UMS PRESENTS ROSSINI’S WILLIAM TELL Teatro Regio Torino Orchestra and Chorus Gianandrea Noseda Conductor

Claudio Fenoglio Chorus Master

Tuesday Evening, December 9, 2014 at 7:30 Hill Auditorium • Ann Arbor

23rd Performance of the 136th Annual Season 136th Annual Choral Union Series

Illustration: From Friends to Know ©Blue Lantern Studio/Corbis. 23 PROGRAM

Gioachino Rossini William Tell

Opera in four acts to a libretto by Étienne de Jouy and Hippolite Bis after the eponymous play by Friedrich Schiller and Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian’s story La Suisse libre. Performance duration of this evening's production, including intermissions, is approximately 3 hours and 45 minutes.

Act I

INTERMISSION

Act II

INTERMISSION

Act III

Act IV

Translation by Calisto Bassi reviewed by Paolo Cattelan and based on the critical edition by M. Elizabeth C. Bartlet, Fondazione Rossini Pesaro/Ricordi.

Endowed support from the Susan B. Ullrich Endowment Fund.

Media partnership provided by WGTE 91.3 FM and WRCJ 90.9 FM.

Special thanks to Kipp Cortez for coordinating the pre-concert music on the Charles Baird Carillon.

Special thanks to Tom Thompson of Tom Thompson Flowers, Ann Arbor, for his generous contribution of lobby floral art for this evening’s concert.

Special thanks to the Packard Humanities Institute for providing supertitles funding for the North WILLIAM TELL American tour.

Teatro Regio Torino is grateful for the generous support of its Rossini Tour Main Partners Barilla, Eataly, Eni, Lavazza, and Tour Sponsor, Maserati. Special thanks to The Opera Foundation. ROSSINI’S ROSSINI’S

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Concert performance

Luca Salsi (Baritone) Gabriele Sagona (Bass) Guglielmo Tell, a Swiss conjured Gessler, the Governor of the cantons of Schwitz and Uri John Osborn (Tenor) Arnoldo Melcthal, a Swiss conjured Mikeldi Atxalandabaso (Tenor) Ruodi, a fisherman Angela Meade (Soprano) Matilde, a Habsburg princess, appointed Saverio Fiore (Tenor) to Swiss govern Rodolfo, Captain of Gessler’s guard

Marco Spotti (Bass) Paolo Maria Orecchia (Baritone) Gualtiero Farst, a Swiss conjured Leutoldo, a shepherd

Fabrizio Beggi (Bass) Three brides and bridegrooms, Swiss Melcthal, Arnoldo’s father peasants, knights, pages, ladies attending Matilde, hunters, Gessler’s Marina Bucciarelli (Soprano) guards, soldiers, Tyrolian men and

Jemmy, Guglielmo Tell’s son women, performed by members of FALL 2014 the Chorus Anna Maria Chiuri (Mezzo-Soprano) Edwige, Guglielmo Tell’s wife

NOW THAT YOU’RE IN YOUR SEAT…

Of the opera William Tell, many people know only the last portion of the overture, the melody popularized by the classic radio and TV series Lone Ranger. Remembering this one tune, irresistible as it certainly is, does no justice even to the overture, which has many other wonderful moments besides this theme; and even less to the grandiose four-act opera that follows. Rarely performed these days, in part because it is hard to find singers who can meet its formidable vocal demands, Rossini’s final opera is a masterpiece of the first order, an uplifting paean to freedom and heroism, as well as a true musical feast.

25 26 ROSSINI’S WILLIAM TELL FALL 2014 UMS • Died November 13,1868inPassy, nr.Paris Born February 29,1792inPesaro,Papal States Gioachino Rossini Guglielmo Tell took place about a century-and-a-half but theevents described theresupposedly appears inalate 15th-century chronicle, almost four hours inperformance. which, if performed without cuts, runs — areallpresent inthisfour-act work scenes and,above all,anelaborate ballet involving many extras, numerous choral genre — historical subject, vast tableaux opera.” Themaincharacteristics ofthis model forwhat becameknown as“grand context of French opera, and served as a Rossini’s output; itwasalsonew inthe from thestart: Guillaume Tell. on awork that wasconceived inFrench piece withanew plot, before embarking music ofanother Italianopera toaFrench two ofhisItalianoperas andadapted the years, RossinimadeFrench versions of French government. During the next few commission but foralifeannuity fromthe plans were soonunderway not onlyfora turn Rossiniinto aFrench composer and Italien; now theParisOpéra decidedto already all the rage at the Théâtre- Tancredi, andmany other to Parisin1824.TheBarber ofSeville, born singerIsabella Colbran, moved Rossini andhis • • • • SNAPSHOTS OFHISTORY…IN 1831: never beenperformedonaUMSstage. UMS premiere: This complete opera has Founding of New York University inNew York City aboard Charles Darwin embarks onhishistoric voyage Nat Turner’s slave rebellion breaks outinVirginia begins The BosnianuprisingagainsttheOttoman Empire put down by Austrian troops Revolts inModena, Parma, andthePapal States are The legendof WilliamTell first Tell HMS Beagle was unprecedented not onlyin wife, thegreat Spanish- (1829/1831) operas were singing in general. It may have been major impact onthehistory ofoperatic fact, thegreat tenorariainActIVhad a many high‘C’s’willstealthe show. In point oftheopera. cello solo,isarguably theemotional high “Resta immobile,” with its memorable solo numbers —although Tell’s moving the onlyonestosinglongandvirtuosic demanding music; theseyoung lovers are Arnoldo andMathilde whohave themost the and Mathilde, a Habsburg princess. As between Arnoldo, the son of Melcthal, the love acrossthepoliticaldivide conclusion. Yet thereisasecondthread, Act II,theapple scene,andtheglorious oath that formsthemagnificent finaleof and Gualtiero(Walter Fürst), thesolemn the Swiss cantons, the parts of Melcthal political threadincludestheuprisingof almost becalledtwo operas inone.The and recorded,inboth languages. Since thenthework hasbeenperformed, 1831, becameknown asGuglielmo Tell. and after itsfirstItalianperformancein later translated fromFrench into Italian, premiered inParisonAugust3,1829,was form) tocreate Guillaume Tell. Theopera, Jouy that Rossiniset tomusic (inarevised basis fortheFrench libretto by Etienne de German literature. Itbecame,inturn,the (1759–1805) isoneofthegreat classicsof of thestory, theplay by Friedrich Schiller Confederacy. to have ledtothecreation oftheSwiss against theAustrianoppressors, and cantons (Uri,Schwyz, andUnterwalden) the revolt ofthethreeoriginalSwiss courageous actwassaidtohave sparked native Switzerlandbut well beyond. Tell’s his son’sheadisknown not onlyinTell’s fearless archerwhoshot anapple off earlier. True ornot, thestory ofthis , it is primo uomoandprimadonna,itis Even so, it is likely that Arnoldo’s In away, Guillaume Tell could Among themany literary adaptations the first time that there was such a fundamental difference between the way two singers approached the same part. Contemporaries commented on the striking contrast between Adolphe Nourrit, who sang Arnoldo at the world premiere, and Gilbert Duprez, who took over the role in 1837. Duprez’s more powerful, darker interpretation — he was said to have been the first to take full chest voice to the highest register — influenced a whole new style of singing. To this day, one can distinguish between the two approaches in performance — one lighter, the other more heroic — to one of the most challenging tenor parts ever written. Both the political plot and the love story in Guillaume Tell unfold against the backdrop of the breathtakingly beautiful Swiss mountains. Rossini had not visited Switzerland (neither, for that matter, had Schiller), but the stage designer Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri insisted on taking a trip to Altdorf to study the locale. As a result, the entire production had to be postponed (further delays were caused by the pregnancy of the prima donna, Laure Cinti-Damoreau). Traces of local color appear at several points in the score, including the use, in the overture, of the ranz des vaches, a traditional melody played by Swiss shepherds on the Alphorn. (The ranz des vaches was also used by Berlioz in his Symphonie fantastique, written one year after Tell.) The a cappella chorus in Act III seems to allude to traditional music from the Alps as well; it is very unusual in classical opera to dispense with orchestral accompaniment entirely. Rossini united all these elements — the public and the personal spheres as well as the local color — in the extraordinary closing scene of the opera (an arrangement of which, for many years, was heard at the beginning and 28 ROSSINI’S WILLIAM TELL FALL 2014 UMS Stabat Mater, not abandon composition altogether; his never composed another opera. Hedid he lived for another 38 years, Rossini Rossini ever wrote. Infact, although turned out tobethelaststage work chapter ofFrench grand opéra, also glorious andresplendent CMajor. majestic praises their newly-won freedom in a rejoices inthebeauties of nature and the gentle chordsoftheharp, everyone is unitedwithherbeloved Arnold.Over embraced thecause oftheinsurgents, the oppressors, andMathilde, whohas Swiss have liberated their country from At thismoment, Tell isout ofdanger,the end oftransmission onItalian television). governor Gessler; heis separated from an avalanche, now aguestoftheAustrian Austrian princess whoselifehesaved in hopelessly in love with Matilde, an of thepresent oppressors andheis of having oncefought amongtheranks vent tohis desperation: heis ashamed started afamily. Left alone,Arnoldgives reproaches Arnold, whohasn’tyet and pointing toWilliamasamodel, father. Melcthalaccepts theinvitation, house, mentioning hishappiness asa couples. They allsingtogether asongofjoy. the wifeofWilliam,askshimtobless accompanied by hissonArnold,Hedwige, When the wise old Melcthal arrives, oppressed by thedomination ofAustria. aside, pondersonthefate ofhispeople, sings alove song,WilliamTell, standing three couples. WhilethefishermanRuodi are celebrating theimminent weddings of Bürglen, Canton ofUri.Thecountry folk Act I SYNOPSIS Guillaume Tell, whichopened the William invites Melcthal into his , ending the opera in a crescendo, endingtheopera ina Petite messesolennelle, or gloriously: whether we callitGuillaume have endedhisoperatic careermore reason or reasons, Rossini couldn’t early retirement. Yet whatever the have allbeencitedasreasonsforthis was, by thistime,avery wealthy man) a lackoffinancialmotivation (Rossini theater. Exhaustion, poorhealth,and invitations, henever returned tothe stopped flowing. Yet despiteseveral proof that hiscreative juiceshadn’t de vieillesse(SinsofOldAge)areample pieces published underthetitlePéchés and acollectionofsongspiano Program note by Peter Laki. accomplishments. as oneofthisgreat composer’s greatest running away because, inorder to approaching: itistheshepherd Leuthold, attention to amandown at heelwho is However, it isthesameJemmy who calls bravery, heistheworthy heirtoWilliam. emphasizing that, due to his ability and his firsttry. Everyone hails thewinner, Jemmy, William’sson,hits thetarget on Many participate unsuccessfully, but enlivened by songandanarchery contest. by William.Thewedding celebrations are arrival ofGessler;Arnoldleaves, followed newlyweds alifeofserenity. the threecouples. Everyone wishes the Hedwige againinvites Melcthaltobless himself ready to join the conspirators. and hispatriotism, Arnoldfinallydeclares duty; tornbetween hislove forMatilde William, whourgeshimtocarry out his hope ofseeingMatilde, but heruns into Arnold wants to reach his train, inthe fanfare announces thearrivalofGessler. her by status andpoliticaldifferences.A Guglielmo, Horns in the distance signal the Tell unquestionably stands

BE PRESENT FALL 2014 29 In the main square of Altdorf. DuringIn the main square of his to go to Jemmy tells William William and Walter incite him to action: incite him and Walter William vengeance, wanted have would his father arenoises Suddenly, him. from tears, not by one forest: the from coming heard and Schwitz Unterwald, of one, the rebels men of the three cantons The Uri arrive. and if necessary to fight, solemnly swear freedom of their homeland. die, for the Act III near the palace of a chapel In the ruins he that of Altdorf. Arnold tells Matilde for the longer any to fight doesn’t want his to vindicate Austrians and intends if this means renouncing even father, is Gessler that her tells then he her; The death. father’s his for responsible Arnold to relinquish having of thought The sound to despair. Matilde drives the announces again, once horn, the of begs Arnold toarrival of Gessler: Matilde find refuge. soldiers of a celebration the course is obliged cheer Gessler. The population hat, governor’s the to respects its pay to of a pole. Gessler orders placed on top of anniversary the hundredth that in Switzerland be Austrian domination with singing and dancing. The celebrated while dance, to women the force soldiers their of the men reveals the behavior of the soldiers, catching A few indignation. of William and Jemmy in the crowd sight them drag obeisance, to make who refuse Rudolph recognizes before the governor. in William the man who helped Leuthold and Gessler has him arrested. to escape, flame, a lights she when that, so mother the guards but revolt, the signal it will Gessler him from escaping. prevent William punishment: a cruel contrives from his son’s an apple to shoot will have be both will they refuses, he if and head, who urges Jemmy, by killed. Encouraged with the trial, Williamhim to go through Once again the Once again the A group of hunters return return of hunters A group In the discussion that follows, Walter follows, In the discussion that his father killed. Arnold despairs, but but despairs, Arnold killed. father his reveals to Arnold that Gessler has had has Gessler that Arnold to reveals

accuse him of being unpatriotic. his love for the daughter of an enemy and of an enemy for the daughter his love motives, the two men reproach him for men reproach the two motives, meeting with her was dictated by other other by dictated was her with meeting oppressors. When Arnold protests that his that When Arnold protests oppressors. accuses Arnold of conspiring with the Matilde leaves. William, recognizing her, leaves. Matilde When William and Walter Farst arrive, Farst arrive, When William and Walter himself with glory on the battlefield. on the battlefield. himself with glory him to take up arms again and cover up arms again and cover him to take before their love is realized. Matilde urges is realized. Matilde before their love many obstacles will have to be overcome to be overcome will have obstacles many attracted to each other, but recognize that but to each other, attracted hidden until now: they confess to being they now: hidden until finally express the feelings they have kept kept have the feelings they finally express love. Arnold arrives. The two of them can The two Arnold arrives. love. to forget him, and wants to confess her him, and wants to forget moment he saved her she hasn’t been ablebeen hasn’t she her saved he moment that Arnold wants to meet her. From the her. From to meet Arnold wants that calm solitude of the forest. She knows calm solitude of the forest. She knows Matilde, in anguish, seeks comfort in the in anguish, seeks comfort Matilde, the oppressive presence of the governor. presence of the governor. the oppressive sound of a horn in the distance signals sound approaches. approaches. it is time to go home. On the highlands of Rütli, as evening evening as Rütli, of highlands the On a bell reminds them that from a hunt; Act II rise in rebellion. help him, dream of the day when they will when they day the help him, dream of unarmed villagers, who can do nothing to can do nothing unarmed villagers, who reason he is arrested by the guards. The the guards. by reason he is arrested responsibility and not answer: for thisfor answer: not and responsibility Melcthal entreats everyone to share the everyone Melcthal entreats whose punishment is to be death. is to be death. whose punishment to know the name of the boatman, name of the boatman, the to know arrive. Rudolph, their captain, demands captain, their Rudolph, arrive. soon as they set off in the boat, the guards off in the boat, set soon as they having just returned, offers his help. As offers his help. just returned, having that the current is too strong. William, the current that him to the other shore, with the excuse the excuse shore, with the other him to Gessler’s soldiers. Ruodi refuses to ferry to ferry refuses Ruodi soldiers. Gessler’s defend his daughter, he has killed one of he has killed his daughter, defend 30 ROSSINI’S WILLIAM TELL FALL 2014 UMS

Gianandrea Noseda, ©Sussie Ahlburg G life. Jemmy tellsthemthat hisfather is convince thegovernor tospareWilliam’s back to his mother. Hedwige begs her to Four Cantons. Matilde takes Jemmy residence. exhorts themtostormthegovernor’s them wherethearmsarehiddenand determined tostagearevolt, heshows William. Whenthecountry folkappear, vindicating hisfather andfreeing house. A squareinfront ofMelcthal’s Act IV people cursehim. the soldiers hail the governor, and the Jemmy. WhenWilliamisdragged away, commands that heentrust herwith Matilde, having arrived inthemeantime, orders father andsontobeexecuted, but with ithadhenot hitthemark. Gessler he confessesthat hewould have shot him second arrow fall. Questioned by Gessler, William faints from emotion, letting a takes aimandinfallibly hitsthetarget. ARTISTS Austria, China,France, Germany, Japan, outside ofTorino withperformancesin Regio Torino has launched its first tours projects. Underhisleadership,theTeatro productions, tours, recording,andfilm met withinternational acclaimfor a transformative era forthecompany, Teatro Regio Torino in 2007 ushered in appointment asmusic directorofthe On theshoresofLake ofthe conductors of his generation. His recognized asoneoftheleading IANANDREA NOSEDA is Arnold, embittered, dreamsof propelled theTeatro initiatives have Maestro Noseda’s Canada andthe US. and, withthistour, Russia, the UK, Regio Torino. Translation by Cheryl Mengle,©Teatro freed fromtheoppressor. shines againover Switzerland,finally abates, the clouds disperse and the sun fallen. Thepeople cheerwhilethestorm the rebels. Theenemy’s strongholdhas praises ofliberty. Arnoldarrives leading shoots Gesslerwithanarrow, singingthe and intend tocapture him,but William meanwhile, have reachedtheshore was beginning.Gesslerandhissoldiers, fire tosignaltherebels that therevolt saved fromthehouse that wasset on hands Williamhisbow andarrow, embrace hiswifeandson.Jemmy adrift into thewaves; hecanfinally leaps onto therocks,pushing theboat helm andisleadingthemtosafety. the news that Williamhastaken the that Williamisdead,but Leuthold brings observing that astormisraging, fears taking himaway onhisboat. Hedwige, no longerinAltdorfbecause Gessleris at Lincoln Center. He hasclose since 2002 and numerous performances appearances at theMetropolitan Opera New York audiences forhisregular Theatre, apositionheheldfordecade. principal guestconductorofthe Mariinsky 1997 hewasappointed thefirstforeign director oftheStresaFestival (Italy).In Philharmonic Orchestra, andartistic Orchestra, conductorlaureate oftheBBC conductor ofthePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Victor De Sabata guest conductor oftheIsrael Philharmonic most important cultural exports. where ithasbecomeoneofItaly’s Regio Torino onto the global stage Arriving near the shore, William Arriving neartheshore,William Maestro Nosedaisknown to Maestro Noseda is principal guest

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(Don (Don Ernani in tournée in Japan in tournée Mehta. He hasZubin Mehta. Arnoldo) ( at Arena in Verona, La Arena in Verona, at Nabucco Nabucco (Miller) at Opéra de Opéra at (Miller) Miller Luisa (Michonnet) Adriana Lecouvreur Nabucco Nabucco in Salzburg. JOHN OSBORN Un ballo inforza del destino in Parma, in Turin, in Bologna, I Puritani maschera Rigoletto in Paris and Turin, La Traviata in Berlin, and Ernani in Madrid, Nabucco National Opera of the Metropolitan Awards, Index Auditions, Opera Counsel Placido First Place in the Operalia and is a graduate Domingo Competition, Young Opera Metropolitan the of Osborn Program. Development Artists winner of the Aureliano is a recent of recipient in Asti, and Award Pertile Prestigious Award. a Goffredo Petrassi Antonio include batons Minkowski, Marc Richard Bonynge, and Abbado, Roberto some of the most important frequented including The Metropolitan houses opera Opera Lyric Staatsoper, Wiener Opera, of Chicago, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, de Paris, San Francisco National Opéra Zürich, La Monnaie in Opernhaus Opera, Salzburger San Carlo in Naples, Brussels, alla Scala in Milan, Teatro Festspiele, Cecilia in Rome, Accademia di Santa in London, Teatro House Opera Royal Colón in Buenos Aires, and the Verona 13 season he made his company debut debut his company he made 13 season in Don Carlo as de Barcelona Liceu with other by , followed del destino La forza , Macbeth role debuts: Verdi important ), Francesco di Luna (Il trovatore Conte . He ), and Nabucco (I due Foscari Foscari Chicago season with the last opened under in Macbeth Orchestra Symphony Muti. His recent of Riccardo the baton plans inclue and future and Nabucco Theater, with Rome’s Opera de Barcelona, Falstaff Liceu at Macbeth , Un ballo in maschera in Sao Paulo, and Carlo), Bilbao, in Lausanne,

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chorus master) chorus ) made his Tell Guglielmo ( A native of Milan, Maestro Noseda A native , Figaro in in Falstaff La bohème, Ford , , Ezio in Attila La traviata (Torre del Lago). During the 2012– Edgar (Torre in the title role in Gianni Schicchi, Germont LUCA SALSI in Turin. and of the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory Conservatory Verdi and of the Giuseppe the Children’s Chorus of the Teatro Regio of the Teatro the Children’s Chorus Master of He is also Chorus Regio Torino. Master of the Teatro Master of the Teatro he became Chorus Teatro Regio Torino. In November 2010 In November Regio Torino. Teatro collaborated with the Coro Filarmonico ofFilarmonico Coro the with collaborated chorus master on several productions and master on several chorus 2007, he alternated with the principal 2007, he alternated 2002. As Associate Chorus Master since Chorus 2002. As Associate Gabbiani at the Teatro Regio Torino in Regio Torino the Teatro at Gabbiani to Claudio Marino Moretti and Roberto and Roberto Marino Moretti to Claudio becoming the Assistant Chorus Master Chorus becoming the Assistant Massimo in Palermo for two years before years Massimo in Palermo for two Assistant Chorus Master at the Teatro the Teatro Master at Chorus Assistant specializing in choral conducting. He wasspecializing in choral in opera as an assistant conductor before as an assistant in opera Bosco. During his studies he began to workto began he studies his During Bosco. Giorgio Colombo Taccani, and Gilberto and Gilberto Taccani, Giorgio Colombo Repubblica Italiana. Repubblica ( FENOGLIO CLAUDIO Scala, Franco Richaud, piano, with Laura also marks his Carnegie Hall debut. his Carnegie Hall also marks della Merito al Ufficiale Cavaliere is as as well conducting, and composition, and Salzburg Festival debuts. This season debuts. Festival and Salzburg music, studied choral was born in 1976 and season include his Berlin Philharmonicseason include Teatro alla Scala. Highlights of the current alla Scala. Highlights Teatro Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Orchestra, Philadelphia Symphony, the London Symphony Orchestra, NHK Orchestra, Symphony the London orchestras and opera houses, including houses, opera and orchestras relationships with many of the leading of many with relationships in di Siviglia, Valentin Il barbiere , Marcello in Madama Butterfly Sharpless His repertoire includes such roles as such roles as includes His repertoire . di Bologna in Rossini’s La scala di seta operatic debut at the Teatro Comunale Comunale the Teatro at debut operatic 32 ROSSINI’S WILLIAM TELL FALL 2014 UMS Baltimore, Boston,Cleveland, Houston, Kennedy Center, andas soloist with the stage, she has appeared in recital at the “2013 Artist oftheYear.” Ontheconcert where she was subsequently honored as Regio, andWashington National Opera, Los AngelesOpera, Torino’s Teatro Deutsche OperBerlin, Frankfurt Opera, HD Opera, thelatter broadcastedlive in and Verdi’s Falstaff recent seasons include Bellini’s DVD by Decca.Highlights ofMs.Meade’s in thefilmTheAudition, releasedon Council Auditions,aprocessdocumented of the2007Metropolitan Opera National on theMet stageasoneofthewinners Verdi’s in March2008,theroleofElvira in Opera substitutingforanillcolleague debut on the stage of the Metropolitan when she made her professional operatic Award. She joined an elite group of singers Opera andthe2011RichardTucker Sills Artist Award fromtheMetropolitan and istherecipient ofthe2012Beverly the Academy ofVocal Arts inPhiladelphia, of Washington State andanalumnus of ANGELA MEADE( Burana, andBruckner’s Te Deum. Guillaume Tell, Arena. Hiswiderepertoire includes Rossini’s performances ofHändel’s Messiah, and Massenet’s Les Huguenots, Offenbach’s Hoffmann, including Don Giovanni; Zauberflöte, Entführung aus demSerail, and d’amore, Falstaff by Verdi; Donizetti’s L’elisir siciliennes, and LaSonnambula by Bellini; Les Vêpres and ; Armida by Rossini; Norma,IPuritani Lucia diLammermoor; Mozart’s Die debuts at theVienna State Opera, Ernani Don Pasquale,

Stabat Mater Les pêcheurs deperle, Rigoletto, . She had previously sung La DonnadelLago, Così Fan Tutte, and other French operas at theMetropolitan Manon; concert Matilde) isanative Roberto Devereux, La Traviata , and , Orff’s Carmina Carmina La Juive Norma Norma Otello Die ,

invited forSparafucile (Rigoletto), Muti. After thisdebut, hewasregularly ( debuted at LaScalainMilan asArcas Timur (Turandot ). In2003MarcoSpotti Bohème), Sparafucile (Rigoletto), and ( with theArenadiVerona asRamfis and inAthens. Heregularlycollaborates ( at Teatro MassimoPalermo,andAlvise Festival Pesaro,Procida(I and Orbazzano (Tancredi) at RossiniOpera Gatti andinLasPalmas,Oroe(Semiramide) Masnadieri) inBolognaunderDaniele at the Opera in Rome, Zauberflöte at the Opera Marseille, Sarastro (Die Teatro RegioParma,hesungIlRe(Aida) Valsesia Competition. Voci Verdiane in Busseto, and the Viotti- Zandonai Competition in Riva del Garda, Arrigo Boito, and won the Riccardo Parma, graduated fromtheConservatory MARCO SPOTTI ( first prizein57vocal competitions. Lucrezia Borgia. Ms. Meade has taken Festival inthetitle roleofDonizetti’s This summershereturns tothe Caramoor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, andOsmoVänskä. Alsop, CharlesDutoit,ManfredHoneck, conductors asRoberto Abbado, Marin Seattle symphony orchestras, withsuch Minnesota, Philadelphia,Pittsburgh, and Inquisitore (DonCarlo ) at Teatro Regio Amsterdam and LaMonnaieBruxelles, Köln, Walther (Guillaume Tell) at Opera Paris, EnricoVIII (AnnaBolena)at Oper Due Foscari) at Theatre Champs Elysees Milano and Festival Orange, Loredano ( London, Colline(LaBohème ) at Scala he sungDonGiovanni at Covent Garden Miller) withGianandreaNoseda.Recently with Valery Gergiev, and Wurm (Luisa Loredano (I Due Foscari), Timur (Turandot) with Riccardo Chailly, Daniel Barenboim, La Aida), Alvise(LaGiocondaColline La Gioconda) at Teatro BelliniCatania Iphigenie EnAulide) withRiccardo ) and Orbazzano ( ) was born in Gualtiero) wasbornin After hisdebut at Massimiliano (I

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BE PRESENT FALL 2014 33 ) started Edwige) in Washington, Washington, in Gessler ) in Die Walküre ) Rosenkavalier Der Requiem in Turin, No. 9 in Turin, Symphony ) at La Fenice, Venice; Venice; La Fenice, ) at Il trovatore ) in Turin; Azucena ) in Turin; Adriana Lecouvreur ) in Tel Aviv; Amneris (Aida) and Amneris Aviv; ) in Tel Falstaff ) in Bolzano, Modena, Ferrara, and Salome) in Bolzano, Modena, Ferrara, at the Teatro Malibran Malibran Teatro the at felice L’inganno La cambiale in Rossini’s Fanní in Venice; Malibran Teatro the at di matrimonio ) traviata (La Annina Ingolstadt; in and ) in Zerlina (Don Giovanni La Fenice; at ) enfers aux at (Orphée Genoa; Euridice and Musicale Fiorentino; the Maggio Her) in Bolzano. Pamina (Die Zauberflöte include Rossini’s engagements concert the Opéra messe solennelle at Petite the with Liverpool in and Marseille de Philharmonic Orchestra, Liverpool Royal Cultural the Musashino and a recital at Tokyo. in Foundation CHIURI ( ANNA MARIA was born in Alto Adige (South Tyrol) and Tyrol) (South was born in Alto Adige Conservatory Boito” “Arrigo the at studied and Corelli, Franco with and Parma, in competitions, numerous won has Competition including the Tchaikovsky include Her engagements in Moscow. (Das Rheingold, Fricka La Scala Palermo; Eboli (Don Carlos) at Quickly Mistress Turin; in and Milan in ( Liège;in ) Ulrica (Un ballo in maschera Edwige and the Princess de Bouillon ( ( ) and Herodias (Elektra Klytemnästra ( ( Annina Piacenza; and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; at ) in Wiesbaden, Parma, (Nabucco Fenena engagements and Modena. Her concert Verdi’s include singing with his father Vincenzo and is currently studying with mezzo Biancamaria Casoni. In 2009 he made his Beethoven’s Beethoven’s the Lieder at Wesendonck and Wagner’s Te Bruckner’s recently, Festival; Ravello Requiem under Zubin and Mozart’s Deum the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. at Mehta ( GABRIELE SAGONA

). Her ). Her ) Jemmy ) Melcthal Divorzio all’italiana Divorzio , Uncle Henry Gianni Schicchi, Uncle Henry in Trieste; Isabella in Rossini’s Isabella in Trieste; in fabula Pavia; Bimba in Raffaele Sargenti’s Lupus Sargenti’s in Raffaele Bimba Pavia; ) in Como, Cremona, and ) in Como, Cremona, and sonnambula Il viaggio a Reims as Corinna (Il viaggio also include Lisa (Laengagements in Pesaro, where she made her debut debut her made she where Pesaro, in including the Rossini Opera Festival Festival including the Rossini Opera leading Italian theatres and festivals, festivals, and theatres Italian leading Competition, she performed at many many she performed at Competition, competitions, including the As.Li.Co. As.Li.Co. including the competitions, ( MARINA BUCCIARELLI several winning After Mariella Devia. Ferrara and Treviso. and Treviso. Ferrara and with in Pescara Conservatory in Giorgio Battistelli’s Battistelli’s Giorgio in ) inin Bologna; and Alidoro (La Cenerentola the “Luisa d’Annunzio” studied at ) in Turin; Don Ciccio (Gianni Schicchi) in Turin; Betto ) and (Rigoletto ), Monterone Boccanegra ), Pietro (SimonSchmidt (Andrea Chénier), Pietro ) in Treviso, Ferrara and Rovigo; and Rovigo; Ferrara ) in Treviso, segreto Il matrimonio include Geronimo (Il matrimonio ). His engagements elsewhere ). His engagements Juliette et Puccini’s (Roméo Oz on the Road, and the Duke , Marco and Spinelloccio INBcampanello Coli’s Bruno of premiere the world in Annibale, Pistaccio in Donizetti’s Il in Donizetti’s Annibale, Pistaccio Genoa, his roles have included Don Don included have roles his Genoa, Fiorentino. At the Teatro Carlo Felice, Felice, Carlo the Teatro At Fiorentino. at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale del Maggio the Teatro Aida at , a project based on Verdi’s based on Verdi’s di Aida, a project Fiaba 2012. In 2011 he sang Amonasro in La2012. In 2011 he sang Toti Dal Monte Prize in Monte Dal the Toti He won Roberto Scaltriti and Carlo Meliciani. Meliciani. Carlo and Scaltriti Roberto FABRIZIO BEGGI ( BEGGI FABRIZIO studies with Cecilia, and currently Santa ) at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Colón Teatro Siviglia) at di the Accademia Musicale Desderi at Il Barbiere Di Di Barbiere and Basilio (Il Palermo, with Claudio studied He subsequently ) at Teatro Massimo Massimo Teatro at ) (Norma Oroveso Mazzei in 2009. Giovanni studied with Musicale Fiorentino with James Conlon, with Fiorentino Musicale ) at Maggio Maggio ) at (Macbeth Banquo Torino, 34 ROSSINI’S WILLIAM TELL FALL 2014 UMS Teatro Zarzuela in Madrid; and Beppe Story); Jorge in Arrieta’s Butterfly) inSeville; Tony (West Side and Nemorino inBilbao;Goro(Madama auf Naxos), TriquetEugene ( Onegin ), Bardolfo (Falstaff ), Brighella(Ariadne Huguenots) at theTeatro RealinMadrid; with EditaGruberova andBois-Rosé (Les ( ( Monostatos (DieZauberflöte) andPong Coruña; Nemorino(L’elisird’amore); Amsterdam; theDuke (Rigoletto ) inLa Alberto ZeddainLaCoruña andin Ruodi (Guillaume Tell) conductedby Madrid, andTeatre delLiceu inBarcelona; La MonnaieinBrussels, Teatro Realin in Falla’sElretablo deMaesePedro at His engagements includethetitlerole made hisprofessionaldebut in2007. Manuel AusensiCompetition and Rossini’s and Festival Musica Bergamo at the ingegnoso Amore Mayr’s Simone 2010 in In sang he ofColline. role the for competition As.Li.Co at the finals the in bass only the was he which after Pesaro, Bohéme La Puccini’s in Colline as debut ( MIKELDI ATXALANDABASO RAI. for Torino production a Teatro Regio in Verdi’s maschera (Tom) in Unand ballo and Aida Pasquale; Don d'Amore (Dulcamara; Masetto); Leporello, Giovanni, Giovanni Don titles: several includes repertoire His Sassari. Verdi in Paisiello’s Mayr’s Simone recorded He has Milan. in Verdi Casa and Sondalo, in musica della Amici Torino, in Artisti degli Circolo MiTo, Festival Como, and Bergamo in Teatro Sociale Konzerthaus, Wiener in performances include engagements I Puritani), LordCecil(Roberto Devereux) Turandot) inOviedo;SirBruno Robertson Ruodi Tosca (Re); Rigoletto

) was born in Bilbao. He won the Amore ingegnoso Amore

Barbiere di Siviglia di Barbiere Barbiere di Siviglia di Barbiere

(Angelotti). His concert concert His (Angelotti). for Bongiovanni for Bongiovanni (Monterone); Marina at the at Teatro Teatro at (Barone) (Barone) (Don (Don Elisir Elisir and and in in

Fiorello (Ilbarbiere diSiviglia)inToulon; traviata) andSciarrone (Tosca) inVerona; Witwe) inTurin; Marquisd’Obigny (La traviata ), andBogdanowitsch ( Die lustige Dancaïre (Carmen),BaronDouphol (La Prince Yamadori (MadamaButterfly), le Italy. Hisrecent engagements include some ofthemostimportant theatres in and hassubsequently performedat Orchester conductedby Roberto Abbado Pasquale) withtheBayerischer Rundfunk made hisdebut asMalatesta (Don Pescara, andwithEzioDiCesare.He “Luisa D’Annunzio” Conservatory in was born in Rome and studied at the PAOLO MARIAORECCHIA ( in Romeforthesameproduction. 2010–11 seasonat theTeatro dell’Opera being re-engagedfortheopening ofthe Aufide inRossini’sMoiseet Pharaon, then his debut at theFestival inSalzburg as Ricardo Muti,underwhichhemade batons ofLorisMaazel,SeijiOzawa, and in several opera productionsunderthe and GoroinMadamaButterfly. Hesang in Arturo inLucia diLammermoor,Peppe to theinterpretation ofside roles,like singer decidedtodevote himselfmainly and theTeatro MassimoinPalermo),the in Rome,theTeatro SanCarloinNaples, Musicale Fiorentino, theTeatro dell’Opera (Teatro LaFenice inVenice, theMaggio musical institutions for several years title rolesat themostprestigious Italian by LuigideCorado. After having performed present hecontinues hisstudiescoached Accademia diArte LiricainOsimo.At in Bari,andwon ascholarshipto the SAVERIO FIORE( López Cobos. Teatro RealinMadrid,conductedby Jesús Symphony No.9withtheOrchestra ofthe engagements includeBeethoven’s ( Pagliacci) inToulouse. Hisconcert Pagliacci , Edmondo in ) was born Rodolfo) wasborn Manon Lescaut Leutoldo) , BE PRESENT FALL 2014 35 was founded at at founded was

by Verdi and Verdi by Pieces Sacred Four was was TORINO REGIO EATRO 1740, in December inaugurated . An Arsace Feo’s with Francesco HORUS TEATRO REGIO REGIO TEATRO HORUS TORINO the end of the 19th century the end of the 19th century with Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, and two for and two D’Arcangelo, Ildebrando with Chandos: Petrassi. XII by e Salmo Magnificat important international opera house from house opera international important premieres world the hosted it outset, the La (1893) and of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut premierebohème (1896), and the Italian the by conducted , Salome Strauss’s of was destroyed The old theatre composer. was replacement its 1936; in fire by I Vespri in April 1973, with inaugurated and Callas Maria by directed siciliani theatre The new Di Stefano. Giuseppe as one of a reputation established rapidly thanks houses, the leading Italian opera andlargely to the quality of its Orchestra was Noseda Gianandrea 2007 In Chorus. director of the Teatro music appointed season In addition to a full Regio Torino. theleads Noseda Mr. operas, staged of Regio of the Teatro and Chorus Orchestra Italian to represent tours on international undertaking culture worldwide, music the Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo residences at in 2010 and 2013; in Spain in 2011; at the Vienna the Dresden Music Festival, Festival Verbier the and Konzerthaus, since 2011, year each 2013; and, in des Champs-Élysées, the Théâtre at Regio Torino the Teatro Paris. This year America, North of tour first its makes including performances of Guglielmo and at Toronto, in Chicago, Ann Arbor, Tell City. York Carnegie Hall in New and re-established in 1945 after the the after 1945 and in re-established the of one is and War, World Second in choruses opera most important T C ), Kunz Kunz ), and Bohème, a descends from an descends from an century by Arturo Toscanini, Toscanini, Arturo by century RCHESTRA TEATRO REGIO REGIO TEATRO RCHESTRA TORINO orchestra founded at the end of at founded orchestra th

Netrebko, one CD dedicated to Mozart to Mozart one CD dedicated Netrebko, to Verdi with Rolando Villazón and Anna to Verdi Deutsche Grammophon CDs dedicated CDs dedicated Grammophon Deutsche Gianandrea Noseda, have recorded two recorded two Gianandrea Noseda, have the Chorus of the Teatro, all conducted by the Teatro, of the Chorus Orchestra of Teatro Regio Torino with Regio Torino of Teatro Orchestra in Stresa, Edinburgh, and Paris. The and Paris. The in Stresa, Edinburgh, been followed by many others concerts concerts others many by been followed first tour in Saint Petersburg in 2014 has Petersburg in Saint first tour with the recent Regio Japan Tour. The Tour. Regio Japan with the recent and China with Traviata in 2013 was repeated success that great it carried out a triumphant tour in Japan tour a triumphant it carried out (Verbier Festival). In the summer of 2010 Festival). (Verbier Champs-Elysées in Paris), and SwitzerlandChamps-Elysées Konzerthaus), France (at Théâtre des des Théâtre (at France Konzerthaus), Oviedo, Zaragoza), Austria (Wiener (Wiener Austria Zaragoza), Oviedo, (Wiesbaden, Dresden), Spain (Madrid, (Wiesbaden, Dresden), Spain (Madrid, with maestro Noseda, in Germany in Germany Noseda, maestro with last five years, it has been guest, together years, last five many foreign festivals and theaters. In the and theaters. foreign festivals many 2007. The Orchestra has been invited to has been invited 2007. The Orchestra Music Director of the Teatro Regio since Music Director of the Teatro Gianandrea Noseda, who has been the Gergiev, Luisotti, Tate, and finally finally and Tate, Luisotti, Gergiev, famous conductors as Abbado, Bychkov, Bychkov, Abbado, as conductors famous been conducted by such internationally such internationally been conducted by by Puccini. The Orchestra hasThe Orchestra Puccini. La Bohème by and premieres of Manon Lescaut world under whose direction were staged the were under whose direction the 19 La Fenice. ) at La Scala and ) at (La bohème Schaunard ) in Cagliari; and) in Cagliari; Alfonso (Così fan tutte Cremona, Caracalla, and Rome; Don Don Rome; and Caracalla, Cremona, , Marullo (Rigoletto Marullo , Kandaules Pavia, and in Brescia, Como, in Milan, Der König Der König Zemlinsky’s in Nicomedes La Scala ) at Sacristan (Tosca Palermo; ) in régiment (La fille du and Hortensius , Feuersnot in Strauss’s and Gilgenstock O 36 ROSSINI’S WILLIAM TELL FALL 2014 UMS TEATRO REGIO TORINO Gianandrea Noseda,Conductor Gastón Fournier-Facio, Artistic Director Walter Vergnano, General Manager Piero Fassino,TheMayor oftheCity assigned toClaudio Fenoglio. Engagedin while inNovember 2010thepositionwas its artistic development even further, maestro Roberto Gabbiani, who fostered The Chorus waslater conductedby the RaiNational Symphony Orchestra. to involve itinaconcert ofBrahms with Verdi’s Bach, invited ittoColognerecord Chorus in2002thebminorMassby Bychkov, who,after conductingthe Abbado and by the esteem of Semyon Verdi’s demonstrated by the performanceof the highestinternational level, as Bruno Casoni (1994–2002)itreached Europe. Underthedirectionofmaestro Torino andPresident Otello Requiem under thebaton ofClaudio and returned in2012 Florence Plouchart-Cohn, Assistant Paola Giunti, DirectorofCommunication Carlo Carrà, DirectorofFinanceand Alessandra Bazoli,Directorof Alessandro Galoppini, Directorof ADMINISTRATION ANDSTAFF Stresa, Edinburgh, andParisin2014. Verbier Festival in 2013, Saint Petersburg, China and Japan in 2010, Tokyo and operas andopera-symphonic concerts: and inboth Easterntours, withdifferent tours oftheTeatro Regioallover Europe Torino. The Chorus took part in numerous records with the Orchestra Teatro Regio Medea by Cherubini, andseveral Chandos Thaïs by Massenet, Edgarby Puccini, in maschera andVespri sicilianiby Verdi, of recordings, includingtheDVD production cappella, andparticipates innumerous activity, both opera-symphonic anda Chorus alsocarriesout important concert the productionsofOpera Season,the Director to theGeneral ManagerandMusic and Public Relations Administration Organisation, PersonnelandLegal Artistic Area Boris Godunov by Mussorgsky, Unballo BE PRESENT FALL 2014 37 With special thanks to the of Milan Pro Canale Fondazione tofor lending its instruments Sergey musicians: the following Giovanni (violin by Galaktionov 1772); Guadagnini; Turin, Battista (violin by Vagnarelli Stefano Ruggieri; Cremona, 1686);Francesco Carlo (violin by Marina Bertolo Landolfi; Milan, 1751);Ferdinando Serafino; Santo Cecilia Bacci (violin by (viola by 1725); Enrico Carraro Venice, Paolo Maggini, c1600). Giovanni TIMPANI Ranieri Paluselli° PERCUSSION Carminati Lavinio Massimiliano Francese Fiorenzo Sordini HARP Elena Corni° HORNS OFFSTAGE Ricciardo° Natalino Pierluigi Filagna MUSIC LIBRARY SERVICES Chiapino Franco Lusci Maurizio ORCHESTRA INSPECTOR Sosso Gabriele ° Principal the by * Chair supported Zegna Fondazione TRUMPETS Ivano Buat° Marco Rigoletti TROMBONES Lepape° Vincent Enrico Avico Marco Tempesta ENGLISH HORN Alessandro Cammilli CLARINETS Luigi Picatto° Luciano Meola BASSOONS Andrea Azzi° Lodin Orazio HORNS Ugo Favaro° Merisio Evandro Dindo Fabrizio Eros Tondella PICCOLO PICCOLO Baiocco Roberto FLUTES Andrea Manco° Maria Siracusa OBOES Luigi Finetto° Simondi Stefano BASSES Botto° Davide Ghio° Davide Canestrelli Atos Caccialupi Fulvio Michele Lipani Schiavolin Stefano CELLI CELLI Relja Lukic° Di Tonno° Jacopo Giulio Arpinati Amedeo Fenoglio Alfredo Giarbella Armando Matacena Luisa Miroglio Paola Perardi

Claudio Vignetta Claudio Franco Mori Franco Alma Mandolesi Claudio Cavalletti Claudio Rita Bracci Andrea Arcelli Gustavo Fioravanti Gustavo Ivana Nicoletta Alessandro Cipolletta Anselma Martellono * Enrico Carraro° Roberto Lirelli Roberto Armando Barilli° Silvio Gasparella VIOLAS Anna Rita Ercolini Maurizio Dore Maurizio Paola Bettella Silvana Balocco Bartolomeo Angelillo Bartolomeo Roberto Zoppi Roberto Osakabe Tomoka Giuseppe Tripodi Giuseppe Marco Polidori° Daniele Soncin Cecilia Bacci° Laura Quaglia Laura VIOLIN II Paola Pradotto Alessio Murgia Miriam Maltagliati Enrico Luxardo Elio Lercara Fation Hoxholli Fation Claudia Zanzotto Claudia VIOLIN I VIOLIN I Marina Bertolo Stefano Vagnarelli Stefano Sergey Galaktionov Sergey CONCERTMASTERS ORCHESTRA TEATRO REGIO TORINO REGIO TEATRO ORCHESTRA 38 ROSSINI’S WILLIAM TELL FALL 2014 UMS Claudio Fenoglio, CHORUS TEATRO REGIO TORINO Barbara Vivian Tiziana Valvo Daniela Valdenassi Teresa Uda Marina Sandberg Myriam Rossignol Raffaella Riello Antonella Martin Elena Induni Rossana Gariboldi Roberta Garelli Maria DiMauro Corallina Demaria Ivana Cravero Shiow-hwa Chang Angelica Buzzolan CONTRALTO MEZZO-SOPRANO / Giovanna Zerilli Pierina Trivero Maria deLourdes Martins Paola Isabella Lopopolo Laura Lanfranchi Rita LaVecchia Manuela Giacomini Alessandra DiPaolo Eugenia Degregori Cristiana Cordero Cristina Cogno Serafina Cannillo Eugenia Braynova Sabrina Boscarato Caterina Borruso Anna MariaBorri Chiara Bongiovanni Nicoletta Baù Sabrina Amè SOPRANO Chorus Master Vincenzo Vigo Marco Tognozzi Marco Sportelli Enrico Speroni Franco Rizzo Mirko Quarello Gheorghe Valentin Nistor Davide Motta Fré Riccardo Mattiotto Luca Ludovici Desaret Lika Vladimir Jurlin Umberto Ginanni Massimo DiStefano Giuseppe Capoferri Enrico Bava Lorenzo Battagion Mauro Barra Leonardo Baldi BARITONE /BASS Valerio Varetto Franco Traverso Sandro Tonino Dario Prola Matteo Pavlica Matteo Mugavero Vito Martino Leopoldo LoSciuto Roberto Guenno Mauro Ginestrone Sabino Gaita Giancarlo Fabbri Alejandro Escobar Luis OdilonDosSantos Diego Cossu Antonio Coretti Gian LuigiCara Marino Capettini Janos Buhalla Pierangelo Aimé TENOR MANAGEMENT LLC. COLUMBIA ARTISTS Carlo Caputo VOCAL COACH CONDUCTOR AND OFF-STAGE Mauro Ponzio CHORUS INSPECTOR Group. Perelman ofSemantix Creative Special thankstoLawrence Ann Woodruff Tour Manager Marcus Lalli Managerial Assistant Karen Kloster Tour Coordinator R. Douglas Sheldon,Senior Tour Direction Vice President OUR HISTORY. IN YOUR HANDS.

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COMPAGNIE NON NOVA PRELUDE TO THE AFTERNOON OF A FOEHN February 14-21 (13 performances) Skyline High School Experimental Theater 2552 N. Maple Road, Ann Arbor This theatrical marvel transforms simple plastic bags into whimsical creatures twirling to Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun.

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Tickets on Sale Now For more information, visit www.ums.org or call 734.764.2538. UMS PRESENTS HELEN & EDGAR

A story of Savannah told by Edgar Oliver

Directed by Catherine Burns

Wednesday Evening, January 7, 2015 at 7:30 Thursday Evening, January 8, 2015 at 7:30 Friday Evening, January 9, 2015 at 8:00 Saturday Afternoon, January 10, 2015 at 2:00 Saturday Evening, January 10, 2015 at 8:00 Sunday Afternoon, January 11, 2015 at 2:00 Sunday Evening, January 11, 2015 at 6:00 Arthur Miller Theatre • Ann Arbor

24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th Performances of the 136th Annual Season International Theater Series

Photo: Helen & Edgar 41 42 HELEN & EDGAR WINTER 2015 UMS Louise Oliver Paintings andSketches Anna Becker Production Consultant Bonnie Blue Edwards Associate Producer George Dawes Green Producer CREATIVE TEAM Helen &Edgar appears by arrangement with2Luck Concepts, www.2luck.com. Media partnership is provided by WDET101.9FM. These performances are supported by Emily W. Bandera. These performances are sponsored by theUniversity of MichiganHealth System. seats andjoin usfor apost-performance withmembers of thecompany. Q&A Following Wednesday evening’s performance, please feel free to remain inyour Helen &Edgar isapproximately 80minutes induration. Act Two, inTwo Parts INTERMISSION Act One, in Three Parts PROGRAM Amerigo Mackeral &theOctave Doktors Featuring music by Matthew Perry Promotional Video Aaron Howard Slides andProjection Omnivore Graphic Design BE PRESENT ARTISTS

DGAR OLIVER is a playwright, Jackson; The Juror, which sold nearly three poet, and performer. He is a million copies worldwide and was the basis E member of the Axis Theatre for a film starring Alec Baldwin and Demi Company, which is under the direction Moore; and Ravens, which was featured on of Randy Sharp and which is located at 1 many “Best Novel of the Year” lists for 2009, Sheridan Square in Manhattan. His last including Publisher’s Weekly, the UK’s Daily one-man show, East 10th Street: Self- Mirror, and Entertainment Weekly. Portrait with Empty House (produced by Recently Mr. Green started a new Axis and directed by Randy Sharp), was organization, Unchained, which sends the recipient of a Fringe First award at the busloads of raconteurs and musicians to 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. venues all over the south, in celebration of Three collections of his poems are independent bookstores. available from Oilcan Press: A Portrait of New York by a Wanderer There, Since the premiere of Helen & Edgar Summer, and The Brooklyn Public Library during October 2012, BONNIE BLUE (oilcanpress.com). His novel, The Man Who EDWARDS (associate producer) has had Loved Plants, is available from Panther the opportunity to participate in a variety of Books (www.goodie.org). Mr. Oliver is one of artistic projects. Soon after the production, the most beloved storytellers of The Moth. she went on the road in the Deep South with the Unchained tour, produced The Night of WINTER 2015 the Telephone — a sold-out run of avant- ATHERINE BURNS is the garde plays, and worked alongside Emmy artistic director of The Moth and Award-winning actors at NYC’s historic C a frequent host of the Peabody Century Club. Ms. Edwards has also been Award- winning The Moth Radio an assistant to the director and casting Hour. Prior to The Moth, she directed coordinator on two independent feature and produced independent films and films with Oscar-winning talent, both television, interviewing such diverse slated for release in 2015. Currently, she is talent as Ozzy Osbourne, Martha Stewart, the director/producer of the documentary and Howard Stern. An accomplished fire Out in Alabama, about LGBT rights in her performer, she also directed the New York home state. City-portion of the Burning Man Festival’s Fire Conclave for three years, coordinating a 70-person fire-dancing show performed Love and gratitude to Helen Oliver Adelson

in front of 50,000 people. Born and raised Grateful thanks to Jonathan Ames, Romy Ashby, Axis in Alabama, she now lives in Brooklyn with Theatre Company, Seth Barrish, Mike Birbiglia, Joan her husband and two-year-old son. Juliet Buck, Megan Burnham, Sandi Carroll, Andy Christie’s The Liar Show, Travis DeMello, Neil Gaiman, Naomi Gold, Robert M. Green III, Lorry Kikta, Katie Manion, Sarah Moskowitz, Joshua Polenberg, Primary GEORGE DAWES GREEN (producer) Stages, Paul Ruest at Argot Studios, Alexander Roy, created The Moth in 1997. He is the author Brooke Sabonis at Leftfield Pictures, Tiffany Steffens at Monotone, Ben Swank at Third Man Records, Billy of three highly acclaimed novels: The Thompson, Adam Wade, Kimberly Faith Waid, Sherry Caveman’s Valentine, which won an Edgar Weaver, and everyone at The Moth, especially Meg award for Best First Mystery, and was made Bowles, Maggie Cino, Brandon Echter, Joan D. Firestone, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, and Robin into a motion picture starring Samuel L. Wachsberger. 43