Mid-Season Gala Thaïs Opera in Concert 26 August 2017
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MID-SEASON GALA THAÏS OPERA IN CONCERT 26 AUGUST 2017 CONCERT PROGRAM Athanaël, Cénobite monk ......Quinn Kelsey baritone Nicias, young Sybarite philosopher ......Diego Silva tenor Palemon, old Cénobite monk ......Daniel Sumegi bass A servant ......Maurice Wan bass Thaïs, actress and courtesan ......Erin Wall soprano Crobyle, slave ......Jacqueline Porter soprano Myrtale, slave ......Fiona Campbell mezzo-soprano Albine, abbess ......Liane Keegan contralto ‘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 Melbourne 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. England, 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 Simone Young. 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 Rigoletto (San Francisco Orchestra, the title role of Faust at Opera and Oper Frankfurt). Future the Vilnius City Opera, and Tybalt in performances include Rigoletto at Bartlet Sher’s production of Roméo the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Peter et Juliette at the Metropolitan in Humperdinck’s Hänsel and Gretel Opera, New York. He has also at the Metropolitan Opera. His 2016 recently sung the Duke in Rigoletto schedule included appearances in Lucerne, Leicester in Maria at the Royal Opera House, Covent Stuarda in Edmonton and Alfredo Garden (Count di Luna in Il trovatore in La traviata both in Biel and Des and Germont in La traviata), Enrico Moines, and Faust at the Macau in Lucia di Lammermoor at Chicago International Music Festival. Lyric Opera, Rigolettos 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 Marilyn Horne 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, La Scala, 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 Paris Opera, 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 Sydney), 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 Don Giovanni, Seattle and San Francisco), Madama a return to Vancouver 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 Samuel Barber’s Vanessa (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 Opera Australia’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 Melbourne Opera. 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 the Proms 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.