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1991-11 Merry Widow.Pdf ...~. West Valley Light Opera '\S~OL'Ir\ll0N presents fRANZ I.l'HAR'S Iia'h::d on tne london versjcn 8y· ChrisloptH ..••tlas5.111 Boo~ Revisions 8y: wuron LaZ<l(\lS New lyr.u 8y: Forman Brown Performin\l at The Saratoga Civic Center 13777 fruitvale Ave, in Saratoga November - December 1991 Congress Springs Celebrate theglorious vintage of 1991 Come, taste the wine Come, share the harvest! Visit our scenic vineyards and enjoy our traditional French style Fete de Nouveau throughout November. Music. Pate. Country Cheeses. Sausages de Beaujolais. Please R.S. V.P. to Margaret Barnes, (408) 741-2930 or call the tasting hall for more information on November's festivities at (408) 741-2922 West Valley light Opera presents FRANZ lEHAR'S llased un Ih,' I.on,h," Vcr~iun IIf Chrisl,'pt •••r lidssall Starring Cheryl Blalock and Jim Spivey With Pat Pagendarm, Frank A. Farris, Don Jensen, Fred Callbeck "The Merry Widow" is produced through arrangements with Tams-Witmark Music Library. Directed By: Catherine Petrek Music Director: Dan Percell Choreographer: Nancy Hand West Valley Light Opera Office c/o Jean Hutchins 1411 Redmond Rd. San Jose, CA 95120 Saratoga Civic Theatre (408) 268-3777 13777 Fruitvale Ave. Saratoga, CA 95070 (408)741-9508 J hour before curtain PLEASE NOTE: By order of the City Council, the Fire Marshall, and Tams- Witmark Music Library, smoking, refreshments and recording or taking photographs during performances is not permitted. CAST OF CHARACTERS (In Order Of Appearance) MAJOR DOMO . · ... Don Smith NISH, EMBASSY MESSENGER . · . Fred Call beck BARON POPOFF . · .. Don Jensen NATALIE, BARONESS POPOFF · Pat Pagendarm CHEVALIER ST. BRIOCHE Oliver H. Baltuch VICOMTE CASCADA ... David Andrew Peterson / Rodney Whitehouse SYLVANIE, MME. KHADJA · .... Kay Byler OLGA, MME. NOVIKOVICH · . Janet Miller GENERAL NOVIKOVICH · Christopher Frye COUNSELLOR KHADJA . · Richard L. Frazier CAPTAIN PIERRE DE JOLIDON Frank A. Farris SONIA, MME. SEDOYA · . Cheryl Blalock PRINCE DANILO · .... Jim Spivey CAN-CAN GIRLS: LOLO .. Elizabeth Edgerton DODO. · . .Elsie Chandler JOUJOU .. · . Rhonda Scott CLOCLO .. Anneka Van Mastrigt MARGOT .. · . Patty Reinhart FROUFROU · Barbara Benjamin MICHEL .... Jay Torr ZOZO · . Connie Lopez MARSOVIAN FOLK DANCERS Chris Bischoff, Chris Fultz, Russell Galloway, Matthew Harvel, Rebecca Ropa, Susan Sanders, Marcia Sternin, Jay Torr "GOLD & SILVER WALTZ" Performed by Marcia Sternin, Jay Torr CHORUS Chris Bischoff, Chris Fultz, Russell Galloway, Eugene Getty, Iryne G. Hack, Matthew Harvey', John Huff, Walter Phillips, Jr., Rebecca Ropa, Susan Sanders, Don Smith, Marcia Sternin, Jay Torr, Margaret Vickery, Joe Weimer . • Dance Captain ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Dan Percell STRINGS WOODWINDS BRASS Steve Adkins Linda Black Gary Black Janis Down Lynn Bonicelli Gordon Bowman Rosemarie Eurgubion Bonnie Bowman Bill Huntziker Loren Gustafson Eileen Bowman David Mitchell Marian Lin Terry Bowman Dave Herberg Lynell Miller Rae-Ann Flick Dennis Park Renee Stockwell Elisa Herberg Doris Wallis David Schwartz PERCUSSION Elly Weiser Steve Holmes Nancy Welchly Bobbie Howe HARP Gail Schwartz Candis Li Volsi Nina Weber Steve Amazeen SYNOPSIS OF SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS Paris At The Turn Of The Century ACT I Overture . .. Orchestra Opening Ball Music . .. Orchestra At The Marsovian Embassy, In Paris "Now Ladies And Gentlemen, Hear Me" Natalie, Popoff, St. Brioche, Cascada, Olga, Sylvanie, Ensemble "A Respectable Wife" . · . Natalie, Pierre "Who Knows The Way To My Heart" · Sonia, Men's Ensemble Ball Music · Orchestra "Maxim's" .. · . Danilo, Can-Can Girls Finale, ACT I. .Sonia, Danilo, St. Brioche, Cascada, Ensemble (There will be a 20 minute intermission) ACT II The Garden At Sonia's Villa, Near Paris One Week Later Entr'Acte . Orchestra Marsovian Handkerchief Dance . Marsovian Folk-Dancers, Ensemble "Vilia" . · . Sonia, Ensemble "Women" . · .. Popoff, Nish, St. Brioche, Cascada, Khadja, Novikovich "Gold & Silver Waltz" (Folk Dance) . · . Sonia, Danilo, "I Bring You A Rose, Dear" · . Natalie, Pierre Finale, ACT II . · . Sonia, Danilo, Natalie, Popoff, Ensemble (There will be a 10 minute intermission) ACT III Maxim's, That Night Entr'Acte ..... · ..... Orchestra Can-can Dance Sonia, Can-Can Girls "Maxim's" Reprise · Danilo "I Love You So" · . Sonia, Danilo Finale, ACT III .. Sonia, Danilo, Ensemble CHERYL BLALOCK - Sonia, Mme. Sedoya. A newcomer to West Valley Light Opera, the lovely Cheryl is a native Californian.Fortu- r nately for us, she now makes her home in the Bay Area. She has, to her credit, degrees in Music and French, and is on the faculty of the San Francisco Girls Chorus. A prolific singer, Cheryl first performed in San Francisco with the Lamplighters in 1982. Since then, she has appeared in 36 productions, with leading roles in 24 of them, ranging from musicals, through operetta and opera. In addition, Cheryl often performs with chamber music ensembles and, occasionally, with society bands. Among her favorite roles, Cheryl lists Elsie in "Yeoman of the Guard', Adele in "Die Fledermaus", Mabel in "Pirates of Penzance", and Diana in "Emperor Norton". This intrepid reporter found out that Cheryl has a warm spot in her heart for motorcycles.'Nuff said. JIM SPIVEY - Prince Danilo. Jim comes to us a second time, in a row, mind you, having just performed the role of Curly in WVLOA production of "Oklahoma" last season. He has an impressive list of theatrical credits, including one with SJCLO in "Me and My Girl". Jim also performed the role of Tevye in Davis Musical Theater's "Fiddler On The Roof", as well as the role of Curly at Modesto Junior College. He grew up in the Bay Area, attended Monta Vista High School and has been involved in musical theater on and off since high school. Jim is married to Nancy, has two daughters, Sara and Leighann, and works for Auto-Chlor Systems in Commercial Sales/Kitchen Design. This is Jim's first operetta. Hopefully, it won't be his last. PAT PAGENDARM - Natalie, Mme. Popoff. A native of San Francisco, Pat has graced the Santa Clara Valley for the past 19 years. She received her BA from San Francisco State and a Bachelor in Music from San Jose State University. Pat will be recognized by devotees of Gilbert & Sullivan, having performed with the G & S Society of San Jose. Her first taste of theater was in Redwood City at Sequoia High School, and then going on to perform with other theater groups in that locale. Pat met her husband while playing the part of Eliza in "My Fair Lady". She claims to have no favorite roles, though, because she enjoys whatever she sings. In fact, she loves singing so much, she is slightly evangelical about getting other people to sing. In her own words, "It feels so good, it can be enjoyed in public and it isn't fattening". With an attitude like that, we know we have a winner here. FRANK A. FARRIS - Pierre de Jolidon. A relative newcomer to Silicon Valley, Frank, hailing from Santa Monica, is now an associate professor at Santa Clara University. After starting his musical career as Albert J. Peterson in a high school production of "Bye, Bye Birdie", Frank has lent his voice to most of the tenor roles in the Gilbert & Sullivan Society repertoire, and is now studying roles that are more operatic in nature. In the G & S genre, Frank's favorite roles range from the mainstream: Ralph Rackstraw in "HMS Pinafore", to the obscure: Captain Fitz-Bat- tleaxe in "Utopia Ud". When it comes to opera, Frank favors Kaspar in Menotti's "Amah I and the Night Visitors" for the Fresno Lyric Opera Theater, and Spalanzani in "Tales of Hoffman", with West Bay Opera. On his summer break, Frank attended the Wesley Balk Institute at the Minnesota Opera, where he practiced "moving each eyebrow, independently, while singing high notes". Luckily, for him and for us, the role of Captain Jolidon does not require any such DON JENSEN - Popoff.The son of a Danish immigrant father and a German mother, Don, an Air Force Colonel, (Ret.), is married to the president of his own fan club, Iris. They have three wonderful sons, all over6'4". This is Don's second show with West Valley Light Opera. His first was "Kismet", last season, playing the role of Omar Khayyam. Don is just a delightful person to know, and so it comes as no surprise that he enjoys people, music, theater, flying, golf, treasure hunting, traveling and a good joke. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, carrying an MS from the University of Oklahoma, he is an engineering manager in the aerospace industry at LockheedDon's been around this area for about 30 years, with absences for overseas military duty. He, too, comes to us from the Gilbert & Sullivan Society, having performed as Sir Marmaduke in "Sorcerer", Adam in "Ruddigore", and Captain Corcoran in "HMS Pinafore". His attitude and professionalism shines brightly every night, and we welcome him back with open arms. FRED CALLBECK - Nish. Another newcomer to West Valley Light Opera, Fred hails from Burlingame, California, arriving in Saratoga at the ripe old age of two. His theatrical work began at Saratoga High School, in "Oliver", in 1978. We're happy to note he also did tech work at West Valley. His first role was in "The Fantasticks" for Cal Poly C.L.O., where he graduated in 1985. His favorite roles are Austin in "True West", Koko in "The Mikado", Jack Pointe in "Yeoman of the Guard", all for the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of San Jose. Right now, when not performing, he is a process analyst for Tredegar Industries, in Fremont. Fred is a joy to work with. He says he's so very happy to be playing a character so far from his own personality. "Remember: it's not the size of your imagination that's important..it's what you do with it." And that is a direct quote.
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