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20 Striking Gold by Richard Scheinin The new John Adams opera Girls of the Golden West reunites the composer with Paul Heppner director and librettist Peter Sellars and takes an unflinching look at the California President Gold Rush. Mike Hathaway Vice President 40 The Turandot Puzzle Genay Genereux by Will Berger Accounting & Office Manager Is Puccini’s fairy-tale opera with its anachronistic notions of “the Orient” still relevant today? Sara Keats Marketing Manager 43 Asian Inspirations Ciara Caya by Forrest McGill Customer Service Representative & When it comes to understanding the West’s fascination with Asia, generalizations Administrative Assistant are unlikely to be accurate or helpful; specifics are the key.

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nov/Dec 2017 Did You Know? SAn frAnCiSCo OPERA for next summer’s production of EWS wagner’s Ring, 415 musicians and staﬀ N are involved on the stage or in the pit; 26 53-foot trucks are used to transport n r

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Annual Concert the cost of living was high in the remote regions of the California Gold rush. At the peak of the boom in 1849, an egg one of the consistent highpoints of the opera season, The Future Is Now: Adler Fellows could cost the equivalent of $25 in Concert takes place on Friday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m. for their final concert of the year, today’s money, coffee went for the Adler fellows from San francisco opera Center’s acclaimed young-artist training approximately $100 per pound, and program perform an adventurous mix of opera scenes and arias. in a change from prior boots could cost more than a miner’s concerts, this year’s program is in the war Memorial opera house. exciting young con- average monthly income. ductor James Gaffigan leads the San francisco opera orchestra. Since its inception in 1977, the prestigious Adler fellowship has nurtured the devel- in Act iii’s Cours-la-reine opment of more than 175 singers, pianists and coaches, and directors. this annual scene from Massenet’s showcase has traditionally been an opportunity to bid farewell to the young artists who Manon, Manon’s dress have completed the two- (or, in a few cases, three-) year performance residency—as well must reflect the height of as a chance to spot the next rising star. Parisian sophistication and Directed by current Adler fellow Aria Umezawa (toronto, Canada), The Future Is Now fashion. for the Company’s features sopranos Sarah Cambidge (Vancouver, Canada), Amina edris (Christchurch, new new production, director zealand), toni Marie Palmertree (fleetwood, Pennsylvania); tenors Pene and Amitai Pati and costume designer (Auckland, new zealand), Kyle van Schoonhoven (lockport, new York); baritone Andrew G. Vincent Boussard has Manea (troy, Michigan); bass-baritone Brad walker (lake zurich, illinois); bass Anthony created a contemporary reed (Alexandria, Minnesota); and pianists/apprentice coaches John elam (Cleburne, combination of gold netting texas) and Jennifer Szeto (Calgary, Canada). this concert marks the final appearances by over a terracotta polyester- edris, Palmertree, Pene Pati, walker, reed, and Szeto as San francisco opera Adler fellows. chiffon corseted dress. the it will be James Gaffigan’s first time leading the San francisco opera orchestra, an costume was hand-painted, opportunity that he relishes. “these young singers are at an extraordinary moment in stitched, and assembled in their lives,” says the 38-year-old conductor. “in terms of their selections, they have cho- San francisco opera’s Costume Shop. sen very interesting repertoire, intelligent and meaty.” San francisco Symphony associate conductor from 2006 to 2009, Gaffigan is currently Because the set design for David chief conductor at the lucerne Symphony orchestra and guest hockney’s production of Turandot n

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V life. “i’m in such awe of what singers need to do onstage, and being so exposed up there,” he says. “what i love about opera is weeks of computer work alone. now 25 years old, the sets have undergone a that the general public doesn’t see what i am doing; i’m just sup- recent refurbishment. porting the orchestra and singers. it’s a beautiful thing for me.” for more information and to purchase tickets for The Future Is Now, call the opera Box oﬃce at (415) 864-3330 or visit SoUrCeS: SAn frAnCiSCo oPerA ArChiVeS; the SoCietY of CAliforniA PioneerS James Gaﬃgan sfopera.com/futureisnow.

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SAn frAnCiSCo OPERA NEWS One Ring for All

when the Ring cycle returns to San francisco opera in summer 2018, a variety The original Rheinmaidens from the 1876 world premiere of educational programs will accompany the epic undertaking. whether you are of Der ring des nibelungen in Bayreuth, Germany. a “Ring nut” or ﬁrst-timer, there is an event right for you. The Rheinmaidens as seen in Ring 101 the Company’s 2011 ring production. new to the Ring? Begin your journey into richard wagner’s mythical world with masterful guides who introduce the story, characters, creative genius, and acclaimed francesca zambello production. San francisco opera Dramaturg Kip Cranna (left) leads the engaging and lively overview of the Ring, accompanied by artists, historians, and production staﬀ. Tues- days, June 12, 19, & 23, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. r e V A e

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ready to take a deeper dive into the Ring? Join wagner scholars, Company o C artists, and production staﬀ for in-depth presentations and discussions. The ﬁnal scene from Thursdays, June 14, 21, & 28 from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. 2011’s Siegfried.

Sing Faster Join Academy-Award nominated ﬁlmmaker Jon else (left) for screenings of Sing Faster: The Stagehands’ ring Cycle. told entirely from the perspective of union stagehands, Sing Faster documents the eﬀorts needed to mount and present wagner’s Ring cycle over the course of four nights and more than 17 hours of onstage performance. Thursdays, June 14, 21, & 28 from 2–3:30 p.m.

Ring Forum San francisco opera and the wagner Society of northern California present three Ring lecture r e V

events. learn about the inception and evolution of wagner’s Bayreuth festival theatre, how various A e

concepts of the Ring have developed around the globe, the various endings that could have brought w Y r

the cycle to its conclusion, and more. Saturdays, June 16, 23, & 30 from 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. o C

Ring Community Day Join the San francisco opera education Department and opera Guild for a multi- generational and interactive day exploring the Ring. Programming will introduce this timeless and fabled journey to a new generation of wagner fans. the Ring Community Day includes first Act early childhood programming, exploration workshops for families, Sing-A- Story, and more. Saturday, June 9 from 10 a.m.– 5 p.m.

for more information, please email Community Programs Manager Alyssa Stone at [email protected]. r e V A e w Y

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with the opening of the 2017–18 Season, San francisco opera welcomed a new chief information officer and director of marketing. Previously technology consultant for the recently re-opened Curran theatre and chief technology officer for the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Adam Broidy replaces Jarrod Bell as Cio. Among his many achievements, “Adam successfully led the search for a new ticketing/box office system and managed the redesign of sfcurran.com,” said Chief financial officer Michael Simpson. in his free time, Adam serves as board vice-president of the local contemporary dance company Post:Ballet and trains in acrobatics at Circus Center. lisa Bullard, formerly of the Philadelphia orchestra, is San francisco opera’s new director of marketing, succeeding Marcia lazer who retired in July after 11 years with the Company. “lisa impressed us all with her incisive thinking, her care for the total Celebrating audience experience, and her energetic belief in the power of opera to connect people,” said General Director Matthew Shil- Dianne and vock. “we’re grateful to welcome her at a particularly dynamic time for the Bay Area as we look to build exciting bridges between opera and our community.” tad taube San francisco opera Guild presents An Evening on the Stage honoring longtime San francisco opera and opera Guild supporters Dianne and opera Shop recommendations tad taube. Co-chaired by Arlene inch and Danielle lane, this special gala read more about the inspiration for John Adams’ new opera event also celebrates the close of San Girls of the Golden West: the California history classic The francisco opera’s fall repertory sea- Shirley Letters, a collection of 23 letters by louise Clappe son and rings in the holiday season. penned under the name “Dame Shirley,” describing the on Monday, December 4, 2017, the rugged conditions and clash of evening starts at 6 p.m. with cocktails cultures in the gold mining in the lobby of the war Memorial camps from 1851 to 1852. opera house. A sumptuous onstage thoughtful and engaging, dinner, prepared by McCalls Catering & John Adams’ autobiography events with décor by J. riccardo Bena- Hallelujah Junction recounts vides, is followed by dancing to the his creative journey from new music from the local band notorious. england childhood to finding neiman Marcus Union Square returns his compositional voice in the as the evening’s presenting sponsor. Bay Area. he also writes articu- individual tickets for An Evening on lately of musical works such as the Stage are priced at $1,250, $2,500, Nixon in China and Doctor $5,000, and $7,500; seating is lim- Atomic and their larger cultural ited. Proceeds will benefit San fran- context. cisco opera Guild’s signature the Metropolitan opera’s education and community programs, 2012 Grammy-winning DVD of Wagner’s Ring cycle which reach more than 50,000 stu- (Deutsche Grammophon) features an all-star cast of Bryn ter- dents annually throughout northern fel, Jonas Kaufmann, Deborah Voigt, Jay hunter Morris, California. for tickets and more infor- Stephanie Blythe, eva-Maria westbroek, and eric owens. mation, contact San francisco opera James levine and fabio luisi lead the Metropolitan opera Guild at (415) 565-3204. orchestra and Chorus in a production by robert lepage.

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BEFORE YOU GO GET “IN THE KNOW” San Francisco Opera and its aﬃliates are pleased to oﬀer a wealth of educational resources to help you get “in the know” for each opera performance. For information on these and other resources, visit sfopera.com/learn.

E-OPERA NEWSLETTER OPERA TALKS San Francisco E-Opera subscribers are the first to know about Before every performance, charismatic scholars present a the latest performances, special events, and educational 25-minute overview of the opera with insights on the music, opportunities. Keep up-to-date on featured artists, special composer, and historical background. Talks begin 55 minutes ticket offers, advance program notes, and other insider prior to curtain. Visit sfopera.com/operatalks. information by signing up at sfopera.com/eopera. Manon: Marcia Green INSIGHT PANELS Turandot: robert Hartwell renowned artists and personalities from the world of opera, Girls of the Golden West: clifford cranna including cast members and directors from the productions, share behind-the-scenes insights and experiences during informal panel discussions presented by San Francisco Opera CONNECT WITH US ON FACEBOOK, Guild. Visit sfopera.com/insights. TWITTER, YOUTUBE, AND INSTAGRAM

OPERA PREVIEW LECTURES San Francisco Opera Guild chapters present lectures that bring renowned musicologists to communities throughout the greater Bay area, oﬀering an in-depth look into the Follow San Francisco Opera on Facebook, Twitter, and instagram! season’s upcoming operas. Visit sfopera.com/previews. You’ll get sneak peeks about upcoming events, special performances, and more. Like us at facebook.com/sfopera, OVERTURE: OPERA WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS and follow us at twitter.com/sfopera and instagram.com/sfopera. San Francisco Opera hosts interactive workshops for adults and don’t forget to check out our YouTube channel, featuring about the journey of creating opera. Newcomers and performance excerpts, artist interviews, and more at seasoned opera-goers learn the process from the ground up youtube.com/sfoperamedia. and experience San Francisco Opera behind-the-scenes. Visit r E sfopera.com/discover-opera. i z a r F c i r

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P as a multifaceted spokesperson for San Francisco opera, Kori lockhart spent more than four decades imparting an encyclopedic knowledge of the art form and the company. Born in 1932 in dubrovnik, croatia, lockhart lived and worked in rome for several years before moving to San Francisco and becoming music director for San Francisco’s KKHI classical radio station. She worked for San Francisco opera beginning in 1970 to 1974 as a publicity assistant and press representative, returning to the company in 1981 as director of pub- JIŘÍ BĚLOHLÁVEK, Conductor lic relations. In 1986, she became the publications editor, a an artist of tremendous integrity and soul, Jiří Bělohlávek was a position she held until 2001. afterward, she assumed a new part- leading interpreter of central european repertoire, particularly time role as San Francisco opera’s archivist, creating the online music of his czech homeland. Under his baton, San Francisco performance archive. “Kori was tough, loyal, authoritative,” opera audiences were treated to commanding performances of remembers critic Martin Bernheimer. “She produced fact sheets leos Janáček’s The Makropulos Case in 2010 and the same that made some critics, including this one, seem smarter than composer’s Jenůfa in 2016. He was also featured in the farewell truth might dictate. She was profoundly missed when she retired, gala for General director david Gockley in 2016, leading the San seriously mourned when she died.” Francisco opera orchestra and renée Fleming, nadine Sierra, d r

and Sasha cooke in the ﬁnal trio from richard Strauss’ Der a w Rosenkavalier. “at his only rehearsal, he stepped onto the podium o H n

and without a single word led the orchestra and singers in a sub- e K lime reading of the piece. His enjoyment of the music was appar- ent, and we were all caught up in the moment together,” recalls orchestra violinist leslie ludena. “In him, the world lost a truly inspirational conductor, musician, and person, one we are very grateful to have known.” n a

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o one of the leading opera directors r of his generation, lee Blakeley trag- ically died in august from a heart attack, just a few days shy of his NICOLAI GEDDA, Tenor 46th birthday. as a dramaturg, along with his bright, silvery voice, Swedish tenor nicolai Gedda translator, and broadcaster, he had enjoyed a long career—he sang well into his 70s—and an excep- a strong association with compa- tional versatility that encompassed Italian, German, French, and nies in his native U.K. and at the russian repertoires. at San Francisco opera, Gedda performed Santa Fe opera where he had created four productions in recent on three occasions: the title role of auber’s Fra Diavolo (1968), years: Madama Butterﬂy, Les Pêcheurs de Perles, The Grand Duchess the Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier (1971), and (pictured here) of Gérolstein, and Rigoletto. In 2015, he directed San Francisco chevalier des Grieux in Manon (1971). as a recording artist, opera’s memorable Sweeney Todd, which had originated at the Gedda left a vast treasure trove for posterity. “nicolai Gedda’s Théâtre du châtelet in Paris where he had staged a number of personality was towering and gentle all at once,” shares director american musical theater works. “I was always impressed by his Francesca Zambello who worked with the legendary tenor toward singular viewpoint, his brilliant readings on text and music, and the end of his career, in a Florida Grand opera production of his total passion for the craft of directing,” says Sweeney Todd Tales of Hoﬀmann in 1980. “aside from the voice that was so assistant director Shawna lucey. “He had so much more to give stylish and elegant, he always sported a handsome smile to opera audiences and artists, and I will forever mourn his loss.” match his understated Swedish demeanor.”

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We honor the members of San Francisco Opera that we lost this past year. r e Z BRENDA LEWIS, Soprano CHARLOT D. MALIN, I T l over the course of a long and diverse Philanthropist a w e career, Brenda lewis sang on Broadway, San Francisco opera Guild President r d starred in new operas by Marc Blitzstein from 2014 to 2016, charlot Malin left and Jack Beeson, and performed an unforgettable mark on the philan- regularly at new york city opera and the thropic life of San Francisco. Born and Metropolitan opera. She was a guest raised in norway, charlot became a artist at San Francisco opera for two successful Bay area real estate execu- seasons in the early 1950s, singing a tive and designer. with her husband, characteristically wide array of roles, Greg, she ran Troon Pacific, Inc., from Mozart (cherubino and donna which specializes in environmentally- elvira) to Strauss (Salome and the Marschallin) and Puccini (Suor sustainable residences in the Bay angelica and Musetta). after retiring from the stage, lewis area. In addition, she nurtured an directed productions at the new Haven opera Theatre and taught early love for the arts, having attended at the Hartt School in Hartford, conn., sharing her wisdom and her first opera in oslo at age seven legacy with generations of young singers. where her father’s aunt and her cousin sang in Aida. She was a pas- KRISTINE JEPSON, Mezzo-soprano sionate benefactor to SFMoMa, as as a young artist performing with the San Francisco opera cen- well as to the opera. according to Guild President Jane Mudge, ter and western opera Theater in the early 1990s, Kristine Jepson “She was an incredible champion of our Guild education pro- was destined for great things. after small parts in the company’s grams, striving to bring opera to the youth of today.” Suor Angelica, Elektra, War and Peace, and Lulu, she stepped up to the lead role of Sister Helen Prejean (with Susan Graham) in the world premiere production of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking in 2000. “Kris had a thrilling, vast, powerful voice, flawless tech-

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every word and every r e intention,” says Heg- T gie. “She was also unbelievably fast and accurate when learning a role: I never heard her sing a false note in Dead Man Walking or any other opera she performed, and she TAMAKI McCRACKEN, Chorus knew everyone else’s a member of the opera chorus for 25 consecutive seasons, parts, too!” as com- mezzo-soprano Tamaki Mccracken sang with the company from mitted to new work as 1970 to 1994. She was joined on the war Memorial opera House she was to her beloved stage by her husband, robert Mccracken, whom she met while Mozart and Strauss, studying music at the Music and arts Institute in San Francisco; Jepson created the role they were invited together to audition for San Francisco opera of Kitty oppenheimer and were accepted into the chorus at the same time. according for the San Francisco to her daughter Kathy, Tamaki was always so thankful for her time opera world premiere at the opera, though she also enjoyed her “outside” work at of John adams’ Doctor Tiﬀany & co. She can be seen in the 1981 academy award-win- Atomic in 2005 (seen ning documentary In the Shadow of the Stars, particularly in the here). footage of Verdi’s Macbeth.

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Ghost,” lynn Patrick McKee began n e with San Francisco opera in 1975, K was promoted to assistant master electrician in 1983, and was the company’s master electrician from 1987 until his retirement in 2004. during his time, which intersected with the tenures of four general directors, he helped build an incredible lighting crew, while also overseeing the transition from man- ual lighting controls to a computerized system. McKee is remembered warmly by his former colleagues. “I know that after the tears stop that we will smile and remember all of the kooky, awkward, fantastically funny things that he did, and that when things were bad, either at work or at home, he stood by your side KURT MOLL, Bass and told you it’s going to be okay,” shares war Memorial opera Born in Buir, Germany, bass Kurt Moll established himself in Ger- House Technical director John Boatwright. many’s regional opera houses during the early 1960s before emerging on the international scene with debuts at the Bayreuth WILLIAM PYNCHON, Violinist Festival (1968), San Francisco opera (his first U.S. performance an active member of the Bay area music in 1974), Milan’s la Scala (1974), and the Metropolitan opera community, both as a performer and (1978). renowned for his warm, expressive voice and portrayal of teacher, william Pynchon played in the San many roles, Moll was known to San Francisco audiences for his Francisco opera orchestra’s first violin sec- Gurnemanz in Parsifal (1974, 1988, and, seen here, 2000), King tion for over 30 years. He studied with Marke in Tristan und Isolde (1974), Baron ochs in Strauss’ Der naoum Blinder, Isaac Stern’s teacher and Rosenkavalier (1985), and osmin in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus San Francisco Symphony concertmaster, dem Serail (1990). “His singing of Gurnemanz in the 1988 Parsifal and later joined the San Francisco Sym- is something that will live with me always,” recalls former Princi- phony as assistant concertmaster in 1957. He also served in the pal Guest conductor Patrick Summers. “It was the kind of same position with the San Francisco opera orchestra from 1974 singing that changes the air of the building forever.” until his retirement in 1998. Fondly remembered by his colleagues, Pynchon left a warm and lasting legacy with the orchestra. EUGENE NAHAM, Chorus Tenor eugene naham sang as a tenured CHERYL “RUSTY” ROLLAND, member of the San Francisco opera cho- Philanthropist rus from 1968 to 1980 and continued in rusty rolland was a board member of the extra chorus until 1990. In 1971, he the Merola opera Program for almost was one of the solo Footmen in the com- three decades and served two terms pany’s Der Rosenkavalier, which starred as its president. among her accom- Sena Jurinac as the Marschallin, christa plishments, she helped create the ludwig as octavian, and Helen donath as Merola career Grants, which provide a Sophie. an air Force veteran, naham served in combat in Korea, way for young artists to continue their Japan, and the Philippines before singing in San Francisco. careers. rusty was a passionate sup- (among his many outside gigs, he twice sang the national porter of classical music and worked anthem at candlestick Park.) Born in Fort worth, Texas, he spent with many other arts organizations, his final years in the neighboring city of arlington. including chanticleer and the Metropolitan opera national council auditions. “She was a true gift to opera,” remembers For more detailed information on artists Merola Board chair Jayne c. davis. “Her knowledge and enthusi- and their performances at San Francisco opera, asm for the art form revealed an extraordinary depth of feeling. visit archive.sfopera.com. we will miss her dearly.”

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Striking Gold s e g a m i N a m e g d i r B / a N a c i r e m a N r e t s e w k r a w e N r e t e P Premiering at San Francisco Opera on November 21, John Adams’ girls of the golden west takes an unﬂinching look at the California Gold Rush.

n the summer of 1851, a 32-year-old New englander named coarse diaper for a table napkin,” she wrote in one of many letters Louise amelia clappe arrived with her physician husband in to her sister back east, “and an old shovel as a grill to cook on.” Ithe remote Northern california mining town of rich Bar, Yet, she declared, “this strange life fascinates me.” about 200 miles northeast of san Francisco on the north fork of the Published under the pseudonym “dame shirley,” her collected Feather river. thoroughly educated, she was immediately struck by letters have come to be regarded as a cornerstone of 19th-century this alien world; the majesty of its landscape stood in contrast to california literature and now have been set to music by composer the hard-scrubbed and often brutal life she faced. those gold- John adams. Girls of the Golden West reunites him with director obsessed miners! they were ﬁlled with vim and violence—hard and librettist Peter sellars and receives its world premiere this workers who gambled, brawled, and got hammered at the end of month at san Francisco Opera. “i wanted not to just sit on my lau- the day. Poor Louise! How ridiculous that she should have to use “a rels this year,” says adams who turned 70 in February. “i wanted to

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come out with a major work. it made for chaos”—he spent a solid Her opulent voice can evoke the moon emerging from behind a six months on the road, conducting or attending a worldwide array cloud, and she has a way of turning every aria into its own dra- of 70th birthday programs—“but i’m glad i did it.” matic world. she first sang for adams in 2014 at an audition in Like dame shirley, adams is a transplanted new englander— new York; he immediately offered her major roles in three produc- thoroughly educated at Harvard—who migrated to California and tions of his works, including this one. “i think my learning curve had his life cracked wide open by the change. He described Califor- has had to be high, just because of the people i’m working with,” nia’s seductive and mind-bending effects in Hallelujah Junction: she says of adams and sellars. “The vocal demands that John Composing an American Life, his 2008 memoir. He also depicted puts on his singers are really high, but it actually has encouraged them musically in The Dharma at Big Sur, a 2003 orchestral work me to not fret about my voice so much, to just kind of lay out the that explodes with light, as if recreating adams’ first gaze at the material in a very clear and direct way so it becomes about the pacific in 1971. Yet unlike dame shirley, he never left California. storytelling. i don’t think John knows the positive impact that adams became a dyed-in-the-wool Berkeley-ite and, since 1979, the singing his music has had on me over the past year.” owner of a cabin in the sierra nevada mountains, down the road There are no grand divas in the Girls of the Golden West cast; all from rich Bar and the town of downieville where much of the the singers are in their 20s and 30s. san Francisco opera general action in Girls of the Golden West unfolds. He has spent summers director matthew shilvock likens them to the young gold rush there with his wife and children, hiking the hills and valleys; his cell characters they depict: “people of big emotions, of big ambitions, phone is loaded with photos of whitewater and bluffs. and to his on the cutting edge of life and making exploratory strides in the delight—like Leoš Janáček composing The Cunning Little Vixen or world. This is a cast that’s exploring John’s new music together, Benjamin Britten writing Peter Grimes—he now finds himself “writ- just as their characters were exploring the northern California ing something in my own backyard, a California opera” based upon frontier. You feel the energy of possibility. i think it’s one of the the real words and stories of the people of the gold rush. most exciting casts that we’ve assembled.” sellars has given adams quite a storyline, weaving the libretto Bullock has been a muse for adams in composing his new from a trove of period sources: miners’ diaries, newspaper work. But the very idea of the opera belongs to sellars who was accounts, speeches, poems, the observations of mark Twain, and asked several years ago to direct a La scala production of puc- original gold rush song lyrics. But shirley’s effervescent prose is a cini’s La Fanciulla del West. Based on the 1905 david Belasco play critical through line and key inspiration for adams’ endlessly coloris- The Girl of the Golden West (Belasco’s father was a forty-niner), it tic score, to be conducted at the War memorial opera House by takes place in a gold rush mining camp and saloon. grant gershon. The composer marvels at her words, recalling how sellars, who might have been an investigative reporter in she raises her eyes up and sees “the never-enough-to-be-talked- another life, began sleuthing through 19th-century source materials about sky of California…like an immense concave of pure sapphire.” and was turned off by the opera’s sugar-coated approach to his- “aah, it gives me the goose pimples,” he practically moans. tory. puccini’s opera left out the juicy stuff: the fact that gold rush “it’s such beautiful language.” miners were white, black, Chinese, mexican, Hawaiian, French, shirley’s words will be sung by the extraordinary young egyptian. They came from everywhere in search of the new el soprano Julia Bullock who makes her san Francisco opera debut. dorado. What’s more, some had recorded their experiences, touching on themes that continue to drive political discourse in the n a

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Left: Prospectors in the Sierra Nevada, 1849

Top and right: The bars of gambling saloons were a meeting place for settlers of diﬀerent ethnicities, seen in both David Gropman’s Act I set and in an 19th-century engraving.

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forty-niners is driven by similar expectations. songs and choruses alternate throughout “when i read about Uber or Facebook being the work: “it’s a bit of a show,” adams says. “i valued in the billions of dollars, i think that’s certainly wasn’t going to depict such a spar- expressive of some completely irrational part tan, simple, almost crude life with extravagant of the human collective psyche,” he says. straussian orchestration. so i started out with Yet adams himself has grown obsessed an orchestra that should sound just as simple with gold, or at least the gold rush. His and slightly rough-edged as i would imagine N shelves at home are lined with books about e life would be out there. i added an accordion H O

19th-century california history, and he has c and a guitar, just to give it a little ﬂavor.” N a

spent much of the last two years digesting F He doesn’t tip his own hat too much, so e t sellars’ source materials. the librettist s Bullock helps him out. “John writes great panned and sifted, isolating the essentials. Left to right: From an August tech rehearsal tunes,” she says, describing his melodic there’s dame shirley, of course, but also for Act II, soprano Julia Bullock with crew and lines as “crystalline, truly some of the most mark twain’s Roughing It and The Gold Rush chorus; composer John Adams and beautiful lyric material you can imagine.” Diary of Ramón Gil Navarro, an argentinian- librettist/director Peter Sellars; “Golden Girls” and, as always, adams writes for the dance. chilean entrepreneur with a poetic streak J'Nai Bridges (Josefa Segovia), Hye Jung Lee every one of his operas has dance at its who sized up gold’s fatal allure thusly: “You (Ah Sing), and Bullock (Louise Clappe). center; his music cannot stand still. and turn the mine into your lover and give it your here, neither can the forty-niners who after soul, your thoughts and your existence, as if it were a young girl being on their knees all day leap to their feet as a way of reclaiming who had driven you crazy.” their humanity. choreographer John Heginbotham has created a as the gold rush turned ugly and “outsiders” were stripped of wild ten-minute fandango to crown the miners’ Fourth of July cele- their claims, Navarro became one of its victims. in the libretto, his bration. we also get to meet Lola montez, the irish actress, dancer, story overlaps with another historical account, that of a young and courtesan, who spent a portion of the 1850s in gold country. mexican woman named Josefa segovia who worked as a waitress Lorena Feijóo, former principal dancer with san Francisco Ballet, in downieville. Harassed by a drunken white miner on July 4, 1851, here enacts the “spider dance,” montez’s salacious calling card. she stabbed him in self-defense and was summarily put on trial by in the end, opera is about storytelling and adams knows how a mob of forty-niners who hanged her the next day from a bridge to tell a tale. over the Yuba river. “Narrative gives him this forward motion that just totally electri- adams had known for years about what he calls “the down- ﬁes the music,” says sellars. “i just think of John as making a movie ieville tragedy.” “there’s a plaque right in town,” he shrugs. He with music—with close-ups, wide shots, and fast cutting. His sense passed the story along to sellars who wove it into his storyboard. of music is cinematic in the sense of being all-enveloping and com- the gold rush song lyrics—largely pulled from a 1850s completely about this incredible speed and momentum and intoxicating pendium called Put’s Original California Songster—injected addi- emotional life. and humor, which you get all the time with John. tional local material into the proceedings. “so am i am excited to be doing this project?” sellars asks. “i in their time, the lyrics were sung to popular melodies like am thrilled and grateful to whatever stork dropped this opera “Pop goes the weasel” and “camptown races.” that wasn’t down our chimney.” going to work, so adams wrote his own propulsive tunes. He calls them “kind of upbeat and at times rowdy.” in later scenes, they Richard Scheinin is a writer for the Bay Area News Group. He has are infused with an aggressive energy that he found “almost written for gQ and rolling stone magazines and is the author of shocking” when the male chorus sang through parts of the score Field of screams: the dark Underside of america’s National during august rehearsals. Pastime (W.W. Norton), a history of baseball.

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ADLER PROGRAM SPONSORS 2017 ADLER FELLOWS The Charles D. & Frances K. Field Fund The Geoffrey C. Hughes Foundation, Inc. San Francisco Opera’s Artists-in-Residence Barbara K. Jackson Anonymous, Founded in 1977 as the San Francisco Affiliate Artists Opera program, Adler Fellowships are two-year in memory of Lotte & Stephen Zuber performance-oriented residencies for classical music’s most promising young artists. Now in its 40th year, this internationally acclaimed training program has launched the careers of many of the ADLER AFFILIATE SPONSORS artists working on and off stage this season. We are grateful to all of our Adler Sponsors for their Darla & Richard Bastoni support, received from August 1, 2016 through September 15, 2017. For more information on Anne Gray Mary & Craig Henderson sponsorship opportunities and Adler events, please call (415) 565-3225. Bill Medigovich Maya D. Meux, MD Soprano Tenor Sheila Wishek SARAH CAMBIDGE PENE PATI Vancouver, Canada Auckland, New Zealand ADLER PROGRAM First-year Adler Second-year Adler ENDOWMENT GIFTS Sponsored by Sponsored by Phyllis Edwards Scholarship Fund Peggy & Boyce Nute Lucia Bogatay & William Randolph Hearst Thomas D. Wickens*; Annette Campbell-White & Young Artists Fund Kia Ora Foundation; The Claramae Turner Hoffmann & Barbara K. Jackson Frank Hoffmann Endowment Fund The Diana Dollar Knowles Fund Soprano Bass for Emerging Artists AMINA EDRIS ANTHONY REED Lorry I. Lokey Christchurch, New Zealand Alexandria, Minnesota Ralph R. Michaelis Estate Second-year Adler Third-year Adler Anna & Frederick Schubert Sponsored by Sponsored by Annette Campbell-White & Mrs. James K. McWilliams FRIENDS OF THE ADLERS Kia Ora Foundation; Brigid S. Barton Frances K. & Charles D. Field Dr. Phyllis B. Blair Foundation Chris & Jennifer Brahm Joyce and William Brantman Foundation Coach & Pianist Coach & Pianist Alan R. & Sally J. Brudos JOHN ELAM JENNIFER SZETO Ms. Carlyn Clause & Cleburne, Texas Calgary, Canada Mr. Alexander L. Brainerd First-year Adler First-year Adler Janet & Lloyd Cluff Sponsored by Sponsored by Leonard & Marie Collins TKTK Robert Epstein & Amy Roth; Denise Cutler Frances K. & Charles D. Field Peter & Jayne Davis Foundation Lisa Erdberg & Dennis Gibbons Barbara B. Friede Donald & Patricia Frischmann Bernice E. Greene Baritone Stage Director Dr. H. Nona Hungate ANDREW G. MANEA ARIA UMEZAWA Barbara E. Jones, Toronto, Canada Troy, Michigan in memory of William E. Jones First-year Adler First-year Adler Fred & Beth Karren Sponsored by Sponsored by Jeannie Kaufman Robert & Julie Dickson Barbara M. Ward & The Honorable Roy L. Wonder* Victoria Kirby Laurie Kottmeyer & Bianca Duarte Ms. Katharine Lange Mr. John E. Lee Sylvia R. Lindsey Soprano Tenor Bernice Lindstrom, TONI MARIE PALMERTREE KYLE VAN SCHOONHOVEN in memory of John W. Lindstrom Fleetwood, Pennsylvania Lockport, New York Mr. & Mrs. Laurence R. Lyons Second-year Adler First-year Adler Ellen & Paul McKaskle Sponsored by Sponsored by Miss Vivienne E. Miller James A. Heagy, The Diana Dollar Knowles Mr. D. G. Mitchell in memory of Jayne Heagy; Fund for Emerging Artists Soo & Raj Venkatesan Alice Ames Morison & Dr. Oakley Hewitt Milton Mosk & Thomas Foutch Patricia Nottingham Neil & Elsa S. Pering Tenor Bass-baritone Mr. Glenn H. Reid AMITAI PATI BRAD WALKER Barbara J. Ross Auckland, New Zealand Lake Zurich, Illinois Bob & Terri Ryan First-year Adler Second-year Adler Deborah & Paul Sagues Sponsored by Sponsored by San Francisco Opera Guild Annette Campbell-White & Karen J. Kubin; San Francisco Opera Guild/ Kia Ora Foundation; Teresa & Mark Medearis; East Bay Chapter Barbara K. Jackson Mr. Felipe R. Santiago & Judith B. and Joseph Workman Mr. Barry T. Joseph Anonymous (3)

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SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn Y H T R A C C M E C N E R R E T

nce again, the unprecedented generosity of Cynthia Investment Managers. He joined the firm in 1972, the year and John Gunn has set the stage for a dazzling he received his MBA from Stanford Business School and Oseason at San Francisco Opera. Since 2002, when married Cynthia, who graduated from Stanford with an A.B. John joined the Opera Board, the couple has underwritten in political science in 1970. Early in her career, Cynthia was numerous productions and provided exceptional support for the editor and director of The Portable Stanford book series many of the Company’s innovative endeavors. for ten years. She edited twenty-eight books by Stanford pro- In September 2008, the Gunns made a historic commit- fessors on a vast array of topics, including Economic Policy ment—believed to be the largest gift ever made by individuals Beyond the Headlines by George Shultz and Ken Dam. to an American opera company—to help fund the signature In addition to their support of San Francisco Opera, the projects of then-General Director David Gockley, including Gunns are active members of the community. John is the new operas and productions, multimedia projects, and out- chair of the advisory board for the Stanford Institute for reach programs. This season, the Gunns’ inspired generosity Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), serves as a trustee of is helping make possible five productions—Turandot, Elektra, Stanford University, and is Vice Chairman of the board of Manon, Girls of the Golden West, and the Ring cycle. Stanford Hospital Care. Cynthia is an overseer of Stan- John shared his considerablle insights at the 2014 confer- ford’s Hoover Institution, a member of the advisory board ence of OPERA America, the national service organization of Family and Children Services, and serves on the boards for opera. As he told attendees, “Opera is a dynamic art form of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health and and all of us play a role in keeping it vital. We must expand the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums. our repertoire and our audiences, and strive for financial flex- Opera lovers are grateful to Cynthia and John, and ap- ibility. And we depend on donors to keep opera alive.” plaud their commitment to keeping San Francisco Opera John is the former chairman and CEO of Dodge & Cox a leading-edge company.

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Joan and David Traitel/Great Singers Fund (Sponsors, Michael Fabiano, Manon; Nina Stemme, Turandot) “Without great singers, opera is not all it could be,” says San Francisco opera board member Joan traitel. “that’s why my husband and i approached David Gockley with the idea of creating a special way of supporting singers exclusively.” the result was the Great Singers Fund, launched by the traitels in 2008 to provide San Francisco opera with enhanced support to attract the world’s best singers. Joan, a member of the opera’s board of directors since 1998, and her husband David were production sponsors for several years before founding the Great Singers Fund. “the Fund makes a diﬀerence in the quality of opera in San Francisco,” Joan explains. “Michael Fabiano is one of the most thrilling voices in opera today, and i have loved every performance of his in San Francisco. and to have the tremendous nina Stemme back here after her triumphant Brünnhilde in our 2011 Ring cycle will be a real treat for audiences. i hope people see the relationship between the Great Singers Fund and this season’s fantastic lineup. your support truly can make a diﬀerence! these amazing artists make an evening special, and at the end you walk away happy.” n e

Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson (Company Sponsor and Production Sponsor, K o Turandot) L n e t S

Libby and Burgess Jamieson have made an extraordinary commitment to San Francisco i R opera for over three decades by supporting traditional, classical productions. their K continuing enthusiasm for beloved, classic operas has assured an enduring place on the War Memorial opera House stage for such applauded and memorable works as: Die Meistersinger, Il Trittico, La Bohème, Madama Butterﬂy, Turandot, Tosca, and La Traviata. Both Libby and Burgess consider their sustained support of the arts, especially the San Francisco opera association, as a means of ensuring important cultural, traditional links for the next generations’ listening appreciation. to ensure its musical enjoyment here again, Burgess says that: “Libby and i are pleased to bring Turandot back to San Francisco this season in this beautifully sung opera. in one of his ﬁnal performances as a 10-year veteran of the company, San Francisco opera Music Director, nicola Luisotti, masterfully conducts a superbly assembled orchestra and cast of singers.” With over 45 years of experience in private and public investment management, Burgess is active on the San Francisco opera’s board of directors and its investment committee. S i R

R Bernard and Barbro Osher (Production Sponsor, Turandot) o

M a native of Maine, Bernard osher became involved with San Francisco opera as a subscriber ” y t

t nearly ﬁfty years ago, shortly after moving here from new york. He and his wife Barbro, a native of o c

S Sweden, have supported every aspect of the company’s work, from artist appearances to “ y

a production facilities. established in 1977, the Bernard osher Foundation has funded virtually every R major arts organization in the area, including youth programs. Higher education initiatives include community college support, osher Lifelong Learning institutes on 119 campuses nationwide, and osher centers for integrative Medicine at several of the nation’s leading teaching hospitals, and at the Karolinska institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Bernard is a longstanding member of the opera’s board of directors, serving on the chairman’s council. Barbro is Honorary consul General of Sweden in San Francisco, and serves as chairman of the Board of the osher Foundation.

San Francisco Opera Guild (Production Sponsor, Turandot) San Francisco opera Guild provides dynamic artistic engagement and education opportunities for Bay area students, teachers, adults and the extended community through award-winning programs that include opera à la carte, Sing a Story, Book to Bravo, Voices for Social Justice, Summer conservatory and our exciting new year-round opera Scouts program for teens. Founded in 1939, San Francisco opera Guild believes the life lessons drawn from creative expression are the foundation of conﬁdence, integrity and compassion. our engagement and education programs extend the impact of opera, bringing it center stage in the life of the community. every year, the Guild’s fundraising events give voice to the potential of more than 50,000 students in nearly 200 schools throughout northern california providing the beneﬁts of arts education, as only opera can deliver. San Francisco opera Guild’s education Fund ensures the continuation of these vital programs. San Francisco opera Guild is a proud supporter of San Francisco opera and a Production Sponsor of Turandot.

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SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

Diane B. Wilsey (Opening Weekend Grand Sponsor, Turandot) Longtime San Francisco opera board member, patron and opera Ball supporter, Dede Wilsey believes deeply in the transformative power of the arts, particularly the multi-faceted world of opera. Says Dede, “it’s a marvelous spectacle. From the voices and pageantry to the scenery, costumes, and acting, opera ﬁlls the senses and takes you to another place.” She also believes fervently that such experiences should be available to all. “We work hard to make events open to the public at no cost,” she explains. “and because a love of any art form starts at a young age, we take opera into the schoolroom.” thanks to Dede’s generosity, opera enthusiasts of all ages have much to celebrate. as opening Weekend Grand Sponsor for the twelfth consecutive year, she is supporting the opening production of the 2017–18 Season, Turandot, the celebratory ﬂoral arrangements that graced the War Memorial opera House on September 8, and the free, annual Opera in the Park concert at Sharon Meadow on September 10. Dede’s leadership support was critical in the creation of the Wilsey center for opera, a dynamic, intimate new space at the Veterans Building, which opened in spring, 2016. the center consolidates the company’s activities onto the War Memorial campus, enabling San Francisco opera to engage in exciting new programming and education work. Dede’s philanthropic commitment to the community extends to many organizations. She is president of the Fine arts Museums. She serves on the boards of the San Francisco Ballet, Grace cathedral, the War Memorial, and is a lifetime trustee of UcSF. R e (Production Sponsor, Girls of the Golden West)

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a Jane Bernstein and Bob ellis, a member of San Francisco opera’s board of directors since 2001, W e

R have long been supporters of contemporary opera. Production sponsorships for the company D have included Douglas Moore’s The Ballad of Baby Doe, olivier Messiaen’s Saint Francois d’Assise, and San Francisco opera’s ﬁrst commission from John adams, Doctor Atomic, in addition to the 2011 premiere of Francesca zambello’s production of Wagner’s Ring. So it was no surprise when they were early advocates for this new work celebrating Mr. adams’ 70th birthday. Bob reﬂects, “We are grateful to San Francisco opera for the unique opportunity to support John adams and Peter Sellars not once but twice as they create new operas that elevate great events in history through art. Doctor Atomic and now Girls of the Golden West challenge us all to experience these special people and their times with provocation and delight.” Bob also serves on the boards of opera Parallèle as well as opera america, the national service organization for professional opera companies.

National Endowment for the Arts (Production Sponsor, Girls of the Golden West) Girls of the Golden West is supported by a grant from the national endowment for the arts. established by congress in 1965, the nea is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the nea supports arts learning, aﬃrms and celebrates america’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across america. San Francisco opera is grateful to the nea for its long-time partnership and commitment to the work we do on stage.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (Production Sponsor, Girls of the Golden West) Founded in 1969, the andrew W. Mellon Foundation endeavors to strengthen, promote, and, where necessary, defend the contributions of the humanities and the arts to human ﬂourishing and to the well-being of diverse and democratic societies by supporting exemplary institutions of higher education and culture as they renew and provide access to an invaluable heritage of ambitious, path-breaking work. additional information is available at mellon.org. “We are deeply honored to partner with the Mellon Foundation on the creation of vanguard new works such as Girls of the Golden West,” says General Director Matthew Shilvock. “the Foundation has been a phenomenal partner in the company’s exploration of new works including The Bonesetter’s Daughter, Two Women, and Dolores Claiborne.”

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DONOR SPOTLIGHT

s Jan Shrem explains, “For Maria, it is all about the artists. Though I had loved opera Afor years before I met her, it was Maria who Jan Shrem & opened my eyes to the dedication and sacrifice of the artists.” Jan and Maria are providing Maria Manetti Shrem significant support for opera artists through the establishment of three major funds. Through the Great Interpreters of Italian Opera Fund, they support many classic works of the Italian repertoire, including this season’s Turandot and La Traviata. Through the Conductors Fund, the continued appearances of Maestro Nicola Luisotti and other Italian conductors are assured at San Francisco Opera, and through the Emerging Stars Fund, Jan and Maria help bring some of opera’s most exciting rising talents to the stage. Finally, they are providing production sponsorship support for Manon this season. Maria, born in Florence, Italy, says, “Opera has been one of my greatest passions since I was 13 years old.” When she saw Madama Butterfly at San Francisco Opera starring Renata Scotto in 1974, they had an emotional backstage meeting. “She was so far from home and so grateful to be able to N

speak Italian with me—we both cried. I began to understand the A G R E

challenging life of opera artists. Since then, I have been motivated N O L

to do what I can to welcome artists when they are working in E O San Francisco.” Jan concurs, “They dedicate their lives for our Z pleasure, and their artistry elevates our lives.” The Emerging Stars of San Francisco Opera’s 2017–18 season include virtuoso singers like Aurelia Florian, Atalla Ayan, Ryan McKinny, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, and Soloman Howard. Also featured are returning Company favorites Ellie Dehn, David Pershall, J’Nai Bridges, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, and Paul Appleby. What does it take to be an Emerging Star? In the Shrems’ view, a beautiful voice, a good ear, strong acting skills, and the ability to perform from the heart. At the end of the 2017–18 season, one artist will be selected for his or her superlative season Top: Maria Manetti Shrem and Jan Shrem performance by a process that includes the general public. Bottom: Maria Manetti Shrem, Renée Fleming, and Jan Shrem General Director Matthew Shilvock states, “Maria and Jan have an incredible sensitivity to the needs of artists and a passion for seeing young artists succeed and grow into the next generation of stars. It is a pleasure to partner with them on the Emerging Stars program and to celebrate the finest voices making an impact on the world. San Francisco Opera has always been one of the great nurturers of new voices, and this program helps us take that even further.” “It is immensely satisfying to support San Francisco Opera in this way. We can appreciate the benefits of our philanthropy here and now as we enjoy these young, exciting artists and become their friends.” Maria feels that artists want “friends” in the audience and she and Jan are pleased to know that their presence gives artists greater confidence. “We hope others will join us in contributing to these funds and these friendships.” Jan says, “Opera is what brought us together, and it will always be central to our lives. It is a joy to share in Maria’s overwhelming enthusiasm. And it is important to ensure that San Francisco Opera has the support and stability it deserves to continue its transformative work.”

34 SAN FRANCISCO OPERA From dress rehearsals and panel discussions with artists to backstage tours and more, take part in unique experiences while supporting the art form you love. Your gift helps deliver thrilling productions, immersive education experiences, vital training for the next generation of opera stars, free community events and so much more.

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SAN FRANCISCO Opera 2017–18 REPERTORY TurandOT The ring Of The niBelung giacomo puccini richard Wagner September 8, 12, 15, 21, 24, 30; november 18, 25, 28; June 12–17, June 19–24, June 26–July 1 december 3, 6, 9 Production of the Ring made possible, in part, by: Production made possible, in part, by: Dr. & Mrs. William M. Coughran; Bertie Bialek Elliott; Keith & Priscilla Geeslin; John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn; Opening Weekend Grand Sponsor Diane B. Wilsey; Sylvia & John Hughes; Edmund W. & Jeannik Méquet Littleﬁeld Fund; John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn; Bernard & Barbro Osher; Bernard & Barbro Osher; Betty & Jack Schafer; Burgess & Elizabeth Jamieson; Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem; Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem; San Francisco Opera Guild; The Thomas Tilton Production Fund; Barbara A. Wolfe; and United Airlines. and United Airlines.

Major support also provided by: elekTra The Conductors Fund, the Emerging Stars Fund, and richard Strauss the Great Interpreters of Italian Opera Fund, all established by Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem. September 9, 13, 17, 19, 22, 27 The Great Singers Fund, established by Joan & David Traitel Production made possible, in part, by John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn.

Company Sponsors The Dolby Family Bertie Bialek Elliott la TraviaTa Ann & Gordon Getty giuseppe verdi John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn September 23, 26, 28; October 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17 Burgess & Elizabeth Jamieson Production made possible, in part, by Chevron. Mr. & Mrs. Franklin P. Johnson, Jr. Edmund W. & Jeannik Méquet Littleﬁeld Fund Steven M. Menzies Bernard & Barbro Osher ManOn Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem Dianne & Tad Taube Jules Massenet Phyllis C. Wattis Endowment Funds november 4, 7, 10, 16, 19, 22 Diane B. Wilsey Production made possible, in part, by Barbara A. Wolfe John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn; and Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem.

Season Sponsor Corporate partners

girlS Of The gOlden WeST WOrld preMiere Music by John adams libretto by peter Sellars San Francisco Opera is supported, in part, by a grant november 21, 24, 26, 29; december 2, 5, 7, 10 from Grants for the Arts. Production made possible, in part, by: John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn; Bertie Bialek Elliott; All performances feature English supertitles. Jane Bernstein & Bob Ellis; Leslie & George Hume; Repertoire, casts, dates, and ticket pricing are subject to change. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Box Oﬃce (415) 864-3330 • sfopera.com

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SAN FRANCISCO This production is made possible, in part, by Opening Weekend Grand Sponsor Diane B. Wilsey. OPERA Additional support is provided by John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn; Bernard & Barbro Osher; Matthew Shilvock, Burgess & Elizabeth Jamieson; Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem; General Director San Francisco Opera Guild; and United Airlines. Mr. Howard’s appearance is made possible by the Nicola Luisotti, Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Fund. Music Director Caroline H. Hume Endowed Chair Ms. Stemme’s appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan & David Traitel. Additional funding is provided by Jerome L. & Thao N. Dodson.

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SYNOPSIS TURANDOT

ACT I ACT III At sunset before the Imperial Palace, a Mandarin reads an edict: In the palace gardens, Calaf hears a proclamation: on pain of death, any prince seeking to marry Princess Turandot must first answer no one in Peking shall sleep until Turandot learns the stranger’s three riddles. If he fails, he must die. The latest suitor, the Prince name. While the prince ponders his impending joy, Ping, Pang, and of Persia, is to be executed at the moon’s rising; blood thirsty Pong try to bribe him to leave the city. As the mob threatens him to citizens urge the executioner on. In the tumult, a slave girl, Liù, learn his name, soldiers drag in Liù and Timur; horrified, Calaf tries kneels by her aged master, Timur, who has fallen. Calaf recognizes to convince the mob that neither knows his secret. When Turandot the old man as his long-lost father, the vanquished king of Tartary. appears, commanding the dazed Timur to speak, Liù cries out that When Timur reveals that only Liù has remained faithful to him, she alone knows the stranger’s identity but will never reveal it. Calaf asks why. She replies it is because once, long ago, he, Calaf, Though she is tortured, she remains silent. Impressed by such smiled at her. As the sky darkens, the mob again cries for blood endurance, Turandot asks Liù’s secret. “Love,” replies the girl. The but greets the moon with a sudden, fearful silence. The onlookers princess signals the soldiers to intensify the torture. Liù snatches a are further moved when the Prince of Persia passes by and calls dagger and kills herself. The crowd, fearful of her dead spirit, forms upon the princess. Calaf also demands that she appear; as if in a funeral procession. Turandot remains alone to confront Calaf, who answer, Turandot, with a contemptuous gesture, bids the passionately kisses her. Feeling emotion for the first time, Turandot execution to proceed. As the death cry is heard from the distance, weeps. The prince, now sure of his victory, reveals his identity. As the Calaf, transfixed by the beauty of the unattainable princess, strides people hail the Emperor, Turandot triumphantly approaches his to the gong that announces a new suitor. Turandot’s three throne, announcing the stranger’s name: “Love.” Calaf rushes to ministers, Ping, Pang, and Pong, try to discourage him. When embrace her and the court hails the power of love and life. Timur and Liù also beg him to reconsider, Calaf seeks to comfort them; but as their pleas reach new intensity, he strikes the gong First performance: Milan, Teatro alla Scala; April 25, 1926 and calls Turandot’s name. First performance in the U.S.: New York, Metropolitan Opera; November 16, 1926

ACT II First San Francisco Opera performance: September 19, 1927 In a palace pavilion, Ping, Pang, and Pong lament Turandot’s bloody reign, hoping that love will conquer her icy heart and that Turandot has been performed in 16 previous seasons at peace will return. The three let their thoughts dwell on their San Francisco Opera. For complete casting and other beautiful country homes, but are brought back to reality by the information, visit archive.sfopera.com. noise of the populace gathering to hear Turandot question the new Personnel: 9 principals, 79 choristers, 27 children onstage, suitor. 13 children offstage, 32 supernumeraries, 7 dancers; 167 total In front of the palace, the aged Emperor, seated on a high throne, vainly asks Calaf to reconsider. Turandot enters to describe Orchestra: 3 flutes (2 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, how her beautiful ancestor, Princess Lo-u Ling, was brutally slain 1 English horn, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, by a conquering prince. In revenge, Turandot has turned against 1 contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, all men and deter mined that none shall ever possess her. Then, 1 cimbasso, 2 harps, 1 timpani, 6 percussion, 1 celeste, 40 strings (12 first violins, 9 second violins, 7 violas, 7 cellos, facing Calaf, she poses her first question: “What is born each night 5 basses); 73 total and dies each dawn?” “Hope,” Calaf answers correctly. Unnerved, Turandot continues: “What flickers red and warm like a flame, yet Backstage: 2 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, is not fire?” “Blood,” replies Calaf after a moment’s pause. woodblock, gong, organ; 13 total Turandot delivers her third riddle: “What is like ice but burns?” A The children singing in this production (listed after the artist tense silence prevails until Calaf triumphantly cries, “Turandot!” profiles) are members of the San Francisco Girls and Boys While the crowd gives thanks, the princess begs her father not to Choruses. The San Francisco Girls Chorus is led by Artistic give her to the stranger, but to no avail. Calaf, hoping to win her Director Lisa Bielawa and Music Director and Principal love, generously offers Turandot a challenge of his own: if she can Conductor Valérie Sainte-Agathe. The San Francisco Boys learn his name by dawn, he will forfeit his life. Turandot accepts as Chorus is led by Artistic Director Ian Robertson. the crowd repeats the Emperor’s praises.

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Conductor Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini (last duet and finale by Franco Alfano) Christopher Franklin* Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni Production and Design Based on Friedrich Schiller’s version of a play by Carlo Gozzi David Hockney By arrangement with Hendon Music, Inc., a Boosey & Hawkes company, sole agent in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for Casa Ricordi/Universal Music Publishing Ricordi S.R.L., publisher and copyright owner Director Garnett Bruce Costume Designer Ian Falconer TURANDOT (Sung in Italian with English supertitles) Original Lighting Designer Thomas J. Munn Lighting Designer CAST (in order of appearance) Gary Marder Chorus Director A Mandarin Brad Walker† Ian Robertson Liù Leah Crocetto Choreographer/Dance Master Timur Soloman Howard* Lawrence Pech Calaf Brian Jagde Fight Director The Prince of Persia Stephen Cannon Dave Maier Ping Joo Won Kang Assistant Director Pang Julius Ahn Jimmy Marcheso Pong Joel Sorensen Assistant Conductor Handmaidens Kathleen Bayler John Keenan* Virginia Pluth Prompters Emperor Altoum Robert Brubaker Vito Lombardi Princess Turandot Nina Stemme Tamara Sanikidze Imperial guards, executioners, children, priests, dignitaries, Musical Preparation wise men, attendants, populace Ronny Michael Greenberg Jennifer Szeto† *San Francisco Opera debut †Current Adler Fellow John Churchwell Fabrizio Corona Dennis Doubin TIME AND PLACE: Legendary Peking, China

Supertitles ACT I Christopher Bergen Before the walls of Peking Stage Manager Darin Burnett —INTERMISSION— Assistant Stage Managers ACT II Jayme O’Hara Scene 1: A pavilion Andrew Landis Scene 2: Outside the palace E. Reed Fisher —INTERMISSION— Costume Supervisor Kristi Johnson ACT III Head of Wig and Makeup Scene 1: The palace garden Jeanna Parham Scene 2: Inside the palace Co-production with Lyric Opera of Chicago

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017 AT 7:30 PM The performance will last approximately two hours and fifty minutes. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 AT 7:30 PM Latecomers may not be seated during the performance after the lights have dimmed. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 AT 7:30 PM Patrons who leave during the performance may not be re-seated until intermission. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 AT 2 PM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 AT 7:30 PM The use of cameras, cell phones, and any kind of recording equipment is strictly forbidden. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 7:30 PM Please turn oﬀ and refrain from using all electronic devices.

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B Y W I L L B E R G E R

The

Puzzle

iacomo Puccini’s final and famously unfinished opera Turandot is about asking difficult questions, no matter the consequences. indeed, producing Turandot on the american stage today evokes difficult questions that—unlike the famous “three riddles” of the opera—lack clear answers. Turandot is pageantry, comedy, and fantasy, but it is by no means a work about China or Chinese people. rather, it derives from another time rife with bizarre notions of “orientalism.” how should we in the 21st century approach this problem? how do today’s audiences, infused with greater aware- ness and sensitivity to asian cultures, see these characters and situations on the stage? is Turandot even possible today? Two asian-american authors with impressive experience in the world of opera, david henry hwang and amy Tan, try to help us through this maze. First, we must understand what Turandot is before we can address the challenges in it. Puccini (1857–1924) was the most popular and commercially successful opera composer of his day. his three most successful operas—La Bohème (1896), Tosca (1900), and Madama Butterfly (1904)—made him an international household name and are at the center of every opera company’s repertory. Those operas and almost all his others were created with an eye toward operatic realism. The character of Butterfly or Cio-Cio-san, for example, was meant to be perceived as an actual person one might have met in real life. The action of Tosca takes place a hundred years prior to its premiere, but it was still meant to be understood as actual people in a real time and place, down to a specific location (an actual church in rome), date (June 17, 1800), and time of day (act i begins at 3 in the afternoon). most of Puccini’s other operas have the same atmosphere, that is, until Turandot. The libretto tells us we are in “Peking, in legendary times.” right away we know we are in a different dimension compared to Madama Butterfly or Tosca. There is a grand tradition of “exoticism” (from the greek word for “foreign”) in 19th- and early 20th-century opera, often involving time (“way back then in legendary times”) as well as geography (“way over there”). This draws a magi- cal frame around the story that makes impossible things possi- s e g

a ble, and therefore ancient asia made a great background for m i

n operatic exoticism, e.g., Ceylon (Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles), a m

e Japan (mascagni’s Iris), india (massenet’s Le Roi de Lahore), g d i

r and an imaginary empire of the south seas (richard strauss’ Die B Frau ohne Schatten). The characters in these and other operatic exercises in

“It boils down to a question of responsibility to the audience, to the artists, and the work itself. Since this is an opera, the music— n o s

which is what people love about Turandot— n h o J n

must reign supreme.”—author amy Tan a i l u J

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Left: Umberto Brunelleschi’s costume design for Princess Turandot, created for the 1926 world premiere at La Scala.

Clockwise from top: From the Company’s 1927 season, Anne Roselle (Turandot) and Armand Tokatyan (Calaf) with the San Francisco Opera Chorus in the Act III ﬁnale at Civic Auditorium; soprano Birgit Nilsson in San Francisco Opera’s 1964 Turandot; a 1977 backstage shot of Montserrat Caballé in the title role; the issue of casting according to ethnicity has rocked the opera world, as playwright and librettist David Henry Hwang (right, with dream of the red Chamber composer Bright Sheng) knows so well. d r o F w a

exoticism can do what “actual” people cannot, socially and r C

even existentially. so debate over racist attitudes and cultural e n i l

trivialization is irrelevant in fantasy operas, right? o r a

not necessarily, according to author david henry hwang, C who warns us against using the legendary label of Turandot as a sort of “hall pass” to permit pernicious attitudes. “we tend to want to ‘hide in plain sight’ behind some story that gives us cover,” he explains. “it is possible that the fantasy aspects of Turandot appeal to us precisely because they ‘abstractify’ the difficult issues into legend.” The modern equivalent of traditional european exoticism is science fiction: when modern auteurs want to tell a story that is slightly beyond what is possible, they set it not in legendary asia but in outer space, as in “a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” The racial issues and the specific associations of asian characters with the forces of evil in early science fiction (the han in Buck Rogers and the emperor ming of Flash Gordon, for example) r

are suﬃcient to demonstrate hwang’s caveat. There has even been debate about negative e z i T racial archetypes embedded in some characters of the Star Wars franchise, proving that l a w

“legendary” does not absolve a work from charges of toxic racial preconceptions. e r The question becomes how best to produce this work on stage in practical terms, d especially the casting of the roles. The issue of casting according to ethnicity has thun- dered on Broadway, as playwright hwang (M. Butterfly) knows so well. is this a way to address the exoticism in Turandot? author amy Tan doubts that casting according to ethnicity is appropriate in this case. “it boils down to a question of responsibility,” she explains, “to the audience, to the artists, and the work itself. since this is an opera, the music—which is what people love about Turandot—must reign supreme.” This cannot mean the music removes responsibility for all non- musical issues in the work, an argument that the opera world’s experience with richard wagner (to cite the most obvious example) has shown to be untenable. it means that the work must be understood first and foremost from the point of view of the music’s needs. “The first

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Puccini’s models for the characters of Ping, Pang, and Pong weren’t Chinese, but rather were from the commedia dell’arte tradition. A late 19th-century French poster (top) is set against a photo from the Company’s 2011 production of Turandot (bottom).

requirement for the role of Turandot is that she be able to manage the music,” says Tan. For Turandot’s music is extremely diﬃcult, even by operatic standards. “You need to have the best singers for the role regardless of their ethnicity,” Tan continues. “other- wise, it’s unfair to them and to everyone. it becomes comical in the wrong way.” s e

Tan knows when there is an appropriate g a m time for casting along ethnic lines at the i n a

opera. she wrote the libretto for the opera The m e g

Bonesetter’s Daughter, based on her 2001 d i r

novel of the same name, with music by stew- B art wallace. Produced by san Francisco opera in 2008, it starred the late zheng Cao, a Chi- nese-born american singer whose signature role was, in fact, suzuki in Madama Butterﬂy. The role in The Boneset- ter’s Daughter is double: ruth, a Chinese-american woman, and her “old-country” mother named lu-ling (recalling, interestingly, a long- dead character, lo-u ling, mentioned in act ii of Turandot and said to be “reborn” in the title character). Cao’s character is meant to be understood as alive today. This is very diﬀerent from Turandot, says Tan. “There is nothing representative in Turandot that is Chinese. … To have casting tied to it would be forcing a point that makes no point.” r

hwang reminds us that the Turandot story ultimately derives e V a from a Persian source. (“Turandot” is, in fact, a Persian word and e w Y

means “the daughter of Turan.”) so what role does that prove- r o nance play in finding cultural truth in this complex tale? and then C there is the “Tartar” (central asian) identity of three of the main characters. in fact, the story as we know it contains an even more employment opportunities. You can’t just deal with these issues complex ecumenism. The direct source is a play by the 18th-cen- at the level of a major opera company. … You have to open [the] tury Venetian Carlo gozzi, who, we note with more than passing training of singers to diverse populations from an early age and in interest, was celebrated for writing “fantasy” plays in opposition every place. i think there’s some work going into making this a to his rival goldoni who championed theatrical realism. in gozzi’s future reality, and we all have to commit to this.” play, characters from the italian commedia dell’arte tradition wan- speaking of the future, Tan points out how the role of time der into China and attain positions in the court, as their historical affects our perception of cultural conflicts. “in a hundred years, we Venetian predecessor marco Polo claimed to have done. These will see these things differently,” she says. “The landscape shifts absurd characters become the opera’s Ping, Pang, and Pong, beneath the issues and changes the meaning of our actions.” Cast- whose very names prick our ears to possibilities of racist reduc- ing Turandot or The Bonesetter’s Daughter would be a different issue tions. But their comic relief (depicted in syncopated rhythms, an because we will be different people. “if the united states is more italian tradition in comic music) tells us that the clowns of the involved and integrated with China, economically and culturally— story are italian—or at least as italian as anyone is anything in which seems likely—then ethnicity itself would play out in a differ- this world. “if we look at this as a Chinese story, we’re going to ent way,” says Tan. exoticism was defined differently when Turandot have to send it back for major rewrites,” Tan says bluntly. premiered in 1926 than it is today, and will be still something else Casting the roles in Turandot along ethnic lines—even if it were in the future. The opera world will need to keep asking difficult possible—is not a solution in itself. hwang believes we need a questions to keep up with this changing landscape. bigger vision of inclusion throughout the opera world and beyond. “we want to see casts that reflect the population of our country,” Will Berger is the author of the books Puccini without excuses, hwang says. “it involves larger issues of training artists and wagner without Fear, and Verdi with a Vengeance.

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B Y F O R R E S T M C G I L L

By the time Turandot was composed in 1924, the west’s fascination with asia, which could be traced back many centuries, had waxed and waned in several phases. in the 18th century, the taste for chinoiserie had brought supposed east asian characters and An unidentified Javanese dancer characteristics to everything from highboys to garden pagodas, from the 1889 Exposition and above all to porcelain. more than a century later, gilbert and Universelle in Paris. sullivan could still parody the fashion for “gentlemen of Japan” appearing “on vase and jar, on screen and fan, on many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, a jar.” another fashion was for turquerie, bringing ottoman—or rather “ottoman”—motifs to décor and dress (as when ladies wrapped their heads in silk turbans). “Turkish” characters turn up in operas by mozart and rossini, and we hear snatches of what was thought to be Turkish music in the works of composers from lully to Beethoven and beyond. The fact that an ottoman instru- ment introduced to europe for marching bands, a long pole with a variety of little bells and jingles, could be called both a “Turkish crescent” and a “chapeau chinois” suggests that precision as to culture was not required. The 19th century saw manifestations such as orientalisme, a genre of painting that occupied itself not with east asia but with syria, Turkey, and north africa, and the interest in Buddhism (in a rather abstract form) that rippled from the philosopher arthur schopenhauer to artists and intellectuals like richard wagner. Then there was japonisme in painting, fashion, graphic design, and inte- rior decoration, and the impact of Japanese woodblock prints on artists from whistler to Van gogh. many symbolist artists, such as gustave moreau and odilon redon, depicted idyllic or frightening dream worlds through which Chinese, indian, or Cambodian motifs and mythological figures hovered or skulked. what drove these western composers and artists to borrow, steal, adapt, or parody a huge range of forms and ideas from asia? generalizations are unlikely to be accurate or helpful; specifics are the key. Britain or italy? india or China? 1720 or 1920? what patron, what audience, what purpose, what social/economic/sexual/class context? did some western artists implicitly support imperialism, s e

exploitation, and the mission civilisatrice? did some pick up what- g a m ever shiny exotic device would appeal to audiences and sell books, i n a

tickets, paintings? did some mix into their visions of asian never- m e g d

lands undertones of ethnic conﬂict, sexual violence, or degrada- i r B

tion (or conﬁning idealization) of women? were some sincere in / T r

their interest and esteem, ﬁnding new inspiration and even new a w e

hope? Yes to all. and then, looking through the window from the T s -

other side, there is the matter of asian musicians’ and artists’ m a h a

long engagement with the cultures of the west.… r g l e a h

Forrest McGill is the Wattis Senior Curator of South and Southeast C i

Asian Art at the Asian Art Museum. m ©

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B Y D A V I D H O C K N E Y Designing r e V a e w Y r o C

Editor’s note: San Francisco audiences were introduced to David Hockney’s stage work with Stravinsky’s The rake’s Progress, ﬁrst seen here in 1982. His striking designs for Mozart’s The magic Flute, created for the 1978 Glyndebourne Festival, were seen on an American stage for the ﬁrst time at San Francisco Opera in 1987. The British-born artist’s creations for Turandot debuted in San Francisco in 1993, and restaged in 1998, 2002, and 2011. The Company also produced his staging of Wagner’s Tristan und isolde in 2006. It is said that Hockney’s stage designs were a way for the artist to experiment further with perspective. He researched Chinese scroll paintings which exploded conventional Western theories—the lines converg-

ing toward the viewer rather than away. Sometimes described as “reverse perspective,” this innovation r e V a

permitted Hockney to represent space in fresh and creative ways, as seen with Turandot. e w

This short essay is excerpted from Hockney’s 1993 book That’s the way i see it (Chronicle Books). It Y r o

is still timely and provides a fascinating glimpse into the artist’s creative process. C

an Francisco opera had taken both of my productions alone because it is an enormous job. ian Falconer, richard that had originated in glyndebourne and then gone to la schmidt, and i got to work, with richard setting up the model and scala, milan: The Rake’s Progress and The Magic Flute. doing all the technical work with the lights, while aesthetic deci- They had bought those sets and produced those operas in san sions were made by ian and myself. ian and i designed it together Francisco and i had helped. so i felt a sense of loyalty. They then because, for one thing, there are 200 costumes in Turandot and i said they would love to have an original work made for them and wanted him to do them. straight away i chose the colors, which suggested Turandot. Then it turned out it would be a joint produc- are predominantly red—the color of the walls of the Forbidden tion with the lyric opera of Chicago, opening in Chicago. City in Peking. i was inspired by the Chinese red i had seen on my Turandot was the only Puccini opera i would do because it is travels in China in 1981. not verismo, there is some fantasy in it, it takes place in mythical i also speciﬁcally said that we wanted to do away with the China. i had seen many productions, most of them kitsch beyond excessive 19th-century Chinese look, the Victorian look, and use belief, overdone chinoiserie and too many dragons…. when san the drama and the music and make forms. it was clear to me—in Francisco opera asked me, i thought, i’ve never done an italian the ﬁrst scene in Peking—that Turandot was about cruel China, opera—i’d done eight other operas by then—but i would not do it about harsh, sharp edges, axes, not about soft things, certainly

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not the China of Le Rossignol. That was my main theme at the beginning as well as the red walls. so we began to make harsh edges, strong diagonals, using mad perspectives. we made little models first, just as notes, and then carefully made the big models. For the first scene, the city of Peking, i suggested that we take the dragons away and put them into the roofs, in forms that felt like dragons, without specifically looking like them, thus evoking the grotesqueness of the city. we used lighting right from the start, keeping in mind how the costumes should look, since Chi- nese costumes are elaborate. Turandot is an opera with a large chorus on the stage for a lot of the time and you have to take into account how they come on, get off, and how other characters play against them. we worked it out slowly: when we got the red walls, i suggested that the chorus, the m u e

people of Peking, the popolo, should be dressed in black against s u

them. ian did a superb job and of course we found marvelous refer- m Y T T

ence books covering 2,000 years of Chinese costume—a very rich e area to explore. even though the g costumes were not in the end elaborate—they were bold abstractions of Chinese Happy Birthday, costumes—they were marvelous. David Hockney! on July 9, Britain’s most famous living artist turned 80 years old. To honor the occasion, art institutions around the world have been exhibiting his proliﬁc, eclectic work. Chief among these displays is the massive retrospective that opened last February at the Tate Britain in london. even David Hockney on the set of San more extensive than the de Young’s hockney show from four T

s years ago, the new retrospective surveys over 160 of the Francisco e r

Opera’s 1993 n artist’s paintings, drawings, prints, photography, and digital a

production of d images from his school days in Bradford, england up to this Turandot year, created at his santa monica home. along with hockney’s well-known “swimming Pool” and “grand Canyon” series and Yorkshire landscapes, the comprehensive display includes never-before-seen pieces. recently on view at Paris’ Pompidou Below: Hockney’s poster that Centre, the retrospective opens on november 27 at new accompanied the York’s metropolitan museum of art where it will remain ‘93 run (original through the end of February. dimensions of Closer to the Bay area has been an exhibition of hockney 24 x 39 1/2"). self-portraits at the getty museum in los angeles. dating from the 1950s through 2012, the works reveal the artist’s versatility and playfulness: a lithograph of a teenage hockney sporting a bowl cut and unﬂinching smirk to an iPad drawing completed at age 75 with cigarette in mouth and piercing blue eyes. The exhibition—which includes a companion display of hockney’s photo composites from the 1980s—is on view through november 26. hockney fans can also delight in a new sumo monograph. True to its name, A Bigger Book (Taschen) totals 77 pounds Y

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50 SAN FRANCISCO OPERA JOEL SORENSEN (Canton, Ohio) Pong Tenor Joel Sorensen made his Company debut in 2004 as the Mosquito in The Cunning Little Vixen, and most recently appeared as Vítek in The Makropulos Case, the Incredible in Andrea Chénier, Balthasar Zorn in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and as Le Médecin in La Chute de la Maison Usher. During his long association with New York City Opera, he performed in more than two dozen productions, including Prince Igor, Falstaff, and Mathis der Maler. Other career highlights include Spoletta in Tosca, Goro in Madama Butterfly, Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte, Valzacchi in Der Rosenkavalier, and Andrès, Cochenille, Pitichinaccio, and Frantz in Les Contes d’Hoffmann at the Metropolitan Opera; Spoletta, Tybalt in Roméo et Juliette, Beppe in Pagliacci, Pang in Turandot, and Curley in Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and Men at San Diego Opera; Spoletta, Caius in Falstaff, Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Wilhelm in John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles at Los Angeles Opera; Herod in Salome at Florentine Opera; and Andres in Wozzeck with Salzburg’s Landestheater. Later this season, Sorensen will appear as Pong at San Diego Opera.

BRAD WALKER (Lake Zurich, Illinois) A Mandarin Bass-baritone Brad Walker is a second- year San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow and graduate of the 2015 Merola Opera Program. His most recent performances with the Company were as Schaunard in last summer’s La Bohème. Prior to making his San Francisco Opera debut in 2016 as Zuniga in Carmen, he appeared in the title role of Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola, and Colline in La Bohème with Yale Opera where he received an Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music. Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street Chong Moon-Lee Center San Francisco, CA 94102 While earning a Master of Music degree for Asian Art and Culture www.asianart.org from the University of Kansas, he appeared as Mr. Peachum in The Beggar’s Opera, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, and Orgon in Kirke Mechem’s Tartuffe. He has been an apprentice with Des Moines Metro Opera, Chautauqua Opera Company, and Lyric

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Shereceivedher Rondine, LesContes d’Hoffmann , Show solo rolesinproductionsofLouise,La Makropulos Case. Andrea ChénierandasaStagehandinThe season asDumasintheCompany’s Council Auditions.Walker appearedlast award intheMetropolitanOperaNational Opera ofKansasCity, andreceivedan in Turandot, tenor as EmperorAltoum debut inSeptember San Francisco Opera After makinghis Emperor Altoum Pennsylvania) (Manheim, ROBERT BRUBAKER and hasperformed Chorus since1996 Francisco Opera member oftheSan Bayler hasbeena Soprano Kathleen First Handmaiden (Hampshire, Illinois) KATHLEEN BAYLER Festival. Haydn’s Creation attheSunValley Music the Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet,and Parnassus, Pergolesi’sStabatMaterwith the Wesendonck LiederwithSymphony soloist, herrecentconcertworkincludes Catherine inDeadManWalking. Asa in TheBalladofBabyDoe,andSister Tauride, theShepherdessinJenůfa,Sarah including FirstPriestessinIphigénieen sung variousroleswiththeCompany, on staffattheAspenMusic Festival and faculty appointmentin2006.He hasbeen Hopkins Universityin2004,receiving a for thePeabodyConservatory ofJohns Da Ponteoperas.Hebegandirecting Omaha, whereheledacycleoftheMozart- and principalstagedirectorforOpera 2008 to2011hewastheartisticadviser for theTeatro diSanCarlo inNaples.From his EuropeanoperadebutstagingTurandot Chicago’s MillenniumPark. Opera StarsoftheSeasonconcertin and Manonsingingatthe2007Lyric include rolesinproductionsofIlTrovatore of thechorusandsoloist.Highlights seasons and24productionsasamember with Lyric OperaofChicagofornine Virginia Pluthhas seasons, soprano Opera Chorusfor29 the SanFrancisco As amemberof Second Handmaiden California) (San Leandro, VIRGINIA PLUTH Francisco Opera,and of Chicago,San at Lyric Opera includes directing Bruce’s bodyofwork Director Garnett Director (Washington, D.C.) GARNETT BRUCE Cannon performed Area, tenorStephen Chorus andtheBay Francisco Opera New totheSan Prince ofPersia Ohio) (New Lexington, STEPHEN CANNON music dance theater 2017/18 Cal Perform ances SEASON School since 1993 and on the faculty there UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY since 1997. His award-winning production of La Cenerentola for Kansas City has traveled to Austin, Orlando, and Madison. Known especially for his large-scale work The Hard Nut of the standard repertoire, he has created stagings of Turandot, Carmen, Tosca, Aida, Mark Morris Dance Group Pagliacci, and La Bohème that have been Music by Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker); Choreography by Mark Morris seen coast to coast. Colin Fowler, conductor; Members of the Berkeley Symphony Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, Ensemble; Robert Geary, founding artistic director DAVID HOCKNEY (Bradford, England) First Bay Area Performances in 5 years! Production San Francisco audiences were introduced to David Hockney’s stage work with The Rake’s “A boldly perfected Progress, seen here in masterpiece.” 1982, 1988, and 2000. His striking designs —Theaterweek for Die Zauberflöte, created for the 1978 Glyndebourne Festival, were seen on an American stage for the first time at San “Waves of happy Francisco Opera in 1987 and reprised here laughter greet The in 1991, 2000, and 2003. The British- Hard Nut from curtain- born artist’s creations for Turandot were up to curtain-down.” first seen here in 1993, and restaged in —The New York Times 1998, 2002, and 2011. Most recently, the Company produced his Tristan und Isolde in 2006. Hockney’s career began in 1963 with his first solo exhibition in London. In 1966, he began designing for the stage when he created sets and costumes for London’s Royal Court Theatre. The internationally- celebrated artist has designed sets and costumes for productions of ballets and operas such as Parade, Les Mamelles de “You’ve never seen a Tirésias, L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, Le Sacré Nutcracker quite like du Printemps, Le Rossignol, Oedipus Rex, this before.” Tristan und Isolde, and Die Frau ohne —The Huffington Post Schatten for companies including Royal Opera, Covent Garden; the Metropolitan Opera; Lyric Opera of Chicago; and Los Dec 15–24 Angeles Opera. His vast body of work ZELLERBACH HALL also includes print designs for magazines, books, films, videos, and several celebrated series of etchings. Equally praised are his works resulting from a fascination with photocopy and fax machines, still video cameras, computer-generated images, and, most recently, the iPhone and iPad.

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encoreartsprograms.com 53 IAN FALCONER designs most recently appeared in the that company in 1980. In 1986, he joined (Ridgefield, Company’s Manon, La Traviata, Don San Francisco Ballet, where he became a Connecticut) Giovanni, Rigoletto, Madama Butterfly, principal dancer in 1989. Pech founded Costume Designer Dream of the Red Chamber, Carmen, Don two of his own dance companies and has American author, Carlo, and Jenůfa. Marder’s other work choreographed more than 50 ballets, 30 illustrator, costume, includes Madama Butterflyin Washington, musicals, and numerous self-produced and set designer D.C.; The Magic Flute in Sydney; La Traviata evenings of music and dance around the Ian Falconer has at Turin’s Teatro Regio as well as in Tokyo; world. had a varied career The Makropulos Case and Samson et Dalila spanning the worlds of publishing, at Houston Grand Opera; and Samson et DAVE MAIER opera, ballet, and fine arts. His stage Dalila, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Carmen, Peter (Great Neck, New collaborations with David Hockney also Grimes, Un Ballo in Maschera, and Norma York) include Tristan und Isolde and Die Frau ohne at San Diego Opera. Marder previously Fight Director Schatten. Falconer designed the sets for served as assistant resident lighting Resident fight director the Atlantic Theater’s production of The designer for the Metropolitan Opera for for San Francisco Santaland Diaries, written by David Sedaris. 12 seasons and associate resident lighting Opera, Dave Maier He has also created scenery and costumes designer at New York City Opera for five made his Company for Pacific Northwest Ballet, New York City years. debut in 2013 with Ballet, and Boston Ballet. In addition to his Les Contes d’Hoffmann. His work has stage work, Falconer has created numerous IAN ROBERTSON most recently appeared in the Company’s covers for The New Yorker magazine and (Dundee, Scotland) Manon, La Traviata, Elektra, Aida, Madama designed floats for the new Main Street Chorus Director Butterfly, Andrea Chénier, Dream of the Parade at Disneyland. He is the author and Recipient of the Red Chamber, Carmen, Don Carlo, Jenůfa, illustrator of the Olivia series, a group of 2012 San Francisco Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Sweeney critically-acclaimed and New York Times Opera Medal, Ian Todd, Luisa Miller, The Magic Flute, and best-selling children’s books. Robertson has been Lucia di Lammermoor. Maier has directed chorus director fight scenes for American Conservatory THOMAS J. MUNN and conductor with Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, San (Plainville, San Francisco Opera since 1987, having Jose Repertory, Aurora Theatre, Marin Connecticut) prepared more than 300 productions for Theatre Company, and Magic Theatre, Original Lighting the Company. He was awarded the Olivier among others. He is a five-time recipient Designer Messiaen Foundation Prize in 2003 for his of the San Francisco Bay Area Drama Thomas J. Munn artistic contribution to the preparation of Critics Circle Award for Fight Direction, as served as lighting the Company’s North American premiere well as an adjunct faculty member at the director and designer of Saint François d’Assise. Robertson has University of California Santa Cruz and St. for San Francisco also conducted ten main stage productions Mary’s College of California. He currently Opera from 1976 through 2002, creating with the Company. Other North American teaches combat-related courses in Berkeley. designs and special effects for over opera credits include productions with 190 productions, including the Emmy- Sarasota Opera, Edmonton Opera, and nominated, televised world premiere of Philadelphia’s Curtis Opera Theatre. Before A Streetcar Named Desire and his Emmy joining San Francisco Opera, Robertson Award-winning work on La Gioconda. His was head of music and chorus director designs have also been seen at Turin’s of Scottish Opera. He currently serves as Teatro Regio, Los Angeles Opera, San artistic director of the San Francisco Boys Diego Opera, the Dallas Opera, and on Chorus. Broadway. Munn is a professor emeritus of theatre and dance at UC Davis and is LAWRENCE PECH the lighting designer for the San Francisco (San Francisco, Playhouse’s upcoming production of A California) Christmas Carol. Choreographer Lawrence Pech is GARY MARDER in his 22nd season (San Diego, as dance master California) and resident Lighting Designer choreographer for Resident lighting San Francisco Opera. He has created designer for San period and interpretive dances on more Francisco Opera, than 60 productions with the Company. Gary Marder made Pech received his formal training from his Company debut American Ballet Theatre (ABT) and was with Mefistofele in 2013, and his lighting invited by Mikhail Baryshnikov to join

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Matthew Shilvock General Director aDMINISTraTION Opera CeNTer OrCHeSTra Mark Morash, Director of Musical Studies Carrie Weick, Orchestra Librarian Nicola Luisotti Music Director, FINaNCe Tracy Davis, Orchestra Manager Caroline H. Hume Endowed Chair Chris Bragg, Administrative Director Jess G. perry, Senior Budget Manager Timothy Spears, Assistant Orchestra Jo ann McStravick, Artists’ Services and Christopher Tom, Controller Librarian/Assistant Orchestra Manager Mingsy Yan-Lau, Senior Accountant Auditions Administrator Jennifer Good Managing Director: elaine Quan, Senior Accountant César Ulloa, Master Voice Teacher pHILaNTHrOpY aND aUDIeNCeS Production Linda rodriguez, Senior Accountant Gracie Tang, Senior Accountant OperaTIONS David Odenkirchen, Director of Gregory Henkel Managing Director: annabella Tam, Payroll Administrator Philanthropy and Audiences Operations Artistic Jess Levy, Patron Data Specialist eDUCaTION Mia Farinelli, Philanthropy and Audiences Jennifer Lynch Managing Director: INFOrMaTION SerVICeS Charles Chip McNeal, Senior Associate Philanthropy and Audiences Mark Wladika, DevOps Manager Sapna patel, Program Manager, Curriculum and Programs Manager Michael Simpson Managing Director: Business Transformation alyssa Stone, Community Programs COMMUNICaTIONS Julia Inouye, Associate Director of Administration/Chief Financial paul Goetz, Systems Administrator and Department Manager Officer Steve Long, Network & Systems Communications Timmy Yuen, School Programs Manager Administrator Matthew erikson, Publications Editor emily Spitz, School Programs Sara Lee, Programmer/Analyst Jeffery McMillan, Senior Coordinator Communications Manager adam Broidy Chief Information Officer Teresa Concepcion, Communications arTISTIC alyssa Cataldi, Community Programs Associate Lisa Bullard Director of Marketing Coordinator arTISTIC aND MUSIC pLaNNING Hector armienta, Linda Baird, Jon Finck Director of Communications DeVeLOpMeNT Sean Waugh, Artistic Planning Manager and Public Affairs Nicholas Benavides, Tajma Beverly, Deanna Sherer, Music Planning erin Bregman, Joshua raoul Brody, ANNUAL GIVING Judith Frankel Deputy Director of Manager Heidi Carlsen, robert Chastain, Jennifer Jordan, Director of Annual Giving Development John Churchwell, Head of Music Staff Ilana rainero-de Haan, Assistant to the Danny Clay, Marcelle Dronkers, DONOR STEWARDSHIP Sheri Greenawald Opera Center Managing Director: Artistic patricia Drozda, Hannah Dworkin, andrew Maguire, Director of Donor Director Valentina Simi, Artist Services Lisa edsall Giglio, Kevin Gordon, Stewardship Coordinator and Assistant to the Lee Helms Interim Director of Lua Hadar, Dave Maier, rosalyn Nash, alyssa Saint, Donor Services Data Music Director Operations Virginia Nichols, Sven Olbash, Manager Manuela Galindo, Contracts and Kathleen esselstyn, Gift Accommodations Assistant Michael Orlinsky, aaron pike, Daniele McCartan Costume Director Acknowledgment Coordinator Michael Bragg, Music Planning Katherine Issel pitre, emily Shisko, Chivly Krouch, Gift Processing andrew Morgan Deputy Director of Associate and Opera Librarian alex Stein, alyssa Stone, Coordinator Development Christopher Street, Matthew Wolka, Victoria Montecillo, Development MUSIC STaFF ruth Nott Director of Education Teaching Artists Services Coordinator John Churchwell, Claire padien-Havens General Jocelyne Dienst-Bladin, Dennis INDIVIDUAL AND LEADERSHIP MUSIC OperaTIONS Director’s Associate Doubin, ronny Michael Greenberg, GIVING Bryndon Hassman, John Keenan, Clifford Cranna, Dramaturg Deborah Banks, Director of Individual Barbara rominski Director of Archives Noah Lindquist, Vito Lombardi, elkhanah pulitzer Artistic Curator, and Leadership Giving Joseph Marcheso, Mario Marra, SF Opera Lab Dana Gordon, Leadership Giving Officer robert Mollicone, Christopher Ocasek, Celine Strouts, Joo eun Lee, Leadership Giving Officer David Gockley General Director Matthew piatt, Laura poe, Sandra Chien, Senior Individual Giving Operations Associate Emeritus Stephanie rhodes, Officer Tamara Sanikidze, Maureen Zoltek aileen Tat, Individual Giving Officer CHOrUS aND BaLLeT Mcara Kirby-Fahey, Individual and eXeCUTIVe OFFICeS Jennifer Szeto, John elam, Adler Fellows Ian robertson, Chorus Director Leadership Giving Associate Fabrizio Corona, Associate Chorus Master Genevieve ennis, Executive Assistant to LaNGUaGe COaCHeS INSTITUTIONAL GIVING Jim Meyer, Chorus and Dance Manager the General Director alessandra Cattani, Italian Donna Batson, Director of Institutional Mary Finch, Assistant Chorus patricia Kristof Moy, French Giving ellen presley, Liaison to the Board of anja Strauss, German Manager/Chorus Librarian Catherine Lewis, Institutional Giving Directors Lynne Soffer, English Diction Brian Fitzsousa, Ballet Pianist Manager

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LEGACY GIVING FrONT OF HOUSe Kristen eiden, Carol Wood, Lisa anderson, Darin Burnett, Mandala pham, Senior Legacy Giving Jamye Divila, House Manager Gillian Haratani, Santiago Suanes, Jodi Gage, Gina Hays, Thea railey, Officer Marialice Dockus, Head Usher Assistant Cutters Stage Managers rodney anderson, Danica Burt, Kristi Johnson, Senior Production Jose Maria Condemi, Supervisor PRINCIPAL GIVING anthony Cantello, Laurent Dela Cruz, e. reed Fisher, Shawna Lucey, Galen Till, Production Supervisor Jimmy Marcheso, roy rallo, Kristen Jones, Director of Principal Giving Martin Dias, Starsky Dias, Jonathan Drogin, Chip Heath, Manuel Gutierrez, Production Morgan robinson, Joanna Taber, Principal Giving Manager elaine Kawasaki, eileen Keremitsis, Coordinator Assistant Stage Directors anna Speaker, Principal Giving Associate paula Wheeler, Senior Milliner ryszard Koprowski, Bill Laschuk, e. reed Fisher, Jenny Harber, amy Van every, Senior Dyer Sharon Lee, Lenore Long, andrew G. Landis, Jimmy Marcheso, PROSPECT RESEARCH AND Jersey McDermott, Senior Craft Artisan Doug Luyendyk, evelyn Martinez, Jayme O’Hara, Thea railey, Becki Smith, Nicole Diascenti, Stock Coordinator STRATEGY Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Assistant Stage Managers eliza ryus, Production Assistant Lisa Bordachar, Director of Prospect Sam Mesinger, Dale Nedelco, Valerie Spencer, Shopper Research and Strategy TeCHNICaL DIreCTION Wayne Noel, Beth Norris, Nikki anderson-Joy, Costume Assistant erik Walstad, Technical and Safety Jan padover, Julie peck, Miriam acosta, adela Cantor, Director* SPECIAL EVENTS robert remple, Bill repp, rilla alicia Castaneda, Michael evans, ryan O’Steen, Associate Technical Director* Karman Ferrell pave, Director of reynolds, robyn Sandberg, Guillermina Flores, Ting Hsueh, Special Events Kelly Smith, Stephanie Somersille, Hoa Lam Fong, aries Limon, WarDrOBe Katie Cagampan, Special Events Manager Theresa Sun, Tom Taffel, Xing-Fong Luo, romana Majovsky, Tony Gorzycki, Head of Wardrobe rebecca Scott, Special Events Associate Claire Tremblay, richard Wagner, Sonia Olivares, Steve Weiss, elaine Yee, Costume Technicians Cynthia Fusco, robert Horek, Ushers David McKain, Catherine Verdier, MarKeTING Hui Ming Wu, Show Maid eLeCTrICS Assistants Valerie York, Associate Director of Leon parsons, Master Electrician Marketing WIG aND MaKeUp Opera SHOp Michael anderson, Assistant Master Chi-Hsuan Yang, Marketing Analyst Jeanna parham, Head of Department Jay Stebley, Retail Manager Electrician ashley Joyce, Assistant Head of Kathryn appleton, Senior Marketing Karen Topp, Assistant Manager russell e. adamson III, Assistant Head Manager, Subscriptions Department Christina Martin, Administrative Assistant pamela Sevilla, Senior Marketing MeDIa FIGHT DIreCTION Dave Maier, Fight Director Sophia Smith, elisa Mack, Maur Sela, Manager, Single Tickets Jessica Shown-Morgan, Electronic Wig Assistants Steven Shear, Assistant Marketing Media Manager LIGHTING Karalynne Fiebig, ashley Joyce, Manager, Subscriptions Gary Marder, Resident Lighting Designer* Christina Martin, Foremen amy Garcia, Assistant Marketing prODUCTION Mark Hueske Thomas, Assistant elizabeth poindexter, Melanie Birch, *Senior Production Staff Member Manager, Single Tickets Lighting Designer Denise Gutierrez, Karalynne Fiebig, Megan Searcy, Marketing Coordinator, paul Timmel, Assistant Lighting Tim Santry, Connie Strayer, prODUCTION aDMINISTraTION Subscriptions Designer Christina Martin, Jeremy patfield, Production Finance alejandra Castelero, Marketing emily Clarkson, Hemsley Lighting Intern Principal Make-up Artists Director* Coordinator, Single Tickets Megan Turnquist, Lighting Intern rick Burns, Denise Gutierrez, paul Dana, Support Services Coordinator emilianne Lewis, Marketing Associate, Karalynne Fiebig, Toby Mayer, Sylvia Jiang, Production Finance prOperTIeS New Audiences and Special Events Connie Strayer, Karalynne Fiebig, Assistant Lori Harrison, Master of Properties Tanya Grant, Marketing Assistant Kerry rider-Kuhn, richard Battle, Freddy Wielandt, Assistant Master of Journeymen Properties aUDIO Tatyanna Fateyeva, elisa Mack, BOX OFFICe Doug Mitchell, Master Audio/Video Maurisa rondeau, Maur Sela, Mark Sackett, Box Office Manager, reHearSaL Engineer Debbie Fuqua, Thomas richards, Marin Venturi, Rehearsal Department Treasurer Ziggy Tomcich, Assistant Master Associates Jessica Fauver, Assistant Box Office Audio/Video Engineer Director* Kali Wilson, Rehearsal and Schedule Manager, First Assistant Treasurer THe WILSeY CeNTer FOr Opera Manager rebecca page, Medallion Society CarpeNTrY Chris Davis, Wilsey Center Head Stage Trey Costerisan, Supernumeraries and David Hatch, Master Carpenter Technician Concierge Manager Facilities Coordinator Mark Baumann, Assistant Master emily Tilles, Subscriptions Manager, Jordan amann, Rehearsal Assistant Carpenter Assistant Treasurer Zach Van pelt, Rehearsal Assistant Dr. Myron Marx, Jennifer Hughes, roberto Bonilla, Company Medical Adviser COSTUMe DeparTMeNT Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Counsel Assistant Treasurers SCeNe SHOp Jai alltizer, Costume Shop Manager Armanino LLP, ruth Van Slyke, Telephone Sales Manager Steve McNally, Scenic Artist in Charge David Doré, Senior Production John Del Bono, Shop and Warehouse Independent Public Accountants Khalil el-Kareh, Nick Gueli, Accountant Foreman Asero Insurance Services, Beverlee G. Hassid, Billy Hayes, amy ashton-Keller, Master Draper Insurance Brokers Charles McGraw, Kyle Minor, Sally Thomas, Master Tailor STaGING STaFF Cory Weaver, Official Photographer Jennifer pollack, Kristin reyda, Irene Murray, Star rabinowitz, Darin Burnett, Production Stage Yamaha is the Official Piano of Dale Whitmill, Senior Cutters Manager* San Francisco Opera Telephone Sales Assistants Cheryl Mennen, Cutter Lawrence pech, Dance Master Pianos supplied by Piedmont Piano

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SAN FRANCISCO OPERA 2017–18 ARTISTS

ARTISTS Renée Rapier† COSTUME DESIGNERS Ian Robertson, Chorus Director Raymond Aceto Anthony Reed‡ Vincent Boussard Fabrizio Corona, Associate Chorus Master Julie Adams† Artur Ruciński* Ian Falconer , Chorus and Dance Manager Julius Ahn Martina Serafin Kaspar Glarner** Jim Meyer Paul Appleby Andrea Silvestrelli Rita Ryack* Mary Finch, Assistant Chorus Manager/ Atalla Ayan* Philip Skinner† David Walker Chorus Librarian Jamie Barton Joel Sorensen Nicole Birkland Nina Stemme LIGHTING DESIGNERS REGULAR CHORUS Daniel Brenna* Falk Struckmann* John Bishop* Buffy Baggott C. Michael Belle J’Nai Bridges Kyle van Schoonhoven*‡ James F. Ingalls Kathleen Bayler* Torlef Borsting* Robert Brubaker* Stacey Tappan Gary Marder Roberta Bowman Alan Cochran* Julia Bullock* Renee Tatum† Mark McCullough Janet Campbell Chris Corley Sarah Cambidge*‡ Davóne Tines* Thomas J. Munn Sara Colburn Christopher Filipowicz* David Cangelosi Alfred Walker* Dvora Djoraev Anders Fröhlich* Melissa Citro Brad Walker‡ VIDEO DESIGNER Mary Finch Daniel Harper James Creswell Bartek Macias* Claudia Haider Cameron Henley Leah Crocetto† CONDUCTORS Claire Kelm Christopher Jackson* Ellie Dehn Patrick Fournillier PROJECTION DESIGNERS Elisabeth Rom Lucio Michael Jankosky* Monica Dewey* Christopher Franklin* S. Katy Tucker Angela Eden Moser Ken Johnson Amina Edris‡ Grant Gershon* Jan Hartley Sally Mouzon* David Kekuewa Michael Fabiano Nicola Luisotti Sally Porter Munro Bojan Knežević* Aurelia Florian** Henrik Nánási* CHOREOGRAPHERS Erin Neff* Frederick Matthews Christine Goerke Donald Runnicles John Heginbotham* Rachelle Perry William O’Neill* Greer Grimsley Lawrence Pech Virginia Pluth* Phillip Pickens Jill Grove DIRECTORS Carola Zertuche* Laurel Cameron Porter William Pickersgill Evelyn Herlitzius* Vincent Boussard Laurel Rice Chester Pidduck* Soloman Howard* Garnett Bruce FIGHT DIRECTOR Shelley Seitz Valery Portnov Brian Jagde† John Copley Dave Maier Carole Schaffer* Ken Rafanan† Rhoslyn Jones† Anja Kühnhold** Donna Turchi Colby Roberts Brandon Jovanovich Shawna Lucey SOUND DESIGNER Mitzie Weiner Sigmund Seigel Joo Won Kang Peter Sellars Mark Grey Dan Stanley Laura Krumm† Keith Warner* Jere Torkelsen* Hye Jung Lee Francesca Zambello Andrew Truett Alexandra Loutsion* Richard Walker† * San Francisco Opera debut Elliot Madore SET DESIGNERS ** U.S. debut Andrew G. Manea‡ John Conklin † Chorus member on Leave of Absence † = Former Adler Fellow * Chorus member appearing in a Solo Role Štefan Margita David Gropman* ‡ = Current Adler Fellow Michaela Martens David Hockney  = Merola Opera Program Karita Mattila Boris Kudlička* participant (past or present) EXTRA CHORUS Ryan McKinny Vincent Lemaire Elizabeth Baker* Ben Brady Lauren McNeese Michael Yeargan Jennifer Brody Stephen Cannon* Ronnita Miller Catherine Zuber Cheryl Cain Adam Flowers Timothy Mix Katie Carlson Peter Girardôt Brian Mulligan Kristin Clayton Patrick Hagen Toni Marie Palmertree‡ Margaret Genovese Thomas Hart Amitai Pati‡ Karen Winner Huff Harlan Hays David Pershall Silvie Jensen Bradley Kynard* Adrianne Pieczonka Carolyne Anne Jordan Michael P. Eileen Meredith Mendelsohn Aimée Puentes Jim Meyer Whitney Steele Jim Monios Nicole Takesono Jess G. Perry Jacque Wilson Keith Perry * Kali Wilson Samuel Rabinowitz Pedro Rodelas Karl Saarni Jason Sarten Alexander Taite* Michael Taylor Nicholas Volkert

60 SAN FRANCISCO OPERA Nicola Luisotti, Music Director Caroline H. Hume Endowed Chair Lawrence Pech, Dance Master

FIRST VIOLIN ENGLISH HORN Dwayne Brown Brook Broughton †* Kay Stern, Concertmaster Janet Popesco Archibald Bryan Ketron †* Alysia Chang* Laura Albers, Associate Concertmaster* Michael Levine † Jamielyn Duggan Heidi Wilcox, Assistant Concertmaster CLARINET Jekyns Pelaez †* Lorena Feijóo* Jennifer Cho Jose Gonzalez Granero, Principal Alexandra FitzGibbon Dawn Harms Joanne Burke Eisler, Assistant Principal Blanche Hampton †* Mariya Borozina Anthony Striplen Rachel Speidel Little* Lev Rankov Laura O’Malley* Barbara Riccardi BASS CLARINET Chiharu Shibata † Dian Zhang Anthony Striplen Leonid Igudesman † Tenured Jennifer Hsieh BASSOON * Solo Dancer Asuka Annie Yano Rufus Olivier, Principal Daniel MacNeill SECOND VIOLIN Michael Severance Jeremy Preston, Principal Martha Simonds, Associate Principal CONTRABASSOON Beni Shinohara, Assistant Principal Michael Severance Eva Karasik Maya Cohon HORN Leslie Ludena Kevin Rivard, Co-Principal Linda Deutsch Twohy† Mark Almond, Co-Principal Craig Reiss Keith Green Heeguen Song ** Brian McCarty Lawrence Ragent VIOLA Carla Maria Rodrigues, Principal TRUMPET Sergey Rakitchenkov, Associate Principal* Adam Luftman, Principal San Francisco Opera extends its gratitude and ap- Paul Nahhas, Assistant Principal William Holmes† preciation to the following labor organizations whose Patricia Heller Scott Macomber** members, artists, craftsmen, and craftswomen Jonna Hervig John Pearson greatly contribute to our performances: Natalia Vershilova Joy Fellows TROMBONE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS, LOCAL 6 Samuel Schlosser, Principal† AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS, INC. CELLO Jeffrey Budin, Principal** David Kadarauch, Principal Donald Kennelly INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE Thalia Moore, Associate Principal* David Ridge EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 16 Peter Myers, Assistant Principal THEATRICAL WARDROBE UNION, LOCAL 784, Nora Pirquet TUBA/CIMBASSO I.A.T.S.E. Emil Miland Zachariah Spellman MAKE-UP ARTISTS AND HAIR STYLISTS UNION, Victoria Ehrlich LOCAL 706, I.A.T.S.E. Ruth Lane TIMPANI John Burgardt THE ART DIRECTORS GUILD & SCENIC, TITLE AND BASS GRAPHIC ARTISTS LOCAL 800 Joseph Lescher, Principal PERCUSSION UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS LOCAL USA – 829, Jonathan Lancelle, Associate Principal Richard Kvistad, Principal/Associate Timpani I.A.T.S.E. Steven D’Amico, Assistant Principal Patricia Niemi BOX OFFICE AND FRONT OF HOUSE Shinji Eshima EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL B-18 Mark Drury HARP Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov FLUTE Julie McKenzie, Principal LIBRARIAN Patricia Farrell Carrie Weick Stephanie McNab Timothy Spears, Assistant

PICCOLO ORCHESTRA MANAGER Stephanie McNab Tracy Davis Timothy Spears, Assistant OBOE Mingjia Liu, Principal * Principal for one or more fall season operas Deborah Henry, Assistant Principal† † Leave of absence Deborah Shidler** ** Season substitute Janet Popesco Archibald

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SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA

Kay Stern Laura Albers Heidi Wilcox Jennifer Cho Dawn Harms Mariya Borozina Barbara Riccardi Concertmaster Associate Concertmaster Assistant Concertmaster First Violin First Violin First Violin First Violin

Leonid Igudesman Asuka Annie Yano Jeremy Preston Martha Simonds Beni Shinohara Eva Karasik Leslie Ludena First Violin First Violin Principal Associate Principal Assistant Principal Second Violin Second Violin Second Violin Second Violin Second Violin

Linda Deutsch Craig Reiss Carla Maria Rodrigues Sergey Rakitchenkov Paul Nahhas Patricia Heller Jonna Hervig Second Violin Second Violin Principal Associate Principal Assistant Principal Viola Viola Viola Viola Viola

Natalia Vershilova Joy Fellows David Kadarauch Thalia Moore Peter Myers Nora Pirquet Emil Miland Viola Viola Principal Associate Principal Assistant Principal Cello Cello Cello Cello Cello

Victoria Ehrlich Ruth Lane Joseph Lescher Jonathan Lancelle Steven D’Amico Shinji Eshima Mark Drury Cello Cello Principal Associate Principal Assistant Principal Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass

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SAN FRANCISCO OPERA SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA CONTINuED

Julie McKenzie Patricia Farrell Stephanie McNab Mingjia Liu Deborah Henry Janet Popesco Deborah Shidler Principal Flute Flute & Piccolo Principal Assistant Principal Archibald Oboe Flute Oboe Oboe Oboe & English Horn Regular Substitute

Jose Gonzalez Joanne Burke Eisler Anthony Striplen Rufus Olivier Daniel MacNeill Michael Severance Kevin Rivard Granero Assistant Principal Clarinet & Principal Bassoon Bassoon & Co-Principal Principal Clarinet Clarinet Bass Clarinet Bassoon Contrabassoon Horn

Mark Almond Keith Green Brian McCarty Lawrence Ragent William Klingelhoﬀer Adam Luftman William Holmes Co-Principal Horn Horn Horn Horn Principal Trumpet Horn Regular Substitute Trumpet

John Pearson Scott Macomber Samuel Schlosser Jeﬀrey Budin Donald Kennelly David Ridge Zachariah Spellman Trumpet Trumpet Principal Trombone Principal Trombone Trombone Trombone & Tuba/Cimbasso Regular Substitute Regular Substitute Bass Trombone

John Burgardt Richard Kvistad Patricia Niemi Olga Ortenberg Tracy Davis Carrie Weick Timothy Spears Timpani Principal Percussion & Percussion Rakitchenkov Orchestra Manager Librarian Assistant Orchestra Associate Timpani Harp Manager & Librarian

Most photos by John Martin. Not pictured: Lev Rankov, Dian Zhang, and Jennifer Hsieh, First Violin and Maya Cohon, Second Violin

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SAN FRANCISCO OPERA REGULAR CHORUS

Kathleen Bayler Sara Colburn Dvora Djoraev Mary Finch Claire Kelm Elisabeth Rom Lucio Angela Eden Moser Soprano Soprano Soprano Soprano Soprano Soprano Soprano

Rachelle Perry Virginia Pluth Carole Schaﬀer Mitzie Kay Weiner Buﬀy Baggott Roberta Bowman Janet Campbell Soprano Soprano Soprano Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Mezzo-Soprano

Sally Mouzon Sally Munro Erin Neﬀ Laurel Porter Laurel Rice Shelley Seitz Claudia Siefer Mezzo-Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Mezzo-Soprano

Donna Turchi C. Michael Belle Alan Cochran Chris Corley Daniel Harper Christopher Jackson Michael Jankosky Mezzo-Soprano Tenor Tenor Tenor Tenor Tenor Tenor

Phillip Pickens Chester Pidduck Colby Roberts Sigmund Seigel Dan Stanley Andrew Truett Richard Walker Tenor Tenor Tenor Tenor Tenor Tenor Tenor

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SAN FRANCISCO OPERA REGULAR CHORUS CONTINuED

Torlef Borsting Anders Fröhlich Cameron Henley Ken Johnson David Kekuewa Frederick Matthews Ken Rafanan Baritone Baritone Baritone Baritone Baritone Baritone Baritone Leave of Absence

Jere Torkelsen Christopher Filipowicz Bojan Knežević William O’Neill William Pickersgill Valery Portnov Baritone Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass

Most photos by John Martin. Carole Schaﬀer and Claudia Siefer photos by Pamela Dale.

SAN FRANCISCO OPERA CORPS DANCERS

Brook Broughton Blanche Hampton Bryan Ketron Michael Levine Rachel Speidel Little Jekyns Pelaez Chiharu Shibata

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LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

Leadership Circle donors provide an extraordinary level of financial support to San Francisco Opera each season, with gifts ranging from $25,000 to $1,000,000 and greater. We are proud to recognize the philanthropy of these individuals.

COMPANY SPONSORS PLATINUM CIRCLE GOLD CIRCLE Bernice Lindstrom, $1,000,000 AND ABOVE $50,000 TO $99,999 $25,000 TO $49,999 in memory of The Dolby FamilyA Norby Anderson Eleonore Aslanian, John W. Lindstrom Bertie Bialek Elliott Dr. & Mrs. Robert Baer in memory of Edward Aslanian Dr. & Mrs. H. H. Loomis, Jr. A Jennifer Coslett MacCready Ann & Gordon Getty Mr. & Mrs. Joachim Bechtle Mr. Brian G. Atwood & Susan & Philip Marineau John A. & Cynthia Fry GunnA Helen Berggruen Ms. Lynne H. Edminster A Nion McEvoy & Burgess & Elizabeth Jamieson Athena & Timothy Blackburn Yat-Pang & Helina Au Jack Calhoun & Trent NorrisA Leslie BerrimanA Franklin & Catherine Johnson Richard C. Barker A Ms. Annette Campbell-White & A Teresa & Mark Medearis Edmund W. & Jeannik Méquet Darla & Richard Bastoni Dr. Ruediger Hiro & Betty* Ogawa Littleﬁeld Fund David Bertoni Naumann-Etienne Julian & Willie Sue Orr Steven M. Menzies Betty & Fred Bialek Ms. Maria Cardamone & Gertrud & Harold* A. Parker Dawn Yates Black Bernard & Barbro Osher Mr. G. P. Matthews Carol Potter Peckham Lucia Bogatay & A Jan Shrem & Paul & Valerie Crane Dorfman Anne B. Popkin A Thomas D. Wickens* Maria Manetti Shrem Richard H. Davis, PhD Ms. Karen Richardson & A Dianne & Tad Taube Robert & Julie Dickson Edward Paul Braby, M.D. Mr. Jon RubinsteinA A Phyllis C. Wattis Jerome L. & Thao N. DodsonA Romana D. Bracco Chandra & Michael RuddA A Endowment Funds Carol & Dixon DollA Carol Franc Buck Drs. Corazon & Diane B. WilseyA Mr. & Mrs. Noel Fenton Mr. & Mrs. David Chamberlain Martin Sanders Barbara A. WolfeA Peter Fenton John & Sherry Chen Felipe R. Santiago & Kristina Flanagan Mrs. Marion Moore CopeA Barry T. Joseph CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Mr.* & Mrs. Arthur J. Fritz, Jr.A Robert & Laura Cory Ms. Leslie Schilling $500,000 TO $999,999 Mary & Nicholas Graves Peter & Jayne Davis Christopher & Trudi Seiwald Reid & Peggy Dennis Ms. Vivian M. Stephenson* & Keith & Priscilla GeeslinA Mary & Craig Henderson Bruce Hyman & Simone Quarré Bob Epstein & Amy Roth Ms. Margarita Gandia Sylvia & John Hughes Barbara K. Jackson Lisa Erdberg & Dennis Gibbons Mr. & Mrs. James R. SwartzA Anonymous Stephen & Choongja Kahng Concepción S. & Michelle & William Tai William & Gretchen Kimball Irwin Federman Bob Tandler & Valli Benecsch PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Fund Charles D. Goodman Soo & Raj Venkatesan $250,000 TO $499,999 Diana Dollar Knowles Ms. Wanda Lee Graves Barbara M. Ward & The Jane Bernstein & Bob Ellis Foundation Anne Gray Honorable Roy L. Wonder* Mrs. John Maxwell Bryan Dr. Susan Kroll & Mrs. Clelia M. Gray Ms. Christina & Dr. Elizabeth DeBruin Warren Dr. & Mrs. William M. Coughran Mr. Mark R. Kroll Michael A. Harrison & Ronald & Emely Weissman Leslie & George Hume Karen J. Kubin Susan Graham Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Peter Magowan Wl Harper & Peter Liu Betty & Jack Schafer Jane & David Hartley A Mr. & Mrs. Burton J. McMurtry The Brayton Wilbur Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David T. Traitel James A. Heagy, Mrs. James K. McWilliamsA James & Beth Wintersteen Anonymous in memory of Jayne Heagy Nancy S. MuellerA Mr. Allan Wong Stephen & Diane Heiman Akiko Yamazaki & Jerry Yang DIAMOND CIRCLE Marina & Ben Nelson The Oshman Family Foundation Doreen Woo Ho & James Ho Dr.* & Mrs. John A. Zderic $100,000 TO $249,999 Norman & Janet Pease Marie & Palmer Hotz Mr. Barry Zigas, A Robert Mailer Anderson & Ms. Betty A. Prien Mr. & Mrs. C. Bradford Jeffries in memory of A Nicola Miner Dr. & Mrs. Richard RiggA Anne & Timothy Kahn Art & Irma Zigas Lui Family The Roberts FoundationA Mr. Lawrence A. Kern Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Zilles Mr. & Mrs. J. Patterson McBaineA Charles P. Russell Laurie Kottmeyer & Anonymous (4) Gladyne Kenderdine Mitchell Denise Littleﬁeld Sobel Bianca Duarte Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Roselyne Chroman SwigA Dr. & Mrs. John LavorgnaA Sharon & Clark Winslow S. Shariq Yosufzai & Brian James Ms. Noelle M. Leca & Anonymous Anonymous (2) Mr. Michael D. Moradzadeh

* deceased A indicates Series A Box Holder

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MEDALLION SOCIETY

San Francisco Opera gratefully recognizes the commitment and generosity of our Medallion Society members, who have made gifts between $3,000 and $24,999.

Kristina Flanagan, Elaine McKinley & Kit Durgin Constance Goodyear Baron Mr. Michael M. Garland & Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Lee President, 2013–Present Bill Medigovich & Barry C. Baron, M.D. Ms. Virginia A. Coe John & Sandra Leland Cathy MacNaughton, Mr. Alex Mehran Frederick & Kathryn Baron Dr. Nanette Gartrell & Mary Lemmon President, 2008–2013 Christine Miller & Johanna & Tom Baruch Dr. Dee Mosbacher, Ph.D., Ms. Miranda Leonard Mrs. Harry Wetzel*, Gary Glaser Michael Bassi & Christy Styer M.D. Mark & Debra Leslie President, 1995–2003 Diane Compagno Miller Frank S. Bayley Candace & Vincent Gaudiani Harry S. & Eileen Lewis Kurt Tristan Geselbracht & Mr. J. S. Lichty, Jr. & Diane B. Wilsey, Miss Vivienne E. Miller Nordin & Donna Blacker Karl & Kristen Mills Francisco Guevara Dr. Darryl L. Raszl President, 1988–1994 Arnold & Barbara Bloom Phyllis Moldaw Mrs. Corwin Booth Arlene & Doug Giancoli David & Lillian Lieberman Harriet Meyer Quarré*, Brian Muirhead Ms. Barbara BrownA Mrs. Rolf Gille, Raymond Lifchez Founding President, Paul Nordine Alan R. & Sally J. Brudos in memory of Rolf Gille Lisa P. Lindelef 1983–1987 Sally & Craig Nordlund Elissa Buie & Dave Yeske Ann & Daniel Girard Sylvia R. Lindsey Mrs. William H. Orrick, Jr. & Rike & Klaus Burmeister Dr. & Mrs. Harvey W. Glasser Drs. May Loo & SILVER CIRCLE Diana V. Rogers Mrs. John C. CallanA David Gockley & William Thurston $15,000 TO $24,999 Marie Kendrick Otto Frances Campra Linda Kemper Mr. Neil MacPhail Stefan & Nataly Arnon Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lyman H. CaseyA Dr. Erica Goode & Betty Maddux, Brigid S. Barton Mrs. Carol E. Parker & Park & Joan Chamberlain Hon. Barry Goode in memory of Ed Koester Mark & Judy Bednar Dr. Gerhard H. Parker Jeffrey Chambers & Geoffrey & Marcia Green Arlee & Paul* Maier Dr.* & Mrs. Joseph Bernstein Mrs. George A. PopeA Andrea Okamura Bernice E. Greene Charlot* & Gregory Malin Nawaf & Susan Bitar Mr. & Mrs. Ms. Carolyn ChandlerA Drs. Christine Guthrie & Lori & David Marquardt Jared & Claire Bobrow Robert Redfern-West John Abelson Anne Marie & Ms. Helen Cheng A A Dr. Sean P. Bohen & Mr. Glenn H. Reid Mr. & Mrs. W. S. Child Mrs. Peter E. Haas Stephen Massocca Mrs. Tanum Davis Bohen Mr. & Mrs. John S. RenardA Sunlin & Priscilla Chou Lyndsey Harrison George & Marie McKinney Mr. & Mrs. Philip Bowles Louise H. Renne & Maureen Clarke Mr. Richard B. Hechler & Dennis J. McShane, M.D. & A Michael & Marilyn Cabak Paul A. Renne Janet & Lloyd Cluff Ms. Malin Giddings Hon. Richard S. Gordon Lorna Meyer Calas & Mrs. William C. Robison Leonard & Marie Collins Dr. M. Henry Heines & James R. Meehan Ms. Katherine Fines Maya D. Meux, MD Dennis Calas Bob & Terri Ryan Mr. Jon Cosby & Martha & Michael Helms Mr. Robert B. Mison Frank & Pat Carrubba Deborah & Paul Sagues Ms. Kathi Gwynn Mr. & Mrs. Warner Henry Ann-Marie Mix Julia Frohlich Cherry The Honorable & Michael & Jean Couch Austin & Sara Hills Justin Moore Michèle Beigel Corash & Mrs. George P. Shultz Mr. Vincent Cracchiolo* Mr. & Mrs. Kedreth C. Hogan Don & Rene Morgan Laurence Corash Raj Singh & George & Susan Crow A Brian & Rene Hollins Alice Ames Morison & Alice Corning & Renata Anderson Drs. John & Lois Crowe Richard Massey* Mr. Ron Holloway & Dr. Oakley Hewitt Abraham & Marian Sofaer John Cullison & Diana Kissil Ms. Susan Costello Mr. Doug Hammerich Ronald D. Morrison Shirley Soong Denise Cutler Jeffrey N. Dauber & Ms. Antonia Patricia Hotung Milton Mosk & Ms. Vina Spiehler Yogen K. & Peggy Dalal Marc A. Levin Emily Hsi Thomas Foutch Mrs. Joyce Stupski Dandelion, Shirley Davis & Paul Sack Dr. & Mrs. David Huchital Steve & Betsy Moulds Mr. & Mrs. Craig Sullivan in honor of Dana & Robert Emery Charles & Brandi Hudson Robert Munday & Mr. & Mrs. James S. Tunnell Pamela Rosenberg Ms. Jacqueline Evans Don H. Watson Kimberly M. Hughes Evamarie Doering Sakurako & William Fisher Timothy D. Dattels & Judith Hunt Dr. Lois Levine Mundie Sheila Wishek Kristine M. Johnson Edward Frank & Judith B. & Joseph Workman Arlene Inch Heidi Munzinger & A Marvin Dennis Sarah Ratchye Diane & Howard Zack Patricia & Philip Jelley John Shott Dr. Alper Garren* Mary L. desJardins Mary & Russell Johnson Janet Napolitano Lida & Alejandro Zaffaroni Mr. Orlando Diaz-Azcuy Mr. & Mrs. John Goldman Peter & Donna Zuber Ms. Mitzi Johnson Steven Ng & Mark Posner Mr. & Mrs. J. Philip DiNapoli Susan & Eric Johnston Peggy & Boyce Nute Ms. Susan K. Hoerger Ward & Diane Zumsteg Mr. Peter Dinkelspiel Michael Kalkstein & Mr. David Oldroyd Candace Zander Kahn Anonymous (3) Jeannie Kaufman Donna Dubinsky & Susan English Judy O’Young, M.D. & Jack Klingelhofer Leonard Shustek Ms. Mary Kay Kane Gregg Hauser INTERMEZZO Mr. Randall E. Laroche & Donald & Janice Elliott Fred & Beth* Karren Ms. Deepa Pakianathan & Mr. David Laudon $10,000 TO $14,999 Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. & Mrs. Mark O. Kasanin Mr. Phillip Pemberton Sheila & Thomas Larsen Linda & Andrew Ach Dr. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell Jeffrey & Anne Marie Katz Robert Peck AM & Norman T. Larson Mr. Paul B. Althouse Jacqueline & Barbara & Ron Kaufman Yvonne von Hartel AM Tom Lockard & Dr. Ross Armstrong Christian P. Erdman Mr. & Mrs. Neil & Elsa S. Pering Dr. Alix Marduel Greer & Veronica ArthurA Mr.* & Mrs. Wesley J. Fastiff William W. Klaproth Marianne H. Peterson Yasmin & Oren Lukatz Dr. Nancy L. Ascher Ms. Heather A. Findlay Robert & Linda Klett Maria PitcairnA Dr. Timothy J. Marten, M.D. James & Cheryl Babcock Doris Fisher Tobias & David & Joy Powell & Ms. Mary C. Heylin Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bancroft Dr. Julita Fong Liliana Kunze Briseño Peggy & Peter Preuss Patrick McCabe Ms. Marcia Barinaga & Timothy & Virginia Foo Bill & Jeanne Landreth Mr. Gordon Radley Ellen & Paul McKaskle Mr. Corey Goodman Mr. Paul Gantz Mr. John E. Lee Sally Rench

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MEDALLION SOCIETY continued James & Sheryl Reuben Mr. Charles D. Mann Clark & Elizabeth Callander Mrs. Patricia Gumbel Ted Lehmann & Angele & Michael Rice Deborah Marion, Tax CPA & Dr. James M. Campbell Mrs. Simone G. Haas & Catherine Lehmann Barbara Roach Joe Losch Iris S. Chan Mr. Scott A. Zumsteg Anne & Allan Lerch Deborah Romer & Ernie Mieger Ms. Janice Chang Helen & Dr. Glenn Hakanson Mr. Fred M. Levin & William Tucker Dr. Judy C. Miner Josephine Chen Hadley Dale Hall & Ms. Nancy Livingston, Barbara J. Ross Mr. David Moreton Vicky Kwoh Ching & L. Warde Laidman The Shenson Foundation Elizabeth Boardman Ross Margaret & Frank Morrow Wu-Chung Hsiang R. Hamilton Cathy Lindahl Mr. James Ross Mr. Karl Nygren Frederick S. Chung & Mr. Peter Hanauer Barry & Marie Lipman Mrs. Aﬁe RoyoA Ms. Suno Osterweis Kimberly Chun Mr. Kevin Harrington Richard & Cynthia Livermore James Sabry & Maxwell G. Paley & Mr. Rudy Ciuca Mr. & Mrs. Dr. Britt-Marie Ljung Elizabeth Peace Gregory J. Corrales Rev. David L. Clarke Wolfgang H. Hausen George & Patricia Locke Michael Sack Bill & Mary Poland Ms. Carlyn Clause & Mollie Hedges & Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lorton Michael & Gini Savage Patric & Mary Powell Mr. Alexander L. Brainerd Laurel Lembo Mr. & Mrs. Laurence R. Lyons Dr. Stephen Sherwin & Ruth Quigley Mrs. Hazel Clegg Fred & Peggy Heiman Dr. Alan R. MaloufA Merrill Randol Sherwin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Ratner Vicki L. Coe M.D. & Miranda Heller & Paula Markovitz Ms. Zornitza Stefanova & Drs. Edward & Dale Sickles Jennifer Mitchell Mark Salkind Mrs. Constance Marvin A Mr. Payam Mirrashidi Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Smoller Mr. Robert D. Cooter Ralph Hexter & Mr. Robert E. McCleskey Dr. Jeffrey L. Stern Mr. Donald Sobelman & Mr. Craig Corbitt & Manfred Kollmeier Ms. Barbara McDonnell Ms. Francoise Stone Ms. Leishia Woolwine Ms. Nancy Stoltz Ian Hinchliffe & Drs. Jack M. McElroy & Isobel & Roger Sturgeon Dr. Peter & Mindy Sun Susan Coughlin Marjorie Shapiro Mary Ann Skidmore Amy Tan & Louis De Mattei Ms. Maryanne Tagney Mr. Wesley Cox Patrick Hobin Ms. Linda McKay Lucy Tompkins, M.D. & Ms. Gloria Valair Copley E. Crosby & Terrance Hodel Dr. Douglas & Stanley Falkow, M.D. Daphne & Stuart Wells Marianne A. Welmers Ms. Linda Hodge Dr. Penelope Meakin Ann Classen Treadwell Ms. Jane A. Wetzel Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Cross Mr. & Ms. Gerald Hoshijo Al Medvitz & Lida Urbanek Ms. Vanessa Wong Mary A. Culp Carol L. & David G. Hough Jean McCormack Drs. Oldrich & Silva Vasicek Zuni Cafe Elizabeth M. Dirsa Mr. Robert Meister Ms. Arlene Wasserman Joanne Howard Ms. Victoria Donald Mr. David S. Hugle & Carleton E. Meyer & Lucie & Jerry Weissman BENEFACTOR Mrs. Michael D. Dooley Joan Tom Mr. & Mrs. Daniel G. Welch Mr. Haggai Niv $5,000 TO $7,499 Mr. & Mrs. Dr. H. Nona Hungate Mr. & Mrs. James Milner Ms. Linda Whittaker William G. Doolittle Mr. D. G. Mitchell Dorrit Ahbel, M.D. Victor & Kathy Hymes Ms. Conni Wilson Ms. Sarah A. Douglas Liza & Alex Mock Kendall & Claire Allphin Henry Ilg, Mr. & Mrs. Y. Wood Wong Katherine Herrick Drake Mr. James C. Moora Mr. Sig Anderman in memory of Lottie Ilg Kenneth & Anna Zankel, Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Duluk Thomas & Lydia Moran Robert M. Anderson & Mrs. Andrew Imbrie The Grove Robert & Carol Dutton Michael Moritz & Kyong Shik Eom Riki & Robert Intner Anonymous (8) Mr. & Mrs.* Michael Fahey Harriet Heyman Mr. & Mrs. Steven Anderson Jessica Jacob & Dr. & Mrs. Eric Fain Janet Morris & Mrs. Margot Shinnamon Zac Townsend BRONZE CIRCLE Mrs. Perrin Fay Frederick Martin Bach Donald & $7,500 TO $9,999 Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Bandy James Fennessey William O. & Alexander Fetter & Jacqueline Jacobberger Susan W. Morris Dr. Mirza Alam & Mrs. Linda Barrett Mr. Joseph Jacobs Dr. Charlotte Moore Mr. Michael Barrientos Lynn Bunim James & Katherine Moule Mrs. Jo Jagoda David & Donna & Ken Barrow Mr. & Mrs. Carl Fieser Mr. Manfred Mundelius Mr. Keith Jantzen & Judith Preves Anderson Mr. Stephen Beitzel & Mr. & Mrs. Louis C.G. Fisher Kate Murashige & Mr. Scott Beth The James R. Bancroft Family Ms. Lise Quintana Patrice & Warren Flack Chris Zones Mr. Guyton N. Jinkerson Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Berkowitz Roy C. Bergstrom Ken Fong Mr. Peter Johnson Musto Barbara E. Jones, Mr. Turney Berry Dr. Barbara Lynn Bessey Mr. & Mrs. J. Murray Fox David & Marilyn Nasatir Ms. Marcia Bieber Scott J. Bever Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Frame in memory of Marina & Ben Nelson Jennifer Michie Bienaime Donald Blais & Barbara B. Friede William E. Jones Karen S. NemetzA Joel & Eileen Birnbaum Michael McGinley Elise & Tully Friedman Mr. David A. Kadish Ms. Jeanne E. Newman Dr. Phyllis B. Blair Susan. S. Blake & Karen L. Gabrielson Amelia Kaymen, M.D. Paul Niewiadomski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brock Joel Kaufmann Mr. Martin Gaehwiler Gary Kelb Mary L. Nilan Robert Brody & Bill & Alison Boeckmann John & Paula Gambs Drs. Phyllis A. Kempner & Mark H. Nishiki, M.D. Andrea Jacoby Dix Boring & Mr. Richard Gemperle David D. Stein James A. Noe III Mr. George Carter & Marilyn Moore Boring Mr. Gary A. Getz & Ms. Kathryn Kersey Patricia Nottingham Mr. Chan-Hong Lim Gary Bottone Dr. Lorrie E. Clemens Mr. Donald Kieselhorst Lynn Odland Mr. & Mrs. Dean Cash Michelle Bourland Mr. Stephen P. Gill & Thomas D. King Helen W. O’Hanlon Solomon Cera Elizabeth Bowman Mrs. Margaret Gill Victoria Kirby Dean & Kim Pananides Dr. James Cuthbertson Judy Brady & Robert C. Goodman & Mr. Sven E. Kjaersgaard Julian T.* & Robin M.W. Parer Dr. & Mrs. Philip S. Dauber Drew W. Browning John Bankston Mr. Thomas Koch Berniece & Pat Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Vladimir Ermakoff Chris & Jennifer Brahm Dr. & Mrs. Marvin L. Gordon T. Peter & Y. Mei Lam Skip Paul Bro Halff Mr.* & Mrs. John P. Breyer Dr. Kathleen Grant Bao Lamsam & Scott Sagan Mr. & Mrs. Dale L. Petterson Mr. Joel Howell Karen Broido Don & MaryAnn Graulich Ms. Katharine Lange Ian Pollard Thomas & Elisabeth Jones Joseph & Linda Bronson Mrs. Robert M. Greenhood John & A.M. Larue Dr. & Mrs. George T. Rab Kurt Latta Lynda L. Brothers Ms. Violet Grgich & Dr. & Mrs. Laurence Lasky Charles & Vicki Raeburn Ms. Patricia Lee-Hoffmann Charles R. Bush & Calvin Lau Mr. Colin Shipman Ms. Carol Lazier Harold & Penny Ray Nathaniel M. Lopez Jeanne & William Cahill Sallie Grifﬁth The Honorable & Dr. & Mrs. John B. Reed James & Deborah Lyerla Mr. & Mrs. John E. Cahill, Jr. Claude & Nina* Gruen Mrs. Howard H. Leach Patricia Rees-Miller

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MEDALLION SOCIETY continued Mrs. Barrie Ford Regan Mr. & Mrs. William J. Watt Steve & Sally Schroeder Adam Arthur Bier & Jan & Jeannie de Vries Randall E. Reynoso & Rosalie V. Weaver Charles Schug Rachel Lem Dr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Dedo Martin Camsey Mr. Phil Wennhold John R. Schwabacher Family Ms. Linda Billings Mr. Manfred Dehmer David Richardson & Matthew Williams & Mr. & Mrs. John Sebastian Harold Blajwas & Mr. & Mrs. Eugene DeJuan Eliza Linley Amanda Maystead William & Judith Shilstone Alisa S. Burgess John* & Bonnie Demergasso Orli & Zack Rinat Mr. Harvey Yaverbaum Evangelos & William Blank Jan Deming & Jeff Goodby Katelyn Ristau Mr. E. William & Kathleen Simoudis Mrs. Robert N. Bloch Mr. Jan den Besten Kay & Ray Roberts Mrs. Mary Alice Yund Mr. Mark Small Mr. Noel T. Blos Ronald Denchfield & Mr. Paul Rogers Lev & Tatyana Yurovsky Mrs. Linda Snyder Mr. Jeff Boland Patricia Molvar Ms. Heli Roiha & Professor Jeffrey Zink & Mr. Donald Spuehler Dr. Maurizio Bonacini Ulric & Glenda Dennis Ms. Therissa McKelvey Mrs. Helo Zink Mr. Robert St. John & J. Dennis Bonney Mrs. Pam DeWeerd Arthur & Keiko Roosa Dr. Richard Zuniga & Ms. Melanie Searle Dr. Stephen C. Born Mr. J. P. Richards Dillingham Mr. George E. Rossmann Mr. Sean M. SeLegue Dr. Catharine van Ingen & Bruce R. Bowen & Mag Dimond Dr. Gwendolyn Rothman Anonymous (10) Dr. W. J. Wisniewski Junona A. Jonas John & Melanie Dodd Mr. Paul L. Rowe & Bob & Gail Walker Ms. Margaret Boyd Marion Dodd Mr. R. Michael Sereno PARTNER Hon. James L. Warren (Ret.) Mr. Bruce Braden Mr. Keith E. Doerge Barbara Sahm $4,000 TO $4,999 Ronald B. Wilkerson Eleanor & Theodore Brown Dr. Gary Dolan Mr. Heinrich Schelbert Ms. Anna Antoniucci Dr. Sherry Wren Timothy & Margaret Brown Sandra D. Donnell & Dr.* & Mrs. Rolf G. Scherman Paul & Kathy Bissinger Anonymous Don Buhman & Justin M. Faggioli Dr. Stephen Schoen & Linda Blondis Wray Humphrey David & Miriam Donoho Ms. Margot Fraser* Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Byrne FOUNDER William & Nancy Burnett Gary & Helen Dosik Mr. & Mrs. Michael Schroeder Karen Burtness Prak & Hilary & Richard Clark $3,000 TO $3,999 Ms. Joyce Dostale Mr. & Mrs. Lynn G. Seppala Emmy & Donald Clausing Jan Willem Prak Kathy Down, M.D. & Gary & Dana Shapiro Valerie Abad & Dr. Robert Paul Cabaj Annelle Clute Mehdi Ghadiani Gregory Kelly Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Shapiro Arthur D. Colman, M.D. & Donald Campbell Mr. Paul Duffey Vandana & Arvind Sharma Mr. John Abbott Mrs. Ronald E. Cape Pilar Montero, Ph.D Mrs. Deborah Accornero Rebecca M. Dyas Mr. & Mrs. Gerald V. Sharp Mr. Orville W. Dale Dr. Richard L. Caplin Susan & Bruce Dzieza Harvey & Deborah Shein Mrs. Lloyd Ackerman Dr. Betty J. Carmack Mr. & Mrs. Amir V. Adibi & Mr*. & Mrs. Wayne L. Earl Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Sherwood Thomas E. Dienstbier Vance Carney Joseph Ehrman III Mr. Daniel Shiplacoff & Shannon R. Clawson Janet L. Carpenter Laura Dillaway Dr. Mary Eichbauer & Prof. Roger Bourland Dr. Lefkos Aftonomos Peter & Jane Carpenter Mrs. Marilyn Dunn Dr. Greg Gartrell Steven E. Shladover Dr. Daniel S. Alegria & Mr. & Mrs. Dennis L. Carter Helene & Lawrence Edelman Ms. Shannon Eliot Ms. Ruth A. Short Dr. Mary Page Hufty Dr. Heidi H. Cary Dina & Carl P. Engineer Ed & Barbara Eschbach Ms. Marjorie Simon Francesca Alfajora Oscar Celli & Roger Busse Ms. Nancy J. English Janice & Jack Eskridge Mr. Kirby Slate & Mr. & Mrs. Jose R. Alonso Mr. Ben Chai Mrs. Robert Eshleman Ms. Pauline Eveillard & Mrs. Frances Slate Ms. Ann Alpers & Sarah Chamberlain Donald & Mr. Doug Gould Dr. Bruce L. Smith, Ph.D. & Mr. Shawn Hanson Ms. Jean B Chan Patricia Frischmann Patricia & Richard Farnsworth Ms. Nadine M. Tang Diane Green Benjamin C. Anderson, Ph.D. Dr. J. Samuel Chase Mr. Dennis C. Smith Joanne M. Anderson Martin Checov & Drs. Bette & James Felton Ms. Natalie Gummer Jan & Bob Fenwick Libby Smith Mr. Richard L. Hay Robert C. Anderson Timothy J. Bause Ms. Karin Fetherston Stephen Smoliar & Peggy Hill Arlene Anthony Melvin & Hella Cheitlin Ellen Finch Linda Dembo Mr. Larry Horton Ms. Maloos S. Anvarian & Thomas & Virginia Chen Leah Fine Kenneth & Joanne Snow Rosemary Joyce & Mr. Franklin R. Jackson Dr. Carol Christ Dr. Harvey Fishman & Dr. Steven Sorenson Russell Sheptak Drue G. Ashford Mr. Richard Christie Mrs. Deborah Fishman Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Stark Ms. Alyssa T. Koo Tracy Atherton Jerry & Linda* Cimmet Mr. & Mrs. Reginald D. Steer James* & Elinor Lacy Matthew Austern & George & Laura Cline Daniel & Carla Flamm Michael & Susanna Steinberg Ms. Barbara Laferriere Janet Lafler Patricia T. Coffin Jacques Fortier Patricia Stich David A. Lauer* & Zachary Baker Katie Colendich Mrs. Carlo S. Fowler Lisa & Jim Taylor James Earl Jewell Ms. Virginia Bamford Charles Connor, M.D. Richard L. Frank Trust William Laney Thornton & Mr. & Mrs. Gerald S. Levin Claudette Barrera Wallace W. Conroe & Barbara B. & Pasha Dritt Thornton Charles & Nancy Mack Kimiko & Ivan Barta Helen E. Conroe Joseph P. Fredrick TL Trust Mr. & Mrs. Michael Marston Mr. & Mrs. Fedele Bauccio Donald E. & Diane P. Cooley Ms. Ellen A. Friedman Ms. Carol J. Tomlinson Mr. Daniel & Joseph Baxter & Dr. Linda Crabbe Joyce Friedman Ms. Catherine F. Topham Dr. Mary McNabb Walter Balmas Mr. Guy Cross & Mr. & Mrs. William Froming Ms. Takeko Toyama Mr. & Mrs. Russell Merritt Mrs. Mary Baxter Ms. Erika Nelson David & Betsy Fryberger Barbara Traisman Andrew Morgan & Robert H. Beadle Dr. James Tristan Cross Lisa Zuckerman Gamshad Mr. Robert Trankle Danny Richard Mr. & Mrs. Frank Belvin Dr. Joan Claire Cucek Mr. Sameer K. Gandhi & Ulferts Center USA Inc. Dennis Otto & Matthew & Cristin Bennett LCDR Arthur W. Curtis, Ms. Monica Lopez Leslie & Judy Vadasz Robert Meadows Dr. Daniel Benson USCGR (Ret.) Ms. Ching-Ching Ganley Ms. Elizabeth Vobach Irving & Varda Rabin Paul & Mildred Berg Mr. Fred J. Dal Broi Max Gasner Mary & Terry Vogt Foundation of The Jewish Anna Bernhard Mr. A. S. Damji Marlena & Julia Gee Dr. Bradford W. Wade & Community Foundation of Anna & Mr. Stephen Danko Mr. Rich Gerhardt Dr. Linda K. Riebel the East Bay Robert P. Berryman, Jr. Ms. Lisa Danzig Henry* & Dorothy Gietzen Bruce & Fran Walker Mr. John N. Rooney Stuart & Helen Bessler Mrs. Arthur Dauer David & Jennifer Gillespie Alice & C.C. Wang Mr. Eugene Saenger Jr Mr. Josef Betz Charles & Dorothy Davis Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gleason Helena Troy Wasp Dorothy R. Saxe Vinny & Shalini Bhutani Mrs. Doris Davis Dr. Paul Goldsmith

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MEDALLION SOCIETY continued Ms. Grace & Ms. Roxanne Rebecca & Renate M. Nadler, M.D. David Ryu & Dr. Naomi R. Thorpe Araim-Sullivan Donald Kingsborough Joseph C. Najpaver & Christina Wu Ryu Judy & Harold Ticktin First Street Leather of Dick & Marianne Kipper Deana Logan Mr. Paul G. Salisbury Charlise Tiee & Solvang, California Mrs. Claudia Bray Kitka Ms. Mariam Nayiny & Ryan Samarakoon & Scott Grieder and Mammoth Lakes Mr. Edson Kong Mr. Nader Radjy Emily DiPoﬁ Mrs. F. J. Thomas Tilton Mr. John Gray Maj. Floyd R. Krey Donna Hall Neff Louise Adler Sampson Dean & Jeanice Tipps Ms. Deborah Greer Andrea Manson Krueger Jim Newman & Jane Ivory Mr. Pavi Sandhu Patricia Totten Mr. Benjamin Gregorski Bettine Kuh Ms. Mary D. Niemiller Michael Saroyan & Enrique Trachta Mr. Phil Grisier Dr. Bunny Laden Gerald & Ortrun Niesar Barbara Bishop, M.D. Norman & Carol Traeger Andy* & Eva Grove Mr. Michael Lamm Matthew & Nancy Noel Marlys Saveri & Joseph Saveri Justin Trapp Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Gunning Andrew Lan David O’Grady Mr. David Sawle Mr. Richard D. Tuck Brian & Elizaveta Gustafson Ms. Marcia Lazer Mr. Brian Olson Ms. Beth Scanlan Mr. Mark Valentine Rob & Yukari Haitani Richard & Patricia Taylor Lee Marilyn Oronzi Randy Schekman & Mary Van Voorhees Ms. Bronwyn H. Hall Dr. & Mrs. John Lenahan Lise Deschamps Ostwald Nancy Walls* Mr. Anthony Vickers Ms. Dorothea Hamilton Mrs. Nancy Lilly Ms. Catherine A. Owen Dorothy Schimke & Mr. Richard Votava Mr. Dave Handley & Claire & Mr. & Mrs. F. Ward Paine Cliff Jarrard Mrs. Louis M. Vuksinick Ms. Xiaowen Qiu Herbert Lindenberger Mrs. Jeraldine M. Palazzi Philip Schlein Ilana Walder-Biesanz Charles F. Hanes Mr. Wen-Pen Liu Mr. & Mrs. Sande Schlumberger Arthur & Susan Walenta Betty-Lou Harmon Mr. & Mrs. William R. Lloyd Steven Papagiannopoulos Mr. Warren Schneider Ms. Adrian Walker Mr. William Hartrick Mr. Brendon Lo Gerlie Papillion Phoebe & Ms. Ann Y. Walker & Mr. James E. Haynes Kate Lord Dr. Richard & Jean Park Christopher Schreiber Mr. David M. Jones Peggy Heineman Thomas & Kathryn Loughran Poyee & Patrick Pau Betty J. Schreiner, M.D. Susan Walker Paula Heller & Robert Yohai Mrs. Amy Louv Mr. William Pearce Dr.* & Mrs. James & Judith Wall Wellington S. Henderson, Jr. Claude L. Lowen Mauree Jane & Theodore Schrock Cmdr. & Mrs. Homer Wallin Mr. Robert Hero Ms. Kay Lucas Mark W. Perry Mrs. Ronald Schroeder Brian & Stephanie Walsh Mr. Stephen Hetzel Ophelia A. Lum You Frances Petrocelli & Ms. Andrea Schultz Jessica Wan & John DeNero Mr. & Mrs. David Hodges Joan & Roger Mann Charles B. Wilson Katherine Setar & Emily Wang & Aaron Hoffer Al Hoffman & Gus Manning & Ms. Nancy Pfund & Brad Fischer Mr. William Wang David Shepherd Rena Kirkpatrick Phil Polakoff, M.D. Pamela Sevilla Mr. Rom Watson Mrs. Doris Manock Ms. Margaret V. Sheehan Victoria Weatherford & Mr. & Mrs. Charles Holden Dr. Judith Pickersgill Richard A. Marciano & Merrill Shields Jordan Gardner Susan Meadows Hone Ms. Shauna Pickett-Gordon Teresa Middleton Elias Shikaloff Mr. Kimberly Mark Webb Michael Horan Mr. Terry Pitts Richard & Kate & Matthew Shilvock Ms. Belle Wei Wilma S. Horwitz Ms. Anastasia Polakis Patricia Marcogliese Barbara Silverberg Ms. Tania L. Weiss Ms. Gladys K. Howard Ritchie & Melissa Post Treva Jo Marcus Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Silverberg Mr. Richard P. West Mr. Joseph C. Howard, Jr. Jeanette M. Prato Dr. Pamela Marron Judith & Walter Sleeth Mr. Trevor White & Timothy G. & Cara R. Hoxie Margaret & Vic Quattrin Robin & Karl May David & Barbara Sloss Mrs. Nora Quattrin White Vincent & Christina Hu Mr. Frank T. Maynard Mr. Les Quock Frederic H. Smith Ms. Faye C. Wilson Ashley Hu Judge Lucy Kelly McCabe Christopher J. Raidy Mr. & Mrs. Vivian W. Wing, M.D. & Nancy A. Hutcheon Marcia & Bill McConnell Ms. Danielle Rebischung George D. Smith Jr. Elizabeth Grace Wickersham Ms. Margaret C. Hutchins Ellen Mccoy Don & Gwen Reichert Pamela D. Smith Mr. Christopher Wiseman Edward & Patricia Hymson Dr. Patricia McEveney Mr. Thomas H. Reynolds Gideon* & Cheryl Sorokin William Wisniewski & David K. & Kay Duke Ingalls Ms. Kathryn McGovern Kathryn E. Ringgold Mr. Steven Soult Catharine van Ingen James Ito Caryl McIvor Katelyn Ristau Mr. & Mrs. Robert Specker Susan & Jonathan Wittwer Harry L. Jacobs & A. Kirk McKenzie Wayne & Murphy Robins Robert L. Speer & Mr. Josiah Wolcott Katherine E. Akos Dr. & Mrs. Scot Rohrer & John Wong Ms. Eileen C. Wong Dr. & Mrs. Norman Jacobson Thomas O. McLaughlin Anne Scanlan-Rohrer Mrs. Leela Stake Ms. Shirley Woo Mr. Alexander Jakle Ronald & Judith McWilliams Fran Rominger Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Stamper Dan Woods Robin & Virginia Jaquith Mr. Peter C. Meier Noelle & Ken Roost Mr. Tom Standing Margaret & Angus Wurtele William & Leticia Jarvis Dr. Beryl & Mrs. Renee Mell Yvette & Philip Rosedale John & Linda Stedman Russell & Marilyn Wylie Mr. Carlos Jimenez & Mr. David Mellor Dr. Steven & Mrs. Ann Marie Steig Dr. Myles Yanta Dr. Victoria Smith Dr. Linda A. Membreno Mrs. Miranda Rosenau Dr. Kenneth & Laurel Stein Ms. Colleen Yeates Marsh Dr. Jane L. Johnson Edith P. Mendez Ms. Susan Rosenblatt Duty & Devotion Florette Yen Alfred & Sally Jones Judith & Irwin Miller George & Edith Rosenkranz Memorial Fund Lowell S. Young & Kristen & Todd Jones Beverly Mitchell & Dr. & Mrs. Mary Jean Stempien & Celeste Young Annie Jung John Pringle Roberto P. Rosenkranz James Stricker Mr. & Mrs. Anne Kaiser & Robert Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mocker Marion Ross Mr. Mark Stoermer Christopher Zaccalini Nene Kalu Wayne & Carol Montgomery Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Ross Blossom F. Strong Mr. & Mrs. Dr. & Mrs. Avi Katz Howard & Cathy Moreland Mrs. Joan Rost Ms. Vrenae Sutphin & Pierluigi Zappacosta Ms. Suzan Kaufmann Lawrence Morgan Barry Roth Mr. David Gray Joan Zawaski & Rona Siegel Robert S. Keagy Ms. Camille Morishige Mr. Charles W. Roth Ms. Susan Sweet Peggy & Lee Zeigler Daniel Kelley Mr. Paul Morris Mr. & Mrs. Dr. & Mrs. W. C. Sweeting, Jr. Frank Zepeda Mrs. Louis Kelso Thomas* & Anne Morton Peter E. Roxborough Sharon & John Tastor Dennis Zhang Jill Dore Kent John & Melinda Moynier Stephen & Marcia Ruben Ms. Genell Texeira-De Robertis Mary & Harold Zlot Nelda Kilguss Robert & Berit Muh Mr. John E. Ruden Ms. Holly Thauwald Family Foundation Lawrence Kim James & Ruth Murad Francis & Andrea Rush Ms. Joan Thoma Anonymous (16)

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SAN FRANCISCO OPERA MEMBERS

San Francisco Opera extends its deepest appreciation to all of our donors for contributions of any amount. The following members have made gifts between $1,000 and $2,999.

PrinciPal Patron Mr. & Mrs. Raj Desai Lona Jupiter Mr. Michael Mullen Mr. Marc Sugiyama Dr. Flora Banuett Ms. Suzanne Diamond Rosalalind Kandler Mr. & Mrs. Eric Nath Deborah Suppes Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Barbaccia $2,000 TO $2,999 Ms. Paula Dieli Dr. & Mrs. Samuel D. Kaplan David Newton Ms. Noriko Tabata David N. Barnard Mr. Richard Abram Mr. & Ms. Dave Disco Mr. Thomas L. Kardos Patrick & Bernadette Nolan Valerie E. G. Talmage Hans Barnard & Marc & Anita Abramowitz Mrs. Mary Lou Dorking Mr. Thomas R. Kearney Ms. Rita A. Norton Marvin C Tanigawa Willemina Wendrich Norm Abramson & Mr. John D. Drago Mr. Frank Kelly Mrs. Helen Nutter Barbara Tennant Ms. Joanne Barnes David Beery Mr. & Mrs. William H. Draper III Kyle Kerr Mr. Barton O’Brien Martin & Elizabeth Terplan Ms. Margaret M. Barratt Mr. Drake Adkisson Peter G. Drewliner Dukju Kim George & Karen Offen Ms. Brigitta Troy John Barrer Thomas F. Anders, M.D. Ms. Jennifer Durand Mr. David Kimport Mr. Garrick Ohlsson Gisela & Peter Turner Mrs. Dottie Barrett Arcadia Phono, LLC Ms. Margaret Hart Edwards Mrs. Beverly Kivel Coralie & John Otoshi Ms. Heidi Ulrich Ira & Carol Barrows Mrs. Deborah Armstrong John & Roberta Eidson Mr. Mark Kjeldgaard Harold Parks Mr. Paul E. van Dyk Albert Bartridge Ms. Celia Balfour Judith & Phillip Erdberg Eileen & Arthur Klatsky Mr. Raul Pavon Mr. Peter Van Etten Ms. Betty Basham Barclay’s Restaurant and Pub Shaari Ergas Ms. Anna-Lisa Klettenberg Ms. Matilda Perkins & Mr. Frank VanCourt Mr. Douglas C. Bassler Mr. David Barlow & Eric P. Essman Mr. Witold Klimenko Mr. Michael Freeburger Ms. Nora E. Wagner Mrs. Lieselotte Bauer Mrs. Lisa Clark-Barlow Evans Fund David Kneupper Mrs. Elizabeth L. 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Gould Dan & Kelly Grimaldi Mr. Justin Schuster Mr. Mike Rudolph SuStaining Patron Ms. Barbara Boies Ms. Katherine Calkins Ms. Jane Grimm Dr. Richard Lynch Ms. Marsha Ryle Morris Bol & Lewis Crickard Mr. Rick Callison Drs. Bill & Nancy Grove Mr. Timothy Lynch Mr. Federico Sandino $1,000 TO $1,999 Dr. Jean S. Bolen Cathleen Cameron Ms. Maud Hallin Karen & David MacQueen Mr. Stephen Sasse Marc F. Abramson, M.D. Mr. Brad Bollinger Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cameron Michael & Mary Hanemann Mr. & Mrs. William H. Madison Lecia Scaglione Jane & Christopher Adams Jeanne Rae Bonar MD Phyllis Cannom Krista & Eric Hanson Ms. & Mr. Naomi C. Mann Ms. Janine Scancarelli & Elaine Alden, Ms. Patricia Jones Boone Christine Cariati & Cliff Gerrish Robert G. Harvey Joan Mansour Mr. Christopher McMahon in memory of Ms. Moura Borisova Ann & John Carroll John F. Heil John Marcom & Arif Hasyim Mrs. Nora Schaaf Dr. John Alden Ms. Joanne Bourland Ms. Jacqueline Carson & Helen Heintz Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Mardesich Ms. Mary Schelling Mr. Ignacio M. Aliagas Mr. & Ms. Layne Bourque Mr. Alan Cox Ms. Firouzeh Hejazi Jason Marks Rev. Paul J. Schmidt & Mrs. Dolores M. Allen Ann S. Bowers Mr. Paul Casadonte Alfred & Ruth Heller Willlam H.L. Martin & Rev. Gerard K. Moran Lexis & David Allen Mr. Malcolm Bowles Mr. Murray Case Dr. Diana S. Herbst Cathy Corison Mr. & Mrs. John Schram Mr.* & Mrs. Anthony Arlen Mr. Barry Box Charles & Deryl Castellano Walter & Esther Hewlett Mrs. Charlene Mathias Mr. Charles Schweger Mrs. Susan Andersen Mr. Walter Boyd Mr. Mark R. Chaitkin & Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Hinkle Mr. Kim McCall Mr. James Scillian Mrs. Linda Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Boyer Ms. P. C. Storr Terence Hird Bobbie McChristy Michael Seaton Merrill D. Anderson Dr. & Mrs. Boone Brackett Jim Chanin & Rachel Richman Dr. Lucie Hirmina Mrs. Mary McKee Mr. & Mrs. Paul Setziol Paul W. Anderson, M.D. Stevan D. Bradley Mr. Daniel A. Chesir Ms. Anne Hohenberger & Mr. David McNally Ms. Mary Shelford Susan Anderson Mr. Peter M. Brady, Jr. Mr. Daniel Clark Mr. Michael Taylor Mary A. McTigue James R. Shevock Dr.* & Mrs. Helen Brake Ms. Georgina Clark Mr. Marshall H. Hollimon Mr. Kurt M. Menning Mr. Leslie M. Shinozawa Theodore W. Anderson Mr. David R. Braker Ms. Margaret Liu Collins Ms. Irma Honda Dr. Thomas Merigan Mr. Michael Silpa Dr. Allen I. Arieff Mr. James Brandman Mrs. Ann Concannon & Molly & Jock Hooper Mr. David Messick Mr. John Simpson David Armstrong Ms. Barbara N. Brandriff Mr. Barry O’Connell Dr. Ronald Hopkins Thomas & Barbara Metcalf Mr. Thomas Sinclair Mr. & Mrs. John S. Arnold Mr. Robert C. Brandt Ms. Aileen Cooke Ms. May Houghton Mr. & Mrs. John Meyer Mr. Jordan H. Smith Dr. Andrew J. Aronson Reid Branson Ian Cooper Ms. Vija Hovgard Mr. & Mrs. Donald Michener Mr. William Smith Robert Atkins Matthias Braun & Ursula Vitt Carol Gray Costigan Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Howard Ms. Marla J. Miller Mr. & Ms. Yoram Sorokin Mr. Arthur Atlas Marion F. Bray Sue & Ken Currier Helen Y.H Hui Ms. Patricia Mitchell Ms. Lucie Spieler Mr. Bruce Auld Mr. Jason Breaker Mr. & Mrs. James Daley Ms. Sharon Hunter Mr. Carlos Montano Mr. Storm Staley Ms. Elizabeth Avakian Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Breitbart Ms. Jean L. Dana Mr. Stephen Jackson & Mr. Chris Moore Ms. Fran Stancavage Mr. Richard Axelrod Mr. Joseph Brennan Mrs. Patricia Daniels Ms. June Kori Kody Denis Moore & Paul Garza Ms. Anita Stapen & Mr. James Baer Mr. Michael J. Bresler Dr. Nancy Davidson & Dr. Michael A. Jaffe M.D. Mr. Douglas G. Moore Mr. Richard Granberg Mr. Roger Bagley Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Britton Mr. Steen Pedersen Ms. Lily Jan Mr. Jack Morris Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Stein Mr. & Mrs. Schuyler Bailey Michael Brocoum Ms. Caroline Davis Mr. Mark Johnson Mr. Zachary Morrison Ms. Barbara Stewart Mr. Thomas Lee Baker Gabe & Trish Brovedani Mr. David Davis Tracy & Frank Jonelis Ms. Victoria Mortensen Matt & Tami Stolte Ms. Virginia Bale David Brown Mr. & Mrs. James F. Dean Paul S. Jones Mr. Michael Mullany Nobuyuki & Megumi Sugiura Eugene & Kathleen Bales Ms. Judith D. Brown

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San FranciSco oPera MeMberS continued Mr. Samuel Brown Andrew Dean Linle & Jim Froeb Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Hersh Ms. Madeline Kitier Mr. Simon Lowings Mr. Steven R. Brown Dr. Lee R. DeBow Sverre Froyen Lynn & Robert Hetland Ms. Katharine Kleinke Frances Lozano Vivian & Michael Brown Ms. Eileen Deiss Mr. James Fruehling Mr. & Mrs. Melvyn Hetzel Mrs. Chuen Kleiser Mrs. Ailsa E. Ludvik Mr. Donald Browne Mrs. Ann Del Simone Mr. & Ms. Mr. Rockne Hill Ellen Kline Dr. & Mrs. G. Karl Ludwig, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen B. Brush Ms. Antonia DeMatto Douglas W. Fuerstenau Mr. & Mrs. Albert Hillman Dr. Kathryn Klingebiel Ms. Kurtice C. Luther Ms. Carolyn Bryant Linda Derivi & Mr. Christopher Furman Mr. & Mrs. Claude M. Mr. Peter H. Klopfer Ms. Pamela Macal Andrzej & Nancy Brzeski Stephan Castellanos Ms. Grace Gabe Hiramoto-Hess Knight Angels Mr. Marco Magarelli Wendy Buchen Thomas P. & Mr. Paul Gardner Mr. Warren Hirsch Judith & Harlan Koch Mr. Allison Maggiolo Mr. Brad Buckman Veronica C. Devitt Ms. Margaret E. Garms Frederic & Sandra Hirschfield Richard Koch Neil Mahoney Mr. Audrius Budrys Mr. & Mrs. William J. Dickinson Ms. Marie-Louise Garrett Ms. Patricia Hitchens Volker Koch Ms. Marlene Maier Ms. Sandra Buehler Ms. Pamela Dickson Mr. Bryant Garth Dr. Betty M. Ho Mr. John M. Kohlmeier Mr. John E. Major Heidi & Harry Burt Dr. James Dimon Max Gasner Mark Allan Hodes Victor Korenman Mr. Peter Mansfield Mr. Peter Buttrick Mr. Stanley J. Dirks Ms. Margaret M. Gates Mr. Melvin S. Hodges Marta & Alex Kozera Davide Marchesi Mr. Gerald Cahill & Mr. & Mrs. Harold E. Dittmer Ms. Louise Gelotte Don Hoffman Dr. Bob & Christine Kradjian Mr. Richard Marliave & Ms. Kathleen S. King Dave & Helen Dix Mr. Sam Genirberg Mr. Stephen C. Hoffman Ms. Barbara Kral Mrs. Nikola Filby Ms. Georgia Callahan Mr. Don Dodson Ms. Pamela George Diane & Richard Hohl Marion R. Kramer, M.D. Ms. Alex Marzano Mrs. Ana Campo Mr. Robert J. Domrese Mr. Hartmut H. Gerdes Dr. Susan Holbrook & Mr. Norman Krasne Elise Masur Francisco Cardoso Maria & Henry Donahoe Mr. David Gettman James B. Florey, M.D. Mr. Glenn Krasner Ms. Jean Matsuura Randal Carlson Ms. Eileen M. Dong Famiglia Tom & Mr. Peter Holman Mrs. Caroline Krauskopf Mr. Gilbert E. Matthews Bruce & Mary Alice Carswell Ms. Alexandra Dostrow Juliette Giannini Mr. Brian W. Holmes Charles Kredensor & Ms. Victoria J. Mattson & Mr. Robert Case Mr. Calvin B. Doucet Mr. Richard Gilbert Ms. Rosalie D. Holtz Frederic Saunders Ms. Diana J. Gordon Dr. Karen Castle Michael Dougherty Ms. Alexandra Gillen Joseph Hooker Mr. Don Krohn Mrs. Joan Maxwell Chang Mooi Family Foundation Nancy Doyle, M.D. Anita N. Gillespie Mr. James Hopp Judith Krotec Mr. Henry Mayer Dr. Michael Charney Ms. Edith Drcar Mr. & Mrs. Dane Gillette Dr. Michael Horn Ms. Mary Kruzas Dr. Brian P. McCune Mr. Michael Chase Dr. Michael J. Drinnan, M.D. Ms. Sandra Gillette John Hornberger Ms. Elizabeth Kuehner Robert McDowell Mrs. Eunice M. Childs Ms. Joan Duffield Philip Gold Raymond & Karen Houck Ms. Gillian Kuehner John G. McGehee Ms. Tzu-I Isabel Chiu Edma Dumanian Ms. Marsha Goldberg Ms. Sally V. Houston Kenneth & Monica Kulander Ms. Julie McHenry Roger V. Christensen Mr. Bruce Dutson Steven H. Goldberg, M.D. & Ms. Constance Howard Mr. Charles Kunz John McLaughlin Mr. Paul Chrzanowski Ms. Barbara J. Dwyer Sandee Blechman Ms. Hing On Hsu Mr. David Kutz Mr. R. S. McMillen Li-Chiang Chu* Phillip L. Eaton & Robert Goldfien Mr. & Mrs. Henry P. Huff III Ms. Silvia Kuzmicz Randall McMullan Mr. David J. Clark James C. Robinson Mrs. Patricia Goldhoff Mr. David Hulin Joan Kwansa Mr. John McNally Mr. Robert Clark Ms. Nicole Economou Diane & David Goldsmith Mr. John Hunt Barbara J. Lane Ms. Mary McNulty Ms. Sarah Clark Ms. Deborah Edginton Ms. Andrea Gould Ms. Marian Huntoon Stephen & Maria Lans Mr. & Mrs. David Meckler Mr. Paul C. Clifford Mr. Kirk Edson Ms. Janet Goy Ms. Mary Idso Mr. Willis J. Larkin Fabrizio Mecozzi Dr. Cara Coburn Ms. Helen Edwards Ms. Barbara Goza Mr. Alberto Ilano David Larson David & Erika Meinhardt Mr. & Mrs. Jack Coffey Michael Egesdal Mr. Frederick Grauer Mr. & Mrs. Ken Imatani James P. Laumond, M.D. & Mr. Craig Melchert Mrs. Ralph L. Coffman Ms. Barbara J. Eisenhauer Maria Greenwald Mr. Edward C. Ingraham Arthur Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Melchior Mr. Michael Colbruno Mr. Albert Eisenstat Mr. Herbert Grench Mr. Charles Isola Ms. Mercedes Laurencin Anthony F. Melia Ms. Emily G. Cole Mr. James Elacqua Mr. Donald F. Grether Ms. Karen Ivy Mrs. Jan V. Lawler Ms. Suzanne R. Mellen Prof. George & Mrs. Jane Collier Ms. Janice R. Eldred & Dr. Patricia L. Griffin Jaqueline Gamache Mr. Myles Lawless Mr. Ira Mellman Mr. Stephen L. Collier & Mr. Peter Szutu Mr. Lloyd Grotheer Alan Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Lazarus Mrs. Alma Z. Menn Mr. Frank A. Patt Mr. Daniel D. Elias Ann C. Grove & Richard Green Ms. Laura Jacobson & Ms. Harriet Lazer Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Mesker Ms. Elizabeth Colton Ms. Dianne Ellsworth Miss Ursula Grunfeld Mr. John Denton Mr. & Mrs. G. B. Lebedeff Mr. Robert Messick Carol & Lewis Connolly Dr. Cornelis Elmes Mr. Andrey Gubichev Mr. Klaus Jaeger Ms. Christina Lee Dr. & Mrs. Stacy R. Mettier Geoffrey Constable Mr. Robin Elwood Mrs. Mary Gundelach Sally James Kewchang Lee, M.D. Allison Metz, M.D. Clyde & Ann Coombs Mrs. Maria G. Erdi Mr. Roger Guy-Bray Ms. Naomi Janowitz Ms. Martha J. Richards Mr. Gary Mezzatesta Ms. Debra Corazzelli Mr. Marc Escuro Ms. Jacqueline Guzzo Mr. Ted Jarvi & Dr. Marion Lee Knute Michael & Mr. George Corona Mr. Tom Etheridge & M. M. Hadcock, M.D. Ms. Helen Hall Mr. Wilton Woo & Ginna Dean Miller Deborah Costa Ms. Luanne Rolly Johnnie Johnson Hafernik Glen William Jarvis Ms. Vera W. Lee Michael Middleton Ms. Carmen Côté-Devaughan Mrs. Joyce Mishel Ettinger William A. Hage Ms. Jeraldine S. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Edgar G. Lehmann Karnig & Michael Coughlan Ms. Deborah Kaplan Evans Candace Hall Julie Johnson Ms. Patricia Leicher Santoukht Silva Mikaelian Hugh J. Coughlin Mr. Fred & Mrs. Joan Falender Mr. Christopher Hall & Rod Johnson Paul E. LeMal, M.D. Mr. Andrew A. Miller Tom & Jane Coulter Dr. William Falvey Ms. Sandra Sarro Ms. Marian Johnston Mr. Robert Lemons Dr. & Mrs. Fred Miller Mrs. James E. Court Richard Farris Gregory & Kathryn Hampton Mr. Mountaine Jonas Mr. Edwin Lennox Caroline Milton Mr. Norman Couttie Mr. Adrian Fedorovici G. R. Hamrdla Mr. Gary Jones Mr. Jim Leonard Dorothy T. Milton Dr. Michael Craig Cox Ella Fehl Mr. Steven Hand Harvey L. Jones Ms. Linda Lester McIlvoy Sean Minnig & Matt Evans Terry & Evelent Cox Cantor & Mrs. Martin Feldman Mrs. Rose Hane Mrs. Frances G. Joyce Ms. Carol Levenson Carol Mirenda & Warren Lee Dr. & Mrs. William R. Crain Mr. David A. Fencl Mr. David Hankinson Andrea G. Julian Myra K. Levenson Cosette P. Mitchell Gary & Diana Cramer Mr. Chad Ferguson Diana Hardy Mr. & Mrs. George Jurkowich Mr. Mark Levi Michael Mitchell John Cramer Mrs. Kristin Ferguson Mr. Roy Dean Hardy Mr. Richard Kadel Adrelle K. Levy Mr. & Mrs. W. W. Moffett Frederick Craw Niall Ferguson Thomas Harkins & Mr. Richard Kalkbrenner F. Chaney Li, MD Ms. Karen Moneta Kate Crawford Mr. Jeffrey Fine Thomas Philipps Jon Kannegaard & Norman & Helen Ann Licht Thomas & Cassandra Moore Clive Criper Ms. & Mr. Ellen Fisher Mrs. Melinda Harmon Patricia Sandoval Dr. T. Juhani Linna Glenn A. Morrison Mr. John C. Cromack Ms. Claire Candace Fitzgerald Ms. Anette L. Harris Dr. Arjun Kapur Mr. & Mrs. Steven Lipson Mr. John Morton David Cross Mr. Adam Flatt Diana Harris Bennett R. & Suzy Katz Janet K. Littlefield Mr. & Mrs. Bhushan Mudbhary Mr. Bradford Crowell Mr. Kirk Forbeck Kathy Hart Mr. Ken Kawaichi Mr. W. Alex Livesley Mr. Robert Mukai Mrs. Angelique Cucaro-Renault Karen Ford Mrs. & Mr. Hartley Ms. Susanne Kayyali John Livingston & Ms. Kathleen E. Mulaney Ms. Phoebe Cutler Mike & Nancy Foss Mr. Charles Hashim Kathryn Kearney Frances Etow Ms. Sharon Mulgrew & Mr. Christian Dahlen Mr. Anthony Fotherby Mr. Robert L. Hausmann John Keeley Mr. Thomas Lloyd-Butler Mr. Brian Umeki Mrs. Janet Dahlsten Mrs. Barbara Fracchia Tom Hixson & Kevin Sarmento Elizabeth D. Kelker Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Loar Ms. Majbritt Murdock Mr. & Mrs. John F. Dains Mr. John G. Francis Mr. David A. Hearth & Erwin Kelly John Lockton Mrs. Pamela Murdock Ms. Jennifer Daly Sonia Frank Ms. Lauren T. Hall Ms. Jane Kelly Alan LoFaso Ms. Jessica Murphey Ms. Caroline Daniels Jim & Karen Frassetto Mr. Kenneth Hecht Ms. Claudia Kennedy Brian Logan Ms. Elizabeth W. Murphy Robert Daoust Mr. David Freedman Ms. Elisabeth Hellmann Mr. Joe Khoei Ms. Susanne Lohmann Kathleen Murray Mr. Herbert Dauber Mr. Adam Fried SK Henderson Sheila Doyle Kiernan Ms. Barbara Lombardi John & Diane Musgrave Ann Davies & Ruben Diaz Mr. & Mrs. Eliot Fried Zheyla Henriksen Mr. Hyunchul Kim Mr. John W. Long Ms. Chika Nagata Mr. Christopher Davies Ms. Deborah Friedlaender Ms. Barbara A. Henry Mr. Michael Kim Ms. Barbara Lopez Tania Nanevicz Mr. Erik Davis Mr. Amir Friedman Ms. Diane Henry Femie & Curtis King Frank & Sally Lopez Ms. Nancy Nee Mrs. Erin Davis Mr. & Mrs. Dr. Vincent Hentz Neil King John Lounsbery Mr. Charles & Dr. Laura Nelson Ms. Vera DeMartini Joseph Paul Friedman Ms. Carmen Hernandez Mr. James Kingdon Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Lovett, Jr. Ms. Mary D. Nelson Alan Dean James H. Fritzsche Mr. Robert Herriot Ms. Kathleen Kirkish Phillip Lowe Mr. Jordan Nerenberg

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San FranciSco oPera MeMberS continued Wanda Nervi Ellice J. Papp Louis Ptacek & Ying-Hui Fu R. M. Rogness Mr. Christopher Scanlan Mrs. Harriet Simpson Dr. & Mrs. Ernest Newbrun Mr. Raymond Paramo Robert & Consuelo Purvis Theres & Dennis Rohan William Scharf Ms. King-Dah Sip Mr. & Mrs. George A. Newhall Ms. Bai Park Janet & Michael Quartaroli Bill Roman Mr. Yuval Scharf Mr. Harold Skilbred Mrs. Wenlan Ng Peter Pastreich & Mr. John Quarterman Ms. Marguerite Romanello Mr. Andrew Schenck Marilyn & Ronald Skinner Mr. John Nigh Jamie Whittington Mr. & Mrs. Martin Quinn Mr. James J. & Mr. & Mrs. H. Alton Schick Mrs. Alice Sklar Kari Niiranen Mr. Scott Patterson Ms. Maria Quiros Mrs. Roberta H. Romeo Mr. Frank Schirrmeister Robert Sklenar Dr. Hiroshi Nikaido Mr. & Mrs. Gary Patton Olga & Sergey Rakitchenkov Mr.* & Mrs. David Rosenkrantz Dr. Kurt A. Schlesinger & Lawrence & Jacqueline Slayen Mrs. Nancy Ninegar Thomas & Sheryl Paukert Mr. Robert W. Rankin Ms. Davy Rosenzweig Dr. Barbara S. Artson Sheldon Sloan Jim & Brenda Nirenstein Sarah & Rodney Paul David & Mary Raub Mr. Floyd W. Ross Dr. Paula Schlesinger Mr. George Sloup Mr. Edward Noble Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Paulsen Alan M. & Nancy Raznick Richard W. Ross Eddie Schmidt Mr. Glen Smerage Ms. Barbara North Mr. Alec Pedersen Ms. Melissa Reading & Sally Ross Margot Schmitz Prof. & Mrs. Alan Jay Smith Mr. & Ms. D. Warner North Ms. JoAnn Perry Mr. John I. Castor Mary Ellen Rossi Mr. Stephen Schrader Mr. Albert G. Smith Gayle & Allen Notowitz Mr. Stanley Peters & Ms. Anne Redman Mr. Donald Roth Mr. James F. Schultz Mr. Fred B. Smith Noelle Nugent Ms. Kathleen Much Mr. Timm Redwood Ms. Laura Royster Mrs. Edwin A. Seipp, Jr. Ms. Judith L. Smith Ms. Gladys Nutt Jane G. Petersen Mr. CJ Reeves Jeffrey Ruda & Leonard Whitney Carolyn Senger Mr. Lincoln Smith Ms. Joyce P. O’Connor Ms. Susan D. Peterson Rossannah Reeves Nancy J. Russell Wayne & Lisa Serrano Mary Anne Smith Dr. Michael O’Connor & Ms. Pamela Philbert Frances K. Reid Mr. M. Duane Rutledge Mr. David Serrano Sewell Roberta Smith Dr. Patricia O’Connor Mr. Ralph A. Philbrook Ms. Pamela L. Reinertsen Seymour Sabesin Stephanie Sfakianos Dr. Stephen R. Smith Ms. Jan Ogren & Allen & Joyce Phipps Mr. Tom Reinhold David & Bonnie Sachs Ms. Louise Shalit Stefanie Snow Mr. Dean Watson Steve Piatek Ms. Pamela Reis Jordan Sachs & Jeannie Sack Mr. Glenn Shannon Thomas Snyder Col. Gary Ohls Frank Pieri Brian Reiser Phyllis & Charles Salmon Drs. Charles & Andrea Shapiro Dr. Richard L. Sogg Mr. Michael Okada Peter & Joanne Pierson Mr. Joel Reiter Mr. & Ms. Lyman Saltzen Dr. & Mrs. James Shapiro Mr. John Solaegui Mr. Brian O’Laughlin Bernadino J. Pistillo, Jr. Lynn Richards & John Leong Mr. Bert Salyga & Ms. Carolyn Shaw Ms. Mary Ann Somerville Mr. Gregory O’Leary Sir Desmond Pitcher Julie & Christopher Ridley Dr. Sean McCarthy Judy & Wylie Sheldon Barbara & Paul Sonnenblick Mr. & Mrs. Robert Olness Mr. & Mrs. Wolfgang Pohl Ms. Patricia Ridlon Ms. Marily M. Sampson Ms. Michaelyn Shelley-David Beverly G. Soules Mr. Stanley O’Loughlin Ryan Pon Mr. Ernst Rinderknecht Dr. & Mrs. Bruce J. Sams, Jr. Mr. Jeff Sherry Mrs. Virginia Soult Robert & Diane Olson Anna & Frank Pope Ms. Margrit Rinderknecht Mrs. Elizabeth Samson Ilene Shifrin Ms. Kim Spitler Mr. Aare Onton Kenneth Porrello Mrs. Richard D. Ringe Ms. Brigitte Sandquist Mr. Richard H. Shoop Mr. John Spitzer Mr. Stephen Ordway Michael Portillo Mr. Robert Ripps Mr. Stuart Sands Diana & Richard Shore Mr. Paul Sporer Karin Orsic & Greg Davis Stuart Poyner Dr. Dan Robbins Mr. Jeffrey Sant Dr. Neal Shorstein Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. Stallings Ms. Sheldeen G. Osborne Mr. & Ms. Frank L. Prather Mark Robertson Ms. Marge Satinsky Dr. Marilyn N. Silva Mr. Russell Stanaland Mr. Peter Osinoff Hiroko Prather Edis & Martin Robinson R. Bruce Mosbacher Family Scott Silveira Nick & Jeanne Stathakos Mr. Thomas Pajak Felice S. Price Mr. Ernest M. Robles Mr. Peter Sayre Ms. Christine W. Silver Joelle Steefel Mr. Clement Pang Susan Price Leslie & Carl Rodd Mr. George Scalise Mr. Axel Simon Ms. Marianne Stefancic Become a Monthly Giver opera enriches lives all year round—not just when it’s on stage. as a monthly giver you can provide meaningful, ongoing support in an easy and aﬀordable way. Your selected contribution amount will be automatically charged to your credit or debit card each month for as long as you wish to participate. best of all, you’ll receive membership beneﬁts at a level equal to 12 months of recurring gifts, starting the day you sign up. to join our monthly giving program visit sfopera.com/monthlygiving or call (415) 565-3212.

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San FranciSco oPera MeMberS continued Harvey Steiman Ms. Theresa Sweeney Jeanie Nieri Treichel Mr. Stanyan Vukovich Anita N. Weissberg Ms. Janet S. Wright Jana & Gary Stein Toby Symington Ms. Maxine Trost Mr. Charles Wagner & Mrs. Pamela Wentworth Phil Wright Susan K. Stevens, M.D. Mr. Pedro N. Taborga Danielle & Robert Troy Mr. Thomas F. Culp David & Kay Werdegar Thomas Wright Mr. Martin Stidham Ms. Elizabeth R. Taylor Ms. Elena Tsoupko Jerry & Randi Walker Karen Wetherell Ms. Melanie Wyler Ms. Nell L. Stinson Ms. Jennifer Taylor Ted & Mary Tsui Mr. & Mrs. William Walker Mr. Keith Wildenberg Ms. Fujiko Yamashita Shannon Stirman Ms. Marian E. TeSelle Prof. & Mrs. Frederic Tubach Bernard Wall Elizabeth S. Wilder Tatsushi Yano Ian E. Stockdale & Ruth Leibig Mr. John C. Thacker Carol Turner Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Wall Mr. Ronald Wilkins Charles & Edna Yanofsky Mr. John Stocker Ms. Maud Thiebaud Mr. Earl Turner Ms. Inja Kim Wang Mr. Doug Williams & Mr. John Yarborough III Daniel Joseph Stoﬂe Dr. Ruedi F. Thoeni, M.D. Ms. Kimberly Twesme Mrs. Mary-Margaret Ward Ms. Madelyn Bedig-Williams Lord Young Ann Stone Derek Thomas Ms. Elizabeth L. Ullrich Mr. & Mrs. John H. Warren Mr. Frederick T. Williams David & Susan Young Katherine Stone & Mr. & Mrs. Carol Jackson Upshaw Mr. Michael D. Warren & John R. Williams Mr. Barry Zacherle Roger Myers Thomas W. Thompson Dr. Marta Vago Ms. Mary Louise Robert J. & Carole Williams Mr. Victor Zafra Robert Stone Megan & Marcus Thygeson Cornelis van Aalst Pieper-Warren Adriana Williams Mr. William T. Zaumen Mr. Edward Storm Mr. Ralph Tiegel Mr. John Van Horn Ms. Ani W. Weaver Mr. Andrew Wilson Karen Zehring Mrs. Helga Strasser Mr. Richard & Mrs. Lois Tilles Mr. Guy Vandenberg & Rhonda & Andrew Weber Ms. Martha Wilson Zhen Zeng Ms. Blanche G. Streeter Lawrence `Tjernell Mr. Stephen Williams Mr. Keith R. Weed Mr. & Mrs. P. Brien Wilson Ken & Charlotte Ziebarth Mrs. Catherine Stroup Mr. Todd Toepfer Mr. George Varian Mr. Chad Weider Ward & Polly Wolff George Zimmerman Ms. Judith Stuart Mrs. Isabelle Toms Mr. & Mrs. Clark Vilas Ms. Fanyela Weinberg Ms. Carol Wolleson Ms. Karen Zito Ms. Lauren Sullivan Raymond & Deborah Tonella Fred & Ridley Virdeh Ms. Helaine Weinstein Albert & Theresa Wong Mr. & Mrs. Amos C. Zucchi Timothy Sullivan & Lynne Toribara & Dr. Paul Volberding & Mr. Jim Weir Kam Wong Dr. Marc Zussman Karen Ericksen Brian Howard Dr. Molly Cooke Elaine & Stanley Weiss Ms. May Wong Anonymous (27) Hon. & Mrs. John A. Sutro, Jr. Gunnel Tottie Tamisie Honey Vrolyk Dr. John Weiss Dr. & Mrs. Russell D. Woo M.D.

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e invite you to become engaged Win the many facets of San Francisco Opera Education, including school partnerships, family activities, and adult programs. Your gift—at any level—will help the Company provide opera education for all ages throughout the Bay Area and invite the community to join us for innovative programs at the new Wilsey Center for Opera. For more information on becoming a Friend of Education and supporting these vital programs, please call (415) 551-6244 or visit sfopera.com/Friendsofeducation. Support for the 2017–2018 San Francisco Opera Education Department ARIA (Arts Resources in Action) school programs generously provided by The Amgen Foundation, Merrill D. Anderson, Bank of America, David Bertoni, Vance Carney, Ann & John Carroll, Robert & Laura Cory, Carol Gray Costigan, Vincent Cracchiolo, in honor of Carol J. Cracchiolo, Denise Cutler, Elizabeth M. Dirsa, Mr. & Mrs. Noel Fenton, Kristina Flanagan, Gap Foundation, Anita N. Gillespie, Jane & David Hartley, Fred & Peggy Heiman, Carmen Hernandez, in memory of Carmen Villavicenio, Kimberly M. Hughes, Ms. Mitzi Johnson, Candace Zander Kahn, Kaiser Permanente, Kimball Foundation, Nancy Kraus & Barbara Fronk, Joan Kwansa, Harry S. & Eileen Lewis, Ms. Sylvia R. Lindsey, Mr. & Mrs. Russell Merritt, Randall E. Reynoso & Martin Camsey, Lynn Richards & John Leong, Sing for America Foundation, Union Bank, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, Wells Fargo Foundation, Daphne & Stuart Wells, The William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation, and anonymous donors.

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THE ENDOWMENT FUND

San Francisco Opera honors those whose endowment contributions since 1972 have helped ensure that our tradition of excellence continues in perpetuity. To learn more about endowment opportunities, contact Mandala Pham, Legacy Giving Oﬃcer, at (415) 565-6413 or [email protected].

NAMED FUNDS COMPOSERS’ CIRCLE Lurline B. Roth ARTISTS’ & MUSICIANS’ Roy Cadenasso Estate William Randolph Hearst $500,000 TO $999,999 Charity Foundation CIRCLE Robert W. Cahill Estate Young Artists Fund Mai G. Coggin Estate Ruth Sanderson Estate $25,000 TO $49,999 Lillian Miller Carlson Francesca Deering Howe Mr. & Mrs. Reid W. Dennis Ilse Sauerwald Estate Dr. John Alden Fund Memorial Fund Principal Artist Fund Francis Goldsmith Trust James H. Schwabacher Estate Fritzi Benesch* Francis & Lainee Chen Caroline H. Hume Music Richard B. Gump Estate Eunice B. J. Senderman Marjorie B. Bonthrone Trust Edward J. Clark Director Fund Claramae Turner Hoffmann Estate George Bowles B. B. Cohen Estate Burgess & Elizabeth Jamieson Estate Prof. Kurt Servos Estate Chrissie B. Breedlove Mr. & Mrs. Warren J. Coughlin Fund Nancy W. Bridgwater Estate Mr. & Mrs. David Packard Edward Meade Smith Estate Ruth Hiene Dahl Estate Pitch & Cathie Johnson Jefferson Peyser Estate Nellie D. Stephens Estate Broadway-Hale Stores Student Ticket Fund K. Hart Smith Estate Mrs. Harry F. Camp Charles & Dorothy Davis Alice Vincilione Helen Dennis Estate The Diana Dollar Knowles Harry J. Wagner Estate Carole Wagner Estate Meyer M. Camp Ms. Annette Campbell-White & Di Giorgio Foundation Fund for Emerging Artists Barbara M. Ward & The Edmund W. & Dr. Ruediger DWD Foundation LIBRETTISTS’ CIRCLE Honorable Roy L. Wonder* Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Naumann-Etienne Richard J. Elkus $250,000 TO $499,999 Whitney Warren Estate Fund Philip Carlson Estate Richard Everett* Bernard Osher Endowment Anita Uhl Brothers Estate Karyl Lynn Kopelman Zietz Dr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Dedo Ms. Ginger Dostrow* Richard Farley Estate Fund Edward P. Eassa Trust Phyllis Edwards Estate Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Field Jordan Joseph Popkin IVAS IRCLE Mr. & Mrs. Dr. Maurice Eliaser, Jr. Estate D ’ C Opera Outreach Fund William C. Edwards Tully M. Friedman in memory of $50,000 TO $99,999 Madeleine H. Russell Sidney M. Ehrman Estate Robert Gallo Stella & Maurice Eliaser Marguerite Arends Estate Night at the Opera Fund David B. Felch Estate Lewis W. Hale Estate Roberta Empey Estate Thomas Tilton Production Gertrude Baker Trust Barbara Marie Fontaine Mrs. Griffith Henshaw Dr. Samuel C. Hughes Estate Bank of America Foundation Estate Fund James Irvine Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Reuben W. Hills Phyllis C. Wattis Opera Fund Katherine R. Blyth Estate Hilda Gard Trust David R. Hyman Estate in honor of Myron Du Bain Frank A. Campini Foundation Frank Gerbode Phyllis C. Wattis Opera Henry J. Kaiser Family R. Earl Robinson Fund Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Eleanor Guilford Fund for New Productions Ruth C. Samson Estate Foundation Patricia Yakutis Endowment Inc. Vija Hovgard Claudia Stoop Estate William S. & Vivienne Howe William R. & Fund Earl H. Teass Trust Del Monte Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Dewey Donnell Estate Nancy Ely Kales Dr. & Mrs. John A. Zderic Mrs. Frederick Kohlenberg LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Fireman’s Fund American Ruth Kaufman Estate Betty Ford Lingo— Jesse Koshland $1,000,000 and abOve Foundation CONDUCTORS’ CIRCLE The Cerimon Fund Grover Magnin Estate Andrew J. Bellotti* $100,000 TO $249,999 Fleishhacker Foundation Russell J. Matthias Estate Mr. & Mrs. Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Fromm Diana L. McClure Estate Matson Navigation Company Mr.* & Mrs. John M. Bryan Anne E. Matthew* William* K. Bowes, Jr. Chevron USA I. P. Patrick Gallagher Fund Naomi Maryann McHugh Mr. & Mrs. Fred Moller Columbia Foundation Mrs. Sheldon Cooper Estate William G. Gilmore Foundation Estate Franklin C. Deters Estate in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Harris Morris Trust Diane L. Morris A Ray* & Dagmar Dolby Robert Watt Miller Marco P. Hellerman Estate Louisette C. Murdoch Estate Kathleen Dale Oscarson Bertie Bialek Elliott Valerie & Paul Crane Dorfman Mrs. Griffith Henshaw Estate Agda Eleonora Olson Estate Thelma C. Owen Estate John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn Ms. Leonie Darwin* Hewlett-Packard Foundation Pacific Lighting Corporation Marion Stuart Parker Estate Pacific Telesis Mr. & Mrs. James Heagy Mr. & Mrs. William H. Draper, III Marian Prentice Huntington Kathleen R. Poer Estate The William Randolph Hearst Christopher Page 1985 Trust Robert F. Ewing Estate Ruth Prager Estate Foundation Deborah Pentz Trust Derek M. Fairman Estate Joan J. Jacobs Siegfried B. Puknat Estate The William & Flora Hewlett Charles D. Field Estate Mr. & Mrs. Louis A. Petri Foundation Effiellen Jeffries Estate Agnes D. Porter Estate Mrs. John P. Renshaw R. Gwin Follis Foundation G. William Jewell Estate Francesca Deering Howe Estate William W. Godward Retail Dry Goods Association Marcia Robinson Estate Sidney & Vivian Konigsberg The Hume Family Mr. & Mrs. William Hamm III of San Francisco Alfred Sbarboro Estate Dora Donner Ide Estate Hewlett-Packard Company Edith Koshland Estate R.C. Samson Estate Dr. Robert R. Schmidt Estate Casey L. Scott Barbara K. Jackson Holmes Foundation M.E. Lorenz Estate Carolyn Shaw Dr. A. Jess Shenson Burgess & Elizabeth Jamieson Hugh Keenan Estate McBean Family Foundation Mary Shoch Mr. & Mrs. C. Bradford JeffriesA Florence N. Mel Estate Emmett G. Solomon Donald Khulke Trust Jack D. Soldate Estate Franklin & Catherine Johnson The Hon. & Lynda Spence Evelyn Lorenz Estate Muriel McKevitt Sonné The Diana Dollar Knowles Trust Mary Lorenz Mrs. William Orrick, Jr. Wells Fargo Bank Anonymous (1) Mrs. F. J. Thomas Tilton Jeannik Méquet Littlefield* Emily Prettyman Lowell Estate Ailsa C. Pender Estate Lorry I. Lokey Russell J. Mays 1994 Trust Janet L. Pynch Estate Sarah Tilton & Lawrence Low ARTISTS’ & MUSICIANS’ Dr. Jesse F. Minnis, Jr. Estate Robert McAlpin Moore James D. Robertson Henry F. Trione CIRCLE National Endowment Alicia H. McEvoy Estate Earl Robinson Estate Tallant Tubbs Estate for the Arts $10,000 TO $24,999 Ralph R. Michaelis Estate Mrs. William P. Roth Constance Tydeman Bernard Osher Foundation Lucile C. Monteagle Estate Violetta Sharpe Estate Nerzig Apkarian Estate Mr. & Mrs. Willard Vernon Jordan Joseph Popkin Barbara V. Morse Estate Roy Backus Estate Mr. & Mrs. Brooks Walker, Jr. Opera Outreach Fund Milton J. Mosk & Syntex Corporation Mr. J. P. Barger Marie Welch West Estate In memory of Frank D. Stout Thomas Foutch Donald & Rachel Valentine Muriel C. Barnett Estate Lorna Talbot Estate Mr. & Mrs. George Otto Carole Wagner Estate John L. Blake Mr. & Mrs. Harry Wetzel Mrs. Paul L. Wattis Estate Dr. & Mrs. Richard Rigg Crown Zellerbach Foundation Miss Louise Boyd Estate Mr. & Mrs. Palmer Wheaton Patricia Yakutis Estate Keith W. & Marjorie J. Riley Harold & Doris Zellerbach Florence W. Bruce James Wilson Estate Anonymous (1) Gerald B. Rosenstein* Harold L. Zellerbach Estate Neil Buckley Estate Anonymous (1)

* deceased A indicates Series A Box Holder

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TRIBUTES CIRCLE In the opera world, there is no greater challenge—and no finer reward—than Richard Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung. Ring San Francisco Opera is grateful to the following donors for their honorary and memorial gifts received in the past twelve months. Circle members and Production Sponsors understand what it takes to bring this most epic work to life: more vision, more planning, more rehearsal, more resources and more heroes dedicated to making it all possible. The only thing that dwarfs the scale of this production is the passion of our members. Thank you! IN HONOR OF Bob epstein & amy Roth James Fennessey Don & Rene Morgan Ms. Carol Benz Henry I. Prien Mr. Andrew Maguire & Ms. Simone Quarré Andrea Silvestrelli Valhalla CIRCle lisa erdberg & Dennis Gibbons Mr. & Mrs. Carl Fieser William O. & Susan W. Morris Norman & Janet Pease Ms. Betty A. Prien Mr. Douglas Cyr Anonymous Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. William M. Coughran Alice Ames Morison & Bertie Bialek elliott edward Frank & Sarah Ratchye Patrice & Warren Flack David & Marilyn nasatir David Cangelosi Mrs. William R. Kimball Dr. Oakley Hewitt Ms. Pamela Rosenberg Lola Simi Keith & Priscilla Geeslin Candace & Vincent Gaudiani Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Frame Marina & Ben nelson David Bertoni Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Mesker Anonymous Dandelion Famiglia Tom & Juliette Giannini John a. & Cynthia Fry Gunn Ms. Wanda lee Graves Karen l. Gabrielson Mary l. nilan Sylvia & John hughes Geoffrey & Marcia Green Mr. Richard Gemperle lynn Odland Ms. Beth Clayton Karen J. Kubin Ms. Evelyn S. Martinez Mr. Charles H. Sherman The Magnificent San Francisco edmund W. & Ms. linda hodge Charles D. Goodman Maxwell G. Paley & Gregory J. Corrales Horizons Foundation R. Bruce Mosbacher Family Mr. Paul Sporer Gary Kelb Opera Chorus & Rufus Olivier Jeannik Méquet littlefield Fund Marie & Palmer hotz Robert C. Goodman & John Bankston Dean & Kim Pananides Skip Paul Anonymous Bernard & Barbro Osher Susan & eric Johnston Dr. & Mrs. Marvin l. Gordon Dr. Richard & Jean Park Lisa Erdberg & Skip Paul Kate & Matthew Shilvock Betty & Jack Schafer Jeffrey & anne Marie Katz anne Gray Ian Pollard Dennis Gibbons Gorretti Lo Lui Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Britton Prof. Georg Treichel Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem Dr. Susan Kroll & Mr. Mark R. Kroll Bernice e. Greene David & Joy Powell Judith & Phillip Erdberg Barbara A. Wolfe Mr. Robert Ripps Jeanie Nieri Treichel The Thomas Tilton Production Fund Patrick McCabe Patricia & harold Gumbel Dr. & Mrs. George T. Rab Andrew Morgan & Ms. Theresa A. Stuart United airlines James R. Meehan hadley Dale hall & l. Warde laidman Mr. Charles Raeburn Ms. Hannah Greer Danny Richard Dr. Eleanor L. Zuckerman Barbara a. Wolfe, Steven M. Menzies Mr. Peter hanauer harold & Penny Ray Ms. Deborah Greer Anonymous Lisa Zuckerman Gamshad in memory of Thomas F. Wolfe Christine Miller & Gary Glaser Mr. Kevin harrington Dr. & Mrs. John B. Reed heidi Munzinger & John Shott Michael a. harrison & Mr. & Mrs. John S. Renard WOTan CIRCle Janet napolitano Susan Graham harrison louise h. Renne & Paul a. Renne IN MEMORY OF Kristina Flanagan Mrs. Carol e. Parker & Mr. & Mrs. Wolfgang h. hausen Kay & Ray Roberts Mary & Craig henderson Dr. Gerhard h. Parker Martha & Michael helms Mrs. William C. Robison Ms. Carolee A. Anderson Mr. Wesley J. Fastiff William E. Jones Mrs. Harriet M. Quarré Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Eleanor Sax Robert Peck Mr. & Mrs. Warner henry Ms. heli Roiha & Wagner Society Mrs. Bonnie Fastiff Barbara E. Jones Norby Anderson San Francisco Foundation SIeGFRIeD CIRCle neil & elsa S. Pering Ian hinchliffe & Marjorie Shapiro Ms. Therissa McKelvey of Northern California Carol Franc Buck Ms. Christina & James Sabry & elizabeth Peace Mr. & Ms. Gerald hoshijo Mr. George e. Rossmann Mr. David Gee Beth Davis Karren Mr. & Mrs. David Chamberlain Worrarat Watson Dr. elizabeth DeBruin Warren ann Classen Treadwell Carol l. & David G. hough Dr. Gwendolyn Rothman Barbara M. Ward & Joanne howard Mr. Paul l. Rowe & Ms. Joyce E Barnett Mrs. Andrew Imbrie Andrew F. Maguire Donald E. & Diane P. Cooley Don H. Watson Reid & Peggy Dennis The honorable Roy l. Wonder* Mr. Joel howell Mr. R. Michael Sereno The Coffee Service Carol Gray Costigan Jerome l. & Thao n. Dodson Ms. arlene Wasserman Bruce hyman & Simone Quarré Dr. Stephen Schoen & Volunteers Rolf A. Gille John W. Lindstrom Reid & Peggy Dennis Thomas F. Wolfe anne & Timothy Kahn Mrs. Rolf Gille Bernice Lindstrom Jane & David Hartley Barbara A. Wolfe anonymous (2) Victor & Kathy hymes Ms. Margot Fraser Karen J. Kubin Henri Blok Leslie & George Hume Riki & Robert Intner Mr. & Mrs. Michael Schroeder Peggy & Boyce nute Ms. Victoria J. Mattson & Mrs. Nina Jaffe Gruen Ed Koester Mr. & Mrs. C. Bradford Jeffries The Honorable Roy L. Wonder RhIneMaIDen CIRCle Mr. Joseph Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. lynn G. Seppala Bob Tandler & Valli Benesch Ms. Diana J. Gordon Andrew F. Maguire Betty Maddux Joanne Johnson Andrew F. Maguire Dorrit e. ahbel, M.D. Mrs. Jo Jagoda Vandana & arvind Sharma anonymous Mrs. Edwin A. Seipp, Jr. Kendall & Claire allphin Mr. Keith Jantzen & Mr. Scott Beth Mr. & Mrs. Gerald V. Sharp Mr. Irv Broido Jayne Heagy James Lacy Dr. & Mrs. W. C. Sweeting, Jr. Ms. Sylvia S. Wright Robert M. anderson & Kyong Shik eom Thomas & elisabeth Jones Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Sherwood Karen Broido James A. Heagy Elinor Lacy Carol Jackson Upshaw Harry L. Jacobs & heRO CIRCle Mrs. Margot Shinnamon Bach Mr. David a. Kadish Steven e. Shladover Barbara A. Wolfe Katherine E. Akos Robert Mailer anderson & nicola Miner Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Bandy Michael Kalkstein & Susan english Drs. edward & Dale Sickles Linda Cimmet J. Scott Hendrickson, David A. Lauer Mark & Judy Bednar Mrs. linda Barrett amelia Kaymen, M.D. Ms. Marjorie Simon Jerry Cimmet Supernumerary James Earl Jewell John B. & Zelda M. Quigley, Ms. Madhavi Young helen Berggruen Mr. Michael Barrientos Gary Kelb Dennis & Kagari Smith The Hendrickson Family and Joan Quigley Mrs. Leela Stake David Bertoni Donna & Ken Barrow Drs. Phyllis a. Kempner & Stephen Smoliar & linda Dembo Robert Commanday Don Norris Ruth Quigley edward Paul Braby, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. edwin Berkowitz David D. Stein Kenneth & Joanne Snow Norby Anderson Midred Hesterman Sally Ross & Don Norris Art & Irma Zigas Carol Franc Buck Mr. Turney Berry Mr. & Mrs. William W. Klaproth Denise littlefield Sobel Megan & Marcus Thygeson Mr. Mike Robinson Barry Zigas Frederick J. hirth* Dr. Barbara lynn Bessey Robert & linda Klett Mr. Donald Sobelman & Carol J. Cracchiolo Mr. Oliver Pollard Clyde & Ann Coombs Ms. Susan K. hoerger Betty & Fred Bialek Mr. Thomas Koch Ms. leishia Woolwine Mr. Vincent Cracchiolo Susan Anderson-Norby Lotte & Stephen Zuber leslie & George hume Donald Blais & Michael McGinley laurie Kottmeyer & Bianca Duarte Dr. Steven Sorenson Anonymous International Curtain Call Susan S. Blake & S. Joel Kaufmann norman T. larson Mr. & Mrs. eugene Stark Franklin & Catherine Johnson Jared & Claire Bobrow Mr. & Mrs. John larue Dr. Jeffrey l. Stern * deceased Mr. lawrence a. Kern Bill & alison Boeckmann Dr. & Mrs. laurence lasky Patricia Stich Jack Klingelhofer lucia Bogatay & Thomas D. Wickens* John e. lee Ms. Francoise Stone Dr. & Mrs. h. h. loomis, Jr. Mr.* & Mrs. John P. Breyer Cathy lindahl Ms. Maryanne Tagney Have an old car taking up space in your driveway? Mr. Brian Muirhead Karen Broido, lisa P. lindelef Mr. Robert Trankle Carol Potter Peckham in memory of Mr. Irv Broido Sylvia R. lindsey Tl Trust Consider donating it to San Francisco Opera! Ms. Vina Spiehler lynda l. Brothers Bernice & John* lindstrom Ms. Carol J. Tomlinson Donate Your Car! Don h. Watson, We accept all types of vehicles and can pick them up Rike & Klaus Burmeister Barry & Marie lipman Ms. Takeko Toyama in memory of Worrarat Watson Charles R. Bush & Calvin lau George & Patricia locke Mr. & Mrs. James S. Tunnell when it’s most convenient for you. Judith B. & Joseph Workman Josephine Chen Drs. May loo & William Thurston Mary & Terry Vogt anonymous Julia Frohlich Cherry Mr. & Mrs. Paul lorton Dr. Bradford W. Wade & Your tax-deductible donation will support thrilling Frederick S. Chung & Kimberly Chun Susan & Philip Marineau Dr. linda K. Riebel productions, immersive education programs, ValKyRIe CIRCle Rev. David l. Clarke Paula Markovitz Mr. & Mrs. William J. Watt Johanna & Tom Baruch Mr. Jon Cosby & Ms. Kathi Gwynn ellen & Paul McKaskle Daphne & Stuart Wells free community events and more. Darla & Richard Bastoni Susan Coughlin Dennis J. McShane, M.D. & Mr. Phil Wennhold Park & Joan Chamberlain Drs. John & lois Crowe hon. Richard S. Gordon Ms. Jane a. Wetzel Maureen Clarke Dr. James Cuthbertson Dr. Douglas & Dr. Penelope Meakin Mr. harvey yaverbaum leonard & Marie Collins edgar Foster Daniels Foundation Maya D. Meux, MD Diane & howard Zack Visit sfopera.careasy.org or Michèle Beigel Corash & Dr. & Mrs. Philip S. Dauber Mr. & Mrs. James Milner Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Zilles r e

V laurence Corash Carol & Dixon Doll Dr. Judy C. Miner Professor Jeﬀrey Zink & Mrs. helo Zink a call 855-99-OPERA to learn more. e Jeﬀrey n. Dauber & Marc a. levin Ms. Sarah a. Douglas Mr. Robert B. Mison Dr. Richard Zuniga & W

y Shirley Davis & Paul Sack Robert & Carol Dutton Thomas & lydia Moran Mr. Sean M. Selegue r

Daniela Mack in the 2015 San Francisco Opera production of The Barber of Seville O Mary l. desJardins Donald & Janice elliott Mr. David Moreton anonymous (11) C For information on supporting the Ring, please contact Mcara Kirby-Fahey at (415) 551-6355 or [email protected].

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BEL CANTO LEGACY SOCIETY

The following patrons have made a legacy commitment to San Francisco Opera Association and have joined the Bel Canto Legacy Society as of September 15, 2017. Their generosity helps support our long-range ﬁnancial stability and artistic planning. Please consider joining this extraordinary group. Please contact Legacy Giving at (415) 565-6413 to learn more.

Marilyn Horne, Honorary Chairwoman

Elie Abi-Jaoude Carole B. Berg* Ronald Casassa* Ms. Jackie Deskin Norman Abramson & David Beery V. Lorel Bergeron Trust Emanuela N. Catena Franklin C. Deters* Evelyn Acitelli Dawne Bernhardt Marilyn A. Cereghino* Eric Dew Kenneth & Barbara Adams Jane Bernstein & Bob Ellis Mark R. Chaitkin Jerome L. & Thao N. Dodson Dorrit Ahbel, M.D. Dr. Barbara L. Bessey & Hella H. Cheitlin Carol & Dixon Doll Ms. Karin Albright Dr. Kevin J. Gilmartin* Julia Frohlich Cherry Jeanne Dorward Sophie & Ted Aldrich Shannyn Bessoni David Chierchetti* Dr. Nancy Doyle & Anthony J. Alﬁdi Heide Betz Mrs. Johanna Childhouse Dr. George L. Smith, Jr.* Lt. Col. James M. Alfonte Jo Ann Biasotti & David T. Crowder Jack Christensen Stephen Ringland Drewes Paul B. Althouse Betty Bispo Christine Clark* Thelma Diana Dry* Carolee Anderson* Phyllis B. Blair Gillian Clark Pat Dubrow David & Judith Preves Anderson Susan. S. Blake & Joel Kaufmann Harry Gilbert Clarke* Arnold & Trudy Duncan Robert C. Anderson Linda Blondis Maureen Clarke John* & Dimitra Efstathiou Dr. Ross Armstrong Claire & Jared Bobrow Carlyn Clause & Alexander L. Brainerd Alan F. Egan, J.P. Mrs. Carol Arnold* Eileen Bobrow* Jean Cleverly & Frank Warner Ludmila & Peter Eggleton Elizabeth Lawler Ashley Diane Hoar Bond Dr. Carolyn J. Cline Arnold Ehlers Trust Mrs. Jeanine Augst Drs. Seymour & Sylvia Boorstein Lloyd & Janet Cluff Delia Fleishhacker Ehrlich* Frances Y. Austin* Christine M. Boulanger, MD Roberta Colin Joseph Ehrman III Mrs. F. G. Austin Christopher & Renee Bowen Marie Collins Stephen Eimer & Elizabeth Avakian Malcolm H. Bowles James T. Concannon* Kevin Ann Cartwright Margot Shinnamon Bach Jamie Nicol Bowles Tony & SueAnn Converse Charo Switalski & Paul Eisenman Bobbi & Marty Bach Randall Bowman Mr. & Mrs. Ransom S. Cook Christine M. Englund M. L. Baird, Dr. Lois Brainard* Mrs. Marion Moore Cope Barbara & Ed Eschbach in memory of Barbara & Robert Brandriff Ruth Alberta Copley* Patricia M. Evans Travis & Marion Baird Cathryn J. Brash Dewayne Cornelious Rod* & Ingrid Evans Martha Baker John* & Eva Breyer William B. Cornﬁeld Richard B. Everett* David & Christine Balabanian Dr. & Mrs. Melvin C. Britton Susan Costello Robert F. Ewing Ms. Rachael Balyeat* Karen & Irv* Broido Jennifer Cowan Mr. & Mrs.* Michael Fahey Deborah Banks & Randy Porter Scotty Brookie Dr. & Mrs. William R. Crain Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Fenwick Cantor Roslyn Barak Lynda L. Brothers Valerie & Paul Crane Dorfman E. Jean Ferdinandsen* Josephine Barbano Agnes Chen Brown Doug & Vivian Crisman Jack & Marsha Firestone Nancie Barker Mr.* & Mrs. John Maxwell Bryan Camille Crittenden Lucille V. Fjoslien Elizabeth Barlow & Stephen McClellan James Logan Buhler* George & Susan Crow Ms. Kristina Flanagan Joyce Barnett* Donald Buhman & John & Lois Crowe Carl Wilhelm Folk Marie L. Bartee C. Wray Humphrey John Cullison & Diana Kissil Martha J. Foltz Beata E. Bartholomay Ralph & Clairelee Leiser Bulkley Gerald F. Currier & Mary & Tom Foote Betty Basham James R. Burch Cleveland M. Smith Barbara Jean Fopp Michael Bassi & Christy Styer John D. Burke Mr. Douglas Cyr David F. Freedman Clare Louise Bates* Karen L. Burtness Prak & Friedericka A. Dalbey* Kathi Freeman* Ruth Laine Bauer* Jan Willem L. Prak David Dall Barbara & William* Friede Steve & Ina Bauman Roger Busse & Oscar Celli Anne Dauer Joseph & Antonia Friedman Robert H. Beadle Richard Buth & James Schull Charles & Dorothy Davis John H. Frykman & Cheryl C. Arnold* Merle Becker Mrs. James P. Butler Richard H. Davis, PhD Karen L. Gabrielson Milada Belaya Robert* & Joan Cahen Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Davis Louis B. Gagliardi Robert Henry Bellamy Jack Calhoun James De Hart* Parley Gagne Pascal J. F. Belloncle Frances Campra Cornelia Y. de Schepper Ms. Ching-Ching Ganley Trish Benedict James Carlson J. C. De Tata, M.D. Gregory S. Garbin, M.D. & Valli Benesch & Bob Tandler Betty J. Carmack Reid & Peggy Dennis Kenneth J. Denhard Raymond J. Berard June B. Carr Ulric & Glenda Dennis Sheilah Purcell Garcia

* deceased

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Jack & Carroll Gardner Ellen Braner Grinnell Ian Hinchliffe Bruce M. Jewett Sandra Gardner* Claude & Nina* Gruen Frederick J. Hirth* Mrs. Mary Jopé Dewey Garrett Ursula Grunfeld Robert W. Hofer Mac & Mary Jordan Keith & Priscilla Geeslin Eleanor Guilford Claramae Turner Hoffmann* Sally Jordan Nancy Gentry Geller Patricia C. Gumbel Milan Milton Holdorf* Joseph E. Padula* Kurt Tristan Geselbracht & John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn Kenneth L. Holford Dr. Devorah Joseph, Francisco Guevara Yvette* & John G. Gurley Marilyn Horne in memory of Irving Joseph Mr. & Mrs. Gordon P. Getty William A. Hage & Wilma S. Horwitz Joan Juster Arlene & Doug Giancoli Elizabeth Wong Hage* Sally V. Houston Lilli Kalis M.D.* Dennis Gibbons & Lisa Erdberg Timothy F.* & E. Ann* Haggerty Margaret E. Hoyt William* & Margaret Kaplan Ione Gille Harry C. Haines Linda Humber Barbara Karn John S. Gilmor Fran Hall Leslie & George Hume Elizabeth Karnazes Jane Gitschier Kristina K. Hall Marian Huntoon Dick & Sherry Karrenbrock Rudolf Glauser, PhD* Ms. Laila Halsteen Ms. Margaret C. Hutchins Jeannie Kaufman David Gockley & Linda Kemper Edith L. Hammerslough* Carolyn Hutton* Suzan Kaufmann William W. Godward Hunter Pittenger Harris Bruce Hyman Dr. Phyllis A. Kempner & Doris W. Grau Michael A. Harrison & Libby Ingalls Dr. David D. Stein Don & MaryAnn Graulich Susan Graham Harrison Marsha Irwin Lawrence A. Kern Wanda Lee Graves & Stephen Duscha Jane & David Hartley James A. Ito Ms. Eiko Kikawada Anne Patricia Gray Fred Hartwick Barbara K. Jackson Nelda Kilguss Geoffrey & Marcia Green Mrs. Janine A. Hawkins Donald & Jacqueline Jacobberger Mrs. Richard Kinninger Ms. Julie Green Mr. & Mrs.* James A. Heagy Elizabeth Ann Jacobs* Sally Lane Kirby Roger W. Green Lisa A. Heilman-Cozzalio Yorke & Jacqueline Jacobson Harleigh Thayer Knott Mrs. Robert M. Greenhood Mary & Craig Henderson John* & Nancy Jalonen Diana Dollar Knowles* Flora Greenhoot* Donald A. Hermann James Logan Buhler* Theodore A. Kolb* Zane O. Gresham & Joan Hett Robin & Ginny Jaquith Edson K. Kong, Esq. Carole J. Robinson John S. Higgins, Jr. Ms. Christine Jarc Laura M. Kozel Mr.* & Mrs.* Edward M. Grifﬁth Peggy Hill Mr. & Mrs. C. Bradford Jeffries Christine Stevens Kradjian * deceased

In Memory of Frederick Joseph Hirth (1923–2016) The Opera gratefully acknowledges the generous legacy gift of Frederick Joseph Hirth, Bel Canto Legacy Society member and Opera supporter. Fred was a descendant of German immigrants whose grandfather founded what is known today as Schoenstein and Co., a pipe organ company that served many of the original churches in San Francisco and orchestrians for saloons on the infamous Barbary Coast. His mother was a San Francisco native with deep ties to the region.

Fred was a devoted patron of San Francisco Opera and particularly loved Richard Wagner works. During his lifetime he visited all of the major opera houses of Europe and in his later years even insisted on being wheel-chaired into La Scala for a performance. Over the years, Fred cherished his friendships and acquaintances with many great performers.

Fred’s career spanned several sectors; from his military service during World War II and role in the U.S. State Department’s diplomatic corps, to his later career in fashion, and ﬁnally as a San Francisco real estate agent. Fred’s lifelong love for the Opera and Symphony endured throughout many of his 93-years of life. San Francisco Opera celebrates his extraordinary gesture of support and legacy gift to the Company.

To learn more about Legacy Giving at San Francisco Opera, contact Mandala Pham, Senior Legacy Giving Oﬃcer, at (415) 565-6413 or [email protected]

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Ms. Barbara Kral Lawrence & Silvia Lin Marilyn Mathers Christine Miller & Gary Glaser Nancy Ann Kraus Lisa P. Lindelef Anne E. Matthew* Diane Compagno Miller Charles C. Kredensor & Bernice Gucker Lindstrom James S. Mattingly & Paul Quintilian George M. Miller Frederic S. Saunders Donald R. Lipp Mrs. Alice T. May* George P. Miller* & Herbert & Barbara Kreissler Jeannik Méquet Littleﬁeld* James McCarthy Walter G. Zimmerman, Jr. Karen J. Kubin Allan M. Lluch Anne McClure* J. Sanford Miller Michael L. Kurt Vera M. Long* Florence & William McConnell Vivienne E. Miller Joan Kwansa Maurice E. Loomis Tom McEachern* Dr. Judy C. Miner Regina Lackner Shirley & Hersch Loomis Donald L. McGee Bill & Susan Mirbach Judith Lamberti M.D. Nathaniel Lopez & Jerry Orecchia* John G. McGehee D. G. Mitchell Barbara J. Lane George F. Lucas & Michael McGinley Sandra Mock Judy & Donald Langley Thomas Rothgiesser Anne & Malcolm McHenry C. Kenneth More William P. Langley Rita & Nicola Luisotti Ellen & Paul McKaskle Cathy & Howard Moreland Frank Lanier* Mr. & Mrs. Laurence R. Lyons Giselle McKellar Andrew Morgan & Danny Richard Randall E. Laroche & David G. Laudon Betty Maddux, Elaine McKinley & Kit Durgin Andrew Morris Beverly & Richard Lavine in memory of Edward Koester Dr. Frank E. McLaughlin Thelma C. Morris Dr. & Mrs. John Lavorgna Mr. Andrew Maguire Ruth McManus Trust William O. & Susan W. Morris Olive Lawton Cynthia & John Major Ms. Marilyn McMillan Alan Morrison* Samuel Leask Jackie & Art Mancini Burt & Deedee McMurtry Milton Mosk & Thomas Foutch Paul E. LeMal M.D. Robert G. Manette Ronald & Judith McWilliams Kathleen Much Mary Lemmon Peter Mansﬁeld Bill Medigovich Nancy S. Mueller Marcia Lowell Leonhardt Joseph Marino, Jr. Kerrin Knudtsen Meis Tom & Anne Muller John E. Leveen* Deborah Marion, Tax CPA & Dixie Lee Meiselbach* Ms. Heidi Munzinger Cliff Leventhal, Joe Losch Edward Merrick Majbritt Murdock in memory of Arlene Leventhal Mrs. Thelma Marken Lucinda Merrill Lorenzo Murguia, M.D. Frank & Ildiko Lewis David Marsten Robert Messick Mrs. John* H. Musey Mr. George B. Lewis Letha Ann Martin* Carol L. Meyer* Peter J. Musto Elizabeth Lim Evelyn S. Martinez Mr. & Mrs. Donald Michener Vija Hovgard Nadai * deceased

Thank You! I want to express my personal gratitude to each of you for your support of San Francisco Opera. Like you, I have included the Opera in my estate plan because I love this Company and believe in what it is doing. From educating young audiences, to training the singers of tomorrow, to presenting world-class productions, San Francisco Opera plays k C O

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Marilyn & David Nasatir Arthur S. & Keiko Kiyuna Roosa Lawrence L. Stitt* Hon. James L. Warren (Ret.) Ms. Julia S. Nash* Margaret Ropchan James R. Stockton Ramona Wascher* Kenneth J. Ness Gerald B. Rosenstein Fund Howard & Ruth Strassner Ms. Lola Watson Roselee Nichols Barbara J. Ross Merna Strassner Rosalie V. Weaver Marie J. Niemann* Elizabeth Boardman Ross Blossom F. Strong Mr. & Mrs. William C. Webster John Nigh James Ross Terri Stuart Mitzie Naff Weiner Mary L. Nilan Maxine Rosston* Joseph Padula* Maurice & Gale Weir Paul Nordine Paul L. Rowe & R. Michael Sereno Dr. Jerome D.* & Mary K. Swalen Ronald & Emely Weissman Dante Noto Karl Ruppenthal* & Jo Maxon Julie Swartz* Daphne & Stuart Wells Norman* & Hillevi Null Louise A. Russell Tom Taffel & Bill Repp Janet Gray Welter Ms. Jan Ogren & Mr. Dean Watson Richard Russell Amy Tan & Louis De Mattei George White Mr. David Oldroyd Bob & Terri Ryan Dianne & Tad Taube Mr. Thomas D. Wickens* Brian Olson Philip Mark Ryan Jack E. Teeters Josephine P. Wiik, R.N. Dr. Sam Thal Commodore & Mrs. K.R. Orcutt Carol* & Jordan Sachs Michelle Wilcox & Rob Kuhling Ms. Carol J. Tomlinson Mr. & Mrs. Julian E. Orr Mrs. John M. Sanderson* Elizabeth Wild* Barbara L. Traisman Brenda Osborne Mr. Jeffrey Sant Miles* & Virginia Willard Ricardo D. Trimillos Sheldeen Germaine Osborne Mr. Felipe R. Santiago & S. Grace Williams* Kathleen Dale Oscarson Mr. Barry T. Joseph Maxine Trost Ann L. Williamson Lise Deschamps Ostwald Michael & Gini Savage Michael E. Tully Conni Wilson Father David F. Pace Dorothy R. Saxe Mr. & Mrs. James S. Tunnell Sheila M. Wishek Thomas Pajak Daryl A. Schilling Suzanne E. Turley & Gerhard P. Woelke Robert E.* & Jeraldine M. Palazzi Betsey Schneider William R. Jackson* Marcia E. Wolfe Barbara H. Paley Debra Schoenberg Mr.* & Mrs. Paul A. Tuttle Ms. Virginia Wong Mrs. Verna Parino* Charles Schug* Florence E. Twyman* Bonnie Woodworth* Ms. Iris Parris Thea Lou Seese Yvonne Upsher Sylvia Stein Wright Mr. & Mrs.* Robert Parvin Harold E. Segelstad Martin Eric Vahur Stanley M. Yantis, M.D. Miss Virginia Patterson* Marilyn G. Seiberling Gloria Valair Carol Potter Peckham Mrs. Edwin A. Seipp, Jr. Mark Vallarino Joan F. Yates Anette Penner Cynthia B. Selfridge Paul E. van Dyk Ms. Nancy Yee David & Gail Perin Christine Selle Soo & Raj Venkatesan Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yoerg Neil & Elsa Pering Lorenzo Severino Mr. & Mrs. Willard E. Vernon S. Shariq Yosufzai & Brian E. James Jess G. Perry James & Connie Shapiro Shirley Wilson Victor William T. Zaumen Cinda & Spence Perry Carolyn Shaw Virginia E. Vida Joan Zawaski & Rona Siegel Dame Donna Petersen Mrs. Carter Parrish Sherlin Richard Viehweg* Dr.* & Mrs. John A. Zderic Mandala Pham & Michael Kwende Jim & Mai Shields John E. Vinton & Richard Miller Mr.* & Mrs. Stephen A. Zellerbach John* & Maria Pitcairn Ruth A. Short Albert J. Vizinho Karyl Lynn Kopelman Zietz Herbert C. Ploch* Mr. John Shott Eunice L. Vogel Stephen & Connie Zilles Mrs. Jan Popper Robert Shultz Garry Waba Anne Zucchi Roger & Deborah* Potash Natalie O. Shuttleworth Drs. Bradford Wade & Linda Riebel Diane & Michael ZumBrunnen Patric & Mary Powell Paul J. & Sheri Siegel Cmdr. & Mrs. Homer Wallin Anonymous (121) Jeanette M. Prato Ms. Joan M. Silva Barbara M. Ward * deceased Janet & Michael Quartaroli Barbara Silverberg Ruth Quigley Donna Silverberg Legacy Gifts Received Robert E. Rabourn Cynthia L. Slezak Rachael Balyeat Trust Frederick J. Hirth Mrs. Jennie Rafton* Claire Small* Joyce Barnett Milan Milton Holdorf Cynthia & Terry Ramseyer Derek* & Stephanie Smith V. Lorel Bergeron Trust Joseph E. Padula Thomas R. Ranweiler George L. Smith, Jr.* Marion Zimmer Bradley Josephine Barbano William D. Rasdal* Dr. Lorraine E. Smith Dr. Helen Lois Brainard Lilli Kalis M.D. Alan & Nancy Raznick Pamela D. Smith Jill Bryans Ruth McManus Glenn H. Reid Stephen Smoliar & Linda Dembo James Logan Buhler Carol L. Meyer Marie R. Rhein Kenneth & Joanne Snow Cabaniss Memorial Fund Ms. Julia S. Nash Keith W. & Marjorie Riley Steven Souza & Therese Souza June B. Carr Oscar E. Olson Richard* & Jean Ringe Dr. Cynthia Soyster* Ronald Casassa Trust Miss Virginia Patterson Kathryn E. Ringgold Mrs. Charles Spalding Christine Clark Herbert C. Ploch Dr. & Mrs. C. Stewart Ritchie Robert L. Speer & John Wong Friedericka A. Dalbey Gerald B. Rosenstein Fund L. Ronn Robbins Lynda Spence Arnold Ehlers Trust Maxine Rosston Marcia Robinson* Arthur E. Stamps* E. Jean Ferdinandsen George L. Smith, Jr. Rusty Rolland* Gail Andersen Stark Sandra Gardner Florence E. Twyman Dr. Andrew Rombakis The Honorable & Mrs.* Wm. D. Stein Rudolf Glauser, PhD Richard Viehweg Fran Rominger Eric Stevens Richard B. Gump Bonnie Woodworth

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San Francisco Opera is pleased to recognize the generosity of foundations, government agencies, and corporate donors for their support received from August 1, 2016 through September 15, 2017. FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT GRANTS

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE PLATINUM CIRCLE SILVER CIRCLE $500,000 AND ABOVE $50,000 TO $99,9999 $10,000 TO $24,999 Grants for the Arts Carol Franc Buck Foundation The Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation Koret Foundation Louise M. Davies Foundation California Arts Council The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation The Charles D. & Frances K. Field Fund Frank A. Campini Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Geoffrey C. Hughes Foundation The John & Marcia Goldman Foundation Anonymous The Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation Mimi & Peter Haas Fund National Endowment for the Arts Heising-Simons Foundation Zellerbach Family Foundation PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Wallis Foundation $250,000 TO $499,999 GOLD CIRCLE BENEFACTOR Chinese Heritage Foundation $25,000 TO $49,9999 $5,000 TO 9,999 Walter & Elise Haas Fund Edgar Foster Daniels Foundation IAMOND IRCLE D C Kia Ora Foundation The Walter S. Johnson Foundation $100,000 TO $249,999 Kimball Foundation The Kingsley Foundation Frances K. & Charles D. Field Foundation OPERA America’s The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Getty Audience Building Program FOUNDER OPERA America: Innovation Grants Anonymous $1,000 TO $4,999 Joyce and William Brantman Foundation Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation Ruppenthal Foundation for the Arts Sing for America Foundation

CORPORATE COUNCIL

SEASON SPONSOR

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE GOLD CIRCLE Pacific Gas and Electric Company INVESTOR $100,000 AND ABOVE $25,000 TO $49,9999 San Francisco Opera Guild/ $3,000 TO $4,999 Chevron Bank of America East Bay Chapter Karlitz & Company Inc. San Francisco Opera Guild Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Schoenberg Family Law Group, P.C. R&G Executive Lounge, Inc. United Airlines Recology Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors AG, Wells Fargo Tiffany & Co. Zurich, Switzerland MEMBER Union Bank Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati $1,000 TO $2,999 PLATINUM CIRCLE Foundation AMRCI $50,000 TO $99,9999 SILVER CIRCLE Asian Art Museum Kaiser Permanente $10,000 TO $24,999 BENEFACTOR DM Stone Recruitment Solutions Meyer Sound Gap Foundation $5,000 TO $7,499 Wagner Society of U.S. Bank Jurika, Mills & Keifer— Asset Management Company Northern California Private Wealth Management Today’s Hotel Corporation

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San Francisco Opera extends its deepest appreciation to all donors of matching and in-kind gifts received between August 1, 2016 and September 15, 2017. MATCHING GIFTS

Adobe Fidelity Investments NVIDIA AIG First Tech Federal Credit Union Paciﬁc Gas & Electric Company American Online Giving Foundation, Inc Franklin Templeton Investments David & Lucile Packard Foundation American Endowment Foundation Gap Inc. PayPal Amgen GE Salesforce Applied Materials The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund Bank of America IBM Shell Oil Company Foundation Bank of the West Johnson & Johnson Silicon Valley Community Foundation The Boeing Company Robert Wood Johnson Foundation T. Rowe Price Cenovus Energy Inc. Koret Foundation Charles Schwab & Company Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Teradata Chevron Levi Strauss & Co. Thomson Reuters S.H. Cowell Foundation Medtronic Troon Paciﬁc Dolby Morgan Stanley Union Bank Electronic Arts OutrEAch Morrison & Foerster Foundation United Way of the Bay Area ExxonMobile NORCAL Mutual U.S. Bank

IN-KIND GIFTS

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE GOLD CIRCLE BENEFACTOR MEMBER $100,000 & ABOVE $25,000 to $49,999 $5,000 TO $9,999 $1,000 TO $2,999 HALL Wines Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards Jane Bernstein & Bob Ellis David Bertoni KDFC Radio Lui Family China Airlines Ms. Annette Campell White & KPIX/KBCW Mission Minded Eric D. Felty Dr. Ruediger Naumann-Etienne San Francisco Chronicle Piedmont Piano Company Mary & Craig Henderson Deering Wine United Airlines The Honorable & Karl & Maryanna Kersten Kristina Flanagan Mrs. George P. Shultz Carol L. Meyer* Brian James & S. Shariq Yosufzai PLATINUM CIRCLE The St. Regis San Francisco PSAV Mr. Lawrence A. Kern $50,000 TO $99,999 UPTick Vineyards Red Curtain Addict Ms. Sylvia R. Lindsey Webcor Builders YOR Sequoia Organic Life 5YINA Beauté Sandeman Porto Corporation Asero Insurance Services, Inc. David & Ekaterina Schmitt SILVER CIRCLE Anonymous $10,000 TO $24,999 INVESTOR Allen Matkins LLP $3,000 TO $4,999 *Pianos provided by Piedmont Piano Guitty Azarpay Dr. & Mrs. William M. Coughran Company bloomers Mr. & Mrs. Warner Henry ** Yamaha is the ofﬁcial piano of Patina Catering Leonard Karstadt San Francisco Opera Roselyne Chroman Swig

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Widely regarded as the foremost opera training program for aspiring singers, coaches, and stage directors, the Merola Opera Program (which celebrates its 60th Anniversary in 2017), has served as a proving ground for hundreds of artists. Many Merola alumni are now among the most recognized names in the opera world. Every summer the program oﬀers 29 young artists the rare opportunity of studying, coaching and participating in master classes with established professionals for twelve weeks. Participants also perform in two complete opera productions with orchestra and two summer concerts. The Merola Opera Program is a ﬁnancially independent organization with a separate 501(c)3 which operates in close collaboration with the San Francisco Opera Center and San Francisco Opera.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADMINISTRATION OFFICERS PAST PRESIDENTS DIRECTORS Dr. Joan B. Kelly EMERITUS DIRECTORS Jean Kellogg, Executive Director Jayne C. Davis, Chairman Mrs. Starr Bruce Adam Arthur Bier William W. Kwan, MD Donna L. Blacker Tracy Grant, Director of Foundation, Carlyn Clause, President (1957–1962) Barbara Bruser Clark Naﬁseh Lindberg Peggy Dennis Corporate & Government Relations Michael Colbruno Sylvia R. Lindsey Mrs. A. Barlow Ferguson Mary Sue Bizzarri, James H. Schwabacher Mark Shattuck, (1962–1991) The Hon. Lindsay MacDermid Anita Weissberg Vice President Marie Bertillion Collins Dr. Myron Marx Director of Finance & Administration Pamela J. George, Dr. A. Jess Shenson Hugh J. Coughlin Dr. Pamela Zell Rigg Ruben B. Pimentel, Jr., Director of Vice President (1991–1995) Dr. James Cross Dr. David D. Stein Marketing & Communications Blanche Germain Streeter, Jayne Davis (1995–1999) Beatrice Gomory Ruth Uchimura Miriam Rosenfeld, Vice President Rusty Rolland (1999–2003) Mary Henderson Susan Walker Donor Relations & Events Manager George Crow, Treasurer David S. Hugle (2003–2007) Melvyn Hetzel Carol A. Weitz Dana Turkington Horner Patrick Wilken Lauren Chiarulli, Robert B. Mison, Secretary Patrick Wilken (2007–2011) David S. Hugle Christopher E. Wiseman Development Assistant Donna L. Blacker Robert B. Jacoby Susan York Jean Shirk Media, Merola Summer (2011–2015) Michael H. Kalkstein Stephen Zilles Festival Communications Consultant

We extend our sincere appreciation to all donors and acknowledge the following individuals, foundations, and corporations for their generous gifts totaling $1,000 or more and made between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017, in support of the Merola Opera Program. For more information about supporting the Merola Opera Program, please contact (415) 936-2324, e-mail [email protected], or visit our website at merola.org.

$25,000 & Above INDIVIDUALS Bob & Terri Ryan Peggy & Reid Dennis Ms. Suzanne Turley Mr. Peter Felleman Carlyn Clause & Jack & Betty Schafer Carol & Dixon Doll Ruth & Ross Uchimura FOUNDATIONS Mrs. William M. Friede Alexander L. Brainerd Ms. Jean Shuler Mr. Robert A. Ellis & Mrs. Anita Weissberg The Yvonne & Edgar Baker Fund Mr. Vernon Giang & Ms. Joy Chen George & Susan Crow Dr. David D. Stein & Ms. Jane W. Bernstein Mrs. Carol A. Weitz Frances K. & Charles D. Field Beatrice & Paul Gomory Priscilla & Keith Geeslin Dr. Phyllis A. Kempner Michael A. Harrison & Ms. Faye Wilson Foundation Mr. Fred Hartwick Mr. David S. Hugle Mr. Patrick Wilken & Susan Graham Harrison Mr. Christopher E. Wiseman & Al Garren Fund Ms. Lauren Ito Mr. John Lee Mr. David Dickson Mary & Craig Henderson Mr. Eric W. Sleigh Mr. & Mrs. Kambiz Jalili Drs. Richard & Pamela Rigg Mrs. Alfred Wilsey Mr. & Mrs. Melvyn Hetzel Ms. Shirley Woo & Mrs. Edina Jennison GOVERNMENT Bruce & Fran Walker Diana C. Yee Ms. Susan Hone Mr. David Rosenfeld National Endowment for the Arts Ms. Andrea G. Julian Anonymous Susan York Greer & Thayer Hopkins Mr. & Mrs. Amos Zucchi Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Kahn Mr. & Mrs. A. Lee Zeigler Mrs. Dana T. Horner Mr. Robert Kavanaugh & INDIVIDUALS $5,000–$9,999 Stephen & Connie Zilles Wilma Horwitz $1,000–$1,999 Nordin & Donna Blacker Ms. Dale Robards FOUNDATIONS Anonymous Maria Hughes FOUNDATIONS Ms. Eloise Bouye Ms. Jean Kellogg & Mr. Henry Tang Creative Work Fund H. Nona Hungate Joyce & William Brantman Barbara Bruser & Richard Clark Ms. Diana Kissil & Mr. John Cullison Five Arts Foundation $2,000–$4,999 Mr. Robert Jacoby Foundation Barbara K. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. C. Bradford Jeffries Mr. Sven Kjaersgaard The Stanley S. Langendorf FOUNDATIONS Opera Standees Association, Dr. Marion R. Kramer Miss Vivienne E. Miller Foundation Walter & Elise Haas Fund Mrs. Jeannie Kaufman in memory of Freida Batten Karen J. Kubin Mike & Rusty Rolland Il Cenacolo Italian Cultural Club Ms. Nelda Kilguss Renard Family Foundation Ms. Shirley Kwok Leslys Vedder, in Memory of CORPORATION Fred M. Levin & Nancy Livingston, Gretchen B. Kimball Karl & Alice Ruppenthal James Forrest Vedder First Republic Bank The Shenson Foundation in William W. Kwan, MD Foundation for the Arts Ms. Margaret Levitt memory of Ben & A. Jess Shenson Joan Shelbourne Kwansa San Francisco Opera Guild Mrs. Nancy Donnell Lilly $15,000–$24,999 INDIVIDUALS San Francisco Opera Guild Ms. Kathe Lange Marin Chapter Ms. R. Gisela Lloyd FOUNDATION Norby Anderson East Bay Chapter Ms. Sylvia R. Lindsey Mr. William Lokke Bernard Osher Foundation Darla & Richard Bastoni San Francisco Opera Guild Myron Marx & Cora Yang CORPORATIONS Eve & Niall Lynch Dr. Phyllis B. Blair Peninsula Chapter Ms. Ada Mei Jackson & Main Consulting Mrs. Midge Mansouri CORPORATION Ms. Annette Campbell-White & San Jose Opera Guild Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Michener Milo Group of California Mrs. Emily Marcus Dandelion Chocolate Dr. Ruediger Naumann-Etienne William Karl Schwarze Trust David Miller Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Mardesich Mr. Hugh J. Coughlin Cathy & Howard Moreland INDIVIDUALS Mr. & Mrs. J. Patterson McBaine INDIVIDUALS Drs. John & Lois Crowe CORPORATIONS Ms. Camille Morishige Mr. & Mrs. David Anderson Mrs. Anne G. McWilliams Peter & Jayne Davis Tim Dattels & Kristine Johnson Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Alice Ames Morison & Nina K. Auerbach, MD Jane & Harry Mison John & Cynthia Fry Gunn Mary & Tom Foote Meyer Sound Dr. Oakley Hewitt Miss Carol Benz Mrs. Pamela Murdock Franklin & Catherine Johnson Ms. Pamela George UBS Institutional Consulting Group Anne L. Morton Davidson Bidwell-Waite & Mr. Peter J. Musto Scott & Susan Lord Miss Ursula Grunfeld David & Marilyn Nasatir Edwin A. Waite Victoria Nakamura Mary Stevens Riley James Heagy, INDIVIDUALS James A. Noe III Paul & Kathy Bissinger Ms. Erika Nelson & Mr. Guy Cross Ms. Amy Roth & in memory of Janey Heagy Mary Sherrill Baxter Mr. Paul D. Nordine Mr. Gordon Brodfuehre r Ms. Barbara Newton Mr. Robert Epstein Ms. Harriet Heyman & Mr. & Mrs. Joel Bean Ms. Patricia Nottingham Mr. & Mrs. Tom H. Burkhart Suzanna G. Pollak In Memory of Mr. Michael Moritz Mr. & Mrs. Phillip B. Beck Ms. Annie Nunan Klaus & Rike Burmeister Ms. Susan K. Prather Mr. & Mrs. Bill R. Poland Cameron Waterman III Mr. Michael H. Kalkstein & Adam Arthur Bier & Rachel Bier Lem Frances Campra Ms. Merrill Randol Anna & Frank Pope Ms. Susan English Maurice & Mary Sue Bizzarri Mr. Peter Carwell Mr. & Mrs. David Rinaldo Drs. Joan B. & James Kelly Ms. Brooke Bourland Mr. Glenn H. Reid Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Castellucci $10,000–$14,999 Mr. Paul Sack Norman T. Larson Ms. Langley Brandt Robbins/Cullen Family Ms. Carmen J. Castro-Franceschi Drs. Milton & Sondra S chlesinger CORPORATION Naﬁseh & Karl Lindberg Mrs. Birgit Chase Ms. Marianne Buttner Robison & Mr. Greg Franceschi AT&T Bernice & John Lindstrom Maureen Clarke Mr. Michael A. Roosevelt, Esq. Mr. Martin S. Checov & Dr. & Mrs. Jon F. Sigurdson Jean & Lindsay MacDermid Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Cluff Ms. Jo-Ann Rose Mr. Timothy J. Bause Mr. & Mrs. David Sloss FOUNDATIONS Maura Markus Mr. Michael Colbruno Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rudd Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Cheitlin Ms. Maggie Thompson PG&E Better Together Ellen & Paul McKaskle Mr. Paul Connolly Jeannie Sack & Jordan Sachs Mrs. Beverly Coughlin Doug Von Qualen Giving Program James R. Meehan Mrs. Laura Crawford Miss Dorothy Schimke Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Cross Ms. Susan Walker The Henry W. & Robert B. Mison Dr. James Cross & Mr. Steven Shladover Mr. Robert Crow Ms. Olivia Ware Nettie Robinson Foundation Mr. Milton Mosk & Mr. Charles Antonen Dr. J. H. Silveira Dr. Lisa Danzig Patricia Weeden Joseph & Eleanor Sax Fund Mr. Thomas Foutch Mrs. Mary A. Culp Ms. Blanche Germain Streeter Keith Doerge Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Worn Rusty Rolland & The Schick Fund Mr. Haggai Niv Dr. & Mrs. Roy L. Curry Mrs. Mary K. Swalen Mr. Justin Faggioli & Ms. Anne Zucchi Wallis Foundation Mrs. Barbara J. Ross Mr. & Mrs. James F. Dean Dr. & Mrs. W. Conrad Sweeting Ms. Sandra Donnell Anonymous

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IN-KIND DONORS Maurice Bizzarri, Bizzarri Software Bright Wine Fund Hafner Vineyard Breathless Sparkling Wines Culinary Excellence Catering Partage Winery

CORPORATE MATCHING GIFT DONORS American Express S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation IBM International Foundation Microsoft Corporation Gift Matching Program Chevron U.S.A., Inc. Intel Union Bank of California

MEROLA LEGACY SOCIETY The Merola Legacy Society honors those who have included Merola Opera Program in their will, trust or other estate plans. For more information on how you can support Merola Opera Program through your estate planning, please call (415) 936-2321.

Norman Abramson & David Beery Mr. Stephen Drewes Barbara K. Jackson Ms. Christine Miller Debra R. Schoenberg Mrs. Barbara Adams Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Dwelly Ms. Elizabeth A. Jacobs Miss Vivienne E. Miller Ms. Marilyn G. Seiberling Mrs. Judith Anderson Mr. Robert F. Ewing & Ms. Dagmar L. Jamison D. G. Mitchell Ms. Carolyn Shaw Mrs. John Anderton Mr. Cesar L. De Joya, Jr. Ms. Joanie Juster Cathy & Howard Moreland Ms. Jean A. Sherlin Ms. Wilma Avery Mrs. A. Barlow Ferguson Mrs. Jeannie Kaufman Ms. Thelma Morris Natalie O. Shuttleworth Kathleen H. Barr Mary & Tom Foote Ms. Jean Kellogg Mr. Albert L. Mosher Mr. & Mrs. David Sloss Ms. Eloise Bouye Mario Fracchia Drs. Joan B. & James Kelly Mr. Milton Mosk & Ms. Sue Sommer Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Bowen Mrs. William M. Friede Ms. Ludmila Kisseleva-Eggleton & Mr. Thomas Foutch Nancy & Robert Soper In Memory of Joseph & Antonia Friedman Mr. Peter Eggleton Mr . Carroll J. Newbanks Dr. David D. Stein & George (Troy) Browman & Ms. Magda Gabali Mr. Louis A. Koffman Ms. Marie J. Niemann Dr. Phyllis A. Kempner his Living Partner Mr. Louis B. Gagliardi Mr. Ken Kolby Mr. Haggai Niv Dr. Sam Thal J. Gerald Gagnon Pamela J. George Mrs. Barbara F. Kral Mr. Carl Noelke Miss Carol Tomlinson Mr. Donald Buhman Mrs. Rolf Gille Herbert & Barbara Grah am Kreissler Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. O’Hanlon James S. & Gayle G. Tunnell Mr. Russell P. Chappell Dave Gomberg & Diana Lum Ms. Joan Shelbourne Kwansa Ms. Brenda Osborne Ms. Donna Chazen Beatrice & Paul Gomory Mrs. Olive Lawton Ms. Sheldeen G. Osborne & Ms. Suzanne Turley Maureen Clarke Tracy Grant Mr. John Lee Mr. Steven E. Tirrell Shirley Wilson Victor Carlyn Clause & Miss Doris Grau Ms. Marcia Leonhardt Robert & Carol Parvin Mr. Albert J. Vizinho Alexander L. Brainerd Miss Ursula Grunfeld Bernice Gucker Lindstrom Mr. Glenn H. Reid Ms. Gladys Wagman Mr. Michael Colbruno Dr. & Mrs. John G. Gurley Jean & Lindsay MacDermid Mr. Robert Robertson Bruce & Fran Walker Jose Maria Condemi James Heagy Ms. Norrine L. Marchegiani-Lewis Mike & Rusty Rolland Mrs. Barbara Wanvig Mrs. Charles Cornman in memory of Janey Heagy Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Mardesich Ms. Louise A. Russell Mr. Patrick Wilken Mr. Gerald F. Currier & Tom Houran & Bill Medigovich Dr. Myron Marx Bob & Terri Ryan Ms. Ann L. Williamson Mr. Cleveland M. Smith Mr. David S. Hugle Ms. Denise E. Mauldin Mr. & Mrs. John Ryckman Mrs. John A. Zderic Peter & Jayne Davis Ms. Marian Huntoon Bill Medigovich Jeannie Sack Anonymous

The Merola Opera Program honors the memory of the following friends who have provided a legacy of support through their bequests and other planned gifts this year. Mrs. Marion Zimmer Bradley Wiley C. Crawford Mrs. Thelma Dry Ms. Betty Guy Mr. Gerald B. Rosenstein Mr. Hugh C. Trutton Dr. Orlando Clark Roy Demmon K. E. Freeman Mr. Jack H. Lund Ms. Bettie Slissman

TRIBUTES Merola Opera Program expresses its sincere appreciation to all donors who have made memorial and honorary donations between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017. IN MEMORY OF Jean Donnell Frank Lanier Henry W. Robinson & James Forrest Vedder IN HO NOR OF Jean & Lindsay MacDermid Dr. David D. Stein Brian Asawa David Gee John Lindstrom Nettie Robinson Cameron Waterman III Mary Sue Bizzarri Milton Mosk & Suzanne Turley Freida Batten Marc Gropper Thomas E. Morton Rusty Rolland Dr. John Zderic Michael Colbruno Thomas Foutch César Ulloa & Gary Aliperti Lois Brainard Janey Heagy Harriet Meyer Quarré Joseph & Eleanor Sax Hugh Coughlin Bernard Osher Patrick Wilken Robert Elliott Brown Liz Jacobs Mary Stevens Riley Mr. James H. Schwabacher Peggy Dennis Dale Robards Zheng Cao Eleanor Kenney Ben & A. Jess Shenson Jean Kellogg Barbara Ross MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM ENDOWMENT The Merola Opera Program acknowledges with thanks those groups and individuals who have established or support the following endowment funds, which provide lasting tributes and generate continual support for developing the artists of the future. Kurt Herbert Adler—Merola Endowment Fund Reid & Peggy Dennis Endowment Fund Elaine Henderson Endowment Fund In Honor of Leontyne Price Endowment Fund Amici di Merola Fund Grace A. Diem & Alice E. Siemons Endowment Fund Heritage Fund Charles Rolle, M.D. Endowment Fund Barab Family Trust Fund In Memory of Jean Donnell Fund Vija Hovgard Endowment Fund Marie Louise Rosenberg Memorial Endowment Fund Dr. Leland Barber & Gladys K. Barber Endowment Fund Querita Eybel Endowment Fund David S. Hugle & Haggai Niv Endowment Fund Gerald B. Rosenstein Fund The Anthony I. Balestrieri Endowment Fund Mr. & Mrs. A. Barlow Ferguson Endowment Fund The Jacobs Family Trust Schick Memorial Fund Richard J. Barlett Memorial Fund I. P. Patrick Gallagher Fund Grace & Mildred Johnson Endowment Fund Eva & Henry Schlesigner Fund Jean E. Bennett, Jr. Fund Nicholas & Mary Ann Gannam Endowment Fund In Memory of Peter G. Kavantjas Endowment Fund The Shenson Family Fund The Sidney & Phyllis Blair Fund L. Henry Garland Memorial Fund Donald Wayne Kennedy Fund Claudia Stoop Memorial Fund John S. Brooks Memorial Fund Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund Leona Gordon Lowin Memorial Fund Blanche Thebom Trust Fund Florence Bruce Fund Donna Lee Grassman Memorial Fund Lotﬁ Mansouri Apprentice Director Fund Dickson Titus III Fund Bruser Family Fund Gary Grifﬁth Memorial Endowment Fund Meltzer Family Memorial Fund Alma Brooks Walker Memorial Fund Carlton F. Bryan Fund Gropper Memorial Fund Merola Members Endowment Fund Frank W. & Matilda O. Weymouth Living Trust Fund Betty Cable Fund Anneliese Gruenberg-Bremer Fund Albert L. Mosher & John E. McCormick AIDS Memorial Fund James L. Wilson Trust Endowment Fund Zheng Cao Opera Fund Otto Guth Fund Oreste J. di Muro Endowment Fund In Memory of Patricia Yakutis Endowment Fund Mai G. Coggin Endowment Fund Mark Haffner Apprentice Coach Fund The Bernard Osher Foundation Career Grant Endowment Alma Cella Yoder Trust Cooper Endowment Fund In Memory of James T. Heavey Fund Mary A. Powell Career Grant Fund Estate of Mr. William Zoller

MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM CAREER GRANTS Merola Opera Program gratefully acknowledges the following donors who have provided special support to our young artists. Dr. Phyllis B. Blair Career Grant—Drs. Sidney & Phyllis Blair Fund Peter G. Kavantjas Career Grant— Mary A. Powell Career Grant—Mary A. Powell Fund Florence Bruce Career Grant—Mrs. Starr Bruce Endowment Fund In memory of Peter G. Kavantjas Endowment Fund Schick Memorial Career Grant—Schick Memorial Fund Jean Donnell Memorial Career Grant—In Memory of Jean Donnell Fund Merola Alumni Career Grant—Merola Opera Program Alumni Schwabacher Family Career Grant—Mr. James H. Schwabacher Richard & Rhoda Goldman Career Grant—Mr. Richard N. Goldman Fund Albert L. Mosher & John E. McCormick AIDS Memorial Career Grant— Fred M. Levin & Nancy Livingston, Gropper Memorial Career Grant—Alfred Fromm & Otto E. Meyer, Albert L. Mosher & John E. McCormick AIDS Memorial Fund The Shenson Foundation in memory of Drs. Ben & A. Jess Shenson in Memory of Dr. Angel Gropper The Bernard Osher Foundation Career Grant— Richard Strauss Opera Career Grant— E. A. Haggerty Memorial Career Grant— The Bernard Osher Foundation G. William Jewell, in memory of Mr. Robert C. Silvering Larry L. Hillblom Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Bernhardt Poetz Memorial Career Grant— Dickson Titus III Career Grant—Dickson Titus III Fund David S. Hugle Career Grant—Mr. David S. Hugle A Friend of Merola The Merola Opera Program also extends its most sincere appreciation to all those contributors who helped meet our annual income needs through gifts of $1 to $999.

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OFFICERS HONORARY DIRECTORS Jane S. Mudge, President Matthew & Kate Shilvock Annie Calonico Schieding, David Gockley Vice President, Administration George F. Lucas, STAFF Vice President, Associate Directors Susan Malott, Silvia Lin, Vice President, Chapters Managing Director Roberta Holden, Megan McDonald, Vice President, Community Outreach Director of Special Events Mary Poland, Vice President, Development Rita Milner, Vice President, Education Alaina Schukraft, Special Events Associate and Celeste Lee Bobroﬀ, Vice President, Fundraising Volunteer Coordinator Virginia Cartwright Ziegler, SAN FRANCISCO OPERA GUILD gives voice Vice President, Marketing Caroline Altman, to potential through education and outreach Emely Weissman, Secretary Creative Director programs that bring opera center stage into Carol Simmons, Treasurer Ellen Kerrigan, the life of the community. France Szeto, Education Fund Chairman Opera à la Carte Coordinator

SAN FRANCISCO OPERA GUILD is a separate organization from San Francisco Opera and operates under a distinct board of directors. We extend our sincere appreciation to all our event and program supporters and acknowledge the following individuals, corporations and foundations for their generous support of $1,000 or more between Opera Ball 2016 and July 31, 2017. For more information about supporting San Francisco Opera Guild, please contact Susan Malott at (415) 565-3291, [email protected], or visit our website at www.sfoperaguild.com.

CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS $100,000 & above Leslie & George Hume Lynne Edminster & Brian Atwood $1,000–$4,999 Gail DeMartini John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn Dorothy & C. Bradford Jeffries Adm. James O. Ellis, Jr. & CORPORATION/ORGANIZATION Jesus O. Diaz Denise Littleﬁeld Sobel Lawrence A. Kern Dr. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough LLC Meredith & Kempton Dunn Marissa Mayer & Zachary Bogue Lisa Erdberg & Dennis Gibbons Draper Fund Samantha Chandler DuVall $50,000–$99,999 Teresa & Mark Medearis Mr. & Mrs. James N. Froeb Jaguar Animal Health Jacqueline & Christian Erdman Steven Menzies Fati Farmanfarmaian Harrah’s & Harveys Lake Tahoe Ann & Daniel Girard Kaiser Permanente Helen & John Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Noel Fenton Franklin & Catherine Johnson George & Cathy Huber S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Jane S. Mudge Justin Fichelson Neiman Marcus Group Arlene Inch San Francisco Opera Guild, Mary & Bill Poland Steve & Choongja Kahng Marin Chapter Ms. Kristina Flanagan Anne B. Popkin Cynthia Schreuder Kalev & San Francisco Opera Guild, Claire & Jeff Fluhr $25,000–$49,999 Karen Richardson & Jon Rubinstein Chandra & Robert Friese Ovadia Kalev Peninsula Chapter Amgen Pamela & Richard Rigg Barbara C. Fritz & Clayton B. Fritz Diana Kissil & John Cullison San Jose Opera Guild Paula & Bandel Carano Deborah & Paul Sagues Gary Garabedian Karen J. Kubin Yahoo Employee Foundation Keith & Priscilla Geeslin Roselyne C. Swig Jeff Garelick, Wilkes Bashford Paul Kochis & Amy Millman Jennifer & Steven Walske Drs. Danielle & Rondall Lane Harvey & Gail Glasser Joan & John Lavorgna INDIVIDUALS The Malin Family Diane B. Wilsey Mr. Elie Abi-Jaoude David & Inger Golob Cynthia & Richard Livermore Therma S. Shariq Yosufzai & Brian E. James Dr. Afsaneh Akhtari Joe l Goodrich Dr. & Mrs. Craig Lubbock TriplePoint Capital Leyla Alhosseini Sigrun Graeff Connie & Bob Lurie $5,000–$9,999 Emily & Dolph Andrews Mr. Philip Grisier $10,000–$24,999 CORPORATION/ORGANIZATION Dr. Alan Malouf Navid P. Armstrong Lisa M. Grotts CORPORATION/ORGANIZATION Abbot Downing Andrew Martin-Weber Cecilia Aviles Anette Harris & Marc Loupé Accenture Dodge & Cox Anne Marie & Stephen Massocca Nina & Charles E. Belle Ronald Holloway & Doug Hammerich Bank of America First Republic Bank Mr. & Mrs. Burton J. McMurtry Maribeth Benham Jennifer & Harold Hughes California Arts Council/NEA Saks Fifth Avenue Ms. Anne G. McWilliams Carol Benz Sallie & Leon Huntting Clare Louise Bates Fund San Francisco Opera Guild, Mr. & Mrs. James Milner Joy Venturini Bianchi Bruce Hyman & Simone Quarré Hermès East Bay Chapter Phyllis Moldaw David J. Blumberg Jessica Jacob & Zachary Townsend Jurika, Mills & Keifer San Francisco Opera Guild, Peggy & Boyce Nute Helen & Roger Bohl Donald & Jacqueline Jacobberger PG&E Sonoma Chapter Deepa Pakianathan & J. Dennis Bonney Jorge Jaramillo San Francisco Giants Phil Pemberton Ron & Beverly Borelli Katie & Claude Jarman Union Bank INDIVIDUALS The Honorable Nancy Pelo si & Melissa & Tracy Boxer Zill Judy & Greg Jorgensen Wells Fargo Bank Asim & Isha Abdullah Mr. Paul Pelosi Romana D’Angelo Bracco Ms. Jill Kent Wells Fargo Foundation Thomas Barrett & Belinda A. Berry Maria Pitcairn Michael Broach John Kerns Jane Bernstein & Bob Ellis Mr. & Mrs. John S. Renard Eric & Jennifer Brown Suzanne McKechnie Klahr INDIVIDUALS Elizabeth & David Birka-White Louise & Paul Renne Karen & Anton Bruehl Randall E. Laroche & David G. Laudon Joachim & Nancy Hellman Bechtle Norman T. Larson Athena & Timothy Blackburn Rose Rosenberg Florence E. Bryan Dawn Yates Black Celeste & Michael Bobroff Ms. Brenda Leff Alice & Bill Russell-Shapiro Mrs. Karen Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Brown Dr. Sean P. Bohen & Debra & Richard Carpeneti Patricia Ferrin Loucks Komal Shal & Gaurav Garg Bill & Bridget Coughran Mrs. Tanum Davis Bohen Mrs. Walter L. Carpeneti Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Ludgus Roberta Sherman Michael & Holly Cuggino Ms. Barbara Brown Barbara Cartier Cathy MacNaughton Pamala & Ted Deikel Carol Franc Buck The Honorable & Dr. Carolyn Chang June & Stephen Manley Reid & Peggy Dennis Alisa Burgess-Blajwas & Mrs. George P. Shultz Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Clark Dr. Pamela Marron Carol & Dixon Doll Harold Blajwas Raj Singh & Renata Anderson Ellen Coleman Edouard Mayoral de la Casa Micaux Sandra Farris Marilyn & Michael Cabak Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Sprincin Katie Colendich Elaine Mellis Ann & Gordon Getty Jack Calhoun & Trent Norris Dianne & Tad Taube Julie Coplon Maya D. Meux John & Marcia Goldman David & Karin Chamberlain Natalia Urrutia-Hernandez & Phoebe Cowles & Robert Girar d Donald & Irene Morgan Jane & David Hartley Carolyn Chandler Israel Hernandez Ena & Mark Cratsenburg Maryam & Oran Muduroglu Kathryn A. Huber & Lawrence Binkley Shannon & Dan Cronan Paul van Dyk Shahla Davoudi Nancy S. Mueller Sylvia & John Hughes Kim & Mark Dempster Mrs. Barbara A. Wolfe Olivia Hsu Decker Nancy E. Nebeker

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CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS continued Susan O’Brien Mr. John D. Rosin Frederic H. Smith Andrea & Joe Thomas Veronica Watson & Nazan Orr Annie & Braedan Schieding Alexandra Solomon & Barbara Traisman Michael Petonic Ann & Jim Paras Ave Seltsam Austin Brasch R obert & Danielle Troy Ronald & Emely Weissman Norman & Janet Pease Dr. Clara Shayevich Russell Stanaland Micaela van Zwoll & John Green Celeste & Darryl Woo Suraj Rajwani Mai Shiver Zornitza Stefanova Soo & Raj Venkatesan Anna Wu James & Caroline Reuben Dr. & Mrs. Edwin Shonfeld David H. Stull Robert & Ellen Vladem Brenda Zarate, Christian Dior Veronica Rivas-Tramontozzi Francoise & Andrew Skurman France Szeto Barbara Walkowski Linda Elliott Zider

CHARLOT D. MALIN SAN FRANCISCO OPERA GUILD EDUCATION FUND We express deep appreciation to the following individuals and organizations who have made gifts* in memory of Charlot D. Malin, Past President and a leader of San Francisco Opera Guild. For information on how to contribute to this fund, please contact Susan Malott at (415) 565-3291, [email protected], or visit sfopera.com/charlotmalinfund. Steve & Maura Abernethy Sue Firestone Jane & Bert Inch Gene & Richard Morey The Spyropoulos Family Renata Anderson Claire Fluhr Integrated Resources Group, Inc. Christina Noren Dana Stone Katherine August Ellen Margareta Fossli David & Evelyn Israel Barbro Osher Kimberlee Stryker Celeste Lee-Bobroff Melinda Yee Franklin Cynthia Schreuder Kalev John & Sherry Peterson Swartz Foundation Kristy Brabec Malin Giddings Fred & Beth Karren Maria Pitcairn Jeff Thomasson Erik Breivik Ann & Daniel Girard Nina Klotz Bill & Mary Poland Catherine Thresher Barbara Brown Lisa & Douglas Goldman Brian Koch Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP Ryan Lanzen, Torreon Golf Club Eleanor & Theodore Brown David & Inger Golob Steve & Arl ene Krieger Karen Richardson Town School for Boys Alisa Burgess-Blajwas & Connie Loizos Gove Anton Krukowski Karen Ann Richardson Barbara Traisman Harold Blajwas Sigrun Graeff Karen J. Kubin Family Foundation Suzanne Tucker Michelle Cheatham Brian Hackfeld Esty Lawrie Kirk Russell Mrs. William C. Turner Martha Chesley Wendy Hanson Kathie Lowry Sigifredo Saenz Natalia Urrutia-Hernandez Adam & Kate Clammer Sally Harris Nicola Luisotti Debora h Sagues Ryan Walls, Troon Golf Shannon & Dan Cronan Maj-Britt Hilstrom Jennifer Lynch Gary Schilling & Stefan Hastrup Nadine Weil Ronald & Emely Weissman Carol P. & Dixon R. Doll Roberta Holden Maggie Mack Ann & Perry Sells Jeff Welch Suzy Kellems Domink Paul Holm Susan & James Malott San Francisco Opera Guild, Eve & Wallace Wertsch Sean Dowdall Winston & Cynthia Hovey Demetrios Mavrikis Sonoma Chapter Michael Yancey Lynne Edminster Rong Hu John McQuaid John Shea Virginia Cartwright Ziegler Jennifer Emerson Leslie & George Hume Fund Brian Milford Mai Shiver Sandra Farris Arlene Inch William & Aase Moran Sarah Somberg *Gifts received by July 31, 2017

IN-KIND DONATIONS Accenture Olivia Hsu Decker, Decker Bullock George F. Lucas Swain Destinations Allegra Print & Imaging Sotheby’s International Realty Maisons Marques & Domaines Town & Country Mark Alman Drew Altizer Photography McCall’s Catering & Events Trou Normand AT&T Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco Neiman Marcus Union Square United Airlines J. Riccardo Benavides Event Styling Four Seasons Hotel Sydney The Nob Hill Gazette The Westin St. Francis Blue Angel Vodka Gleim the Jeweler Puma Paw Ranch San Francisco on Union Square Burberry Cathy & George Huber Ram’s Gate Winery Virginia Cartwright Ziegler Karen Caetano, Id-alist LLC Jay Siegan Presents Roederer Estate Viszlay Vineyards Barbara Callow Joseph Cozza Salon San Francisco Opera Christine Stovell Design LaBelle Day Spas & Salons Soirée Valet

SAN FRANCISCO OPERA GUILD LEGACY SOCIETY The San Francisco Opera Guild Legacy Society honors those who have included San Francisco Opera Guild in their will, trust, or other estate plans. For more information on how you can support San Francisco Opera Guild through your estate planning please call (415) 565-3291. Ben D. & Dorothy Rod & PJ Handeland Bruce M. Jewett James J. Ludwig Catherine Stafford Revocable Mrs. W. Carroll Tornroth Coppersmith Jane & David Hartley Mr. Maurice Kanbar Estate of Leontine Sassell Living Trust

SAN FRANCISCO OPERA GUILD EDUCATION FUND The Opera Guild acknowledges with thanks those groups and individuals who have contributed $2,500 or more in support of San Francisco Opera Guild’s Education Fund by April 30, 2017. For information on supporting the Guild’s Education Fund, please call (415) 565-3291. Cheryl & Ralph Baxter Bettye Poetz Ferguson Foundation Diana Kissil & John Cullison Karen Merritt Diane Rubin Karen & Anton Bruehl Anna Freiman Karen J. Kubin Virginia Miller* San Francis co Opera Guild, Paul & Bandel Carano Ann & Daniel Girard Joan & John Lavorgna Susan Mooradian East Bay Chapter The Estate of Katharine Hanrahan* Eileen D. Ludwig* Mary Louise Myers San Francisco Opera Guild, Mrs. Sheldon Cooper Alfred Hartley Cathy & Angus MacNaughton Susan O’Brien Marin Chapter Mary Corroon Jane & David Hartley The Malin Family Libby Pfau San Francisco Opera Guild, Beverly Coughlin James Heagy Susan & James Malott Maria Pitcairn Peninsula Chapter Ena & Mark Cratsenburg Barbara Henry Lois Manbert Mary & Bill Poland Ann Simpson Olivia Hsu Decker Jacquelin H. Hume* Anne Marie Massocca Ursula Ralph Claire Collins Skall Carol & Dixon Dolll Katie & Claude Jarman Kathleen McEligot Joyce Reitman Susan Tamagni Delia Fleishhacker Ehrlich* Mrs. Mark O. Kasanin Teresa & Mark Medearis Venetta & John Rohal *Deceased

More than 75,000 Bay Area families, students and teachers experience the excitement of opera with a variety of educational and community engagement programs presented through the combined eﬀorts of San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Opera Guild, and the Merola Opera Program.

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The OPERA BOX OFFICE is located in the Opera San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Ballet, and intermissions, and afterward. all proceeds House, 301 Van ness avenue, and is open benefit San Francisco Opera. the San Francisco Symphony are experimenting Monday 10 aM–5 PM, Tuesday through Saturday 10 aM–6 PM, and through the first intermission with allowing audiences to enjoy beverages in COAT CHECK For the safety and comfort of our on performance days. Tickets may also be the auditorium. audience, all large parcels, backpacks, luggage, charged by phone at (415) 864- 3330 or ordered You may bring drinks purchased in the etc. must be checked at the Opera House coat online at sfopera.com. We accept american Opera House into the auditorium, as long as check, located at the north and South ends of Express, VISa, Mastercard, and Discover. they are in the approved compostable cup the Main Lobby. If you are unable to use your tickets to a particular performance, you may exchange them with a lid, which is available at all bars. COURTESY TELEPHONE, for local calls only, is for tickets to another performance, subject to located in the main lobby across from the South availability, or donate them back to the Opera. passenger elevator Ticket exchanges for future performances can Performance Etiquette be accommodated up to one hour before DRINKING FOUNTAINS are available on all • Please turn off and refrain from using all curtain or during the first intermission. no levels except the Lower level, where there is a refunds are associated with ticket exchanges, electronic devices before the performance, courtesy water station on the north side. Water and a fee (plus any price differential) may apply. including digital watches and cell phones. bottles are permitted in the auditorium. • no cameras or recording equipment are ACCESSIBILITY San Francisco Opera is commit- permitted in the Opera House. OPERA GLASSES may be rented for $5 at the ted to providing easy access for all of our patrons. • as a courtesy to those who may have north Lobby coat check. ID deposit is Please contact the Opera Box Office prior to your fragrance allergies, please avoid wearing requested. visit so that we can ensure your comfort. perfume or cologne. For Patrons in Wheelchairs, San Francisco Opera • children of any age attending a LARGE PRINT CAST SHEETS AND SYNOPSES offers wheelchair-accessible seats at a range of performance must have a ticket; no babes are available at the coat check stations in the prices. all entrances at the War Memorial Opera in arms. main lobby. House are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair- Management reserves the right to remove FIRST AID STATION is located on the South accessible stalls in restrooms can be found on any patron creating a disturbance. all floors (except the Main Lobby and 5th floor Lower level. In case of emergency, please ask Balcony levels). accessible drinking fountains the nearest usher to assist you. are located on all floors except the Balcony level. also served before performances and during LOST AND FOUND items may be claimed at intermissions at Patina’s café Express (Lower LISTENING DEVICES assistive listening devices the north coat check during the performance. are available at the north and South Lobby coat level) and Dress circle café. call (415) 861-8150 all unclaimed items are delivered to the War checks. ID deposit required. or visit opentable.com for reservations or to Memo rial Performing arts center at 401 Van pre-order. Patrons dining in the Opera House ness ave., room 110, (415) 621-6600 (8 aM–5 LIVE TITLES: TEXT-TO-VOICE SUPERTITLES may enter through the north carriage entrance PM, Monday–Friday). Headsets that provide a spoken version of the (adjacent to the War Memorial courtyard) up to supertitles are available at the north Lobby coat two hours prior to curtain. TAXI SERVICE Patrons desiring a taxi after a check. performance should come to the Grove Street The SAN FRANCISCO OPERA SHOP, located Taxi ramp located on the south side of the DINING AND REFRESHMENTS The Patina on the South Mezzanine level of the Opera Opera House. accommodations are provided Group serves an elegant hot buffet in the lower House, sells opera cDs, DVDs, SF Opera on a first come, first served basis, and cannot lounge of the Opera House beginning two merchandise, and gift items. The Shop is open be guaranteed as service is based on availability hours prior to all performances. Lighter fare is 90 minutes before perfor mances, at of licensed taxis. Staff will be on hand to assist.

San Francisco War Memorial and San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center Performing Arts Center War Memorial Opera House Exit Diagram War Memorial Opera House Owned and operated by the city and county of San Francisco through the Board of Trustees of the War Memorial of San Francisco The Honorable Edwin M. Lee, Mayor

TRUSTEES Thomas E. Horn, President nancy H. Bechtle, Vice President Belva Davis Lt. col. Wallace I. Levin cSMr (ret.) Gorretti Lo Lui Mrs. George r. Moscone MajGen J. Michael Myatt, USMc (ret.) Paul F. Pelosi charlotte Mailliard Shultz Vaughn r. Walker Diane B. Wilsey Elizabeth Murray, Managing Director PATRONS, ATTENTION PLEASE! FIRE NOTICE: Please note the nearest exit. In an emergency, follow any lighted Jennifer E. norris, Assistant Managing Director/ exit sign to the street. WALK, do not run, to the nearest exit. Disabled patrons, proceed to nearest elevator lobby Executive Secretary and await assistance.

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POSTLUDE by General Director MATTHEW SHILVOCK

INCLUSION, EQUITY, AND OPERA in The Voice of Truth, mahatma Gandhi tells us that “a nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” culture and the arts are inextricably intertwined with society. the arts give voice to, and grow out of, society’s aspirations, beliefs, tensions. Sometimes there is an urgent, vital connection between art and society. i think of messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, written and premiered in a German prisoner-of-war camp in 1941. but sometimes the intersection of culture and society is more aesthetically motivated, drawing with curiosity on the vast array of colors, harmonies, themes, and ideas that mark the beautiful diversity of global culture. there is a universality about the most profound musical works. they transcend bound- aries of time and place to reach our innermost core as humans. but even music is made up of specific ideas, representations, and themes. what happens when those specifics run counter to societal values, leaving people feeling alienated, hurt, or excluded? this potential for cultural misalignment is particularly acute in art works that can reflect societal exclusion or inequality, whether in the depiction of race, gender, class, or orientation. in our world of opera, works like Madame Butterfly and Turandot represent an early 20th-century fascination with asia that can appear hackneyed, anachronistic, and even offensive given today’s much more nuanced understanding. we must recognize the cultural discon- nect that art can engender when viewed through our modern lens, while still recognizing the y l

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i and sensitivity for racial depiction; there is now a near-universal repudiation of using S makeup to change a person’s racial appearance onstage; ii) the equity of casting opportunities and how to cast roles like cio-cio-San to better reflect the cultural authenticity of the piece; and iii) whether there are works that last for all time, or whether there are works which will eventually become fundamentally at odds with contemporary values. San francisco opera is engaging in serious dialogue around two vitally important questions: 1. how do we better understand the broader community’s perception of opera to attain a deeper appreciation for the multiple perspectives around a work of art? 2. how do we utilize the art form of opera to build resonance with our fast-changing city, developing trust that opera can engage with the most essential of human emotions and situations? we don’t have all the answers to these questions yet, but we are committed to learning. we are exploring how we can better connect opera to community in a number of critical areas: • fundamentally, these are questions that can only begin to be answered by a dialogue with the bay area community. we are building partnerships to better understand the broader perception of the opera and ensure that as many people as possible feel com- fortable with, and welcome to, our work. • we are looking to create art to build interconnections between art and society. through works like Girls of the Golden West, Dream of the Red Chamber, and The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, we want to tell stories that reflect our local culture on the opera stage. connect with matthew via • San francisco opera has a strong tradition of inclusivity in its training programs, including twitter, instagram, and email. historic connections to the Pacific rim. i want to expand that legacy to create opportunities for audiences, singers, instrumentalists, technicians, and administrators from underrepre- sented and marginalized communities. @matthewShilvock i am sensitive to the challenge that certain art works can create in our society, but i am also excited that opera is an art form that can explore challenging subjects. we must find ways to produce, matthew_Shilvock share, and engage with opera, such that it reflects the amazing breadth of our community, and allows us all to connect on the most fundamental of levels. returning to the words of Gandhi: “no culture [email protected] can live if it attempts to be exclusive.”

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