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Dear Esteemed Patrons, We are honored to have you join us for the third season of the Miami Music Festival. We have much to be proud of as our festival expands to eight weeks of classical music programming this summer! Our 2016 season features the debut of the unprecedented Miami Wagner Institute, an orchestral tribute to celebrated violinist and South Florida neighbor Ida Haendel, a growing bill of full-scale productions, and the welcome of many renowned guest artists and faculty members. We are so glad you Michael Rossi are here to join us for a summer of music-making. Founder and Artistic Director Miami Music Festival Our Opera Institute is delighted to welcome in- demand Wagnerian Christine Goerke to the faculty as she pioneers the visionary new Wagner Institute. Culminating in a return to the New World Center for the annual MMF gala concert, select singers from the Institute will perform in showcase alongside Ms. Goerke and renowned bass- Alan Held. The Opera Institute also increases to six full-scale mainstage productions, and reprises its popular Family Opera Series with activities designed to introduce children to the world of classical music. Our revamped Studio Program will also undertake two lesser-known chamber , Giordano’s Mese Mariano and Offenbach’s La chanson de , marking two South Florida premieres. MMF also welcomes a new team of artistic giants to the faculty including international piano soloists, revered conductors, coaches, guest artists, and pedagogues representing the world’s leading institutions of classical music. We resume our Career Institute providing a combination of entrepreneurship seminars and one-on-one career training helping students take charge of their personal artistic development in an ever-evolving economy. This past year, we received an overwhelming number of applicants and heard countless auditions from students the world over. This season’s participants were selected from over 1,500 auditions, with students from the US, Taiwan, South Korea, Italy, China, Australia, Singapore, Ukraine, Thailand, Spain, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Turkey; we couldn’t be more astounded by this year’s level of talent. We thank you for attending the 2016 Miami Music Festival and encourage your continued support of Miami’s classical music community. We are proud of Miami Music Festival’s developments as it grows into an established fixture of South Florida’s cultural landscape. We hope you will explore and enjoy this season’s offerings! Sincerely, Michael Rossi, MMF Founder & Artistic Director ` `

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MMF Opera Institute takes on one of the most beloved works in the operatic repertoire with a timeless rendition of Puccini’s La bohème. This heartbreaking masterpiece has earned its spot amongst opera favorites with empathic characters and a thoroughly romantic score brimming with emotion. A great introduction for new opera-goers. Follow the young bohemians of 1830s Paris as they navigate relationships, love and loss.

Rodolfo, a poet...... Andrés Peñalver | Vincent McPherson Mimì, a seamstress...... Betsy Diaz | Allison Lonstein Marcello, a painter...... Anthony Potts | Eric Viñas Musetta, a singer...... Jordan Stadvec | Rachael Marino Schaunard, a musician...... Jose Cuartas | HyungJoo Eom OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC Colline, a philosopher...... Cory McGee | John Cabrali 120 CLAREMONT AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10027 it all happens here 917 493 4436 | [email protected] Benoît, their landlord...... Ishmael Gonzalez Alcindoro, a state councillor...... Ishmael Gonzalez Parpignol, a toy vendor...... Edgar Ricaud Chorus: TRAINING THE NEXT Members of the MMF Opera Institute and Opera Studio TRAINING THE NEXT

Children’s Chorus: GENERATIONGENERATION OF OF Doral Conservatory Children’s Choir CLASSICALCLASSICAL MUSICIANS MUSICIANS CREATIVE Michael Rossi, conductor World class faculty, a stimulating, supportive Jennifer Williams, director World class faculty, a stimulating, supportive Caren Levine, principal coach atmosphere and outstanding facilities make Ron Burns, lighting design atmosphere and outstanding facilities make the Cleveland Institute of Music an ideal Camilla Haith, costume design the Cleveland Institute of Music an ideal Yuki Izumihara, set design environment for training the next generation environment for training the next generation Yee Eun Nam, projection design of classical music performers. of classical music performers.

cim.edu cim.edu Bachelor of Music | Master of Music | Doctor of Musical Arts BachelorArtist Certificate of Music | MasterProfessional of Music Studies | Doctor | Artist of DiplomaMusical Arts Artist Certificate | Professional Studies | Artist Diploma MMF FAMILY OPERA SERIES Staged as a double-bill performance of one-act operas, these performances welcome young and first- time opera goers! Families are invited to participate in free supplementary activities for children outlined on our website, including an instrument petting zoo and photos with the cast! Allow your children to experience opera and live theater in a family-friendly setting. DOUBLE-BILL L’enfant JULY 1 @ 7:30 PM et les by Maurice Ravel JULY 3 @ 2:00 PM Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, Barry University Sortileges MMF Opera Institute

When an old curmudgeon dies, who inherits his fortune? In the aftermath of a wealthy man’s passing, Puccini’s one-act spins the uproarious tale of scheming relatives and one This whimsical French one-act translating to “The child and the magic spells” is the first of crafty neighbor, Gianni Schicchi. Based on a brief reference in Dante’s Inferno, this comic MMF’s popular Family Opera series. In a world where furniture, fire and animals come to opera showcases a wonderfully verismo ensemble cast singing Puccini’s score full of life, Ravel’s dreamy lyric score spins a modern fable with an ageless message. humorous musical devices and features one of the most memorable arias in the operatic canon, “O mio babbino caro.”

L’enfant, the child...... Jooyeon Song | Isabel Signoret Maman, the mother...... Maria De Conzo Schicchi...... Daniil Alekseenko | Samuel Cotten La bergère...... Jena Carpenter | Cara Bender Lauretta...... Maria Lacey | Sandra Marante La tasse chinoise, the china cup...... Cynthia Hill | Katarina Bakas Rinuccio...... Ricky Feng Nan | Judson Virden Le feu, the fire in the fireplace.....Rachel Doehring | Lindsay Espinosa Zita...... Sarah Kim | Luciana Pansa La princesse, the princess...... Melissa Sondhi | Zaireli Rivera Rivera Gherardo...... Edgar Ricaud La chatte, the white cat...... Anne Carruthers | Sara Crigger Nella...... Therese Pirçon | Marina Renee Hogue La libellule, the dragonfly...... Maria De Conzo Betto di Signa...... Drew Harter Le rossignol, the nightingale...... Amber Rose Romero | Lydia Eiche Simone...... Cory McGee La chauve-souris, the widower bat.....Caitlin Norquist | Max Jefferson La Ciesca...... Jenna Doulong | Kristin Fahning La chouette, the owl...... Meg Boyle Spinelloccio...... Jose Cuartas L’écureuil, the squirrel...... Sara Crigger | Anne Carruthers Gherardino...... Kathryn Rupp Une pastourelle...Shayleen Norat-Santiago | Daniela Lusis-Grinberga Le fauteuil, the armchair...... Samuel Cotten Chorus: L’horloge comtoise, a broken clock...... Alessio Farina Members of the MMF Opera Institute and Opera Studio Le théière, Wedgwood teapot...... Edgar Ricaud CREATIVE Le petit vieillard, the old man...... Edgar Ricaud Steven Gathman, conductor Un pâtre, a herdsman...... Cynthia Hill David Carl Toulson, director Mary Kauffman, principal coach Le chat, the black cat...... Alessio Farina Ron Burns, lighting design L’arbre, a tree...... Alessio Farina Camilla Haith, costume design La rainette, the tree frog...... Edgar Ricaud Michael Miles, costume design Yuki Izumihara, set design Chorus: Yee Eun Nam, projection design Chorus: Furniture, pâtres and pastoures (shepherds and shepherdesses), Les Carol Ravich, choreographer chiffres (spiteful numbers that assist the old man), trees and animals: Members of the MMF Opera Institute and Opera Studio JULY 9 AT 7:30 PM NEW WORLD CENTER CONCERT Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, Barry University MIAMI WAGNER INSTITUTE DEBUT ORCHESTRA SEASON OPENER JULY 16 AT 7:30 PM MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 6 New World Center, Miami Beach

Yuriy Bekker, conductor Suite from MMF Symphony Orchestra by Excerpts from the Ring Cycle by

Christine Goerke, soprano Alan Held, bass-baritone Singers from the Miami Wagner Institute The MMF Symphony Orchestra opens the symphonic season with Michael Rossi, conductor Mahler’s enigmatic Symphony No. 6 in A minor. Nicknamed the Kathleen Kelly, principal coach MMF Symphony Orchestra “tragische” or “tragic” symphony, Mahler’s work is described as perhaps “the first nihilist work in the history of music.” Symphony No. 6 is an exciting exploration of contrasts and emotions, a challenging STRAUSS, Richard Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 145 undertaking for this year’s symphonic debut. (1864–1949) WAGNER, Richard “Dich, teure Halle,” Tannhaüser (1813–1883) Tracy Cox, soprano “Liebestod,” Tristan und Isolde MAHLER, Gustav Symphony No. 6 in A minor Rebecca Wilson, soprano (1860–1911) “Weiche, Wotan, weiche,” Das Rheingold i. Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Rehanna Thelwell, contralto Heftig, aber markig “Ein Schwert...Der Männer Sippe,” Die Walküre Brent Turner, Siegmund ii. Andante moderato Jennifer Root, Sieglinde “Winterstürme...Du bist der Lenz,” Die Walküre iii. Scherzo: Wuchtig Matthew Opitz, Siegmund Elisabeth Rosenberg, Sieglinde iv. Finale: Sostenuto – Allegro moderato – Allegro energico Intermission

WAGNER, Richard Die Walküre, Act III, sc. i & ii (1813–1883) Wotan Alan Held, bass-baritone Brünnhilde Christine Goerke, soprano Sieglinde Tracy Cox, soprano THE VALKYRIES Gerhilde Elisabeth Rosenberg, soprano Ortlinde Rebecca Wilson, soprano Waltraute Jillian Yemen, mezzo-soprano Schwertleite Rehanna Thelwell, contralto Helmwige Jennifer Root, soprano Seigrune Stephanie Newman, mezzo-soprano Roßweiße Molly Burke, mezzo-soprano TOda JULY 21 @ 7:30 PM AL n B o JULY 22 @ 7:30 PM Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, Barry University B MMF Opera Institute H A governess in the English countryside finds her new position and young charges AN D M ADE entangled in disturbing relations, haunted by their past. With a gothic ghost story for it’s source, this provocative story is matched by its cerebral score. Mixing elements of tonality and dissonance, Britten’s final chamber opera is an exploration in 12-tone figures, summed up by a line borrowed from W.B. Yeats – “the ceremony of innocence is drowned.”

Prologue/Peter Quint...... Andres Lasaga | Matthew Maness A New Level in Cigars Governess...... Sarah Payne | Megan Wilhelm Miles...... Arya Balian | Valentina Vega Flora...... Rachel Liss | Elizabeth Zito Mrs. Grose...... Amanda Windred Miss Jessel...... Brooke Dircks | Alicia Jayourba

CREATIVE Caren Levine, conductor Alan Hicks, director Ron Burns, lighting design Camilla Haith, costume design Yuki Izumihara, set design Yee Eun Nam, projection design

www.baltodanocigars.com NEW WORLD CENTER CONCERT CHICAGO PERFORMS. SO WILL YOU. MMF HONORS IDA HAENDEL JULY 23 @ 7:30 PM New World Center, Miami Beach Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and diploma programs in classical performance, jazz and Two Poems of Hyam Plutzik contemporary music studies, music composition, by Jeffery L. Briggs – WORLD PREMIERE music education, opera, and orchestral studies. MMF Concerto Competition Winners Michael Rossi, conductor MMF Symphony Orchestra Study with accomplished faculty, who include Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera orchestra members, Metropolitan and Lyric opera sensations, renowned Also Sprach Zarathustra soloists, Grammy-winning jazz musicians, and award-winning composers. Enjoy by Richard Strauss opportunities to perform in professional venues. Live, learn, and perform in downtown Chicago.

In keeping with MMF’s commitment to the performance of the work of living composers, Miami Dade County’s Superintendent of Schools, Alberto Carvalho, will narrate the world roosevelt.edu/CCPA premiere of a new work by award-winning composer, Jeffery L. Briggs, set to the poetry of (312) 341-6735 three-time Pulitzer-prize finalist, Hyam Plutzik (1911-62). [email protected]

BRIGGS, Jeffery L. Two Poems of Hyam Plutzik, WORLD PREMIERE (b. 1957) for orchestra and narrator i. “An equation,” from Aspects of Proteus ® ii. “Jim Desterland”, from Apples from Shinar Saint Martha Concerts Alberto Carvalho, narrator at Barry University Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools Paul Posnak, Founding Artistic Director

MMF Concerto Competition Winners Selections and soloists TBA, MMF honors legendary international violinist Ida Haendel and her illustrious career as one of history’s great musicians. Orchestral and Piano Institute student winners of the MMF Concerto Competition will perform in honor of Ms. Haendel.

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STRAUSS, Richard Also sprach Zarathustra, (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) (1864–1949) tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 i. Einleitung (Introduction) ii. Von den Hinterweltlern (Of Those in Backwaters) iii. Von der großen Sehnsucht (Of the Great Longing) iv. Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften (Of Joys and Passions) v. Das Grablied (The Song of the Grave) vi. Von der Wissenschaft (Of Science and Learning) vii. Der Genesende (The Convalescent) Guillermo Figueroa, Paul Posnak and Anita Castiglione, viii. Das Tanzlied (The Dance Song) Vanaver Caravan, Charles Castleman, Fandango!, Jose Serebrier ix. Nachtwandlerlied (Song of the Night Wanderer)

www.saintmarthaconcerts.com JULY 28 @ 7:30 PM JULY 29 @ 7:30 PM JULY 30 @ 7:30 PM The JULY 31 @ 2:00 PM Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, Barry University Magic Performing Arts Center, Barry University MMF Opera Institute Flute by w.a. mozart MMF Opera Institute An allegory for our modern times: hysterics, politics and who’s to blame? Arthur Miller’s A hero on a quest and a princess finding her way encounter enchanted creatures, an evil dramatized account of the Salem witch trials is updated in MMF’s riveting production to queen and ultimately, each other – all with the help of a Magic Flute! The final of MMF’s a gripping and provocative present day social commentary. A cautionary tale of history, popular Family Opera series, this production is created specifically for young children and American composer Robert Ward expertly crafts a musical backdrop of fear, mistrust and will be performed in English. Mozart’s classic “singspiel” includes both spoken and sung tragedy. dialogue, with familiar melodies you’ll be singing along to.

John Proctor...... Anthony Zoeller Tamino...... Riccardo Iannello | Frank Laucerica Elizabeth Proctor...... Molly Burke | Stephanie Newman Papageno...... Benjamin Croen | Kevin Miller Abigail Williams...... Suzanne Karpov | Chelsea Seener Pamina...... Katherine Polit | Mia Rojas Judge Danforth...... Daniel Noone Queen of the Night...... Victoria Esposito | Chelsea Ritenour Reverend John Hale...... Cody Arthur Sarastro...... Daniil Alekseenko Reverend Samuel Parris...... Gabriel Pang 1st Lady ...... Jennifer Noel | Chynna Roose Tituba...... Morgan Middleton | Myka Murphy 2nd Lady...... Katherine Crabill | Maria Kerlee Rebecca Nurse...... Erin Alford | Sarabeth Belon 3rd Lady...... Jenna Doulong Giles Corey...... Nicolas Wagner Monostatos...... Vincent McPherson Mary Warren...... Savannah Greene | Ketti Jane Muschler 1st spirit...... Caroline Cox | Yuko Ozaki Ann Putnam...... Dana MacIntosh | Rachel Sigman 2nd Spirit...... Melanie Culhane | Victoria Roland Thomas Putnam...... Robert Nunez 3rd Spirit...... Madison Sauer Ezekiel Cheever...... Ian Silverman Speaker of the temple...... John Cabrali Ruth Putnam...... Anjani Briggs Papagena...... Frances Collins | Rachel Querreveld Sarah Good...... Lyndsey Gallagher Betty Parris...... Nicole Karrs CREATIVE Mercy Lewis...... Madison Spahn Stephanie Rhodes, conductor Dan Wallace Miller, director Bridget Booth...... Claire Huder | Amanda Lund Grant Loehnig, principal coach Susanna Walcott...... Natalie Johnson Ron Burns, lighting design Martha Sheldon...... Lauren Gusman | Sarah McCullough Camilla Haith, costume design Yuki Izumihara, set design CREATIVE Yee Eun Nam, projection design Bradley Moore, conductor David Carl Toulson, director Ron Burns, lighting design MMF FAMILY Camilla Haith, costume design OPERA SERIES Yuki Izumihara, set design These performances welcome our young and first-time Yee Eun Nam, projection design opera-goers! Families are invited to participate in free supplementary activities for children outlined on our website, including an instrument petting zoo and photos with the cast! Allow your children to experience opera and live theater in a family-friendly setting. MMF OPERA INSTITUTEMM STUDIO PROGRAM PRODUCTIONS

LA CHANSON DE FORTUNIO / SCENES PROGRAM MESE MARIANO BY BY JULY 2 @ 4:30 PM JULY 30 @ 4:00 PM JULY 31 @ 12:00 PM JULY 3 @ 6:00 PM Cor Jesu Chaper, Barry University Weber Hall, Barry University MMF Opera Studio MMF Opera Studio

The MMF Opera Institute’s Studio program presents this rare French gem of endearing comedy, The MMF Opera Institute’s Studio program presents this rarely performed opera of dramatic “the Song of Fortunio.” As a young clerk, Fortunio seduced the wife of his employer with the help depth. Mese Mariano, or “Mary’s Month” is the tragic story of a mother’s love, guilt and loss. In this of a particularly alluring song. Now as an old lawyer, he begins to suspect that his own young wife brief and heartrending opera, a woman visits an orphanage to see her child, wracked with guilt at might be carrying on a clandestine affair with his young employee, Valentin. Mischief and carrying- having abandoned him. Considered a lyric sketch with a running time of only 35 minutes and sung ons are afoot, as they all happily reveal that Fortunio’s “song” has lost none of its efficacy. in a Neapolitan dialect, it was written and premiered at the early turn of the century.

Fortunio, a lawyer...... Drew Harter Carmela...... Jenny Gac | Sarah Wee Laurette, his wife...... Lyndsey Gallagher | Sydney Lazar Madre Superiora...... Lennika Wright Landry, a clerk...... Oriana Inferrera | Danielle Smith Suor Pazienza...... Hannah Sigel Guillaume, a clerk...... Catherine Gispert | Shoshana Lieberman La Contessa...... Danielle Brown | Max Jefferson Saturnin, a clerk...... Devan Mercurio Suor Celeste...... Amanda Dundorf Sylvain, a clerk...... Samantha DiCapio Suor Maria...... Emily Cotten | Adriana Martinez Valentin, second clerk to Fortunio...... Leah Fallon | Lauren Gusman Suor Agnese...... Taylor Kendig | Caroline Spaeth Babet, Fortunio’s cook...... Morgan Middleton Valentina, a child...... Yi-Chiao Hsieh

OPERA SCENES PROGRAM OPERA: FROM INCEPTION TO TODAY MMF Opera Studio CHORUS Doral Conservatory Children’s Chorus JULY 20 @ 7:30 PM Weber Hall, Barry University CREATIVE TEAM Yuriy Bekker, conductor FREE EVENT Jeremy Frank, principal coach Jacqueline Mouritsen, director

MMF Opera Studio singers perform an intriguing program of opera, operetta and song dating from the inception of the art form to current works. Scenes explored come from such varied works as L’incoronazione di Poppea, Le nozze di Figaro, Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles, Hansel and Gretel, The Merry Widow, , Adamo’s Little Women, Carmen, Cavalli’s La Doriclea, Dido and Aeneas, Les Contes d’Hoffmann and West Side Story.

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ZARZUELA IN THE SUMMER NIGHTS MMF PIANO RECITAL SERIES MMF OPERA INSTITUTE ALL PERFORMANCES ARE HELD IN THE COR JESU CHAPEL, BARRY UNIVERSITY JUNE 17 @ 8:00 PM MMF PIANO INSTITUTE FACULTY RECITALS JULY 15 @ 8:00 PM Shepard & Ruth K. Broad JUNE 15 @ 7:00 PM Performing Arts Center, Barry University CHING-YUN HU MMF’s Zarzuela series returns for a night PIANO WORKS BY CHOPIN, MOZART, RACHMANINOFF of Spanish passion and drama with arias SCRIABIN AND GERSHWIN and scenes performed by singers from the MMF Opera Institute. Zarzuela is a Spanish derivative of operetta with strong cultural distinctions amongst Latin cultures. JUNE 18 @ 7:00 PM SELECTIONS AND PERFORMERS TBA ANTON NEL PIANO WORKS BY HAYDN, DEBUSSY, GRANADOS AND SCHUBERT

“I believe arts education in music, theater, dance, and the JUNE 24 @ 7:00 PM visual arts is one of the most creative ways we have to find the gold that is buried just beneath the surface.” ALEXANDRE MOUTOUZKINE PIANO WORKS BY BEETHOVEN AND RACHMANINOFF - Richard W. Riley, Former U.S. Secretary of Education

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Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho and Miami-Dade County Public Schools JUNE 11 @ 7:00 PM congratulate Miami Music Festival JUNE 14 @ 3:00 PM JUNE 25 @ 7:00 PM on its 2016 Summer Season. SELECTIONS AND PERFORMERS TBA www.dadeschools.net

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OPERA ARIA NIGHT MMF OPERA INSTITUTE June 8 • July 8 @ 7:30 PM Barry University MMF 2015 DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS June 9, 16, 23, 28 • July 5, 7 @ 7:30 PM The Betsy - South Beach Singers from the MMF Opera Institute bring their best operatic showpieces to the stage featuring singers in a vast range of favorite opera arias. $100,000 Patrons $1 -$499 Barry University Anonymous Susan Cavalieri BROADWAY NIGHT MMF OPERA INSTITUTE $10,000 - $20,000 Kristine Dandavino June 13 • July 13 @ 7:30 PM The Betsy – South Beach Edwin Daniels Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Gregory Diercks Barry University Miami-Dade County Department of Lorenzo Elgarresta June 14 • July 12 @ 7:30 PM Cultural Affairs Pauline Goldsmith Steinway Piano Gallery, Miami The Betsy - South Beach Dr. George Jacobson John Keene Favorite show tunes from Broadway’s best works are brought to life by the impressive voices of the $5,000 - $9,999 MMF Opera Institute. 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