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Welcome to Michigan Opera Theatre~ Fall Opera Season! Dear Friends, Department, under the directi on of On behalf of Michigan Opera Theatre, Karen DiChiera, and better serve the it is my great pleasure to welcome you to needs of our "Learning at the Opera the Detroit Opera House. We hope that House" program. The Ford Center for you have enjoyed your summer, and Arts and Learning will contain: the look forward to sharing with you another DaimlerChrysler Theatre, an experimen extraordinary season of world-class opera tal, black-box performance space for inti and dance. mate presentations; The Margo V Cohen Center for Dance, which will serve as the In the summer months the Detroit nerve center for all dance related educa Opera House, once again, bustled with tional activities at the Detroit Opera the award-winning Learning at the Opera House; the David and Marion House program and a variety of youth Handleman Studio, a high-technology based programs, including American media studio deSigned for inter-active Ballet Theatre's summer dance intensive, classroom programming and long dis which was attended by students from tance learning; the Lee and Floy Barthel around the nation. Costume Shop, a state-of-the-art costume The past few months have also allowed shop and classroom space; the Allesee us to continue the ongoing restoration of and ornamental trees and streetlights. Dance &: Opera Resource library, which the Detroit Opera House. Specifically, will house an extensive collection of We, having just completed our you will notice major enhancements in music scores, tapes, records, CD's , books, Crowning Achievement campaign, will the auditorium. Restoration artists were videos and reference materials; and a embark on two extraordinary projects busy all summer repairing plaster, apply much-needed street level retail space, that will serve not only as improvements ing decorative paint to the back of the which will feature boutique items, gifts, to our neighborhood, but will provide house and applying historically accurate libretti and much more. our community with invaluable resources wallpaper in the balcony. I hope you will and convenience. Of course, it is through the successful take a moment to revel in the exquisite completion of The Crowning FollOwing the run of "The Nutcracker" beauty and warm, rich glow of our beau Achievement campaign that we have in December we will close the Opera tiful auditorium. been able to undertake these monumen House Garage on Broadway. This outdat The 1996 opening of our Opera House tal projects. I join everyone at Michigan ed garage has simply outlived its lifespan. became the catalyst for the revitalization Opera Theatre in extending my deepest Demolition will begin in December, and of the sports and entertainment district gratitude to the many generous individu in its place will emerge a state-of-the-art that surrounds Grand Circus Park and als, corporations and foundations that garage with better access, improved exits, Harmony Park. We are inordinately have committed their support to our wider parking spaces, brighter lighting proud of our role in the development of vision and made this dream-more than and updated elevators. Entrances and this area and enjoy the success of the 30 years in the making-a reality exits will be on Grand River and John R new businesses, restaurants and stadi Streets, rather than Broadway. Thank you, and enjoy the perfor ums. With the transformation of mance! Madison Avenue well underway, we now I am espeCially proud of the fact that tum our focus to Broadway. As you may we will also begin construction this fall have noticed, the City of Detroit has on the Ford Center for Arts and Learning in the six-story tower on the Broadway undertaken major streetscape improve David DiChiera Street side of the Detroit Opera House. ments on the Broadway Street side of the Founder and General Director This exciting project will allow us to Detroit Opera House, which include Michigan Opera Theatre wider sidewalks, new curbs and gutters expand the Community Programs

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THE FOUR SEASONS THE FIREBIRD Choreography ...... James Kudelka Choreography ...... James Kudelka Conductor ...... Ormsby Wilkins Conductor ...... Ormsby Wilkins Music ...... Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons Music ...... Igor Stravinsky, The Firebird Costume Design ...... TRAC COSTUME: Carmen Alie and Reduced orchestration by Henning Brauel based on the 1945 version . Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors Denis Lavoie LLC, sole U.S. and Canadian agent for Schott Musik International, Lighting Design ...... David Finn publisher and copyright owner. Projections and Scenic Effects ...... Chris Wise Set and Costume Design ...... , ...... Santo Loquasto Violin Soloist ...... Fujiko Imajishi Lighting Design...... David Finn The Firebird has been made possible through funding from Walter The Four Seasons is a gift from Carsen,O.C THE VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE, THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA The Firebird is a co-production between The National Ballet of Canada, Houston Ballet Foundation and American Ballet Theatre. A MAN Ryan Boorne (Oct. 7,9), Aleksandar Antonijevic (Oct. 8, 10) THE FIREBIRD Greta Hodgkinson (Oct. 7,9), Jennifer Fournier (Oct. 8, 10) SPRING PRINCE IVAN Stacey Shiori Minagawa (Oct. 7, 9),Jillian Vanstone (Oct. 8, 10) Aleksandar Antonijevic (Oct. 7) , Guillaume Cote (Oct. 8) Lise-Marie Jourdain &: Laura Bolton (Oct. 7, 9), Tanya Evidente &: Nehemiah Kish (Oct. 9), Patrick Lavoie (Oct. 10) Je-an Salas (Oct. 8, 10) Erin Richardson, Leonie Gagne, Andreea Olteanu or Tanya Howard, PRINCESS VASILISA Tiffany Mosher, Sophie Letendre or Rebekah Rimsay (Oct. 7, 10), Stacey Shiori Minagawa (Oct. 8) Alexandra Golden, James Leja, Keiichi Hirano, Dong Hyun Seo or Jillian Vanstone (Oct. 9) Jean-Sebastien Colau, Daisuke Ohno PRINCESSES Laura Bolton or Tamara Jones, Tanya Howard or Sophie Letendre, SUMMER Lise-Marie Jourdain, Leonie Gagne, Andreea Olteanu, Heather Ogden (Oct. 7,9), Greta Hodgkinson (Oct. 8, 10) Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Erin Richardson, Lisa Robinson, Andreea Olteanu &: Tanya Howard (Oct. 7,9), Alejandra Perez-Gomez Alexandra Golden, Tiffa ny Mosher, Leslie Schroeter &: Lisa Robinson (Oct. 8, 10) KASTCHEI THE DEATHLESS Tiffany Mosher, Alepndra Perez-Gomez or Stephanie Hutchison, Etienne Lavigne (Oct. 7,9), Avinoam Silverman (Oct. 8, 10) Lisa Robinson or Alexandra Golden, James Leja, Dong Hyun Seo or HIS WIFE Jean-Sebastien Colau, Daisuke Ohno, Joseph Welbes or Victoria Bertram Nehemiah Kish, Adam Toth or Avinoam Silverman THE PRIESTESS AUTUMN Lorna Geddes Stephanie Hutchison (Oct. 7,9), Martine Lamy (Oct. 8, 10) AN OLDER REPTILE Alejandra Perez-Gomez &: Lisa Robinson (Oct. 7,9) Tomas Schramek Stephanie Hutchison &: Alexandra Golden (Oct. 8, 10) AN OLDER BEAST Avinoam Silverman &: Etienne Lavigne (Oct. 7,9) Hazaros Surmeyan Kevin Bowles &: Patrick Lavoie (Oct. 8, 10) JAGUAR James Leja, Keiichi Hirano , Dong Hyun Seo or Jean-Sebastien Colau, Piotr Stanczyk (Oct. 7,9, 10), Daisuke Ohno (Oct. 8) Daisuke Ohno, Joseph Welbes or Nehemiah Kish, Adam Toth or GENERAL Avinoam Silverman, Tomas Schramek, Hazaros Surmeyan Jean-Sebastien Colau (Oct. 7,9), Etienne Lavigne (Oct. 8, 10) WINTER WARTHOGS Victoria Bertram, Richard Landry (Oct. 7,9), Piotr Stanczyk (Oct. 8, 10) Keiichi Hirano or Nehemiah Kish, Richard Landry or Dong Hyun Seo Lorna Geddes KNIGHTS Tomas Schramek, Hazaros Surmeyan &: Ensemble Avinoam Silverman or Piotr Stanczyk, Kevin Bowles, Dong Hyun Seo or Jean-Sebastien Colau GUARDS INTERMISSION James Leja, Adam Toth, Joseph Welbes or Edward Tracz, Aarik Wells SNAKE Stephanie Hutchison or Krista Dawson LIZARDS Je-an Salas, Tanya Evidente, Jillian Vanstone or Laura Bolton All casting subject to change

Synopsis: The Firebird

A no'te on The Fo ur Seasons The Enchanted Garden came to the forest in search of Princess Created for The National Ballet of Canada, of Kastchei Vasilisa whom it was prophesied he The Four Seasons received its world premiere would marry Whatever the tme history, n the Kingdom of Thrice-Nine there on February 12, 1997 at Toronto's all are agreed that the beauty of this glit lived a demon, Kastchei the Hummingbird Centre. Set to one of the tering bird so amazed him that he I Deathless. He mled over a vast forest resolved to capture her and bring her world's most beloved and well-known scores, inhabited by enchanted princesses and it is an abstract ballet that explores the cycle back to court where he would be petrified knights. They were all under his of life. At the centre of the ballet is the role of acclaimed as a great hunter. But the bird evil spell and lived their dreary days "a man [or all seasons", a character the audi fluttered so quickly in her joy that even without hope of liberation, for Kastchei's ence follows through the youthful promise of the sure arrows of Prince Ivan missed Death was kept prisoner in a place spring, the passion of summer, the mellow her. The Prince lay in wait, and as she known to no living man. Unless warmth of autumn, the chill of winter and drew near again, he caught her by the Kastchei's Death could be found, they ultimately to death. taiL The bird, frightened, but still filled would remain there forever. with the joy of the golden apple, begged In the centre of this forest there was an for her freedom and shed tears of dia A note on The Firebird enchanted garden. The forest trees sur monds. The Sight so moved the Prince When first presented in 1910 by Serge rounding it were only pines and oaks that a new feeling of compassion filled Diaghilev's Ballet Russes, The Firebird stunned and birches, but they seemed strange and his heart So, forgetting the honour that the Parisian audience with its aura of fantasy marvellous because they grew in the light would be his for the capture of the bird, and ritualistic spectacle. The ballet was the of a great tree that bore golden apples. he released her into the air. But again she result of a close collaboration between chore Jackdaws, crows, and grey sparrows lived returned, leaving with him, as though a ographer Michel Fokine, composer Igor in the forest trees and they were illumi pledge, a Single feather from her breast Stravinsky and designers Aleksandr Golovin nated and made iridescent by the nightly The forest grew still, and Prince Ivan was and Leon Bakst The Firebird had all the ele visits of a bird whose plumage burned left alone. Suddenly in the depths of a ments of exoticism so characteristic of like the sun. She flew through the night forest, miles from nowhere, were 12 Diaghilev's early Saisons Russes: a fantastic air over sleeping towns and farmlands. princesses, among them Vasilisa - all libretto based on Russian folklore, elaborately Blue light fell from her in flakes and a under the spell of Kastchei the Deathless. beautiful sets and costumes, dramatic dancing warm glow emanated from her wings as Tired of the oaks, the pines, and the and a strange and ravishingly beautiful score though she carried bouquets of roses. birches, and bored with their knights, (Stravinsky's first commission for ballet). This bird came to the enchanted garden who had been turned to stone, the Since its triumphant debut, many choreogra solely to eat the golden apples for they princesses would wander at night into phers have restaged this magical one-act bal were for her the source of eternal youth, the light of the golden apple tree. They let The National Ballet of Canada premiered beauty, and happiness. Once she had would amuse themselves by tossing the James Kudelka's The Firebircl on November eaten one, so great was her joy that she fallen fmits to one another while trying 10,2000 at the Hummingbird Centre in remained in this evil forest to dance and to execute the rapid dances of their Toronto. fly about the branches. In and out she homelands. flew, glittering like a cluster of jewels, They had come to the garden in search of unmindful of lurking demons and royal the extraordinary, so they were neither hunters. surprised nor frightened when a beautiful One night another visitor entered the for man appeared suddenly from the trees - est He was Prince Ivan, the youngest son a young man moreover, who moved as of King Vyslav: Some say he was sent nimbly as they It seemed very natural, in there by the king to capture the strange the light of the tree, that as he danced he bird who had been eating the apples in should fall in love with the beautiful the royal gardens; others said that he Vasilisa

The other princesses did not ask if his meeting with the Demon King would be. Death. His dream was so vivid it could love had been foretold eons ago or was Kastchei began his ritual of contortions be seen by the strange bird. sudden and of this moment; they which would turn his new victi m to In his dream, a throne stood in the forest encouraged the two and contrived to stone. All Prince Ivan knew was that this grove. This throne carried within its leave them alone in the garden. But at demon king could not be killed. The architecture a large egg that held the that moment the sun rose, commanding Death of Kastchei was kept prisoner in a Death of Kastchei. The bird led the all enchanted creatures to disappear. secret place. Prince toward the throne and revealed to The Princesses endeavoured to intercede him the secret of the egg. Kastchei Daybreak on behalf of the poor prince, but awoke. As he struggled with Prince Ivan, Kastchei threatened them and they with the egg cracked open and released The Prince, however, had fallen too drew, terrified, behind the trees. This Kastchei's Death consuming the evil King much in love and followed Vasilisa reck respite was enough for the Prince to and his demons. lessly into Kastchei's Palace. All at once retrieve the flowing fea ther of the myste all the most infernal trumpets and bells Warm sunlight penetrated the forest, dis rious bird. sounded an alarm. solving the Palace of Kastchei and the Kastchei halted, the demons drew back. dwellings of his dreams. Vasilisa and the Kastchei the Deathless appeared. Nothing The forest was filled with the light of a Prince find themselves attired in full of the horror of his attendants, his wife second dawn, for the bird herself had wedding regalia. All the Knights and all with her scaly limbs, or even his army returned to the enchanted garden at the the Princesses, still enchanted - but now with their arachnid bellies, could equal summons of her plume. The demons and by a benign power - formed a great wed that of Kastchei. (A thin skin was unable Kastchei were themselves enchanted as ding cortege, and without further delay suffiCiently to cover his bones, which the bird led them all in a frenzied dance. there took place in the Kingdom of pro truded their white knobs at every This demonic leaping grew so wild, that Thrice-Nine the marriage of Prince Ivan joint; his filthy eyes, which looked with finally the entire legion dropped, and Princess Vasilisa. hatred on every being, flowed with exhausted, into a deep sleep. To ensure slime) . A chimera he was, to the ends of The Firebird, after a last farewell to the their continued unconsciousness the bird his long claws I Prince who had shown her such compas caused a lullaby to sound. So sweet was sion, flew off and was never seen again. m All knew what the outcome of Ivan's the melody that Kastchei dreamed of his

THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA ity to marry classical tradition with modern develop repertoire for a si ngle organization on The National Ballet of Canada, a company movement and is recognized [or his re mark a long-term basis, while allOwing him to create with more than 50 dancers an d its own sym able talent in combining both idioms. This new works for other companies. phony orchestra, is Canada's premier dance allows him to serve dance com panies from Mr. Kudelka terms himself "a conscientious company and ranks as one of the world\; top Toronto Dance Theatre to San Francisco Ballet, observer" who creates dances that are medita international dance compan ies. from The National Ballet o[ Canada to Les tions on the classic themes of love, sex and Founded in 1951 by English dancer Celia Ballets Jazz de Montreal, from Montreal Danse death. Major works include for The National Franca, the company was established as a clas to American Ballet Theatre, from Les Grands Ball et of Canada include: Cindere lla (2004), his sical company and is still the only Canadian Ballets Canadiens to solo artists such as Margie fi rst full -length original ballet Th e Contract (The company to pFesent a fu ll range of traditional GUli s and Peggy Baker. A remarkably prolific Pied Pipel) (2002), The Fi rebird (2000), a co fu ll-length classics. The company not only pre choreographer, he has created over 70 ballets. production between The National Ballet of sents the classical repenoi re, but also embraces Born in Newmarket, Ontari o, Mr. Kudelka Canada, American Ballet Theatre and Houston contemporary works and encourages the cre trained as a classical dancer at the National Ballet, A Disembodied Voice (1999), Swan Lahe ation of new ballets and the development of Ballet School in Toronto and graduated in (1999), The FOLLr Seaso ns (1997), The Canadian choreographers. 1972 to join The National Ballet of Canada. Nutcracker (1995), Spring Awakening (1994), At home in Toronto, Can ada, the National While a soloist with the Nati onal Ball et, he TI1 e Actress (1994), The Mi raCLI lous Mandalin Ball et performs annual Fall, Winter and Spring became increasingly absorbed in the creation (1993) and Pastorale (1990). His work for seasons, plus The Nutcracher at the of dance, developing his ideas from workshop other companies include: In Paradisum (1983) Hummingbird Centre. performance to presentation in the company\; and Desir (1 991) fo r Les Grands Ballets In 1996, the National Ballet entered a new regular season. In 1981, he Joined Les Grands Canadiens, The Heart of the Matter (1 986) [or era with the appointment o f internationally Ballets Canadiens in Montreal as a Principal Joffrey Ballet, Fifteen Heterosexual DueLs (1991) renowned choreographer James Kudelka as Dancer and was the company\; Resident for Toronto Dance Theatre, Cruel World (1994) Artistic Director. Choreographer from 1984 to 1990. During and Sin and Tonic (2002) for American Ballet this time, between Les Grands Ball ets Theatre, Term Firma (1995) and Some Women JAMES KUDELKA Canadiens and other commissions, he created and Men (1998) for San Francisco Ballet, Le Artistic Director! Choreographer numerous ballets, his work steadily maturing BaiseI' ele la fee (1996) for Birmingham Royal James Kudelka was appointed Artistic in the perceptions and intelligence which dis Ballet, The Book of Alleged Dances for Australian Director of The National Ballet of Canada in tinguishes its character today. Ballet (1999) and Gazebo Dances for Ball etMet June, 1996. Mr. Kudelka is one of North From September 1992 until May 1996, Mr. (2003). These dances are evidence of his extra America's fo remost dance artists, universally Kudelka was The National Ballet of Canada's ordinary development as a choreographer as respected for the quality and depth of his Artist-in Residence. This relationshi p with the well as the record of a profound artistic sensi work As a choreographer, he has the rare abil- National Ballet enabled him to create and bility at work.

10 BRAVO Copyright 2010,www Michigan.MichiganOp eOperara.org Theatre Detroit Opera House By Giuseppe Verdi Opera in Three Acts Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave World Premiere: Venice, March 11, 1851 Sung in Italian with English Surtitle translation Running time approximately two hours and thirty-five minUles including intermissions

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ACT I gathered to carry out Cepranos Scene 1, The Duke's Palace. vengeance by abducting the girl they believe to be Rigoletto's lover. The jester, In the court of the profligate Duke of returning, is told that the plan is to kid Mantua, a wild, hedonistic banquet is in nap the Countess Ceprano. Relieved, progress. The Duke tells his courtier Rigoletto agrees to take part. The Borsa of his interest in an unknown courtiers mask him, secretly covering his maiden he had secretly followed to eyes, and make off with Gilda as he church; at the same time, he admires the holds the ladder. When Rigoletto realizes Countess Ceprano, in attendance at the that he has been betrayed, it is too late; banquet. The Duke does not care if the curse of Monterone has begun to women know that he is attracted to operate. many; nor does he worry about the jeal ous eyes of husbands and fathers. As he courts the countess, Rigoletto, his jester, ACT II mocks the Count. Meanwhile, the cava The Duke's Palace lier Marullo has learned that Rigoletto The Duke had also returned to find has a mistress. Count Ceprano, enraged Rigolettos house empty, and is angry that by Rigoletto's mockery, enlists the other his newest love has been taken from him; courtiers in a plan for vengeance. but the courtiers gleefully tell him of At the height of the argument, Count their trick, and the Duke, learning that Monterone enters. His daughter had they have brought Gilda to the palace, been seduced by the Duke, and rushes to be with her. Monterone demands satisfaction. Rigoletto enters the hall, mournfully Rigoletto insults him in a cruel and lewd As he enters the courtyard, he is greeted searching for some evidence of Gildas fashion; and Monterone, denouncing exuberantly by his daughter, Gilda. On whereabouts. When the courtiers tell the both the Duke and his serpent of a jester, hearing his sigh, she asks him about her Duchess' page that he is not to be dis pronounces upon Rigoletto a father's family, about her mother. Rigoletto con turbed, Rigoletto realizes the truth, and curse ("maledizione" in Italian). fesses that her mother, now dead, was tells the courtiers it is his daughter they Scene 2, The Street Outside Rigoletto's the only person who ever treated him have taken. Cursing the entire vile race of Home. with compassion. Still, in his zeal to pro courtiers, he demands in vain to see her. Rigoletto has left the court to make his tect his daughter from the life he leads, Finally, Gilda emerges from the Dukes nightly visit to his home. As he pauses he tells her no more, and refuses to per bedchamber, and alone with her father, outside his courtyard, deeply disturbed mit her out, except for church. He tearfully confesses the entire story by Monterone's imprecation, he is charges Giovanna, Gilda's nurse, with her Rigoletto tells her they will leave the city, approached by Sparafucile, a man who care, and takes his leave. but before they can go, they are inter lives by his sword. Offering his services Meanwhile, the Duke has, with rupted by Monterone, who, on his way to Rigoletto as a paid assassin, Giovannas paid help, sneaked into the to the scaffold, once more curses the Sparafucile explains his method and courtyard. When he finds himself alone Duke. Rigoletto swears he will carry out price, and tells Rigoletto that he can find with Gilda, he paSSionately tells her of vengeance for himself, Gilda, Monterone, him at this location each evening. his love. The innocent young maiden is and all who have been betrayed by his Alone, Rigoletto ponders how alike he thrilled and confesses to sharing his feel evil master. is to the killer, using his tongue to ings. Telling her that he is a poor student wound instead of a sword, and cursing named Gualtier Malde, the Duke takes the entire race of courtiers who have, in his leave. Alone, Gilda relives the thrill of ACT III their cruelty and mockery, made him her passion, and swears that she will An Inn outside Mantua belong to her love until death. into the twisted jester. An Inn Outside Mantua. Outside a But at home he becomes another man. Outside the wall, the courtiers have tawdry inn on the outskirts of the city,

12 BRAVO Copyright 2010,www.M MichiganichiganOpera.org Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House Rigoletto and Gilda appear. Rigoletto has brought her here to show her the truth about her love, to whom she still wishes to be faithful. They secrete themselves, and shortly, the Duke, dressed as a cavalier, enters the inn, asking the innkeeper- Sparafucile himself-for some wine, and his sister. The Duke rhapsodizes on the fickleness of women, as Maddalena, Sparafuciles sister, serves him wine. As the Duke seductively woos Maddalena, the heart broken Gilda observes through a crack in the wall, unable to hear her father's attempts at consolation. Rigoletto sends Gilda home to don the clothes of a boy for their journey, then hands Sparafucile a down payment on the murder of his master. As storm clouds gather, Maddalena, who is charmed by the handsome stranger, begs her brother to spare the Duke. Finally Sparafucile agrees that if someone else It knocks on the inn door before midnight, the newer arrival can take the Dukes place in the sack destined to be his shroud. Gilda, in a frenzy of confused love, has changed her clothing and returned, and she overhears the murderous discussion. Realizing that her sacrifice can save her love, Gilda pounds on the door, and, at the height of the storm, enters the inn, knOwing that the point of a sword will be her welcome. The storm moves on. Rigoletto, return ing, exults the feeling of power that elates him as he waits to dispose of the dead body of his evil master. At midnight, the door opens, and Sparafucile brings him a body in a sack, collects his money, and bids his client good night. Rigoletto, / about to throw the body into the river, is I stopped by the voice of the Duke drunk enly singing from the inn. Realizing that an innocent victim is in the sack, he rips the fabric open, to find his daughter inside. Gilda has just enough life left to confess her deception, and to tell her dis Choose the PPO that stands out. HAP's nationally accredited PPO is here and traught father that she will be waiting for poised to meet your multiple health care needs. It's flexible, affordable health him in heaven, with her mother. As she coverage perfect for any size business. falls lifeless, Rigoletto once more cries out, "the curse of Monterone!" Ii) call 1-800-950-7455 -Courtesy of Opera News go to www.hap.org or

Mario Corradi directs his 13th Every Single aspect of it. I con (Rigoletto) and 14th (Faust) Michigan sider myself a very fortunate man. Opera Theatre productions this fall. I consider my work to be the You were born in Montepulciano, Italy. most beautiful job on Earth. In 27 Where do you call home now? years I have missed only one evening rehearsal because the doc My house is in Milan, but I'm at home tor had ordered a 48-hour voice wherever there is a theater or an opera to rest. .. and even last year, after direct. Lasik surgery, instead of staying What was your first experience with home and resting my eyes, I drove opera? to dress rehearsal for MOrs Un I was very young-just a pupil. During Ballo in Maschera the late 1950s a traveling company had Is there one opera that you come to Montepulciano to perform think everyone should see? Otello, outdoors, in the square right in Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte. front of the magnificent Renaissance Cathedral. Suddenly it started raining Do you have any advice for and the entire production was assembled young people conSidering in the tiny 19th Century Theatre-a real careers in the arts? gem, but it had a stage no wider than 20 Art is a total commitment. One feet. The sets were made of framed paint should not even consider starting ed canvasses and they were all placed on a career in the arts unless they are stage one on top Qf the other, leaving ready for an uncompromising, very little room for the singers, let alone total commitment. the chorus. I was so fascinated by Verdi's When dealing with operas that music that my thought was, "there must are considered classics, how do be a better way to do an opera l" I believe you make a production your own it all started that night. without compromising the compos When you consider audiences, who Of all of the people you have worked er'sllibrettist's vision-or for that mat are you most gearing your productions with, is there anyone person who has ter, the audience's expectations? for? had a particularly profound impact on A great masterpiece is such because it Young audiences. If we do not start you as a director? is so complex that its greatness and its bringing the young generations to the The man I consider my "maestro" is full meaning cannot be revealed by any opera, we will be out of work in 10 or Jean-Pi.erre Ponnelle, with whom I Single interpretation. Every time I tackle 20 years. worked as an assistant, for five years. He a classic opera I discover something I Do you feel specific limitations based taught me the grammar and the syntax of never saw before, and therefore, that new on the audiences you direct for? directing. He made me understand the discovery becomes, as it were, the "leit Would you be more risque in some i.mportance of lighting and, above all , he motif' of my production. The publics cases, less so in others? taught me total respect for the music. expectations are never a real concern. In Rather than thinking about the audi Every rehearsal was an unforgettable les Detroit, a full house will host 2,700 peo ences, I would think in terms of theatri son. ple. What makes us think that they will cal environment. Directing Rigoletto all have the same expectations ancl/or What do you enjoy most about your ancl/or Faust during a regular opera sea reactions? work? son is one thing. Directing the same

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Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Opera in Three Acts By Charles Gounod Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre World Premiere: Theatre Lytique, Paris, March 19,1859 Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, December 31, 1879 Sung in French with English Surtitle Translation Running time three hours, fifteen minutes including intermissions

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Prelude celebrating the god Bacchus and the to pursue her. The festival continues at a Satan, also know as Mephistopheles, is abundant grape harvest. Valentin, a frenetic pace as the struggle for Faust's awakened by a stream of light which young soldier leaving immediately for conscience begins between Mephistopheles guides his attention to the study of the war, is having a final drunken outing and the unknowing Marguerite. aged scientist/philosopher, Dr. Faust. The with some of his fellow soldiers and Siebel and Wagner, two student friends. demon understands the purpose of his ACT II vision and, with the help of his Shades, For protection at the front, he carries a religiOUS medal given to him by his sister, Marguerite'S Garden. prepares to walk in the human world Marguerite. What starts as a mocking disguised as someone from the 1830s. Siebel, qUietly in love with Marguerite, song by a drunken soldier, ends as an Faust, living in medieval times, will con steals into the garden and gathers flowers earnest plea by a young man about to sider Satan a man from the future, and intended for her. As predicted earlier by face possible death. find him philosophically and scientifical Mephistopheles, each flo wer withers and ly interesting, challenging to compre While all get back into a fe stive drink dies at his touch. He blesses himself from hend. ing mood, Mephistopheles and Faust a stream which surrounds the sanctified appear. Mephistopheles pays homage to ground on which Marguerite lives . The the pagan Golden Calf which all spell is broken. ACT I applaud Then he begins to tell fortunes, Faust and Mephistopheles anive and Scene 1, Dr. Faust's Study. predi cting people's woes, one of which watch Siebel leave his flowers for includes the name of Marguerite. Dr. Faust has a~tempted to solve the Marguerite. The devil retires to conjure a Valentin is irritated that the stranger mysteries of the world and life. Early one gift for Faust to give to the young girl. speaks of his sister in such a light. morning, despairing and emotionally iso Faust reflects on the perfection and purity Mephistopheles responds by predicting lated, he decides to die and prepares to of the place where his ideal love lives. Valentin's death. take poison. His resolve is interrupted Mephistopheles returns with a case of when he recalls the innocence of young Trying to make peace, Wagner offers brightly colored jewels and fabrics which peasants in their daily routine. He envies Mephistopheles a cup of wine. The devil is to be Faust's offering to Marguerite, them and curses God for making him old proclaims the wine unacceptable and ges gifts one might use to appeal to the sen and devoid of feeling, unable to change his tures to a crude statue of Bacchus. When sorial/sensual side of a child. They both empty existence. In his desperation, Faust wine magically pours from it, the crowd is hide as she enters. calls upon Satan for help. Mephistopheles both excited and ftightened. Mephistopheles Marguerite sings the ballad of the King obligingly appears and offers Faust money, offers to toast Marguerite. Valentin, suspi of Thule. The ballad brings to mind the glory and power in exchange for his soul. cious of the garish strange r, considers the toast an insult and draws his sword. The handsome stranger who offered to walk Faust, however, demands youth and all power of evil breaks the sword in half. her home. She discovers Siebel's flowers and of the joys he missed while buried in his Valentin and his comrades use their the next moment comes upon the gems studies . Satan agrees to this request and, sword hilts to make crosses and subdue and materials. Unable to resist touching when Faust has second thoughts, he con the frightening demons. items she has never experienced before, jures a vision of a beautiful, untouched she discovers a mirror and beginS to study Faust and Mephistopheles seem sus girl, Marguerite. Faust weakens and signs herself. Her first sin: vanity Mephistopheles pended in time. Faust wants to know his soul away, whereupon he is trans manipulation of Marguerite begins. formed into a young man. They leave when he wi ll meet the innocent girl from medieval times and jump forward into his vision. No sooner has he asked than Marguerite's busybody neighbor, Marthe, catches her and scolds the girl for this the 1830s. the crowd becomes active again and Marguerite appears. Faust stops her and vanity. Mephistopheles, wishing to stop Scene 2, The Kermesse. offers to escort her home. She modestly this intrusion, interrupts and informs Townspeople, soldiers and students are declines and Mephistopheles urges Faust Marthe of her husband's death. Their

18 BRAVO Copyright 2010,www Michigan.MichiganOpera.o Operarg Theatre Detroit Opera House ON STAGE conversation allows Faust to approach Scene 2, A Church. through. Before he dies, however, Marguerite. Marguerite prays for help and forgive Valentin curses his sister for blinging dis The devil whisks Marthe away and the ness. Mephistopheles plays on her inner grace to them. two young people sing of their new love . fears and accuses her of sin. She tries to Scene 5, Marguerite's Prison Cell. Marguerite attempts to leave, but her join fellow worshipers in prayer, but her Continuing her downward spiral, totally attraction to Faust causes her to remain. voice is overwhelmed by the devils. abandoned and losing touch with reality, Touched by her innocence and purity, Satan announces that she is a lost soul Marguerite has drowned her baby and, Faust bids Marguerite goodnight. before the gates of Hell. consequently, has been sentenced to Mephistopheles mocks Fausts gentlemanly Scene 3, A Field Outside of Town. death. Faust enters with Mephistopheles attitude. Soon , Marguerite can be heard Local militiamen return from the war, and begs her to escape with them. But indoors, murmuring dreamily of her Marguerite slips in and out of reality desire for Faust. Faust breaks into her exhausted, some wounded. Among them is Valentin. He spies Siebel in the crowd When she finally sees the devil, she room, and he and Marguerite consummate regains her mind. She repulses both Faust their passion. Mephistopheles, alone, which has assembled to welcome them home. and his mentor and begs Heaven to accept delights in his brilliance at furthering her soul. Faust pleads with her to join Marguerites demise. Scene 4, A Village Street. them and Mephistopheles urges Faust to Faust has returned to the village, forget her. Marguerite is on the brink of ACT III concerned for Margueri te . As always, death, and Mephistopheles proclaims that Mephistopheles is by his side. The devil she is damned. But a celestial choir Scene 1, Marguerite's House. is more sardonic than ever. He sings an announces the drawing of Easter. At the Pregnant and ostracized by friends and insulting ode, aimed at Marguerite which moment of her death, Marguerites sins are villagers, Marguerite wonders why Faust Valentin overhears. Angry and humiliated, forgiven and her soul is reborn. m has not returned. As she recalls their time Valentin engages Faust in a duel. - Courtesy oj Opera News together, the fragile state of her mind However, Faust's sword is guided by becomes evident. Mephistopheles and nms Valentin

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"Faust, which as HoJmannsthal puts it, alchemist and astrologer. Faust in its mystifying. Words may fail at expressing 'postulates music at every step, ' is thereJore medieval form had been around for a these extremes and the emotions they the archetypal opera. "t while by then, though; Western civiliza can generate; words amplified by music Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749- tion was already well into the can bridge the chasm. 1832), who wrote the drama to which all Renaissance. The Devil, as the Commendatore, subsequent treatments of the Faust leg The Tragical History oj Dr. Faust (1588) coming from Don Giovannis soul would end-musical and otherwise-are by Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare's be hokey without Mozarts transmogrify indebted, thought of music as "the medi contemporary, was one of the first real ing music (1787) Von Weber's Die ator of the ineffable." He believed his attempts to translate the Faust legend Freischutz (1821) without a score simply Faust had much in common with Don into theatre as we know it. The entertain will not work as dark Kaspar, in league Giovanni and The Magic Flute and wished ment element of Faust had been evident with the Devil, casts his magic bullets Mozart had lived long enough to trans from the earliest telling of the tale-simi- guided missiles of the day, symbols of form his monumental theatrical piece ultimate power. , I into opera. The legend, in turn, may well Times change and the legend becomes Twenty-seven years after the great poet Hector Berlioz' The Damnation oj Faust have stemmed from the plays and dramatists death, Charles Gounod (1828-46). Somewhere between a huge would fullfil] Goethe's dream with the presented on the steps of symphony and an opera, it reflects the operatic masterpiece, Faust (1859). But tenants of the early Romantic era. Faust neither Gounod or Goethe were the churches and cathedrals to is the poet stumping about on the moors, first-or the last-to be fascinated by the detached, broody, melodramtic and teach Bible stories and idea of exchanging one's soul for some bored. He barely notices Marguerite. thing deeply desired. Christian morality to an Mephistopheles is naught but a supplier How far back does the "Faust legend" of transportation and musical diversions. illiterate populace. go) Well, what about the saga of Adam In Gounods Faust (1859), based close and Eve) When Adam agreed to taste the larly, its moral teaching capabilities . With lyon Goethe's Faust Book I, the protago forbidden fruit, wasn't he making a deal Marlowe- and definitely 220 years later nist is sick of knowledge and power. He with the devil to exchange his soul for (1808) when Book I of Goethes Faust wants youth and the love of a beautiful knowledge and power) Remember, the appeared-the legend is transformed into woman. As women enter the ring with apple was from the Tree of Knowledge. a powerful vehicle for the expression of the Prince of Darkness, what was some If that's too much of a stretch, come changing human philosophies and val what idealized desire in Gounods Faust forward to the Middle Ages when records ues. And, as the years have continued to becomes sexual obsession. Senta trades first appear of a legend about a certain roll by, Faust has come to reflect widely her soul for her weird sailor in Wagners Faust who sold his soul to the devil for varying theatrical production concepts. The Flying Dutchman (1841) Renata spends five acts of incredible music you guessed it-knowledge and power I As Goethe, Hofmannsthal and a host inflamed and maddened by her infernal By then, the story had already become of other composers and librettists before, theatre; it played untold thousands of lover in Sergei Prokofievs The Fie)) Angel between and after them knew, the Faust (1923) Demonic possession and hysteri times as a puppet show at medieval fairs legend and music were made for each and markets. The legend, in turn, may cal desire are everything in Krzysztof other. The Simplest explanation of why Pendereckis The Devils of London (1969). well have stemmed from the plays pre may be that when a man, for whatever sented on the steps of churches and reason, gets in league with the Lord of And there's more: Eine Faust cathedrals to teach Bible stories and Evil, every aspect of life seems to intensi SymphoniC (1957) by Franz Liszt; Christian morality to an illiterate popu fy. The exotic becomes erotic; the threat Mephistopheles (1867) by Arrigo Boito; lace. There was a real Dr. Johann Faust , ening becomes terrifying. The beautiful the final ascent of Fausts soul to heaven circa 1480-1538, a German magician, becomes exquisite; the unusual totally at the conclusion of Gustav Mahlers

Eighth Symphony (1907); Doktor Faust (1924) by Ferruccio Busoni. And we haven't even mentioned what the movies with their words, music and, now, spectacular special effects have made of the old tale. Nor can we but affirm that Faust, the opera, has been set in virtually every era from the Middle Ages to our own times - discov~r the latest interpretation when the curtain rises at the Detroit Opera House on November 13! m - John Willett

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SUZANNE MALLARE ACTON MARIO CORRADI GORDON HAWKINS Assistant Music Director Stage Director (Italy) Baritone (USA) Chorus Master (USA) Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Conducting debut 1986, West Carmen, 1996 Porgy and Bess, 1998 Side stOl), Company debut as 2004 Season: Director, 2004 Season: Rigoletto, chorus master, 1982 Rigaletta, Fa List Rigoletta 2004 Season: Chorus Master, Recently: Turandot (TOlino, Recently: I Pagliacci, Cavalleria Riga/etta, Faust ltaly), Gioconda (National Rusticana (Manitoba Opera), La Recently: Pirates oj Penzance Opera or Ukraine, Kiev) Boheme (Alizona Opera), (Michigan Opera Theatre), Too Hot To Handel Upcoming: Dtaliana in Algeri (TOlino, ltaly), Lohengrin (Seattle Opera) (Rackham Symphony Choir) Macbeth (National Opera of Ukraine, Kiev) Upcoming: Tosca (Opera Carolina), Aida (Houston Upcoming: HoiocaL1St Cantata (Rackham Symphony Grand Opera), Luisa Miller (Dallas Opera) Choir), Ihe OaLlghter oj the Regiment (Michigan MARK FLINT Opera Theatre) Conductor (USA) FRANK HERNANDEZ Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Baritone (USA) PAMELA ARMSTRONG Cannen, 1977 Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Soprano (USA) 2004 Season: Conductor, Faust La. Boh eme, 1996 Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Recently: TI,e Pirates oj 2004 Season: Valentin, Faust TIle Maniage oj Figaro , 1997 Penzance (Fort Worth Opera), Recently: Candide (Opera 2004 Season: Marguerite, Faust Lucia di Lammermoor (Nashville Pacific), La Boheme (Opera Recently: Die Zaubeljlote Opera), Candide (lake George Carolina, Opera Omaha, (Minnesota Opera), La Boheme Opera) Atlanta Opera) (Opera Colorado), La Rondine Upcoming: Der Fliegende Hollander (Hawaii Opera Upcoming: The Magic Flute (Opera Carolina), La (New York City Opera) Theatre), Carmen (Nashville Opera), Madama Boheme (Atlanta Opera) Upcoming: Don Giovanni (Marseille), Der Buttel}ly (Augusta Opera) Rosenkavalier (Metropoli tan Opera) VING HUANG ROBIN FOLLMAN Soprano (China) BURAK BILGILI Soprano (USA) Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Bass (Turkey) Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Werthe,; 1999 Michigan Opera Theatre debut Die FledennClus, 2003 2004 Season: Gilda, Rigoletta 2004 Season: Sparafucile, 2004 Season: Marguerite, Faust Recently: Don Pasquale (Arizona Rigoletta Recently: Tasca (Piedmont Opera), Don Giovanl1i (Santa Fe Recently: Don Giovanni Opera), Otello (Hawaii Opera), Opera), Rigoletta (Florentine (Metropolitan Opera), Lucia di Die FledennQLls (Michigan Opera) Lammennoor (Canadian Opera Opera Theatre) Upcoming: Rigoletto (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis), Company), nBarbiere di siviglia Upcoming: La Boheme (Opera Grand Rapids), The Oer Rosenhavalier (Danish National Opera) (Pittsburgh Opera) Men) Widow (Singapore Opera), La Boheme Upcoming: Tu ral1dot (Barcelona), Macbeth (Seattle (Florentine Opera) LUKAS KARVTINOS Opera) Conductor (Greece) MASSIMO GIORDANO Michigan Opera Theatre debut TORRANCE BLAISDELL Tenor (Italy) 2004 Season: Conductor, Tenor, (USA) Michigan Opera Theatre debut Rigaletto Michigan Opera Theatre debut; 2004 Season: Duke, Rigoletto Recently: II Ii-ovatore (Greek A Masked Ball, 2003 Recently: La Boheme (Dresden National Opera), NabLicco 2004 Season: Borsa, Opera), Verdi Requiem (Sydney (Athens Festival), La Boheme Rigoletta Symphony Orchestra) (Salzburg Randestheater) Recently: The CrL!cible (Toledo Upcoming: Romeo and Juliette Upcoming: La Gioconda (Teatro Sociale, Rovigo) Opera), A Masked Ball, Madame • (F rankfurt Opera), Don Butte/jly (Michigan Opera Theatre) Giovanni (Turin Opera), Mignon (Opera Orchestra of KYLE KETELSEN New York) Bass-baritone (USA) WILLIAM BURDEN Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Tenor (USA) KIRSTEN GUNLOGSON La Boheme, 2000 Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Mezzo-soprano (USA) 2004 Season: Mephistopheles, Lakme, 2002 Michigan Opera Theatre debut Faust 2004 Season: Faust, Faust 2004 Season: Siebel, FClLLst Recently: The MQlTiage oj Recently: Beatlice and Benedict Recently: Salome (Nashville Figaro (New York City Opera), (Santa Fe Opera), The Pearl Opera), Le Nozze di Figaro Carmen (Opera St. Louis), 0011 Fishe,-s (Michigan Opera (Fresno G rand Opera), Die Giovanni (Lyric Opera of Chicago) Theatre and Opera Company of FledermQLls (Sarasota Opera) Upcoming: The Maniage oj Figaro (Opera Pacific), Philadelphia), FaLlst (Opera Company of Upcoming: Faust (Toledo Opera) The Magic Flute (Covent Garden) Philadelphia) Upcoming: Die Fledennaus (Opera Company of DONALD HARTMANN ROSANA LAMOSA Philadelphia), Pelleas et Melisande (Metropolitan Bass-baritone (USA) Soprano (Brazil) Opera), Die EntjUhrL!ngAus Oem serai! (Munich) Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Michigan Opera Theatre debut Turandot, 1994 2004 Season: Gilda, Rigoletto 2004 Season: Monterone, Recently: L:Elisir d'Amore (Rio Rigoletto de Janeiro Opera), LinJedelta Recently: La Boheme (Toledo delusa (Sao Paulo Opera) Opera) Upcoming: Ring Cycle (Manaus Upcoming: Tasca (Opera Opera Festival), The Pearl Carolina), La Boheme (Florentine Opera) Fishers (Rio de Janeiro Opera)

22 BRAVO Copyright 2010,www .MMichiganichiganOpera.or Operag Theatre Detroit Opera House compose a TRACIE LUCK KRISTY L. SWANN** Mezzo-soprano (USA) Mezzo-soprano (USA) Michigan Opera Theatre debut Michigan Opera Theatre debut solution? 2004 Season: Maddelena, 2004 Season: Giovanna, Rigoletto Countess Ceprano, Page Miller Canfield, of course. Recently: The Magic Flute, Die Recently: Oakland Sym phony Walniire (Virginia Opera) Orchestra young artist competi Our commitment to the Detroit Upcoming: Rigoletto (Virginia tion winner, Learning at the metropolitan community is Opera) Opera House Opera Camp (Michigan Opera Theatre) centered around integrity and MICHAEL MAYES** Upcoming: Manhattan School of Music participation, We understand B31itone (USA) Detroit, We understand the Michigan Opera Theatre debut JEFFREY WELLS 2004 Season: Mam llo, Bass-baritone (USA) business climate here. But most Rigoletta; Wagner, Faust Michigan Opera Theatre debut; of all we appreciate that our Recently: I Pagliacci (Opera TIle Haunted Castle, 1982 success depends on the success of Theatre Highland Park), Romeo 2004 Season: Mephistopheles, the communities where we work and Juliette (Skylight Opera) FCIL!st Upcoming: Tasca, Ma rgaret Recently: Gala Concert and live, Gamel; TIle Daughtu oj the Regiment (Michigan (Nashville Opera), Don Opera Theatre) Giovanni (Cleveland Opera) Upcoming: Luisa Milter (Dallas Opera) JAMES PATTERSON Bass (Canada) CHEN·YE YUAN Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Baritone (China) La Boheme, 1995 Michigan Opera Theatre debut 2004 Season: Count Ceprano, 2004 Season: Rigoletto, Rigoletta Rigoletta Recently: Rigaletta (Sacramento Recently: Don Giovanni Opera), Nixon in China (Opera (Michigan Opera Theatre), Theatre of Saint Louis) Mozart's Solemn Vespers Upcoming: Rigaletta (Opera Qackson Cholare and Orchestra) Theatre of Saint Louis), Nixon Upcoming: Messiah (Rochester Symphony), ill China (Chicago Opera Theatre) Beethovans 9th Symphony (Wyoming and Rochester Symphonies) **Denotes Barbara Gibson Young Artist Apprentice

MARCO PELLE Movement Director ([taly) Michigan Opera Theatre debut: A Mashed Ball 2004 Season: Rigaletta, Choreographer, Faust, Movement Director MICHIGAN Recently: SZiget Festi val \ (Budapest, Hungary), Aida (Beirut, Lebanon), Cannen (Teatro Regio, Italy), Macbeth (Teatro Jesi, [taly)

SCOTT PIPER Tenor (USA) Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Madame Butterfly, 1994 2004 Season: Duke, Rigoletta Recently: Rigaletta (Virginia Opera) Upcoming: LLlcia di Laml11ermoar (Connecticut Opera), Madama Buttelfly (Vancouver Opera)

KATHLEEN SEGAR Mezzo-soprano (USA) Michigan Opera Theatre debut; Cannen, 1981 2004 Season: Marthe, Faust Recently: The Crucible (Toledo Opera), Verdi ReqLliem (Toledo Symphony)

Violin I Viola Flute Susan Mutter Timpani Charlotte Merkerson, John Madison*t Pamela Hill * t Tamara Kosinski Leonardo Soto*t Concertmaster* t Scott Stefankot Laura Larson t Velda Kellyt Kathleen Grimest Trumpet Percussion Carol Evanst Barbara Zmich t Oboe David Kuehn * t John Dorsey*t Kevin Filewycht James Greer Kristen Beene*t Gordon Simmonst Dan Maslanka AndrewWu Julianne Zinn Sally Pitucht David Taylor Beth Kirton t Trombone Jason Bendler Cello Clarinet Maury Okun*t Keyboard James Kujawski Nadine Deleury*t Brian Bowman * t Greg Neart Janis Neilson+ Ewa Uziel Diane Bredesen t Suzanne Rozmary Michael Tyrrell Mark HarJes+ Minka Christofft Violin II Robert Reedt Bassoon Tuba * Principal Victoria Haltom*t John latzko Eric Varner Neal Campbell t Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra Brooke Hoplarnazian Tristan Rennie Phillip Sinder + Guest artists wi th The Molly Hughest Bass Richard Beene Chris Blaha National Ballet of Canada Henrik Karapetyan t Derek Weller*t Anna Wellert Clark Suttlet Horn Harp Detroit Federation oj Bing Xiat Shawn Wood Kyle Mills*t Patricia Terry-Ross*t Musicians. weal #5, Janet Sullins Carrie Banfield t Ameliean Federation oj Musicians. Julia Kurtyka

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Mr. R.jamison Willia ms, j r., Mr.). Addison Bartush Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Mrs. Ca rli ta E. Kilpatrick Ms. Elham Shayota Directors Emeritus Clwirman Mr. Richard A. Brodie Barbara Fral1kel Mr. Thomas M. Krikorian Mrs. Roger E Shennan Frank W Donovan Dr. Dav id DiChiera, President Mrs. William C. Brooks Mr. Herman Fra nkel Mr. A. C. Li ebler Mr. Ma rk Silverman James H. Gra m Mr. Ca meron B. Duncan, Mrs. Frederi ck Clark Mr.james M. Garavaglia Mr. Harry A. Lomason Mr. Fra nk D. Ste lla Mrs. William johnston Treasurer Mrs. Peter Cooper Mrs. Lawrence Ga rberding Mr. Alphonse S. Lucarelli Mrs. Geo rge StfUmbos Mr. Robert VanderKloot Mr. C. Thomas Toppin, SecretQlY Mr. Tari k S. Daoud Mr. David Handleman Mrs. jennifer Nasser Dr. Lorna Thomas Mr. Mon Zieve Julia Donovan Darlow Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Dr. Charlone Podowski Mr. George C. Vincen t Mr. Roger W Adams Mrs. Dod ie David Mr. Eugene Hartwig Mrs. Ruth Rattner Mr. Gary L. Wasserman Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mr. lawrence N. David Mr. Ri chard j anes Mr. Roy Roberts Mr. Richard C. Webb Mrs. Donald C. Austi n Mrs. Charles M. End icott Mr. Gary E. johl15on Ms. Patricia Roclzik Mr. Geo rge M. leltzer Mrs. Bell a Marshall Barden Mrs. Alex Erdeljan Mr. Lawrence S. jones Mr. William Sandy Mrs. Dieter letsche Mr. Lee Barthel Mr. Paul E. Ewing Mrs. Charles Kessler Mr. Gregory Sc hwartz Trustees

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Happel Ms. Flo rine Mark Mr. lSI Mrs. Norman Rosenfeld Dr. lSI Mrs. Agustin Arbulu Mr. Kevin Dennis & Mrs. Gail Hart Mrs. Frank S. Marra Mrs. Carolyn L. Ross Trustees Emeritus Dr. Haro ld M. Arrington Mr. jeremy leitzer Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Dr. lSI Mrs. Ronald Martella Mr. lSI Mrs. Anthony Rugiero Mrs. James Merriam Barnes Dr. lSI Mrs. Ingida Asfaw Dr. Fernando G. Diaz Mr. lSI Mrs. Eugene Hartwig The Han. j ack lSI Dr. Be ttye Dr. Hershel Sandberg Dr. lSI Mrs. Robert Gerisch Mrs. Donald). Atwood Dr. David DiChiera Mrs. David B. Hermeli n Arrington-Marlin Mr. lSI Mrs. Wi ll iam Sandy Mrs. Aaron Gershenson Dr. lSI Mrs. Donald C. Austin Mrs. Karen VanderKloot Mr. lSI Mrs. Patrick E Hickey Mr. lSI Mrs. Richard McBrien Mrs. Linda Schafer Mr. &: Mrs. James Gram The Han. lSI Mrs. Edward Di Chi era The Han. lSI Mrs. joseph N. Mrs. Wade H. McCree, j r. Dr. lSI Mrs. Norman R. Schakne Mrs. Katherine Gribbs Avadenka The Han. lSI Mrs. j ohn Dingell Impastato Mr. lSI Mrs. Eugene A. Mi ll er Mr. lSI Mrs. Alan E. Sc hwartz Mrs. Robert Hamady Mr. lSI Mrs. Don H. Barden Ms. Mary jane Doerr Mr. lSI Mrs. Craig E. jackman Mr. lSI Mrs. j effrey Miro Mr. lSI Mrs. Gregory J Sc hwartz Mr. lSI Mrs. E. jan Hartmann Mr. lSI Mrs. Lee Ba rthel Mr. &: Mrs. Cameron B. Duncan Mrs. David jacknow Ms. Mon ica Moffat lSI Mr. lSI Mrs. Donald E. Mrs. Walton Lewis Mr. lSI Mrs. ). Add ison Bartush Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Mr. lSI Mrs. Darnell D. jackso n Me Pal rick McGuire Sc hwenclemann Mrs. j esse Ma nn Mr. lSI Mrs. Mark Alan Baun Mr. lSI Mrs. Alex Erdeljan Mr. lSI Mrs. Richa rd janes Dr. Ali Moiin lSI Mr. lSI Mrs. Merton Segal Mrs. Ralph Polk Mr. lSI Mrs. Nicolas Behrmann Dr. Fern R. Espino lSI Mrs. Sybil jaques Dr. William Kupsky Mr. lSI Mrs. Mark Shaevsky Mr. lSI Mrs. Fred Schn ei dewi nd Mr. W Victor Benjamin Mr. Tom Short Mr. Don j ensen Mr. lSI Mrs. Theodore Monolidis Mrs. Frank C. Shaler Mrs. Mark C. Stevens Mr. lSI Mrs. Ara Berberian Mr. lSI Mrs. Roland C. Eugenia Mr. lSI Mrs. Gary E. johnson Mr. lSI Mrs. E. Clarence Mularoni Ms. Elham Shayota Mr. lSI Mrs. Robert VanderKloot Mr. lSI Mrs. Mandell Berman Mr. lSI Mrs. Paul E. Ewing Mr. lSI Mrs. Lawrence S. j ones Dr. lSI Mrs. Stephen Munk Mr. lSI Mrs. Roger F Sherman Mr. lSI Mrs. john Boll Mr. lSI Mrs. Stephen Ewing Mr. lSI Mrs. Ellio t joseph Mr. lSI Mrs. E. Michael Mutchler Mr. Mark Sil verma n Founding Members Mrs. Thomas Brigh t Dr. Haifa Fakhouri Mr. lSI Mrs. Maxwell jospey Mrs. jennifer Nasser Mr. lSI Mrs. Richard Sloan Mr. lSI Mrs. Lynn A. Townsend Mr. lSI Mrs. john Broad Mr. lSI Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. lSI Mrs. Mitchell i. Kafarski Mr. Christopher ern Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow Founding Chairmen Mr. lSI Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Mr. lSI Mrs. john Ferron Mr. lSI Mrs. William Kahn Mr. lSI Mrs. Harry Nosanchuk Mr. lSI Mrs. David Snyder The Han. lSI Mrs. Avern L. Cohn Mr. lSI Mrs. William C. Brooks Mr. lSI Mrs. Alfred ). Fisher, j r. Mr. lSI Mrs. j ohn Kap lan Mr. lSI Mrs. j ules L Pallone Mr. lSI Mrs. Anthony L. Soave Dr. lSI Mrs. john DeCarlo Mr. lSI Mrs. Thomas Celani Mr. lSI Mrs. Herbert Fisher Mrs. Charles Kessler Mr. lSI Mrs. j ames Pamel Mr. Richa rd A. So nenklar Dr. lSI Mrs. Dalod DiChiera Mr. lSI Mrs. Robert D. Charles Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher The Han. lSI Mrs. Kwame Mr. lSI Mrs. Spencer Partri ch Dr. lSI Mrs. Sheldon Sonkin Mr. lSI Mrs. Aaron H. Mr. lSI Mrs. Alfred Mrs. Elaine L Fontana Kilpatrick Dr. Robert E. L Perkins Mr. lSI Mrs. Richa rd D. Gers henson Cheesebrough III Mr. lSI Mrs. Mitchell B. Foster Mr. lSI Mrs. Eugene L Klein Mr. Drew Peslar Starkweather Mr. lSI Mrs. Donald C. Graves Mr. David Clark Barbara Frankel lSI Mr. lSI Mrs. Robert Klein Mr. lSI Mrs. Brock E. Plum b Mr. Frank D. Stella The Han. lSI Mrs. Roman S. Mr. lSI Mrs. Frederick H. Clark Ron Michalak Mr. lSI Mrs. Mike Kojaian Dr. Cha rl otte lSI Mr. Charles Ms . Mary Ann Stella Gribbs Ms. Virginia Clementi Mr. lSI Mrs. Herman Frankel Mr. lSI Mrs. Thomas M. Podowski Mr. lSI Mrs. Will iam Stone Mr. lSI Mrs. john C. Griffin Mrs. Margo Cohen Mr. Marvin A. Frenkel Krikorian Mrs. David Pollack Mr. lSI Mrs. Stephen Strome Mr. lSI Mrs. Harry L. jones The Han. lSI Mrs. Avern LCohn Mr. lSI Mrs. Dean Friedman,jr. Mr. lSI Mrs. Wi lliam Ku Mrs. Heinz Prech ler Mr. lSI Mrs. George Strumbos The Han. lSI Mrs. Wade Mr. Thomas Cohn The Han. Hilda Gage Dr. lSI Mrs. Richard W Kulis Mr. lSI Mrs. j ohn Rakoita,j r. Mr. Ronald E Switzer McCree,]r. Mr. lSI Mrs. Peter Cooper Mr. lSI Mrs. j ames Garavaglia Mr. lSI Mrs. Angelo Lanni Mrs. Ruth Rattner Ms. judith Tappero Mr. Harry J Nederlander Ms. Rosalind L Cooperman Mr. lSI Mrs. Lawrence Mr. lSI Mrs. Paul Lavins Mr. lSI Mrs. Anthony Rea Mr. lSI Mrs. joel Tauber Mr. E. Harwood Ryd holm lSI Mr. Woody Robertson Garberding Dr. lSI Mrs. Kim K. Lie Dr. Irvin D. Reid lSI Dr. lSI Mrs. Anthony R. 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26 BRAVO Copyright 2010,www.Mich MichiganiganOpera.org Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House Ensuring the Future Ima gine a gift that outlives you - that touches future genera special events and performances and are listed as members in tion s in your absence - to experience and enjoy the world of our Program Books throughout each season . Opera . That's the goal of The Avanti Society, Michigan Opera Theatre 's AN AVANTI FOR TOMORROW Pl anned Gift Recognition Program. The growth of Michi gan Opera Theatre's permanent Endowment The Avanti Society represents a designated group of friends Fund , ensures the growth and future vitality of one of the region 's of Michi gan Opera Theatre who have made plans to include greatest cultural assets. You are invited to create your own lega the organization in their estate plan s-whether by will , trust, cy - your Avanti - through Michi gan Opera Theatre. insuran ce, or life income arran gement. Membership in The Avanti You may use the enclo sed confidential reply card to indicate Society is open to all. your gift, or contact Mary Parkhill at (31 3) 237-3438, to di scuss Members of The Avanti Society receive a beautifully designed gift options that may benefit you , your heirs and Michi gan Opera lapel pin, recognition at the annual Avanti Evening, invitation s to Theatre. ------THE AVANTI SOCIETY Ms. Mary Ellen Tappan* Confidential Reply: Please return this form to Mary Parkhill, Michigan Opera FOUNDING MEMBERS Donald &: Margaret Th urber Mrs. Adele Amerman Mr. Edward D. Tusse t! Theatre, 1526 Broadway, Detroit, MI 48226 or email mparkhill@motopera. org Dr. Lourdes V Andaya Mr. &: Mrs. George Vincent j M r. & Mrs. Agustin Arbulu Mrs. Amelia H. Wilhelm * Chester & Emelia Arnol d Elizabeth &: Walter P. Work Name(s) ______Mr. & Mrs. J. Addison Banush* Mr. &. Mrs. George M. Zeltzer Mr. & Mrs. Brett Batterson Mr. &: Mrs. Art Blair MEMBERS Roy E. &. lise Calcagno Mr. &: Mrs. Roben A. Aliesee* Address Gladys Ca ldroney Mr. &: Mrs. Mandell Berman Dr. Robert E. Corncue* Dr. David DiCh iera * Dr. & Mrs. Vie lOr j. Cervcnak Ms. Mary Jane Doe rr* City______State __ Zip ____ _ Mr. & Mrs. Tarik Daoud* Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dewar* Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hago pian Ka ren VanderKlool DiChiera* Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein* Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Duncan Ms. Kathlee n Monroe Phone (day) ______(eve) Mrs. Charles M. Endicott* Dr. &: Mrs. Stephen Munk Mr. & Mrs. Herb Fisher Mr. Joshua Rest Pamela R. Francis Mr. Stanrord C. Stoddard Barbara Frankel &: Ronal d Best time to call: ______Mi chalak* FULFILLED BEQUESTS Mr. &: Mrs. Herman Frankel * Mr. Allen B. Christman Mrs. Rem3 Frankel* Ms. Marjorie Adele DeVlieg o Yes, please send infon11ation regarding planned gifts Dr. &: Mrs. Byro n P. Georgeson Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dewa r* Priscilla R. Greenberg, Ph.D. * Mr. James P Diamond o Vwe already qualify for The Avanti Society Mr. lawrence W Hall Mrs. Charlotte Bush Fa lling Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Halperin Mr. Edward P. Frohlich Mr. David Handleman* Ms. Prisci lla A. B. Goodell Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Han Mr. Ernest Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Eugene L. Hartwig Mrs. Robert M. Hamad), Please brie fl y describe the estate gift that qualifies you for membership Dr. Cindy Hung Mr. Bruce Hillman Kristin Ja ramillo Mr. Gordon V. Hoialmen (all information submitted will be kept confidential): Mr. Dona ld Jensen Mr. Carl J. Huss Mr. & Mrs. Erwin H. Kl oprcr* Ms. Helen Barbara Johnston Misses Phyllis &. Se lma Korn Mrs. Ella M. Montroy Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Krolikowski Ms. Ruth Raw lings MOlt Mr. & Mrs. Salvador P Mascali Ms. Clarice Odgers Percox Mrs. Wade H. McCree Mr. Thomas G. Poner Ms. Jane McKee Mr. MitchellJ. Romanowski Drs. Orlando & Dorothy Miller Mr. Edward C. Stahl Mr. Ronald K. Morrison Mrs. Mary Ellen Tappan* Mr. DaleJ Pangonis Mr. Ernest J. Wilde Mr. Richard M. Raisin Mrs. Ruth F. Rattner* Touch the Future Donor/ Margueri te & James Ri gby Avanti Event Sponsors Ms. Pat ricia Rodz ik Mrs. Adele Amerman Ms. Susa n Schooner Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Starkweather Drs. Hei nz & Alice Piau Schwarz Mr. & Mrs. George Vincent Mrs. Frank C. Shaler Ms. Phyllis Flink Snow Avanti Logo & Pin Design Mr. & Mrs. Richard Starkweather Monica Morrat &. Pal McG uire Mrs. Mark C. Slevens* Jonathan Swirt & Thomas A. *Av(lllli Society members \Vllo (Ire St. Charles also TOUcJ l lll e FlillO'C dOllo rs. Mr. Ronald F. Swilzer

In March 2004, Michigan Opera Theatre met the continue until the bonus pool of matching funds is final benchmark for the Touch the Future campaign! depleted. MOT is in competition with the leadership As a result, $300,000 in matching funds was placed grantees to claim those matching funds on a first into MOTs endowment at the Community come, first -serve basis. If you are thinking about set Foundation for Southeastern Michigan. After this ting up a Charitable Gift Annuity or other qualifying initial award, another $390,000 in bonus pool planned gift for Touch the Future, please don't hesi- - matching funds was added to that endowment. tate to contact the planned giving office at (313) Another $100,000 in bonus operating funds was 237-3438. also awarded. Fundraising for the endowment will Michigan Opera Theatre thanks the following generous Touch the Future Donors, whose combined $2,100,000 in planned gifts have generated $690,000 in matching funds:

Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mr. & Mrs. J. Addison Bartush Mr. & Mrs. Mandell Berman Dr. Robert E. Cornette Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dewar Dr. David DiChiera Karen VanderKloot DiChiera Mr. & Mrs. Tarik Daoud Ms. Mary Jane Doerr Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Mr. & Mrs. Herman Frankel Mrs. Rema Frankel Mr. David Handleman Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Klein Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Klopfer Mrs. Ruth Rattner Mrs. Mary Ellen Tappan Mrs. John C. Stevens Mrs. Amelia Wilhelm

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Michigan Opera Theatre extends appreciation to the many donors Century Fund Campaign (1999-2001) and The Crowning who contributed so generously to the three phased of the detroit Achievement Campaign(2002-2004). Opera House fundraising initiative over the past 15 years. Following We also thank the many donors who contributed gifts below $5,00 is a cumulative listing of gifts of $5,000 and above to The Capital [or their commitment and belief in the Detroit Opera House project. m Campaign to Restore the Detroit Opera House (1989-1998), The New

$5,000,000 + Community Foundation ror Rosanne & Sandy Duncan Covansys Corporation Mr. &: Mrs. Steven I. Victor Wasserman Ford Motor Company Southeastern Michigan Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Crain Communications Inc. Neva Williams Arts Richard &: Kathleen Webb The Kresge Fou ndation Mr. &: Mrs. George Strum bas Mr. &: Mrs. Alex Erdeljan Julia D. Darlow &: Joh n C. Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Keith Weber Mr. &: Mrs. Lynn A. Mr. &: Mrs. Alfredj. UMeara Matilda R. Wilson Fund Mr. &: Mrs. Gary L. White $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 Townsend Fisher, Jr. Larry &: Dodie David Mrs. Paul Zuckennan Dr. Marilyn L. Williamson DaimlerChrysler Corl'oration TRW Foundation Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Dr. &: Mrs. George A. Dean Mrs. Beryl Winkelma n General Motors Corporation Mr. &: Mrs. George C. Vincent Anne E. Ford Decision Consultant.s lnc. $15,000 TO $24,999 Mr. &: Mrs. Donald E. The State of Michigan Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Wasserman Mr. &: Mrs. Stanley Frankel Delphi Foundation Alcan Aluminum Worsley Mr. R. jamison Williams,]r. Mr. Edward P. Frohlich Mrs. Margaret Demant Corporation The Y &: R Group $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 The GM Card Detroit International Bridge Aldoa Company Dr. &: Mrs. Dieter Zetsche Mr. &: Mrs. Robert A. Allesee $100,000 TO $249,999 Mr. &: Mrs. Alan L. Gornick Company Dr. &: Mrs. Robynj. Anonymous (2) Ms. Jane E. Agostinelli Mr. &: Mrs. john C. Griffin Eaton Corporation Arrington, Sr. Mr. Clunej. Walsh,jr. Eugene Applebaum Family Dr. &: Mrs. Donald C. Austin Handleman Company Ernst and Young Mrs. Donald]. Atwood Foundation Ms. Anne Lomason Bray David &: Rose Handleman Mr. &: Mrs. Herbert Fisher Mr. &: Mrs. Gerald Bright $10,000 TO $14,999 Lee &: Flay Barthel Mr. &: Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Mr. &: Mrs. E.]. Hartmann Mrs. Aaron H. Gershenson Betty &: Bill Brooks Mr. &: Mrs. Th omas V Angott Mr &: Mrs. John A. Boll Vicki &: Tom Celani Alice Kales Hartwick Andrew &: Wanda Mr. David Chivas Anonymous Herman &: Sharon Frankel The Hon. &: Mrs. Avern L. Foundation Giancamilli Gloria &: Fred Clark Mr. &: Mrs. Chester Arnold John S. and James L. Knight Cohn Mrs. David B. Hermel in The Gilmour Fund Mr. &: Mrs. Peter D. Mrs. Irene M. Barbour Foundation Comau Pico Hunti ngton National Bank Hilda &: Joel Hamburger Cummings Barris, SOlt, Denn &: Driker, The Skillman Foundatio n DaimlerChrysler Services Mr. &: Mrs. Verne G. Istock Mr. &: Mrs. Kenneth E. Hart Mr. &: Mrs. Donald Cutler P.L. L.c. Mr. &: Mrs. Tarik Daoud Julius &: Cynthia Huebner Mr. &: Mrs. john W Da y, Jr. Bethlehem Steel Corporation $500,000 TO $999,999 Mrs. Sybil Jaques DeRoy Testamentary Johnson Controls Foundation Foundation David &: Joanne Denn Mr. Charles A. Bishop Anonymous Foundation Wi lliam &: Ellen Kahn Mario &: Jane Iacobelli Mrs. Karen VanderKloot Mr. &: Mrs. Bernard T. Bank One Dickinson Wright PLLC (haim, Fanny, Lou is, The Hon. &: Mrs. Joseph N. DiChiera Brodsky Camerica Downtown Development Mr. &: Mrs. John R. Edman Mrs. Pearl Brodsky Th e Cohen Fam il y Benjamin &: Anne Florence Impastato Authority, City of Detroit Kenwal Steel Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Burton D. Mrs. Martin L. Butzel Philanthropic Fund or the Kau fman Memorial Tmst DTE EnergylMichCon Carolyn &: Gerald Knechtel Mr. &: Mrs. Ronald C. Farbman Dr. &: Mrs. Joseph L. Cahalan Community Foundation for Founda tion Ela ine Fontana Mrs. Eleanor A. Christie Southeastern Michigan Mr. &: Mrs. Mike Kojaian Lamparter EI Paso Energy Foundation Nancy &: Bud Liebler Robert &: Victoria Liggett Mr. Kenneth H. Fox Mr. David A. Clark Detroit Grand Opera Mr. &: Mrs. Roland C. Mr. Alphonse S. Lucarel li Magna International Ann &: Lany Garberding Sheldon &: Barbara Cohn Association Eugenia Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene A. Mill er The Han. Jack &: Dr. Bettye Keith &: Eileen Gifford Commu ni ty Counseli ng DTE Energy Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Paul E. Ewing Millike n &: Company Arrington-Martin Great Lakes Exteriors Services Co. , In c. Mr. &: Mrs. Max M. Fisher Jennifer &: Davi d Fischer Neiman Marcus Ann &:William Mrs. Robert M. Hamady Shelly &: Peter Cooper Hennan &: Barbara Frankel Barbara Frankel &: Ron Mrs. Robert Hamilton Mr. &: Mrs. Rodkey Mr. &: Mrs. Samuel Frankel Linden D. Nelson Foundation McCormick,]r. Michalak Mr. &: Mrs. E. R. Milner Eugene &: Donna Hartwig Craighead Mr. David Handleman Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Nusbaum Mr. &: Mrs. Preston B. Happel Mr. &: Mrs. Joseph Oriel' Mr. &: Mrs. E. Michael Louise Hodgson Cherri1l &: Richard Cregar &: Lear Corporation Mr. &: Mrs. Robert Klein Mr. &: Mrs. Graham A Orley Mutchler Gordon V Hoialmen Trust Family Mr. &: Mrs. Harry A. Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas M. Mr. &: Mrs. Donald E. Mrs. Jennifer Nasser Mrs. David Jacknow Ms. Mary Jane Doerr Lomason Krikorian Petersen Frank &: Karen Nesi Mrs. William E. Johnston Mr. Don Francis Duggan McGregor Fund Oliver Dewey Marcks Mr. &: Mrs. Maxwell Jospey Drusilla Farwell Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Roger S. Penske Mr. &: Mrs. Harol d A. Poling Mr. &: Mrs. Harry Nosanch uk Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. David Pollack Mr. &: Mrs. Robert T. Mr. &: Mrs. John Kaplan Anthony E &: Sarah M. Earley Ralph L. &: Winifred E. Polk National City Bank of PVS Chemicals Inc. O'Connell Bruno &: Mollie Leonelli Rona & Herbert Freedland Foundation Michigan Mrs. Ruth Rattner/Ann F. Dr. &: Mrs. Moon ]. Pak Mr. &: Mrs. David Baker Mrs. Roy Fruehauf Standard Federal Bank Karen &: Drew Peslar Katz &: Norman D. Katz Frances H. Parcells Memorial Lewis James &: Barbara Garavaglia Mr. &: Mrs. R. jamison Foundation Antoni o &: Suzanne Rea Mr. &: Mrs. Hughes L. Potiker Mr. &: Mrs. Walton A. Lewis Charles &: Elaine Gunderson Williams,Sr. Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Rose Family Mr. &: Mrs. WJames Prowse Richard &: Florence McBrien Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Mrs. Sh irley K. Schlarer Mrs. Carolyn L. Ross Mr. &: Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Mr. &: Mrs. Lloyd Reuss Dr. &: Mrs. Stephen A. Munk Hagopian Mr. &: Mrs. Anthony L. Soave Mr. &: Mrs. Henry Nickol Miss Mary A. Hester $250,000 TO $499,999 Mr. &: Mrs. Donald E. Roy &: Maureen Roberts Walbridge Aldinger Company Mr. &: Mrs. Eino Nurme Judith Hicks &: Eri c AAA Schwenclemann Mr. & Mrs. Jack Robinson Mr. &: Mrs. Spencer Partrich Hespenheide Mr. &: Mrs. Don H. Barden Mr. &: Mrs. Charles L. Mrs. Rosemary Skupny Mr. &: Mrs. Richard H. Rogel Wilson, j r. Mr. John E. Perry Alan &: Eleanor Israel BASF Corporation Mr. &: Mrs. S. Kinni e Mrs. Louis R Ross World Heritage Foundation Phillips Service Industries, Mr. &: Mrs. Albert A. Jadach Mr. &: Mrs. Philip E. Smith,]r. Dr. Hershel &: Lois Sandberg Mr. &: Mrs. George M. Zeltzer Inc. Ms. Elizabeth judson Johnson Be nton ,Jr. Mr. Richard A. Sonenklar Mr. Richard Sanders Mr. Charles &: Dr. Charlotte Ms. Mary Bartush jones Mandell & Madeline H. Mr. Stanford C. Stoddard Sandy Family Foundation $50,000 TO $99,999 Thyssen Inc., N.A. Mrs. Emma L. Schaver Podowski JPRNPeterhansrea Architects Berman Dr. &: Mrs. Roger M. Aj luni Meyer &: Anna Prentis Family The Hon. Mitchell!. Kafarski Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mr. &: Mrs. C. Thomas Diane & Morton Scholnick AlliedSignal Foundation , In c. Foundation, Inc. &: Zofia Drozdowska, M.D. Mi ch igan Toppin Mr. &: Mrs. Gregory ]. Dr. Lourdes V Andaya Mr. &: Mrs. E. Steven with sons Erik M. Kararski Dayton Hudson Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Herbert Tyner Schwartz Anonymous Robinson &: Family &: Konrad C. Kafarski Mr. &: Mrs. Robert E. Dewar The Samuel L. Westennan Mr. Joseph Schwartz Dr. &: Mrs. Agustin Arbulu Mr. &: Mrs. Mark Schmidt Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen D. Kasle Ghafari Associates, Inc. Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Frank C. Shaler Mr. William P Baer Stj ohn Health System &: Family Robert &: Ali ce Gustafson Dr. &: Mrs. Clyde Wu Mr. Mickey Shapiro Mr. &: Mrs.]. Addiso n Roberta &: Dick Starkweather Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas G. Kirby Hudson-Webber Foundation Elham Shayota Bartush $25,000 TO $49,999 Mr. Frank D. Stella Mr. &: Mrs. John A. Kirlin Mr. & Mrs. Richard Janes Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Sloan Mr. Thomas Cohn Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas E All ison Mr. &: Mrs. William H. Smith Mr. Ronald F. Switzer Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Klein Kmart Corporation Consumers Energy Dr. &: Mrs. Anthony R Mr. &: Mrs. Harvey Kline Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Lavins Anonymous Mrs. Mark C. Stevens Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Gebran S. Anton Tersigni Ms. Eleanor Korn Masco Co rporation United American Healthcare Mr. &: Mrs. Marvin I. Danto Mrs. John V Balian Mr. &: Mrs. Robert C. Mr. &: Mrs. Robert C. Larson Nonprofit Facili ties Center Corporation Deloitte &: Touche LLP Mrs. Loris G. Birnkrant VanderKloot La-Z-Boy SBC Mr. &: Mrs. Melvin C. The Detroit News/Gannett The Wayne Booker Charitable VanderBrug Mrs. Richard Van Dusen Mr. Raymond A. Lehtinen Raymond C. Sm ith Foundation Venture Industries Dr. &. Mrs. Leonard Lerner Foundation Fund of the Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Art Van Elslander Dr. David DiChiera The Budd Company Mr. &: Mrs. Gary L. Dr. &: Mrs. Kim K. lie Detroit Opera House Copyright 2010,www.MichiganOpera.org Michigan Opera Theatre BRAVO 29 CONTRI BUTORS

Locniskar Group Mr. & Mrs. W George Bihlcr Mr. &: Mrs. Bernard Hartman Mr. & Mrs. James Pamel AAA Opera Plaza Mrs. Lawrence LoPatin Mr. & Mrs. David Bird Derek & Karen Hodgson Manuel L. & Louise J. Papista Proscenium Arch Barbara Gibson Stairway Mr. Frank' E. Miller Mr. & Mrs. G. Peter Blom Mr. & Mrs. I. Manin Inglis Mr. & Mrs. David P Parr Dr. & Mrs. Roger M. Aj luni Exhibit, Broadway Marsha & Jeffrey H. Miro Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bockoff Colette & Darnell Jackson Penna Family Grand Lobby Staircase Roben & Alice Gustafson Glen & Carmel Mitc hell Mr. & Mrs. Chester E. Borck Johnson & Johnson The Private Bank Mr. & Mrs. Roben A. All esee Third Floor Lobby Alcove, Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Borde n Gary E. & Gwen n C Darrel &: Dawn Reece Dance Patron Lounge Madison Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Johnson Drs. Roben & Patricia Reed Dance &: Opera Resource David Handleman, Sr. Monolid is Bortz, Jr. Ms. Rosema ry Joliat Mr. & Mrs. John B. Renick library, Center for Ans & Media Studio, Cent er for Mr. & Mrs. Charl es R. Moon Louis & Carolyn Bruno Lawrence & DianeJones Suzanne & Raben L. Rewey Learning Arts &: learning Ronald K. Morrison Tracey & Mark I. Burnstein Elliot & Carolyn Joseph The Ritz-Carlt on , Dearborn Anon ymo us Donor Richard & Mary Lou Janes Grand Lobby Third Floor Lobby Alcove, Oxford Automoti ve Sa ll y Ca rlson D",d G. Judge & Laura A. Patricia Radzik Anonymous Donor Broadway Mr. & Mrs. Jules Pallone CenTra, Inc. Tchorznski Enrico & Denise Rosselli Broadway Fa,ade Wi lliam & Ellen Kahn Dr. Roben E. L. Perkins Dr. & Mrs. Victor J. Cervenak Kater Foundation Du lcie & Norman Rosenfeld Dr. & Mrs. Donald C. Austin Dance Center Dressing Plunkett & Cooney Pc. Dr. Barbara Chapman & Mr. KDS In ternational Mr. & Mrs. Gerald FRoss Grand Lobby Central Room, Center fo r ans & PriccwaterhouseCoopers Frank And rews Dr. & Mrs. Charles Kessler Mr. Thomas F Rost Chandelier learning L. L.P Mrs. Maria M. Chirco Mr. Anhur H. Kirsh Mr.& Irs. Jeffrey Roth Lee & Flay Banhel Chaim, Fanny, Louis, Mr. & Mrs. Raben Rauth Mr. William G. Clark Harvey &: Ail een Kleiman Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Rugiero Costume Cemer, Center for Benjamin & Ann Fl orence Mr. James Reddam Ms. Virginia M. Clemen ti Barbara & Michael Mr. & Mrs. Lee C. Saperstein Arts &- Learning Kaufman Memo rial Trust Mr. & Mrs. Dean E. Dr. & Mrs. Julius V. Combs Kratchman Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. BASF Corporation Grand Lobby Side Richardson Dr. Ma ry Carol Conroy Dr. & Mrs. Alfred M. Sc hlitters Classroom, Center for Ans Chandelier James & Marguerite Rigby Mr. John A. Conti Kreindler Mark & Sally Schwartz & Lea rn ing Wallis & Roben M. Klein Mr. & Mrs. William R. Mrs. Rose mary Cotter Dr. Ri chard & Victoria Kulis Benjamin Sc hwegman &: Mr. & Mrs.John A. Boll Grancl Lobby Staircase Roberts Mary & Sal Cra parotta Mr. & Mrs. Lee E. Landes Judith Tappero-Schwegman Rehearsal Studio I Mirror Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ronan Dr. & Mrs. Victor Curatolo Mr. & Mrs. Ri chard M. Lois & Mark Shaevsky Margo V. Co hen Delores &: Paul Lwins Mr. & Mrs. David P Ruwan Barba ra & Paul W La rson Mr. & Mrs. Roger F Shennan Dance Center, Center for Grand Lobby Side SalUrtl Electronics &: Czamanske, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Alden M. Leib Me Raben Sievers An s & Learning Chandelier Engineering Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Jerry P D'Avanzo Christine &: Elmore Leonard Barbara & Roger B. Smith Comerica Chari tabl e Grand Lobby Staircase Mari lyn & Norma n Schakne Mr. Tyrone Davenport & Ms. Ri ta & Lance Leonelli Ms. Phylli s Funk Snow Foundation Mirror Dr. Barbara & Mr. Laurence Linda Fone Dr. & Mrs. John M. Lesesne Ms. Anne Markley Spivak Grand Dome Lobby, Lear Corporat ion Schi ff Mr. & Mrs. David E. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Cha rl es E. Mr. Edward L. Stahl Cent er for Prod uction Trustee Circle Level in Opera Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Schultz Dr. & Mrs. Anthony DeLuca Letts,Jr. Ms. Mary Ann Stella &: Administra tion Hall Simmo ns & Clark Jewel ers Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Dr. &: Mrs. Murray B. Levin Mr. & Mrs. Bob G. Stevenson DaimlerChrysler Corporation Rehearsal Studio I Lobby Dr. & Mrs. Sheldon Sonkin Demery Ms. Mary SirOlkin Lewis Joel & Shelley Tauber Community Pe rfonnance The Loma50n Fam il y Mr. & Mrs. Steph en Strome Da"d K. Diskin , M.D. & Lewis & Thompson Agen cy, Lorna Thomas, M.D. Theate r, Center for Arts & Opera Lounge Oliver Dewey Marcks Dr. & Mrs. Davi d Susser Dorothy Diskin Inc. Michael & ancy Timmis Lea rn ing Dr. &: Mrs. L. Murray Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence F Jodi & Ivan Ludtngton,J r. Mr. Geo rge C. Turek Daimle rChrysler Serv ices Foundation Patron ElevalOr, Center fo r Third Floor Promenade Thomas DuMouchell e Mr. &: Mrs. Norman A. Universal Forest Products, Ans & Learning Staircase Lobby to 2nd Thompson-McCully Co. Frank G. &: Gertrude Dunlap Lussier, II Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Tarik S. Daoud Floor, Madison Dr. Roberta & Mr. Sheldon foundation Benard L. Maas Foundat ion Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Van Grand Drape MkhCon Foundation Toll Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin H. Earl Mrs. Ruth MacRae Raaphorsl DeRoy Testamentary Grand Lobby Boutique Mr. & Mrs. Roben G. Mr. & Mrs. George R. Ehl ert Mrs. Barbara J Mahone & Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J Vecci Foundation The Karen & Drew Peslar Vallee,Sr. Mr. Richard Engel Sa rah Lou Simpson Fund Joseph & Rosalie Vicari Conference Room, Foundation An n Kirk Warren Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Mr. Donald W. Maine Victory ReSteei, Inc. Center for Production Co-Star Dressing Room Rona ld & Eil een Weiser Enge lhardt Ms. Mary C. Mazure Mr. & Mrs. William P. Vititoe &: Admini stration Mr. & Mrs. John Rakolla Mr. J. Ernest Wilde Dr. Fern R. Espi no & Mr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark McCartin Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Ward Detroit Ed iso n Foundation Rehearsal Studio II The Han. Joan E. Young & Tom Shon Mr. & Mrs. Angus J. Mr. & Mrs. WUliam Wtdmyer Mezzanine Level in Opera Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Rose Mr. Thomas Schell en berg Dr. Haifa Fakhouri, ACC McMillan Chris & Susan Wilhelm Hall Patron Elevator, John R Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Feldstein Mrs. Lucie B. Mein inger Mr. & Mrs. Eric A. Wiltshtre Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dewar Tower Zegouras Mr. & Mrs. Pa ul Firnschild Mexican Induslries In Mr. Todd A. Wye tt Trustee Orcle Lobby, Mrs. Carolr;t L. Ross Ms. Li nda Forte Michigan, Inc. Ms. Sh iao-Fong Yin Madison Grand Lo by Staircase $5,000 TO $9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Mitche ll B. Foster Mr. &: Mrs. George Milidrag Mary Sue & Paul Ewing Mirror The Rando lph J. & Judith A. Mrs. Rema Frankel Rita & Morkus K. Mitrius Broadway Box Office Raymond C. Smith Agley Foundation Mr. & Mrs. George E. Frost Monica Morra t & Pa trick J. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Airasian Ford Mo tor Co mpan y Foundation Fund of the Alben Kah n Associates, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Juan Ganum McG uire Mr. & Mrs. Assad Am tne Backstage Renovation Community Foundation for Mr. & Mrs. Assad Amine Mrs. Frank Germack, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Fred Mo rganro th Mr. & Mrs. James Balk, II Broadway Lobby Southeastern Michigan Anonymous Mr. Mic hael Gerstenberger Mr. Edwin Lee Morrell Center for Arts & Lea rning John R Lobby Mr. & Mrs. Raben L. Mr. Joseph Giacalone Mr. & Mrs. Joel Morris NAMED GIFTS Ba rbara Frankel & Mr. & Mrs. Lkn Townsend Anthony, IV Dr. &: Mrs. Thomas Giancarlo Mrs. Joan M. Mossner 'We extend our gratitude to Ron Micha lak Trustee Orc e Lobby, Joseph E. & Kathleen A. Mrs. Ernest Goodman Mr. & Mrs. David C. the follow ing donors to all Patron Elevator, Center Broadway Antonini Fou ndation Mr. & Mrs. Carson C. Mulligan three phases of the capital for Production & Mr. & Mrs. George C. Vincent Ms. Helen Arnoldi-Rowe Grunewald A. Sandy Munro campaign - the Campaign 1O Admini stration Madison Lobby Dr. Robyn J. Arrington,Jr. Resto re the Detroit Opera Herman & Barbara Frankel Mr. &: Mrs. Alvi n Wasserma n Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Gua ltieri Mr. Charles Nave Box Leve l Promenade A & 5 Su pply Company Mr. Lawrence W Hall Sandra &: Jeanne l Naysmith House, the New Century General Directors ClIde World Heritage Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Ingida Asfaw Mrs. Alice Berberian Dorothy I. & George W Fund Campaign, and the Lounge Andrea & James Balcerski Haidostian Nouhan Crowning Achievement Herman &: Sharon Frankel Conductors D=ing Room m Parki ng Garage Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Barefoot Margot & Jerry Halperin Dr. Marie C. NOlVosieiski Campaign - who underwro te General Motors Corporation Brian & Heidi Banes Mr. & Mrs. Mort Harris PaineWebber deSignated areas tn the Dr. & Mrs. John G. Bielawski Detroit Opera House. eafe Contributors to Annual Campaigns

Michigan Opera Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generous cor In addition to enjoying outstanding entertainment on the Detroit porate, foundation, government and individual donors whose contri Opera House stage, contributors are offered a number of opportunities butions were made between July 1, 2003, and June 30,2004. Their Lhat allow them to observe the many phases of opera and dance pro generosity plays an integral part in the company's financial stability, duction, meet the artists and experi ence other "behind-the-scenes" necessary for prodUCing quality grand opera and dance. activities. m CORPORATE SUPPORT Dance Theatre of Harlem Opera Ball Platinum Sponsor Community Programs MAJOR BENEFACTOR Delphi Corrorati on OPERA & DANCE Opening Night Gala Dance Theat re of Harlem Support $25,000-$49,999 Opera Bal Platinum Sponso r Sponso r Opening Night Gala Co merica Bank Gannett Founda tion, Inc. GRAND BENEFACTOR Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Sponsor SIGNAL BENEFACTOR Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Th e NlI tcracl,er Media & 5200,000+ Community Programs General Operating Support $50,000-5199,999 Bravo Bravo Gol d Leaf Performance Sponsor DaimlerChrysler Corporation Bank One, Michigan Support General Motors Corporation SFr°nsor GMAC Financial Services Fund Spring Opera Seaso n The Nutcracker Production Go f & Tenn is Outing Silver Kirov Ballet Performance Dance Season Sponsor Ford Mo tor Company Fund Sponso r Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor Ki rov Ballet Production Fall Opera Season Sponsor Opera Ball Platinum Sponsor Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance Theatre of Harl em Sponsor Ewa Pod les Recital Sponso r Dance Theatre of Harlem Adopt-A-School Sponsor Sllldem Ticket Row Dance Residency Program Performance Sponsor Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Sponso r Sponsor

MASCO Corporation Student Ticket Sponsor Sponsor Managemem Sponsor The Elizabeth, Allan and Dance Th eat re of Harlem Whole Foods Market The Farbman Group Bravo Bravo Bricks and Matilda R. Wilson Fund Warren Shelden Fund Adopt-A-School Sponsor Bravo Bravo Terra COlla Marlar Sponsor Ida and Conrad H. Sm ith Dance Theatre of Harlem PATRON Sponsor Dykema Gossett MAJOR BENEFACTOR Fund of the SllIdent Ticket Sponsor 52,500-$4,999 Larson Realty Group Golf &: Tennis Outing Tee $25,000 - $99,999 Community Foundation for General Operating Support AI Lon~Ford Golf &: Tennis OUling Tee Sponsor Community Fou ndation fo r Southeastern Michigan Standard Federal Bank Golf Tennis Outing Hole- Sponsors E~e\Vood Electri c, Inc. South eastern Michigan ?lc::ra Theatre Tao Hot To H(I"ciei in-One Sponsor Mad iso n Electric Co mpany olf &: Tennis Outing Tee Opera Theatre A asked 8(1/1 Performance Production Sponsor Dance Theatre of Harlem P~Si Bottling Co mpany Sponsor Tessitura Project Sponsor Dance Theatre of Harlem Adopt-A-School Sponsor olf &: Tennis Outing Ed ibles Rex Touch the Future Operating The Samuel L Westerman Adopt-A-School Sponsor Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Sponsor Golf &: Tennis OUling Tee Grant Foundation Michigan People's State Bank Sponsor DeRoy Testamentary BENEFACTOR Dance Theatre of Harlem Ewa Podles Recital Sponsor Grunwell-Cashero Co. Foundation SUSTAINER $15,000-$24,999 Adopt-A-School Sponsor ProgreSSive Mec hanical, Inc. Golf &: Tennis Outing Tee Young Artist Apprentice $5,000 - 59,999 AAA MiChifan (america Charitable Services Sponsor Ann and Gordon Getty Opera Bal Silver Sponsor PSC Indust rial Sc hool Program Sfonsor Corporate and Foundation Health Plus of Michigan The Pirates 0 Pellzance Golf &: Tennis OUling Gold Bravo Bravo Terra COlla Foundation Appreciation Event Sponsor LE&:CMPA Performance Sponsor James &: Lyne ll e Holden I Sponsor Sponsor The Quaker Che mical Loft Works Detroi t Youth Foundation Fund DTE Energy Fou ndation MGM Grand Detroit Casi no Bravo Bravo Blicks and Dance Theatre of Harlem Opera Performance SEonsor Foundation Herbert &: Elsa Ponting Dance Theatre of Harlem Rea l Estate One Inc. Mortar Sponsor Performance Sponsor Foundation Dance Theatre of Har em Student Ticket Sponso r Variety Club for Children, Adopt-A-School Sponsor Soloman Smith Barney PPG Industri es Foundation j. Ernest &: Almena Gray Plan te Moran Trust ProgenilO r, L.L.c. In c. Visteon Co~oration Bravo Bravo Terra COlta Wilde Foundation Corporate and Foundation Sponsor Bravo Bravo Bricks and Opera Ball old Sponsor Appreciation Evclll \¥olverine Packing Co. Monar Sponsor BENEFACTOR PATRON Sponsor Sa fety Techn ology $15,000 - $24,999 $2,500 - 54,999 FELLOW So lomon Friedma n $10,000-$14,999 CONTRIBUTOR International Inc. Hudson-Webbe r Foundation Community Foundation of Adve rtisi ng Chrysler Financial $500-$999 September Moo n Productions Greater Rochester Golf &: Tennis Outing Silver FELLOW Dance Theatre of Harlem Alben Kahn Associates Bravo Bravo Bricks and Sponsor $10,000 - $14,999 Detroit Industrial School Performance Sponsor Aldoa Company Monar Sponsor WVv'J 950 Rad io Bay Area Community Li vonia Comm unity Compuware Boardwalk Development Special Events Party Rental Golf &: Tennis Outing Silver Foundati on Foundation Opera Ball Silver Sponsor L.L.c.. Tech nicolll The Meyer & Anna Prentis Sponsor Walbridge Al dingr Company Ali ce Kales Hartwick Federal MOflil Cor~ora ti on Golf &: Tennis Outing Tee Family Foundation Opera Bal Silver ponsor Sponsor Golf &: Ten nis utmg Tee Foundation DONOR Sponsor Hea lthy Youth/Healthy Trustees: Barbara P Frenkel, Penske COToration $1,000-$2,499 Busy Bee Hardwa re Stores, Marvin A. Frenkel, Dale P Opera Bal Silver Sponsor Inc and Mike)"s Loc k &: Seniors Fund of the Frenkel, Ronald P Frenkel, Ash Stevens, Inc. FOUNDATION & Commun ity Foundation for Ke~ Service GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Tom P Frenkel, Denise L. Barris, SOlt , Denn &: Driker, Southeas tern Michigan SUSTAINER PLLC. Go f &: Tennis Outing Tee OPERA & DANCE Brown, Cindy Frenkel, $5,000-$9,999 Sponsor Jane &: Richard Mnoogian Brownrigg Michigan Co uncil for Arts Nelson P Lande Kasle Steel Corpora tio n Charter Homes, Inc. and Cullllral Affairs Foundalio n Louis &: Nelli e Sieg Tile Nutcrad?cl' Perfomlance Golf &: Tennis Outing Golf Opera Ball Sponsor Ball Sponsor Bravo Bravo Bricks and Foundation Co-Sponsor Mortar Sponsor SIGNAL BENEFACTOR Oliver Dewey Marcks Golf &: Tennis Outing Silver UAW-GM Center fo r Human Clear Channel Entertainment Golf &: Tennis Outing Tee Commscope $100,000 + f oundation Sponsor Reso urces Bravo Bravo Bricks ancl McGregor Fund Sage Foundation Young Wo mans Home Dance Theatre of Harlem Sponsors Comerica Insurance Mortar Sponsor Shirley Sc hlafe r Dance Fund The Mary Thompson Associa tion Adopt-A-School Sponsor Co nsul tech Co nstruction La Bayadere Production Foundalion Dance Theatre of Harlem Golf &: Tennis Outing Tee

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Detroi t Opera House Copyright 2010,www.M MichiganichiganOpera.org Opera Theatre BRAVO 31 I CONTRI BUTORS t DONOR Mr. & Mrs. William H. Smith Mr. & Mrs. James E Mooney Julia Donovan Darlow & Mr. Wayne 1- Ruchgy Dodie & Larry David $1,000 . $2,499 Mr. Richard A. Sonenklar Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth 1- John O'Meara Dr. Hershel Sandberg Autodesk, Inc. Professor Calvin L Stevens Moriarty Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D'Avanzo Mr. & Mrs. Lee Saperstein MEMBERSHIP DONORS Frank & Gertrude Dunlap Mrs. Ruth Townsend Ms. Anne Moroun Mrs. Adeline DeBiasi Mrs. R. 1- Schlitters LUMINARY Foundation Mrs. Barbara VanDusen Mrs. Barbara Naruta Mr. Thomas J. Delaney Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz $500·$999 Katherine B. Miner Charitable Mr. & Mrs. George C Vincent Dr. & Mrs. Peter Nickles Mrs . Margaret Demant Mr & Mrs. Merton Segal Mr. Robert G. Abgarian Trust Walter P. & Elizabeth B. Work Mr. & Mrs. George W Ms. Cynthia Dodd Ms. Ellen Sharp Mr. & Mrs. Richard Alonzo The Sigmund & Sophie Nouhan Ms. Mary Jane Doerr Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sloan Dr. & Mrs. Joel Appel Rohlik Foundation SUSTAINER Mr. & Mrs. James Pamel Linda Dresner & Edward Mr. & Mrs. David Snyder Ms. Geraldine Atkinson $2,500·$4,999 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Papp Levy Mr. & Mrs. Paul Spica Mr. & Mrs. Paul Augustine INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS OPERA Dr. Lourdes Andaya Mr. & Mrs. Drew Peslar Mr. Don E Duggan Mrs. Nadele Spiro Mr. & Mrs. Steph en M. Dr. & Mrs. Donald C Austin Mr. Charles & Dr. Charlotte Mrs. Barbara Eversman Mr. & Mrs. Wal ter M. Stark Bakonyi PRINCIPAL BENEFACTOR The Han. & Mrs. Edward $50,000·$199,999 Podowski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fair, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mr. & Mrs. James M. Avadenka Mr. & Mrs. Alex Erdeljan Drs. Irvin &. Pamela Trotman Adrienne & Robert Z. Starkweather Balcerski Pavarotti Concert Sponsor Mr & Mrs. Lee Barthel Reid Feldstein Ronald E Swi tzer Mr. John H. Barbes & Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Mr. Mrs. Mark Alan Baun Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Reuss Mrs . Elaine Fontana Mr. & Mrs. NormanJ. Tabor, Ms. Ruth Berean Mr. & Mrs. Mandell L. Krikorian Mr. & Mrs. Nonnan H. Mr. & Mrs. Larry Garberding Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Berlin Pavarolli Concert Sponsor Berman Rosenfeld Mrs. Frank Germack,]r. Mr. & Mrs. Joel D. Tauber Mr. Stanislaw Bialoglowski Mr. & Mrs. Anthon?, Rea Mrs . Loris G. Birnkrant Mr. & Mrs. William Sandy Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Terrell Dr. & Mrs. Eric Billes Pavarotti Concert ponsor Mr. Charles A. Bishop Dr. & Mrs. Norman R. Giancamilli Mr. & Mrs. Melvin C Mr. & Mrs. Eugene W Mrs. Margaret Borden Schakne Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gifford VanderBrug Blanchard INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Bright Dr. Barbara & Mr. Laurence Mr. Allan Gilmour Mr. Steven I. Victor Dr. & Mrs. David Bloom DANCE Mr. & Mrs. Bernard 1. Schiff Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Walton Mr. Robert Bomier Brodsky Dr. Robert E Schirmer Dr. & Mrs. Joel I. Hamburger Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Dr. & Mrs. David Bouwman MAJOR BENEFACTOR & $25,000·$49,999 Mr. Mrs. Alfred Ms. Susan Schooner Mr. & Mrs. David Wasserman Ms. CR. Campitelle Mr. & Mrs. John A. Boll Cheesebrough III Dr. & Mrs. Karl E Schroeder Handleman Dana & John Weber Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. La Bayadere Producton Mr. David Chivas Mr. & Mrs. Donald Schmidt Dr. & Mrs. Jack H. Hertzler Mrs. Beryl Winkelman Carson Sponsor Mr. Dan Clancy & Mr. Jack Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Miss Mary A. Hester Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Mr. & Mrs. Irvin~ Rose Perlmutter Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. David Hill Dr. & Mrs. Martin Chandler La Bayadere Pro ucton Mr. Edward Cody Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Mr. Robert M. Holland Zimmerman Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Cosner Sponsor The Han. & Mrs. Avem L. Schwendemann Mr. & Mrs. John Irvine Mr. & Mrs. Larry Zangerle Mrs. Rosa Mary Crawford Dance Theatre of Harlem Cohn Mark & Lois Shaevsky Alan & Eleanor Israel Mr. Joseph DeOro Student Ticket Sponsor Dr. Mary Carol Conroy Mrs. Frank Shaler Mr. & Mrs. Verne G. Istock CAMERTA CLUB $1,000 . $1,999 Mr. William A. Dunning Pearl & George M. Zeltzer Mrs. Mary Rita Cuddohy Mr. & Mrs. Erwin S. Simon Mr. & Mrs. Sterling C. Jones, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Elias Ms. Nina Abrams La Bayade,e Producton Mr. & Mrs. Tarik Daoud Mr. & Mrs. S. Kinnie Smith, Jr. Jr. Dr. & Mrs. A. El.Magrabi Sponsor Mr. & Mrs. Thomas V Angott Mr. & Mrs. Larry David Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow Dr. Zofia & Mr. Mitchell Mr. Harry Farsakian Dr. & Mrs. John M. Dee Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Sokol Kafarski Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Binkow BENEFACTOR Mr. & Mrs. Herman Brodsky Ms. Judith Fietz $20,000·$24,999 Dr. David DiChiera Dr. & Mrs. Sheldon Sonkin Mr. & Mrs. Steve Kesler Mrs. Paul Firnschild Mr. & Mrs . Keith Dodsworth Dr. Gregory Stephens Mrs. Charles Kessler Mrs. Patricia B. Capalbo Margo & Maurice Cohen Mrs. Eleanor A. Christie Mr. Ron Fischer Opera Ball Sponsor Ms. Carolyn Donigan Dr. & Mrs. Gerald H. Mr. Gerald Knechtel Mr. & Mrs. Burke Fossee Dr. & Mrs. Melvyn Eder Mr. & Mrs. William Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Cameron B. Stollman Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Klein Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Frankel Ms. Josephine E. Franz Opera Ball Spo nsor Duncan Mr. & Mrs. George Strum bas Martin J. Lappe & David Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Fraser Mr. & Mrs. George E. Frost Mr. & Mrs. David Fischer Dr. Charles H. Duncan Dr. & Mrs. L. Murray Nowakowski Dr. Yvonne Friday Ms. Irene M. Garcia Opera Ball Sponsor Dr. Raina Ernstoff & Mr. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Mr. Edmund A. Gaston Mr. James Reddam Sanford Hansell Dr. Roberta & Mr. Sheldon Larson Ms. Lesli e Landau & Dr. Glendon Gardner Dr. & Mrs. Byron P Opera Ball Sponsor Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ewing Toll Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Lerner Georgeson Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. & Mrs. C Thomas Dr. Melvin A. Lester Dr. Priscilla Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Halperin Thomas M. Gervasi BENEFACTOR Mr. & Mrs . Lloyd C Fell Toppin Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. 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Dear Friends, on presenting works that focus on the unusual pets move into a house on Its hard to Core Democratic Values as outlined by Liberty Street, the mean General Pinch believe that the Michigan Department of Education and his wife are enraged! The children of another sum Social Studies division. Liberty Street love the Araboolies and mer has come Karen R. Todorov, Social Studies carry out a plot that brings the story to a to a close. Now Education Consultant for the Michigan happy ending ... for everyone except the that we have Department of Education, and a long Pinches! (From The ABC'S, A completed our time Michigan Opera Theatre season Bibliography of Children's Books with seventh season ticket holder, offered to help with curric Social Studies Themes *) of Learning at ular writing because of our shared con Our sincerest thanks to Karen R. the Opera viction that much of opera actually is Todorov and her distinguished team of House, we find social studies. There is no doubt about it curriculum writers! They are: jeannie ourselves in this year dedicated to Margaret Garner Brousseau, Dr. Martin Herman, joyce preparing for what is destined to be an and what her story can mean to us today johnson, Barbara Martin, Kim Martin, extraordinary season of education and Ms. Todorov assembled a team of cur Robert Martin, jr., Dorothy PopOvich, Ida outreach programming. riculum speCialists who attended three Short, and Karen Williams. Each year the Department of all-day "brain-storming" sessions, two Additional touring programs this sea Community Programs tours one-act writing review sessions and attended all son include our mini Hansel and Gretel. operas, musical revues and educational of the Margaret Gamer lectures and tours Whether in a school or any other facility, programs throughout Michigan, neigh presented in the 2004 Learning at the Hansel and Gretel is perfect entertainment boring states and Ontario, Canada. Opera House summer session. The team for the winter holidays. Also, adults who We perform for many adult groups at has written curriculum about the enjoy our Broadway Revue (which we re private parties, places of business, senior Margaret Gamer opera, as well as cur write each year) may request their citizen centers, colleges and universities, riculum about the core values presented favOlite composerllyricist teams or their houses of worship and community cen in each of our tour programs. favorite songs to be included in the per ters. We perforn1 for families at art fairs For middle school and high school formance. and festivals. students as well as adults, a new work As always, we can send out lecturers to Most of our performances are for has been created by performers Oliver your clubs or libraries to speak about schools where we develop and perform Pookram and Madelyn Porter called, "No Opera, Arts and Education, The History works that fit into The Michigan Doubt! - A Commitment To The Principals of Michigan Opera Theatre, Careers in Curriculum Framework and OJ Equality, Justice And Freedom." This 45- the Arts, our dance and opera seasons, Benchmarks These programs aid in minute-long piece uses music and poetry and many other topics. teaching core curriculum studies, to chronicle the history of African To book programs or to request our enabling students to learn about musical Americans in the United States. and fea tour brochure, contact Community theater, opera, opera singers and healthy tures the beautiful voice of Betty Lane. Programs Marketing Manager, Dolores singing, while also learning about social For elementary students, we have two Tobis at (313) 237-3429 or Email her at studies, literature, science, math, etc. offerings. One is Vigilance, an opera to be [email protected]. If you have speCial This year, Michigan Opera Theatre has performed by children. The short piece, programming requests, contact our tour commissioned the creation of a new for which I wTOte the music and joan V manager, Mark Vondrak at (313) 237- opera that fits beautifully into the social Hill wrote the libretto, is about the 3404 or [email protected]. studies curriculum. Margaret Gamer is Underground Railroad in Detroit and fol We are excited about our tour pro based on a true story about an enslaved lows a wilderness, fur-trading family as grams this year and look forward to visit woman who escapes with her family they help an escaping slave family ing old friends and making new friends from Kentucky to Ohio, only to be Vigilance may be perfonl1ed by itself, or for Michigan Opera Theatre! serve as the finale of an assembly pro recaptured by her "master" and a posse. Sincerely yours, To prevent her children from returning to gram with related recitations, songs and slavery Margaret Garner takes their lives artwork created and presented by other and then kills herself. children in each participating school. r~ 1ffJ'~ Some older students will have an The other offering for children is The Karen V DiChiera opportunity to see the opera. However, Araboolies OJ Liberty Street, with music by Director of Community Programs &: this compelling piece of American history Ronald Perera to a libretto by Constance Learning at the Opera House suggested to us that our Department of Congdon. This opera is based on a book Community Programs can concentrate by the same name by Sam Swope. When * Fo r more lnformation, contact the Michigan depart the boisterous Araboolie family and their ment of education.

The launching of Barbara Gibsons career Italy's Giambattista Viotti contest. First prize reads like a sCript from a Hollywood movie. had never been awarded in the voice division. She had been studying for three years with Moreover, according to the Associated Press Maestro Sturani, when he invited a group of wire report [lashed around the world, Barbara his Metropolitan Opera friends, including Gibson was the first American to win a first soprano Bidu Sayao, baritone Giuseppe Danise prize in any of the four contest divisions and tenor Giovanni Martinelli to hear the 19- (voice, piano, violin, and composition.) year-old soprano. After the recital, Danise was Returning after an exhaustive and extended so impressed that he was able to arrange an national concert tour, she took the music audition for Barbara with Arthur Judson of world by surprise when, at the height of her Columbia Artists Management Inc. That very vocal powers, she announced that she would day, it happened that the producer of 'The retire from the stage and dedicate herself to Telephone Hour" had an appointment at raising her young family in Detroit Michigan, Columbia, and he was persuaded to listen to bringing a premature end to a meteoric career. the young coloratura. She was immediately signed to a Columbia Artists contract and a In 1965, Dr. David DiChiera, who had debut on a national radio broadcast in committed himself to establishing an opera September 1949. A recording contract with company in Detroit, persuaded her to be the RCA soon followed as well as an appearance featured artist in the Overture to Opera Series, on the "Voice of Firestone" broadcast simulta performing the mad scene from Lucia di neously on radio and television. Lammermoor in eight performances through out the Metropolitan Detroit area. She became Ln 1952, she was chosen by the legendary a founding board member of the lledgling Arturo Toscanini to sing in the radio broadcast company, providing constant artistic advice, Barbara Gibson as Lucia in the 1968 of Glucks O/jeo ed Euri.dice. Soon after, she and introduced DiChiera to many colleagues, Overture to Opera Series made her operatic debut with Cincinnati including famous Italian basso Italo Tajo, who Opera Association as Gilda in Rigoletto. In came to Detroit to sing in n Campanella and Michigan Opera Theatre 2004-2005 1954 she appeared with the San Francisco direct the companys first full-length produc Young Artist Apprentices Opera as Rosina, Oscar and Zerlina. The fol tion, The Barber oj Seville. lowing spring she was chosen to partiCipate in Barbara Gibson's commitment to MOT has a five-week cultural good will tour of Europe. continued through the years, and in 2002, a After a triumphant performance with the generous endowment gift established the Berlin Philharmonic, Der Tagesspiegal pro Barbara Gibson Young Artist Program, which claimed, "Barbara Gibson brought back to life will support Michigan Opera Theatres ongo the great era of coloratura singing." Her sec ing commitment to training and preparing the ond tour of Europe climaxed with the winning opera stars of tomorrow. of first prize in the womans vocal division of

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The 2004-2005 season begins in grand style with a highly-anticipated appearance by the National Ballet of Canada. In this celebrated first visit to the Detroit Opera House, The National Ballet of Canada will dance a program of two balletic favorites, The Firebird and The Four Seasons.

Featuring James Kudelka's stunning choreography, and set to Stravinsky's powerful score, The Firebird is a colorful and exotic fairy tale of a Prince and Princess whose love is saved by the powers of a magical Firebird. The ballet, with over 40 dancers and costumes and sets designed by Santo Loquanto, is the result of a unique collaboration between National Ballet of Canada, Houston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.

The second half of this exciting program is The Four Seasons, an epic work based upon the lifetime journey of one man. The music, of course, is Vivaldi's brilliant score of the same name.

The National Ballet of Canada is Canada's premier dance company and ranks as one of the world's top international dance companies. Founded in 1951 by English dancer Celia Franca, the company was established as a classical company and it is still the only Canadian troupe to present a full range of traditional full-evening ballet classics.

Thu. Oct.07 7:30PM Fri. Oct.08 8:00PM Sat. Oct.09 8:00PM Sun. Oct.10 2:00PM

200412005 ROSTER THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA Celia Franca, C.C., Founder George Crum, Music Director Emeritus

JAMES KUDELKA KEVIN GARLAND Artistic Director Executive Director ORMSBY WILKINS KARENKAIN Music Director & Principal Conductor Artistic Associate MAGDALENAPOPA Principal Ballet Mistress

ALEKSANDAR ANTONIJEVIC, VICTORIA BERTRAM, RYAN BOORNE, GUILLAUME COTE, JENNIFER FOURNIER, CHAN HON GOH, REX HARRINGTON, GRETA HODGKINSON, MARTINE LAMY, SONIA RODRIGUEZ, TOMAS SCHRAMEK*, HAZAROS SURMEYAN*, XIAO NAN YU

Stephanie Hutchison, Nehemiah Kish, Richard Landry, Patrick Lavoie, Stacey Shiori Minagawa, Heather Ogden, Rebekah Rimsay, Bumise Silvius, Piotr Stanczyk

Jean-Sebastien Colau, Julie Hay, Keiichi Hirano, Tanya Howard, Etienne Lavigne, Lisa Robinson, Je-an Salas, Avinoam Silverman, Jillian Vanstone

Laura Bolton, Kevin Bowles, Jordana Daumec, Krista Dowson, Tanya Evidente, Leonie Gagne, Alexandra Golden, Joshua Grant, Juri Hiraoka, Tamara Jones, Lise-Marie Jourdain, James Leja, Sophie Letendre, Tiffany Mosher, Daisuke Ohno, Andreea Olteanu, Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Louisa Rachedi, Erin Richardson, Kanako Sakamoto, Leslie Schroeter, Dong Hyun Seo, Adam Toth, Edward Tracz, Joseph Welbes, Aarik Wells

Apprentice Programme: Dallas Blagg, Elena Lobsanova, Jacob Niedzwiechi, Jenna Savella, Robert Stephen, Nan Wang

Assistant to the Artistic Director Ballet Mistresses PETER OTTMANN LORNA GEDDES MANDY-JAYNE RICHARDSON

Balanchine Repetiteur JOYSANNE SIDIMUS

Stage Managers ERNEST ABUGOV JEFF MORRIS

*Guest Artist in Residence

The Walter Carsen Centre for The National Ballet of Canada 470 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Ontario,Copyright Canada. MSY 2010, 3K4 Michigan Phone (416) Opera 345-9686 Theatre Fax (416) 345-8323 www.national.ballet.ca Charitable Business Number 11905 1449 RROOO I Rigoletto Giuseppe Verdi October 23-31, 2004

A masterful depiction of a father's love for his daughter, Verdi's dramatic tragedy spins the woeful tale of Rigoletto, the razor-tongued court jester. A paternal curse renders him powerless against his enemies who plot against him. Fooled into assisting in the abduction of his own daughter, Rigoletto's heart is pushed to the limit as he is forced to watch her suffer at the hands of his licentious master, the Duke of Mantua. Enraged, he plans the perfect revenge ... death for the Duke, and retribution for his daughter. As the plot twists, the power of the curse is realized and Rigoletto is left holding the broken shards of his sad life.

PERFORMED IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLE TRANSLATIONS

Sat. Oct.23 8:00PM Sun. Oct. 24 2:00PM Wed. Oct.27 7:30PM Fri. Oct.29 8:00PM Sat. Oct.30 8:00PM Sun. Oct.31 2:00PM

Rigoletto: Gordon Hawkins Gilda: Ying Huang Duke: Scott Piper Monterone: Donald Hartmann Sparafucile: Burak Bilgili Maddelena: Jesse Raven

Conducted by: Lukas Karytinos Directed by: Mario Corradi

"The genius of Verdi was at its peak as the Master Composer penned the glorious and moving score of Rigoietto, which, along with Ii Trovatore and La Traviata, firmly cemented his position as the preeminent composer of his day. From the beloved "La donna e mobile," one of opera's most famous arias, to the exquisite "Caro nome," the immortal melodies of Verdi's first great masterpiece always leave us wanting more!" - David DiChiera

Is there any price too high for the promise of eternal youth? This timeless question is posed in Charles Gounod's classic tale of a man who makes a deal with the devil, selling his very soul for virility and lust. Aided by Mephistopheles, Faust deceives the beautiful and deeply pious Marguerite into giving herselfto him. Shamed by her sins, Marguerite falls into madness, before committing an unforgivable crime, and is sentenced to death. Faust masterfully captures man's struggle between good and evil.

PERFORMED IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLE TRANS LA TIONS

Sat. Nov. 13 8:00PM Sun. Nov. 14 2:00PM Wed. Nov.17 7:30PM Fri. Nov.19 8:00PM Sat. Nov.20 8:00PM Sun. Nov.21 2:00PM

Faust: William Burden Mephistopheles: Kyle Ketelsen Marguerite: Pamela Armstrong, Robin Follman Valentin: Frank Hernandez Siebel: Kirsten Gunlogson

Conducted by: Mark Flint

"Second only to Bizet's Carmen as the world's most popular French Opera, Charles Gounod's Faust is replete with rich, erotic melodies, and features a host of famous arias, waltzes and choral ensembles. We are so excited to present this glorious grand opera for the first time in more than a decade." - David DiChiera

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre GERARD POWERS Tenor (USA) 2004 Season: Faust, November 14, 19 & 21 Michigan Opera Theatre debut: Carmen, 2001 Recently: Les Contes d 'Hoffmann (De Vlaamse Opera), La Boheme (Royal Albert Hall), La Rondine (New York City Opera) Upcoming: Madame Butterfly (New York City Opera)

STEPHEN ROSS, Lighting Designer Michigan Opera Theatre debut: Don Giovanni, 1990 2004 Season: Faust Recently: Don Pasquale Upcoming: La Boheme, Aladdin, I Puritani JOANNE WEAVER, Wig and Makeup Designer Michigan Opera Theatre debut: Tosca, 1995 2004 Season: The Magic Flute, The Pirates ojPenzance, The Pearl Fishers, Rigoletto, Faust Recently: Des Moines Opera, Washington Opera, Baltimore Opera, Sarasota Opera, Opera Colorado, Florentine Opera, Wolf Trap and Opera Pacific. SUPERNUMERARIES

Bruce Davis Josh Madden William Kupsky Ali Moiin WIG AND MAKEUP CREW Lorrie DiskilI Jayda Rivers Elizabeth Geck Noel Vermander DeShawn Glosson Angela D. Williams Shawn a Koloff