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Synopsis... ACT I. Butterfly, Goro arrives with Lieutenant B. F. the latest potential husband Pinkerton of the U. S. for Butterfly, the wealthy Navy inspects a house Prince Yamadori. Butterfly overlooking Nagasaki harbor that he is leasing from Goro, a politely serves the guests marriage broker. The house comes with three servants and tea but insists she is not a geisha wife known as Butterfly (Cio-Cio San). The lease available for marriage—her runs for nine hundred and ninety-nine years, subject to American husband has not monthly renewal. The American consul Sharpless arrives deserted her. She breathless from climbing the hill. Pinkerton describes how dismisses Goro and he, like other Yankees, roams the world in search of Yamadori. Sharpless experience and pleasure (Dovunque al mondo). He is not attempts to read Pinkerton's sure whether his feelings for the young girl are love or a letter and warns that the whim, but he intends to go through with the marriage officer may never return; ceremony. Sharpless warns him that the girl may view the marriage perhaps, he suggests, she should reconsider Yamadori's offer. differently, but Pinkerton brushes off such concerns and says "And this?" asks the outraged Butterfly (E questo?), presenting her someday he will take a real, American wife. He offers the consul small child to the consul. Sharpless, too upset to tell her more of whiskey and proposes a toast ("America forever!"). Butterfly is heard the letter’s contents, leaves, promising to tell Pinkerton of the child. climbing the hill with her friends for the ceremony. In casual A cannon shot is heard in the harbor, announcing the arrival of a conversation after the formal introduction, Butterfly admits her age— ship. Butterfly and Suzuki take a telescope to the terrace and read fifteen—and explains that her family was once prominent but lost its the name of Pinkerton's ship. Overjoyed, Butterfly joins Suzuki in position. Cio-Cio San, consequently, has had to earn her living as a strewing the house with flower petals from the garden (Scuoti della geisha. Her relatives arrive and chatter about the marriage. Cio-Cio fronda). Night falls, and Butterfly, Suzuki, and the child settle into a San shows Pinkerton her few possessions and quietly tells him she vigil over the harbor (Humming Chorus). has been to the Christian mission and will embrace her husband’s Part II. religion. The Imperial Commissioner reads the marriage agreement, Dawn breaks, and Suzuki insists that Butterfly get some sleep. and the relatives congratulate the couple. Suddenly, a threatening Butterfly carries the child into another room. Sharpless appears voice is heard from afar—it is the Bonze, Butterfly's uncle, a priest. with Pinkerton and Kate—Pinkerton's new wife. Suzuki realizes He curses the girl for going to the Christian mission and rejecting who the American woman is and agrees to help break the news to her ancestral religion. Pinkerton orders the Bonze and the guests Butterfly. Pinkerton is overcome with guilt and runs from the away, and the shocked relatives denounce her as they leave. He scene, pausing to remember his days in the little house (Addio tries to console Butterfly with sweet words. She is helped by Suzuki fiorito asil). Cio-Cio San rushes in hoping to find Pinkerton but into her wedding kimono and joins Pinkerton in the garden, where sees Kate instead. Grasping the situation, she agrees to give up they anticipate the night ahead of them (Vieni la sera). the child but insists Pinkerton return for him. Dismissing everyone, ACT II. Part I. Butterfly takes out the dagger with which her father had committed Three years have passed, and Cio-Cio San is still waiting for her suicide, choosing, like him, to die with honor rather than live in husband’s return. Suzuki prays to the gods for help, but Butterfly shame. She is interrupted momentarily when the child comes in, berates her for believing in lazy Japanese gods rather than in but Butterfly says goodbye and blindfolds him (Tu, piccolo Iddio). Pinkerton's promise to return one day (Un bel dì). Sharpless She stabs herself as the returning Pinkerton calls her name. appears with a letter from Pinkerton, but before he can read it to

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16 SPECIAL THANKS Businesses, Trusts FOR IN-KIND DONATIONS OF TIME, TALENT AND & Foundations RESOURCES: HOT extends its sincere appreciation to the trusts, foundations and businesses for their generous gifts received between December 1, 2005 and November 30, 2006 Reine Ah Moo Michael Lagarticha For more information about supporting the highest quality opera Aloha Airlines & Musician’s and educational programs in Hawaii, please call 596-7372. Dr. David Andrew Association of The Boeing Hawaii $100,000 and above Stanford Carr Development Corporation Evelyn Lance The Arthur and Mae Z. Orvis G. N. Wilcox Trust Roger & Felice Brault Juliana LaReaux & Foundation, Inc. The John Chin Young Foundation George & Nanna LaReaux Bradford Communications $25,000 to $99,999 $2,500 to $4,999 Peggy Buchwach Patricia Lee The Cades Foundation Malcom H.M. Chang DDS, Inc. Dr. Elizabeth Buck Peter Lee Frear Eleemosynary Trust Chapman Family Foundation Bob & Patsy Bunn Michael Leineweber Pam Andelin Frank Leslie & Concepts John R. Halligan Charitable Fund and Lee Alden Johnson Cameron Unlimited/ GMAC Horizon Lines Chelsea Enterprises Michael & Kristen Real Estate Louis Vuitton John Child & Company, Inc. Chan Paul & Naomi Lowe Rose Perenin Foundation EGM Capital Management Lee Alden Chapman Jeri & Jerry Lynch State Foundation on Culture Froley Revy Investment Co., Inc. Karen Char & Aaron Mahi & The Arts Graff John Child & Robert Marcy The Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty $10,000 to $24,999 Company, Inc. Josette Marsh Company, Ltd. Michael Ching Allen Martin Air Canada Cargo The Honolulu Advertiser Joett Colgan Photography Alexander & Baldwin Foundation Honolulu Club Michael Cummins Dr. Philip McNamee Bank of Hawaii Honolulu Star-Bulletin/Midweek Lu Diamond Jim & Pam McCoy The Bretzlaff Foundation, Inc. Joseph Ferraro Ronald & Bev Nagy Islander Group - Booklines Hawaii Commercial Data Systems, Inc. Jay Fidell Judy Neale LaReaux Communications Continental Airlines Susie Fried Allen & Yoshi Leahi Swim School Cooke Foundation, Ltd. Susan Fusuma Nishimura & The Lloyd/Moore Foundation Dowling Community General Printing Mozart House Starbucks Coffee Hawaii Dr. & Mrs, Lawrence Chris O’Brien Improvement Foundation United Laundry Services Gordon Janice Olbrich Edward G. Engel Trust Leonora F. & Joseph K. Wee Family Fund Marie Hansen Richard Palma First Hawaiian Bank John Hara Kayleen Polichetti First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd. $1,500 to $2,499 Robert & Chula Greg Ratté Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Sam L. Cohen Foundation Harrison Jean Rolles Dr. Hugh Hazenfield Haigh Roop Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki Monarch Insurance Services, Inc. HTH Corporation Ken Hayashida & Linda Rosehill & Rosehill $1,000 to $1,499 National Endowment for the Arts Kai Hawaii and Associates Anonymous Janet Henderson Warren Shon & Tiffany & Co. Christie's Elizabeth Hoddick Southern Wine R. M. Towill Foundation George & Carolyn Goto Foundation Hunt Development & Spirits Young Brothers Tug & Barge Group David Takagi OnJin’s Cafe Dr. Tyrie Jenkins James Tam $5,000 to $9,999 Maurice & Joanna Sullivan Foundation Lynne Johnson Lori Thomas American Savings Bank Tori Richard, Ltd. Jody Kadokawa & Spicers Sunae Tom Bank of Hawaii Tucker & Marks Paper-Hawaii Al & Joyce Tomonari Bay West Properties $300 to $999 Lara Katine Wanda Tse The Samuel N. & Mary Castle Foundation Robert Katz Peter Vincent Anonymous Hung Wo & Elizabeth Lau Ching Debbie Kelsey Margaret Walker Cadinha & Company, Ltd. Foundation B.J. & Nicole Kobayashi Stephen & Eugenie Case Properties International C. S. Wo & Sons Lori Komer Werbel Emporio Armani Honolulu Mi Kosasa John & Dana Wilson East West Wealth Management Foodland Super Market, Ltd. Kitty Wo Ernst & Young HONBLUE, INC. Dr. Lesley Wright Florist Grand Honu Group & Faith Golding Foundation 2100 Kalakaua Avenue Retailers Honolulu Design Center Nancy Kim Family Foundation Kobayashi Group, LLC Title Guaranty Escrow Services MAC 24-7 Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Y. Goo McCorriston, Miller, Mukai, MacKinnon $150 to $299 Fidel A. Francisco, AIA Neiman Marcus Castle & Cooke Properties, Inc. Ben K. Fujiwara AIA Phil's Gold and Diamonds City Mill Company, Ltd./Chung Kun Ai Kimberley M. Larkin Assoc., AIA ResortQuest Hawaii Foundation Royal Contracting Co., Ltd. Patrick & Gail Onishi Up to $149 The Schuler Family Foundation Peter Vincent & Associates AIG Hawaii Insurance Company, Inc. Philip K. White & Associates Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stupski

17 Silent Auction Donors

Please join Hawaii Opera Theatre in supporting the businesses and individuals who generously contributed to the success of Opera Ball 2006 Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Deida Bourne Paul Brown Salon & Day Spa BVLGARI Timothy Y.C. Choy Janis Y. Chun Concordia Language Villages Suzanne Engel Fabrikant - Leer International Francis H. I'I Brown Golf Courses Grand Hyatt Kauai Gucci America HASR Wine Company (L-R) Governor Linda Lingle, Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki & HOT Board President James McCoy and Jean E. Rolles Golf Club Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach JMD Beverage San Francisco Opera Resort & Spa Joy of Sake Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel Craig Hirasaki/Hiraskai Kahala Nui Sur la Table by Mireille Leitich Nakagawa Design Ltd. King Food Service, Inc. Lori Thomas Akira Hirayama PADI Kobrand Don Thompson Jewelmer International Clarence Lau, Feng Shui Master Michael & Marlene Tom Corporation linnscollection.com Russell Tom The Kahala Hotel & Resort John Geppert and Lori Thomas M & S Beverages Tori Richard Bertie Lee John Behler - Majestic Two Bag Ladies Honolulu Darrell and Cathy Lee Fine Wines Vancouver Opera Association Aaron Mahi and Priceless Phoebe Cowles Steve Martin Wasabi Bistro Cathy Foy-Mahi Jimmy Borges Details International, Inc. Barb Masumoto Lyn Wray Interiors Mills Gallery-Gregory A. Mills George & Nancy Ellis Dragonfly Dreams Virginia McGaraghan Young Laundry & Dry Cleaning Myer Jewelry Mfr. Ltd. Hermes Aaron & Angela Eberhardt Dr. Philip McNamee Roy Okano Icon Sports Fendi Hawaii, Inc. Medical Spa & Skin Gregg Pang - Silkwood Up to $100 Geoff Lee - Island Glassworks Rick Fitch Care Hawaii Phil's Gold and Diamond Aloha France Jerry & Jeri Lynch Betty Hay Freeland Mellow's Antiques Hawaii Pizza Hut and Taco Bell The Atlanta Opera Matt Murphy Mr. & Mrs. S.W. Friedman Michel's Eleanor Ritchie Mr. & Mrs. Steve Baker Neiman Marcus Helen G. Gary Nalo Farms Sephora Better Brands/Mark Gmur Norma Nichols Hermes Nana Y. Teruya/Nana Design Three Pearls International LLC Better Brands/George Szigeti Yukie Ozaki Chandre & Joern Hinrichs Dorothy Nitta Les Ueoka Big City Diner Neva Rego Hotel Seiyo Ginza Opera Hong Kong The Wine Stop Bishop Museum Press UH Institute for Astronomy Izi Creations Pacific Gallery David Wunsch Buca di Beppo Chez Kensei Hair Salon Cleigh Pang of Baron & Leeds David Yurman cakelava Mr. & Mrs. Jim Lally Frances J. Pickens $10,000 and above Bob LaReaux Chai's Island Bistro Hugh & Barbara Hazenfield The Private Gym Joseph Laszlo $200-$499 Ernest Chang Piano Studio Al & Pat Kwiecinski San Diego Opera Naomi & Paul Loewe Chuck Boller Tim Walsh and Mike Healy Mr. and Mrs. Laurence B. Lueck Buddhawelt Asian Antiques Man Sang Jewelry of Kristen and Michael Chan $5,000 to $9,999 Hong Kong Chelsea Enterprises Bestours Chef Mavro Barbara & Sonny Ching Patsy & Robert Bunn Guy Merola and Mark Wong Leonard Chow Flora Kawasjee Noreen Naughton Kris Chun, LMT Linda A. Lee Outrigger Enterprises Cole Haan Maui Divers Jewelry Palace Hotel The Contemporary Museum Nobuhide & Tiana Torii Sheraton Waikiki Resort Sam and Mary Sony Hawaii Cooke - Manoa Heritage $1,000 to $4,999 Hank and Vivien Stackpole Diamond Head Theatre Cynthia Ai & Ronald L. Sub-Zero/Wolf Leila & Peter Diamond Embry, M.D. Al and Joyce Tomonari Cecilia and Gene Doo Aloha Airlines Larry Ueki DoubleTree Alana Hotel-Waikiki Pamela Andelin Indru and Gulab Watumull First Hawaiian Bank Robyn Buntin of Honolulu Julie A. Wong Grand Crew Wine Merchants Raymond and Susan Burghardt Yeh Fei Pai Great Lines Jacquelin De Elsa Grima-Raffalli Michell-Jeanie Chun $500 to $999 Harari (L-R) Mi Kosasa, Tracie Young, Lea Goin, Coconuts Beach Club Linn Alber Hawaii Theatre Center Walter Kau and Alison Mito Continental Airlines George Allan Davin Hee 18 Willow Chang Raymond Clayton Crabtree & Evelyn Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc. Formaggio Fujioka's Wine-Times Le Guignol Restaurant Gyotaku Japanese Restaurant Helen Hagermeyer Hawaiian Rainforest Salon & Spa Honolulu Academy of Arts Honolulu Symphony Celeste Hughes Ron and Eda Iinuma Indigo Jameson's By the Sea Johnson Brothers/Lisa Memering Lori and Jaymark Komer (L-R) Heather & Nate Smith and B.J. and Nicole Kobayashi Ralph and Margie Kiessling John and Kumi Lederer Stella O.H. Lee L'Uraku Manoa Valley Theatre Carl and Josette Marsh Dr. & Mrs. Michael Meagher The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel Harold and Sandy Noborikawa Dale Oliva & Allen Emura Opera San Jose

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19 Individual Donors Contributions received Dec 1, 2005 to Nov 30, 2006

$10,000 and above Dr. & Mrs. Peter J. Linden Jeri & Jerry Lynch Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert T. Benson Evan T. Morita Tim Bostock & Melanie Holt Eddie & Carole Kai Onouye Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Bunn Richard Palma & Anne Irons-Palma Ashford & Wriston Charlotte & Henry Clark Larry & Patricia Rodriguez Mr. & Mrs. Conrad G. Conrad III William E. Atwater Mrs. Edward C. Sterling Phoebe Cowles Sidney Ayabe Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stupski Mr. & Mrs. David W. Doyle Susan Tompkins Frank Boas Sally H. Edwards Richard M. Towill R. Charles Bocken Edward G. Engel Wanda W. Tse Suzanne B. Engel Robert B. Bunn Marion Vaught Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Friedman Jackie Erickson Maggie Walker Helen G. Gary Karen A. Essene Marshall & Ruth Goodsill Dr. Thomas & Mi Kosasa $2,500 and above Pamela and Fred Ferguson-Brey Alfred & Patricia Kwiecinski Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Rick Fried Evelyn B. Lance Steven & Linn Sol Alber Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Gay Capt. & Mrs. J.H. McCoy David & Bonnie Andrew Thomas P. Huber Gregory E. Ratte William E. Atwater Alice K. Robinson Nancy M. Bannick Marcy & Robert Katz Jean E. Rolles Frank Boas Evelyn B. Lance Dr. Lawrence Tseu Ronald Bunn Patricia Y. Lee Sharon & Thurston Twigg-Smith Dr. & Mrs. Malcom H. Chang Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Wichman Earl Chapman Peter A. Lee Lee Alden Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Machado $5,000 and above Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Chow Michael J. Marks Dr. & Mrs. Peter Diamond Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Armour III Mr. & Mrs. Willson C. Moore, Jr. Dwight & Louise Emery Carolyn Berry Terri Teruko Fukuda Lois & Tom Mui Pamela Andelin Cameron William W. Goodhue Jr. MD Stanford Carr Mark K. Murakami Robert S. Hines Mrs. June Renton Chambers Francis T. O'Brien Thomas P. & Gloria Huber Karen Char & Malcolm Tom Lori Komer John Oki & Joy Miyasaki Drs. James W. & Julia Frohlich Cherry Dr. & Mrs. James Kumagai Richard Turbin & Rai Saint Chu Jeannine B. Cowles Cherry Luce Marilyn B. Clarkin Betty M. Vitousek Davidson & Lois Luehring Mr. & Mrs. Edward K.O. Eu Mr. & Mrs. Warren K.K. Luke Marguerite E. Gonsalves Mr. & Mrs. Carl P. Marsh Dr. & Mrs. Hugh Hazenfield John F. McDermott MD Dr. Tyrie L. Jenkins Henry Montgomery Flora Kawasjee Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Pickens David A. Keliikuli We don’t just build Diane J. Plotts Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Kistner C. Dudley Pratt Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Frederick O. Koenig Aggreneva Rego Homes. Jim & Lynn Lally Ambassador Charles B. Salmon Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Worldster Lee Special Tribute Hawaii Opera Theatre dedicates its production of Mozart's Don Giovanni to the memory of Sally Aall, one of HOT’s best loved patrons, who passed away in the Fall of 2005. She was also a passionate supporter of the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and a patron of the Honolulu Symphony. Sally loved Mozart and bel canto opera. She was enthusiastic about special projects, such as master classes, to encourage young singers. She personally sponsored residencies with Julianne Baird and Diana We build Soviero at HOT's Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio to prepare young artists in Hawaii for their opera studies. Neighborhoods. A special Memorial Fund to honor Sally has been established within the Endowment of Hawaii Opera Theatre to perpetuate the strong artistic legacy that Sally enjoyed and shared with our community. If you are interested in www.schulerhawaii.com contributing to this fund, please call 828 Fort Street Mall, 4th Floor Suzanne Watanabe at 596-7372 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4321 ext. 24 for more Telephone: (808) 521-5661 information. Susan R. Schofield Alan R. Kimi $1,000 and above Mr. & Mrs. Keith J. Steiner Colleen K. Hirai & Peter H. Endo John L. Soong MD Mr. & Mrs. Hisako Kimura F. Joseph Triggs Mr. & Mrs. Howard K. Hiroki Anonymous David & Lee E. Takagi Alton & Susan Kuioka Gordon K. Uyeda Ruriko Hood Dr. & Mrs. William Bourne Dr. & Mrs. Russell M. Tom Adrienne Wing & Mrs. R. C. Van Etten Susan Hutcheson Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. Brown Alan & Joyce Tomonari Clifford K.H. Lau John Waihee Capt. & Mrs. Randall Jaycox Jr. Montserrat Casanova Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Trankle Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Lee Dr. & Mrs. William Won Karne Jessel Robert & Helena Cence Juli M.K. Walters & Mr. & Mrs. Laurence B. Lueck Richard S.H. Wong Lynne Johnson Angeline Chupa & Kevin Byrnes H. Riley Jaschke Michael J. Marks R. Y. Yamachi Mrs. Jacqaline G. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Ian Cooke Mr. & Mrs. Ashraf Matar Dr. Errol Y.W. Yim Lt. Col. & Mrs. Frederick K. Kamaka Dr. & Mrs. Byron A. Eliashof John & Betsy McCreary Lynne Kaneshiro $1,500 and above Jan Elliot Mr. & Mrs. Peter McKenney Don K. Kim Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. Flowers $600 and above Clytie Mead Alan H. Kitagawa Dr. Ken & Gemie Arakawa Fujieki Fukuhara Hamilton Ahlo Marilynn & Norman Metz Mr. & Mrs. Bert T. Kobayashi Margaret B. Armstrong Gary & Linda Goldfein George L. & Ann B. Berish Michael & Elaine Michaelidis Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph M. Krause Ruth S. Ballard Nancy & Hobey Goodale Charlie & Debbie Bocken Robert & Evanita Midkiff Akemi Kurokawa Patricia Barron Mrs. Windsor G. Hackler Max & Alice Botticelli A.T. "Red" Miller Richard L. Kurth William Barton Yukiko Hasegawa Jennifer Brooks William Moffett & Carol Hong Susan & William Lampe Nanna Bradford J. Patrick Henry PhD Cynthia Burdge MD Margaret L. Montgomery Kim Lawler Dr. Roger & Felice Brault Stuart T. Ho Raymond & Susan Burghardt Mr. & Mrs. James Morgan Mr. & Mrs. James Leavitt Jr. Dr. Michael Chan & Kristen Chan Nancy Lea Jackson Fredrica & Paul Cassiday Norma Nichols Dr. & Mrs. Michael C.C. Ling Dr. & Mrs. Percival H.Y. Chee Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Kasnetz John & Susan Cavanah Christine & Frank O'Brien Joe & Ann Magaldi Mr. & Mrs. Wallace S.J. Ching Drs. S. Peter & Mary Kim Evelyn Chang Calvin S. Oishi Dr. Richard Mamiya D & Marilyn Chun Shoji Kitami Ming Chen Ronald K. Oshiro Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Mancinelli Jean F. Cornuelle Myrtle L. Kobayashi Cedric & Patricia Choi Dr. & Mrs. Moon Park Kyoko Matsui Delphine & Allen Damon Leo & Ginnie Koulos Timothy Choy Kayleen Polichetti Dr. & Mrs. Philip I. McNamee Dr. & Mrs. Michael Dang Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Lalakea June Ho Chung Dr. & Mrs. G. Manning Richards Drs. Nobuyuki & Kinue Miki Cynthia Star Davis Gene & Ruth Leupp Myrna Chun-Hoon Katherine Richardson Margo C. Mitchell Eunice M. De Mello Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Little Sunny Lee Corey Mr. & Mrs. H. James Stahl Drs. Willard & Dixie Miyahira Mr. & Mrs. Nick Dreher Michael & Veronika Lombardo Angela Eberhardt Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. Suemori Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Nagy Peter G. Drewliner & Dr. & Mrs. C. Dexter Lufkin Mona M. Elmore Kenneth Y. Sugita Lee T. Nakamura & Charles E. Higa Barry Lundquist Allen Emura Douglas K. Takata Faye M. Koyanagi Dr. & Mrs. Donald L. Farrell Tom & Natalie Mahoney Jonathan & Melissa Everest Jack M. Takeda Phillip B. Olsen & Gail Hudson Betty Fujioka Guy Merola & Mark Wong Joan R. Farrell Tomio Taki Mr. & Mrs. James J. Pappas Clarence O. Furuya Dr. & Mrs. Victor M. Mori Mr. & Mrs. William Fay Lori V. Thomas Jim & Linda Paul Corine Hayashi Tsukasa & Yukie Murakami Ronald & Maureen Fitch Dr. & Mrs. Coolidge S. Wakai Mr. & Mrs. A. Richard Prinzivalli Julia S. Ing Dr. & Mrs. James F. Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Fitzgerald Dr. George & Bay Westlake Edward J. Quinlan Mr. & Mrs. Allen Y. Kajioka John Reed Gary G. Grimmer Mr. & Mrs. David Reber Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Katayama Joichi Saito Michael Haloski Mr. & Mrs. James L. Redmond Robert & Marcy Katz Eda Sakimoto-Iinuma Frank K. Hamada Major General Cecil A. Ryder Elspeth Kerr Michael Schuette Marie Hansen Richard & Amy Sakihama Ralph Kiessling Dr. John & Susan Spangler Ken & Donna Hayashida Bernard & Madeline Scherman Donald C.W. Kim Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Y. Sprague Lester J. Hee

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Shu Ying Li, Soprano (Cio-Cio San) Verdi’s Requiem in Carnegie Hall in 2000. In 2003, Yun Birthplace: Shandong, China. Career Deng started the Guangzhou Opera Institute in China and highlights include: Cio-Cio San in began to promote opera to nurture aspiring young artists. Madama Butterfly with City Opera Japan She has made a great contribution toward melding Eastern Tour, Portland Opera, Providence Opera, and Western cultures. Connecticut Opera, Opera Santa Barbara; Hong Kong; the title role in the world Quinn Kelsey, Baritone (Sharpless) premiere of Bun-Ching Lam’s Wenji in Baritone Quinn Kelsey, the USA New York’s Lincoln Center Festival and the Hong Kong representative at the 2005 Cardiff Singer International Arts Festival; the Princess in Tan Dun’s Tea in of the World Competition, and recent Shanghai and Lyon, France; Marguerite in Faust in Santa alumnus of Chicago’s Lyric Opera Center Barbara; Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore in Hartford; Musetta and for American Artists appeared at Lyric Mimi in La Bohème at the Budapest Opera House and the Opera as Wagner in Faust (in his house Shanghai Grand Theatre; title role in Suor Angelica, Violetta debut), Yamadori and the Registrar in in La Traviata, Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Danny Madama Butterfly, the Forester in The Kaye Playhouse; Liu in Turandot in Chiari, Italy; the title role Cunning Little Vixen, Escamillo in Carmen and Monterone in in Ariadne auf Naxos in Tel Aviv, Opera North; Micaela in Rigoletto. Mr. Kelsey returns this season to the Lyric Opera Carmen at the Shanghai Concert Hall. Upcoming: Butterfly as Ping in Turandot, his most recent role with HOT. In with Opera Columbus, Austin Lyric Opera, and Hawaii concert, Kelsey has performed Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Opera Theatre and Tea in Wellington, New Zealand. Duruflé’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Fauré’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, Kip Wilborn, Tenor (Lt. B.F. Pinkerton) Rutter’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Mass in C, Thompson’s American Tenor Kip Wilborn has enjoyed Peaceable Kingdom, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and The a flourishing career in North America and Creation, and Puccini’s Messa di Gloria with major orchestral Europe on both the operatic and musical and choral organizations throughout Hawaii, including the comedy stages. His credits as a leading Honolulu Symphony and the Maui Symphony. operatic tenor include engagements with San Francisco Opera, Seattle Opera, Jeremy Blossey, Tenor (Goro) Houston Grand Opera, New York City Hawaiian tenor Jeremy Blossey is Opera, Opera National de Paris, Volksoper Vienna, Aalto emerging as a bright talent on both the Theater Essen, Theater des Westens Berlin, Opera Ireland opera and concert stages. His recent and the Wexford Festival in Ireland. Favorite include opera credits include Tinca and Gherardo Hoffmann in Les Contes d’Hoffmann; Rodolfo in La Bohème; in Il Trittico and Pong in Turandot with Cavaradossi in Tosca; B.F. Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly; Hawaii Opera Theatre; a debut with Lyric Pelleas in Pelleas and Melisande; Werther in Werther; Tom Opera Cleveland as Frederic in The Pirates Rakewell in The Rakes Progress; Riccardo in Un Ballo in of Penzance; Borsa in Rigoletto and Spoletta in Tosca with Maschera; Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana; and Don Jose in Shreveport Opera; Pang in Turandot with Natchez Opera; Carmen. Most recently he sang Luigi/Rinuccio in HOT’s the title character in Mozart’s The Impresario, Beppe in I 2006 Il Trittico; Turiddu in Connecticut Opera’s Cavalleria Pagliacci and Gherrardo in Gianni Schicchi with Washington Rusticana; Rodolfo in La Bohéme for Essen Aalto Theater; Summer Opera Theater; Ralph Rackstraw in H.M.S. and B.F. Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Minnesota Opera. Pinafore; and Edwin the Defendant in Trial by Jury with the Young Victorian Opera Theatre in Baltimore On the Yun Deng, Mezzo-Soprano (Suzuki) concert stage, Mr. Blossey appeared as a soloist with the After four years of study at The American Theater Chamber Players at the Kennedy Center. He has Opera Center in The Juilliard School in also performed the solos from the Mozart Requiem at New York, she made her Metropolitan several venues, including a September 11, 2002 Mozart Opera debut as Olga in Eugene Onegin, Requiem with the Annapolis Symphony and Chorale as part becoming the first principal artist of of a nationwide tribute. Chinese origin at the Met. She has sung in the Met Productions of Madame Erik Haines, Tenor (Prince Yamadori) Butterfly, Parsifal, Rigoletto, Manon Lescaut etc. In the past Mr. Haines holds a Master of Music seasons Yun Deng has performed widely throughout the Degree from the University of Hawaii at world. She has played the leading roles in Carmen, Samson Manoa and has taught there as well as at et Dalila, Il Trovatore, Aida, Norma, Suor Angelica etc., Chaminade University, Windward including the Chinese opera Savage Land with the Community College and Punahou Music Washington Opera production in 1992. She performed School. He has been a National MADAMA BUTTERFLY 27 Hawaii Opera Theatre Principal Cast

Association of Teachers of Singing State Governor, a board Andy Maddock, Bass member of the Hawaii Alliance for Arts Education and is (Imperial Commissioner) currently president of the Waikele Elementary PTSO. He is He has been a member of the Hawaii the Director of Education for Hawaii Opera Theatre. Opera Theatre Chorus since 2001 and a member of the Mae Z. Orvis Opera John Mount, Baritone (Bonze) Studio since 2003. He has performed with Professor of Music and Director of the Opera Express tours for the past three Opera Workshop at the University of years. He owns the company Musicated Hawaii at Manoa, John is very active on Incorporated that creates music theory and ear training the opera stage, having sung over seventy software (www.Musicated.com). roles with HOT and with numerous mainland opera companies including San Kawika McGuire, Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Opera and Tenor (Official Registrar) Houston Grand Opera. Recent HOT appearances include Kawika has had a passion for music from Monterone in Rigoletto, Dr. Spinaloccio and The Notary in an early age. The child and grandchild Gianni Schicchi, Sarastro in The Magic Flute, Lodovico in of Hawaiian entertainers, Kawika has Otello and Benoit and Alcindoro in La Bohème He is a always been surrounded by those who former finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions, San have helped to develop his love of music. Francisco Opera Auditions, and the International He was a part of the select concert glee competition for Verdian Voices in Busetto, Italy. He has been club of the Kamehameha schools and has in recent years soloist with the Honolulu Symphony and Oahu Choral pursued his love of classical music as a scholarship Society in such major works as The Messiah, Elijah, The recipient of the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio. Some of Brahms Requiem, Verdi’s Requiem, and Mozart’s Requiem Kawika’s studio experiences have included singing for as well as Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. His students have Renee Fleming’s master class as well as coaching with sung in opera houses and musical theater on Broadway, Mark Morash of the San Francisco Opera’s Merola throughout the United States and in Europe. program. Kawika is a past winner of the Lotte Lehmann

28 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Art Song Competition and has been a member of the Hawaii Opera chorus since 2004. He is a student of Neva Rego and Betty Grierson and is honored to be working with the company in his role tonight. Arcadia... Allyson Paris, Soprano for Those (Kate Pinkerton) Allyson Paris is thrilled Who Share to be performing her first role with HOT. A an Opera-Lover’s member of the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio Enduring Passion since 2004, she has also performed in HOT's opera chorus, several for Life educational touring productions, and appeared as a soloist for the annual Great Singers/Great Songs concert.
As Hawaii’s first and Miss Paris sings in the choir at First only true lifetime Presbyterian church and appeared care retirement community, recently as The Witch in Diamond Head Arcadia continues to set the Theatre’s production of Into The benchmark for senior living. Woods. Miss Paris works for Hawaii Opera Theatre as the Education Its central location combines Coordinator where she feels privileged peaceful surroundings with to spread the joy of opera to a new urban convenience. Add generation of performers and audience members. superior full-service facilities and a host of social events, Winnie So, Soprano including concerts, and (Cio-Cio San’s you’ll find Arcadia is your Mother) retirement dream come true. Winnie So began her vocal studies at the Selected studios and large University of Hawaii one-bedroom units are now from which she available for private showing. received two Call 983-1826 or 941-0941 Bachelor’s degrees. She then pursued for a tour of this exclusive further musical studies at The Boston Conservatory and graduated with a property. Master’s degree in Vocal Performance. Ms. So has performed in the Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute (BASOTI)’s production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo. Winnie has sung in master GUARANTEED LIFETIME CARE classes with Sanford Sylvan, Patricia EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY SINCE 1967 Craig, Paul Sperry, and Dalton Baldwin. In her second season as a Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio member, Ms. So HAWAI I’S ONLY ACCREDITED RETIREMENT RESIDENCE has performed in HOT's Opera Arcadia Retirement Residence, 1434 Punahou Street, Honolulu, HI 96822 Express production of The Mikado as e-mail: [email protected] • www.arcadia-hi.org Yum Yum.

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Megan Mount, Soprano (The Aunt) Megan received her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Hawaii, as well as studying in Salzburg, Austria. She has also won several awards from the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and was a winner of KHPR’s Art Song Contest. Megan is soprano soloist with First Presbyterian Church. She has been in numerous productions with ACT, DHT, HOT, Hawaii Theatre, Ohi’a Productions and is a member of Hawaii Opera Theatre’s Mae Zenke Orvis Opera Studio.

Chiho Villasenor, Soprano (The Cousin & “Butterfly” Orvis Opera Studio Cover) A native of Japan, Chiho Villasenor is an affiliate artist of Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio. She is a graduate of the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo and completed a Master's Degree with the Nikikai Opera Studio. Ms. Villasenor has worked with coaches Beebe Freitas, Mark Morash, Mary Dibbern, Timothy Shaindlin and Renee Fleming and has appeared numerous times on stage with HOT Chorus and in the community as a soloist representing HOT. This past season, she appeared in the Mae Z. Orvis opera projects An Evening of Bel Canto at the Honolulu Academy of Arts and in the annual Great Singers, Great Songs concert. Also she performed as Sister Osmina in the HOT production of Suor Angelica, Recently, she sang as a soloist in Mozart's Requiem in the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center Mozart Concert.

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Joel Revzen, Conductor Tosca, Madama Butterfly; Werther; Gianni Schicchi/Buoso’s Maestro Joel Revzen is an award-winning Ghost; The Turn of the Screw; and Tales of Hoffmann, conductor and pianist who has been on Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci. Most recently, she the Metropolitan Opera conducting staff directed Samson et Dalila at Opera Memphis. Ms. Tiller since 1999. Revzen holds Bachelor and currently serves as an on-site evaluator for the National Master degrees in conducting from The Endowment for the Arts; served as head of the Theatre Juilliard School, where he was recipient of Panel for the Tennessee Arts Commission; served on the the Frank Damrosch Prize in Conducting. Arts and Industry Panel for the Mississippi Arts Revzen is also a gifted educator and administrator of Commission; and has served as a board member and musical training programs. As founding Dean of the St. frequent panelist for Opera America. She was also named Louis Conservatory, he encouraged the expansion of the one of the “40 Under 40 in business” by Pacific Business student body and oversaw growth in the operating funds News in 2005. Ms. Tiller is a graduate of the College of during his twelve year tenure. Revzen is a frequent guest William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. conductor for leading symphonies and opera companies around the world, including the Kirov Opera in St. Jun Kaneko, Petersburg, Russia, the Prague Symphony Orchestra, the Scenery and Costume Designer Orchestra National de Lyon, the National Theater in Born in Nagoya, Japan in 1942, he came Mannheim, Germany and Washington Opera at the to the US in 1963 to study at Chouinard Kennedy Center, where he conducted a production of The Institute of Art and was drawn to Consul under the direction of the composer, Gian Carlo sculptural ceramics during the time now Menotti. Revzen currently serves as Artistic and General defined as the contemporary ceramics Director for Arizona Opera. movement. Today, he is a world-renown visual artist known for his large-scale ceramics. Kaneko Karen Tiller, Director taught at some of the nation’s leading art schools, including Karen is currently Executive Director of Scripps College, Cranbrook Academy of Art and Rhode Hawaii Opera Theatre. She served Island School of Design. Jun established his current studio as the Managing Director of Music- in Omaha, Nebraska in 1990, but has worked at several Theatre Group in New Jersey; General experimental studios around the world. He is opening Director of Opera Festival of New Jersey; KANEKO, a non-profit scholarly and presenting organization Director of Production and finally for the exploration of creativity in the arts, sciences and the Executive Director of Opera Memphis. philosophy. His work appears in numerous international solo She began her career at Virginia Opera. An accomplished and group exhibitions annually, is included in more than 45 stage director, Ms. Tiller has directed several critically- museum collections and has realized over 25 public art acclaimed productions including Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice commissions in the US and Japan. and Burning Bright at Opera Festival New Jersey; Carmen;

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Peter Dean Beck, Lighting Designer and University of California. Mr. Stead operates his own Beck has designed scenery and/or wig and make-up company. lighting for over two hundred productions around the country. During Helen E. Rodgers, Costumer his twenty previous seasons with Hawaii Rodgers is happy to return to HOT for Opera Theatre, he has designed the sets her sixth season, where she has for thirty-six productions and the lighting designed costumes for The King & I, Il for fifty-six, among them: La Bohème, Trittico, Susannah, La Bohème and Cosi Eugene Onegin, The Tales of Hoffmann, Tristan and Isolde, Electra, Macbeth, L’italiana in Algeri, and Samson and fan tutte as well as serving as Costumer Dalila. Among his other opera credits are Falstaff, for the company. Recent work at other Turandot, Manon, Madama Butterfly, Hansel and Gretel, A companies includes costume design for Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Romeo et Juliette for such Le Nozze di Figaro for Chautauqua Opera, and Il tabarro companies as Atlanta Opera, Florida Grand Opera, and Gianni Schicchi for Mannes Opera. She designed Glimmerglass Opera, Virginia Opera and Chautauqua costumes for a Wild West Don Pasquale for the San Diego Opera. His musical theater credits include West Side Story, Opera, which has been presented at companies across the Guys and Dolls, Candide, The King and I, and Fiddler on US and Canada, and will be presented by Connecticut the Roof. In 2004, he designed The Nutcracker for Ballet Opera this spring. Other company credits include former Hawaii. And recently, he did a double bill of Le Rossignol, resident costume designer for Opera Memphis, Canadian and Cavalleria Rusticana for Sakai City Opera in Japan Opera Company, Virginia Opera, Utah Festival Opera, (built and painted by HOT Scene Shop) and The Indigo New York City Opera, Miami City Ballet and Florida Girls Project for Atlanta Ballet. Studio Theatre.

Richard Stead, Wig & Make-up Designer Gretchen Mueller, Stage Manager This season, Mr. Stead celebrates his Ms. Mueller has stage managed for San 25th consecutive season with HOT. He Francisco Opera, Los Angeles Opera, has been Wigmaster at The San The Washington Opera, Seattle Opera, Francisco Opera where he won an Emmy Opera Theatre of St. Louis, HOT, Wolf Nomination. He has worked with Trap, Banff School of Fine Arts, and Netherlands Opera, Royal Shakespeare Tanglewood Music Center. During her Company, Central City Opera, Utah career she has worked on two Opera, Boston Opera, Minnesota Opera, American productions of The Ring Cycle, two productions of War and Conservatory Theatre, Spoleto Festival USA, Bolshoi Ballet, Peace, other Russian epics including Boris Godounov and San Francisco Ballet, Ballet Hawaii, films and television. He was on the faculty of San Francisco State University Khovanshchina, and world premieres written by Osvaldo Golijov, Robert Zuidam, Minoru Miki and Paul Schofield.

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Although she specializes in opera production, she has also served as Company Manager, Stage Manager and Technical Liaison for International Attractions’ tours of The Rustavi Company of Tbilisi, Georgia and of The Peking Opera of Chongching, China. This year she will be returning "full-time" to San Francisco Opera, but is pleased that she will be able to continue to work with HOT, the wonderful company that it is.

Beebe Freitas, Associate Artistic Director/Co-Chorus Director A graduate of Oberlin College, Ms. Freitas received her Master's Degree from Boston University and was in the Special Studies Program at Juilliard. She has been soloist with several orchestras including the Boston 'Pops', the Youngstown and the Honolulu Symphonies. She has performed with such renowned soloists as Yo Yo Ma, Leonard Rose, and David Shifrin; has been rehearsal pianist for many conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Thomas Schippers, Robert Shaw, and William Steinberg. She has been the recipient of honors bestowed by the National Society of Arts and Letters, the YWCA, a Honpa Hongwanji Mission's Living Treasure Award, the City and County of Honolulu Commission on Culture and the Arts Award, and the Hawai'i Arts Alliance's prestigious Alfred Preis Award. _ Nola A. Nahulu, Co-Chorus Director _ Ms. Nahulu has been Choral Director with HOT since 1991 and with Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus since 1986 where she serves as Executive & Artistic Director. A native of Wai‘anae, ‘O’ahu, she also is Choral Director for the Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club and the Kawaiaha‘o Church. She is a lecturer at the University of Hawai‘i, _ Manoa, in Hawaiian Choral Music and Director of Kawaiolaonapukaileo, an a cappella vocal ensemble whose goal is to perpetuate Hawaiian Choral Music. She is past-president of the Executive Board of the Hawai‘i Chapter of the American Choral Directors’ Association. Desire Special Mahalo Lust Hawaii Opera Theatre extends special thanks to the following sponsors for the generous support of HOT’s production of Madama Butterfly at Maui Arts and Cultural Center, March 17 & 18, 2007. Jealousy Dowling Community Improvement Foundation Young Brothers Tug & Barge

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