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Studio Buddies Newsletter F e Studio Buddies Newsletter f Published semi-annually by the Houston Grand Opera Guild Studio Buddies Winter 2007 Contents a Welcome 2007 In Review 1 Welcome to the Winter 2007 edition of the Houston Grand Opera Studio Buddies Newsletter! This year brought us visits from many of our distinguished Studio alumni, including Joyce Studio Alumni News 3 DiDonato, Nikolay Didenko, Marie Lenormand, just to name a few. The reputation of the Studio continues to shine into the latter half of the 2007 as we saw the professional opera and role Studio Snippets 3 debut of Studio alumna Tamara Wilson as Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera. In Memoriam 4 a 2007 in Review Studio Artists on what 4 Winter-Spring 2007 Barton, mezzo-soprano, Janácek was on the bill for they’ve enjoyed in respectively. All three winners May with Hector Vásquez, the Buddies Program The year started off with a are now members of the baritone and Studio Program bang as Beau Gibson, tenor, Houston Grand Opera Studio. Director, as the Forester. This in his first year as a Studio production was truly a March saw a continuation of artist, jumped in at the last showcase for the Studio as all the sold-out Recitals at Rienzi minute to perform the title the singing members of the series, recitals by Studio artists role in Faust for a Studio were on stage. Later in the intimate and beautiful performance for an that month Houston Grand indisposed colleague. Mr. setting of the European Opera presented two free Gibson was joined by fellow Decorative Arts wing of the performances of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Studio artist Liam Bonner, Humperdinck’s Hänsel und First-year artists Albina baritone, as Wagner and Gretel at Houston’s Miller Shagimuratova, soprano, Studio alumna Marie Outdoor Theater conducted Lenormand, mezzo-soprano, Maria (Masha) Markina, by first-year Studio artist Evan mezzo-soprano, Beau Gibson performing Siébel, opposite Rogister, conducting fellow. and second-year artist Ryan Tamara Wilson, Joyce DiDonato & the ultimate Mephistopheles, This was performed entirely Catherine Cook backstage during McKinny, bass-baritone, Samuel Ramey. Houston by HGO Studio artists, with performed works by HGO’s La Cenerentola Grand Opera welcomed Fiona Murphy (Hänsel), Johannes Brahms with back Studio alumna Joyce Rebekah Camm (Gretel), pianists Kathy Kelly (HGO DiDonato, mezzo-soprano, as Jennifer Root (Mother), Ryan Studio Music Director) and Angelina in La Cenerentola, McKinny (Father), Albina Eric Melear (HGO Studio joined by fellow Studio Shagimuratova (Sandman & 2002-04). In mid-March HGO alumnus Nikolai Didenko, Dew Fairy), and last, but put on its Studio Scenes bass, as Alidoro and third- certainly not least, Liam year Studio artist Tamara program with performances Bonner as the highlight of the at Ovations. Also in March, Wilson, soprano, as Clorinda. show, the 15-foot Witch. The Evan Rogister was invited to 2006/07 Season was How do you get to Carnegie the Los Angeles Opera to wrapped up with the final Hall? Ask first-year artistJamie consult on a WNET Public Recital at Rienzi and the Barton. This January Ms. Television (producers of PBS’s Buddies held their farewell Barton participated in the Great Performances) and party for Studio artists. 18th Annual Eleanor McCollum Marilyn Horne Foundation The EuroArts co-production of a Competition for Young Singers Song Continues… television broadcast and Summer 2007 Masterclass series at DVD of Kurt Weill’s The Rise Carnegie Hall and was and Fall of the City of Summer 2007 saw five Studio subsequently invited to Mahagonny. artists working together at the perform the opening recital Wolf Trap Opera Company for the Marilyn Horne Verdi’s Aïda was the highlight as part of the Filene Young Foundation On Wings of Song of April with first-year Studio Artists program: Rebekah Recital series with HGO Studio artist Beau Gibson as the Camm, Faith Sherman, Beau Music Director Kathy Kelly. Messenger and a truly Gibson, Liam Bonner, and haunting performance by James J. Kee. HGO Studio At the 18th Annual Eleanor second-year Studio artist artists were in every McCollum Competition for Tamara Wilson as the High production at Wolf Trap Young Singers, Studio alumna Priestess, with alternate-cast starting with Die Zauberflöte Joyce DiDonato served as a appearances by Ryan featuring Rebekah Camm, guest judge. First, Second, McKinny as Ramfis, and Beau Gibson, Faith Sherman, Imelda Gott & Liam Bonner at the and Third place winners were Studio alumnus Chen-Ye and Liam Bonner in principal Farewell Party (note Liam’s hair Faith Sherman, mezzo- Yuan, baritone, singing roles, Volpone with Faith and its utter perfection) soprano, James J. Kee, Amonasro. Sherman as Erminella, L'Étoile baritone (also the Audience The Cunning Little Vixen by with James J. Kee as Choice Award), and Jamie Tapioca, and ending with PAGE 2 2 TYPE TITLE HERE Carmen with Rebekah Camm, walking to her first day’s work Un Ballo in Maschera featuring James J. Kee, Liam Bonner, and a complete stranger the professional debut of and Beau Gibson, and walked up to her asked, Studio alumna, Tamara Wilson, featuring Studio alumna “Excuse me, are you Jamie soprano, in the role of Amelia. Denyce Graves in the title role. Barton?” First rule of being a This production also featured Buddy: don’t scare the Studio alumnus Nikolai Alicia Gianni, soprano, spent newbies, they startle easily Didenko and current Studio the summer teaching at the during their first few days. The artists including Ryan McKinny University of Washington, and following week was the Studio as Samuel, Liam Bonner as topped off her summer with a Buddies “Welcome Back” Silvano, and Beau Gibson as three-week visit to Florence to party. Studio artist Rebekah the Magistrate. study Italian. Most recently Ms. Hector Vásquez, Albina Camm was unable to attend Gianni won the district as she was performing In October, Studio artists and Shagimuratova & Fred Gott at Metropolitan Opera National their community partners the Farewell Party Marzelinne in Beethoven’s Council Auditions and will be Fidelio with the Los Angeles performed the relevant attending the regionals in movements from The Refuge Opera. Studio buddy Asad 2008! In June we were Jafari was also unable to for community centers around delighted to learn that Albina Houston. Studio artists soprano attend because, at the time of Shagimuratova was awarded the party, he was in the Alicia Gianni, Faith Sherman, the gold medal in the highly Jamie Barton and James J. audience at the LA Opera prestigious International watching Rebekah Camm! Kee performed in Taste This!, Tchaikovsky Competition, held consisting of flights of wine in Moscow. Soon after this Ms. In October, the HGO Guild paired with a cabaret of songs Shagimuratova sang for the Buddies took all the Studio at the Tasting Room in President of Kazakhstan. artists for a 90-minute tour on Houston. Second-year Studio the Houston Ship Channel and artists Albina Shagimuratova, Jamie Barton was a winner of around the Port of Houston on Maria Markina, Beau Gibson, the 2007 Metropolitan Opera the M/V Sam Houston. Before and third-year artist Ryan National Council Auditions. the tour started we were McKinny performed with Da She also participated in the treated to a serenade by a full Camera of Houston. Tanglewood Music Institute Mexican mariachi band program. Ms. Barton made her performed by MECA. On the November saw the opening of professional operatic debut boat a delicious Mexican the delightful La Fille du this year with the Opera dinner was served and our Régiment by Donizetti with Theatre of St. Louis as Annina Studio appearances by Liam Studio artists got to see one of in La Traviata. the largest ports in the world. Bonner and James J. Kee making his Houston Grand Rebekah Camm & Asad Jafari During the summer, Ryan During the boat ride we were backstage at LA Opera privy to a sight both awe- Opera debut as the Corporal. McKinny returned to the It was also the first professional Aspen Music Festival to inspiring and somewhat terrifying: Liam Bonner’s hair opera that first-year artist perform Schubert’s Winterreise Joseph Li has coached & in recital accompanied on seems to defy all rules of physics and thermodynamics helped in rehearsals. Second- the piano by Richard Bado. year pianist & coach Grant He was also selected to since it is always perfect. Even on the prow of the boat as the Loehnig made his Houston represent the United States in Grand Opera stage debut as the 2007 BBC Cardiff Singer of wind was blowing, Liam’s hair did not move. the Piano Teacher, a part with the World Competition, where no speaking or singing but he was a finalist in the The first performance of the nevertheless Mr. Loehnig Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize. 2007/2008 season was a received thunderous applause He was also a Grand Finalist in Recital at Rienzi, featuring for his hilarious portrayal of the the 2007 Metropolitan Opera Maria Markina, Jamie Barton lasciviously tipsy Piano Teacher National Council Auditions. and Faith Sherman and Beau intermittently flirting with and Mr. McKinny will leave the Gibson. The following day was then succumbing to the wiles HGO Studio in January and the HGO Guild’s 17th Annual of the Majordomo of the has signed on with Columbia Awards Brunch where Buddy Marquise. Artists Management, Inc. Jo Lyday was awarded the (CAMI) and will be managed Guild’s Volunteer of the Year On November 10th, Houston by Betsy Crittenden and and HGO Artistic Administrator Grand Opera performed the Robert Scott. We wish him Diane Zola (former Studio World Premiere of The Refuge great success in all his Director) received the by Theofanidis/Lax to sold-out endeavors.
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