From the Mississippi Opera Board of Directors President | 4 From the General/Artistic Director | 5 Mississippi Opera Board of Directors 2018-2019 | 7 Past Presidents Board of Directors | 7 Title Page/ Cast of Characters | 8 Creative/Production Staff | 9 La Bohème Synopsis | 10 Meet the Composer | 12 Cast Biographies | 15 Chorus | 21 Orchestra | 22 Contributors | 23 Mississippi Opera Association Diamond Jubilee Society | 24 Mississippi Opera Guild Past Presidents | 25 ADVERTISING Onstage Publications 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 e-mail:
[email protected] www.onstagepublications.com This program is published in association with Onstage Publications, 1612 Prosser Avenue, Kettering, OH 45409. This program may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. JBI Publishing is a division of OnStage Publications, Inc. Contents © 2019. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT e are concluding our 73rd Mississippi WOpera season with one of the five most frequently performed opera in the U.S. and internationally, Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème. We last performed this opera in 2007. Take time to appreciate what is going on, all at the same time—the vocals, the orchestra, the chorus, the choreography, costumes and props, and the tale being told—this is what makes opera the most inclusive of the musical arts. This has been a busy season. We started our season with our sixth John Alexander National Vocal Competition, and the Winners’ Concert in September. Our Cabaret at Duling Hall series consisted of four musical theater productions scattered throughout the season. We also had a performance of The Hilarious World of Gilbert & Sullivan in November and Amahl and the Night Visitors in December.