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Published by: BAM 2013 Winter/Spring sponsor: New York City Opera presents

Powder Her Face

Music by Thomas Adès Libretto by Philip Hensher Conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer* Directed by Jay Scheib* BAM Howard Gilman Opera House Feb 15, 21 & 23 at 7:30pm Feb 17 at 1:30pm Approximate running time: two hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission

Sets by Marsha Ginsberg* Costumes by Alba Clemente* Lighting by Thomas Dunn* Projections by Josh Higgason* Supertitles by Kelley Rourke

Assistant scenic designers Tim McMath, Brett Banakis Assistant costume designer Sidney Shannon Musical preparation Susan Woodruff Versage, William Barto Jones English diction coach Lynn Baker Stage managers Anne Dechêne, Peggy Imbrie, Jenny Lazar Assistant directors Mike Phillips, Kate Downey Assistant to the director Laine Rettmer*

* Denotes New York City Opera debut

Powder Her Face is used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors Company, US and Canadian Leadership support for agent for Faber Music Ltd., publisher and copyright owner. Powder Her Face is provided by The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. Intimate Apparel for the Duchess was provided by La Perla. New York City Opera

Allison Cook Nili Riemer William Ferguson Matt Boehler

Kaneza Schaal Jon Morris Powder Her Face

CAST

Duchess Allison Cook* Maid Nili Riemer* Electrician William Ferguson Hotel Manager Matt Boehler*

Waiter Jon Morris* Nurse Kaneza Schaal* Camera operator Chelsey Blackmon* Corps of Lovers Thomas Andy Allen Miles G. Jackson Christopher Augustine Robert Javinett John Joseph Ball Matthew Napoli Reginald Barnes Peter Daniel Oliver Kevin Bunge Thompson R. Patton Mark Couchot Shad Ramsey Darold Cuba Sean Shannon Ariel Estrada Kim Smith Adam Finchler Brennan Vickery Derrick Frenney Michael J. Walker Brandon James Gwinn Robert Wilde Francisco Huergo Andy Zou

*denotes NYC Opera Debut

Powder Her Face premiered in 1995, commissioned by Almeida Opera for the Cheltenham Festival. It made its New York premiere in a semi-staged production at the BAM Next Wave Festival in December 1998, performed by the Brooklyn Philharmonic, conducted by Robert Spano. Powder Her Face—SYNOPSIS

ACT 1

Scene 1 — 1990 The Duchess surprises a Maid and an Electrician in the act of ridiculing her in a suite of a luxurious hotel. Owing to their negligence, Her Grace’s fur coat is soiled. As she changes, the maid and the electrician express admiration for Her Grace’s choice of perfume, and share varying opinions about Her Grace’s circumstances. Late on her rent, the hotel manager arrives to evict her.

Scene 2 — 1934 The Duke is expected at a large country house. Fresh from her divorce, former “Debutante of the Year,” Ms. Freeling, anticipates her first meeting with the Duke. The Duke’s promiscuity and wealth are discussed by the Duchess’ confidante and a Lounge Lizard. Finally, the Duke arrives.

Scene 3 — 1936 Fashionable interest in Ms. Freeling’s wedding to His Grace is in no way affected by her status as a fa- mous divorcée and a magnificent reception is thrown. Behind the scenes, the Maid prepares elaborate dishes and accepts the advances of the Duke as the Duchess looks on.

Scene 4 — 1953 Bored out of her mind, Her Grace relaxes in her room and telephones room service. She gives the Waiter a friendly welcome which has earned her such popularity among the staff. Memories of many, many affairs crowd the room.

Scene 5 — 1953 Meanwhile, His Grace is just pulling on his trousers after entertaining a friend who also happens to be the Duchess’ maid. Photos of Her Grace’s infidelities are revealed.

—INTERMISSION—

ACT 2

Scene 6 — 1955 As the historic divorce trial nears its close and the Judge’s concluding remarks are awaited, Reporters and Rubbernecks anxiously discuss the impending scandal. The Judge condemns Her Grace and she seizes the opportunity to speak.

Scene 7 — 1970 Years later. Her Grace grants a rare interview in her lovely hotel room. She offers insights from her experience. Annoyed with the superficial nature of the interview, she provides provocatively sarcastic tips on health and entertaining. In skewering English society and prejudices generally Her Grace announces the end of beauty. As the scene ends, the overdue bill for her rent arrives.

Scene 8 — 1990 Her Grace receives a visit from the Hotel Manager. He is evicting her from her room and home for over a decade. He has made arrangements for her to be moved to a nursing home. Lost in her memories the Duchess reflects on her life. She vacates the suite, and it is made ready for the next occupant. Who’s Who

Thomas Adès (composer) was born in London pianist. He has recorded composers including in 1971 and studied piano, composition, and Kurtág, Janácek, Nancarrow, Stanchinsky, percussion at the Guildhall School of Music Grieg, Busoni, Stravinsky, Schubert, Ruders, & Drama, and read music at King’s College, and Berlioz, and premiered and widely per- Cambridge. In 1993 he made his recital debut formed several works by Gerald Barry. Orchestras as pianist and composer at the Park Lane Group he has conducted include City of Birmingham in London. Between 1993 and 1995 he was Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, composer in association with the Hallé Orches- Boston Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, tra, resulting in These Premises Are Alarmed for Philharmonia, London Philharmonic Orchestra, the opening of the Bridgewater Hall in 1996. Orchestre National de France, London Symphony Asyla (1997) was a Feeney Trust commission Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Hallé for Sir Simon Rattle and the CBSO, who toured Orchestra, BBC, Finnish, Dutch, Danish and it and repeated it at Symphony Hall in August North German Radio Symphony Orchestras, 1998, in Rattle’s last concert as music director. Melbourne Symphony, Sydney Symphony, and Rattle subsequently programmed Asyla in his ensembles such as Birmingham Contemporary opening concert as music director of the Berlin Music Group, London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2002. Modern, and the Athelas Ensemble, Copenhagen. Powder Her Face, commissioned by Almeida Op- Adès’ music has attracted numerous awards and era for the Cheltenham Festival in 1995, Adès’ prizes, including the Grawemeyer Award (2000), first opera, was televised by Channel Four, and of which he is the youngest-ever recipient. He is available on a DVD and an EMI CD. Most of is the only composer to have won the Royal the composer’s music to date has been recorded Philharmonic Prize for Large-Scale Composition by EMI. Adès’ second opera, The Tempest, was three times. commissioned by London’s Royal Opera House and was premiered there in February 2004 and Philip Hensher (librettist) was born in Lon- revived in 2007. A new production by Robert don in 1965 and educated at Oxford University. Lepage was presented at the Metropolitan Opera He is the author of eight novels and a collection in New York in 2012 and broadcast worldwide. of short stories. He has won numerous prizes, In September 2005 a Violin Concerto for including the Somerset Maugham Award and the Anthony Marwood premiered at the Berliner Stonewall Journalist of the Year. His 2008 novel, Festspiele and the BBC Proms, with the Chamber The Northern Clemency, was shortlisted for the Orchestra of Europe under his baton. His second Man Booker Prize and the Commonwealth Prize. orchestral work for Simon Rattle, Tevot (2007), A regular presence in the British media, Hensher was commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic writes a column for The Independent and con- and Carnegie Hall. In 2008 Adès collaborated tributes to The Spectator and Mail on Sunday. with video artist Tal Rosner on a commission Hensher’s first novel, Other Lulus (1994), is set from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and London’s in Vienna and centers on a young girl’s discovery Southbank Centre for a piano concerto with of a family connection with Alban Berg. His six moving image, In Seven Days, which was given years spent working at the House of Commons its world premiere in April 2008 by Nicolas in London provided the backdrop to his second Hodges, the London Sinfonietta, and Adès at the novel, Kitchen Venom, published in 1996. Royal Festival Hall, London. Among the festivals Hensher’s short story “Dead Languages” is in at which he has been the featured composer are The Oxford Book of English Short Stories (1998). Helsinki Musica Nova (1999); Salzburg Easter The Bedroom of the Mister’s Wife (1999) is his Festival (2004); Radio France’s Présences, Paris collection of short stories, many of which had (2007); the Barbican’s Traced Overhead, London previously been radiocast or published in news- (2007); New Horizons Festival, St. Petersburg, papers and magazines including Granta, The Russia (2007); Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Independent, and The Erotic Review. His most Festival (2009); and Melbourne Festival (2010). recent novel is Scenes from Early Life (2012). In addition Carnegie Hall appointed him to the R and B Debs Composer Chair and featured him Jonathan Stockhammer (conductor) as composer, conductor and pianist throughout has been lauded for his exuberance and innova- the 2007—08 season. Adès is also a renowned tion on the modern classical music scene. He is interpreter of a range of music as conductor and a regular guest with orchestras throughout the world such as the Oslo Philharmonic, Orchestre Who’s Who

Philharmonique de Radio France, Tokyo Metro- will shape the next 25 years of American theater. politan, Bamberg Symphony, and Los Angeles A recipient of the Edgerton Award, the Richard Philharmonic, as well as the radio orchestras of Sherwood Award, and a participant in the NEA/ Stuttgart (RSO), Cologne (WDR), and Hamburg TCG Program for Directors, Scheib is a frequent (NDR). He has appeared at the Salzburg Festival, guest professor at the Norwegian Theater Acad- Donaueschingen Music Days, and Wien Modern. emy and is professor for music and theater arts The New Crystal Silence, his collaboration with at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chick Corea, Gary Burton, and the Sydney Symphony, received a Grammy for Best New Allison Cook (mezzo-soprano, Duchess) Instrumental Jazz Album, and Greggery Peccary made her critically lauded debut at Teatro and Other Persuasions, a CD with the Ensemble alla Scala as the Marquise de Merteuil in the Modern of Frank Zappa’s music was awarded world premiere of Luca Francesconi’s Quartett Germany’s 2003 Echo Klassik award. In the past with subsequent performances at the Wiener few years he has advocated the symphonies, Festwochen. She was also Mme de Warens in passions, and operas of Wolfgang Rihm; Thomas the world premiere of Philippe Fenelon’s JJR Kessler’s slam poetry cooperation with Saul (Citoyen de Genève) for the Grand Théâtre de Williams, Said the Shotgun to the Head; Heiner Genève, Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde at the Goebbels’ Surrogate Cities, and the repertoire Prague State Opera and Adalgisa in Norma on of John Adams. The various opera productions tour in the Netherlands. She featured in two he has led, including Carmen, Die Dreigrosche- other recent world premieres: Mark Anthony noper, Zemlinsky’s Eine florentinische Tragödie, Turnage’s Anna Nicole (in the role of Blossom) Sciarrino’s Luci mie traditrici, and Damon and Michael Berkeley/Ian McEwan’s For You, Albarn’s Monkey: Journey to the West identify both at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. him as a conductor who welcomes and masters Upcoming engagements include further perfor- the difficulties presented by complex scores and mances of Quartett at the Cité de la Musique, new classical fusions. He conducted the award- the Holland Festival, Strasbourg Festival, Casa winning original production of Pascal Dusapin’s da Musica (Porto), and the Gulbenkian (Lisbon); Faustus, The Last Night with the Opéra de Lyon Britten’s Phaedra at the Barbican; and Margret with subsequent performances at the Théâtre du (Wozzeck) at Covent Garden. Cook’s concert Châtelet, Paris. performances include the BBC Proms (Les Dialogues des Carmelites and Vaughan Williams’ Jay Scheib (director) is a 2011 Guggenheim Serenade to Music) and Schoenberg’s Das Buch Fellow and 2012 Obie Award recipient for best der hängenden Gärten at the Louvre, with the direction. He is a director, designer, and author of BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Münchner plays, operas, and live art events. Internationally Symphoniker. Conductors and stage directors she known for works of daring physicality, genre- has worked with include Sir Antonio Pappano, defying performances, and deep integration of Sir Andrew Davis, James Conlon, Louis Langrée, new (and used) technologies, Scheib’s 2012 Stéphane Denève, Mark Minkowski, Susanna productions included World of Wires, which pre- Mälkki, Robin Ticciati, Richard Jones, Robert miered at the Kitchen followed by performances Carsen, Stephen Langridge, Àlex Ollé (La Fura at Festival d’Automne in Paris at the Maison dels Baus), Stephen Lawless, Marthe Keller, and des Arts Cretéil, Lieu Unique in Nantes, and the Irina Brook. Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston; a collaboration with choreographer Yin Mei and the Hong Nili Riemer (soprano, The Maid) makes her Kong Dance Company titled The Seven Sages, New York City Opera debut in the 2012—13 which premiered in Hong Kong; and Fassbinder’s season as the Maid in Powder Her Face and controversial play Garbage, the City and Death sings Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos (Oper in Oslo, Norway. He directed A House in Bali in Leipzig, Theater Freiburg). Last season, she the 2010 BAM Next Wave Festival.Upcoming returned to the role of Königin der Nacht in Die works include Chekhov’s Platonov at La Jolla Zauberflöte and the title role in Arriaga’s Die Playhouse in the fall of 2013. He was named arabische Prinzessin (Oper Leipzig) and sang Best New York Theater Director by Time Out New Najade in Ariadne auf Naxos (Lyric Opera of York in 2009, and American Theater magazine Chicago), and Sehr hoher Sopran in Rihm’s Ero- named him one of the 25 theater artists who berung von Mexico (Saarländisches Staatstheater Who’s Who

Saarbrücken). Riemer has also sung Königin Mostly Mozart, and National and Pittsburgh der Nacht in Die Zauberflöte(Opera Royal Symphony Orchestras. Future roles include Male de Wallonie, Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Min- Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia for Opera Mem- nesota Orchestra, Stadttheater Heidelberg); the phis; Don Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro with the Controller in Dove’s Flight and Princess Laoula in Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo L’étoile (Austin Lyric Opera); and Marie in La fille Dudamel and directed by Christopher Alden; First du regiment and Mabel in Pirates of Penzance Priest in Dallapiccola’s Il Prigioniero for Alan Gil- (Lyric Opera of Kansas City). She has enjoyed bert and the New York Philharmonic; and George a strong relationship with Minnesota Opera, in Our Town for Central City Opera. where she has sung Olympia in Les contes d’Hoffmann, Oscar in Un ballo in maschera, Matt Boehler (bass, Hotel Manager) has and Lakmé. Other recent performances include garnered universal praise with Wolf Trap Opera the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor (Cleveland in the title role in Sweeney Todd. Recently, he Opera); Cunegonde in Candide (Kammerchor- joined the ensemble of Theater St. Gallen in Steffisburg); Blondchen in Die Entführung aus Switzerland as Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Il Pe- dem Serail (Anchorage Opera); Olympia in Les done in La Wally, and Sparafucile in Rigoletto, a contes d’Hoffmann (Des Moines Metro Opera); role he debuted last summer with the Minnesota and Despina in Così fan tutte (Chautauqua Orchestra. He returns to Switzerland for Un ballo Opera). On the concert stage, she joined the in maschera and Attila, and makes his Madison Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Sur’s Slavery Opera debut as Leporello in Don Giovanni. In Documents, Binghamton Philharmonic (Barber’s December, he won praise in performances of Prayers of Kierkegaard and Bernstein’s Chiches- Messiah with Musica Sacra at Carnegie Hall. ter Psalms), New Choral Society (Handel’s Mes- In 2013—14, Boehler makes his debuts with siah), Binghamton University Concert Orchestra both the Canadian Opera Company and the as a guest artist for Orff’s Carmina burana, and Metropolitan Opera. He returns to Theater St. has performed Brubeck’s Gates of Justice at the Gallen to sing Baldassare in La favorita, Daland Newport Jazz Festival. in Die Fliegende Höllander, and Leporello in Don Giovanni with Theater St. Gallen. Other recent William Ferguson (tenor, Electrician) made highlights include engagements with Lyric Opera his debut with the Santa Fe Opera in 2006 of Chicago, Minnesota Opera, Opera Theater as Caliban in the North American premiere of of St. Louis, Spoleto Festival USA, Opera Lyra Thomas Adès’ The Tempest, and in 2005 he Ottawa, Florentine Opera, Hawaii Opera Theater, bowed in Sydney with Opera Australia singing New York Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony Truffaldino in a new production of The Love for Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, Or- Three Oranges, directed by Francesca Zambello. pheus Chamber Orchestra, and Oratorio Society Since then Ferguson has performed the title of New York, along with several performances role in Candide, Nanki-Poo in The Mikado, the with New York Festival of Song. Funeral Director in A Quiet Place, and twice as Hérisson de Porc-Épic in L’Étoile for New Kaneza Schaal (Nurse) first worked with York City Opera. Other roles include Beppe in I Jay Scheib in Bellona: Destroyer of Cities at the Pagliacci at the Metropolitan Opera, Ferrando Kitchen. She performs with the Wooster Group in in Così fan tutte at the Aspen Music Festival, Vieux Carré (Baryshnikov Arts Center) and Early Andres in Wozzeck with Opera Festival of New Plays (St. Ann’s Warehouse), the company’s col- Jersey, Pang in Turandot with Opera Company laboration with New York City Players, directed of Philadelphia, the title role in Albert Herring by Richard Maxwell. Schaal joined Elevator directed by Lotfi Mansouri at the Music Academy Repair Service in 2007 on The Sound and the of the West, Gonzalve in L’Heure Espagnole Fury (New York Theater Workshop) and The and Fenton in Falstaff at the Tanglewood Music Select (NYTW). She reads at Symphony Space Center (both with Seiji Ozawa), Nick in La Fan- for NPR’s Selected Shorts and other programs. ciulla del West and Laërte in Mignon for Opera Her film credits include Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Orchestra of New York, and Bentley Drummle Dark Thirty and Chelsea Kinght’s The End of All in Dominick Argento’s Miss Havisham’s Fire at Resistance. She is working on Claude Wampler’s Opera Theatre of St. Louis. He has also appeared N’a pas un gramme de charisme at the Kitchen with orchestras including the American, BBC, and developing Bury Me: Antigone X, a project Boston, City of Birmingham (England), Houston, she will premiere this fall. Schaal received a Who’s Who

Princess Grace George C. Wolf Award and earned Nationaltheater Weimar; La Finta Giardiniera, her BA from Wesleyan University. San Francisco Opera Center; Bluebeard’s Castle and Elektra, Long Beach Opera. With Ken Rus Jon Morris (Waiter) has performed and cre- Schmoll, sets and costumes for the US premiere ated with Fuerzabruta, Cirque du Soleil, Théâtre of Wolfgang Rihm’s Proserpina, Spoleto Festival; de la Jeune Lune, Patrice Chereau, Robert It Happens Like This, Charles Wuorinen, at Gug- Wilson, Tina Landau, Aszure Barton, Ken Roht’s genheim Works in Process, Tanglewood Music Orphean Circus, Spymonkey, Diavolo Dance The- Center). Recent theater: Red Dog Howls, New atre, the Guthrie Theatre, Metropolitan Opera, York Theater Workshop; Habit, by David Levine Fabulous Monsters, and Jay Scheib (Bellona, (PS122/FIAF at Essex Street Market, Lumi- Destroyer of Cities, and World of Wires). He has nato Fesitval, Mass MOCA); Our Class (Wilma been featured in films by Jonathan Dayton and Theater); Er nichts als er (zu mit Robert Walser), Valari Faris, David Michalek, and Anson Mount. Jelinek (Meetfactory, Prague); and Map of Virtue, He is the founder/director of The Windmill Fac- (13P Company, New York Theater Workshop); tory. Recent projects include Castle of Shadows Blue Flower (American Repertory Theater, Elliot in Cartagena, Colombia; Kaleidoscope for Art Norton Design Award); Telephone (Foundry The- Assets; Balloon Chandelier for the Feast’s World’s ater); and Kafeneion (Athens/Epidaurus Festival) Faire Pavilion; Balloon Vortex at MIT’s Media Lab Select exhibitions: Pavlov’s Lab and Other Rooms, and for Red Bull; Reflecting the Stars, recreating Magnus Muller Gallery, Berlin; Design Life Now, the night sky in the Hudson River; Our Hearts, a National Design Triennial; Cooper Hewitt Mu- music video for breakout band Firehorse; Atomic seum; ICA Boston; and Contemporary Arts Mu- City at Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center and La seum, Houston. Ginsberg, whose works include MaMa ETC; and The Wedge, a massive slide and sets (and costumes) for theater, opera, installation, aerial performance space at Burning Man. He is and photography, studied theater design at New a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Tennessee Williams York University Tisch School of Arts, and visual Fellow, and six-time all-American springboard arts at the Whitney Museum Independent Study diver, and he holds a BA from the University of Program and Cooper Union, School of Art. Grants: the South, Sewanee. Morris has taught master NEA/TCG career development program, Mac- classes at Harvard, NYU, Pace, Vanderbilt, and Dowell Colony fellowships, and Watermill Center the University of the South. Residencies. Upcoming: Jackie, Women’s Project; thewindmillfactory.com | jonmorris.biz Smokefall, South Coast Rep; Nikolai and the Oth- ers, Mitzi Newhouse, Lincoln Center Theater; and Chelsey Blackmon (camera operator) stud- Somewhere Fun, Vineyard Theater. ied film at the University of Texas at Austin. She moved to New York to pursue a career in the arts Alba Clemente (costume designer) studied and film and through a series of serendipitous set and costume design at the Accademia delle events found her way to Jay Scheib. Blackmon Belle Arti in Naples, Italy, while performing as heads the video department of the arts company an actress in many classical and experimental Our Ladies, which has allowed her to meet and productions in Naples and Rome. After a long collaborate with many local artists. She edits and hiatus, during which she raised a family, she directs her own films when she is not document- returned to the theater. In 2009, she designed ing other performers. the costumes and props for Made in Naples by Karole Armitage, and in 2012 she began col- Marsha Ginsberg’s (set designer) opera laborating with Jay Scheib on World of Wires. experience includes, with director Christopher Clemente is currently the ambassador in New Alden: Phaeton, Saarlandisches Staatsthe- York for the Spoleto Theater Festival. She has ater; Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Theater written songs with Thomas Lauderdale for the Basel; Imeneo, Glimmerglass Opera; Carmen, band Pink Martini, with which she has also ap- Nationaltheater Manheim; In Mahler’s Shadow, peared onstage. EOS Orchestra; and La Serva Padrona, Le Pauvre Matelot, and Rita, San Francisco Opera Thomas Dunn (lighting designer) designs Center. With Roy Rallo: The Methusalem Projekt, lighting for architecture, dance, music, theater, Nationaltheater Weimar; Ariadne auf Naxos, and visual art venues in the US and abroad. Opera National de Bordeaux; Don Pasquale, Design credits include works with The Civil- Who’s Who ians (Gone Missing and Paris Commune), DD premiered at the Lucerne International Film Dorvillier/human future dance corps (Coming Festival and is now being shown as part of the Out of the Night With Names, No Change or Schnitt Shorts Festival in Zurich. “freedom is a psycho-kinetic skill,” Nottthing Is Importanttt, for which he received a 2007 Bes- NEW YORK CITY OPERA sie Award, and Choreography, a Prologue for the For nearly 70 years, since Mayor La Guardia Apocalypse of Understanding, Get Ready!); Sens established it as “the People’s Opera,” New York Production/Noémie Lafrance (Noir, Agora, Melt, City Opera has introduced generations of young Rapture, and Home), and Trajal Harrell (Notes on singers who are stars in the making; brought the Less Than Zero, Before Intermission, Showpony, public exciting new works and compelling, fresh and Quartet for the End of Time). Dunn received interpretations of classics; acted as a champion a 2009 Kevin Kline Award for Outstanding Light- for American composers and performers; and ing Design for The Little Dog Laughed, with the ensured that every New Yorker can experience Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. He was educated the live art of opera. Under the leadership of at Bennington College and Yale School of Drama. George Steel, NYC Opera’s ninth general manager and artistic director, the company presents Joshua Higgason (projection designer) is a four new productions this spring, all by New projections and interactive media artist for live Yorkers. In the past three years, 64 singers and performances. With Jay Scheib: World of Wires 25 directors and designers have made their NYC and Bellona, Destroyer of Cities. Other designs Opera debuts; singers who have gone from NYC include Ich, Kurbisgeist (Big Dance Theater); Opera debuts to international success are Joshua Public Sings! Benefit, Joe’s Pub; Carrie Mae Hopkins (A Quiet Place, 2011; Metropolitan Weems/Gerri Allen/Esperanza Spalding, Celebrate Opera debut, 2012); David Lomelí (The Elixir Brooklyn; Sontag: Reborn (scenic design; of Love, 2011; Santa Fe Opera debut, 2011; UTR); and Woodshed Collective’s The Tenant Glyndebourne, 2012); Corinne Winters (2012 (Imaginary Media). He has toured with theater Rufus Wainwright concert; 2012 George London companies The Builders Association (Continu- competition winner); and Anthony Roth Costanzo ous City, Jet Lag, House/Divided, and Sontag: (Partenope, 2010; Metropolitan Opera debut, Reborn), Big Dance Theater (Comme Toujours; 2012). These artists join the ranks of more Supernatural Wife), Jim Findlay/Bang on a Can than 3,000 young singers whose international (Steel Hammer; George Crumb Festival), Cynthia careers were launched by NYC Opera, including: Hopkins, and Sufjan Stevens (Planetarium; Age David Daniels, Joyce DiDonato, Lauren Flanigan, of Adz). His work has also been seen at Carnegie Reneé Fleming, Sherrill Milnes, Samuel Ramey, Hall, Mass MoCA, Sydney Opera House, Theatre Beverly Sills, Tatiana Troyanos, Carol Vaness, National de Chaillot (Paris), the Planetarium at and Frederica von Stade. Many innovations that AMNH, Park Avenue Armory, and others. Up- define New York City Opera’s identity and mis- coming projects include Planetarium (designer, sion—promoting accessibility through the use of Deborah Johnson; BAM, Disney Concert Hall), supertitles, prioritizing affordable ticket prices, Sontag: Reborn (NYTW), and Dream of a Red nurturing young American artists, championing Chamber (dir. Jim Findlay). He has taught 20th-century opera and American works, and interactive video workshops at LIU Digital Media presenting groundbreaking productions—have for Performance MFA program, Princeton, MIT, been adopted by leading American companies of and NYU. He is a co-founder of WORKHORSE, all sizes. a video and interactive design company creating unique live experiences for events, concerts, opera, and theater. workhorse-ny.com.

Laine Rettmer (assistant to the director) has collaborated with Jay Scheib on seven productions. Rettmer’s works as writer, director, and performer for stage, film, and television have been seen internationally. Rettmer recently co-wrote and produced the short, 1901, which New York City Opera

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FIRST VIOLIN TRUMPET Laura Frautschi, Concertmaster Donald Batchelder

SECOND VIOLIN TROMBONE Ellen Payne Thomas Hutchinson

VIOLA PERCUSSION Daniel Panner Michael Osrowitz Montgomery Hatch CELLO Mark Shuman HARP Nuiko Wadden BASS Lewis Paer PIANO Susan Woodruff Versage CLARINET Laura Flax ACCORDION JoAnn Sternberg William Schimmel

BASS CLARINET LIBRARIAN Mitch Kriegler David Carp

SAXOPHONE ORCHESTRA MANAGER Lino Gomez David Titcomb Allen Won

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A Message from George Steel, General Manager and Artistic Director

Behind every great New York City Opera performance stand countless individuals and institutions whose generosity makes our work possible. In these pages, we salute their energetic support of NYC Opera’s mission to make opera both adventurous and accessible. While space limitations allow us to list only donors of $500 or more, we sincerely appreciate every gift. To learn how you can become a part of NYC Opera’s ever-growing family of supporters, I invite you to call our Development Department at 212.870.4210 or visit nycOpera.com/supportus. Thank you!

GREAT BENEFACTORS Foundation, Inc. DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL The Double-R Foundation $1,000,000 or more Joan Granlund $10,000 or more Stanley Epstein, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. David Koch Susan Zises Green The Amphion Foundation, Inc. Judith Ross Connor Charles R. Wall Helen and William Little Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Sylvia Golden Lynn J. Loacker Charitable Trust Mary and Gordon Gould BENEFACTORS Roy Niederhoffer Tiger Baron Foundation Ellen and Fred Harris • $500,000 or more Mr. and Mrs. Charles I. John B. Black Judith E. Hazen - Alex J. Ettl Bloomberg Philanthropies Petschek Britten-Pears Foundation Foundation The Horace W. Goldsmith The Reed Foundation Ricard de la Rosa The Jana Foundation Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Eleanor Naylor Dana Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence O. The Andrew W. Mellon Annaliese Soros Charitable Trust Kamin Foundation Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen The Gilder Foundation Constantin Keremet Samuel I. Newhouse & Katz Linda and Paul Gridley Carol Ann Leibner Foundation, Inc., in The Helen F. Whitaker Fund John Kander Arthur L. Loeb memory of Theodore and Anonymous Donor Mr. and Mrs. Gene L. Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin Caroline Newhouse Kaufman The Estate of Viola B. Marcus Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Joseph F. McCrindle George Martin and Ann Charles E. Culpeper Arts & $25,000 or more Foundation Githler Culture Grants Joseph and Sophia Abeles Newman’s Own Foundation Dr. Richard J. Massey Foundation Heather Randall Barbara McCullough PRODUCTION SPONSORS American Airlines Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf The John F. Nobile Family $250,000 or more Susan L. Baker and Michael Mary Rodgers & Henry Guettel Mary A. H. Rumsey Michael and Emilie Corey • R. Lynch Ellen and Sam Sporn Foundation Michael and Mary Gellert John E. Baumgardner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William K. Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristoff The Estate of Herbert Z. Gold The Bodman Foundation Tell, Jr. and Hunter Lewis The Hearst Foundation The Aaron Copland Fund for Sonya and Leo J. Tick Virgil Thomson Foundation, Music, Inc. Dr. Sanfurd G. Bluestein Ltd. PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Areté Foundation, Edward E. Maisie Houghton Barry Waldorf and Stanley $100,000 or more and Betsy Z. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Gotlin Caroline and Paul Cronson The Dyson Foundation Oppenheimer Isak and Rose Weinman New York City Department of The Enoch Foundation The New York Community Foundation Cultural Affairs Ann and Gordon Getty Trust-Virginia S. Risley 2 Anonymous Donors Mary Sharp Cronson Foundation Fund Francis Goelet Charitable Lead William and Aimée Maroney The Walt Disney Company SUPPORTING PATRONS Trusts Pierre and Tana Matisse Wells Fargo $3,000 or more New York State Council on Foundation 3 Anonymous Donors Robert R. Berbec the Arts Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Elaine S. Bernstein Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Montrone SUSTAINING PATRONS Anitra Christoffel-Pell Fund National Endowment for $5,000 or more John J. Condon • The Virginia B. Toulmin the Arts Arnhold Foundation Dr. Janice P. Dutcher Foundation Mrs. Frederick P. Rose Maurice and Lillian Barbash Beth D. Jacob and James H. Anonymous Donor Charles & Mildred Alan and Leslie Beller • Fogel • Schnurmacher Foundation, Andy Birsh The Jaffe Foundation CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL Inc. Con Edison Laurence Klurfeld $50,000 or more Mr. and Mrs. Elliott K. Marilyn Cranin • John L. McHugh Foundation, John H. and Penelope P. Slade III Mr. and Mrs. M. Anthony De Inc. Biggs Weissman Family Foundation Santis Ames Brown Inc. Beth Rudin DeWoody Mr. and Mrs. Joseph The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Anonymous Donor Ms. Nena Donovan Levine McLaughlin New York City Opera

John C. Miller • Ms. Melissa S. Lane and Mr. Dr. Sherry Barron-Seabrook Mr. Robert D. Miller Ann and Alfred Ruesch Andrew Lovett and David G. Seabrook Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Robert L. Russell John and Judie LaRosa Ms. Betty Blessing Moore Sana H. Sabbagh Julius Leiman-Carbia Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Ms. Lily Nehman Raymond and Marie-Monique Jill Lenoble and Paul Asman Buckfire Naomi and Stuart Paley Steckel Laurel McKee Ms. Rima Calderon Ms. Linda Nochlin Pommer Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc. C. Robert Friedman and Mr. Charles Charrow and Ms. Mr. Donald Press and Mr. Elizabeth S. Tunick • Vernon Mosheim Bonnie Howard John Harris Mr. Mark Villamar and Ms. Mr. Philip R. Munger Ms. Catherine A. Culver Dr. Dana Raphael Esther Milsted New York Council for the Mr. William Duggan Mr. Harold Reed 3 Anonymous Donors Humanities Mr. Jim Edwards Lynn and Michael Reichgott John A. O’Donnell Mr. Ernest French and Ms. Marjorie P. Rosenthal PATRONS Dr. Roman Perez-Solar Sophie Seniuk Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. $1,500 or more Barbara Nassau and David Mr. Gregory F. Gilmartin Seplow Donald R. Allen and Mildred Perlmutter Mr. Todd Gordon and Ms. Barbara Augusta Teichert Munich Anna and Martin J. Susan Feder Attila Tetik and Gonul Arslan Mr. Claude Arpels and Ms. Rabinowitz Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ms. Judith Thatcher Winsome Brown Vicki and Charles Raeburn Havemeyer III Ms. Cia Toscanini Page Ashley Mary S. Riebold Ms. Lisa Heller Mr. and Mrs. James T.B. Tripp Edwin Bacher and Johanna Mr. Peter Robbins and Ms. Anne Hollander The Ungar Family Foundation Weber Page Sargisson Ms. Deirdre Howley and Mr. Diodato Villamena, M.D Dr. and Mrs. Michael Balkin Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosen Ira Eisenstadt Mrs. Stephanie R. Warren Charlotte Koch Foundation Ms. Rebecca Rosenzweig Mr. Kenneth H. Kirschner and Anita Weissberg Lisa G. Beckerman Jon Rupp, In Memory of Ms. Andrea L. Chase Susan M. Whelan Mrs. Frank M. Berger Julian Autrey Mr. Todd May, Jr. Dr. Frances Widmann Edith C. Blum Foundation David Aronow Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Barnabas Michael Young and Debra Ms. Janet F. Bernstein Mr. Douglas Schwalbe McHenry Raskin Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Dr. Christopher Rothko and 4 Anonymous Donors Elizabeth Brody Sculco Ms. Lori L. Cohen Alice Burstein Michael N. Sekus and Bianca Mr. James Sargis CODA SOCIETY Theodore Chu Russo • Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Planned gifts play an Carol M. and Timothy A. Cole Ms. Cecilia Serrano Shepard extraordinary role in securing Lois Conway Ted and Mary Jo Shen Elaine Sisman and Martin New York City Opera’s future. Mr. Thurman Dennis Ms. Patricia Sheridan Fridson Through the CODA Society, Jennie and Richard DeScherer Gil Shiva Mr. Richard Taylor NYC Opera recognizes Mary Ellen Dundon Mrs. C. Sidamon-Eristoff Theatrical Stage Employees, individuals who believe the Estate of Joseph Edlin Loren R. Skeist and Marlene Local No. 4 - I.A.T.S.E. company has a vital place in Kenneth Eisold Marko Jean Wilson the life of future generations, Lee and Bob Elliott Joan and Laurence Sorkin 2 Anonymous Donors and who have expressed Arthur and Susan Fleischer, Jr. Paul J. Sperry support through bequests Smith Freeman and Austin Gregory St. John and Gary MEZZO MEMBERS or other planned gifts. For Scarlett McKay $500 or more more information, please call Ms. Adaline H. Frelinghuysen Mrs. Esther Esh Sternberg Ms. Elizabeth C. Baker 212.870.4210. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey F. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Streim Mrs. Sophie M. Beitler Friedman Flora Tabaddor, MD • Shelley and Robert W. Berend Robert Ardini Edda and James Gillen Henry and Marilyn Taub Sheila Bidle Areta M. Arlen Drs. David and Marcella Sheena and Vijay Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chelminski Ms. Molly Bellin Goldsmith • Vaidyanathan Fund of the William E. Clendenning Joan Benson Wendy and Mark Goldstein Silicon Valley Community Mr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Merrill G. and Emita E. Foundation Hope A. Curtis Berend Hastings Foundation Stephen Van Dolsen Mr. Rackstraw Downes Mrs. Frank M. Berger Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R.M Hall Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Viscusi Ms. Joan Dyer Charles A. Bernheim Sally and Aaron Hamburger Jeremy and Kristina Wallison Mr. Arthur F. Ferguson H.S. Beau Bogan Ms. Constance Hoguet Neel Marian M. Warden Fund Elizabeth C. Forster Lord Benno Bordiga† and Mr. Richard Neel of the Foundation for Kwok Sum Fung Dr. and Mrs. Alexander R. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Enhancing Communities Mrs. Maxfield S. Gibbons Broden Hubbard Charles and Jacqueline Jill Kaplan Nancy E. Cohn Paula Jarowski and Earl Black Warren Sheila Keats John Condon Roland N. Karlen Ruth and Howard Warshower Mr. and Mrs. William P. Sue Ann and Tony Converse Mr. and Mrs. David Kenney Joseph H. Weber Kenney Emilie Corey David A. Kernahan Bill and Theda White Andrea Klepetar-Fallek Marilyn Cranin Reverend Wendy A. 2 Anonymous Donors David J. Lansner and Carolyn Catherine T. Davidoff Young and Dr. Mark R. A. Kubitschek Deborah L. Davis Killingsworth • • Members of the Patron Mr. Arthur Leonard Harold Z. Dessler Ms. Younghee Kim-Wait Committee Adnan Divjan Richard and Joan Klein SOPRANO MEMBERS Mrs. and Mr. Susan B. Melva Eidelberg Ronald H. Lamey $1,000 or more Levangia Dr. Joan Eliasoph New York City Opera

Deborah Hample† Ann Rosche La Perla The Honorable Andrew M. Ruth Klotz† Art Rubright Opici Wines Cuomo, Governor Stuart M. Fischman Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Russo Russian Standard Vodka Aby Rosen, Chairman Elizabeth T. Garvey Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Sack Theatrical Stage Employees, Sherwin M. Goldman Mrs. Ines Sagar Local No. 4 - I.A.T.S.E. National Endowment for Virgina Gray Michael J. Samek† Van Cleef & Arpels the Arts Judith B. Grebin Alan J. Savada The Walt Disney Company Joan Shigekawa, Acting Adam Guettel Mr. Steven Schmidt Wells Fargo Chairman Jane M. Gullong Roberta and Irwin† Mr. and Mrs. John Haney Schneiderman GOVERNMENT SUPPORT The above recognition list Inez Harris Donald G. Sisler includes donors to the annual Sally Helfman Mrs. Joan Smith and special campaigns as of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Herber Mr. Peter Smith January 1, 2013. Marilyn D. Hoffman Stanley R. Stangren Dr. and Mrs. Irwin Honigfeld Ruth and Harold† Stern New York City Opera’s Renee Jackson Ms. Audrey J. Sutton productions and education William Paul † and Kathryn Mr. and Mrs. Warren B. Syer programs are made possible, Kouba Lloyd L. Thoms, Jr. in part, with public funds Bruce Lee Kubert Sonya and Leo J. Tick from the following city, state, Barry and Jill Lafer Barry Waldorf and Stanley and federal agencies. We are Ronald H. Lamey Gotlin grateful for this generous and Catherine Lomusico Lucille Werlinich essential support. Barbara McCullough Alice Westphal† Ann F. McHugh, PH.D Susan M. Whelan New York City Department of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Mr. Robert C. Williamson Cultural Affairs Melick 7 Anonymous Donors The Honorable Michael R. Merle A. Montgomery Bloomberg, Mayor Anne M. Morris † In memoriam The Honorable Kate D. Levin, Carol S. Morton Commissioner Judith Nadelson CORPORATE CIRCLE Diane A. Nixon American Airlines New York City Council Mr. Martin J. Oppenheimer Bellavista Franciacorta The Honorable Christine C. Frank J. and Adeline Pannizzo Bulgari Quinn, Speaker Dr. Sydney Parish / Mr. Cesari The Honorable Gale A. Brewer Bernard Fleigel Clos Du Val The Honorable James G. Van Ms. Antonia Pew Con Edison Bramer Frederick W. Richmond Google New York State Council on Mary S. Riebold iQmedia Networks the Arts