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From Columbus | 8 Volunteer Support Groups | 10 Institutional Supporters | 11 Annual Fund Contributors | 12 From ProMusica | 14 The Flood | 17 Production Staff | 18 ProMusica Roster | 19 Story Setup | 21 Cast Bios | 22 Production Staff Bios | 26 ProMusica Administration | 31 ProMusica Board of Trustees | 31 Opera Columbus Staff | 32 Board of Trustees | 33 For Your Reference | 34

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elcome to the long-awaited world Wpremiere of The Flood ! We are honored to partner with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, and eager for you to experience the music of Korine Fujiwara and the masterful storytelling of Stephen Wadsworth. A world premiere is a very special and rare event. So rare, that The Flood is only the third in Opera Columbus’ 38-year history. New works are crucial to keeping our artform alive and vibrant, allowing new composers like Korine to have their musical voices heard, and serving as the perfect vehicle for relevant stories to be told to a modern audience. Thank you for joining us for this very special production. Come party with us at the Opera Gala on March 7! You will get a glimpse into the adventures of next season, and we will all raise a glass to the future. Our partner, Fashion Week Columbus, will be a shining star on this fabulous evening.

Our April collaboration with Jazz Arts Group, Opera Swings Jazz, has been so fun to produce. Old Hollywood will take over the Southern stage with crooning, big band, and ballroom dancing, with Byron Stripling leading the Columbus Jazz Orchestra to create an evening of romance and happiness. Grab your bourbon, sit back and enjoy the glamour of this show. Thank you for buying your ticket tonight and for showing your support for the arts in Columbus. Every one of you makes a difference to those of us whose mission it is to create. It’s an honor to entertain and transport you.

Peggy Kriha Dye General and Artistic Director

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s you probably know, Opera Columbus’ Amotto is “Make it yours.” But with The Flood, Columbus makes opera ours. This outstanding new work is a true first: an opera set in Columbus and deeply rooted in our community’s history. With The Flood, Columbus becomes a part of the magnificent operatic repertoire. We couldn’t be prouder to share this with you.

The Flood was commissioned and produced through a collaboration between Opera Columbus and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra–the first time our companies have partnered for a major project. Composer Korine Fujiwara and librettist Stephen Wadsworth (who is also the production’s director) have worked together for over two years to create an unforgettable new opera, based in Columbus’ history but telling a universal story of human connection through loss and shared tragedy. We hope this will be a production you will never forget! I hope you will return to the Southern Theatre to join us in April, we will close the season with Opera Swings Jazz, in collaboration with Jazz Arts Group. This unique and exciting mash-up of opera and jazz will create one-of-a-kind music in a groundbreaking interpretation of favorite jazz standards.

Thank you for joining us for The Flood–this is a landmark moment for Opera Columbus and ProMusica, and for our community. Enjoy the show!

Patricia B. Morrison President Opera Columbus Board of Trustees

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IMPRESARIOS OF OPERA COLUMBUS Impresarios raises awareness of opera in Columbus and central Ohio, sponsors and organizes fundraising parties and events that benefit Opera Columbus, and organizes Opera Columbus Excursions to regional opera performances. Impresarios has quarterly meetings, usually in members’ homes, with a mix of live music, a short business meeting, and ample food and libations. Larry and Cathryn and Therese Nolan Desiree Shannon Ruth Anderson Jeffrey Geppert Aida and Sheldon and Yosry and Vera Attia Willie and Robert Norman Rebecca Taft Diane Banks Katie Grové Gregory Nutter and Deborah Thyer John and Tricia Herban Michael Ranney Manel and Chryssoula Barbas Susan E. Hodge Riek and Olli Tuovinen Antoinette Beynen Ron and Andy Oldenquist Don and Alfred Bivins Barbara Hupman Constance Oulanoff Miriam Utter Katherine Boehm Daniel L. Jensen Robert Brodkey and Jane Ware Mim Brierley Douglas and Carolyn Patch Charlie and Melinda Carter Darlene Jones George and Betsy Warner Mary Lou Casanta Karen Kennedy Ruth Paulson Joel and Donna Cavell Lisa Kolb Carole Poirier Barbara Weaver Louisa Celebrezze Anne LaPidus Sandra and Cindy Wentz Carolyn Thomas Lyman Leathers Howard Pritz Sally Willson Christy Carolyn Leick Jim Reardon Linda and Patrick Copeland Barry Liss Maryann Rinsch Bostwick Wyman Johanna DeStefano Jamie Massa David and Jacques and Mary Meredith Priscilla Meeks Anne Robinson Laura Zakin Dobyns Betty Messenger Daniel and Allan and Nancy Donoghue Bill and Jane Miller Marina Ruiz Susan Zelman Pamela Dorsey Kathleen Mogg Lu Sarver Bruni and Myrna Mumm Betty Sawyers Gary Duncan Jutta Neckermann Max Schmidt-Shilling

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

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ith gratitude, Opera Columbus acknowledges all of our Corporate and Foundation supporters. This publication lists names for Wdonors who made gifts, pledges, and in-kind donations of $200 or more in the 2018 fiscal year (July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018). Please contact the Development Office at 614-221-5249 if an error has occurred in compiling this information.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS $10,000-$49,999 $2,500-$4,999 Aramark KPMG LLP $100,000+ Crane Group Reinberger Conductor’s Honda of America Mfg. Chair Fund of Impresarios of Opera Columbus The Columbus Foundation L Brands UBS Financial Services Ohio Arts Council PNC Arts Alive $500-$1,499 Ernst and Young $5,000-$9,999 Wesbanco Bank Inc. Anonymous Fund of The Columbus Foundation $200-$499 $50,000-$99,999 Fifth Third Bank Battelle Memorial Institute GoldTech Inc Mollard Consulting Huntington Bank ProMusica Chamber Orchestra National Endowment for the Arts PNC OPERA COLUMBUS Porter Wright Morris and BRAND SUPPORTER Arthur LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers

THE COOPER-BING COMPETITION The purpose of the Opera Columbus Cooper-Bing Competition is to discover, recognize, and encourage young operatic talent. This international competition allows Columbus audiences to see the next generation of opera stars compete for cash prizes and the recognition every emerging artist needs. Audiences may also cast a vote for their choice to win the Merle McInturff Award for Musical Excellence.

Offered annually by Opera Columbus since 1983, the competition has helped to launch the careers of many singers, including world-renowned mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves and artists Dina Kuznetsova, Richard Paul Fink, Lucas Meachem, Nicole Heaston, Richard Zeller, Susan Foster, and Alyson Cambridge.

Included in the Vocal Competition since 2014, the Encouragement Award was created by Opera Columbus’ volunteer support groups to recognize promising young singers who show interest and potential in the field of opera or musical theatre. Eligible singers must be between 17-22 years of age, and be enrolled as a student in a high school, college, or university (undergraduate).

2017 Cooper-Bing Competition winner: Kidon Choi, 2018 Cooper-Bing Competition winner: Anne Marie Stanley, mezzo-sorprano 2019 Cooper-Bing Competition: May 5, 2019 SUPPORTERS OF THE COOPER-BING VOCAL COMPETITION (Gifts made July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018) Arthur and Hettie Bing Polly Lindemann Charlie and Betsy Warner Lyman Leathers Sheldon and Rebecca Taft

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ith gratitude, Opera Columbus acknowledges all of our individual donors. This publication lists names of donors who made gifts, Wpledges, and in-kind donations of $200 or more to the 2018 fiscal year (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018). Please contact the Development Office at 614-221-5249 if an error has occurred in compiling this information.

$50,000+ $1,500-$2,499 Thomas and Mary Katzenmeyer Anne Melvin* Lois H. Allen Wade Kozich and Alfred H. Bivins Jennifer Goettemoeller $25,000-$49,999 Jerome and Bette Dare Mark and Jane Landon Anonymous James and Ruth Decker Anne LaPidus Arthur and Hetty Bing Gary and Bruni Duncan Mary Lazarus Dr. Johanna DeStefano Jeff Harris Carolyn Whipps Leick Patty Morrison and Gary Tiesenga Katie Hurley Karen and Todd Majidzadeh Sheldon and Rebecca Taft Nancy Jeffrey* Kimberly and Jonathon Mayhew Jay and Sue Kromalic Megan McAlister $10,000-$24,999 Fran Luckoff Priscilla Meeks Patrick Copeland* Jordan Miller Dixie Sayre Miller Fund of Jim Crane and Laura Dehlendorf George and Ruth Paulson The Columbus Foundation* Willie and Katie Grové Carole Poirier Bill and Jane Miller Megan Kvamme Charles and Joan Stadler Aida and Robert Norman William Miller Miriam and Don Utter Riek and Andrew Oldenquist Valarie Williams John and Christine Olsen $5,000-$9,999 Dr. Karen Peeler and Anonymous $500-$1,499 Rev. Deniray Mueller Lori Barreras and Alex Fischer Anonymous (5) Mike Petrecca and Heather Grant George Barrett Ron Clark Aguilar Ron and Ann Pizzuti Tanny Crane and John Wolff Deborah M. Anderson Sue Porter and Mike Sayre Dr. and Mrs. Jerome J. Nicholas Augustinos Kristina Robinson Cunningham Sine-Marie Ayres Lois Rosow Steven and Patricia Gabbe Jim and Susan Berry David R. Schooler Lyman Leathers Adam and Suzy Biehl Ann and Robert Shelly Mrs. Robert Lindemann Paul and Lynn Blower Lee Smith and Susan Kosling Ruth and Dick McNeal Joe Bockelman and Dr. Brenda Stearns and Endowment for Barbara Dreihaus Dr. Linda Meadows Opera Columbus* Jessica Celeste Burton Godfrey Sullivan Jay Panzer and Jennifer Heitmeyer Dorothy Loew Cameron Megan Sweeney Jodi and Stanley Ross Glenn and Louise Carano Jane O. Ware Tadd and Nancy Seitz James Cash Robert and Catharine Warmbrod Lee Shackelford Peter Coccia and Nena Couch Thomas and Terri Whitman Allison H. Steiner and Judge John Connor Chad and Melinda Whittington Ryan Harding Esther Connors Bob and Carole Wilhelm Charles and Betsy Warner Mark and Mindy Corna Carol Wojcik Willis S. White Jr. Joanne Coughlan Becky Wright Tom and Lisa Courtice Charlotte Yates $2,500-$4,999 Michael and Paige Crane Femi Adeyanju Eugene C. D’Angelo* $200-$499 Vanessa and George Arnold Don Dell and Violet Meek Anonymous (4) Dr. Jean Atwood and Elfi Di Bella Ned Alexander Michael Kirkman C. John and Flo Ann* Easton Brad and Stephanie Ashbrook Dottie Burchfield Lucille and David Fannin John Benamati Laura MacGregor Comek Larry and Marion Fisher Kristine Bever Beth Crane and Richard McKee Krista Hazen John and Ann Biancamano Tom and Susan Crawford Susan E. Hodge and Robert and Marilyn Carbonara Tom and Judy Driskell David A. Greenberg Carolyn Thomas Christy Marilu and Timothy Faber Barbara and Ron Hupman Robert and Janet Cox Don and Janelle Grubbs Douglas N. and Darlene V. Jones Cindy Craig Richard and Ellin Patchen Leslie Jones Ruth Deacon Judy and N. Howard Kander Bill DeMora

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Richard J. Dick Doug and Cookie McIntyre John Snoble Mr. and Mrs. Dale Dixon Collin McMahon Angela Snyder Nancy Donoghue Tim and Sue McMullen Janice Sorensen Bernie and Linda Erven David and Betty Meil Victoria Spence Reinhard and Mary Gahbauer Betty Messenger Doug and Cathy Story Dr. Annie Marie Garraway Paul and Kerri Mollard Nancy Strause Martin Golubitsky and Frank R. Morris Brant and Mary Tedrow Barbara Keyfitz Christopher and Tierney Morrison Stephen and Arlyne Thung Ramon Gregory Dr. and Mrs. Paul S. Morton Leah Tsamous Linda and Richard Gunther Jutta Neckermann Matt and Jan Wald Susan M. Hartmann Tom Neustaetter Joan Wallick Jane Hathaway Julie and Ralph Nusken Dr. Joel and Barbara Weaver Dan Jensen John and Angela Petro Jonathon and Kim Zavislak Suzanne Karpus Bob Redfield and Mary Yerina Douglas and Wauneta Kerr Dr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Ruiz IN KIND Chris and Beverly Kerski Dr. Philip and Anonymous Barry Liss Mrs. Elizabeth Samuels Fifth Third Bank Tony Logan and Mary Duffey Ms. Junko Shigemitsu Out of the Closet Tom Long Larry and Cheryl Simon Dr. Rachel G. Mauk Doug and Pat Slusher Betsy May William Slutz and Linda Roomann

OPERA COLUMBUS TRIBUTES

IN HONOR OF Dr. Arthur Bing...... Marilu and Tim Faber, Willie and Katie Grové, Sheldon and Rebecca Taft, Charlie and Betsy Warner Jessica Burton...... Stephani Smolucha Eileen Davis...... Douglas and Patricia Slusher Johanna DeStefano, Ph.D...... Steven and Patricia Gabbe Peggy Kriha Dye...... New Albany Community Foundation Marilu and Tim Faber...... Suzanne Karpus Lyman Leathers...... Tom and Lisa Courtice Patricia Morrison...... Christopher and Tierney Morrison IN MEMORY OF Patrick Copeland...... Impresarios of Opera Columbus Dr. Michael O. Garraway...... Dr. Annie Marie Garraway Anne M. Ickes...... Stanton Ickes William Jensen...... Beverly Jensen James Meeks...... Lyndra Bissell, Al and Judy Clovis, Impresarios of Opera Columbus, Bruce and Michelle Johnson, Douglas N. and Darlene V. Jones, Mike and Melinda Miller, Craig and Judy Mosier, Riek and Andrew Oldenquist, Carolyn Patch and Bob Brodkey, Kay Penzone, Joseph and Jeanne Reed, Stephen and Eva Sebo, Greg and Barb Travalio, Dr. Joel and Barbara Weaver Anne Melvin...... Grant Morrow III and Cordelia Robinson Robert Mills...... Patti Mills Shirley and Ben Panzer...... Jay Panzer and Jennifer Heitmeyer David Robinson...... Impresarios of Opera Columbus, Anne R. Robinson Charlotte Simons...... Ellen Stukenberg Margaret E. Wall...... Katherine Boehm Dottie Watkins...... Jean Brandt, Sue and Don Cruickshank, Joyce and William Dargusch, Jodie Davis, Anne and Tim Donahue, Mary Jo Edwards Martha Fawcett, Stephen and Toni Fino, Catherine Graf*, Bob and Beth Hamilton Louann and Andrew Hess, Joan Huber, Chuck and Jan Lasch, Polly Lindemann Betsy May, Linda Newland, Cheryl and Dave Rubadue, Anne and Bruce Schueren Barbara Semans, Judy Sutton, Deb and Les Wibberley, W. Peter Williams

Gifts received July 1, 2017 to December 15, 2018

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Dear Friends:

n behalf of ProMusica, thank you Ofor joining us for the world premiere performance of The Flood ! We are proud to partner with our friends and colleagues at Opera Columbus to honor and share an important part of Columbus’ history through the universal language of music. What a very special moment this is for our organizations and for our community! For four decades, ProMusica has been dedicated to commissioning and showcasing today’s composers––and The Flood is no exception. We are thrilled to present this new work––our 67th commission–– during our 40th Anniversary Season. More importantly, it will be the first commission and major collaboration with Opera Columbus, and what an exciting journey we are taking together to ensure and contribute to the future of our genres and the chamber opera and chamber orchestra repertoire!

I hope our performances of The Flood will also inspire you to attend both ProMusica and Opera Columbus’ upcoming events for the remainder of the season and beyond. The ProMusica family invites you to experience a variety of our performance offerings at the Southern Theatre. Join us in April for our NAKED CLASSICS series, as we deconstruct well-known pieces and provide entree and insights for both familiar audiences and new guests alike. Our subscription series led by our Music Director David Danzmayr, and Creative Partner, renowned violinist Vadim Gluzman, continues through May–– culminating with Beethoven’s massive and masterful Symphony No. 9. We hope to see you soon and often! It has been a pleasure to work with our incredible artistic team of Korine Fujiwara, Stephen Wadsworth, Steven Osgood, and wonderful colleague and friend, Peggy Kriha Dye. Thank you again for joining us for The Flood, and for showing your support of Opera Columbus, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, and the arts in Columbus.

Janet Chen Executive Director

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The Flood Friday, February 8, 2019, 7:30PM Saturday, February 9, 2019, 7:30PM Sunday, February 10, 2019, 2PM Music composed by Korine Fujiwara Libretto by Stephen Wadsworth Co-Producers Janet Chen, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and Peggy Kriha Dye, Opera Columbus CAST Anna...... Naomi Louisa O’Connell William...... Daniel Stein Frances...... Amanda Lynn Bottoms Hans...... Szymon Komasa Schatzi...... Melissa Harvey Nurse/Mother...... Krista Lively Stauffer Doctor 1...... Robert Kerr Dr. Helberg...... Bill Hafner Alice...... Lacey Jo Benter Clement...... Kevin Deas Annie...... Meroë Khalia Adeeb Composed by Korine Fujiwara Libretto by Stephen Wadsworth DIRECTOR CONDUCTOR Stephen Wadsworth Steven Osgood

COSTUME DESIGNER SCENIC DESIGNER Anita Yavich Charlie Corcoran

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Noam Shapiro Jason Hiester

STAGE MANAGER LIGHTING DESIGNER John Lipe David Lander

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General and Artistic Director, Opera Columbus...... Peggy Kriha Dye Executive Director, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra...... Janet Chen Composer...... Korine Fujiwara Librettist...... Stephen Wadsworth Director...... Stephen Wadsworth Assistant Director...... Noam Shapiro Conductor...... Steven Osgood Assistant Conductor...... Jason Hiester Scenic Designer...... Charlie Corcoran Costume Designer...... Anita Yavich Assistant Costume Designer...... Cole McCarty Lighting Designer...... David Lander Wardrobe Manager...... Janin Rosas Wig Designer...... Tom Watson Props Master...... Kevin Ford Carty Repetiteur...... Barbara Brenton Sahr Production Manager...... Greg Bryan Director of Education and Artistic Administration...... Destiny Coleman Stage Manager...... John Lipe Assistant Stage Manager...... Melissa Belman Assistant Stage Manager...... Valeriya Nedviga Pre-Show Lecturer...... Peter Coccia

Co-Commissioned by ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and Peggy Kriha Dye, Opera Columbus Scenery constructed by Hillbolic Arts & Carpentry, Garnerville, NY Costume Design: Anita Yavich Costumes courtesy of Bethany Joy Costumes, Inc.

We are grateful for the generosity of Maggie & Jerry Cunningham, the Impresarios of Opera Columbus and Tara Abraham. Their support helps us to share the experience of The Flood with our friends and neighbors from Franklinton.

THE FLOOD COMMISSIONING CLUB We give special thanks to members of The Flood Commissioning Club. Members of the Commissioning Club were founding supporters for this production and their financial support played an integral part in the development, creation and production of The Flood. Thank you!

LEAD LEVEL SPONSORS DIRECTOR LEVEL SPONSORS ASSOCIATE LEVEL SPONSORS Dr. Johanna DeStefano Thomas and Mary Katzenmeyer Marilu and Tim Faber Lee Shackelford Joan Herbers Sheldon and Rebecca Taft Bob Redfield and Mary Yerina

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VIOLIN I VIOLA FLUTE PIANO Katherine McLin, Mary Harris, Principal Katherine Borst Jones, Ryan Behan, Principal Concertmaster Brett Allen Principal Rebecca Willie, TIMPANI & PERCUSSION Assistant CELLO OBOE Renee Keller, Principal Concertmaster Marc Moskovitz, Nathan Mills, Principal Principal VIOLIN II Cora Kuyvenhoven Amy Cave, Principal CLARINET Heather Kufchak BASS Ilya Shterenberg, John Pellegrino, Principal Principal BASSOON Rachael Young, Principal

HORN Stephanie Blaha, Principal

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To see the FULL (spoiler alert) synopsis, please see insert!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE STORY

The action takes place in Columbus, Ohio. We watch four scenes simultaneously, in four rooms connected by closed doors. The story in each room takes place in a different year—1913, 1940, 1970, 2014.

1913. On the night of the flood, a woman who has sustained grave injuries lies delirious and feverish. She is attended by her husband, William, and by Frances, who works for the family. William talks to his wife, though she doesn’t always hear him. He asks her where she was when the flood came, why she was in another neighborhood.

1940. A German immigrant sits playing chess with his young daughter, Schatzi. He is teaching her the game and frequently lapses into German, which she understands and sometimes speaks. Schatzi sees the king and queen as parents, and the other chess pieces as children. Her father explains the queen/mother is the most powerful piece, but losing any “children” is a serious matter. When Schatzi loses several of her pawns, he becomes agitated.

1970. A woman sits waiting in a small office in the Columbus Hospital. She may now be ready for release, and this is her exit interview. A doctor enters to question her, complimenting her on her exemplary behavior during her stay in the hospital, and on her work as a writer and advocate for the other patients. He asks her to talk about her medical history and what brought her to the hospital.

2014. Annie visits her father, Clem. She’s there to keep him company, shortly after the death of his wife, her mother. She’s brought dinner and wine, as well as her work. As Annie takes out her laptop Clem shows strong interest in her project—she is a medical historian making a study of the former Lunatic Asylum of Ohio, and she is working on records she’s acquired, including a list of patients who were released who might still be alive and interviewable. She is determined to get through that list tonight.

The Supertitles for this production are supported by a grant from The Ruth and Dick McNeal Fund.

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NAOMI LOUISA O’CONNELL (Anna) is hailed by the New York Times as “radiant,” Irish/German performer. She made her professional debut in 2012 starring on London’s West End in Terrence McNally’s play Master Class in the role of Sharon Graham, opposite Tyne Daly. A singer, actress and cabaret artist, her recent engagements include recitals at Carnegie Hall and Stanford University, Bernstein’s Jeremiah Symphony in São Paulo, Brazil, her one-woman cabaret The Cheater’s Almanac at New York’s Neue Galerie, and performances with Geneva Opera, Opera Omaha, the Cincinnati Symphony and Spoleto Festival USA. Notable operatic roles include Monteverdi’s Poppea with Opera Frankfurt, Cherubino with Welsh National Opera and Atlanta Opera, Debussy’s Mélisande with the Cincinnati Symphony and Offenbach’s La Périchole with Garsington Opera. Hailed by The New York Times as “a natural in the recital format” for her Carnegie Hall debut recital entitled ‘Witches, Bitches, and Women in Britches’ at Weill Recital Hall, she has performed in concert venues across the USA. A proud graduate of The Juilliard School and First Prize winner of the 2011 Concert Artists Guild Competition, Naomi is based in New York City and divides her time between the recital platform, and the theatre and opera stages.

DANIEL STEIN (William) begins the 2018-19 season with his Dayton Opera debut performing the role of Borsa in (Verdi). He follows that with the World Premiere of The Flood (K. Fujiwara) with Opera Columbus and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. He also makes return engagements with the Winston-Salem Symphony for Mozart’s Requiem and Dayton Opera for their production of Salome (R. Strauss).

Performance highlights for Stein have included the World Premiere of the opera Picnic (L. Larsen) creating the role of Alan Seymour, Count Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini), Der Steuermann in Der Fliegende Holländer (Wagner), and Alfredo in La Traviata (Verdi). Other roles include Gerald in Lakmé (Delibes), Sam Polk in Susannah (Floyd), Ferrando in Così fan Tutte (Mozart), and Laurie in Little Women (Adamo). He has been seen with companies such as Opera North (NH), Asheville Lyric Opera, North Carolina Opera, Opera Project Columbus, and Greensboro Opera.

Equally at home on the concert stage Daniel has performed as soloist at Carnegie Hall, and with such orchestras as the Arizona MusicFest Festival Orchestra, the Portland Symphony (ME), the Winston-Salem Symphony, the Charlotte Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, Greensboro Symphony, and the South Carolina Philharmonic to name a few. His concert repertoire includes works such as Messa da Requiem (Verdi), Messiah (Handel), Carmina Burana (Orff), Glagolitic Mass (Janacek), St. John Passion (J.S. Bach), and The Creation (Haydn).

Daniel serves on the voice faculty at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He resides in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and daughters.

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AMANDA LYNN BOTTOMS (Frances) from Cheektowaga, N.Y., currently studies at the Curtis Institute of Music with Marlena Kleinman Malas, as the proud recipient of the Gene and Jean Stark Annual Fellowship. Prior to entering Curtis, she received a Bachelor of Music degree from SUNY Fredonia, where she studied with Laurie Tramuta, and a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School, where she studied with Marlena Kleinman Malas as a Kovner Fellowship and Toulmin Foundation Grant recipient. A mezzo-soprano, Ms. Bottoms’ past roles include Baba (The Medium), Anita (West Side Story), Olga (), Older Woman (Flight), Der Trommler (Der Kaiser von Atlantis), and Bianca (The Rape of Lucretia), in addition to numerous concert appearances at the Juilliard School; Frau Reich (Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor), La Principessa (Suor Angelica), and Cenerentola (La Cenerentola) as part of the Hillman Opera at SUNY Fredonia; Ariodante (Ariodante), Third Lady (Die Zauberflöte), and Maddalena (Rigoletto) with the Chautauqua Institution; and Dinah (Trouble in Tahiti) with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, among others.

In 2017-18 Ms. Bottoms debuted with the Orchestra, Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, and the NHK Symphony Orchestra for a production of West Side Story in Tokyo. She has earned awards from renowned organizations including the Opera Index Vocal Competition, Gerda Lissner Foundation and Classical Singer Vocal Competition. Ms. Bottoms has participated in master classes with Alan Gilbert, Fabio Luisi, Patricia Racette, Emmanuel Villaume, and other prominent artists.

SZYMON KOMASA (Hans) is a graduate of the Opera Studies program at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and the Juilliard School in New York. In the 2017-18 season, Szymon made his debut as Demetrius in “Midsummer night’s dream” by B. Britten in Teatro Massimo in Palermo (Italy), Ford in “Falstaff” (Poland), and King Roger in “King Roger” by K. Szymanowski in Warsaw and Dresden Semperoper. Season of 2016-2017 Mr. Komasa fullfield with roles of Mephistopheles in “Damnation des Faust” by Berlioz in Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz (Poland), Hans Castorp in “Magic mountain” by Mykietyn in Teatro Malta, Morales in “Carmen” by Bizet in Munich Opera Festival. He performed the role of Schaunard in “La Bohème” at the Arena di Verona, (2009) and at the Semperoper in Dresden (2012), the same year he sang a role of Albert in “La Juive” in Semperoper Dresden. Szymon sang roles of Hans Peter in Gisela by Henze at Teatro Massimo in Palermo (2015), Papageno in “Die Zauberflöte”, Figaro in “Le nozze di Figaro” in Lodz, Poland (2009), Pandolfe in “Cendrillon” by Massenet, and the Poet in “Il Turco in Italia” at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater in NYC (2014). He has won several International Competitions in Poland (Halina Halska competition–1st prize, Duszniki Zdroj–1st prize, Grazyna Bacewicz–1st prize, Ada Sari–3rd prize) Italy (1st prize in G. Puccini competition) and USA (1st prize in Marcella Sembrich competition, 2nd prize at Gerda Lissner Competiton, grand Prize in Giulio Gari Competiton ), and made it to the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World finals, representing Poland. He also sang at Valery Gergiev’s 60th Birthday Gala Concert in Barbican Hall (London), with the honoree conducting, and a recital in Carnegie Hall in New York (2011) and Wigmore Hall in London (2012).

MELISSA HARVEY (Schatzi) Soprano Melissa Harvey’s impressive stylistic versatility can be heard in operatic and concert repertoire spanning over four centuries. Ms. Harvey’s 18-19 season covers all four, including Drusilla and Amore in Florentine Opera’s L’incoronazione di Poppea, role of Echo and Zerbinetta (cover) in Cincinnati Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos, a French pardessus duet concert with Catacoustic Consort, and featured soloist in the Salisbury Symphony’s Winter Holiday is in the Aire concert. Some 20th and 21st century works performed include Alice in Unsuk Chin’s Alice in Wonderland (NYCO) and Lucinda (cover) with Gotham Chamber Opera and Opera Philadelphia for the world premiere of Nico Muhly’s Dark Sisters. Ms. Harvey’s 17-18 season included Drusilla in L’incoronazione di Poppea (Cincinnati Opera), two CD recordings (Ai Sospir; L’art Séduisant) with Catacoustic Consort, Handel’s Messiah with the Findlay Orchestra and The Bach Society, and soprano soloist in Kim Arnesen’s Magnificat with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra.

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Ms. Harvey’s prodigious activity in early music has made her invaluable to concert organizations such as Catacoustic Consort, Collegium Cincinnati, Bourbon Baroque, Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble and St. Peter in Chains Cathedral. In 2016, she performed the world premiere of Marc- Antoine Charpenter’s La fête du Ruel with Catacoustic Consort. She received her BM and MM in Vocal Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Among the scholarships and awards Ms. Harvey has received are the Dieterle Vocal Scholarship, the Baur/Powell Scholarship, the Mercer Scholarship for language study (Freiburg, Germany), and a 2009 Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Regional Auditions.

KRISTA LIVELY STAUFFER (Nurse/Mother), a graduate of Otterbein University’s Theatre Department, is a local professional actor on stage and screen. Some of her favorite stage credits include Avenue Q (Kate/Lucy), Sunday In the Park with George (Nurse/Harriet/Mrs.) and She Kills Monsters (Agnes). She is an Artist Educator/Director with CATCO is Kids. By day, she plays the role of Mom to Micah and Gabriel, and the role of Mrs. to Douglas.

ROBERT KERR (Doctor 1) foundation in opera began in musical theater. Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times wrote of his Falstaff: “He made words matter and conveyed the self-delusion of this likable laughingstock…

“Recent and upcoming: Robert Kerr returned to Japan for engagements in performances of Requiem by Minoru Miki in Natori and reprising the work at Rose Theater at Lincoln Center. He was he Germont in La traviata with the Arroyo Foundation; concerts with the Columbus Symphony; covered the role of the King in El Gato con Botas with Gotham Chamber Opera; was soloist with the Orchestra in a Japan tour of Carmina Burana and sang Tonio in with Opera Columbus. In 2017 he returned to Rose Theater with Maestro Atsushi Yamada and the Philharmonia Orchestra of New York in a Verdi concert and sang Pooh-Bah in The Mikado with Performance Santa Fe!; and, was the title role in with Opera Project Columbus. This season Mr. Kerr was heard as Germont with the Philharmonia Orchestra of New York at Lincoln Center; and sang the King in Aida with Opera Columbus. Past roles include: Scarpia in Tosca, Secret Police Agent in The Consul, Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Germont in La traviata, Ford in Falstaff, Sharpless in , Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles, Marullo in Rigoletto, Danieli in Das Liebesverbot, Commissario in Madama Butterfly; and, Keeper of the Madhouse in The Rake’s Progress. Mr. Kerr has sung King Hildebrand in Princess Ida with So. Ohio Light Opera; he was engaged by Opera Memphis as the Sacristan and Jailer in Tosca; and, sang Carmina Burana with the Las Cruces Symphony and El Paso Chorale.

BILL HAFNER (Dr. Helberg) is super excited to be in his first production with this amazing company! For the last 5 years he has plunged himself deep within the central Ohio theatre community, having opportunities to play Professor Harold Hill in The Music Man (Westerville Civic), Sweeney Todd (SRO Theatre), Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (Gallery Players), King Triton in the Little Mermaid (Westerville Civic), Charlie Aiken in August, Osage County (SRO Theatre) as well as other supporting roles in various companies around the Columbus area. Bill is a graduate of Clarks Summit University (music/Bible). He also works by day as an employee of Jack L. Woods Plumbing Company in Westerville. “Thank you to Zoe, my beautiful wife of 31 years!” Psalm 28:7

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LACEY JO BENTER (Alice) has been lauded by the New York Times as having a “rich, warm tone” while bringing a “broad emotional palette” to the stage. Native to Cedar Rapids, Iowa she recently completed her young artist residency at LA Opera where she debuted in Corigliano’s , sang Clotilde in Norma, Kate Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly and the Alto Solo in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle under the baton of Plácido Domingo. She attended Lawrence University in Appleton, WI before receiving multiple degrees at The Juilliard School. She appeared with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic in Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, returning for Unsuk Chin’s Alice in Wonderland, which she reprised with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Last season she was conducted by John Adams with the LA Phil in the recent multimedia performance of his Nixon in China and made her debut with Opera Omaha as “Minskwoman” in their new production of Jonathan Dove’s Flight. While most of her roles to date have been as a mezzo soprano, Lacey Jo is excited by the development of her instrument toward the soprano repertoire of Verdi and Wagner.

KEVIN DEAS (Clement) Acclaimed for his portrayal of the title role in Porgy and Bess, having performed it with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, as well as at Ravinia, Vail and Saratoga festivals. In 2017-18 he sings the role with Duisberg Phiharmoniker and Reading Symphony. He is soloist in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with VoxAmaDeus, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Omaha Symphony, Mozart’s Requiem with Boston Baroque, Handel’s Messiah at the National Cathedral, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church (NYC), and sings in Bernstein’s Wonderful Town with Seattle Symphony. Recent engagements include Messiah, Rochester Philharmonic and National Cathedral; Vaughn Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem, Verdi’s Requiem, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria; Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast; Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius; Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass; Mozart’s Requiem; and Rachmaninoff’s The Bells. He sang in Spoleto Festival in Amahl and the Night Visitors in honor of Menotti’s eighty-fifth birthday, performed the world premiere of Derek Bermel’sThe Good Life and Hannibal Lokumbe’s Dear Mrs. Parks. His twenty-year collaboration with jazz legend Dave Brubeck included performing Brubeck’s Gates of Justice in a gala performance in New York. He recorded Die Meistersinger with Chicago Symphony; Varèse’s Ecuatorial with ASKO Ensemble; Bach’s Mass in B Minor and Handel’s Acis and Galatea; Brubeck’s To Hope! with Cathedral Choral Society; Haydn’s Die Schöpfung with Virginia Symphony; and Dvorˇák in America, the world premiere recording of Dvorˇák’s “Hiawatha Melodrama” and the composer’s arrangement of “Goin’ Home”, with PostClassical Ensemble.

MEROË KHALIA ADEEB (Annie) While pursuing a Sales & Marketing degree at Tuskegee University Ms. Adeeb realized that singing in the university choir would not sustain her love for performing after graduation. Her path led her to Louisiana State University where she began classical training and continued on to Binghamton University in New York for her Master’s degree. Through the years she has enjoyed performing some of the most important soprano roles in the operatic repertoire. Two of her favorite roles thus far have been Violetta in La traviata and Mimì in La bohème, both performed under the baton of Maestro Vlad Iftinka at Tri-Cities Opera. Another favorite has been singing the role of Clara in Porgy and Bess under the baton of Maestro John Demain and the direction of Francesca Zambello at the Glimmerglass Festival. Some other roles that Ms. Adeeb has performed include Nannetta in Falstaff, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Gilda in Rigoletto, and Bard 2 in Ben Moore’s opera Odyssey. In addition to preforming operatic roles, Ms. Adeeb has enjoyed competing in vocal competitions. She won 3rd place in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions, 2nd place in the Deborah Voigt/Vero Beach Opera Foundation Inaugural International Vocal Competition, and 2nd place in the PARTNERS for the Arts Vocal Competition to name a few. Ms. Adeeb was born in , California and grew up in Accokeek, Maryland where her family still resides.

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KORINE FUJIWARA (Composer) is a violinist, violist, composer, and co-founder of Carpe Diem String Quartet. Her music has been performed to critical acclaim throughout the world in venues including Carnegie’s Weill Hall, New York; Suntory Hall, Tokyo; the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Concert Hall, Nagoya; and the Palazzo Chigi Saracini in Siena, Italy. Named one of Strings Magazine’s “25 Contemporary Composers to Watch,” critics say of her music, “The ear is forever tickled by beautifully judged music that manages to be sophisticated and accessible at the same time… contains a very rare attribute in contemporary classical music: happiness.” (Fanfare) “She knows how to exploit all the resources of string instruments alone and together; her solo violin writing is fiendishly difficult.” Strings( ) “Epic.” (Columbus Dispatch) Korine is on the faculty of Pacific Lutheran University. She holds degrees from Juilliard and Northwestern University, and is in great demand for master classes and clinics.

STEPHEN WADSWORTH (Librettist/Director) Wadsworth’s productions of Aeschylus’ Oresteia, Wagner’s Ring cycle, a series of Marivaux comedies, the Beaumarchais Figaro trilogy, and plays and by Shakespeare, Molière, Handel, Goldoni, Mozart, Shaw, Wilde, and Coward, have established him as a master of the classical repertoire and one of the most influential directors in the American theater. He’s directed opera in New York, Milan, Vienna, London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Columbus (The Turn of the Screw last season), and notably in Seattle, where his famous production of Wagner’s Ring last played in summer 2013. In the 2020- 2021 season the Metropolitan Opera will revive three of his productions (Rodelinda, Boris Godunov, and Iphigénie en Tauride). He wrote the opera A Quiet Place with Leonard Bernstein (Grammy nomination) and the story for Daron Hagen and Gardner McFall’s opera Amelia. Wadsworth has also directed plays by John Guare, Beth Henley, Anna Deavere Smith, Ken Ludwig, Terrence McNally (Master Class on Broadway and in London’s West End, starring Tyne Daly), and during the 1990s reintroduced the work of Marivaux to the U.S. in a series of translations and productions of three plays (published by Smith and Kraus as Marivaux: Three Plays). His translation and production of Molière’s Don Juan (Shakespeare Theatre, Old Globe, Seattle Rep, McCarter) reimagined a lost text and excited great interest in the French academy and on American stages (recently published by Smith and Kraus as Moliere: Don Juan). For his work on Marivaux and Molière he was named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government, he was a Harman/Eisner Artist in Residence at the Aspen Institute, and a 2013 Fellow at the Sundance Institute Playwrights Retreat at Ucross. He is the James S. Marcus Faculty Fellow at the Juilliard School, where he started the world’s first and only intensive acting program for singers, and he has taught in the Met’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program for over 35 years.

NOAM SHAPIRO (Assistant Director) Noam Shapiro is a New York-based director and the Producing Artistic Director of Three Hares, a company that produces political and socially engaged theater. He is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, a Manhattan Theatre Club Directing Fellow, a Drama League First Draft Resident Artist, and a resident artist at Access Theater. Noam’s interpretation of Rachel Portman’s The Little Prince was selected as one of four finalists for OPERA America’s Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Showcase and will be presented at Opera Conference 2019 in San Francisco. Recent directing credits include The Laramie Project (Johns Hopkins University), Gonzo (LaGuardia Performing Arts Center), Little League (NY Frigid Festival), Speaking as Then (Columbia University), The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Lyra Theater), and It Takes a Village (The Tank). In New York, Noam has developed work with Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Barrow Group, The Lark, New Dramatists, The Brick, Dixon Place and Fresh Ground Pepper. He has also enjoyed assisting directors at The New Group, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Keen Company, The Pearl Theatre, and Transport Group, and observing directors at Theatre for a New Audience, SoHo Rep/ Ars Nova, and Elevator Repair Service. Upcoming: Paulo K Tiról’s song cycle On This Side of the World (Access Theater). Gratitude to Stephen and Mary. BA Yale. noamshapiro.com

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STEVEN OSGOOD (Conductor) is in his third season as General and Artistic Director of the Chautauqua Opera Company, which in 2018 features productions of Don Giovanni, Candide, and As One. As Artistic Director of American Opera Projects (2001-2008) he founded the company’s acclaimed Composers and the Voice Fellowship program. He has conducted the world premieres of over twenty operas, including Breaking the Waves by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek for Opera Philadelphia, and JFK by David T. Little and Mr. Vavrek with the Fort Worth Opera Festival. He returns as conductor mentor for Washington National Opera’s 2019 American Opera Initiative, where in 2017 he conducted the premieres of Adam, Lifeboat, and What Gets Kept at the Kennedy Center. He has been on the music staff of the Metropolitan Opera since 2006. Recent productions include Jonathan Dove’s Flight at the Juilliard School, The Long Walk with Utah Opera, The Turn of the Screw at Opera Columbus, JFK with L’Opera de Montreal, Dead Man Walking at Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and the U.S. Stage Premiere of Respighi’s realization of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo in Chautauqua Opera’s 2017 season. The coming season includes a return to Opera Columbus to lead the world premiere of The Flood by Korine Fujiwara and Stephen Wadsworth.

JASON HIESTER, D.M.A, (Assistant Conductor) University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; Dr. Hiester, a tenor, performs on both sides of the baton, having begun his career on the stage, before moving into the pit. His professional singing credits include roles with West Palm Beach Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Opera Columbus, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Florida Grand Opera and concert work with Miami Bach Society, Musica Sacra of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky Symphony, Columbus Bach Ensemble, Columbus Dance Theater, Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra, and Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati. He was a winner of both the Schloss Leopoldskron competition in Salzburg, Austria and the West Palm Beach Opera Competition.

As a conductor, Dr. Hiester is well-versed in numerous genres, impressing audiences and musicians alike with the excellence he demands both from choirs and orchestras, generating vibrant performances with all levels of musicians. He is an Associate Professor of Music at Ohio Wesleyan University were he is head of the choral department and musical director of the opera program, contributing his inventive musical ideas, which often include multi-discipline artistic productions. Combining the forms of dance, opera, choir, visual art, and poetry is a passion of his, and Dr. Hiester takes every opportunity to produce new and innovative works of this kind through collaborations with professionals across Ohio. As a member of the musical staff of Opera Columbus, Dr. Hiester serves as Associate Conductor and Chorus Master.

CHARLIE CORCORAN (Scenic Designer) Opera: The Turn of the Screw (Opera Columbus), Fidelio (Santa Fe Opera), Cosi Fan Tutte, The Bartered Bride (co-production Metropolitan Opera/ Juilliard) Hippolyte et Aricie, Katya Kabanova, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni (Juilliard), L’Opera Seria (Wolftrap Opera), The Magic Flute, The Bartered Bride (Music Academy of the West).

New York: The Seafarer, Shining City, The Quare Land (Origin, First Irish Award), The Emperor Jones (Hewes design award nomination), The Weir (Irish Repertory Theatre), Billy and Ray (Vineyard Theatre), The Last Smoker In America (Westside Theatre), A Perfect Future (Cherry Lane Theatre), Exits And Entrances (Primary Stages), Smash, The Triumph of Love (Juilliard), The Bully Pulpit (Beckett Theatre), Straight (Acorn Theatre).

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Regional: A Comedy of Tenors (Outer Critics Circle Award) (Cleveland Playhouse / McCarter Theatre), Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (The Goodman Theatre), , The Marriage Of Figaro (The McCarter Theatre), The Importance of Being Earnest, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Absurd Person Singular, Lives of Reason (Two River Theatre), Without Walls (Center Theatre Group), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Buck’s County Playhouse), Bad Jews (Ensemble Theatre Company/English Theatre of Frankfurt /George Street Playhouse).

TV: Full frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS), Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon), Madam Secretary (CBS), The Last OG (TBS), Believe (NBC).

ANITA YAVICH (Costume Designer) Broadway Design Credits: Fool For Love, Venus In Fur. Chinglish, And Anna In The Tropics.

New York Design Credits: The View Upstairs At Lynn Redgrave Theater; The Moors At Playwrights’ Realm; Tumacho At Clubbed Thumb; The Legend Of Georgia Mcbride, The Submission, Coraline The Musical, The Wooden Breeks At Manhattan Class Company Nathan The Wise, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Orlando, Venus In Fur, New Jerusalem, And Texts For Nothing At Classic Stage Company; Big Love, Kung Fu, Golden Child, And Iphigenia 2.0 At Signature Theater; The Oldest Boy At Lincoln Center Theater; Tales From Red Vienna, And The Explorer’s Club At Manhattan Theater Club, Lives Of The Saints, All In The Timing At Primary Stages; Macbeth, Coriolanus And Svejk At Theater For A New Audience; Measure For Pleasure, Kit Marlowe, The Winter’s Tale, Civil Sex, And Pericles At The Public Theater. She Has Designed For Many Regional Theater Across The Country.

Opera Credits: Aida At , Cyrano De Bergerac At La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, And Royal Opera House-Covent Garden; Les Troyens At Metropolitan Opera; Facing Goya At Spoleto Festival And Singapore Festival; La Hija De Rappaccini With Gotham Chamber Opera, The Rape Of Lucretia At Houston Grand Opera; Ainadamar At Tanglewood; The Gambler At Opera Zuid-Holland, Steve Reich's Three Tales International Tour; Salome, Fidelio, Die Walkure And Das Rheingold At Washington National Opera; Arsace Ii San Francisco Opera; Madame Butterfly Houston Grand Opera And Grand Theatre De Geneve; Der Fliegende Hollander Spoleto Festival; The Silver River Spoleto And Lincoln Center Festival.

Puppet and Costume Designer: The Sound of Music at Salzburger Marionetten Theater. Aladdin at Disneyland; Lion, Witch and Wardrobe at Minneapolis Children’s Theater.

Awards: Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Obie Award, Henry Hewes Award, and Irene Sharrif Young Master Award.

COLE McCARTY (Assistant Costume Designer) is a costume designer based in New York City. Selected credits: Doll’s House: Part 3 (Exponential Festival, ArsNova), This American Wife (Next Door at NYTW), Kiss (Yale Repertory Theatre), If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka, Blood Wedding (Yale School of Drama) and the short filmRolling on the Floor Laughing (Official Selection Sundance Film Festival). MFA: Yale School of Drama.

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DAVID LANDER (Lighting Designer) Juilliard Opera: Hippolyte et Aricie, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi Fan Tutte, Ariodante and Falstaff all directed by Stephen Wadsworth. Tokyo Nikikai Opera: Don Giovani, The Marriage of Figaro. Broadway: The Winslow Boy with Roger Rees, The Heiress with Jessica Chastain and Dan Stevens, The Lyons with Linda Lavin, Master Class with Tyne Daly directed by Stephen Wadsworth, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo with Robin Williams (Drama Desk Award, Tony and Outer Critics Nominations), 33 Variations with Jane Fonda (Tony and Outer Critics nominations), I Am My Own Wife (Drama Desk and Outer Critics nominations) among others. Off-Bway: The Library directed by Steven Soderbergh, Posterity with Hamish Linklater, Fran’s Bed with Mia Farrow, Modern Orthodox with Jason Biggs and Molly Ringwald among others. Regional Theatre: Arena Stage, Goodman Theatre, Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum among others. International: Dublin, Delhi, London, Melbourne, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo among others.

Fun Fact: While David was a student at OSU he was the lighting assistant on Opera Columbus’ production of L’Elisir d’Amore in 1987.

JANIN ROSAS (Wardrobe Manager) recently worked as the costume shop apprentice for CATCO their 2016-2017 season. A few technical theatre credits in wardrobe include: Orphée et Eurydice (Opera Columbus), Daddy Long Legs (CATCO), Madeline’s Christmas (CATCO is Kids), American Buffalo (CATCO), The Turn of the Screw (Opera Columbus), Cowgirls Don’t Ride Zebras (CATCO is Kids), Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery(CATCO), Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (CATCO), Footloose (Porthouse), Ring of Fire (Porthouse), Sister Act (Porthouse). She is thrilled for the opportunity to work for Opera Columbus again.

TOM WATSON (Wig Designer) (Hair and Wig Design) headed the wig/makeup department at the Metropolitan Opera for 17 years. He has designed more than 80 Broadway productions. Including: Wicked, Rock of Ages, The King & I (LCT & Tour), Therese Raquin, Fiddler on the Roof, Oslo (LCT&London), Falsettos, The Little Foxes, Junk (LCT), The Parisian Woman, My Fair Lady and most recently, King Kong.

KEVIN FORD CARTY (Props Master) Kevin Ford Carty is pleased to return to Opera Columbus doing props. Kevin was the Director and Scenic Designer for The Billy Goat Gruff, part of the educational outreach program. Kevin has also done props and scenic design for CATCO, CCT and many Corp. Special events.

BARBARA BRENTON SAHR (Repetiteur) is an international vocal coach, accompanist and pianist. Graduate of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Westminster Choir College. Barbara has taught at OSU School of Music, Westminster Summer Sessions, and currently teaches at Capital University School of Music. She is also the musical director for Opera Goes to School with Opera Columbus.

JOHN LIPE (Stage Manager)

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MELISSA BELMAN (Assistant Stage Manager) has been active in Central Ohio Community Theatre since her first show with Curtain Players Theater in February 2016 withCome Down to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (Stage Manager), Assassins (SM) with Short North Stage and quickly fell in love with Imagine after working on the 2017-2018 Season shows: Godspell (ASM), Avenue Q (SM), and most recently Rock of Ages (Production Manager).

VALERIYA NEDVIGA (Assistant Stage Manager) was born in Russia and had studied at the Schnittke State Institute of Music (Russia), Columbus State University (GA), and the University of Northern Colorado. She has received many special awards including Outstanding Solo at the International festival Young 2011 Prague, 1st place at the Baltic Autumn Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, 2nd place at the International Musica Classica competition in Moscow, and Alternate Winner at the MTNA State Young Artist Competition (USA).

In the past, Valeryia participated in concerts during the North London Festival of Music and Drama in London, was a guest artist at the Performing Arts Institute at the Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, PA, was the Assistant Concertmaster at The Opera in the Ozarks Festival in Arkansas and at The Ohio Light Opera in Wooster, OH, and served as acting concertmaster for the Tuscarawas Philharmonic Orchestra (OH). She is a teaching assistant at The Ohio State University where she is also pursuing her Masters in Violin Performance and String Pedagogy. Being interested in Theater Production, she is a production assistant for Opera & Lyric Theater at OSU, and also regularly involved in productions with Department of Theater and other companies around Ohio.

SPECIAL THANKS

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ADMINISTRATION Matthew Kurk, Director of David Danzmayr, Music Director Advancement & Engagement Janet Chen, Executive Director Brittany Lockman, Director of Marketing Vadim Gluzman, Creative Partner & Mariana Szalaj, Orchestra & Operations Manager Principal Guest Artist Margaret Wells, Executive Assistant & Yvette Boyer, Finance Manager Board Liaison Elle Dutton, Development & Ann Yeh, Operations & Community Special Events Manager Programs Coordinator Sarah Gattis, Patron Services & Marketing Associate

PROMUSICA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS Elizabeth Turrell Farrar, Vorys, Sater, President, Joan Herbers, Seymour & Pease LLP The Ohio State University William Faust, Ologie President-Elect, Lee Shackelford, Physician Matthew Fornshell, Ice Miller LLP Vice-President, Lynda Schockman, Patricio Garavito, Cardinal Health Huntington Bank Jacob Gibson, PNC Bank Vice-President, Todd Swatsler, Brian Hall, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP Partner (retired), Jones Day Laurie Hill, Civic Leader Secretary, Bob Redfield,Civic Leader Brent Jackson, Fifth Third Bank Treasurer, Robert Restrepo, Susan Kairis, Civic Leader CEO (retired), State Auto Stephen Keyes, Abercrombie & Fitch Susan Lubow, BakerHostetler TRUSTEES John Pellegrino, Claudia Abrams, Sustaining Board Representative ProMusica Musician Representative Lavea Brachman, Susan Quintenz, Civic Leader Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Julie A. Rutter, American Electric Power Christopher Culley, The Ohio State University Mark Sholl, Hilliard Davidson High School Lynn Elliott, Columbus Window Cleaning Kathryn Sullivan, Civic Leader Julia Ellis, Thomas Worthington High School

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EXECUTIVE MARKETING Peggy Kriha Dye, General and Artistic Director Jennifer Nodjak, Digital Marketing Coordinator Rachel Will, Executive Assistant to the Lydia Miller, Digital Marketing Assistant General and Artistic Director Anna Schaeffer, Marketing Assistant CULT Marketing EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION Irvin Public Relations Destiny Coleman, Director of Education & Artistic Administration PRODUCTION Greg Bryan, Production Manager DEVELOPMENT Jason Hiester, Associate Conductor/Chorus Master Jessica Morris, Director of Development Susan Ropp, Foundations and Grants Manager TICKETING Katie Cullen, Data Analyst and Project Manager Whitney Dodds, Ticket and Subscription Manager Julie Weeks, Special Events Manager

FINANCE Mike Daniels, Senior Accountant

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Patricia B. Morrison, President Sheldon A. Taft, Secretary Cardinal Health, Inc., retired Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, retired

Marilu Faber Charles C. Warner Vice President & Development Chair Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur LLP Community Advocate Peggy Kriha Dye, General & Artistic Director Bill Miller, Vice President & Finance Chair Ex officio KPMG LLP

TRUSTEES Femi Adeyanju Donell R. Grubbs Ernst & Young JobsOhio

George Arnold Joseph J. Kromalic H.R. Gray & Associates Honda of America Mfg.

Arthur G.H. Bing, MD, FACS Kimberly Mayhew Bing MD Fifth Third Bank

Jessica Burton Megan McAlister La Senza Bank of America

Laura MacGregor Comek, Doug McIntyre Laura M. Comek Law LLC Cult Marketing

Thomas A. Crawford Allison Steiner Honda of America Mfg. PricewaterhouseCoopers

Melissa Dunkle Terri Whitman Rea Associates Huntington Bank

Steven Gabbe, MD Valarie Williams OSU Wexner Medical Center The Ohio State University

Kevin Gholston GoldTech

LIFE TRUSTEES Johanna DeStefano, PhD Stanley D. Ross The Ohio State University, retired Attorney at Law

William T. Grové Sheldon A. Taft UBS Financial Services, Inc. Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, retired

Lyman Leathers, PhD Charles C. Warner Ohio Wesleyan University, retired Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP

Polly Lindemann Community Advocate

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Thank you for attending tonight’s production. As an opera supporter, you know the transformative power that Opera Columbus brings to the stage with every production. The fact that you love Opera Columbus is the most important gift you give to us, and we are so grateful that you are here tonight.

However, as critical as they are, ticket sales account for only 20% of our operating budget. More than 75% of our revenue is contributed by people like you who believe in Opera Columbus’ role in redefining opera and serving today’s audience.

Your support matters, and we invite you to join us as a donor this season. Gifts can be made online at www.operacolumbus.org or mailed to 55 East State Street, Columbus, OH 43215.

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