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CREDITS MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE Laura R. Wyss Editor Mitchell Carter Contributing Editor sponsored by KATTs COMMUNICATIONS Kimberley A. Dyke II®General Motors. Tina Jones Design Directors Cynthia Secof Clisdal Art Director CONTENTS Tom Jones Publishing Consultant MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTOR Toby Faber Director Advertising Sales ~ 2 - Live Publishing Print & Production Direction MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES GRAND RIVER PRINTING Printer - 5- COVER PHOTO: ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF Mark]. Mancinelli; MJM Photography - 8- Michigan Opera Theatre would like to thank DETROIT OPERA HOUSE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN the Detroit Institute of Arts for the use of - 10 - artwork for promotional materials. Michigan Opera Theatre would like to thank DETROIT OPERA HOUSE Harmony House Records for the donation of CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS season recordings and videos. "-- 11 - Michigan Opera Theatre's 1997/98 subscription and single tickets have been graciously sponsored COMMUNITY PROGRAMS by Hammell Music. - 16- Physicians' service provided by Henry Ford Medical Center for the Performing Arts.

Steinway is the official piano of the Detroit Opera House and Michigan Opera Theatre. Steinway pianos are provided by Hammell Music, exclusive representative for Steinway and Sons. President Tuxedo is the official provider of formal wear for the Detroit Opera House. Michigan Opera Theatre is a non-profit YOUNG ARTIST ApPRENTICE PROGRAM cultural organization whose activities are supported in part by the Michigan Council -37- for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts, and other individuals, MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE CONTRIBUTORS corporations and foundations. Michigan Opera -39- Theatre is an equal opportunity empl~yer.

MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS NATIONAL ENDOWMENT -45- JJ'III ",,'hig'" """if I'" FOR9THE V" omomiailtum/fljfo,," VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION ARTS - 46Copyright- 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 1998 SpriY/{f S~ elcome to Michigan Opera Theatre's 1998 spring season of grand opera at the magnificent Detroit Opera House. Following the great success of Aida and The Magic Flute, last fall, our season of Temptatio n) Tragedy & Triumph continues with three wonderful and unique forces of the operatic repertoire. We are, of course, deeply grateful to General Motors for sponsoring our spring season and our production of Porgy and Bess.

We open with our first-ever staging of Jules Massenet's Manon , a moving and sensual masterpiece presented in a new stage production. Our season continues with The Elixir 0/ Love, Donizetti's deliciously charming comedy, not seen on our stage since 1975. Finally, we celebrate the centenary of the birth of George Gershwin with a magnificent production of Porgy and Bess. We are delighted to welcome the return of many of our favorite artists, who are joined by some of today's most exciting new talent: I am sure you will enjoy and appreciate these grand productions, which are only possible on our expansive stage.

Also, this spring season, I invite you to take a few moments before the performance and during interfnission to visit two very special photo displays.

In the Grand Lobby, we present "Celebrating Porgy and Bess," a fun and informative look at the , photos, artists and stories that embrace Michigan Opera Theatre's history of presenting the Great American Opera. It has always been a great source of pride that we were among the very first opera companies to present Porgy and Bess.

Throughout the past twenty-seven years, I have had the pleasure of seeking out and introducing some of the world's great African-American operatic talent. Kathleen Battle, Cleo Laine, Leona Mitchell, Wilhelmina Fernandez, Camellia Johnson and Vinson Cole are but a few of the artists who have given so much pleasure to our audiences. We have searched our archives and selected our favorite artist and production photos, to present a unique retrospective. This display, in the Third Floor Elevator Tower Lobby, celebrates the African-American artists who have played such an important part in Michigan Opera Theatre's history.

In closing, I wish to express my deepest gratitude to the many individuals, corporations and foundations whose on-going support helps us meet the challenge of presenting world-class opera in a world-class opera house!

Enjoy the opera! Vavid ViChiera, General Director

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Our challenge now is to raise an additional $20 million-$14 million to cover our financial obligations and another $6 million to fund future projects including the Administrative Office Tower, Educational Resource Center and Broadway Facade.

There are many ways to help us meet our goal. Seats are still available for naming, and other custom naming opportunities throughout the theater exist. One exciting initiative is the "Buy A Brick" campaign, now in its final phase. Bricks will be placed for all theater goers to see in the Detroit Opera House Recognition Plaza, a paved walkway to be located outside the Madison Lounge. Installation of bricks and panels is scheduled to begin in late summer 1998.

With already more than 800 bricks sold, the final phase of the "Buy A Brick" initiative is being spearh~aded by the Michigan Opera Theatre Volunteer Association, under the leadership of Betty Brooks. Volunteers · will be selling bricks in the Grand Lobby at most Detroit Opera House events. Bricks may also be purchased by calling the Development Department at (313)874-7261, or by completing and returning the form below.

Please join the growing number of supporters who have already contributed to this exciting project. By buying a brick, you become a part of history, and allow us to focus on the future.

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Summer programs begin July 6, 1998 in Create Opera!, the improvisational and run through A ugust 2, 1998. course developed by Karen DiChiera. Children will learn to write, Nadine Maynard, Jonathon Swift & The Hudson's Learning Family choreograph, compose and perform Karen DiChiera Thanks to a grant from Hudson's, their own musical theater pieces. Volunteers make up the families can enjoy a weekly menu of High school students can learn the camera crew: men and shared artistic adventure during July. music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, women who give up five During the morning and afternoon Rogers & Hammerstein and Gilbert hours a day for five days of each Saturday, artists, musicians, & Sullivan. Michigan Opera Theatre's to help us immortalize on architects, dancers, actors, writers, Mark Vondrak, along with actress videotape such authorities and poets will teach classes specially Mary Pagnanni and vocal teacher on music and talented performers as George designed for families. Saturday family Kate Bublitz, will teach singing, Shirley, Shirley Verreff, Dr. programs will include Josephine choreography and acting. Former Wallace Peace, Barbara Love's "Family Adventures in Music," Motown Records composer Bob Wiltsie, Mary Callahan Francine Dent's "Comedy: The Family StThomas will teach his song writing Lynch and her talented That Laughs Together," Michael course "From Poetry to Music." daughter, Caitl in. The Hauser's "Architectural Scavenger programs, which are co Hunt," James Tatum's "Conversations Write On! hosted and co-produced in Jazz" and Brad Stroud's "The A partnership with The Writer's Voice by Dr. Jonathan Swift and Difference Between Ballet and of the YMCA of Metro Detroit, under Karen VanderKloot Modern Dance." the direction of Arts and Humanities DiChiera, can be seen on Director M.L. Liebler, will offer Bloomfield Community Television Channel 11 and The Learning Kids instruction for beginning writers with on PBS Station WFUM of With help from the Fanclub Joann L. Washington. Intermediate Flint. Check your local Foundation for the Arts, youngsters writers will be taught by Clark Iverson cable listings for air times. fourteen and under can participate and Jane Ratcliffe. "Poets at the Opera Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 16 Michigan Opera Theatre ......

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As of the end of • February, the talented artists of Community • Programs have given • 200 performances in • schools, community • centers, churches, • libraries, and theaters. House" will feature poetry readings by • Young people and well-known local and national writers. • adults have enjoyed one-act operas and The Learning Detroiter • musical revues in This collection of courses will be Detroit's history through its • Petosky, Port Huron, offered through the generous downtown statues, the history • St. Joseph, Charlevoix, support of the City of Detroit of Hudson's, and the theaters of • Calumet, Ishpening • and all of South Cultural Affairs Department and C. Howard Crane (including the • Eastern Michigan. the Michigan Council for the Arts Detroit Opera House) will enlighten • Hats off to the artists! and Cultural Affairs. Speakers on adult students. We will even Detroit's French heritage, popular celebrate Detroit's 298th Birthday music in Detroit from the 1950's with toasts and French pastry on onward, Detroit's architecture, July 24th. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 1998 SpriJ1fY Sea

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Opera in three acts

By Jules Massenet Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille Based on the novel Manon Lescaut by the Abbe Prevost First performance: Paris, January 19,1884 New production by L'Opera de Montreal and Michigan Opera Theatre

Conducted by JOHN MAUCERI Directed by BERNARD UZAN Set Design by MICHEL BEAULAC and BERNARD UZAN Original Costume Design by MICHEL BEAULAC and L'OPERA DE MONTREAL Lighting Design by KENDALL SMITH Chorus Master SUZANNE ACTON Choreographer RENAUD DOUCET Make-up and Hair Design by ELSEN ASSOCIATES Stage Manager THE CAS T JOHN KENNELLY I N ORDER OF VOCAL ApPEARANCE Supertitles translation by Lindley L. Becker and T T Scott

Guillot de Morfontaine Sergeant Scenic shop: Decors Sceniques Prodec CESAR ULLOA TONY LYNCH Painting shop: De Bretigny Manon Longue-Vue Peinture Scenique Inc RUTH ANN SWENSON RODNEY STENBORG Construction of set curtains: (April 18, 22, 25) Vincent Pastena Poussette STEFANIA BONFADELLF KAREN DRISCOLL'" Costumes constructed by: (April 19, 24, 26) I.:Opera de Montreal

Javotte - Chevalier Des Grieux Supertitles provtded by arrangement EMILY BENNER MARCELLO GIORDANI with Bayshore Opera Translations (April 18, 22, 25) Archival recordings engineered by Rosette DAVID MILLER" Daniel Dene and assisted by Rudy Lauerman JULIE DE VAERE (April 19, 24, 26) There will be intermissions following Acts I & II Innkeeper Maid ALLEN SCHROTT" VICTORIA BIGELOW Lescaut Michigan Opera Theatre's 1998 Spring Season is sponsored by Comte des Grieux JOHN ROBERT AUTRY" ARA BERBERIAN II'General Motors. Two Soldiers The April 25 performance is sponsored by The Porter of the Seminary DAN AGGAS KENNETH SHEPHERD TOMKABALA Oh~~~'ON Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre ':Michigan Opera Theatre debut 1998 SpriilfY Sea&cftn 21 Setti~g: greets the adoring crowd by telling them to use their time well, in pleasure, wine, and love, for youth lasts only a France) the 1730)5 short time ("Obeissons quand leur voix appelle"). She then overhears an old gentleman tell Bretigny that Des Grieux has ACT I, Scene One been studying for holy orders at the seminary of St. SuI pice. In the courtyard of an inn at Amiens, two rich dandies, The gentleman is the Comte des Grieux, father to her former Guillot de Morfontaine and De Bretigny, are dining with lover; in a delicate conversation, during which neither admits three "actresses" of their acquaintance. A crowd assembles to their true identity, Manon asks about Des Grieux' suffering; greet the coach from Arras, among them a soldier, Lescaut, his father tells her that the tears flowed in silence. The who is to meet his vivacious and beautiful cousin Manon. She distraught Manon ignores the ballet that Guillot, at great is on her way to a convent, but, as she tells her cousin, she is expense, has provided for her amusement; in the end, she overwhelmed with the wonder of her first trip away from rushes off to St. Sulpice. home ("Je suis encore tout etourdie"). As Lescaut is distracted by his comrades, Guillot takes the opportunity to offer his Scene Two "protection" and his carriage to Manon, who is amused. Des Grieux is congratulated by his father for his successful Lescaut ,then gives her a brief lecture about the family's honor sermon at St. Sulpice; nevertheless, the Comte advises his (~Ne bronchez pa, soyez gentille"), although he himself is son to leave the religious life, find a good woman, and raise about to join his friends in gambling. Left alone, Manon a family ("Epouse quelque brave fille"). Alone, Des Grieux , reflects o.n the pleasures that she will soon have to abandon begs the sweet image of Manon to release him from his ("Voyons, Manon, plus de chimeres") . On his way to the ongoing torture ("Ah, fuyez, douce image"). The frantic coach, a handsome young man, the Chevalier des Grieux, is Manon, confronting him, begs him to forgive her and take overwhelmed b y Manon's beauty; in a daze, he tells her that her back, exerting all her powers ("N'est-ce plus rna main"); she has become the mistress of his heart. He offers to save her and in the end, Des Grieux cannot resist. from the convent. Manon, equally. smitten, agrees to flee with him to Paris. ACT III, Scene One Scene Two Gambling is the raison-d' hre for the Hotel de In their cozy Paris apartment, Des Grieux and Manon read Transylvanie; Manon brings Des Grieux there, against his the letter he has written to his father, asking permission to better judgement, to try and replenish their funds. Des make Manon his wife. Shortly, Lescaut brusquely enters, Grieux has now abandoned any semblance of respectability accompanied by Bretigny, the latter disguised as a soldier. and honor to his passion for the luxury-loving Manon Lescaut rudely confronts Des Grieux about his abduction ("Manon, sphinx etonnant"). Manon celebrates her hedonistic of his cousin. To calm him, the Chevalier shows Lescaut the life with a chilling refrain that denies the existence of letter to his father; meanwhile Bretigny offers Manon a rich tomorrow ("A nous les amours et les roses"). By chance, Des and comfortable life, further informing her that Des Grieux finds himself playing and winning against Guillot, Grieux will soon be abducted by agents employed by his who accuses him and Manon of cheating. The police arrive, father. Alone, Manon heartbreakingly ponders her coming arresting them both. separation from her love ("Adieu, notre petite table"). On his return, Des Grieux paints an exquisite dream of their future Scene Two life together ("En fermant les yeux"); but the dream is Des Grieux' father has arranged his release. Des Grieux shattered by the fatal knock on the door. enlists Lescaut in an effort to free Manon, who is enroute to Le Havre to be deported to Louisiana. Lescaut succeeds in bribing the guards, but Manon is weak and ill. She begs Des ACT II, Scene One Grieux' forgiveness, and they imagine a bright future together, The huge, festive crowd of the Cours-La-Reine mills about, but it is too late: Manon's tortured heart stops beating. buying, selling, eating, drinking, and flirting, among them Lescaut, who readily flirts with women as well as dice. -Mitchell Krieger Meanwhile, Guillot, who has learned that Bretigny (now Manon's (' protector") has refused to stage a ballet for Manon, plots to steal her away with his own munificence. Manon

n 1731, a young French author named theatrical works, more than two dozen symphonic works, Prevost wrote a seventh volume to his works for piano, chamber music, oratorios, cantatas, choruses, Memoirs and Adventures 0/ a Man 0/ and hundreds of melodies make up his legacy. His operas Quality, a work in which the word "adven include many that are still in the repertoire, such as Herodiade ture" was primary; but the sequel, entitled (1881), Manon (1884) , Le Cid (1885), Esclarmonde (1889), Manon Lescaut, was different. The Memoirs Werther (1892), Thais (1894), Cendrillon (1899), and Don were full of fantastic escapades, gratuitous Quichotte (1910). No other French composer has so many murders, abductions, escapes, and so on. Manon Lescaut operatic successes to his credit. had a few of these, but the narrator, the Chevalier des Grieux, was above all a man whose all-consuming love for the In composing Manon, Massenet made the choice to portray title character led him down the path to despair, crime, his heroine very much as Prevost did: overwhelmingly charm murder and exile. Whatever one thinks of the somewhat ing, vivacious, delightful; in short, a creature whom both the melodramatic style of Prevost, the deep human statement is hero and the audience can forgive everything. In the midst unavoidable. What happens to a person for whom love of gambling (and cheating) to satisfy Manon's unending becomes an obsession, who cannot survive without his love, thirst for luxury, Des Grieux names her "Sphinx etonnant, who is willing to feed her outrageous craving for luxury veritable sirene!" (Astounding enigma, genuine temptress!). and pleasure, who sacrifices his family, his good name, his Earlier, before any of her numerous betrayals of Des Grieux, homeland? The novel is, truly, a disturbing character portrait he describes her in a letter to his father: "Everything about of such a man, and of a woman whose lack of scruples are so her seduces one: her beauty, youth, grace; the sweetest of lighthearted that one cannot help but be charmed, even while voices, the most charming and tender of faces; her spirit one is inescapably entwined in her net. embraces life endlessly." Massenet finds a simple, tender melody for the reading of the letter, and a more tortured, France in 1731 was a nation in which at least outward passionate musical ambience for the hero's declaration during shows of morality were necessary, and so Manon Lescaut was the gambling scene. not well received by the Church and other arbiters of public decency; the novel was in fact banned in 1733. But, by the By following the musical growth of both principal characters nineteenth century, things had changed a great deal, so that through the opera, Massenet's mastery of musical characteri Prevost's work was ripe for operatic treatment. In fact, three zation can be seen. In her opening scene Manon has much composers wrote successful operas based on the novel: Auber rapid-fire chatter (sixteen, and on her first trip away from wrote an operetta-like treatment with the same name in 1856; home!), with just a touch of melancholy here and there Massenet penned his sensuous, very French treatment in after all, she is on her way to the convent. Des Grieux, in a 1884, calling it simply Manon; and Puccini had his first major pensive mood, has a forthright, sensitive melody, which success with his Italian version, which returned to the full makes a metamorphosis into a sweet, romantic theme when title of Manon Lescaut, in 1893 . Auber's effort is mostly he sees, and falls in love with, Manon. Their ensuing duet is remembered for one catchy aria for the title character, but lively and energetic: the future is bright. This mood continues Massenet's and Puccini's remain important parts of into the next scene, in their little boudoir, but Manon, already the repertoire today. committed to the first betrayal of her love, sings a more anguished and womanly aria ("Adieu, notre petite table"). Jules Massenet was. a composer, musician, and person who Des Grieux also plunges emotionally deeper with his epitomized his time and place. France from 1842, the year of exquisite portrait of his dream future ("La Reve") . his birth, to 1912, the year of his death, was the center of world culture, and Paris was home to hundreds of artists, During the vivacious scene .at the Cours-la-Reine, we authors, composers, sculptors, and the patrons and audience experience Manon's more womanly desires for luxury and for all of them. It was a time and place where the next new pleasure in her Gavotte, and then we hear her pain and guilt opera was the most important topic of conversation; where as she meets with Des Grieux's father. Then follows the scene the talented gathered almost daily in salons to discuss music, in the seminary of Saint Sulpice, in which both characters art, literature, and the world. For example, the Paris reach emotional-and musical-heights. Des Grieux Conservatoire during Massenet's lifetime numbered among grapples for his soul with his wish to devote his life to God its students and faculty such names as Halevy, Berlioz, Adam, and the irresistible, bitter attraction that threatens to rule his Bizet, Franck, Thomas, Guiraud, Delibes, Charpentier, Saint life. When Manon appears to beg him to return to her, Saens, Gounod, Faure, and Debussy, to name a few. Massenet gives her a melody with immeasurable poignancy Massenet's talents were certainly in a fertile garden. and power ("N'est-ce plus ma main"); and with all her charm, sensuality, beauty and passion, she wins him back, for better Fertility is a good word to describe Massenet's output, too. or worse-mostly for worse. Twenty-six operas, four ballets, incidentalCopyright music to2010, a dozen Michigan Opera Theatre 1998 Spring Sea&an 23 The lovers next find themselves in the gambling salon of eighteenth-century setting depicts a period that continues to the Hotel Transylvanie, where Des Grieux sings about his fascinate us (witness the popularity of the film Dangerous tortured love to his "sphinx etonnant," and Manon reveals the Liaisons); the charm of the heroine cannot be denied, depth of her depravity in an aria praising gold, laughter, love nor the passion of Des Grieux. The story has its and pleasure, with a chilling refrain of "Qui sait si nous resonance today: after ail, who is Manon but "Material vivrons demain" ("Who knows if we will be alive tomor Girl"? And while we have become accustomed to more and row"). And in their final duet, as Manon lies exhausted and more explicit intimate scenes in today's theater and film, dying on the road to Le Havre, the lovers' passion, regret, Massenet's music for the Saint Sulpice scene is sexier. Like and de,spair, ennobled by their love, inspire Massenet to all operatic masterpieces, Manon transcends its setting: its music of warmth, depth and nobility. story is timeless, its message universal. E Dramatic sensibilities hav€ changed since 1884, but the - Mitchell Krieger is Director 0/ Artistic Resources exquisite music of Manon still stirs and charms us. The early for Michigan Opera Theatre .· · · · · · · · · · · · · 'MaJ!U1JV cArda 1Prifile& (Co SUZANNE ACTON ARA BERBERIAN Suzanne Acton (Chorus Master) has been Detroit-born Ara Berberian (Comte Des Grieux) MOT's Assistant Music Director and Chorus has sung more than 150 operas in his career, Master since the 1981/82 season. She has including several "Live from the Met" television conducted several productions during her presentations. His extensive repertoire includes Me tenure, including The Barber 0/ Seville and bass roles in The Barber 0/ Seville, The Magic Flute, The Daughter of the Regiment. For Dayton Fidelia , Die Meistersinger, Arzadne au/Naxos, Boris Opera, she has conducted West Side Story, Goelunov, Romeo and Juliet, The Tales 0/ Hoffmann, My Fair,Lady and The Pirates 0/ Penzance. Pellias et Miitsande, TOJca and The Ghosts 0/ Ms. Acton has served as coach and Versailles. Mr. Berberian has recorded for RCA - accompanist for the opera companies of Victor, Colun1bia, Poseidon Records, and Positively St. Louis and ,San Diego, and is Music Armenian. This marks the Southfield resi dent's fifth Director of Rackham Symphony Choir. MOT appearance-he most recently sang Doctor Bartolo in The Barber 0/ Sevzlle (1993 ). 1 ~HN ROBERT ~~~.R2:. STEFANIA BONFADELLI Baritone John Robert Autry (Lescaut), from Soprano Stefania Bonfadelli (title role) has o Atlanta, is currently an Adler Fellow with San performed to critical and popular acclain1 Francisco Opera, and appeared there throughout Europe and now makes her North last season as Horatio in Thomas's Hamlet, as American operatic debut. The Verona-born artist's both Dancairo and Morales in Carmen, as recent successes include portrayals of Olympia in Fiorello in The Barber a/Seville, and as The Tales 0/ Hoffmann and Adina in The Elixir 0/ Hermann in The Tales a/Hoffmann. Other Love in Dijon, LUCIa eli Lammermoor in Bergamo, recent engagements included Ping in Turandot and The Barber 0/ Seville and Rlgoletto in with Palin Beach Opera, Sharpless in Madama Toulouse. The Mattia Battistini competition Butterfly with Birmingham Opera, and the winner, whose repertoire includes La Traviata, Viceroy in La Perichole. This season, besides Falsta/f, Don Pasquale and Faust, has performed his MOT debut, Mr. Autry will sing Marcello in Cagliari, Buenos Aires, Vienna, Marseilles, in Opera Pacific's La Boheme and several Monte Ca rio, Hamburg and Catania. roles with San Francisco Opera.

MICHEL BEAULAC JUl:.lI!PE VAERE After studying music and art, Michel Beaulac Born in Southern California, mezzo-soprano (set and costume design) joined L'Opera de Julie De Vaere (Rosette) is completing her first Montreal in 1989, and is now assistant season at MOT-she sang the Third Lady in to the artistic director. He created the sets for MOT's notable production of Th e Magic Flute a new production of Fedora, which opened last fa ll . Ms. De Vaere recently completed two L'Opera de Montreal's 1995-96 season, and seasons as an Apprentice Artist with Opera designed or co-designed several other Pacific, performing Sophie in Die Fledermaus, productions for the company, including and Giovanna and the Page in Rlgoletto. H er Andria Chinier, Carmen, Don Carlo, and repertoire also includes Nicklausse in The a staged version of Carmina Burana. Also a Tales 0/ Hoffmann, Zita in Gianni Schicchi, and talented sculptor, Mr. Beaulac's work has Cherubino in Th r: Marrzage o/Flgaro. Among been exhibited in Quebec, Montreal, her awards is a NATS Apprentice Artist Award Toronto, Vancouver and New York. and the Young Musicians Scholarship.

EMILY BENNER KAREN DRISCOLL Young soprano Emily Benner (J avotte) makes Soprano Karen Driscoll (Pousette), from Columbus, her second MOT appearance. Last fall the Ohio, has attracted considerable interest from her native of St. Joseph, Michigan, sang the role of appearances during the last two seasons with Florida the First Lady in MOT's popular The Magic Grand Opera, Chautaugua Opera, and Sarasota Flute. Her roles at the University of Michigan Opera as a member of tbeir yo ung artists's ensembles included Nella in Gianni Schicchi, Carolina in in roles that include Silvio in Llsola Disabitata, Berta The Secret Marriage, Sister Constance in The in The Barber 0/ Seville, Kate in The Ballael 0/ Baby Dialogues 0/ the Carmelites, Alma in Summer Doe, Papagena in The Maglt: Flute, the Female and Smoke, Clara in Szgnor Delusa, and Chorus in The Rape 0/ Lucretia, and Virtue in Susanna in The Marriage 0/ Figaro, among r.:lncoronazione di Poppea. Her future engagements others. She has also sung Ida (Die Fledermaus) , include Micaela in Carmen and the title role in Hanna (Merry Widow), and Lucy (The Susannah for L'Opera de Montreal, and Musetta Telephone) with Charlevoix Opera Guild. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre in La Boheme for Florida Grand Opera. 24 Michigan Opera Theatre ·. · · · · .. ·· · · · · 'M~ cArtia 1Pr#k&

MARCELLO GIORDANI RODNEY STENBORG Since his professional debut in 1986 at the Baritone Rodney Stenborg (De Bretigny) returns Spoleto Festival, Sicilian-born Marcello Giordani to MOT after many years absence; his last (Ch~valier des Grieux) has been in demand appearance was in the title role of Rigoletto in at many leading opera houses, including the 1980. The Detroit native began his career with Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Vienna, Hamburg "Overture to Opera," the predecessor to MOT, State, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Arena di Verona, before moving to Germany where he became Bastille, and San Francisco. Next season the tenor principal baritone at Oberhausen. Since 1976, will make his debut in Geneva in a new Mr. Stenborg has been a resident performer with production of Lucia di Lammermoor and return Houston Grand Opera. Roles he has sung include to Zurich for a new production of Attila. Also on rago in Otello, Paolo in Simon Boccanegra and Mr. Giordani's horizon is a new production of Germont in La Traviata, along with parts in Tosca, Les Huguenots to open the new opera house in Azda, Jenu/a and Die Mezstersinger von Niirnberg Bilbao, Spain. His Rodolfo (La Boheme, 1996) to mention but a few. opened the Detroit Opera House.

OHN MAUCERJ RUTH ANN SWENSON The exceptionally varied career of John Mauceri Soprano Ruth Ann Swenson (title role) first (Conductor) has encompassed symjlhony orchestras, appeared with MOT as Juliet in 1990, then as music theater and film, trequent television Lucia in 1992. She now returns as a Metropolitan :) appearances and an extensive discography. As an Opera star. Ms. Swenson has also appeared at opera conductor, he has led productions at the other leading theaters throughout North America I . Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, La Scala, and Europe, including San Francisco, Chicago Metropolitan Opera, and San Francisco Opera, and Lyric, Bastille, Covent Garden, Hamburg, ute, ·has recendy become,the firSt American MUSIC <;:anadian Opera Company, Theatre Des Champs ortS Director of the Teatro Regio in Turin. His work has Elysees, Paris, Grand Theatre de Geneve, Munich ann, been honored with Grammy, Tony, Emmy, Olivier, and Cologne, in roles that range from the dramatic Drama Dt;sk, Diapaison d'Or, Edison, Billboard and coloratura to the purely lyric. Her EM! album of Deutsche Schallplatten awards. Maestro Mauceri's arias, entitled "Positively Golden," has earned acclaimed MOT debut came in 1997 international praise. .~ \vith The Flying Dutchman. or DAVID MILLER CESAR ULLOA Tenor David Miller (Chevalier Des Grieux), from Cuban-born cesar Ulloa (Guillot de Morfontaine) Colorado, appears with MOT for the first time, made his professional debut in 1975 with Dallas one year after his highly acclaimed Washington Opera in La Traviata. He has since expanded his Opera debut as Alfredo in La Traviata. This season repertoire to more than fifty roles, and is now one he will return to that company to sing Tamino in of the world's most sought-after character tenors. The Magic Flute. In addition, he will appear as Recent engagements include Don Basilio in MOT's ist's Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet and Flavio in Norma The Marriage o/Figaro, Bardolfo in New York City ill with the Pittsburgh Opera, and Romeo in 1 Opera's Falstaff, and several appearances with the 0/ Capuleti ed 1 Montecchi and Ferrando in Cosz'/an Metropolitan Opera: as Don Basilio, as Hortentius 10, tutte with the Pittsburgh Opera Center. Mr. in The Daughter 0/ the Regiment, and as the Abbe Miller's repertoire also includes BeJ.lpe in 1 in Andrea Chenier. Mr. Ulloa's colorful portrayals Pagliacci, Wagner and Nerus in Me/isto/ele, have been acclaimed throughout the U.S., Ruggero in La Rondine and many other roles. Canada and Europe.

ALLEN SCHROTT BERNARD UZAN Bass-baritone Allen Schrott (Innkeeper) Bernard Uzan (Director; set design) has been was recendy featured in the American the General and Artistic Director of L'Opera de premiere of Thomas Acles's Powder Her Face Montreal since 1988, having previously served in at the Aspen Music Festival, which received the same capacity at Tulsa Opera. In demand critical acclaim from both the national and throughout North America and Europe, he has international press. Next year he will appear directed productions in Calgary, Ottawa, San in a new production of Powder Her Face Diego and San Francisco; Zurich, Monte Carlo, at Brooklyn Academy of Music. The Ann Palermo and Marseilles, among many other Arbor resident has also sung the title role places. His most notable stagings include Romeo in The Marrzage o/Figaro, Dulcamara in and Juliet (MOT 1990), La Travzata, Madama The Elixir 0/ Love, Alfonso in Cosz'/an tutte, Butterfly, Tosca (MOT 87), Ariadne au/Naxos, and Marcello in La Boheme. This performance Faust (MOT 83), The Tales o/Hoffmann, marks Mr. Schrott's MOT debut. Carmen and The Damnation 0/ Faust.

KENDALL SMITH Michigan native Kendall Smith (Lighting Designer) has been Lighting Consultant to MOT since 1988. During the span, he has nbus, designed many productions for the company, her most recently last fall's The Magzc Flute. Mr. lorida Smith has also designed lighting for Opera a Pacific, Dayton Opera, American Stage ~mbl es Festival and Attic Theater, among others. Berta laby tents ta Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 1998 Sprinfy SeaMm 25 Performance that commands ovation.

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~ ~ \.) ...,~ L0VE c :<: ~" May 9·17, 1998 1 .iJ" >- Opera in two acts ~ l -0 c: .S" By Gaetano Donizetti "E Libretto by Felice Romani ~" E 0 First performance: Milan, May 12, 1832 .J:: ""S Conducted by Ci" ';;; STEVEN MERCURIO ~ "-- Directed by 0 MARIO CORRADI 3" 'a Set Design by . ...s NAOJI KAWAGUCHI 'g Lighting Design by Ci" '0 KENDALL SMITH ~ Costumes by t::" MALABAR LTD. u0" Chorus Master SUZANNE ACTON Make-up and Hair Design by THE CAS T ELSEN ASSOCIATES IN ORDER OF VOCAL ApPEARANCE Stage Manager JOHN KENNELLY

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Giannetta Adina Supertitles for I.:Elisir d'Amore are owned SAMIABAHU JANET WILLIAMS by the Baltimore Opera Company (May 9, 13, 16) Nemorino Archival recordings engineered by ANA MARIA MARTINEZ'" Daniel Dene and assisted by Rudy Lauerman VINSON COLE (May 10, 15, 17) (May 9, 13, 16) There will be an intermission following Act I ANTONINO SIRAGUSA'" Belcore (May 10, 15, 17) RICHARD BERNSTEIN Michigan Opera Theatre's 1998 Spring Season is sponsored by Doctor Dulcamara II" General Motors. 1 THOMAS HAMMONS The May 15 performance is sponsored by

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The May 16 performance is sponsored by A . Michigan National Bank Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 1998 Spring SeaMln 27 Setting: A rural Italian village The town turns out to greet Doctor Dulcamara, who explains to one and all that his magic elixir will cure all ills, in the nineteenth century. turn old women into young ones, and make men irrestible, all for three lire ("Udite, 0 rustici"). Nemorino is convinced that the elixir, which is actually just Bordeaux, is the answer to his prayers, and purchases a bottle. In fact, the potion-which he ACT I has never before tasted-makes him considerably more devil Nemorino, a good-hearted young peasant for whom may-care, intriguing Adina. Perhaps to test Nemorino, she thinking is a hard labor, is hopelessly in love with Adina, the tells Belcore that she will marry him in one week. Nemorino is pretty young landowner ("Quanto e bella"). Adina is one of confident that the elixir will work its magic in plenty of time, the few educated people in the village. She laughingly reads a but he despairs when the wedding, due to regimental orders, . story to the villagers: the story of Tristan and Isolde and their is advanced to that very evening. magic love-potion. They are interrupted by the arrival of a troop of soldiers, led by Sergeant Belcore, whose belief in his own attractiveness to'women is awesome to behold ("Come ACT II Paride vezzoso"). Belcore immediately offers Adina his hand As the wedding feast advances, Nemorino is frantic. Doctor in marri\lge; she replies that she needs to think it over. Dulcamara suggests that he double his dosage of the elixir, but Nemorino's pockets are bare. He chances upon Belcore, Nemorino asl}s Adina ~hy she spurns him; she replies that who asks why he is so downcast. When Nemorino explains , she is as fickle as the breeze ("Chiedi all'aura lusinghiera"), his financial predicament, Belcore offers a simple but drastic and that ' he must find another love. He answers that he solution: join the army, and receive the recruit's bounty remains constant as the river flowing to the sea. of twenty scudi.

Meanwhile, the village girls have learned that Nemorino has inherited his uncle's fortune; they eagerly surround the new heir. Nemorino naturally thinks Technological that the additional elixir is working its magic on them. Adina is perplexed at the vision; Dulcamara explains to her that Craftsmanship Nemorino sacrificed his freedom in his desperation to win her love.

Adina's reaction to Nemorino's new-found popularity is not lost on him; with this tiny ray of hope, his yearning is more desperate than ever ("Una furtiva lagrima"). Adina brings him the army papers, which she has purchased back, telling him to remain where he is loved ("Prendi, per me sei libero"). Finally she confesses the truth; she loves him just as much as he loves her. Sergeant Belcore loses the battle, but he is confident that he will win others; and Doctor Dulcamara reminds everyone that it was the power of his magic elixir that provided a happy ending.

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29880 Groesbeck Hwy., Roseville, Michigan 48066 (313) 778-3570 FAX: (313) 778-3931 Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 28 Michigan Opera Theatre ineteenth-century Italian But beyond that, more than any other tenor role, opera composers wrote Nemorino lets the singer establish total rapport with his hundreds of comedies, but audience. They're with him from the moment he opens

I~ how many have entered his mouth to sigh, "Quanto e bella." Singers should the standard repertoire? be warned, however, not to let Nemorino appear Just Rossini's big three, excessively foolish (he's not a fool, just more Donizetti's The Elixir 0/ Love than usually naIve). and Don Pasquale, and Verdi's Fa lstaff Of all these durable works, Elixir may well be the most While Nemorino immediately earns audience lovable-hardly surprising, since a kinder, more sympathy, it's more of a challenge for his opposite generous composer than Donizetti never lived. His number. Donizetti gives Adina a hard shell of immortality stems in no small part from the captivating self-confidence that cracks only gradually. At the same score of Elixir, which effortlessly justifies this opera's time, the character-especially in her duets with place in the comic pantheon. Dulcamara-lures some singers into the cutesiness that gives the so-called" -ina" roles a bad name. But Adina Elixir's world premiere took place in Milan, which we has to be believable, and her heart must emerge. If - think of as boasting only one opera house (world we don't at least enjoy her company, then we become famous Lv Scala). That was not the case 166 years ago, desperate for Nemorino to direct his sweetly clumsy when the city's Teatro della Cannobiana offered wooing somewhere else. Donizetti a commission; the Cannobiana needed a new work quickly, since another composer hadn't finished Amina is confident , certainly, but human and on ti.me. Donizetti produced operas as easily as drawing vulnerable, too. We see through her as early as the first breath, and managed to complete Elixir in six weeks. duet with Nemorino: she's singing about being as The text came from the experienced Felice Romani, fickle as the breeze, but the sinuous, intoxicatingly whose career would include six Donizetti libretti. The beautiful vocal line tells us there's a feeling, sympathetic composer had his hands full with the notoriously person underneath. And of course, in the second act, difficult Romani, but-like Rossini, Bellini, and distress overwhelms her as she realizes that Nemorino eventually Verdi-D onizetti greatly valued Romani's might be lost to her for good. When Adina finally clear, elegant, concise language. Their opera triumphed confesses her love (in one of bel canto opera's most at its first performance on May 12 , 1832. glorious scenes for light soprano), it comes as a gratifying emotional release-for her, for Nemorino, Since the 1838 American premiere, Elixir has never and for the audience. been absent from oitr country's opera houses. Audiences savor not only the effervescence of Elixir, Dulcamara and Belcore are nearly identical in range, but its warmth and heart. The romantic travail although generally b asses take the former and of Nemorino and Adina becomes a matter of some baritones the latter. They're figures of fun, of course, importance to us,_especially late in Act One, when but Donizetti pulls them back from caricature. Like we reach for our handkerchiefs r------ as Nemorino pleads, "Adina, credimi. " The couple's progress from o VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION sharp-tongued bickering to joyous .SUPPORT SERVICES An affiliate of VNA of Southeast Michigan reconciliation unfolds through music exemplifying the sine qua non of good A""t.n,C, fDr YDur tDIJ,d Dn" .'1 AD"", comic opera: melody that instantly Visiting Nurse Association Support Services can help you communicates character. or your loved one maintain an independent lifestyle at home. 2 hour to 24 hour care - 7 days a week As long as Elixir has been performed, +Personal care +Medication reminders +Light housekeeping tenors have been eager to portray +Shopping & transportation +Nursing care ~ Nemorino. No singer could fail to +SiHing service +Wake-up phone calls 100,• .,. cherish such unfailingly grateful music, • Co,r,gllHrl o,r, full, lMu,r,d tuUllJtJMHd. IIf including the best-loved tenor aria in ~~~:!!"!:-. Call (248) 967-5800 e."., the repertoire, "Una furtiva lagrima."Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 1998 SprifI£Y Sea&an 29 all the classic bu//o roles, they should be performed More than that opening aria, it's the duet with Adina with class, all the notes sung and not brayed, shouted, that many listeners look forward to; it humanizes or otherwise fudged. Dulcamara as he sympathizes with the lovesick heroine.

Belcore exudes machismo, but in a bel canto mode. In an Elixir ensemble there can exist an atmosphere Think of his aria, with its graceful flourishes and long of good-natured competition, which often invigorates a lined legato. Later, in the Act-One trio and finale, he performance. A perfect example: some years ago at the moves from annoyance to fury to ecstasy, but the singer Met, Carlo Bergonzi's heavenly "Una furtiva lagrima" has to keep those emotions in proportion (too many elicited a tumultuous ovation. Then Renata Scotto Belcores seem to mistake Elixir for Otello or Tosca). As entered and b egan Adina's "Prendi." From the start, for Dulcamara: if the singer can negotiate rapid-fire she was clearly taking great pains to bring every last patter, he's won half the battle, but Dulcamara also ounce of her artistry to the aria, and at the end, her must command the stage with real pizzazz. Frequently exquisite performance earned just as much applause as th e production can give him a lift (sometimes her partner's! literally): in recent memory Dulcam ara has entered in a balloon, on a horse, in a jalopy, even-in modern-dress Few other operas offer listeners more sheer joy than stagings- on a motorcycle! this one. When the comedy plays onstage with the ------, humor emerging truthfully and naturally from the music, the joy increases tenfold . It looks like The Elixir 0/ Love will be around forever, and that's definitely cause for celebration.

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SUZANNE ACTON THOMAS HAMMONS Suzanne Acton (Chorus Master) has been MOT veteran bass-baritone Thomas Hammons (Dr. MOT's Assistant Music Director and Chorus Dulcamara) makes his sixth appearance in Detroit. The Master since the 1981/82 season. She has buffo specialist's rich voice and comic interpretations cond0cted several productions during her are also well-known to audiences at the Metropolitan tenure, includin¥ The Barber 0/ Seville and and New York City Opera, Washington Opera, and The Daughter oj the Regiment. For Dayton elsewhere throughout North America and Europe. He Opera, she has conducted West Side Story , appeared in the world premiere of The Death oj My Fair Lady and The Pirates 0/ Penzance. Klinghof/er in Brussels, which had subsequent Ms. Acton has served as coach and performances in Lyons, Vienna, and San Francisco, accompanist for the opera companies of and created the role of Henry Kissinger in Nixon St. Louis and San Diego, and is Music in China at Houston Grand Opera, which was also Director of Rackham Symphony Choir. seen in Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt and Los Angeles.

SAMIABAHU ANA MARIA MARTINEZ Soprano Samia Bahu (Giannetta), who delighted The professional career of American soprano MOT audiences last fall as Papagena in The Magic Ana Maria Martinez (Adina) began auspiciously Flute, makes her third appearance here. While at when she was invited to sing Mimi to Placido J uilliard, she also performed the role of the First Domingo's Rodolfo in a televised gala performance Lady and Second Lady; Cherubino in The of La Boheme in her native San Juan. She has Marriage 0/ Fzg,aro, and the title role in The since sung Solea in Penella's EI Gato Montes at Beggar's Opera. The versatile Jerusalem-born her Washington Opera debut and Mimi at her artist's ·repertoire also includes many serious roles, New York City Opera debut. This season also among them Mimi in La Boheme and Nedda in saw her debuts at Vienna State Opera and Opera I Pagliacet , along with roles in Suor Angelica, The Stuttgart. This is the artist's first visit to MOT. Medium and Turandot. In 1996 she made her Ms. Martinez created the role of the Mother in MOT debut as Frasquita in Carmen. the world premiere of Menotti's The Singing Child (Spoleto U.S.A. Festival).

RICHARD BERNSTEIN STEVEN MERCURIO Young bass- baritone Richard Bernstein (Belcore) sang New York-born Steven Mercurio (Conductor) the title role in MOT's The Mamage 0/ Figaro last has conducted the opera companies of Rome, season. He has also appeared twice at the Metropolitan San Francisco, Brussels, London, Seartle, Costa Opera: as Zuniga in Carmen (1995) and as Angelotti Mesa, Washington, Dallas and Pittsburgh, in Tosca (1997). The native-New Yorker has also sung among others. He was Music Director of the with the Los Angeles Music Center Opera, Opera Spoleto Festival (Italy), Principal Conductor PacifIC, and the opera comparues of Vancouver, of the Opera Company of Philadelphia and Seattle, Palm Beach, Pittsburgh and several other Associate Conductor of the Brooklyn cities. He recently made his Italian debut, as the Philharmonic. He is featured on numerous Lion in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Mr. Sony Classical Label recordings and videos and Bernstein received acclaim recently when he stepped has several film credits. The Juilliard alumnlls is in for an ailing Bryn Terfel to 0I,en Lyric Opera of both a champion of contemporary music and Chicago's The Marriage oj Fzgaro; he will also himself a prolific composer. This marks the alternate that role next year at the Met. Maestro's fourth visit to MOT.

ANTONINO SIRAGUSA Kansas City, Misssouri-born Vinson Cole Emerging Sicilian tenor Antonino Siragusa (Nemorino) first appeared in Detroit to sing the (Nemorino) made his professional debut in title role in MOT's 1983 production of Faust. 1996 and has already caught the attention of He has since become one of the world's most the opera world. He has had several notable sought-after tenors, appearing at the Metropolitan successes, including those in Messina, Rome, Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, and the opera Bologna and Vienna. His American debut at companies of Vienna, Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin, MOT will be followed by first appearances in Stuttgart and Naples, and important theaters in Tokyo and Osaka, as well as debuts at Teatro France including Paris, Nice, Toulouse, Strasbourg Sociale di Como, Accademia di Santa Cecilia di and Nancy. He opened the 1996 La Scala season in Roma, and the Rossini Opera Festival. Also on a new production of Armide. Mr. Cole has his horizon is the title role in Werther at Teatro appeared on several PBS and BBC telecasts, and Regio di Parma and a new production of made numerous commercial recordings. Falstaf/ at Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova.

__...... :: M= A"'RI:oO CORRADI Jt\NET WILLIAMS _ _ Italian born Mario Corradi (Director) made his Detroit-born soprano Janet Williams (Adina) debut in 1982 with If Matrimonio Segreto in first appeared with MOT in 1989 as Gretel Palermo. Since then he has staged opera all over in Hansel and Gretel, and has since charmed the world. He directed La Sonnambula in Dallas, audiences with each return. Her most recent Don Giovanni and Or/eo ed Eurzdice in Madrid, visit was to portray Susanna in last season's Menotti's Amelia al Ballo in Monte Carlo and The Mamage 0/ Figaro . She has also had Madama Butterfly in Spoleto. He has also successes at the opera companies of Bastille, staged operas in St. Gallen, Frankfurt, Athens San Francisco, Dallas, Nice, Lyon and Berlin. and Tokyo. Last season he directed the first The 1995/96 season saw the artist's debut twentieth-century performance of Spontini's at the Metropolitan Opera as Adele in Die If Teseo RiconosCluto. He last visited MOT Fledermaus, as well as her Washington _ to direct Carmen in 1996. . Opera debut as Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier. Upcoming projects include a new production of Semele at Berlin Staatsoper. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 1998 SprinfY SeaMbn 31 H o M E F ,E L D A D V A N TAG E

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~:J Lighting Design by 0 U KEN BILLINGTON Chorus Master SUZANNE ACTON THE CAS T Choreography by JULIE ARENAL IN ORDER OF VOCAL ApPEARANCE Musical Preparation by GEORGE DARDEN Clara Crown Make-up and Hair Design by ROBERTA GUMBEL" JEFFREY LAVAR" ELSEN ASSOCIATES (May 30, June 3,5, 7m, 11, 13, 14) Sound Effects Created by Mingo STEVEN CANYON KENNEDY SCOTT PIPER TIMOTHY ROBERT BLEVINS'" (May 31m, June 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14m) Stage Manager JOHN KENNELLY Sporting Life PEABO BRYSON" Bess Supertitle translations by San Francisco Opera MARQUITA LISTER The Houston Grand Opera production of PORGY AND BESS (May 30, June 3, 5, 7m, 11, 13, 14) is a jointly funded Co-Production of Cleveland Opera, Dallas Jake Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Houston Grand Opera AJ"Sociation, RICHARD HOBSON MARILYN MOORE-BROWN" Los Angeles Music Center Opera, Portland Opera, San Diego Opera, San Francisco Opera, Seattle Opera, and in association (May 31m, June 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14m) Serena with The Orange County Performing Arts Center The worldwide copyrights in the music of ANGELA SIMPSON" Detective George and Ira Gershwin®for this presentation (May 30, June 3, 5, 7m, 11, 13, 14) JOHN BIEDENBACH" are licensed by the Gershwin Family ANGELA BROWN" Porgy and Bess'M is presented by arrangement with Tams- Witmark Music Library, Inc., (May 31m, June 4,6, 7, 10, 12, 14m) Undertaker RUSSELL AMERSON"+ 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022 GERSHWIN is a registered trademark Robbins and service mark of Gershwin Enterprises. MICHAEL AUSTIN'" Annie NATALIE REESE" PORGY AND BESS is a trademark and service mark of Porgy and Bess Enterprises Jim Music materials by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc. DANA BAKER" Frazier KEITH CRAWFORD" Supertitle translations are owned by San Francisco Opera Archival recordings engineered by Daniel Dene Peter and assisted by Rudy Lauerman MARLIN WILLIFORD"+ Nelson JASON JACKSON" + Michigan Opera Theqtre's 1998 Spring Season and Lily this production of Porgy and Bess are sponsored by BRENDA WIMBERLY" Strawberry Woman ALAINA BROWN"'+ II'General Motors. Maria KARLA BURNS" A Woman SYLVIA TWIN£"'+ ~ The June 5 performance is sponsored by Porgy GORDON HAWKINS" Crab Man /... )11'9'. GLEN HOLCOMB"'+ (May 30, June 3,5, 7m, 11, 13, 14) The June 6 performance is sponsored by ~ Coroner THOMAS GROUP ALVY POWELL" ~ (May 31m, June 4,6, 7, 10, 12, 14m) FRED BUCHALTER The June 13 performance is sponsored by " Michigan Opera Theatre debut +Michigan Opera Theatre CopyrightYoung Artist 2010, Apprentice Michigan Opera Theatre • 1998 Sprinty SelMan 33 Setting: Charleston) Alone with him, Bess argues that she now belongs to Porgy ("What you want with Bess"), but Crown's animal strength South Carolina) the 1920)5 proves too much for her; she is overpowered and gives in to his hot desire.

Scene Two A week has passed since Kittiwah, and Bess has been ACT I, Scene One delirious for that entire time. Serena offers her prayers to It is Saturday night in Catfish Row, a crowded street in bring Bess back to health, and tells Porgy that Bess will be Charleston, South Carolina. A crap game is in progress, a well by five o'clock. As the church bells sound the hour of piano plays a "low-down blues," and Clara sings a lullaby five, Bess calls out for Porgy. Bess tries to explain how Crown ("Summertime") to her baby. Bess' boyfriend, Crown, who is affects her ("I Loves You, Porgy"), and how she wants to stay drunk and high, becomes enraged during the game and kills with Porgy, who swears he will protect her. Suddenly, the Robbins. The crowd quickly leaves the scene. Before making wind rises, and the dreaded hurricane bell sounds. his escape, Crown tells Bess to wait for his return. Sportin' Life offers Bess refuge after she begs for some "happy dust," Scene Three but she chooses to hide in Porgy's room, not suspecting that The entire community is gathered in Serena's room, the crippled beggar loves her. in mortal terror as the hurricane rages outside. Jake's boat is out somewhere in the storm; Clara and the other fishermen's Scene Two wives are near hysteria. Like a hurricane himself, Crown Robbins is laid out for the wake, with a saucer on his chest bursts into the room. Laughing at the storm, Crown taunts to collect funds for his burial. The police arrive and accuse the crowd, and the power of God himself. Suddenly, the Peter, an old man, of murdering Robbins. Naming Crown as distraught Clara, giving her baby to Bess, rushes out into the killer, Peter is taken to jail as a material witness, while the storm in search of her husband. Crown goes after Clara, Robbins" widow Serena mourns her husband ("My Man's first warning Bess that he will return for her. Gone Now"). Bess, now accepted by the community as Porgy's woman, leads them in a 'moving spiritual ("Headin' Scene Four for the Promised Land"). The citizens of Catfish Row mourn Clara, Jake and Crown, all thought to be lost in the storm. Sportin' Life cynically Scene Three mocks them. Bess, now holding Clara's baby, sings the same Jake and the other fishermen repair their nets before they lullaby as Clara. When the courtyard is empty, Crown enters go fishing ("It Takes a Long Pull to Get There"). Jake's wife furtively, crawling toward Porgy's window. But Porgy Clara is worried about the weather and pleads with him not surprises him and kills him with his powerful hands. As the to go. Porgy displays his happiness now that Bess has come to scene ends, Porgy laughs triumphantly. live with him ("I Got Plenty O 'Nuttin"'). Maria upbraids Sportin' Life, forbidding him to peddle his "happy dust" to Scene Five her friends. The charlatan lawyer, Frazier, arrives to sell Bess The police come to Catfish Row to investigate the murder. a "divorce" from Crown, although the two were never really They order Porgy to come with them to identify the body. married. A large buzzard flies overhead frightening the As soon as Porgy is taken away, Sportin' Life persuades the crowd, but Porgy chases .away the evil omen, proclaiming his confused and distraught Bess that Porgy will be locked up, new-found strength since he found love. Later, in the empty never to return. Offering her some "happy dust," Sportin' courtyard, Sportin' Life tempts Bess once again, but Porgy Life convinces Bess to go away with him ("There's a Boat orders Sportin' Life to stay away from her. Alone, Porgy and Leavin' Soon For New York"). Bess affirm their love for each other ("Bess, You Is My Woman Now"), and then Bess reluctantly leaves Porgy to go Scene Six to the picnic on Kittiwah Island. A week later, Porgy is released by the police. Happy to be home, he calls for Bess. Discovering she has gone to New York, Porgy orders his goat cart and, with a determination ACT II , Scene O ne born of endless love, sets out to find her ("Oh Lawd, I'm On The Kittiwah picnic is in full swing. Sportin' Life entertains My Way") . the group with his cynical attitude toward religion ("It Ain't Necessarily So"). As the picnickers climb aboard the boat -Courtesy 0/ Houston Grand Opera. for the trip home, Crown quietly reveals himself to Bess.

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 34 Michigan Opera Theatre tiny item in the Charleston News In 1976, Houston Grand Opera presented the first full and Courier about a Negro beggar, operatic version of Porgy and Bess since its 1935 premiere, led by Sammy Smalls, who traveled in a goat John DeMain (who conducts MOT's current production). I cart because he had lost the use of DeMain's complete recording was awarded both the Grammy '/ his legs, gave birth in 1925 to and Grand Prix du Disque. And in 1985-50 years after its Dubose Heyward's powerful novella premiere-the Metropolitan Opera finally opened its doors to Porgy. George Gershwin read it in 1926, Porgy and Bess, with Simon Estes and Grace Bumbry in the title 'r and determined he had found the subject for his roles. Bumbry had to be coaxed to play Bess. "I thought it long-considered plans for an opera epitomizing a truly beneath me. I felt I had w~rked too hard and come too far American voice. He wanted a serious subject, to make the cho to have to regress to 1935. My way of dealing with it was to rus and orchestra major players in a traditional ope;atarm, discover that it was really a piece of Americana, of American and still to make it accessible for all. "It would be ~n, " history, whether we liked it or not. Whether I sang it or not, it said Gershwin, "a folk opera, a fusion of musical elements. tolk, was still going to be there." popular, and classical, and perhaps even aspects of the Yiddish theater." In late 1933 the Theater Guild announced it would In 1986, a provocative revisionist production was presented pro?ute his operatic version of Porgy and Bess. by the Glyndebourne Opera, directed by Trevor Nunn. Two indelible features of the opera were dropped: the goat cart and The opera's creators for its 1935 premiere ranged from Porgy's kneeling position. Porgy, upright throughout the opera, classically frained vocalists such as Juilliard-educated Anne is supported by crutches. The opera presents Porgy as larger Brown, experienced concert artist Todd Duncan, world than life, a latter-day Moses, leading his people out of bondage. renowned interpreter of black choral music Eva Jessye and her At the end, Porgy discards the crutches and walks slowly, choir, to. the established black vaudeville team Buck and unaided, not just in pursuit of Bess, but into the light, and from Bubbles. The white southern librettists, Dubose and Dorothy the confining walls of Catfish Row. Heyward, the Jewish lyricist/ composer brothers Gershwin, and the black performers all -joined in an extraordinary and The issues of race, politics, art and image aroused by consummate marriage of music, words and drama. The new and the opera are still contentious. The February 1998 PBS unique blend defied any neat classification: was it grand opera, documentary Porgy and Bess: An American Voice devoted 90 a folk opera, or a musical? What did it owe to black music, minutes to these issues, highlighting the debate. However, no popular music, European tradition, Gershwin himself, or Eva one can deny that along with the ironies and contradictions in Jessye, his choir director? In 1976, the debate led Rouben the opera, and yes, even the stereotypes, Porgy and Bess Mamoulian, who had directed both the play and the original carries with it universal themes of community and belonging, production of the opera, to say "critics complained it wasn't strength and weakness, courage and cowardice, love and opera; it wasn't a musical. You give someone something delicious devotion, pride and passion, rejection and acceptance. to eat and they complain because they have no name for it." Poet Maya Angelou (Ruby in the La Scala production) puts In 1942 the opera, trimmed to Broadway standards, had a these issues in clearest perspective when she says: critical and financial success, running for 284 performances; this version became the standard for more than three decades. When If you tell the truth, you don't really need too many Porgy was produceain Copenhagen in 1943, the Danish translators. If you tell facts , you may need translators. Facts underground used recordings of "It Ain't Necessarily So" to can obscure the truth. But the human truths that pain is interrupt German propaganda broadcasts. The notable 1952 uncomfortable, that love is endearing, that children are production starred William Warfield as Porgy, launched the amusing and sweet and intriguing, that old people are wise career of Leontyne Price who played Bess, and included Cab and valuable, to be cherished, these are truths in Calloway as Sportin' Life. It toured Europe under the aegis of the Birmingham, Alabama or Birmingham, England. Porgy and State Department as an artistic weapon in the Cold War. A second tour Bess is a truth, it's a human truth. Take the beauty that is (1954-1958) played La Scala as well as Vienna, Moscow, and London. inherent in it and exalt it and cherish it and be made taller and better and finer by it with gratitude for it. Two early productions of the opera in Detroit were in 1967 at the Masonic Auditorium and in 1975 by the Michigan Opera -James A. Standz/er, a music professor at the University 0/ Theater. But Porgy was in Detroit years earlier, in 1936, when the Michigan and director 0/ U 0/ M's N. C. Standz/er Video Archive 0/ General Motors Promenade Concerts featured Anne Brown, Oral History, A/rican American Musicians, is producer 0/ the PBS Todd Duncan, The Eva Jessye Choir and the General Motors documentary, Porgy and Bess: An American Voice. Symphony Orchesta in a concert which included excerpts from the opera and Gershwin performing RhapsodyCopyright in Blue .2010, Michigan Opera Theatre

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JULIE ARENAL PEABO BRYSON Julie Arenal (Choreographer) choreographed the Recording star Peabo Bryson (Sportin' Life) 1 original production of Hair and Indians on received both Oscar and Grammy awards for his Broadway. Her credits also include staging and performances of two theme songs from popular directing Funny Girl in Japan, Jesus Christ Disney films: the title song of Beauty and the Beast, Superstar and many other shows. For film, Ms. and "It's a Whole New World" from Aladdin. The Arenal choreographed King 0/ the Gypsies, first singer in history to have separate recordings atop Four Friends, Once Upon a Time in America, four different charts, Mr. Bryson is a native of Steal Big/Steal Little, Mistress and Great Greenville, South Carolina. Now internationally Expectations. She has also choreographed the recognized for his many hit albums, including San Francisco Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba Through the Fire and Can You Stop the Rain, Mr. and Ballet Hispanico. She is the director of New Bryson makes his MOT-and operatic-debut in York Express, a hip-hop company commissioned this production of Porgy and Bess. Among his notable by the Spoleto Festival. collaborators have been Kenny G, Celine Dion, Lea Salonga, Natalie Cole, and Roberta Flack.

MICHAEL AUSTIN KARLA BURNS After a successful European debut in Cavalleria The career of multi-talented Karla Burns (Maria) Rusticana at Staatstheater, Stuttgart, Michael has encompassed opera, classical theater and Austin (Robbins) sang roles at Stuttgart, in The musical theater. She has appeared at Elixir 0/ Love, Salome, Aida, Madame Butterfly, distinguished venues around the world, Alceste, and Pam/al. He is also a frequent guest including the Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, on stages in Hamburg, Bilbao, Zurich, Hanover, Cairo Opera and Teatro Real in Madrid. Her Leningrad, Basil and Bern. The sought-after tenor operatic repertoire includes Falstaff, Die has also performed in Canada and South America. Fledermaus, The Mikado and Blitzstein's Regina. 1- In the U.S. , credits include an appearance in the In musical theater she has earned a Drama Desk world-premiere of Phillip Glass's Akhnaten at Award, a Tony nomination and the 1991 Olivier o Houston Gral)d Opera which also served as the Award for Best Supporting Perfortnance in a p vehicle for his New York City Opera debut. Musical. MOT welcomes her for the first time.

KEN BILLINGTON KEITH CRAWFORD Ken Billington (Lighting Designer) received the Young American baritone Keith Crawford 1997 Tony and Drama Desk Awrds for his (Frasier) recently made successful debuts at seventieth Broadway production, Chicago. He also La Scala, Paris Opera, Teatro Real, Madrid, received Tony nominations for The Visit, Fox/ire, theaters in Japan and Tel Aviv, and with the End 0/ the World, Working and Sweeney Todd. Houston Grand Opera International Tour Other projects include 19 seasons of Radio City of Porgy and Bess. With Greater Miami Music Hall's Christmas and Easter spectaculars, Opera he has appeared in Trouble in Tahiti, the ice skating sensation Stars on Ice, La TraVIata and Minutes 'till Midnight. Disneyland's Fantasmic', Sea World, Florida's Mr. Crawford was featured in several v thrill ride Journey to Atlantis and 65 operas in televised Opera Company of Philadelphia Milan, Madrid and elsewhere around the world. productions, including Faust, Pique Dame r and Un Ballo in Maschera. This is his company debut.

TIMOTHY ROBERT BLEVINS JOHN DEMAIN Baritone Timothy Robert Blevins (Crown) , MOT veteran John DeMain (Conductor) is one a native of Los Angeles, has appeared of the world's foremost experts on Porgy and world-wide in a variety of roles including Bess. He has conducted the work over 250 times, Otis Burrows in The Mighty Casey at Juilliard beginning with the 1976 Houston Grand Opera Opera Center, Dr. Bartolo in The Barber 0/ production, which won the Grammy Award and Seville with the Polish National Symphony the Grand Prix du Disc. He is current Music Orchestra at Fort de France, and Jake in Director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra Porgy and Bess at the Pablo Casals' Festival in and Opera Pacific, and Artistic Director of the Puerto Rico. This fall Mr. Blevins made his Madison Opera. Notable recent eng!lgements Lyric Opera of Chicago debut in several roles include a new production of Falstaff for the State in the world premiere of Anthony Davis's Opera in South Australia, Porgy and Bess in Amistac!. This marks the artist's MOT debut. Tokyo, Milan and Tel Aviv, and Me/isto/ele for Washington Opera.

ANGELA BROWN ROBERTA GUMBEL A 1997 Metropolitan Opera National Council Soprano Roberta Gumbel (Clara) has been Auditions winner, dramatic soprano Angela heard internationally in a \vide-ranging vari Brown (Serena) has displayed her singing and ety of performances including opera, concert, acting talents throughout North America, chamber music and musical theater. A native Europe and Africa. She first recieved national of Kansas City, she has perfortned at Lyric recognition in 1992 for her portrayal of Seena in Opera of Kansas City, Memphis Opera, Leonard Bernstein 's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Metropolitan Opera Guild and Opera Ms. Brown has also been featured with Festival of New Jersey in a diversity of roles Indianapolis Opera, Indianapolis Symphony and including Despina in Cosi/an tufte, Tytania Cincinnati Pops. Her repertoire includes in Britten's A MIdsummer Night's Dream, Ariadne au/Naxos, Aida, Don Carlos, and Love Pamina in The Magic Flute and Oscar in The for Three Oranges. This is her MOT debut. Masked Ball. This is her company debut.

GORDON HAWKINS SCOrrPIPER The 1992 winner of the Luciano Pavarotti Opera Native Costa Rican Scott Piper (Mingo) has shown Company of Philadelphia International Vocal versatility in opera, operetta and musical theater. Competiti0ll, baritone Gordon Hawkins (Porgy) The talented young tenor has made frequent makes ills company debut. Hawkins sang the appearances at MOT. Performances here duririg role in his successful debut at the Royal recent seasons include The Flying Dutchman, op Opera/Covent Garden, the Bregenz (Austria) La Traviata, Salome, Aida and The Magic Flute. Festival, the National Symphony and the Spoleto He has also recently appeared in Opera Pacific's Festival (Austria). Recent engagements include Otello and Regina, and The National Opera major roles with Seattle Opera, Austin Lyric Company's the Merry Wives o/\Vindsor. With Opera, National Theatre Orchestra in Prague, Ohio Light Opera, Mr. Piper appeared in the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Symphony, Gypsy Love and Romberg's The Desert Song. tble New York City Opera and Opera Pacific. .. RICHARD HOBSON ALVY ROLAND POWELL Baritone Richard Hobson (Jake) first appeared Bass-baritone Alvy Roland Powell (title role) is with MOT in 1979, in a televised production of one of the world's best known singers of Porgy. The Tender Land. He has performed throughout In the role, he toured Australia with the Spoleto the U.S. and Europe with the opera companies of Festival and Europe with the New York Harlem Dallas, Baltimore, Mississippi, Arkansas and Theatre. In the Houston Grand Opera tour he others in a variety of roles that include Escamillo sang Porgy at the opera companies of San Diego, in Carmen, Rigoletto and the Sentry in Iolanthe. Seattle, Los Angeles, Costa Mesa and Portland. H e has created roles in world premieres of works Mr. Powell has also enjoyed success in many at Skylight Opera Theatre, New York Verismo other roles, including Sarastro in The Magic Flute, Opera, Prince George Opera, and other places. A Blitch in Floyd's Susannah, Balthazar in Amahl prolific competition winner, Mr. Hobson's awards and the Night Visitors and Mephistopheles in _ include the 1996 Caruso Competition and the Faust, along with roles in La Boheme, Salome, 1995 Pavarotti competition. Aida and many others.

JEFFREY LAVAR ANGELA SIMPSON BaritoneTeffrey LaVar (Crown) has appeared as Soprano Angela Simpson (Serena), making Crown throughout the U.S.,}apan and Europe, her company debut, has had great success including the cities of Houston, San Francisco, around the world portraying Serena. In the Los Angeles, San Diego, Costa Mesa, Miami, role, she made her Metropolitan Opera Paris and Milan. In other repertoire, he has debut, her La Scala debut, and joined the appeared with Opera Carolina as Schaunard in La Houston Grand Opera International Tour. Boheme and with the Bronx Opera as Belcore in Ms. Simpson has also sung with the opera The Elixir 0/ Love. He has also been heard in companies of Dallas, San Diego, Seattle, various roles with Florentine Opera, Chautauqua Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Opera and others. Future engagements for the Cleveland and Portland in the U.S., and native of New York include the Bregenz Festival, abroad in Paris, Moscow and Tokyo. This and Pretoria, South Mrica. year she will perform at the Oulu Festival, Finland, and the Bregenz Festival, Austria.

MARQUITA LISTER TAZEWELL THOMPSON Soprano Marquita Lister (Bess) has The productions of renowned opera and theater performed the role of Bess in Houston, Paris, director Tazewell Thompson (Director) have Berlin, Tokyo and Milan. The important been nominated for twenty-five Helen Hayes yo ung artist from Washington, D.C., has also Awards, many for Best Director and Outstanding sung the roles of Fiordiligi in Cosi/an tutte, Production. He recently staged the Houston Vitellia in La Clemenza di Tito, Micaela in Grand Opera's Porgy and Bess at La Scala, the Carmen for Houston Grand Opera, and Paris Opera House, and the Teatro Real in Musetta in La Boheme for Arena di Verona. Madrid. Mr. Thompson has directed many world This is Ms. Lister's second visit to MOT - premieres, including Neat at the Manhattan she made a successfuTcompany debut Theater Club, Charles Smith's Black Star Line earlier this season in the title role of Aida. at the Goodman Theatre, and Cheryl West's She recently recorded Porgy and Bess Holiday Heart at Syracuse Stage. for the Telarc label.

MARILYN MOORE-BROWN MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE Georgia native Marilyn Moore-Brown (Bess) is YOUNG ARTIST ApPRENTICE PROGRAM rapidly emerging as one of today's most versatile Mitchell Krieger, Program Director interpreters in opera. Her wide repertoire includes The Fairy Queen, The Magic Flute, Spring 1998 Young Artist Apprentices Ariadne au/ Naxos, The Medium, Carmen, Dido and Aeneas, Apollo und Hyadnth , and many Russell Amerson, Alaina Brown, Glen Holcomb, Jason Jackson, others. In addition, she has performed the Alberta Jean Reed, Sylvia Twine, Marlin Williford works of Kurt Weill, including Lost in the Stars and Anne LeBaron's electronic blues opera The E & 0 Line. Ms. Moore-Brown has been a Fall 1997 Young Artist Apprentices featured soloist at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Carol Ambrogio (Winner, the Ruth Hill Apprentice Award), Center and Philadelphia's Academy of Music. Emily Benner (winner, the DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Apprentice Award), Kimerica Ottogalli, Rachael Unite Copyright 2010, Michigan(winner, Opera the JoyceTheatre H. Cohn Apprentice Award)

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Rodgers Mrs. Kathryn N. Warren For Lorna Clemens' Recovery Mr. & Mrs. Felix Rogers Ms. Georgianna Watsell Ms. Rhoda Goldman Ms. Joanne B. Rooney Mr. Herman Weinreich Mr. Aaron R. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. Wemhoff In Honor of Dr. Norman & Harriet Rotter Mr. & Mrs. John F. Werner Dr. & Mrs. Roger Ajluni Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Rudner Mr. & Mrs. Robert Whitman In Honor of Mrs. Maria Runk Ms. Patricia G. Wiliford Dr. & Mrs. Donald Austin Mr. & Mrs. Luigi Ruscillo Mr. & Mrs. Earl K. Williams Ms. Joanne Mary Ruzza Mr. Lawrence Williams Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 1998 5prirlB' 5e.aMl-n 43 Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Michigan Opera Theatre ...... SPRING 1998 SEASON Oyc/1e&rev and {[fuoru& ORCHESTRA VIOLIN I Marla Smith FLUTE TRUMPET KEYBOARD *Charlotte Merkerson AndrewWu ;'Pamela Hill *Brian Rood George Darden Concertmaster Principal Principal Lawrence Picard *Randolph Margitza VIOLA ;'Laura Larson ;'Gordon Simmons *Velda Kelly "John Madison Charles Daval BANJO *Sasha Margolis Principal OBOE Derek Lockhart Gale Benson ;'Rebecca Hammond ..., Timothy Edwards "Scott Stefanko Principal Kathleen Ferris *Kathleen Grimes TROMBONE PERSONNEL MANAGER "Ann Augustin Diane Bredesen James Kujawski *Barbara Zmich *MauryOkun Principal Michael McGillivray J anine Bradbury CLARINET *Greg Near Jennifer Ross Barbara Stolberg "=member, Michigan "Brian Bowman Paul Euchus Opera Theatre Orchestra Charles Roth Principal Elizabeth Rowin CELLO ''Jane Carl ;'N adine Deleury TUBA Eugenia Song Russell Mallare Detroit Federation Principal Phillip Sinder a/Musicians, Local #5, Kathryn Stepulla ;'Diane Bredesen Paul Onachuk American Federation Mary Stolberg ;'Minka Christoff TIMPANI 0/ Musicians. BASSOON ;'Gregory White Melody Wootton Robert Clemens Cheryl Zetterholm "Kirkland D. Ferris Principal . Elizabeth Gottling Principal Terrence Farmer de Mendoza VIOLIN II *Scott Armstrong *Victoria Haltom John Iatzko PERCUSSION Princzpal Irina Tikhonova HORN ''John F. Dorsey "Brooke Hoplamazian Eugene Zenzen ;'Susan Mutter Principal Principal *Anna Weller David Taylor "Carrie Banfield * Aurelian Oprea BASS ;'Derek Weller Connie Hutchinson HARP Constance Markwick Principal Celest McLellan ;'Patricia Terry-Ross Janet Murphy ;'Peter Guild Al Taplin Principal Theodore Schwartz Jennifer Bilbie Jean Marie Posekany

CHORUS Dan Aggas Yvonne M. Friday Bettie Lyons Trish Reid Steven Vedder Carol Ambrogio Emily L.S. Gay Ursula A. Mason Monique Ricard Richard Ware Russell Amerson + Rosalin Contrera Cynthia Merritt Mary Robertson Alvis Wayne Chris Bauder Guastella Kim L. Millard J olanta Rode Justin Watson Victoria Bigelow Brad Herbst Jeanine Head Miller Cheryl Ross James R. Wells Kim Wayne Brooks Glen Holcomb + J ames Mackey Moore Bonnie Sayen Van Whitley Alaina Brown + Terrence Horn Glenn Morphis John Schmidt Augustus Williamson William H . Broyles Jr. Cedric Harold Ingram Amanda Newkirt Katie Schmidt Marlin Williford+ Kristen A. Bryant Jason Jackson + Anthony C. Noto Robert H. Schram Ernest D. Willoughby Fred Buchalter Morris R. James Fred Okins Kenneth R. Shepherd Leroy Winston Patrick Jay Clampitt Anthony Johnson Jennifer L. Oliver Janice Simon Virginia "Ginni" Winters Deborah J. Dailey Clarence E. Jones Darren Orta Amy Smith Eugene Zweig Michaella Patches Tom Kabala Peggy O'Shaughnessey Bettye Stines Dionne Kiersten King Michael S. Parr Stephen Stewart + Young Artist Apprentice Anthony Dixon Jeff Krueger Jennifer M. Pasha Judith Szefi The American Guild Ken Ebaugh Sylvester Lane Jan R. Phillips Jim Talpos 0/ Musical Artists is Vanessa Ferriole Tamara Lehew Patricia Pierobon Sylvia Twine+ the official union 0/ the Louise A. Fisher Ray Litt Michigan Opera Theatre Debra Ponds Dean Unick vocal performers. Karen Vanessa Ford Tony Lynch Alberta Jean Reed+ Linda M. VanBuren Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 1998 SpriYlfY S~ 45 has been said that opera is the willing hands. The talented, willing will be small when compared to the ultimate theatrical experience hands of our Ushers, Ambassadors, amount we can accomplish together. because it encompasses so many Office and Boutique workers, Our volunteers are the "Heart of ~ Movers, Supers, Education & Michigan Opera Theatre." elemenrk on one stage: vocal and orchestral music, drama, dance, Outreach and Opera League volun costumes, sets and lighting. The teers have a significant impact on the Betty Brooks achievement of this multiplicity overall operation of the Company. President requires many voices-and many Come join us! The time you invest

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Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Cast Update James Patterson will sing the role of the Comte des Grieux. Since beginning his career as an Adler Fellow with the San Francisco Opera in 1983, the American bass has given more than 150 performances with that company including Sparafucile in Rigoletto and Fafner in their widely-acclaimed Ring Cycle. He has sung with Chigaco Lyric Opera (Tosca and La Forza del Destino, among others) and extensively in Canada. This is Mr. Patterson's ninth appearance with MOT -- he ~ost recently portrayed the Speaker in The Magic Flute last fall.

Ara Berberian, originally scheduled to sing the role of the Comte des Grieux, has withdrawn from the production for reasons of health. We wish him a speedy recovery. Dancers Stephanie Bussell, Renaud Doucet Erin Webley (cover)

Supernumeraries Robert Blaszkowski, Clancy Clarahan, Jordan Fox, Ashton Hopkins, Roy Kellerman (Juggler), David Kirsch, Jeff Kirsch, Frank Kong, Ken Krakat (Juggler), Fred Lebowitz, James Lee, Madeline Merritt, Gary Moy, Frederick Penn, Jan Renard, Quinnton Smith, Jan Stano, . Rose Stolk, Mandy Thoms, Chris Thoms, Lovester Wilson Jr., Mandie Woollcott (Gymnast)

The vi/lagedog ...... Skosh Blond borzoi ...... Mystic Unchain My Heart (Valentino) Black and white borzoi . . .. Mystic When the Night Comes (Alexie)

Additional Production Credits Nicole Bigelow, Stage Management Assistant Brent Boucher, Production Electrician Robert Papineau and Pippen Puppets, Puppet Coach Gary Moy, Animal Handler Terrier appears courtesy of John Kennelly and Kathy McDermott Borzois appear courtesy of Tom Tomlinson and Cliff Thrasher

Photo Display Please visit our African-American Artist photo retrospective, located in the Third Floor Elevator Tower Lobby. Created by: Rebecca Happel Display Design: Ron Mills, Cristina DiChiera, Matt De Gennaro Archival Support: Jeanette Pawlaczyk

,..-.tIOHAL lNDOW.... NT Photo exhibit made possible by: ,o•• TNa ARTS

The editors of Bravo extend their apologies to Mr. Leonard Jaques for omitting his name from the list of Capital Campaign Contributors on page II . Mr. Leonard Jaques should be recognized at the Benefactor Level ($100,000 to $249,999).

Supernumeraries Emelina Brincat, Timothy Carter, Ramsay Coronado, Sarah Coronado, Ferris Foster, Jordan Fox, Stan Gawel, Michael Gravame, Ira Harris, Richard Hill, Thomas Hoagland, Jeff Kirsch, Steve LaGrassa, Pam LaGrassa, Fred Lebowitz, Kelly Lyons, Carolyn Moss, Debra Ann Mullins, David Odenbach, Don Pieti, David Piotrowski, Paul Plamadon, Richard Prosper, Matt Ruhlig, Giovanni Rumor, Andres Seeglio, Lee Stafford, . Tina Vasallo, Julie Winkel, Mandie Woolcott, Patrick Woolcott

Wigs and Makeup Vicki Barnett, Corinne Fine, Theresa Donnelly, Violeta Kapayo, Marta Sawczuk, Elsa Shartis, Mira Stefaniuk, Marta Stefaniuk, Melissa Tracy

Additional Production Credits Nicole Bigelow, Stage Management Assistant Brent Boucher, Production Electrician

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Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Co"ection: The editors of Bravo extend their apologies to Mr. Leonard Jaques for omitting his name from the list of Capital Campaign Contributors on page 11. Mr. Jaques should be recognized at the Benefactor Level ($100,000 to $249,999). Porgy and Bess Cast Update Lily . . . . Virginia Winters Policemen . . . . Joseph F. LoGiudice, Tony Lynch Additional Chorus • •• Georgia Reid . Supernumeraries Althea Antoinette Tucker, Sierra Armstrong, James Lee (Scipio), Quinnton Smith (Scipio~ June 20), Derek 1Wine, Eric Twine

Additional Production Credits Nicole Bigelow, Stage Management Assistant Brent Boucher, Production Electrician Projected title slides provided by a"angement with Bayshore Opera Translations Translation by Lindley L. Becker and T. 1. Scott . Wigs and Makeup Violeta Kapayo, Marta Sawczuk, Therese Shmina, Marta Stefaniuk, Mira Stefaniuk '

, Photo Display Please visit our African-American Artist photo retrospective, located in the Third Floor Elevator Tower Lobby. Created by: Rebecca Happel Display Design: Ron Mills, Cristina DiChiera, Matt De Gennaro . Archival Support: Jeanette Pawlaczyk Photo exhibit made possible by Thomas Madison, Inc. & .....-IIf ATIO"Al- ARTS

Michigan Opera Theatre gratefully acknowledges these additional supporters of Porgy and Bess: Barden Companies M-Care (Sunday, June 7 performance sponsor) Bettye and Jack Martin Merrill Lynch THIS PRODUCTION USES STROBE LIGHTING

Learning at the Opera House '98

July 6th through August 2nd

An educational program to provide cultural and artistic enrichment classes in the magnificent Detroit Opera House during the month of July. Featuring lectures, lecture! demonstrations, tours, and workshops designed for individuals, families, and participants of all ages.

If you want to le,am to cast plaster or become a profes sional opera singer.,.this is the place to be! Explore the inner structure of the Detroit Opera House or leam about _Detroit's history through its Sculpture. Dr. Wallace Peace retums to t~ach his four part series Peace on Opera

Children can leam to paint, write poetry, compose music, act, dance, do stand-up comedy, and much, much more. With a curriculum of sixty-three different classes, there's bound to be something for you and your family.

Come celebrate the Summer and all that you can learn at the Detroit Opera Housel

To request a Class Catalog or for more information, please call (313)874-7237