2018 | 2019 SEASON Opera SAN JOSÉ

Celebrating 35 YEARS of Excellence

Mozart's

SEPTEMBER 15 - 30, at the California Theatre Leoncavallo's NOVEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 2, 2018 Message from General Director Larry Hancock

“True lies describes the act of the clown whose art disguises the heart of a man… The very ease of the clown disguises the difficulty of his art.” - Jean Cocteau

Ruggero Leoncavallo was born on April 23, 1857 in Naples. His father was a police magistrate and judge; his mother was the goddaughter of Donizetti, and was named after Donizetti’s wife, Virginia. The boy grew up in a cultured household and had solid financial support and an excellent education, graduating from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Naples, where he proved himself an exceptional pianist, then moving on to attend the famed University of Bologna where he studied literature under the Nobel Prize-winning poet Giosuè Carducci, the finest Italian poet of his generation. Leoncavallo was an accomplished writer who worked as a journalist, and as an Italian librettist he is second only to Boito. But it was not his to understand the spirit of his time. While still a student he composed his first opera, , based on the life of Thomas Chatterton, a poet and symbol of the Romantic Movement. But Chatterton was not his aim, he used it to prepare himself for an ambitious trilogy on the Italian Renaissance. He goes on to compose 11 operas, 10 operettas, and two symphonic poems, but only Pagliacci has remained. At age 22 he was invited to Cairo by his uncle, a director in the Italian Foreign Ministry in Egypt. He secured work as piano teacher to the brother of Khedive Tewfik Pasha, and remained in Egypt three years, until political unrest prompted him to leave. Leoncavallo arrived in Paris in 1882 when France was of a very optimistic mind. The Belle Epoch was in full swing, the Impressionists had achieved acceptance, and Flaubert, Zola, and Turgenev were in their fame. Paris was a heady blend of success and hope. Here, he premiered a symphonic poem for and orchestra, La nuit de Mai, a success that paid him well enough to marry and move to Milan. There he launched a career as an opera composer and Ricordi Music Publishers took the option for Chatterton but did not publish it; they outright refused I Medici. They did, however, ask him to work on the libretto for Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, which also came to nothing for Leoncavallo. As Ricordi was doing nothing for him, and having heard Mascagni’s premiere of Cavalleria rusticana, he locked himself away and wrote Pagliacci. This verismo (true-to-life) opera immediately surpassed all others and remains the most successful opera in this genre, always in the top 20, worldwide. Based on one of his father’s court cases, Pagliacci, using the unflinching honesty of the verismo school, exposes us to the lives of traveling street performers who eke out a living in southern Italy. It proclaims that it is true to life, that the performers as well as the characters are people just as the viewers are, who suffer just as the viewers suffer, but must mask themselves to earn a living. It is universal, in that all of us mask ourselves, and perhaps that is one reason this opera remains such an essential part of the opera world.

2 Pagliacci CONDUCTOR Christian Reif ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Christopher James Ray STAGE DIRECTOR presents Chuck Hudson SET DESIGNER Leoncavallo's Andrea Bechert COSTUME DESIGNER Pagliacci Cathleen Edwards LIGHTING DESIGNER Kent Dorsey Opera in two acts WIG AND MAKEUP DESIGNER Music by Christina Martin Libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo PROPERTIES MASTER Lori Scheper-Kesel First performed May 21, 1892 at the Teatro Dal CHORUS MASTER Verme in Milan. Christopher James Ray Sung in Italian with English supertitles. PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Darlene Miyakawa Performances of Pagliacci are made possible in ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS part by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of Rebecca Bradley San José and a grant from The Applied Materials Chloe Schweizer Foundation. MUSIC STAFF Veronika Agranov-Dafoe Victoria Lington

The performance will run approximately 1 hour and thirty minutes, including one 25 minute intermission.

2018 | 2019 THIRTY-FIFTH SEASON Mozart's The ABDUCTION from the Seraglio September 15-30, 2018 Leoncavallo's Pagliacci November 17-December 2, 2018 Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer's Moby-Dick February 9-24, 2019 Puccini's Madama Butterfly April 13-28, 2019

OPERASJ.ORG 3 Cast *Casting subject to change without notice

Tonio Anthony Clark Evans Canio Cooper Nolan Nedda Maria Natale Beppe Mason Gates Silvio Emmett O'Hanlon

Covers Trevor Neal, Tonio Dane Suarez, Canio Katharine Gunnink, Nedda Andrew Metzger, Beppe Thomas West, Silvio

Chorus SOPRANOS ALTOS Laura Barragan Gaby Catipon Nicole Cooper Gabriella Crolla Jannika Dahlfort Taylor Dunye Rachel Freed Jennifer Jensen Hartshorn Juanita Harris Amy Mendon Shaina Levin Fallon Nunes Jessica Williams Deanna Payne Amy Worden Catherine Williams

TENORS BASSES Ken Cioffi Clark Brown Nicolas Gerst Malcolm Jones Dario Rodriguez Jackson Lazo Mihajlovich Dan Leal Don Nguyen Andrew Metzger Brendan Stone Nicholas Mollé Thomas West Henry Wright

4 Pagliacci Cast *Casting subject to change without notice

Supernumeraries Torie Chavez Lance LaShelle Alysa Grace Reinhardt courtesy The New Ballet School Emmett Rodriguez courtesy The New Ballet School Sally Virgilo courtesy The New Ballet School

Youth Chorus Joy Sakai, Opera San José Youth Chorus Assistant

RAGAZZI BOYS CHORUS Andrew Altofer Joan Addicott, Chorus Master Nathan Cheung Kent Jue, Associate Artistic Director Sam Dickey Daniel Dittrich Olivier Kondo Carter May Diego Ramirez Armaan Sharma Nikhil Srinivasan Tom Vosganian VIVACE YOUTH CHORUS Shrivalli Addepally Peggy Spool, Artistic Director Ella Calvert Kathy Yuan, Program Coordinator Leila Calvert Maya Calvert Margaret Gardella Pallas Lemarchand Sofia Oberg Medha Sarkar Ellie Shauchenka Juliet Steuer

OPERASJ.ORG 5 Orchestra 1ST VIOLIN ENGLISH HORN Cynthia Baehr, Concertmaster Pamela Hakl Matthew Szemela, Assistant Concert- master CLARINET Valerie Tisdel Mark Brandenburg, Principal Chin Le Nicole Galisatus Virginia Smedberg Rochelle Nguyen CLARINET Daniel Flanagan Nicole Galisatus Marie Flexer BASSOON 2ND VIOLIN Deborah Kramer, Principal Claudia Bloom, Principal Carolyn Lockhart Susan Stein, Assistant Principal FRENCH HORN Sue-Mi Shin Meredith Brown, Principal Elizabeth Corner Caitlyn Smith-Franklin Sergi Goldman-Hull Eric Achen Gulnar Spurlock Alex Camphouse Andrew Lan TRUMPET VIOLA William B. Harvey, Principal Chad Kaltinger, Principal John Freeman Janet Doughty, Assistant Principal Rick Leder Melinda Rayne Ivo Bokulic TROMBONE Kathryn Curran, Principal CELLO Bruce Chrisp Evan Kahn, Principal C.L. Behrens Paul Hale, Assistant Principal Nancy Kim TUBA Dina Weinshelbaum Forrest Byram, Principal

BASS TIMPANI Andrew Butler, Principal Mark Veregge, Principal William Everett, Assistant Principal PERCUSSION FLUTE James Kassis Isabelle Chapuis, Principal Mary Hargrove HARP Karen Thielen, Principal PICCOLO Mary Hargrove ORCHESTRA MANAGER Mark Veregge OBOE Patricia Emerson Mitchell, Principal ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN Pamela Hakl Tim Spears

6 Pagliacci What's Next Before I discuss our myriad coming events I wish to give a quick thank you to all who attended our Sonora DiVino event in October. This was an unmitigated success as evidenced by the wonderful energy of those who attended and the support that was raised. All proceeds go toward bringing our productions to life here in the South Bay. This will be a hot ticket next year so be sure to sign up for our e-News so you can be in the know. Aaron Nicholson Our third production of the season, Moby-Dick, opens DEVELOPMENT & February 9th, 2019. This co-production has already MARKETING DIRECTOR received high praise at Utah Opera and Pittsburgh Opera. What excites me most about Moby-Dick is not the 40-member male chorus or the impressive cast, it’s not the stunning sets and detailed period costumes, or even the genius of Bay Area native, composer Jake Heggie. I am most excited at the opportunity to deliver this production to the Opera San José patrons who will experience this masterpiece in its full profundity at the California Theatre. The scale of an opera like Moby-Dick produced in such an intimate venue will be a truly transformative experience and I hope will serve to further solidify Moby- Dick into the heart of the modern operatic repertoire and OSJ patrons. Put aside your reservations about new opera, if you have them, and experience Moby-Dick. Surrounding our production are several smaller activities designed to deepen understanding of the Melville classic. The preview for this event on January 29th at noon will be held at the San José Institute of Contemporary Art and is open to all. Discover Moby-Dick with the help of General Director, Larry Hancock, and the principal artists. Larry will illuminate and the artists will perform excerpts from Moby-Dick. Patrons will be invited to view the Moby-Dick inspired exhibit by Diane Samuels along with her other literary-inspired collection. If you are unable to attend the preview there is another chance to see the Moby- Dick exhibit as it will take center stage at our Symposium on February 8th at 3:30 pm. Hosted by Rachel Myrow, this two-panel discussion will include composer Jake Heggie, Berkeley professor and Melville expert Sam Otter, conductor Joseph Marcheso and librettist Gene Sheer along with principal artists from our production. Tickets are on sale at operasj.org for $20. Admission is free to those who are attending the General Director's Dinner to follow which starts at 6 pm on the set of our Moby-Dick at the California Theatre. We have 35 reasons to throw a grand party this year and once again we will be at the California Theatre for a full sit-down dinner complete with music, and live and silent auctions all followed by a Gala concert on the stage of the California Theatre. The concert will include alumni, resident company members, guest artists from Madama Butterfly and members of the OSJ chorus in a performance of favorite operatic selections from throughout the 35 years of Opera San José’s history. Tickets for the 35th Gala Fundraiser are $200. For more information about this and all OSJ events please go to operasj.org.

OPERASJ.ORG 7 Synopsis

ACT I, A village in Southern Italy, c. 1900 A troupe of commedia dell’arte actors is thrown out of town because their lead actor Canio neglected to pay for a permit to perform. An Actor introduces himself to the audience as the Prologue, saying that the story we are witnessing is a scene from real life played by actors expressing genuine human feelings (“Si può?” – A word?). As he speaks, he dresses himself in the costume of Tonio the Hunchback to become one of the players himself. The traveling troupe parades into the church square of another village on a summer feast day. Canio invents the evening’s scenario around the troubles of his own character, Pagliaccio. A villager invites the actors to a tavern before the performance; both Canio and Beppe accept while Tonio decides to remain behind, causing another villager to joke that Tonio the Hunchback wants to seduce Canio’s wife, Nedda. Canio warns everyone that while he may play a cuckold on-stage in real life he will not tolerate other men making advances on Nedda (“Un tal gioco, credete me”-Such a game is better not played). As church bells ring for a processional Vespers of the Virgin Mary, the men head off to the tavern leaving Nedda and the rest of the troupe behind. Troubled by her husband’s suspicion (“Quel fammia avea nel guardo”- What flames were in those glances), Nedda muses on the freedom of the birds overhead (“Stridono lassù” – Birds without number). Tonio eavesdrops and then confesses his love to her, but Nedda mocks his advances. When he becomes violent with her she defends herself, and Tonio leaves furiously uttering an oath of vengeance. Nedda’s secret lover Silvio arrives from another village and urges her to run away with him after tonight’s performance. Nedda eventually agrees to his proposal. Tonio overhears the two lovers and hurries off to inform Canio, who bursts in on the pair just as they are kissing farewell with the words ‘Til tonight! And then I’ll be yours forever!” Silvio escapes before Canio can identify him and Nedda refuses to divulge her lover’s name. Canio threatens her with a knife, but Beppe stops him from becoming violent in public. Tonio advises Canio to be patient since the guilty lover will surely reveal himself at the performance that night. Consumed by Nedda’s infidelity, Canio releases his torment that he must play the clown while his heart is truly breaking (“Vesti la giubba” – Put on your costume).

8 Pagliacci Intermission (25 minutes) ACT II

Silvio hides among the villagers who assemble to see the commedia, performed by Canio, Nedda, Tonio, and Beppe, which bears a striking resemblance to that afternoon’s actual events: While her husband, Pagliaccio, is away, Colombina’s secret lover, Arlecchino, serenades her (“O, Colombina”). Her buffoonish servant Taddeo returns from the market and tries to court her as well. Tonio, improvising his text as Taddeo, expresses his malice as he sings of Colombina’s purity and innocence. His sarcasm is not lost on Nedda who is on stage with him, nor on Canio who awaits his entrance in the wings. Colombina mocks Taddeo and rejects his advances, and Arlecchino sends the audience of villagers into peals of laughter by chasing him off the stage.

The sweethearts plot to poison Pagliaccio when Taddeo bursts in to warn them that the suspicious Pagliaccio is about to return. Arlecchino slips out of the window but not before hearing Colombina’s parting words to her lover, which Canio recognizes from their real-life argument that afternoon. Enraged, Canio improvises a new scenario, demanding that Colombina reveal her lover’s name. Nedda responds as Colombina, denying everything. Blurring the line between illusion and reality, Canio answers that his face is pale not from the stage make-up but from the shame his wife has brought upon him (“No! Pagliaccio non so!” – No! I am Pagliaccio no longer!”).

The crowd is confused but impressed by the truth of the acting. Nedda finally steps out of character, standing up for herself by swearing that she will never reveal the name of her lover. Too late, the crowd realizes that the players are not acting, as Canio stabs Nedda in a fit of rage. Revealing her lover’s name, Nedda cries out for Silvio, who rushes toward the stage only to be met by Canio’s blade. Amongst the carnage, Tonio becomes the Actor of the Prologue once again, addressing the real audience with the closing lines of the tragedy (The play is over!).

OPERASJ.ORG 9 2018-2019 ARTIST FELLOWSHIP SPONSORS

Mason Gates is sponsored by Mary & Clinton Gilliland *Exclusive Sponsor

Katharine Gunnink is sponsored by the Gibson Walters Memorial Fund

Maria Natale is sponsored by Profs. John M. Heineke & Catherine R. Montfort

Trevor Neal is sponsored by Elizabeth F. Adler, Amici di Musica Bella, San José Opera Guild, and Jan & Don Schmidek

Dane Suarez is sponsored by an anonymous sponsor

Brad Dalton is sponsored by the San José Opera Guild

10 Pagliacci Cast and Artistic Team CONTINUED

Anthony Clark Evans, Tonio HOMETOWN: NAPERVILLE, IL RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: Marcello in La bohème with Querido Arte in Guatemala, Riccardo in I Puritani with Lyric Opera of Chicago, and soloist in Angela Rice’s Easter Oratorio Thy Will be Done with the National Chorale at David Geffen Hall UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Rigoletto in Rigoletto with Kentucky Opera, Leporello in Don Giovanni with Tulsa Opera, and Marcello in La bohème with Dallas Opera HIGHLIGHTS: 2017 Cardiff Singer of the World Finalist, 2012 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Winner, and 2014 Licia Albanese Competition Winner.

Cooper Nolan, Canio TENOR HOMETOWN: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: Stiffelio inStiffelio with Frankfurt Opera, Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos with Theatre Aachen, and Siegmund in Die Walküre with Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra. UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Tenor Soloist in the Verdi Requiem with Lexington Philharmonic. HIGHLIGHTS: Presented with the Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation, given to the most promising graduate of the Voice program. A two-time Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions District Winner.

Maria Natale, Nedda SOPRANO HOMETOWN: TRABUCO CANYON, CA RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: Violetta in La traviata with Opera Maine, Fauré's Requiem at Carnegie Hall, and Liu in Turandot with Sarasota Opera. UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly with Opera San José. HIGHLIGHTS: Second Prize from the Elizabeth Connell Prize 2018, and Second Prize from the Gerda Lissner Foundation 2018.

OPERASJ.ORG 11 Cast and Artistic Team CONTINUED

Mason Gates, Beppe TENOR HOMETOWN: SAN JOSE, CA RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: Pedrillo in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Gastone in La traviata, and Steersman in The Flying Dutchman, all with Opera San José. UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Flask in Moby-Dick and Goro in Madama Butterfly, both with Opera San José. HIGHLIGHTS: Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions SF District Winner, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions LA Regional Finalist, and Brava! Opera Theater Vocal Competition Top 10 Finalist.

Emmett O'Hanlon, Silvio BARITONE HOMETOWN: MANHASSET, NY RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: Recital at Brock Recital Hall at Samford University, Dancaire in Carmen, and Valentin (cover) in Faust with Lyric Opera of Chicago. UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Maximillian in Candide with Des Moines Metro Opera, Malatesta in Don Pasquale at the Berkshire Opera Festival, and debut with the New World Symphony for Unanswered Questions: A Leonard Bernstein Journey. HIGHLIGHTS: Finalist in the 2017 Operalia competition, a Finalist in the South Regional Finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and 2nd place in the Verismo Opera Competition.

12 Pagliacci Cast and Artistic Team CONTINUED

Christian Reif CONDUCTOR Christian Reif makes his OSJ debut on the conductor’s podium for Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. Mr. Reif recently joined the San Francisco Symphony as their Resident Conductor and Wattis Foundation Music Director of the internationally acclaimed San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra (SFSYO) in the 2016-17 season. He came to San Francisco from Miami, where he was the Conducting Fellow with the New World Symphony for the previous two seasons. He is currently a member of Germany’s prestigious Conductor’s Forum (Dirigentenforum) and was accepted to their list of “Maestros of Tomorrow." Upcoming performances will feature Mr. Reif with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Omaha Symphony and the San Francisco Symphony. Recent engagements included debuts with the Orchestre National de Lyon, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Brucknerorchester Linz, and with ICE at the Mostly Mozart Festival in NYC. Highlights of Mr. Reif’s 2016-17 season included leading the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz in the opening concert of the International Festival Heidelberger Frühling, performing Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony and Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” with Michelle DeYoung and Toby Spence.

Chuck Hudson STAGE DIRECTOR Chuck Hudson makes his directorial debut during the 2018-19 season, serving as stage director for Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. Based in New York City, Mr. Hudson has directed opera productions at major international companies including Cape Town Opera (South Africa), Florida Grand Opera, Minnesota Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera Center, Wolf Trap Opera, among others. He has directed award winning theatre productions in New York and regionally, with his work as a director he was mentioned in the January 2011 Edition of American Theatre Magazine. He was the Artistic Associate of La Lingua della Lirica for two seasons in Italy, a guest artist at S.I.V.A.M. in Mexico City and has been an annual Master Teacher at San Francisco Opera’s Merola and Adler Fellows programs for more than a decade. He is one of three Americans to have received a diploma from the Marcel Marceau International School of Mimedrama in Paris. He is the only American to be appointed to teach at Marceau’s School, and he performed with Marceau on his 1991 European Tour and in Klaus Kinski’s film Paganini. He also studied at the Paris School for Theatrical Fencing and was awarded an Honorary Diploma from the French Academy of Arms.

OPERASJ.ORG 13 Cast and Artistic Team CONTINUED

Christopher James Ray ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR & CHORUS MASTER Christopher James Ray makes his OSJ debut in the 2018-19 season as assistant conductor and chorus master for Pagliacci. Recent engagements include joining the music staff of the renowned Bayreuth Festival where he worked on productions of Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer, Lohengrin, Götterdämmerung, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and Parsifal. For the 2017-18 season, Christopher served as Interim Music Director for Opera at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis where he led performances of Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Copland’s The Tender Land. In 2014, he made his professional conducting debut leading a double bill of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci with the Mississippi Opera, and later that year he conducted performances of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi with Opera in the Ozarks. As assistant conductor, Mr. Ray has worked with New York City Opera (Brokeback Mountain), Salzburg State Theater (Brokeback Mountain), North Carolina Opera (La bohème, Così fan tutte, Le nozze di Figaro), Sarasota Opera (Le nozze di Figaro, Don Carlos), Opera on the James (Carmen), Opera on the Avalon (Die Zauberflöte), Syracuse Opera (Die Fledermaus) as well as the Memphis and Portland (ME) Symphonies.

Andrea Bechert SET DESIGNER Andrea Bechert creates set designs for OSJ’s 2018-19 production of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. Ms. Bechert has designed over 300 productions and numerous world premieres at theatres across the country. Local companies she has designed for include TheatreWorks (over 30 productions), Center Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The Magic Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, American Musical Theatre of San Jose, the Douglas Morrison Theatre, San Jose Children’s Musical Theatre, Palo Alto Players, Contra Costa Musical Theatre, and San Jose Stage Company. Regional companies she has designed for include The Cleveland Playhouse, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas, and many others. Current projects include Sisters Matsumoto at Center REP, Romeo & Juliet at Chautauaqua Theatre in New York, Constellations with TheatreWorks, Beauty & the Beast for the Mountain Play on Mount Tamalpais, and several musicals with Peninsula Youth Theatre where she serves as resident designer. Her designs have been included in the 2005 World Design Expo and her scenic, costume, and projection designs for Mad Forest were selected for the 1996 Prague Quadrennial exhibit. She was the Keynote speaker at the USITT Northwest Regional conference in Reno in 2010.

14 Pagliacci Cast and Artistic Team CONTINUED

Cathleen Edwards COSTUME DESIGNER Cathleen Edward’s costume designs are featured in the 2018-19 production of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. Ms. Edward’s designs have been featured in several OSJ productions, including J. Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love, Massenet’s Werther, Cavalli’s L’Ormindo, Britten’s Turn of the Screw, Roumanis’s Phaedra, Verdi’s Rigoletto, Handel’s Xerxes, Rossini’s Il Turco in Italia, and Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress. Ms. Edwards has designed costumes for American Conservatory Theatre, Alaska Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, American Musical Theatre of San Jose, TheatreWorks, Marin Theatre Company, Shaklee Corporation Industrial Shows, California Coast Opera, Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, One-Act Theatre Company and the Wagner Society. Awards and accolades received include two Drama-Logues (Pacific Overtures and Follies), and two Bay Area Critics’ Circle awards (Pa- cific Overtures and Crucifer of Blood).

Kent Dorsey LIGHTING DESIGNER Kent Dorsey returns to Opera San José in the 2018-19 season as the lighting designer for Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. His set designs will also be featured in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Previously, Mr. Dorsey’s designs have been featured in OSJ’s recent productions of Puccini’s La rondine, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi, and all four productions of the company’s 2010-11 season: David Carlson’s Anna Karenina, Puccini’s Tosca, The Barber of Seville and Puccini’s La bohéme. His opera work includes Scenery, Projection and Lighting Design for the world premiere of Myron Fink’s The Conquistador (San Diego Opera). Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ The Lighthouse directed by Jack O’Brien (San Diego Opera & Chicago Opera Theatre), La bohéme and Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila (Palm Beach Opera) Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman directed by Lillian Garret-Groag (Virginia Opera) and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor directed by Colin Graham (Greensboro Opera).

OPERASJ.ORG 15 Cast and Artistic Team CONTINUED

Christina Martin WIG AND MAKEUP DESIGNER Christina Martin returns during the 2018-19 season as wig and make-up designer for Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Ms. Martin has designed wigs and makeup for several OSJ productions, including Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio, Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Puccini’s La rondine, Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman, Verdi’s La traviata, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s Silent Night, and Puccini’s La bohème. Ms. Martin graduated from San José State University in 2007, and began working for Opera San José the same year. She is a Bay Area native who has been working in the wig and makeup industry throughout Northern California for such companies as the San Francisco Ballet, American Conservatory Theater, and Opera Parallèle. She is currently employed with the San Francisco Opera as a principal makeup artist, show foreman, and a wig shop artisan. As a Regional Member of Hollywood’s Makeup Artists and Hairstylists guild IATSE Local 706, Ms. Martin has had the pleasure of working for film, television, and multimedia, along with opera and theater.

16 Pagliacci OPERA HAS BEEN PART OF YOUR LIFE. MAKE IT PART OF YOUR LEGACY.

In addition to the satisfaction that THE IRENE DALIS LEGACY SOCIETY comes from knowing you have made (as of July 31, 2018) a difference in the lives of others, CHERYL ADAMS the best gift plans combine your TRICIA & TIM ANDERSON philanthropic giving with your financial BARBARA BARRETT needs and tax-planning strategies. MARTHA BEST ROBERT & DIANE CLAYPOOL Through creative gift planning, you can ROSE CRIMI secure your own future, as well as ours. GEORGE & SUSAN CROW There are many ways to remember WENDY DEWELL DOROTHY & RICHARD DORSAY Opera San José in your estate plans. DR. JAMES & SUSAN DYER You can name Opera San José as a FRED & PEGGY HEIMAN beneficiary in your will or trust, or JIM & PAT JACKSON bequeth an insurance policy or an MR. & MRS. PAUL J. KELLER IRA/401(k) account. You can even JEANNE L. MCCANN KEVIN MCGIBONEY & NANCY LUTZOW establish a charitable gift annuity, D.G. MITCHELL which will provide you with a monthly HEIDI MUNZINGER payment and immediate tax deduction, DR. H. ANDREA NEVES with the remainder of the trust NANCY NIELSEN becoming a gift to the company after ELIZABETH POINDEXTER MR. & MRS. LEE ROSEN your passing. Naming Opera San José MARTHA SANFORD & GARY HONG in your estate plan also qualifies you JAN & DON SCHMIDEK to become a member of the Irene Dalis JOHN SHOTT Legacy Society. VICTORIA SLICHTER DR. LARRY STERN For more information about planned ROGER & ISOBEL STURGEON giving and the Irene Dalis Legacy MS. MARILYN TAGHON Society, please contact Noritaka Okada, LAWRENCE TARTAGLINO JAN TELESKY Individual Giving Manager at okada@ MELITA WADE THORPE operasj.org. MRS. DICKSON TITUS To ensure that your gift accomplishes ALBERT J. VIZINHO BRADFORD WADE & LINDA RIEBEL your goals according to your wishes, we SHERYL WALTERS recommend that you MICHAEL & LAURIE WARNER obtain the professional counsel of an DR. & MRS. C. WHITBY-STREVENS attorney who specializes in RICHARD & PHYLLIS WHITNEY estate planning. TWO ANONYMOUS

OPERASJ.ORG 17 Board of Directors

OFFICERS DIRECTORS PAST PRESIDENTS Gillian Moran Barbara Brosh Maxwell Bloom Board President 1983–1984 Richard Dorsay, M.D. Fred Heiman Frank Fiscalini Treasurer & Vice President; Frank Fiscalini 1984–1987 Chair of Finance & Long Range Planning Larry Hancock Gordon Brooks 1987–1989 Jennifer A.R. Hsu Charles F. Hanes Secretary Kitty Spaulding Fred Heiman 1989–1992 N. Eric Jorgensen Peggy Heiman Vice President Michael Kalkstein General Counsel Rita Elizabeth Horiguchi 1992–1994 Peggy Heiman Jennifer A.R. Hsu Mary Reber Vice President & Chair, 1994–1995 Nominating Committee N. Eric Jorgensen Martha Sanford Rita Elizabeth Horiguchi William R. Lambert 1995–1998 Vice President & Chair, Governance Committee Jeanne L. McCann Richard O. Whitney 1998–2001 Jeanne McCann Gillian Moran Vice President & Chair, Frank M. Veloz 2001–2004 Planned Giving and Special Dr. H. Andrea Neves Events Committees Gerard Seelig Joe Pon 2004–2007 Dr. H. Andrea Neves Marilyn Sefchovich Vice President & Chair, George Crow Development Committee Vijay Vaidyanathan 2007–2010 Gerard L. Seelig Dr. Brian Ward Vice President & Chair, Audit Laurie Warner 2010-2017 Committee Melody Walsh Laurie Warner

Mission Statement

Opera San José is dedicated to maintaining a resident company of opera singers with whom we present compelling, professional opera performances, while creat- ing and providing cultural and educational programs that both enrich the opera- going experience and encourage future generations of artists and audiences. Opera San José also provides technical assistance to other organizations. Founded in 1984, Opera San José is unique in that it is the only year-long resident opera company in the nation. Members of the resident company form the core of the artistic staff for main-stage productions as well as educational programs.

18 Pagliacci Staff Larry Hancock GENERAL DIRECTOR Joseph Marcheso MUSIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR

Artistic/Music SET DESIGNERS SCENE SHOP SUPERVISOR ARTISTIC PLANNING Steven C. Kemp Christopher Kesel DIRECTOR, COURTESY OF Andrea Bechert LEAD CARPENTERS THE PACKARD HUMANITIES Erhard Rom Chris Tucker INSTITUTE Kent Dorsey Khori Dastoor Eric Liu LIGHTING DESIGNER CARPENTERS ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATOR Pamila Z. Gray Rob Holland Kent Dorsey William Gunn Joseph Gorini ARTISTIC OPERATIONS AND COSTUME DESIGNERS Patrick Engels OUTREACH MANAGER Ulises Alcala Easther Ng Eric Liu Cathleen Edwards James McCambridge GUEST CONDUCTORS Jessica Jahn Sean Kramer George Manahan Julie Engelbrecht HOUSE SOUND Christian Reif WIG AND MAKEUP DESIGNER Tom Johnson HEAD OF MUSIC STAFF Christina Martin SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST Veronika Agranov-Dafoe Renee Jankowski PRODUCTION STAGE COACHING/ACCOMPANYING MANAGERS SCENIC ARTISTS STAFF Darlene Miyakawa Karen McNulty Veronika Agranov-Dafoe Erin Thompson-Janszen Jerald Enos Ronny Greenberg ASSISTANT STAGE Beth Zeigler Victoria Lington DIRECTORS Cristina Anselmo Rory Willats ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN PROPERTIES MASTER James Blaszko Tim Spears Lori Scheper-Kesel ASSISTANT STAGE SUPERTITLE CUEING PROPERTIES ARTISAN Easther Ng MANAGERS Rebecca Bradley Christopher Kesel Julie Chin Chloe Schweizer Victoria Lington IATSE LOCAL 134 CREW Kendra L. Green Danika Fernandez Tom Johnson Matthew Vandercook Bob Moreno Production/Technical MASTER ELECTRICIAN Cindy Parker TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Matthew Vandercook Bob Smay John Draginoff Monica Thompson HOUSE ELECTRICIAN Jacob Loretto COSTUME DIRECTORS Bob Smay Alyssa Oania Lesley Willgohs ELECTRICIANS PROPERTIES RUNNER PRODUCTION MANAGERS Harris Meyers Alison Froke Kelly Mack Chloe Schweizer STAGE HANDS Al Saunders Sean Kramer David Chambers STAGE DIRECTORS DECK STEWARD Jonathan Roth Michael Shell Lesley Willgohs Chloe Schweizer Chuck Hudson Rebecca Bradley Kristine McIntyre FLYRAIL OPERATORS Michelle Shuen Brad Dalton Cindy Parker Sean Kramer Dwight McBride Jordan Allegro

OPERASJ.ORG 19 Eric Liu Resident Company Development Rachel Nin Mason Gates DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Natalie Peck Katharine Gunnink Aaron St. Clair Nicholson James McCambridge Maria Natale Avery McKeithan Trevor Neal DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Michelle Klaers D'Alo SCENE SHOP ADMIN Dane Suarez VOLUNTEER WEBMASTER, GRANTS Barbara Brosh Guest Artists Lettie Smith Richard Cox CUTTER/DRAPERS Michael Dailey INDIVIDUAL GIVING Marina Agabekov MANAGER Rebecca Davis Emma Vossbrink Noritaka Okada Katrina Galka FIRST HANDS Matthew Grills Marketing Kitty Wilson Cooper Nolan DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Larisa Zaiko Emmett O’Hanlon Aaron St. Clair Nicholson STITCHERS Renée Rapier COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Neliy Davood Pireh Anhar Brittany Renee Robinson Chris Jalufka Patt Ness Justin Ryan Carolyin Vega Ashraf Sewailam GRAPHIC DESIGNER Philip Skinner Chris Jalufka COSTUME CRAFTS Nathan Stark Lori Scheper-Kesel PHOTOGRAPHERS Administration Pat Kirk WARDROBE CREW Robert Shomler Christine Huynh DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Renee Jankowski David Radosevich Donna Lara Emma Vossbrink COPY EDITING Michelle Cook ACCOUNTANT Lettie Smith Kyo Yohena James Wai Heidi Munzinger HR ADMINISTRATION COSTUME SHOP ASSISTANT Charmaine Olacio-Vallejo MARKETING INTERN Pascha Hopkins Andrea Fuchs-Hampel FACILITIES MANAGER WIG AND MAKEUP Jorge Vallejo Box Office SUPERVISOR MANAGER Christina Martin Dennis Keefe IATSE LOCAL 706 BOX OFFICE ASSISTANT WIG/MAKEUP ASSISTANTS Gary Voss Sharon Peng IATSE LOCAL 706 Lisa Poe IATSE LOCAL 706 Elizabeth Poindexter IATSE LOCAL 706 Erica Villanueva TO DONATE AND BE A PART IATSE LOCAL 706 Dulce-Maria Gastelum OF OUR STORIED LEGACY CALL NORITAKA OKADA AT (408) 437-4460

20 Pagliacci CENTURY CLUB Thank You, Opera San José Century Club Members! Opera San José Century Club celebrates our loyal donors who have surpassed $100,000 in cumulative giving to Opera San José. We applaud your remarkable generosity and loyalty. We thank you for your out- standing investment preserving the culture of our community and the continued health of Opera San José. We are deeply grateful to you. Bravissimo!

Tricia & Tim Fred & Peggy Heiman Dr. H. Andrea Neves Roger & Isobel Anderson Profs. John Heineke & Pamela & David W. Sturgeon Jean Brandt Catherine Montfort Packard Dave Thompson Catherine Bullock Doreen James Richard & Hannelore Michael & Laurie Mimi & Eric Carlson Mary Louise Johnson Romney Warner George & Susan Crow Robert S. Kieve Martha Sanford & Richard & Phyllis Gary Hong Whitney Mary & Clinton Jeanne L. McCann Jan & Don Schmidek Four anonymous Gilliland Ann Marie Mix members

BRAVO! TO OUR DONORS, THE LIFEBLOOD OF OPERA SAN JOSÉ! This listing reflects cumulative cash donations, pledges and matching gifts recorded October 1, 2017 to October 15, 2018

CORPORATIONS $50,000 to $99,999 The Donor-Advisors of $1,000 to $4,999 the Surf Pony Fund $50,000 and above Eloise Bouye Trust American Baptist Homes of the West The Applied Materials The David and Lucile One anonymous gift Foundation Packard Foundation Wagner Society of Under $999 Northern California $10,000 to $49,999 $10,000 to $49,999 Amazon Smile REYL Overseas The Kieve Foundation Bright Funds Foundation Under $999 Giving Assistant $5,000 to $9,999 The Eugene McDermott eScrip Nova Vista Symphony Nordstrom Foundation Metro C2SV Community Association Inc. Fund $1,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 Opera Bridge Silicon Valley Creates MWT Associates Inc. Lorraine and Gerard Opera Club of Rossmoor Seelig Foundation PUBLIC SECTOR Under $999 Orchard City The Merrimac Fund California Arts Council X Community Chorus National Endowment for The Simon Strauss San José Woman’s Club FOUNDATIONS Foundation the Arts $100,000 and above City of San José South Bay Recorder $1,000 to $4,999 Society Carol Franc Buck ORGANIZATIONS / The Greenside Valley Village Resident Foundation CLUBS Foundation Council The William and Flora $5,000 and above Hewlett Foundation Italian American Heritage Foundation Amici di Musica Bella The Packard Humanities San José Opera Guild Institute The Bob & Joan Johnson Family Foundation

OPERASJ.ORG 21 Matching Gift Donors DOUBLE YOUR DONATION! Does your employer offer a matching gift program? You might be eligible for a match- ing gift. Ask your HR department today if your employer will make your gift have twice the impact, and inform Opera San José of the process required by your company for this meaningful support, if available.

Adobe Systems Electronic Arts IBM Corporation Pacific Gas & Electric Incorporated GE Foundation Intel Corporation Company Applied Materials Google Johnson & Johnson Qualcomm Brocade Communications Harris Bank Matterport SAP Software & Solutions Systems, Inc. Hewlett Packard Microsoft Shell Oil Company Chevron Foundation Hewlett Packard Netflix Cisco Synopsys Enterprise Nvidia ConocoPhillips Texas Instruments The William and Flora Oracle eBay Hewlett Foundation Volkswagen

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

PRODUCERS CIRCLE Fred & Peggy Heiman Heidi Munzinger & John Bill & Ginny Berner $50,000 and above Prof. John M. Heineke Shott Timothy Blum-Peck & Ruth Laine Bauer* & Prof. Catherine R. Dr. H. Andrea Neves Daniel Peck-Blum Montfort Eloise Bouye* Dr. Jakob Nielsen & Jim & Carolyn Bowen Marjorie Johnson Werner Cohn* Hannah Kain Nina Boyd Tom & Gillian Moran Mary & Clinton Gilliland Don Nymoen Pamela & Craig Carper One anonymous gift Howard W. Golub* Jim & Alice Orth Carolle J. Carter & Jess Marilyn Sefchovich Kitchens GENERAL THEATRE CIRCLE DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE $5,000 to $9,999 Richard & Jo Anna John & Agnes Caulfield Strawbridge $25,000 to $49,999 Tricia & Tim Anderson Park & Joan Jan Telesky Willis D. Perkins* Anna M. Bagniewska & Chamberlain Richard & Hannelore Denis St. Jean Melita Wade Thorpe Paul & Marijane Romney Mandy Behe Brian Ward M.D. Chestnut Dave & Carol* Josef & Phyllis Michael & Laurie Warner Isabel Chiu, CPA Thompson Bismanovsky Mariquita West, MD Helen E. Conway One anonymous gift Doris & Alan Burgess Dr. & Mrs. C. Whitby- Donald & Betty D'Angelo CONDUCTORS CIRCLE Mimi & Eric Carlson Strevens Jane Decker $15,000 to $24,999 Steve Clarke Richard & Phyllis Al & Kathy DiFrancesco Whitney Barbara G. Akin Emily Crawford Dr. James & Susan Dyer Jim Beatty Doris Davis PARAGON CIRCLE Geoffrey & Norma Egan Robert S. Kieve Dorothy & Richard $2,000 to $4,999 Maureen Ellenberg Dorsay Jeanne L. McCann Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Frank Fiscalini Donald & Janice Elliott Anderson Ann Marie Mix Michael & Judith Gaulke Charles F. Hanes Drs. Charlene Jan & Don Schmidek Janice & Mel Goertz Mr. & Mrs. William H. Archibeque & Robert Melody Walsh Mary Idso Harmon, Jr. Melnikoff One anonymous gift Jim & Pat Jackson Rita Elizabeth Horiguchi Nevenka & Nebojsa Avdalovic Pat Janes DESIGNERS CIRCLE Eric Jorgensen Dr. Alfonso Banuelos & Bonnie Lee Kellogg $10,000 to $14,999 Dr. William R. Lambert Suzanne Wittrig Phil & Judy Livengood Elizabeth F. Adler Cathy & Dick Lampman Nancy C. Bean Sylvia & Paul Lorton, Jr. George & Susan Crow Mr. & Mrs. Robert Elfi Berkowitz & Thomas Orla MacLean Glen Gould & Bunny Leeper Geisler Joan Mansour Laden D.G. Mitchell

22 Pagliacci *Deceased Donors CONTINUED

Chris & Katie Metzger Barbara F. Borthwick Anders Kugler Mr. & Mrs. Joseph David Muhlitner & Peggy James & Margaret Brady Cathy & Steve Lazarus Riggio Kilduff Ann Brown Don & Dorothy Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Dr. Henry Nattrass Rizzuto Ahmad & Ruth Orandi Lucinda Sanchagrin & Dennis McLean Jackie Pighini Patricia & James Schaaf Randy Presuhn & DOES YOUR COMPANY Timothy Nguyen Jack & Judy Schneider Stephen & Denise MATCH YOUR GIFT? Connie & David Sealer Rawlinson Mort & Alba Sherin Marian Rees Mr. & Mrs. R.W. David Burke & Victoria Russell Lindgren Walter & Ramona Reichl Shomler Burton Burke Sally & Tom Logothetti Richard & Barbara Roof Colette A. Siegel Mary Esther Candee Scott Lurndal Mr. & Mrs. Laurence L. Alice & Robert Skurko William M. Conlon & Rosier Jonathan Lynam Victoria Slichter Judith E. Schwartz Joy Sakai Mr. & Mrs. Denis Lynch Todd & Sandy Smith Alfio & Gerry Crema J.H. Silveira M.D. Jeanne Lyons Linda Snyder Pat Daoud Dr. Pieter & Jacqui Smith Philip & Margaret Ma Mary C. Stradner Dr. George Deabill Scott & Gayle Spencer Tom MacRostie Janet & Robert Strain Ellen Donnelly Laura Sternberg Ernest March Mark & Elizabeth Deborah Edginton Dr. May Loo & Dr. William McCraw & Janet Striebeck Mr. & Mrs. John P. William Thurston Muscio H. James Tellefson Eurich Jeanne Torre Kevin McGiboney & Michael & Janet M.M. Feldman & Rick Nancy Lutzow Thompson Janice Toyoshima Morris Mr. & Mrs. McKnight Nancy Valencia Bradford Wade & Linda Bob & Alice Fenton Riebel Barry & Rosemarie Vosti, Gordon & Marcia Georgiana & John Mirkin Dr. & Ms. Saul & Judith Flaherty Alice Weigel Barbara Molony & Wasserman Neil Wilhelm & Laura Shirley J. Foreman & Thomas Turley Dr. Herbert Weil & Dr. Alberta Brierly Hill Anabel Anderson Imbert Kathleen Montoya Barbara Frank Susan & Jonathan Dennis & Marianne Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G Wittwer Carolyn & Brian George Moore Wilcox Ellen C. Wynn Mr. & Mrs. Argo Tom Myers & Hartono Susan Yost Four anonymous gifts Gherardi Sutanto Four anonymous gifts Drs. Lucia & Jack Gilbert Diane K. Nelson & SUPPORTERS CIRCLE SHOWCASE CIRCLE BenJoaquin Gouverneur Marshall Marlowe $500 to $999 $1,000 to $1,999 & Khori Dastoor Tony Nespole, MD Jane Alejandro Joyce Allegro & Gerald Kathryn Hall & Richard Cynthia & Ken Newton Joseph & Frankie Sheridan Neilson Gabriele Ondine Armstead Jeanne & Michael Larry Hancock Paul & Jo O'Neil Mary T. Baiamonte Althouse Cheryl Holt Maria Norma Martinez Ray & Lynda Barbieri Daniel & Priscilla Amend David G. Hough Palmer Matthew Barnard & Lee Richard J. Andrews Dr. & Mrs. Pearce Hurley Bob & Bonnie Peterson Ramsey Shirley E. Bailey Ilene & Ken Imboden Joe Pon & George Duran A. Bayman & M. Arlock Robin Beresford Linda Izquierdo Nancy Pyeatt Donald H. Bentsen Emily & Stephen Jeraldine Johnson Alice Ramsauer Dr. Arthur & Susan Berman Biedermann Michael Kalkstein & Donald & Marilyn Gene Bernardini Susan English Richardson Matthew W. Bien & Michele Bonnett Grace T. Lee Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Kondo Carol Richardson Cole Donna & William Biretta

OPERASJ.ORG 23 Donors CONTINUED

Andrew & Brenda Birrell David & Janice Gilman Shirley Leisses & Hicks Darby Siempelkamp & Marlene Bollhoffer Orville Goering Williams Michael Kresser Leon Bonner & Redge Michael Good & JoAnn Morton & Elaine Levine Robert & Carmen Sigler Meixner Close Sophia Liu Regina Sleater & Dean Ken Borelli Ruth M. Gordon Don Lowry & Lynore Dunsmore Judith Borlase Roger K. Gould Tillim Alice Schaffer Smith David & Hildegard* Mr. & Mrs. Eduardo Cheryl Lubow Ervie Smith Borror Grisetti Karen & David Sandra M. Sobie Patti Bossert & Charles Jim & Linda* Hagan MacQueen Betty Soennichsen Chew Helen & Dr. Glenn Rob & Jacquie Mardell Morris Sorrells Robert & Mara Hakanson Peter Marra Carol A. Spindler Bronstone Helen Helson Kathryn McAbee Jim Stauffer Steve & Vicky Brozovich Fred & Leelane Hines A. Kirk McKenzie Joan & Michael Stauffer Catherine Bullock DeForrest & Bonnie Richard & Junetta Lynne & Eric Stietzel Dick & Pat Calfee Home McKewan Mary K. Swalen Virginia A. Carpio Randall & Carle Hylkema David & Erika Meinhardt Melinda Swanson Corinne Elliott Carter James & Elizabeth Stephen & Janet Miller Mary Alice & David Iverson Edith & David Cassel Duncan Missimer Thornton Klaus & Maria Jaeger Linda Turner Cato John R. & Elsa Nimmo Barbara Tuma Pamela & Edward Jajko Judy Chamberlain Dr. & Mrs. Hans Orup James V. Tyler Bill & Danielle James Louise A. Chamberlin Denise Owen John & Kathryn Vineyard Dennis & Sheryl Johnson Crystal Chow Joseph Palmer & Nikki Sheryl Walters Jane C. Jordan & Dale E. Kim Deal & Nancy Wang Family Giving Jordan Christensen Janice Paull Fund David & Jeanne Mark & Maggie Cogdill Joyce E Peloian & Gary Karlette Warner & Ward Jorgensen Debbie Frantz Corazzelli McCrea Hoffman Ray & Laurel Kaleda Rose Crimi Lill Petters Mrs. Geri Weimers Jason Paul Kazarian Jonathan R. & Anne W. Teresa Powell Daphne & Stuart Wells Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Keller Cross Tom Ranweiler Dr. George & Bay Elena & Ron Danielson Mary M. & Harry Kelly Marjorie Rauch Westlake Victoria L. Davis Beverly & Craig Kemp Arvo & Astrid Rehemets Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Richard & Maureen Victoria Knox Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rolla Williams DeBolt Donald Krenn Mr. & Mrs. Lee Rosen James & Patricia Wilmore Marvin Del Chiaro Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Doron & Miriam Rotman Kuckein Nate & Carolyn Wilson Bob Dench Jonathan Rubenstein Phil Kurjan Brian & Linda Winter Marilyn & Frank Dorsa Robert Savoie Doug & Rasha La Porte Fern Wollrich-Jaffe Rose Mary Dougherty Charles & Norma Randy Earle Ann Lambrecht Schlossman Chien-Hsien Wu Julie Edgcomb Robert E. Larson & MaryLou Schoone William & Patricia Zahrt Susan R. Larson Susan & Jeff Englander Joyce & Campbell Scott Drs. Robert & Antonette Carol & Jim Lathrop Zeiss Lynn Evans & Fred Robert & Linda Selinske Judith Leahy Ieva Zvargulis & William Saunders Ursula Shultz Robertson Alex Gelber & Linda Wolf Seven anonymous gifts

A REQUEST TO OUR DONORS: If we have made a mistake or omission, kindly bring it to our attention so that we may correct it. Please call Individual Giving Manager Noritaka Okada at (408) 437-4460 or email [email protected]

24 Pagliacci *Deceased Donors CONTINUED

DEDICATED DONATIONS

Robert Applebaum in memory of Rosalyn Applebaum Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Patricia Biagini in memory of Emo Biagini One anonymous in memory of Eloise Bouye Virginia A. Carpio in memory of Willa and Ignacio Carpio Pat Daoud, and one anonymous in memory of Professor Adnan Daoud Barbara Kent in memory of Frank Devlin Jeanne & Michael Althouse in honor of Richard Dorsay Nina Boyd in honor of Frank Fiscalini Pamela & Edward Jajko in memory of Althea Lewesa Frazer Jim Hagan in memory of Linda Hagan Gary & Leslie Holzhausen in memory of M. Katherine Holzhausen Melanie Prole in memory of Eileen Kemp E. Kletter in memory of Adina Shira Kletter Karin L. Leipelt in memory of John C. Leipelt, Sr. Linda Hoffman in honor of Nancy Levenberg Lynn Telford, Sheryl Walters, and one anonymous in honor of Jeanne McCann Charles & Norma Schlossman in memory of Olga Nespole J.H. Silveira M.D. in memory of Grace Parker Ann and John Dizikes, Marcos Nowosad, Gilbert & Wendy Peterson, and Helen Sanders in memory of Dick Sanders & Donna Armstrong Leonard & Jane Jacobson in honor of Marilyn Sefchovich Claudio Fleiner, Ann Moskowitz, and Joyce Tachner in memory of Leonard Tachner E J Watson Williams in honor of Alma Taylor Jing Jing Zheng in honor of Wang Family Giving Fund Marsha & David Pollak, and Susan Yost in memory of Phil Yost

OPERASJ.ORG 25 Special Thanks Friends of Opera San José! Opera San José thanks Friends of Opera San José for their service to the company. To become a member of our volunteer auxiliary, Friends of Opera San José, and experience its many benefits, please send an email to [email protected] or sign up at operasj.org/support/volunteering. Barbara Brosh Linda Riebel Pamela Carper Joy Sakai President Events Yumiko Harada Shirley Dana F. Haberland Suzanne Sarro Fred & Peggy Shoup-Howard Vice President Co-Chair, Membership Heiman Marie Smith Rita Elizabeth Denis St. Jean Meera Prahlad Jim Stauffer Horiguchi Co-Secretary Cultural Outings Linda Swan Ed & Pam Jajko Alma C. Taylor Steven Silva Nancy Valencia Coleen Kohtz Janice Toyoshima Co-Secretary Co-Chair, Barbara Koplos Communication Barbara Tuma Sheryl Kelly William Lambert Jocelyn Vincent Treasurer Brad Wade Lucy Logan Dennis & Marianne Opera at Your Doorstep Pat Daoud Kathleen McCabe- Wilcox Co-Chair, Bonnie Wiliams Martin Chip & Bonnie Communication Co-Chair, Membership; Jeanne McCann Williams Brenda Davis Editor Newsletter Joanna McGrady Alinor Willis Volunteer Coordinator Anna Bagniewska Tom Miller Fern Jaffe Wollrich Jeanne Lyons Didier Benoit Brigid Moreton Bobbi Wolner Recruitment Judith Borlase Lynne Munro Sara Bruce Helen Piper Sally Pyle Volunteers Opera San José thanks the following volunteers for their service to the company. To offer your assistance as a volunteer, please visit operasj.org/support.

Dick & Pat Calfee Fred & Peggy Lorraine Mazzeo Kimberly Thompson Carolle Carter Heiman Pat Miller Kathryn Veregge LaVonne Bouchez Rita Elizabeth Heidi Munzinger Sheryl Walters Miriam Frazier Horiguchi Phil Park Bobbi Wolner Phil & Judy Joy Sakai Livengood In Kind Opera San José would also like to thank the following donors for their generous in-kind goods and services: Services: Diane Claypool, Citti’s Florist, Marilyn & Frank Dorsa, N. Eric Jorgensen, Bonnie Lee Kellogg, Phil Park, Betty Poindexter, Linda Riebel, San Jose Convention Center, R.W. Shomler, Telesky Financial Services, Bradford Wade, Williams Party Rentals. Supplies & Equipment: Chris & Sandra Bengochea, Barbara Brosh, Brenda Davis, Emilio Guglielmo Winery Inc., Koloa Rum Company, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Darlene Marshall, Natalie Mascoli, Diane K. Nelson & Marshall Marlowe, Packard Humanities Institute, Betty Poindexter, Janice Toyoshima, Nancy Valencia, Dianne Wall, and one anonymous.

26 Pagliacci Opera San José Endowment Foundation Supporters Opera San José Endowment Foundation (OSJEF) is a separate 501(c)3 organization from Opera San José, and was established to insure that San Jose will always have opera in its future. OSJEF appreciates your help and support for the fiscal year (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018) and continuing in the future.

Jane Alejandro Jim Hagan Jackie Pighini Dr. Alfonso Banuelos & Fred & Peggy Heiman Marian Rees Suzanne Wittrig Kali & Narada Hess Robert Savoie Ken Borelli Kathy Hiebert Betty Soennichsen Barbara F. Borthwick David G Hough Carol A. Spindler Nina Boyd Mr. Johnson Richard & JoAnna Strawbridge Ann Brown Mr & Mrs Paul A. H. James Tellefson Dennise Carter Kuckein David Thompson Rose Crimi Norman Lariviere & Lynn Telford Carolyn Lund George & Susan Crow Jeanne Torre Robert & Olive Leeper William & Carolyn Dickinson Vosti, Gordon & Marcia Don & Dorothy Lewis Tom & Clara Distefano Bradford Wade & Linda Riebel Philip & Margaret Ma Meredith & Carl Ditmore Alice Weigel Ann Marie Mix James & Susan Dyer Four anonymous gifts Linda Olcott Donald & Janice Elliott

OPERA SAN JOSÉ BOX OFFICE LEAVING THE HOUSE OR LATECOMERS ADMINISTRATION OFFICES If, for whatever reason, you must leave the 2149 Paragon Drive performance, you will only be readmitted at San Jose, CA 95131 the next intermission. Latecomers will not (408) 437-4450 M-F, 9am-6pm be admitted during performance. Patrons www.operasj.org arriving late may watch the performance on a television monitor in the lobby. CALIFORNIA THEATRE BOX OFFICE (408) 437-4450 Open 90 minutes prior LISTENING DEVICES to performance and when Opera San José is Please ask an usher to direct you to the coat in residence at the theatre. check. GROUP SALES WARNING Groups of 10 or more receive special rates. The use of cameras and all kinds of Dennis Keefe, Box Office Manager(408) 437- recording equipment is strictly forbidden. 4450, [email protected] EXITS GUEST APPEARANCES The lighted exit sign nearest your seat is the Opera San José artists or speakers shortest route out of theatre. In case of an are available to community emergency, please do not run, Walk Through groups, corporations, and schools. The Nearest Exit. Contact Lettie Smith at [email protected] or call (408) 437-4464.

OPERASJ.ORG 27 28 Pagliacci NEWEST BIG TOP SHOW!

NOV 15 – FEB 3 OFFICIAL PARTNERS AT&T PARK M P A A G N H E C OPENS FEB 13 F R A N C E SANTA CLARA COUNTY

FAIRGROUNDS LOCAL PARTNER

OPERASJ.ORG 29 town Up y Sw a in 29 N. San Pedro St. olid g Downtown San Jose H NOV. 30 - DEC. 16 408-679-2330 TabardTheatre.org Snapshots. Tabard.

FEATURING THE MUSICAL STYLINGS OF Nineteen Jazz Orchestra Nov. 30-Dec. 2 Featuring Touch of Brass Dec. 7-9 SOJ Big Band Dec. 14-16 BIG BAND likeFAVORITES Food & Clothing Drive It’s the Most Wonderful Time of We will have barrels the Year, Boogie Woogie Bugle, in the lobby Boy, Winter Wonderland for canned goods String of Pearls & winter coats ...and many more!

30 Pagliacci Supported, in part, by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José.

OPERASJ.ORG 31 32 Pagliacci