La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi

Opera in Williamsburg presents:

September 12, 14 and 16, 2018

Kimball Theatre, Williamsburg, Virginia

Opera in Williamsburg Naama Zahavi-Ely Founder and Artistic Director Jorge Parodi, Music Director

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La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave World premiere: Venice, Teatro la Fenice, 1853

September 12, 14 and 16, 2018 At the Kimball Theatre, Williamsburg, Virginia Conductor: Jorge Parodi Stage director: Fabrizio Melano Orchestra reduction by Osamu Sasaki Violetta Valéry, a courtesan ...... Haeran Hong, Soprano Alfredo Germont, a young man from a provincial family ... Won Whi Choi, Tenor Giorgio Germont, Alfredo's father ...... Marco Nistico, Baritone Flora Bervoix, Violetta's friend ...... Kirsten Scott, Mezzo-Soprano Annina, Violetta's maid ...... Megan Pachecano, Soprano Gastone de Letorières, Alfredo's friend ...... Pavel Suliandziga, Tenor Baron Douphol, Violetta's lover ...... Suchan Kim, Baritone Marquis d'Obigny ...... William Desbiens, Baritone Dottore Grenvil ...... Eric Lindsey, Bass-Baritone Giuseppe, Violetta's servant ...... Eric Lamp, Tenor

Assistant to the Music Director ...... Abdiel Vazquez Costumes ...... Eric Lamp Lighting ...... Deborah Jo Knopik-Barrett Supertitles adaptation and projected backgrounds ...... Naama Zahavi-Ely Production / Stage Manager ...... Deborah Jo Knopik-Barrett Assistant Director / Assistant Stage Manager ...... Louis Markowitz Crew ...... Rose Paddock, John Robinson Producer ...... Naama Zahavi-Ely

LA TRAVIATA — SYNOPSIS ACT I: Paris, at Violetta’s apartment Violetta Valéry, a popular society courtesan, knows that she is sick and will die soon. At a party she is giving she is introduced to Alfredo Germont, who has been in love with her from a distance for a year. The guests ask Alfredo to pro- pose a toast. He celebrates feasting and love, and Violetta responds in praise of company and pleasure. The guests move on to dancing; Violetta suddenly feels faint. Alfredo remains behind and declares his love. Violetta replies that she can only offer friendship. She gives him a camellia, asking him to return when the flower has faded. He realizes this means an invitation for the follow- ing day. Alone, Violetta is torn by conflicting emotions—she is attracted by Alfredo and his love, but does not think that such love is realistic for her. Ra- ther, she will drive herself from pleasure to pleasure in society in the time she has left.

ACT II scene 1: A house in the country Violetta has chosen a life with Alfredo, and they enjoy their love in the country, far from society. When Alfredo discovers that this is only possible because Violetta has been selling her property to cover their expenses, he immediately leaves for Paris to procure money. Violetta has received an invitation from Flora to a ball, but she no longer cares for such distractions. In Alfredo’s ab- sence, his father, Giorgio Germont, appears. He scolds Violetta for ruining his son, but finds that she is not after his son’s money. Her liaison with his son, though, threatens his daughter’s impending marriage. He appeals to Vio- letta’s generosity of spirit and explains that her liaison with Alfredo has no future. Violetta’s resistance dwindles and she finally agrees to leave Alfredo forever; she asks his father to tell him the truth after her death, so that he would not curse her memory. She accepts the invitation to the ball, writes a goodbye letter to Alfredo, and leaves for Paris. Alfredo is shocked by the letter, and his father appears to console him. But the father’s hopes of returning to the past are crushed as the furious and jealous Alfredo dashes to Paris to seek revenge for Violetta’s betrayal.

ACT II scene 2: Paris, at Flora’s apartment Alfredo appears at the party without Violetta and joins the gamblers. Violetta arrives with her lover, Baron Douphol. Alfredo and the baron battle at the gaming table, and Alfredo wins a fortune: unlucky in love, lucky at cards. Vio- letta tries to warn Alfredo to get away from the Baron, but refuses to return with Alfredo to the country – she claims to love the baron. In his rage Alfredo calls the guests as witnesses and declares that he has paid Violetta in full. He

throws his winnings at her feet. The company reacts with horror. Giorgio Ger- mont appears and rebukes his son for his treatment of Violetta. The baron challenges Alfredo to a duel.

ACT III: Paris Violetta is dying. Doctor Grenvil knows that she has only a few more hours to live. Alfredo’s father has written to Violetta, informing her that his son was not injured in the duel, and that the Baron was injured but was recovering. Alfre- do, who had fled abroad after the duel, can now return. Germont has told his son about Violetta’s sacrifice, and Alfredo will rejoin her as soon as possible. Violetta is afraid that he might be too late. Alfredo arrives and the two fall in each other’s arms, full of hopes for a recovery for Violetta away from Paris. However, it is too late – even Alfredo’s return cannot bring Violetta back to health now. She tells Alfredo that she will pray in heaven for him and for the wife she wishes him to marry. Strangely, her suffering disappears, and she feels herself reviving . . .

JORGE PARODI (MUSIC DIRECTOR)

Internationally acclaimed conductor Jorge Parodi has worked extensively in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Recent credits include Il barbiere di Siviglia and Le nozze di Figaro for Opera Tampa; María de Buenos Aires for The Atlanta Opera and Opera Grand Rapids; Lucrezia Borgia and I Capuleti e i Montecchi for Buenos Aires Lírica; The Turn of the Screw for the Castleton Festival and The Banff Centre; and Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges for The Juilliard School. Upcoming engagements include his return to The Atlanta Opera and Opera Tampa, and his debuts at New York City Opera, Opera Orlando and Chautauqua Opera. Re- viewed as having “the most expressive conducting hands since Stokowski” by the New York Daily News, Argentinean-born Jorge Parodi has worked with such companies as the Teatro Colón in Argentina and the Volgograd Opera in Russia, and he has collaborated with such artists as Isa- bel Leonard, Eglise Gutierrez, Tito Capobian- co and Sherrill Milnes. Since 2012 Parodi has been the Music Direc- tor of Opera in Williamsburg, where he has conducted Rigoletto, Il trovatore, L'elisir d’amore, Lucia di Lammermoor, La cenerentola and Così fan tutte, among other titles. He is also the Music Director of the Senior Opera Theatre at the Manhattan School of Music, where he has led its productions to critical acclaim. A featured interview about his work with MSM Opera recently appeared in Opera News, which has described him as “exuberant and attentive.”

FABRIZIO MELANO (STAGE DIRECTOR)

An established figure of the international opera scene, Fabrizio Melano has worked with leading opera houses throughout the world for more than fifty years. He began a long-standing relationship with the Metropolitan Opera in 1969 and has directed twenty-one operas there, among them seven new or revised productions. Much of his work has been seen on the Public Broadcasting System's “Live from the Met” series, including his direction ofLa Bohème (which inaugurated the series in 1977), Il trovatore, Les Troyens (which also opened the Met's centennial session in 1983) and Il tabar- ro/I pagliacci (which opened the Met season in 1994). Mr. Melano has worked with most of the major American and Canadian opera companies, tallying five productions at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. He assisted Maria Callas in her stag- ing of I vespri Siciliani at Torino's Teatro Regio and has directed at such companies as the Colon in Buenos Aires, Opera de Monte Carlo and the English Na- tional Opera. He piloted Tony Randall in his last play, Pirandello's Right you are, with the National Actors Theater and directed a new musical, Asylum, at the York Theatre in New York. He has staged Dialogues des Carmelites and Armida at Juilliard; and, recently, Romeo and Juliette and La traviata at the Savannah Voice Festival, and La Bohème and Werther in Rijeka, Croatia.

HAERAN HONG (VIOLETTA)

Soprano Haeran Hong, the International Queen Eliz- abeth Grand Prize winner, has been noted as “charming of form, manner, and voice.” In her young, yet fast-paced career, she has already performed various leading roles including Adina in L’e- lisir d’amore, Gilda in Rigoletto, and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. In recent seasons, Ms. Hong sang the title role of Händel’s Semele with Pacific Mu- sicWorks in Seattle, made her début in the title role in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor at Opera in Williamsburg, sang Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro at Princeton Festival, and returned to the Met to cover the roles of Olympia in Les contes d’Hoffman, Nannetta in Falstaff, and Sophie in Werther, as well as their productions of Die Frau ohne Schatten, Dialogues des carmé- lites, and Un ballo in maschera. Most recently, engagements included the title role ofLucia di Lammermoor with Florida Grand Opera, the title role in Verdi’s Giovanna d’Arco with Odyssey Opera and a return to the Metropoli- tan Opera as a Flower Maiden in Parsifal. Next, she will return to Opera in Williamsburg to début the role of Violetta in La Traviata and make a role début as Michaela inCarmen at Croatian National Theater in Osijek.

WON WHI CHOI (ALFREDO)

Tenor Won Whi Choi has been busy captivating and thrilling audiences worldwide with his lustrous and ringing voice, elegant musicianship and sensitive artist- ry. He spent the last three seasons at Theatre Erfurt in Germany where he sang a variety of leading roles, including Il Duca in Rigoletto, Don José in Carmen, Roméo in Roméo et Juliette, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Hyllus in Hercules, Andres in Wozzeck, Il Cantatore in Giulietta e Romeo, and Prince Sou Chong in Lehár’s Das Land des Lächelns. In his first New York City performance, Choi was praised for his portrayal of Rodolfo in La bohème and his “big, virile sound that rocketed fearlessly up to a high C, so secure he dared to run across the stage while holding the note,” according to The New York Observer. This season, he performs Alfredo in La Traviata with Nashville Opera, Hoffman inLes Contes d’Hoffman with Opera Orlando, and Souchong in Das Land des Lächelns in the 2019 Morbisch Festival. He also returns to the Metropolitan Opera for its production of Don Giovanni. This past summer he appeared as Don José in Car- men in over 10 performances at the Domstufen Festival.

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The 2017-2018 season included Germont in La Traviata with Sarasota Opera and the Savannah Music Festival, Ping in Turandot with San Diego Opera and Ford in Falstaff with Opera Colorado.

In addition to performing, in recent years Mr. Nisticò has turned his attention to teaching, coaching and stage directing. In October 2018 he will stage direct Puccini’s Tosca with Opera Southwest (Albuquerque). He is frequently invited to coach or give masterclasses by the companies with whom he performs and by various music schools. In January 2019 he will lead a three-week workshop on style and recitativo at the Cincin- nati Conservatory of Music. KIRSTEN SCOTT (FLORA)

Kirsten Scott has been described as a “creamy toned mezzo-soprano with charm to burn.” She has sung throughout the U.S. as well as abroad and is thrilled to be making her debut with Opera in Williamsburg. After earning a BA at Wellesley College in Massachusetts followed by a Master of Mu- sic from Mannes College in New York City, she was a district winner of the Metropoli- tan Opera Eastern Region National Council Auditions in New York City. She

14 was selected by Florida Grand Opera for its young artist program, and by Port- land Opera for its Resident Artist Program. She made her professional debut with Florida Grand Opera as Vera Boronel in Menotti’s The Consul. In March 2018 she made her Carnegie Hall debut in the iconic Stern Hall as a soloist with Choirs of America. She has performed other roles such as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Nicklausse in Les contes d’Hoffmann, Zweite Damen in Die Zauberflöte, Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Stephano in Ro- meo et Juliette, to name a few. She is a founder and the artistic director of Bare Opera, a boutique opera company based in New York City specializing in im- mersive, approachable, site-specific opera performances in unconventional spaces.

MEGAN PACHECANO (ANNINA)

Soprano Megan Pachecano's recent performances include Valencienne in The Merry Widow and Farinelli's Trainer in Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera with Opera Saratoga, Frasquita in Carmen and Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro with Opera in Williamsburg, Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) with LoftOpera, Anne Page (Sir John in Love) with Odyssey Opera and Echo (Ariadne auf Nax- os) with Austin Opera. Other role highlights are Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Norina (Don Pasquale), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) and Zerlina (Don Giovanni). She has sung with the Metropoli- tan Opera, Caramoor International Music Festival, Opera New Jersey, Salt Marsh Opera, The Opera Company of Middlebury, New Rochelle Opera, the Opera Theater of Connecticut at the Sanibel Music Festival and Orchestra of New Spain at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Soluna Festival. She will next perform the Lady of the Creek in Sueños de Béjar with Opera San Antonio. In the musical theatre world, Ms. Pachecano has sung with St. Petersburg Opera as Cinderella in Sondheim's Into the Woods and Cunégonde in Helena Symphony's Bernstein 100! concert. She recently created the role of Elizabeth on the cast album of Melillo's Son of the Storm. A frequent concert soloist, Ms. Pachecano regularly performs oratorio and other symphonic works with orchestras and choral festivals around the country. Ms. Pachecano holds a bachelor's degree in voice performance from The University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree in classical voice from Manhattan School of Music.

PAVEL SULIANDZIGA (GASTONE)

A master’s graduate of the Russian Academy of Music in 2015, tenor Pavel Suliandziga completed the Professional Studies diploma at the Mannes College of Music. His roles include Trike and Lensky in Eugene Onegin with the Russian Academy of Music; Tamino in Die Zau- berflöte with RAM in collaboration with ESMUC in Barcelona, Spain; Peter Quint in The Turn of the Screw; Ferrando in Così fan tutte; Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore with Mannes; and Almaviva (Barber of Seville) and Remendado (Carmen) with Opera in Williamsburg. Pavel was also a solo performer in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the RAM Orchestra. He was the first-place winner in 2013 and 2014 with AADGT in New York, performing in Carnegie Hall; and third- prize winner in the Bella Voce competition in Moscow. He was also a par- ticipant in the Vianden Festival in Luxembourgin 2013 and 2014, and the IVAI summer program in New York and Montreal in 2016. SUCHAN KIM (BARONE)

Baritone Suchan Kim is a native of Busan, South Korea. He was praised by Opera Today for his “sumptuous baritone voice” and for his exceptional level of energy in both voice and de- portment. Of his Opera in Williams- burg performance, The Virginia Ga- zette noted, "Suchan Kim offered a swaggering, self-assured Giovanni and a warm, richly developed baritone." Roles he has performed include the title role and Leporello in Don Giovanni, Count and Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Guglielmo (Cosí fan tutte), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), Marcello and Schaunard (La Bohème), Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor), Tarquinius (The Rape of Lucretia), Ford (Falstaff), Dandini (La Cenerentola), Germano (La scala di seta), Tobia Mill (La cambiale di matrimonio), Silvio (I Pagliacci), Paquiro (Goyescas), Salieri (Mozart and Salieri) and King Solomon (Shulamit). He has performed with the Sarasota Opera, Opera in Williamsburg, Bare Opera, New Amsterdam Opera, Loft Opera, Opera Ithaca and others. Mr. Kim has earned a Bachelor of Music

16 from Korea National University of Arts, Master of Music and Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College the New School for Music as well as Opera Award - Mannes Opera in 2013. Eastern District Winner (Regional-Finalist), Metropoli- tan Opera National Council Auditions in 2011.

WILLIAM DESBIENS (MARQUIS) Baritone William Desbiens was born in Québec City, Canada, and most recently appeared with La Brigade Lyr- ique, which presented Opera Excerpts Concerts throughout the city. He performed the role of the Second Priest in Die Zauberflöte with l’Opéra de Québec, conducted by Thomas Rösner and directed by Robert Lepage. In May 2018 he was the House Keeper in Stravinski’s The Rake’s Progress, with The Mannes Opera under the direction of Maestro Joseph Colaneri. Later that month he was invited to the Tokyo International Vocal Arts Academy; and in February he was among the top 10 finalists in the FAVA Grand Concours Competition in Austin Texas. In August 2017 Mr. Desbiens studied with Mr. Arthur Levy at the Mannes School of Music in New York City. Last March he was at “Opera as Drama” with the legendary Sherrill Milnes and VOICExperience in New York City. In 2016 he performed the role of Count Almaviva in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, with the

Narnia Music Festival in Italy; and he appeared in the role of Dandini in Rossini’s Cenerentola, with the Lyric Opera Studio of Weimar in Germany.

ERIC LINDSEY (DOTTORE)

Celebrated by Opera News for his "fat, resonant bass" and proclaimed as "a singer to watch" by The Virginia Gazette, bass-baritone Eric Lindsey has sung under the direction of conductors Victor DeRenzi, Marcello Cormio, Brent McMunn, Dr. Raymond Harvey, Ward Holmquist, Pacien Maz- zagatti and Jorge Parodi. During 2018 Mr. Lindsey debuted the role of Prince Yamadori for Teatro Lirico d’Europa’s Madama Butterfly. He recently collaborated with composers Jeffrey Leiser and Andres Soto for a semi- premiere of Far Travelers, an opera about Viking settlers. He debuted the title role inDon Giovanni for Opera dell’Arte in August and will perform as King Marke in a concert version of Tristan und Isolde in November for NY Opera Collaborative. He will make his operatic debut with Imperial Symphony Orchestra as Sarastro in The Magic Flute in January of 2019.

ERIC LAMP (GIUSEPPE / COSTUME DESIGNER)

Tenor Eric Lamp is thrilled to be returning to Opera in Williamsburg, where he was last seen in Lucia di Lammermoor and costumed its recent productions of Rigoletto and Le nozze di Figaro. As a performer, Eric has appeared in Parade at the Metropolitan Opera, the original cast of La Cage aux Folles on Broadway, two world tours of the Phillip Glass/Robert Wilson Einstein on the Beach, the Verbier Music Festival (Switzerland) and nine seasons in the opera chorus at the Bard Sum- merscape Festival. As costumer, his work has been seen in numerous productions for NYC's Utopia Opera, of which he is Artistic Vice President, and Vital Opera.

ABDIEL VÁZQUEZ (ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR)

Abdiel Vázquez has performed as a piano soloist with all the major orchestras in Mexico and on stages in Europe, Asia, North America and South America, including Carnegie Hall in New York and Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. Last year he performed solo recitals for the first time in Paris and Tokyo, and this summer he made his debut at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, conducting the Arts Institute Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Vázquez is currently the president of the World Piano Teachers Associa- tion, Mexico Chapter; founder and director of the music school Little Chopins in New York; vocal coaching faculty at Manhattan School of Music; and a prin- cipal guest conductor for Manhattan Opera Studio, where he led a production of The Magic Flute in 2017 and returned in 2018 to lead the production of Hansel and Gretel. Next projects include the release of his second solo album, In the Silent Night, with works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. His first solo

20 album, Love & Death, was dedicated to piano transcriptions of operas by Wagner and Verdi and released in 2016 by the British label Piano Classics. Having worked in Opera in Williamsburg’s productions ofDon Giovanni and La Cenerentola, Abdiel is pleased to appear in the current season.

DEBORAH JO KNOPICK-BARRETT (PRODUCTION/STAGE MANAGER/LIGHTING)

A Cleveland native, Deborah Jo is currently the Director of Production for Amarillo Opera, where she also stage-managed recent productions of Evita, The Marriage of Figaro, The Ballad of Baby Doe and Les Miserables as well as directing Music Man for Amarillo Opera’s Summer Youth Musical program. She is also currently the Director of Pro- duction for Hawaii Performing Arts Festival and the Production Stage Manager for Dayton Opera. Previously, she worked as Production Manager of the New Orleans Opera Association, Opera Saratoga and Savannah Voice Festival, and Director of Production and Production Stage Manager for Indianapolis Opera. While there, she stage-managed such productions as The Flying Dutchman, The Threepenny Opera, Faust, La Travi- ata, Madama Butterfly, La Boheme, The Tragedy of Carmen, Hansel and Gretel, Tosca, Rigoletto, The Crucible, Lucia Di Lammermoor and Roméo and Juliet. Deborah Jo holds a BFA and MFA in Theatre from Ohio University and has worked at Nashville Opera, Kentucky Opera, Savannah Music and Voice Festival, Imperial Symphony Orchestra, Pensacola Opera, Shreveport Opera, Syracuse Opera, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, PCPA Theatrefest, The Little Theatre on the Square, Ohio Valley Summer Theatre, Indiana University Opera Theatre, Butler University and Lyric Opera Cleveland. Deborah Jo is the proud mother of two wonderful daughters, and her permanent residence is in Indianapolis.

LOUIS MARKOWITZ (ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR) Louis Markowitz is excited to make his debut with Opera in Williamsburg. This past season, he worked at The Juilliard School in New York City as a stage management apprentice as well as at the Ohio Light Opera as a calling stage manager. Louis is a proud graduate of the University of Pittsburgh's theatre arts department.

Orchestra

Violin 1 ········································· Simon Lapointe Treesa Gold Violin 2········································ Heejin Weisbrod Anna Bishop Viola ··············································· Jocelyn Smith Cello ·········································· Peter Greydanus Double Bass ······································ Ayça Kartari Clarinet············································· Patti Carlson Flute / Piccolo ··························· Christina Hughes Oboe ················································· David Garcia Bassoon ··············································· Matt Lano French Horn 1 ······································ David Wick French Horn 2 ······································ Valerie Sly

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Paul Maramaldi for his work in educational outreach and superb organizational skills

Paul Maramaldi and Paul Try for bartending at the Donor Reception

Elizabeth Milne for setting up collaboration with the School of the Arts in York County

Mirella Minichiello and Sal’s by Victor for hosting an Opera flash mob and for a very generous discount at our cast dinner that followed it

Brenda Mitchell for chairing the silent and live auction fundraiser and for writing the descriptions of items to be placed in the online auction

Ken Mitchell for proofreading and other behind-the-scenes help with auc- tions

Sharon Mueller for hosting singers for The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, and La Traviata, and for car rental for The Barber of Seville

Our Savior church at Norge and Georgianna Paddock for rehearsal space and gracious welcome

Mary Jo O'Shaughnessy for making capes for The Marriage of Figaro

Robert Osmon for hosting singers time after time

Mr. and Ms. Orton for hosting and loaning their car to team members for Carmen and La Traviata

Oliver Portmann for committed and insightful leadership and outreach and for excellent running of meetings

Linda Collins Reilly for unceasing support and excellent perspective

Patricia Sager for publicizing Opera in Williamsburg and fundraisers at Colo- nial Heritage events

Osamu Sasaki for allowing free use of his orchestra reduction

Brenda Snow for hospitality for The Barber of Seville and for support and outreach

Brenda Snow and Snow Companies for hosting Opera in Williamsburg‘s board meetings and encouraging cultural engagement in the community

Deborah Soderholm for hosting team members for La Cenerentola and for The Barber of Seville

Barbette and Robert Spaeth for gracious hospitality

Tom Taormina, for serving as auctioneer for live auction and paddle raise, and for organizing volunteers for the front of the house for La Traviata

Temple Beth El for providing rehearsal space

Paul Try for enthusiasm, assistance and expertise on many fronts and for photography at many events

Paul Try for photographing items to be placed in the online auction and for creating posters of the live auction items

Shirley Vermillion for hosting us at 2nd Sundays Williamsburg Art and Music Festival

Christian Vieweg for hospitality for team members for Carmen

Virginia Gazette, Daily Press, Williamsburg Families and The Williamsburg Magazine for publicity

Trish Volp for hospitality to team members for Carmen

Hans von Baeyer and Barbara Watkinson for hosting

Nancy Wade for hosting for Rigoletto and for The Barber of Seville

Wallace and Sons General Store for the loan of valuable props

Susan Wiedmaier for hosting team members for Carmen

Don Williams for development advice and expertise

The Williamsburg Art Gallery for elegant hosting of our receptions and curtain raisers

Turit Willroy for hospitality to team members for Carmen and La Traviata

The many loyal volunteers who help in the front of the house at the Kim- ball performances

To the community of Williamsburg for welcoming our artists with open arms, with warmth and generosity.

We appreciate the support of all our friends and volunteers and apologize if we have left you off this list. Please know that Opera in Williamsburg values all our volunteers and helpers! Without you, we would not be able to put on these performances. THANK YOU!

NAAMA ZAHAVI-ELY (FOUNDER , ARTISTIC AND GENERAL DIRECTOR) Naama Zahavi-Ely is a music-lover who founded Opera in Williamsburg in 2012 as one more place where excellent opera productions could be performed and enjoyed. The company’s policy is to put people first, and to search for and engage outstanding performers and creative team without compromise. Naama enjoys opera and classical music wherever she travels. She taught Biblical Hebrew at the College of William and Mary for over a decade before retiring to her birth country, Israel. Naama loves sharing opera with her many Williamsburg friends, and sharing the beautiful city of Wil- liamsburg with her many friends in the opera world. She believes that the city, and the Kimball Theatre in particular, are uniquely positioned for creating intimate opera classics of the kind that Opera in Williamsburg specializes in. Naama may be contacted at [email protected]