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TOO HOT TO HANDEL Grant Park Music Festival, Metropolis The Concordia Orchestra of New York City Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Angelorum, commissioned Too Hot to Handel in the among others. Her credits include opera, early 1990s. Since the first performance oratorio, concert/recital and musical theater. at Lincoln Center, crowds have smiled, She has also been featured in recordings, music cheered and danced in their seats (and video, radio, television, film and commercials. sometimes in the aisles!). Too Hot captures Ms. Burke has released her solo debut CD, the essential core of Handel's famous mas "From the Heart." Visit her website at Contributors terwork and reinterprets it with ch ords of www.sopranoalfredaburke.com rhythm and blues, jazz and gospel. The Sponsor end result? A dynamiC and uplifting Standard Federal Bank VIVIAN CHERRY celebration that must be experienced. Mezzo-soprano Contributors to Rackham Symphony Choir Simply put: Too Hot to Handel is Messiah Vivian Cherry returns re-created. Impresario to Detroit, where she DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Music on 10anJrom the archi ves oJ Th e delighted audiences with Mr. & Mrs. Fred Erb Conco rdia Orchestra, Marin Alsop,founding her dynamiC performance Comeri ca Bank Jeffery Krueger music director and conductol: inRSCs Too Hot to Handel Marygrove College last season. Audiences ,vill also recognize Ms. Cherry for her performances in the Concordia Conductors Circle In memory of Kenneth & Andrea Person SUZANNE MALLARE ACTON Orchestra presentation of Too Hot to Handel as In memory of Walter, Regina, Marion and Nom,a Litt Artistic and Music Director well as recitals at the Spoleto Jazz Festival and Marri ott Courtyard at Millender Center Suzanne Mall are Acton American Music Theatre Festival. In addition Mi llender Center is recognized [or her ve r to her classical work, she has performed and Philip & Carol Campbe ll Patrick & Patricia Minnick satility and dynamiC style, recorded popular works with Frank Sinatra, In honor of Frank Mazza & Alish Joyce from the concert hall to the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band and Quincy Jones. CNA the opera stage. Opera CIGNA credits include West Side StO IY, n Barbiere IBM RODRICK DIXON & di Siviglia, Music Man, Pirates oj Penzance, Suzanne Acton David Osborne Tenor Philip & Maureen Abele Mikado, Daughter oj the Regiment and Die Rodrick Dixon returns to Joshua & Emily Eichenhom Fledermaus for Michigan Opera Theatre; My Detroit, where his electri North Star Partners Fair Lady and La Ii'aviata [or Dayton Opera; Yvonne M. Friday fying presence and Merry Widow and Madama Butterfly for Helen Rowin dynamiC range delighted Artpark; and Tasca [or Augusta Opera. For audiences in RSC:S fi rst pro Benefactor Rackham Symphony Choir: Carmina Burana, Cheryl Ann and Joseph Krul duction o[ Too Hot to Handel. Mr. Dixon has AJlican Sanctus, Voices oj Light and Amahl and Clift on Shaw appeared in a va riety of dramatic roles that the Night Visitors. Brenda Redding encompass the repertoire of opera, contempo Anthony & Helen Ruda Upcoming: Die Fledermaus , Augusta Opera; Susan & Daniel Fox rary opera, oratorio, concert/recital and musical John Wickey Pirates oj Penzance, Michigan Opera Theatre; theater. His television credits include the PBS M.L. Zieve Mozarts Requiem, Rackham Symphony Choir production "Three Mo' Tenors. " He has per Friend formed as a concert soloist in Europe and the Carol & Jerry Roszka PRINCIPAL ARTISTS United States. Mr. Dixon's prinCipal operatic Janet Oakes ALFREDA BURKE debuts include the Lyric Opera of Chicago , Catherine B. Washabaugh Portland Opera, Columbus Opera and Virgin ia Mary Ann Carroll Soprano Opera. Visit his website at www. tenoITod Jay & Sheila Becker Alfreda Burke thrilled Conni e B. Randall Detroit audiences in the dixon. com. He is also featured on a holi day Leonard H. Lerner, MD & Lorraine Lerner Rackham Symphony CD entitled Follow the Star, produced by Linda Van Buren Bishop TD. Jakes. Mr. Dixon will be hosting a Bettie Lyons Choir production o[ Too benefit [or Rackham Symphony Choir entitled Sarah & James Piper Hot to Handel last season. Ms. Burke made her Carnegie Hall debut in All Affair to Remember in February 2004. Mr. In Kind Donations Strauss' Elektra, with the Chicago Symphony Dixon wi ll be creating a televised Christmas Lilt Electric Co. Inc. special [or Chicago'S WGN, to air in December Patrick J. Clampitt Orchestra led by Daniel Barenboim. She Vic Firth Slicks Inc. has performed with the CSO at Ravinia 2003. m and Orchestra Hall , Chicago Opera Theatre, Additional support from Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs & Detroit Cultural Commission Milwau kee Symphony Orchestra, MSU Symphony Orchestra, Lancaster Festi val,

BRAVO www.M ichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House 6 Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Rackham Symphony Choir SOPRANO Christine Pelot Yvonne Friday Jeff Krueger* Laverne Schenk Mattie Allison Virginia Person * Deborah Greening Janet Oakes Alan Sebastian * Carolina Andrakovich Elizabeth Pugh Joni Greening John Saetta Thomas Sklut Sonya Ashton-Hardy Brenda Redding Patricia Minnick Clifton Shaw Brandon Tenille LaGreta Blake-Smith Carol Roszka Nancy Nelson Stephen Stewart Michael Thomas MaryAnn Carroll Ruth Seranian Sarah Piper Bud Uhl Joan Crawford RoseMarie Skrzynski Bonnie Sayen BASS Dean Unick Susan Cucuzza MaryAnne Smigulec Julius Becker David Vaughn Edith Faires ALTO Linda Van Buren William Broyles III Will Yates Julie Fiorani Maureen Abele Kate Walrad William Broyles Jr. Emily Gay Beth Adams Tim Cholyway Suzanne Mallare Acton, Avital Granot Barbara Ayers TENOR Douglas Cox Music & Artistic Conda Green Fran Bachmann Philip Abele Tim Doty Director Cydney Higgins Emily Carter Patrick Clampitt Gary Hasley Jean Schneider, Pianist Linda Irwin Deborah Dailey Nate Clements Ray Litt Donald Kukier, Pianist Cheryl Krul Emily Eichenhorn Joseph Dluzniewski Steve Pejuan Bettie Lyons Louise Fisher* Eddie Dunn Anthony Ruda * Section Leader Melissa Markey Susan A. Fox Donald Gay James Satterwhite

Marygrove College Chorale and Soulful Expressions Ensemble SOPRANO Jessica Nelson ALTO Debbie Hillebrand BASS Celestine Carrol Jeanine Reaume Angel Birch Joan Iwankovitsch Adio Bracy Rita Dabney Staci K. Reed Marletta Boyd Ronya Taylor Christopher Burton Marion F Duncan Carol Sed dens Deborah Ciolek, FSSJ Karlton Gause Jean Klein Carmelia Stephens Tracey Coleman TENOR Robert Miller Sue Livingston Kim Stroud Ellen Duncan Jason Jones Anthony White Angela May Annette Wright Melonie Fizer Cleviston Newsome

Too Hot to Handel Orchestra VIOLIN I James Greer HORN PERCUSSION ELECTRIC GUITAR Charlotte Merkerson, Julianne Zinn Kyle Mills+ Donnie Lewis Robert Bourassa Concertmaster+ Carrie Banfield+ Charles Roth CELLO Steven Mumford DRUM SET CONTRACTOR Jason Bendler Nadine Deleury+ David Taylor Diane Bredesen Carol Evans+ Diane Bredesen+ TRUMPET Bryan Johnston+ Minka Christoff+ David Kuehn+ PIANO Music Director/ James Kujawski John Iatzko Gordon Simmons+ Alvin Waddles Conductor Maurice Davis Suzanne Mallare Acton VIOLIN II BASS ORGAN Victoria Haltom+ Derek Weller+ TROMBONE Fred R. Hughes Jr. Detroit Federation of Molly Hughes+ Clark Suttle+ Edward Gooch Musicians, Local #5, Bing Xia+ Maury Okun+ BASS American Federation Elizabeth Rowin SAXOPHONE Greg Near+ Marion Hayden of Musicians Monica Jackson Lawrence N ozero Russell Mallare TIMPANI BASS GUITAR + Member, Michigan VIOLA George Benson Leonardo Soto+ Don Lewandowski Opera Theatre John Madison+ Jose Mallare Orchestra Scott Stefanko+ Ernest Rodgers

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Th eJirst Nutcracker was perJorm ed by the Kiro v Ballet at the Maryinsky Theatre in St. Petersbu rg, Russia, on December 17, 1892 . Th e United States premiere was on December 24, 1944, by the San Franci sco Ballet, with choreography by Willam Christe nsen. The story is an adaptation orThe Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E. TA Hoffmann , published in 1819. Th e original version was Drosselmeier works his magic: The Nutcracker of the mice, challenges the Mouse King to a a dark tale about an unloved li ttle girl. Wh en and the doll grow and appear to come alive duel. It is a fierce fight, but Marie manages Marius Petipa commissioned Peter Ilyich before everyones eyes. After the doll and to distract the Mouse King, allowing the Tchaiko vs ky to compose the sco reJar his Nutcracker dance, the Nutcracker is restored Nutcracker to fatall y wound his enemy. new ballet, Petipa used a revised ve rsion oj to its original size and is given back to Magically, the Nutcracker is transformed into the story by Alexandre Dumas. This is The Marie. She joyfully dances around the room, a handsome prince, who invites her to the Nutcracker that is known and loved by showing off her splendid gift. Fritz wishes Kingdom of Toys and Sweets. Marie begins children all over the world. that Drosselmeier had given him the the journey on her sleigh bed through the Nutcracker and, in his exhilaration, grabs Swirling snowstorm. Act I it from Marie and aCCidentally breaks it. Immediately, the precocious Fritz is SCENE 1 Drosselmeier's Workshop Act II The story begins on Christmas Eve. A scolded by his father and sent off to bed. mysterious toymaker named Herr Drosselmeier Herr Drosselmeier, watching from across The Land of Toys and Sweets is preparing to attend the annual holiday the room, comes to the rescue and mends Much to Maries surprise, Herr Drosselmeier party at the Stahlbaum home. Drosselmeier the Nutcracker. greets them on their arrival at the enchanted kingdom. EXCitedly, they describe the fierce puts the finishing touches on the magical Now the festivities continue well into the battle between the Nutcracker and the Mouse toys for his godchildren, Marie and Fritz. night, highlighted by a stately dance led by King, and how, with the help of Marie, the One of the toys is not really a toy at all, but a Maries grandparents. As the evening comes Nutcracker was able to defeat his mighty foe . magical wooden Nutcracker. Drosselmeier to an end, Drosselmeier bids the family puts the gifts in boxes, wraps them up and farewell, with a special good-bye to his favorite Delightful toys from foreign lands, such prepares to go out into the cold, snowy night. goddaughter. Marie is very tired and takes as Spain, Arabia , France, China and Russia, SCENE 2 The Party her new Nutcracker off to bed. She qUickly are crowded in the courtyard. Drosselmeier The Stahlbaum home is bright and festive, falls asleep and slips into a fantastic dream. ... brings them all to li fe to perform in a royal festival honOring his speCial guests. A bril with the most beautiful Christmas tree SCENE 3 The Battle liant rose leads the flowers of the kingdom imaginable. All the guests and children are Marie hears the chimes of the big grand in a beautiful waltz. As the highlight of having a marvelous time, danCing, laughing father clock downstairs striking midnight. the evening, the Nutcracker invites Marie and opening gifts. Suddenly, Herr Drosselmeier She finds herself in the drawing room and to dance with him , and they glide across bursts into the room carrying the largest is startled by the sound of scampering little the floor in the grandest pas de deux of all. packages Marie has ever seen. Fritz is pre feet and the flickering of many tiny eyes. Marie is enchanted; it is all so perfect. sented with a very rnischievous gift, which is The mice steal away her beloved Nutcracker. later taken away because he is so naughty. Drosselmeier appears out of the darkness, Now, tired from the festivities, Marie Drosselmeier unwraps two more gifts; an and with the wave of his arms, the tree , imagines she is floating away, high above unusual wooden Nutcracker, which Marie toys and mice begin to grow. A terrible battle the kingdom and over the mountains. immediately falls in love with, and an espe ensues between the mice and the toys. The When she opens her eyes, she is home in cially curious doll that looks just like Marie. Mouse King appears and frightens Marie. bed, her beloved Nutcracker beside her. m All the guests crowd around in amazement. The Nutcracker, having escaped the clutches

Victoria Morgan, Artistic Director Theater of Warsaw, Poland. His other awards include (NYC), HERE (NYC), Classic Stage Company (NYC), The Since her arrival in 1997, Ms. Morgan has broadened the Mist Fellowship from the California Arts Council, Dance Public Theatre (NYC), Cleveland Public Theatre, Indiana companys horizons and exposure, initiated creative Bay Areas award for Sustained Achievement and an award Repertory Theatre, Cedar Point, ValleyFair, Knotts Berry collaborations and revitalized the repenoire by creating for Outstanding Choreography for his ballet Aubade. Farnl, Kings Island, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, world premieres such as Romeo and juliet, Ptincess and the Caniparoli has choreographed two very successful Disneyland japan, Disney Sea, Disney Cruise Lines, Pea, Beyond Innocence and A Midsummer Nights Dlwm, dances for the San Francisco Symphony Pops series. In Carnival Cruise Lines, Universal Studios Florida &:japan, all of which have raised the standard of exce llence at 1995 he created the pas de deux Embmceable You to music Woodstock Ice Productions, and The Family of Charles M. Cincinnati Ballet. Ms. Morgan came to Cincinnati Ballet by George Gersh,vin, and in 1996 he choreographed Schulz. after nearly a decade as resident choreographer for the San Psycho, the Ballet set to Bernard Mennanns music from the As the lighting supm~sor for Cincinnati Ballet, Mr Francisco Opera; prior to that she was a principal dancer movie Psycho. For San Francisco Operas 1990 season, Burns' designs have included, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, for San Francisco BaLlet (1978-1987) and Ballet West Caniparoli choreographed Cap,jccio, which he later repro The Nutcrackel; Concerto Bamcco, Serenade, Cannina (1969-1978). She launched her choreographic career in duced for New Yorks Metropolitan Opera and Chicago Burana,jewels, as well as recreations of the lighting for 1985 and has created more than 35 works for 20 opera Lyric Opera. He also choreographed Andrea Chenier for Blu e Until june and Crace/and. and ballet companies across the United States in addition the Chlcago company. Mr. Burns is also the resident designer for Cleveland to A LiLtle Night Music for Playhouse in the Park Born in Renton , Washington, Caniparoli opted for a Public Theatre, where he has deSigned the scenery and (Cincinnati , Ohio), and two PBS specials featuring the professional dance career after studying music and theater lighting for Discordia, Blue Sky Ii'ansmission: A Tibetan Book Cincinnati Pops. Ms. Morgan produced one of the first at Washington State University In 1972, at the age of 19, he oj ti,e Dead, Summer and Smoke, fugitive Pieces, and Cmss ballet CD-ROMs , which is an audio and video description received a Ford Foundation Scholarship to attend San Indecency: TI,e Three Ii'ails oj OScai' Wilde. of more than 700 ballet steps and positions. Francisco Ballet School. He performed \\~th San Francisco With over one hundred and fifty productions to his Carmon DeLeone, Music Director Opera BaUet before joining San Francisco Ballet in 1973. credit for Cedar Point since 1989, Mr. Burns has become Mr. DeLeone celebrates his 35th season ,vith Cincinnati His theatrical training gives him a pmticular flair for char one of the top designers in the theme park industry. His Ballet. He has composed many original scores fo r the acter roles, such as Lord Capulet in Tomassons Romeo & deSigns have included attractions for every major theme Company, most recently, The Princess and the Pea. His best juliet, jacob Schmidt in Tomassons Nannas Lied, park in the country, as well as roller coaster and themed known work, Peter Pan, composed for Cincinnati Ballet in Drosselmeyer in Christensens Nutcracker, the R.ich Boy in retail designs for Six Flags, Cedar Point, KnottS Beny 1994, is enjoying continued worldwide praise. In London , Christensens filling Station, Widow Simone in Sir Fann , and Disney World. Frederick Ashtons La fille Mal CQlcite and Madge in Mr. DeLeone conducted the debut of Peter Pan during a Wendy Van Dyck, 28-performance run with the Atlanta Ba Ll et at the Bournonville!Tomasson's La Sylph ide. Caniparoli was one of the founding members of OMO, Assistant to the Choreographer prestigiOUS Royal Festival Hall. Mr. DeLeone has frequently Wendy Van Dyck was born in Tokyo and received her conducted at Carnegie Hall and in Europe ,vith the a San Francisco choreography collective. For OMOS per fonnances in 1985, Caniparoli presented Accidental and early dance training with Fifi Hut in Missoula, Montana. Luxembourg Philhannonic Orchestra. His New York Harold Christensen saw her at age eleven and awarded her debut was with the Ah~n Ailey American Dance Theate r. Abnonnal Chromosomal Events, an experi mental multidisci plinary work that he first created with a visual designer, a Ford Foundation Scholarshlp to study at the San Maestro DeLeone is also Music Director of the Ill inois Francisco Ballet School. She joined San Francisco Ballet Philharmonic Orchestra and the Middletown Symphony. composer, lighting designer, and dramaturge for the 1984 Bay Area Playwrights Festival. in 1979 and in 1987 was promoted to principal dancer by Val Caniparoli, Choreographer Helgi Tomasson. Her classical roles include the Sugar Plum Mr. Caniparoli has been called a choreographer of Alain Vaes, Costume & Scenic Designer Faily in the Lew Ch ristensenIHelgi Tomasson production uncommon abili ty and rare dramatic vision. A member of Alain Vaes is a well known costume and set designer for of The NutcrackCl; the title role in Peter Martins La Sylphide, San Francisco Ballet since 1973, he has had a multifaceted ballet companies throughout the world, including The and juliet in Michael Smuin's Romeo & juliet. She has also career, which includes choreography, dance, music and New York City Ballet (Waltz Pmject, Swan Lake, Songs oj the danced leading roles in Cise/le (Perrot/Coralli), Cinderella theater. Caniparoli has created or staged more than 18 ballets Auvelgne, Stabat Mattei; MOlgen, and La Sonnambula), (Smuin), The Dream Pas de Dettx and Monotones I (Ashton), for San Francisco Ballet since 1982. In addition, Ballet West North Carolina Ballet (Cinderella), Fon WorthlDalias Ballet In the Night (Robbins), forgotten Land (Kylian), Sunset has eight of Can.iparolis ballets in its repenoire. He is currently (Nutcracker), Boston Ballet (Romeo and juliet andjeu de (Taylo r), Sons oj HOI1IS and The Wanderer (Bintley), The resident choreographer for Tulsa Ballet Theatre. cartes), National Ballet of Flanders (Don Quixote), and now ComJort Zone and Dlfams oj HamlOny (Kudelka), Hamlet Caniparoli has been praised for his eclectic and unusu Cincinnati Ballet. He is also known as an author and and Ophelia Pas de Deux (CaniparoJi), Duo Concertante al selection of music, and for the implicit theatricality of illustrator of such popular books as Puss in Boots, 29 Bump (Balanchine) and many others. Ms. Van Dyck has toured his movement. His style and sensibility are uniquely his Street, TI, e Porcelain Peppupot, The Wild Hamstel; The the world, performing at the Edinburgh Festival, the own. Over the years, Caniparolis ballets have earned him SteadJast Tin Soldier and ReynQlci the fox. His most recent Spoleto Festival , the Rey kjavik Festival and in Athens, national and international praise from critics and audi book, Plincess and the Pea , was published by Little, Brown Tokyo, Singapore, Bogota, jerusalem and Paris. In 1995, ences alike. His works are perfonned by many companies, and Company in September of 2002. Mr. Vaes has she developed and directed the Pilates program for the San including Ballet West, Boston Ballet, Pacific Northwest received awards for his ill ustrations and has shown his Francisco Ballet and fro m 1996-2000 was on faculty of the Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet Florida, Singapore Dance wo rks at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York, San Francisco Ballet School. In addition, she co-founded Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, Oakland Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet DeCordova Museum in Massachusetts, the Art Institute of and acts as Associate Director of the San Francisco based Theatre, Richmond Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet and Israel Chicago, the Norman Rockwell Museum and the Fort Lawrence Pech Dance Company. Currently, she is enrolled Ballet. In 1994 he had a major success with his first full Wonh Art Museum in Texas, to name a few He has played in the Liberal Education for Ans Professionals (LEAP) length ballet, Lady oj the Camellias, a co-production of for Frances national volleyball team. program at Saint Malys College in Moraga, California. Ballet West and Ballet Florida. Trad A. Burns, Lighting Designer & Devon Carney, Ballet Master In·Chief Since 1981 , Caniparoli has been the reCipient of many Lighting Supervisor Mr. Carney joins us this yea r after serving as Ballet Master grants and awards. He has received 10 grants for choreog Mr. Burns' career has spanned theater, dance, amuse for Boston Ballet from 1998 to 2002 in whlch he assisted raphy from the National Endowment for the Ans. For his ment parks, as well as archi tectural and retail lighting. in the staging of works by George Balanchlne, Ann-Marie ballet Lambarena, created in 1997 for San Francisco Ballet, Designing over three hundred productions during the last Holmes, Michael Pink, Ben Stevenson, Christopher Caniparoli received the Choo-San Goh Award and was decade, his varied work has been seen around the world . Wheeldon, Bruce Wells and many others. Prior to that, awarded the Benois de la Danse award from the His extensive credits include deSigns for Cincinnati Ballet, Mr. Carney was a principal dancer for Boston Ballet from International Dance Association at a gala at the National New York Theatre Workshop (NYC) , La Mama ETC 1986-1998 he was able to perfoml leading roles in many

Detroit Opera House Copyright 2010,www.M iMichiganchiganOpera. or Operag Theatre BRAVO 11 well-known classical ballets such as Giselle, Don Quixote Beauty For the past six summers, Ms. Capps has been a SOLOISTS and The Sleeping Beauty. He also was the Director of Boston member of the Chautauqua Ballet Company, under the Mishic Marie Corn Ballet Summer Dance Program for eight years and his direction of John Pierre Bonnefoux. Ms. Corn returns to her fourth season lvith Cincinnati teaching credits include; Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, Dmitri Trubchanov Ballet. Her ballet training includes Central Pennsylvania Arizona Ballet Summer Program, Boston Ballet, Cincinnati Mr. Trubchanov, was born in Turkmenistan. At age 8, he Youth Ballet, Nuremberg Opera House and Chamberlain Ballet, Hartford Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, and was accepted into the School of Ballet. Before joining Cincinnati Ballet, she danced various regional ballet companies. Vaganova School of Ballet, now known as the Academy of with Fort Wolth !Dallas Ballet and has spent the past three Johanna Bernstein Wilt, Ballet Mistress Russian Ballet. Later, as he advanced in his training and summers lvith Ballet Arlington, under the direction of Paul Ms. Wilt danced with Cincinnati Ballet for 11 seasons career, Dmitri performed roles at the Kirov Ballet Maryinsky Mejia and Alexander Vetrov. Every summer, Ms. Corn before becoming Ballet Mistress in 1992. Ms. Bernstein Theater in St. Petersburg for six years. His favorite ballets teaches ballet at Chamberlain School of Ballet in Plano, Wilt grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and studied at the at that time included La Byader-e, Le Corsaire , and The Texas. Ms. Com is married to fellow Cincinnati Ballet Metropolitan Ballet School, the New York School of Ballet, Fountain oj Bakhchisami. Upon his arrival in the United dancer Valentine Liberatore. Some of her memorable roles The American Dance Festival , Ohio State University, and States, Dmitri danced with Colorado Ballet in Denver, includ~ Hermina in Balanchines A Midsummer Nights Rotterdam Dance Conservatory [n 1992, Ms. Bernstein Colorado and Arlington Ballet in Arlington, Texas, before Dream, Dewdrop and Snow Pas in Th e Nutcracker; and roles Wilt has staged a number of works, induding Table coming to Cincinnati. in Balanchines ballets, such as Jewels, Bagaku, Agon, and foUl" Temperaments. MannmJor Peter Anastos at the Jacobs Pillow Summer SENIOR SOLOISTS Dance Festival in Massachusetts, John Butler's CQ/"mina Leah Elzner Andrey Kasatsky Burana for Oakland Ballet, sections of Madame BUllerfly for In her 12th season with Cincinnati Ballet, Ms. Elzner has A native of Moscow, Russia, Andrey Kasatsky says his most BalletMet and recreated from video, The Seventh returned as a senior soloist. She has delighted Cincinnati cha llenging moment was that of "deciding to start danCing Symphony for our tribute to The Ballet Russe de Monte audiences with her portrayals of Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow in the United States" Andrey trained with the Academy of Carlo. Queen and Lead Waltz Couple in The Nutcr-acker; Blue Bird Ballet - Bolshoi Theatre . Plior to his arrival in the U.S., Gregg Saulnier, Ballet Master Pas in Sleeping Beauty; and principal roles in Cinderella, he danced with Moscow Classical Ballet. He joined Ballet Gregg Saulnier joined Cincinnati Ballet in 1999 as a full BUllerfly, Cannina Bmma and Belling the Slayer". Ms. Elzner Intemationale in Indianapolis in 1997 and came to time dancer. Mr. Saulnier continues to dance with has also danced with American Festival Ballet and Tulsa Cincinnati Ballet in 1999. Of his many roles, Andrey has Cincinnati Ballet and was appOinted to ballet master in Ballet where she was also a soloist. Ms. Elzner studied at been featured in the Nutcracker role of Russian and brought 2002 for the production of The Nutcracker Mr. Saulnier the Christensen Centre in Salt Lake Cit)' and the San audiences to their feet lvith his dynamic portrayal of grew up in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, and received Francisco Ballet School. Ms. Elzner is the only mom in the Aramis in the 2000 production of The Three Musketem. training from The School of Festival Ballet in Providence, company. She and her husband, Tim Snyder, have a son Andrey loves a good game of chess and, when asked to Rhode Island, under the direction of Christine Hennessy and daughter. describe an interesting fact about himself, he responds lvith a smile ''I'm Russian - need I say more7l" Before coming to Cincinnati Ballet, Mr. Saulnier danced Cheryl Sullivan wi th Ballet Internationale in Indianapolis, Indiana under 1n her sixth season with the Cincinnati Ballet, Ms. Sullivan Anthony Krutzkamp the direction of Eldar Aliev. has achieved the level of senior soloist. She is Originally A homegrown dancer, Mr. Krutzkamp hails from Rene Micheo, Ballet Master from Boston, Massachusetts, and her ballet training Alexandria, Kentucky He is a graduate of the Virginia Rene Micheo joined Cincinnati Ballet in June of '88. He includes Boston Ballet and North Carolina School of the School of the Arts and has trained lvith the Houston Ballet has delighted audiences throughout the United States Arts. Prior to joining Cincinnati Ballet, Ms. Sullivan danced and Boston Ballet. Anthony has danced professionally with while viSiting other companies. A native of Guatemala lvi th Ballet Memphis, Ballet Met, Louisville Ballet and Kansas City Ballet prior to his dancing with Cincinnati City, Guatemala, he began danCing at the local conservato Boston Ballet. She is most proud of her roles as Snow Ballet. From 1996 th rough 2000, Mr. Krutzkamp was ry, later training at the Houston Ballet Academy, The Queen and Rose in The Nutcracker, Principal in CarminCi awarded full scholarship for ballet training programs Municipal School of Chile and Steps New York. He has BUI'ana, Trey Mclntyres Blue Ul1til June and Waltz girl in including Chautaugua, Joffrey Ballet, Boston Ballet and danced as a soloist and principal with Ballet Nacional de Serenade. Ms. Sullivan has also enjoyed dancing in several Houston Ballet. His favorite roles are those found in ballets Guatemala, Ballet de Santiago, Houston Ballet, Sarasota operas here in Cincinnati. The past summer she had the choreographed by George Balanchine. He considers his Ballet Tulsa Ballet as well as Cincinnati Ballet. His roles privilege of performing the Gypsy Dancer m Cmcmnall parents and friends to be his most important role models and the inspiration he needs to build his ballet career. have ~ha nged from time to Lime with the Cincinnati Operas production of La Ti"aviata. Anthony first jOined Cincinnati Ballet during the 2001- Ballet, from lead dancer on our full-length production to Jay Goodlett Information Technology Manager, Photographer, Ballet 2002 Season and has been recently promoted to a soloist. Master, Choreographer and Webmaster. Born at Day tons Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Mr. PRINCIPAL CHARACTER DANCER We like to call him our secret weapon. Goodlett attended the School for Creative and Performing Valentine Liberatore Arts in Cincinnati for nine years before training at the A native of Brownsville, Pennsylvania, Mr. Liberatore Ronna Willis School of Ametican Ballet for several seasons. Mr. Goodlett's Ronna Willis is a native Cincinnatian. She began character returns to Cincinnati Ballet in his third season, this year first performances lvith the Company were as an establishing a new dancer category as a Principal Character roles wi th Cincinnati Ballet four years ago as Lady apprentice in 1992. Mr. Goodlett has performed in many Montague in Romeo and Juli et. Since then, she has Dancer for the 2003-2004 season. He trained at The Cincinnati Ballet productions including: The NLltcracker; School of American Ballet and Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. performed roles such as Grandmother in The Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Cannen, Hippolyta in A Midsummer Nights Dream and The Gypsy Besides The Cincinnati Ballet, Mr. Liberatore danced with Cinderella, The Lost World, The FoUl"Tempemments, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and Fort Worth , Dallas Ballet. Fortune Teller in Don Quixote. She also serves as a vice Jewels, among others. president on the Board ofTrustees for Cincinnati Ballet Every role that Mr. Liberatore plays is considered a favorite and chair of the dancer relations and communications Michael Wardlaw to him, he enjoys each and every moment spent onstage. committee. She has many roles within Cincinnati Ballet Mr. Wardlaw is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. While Vals cheerful personality and upbeat disposition reflects his positive "never give up" attitude and explains that his and enjoys every one of them I training at The North Carolina School of the Arts, he was chosen by his peers to be a student teacher there. He also life is guided by the inspiration and support he receives PRINCIPAL DANCERS trained at The Kirov Academy on a full scholarship. Prior from his wife, Cincinnati Ballet dancer Mishic Marie Corn. Kristl Capps to The Cincinnati Ballet, Mr. Wardlaw danced at The A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Ms. Capps has been CORPS DE BALLET Albany Perhshire Ballet in New York, The Cailike Project, The Aaron C. Thayer with the company since 1996. This is Ms. Capps' second Tulsa Ballet and The Ballet Contemperario de Carracus. He yea r as a principal dancer. Her ballet training includes the Mr. Thayer, originally from Reston, Virginia, graduated considers the members of The Cincinnati Ballet to be very high sc hool one year early to pursue his love of the ballet. School of American Ballet, Harid Conservatory and North close to him and is proud of the past seven years he has Carolina School of the Arts, where she was chosen to study He trained at Classica l Ballet Academy under CynthIa spent here. He has a love for teaching ,and in the past, Rudorfer, San Francisco Ballet School and had summer at the Hungarian State Ballet School for three summers. has taught for companies such as Blue Lake Fme Arts Prior to joining Cincinnati Ballet, Ms. Capps was a training with American Reperatory Ballet, as well as Camp, Burhlyn Ballet, The Carolina Ballet , The Ballet Chautaugua FesLival. Among his roles, The Husband in member of the Atlanta Ballet for three seasons. In Conterano in South America, The Charleston Ballet and CinCinnati, Ms. Capps delighted audiences in many lead Con Amore and A Hungarian Dancer in Raymonda were The Next Generation Dance Company. Besides danCing, his favorites. roles, including Marie, Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen Mr. Wardlaw has started his own business in interior in The Nutcracker, Kitri in Don Quixote , Swanhilda in design. Sarah Hairston Coppelia, principal in Who Cares' and Aurora in Sleeping Ms. Hairston joined Cincinnati Ballet in 2001 as a corps de

12 BRAVO Copyright 2010,www.MichiganOp Michiganera.org Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House Tradition Inspiration ballet dancer. Her ballet training includes Calven Brodie School of Dance under Ann Brodie, Hungarian National Ballet, Boston Ballet School under Tatiana Legal and North Excellence Carol ina School of the Ans under Melissa Hayden. Before joining Cincinnati Ballet, she danced with the Boston Ballet. Among her many roles, her favori tes includes Swanhilda in Coppe/ia, Mazjana in A Thousand and One The law firm ofDykema Gossett Nights, Dark Angel in Serenade, Titania in A Midsummers Night Dream and Coquette in La Sonnambula. Sarah cred its applauds the Michigan Opera Theatre ... he r family as being an inspiration in her life and her ballet teacher, Ann Brodie, as an important role model. for bringing music to lift, audiences to Dawn Kelly Dawn Kell y is from Boston, Massachusetts. She joined their feet and the spirit ofharmony to Ci ncinnati Bal let in 1998 as a corps de bal let dancer. Ms. Kell y trained at Boston Ballet, Peml State Choreographic Institute in Russia, The Vaganova Academy and The Kirov our community~with one Sound Academy in Wash ington, D.C. Among her many rol es, Wendy in Petu Pan and Paquita in Paquita have been two performance after another. of her favorites . Dawns extraordinary ballet leap was the image featured to announce the 2000-2001 , Season of (( p I)) Cincinnati Ballet on the companys season posters and print 0/lC{)-/A8; material. Ms. Kelly continues to delight audiences with every Cincinnati Ballet performance. Tara Mora For more info rmatio n call 313-568-6800 A native of New York Ci ty, Ms. Mora received her training o r visit us on the web at www.dykema.com as a scholarship student at the School of American Ballet and is a graduate of the High School of Pe rfomling Arts. Ms. Mora's professional affiliati ons include Atlanta Ballet, ANN AR BOR · BLOO MF IELD HILLS · CHICAGO . DETR OIT Alabama Ballet and Carolina Ballet. Most recentl y, she GRAND RAPI DS . LANS ING . PASADENA . WASHI NGTON, DL performed with Suzanne farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center. Of the principal roles she has danced, her favOlites were in George Balanchines Square Dance (also her most tec hnically challenging) and Serenade, Kirk PetersonS Belling the Slayer and Lynne Taylor-Corbetts Iiiptych. This is Ms. MoraS second season with Cincinnati Ballet. Erina Noda A native orTokyo,Japan, Ms. Noda received hertraini ng through The Sc hool of Zurich Ballet. Ms. Noda danced at the James Sewell Ballet in Minneapolis, Mi nnesota, and 11\ Celebrate excellence Ballet de Key in Zurich, Switzerland, before coming lO Cincinnati Ballet. Amo ng the roles she has performed, her favorites include Tschaikovsky pas de deux by Balanchine Grand Valley celebrates the imagination, creativity, and Don Quixote pas de deux. In June 2002, Ms. Noda was honored to dance in Don Quixote and Romeo & Juliet at the lnte rl ochen Arts Festival held in Michigan. Erina has also and beauty of the fine arts. We applaud the enjoyed portraying Tinkerbell in Peter Pan , Rose in The Nutcracker, Celebration of Dawn in Coppe/ia and Amor in Don Quixote with Cincinnati Ballet. Ms. Noda was inspired talented people ~who share our passion for to become a dancer after seeing Cynthia Harvey danCing Don QUixote wi th Ame rican Ballet Theatre. excellence and our commitment to personal Stephanie Roig A native of Somers, ConnectiCut, Ms. Roig received her training at the School of the Hartford Ball et, Boston Ball et achievement. For more infOlmation about the and No rth Carolina School of the Arts. She is the reci pient of the National Foundation for Ans Advancement Award. Before joining the Cincinnati Ballet in 2000, Ms. Roig outstanding opportunities at Grand Valley, call danced with the Hartford Ballet, under the direction of Kirk Peterson . Several of Stephanies favorite roles include (800) 748-0246 or visit wwwgvsu .edu. Queen of the Dlyads in Don Quixote, Big Swans in Swa n Lake and the lead role in Valse Fantaisie, Les Biches. Tricia Sundbeck Tricia recalls one of her most memorable dance moments was when "my father brought me fiowers on stage at my fi rst performance of Sugar Plum f airy" in TIle Nutcmcker. Born and raised in Stockton, California, Ms. Sundbeck @ trained wi th Sacramento Ballet and in summer wo rkshops with both San Francisco Ballet and BoSlOn Ballet. She rose to the position of principal dancer with Sacramento Ballet GRANDVALLEY prior to her arrival in Cincinnati. STATE UNIVERSITY Of the many principal roles she has performed, she is most proud of her Cinderella, Giselle, Beauty in Beauty and (800) 748-0246 www.gvsu.edu the Beast, Snow Queen, Ambian, Rose and Sugar Plum roles

Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 13 Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre r in The Nutcracker and lead roles in bOlh Coppelia and last year after completing his training at Classical Ballet Romeo & JlIliet. She is an accomplished Balanchine dancer, Memphis School. He attended the summer programs of having performed in Rubies, Serenade, Concerto Barocco and the Joffrey Ballet School, Houston Ballet Academy and Vail La Sonnambula to name a few. International Dance Festival, all on full scholarship. In Janessa Touchet Memphis, Benjamin completed his Royal Academy of Ms. Touchet returns as a corps de ballet dancer for this Dance major examinations, achieving Honors on his season. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ms. advanced exam. When he is not danCing, Ben enjoys Touchet trained at the Giacobbe Academy of Dance and literature, studying foreign languages and writing Recently Pacific Nonhwest Ballet. This past summer, Ms. Touchet one of Mr WardeliS original poetry was published. danced Don Quixote Pas de Deux at the Giacobbe Academy Kelly Ann Sloan orDance &: Delta Festival, staffing New Orleans dance Kelly Ann jOined Cincinnati Ballet in 2001, after anists. She has traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark, to study graduating from Indiana UniverSity with degrees in ballet at Royal Danish Ballet. In June of 2002, Ms. Touchet was a and joumalism. Born and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey, semifinalist in the International Ballet Competition Some she trained at New Jersey Ballet School and regularly of Ms. TouchetS favorite ro les are Tinkerbell in Peter Pan performed with its professional company She also and the Last Boys, Jasmine in Aladdin and Spring Fairy in attended summer programs at American Ballet Theatre in Cinderella. She counts her mother as her strongest, most New York City and "Exploring Ballet with Suzanna Farrell" important role model and credits her fiance with at the Kennedy Center. Kelly Ann is truly grateful for eve ry CER11FIED MONTESSORI EARLY SCHOOL providing the needed support and encouragement to be minute she spends onstage and would like to thank her (AGES 2 1/2 - 5) successful in her career. Janessa also enjoys spending time parents for their love, suppon, and car mileage so she LOWER AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS with her two cats, Nellie and Lilly, and says that if ballet could follow her dream l She teaches ballet and jazz at the (GRADES 1-8) were not an option, she would pursue a career as a Ouo M. Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet, and enjoys professional beautician. writing, theatre, swimming, and exploring Cincinnati in OPEN HOUSE Zack Grubbs her spare time. SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 8 Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Mr. Grubbs received his Sergei Pakharev I TO 3 P . M . professional dance training at Tuzer Ballet under the A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Mr. Pakharev trained at direction of Patricia and Tanju Tuzer. He also attended the the Academy of Russian Ballet, the School of the Ki rov Kirov Academy, American Ballet Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet. He has had an exciting career receiving diplomas at I 7 I LAKE S H O R E R OAD Ballet, Utah Ballet, Pennsylva nia Ballet and Boston Ballet, both the International Ballet Competition of Rudolf GROSSE P O INT E F A RM S where he danced profeSSionally for four years prior to Nureyev in Budapest, Hungary and the International Ballet 3 I 3-886- I 22 I joining Cincinnati Ballet. His love of ballet stems from an Competition of Maya Plisetskaya in St. Petersburg, Russ ia. initial introduction to ballet as a training method to Before coming to Cincinnati BaUet, Mr. Parkharev has improve his gymnastiC ability One of his most Significant worked as a soloist for various companies perforn1ing lead Who will care for role models is Devon Carney, and he credits Tanju Tuzer as roles in ballets such as Coppelia, Swan Lake, Who Cares, mom and dad? his professional mentor. Outside of dance, Zack says his Prodigal SOil and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux. This is Mr. hobbies include "computers, computers, computers.. " PakharevS first season wi th Cincinnati Ballet. Are you the This is Zacks second season with Cincinnati Ballet. NEW DANCERS "Designated Daughter"? Frank R. Johnson Laura Anne Dunlop A native of New York, Mr. Johnson comes to Cincinnati After apprenticing with Cincinnati Ballet in its 2001 Ballet from Dance Theatre of Harlem. He received his production of I11e Nutcracker, Ms. Dunlop returns to TEAMWORK is vital in family training at The School of American Ballet, Pennsylvania Cincinnati in her second full season. A native of Elkhart, Long-Term health Ballet, laGuardia High School of Music and An, and Indiana , Ms. Dunlops professional dance training includes care planning. various teachers in New York. Mr. Johnson has also danced School of Ball et Chicago, Indiana University, as well as with Suzanne Farrell Company, Pennsylvania Ballet and Los several summer programs with Miami City Ballet, Angeles Classical Ballet. Frank is passionate about dance American Ballet Theatre and Pacific Nonhwest Ballet. Ms. Let us be and lists one of his most memorable roles as that of Puck Dunlop has danced with such companies as Ballet Chicago, part of in A Midsummer Nights Dream. Chautauqua BaUet Company, and most recently, your team. Gregg Saulnier Cincinnati Ballet. When shes not dancing, Ms. Dunlop Gregg Saulnier is from North Attleboro, Massachusetts. He enjoys outdoor activities, such as waterskiing and hiking. If received his training at The School of Festival Ballet. Mr. dancing were not an option, Laura would like to utilize Long-Term care Saulnier was honored to be the co-vice principal of The her degree in Business which she received from Indiana insurance specialists Academy of Ballet lnternationale in 1998-1999 as has University. been appointed as Ballet Master for The Nutcracker this Staisha Grosch season. Several of Mr. SaulnierS favorite roles include Ms. Grosch is Originally from Fon Lauderdale, Florida and Johnny in Paul TaylorS Company B, Glory solo in James is delighted to be in her second season as a professional Truitte's With Timbrel and Dance, and demi soloist in W110 dancer. She did most of her training at San Francisco Cares. His most challenging role as a dancer was "getting Ballet School, as well as Madga Aunon School of Ballet plus through Company B and Rapture - two of the most various summer programs including Royal Ballet School in physically demanding ball ets I have ever done." Greg lists London and American Ballet Theater in New York. Ms. several hobbies including cars, cooking, and with the Grosch recently performed in the USA International Ballet purchase of his new condo, interior decorating. Competition and states that the preparation for the Gregory Schoenwolf competition was a rewarding experience. Three ballets that Mr. Schoenwolf was born in New Mexico, bUl claims Salt she choreographed were adjudicated and selected to be Lake City, Utah, as his hometown. Mr. Schoenwolfs danced at the Emerging Choreographers Showcase. professional dance training took place at both the Amanda Jesse University of Utah Ballet Depanment and the Pacific A native of Richmond, Michigan, Ms. Jesse returns to th e McMahon Nonhwest Ballet School. Prior to joining Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet after performing in Cincinnati Ballets The Greg danced professionally at Fon Wonh, Dallas Ballet Nutcracker, 2001. Professional training includes The Lascu AND ASSOCIATES, LTD . and Ballet Oklahoma. School of Ballet in Michigan, The HARID Conservatory in Boca Raton , Florida, Mercyhurst College in Etie, (248) 844-9787 Benjamin Wardell Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Mr. Wardell began ballet at Pennsylvania, and Indiana University, as well as summer www.mcmahonltcins.com age 10 in Memphis, Tennessee. He joined Cincinnati Ballet programs that include The School of American Ballet and

~ ------American Ballet Theater. Ms. Jesse reels rortunate to be a pro ressional dancer considerin g she took time 01T to attend and graduate rrom college. When shes not dancing, Ms. Jesse enjoys road trips with rriends, cooking, readi ng, tennis and traveli ng, as well as spending quality time with her twi n sister. Shannon Smith Shannon Smith graduated rrom The Harid Conservato ry in Boca Rato n, Florid a, at the begin ni ng or 1997. He then began his pro ressional career with Sarasota Ballet or Flori da. Shannon has perromled in such rol es as the "Pas de Trois" in Swan wke, "Peasant Pas de Deux" in Giselle, Gregory Robinsons Paga nini VQliaUons, the title role in last seasons Peter Pan, and "Romeo" in Boca Ballet Theatres Romeo & Jul iet. Arte r rour seasons with Dayton Ball et, he wi ll begin his first yea r with Cincinnati Ballet ror the 2003- 04 Season. APPRENTICES Jennifer Drake Originally rrom Texas, Jennirer Drake comes to Cincinnati rrom the Harid Conservatory While studying there, she perrormed various roles including Harlequin and Spanish in Nutcracker and the lead character in Hu nga rian Dances. Ms. Drake also danced wi th Tuzer Ball et in Dallas, Texas perrorm ing in an array or ballets including Nutcracker; Swan wke, Giselle, and Carmina Bumna. She participated in the summer wo rks hops or the Kirov Academy, the Nati onal Ballet School and Boston Ballet Th is is Ms. Drakes first year with Cincinnati Ballet Rebecca Erhart A naLi ve or San Ramon, California, Ms. Erhart is new to Ci nci nnati Ball et. A fo rmer student or Contra Costa Ba llet Centre , Ms. Erhart was fea tured with the student company in Paquita and The Nutc racker, among other ball ets. Her traill ing there was supplemented by attendance of such presti gious summer programs as The School or American Ballet, the Rock School or Pe nnsylva ni a Ball et, and the Miami City Ballet School. After graduati ng high school, Rebecca continued her ball et training with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Schoo l, and was in vited to join the company in perrormances or The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty. Leaving Pittsburgh, Rebecca journeyed to Indiana Uni versi ty where she was the recipient of the ba ll et department's highest schol arship. After two years, Rebecca graduated rrom Indiana Uni ve rsity with degrees in both ballet and busi ness. Heather Liberman SOUTHFIELD Ms. Li bennan is from Cincinnati and is proud to be one or the fi rst two dancers to come OUt or the Otto M. Budig 2'1-8-559-5985 Acade my and become a member or the company Her proressional dance traini ng incl udes Ballet Met, Boston (12 MiLE S:. GREENfiELD I\D.) Ball et School, Chautaugua Dance, College Conservatory or Music and The Otto M. Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet She cred its her ra mily to helping her achieve her O'''ONI. dreams and accomplish her goals. Trainees Eliza Kell y-Swirt ,J'I--9SJ-''l-80 Leigh Lijoi Li\lONiK fwtKRRiOTT Lauren Stewa rt m \}lU'REL PKRk PLKCE (NEKR 1-21S S:. SiX MiLE I\D)

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Company Each production tours internationally for companys ultimate mission is to foster a Les Ballets Africains, the national ensemble up to two years, presenting literally hundreds greater understanding of Africa, hoping that of the Republic of Guinea, has thrilled audi of performances across the globe. Since the will lead to a brighter fu ture for its people. ences worldwide since it was formed by the companys inception in 1952, it has always distinguished Guinean choreographer Keita been artistic policy to produce works that ARTISTIC TEAM Fodeba in 1952/53. It is universally recog deal with universal issues within the context Italo Zambo, Artistic Director nized as Africas most accomplished touring of the cultural perspective. For example, Italo Zambo was born in March 1938 in company past shows in recent years such as Mal! Dakar (Republic of Senegal). He showed great In a compelling program celebrating the Saido focused on faithfulness and trust, interest in danCing at a very early age and companys half-century, Les Ballets Africains whilst The Bell of Hamana concentrated on dropped out of school at a very early age performs traditional dance, music, acrobatics the protection of the environment. The pro to enter a dancing company, immediately and storytelling. Pulsing rhythms from ancient duction Silo, The Path of Life demonstrated becoming a principal of Les Ballets Demba tribal instruments build the excitement, as the importance of a good education for the Kanoute. the company bursts onto the stage in an youth of today, confronted with the respon After performing with Les Ballets Demba explosion of dance and song. Fascinating sibilities of tomorrow, and Heritage reflected Kanoute for three years, in 1955 he joined legends, filled with humans, animals and the accomplishments and aspirations of a Les Ballets Africains of Keita Fodeba as a spirits, unfold in a fast-paced joyous cele people being passed from generati on to comedian, dancer and acrobat. During the bration that will leave audiences breathless. generation. time Guinea was declaring its independence Les Ballets Africains captures the elemental Today, Les Ballets Africains is preparing to in 1958, Les Ballets Africains had its first energy of its native land in a performance embark on a voyage into the 21st century For big USA tour, presenting Italo Zambo as that is pure sensation. the 2003-2004 season, Les Ballets Africains is one of the stars. producing a new work celebrating the com He left Les Ballets Africains to serve in the GUINEA panys illustrious 50-year history Under the military in 1959, when Les Ballets Africains guidance of Artistic Director Italo Zambo of Keita Fodeba became Les Ballets Africains The Republic of Guinea is situated on the and assisted by Technical Director Hamidou west coast of Africa. It is bordered by Guinea of the Republic of Guinea. After completing Bangoura and Choreographer Mohamed military service, he joined Ballet National of Bisseau, Senegal, Mali, Cote d'lvoire, Liberia Kemoka Sano, the 35 strong ensemble will and Sierra Leone. Guinea is divided into Senegal as the director. present an inimitable blend of traditional Italo Zambo returned to Les Ballets four natural regions: the Guinean Highlands, dance, music and story-telling, laced with a Maritime Guinea, the Forest Region and Africains of the Republic of Guinea as the superb demonstrations of spectacle, acro rehearsal director in 1962. While working Fouta Djallon. These areas constitute some batiCS, comedy and drama. of the most fantastic and varied scenery in under title for several years, he participated West Africa, from humid coastal plains and and got awarded several film roles, includ swamps to the fertile and forested hills and HISTORY ing rAfrique Dance. He was also honored as plateaus of the interior. The four natural Les Ballets Africains has toured the four the Best Artist by the president of Republic regions are inhabited by a great diversity of com ers of the earth during an illustrious of Zaire. peoples, each possessing their own distinct career spanning 50 years and is universally Finally, he became a choreographer for culture and language. recognized as Africas most renowned and Les Ballets Africains in 1975. Also helping The company consists of people from each accomplished dance company For a half with designs of lighting and costumes, he of the principal groups to be fo und within century, Les Ballets Africains have represented acted as the companys general supervisor Guinea, with all the problems of differing its country, continent and culture at some of until he became the Artistic Director in languages and customs this implies. Each the worlds most prestigious international 1987. He has been awarded the key to the member of the company is obliged to take festivals and venues. city of Dallas, Texas, and honored with citi up the tremendous challenge of becoming The rich and varied repertoire presents a zenship to celebrate his contribution to the proficient, not only in their own cultural living demonstration of Africa's prodigious arts and sciences. inheritance, but in that of the other tribes. cultural heritage, the vitality and authenticity Les Ballets Africains, in its role as the of which is ensured by continuing with the Keita Fodeba, Founder national dance company of the country, has daily life of all African people. Keita Fodeba was born January 19, 1921 , mastered the art of presenting an accurate Created in 1952 by the distinguished in Siguiri (Republic of Guinea). After com portrayal of many of these different cultural Guinean choreographer, Keita Fodeba, pleting his primary education in Conakry, forms, to a degree of excellence in perfor Les Ballets Africains became the national the capital of Guinea, he attended William mance that is entirely satisfactory to and ensemble of the Republic of Guinea after its Ponti Institute in Dakar (Senegal). In 1944, respectful of the peoples concerned. independence in 1958. The company has he graduated with a teaching degree from been recognized and encouraged in its role Dakar. After teaching high-school students of roving ambassador, carrying with it the a couple of years in Senegal, he moved to PRODUCTION pride and aspirations of the people. The Paris and became an avid researcher of the-

18 BRAVO Copyright 2010,www.MichiganOp Michiganera.org Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House ater and dance. Eventually, in 1949, he the country's war to gain independence. founded The African Theatre of Keita After changing several positions within the Fodeba. government, he got arrested for political His first efforts of producing and intro reasons on March 21 , 1965, and was killed ducing Arri can style drama had many hard in prison. Guinea still mourns Keita Fodeba ships. Arter a couple of years o[ struggling as the teacher who pioneered a dance com with language and cultural problems, he pany that connected African culture to the renamed his company Les Ballets Africains rest of the world and introduced its legacy of Keita Fodeba in 1954. He chose dance as with style and elegancy his plimary attraction, because it allowed him to express many aspects of Arrican life Hamidou Bangoura, Technical Director by using original rhythms created by Hamidou Bangoura was born on numerous unique instruments. December 31 , 1941 , in Conakry (Republic The first Les Ballets Ahicains perfor of Guinea) in a large family of nine. He mance was staged at the Theatre Etoile de received his primary education in Paris on November of 1952. It was an Sandervalia, Conakry In 1954 he attended instant success. After touring in France [or a African Dance and Choreography Soumah couple of years, Fodeba brought his compa Mngue and after graduating with high hon ny to Africa in 1955 and produced an ors, he moved to the Superior African extensive tour among French Colonies of Dance and Choreography School of Keita West Africa. During that trip, he was selected Fodeba, the founder of Les Ballets Africains. to be Minister of Interior of the Republic of Bangoura worked as an assistant to the Guinea by Guineas Former President, Artistic director of Les Ballets Africains from Ahmed Sekou Toure. 1970 to 1980. He also served as the general Fodeba later was invited to be the head manager from 1980 to 1988 and has been of Defense and Security of Guinea, during the technical director ever since. II

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Serenade Intermission Choreography: George Balanchine Staged by: Eve Lawson A Song for Dead Warriors Music: Piotr Uyich Tchaikovsky, Serenade in C Choreography: Michael Smuin Major for String Orchestra Staged by: Attila Ficzere Costume Design: Karinska Alison Dean Costume Execution: Zelda Wynn Music: Charles Fox Lighting Design: Edward Effron Costume &: Set Design: Willa Kim Premiere: September 21,1999 Lighting Design: Sara Linnie Slocum Projections Design : Ronald Chase Pause Indian Dance Consultant: Jasper Redrobe Indian Singers &: Drummers: Tootoonsie Family Thais Native American Advisor: Sacheen Little Feather Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton Research Consultant: Stephen K. Smuin Music: Jules Massenet Sound Designer: Daniel Livingston Costume Designer: Anthony Dowel Proj ections Consultant: Staging Techniques, Inc. Costume Executioner: Pamela Allen-Cummings Premiere: New York State Theatre, Lincoln Lighting Design: Peter Leanord Center, March 16, 1993 Program B March 5, 6, 2:00 pm, March 7, 7:00 pm Return Choreography: Robert Garland Music: James Brown, Alfred Ellis, Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin Costume Design: Pamela Allen-Cummings Lighting Design: Roma Flowers Pause Tarantella Choreography: George Balanchine Music: Louis Moreau Gottschalk Intermission A Song for Dead Warriors Choreography: Michael Smuin Staged by: Attila Ficzere Alison Dean Music: Charles Fox Costume &: Set Design: Willa Kim Lighting Design: Sara Linnie Slocum Projections Design: Ronald Chase Indian Dance Consultant: Jasper Redrobe Indian Singers &: Drummers: Tootoonsie Family Native American Advisor: Sacheen Little Feather Research Consultant: Stephen K. Smuin Sound DeSigner: Daniel Livingston Projections Consultant: Staging Techniques, Inc. Premiere : New York State Theatre, Lincoln Center, March 16, 1993

Dance Theatre of Harlem is a leading dance permanent member of a major ballet company institution of unparalleled global acclaim, when he JOined the New York City Ballet. encompassing a "Classically American" dance During his 15 year career with the New company, leading arts education center, and York City Ballet, Mitchell rose quickly to the Dancing Through Barriers, a national and rank of PrinCipal Dancer and electrified audi international education and community out ences with his performances in a broad spec reach program. Each component of DTH car trum of roles. Mitchell is best known for two ries a solid commitment toward enriching the roles choreographed espeCially for him by the lives of young people and adults around the late George Balanchine; the "Pas de Deux" world through the arts. from Agon and the lighthearted "Puck" in A Founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Midsummer Night's Dream. He also perfotm ed Karel Shook, Dance Theatre of Harlem was in nightclubs, on Broadway, in film and on considered "one of ballet's most eXCiting television. Mitchell was also a popular guest undertakings" (The New York Times, 1971). artist in the United States and abroad. Shortly after the assassination of Rev: Martin Upon learning of the death of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mitchell was inspired to start Luther King, Jr. , in 1968, Mitchell was a school that would offer children--especially inspired to provide children--especial1 y those those in Harlem, the community in which he living in Harlem-with the opportunity to was born-the opportunity to learn about study dance. During the summer of 1968, he dance and the allied arts. Now in its fourth began teaching classes in a remodeled garage. decade, DTH has grown into a multi-cultural West 152nd Street in a newly-designated land In 1969, with fi nancial assistance from Mrs. dance institution with an extraordinary legacy mark district in Harlem. The building was Alva B. Gimbel and the Ford Foundation, of providing opportunities for creative expres designed by Hardy Holtzman Pfeiffer & Mitchell founded Dance Theatre of Harlem sion and artistic excellence that continues to Associates and received the New York City with his mentor and ballet instructor, Karel set standards in the performing arts. Department of General Services Award for Shook. Dance Theatre of Harlem has achieved Excellence. After a major gift from the Everett Mitchell is the recipient of numerous unprecedented success, bringing innovative Foundation in October 1994, the bUilding awards and honors, including the Heinz and bold new forms of artistic expression to was officially re-opened and dedicated as The Award in 2001 and the Governor's Martin audiences in New York City, across the coun Everett Center for the Perfonning Arts. The Luther King Award in 2000. He was inducted try and around the world. Among the recent historic site houses dance studios used by into the Cornelius Vanderbilt Whimey Hall of highlights of Dance Theatre of Harlem was its both the Company and the School. In 2003, Fame at the National Museum of Dance in return to England after a 14-year hiatus in Dance Theatre of Harlem continues to inspire 2000. He received the Americans for the Arts 2002, opening to critical acclaim in London and to "ignite" the minds of people through Education Award in 1997, the John W and Manchester, where they won the out the world. Gardner Leadership Award in 1996, the Manchester Evening News Award in Dance. In For information about the Company's National Medal of Arts in 1995, and the 2000, Dance Theatre of Harlem performed to national and international tour schedule, New MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Fellowship sold-out houses in China, giving the country York City engagements and the Dance Theatre and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the its first performances of Firebird , and conduct of Harlem School, visit www.dancetheatre School of American Ballet in 1994. In 1993, ed extensive outreach and educational activi ofha rlemorg. during Dance Theatre of Harlem's 25th ties in Mandarin Chinese. That same year, the Anniversary, Arthur Mitchell was elevated to Company returned to the legendary Apollo About Arthur Mitchell "Living Landmark" status by the New York Theater in Harlem, which marked DTH's first Arthur Mitchell is known around the world Landmarks Conservancy, became one of the performances on that stage in 25 years. as an accomplished artistic director, astute youngest Kennedy Center Honors reCipients The Dance Theatre of Harlem School con educator, talented choreographer, and extraor and was presented with the Handel Medallion, tinues to offer training to more than 1,000 dinary dancer. Born in New York City on New York City's most prestigiOUS award for young people annually through professional March 27, 1934, he began his dance training artistic contribution. and pre-professional dance programs. The at New York City's High School of the A partial list of his affiliations include the school also offers a community program open Performing Arts, where he was the first male Council of the National Endowment for the to any child who wants to study dance. student to win the coveted Annual Dance Arts and an appointment to the President's DanCing Through Barriers" Dance Theatre of Award. Commission on White House Fellowships by Harlem's education program, brings arts edu Mitchell continued his classical training President Bill Clinton. He is an Honorary cation programs to young people in schools when he received a full scholarship to the Patron of the Market Theatre Foundation in and community centers all over the world. School of American Ballet. In 1955, he was South Africa, and former council member of Dance Theatre of Harlem is located at 466 the first African-American male to become a the New York State Council on the Arts. m

PRINCIPAL DANCERS Tai Jimenez jamaica, New Yo rk and "Bend, Buckle and Screw" in Twist and Return. Duncan Cooper Denve,; Colorado Tai Jimenez has been a member of the Dance During the Company'; 30th Anniversary, as part of Duncan Cooper joined the Dance Theatre of Theatre of Harlem Company since 1988. She began the New York City BalletlDance Theatre of Harlem Harlem Company as a principal dancer in 1995. her dance training under the direction ofJoan Millen collaboration , Rocher performed in Slaughter on Tenth Mr. Cooper trained at New York School of Ballet, Mesh. Before joining the Dance Theatre of Harlem Avenue with Damien Woetzel. Miss Rocher traveled Palo Alto Ballet, Santa Clara Ballet and the San School Ensemble, Ms. Jimenez studied at the school with Stars of American Ballet to Recklinghausen, Francisco Ballet School. He danced with San of American Ballet ancl with Madame Gabri ella Germany, and performed Le Spectre de la Rose with Francisco Ballet from 1989 until 1994. He has per Darvash. During a hiatus from Dance Theatre of American Ballet Theatres Vladimir Malakhov during formed in a variety of leading roles at Dance Theatre Harlem, Ms. Jimenez performed the role of Ivy Smith the Career Transition for Dancers 2000 Gala. of Harl em, including The Prodigal Son, Le Corsaire, (Miss Turnstiles) in the Broadway revival of On the Kellye A. Saunders Washington, D.C Allegro Briliante, Bugaku, A SongJor Dead WalTiors, Town. She created the role of Fran in Marie Irene Ms. Saunders began her dance training at the Manifestatiol15, Adrian (Angel on Earth), Firebird, Th e Fornes' Letters Jrom Cuba and Isabel in Debbie Aliens Jones-Haywood School of Ballet in Washington, Moor's Pa vane, Dougla , Dialogues, The joplin Dances, Salt! Possessed. Her television appearances include a D.C. She conti nued her studies at Le Centre Danse Crossing Over, Dark Elegies, Con B,io, Romeo & juliet, featured performance on the Academy Awards. Ms. International in Cannes, France, under the tutelage Swan Lake, The Four Temperaments, Signs & Wonders, Jimenez has also danced in Princes "Rave Unto the of Rosell a Hightower. Ms. Saunders has perfomled a Twist and The Sleeping Beauty . With San Francisco Year 2000." And she is a member of the improvisa wide range of roles in the Companys repertoire Ballet, he danced a wide range of roles, including tional performance group You are Madness , Diana! including featured roles in Firebird, Creol e Giselle, Romeo & Juliet, Dark Elegies, Harvest Moon, Symphony She is honored to rejoin the Dance Theatre of Allegro Brillante, The Rive,; A SongJor Dead Waniors, Harlem Company. in C and Sta rs and Stlipes. Mr. Cooper has performed Signs And Wonders, Adrian (A ngel 011 Earth), The FoUl' as a guest artist with Vi rginia Ballet Theatre, San Jose Andrea Long Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Temperaments, The Moor's Pavane, Songs oj Mahler Ballet Th eatre and Contra Costa Ballet Centre. Andrea Long joined the Dan ce Theatre of Harlem and Concerto ill F. She has also performed the Alicia Graf Columbia, Maryland Company in 1996 and was promoted to principal Striptease Girl in Slaugllter on Tenth Avenue as a guest Ali cia Janelle Graf received her training at Ba ll et dancer two years later, in 1998. Ms. Long trained at artist wi th the New York City Ballet. Ms. Saunders Royale Academy under Donna Harrington-Pidel. the School of American Ballet and was a member of has appeared on Broadway in Porgy and Bess and Ms. Graf also attended the School of American Ballet the New York City Ballet for nine years. With Dance The Red Shoes. She has also appeared on Sesame and American Ballet Theate r summer programs. In Theatre of Harlem, she has danced featured roles in Street and has performed as a guest artist with the 1995, she won a finalist award at the Vaganova Firebird, The joplin Dances, Allegro B'illante, Dialogues, Washington Ballet, Atlanta Ball et, Maryland Ballet, G rand Prix in St. Petersburg, Russia. At the age of Manifestations , Le Corsaire and Twist. She has also Complexions, and the Flint Institute of Music. 17, Alicia began her career with the Dance Theatre appeared as a guest artist with Complexions. Kip Sturm Chicago, Tllinois of Harl em and was quickly promoted to the rank of Lenore Pavlakos Brooklyn, New York Kip Sturm jOined the Dance Theatre of Harl em soloist. She has had the opportunity to dance lead Lenore Pavlakos joined the Dance Theatre of Company in 1998. Mr Sturm danced wi th Maria roles in ballets such as Serenade, Bugaku , Four Harlem Company in 1993, was promoted to soloist Tallch ief's Chicago City Ballet and Milwaukee Ballet Temperaments, Prodigal Son, Firebird, South AJ'i.can in 1998 and prinCipal dancer in 2001. Ms. Pavlakos' and was a soloist with Pittsburgh Ballet under Suite, Adagietto #5, and Manifestations. In 1998, The noted roles include, waltz gi rl in George Balanchines Patricia Wilde. He trained wi th the Ruth Page New YOl'll Til11es proclaimed Ms. Graf one of 10 most Serenade, Medea in Michael Smuins Medea, Desdemona Foundation, The North Carolina School of the Arts, inOuential dancers of the year. During a four-year in Jose Limons Moors PC/vane, Myrta in Frederic Pennsylvania Ba ll et, the Interlochen Music Camp hiatus from the company, Alicia graduated with Franklins staging of CreoUe Giselle as we ll as featured and at Ameri can Ballet Theatre's summer programs. honors in History from Columbia University and parts in Alonzo Ki ngs Signs and Wonders, Robert He has perforll1ed leading roles in Swan Lake, The interned atJPMorgan Chase and Essence Magazine. Garlands Retum and Billy Wilsons Ginastera. Ms. Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella , Don Quixote, A She also danced with Complexions, A Concept in Pavlakos has trained wi th Catherine Kingsley and Midsumme r Night's Dream , The Taming oj til e Shrew, Dance. Currently, she is the Associate Artistic received her BFA from the Juilliard School. She also La Bayadere, TI1eI11e and VQliatiol15, The Four Director of A Time to Dance, a gospel and praise trains \vi th Mr. Mo rales in the Gyrotonic ExpanSion Tem peraments, Sy mphony in C, Western Symphony, dance ministry based at the Riverside Church in System at Circular Power. She has performed as a "Emeralds"Jrom Jewels and Jiri Kylians Retu rn to a New York City. Alicia returned to Dance Theatre of guest artist with va rious companies and teaches Strange Land. At Dance Theatre of Harl em, he has Harlem as a principal dancer in 2003. Master Classes in the United States. Ms. Pavlakos perforll1ed in Ad,ian (A ngel on Earth), Allegro Ikolo Griffin San Francisco, California would like to thank her family for their continual B,illante, Bugaku , Firebird, Creole Giselle, Retum, Twis t, Ikolo Griffin joined the Dance Theatre of Harlem support and love over the years. Le Corsaire, A SongJor Dead Warriors, Memento Mori Company in 2001. Mr. Griffin trained at the San Caroline Rocher St-Etienne, France and Manifestation s. Mr. Sturm has performed at the Francisco Ballet School, and in the Dance in Schools Caroline Rocher joined Dance Theatre of Harlems Nureyev Festival in Russia and was featured as (D IS) Program in 1983. He became the first San Dancing Through Barriers® Ensemble in 1998, was Siegfried in a Pittsburgh Symphony Pops perfor Francisco Ba ll et Company member recruited from invited to join the Dance Theatre of Harl em Company mance televised nationally on PBS. the DIS Program (1993-2001). At San Francisco in 1999 and was promoted to pri ncipal dancer the Ramon Thielen Barqui se mento, Venezuela Ballet, Mr. Griffin performed in works by Balanchi ne, following year. Miss Rocher began her training at the Ramon Thielen joined the Dance Theatre of Robbins, Nureyev, MacMillan, Taylor, Ashton, de Mille, Conservatoire de Mon tpeilier and later studied at the Harlem Company in 1998 and was promoted to Tudor and Lew Christenson. He has also worked wi th Rudra & jart Lausanne School in Switzerland. After prinCipal dancer in 2000. Mr. Thielen began his choreographers that include Mark Monis, James working as a soloist at the Crazy Horse Cabaret in ballet studies in 1982 with Nery Johnson at the Kudelka, Lila York, Helgi Tomassen, Va l Caniparoli , Paris, Miss Rocher came to the United States to study Casa de la Cultura 'Julia Garmendia." He received Christopher d'Amboise, Redha, Donald McKayle, and at the Alvin Ailey Ame ri can Dance Center. Leading additional trai ning in the Gustavo Franklin Ballet Stanton Welch. Over the past six years, Mr. Griffin has roles with the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company School in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1987, he became also taught ballet and movement classes, and lectured include South AJ'ican Suite, TIle Four Temperaments, part of the Ballet Nuevo Mundo de Caracas, becoming extensively as part of outreach programs aimed at Agon, Othello, Glen Tetleys Sphinx, the role of the principal dancer in 1990. Later in 1991 , Mr. Thielen bringing dance to child ren around the world. Siren in The Prodigal Son, Gise lle in Creole Giselle, joined the Clevelancl!San Jose Ballet and was featured

Detroit Opera House Copyright 2010,www.MichiganOp Michiganera.o Operarg Theatre BRAVO 23 - in many principal roles in the Companys classical for his gift of dance and his family for their love and the Dance Theatre of Harlem in 2003. Mr. Garcia and contemporary repertoire. He has toured exten support, especially his sister, Vivian , who has has perfornled leading roles in Giselle, Coppelia, Don sively as a guest artist with many national and inter become the wind beneath his wings. Quixote, Le Corsaire, Swan Laile, Dark Elegies and The national companies. His leading roles include Swan Donald Williams Chi cago, Illinois Four Temperaments. Lake, The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet , Manifestations, Donald Williams joined Dance Theatre of Harlem Addul Manzano Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Sphinx, Equus, Carmina BLlrana, Spartacus and Apollo. in 1977 as an apprentice and was promoted to Addul Manzano began his ballet training at the Kevin Thomas Montreal, Canada principal dancer in 1983. He began his dance training National Ballet School of Cuba in Havana and Born in Trinidad, Kevin Thomas joined the Dance "vith Larry Long at the Ruth Page Foundation in was se lected to compete in the 7th International Theatre of Harlem Company in 1995 and was pro Chicago. At age 12, Mr. Williams accepted a scholar Competiti on for Ballet, also in Havana. After gradua moted to principal dancer in 1999. Mr. Thomas ship to complete his training at Dance Theatre of tion, Mr. Manzano was selected to join the National began his training in 1980 with Ecole Superi eure de Harlem. He has performed many leading roles Ballet of Cuba under the direction of Alicia Alonso. Danse du Quebec. He later jOined Les Grands Ballets including, Giselle, Swan Lake, Le Corsaire Pas de As a member of that company, he toured interna Canadiens, and in 1991, was invited to join the Deux, The Moor's Pavane, Fancy Free, Allegra Blillante, tionally and perfonmed many solo roles in ballets Cleveland Ballet as a soloist. He has performed Agon, Who Ca res, The Four Temperaments , Voluntalies, including Swan Lake, Don Quixote and Sleeping leading roles in Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Copptlia, Dialogues and Geoffrey Holder's Banda and Dougla. Beauty. Upon his arrival in the United States, Mr. Nutcracker, Pas de Dix, Th e Overcoat, Tarantella, Agon, As a guest artist, he has performed with London's Manzano joined the Columbia City Ballet as a Who Cares , A Midsummer Night's Drea m, Don Quixote Royal Ballet and at the International Ballet Festival in principal dancer and was later invited to join the and Aureole, and has performed as a guest artist in Cuba. He partnered Cynthia Gregory at the Gala oj Washington Ballet, under director Septime Weber. Lucifer's Datter with Fleming Flindt and Peter the Stars in Bilbao, Spain. Mr. Williams also dances Melissa Morrissey Contoocook, New Hampshire Schaufuss, and in the Sleeping Beauty "Pas de Deux" frequently with Complexions, Dance Galaxy and Ms. Morrissey trained on scholarship at Boston for the Royal Ballet's Chance to Dance educational Dances Patrelle. Television credits include the role of Ballet School, School of American Ballet and the outreach program. At Dance Theatre of Harlem, Mr. the Young Man in PBS' Peabody Awa rd-winning National Ballet School in Toronto. She joined Thomas' credits include roles in The Prodigal Son, "Kennedy Center Tonight: Stravinskys Firebird," National Ba ll et of Canada in 1994, where she Dialogues, Th e Four Temperaments, Othello, Adlian Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire and Motown's 30th danced for fo ur years. Other credits include !Angel on Earth), Equus and Dougla. He is co-author, Anniversary SpeCial. Mr. WHliams appeared in the BalletMet of Columbus, Ohio, and Eliot Fe ld 's Ba ll et with Dr. Chris Faivor, of Hypnosis and lmagelY in film Cotton Club and, in 1998, made his Broadway Tech. Mr. Morrissey joined Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance Peljorn1Qnce, published in the Califomia debut in the Tony Awa rd-winning musical Ragtime. in 2000. Association oj Counseling and Development Journal. Rasta Thomas San Francisco, California SOLOISTS COMPANY ARTISTIC STAFF Born in 1981 and raised in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mark Burns Jamaica, West Indies Frederic Franklin Artistic Advisor Rasta Thomas studied at the Kirov Academy of Ballet At age 17, Frederic Franklin began his profes in Washington, D.C As a teenager, Mr. Thomas made Mark Bums joined the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company in 1993. Mr. Burns trained at the Joffrey sional career in 1931 at the Casino de Paris, where dance competition hiStory with honors including he appeared with Josephine Baker. Mr. Franklin has . the Specialjury Prize from the 1994 Paris mc, the School of Ballet, School of American Ballet and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. At Dance been staging ballets at Dance Theatre of Harlem Gold Medal in the junior Men's Division of the 1996 since 1979. In the late 1980's he was named Artistic Varna mc, and the Gold Medal in the Senior Mens Theatre of Harlem, he has danced leading roles in such ballets as Dougla, Signs and Wonders, The Ri ve r, Advisor, fornlalizing a freelance relationship that Division of the j ackson, MS USA-m C In 1995, he covered two decades. Among the many works that became a member of Lejeune Ballet de France and Retum and Twist. Mr. Burns holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from New York University. Mr. Franklin has staged and directed for the Dance in 1997, was invited to be a Principal Dancer with Theatre of Harlem Company are Creole Giselle, Swa n the Hartford Ballet. His guest credits include the Antonio Douthit S1. Louis, MissoUli Lake (Act II), Scheherazade, Ruth Page's Franki e Russian Imperial Ballet, National Ballet of China, Mr. Douthit began his dance training at age 16 at &Johnny, Raymonda "Pas de Dix," Sylvia "Pas de Victor Ullate Ballet of Spain, Inoue Ballet of japan, the Center for Contemporary Arts under the direc Deux" and Plince Igor. Many of Mr. Franklins credits Universal Ballet of Korea, Joffrey Ballet, Tulsa Ballet tion of Lee Nolting and at the Alexandra School of include Broadway shows and films. and Philadanco. He has been a fe atured soloist at Ballet. He also attended the North Carolina School many galas, including Le Gala Des Etoiles. In 2001 , of the Arts and summer programs at the Joffrey Eve Lawson Ballet Mistress Washington, D C. Mr. Thomas was the first American to become a Ballet School in New York, the San Francisco Ballet, Ms. Lawson was appointed ballet mistress in member of the Kirov Ba ll et of St. Petersburg, Russia. and Dance Theatre of Harlem. After graduating from September 2003 after staging Serenade for Dance Mr. Thomas has danced diverse roles including high school, he joined Dance Theatre of Harlem Theatre of Harlems 2003 Lincoln Center Festival "Basilio" in Don Quixote, "Ali" in Le Corsaire and where he has appeared in fea tured roles in South performances. She is a repetiteur for the George "Death" in Debbie Allens Soul Possessed. Television AJrican SUite, Dougla, Concerto in F, Return, and Balanchine Trust, and stages Balanchine ballets inter credits include a Bravo documentary in 1997, CBS George Balanchines Agon. Mr. Douthit has also nationally. For DTHs current season , Ms. Lawson is Breakfast with the Arts, Sesame Street, a featured solo performed with Les Grand Ballet Canadiens de staging the Company's premieres of Apollo and during the 1999 Academy Awa rds and the Spring Montreal and North Carolina School of the Arts. Tarantella, as well as Concerto Baracco and Agon. Ms. Lawson received her training at the School of 2000 international ad campaign fo r The GAP Mr. Paunika Jones Miami, Florida Thomas is featured in the soon-to-be released feature American Ballet. As a principal dancer with the Prior to joining the Company in 1998, Paunika Kansas Ci ty Ballet, under its director Todd Bolender, fi lm One Last Dance starring Patrick Swayze. Mr. Jones studied ballet, modem, tap and jazz at the Thomas joined Dance Theatre of Harlem in 2003. she perfornled the lead in the revival of Balanchines New World School of the Arts. She has trained Haieff Divertimento. In 1988, she joined the Miami James Washington New York, New Yo rk under the di rection of Ursino Deville, Linda City Ballet, under the direction of Edward Villell a. James Washington grew up in Charleston, South Albritton, Yay[ Ferretta, Beatrice Leverne and studied In 1994, she was appointed the Company's Ba llet Carolina. Mr. Washington was invited to join the in the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center Summer Mistress and served on the Artist Committee of the Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1988. He performed Intensive Program. At Dance Theatre of Ha rlem, Ms. MCB School. For MCB, Ms. Lawson staged the with the Company from 1988 through 1989 before Jones has danced roles in Firebird, Serenade, Dougla, Companys premieres of Giselle, Coppdia, Paquita joining New Jersey Ballet (1989-1995). Mr. South African Suite and RetLlrn. and Grand Pas Classique . She restaged, among others, Washington returned to Dance Theatre of Harlem in the productions of Jewels, The Four Temperaments, 1995, was promoted to soloist in 1999 and princi DEMI·SOLOISTS Allegro Blil/ante, Square Dance, Divertimento #15 and pal dancer in 2000. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Fidel Garcia Havana, Cuba Sylvia Pas de Deux. degree from North Carolina School of the Arts. His Originally from Havana, Cuba Fidel Garcia Keith Saunders Ba llet Master Baltimore, MQ/yland [ performance credits at Dance Theatre of Harlem trained at the school of Camaguey, Cuba before join include roles in The Moor's Pavane, Fall River Legend, ing the Ballet of Camaguey as a Principal Dancer. He Keith Saunders began dancing in 1971 while a Dialogues, Th e Four Temperaments and Allegro has performed with companies in Mexico and Peru student at Harvard University He began his ballet Blil/ante. Mr. Washington would like to thank God as well as with the Washington Ballet before joining training in 1973 at the National Center for Afro-

24 BRAVO www.Michiga nOpera.org Detroit Opera House I Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre I DIRECTORS &TRUSTEFS Board of Directors · Dr. David DiChiera, Presidel1l Mrs. Dodie David Mrs. Charles Kessler Mr. Frank D. Ste lla Mr. Cameron B. Duncan, Mr. Lawrence N. David Mrs. Carl ita E. Kilpatrick Mrs. George Strumbos Ameri can Artists in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Mr. Treasurer Mrs. Cha rles M. Endicott Mr. Thomas M. Krikorian Dr. Lorna Thomas Saunders joined Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1975 Mr. C Thomas Toppin, Mrs. Alex Erdeljan Mr. A. C Liebler Mr. George C Vincent Secretary Mr. Paul E. E\ving Mr. Harry A. Lomason Mr. Gary L Wassemlan and cominued his development under the tutelage Mr. Roger W Adams Ms. Cheryl Fallen Mr. Alphonse S. Lucarelli Mr. Richard C. Webb of Arthur Mitchell, Karel Shook and Wi lliam Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Dr. Ma~orie M. Fisher Mrs. jennifer Nasser Mr. R. jamison Williams jr. Griffi th. He became a principal dancer with DTH, Mrs. Donald C Austin Barbara Frankel Dr. Charlotte Podowski Mr. George M. Zeltzer performing a wide range of roles throughout the Mr.s. Bella Marshall Barden Mr. Hennan Frankel Mrs. Ruth Rmtner Mrs. Dieter Zetsche Mr.. Lee Barthel Mr. james Garavaglia Mr. Roy Roberts Dr. Martin Zimmennan company's repertoire for more than 17 years. He Mr. J. Addison Bartush Mrs. Lawrence Garberding Ms. Patricia Radzik also danced with France's Ballet du No rd (1986) Me. Richard A. Brodie Mr. David Handleman Mrs. Irving Rose DIRECTORS EMERITUS and Bali etMet of Columbus, Ohio (1987-1989). As Mrs. Will iam C Brooks Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Mr. Wi llia m Sandy Frank W Donovan a guest artist, Mr. Saunders appeared with va ri ous Mrs. Frederick Clark Mr. Eugene Hartwig Mr. Gregory Schwartz james H. Gram companies, including Boston Repertory Ball et, Mrs. Peter Cooper Mr. Richard janes Ms. Elham Shayota Mrs. William johnston Mr Tarik s. Daoud Mr. Gary E. johnson Mrs. Roger F Shelman Maryland Ba ll et, Eglevsky Ballet, BaUethnic Dance Mr. Robert Vander Kioot julia Donovan Darlow Mr. Lawrence s. jones Mr. Mark Silvennan Mr. Mort Zieve Company and the David Parsons Company Keith Saunders has been a member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem School faculty, as well as the faculti es of the New Ballet School (now Ba ll et Tech), the 92nd Trustees Street Y, and the BalletMet Dance Academy. Mr. Saunders was appointed assistant ballet master in Mr. &: Mrs. Roger W Adams Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Fisher Dr. Ali Moiin & Dr. William Mr. &: Mrs. George Torreano 1994 and ballet master in 1997. Dr. &: Mrs. Roger M. Aj luni Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Kupsky Mrs. Lynn A. Townsend Mr. &: Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mrs. Elaine L Fontana Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore Monolidis Mr. james Trebilcott Augustus van Heerden Ballet Master Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas E Allison Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell B. Foster Mr. &: Mrs. E. Clarence Mularoni Mr. &: Mrs. Raymond Vecci Johannesbu rg, South AJli.ca Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Barbara Frankel & Ron Michalak Dr. &: Mrs. Stephen Mun k Mr. Steven Victor Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas V. Angott Mr. & Mrs. Hemlan Frankel Mr. &: Mrs. E. Michael Mutchler Mr. &: Mrs. George C Vincent Augustus van Heerden joined the Dance Theatre Dr. & Mrs. Agustin Arbulu Mr. Marvin A. Frenkel Mrs. jennifer Nasser Mrs. Alvin Wassennan of Harl em Company in 1983 and for more than 13 Dr. Harold M. Arrington Mr. & Mrs. Dean Friedman Mr. Christopher Nem Mr. & Mrs. Gary L Wasserman years, danced the full range of the Company's reper Dr. &: Mrs. Ingida Asfaw The Hon. Hilda R Gage Mr. & Mrs. Ha r.ry Nosanchuk Mr. &: Mrs. Kenneth Way toire. Mr. van Heerden began studying ballet at the Mrs. Donald J Atwood Mr. & Mrs. james Garavaglia Mr. & Mrs. jules L. Pallone Mr. &: Mrs. Richard C. Webb age of nine, and fu rthered his dance educati on at Dr. &: Mrs. Donald C. Austin Mr & Mrs. Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. james Pamel Mrs. Amelia H. Wilhelm The Han. &: Mrs. Edward Garberding Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Pan rich Dr. &: Mrs. Christopher D. the University of Cape Town with Dudley Avadenka Mrs. Frank Germackjr. Dr. Robert E. L Perkins Wilhelm Toml inson. He was a principal dancer with Boston Mr. & Mrs. Don H. Barden Mr. & Mrs. Yousif B. Ghafari Mr. Drew Peslar Mr. Rjamison Williamsjr. Ballet from 1973 umil1982, perfomling lead roles Mr. &: Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. & Mrs. Vito r Gioia Mr. &: Mrs. Brock E. Plumb Dr. & Mrs. Sam B. Wil liams in many of the classics. While with Boston Ba ll et, Mr. & Mrs. J Addison Bartush Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Grace Dr. Charl otte &: Mr. Charles Mrs. R Alexander Wrigley Mr. & Mrs. Mark Alan Baun Mrs. Berj H. Haidost ian Podowski The Hon. joan E. Young &: Mr. M r. van Heerden was invited by the Scottish Ballet Mr. &: Mrs. Nicolas Behnnann Mr. & Mrs. David Handleman Mrs. David Pollack Thomas L Schellenberg to partner Dame Margot Fonteyn on a tour of Mr. V>l Victor Benjamin Mr. & Mrs. Preston B. Happe l Mrs. Heinz Prechter Mr. &: Mrs. john E. Young Scotland. Mr. van Heerden also works as an assis Mr. &: Mrs. Ara Berberian Ms. Gail Han Mr. &: Mrs. john Rakolta j r. Dr. Lucia Zamorano tam to choreographer Glen Tetley He has staged Mr. &: Mrs. Mandell Berman Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Mrs. Ruth F Ra ttner Mr. &: Mrs. Ted Zegouras Mr. Tetley's ball et Volulltmies for companies around Mr. &: Mrs. john Boll Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Hamvig Mr. &: Mrs. Anthony Rea Mr. &: Mrs. George M. Zeltzer Mr. & Mrs. john L Booth II Mrs. David B. Hennel in Dr. Irvin Reid &: Dr. Pamela Dr. &: Mrs. Dieter Zetsche the world including Het National Ballet, National Mrs. Thomas Bright Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Hickey Trotman Reid Mr. & ' Mrs. Morton Zieve Ball et of Canada, English National Ba ll et, Stuttgart Mr. &: Mrs. john Broad The Hon. & Mrs. joseph N. Mr. &: Mrs. james Ri gby Dr. &: Mrs. Martin Zimmerman Ball et, Deutsche Opera Berlin , and Norwegian Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Impastato Mr. &: Mrs. Roy S. Roberts Mrs. Paul Zuckerman National Ball et. Mr. van Heerden has also estab Mr. & Mrs. William C Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Verne G. Istock Ms. Patricia H. Rodzik lished an online dance directory at Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas Celani Mr. & Mrs. Craig E. jackman Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ronan Trustees Emeritus Mr. &: Mrs. Robert D. Charles Mrs. David jacknow Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Rose Mrs. james Merriam Barnes wwwdancewire.com. The web site provides infor Mr. &: Mrs. Alfred Cheesebrough Mr. & Mrs. Darnell D. jackson Mr. & Mrs. Nor.man Rosenfeld Dr. &: Mrs. Robert Gerisch mation on va rious dance-related services, auditions, III Mr. & Mrs. Richard janes Mrs. Caro lyn L. Ross Mrs. Aaron Gershenson merchandise, funding, and performances. He Mr. David Clark Mrs. Sybil jaques Dr. & Mrs. Will iam Ross Mr. &: Mrs. james Gram became ballet master for Dance Theatre of Harlem Mr. &: Mrs. Frederick H. Clark Mr Don jensen Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Rugiero Mrs. Katherine Gribbs Ms. Virginia Clementi Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. johnson Dr. Hershel Sandberg , Mrs. Roben Hamady in 1989. Mrs. Margo Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence s. jones Mr. &: Mrs. William Sandy Mr. & Mrs. E. jan Hartmann Joseph E. Fields Music Director The Hon. &: Mrs. Avem L Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Elliot joseph Mr. &: Mrs. Arnoltl Schafer Mrs. Walton A. Lewis Joseph E. Fields was named Dance Theatre of Mr. Thomas Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Maxwell jaspey Dr. &: Mrs. Nonnan R. Schakne Mrs. jesse Mann Mr. & Mrs. Peter Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell L Kafarski Mr. &: Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Mrs. Ralph Polk Harlem's Music Director and Principal Conductor in Ms. Rosalind L Cooperman Mr. & Mrs. Will iam Kahn Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J Schwartz Mr. &: Mrs. Fred Schnei(ielvind 1998. Dr. Fields received his Bachelor of Music and &: Mr. Woody Robertson Mr. & Mrs. john Kaplan Mr. &: Mrs. Donald E. Mrs. Mark C Stevens Master of Music degrees from the Cincinnati Coll ege Mr. & Mrs. Manon L Danto Dr. & Mrs. Charles Kessler Schwendemann Mr. &: Mrs. Robert VanderKioot Conservatory of Music, and his Doctor of Musical Mr. &: Mrs. Tarik S. Daoud The Hon. & Mrs. Kwame Mr. &: Mrs. Menon Segal Arts from the Manhattan School of Music, where he j ulia Donovan Darlow & john Kilpatrick Mr. &: Mrs. Mark Shaevsky Founding Members C O'Meara Mr. & Mrs. Eugene L Klein Mrs. Frank C. Shaler Mr. & Mrs. Lynn A. Townsend, studied with pianist and conductor Seymour Mr. &: Mrs. jer.ry P D'Avanzo Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein Ms. El ham Shayota Founding Chairmen Li pkin. Prior to joining Dance Theatre of Harlem, Mr. &: Mrs. Lawrence N. David Mr. & Mrs. Mike Kojaian Mr. & Mrs. Roger F Sherman The Hon. &: Mrs. Avern L Cohn he was Director of the Lighthouse Music School Mrs. Margaret Dernant Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Krikorian Mr. Mark Silverman Mr. & Mrs. john DeCarlo and Executive Director of the Brooklyn Music Mr. Kevin Dennis & Mr. jeremy Mr. & Mrs. William Ku Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Sloan Dr. & Mrs. David DiChiera Zeltzer Dr. & Mrs. Richard W Kulis Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow Mr. & Mrs. Aaron H. School. He has conducted the Kennedy Cemer Mrs. Robert E. Dewar Mr & Mrs. Angelo Lanni Mr. &: Mrs. Dalod Snyder Gershenson Opera Orchestra, the State O rchestra of Victoria, Dr. Femando G. Diaz Mr & Mrs. Paul Lavins Mr. & Mrs. Anthony L Soave Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Graves Australi a, the Shanghai Broadcast Symphony Dr. Da\od DiChiera Dr. & Mrs. Kim K. Lie Mr. Richard A. Sonenklar The Hon. &: Mrs. Roman S. Gribbs O rchestra, the Dance Theatre of Harlem O rchestra Karen Van derKloot DiChiera Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Liebler Dr & Mrs. Sheldon Sonkin Mr. &: Mrs. john C Griffin and the Hamlonie Ensemble New York. Dr. Fields The Han. & Mrs. john Dinge ll Dr. & Mrs. Robert P Lisak Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Mr. &: Mrs. Harry L jones Ms. Mary Jane Doerr Mr. & Mrs . Har.ry A. Lomason Starkweather The Hon. & Mrs. Wade has perfonned as solo pianist and chamber musi Mr. &: Mrs. Cameron B. Duncan Mr. & Mrs. james H. loPrete Mr. Frank D. Stella McCree j r. cian throughout the United States and Europe, Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Mr. Alphonse S. Lucarelli Ms. Mary An ne Stella Mr. Har.ry J Nederlander including perfonnances at Cam egie Recital Hall, Mr. &: Mrs. Alex Erdeljan Cardinal Adam Maida Mr &: Mrs. Stephen Strome Mr. E. Harwood Rydholm Lincoln Center, City Center, Kennedy Center, the Dr. Fern R. Espino &: Mr. Tom Mrs. Frank S. Marra Mr. & Mrs. William Stone Mr. &: Mrs. Neil Snow Smi thsonian Institute, Memphis Symphony Hall , Shon Dr. &: Mrs. Ronald Martella Mr. & Mrs. George Strumbos Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Strichartz Mr. &: Mrs. Roland C Eugenio The Hon. jack &: Dr. Bettye Mr. Ronald F Switzer Mr. &: Mrs. Robert C Charl otte Spirit Square, the Norfolk-Yale Se ries and Mr. &: Mrs. Paul E. E\ving Arrington-Martin Ms. judith Tappero VanderKloot the Baden-Baden WeinbrennersaaL m Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen E\ving Mr. & Mrs. Richard McBrien Mr. &: Mrs. joel Tauber Mr. &: Mrs. Sam B. Will iams Dr. Haifa Fakhouri Mrs. Wade H. McCree jr Dr. & Mrs. Ant hony R Tersigni Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore O. Ms. Cheryl Fallen Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Dr. Lorna Thomas Yntema m Me &: Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. &: Mrs. jeffrey Mlro Dr. Roberta &: Mr. Sheldon To ll Me &: Mrs. john Ferron Ms. Monica Moffat & Mr. Patrick Mr. &: Mrs. C Thomas Toppin Me & Mrs. Alfred J Fisher jr. McGuire Mr. &: Mrs. Gary Torgow Detroit Opera House Copyright 2010,www.Mic MichiganhiganOpera.org Opera Theatre BRAVO 25 -

"There are a lot of struggles and sad things in life, but music always uplifts." FUTURE

Erwin Klopfer, a retired tool and die special His love of opera began when he was nine ist, was not going to ten Michigan Opera years old after his parents took him to the opera. Theatre about his special estate plans, wanting After his famil y immigrated to the Detroit to remain anonymous. However, after learning area in 1952, he and his sister loved the that his estate plan would be eligible for Touch Metropoli tan Opera touring productions. Later, the Future campaign matching funds, he decid Erwin introduced his wife, Sue, to opera, and ed to reveal his gift. As a result, MOT received "As luck would have it, I made an opera fan out a substantial match to its endowment funds at of her." He also recalled that he used to sing his the Community Foundation for Southeastern daughter Sara to sleep with melodies from The Michigan. Erwin and his wife Sue also became Tales oj HoJfmann ("in German, of course"). members of MOTs Avanti Society. During MOTs recent production of Hoffmann, Now he urges, "J want people to know about Sara returned from her home in Ireland and Erwin and Sue KlopJer and Jamily the beauty of a Charitable Remainder Trust." attended with her mother and father, happily His trust had been funded with a piece of He is thrilled that his money is being used to remembering her fathers lullabies. appreciated real estate that he no longer need secure the future of Michigan Opera Theatre for Erwins message to other MOT patrons is "1 ed. Instead of selling that property and paying his children and grandchildren to experience. can't encourage people enough to remember considerable taxes, he transferred the property Born in Dresden , Germany, Erwin Klopfer is Michigan Opera Theatre when forming their into a Charitable Remainder Trust. In return, he an enthusiastic supporter of opera and faithful estate plans. There are a lot of struggles and sad gets income for life. After his death, his fa vorite subscriber. He loves the view and the sound things in life, but music always uplifts. " institutions, including Michigan Opera Theatre, from his front-row mezzanine seats in the will receive whatever remains. Detroit Opera House.

TI1e AVGnti SOciety-Ens wing the Future Confidential Reply: Please return this form to Jane Fanning, Michigan Opera magine a gift that outlives you - that touches future generations in your absence to experi Theatre, 1526 Broadway, Detroit, MI I ence and enjoy the world of Opera. Thats the goal of The Avami Society, Michigan Opera 48226 email:[email protected] Theatres Planned Gift Recognition Program. The Avanti Society represents a deSignated group of or call (313) 237-3268 friends of MOT who have made plans to include MOT in their estate plans - whether by will, trust, insurance, or life income arrangement. Membership in The Avanti Society is open to all. Members of The Avanti Society receive a beautifully designed lapel pin, recognition at the annual Avanti Na rne(s) ______Evening, invitations to special events and performances and are listed as members in our program books throughout each season. Address ______An Avanti for Tomorrow The growth of Michigan Opera Theatres permanent Endowment Fund, ensures the growth and City ______fu ture Vitality of one of the regions greatest cultural assets. You are invited to create your own - your Avanti - through Michigan Opera Theatre. Please use the enclosed confidential reply card to StaLe ______indicate your gift, or contact Jane Fanning at (313) 237-3268, to discuss gift options that may benefit you, your heirs and Michigan Opera Theatre. Zip ______THE AVANTI SOCIETY Mr. Donald Jensen Mr. &: Mrs. Harvey TOUCH THE FUTURE FOUNDING MEMBERS Mr. &: Mrs. 'Erwin H Freeman Michigan Opera Theatre has successful- Mrs. Adele Amerman Klopfer' Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Iy met three of its four benchmarks fo r the Phone (day) ______(eve) ______Dr. Lourdes V Andaya Misses Phyll iS &: Selma Hagopian I Mr. &: Mrs. Agustin Korn Mr. &: Mrs. Roben Klein' Touch the Future campaign. As a resu t, Arbulu Mr. &: Mrs. Anhur Ms. Kalhleen Monroe over $285,000 in matching funds has Best time to call: ______Chesler &: Emelia Arnold Krolikowski Dr. &: Mrs. Slephen already been placed inlo MOTs endow- Mr. &:BanMusrshd Addison Mr. &:MascaMrsU: Salvador P. Munk menl al the Communily Foundation for Southeastern Mr. Stanford C. Stoddard Michigan. Another $75,000 in bonus operating funds has o Yes, please send infannalian regarding planned gifts Mr. &: Mrs. Brell Mrs. Wade H. McCree also been awarded. Afler successfully reaching Ihe founh Ballerson Ms. Jane McKee FULFlUED BEQUESTS o IIwe already qualifY far The Avant i Saciety Mr. &: Mrs. An Blair Drs. Orlando &: Dorothy Mr. Allen B. Chrislman benchmark, MOT will collect anolher $80,000 and be eli- Roy E. &: lise Calcagno Miller Ms. DeMa~ol' erie Adele gibJe 10 receive up 10 $1, I00 ,000 more in matching funds GDlra. dYSobeCanldCroornneeYlle ' Mr. Ronald K. Morrison VI g available for new qua lified planned giflS. Please briefly describe the estate gi ft that qualifies you far membeIOhip Rol Mr Dale J Pangonis Mr. lames P. Diamond Michigan Opera Theatre thanks the following generous (a ll infannation submitted will be kept canfidential): Dr. &: Mrs. ViclOr J Mr: Ri cha;d M.l

New Century Fund Campaign The Crowning Achievement Michigan Opera Theatre launched The fl oor Broadway Tower to create the Center Please Note: W hen this third phase of New Century Fund Campaign: The Crowning for Arts and Lea rning, construction of a the campaign is finished, a cumulative Achievement, the third and final phase of its parking garage, an endowment goal, deco donor list will be published , recognizing campaign for the Detroit Opera House, in rati ve painting in the Detroit Opera House donors to all three capital campaigns fro m 2001. The $2 0 million raised during this and retirement of construction debt. 1989 to the conclusion of Th e Crowni ng campaign will bring the total amount for As of November 2003, nearly $12 million Achieve ment. This cumulative listing will acquiring and restoring the Detroit Opera had been raised. Michigan Opera Thea tre also be refl ected in a new donor wall in the House to $62 million. acknowledges the following individuals, grand lobby of the Detroit Opera House. The main components of The Crowning corporations and foundations fo r their We thank you for your extrao rdinary sup Achievement include renovation of the six- generous support of this effort. port and commitment. m VISIONARIES PARTNERS Mr & Mrs. Thomas M. Judy Schwartz James & BarbaLa Garavaglia Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Hart $1,000,000 AND ABOVE $100,000 TO $249,999 Krikorian Elham Shayota Eugene & Donna Hanwig Gary E. & Gwenn C. Johnson Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel The Karen & Drew Peslar Mr & Mrs. C. Thomas Toppin Dr. &: Mrs. Stephen A. Mu nk Lav,rrence & Diane Jones Anonymous DaimlerChrysler Services Foundation Mrs. Lynn A Townsend Mr. &: Mrs. E. Michael Harvey &. Aileen Kleiman Mr. & Mrs. John A Boll Patron Elevato r in Center PVS Chemicals Mr. &: Mrs. George C. Vincent Mutchler Lucie B. Meini nger Marlene L Boll Hall for Arts & Learning Antonio &: Suzanne Rea Family Neva Williams Ans Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Raben Rauth Mr. Ronald K Morrison Barbara Frankel &: Mr. Stanford C. Stoddard Mr. &: Mrs. Dean E. Ms. Jennifer Nasser GUARANTORS Ronald Michalak CONNOISSEURS $500,000 TO $999,999 George M. &: Pearl Zeltzer Richardson Mrs. Ruth F Rattner Patron Eleva/or in $15, 000 TO $24,999 Anonymous Roy &: Maureen Roberts Patricia Rodzik Administrative Tower ASSOCIATE SPONSORS Dr. & Mrs. Donald C. Austin Sandy Family Foundation Dr. &: Mrs. Sheldon Sonkin Camerica Herman &: Sharon Frankel $25,000 TO $49,999 Larry &: Dodie D",od David Handleman Dr Hershel Sandberg Lema Thomas, M.D. Lear Corporation Dennis W Archer Community Dr. David DiChiera Mrs. FLank C. Shaler Richard &: Kathleen Webb David Handleman Studio & Mr. &: Mrs. Harry A. Lomason Development Fund Rosanne Sanely Duncan Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Strome Detroit Grand Opera R. Jamison WilHams Jr. Mrs. Anne. Lomason Bray Mr. Charles &: Dr Charlone Association Mr. &: Mrs. Tarik S. Daoud Podowski DEVOTEES The Skillman Foundation SPONSORS Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Dr. &: Mrs. Anthony R. Tersigru $5,000 TO $9,999 $50,000 TO $99,999 Jules &: Cynthia Huebner Dr &: Mrs. Dieter Zetsche UNDERWRITERS Shelly &: Peter Cooper Anonymous Foundation AFICIONADOS Frank G. &: Genrude Dunlap $250,000 TO $499,999 Mr &: Mrs. Alex Erdeijan AAA Mary Lou & Richard Janes $10,000 TO $14,999 Foundation Mary Sue &: Paul Ewing Nancy & Bud Liebler Ms. Cheryl Fallen Proscen ium Arch Broadway Box Office Mr. &: Mrs. J. Addison Banush Masco Corporation Mr. Alphonse S. Lucarelli Belly &: Bi ll Brooks Ann &: Larry Garberding Handleman Company &: Mr. &: Mrs. Roger Penske Frank Karen Nesi Gloria &: Fred Clark Mrs. Robert M. Hamady Alice Kales Hartwick Mrs. Carolyn L. Ross Rose & David Handleman Standard Federal Bank Foundation Ma~orie M. Fisher Michigan Opera Theatre

Michigan Opera Theatre gratefull y acknowledges the generous cor In addition to enj oying outstanding entertainment on the Detroit porate, foundation, government and individual donors whose contri Opera House stage, contributors are offered a number of opportunities butions were made between July 1, 2002, and June 30, 2003. Their that allow them to observe the many phases of opera and dance pro generosity plays an integral part in the company's financial stability, duction, meet the artists and experience other "behind-the-scenes" necessary for producing quality grand opera and dance. activities. m

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Detroit Free Press BENEFACTOR Alvin Ailey Amelican Dance Mrs. Roger W Hull Ms. Anne Moroun Mr &: Mrs. Andrew Giancamilli Summer Dreams Sponsor $15,000-$24,999 Theater Student Ti cket Mr &: Mrs. Richard Janes Mrs. Barbara Naruta Mr &: Mrs. Keith E. Gifford The Farbman Group Community Foundation of Sponsor Mr. &: Mrs. MaAwelljospey Mr. Charles Nave Mr. Allan Gilmour BravoBravol Terra Cotta the Holland !Zeeland Area Pearl &: George M. Zeltzer Monica Moffat &: Patrick Mr. &: Mrs. Hany Nosanchuk Mr. &: Mrs. Arnold Gordon Sponsor Whitney Fund Bolshoi Bollet Opening McGuire Mr. &: Mrs. George W Nouhan Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Hagopian GKN Automotive, Inc. Night Sponsor Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Munk Ms. linda Orlans Dr. &: Mrs. Joel!. Hamburger Real Estate One, Inc. FEUOW Mr. &: Mrs. E. Michael Mutchler Mr. &: Mrs. James Pamel Mr. &: Mrs. David Handleman Sean Moran , Smith Barney $10,000-$14,999 PRINCIPAL BENEFACTOR Mr. &: Mrs. Drew Peslar Dr. &: Mrs. Joseph R Papp Dr. &: Mrs. Jack H. 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Oliver Dewey Marcks $5,000-$9,999 Mrs. Richard Van Dusen Rosenfeld Mr. &: Mrs. Steve Kesler Busy Bee Hardware Stores, Foundation Ma;r,0 Cohen Mr. &: Mrs. George C. Vincent Dr. &: Mrs. Nonnan Rosenzweig Dr. &: Mrs. Charles Kessler Inc., Mikeys Lock &: Key Saginaw Community le joffrey Ballet of Chicago Walter P &: Elizabeth B. Work Mr. &: Mrs. William Sandy Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Klein Service - Foundation Jazz Afterglow Sponsor Dr. Roben E Schinner Mr. &: Mrs. Roben Klein Golf &: Tennis Outing The Elizabeth, Allan &: Una &: Craig Jackman SUSTAINER Ms. Susan Schooner Father Ralph E. Kowalski Tee Sponsor Warren Shelden Fund The Joffrey Ballet of $2,500-$4,999 Dr. &: Mrs. Karl Schroeder Dr. &: Mrs. Alfred M. Kreindler Crosswinds Communities Ida &: Conrad H. Smith Chicago Patron Dr. Lourdes V Andaya Mr. &: Mrs. Gregory J. Schwanz Martin J. Lappe &: David BravoBravo! Bricks Fund of the Community Mr. James A. Nichols Mrs. Donald J. Atwood Mr. &: Mrs. Donald E. Nowakowski &: Monar Sponsor Foundation for TI,e jaffrey Ballet of Chicago Hon. &: Mrs. Edward Avadenka Schwendemann Mr. &: Mrs. Elmore Leonard Dykema Gossett Southeastern Michigan - Patron Mrs. Annette Balian Mr. &: Mrs. Mark Shaevsky Dr. &: MIS. Leonard Lerner Golf &: Tennis Outing 1/ 1iuvatore Perfonnance Mr. &: Mrs. Mark Alan Baun Mrs. Arlene Shaler Dr. &: Mrs. Melvin A. Lester Tee Sponsor Sponsor SUSTAINER Mr. &: Mrs. Mandell L. Bennan Mr. &: Mrs. Em,n S. Simon Mr. &: Mrs. Charles Leus Edgewood Electric, Inc. Raymond C. Smith $2,500-$4,999 Mrs. Loris G. Bimkrant Mr. &: Mrs. s. Kinnie Smith Jr. Dr. &: Mrs. Zvi Levran Golf &: Tennis Outing Foundation Fund of Adele &: Michael Acheson Mr. Charles A. Bishop Dr &: Mrs. RobenJ. Sokol Dr. &: Mrs. Stanley Levy Tee Sponsor the Community Th e jofflq Ballet of O1icago lee &: Paul Blizman Dr. &: Mrs. Sheldon Sonkin Dr. &: Mrs. Kim K. 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Bricks $5,000-$9,999 Lynn &: Fned Penenic Mr. Edward Cody Dr. &: Mrs. Christopher D. Arrington Manin &: Monar Sponsor Ann &: Gordon Getty The jofflq Bollet of Chicago The Hon. &: Mrs. Avem L Wi lhelm Dr. Roben Matthews Mattar Financial Corporation Foundation supponer Cohn Ms. Nancy Williams &: Mrs. Wade H. McCree Jr. Moffat McGuire, Inc. James &: LyneHe Holden Kathleen &: David Trott Dr. Mary Carol Conroy Ms. Sharon Backst rom Mr &: Mrs. Angus J. McMillan Golf &: Tennis Outing Fund Th e jaffrey Ballet of Chicago Mr. &: Mrs. Tarik Daoud Mr. R. Jamison Williams Jr. Mr. &: Mrs. Frank Mitchell Tee Sponsor j. Ernest &: Almena Gray supponer Mr. &: Mrs. Larry David Dr. Marilyn L Williamson My. &: Mrs. Markus Miuius PPG Industries Foundation Wilde Foundation Vicki &: Richard Vlasic Dr. &: Mrs. John M. Dee Mr. &: Mrs. Eric Winter Mr. &: Mrs. Carl Mitseff The Professional Group The jofflq Bollet of Chicago Mrs. Margaret Demant Mr. &: Mrs. Gregory j. Dr. &: Mrs. Van C. Momon Jr. BravoBravol Bricks PATRON supponer Dr. Fernando G. Diaz WmnkQ\vicz Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Mondry &: Monar Sponsor $2,500-$4,999 Dr. Da"d DiChiera The Hon. Joan E. Young &: Mr. Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore Monolidis Progressive Mechanical, Inc. Michigan Gateway DONOR Mr. &: Mrs. Keith Dodsworth Thomas L Schellenberg Mr. &: Mrs. James Mooney Golf &: Tennis Outing Community Foundation $1,000-$2,499 Ms. Carolyn DOnigan Mr. &: Mrs. Joseph Zafarana Mr. &: Mrs. Fred Morganroth Tee Sponsor Ralph L &: Winifned E. Polk Paul &: Koleen Coak Mr. &: Mrs. Cameron B. Duncan Mrs. Paul Zuckennan Mr. Kenneth Moriany Russell Industrial Center Foundation The joffrey Ballet of Chicago Dr. &: Mrs. Charles H. Duncan Me &: Mrs. E. Clarence Mularoni Golf &: Tennis Outing Louis &: Nellie sieg Donor Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Ewing DONOR David &: Julie Mulligan Tee Sponsor Foundation Lucy &: Darryl Date Mr. &: Mrs. Uoyd C. Fell $2,000-$2,499 Mrs. Jennifer Nasser September Moon Productions Golf &: Tennis Outing The joffrey Ballet of 01icago Mr. &: Mrs. Max M. Fisher Mr. &: Mrs. Raymond Antos Mr. Chris Nern Network, Inc. - Silver Sponsor Donor Mrs. Rema Frankel Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Mr. &: Mrs. Graham A. Orley BravoBravol Bricks The Meyer &: Anna ?nentis Darlene&:M. Mr. &: Mrs. Samuel Frankel Mrs. Harold Amoldi Dr. Roben E. L. Perkins &: Monar Sponsor Family Foundation David Jackson Mr. &: Mrs. Harvey Freeman Dr. Harold Mitchell Anington Mr. &: Mrs. Brock E. Plumb Special Events Pany Rental Trustees: Barbara P Frenkel, The joffrey Ballet of Chicago Meyer &: Anna Prmtis Family Dr. &: Mrs. Ingida Asfaw Ms. Ruth E Rattner Star Corporation Marvin A. Frenkel, Dale P Donor Foundation Mr. W Victor Benjamin Mr. &: Mrs. John Renick Golf &: Telmis Outing Frenkel, Ronald P Fnenkel, Janet &: John s hekerjian Trustees: Barbara r Frenkel, Dr. &: Mrs. John G. Bielawski Mr. &: Mrs. James Rigby Tee Sponsor Tom P. Frenkel, Denise L. The jaffrey Ballet of o,icago Marvin A. Frenkel, Dale P Mr. &: Mrs. G. Peter Blom Mr. Kenneth Robinson The ww. Group, Lnc. Brown, Cindy Frenkel, Donor Frenkel, Ronald P. Frenkel, Mr. &: Mrs. John Bocth Mrs. Uncia Rodney Nelson P lande Leslie R. Slatkin Denise L. Brown, Cindy Mr. &: Mrs. William C. Brooks Ms. Patricia H. Rodzik FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT Young Womans Home TI" joffrey Ballet of Chicago Frenkel Kanter, Nelson P. Dr. &: Mrs. Joseph L. Cahalan Mr. &: Mrs. Hugh C. Ross SUPPORT Association Donor Londe Mr. &: Mrs. George Callas Dr. Hershel 5.ondberg - OPERA & DANCE Mr. &: Mrs. James Garavaglia Dr. &: Mrs. Victor J. Cervenak Mr. &: Mrs. Lee Saperstein SIGNAL BENEFACTOR DONOR INDMDUAl SUPPORT- Mr. Ernest Gutierrez Mr. &: Mrs. Frederick H. Clark Dr. &: Mrs. Nonnan R. Schakne $100,000 + $1,000-$2,499 OPERA GENERAL Pres &: MalY Happel Ms. Virginia Clementi Dr. &: Mrs. Lawrence Schilf McGregor Fund Drusilla Farwell Foundation DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE Mr. &: Mrs. Kenneth Han Mrs. Margo Cohen Mrs. R. j. Schliuers Mr. &: Shirley Schlafer Dance Fund Frank G. &: Genrude IMPRESARIO Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Hamvig Mrs. Ellen R. Coeper Mrs. Alan Schwanz Alvin Ailey American Dance Dunlap Foundation Mr &: Mrs. Menon Segal $10,000 + Mrs. David Hemlelin Shelly &: Peter Coeper TIleata The s i~1Und &: Sophie Mr. &: Mrs. Derek Hodgson Dr. Roben Cornette Ms. Ellen Sharp Mr. &: Mrs. Roy E. Calcagno Performance Sponsor Roh ik Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Anthony Hopp Dr. &: Mrs. Victor Curatolo Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Sloan The Skill man Foundation Ms. Barbara Frankel &: Mr. Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow Ronald Michalak Mr. &: Mrs. Craig Jackinan Julia Donovan Darlow &: John INDMDUAL SPONSORS O'Meara Mr. &: Mrs. David Snyder Mr. &: Mrs. Hennan Frankel Mr. &: Mrs. Gary E. Johnson MAJOR BENEFACTOR - OPERA Mr. &: Mrs. Jerry D'Avanzo Mr &: Mrs. Pau l Spica Mr. &: Mrs. In,ng Rose Mr. &: Mrs. Larry Jones $25,000-$99,999 PRINCIPAL BENEFACTOR Mr. &: Mrs. Nonnan Katz Mr. &: Mrs. WilliamJ Davis Mrs. Nadelc Spiro DeRoy Testamentary $10,000-$24,999 Mr. Kevin De,mis Mr. &: Mrs. Walter M. Stark BENEFACTOR Dr. &: Mrs. Richard W Kulis Foundation - Mr. &: Mrs. Alex Erdeljan Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Lavins &: Mr. Jeremy Zeltzer Mr. &: Mrs. Richard D. $5,000-$9,999 Die Fledennaus Opening Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Mr. Henry Ledennan Mrs. Adeline DeBiasi Starkweather Night Sponsor Mr. &: Mrs. Roben A. A1lesee Mr. Raymond Lehtinen Ms. Mary Jane Doerr Mr. &: Mrs. George strumbos Young Antist Apprentice INDIVIDUAl SPONSORS Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas E Allison Mr. &: Mrs. A. C. Uebler Mr. Don E Duggan Ronald E s,vitzer Program Sponsor - DANCE Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas Anderson Mr. &: Mrs. Hany A. Lomasan Mrs. Raina Emstotf &: Mr. &: Mrs. Nonnan J Tabor Jr. Hudson-Webber Foundation MAJOR BENEFACTOR Dr. &: Mrs. Agustin Arbulu Mrs. Florence LoPatin Dr. 5.onford Hansell Mr. &: Mrs. Joel D. Tauber Alvin Ailey Amelican Dance $25,000-$49,999 Dr. &: Mrs. Donald C. Austin Louise Mrs. Barbara Eversman Mr. &: Mrs. C. Thomas Toppin Mr. &: Mrs. lee Barthel Theater Mr. &: Mrs John A Boll Mr. Alphonse s. Lucarelli Mr. &: Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. &: Mrs. Melvin C. Presenting Sponsor Bolshoi Ballet Opening Mr. &: Mrs. J Addison Banush Dr. &: Mrs. Ronald Martella Adrienne &: Roben Z. Feldstein VanderBrug General Operating Night Sponsor Rosalie &: Peter Beer Mr. &: Mrs. Richard McBrien Dr. &: Mrs. Paul Fimschild Mr. Richard Ventura s uppon TI,e joffrey Bollet of o,icago Mr. Thomas Cohn Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Miller Mrs. Elaine Fontana Mr. Steven I. ViClOT Variety Club for supponer Mrs. Roben E. De,var Drs. Orlando &: Dorothy Miller Mr. &: Mrs. Mitchell B. Foster Mr. &: Mrs. Jonathan Walton Children, Inc. Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Rose Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Mr. &: Mrs. Jeffrey H. Mina Mr. &: Mrs. Lany Garberding Mr. &: Mrs. Gary L. Wassennan Matilda R. Wilson Fund Bolshoi Bollet Opening Dr. Ma~orie M. Fisher Mr. &: Mrs. Glen Mitchell Mrs. Frank Gennack Jr. Mr. &: Mrs. Kenneth Way Night Sponsor Mrs. Anne Ford Mrs. Beryl Winkelman

Dr. lSI Mr.s. Clyde Wu Mr. lSI Mr.s. James D'Alessandm Mr.AndrewWi:e Mr. Dan Ferrier Ms. Rosemary KUIT Mr Ir.ving Uchtman Dr. lSI Mr.s. Joce E. Yanez Mr. lSI Mr.s. George Dambach Dr. Ruth A. Wonhington Ms. Judith Fietz Vicki lSI Ralph Kwyer. Ms. Karen Linnell Mr. lSI Mrs. Lany Zangerle Mr. Samuel L Davis Mr.s. Marilyn Bowennan The Hon. Shamn Tevis Finch Mr. lSI Mrs. John Labriola Mr. & Mr.s. Ray Litt Dr. lSI Mr.s. Dieter Zetsche Mr. T Donati Ms. Josephine E. Franz Dr. lSI Mr.s. Uone! Finkelstein Mr. Joseph W Labuta Mr & Mr.s. John Lowe Dr. & Mrs. Martin Zimmerman Mr. lSI Mrs. William A. Dunnmg Mr. lSI Mr.s. Cunis Lundy Mr.s. Elnorn Finklestein Mr & Mrs. Chak Lai Dr & Mrs. Sol Luft Dr. Patricia L Edwards Ms. Catherine Osenkowski Dr. Julie B. Finn Mr Patrick Lancaster. Mr. Michael Madigan CAMERATA CWB Ms. Ingrid Brit Eidnes Mr. lSI Mr.s. Peter P Thurber Mr. Ron Fischer Dr Joseph Lapides & Arlene Cardinal Adam J. Maida $1,000-$1,999 Mr. lSI Mr.s. Charles Elias Mr. William E Fisher Gorelick Ms. Suzanne Maldaver Mr. lSI Mrs. Thomas Angott Dr. lSI Mr.s. A. El-Magrnbi SUPPORTER Mr lSI Mr.s. James E. Fisk Mr. lSI Mrs. Danvin Larson Mr. David Mar.k Mr. lSI Mrs. James Bonahoom Mr. lSI Mr.s. Richar.d Ensign $250-$499 Mr. lSI Mr.s. Cad B. FOnlana Del Lauria Ms. Janet R. Mar.sh Mr. lSI Mr.s. Richar.d A. Bmdle Mr. lSI Mr.s. Bur.ke Fossee Mr.s. Maryan E Abr.amscn Ms. Sue Force Mr Ray H. Lawson Dr Dmod E. Massignan Mrs. Doreen Bull Mr Allen Freeman Mr. & Mr.s. William J Adams Ms. Doris R Foster Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Lazzelin Jr. Mr. Timothy Mayer Mrs. Patricia Capalbo Mr. Edmund A. Gaston Mr. lSI Mr.s. Randolph Agley Mr.s. Hamid fLank Mr Philip Leon Ms. Jodi f Mays Ms. Wendy Cornwall Dr. & Mr.s. Byron P Geor.geson Ms. Kimberly Aiken Mr. lSI Mrs. Helmut Frnnz Ms. Adrienne Leonard Ms. Mary C Mazur.e Dr. & Mrs. Melvyn Eder Mr. Hugh Gill Mr. Rossi Allen Dr. Yvonne Friday Mr. Max Lepler. & Mr. Rex L Mr. & Mrs. Jackson McBmom Mr. & Mrs. Roben B. Fair Jr. Mr. lSI Mrs. William Gilmore Dr. & Mrs. Teisa An Mr. lSI Mr.s. Eugene S. Friedman Dotson Mrs. Janet McCanhy Mr. Drew Fishburn Dr. lSI Mr.s. Leslie Green Mr. & Mrs. Dalod J Anderson Ms. Onalee Fmst Mr Richard Lerner Ms. Lesley McCowen Mr & Mrs. Geor.ge Fmst Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Gualtieri Dr. Jennifer Appleyar.d Dr. & Mrs. William R. Fulgenzi Mr. & Mr.s. Kenneth Levin Mr Donald E Mcintosh Mrs. Irene Garcia Mr. & Mrs. Roben Hage Mr. & Mrs. Chester Arnold Mr. Roben Furlong Mr C!if Levin Mr lSI Mr.s. Patrick McKeever. Ms. Priscilla Greenberg Roben & Jane Hampson Mr. & Mrs. Fred Baer Mr lSI Mr.s. Donald Gay Mr. & Mr.s. John D. Lewis Mr lSI Mrs. John McMullin Mr. lSI Mrs. Jemme Halperin Mr. lSI Mrs. Hugh G. Harness Mr. & Mr.s. Fred Barnes Ms. Domthy Gee Dr & Mrs. John H. Ubcke Freda & MOlTey Mendelson Dr & Mr.s. Kar.l Hanyi Ms. Barbam Heller. Mr. Edward Barrett Mr. Charles Gehringer Dr. & Mrs. Gerhar.dt Hein Dr. Phillip Hertz Mr. lSI Mrs. James Beauvais Dr. lSI Mrs. James W Gell Mr. & Mrs. Julius Huebner Mr. William Hulsker. Mr. lSI Mrs. Dean Bedfor.d Jr. Mr Thomas M. Gervasi Sam lSI Donna Kountoupes Mr. Ronald R. Humphr.ey Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Benson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J Gilben Leslie Landau & Dr. Glendon Mrs. David Jacknow Mr lSI Mr.s. John Bjorklund Mr. Randall J Gillary Gar.dnel Mr. Dalod Jansen Mr. & Mrs. Jeny M. Blaz Ms. Anne Ginn Mrs. An1y Malaney Mr. & Mr.s. Richar.d Jeryan Dr. Donald Blitz Dr. Sara Goburdhun Mr. lSI Mrs. James Mclennan Mr. lSI Mrs. Richard J Jessup Dawn Boesen lSI Leo Zimmer. Ms. Patricia Godell Mr. lSI Mrs. Adolph Neeme Dr. lSI Mr.s. Howmd C Joodeph Mr. & Mrs. William Bolton Dr lSI Mrs. Joel Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Ir.ving Nusbaum Mr. Henry M. Kassen Mr. Roben Bornier Mr lSI Mr.s. E. Gor.cyca Mr lSI Mrs. Richard O'Bnen Mr.s. M. T Keefe Mr. & Mr.s. Teny Bovee Ms. Alice Jean Gottesman Mr. lSI Mrs. Daniel Olson Ms. Ida King Mr. Michael fuyle Mr & Mrs. William R. Goudie Mr. & Mrs. John Otto Mr & Mr.s. Manin Kohlenberg Mrs. Marguerite fuyle Mr lSI Mrs. William W Gour.ley Mr.s. Mary Pema Mrsses Selma & Phyllis D. Korn Mr & Mrs. Donald Brosie Dr & Mrs. Roben Gr.een Miss Alma M. Petrini Ms. Mary Kramer. Ms. Susan Br.assell Dr. lSI Mr.s. Peter. Green Ms. Jennifer. Poteat Mr. & Mrs. James Kuykendall Dr. & Mrs. Sander. J Br.einer Mr & Mrs. E W Gridley Mr. & Mrs. Jack Robinson Dr & Mr.s. Gerald Laker. Prcf & Mrs. Dale E. Briggs Leonard lSI Audrey Gmssman Mr & Mrs. Geor.ge RoumellJr Mr & Mr.s . Lee Landes Mr E. David Brockman Mr. lSI Mrs. Car.son C ~~ Mr. & Me;. Mar.k Sduniul iv1s. Bernadette Lane Ms. Margery Brooks Grunewald Ms. Elsa Shansis Mr & Mr.s. Richar.d Larson Ms. Joann Bmoks Mr Philip Haddad PROSPERITAS Mr Edward Lekki Mr. Lawrence Hall Dr. & Mr.s. Michael Shon Dr Arnold L Bmwn Family Office & Stewardship Services Mr Frank D. Stella Mrs. Sally LePIa-Peny Ms. MaDorie Brown Ms. Mary Harms Dr. Leopold Strausz Mr. & Mrs. Joceph Lieblang Ms. Keny Bruce Dr lSI Mrs. Natan Har.Paz Mrs. Carolyn Stubbs Ms. Elaine Lovitt Mr. FLank Brzenk Dr Charles E Hanley Mrs. Bun E. Taylor. Dr & Mrs. Stephen Mancuso Mr lSI Mr.s. David Burnett Mr & Mr.s. Stephen R Harvath Mr lSI Mrs. Thomas Terrell Ms. Mary McGough Ms. Patricia Burnett Mr Stuan Harvin Mr. & Mrs. John Tierney Ms. Patricia McKanna Mr. & Mrs. Lester BUllon Ms. Joann Hatton We Manage the Complexities Mr. & Mrs. Ron VanderMolen Dr & Mrs Max McKinney Dr & Mrs. Roger C Byrd Mr. lSI Mrs. William B. Heaton Mr.s. C Themn Van Dusen Mr & Mrs. William Michaluk Mr & Mrs. Brian C Campbell Gerald R. Heller lSI Mary C Associated with Mrs. Hany Vellmur.e Ms. Helen Millen Ms. Christine Censier. Heller Fund Significant Wealth Mrs. Phyllis Webb Dr. & Mr.s. Ronald Mmer Mr lSI Mrs. Reginald L CiokaJlo Dr & Mr.s. Michael Heppner. Dr Ali Moiin Mr & Mrs. Thomas E. Clagett Dr. Gloria Heppner GDC OPENING NIGHT Han. Marion Moore Dr Volna Clennont Dr. & Mrs. James Hoeschele INTERMISSION SPONSORS Mr. Roben A Nitschke Mr. lSI Mr.s. Roben Closson Mr & Mr.s. Leslie Hogan Mr & Mrs. Frederick Clark Mr Joseph Nuyen James lSI Mari lyn Collins Dr Jean Holland Mr & Mrs. Lany Dmod Eric & Arlene Oppenheim Dr & Mrs. James M. Colville Deanna & David B. Holtzman Mr. lSI Mrs. Paul Elving Ms. Diane Pararore Mr John Conti Ms. Donna Holycross Mr & Mr.s.James Garnvaglia Mr.s. Samuel Peadstein Mrs. Lois Courville Mr Nicholas Hood Bar.bam Frankel Mr. lSI Mrs. Mark Peterson Ms. Margery L Coutts Anonymous lSI Ron Michalak Ms. lrene Piccone Mr.s. Katherine Cox Mr. lSI Mr.s. Alan Huclson Ronald Switzer & Jim McLur.e Dr. & Mrs. Peter J Polidori Mrs. Rosa Mary Crnwfor.d Mr Jobe Hughley Mr R. Jamison Williams Jr. Mr lSI Mr.s. Dean E. Richar.dson John W & Beverly J Crump Ms. Daisy Marguerite Humes Mr lSI Mr.s. George Robinson Mr lSI Mr.s. Douglas E. Cutler. Mr Guy Hun GDC ANNUAL PARTY John Romani lSI Bar.bam Mr. & Mrs. John J Daly III Mr & Mrs. Mario Iacobelli Mr. lSI Mrs. Lee Banhel Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Nonnan Dancy Ms. Chadyn Idler Dr & Mr.s. David B. Rorabacher Mr & Mrs. Keith Danielson Mr & Mrs. Zoltan J. Janosi MEMBERSHIP DONORS Dr. & Mrs. Anhur. Rose Mr Keith Davey Mr. Joseph EJeannette WMINARY Miss Marie Ruffies Mr. lSI Mrs. Richard de Bear Mr. John W Jickling Mr lSI Mrs. Luigr Ruscillo Dr lSI Mrs. Anhur. L Johnson $500-$999 Mr & Mrs. Joe Decker. Mr & Mr.s. Chades Rush lSI Mr.s. Ollie Johnson Mr. Roben G. Abgarian Mr Mrs. Annando Delicato Mr. Vinod Sahney Dr. & Mrs. Anthony DeLuca Ms. Mary B. Jolliffe Mr. & Mrs. Felix T Adarns Mr & Mr.s. Claus Schaefer Roy K Dennison & Darlene Mr lSI Mr.s. Chois Jones Mr. & Mrs. Richard Alonzo Mr. & Mr.s. Peter Silveri Kade Ms. Ther.esaJoswick Dr & Mrs. Joel Appel Mrs. Loretta Skewes Mr. James Denson Drs. Mar.k & Nadia Juzych Ms. Gemldine Atkinscn Mr Stelfen Solomon Mr Michael Kachman Mr & Mrs. Paul Augustine Mrs. Mary DeTomaso Mr. Victor Sorensen & Mr Paul Y Kadish Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Bakonyi Mr Mr.s. Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. Jemme T Spencer Drckehnann Mr Mark Kalm Andrea & James Balcerski Nadine & Ken Sperry Mr John R. DiLodovico Ms. Sylvia Kammski Mr John Barbes Mr William Stefani Mr. & Mrs. Alex Kar.p Mrs. Catherine Banhwell Dr & Mrs. Her.ben Dobbs Dr Sheldon lSI Jessie Stem Dr Helene C Dombmwski Mr & Mrs. Stephen Kasle Ms. Ruth Ber.ean Dr lSI Mrs. Mack C Stir.ling Mr lSI Mr.s. Harold B. Dmemus Mrs. Nancy L. Kassab Anonymous Ms. Mildred Toliver Ms. Patricia Drnbik Mr & Mrs. Barry Keller Mr lSI Mrs. Anhur. Bedin Ms. Susan Tmttier Dr & Mr.s. Hamid Duchan Ms. Susan Kelly Mr. Sumislaw Bialogowski Mr lSI Mrs. Robert G. Vallee Sr Mr.s. Saul H. Dunitz Mr John Keros Mr & Mrs. Eugene W Mr. Roger Van Der.kar. Mr. lSI Mrs. Gerd H. Keulfel Blanchard Mr. Jeny Eades Ms. Geor.granna Watsell & Mr. Roben Kirsammer Dr.s. Rosemary & John Blase Hon. Mrs. S. J Elden Dr John R Weber. lSI Mr lSI Mrs. Justin Klimko Dr & Mr.s. Da,od Bloom Dr Mr.s. Richard E Elton Dr & Mr.s. John G. Weg Dr. lSI Mrs. N. Cary Engleberg Mr & Mrs. Raben J KolTmn Mr Lawrence Boensch Mr Marshall Weingar.den Mr & Mrs. Paul S. Ensign Mr Daniel B. Kolton Dr. & Mrs. David fuuwman Mr. Hennan Weirrreich & Ms. Nancy Komenaga Mr & Mrs. Hennan Broclsky Mr Mr.s. Abram Epstein Mr. lSI Mrs. Ronald Wei:er Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ewing Mrs. Joann Kavan Ms. Roberta Bryant Mr & Mrs. Seymour Weissman Mr. & Mrs. Alger Faber Mr & Mrs. Michael Kratchman Ms. C R. Campitelle Mr & Mr.s. Henry Whiting Dr & Mrs. Ir.ving Feller Dr lSI Mrs. Richard Kulbersh Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E Carson

Dr. & Mrs. Hennan j. Mene Ms. Medene Russaw Mr. Chades Watters Drs. Odando & Dorothy INKIND DONATION Majestic Cafe Ms. Lynne M. Metty Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Sahn Mr. & Mrs. Marvin G. Webb Miller. 90th Floor Salon Mavericks Food &: Spirits Ms. Cada Michaud Dr. & Mrs. William H. Salot Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Weidner Mr.. Charles Peters 93.1 DRQ Memll Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Roben Michielutti Brian & Toni Sanchez-Murphy Mr. Richard Weiermiller Addison GraphiC Solutions Michigan Opera Theatre Mr. Myron Milgram Drs. Richard & Janis Saunders Mr. Roben D. Welchi CORPS DE BAllET Mr. & Mrs. Robert A Allesee Moffat McGuire, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. MillOnj. Miller Karen L Saxton Ms. Meredith Weston-Band & $250-$499 Allied Domecq Spirits, USA Motor City Brevving Works Mr.John Mills Ms. Georgia Scappaticci Jeffery Band, MD Mr.. &: Mrs. David American Speedy Printing Neiman Marcus Ms. Karen Minard Mr. & Mrs. Monon Scholnick Mr. R EWheian Handleman Centers - Downto\VTl Nomads Inc. Dr. Edward Missavage Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Sherwin Schreier Mr. & Mrs. Roben Whitman Dr. &: Mrs. Yoram Sorokin Detroit Olympia Entenairument Mrs. Lucille Monark Mrs. Mamita M. Scott Mrs. Charles Whitten Mr.. Frank Brzenk Dr. Lourdes Andaya Opus One Ms. Miriam Mondry Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley Sears Mr. Lawrence Williams Re\( &: Mrs. j. Harold Ellens Andiamo Pat ScottJewelers Dr. & Mrs. Eliezer Monge Dr. & Mrs. Nathan P Segel Miss Barbara Williams Mrs. David B. Henmeun Avalon International Breads Pegasus Theatrical Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Montpas Mr. & Mrs. MalL Shaberman Mr. George Williams Dr. Jean Kegler. Mrs. Linda Wassenman Aviv Pernode Ricard USA Ms. Theresa S. Moreland Dr. John E. Sheard Dr. Magnus A. Wilson Bacardi USA Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dr. James L Moseley Dr. Anthony Shields Ms. Hildegard Wintergerst IN TRIBUTE Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Ponicall Mrs. Hannah Moss Dr. Janice M. Shier. Ms. Andrea Wulf July 1, 2003 to October 31,2003 Beans & Cornbread Professional Group Mrs. Ead Mossner Mrs. James Shoup Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Yates In Memory of Dick Abbott, Coni ta & Bob Biehler Pure Detroit Sally & Jim Muir Sidney & Mariette Simon Mr. Dennis Younger A Great Fan of Opera BMG Distribution Red Bull Mr. & Mrs. Germano L Mrs. Helen Slater Mr. & Mrs. Walter Zelasko Elaine Weingarden Frank H. Boos Gallery Redcoat Tavern Mularoni Mrs. Leslie Slatkin Mr. Irvi.n Zwicker In Memory of Madison Alford Boston Beer Com pany SI. John Boutique, Miss Surayyah Muwwakkil Mr. Christopher B. Smith Jr. Sam Adams Beer Somerset Collection Mr. & Mrs. Allan Nachman Tom & Chere Smith INDMDUAL SUPPORT-DANCE Mrs. MaJY A. Claytor Mr. & Mrs. William C. Jules R SchubotJewellers Mr. & Mrs. Lester Nelson Mr. Melvin Smith DANCE PATRON CIRCLE In Memory of Uene Andrews Brooks & Gemologists Ms. Kathleen Nemecek Ms. Etta Smith SUSTAINER Mr. and Mrs. C Alfano Canape Cart, Inc. Scott Guy, Web Mrs. Barbara Nickles Mrs. Alma j. Snider $2,500- 4,999 Phyllis Baker Centre Street Pub Entertainmenl Mr. & Mrs. Richard L Norling Mr. James S. Snyder Mr. &: Mrs. Lee Barthel Helen & Cad Brockway Mr. & Mrs. Frederick H. Sean Moran, Smith Barney Mrs. Stanley Nowakowski Mr. & Mrs. Jack Solway Dr. David DiChiera Karen Brown Clark Second City Mr. Dale j. Pangonis Ms. Anna M. Speck Ms. Barbara Frankel &: Dorothy Bruce The Hon. & Mrs. Avern September Moon Mr. & Mrs. William C Panzer Mr. & Mrs. Theodore j. Sl Ronald Michalak Joseph Consiglio Sr. Cohn Production Network, Inc. Mrs. Anoush Papelian Antoine Mr. & Mrs. Henman Frankel Barbara and Jack CoulUre Comcast Cable Silver Fox Fur Ms. Margot Parker Mr. Williamj. Stein Mr. & Mrs. William L Kahn Anthony DeAlbuquerque Communications, Inc. Skyy Spirits Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Panrich Ms. Kaethe Stella Lynn & Fred Perenic Ullie & Roben Ed'\

30 BRAVO Copyright 2010,www .MMichiganichiganOpera.o Operarg Theatre Detroit Opera House MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE General Information PHOTOGRAPHY & RECORDING DEVICES Unauthorized ACCESSIBIUTY Accessible seating locations for patrons Administration cameras and recording devices are not allowed inside the in wheelchairs are located in all price ranges on the lobby or theater at any time. The taking of photographs orchestra level. When inquiring about ti ckets, please ask of the theater or any perfonnance is strictly prohibited. about these locations if you require special accommodations. & Staff As a courtesy to our guests, we ask that all paging Assisted Listening Devices are available on a first devices, cell phones and alann watches be s,vitched to DAVID DlCHIERA, Director come, first-served basis. Please see an usher to request General silent mode prior to the start of a perfonnance. Brett Batterson, Chief Operating Officer this service. Although this is a complimentary service, IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Doctors and parents are we will request to hold a piece of personal identification DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS PRODUCTION advised to leave their seat location (located on ticket) and while you are using the device . Please contact the Box Karen VanderKloot DiChiera, DireclOl Administration of Community Programs Elizabeth Anderson. Production oUl· emergency number, (313) 237-3257, with the service Office, should you desire special consideration. John Eckstrom, Direcwr oj Coordinator or siner in case of an emergency. Please observe the lighted Administration C1rolyn Geck, Assistant to Direc/or oj exit signs located throughout the theater. In the event of CHILDREN Children are welcome; however, all guests Roberto Mauro, Director oj Artistic Pr()(/uclioll fire or similar emergency, please remain calm and walk to Administration Nancy Krolikowski, Local are required hold a ticket, regardless of age. We kindly Da\rid W Osborne, Director oj TrmlSportalion Coordillator do not run - to the nearest exil. Our ushers are trained ask that parental discreti on be exe rcised for certain Production Eugene Rabe l1 i, Production Volunteer to lead you out of the building safely. A trained programs, and that all guests remember that during a Mary Parkhill , Director oj Dcvdopmfllt Pat Lewellen, Audition Volullteer Emergency Medical Tech nician (EMT) is on site during program such as opera or ballet, the abi lity of all audience Karen Tjaden, Director of Facilities L1ura R. Wyss, DircClOr oj Music Department most events. Please see an usher or staff member to con members to hear the music is a prerequisite to enjoy CommunicaliollS Da\~d DiChiera, Music Dircctor tact the EMT. ment of the perfonnance. In all cases, babes in anns are SUZt'lnne Mallare Acton, Assistant not permitted. ADMINISTRATION Music DirectOl; Ci10rusMruter REsmOOMS Ladies' rest rooms are located off the Ford G1rol Halsted. Dance (oordillatol Diane Breciesen , On:heslra PerSlJn nd Lobby (Broadway street entrance), down the stairs and SERVICES Concession stands are located on all levels. Bill Austin, Executive Assislallf 10 tile MQ/wgo GcncralDircclOr also on the third fl oor (Madison street entrance) - please Please note that food and drin ks are not allowed in the Unda DeMers, Executil'e Assis/anl to Technical Staff press "3R" on the elevator to reach this facilit y. audiLOrium at any time. Coat check is located in the the ClJi~r Operating Officcr Kent Andel, Technical Director Gentlemens restrooms are located under the Grand Ford lobby. The cost is $1.00 per coal. Please note that Beverly A. Moore, Reccptionist Costumes Staircase and also on the third fl oor (Broadway street the Detroi t Opera House does not accept responsibility COMMUNICATIONS Suzanne M. Hanna, Costume entrance) - please press "3" on the elevator to reach this for any personal articles that are not checked at the coat Michael Hauser, Marke/ing Jlvfallager Coordina tor fa cility Please note: All third-floor restrooms are wheel check. Drinking fountains are located in the lobbies on Kimberly A,Mogielski, Patroll (md Margaret Bronder, Fi rst Hand ndlel Services Manager Mary Ellen Shindcl, Filling Assistant chair accessible. Unisex accessible restroom located in floors one and three. Public pay phones are located in Manhew S. Binnan, Public RelatiollS Genevieve Palczynski , Slilchcr the GM Opera Cafe. the vestibule of the Ford Lobby. Patrons in wheelchairs Coordinator David Street, Slilcher can access pay phones outside the third-floor ladies' Jenisc Collins, Croup Sales Coonii nator Alice Moss, ~\'t:lrrlrobc Mistress NO SMOKING The Detroit Opera House is a smoke-free Kimberly Gray, Ticket SCI'vices Assis/allt restrooms. Manager Makeup & Hair facility Ash receptacles are provided on the exterior of al l Timothy Lentz, An:hivisl Joanne Weaver, Wigs & MaheuI' entry doors for those who wish to smoke. RENTAL INFORMATION The Detroit Opera House is Jeanette Pawlaczyk, Public Relations Designer available for rent by your organization. Please call (313) Assis{(/ni DeShawn Glosson, Faye Cross USHERS Ushers are stationed at the top of each aisle. If 961-3500 and ask to be directed to the Special Events Bill Carroll. Public Relatiol1s ValwlIen Angela Cruice, Deanne lovan, you have a question or concern, please inform ushers, Crystal G. Ratledge, ACCOUlll Executivc, Bridgette Keck. Nilaja Blackman , Department. Solomon Friedman AdvCltisillg AssistanlS and they ,vill contact management. If you are interested Mark S. rvlancinelli, De/roit Orxra in becoming a volunteer usher, please caU the usher hOl nCKET INFORMAnON The Detroit Opera House Ticket HOllse Photography Stage Crew line at (313) 237-3253. Office hours are as follows: Non-performance weeks - Christopher Barbeau, Proouction John Kinsora, Head Ca rpenter Phocography Roben Mesinar, Hwd Electliciall Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Alan Bigelow, Head PropcnymalJ LATE SEAnNG Latecomers will be seated only during an Perform ance days - 10:00 a.m. through the fi rst inter COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Raben Manin, Head flyman appropriate pause in the program and may view the pro mission of the evenings perfonnance, except Saturdays Mark Vondrak, Associate DircclOrffouf Gmy Gi lmore, Production ElectliciclIl gram on the closed-circuit television monitor located in and Sundays, when the Ticket Office will open two Mal1ager Mary Ellen Shindel , Head oJWardrobc the Ford lobby until an appropriate program pause Betty U1ne, OperatiollS Manager lATSE Local #38, Stage Crew hours prior to curtain. Tickets for all public events held Dolores Tobis, Mad,cting Managcr IATSE Local #786, IVa,dmoc occurs. Late seating policies are at the discretion of the at the Detroit Opera House are also available through all Betsy Bronson, Alaina Brown, production, not opera house management. TicketMaster phone and re tail outlets or at Heidi Brown , Maria Cimarelli, DETROIT OPERA HOUSE TicketMaster.com. Jennifer Galc,Shawn McDonald , CarolineJeffs, EYoll Coordinator LOST & FOUND Lost and Found is located in the Sleven McGhee, Da\~d Gilliland, Demetrius Barnes, Jesse Caner, Kim Parr, Michael Parr, Buikling Engincers Security Department. Please see an usher if you have OPERA HOUSE TOURS Come join the Opera House David Pulice, Amanda Sabclhaus, Kyle Ketelhut, Concessions Manager misplaced an article, or call (313) 961-3500 if you have Ambassadors for a backstage tour of the Detroit Opera Cynthia Seigle, Karl Schmidt. Rock Monroe. Di lrclOr oj Sccwily already left the theater. Items wil l be held in Lost and David Vaughn, Chris Vaught , Calvin Williams, Maintenance House. Learn about the history of the Opera House and Mark Vondrak, Karen vVhite, Supervisal Found for 30 days. its restoration. Meet the people behind the scenes, tour Tamara \A.'hitty, Outreacil Towing Karl Hubble, MailJtenance Assistant the stage and see how it operates. Tours are $10.00 PARKING Parking for all events is available in the Opera Co mpcmy Lorrain Monroe, Terrance Verdell, per person. For more information, please call (3 13) C'lria Hudson , Stage Door Securi ty House Garage, located directly across from the Detroit 237-3425. ~ DEVELOPMENT Opera House (on John R. and Broadway streets). Prepaid Jane Fanning, Associate DiIt'C/or of Developmcnt parking is available through the box office. Please call L1uren AH ion, Voltmtecr Managcr (313) 237-SING for parking infonnation. Aimee Argel, Co rJ.~rate Call1/XTigll Manager Be advised that, for purposes of Michigan Compiled Laws, Section 28.4250(1)(1), this is an entertainment facility Heather Hamilton, SpeCial Projects tI,at has a seating capacity of more than 2,500 individuals. It is therefore against the law to carry a concealed pistol Manager on the prelnises. Katherine Kucharski, Mem/x:rship MaJl(Jgcr IMPORTANT NUMBERS Deniz Tasdemir-Conger, Foundation and Govemment Relations Manager EMERGENCIES .. (3 13) 237-3257 Jane Westl ey, General DireclOr~ Circle Michigan Opera Theatre .. (3 13) 96J -3500 Campaign Manager Danielle DeFauw, &utique MmlClgcr General Informati on ...... (3 13) 961-3500

FINANCE/COMPUTER SERVICES Lost &. Found . .. . (3 13) 961-3500 Derrick Lewis, Co ntroller Ticket Offi ce . (313) 237-S1NG Kimberly Burgess-Rivers, Rita Winters, Accountants Usher Hotline...... (313) 237-3253 Joseph Rusnak, Systems Managcr Theater Rental Information ..... (313) 961-3500 Deleana Hill, Applications Specialist Detroit Opera House Fax ... (313) 237-3412 Press &. Public Relations ... (313) 237-3403 Website . www.MichiganOpera.org

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