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~NATIONAL • ",ich'gm, "''''''.;//''. ENDOWMENT ~ m,mdw/wm/'ff';" FOR THE ARTS A great nation deserves great art. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 3 " Greetings, dear friends, and welcome to Michigan Opera Theatre's 2009 spring season of opera and dance.

As we begin this season , let me take One tenor making his this opportunity to thank the countless exciting MOT debut in the individuals who make up the Michigan role of poor and dutiful Opera Theatre family for your generosity. Nemorino is Stephen Whether you have made a donation, Costello, who performed the purchased a ticket for a performance, role of Christian in Cyrano participated in our community outreach with Opera Company of programs, parked in our garage, or Philadelphia. volunteered your time on our behalf, I Our 2008-09 "Casualties want you to know how deeply of Love" season closes with appreciative I am for your support. the return of Carmen to the Despite the challenging economic Detroit Opera House, an climate, we have assembled a season of encore production last world -class opera and dance presentations presented in 2001. An opera that is among the best we have yet offered. classic in every sense of the Our spring season opens with two very word, Carmen is an audience different but equally charming dance favorite for the fiery and productions. On February 28th, the passionate musical score Grand Rapids Ballet Company will present Aladdin which includes "Habanera" and the "Toreador Song." in the neighboring company's third trip to Detroit over The seductive gypsy Carmen will be performed the past three years. The Detroit Opera House is pleased alternately by Kate Aldrich, who performed the role in to present this charming, comical, and magical 2001, and Kendall Gladen, a talented, fresh young production that the entire family can enjoy. And, after a artist in the opera world. The role of Don Jose will be two year hiatus, American Ballet Theatre also returns performed by alternately by Roger Honeywell and in March for their renowned production of Romeo and William Joyner, who will be making his MOT debut. Juliet, a ballet staple performed by an American national As you might imagine, the current economic treasure. An audience favorite performed by ABT since climate has brought about unprecedented challenges 1985, Romeo and Juliet embodies everything that is for the entire cultural community, and Michigan Opera moving and beautiful about a live ballet performance. Theatre is no exception. And, while we have weathered After less than two years in existence, the Michigan economic slowdowns before, this one has really hit Opera Theatre Children's Chorus has grown into a home, especially for so many of our friends and patrons. 50-member group of talented boys and girls. After Our organization, as have the other fine non-profit arts a very successful operatic debut with last year's The organizations in our community, has experienced the Maker of Illusions , the MOTCC has undertaken opera same challenges of downSizing, while maintaining the on an even larger scale this year, mounting Brundibar, world-class standards of opera and dance that you an opera written by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krasa are accustomed to experiencing at The Detroit Opera with libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister. Performed with a House. live orchestra, Brundibar will be performed entirely by Michigan Opera Theatre has been a part of the MOTCC on the Detroit Opera House main stage Michigan's cultural legacy for nearly 40 years, and with professional sets and costumes. As part of our we'd like to remain a viable part of this community commitment to support the efforts of the MOTCC, you and your lives. Please keep Michigan Opera Theatre in will find the program notes for that opera in this very mind for your charitable, tax deductible gifts. No gift program book. is too small - and you can be reassured that every Our spring 2009 opera season is a tribute to opera dollar will be utilized wisely for main stage productions classics that withstand the test of time. First, our spring that you are accustomed to attending, along with our opera season opens with an all-new production of the award winning learning series and community outreach lighthearted Donizetti comedy The Elixir of Love. programs, which we have been prodUCing for audiences Set in Napa Valley prior to World War I, the scenery throughout the state for nearly 40 years. and costumes are a refreshing slice of Americana. Again, thank you for joining us for this exciting Both returning to Michigan Opera Theatre after their season of opera and dance, and enjoy the performance! highly-antiCipated debuts last season, Ailyn Perez and Amanda Squitieri will alternate in the role of Adina.

THE CAST SYNOPSIS Aladdin ...... Alexey Kulpin Act I Jasmine ...... Dawnell Dryja The ballet opens with the Sultan and his daughter Jasmine Genie ...... Stephen Sanford having a quarrel over whom she is to marry. Not satisfied with Jafar ...... Arion Tanabe the choices her father makes for her, Jasmine decides to escape Sultan ...... Gordon Peirce Schmidt from the palace and explore the market, a place she has not Act I been allowed to visit before. Jasmine's Attendants ...... Katie Brown, At the market Aladdin, a young thief, is stealing his break Briana Dean, Oksana Maslova fast from the shopkeepers. Keeping the palace guards busy is Guards ...... Anton Kandaurov, a daily JOY for Aladdin and he quickly outsmarts them. While David Schultz, Nicholas Schultz playing this game Aladdin sees a beautiful new face at the market and becomes friends with her. Caught up in their new Market Women ...... Chelsea Clow, friendship they don't see the guards sneaking up on them and Kateryna Derechyna, Mindy Mosolygo, Amy Price, Yarinet Restrepo, Laura Schultz, they are captured by jafar, the Sultan's advisor, who has been Larissa Tanis, Martha Bryan, Catherine Doyle, sent to find jasmine and caught Aladdin stealing as well. Julia Doyle, Jennifer Swanchara jafar has jasmine taken back to the Palace, but keeps Aladdin with him. He believes Aladdin will be a useful thief Aladdin's Sidekick ...... Victor Jarvis to steal the magic lamp he has longed for from the Cave of Coffee / Oil Vendor...... Terry Madden Wonders. Aladdin wants nothing to do with it, butjafar Rug Bearers ...... Jesse Powers, Ben Winegar convinces him that all he wants is the lamp and Aladdin can have anything else he finds in the cave. Aladdin agrees and Street Urchins ...... Antonio Allison, John Brenner, enters. Chauntel Byrd, Aisha Carter, The cave is truly filled with wonders including beautifully Reid Conlon, Elizabeth Ranck, Alysha Reimel, Ian Smith, John Vandevert Jeweled statues that come to life and entice Aladdin to dance with them. Upon finishing his dance with the jewels he meets Cave Dwellers ...... Kateryna Derechyna, the Keeper of the Lamp who offers the treasure to Aladdin based Mindy Mosolygo, Nicholas Schultz on his pure heart. Aladdin takes the lamp, rubs it, and in doing Keeper of the Lamp ...... Attila Mosolygo so a Genie of great power appears and offers Aladdin his true Jewels ...... Chelsea Clow, Yarinet Restrepo, hearts desire for summoning him. Aladdin is not quite sure Laura Schultz, Larissa Tanis what it is that he wants. At first he is enticed by the Jewels and the prospect of a magic carpet. The Genie then shows him a Vision: vision of the girl he met at the market and illustrates for him the Jasmine ...... Amy Price Aladdin ...... David Schultz power true love holds. When Aladdin imagines them dancing together, he chooses that over material things. He says to the Sultan's Attendants ...... Jesse Powers, Ben Winegar Genie "That's what I want, but first get me out of this cave, and Courtiers ...... Kateryna Derechyna, make me a Sultan so jasmine will love mel " In a flash the Genie Mindy Mosolygo, Amy Price, Martha Bryan, does his bidding and Aladdin comes to the palace bringing gifts Catherine Doyle, Julia Doyle, Jennifer Swanchara to jasmine and her Father. Act II jasmine's Father wants to know who this Sultan is and asks Jasmine's Friends ...... Katie Brown, Chelsea CloW; jafar to find out. jafar recognizes him as the thief, and with the Briana Dean, Kateryna Derechyna, guards help steals the Magic Lamp from Aladdin's sidekick. The Oksana Maslova, Mindy Mosolygo, Amy Price, magic gone, Aladdin loses everything the Genie has granted Yarinet Restrepo, Laura Schultz, Larissa Tanis him. Guards ...... Anton Kandaurov, David Schultz, Nicholas Schultz Act 2 In the Palace of the Sultan, jafar has taken over control of Exotic Divertissement I...... Kateryna Derechyna, the Genie and demands that the Sultan make jasmine marry Nicholas Schultz him. The Sultan succumbs to the power of the Lamp and begs Exotic Divertissement II ...... Amy Price, David Schultz Jasmine to wed jafar. She will have none of it and, despite the Jewels ...... Chelsea Clow, Kateryna Derechyna, fact that he is no longer a Sultan, dreams of Aladdin the boy in Mindy Mosolygo, Yarinet Restrepo, the market. Her Father sees how distraught she is and realizes Laura Schultz, Larissa Tanis the power of true love is greater than that of the lamp. Meanwhile the Genie is miserable doingjafar's bidding. He Keeper of the Lamp ...... Attila Mosolygo finds Aladdin and jasmine together and begs for their help. Through their love for each other, Aladdin and jasmine break PRODUCTION STAFF the bonds that bind the Genie to jafar. The Genie uses his magic Production Manager ...... John Ferraro StageManager ...... Tom Mehan to entertain jasmine and Aladdin, conjuring a magical journey Costumer...... Jamie Tinker Heeringa of exotic interludes and divertissement. Production Carpenter...... Randy DeBoer Aladdin must now recover the Lamp fromjafar and return Production Properties .... Stasia Savage it to the Cave of Wonders to see that the Genie remains free. He Production Electrician ...... Carlos Aguilar and jasmine trick jafar into going into the Cave, and use the Assistant Stage Manager ...... Margaret Nawara Genie's power to imprison jafar in the Lamp eternally Costume Assistants ..... Melissa Leitch, Clare Gardeski Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MicbiganOpera.org BRAVO 7 ALADDIN

Artistic Director's Statement This is the story of a yo ung thief who, after holding the Choreography by Gordon Peirce Additional Costume Design by power of the universe in his hands, gives it up for a happi Schmidt Jamie Tinker Heeringa ness lhal can only come from a selfless act. It seems fitting, in Staging and Direction by Li ghting Design by Matthew li ght of our current economic crisis caused by greed and self Gordon Peirce Schmidt and Taylor interest, to be telling the tale of a young man's journey from Laura Berman the lure of material wealth to the ultimate noble act - freeing Trucking provided by the another from the bonds of greed and power Music by Alexander Borodin, Gainey Corporation Arranged by Gordon Peirce Whether that was the intent of this very, very old tale we The Grand Rapids Ballet Schmidt don't know, but it has become apparent in our ballet adapta Company is supported by the tion and is actually the important theme of the work. No t only Scenery and Costumes Courtesy Mi chigan Council for Arts and does Aladdin find it within himself to fre e the Genie from the of BalletMet Columbus Cul tural Affairs and the National Lamp forever, thus finding greater happiness; but the Sultan , Endowment for the Arts. Set Design by Dan Gray Jasmine's father, discovers that allOwing Jasmine to fo llow a path not preordained by himself, is the righ t thing to do. Costume Design by Linda

-Gordon Peirce Schmidt Pisano ENDOWMENT fOR THE ARTS A greJt nation desefvesgreat.ln. GRAND RAPIDS BALLET COMPANY PROFESS IONAL DANCERS Chelsea Clow, from lJIinois, Alexey Kulpin, from Russia, Amy Price, from Ontario, Nicholas Schultz, [rom Grand currently in her fourth season currently in his fourth season currently in her first season Rapids, currently in his sixth with the Company. with the Company. with the Company. season with the Company. Kateryna Derechyna, from the Oksana Maslova, from the Stephen Sanford, from Indiana, Arion Tanabe, from Illinois, Ukraine, currently in her fourth Ukraine, currently in her first currently in his eighth season currently in his first season with season with the Company. season with the Company. with the Company. the Company. Dawnell Dryja, from Detroit , Attila Mosolygo, from Hungary, David Schultz, from Grand Larissa Tanis, from Illinois, currently in her seventh season currently in his twelfth season Rapids, currently in his fourth currently in her fourth season with the Company. with the Company. season with the Company. with the Company. Anton Kandaurov, from the Mindy Mosolygo, from Laura Schultz, from Grand Yarinet Restrepo - Apprentice, Ukraine, currently in his first Grand Rapids, currently in Rapids, currently in her sixth from Florida, currently in her season with the Company. her fifteenth season wi th the season with the Company. first season with the Company. Company.

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History of the Grand Rapids Ballet Company

Celebrating its thirty-seventh season, the Grand Rapids Ballet Company (GRBC) remains committed to its mission, to lift the human spirit through the art of dance. A proud recipient of the ArtServe Michigan Governor's Arts Award for Outstanding Cultural Organization, Michigan's only professional ballet company has a rich history marked by steady growth, a commitment to excel lence, and strong community support. In 1971 the Company started as the Grand Rapids Civic Ballet under founding Artistic Director Sally Seven. In 1983 the Grand Rapids Civic Ballet merged with the Summerfest School of Grand Rapids, a conservatory school for development of professional dancers, and subsequently was reorganized to form the Grand Rapids Ballet Company along with the School of the Grand Rapids Ballet Company Under the artistic direction of Chartel Arthur, - totaling over 60 performances per Theatre opened in September 2007 and GRBC moved into regional status and season. The Company has performed in houses the Company's Dancers' Theatre joined the Midwest Regional Ballet Quebec, Canada, Lansing, Detroit, Series, as well as performances by the AssociationiRegional Dance America . Kalamazoo, Boyne City, Cadillac, Midland, students of the School of the Grand During the 1993-1994 season, profes Muskegon, St. Joseph and more; and with Rapids Ballet Company The 300-seat sional dancers were placed under contract the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Grand design keeps the intimate feel of the for the first time. Rapids Symphony, Opera Grand Rapids, Dancers' Theatre Series that audiences Today, the professional company the Jackson Symphony, Richmond have come to love, while also allowing consists of sixteen full-time dancers; the Symphony, Midland Symphony, and West access to the Series for more patrons. The School of the Grand Rapids Ballet Shore Symphony, among others. space also offers expanded opportunities Company has an enrollment of over 250 Through the generosity of an arts for educational programs and any number students taught by instructors from conscious community, The Next Step of new ventures the Company wishes to professional dance backgrounds; an addi Campaign allowed the Company to trans undertake. tional 500 students receive free introduc form an old abandoned bus garage into a Original programming, innovative tory classes through the award-winning well-designed dance rehearsal space and choreography, and a commitment to excel "Steps in a New Direction" program; and school facility Since its opening in 2000, lence are hallmarks of the Grand Rapids the educational programs GRBC offers to this permanent home has allowed the Ballet Company With artists invested in the community are outstanding ways to Ballet to add new opportunities for the the community and a community that foster the connection between the arts and community such as the popular Dancers' supports the arts, the Grand Rapids Ballet education. Theatre Series, an expanded school Company has created a flourishing arts Since the appointment of Artistic schedule, and a popular field trip for center for all of Michigan, and continues Director Gordon Peirce Schmidt and students, "Escape to the Ballet," where to provide the highest level of excellence Associate Artistic Director Laura Berman children learn what it takes to run a in dance theatre and education for all in 1999, the Company has seen tremen professional ballet company individuals. dous growth and presented more than Responding to the demand of the fifty new works, including the spectacular Dancers' Theatre Series and tremendous premieres of Caught in a Midsummer growth of the Company and School, Night's Dream, Prisoner of Zenda, For more information on the GRBC announced another exciting $7.5 Can-Can, Peter Pan, and two incredible Grand Rapids Ballet Company, million expansion in September 2006. collaborations with Bela Fleck and the please visit www.grballet.com. Stage 2: A Campaign for Ballet includes Flecktones. GRBC's performance season the addition of a 300-seat theatre adjacent encompasses three main stage produc to the Company's current facility, creating tions; three Dancers' Theatre Series the Meijer-Royce Center for Dance. The productions; and various benefit perfor new LEED-Certified Peter Martin Wege mances and tours throughout the state

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MjchiganOpera.org BRAVO 9 HERMAN CORNEJO · IRINA DVOROVENKO . MARCELO GOMES DAVID HALLBERG · PALOMA HERRERA· JULIE KENT* GILLIAN MURPHY· XIOMARA REYES· ETHAN STIEFEL· MICHELE WILES STELLA ABRERA . KRIST! BOONE· MISTY COPELAND· YURIKO KAjIYA SARAH LANE· CARLOS LOPEZ · JARED MATTHEWS· VERONIKA PART MARIA RICCETTO . CRAIG SALSTEIN . GENNADI SAVELIEV . DANIIL SIMKIN· CORY STEARNS Alexei Agoudine . Eun Young Ahn . Gemma Bond· Kelley Boyd· Isabella Boylston· julio Bragado-Young· Marian Butler Maria Bystrova . Nicola Curry· Gray Davis · Grant Del ong· Roddy Doble · Caroline Duprot . Tobin Eason· Kenneth Easter Karin Ellis-Wentz· Zh ong-jing Fang· Thomas Forster · j effrey Golladay · Nicole Graniero . Alexandre Hammoudi Melanie Hamrick· Blaine Hoven· Mikhail Ilyin . Carrie j ensen · Vitali Krauchenka . Isadora Loyola . Daniel Mantei Amanda McGuigan · Elizabeth Mertz · Simone Messmer· Elina Miettinen . Anne Milewski * * . Patrick Ogle · Luciana Paris Renata Pavam . j oseph Phillips · lauren Post · Kelley Potter · j acquelyn Reyes · luis Ribagorda . j essica Saund . Arron Scott Hee Sea · Christine Shevchenko . Sarah Smith · Isaac Stappas . Sean Stewart · Eric Tamm . Devon Teuscher· Mary Mills Thomas Melissa Thomas · l eann Underwood · Karen Uphoff . j ennifer Whalen· Katherine Williams· Roman Zhurbin Apprentices j oseph Gorak . Jose Sebastian Victor Barbee Wes Chapman Associate Artistic Director Artistic Director, ABT II Ormsby Wilkins Charles Barker David LaMarche Music Director Principal Conductor Conductor Ballet Masters Susan Jones· Irina Kolpakova . Clinton Luckett · Georgina Parkinson· Nancy Raffa " on leave "* 2009 Jennifer Alexander Dancer

The Board, Dancers and Staff of American Ballet Theatre honor the enduring legacy of Peter T. joseph (1950-1998).

Saks Fifth Avenue is the Leading Corporate Sponsor of American Ballet Theatres Costume Fund. JP Morgan is the Official Sponsor of Make a Ball et. American Airlines is the Official Airline of American Ballet Theatre. Northern Trust is the Leading Underwriter of The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre. Major funding is provided by the National Endowment fo r the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

The ABT Artistic Director's Chair is generously supported through an endowed gift from Edward A. Fox. a: o z z The Chrysler Foundation 8 Betty, Marvin and Joanne ~ c~n Jeep. b George M . Zeltzer w Danto Dance Endowment Production Sponsor ~ Opening Night Sponsor 2008/09 Dance Series is sponsored by ov> The Chrysler Foundation. a: Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 10 BRAVO w ww.M ichiganOpera .org D etroit Opera H ouse I ROMEO &: JULIET SYNOPSIS ACT II HISTORY AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE ROMEO AND JULIET Scene 1: The market place. Romeo can think American Ballet Theatre is recognized as one Ballet in Three Acts only of Juliet, and as a wedding procession passes, he drea ms of the day when he will of the great dance companies in the world. Few marry her. In the meantime, juliet's nurse ballet companies equal ABT fo r its combination of pushes her way through the crowds in size, scope, and outreach. Recognized as a living ACT I search of Romeo to give him a letter from national treasure since its fo unding in 1940, ABT Juliet. He reads that Juliet has consented to annually tours the United States, performing for Scene 1: The market place. The scene is be his wife. more than 600,000 people, and is the only major Verona. Romeo, son of Montague, tries cultural institution to do so. It has also made more unsuccessfully to declare his love for Scene 2: The chapel. The lovers are secretly than 30 international tours to 42 countries as Rosaline and is consoled by his friends married by Friar Laurence who hopes that perhaps the most representative American ballet Mercutio and Benvolio. As day breaks the their union will end the strife between the company and has been sponsored by the State townspeople meet in the market place and a Montagues and the Capulets. Department of the United States on many of these quarrel develops between Tybalt, a nephew engagements. of Capulet, and Romeo and his friends. Scene 3: The market place. Interrupting the When American Ballet Theatre was launched The Capulets and Montagues are sworn revelry, Tybalt fights with Mercutio and kills in the Autumn of 1939, the aim was to develop enemies and a fi ght soon begins. The Lords him. Romeo avenges the death of his friend a repertoire of the best ballets from the past and Montague and Capulet join in the fray, and is exiled. to encourage the creation of new works by gifted which is stopped by the appearance of the young choreographers, wherever they might be Prince of Verona who commands the fami Intermission found. Under the direction of Lu cia Chase and lies to end their feud. Oliver Smith from 1940 to 1980, the Co mpany ACT III more than fulfilled that aim. The repertOire, Scene 2: Ju li e t ~ anteroom in the Capulet perhaps unmatched in the history of ballet, includes house. Juliet, playing with her nurse, is Scene 1: The bedroom. At dawn next all of the great fu ll-length ballets of the nineteenth interrupted by her parents, Lord and morning the household is stirring and century, such as Swan Lake, T he Sleeping Beauty Lady Capulet. They present her to Paris, a Romeo must go. He embraces Juliet and and Giselle, the finest works from the early part of wealthy young nobleman who has asked fo r leaves as her parents enter with Paris. Juliet this century, such as Apollo, Les Sylphides,Jardin her hand in marriage. refuses to marry Paris, and hurt by her aux Lilas and Rodeo and acclaimed contemporary rebuff, he leaves. Juliet'S parents are angry masterpieces such as Airs, Push Comes to Shove and Scene 3: Outside the Capulet house. Guests and threaten to disown her. Juliet rushes to Duets. In acquiring such an extraordinary reper arrive for a ball at the Capulets' house. toire, ABT has commissioned works by all of the see Friar Laurence . Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio, disguised in great choreographic geniuses of the 20th century: masks, decide to go in pursuit of Rosaline. George Balanchine, Antony Tudor, Jerome Robbins, Scene 2: The chapel. Juliet falls at the Friar's Agnes de Mille and Twyla Tharp, among others. feet and begs for his help. He gives her a Scene 4: The ballroom. Romeo and his In 1980, Mikhail Baryshnikov became Artistic vial of sleeping potion that will make her friends arrive at the height of the festivities. Director of American Ballet Theatre, succeeding fall into a death-like sleep. Her parents, Lucia Chase and Oliver Smith. Under his lead The guests watch Juliet dance. Mercutio, believing her dead, will bury her in the seeing that Romeo is entranced by her, ership, numerous classical ballets were staged, family tomb. Meanwhile, Romeo, warned by dances to distract attention from him. Tybalt restaged and refurbished, and the Company expe Friar Laurence, will return under cover of recognizes Romeo and orders him to leave, rienced a strengthening and refining of the classical da rkness and take her away from Verona. but Lord Capulet intervenes and welcomes tradition. In 1990, Jane Hermann and Oliver Smith him as a guest in his house. succeeded Baryshnikov and immediately estab Scene 3: The bedroom. That evening Juliet lished an agenda that was dedicated to maintaining agrees to marry Paris, but the next morning, Scene 5: Outside the Capulet house. As the the great traditions of the past while aggressively when her parents arrive, they find her guests leave the ball Lady Capulet restrains pursuing a vital and innovative future. apparently lifeless on the bed. Tybalt from pursuing Romeo. In October 1992, former American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Kevin McKenzie was Scene 4: The Capulet f amily Cly pt. Romeo , Scene 6: Julie t ~ balcony. Unable to sleep, appOinted Artistic Director. McKenzie, steadfast in failing to receive the friar's message, returns Juliet comes out on to her balcony and his vision of ABT as "American", is committed to to Verona stunned by grief at the news of is thinking of Romeo when he suddenly maintaining the Company's vast repertoire, and to Juliet's death. DisgUised as a monk he enters appears in the garden. They confess their bringing the art of dance theater to the great stages the crypt and, fi nding Pari s by juliet's body, love for each other. of the world. kills him. Believing Juliet to be dead, Romeo In keeping with the Company's long-standing drinks a. vial of poison. Juliet awakes and, Intermission commitment to bringing the fi nest in dance to the finding Romeo dead, stabs herself. widest international audience, ABT has recently enj oyed triumphant successes with engagements in Tokyo, London, Paris, Buenos Aires and Mexico Romeo and Juliet - Production History City. Over its 68-year history, the Company has Romeo and Juliet received its World Premiere by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera appeared in a total of 131 cities in 42 countries. House, Covent Garden, London on February 9, 1965, danced by Margot Fonteyn and ABT has also appeared in all fifty states of the Rudolf Nureyev. United States and embarked on its first trip to Romeo and Juliet was given its American Ballet Theatre Company Premiere in China in 2001, appearing in both Shanghai and Washington, D. C. at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on January 3, 1985, Hong Kong. danced by Leslie Browne and Robert La Fosse. On April 27, 2006, by an act of Congress, American Ballet Theatre became America's National Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detro it O pera House www.Mic h iganOpera.org Ballet Company. BRAVO 11 ROMEO &: JULIET

BALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF GOVERNING TRUSTEES ABT gratefully acknowledges support from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), Honorary Chairman Emerita The R. Chemers Neustein ABT Artistic Caroline Kennedy, Honorary Chairman Initiatives Fund.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ABT gratefully acknowledges The Linda Allard and Herbert Gallen Costume Fund.

Edward A. Fox, Chairman ABT gratefully acknowledges j ames S. and Amy Lewis S. Ranieri, Chairman Emeritus Regan for their endowed gift in recognition of the PrinCipal First Violin/Concertmaster Chair. Anne M. Tatlock, Honorary Chair, Executive Committee ABT gratefully acknowledges Barbara Hemmerle Mildred C. Brinn, Susan Fales-Hill, Andrew F Barth, Vice Chairmen Go llust and Keith Gollust for their endowed gift in recognition of the Principal Conductor's Chair. Sharon Patrick, President American Ballet Theatre gratefully acknowledges BrianJ Heidtke, Vice President & Treasurer Karin and Stanley Sc hwalb for their generous Rod Brayman, Secretary endowed gift made in recognition of the amazing Ali Wambold, Chair, Nominating Committee artistry and talent of ABT's dancers. Susan Fales-Hill, James M. Orphanides, Co-Chairs, Development Committee ABT gratefully acknowledgesjoellen and Tom Brian J Heidtke, Chair, Education Committee Melone as the founding benefactors of the Sharon Patrick, Chair, Strategic Planning & Governance Committee jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Konrad R. Kruger, Chair, Finance Committee Ballet Theatre. LawrenceJ Shaw, Chair, Audit Committee David LaMarche's performances with ABT are Mark Wainger, Chair, Human Resources Committee generously supported through an endowed gift Lisa Smith Cashin from Nancy Havens-Hasty and]. Dozier Hasty. Nancy Havens-Hasty ABT gratefully acknowledges The Peter T joseph James S. Regan Foundation for its endowed gift in recognition of The Special Needs Fund. TRUSTEES ABT gratefully acknowledges MacDonald and David H. Koch, Andrew F Barth, Vice Chairmen Charlotte Mathey for their endowed sponsorship Martin Sosnoff, Chair, Investment Committee in recognition of a Corps de Ballet member. Joan Taub Ades Anne Grauso Rachel S. Moore ABT is grateful to the follOWing sponsors of Howard B. Adler, Esq. Judith M. Hoffman Edward L Morse Soloists and members of the Corps de Ballet: Linda Allard Wendy Evans Joseph Ruth Newman Stella Abrera - Edward H. Smith, Jr. Adrienne Arsht Cheryl Bergenfeld Katz Matthew Rubel Misty Copeland - Susan Fales-Hill Muffie Potter Aston J Jeffery Kauffman Cindy L Sites Veronika Part - Olga and Eric Jorgensen Devon F Briger Theresa Khawly Florence Low Sloan Maria Riccetto - Peggy and Lewis Ranieri, in Dirk Donath Kathi Koll Melissa Smith loving memory of Margaret Ranieri Nancy Ellison Donald Kramer Susan F Sosin Gennadi Saveliev - Brian and Darlene Susan Feinstein Paula Mahoney Blaine Trump Heidtke Sonia Florian Kevin McKenzie Jean Volpe Zhong-Jing Fang - Fred and Irene Shen William J Gillespie S. Christopher Meigher, III Melanie Hamrick - Margaret King Moore Joyce Giuffra Tara Milne Dancer Award Luciana Paris - Adrienne Arsht HONORARY TRUSTEES Joseph Phillips - Linda and Edward Morse Christine Shevchenko - Theresa Khawly Audre D. Carlin Deborah, Lady MacMillan John L Warden, Esq. Sarah Smith - Christian Baha Ricki Gail Conway Robin Chemers Neustein Mrs. William Zeckendorf Cory Stearns - MacDonald and Charlotte Alexander C. Ewing Mrs. Byam K. Stevens, Jr. Mathey Blaine Hoven is the recipient of the 2008 CHAIRMEN EMERITI Chris Hellman Award from the Princess Grace StephenJ Friedman Hamilton E. James Melville Straus Foundation-USA. Misty Copeland and Sarah Lane are recipients TRUSTEES EMERITI of 2008 Leonore Annenberg Fellowships in Lucia Chase (1897-1986) the Arts. Charles H. Dyson (1909-1997) Gage Bush Englund (1932-2009) American Ballet Theatre wishes to express its Mrs. Ward S. Hagan (1927-2005) appreciation to Theatre Development Fund for Peter T. Joseph (1950-1998) its support of this season. Charles Payne (1909-1994) Yamaha is the official piano of the Metropolitan Nora Kaye Ross (1920-1987) Opera House. Oliver Smith (1918-1994) Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 12 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House ROMEO &: JULIET

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Brundibar Synopsis THE CAST Brundibar is the story of two children, Little Joe and Annette, In order of vocal appearance who have no money to buy milk for their ailing mother. Seeing passersby giving coins to the organ grinder Brundibar, the Teacher ...... Mary Lou Zieve children try to earn money by singing on the street corner. Brundibar chases them away, but a friendly Dog, Cat, and Annette ...... Brooke Bliznik Sparrow help them round up the other children in town, who Joe .. ' .Alexander Borello form a choir large enough to compete with the organ grinder. When Brundibar steals Little Joe's hatful of coins, the children Ice Cream Woman ...... Sarah Pidgeon overpower him. Little Joe succeeds in his quest to buy milk, Baker ...... Clare DeLamiellure and the children are victorious! Milkmaid .... Rachel Curtis Policeman ...... Ryan Hurley Brundibar History By lAUREN M CC ONNELL, PHD Brundibar ...... Maggie Malaney The children's opera Brundibar has enjoyed renewed interest Bird ..... Kayla Marie Lumpkin in recent years, in part because of the book adaptation with beautiful illustrations by Maurice Sendak that came out in Cat ... Veronica Battersby 2003. Brundibar's performance history is as dramatic as the Dog ...... Madeline Thibault story it tells. The opera was written before World War II , but it became famous because of its extended run in the Terezin Chorus ...... Michigan Opera Theatre Children's Chorus Concentration camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia. As scholar Blanka Cervinkova notes "it helped make the tragic Understudies fate of the prisoners more human and bearable - both of those Annette: Olivia Motzer who played in the opera and of those who went to see the Joe: Nicholas Fuller more than fifty performances of it. " In a few cases, it may have Ice Cream Woman: Malaya Watson saved lives as well. Though most of the young performers in Baker: Ethan Anderson Brundibar were transported to extermination camps where they died, some the children, especially those in leading roles, Milkmaid: Malaya Watson had their transports delayed. Though they still were eventually Policeman: Ethan Anderson taken to camps as well , a few, such as Rudolph Freudendfeld Brundibar: Madeline Thibault (later Franek) and Ela Weissberger miraculously survived the Bird: Nicole Huot war. Michigan Opera Theatre is truly honored to present this Cat: Brittany Johnson brave, charming opera and to welcome holocaust survivor Dog: Kristine Overman Ela Weissberger, who played the role of the Cat in the original Terezin production. D,: Lauren McConnell is an assistant professor in the department Original Production by The Graduate Center; CUNY, Office of of Communication and Dramatic Arts at Central Michigan University. Continuing Education and Public Programs: Her area of scholarly interest is East European theatre and drama, Thaddeus Strassberger; set designer particularly in Czechoslovakia. She was a Fulbright professor in Mattie Ullrich, costume designer the Slovak Republic in 1996, and received a Boren Graduate Shawn Kaufman, lighting designer International Fellowship to study censorship in Czechoslovakia for By arrangement with Bote & Bock Berlin and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. a year in 2001-2002.

Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Foundation, Chorus Sponsor Brundibar Chorus: Ethan Anderson Natalie Chaiken Caroline Hofman Kelly McGraw Chad Schultze Londarius Anderson Dylan Drean Nicole Huot Emily Michielutti Taylor Stark Elena Bakaluca Alyssa Dsouza Brittany Johnson Olivia Motzer Jessica Tifft Breanna Betancourt Nicholas Fuller Jade Kitchen Ellen O'Brien Elizabeth Watson Ann Marie Calvaneso Greta Ginter Kaylynn Lear Christina O'Neil Malaya Watson Mary Grace Calvaneso Natalie Gratsch She rene Levert Kristine Overman Lauren Wickett Hannah Cheriyan Emma Hintzen Alaina Matthews Annalise Poco Taylor Wizner

MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE CHILDREN'S CHORUS STAFF: Suzanne Mallare Acton, Director Dianna Hochella, Asst. Director/Conductor Megan Landry, Chorus Administrator Joseph Jackson, Accompanist

We would like to thank Ela Stein Artist Profiles Destination Theatre. Rachel also has Weissberger for appearing as our vocal and dance training. special guest for the performances of Veronica Battersby (Cat) is 14 years Brundibar. old and attends Mercy High School. Clare DeLamielleure (Baker) is 15 years She loves singing, acting, and dancing. old and a freshman at South Lyon High This is Veronica's 2nd School. She loves to sing, act, and see Ela Stein Weissberger (Special year with the MOTCC. her friends in her spare Guest): is an original Brundibar cast Veronica has been time. Clare has been member from the Terezin concen on stage numerous singing since she was tration camp in times, including Les 3 years old and Czechoslovakia. Miserables (Young recently played A renowned Cosette), Beauty and Dorothy in the Wizard speaker, lecturer the Beast (Chip), of OZ at her school. and advocate, Ms. Sound of Music (Louisa) , The Little Weissberger is dedi Princess (Sarah Crewe), Meet Me is Eric Einhorn (Director) made his MOT cated to traveling St. Louis (Miss Duffy), and MOTCC's debut as the assistant director for the world to tell 2008 production of Maker of Illusions The Magic Flute (2004) and returned her story in honor of the memory of (Genie). She was also part of the chil most recently for the victims of the Holocaust. Born dren's chorus of Turandot at MOT. Faust (2005). He in Prague, she currently resides in has recently directed Tappan, New York. Ms. Weissberger Brooke Bliznik (Annette) is an 11 Alcina for Wolf Trap is one of 100 Terezin children who year old student at Hartland Farms Opera, Orpheus survived Worlel War II. She was born Intermediate. She enjoys singing, acting, in the Underworld to Max and Marketa Stein in 1930. In writing poetry, reading, for Glimmerglass 1942, Ela, her sister, mother, grand skiing, piano, and Opera, The Diary of mother and uncle were deported to playing the clarinet. One Who Vanished for Gotham Chamber Terezin for three and a half years. She is a member of Opera, Cosi fan Tutte for Florida Grand While there, Ela was a cast member the Livingston County Opera outreach, Oedipus the King for in the children's opera Brundibar, Children's Choir Klasikos Theater in Pittsburgh, as well and played the role of the Cat in and the 2008 MI as Xerxes for the Pittsburgh Opera. Eric 55 performances while at Terezin. Elementary Honors has served on the directing staff of the Ela and her family were liberated Choir. Brooke has performed with the Metropolitan Opera since 2005. on May 5, 1945, and in 1949 they Howell Community Theatre, including moved to Israel. It was there she met Alice in Alice in Wonderland. She has Elizabeth Geck (Wig & Makeup and married her husband, Leopold sung the National Anthem at various DeSigner) has been coordinating the Weissberger. Ela has two children. community and professional events. Michigan Opera Theatre wig and make-up crew for the last five years, as Alexander Borrello (Joe) is 13 years well as assisting the Wig and Make-up old and attends Our Lady of Sorrows. designer for main stage opera produc tions. Ms. Geck has assisted with Mary Lou Zieve (Teacher): has an He loves acting, singing, dancing, and several new productions including Aida, extensive background in broadcast golf. Alexander has Cyrano, Margaret Gamer and Pearl media and theater. Her acting expe performed in over 20 Fisher. Elizabeth designed wigs and rience includes leading roles with theatre productions, make-up for Motor City Lyric's produc the Vanguard Theatre and Jewish including A Christmas tion of Amahl and the Night Visitors as Ensemble Theatre. Carol (Tiny Tim) at well as Grosse Pointe Theater's produc Her most recent the Detroit Music tion of West Side Story. appearances include Hall, Nutcracker at performances with the Fox Theatre. His Andrew Griffin (Lighting Designer) \... -.. ' ",). Second City in on-camera work consists of one feature ~" 1;' designed last years Michigan Opera Detroit performing film, a TBS movie, and an HBO pilot. Theatre Children's Chorus production I with a New York The Maker of Illusions and is happy 11 cast of "The Vagina Rachel Curtis (Milkmaid) is a 12 year to be back in Detroit. A freelance Monologues." Since 1955, she has old at Renton Jr. High School in Huron lighting designer based in Washington, been a commercial announcer, Township. She loves theatre, dance, DC, Andrew is the resident Assistant actress, spokesperson and narrator singing, and reading. Lighting Designer for Michigan Opera on local and national television and Rachel has been in Theatre where he has assisted on the radio, slide, and industrial film. numerous EverAfter last ten productions. When not in She was a frequent reporter for Productions including Detroit, Andrew designs for companies many auto shows and conventions, Seussical OoJo), Peter including: Toledo Opera, Olney Theatre and was awarded a CLIO and two Pan, Aladdin, jr., Annie, Center, Woolly Mammoth, Synetic Golden Mike Awards (1973, 1974) jr: , Les Miserables, Theatre, Studio Theatre, Imagination for outstanding female announcer in jr., and Willy Wonka Stage, the Delaware Shakespeare Detroit. and the Chocolate Factory. She was also in Canton Follies I and II with the Festival, and Adventure Theatre where he is also a resident artist. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 16 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House BRUNDIBAR

Suzanne Hanna (Costume Designer) Kayla Marie Lumpkin (Bird) is 11 Thaddeus Strassberger (Set Designer) is the Costume Director for Michigan years old and in the sixth grade at the is active as both a scenic designer and Opera Theatre. She assisted John Pascoe Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School. director in the US and Europe. Recent with the costume She enjoys getting lost new productions design for David in a good book. Kayla include: Orfeo Ed DiChiera's Cyrano. Marie has performed Euridice (Augsburg) , In addition, she has in several musicals La Cenerentola (Opera served as costume and plays; Sound oj IrelancllStaatstheater designer for Michigan Music (Marta), Honk Wiesbaden), La Opera Theatre Jr. (Beaky), Charlie and Gazzetta (Ro'ssini in (Madame Cadillac), the Chocolate Factory Wildbad Festival), The New Studio Theatre (Angels in (Mrs. Bucket), Cat on a Hot Tin RooJ Aida (Lyric Opera Of Kansas City), America, Millenium Approaches, Master (Dixie), Wizard oj OZ, Maker oj Illusions The Magic Flute (Utah Opera/Arizona Class) , Performance Network (Doubt, and Les Miserables. Opera), Ariadne AuJNaxos (Wolftrap), Candida, Boston Marriage, Kimberly La Fanciulla del West (~Opera de Ahimbo, I Am My Own WiJe) , and The Maggie Malaney (Brundibar) is 14 and Montreal) and La Traviata (Arizona Motor City Lyric Opera (Amahl and the attends Our Lady of Sorrows School. Opera). Upcoming productions include Night Visitors). She loves Irish dancing, ballet, reading, Hamlet (Washington National Opera), and theatre. Maggie Le Nozze de Figaro (Norwegian National Dianna Hochella (Conductor) is the played the Queen in Opera), The Tum oj the Screw (Opera assistant director and conductor of the the MOTCC produc Les Azuriales) and Les Huguenots (Bard Michigan Opera Theatre Children's tion of Maker oj Summerscape). Chorus. She is pres Illusions, and Susan ently Director of in Irving Berlin's Madeline Thibault (Dog) is 14 and Music at Littlefield White Christmas. She a freshman at Regina Catholic High Presbyterian Church in performed with the School in Warren. She loves singing, Dearborn, Michigan. MOT in Carmen, Turandot, Dead Man acting, youth Ms. Hochella serves Walking, and La Boheme. Maggie has ministry, tennis, as a vocal instructor been a competitive Irish dancer for 9 piano, and guitar. for Shrine Catholic years with Tim O'Hare School of Dance. This is Madeline's High School in Royal Oak and has a second year with the private voice studio in Ann Arbor. As a Sarah Pidgeon (Ice Cream Woman) is a MOTCe. She was also member of the Michigan Opera Theatre 12 year old 7th grader at the Academy part of Turandot with Chorus, Ms. Hochella has performed of the Sacred Heart in Bloomfield Hills. the MOT, and has on the MOT main stage productions in Sarah has studied performed in Pirates oj Penzance (Edith) the world premiere of Margaret Gamer, piano for 5 years. She and Iolanthe (Iolanthe). Madama Butterfly, Les Pecheurs de Perles , also enjoys cooking, and Un Ballo in Maschera. drawing, fashion, and running cross Ryan Hurley (Policeman) is 10 years old country. Sarah has and attends Burton Elementary School appeared in several in Huntington Woods. He plays the youth theater produc piano and is begin tions at the Birmingham Community ning the saxophone. House. Last summer, she participated He likes to sing, dance, in the Intermediate Musical Theater draw, and enjoys Production program at the Interlochen playing tennis and Arts Camp. soccer. He is also on the HWAC swim team. Ryan was a super numerary in the World Premiere of News from the Michigan Opera Theatre Children's Chorus Cyrano at the MOT. He attended Camp Broadway in New York at the age of 7. MOTCC Returns for Carmen He has attended theatre camp at the The MOTCC will return to the Detroit Opera House stage to perform Marquis Theatre in Northville and the as the children's chorus in MOT's main stage production of Carmen! Community House in Birmingham. This fiery and famous tale of the gypsy Carmen will run at the Detroit Opera House May 9-17, 2009.

Know a Boy or Girl Who Loves to Sing? The Michigan Opera Theatre Chi ldren's Chorus will hold auditions for the 2009-10 season on May 27 and May 30, 2009. Times will be announced. Contact chorus administrator, Megan Landry, for more information at [email protected].

...... See Program Insert .... Ailyn Perez (28, 4) Amanda Squitieri (27, 29) . Stephen Costello* (28,4) See Program Insert ...... Dalibor jenis Doctor Dulcamara ...... Burak Bilgili

*Michigan Opera Theatre debut

The last Michigan Opera Theatre performance of The Elixir of Love was May 9-17, 1998.

Act II then Nemorino, in his simplicity, believes SYNOPSIS this to be the effect of the potion. Adina Act I Scene 1 is astonished at his popularity, and so The marriage feast in anticipa- is Dulcamara, who tells her about the potion. She is deeply moved, especially Scene 1 tion of the wedding is in progress and when she hears that Nemorino has sold Nemorino, a shy and simple young Dulcamara is among the guests. When his freedom for her. She realizes that she man is in love with Adina, a wealthy the minister arrives, Adina hesitates to is , in fact , in love with him. Nemorino country girl. But Adina is willful, and sign the marriage contract, as Nemorino notices that she is weakening and is his offers of love are constantly rejected. is not there and her vengeance would delighted. When Adina comes back with Adina not be complete without him. As the is seated apart from a group of the enlistment papers, which she has townspeople reading, and Nemorino company goes off elsewhere, he enters just bought from Belcore, she admits to wonders how he could possibly win her and finding Dulcamara alone, asks for Nemorino that she loves him; and when love since she is so wonderful and much help. Dulcamara prescribes another Dulcamara lets slip the news he has just better than him. She has just come across dose of his remedy, but Nemorino has heard about the inheritance, Nemorino's the legend of the potion, which bound no [mlore money The doctor gives him a quarter of an hour to find it. Belcore happiness is complete. Dulcamara, of Tristan and Isolde with undying love and course, attributes all this good fortune to reads it aloud to amuse the others. now enters and persuades Nemorino his own magic elixir, and all the towns At this point a drum is heard, and a to enlist in the army if he wants money, people rush to buy it. Finally everyone platoon of soldiers enters, headed by the commenting to himself with glee that except Belcore blesses him as he departs dashing and bombastic Sergeant Belcore. to enlist one's own rival is quite a clever for the next town. Belcore at once begins to woo Adina, and stroke. Nemorino accepts in the hope in spite of his self-assurance and arro of winning Adina's love before having to leave. gance, she is flattered; however, to his Synopsis Courtesy Opera Colorado hasty proposal of marriage she answers that she would like a little time to think it Scene 2 Synopsis partially provided by: John I over. Nemorino, naturally, is very jealous The news is spreading throughout the town that Nemorino's rich uncle has Gates, Stephen F Austin State University and when everyone else leaves, he begs School of Music. Adina to return his love, but in vain; she died, leaving him sole heir. All the local prefers to remain fancy free. girls surround him with attention and

Scene 2 Dr. Dulcamara, a picturesque and loquacious quack, arrives in the town square, and, before the assembled townspeople, he sings the praises of his wonderful remedy, guaranteed to cure all ills. The naive Nemorino is impressed and asks whether he also sells the love potion of Queen Isolde. Naturally Dulcamara obliges him, but warns him that the potion will take effect only after twenty-four hours - which will give him enough time to leave town - and that no one must know about it. Nemorino is now so pleased and sure of himself that Adina is surprised to find him in a cheerful and confident mood; he assures her that his heart will be cured within one day In a fit of pique, she then tells Belcore that she will marry him in six days' time. Nemorino is not worried· he knows that tomorrow she will fall at'his feet. But a message reaches Belcore with an order to leave town in the morning, so Adina agrees to marry him that very day Nemorino is now desperate, but his entreaties to Adina to postpone the wedding for just one day are all in vain. She invites everyone to the marriage feast, and they all mock the distraught Nemorino.

Donizetti and his Miracle Elixir Photos by Matthew Staver, courtesy Opera Colorado By Roberto Mauro

t is generally accepted that life in the di Lammermoor. nineteenth century moved at a slower, The year 1835 also I saner pace than the e-mail, instant marked the death communication, computer-driven culture of Vincenzo Bellini of today. However, in at least one area, and the retirement of that of opera composition, life was actu Gioachino Rossini, ally more stressful 150 years ago. During the two composers this era, the passion for new operas and who are synonymous new music was far greater than today, and with the bel canto composers, along with librettists were school. kept busy trying to fulfill the public's As noted above, voracious appetite. It was into this envi Donizetti's compo ronment that Gaetano Donizetti was born sitional period was in the northern Italian town of Bergamo characterized as in 1797 - a mere six years after the death somewhat of an of Mozart. A series of tragedies prompted operatic factory Maria Kanyova as Adina (reading) with Opera Colorado chorus him to settle in Paris in 1838. Suffering Composers and from the effects of his exhaustive work librettists were expected to churn out new on Anna Bolena. For the subject, Romani schedule and syphilis, the musician finally compositions at an extremely rapid rate. borrowed the text by Eugene Scribe went mad and had to be confined to an Donizetti's fellow bel canto exponent, from Auber's opera Le Philtre. This asylum in his native town in 1846. Rossini, also left a prodigious body of opera had been a smash hit at its 1831 Although Donizetti lived only 51 work. Future king of the Italian Operatic Paris premiere, and would receive close years, music seemed to literally flow from Mountain, Giuseppe Verdi characterized to another 250 performances over the his pen. Occasionally he managed to his early period as "the galley years." It next 30 years. Romani kept the plot produce more than 3 operas in a single was only Bellini who bucked the system, line intact - a village boy is duped into calendar year. In total, he gave us some refusing to compose at such a rapid rate, buying a love philter that will suppos 70 operas - both comic and dramatic, leaving only ten operas. edly make him irresistible to every girl liturgical masses and numerous chamber It was precisely Donizetti's ability in town. Despite Donizetti's admiration works. However, not everyone was to whip something up quickly that for his librettist, their collaboration was impressed with Donizetti's rapid compo brought the evergreen Elixir of Love into not always smooth. For example, when sitional skill. These staggering statistics being. When another composer reneged Donizetti asked for an aria for the tenor in prompted the German Philosopher on his commission for the Teatro alia the 2nd act, Romani bristled, "what's the and Wagner disciple Heinrich Heine Canaobbiana, its impresario turned to point of that rustic bumpkin coming in to remark sarcastically, "in fecundity Donizetti. The impresario suggested that and whining pathetically when everything Donizetti is surpassed only by rabbits." Donizetti simply revise one of his earlier must be festive and gay?" Fortunately, Donizetti's fame peaked in 1835 after the works, the composer replied. ''I'm not Donizetti won out, for what would Italian premiere of his most famous opera, Lucia accustomed to patching up my own Opera be without the ravishing aria, works. You 'll "Una Furtiva Lacrima"7 It has been the soon see that I show piece for every tenor from Caruso am quite ener to Pavarotti, and is un decidedly the best getic enough known piece of the opera. to make you Amazingly, Donizetti met his deadline, a brand new giving us one of the world's most popular

I opera in 14 comedic operas. When told of Rossini's days. I give you ability to turn out an opera in 18 days, my word. Now, Donizetti is said to have remarked, "Ah, you give me yes, but then Rossini was always lazy!" Felice Romani. " The opera premiered on May 12 , 1832 Romani was to unanimous high praise. Soon after, the a well-known world was drunk (as I'm sure Michigan librettist who Opera Theatre audiences will be!) on this had provided intoxicating opera. libretti for Bellini and also Roberto Mauro is the Artistic Consultant collaborated for Michigan Opera Theatre and Senior previously Director of Artistic Operations for Arizona with Donizetti Opera. Barry Banks as Nemorino Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 20 BRAVO www.MichiganOper~.org Detroit Opera House A NEW

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ACT II wealthy husband and Carmen only death THE CAST A month later, at Pastias Inn, Carmen ("En vain pour eviter") . The gypsies leave , III order of vocal appearance joins her companions in a gypsy song ("Les and Micaela enters in search of Jose (,Je Morales ...... Wes Mason tringles des sistres tintaient") and exerts dis que rien ne m'epouvant"). A shot rings her charms on the matador Escamillo, out, and she flees. It was Joses gun, aimed Micaela ...... Janinah Burnett who boasts of his exploits in the arena at Escamillo , who has come looking for Don Jose .. Roger Honeywell (9,13, 16) ("Vone toast") . When the inn closes, Carmen. The two start to fight wi th knives William Joyner (10, 15 , 17) Carmen tells four friends - Frasquita, and are se parated by the gypsies; Escamillo Mercedes, Dancairo, Remendado - that invites them all to his next bullfight and Zuniga .. ... Stephen Lusmann love for Jose keeps her from going along on leaves afte r insulting Jose, whose jealousy their next smuggling trip (quintet: "Nous is reaching dangerous bounds. Remendado Carmen ...... Kate Aldrich (9, 13, 16) avons en te[insert hat over first el te une brings in Micaela, and she begs Jose to Kendall Gladen (l0, 15, 17)* affaire") They laugh at her, then hide as return home. Carmen, tired as she is of Frasquita ..... See Program Insert Jose is heard approaching. Carmen sings him, agrees, but he knows what's on her and dances [or him, but a bugle is heard mind and vows to find her after he has seen Mercedes .... Lisa Agazzi * sounding the retreat, and he starts to return his mother. Escamillo ...... Homero Velho * to his barracks. This angers her, and he pauses to show her the flower she threw ACT IV Le Dancairo ...... Wes Mason at him, telling gwhat it meant to him in In Sevi lle's Plaza de Toros, the crowd prison ("Le fleur que tu m'avais jetee") . She gathers for the bullfight, hailing Escamillo. Le Remendado ..... See Program Insert invites him to join her wild mountain life, Carmen is with him and assures him of but he refuses. Suddnly, Zuniga breaks in, her love; she waits in the square, though *Michigan Opera Theatre debut provoking an attack by Jose. Carmen calls her girlfriends warn that Jose has been the gypsies, who seize Zuniga. Jose is now seen prowling around, looking desperate. The last Michigan Opera Theatre forced to join the outlaws. Carmen is a fatalist ; she knows she must production of Carmen was October 13- fa ce Jose eventually. Sure enough, he enters 21,2001 ACT III ("C'est toi?" "C'est moW), demanding that In their mountain hideo ut, the smug she give up Escamillo. But she and Jose glers congratulate themselves on their are finished, she says, tossing his ring in SYNOPSIS successful career, but Jose is unhappy in his face, as the crowd is heard cheering for their midst. Carmen finds his homesick Escamillo. When Carmen tries to run past ACTl ness tiresome and busies herself with her Jose into the arena, he stabs her, falling in In a square in Seville , townspeople and friends in telling their fortunes at cards. despair by her body. so ldiers relax in the sun. A pretty country Frasquita sees an ardent lover, Mercedes a Courtesy of Opera News girl, Micaela, comes in looking for her sweetheart, Corporal Don Jose; an officer, Morales, tells her Jose will be there later, and she leaves. As the guard is changed, a band of children parade around, imitating the soldiers ("Avec la grande montante") whose number now includes Jose. To the sound of the noon bell, girls from the nearby Cigarette fa ctory wander in to smoke and chat, as passersby look on in fascination ("Dans l'air") . Carmen enters last, flirting, joking and explaining her philosophy of life: Love is a wild bird that cannot be tamed (Habanera: 'Tamour est un oiseau rebelle") . Jose sits apart, sullen and distracted. Drawn by his indifference, Carmen tosses him a flower as the work bell calls the girls back. The square grows quiet, and Micaela returns to give Jose news of his mother ("Parle-moi de ma mere"). No sooner has she left than a disturbance is heard in the factory; Carmen is involved in a fight, and the girls run out arguing over who started it. Captain Zuniga orders Jose to arrest Carmen, but she resists their ~ questions with brazen nonchalance. Her GRANDVALLEY wrists bound, she sings "to herself" about STATE UNIVERSITY the rendezvous she might arrange with Jose www.gvsu.edu (Sequidilla: "Pres des ramparts de Seville"). Falling under her spell, he loosens her bonds. The crowd returns to see Carmen led to prison, roaring with delight when she escapes; Jose is arrested for letting her get away. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre D e troit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 23 CARMEN

Notes on Carmen from Director Ron Daniels

he question that immediately springs to mind on thinking about Carmen is why is Ta platoon of soldiers stationed near a cigar factory in the heart of the industrial district of Sevilla? This is no remote border outpost and no foreign invasion is expected. There is no terrorist alert. Why, then, are the soldiers there, instead of confronting some enemy on foreign soil? The answer perhaps lies in Carmen, the original novel by Prosper Merimee on which the Georges Bizet's opera is based. In the novel, we learn that Daniels in the large fa ctory "four or five hundred women work in the manufacture of cigars and men are not permitted to enter the building because, in the intolerable heat the women, especially the young ones, work in a state of undress" What's more, in the previous chapter of the novel Merimee has already described how, when the angelus strikes, the young working class women take off their clothes and go down to the Guadalquivir River to bathe while high above them, on the quay side, men gather to stare with bulging eyes at the naked bathers .. In the opera, of course, the women come out of the hot factory into the fresh air to smoke - and it's worth remembering that for a Victorian man, a woman smoking a cigarette was a sure sign of her questionable morality! - and to sing about love, not as the mainstay of stable marriage, but of a love as transient and as insubstantial as the smoke that rises from their cigarettes. Not exactly the foundation upon which respectable, bourgeois SOCiety is built. What a wonderful image! Young bucks from as far away as Paris, M. Merimee's hero among them, gaping in awe at the nearly naked, cigarette smoking women' Lili del Castillo in Carmen Could this be why the soldiers are stationed near the factory - to prevent a possible breach of the peace by keeping these eXCitable, lusty young men at bay and at a safe distance from so many tempting young women? Perhaps. However, these are not prim, proper, refined young ladies who delicately sip tea in elegant, cosmopolitan drawing rooms. They are strong, uninhibited women who earn their living by the sweat of their labor and who, because they are financially independent, can claim as much freedom as their male counterparts. They are an unruly, combustible work force that could strike at any moment, endangering production, or become, as in fact in the opera they do become, violent and create a riot! And then of course, there's la Carmencita, the beautiful, sensuous, and fearless gypsy, not Irina Mishura as Carmen in Michigan Opera Theatre's 2001 production. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 24 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House CARMEN

to be trusted, who scoffs at authority and Chretien" because his is an ancient, characters, Prosper Merimee himself, is ready to pick a quarrel with her fellow impoverished Christian family of perhaps, (with Georges Bizet follOwing workers if she feels in any way slighted. landowners that predates the invasion in his footsteps some years later) and As lethal with her tongue as she is with of Spain by the Moors. Though he was many other Parisian gentlemen, leaving a navaja - she draws an X in blood on destined for the priesthood, he is no the chilly banks of the Seine, heading the face of her adversary - she is the limp wristed effete, but a man prone to southwards to warmer climes and the ultimate outsider, who meditates on the violence, having killed a companion over stunning sight of the naked women elusive, turbulent nature of love and her a friendly game of paume. Impulsive and bathing in the Guadalquivir. Exchanging own affections - "love is a bird that insanely jealous, he cannot fathom or for a moment - in the imagination, at cannot be caged ... love is a gypsy child tolerate the freedom that Carmen claims least - their bourgeois respectability for who knows no law"l fo r herself. a life of daring adventure and sensual One look at Carmen and Don j ose The gypsy and the aristocrat. Chien et bliss in the company of cigarette smoking is doomed. The title Don means he is loup ne font pas longtemps bon menage. girls, freedom loving smugglers and an aristocrat - he calls himself a "vieux The dog and the wolf do not live together death defying bullfighters. Imagining long. The gypsy themselves seduced by the exotic gypsy, Carmen is the the "strange and savage" witch with her quintessential magically scented flowers and irresistible, free spirit, for devilish charms, a woman to be had but whom love is never possessed. Knowing all the time an exhilarating that this elusive dream would be almost adventure and who too much to bear, and would inevitably prizes her freedom come to a tragic end. above life itself. And as we watch and listen to the On the other hand, opera, we also travel towards the bright, the aristocrat Don warm colors of the South and we too jose wants to have share in the vision of beauty as the and to hold all for scantily clad women pour out of the himself - and if Cigar factory. Like Don jose, we too he cannot possess are seduced by the beguiling Carmen, her, he will make though she warns us that her love cannot her eternally his be trusted. And when indeed her love own by taking her starts slipping away, we share in Don life. jose's increasing despair and finally, as the We can imagine knife plunges into her heart, in his sense the creator of these of devastation and loss. extraordinary And I wonder if, beyond the glorious music which is so familiar to us but still always takes our breath away, one of the reasons we feel so attracted to the opera is because these two mythic characters, Carmen and Don jose, somehow embody conflicting tendencies within each one of us - our dream of riding forever on horseback over fields and mountains, free from the travails of our humdrum daily lives, as well as our realization that this freedom is, sadly, utterly impossible.

By Ron Daniels

Photos: Mark Mancinelli

Michigan Opera Theatre's 2001 production of Carmen Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 25 Artist Profiles SUZANNE MALLARE ACTON KATE ALDRICH JANINAH BURNETT Chorus Master, The Elixir of Love, Carmen, Cannen (9 , 13 , 16) Micaela, Cannen Cannen American mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich Soprano Janinah Burnett made her As MOT's long term Assistant Music made her Michigan Opera Theatre debut Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the fall Director and Chorus Master, Suzanne in 2001 , performing in both Falstaff and 2006 season as Bess in Porgy and Bess. Mallare Acton has prepared the adult and the title role in A winner of the children choruses for more than 125 Carmen. She is 2008 Sullivan - productions. She is rapidly earning Foundation Award, the Director of international recog her timeless vocal Michigan Opera nition as one of quality is evident in Theatre Children's today's leading vocal her poignant Chorus and also artists, and has been portrayals of signa serves as the heard at leading ture roles, such as company resident theaters throughout Micaela in Carmen. conductor. For the world including the Metropolitan Ms. Burnett was a member of the sister • MOT, conducting Opera, San Francisco Opera, Salzburg group to Three Mo' Tenors entitled Three credits include West Side Story, Il Barbiere Festival, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Mo ' Divas and recently toured to Austria, di Siviglia, Music Man, The Pirates of the Hamburg State Opera, Teatro Regio Sweden, and Japan with the New York Penzance, The Mikado, Die Fledennaus, of Torino, Los Angeles Opera, [Opera de Harlem Productions company performing The Daughter of the Regiment, La Boheme, Montreal, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in the roles of Clara and Bess in Porgy and Th e Tender Land, and La Traviata. Duesseldorf, Teatro Sao Carlos in Lisbon, Bess. Additionally, Ms. Burnett has Additional conducting credits include New York City Opera, and many more. performed with Ray Charles, Dr. Billy My Fair Lady and La Jj-aviata for Dayton Recent engagements include Theatre du Taylor, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Opera, The Merry Widow and Madama Capitole as Giulietta in Offenbach's and at Oprah Winfrey's personal birthday Butterfly for Artpark, and Tosca for Les Contes d'Hoffmann , her first Verdi celebration at the home of Maya Angelou. Augusta Opera. As guest conductor, Requiem at the Sanxay Soirees Lyrique, Upcoming engagements include Donna Ms. Acton has worked with the Detroit La Pulcinella in the Montpellier Festival Anna in Don Giovanni with Opera Chamber Winds and Strings, with Daniele Gatti, and Adalgisa in Nonna Cleveland. Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony with the Orchestre Symphonique de Orchestra, The Auditorium Theatre, Montreal. Upcoming engagements include STEPHEN COSTELLO Lexington Bach Festival Orchestra, and the title role in Cannen with Deutsche Nemorino, The Elixir of Love (28, 4) the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra. Oper Berlin, Lenore in La Favorite in American tenor Stephen Costello Spain and Oktavian in Der Rosenkavalier makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut LISA AGAZZI with Opera Marseille. as Nemorino in The Elixir of Love during Mercedes, Carmen the spring 2009 season. His recent American Mezzo-Soprano Lisa Agazzi BURAK BILGILl engagements makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut Dulcamara, The Elixir of Love included the role of in the role of Mercedes in Carmen, a role Turkish bass Burak Bilgili returns to Christian in David she has also sung Michigan Opera Theatre to perform the DiChiera's Cyrano at with San Diego role of Dulcamara in The Elixir of Love, Opera Company of Opera, Utah Opera after his debut in the fall 2004 season Philadelphia, the and Musica Riva production of Duke in Rigoletto Festival in Italy. Rigoletto. From the with Deutsche Oper She most recently time of his profes Berlin, Cassio in sang the role of sional operatic debut Otello at the Salzburg Festival with Feodor in Boris at the Teatro alla Riccardo Muti, and Edgardo in Lucia di Godunov opposite Scala in the 2002-03 Lammermoor with Fort Worth Opera. Ferruccio Furlanetto and the Third Lady season as Don A graduate of the Academy of Vocal Arts in The Magic Flute, both with San Diego Alfonso in Lucrezia in Philadelphia, Mr. Costello won first Opera. She won first place and the Borgia, bass Burak prize in the 2006 George London Audience Choice Award in the San Diego Bilgili has enjoyed a busy international Foundation For Singers Competition as District Metropolitan Opera National schedule of engagements. He opened the well as first prize and audience prize in Council Auditions and a Borsa di Studio 2007 -2008 season as the Villains in the Giargiari Competition. Future proj Award in the Riccardo Zandonai Les Contes d'Hoffinann at the Virginia ects include opening the 2009-2010 International Opera Competition. Opera, followed by his debut at the Covent Garden season, a return to the A Metro Detroit native, she is active as Maggio Musicale Fiorentino as Guardiano Metropolitan Opera, for the opening a soloist here, most recently singing a in La Forza del Destino, Don Basilio in production of the 2011-2012 season, solo concert including Les Nuits d'ete at Toronto, and Nourabad in Les Pecheurs Rodolfo in La Boheme with Deutsche the Macomb Center for the Performing de Perles at the Florida Grand Opera in Oper Berlin and Cincinnati Opera, and a Arts with the Warren Symphony Miami. Future engagements include II debut with Lyric Opera of Chicago. Orchestra. Piccolo Marat at Teatro Gratticielo and Ferrando in II Trovatore at Grand Theatre CopyrightGeneve 2010, and San Michigan Francisco Opera Opera. Theatre 26 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House RON DANIELS MARK FLINT fall 2008 season's Stage Director, Carmen Conductor, Carmen Madame Butterfly. Ron Daniels returns to Michigan Conductor Mark D. Flint returns to Previously, she has Opera Theatre in the spring 2009 season Michigan Opera Theatre to conduct also worked as an to stage Carmen, after his debut with the Carmen, his 28th production with the Assistant Wig and company directing the same production company, and the opera that he Makeup DeSigner in 2001. Born in conducted in his [or Central City Brazil and currently debut with MOT in Opera , Cleveland residing in New 1977. Most recently, Opera , Omaha York, Ron Daniels is Mr. Flint conducted Opera and Nevada Opera. an Honorary the world premiere Associate Director of production of David CONSTANCE HOFFMAN the Royal DiChiera's Cy rano , Costume Designer, Carmen Shakespeare which he also A graduate of the universities of New Company and orchestrated. A York and California, Constance Hoffman former Artistic Director of the RSC's The native of West Virginia, he previously is Associate Pro fessor and Head of Other Place Theatre at Stratford-upon served as Music Director and Principal Costume Design at Avon , England. His work over 15 years Guest Conductor for Michigan Opera New York with the RSC includes many productions Theatre, Music Director of San Francisco University, and was of Shakespeare plays including The Opera's Western Opera Theatre, and the recipient of the Tempest, A Midsummer Night~ Dream, Artistic and Music Director of the Illinois Outer Critics Circle two productions of Hamlet as well as Opera Theatre at the University of Award in 2000. major new works by David Edgar, David Illinois. Augusta Opera Artistic Director Opera credits Rudkin, Pam Gems, Paula Milne, Naomi and Principal Conductor, he has led the include Grendel, Der Wallace, Stephen Poliakoff and Anthony majority of orchestras in world-renowned Fliegender Burgess, with whom he collaborated on opera houses and symphonies throughout Hollander, La Grande-Duchesse de an adaptation of A Clockwork Orange, the United States and Canada. Geralstein (Los Angeles); Giulio Cesare with music specially written for the (Virginia, Florida); Lucia di Lammermoor production by Bono and The Edge of U2. KENDALL GLADEN (Minnesota); Rigoletto (San Francisco); Carmen, Carmen (10, 15 , 17) Salsipuedes , Carmen (Houston); Orphee, LILI DEL CASTILLO Young American mezzo-soprano [ Etoile, Tasca, Madama Butterfly, La Choreographer, Carmen Kendall Gladen makes her Michigan Janciulla del West, Acis and Galatea Choreographer Lili del Castillo made Opera Theatre debut in the spring 2009 (Glimmerglass/NYCO); The Merchant and her MOT debut in the 2001 pro duction production of the Pauper (Saint Louis); La Traviata (Tel ofC armen and returns in 2009 in the Carmen. She is Aviv); Salome (Lithuanian Opera); The same role. She quickly earning a Queen oj Spades (Bayerische Staatoper); trained in Spain reputation as an Tannhiiuser (Opera Na tional de Paris, where she became a important young Tokyo Opera Nomori). Theatre credits member of the artist and has been include The Green Bird (Broadway); Mr. Antonio Alonso heard throughout Marmalade (Roundabout Theatre Troup. After her the United States at Company); Tiny Alice (Second Stage); A return to the U.S. , the Washington Midsummer Night~ Dream (Shakespeare she formed her own National Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Theatre, Washington , Center Stage, group, Rincon Louis, Sarasota Opera and Opera North. Baltimore). Flamenco. As its director she has She is currently in her second year as an appeared in venues throughout the Adler Fellow with San Francisco Opera, ROGER HONEYWELL Southwest and performed as a soloist in where she was previously a participant in Don Jose, Carmen (9, 13, 16) conjunction with other companies. the Merola Opera Program. Recent Canadian tenor Roger Honeywell She has appeared with partner Manolo engagements include performances of made his MOT debut in the spring 2005 Rivera in the opera Carmen in Orlando, Beethoven's Sy mphony No. 9 with the San season in the world premiere of Margaret New Orleans, and with the Florentine Francisco Symphony in San Francisco Garn er, and returns Opera. As a soloist, she has been a chore and New York at Carnegie Hall, and a this season in the ographer, dance and movement coach as performance as Mercedes in Carmen with role of Don Jose in well as a performer in Carmen and La Los Angeles Opera. Carmen. Recently Traviata with Houston Grand Opera, Mr. Honeywell made Opera Pacific, and Atlanta Opera. With SARAH HATTEN his debut with the Kentucky Opera, she partnered with Wig and Makeup Designer, The Elixir oj Metropolitan Opera Antonio Hidalgo in Carmen and was Love, Carmen in a new production asked to return for their production of La Sarah Hatten returns to Michigan of Doctor Atomic, Traviata . Other credits include perfor Opera Theatre in the spring 2009 season where he reprised the role of Captain mances with New Mexico Opera Theatre to design hair and makeup for The Elixir James Nolan. Other recent engagements and Opera Southwest in Productions of oj Love and Carmen. She has recently include Macduff in Macbeth with Opera Carmen, La Ii ~aviata, Die Fledermaus, and deSigned wigs and makeup for Des de Montreal and his debut with Fort Amahl and the Night Visitors. Moines Metro Opera and Michigan Opera Worth Opera as Don Jose in Carmen. Theatre, and her last designs included the Following his performances in Detroit, he Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Ope ra House www.MichiganOpera.Ol·g BRAVO 27 will perform the role of Geoff Hammond spring 2009 produc Stadt Bonn, Opera de Monte Carlo, in the world premiere of Paul Moravec's tion of Carmen. A Stadttheater Luzern, Washington Opera, The Letter with the Santa Fe Opera. native of North Cincinnati Opera, Boston Lyric Opera Carolina, Mr. Joyner and Opera Carolina among others. Mr. JIM INGALLS has established Lusmann is an Associate Professor of Lighting Designer, Carmen himself as one of the Voice at the University of Michigan and is Lighting designer Jim Ingalls makes most sought after also a member of the voice faculty at the his MOT debut in the spring 2009 season tenors on the inter Seagle Music Colony He can be heard on designing lighting for Carmen. For Lyric national opera scene. Mr. Joyner has recordings of Strauss' Der Friedenstag on Opera of Chicago, performed with more than 40 opera the Koch International label, Operangala Mr. Ingalls has companies and symphony orchestras on Tonstudio AMOS and on E. E. designed John around the world, including The Cummings: An American Circus on Adams' Dr. Atomic Washington Opera, the New York City Centaur Records. directed by Peter Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Teatro alla Sellars; Salome, Scala in Milan, the Rome Opera, Opera WES MASON directed by National de Paris, the Deutsche Oper Dancairo, Morales, Carmen Francesca Zambello. Berlin, and the Deutsche Staatsoper Baritone Wes Mason made his Metropolitan Opera: Berlin. Recent engagements include Michigan Opera Theatre debut as a Orfeo et Eurydice, directed by Mark performances with Opera Memphis as Barbara Gibson Young Apprentice in the Morris; Salome; Les Troyens; War and Alfredo in La Traviata, Don Jose in 2008 spring season as Perichaud in La Peace; The Gambler; Wozzeck . For Opera Carmen at Austin Lyric Opera, and Rondine and returns Nationale de Paris, he has designed Arindal in Die Feen at Theatre du this spring season as Tristan und Isolde, with Bill Viola video; Chatelet. In July 2009 William Joyner Dancairo and Kaija Saariaho's Adriana Mater and will create the role of Le J ournaliste in the Morales in Carmen. ~mour de Loin. Recent productions world premiere of Wainwright's Prima Recently, Mr. Mason include: Caroline, or Change for Donna. appeared as Sid in Baltimore's CenterStage; Romeo and Juliet, the University of On Motifs of Shakespeare for Mark Morris STEPHEN LORD Michigan's produc Dance Group; Kafka on the Shore for Conductor, The Elixir of Love tion of Albert Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre. He Maestro Stephen Lord made his MOT Herring as well as the title role in Eugene frequently collaborates with Melanie conducting debut in the spring 2004 Onegin. This past summer, he returned to Rios-Glaser and Saint Joseph Ballet in production of The Magic Flute, and Seagle Music Colony for his fourth Santa Ana, CA. returns to conduct season , performing the roles of Marcello the spring 2009 in La Boheme, Curly in Oklahoma! , DALIBORJENIS production of The Cascada in The Merry Widow and Harry Belcore, The Elixir of Love Elixir of Love. in Ricky Ian Gordon's Morning Star. In Slovakian baritone Dalibor Jenis made Maestro Lord is May of 2010, he will appear in the staring his Michigan Opera Theatre debut as continually praised role of Reinaldo Arenas in the world Figaro in The Barber of Seville in the fall for conducting both premiere of Jorge Martin's Before Night 2006 season, and traditional and Falls with Fort Worth Opera. Wes, a returns in the spring contemporary oper 2008 Mid-South Regional Finalist of the 2009 season in the atic works, and is currently music Metropolitan Opera National Council role of Belcore in director for Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Auditions, recently graduated from the The Elixir of Love. Recent conducting engagements this University of Michigan with his Bachelor's In the 2007 -2008 season included a production of La in voice performance under Professor Season, Mr. Jenis Traviata with Portland Opera, Madama Stephen Lusmann. performed Enrico in Butterfly for Opera Colorado and Lucia di Macbeth with Opera de Montreal. ALLEN MOYER Lammermoor at the Opera de Oviedo in Set Designer, The Elixir of Love Spain, followed by performances as STEPHEN LUSMANN Set designer Allen Moyer is a graduate Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Zuniga, Carmen of New York University Tisch School of Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin with J ossi American baritone Stephen Lusmann the Arts, and has designed numerous Wieler-Sergio Morabito and Philippe made his Michigan Opera Theatre debut productions fo r Jordan. He debuted at the Bayerische in Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking in opera and musical Staatsoper Munchen in the title role of 2003. For the 2009 theater. His credits Eugene Onegin, which he subsequently Spring Opera Season include Street Scene performed in Tokyo. He returned to the he returns as Zuniga for the Staatsoper Hamburg as Germont in La in Carmen. During Williamstown Traviata and performed Lescaut in the course of his Theatre Festival; Manon Lescaut at the Palermo Opera. rich operatic career, Mother Courage for Mr. Lusmann has Steppenwolf; The WILLIAM JOYNER performed more Abduction From Th e Seraglio for Don Jose, Carmen (10, 15, 17) than forty leading Houston Grand Opera; Miss Havisham s American tenor William Joyner makes roles, with many of the world's leading Fire for Opera Theatre of St. Louis; his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the opera companies, including Oper der Le Nozze di Figaro for Dallas Opera; Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 28 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House La Boheme and The Mother of Us All for AlLYN PEREZ AMANDA SQUITIERI New York City Opera and Glimmerglass Adina, The Elixir of Love (28,4) Adina, The Elixir of Love (27, 29) Opera; Luisa Miller for Spoleto Festival; American soprano Ailyn Perez made Soprano Amanda Squitieri made her Friend of The People for Scottish Opera; her Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Lisette A Streetcar Named Desire for the Gate Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro during in last season's production of La Rondine. Theatre in Dublin. the fall 2007 opera season. A native of Praised for her Chicago, Ms. Perez's "warm soprano" MARTIN P AKLEDINAZ "inner radiance voice, "bright, ripe" Costume Designer, The Elixir of Love combined with sound, and "crystal A graduate of Wayne State University vocal luster" has line" soprano tones, and the University of Michigan, Martin made her one of the Ms. Squitieri Pakledinaz designed the costumes for the most promising and recently made her new MOT spring exciting young debut with Opera 2009 production of artists today National de Paris as The Elixir of Love. Recently, Ms. Perez Esmeralda in The Bartered Bride. Other His work in opera appeared as Marzelline in Fidelio with recent engagements include La Rondine includes works with Opera Company of Philadelphia and at with Los Angeles Opera, Don Giovanni the Metropolitan the Salzburg Festival singing Juliette in with Washington National Opera, and the l Opera, New York Romeo etJuliette. 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Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 29 A Landmark Year for MOT: Learning at the Opera House Celebrates 10 Years! News from the Michigan Opera Theatre Department of Community Programs and Learning at the Opera House

Karen V. DiChiera, Director

Better than ever ... Learning Dreaming of a Career in at the Opera House Returns Opera? for 2009 If you're in high school and dream of Learning at the Opera House is once singing professionally, the Michigan Students from Opera Camp 2008 again the place to learn this summer. Opera Theatre Vocal Arts Performance Running June 22 through August 2, there Intensive is a perfect opportunity to are programs, classes, and workshops for advance your pre-professional voice Learning at the Opera House everyone: children , adults, and everyone career. Taught by renowned vocal health Celebrates 10 years! in-between. Returning Learning at the professional and Department of Opera House programs include the Community Programs Singing Voice In a landmark year celebrating the popular Create and Perform class, Specialist Betty Lane, the program will 30th anniversary of the MOT Community Operetta Workshop, poetry classes, opera give a jump start to high school students Programs Department, another important lectures, architecture lectures in partner with a passion for singing to prepare for anniversary this year includes the 10th ship with Preservation Wayne, and Opera voice education at the college level. The anniversary of Learning at the Opera Camp. This year's LATOH programs will intensive will take place over five House. have a Greek theme. Saturdays in March and April, with a Building on input and insights from Returning this summer is a unique concluding student recital on Saturday, the community, Learning at the Opera family learning program. More details on April 4. For more information , contact House began its groundbreaking series of the family program and other LATOH Betty Lane at (313) 237-3238, blane@ summer programs over ten years ago. programs will be available online at www. motopera.org or visit the MOT website, Community Programs Director Karen V MichiganOpera.org. www.MichiganOpera.org. DiChiera developed the concept and collaborated with local leaders to form the educational project. With a group of Department of Community Programs influential Detroiters - including Frank Launches New Touring Shows Angelo, Harriet and Irving Berg, Dr. The spring 2009 season includes the following exciting new programs Wallace Peace, Martin Herman, M. L. that will travel to schools, churches, and community groups. Liebler and help from Community Programs staff, including Dolores Tobis, Footsteps to Freedom Mark Vondrak and "Time Out for Opera" Footsteps to Freedom chronicles the history of black Americans and the African producer Jonathan Swift - LATOH was American experience. Students will learn about the rich legacy and many contributions born. of African Americans in to day's society, grown out of the sounds, songs, rituals, music, The LATOH efforts resulted in dance, spoken word, and rhythms of ancient Kemet, now known as Africa. programs for all ages and abilities, The Pied Piper of Hamelin including subj ects that are a part of opera Follow along with Michigan Opera Theatre's but not usually presented by opera touring programs as they present the Pied Piper of companies, such as music composition, Hamelin by Seymour Barab as the latest touring architecture, art, history, poetry, writing, production offering. The Pied Piper of Hamelin decorative plaster, personal oral histories promises the local village that he can rid the town of of people involved in arts and education, its rats, and in return, the town will pay him hand daytime workshops for youngsters of all somely. When the town does not fulfill its promise ages, and college-age "pre-professionals" of payment, the Pied Piper teaches the townspeople hoping to enter the opera field . As a a lesson. Like the Grimm legend Conly with a happy result, Learning at the Opera House has ending), children learn the value of keeping Michigan Opera Theatre Touring created unique opportunities to allow Programs artist s Trish Sh andor gifted people of all ages training for a promises. To book any touring programs for your school and Mark Vondrak in Th e Pied career in the arts. Piper of Hamelin. or group, contact Dolores Tobis at (313) 237-3429. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 30 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House News from the Margo V. Cohen Center for Dance at the Detroit Opera House Carol Halsted, Director

Cozy Up for a Dance And on Tuesday March Film Night 24, our curator of films, Larry Glowczewski, has Dance lovers from all over the Detroit chosen the complete ballet metro area are finding their way to the Sylvia with choreography Opera House on Tuesday nights for by Frederick Ashton and the biggest bargain and hottest ticket music by Leo Delibes. On in town - the Dance Film series. On April 21, there will be an Tuesday, February 24 there will be a special showing of excerpts special showing of the film "Burn the from the choreography of Floor" plus other clips of ballroom George Balanchine to the dance from the 20th and 21st century music of Tchaikovsky The season ends May 19 with an ABT Summer Intensive dancers performing excerpts from evening of dance in musicals "Swan Lake." - remember Busby Berkley? Come in from the cold, sip some wine and enJoy the films. Dream of Being on Stage with ABT? Learn from Professional The Opera House is offering a very Dancers at the Detroit special opportunity for dancers and Opera House! actors to perform in American Ballet Theatre's Romeo and Juliet as supers Master classes with professional March 13 - 15 with rehearsals beginning companies continue to be a popular and March 6. For registration forms email well attended event. Coming up this [email protected] or visit www.michi winter will be the Grand Rapids Ballet ganopera.org. Imagine dancing on the special ballet class for 10 - 13 year olds same stage as David Hallberg or Gillian on Saturday February 28 at 10 a.m. Murphy and see the entire performance followed by a master class with American from the stage! Ballet Theatre on Saturday March 14 for intermediate/advanced dancers from Special Dance Studio ages 14 - adult. Classes are free with corresponding Opera House performance Fundraising Opportunity ticket or ticket stub. Without a ticket, The Detroit Opera House launched a the master classes are $25 per class. For new fundraising program for area dance ABT Summer Intensive 2008 students in the final information email [email protected]. schools this past fall. For each ticket sold performance at the Detroit Opera House by the studio or school, the Opera House will send back $10.00 to your dance studio. For example, Sherry'S Academy in Carleton, Michigan, made over $1,000 from Nutcracker tickets alone l For infor mation on this program contact Kim Curtis at (313) 237-3251.

Ballet Renaissance Now Offers Classes at the Detroit Opera House Ballet Renaissance is now teaching weekly ballet classes at the Detroit Opera House. Classes are held on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 5:15 - 8:15. Mr. Radoslaw Kokoszka and Ms. Brianna Furnish are co-directors. Call 313-469- 0694 for further information and registration. Students at the Detroit Opera House summerCopyright intensive 2008 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2008-09 Mr. R Jamison Williams, Jr., Mr. Thomas Celani Mr. Richard G. Goetz Mr. Timothy Nasso Chairmen Emeritus Chairman Mrs. Frederick H. Clark Mr. David Handleman Mr. James Nichols Mr. Robert E. Dewar t Dr. David DiChiera, Mrs. Peter Cooper Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Mr. Daniel Pehrson Mr. Lyn n A. Townsend t President Ms. Joanne Danto Mr. Gary E. Johnson D r. Charlotte Podowski Mr. Cameron B. Duncan, Mr. Tarik S. 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Brodie Mr. Dean Friedman Mrs. Manuel Moroun Mr. Michael Tweddle Mr. George M. Zeltzer Mrs. William C Brooks Mr. James M. Garavaglia Dr. Stephen Munk Mr. George C Vincent Mr. Mort Zieve t Mrs. Jennifer Nasser BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2007-2008 Dr. &: Mrs. Roger M. Ajluni Mr. &: Mrs. Cameron B. Mr. Patrick J. Kerzic &: Dr. Irvin D. Reid Dr. &: Mrs. Christopher D. Mr. &: Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Duncan Mrs. Stephanie Germack &: Dr. Pamela Trotman Reid Wilhelm Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas F Mr. &: Mrs. Kenneth Kerzic Dr. &: Mrs. James Rigby Mr. &: Mrs. R. Jamison Alli son Eisenberg Mrs. Charles Kessler Mr. &: Mrs. Roy S. Roberts Williams, Jr. Dr. Lourdes V Andaya Mrs. Charl es M. Endicott Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene L. Klein Ms. Patricia H. Rodzik Dr. &: Mrs. Sam B. Williams Julie Douse-Angileri &: Mr. &: Mrs. Alex Erdeljan Mr. &: Mrs. Robert Klein Mr. &: Mrs. Peter Ronan The Hon. Joan E. Young Joseph Angileri Dr. Fern R. Espino Mr. &: Mrs. Mike Kojaian Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Rose &: Mr. Thomas L. 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Brodie Garberding Martin Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow Mr. t &: Mrs. t David Poll ock Mr. &: Mrs. William C Ambassador &: Mrs. Yousif Mr. &: Mrs. Ri chard McBrien Mr. &: Mrs. David Snyder Mr. &: Mrs. t Fred Brooks Ghafari Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Mr. Anthony L. Soave Schneidewind Mr. &: Mrs. Roy Calcagno Mr. &: Mrs. Vito P. Gioia Mr. &: Mrs. Jeffrey Miro Mr. Richard A. Sonenklar Mrs. Mark C Stevens t Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas Celani Mr. &: Mrs. Richard G. Goetz Mr. &: Mrs. Glen Mitchell Mr. &: Mrs. Richard D. Mr. t &: Mrs. t Robert Mr. &: Mrs. Alfred Mr. &: Mrs. Arnold Gordon Ms. Monica Moffat Starkweather VanderKloot Cheesebrough 1Il Mr. &: Mrs. Harvey Grace &: Mr. Patrick McGuire Mr. Frank D. Stell a Mrs. R. Alexander Wrigley Mr. &: Mrs. Michael Chirco Mr. &: Mrs. Samuel Dr. Ali Moiin Ms. Mary Ann Stell a Mr. &: Mrs. Frederick H. Haberman &: Dr. Wi lliam Kupsky Dr. Calvin Stevens Founding Members Clark Mrs. Berj H. Haidosti an Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore Mr. &: Mrs. William Stone Mr. t &: Mrs. Lynn A. The Hon. &: Mrs. Avern Mr. &: Mrs. David Monolidis Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Strome Townsend, Founding L Cohn Handleman Mr. &: Mrs. Manuel Moroun Mr. &: Mrs. George Strumbos Chairman Mr. Thomas Cohn Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Mr. &: Mrs. E. Clarence Dr. Jonathan Swift The Hon. &: Mrs. tAvern Mr. &: Mrs. Peter Cooper Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Hartwig Mularoni Mr. Ronald F Switzer L. Cohn Ms. Joanne Danto &: Mrs. David B. Hermelin Dr. &: Mrs. Stephen Munk Mr. &: Mrs. Joel Tauber Dr. &: Mrs. John DeCarl o Dr. Arnold Weingarden Mr. &: Mrs. Derek Hodgson Mr. &: Mrs. E. Michael Dr. &: Mrs. Anthony R. Dr. &: Mrs. David DiChiera Mr. &: Mrs. Marvin I. Danto The Hon. &: Mrs. Joseph N. Mutchler Tersigni Mr. t &: Mrs. t Aaron H. Mr. &: Mrs. Tarik S. Daoud Impastato Mrs. Jennifer Nasser Dr. Lorna Thomas Gershenson Julia Donovan Darlow Mr. &: Mrs. Alan Israel Mr. &: Mrs. Timothy L Nasso Dr. Roberta &: Mr. Sheldon Mr. &: Mrs. Donald C Graves &: John C O'Meara Mrs. Una Jackman Mr. &: Mrs. James Nichols Toll Mr. t &: Mrs. t john C Mr. &: Mrs. Jerry P. D'Avanzo Mr. &: Mrs. Darnell D. Mr. &: Mrs. Irvi ng Nusbaum Mr. &: Mrs. C Thomas Griffin Mr. &: Mrs. Lawrence N. Jackson Dr. Juliette Okotie-Eboh Toppin Mr. &: Mrs. Harry L Jones David Mr. &: Mrs. john P. Jagger Mr. &: Mrs. Graham Orley Mr. &: Mrs. George Torreano The Hon. t &: Mrs. Wade Mr. &: Mrs. Ethan Davidson Mrs. Sybil Jaques Mr. &: Mrs. James Pamel Mrs. Lynn A. Townsend McCree Jr. Mr. Thomas H. Delaney Mr. Don Jensen Mr. &: Mrs. Spencer Partrich Mr. Mi chael Tweddle Mr. Harry j. Nederlander Ms. Annette De Lorenzo Mr. &: Mrs. KentJidov Mr. &: Mrs. Daniel Pehrson Mr. &: Mrs. Melvin Mr. E. Harwood Rydholm t Mrs. Margaret Demant Mr. &: Mrs. Gary E. Johnson Dr. Robert E. L Perkins VanderBrug Mr. &: Mrs. Neil Snow Mr. Kevin Dennis Mr. &: Mrs. Lawrence S. Mr. &: Mrs. Brock E. Plumb Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Victor Mr. &: Mrs. Richard &: Mr. Jeremy Zeltzer Jones Dr. Charlotte &: Mr. Charles Mr. &: Mrs. Steven I. Victor Strichartz Dr. David Di Chiera Mr. Odell Jones 1Il Podowski Mr. &: Mrs. George C Mr. t &: Mrs. t Robert C Mrs. Karen VanderKloot &: Ms. Cecily Hoagland Mrs. Heinz Prechter Vi ncent VanderKloot DiChiera Mrs. Wi lliam Kahn Mr. &: Mrs. W James Prowse Mr. Gary L Wasserman Dr. &: Mrs. Sam H. Williams The Hon. &: Mrs. John Mr. &: Mrs. John Kaplan Mr. &: Mrs. John Rakolta, Jr. Mr. &: Mrs. Richard C Webb Mr. t &: Mrs. t Theodore O. Dingell Mr. &: Mrs. Peter Karmanos Mrs. Ruth Rattner Mrs. Amelia H. Wilhelm Yntema Ms. Mary Jane Doerr Mr. &: Mrs. Anthony Rea Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 32 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House Administration & Staff

DAVID DICHIERA, FOUNDER & COMPUTER SERVICES PRODUCTION GENERAL DIRECTOR John Grigaitis, Information Technology John Eckstrom, Vice President & Chief Manager ADMINISTRATION Financial Officer Shelly Ratliff, LAN Administrator Elizabeth Anderson, Production Coordinator DEPARTMENTAL DIRECTORS DANCE Sharon Faulkner, Production Karen VanderKloot DiChiera, Director of Kim Curtis, Administrative Assistant Administrator Community Programs Matt Jackson+ *, 7+*, Assistant Stage Carol Halsted, Director of Dance DEVELOPMENT Managers Dewan Mitchell, Director of Bookings & Kim-Lan Trinh, Associate Director of Nancy Krolikowski, Production Volunteer Events Management Development, Planned Giving & Major Rock Monroe, Director of Safety & Gifts MUSIC DEPARTMENT Security Danielle DeFauw, Boutique Manager David DiChiera, Music Director Laura R. Nealssohn, Director of Michelle DeLand, Corporate Campaign Roberto Mauro, Artistic Consultant Communications Manager Suzanne Mallare Acton, Assistant Music David W Osborne, Director of Production Heather Hamilton, Special Projects Director & Chorus Master Mary Parkhill, Director of Development Manager Diane Bredesen, Orchestra Personnel Jason Warzecha, Director of Theatre and Katherine Kucharski, Membership Manager Parking Center Operations Manager, Database Consultant Jean Schneider, Repetiteur Matthew Talbot, Foundation & ADMINISTRATION Government Grants Manager TECHNICAL & DESIGN STAFF William Austin, Executive Assistant Stephani Yates, Dance Patron Circle Daniel T. Brinker, Technical Director to the General Director Campaign Manager Monika Essen, Property Master & Scenic Timothy Lentz, Archivist & Artist Administrative Assistant for FINANCE Kendall Smith, Lighting Coordinator Ford Center for Arts and Learn~ng Derrick Lewis, Controller Andrew Griffin, Asst. Lighting Designer Kimberly Burgess-Rivers, Rita Winters, & Asst. Technical Director COMMUNICATIONS Accountants Dee Dorsey, Supertitle Operator Kimberly A. Mogielski, Patron & Holly Eckstrom, Accounting Assistant Rudi Lauermann, Recording Engineer Ticket Services Manager Adriene Goloda, Technical Assistant Michael Hauser, Marketing Manager DETROIT OPERA HOUSE Kimberly Gray, Ticket Services Assistant Angela Donaldson, Food & Beverage COSTUMES Manager Manager Suzanne M. Hanna, Costume Director Jane Kennedy Coe, Ticket Services Bernard Williams, Building Maintenance Laura Brinker, Cutter/Draper Assistant Manager Corey Scott, Executive Chef Alice Moss, Wardrobe Mistress Tunisia Brown, Communication & Dennis Wells, Facilities Manager Katie Hein, First Hand Ticket Services Associate Demetrius Barnes, Building Engineer Susan A. Fox, Margaret Bronder, Stitchers Felicia Burgess, Administrative Assistant Jesse Carter, Senior Building Engineer Monika Essen, Costume Painter Mitchell Carter, Website Coordinator Lashanya Littlejohn, Assistant Food & Rebekah Johnson, Public Relations Beverage Manager MAKEUP & HAIR Coordinator Randy Elliott, House Manager Sarah Hatten, Designer John Grigaitis, Photographer Robert Mettetal, Building Engineer Elizabeth Geck, Assistant Wig & Makeup Crystal G. Ratledge, Account Executive, Timothy Johnson, Building Maintenance Designer Solomon Friedman Advertising Ben Latimer, Building Maintenance Detroit Local Wig & Makeup Crew Bill Carroll, Public Relations Volunteer SAFETY & SECURITY STAGE CREW COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Lt. Lorraine Monroe, Supervisor John Kinsora, Head Carpenter Mark Vondrak, Associate Director & Tour Leroy Banks, Gernell Cardwell, Marcellus Robert Mesinar, Head Electrician Manager Wheeler, Dave Williams, Stage Door Alan Bigelow, Head Property man Betty Lane, Operations Manager & Officers Paul Moraites, Head Sound Singing Voice Specialist Dondra Mainor, Pamela Scott, Kevin Robert Martin, Head Flyman Dolores Tobis, Marketing Manager Stafford, Sgt. Daryl Stuckey, Derrick Gary Gilmore, Production Electrician Trish Shand or, Special Projects Sykes, Control Center Officers Mary Ellen Shuffett, Head of Wardrobe Coordinator DETROIT OPERA HOUSE TOURING ARTISTS OF lATSE Local #38, Stage Crew COMMUNITY PROGRAMS PARKING CENTER lATSE Local #786, Wardrobe Betsy Bronson, Maria Cimarelli, Bernard Robert Neil, Manager Holcomb, Joseph Jackson, Betty Lane, Paul Bolden, Event Manager for Parking * The Elixir of Love Amy Dolan Malaney, Madelyn Porter, + Carmen David Pulice, Amanda Sabelhaus, Karl Schmidt, Trish Shand or, Chris Vaught, Mark Vondrak, Alvin Waddles, Karin White Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 33 • Family Album Margaret Garner Gala

Barbara Munk, Monique Poitrinal-Fournier Stephen Munk, Karen and Derek Hodgso~ and guest.

Kent and Amy Jidov, Floy and Lee Barthel, Dolores Levey and Ken Hart Opera Ball

Opera Ball co-chair Stephanie Germack Kerzic, Dr. DiChiera, and Opera Ball general chair Betty and Bill Brooks

Karen V DiCh· lera and Dr. DI·Ch·lera

(L-R) 20080 Okotie-Eb pera Ball honor Nelso oh, Karla Hall K· ees Pamela Alex Harris~ ' Glenda Price, Shirllmberlydawn Wisd~nder, juliette Pt . . n, Barbara Mah ey Stancato L· m, Faye a nCla Bennett one, Vivian p. k ' Inda Forte K th , and Monica Em IC ard, Carol Go' a ryn erson. ss, Opera Ball honorees receive their gifts from general chair Betty Brooks, committee member Nora Moroun, and co-chairs Stephanie Germack Kerzic, Danialle Karmanos, and Denise Lutz. Photos by John Grigaitis Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 34 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra

Violin I Viola Oboe Trombone Charlotte Merkerson, John Madison*+ Kristen Beene*+ Maury Okun*+ Concertmaster* + Scott Stefanko+ Sally Pituch+ Greg Near+ Laura Leigh Roelofs, Assistant James Greer+ -OboelEnglish Horn Concertmaster+ Kathleen Grimes+ Harp Velda Kelly+ Clarinet Patricia Terry-Ross*+ Bryan Johnston+ Cello Brian Bowman*+ AndrewWu+ Nadine Deleury*+ J William King+ Timpani Beth Kirton+ Diane Bredesen+ Leonardo Soto*+ Molly Hughes+ Robert Reed+ Bassoon Kevin Filewych + Bass Pawel Wnuk+ Percussion Derek Weller * + John Dorsey*+ Violin II Clark Suttle+ Horn Victoria Haltom * + Andrew Pelletier + Brooke Hoplamazian+ Flute Carrie Banfield+ * Principal Daniel Stachyra + Pamela Hill * + + Michigan Opera Theatre Henrik Karapetyan+ Laura Larson+ Trumpets Core Orchestra Anna Weller+ David Ammer+ Detroit Federation of Gordon Simmons+ Musicians Local #5 American Federation of Musicians

Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus

Kara Alfano Rebecca Engelhard Jonathan Lowrie Lucy Thompson Carol Ambrogio Louise Fisher Susan Lowrie Carie Volkar Ryan Banar Nicholas Fitzer Anthony Lynch Tiffanie Waldron Patrick Barnard Charles Freeman Amy Malaney Justin Watson Victoria Bigelow Yvonne Friday Leslie Mason Norman Weber Heidi Bowen Jeremy Gilpatric Anthony McGlaun Tamara Whitty Kim W Brooks Conda Green Kim Millard Amber Williams Cynthian Brundage Lenora Green Elizabeth Mitchell Fred Buchalter Rosaline Guastella Rachel Nofziger The American Guild of Amanda Cantu Edward Hanlon Annie Radcliffe Musical Artists is the official Adam Diekhoff Celeste Headlee Valerie Said union of the Michigan Opera Isaac Droscha Leslie Hill Dustin Scott Theatre Chorus Rebecca Eaddy Terrence Horn Ken Shepherd Ken Ebaugh Richard Jackson Ramesh Srinvasan Jacqueline Echols Jacqueline King Stephen Stewart Brandy Ellis Brian Leduc Gregory Stinson

Ensuring the Future Mr Robert G. Abgarian Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Kolton Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee # Misses Phyllis & Selma Korn' Mrs. Adel Amerman* # + Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Krolikowski' Imagine a gift that outlives you-that touches future Dr. Lourdes V Andaya* Mr. Max Lepler & Mr. Rex generatIOns m your absence- to expenence Mr. & Mrs. Agustin Arbulu* Dotson and enjoy the world of opera. Chester & Emelia Arnold * Mr. Philip Leon '* Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mrs. Wade H. McCree' That's the goal of the Avanti Society, Michigan Opera Theatre's Mr. & Mrs. J. Addison Bartush *# Ms. Jane McKee* Planned Gift Recognition Program. Mr. & Mrs. Brett Batterson* Mrs. Lucie B. Meininger The Avanti Society represents a designated group of friends Mr. & Mrs. Mandell Berman Drs. Orlando & Dorothy Miller' Mr. & Mrs. Art B1air* Monica Moffat & Pat McGuire of Michigan Opera Theatre who have made plans to include the Mr. Robert Bomier Mrs. Ella M. Montroy organization in their estate plans- whether by will, trust, insurance, or Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mr. Ronald K. Morrison' life income arrangement. Membership in the Avanti Society is open to Roy E. & lise Calcagno* Ruth Rawlings Matt Gladys Caldroney* Mrs. Betty]. Mueller all. Dr. & Mrs. Victor J Cervenak* Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Munk Members of the Avanti Society receive a beautifully designed lapel Mr Allen B. Christman Ms. Julie A. Owens" pin, recognition at the annual Avanti Evening and invitations to special Mr & Mrs. Robert C. Mr. Dale J Pangonis* Comstock # Mary & Charles A. Parkhill events and performances, and are listed as members in our program Dr. Robert A. Cornette* # Mrs. Elizabeth Pecsenye books throughout each season. Mr. & Mrs. Tarik Daoud* # Clwice Odgers Percox Mr. Thomas J. Delaney Mr Thomas G. Porter Ms. Mwjorie Adele DeVlieg Mr. Richard M. Raisin * AN AVANTI FOR TOMORROW Mr & Mrs. Robert E. Dewar' # Mrs. Ruth F Rattner' # The growth of Michigan Opera Theatre's permanent Endowment M,: James P Diamond Mr. Joshua Rest Fund ensures the growth and future vitality of one of the region's Dr. David DiChiera # Marguerite & James Rigby' Karen VanderKloot DiChiera' # Mr. Bryan L. Rives greatest cultural assets. You are invited to create your own legacy Ms. Mary Jane Doerr # Ms. Patricia Rodzik * your Avanti-through Michigan Opera Theatre. Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Duncan' Mr Mitchell). Romanowski You may use the attached confidential reply card to indicate your Mrs. Charles M. Endicott' # Ms. Joanne B. Rooney Mrs. Charlotte Bush Failing Ms. Susan Schooner' gift, or contact Kim-Lan Trinh at (313) 237-3408 to discuss gift Mr. & Mrs. Herb Fisher' Drs. Heinz & Alice Platt options that may benefit you, your heirs and Michigan Opera Theatre. Mrs. Anne E. Ford Schwarz * Pamela R. Francis' Mrs. Frank C. Shaler* Barbara Frankel & Ronald Ms. Laura Sias Michalak' # June & Harold Siebert ------, Mr. & Mrs. Herman Frankel' # Mrs. Marge Slezak Confidential Reply: Please return this fonn to Kim-Lan Trinh, Michigan Mrs. Rema Frankel' # Ms. Anne Sullivan Smith" Opera Theatre , 1526 Broadway, Detroit, MI 48226, or e-mail ktrinh@ Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Freeman Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow' Mrs. Jane Shoemaker French Mr Edward L. Stahl motopera.org Mr Edward P Frohlich Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dr. & Mrs. Byron P. Georgeson' Starkweather* # + Name(s) ______Priscilla A B. Goodell Mrs. Mark C. Stevens' # Mr Ernest Goodman Mr. Stanford C. Stoddard Address ______Mrs. Freda K. Goodman Jonathan Swift & Thomas A. St. Priscilla R. Greenberg, Ph.D.' # Charles' City ______State ___ Zip ______Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hagopian Mr. Ronald F Switzer* Mr. Lawrence W Hall' Ms. Mary Ellen Tappan * # Phone (day) ______Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Halperin' Donald & Margaret Thurber' (eve) ______Mrs . Robert M. Hamady Mr. Edward D. Tusset* Mr. David Handleman' # Mr. & Mrs. George Vincent* # + Best time to call: ______Mr. Kenneth E. Hart' Mr J. Ernest Wilde Mr. & Mrs. Eugene L. Hartwig' Mrs. Amelia H. Wilhelm' # Dr. & Mrs. Gerhardt A. Hein Mrs. Helen B. Wittenberg o Yes, please send information regarding planned gifts. Ms. Nancy B. Henk Elizabeth & Walter P Work' Ms. Mwy A Hester Mr. & Mrs. George M. Zeltzer* o Vwe already qualify for the Avanti Society Mr Bruce Hillman Karen & Derek Hodgson Avanti Logo &: Pin Design Please briefly describe the estate gift that qualifies you for membership Mr Gordon V Hoialmen Monica Moffat & Pat McGuire (all information submitted will be kept confidential): Dr. Cindy Hung* Mr Carl). Huss Keys: Mrs. Ilene). Intihar , Founding Members Kristin Jaramillo* # Touch the Future donors Mr. Donald Jensen' + Avanti Society Sponsors Ms. Helen Barbara Johnston Italics = deceased members Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein # '* = new members since Mrs. Josephine Kleiner 2008 Fall Program Book was Mr. & Mrs. Erwin H. Klopfer' # published Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 36 BRAVO www.MichiganOp ra.org Detroit Opera House Contributors to Michigan Opera Theatre's Campaign to Restore the Detroit Opera House

Michigan Opera Theatre extends appreciation to the many donors who Opera House (1989 -1998), The New Century Fund Campaign (1999 - 2001) contributed so generously to the three phases of the Detroit Opera House and The Crowning Achievement Ca mpaign (2002 -2004). fund raising initiative from 1989 t02004. Following is a cumulative listing We also thank the many donors who contributed gifts below $5,000 for of gifts of $5,000 and above to The Capital Campaign to Resto re the Detroit their commitment and belief in the Detroit Opera House proj ect.

$5,000,000 + TRW Foundation Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Julia D. Darlow & John C Neva Williams Arts Ford Motor Company Mr. & Mrs. George C Mr. & Mrs. Alex Erdeljan O'Meara Foundation The Kresge Foundation Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Alfred]. Fisher, Larry & Dodie David Matilda R. Wilson Fund Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Jr. Dr. & Mrs. George A. Dean M~. Paul Zu ckerman $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 Wasserman Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Delphi Foundation The Chrysler Foundation Mr. R. Jamison Williams, Jr. Anne E. ford Mrs. Margaret Demant $15,000 TO $24,999 General Motors Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Detroit International Bridge Alcan Aluminum The State of Michigan $100,000 TO $249,999 Mr. Edward P Frohlich Company Corporation Ms. Jane E. Agostinelli The GM Card Eaton Corporation Aldoa Company $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 Dr. & Mrs. Donald C Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Gornick Ernst and Young Dr. & Mrs. Robyn]. Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Austin Mr. & Mrs. John C Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Fisher Arrington, Sr. Allesee Ms. Anne Lomason Bray Handleman Company Mrs. Aaron H. Gershenson Mrs. Donald]. Atwood Eugene Applebaum Family Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. David & Rose Handleman Andrew & Wanda Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Bright Foundation Brodie Mr. & Mrs. E.]. Hartmann Giancamilli Betty & Bill Brooks Lee & Floy Barthel Vicki & Tom Celani Alice Kales Hartwick The Gilmour Fund Mr. David Chi vas Mr. & Mrs. John A. Boll, Sr. The Hon. & Mrs. Avern L. Foundation Hilda & Joel Hamburger Gloria & Fred Clark Herman & Sharon Frankel Cohn Mrs. David B. Hermelin Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Hart Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Danialle & Peter Karmanos Comau Pico Huntington National Bank Julius & Cynthia Huebner Cummings John S. and James L. Knight DaimlerChrysle r Services Mr. & Mrs. Verne G. Istock Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Donald Cutler Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Tarik Daoud Mr. & Mrs. Richard Janes Mario & Jane Iacobelli Mr. & Mrs. John W Day, Jr. The Skillman Foundation DeRoy Testamentary Mrs. Sybil Jaques The Hon. & Mrs. Joseph N. David & Joanne Denn Foundation Johnson Controls Impastato Mrs. Karen VanderKloot $500,000 TO $999,999 Dickinson Wright PLLC Foundation Kenwal Steel Co rporation DiChiera Anonymous Downtown Development William & Ellen Kahn Mr. & Mrs. Ronald C Mr. & Mrs. John R. Edman Bank of America Authority, City of Detroit Chaim, Fanny, Louis, Lamparter Mr. & Mrs. Burton D. JPMorganChase DTE EnergylMichCon Benjamin & Anne Robert & Victoria Liggett Farbman The Cohen Family Foundation florence Kaufman Magna International El aine Fontana Philanthropic Fund of the El Paso Energy Foundation Memorial Trust The Hon. Jack & Dr. Bettye Mr. Kenneth H. Fox Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Roland C Mr. Gerald Knechtel Arrington-Martin Ann & Larry Garberding for Southeastern Michigan Eugenio Mr. & Mrs. Mike Kojaian Ann & William McCormick, Keith & Eileen Gifford Comerica Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Ewing Nancy & Bud Liebler Jr. Great Lakes Exteriors Detroit Grand Opera Jennifer & David Fischer Mr. Alphonse S. Lucarelli Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Milner Mrs. Robert M. Hamady Association Barbara Frankel & Ron Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. E. Michael Mrs. Robert Hamilton DTE Energy Foundation Michalak Milli ken & Company Mutchler Eugene & Donna Hartwig Mr. & Mrs. Max M. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Preston B. Neiman Marcus Mrs. Jennifer Nasser Louise Hodgson Herman & Barbara Frankel Happel Linden D. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gordon V Hoialmen Trust Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein Foundation Nosanchuk Mrs. David Jacknow Mr. David Handleman, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Mr. & Mrs. Irving Nusbaum Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Mrs. William E. Johnston Lear Corporation Krikorian Mr. & Mrs. Graham A Orley O'Connell Mr. & Mrs. Maxwell Jospey Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Oli ver Dewey Marcks Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Orley Frances H. Parcells Mr. & Mrs. John Kaplan Lomason Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Memorial Bruno & Mollie Leonelli McGregor Fund National City Bank of Petersen Mr. & Mrs. Hughes L. Mr. & Mrs. David Baker Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Penske Michigan Mr. & Mrs. Harold A. Poling Potiker Lewis Ralph L. & Winifred E. Polk Opus One Mr. & Mrs. David Pollack Mr. & Mrs. W James Mr. & Mrs. Walton A. Lewis Foundation Karen & Drew Peslar PVS Chemicals Inc. Prowse Richard & Florence Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison foundation Mrs. Ruth Rattner/Ann F. Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Reuss McBrien Williams, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Irving Rose Katz & Norman D. Katz Roy & Maureen Roberts Dr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Mrs. Carolyn L. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Robinson Munk $250,000 TO $499,999 Mr. Anthony L. Soave Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Mr. & Mrs. Henry Nickol AAA Walbridge Aldinger Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Rogel Mr. & Mrs. Eino Nurme AT&T Company Schwendemann Mrs. Louis R. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Partrich BASF Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Mrs. Rosemary Skupny Dr. Hershel & Lois Mr. John E. Perry Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Wilson,Jr. Mr. & Mrs. S. Kinnie Smith, Sandberg Phillips Service Industries, Benton, Jr. World Heritage Foundation Jr. Mr. Richard Sanders Inc. Mandell & Madeleine H. Mr. & Mrs. George M. Mr. Richard A. Sonenklar The Sandy Family Dr. Charlotte & Mr. Charles Berman Foundation Zeltzer Mr. Stanford C Stoddard Foundation Podowski Blue Cross and Blue Shield Thyssen Inc., N.A. Mrs. Emma L. Schaver Meyer & Anna Pre ntis of Michigan $50,000 TO $99,999 Mr. & Mrs. C Thomas Mrs. Shirley K. Schlafer Family Foundation, Inc. Dayton Hudson Dr. & Mrs. Roger M. Aj luni Toppin Diane & Morton Scholnick Antonio & Suzanne Rea FoundationlHudson's AlliedSignal Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Tyner Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Family Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dewar Inc. The Samuel L. Westerman Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Mark Schmidt Ghafari Associates, Inc. Dr. Lourdes V Andaya Foundation Mr. Joseph Schwartz St. John Health Care Robert & Alice Gustafson Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu Mr. & Mrs. Frank C Shaler Systems Hudson-Webber Dr. & Mrs. Agustin Arbulu Mr. Mickey Shapiro Roberta & Di ck Foundation Mr. William P Baer $25,000 TO $49,999 Elham Shayota Starkweather Kmart Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Don H. Barden Mr. & Mrs. Douglas F. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sloan Mr. Frank D. Stella Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lavins Mr. & Mrs. ]. Addison Allison Mr. & Mrs. William H. Mr. Ronald F. Switzer Masco Corporation Bartush Anonymous Smith Dr. & Mrs. Anthony R Nonprofit Facilities Center Mr. Thomas Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Gebran S. Anton Mrs. Mark C Stevens Tersigni Raymond C Smith Consumers Energy Mrs. John V Balian United American Health Mr. & Mrs. Robert C Foundation Fund of the Foundation Mrs. Loris G. Birnkrant Care Corporation VanderKloot Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Marvin I. Danto The Wayne Booker Mr. & Mrs. Melvin C Mrs. Richard Van Dusen for Southeastern Michigan Deloitte & Touche LLP Charitable Foundation VanderBrug Venture Industries Mr. & Mrs. George The Detroit News/Gannett The Budd Company Mr. & Mrs. Art Van Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Strumbos Foundation Covansys Corporation Elslander Wasserman Mr. & Mrs. Lynn A. Dr. David DiChiera Crain Communications Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Steven I. Richard & Kathleen Webb Townsend Rosanne & Sandy Duncan Victor Mr. & Mrs. Keith Weber Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 37 •

Dr. Marilyn L. Williamson PricewaterhouseCoopers Dr. &: Mrs. Anthony DeLuca Mexican Industries In NAMED GIFTS Mrs. Beryl Winkelman L.L.P Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas D. Michigan, Inc. We extend our gratitude to the Mr. &: Mrs. Donald E. Mr. &: Mrs. Robert Rauth Demery Mr. &: Mrs. George Milidrag Jollowing donors to all three Worsley Mr. James Reddam David K. Diskin, M.D. &: Rita &: Morkus K. Mitrius phases oj the capital campaign The Y &: R Group Mr. &: Mrs. Dean E. Dorothy Diskin Monica Moffat &: Patrick]. - the Campaign to Restore the Dr. &: Mrs. Dieter Zetsche Richardson Mr. &: Mrs. Lawrence f McGuire Detroit Opera House, the New James &: Marguerite Rigby DuMouchelle Mr. &: Mrs. Fred Century Fund Campaign, and $10,000 TO $14,999 Mr. &: Mrs. William R. Frank G. &: Gertrude Morganroth the Crowning Achievement Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas V Roberts Dunlap Foundation Mr. Edwin Lee Morrell Campaign - who have Angott Mr. &: Mrs. Peter Ronan Mr. &: Mrs. George R. Ehlert Mr. &: Mrs. Joel Morris underwlitten deSignated areas Anonym ous Mr. &: Mrs. David P Ruwart Mr. Richard Engel Mrs. Joan M. Mossner in the Detroit Opera House. Mr. &: Mrs. Chester Arnold Saturn Electronics &: Mr. &: Mrs. Francis A. Mr. &: Mrs. David C Mrs. Irene M. Barbour Engineering Inc. Engelhardt Mulligan AAA Barris, Sott, Denn &: Driker, Dr. Norman &: Marilyn Dr. Fern R. Espino &: Mr. A. Sandy Munro Proscenium Arch PL.L.C Schakne Tom Short Mr. Charles Nave Dr. &: Mrs. Roger M. Ajluni Bethlehem Steel Dr. Barbara &: Mr. Laurence Dr. Haifa Fakhouri, ACC Sandra &: Jeanne' Naysmith Grand Lobby Staircase Corporation Schiff Dr. &: Mrs. Herbert Frank &: Karen Nesi Mr. &: Mrs. Robert A. Mr. Charles A. Bishop Mr. &: Mrs. Laurence Feldstein Dorothy I. &: George W Allesee Mr. &: Mrs. Bernard T. Schultz Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Firnschild Nouhan Allesee Dance Patron Brodsky Simmons &: Clark Jewelers Ms. Linda Forte &: Mr. Dr. Marie C Nowosielski Lounge Mrs. Pearl Brodsky Dr. &: Mrs. Sheldon Sonkin Tyrone Davenport Oxford Automotive Allesee Dance &: Opera Mrs. Martin L. Butzel Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Strome Mr. &: Mrs. Mitchell B. Paine Webber Resource Library Dr. &: Mrs. Joseph L. Dr. &: Mrs. David Susser Foster Mr. &: Mrs. James Pamel Anonymous Donor Cahalan Dr. &: Mrs. L. Murray Mrs. Rema Frankel Manuel L. &: Louise]. Grand Lobby Mrs. Eleanor A. Christie Thomas Mr. &: Mrs. George E. Frost Papista Dr. &: Mrs. Donald C Mr. David A. Clark Thompson-McCully Co. Dr. &: Mrs. Juan Ganum Mr. &: Mrs. David P Parr Austin Sheldon &: Barbara Cohn Dr. Roberta &: Mr. Sheldon Mrs. Frank Germack, Jr. Penna Family Grand Lobby Central Community Counseling Toll Mr. Michael Gerstenberger The Private Bank Chandelier Services Co., Inc. Mr. &: Mrs. Robert G. Mr. Joseph Giacalone Mr. &: Mrs. Bernard Lee &: Floy Barthel Shelly &: Peter Cooper Vallee,Sr. Dr. &: Mrs. Thomas Quinlan Costume Center, Center Jar Mr. &: Mrs. Rodkey Ann Kirk Warren Giancarlo Darrel &: Dawn Reece Arts & Learning Volunteer Craighead Ronald &: Eileen Weiser Mrs. Ernest Goodman Drs. Robert &: Patricia Reed Lounge Cherrill &: Ri chard Cregar Mr. J. Ernest Wilde Mr. &: Mrs. Carson C Mr. &: Mrs. John B. Renick BASF Corporation &: Family The Hon. Joan E. Young &: Grunewald Suzanne &: Robert L. Rewey Flexible Classroom, Center Decision Consultants Inc. Mr. Thomas Schellenberg Mr. &: Mrs. Joseph Gualtieri The Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn Jar Arts & Learning Ms. Mary Jane Doerr Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore Mrs. Alice Berberian Patricia Rodzik Mr. &: Mrs. John A. Boll Mr. Don Francis Duggan Zegouras Haidostian Dulcie &: Norman Marlene Boll Hall Drusilla Farwell Foundation Mr. Lawrence W Hall Rosenfeld The Cohn Family Fund Anthony f &: Sa rah M. $5,000 TO $9,999 Margot &: Jerry Halperin Mr. &: Mrs. Gerald f Ross Dance Center, Center Jar Earley The Randolph]. &: Judith Mr. &: Mrs. Mort Harris Mr. Thomas fRost Arts & Learning Rona &: Herbert Freedland A. Agley Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Bernard Mr. &: Mrs. Jeffrey Roth Comerica Charitable Mrs. Roy Fruehauf Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. Hartman Ms. Lindsay Roth &: Dr. Foundation James &: Barbara Garavaglia Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Airasian Derek &: Karen Hodgson Harvey Day Grand Dome Lobby, Charles &: Elaine Mr. &: Mrs. Assad Amine Mr. &: Mrs. I. Martin Inglis Mr. &: Mrs. Anthony Center Jar Production & Gunderson Anonymous Colette &: Darnell Jackson Rugiero Administration Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Mr. &: Mrs. Robert L. Gary E. &: Gwenn C Mr. &: Mrs. Lee C The Chrysler Foundation Hagopian Anthony, IV Johnson Saperstein Community Performance Miss Mary A. Hester Joseph E. &: Kathleen A. Johnson &: Johnson Mr. &: Mrs. Ri chard J. Theater, Center Jar Arts & Judith Hicks &: Eric Antonini Foundation Ms. Rosemary Joliat Schlitters Learning Hespenheide Ms. Helen Arnoldi-Rowe Lawrence &: Diane Jones Mark &: Sally Schwartz DaimlerChrysler Services Alan &: Eleanor Israel Dr. Robyn]. Arrington, Jr. Elliot &: Carolyn Joseph Benjamin Schwegman Patron Elevator, Center Jar Mr. &: Mrs. Albert A. Jadach A &: S Supply Company David G. Judge &: Laura A. &: Judith Tappero Arts & Learning Ms. ElizabethJudson Dr. &: Mrs. Ingida Asfaw Tchorznski Schwegman Mr. &: Mrs. Tarik S. Daoud Johnson Andrea &:James Balcerski Kater Foundation Lois &: Mark Shaevsky Grand Drape JPRNPeterhansrea Mr. &: Mrs. Gerald Barefoot KDS International Mr. &: Mrs. Roger f DeRoy Testamentary Architects Brian &: Heidi Bartes Dr. &: Mrs. Charles Kessler Sherman Foundation The Hon. Mitchell Dr. &: Mrs. John G. Mr. Arthur H. Kirsh Dr. &: Mrs. Michael Short ConJerence Room, I. Kafarski &: Zofia Bielawski Harvey &: Aileen Kleiman Mr. Robert Sievers Center Jar Production & Drozdowska, M.D. with Mr. &: Mrs. W George Mrs. Carolyn Knechtel Barbara &: Roger B. Smith Administration sons Erik M. Kafarski &: Bihler Barbara &: Michael Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow Detroit Edison Foundation Konrad C Ka fa rski Mr. &: Mrs. David Bird Kratchman Ms. Anne Markley Spivak Mezzanine Level in Opera Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen D. Mr. &: Mrs. G. Peter Blom Dr. &: Mrs. Alfred M. Mr. Edward L. Stahl Hall Kasle &: Family Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Bockoff Kreindler Ms. Mary Ann Stella Mr. &: Mrs. Robert E. Dewar Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas G. Mr. &: Mrs. Chester E. Dr. Richard &: Victoria Kulis Mr. &: Mrs. Bob G. Trustee Circle Lobby, Kirby Borck Mr. &: Mrs. Lee E. Landes Stevenson Madison Mr. &: Mrs. John A. Kirlin Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas Borden Mr. &: Mrs. Richard M. Joel &: Shelley Tauber Mary Sue &: Paul Ewing Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Klein Mr. &: Mrs. Donald]. Bortz, Larson Lorna Thomas, M.D. Broadway Box OJfice Mr. &: Mrs. Harvey Kline Jr. Dr. &: Mrs. Alden M. Leib Michael &: Nancy Timmis Ford Motor Company Ms. Eleanor Korn Louis &: Carolyn Bruno Christine &: Elmore Mr. George C Turek Backstage Renovation Mr. &: Mrs. Robert C Tracey &: Mark I. Burnstein Leonard Universal Forest Products, Broadway Lobby Larson Sally Carlson Rita &: Lance Leonelli Inc. Center for Arts &: Learning La-Z-Boy CenTra, Inc. Dr. &: Mrs. John M. Lesesne Dr. &: Mrs. Leonard Van Barbara Frankel &: Ron Mr. Raymond A. Lehtinen Dr. &: Mrs. Victor ]. Mr. &: Mrs. Charles E. Raaphorst Michalak Dr. &: Mrs. Leonard Lerner Cervenak Letts, Jr. Joseph &: Rosalie Vicari Patron Elevator, Center Dr. &: Mrs. Kim K. Lie Dr. Barbara Chapman &: Dr. &: Mrs. Murray B. Levin Victory ReSteel, Inc. Jor ProdL!ction & Locniskar Group Mr. Frank Andrews Ms. Mary Sirotkin Le wis Mr. &: Mrs. Willi am P Administrati on Mrs. Lawrence LoPatin Mrs. Maria M. Chirco Lewis &: Thompson Agency, Vititoe Herman &: Barbara Frankel Mr. Frank E. Miller Mr. William G. Clark Inc. Mr. &: Mrs. Richard C General Director's Circle Marsha &: Jeffrey H. Miro Ms. Virginia M. Clementi Jodi &: Ivan Ludington, Jr. Ward Lounge Glen &: Carmel Mitchell Dr. &: Mrs. Julius V Combs Benard L. Maas Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Gary L. White Herman &: Sharon Frankel Foundation Dr. Mary Carol Conroy Mrs. Ruth MacRae Mr. &: Mrs. William Parking Garage Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore Mr. John A. Conti Mrs. Ba rbara ]. Mahone &: Widmyer General Motors Corporation Monolidis Mrs. Rosemary Cotter Sarah Lou Simpson Fund Chris &: Susan Wilhelm Cadillac CaJe Mr. &: Mrs. Charles R. Mary &: Sal Craparotta Mr. Donald W Maine Mr. &: Mrs. Eric A. Wiltshire Opera Plaza Moon Dr. &: Mrs. Victor Curatolo Ms. Mary C Mazure Mr. Todd A. Wyett Robert &: Alice Gustafson Ronald K. Morrison Barbara &: Paul W Mr. &: Mrs. Mark McCartin Ms. Shiao-Fong Yin Third Floor Lobby Alcove, Dr. &: Mrs. Moon ]. Pak Czamanske, Jr. Mr. &: Mrs. Angus ]. Madison Mr. &: Mrs. Jules Pallone Mr. &: Mrs. Jerry P McMillan David Handleman , Sr. Dr. Robert E. L. Perkins D'Avanzo Mrs. Lucie B. Meininger Media Studio, Center Jar Plunkett &: Cooney PC Mr. &: Mrs. David E. Davis Arts & Learning Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 38 BRAVO www.MicbiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House Danialle &: Peter Karmanos Delores &: Paul Lavins Oliver Dewey Marcks Me. &: Mrs. Irving Rose Mr &: Mrs. Lynn Townsend Broadway Fa,ade Grand Lobby Side Foundation Patron Elevator, John R D'Ustee Circle Lobby, William &: Ellen Kahn Chandelier Third Floor Promenade Tower Broadway Co-Star Dressing Room Grand Lobby Staircase Staircase Lobby to 2"" Mrs. Carolyn L Ross Mr &: Mrs. George C. Chaim, Fanny, Louis, Mirror Floor, Madison Grand Lobby Staircase Vincent Benjamin &: Ann Florence Lear Corporation MichCon Foundation Mirror Madison Lobby Kaufman Memorial Trust Rehearsal Studio I Lobby Grand Lobby Boutique Raymond C. Smith Mr &: Mrs. Alvin Grand Lobby Side Trustee Circle Level in The Karen &: Drew Peslar Foundation Fund of the Wasserman Chandelier Opera Hall Foundation Community Foundation Box Level Promenade Wallis &: Robert M. Klein The Lomason Family Co-Star Dressing Room for Dr &: Mrs. Sam Williams Grand Lobby Staircase The William K & Neva Mr &: Mrs. John Rakolta Southeast Michigan Barbara Gibson Stairway Mirror Lomason Opera Lounge Rehearsal Studio II Raymond C. Smith Lobby Exhibit, Broadway World Heritage Foundation Conductor's Dressing Room

Contributors to Annual Campaigns

Michigan Opera Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generous corporate, foundation, government and individual donors whose contributions were made between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008. Their generosity plays. an integral part in the company's financial stability, necessary for prodUcing quality grand opera and dance, and award-winning educational activities.

CORPORATE SUPPORT GMAC Financial Services Visteon Corporation lATSE - Local 38 $40,000 OPERA &: DANCE Alvin Ailey American Cyrano Patron Pepsi National Endowment for Dance Theater Education Golf Outing Volunteer Shirt the Arts GRAND BENEFACTOR Outreach PATRON Sponsor $200,000 + LaSalle Bank $2,500 - $4,999 Schreiber Roofing SIGNAL BENEFACTOR The Chrysler Foundation Cyrano Performance Detroit Jaycees Golf Outing Million Dollar $100,000 + Dance Season Sponsor Sponsor BravoBravo Crystal Leaf Hole Sponsor The Kresge Foundation Alvin Ailey American Lexus Sponsor Solomon Friedman McGregor Fund Dance Theater Opening BravoBravo Presenting Glaceau Advertising Night Sponsor Sponsor BravoBravo Crystal Leaf Golf Outing Beverage MAJOR BENEFACTOR Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Masco Corporation Sponsor Station Sponsor $25,000 - $99,999 Compuware Corporation Foundation Lakeland Preferred Voice Wolverine Packing Community Foundation for Cyrano Production Title Cyrano Weekend Festival Center Company Southeast Michigan Sponsor Benefactor Cyrano Supporter Cyrano Festival Weekend Ford Motor Company Fund General Operating Meadowbrook Insurance CONTRIBUTOR Signal Benefactor Fall Opera Season Sponsor Support Golf Outing Lunch $500 - $999 DeRoy Testamentary Cyrano Festival Weekend Sponsor Advanced Air Services Foundation Signal Benefactor BENEFACTOR Metropolitan Title Golf Outing Tee Sponsor Young Artist Apprentice Opera Ball Platinum $15,000 - $24,999 BravoBravo Crystal Leaf Albert Kahn Associates Program Sponsor Sponsor AAA Michigan Sponsor American Premium Blends La Traviata Performance Alvin Ailey American Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Peace Tree Investments BravoBravo Terra Cotta Sponsor Dance Theater Golf Outing Gift Bag BravoBravo Crystal Leaf Sponsor The Karen &: Drew Peslar Performance Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor Come rica Insurance Foundation General Motors Corporation DTE Energy Foundation Smith Barney Services Cyrano Festival Weekend Spring Opera Season La Y;-aviata Performance BravoBravo Crystal Leaf Golf Outing Tee Spons·or Major Benefactor Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor Fandangle Events Community Programs Alvin Ailey American Target BravoBravo Terra Cotta General Operating Support Dance Theater Community Programs Sponsor Support Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Performance Sponsor Support Light Source, Inc. Mandell L and Madeleine Northern Trust Telecom Technicians, Inc. Golf Outing Tee Sponsor H. Berman Foundation SIGNAL BENEFACTOR Opera Ball Gold Sponsor Golf Outing Golf Cart Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, MOT Children's Chorus $50,000 - $199,000 Opus One Sponsor Roth et al Sponsor Comerica Bank Cuisine For A Cause The Farbman Group Madison Electric Matilda R Wilson Fund Cyrano Opening Night Support BravoBravo Crystal Leaf Manpower Oliver Dewey Marks Gala Sponsor UAW GM Center Sponsor Golf Outing Tee Sponsor Foundation La Traviata Performance Cyrano Fellow US NavylDetroit Radiant MCM Management Cyrano CD Sponsor Sponsor Alvin Ailey American Products Golf Outing Tee Sponsor BravoBravo Gold Sponsor Dance Theater BravoBravo Crystal Leaf Mel Ball Entertainment BENEFACTOR Dow Automotive Performance Sponsor Sponsor Golf Outing Tee Sponsor $15,000 - $24,999 Cyrano Production Moffat McGuire, Inc. Hudson-Webber Sponsor FELLOW DONOR Golf Outing Tee Sponsor Foundation Haberman Fabrics $10,000 - $14,999 $1,000 - $2,499 Paychex Ida &: Conrad H. Smith Cyrano Fabric &: Costume Danialle Karmanos' Work Ash Stevens Golf Outing Tee Sponsor Fund of the Community Benefactor It Out Community Programs Preferred Building Services, Foundation for Southeast JP Morgan Chase Golf Outing Presenting Support LLC Michigan Cyrano Student Matinee Sponsor Africa Channel RenKim Corporation La Traviata Performance Sponsor MGM Grand Detroit African Footprint Student Golf Outing Tee Sponsor Sponsor Miami City Ball et Cyrano Patron Tickets Sponsor Russell Industrial Center Sage Foundation Performance Sponsor Alvin Ailey American Barris, Sott, Denn &: Driker, Golf Outing Tee Sponsor Whitney Fund Peter Pan Performance Dance Theater Adopt-a- PLLC Whole Foods Market Sponsor School Sponsor Blue Cross Blue Shield of BravoBravo Terra Cotta FELLOW Alvin Ailey American Michigan Sponsor $10,000 - $14,999 Dance Theater SUSTAINER African Footprint Adopt-a- Williams Williams Rattner Ann and Gordon Getty Performance Sponsor $5,000 - $9,999 School Sponsor &: Plunkett, PC Foundation Giselle Performance Dyketna Gossett Comcast Cable Golf Outing Tee Sponsor The Elizabeth, Allan and Sponsor Cyrano Patron African Footprint Student Warren Shelden Fund Great Lakes Beverage Tickets Sponsor FOUNDATION &: Four County Community MAJOR BENEFACTOR BravoBravo Gold Sponsor CN GOVERNMENT Foundation $25,000 - $49,999 Grunwell-Cashero Commercial Maintenance, SUPPORT Mary Thompson ATvinMeritor Company, Inc. Inc. OPERA &: DANCE Foundation Cyrano Artist SFc0nsor Golf Outing Dinner/ Golf Outing Titanium The Samuel L Westerman La Rondine Per ormance HospitalitylBeverage Sponsor GOVERNMENT Foundation Sponsor Sponsor Comcast Cable $298,800 Golf Outing Bronze Hog Brothers Recycling Alvin Ailey American Michigan Council for Arts Sponsor BravoBravo Silver Leaf Dance Theater Sponsor and Cultural Affairs Sponsor Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.Mich igan Opera.org BRAVO 39 •

SUSTAINER INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT Mr. j oseph D'Anna Mr. &: Mrs. William Sandy Mr. &: Mrs. Frederick H. $5,000 - $9,999 - OPERA Ms. joanne Danto &: Ms. Georgia Scappaticci Clark Arts Midwest Dr. Arnold Weingarden Dr. &: Mrs. Norman R. Mr. &: Mrs. Peter Cooper Alvin Ailey American GENERAL DIRECTOR'S Mr. &: Mrs. Tarik Daoud Schakne Mr. &: Mrs. Jerry D'Avanzo Dance Th eater CIRCLE Mrs. Margaret Demant Dr. Barbara &: Mr. Laurence Julia Donovan Darlow &: Performance Sponsor IMPRESARIO Leslie Desmond &: Philip Schiff John C. O'Meara Frank G. and Gertrude $10,000+ Stoffregen Kim &: Donald Schmidt Mr. &: Mrs. Lawrence N. Dunlap Fund Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Alonzo Ms. Mary Jane Doerr Drs. Kathryn &: Karl David Golf Outing Bronze Mr. &: Mrs. Roy E. Calcagno Mr. &: Mrs. Don F. Duggan Schroeder Mrs. Adeline J De Biasi Sponsor Mrs. Barbara Fran kel &: Mr. Mr. &: Mrs. Cameron B. Mr. &: Mrs. Donald E. Mr. Thomas J Delaney General Operating Ro nald Michalak Duncan Schwendemann Ms. Doris Ewing Support Mr. &: Mrs. Herman Frankel Dr. Charles H. Duncan Mr. &: Mrs. Merton Segal Mr. &: Mrs. Robert B. Fair, Karen and Drew Peslar Ms. Patricia H. Rodzik Dr. Raina Ernstoff &: Mr. Lois &: Mark Shaevsky Jr. Foundation Mr. William H. Smith Sanford Hansell Mr. &: Mrs. Erwin S. Simon Mr. &: Mrs. Oscar Feldman Louis and Nellie Sieg Fund Mr. Ric hard D. Ventura Mr. &: Mrs. Paul E. Ewing Mrs. Rosemary Skupny Adrienne &: Robert Z. General Operating janet &: Paul Victor Mr. &: Mrs. Lloyd C. Fell Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Sloan Feldstein Support Mr. &: Mrs. R. j amison Mrs. Max M. Fisher Mr. &: Mrs. S. Kinnie Smith, Dr. Michael Flores Golf Outing Bronze Williams,jr. Mrs. Elaine Fontana Jr. Mr. &: Mrs. Carl B. Fontana Sponsor Mr. &: Mrs. Stuart Frankel Ms. Phyllis Snow Mr. &: Mrs. Bharat Gandhi New England Foundation BENEFACTOR Mr. &: Mrs. Harvey Freeman Mr. &: Mrs. David S Snyder Dr. Glendon Gardner &: Ms. for the Arts $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. &: Mrs. j ames Alvin Ailey American Dr. &: Mrs. Robert J Sokol Leslie Landau Dance Th eater Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas F. Garavaglia Mr. John Solecki Mr. &: Mrs. Kei th E. Gifford Performance Sponsor Allison Mr. &: Mrs. Andrew Mrs. Sheldon Sonkin Mr. &: Mrs. Alfred R. Petosky-Harbor Springs Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas Giancamilli Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Spica Glancy III Area Community Anderson Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Goetz Mrs. Nadele Spiro Dr. &: Mrs. Jure Grahovac Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. &: Mrs. David Dr. Gregory Stephens Mr. &: Mrs. Carson C. Mrs. Loris G. Birnkrant Handleman Dr. &: Mrs. Mack C. Stirling Grunewald PATRON Mr. &: Mrs. joseph Bloch Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Dr. &: Mrs. Gerald H. Dr. &: Mrs. Joel I. $2,500 - $4,999 Ms. Mary C. Caggegi Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Hartwig Stollman Hamburger james &: Lynelle Holden Mr. Thomas Cohn Mrs. David B. Hermelin Dr. Leopold A. Strausz Mr. &: Mrs. Julius Huebner Fund Mr. &: Mrs. Ethan Davidson Mr. &: Mrs. Derek Hodgson Dr. Jonathan Swift Mr. &: Mrs. Rick Hunger The Herbert and Elsa Dr. David DiChiera Mr. &: Mrs. Anthony Hopp Mr. Ronald F. Switzer Mr &: Mrs. James Huston Ponting Foundation Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Mr. William Hulsker Dr. &: Mrs. L. Murray Mr. &: Mrs. Addison Ralph L. and Winifred E. Mrs. Rema Frankel Eleanor &: Alan Israel Thomas Igleheart Polk Foundation Mr. Allan D. Gilmour Amy &: Kent jidov Dr. Lorna Thomas Mr. &: Mrs. John Irvine Young Woman's Home Mr. &: Mrs. Samuel Mr. &: Mrs. Gary E. Johnson Mr. &: Mrs. C. Thomas Mr. &: Mrs. Verne G. Istock Association Haberman Mr &: Mrs. Sterling C. Toppin Don Jensen &: Leo Dovelle Mrs. Harriet Hull Jones, Jr. Mr. &: Mrs. Jonathan T. Ms. Mary Barton Jolliffe DONOR Chak &: Beth Lai Mr. &: Mrs. Maxwell Jospey Walton Mr. Patrick J Kerzic &: $1,000 - $2,499 Mr. &: Mrs. Harry A. Mr. &: Mrs. Norman D. Katz Dana &: John Weber Mrs. Stephanie Germack Detroit Industrial School Lomason II Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dr. Arnold Weingarden Kerzic Learning at the Opera Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Kellman Mrs. Amelia H. Wilhelm Mrs. Charles Kessler House McBrien Mr. &: Mrs. Steve Kesler Dr. &: Mrs. Christopher D. Dr. &: Mrs. Edward Klarman Drusilla Farwell Foundation Ms. Monica Moffat &: Mr. Dr. William Kupsky Wilhelm Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene L. Klein Edward and Helen Pat McGuire Dr. &: Mrs. Gerald Laker Ms. Nancy S. Williams &: Dr. &: Mrs. James Labes Mardigian Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. j ames A. Mr. &: Mrs. Ric hard M. Ms. Sharon Backstrom Ms. Bernadette L. Lane The Sigmund and Sophie Nichols Larson Dr. Marilyn Williamson Dr. Jennifer Langowski &: Rohlik Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. joseph R. 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Allesee Dance and Opera Resource Library Going Online in June 2009!

Michigan Opera Theatre library is currently is pleased to announce that cataloging and the Allesee Dance and Opera digitizing the Resource Library is going digital! MOT archives, Starting in June 2009, the library both helping will be offering its catalog to the to preserve the public, including books, scores, history of dance CDs, videos, and hundreds of and opera in unique items from the history of Michigan, and MOT productions. From reviews providing a of thirty years of performances, unique training to photographs, to an immense experience for a recording collection, MOT large, talented Dr. Tim Lentz and Paul Gallagher in the Allesee Dance is proud to offer this unique group of WSU and Opera Resource Library resource to the public. All library Library Interns, Archivist and professionals." and historical items will be easily library director Dr. Tim Lentz says, Keep an eye on the MOT searchable using an innovative "In bringing the Allesee Library website (www.MichiganOpera. new search system specifically to life over these last two and a org), starting in June, for a developed for Michigan Opera half years, we have been thrilled "Library/Archive" tab. Theatre by Wayne State University to preserve history, support Please contact Dr. Tim Lentz, Intern Paul Gallagher. MOT and create this Dance and Archivist & Administrative With assistance from the Wayne Opera Resource Library, as well Assistant for the Ford Center State University Library and as help educate WSU Library's for Arts and Learning for more Information Science Program, the next generation of information information: [email protected],

Detroit Opera House Copyright 2010,www.Mic MichiganhiganOpera Opera.org Theatre BRAVO 45 Endow Your Gift and Build the MOT Endowment Fund! MOT Endowment Fund Donors Allison, Sarah and Doug "'\ X That does endowing your gift mean? provide a steady, dependable source of Berman, Madeleine and Mandell Blair, Arthur income to Michigan Opera Theatre. With V V It means to make your gift last Cohn, joyce H. forever. a significant endowment, MOT will be Damo, Betty and Marvin For example, take an annual gift able to expand its repertoire, develop Damo, Joanne of $1,5 00. How much would it take new productions, fund the Ford Center Detroit Grand Opera Association Gibson, Barbara and Sam Williams to endow the gift so that a charitable for Arts and Learning programs, and Goodman, Freda K. organization could receive that amount continue its rich tradition of featuring Hamburge r, Hilda and Joel indefinitely? Since the majority of minority artists. In addition, as this fund Hoialmen, Gordon V John S. and James L. Knight Foundati on nonpro fits have a policy for spending grows, we will be able to receive larger Kell er, Carole endowment income at about 5% annu annual distributions to help with our Lepler, Max and Rex Dotson ally, simply divide the annual gift amount general operations. Consequently, you Masco Corporati on Foundation help us ensure the future and support the Meininge,; Lucie B. of $1,5 00 by 5% and you get $30,000. Wittenberg, Helen B. Consequently, making an endowment present at the same time with your gifts. Zeltzer, Pearl and George to gift of $30,000 can continue the $1,5 00 You may contribute the Keys: annual gift indefinitely Give twenty times Unrestricted General Endowment Fund Italics = deceased the amount of your annual contribution at MOT at any level, or set up a specific today, and you will have a perpetual gift Named Endowment Fund for the MOT ENDOWMENT FUND endowment. In other words, give a little purpose of your choice. Setting up an @ CFSEM DONORS now and make the gift last forever. endowment could be the most farsighted Mr. and Mrs . Robel't A Aliesee In a weakened economy and harsh and enduring act of your lifetime! Mr and Mrs . Douglas f Allison economic times, we are more conscious If you have questions about estate Bar-Levav Family Foundation/Dr Leora Bar-Levav Mr and Mrs.). Addison Ba rtush and diligent than ever in our efforts to planning, planned giving and endow Mr W Victor Benjamin raise endowment funds and hope that ment, please do not hesitate to call Betty and Art Blair you will continue to support us with Kim-Lan Trinh, Associate Director, Mr Robert Bomiel' Mrs. Doreen Bull your generosity It's a way for you to Planned Giving and Major Gifts, at Rev. Paul Chateau playa special part in perpetuating a (313) 237-3408 or email her at ktrinh@ Hon. and Mrs. Avem L Cohn cause that means a lot to you and will motopera .org. Minka and Douglas R Comelsen Dr. Robert A Comette and Mr. Alan Mu rdock Ms. joanne Danto Mr Randal Darby Dr. David DiChiera M,'s. Charles M. Endicott Announce Mr Wayne C Everly Mr and Mrs. David T Fischer Ms. Barbara Fmni1el and Mr. Ron Michalak Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Glover "I was here" Dr Robel't A Green M,: Ernest B. Gutie'Tez Mr. and Mrs. jerome Halperin Mr. and Mrs. Preston B. Happel while you're Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Ha rtwig Ms. Rebecca P Hein Ms. Nancy B. Henk still here. Mr. and Mrs. Sterling C jones jr. Mrs. josephine Kessler Barba"a and Edward L. Klarman Making a gift to the endowment of the Michigan Opera Theatre Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Kolton is a wa y of leaving an indelible imprint. Find out more by calling Dr and Mrs. Myron laBan Kim-Lan Trinh of the Michigan Opera Theatre at 313.237.3408. Mr. Edward C Levy]l: and Ms. Linda Dresner Levy Mr. Hannan Lis Ms. Florence LaPatin Mr and Mrs. Robert A Lutz Mrs. Mitchell Malicki Mr. Bruce A Miller Mrs . Betty Mueller Ms. Ruth f Rattner D,: and Mrs . David B. Rorabacher MICHIGAN Mr. and Mrs. Norman H Rosenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Gerald f Ross Mrs. Ha"riet Sapel'stein Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schwa rtz Ms. Ellen Sharp Mrs. LNetta Skewes Ms. Ma ,y Anne Stella Mr and Mrs. Norman). Tabor}/: Mr and Mrs. Peter P Thurber Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tomboulian in partnership with I Salome & jonathan T Walton com m u n ityfou ndation connecting those who CAR E Mr. Andrew N. Wise FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN W it h causes that MATTE R Foundations The McG "ego/' Fund ©2006CFSEM The Kresge Fo undation Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 46 BRAVO www.Michiga nOpera.org Detroit Ope ra House General Information

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