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We have dreams for our young professional artists' program, for school children, for opera lovers, for the cultural community and for central Indiana that can now be realized as we work our way into this extraordinary site. Each year you will see Indianapolis Opera grow with new programs, enhanced productions, and greater community outreach because of the Center. And we need your helpl Not only do we need your financial investments, but we need and want your ideas. Give us a call or write us a note. We want the Basile Opera Center and Indianapolis Opera headguarters to be a place that resonates within each of us.

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Show Time: All performances begin Restrooms: Main lobby and all Comments or Suggestions: promptly at 8:00 p.m, on opening terrace levels Comment cards are available at the nights and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday Men: information desk. matinees. Main lobby left Cough Drops: Complimentary Late Arrival Policy: Latecomers will Terrace 1 right cough drops are located at the be seated at appropriate intervals. Terrace 2 left information desk. Children under Video monitors are positioned for Terrace 3 right the age of 12 should have parental viewing until seating is permitted. Women: permission. Please be considerate of fellow Main lobby right Electronic Devices: The taking audience members. Terrace 1 left of photographs and the use of Surtitles: English translations are Terrace 2 right recording devices are strictly projected above the stage for every Terrace 3 left prohibited in the auditorium. Please opera performance. Unisex deactivate or silence all electronic Overture: This free, informative Main floor right devices. preview is conducted in the All are wheelchair accessible. Emergency Evacuation: Exits are Krannert Room 45 minutes prior Telephones: A public courtesy conveniently located throughout to curtain. Overture is a wonderful telephone is located in the box the theater. Note that your closest way to learn more about the opera exit may be behind you. In the office lobby. and enhance your enjoyment of the event of an emergency, please do performance. CLOWES PATRON SERVICES not run. Walk slowly and listen for Children: All children must Accessibility: Seating on the main additional instructions. possess a ticket for admission floor is barrier-free with ramping Lost and Found: Items may be to Clowes Memorial Hall. Please for easy access to the lobby, claimed at the information desk contact Indianapolis Opera at restrooms, and parking. after performances or the following 317.283.3531 with questions A wheelchair may be borrowed at business day, from 8:30 a.m. to regarding program content. the information desk. 5:00 p.m. Items are held for 60 We strongly recommend that Large print programs and sound days. children two and under not attend enhancement devices are available Medical Assistance: An EMT is performances. at the information desk. ASL on duty at most events. Contact LOCATION OF BUILDING SERVICES interpreters, audio description and the information desk or an usher Braille programs are available if you need assistance, Aspirin, Coat Check: Coat check service is by calling 317.940.9697 ten Tylenol and antacid medication located on the main floor left in the days prior to the performance. are available for purchase at the lobby. Please call Indianapolis Opera information desk, Concessions: Beverage and at 317.283.3531 for specific Police and Vehicle Emergency: confection stations are conveniently information on its patron services. Contact the information desk or located throughout the lobby, Food Not all Clowes services are call from the emergency call tower and beverages are not allowed in available for opera performances. at the front southeast corner of the the auditorium. ATM: For your convenience, an ATM building. Butler University police Doors: Lobby doors open one hour is located at the information desk. will assist with vehicle access and before curtain. Binoculars and Program Lights: emergency starts. Elevators: Call stations are located Binoculars and program lights Smoking: For the safety and on all levels adjacent to main are available for purchase at the enjoyment of all patrons, smoking staircases. information desk. is permitted only in the designated area. Directional signs are located Information Desk: The information Contact During Performance: If outside of the main entrance, desk is located on the main floor you need to be contacted during Bookbags and large bags (over right in the lobby. a performance, ask your caller to phone 317,940.9699. You and 12 inches) are not permitted in Krannert Room: For pre- Clowes. They must be returned to performance discussions, your caller must also inform the information desk of your exact seat your vehicle or checked at the coat receptions, and banquets, access check. If the bag is checked, it will the Krannert Room by the main location. be opened and inspected. floor right staircase or elevator. Booster Seats: Booster seats are available for your convenience. Repertory List 1975-2009 (by composer)

Hector Berlioz George Gershwin Giacomo Puccini Beatrice and Benedict (1979) Porgy and Bess (1991, 2000) [a boheme (1979, 1985, 1995, 2003) Leonard Bernstein ChristophWillibaldGluck Gianni Schicchi (1999) Candide (1980) Orfeo ed Euridice (1991) Madama Butterfly (1982, Georges Bizet Charles Gounod 1991, 1996,2004) Carmen (1977, 1979, 1986, Fausf(1984, 1991, 2000) Fosca (1986, 1993, 1999, 1998, 2006) Romeo and Juliet (2003) 2008) The Pearl Fishers (2005) Engelbert Humperdinck Iurandof(2006) Michael Ching Hansel and Gretel (1989,1999,Gioachin o Rossini Buoso's Ghost (1999) 2008) The Barber of Seville (1979, Gaetano Donizetti Franz Lehar 1981, 1988, 1998, 2004) Anna Bolena (1989) The Merry Widow (1992, 2005) La Cenerentola (1998) The Daughter of the Regiment Camille Saint-Saens Mitch Leigh (1989, 2007) Samson and Delilah (1993, Man of La Mancha 0990) Don Pasquale (1993, 2002) 2002) The Elixir of Love (1983, 1994,Rugger o Leoncavallo Richard Strauss 2003) Pagliacci (1978) Ariadne aufNaxos (1987) Lucia di Lammermoor (1992, Jules Massenet Johann Strauss, Jr. 1997, 2005) Werther (2003) Die Fledermaus (1983, 1996, Carlisle Floyd Gian-Carlo Menotti 2002) Susannah (2000) Amahl and the Night Visitors Igor Stravinsky (1977) The Rake's Progress (1997) The Telephone (1975, 1977) Arthur Sullivan Douglas Moore H.M.S. Pinafore (1983) The Ballad of Baby Doe (1994, The Mikado (1985) 2000) The Pirates of Penzance (1990, The Devil and Daniel Webster 2009) (1975) Peter llyich Tchaikovsky "^^ Wolfgang Amaaeus Eugene Onegin (2001) Mozart The Abduction from the Giuseppe Verdi Seraglio (1994) /\/da (1980, 1984, 2001) Cosl fan tutte (1992, 1996, Don Carlo (1990) 2004) Fa/staff (1986, 2007) Don Giovanni (1990, 2001) Macbeth (1999) The Impresario (1977) Ofe//o (1983, 1997) 7Jhe Magic Flute (1982, 1989, Rigoletto (1980, 1987, 1994, 2004) The Magic Flute, 2007 1997, 2007) The Marriage of Figaro (1985, [a frav/afa (1978, 1988, 1995, 1993, 2006) 2002) lltrovatore (1982, 1992, 2001, Otto Nicolai 2008) The Merry Wives of Windsor (1995) Richard Wagner Das Rheingold (2009) Jacques Offenbach The F/y/ng Dutchman (1998) The Tales of Hoffmann (1988, 2008) Robert Ward The Tales of Hoffmann, 2008 The Cruc/b/e (2005) Carl Orff Photo credit: Denis Ryan Kelly, Jr. for Indianapolis Opera. The Wise Woman (1976) Indianapolis Opera respectfully dedicates this production of ll Trovatore to the memory of Mary DePrez "Punch" Hanis. | With a long history of support, service, and participation, Punch was a truly memorable and valued member of the Indianapolis Opera family. She was an early member of IO's Board of Directors, providing leadership in many areas for well over a decade. Punch was well known in our community because other social column, "Punch Lines," which appeared in the Indianapolis Star in the 1960s and 70s. She brought that social acumen to the Opera and the Opera's Guild. One of our fondest memories is of Punch traveling with us twee to the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, S.C. Her joy at experiencing theater, music and, most especially, opera was quite contagious.

Several years ago, Punch generously made a gift to The Blue River Community Foundation and challenged her family members and the family company, The Shelbyvilk News, to do the same. The gifts endowed the Foundation to bring opera to Shelbyville students "in perpetuity." It speaks volumes other commitment to Indianapolis Opera that she left a legacy gift to our company in her estate. She would be excited to see where we are headed. It seems only appropriate to honor her memory with the season opener dedication. Punch, thank you for your friendship and your service - you are missed! Fairview Presbyterian Church Fairview Studios John A. Schmid, Director "Excellent instruction in music" 253-5982

Special Music Events -2008-09 December 14 Where Is The Newborn King- A. Hammerschmidt O Beloved Shepherds - A. Hammerschmidt February 25-7PM Ash Wednesday Jazz Service Sunday Worship Service Schedule April 5 8:45 a.m. - Informal Service Palm Sunday Cantata 9:45 a.m. - Christian Education The Last Supper- E. Thiman 11:00 a.m. - Traditional Service May 17 Rev. Dr. John R. Koppitch, Pastor Credo- A. Vivaldi Fairview Presbyterian Church • 4609 N. Capitol Avenue • Indianapolis, IN 46208 • 317-251-2245 www.fairviewpresbyterian.org rtCTrdyZrfljre Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano Friday, October 3, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Featuring the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Indianapolis Opera Chorus There will be one 20-minute intermission.

CAST (in order of vocal appearance) Ferrando Darren K. Stokes* Leonora Mary Elizabeth Williams* Inez Evelyn Johnson* Manrico Arnold Rawls* Ruiz Matthew Dingels* Count di Luna Todd Thomas* Azucena Laura Brioli*t An Old Gypsy •, . , Damien L Geter

ARTISTIC PERSONNEL Conductor James Caraher Stage Director Joseph Bascetta* Set Designer David Gano Costume Designer Robert Stivanello* Lighting Designer Jeff Davis Wig/Makeup Designer Janet Ross Chorus Master John Schmid Choreographer Michelle Jarvis Production Stage Manager Deborah Jo Barrett

Scenery provided by New Orleans Opera Association. Wigs are provided by Theatrical Hairgoods Company.

Projected surtitles are provided by arrangement with Bayshore Opera Translations.

'indicates Indianapolis Opera debut t indicates U.S. debut.

10 Synopsis

ACT L THE DUEL Outside the apartments of the Count di Luna, Ferranda the captain of the guard, tells the soldiers about a terrible crime that had been committed against the Count's family years before. One day, an old gypsy woman haa been seen hovering over the crib of the Count's infant son, and the Count, believing she had cast a spell on the child, had her burned at the stake as a witch. To get revenge, the gypsy's daughter kidnapped the Count's baby, and the next day the charred bones of a child were found in the ashes of the fire that had consumed the old gypsy. But the Count could never believe his son was dead, ana as he lay dying he charged his other son, the present Count, to devote his life to searching for his brother. As Ferrando finishes his tale, the soldiers, shivering with superstition, retreat into the palace, In the garden, Leonora tells Inez of her admirer, a brave knight who has been singing beneath her window. The ladies retire into the palace, and the Count, who is in love with Leonora, enters the garden, hoping to see her. But almost as soon as he arrives he hears the voice of the troubadour, and a moment later Leonora comes out to welcome him. As the two men face each other, the troubadour identifies himself as Manrico, a follower of the Prince of Biscay, the Count's enemy. Affirming their rivalry and mutual hatred, the two men draw swords and run off to fight as Leonora collapses. ACT II. THE GYPSY In a camp in the mountains, day is dawning and the gypsies are beginning to work. Azucena, the daughter of the condemned gypsy and now an old woman herself, sits with Manrico by her side; he has been wounded in battle against the Count's forces. Staring into the fire, she relates the story of her mother's death. As she recalls the horror of the event, she inadvertently reveals what has to this point been unknown to anyone else: that she had mistakenly thrown her own baby into the fire, not the son of the Count. Naturally this raises doubts in Manrico's mind as to his true identity, but she hastens to reassure him that he is indeed her son; she had merely been hallucinating. Then she asks him why he spared the Count's life after defeating him in their duel, and he replies that a voice from heaven had stopped him. He is interrupted by the arrival of Ruiz, who tells Manrico that Leonora, believing reports of his death in battle, is about to take the veil. Manrico immediately sets out to stop her, despite Azucena's protests. Meanwhile, the Count and his followers have gathered in the cloister of the convent. The Count is planning to abduct Leonora before she takes her vows, and in a tender moment he sings of his love for her. A chorus of nuns is heard from within, and Leonora, with her ladies, enters the Synopsis

garden, The Count steps in, but before he can seize Leonora, Manrico comes between them. After an angry confrontation, the Count is forced back by Manrico's soldiers and the lovers escape, ACT III. THE GYPSY'S SON Manrico has taken Leonora to the fortress of Castellor, where they are about to be married, The Count has laid siege to the castle and the soldiers are preparing for battle. Suadenly an old gypsy is brought in; it is Azucena, who has been caught prowling around the camp. When questioned, she claims she is simply looking for her son, But soon she is recognized, and the Count orders her to be burned at the stake the next day. As Manrico comforts Leonora and swears they will always be together, Ruiz bursts in with word of Azucena's capture, Manrico rushes off with his men to her rescue, ACT IV. THE TORTURE Manrico's attempt to save his mother has failed, ana he has been captured and thrown into the dungeon with her, Leonora appears outside the tower with Ruiz and her thoughts wander to her lover, A chorus begins to pray for the redemption of the condemned prisoner while the troubadour prepares to die. The Count enters and Leonora promises to become his wife if he will spare Manrico. The Count accepts the bargain and Leonora rejoices, even though she knows she must give her own life to save Manrico. In their prison cell, Manrico attempts to console Azucena and they reminisce on their peaceful life in the mountains, Leonora enters and begs Manrico to escape, Furious, he demands to know what price she paid for his freedom, but his anger turns to despair when the poison she has taken begins to take effect and he understands the extent of her sacrifice. Count di Luna, coming upon the scene, finds Leonora dead in her lover's arms; then he orders Manrico to the block and forces Azucena to the window to witness the execution. As the axe falls, Azucena shrieks that Manrico was the Count's brother. Her mother has finally been avenged.

. About the Composer

Giuseppe Verdi was born on October 10, 1813 in Le Roncole, a small village near Busseto in the duchy of Parma, about fifty miles from Milan. His father owned a tavern, and the street singing Verdi heard instilled in him an early appreciation of music The church organist gave the boy his first music lessons, and when he died Verdi took over some of his duties. Eventually his father sent him to Busseto for academic studies and to further his musical training. When he was eighteen, Verdi became a resident in the home of Antonio Barezzi, a local merchant and patron of music. Barezzi recognized Verdi's talent and provided him with the funds to go to Milan for serious study. He failed to pass the entrance exam to the Milan Conservatory, however; it was noted on the report that he lacked technical knowledge in composition and his piano technique was inadequate, Verdi then turned to Vincenzo Lavigna for music lessons and worked industriously to overcome his deficiencies. In 1834, he applied for and won the post of master of music in Busseto, and soon after married Barezzi's daughter, Margherita. But tragedy intervened when their two young children died within months of each other, and Margherita soon after. Verdi found consolation in music, and in 1838 he completed hisfirst opera, Oberto, conte di Son Bonifacio. It was performed at La Scala and was so well received that he was contracted to write more operas for that theater. His next effort, Un giorno di regno, failed. But his third opera, Nobucco, produced in 1842 with Giuseppina Strepponi (who would later become Verdi's second wife) in the lead female role was a sensation. The chorus of Hebrews lamenting their captivity in Babylon was, to the Italian audiences, a barely disguised symbol of their own longing for freedom from the tyranny of the Austrians who ruled their country. At performances they demanded that the chorus be repeated, and the government officials, while reluctant to stop these encores for fear of causing a riot, began to view Verdi as a threat. This was the time of the Risorgimento, the political struggle for the independence of Italy, and the patriotic themes in Verdi's operas of the period made him a natural representative of the nationalist movement. As a result, for much of his long career he had to battle the censors to see his operas produced. The tremendous success of Rigoletto, after Victor Hugo's drama Le roi s'omuse, brought Verdi lasting fame. The opera entered the repertoire of all the major opera houses, and the aria of the libidinous Duke, Ta donna e mobile," became one of the most popular tunes in Europe. // trovatore and La traviata, produced within the next two years, brought him even greater acclaim and considerable wealth. In the next two decades Verdi wrote only six new operas, and after Aida (1871) he retired as a gentleman farmer on his estate at Sant Agata. But the lure of the theater proved too strong, and more than 13 years later, Verdi, who was a lifelong admirer of Shakespeare, col laborated with the young poet Arrigo Boito to create his last two great masterpieces, Ofelio (1887) and Falstoff(1893). Earfy in 1901 Verdi suffered a stroke, and he died a few days later at the age of 87 There were two funerals. Thefirst was very modest, according to Verdi's wishes. But when the cof fins of Verdi and his wife were moved to the Casa di Riposo the home for aged musicians which he had founded, 200,000 people lined the streets of Milan, and Toscanini con ducted a chorus of 800 in the great iament from Nabucco, "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate," to honor this most beloved of Italian opera composers.

13 Artist Profiles

JOSEPH LAURA BASCETTA BRIOLI Connecticut Italy Stage Director Azucena 10 Debut: 10 and U.S. Debut

Recently: Porgy and Bess, Madama Butterfly, Fresno Recently: Amneris, A'ida, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Grand Opera; La boheme, Opera Columbus Amneris, A'ida, Teatro Sociale di Rovigo, Italy; and Tampa Opera; La traviata, Opera Lyra, Eboli, Don Carlos, Staatsoper Hamburg; Laura, Ottawa, Canada; Un hallo in maschera, La Gioconda, New Israeli Opera, Tel Aviv; Astra Theatre, Malta; Tosca and Cavalleria Laura, La Gioconda, Opera St. Etienne. rusticana, Shanghai Opera. Upcoming: Carmen, Carmen, Washington National Upcoming: Faust La boheme, Fresno Grand Opera; Opera; Amneris, A'ida, Teatro Goldoni di Tosca, Augusta Opera; TBA, Astra Theatre, Livorno, Italy; Amneris, A'ida, Staatsoper Malta. Hamburg.

JAMES JEFF CARAHER DAVIS Indiana New York Conductor Lighting IO Debut: Designer Rigoletto, 1981 10 Debut: Tosca, 1999

Recently: Conductor, The Professional Advantage, Recently: Street Scene, Chautauqua Opera; Dialogues Scuola Italia, Piobbico, Italy; Tosca and The of the Carmelites, Mannes School of Music; Elixir of Love, Imperial Symphony Orchestra; The Ballad of Baby Doe, Romeo and Juliet, The Pirates of Penzance, New Jersey Opera La boheme, Madama Butterfly, Indianapolis Theater; Mozart Concert, Indianapolis Chamber Opera; Don Giovanni, Washington National Orchestra at DePauw University; Tosca and The Opera; 26 productions for New York City Opera. Tales of Hoffmann, Indianapolis Opera. Upcoming: Hansel and Gretel and Das Rheingold, Upcoming: Hansel and Gretel, Indianapolis Opera; The Indianapolis Opera; Crime and Punishment, Pirates of Penzance, Imperial Symphony Cleveland Playhouse. Orchestra; Faust, Fresno Grand Opera

14 Artist Profiles

MATTHEW DAMIEN L. )INGELS GETER Maryland Indiana

RUIZ OldG ypsy IO Debut 10 Debut: Imperial Commissioner, Madama Butterfly, 2004.

Recently: Soloist, Raimondo's aria from Lucia di Recently: Almaviva (cover), the Barber of Seville and Lammermoor, Hendricks County Symphony; Ottavio (cover), Don Giovanni, Tri-Cities Soloist, the Life and Times of Malcolm X Opera; Ferrando, Cosi fan tutte, University (concert performance), Ft. Collins Symphony of Tennessee; Alfred, Die Fledermaus, Orchestra. Frederick Camerata; Hilarion, Princess Ida, Binghamton Savoyards. Upcoming: Soloist, Brahms Requiem, Encore Vocal Arts.

Upcoming: Indianapolis Opera Ensemble 2009; Witch (cover), Hansel and Gretel and Frederic (cover), The Pirates of Penzance, Indianapolis Opera.

MICHELLE EVELYN JARVIS JOHNSON Indiana Indiana Inez Ckcoreograpne r IO Debut: IO Debut Rigoletto, 1987

Recently: Artistic Director for Butler Ballets Season of Recently: Hanna Glawari, The Merry Widow, Central Greatness; Carmen, Indianapolis Opera. Florida Lyric Opera; Mimi (cover), La boheme, Dorian Opera Theatre; Celie, SignorDeiusoand Upcoming: The Nutcracker, Butler Ballet. La Ciesca, Gianni Schicchi, Indiana University Opera Theater.

Upcoming: Fiora, L'amore del tre re, Amici Opera; Featured soloist, A Night at the Opera, Greenfield, Indiana.

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|ARNOLD JOHN RAWLS SCHMID Louisiana Indiana Manrico IO Debut Chorus Master

Recently: Radames, A'ida, Florida Grand Opera; Manrico, // Recently: The Tales of Hoffmann, Tosca, The Magic Flute, trovatore, Bregenz Festspiele, Austria; Cavaradossi, Indianapolis Opera. Tosca, Florida Grand Opera; Sam, Susannah, Opera Currently: Director of Music, Fairview Presbyterian Pacific; Gustav, Un ballo in maschera, Des Moines Church. Metro Opera.

Upcoming: Radames, Aida, Bregenz Festspiele, Austria; Pinkerton, Madama Butterfly, Madison Opera; Manrico, // trovatore, Seattle Opera; Canio, IfCl 4H4, LC^> Aw*^&Vt6z\*i. Ipagliacci, Lyric Opera of Chicago; Faust, Mefistofele, Seattle Opera.

DARREN K. TODD STOKES THOMAS Virginia Pennsylvania Ferranao Count ai Luna IO and Role Debut O Debut

Recently: Calkus, Troilus and Cressida, Opera Theatre Recently: Dr. Metivier, War and Peace, Metropolitan of Saint Louis; Zaretsky, Eugene Onegin, Opera; Scarpia, Tosca, New York City Opera; Lyric Opera of Chicago; General Groves, Falstaff, Falstaff, Seattle Opera; Amonasro, Doctor Atomic, Lyric Opera of Chicago (one Aida, Nashville Opera and Opera Carolina; performance); Imperial Commissioner, Madama Renato, Un ballo in maschera, Des Moines Butterfly, Ravinia Festival; Father, Laforzadel Metro Opera. destino, Cincinnati May Festival. Upcoming: Rigoletto, Rigolefto, Austin tyric Opera; Tonio, Upcoming: Mephistopheles, Faust Opera Memphis; Ipagliacci, Michigan Opera Theatre; Count di Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Eugene Opera; Luna, // trovatore, Manitoba Opera; Scarpia, Undertaker, Porgy and Bess, Lyric Opera of Tosca, Japan tour with New York City Opera; Chicago; Jake, Porgy and Bess, Washington Father, Hansel and Gretel, Opera Cleveland. National Opera; Parson Alltalk, Producer #2, Treemonisha, Opera Memphis. 16 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Mario Venzago, Musk Oleg Zukin MARY Director ELIZABETH Jack Everly, VIOLA Principal Pops Michael Isaac Strauss, WILLIAMS Conductor Principal Pennsylvania THE SCHLEGEL CHAIR Raymond Leppard, Conductor Laureate Beverly Scott, Leonora Assistant Principal FIRST VIOLIN IO Debut Nancy Agres Zachary De Pue, Ruth Critchley Boemer Concertmaster Amy Kniflen THE FORD-WEST CHAIR Terry E. Langdon Alexander Kerr, Eva Lieberman Principal Guest Stephanie Tong Recently: Leonora, // trovatore, Kentucky Opera; Goddess Concertmaster of the Waters, Amistad, Spoleto Festival USA Philip Palermo, CELLO Serena, Porgy and Bess, Atlanta Opera and Associate Concertmaster Arkady Orlovsky, Fresno Opera; Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni, Christal Phelps Steele, Principal Mercury Opera Rochester. Assistant Concertmaster THE MANTERFIELD CHAIR THE MEDITCH CHAIR Upcoming: Tosca, Tosca, Virginia Opera and Augusta Perry Scott, Associate Dean Franke, Opera; Cilia, Margaret Garner, Michigan Assistant Concertmaster Principal Opera Theatre; Leonora, // trovatore, Seattle THE WILCOX CHAIR Robert Sansone, Opera; Aida, Aida, Atlanta Opera. Assistant Principal Barbara Fisher Agresti CHAIR ANONYMOUSLY Gino Agresti ENDOWED David E. Collins Sarah Boyer Jennifer Greenlee Ingrid Fischer-Bellman Sherry Hong Geoffrey S. Lapin Michelle Kang THE AMBASSADOR RANDALL L. TOBIAS CHAIR Vladimir Krakovich Mark Maryanovsky since 1998 Dinah Montgomery Anne Duthie Raye Pankratz McCafferty Yefim Pastukh Matthew D. Holbrook THE DR. AND MRS. ROBERT L. Gary Sliauzis RUDESILL CHAIR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, INC. Katherine Vaccaro SECOND VIOLIN Natali 6130 Carrollton Ave. Konstantin Umansky, Jian-Wen Tong Principal Indianapolis, IN 46220 David Bartolowits, CONTRABASS Associate Principal Ju-Fang Liu, Principal Commercial Mary Anne Robert Goodlett II, DelTAquila, Assistant Principal Residential Assistant Principal THE TAUREL CHAIR Nami Akamatsu Industrial THE DICK DENNIS FIFTH Leonard Bennett New Construction CHAIR* Crantford Louise Alexander Gregory Dugan Renovations Patrick Dalton-Holmes Peter Hansen Condition Assessment Victoria Griswold Michael Hartt Becky McKibben Brian Smith Foundations Jayna Park Barbara Radomski FLUTE Matthew Holbrook, P.E., S.E. John Radomski Karen Evans Moratz, Catherine Rossi Principal phone: (317) 257-6710 THE SIDNEY AND KATHY Lisa Scott TAUREL CHAIR

17 conflnured page 19 Production Staff

Artistic Administrator Props Masters Jeff Edwards, Assistant Head Stephen Goldberg Annette Holt Electrician Production Stage Manager Surtitle Translators David Robie, Head Properties Deborah Jo Barrett Lindley Becker and Bruce Bauer, T.J. Scott Technical Director Assistant Head Properties Anthony Bauer Surtitle Coordinator Dana Milan Members of IATSE, Local 30 Assistant Stage Managers Kathleen Stakenas Rehearsal Accompanist Wardrobe Jill Zakrzewski* Sandra Baetzhold Delane Wood, Steward Associate Lighting Designer Chorus Accompanist Members of IATSE, Local 893 Brian Bamett Sandra Baetzhold Clowes Hall Staff Wig/Makeup Assistants 10 Stage Personnel John Lucas, Head Electrician Amalia Howard Mike Ray, Head Carpenter Ernie Yezzi, Head Sound Technician Meghan Markusfeld Don Heintzelman, James Winegard, Hyman Jackie Vouga Assistant Head Carpenter Jeff Gooch, Costume Coordinator Stage Technician/Video Delane Wood Sandra Clem, Head Electrician

Chorus

Daniel R. Ahlgren Milton Goodwin Yoonkyung Sophia Park Howard K. Baetzhold Samuel L. Green Mary Robinson Holly Baginski Jennifer Heichelbech Joseph Shadday Dennis Bowling Erica L. Koehring Lynne Sylvester Katie Mozack Bramsen Lauren Laski John Thyen Stephen Bright Glen Lovitt Jonathan Tigert Zachary Colby James H. Mannon Cathy Tolzmann Sean Cole Felipe N, Martinez Steve Towle Julie Deaton Tayisha McGuire Urban L. Wagner Ellen Denham Patrick B. McMonigle Diane Welch-Ridinger David K. Dulhanty Anne Miller Mark Wheatley Carl Frank Kathleen Myers Sara Whittle Darnel L. Geter Kelly Najacht Larry Goens Cara Nowling

Supernumeraries Dancers (courtesy of Butler Ballet)

Monroe Hall Andrea Lucas Chris Haney Kimberly Page Eric Heckler Sam a nth a Ring staff Terry Kildow Melanie Upchurch Joe Stuteville Steve Town send 18 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, continued

Robin Peller TRUMPET PERCUSSION LIBRARY Rebecca Price Marvin C. Perry II, Braham Dembar, Michael Runyan, Principal Arrensen, Assistant Principal Principal Librarian THE W. BROOKS AND WANDA David E. Gruender, Principal Y. FORTUNE CHAIR Paul Berns Craig A. Hetrick Assistant Principal PICCOLO Robert Wood Librarian Allen Miller, Acting Rebecca Price HARP Susan Grymonpre, Third Trumpet Assistant Librarian Arrensen Diane Evans, Principal THE WALTER MYERS JR. CHAIR Laura Cones, Library THE JANET F. AND DR. RICH TROMBONE ARD E. BARB CHAIR Assistant James Beckel, Principal KEYBOARD OBOE K. Blake Schlabach, THE WOMEN'S COMMITTEE STAGE CHAIR Roger Roe, Acting Assistant Principal Quentin L. Quinn, ENDOWED IN HONOR OF Manager Principal DOROTHY MUNGER BASS TROMBONE Kenneth Bandy, Sharon Possick-Lange Jared Rodin, Acting PERSONNEL Technician Bass Trombone ENGLISH HORN K. Blake Schlabach, R Alan Alford, Roger Roe THE DR. AND MRS. CHARLES Technician E. TEST CHAIR Manager THE ANN HAMPTON HUNT Michael C. Harmeson, Leonard Bennett CHAIR Technician TUBA Crantford, Assistant Steven A. Martin, CLARINET Anthony Kniffen, Manager Technician David A. Bellman, Principal String sections use Principal revolving seating. Lhe Robert H. Mohlman TIMPANI *The Fifth Chair in the Chair Jack Brennan, Principal Second Violin Section Cathryn Gross THE THOMAS N. AKINS CHAIR is seated using i seating. Michael Borschel, Craig A. Hetrick, Assistant Principal Assistant Principal THE HUFFINGTON CHAIR

BASS CLARINET Michael Borschel

BASSOON John Wetherill, Principal Samuel Banks Mark Ortwein, Assistant Principal

CONTRABASSOON Mark Ortwein

HORN Robert Dan forth, Principal THE ROBERT L. MANN AND FAMILY CHAIR Richard Graef, Assistant Principal Julie Beckel Jerry Montgomery THE BAKKEN FAMILY CHAIR Jill Boaz Indianapoli jrk Trevor, Music Director orchestr; eas All performances at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center unless otherwise noted. "v Coda reception following the concert sponsored by First Merchants, Bose McKinney & •«** Evans LLP, and Indianapolis Fruit.

Chloe Trevor, violin Saturday, 8:00 p.m.

Larry Shapiro, violin Saturday, 8:00 p.m. Sponsored by Duke Energy

Jared Rodin, trombone 11/15 Saturday, 8:00 p.m.

Handel's Messiah with Encore Vocal Arts 12/13 Saturday, 7:30 p.m. 12/14 f The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Zionsville United Methodist Church ICO Chamber Conversations: "Music and War' Paul Phillips Saturday, 8:00 p.m. Sponsored by Duke Energy

Buster Keaton's The General Friday, 7:30 p.m. Tobias Theatre at the Indianapolis Museum of Art

Simone Dinnerstein, piano Saturday, 8:00 p.m. / Sponsored by Meridian Music

Simone Lamsma, violin Saturday, 8:00 p.m. Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Co-presented by the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis Sponsored by Fifth Third Bank www.icomusic.org v i '-

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• The Frank and Katrina Basile Opera Center Iff** *_ Annual Fund 2008-2009 More than just a collection of gifts— people working together to achieve great things. mr~\* $^ Opera is truly a collaborative art form. Opening night is the final step in a long process that involves hundreds of people working togther to present the magic of opera. Your contribution to the Annual Fund directly supports our mainstage work. Visit www.indyopera.org for more interesting facts and to DONATE to our 2008-2009 Annual Fund Campaign.

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IPLpower.com ndianapolis Opera at a Glance f Indianapolis Opera, founded in 1975, is the only professional opera company in Indiana. Main stage performances are held in Clowes Memorial Hall at Bufler University. The company performs both the classics of the European operatic repertory and 20th-century American works. f Professional singers from around the world travel to Indianapolis to create opera productions in which the music and the theater share equal importance. mm Performances include the Indianapolis The Tales of Hoffmann, 2008 Opera Chorus and are accompanied by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra or the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. f Indianapolis Opera has presented 59 operatic productions representing the work of 31 different composers, including 17 composers who wrote in the 20th century f One Indianapolis Opera production costs between $300,000 and $350,000. Ticket sales cover only one third of the cost f Indianapolis Opera's resident company the Indianapolis Opera Ensemble, consists of five young professional artists who are selected through national Angela Brown performs for the July 11 press con auditions. During the 2007-08 season, ference announcing the Frank and Katrina Basile Opera Center the Ensemble traveled 10,000 miles, reaching more than 35,000 children and adults throughout the Midwest. f Indianapolis Opera is committed to providing lifelong learning opportunities for audiences of all ages, Programs -fiflr "^i include master classes, pre-performance lectures, young professional events, and main stage dress rehearsals f Indianapolis Opera performances are ""***-J&^M^^- Jk affordable. Ticket prices range from $30 to $115, with discounts for students, The Magic Flute, 2007 senior citizens, and military personnel Photos by Denis Ryan Kelly, Jr.

25 m Acknowledgments

Indianapolis Opera is able to develop and enhance ifs artistic and educational programming through the support of committed individuals, corporations, and foundations that see the value of a strong cultural community. The 2008-09 season of opera is made possible in part through generous support from the following people and organizations listed below. Their sponsorship and underwriting of professional opera in Indianapolis allows us to keep ticket prices affordable.

Indianapolis Opera thanks our 2008-2009 Season Sponsors:

C J 3 R I S T E L D EH A AN FAMILY F o u N D A T I O N

Indianapolis Opera would like to recognize

BARNES & THORNBURGLLP Supertitle Sponsor btlaw.com

Media Sponsor *17; M3 j jff l

Special thanks to the following persons and institutions who collaborated with Indianapolis Opera to create interesting events and unique education outreach activities related to // trovatore:

Joseph Bascetta Clowes Memorial Hall ExactTarget, Inc. Indy Hub Scott Hamey The kroger Co, Dr. Michael Sells White River State Park

Indianapolis Opera also thanks Piano Solutions for the piano used during // Trovatore rehearsals and McNamara Florist for providing beautiful presentation bouquets for the Opera's leading ladies.

27 WHEN ROLLS-ROYCE NEEDED A NEW ENGINEERING CENTER FAST, THEY CALLED THE OLDEST NAME IN THE BOOK:

FOUNDED 1875 JUNGCL AXJS - CAMPBELL

After landing a Defense contract to supply jet engines, Rolls-Royce had only four months to design and build a $1.6 million home for 70 engineers that would showcase Rolls-Royce's quality.

We helped find cost savings without compromising high design or, most important, the new facility's top-secret security.

From the custom white oak conference table to the door seals and locks, Department of Defense inspectors checked every detail before anyone could move in.

After, that is, an Assistant Secretary of Defense had cut the ceremonial ribbon.

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BUILDERS TO BUSINESS & INDUSTRY INDIANAPOLIS Individual Contributors (as of September i, 2008)

BEL CANTO SOCIETY ($50,000+) Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Frank M. and Christel DeHaon and The Feigenbaum Barbara E. Grunwald Chnstel DeHaan Family Mr. and Mrs. William J. Garvey Jack and Barbara Hayford Foundation in honor of the Ms. Elisabeth Good Ginny H. Hodowal children and families of Christel Dr. and Mrs, Robert Greenleaf Ms. Dorothy Hoffman House International Ms. Julie Griffith William T, and Lynn Jackson ARIA SOCIETY Mr. James Connolly and Mrs. Dr. Jamia Jasper Jacobsen ($20,000-$49,999) Giannina Hofrneister-Connolly Mr. and Mrs. Jim James Mr. Donald C. Johnson Kay F. Koch Patricia S, Katterjohn Charles Johnson Mrs. Bruce Peck Jeffrey O Lewis and Paula Schmidt-Lewis Robert A. Johnson ENCORE SOCIETY Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Lindseth Ted Jones and Marcia ($10,000-$19,999) Dr. and Mrs. James A. Madura Busch-Jones Anonymous Dr. James P. McGuire and Mr Jeff Kelsey - Katz, Sapper & Miller Richard E. Ford Peter Fulgenzi Dr, and Mrs. Michael Kennedy Edward and Louise Hartigan Rep, and Mrs, Win Moses Mr, and Mrs, Terry Kildow Robert and Rosalie Ferguson Ms. Marcia O'Brien Evelin and Gerhard Klemm Held Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kutsch Joanne W. Orr Charitable Fund, Mrs. Dorothy Rossebo Dr. and Mrs. Stephen V. LaBarge a fund of The Indianapolis Mrs. Samuel Reid Sutphin Mr. and Mrs, Robert L, Lauth, Jr. Foundation Norma Winkler James and Sarah Lootens Mark, Ora, Aliza Ari and Margaret Madura INTERMEZZO SOCIETY Naomi Pescovitz Todd and Linda Maurer ($7,500-$9,999) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Reilly, Jr. Lucina B. Moxley Constance K, Bash Amy and Clay Robbins F. Timothy Nagler Mrs. Charles Christensen Charles R. Rubright Mr. and Mrs, Thomas W. Nickols, Jr. VIRTUOSO CIRCLE Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Ralph G. Nowak ($5,000-$7,499) Sutherland Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Orben Anonymous Douglas L. Tillman Andy M, Palm Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Broadie Gregory and Melinda Utken Dorit and Gerald Paul Mr and Mrs. E. M. Cavalier Bill and Kathy Wishner Mr. Vernley R. Rehnstrom Garry and Louise Fredericksen Mr. and Mrs, Walter Wolf, Jr. Mr. and Mrs, Tom Roberts Mr. Arnold C. Hanish John and Linda Zimmermann Jane and Thomas Salentine Nancy Irsay IMPRESARIO CIRCLE Jane and Fred Schlegel Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Knapp ($l,250-$2,499) Robert and Alice Schloss Ted and Dorothy Schulz Margo Lyon Rogers Anonymous (2) Drs. Arthur and Patricia Mirsky Paul and Mary Ann Auer Englehart Mrs. Robert Mohlman Jeff Baker and John Pickett Ms. Joan SerVaas Mrs. William Schmadeke Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Banta Joan Bechtold Smith Marilyn F. Schultz Sarah G Barney Ms. Nancy H.Smith Mr. and Mrs, William E. Stanley Ann M. and Chris Stack Frank and Katrina Basile Ms, Rosemary Steinmetz Mr. and Mrs. Arland T. Stein Bill Bosron and Sheila Barton Mrs. Harold Justin Sugarman Kathy and Sidney Taurel Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Blade Mr, J. Patrick Tatum Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Test Mary Ann Burke Mark and Paula Thoennes Dr. and Mrs. Louis Vignati Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Buroker Ms. Nancy Thompson John and Nancy Wall Betty and Phil Capasso Edgar A, and Marian K. Towne Penny Ogle Weldon William N, Capello, M.D. Mrs, King R. Traub OVERTURE CIRCLE Dr. Dolores F. Cikrit and Ella Tunnel Mr, Joseph L, Schmit ($2,500-$4,999) Ted and Tracy Vatnsdal Deirdre Connelly Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. John and Diane Bradbum Mr. and Mrs. William Curran Vonnegut Mr. William B. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Dapp Hugh and Jane Watson Claudette and Lawrence Eugene and Marilyn Glick A.B. Webb and Dr. Nmi Einhorn Ms, Jane Gradison Bermudez-Webb Mr. and Mrs. Don B. Eamhart Jim and Roberta Graham Steve and Phyllis West 29 continued page 31 lemorial Gifts I Corporate Contributors Fall 2008

IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF Robert Levy and Kathy HAROLD AND DODIE SUGARMAN RICHARD P. GOOD, JR. Alexander Jennifer Sugarman and Jeff Baker and John Pickett Diann and Craig McKee Konrad Banaszak Bill Bosron and Sheila Barton Mr. and Mrs. James Newland Judy O'Bannon IN MEMORY OF John and Lorie Boyd Missy Ellis and Greg Staab Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Rice JAMES CARAHER, SR. Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. James Ruckle Indianapolis Opera Tales of Jane and Fred Schlegel Hotfmann Chorus Feigenbaum Mr. Bradford Roller and Mr. Thomas G. Fisher Ms. Laura Pedersen Ms. Jane Clay and Mr, Gary Hafner IN MEMORY OF PUNCH HARRIS Ed and Louise Hartigan Richard E. Ford Mr. Ross Jennings IN MEMORY OF DAVID MCKELVEY Ted Jones and Marcia Linda Jenkins Busch-Jones Joan Reynolds Phillip Hoskins and Michael Jonson IN MEMORY OF BILL MEEK Mr. and Mrs. Jim James Dr. and Mrs. Stephen V.

Corporate Contributors (as of September l, 2008)

Bel Canto Society ($50,000+) Encore Society Overture Circle Allen Whitehill Clowes ($10,000-$19,000) ($2,500-$4,999) Charitable Foundation, Inc. Cummins, Inc. Dow AgroSciences Arts Council of Indianapolis Duke Energy Ice Miller LLP and the City of Indianapolis MacAllister Machinery Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Christel DeHaan Family Company, inc. Merrill Lynch Foundation in honor of the Melvin Simon & Associates, Inc, children and families of Impresario Circle WISH-TV 8 Christel House International ($l,000-$2,499) Citizens Gas & Coke Utility Eli Lilly and Company Intermezzo Society ($7,500-$9,999) Delta Faucet Company Indiana Arts Commission Clarian Health Lilly Endowment, Inc. Virtuoso Circle ($5,000-$7,499) Aria Society ($20,000-$49,999) Arthur Jordan Foundation The Indianapolis Foundation, Baker & Daniels an affiliate of the Central Indiana Community Gershman Brown Crowley Foundation IPL Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr, Memorial KPMG Foundation, Inc. The Kroger Co. Pauline K, Stein Fund, a fund of Legacy Fund, a CICF affiliate the Indianapolis Foundation National Bank of Indianapolis Nordstrom Simon Property Group

:$o Individual Contributors (as of September i, 2008)

Terence and Margaret Yen Mr, Bradford Roller and Ms. Laura Rene and Karen Lewin Karl and Barbara Zimmer Pedersen Mr. William T. Liston William and Evelyn Ryberg Dr. and Mrs. J. Theodore Luros PATRON ($500-$l,250) Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ryberg Jon D. Marhenke, M.D. Mr, and Mrs. Daniel Appel Hal and Marion Graham Denby Morey Schimmelpfennig Helen and Emerson Babb Mr. and Mrs, Jeffrey M, Nicholls Mrs. Richard L. Sharp Howard G. and Nancy Baetzhold Mr. and Mrs. Alan T. Nolan Rosa Dene and Robert Shepfer Barbara M. Baetzhold Elinor D. Norns Chuck and Janie Snyder Jim and Bev Baker Mr. and Mrs. Steve Paul Patsy Solinger Ms. Joan Baker Richard F Pickett Larry and Rita Steinberg Judge and Mrs, Taylor Baker, Jr. Mrs. Joseph D. Pierce James R. Sweeney Charlene and Joseph D. Richard R. Plath Mr, J, Patrick Tatum Bamette, Jr. Mrs. Deborah Rowlings Lynda Van Kirk Barth Foundation of the Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Renkens, Jr. Mr, and Mrs, Charles Watson Central Indiana Community Dr. and Mrs. Michael Sells Roger & Julia (Keller) Welter Foundation John and Lois Sherman Emily A. West Mr, Stephen Beyer Dr. Pamela Steed Dr, H. Scott and Mrs, Janet Bjerke Anna S. and James P. White Rebecca and Richard Stenner Sr. Margaretta Black Dr. Marcus Schamberger and Dr. Tien Shung Sun Roger and Jan Brinkman Deanna Willis Mr. and Mrs. Edward L, Richard and Kafhryn Bump Dr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Zipes Smithwick, Jr, Dr. and Mrs. Paul Cacchillo SUSTAINER ($250 - $499) Ann R. and Herbert E. Strong, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Louis F, Chenette Anonymous (2) Dr. and Mrs. Frank B. Throop Mr. and Mrs. James Cornelius Mr. Don Ansel Cindy and Derek Tow Daniel and Rachel Corrigan Jack and JoAnn Baker Wilson and Marilyn Tow Oscar and Ann Cummings Mr, and Mrs. Patrick Ballard Dr, and Mrs. Robert D. Walton Mrs. Roberts. Eccles Dr. and Mrs. Steven C Beering Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wishard Michael and Patricia Fansler Elizabeth S. Bowman, M.D SUPPORTER ($100-$249) Dr. and Mrs, Michael E. Flaugh Joanne and David Brackett Anonymous (4) Rev, and Mrs, Robert Giannini Drs. Dwight and Audrey Jim and Carol Adams Frances M, Girdwood Burlingame Kevin and Margaret Baker John Guy Mr. and Mrs. Albert Chen Dr. and Mrs. Philip Ball Claiborne P. Handleman Ellen and David Crabb Mr, Charles Bass Jane Connor Happel Stephen E. and Mary O, DeVoe Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Bastyr Donald R. and Carolyn S. Richard and Helen Dickinson Mr. Warren W, Baumgarf, Jr. Hardman Mr, and Mrs, Andre R, Donikian Mr. and Mrs. David Baxter Mr. and Mrs. Michael Henderson Thomas and Judith Ertl Mr, and Mrs. Richard V Baxter Mark and Carmen Holeman Mr. and Mrs, Eugene Farkas Ms. Lois A, Bennett Phillip Hoskins and Michael Mr. J. Gregory Dawson and The Honorable and Jonson Ms. Ellen Greenleaf Mrs. Ted Boehm Ms. Kristine Kalazs Mr. J. H. Ham, Jr, Donald Bogard and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kincannon John Hammond III and Judy Williams Kathy Krol, M.D, Diana Hamilton Chris and Debra Bosler L. David and Mary Jane Lyons Tom and Nancy Hardin John and Susan Bowers Terren Magid and Julie Manning Mrs. Juanita Mae Harris Ms, Irene Brodey Magid Nancy and Russell Harrison Mr. Michael J. and Mrs, Susan K, Alan and Laura Mendelsohn Mr, and Mrs, Thomas A, Brouillette Ms. Joanne Meyer Heidenreich Ms. Georgia Buchanan Dr. Carol Duke Nathan Mr, and Mrs, Stanley Hem Ms. Barbara Burke Virginia and Don Nead John and Nancy Herrin Ms. Lorene Burkhart Jane and Andrew Paine Tom C. Huston Mr and Mrs. Stephen Callender Dr and Mrs. Robert M. Palmer Mr. Steven Johnson Theodora Carnegis Dr. and Mrs. John G. Pantzer, Jr. Bob and Troy Kassing Adele B. Carr Christopher and Kathleen David Kleiman Drs. Ray and Lisa Childers Reinhold Robert and Judith Koor Mrs, Philip Christiansen

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Individual Contributors (as of September 1, 2008)

Joseph L. Collier Mr. Peter Jacobi Darrell Pieczko and Nancy Brown Gordon Colson, M.D, Dan and Natalie Jacobson Victor and Marion Powell James and June Conine Ms. Rosemarie M, Jeffery Dr. and Mrs. Cari S. Pruitt R. C. Craig Christopher and Sarah Johnston Maxine Purol Milton and Lynn Cuppy Mr. and Mrs. Gerry C. LaFollette Brian and Sabine Quick Lynn and Dan Davis Dr. Richard W, Judy and Mrs, John Raber Tobi Weinstein and John Dick Jane M. Lommel Mr, John D, Resley, IV Dr, and Mrs. Andrew Dick David and Joan Kahn Bob and Carol Reynolds Mr. and Mrs, Robert Kahn Ms. MaryC. Dinauer Mr. and Mrs. George T. Rhodes Doris Karr Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dominianni Jerry D, Robinson Charles and Christine Douglas Robyn Kelly Pat Garrett Rooney Jennie and David Drasin Mr, and Mrs. William A. Kerr Mrs. Esther Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duke, Sr. Barbara B. Kiffmeyer Rev. Theodore D. Rothrock Dr. and Mrs, Stephen R, Dunlop Terry Kirsten Mr. Henry Ryder Nan B. Dunn Drs. Paul and Jill Kittaka Jack and Tammy Dyer Mr, and Mrs, Harry Kremer Vain and Bond Sandoe James and Marilyn East Mr. and Mrs, Edward Kristoff Beverly G. Savage Brent and Elaine Eckhart Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kuhn Mrs, Paul Scheuring Dick and Marilyn Ellis Ms, Phyllis Kyle Rev, Robert A. Schilling Mr, and Mrs. L. John Ernstes Anne W. LaPorte Charles J. Schisla Ruth Feinberg Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E, Mr. Seymour Schwartz Drs. H. Lane and Mary M. Ferree Lawhead Dr and Mrs, Gene E, Sease William L. Fisher, Jr. Alan and Mary Levin James and Janice Seidensticker Margaret F. Flack Mr. Stuart Levy Joseph J. and JoAnn M. Shary Mr. and Mrs, Stephen A. Free Mr. George Lowry Miss Teresa Shih Mr. Mack V Furlow Joe and Marcia Luigs Mr. Kent Shipley Ms, Nancy Fyffe Nancy MacDaniel Winifred and Marvin Silberman Mr. Michael McCartyand Ms. Stan and Jane Malless Mr. and Mrs. Morris Silverman Karen Gentleman Ms, Kyoko Matsumoto-Plata Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith Mr. Jason Mattingly and Mr. Richard and Sharon Gilmor Mr. and Mrs. Robert Solberg Richard Weldon Ronald and Linda Glanzman John C. Kincaid and Mary Soper Mrs. Michael B. Maurer Peggie and Bob Gould Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spellmeyer Dr. and Mrs. B. T, Maxam Mr. and Mrs. George Graham Glenn and Carol Stoup David J. Goldstein and Lisa J, Ms. Margaret Maxwell Val Elliott and Jim Strange Heid Dr. and Mrs. George McCord Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Mr. and Mrs. William E, Goodwin Bill and Ann Marie McGraw Strawbridge Mr. Sergio Gonzalez-Piriz Bob and Elly McNamara Charles and Ruth Strickland Mr. Peter Grossman and Ms. Paul McNeely Pauline Spiegel Malcolm W. Smith and Heather Ms. Sharon Sullivan Dr. and Mrs. Carl Grothouse McPherson Dr. Dan and Helen Sunkel Mr, and Mrs, Richard Gunlogson Mrs, William B. Medlicott Mary Jane Sursa Ms. Frances L, Hackett Kathryn Merkel Mr, and Mrs, Thomas Taylor John K. Hamer Dr. and Mrs. Richard T. Miyamoto Lois and Ken Templeton Jim and Maro Harenberg Mr, and Mrs, John D, Moe Cathy Tolzmann Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harris Sally L. and Philip M, Morton Marjorie and Paul Valliere Patricia Harvey Katherine C. Nagler Ann and Mark Varnau Mr, and Mrs. David M, Haskett Bill and Sukey Nie Mr. Dennis and Dr. Sonja Voelkel Mr, and Mrs, Michael Hayden Ms, Julia Noonan Mr. and Mrs. Patrick N. Walsh Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Hazlett III Mrs. Eldon H. Nyhart Alan and Elizabeth Whaley Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Helveston Julie and Robert Olsen Mr. and Mrs. John Whitworth Mr, and Mrs, Jim O'Neal Mr. David Hensel and Ms. Catherine Williamson Dan and Pat O'Neill Ms. Lisa Hamilton Henry Winton Mr. Mark Palmer R.P. Hogan III, M.D, Ann S. Word S. Kay Hoke Mrs. John Pearson Elsa M, Hubert Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Pelham Mrs. Delores E. Wright-Wood Dr, and Mrs, Harry N. Huxhoid Robin and Gregory Pemberton Marjorie P. Zeigler 33 Hansel and Gretel: Lost in the Arts COMING TO INDIANAPOLIS THIS FALL!

Join the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Hansel and Gretel preview party the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art and Friday, November 7, after work Indianapolis Opera for a unique showcase of contem porary art and music inspired by this traditional fairy Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art tale. 340 N. Senate Avenue Follow the trail of bread crumbs throughout Indianap An invitation-only preview of the Hansel and Gretel olis and make plans to visit Central Library, iMOCA exhibit and reception for sponsors and Patrons of and Indianapolis Opera for related Hansel and Gretel the Opera Ball. exhibits and performances. Hansel and Gretel at iMOCA Hansel and Gretel Witch's house November 8 - January 10 on display at Central Library Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art October 12 - November 14 340 N. Senate Avenue Central Library's Atrium Explore a selection of art work from an exhibition 40 E. St. Clair Street originally displayed at the Metropolitan Opera Check out part of the Hansel and Gretel opera set, House's Gallery Met, including interpretations of designed by noted author and illustrator Maurice the fairy tale by these internationally known artists Sendak, associated with The New Yorker. Edward Koren, Lorenzo Maftotti, William Steig, Gahan Wilson, Visual art: Hansel and Gretel and Roz Chast, on display at Central Library October 12 -January 10 Family program on Hansel and Gretel Central Library's Atrium and South Display Hall Sunday, November 16, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Explore the works of 18 Indiana contemporary artists The Children's Museum of Indianapolis who have visually interpreted this classic story and 3000 N. Meridian Street made it their own, Singers from Indianapolis Opera will perform Participating artists: Judy Levy excerpts from Hansel and Gretel and lead an Greg Huebner informal discussion about opera with the audience. Dorothy Henckel and Krista Hoefle Call (317) 334-4000 for ticket information. David Yosha Cindy Hinant Emma Overman "Ten Things I Hate About Molly White ANC Movies Contemporary Art" Hilda Andres Scott Grow Dorothy Alig A Spirit & Place event Brian Presnell Kyle Ragsdale Thursday, November 13, 7:00 p.m. Deanne Roth Casey Roberts Julie Tourtillotte Central Library's Clowes Auditorium Lori Miles Tyler Green edits and writes Modern Art Notes, www.artsjournal.com/man, the most-read blog about visual art. Join him for a unique discussion on Opera Lite featuring Hansel and Gretel contemporary visual art and the artists who create it. Tuesday, October 28,5:30-7:30 p.m. Central Library's Clowes Auditorium Indianapolis Opera presents Bring your family to view the Hansel and Gretel art Hansel and Gretel work and enjoy excerpts performed by singers from November 21, 23 and 25 Indianapolis Opera. Clowes Memorial Hall 4600 Sunset Ave., Butler University Ca I I-t he-Opera Enter an enchanting world where children dare not November 3-30 wander in the woods for fear of witches who turn For the month of November, Central Library's children into gingerbread! The timeless fairy tale popular Call-A-Story program for children will by the Brothers Grimm comes to life in this sparkling highlight Indianapolis Opera, with pre-recorded production by renowned children's author and Sendak stories read by Hansel and Gretel cast illustrator Maurice Sendak. members. Each of the four weeks features a different story. Call 275-4444 to participate.

34 Friday, November 21 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 23 at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 25 at 7:00 p.m.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 317.283.3470 • www.indyopera.org

You are cordially invited to join Indianapolis Opera for a thrilling evening of dinner, dancing, and mysterious masked guests. In celebration of the Opera's acclaimed production of Hansel and Gretel, designed by renowned children's author/illustrator Maurice Sendak, the Westin- Indianapolis will be Where the Wild Things Are. The offerings of our silent auction will tempt you. A feast will delight you. The Steve Allee Orchestra will enchant you. It all adds up to an evening that is sure to bring out your "wild side." Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) Where the Wild Things Are Saturday, November 15, 2008 6:30 p.m. The Westin-Indianapolis 50 South Capitol Avenue Enjoy being Where the Wild Things Are with Black Tie and Mask R.s.v.p. by November 7

35 Indianapolis Opera Golf Outing

Gift & Award Sponsors Tom & Jane Salentine Alan & Dorothy Klineman Reception Beverage Sponsor Tracy Vatnsdal Hole Sponsors 21st Amendment Wine Katz, Sapper, Miller & Spirits KMPG Abrams Eye Care Associates Robert & Marcia Knapp Kate Appel Laura O'Connor Designs 6th Annual Aviva USA Corp M & I Bank Ronald L. Banta, DPM Merle Norman Cosmetics BJH Consultants - Betty and Sook Albee McDonald Jim Huffer Nefouse & Associates, Inc. John Bradburn - Merrill Lynch Oakley's Bistro Opera Brenner Luggage Stuart's Moving and Storage Jeanne A. Buck Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Golf Outing Dawson Assoc. Carole Tavel Held, June 23, 2008 at EHOB - Jim & Jayne Spahn Bonnie Reilly - Reilly Jerry Garvey Chemical The Fort Golf Course Glick Art Margo Lyon Rogers Greenwalt Sponsel & Co., Rosemary Steinmetz Inc. Tracy Vatnsdal Title Sponsor Ed & Louise Hartigan Skip Vignati Raffle Prizes Duke Energy AirTran Airways Mary Ann Gray Broadmoor Country Club Gregory Hancock Dance French Lick Resort & Casino Theatre Golf Galaxy Helping Hands Hillcrest Country Club Parkside Linen Indianapolis Opera Tom & Mary Mieras Jane Gradison Bill Ryberg Woodland Country Club Golf Outing Committee Ed Hartigan, Co-Chair Kim Garriott Mark Palmer, Co- Chair Jane Gradison Ron and Helmi Banta Melissa Proffitt-Reese n jwMrv; Grant Clapacs Bill Ryberg Tom and Sue Dapp Jane Salentine

Special Thanks to: Mrs. Jeannie Ormbsy Endangered Species Mary Weiss Chocolate The Fort Golf Course Mrs, Boyd Hovde Rick Weiss - American Indianapolis Opera Staff Healthcare Group Kroger Saks Fifth Avenue Merle Norman

36 Development

am delighted to have joined Indianapolis Opera this past year as Director of Institutional Advancement, In'this role, I have the pleasure of leading the fund- raising efforts for Indianapolis Opera, Producing opera is a complex task, and the financial resources required to present outstanding opera require support from a variety of interests, Indianapolis Opera is pleased to have the financial backing EWilliam lA. Ryberg of local government, area businesses, community and family foundations, and Director of individuals. This wonderful support enables Indianapolis Opera to balance the Institutional budget each year, and complements the income received from ticket sales, Advancement Indianapolis Opera has a variety of opportunities for philanthropic giving. In addi tion to the annual fund, we seek support for the Indianapolis Opera Foundation, our endowment fund which holds gifts in perpetuity; sponsorship opportunities, such as performance and guest artists underwriting; planned giving options, including estate and a variety of other tax advantaged gifts; and support for the newly acquired Frank and Katrina Basile Opera Center, where Indianapolis Opera is undergoing a campaign to raise $3,5 million for an operating endowment and facility improvements.

As you can see, Indianapolis Opera offers a varied and exceptional opportunity for charitable giving, matching the interests and needs of prospective donors. If you are currently making a financial contribution to Indianapolis Opera, we thank you for your generous gift. If you are not yet participating in the annual fund, sponsorship, or some of the other areas listed above, we would be pleased to tell you more about how your financial support of Indianapolis Opera can help meet your personal or charitable goals. For more information, please call Indianapolis Opera at (317) 283-3531.

Bravo Society

Individuals who have designated planned gifts to support 10 ore invited to join the Bravo Society, Members will be permanently acknowledged in our performance programs (with their permission) and receive many special benefits. Anonymous (2) John S. Griffin The Estate of Vemley Rehnstrom Howard and Nancy Baetzhold ArnieHanish The Estate of Alice Ross Sarah Barney The Estate of Punch Harris The Estate of Francis Sickler Bill and Sheila Barton Bosron Edward and Louise Hartigan Jane and Fred Schlegel Mrs. James Bash Nancy Irsay Arland T. Stein The Estate of Virginia Basso Kay Koch Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Vlark Chestnut Jeffrey 0, and Paula Schmidt Sutherland Darby Kay Costello Lewis J. Patrick Tatum Mr. and Mrs, Thomas E. Dapp Niels and Patricia Lyster Mark and Paula Thoennes The Estate of Robert Edwards The Estate of Stuart Main Nancy D, Thompson The Estate of Blanche Friend Ina Mohlman Lynda Van Kirk Don and Sue Earnhart Ralph Nowak Penny Ogle Weldon Richard E. Ford Marcia O'Brien Carolyn Pugh Foust The Estate of Josie Orr Garry and Louise Fredencksen The Estate of Dr, Bruce Peck

37 Annual Fund Drve

You can achieve great things. Supporter $100- $249 More than just a collection of gifts, the • Invitation to Indianapolis Opera special events Annual Fund is a catalyst for turning • Donor recognition in four Indianapolis Op individual generosity into a collective energy. era performance programs It represents the dynamic interaction of Sustainer $250 - $499 people working together to achieve great • Two dress rehearsal passes things. Patron $500-$1,249 When your donations combine with all of the • Two additional dress rehearsal passes work it takes to produce an opera, the result Jr. Impresario Circle $500 - $1,249 is extraordinary. Opera is truly a collabora Impresario Circle $1,250 - $2,499 tive art form. Opening night is the final step • Invitation to an Indianapolis Opera in a long process that involves hundreds Ensemble school performance. of people working together to present the • VIP ticket exchange magic of opera • Reserved parking during performances • Use of Intermezzo Lounge during Your contribution to the Annual Fund directly intermission supports our main stage work and educa • Listing in Indianapolis Opera Annual Report tional programming. • "Complimentary Indianapolis Opera Guide • * Invitations to exclusive educational events Thank you for your support! • "Invitation to Indianapolis Opera Ensemble master classes Overture Circle $2,500 - $4,999 • Private intermission reception at one main stage performance Virtuoso Circle $5,000 - $7,499 • Invitation to a cast party • Opportunity for recognition as a featured artist underwriter Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Intermezzo Society $7,500 • $9,999 Indianapolis Opera • Opportunity for recognition as a supporting artist underwriter Indiana Repertory Theatre Indianapolis Civic Theatre Encore Society $10,000 - $19,999 • Opportunity for recognition as a lead artist Murat Theatre underwriter Dance Kaleidoscope Aria Society $20,000 - $49,999 Carmel Symphony Orchestra • Opportunity for recognition as a perfor Decorators' Show House mance underwriter Orchard In Bloom Bel Canto $50,000+ 2005 Solheim Cup • Invitation to an exclusive dinner with the NCAA Basketball Artistic Director and special guests For more information regarding the For the best placement Annual Fund, contact Cindy Tow, Annual in the best books in town: Fund Manager at 317-283-3531 or cmdyt© Nancy Hardin indyopera.org 317.576.8171 | Fax 3 17.576.8172

38 Bravo Society Indianapolis Opera Foundation

Opera is an art form that forever touches the may enable you to make a personally significant heart, the mind, and the soul. Our patrons come contribution to IO, while also providing you with a from all over Indiana (and beyond) to listen to steady stream of income and reducing your heirs' thrilling arias and lush music, to watch pulse- tax liability. Your financial advisor can provide pounding drama and sidesplitting comedy—and information about how you, your heirs, and your to participate in a theatrical tradition that has favorite opera company may all benefit from your been passed down from generation to genera planned gift. tion for centuries. One excellent way to play a Individuals who have designated planned gifts starring role in the legacy of opera is by making a to support IO are invited to join the Bravo Society, planned gift to Indianapolis Opera. Members will be permanently acknowledged in Planned giving includes a variety of options that our performance programs (with their permission) can support IO, ensuring that the artistry and and receive many special benefits (See page 37.) power of professional grand opera will continue To become a member of the Bravo Society, or for to amaze and delight Hoosiers for many years to questions or conversations in confidence, please come while also minimizing taxes and enhanc contact IO Director of Institutional Development ing financial security for you or loved ones. Estate William A. Ryberg at (317) 283-3531. Indianapolis planning tools such as beguests, charitable Opera thanks you for your generous support of lead and remainder trusts, and gift annuities world-class opera!

Bravo Society

INDIANAPOLIS OPERA FOUNDATION SECURING THE FUTURE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS INDIANAPOLIS OPERA John Bradbum Robert D. Knapp John C. Pickett The Indianapolis Opera Founda Patricia D. Curran E. Kirk McKinney Bonnie A. Reilly tion operates exclusively to sup Arnold C Planish Tim Nagler Nancy D. Thompson port, encourage, and assist the Edward G. Hartigan Ralph Nowak Joan Wolf work of Indianapolis Opera. Gifts Rosalie Ferguson Held Gerald Paul to the Foundation ensure 10's artistic progress well into the 21st IO FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTORS century, benefiting generations Howard G. & Nancy Baetzhold Mr. & Mrs, Robert D. Knapp to come. Jim and Connie Bash Jeffrey O. Lewis and If you would like more information Mr, & Mrs, Michael Barth, Jr. Paula Schmidt-Lewis about how you can participate Mary Ann & Edmund Burke Ralph G. Nowak in this effort, please call John Dr. & Mrs. ON, Chnstensen Norma Oman Pickett, Executive Director at Mr. &Mrs, William Curran John C Pickett 317-283-3531. Elizabeth & Ronald Dietz Andy M. Palm Margot Eccles Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Paul Sample language for a Claudette & Larry Einhorn Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Peck bequest to Indianapolis Opera: Garry & Louise Fredericksen Mr. & Mrs, Thomas E, Reilly, Jr. I hereby give __% of my Mr, & Mrs, Arnold Hanish Mr. & Mrs, Arland T, Stein estate (or specific assets) to Edward & Louise Hartigan Mary & Don Sutherland Indianapolis Opera, Jungclaus-Campbell Co,, Inc. Mr, J. Patrick Tatum 250 East 38th St., KeyBank Douglas L, Tillman Indianapolis, IN 46205, Dr, & Mrs. William B. Kleinman Mr. & Mrs, Walter Wolf, Jr, for its general purposes. Evelin & Gerhard Klemm

39 The Indianapolis Opera Ensemble 2009 Season

Joanne Um, Emily Fons Matthew Dingeis Chad Reagan San Francisco, California Milwaukee, Wisconsin Washington, DC Denver, Colorado

Fumbelina Residency: The Pirates of Penzance Music by Gilbert & Sullivan Gilbert & Sullivan's ever-popular The Pirates Story adapted by Denise Page Caraher of Penzance is the focus of our 2009 mul- Poor, clumsy Fumbelina. She doesn't do tidisciplinary residency program. A curricu well in sports, in cooking class, in school—in lum packet provided to the school enables anything, so it seems. Set to the frolicking students to explore British arts and culture music of Gilbert & Sullivan, Fumbelina's ad while they build sets, props and costumes ventures abound with mishaps and lots of and decorate the school for their own pro memorable characters such as the charm duction. The performance features our En ing rodent, Mr, Mole. When she finally per semble singers as the leads, with students in forms an unselfish act of kindness, Fumbeli secondary roles and as the chorus. na realizes that doing something for others is more satisfying than doing something for The Indianapolis Opera herself, In the act of truly helping someone Ensemble in Concert else, she no longer worries about what peo A concert by the Ensemble in your local ple think of her. We all have that something community arts center or other venue is the special inside of us, and when we discover perfect complement to a school tour. A dis and use it for others, we soar! cussion on careers in opera is an optional addition. Opera a la Carte The Ensemble members will take you on For more information or to arrange a a magical journey through some of the performance call Indianapolis Opera, world's greatest operas with this program of 317-283-3531. arias, duets and scenes—many with audi ence participation, After the performance the artists will answer questions about sing ing and their careers in opera.

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Opera Lite provides central Indiana Young Professionals with a fun and casual introduction to opera through interesting after work events. Join us for Opera Lite.

Each Event: 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. $10.00 per person Hors d'oeuvres and wine provided Young Professionals, 21 years and older, are welcome

Contact Barb Baetzhold for Opera Lite reservations, [email protected] or 317-283-3531

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Opera Lite at Clowes Memorial Hall

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Opera Lite at Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Opera Lite at the new Basile Opera Center