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Ballet Notes Giselle Ballet Notes Giselle May 27 – 31, 2009 Chan Hon Goh as Giselle. Photo by David Cooper. 2008/09 Orchestra Violins Clarinets • Fujiko Imajishi, • Max Christie, Principal Souvenir Book Concertmaster Emily Marlow, Lynn Kuo, Acting Principal Acting Concertmaster Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet On Sale Now in the Lobby Dominique Laplante, Bassoons Principal Second Violin Stephen Mosher, Principal Celia Franca, C.C., Founder James Aylesworth, Jerry Robinson Featuring beautiful new images Acting Assistant Elizabeth Gowen, George Crum, Music Director Emeritus Concertmaster by Canadian photographer Contra Bassoon Karen Kain, C.C. Kevin Garland Jennie Baccante Sian Richards Artistic Director Executive Director Sheldon Grabke Horns Xiao Grabke Gary Pattison, Principal David Briskin Rex Harrington, O.C. Nancy Kershaw Vincent Barbee Music Director and Artist-in-Residence Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk Derek Conrod Principal Conductor • Csaba Koczó • Scott Wevers Yakov Lerner Trumpets Magdalena Popa Lindsay Fischer Jayne Maddison Principal Artistic Coach Artistic Director, Richard Sandals, Principal Ron Mah YOU dance / Ballet Master Mark Dharmaratnam Aya Miyagawa Raymond Tizzard Aleksandar Antonijevic, Guillaume Côté, Wendy Rogers Chan Hon Goh, Greta Hodgkinson, Filip Tomov Trombones Nehemiah Kish, Zdenek Konvalina, Joanna Zabrowarna David Archer, Principal Heather Ogden, Sonia Rodriguez, Paul Zevenhuizen Robert Ferguson David Pell, Piotr Stanczyk, Xiao Nan Yu Violas Bass Trombone Angela Rudden, Principal Victoria Bertram, Kevin D. Bowles, Theresa Rudolph Koczó, Tuba Lorna Geddes,Tomas Schramek, Assistant Principal Sasha Johnson Hazaros Surmeyan* Valerie Kuinka Harp Johann Lotter + Lucie Parent, Principal Christopher Body, Keiichi Hirano, Tanya Howard , Beverley Spotton Stephanie Hutchison, Richard Landry, Larry Toman Timpany Etienne Lavigne, Patrick Lavoie, Michael Perry, Principal Stacey Shiori Minagawa, Rebekah Rimsay, Cellos Jillian Vanstone, Bridgett Zehr Maurizio Baccante, Percussion Principal Robert Comber, Principal Alexandra Golden, Tina Pereira, Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Olga Laktionova Mark Mazur + Jonathan Renna, Lisa Robinson , Avinoam Silverman Andrew McIntosh Orchestra Personnel Marianne Pack Wei Chen, Jordana Daumec, Krista Dowson, Nadine Drouin, Manager and Music Elaine Thompson Naoya Ebe, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Juri Hiraoka, Klara Houdet, Administrator Paul Widner Tamara Jones, Lise-Marie Jourdain, James Leja, Martin Lindinger, Jean Verch Elena Lobsanova, Noah Long, Alexandra MacDonald, Basses Elizabeth Marrable, Catherine Maitland, Antonella Martinelli, Assistant Orchestra Hans J.F. Preuss, Principal Chelsy Meiss, Tiffany Mosher, Amber Munro, Andreea Olteanu, Personnel Manager Marissa Parzei, Jenna Savella, James Shee, Christopher Stalzer, • Paul Langley Raymond Tizzard Robert Stephen, Brett van Sickle, Nan Wang, Joseph Welbes, Robert Speer Aarik Wells, Sarah Wolff Cary Takagaki Library Assistant Lucie Parent RBC Apprentice Programme / YOU dance: Ryan Booth, Flutes Mark Dennis, Sara Garbowski, Nikki Holck, Claire Maurey, Shino Mori, Ian Parsons, Brendan Saye, Julia Sedwick, Leslie J. Allt, Principal Extra Players Thomas Snee Maria Pelletier Anne Armstrong, Violin Shelley Brown, Piccolo Sonia Vizante, Violin Peter Ottmann Mandy-Jayne Thomas Hazlitt, Bass Oboes Senior Ballet Master Richardson Colleen Cook, Clarinet Mark Rogers, Principal Senior Ballet Mistress Jessie Brooks, Horn Karen Rotenberg Lorna Geddes Tomas Schramek Lesley Young, Pointe Shoe Manager/ Assistant Ballet Master English Horn • On Leave of Absence First Soloist Stephanie Hutchison. Assistant Ballet Mistress Photo by Sian Richards. Joysanne Sidimus Ernest Abugov Guest Repetiteur Jeff Morris Stage Managers Janelle Rainville Gillian Lewis Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager YOU dance *Guest Artist-in-Residence +On maternity leave 2008/09 Orchestra Violins Clarinets • Fujiko Imajishi, • Max Christie, Principal Souvenir Book Concertmaster Emily Marlow, Lynn Kuo, Acting Principal Acting Concertmaster Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet On Sale Now in the Lobby Dominique Laplante, Bassoons Principal Second Violin Stephen Mosher, Principal Celia Franca, C.C., Founder James Aylesworth, Jerry Robinson Featuring beautiful new images Acting Assistant Elizabeth Gowen, George Crum, Music Director Emeritus Concertmaster by Canadian photographer Contra Bassoon Karen Kain, C.C. Kevin Garland Jennie Baccante Sian Richards Artistic Director Executive Director Sheldon Grabke Horns Xiao Grabke Gary Pattison, Principal David Briskin Rex Harrington, O.C. Nancy Kershaw Vincent Barbee Music Director and Artist-in-Residence Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk Derek Conrod Principal Conductor • Csaba Koczó • Scott Wevers Yakov Lerner Trumpets Magdalena Popa Lindsay Fischer Jayne Maddison Principal Artistic Coach Artistic Director, Richard Sandals, Principal Ron Mah YOU dance / Ballet Master Mark Dharmaratnam Aya Miyagawa Raymond Tizzard Aleksandar Antonijevic, Guillaume Côté, Wendy Rogers Chan Hon Goh, Greta Hodgkinson, Filip Tomov Trombones Nehemiah Kish, Zdenek Konvalina, Joanna Zabrowarna David Archer, Principal Heather Ogden, Sonia Rodriguez, Paul Zevenhuizen Robert Ferguson David Pell, Piotr Stanczyk, Xiao Nan Yu Violas Bass Trombone Angela Rudden, Principal Victoria Bertram, Kevin D. Bowles, Theresa Rudolph Koczó, Tuba Lorna Geddes,Tomas Schramek, Assistant Principal Sasha Johnson Hazaros Surmeyan* Valerie Kuinka Harp Johann Lotter + Lucie Parent, Principal Christopher Body, Keiichi Hirano, Tanya Howard , Beverley Spotton Stephanie Hutchison, Richard Landry, Larry Toman Timpany Etienne Lavigne, Patrick Lavoie, Michael Perry, Principal Stacey Shiori Minagawa, Rebekah Rimsay, Cellos Jillian Vanstone, Bridgett Zehr Maurizio Baccante, Percussion Principal Robert Comber, Principal Alexandra Golden, Tina Pereira, Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Olga Laktionova Mark Mazur + Jonathan Renna, Lisa Robinson , Avinoam Silverman Andrew McIntosh Orchestra Personnel Marianne Pack Wei Chen, Jordana Daumec, Krista Dowson, Nadine Drouin, Manager and Music Elaine Thompson Naoya Ebe, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Juri Hiraoka, Klara Houdet, Administrator Paul Widner Tamara Jones, Lise-Marie Jourdain, James Leja, Martin Lindinger, Jean Verch Elena Lobsanova, Noah Long, Alexandra MacDonald, Basses Elizabeth Marrable, Catherine Maitland, Antonella Martinelli, Assistant Orchestra Hans J.F. Preuss, Principal Chelsy Meiss, Tiffany Mosher, Amber Munro, Andreea Olteanu, Personnel Manager Marissa Parzei, Jenna Savella, James Shee, Christopher Stalzer, • Paul Langley Raymond Tizzard Robert Stephen, Brett van Sickle, Nan Wang, Joseph Welbes, Robert Speer Aarik Wells, Sarah Wolff Cary Takagaki Library Assistant Lucie Parent RBC Apprentice Programme / YOU dance: Ryan Booth, Flutes Mark Dennis, Sara Garbowski, Nikki Holck, Claire Maurey, Shino Mori, Ian Parsons, Brendan Saye, Julia Sedwick, Leslie J. Allt, Principal Extra Players Thomas Snee Maria Pelletier Anne Armstrong, Violin Shelley Brown, Piccolo Sonia Vizante, Violin Peter Ottmann Mandy-Jayne Thomas Hazlitt, Bass Oboes Senior Ballet Master Richardson Colleen Cook, Clarinet Mark Rogers, Principal Senior Ballet Mistress Jessie Brooks, Horn Karen Rotenberg Lorna Geddes Tomas Schramek Lesley Young, Pointe Shoe Manager/ Assistant Ballet Master English Horn • On Leave of Absence First Soloist Stephanie Hutchison. Assistant Ballet Mistress Photo by Sian Richards. Joysanne Sidimus Ernest Abugov Guest Repetiteur Jeff Morris Stage Managers Janelle Rainville Gillian Lewis Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager YOU dance *Guest Artist-in-Residence +On maternity leave The 2008/09 season is presented by: Giselle’s friends Jillian Vanstone, Stacey Shiori Minagawa, Keiichi Hirano, Etienne Lavigne (May 27, 31) Wednesday May 27 at 7:30 pm Saturday May 30 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm Marissa Parzei, Tina Pereira, Richard Landry, Christopher Stalzer (May 28 mat) Thursday May 28 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm Sunday May 31 at 2:00 pm Elena Lobsanova, Chelsy Meiss, Naoya Ebe, Patrick Lavoie (May 28 eve) Friday May 29 at 7:30 pm Jenna Savella, Tina Pereira, Richard Landry, Brett van Sickle (May 29) Elena Lobsanova, Alexandra Golden, Naoya Ebe, Brett van Sickle (May 30 mat) Giselle Jenna Savella, Chelsy Meiss, James Shee, Patrick Lavoie (May 30 eve) Bathilde, Albrecht’s fiancée Choreography and Production: Peter Wright after the choreography of Jean Coralli, Alejandra Perez-Gomez (May 27, 29, 30 mat) Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa (Based on the book by Sarah Wolff (May 28 mat, 30 eve) Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Gautier and Coralli) Stephanie Hutchison (May 28 eve, 31) Music: Adolphe Adam, revised by Joseph Horovitz Set and Costume Design: Desmond Heeley Albrecht’s father, Duke of Silesia Lighting Design: Gil Wechsler Tomas Schramek (May 27, 28 eve, 30 mat, 31) Hazaros Surmeyan (May 28 mat, 29, 30 eve) Conductors: David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor (May 27, 28 eve, 29, 30 mat, 31) A Nobleman Judith Yan, Assistant Conductor (May 28 mat, 30 eve) Aarik Wells (May 27, 28 eve, 31) Noah Long (May 28 mat, 30 eve) Giselle was produced as a memorial to the late William P. Walker and was made possible through Joseph Welbes (May 29, 30 mat) the courtesy of many generous friends of the National Ballet. Villagers, Pages and Courtiers In order of appearance. Artists of the Ballet Act I Intermission Albrecht, Count of Silesia, disguised as Loys, a Villager Act II Zdenek Konvalina (May 27, 31) Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis Aleksandar Antonijevic (May 28 mat, 30 eve) Heather Ogden (May 27, 28 eve, 29) Guillaume Côté (May 28 eve, 30
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