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#HOTStreetcar January 27, 29, 31, 2017 at the Blaisdell Concert Hall AND

WELCOME TO A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. OBJECTS FOR LIFE

We are delighted to present André Our cast includes some welcome Beck and Adam Larsen, and directed Previn’s transformation of Tennessee returns to Hawaii including Jill by Henry Akina. Williams’ classic play in a stunning Gardner (Tosca 2013) as Blanche production from New Orleans . DuBois, Ryan McKinny (The As always we are grateful to you, Made famous by the 1951 movie Dutchman 2015) as Stanley Kowalski our audience, for attending our directed by Elia Kazan, and starring and Victoria Livengood (Azucena performances and for the support Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando, the 2016) as Eunice Hubbell. They are you give us in so many ways storyline is perfect for adapting into joined by local favorite Kip Wilborn throughout the year. Without your an opera. As The New York Times stated (Pagliacci 2014) as Steve Hubbell. help we simply could not continue after the premiere in San Francisco The production is directed by Brad to bring the world’s best opera to in 1998: “A Streetcar Named Desire is so Dalton and conducted by Mark Hawaii each year. operatic as a play that one wonders Morash from the San Francisco why more than 50 years have passed Opera Merola Program. But now sit back and A since its Broadway opening with no Streetcar Named Desire! opera of note being made of it…The And we still have two more great new setting of Tennessee Williams’ opera productions to come this play, with music by André Previn and season. In March we will present MAHALO a libretto by Philip Littell, answered American composer Jake Heggie’s Henry G. Akina a few questions and asked others... opera Three Decembers, starring Artistic Director First of all, it sings very well. Mr. Previn , for whom has a fine ear for voices. He knows the work was created. We are Simon Crookall how to flatter and coax it and send it very excited to be touring this General Director gracefully from one musical episode production to the islands of Maui, to the next ... one had the impression Hawaii, and Kauai. Our season ends that Mr. Previn had been writing for with a spectacular production of the musical theater all his life.” Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, Ala Moana Center newly created for HOT by Peter Dean (808) 947-3789 Royal Hawaiian Center (808) 922-5780 Aria 3 A Streetcar Named Desire

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CAST In order of vocal appearance

JILL GARDNER RYAN MCKINNY CHARLIE MUKAIDA* Blanche DuBois Stanley Kowalski A Young Collector

VICTORIA LIVENGOOD KIP WILBORN EDEN-LEE MURRAY* Eunice Hubbell Steve Hubbell Nurse

STACEY TAPPAN* RICHARD COX* DENNIS PROULX Stella Kowalski Harold “Mitch” Mitchell Doctor

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ARTISTIC TEAM

MARK MORASH* PETER DEAN BECK HELEN E. RODGERS Conductor Lighting Designer Costume Director

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FICO-28169 Publication: Hawaii Opera Theater - HOT ARIA Magazine, 2014 Trim: 7” x 10” Bleed .125” all around Live Area: 6.5” x 9.5” SUPERNUMERARIES Production Staff Continued

Eric Jabarri Combs Charlie Mukaida Aaron Ota Tristan Williams SECURITY BACKSTAGE SECURITY SUPERTITLES Randy Encarnacion Michał Nowicki Krys Romanczak Kiekie Productions COORDINATOR Anna MacNeill Miu Lan Oman

Scenery & Props for this production were originally designed and created by and for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Scenery designed by Erhard Rom. HOT ORCHESTRA Costumes for this production are owned by Arizona Opera and were constructed by Arizona Opera Costume Shop.

VIOLIN 1 CELLO ENGLISH HORN BASS TROMBONE Ignace Jang, Concertmaster Mark Votapek, Principal Lindsay Edwards Rudi Hoehn SPONSORS Claire Sakai Hazzard, Associate Sun Chan Chang, Associate Concertmaster Principal CLARINET TUBA GENHOT SUPERTITLES LANAI LECTURES COSTUME TRANSPORTATION Judy Barrett, Assistant Joshua Nakazawa James F. Moffitt, Principal T.J. Ricer Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Clifford and Adrienne Lau First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Air Canada Cargo Concertmaster Norman Foster, Associate Principal Ltd. Ram Gepner DOUBLE BASS TIMPANI ORCHESTRA HOSPITALITY Maile Reeves Malcolm Armstrong, Principal BASSOON Jordan Schifino, Principal The Cades Foundation Halekulani Hotel SET TRANSPORTATION Sheryl Shohet John Gallagher, Associate Principal Joyce Fleck, Principal Honolulu Club Pasha Hawaii Philip F. Gottling III, Associate PERCUSSION VIOLIN 2 FLUTE Principal Michael Stubbart, Principal Hung Wu, Principal Susan McGinn, Principal Curt Armbruster, Associate Principal Darel Stark, Associate Principal Claire Starz Butin, Associate HORN Mio Unosawa Herzog Principal Matthew Berliner, Principal CELESTA Timothy Leong Colton Hironaka, Associate Principal José Meléndez Daniel Padilla PICCOLO/ALTO FLUTE Nancy Shoop-Wu Claire Starz Butin TRUMPET ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN Kenneth Hafner, Principal Kim Kiyabu, Principal VIOLA OBOE Don Hazzard, Associate Principal Steven Flanter, Principal J. Scott Janusch, Principal ORCHESTRA CONTRACTOR Anna Womack, Associate Principal Lindsay Edwards, Associate TROMBONE Colin Belisle Jean-Michel Jaquon Principal Jason Byerlotzer, Principal Sandra Wong Rudi Hoehn, Associate Principal “I don’t want PRODUCTION STAFF

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION COSTUME DIRECTOR ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS SOUND & VIDEO T H Stettler Helen E. Rodgers Kale Okazaki Skye Yee Na'ia Aguirre SET DESIGNER ASSISTANT COSTUMER WARDROBE MISTRESS Steven C. Kemp Ellie Lindholm MASTER CARPENTER Pam Gossage realism. I Scenery Provided by the New Al Omo Orleans Opera Association WIG AND MAKE-UP DESIGNER SCENIC ARTIST Ora Jewell-Busche MASTER ELECTRICIAN M. Emi Yabuta LIGHTING DESIGNER Sandy Sandelin Peter Dean Beck ASSISTANT TO WIG & MAKE UP I.A.T.S.E. UNION STEWARD MASTER MASTER FLYMAN Al Omo, Local 665 COSTUME DESIGNER Kacy Todd E. Kahi Logan Johann Stegmeir RUNNING CREW want magic!” Costumes provided by Washington STAGE MANAGER PROP MASTER I.A.T.S.E. Local 665 National Opera, Opera San José, Gretchen L Mueller Gen Boyer . — Blanche DuBois

Hawaii Opera Theatre 6 Aria Aria 7 A Streetcar Named Desire Director's Q & A

Q: How did your association with Streetcar begin?

A: My first production originated look him in the eye and say, “I know. trying to remake herself. Maybe she’s at Austin Lyric Opera, where they I saw. You disgust me!” as if she were lying about her past, but she tries wanted a less realistic approach. reliving that moment before us. to live civilly -- as an English teacher I adapted those ideas for a semi- I also have onstage an old relative who knows poetry and manners -- to staging accompanied by the from Belle Reve, who appears at the create a harmless illusion. Symphony Orchestra, with Renée very beginning wearing a tiara. Then, If Stanley hadn’t looked into Fleming as Blanche and André Previn at the end, when Blanche is going Blanche’s past, she probably would conducting. That version went on crazy, the old relative reappears and have married Mitch, but he had to to Washington National Opera and dresses her in an old Victorian gown look back into her past and then later to Carnegie Hall. and places the tiara on her head, as confront her cruelly. Mitch throws if to say, “Come back, Blanche. Come her out, so there she is, trying to Q; This play has certain stage directions back to Belle Reve.” hang on to everything -- this illusion that are tricky to present – for example, the she wants to present. drunken Stanley throwing the radio out Q; You have a wonderful new treatment of the window. the final scene. Q; Stella becomes a more vibrant and complicated figure in the opera. A: It’s essential that we witness the A: I don’t want to give it away here, violent side of Stanley. The props but I can say that it does give a sense A: Growing up at Belle Reve was department makes radios out of of where Blanche is headed in the full of trauma for Stella, and I think wood that can be destroyed each end. You’ll understand that she’ll she simply ran away from that night. One of the poker players has probably always be in a sanatorium, world of propriety and manners a baseball bat; Stanley grabs the talking about her gentlemen callers. -- from Blanche standing by the old bat from him and smashes the radio Whether you’re seeing Tennessee relatives, staying with them until with it onstage. That’s stronger Williams’s play or André Previn’s they died. The opposite of that, of than having him just toss it out the opera, it’s hard to imagine an course, is desire. Stella doesn’t mind window. audience not feeling deeply for getting down and dirty. “Why do you Blanche. live in this place? It’s horrible,” says Q; What other important directorial Blanche. The answer is, “I live here decisions figure in your staging? People want her to survive. Everyone because this is who we are. You don’t can relate to that sense of injury, know that yet?” A: The singer playing the young whether from some moment in newspaper collector doubles as the our childhood, from our parents, From a conversation between Brad Dalton, ghost of Blanche’s young husband or in our development as human director of A Streetcar Named Desire, and Roger who died. He actually appears many beings. We have our inner version Pines, the dramaturge for Lyric Opera of Chicago. times, but only in Blanche’s mind. of ourselves that always feels February, 2013 For instance, when she’s holding his underappreciated, misunderstood, love letters to her, he just walks by and we long to express ourselves her, felt but unseen. The payoff is emotionally and completely, yet that later, in her big monologue, the something in the world batters us two come face to face and she can down and holds it back. Blanche is

Aria 9 A Streetcar Named Desire Synopsis A STREETCAR

TIME: 1940s NAMED PLACE: New Orleans DESIRE

ACT I ACT II ACT THREE

Scene 1. Some weeks later, Blanche’s Scene 3. Later Scene 1 Scene 1. Some weeks later birthday This fragmentation is completed when Stanley, Blanche DuBois has suffered the loss of both her ancestral Stanley tells Stella that he has a Mitch is late for the party. Stanley, who feels as a last act of cruel retribution, rapes Blanche. home and her job when she arrives in New Orleans to visit friend who is making inquiries about that his home and marriage are both threatened her sister, Stella, who has married Stanley Kowalski, an Blanche in her hometown of Laurel. by Blanche, breaks up the celebration when he Scene 4. Some days later ex-GI trucker. When he and his now-pregnant wife reveals that his friend has discovered Blanche’s Blanche prepares to leave for a visit to a go out for the evening, Blanche makes unsavory reputation in Laurel for seducing fictitious old admirer. In fact, Stella, unable to Scene 2. A few days later a sad and half-hearted attempt to young men, and the fact that she had been told believe Blanche’s accusations against Stanley, is Stanley, infuriated by Blanche's artificial airs, her seduce a young paper boy. She later to leave town. After handing Blanche a one-way packing Blanche’s clothes for her to take to the suggestive behavior, and what he regards as her loss of his goes out with Mitch on a date. ticket back home, Stanley tells her that Mitch asylum when the doctor arrives. wife’s birthright, is determined to expose the lies about her now knows everything and will not be coming past—which is more tragic and sordid than he is able to Scene 2. That night around again. imagine. Mitch unburdens his heart to Blanche This synopsis was written by the late Colin Graham, who who, in turn, tells him of her brief directed the world premiere of A Streetcar Named Desire, and is Scene 2. Later that night Scene 3. That night marriage to a young homosexual and reproduced here with the permission of San Francisco Opera. Stella has been taken to a hospital for a During a poker game Blanche meets Harold Mitchell how she blames herself for his suicide. premature delivery. Mitch, drunk, invades the (Mitch), a workmate of Stanley’s, very much tied to his apartment and bitterly reproaches Blanche: Just mother’s apron strings. Blanche sets her sights on him. as her desperate hopes lie with him, his lie with Stanley, drunk, breaks up the evening and strikes Stella, her. They have both lost their emotional refuge. whom he regards as siding against him with Blanche. His denunciation of her as someone too unclean After this violence, and contrary to Blanche’s advice, to enter his mother’s house is a trigger that Stella returns to Stanley’s bed. The next morning Stanley starts to unhinge Blanche’s mind. overhears Blanche entreating her sister to leave him.

Hawaii Opera Theatre 10 Aria Aria 11 A Streetcar Named Desire PRINCIPAL CAST

In order of vocal appearance

Jill Gardner Victoria Livengood Kip Wilborn Richard Cox Blanche DuBois Eunice Hubbell Steve Hubbell Harold “Mitch” Mitchell

American soprano Jill Gardner sits among today’s leading Internationally renowned star Victoria The multifaceted Kip Wilborn has been a longtime member of Tenor Richard Cox makes his Hawaii Opera Theatre debut as Mitch operatic heroines. Gardner is consistently hailed for her Livengood is a Grammy-nominated mezzo-soprano who the HOT family. He was last seen on the HOT stage as Canio in A Streetcar Named Desire. Other season highlights include Das portrayals of the leading ladies of the Verismo repertoire and has been hailed by audiences and critics worldwide for her in I Pagliacci. Career highlights include: Hoffmann in Les Contes Rheingold with Minnesota Opera and North Carolina Opera and Puccini heroines alike. Considered the next great interpreter multifaceted and powerhouse performances in a remarkably Hoffmann (Vienna); Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly (Vienna); Das Lied von der Erde with I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra. of the title role of Tosca, she has performed the role at Opera varied repertoire. Since her acclaimed Metropolitan Opera Rienzi in Wagner’s Rienzi (Bremen); Calaf in Turandot (Boston) Recent opera engagements have included Jenůfa with Des Carolina, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Arizona Opera, Lyric Opera debut with in 1991 Ms. Livengood has been seen and numerous roles in Germany including Otello in Otello, Don Moines Metro Opera; Peter Grimes with San Francisco Symphony Baltimore, Toledo Opera, Mill City Summer Opera, and Boston on the important stages throughout United States, Europe, Jose in Carmen, and Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana. Other HOT Orchestra; his debut with Washington National Opera for Lyric Opera. Opera News calls her interpretation “fresh and South America, Canada and Asia, including more than 120 Met performances include Siegmund in Die Walküre, Luigi in Il Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen; Das Rheingold, Macbeth, Die focused.” This season, she reprises the role of Tosca with performances. Her current 2016-17 season also includes a return Tabarro, and Pinkerton in Madam Butterly. On the Zauberflöte, and Nico Muhly’s Two Boys at the Metropolitan Opera; Piedmont Opera, debuts with Anchorage Opera in gala concerts, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City for dual roles as the Mother and stage he played Phantom in the Hal Prince production of The and Der zerbrochene Krug at Los Angeles Opera. Richard Cox has performs Mildred in Happy Birthday Wanda June with Indianapolis the Witch in Hansel and Gretel, a return to the Seattle Opera for a Phantom of the Opera (Toronto) and locally, Jean Valjean in Les appeared in concert with Seattle Symphony, National Symphony Opera, the title role in La tragédie de Carmen with Eugene Opera, role debut as Kabanicha in Katya Kabanova and a company and Miserables (Paliku Theatre). This fall he will conduct It Shoulda Orchestra, Colorado Music Festival, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire with Hawaii role debut with Opera Omaha in Johnathan Dove’s Flight. Been You at Manoa Valley Theatre. and Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall. Opera Theatre.

Stacey Tappan Ryan McKinny Charlie Mukaida Eden-Lee Murray Stella Kowalski Stanley Kowalski A Young Collector Nurse

Stacey Tappan has distinguished herself as an exceptional American bass-baritone Ryan McKinny has been praised for Charlie first started singing with HOT as a member of Hawai‘i Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, and a veteran of the KC musical artist in the United States and abroad. Recent his “elegant and articulate” vocalism (OC Register), as well as Youth Opera Chorus at the age of five, where he performed Lyric Opera stage, Eden Lee is a professional actor/director/artist- engagements have included Queen Tye in Akhnaten, Florestine in a powerful voice that “drips with gold” (Opera News). In the roles such as Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors and the educator. Since 1992, she has guest-narrated programs for the The Ghosts of Versailles, and Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire with 2016-2017 season, Ryan McKinny makes his Dutch National Shepard Boy in Tosca. This past Christmas, he performed in Maui Honolulu Symphony, and directed or performed in every major Los Angeles Opera; Madame White Snake in Ouroboros Trilogy Opera debut in Pierre Audi’s production of Parsifal. He returns Chamber Orchestra’s presentation of Handel’s Messiah. Charlie venue on Oahu, earning fourteen Po‘okela Awards for her work. with Beth Morrison Projects/ArtsEmerson; Lucia di Lammermoor to Washington National Opera as Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, participated in Opera NEO’s 2015 and 2016 programs where he From 2009 – 2016, she served as Education Director at the Hawaii with Arizona Opera; Charmeuse in Thaïs at the Hawaii Opera Theater as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named performed in Carmen, Rinaldo, and The Fairy Queen. In the musical Theatre Center, producing, directing, performing and teaching at Festival; and the Ring Cycle with San Francisco Opera. She has Desire, Houston Grand Opera as Gunther in Götterdämmerung, theater arena, he performed the Prince in Diamond Head that beautiful historical venue. This past summer, she appeared appeared with Lyric Opera of Chicago as Bella in The Midsummer and the Bayreuth Festival as Amfortas in Parsifal. He will also Theater’s production of Cinderella and was an understudy of in Hawaii Shakespeare Festival’s “invented language” Midsummer Marriage, Nanetta in Falstaff, and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte. Ms. sing Richard Nixon in John Adams’ Nixon in China with the Los Raoul in Palikū Theater’s production of Phantom of the Opera. Night’s Dream, playing Egeus. She has recently joined the faculty of Tappan made her professional debut with Houston Grand Opera Angeles Philharmonic conducted by the composer. Charles is currently a junior in the Music Department at the Hawaii Pacific University as Adjunct Theatre Professor, and Director as Beth in Little Women, broadcast on PBS' Great Performances. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where he is a student of Maya of the HPU Paul & Vi Loo Theatre. Hoover.

Hawaii Opera Theatre 12 Aria Aria 13 A Streetcar Named Desire PRINCIPAL ARTISTIC CAST TEAM

Continued

Dennis Proulx Mark Morash Brad Dalton Doctor Conductor Stage Director

Dennis Proulx is a familiar face on the Honolulu stage. He has Mark Morash is a conductor and pianist originally from Halifax, Mr. Brad Dalton is very excited to be making his debut at been in 40 productions in Honolulu since arriving in 1988, and Canada. He currently serves as the Director of Musical Studies Hawaii Opera Theatre. A graduate of Harvard University and has received 17 Po’okela awards for performance and five awards for San Francisco Opera Center, performing Gianni Schicchi, Albert the National Shakespeare Conservatory, Brad has directed for directing, set design, and lighting at The Actors Group (TAG). Herring, Così fan tutte, Die Fledermaus, The Merry Wives of Windsor, productions at the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Los Dennis was a student at Cornish Institute of the Arts and has and Pasatieri’s The Seagull. He has appeared with Opera Santa Angeles Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, the been a long time devotee of Tennessee Williams. He directed an Barbara, Opera Colorado and the Lincoln Theater. Most recently, Barbican in London, Washington Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, San award-winning production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at TAG in their he made his Canadian conducting debut with the Manitoba Diego Opera, Santa Barbara Opera, Opera Boston, Opera San 2012 season. Dennis was last seen at DHT in To Kill a Mockingbird and Chamber orchestra. Artists with whom Morash has appeared Jose and the State Opera of South Australia where, in 2003, he as Jean Shepherd in A Christmas Story, TAG's Superior Donuts and most include Leah Crocetto, Melody Moore, Elza van den Heever, won the prestigious Helpmann Award for “Best Director of an recently in MVT's It Should've Been You. and . As a mentor to young singers, Morash has Opera” in Australia for his direction of Dead Man Walking. Brad provided master coach residencies for Pacific Opera Victoria, has created new productions of Don Giovanni, , Tosca, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Kia Ora Malvina Major Foundations Alceste, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Magic Flute, Cosi Fan Tutte, in New Zealand, and Opera on the Avalon program in eastern Idomeneo, Il Trovatore, Madam Butterfly, Anna Karenina, La Clemenza Canada. di Tito, Faust, and Albert Herring.

José Meléndez Peter Dean Beck Rehearsal Pianist and Lighting Designer Coach

Pianist José Meléndez is assistant to the music director, Peter Dean Beck is back for his 31st season with HOT. orchestra librarian, and a member of the music staff at the Some of his productions here are Don Carlo, Elektra, Academy of Vocal Arts (Philadelphia). He has worked as vocal Andrea Chenier, Dialogues of the Carmelites, A Little Night coach, conductor, and collaborative artist with Glimmerglass Music, and four Turandots. Among his other opera credits Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Seagle Music Colony, are Falstaff, Ballo in Maschera, Manon, Don Giovanni, Madama Castleton Music Festival, Curtis Institute of Music, Opera New Butterfly, Hansel and Gretel, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Jersey, Indianapolis Opera, Opera de Puerto Rico, L'Académie and Roméo et Juliette for such companies as Atlanta, Florida Internationale d'Été de Nice, Casals Festival, Connecticut Grand, Glimmerglass, Virginia, and Chautauqua Opera. His Grand Opera, Francisco Viñas International Voice Competition, musical theater credits include West Side Story, Sound of Music, Operalia, and the Puerto Rico Metropolitan Council Auditions. Candide, Les Misérables, and Fiddler on the Roof for Skylight Music He made his Carnegie Hall debut as a solo pianist in 2011 and is Theatre and Eklund Opera at CU Boulder, among others. His in his third season with HOT. ballet designs include Nutcracker for Ballet Hawaii.

Hawaii Opera Theatre 14 Aria Aria 15 A Streetcar Named Desire ARTISTIC TEAM [save the dates] Continued * * * * * * Mele under Helen E. Rodgers Ora Jewell-Busche Costume Director Wig & Make-Up the Stars Designer

Helen E. Rodgers has been with HOT since 2002, and her Ora Jewell-Busche is an LA-based wig and make-up designer Hawaii Opera Plaza * * * * * * favorite costume designs for the company include Die Walküre, with more than a decade’s experience working in the field 848 South Beretania Street, Suite 301 Il barbiere di Siviglia, Il trittico, Susannah, La bohème, and Cosi of opera, theater, and film. She has worked extensively with Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 fan tutte. Other credits include Mannes Opera, Hong Kong companies ranging from The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago 808.596.7372 Opera, San Diego Opera, Lincoln Center Festival, Baryshnikov Shakespeare, Lokingglass Theater, The Steppenwolf, The Productions, Chautauqua Opera, New Orleans Opera, Sarasota Goodman Theater, and many more. Recent credits include HawaiiOpera.org A gala concert of operatic highlights and Hawaiian delights with Amy Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Virginia Opera, Opera Turandot; Carmen; La Traviata (Pacific Symphony); The Barber [email protected] Hānaiali‘i, a host of opera stars, Memphis, Miami City Ballet, and Radio City Music Hall. of Seville; ; Don Pasquale (Lyric Opera of the North); the HOT Chorus, and Hawaii Youth Hansel and Gretel (Little LOON). Film and television credits To advertise in Aria, please contact Nella Opera Chorus. include Were the World Mine, Chicago Overcoat, Prison Break, and Media Group, Mike Wiley, 808.260.8788, mike@ Batman Vs. Superman. Ora also teaches theatrical make-up at nellamediagroup.com May 27, 2017 | Waikiki Shell Make-up First School of Make-up artistry. Let’s be friends.

Gretchen Mueller Stage Manager

Born in Newton, MA but now calling San Francisco, CA home, Gretchen Mueller has been a longtime member of the HOT family. Her recent work includes Lulu and Cunning Little Vixen (West Edge Opera). Over the course of her distinguished + + + career she has twice worked on War and Peace, as well as stage Join us for the return of managing two productions of Der Ring des Nibelungen. Other highlights include The Tale of Genji, Das Verratene Meer, and tours with the Rustavi of Georgia and with Peking Opera of Chongqing. Saturday Jan. 28, 2017 Blaisdell Concert Hall

Hawaii Opera Theatre 16 Aria Aria 17 A Streetcar Named Desire BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT Stephen H. Turner Nanna Bradford Thuy Nguyen-Martines James H. McCoy Cori Ching Weston Sherry Broder Norma Nichols, Ph.D. Adrienne Wing, M.D. Frances “Patsy” B. Bunn Sally Parker VICE PRESIDENTS Pamela Andelin Cameron Cherye Pierce Karen Char SECRETARY Annie Chan Gregory E. Ratté Lynne Johnson Linn Sol Alber Leonard Chow Aggreneva “Neva” Rego Keith Kalway Marilyn “Lyn” B. Clarkin Marrie Schaefer James Lally TREASURER Kasumi Hara David Y. Takagi Evelyn B. Lance Leighton J. Yuen Thomas P. Huber James K. Tam, Esq. Christine O’Brien Flora R. Kawasjee Marilyn Trankle Richard C. Palma CO-COUNSEL Ralph Kiessling Maggie S. Walker Jeff Pauker Robert B. Bunn, Esq. Floria “Lori” Komer Carolyn A. Berry Wilson Nigel Pentland Robert S. Katz, Esq. James T. Leavitt, Esq. Shelley Wilson Steven Prieto Luanna McKenney Jacqueline Yee Reber DIRECTORS Philip I. McNamee, M.D. Sarah M. Richards Margaret B. Armstrong Ada Mei Jean E. Rolles Gail Atwater Linda Nelson

GENHOT ADVISORY BOARD

Natalie Banach Kasumi Hara Peter Phillips Reed Bowman David Okamoto Megan Takagi Rachel Gibson Jeff Pauker Lauren Williams

HOT STAFF

HENRY G. AKINA BARETT HOOVER NIKKI NIELSEN KEVIN TAKAMORI Artistic Director Director of Artistic Assistant Box Office Manager Director of Fundraising and Administration Major Gifts SIMON CROOKALL SUE RUIZ General Director TRACY JEFFERSON CHAVEZ Director of Finance & JASON WALTER Director of Individual Giving Administration Marketing Director COURTNEY COSTON Office Assistant BLYTHE KELSEY JORDAN SASAKI GAYLEEN WILLIAMS Education Coordinator Production Coordinator Box Office Manager BEEBE FREITAS Head of Music ALLISON KRONBERG ERIC SCHANK Better Meetings Start with Better Coffee Marketing Assistant Education Assistant ERIK D. HAINES Director of Education SARAH MITCHELL T.H. STETTLER Young Voices Studio Coordinator Director of Production Your clients are important, so your meetings can’t be ordinary. Don’t just settle for coffee from a cardboard box. With a few, simple clicks, you can have hand-crafted Brue Bar coffee delivered to your next meeting. Your conference room will be filled with smiling, caffeinated faces, all duly impressed with your taste in coffee. Learn more at: Don’t just think outside of the box. Break it down, and bust out bruebar.com/delivery the Brue. bruebar.com | @bruebar Aria 19 A Streetcar Named Desire Join The HOT Opera Legacy Society Inspiring the Community with Opera GIVE TO HOT EDUCATION THE FUTURE OUTREACH

Hawaii Opera Theatre’s vision is to enrich and excite our community by presenting world-class performances HOT’s education team shares their love of opera year-round. The world of opera is of opera in Hawaii and to educate and inspire our youth to achieve a higher quality of life through music and brought to schools and taught to children of all ages. Aspiring opera singers have opera. HOT is grateful for the generosity of the many individuals that have committed to the future artistic the opportunity to train with professionals and better their craft. and financial strength of the organization through planned giving. HOT OPERA EXPRESS ORVIS YOUNG VOICES STUDIO Many of our patrons have asked how they can provide support for HOT, and we wanted to mention several Hawaii Opera Theatre takes the show on This exciting new program offers high opportunities that may be of interest: the road to schools, libraries, and other school students the opportunity to locations during the school year. Next year, improve their skills as performers through Gift Securities rather than Cash the company will bring an abbreviated classes and workshops covering areas such Receive income from your gift as well as a Tax Deduction version of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel as vocal technique, diction, repertoire, Provide income to HOT while benefiting your loved ones to schools on Oahu and the Neighbor acting, movement and more. Participants Name HOT as the beneficiary of a Will, Living Trust, Retirement Plan, or Life Insurance Policy Islands. The show includes talented work with HOT’s professional staff as well singers, live piano accompaniment, a as guest artists. Whatever your needs and preferences, there is a planned giving opportunity that can work for you. For information set, costumes, props, opportunities for about any of these opportunities, please contact Tracy Jefferson at (808) 683.7203 or by email at t_jefferson@ audience participation, and more. hawaiiopera.org. If you have already named HOT as a beneficiary of your estate, please let us know so that we can LEARNING recognize you now as a member of our Legacy Society and thank you for your future support. HOT RESIDENCY This award-winning program turns a class, OPPORTUNITIES Simon Crookall grade level, or an entire school into an OPERA PREVIEWS General Director opera-production company. With assistance Opera Previews at the Honolulu Museum IF YOU ARE from the professionals at HOT, students, of Art are a long-time tradition. The INTERESTED IN faculty, and staff are coached on developing lectures are free for HOT and Museum HAVING HOT’S OUR HOT LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS: their own opera or producing adaptations of members. EDUCATION TEAM famous and operettas. COME TO YOUR SCHOOL MAHALO TO THE HOT EDUCATION OR COMMUNITY Henry Akina Estate of Conrad G. Conrad, III Daniel & Jane Katayama Nancy Peacock OPERA FOR EVERYONE PROGRAM SUPPORTERS: GROUP, CONTACT Linn Alber Ann & Dougal Crowe Richard Kennedy & Steven Prieto Joyce Quigley The final dress rehearsal of every opera • Bank of Hawaii Foundation THE HOT OFFICE AT Estate of Ruth Ballard Michael W. Dabney Evelyn B. Lance Sarah & Manning Richards during the regular school year is reserved • Robert Emens Black Fund 808.596.7372. Estate of Nancy Bannick Estate of Luryier Diamond Estate of Mireille Leitich Jean E. Rolles for education purposes. Each year, • The Bretzlaff Foundation The Estate of Robert Estate of Hope Doyle Natalie Mahoney Major General & Mrs. Cecil A. educators bring thousands of students to • Sidney E. Frank Foundation Berssenbrugge Estate of Sally H. Edwards Peter & Luanna McKenney Jr. experience live opera. • Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture Estate of Clara M. Boyer Suzanne B. Engel Estate of Margaret Montgomery Ames Arlen Scott Trust and the Arts Estate of Madeline Boyes Ray Galas Randolph Moore & Lynne Johnson Miles K. & Reverie N. Suzuki • KTA Superstores Nanna & George Bradford Estate of Marguerite E. Gonsalves Estate of Leon J. Munson Hope Troyer Trust SINGER TRAINING • Leahi Swim School Drs. Roger & Felice Brault Estate of Robert Hines Estate of Judith Neale John Michael White MAE Z. ORVIS OPERA STUDIO • Sheree & Levani Lipton Robert & Patsy Bunn Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hildreth Marita L. Nelson, Ph.D. Stephen & Dana Wilson Each year, local singers audition to • National Endowment for the Arts Henry B. Clark Tom & Gloria Huber Norma Nichols, Ph.D. become members of the Hawaii Opera • Arthur & Mae Orvis Foundation Theatre’s Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio. • Sidney Stern Memorial Trust The Studio offers singers opportunities • G.N. Wilcox Trust to work with opera professionals on the • Young Brothers, Ltd. HOT staff as well as singers, coaches and other industry professionals to further develop their skills.

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Hawaii Opera Theatre 22 Aria Aria 23 A Streetcar Named Desire MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS PROFESSIONAL GROUP DONORS

Remembering and honoring special individuals with a donation to HOT in their name. To make a donation, visit ACCOUNTANTS FOR OPERA Harvey J. Lung Dr. Byron & Pam Eliashof REALTORS FOR OPERA HawaiiOpera.org or call (808) 596.7372. Scot & Christy Izuka Donald C. Machado Dr. & Mrs. Edward F. Furukawa Ernest G. & Patricia K.O. Anderson Linda C. Nelson Tom & Claudia Maloney William W. Goodhue, Jr., M.D. Judy Barrett, Realtor Gifts received between December 2015 and December 2016 Larry D. Rodriguez Linda S. Martell Lawrence Gordon, MD Joan Bartlett Tudor Wilson & Assoc., CPAs, LLC Mr. Michael O'Malley & Ms. Cheryl Dr. & Mrs. Werner H. Grebe Margo Brower IN HONOR OF Robello Dr. & Mrs. Hugh N. Hazenfield Julia Chu ARCHITECTS FOR OPERA Lois & Thomas Mui David Horio & Teresa Pytel Bruse Eckmann DR. FELICE BRAULT MARY S. JUDD DR. JIM & CHERYE PIERCE MARRIE SCHAEFER & ROB Robert & Janice Freeburg David J. Reber Rodney M. Kazama, MD Chip Fithian Dr. William & Karlyn Pearl Bonnie Louise Judd Timothy Y.C. Choy KUNTZ Lorrin & Karen Matsunaga Turbin Chu Heidt, Attorneys Dr. Robert & Adelaide Kistner Mary K. Flood Elizabeth Lacy Leonard Fogge & Jean Gordon Nancy Peacock A.I.A., Inc. Settle Meyer Law Laurence N. Kolonel, MD Jeffrey M. Fox BETTY GRIERSON MARY PHILPOTTS MCGRATH Ned Mobley Rhoady Lee Architecture & Design Nathan Sult & Beth Tarter Clifford K.H. Lau, MD & Adrienne Julianna Garris Henry G. Akina Peter & Luanna McKenney MR. & MRS. DAVID TAKAGI Charles R. Wichman Wing, MD Raymond Kang MARY REESE Kiyomi Lueck DENTISTS FOR OPERA G. Todd Withy & Jean Malia Orque Drs. Worldster & Patricia Lee Anne I.W. Keamo ELIZABETH RICE GROSSMAN MARITA NELSON Marita L. Nelson Cally L. Adams, D.D.S. Les Ueoka Grover Liese Sandra C. Liu Timothy Y.C. Choy Mary Reese AL & JOYCE TOMONARI Lawrence Fujioka, D.D.S. Jason G.F. Wong Dr. Dennis & Judy Lind Melanie Long NEVA REGO Timothy Y.C. Choy Dr. & Mrs. Todd Haruki Kwong Yen Lum, M.D. Helen S. MacNeil, R DR. & MRS. HUGH HAZENFIELD MUI LAN & DAVID OMAN Henry G. Akina Cecile Sebastian, D.D.S. PHYSICIANS FOR OPERA Dr. & Mrs. Philip I. McNamee Pamela L. Maiava Jan & Bob Hirschman Charles & Pauline Lindberg Dr. Lawrence K.W. Tseu Aina Haina Eye Center – Joyce H. Gary A. Okamoto Liz Moore JEANNIE ROLLES Cassen, MD Dr. & Mrs. Moon Park Margaret Murchie SALLY PARKER & FAMILY Kiyomi Lueck LAWYERS FOR OPERA David & Bonnie Andrew Dr. William & Karlyn Pearl Christine O'Brien Sharon McPhee Sidney K. Ayabe Eesha & Alison Bhattacharyya James Penoff Ms. Mahealani Perkins Sherry Broder Andrew Bisset, MD Linda Rasmussen Pakinee Portmore Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Bunn Dr. Robert & Marita Bonham Dr. & Mrs. Walton K.T. Shim Yukiko Sato, RA Edmund & Martha Burke S. Kalani Brady & Jun Look Dr. Glen & Susan Sugiyama Helen Skov IN MEMORY OF Jim Duca Dr. & Mrs. Roger Brault Dr. & Mrs. John B. Thompson Carl Smigielski Mr. & Mrs. John P. Gillmor Dr. Ann B. Catts Dr. George & Bay Westlake Donna Walker DR. ELEANORE G. AKINA Nancy A. Rowe GAIL HUDSON JENNIFER TAKAKI Jeffrey Grad Percival Chee, MD Drs. William W.T. & Margaret L. Won Leon Williams Henry G. Akina Sarah Shanahan Cherye & James Pierce Hallacher Family Tom & Gloria Huber Julia Frohlich Cherry Calvin Wong, MD Charman J. Akina Barbara Smith Robert & Marcy Katz Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan K. Cho Kevin S. Woolley, MD Linn & Steven Alber Douglas Stiles DAVID A. KIYOKAWA FLORENCE YOUNG WONG Jim Leavitt Cecilia & Gene Doo, MD Joan M. Bring David & Lee E. Takagi Jeffrey L. Davis Joseph & Leonora Wee Patricia Y. Lee Drs. John Drouilhet & Sada Tracy & Doran Chavez Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Trankle John A. (Jack) Lockwood Okumura Marilyn Cristofori & Gregg Lizenbery Gayleen Williams CHARLES DEXTER LUFKIN AL & SUSIE YONAN Simon Crookall & Stephen Strugnell Jane P. Woods Michael W. Hackney The Gordon Family Herbert & Joyce Dauber Valerie Yee Beebe Freitas JACK MCDERMOTT STEPHANIE QI MARIE YOUNG BUSINESSES, TRUSTS & FOUNDATIONS Tom & Gloria Huber SACHIKO CARROLL Helen Gary Simon Crookall & Stephen Strugnell Bonnie Louise Judd Thomas Delmore Contributions received between December 2015 and December 2016 Dr. & Mrs. Dan Katayama Michelle McLean LORNA MOUNT Lori & Jaymark Komer Ryan Nagoshi Friends & Family of Lorna Mount $50,000 - $100,000 The Bretzlaff Foundation, Inc. The John Young Foundation Hermes Paris Suzanne Watanabe Lai Jay and Elaine Nakashima Dr. Byron & Pam Eliashof John R. Halligan Charitable Fund The Cades Foundation The MacNaughton Group Evelyn B. Lance Lance Taguchi Beebe Freitas The Hearst Foundations Carol Franc Buck Foundation $5,000 - $9,999 Neiman Marcus Charles & Pauline Lindberg Jacky Takakura Elizabeth K. McCreary The Arthur and Mae Orvis Cooke Foundation, Limited Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Pacific Guardian Center Kiyomi Lueck Dean Tanimoto Peter & Luanna McKenney Foundation, Inc. Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Aqua-Aston Hospitality Red Wing Shoes The Rev. & Mrs. J. Hollis Maxson Marita L. Nelson The Strong Foundation First Insurance Company of Bank of Hawaii Foundation Sheraton Waikiki Peter & Luanna McKenney NANCY FRAZIER Hawaii, Ltd. Fred Baldwin Memorial Sidney Stern Memorial Trust Randolph Moore & Lynne Johnson Peter & Luanna McKenney DOROTHY OGAN $25,000 - $49,999 Hawaii Public Radio Foundation $2,500 - $4,999 Nancy Peacock Marita L. Nelson Robert Emens Black Fund Kosasa Foundation Central Pacific Bank Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing James & Jane Redmond PROF. TERRY HANEY & CAPT. Sidney E. Frank Foundation McInerny Foundation John Child & Company, Inc. CKW Financial Group Donald & Patricia Reynolds GARTH M. HANEY LÓPEZ CHARLES SWANSON National Endowment for the Arts City Mill Company, Ltd. Christian Dior Dr. & Mrs. G. Manning Richards Maria Lopez-Haney Beebe Freitas $10,000 - $24,999 State Foundation on Culture & First Hawaiian Bank James & Helen Gary Charitable Jean E. Rolles Anela Kolohe Foundation The Arts Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel Fund of the Hawaii Atherton Family Foundation G.N. Wilcox Trust George and Carolyn Goto Foundation Community Foundation Bank of Hawaii Wilson Care Group Hawaii News Now Hawaii Pacific Health

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The Howard Hughes Corporation The Dods Foundation Network for Good UBER David & Gina Haverly Adrienne Wing Lau & Clifford Deena & Bill Nichols Sharon Twigg-Smith KMH Foodland Super Market, Ltd. Settle Meyer Law Tom & Gloria Huber K.H. Lau Christine & Frank O'Brien University Health Alliance (UHA) Annie Sinclair Knudsen Fund Hawaii Hotel Industry United Way of the Coastal Empire IN-KIND David Hudson Mr. & Mrs. Won Kook Lee Michael J. O'Malley Sean Watabayashi KTA Super Stores Foundation University Health Alliance Air Canada Cargo Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Johnson Gerald Livaudais Terry O'Toole Jo Jo Watumull Leahi Swim School Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Walmart Foundation Honolulu Museum of Art Keith Kalway Violet Loo Susan Palmore Robert Welch McGraw Foundation The Central National-Gottesman Halekulani Crystal Kapua Jeri Lynch Sally Parker Terry Wells Merrill Lynch The Hoculi Group Foundation UP TO $249 Hawaii Public Radio Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Katz The MacNaughton Group Larry & Patricia Rodriguez Stephen & Eugenie Werbel Miyasaki LLC Keith and Polly Steiner Family AmazonSmile Honolulu Star-Advertiser Amie & Howie Klemmer Jim & Pam McCoy Jin Sakakibara Vernon Wong & Carla Fukumoto Monarch Insurance Company Foundation Causecast Foundation Pasha Hawaii Lori & Jaymark Komer Sharon McPhee Kelly Sanders Leighton Yuen SSI Investment Management, Inc. $250 - $999 Combined Federal Campaign The Wedding Cafe Elizabeth A. Lacy Guy Merola & Mark Wong Gerald Sumida Aloha United Way Foundation Yelp Jim & Lynn Lally Elahe Mir-Djalali David & Lee Takagi $1,000 - $2,499 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Young Brothers, Ltd. Scott Larimer Ned Heindel Mobley Mark Thomas Balenciaga America, Inc. Dreamscapes Landscaping LLC Initiative

SILENT AUCTION DONORS:

2016 OPERA BALL 12th Avenue Grill Peter Carlisle Godiva Mitch Kysar A Table Hawaii, Chef Aline Castle Resorts Gourmet Foods Hawaii Elizabeth Lacy TABLE SPONSORS Steiner, Private Chef CH Carolina Herrera Chuck Gray Evelyn B. Lance Yasako Abeshima Chamber Music Hawaii Neva Rego & Betty Grierson Adrienne & Clifford Lau RUBY Wilson Care Group (2) Elahe Mir-Djalali GenHOT Alaska Airlines Mokai Chang Grondin French-Latin Kitchen Le Bistro Annie Chan Pacific Guardian Life Leslie Goldman McInerny & Tony Linn S. Alber Doran Chavez Elizabeth R. Grossman Leahi Swim School Lynne Johnson and Randy Moore/ SILVER Peter & Luanna McKenney McInerny David & Bonnie Andrew Chef Chai's Hale Vietnam Bertie Lee Allen and Nobuko Zecha Linn Alber/Robert & Marilyn Steve Prieto & Rich Kennedy Hawaii Pacific Health Anne Namba Designs Chef Mavro Halekulani Hotel Darrell & Cathy Lee Jim and Pam McCoy Trankle David and Jacquelyn Reber/Jim Juli Henning/Philana Bouvier Anteprima Diane Chen & Jan Koch-Weser hank's haute dogs Ryan Lee Aqua-Aston Hospitality Leavitt The Howard Hughes Corporation Aqua-Aston Hospitality, LLC Julia Frohlich Cherry Marcia Gay Harden Dr. S. James Lee DIAMOND Bank of Hawaii Manning & Sarah Richards/Steve Keith Kalway Margaret Armstrong Vicky Chock Haute Confectionary Boutique Sid & Susan Lee Jim and Cherye Pierce Lauran Bromley & Ann Turner Rodney & Sharon Kazama Debby & Robert Atkinson Leonard Chow Hawaii Estate & Jewelry Buyers Mr. Roger Lerud Jean E. Rolles Central Pacific Bank Jacqueline Takeshita Ralph Kiessling/Dick Palma Aulani Christian Louboutin Hawaii Five-0 Eric Leterc City Mill Company, Ltd. Sheraton Waikiki KMH Baci Bistro Heather Chun Hawaii International Film Evva Lim PLATINUM First Hawaiian Bank Carolyn A. Berry Wilson Travis Knott & DJ Dole Balenciaga City Mill Company, Ltd. Festival Zinc Lin Elizabeth Rice Grossman First Insurance Company of Leahi Swim School Ballet Hawaii Jim Clark Hawaii Opera Theatre Livestock Tavern Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii, Ltd. BRONZE Merrill Lynch The Hoculi Group Bar Leather Apron Consolidated Theatres Hawaiian Humane Society Longhi's Ko Olina Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel Lea Almanza Miyasaki LLC James Beaumont Phyllis Corteway Juli Henning & Peter Shaindlin LOUIS VUITTON GOLD Hawaii News Now Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing/Louise Monarch Insurance Company Gae Bergquest Trommald Jonathan Crookall Mr. & Mrs. George Hetherington Lucky Belly John Child & Company, Inc. Hermes of Paris Ing Phil & Carol McNamee Bernini Honolulu Cross Fit East Oahu HI-Trend Hawaii Magnolia David Keliikuli & Ron Bunn Tom Huber/Louise Emery Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Bunn Chris & Frank O’Brien Big Island Candies Gerald Dar Ruby Hodges Mahina & Sun's Adrienne Wing & Clifford K.H. Lau Evelyn B. Lance Pam Andelin Cameron Jim Tam/David Takagi Bishop Museum Steve Debiasi Honolulu Chamber Music Society The Manifest Coffee House & Sally Parker The MacNaughton Group CKW Financial Group Maggie Walker Mr. Kelvin Bloom & Ms. Shelley Bill Deucher Honolulu Museum of Art Cocktail Bar Nigel & Alicia Pentland Neiman Marcus Rich and Brendan Ethington John Michael White Wilson-Bloom DFS Group L.P. Hawaii Honolulu Star-Advertiser Marie Louise Cleaners Blue Note Hawaii Diamond Head Market and Grill Honolulu Theatre for Youth Market City Limited BMW of Honolulu Diamond Head Theatre Il Lupino Trattoria and Wine Bar Ash & Kimi J. Matar Robert & Marita Bonham Diane von Furstenberg Anne Irons-Palma Maui Divers Jewelry UNDERWRITERS AND DONORS Bradley and Lily John Doty Island Mobile Vet Peter & Luanna McKenney Roger & Felice Brault Downbeat Diner and Lounge JJ Dolans Philip I. McNamee STRIKE A CHORD FOR HOT BY Paul & Diane Bennett Timothy Y.C. Choy Suzanne B. Engel Allyn Bromley DRIFT Ann Kadowaki The Meng Dynasty JIM & LYNN LALLY Gae Bergquist-Trommald City Mill Company, Ltd./Chung David & Sharon Fairbanks Carol, Robin, Andrew & Katie Karl & Megumi Essig Keith Kalway Guy Merola & Mark Wong DINNER WINE BY SHELLEY Carolyn Berry Wilson & David Kun Ai Foundation Pamela R. Fern & Stephen Bunn Helen Ettlinger Kastner Design Associates Michel's at the Colony Surf WILSON & KELVIN BLOOM Wilson Paul D. Cool Marcuccilli Burgers and Things Eric Fleischer Dawn Kawano Mike Sapp Fitness Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Bunn Shelley Cramer First Insurance Company of Buzz's Gift Bag Four Seasons Ko Olina Rich Kennedy & Steve Prieto Mary Mitsuda DONORS Maria Canale Marilyn Cristofori & Gregg Hawaii, Ltd. C.S. Wo Gallery Marty & Susan Fritz Mariko Kobayashi Moana Surfrider Linda Ahlers Robert Canales Lizenbery Gary & Linda Goldfein Cactus Blenn Fujimoto Benjamin & Christine Komer The Modern Frankie Anderson Stanford & Kathy Carr Jason Cutinella Elizabeth Rice Grossman Cafe Kaila Fujioka's Wine Times Lori and Jaymark Komer Modus Operandi William & Gail Atwater Lee Champion Jean Dickenson James T. Hague Pamela Andelin Cameron Abhilasha & Vikram Garg Kumu Kahua Theatre Monkeypod Kitchen Balenciaga Christian Dior Kenton & Lori Eldridge Megan Harflinger

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Michael Monroe David J. Reber Arthur Shimamura W South Beach Montage Kapalua James L. Redmond Esther Shimazu Donna Walden Russel Moore Sarah Richards Skyline Eco-Adventures Wasabi Bistro James Moss Riches Keoni Subiono Indru & Gulab Watumull Nella Media Group Riches Kahala Suzi Swartman The Westin Ka'anapali Nobu Waikiki RitzyDecor.com Reid & Traci Takamoto Westin Princeville PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON Olive Tree Cafe The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Ms. Jacqueline Takeshita Cori Weston Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Collection Resort Tanaka of Tokyo Mrs. Janet Weyenberg Harbor Roy's Restaurants Tango Contemporary Cafe WGM, Inc. INVESTING IN HAWAII Jason Pahlmeyer Ruth's Chris Steak House Tapestries by Hauoli Joan & Perry White Paiko Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Sakamoto Taverna Restaurant Roger Whitlock Susan Palmore Saks Fifth Avenue Tchin Tchin Stephen & Dana Wilson As kamaaina, we all want Hawaii to be the best Glenn Pang Jim Salter Tea at 1024 Kitty & Ronald Wo The Paperie San Francisco Opera Ted Baker London Wolfgang's Steakhouse place to live, work and play. One way we can do Jim Pappas Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Tiffany & Co. Diane Wong this is by investing in Hawaii municipal bonds. Sally Parker Sushi Bar Russell Tom Richard S.H. Wong Municipal bonds are used to build or improve Pedego Bikes Law Office of Eric A. Seitz Al & Joyce Tomonari Mr. Rob Wong Judith Perry Maestro Tim Shaindlin Trump International Waikiki Vernon Wong hospitals, schools, and other local projects that Cherye & James Pierce Sheraton Kauai Beach Walk Rev & Mrs. Raymond Woo help make our home state a better place to live. Sue Pignataro Sheraton Maui Resort Ann & Steve Turner Dean & Jodi Yamamoto And investing in these bonds provides you with Mark & Karen Polivka Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Turtle Bay Resort Kay Yasuda Pow Wow Hawaii Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Versace Arlyn Yoshinaga the opportunity to earn federal and state tax-free Puamana Marina Vino's Italian Tapas Young's Market Company Terry Lee Rainforest at Kilohana Square Sheraton Waikiki Anne Elise Vogel David Yurman President and CEO income.* The Hawaii Municipal Fund (SURFX) was established in 1988, and is a no-load municipal bond fund. If you would like to learn more about how you can earn tax-free income* while also helping this place we call home, please give us a call at 988-8088 or visit our website at www.LeeHawaii. com. Before investing, read the prospectus carefully. Please carefully consider the Hawaii Municipal Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund. Call (808) 988-8088, (800) 354-9654, or visit our website www.LeeHawaii.com for a free prospectus.

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OPERA BALL 2016 GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND THANKS:

Allison Higa Design C.S. Wo & Sons Neiman Marcus Wilson Care Group Aki Anderson, Account Director Andres Harnisch Brokerage, Inc. Onward Creative Buzz & Kitty Wo – Catering & Sales and the Darrell & Cathy Lee Rai Saint Chu & Richard Turbin Sheraton Waikiki Staff Jeri Lynch Kelly Sanders, Area Managing Director, Andis Wines Ned Mobley Starwood Hotels & Resorts Community OPERA BALL 2016 COMMITTEE voiced here. CHAIR Shelley Wilson

SILENT AUCTION CO-CHAIRS VALENTINE’S DAY Juli Seitz Henning Cherye Pierce FEBRUARY 14 BLAISDELL COMMITTEE CONCERT HALL Martha Balkin Elizabeth Grossman Catherine Lin Steve Turner Philana Bouvier Keith Kalway Jeri Lynch Donna Walden 800-745-3000 hawaiipublicradio.org Meghan Goldman Buck Flora Kawasjee Kimi Matar Maggie Walker Ticketmaster.com Pam Andelin Cameron Richard Kennedy Leslie Goldman McInerny Cori Weston Blaisdell Box Office BalletHawaii.org Christine Carungi Travis Knott Luanna McKenney Janet Weyenberg Hawaiʻi Public Radio Karen Char Maile Koga Susan Palmore Adrienne Wing SEASON SPONSORS: PRODUCTION SPONSORS: Honolulu Star-Advertiser Avalon Development Company celebrates our partnership Leonard Chow Christine Komer Steve Prieto Buzz Wo Starwood Hotels and Resorts Waikiki Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts with Hawaii Opera Theatre Heather Chun Lori Komer Sarah Richards Leighton Yuen Jason Cutinella Elizabeth Lacy Michelle Richardson DJ Dole Evelyn Lance Peter Shaindlin Lisa Dudgeon Darrell Lee James Tam EXPERIENCE THE HONOLULU CLUB Experience Hawaii’s exclusive social and DONORS athletic club. Located in the heart of Honolulu across the street from the Blaisdell Center; offering 65,000 square feet of premier Contributions received between December 2015 through December 2016. workout equipment and luxury amenities, with convenient, complimentary 5-hour parking. PLATINUM CIRCLE – MEMBERSHIP GIFTS $10K AND ABOVE

June Renton Chambers Randolph Moore & Lynne Johnson Adrienne & Clifford K.H. Lau Carolyn Berry Wilson & David Annie Chan Steve & Marilyn Katzman Jim & Pam McCoy Wilson Join now and receive a Suzanne B. Engel David A. Keliikuli Jean E. Rolles $ Bro Halff Jim & Lynn Lally Jeanne & Charles R. Wichman 200 credit to be used on your choice of: Personal training, Pilates, food & GOLD CIRCLE – MEMBERSHIP GIFTS $7,500 TO $9,999 beverage credit, massage, or even your membership dues. Karen Char & Malcolm Tom (808) 585-9626 932 Ward Ave. 7th Floor SILVER CIRCLE – MEMBERSHIP GIFTS $5,000 TO $7,499 Honolulu, HI 96814 www.honoluluclub.com P.M. Barron Peter G. Drewliner Elizabeth Grierson Sharon S. McPhee Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Bunn Mrs. Dwight Emery Lori & Jaymark Komer Michael & Elaine Michaelidis *Some conditions and terms apply. Call a membership advisor today for more details. Julia Frohlich Cherry Helen Gary Evelyn B. Lance Elahe Mir-Djalali

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Noreen & David Mulliken Christine O'Brien Sally Parker Norma B. Nichols, Ph.D. Helen Paris Dr. & Mrs. G. Manning Richards

$20,000 AND ABOVE Noreen & David Mulliken Susan R.S. Schofield Jackie Collins-Buck & Mike Buck Henry Akina Norma B. Nichols, Ph.D. Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Y. Sprague Andrew & Mikiko Bunn Annie Chan Christine O'Brien David & Lee E. Takagi Enrico Camara Randolph Moore & Lynne Helen Paris Jim Tam & Min Park Ralph & Christine Carungi Johnson Richard Kennedy & Steven Ina Tateuchi Dr. Ann B. Catts Steve & Marilyn Katzman Prieto Alan & Joyce Tomonari Penelope A. Chu Adrienne & Clifford K.H. Lau David & Jacqueline Reber Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Tse Frank & Lisa Coluccio Jim & Pam McCoy Ann & Stephen Turner Cori & Jeffrey Weston Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cricchio Beyond Seafood Jean E. Rolles Maggie Walker Leighton Yuen Marilyn Cristofori & Gregg Lizenbery $10000-$19999 $2500-$4999 $2000-$2499 Ann & Dougal Crowe June Renton Chambers Lea Almanza Ricki & Paul Cassiday Marlies H. Farrell Karen Char & Malcolm Tom Margaret Armstrong Ian & Janet Cooke Craig & Julie Feied Indulge more than your taste Suzanne B. Engel William & Gail Atwater Paul Cool & Betty Wood Jay & Sharon Fidell Elizabeth Rice Grossman Eesha & Alison Bhattacharyya Julia S. Ing Beebe Freitas buds at an elegant retreat Bro Halff Drs. Roger & Felice Brault Dr. & Mrs. James Kumagai Betty Fujioka David A. Keliikuli Sherry Broder Harry W. Russell Laurie & Jack Goldstein on the sands of Waikiki Beach. Jim & Lynn Lally Ronald Bunn Juli M. Kimura Walters Lawrence Gordon, MD & Marisol Evelyn B. Lance Pamela Andelin Cameron John Michael White Howard Where the glittering backdrop Sally Parker Mary (Candy) Cassarno Drs. William & Margaret Won Chuck Gray Nigel & Alicia Pentland Dr. Percival & Carolyn Chee Janet Henderson of Diamond Head and Cherye & James Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Chow $1200-$1999 J. Patrick Henry, PhD Jeanne & Charles R. Wichman Marilyn "Lyn" Clarkin Kenneth C. Bibee Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hildreth near-distant applause of the Carolyn Berry Wilson & David The Studio of Eunice M. DeMello Mark & Carolyn Blackburn Peter and Rosanna Hsi Wilson Allen I. Emura Philana Bouvier Yvonne Hsieh rolling surf engage all senses. Allen & Nobuko Zecha Rich & Brendan Ethington Myron & Margie Crain Victoria Kim Leslie Goldman McInerny & Tony Mary Fiedler Anne King $7500-$9999 McInerny Michael Haloski Dr. Robert & Adelaide Kistner Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Bunn William W. Goodhue, Jr., M.D. George & Evie Hao Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Kufel Mrs. Dwight Emery Kasumi Hara Nery L. Heenan Elizabeth Lacy Peter & Luanna McKenney Lester J. Hee Gary James William & Susan Lampe Dr. & Mrs. G. Manning Richards Juli Seitz Henning Thomas D. King, Jr. Alan Gartenhaus & Rhoady Lee In Loving Memory of My Wilfred & Caren Kusaka Marina Lee $5000-$7499 Husband, Earl Chapman Richanne Lam Michael & Lily Ling Linn & Steven Alber Dr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Katayama Jack & Nancy Lockwood Violet Loo P.M. Barron Robert & Marcy Katz Kiyomi Lueck Michael Lum & Audrey McAvoy Lauran Bromley Flora Kawasjee Robin S. Midkiff C. Jeanette Magoon Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Bunn Drs. Rodney & Sharon Kazama Ambassador Charles B. Salmon Jr. Elizabeth (Betsy) McCreary Julia Frohlich Cherry Ralph & Margie Kiessling Keith & Polly Steiner Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rod Miller Peter G. Drewliner Lori & Jaymark Komer John & Ruth Stepulis Dr. & Mrs. Alfred Morris Suzanne B. Engel Natalie Mahoney Allen B. Uyeda Ralph Murakami Helen Gary Ken & Diane Matsuura Indru & Gulab Watumull Martha Nakajima Elizabeth Grierson Ada Mei & Vincent Tai Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Martines Tom & Gloria Huber Carol L. Hong & William B. $600-$1199 Roxanne & David Okazaki Keith Kalway Moffett Linda Ahlers Terence J. O'Toole Lori & Jaymark Komer Linda C. Nelson David & Bonnie Andrew Carol Paris Jim Leavitt Christine O'Brien Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Atkinson Jeff Pauker Dr. & Mrs. Philip I. McNamee Richard Palma & Anne Irons- Mr. William M. & Dr. Carol K. Bass Madalyn Purcell Sharon S. McPhee Palma Betsy A. Behnke James & Jane Redmond Michael & Elaine Michaelidis Dr. & Mrs. Moon Park Paul & Diane Bennett Rai Saint Chu & Richard Turbin Elahe Mir-Djalali Gregory E. Ratté Jennifer Brooks & Eric Lonborg Ryuko Sakoda

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