INDIANAPOLIS OPERA COMPANY PRESENTS How to Fight Inflation
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INDIANAPOLIS OPERA COMPANY PRESENTS How to fight inflation. * It looks like a piano. And it sounds like a piano. But it's more than a piano. It's a Steinway. And that means that it's not only a fine musical instrument. It's a fine investment as well. So fine, that people with 30 year old Steinways are selling them today for more than they originally paid. What makes a Steinway such a blue chip investment? Work. Experience. Work. Caring. Work. Using mortised joints where butt joints could get by. Making each individual hammer instead of buying them from someone else. Voicing each piano for 8 full hours. A thousand other details. It takes a full year of this kind of work to complete one Steinway grand. A year that pays dividends in tone, touch and power year after year after year. What this means is that although you pay more, a Steinway doesn't really cost more. Because no matter how you decide to play it, a Steinway outperforms the market. For more information visit any of the 5 Wilking Stores and let one of our keyboard counselors relate the complete story or call 293-4717 and we will be pleased to mail you complete descriptive information. The Steinway House of Indiana Downtown: 43 East Washington Street 637-1326 Ayr-Way Greenwood Mall: U.S. 31 S. and County Line Rd. 882-9195 Castleton Square 849-9402 Lafayette Square 297-4121 Washington Square 898-6451 OPEItf. \Ji FOUR ACT5 APRIL 27, 29, 30, 1977 8:00 P.M. in the RANSBURG AUDITORIUM INDIANA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY Based on the novel by PROSPER MERIMEE English Version by RUTH AND THOMAS MARTIN By Arrangement With G. SCHIRMER, INC.-NEW YORK/LONDON Publishers and Copyright Owner with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Indiana Arts Commission Moving is our forte. It's what we do best. Our professional movers are schooled to orchestrate every move smoothly. From overture to finale. The props are specially designed Pride-Pack containers, sized to protect and pamper your possessions. Our expert handling and excellent equipment eliminate tremolo. And our vans are specially designed to eliminate vibrato. Air-Ride suspension systems reduce road shock significandy. Every move is choreographed completely. Agents at origin and destination know the score. Our complex computer system acts as prompter. So we never miss our cues. If you want an impressive moving performance, come to Mayflower. Moving is our forte. n .. ., 6 f\Ma\jHi < SOLO TUTTI < m* MAY-FLOWER MEANS MOV— ING forte < < < _Z3 PIP =*=* V~' The Indianapolis Opera Company, Inc. 6929 Munsee Lane, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260 Telephone 251-0805 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President, Miriam Ramaker June McCarty Secretary, William Byrum Alice McKinney Treasurer, Richard Retterer Charles L. Manning Ardath Burkhart Virginia Rechtoris Allen W. Clowes Dr. Lynn Youngblood Pershing E. MacAUister HONORARY ADVISORS Dr. Boris Goldovsky Mayor William Hudnut Dr. Richard G. Lugar Dr. Gene E. Sease Metropolitan Arts Council INDIANAPOLIS OPERA GUILD OFFICERS President, Mrs. William McCarty First Vice-President, Mrs. David Garrett Second Vice-President, Mrs. Carl M. Sauer Recording Secretary, Mrs. Randall Scott Corresponding Secretary, Miss Henrietta Loftiss Treasurer, Mrs. Nicholas Kaiser The Opera Guild was formed in September 1976 to support the Indianapolis Opera Company, Inc. Membership is open to women and men either in an active or inactive capacity. Members who join the first year are considered charter members and their names will be inscribed in the charter. Functions for our first year have included a champagne reception, salad-dessert luncheon, and champagne brunch. Hostesses for our large parties included Mrs. Fred Schlegel, Mrs. Henry Price, and Mrs. James Strain. The final meeting of the year will be held May 5 at 11:30 a.m. at Hillcrest Country Club. Membership information or reservations for the spring party may be obtained by calling Mrs. William E. McCarty, 849-4542 or Mrs. Carl Sauer, 255-2303. ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT the INDIANAPOLIS OPERA COMPANY GLENDALE . the Fashion center 62nd and Keystone Avenue Custom Framing — Prints and Wall Accessories 6426 North College Avenue 253-2565 For All Your Printing Needs _ \fft/, DEPUTY PRINTING COMPANY F^ 8010 E.46TH STREET Letterheads Brochures Envelopes Publications Business Cards Booklets Personal Stationa ry Business Forms CUSTOM PRINTING - CONVENIENTLY LOCATED PHONE: 547-0741 Watch for new ideas and developments at Greenwood Shopping Center. East South County Line Road & U.S. 31 Greenwood, Indiana A development of melvin simon & associates, inc. 1712 North Meridian Street • Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 • Phone: (317) 926-6021 First Performed at the Opera-Comique, Paris, March 3, 1875 Characters of the Drama In order of appearance Morales, Officer Clark Watters Micaela, a village maiden Judy Bruner Duenna, Carmen's chaperone Sandra Constantine Don Jose, Corporal of Dragoons Richard Godsey Zuniga, Captain of Dragoons Gary Conway Carmen, a gypsy-girl Susan Grosvenor Haisley Frasquita (Carmen's companion) Jo Anne Ripley Mercedes (Carmen's companion) Rosemarie Gore Dickson El Remendado (Smuggler) Sam Hicks El Dancairo (Smuggler) David Hook Escamillo, Toreador Henry Fregosi-Loyzelle Picadors Dr. James Elkin Terry Taylor Please refrain from using flash cameras or any kind of recording equipment. There will be no seating of latecomers once the performance begins. Chorus SOPRANOS ALTOS Laura Chastain Geneva Griffin Betty Darbro Carol Williams Kincaid Elizabeth Ewing Roberta Lindsey Bo Impola Joyce McClellan Claudette Malloy Cathi Richardson Linda Pierce Syd Stinson-Schaefer Carol Stainbrook Price Judith Siemer Tina Scheele Marilyn Vargo Donna Theising TENORS BASSES Thomas Brown Howard Baetzhold Kerry England Richard Blackard John Koppin Douglas Ellrich John Malloy Gregg Jackson Richard Price Denny Krauser Bruce Thompson Matthew McCardle CHILDREN'S CHORUS James Benjamin Brown Loren Malloy Barry Cockrum Mitchell Malloy Jeffrey Michael Crosby Tonya McKenna Thomas Davis Brad Meyer Lon Paul Ellrich David Millis Rick Fredland Mark Napier Jeff Glover Laura Partridge Darin Jester Karen Smith Kathy Lentz Michael Walsh DANCERS Millie Johnson Armine Leaman Annette Pettigrew Cindy Sparks Sue VanVoorhis SUSAN GROSVENOR (Carmen) has appeared as Musetta in "La Boheme" at Indiana University. She also performed as Mary Magdalene in "The Risen Christ" under the exciting John White, director of Pro Musica in New York City. Susan assisted the Indian apolis Opera Company by singing in the chorus of our production, "The Devil and Daniel Webster" and by playing the mother in "Amahl and the Night Visitors". She has studied with Charles Kullman at Indiana University and Miriam Ramaker. She returns from Arizona, where she sang for the National Arts and Letters meeting. JUDY BRUNER (Micaela) studied voice with Mme. Marion Freshl at Julliard Conservatory of Music and at Indiana University with Richard Knoll and Paula Savridi. She was a member of Starlight Musicals and is active at present in Matinee Musicale, Harmonie Club, Irvington Music Study Club and Irvington Drama Club. Judy has also performed for television. Her vocal instructor here in the city is Ruth Devon. RICHARD GODSEY (Don Jose) formerly a stu dent of Maxine Schnicke of Indianapolis, is at present studying with William Shriner at Indiana University. He sang in the Indianapolis Opera Company's bi centennial production of "The Devil and Daniel Web ster." He has sung the role of Caspar in Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors" several times, the last being for the Indianapolis Opera Company tour in 1976. Dick accepted the role of one of the twelve dis ciples in Jerome Hines sacred drama "I Am the Way." In Debussy's opera, "The Prodigal Son", he played the role of the son. His interests also include drama and he has appeared in several roles at the Christian Theological Seminary Repertory Theatre. JO ANNE RIPLEY (Frasquita) received her Bach elor of Music Education degree from Indiana Uni versity where she studied voice with Agnes Davis and Charles Kullman. She was also a member of the Belles of Indiana. She has performed one season at Starlight Musicals, and has been a member of the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir for four years. Last year, she appeared in Butler University's production of the Bernstein opera, "Trouble in Tahiti", and was soloist with the Butler University Symphony Orches tra as a winner of the Concerto Competition. She is currently working toward her Master in Music Educa tion degree at Butler University. ROSEMARIE GORE DICKSON (Mercedes) returns to Indianapolis Opera Company following her successful lead in "Die Kluge" by Carl Orff. She has also played Susannah in the opera by the same name by Carlisle Floyd and Miss Pinkerton in Menotti's "Old Maid and the Thief. She studied with Adele Addison after winning the Indiana district competition of the 1974 Aspen Music Festival competition. She has toured under the baton of Thor Johnson, and has studied at Indiana Central University, University of Michigan and Interlochen Arts Academy. Her vocal instructors include Barr Hill, Eva Likova Baca and Farrell Scott. SAMUEL HICKS (Remendado) has previously sung for us as the Devil in "The Devil and Daniel Webster". He is finishing his Doctorate at Indiana University and is an Associate Professor at Franklin College. Previously, he sang the role of Remendado in Indiana University Opera Theatre. His other character roles at Indiana University include Goro in "Madame Butterfly"; Gherardo in "Gianni Schicci"; Missail in "Boris Goudonov"; Mavra in "Mavra"; Slender in "Merry Wives of Windsor"; Spalanzani in "Tales of Hoffman"; First Knight in "Parsifal"; and Cocenille in "Tales of Hoffman". HENRY FREGOSI-LOYZELLE (Escamillo) began his career in drama. He appeared with Diana Torrieri, Italy's most celebrated stage actress, while still in his teens. He toured the United States with her company, and returned to Italy to appear in many Italian stage plays, including works by Pirandello, Goldoni and Rovetta.