LEON WILSON CLARK SERIES

SHEPHERD SCHOOL OPERA

and the

SHEPHERD SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

present

SAVITRI An opera in one act by Gustav Holst

GIANNI SCHICCHI An opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano

Richard Bado, conductor Cristian Macelaru, conductor Debra Dickinson, stage director

Wortham Opera Theatre November 5, 7, 9 and 10, 2008

7 Performance times: November 5, 7 and JO at 7:30 p.m. November 9 at 2:00 p.m.

sfkieherd RICE UNIVERSITY Sc~ol / ofMusic Savitri I An opera in one act, music and libretto by Gustav Holst (1874-1934). Adapted from the Mahabharata. Premiere on December 5, 1916. ) The woods at evening.

CAST (in order of vocal appearance) Death. . Stephen Ray Savitri Sarah Larsen Satyavan . Zachary Devin

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Gianni Schicchi An opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. Based on the poem Commedia, part 1: Inferno by Dante Alighieri. Premiere on December 14, 1918. A bedroom in the house of Buoso Donati, Florence, Italy.

CAST (in order of appearance) Buoso Donati, a wealthy Florentine. . Paul Wilt Zita, Buoso's cousin Alison Campagna Simone, Buoso's cousin. . Adam Lau Rinuccio, Zita's nephew, in love with Lauretta . Aaron Blake La Ciesca, Marco's wife . Mary-Jane Lee Marco, Simone's son. . Brian Haase Betta di Signa, Buoso's brother-in-law . . DavidKeck Gherardo, Buoso's nephew . . Eric Longo Nella, Gherardo's wife . Corissa Leonard Gheradino, their son . . Julie Marx Gianni Schicchi . Michael Sumuel Lauretta, his daughter, in love with Rinuccio Alexandra Ford Maestro Spinelloccio, a doctor Joseph Quigley Amantio di Nicolao, a notary . . Joseph Quigley Pinellino, a shoemaker Geordie Alexander Guccio, a tailor . Samuel Schultz

Nella cover . . Ann Marshall

CHORUS Julia Bell, Alison Campagna, Shelley Cantrick, Sishel Claverie, Rebecca Henderson, Rebecca Henry, Ann Marshall, Julie Marx, Sarah Mesko, Erika Rodden, Lauren Snoujfer, Annemarie Zmolek

The performance is approximately one hour and fifty minutes with one intermission. Members of the SHEPHERD SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Larry Rachleff, music director

Violin I Viola (cont.) Oboe Trombone Jing Wang, Lynsey Anderson Stanley Chyi Benjamin Zilber concertmaster Molly Gebrian Malorie Blake English Horn Harp Cello Terna Watstein Malia Smith Emily Klein Reenat Pinchas, Brittany Henry principal Celeste Ashley Malloy Clarinet Morgen Johnson Youn Ju Namkoong Jessica Robinson Carlos Cordeiro Micah Claffey Ellen Breakfield Timpani and Violin II Double Bass Percussion David Huntsman, Bassoon Kevin Jablonski, Heidi Law principal Rachael Young principal Robert Garza Andrew Meyer Katherine Munagian Andres Pichardo Emily Herdeman Horn Jeffrey Taylor Flute Scott Strong Orchestra Manager Henrik Heide Erik Finley and Librarian Viola Natalie Zeldin Kaaren Fleisher Adam Matthes, Trumpet principal Piccolo Patrick Corvington Production Manager Anthony Paree Natalie Zeldin Robert Zider Megan Manning

ARTISTIC STAFF

Conductors . Richard Bado (Nov. 5, 7 and 9) Cristian Macelaru (Nov. JO) Stage Director Debra Dickinson Set Designer . . Kirk Markley Lighting Designer. . Jeremy Choate Costume, Wig, and Makeup Supervisor Macyline Perrone Properties Master . Alex Stutler Musical Preparation Grant Loehnig, Youn Ju Namkoong Italian Diction Coach Corradina Caporello Surtitles for Savitri . Patricia Houk Surtitles for Gianni Schicchi . Chris Bergen

PRODUCTION STAFF Technical Director . . Troy McLaughlin Stage Manager . Alex Stutler Surtitle Operators . . Geordie Alexander, Julie Bell Followspot Operators . . Abbey Curzon, Sarah Lamesh Running Crew . Shelly Cantrick, Sishel Claverie, Rebecca Henderson, Rebecca Henry, Ann Marshall, Sarah Mesko, Erica Schoelkopf, Samuel Schultz, Lauren Snouffer, Annemarie Zmolek

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This production is made possible by a generous endowment from the late Dr. Leon Wilson Clark, and in part by financial support from The Humphreys Foundation. Savitri is presented through arrange­ ment with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. Special thanks to , Stages Repertory Theatre, the University of Houston Downtown, Jodi Bobrovsky, Megan Freemantle, Kelly Robertson, John Villarreal, Mandy Billings, and Francis Schmidt. SYNOPSES

Savitri Savitri, the wife of woodsman Satyavan, hears the voice of Death proclaim­ ing that he is coming to take her husband away. Satyavan enters and tries to calm his upset wife, explaining to her that death, like everything in the physical realm that surrounds them, is but an illusion, known as Maya. True to her premonition, Death does indeed appear to strike Satyavan down. Though grief-stricken, Savitri warmly welcomes Death. To repay her for this kindness and her noble generos­ ity, Death grants Savitri one wish, anything except the return of her husband. She asks for life, to be lived in all its fullness. When Death agrees to this request, she explains that she cannot live a full life without her husband, and Death, moved by her wisdom and her boundless love for Satyavan, concedes. As Death, admitting that he himself is Maya, retreats, Satyavan returns to life and to Savitri, and they begin their glorious future together.

Gianni Schicchi Buoso Donati, a wealthy gentleman of Florence, dies, surrounded by his ex­ tended family. Rumor has it that Buoso has left his fortune to a monastery, and the relatives frantically search for his will. Rinuccio finds the document and coerces his aunt Zita into agreeing to let him marry Lauretta, the penniless daughter of Gianni Schicchi, if the will leaves everything to the relatives. Unfortunately, upon reading the will, the Donati clan discovers that Buoso has indeed slighted them and left his fortune to the friars. When Rinuccio suggests that Gianni Schicchi is the only one who is smart enough to help them out of this mess, he encounters great resistance on the part of his relatives, who consider Schicchi to be a parve­ nu interloper. Schicchi and Lauretta appear, and the animosity of the Donati clan causes Schicchi to refuse to come to their aid, but the pleas of his daughter melt his heart. As he searches for a way to circumvent the will, Schicchi comes up with the plan to take the place of Buoso and make a new will. The relatives agree to be a party to this deceit, hoping that Schicchi will leave the fortune to them. He warns the relatives that the penalties in Florence for fraud are strict: exile and the cut­ ting off ofa hand. When the notary arrives, Schicchi successfully impersonates Buoso, but he leaves the bulk of the fortune to Buoso's "good friend, Gianni Schic­ chi," thus cheating the Donati's out of their inheritance. Fearful of the conse­ quences of being party to a fraud, they are forced to remain silent as Schicchi en­ sures the happiness of Lauretta and Rinuccio.

DIRECTOR'S NOTES Gustav Holst was so fascinated by the spirituality and mysticism of Hinduism that he learned Sanskrit in order to translate and adapt its mythology from the ori­ ginal language. The libretto of Siivitri is based on a legend from the ancient Indi­ an epic poem The Mahiibhiirata, which is ofprimary importance to Hindu philo­ sophy. A childless king, through devotion and years ofprayer, is granted a daugh­ ter by the goddess Savitri. The girl is named after the goddess and grows up to be a wise and beautiful princess. When no man proves worthy to marry Savitri, her father allows her to go on a quest to find a husband. After looking far and wide, she meets a blind old king living in a hut in the forest, and his son Satyavan, known for his virtue and generosity. Savitri decides to marry the impoverished prince, to live an austere and ascetic life with him and his family, but a prophet tells Savitri and her father that the young man is doomed to die within a year. Savitri 's father begs the girl to change her mind, but she is determined to marry Satyavan. They marry, and for a year, they have an idyllic existence in the forest. However, the words of the prophecy haunt Savitri, and the opera begins on the evening of his foretold death. In the original legend, as a result of her determination and wisdom in dealing with Death, Savitri not only succeeds in bringing Satyavan back to life, but she restores the old king's sight and returns his kingdom to him, ensures that her father will have a hundred sons, and that she herself will have many children and four hundred years to live with her beloved Satyavan. One of the concepts figuring prominently in Savitri is the idea of Maya, which is worldly illusion, the idea that the appearance of the world around us is masquer­ ading as reality. The goal of enlightenment is to recognize that the distinction be­ tween mind and body, between the physical separateness of self or ego and the infi­ nite oneness of the universe, is only an illusion. This enlightenment is what Savitri achieves throughout the course of the opera, learning that death itself is but a transi­ tory illusion, conquered by the reality of her devotion and eternal love for Satyavan. True love triumphs at the end of Gianni Schicchi as well, and once again clever­ ness is the catalyst for the happy ending. The story is based on the Commentary on the Divine Comedy by an anonymous Florentine of the fourteenth century, published in 1866, which is in turn based on a brief passage in Dante's The Divine Comedy: ... That goblin over there {in Hell] is Gianni Schicchi and he runs rabid, mangling the other dead ... [heJ ventured, in order to gain the best of the herd, to counterfeit himself as Buoso Donati, making a will and giving it proper legal form. - The Inferno, Canto XXX, Lines 32-33 and 42-45, by Dante Alighieri Composer Giacomo Puccini and librettist Giovacchino Forzano turned the tables on this grim reference, making the greedy Donati family the goblins of the piece, rabidly mangling each other in their eagerness to grab Buoso's inheritance. Gianni Schicchi is the hero of the opera, a reversal Dante himself might not have appreci­ ated, since he himself was a member of the Donati clan by marriage.

BIOGRAPHIES

A native ofPittsburgh, , RICHARD BADO made his professional conducting debut in 1989 leading Houston Grand Opera's acclaimed production of Show Boat at the newly restored Cairo Opera House in Egypt. Since then, Mr. Bado has conducted at Teatro al/a Scala, Opera National de Paris, Houston Grand Opera, New York City Opera, the Aspen Music Festival, the Tulsa Opera, the Florida Phil­ harmonic, the Montreal Symphony, Wolf Trap Opera, and Houston Ballet, and has conducted the Robert Wilson production of Virgil Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts at the Edinburgh Festival. He appears regularly in recital with Renee Fleming and has also accompanied Cecilia Bartoli, Frederica van Stade, Denyce Graves, Susan Graham, Marcello Giordani, Ramon Vargas, Samuel Ramey, and Nathan Gunn. This past season saw Mr. Bado making his conducting debut with the Rus­ sian National Orchestra as well as conducting a production of Hansel and Gretel at the Aspen Music Festival. Mr. Bado, who holds music degrees from the Eastman School ofMusic, where he received the 2000 Alumni Achievement Award, and from West Virginia University, has studied advanced choral conducting with Robert Shaw. Mr. Bado has served as Houston Grand Opera's Chorus Master since 1988. This sesason marks Mr. Bado'sfourth year as Director ofthe Opera Studies Program at Rice University's Shepherd School ofMusic. He has been on the faculty of the Aspen Music Festival and School for fifteen summers and has served on the music staff of the , Seattle Opera, Opera Australia, Opera Theater of St. Louis, Chautauqua Opera, and Wolf Trap Opera. Mr. Bado regularly judges for the Met­ ropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and served as Houston Grand Opera's Head of Music Stafffor fourteen seasons. Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor CRISTIAN MACELARU started studying music at the age ofsix in his native country. After winning top prizes in the National Music Olympiad of Romania (1994 , 1996, 1997), Mr. M

SHEPHERD SCHOOL VOICE DEPARTMENT AND OPERA DEPARTMENT Stephen King, Professor of Voice and Chair of the Voice Department Richard Bado, Professor of Opera Studies and Director of the Opera Studies Program Janet de Chambrier, Artist Teacher of Opera Studies Debra Dickinson, Artist Teacher of Opera Studies for Acting and Movement Susan Lorette Dunn, Lecturer in Voice Thomas Jaber, Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities, and Vocal Coach Kathleen Kaun, Professor of Voice Grant Loehnig, Artist Teacher of Opera Studies Susanne Mentzer, Professor of Voice Youn Ju Namkoong, Staff Pianist Karen Reeves, Opera Program Administrator RICE CAST ZACHARY DEVIN (Satyavan) is a first-year graduate student at The Shepherd School of Music where he studies with Kathleen Kaun. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Music at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, where he studied with Terry Stone. Most recently he has performed the roles ofRalph Rackstraw in H.M.S. Pinafore and Tamino in The Magic Flute. Mr. Devin will be covering the role of Don Ottavio in the Shepherd School 's production of in the spring of 2009. SARAH LARSEN (Savitri) is from St. Paul, Minnesota. She received her under­ graduate degree from Simpson College, where she performed Florence Pike in Albert Herring, La zia Principessa in Suor Angelica, Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, and Elizabeth Proctor in The Cruci­ ble. Ms. Larsen sang for three summers with the Aspen Opera Theater Center, where her roles included Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Zotico in Eliogabalo (American premiere), Florence Pike in Albert Herring, the Forester's Wife / Owl in The Cunning Little Vixen, and Magd in Wachsfigurenkabinett. This past summer she was a member of the Wolf Trap Opera Studio. Sarah is a second year master's student who studies with Dr. Stephen King. Last fall at the Shep­ herd School she was featured as Goffredo in Rinaldo.

STEPHEN RAY (Death) is a first-year graduate student at the Shepherd School. He completed his Bachelor ofArts degree in Music at Ouachita Baptist Univer­ sity in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Mr. Ray has received numerous vocal awards, most notably his advancement to the Grand Finals of the 2008 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He has participated in master classes with Marilyn Horne, Sherrill Milnes, Warren Jones, and Heidi Grant Murphy. Mr. Ray was a fellow for the 2007 season of the Music Academy of the West. He will cover the role of Don Giovanni in the Shepherd School's spring production of Don Giovanni. His upcoming performances include the baritone solos in Bee­ thoven's Ninth Symphony with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in 2009. Baritone GEORDIE ALEXANDER (Pine/lino) is a first-year master's student at the Shepherd School studying with Dr. Stephen King. A native ofNew York, he recently graduated from SUNY Fredonia with a Bachelor's degree in Music Edu­ cation. For the past two summers has participated in the Aspen Music Festival and School. Recent roles of note include Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte, Escamilla in Carmen, and Maximillian in Candide.

Tenor AARON BLAKE ( Rinuccio), received his Bachelor's degree from The Juil­ liard School ofMusic. Currently a student of Dr. Stephen King, he has won many competitions, including First Prize in The Florida Grand Opera Competition and the Verdi Concerto Competition ofthe Aspen Music Festival. He was a finalist in the Chicago Lyric Opera Ryan Opera Center auditions and the 2008 Metropoli­ tan Opera Auditions in the Southwest Region. Mr. Blake has portrayed Tamino in Die Zauberflote at The , Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Aspen Music Festival, and Ernesto in The 's spring tour of Donizetti's Don Pasquale. While at the Shepherd School he has performed ii Contino Belfiore in La fin ta giardiniera, Sam Kaplan in Street Scene, and Ne­ morino in L'elisir d'amore. This spring Mr. Blake will portray Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni.

ALISON CAMPAGNA (Zita) received her Bachelor ofArts degree in Vocal Per­ formance, magna cum laude,from Pepperdine University. She is a member of the Music Honor Society Phi Kappa Lambda and won second place at the Cafe 322 Vocal Competition in Pasadena, California. Past operatic credits include A Hand ofBridge, The Bartered Bride, The Crucible, Le nozze di Figaro, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Cosi fan tutte. Ms. Campagna is an alum­ na of the prestigious Opera Works program and the Redwoods Opera Workshop Scenes program. At the Shepherd School she is pursuing a Master's degree in voice under the tutelage of Susanne Mentzer. ALEXANDRA FORD (Lauretta) is a native of the United Kingdom. Ms. Ford has performed with many English and American choirs touring in Prague, Ger­ many, Austria, New York, Australia, and Canada, such as The Meistersingers and The Bedales Choir. She completed her Bachelor of Music degree at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. Recent Oberlin Conservatory performances in­ clude Titania in The Fairy Queen, Yum Yum in The Mikado, Tatyana in scenes from Eugene Onegin, Beth in Little Women and Poppea in The Coronation of Poppea. Ms. Ford has also performed as a soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra. She is currently pursuing her Master of Music degree at the Shepherd School under the tutelage of Dr. Steven King. BRIAN HAASE (Marco) is excited to be performing again after a hiatus from singing. Mr. Haase is from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and graduated with a Bach­ elor of Music degree from Northwestern College in Roseville, Minnesota. Mr. Haase began his graduate studies last year at Denver University's Lamont School of Music, where he studied with Kenneth Cox and performed his first operatic role, Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte. He created the role of Conte Palmieri in the world premiere of Dodici personaggi in cercare di una voce this past summer in Chiari, Italy. This spring, he will be singing the title role in the Shepherd School 's production of Don Giovanni. Mr. Haase currently studies voice with Dr. Stephen King. DAVID KECK (Betto di Signa), a native of Vermont, has explored many fields of vocal performance,from musical theater and opera to song recital and con­ temporary vocal performance art. Last season he sang the role of Dulcamara in the Shepherd School's production of L'elisir d'amore. Two years ago, Mr. Keck made his debut with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in La Traviata and has recently been seen as Nerbulone in the American premiere of Cavalli 's Eliogabalo, as Su­ perintendent Budd in Albert Herring, and Sarastro in Die Zauberflote. Mr. Keck received his Bachelor ofArts degree at Columbia College in English and Compar­ ative Literature, and followed this with diploma studies at The Juilliard School. Mr. Keck is a student of Dr. Stephen King, and will be singing the role of the Commendatore in the Shepherd School's spring production of Don Giovanni. ADAM LAU (Simone) is a first-year master's student at the Shepherd School, where he studies with Dr. Stephen King. Mr. Lau earned a Bachelor's degree at Whitman College. Recent credits include Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro at the Symphony and Opera Academy of the Pacific, and Bartender in A Wedding at Music Academy of the West, and a Baobab/ Hunter in The Little Prince with . He placed second in the Western Regional finals of the 2007 Metropolitan Opera Auditions, and he has won several competitions, including the Encouragement Award from the Marilyn Horne Foundation and a Full Fel­ lowship in Voice from the California Federation of Music Clubs. This spring he will sing at the Martin Katz master class at Carnegie Hall, sponsored by the Marilyn Horne Foundation, and will perform Masetto in Don Giovanni at the Shepherd School. MARY-JANE LEE (La Ciesca) is a native of Sandy, Utah. She is a first-year master's student at the Shepherd School in the studio of Dr. Stephen King. She completed her Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance at Utah State University's Caine School of the Arts. Most recently Ms. Lee performed Micaela in Carmen with the Chautauqua Institution. Other recent performances include Adina in L'elisir d'amore, the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, the title role in The Ballad of Baby Doe, and Luisa Fernanda with the Utah State Uni­ versity Opera Theater. Ms. Lee will cover the role of Donna Elvira in the Shep­ herd School's production of Don Giovanni in next spring. CORISSA LEONARD (Nella) recently graduated from DePaul University in Chi­ cago with a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance. While at DePaul, she studied with Amy Conn and Elizabeth Gottlieb. Ms. Leonard was most recent­ ly seen as Mrs. Gleaton in Susannah at the 2007 Brevard Music Festival. She has also performed in productions of Carmen, Candide, and La Boheme. Ms. Leonard is a first-year master's student who studies voice with Kathleen Kaun. Tenor ERIC LONGO (Gherardo), a native of Philadelphia, is a first-year gra­ duate student studying with Kathleen Kaun. Mr. Longo recently graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University. His most recent roles include Mayor Up/old in Albert Herring and Henrik in A Little Night Music. JULIE MARX (Gherardino), a native of Cleveland, Ohio, is a junior vocal per­ formance major at the Shepherd School. She is a student of Susanne Mentzer. Ms. Marx has performed in Street Scene, Rinaldo, and L'elisir d'amore while a student at the Shepherd School. JOSEPH QUIGLEY (Maestro Spinelloccio and Amantio di Nicolao), a New Or­ leans native, is thrilled to be performing in the South once more. He has been seen with De Paul Opera Theater in Chicago in such roles as Count Danilo in The Merry Widow, and Lidia in L'Egisto. In his four consecutive summers as a member of the Aspen Music Festival, Mr. Quigley has performed the Vicar in Albert Herring, the Baron in La Traviata, and El Dancairo in Carmen. At the Shepherd School he portrayed Argante in Rinaldo, Count Almaviva in a scene from Le nozze di Figaro, and Belcore in L'elisir d'amore. Mr. Quigley currently studies with Dr. Stephen King. Baritone SAMUEL SCHULTZ (Guccio) is a student of Dr. Stephen King. He has performed the roles of Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte, Belcore in L'elisir d'amore, George Jones in Street Scene, Mr. Bluff in The Impresario, and understudied Pooh-Bah in The Mikado. His solo concert repertoire includes performances of Handel's Messiah, the Faure Requiem, the Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio, Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols, and Poulenc's Rapsodie negre. His scene work includes Papageno in Die Zauber/7.ote, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia and fl Conte in Le nozze di Figaro. As an alumnus of the United States Senate Page Program, he has had the privilege to sing for Congress. MICHAEL SUMUEL (Gianni Schicchi) is a second-year graduate student at the Shepherd School, originally from Odessa, Texas. Mr. Sumuel completed his undergraduate studies at Columbus State University in May 2007. He performed his first role in June 2007 as Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro. While at the Shepherd School, he has portrayed the Christian Magician in Rinaldo and Dulcamara in L'elisir d'amore. Last December Mr. Sumuel was the bass soloist for Handel's Messiah in Columbus, Georgia. In the spring of 2008, Mr. Sumuel covered the role of the Bosun in Billy Budd with Houston Grand Opera. He will portray the role of Leporello in the Shepherd School's upcoming production of Don Gio­ vanni next spring. Mr. Sumuel studies voice with Susanne Mentzer. PAUL WILT (Buoso Donati) has been passionate about the performing arts his whole life, but since 2004 he has focused his love on singing. During his junior and senior years of high school Mr. Wilt attended the Interlachen Arts Academy as a voice major in his home state of Michigan. Mr. Wilt is a freshman voice major, studying with Kathleen Kaun. UPCOMING OPERA EVENTS

November 20 and 22 Shepherd School Opera presents selected scenes from Rossini's , Mozart's Cosifan tutte, Weill's Street Scene, Handel's Atalanta, Rossini's II barbiere di Siviglia, and other . Both performances at 7:30 p.m. Wortham Opera Theatre at the Shepherd School Free admission

January 29 and 31 Shepherd School Opera presents selected scenes from Britten's Albert Herring, Strauss' Arabella, Copland's Tender Land, Handel's Alcina, Floyd's Susannah, and other operas. Both performances at 7:30 p.m. Wortham Opera Theatre at the Shepherd School Free admission

Februarv 19 An Evening with Renee Fleming - The Shepherd School Opera Gala Renee Fleming, soprano Accompanied on the piano by Richard Bado, Director of Opera Studies, followed by a performance with the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra, Larry Rachlejf, music director Tickets required. Individual tickets start at $1,000. This event will focus on increasing endowed scholarship funds for all of the talented Shepherd School students, and particularly the School's opera program. For more information and tickets, call 713-348-3492.

March 19 and 21 Shepherd School Opera and the Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra present Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amade Mozart. Stude Concert Hall. Both performances at 8:00 p.m. Shepherd Society members can receive 2 complimentary tickets for the March 19th performance. Call 713-348-3492. Ticket sales for the general public will begin in January.