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Miamimusicfestival.Com from the FOUNDER and ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 2016 SEASON JULY 31, 2016 Sponsored by: miamimusicfestival.com FROM THE FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 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 opera 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 soprano 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-baritone 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 operas, Giordano’s Mese Mariano and Offenbach’s La chanson de Fortunio, 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 ` ` MIAMI MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA PIANO INSTITUTE VIOLINS Mykhailo Kovalchuk Dylan James Juan Andres Acosta Er-Hsuan Li Tristan Aniceto Camille Ripple Colin Roshak Jabari Anderson Lily Li Jason Arevalo Julian Tello Zachary Stump Nareg Balian Yu-Tung Lin Ryan Bridge Luke (Yang) Lou Elaine Bastos Alexa Thomson BASSOONS Paul Celebi Samantha Martinez-Brockhus Seth Bramlage CELLOS Anthony Adario Anna Buda Iain Forgey Ying-Chieh Chen Erika Matei Carlos Bermúdez Cecilia Chow Tristan Murphy Ani Bukujian Michael Lamar Megan Chartier Solomon Eichner Michael Refvem Siobhán Cronin Joseph Lavarias Chun-kai Wang Edward Forstman Egle Sarmaviciute Linda Duan Jordan Galvarino HORNS Nick Ginsburg Marie François Hongni Wu Ziad Elganainy Stephanie Jaimes Xu Guo Yi-Fang Wu Magdalena Gacek Jacquelyn Hernandez Leah Johnson Brian Kavolius Sirapat Jittapirom Madison Yan Anna Galura Sanae Kodaira Derek Maseloff Marina Lee Ruobing Zhang Juliette Greer Jason Mooney Hanan Rahman Yuanyuan Guo Elis R. Ramos Amanda Rosenbaum Nicholas Hatt Tadhg Sauvey Claire Ross Scott Ullman Nick Hoy Elaine Whitmire Jinha Kwon TRUMPETS BASSES CONDUCTING INSTITUTE Yazmin Lancaster Joel Cantoran Daniel Díaz Tomas Lopez Jaume Martinez Aviñó Olivia Kapell Anthony Reyes Heather MacArthur Amy Nickler Julia Tsuchiya-Mayhew Sage McBride ASSISTANT CONDUCTORS AUDITORS Zachary Parker Sean Whitworth Maria Morales Steven Aguilo-Arbues Eli Chen Zacherie Small TROMBONES Jude Park Alex Amsel Evan Cadavieco Justin Smith Kenton Campbell Sasha Petrin Jonathan McNeer David Bond Chelsea Gallo Ashley Rewolinski FLUTES Todd Craven Nicky Gluch Federico Baez BASS TROMBONE Michael Romans Pablo Devigo Gabriel Lefkowitz Jessica Chancey Morgan Fite Francesca Rossi Marc Leroy-Calatayud Austin Philemon Simona Donova TUBA Rachel (Inkyoung) Seo Matthew Scinto Nicholas Pierle Jeewoon Lee Rolando Penate Danielle Sinclair Rachel Waddell Jacobsen Woollen Rebecca Tutunick Andrew Wright Sarah Sukal David Weigert OBOES PERCUSSION Hsing-Ping Wang Arthur Bonzon Michael Yun Diane Yang Austyn Estey-Ang Andrea Domínguez de Ae-Lin Youn Michael Johnson Dios Junshi Yang Julia Millett David Espinosa VIOLAS Mary O’Keefe Olivia Farrell Bria Blackshear Anish Pandit HARP Caroline Buse CLARINETS Anna Ellsworth VOCAL COLLABORATIVE PIANO Yaniv Cohen Nicole Galisatus Jane Soh Jessica King Natalie Groom Jordan Thomas Lochlan Brown Joshua Cessna Ezra Donner Patricia Hazard Justin Landers Eun-Kyung Lee-Sullivan Jared Peroune Yueh-yin Liao Manhattan JUNE 30 @ 7:30 PM School of Music LA BOHÉME JULY 2 @ 7:30 PM MSMNYC.EDU Shepard & Ruth K. Broad by G. Puccini Performing Arts Center, Barry University MMF Opera Institute 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 CLASSICAL MUSICIANS CLASSICAL 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
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