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Porgy and Bess at Seattle Opera AUGUST 2019 AUGUST Rigoletto_Program_072919-PrePress-FIXED.indd 1 8/2/19 1:12 PM My legacy. My partner. You have dreams. Goals you want to achieve during your lifetime and a legacy you want to leave behind. The Private Bank can help. Our highly specialized and experienced wealth strategists can help you navigate the complexities of estate planning and deliver the customized solutions you need to ensure your wealth is transferred according to your wishes. Take the first step in ensuring the preservation of your wealth for your lifetime and future generations. To learn more, please visit unionbank.com/theprivatebank or contact: Lisa Roberts Managing Director, Private Wealth Management [email protected] 415-705-7159 Wills, trusts, foundations, and wealth planning strategies have legal, tax, accounting, and other implications. Clients should consult a legal or tax advisor. ©2019 MUFG Union Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. 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Reproduction without written permission is prohibited. 4 Seattle Opera 2019/20 Season RIGOLETTO VOLUME 44 ISSUE 1 22 DESTRUCTIVE PARENTS, TOXIC MASCULINITY, Production Essentials AND BAD DECISIONS 10 Production Sponsor By Naomi André 11 The Cast 12 The Story 14 Director’s Conversation 25 DUKING IT OUT 16 Artists By Glenn Hare 20 Actors 20 Supernumeraries 28 SO MUCH FUN: BIG OPERA PARTY 2019 20 Chorus 21 Orchestra 21 Off Stage Banda 31 MEET OUR SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE Departments 6 From the General Director 8 Board of Directors 9 Service Directory 9 From the President 26 Seattle Opera Staff 27 Staff Chat 30 Programs and Partnerships Sponsors 33 Planned Giving 34 Donor Impact 35 In the Lobby Seattle Opera 36 Leadership and Producer’s Circles Editor 37 Institutional Donors Glenn Hare 37 In-Kind Partners Graphic Design Trevor Giove 38 Amusements Cover Image 38 Seattle Opera Podcast Philip Newton 39 Upcoming Events Seattle Opera offers large print and Braille versions of this program. Please see coat check for details. Seattle Opera acknowledges that McCaw Hall and the Opera Center are located on the ancestral homeland of the Coast Salish people. As Seattle Opera strives to create respectful partnerships throughout the Pacific Northwest, we hope to contribute to collective healing and true reconciliation. Rigoletto 5 FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTOR It is with tremendous pleasure that I welcome you to this performance of Rigoletto, my first production as the General Director of Seattle Opera. However, this isn’t my first Seattle Opera experience. That was nearly 25 years ago, and I’ve seen a dozen or more performances here since then, including two Ring cycles. As you can see, I’ve been impressed for a long time! I’m truly honored to take the helm of this important arts organization, and I’m privileged to follow in the footsteps of my predecessors. From founding General Director Glynn Ross, who launched the company and spearheaded the formation of Opera America nearly 50 years ago; to Speight Jenkins, who © PHILIP NEWTON built Seattle Opera’s national reputation for excellence and incubated the plan for our new civic home; to Aidan Lang, whose enthusiasm and drive made that plan a reality; I’m fortunate and humbled to be here. I’m proud to lead a company that is recognized for producing great art and initiating new ideas and conversations about the art it produces. We’ll continue to create spectacular and exciting mainstage works, such as today’s Rigoletto, and we’ll continue to develop new stories that reflect contemporary life, such as this fall’s The Falling and the Rising. And we’ll strive to connect more communities to this art form and welcome new opera lovers to the Opera Center and McCaw Hall. Rigoletto, one of the most popular titles in the opera canon, dramatically exposes the ethos of power, corruption, crime, and revenge. Stage Director Lindy Hume and the production team of Richard Roberts and Jason Morphett have magnificently reimagined this Verdi masterpiece. It’s an excellent and powerful choice to open the season. As I begin my deep dive into the company, learning about the internal operations and getting to know all my wonderful colleagues at Seattle Opera, I also plan to meet Seattle’s civic and community leaders. I’m excited to explore the local arts scene and intend to visit many organizations, both large and small. Just as importantly, I’m looking forward to meeting you. Therefore, I invite you to attend our Open House next month at the Opera Center. Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 28. I hope to see you there. Once again, I’m deeply grateful and happy to be here. Thank you for welcoming me to Seattle, Washington State, and the Pacific Northwest. Christina Scheppelmann 6 Seattle Opera 2019/20 Season Let Your Dreams Take Flight Financially, you know where you want to be in the next ten, twenty, or thirty years. At Cornerstone, we can help you structure your wealth in a way that lets you pursue your passions and enjoy the fruits of your labor. From strategic wealth and estate planning, to more abstract ideas like planning family vacations, we simplify time-consuming tasks so you can live the life you’ve earned. Invest a little time now to get more back later by calling Cornerstone Advisors. BuildBeyond.com l [email protected] l (888) 762-1442 l Bellevue, WA Untitled-11 1 4/19/19 2:30 PM BOARD OF Wholesale and DIRECTORS Retail Sales 2019/20 Season ¿ Roasting fine coffees since 1993 Chairman Treasurer Representatives to the Board John F. Nesholm Brendan Murphy Gayle Charlesworth, Seattle Opera Guild President Secretary Carissa Castaldo, Seattle Opera Chorus Brian Marks Milkana Brace Evan Bennett, BRAVO! Immediate Past Eric Jacobs, The Seattle Symphony and Opera President Players’ Organization Maryanne Tagney Seattle Opera Foundation Vice Presidents Jeffrey Hanna, Brian Marks, President ex officio Susan MacGregor Jonathan Rosoff Charles B. Cossé Steven C. Phelps Coughlin Martha Sherman James D. Cullen Anne M. Redman James D. Cullen Stephen A. Sprenger Jay Lapin Michael Tobiason Adam J. Fountain Moya Vazquez Moya Vazquez A. Richard Gemperle William T. Bruce E. H. Johnson Weyerhaeuser Brian LaMacchia Advisory Board Connie Bloxom Victoria Ivarsson Louise Miller John M. Bloxom, Jr. Linda Nordstrom Directors Beverly Brazeau Eulalie Schneider Willie C. Aikens Gary Houlahan Norma B. Croco Judy Schuchart Barry Bolding Michael Hyman David R. Davis Virginia B. Wright Toby Bright Tom McQuaid Betty Hedreen One of Seattle’s original Brenda Bruns, M.D. Brendan Murphy Susan Buske Steven C. 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