, Lisa Ross, Nolan T'sani, choreographed KA at the MGM and Deborah Froh Mi ller. Teaching EZRA MASSE-MAHAR PERFORMER Grand, Las Vegas. He was invited to credits include: CSU Sacramento Ezra's training included acrobatics be a Creative Director fo r the Opening (adjunct faculty), Marin Academy, and ballet at Merritt Dance Center. Ceremony of The 16'" Asian Games, in ACDFA conferences. In addition to his He was a competitive diver for many Guangzhou, China. In 2005,jacques work with Diavolo, Leandro performs years. Education: Uni versity of Buffalo-

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Dance, including tap, jazz, ballet and Egyptian Belly dancer. She also travels company for 6 seasons. Originally from modern dance. With Diavolo, Ezra has the world as a n international volunteer the San Franc isco Bay Area, Re n ~e's discovered his love of the interaction of in countries such as New Zealand, Fiji, training includes jazz, ballet, tap, movement and architectural structures. Costa Rica, Guatemala, Egypt and Por­ modern, gymnastics and Tae Kwon tugal. Chisa has performed in Diavolo's Do. Education: University of California CHELSEA PIERCE PERFORMER education programs since 2007 and lrvine- Dance & Psychology, B.A. Chelsea is a native Texan. Education: joined the touring company in 2009. She was a founder member of Eveoke University of Texas, Austin- Dance Dance Theatre in San Diego. She sp ent Performance, B.F.A. She has been seen RENEE LARSE E GMYR fo ur years performing with Eveoke and on the hit reality series, A Chance to PIWDUCTJON MANAGER I working as their Rehearsal Assistant. Dance, and has recently performed Ohad TECHNICAL DIRECTOR She currently teaches fitness and Pilates Naharin's Minus l6 as well as William Renee has been in her current classes in Los Angeles. Forsythe's In the Middle and Somewhat position since 2009. Prior to that, Elevated. Chelsea has also worked she performed in the Diavolo touring with choreographers, Alex Ketley, and Charlotte Boye-Christensen. Additional da nce credits include the Tanzsommer summer dance tour. Chelsea has an incredible love for teaching and inspiri ng young artists. ~ ROBERTO COIN

AMY TULEY PERFORMER Amy is originally from Cleburne, TX. Education: Uni versity of North Texas- Dance, B. EA. Her background is tumbling, competi tive chcerleading, jazz, and modern dance. She was a member of the North Texas Dancers for three years a nd held a Captain's position. She has attended numerous dance intensives and has shown origina l work at the American College Dance Festival. She most recently co-choreographed for Nick Cave's collaborative performance an project, Heard.

GARRETT WOLF PERFORMER Garrett is a n elite level gymnast who has been a part of Diavolo since August of 2000. Originally hailing from the state of Alaska, Garrell was trained in gymnastics and garnered further skills in partner stunts at the Uni versi ty of Anchorage, Alaska. Currently a student of American Sign Language studying for his Deaf Interpreter Certification, Garrell enjoys adventure sports: camping, downhill skiing, and sea kayaking.

CIIISA YAMAGUC ill PERFORMER I EDUCATION DIRECTOR I COSTUME ASSOCIATE Chisa was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Education: UCLA­ World Arts and Cultures & Asian GREENSTONE'S Ameri can Studies, B.A., with training FINE JEWELRY SINCE 1925 from Maria Gillespie, Sh e! Wagner, 430 N Old Woodward Ave Tamra-llenna, Nyoman Cerita, and Ger­ Birmingham, MI 48009 maine Acony. When not worki ng with (248) 642-2650 Diavolo, Chisa teaches recreational gym­ nastics and dances professionally as an

OctroiL O pera House www.i\'\ichiganOpc•·a.org BRAVO 13 DIAVOLO jOH E.D. BASS LIGIITING DE IG ER Lotus, Gen y, Boeing, Disney, B'v1W, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Idaho, as I STAGE MA NAGER llonda, plus eleven majo r works for well as C6rdoba and Madrid, Spain . john has been lighting theater, Diavolo. he created Th e Final Hours in 2009 as mu!>ie, and dance for nearly two the Sugar Space Artist in Residence in decades. Before joining Diavolo in BRU 0 LO C II OUA R MUSICA L Salt Lake City. An excerpt of this work 2007 his last project withjacques DIR ECTO R I DRAMATURG, FEARFUL was performed in the American College Heim was Territory while studying at SYMMETRIES and FLUID INFINITIES Dance Festival Gala Performance for UCLAS School of Theater, Film, a nd Bruno has extensive film, theate r, and the o nhwest Region in 20 12. She is Television . Previo us nati onal Lour dance credits as a composer, including currently an Assistant Professor in Utah d e!> igns include The Great Tennessee the fu turistic cantina music in Total Valley University's Department of Dance Mon l~ey Trial for L.A. Theater Works and Recall . Othe r projects " ithjacques where she has set new works on Synergy both Peter Pan and Ca 111 elot for McCoy Heim include Surf Orpheus, a musical, Dance Company (of which she is also Rigby Entertainment, where he served books and lyrics by Corey Madden (UC the Artistic Directo r), Repertory Ballet as associate to Tom Ruzika. Past design San Diego, Getty Villa). Recent projects Ensemble a nd Contemporary Dance highlights include The Soze Project at the include A Wecl~e~ r d with Pablo Picasso Ensemble. Her new company, Monica Apollo Theater in llarlem and Azure, an with Culture Clash's Herbert Sigucnza Campbell & Dancers, premiered her underwater fantasy show at the Sil verto n (San Diego Repertory, AllC) Theatre, most recent work at the Rocky Mountain La Vegas. Architecwral credits include LATC, Centre Repertory Compan y, Choreography restival. the Eastern Columbia building in Los Denver Cente r Theatre), Motlr erf u**er Angeles and pring, a Claes Oldenburg with a //at, Ew y clicc (South Coast Rep); ADAM DAVIS sculpture in Seoul, Korea. In additio n AgariiCIIliiOII , with Tyne Daly (Gell} PRODUCTION DESIGNER to lighting regional theater around the Vil la); the L2-hour film installatio n Adam is originally from Montreal, United States j o hn abo lights numerous Day For Night, (GLOW 2010, Santa Canada and raised in Miami, Florida. musical acts in Los Angeles as well as Mo nica and Transatlantyk International Education: University of Florida­ working in fi lm and televisio n. Film Festival, Poland); Little Sisters, Architecture, B.A.; Southern California choreographed by Rosanna Gamson Institute o Architecture (SCI-ARC)­ MCCLUSKEY, LTD SET DESIGN, (REDCAT); Rain After Aslr, imm c r~ i ve Architecture, M.A. I lis graduate work ENG/ EER I G, AND CONSTRUCTI01 multimedia work ( Pacifi c Asia Museum, explored the limits of collapsible a nd Mike McCluskey started resto ring commissioned by AxS Festival, kinetic structures and ultimately landed Shelby Cobras in 1969 while anending Pasadena); Night Falls , in collaboration him a posi tio n with the AlA award­ UCLA for mechanical engineering with julie Hebert and Debo rah Slater wi nning LA firm Pugh+ Scarpa working and never sto pped. Best known for its (ODC, Sa n Francisco); A /J ammer; a Bell, directly under principle Lawrence diversity of fabricating services (design, clllcl a Song to Sing (San Diego Repertory Scarpa. Entertainment de~ign credits construction, welding, mechanics, Theatre); Drive-Through, a piano under Emmy Award winning production finish & paint), McCluskey Ltd. blends and video commission; Pianosplr ercs designer jeremy Rai l ton include Key the an of handcrafting with modern (Zipper llall , Los Angeles); Cafe Vida, Club a popular Sunset Strip nightclub aerospace technology. Internatio nally Co rner~ tone Theate r (LAI C); sound and The Great World nightclub in knO\\ n for restoration/repair of vi ntage art for Suzanne Lacy's Three \Vecl1s in Singapore. An direction for a multitude Cobras, exotic concept and raceears, january (Getty's Pacifi c tandard Time, of music videos, li ve events and concerts plus historical ai rcraft & jets, McCluskey Liverpool Biennial); Voices in the Dust, for james Taylor, Enrique Iglesias, also builds props and sets for stage, a chamber opera (Boston Court); and Brian Wilson, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit movies and TV. Mike' team of highly Tal es of Lir e Old West, an immersive site and David Bowie. Fil m and TV credits skilled craftsmen arc based in Torrance, specific work (The Autry). include: Super 8, Larry Crowne, The CA, serving architectural, automotive, Girl with tire Dragon Tattoo, Catching industrial and enterta inment clients MO ICA CAM PBELL ASSOCIATE Fi re (/Iunger Games sequel), Terra including Gwy, Disney, Shelby, CHOREOGRA PII ER, FLUID INFINITIES Nova and Magic Ci ty. Adam has also onhrop, Honda, and Diavolo. With Diavolo, Monica danced in the been recognized by the An Director's touring company from L999- 2006, Guild, garnering two ADG awards for T INA TREFETHE SET DESIGN, serving as Rehearsal Di rector from 2002- O utstanding Art Direction. Additio nall y, ENG INEERING, AND CONSTIWCTION 2004 and Associate Artistic Director he received the 1999 Lester /lorton Tina's mixed interests in an , extreme from 2004-2006. Other dance c redits Award for Outstanding Dance et Design sports, design and industry all combine include: Molissa Fenley and Dancers for Diarolo~ 'Ca pture' and ha~ been uniquely for Diavolo. Ti na has been a at the Lincoln Center Out of Doors published in World Stage Design. world hang-gliding cha mpion, actor in Festival, Ma l a~h oc k Dance & Company TV and commercials, pro-skateboarder, and the Regina Klenjoski Dance MARK BAKER AS ISA1 T STAGE aircraft manufacLUrer, and partner Company. Educatio n: University of MANAGER, FLUID /NF INTTIES in her brother's music business. She Utah, Dance, M.F.A, where she receieved Mark has provided Diavolo has evolved into a designer, sculptor, a Graduate Teaching Assistantship with technical ass i ~tance for over engineer and fabricator of aluminum, award as well as a Graduate Research J 0 years, both nationally and steel and composites for a great variety Fellowship for her cho reog raphic work internationally. Whether his role of architectural, aviation, automo ti ve, Ti:1bula Rasa. Campbell has shown involves rigging, electrical crew, o r and graphics projects. Clients include her choreography in Salt Lake Cit}, a game of truck-packing "Tetris'', he

14 BRAVO ww'\\ . 1\ \ ichiganOpc•·a.org D e tro it Opera I louse makes sure to contribute at least one decent joke per day. lie also serves as the full time Technical Director for Grand Performances in downtown Los Angele a well as the Technical Director for General Mischief Dance Theatre in ew York.

IC HO LAS DAVIDSO ASSOCIAT E LIG HT/ 'G DESIG ER , FLUID IN Fl t /TIES Nicholas is a lighting designer worki ng in theatre, opera, dance, a nd architecture. Currently here in Los Honigman supports our community's many outstanding Angeles, he is a themed entertainment lighting designer and consu ltant fo r cultural organizations. A proud partner of the Michigan Thinkwell Group. icholas also works wi th LA-based theatres and dance Opera Theatre, we applaud our many colleagues' compa nies including Undergro und contributions and honor Alan E. Schwartz for his years Street Dance Company and Odyssey Theatre Ensemble. Recent design of service to its Board of Directors and Trustees. high ligh ts include Let Tll ere Be Ligl!t for Temple Israel of Ho llywood and Bulwwslli.Sondl! ei111 for Califo rnia Repertory Company. Previous assistant design highlights include two seasons HONIG MAN. a t the Central City Opera Festival and A Midsummer ight's Dream at Teatro WWW.HONIGMAN.COM clell'Opera eli Roma in Rome, Italy.

ELI ZAB ETH VA VLEC K PRODUCT ION ASSISTAt T, FLU ID IN/-/ /T IES MATT W ELL FXECUTIVE DIRECTOR J O ES WELSH Elizabeth danced profes ionally in In 2012, Matt was honored with INSTITUTE DIRECTOR New York for over fifteen years. She a Ralph M. Parsons Foundation j ones is a performer, administrator, was a dan cer, teacher, and rehearsal Fellow hip for nonprofit leadership. and arts activist. Entering h i second director lor Shapiro & mith Dance. Prior to his work at DiaYolo, Matt year as Institute Di rector,Jones manages Elizabeth was a teaching artist for founded the Los Angeles theater the expansion of Diavolo's education the ew York City Ballet Education company eedtheater, where he served and outreach programs in Los Angeles Department and the National Da nce as Artistic Director for five years, and beyond. jones performed with Institute. Aft er receiving her M.F.A. in producing many world premieres. Mall the Diavolo touring com pany for fi ve Arts Admini tration, [ Iizabeth was the is a board member for the l lollywood seasons before taking on his previous O peratio ns and Prod uctio n Manager/ rringe Festh·al and has been a role as Associate Artistic Director, he Associate Producer of Special Projects consultant for the LA Stage Alliance. collaborated wi th Jacques l leim and for the haron Disney Lund School of As an actor, Matt worked with AR the dancers in addition to working Dance at CalArts. Eli zabeth continues Gu rney, Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth with students and fac ulty of Uni versity to work in service of dance companies Swados, and Josh Fox. Education: residency programs. Outside of Diavolo, including Diavolo Dance Theater, on hwcstcrn Universit)'- Theater, Jones fou nded ot Ma n Apart -Ph)'sical BODYTRAFFIC, Atc9 Dance Company, B.S.; Claremont Graduate Unhcr ity­ Theatre Ensemble, which produces aenz and the Noise, and Pasadena Arts Ma nagement, M.A. the L.A. Improv Dance Festival, Dance Theatre. Sh e is the Managing Somatic Movement Arts Festival, and Director of the not-fo r-profit arts service ILO A PlOTROWSKA hakespeare anta Mon ica. As a dancer organization, Mailing Art 1/appcn, whose BUSINE S MANAGER and choreogra pher, Jones has worked mission is to empower members of the Ilona has a varied background that with many other companies including greater Los Angeles dance community includes website design , performing ugent Dance. l leidi Duckier Dance to realize and express their artistic art administration, and production. Theatre, lnvenigo Dance Theatre, potential. Ma iling Art /Iappen provides For American Public Media Group, Intention Dance Theatre, and Rosanna vital infrastructura l support in order her online work included Southern Gamson I World Wide. Education : to advance artistic goals and to achieve Cali fornia Public Radio (89.3 KPCC) University of Washington ­ long-term success a nd su tainabiliry. and radio sho'' s such as American Theater and Dance, B.A. ; on-Profit Radi oWorlls, 0 11 Being, Mwllctplacc. and Management, Cert ificate Program. A Prairie /lome Companion. She does not wear clothes with horizonta l stripes.

Delroit Opera I lo us e w W\\ . o\\ ich iganOpcra.org BRA\ '0 15 November 16-24, 2013

MUSIC Giuseppe Verdi

LIBRETTO Francesco Maria Piave

WORLD PREMIERE Venice, March 6, 1853 In Italian with English supertitle translations Presented in three acts Approximately three hours

CONDUCTOR Leonardo Vordoni

DIRECTOR Mario Corradi

CHORUS MASTER Suzanne Mallare Acton

PRODUCTION DESIGN Desmond Heeley

LIGHTING DESIGN Kendall Smith

WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN joanne Weaver

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Michael Yashinsky

STAGE MANAGER Ken Saltzman

SUPERTITLES Roberto Mauro

This production or La Traviata is owned by the Lyric Opera or Chicago and is a generous and deeply appreciated gift or the Gramma Fisher Foundation or Marshalltown, Iowa.

Original production staged by frank Galati Scenery constructed by Messmore & Damon, Inc., New York

Costumes executed by Grace Costumes Ltd., New York Millinery by ArnoldS. Levine, New York

Detroit Opera llouoe ACT Il. SCF E l. Cast For three months Alfredo a nd Violet ta have been living In order of vocal appearance blissfully in a country house ncar Paris. Alfredo reflects on their contentment ("De' miei bollenti ~piri tr "). When their Violetta ...... Nicole Cabell (16, 20, 23) servant Annina reveals that Violetta has sold her possessions Corinne Winters (22, 24) to keep the house, Alfredo h urries off to the city to settle matters at his own cost. Vio letta enters and receives an Flora Bervoix ...... Ashley Maria Bahri Kashat t invitation from Flora to a party that evening. She is soon surprised by the arrival of Alfredo's father, Giorgio Gennont, Ma rchese D'Obigny ...... Evan Ross• w ho demands tha t Violetta break off her affair with his son; the scandal of their relationship has threatened Gcrmont's Baron Douphol ...... j onathan Christopher• t daughter's engagement ("Pura siccome un angelo"). Violetta says that she cannot, but she eventually give in ("Di te alia Docto r G renvil ...... Mark E. Watson* giovine"). Alone, the desolate woman sends a message of acceptance to Flora and starts writing a fa rewell note to Gas tone ...... j ohnathan Rresen Alfredo. He enters suddenly, and she can barely control herself as she reminds him of how deeply she loves hi m Alfredo ...... Leonardo Caimi (16, 20, 23)* ("A mami, Alfredo") before rushrng out. A ervant brings Zach Borichevsky (22, 24) Violeua's note to Alfredo as Gennont returns to console h is son and remind him of his loving fa mily back home in Ar111ina ...... Danielle Wright t Provence ("Di Provenza"). But Alfredo, catching sight of Flora's invitation, suspects Violetta has left him for another Giuseppe ...... Michael Fowler lover. Furious, he resolves to confront her at the pany.

Germonl...... Stephen Powell* SCE E 11. At her '·Spanish soiree" that evening, Flora learns from the Messenger ...... Brandon C. Sharperson l lood Marquis that VioletL a and Alfredo have separated, then clears the fl oor for hired entertainers a band of fortune-telling Flora's Servant ...... Pette Moore gypsies and matadors ("E Piqutllo un bel gagliardo ) Before long, Alfredo strides in, making bitter comments about love * Mi chigan Opera Theatre debut and gambling recklessly at cards. Violetta arrives wnh Baron t Barbara Gibson Yow1g Artist Appn:nlicr Douphol, who challenges Alfredo to a game and loses a small fortune to him. The crowd moves to another room for Michigan Opera Thcauc la st produced La Traviata in May s upper. Violetta has asked to speak with Alfredo pnvately. 2008. Fearful of the baron's anger, she wants Alfredo to leave, but he misunderstands her apprehension and demands that she admit she loves Douphol. llurt by the accusation, she says that she does. Alfredo calls in the others, denounces SYNOPSIS his former love, and cruelly hurls his wmnrnf gs at her eet ACT l. ("Questa donna conoscetc7"). Violetta is distraught Germont T he courtesan Violetta Valery has been out most of the night arrives in time to witness his son's rash act and denounces his running from pany to pany with a group of friends, who behavior. The guests rebuke Alfredo, and Douphol r hallenges are now continuing the festivities in her Paris apartment. him to a duel. Flora Bcrvoix, the Marquis d'Obigny, Gastone, and Violetta's patron the Baron Douphol are among the revelers, as is a new ACT Ill. admirer of Violetta's, Alfredo Germont. Having long adored In Violetta's bedroom six months later, Dr. Grenvil tells her fro m afar, Al fredo now flirts with Violetta in a rousing Annina that her mistress does not have long to live: c; he wrll drinking song (Brindisi: "Libiamo"). As the gu ests move to soon die of tuberculosis. Alone, Violetta re-reads a letter another room of the house to hear an orchestra play, Violetta from Germont saying the Baron was only wounded in his su ffers a fainting spell. Quickly regaining her composure, she duel with Alfredo, who knows everything and is on his way assures her friends that all she needs arc a few minutes alone. to beg her pardon. But Violetta senses it is too late ("Addro. Concerned, Alfredo returns and confesses his love ("Un dl del passato"). In a feverish daze, she hears <;treet revelers felice"). Violeua makes light of hi s declaration - she seeks celebrating Mardr Gras and believes them to be her old pleasure, not love. But he persists, and she agrees to meet him friends. As she rushes downstarrs to j oin them, 1\nnrna stops the next day. After the guests depart, Violeua ruminates on her, announcing that Alfredo has arnved. [ cstatrcally, the her new suitor ("Ah, fors'c lui"), wondering if Alfredo could lovers plan to leave Paris forever ("Parigr, o cara"). Germont be the man to change her life . But she quickly opts instead enters with the doctor, but Violetta says she feels her strength for continued freedom ("Sempre Iibera"), as Alfredo's voice, miraculously returning. But this ~u rge of vitality lasts just a heard outside, sings of the pleasures of romance. moment; she suddenly staggers and falls dead at her lover's fee t. -Courtesy of Opera News

Det roit Opera llou•e w-ww.J\ \ ichiganOpera.org BRAVO 17 A CONVERSATION WITI I MARK ARMIN SKI Detroit artist Mark Arminski talks about his first experience creating artwork for Opera.

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Hisham Omardien (Ballet Master) llousto n Grand Opera, Canadian O pera Andres Estevez (Daii CC I ), began his danced with Balle tl'vl et fo r seven years Company, Glyndebourne Festival and training in l lavana, Cuba, and later and is in his sixth season as Ballet Touring Opera. joined Ba llet acio nal de Cuba. He has also danced \\ ith Ballet Clasico de Ia Master. Born in Worcester, South Adrie nne Benz (Da 11 crr), a cw j er ey llavana, Mia mi City Ballet, and Orla ndo Africa, he trained at the julia Hi ckman nat ive, is in her eleventh season \\ ith Ballet. He \\a'> named a recipient of the Academy of Dance and the Unh ersit)' BallctMet. She has studied with the 2010 Violeu a Boft Awa rd. Mr. Estevez of Cape To" n Ballet School. He danced American Ball et Theatre in addition to has been with Ba ll etMet since 2009. with the Cape Town City Ba llet and performing in numero us fes tivals inter­ tate Theatre Ballet and is a two­ nati onall y. Ms. Benz was a recipient of Emily Gotschall (Da ncer), is returning time recipient of the South African a Princess Grace Award (2006) and the to BalletM et fo r her ninth season. Ballcto maines Award. Mr. Omardien Violetta 13oft Award (2009). She was also A native of Columbus, she received also received the 2004 Violetta Boft named one of Dance Magazine's Top 25 her tra ining at the BalletMet Dance Me morial Award. to Watch in 2010. Academy in the Pre Professional Rebecca Baygents Turk (Costume Prog ram. She has also danced for the At tila Bongar (Dan cer), is in his second Dayton Ballet and the l"erpsicorps Des ig11 er) is a professio nal costume season with BalletM et. l ie received Theatre of Dance in As heville, C. desig ner and artisan with an exten­ his training with the llungarian sive backgro und in directing costume Dance Academy. l ie has danced fo r Rachael llanlon (Dan cer) was born and producti on. he has designed costumes the Hungarian atio nal Ballet and raised in Cincinnati, O hi o. She g rew up fo r companies across the country the Carolina Ballet and also attended training at the O llo M. Budig Academy and spent over a year as an Artist-in­ the [urovisio n Ballet Competition of Cincinnati Ba llet. She comes to Residence/Costume Designer with the in France. Mr. Bo ngar has received Ball et 'v1 et aft er dancing with Mil\\'aukee e\\ Yo rk Cit) Ballet. numerous grants from prestigious arts Ballet for one season. Lynn Holbrook (Costume Desig11 cr) institution <;. Deonte llansel (Dclllcrr), was bo rn in serves as Costume Shop Manager fo r jes ica Brown (Dc111 ccr), from Kansas Detroit, Michigan and joins BalletMet the Department of Film, Television and City, is returning for her ninth season fo r his second season. Deonte received Theatre at o tre Dame University. Ms. with Ba llctMc t. Ms. Brown trained his training from the GwinneLL Ballet llolbroo k served ac; As istant Costumer at American Dance Center and Theater, the Rock School, and Ho uston at Wright State University and fo r eight the Unive rsity of Missouri Kansas Ballet. He has danced fo r the Louisville seasons as BalletM et's Costume Shop C ity. She was also given oppo rtuni- Ball et Company, Atl anta Ballet, Orlando Manager. ties to study with Bosto n Ballet and Ball et, and the Mi lwaukee Ball et David Grill (Ligi!Li11 g Desig 11 cr) has Mil waukee Ba ll et. In 20 10, he enj oyed Company. designed lig hting fo r Theater, Dance, performing at the Moscow International Kristie Latham (Da 11 ccr), first joined Opera, Television, Architectural Contemporar) Dance restival with BalletM et as a trainee in 20 LO, a nd has Ball etMet. Proj ects, and Industrials taking him since danced '' ith Ba ll et Memphis and from the Great Wall of China to the Courtney Catalana (Dancer) received as a soloist with Ballet ext. Ms. Latham Great tage o f Rad io City Mu ic Hall. he r dance training from the Timothy is excited to return to Ballc tM et, and to He has been featured in numerous M. Draper Center fo r Dance Educatio n start he r first season as a member o f the publications includ ing Ligl! ti 11g in Rochester, Y. CourtnC) joined company. Dime11 sio11s and rCI and is an Adjunct Rochester City Ballet in 2009 and Assista nt Professor and Co-Chairman Betha ny Lee (Dancer), fro m Charlo LLe, remained with the company until she .C., returns to BallctMet fo r her 9 th of the Desig n/Technology Department joined BallctM et in 2013. at Purchase o ll ege, tate University of season . She trained at the llouston ew York. Roberto C is ne ros ( Da11cer), started his Ballet where <, he became a part of ballet training at the Academy of Ballet Ho uston Ballet I I. Ms. Lee has enjoyed Dan Gray (Sce 11ic Des ig11 er) is the in San Francisco. lie has danced with working with choreographers tanto n Resident cenic Desig ner, Associate Smuin Ballet and the Sacramento Ballet. Welch and Claudio Munoz. In 2010, Profc sor and Head of the Design/Tech Mr. Cisneros was given the Young Artist sh e to ured with BalletM et to Russia to program at The Ohi o State University Award fo r the "Best Young Perfo rmer in perform at the Moscow Interna tio nal Department of 1 heat rc. He ha worked Li ve Theater" and in 20 I I was named Contem porary Dance Festival. as a theatre professio nal for 20 years. lie one of Dance Magazine's fo p 25 to designs produCLio ns for many Central Samantha Lewis (Da11ccr), joins Watch. Ohio compani es including BallctMet, BalletM et for her sixth season. A Opera Columbus, The Columbus Olivia C lark (Da11 ccr), Bellville, Ohio Columbus native, 'v1s. Lewis began her Symphony and the Columbus Zoo. native, received her training with training at BallctMet. As a student, she Ballet Met and is nO\\ in her 16th season was a recipient of the Daryl Kame r, Peter llorne (Sce 11 ic Desig 11 er) served \\ ith the company. She has danced Lucy Po rter and ancy trause schol­ as Assista nt Designer at Stratfo rd with restival Ballet of Rhode Island, arships. Ms. Lewis has studied with Shakespearean f estiva l, The Shaw ashville Ballet and has abo to ured the American Ballet Theatre and the Festival, cattle Repertory Theatre, internationall y. In 20 I 0, Ms. Clark was Chautauqua Ball et. O n and O ff Broad wa) and mo re. He a recipient of the Viole Lta Boft Award. taug ht at Mo ntreal's ational Theatre he is marri ed to Ball et Master, Hisham School, and served as Technical Omardien. Director and Productio n Directo r with

22 llRi\VO Oe t 1·oit O pera I louse Annie Mallonee (Da ncer), from Ba ll et Academy East as well as the Ashley Wegmann (Dancer), New Placerville, Calif., is in her tenth season c hool of American Ballet. She has spent Jersey native, received her training with BalletMet. Prior to joining the her summers studying with Boston from the ational Ballet of ew JersC) company, she trained with BalletMet Ballet, American Ballet Thcat rc and an and the Princeton Ballet chool. She where she received the Lucy Po rter Francisco Ballet. joined the Pi ttsburgh Ballet Theatre Scholarship. he also studied on in 2007. Ms. Wegmann has received Jackson Prescott arvcr (Dancer), sc h o lar~ hip at ld) llwild Arts Academy Merit Scholarships from Audre Estey is in his lOth season \\ ith BalletMet. where she graduated and was named and Dodie Petit as well as the National I lis training began at an Klinger's Outstanding Dancer in 2003. foundation for Advancement in the Arts Excell ence in Dance while he was also recognition. This is her second season Courtney Muscroft (Dancer), performing with the Cuyahoga Valley with BalletMet. Columbus, O ll native, is in her Youth Ballet. Mr. arver studied at the 5th season with BalletMet. She has University of North Carolina chool of Carrie West (Dancer), from Cali fornia, trained wi th Columbus Youth Ballet, the Arts and graduated with a BI-A in received her training wi th the Canada's ational Ballet School, Pacific 2008. Sacramento Ba llet, San Francisco Ballet 1 o rthwest Ball et, Miami Ci ty Ballet, and School, School of American Ballet, and Michael ayre (Dancer) Originally from School of American Ballet. Ms. Muscroft l louston Ballet Acadcm). he danced South Bend, Indiana, Mr. ayre has been has also danced with New York City with the Sacramento Ballet before featured twice in Pointe Magazine. Mr. joining BalletMet in 1998. Ms. West Ballet. She was named one of Dance Sayre trained with ·an Francisco Ballet Magazine's "25 LO Watch" in 2012. holds a BA from Capital University and School and theJoffrcy Trainee program \\aS the recipient of the 2004 Violetta Jimmy Orrantc (Dwrcer), from Los before joining BalletMet for his first Boft Award. Angeles, is in his 19th season with season. BalletMct. He received the 2005 Princess Gabriel Gaffney Smith (Dancer) , from BalletMet Columbus Production Staff Grace Choreograph)' Award a~ well augenies, cw York, began dancing as the 20 I I pecial Project Award. In at the Saugerties Ballet Center. After Production Manager 2009, he choreographed his fim full studying in the Pittsburgh Ball et Theatre Jamie S. Gross length ballet, Tire Great Gatsby. He hac; chool Graduate Program, he joined Stage Manager performed with Memphis Ballet, cvada the company in 2005. Mr. Smith has Malia Arguello Dance Theatre, Los Angeles Chamber also performed wrth River onh Jazz Head Carpenter Ballet, Dance Kal eidoscope, Northern Company in Chicago and 1-I isatomi Vernie Ward* Ballet ·1heatrc and Dance St. Louis. Yoshiko Ballet in Japan. This is his sixth Assistant Carpenter Marissa Parmenter (Dancer), from season\\ ith BalletMct. Matt Schreiter* Duxbury, Massachusetts, received her Zoica Tovar (Da ncer), began her I lead Flyman training from The Boston Ballet School training at the Cuban National Ballet Bobby tcvens·• and Ba llet Theater of BostOn. he has School. She was later accepted at Ballet Head Props danced for Festival Ballet Pro' ide nee, Clasico de Ia Havana and has also Jennifer Bullen* Lcs Grands Ballets Canadiens de danced with the Orlando Ballet. In 2009, ! lead Electrician Montreal, and Dominic Walsh Dance she received the Sun of Florida award Judy Barto* Theater. She has also toured in the UK by the City of Orlando for her artistic Costume Shop Manager and Germany. Marissa is married to achievements. This is her 5th season hujie flu company member Ty Parmenter. with BalletMct. /\sst. Costume Shop Manager Ty Parmenter (Da ncer) grew up in Erin Rollins Jorge Andres Villa rini (Dancer), from Cape Neddick, Maine, trained at Wardrobe Mistress an Juan, Puerto Rico, received his BFA Canada's ational Ballet chool. l ie Kathr) n L. Shattock in Dance from Maf) mount \ll anhattan has performed wi th Lcs Grands Ballets College. lie studied on fu ll scholar­ Canadiens de Montreal, Mozart Summer *Members of IATSE Local No. 12 of the ship at the Jacqueline Kenned y Onassis Festival in Germany, Hubbard Street 2, International Alliance of Theatrical School of American Ballet Theatre. and Dominic Walsh Dance Theater in Stage Employees. lie has danced with Westchester Houston. This is Mr. Parmenter's 3rd Ballet, Ballet Brio de Bayamon and the season with BalletMct. Ba lletMet Columbus Maryrnount Manhattan Coll ege Dance 322 Mount Vernon Ave., Columbus, Be njamin Rabe (Dancer) , received his Company. This is his third season with Ohio 43215 training from the Ballet Westmoreland BallctMet Columbus. T: 61+.229.4860 I F: 614.229.48581 Academ) and the Pittsburgh Ballet David Ward (Dancer), born in ww\v.ball etme t.org Theatre School. lie also ~pent 3 easons Lewisham , England, joins BalletMet for with Rochester C ity Ba llet. In 2012, his fourth season. Mr. Ward trained at Mr. Rabe was invited to compete in the the English ational Ballet chool, and Boston International Ballet Competition. danced with Northern Ballet Theatre. He is very excited to begin his second Mr. Ward has toured across main- season with BallctMct. land China, Ho ng Kong, Macao and Kerri Riccardi (Dancer) , a cw York Thailand, and has also danced for Prince native, is in her 5 th season at BalletMet Edward. after spending o ne season as a trainee. Ms. Riccardi received her training from

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communityfoundation FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN SUZAN E MALLARE A CTO Giovanni, Cinderella, The End of1 he Affair, Tosca , La Boheme, Chorus Master, Dutchma11 , La Traviata Cannen, Turaudot, The Fly ing Dutchman, The Mikado, and the As long-term Chorus Master of MOT, world premieres of Coyote Tales andjohu Brown. Mr. Brumley Suzanne Acton has received wide critical has been a resident designer at Des Moines Metro Opera for acclaim for her c horal direction involving 20 seasons. His designs have been seen at theatres around more than 125 productions in seven the country, including Indiana Repertory Theatre, Anchorage languages. Opera conducting credi ts O pera, Alaska Repertory Theatre, Opera Carolina, Virginia include West Side Story, II Barbiere di Opera, Seattle Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, Florida Grand Siviglia, Music Man, Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, Daughter Opera, Fort Worth Opera, and Madison Opera. of the Regimeut, Carm en, La Traviata, Les Pecheurs de Pcrles, and Cam1ina Burana with The Medium for MOT; My Fair NICOLE CABELL Lady and La Traviata for Dayton Opera; Merry Widow and Violeua, La Traviata ( 16, 20, 23) Madame BuLLerjly for Artpark; and Tosca for Augusta O pera. Nicole Cabell's current season includes As founding Director of the MOT Children's Chorus, Ms. some exciting role debuts: first as Violetta Acton was instrumental in developing the inaugural 2007-08 in La Traviata with Michigan O pera season . She is also the Artistic and Music Director of Rackham Theatre, after last appearing with MOT in Symphony Choi r. 2005, then as Medora in II Corsaro with Washington Concert Opera. She is also BURAK BILGI LI heard as Giulietta in I Capuleli e i Montecchi in Kansas City. In Daland, DutdmJan concert, Ms. Cabell makes her Paris debut with the Orchestre Turkish bass Burak Bi lgili has performed in National de France and jean-Claude Ca adesus in Poulenc's many of the world's leading opera houses Stabat Mater, appears several times in Spain, first with the including Teatro Alia Scala, Metropolitan Orquesta de Galicia in a Barber/Mahler program, then on Opera, Bayeri che Staatsoper, San Francisco tour with the RPO and Charles Dutoit in Poulenc's Gloria. In Opera, Geneva, Florence, Palermo, Cagliari, London, she appears with the RPO in StabaL Mater as well as Avignon, eaule, Miami, Toronto, and Detroit. Mr. Bilgili with the BBC Orchestra in Elgar's Tile Apostles with Sir Andrew was last seen on MOT's stage in 2010 as Leporello in Don Davis. Giovanni. His most recent highlights include his debuts with the Washington Opera in Nabucco, Procida in I Vespri Siciliani LEONARDO CAIMI at the Caramoor Festival, the Washington National Symphony Alfredo, La Traviata (16, 20, 23) for Dvorak's Stabat Mater, and the world premiere of the opera Italian tenor Leonardo Caimio is one f La Fen ice a t the Savonlinna Festival. This season Mr. Bilgili today's leading young romantic tenors, debuted in Biejing as the vi llain in Les Conies D'Hoffman, consistently praised for the velvet beauty performed Ramfis in Aida with Edmonton Opera, Mustafa with of his impressive tone, elegant musicality, Atlanta Opera, and Leporello with Cincinnati Opera. and the physical embodiment of his roles. ~I Mr. Caimi is making his American debut ! ZACII BORICIIEV KY with the company. !lis recent and future engagements include Alfredo, La Traviata (22, 24) the following roles: Des Grieux in Puccini's Manon Lescaut; American tenor Zach Borichevsky is making Riccardo in Un Ballo in Mascl1era; Alfredo in La Traviata; his compan} debut this fall, continuing a Ruggero in La Rondine, and Don jose in Canne11. He has season of debuts around the world where performed in prestigious theaters around the world, including his vocal and acting abilities have received La Scala eli Milano, Salzburg Festival, Carlo Feli ce di Genoa, much praise. I lis current season highlights Regio di Torino, Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, NCPA of include a European operatic debut and Beijing, Opera di Roma, Petruzzelli eli Bari , Grand Theatre di role debm as Rodolfo in La Boheme with the Finnish National Tours, Opera de Rennes, and Oper Graz. Opera under Michael GCtlller- a role he later reprises with Arizona Opera under j oel Revzen, and his role debut as jONATHAN CHRISTOPHER Tamino in Die Za uberjlote with Boston Lyric Opera under Baron Douphol, La Traviata David Angus. Later this season, Mr. Borichevsky will make his Baritone j onathan Christopher proudly UK debut as Alfredo for Glyndebourne. makes his MOT debut this fall. Raised in Bermuda and Massachusetts, he completed R. K EITII BRUMLEY his studies at the University of Michigan Set Designer, Dutchman and McGill University. Mr. Christopher R. Keith Brumley first designed for Lyric held apprenticeships with Syracuse Opera Opera of Kansa City in 1984 with a and the Pine Mountain, Bay View, and Green Mountain Music production of Candide. He was the Head Festivals, in roles including Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Scenic Artist at Seaule Repertory Theatre Alfo nso in Cosi fau tulle, and Le Danca ire in Carmen. Theatre from 1981 to 1984 and Head Scenic Artist credits include jim in Porgy and Bess with the Skylight Music at the eaule Opera 1985 to 1991, where Theater, Anthony in Sweeney Todd with Syracuse Opera, he created and staffed the company's first full time paint and Donkey in Shrek tile Musical and the Emcee in Cabaret with finish department. Mr. Brumley joined the Lyric Opera of Iowa's Way Off Broadway Company. Kansas City as a full time resident designer in 1991, during which time he has designed numerous productions for the Company including the acclaimed Sweeney Todd, Don

D etro it Ope•·a I louse www.M ic h iganOpcrn.org BRAVO 29 MARIO CORRADI A SIILEY M ARIA B AHRI KASHAT Stage Director, La Traviata Flora Bervoix, La Tra viata Mario Corradi made his MOT debut in 1996 Ashley Maria Bahri Kashat is a Michigan staging Cam1en and most recently directed native making her debut with MOT. Sh e the fall 2012 production of Barber of Seville is the first Chaldean American soprano for the company. lie began his theatrical to receive a Master of Music in Voice career with the Yale University Theatre but, Performance at The Manhattan School of as he could not get rid of his (slight) ltalian Music in New Yo rk City. Currently, she accent, he moved from acting to directing. Beginning with studies under the direction of Patricia Misslin in ew York his debut in Palermo in 1982 with Cimarosa's II Matrimonio and Edie Diggory in Michigan, and privately trains at the Segreto, Mr. Corradi has worked on all continents except Metropo li tan Opera House u nder the direction of assistant Australia and has added more than 50 titles to his repertoire. conductor Robert Morrison. Recent credits include the role of Since 1995, he has returned to MOT nearly every year and alude in Manuel de Falla's opera La vida breve in New York, hopes to continue to do so. her debut at the Barre Opera House in a concert performance, and recitals in New Platz, Lake George, and Woodstock, NY. THOMAS GAZIIELI Additonally, Ms. Kashat auendcd the Bel Canto Institute in The Dutchman, Dutclmwn (19, 23, 26) Florence, Italy, where she won four performance awards. German bass-bari tone Thorrias Gazheli is a regular guest at international opera CJ DY L UDWIG and concert stages. Following his debut at I lair & Makeup Designer, Dutchman MOT, Mr. Gazheli will perform at Opera Cindy Ludwig most rcccmly designed Liege (Belguim) as Don Pizarro, and to last spring's Aida for the company, having NCPA Beijing as lligh Priest in Samson and previously been with MOT fo r l3 seasons Delilah. Mr. Gazheli is also known as a concert singer with a through 2000, and returning fo r 2011's broad concert repertoire- highlights include performances at Rigoletto. She has been involved with over the Philharmonic Berlin, Msikvereinssal Vienna, Philharmonic 225 opera productions throughout the Koln , Musikhalle Hamburg, and Haydn Orchestra Bolzano. Americas since 1987 with more than 28 opera companies, including Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Glimmerglass, D ESMO D H EELEY Miami, Palm Beach, Sarasota and Syracuse. Ms. Ludwig was Production Designer, La Traviata the wig designer for Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Clown Theatrical design legend Desmond Heeley College from J 989 until its closing in 1998, and has also made his Broadway debut in 1968 with worked in film , television and on Broadway. the original production of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Arc Dead. His STEVE M ERCURIO designs won two Tony Awards, the only Conductor, Dutchmarr time in the history of the Tonys that a This fall marks American maestro Steven designer has received these coveted awards fo r the settings and Mercurio's nineteemh production with costumes of the same play. For six decades, with extraordinary MOT, after most recently conducting last versatility, he has designed for the theatre, ballet and opera spring's Aider. An internationally acclaimed around the world, collaborating with many distinguished conductor and composer whose musical directors and choreographers, among them Sir Peter Hall, versatility encompasses the symphonic Michael Langham, Sir Laurence Olivier, Joh n Cranko and Gian and operatic worlds, he was Music Director of the Spoleto Carlo Menotti. Mr. lleeley's seuings and costumes have graced Festival and Principal Conductor of the Opera Company of such stages as the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Philadelphia for five years. Mr. Mercurio is also a sought-after Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, and the Vienna State Opera. collaborator for many award-winning recordings, arrangemems and film projects, most notably "Christmas in Vienna with the KRISTOPIIER IRMITER Three Tenors." For the stage, he has conducted more than 50 The Dutchman, Dutcluuan (25, 27) operas in seven different languages in many of the world's best American bass-baritone Kristopher lrmiter loved opera houses. His most reccm symphonic composition, has performed over 80 roles with more "A Grateful Tai l," based on a love of clogs, had its world than 40 opera companies in his critically premiere in Prague and is available on Eros Sound Recordings. acclaimed career, and is making his debut with MOT. Of his role debut as Don L O RI PHILLIPS Giovanni, Opera News wrote, ·'the anchor of Senta, Dutchman (19, 23, 26) the performance was the Don of Kristopher Soprano Lori Phi llips is widely I nniter. .. it was evident that he has all the requisites- dashing acknowledged as one of the most innovative stage presence, acting abili ty and solid vocal technique ... and expressive voices in the operatic This is a Don to be watched." Upcoming engagements include industry, and is making her debut with the Daland in The Flying Dutchman with Opera Carolina, Athanael company. She made her Metropolitan Opera in Tlwrs with Florida Grand Opera, Scarpia in Tasca with the debut as Senta in The Flying Dutchman , Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Raimondo in Rienzi with w hich was broadcast live on Sirius Satellite Radio. With the Odyssey Opera, as well as a return to San Diego Opera in 20 15. Metropolitan Opera she has si nce returned for productions of Wo zzec/1, Hiilrsel und Gretel, Mussorgsky's Klwvanshclrina, II Tabarro, Turanclot, and the Ring Cycle. Most recently, Ms.

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Phillips returned to eaule Opera for their Ring Cycle, and EvA Ross was featured in concert in the • o rth American premiere of Marchese D'Obigny, La Traviata Milhaud's L0reslie, whic h will soo n be released o n NAXOS. Bass-baritone Evan Ross is a native of the Ms. Phillips made her role debut as BrCtnnhilde in Die Wa ll11ire Detroit area, maki ng his debut with the with Hawaii Opera Theater, Opera Ne ws exclaiming "Soprano company. lle received both his Bachelor's Lori Phillips was a terrific Brunnhilde: her voice started out and Master's of music fro m The Boston in excellent fo rm and kept getting better, her clarion upper Conservato ry, where he sa ng roles such as regbter sending chills dm\ n o ne's spine." Up next, Ms. Phillips Leporello in Don Giovanni. Recent credits reprises the role of enta in The Fly ing Dutchma n with Arizo na include Don Magnifico in La Ccncrentola and the Warden in Opera, and will al!>o relllrn to the Metropolitan Opera to cover the ew England premier of Dead Man \Va /11ing, both with the role of Marie in Wozzeclz. Boston Opera Collaborative, and Bou o m in A Midsum mer Night 's Dream with Lowell I louse Opera. In 2012, Mr. R os~ was ] OliN PICKLE a young artist at the Brevard Music Center, where he sang Dr. Erik, Dutchman Bartolo in II Ba rbiere di iviglia and Dick Deadeye in //.M.S. Tenor j ohn Pickle is quickly making a name Pillafo re. fo r himself, most recently for his portrayals of Erik in The Fl) ing Dutc hman, a role in which D A I[L S I IIRLEY he just debuted with Los Angeles O pera teersman, Dutchman this past spring. Of a recent performance l enor Daniel Shirley is expanding his diverse as the jilted hunter wi th Lyric Opera of and challenging repertoire a!> he makes his Kansas City, the Kan as City Star raved , "Pi ckle's emo tionally debut with MOT llighlights of his 20 12- wroug ht characterizatio n drove this (perfo rmance) even 13 season included jonatha n Willcocks' A harder ho me than usual. " Last season, Pi ckle also enjoyed Great a11d Glori ous Victo1y in his Carnegie performances as Erik with Utah Festival O pera, and reprises it llall debut, Acis in Acis and Galatea with again with Mi chigan Opera Theatre this fall. Also this season, Madi <;o n Opera, and Will Tweedy in Carlisle floyd's Cold SaSS) J o hn perfo rms the tenor soloi t in Verdi's Requie m with the Tree with Sugar Creek ym pho ny and Song. Additionally, he Mississippi Symphony Orchestra; Bee thoven's inth Sym pho ny was recognized this season by the William Mathew, ull ivan with the Lima Symphony; the Teno r Soloist in a ight of Verdi Foundatio n with a Career Development Grant, and was Hits Concert with the Santa Barbara Sympho ny; Viva Verd i! a fin alist for the George Londo n Foundation awards. Mr. concerts with L)• ric O pera of Virginia; Don j ose in Carmen with Shirley's future engagements include the tenor solo in Cannina Opera Tampa; a nd Radames in Aida with Dayton Opera. Burana wi th the Seaule Sym phony, the tenor solo in Mozart's Coronation Mass with Music of the Baroque, and Eurimaco in II STEPIIE P OWELL ritonw d'Uiisse in patria wi th Boston Baroque. Germo nt, La Traviata The dynamic American baritone Stephen KL DALL SMITH Powell brings his handsome voice, elegant Lighting Designer, La Tra viata musicianship, and robust stage pre ence Kendall Smith has designed lighting to a wide range of music, fro m Mo nteverdi for m ore than 60 productions with the and llandel through Verdi and Puccini to Mi chigan Opera Theatre, making his debut o ndhe im and j ohn Adams. Opera magazine in 1988 with The Ballad of Baby Doe, and has hail ed him, writing "the big news was most recently designed lighti ng for the tephen Powell's gorgeously-sung Onegin: rock solid, with company's fa ll 20 11 prod uctions of Carm ina creamy legato fro m top to bouom and dynamics smoothly Burana a nd Maniage of Figaro. I lis work has been featured tape red but never exaggerated,'' while Tile Wall Strcctjoumal in numerous productions by respected opera companies, lauded his "rich, lyri c barito ne, commanding presence, and theaters and festi va ls, including Florida Grand Opera, the tho ughtful musicianship." Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Indianapolis Opera, the Weston Playhou e, Geva Theatre and Boston Lyric Opera. j OHNATHAN RIESEN Gastone, La Traviata EusABET STRID Te nor j ohna than Riesen is making his enta, Dutchman (25, 27) MOT debut following a summer wi.th the wedish soprano Elisabet Strid is making Chautauqua Opera Yo ung Artist Program, he r American debut with the company in a where he was awa rded an encouragement year marked by her roles in Richard Wagner's award. This fall he will be traveling to Beij ing, operas. This season at the Bayreuth Festival, China with the MSU China Project to sing she will make her debut as Freia in Frank fo r Haijing Fu a t the Peking Academy of Opera . I lis most Caswrf's new production of Ring under the recent accomplishments include first prize and audience musical direction of Kiri ll Petrenko. Sh e will also portray Ada favorite award in the llarold Haugh Light Opera Competitio n, in Die Feen at the Opera I louse Lei pzig, a nd at the Oberfranken and selection as a regio nal finalist in the Metropolitan Opera llall in Bayreuth, in concert with the Gewandhaus Orchestra ational Council Auditions. In the summer of 2012, Mr. Leipzig, on Richard Wagner's 200th annive;sarr. La ter this Ri esen traveled to Italy with the Oberlin in Italy Progra m to season, Ms. Strid will also perform Elisabeth and ieglinde at perfo rm Rodolfo in Puccini's La Boheme in the Tea tro Signo rell i the Rhine Opera Dusseldorf!D uisburg. of Con ona. Mr. Riesen is currently pursuing a Master's degree in vocal perfo rmance at Mi chigan State University.

D e troit Ope ra House '' ' ' w.!\ \ ichiganOpern.o ,·g ORA\'0 3 1 DONALD THOMAS Opera conducting II Barbiere di Siviglia followed by a return Lighting Designer, Dutchman to Minnesota Opera for Lucia di Lammermoor and La Boheme Donald Thomas returns to the company after with the Green Mountain Opera Festival. Further recent having designed I Pagliacci, Tosca , Rigoletto, projects include La Bol1eme with the Minnesota Opera and Don Le Nozze di Figaro, 11 Trovatore, Salome and Giova nni with the Peabody Institute. Romeo etjuliette in previous seasons. He also designed the world premiere of David MARK WATSON Di Chiera's Cyrano for MOT, and subsequent Doctor Grenville, La Traviata productions for Opera Company of Philadelphia and Florida Mark Watson returns to MOT's stage after Grand Opera. Recent designs include Don Giovanni for 10 years. He has performed roles with the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, and Opera Orchestra of New York, Baltimore Rigoletto, Die Zauberflote and La Sonnambula for Florida Grand Opera, Connecticut Opera and other regional Opera. For Seattle Opera, he designed La Fanciulla del West, companies. In New York he has appeared in Manon Lescaut and T Pagliacci. Upcoming productions include Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall , a nd three Tasca for Lyric Opera Baltimore , and Rigoletto for Opera times at Carnegie Hall. He is a frequent soloist in Orchestra Colorado in Denver. Mr. Thomas is a graduate of the Yale pops concerts and has sung in Israel, Italy, and on national School of Drama. television in japan. Mr. Watson completed his studies at the post-graduate opera program at Thejuilliard School, and has MARY TRAYLOR been awarded top prizes in international vocal competitions. Costume Designer, Dutchman In addition to designing Th e Fly ing jOANNE WEAVER Dutchman, Mary Traylor has designed Wig and Makeup Designer, La Traviata numerous operas for Lyric Opera of Kansas Originally from England, joanne Weaver City including Turandot , Aida, La Cenerentola , returns to Michigan Opera Theatre as wig Cos i Jan tutti, Hamlet, Of Mice and Men , and and makeup designer for La Traviata. Having A Midsummer Night's Dream. For the past made her company debut with Tosca in 20 years she has been the resident designer for the Heart of 1995, Ms. Weaver has designed wigs and American Shakespeare Festival, creating designs for Henry V, makeup for numerous MOT productions Hamlet, All's Well That Ends Well, Richard Ill, and many other since, including the world premiere of Cyrano in 2007. Shakespeare plays. For many years, she has designed for New Additionally, Ms. Weaver is a frequent guest with notable opera Theatre in Kansas City, costuming Dyan Cannon, Don Knotts, companies throughout the United States. Jamie Farr, Loretta Switt, George Witt, Hailey Mills, Marion Ross, and a host of other television stars for the theater's CORINNE WINTERS productions. Violetta, La Traviata (22, 24) Acclaimed by Opera News for her "passionate B ERNARD U zA lyricism and deep burgundy coloring," Stage Director, Dutchman American soprano Corinne Winters is Bernard Uzan is an internationally-acclaimed making her company debut with MOT. Most director who has a strong history with the recently, she has perfo rmed internationally company. In 2007, Mr. Uzan added another as Violetta in La Tra viata, making debuts title to his ever growing and impressive with Opera Hong Kong, Opera Lyra Ottawa, and the English history with opera and the arts, that of National Opera. Additionally, she made her Arizona Opera librettist. Based upon Edmond Rostand's debut as j uliette in Romeo et julielle, and returned to Opera original play Cy rano de Bergerac, which premiered in 1897 in Theater of Saint Louis as Vendulka in Smetana's The Kiss, and Paris, Mr. Uzan wrote all the prose and storyline in French, to the Metropolitan Opera for Les Dialogues des Carmelites. Ms. maintaining the heart and soul of the original text. He Winter's 2013-20 .1 4 season also includes Mimi in La Boheme commissioned David Di Chiera to compose the music of the with both Arizona Opera and Kentucky Opera, and Micaela in piece, whi ch premiered at the Detroit Opera House to great Carmen with the Virginia Opera. acclaim, with subsequent performances at the Opera Company of Philadelphia in 2009 and Florida Grand Opera in 20 11. DA IELLE WRIGHT Future engagements include a new production of Tile Fly ing Mary, Dutchman Dutchman with Opera Carolina and Arizona Opera; Macbeth Annina, La Traviata with Palm Beach Opera; Rigoletto with Opera Colorado and Dramatic mezzo-soprano Danielle Wright, Theatre Erfurt in Germany; and Nabucco with Lyric Opera known for her warmth or tone and Baltimore. passionate commitment to the stage, is making her debut wi th the company. Most LEO ARDO V ORDONI recently, she perrormed fo r Des Moines Conductor, La Traviata Metro Opera as the cover of Madame de Croissy in Poulenc's Leonardo Vordoni's current season Dialogues des Carmelites, and as a Young Artist performing features debuts with the Michigan Opera scenes from La Gioconda , Cendrillion, and jenufa. She made Theatre, Opera Omaha in La Cenerentola her main stage debut as Mrs. Ott in Des Moines Metro Opera's and the Opera National de Bordeaux in 2010 production of Floyd's Susannah . In 20 11 , Ms. Wright Donizetti's Anna Bolena, as well as a return founded Opera MO DO, Princeton's newest opera company, to Opera Colorado in Rigolello. Future to create opportunities fo r young and emerging artists. Opera engagements include a debut with Lyric Opera of Kansas City. MODO brings opera to the people through intriguing and Mr. Vordoni recently made his debut with Houston Grand modern productions of classical to contemporary operas.

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2013-2014 Performance Schedule ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES:

Concert at Franklin Community Church Franklin, Michigan Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 7 p.m.

A Winter Fantasy: Holiday Concert & Fundraiser The Nutcracker DETROIT OrcRA HousE Detroit Opera House DECC MBER 16, 2013 AT 6 p.m. November 30, 2013 Ring in the season with beautiful choral music. Treat yourself, famil y at2:30 p.m. and friends to an elegant evening at one of Detroit's cultural gems at an unbelievable price! Doors open at 5:30p.m. to register for silent Concert at Oak Park Library auction at 6 p.m. Oak Park, Michigan Tickets are $30 for adults 18 and up, $15 for children , and free for Sunday, December 8 , 2013 children 4 and under. Tickets include entrance to the concert, silent at 3 p.m. auction, and strolling hors d'oeuvres. Turandot- Michigan Opera Theatre Brundibar Detroit Opera House DETROIT OPERA House May 10-18, 2014 MARCil 14, 2014 AT 11 a.m.- DRESS REHEARSAL MARCil 16, 2014 AT 2:30p.m.- PERrORMA NCE For more information, Ela Stein Weissberger, an original Brundibar cast member and Holocaust visit www. motcc.org survivor, will make a special appearan ce at the dress rehearsal and or contact MOTCC Chorus performance. Administrator, Twanncue Nash Brunclibd.r is a children's opera by Czech composer Hans Krasa with at [email protected]. a libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister, originally performed by the children of Terezin Concentration Camp in occupied Czech oslovakia during WWll. The name comes from a Czech colloquialism for bumblebee and is a MOTCC Staff children's tale of good prevailing over evil. Suzanne Mallarc Acton, Director Dianna Hochclla, Assistant Director; Principal Chorus Holocaust survivor Ela Weissberger, who Conductor played the leading role of "Cat" in Brundibar, will share the story of how art and music Annie Klark, Prcparatoty Chorus Conductor inspired her hope for survival. Twanneu e Nash, Chorus Administrator MOTCC is proud to announce a collaboration with the Holocaust Memorial Center as our Community Education joseph jackson, Principal Chorus and Outreach Partner. Ms. Weissberger will present a lecture Accompan ist at the llo locaust Memorial Center on Wednesday, March 12 j o hn Pavik, Preparatory Chorus at 7 p.m. For more information regarding the HMC, please Accompanist visit their website at www.holocaustcenter.org.

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he Department of classes. We can Community Programs demonstrate different has its name because our singing techniques, team travels to communities give operatic examples throughout Mi chigan, and into and tell ope ra stories, neighboring states, with teach a song to the performances and workshops students, demonstrate for all ages. II ere's a recap of how to protect some of our spring and summer voices, and many other season accomplishments. topics. In April, children and There a re myriad parents enjoyed Th e Pied Piper community programs' of Hamlin by famed children's performances opera composer Seymour throughout the Barab. The performance was year at The Detroit sponsored by the Grosse Pointe O pera House. This Library and held at the Grosse past summer, our Pointe War Memorial. j oining Create and Perform in the fun was MOT Board students wrote and Member Marianne Endicou , composed music Chair of the Board's Education to their creations. and Outreach Commiuee. She During the Gilbert and was delighted by how engaged Sullivan workshop, the children were, and was the students learned impressed by the questions and performed the they asked foll owing the operetta, Patience. The perfo rmance. We called out the Opera Workshop was na mes of cities, and discovered taught by the multi­ that au endance came from the talented soprano Grosse Poimes, De troit, St. and vocal instructor Clair Shores a nd Ha rper Alai na Brown. Ms. Woods. Brown produced This spring, we traveled to Top: Arabooolies. Above: Operetta Workshop 2013. excerpts from Giuseppi Marqueue County to perform a Verd i's La Traviata short opera based on a n award- with several yo ung winning children's book by Sam Dear Michigan Opera Theatre, college students. These Swope called Th e Arabooli es of Liberty I am very grateful that you sum mer performances showcase the Street lt was transformed into an opera came to this small town school. opera professionals of tomorrow, and for elementary and middle school This is a once in a life time cost only $10 per ticket. children by composer Ron Perera and opportunity. Today wi ll be You can hire the Department of libreuist Constance Congdon, and remembered in my mind. You are Community Progra ms to sing for it deals wi th the ropic of tolerance all outs ta nding singers and actors. I your next celebration. You may also and diversity. The story follows hope I can see you again. purchase a performance fo r your child's the escapades of General and Mrs. or grandchild's school, and dona te Pinch, who want everything in their Sincerely, performances to nursi ng homes and neighborhood to look alike including Michael nonprofit clubs. gardens, the lawn, trees, the color o f Please contact Dolores Tobis at the house, and the people. Then, the We hope that we can see Michael again, 313-237-3429 or dtobis@motopera. Arabooli es move in! The students of too! org, or visit www. michiganopera.org the schools in whi ch we've performed O ur department always offers and cl ick the LEA RNING tab for more were really take n with the show. Many either a Question and Answer session, in formation. We thank you for your students wrote leu crs of appreciation to or a workshop as part of our tour cominued support of opera education in Community Programs for performing programs. Teachers frequemly request the community. at their school. One leu er was from a workshop for their students, either in Michael, a fourth grader from Munising: an assembly program or for individual

36 BRi\VO www. Mi c hign nOp~ ra .o r g O ctroil O p e ra I louse From the Stage to the Studio Don't just be spectators! Learn from professional dancers when they come to Detroit to perform on the Detroit Opera I louse stage. Master classes are an excellent opportunity for dancers looking to learn from the professionals they see on stage. In November, BalletMet Columbus will conduct a beginner/intermediate ballet class for dancers aged I l to 15 on Saturday, November 30, from 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Continuing in the winter, there will be classes by Dance Theatre of Enjoy Dance Film, After an intense three weeks o f dancing llarlem (Saturday, February 15, from Refreshments, and Discussion! and learning, the students performed II a.m. - 12:30 p.m.),J offrey Ballet original pieces in ballet, jazz, modern, (Saturday, March l , from ll a. m. -12:30 Dance lovers from all over Detroit African, improvisation and creative p.m.) and Ba llet du Grand Theatre de come together for dance films, movement. The students were pushed Gencve (Saturday, March 22, from II popcorn, drink, and discussion on to their limits, educated in many styles a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) for dancers aged 14 Tuesday evenings. The series opens on they had never seen before, and inspired and older. Come take class for rREE September 24, at 7 p.m. with "Dynamic to grow as artists. by showing your ti cket stub to the Dan ce Evening," featuring ballets by ABT, NYCB, Zurich Ballet, Royal Ballet, corresponding performance. If you do Year-Round Dance Classes at J a ffrey Ballet, and Bolshoi Ballet. The not have a ticket stub, the admission the Detroit Opera House for each Master Class is $25. Master seri es continues in November with classes take place in the Margo V. Cohen "Flames of Paris" performed by the Ballet Renaissance, one of Detroit's Center for Dance, or the Chrysler Black Bolshoi Ballet. All dance films take dance schools, has made the Detroit Box Theater in the Ford Center for place at the Detroit Opera I louse in Opera I louse their home, offering year­ Arts and Learning at the Detroit Opera the Ford Cente r fo r Arts and Learning. round ballet classes for students ages I louse. Pre-registration is required due A S 10 donation is payable at the door, 4 to adult, Monday through Thursday to limited space. To register, please send and this includes the film presentation, from 5 - 8 p.m. For more information your name and contact information refreshments and beverages. No or to register, call 3 13.469.0694 or visit to [email protected] or call reservations are required. For more www.balletren.org. 313.237.3251. information, call 3 13.237.3426. Inner City Dance Scope also calls the Get Involved! Michigan Opera 2013 Summer of Dance Detroit Opera I louse home, offering Reflection year-round dance classes including Theatre Volunteer Association ballet, jazz, tap, modern, pointe, hip Dance Council The Detroit Opera I louse and Da nce hop, and many othe r styles. Classes Theatre of llarlem were happy to have take place on Fridays 5-8 p.m. and Do you love dance and have a desire continued an amazing partnership to support the arts by volunteering? Saturdays 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. for both in 20 13. The two companies have 1 Become a member of the MOTVA Dance children and adults (ages 2 h and joined together in 2012 to expand the older). For more informati on or to Council. This is a group dedicated to presence of dance in Metro Detroit and sharing dance and building audiences register, call 3 13.926.6654 or visit continued to do !>O through the summer www. i nnerci t ydaneeseope. webs.com. at the Detroit Opera l louse. The of 2013. The Opera house hosted a Dance Council is in need of highly very successfu l DTII Summer Intens ive motivated dance lovers who are willing For more information: Auditions, which gave more than 50 dancers, to host gatherings, come up with new Special Programs, and Master Class both local and from across the country, Registration fundraising ideas, and most of all enjoy the opportunity to learn from a group dance in Detroit. For more information Kim Smith, da [email protected] or of extremely talented teachers, both 313-237-325 1. please contact Cheryl Mcllhon at affiliates of Dance Theatre of llarlem mci Ihon @comcast. net. Please visit our website, and local professionals. These students www.michiganopera.org, for the most were chosen from hundreds of dancers up-to-date information. who had audit ioned earli er in the year.

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I magi· ne a gift that outlives you-that touches future generations in your absence-to expenence and CnJO} the wo rld of opera. That's the goal of the Avanti Society, Michigan Opera Theat re's Planned Gift Recognition Program. The Avanti Society represents a designated group of friends of Michigan Opera Theatre who have made plans to include the organization in their estate plans-whether by wi ll , trust, Insurance, or li fe income arrangement. Membership m the Al'anu C,ociety is open to all. Members of the Avanu Society receive a beauufully designed lapel pin, recogmuon at the annual Avanu Evcmng and 111\'llations to special events and performances, and are hsted as members m our program books throughout each season

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M1: Robert G. Abgarian Mrs. Clr ar/oue Buslr f(li/ing Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein# Mr. Steplwn A. S hmf Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allescc # Mr. & Mrs. llcrb Fisher• Mrs. j oscplrinc Kleiner M ~. Laura Sias Mrs. Adcl Amerman*#+ Mrs. Anne E. Ford Mr. & Mrs. Erwin H. Klopfer• # Mr. & Mrs. Haro ld Siebert Dr. Lourdes V. Andap* Ms. Pamela R. Fwncis* M1: & Mrs. Daniel Kol10n Mrs. Marge lczak Mr. & Mrs. AguSt in Arbulu* Ms. Barbara frankel & Mr. Ronald Misses Phyllis & Selma Korn* Ms. Anne ulltvan Smll h Mr. & Mr-.. Chester Arnold Michalak*# Mr. & Mr~. Arthur Krolikowski Ms. Phyllis funk <;no" • \ll r & Mrs. Lee Barthel \ilr. & Mrs. IIerman f rankel # 'vi r. Max Lcpler & Mr. Rex Dotson Mr. EdwardL. ta/PI \llr. & Mrs.) . Addtson Bartush # Mrs. Rema Fran l1el 1: Mr. Philip Leon Mr. & Mrs. Richard \ lr & Mrs. Brett Batterson \llr. & \llrs. llarve) freeman Mrs. Wade II. McCree Starkweather #+ 'vir & \1rs. Mandell Berman Mrs. jane Shoemaker french \is. Jane \lcKee Mrs. Marll C. SLevens* # Mr. & 1\.lrs. An Blair M1: Edward P. Frohlich Mrs. Lucie B. Meininger Mr. Stanford C. Stoddard \lr. Robert Bomicr Dr. & Mrs. Byron I' Georgeson Drs. O rlando & Doroth)' Miller Dr. j onathan S\\ tft & Mr. Thomas Mrs. Margaret Borden Ms. Priscilla A. B. Goodell Ms. Momca Moffat & A. ~1. C h a rl c~ Mr. & \Irs. Rtchard Bo\\ lby Mr. Emest Goodman Mr. Pat McGuire 1\lr. Ronald I' c;,, llzcr Mrs. Mal) C. Cc1ggegi Mrs. Freda K. Gooc/man M1 ~. Ell(l M. /l.lont10y Ms. Mal)' Ellen Tapp11n * # M1. & Mrs. Ror E:. . Calcagno* Priscilla R. Greenberg, Ph.D # Mr. Ronald K. Morrison• M1. & M1 s. Dmwld Tluu ber* Ms. Gladys Cald roney* Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hagoptan Mr~ . Ruth Rawlings Moll \llr. rdward D. Tussct Dr & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Mr. Lawrence \V. I tall* Mrs. Belly). Mueller 1\tr. & 1\.trs. George Vincent • # + D1. & Mrs. Victor J. Cervenak* Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Halperin Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Munk Mr. IIerman Wei nreich Mr. Allen B. Clt ristmtlll Mrs. Robert M. TTamady Miss Surayyah Muwwakkil M1:). Ernest Wilcle M1: Tlalla Claffey Ms. ! leather l lamilton Mr. Jo nathan F Orser Mrs. Amelia II. Wilhelm*# Prof. Ke nneth Coll inson M1: David llancll eman• # Ms. Julie A. Owens Mrs. Ruth Wi//lins M1: & Mrs. Robert C. Comstock# :VIr. Kenneth E. I tan Mr. Dale J. Pangonis* Mrs. lie/en B. Wiltenberg Dr. Robert A Corncu e # Mr. & Mrs. Eugene L. Hartwig• Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Parkhill Mr. & Mr~. Walter I' Work Mrs. Ma ry Rita C uddohy Dr. & Mrs. Gerhardt A. l lcin Mrs. E li ~abe t/1 Pecsenyc Mr. & M 1 ~ . )o~cp /1). Zaj111a11a Mr. & 'vir~ . Tank Daoud # Ms. 1 ancy B. Henk M1 s. Clarice Oclgers Percox Mr. & Mrs. Larr) Zangcrlc A.IP: & M1s. Maninl. Danto Ms. Ma ry A. Heste1 M1. Thomas G. Porter M1. & M1 s. Gemge M. Ze /t zer M r Thomas J Delane) Mr. Bn1ce Hillm an \llr. Rtcharcl M. Raisin * Ms. Mcujo1 ir Adele DcVIieg \Is. Patricia Hobar \ Irs. Ruth r Rat111 er :: Avanli I ogo & Pin Design 1\IP: & M 1 s. Robe II [. Dewar* # Mr. & \Irs. Derek Hodgson \ lr. Joshua Rest M~ . \ tonica Mo!Tat & Mr. Pat \llcGuire Mr. )a m e~ P. DimnoiiCI M1: Gore/on V. 1/oia/men \ tr. & Mrs. James Rigb} Dr. Davtd DtChtera :t Dr. Cind) I lung \II r. Brran L. Rives Ke)'S: \II rs. Karen VanderKloot Mr. Carl). lluss \is. Patricia Rodzik* DiChtera # Ms. Kristinjaramillo Mr. Mile/tell). Romanowslli r oundmg Member~ \Its. Mary jane Doerr # Mr. Donald Jensen Ms. joanne B. Rooner # Touch the Future donors + Society Sponsor~ Dr. & Mrs. Charles II. Duncan* Mr.jo/m Wjicllling, S r. M r~. Beverly Ross Avanu Mrs. Charles M. Endtcou # Ms. Helen Barbara) ol111 ston Ms. ~usan ~c h oo ner* Italics= tleceasetlmrmbers Mr. Wayne C ullen tverly Mr. Patrickj. & Mrs. Stephanie D r~. Heinz & Alice Piau Schwarz* Gennack Kerzic Mrs. Frank C. Shaler*

38 URt\VO www.t\ 1ic higan0per·a .or·g Dct •·oil O pera House Michigan Opera Theatre Donor Honor Roll \llclllgan Opera Theatre grateful!) acknowledges the generous donor> who made ma.Jor general operating support and restricted gtfts of S.25,000 and above between july l, 2012 and june 30, 2013. rheir support plays an integral part in the company's financial stability whtch is necessary for producmg quality grand opera, dance and award-winning educational activiues. $300,000 and above J Addison &: Mari on M. Bart ush Educalional Fund $200,000 and above $150,000 and above Ford Motor Company Fund McGregor Fund

S 100,000 and above $50,000 and above J Ernest&: Almena Gray Wilde $25,000 and above Mandell L &: Madeline H. Mr. &: Mrs. j ohn Boll , Sr. Fund DeRoy Testamentaty Foundation Be rman Foundation Marvi n &: Betty Danto Family The Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb General Motors Foundatwn & Foundatwn $35,000 and above Famtly Foundalton Cadillac Fiat Bank of America Herman&: Sharon Frankel Masco Corporati on Foundation Max M. & Majorie S. Fisher joanne Danto & Dr. Arnold The Shirley K. Schlafer The Kresge Founclauon Foundation Weingarden Foundauon Mi riam Mondry Trust DTE Energy Foundation Matilda R. Wilson Fund Sage Foundation Nora and Manuel Maroun Worthington Fami ly Foundation

Restricted Support $1,000,000 $100,000 and above j ohn S. and james L Knight Foundation Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Phyliss D. Korn Young Artist Apprentice Fund $250,000 and above The Kresge Foundation Barbara Gibson Will iams Principal Artist Fund

Contributors to Annual Campaigns Michigan Opera Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generous corporate foundation government and individual donors whose contnbutlons were made between July 1. 2012, and june 30, 2013. Thetr generosny IS vnalto the compan}"s fi nancial stabiht)', which IS necessar> to sustam MOT's position as a valued cultural resource.

CORPORATE SU PPORT Fiat Mack Avenue Records Wolverine Packing FOUNDATION & OF OPERA & DANCE BravoBravo! Presentmg Too lfot w lfandle Sponsor Company GOVER MENT Spomm MGM Grand Casmo General Opcrclling Suppott SUPPORT GRAN D BENEFACTOR Somer:>et Collection BravoBravo Sponsot OPERA & DANCE $100,000 . $200,000 Charitable Foundation DONOR Ford Motor Company Fund SUSTA I ER $1,000 -$2,499 GOVE RNMENT Fall Opera Season Sponsot MAJOR BE EFACTOR $5,000 . $9,999 AntoniO's Cucina ltahana Mtchigan Council for Arts julius Caesar Produuion 525,000 - $49,999 Denso General Opcratmg Stlpport and Cultural Affatrs Sponsor DTE Energy Foundation Dance Theatre of I /adem Ash Stevens General Opcra1111g Support Dance Theatrf of Harlem julius Caesat Perfonnance Student Petfott1tance and General Operutmg Sur1pon and Butldmg Repau Swdcnt Pctfo.x Sponsot Madtson Electnc Southeast Mtchtgan New Yotl1 Cuy Balle!, The Grcektown Casino Sanders Candy and Icc General Opetallng Support Max M. & Marjonc S. Nutcracket; Dance Theatre BravoBravo! Sponsor Cream Shops The Tuesday Musicale of fisher Foundauon of I larlem, Alvin Ailey Grunweli-Cashero CDC Lounge Chocolates De troll Sage f'oundauon BtavoBravo! Entrance Lobby Golf Outmg Ptescnung Sponsot General Opetaling Suppott The Sktllman Foundauon Sponsor Sponsot Trinity Health BravoBravo Skyl>ox Sponsor

O e tl'o it O p e ra I lo u se www. t\'\ ich iganO per·a.or·g BR AVO 39 J. Ernest & Almena Gray Ida & Conrad H. Smi1h $1 ,000 - $4,999 $500+ Mr. & Mrs. Kinnie Smith Wilde Fund Endowment for the Arts Midwest Mr. &: Mrs. j osh Eichen horn Dr. Calvin L Stevens F!clelio Production Sponsor Michigan Opera Theatre BalletMET Columbus Mr. & Mrs. Alan Israel Mrs. Barbara Van Dusen A1da Performance Sponsor Nutcracher Perj01 mance KinderMorgan Foundation Mr. & Mrs. George C. $10,000- $29,999 Mary Thompson Foundation Sponsor Benard L. Maas Foundation Vincent DeRoy Testamentary Samuel L. Westerman Detroit Industrial School Foundation Foundation Drusilla Farwell Foundation MAJOR GIFTS - OPERA SUSTAINER Young Artist Apprentice Matilda R. Wilson Fund james & Lynelle Holden $2,500 -$4,999 Program Sponsor Worthington Family Fund $15,000 and above: Mr. & Mrs. Kenn Allen Aida Pe rformance Sponsor Foundation Michigan Humanities Herman & Sharon Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb The /lappy Pnrrce Productum Council Dr. Lourdes Andaya Family Foundation Sponsor Eisenhower Dance Ensemhle $ I 0,000 and above: Dr. Harold Mitchell Ann and Gordon Getty Sponsor Linda & Maurice Binkow Arrington Foundation Ra lph L. and Winifred E. Susanne McMaurice The Hon. & Mrs. Edwardt Sally Mead !-lands $5,000- $9,999 Polk Foundation Cyril Moscow Avadenka Foundation Moroun Fami ly Foundation Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik Ruth Rattner Mr. & Mrs. Paul Blizman Alice Kales Hartwick New England Foundation Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz Mr. & Mrs. G. Peter Blom for the Arts Foundation Village Woman's Club Mr.&: Mrs. Richard Bowlby lludson-Webber Foundation Eisenhower Dance Ensemble Foundation $5,000 and above: Mr. &: Mrs. Michael Chirco Kmght DetrOit Opera Spo11Sor Greater jewish Federation! Mr. & Mrs. Paul Chosid Fund of the Community Karen & Drew Peslar MOT CHILDREN'S Raisin Fund Mr. & Mrs. Frederick H. Foundation Foundation CHORUS Anne and John Roberts Clark Herbert and Elsa Poming Oliver Dewey Marcks The Hon. & Mrs. Avern L. Foundation Foundation $10,000+ INDIVI.DUAL SUPPORT Cohn Shirley Schlafer Foundation Young Woman's I lome The Worthington Family - OPERA Dr. Mary Carol Conroy Alvin Ailey American Dance Associauon Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Peter Cooper Theater Education Sponsor GENERAL DIRECTOR'S Drs. Laura &: Jeffrey CIRCLE Corrigan Mrs. Mary Rita Cuddohyt IMPRESARIO Mrs. Victor Curatolo $ 10,000+ Ms. joanne Dan to & Dr. IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Mr. & Mrs. Richard Alonzo Arnie Weingarden Ms. Julia Donovan Darlow I fell in love with opera and in my own Mrs. Marianne Endicou Mrs. Barbara Frankel & Mr. & The Hon. John C. small way try to make a difference for Ronald Michalak O'Meara those young people following their Mr.&: Mrs. Herman Frankel Leshe Desmond & Philip artistic dreams. Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Stoffregen Michigan Opera Theatre for me Lomason 11 Mr. & Mrs. Cameron B. Mrs. Susanne McMillan Duncan represents peace and serenity, and Mr. William Smith Dr. Rama Ernstoff & Mr. wonderful friends. It is a place to let Mr. Richard Sonenklar & Sanford Hansell yourself relax and enjoy the most Mr. Gregory llaynes Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Ewing powerful music that sends me to a new Mr. Richard D. Ventura Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd C. Fell Mr. & Mrs. Carl B. Fontana place in life,. BENEFACTOR Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Frankel I receive so much enjoyment from $5,000 - $9 ,999 Mr. &: Mrs. Harvey Freeman listening to and seeing opera especially at the Detroit Opera Mr. & Mrs. Douglas F. Mr. & Mrs. Andrew House. It is the most beautiful theater I have ever been to for a Allison Giancamilli Mr.&: Mrs. Thomas Mr. Allan Gilmour & Mr. performance. I wanted to return some of those pleasures when I Anderson Eric Jirgens will no longer be around. Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mrs. Alfred R. Glancy, Ill No type of music has ever meant so much to me as opera! Mr. & Mrs. Mark Alan Baun Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goetz This was something I always wanted to be a part of my life. Mrs. lise Calcagno Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hamel Mr. &: Mrs. Michael Chirco Dr. & Mrs. Gerhardt A. Hein I wish my resources would enable me to make a greater Mr. Thomas Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hillegonds difference! Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Derek Hodgson Thank you, Dr. DiChiera, for having been always so warm and Dr. David DiChiera Mr. William Hulsker friendly to me. I also owe a great debt of gratitude to your fabu­ Ms. Nell Duke & Mr. David Elanah Nachman Hunger & Am mer R1ck Hunger lous staff who, after working all day to ensure that the evening Mr. &: Mrs. Daniel Mr.&: Mrs. Alan Israel performances will be perfect (and they always are!), are there Finkiewicz Mr. & Mrs. Verne G. !stock in the evening to meet and greet patrons such as myself and Dr. MarJorie M. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Kent Jidov address any last minute details that might arise. Dr. William Kupsky & Dr. Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. johnson Ali Morin Mr. and Mrs. Martin -Richard M. Raisin Mr. & Mrs. Chak Lai Kellman Mr. Mall Ludlow Mr. & Mrs. Steve Kesler From 1988 to 2002, Mr. Raisin was a staunch supporter of MOT, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Dr. & Mrs. Edward Klarman Mancuso Mr. Mark Kolins &: Ms. participating in all phases of our capital campaigns as we// as Dr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Maria Abrahamsen annual campaigns for opera and dance, and various fundraisers Munk Mr. & Michael Kratchrnan and special events. He was an usher for a season and a half and Mr. joseph R. Papp Elaine & Dr. Gerald Laker joined the Avanti Society as a Founding Member. The Avanti Dr. Charlotte & Mr. Charles Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lavins Podowski Mr. Charles Lws Society is MOT's group of friends who have made arrangements Mrs. Ruth F. Rauner Mrs. Linda Dresner Levy & to include MOT in their estate plans. In 2012, prior to moving to Mr. & Mrs. Roy Roberts Mr. Edward Levy,jr. Florida where he currently resides, Mr. Raisin made a last major Mrs. Carolyn L. Ross Mrs. Florence LoPatin gift to Michigan Opera Theatre. Ms. janice Ross Mr. AI Lucarelli Mr. Stephan Sharft Mrs. Denise Lutz "Thank you, Richard, for your kind words!" -David DiChiera Ms. Maureen Shea & Mr. Mr. & Mrs. Ron Manella Terry Shea

40 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org De troit Opera House Beuy Arrington-Martin &: Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence N. CAMERATA CLUB The lion. jack Martin David $1,000 - $1,999 Ms. Mary C. Mazure Mr.&: Mrs. Walter Dean judith & joshua Adler IN MEMORIAM Mr.&: Mrs. Eugene Miller Mr. Tom Delancy Mrs. Nancy Angott Mr. Phillip D. Minch Mr.&: Mrs. Kenneth Mr. john Barbes Michigan Opera Theatre notes with Mr &: Mrs. Manuel Moroun Eisenberg Mr. & Mrs. jeffrey Bates sadness the passing of Trustees and Mr. &: Mrs. Xav1er Mosquet Mr &: Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. Stamslaw Bialoglowski General Directors Circle members this Mr. j onathan Orser Adrienne & Roben Z. Mr.&: Mrs. R1chard Brodie Mr &: Mrs. Daniel Pehrson Feldstein Mrs. Dina Brodsky past fiscal year. Their commitment and Mr. jack Perlmuner &: Mr. Mr.&: Mrs. Dean Friedman Mr. &: Mrs. Efst ratios enthusiasm fo r the arts and cultural life Dan Clancy Dr. &: Mrs. Chfford Calag1as of our community will be missed. Mr. & Mrs. Brock E. Plumb Furgison Rev. Paul Chateau Mr & Mrs. B1ll Powers Dr. Glendon Gardner&: Ms. Mr. Douglas Cornclsen & TilE H ONORABLE EDWARD AVAD[NKA Dr Boyd F R1chards & Mr. Leslie Landau Ms. Mmka Ch ri stofl joshua j RonncbaLIIn Mr.&: Mrs. Kenh E. Gifford Mr. & Mrs. james Canez M ARY RITA CuDDOHY Mrs. Patricia Rodzik Mr. & Mrs. Sam Haberman Ms. Irene Dz1alak BEVERLY SEGAL Mr.&: Mrs Irving Rose Mrs. Hilda I. llamburger Mr. john Fleming Mr & Mrs. Norrnan II Mr. &: Mrs. David Mr.&: Mrs. Robert Folberg STEPHAN SHARF Rosenfeld Handle man Dr.&: Mrs. Saul Forman WALTER STARK Mr. & Mrs. llugh C. Ross Mrs. Dav1d B. llermelm Mr.&: Mrs. Burke Fosse.: Mrs. LUigi Ruscillo Mr. & Mrs. David H. !!ill Ms. Irene M. Garcia R UTH TOWNSEND Dr Barbara & Mr. Laurence Mrs. llarriet I lull Dr. & Mrs. Michael Geheb Schiff Ms. Mary Barton joll1ffe Thomas M. Gervas1 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sanders jospey Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. llarvey Grace Mr. Menon Segal Marjorie &: Maxwell Mr. & Mrs. joseph Gualtcri Mr. john W1ckey Mr. Walter Cukrowsk1 Ill 1\lr & Mrs Mark Shaevsky Mr.&: Mrs. Norman D. Katz Mr. & Mrs. Roben !!age Mr. & Mrs. john A Wise,jr. Mrs. Kimberly D1ckcns Mrs. Arlene Shaler Ms. ida Kmg Ms. Nancy B. Hcnk Mr. Gary Wozniak Dr. Donald Ditmars Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Smi th Mr.&: Mrs. Thomas Klein Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Hirt Dr. Lucta Zamorano Dr. llelene C. Dombrowski, Mr & Mrs. Dav1d S Snyder LEON&: LULU Mr. &: Mrs. Addison MD&: Mr. R1chard Seryak Dr & Mrs Robert j. Sokol Mr. Melvm Lester lglehean GDC OPENING NIGHT Mr. Hugh Doyle Mr. & Mrs. Frank Sonyc Dr. & Mrs. Stephan Mr. Henry M. Kassen & 2nd SATURDAY Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Driker Ms. Betsy Duncan Spong Loginsky Sally & john Kendrick NIGHT Dr. Patricia L. Edwards Dr Gregory Stephens Mark-Lis Family Fund­ Ms. Mary Kramer INTERMISS ION Mr.&: Mrs. john Ferron Dr. & Mrs. Gerald II. Mrs. Florine Mark Mr. David Lebenbom SPONSORS Mrs. Barbara A. Fisher & Stoll man Dr. and Mrs. Robert Dr. & Mrs. Zvi Lcvran Mr. Lloyd Fell Mr. William Gould Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Terrell Matthews Dr. &: Mrs. Stanley Levy Mr.&: Mrs. Derek llodgson Mrs. Alfred j. f'isher Jr. Dr l.orna Thomas Dr. L1sa Meils Mr. & Mrs. john D. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. R1ck Hunger Mrs. Sh1rley M. Flanagan Mr. & Mrs. C... Thomas Ms. Mon1ca Moffat Mr. Robert Lnunan Ms. Patricia Radzik Ms. Carol Friend Toppin Dr. & Mrs. Van C. Momon. Mr. & Mrs. john Luch1111 Mrs. Edith Ruscillo Mr. &: Mrs. Daniel E. Mrs. Phylhs Webb Jr. Ms. jennifer Marling Mr. Ron Swnzer & Mr. jim Frohardt-L1ne Mr john Weber & Dr. Mr.&: Mrs. Eugene Mondry Mr. & Mrs. Donald McCann McClure Mr. &: Mrs. Lawrence Dana Zakalik Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore Ms. Patricia McKanna Garberdmg Mr. Iierman W Weinreich Monolid1s Mr.&: Mrs. Bruce Miller ANNUAL FUN D Catherine II. Gardner Mrs. Ameha II. Wilhelm Mr. & Mrs. Allan Nachman Mr.&: Mrs. Glen Mitchell DO ORS Mr & Mrs. David & Carol Mr & Mrs. R jam1son Dr. & Mrs. Barry Nemon M1ss Surayyah Muwwakki l Gask1n Williams, jr. Dr. & Mrs. Peter Nickles Mr. Geoffrey Nat han &: Ms. LUMI ARY john & Rebecca Gaydos Mrs. Beryl Winkelman Prof. Leonard Niehoff Margaret Winters $500-$999 Daron &: Linda Gifford Mr. & Mrs. Eric Winter Mr. Anhur A. Nitzsche Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Olson Anonymous Mr. Philip L. Gray & Family Mr. & Mrs. Larry Zangerle Mrs. Dorothy Nouhan Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Mr. &: Mrs. james W Allen Ms. Shirley M. Gray Mr. jeremy Zeltzer & Mr. Mr. & Mrs. lrvmg Nusbaum Dr. Claus Petermann Ms. D.L. Anthony Dr. Raben Green Kevin Dennis Dr. julieuc Okoue-Eboh Mr. & Mrs. Mark Peterson Mrs. Chester Arnold Mr. & Mrs. David&: Diana Dr. Wallace Peace Miss Alma M. Petrini Ms. Gerald me Atkmson llagemann DONORS Dr &: Mrs. james Rigby Dr & Mrs. Peter j. Pohdori Barbara J Baker Dr. jam1e Hall $2,000- $2,499 Mr. Kenneth Robmson Mrs. Wally Prcchter Dr. &: Mrs. john M. Drs. julia&: Gregory Hays Mr & Mrs. Eugene Dr. &: Mrs. Bernard Rubin Mr. & Mrs. Michael Prysak Barnwell Ms. Sara L. I !ill & Mr Applebaum Mr.&: Mrs. llershel Mr & Mrs. Rip Rapson Mr &: Mrs. Dean Bedford, Jr. George Vutetak1s Mrs. Donald j. Atwood Sandberg Mr & Mrs. Paul Regoni Ms. Kama Bhambhani Miss Patricia HmoJOsa Mr. & Mrs. james M. Mrs. Lee C. Sapcrstem The Elnura L. Rhein Famtly Dr. & Mrs. David Bloom Mr. Michael E. Hinsky Balcerski Mr.&: Mrs. Alan E. Foundation Professor&: Mrs. Dale E. Ms. Barbara E. llonner Mr. Noel Bani&: Dr jeff Schwartz Mrs. Gerry Ross Bnggs Mr &: Mrs. Mano lacobelh Tranch1da Ms. Cynthia B Shaw Mr &: Mrs George Mr. & Mrs. james Brooks Mr. & Mrs. joseph E Mr.j. Addison Bartush Dr. & Mrs. M1chacl j. Short Roumell,jr David, Ka ren & jacob jeannette Mr &: Mrs. Mandell Bem1an Ms. Laura Sias & Ms. Kathy Mr.&: Mrs. William SaloL Brown Mr. & Mrs. Richard jeryan Mrs. john G. B1elawsk1 Coburn Mr.&: Mrs. William Sandy Mr.&: Mrs. Frank Brzenk Mr. Denms johnston Mr. & Mrs. Eugene W Mrs. Walter M. Stark Mrs. Steven Sell Michael Bull & Catherine jay&: jennifer Jolliffe Blanchard Dr. jonathan Sw1ft Mrs. l:rwin S. S1mon Cioui Dr. &: Mrs. Michael T. Keefe Mr. & Mrs. john Boll, Sr. Mr. Ronald F. Switzer Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sloan Evelyn Burton Ms. Geraldme B. Keller Mr j1m Bonahoom - Mrs. Norrnan j. Tabor Ms. Renate Sou len Dr. &: Mrs Roger C. Byrd Mr &: Mrs. Robert Kelly Wolvcnne Packmg Mr &: Mrs. Duane Tarnack1 Mrs. R1chard Starkweather Ms. C.R. Campnclle Mr. David Kinsella&: Ms. Company Mr. &: Mrs. j oel D. Tauber Mr. Dante Stella Dr. Lynne Caner joyce Urba Mr.&: Mrs. Donaldj. Mrs. Steven I. 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Peter\ Bologn.1 rhc Hon. :,haron lens johnston Kenneth \lre 1\lr. &: Mrs. Richard K Mane Brunke 1\lr ~\ l ark rrankcl & l-Ion Ms. Lee Khachmunan Ntforos Rappleye \lr '\orman Bucknor &: \Is . ancy Grant hankel Dr &: \1rs. Crayton Ktdd Mr~. Carol \1 N111e Dr l\lo111que Ree,·es \ucha1 Li t.. lr john Burns. Jr. & Mr \1r '\orbcrt Ktdd Ms. Pamce Shaughncss) \Irs. r:lorence \I Rhodes \1 r Donald Bud II} Gtlbert M. Fnmct Dr &: \Irs. Robcn \J Ktenle '\obn Dr. john Romani & Dr Dr &: \1rs. Dana Busch Carol Gagltardt & D,md t-.1r & t..lrs. I hllmas r-.. Patnck & Chnsune :-Jolan Barbara Anderson Mr Dale A. Buss Ill Flesher Kli mko Mrs. llcnneua \ Dr & Mrs. Arthur Rose Hope L. Calau \1r &: Mrs. Robby & Mrs. \lary I Kn,tuer 1"owakowsk1 1\ Is. Mary P. Rossio Ms Nettle Calhoun Knstyn Gall Mr. Mario J. KocaJ \1s Janet Page 1\ tdmlas &: Ann Mane Mtss Helen H. Cannon Dr. Ct}Stal Martm & Mr Carol Kopek 1\.lr. Stephen l'agnan1 Rowley Mr Raymond Carney Dav1d Martin Mr.&: \Irs. Allred Kresse Randall I Papp.1l Ms. l 01s R)·an \ lr &: 1\,lrs. L. B. Chapputs Barbara J Gee k \lr &: \Irs. \\tlh.tm Kr1'gcr Ms. Dtane Par.uore ?-. Irs. \ tarkus Schmtdt Dr \(arlene S. Ch;ms Dr 1\lanl) n GenH>lb Eric Krukoms & ~us.m Ms Margot P.ukcr Dtane & Morton 'XholnKk Dr & \lr~. Arthur Che~aer Ms. Brejeue Gipson \1urra}· Lcw1s &: Bent 1',1\'loff juhus ~. ~ott Audr~y Cho & Emmell Cho \b. Patncta Godell ~Irs. Carolrnne Kubert Kenneth & t.. f.lma Paylor \II & 1\lrs Kmgsk)' <;e;ns \lr &: \Irs. Rcgm,lld L \Is. \Janey Gogo & \lr t..lr Alben J Kun Mr &: \ Irs Edu,mlo \1 Mr & Mrs. Gabriel Stahl Ciokajlo Mtchael Banmk Mr joseph \\. Labuta Perou Dr Mildred Ponder Stennis Ms Dcrcntla Collins '-'lr Robert T. Goldman Mrs. Alexandra l.aComhe Mrs. Karen l'erraut Mr &: Mrs. Allan Sullwagon Mo;. Graciela R. Conley Nathaniel Good Ms. Karen u1dd Ms. I rene Ptccnnc \1rs [. Ra}· Stricker Mr & Mrs. John P Connolly Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Gordon Ms. Chnsune L.1111g Mrs. Loratne Ptckenng 1\lr & t-.1rs. Lee Tavoulans Mr Barry Corden Mr. & t.. lrs. Wtlltam R 1\,ls Ccoha J Lakm Mr.&: Mrs. j.unes Ptke 1\lr. Charles Thompson Dr & Mrs. \\'tlham Goudte \I r Gerard r l..amesch Jtm &: S,uah Ptpl'r \lr & !\Irs 1\Jorman fhorpc CosgroYe Ms. Irene Grablm,kt Dr. Joseph Laptdes &: l-ob. Colonel Frank & Queen Mr & t..lrs. Peter P Thurber \lr & \Irs Eugene A !\Is. Cecile Gra:tano Arlene Gorehck Carole 1\b. \llchcle \ 1. Toenmgcs Cosma Ms. Remona Green Drs. Ellen Lee &: Mll had 1\lr. & ~lr>. Ronald Porter & 1\lr Scott Toenmges \1r &: Mrs. Roben & '~.Irs. \1af} K. Grimes Solomon John &: Oksana Pllll ~lr. Donald K. \\'eddmg \lr & \Irs. Norman Dane} Harmon \lr. & Mrs. \hch.tcl Judah RdC) 1\lr & Mrs. R!lhard \lr Bcnpmin Dans Dr &: Mrs. '\atan llarPaz Linebaugh Dand &: juhe Rtpple \\etcrmiller \lr &: !\Irs. Rtchard de Bear \lr Harland Han" Mr &: Mrs. Armando Lopez \lr. &: \Irs. Ste\'CII & Leslie \lr & \1rs Robert & Mr &: Mrs. Armando Mr. &: t.. lrs. john K. I tarns Mrs. \1af} l.ona Roach Sandra Weitz Delicato Mr. & \1 rs jeffrey K Mr. john Lovegren & Mr. Dr. Edward Roberts & Mrs. Dr relecta \.Vilhams Dr Frank DcMarw Harncs Daniel lsenschmtd Ahcc R. Taylo1 L\\A Prop Fund Mrs. \lary DeTomaso \1s. Barbara l!ellet Ms. :--1argarct 1\.lac ransh Mr. Dale RobcrtSl)l\ Dr Ruth A \\'orthmgwn Am) Dewys & james Blohm Glona Heppner Ms. \'era C Magee Jack A &: Anv•t Robmson \Is. Dianne Dickclmann 1\lr. '\orman llerben \lr Dand M \lark Fund SUPPORTER \lr &: \Irs. Lawrence H 1\lrs. Clara Sue Herman Professor Donald Maskeny. \1r james E. Rndger~ 250- 499 Dtckclmann Jr Dr. &: Mrs. :O.Iarlln 1\.1 Jr \1r &: \Irs. Stdn~y Rose Anonymous (-t) \lr & \Irs. 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42 OR AVO Dcu·oit Opera I louse 1\lr. & Mrs. Ke1·in Hastings Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Walker Dr. Judie Goodman & Mr Kelly & joe Gabr) In Memory of Mrs. Mary Kathleen N. & Mtchacl R. Carol Ward Kun R. Vilders Barbara & Paul Goodman Rita Cuddohy Schwanz Community Mr. & Mrs. Leo 5. 'vlrs. Ellen Kahn Barry & Cindy lloward \lora & Paul Leblanc Ennchmenl Fund Wasagcshik Dr. Alt ~loi in & Dr. Wil ham Andrew lngall & 1'\eal ~lr. & Mrs. Griffin Scillian VIs. janet B. Weir Kupsky lloffman In llonor of Ms. joanne Paul & Susanne Scou joseph Wetss & Marilyn Ms. Florence Morns Gil da jacobs Danto's & Dr. Arnold Mrs. Teri Segura Shapiro Mr. jonmhan Orser Craig & Regina Kuper Weingarden's Celebration William & Kristen Setka!) Mr. Craig Wellman ~Is. Susan Stlb-Lewy The Office of Deborah Gloria & Fred Clark Mr. & Mrs. Louis C. Seno, j r. Prof. Michael Wellman Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Gordon Law Judith & Irwin Elson Marc & Naomi Shaberman Ms Sail}' Phelps Wells Stlverman Sarah, Judah & jason Lefton Barbara Frankel & Ron Dr. Chrisuna Shami t-.lr. Paul Wemhoff Rene & Cath) Ltchtman Michalak Mr. & Mrs. Patnck D. !>Irs. Karen B. Werner Premier Dance·r jenn) & john Man in Mary & Charles Parkhill Sheehy Mr. john F Wenman $1,000-S 1,499 Robin & Mtkc Mosco" Shtrlcr & jerry Shagnn Dr & Mrs. Donald Shennan Mr & Mrs. Charles Wil!tams t'vlr. & Mrs. Lawrence john Ann Okolovuch Lila Stkerman ~1r. & Mrs. George Shirle) Mr. Manuel A. Wilson & Dr. Ltllian L11 judy & Ted Olds Donna & Bob Slatkin Ms. Marci Shulman Dr. \lila Wilson Mr. Richard A. Sonenklar & Nancy A. Piwonski -Nemeth Loree & Roger Wasserman Mr. Zon Shumway :vir. Da1id D. Woodard Mr. Gregory Haynes & Frances E. Piwonskt Karen & Rtck Willtams Dr. & Mrs. Paul Simczynski :..Irs. N.A. \\'right Mr. & Mrs. joel Tauber Mrs. Ruth Rallner Mr. Roben W ~tcgel Dr. & Mrs. jose 1::. Yanez Dr. Norman & Mrs. Harnct In Honor of Dr. David Mr. james J. Slowik Mr. & Mrs. Thomas V Yates Soloist Rouer DiChiera and the Michigan Drs. Alton & Wonuka Smtlh Ms. Helen Zissis $500-5999 Suzt & John Shepard Opera Theatre Board of 'vir. Michael Smith & Mrs. Dr. & Mrs. C!tfford Furgtson Ms. Dolly A. Van Fossan Directors Kaue \Vii !tams Smtth MAjOR GIFTS - DA CE Ms. Mary C. Mazurc \\ailed L1kc Western Staff Rev. Paul Chateau Miss Manha Sorensen IN TRIBUTE Lori & Ron Wurst In llonor of Dr. David Dr Gino So1Tan $30,000 and above jantwry 1, 2013 to Sharon Ztmmerman DiChiera receiving adme & Ken Sperry Danto Foundation Seplentber 30, 2013 Ms. Robtn Sptvcy In llonor of Ms. Sue the DAC I'' Li fe time Mr. Theodore J. Sl. Amoine INDIVIDUAL S PPORT In Honor of Mrs. Rosene Atwood's Birthday Achievement Award Mr. Gregory Stone - DA CE PATRO S Ajluni's Birthday Pat Ellis Barbara Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Douglao Strayer Dr. & ~Irs. Roger AJ!ttnt Jr. Dr. & t-. lrs. Choicht Sugawa Director $5,000 + In llonor of Mrs. Maggie In llonor of john and In llonor of the Birth of Clara & Federico Mariana Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Allesee's 85'h Birthday Linda Axe's 24'h Wedding Levi Davidson t-.lr. Robert Sweeten & Ms. Ms. Debra Bernstein-Siegel Mary & Charles Parkhill Anniversary Mrs. Rmh Rauner 1'-lary !>largaret Sweeten Carol & Tom llalstccl 'vir. Roben Tacomajr Conductor In Memory of Sarah R. In Memory of Ms. Edna 1\.lr Aaron Charb Tau $2,500 - $4,999 Aluzzo In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. Doigan janet & Paul Thwaite Mr.& Mrs. Thomas Roger & Nadmc Weycrsbcrg Dominic Bansano Karin Edelson Mr. & Mr>. Paul Tomboulian Anderson Barbara & Stephen Weiss Ms. Pamela Torraco Dr. Da1~d DiChiera In Memory of The Hon. In Memory of Mrs. Elva M. Mr & Mro. Stuan Trager Ms. Ltncla Dresner & Mr. Edward Avadenka In llonor of the Marriage Ebersole Drs. Daniel & Lisa Turner Edward Levy Jr. Marcia & Eugene of Emily (Mr. & Mrs. Brenda G. Shufelt Dr. & Mrs. AI Utecht Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Frankel Applebaum Cochran's daughter) Andrea Lani Shufelt Robert Van Walleghem Mr. & Mrs. Irving Rose Susan & Davtd Campbell Sandra & Robert 1\locrs Mr & Mrs \lelvtn C. Mr & Mrs. R. jamtson Ms. Laurie Dare In llonor of Mrs. Barbara \'anderBrug Williams Dwellworks, LLC In Memory of Ms. Frankel Miss Ltsa M. Varnier Barbara & Gary Eisenberg Katherine Clarkson Laune. Leia & Nathan Mtss Tammy Velthoven Choreographer jackte Eckhous Corinne Optteck Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Tony Venumig!ta S I ,500 - $2.4999 Irwin & judy Elson Dr. Carlos Villafane & Mrs. Mr. & !vlrs. Robert A. Allesee Klaus & Kathnn Entenmann In Memory of Mrs. Thelma In Memory of Mrs. Rema Claudia Civeriaui Mrs. Barbara Frankel & Mr. Laurie & Bruce Epstein Cohen Frankel Mr. & Mrs. William Waak Ron Mtchalak Barbara Frankel & Ron Barbara Ruter Barbara Frankel Ms. Teresa Wakeen Mr. Lawrence Glowczewski Michalak In Honor of Anne and Richard Frederick's Addison Bartush Family Foundation Makes a Major Gift Anniversary jean Casey to Support Education in Detroit ln Honor of Preston & Retired business man j, "A bomber pilot in the second Mary !I appe! Ben & Enca Powell Addison Bartush has given a world war, a succcssrul very generous gift or $300,000 entrepreneur, and a lover or In Honor of Mr. Robert to support and sponsor school opera combined to make him llage's Retirement programs designed to introduce a rascinaling person. He and Staff at Boulan Park Middle opera to under-served children Marion always added to the School in the Metropolitan Detroit glamour or opening nights and Troy Educalton Assoctauon. Mr. Stephen A. Lucchi, community. Addison and his late ortcn sponsored opening night Presidem wire Marion have been devoted parties. ln our early years, he to the Michigan Opera Theatre ror nearly ron y took it upon himselr to provide us with archival In Memory of Dr. Zofia years. Elected to the board or directors in 1975, recordings or our pcrrormances when we did not Kafarski Addison also served as board secretary and on the have the resources, and thus filled an important Dal'id A. & Belinda Brunning Nominating Committee. In honor or his many gap in our aural history. Last year his many Cathenne & Rtchard Elton years or service to MOT, he was elected Director rriends gathered along with his children Jay and Leslie & Phyllis Green Emeritus in 2004. " It is always a pleasure to Susan to celebrate his 90th birthday, and we wish spend time wi th Addison," said David DiChiera. him many more."

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44 BRAVO "ww.i\'\ ic higa nOpcra.org D etroit Opcrn I louse 2012 & 2013 Agency GOLF OUTING Mechamcal Des1gn & 1917 American Bistro lnstallauon Volunteers Allegra Pnnt, S1gns & Mentor Markettng Ren Cen MGM Grand DetrOit Greetings from the MOT Volunteer Association (MOTVA)! Archucctural Southwest Stone llelen Millen & I leather The Ardent Compantcs Hamilton Opera as an art fo rm and Michtgan Opera Beau Jacks Mr Larry W Miller Mr. Corey Berzac Mr. Todd Nancarrow Theatre are very important to all of us. MOT pro­ Mr Morris Blake Northville Lumber ductions are world class, and the Detroit Opera Mr. & Mrs. Brian Bowman Novara Tes1p, PLI .C I louse offers one of the most d iverse opera and Mr Dav1d Brethen Optics dance series in the country. These performances WH. Canon Mr John Pappas Cap1tal Letters Mr. &: Mrs. Charles Parkh1ll require the collaboration of many, especially Mr. Scott Coleman Mr Bnan Penna those who help out behind the scenes. Cont mental Catering Mr. &: Mrs. Don Pentz1en Our key volunteer groups deserve special recognition: the Cranbrook An Museum Mr. &: Mrs. Charles Pocl owski Cranbrook Institute of SCience Powers, Chapman, DeAgosuno, hosts of our opening night dinners, cast parties and soirees; Cranbrook General Meyers & M1 ha, P.C. the committees that create our hallmark BravoBravo! event; our Underwriters Mr.&: Mrs. M1 hon R111g resident historians who conduct Opera I louse tours; our extraor­ crave .. sush1 + lounge Rub BBQ Pub Mrs. Maryann Cromwell Mrs. Eduh Ruscdlo dinary corps of ushers; and our MOTVA Board members. Cutters Bar & Gnll Sanders Fine Chocolatters To each of you who support us through generous gifts of time Mr. & Mrs. Larry Dav1d Sav's Weldmg Serv1ce, Inc and resources, our most sincere thanks. If you are not yet a Douglas J Aveda lnstu ute Scaglione & Associates volunteer, please consider joining us. Along with all of the hard Detroit Downtown Courtyard Mrs. Bluma Schechter Marnott Louis & Nelhe Sieg Fund work, we have fun too! Volunteering is a great way to meet other DetrOit Ready M1x Southgate Ford, Don Damels mteresting and involved people. Frank G & Gertrude Dunlap David Sonnenschem Your tax-deductible membership entitles you to participate in Fund Mr. &: Mrs. Wilham Stone Emery's Jewelers Mr. Bruce Stubbs our individual volunteer groups. For membership information Mr Jeff Ferguson Walbndge Aldmger Company please consult the MOTVA webpage at www.michiganopera.org, Mr & Mrs. Dean Fnedman Walsh &: Company or call Christina Wagner at (313) 237-3236. Gemmayzc WCI Contractors, Inc. l hope that you enjoy the 201 3-2014 season. We look forward Gnffin Smalley Wilkerson, inc. WDIVTV-4 Grunweli-Cashero Co , Inc Western Golf&: Country Club to working with you and thank you for your interest and involve- lloover & Wells, Inc. Mr. &: Mrs. Harvey Yates ment in th ichigan O pera Theatre Volunteer Association. King par Dr. Lucia Zamorano Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kn korian Zumba Mex1can Gnlle Mr & Mrs. Arthur Krohkowsk1 Mr. & Mrs. James Labes Mi cellaneous In-Kind Ms. Laura Larson Donors ferry Slica Legends or Ice Dod1e Dav1d President Dr Mel Lester Dr. David DiCh1era LB. Office Supply Haberman Fabncs MOTVA Llllgl Brum Salon Leon &: Lulu Lumm Fmancml Moffat McGlllre, Inc Mr Kurt Machacek Mrs. Wahraud Prechtcr MOTVA Executive Committee BravoBravo! Mr & Mrs. Robert Mard1g1an Real Integrated Terry Shea, President 2013 Co-Chairs Mr Paul Marra Sanders Fme Chocolaucrs Cheryl Mc llhon, Vice President j eanine Fields Meadowbrook Insurance Randall Green Nancy Moore, Secretary Amy Kaminsky Steven Marlene, Past President Will Robinson Dodie David, Past President Don't Wait! Betty Brooks, Past President Gloria Clark, Past President 2013 OPERAtors IRA Rollover ends soon! Gwen Bowlby, Treasurer Lee Barthel Many of you will take your mandatory IRA Gwen Bowlby withdrawals soon. We would like to remind you of a MOTVA Board of Directors Gloria Clark very special opportunity to make a gift to Michigan and Committee Chairs Dodie David Opera Theatre! Donors aged 70% or older are Dominic Arellano, Marianne Endicott eligible to move up to $100,000 from their IRAs Young Opera House Council Barbara Frankel directly to qualified charities without having to pay llelen Arnoldi-Rowe, Divas/Divas Alan lsrael income taxes on the money. This is a result of the Kathie Booth, Ushers Amyj idov IRA Charitable Rollover provision of 2010 and 2011 Gloria Clark, Opera League Steven Marlette being reinstated for 2012 and 2013 and will now Dodte David, Opera League john Novak expire on December 31, 2013. 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THE FLYING DUTCHMAN There will be a 20-minute intermission after Act I, and a 15-minure intermission after Act II. Please note: A lightning effect and fog will be used during Act I. Additional Production Credits

SUPERNUMERARIES

Sailors: Ghosts: Bruce Davis Alen Fyfe Phil Petrella Kirk Hayhurst Nicholas Rowley Reuben Ellman Carl Fontana George Manning James Slowik Alan Wisnieski Joseph Welch

Adolescent Senta (19, 23, 26): Alaina Matthews Young Senta (19, 23, 26): Grace Velrhoven Adolescent Senta (25, 27): Lauren Lanzini Young Senta (25, 27): Gracie Fish

LoCAL WIG & MAKEUP CREW

Kristine Clifton Annamaria Kirkland Alexis Pravato Shannon Schoenberg Denitra Townsend Dayna Winalis

Molly Hughes Orchestra Personnel Manager Gharren Turner Technical Assistant

MICHIGAN CELEBRATE

The Detroit Opera House's FAMILY OPEN HOUSE Saturday, October 2 6

Join us for a free tour of the Detroit Opera House! See the costume shop, wig and makeup room, rehearsal studio, archives, dressing rooms, dance studio, and walk across the largest stage in Michigan!

Tours every half hour from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please ca ll to register at (313) 237- SING.

DETROIT OPE~ HousE Operat~ - IRevie\tVs

After the Visit www.michiganopera.org to share show... your comments with other operagoers. T Met ,, Opera National Council Auditions ~1-'dfenlJ l--lonor"T'Ij Co-Ch..irf, Michigan District M"T''j Sue tro.l P.J t;.. ;,g • M"T'Ij f

TICKfTS $500 Donation for 1 ticket • $1 ,000 Donation for 2 tickets A Benefit for MONC Michigan's vocal education programming, featuring a master class fo r the Detroit Public Schools with Denyce Graves.

RSVP By Mail: The MO C Michigan District PO Box 250100 • Franklin, M148025 By Email: [email protected] Please make checks to MONC-Michigan District · Please Respond By November 8, 2013

QUfSTIONS Contact Mary Kramer, [email protected] or 313.446.0399/248.229.5606

COMf JOIN US TO WITNI;SS Ti-jf TALfNTS Of: TW; OPfRA STARS Of: TOMORROW Detroit is pleased to host both the District and Regional Metropolitan Opera Auditions 9/ld;r.ojxJiitCl/11; t{);er.a StJ,Qo-na/ C@()(vnei/ - YJF~ and r9f~W?za/ !J£;diLW?zJ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • D~trid A udi-l:ions I RegiorJ A udi-l:i~ • • • • • Saturday ovember 16, 2013 •1 Sunday February 23, 201 4 •

• 9:30 a.m. •I 1:00 p.m. • • • • • Tickets $10/$5 students - sold at the door •I Tickets $10/$5 students - sold at the door • : Detroit School ofArt s - next door to Orchestra Hall : Detroit Opera House : o 123 Seldon Ave. I 1526 Broadway St. • : Detroit, M1 48201 : Detroit, M1 48226 : : Join us anytime during the day as these fine young artists : Highlighting the winners from the District Auditions of : • perform arias from your favorite operas I Buffalo/Toronto, Detroit, Pittsburgh • • • • • Judge>: I Ju~: • • • • Denyce Graves • Michael Easton • • • • • Metropolitan Opera, • Washington Opera • • Johns Hopkins University-Peabody Institute • • • • Gayletba Nichols • • Ward Holmquist • Metropolitan Opera National Council • • Artistic Director, Lyric Opera Kansas City • • • George Shirley • • • • •• Roger Pines • Metropolitan Opera, University ofMich igan • • Dramaturg Lyric Opera ofChicago • • • • o••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •