DOCSLIB.ORG

Dear MAC Viewers, Thank You for Joining Us Tonight for This Virtual

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Dear MAC Viewers, Thank You for Joining Us Tonight for This Virtual Dear MAC Viewers, Thank you for joining us tonight for this virtual performance and supporting the artists in tonight’s performance. We have found ways to keep the arts alive, but what I learned and have always known is that the audience is the most important part of the show and we miss seeing you. I miss the audience interaction and meeting new people at the shows. I am going to ask you a favor… while you are watching please snap a photo and share it with us, so we can share it and stay connected. Feel free to drop us a line to let us know how you enjoyed the show or what you want to see more of. You can email me at [email protected]. I have deep confidence that we will be together in person soon, and we are so fortunate to stay connected through technology and take a break from this crazy world and escape into something that heals, and fills our soul! With deepest gratitude for your support and patronage. Enjoy the show! Diana Martinez Director, McAninch Arts Center Dear Friends of Our New Philharmonic, ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ New Philharmonic 2020‐2021 SEASON ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On behalf of my colleagues in the orchestra, we are The Music of New Year’s Eve Concert: Viennese 3 Rachmaninoff John Williams Classics, Movie Favorites & More! Piano Concertos hoping that you are all safe, healthy, and we certainly Originally aired Oct. 24‐25 On Demand Thurs., Dec. 31 On Demand Sat., Apr 17 miss seeing you! Recent months have set out challenges On Demand Mon., Jan. 4 Through Sun., Jan. 3 Through Tues., June 15 that I had never before seen in my lifetime. Through Sun., Feb. 28 Alisa Jordheim, soprano Wael Farouk, piano Jesse Donner, tenor Holiday Sing‐Along A Salute to Frida This period, however, reminds me greatly not only of A Night of Broadway & Opera with the Symphony On Demand Sat., May 15 On Demand Sat., Jan. 23 Through Tues., June 15 what I learned from my parents’ lives, but also of my On Demand Sat., Dec, 12 Through Sun., Feb. 28 grandparents/great grandparents’ lives and the obstacles that they overcame through Sun., Jan. 3 Alisa Jordheim, soprano in their overwhelmingly hard times. These people somehow though came Emily Birsan, soprano Kate Tombaugh, mezzo Kate Tombaugh, mezzo Jesse Donner, tenor Jesse Donner, tenor through it all ‐ with courage, grit, kindness, good spirits, good hearts. Bill McMurray, baritone Bill McMurray, baritone I have a sign on my fridge that says: “Wallace Hartley.” It is to remind me For tickets and information, call (630) 942‐4000 or visit AtTheMAC.org that this violinist on the Titanic was sharing music with his fellow passengers ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ even in The most extraordinary moment for any musician in history. New Philharmonic is grateful for season support from: The calling that each of our musicians has felt in their lives is just that ‐ music. We may not be good at flying airplanes, fixing teeth, or playing for the Hawks, but what we look to give the world is music. This coming year we have a monster‐great season, opening with the astonishing music of John Williams ‐ a concert that celebrates Mr. Williams’ 66th year of composing music for film. And, for the first time we can offer you a Holiday Pops concert that is full of praise, fun and joy. New Year’s Eve and the opera/ Broadway concerts are both BLASTS with some of your favorite singers! In April, I have programmed something that I believe has never been done anywhere in the world before. We are going to perform all three of the beloved Rachmaninoff piano concerti in one night ‐ and with just ONE soloist ‐ Wael Farouk! To close the season, we are proud to present a concert that will kick off the astonishing Frida exhibit and festival held at the MAC, a concert of Hispanic and Mexican music. Thank you for being our wonderful audience. Thank you for being our friends‐in‐music! Kirk Muspratt, Music Director and Conductor 1 2 New Philharmonic Kirk Muspratt, Music Director and Conductor 44th Season 2020‐2021 A Salute to Frida Kirk Muspratt, Music Director and Conductor with guest soloist Jesse Donner, tenor This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. Special thanks to College of DuPage Multimedia Services Department Premieres Saturday, May 15, 2021, 7:30 p.m. On‐Demand through June 15, 2021 3 PROGRAM Tico – Tico no Fubá ....................................................... Zequinha de Abreu Castilla from Suite española .................................................. Isaac Albéniz Tango in D, Op. 165, No. 2 ..................................................... Isaac Albéniz Blue Tango ........................................................................ Leroy Anderson Estrellita ............................................................................... Manuel Ponce Dianne Ryan, bassoon Patricia Lee, piano Malagueña ....................................................................... Ernesto Lecuona Granada .................................................................................. Agustín Lara Jesse Donner, tenor Mexican Hat Dance ................................................................... Traditional Oblivion from Henry IV ........................................................ Astor Piazzolla Andrew Nogal, oboe No sé tú .................................................................... Armando Manzanero Jesse Donner, tenor La Virgen de la Macarena ......................................................... Traditional Michael Brozick, trumpet Danzón No. 2 ..................................................................... Arturo Márquez 5 6 PROFILES PROFILES A recent graduate of the Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric debuted with Chicago’s Civic Orchestra in Poulenc’s Les Mamelles De Tirésias Opera of Chicago, tenor Jesse Donner has already and returned later in their season as tenor soloist in Mozart’s Great Mass in C distinguished himself on the operatic and concert stage with Minor. Mr. Donner also appeared with the Adrian Symphony as tenor soloist in his “vibrant” (Chicago Classical Review) and “fresh and juicy” Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. (Chicago Tribune) voice. Upcoming engagements include a return to Union Avenue Opera in his role debut as Rodolfo Mr. Donner won the 2015 Luminarts Fellowship and the Bel Canto grand prize, (La Boheme), a return to the Evansville Symphony as the received the 2014 George Shirley Award for Opera Performance, a special Tenor Soloist in Handel’s Messiah, a role and company debut encouragement award from the 2014 Metropolitan Opera National Council as Danilo (The Merry Widow) with St. Petersburg Opera, a return to New Regional Auditions, and first place in the 2012 Michigan Friends of Opera Philharmonic Opera as Danilo (The Merry Widow), and his concert debut with Competition. A native of Des Moines, IA, Mr. Donner completed graduate and the New Jersey Festival Orchestra. post‐graduate studies at the University of Michigan and received a Bachelor of Music degree from Iowa State University. In previous seasons, Mr. Donner joined the Louisville Orchestra as the soloist in Mozart’s Requiem and Handel’s Messiah, Toledo Opera for their Fall Gala Concert and returned to the Chicago Philharmonic to solo on their Concert for Peace as part of their Polish Festival. He also made debuts with Union Avenue Opera as Ismaele (Nabucco) and New Philharmonic Opera as Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus), and sang Emporer Alteum (Turandot) with Cedar Rapids Opera. Mr. Donner was a resident artist at Lyric Opera of Chicago from 2014‐2017, where he was commended for his “polished” and “heroic” tenor (Chicago Classical Review). In 2016‐2017, he sang Froh (Das Rheingold), First Armored Man (Die Zauberflöte), and Flavio (Norma) on the mainstage, while covering Normanno (Lucia Di Lammermoor), Helenus (Les Troyens), and Lensky (Eugene Onegin). With the Ryan Opera Center, Donner’s concert appearances included an excerpt from Troilus And Cressida with the Civic Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis, and a concert performance of Lennie Small (Of Mice and Men) with the Grant Park Orchestra, where he “came into his own with his touching portrait of the simple‐minded Lennie” (Chicago Tribune). In the 2015‐2016 season, he sang Abdallo (Nabucco) and Der Kellner (Der Rosenkavalier) and covered several leading roles, including General Alfredo in the world premiere of Bel Canto, Ismaele (Nabucco) and Drum Major (Wozzeck). To close the season, he shared a recital with renowned soprano Christine Brewer as part of Harris Theater’s Beyond the Aria series and received critical acclaim for his Rising Stars in Concert performance of the Prince’s aria from Dvořák’s Rusalka. Mr. Donner debuted Diener (Capriccio) and Walther (Tannhäuser) in the 2014‐ 2015 season, and covered Walter (The Passenger). For his performance in Tannhäuser, Opera News noted that “Donner fielded a notable Walther, who could be heard pealing above the ensembles.” On the concert stage, he 7 8 PROFILES PROFILES Kirk Muspratt (Music Director and Conductor) recently From 1991 through 1996, Muspratt served as resident conductor to Lorin received the 2018 Conductor of the Year award from the Maazel at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Prior to that, he was appointed Illinois Council of Orchestras. He was also named as associate conductor to Joseph Silverstein at the Utah Symphony Orchestra “Chicagoan of the Year” in classical music by John von Rhein (1990‐1992).
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Belvoir Terrace Staff 2018
    Belvoir Terrace Staff 2018 Belvoir Terrace Staff 2018 Diane Goldberg Marcus - Director Educational Background D.M.A. City University of New York M.M. The Juilliard School B.M. Oberlin Conservatory Teaching/Working Experience American Camping Association Accreditation Visitor Private Studio Teacher - New York, NY Piano Instructor - Hunter College, New York, NY Vocal Coach Assistant - Hunter College, New York, NY Chamber Music Coach - Idyllwild School of Music, CA Substitute Chamber Music Coach - Juilliard Pre-College Division Awards/Publications/Exhibitions/Performances/Affiliations Married to Michael Marcus, Owner/Director of Camp Greylock, boys camp Becket, MA Independent School Liaison - Parents In Action, NYC Health & Parenting Association Coordinator - Trinity School, NYC American Camping Association Accreditation Visitor D.M.A. Dissertation: Piano Pedagogy in New York: Interviews with Four Master Teachers (Interviews with Herbert Stessin, Martin Canin, Gilbert Kalish, and Arkady Aronov) Teaching Fellowship - The City University of New York Honorary Scholarship for the Masters of Music Program – The Juilliard School The John N. Stern Scholarship - Aspen Music Festival Various Performances at: Paul Hall - Juilliard - New York Alice Tully Hall - New York City College - New York Berkshire Performing Arts Center, National Music Center - Lenox, MA WGBH Radio - Boston Reading Musical Foundation Museum Concert Series - Reading, PA Cancer Care Benefit Concert - Princeton, NJ Nancy Goldberg - Director Educational Background M.A. Harvard University
    [Show full text]
  • The Music of John Williams
    Dear Friends of Our New Philharmonic, On behalf of my colleagues in the orchestra, we are hoping that you are all safe, healthy, and we certainly miss seeing you! Recent months have set out challenges that I had never before seen in my lifetime. This period, however, reminds me greatly not only of what I learned from my parents’ lives, but also of my grandparents/great grandparents’ lives and the obstacles that they overcame in their overwhelmingly hard times. These people somehow though came through it all - with courage, grit, kindness, good spirits, good hearts. I have a sign on my fridge that says: “Wallace Hartley.” It is to remind me that this violinist on the Titanic was sharing music with his fellow passengers even in The most extraordinary moment for any musician in history. The calling that each of our musicians has felt in their lives is just that - music. We may not be good at flying airplanes, fixing teeth, or playing for the Hawks, but what we look to give the world is music. This coming year we have monster-great season, opening with the astonishing music of John Williams - a concert that celebrates Mr. Williams’ 66th year of composing music for film. And, for the first time we can offer you a Holiday Pops concert that is full of praise, fun and joy. New Year’s Eve and the opera/ Broadway concerts are both BLASTS with some of your favorite singers! In April, I have programmed something that I believe has never been done anywhere in the world before.
    [Show full text]
  • BARBARA LANDIS • Mezzo Soprano BIOGRAPHY
    BARBARA LANDIS • Mezzo Soprano Representation: Leota Arts Management Leota Bauman 404 Sturdy Rd., Suite B3 • Valparaiso, IN 46383 • 630-235-8676 BIOGRAPHY Barbara Landis, mezzo - soprano, recently covered and studied the role of Baba in The Medium with Gian Carlo Menotti at the Spoleto Festival in Italy. She has sung the title role in Carmen with the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic, in a modern adaptation at Pegasus Playhouse of Chicago, with the American Opera Group, Highland Park Opera Studio, Illinois, and with other operatic companies in the Chicago area and San Francisco. She has received critical praise for her portrayal of Carmen. “Ms. Landis as Carmen, wasn't afraid to play the role with the seductiveness and even raunchiness it requires. She was outstanding...” (Wheaton Daily Journal, IL). “Miss Landis can weave a spell over the audience.” “...a dynamic mezzo-soprano voice.” (Naperville Sun, IL). Last year, she sang Carmen with the Golden Gate Opera in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Barbara specializes in music and drama with a Spanish flair. Besides Carmen, she has portrayed the role of Aldonza in Man of LaMancha in the Midwest with Whitewater Opera, Sorg Opera, and in the Colorado Lyric Theatre Festival. Barbara has also portrayed Carmen in La Tragedie de Carmen. Barbara has been active in the art of Zarzuela with Opera Factory of Chicago. She has performed the gypsy La Cantadora in La Verbena de la Paloma with Jarvis Conservatory Zarzuela Festival in Napa, CA. She has been a dance student of Pascual Olivera and Angela Del Moral and has danced in local theater and on NBC and WELD television.
    [Show full text]
  • CSO on Strike!
    By-Law Meeting: Membership Meeting: April 2019 Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 Tuesday, May 14th, 2019 Vol. 79 No. 4 @ 1:00 pm @ 1:00 pm CSO on Strike! See Pages 4-5 Local 10-208 of AFM CHICAGO FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OFFICERS – DELEGATES 2017-2019 Terryl Jares President Leo Murphy Vice-President Terryl Jares B.J. Levy Secretary-Treasurer Leo Murphy BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robert Bauchens Bob Lizik Rich Daniels Janice MacDonald Frank Donaldson Charles Schuchat A Couple of Things Chicago Symphony Strike Report Jeff Handley As you read this, we hope that the union and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra CONTRACT DEPARTMENT I want to start this article with a thank you to all of you The committee is meeting three times in May: May 16 from Association have reached an agreement on a successor contract for the musicians. Leo Murphy – Vice-President who have shown your support for the members of the Chicago 10 AM-1 PM, May 21 from 1 PM-4 PM and May 30 from 10 Nancy Van Aacken As of today, March 17th, there is no end in sight. Symphony Orchestra during the current strike. Your presence AM-1 PM. These are the tentative meeting times as of now. If On March 6th, Maestro Riccardo Muti issued a statement. “As Music Director and a ASSISTANTS TO THE on the picket line, your letters of support and your postings on you want to appear before this committee to discuss an issue of PRESIDENT - JURISDICTIONS social media are all greatly appreciated. If the strike continues, concern, please contact me.
    [Show full text]
  • Ratnerd Revised
    CARL J. RATNER • Stage Director Representation: Leota Arts Management Leota Bauman 404 Sturdy Rd., Suite B3 • Valparaiso, IN 46383 • 630-235-8676 BIOGRAPHY Carl J. Ratner’s career includes over two decades of experience as an opera director. He learned his craft assisting directors at major opera houses including Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera, Munich Opera, San Francisco Opera, English National Opera, New York City Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Santa Fe Opera, and the Spoleto Festival in Italy, where he worked with eminent composer Gian Carlo Menotti. He is the recipient of a 2010-2011 Fulbright lecture-research grant to the Russian Federation; he will direct Menotti’s opera The Old Maid and the Thief, lecture on American art song, lead master classes and appear in recital at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music. In 2010, he returned to Opera Naples to direct The Magic Flute, conducted by Lucy Arner of the Metropolitan Opera. He has previously directed Rigoletto, Madama Butterfly, L’enfant prodigue, and Amahl and the Night Visitors for the company. In 2009, he served as resident opera director for the Bay View Music Festival, staging a critically acclaimed production of The Marriage of Figaro. His much-admired staging of Madama Butterfly has been presented by Cedar Rapids Opera Opera Theatre, the Battle Creek Symphony, Opera at the Acorn in Three Oaks Michigan, and Bellissima Opera as well as Opera Naples. Other recent productions include The Marriage of Figaro and La Bohème for Cedar Rapids Opera Theater and Susannah for
    [Show full text]
  • Carnegie Hall Rental
    Friday Evening, October 26, 2012, at 8:00 Isaac Stern Auditorium/Ronald O. Perelman Stage Conductor’s Notes Q&A with Leon Botstein at 7:00 presents 50th Birthday Celebration LEON BOTSTEIN, Conductor JOHN STAFFORD SMITH The Star-Spangled Banner Arr. by LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI CHARLES IVES Symphony No. 4 Prelude: Maestoso Allegretto Fugue: Andante moderato Largo maestoso BLAIR MCMILLEN, Piano THE COLLEGIATE CHORALE Intermission GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 8 in E-flat Major (“Symphony of a Thousand”) Part 1: Hymnus: Veni, Creator Spiritus Part 2: Final scene from Goethe’s Faust Part 2 Magna Peccatrix: REBECCA DAVIS, Soprano Una Poenitentium: ABBIE FURMANSKY, Soprano Mater Gloriosa: KATHERINE WHYTE, Soprano Mulier Samaritana: SUSAN PLATTS, Mezzo-soprano Maria Aegyptiaca: FREDRIKA BRILLEMBOURG, Mezzo-soprano (continued) This evening’s concerT will run approximaTely Two and a half hours, inlcuding one 20-minuTe inTermission. The Empire State Building is liT red and white this evening in honor of American Symphony Orchestra’s 50th Birthday. We would like to Thank the Empire State Building for This special honor. American Symphony Orchestra welcomes students and teachers from ASO’s arts education program, Music Notes. For information on how you can support Music Notes, visit AmericanSymphony.org. PLEASE SWITCH OFF YOUR CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES. Dr. Marianus: CLAY HILLEY, Tenor Pater EcsTaticus: TYLER DUNCAN, Baritone Pater Profundus: DENIS SEDOV, Bass THE COLLEGIATE CHORALE JAMES BAGWELL, Director THE BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS DIANNE BERKUN, Director THE Program JOHN STAFFORD SMITH (Arr. by LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI) The Star-Spangled Banner Smith: Born March 30, 1750 in Gloucester, England Died September 21, 1836 in London Stokowski: Born April 18, 1882 in London Died September 13, 1977 in Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England Composed by Smith as “The Anacreontic Song” in 1775 in London Stokowski first arranged the song in 1940.
    [Show full text]
  • A Report from Depaul University School of Music 2009–10
    Sound Investment A Report from DePaul University School of Music10 2009–10 letter from the dean Contents september, 2010 Donald E. Casey Dean of the School of Music Of Note: 2009-2010 Highlights 4-5 Dear Friend of our School of Music, Faculty News 6-9 It has taken us 98 years to get here. Ninety-eight years to have built the strength and New Faculty Members reputation of the DePaul School of Music to where it can confidently stand toe-to-toe Applause with the most celebrated schools in the country, and yet we believe that our best years Community Music Division are still to come. Master Classes This past year has been wonderful in almost every way, including hundreds of exciting performances, some stellar recordings, several noteworthy collaborations, and a vast and Student News 10-11 impressive array of student accomplishment in virtually every program. We hope you’ll Honorary Degree Recipient, Samuel Magad come to campus often to hear for yourself the music that we are making here. Our School remains a very special place—one that is at once ambitious and humane—and as we strive Class Notes 12-13 to serve every student to the best of their and our ability, we also hope to make you, our alumni and patrons, proud of what we are creating here. Advancement Report 14-15 On the near horizon are two milestones. First, we’ll be celebrating our centennial in 2009-10 2012-2013 with a grand array of commissions and special events culminating in a jubilee 2010 Spring Concert & Gala 16-17 performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and the world premiere of a new orchestral overture by Augusta Read Thomas in Orchestra Hall in May of 2013.
    [Show full text]
  • OUR TOWN Houston Premiere
    LEON WILSON CLARK OPERA SERIES SHEPHERD SCHOOL OPERA and the SHEPHERD SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA l present OUR TOWN Houston Premiere Music by NED ROREM Libretto by J. D. McCLATCHY r. Based on the play by Thornton Wilder Richard Bado, conductor Mary Duncan, stage director Wortham Opera Theatre March 17, 19, 21 and 23, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. CZ) 1975-20 lO Ce l e b rating 'j / r Years THE SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF USIC RICE UNIVERSITY Our Town Music by Ned Rorem (born Oct. 23, 1923) Libretto by J. D. McClatchy (born 1945) Based on the play by Thornton Wilder Premiere in 2006 Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, 1901 CAST (in order of vocal appearance) Stage Manager . Tyson Miller Dr. Gibbs, the town doctor . Christopher Besch Mrs. Soames . Erin Johnson George Gibbs, son ofDr. and Mrs. Gibbs Brenton Ryan Emily Webb, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Webb . Chelsea Morris Joe Crowell, friend of George . Paul Wilt Frank, friend of George . Geordie Alexander Sam, friend of George Joseph Eletto Mrs. Webb Elisabeth Rosenberg Lady in the Audience Abigail Dock Mr. Webb, the newspaper editor . Shea Owens Man in the Audience Samuel Schultz Simon Stimson, the choirmaster . Daniel Sherrill Mrs. Gibbs . .Carolyn Sproule CHORUS Geordie Alexander Lauren Iezzi Amy Owens Julia Sterner-Holder. Abbey Curzon SaraLemesh Stephen Ray Manfreddi Thimote Joseph Eletto Robert Lilly Erika Rodden Paul Wilt Maria Failla Joseph Mishler Erica Schoelkopf Rachel Womble SUPERNUMERARIES Miles Dolney Sophie Parker SHEPHERD SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Larry Rachleff, Music Director Violin I Viola Flute Trumpet
    [Show full text]
  • '^C'm:T^ JUDITH ANN MORIARTY Editor/Publisher
    '^C'M:t^ JUDITH ANN MORIARTY editor/publisher FRANCIS FORD photo editor MEGAN POWELL calendar & 'out there' editor THOMAS FORD art direction/design NICHOLAS FRANK ANGEL FRENCH advertising & circulation director JULIE iVN N LANG sales representatipe GRETCHEN NEUWALD uw-milwaukee intern DEBKA BREHMER THERESE GANTZ emeritus personnel Printing by Port Publications FRIENDS OF ART MUSCLE Perry Dinkin Ellen Checota Barbara & Jack Recht Barbara Kohl-Spiro Mary & Mark Timpany Dr. Clarence E. Kusik Tina Peterman Burton & Kate Babcock Nicholas Topping Dorothy Brehmer Karen Johnson Boyd William James Taylor Arthur & Flora Cohen Remy David & Madeleine Lubar Sidney & Elaine Friedman Mary Joe Donovan James B. Chase Nate Holman Mary Paul Richard Warzynski Delphine & John Cannon Daniel S. Weinberg Sharon L. Winded Dori & Sam Chortek Diane & David Buck Christopher Ahmuty Julie & Richard Staniszewski Toby & Sam Recht Kathryn M. Finerty Konrad Baumeister Margaret Rozga Narada Productions, Inc. Wolfgang 8c Mary Schmidt Rikki Thompson, Earthscapes Cardi Toellner Nancy Evans Leon & Carolyn Travanti W O O D L O T GALLERY Eric D. Steele Steven H. Hill Polly & Giles Daeger Arthur E. Blair Richard & Julie Staniszewski Maribeth Devine BILL WEAVER Egg Stanzel Anne Wamser i Ruth Kjaer & John Colt Mike Madalinski Santa Fe, N.M. Michael Miklas Richard Waswo Kevin Kinney & Meg Kinney Frogtown Framing Richard & Lee Carone Ellen McCormick Martens Tony De Palma Constance A. Hoogerland Vicki Wangerin Catherine V. Bailey Daniel J. Burbach Gwendolyn Diaz Hankin Rita Chellman Mike Judy Tim Martinez JimRaab Morton & Joyce Phillips Jordan Sensibar & Patti Donahue Bob Brae Vicki L. Phillips Kelli Hoppmann Roderick Michael Mett Max & Tybie Taglin Kit Basquin Charles & Libbie Peckarsky Lance Lichter To become a FRIEND OF ART MUSCLE, send a check for $60 which entities you to receive Art Muscle for two years and places your name on the masthead! PAS DE TROIS, 1996 Art Muscle (ISSN 1074-0546) is published bi-monthly by Art Muscle- fabricated bronze, unique Milwaukee, Inc., 901 W.
    [Show full text]
  • ≥E Marriage of Figaro LYRIC OPERA of CHICAGO Table of Contents DAN REST
    2015/16 Season Mozart ≥e Marriage of Figaro LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Table of Contents DAN REST IN THIS ISSUE The Marriage of Figaro –pp. 24-42 6 From the General Director 24 Tonight’s Performance 46 Aria Society 8 From the President 25 Synopsis 55 Breaking New Ground/Look To 10 Board of Directors 27 Cast The Future 57 12 Women’s Board/Guild Board/ 28 Artist Profiles Major Contributors – Special Events and Project Support Chapters’ Executive Board/ 35 Opera Notes Ryan Opera Center Board 58 Ryan Opera Center 38 Director’s Note 14 Administration/Administrative 59 Ryan Opera Center Contributors 40 Musical Staff/Orchestra/Chorus Staff/Production and Technical 60 Lyric Unlimited Contributors Staff 43 Supernumeraries/Lyric Unlimited/ 61 Education Corps Planned Giving: 16 Putting It All Together: Planning a The Overture Society Lyric Season 44 Patron Salute 63 Annual Corporate Support/Special Thanks and Acknowledgements 65 Annual Individual and Planning a Foundation Support CORY WEAVER Lyric Season 71 Commemorative Gifts pp. 16-22 72 Facilities and Services/Theater Staff On the cover: The Count and Countess – costume sketches by Susan Mickey for Lyric's new production of The Marriage of Figaro. 2 | September 26 - October 24, 2015 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Since 1991 www.performancemedia.us 3453 Commercial Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062 Gail McGrath Publisher & President Sheldon Levin Publisher & Director of Finance A. J. Levin Director of Operations Account Managers Rand Brichta - Michael Hedge - Arnie Hoffman Executive Editor Karen Mathis - Greg Pigott
    [Show full text]
  • Curriculum Vitae
    Michelle Areyzaga —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— soprano OPERA EXPERIENCE L'ELISIR D'AMORE – Adina. DuPage Opera Theatre. Conducted by Kirk Muspratt. Directed by Michael LaTour. McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn, IL. July 2009. MADAMA BUTTERFLY – Kate Pinkerton. The Ravinia Festival. Conducted by James Conlon. August 2007. LA BOHÈME – Mimí. DuPage Opera Theatre. Conducted by Kirk Muspratt. Directed by Michael LaTour. McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn, IL. July 2007. THE MAGIC FLUTE – Pamina. • Silk Road Chicago. Conducted by Francesco Milioto. Directed by Farley Richmond. Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL. August 2006. • Opera Theatre North. Conducted by Francesco Milioto. Directed by Jay Paul Skelton. Martin Theatre, The Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, IL. August 2004. • Opera Theatre Highland Park. Conducted by Francesco Milioto. Directed by Michael Kotze. North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL. January-February 2004. DON GIOVANNI—Zerlina. • Opera Birmingham. Conducted by William Fred Scott. Alys Stephens Center, Birmingham, AL. April 2006. • American Opera Group. Conducted by Francesco Milioto. Directed by Paul Williams. Woodstock Opera House, Woodstock, IL. May 1999. DIDO AND AENEAS—Belinda. • City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Conducted by Francesco Milioto. Tour of Chicago and surrounding areas. November 2004. • Roosevelt University Opera Theatre. Conducted by Anne Heider. Directed by Peter Amster. Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL. 1995. LA SERVA PADRONA – Serpina. • Chicago Syntagma Musicum. Conducted by Luis Playford. Directed by Andrew Schultze. Opera In the Park, Chicago, IL. June 2004. • Ars Musica Chicago. Conducted by Luis Playford. Directed by Andrew Schultze. Chicago and Forest Park, IL. April-May 2000. • Ars Musica Chicago. Conducted by James MacDonald. Directed by Andrew Schultze.
    [Show full text]
  • Curriculum Vitae
    Michelle Areyzaga —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— s o p r a n o OPERA EXPERIENCE ORPHEUS – Ismene. New York City Opera. Conducted by Gary Thor Wedow. Directed by Rebecca Taichman. El Museo del Barrio, NYC. May 2012. MADAMA BUTTERFLY – Cio-Cio-San. DuPage Opera Theatre. Conducted by Kirk Muspratt. Directed by Jonathon Field. McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn, IL. January 2012. JANE AUSTEN'S PERSUASION—The Concert Singer. World Premier. Chamber Opera Chicago. Conducted by Nyela Basney. Directed by Nick Sandys. Atheneum Theatre, Chicago. Sept 2011. LE NOZZE DI FIGARO—Susanna. • Peninsula Music Festival. Conducted by Stephen Alltop. August 2010. • Opera Birmingham. Conducted by Lester Seigel. Directed by John Jones. March 2010. • Opera Theatre Highland Park. Conducted by Francesco Milioto. Directed by Jay Paul Skelton. North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL. April 2003. • Conducted by Francesco Milioto. Directed by Nic Dimond (Act 1), Jay Paul Skelton (Act 2), Connor Kalista (Act 3), and Dado (Act 4). Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL. August 2002. THE LEADER—Girl Admirer. World Premier. Latino Theatre Festival. Conducted by Philip Morehead. Directed by Henry Godinez. Goodman Theatre, Chicago. July 2010. MARIA LA O—Tula. Chamber Opera Chicago. Conducted by Alfredo Munar. Directed by Juan Pedro Somoza. Atheneum Theatre, Chicago. June 2010. REVOLUTION OF FORMS—Alina Porro. New York City Opera – VOX. Conducted by Steven Osgood. May 2010. WITH BLOOD, WITH INK— Sor Juana Inés. New York City Opera – VOX. Conducted by Julian Wachner. April 2010. L'ELISIR D'AMORE – Adina. DuPage Opera Theatre. Conducted by Kirk Muspratt. Directed by Michael LaTour. McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn, IL.
    [Show full text]