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MID-SEASON GALA THAÏS IN CONCERT 26 AUGUST 2017

CONCERT PROGRAM Athanaël, Cénobite monk ...... Quinn Kelsey Nicias, young Sybarite philosopher ...... Diego Silva Palemon, old Cénobite monk ...... Daniel Sumegi bass A servant ...... Maurice Wan bass Thaïs, actress and courtesan ...... Erin Wall Crobyle, slave ...... Jacqueline Porter soprano Myrtale, slave ...... Fiona Campbell mezzo-soprano Albine, abbess ...... Liane Keegan ‘La Charmeuse’ ...... Eva Kong soprano Cénobite monk ...... Jean-Francois Ravat tenor Cénobite monk ...... Maurice Wan bass

Cénobites, histrions and actors, philosophers, friends of Nicias, people, White Nuns Symphony Orchestra Chorus Anthony Hunt guest chorus master

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Eoin Andersen concertmaster Sir Andrew Davis conductor Tianyi Lu assistant conductor

Massenet Thaïs

Running time: 2 hours and 40 minutes, including 20-minute interval In consideration of your fellow patrons, the MSO thanks you for dimming the lighting on your mobile phone. MELBOURNE SYMPHONY SIR ANDREW DAVIS ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR Established in 1906, the Melbourne Sir Andrew Davis is Music Director and Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an Principal Conductor of the Lyric Opera arts leader and Australia’s oldest of Chicago and Chief Conductor of the professional orchestra. Chief Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In a Conductor Sir Andrew Davis has career spanning over 40 years, he has been at the helm of MSO since 2013. been the musical and artistic leader at Engaging more than 2.5 million several of the world's most distinguished people each year, and as a truly global opera and symphonic institutions, orchestra, the MSO collaborates with including the BBC Symphony Orchestra guest artists and arts organisations (1991-2004), Glyndebourne Festival from across the world. Opera (1988-2000), and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (1975-1988). He The MSO performs a variety of recently received the honorary title of concerts ranging from core classical Conductor Emeritus from the Royal performances at its home, Hamer Hall Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. at Arts Centre Melbourne, to its annual free concerts at Melbourne’s largest One of today's most recognised and outdoor venue, the Sidney Myer Music acclaimed conductors, Sir Andrew Bowl. The MSO also delivers innovative has conducted virtually all the world's and engaging programs to audiences major orchestras, opera companies, and of all ages through its Education and festivals. Born in 1944 in Hertfordshire, Outreach initiatives. , Sir Andrew studied at King’s College, Cambridge, where he was an The MSO also works with Associate organ scholar before taking up conducting. Conductor, Benjamin Northey, and His wide-ranging repertoire encompasses the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra the Baroque to contemporary, and Chorus, as well as with such eminent his vast conducting credits span the guest conductors as John Adams, symphonic, operatic and choral worlds. Tan Dun, Jakub Hrůša, Mark Wigglesworth, Markus Stenz and In 1992 Maestro Davis was made a . It has also collaborated Commander of the British Empire, and with non-classical musicians including in 1999 he was made a Knight Bachelor Nick Cave, Sting, Tim Minchin, in the New Year Honours List. He has DJ Jeff Mills and Flight Facilities. been awarded an honorary doctorate

Image courtesy Daniel Aulsebrook by Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Image courtesy Dario Acosta 3 QUINN KELSEY DIEGO SILVA BARITONE TENOR Quinn Kelsey’s most recent roles Diego Silva’s recent roles have have included Amonasro in Aida included Nemorino in The Elixir of (Chorégies d’Orange) and the title Love with the Guangzhou Symphony role in (San Francisco Orchestra, the title role of at Opera and Oper Frankfurt). Future the Vilnius City Opera, and Tybalt in performances include Rigoletto at Bartlet Sher’s production of Roméo the and Peter et Juliette at the Metropolitan in Humperdinck’s Hänsel and Gretel Opera, New York. He has also at the . His 2016 recently sung the Duke in Rigoletto schedule included appearances in Lucerne, Leicester in Maria at House, Covent Stuarda in Edmonton and Alfredo Garden (Count di Luna in in La traviata both in Biel and Des and Germont in La traviata), Enrico Moines, and Faust at the Macau in at Chicago International Music Festival. Lyric Opera, in Hawaii, In concert he has performed in Paris and Zurich, and Marcello in the Violon sur le Sable series La bohème at the Metropolitan. in Royan, France and in opera In 2018, he appears in Lucia and and zarzuela recital series at Trovatore at the Met, and Don Carlo Alice Tully Hall, the Konzerthaus at Washington National Opera. Berlin, among other venues. Quinn Kelsey’s career in opera began Diego Silva studied at the Curtis in 1991 in the chorus of Hawaii Opera Institute, Philadelphia with further Theatre. His list of programs and study studies at Philadelphia’s Academy include the Chautauqua Institute, San of Vocal Arts. He was a first prize Francisco’s Merola Opera Program winner of the Carlo Morelli Singing and Chicago’s Lyric Opera Center for Competition and is a recipient of the American Artists. For two seasons Plácido Domingo Scholarship from the he was accepted to the roster of the Sociedad International de Valores del Foundation. He sang Arte Mexicano. the role of Athanaël in Thaïs with Sir Andrew Davis in 2011.

Image courtesy Ken Howard

4 DANIEL SUMEGI ERIN WALL BASS SOPRANO Daniel Sumegi has carved out an Erin Wall appears at leading opera impressive international career houses, including the Metropolitan with over one hundred roles in his Opera, , Opéra Nationale de repertoire. He has performed at the Paris, and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden She has appeared with orchestras and the , as well as major such as the Boston Symphony, London opera companies across Europe, Asia, Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, South America and Australia. Residency Orchestra of The Hague, and NHK Philharmonic (Tokyo), as well as Recent appearances have included orchestras in her native Canada such the world premiere of Manchurian as the National Arts Center Orchestra Candidate (Minnesota Opera), The (Ottawa) and Orchestre symphonique Magic Flute, The Pearl Fishers and de Montréal. Luisa Miller (OA ), Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Rigoletto and Erin Wall’s 2016-17 season included her Eugene Onegin (OA Melbourne), Der company debut with San Francisco Ring des Nibelungen (Melbourne, Opera as Donna Anna in , Seattle and San Francisco), Madama a return to Opera for her Butterfly (Metropolitan Opera), Daland role debut as Desdemona in Otello, a in Der fliegende Holländer (Seattle, return to Michigan Opera to sing Anna Adelaide), Rigoletto, Billy Budd (Los Sorenson in Kevin Puts’ Pulitzer Prize- Angeles), Salome (Washington, winning opera Silent Night, and the Hong Kong) and Götterdämmerung leading role in ’s (Strasbourg and Tokyo) with the Deutsches Symphonie- Orchester Berlin and at Santa Fe. Daniel Sumegi appears on CD in Seattle Opera’s acclaimed Ring Cycle, Her recordings include two each and on DVD in the San Francisco of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony and Opera Production of Capriccio and Beethoven’s Ninth, plus a recent ’s Don Giovanni. Messiah with Sir Andrew Davis and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Toronto Symphony. She sang the role of Thaïs with Sir Andrew Davis at the Edinburgh Festival in 2011.

5 JACQUELINE PORTER FIONA CAMPBELL SOPRANO MEZZO-SOPRANO Jacqueline Porter holds an honours Fiona Campbell is one of Australia’s degree in Music Performance and most versatile and beloved classical a Bachelor of Arts (Italian) from the singers – a producer and guest ABC University of Melbourne. Equally at presenter, accomplished international home on the operatic stage and the performer, recitalist and recording concert platform, Jacqueline appears artist. Fiona was the winner of the regularly with Australia’s major symphony national Limelight Award for Best Solo orchestras and choral societies. Performance 2011 and vocal winner of the ABC Young Performer of the Year Performace highlights include Peer Gynt Award and the ASC Opera Awards. (Grieg), The Ugly Duckling (Prokofiev) and Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 Fiona sings regularly as a principal (Villa Lobos) with Sydney Symphony artist with all the major ensembles and Orchestra; Fauré’s Requiem, Mahler’s orchestras in Australia and with Opera Symphony No.4, Mozart’s Requiem and Australia, Opera Queensland and WA Rachmaninoff’s The Bells with . Her international collaborators Symphony Orchestra; Tavener’s Song have included the Brodsky Quartet, of the Angel (Dark MOFO Festival) and Tokyo Philharmonic, Manchester Last Night of with Tasmanian Camerata, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra. Hong Kong Philharmonic and Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Operatic roles include Susanna (le nozze di Figaro); Despina (Così fan tutte); Career highlights include concerts Princess (Sleeping Beauty); Drusilla with the legendary tenor José (L’incoronazione di Poppea) for Victorian Carreras in Japan and Korea and as Opera and Gretel (Hänsel and Gretel) for his special guest artist in Australia. State Opera of South Australia. 2017 appearances include Alisa (Lucia di Lammermoor) for WA Opera, Jacqueline has recently performed a Gertrude/Witch (Hänsel and Gretel) in Viennese program with the Adelaide Singapore and concert performances Symphony and Mozart’s Exsultate jubilate with TSO, MSO and Australian with the MSO. She will later return to the Chamber Orchestra. MSO to perform Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 in the 2017 Season Finale Gala.

6 LIANE KEEGAN EVA KONG ALTO SOPRANO Liane Keegan has received scholarships In 2016, Eva Kong sang Liù in Turandot from the Opera Foundation Australia, for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, Shell Royal Covent Garden Scholarship Laura in Luisa Miller and Princess which enabled her to study at the Linetta in The Love for Three Oranges National Opera Studio London. She for Opera Australia. Her performance attended the AIMS summer School in as Laura earned her the 2016 Green Graz Austria on the Opera Australia Room Award. For the national Foundation Scholarship and in 1997, company in 2017, she appears in she won a Bayreuth Bursary from the Parsifal and Great Opera Hits, takes the Wagner Society of Great Britain. solos in Carmina Burana for the Melbourne Symphony and revisits Throughout her career, Liane’s roles one of her most famous roles (Madame have included Azucena (Il trovatore) Mao in ) for the Sydney for the Opera of South Australia, Opera House. Ulrica (Un ballo in maschera) for Opera Australia, Rosa Mamai Winner of the Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (L’Arlesiana) and Marcellina (Le nozze International Competition, she di Figaro) with Opera Holland Park received a Helpmann Award London, Filippyevna (Eugene Onegin) Nomination and was a Green Room with Staatstheater Stuttgart, and Award Winner for Best Female in a Klytaemnestra (Elektra) and Brigitta Supporting Role for her performance () with Theater Hagen. as Madame Mao in Nixon in China for Victorian Opera. Concert appearances have included Mozart’s Requiem with Sir Neville Eva has also sung Gilda (Rigoletto) and Mariner and the Czech Philharmonic Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) for Opera Orchestra, Barbara in Korngold’s Australia; Pamina (), Violanta at the 1997 BBC Proms Gretel (Hänsel and Gretel) and Amina conducted by Paul Daniel and () for Pacific Opera. Waltraute in Die Walküre with Antonio Pappano at the Edinburgh Festival.

7 MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ANTHONY HUNT ORCHESTRA CHORUS GUEST CHORUS MASTER For more than 50 years the Melbourne Anthony Hunt (ARAM) has been the Symphony Orchestra Chorus has been Chorus Master at Opera Australia since the unstinting voice of the Orchestra’s 2013, after 4 years working as Assistant choral repertoire. Chorus Master. As a repetiteur and The MSO Chorus sings with the finest conductor, he has prepared the Opera conductors, including Sir Andrew Davis, Australia Chorus for the Ring Cycles in Edward Gardner, Mark Wigglesworth, Melbourne in 2013 and 2016, and for the Bernard Labadie, Masaaki Suzuki and performances of La traviata, Madama Manfred Honeck, and is committed Butterfly, Aida, Turandot and on to developing and performing new the outdoor Harbour stage, alongside Australian and international choral over 30 for the mainstage at repertoire. The Chorus has also and The State premiered works by such composers Theatre Melbourne. as James MacMillan, Arvo Pärt, Hans Hunt studied Piano and Organ Werner Henze, Alfred Schnittke, Gavin performance at the Elder Conservatorium Bryars, and Pēteris Vasks. of Music, University of Adelaide, Recordings by the MSO Chorus for completing an Honours Bachelor of Chandos and ABC Classics have Music, before moving to London, received critical acclaim. It has receiving a Masters degree as a performed across Brazil and at the repetiteur from the Royal Academy of Cultura Inglese Festival in Sao Paolo, Music. in Kuala Lumpur with the Malaysian He was for many years the Assistant Philharmonic Orchestra, with The Organist at St Peter’s Cathedral in Australian Ballet, Sydney Symphony Adelaide, has been a participant in Orchestra, West Australian Symphony the Symphony Australia Conductor Orchestra, Barbra Streisand, at the Development Program, and was a Young Melbourne International Arts Festival, the AFL Grand Final, the Sydney Artist with the State Opera of South Olympic Arts Festival, and Anzac Day Australia. commemorative ceremonies. Tonight sees MSO Chorus members Maurice Wan and Jean-Francois Ravat perform roles as Cénobite monks.

8 SYNOPSIS

Massenet's opera Thaïs is set in fourth He brings her water, resulting in their century Egypt. most tender moment. Athanael is a young man who has left He leads her to the convent where the great city of Alexandria with all its Albine, the Abbess, welcomes her and temptations to live the life of a monk in Athanaël leaves with the distressing the desert. knowledge that he will never see her again. Back with his fellow monks, The greatest of those temptations is Athanaël obsesses over Thaïs, resulting Thaïs, a courtesan and devotee of the in two visions. goddess Venus. Athanaël has decided that it is his mission to convert her to In the first vision she appears in all Christianity. her former seductive power to tempt him, but in the second tells him Despite the warnings of his fellow that she is about to die. Distraught monks he leaves for Alexandria, he rushes to the convent where, where he visits his old friend finding her on her deathbed, he tells Nicias, who tells him that Thaïs is her that everything that she had his lover and will shortly arrive to been told was a lie and that all that spend their final night together. matters is his love and desire for She appears and is introduced to her. She, however, has a vision of Athanaël, who informs her of his angels welcoming her into heaven, intentions. She laughs, but later in her and dies. Athanaël is left in despair. rooms, in the beautiful ‘mirror aria’, she realises that her beauty will not last forever, resulting in a change of heart; SIR ANDREW DAVIS ON THAÏS this is portrayed in the famous solo The Opera's strange mixture of violin piece, Meditation. religious fervour and eroticism is Thaïs informs Athanaël that she will what creates its power. The title allow him to take her to a convent, but role was written for the American in the midst of this, Nicias returns with soprano Sybil Sanderson, for whom a large crowd who are enraged at the Massenet had an obsession. news and attempt to stone Athanael. When Erin Wall, tonight’s Thaïs, sang Nicias, however, respects Thaïs’ this piece with me at the Edinburgh decision and throws gold coins into the Festival, she was hailed as ‘the Thais of crowd, giving Athanaël and Thais the one's dreams.’ I am incredibly excited chance to escape. to be conducting this work for you. At an oasis in the desert the pair rest. Sir Andrew Davis, Athanaël takes pity on Thaïs, her MSO chief conductor exhaustion becoming too much.

9 PROGRAM NOTES

JULES MASSENET the soprano for whom he had created (1842–1912) in 1889. Twenty-nine- year-old Californian Sybil Sanderson Thaïs was Massenet’s ideal protagonist, Comédie Lyrique in three acts and possessing beauty of voice, face and seven Tableaux figure. Continuing his established Libretto by Louis Gallet, after the novel practice, he tailored the role to by Anatole France Sanderson’s vocal strengths, involving her in the compositional process and Première: Paris, Opéra Garnier, having her co-sign the final page of the 16 March 1894 score in acknowledgment of her input. Based on the Golden Legend by 13th- Massenet’s choice to categorize century chronicler and archbishop Thaïs as a comédie lyrique, (comic Jacopus da Varagine, Anatole France’s opera), is curious. Despite Gallet’s 1890 novel Thaïs achieved a succès alterations, did the composer still de scandale for its ironic, mocking, view his two principal characters anti-clerical viewpoint. Following the with the irony embodied in France’s 1894 premiere of ’s 14th novel? Certainly the music contains staged opera, Thaïs, an ecstatic France nothing to betray that attitude. wrote to the composer: ‘You have Perhaps Massenet saw the forgiveness lifted my poor Thaïs to the first rank of and redemption received by Thaïs operatic heroines … I am happy and as the happy ending essential for proud at having furnished you with the ‘comedy’ in its original sense. theme from which you have developed the most inspiring phrases. I grasp your Employing his mastery of continuously hand with joy.’ unfolding melody and richly textured orchestration, Massenet heightens Despite the exotic near-Eastern setting the distinction between the sacred on the outskirts of fourth-century and profane. The restraint of Alexandria, Massenet was initially Athanaël’s opening scene with the uninterested in the story as an operatic Cenobite monks is in stark contrast subject. But in his libretto Louis Gallet to Thaïs’ ravishingly voluptuous minimised the novel’s parody of the transports of delight in her own fundamentalist monk Athanaël and beauty and success. As the tables enriched the role of the sybaritic turn, every musical element is courtesan Thaïs. Focusing on each employed with absolute clarity to character’s complete transformations, express Thaïs’ growing self-doubt, the drama is sparked by their humility and final ecstatic heavenly diagonally opposed spiritual journeys. vision. Conversely, Athanaël’s final In Gallet’s libretto Massenet also found scenes reveal increasingly complex a fresh vehicle for his current muse, orchestration as he confesses his

10 passion for Thaïs and rejects ascetic was popularity. Debussy mocked his life and reverence for spiritual love. ‘facile charm’: ‘His brethren could not easily forgive Massenet this power The ethos Gallet and Massenet of pleasing which, strictly speaking, create in Thaïs is arguably the perfect is a gift.’ The sublimely pleasing expression of its era: a combination of violin solo Méditation linking the two the glamour of the Belle Époque and scenes of Act 2 is a prime example. the presage of the fin de siècle, which But the reality is that this ‘gift’ did not Max Nordau describes as a kind of come easily, despite the composer’s ‘degeneration’ that incorporates ego denials. And clearly he did develop mania and mysticism. Fully aware of and introduce new ideas. 1892’s the psychology of all his characters, saw Massenet blurring the major and minor, Massenet illuminates lines between recitative and aria. Was the pathological self-absorption and this Wagner’s influence or a desire ego mania of the frivolous dandy Nicias to be faithful to the lyrical flow of and his coterie, while responding to the French language? The latter is the limitations of the cloistered world demonstrable in Thaïs, the first French view of Palémon and Albine and their opera set to a purely prose libretto. In attendant brothers and nuns. fact, it paved the way for Massenet’s English critic Rodney Milnes has detractor, Debussy, to create his 1902 written, condescendingly, that: ‘As operatic masterpiece on Maeterlinck’s we have gradually struggled out from symbolist play Pelléas et Mélisande. under a post-Wagnerian, German- Massenet composed another 15 dominated critical aesthetic, we operas after Thaïs but with Manon, have been able to afford to be more Esclarmonde and Werther, it stands at relaxed about Massenet, to accept the pinnacle of his art. The new breed that pleasure is not by definition sinful.’ of composers, particularly Puccini Milnes does, however, acknowledge and Strauss, may have overshadowed that for around 20 years Massenet Massenet’s greatness occasionally was France’s most popular opera throughout the 20th Century, but composer. But like many great championed by the likes of conductor composers – most notably Mozart Richard Bonynge and many of today’s – Massenet somewhat fell out of star singers, Massenet’s position in favour after his death in 1912. Even the first rank of operatic composers in 1911 Richard Aldrich disparagingly is firmly assured. In the dying words wrote in the New York Times that of Thaïs herself: ‘The sound of golden Thaïs’ popularity ‘was gained by other harps delights me!’ elements than the music’. © Dr. Robert Mitchell 2017 In the eyes of his Gallic composer contemporaries, Massenet’s worst sin

11 MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Sir Andrew Davis SECOND VIOLINS CELLOS Chief Conductor Matthew Tomkins David Berlin Benjamin Northey Principal Principal Associate Conductor The Gross Foundation# MS Newman Family# Tianyi Lu Robert Macindoe Rachael Tobin Cybec Assistant Conductor Associate Principal Associate Principal Hiroyuki Iwaki Monica Curro Nicholas Bochner Conductor Laureate (1974-2006) Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Danny Gorog and Miranda Brockman # Lindy Susskind Geelong Friends FIRST VIOLINS Mary Allison of the MSO# Dale Barltrop Isin Cakmakcioglu Rohan de Korte Concertmaster # Freya Franzen Andrew Dudgeon Eoin Andersen Anonymous# Keith Johnson Concertmaster Cong Gu Sarah Morse Sophie Rowell Associate Concertmaster Andrew Hall Angela Sargeant # The Ullmer Family Foundation# Andrew and Judy Rogers Michelle Wood # John Marcus Rachel Homburg Andrew and Theresa Dyer Principal Isy Wasserman Peter Edwards Philippa West DOUBLE BASSES Assistant Principal Patrick Wong Steve Reeves Kirsty Bremner Roger Young Principal Sarah Curro Jacqueline Edwards* Andrew Moon Michael Aquilina# Associate Principal Michael Loftus-Hills* Peter Fellin Hosking Assistant Principal Deborah Goodall VIOLAS Lorraine Hook Damien Eckersley Christopher Moore Benjamin Hanlon Kirstin Kenny Principal Ji Won Kim Di Jameson# Suzanne Lee Eleanor Mancini Fiona Sargeant Stephen Newton Sophie Galaise and David and Helen Moses# Associate Principal Clarence Fraser# Mark Mogilevski Lauren Brigden Michelle Ruffolo Katharine Brockman FLUTES Kathryn Taylor Christopher Cartlidge Prudence Davis Michael Aquilina# Michael Aquilina# Principal Oksana Thompson* Anthony Chataway Anonymous# Gabrielle Halloran Wendy Clarke Trevor Jones Associate Principal Cindy Watkin Sarah Beggs Elizabeth Woolnough Caleb Wright PICCOLO Andrew Macleod Principal

12 OBOES TRUMPETS MSO BOARD Jeffrey Crellin Geoffrey Payne Chairman Principal Principal Michael Ullmer Thomas Hutchinson Shane Hooton Associate Principal Associate Principal Managing Director Ann Blackburn William Evans Sophie Galaise The Rosemary Norman Rosie Turner* Foundation# Board Members Andrew Dyer Rachel Curkpatrick* TROMBONES Danny Gorog COR ANGLAIS Brett Kelly Principal Margaret Jackson AC Michael Pisani Richard Shirley Brett Kelly Principal David Krasnostein BASS TROMBONE David Li CLARINETS Mike Szabo Hyon-Ju Newman David Thomas Principal Helen Silver AO Principal Philip Arkinstall TUBA Company Secretary Associate Principal Timothy Buzbee Oliver Carton Craig Hill Principal

BASS CLARINET TIMPANI Jon Craven Laurence Reese*^ Principal PERCUSSION BASSOONS Robert Clarke Jack Schiller Principal Principal John Arcaro Elise Millman Robert Cossom Associate Principal Natasha Thomas HARP Yinuo Mu CONTRABASSOON Principal Brock Imison Yi Yun Loei* Principal PIANO HORNS Louisa Breen* Alexander Love* Guest Principal HARMONIUM Saul Lewis Leigh Harrold* Principal Third

Jenna Breen # Position supported by Abbey Edlin * Guest Musician Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM# ^ Courtesy of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Trinette McClimont

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GUEST CHORUS MASTER ALTO BASS Anthony Hunt Satu Aho Maurice Amor Ruth Anderson Paul Alexander Chantler REPETITEUR Catherine Bickell Ted Davies Phil Elphinstone Tom Griffiths Cecilia Björkegren Kate Bramley Gerard Evans CHORUS COORDINATOR Jane Brodie Andrew Ham Andrew Hibbard Lucien Fischer Alexandra Cameron Serena Carmel Jordan Janssen Vern O'Hara Alexandra Chubaty SOPRANO Stephen Pyk Jill Giese Philippa Allen Liam Straughan Ros Harbison Tom Turnbull Aviva Barazani Kristine Hensel Eva Butcher Maurice Wan Jade Leigh Maciek Zielinski Anna Castro Grinstein Helen MacLean Jessica Chan Christina McCowan Veryan Croggon Kellie Mentlikowski Ella Dann-Limon Siobhan Ormandy Jessie Eastwood Sharmila Periakarpan Laura Fahey Helen Rommelaar Rita Fitzgerald Kerry Roulston Catherine Folley Lisa Savige Camilla Gorman Wilma Smith Jillian Graham Libby Timcke Karling Hamill Jenny Vallins Juliana Hassett Penny Huggett TENOR Naomi Hyndman Tania Jacobs James Allen Gwen Kennelly Tony Barnett Anna Kidman Steve Burnett Ruth McIntosh Peter Clay Lynne Muir John Cleghorn Catriona Nguyen-Robertson James Dipnall Caitlin Noble Lyndon Horsburgh Karin Otto Wayne Kinrade Tanja Redl Jessop Maticevski Shumack Natalie Reid Dominic McKenna Jo Robin Michael Mobach Elizabeth Rusli Jean-Francois Ravat Natalia Salazar Tim Wright Jillian Samuels Jemima Sim Shu Xian Freja Soininen Chiara Stebbing Elizabeth Tindall

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MSO PATRON MSO Audience Access VIRTUOSO PRINCIPAL The Honourable Linda Crown Resorts PATRONS $50,000+ PATRONS $5,000+ Dessau AC, Governor Foundation Di Jameson ◊ Christine and of Victoria Packer Family David Krasnostein and Mark Armour Foundation Pat Stragalinos John and Mary Barlow ARTIST CHAIR MSO Education Mr Ren Xiao Jian and Stephen and BENEFACTORS supported by Mrs Li Quian Caroline Brain Joy Selby Smith Mrs Margaret Ross Harold Mitchell AC Prof Ian Brighthope Orchestral Leadership AM and Kim Williams AM Linda Britten Chair Dr Ian Ross David and Emma MSO International IMPRESARIO Capponi The Cybec Foundation PATRONS $20,000+ Wendy Dimmick Cybec Assistant Touring supported by ◊ Andrew Dudgeon ◊ Conductor Chair Harold Mitchell AC Michael Aquilina The John and Jennifer Andrew and Theresa MSO Regional Touring ◊ The Ullmer Family Brukner Foundation Dyer Creative Victoria Foundation Perri Cutten and Mr Bill Fleming The Robert Salzer Associate Jo Daniell John and Diana Frew Foundation Concertmaster Chair Mary and Frederick Susan Fry and Don Anonymous The Pizzicato Effect Davidson AM Fry AO Principal Flute Chair Collier Charitable Fund Rachel and the late Sophie Galaise and The Marian and E.H. Clarence Fraser ◊ The Gross Foundation Hon. Alan Goldberg Flack Trust AO QC Geelong Friends of the Principal Second Violin Schapper Family MSO ◊ Chair Hilary Hall, in memory Foundation of Wilma Collie Jennifer Gorog Di Jameson Scobie and Claire Margaret Jackson AC HMA Foundation Principal Viola Chair Mackinnon Trust Mimie MacLaren Louis Hamon OAM MS Newman Family Supported by the John and Lois McKay Nereda Hanlon and ◊ Foundation Hume City Council’s Michael Hanlon AM Principal Cello Chair Community Grants MAESTRO PATRONS Hans and Petra Henkell Program $10,000+ Francis and Robyn Marc Besen AC and Eva (Anonymous) Hofmann Kaye and David Birks Besen AO Hartmut and Ruth Sidney Myer Free Mitchell Chipman 2018 Soloist in Hofmann Concerts Sir Andrew and Residence Chair Jack Hogan Supported by the Lady Davis Doug Hooley PROGRAM Myer Foundation Danny Gorog and Lindy Jenny and Peter BENEFACTORS and the University of Susskind ◊ Hordern Melbourne Robert & Jan Green Dr Alastair Jackson Cybec 21st Century Suzanne Kirkham D & CS Kipen on behalf Australian Composers CHAIRMAN’S The Cuming Bequest of Israel Kipen Program CIRCLE $100,000+ Ian and Jeannie Paterson Dr Elizabeth A Lewis AM The Cybec Foundation Marc Besen AC and Eva Lady Potter AC CMRI ◊ Peter Lovell Cybec Young Besen AO Elizabeth Proust AO Lesley McMullin Composer in John Gandel AC and Rae Rothfield Foundation Residence made Pauline Gandel Glenn Sedgwick Mr and Mrs D R Meagher possible by The Gross Foundation ◊ Helen Silver AO and David and Helen Moses ◊ The Cybec Foundation David and Angela Li Harrison Young Dr Paul Nisselle AM MS Newman Family Maria Solà East Meets West The Rosemary Norman Foundation ◊ Profs. G & G supported Foundation ◊ Anthony Pratt ◊ Stephenson, in honour by the Li Family Trust Ken Ong, in memory of The Pratt Foundation of the great Romanian Lin Ong Meet The Orchestra Joy Selby Smith musicians George Bruce Parncutt and made possible by Ullmer Family Enescu and Dinu Lipatti Robin Campbell The Ullmer Family Foundation ◊ Gai and David Taylor Jim and Fran Pfeiffer Foundation Anonymous (1) Juliet Tootell Pzena Investment Alice Vaughan Charitable Fund Kee Wong and Wai Tang Andrew and Judy Jason Yeap OAM Rogers ◊

16 Max and Jill Schultz Bryan Lawrence Brockman OAM and Norman Lewis, Stephen Shanasy Ann and George Mrs Pat Brockman in memory of Mr Tam Vu and Dr Littlewood Dr John Brookes Dr Phyllis Lewis Cherilyn Tillman ◊ H E McKenzie Suzie and Harvey Gaelle Lindrea The Hon. Michael Watt Allan and Evelyn Brown Dr Anne Lierse QC and Cecilie Hall McLaren Jill and Christopher Andrew Lockwood Lyn Williams AM Don and Anne Buckley Violet and Jeff Anonymous (1) Meadows Bill and Sandra Burdett Loewenstein Marie Morton FRSA Peter Caldwell Elizabeth H Loftus ASSOCIATE Annabel and Rupert Joe Cordone Chris and Anna Long PATRONS $2,500+ Myer AO Andrew and The Hon. Ian Macphee Dandolo Partners Ann Peacock with Pamela Crockett AO and Mrs Julie Will and Dorothy Bailey Andrew and Woody Pat and Bruce Davis Macphee Bequest Kroger Dominic and Natalie Vivienne Hadj and Barbara Bell, in memory Sue and Barry Peake Dirupo Rosemary Madden of Elsa Bell Mrs W Peart Marie Dowling Eleanor and Phillip Bill Bowness Graham and Christine John and Anne Duncan Mancini Lynne Burgess Peirson Ruth Eggleston Dr Julianne Bayliss Oliver Carton Julie Reid Kay Ehrenberg In memory of Leigh John and Lyn Coppock Ruth and Ralph Renard Jaan Enden Masel Miss Ann Darby, S M Richards AM and Amy and Simon Feiglin John and Margaret in memory of M R Richards Grant Fisher and Mason Leslie J. Darby Tom and Elizabeth Helen Bird Ruth Maxwell Natasha Davies, for the Romanowski Barry Fradkin OAM and Jenny McGregor AM Trikojus Education Fund Jeffrey Sher QC and Dr Pam Fradkin and Peter Allen Merrowyn Deacon Diana Sher OAM Applebay Pty Ltd Glenda McNaught Beryl Dean Diana and Brian Snape David Frenkiel and Wayne and Penny Sandra Dent AM Esther Frenkiel OAM Morgan Peter and Leila Doyle Dr Norman and David Gibbs and Ian Morrey and Lisa Dwyer and Dr Sue Sonenberg Susie O'Neill Geoffrey Minter Dr Ian Dickson Geoff and Judy Merwyn and Greta JB Hi-Fi Ltd Jane Edmanson OAM Steinicke Goldblatt Patricia Nilsson Tim and Lyn Edward William and Jenny George Golvan QC and Laurence O'Keefe and Dr Helen M Ferguson Ullmer Naomi Golvan Christopher James Mr Peter Gallagher and Elisabeth Wagner Dr Marged Goode Alan and Dorothy Dr Karen Morley Brian and Helena Max Gulbin Pattison Leon Goldman Worsfold Dr Sandra Hacker AO Margaret Plant Dina and Ron Peter and Susan Yates and Mr Ian Kennedy AM Kerryn Pratchett Goldschlager Anonymous (8) Jean Hadges Peter Priest Colin Golvan QC and Michael and Treena Quarin Dr Deborah Golvan PLAYER PATRONS Susie Hamson Eli Raskin Louise Gourlay OAM $1,000+ Paula Hansky OAM Raspin Family Trust Peter and Lyndsey David and Cindy Abbey Merv Keehn and Bobbie Renard Hawkins ◊ Christa Abdallah Sue Harlow Peter and Carolyn Rendit Susan and Gary Hearst Dr Sally Adams Tilda and Brian Dr Rosemary Ayton and Colin Heggen, in Mary Armour Haughney Dr Sam Ricketson memory of Marjorie Arnold Bloch Leibler Penelope Hughes Joan P Robinson Drysdale Heggen Philip Bacon AM Basil and Rita Jenkins Cathy and Peter Rogers Rosemary and James Marlyn and Peter Stuart Jennings Doug and Elisabeth Scott Jacoby Bancroft OAM Dorothy Karpin Martin and Susan Shirley Jenkins Family Adrienne Basser Brett Kelly and Dr Sam Smorgon AO and Foundation Prof Weston Bate and Cindy Watkin Mrs Minnie Smorgon C W Johnston Family Janice Bate Dr Anne Kennedy John So John Jones Janet H Bell Julie and Simon Kessel Dr Michael Soon George and Grace Kass David Blackwell Kerry Landman Lady Southey AC Irene Kearsey and M J Anne Bowden William and Jennifer Steinicke Ridley Michael F Boyt Magdalena Leadston Dr Peter Strickland Kloeden Foundation The Late Mr John Andrew Lee Pamela Swansson

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Jenny Tatchell Alan (AGL) Shaw Ila Vanrenen The MSO relies Frank Tisher OAM and Endowment, managed The Hon. Rosemary Varty Dr Miriam Tisher by Perpetual Mr Tam Vu on your ongoing P and E Turner Telematics Trust Marian and philanthropic support The Hon. Rosemary Varty Terry Wills Cooke to sustain our Leon and Sandra Velik CONDUCTOR’S Mark Young artists, and support Sue Walker AM CIRCLE Anonymous (24) access, education, Elaine Walters OAM Jenny Anderson community and Gregory Walters David Angelovich The MSO gratefully engagement and Edward and Paddy White G C Bawden and acknowledges the more. We invite our Nic and Ann Willcock L de Kievit support received from suporters to get close Marian and Lesley Bawden the estates of to the MSO through Terry Wills Cooke Joyce Bown Angela Beagley a range of special Lorraine Woolley Mrs Jenny Brukner Neilma Gantner events. Panch Das and and the late Mr John Gwen Hunt Laurel Young-Das Brukner Audrey Jenkins The MSO welcomes Anonymous (21) Ken Bullen Pauline Marie Johnston your support at any Luci and Ron Chambers C P Kemp level. Donations THE MAHLER Beryl Dean Peter Forbes MacLaren of $2 and over are SYNDICATE Sandra Dent Joan Winsome Maslen tax deductible, David and Kaye Birks Lyn Edward Lorraine Maxine and supporters are Mary and Frederick Alan Egan JP Meldrum recognised as follows: Davidson AM Gunta Eglite Prof Andrew McCredie $1,000+ Tim and Lyn Edward Marguerite Garnon- Miss Sheila Scotter AM (Player) John and Diana Frew Williams MBE Francis and Robyn Louis Hamon OAM Marion A I H M Spence $2,500+ Hofmann Carol Hay Molly Stephens (Associate) The Hon. Dr Barry Tony Howe Jean Tweedie $5,000+ Jones AC Laurence O'Keefe and Herta and Fred B Vogel (Principal) Dr Paul Nisselle AM Christopher James Dorothy Wood Maria Solà Audrey M Jenkins $10,000+ The Hon. Michael Watt John and Joan Jones HONORARY (Maestro) QC and Cecilie Hall George and Grace Kass APPOINTMENTS $20,000+ Mrs Sylvia Lavelle Sir Elton John CBE (Impresario) TRUSTS AND Pauline and David Life Member FOUNDATIONS Lawton $50,000+ The Hon. Alan (Virtuoso) Ken and Asle Chilton Cameron Mowat Goldberg AO QC Trust, managed by Rosia Pasteur $100,000+ Life Member Perpetual Elizabeth Proust AO (Chairman’s Circle) Collier Charitable Fund Penny Rawlins Geoffrey Rush AC Crown Resorts Joan P Robinson Ambassador The MSO Conductor’s Foundation and Neil Roussac The Late John Circle is our bequest the Packer Family Anne Roussac-Hoyne Brockman OAM program for members Foundation Fred and Patricia Life Member who have notified of a The Cybec Foundation Russell planned gift in their Will. Ila Vanrenen The Marian and E.H. Suzette Sherazee Michael Ryan and Life Member Flack Trust ENQUIRIES Wendy Mead Gandel Philanthropy Phone Ann and Andrew Serpell Linnell/Hughes Trust, ◊ Signifies Adopt an MSO (03) 8646 1551 managed by Perpetual Jennifer Shepherd Musician supporter The Scobie and Claire Profs. Gabriela and Email Mackinnon Trust George Stephenson philanthropy@ Pamela Swansson The Harold Mitchell mso.com.au Foundation Lillian Tarry The Myer Foundation Dr Cherilyn Tillman The Pratt Foundation Mr and Mrs R P The Robert Salzer Trebilcock Foundation Michael Ullmer

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TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS

The Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Trust The Gross Foundation, Li Family Trust, MS Newman Family Foundation, The Ullmer Family Foundation

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