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4 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season FROM THE GENERAL

DIRECTOR Humans are creatures of habit. We all find our various routines in life and tend to get put out if something comes along that disturbs those habits. It is surprising how easily an arts organization can fall into a similar pattern! If we find a winning formula, we can be tempted to repeat it from one opera production to the next. But the arts are agents of change, and the impact of the arts—in a continually evolving society—is always changing, too.

One of the duties of any arts organization is to ensure that it stays current with those societal changes. When we at Seattle Opera ask “Why do we do the work we

© RICK DAHMS do?,” the answer very much has to do with the here and now—specifically Seattle’s here and now. If the arts are a reflection of society, then we must reflect that society in what we present on stage.

We learned a great deal from our community discussions before, during, and after our summer performances of Madame Butterfly. And during our recent reprise of An American Dream, we thought a lot about how new stories paired with strong community partnerships can elevate the important work of local groups while also telling a powerful, timely, and new story that offers new roles for people of color.

So much of what we learned aligns with our vision for Seattle Opera as a twenty-first- century arts organization. We know we need to serve and reflect our communities, and we know we have work to do in order to achieve that.

At first glance The Barber of Seville may not seem to have any connection to today. It’s a comedy built on an ancient social system, after all! But of all the theatrical genres, comedy is perhaps the one most linked to the way we live our daily lives. Comedy highlights and magnifies socially unacceptable behavior and punishes it with laughter (rather than tears). There is a bit more to The Barber of Seville than a mere comic romp. Its characters are defined by their age, and can be divided into two camps—the young and the old—and each has their own distinct attitude to life. As the opera progresses, we see the plans of the old guard being thwarted, and we witness a societal change taking place before our eyes, as that old order gives way to the younger generation. We all bring our specific twenty-first- century experiences to bear on these universal ideas.

The Barber of Seville is the first of two co-productions that we are mounting this season, the second being Aida, which will come to you in May. This production of Barber is a trans- Pacific affair, as we work in partnership with both Opera Queensland, who premiered it last year, and New Zealand Opera who will feature it after our run of performances. It also enables us to bring back to Seattle the team who last year brought us such a sparkling production of Count Ory—our conductor Giacomo Sagripanti and director Lindy Hume. And on this occasion, they are partnered by a newcomer to our roster of artists, the production designer Tracy Grant Lord, who has created wonderfully vibrant and witty designs that I am sure will delight you. Barber is a score that epitomizes Rossini’s playful spirit and sheer joie de vivre. It has entranced audiences for more than 200 years, and I hope that our production this evening does the same for you.

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8 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Music by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Cesare Sterbini

Premiere: Teatro Argentina, Rome, Italy; February 20, 1816 CONDUCTOR PRODUCTION DESIGNER Seattle Opera Premiere: September 20, 1966 Giacomo Sagripanti Tracy Grant Lord†

STAGE DIRECTOR LIGHTING DESIGNER Performed at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall: Lindy Hume Matthew Marshall† October 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 28, 2017 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER ENGLISH CAPTIONS Daniel Pelzig Jonathan Dean In Italian with English Captions.

Evening performances 7:30 p.m. Matinees 2:00 p.m. CAST

Act I: 90 minutes (in order of vocal appearance)

Intermission: 30 minutes FIORELLO DR. BARTOLO Act II: 51 minutes Ryan Bede Kevin Glavin

COUNT ALMAVIVA AMBROGIO Matthew Grills† (Oct. 14, 20, 22, 25) Marc Kenison† Andrew Owens (Oct. 15, 18, 21, 28) BERTA FIGARO Margaret Gawrysiak John Moore (Oct. 14, 20, 22, 25) DON BASILIO Will Liverman (Oct. 15, 18, 21, 28) Daniel Sumegi ROSINA OFFICER Sabina Puértolas† (Oct. 14, 20, 22, 25) Kwangsuk Ku Sofia Fomina† (Oct. 15, 18, 21, 28)

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR MUSICAL PREPARATION Philip A. Kelsey Philip A. Kelsey, David McDade, Jay Rozendaal CHORUSMASTER John Keene STAGE MANAGER † Seattle Opera debut Yasmine Kiss Co-production by Opera Queensland, Seattle Opera, and New Zealand Opera.

English captions by Jonathan Dean © 2017. Makeup provided by M·A·C.

The fortepiano is a replica of an Anton Walter instrument (Vienna, 1795) built by Rodney Regier of Freeport, Maine. It is kindly loaned from the keyboard instrument collection of Tamara Friedman and George Bozarth in Seattle.

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The Barber of Seville 9 THE STORY ACT I Outside the house of Dr. Bartolo in Seville. Accompanied by the servant Fiorello and a group of hired musicians, Count Almaviva serenades his beloved Rosina from beneath her window. Along comes Figaro—barber, doctor, matchmaker, and self-styled “factotum” to all of Seville. Figaro informs the Count, his former employer, that Rosina is the ward of old Dr. Bartolo. Rosina drops a letter from her window asking her mysterious serenader to identify himself. In a second serenade, the Count fabricates an identity as a poor student named “Lindoro” (since he wants to be loved for himself, and not his riches). After observing Dr. Bartolo make plans to marry Rosina himself, the Count and Figaro plot to foil Bartolo’s plans. In order to get the Count into Bartolo’s house, Figaro will disguise the Count as a drunken soldier to be billeted there.

Inside the house, Rosina declares her intention to have the man she wants. Don Basilio, Rosina’s singing teacher, warns Bartolo that Count Almaviva has designs on Rosina, and Basilio suggests that slander would be the best way to get rid of him. Bartolo insists they draw up his marriage contract to Rosina immediately. Figaro, who overhears their plot, warns Rosina, promises to deliver a note from her to “Lindoro,” and departs. The suspicious Dr. Bartolo deduces that Rosina has written someone a letter and heckles her. The Count bursts into the house in his drunken soldier disguise and insists that he is to lodge there, despite Dr. Bartolo’s strenuous objections. Their ensuing quarrel becomes a public disturbance. INTERMISSION

ACT II Later that afternoon. Having gotten rid of the drunken soldier, Dr. Bartolo opens his doors to the Count—disguised this time as Don Alonso, Don Basilio’s substitute music teacher. “Don Alonso” allays Dr. Bartolo’s suspicions by giving Bartolo the letter Rosina wrote to “Lindoro,” and describes his plan to slander Lindoro, who is clearly pursuing women on the Count’s behalf. At her singing lesson, Rosina sings an aria from The Useless Precaution, her favorite opera. Meanwhile Figaro, who is giving Dr. Bartolo a shave, manages to steal a key to the house. Don Basilio enters suddenly, beginning a quintet; but the others quickly boot him out the door, and quintet becomes quartet. Dr. Bartolo finally discovers the lovers’ plot and kicks the Count and Figaro out of his house. Dr. Bartolo asks Don Basilio to fetch the notary so Bartolo can marry Rosina at once. Bartolo shows Rosina her letter and tells her that her “Lindoro” is really wooing her on behalf of another man, Count Almaviva. Rosina’s faith in Lindoro is shattered.

During a storm, Figaro and the Count, using the stolen key, enter with the intention of liberating Rosina. When Rosina refuses to go with them, “Lindoro” reveals his true identity. Basilio is threatened and bribed into witnessing the marriage of Almaviva and Rosina. Bartolo concedes defeat and blesses the lovers.

10 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season ARTISTS RYAN BEDE MATTHEW GRILLS Fiorello Count Almaviva Baritone (Tacoma, WA) Tenor (Newtown, CT) Seattle Opera Debut: Second Priest, Seattle Opera Debut The Magic Flute (’17) Recently: Idreno, Semiramide (Opéra national Previously at Seattle Opera: Jim Crowley, de Lorraine); Tobias Ragg, Sweeney Todd (San An American Dream (’17); Prince Yamadori, Francisco Opera); Nemorino, L’elisir d’amore Madame Butterfly (’17) (Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra, Portland Recently: Moralès/Le Dancaïre, Carmen Opera) (Pacific Northwest Opera); Papageno, The Upcoming: Pedrillo, Abduction from the Magic Flute (Opera Idaho); Bass soloist, Seraglio; Brighella, Ariadne auf Naxos; and Mozart Requiem (Sofia, Bulgaria) Kedril, From the House of the Dead (Bayerische Upcoming: Bass soloist, Handel Messiah (Bremerton Symphony); Staatsoper) Moralès/Le Dancaïre, Carmen (Tacoma Opera); Baritone Soloist, Duruflé Requiem (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo) LINDY HUME SOFIA FOMINA Stage Director (Sydney, Australia) Rosina Seattle Opera Debut: Count Ory (’16) Soprano (Moscow, Russia) Recently: Ruddigore (Opera Queensland); Seattle Opera Debut Carmen (New Zealand Opera); La Cenerentola Recently: Berthe, Le prophète (Théâtre du (Oper Leipzig) Capitole, Toulouse); Aquilio, Adriano in Siria Upcoming: La Cenerentola (Royal Swedish (Theater an der Wien); Olympia, The Tales Opera); Athalia (Pinchgut Opera) of Hoffmann (Royal Opera Covent Garden) Upcoming: Gilda, Rigoletto (Royal Opera Covent Garden); Adele, Die Fledermaus (Bayerische Staatsoper); Musetta, La bohème (Festspielhaus Baden-Baden) MARC KENISON/WAXIE MOON MARGARET GAWRYSIAK Ambrogio Berta (Seattle, WA) Mezzo-Soprano (Geneseo, IL) Seattle Opera Debut Seattle Opera Debut: Vera Boronel, The Marc Kenison, internationally known as Consul (’14) his burlesque persona Waxie Moon, has Previously at Seattle Opera: Marcellina, performed at various venues throughout The Marriage of Figaro (’16) Seattle including Key Arena, On The Boards, Recently: Ruth, The Pirates of Penzance (Lyric The Triple Door, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Opera of Kansas City); Old Lady, Candide ACT Theatre, and The Moore Theater. This (Orlando Philharmonic); Mistress Hibbons, December, Waxie Moon can be seen in The Scarlet Letter, world premiere (Opera Seattle in Homo for the Holidays. Kension recently directed Above Colorado) the Fruitless Plains at Cornish College of the Arts, where he is an Upcoming: Soloist, Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (Seattle Symphony); adjunct faculty member. Soloist, Handel Messiah (Virginia Symphony Orchestra)

KWANGSUK KU KEVIN GLAVIN Officer Dr. Bartolo Baritone (Seoul, South Korea) Bass (Pittsburgh, PA) Seattle Opera Debut: Messenger, La Seattle Opera Debut: Dr. Bartolo, The Barber traviata (’17) of Seville (’00) Previously at Seattle Opera: Registrar, Recently: Bartolo, The Barber of Seville (Opera Madame Butterfly (’17) Hong Kong, Pittsburgh Opera, and Florida Seattle Opera Chorus Member since 2016 Grand Opera) Recently: Chorus, The Flying Dutchman, Katya Upcoming: Bartolo, The Barber of Seville Kabanova, and The Magic Flute (Seattle Opera) (Opera Tampa); Don Pasquale, Don Pasquale Upcoming: Chorus, Beatrice and Benedict and (Pittsburgh Opera) Aida (Seattle Opera)

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WILL LIVERMAN ANDREW OWENS Figaro Count Almaviva Baritone (Virginia Beach, VA) Tenor (Newton, PA) Seattle Opera Debut: Raimbaud, Count Seattle Opera Debut: Leicester, Mary Ory (’16) Stuart (’16) Recently: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker’s Recently: Don Ramiro, La Cenerentola Yardbird (English National Opera at the (Arizona Opera); Mads, Peer Gynt (Theater Hackney Empire and Lyric Opera of Chicago); an der Wien); Count Almaviva, The Barber of Marcello, La bohème (Portland Opera) Seville (Virginia Opera) Upcoming: Figaro, The Barber of Seville Upcoming: Benedict, Beatrice and Benedict (Kentucky Opera); Tommy McIntyre, Fellow (Seattle Opera); Snout, A Midsummer Night’s Travelers (Lyric Opera of Chicago); Papageno, Dream (Theater an der Wien) The Magic Flute (Florentine Opera)

TRACY GRANT LORD DANIEL PELZIG Production Designer (Auckland, New Zealand) Associate Director/Choreographer (New York, NY) Seattle Opera Debut Seattle Opera Debut: Salome (’01) Recently: Set and Costume Designer, A Previously at Seattle Opera: Count Ory (’16); Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sha Tin Town Iphigénie en Tauride (’07); Florencia en el Hall, Hong Kong); Set and Costume Designer, Amazonas (’05) Billy Elliot the Musical (Waterfront Theatre, Recently: Director, The Mikado (Kentucky Auckland, New Zealand); Set and Costume Opera); Director, Mary Poppins (Musical Designer, Cinderella (Festival Theatre, Theatre West); Choreographer, Sunday in the Edinburgh, Scotland) Park with George (Huntington Theatre) Upcoming: Set and Costume Designer, Upcoming: Choreographer, West Side A Doll’s House, Part 2 (Sumner Theatre, Story (University of South California); Melbourne, Australia); Set and Costume Designer, Twelfth Night Choreographer, Tartuffe (Huntington Theatre); Choreographer, (The Playhouse, Brisbane, Australia) Candide (Alliance Theatre)

MATTHEW MARSHALL SABINA PUÉRTOLAS Lighting Designer (Sydney, Australia) Rosina Seattle Opera Debut Soprano (Zaragoza, Spain) Recently: Anacreon, Erighetta e Don Chilone, Seattle Opera Debut and Pigmalion (Pinchgut Opera) Recently: Countess, Il viaggio a Reims (Gran Upcoming: La Cenerentola (Royal Swedish Teatre del Liceu); Gilda, Rigoletto (Ópera Opera); Athalia (Pinchgut Opera); La bohème Nacional de Chile); Rodelinda, Rodelinda (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour) (Gran Teatre del Liceu) Upcoming: Poppea, L’incoronazione di Poppea (Gran Teatre del Liceu); Servilia, La clemenza di Tito (Théâtre du Capitole); Fiorella, Il turco in Italia (Teatro Campoamor de Oviedo) JOHN MOORE Figaro Baritone (Milford (Okoboji), IA) GIACOMO SAGRIPANTI Seattle Opera Debut: Count Almaviva, The Conductor (Giulianova, Italy) Marriage of Figaro (’16) Seattle Opera Debut: La Cenerentola (’13) Previously at Seattle Opera: Papageno, The Previously at Seattle Opera: Count Ory (’16) Magic Flute (’17) Recently: Il viaggio a Reims (Gran Teatre del Recently: Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro Liceu); Don Pasquale (Glyndebourne Festival); (Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Japan); Jan, La Cenerentola (Bayerische Staatsoper) Breaking the Waves (Opera Philadelphia); Upcoming: Il trovatore and Il viaggio a Adario, Les Indes galantes (Bayerische Reims (Deutsche Oper Berlin); La favorite Staatsoper) (Bayerische Staasoper) Upcoming: Pa, Proving Up, world premiere (Omaha Opera); Steve Jobs, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (Seattle Opera)

12 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season DANIEL SUMEGI ORCHESTRA Don Basilio Violin I Flute/Piccolo Bass (Sydney, Australia) Cordula Merks, Concertmaster Jeffrey Barker, Principal Seattle Opera Debut: Daland, The Flying Jennifer Bai Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Dutchman (’07) Mariel Bailey Previously at Seattle Opera: The Bonze, Cecilia Poellein Buss Oboe Ayako Gamo Mary Lynch, Principal Madame Butterfly (’17); Daland, The Flying Timothy Garland, Chengwen Winnie Lai Dutchman (’16); Fafner and Hagen, Der Ring Asst. Concertmaster des Nibelungen (’09 and ’13) Clark Story Clarinet Recently: Fasolt/Hagen, Der Ring des Jeannie Wells Yablonsky Benjamin Lulich, Principal Nibelungen (Opera Australia); Johnny Iselin, Laura DeLuca The Manchurian Candidate (Austin Opera); Walter, Luisa Miller (San Violin II Francisco Opera) Kathleen Boyer, Principal Bassoon Upcoming: Don Pedro, Beatrice and Benedict; Ramfis, Aida (Seattle Blayne Barnes Seth Krimsky, Principal Brittany Boulding Breeden Paul Rafanelli Opera); Pogner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Opera Australia) Stephen Bryant Linda Cole Horn Andrew Yeung, Asst. Principal Mark Robbins, Principal Danielle Kuhlmann Viola Susan Gulkis Assadi, Principal Trumpet Mara Gearman, Asst. Principal Alexander White, Principal CHORUS Alexander Baldock Michael Myers Penelope Crane Soprano Tenor Laura Renz Percussion Jennifer Cross Nathan Barnes Rachel Swerdlow Michael Werner, Principal Melanie Hingson Joel Cummings Michael Clark Dana Johnson Andrew Etherington Cello Jon Farmer Nathan Chan, Principal Guitar Anthony James Mezzo Bruce Bailey Michael Partington Lorraine Burdick Tim Janecke Walter Gray, Asst. Principal Melissa Plagemann Karl Reyes Charles Jacot Personnel Manager Susan Salas Stephen Wall Scott Wilson Bass Bass/Baritone Joseph Kaufman, Principal Assistant Personnel Manager Dan Aarthun Jonathan Burnstein, Keith Higgins Michael Dunlap Asst. Principal Craig Grayson Todd Larsen Rotating members of the string Ben Kramer sections are listed alphabetically. Kwangsuk Ku Dierre Lopez The Orchestra is composed of Julian Reisenthel members of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.

SUPERNUMERARY Sergey Smirnov

The Barber of Seville 13 ROSINA HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD By Jessica Murphy Moo

Perhaps the first moment when we see that Rosina isn’t merely a helpless damsel in distress is in her first aria “Una voce poco fa.” She acknowledges that she is in love with Lindoro (who we know is the Count in disguise), and she sets her mind to winning him. “I’m gentle, I’m respectful, I’m obedient, sweet, loving,” she says, “but”—and this “but” is where we see her strength— “I’m a viper and I’ll set a hundred traps before giving up. I’ll make them fall.” Not a wallflower, our Rosina.

SOFIA FOMINA SABINA PUÉRTOLAS

14 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season Still, she is stuck, and this situation, Rossini’s final opera William Tell. So intensified by Rossini’s music, is where all Fomina has run the gamut with Rossini, the tension and frustration and—let’s face and she’s hoping to take on more of those it—hilarity springs forth. big bel canto roles and some lyric roles (Lucia, Violetta) as her voice and career Sopranos Sabina Puértolas and Sofia continue to evolve. Fomina are here making their Seattle Opera debuts in a role they both love. These performances mark not only Puértolas, who is from Spain, describes Fomina’s Seattle Opera debut, but also Rosina as “very young, very Spanish” her US debut. In Russia, she says it is not with a personality that is sunny and “like uncommon to spend one’s entire career champagne.” Fomina, who is originally at a single house, but she realized early from Russia, calls the character clever, on that she wanted to follow a different innocent, flirtatious, and “like fire.” path. She spent about eight years singing full-time with two companies in Germany, They also both and she has recently changed to a think of Rosina as freelance career where she is traveling the PUÉRTOLAS, WHO IS FROM SPAIN, very young, and international stages. In some ways, she DESCRIBES ROSINA AS “VERY YOUNG, that her youth can identify with Rosina’s core desire to is perhaps both be free. VERY SPANISH” WITH A PERSONALITY her shield and Puértolas began her career singing THAT IS SUNNY AND “LIKE CHAMPAGNE.” her strength. Her Spanish folk music in the north of Spain, actions aren’t quite FOMINA, WHO IS ORIGINALLY FROM and eventually went to a conservatory and as premeditated narrowed her focus. She seems to have RUSSIA, CALLS THE CHARACTER CLEVER, as someone struck the work/life balance many can INNOCENT, FLIRTATIOUS, AND “LIKE FIRE.” with a deeper only hope to achieve. “My family pushes understanding me to continue with my career. They are of the consequences ahead of her if she behind me. They help me. In my life, if I am doesn’t escape from Bartolo and seize happy, they are happy. It’s very important control of her own destiny. (Compare to me.” She admits that she is a positive her to Gilda in Rigoletto, who is also held person, and she is relieved to have the captive but has no escape.) Rosina knows advantages of technology to bring her what she wants and she goes for it, and home and connections with her wherever she has a little fun at the expense of she goes. Bartolo along the way. Fomina grew up in a musical family: her Puértolas is right at home playing the mother is a violinist and her father was a young girl in Spain because the role brings violinist and conductor from a small city her back to an earlier carefree phase in outside of Moscow. And when she first her life. “My life is very normal, with my went for her residency at Saarbrücken, son and my husband, my cat, my dog,” she didn’t speak any languages other than she says. “With Rosina, I feel young again. Russian. She learned English and German, I’m not Sabina, married with a son.” And “and the world started opening up to me.” despite Rossini’s Italian sensibilities, she The director there introduced her to the feels that the opera evokes a wonderful director at the Royal Opera House, and the sense of Spain’s character. “We are very opportunities to perform on world stages luminosos; we are very bright,” with a continued from there. personality that she compares to a breath of fresh air. (An interesting tidbit about this Puértolas loves to sing at the theaters production is that the creative team has that make her feel at home. For her that decided to play up the opera’s “Spanish- is Royal Opera Covent Garden, Teatro ness.” We will see flamenco dancers and Real, and Bruxelles. After Seattle, she will the crumbling aristocracy of Seville and return home to Spain to sing in Barcelona other elements of Spain.) and Madrid, and then on to Toulouse. Fomina comes to us from Toulouse where Fomina is at home in this opera too, she performed Berthe in Meyerbeer’s Le perhaps less because of the cultural prophète, and then heads to Royal Opera elements and more because she Covent Garden. But for now, their home is loves singing bel canto roles. At Royal Seattle, and we look forward to delighting Opera Covent Garden, Fomina recently in the antics and the coloratura of their performed the pants role of Jemmy, in sunny and fiery Rosinas.

The Barber of Seville 15 THE IRRESISTIBLE MUSIC

OFBy Jonathan DeanYOUTH

What is The Barber of But when you look closely at the opera, went down in history as one of opera's Figaro’s beloved “Largo” doesn’t propel the most unmitigatedly disastrous opening Seville really about? plot. Okay, he’s a barber, and outrageously nights. fond of himself; but what does that have For many of us, this So if it’s not really about Almaviva, can we to do with anything? It’s not even clear that say that Barber is about music and mirth? opera means one thing: he’s the opera’s central character. He wasn’t It’s still the world’s most popular bel canto the title character when the work premiered, “Figaro! Figaro! Figaro!” comedy. Our experience attending a good in 1816. Rossini named his opera Almaviva, Barber of Seville has something to do The baritone’s entrance or The Useless Precaution, implying that the with smiling at human folly and enjoying tenor is the main character. (The subtitle aria, one of the most Rossini’s music—all this fantastic bravura becomes a ridiculous in-joke and running popular and instantly singing. Timeless pleasures, but the gag throughout the show.) That original comedy and the music have to work for recognizable numbers version concluded with an extraordinary today: October 2017, in Seattle. in all opera, stands head tour de force aria for Almaviva, in which this character, who has played at so many According to Maestro Giacomo Sagripanti, and shoulders above identities over the course of the show—an who returns now to conduct his third pretty much everything impoverished student, a drunken soldier, Rossini opera in Seattle, a big part of else Rossini ever wrote a scandal-mongering substitute music Rossini’s appeal is that his music isn’t teacher—finally asserts his own genuine about anything other than itself. “Rossini’s (with the possible aristocratic identity. music explains the atmosphere of a theatrical scene. But he doesn’t explain But today, Almaviva’s big aria is usually exception of the William the scene...his music is totally abstract. omitted. Modern audiences aren’t Tell overture). It’s been It’s pure music.” Sagripanti understands disposed to sit patiently through a serious why the music of The Barber of Seville a fixture of pop culture eight-minute aria that comes AFTER feels so different from opera music by the resolution of a comic plot. (Plus, its since Looney Tunes. composers like Wagner or Puccini, where music found another suitable home as every note connects to the characters the conclusion of La Cenerentola.) It’s not or the plot. “Rossini was interested in necessary for Almaviva to sing that aria, elegance of form, in the taste of melody. because really, he isn’t the main character. He was less concerned with telling the The real reason Rossini called the opera story musically.” The result? The music’s Almaviva instead of The Barber of Seville loose hold on its drama allows the comedy was to show respect for (and avoid obvious more freedom. competition with) Paisiello, the older composer whose 1782 Barber of Seville And the comedy certainly benefits from opera still held the stage. Alas, this new that freedom, that space for spontaneity. name was itself a useless precaution: But unlike Rossini’s atmospheric music, Paisiello’s supporters, infuriated that some comedy has to be about something. young upstart had dared remake their idol’s Our director for this production is Lindy masterpiece, disrupted the premiere, which Hume, another Rossini specialist who

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first collaborated with Sagripanti here through all the years is how it contrasts an Love, identity, tyranny vs. freedom, the for Rossini’s Count Ory. According to aristocratic world in decline with a rising generation gap, the relationship between Hume, “In the same way that the music democratic world.” The opera is about the ancien régime and democracy—it turns only works if it’s absolutely accurate and uneasy alliance between Almaviva and out The Barber of Seville is about a lot of disciplined, the comedy is only funny if Figaro, noble and commoner, and their things. And in Hume’s production it is also it’s physically and emotionally tight and attempts to free a beautiful young woman about Spain and fashion. Created last year accurate—if it’s real. Sloppy buffo acting from an old tyrant. in Brisbane, Australia, this Barber honors makes me want to kill someone. The the opera’s 200th anniversary by spanning Rosina, who’s middle class, may very well singers have to play the real situation, not two centuries of costume reference. “The be the principal character when we look play at being a funny character.” oldest character in the piece is Ambrogio, at this opera with twenty-first-century who’s actually 200 years old. Whereas So, exactly what is that real situation for eyes. For Hume, her escape is the opera’s with the young people there are flavors of Barber in 2017? heart. “Rosina is in prison, trapped by this the Spain of Almodóvar and the world of patriarchal society, aching to grow up and For Hume, “It’s about the generation youth fashion.” be in love. The cruelty and unfairness of gap, about youth getting what it wants.” trapping this beautiful bird is the basis of Rossini battled Paisiello in 1816 for the And by “youth,” she means both “title” all the tension. It’s domestic abuse. Even if right to compose his own Barber of Seville. characters, Almaviva and Figaro. One’s the show is crazy and colorful, we have to Youth triumphed over age, and its weapon an aristocrat, a grandee of old Spain, the play the reality of Rosina’s nightmare.” was Rossini’s irresistible music. “It just other a self-made (and relentlessly self- poured out of him,” says Hume. “He wrote promoting) modern man. Hume thinks Sagripanti agrees with Hume that Rosina’s this opera in, what, two and a half weeks? of Figaro as “the guy who breaks all the suffering is no joke. “When Rosina bursts His music is unmediated, like a sketch, and rules of the aristocracy and gets away into tears, in the First Act Finale, the music there’s this fantastic energy and elegance with it; he’s this charming, enterprising suddenly changes direction. Because and decoration about it. He sees the world celebrity whose motto is ‘Fake it till you Almaviva’s reaction is really furious. He through a particularly colorful prism, one make it.’” According to Sagripanti, “one stops being the drunken soldier and now is that reaches out across the ages.” of the reasons for Barber’s big success a lover who wants to defend his beloved.”

The Barber of Seville 17 SEATTLE OPERA STAFF AIDAN LANG, GENERAL DIRECTOR

Lisa Bury Barbara Lynne Jamison Doug Provost Director of Development Director of Education and Director of Production Community Engagement Aren Der Hacopian Jane Repensek Director of Artistic Kristina Murti Chief Financial Officer/ Administration and Planning Director of Marketing and Chief Operations Officer Communications Nancy Del Villar Vivé Director of Human Resources

ADMINISTRATION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE Lia Fakhouri, Katie Beisel Hollenbach, STAGE CREW Taylor Kesterson, Hanako O’Leary, Nina Yarbrough Charles T. Buck Dominica Myers Marissa Betz-Zall Esther Ranjbar, Samantha Sheats, Capital Campaign Manager Master Stage Carpenter Board Relations Manager/Special Controller Anne Szeliski Assistant to Aidan Lang Sarah Bernhardt Michael Joyce Audience Services Representatives Justin Loyd Capital Campaign Associate Head Flyman Deanna Waldon Senior Financial Analyst Debra McKinney Administration Intern INDIVIDUAL GIVING Randee Byrd Box Office Representative Chris Balducci, Jason Balter, Dallas Duell, Ian Gardner, Krysten Allison Rabbitt Payroll Manager DIRECT SALES Ronningen, Jason Wagoner ARTISTIC Associate Director of Trevor Torres Bernard Pack Assistant Stage Carpenters Mary Brazeau Development—Individual Giving Payroll Assistant Direct Sales Manager Jim Nash Artistic Administration Manager Tracy Reich Lindsey Morck Mary Hobbs, Albert Sanders Master Electrician Meggie Watson Senior Individual Giving Officer Accounts Payable/Receivable Senior Account Representatives Martin Cunningham Associate Director of Artistic Matt Lider, Catherine Merlo Associate Erin Hart, Alexander Hawker, Virginia Assistant Master Electrician Planning Individual Giving Officers Hester Qiang Jackson, Dorothea Kopta, Toni Zeigler Molly Brindley, Chris Dimoff, Jim Jonathan Dean Kim Ositis Finance Intern Account Representatives Gable, John Small Dramaturg Development Research Manager INFORMATION SYSTEMS Assistant Electricians Paula Podemski Julia Curns-Welch Iain Quigley PRODUCTION Petrude W. Olds Jr. Company Manager Individual Giving Coordinator Desktop User Support Technician Joshua McIntosh Properties Master Emmy Ulmer INSTITUTIONAL GIVING Stuart McLeod Titlist Technical Director Sandy Burke Christine Johnson-Duell Software Systems Administrator Assistant Properties Master MUSIC Chris Reay Foundation and Government Giving Technical Manager Jason Montgomery John Keene Manager MARKETING AND Properties Assistant Head of Music Staff and Alicia Moriarty Alex Kyger COMMUNICATIONS Operations Manager Candy Solie Chorusmaster Corporate Giving Manager Brittany Rall Lightboard Operator Philip A. Kelsey Connie Yun PLANNED GIVING Associate Director of Marketing Assistant Conductor Assistant Lighting Designer Jack Burke Janell Johnson Kelly Hamilton Colglazier Master Sound Technician/Designer David McDade COSTUMES Associate Director of Graphic Designer Head of Coach-Accompanists Development—Estate and Gift Susan I. Davis Gabrielle Nomura Gainor Jay Rozendaal Planning Costume Shop Manager Media Relations Manager Principals, stage directors, choristers, Coach-Accompanist/Orchestra Susan Good Heidi Zamora stage managers, assistant stage Ed Hawkins Librarian Planned Giving Intern Costume Show Manager managers, and assistant directors Marketing Manager/Copywriter Emily Cabaniss Ieva Ohaks employed in this production are Music Assistant/Company Librarian Dana Johnson Costume Rental-Stock Coordinator members of the American Guild of EDUCATION AND Digital Marketing Manager Musical Artists AFL-CIO. Stephen Wall Sophy Wong Chorus Personnel Coordinator COMMUNITY Jessica Murphy Moo Costume Assistant The musicians are represented by Publications Editor the Seattle Symphony and Opera Beth Kirchhoff ENGAGEMENT Denise Barry Players’ Organization, a Chapter of Chorusmaster Emeritus Nicole Sonbert Erika Norris Lead Cutter the International Guild of Symphony, Youth & Family Programs Manager Web Producer Jade Cheung Miriam Goodman-Miller Opera, and Ballet Musicians. Library Intern Rachelle Adams Hailey Burt Crafts Supervisor Marketing and Communications Scenery construction and stage crew Operations Manager Shanna Sincell STAGE MANAGEMENT Coordinator work is performed by employees T.J. Callahan Cutter represented by I.A.T.S.E., Local #15. Yasmine Kiss Genevieve Hathaway Education & Community Cynthia Abbott, Laura Girardot Production Stage Manager Photographer and Social Media Costume and wardrobe work is Engagement Associate First Hands Julianna Brei-Crawley, Madeline Levy Assistant performed by employees represented Britney Schroeder Assistant Stage Managers Patti Emmert, Kate Hartman, by I.A.T.S.E., Local #887. Production Manager, Community SALES AND SERVICES Alex Wommack Yoko Niendorf Scenic artists and hair/makeup Projects Michelle M. Carrasquillo Production Assistant Stitchers work is performed by employees Ryan Bede, Julia Benzinger, Jennifer Associate Director of Marketing, Ron Erickson represented by I.A.T.S.E., Local #488. Bromagen, Becca Cantrell, Ben Sales and Services Wardrobe Head DEVELOPMENT Cleveland, John Coons, Katrina Gregory Schell Deininger, Serena Eduljee, Andrew Christy Kazimour Caroline Webb Ticket Operations Manager Etherington, Karen Early Evans, Jon Assistant Wardrobe Head Development Coordinator Farmer, Alexander Gallo, Michael Kathryn Wahlberg HAIR AND MAKEUP ANNUAL GIVING AND Heitmann, Li-Tan Hsu, Tim Janecke, Audience Services Manager Liesl Alice Gatcheco Nerys Jones, Darrell Jordan, Kay Jessica Brockman DONOR SERVICES Hair and Makeup Manager Yeh, Kelly Kitchens, Cheryse McLeod Group Sales Coordinator Caroline D’Ambro Lewis, John Marzano, Jessica Ashlee Naegle Donor Stewardship Manager Corrie Yadon Wig Master Milanese, Ibidunni Ojikutu, Dawn Audience Services Coordinator Michael L. Moore Padula, Melissa Plagemann, Allison Eva Robins Development Operations Manager Pohl, Marcus Shelton, Greg Smith, Lead Principal Hair and Makeup Marcella Morrow Meg Stohlman, Revere Taylor, Shelly Artist Donor Communications Manager Traverse, Ta-Wei Tsai, Lucy Weber, Calli Dey, Shelby Rogers Erin White, Lyndee White Erica McIntyre Principal Hair and Makeup Artists Teaching Artists Development Operations Coordinator Ashlee Naegle, Trisha Partida, Julia Wing-Krafft Hair and Makeup Artists Faith Matthews Assistant Hair and Makeup Manager Fiona Kraus Hair and Makeup Intern

18 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season STAFF CHAT: YOKO NIENDORF

Yoko Niendorf has worked as a stitcher in Seattle Opera’s Costume Shop for 20 years.

She commutes from Niendorf of Yoko courtesy Photo Lakewood—on winter days she leaves in the WHEN DID YOU START SEWING? DO YOU EVER SEW ANYTHING FOR Right after high school my dad sent me to YOURSELF? dark and comes home two years of sewing school. I was born in Never. My girlfriend is a physician. She in the dark, but to her Japan and at that time, most went to buys scrubs and she’s my height, so I just the long commute is sewing school or college. That way if hem them for her. That’s all. Nothing else. something happened to my husband, I It’s because she’s my good buddy. I did entirely worth it. She wouldn’t have to lean on anybody else. My make my wedding dress. White, high loves her job, and she father made the dyes to dye kimono. That waistline, A-shape, three-quarter sleeves was his business. They start out as white and some lace. Very simple. loves working with her fabric, with the designs in the fabric, then talented team to create he painted them. I have my father’s DNA! DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE FABRIC? Anything silk. I don’t like denim. It's hard on such extraordinarily DID YOU INTEND FOR STITCHING AND the hands, and heavy denim can ruin two beautiful costumes. COSTUME-MAKING TO BECOME YOUR or three needles in one day. —Jessica Murphy Moo CAREER? No, I went to school in Japan and here in CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR SEWING the US, and I got a civil service job in an MACHINE? after-school program. Then I changed to I clean it once a week, and I check the community relations. needle every morning. I make sure the needle is very sharp. It is a nice machine. I HOW DID YOU GET BACK INTO SEWING? really appreciate that the company gives My husband retired, and I was in Japan for me such an expensive machine, so I take a year. Then I came back and the 5th Ave care of it. It doesn’t look like it’s 18 hired me. I loved working for the years old. 5th Avenue. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE BARBER OF DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE SEVILLE. THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS COSTUME PERIOD? OPERA, WE HAD PERIOD COSTUMES, Late seventeenth or eighteenth century. I BUT SOME OF THE COSTUMES IN THIS just love it. These costumes are hard to PRODUCTION HAVE A MORE MODERN make, but after I make them with my TWIST. THE COSTUMES ARE COMING TO incredible teammates, I just fall in love US FROM OPERA QUEENSLAND, ONE OF with the costumes. They are so beautiful. OUR CO-PRODUCERS. WHAT DOES THAT Anybody can make a street dress, but MEAN FOR YOUR WORK? When we are the second co-producer to how many people can make those present a show, we adjust some costumes eighteenth-century high society women’s and we often make the costumes new for outfits? My favorite costumes of all were the principals. The colors for this show are from the most recent Ring, Manon so beautiful, so lively and bubbly. The reds, Lescaut, and Carmen. Carmen was also the yellows, greens. The costumes really fit first opera I ever saw. I saw it in Mannheim, the opera and its happy ending. Germany. I loved it. HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU SEE THE COSTUMES ON THE STAGE? Satisfaction. One hundred percent satisfaction. I have pride in my job. The Barber of Seville 19 EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPONSORS Your support brings the wonder of opera to incredible new heights!

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20 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season SEATTLE OPERA’S NEW BUILDING: AN OPEN INVITATION

Consider yourself invited! While Seattle Opera will continue to perform mainstage operas at McCaw Hall, our new building next door will provide an open invitation to the community to take part in celebrating and creating art. © Philip Newton

“I like to think of the building as a welcome OPERA IN THE MAKING WORKSHOPS mat,” says Barbara Lynne Jamison, These workshops, which look closely at Director of Education and Community the many elements of art that go into Engagement. “In the past few years, opera, encourage adults to flex their Seattle Opera has found many ways creative muscles. We will expand our to be out and about in our community. libretto-writing workshop to music, Now we will also get to welcome our costume creation, and other types of art community in and provide new services making. and opportunities to engage with the arts.” EXPANDED YOUTH CAMPS AND With new expanded rehearsal spaces, WORKSHOPS AND SCHOOL TOURS a glass box theater visible from the With safe and inviting spaces dedicated to sidewalk, a walking path to view the our youth programming and school tour creation of Seattle Opera’s exquisite rehearsals, we intend for these programs costumes, and speakers that will pipe to elevate in profile and expand. rehearsal music outside, the building will invite people behind the scenes in a new LUNCH & LISTEN ON FRIDAYS way—to witness the work of art creation During these weekly lunch-hour concerts, and to be inspired by it too! you might hear a young musician who needs practice before a college admission Here are a few of the new and expanded audition, a jazz trio from Cornish prepping programs our Education and Community for a performance, or a group who needs Engagement department hopes you will a practice performance space. The take part in: repertoire will include opera and classical music, along with other forms of music. Free and open to the public, the space will provide a service to local performance artists.

To learn more about the Seattle Opera at the Center capital campaign, please read pages 32 and 33.

The Barber of Seville 21 SEATTLE OPERA INDIVIDUAL DONORS

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FRIENDS OF SEATTLE OPERA Peter Chuang and Elaine Tsai Brian Hahn and Mary Klubben Garnet $1,000-$1,499 Patricia Church † Mrs. Gail A. Halpern Anonymous (25) † « ^ Dan and Karen Clements Rod J. Halpin Harlan and Asja Adams Cindi Berkovich and Seth Cohen Rena Hamburger David and Heidi Adkisson Bruce and Mary-Louise Colwell Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. Hamon Stephan Adler Charles and Nancy Bagley Adrian Hanauer and Khanh Tran Marianna Alexandersdottir Stephanie Cook Wolfram and Linda Hansis Susan Allan Beth and Marc Cordova « David and Carole Hardy « Paul and Karin Allen In Memory of James H. Crichton Benson and the late Pamela Harer Mary Ann Allen Sara Culver William Harleston and Coral Hanevold Paul G. Allen John Cusick and Christi McGinley Gini Harmon ^ Susan Allen Corey Darlington Dr. Geraldine A Hashisaki Connie J. Alley Jayne and Peter Davis Donald Hatch Nell Altizer « Barry Davison Gerald K. Hauge Jerilyn and Paul Anderson Carol and Daniel De Matteis Lunell Haught and Robert Pyle Rebecca Andrews Leslie Decker Mr. and Mrs. Jahn R. Hedberg Mr. Ben Armstrong and Peter and Diane Demopulos Joanne Barbara Hendrickson Mrs. Werona Armstrong Tim Detweiler and Michelle Bufano Eileen Hershberg David Ashby William Diefenbach Jean M. Large and Fred F. Herzberg Joan Baldwin and James Walsh « Kathy Donaldson Suzanne Hittman Phillip Baldwin and Layne Goldsmith Zander and Hilary Doroski Patricia Hofmann and Michael O’Brien Leonie Barnes Tom Douglas H. Lee Holcomb Dr. Sanford C. Barnes and Eugene Carlson Scott Dowling Dr. Cynthia C. Holdren and Mr. Robert A. Gold Tim and Tony Barrick ³ Steven Drury Frank and Katie Holland ^ Mike Barta and Cynthia Shelly Bill Dubay Jana C. Hollingsworth « ³ Aldo and Laurie Basile Maria M. Durham John Holt Evelyn and Richard Bateman Erin Earl Bob Holtz and Cricket Morgan Charles and Marie Bender Richard D. Eidal Hideatsu Hosokai Dr. and Mrs. Forrest C. Bennett Pamela Elderkin John Hrncir Patricia M. Bentz « Kristen Eliker Janice Hsia Marianne Bergstrom Rhee Eliker Janet and Steve Hunter Janice Berlin ³ K. Carole and the late William Ellison Drs. James Hurley and Leslie Dierauf † Karen and Herb Berry Christopher Endres John and Annick Impert ³ Dona Strombom Biermann Jeannie Gayle Engle Ms. Roslyn Isseroff and Mr. Arthur Huntley David and Lyn Bishop Bruce and Mary Enter Ann Janes-Waller and Fletch Waller ³ Roxanne Blanco-Mitchell Leonardo and Emely Etcheto Laurence Jewell Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Bland Marian E. Evans « Jeffrey and Christina Johnson Leslye and Robert Bohrer Ms. Gerry Fardal Mark J. Johnson Karl Bonn Karen and Elizabeth Faye Janet Johnson and the late Paul W. Johnson Beatrice and William Booth Ellen Ferguson James L. Johnston and Vivian Mendenhall Christopher and Linda Borland Dr. Raya Fidel Gary and Susan Jones Tim and Tami Boze Kathleen Fischer and Thomas Hart Harvey Jones and Nancy Iannucci Marilyn J. Braarud Jodi Fletcher Andrea and Steve Jones Benedict J. Brown Mr. and Mrs. David Fliegel Pat and Paul Kaald Paul B. Brown and Margaret A. Watson † Steve and Kay Frank Narcisa and Stefan Kaminski Grania and Martin Buckley Celia and Toby Freeman Gilla Kaplan Abra Buffalo Clive and Shari Freidenrich Martha Noerr and T. Jeffrey Keane Carl Bunje and Patricia Costello Thomas Funk Marlyn and Gordon Keating Greg Burns Bernard Garbusjuk Gary and Susan Keister Richard Cahall Kent Lowry and Melinda Gause Peter Kelly William F. Calderhead Dr. and Mrs. Michael L. Gilbert Benjamin Kendall « Jake Call Denise Goforth Kathryn Kennedy Ruth Cannon Dr. Jeffrey Norman Golub Larry Kessler and Bonnie Berk Phil Capp Allen and Carol Gown Kristen Kimball Carey Family Foundation Gene O. Graham Sally Kincaid Eugene Carlson Douglas and Jane Granum Virginia King Karen Carlson-Iffert and Jena Marie Myers ³ Dr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Grayston Alana Knaster John Carmichael and Michael Partlow Claudia Greenwald Mrs. Robert Knopp Gerard Centioli Brian Grimes Robert H. Koehler Annette and Des Chanez Patricia Grogan Timothy Konich « ³ Linda Chaves Tom Grossi Barbara Konkle and Peter Kollros Russell Cheetham Dr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Grossman Karen Koon Bonnijo Chervenock Kristi Hafner Ted Korolak ³

22 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season Brian and Peggy Kreger Dean A. Pollack and Lizabeth A. Wilson Padmaja Vrudhula Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kremers Suzanne Powell Susan F. Wagner Dr. George S. Kriz James Powers Cynthia Walk Ursula Kuepfer and Jon Paddock ³ Thomas and Marilyn Price Maggie Walker The Kuzeja Family LaVern and Frances M. Puddy In honor and memory of Helen English Walker Isabelle S. Lamb Michael Raftery Greg Wallace Robert and Joan M. Lawler Judith Ramey Mary and Findlay Wallace Ellen Lehman and Charles Kennel Murray and Wendy Raskind John G. Wallace Dr. Barbara Leigh Fred Rasp Annie Walters † « Sue Lesser Heather Redman Nancy Ward Geo and Carol Levin Robert Reece Eugene Webb and Marilyn Domoto Webb In memory of Mr. Norman Levin and Dennis Reichenbach, MD Dr. Peter A. Weiss Mr. Martin Hochfeld Cecilia Paul and Harry Reinert William Weiss Mark and Vanessa Levine Deborah Relyea Richard Wetmore Jerry and Marguerite Lewis William C. Rense « Greg Wetzel Micheal Lofstedt Jan Richards John and Jane Whiteley George Lovell and Carrie Cihak James Roberts Alexandra Wilber Major General (Ret.) Tim and Mary Lowenberg Paul A. and Mary Ann Roberts David Wilson Peggy and David Mainer Drs. Tom and Christine Robertson Susan and Peter Wilson Beth Malone Sharon Robinson Craig Wolfe Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Mandelkorn Kate Roosevelt and Caroline Maillard Dr. Jon Wongsurawat Dr. James E. Marcia Melanie Ross and Tim Buck Elizabeth and Troy Wormsbecker Drs. Michael and Susan Martin David S. Roys, M.D. Leslie and Tachi Yamada Judy McBroom June Ryder and Michael Church Brian Young Margaret McGraw Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Salzer David Young James McIntire and Christina Koons Dr. and Mrs. Werner E. Samson Jennifer Zaccardo Therissa McKelvey and Heli Roiha Travis Sanders Charles A. Zaragoza ^ Kelly A. Meagher Norman and Elisabeth Sandler Jill Zaremba Don Meberg Bev Schaaf and Rick Kirkwood « Gregory A. Ziuzin, CPA Francisco Medina Mrs. R. Scheumann Dylan Meissner and Tung Ho Judith and Joseph Schocken JADE $1,500-$2,999 Aimee Mell and Dr. Jawad Salimi John and Joan Scott Anonymous (14) † « ³ Juris Mindenbergs Thea Lou Seese Ahmad and Zeina Abouammo Connie Missimer Carlson Kathlyn Shaw John Abrams and Karl Compton Amit Mital Sarah Shreeve « Reverend and Mrs. John M. Allen ^ Joseph and Danielle Monaghan Alison Shuler Ignacio Alvarado Dr. and Mrs. Dudley T. Moorhead Craig and Nancy Shumate Hans Andersen and Angyl Bender D.C. Morse Jr. and Jan Marchbanks Evelyn E. Simpson « ^ Byron L. and Pauline P. Anderson Karen Morse Evelyn and Leroy Smith Carlton C. Anderson David and Meg Mourning Keith Smith Dr. J. Martin Anderson and Ms. Lynn Gabriel Carmen Murphy Peter Smith In Memory of Robert L. Autrey Mary Murphy Judy Soferman and Marc Rosenshein In memory of Joseph S. Axup « James W. and Pamela Murray Dorothy Somers Jere L. Bacharach and Barbara Fudge Linda and J. Patrick Naughton Sheila Squillace Kirk Barker Nancy Neraas Martin and Carol Stacey Redmond J. and Suzanne W. Barnett Barbara and David Nordfors The late Mari Stamper Ms. Mary Barta Pamela A. Okano ^ Drs. Gordon and Mary Starkebaum Alan and Sherry Bennett Dr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Olson Alan and Bonnie Steele Alan and Sarah Black Shawn and Bethany O’Neill Sheila and Craig Sternberg Rebecca Black Christoph Otto Charles and Susan Stillman Verle M. Bleese Margaret and John C. Pageler Larry Stonesifer and Ron Angress Barry Booher and Mary Ellen Olander Allan Panitch Bert Sullam « Joseph Borden and Sara Marks Anthony Park Charles Surine Mr. Alan Boyd Soo Park and Jeff Rosenfeld ³ M. and H. Sussman John Brazel Teresa Parker Chris Suver Bonita and David Brewer Richard and Sally Parks Aggie and Chick Sweeney Marilyn Brockman Nancy Peacock James Tanner Gilbert and Mary Ann Brokaw Dr. Robert A. Pearlman Pamela and Ronald Taylor Julia Buck Kathryn A. Pearson Carol J. Teather Lydia Budak and Bruce Kincy Janice Pecoraro Joe N. Terteling Gloria Burch Rosemary Peterson Nishant Thakkar Roger K. Burk and Meg Murch Mr. Don and Ms. Sue Phillips Thomas J. and C. Susan Thatcher Rosemary P. Burkhart Raimund Pichler Theresa T. Thoman Kent R. Burnham « Sean Pierce Michael Thompson « Melanie A. Burton Mr. Donald Pogoloff Jack Tilford John Butler Vicki L. Pogorelc Patricia Torode Corinne A. Campbell ^ Rosalind B. Poll John and Anne Trench « Irene Campbell † Rae Tufts ^ Joe and Dorothy Canavan R. Thurbon Tukey Kati Cardea † = Education & Community Engagement Donor Dennis and Dorene Tully Cynthia Carlson H= Opera Star Monthly Donor Janet Turpen Jeff Carnevali ^ = Encore Society Member Joan Underwood Allen Clark l= SOWING Circle Member Mark W. and Margaret Van Gasken Elaine and Eric Clark James Vernon Heinke Clark ^ ³ ³= Wagner and More Member

The Barber of Seville 23 INDIVIDUAL DONORS CONT. Jack Clay Adelle and Monte Clements Collett Cox James Crouse and Lee Oatey-Crouse Rachel Crum Greg and Gina Crumbaker Robert Cumbow Dennis and Judith Cunneen Christine Davis Jane and David R. Davis Thomas DeBoer and Durga Doriasamy Ann De Lancey Wendy H. del Valle Mary Dickinson Clinton Diener and Diane Lasko † Corinne Dixon Johanna and Bill Dock « Patricia Dubrow ^ ³ Lauren Dudley Glenn and Bertha Eades « Ian and Maria Einman Julie Elliott Russell Elliott † « William and Erin Ellis Laura and Robert Emmerichs Dr. and Mrs. Milton T. English John Erickson Barbara Feasey and Bill Bryant Judith Z. Feigin and Colin Faulkner Victor and Patricia Feltin Gerald B. Folland Stockton and Janice Forrest ^ Adam and Emily Fountain Gregory and Kathleen Fowler Jim Fridley and Elaine Scott Joyce E. Ferm ³ Genevra Gerhart Dr. and Mrs. Robert Gibbons ^ Adam Goldin Claire and Michael Gordon ^ Private Client & Luxury Real Estate Kristopher K. Gould Janet M. Graeber ³ Margaret Griffiths « Christopher Gross John and Amy Gunnar Laura Haas Richard and Diane Haelsig Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Pete Hale JAVILA CREER SHAWNA ADER Catherine Haley Premier Associate | Executive Premier Director | John and Donna Hamilton Managing Broker Broker Steven T. Haney 206 794 5284 206 251 2337 Candy Havens javila.withwre.com aderberger.com Richard L. Hay Janice Hayes « ERICA CLIBBORN AMY SAJER Drs. Raquel and Russell Hicks Executive Premier Director | Premier Director | Broker Broker Martin and Kathryn Hoffer

Charlie and Nancy Hogan 206 251 1869 206 550 8903 In Honor of Norm Hollingshead ericaclibborn.com amysajer.withwre.com William Hoppin ^ Gerald and Gladys Hoshijo MICHAEL DOYLE DEIRDRE DOYLE Premier Director | Executive Premier Director | Robert Howell and Jackie Bardsley Managing Broker Broker Pamela Hughes and Robert Munoz Bruce and Judy Hutchison 206 669 0203 206 234 3386 MichaelDoyleProperties.com deirdre-doyle.com Duke and Brenda Jackson

† = Education & Community Engagement Donor MIDTOWN COLLECTIVE IS A GROUP OF TOP-TIER H= Opera Star Monthly Donor LUXURY REAL ESTATE BROKERS WHO DELIVER SUPERIOR SERVICE TO THEIR CLIENTS. ^ = Encore Society Member l= SOWING Circle Member ³= Wagner and More Member

24 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season Renan Jeffereis and Gail Kaminishi Warren and Mary Jane Jessop Clarence and Rosa Johnson Darryl and Kathleen Johnson Jeaneen C. Jones Ken and Karen Jones Gilbert Joynt Michael and Nancy Kappelman Donna Gabriel Kaufman Travis and Suzanne Keeler Margaret Keenan George E. and Mary P. Kenny Daniel Kerlee and Carol Wollenberg Nancy J. King Joyce and Roger Kirk W. M. Kleinenbroich Mitchell Knox Richard Koch Kathy Kreps Janet Kusler and Mary Pat Connors Eric and Janice Lamers ^ Don and Kristi Larson Melissa Lattimore Gordon D. Lazerte M. Adler and M. Lebas Margaret Leiberton and Dr. R. Venkatesan Gerald Lim and Bruce Gross Stanton J. and Lucille Linden Heidemarie Lundblad Mark P. Lutz Susan Machler Ellen Mack and Edward Gomez Robert Mack Edith Maffeo Patricia A. Magnuson Jon Magnussen Ann Manly Jean Manwaring Paul and Mary Jo Martin James Martinek Kathleen Maryatt Michael and Rosemary Mayo Kathryn McAuley David McClure ^ Mr. and Mrs. James P. McGough Sharon McGrayne and George Bertsch Brian and Lillian W. McKee Dr. William McKee Karen and Rick McMichael ³ John and Martha Melcher Dolly and Dave Milkowski Abraham Miller Barbara and Jim Miller Bruce and Elizabeth Miller Mrs. Carolyn Miller ^ OCTOBER 17 Howard and Catherine Miller Ernesto Munoz Don and Lynn Murphy Eunice Nakao and Roy Tribelhorn † ^ ³ Andrew Naugle and Corley Hughes Sharon L. Nelson Kirsten Nesholm Susan and Gary Neumann Nosferatu: Susan H. Nivert Lois H. North † A Symphony of Horror Craig Norton and John French Vivian Oehler SILENT FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA Joan Ostendorff Debbie Pabst Dr. Mary Lee Peters FOR TICKETS: Shane and Janet Peterson Peggy Phillips SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG Dr. Zaiga Alksne Phillips « Kathleen Pierce

The Barber of Seville 25 INDIVIDUAL DONORS CONT.

Doris Pieroth Julie C. Pifer Mary Pigott Sylvia B. Pollack and Molly McGee 2018 SPRING Lynda and Dan Porter « Stephen Porter SEASON Ken Powers Jack and Carolynn Prelutsky Carol Ann and Thomas Quinsey Catherine Ramsey and Thomas Ball Buddy Ratner and Cheryl Cromer-Ratner Russell and Julia Reid Jane Remsberg and Jerome Anderson Steven and Fredrica Rice Sheri Richardson and Rick Lappin Nancy Ritzenthaler and Albert Odmark Jr. Joyce C. and Saul Rivkin ^ Richard Robbins Roman Rogalski The late Arnold and Rosalyn Rom Lawrence R. Ross Kevin Ruddell and Heather Kroll Marguerite Russell Jesse S. « Jean Sanders Carl Sanders James L. Schindler ^ Eckhard Schipull Mrs. Chella Schmidt Garry and Ruth Schneider Jean E. Schweitzer ³ Charles and Maria Schweizer Virginia Senear ^ Bernard and Susan Silbernagel Stephen Silha Susan Simons Douglas Smith and Stephanie Ellis-Smith Christopher and Cameron Snow Stephanie Solien David and Jannie Spain Sonia Spear Shannon and Donna Stafford Kathleen Stamm Anne Steele Mr. and Mrs. John W. Stephanus Jane and Alec Stevens ^ Lisa and John Stewart Robert Stewart and Harriet Winkelman Howard and Vivienne Strickler Jane Sylvester Tamlyn P. Thomas « C. Rhea and Wendy Thompson © Philip Newton Patricia Thorpe Gertrud Tobiason Arthur and Louise Torgerson Nanette Toyoshima Call 206.389.7676 or SAVE 30% WITH SEASON TICKETS! Julie Trautmann 800.426.1619 Harold and Helen Tukey Our spring season features a beloved Marjorie and Thomas Tyler Mozart comedy, “much ado” about William Ticket Office: Edith Ulatoski « James and Karen Unkefer ^ Shakespeare, and Verdi’s triumphant 1020 John Street spectacle. Become a subscriber to experience Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Vail Mon–Fri 9 AM–5 PM Donn Van Dyke and Theresa Dyke it all and enjoy savings of up to 30% over the Ken Van Hyning cost of single tickets—as well as many other Photo © Philip Newton exclusive benefits. Visit the subscription desk † = Education & Community Engagement Donor in the Grand Lobby today! H= Opera Star Monthly Donor ^ = Encore Society Member SEATTLEOPERA.ORG/SUBSCRIBE l= SOWING Circle Member ³= Wagner and More Member

26 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season Alice and Bill Van Pelt « Dallas and Shirley Viall David Wachter Betty L. Wagner ^ Judith Warshal and Wade Sowers ^ Carolyn Wasteneys The late Lyle and Stephanie Waterman Raleigh Watts ^ Live well. Julie and Mike Weisbach Anita Weissberg « At Mirabella Seattle, our goal Richard D. Weller John and Gerlinde Whetzell is for you to live better longer. Steven and Gail Wish « Mark Wittlinger « With our premium fitness Jerry and Nancy Worsham Frank and Virginia Wyland and aquatic centers and our Albert and Angelina Yen Dan Young and Camille Minogue countless wellness classes, Nancy and Stanley Zeitz Christian and Joyce Zobel staying active and engaged has Ivan and Helen Rouzanov never been easier. RUBY $3,000-$4,999 Anonymous (10) † Let go of age. Embrace Jack Aldrich John and Marlies Amaya healthy. Retire at Mirabella. Martha K. Bargren Dr. Aaron Barnes 206-254-1441 Kathryn Bartholomew Philip Bayne and Anne Schmidt retirement.org/mirabellaseattle Holly and Brent Beckstead Barbara G. Bedell Mr. Arnold and Mrs. Judith Bendich J. Cleve and Judith Borth Mirabella Seattle is a Pacific Retirement Services Rebecca Boyd « ³ community and an equal housing opportunity. Beverly and the late Phillip Brazeau Thomas and Virginia Brewer Alec and Maddy Brindle Dr. Boyce Burdick Lisa Bury and John R. Taylor † ^ April Cameron Betty R. Carter ^ ³ LIZT ALFONSO DANCE CUBA Carolyn Chawla ^ ³ Conni and Doug Clarke November 16-18 | 8 p.m. Dr. Allen Colic Theodore and Patricia Collins Joan and Frank Conlon Straight from Havana! A high-energy showcase Carol and Carl Corbin ^ of Afro-Cuban dance styles – from cha-cha-cha Sandra and Richard Counts Jan and Jack Creighton and mambo, to rumba, bolero and more. Gavin Cullen and David Jamieson Stephen L. and Joan Cunha TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE Laurie and William Daniel ^ John J. Demakas Stuart and Joanne Depina Blair and Laura Dillaway Kenneth Duncan and Tanya Parish Duane and Laura Eichelberger Helene Ellner Michael Emanuel Kristina M. Erickson Glauco Ferrari Jack and Marsha Firestone ^ Peggy Fogliano Steve and Susan Ford Susan G. Ford and Geoffrey Ogle Dean and Mary Fournier Jim Fox Donald and Ann Frothingham Ruth Gerberding Deborah Giles Steven Given and Gloria Reeg Peter Goldman and Martha Jane Kongsgaard MEANYCENTER.ORG | 206-543-4880 Richard H. Haase

The Barber of Seville 27 Frederick B. Strom Jerry Meyer and Nina Zingale INDIVIDUAL DONORS CONT. Marvin Theimer Ann H. Milam ^ ³ Dennis Tierney and Grace Grant Donald and Linda Miller Thomas and Lisa Tocher Lesley Chapin Kristina Haight « Manijeh Vail Richard Mills and Karen Covington ³ Mary Hale William A. Vance Karen Rose Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. David Haley Barbara and John Ward Paul and the late Patricia Mitchell Richard M. Halffman Katherine and Rob Watson Egon and Laina Molbak Samuel and Catherine Hardy Norman Weeks Jens Molbak Dr. H. Hasche-Kluender and H. Shahri Jerry and Carol Whitfield Sue Montgomery Dr. and Mrs. Fred I. Hasegawa Julie Wieringa ^ Walter C. Moore and Susanne M. Forderer Terrill and Jennifer Hendrickson Kathryn Williams Christopher L. Myers and Judith Schoenecker ^ Hans and Heidi Herrmann Kenneth and Rosemary Willman Beth Naczkowski Peter D. Hiatt Pat Wilson Lev and Isabella Novik Andrew and Delney Hilen and the Diana C. and Angela C. Oberti Hilen Foundation CROWN DONOR SOCIETY Gordon H. Orians B. Lane Hill EMERALD $5,000-$7,499 Mary and D. Pat Patterson Terry and Jane Hipolito « Anonymous (10) † « ^ Gayle Peach Judith and Alan Hodson Pamela and the late Dr. Harold Amoss Barbara B. Peterson Michael R. Huber and Danielle E. LaVilla ^ Steve and Bonnie Baker Judy Pigott Dr. Gary and Janice Hudak Peter and Jane Barrett Carolyn J. Purnell and Wes C. Uhlman Robert C. Jenkins ^ Ralph and Catherine Bauman Douglass and Katherine Raff Charles E. and Joan Johnson Lynly Beard Alice and Dick Rapasky Keith Keyt Dr. Ronald and Ruth Beck Fleet Ratliff Dong Kim and Rebecca Banset Ellen Bierman « Frances Rogers and the late Fred Rogers Dan and Pat Kinney Neil M. and Kathleen Bogue ^ Joy Rogers and Bob Parker Albert and Elizabeth Kobayashi John and the late Joyce Bozeat Koryn Rolstad Alyssa Kreider Stephen Brenner Cornelius and Penny Rosse † ^ ³ Dr. Brian A. LaMacchia Gary Bromberg « James T. and Barbara Russell ^ John and Joyce O’Connell Brian Bross and Bonnie Daniels Irwin and Barbara Sarason ^ Robert Mack Cy and Kathleen Butler Peggy Savlov Duncan Maclean Gayle and Michael Charlesworth « Paul and Terri Schaake Christopher Maley Steven and Judith Clifford Frederick and Connie Scheetz Richard and E. Ann Marks Gerry and Fran Conley Janet Sears « ^ ³ Fowler Martin and Barbara Warren Dow Constantine and Shirley Carlson Dr. Anita Shaffer Steve and Estela Martinez George and Carolyn Cox Janet Stanton and Arthur Hurd Peter A. Mathisen Marc and Maud Daudon Carolann and Gary Steinhoff John and Mary Ellen Matthews Suzanne DeWitt and Ari Steinberg Charles and Delphine Stevens Barbara J. Mauer David and Helen Dichek † R. Patton Swaim Louise McAllister Lois Gamble Duncan and George Rolfe Duane and Barbara Swank ^ Dorothy E. McBride Jeanne E and Michael Milligan The late N. Donn Talenti and Renate McVittie Carolyn and Lindsey Echelbarger the late Julian Patrick ³ Gunda and Uwe Meissner Ernest and Elizabeth Scott Frankenberg ^ Jennifer Thill Greg Meldahl ^ ³ Maureen Frisch Beryl A. Thompson ^ Heidi Munzinger and John Shott Nina Fuller Ian L. Thompson, M.D. ^ Andrew Murphy and Michelle Duffy Diana Gale and Jerry Hillis ^ Evelyn M. Troughton ^ ³ Diana Neely Ben Goetter and Kathryn Hinsch Terrence Turner ³ John W. Nemanich, M.D. and Phyllis Golden Case van Rij Ellendee Pepper, M.D. Brian and Lynn Grant Vilma Vojta Ralph and Wanda Nuxoll ^ Paul and Becky Haley In Memory of Frank and Mary Iaconetti John W. O’Meara Jenny Hartley ^ ³ Bill and Carol Warren ^ ³ Jocelyn Phillips and Warren Bakken † ³ Catherine and the late Frederick Hayes Ruth and Todd Warren Karen M. Place Ann and Glen Hiner Mary A. and David L. Williams Steven Poole Connie and Dan Hungate Ryan Porter Linda L. James † SAPPHIRE $7,500-$9,999 Edward A. and Eleonore Pottenger The Janecke Family † Anonymous ^ ³ Lynn Prunhuber and David Stobaugh Marshall and Kelly Johnson Joshua and Megan Barnard Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Purdy ^ Jeanne Kanach Brenda Bruns, M.D. and Richard Deininger Megan and Greg Pursell « ^ ³ H. David Kaplan † ^ The late Norma Cugini Chris Randall Ed Kim Marc D. and Maria Erlitz Mary Lou Reed Margaret Dean Kleyn † Carol and Philip Fortuna Braiden Rex-Johnson and Jon and Eva LaFollette Dennis Gibb Spencer A. Johnson ^ ³ Aidan Lang and Linda Kitchen Dr. M. Elizabeth Halloran Richard and Nancy Robblee Jeanne Marie and the late Rhoady Lee Drs. Mary and Marvin Hoffert Paul L. Rowe and R. Michael Sereno Carla and Don Lewis John and Pamela Jolley Joanna Ryan and Rebecca Ross Henry Li Andrea C. Lewis Betsy R. and Jason Schneier, MD Kathleen Lofstedt and Susan Lofstedt Lex Lindsey and Lynn Manley Doug and Lisa Shaeffer Dr. Lois Lowden-Lunde Dale and Shirley Martin Lynn and Kathryn Olson Sharp Rebecca and Laird Malamed David Mattson and the late Leslie Mattson ^ Jane and John Simpson William B. Maschmeier and Patricia Haggerty ^ Caroline McCullam Yana Solovyeva and Igor Zverev William and Anna Maynard Lillian C. McDermott Sarah Soutter Terry McCarthy Stafford and Louise Miller † ³ Cindy and Peter Sprenger † « Dr. and Mrs. John McFatridge Drs. Lester and Keiko Permut Ann and Daniel Streissguth Mr. and Mrs. Dean A. McManus Lori and Bill Price

28 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season Janet and Thomas Seery James and Wendy Cullen ^ Geraldine Lindsey and Don Froomer ^ Mr. and Mrs. James Solimano Sandra B. Dunn Lyn and Jerry Grinstein Judy Tsou and David Carlson Dr. William S. Etnyre ^ ³ Eric Hawley and Gwen Lowery Hans H. van der Velden Robert Fries and Debra Dahlen Dr. Kennan Hollingsworth ^ ³ Dr. and Mrs. Mike Waring John Goodfellow Ron Hosogi and Marla Beck David and Romayne Watt Paul Goodrich and Shannon Sperry Mr. Everil Loyd, Jr. ^ Wayne Wisehart Dr. Martin L. Greene and Kathleen Wright Bruce R. McCaw Jeff Wood and Diane Summerhays Jeffrey and Rosario Hanna ^ Susan and Furman Moseley Hylton and Lawrence Hard John F. and Laurel Nesholm ^ DIAMOND $10,000-$14,999 Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hedreen Bill and Sally Neukom Anonymous (4) ^ ³ Adrian and Jane Hobden James and Sherry Raisbeck ^ Richard R. and Constance Albrecht † J. Marilyn Holstad ^ Jeff and Martha Sherman Kim A. Anderson Victoria Ivarsson John Sullivan and Paula Stokes John Bates and Carolyn Corvi Brendan Murphy Joan and the late Craig Watjen ³ Paula Begoun Tom and Gretchen Puentes † Judith A. Whetzel ^ ³ Jay and Carol Bowditch Anne M. Redman ^ Milkana and Colin Brace Dr. Jay D. Sprenger with GOLD $50,000-$99,999 Marshall and Jane Brown ^ Stephen A. Sprenger † ^ ³ Gary and Parul Houlahan ³ Dr. Joseph and Barbara Buchman Ev Trout Gene and Jean Stark William B. and Ann S. Burstiner † ^ ³ Jim and Camille Uhlir Jay S. Wakefield and Susan Buske ³ Susan Winokur and Paul Leach Susanne M. Wakefield, Ph.D. ^ Drs. Darlene and Gregory Chan ^ Dr. Susan E. Detweiler and the late SILVER $25,000-$49,999 GENERAL DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Dr. Alexander Clowes ^ ³ Anonymous (3) † ^ $100,000-$249,999 Charles and Sandra Cossé Chap and Eve Alvord Anonymous ^ John Delo and Elizabeth Stokes ^ ³ Eileen M. Birge ³ ^ Brian Marks and Carol Maione Michael and Natalie de Maar Toby Bright and Nancy Ward ^ Barbara Stephanus Tim Dreyling Jonathan Caves and Patricia Blaise-Caves ³ Tagney Jones Family Fund Michael G. Dryfoos and Ilga Jansons ^ ³ Heidi Charleson at Seattle Foundation Leslie Giblett ^ Robert and Loretta Comfort † Merrie Good David and Linda Cornfield $250,000-$499,999 Dave and Cheryl Hadley Christopher and Carolyn Eagan ³ Lenore Hanauer Margaret Haggerty † Richard and Mary Beth Gemperle ^ ³ Ann P. Wyckoff Michael and Zhenya Hyman Natalie Gendler ^ ³ Darrell and the late Ruth Jackson Bruce E.H. Johnson and Sandra E. Davis Gavin Lambie Jay and Linda Lapin Winnie and Ven T. Lee ³ Marcella McCaffray Sarah Navarre ^ ³ DESTINATION RETIREMENT... Erika Nesholm Luxury Living in Sunny Sequim Linda Nordstrom Steven C. Phelps ^ “Live in the Beauty of it all” Dana Rasmussen ^ Jonathan Rosoff and Kristin Winkel Eric and Margaret Rothchild Dr. Lupe Salazar and Barry Bolding Matthew Segal and Corrie Greene Rose M. Southall ^ ³ John Starbard ^ Russell F. and Sarah M. Tousley ^ Moya Vazquez ^ ³ Sally Anne West ³ Donald and Gloria Swisher ^ Virginia and the late Bagley Wright Sequim Sequim Scott and Jenny Wyatt Voted Also Featured in BEST NORTHWEST WEEKEND PLATINUM CIRCLE SMALL TOWN BRONZE $15,000-$24,999 ESCAPES 2017 May 21, 2017 Mr. and Mrs. Willie C. Aikens † ³ USA Today L.A. Times Linda and Tom Allen ^ ³ Warren and Anne Anderson Designed with you in mind. The Lodge is a full service, independent retirement community. Jack and Connie Bloxom ^ ³ Janice C. Condit ^ Fine Dining • Spacious Apartments • Individual Cottages Susan MacGregor Coughlin and John Lauber † ³ Month to Month Rental • No Upfront Buy-in Fee

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The Barber of Seville 29 INSTITUTIONAL DONORS OFFICIAL IN-KIND PARTNERS Seattle Opera is exceedingly grateful for the following donations of $1,000 and more made between July 1, 2016, and September 12, 2017. The impact of these organizations and individuals keeps opera and the arts thriving in our community. $1,000,000 Seattle Opera Foundation IN-KIND DONORS Chateau Ste. Michelle • Cossé International $500,000-$999,999 Securities • Delta Air Lines • Garvey Schubert Seattle Opera Guild in memory of Barer • Richard and Mary Beth Gemperle Marian E. Lackovich and Captain Louis J. Lackovich • Morrison Hershfield • Nellis Kim • .M A.C Cosmetics • Talking Rain $250,000-$499,999

N esholm Fa mily VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISING Fou N datioN $25,000 The SOWING Circle Gemperle Holiday Soiree 2016 $100,000-$249,999 $5,000-$7,499 Anonymous Seattle Opera Guild—Amici Preview Group Seattle Opera Guild—Magnolia/Queen C.E. Stuart Tagney Jones True-Brown Anne Preview Group Charitable Trust Family Fund Foundation Wagner and More—New York City Trip $3,000-$4,999 Seattle Opera Guild—Lakeside Preview $50,000-$99,999 Group

The Chisholm John Graham Foundation Foundation $1,500-$2,999 Seattle Opera Guild—Allegro Preview Group $25,000-$49,999 Seattle Opera Guild—Bellini Preview Group Seattle Opera Guild—Mercer Island Peach Foundation Preview Group $1,000-$1,499 Seattle Opera Guild—Parties and Previews Seattle Opera Guild—Vivace Preview $15,000-$24,999 $3,000-$4,999 Group Costco Wholesale • OPERA America: The Seattle Foundation: Poncho Legacy The Opera Fund Fund • Wyman Youth Trust $500-$999 Opera Plus—Horizon House $10,000-$14,999 $1,500-$2,999 Ackerly Excellence Fund • The Foster ArtsLEAF • Colymbus Foundation • Fales Foundation • Nuckols-Keefe Family Foundation Trust • Madden Associates Foundation • U.S. Bank Foundation • • D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable MATCHING GIFTS Wagner and More Trust • Moccasin Lake Foundation • Pacific Adobe • Aetna Foundation • Apple • Bank of Coast Feather Company • Stratocent America • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • $5,000-$9,999 Technologies Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. • The Dabney The Boeing Company • Bright Funds Foundation Point Fund • Envestnet | Tamarac • $1,000-$1,499 • Charles Schwab Foundation • Chevron • Costco Firestone Family Foundation • The Hot Carey Family Foundation • Educational Wholesale • D.A. Davidson • Eli Lilly and Co. • Chocolate Fund • Lease Crutcher Lewis Legacy Fund • Leathercare, Inc. • The Expedia Inc. • Exxon-Mobil • General Electric • Charles Maxfield and Gloria F. Parrish Reed McClure Firm • PRCN Foundation • Google • IBM • Johnson & Johnson • Macy’s Foundation • Richard B. and Barbara B. SkyOpera Fund Inc. • The Meredith Corporation Foundation Odlin Foundation • Thurston Charitable • Microsoft Corporation • Morgan Stanley • Foundation • Janet Wright Ketcham Nordstrom • NRG Energy, Inc. • Salesforce.org Foundation • The Peg and Rick Young • Shell Oil Company • Starbucks • Symetra Foundation • Tableau • Texas Instruments • T-Mobile • UnitedHealth Group

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SOP027 Barber.indd 30 10/5/17 9:57 AM Seattle Opera is honored to recognize the following legacy donors who are helping secure the future of opera by including Seattle Opera, or the Endowment for Seattle Opera, as a charitable beneficiary through a Will or Trust. (List as of September 12, 2017)

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The Barber of Seville 31 BRICK BY BRICK Seattle Opera is on track to complete its brand new facility by the end of 2018! Be sure to check out all of the exciting construction activity right next door to Marion Oliver McCaw Hall.

While you will continue to see mainstage opera performances here in the dazzling McCaw Hall, the new building will be the headquarters of our growing community and education programs. Programs for the youngest to oldest members of our community such as youth camps, schools tours, and adult learning classes will originate here. In addition, this building will house state-of-the-art spaces for rehearsals, production, and administrative work.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to make an opera come to life? This new building will allow you to peer behind the curtain any day of the week! A viewing garden will enable individuals to take a peek inside the costume shop or view curated displays in our main lobby.

Seattle Opera is dedicated to creating access for everyone. We believe that the power of opera and all art forms is something that should be shared. In our new civic home, together we can make this vision a reality. By moving our operations right next to where we perform, we will experience never-before-seen efficiencies and cost savings that will allow Seattle Opera to produce better opera and construct more points of entry into this multi-disciplinary art form.

Thanks to your individual support, as well as public funding from the city, county, state, and federal levels, we are 86% of the way toward completely funding this $60 million project as of September 12, 2017.

Seattle Opera at the Center has made great progress thanks to our volunteer $8,436,500 Public Funding leadership and project team: Achieved

Honorary Co-Chairs

Frances and the late Fred Rogers $5,563,500 Public Funding Still to Raise Steering Committee Chair Maryanne Tagney $3,049,445 Private Funding Still to Raise $43,223,255 Steering Committee Members Private Funding Achieved Thomas H. Allen Susan MacGregor Coughlin Janet Sears Moya Vazquez William T. Weyerhaeuser Scott Wyatt

Community Phase Task Force MAXIMIZE YOUR SUPPORT Elana Aleksandrova An anonymous donor is offering a $3 million challenge grant for all new and increased Jan Berlin campaign gifts. Make your donation before the December 31 deadline! Carla Lawrence Richard Mills

Project Team DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT TODAY! Architect: NBBJ CALL 206.389.7669 Project Manager: Shiels Obletz Johnsen EMAIL [email protected] General Contractor: Lease Crutcher Lewis VISIT seattleopera.org/atthecenter

32 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season © Tim Rice The Barber of Seville Lackovich Seattle Opera Guild inmemoryofMarian John Graham Foundation The HotChocolate Fund Ron Hosogi andMarlaBeck Dr. Kennan H.Hollingsworth Adrian andJaneHobden John Goodfellow andBarbara Peterson Leslie Giblett Natalie Gendler Richard andMaryBethGemperle The Foster Foundation Chris andCarolyn Eagan Sandra andthelate WilliamDunn Marshall andJaneBrown Milkana andColin Brace John andJoyce Bozeat Jack andConnie Bloxom John Bates andCarolyn Corvi Chap andEve Alvord Richard R.andConstance Albrecht Anonymous (3) $100,000–$249,999 Everil Loyd Jr. andJoane DelBene Joshua Green Foundation Gary andParul Houlahan Robert andLoretta Comfort Toby BrightandNancyWard $250,000–$499,999 WA State DeptofCommerce True-Brown Foundation The Neukom Family Foundation M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust $500,000–$999,999 James andSherryRaisbeck Norcliffe Foundation Marks Family Foundation Lenore M.Hanauer Apex Foundation Anonymous $1,000,000–$2,499,999 Building For Culture 4Culture andKingCounty, $2,500,000–$4,999,999 Foundation Tagney JonesFamily Fund atSeattle Kreielsheimer Remainder Foundation $5,000,000+ CORNERSTONE CIRCLE CENTER JULY BETWEEN 1, 2005, AND 12, SEPTEMBER 2017: THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING DONORS WHO HAVE GENEROUSLY $5,000 CONTRIBUTED OR MORE TO SEATTLE OPERA AT THE E. Lackovich andCaptain LouisJ. Eric Hawley andGwen Lowery Jeffrey and Rosario Hanna Diana H.Gale andJerryHillis Ellen Ferguson Ken Duncan and Tanya Parish Laurie andWilliamDaniel Susan M.Coughlin and JohnLauber Drs. Gregory andDarlene Chan Marshall andJaneBrown Neil M.andKathleen Bogue Mr. andMrs.WillieC.Aikens Anonymous $25,000–$49,999 Jennifer andScott Wyatt Jay andSusanneWakefield Moya Vazquez Charles andDelphineStevens Barbara andthelate Paul Stephanus Shannon SperryandPaul Goodrich Martha andJeffSherman Seattle Opera Guild Anne M.Redman Steven C.Phelps Rosemary Peterson to honorthe D.V. andIdaJ. McEachern Charitable Trust Grousemont Foundation inmemory Robert Fries andDebra Dahlen Jack M.andMarshaS. Firestone William S. Etnyre Dr. SusanE.Detweiler andthelate Janice C.Condit The ChisholmFoundation Jonathan Caves andPatricia Blaise-Caves Thomas H.andLindaL.Allen Anonymous $50,000–$99,999 CENTER CIRCLE The JonathanF. Whetzel Family Janet Wright Ketcham Foundation The Walker Family Foundation Paula Stokes andJohnSullivan Gene andJeanStark Judith Schoenecker andChristopher Eulalie Schneider Margaret andEricRothchild Nesholm Family Foundation Laura Lundgren late Richard H.Peterson of Howard S. Wright Dr. Alexander Clowes L. Myers BUILDING NEW CIVIC Charles andMariaSchweizer Lupe Salazar andBarry Bolding Cornelius andPenny Rosse Megan andGreg Pursell Jocelyn PhillipsandWarren Bakken Heidi Munzinger andJohnShott, Richard MillsandKaren Covington Stafford andLouiseMiller Greg Meldahl Andrea C.Lewis Jay andLindaLapin Aidan LangandLindaKitchen Martha Kongsgaard andPeter Goldman Mr. DongKimandMs. Rebecca Banset Bruce E.H.JohnsonandSandra E.Davis Michael andZhenya Hyman Ann andGlen Hiner Paul andBeckyHaley Michael G.Dryfoos andIlga Jansons Jesse andLenora Diller John Delo andElizabeth Stokes Patricia andTed Collins Steven andJudithClifford Betty R.Carter Susan Buske William B. andAnnS. Burstiner Dr. JosephandBarbara Buchman Brenda Bruns,M.D. andRichard Deininger Gary Bromberg Rebecca Boyd Lynly Beard Warren andAnneAnderson Kim A.Anderson Anonymous (3) $10,000–$24,999 James R.UhlirandCamille M.Uhlir Russell F. andSarah M.Tousley John F. Starbard Stephen A.Sprenger Rose M.Southall Mr. andMrs.W. H.Purdy Tom andGretchen Puentes The Peg andRickYoung Foundation Wanda andRalph Nuxoll Sarah Navarre Brendan Murphy Karen andRickMcMichael Fowler MartinandBarbara Warren Jeanne MarieLee Dr. BrianA.LaMacchia H. David Kaplan in honorofLindaandTom Allen Pacifica LawGroup NBBJ Heartland Cossé International Securities Collins Group, adivisionofCampbell IN-KIND Albert andAngelina Yen Virginia Wright Terrence Turner Carla Tachau Lawrence, inmemoryof Rachel R.Schneider Jonathan Rosoff andKristin Winkel Ralph Wendelle Peoples Soo HyunPark andJeff Rosenfeld Dr. andMrs.Donald W. Miller Jr. Dave andDolly Milkowski Leslie andDavid Mattson Brian Kreger andPeggy MartinKreger John andPamela Jolley Barbara Lynne JamisonandKeith Logan H. Lee Holcomb Kathleen FischerandThomasHart Patricia Dubrow Clinton DienerandDianeLasko James andWendy Cullen Barbara and JamesCrutcher Lisa BuryandJohnR.Taylor, inhonorof Anonymous (2) $5,000–$9,999 COMMUNITY CIRCLE Kenneth andRosemary Willman David andRomayne Watt Wagner andMore Judy Tsou andDavid Carlson Duane andBarbara Swank Matthew SegalandCorrie Greene Bernard Silbernagel Allen (late) andVirginia Senear Janet andThomasSeery & Company Frank andPaula Tachau Tom andLindaAllen HALL MCCAW 33

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Customized sponsorship benefits make for a truly unforgettable experience. Contact Director of Development Lisa Bury for more information at 206.676.5530 or [email protected]. © Jonathan Vanderweit

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LEADERSHIP CIRCLE PRODUCER’S CIRCLE Through a three-year Annual Fund (NEW!) commitment of $100,000 or more, The Producer’s Circle recognizes donors Seattle Opera’s most visionary supporters who have made a three-year Annual help realize an unbounded vision for Fund commitment of $60,000–$99,999. Seattle Opera’s future. Leadership This new tier of customized giving brings Circle membership gives you premium more possibilities than ever before to recognition, provides personalized access ensure the present and future of your to your opera company, and allows you to opera company. Make your pledge today create a lasting impact on the art you love. and enjoy memorable behind-the-scenes We give profound thanks to the following experiences with Seattle Opera! Leadership Circle members (as of We are so grateful for the following September 12, 2017): Producer’s Circle members (as of Toby Bright and Nancy Ward September 12, 2017): Eric Hawley and Gwen Lowery Christopher and Carolyn Eagan Gary and Parul Houlahan Jeff and Martha Sherman Carol Maione and Brian Marks Nesholm Family Foundation William and Sally Neukom James and Sherry Raisbeck Eugene and Jean Stark Maryanne Tagney and David Jones True-Brown Foundation Jay and Susanne Wakefield Gail and William Weyerhaeuser Ann P. Wyckoff

34 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season 2017 INDIVIDUAL AND FOUNDATION DONORS GOLD CLUB $50K AND UP MARY PIGOTT; PETE AND JULIE ROSE $25,000 - $49,999 NORMAN ARCHIBALD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; CARL AND RENEE BEHNKE; ALLAN E. AND NORA DAVIS; KATHARYN ALVORD GERLICH; JOHN GRAHAM FOUNDATION; JOSHUA GREEN FOUNDATION; SANDY AND CHRIS MCDADE; NEUKOM FAMILY; NORCLIFFE FOUNDATION; MOCCASIN LAKE FOUNDATION; JUDY PIGOTT; STEPHEN P. AND PAULA R. REYNOLDS; SATTERBERG FOUNDATION; MARY SNAPP AND SPENCER FRAZER; ANONYMOUS (1) CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $10,000 - $24,999 NANCY ALVORD; JUDI BECK AND TOM A. ALBERG; ALAN BRUGGEMAN; JIM AND GAYLEE DUNCAN; CYNTHIA HUFFMAN AND RAY HEACOX; PETER HORVITZ; GLENN KAWASAKI; DEBBIE KILLINGER; ED KIM AND SUSAN SHIN; THOM AND GWEN KROON; CHARLOTTE LIN AND ROBERT PORTER; DOUGLAS AND JOYCE MCCALLUM; CAROL AND DOUG POWELL; ANN RAMSAY-JENKINS AND THE WILLIAM M. JENKINS FUND; FAYE SARKOWSKY; SEQUOIA FOUNDATION; JON AND MARY SHIRLEY FOUNDATION; JAMES AND KATHERINE TUNE FIRST CHAIR $5,000 - $9,999 CHAP AND EVE ALVORD; BILL AND NANCY BAIN; BEEKS FAMILY LEGACY - FOUNDATION; STEVE BEHNEN AND MARY HORNSBY; MICHAEL P. BENTLEY; CARLA AND BRAD BERG; TOBY BRIGHT; CREELMAN FOUNDATION; MRS. JANE DAVIS AND ARTS DR. DAVID R. DAVIS; PETER AND SUSAN DAVIS; ELLEN FERGUSON; KEVIN FOX; WILLIAM FRANKLIN; ROD FUJITA; GABE GARTNER; CHUCK AND BRENDA HANDLEY; DAVID JONES AND GRACE LAO; OMAR AND CHRISTINE LEE; LOEB FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS; BLANCHE AND BUILD STEPHEN MAXWELL; BRUCE AND JOLENE MCCAW; ANTHONY AND ERICA MILES; HERB AND LUCY PRUZAN; COMMUNITIES LEIGH AND LOUISE RABEL; ROBERT CHINN FOUNDATION; Thanks to our donors DARYL RUSSINOVICH; MRS. THEILINE SCHEUMANN; DOYLE AND for strengthening the ALANE SIMONS, GRIDIRON CREEK FOUNDATION; BRAD SMITH AND KATHY SURACE- community by helping SMITH; THE HUGH AND JANE FERGUSON FOUNDATION; TREELINE FOUNDATION; ANN P. WYCKOFF; LYNN HUBBARD AND DAVID ArtsFund support ZAPOLSKY; ANONYMOUS (1) ENCORE $2,500 - $4,999 SHERMAN ALEXIE; KIM A. ANDERSON; BOB AND CLODAGH ASH; JIM AND BARB BARNYAK; KUMI AND ANTHONY over 100 cultural BARUFFI; JOHN H. BAUER; DAVID AND KRISTI BUCK; SUE AND ARTIE BUERK; C. KENT AND SANDRA C. CARLSON; ROBERT FLEMING; ERIC FREYBERG; LYNN AND BRIAN GRANT FAMILY; MARIA GUNN; RICHARD AND organizations MARILYN HERZBERG; MARI HORITA; DAN AND CONNIE HUNGATE; JANET WRIGHT KETCHAM FOUNDATION; KAREN KOON; TIM MAUK AND NOBLE GOLDEN; KAREN AND RICK MCMICHAEL; YAZMIN MEHDI AND LIAM LAVERY; DOUGLAS AND each year. NANCY NORBERG; CHUCK NORDHOFF; THE RABEL FAMILY ADVISED FUND; STAN AND INGRID SAVAGE; KEITH SCHREIBER AND CLARE KAPITAN; JOHN S. TEUTSCH; RICH AND LESLIE WALLIS; GAIL AND BILL WEYERHAEUSER 2017 CORPORATE DONOR LIST $5,000 - $9,999 AEGIS LIVING; ALASKAN COPPER & BRASS COMPANY AND ALASKAN COPPER WORKS; BNY MELLON WEALTH MANAGEMENT; ERNST & YOUNG LLP; FOSS MARITIME COMPANY; GENSLER ARCHITECTS; GETTY IMAGES*; GREATER CHINA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON; HD FOWLER; KING 5; LMN ARCHITECTS; MEDICAL CONSULTANTS NETWORK, INC.*; NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC.; PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL; RAISBECK FOUNDATION; VULCAN INC $10,000 - $24,999 AMAZON; CENTURYLINK; CHIHULY STUDIOS; CLISE PROPERTIES INC.; COLUMBIA BANK; THE COMMERCE BANK OF WASHINGTON*; DAPPER + ASSOCIATES; DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP*; DINGYI NORTH AMERICA SEATTLE, LLC; DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP*; K&L GATES*; KEYBANK; KING COUNTY; NORDSTROM, INC.; R.D. MERRILL COMPANY; SAFECO INSURANCE; U.S. BANK; UNION BANK $25,000 - $49,999 PERKINS COIE*; STOEL RIVES LLP*

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EAP full-page template.indd 1 8/22/17 3:28 PM AMUSEMENTS SEATTLE OPERA Gifts of Artistic Expression ONLINE Located on the Kreielsheimer Promenade Level of McCaw Hall. Open two and a Visit seattleopera.org to find trailer videos, half hours prior to curtain. photos, audio clips, and interactive guides about The Barber of Seville and all the THE BARBER OF SEVILLE CD upcoming operas in our exciting Take home the iconic music of Rossini with this 2017/18 season. highly-regarded Deutsche Grammophon release. Claudio Abbado conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus in this VIDEOS 1972 live recording featuring Hermann Prey COSTUMES UP CLOSE (Figaro), Teresa Berganza (Rosina), and Luigi Alva Costume Shop Manager Susan Davis gives (Count Almaviva). 2 CDs and libretto. $32.95 you the inside scoop on key Barber costumes, with special attention on how color was used NEW: “MINE” MUG to highlight the clash between the older Make sure everyone knows this Seattle Opera mug and younger generations. No opera glasses belongs to you! Light gray porcelain with white and required! dark gray lettering and turquoise accent. Holds 16 ounces. $16.95 ONE-MINUTE TRAILER A montage of dress rehearsal footage from Seattle Opera’s current Barber of Seville MANY MANY MASKS production. Check out our selection of masks for trick or treating, masquerade balls—just in time for Halloween! Glitter, ROSSINI HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SO feathers, metal, leather and lace—more than 50 styles ARCHIVES and colors from which to choose. Prices range from A two-minute collection of video clips $15-$70. from our recent presentations of Rossini’s comic operas including The Barber of Seville (2011), The Italian Girl in Algiers (2007), La Cenerentola (2013), and Count Ory (2016). EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK T-SHIRTS Designer Kitty Kough created this THE COMEDY OF DOORS Visit the set with Stage Director Lindy Hume whimsical illustration for Seattle and Associate Director Daniel Pelzig to see Opera’s colorful production how the many doors and windows add to the of Rossini’s chaotic comedy. chaotic and playful spirit of Rossini’s farce, Multicolored design depicts “the original sit-com.” Rosina’s roses surrounding a dumbfounded Bartolo—complete with toupee—as Figaro’s brush lathers up the promise of romance AUDIO PLAYER with Almaviva. Available in men’s MUSICAL EXCERPTS and women’s short sleeve. Sample audio clips and highlights from Prices vary. The Barber of Seville and many other Seattle Opera performances at soundcloud.com/seattle-opera.

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36 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season next up! COSÌ FAN TUTTE JANUARY 2018 SEATTLEOPERA.ORG/COSI

If you are enjoying tonight’s romantic comedy, Seattle Opera has another zany romp on the horizon—Così fan tutte. Experience the musical—and comic— genius of the one and only W. A. Mozart! THE STORY Don Alfonso doesn’t believe in fidelity, and he proposes a bet with his friends. He thinks he can get their girlfriends to cheat in a mere 24 hours. Disguises and partner swapping ensue. But will there be a wedding at the end of it all or not? Who will win the wager? And who belongs with whom?

Così fan tutte Production Sponsors: Seattle Opera Foundation Ann P. Wyckoff ArtsFund

Photo © Philip Newton

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38 Seattle Opera 2017/18 Season UPCOMING EVENTS EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS FOR DONORS OPERA ON THE RADIO Tune to 98.1 Classical KING FM every Speakers Bureau THE BARBER OF SEVILLE ARTIST INSIGHT Saturday evening for more great opera, Previews by Norm Hollingshead are DINNER including live performances from the available throughout King, Pierce, and October 24, 2017, 6:00 p.m. Seattle Opera stage and great recordings Kitsap counties. Visit SEATTLEOPERA.ORG/ A special dinner and enlightening Q&A with hosted by Aidan Lang or Jonathan Dean. SPEAKERSBUREAU for a full list of dates General Director Aidan Lang and artists of KING.ORG and events. The Barber of Seville. (Annual Fund donors of $3,000 and more) BRAVO! Seattle Opera Lecture WAM SOCIAL HOUR BRAVO! NIGHTS Series at SU October 24 and November 21, 7:00 p.m. November 14, 2017, 4:30 p.m. Under 40? Join BRAVO! and enjoy Join us in the Pigott Auditorium at Seattle Wagner and More’s annual Social Hour for complimentary wine and coffee in the University for a fun and interactive multi- WAM members at the Woodland Park Zoo’s BRAVO! Lounges during intermission. media experience designed to make you renowned Carousel Room will offer light SEATTLEOPERA.ORG/BRAVO think about opera in new and innovative refreshments and curated opera discussion. ways. Free admission. (Annual Fund donors of $100 and more) BRAVO! AT THE MOVIES Saturday, November 4, 12:00 p.m. SIFF Cinema Uptown COSÌ FAN TUTTE DRESS REHEARSALS Join BRAVO! for a private screening of Artful Aging January 10 & 11, 2018, 7:00 p.m. In community centers, retirement homes, Amadeus, the iconic 1984 film that won Watch the final details come together at and memory loss centers, Seattle Opera eight Academy Awards including Best the last rehearsal prior to opening night. provides a host of engaging creative Picture. Mozart’s music features prominently (Annual Fund donors of $250 and more) experiences, including recitals, guided sing- in this fictionalized account of his life. alongs, workshops to create original opera COSÌ FAN TUTTE SPOTLIGHT DINNER scenes, and more. The arts keep our minds LASER OPERA January 11, 2018, 5:00 p.m. engaged and our spirits strong! Friday, February 2 General Director Aidan Lang hosts this SEATTLEOPERA.ORG/ARTFULAGING insightful three-course dinner prior to the Pacific Science Center Opera takes over the Pacific Science Center Così fan tutte dress rehearsal, featuring a Youth Events special guest artist. Laser Dome for one night only! This annual (Annual Fund donors or $500 and more) BRAVO! tradition features a live laser show choreographed to a soundtrack of operatic ROBIN HOOD—A YOUTH OPERA favorites. WAM BOOK GROUP February 2 & 3, 2018, Cornish Playhouse January 16, 2018 Robin Hood and the forest posse won’t Settle in for winter with a good book and leave anyone behind in this fresh take on a lively chat, as Wagner and More delves TALKS AND PUBLIC a timeless classic. An opera performed by deep into opera as it intersects with history. PRESENTATIONS youth and geared for audiences of all ages. (Annual Fund donors of $100 and more) $5 per ticket (all ages), but no one will be Pre-Performance Talks turned away for inability to pay. 60 minutes before every Seattle Opera SEATTLEOPERA.ORG/YOP MEET THE ARTISTS performance. Free admission with January 18, 2018 performance ticket. STUDENT DRESS REHEARSALS Don’t miss your chance to mix and mingle Nesholm Family Lecture Hall, McCaw Hall with the cast of Così fan tutte at this fun Up Next: Così fan tutte, January 10 & 11, reception, followed by a panel discussion 2018, 7:00 p.m. and Q&A session. Opera Talk Backs SEATTLEOPERA.ORG/EXPERIENCEOPERA (Annual Fund donors or $500 and more) This 30-minute event is hosted by a member of the artistic or education staff CLASSROOM OPERA FORUMS Questions? Contact Donor Services at and will feature a special guest from the A customized classroom-based discussion [email protected] or 206.389.7669. cast or creative team. Join us to explore a where students will “read between the SEATTLEOPERA.ORG/DONATE variety of perspectives on performance and lines,” engaging with opera through the production. In the Allen Room at McCaw Hall underlying social, historical, and literary after every performance. Space is limited. connections. Free with admission. SEATTLEOPERA.ORG/EXPERIENCEOPERA

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