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SWEENEY TODD PERFORMER BIOGRAPHIES Brian Mulligan (Sweeney Todd) American baritone Brian Mulligan made his San Francisco Opera debut as Marcello (La Bohème) in 2008 and has since returned as Valentin (Faust), Albert (Werther), Sharpless (Madama Butterfly), the title role in Nixon in China, and the Kingʼs Herald (Lohengrin). He returned in 2014 as Count Anckarström (Un Ballo in Maschera) and Marcello, and he appeared as Chorebus (Les Troyens) in summer 2015; in the Company's 2015-16 season he appears in the title roles of Sweeney Todd, Debussy's La Chute de la Maison Usher, Getty's Usher House, and as Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor). Recent engagements include Prospero (Adèsʼs The Tempest) with Frankfurt Opera; Yeletsky (The Queen of Spades) with Zurich Opera; André Thorel (Massenetʼs Thérèse) at Wexford Festival Opera; the Father (Hänsel und Gretel) with Lyric Opera of Chicago; Enrico with Canadian Opera Company, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Washington National Opera; the title role of Hamlet with Minnesota Opera; and Balstrode (Peter Grimes) at the Aspen Music Festival. Career highlights include Valentin at the Metropolitan Opera; the title role of The Death of Klinghoffer with Opera Theater of St. Louis; Enrico and Sharpless with English National Opera; Prometheus (Die Vögel) at Los Angeles Opera; Marcello at Houston Grand Opera and New York City Opera; Ford (Falstaff) at Japanʼs Saito Kinen Festival; and the title role of Der Kaiser von Atlantis with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Houston Grand Opera, and at the Ravinia Festival. Orchestral appearances include engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra. Stephanie Blythe (Mrs. Lovett) Considered to be one of the most highly respected artists of her generation, Stephanie Blythe made her San Francisco Opera debut in 2009 as a soloist in the Verdi Requiem and returned that year as Azucena (Il Trovatore); she previously performed with San Francisco Opera at the 2007 Stern Grove Festival. Blythe has sung in many of the renowned opera houses across the United States and Europe, including the Metropolitan Opera; Seattle Opera; the Royal Opera, Covent Garden; Paris Opera; and Los Angeles Opera. Her broad repertoire includes the title roles of Carmen, La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein, Tancredi, Mignon, Orfeo, and Giulio Cesare; Frugola, the Princess, and Zita (Il Trittico); Dalila (Samson et Dalila); Fricka in both Das Rheingold and Die Walküre; Ulrica (Un Ballo in Maschera); Baba the Turk (The Rake's Progress); Jocasta (Oedipus Rex); Mère Marie (Dialogues des Carmélites); Isabella (L'Italiana in Algeri); Mistress Quickly (Falstaff); Ježibaba (Rusalka); and Prince Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus). Recent and upcoming engagements include creating the role of Gertrude Stein in the world premiere of Gordonʼs 27 with Opera Theater of St. Louis; Fricka (Der Ring des Nibelung) with the Met and Seattle Opera; Mistress Quickly (Falstaff), Amneris (Aida), Eduige (Rodelina), and Baba the Turk (The Rakeʼs Progress) with the Met; Ulrica (Un Ballo in Maschera) with Lyric Opera of Chicago and San Diego Opera; and Ino and Juno (Semele) with Seattle Opera. Equally active on the concert stage, she has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's, among several others. Blythe's most recent solo recordings include a collection of pieces by Mahler, Brahms, and Wagner as well as an album of Handel and Bach arias—all released on the Virgin Classics label. She was recently named Musical America's Vocalist of the Year for 2009; her other awards include the 2007 Opera News Award and the 1999 Richard Tucker Award. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA Education Materials SWEENEY TODD Heidi Stober (Johanna) made her San Francisco Opera debut in 2010 as Sophie (Werther) and has since returned as Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), Atalanta (Xerxes), Pamina (The Magic Flute), Nannetta (Falstaff), Magnolia Hawks (Show Boat), and Oscar (Un Ballo in Maschera). The American sopranoʼs recent engagements include Pamina with the Metropolitan Opera; Pamina, Susanna, Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Adina (LʼElisir dʼAmore), and Micaëla (Carmen) with Deutsche Oper Berlin; and Zdenka(Arabella) with the Santa Fe Opera. A recent principal artist with Deutsche Oper Berlin, her other engagements with that company have included Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Oscar (Un Ballo in Maschera), Ninette (L'Amour des Trois Oranges), Ascagne (Les Troyens), and Roggiero (Tancredi). Stober is a graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, and her credits there include Musetta (La Bohème), Atalanta, Blonde (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Norina (Don Pasquale), Susanna, The Rose (Portmanʼs The Little Prince), and La China in the world premiere of Catánʼs Salsipuedes. Other career highlights include Gretel with the Metropolitan Opera; La Folie and Thalie (Platée), Tigrane (Radamisto), Musetta, and Ada Leverson in the world premiere of Morrisonʼs Oscar with the Santa Fe Opera; Poppea (Agrippina) with New York City Opera; Morgana (Alcina) in Santiago, Chile; Aminta (Il Re Pastore) with Opera Theatre of St. Louis; and Leïla (Les Pêcheurs de Perles) at Opera Colorado. Recent and upcoming engagements include Oscar with the Metropolitan Opera; Gretel, Pamina, Ninette, and Adina with Deutsche Oper Berlin; Sandrina (La Finta Giardiniera) with the Santa Fe Opera; and Ada Leverson with Opera Philadelphia. Elizabeth Futral (Beggar Woman) Since her San Francisco Opera debut creating the role of Stella Kowalski in André Previnʼs A Streetcar Named Desire in 1998, American soprano Elizabeth Futralʼs other Company successes include the title role of La Traviata (2009) and originating the role of Vera Donovan in Tobias Pickerʼs Dolores Claiborne (2013). Recent career highlights include creating the role of Alice B. Toklas in Ricky Ian Gordonʼs 27 at Opera Theatre of St. Louis; the title role of Saariahoʼs Émilie at the Lincoln Center and Spoleto USA Festivals; Violetta at Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and San Diego Opera; the title role of The Merry Widow with Lyric Opera of Chicago; Zdenka (Arabella) Minnesota Opera; Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) with Washington National Opera; the title role of Thaïs in Athens and Santiago, Chile; and the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor at Portland Opera. No stranger to contemporary opera, she created the role of Laura Jesson in Previnʼs A Brief Encounter at Houston Grand Opera in 2009, and in 2006 she originated the role of Princess Yueyang in Tan Dunʼs The First Emperor at the Metropolitan Opera. The Louisiana nativeʼs other notable engagements include the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor, Elvira (I Puritani), and Princess Eudoxie (Halévyʼs La Juive) at the Metropolitan Opera; Adina (LʼElisir dʼAmore) and Gilda (Rigoletto) at Barcelonaʼs Gran Teatre del Liceu; Thaïs at English National Opera; Violetta and the title role of Handelʼs Partenope at Lyric Opera of Chicago; Gilda at La Monnaie in Brussels; Nannetta (Falstaff) and Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro) in Munich; and the title roles of Semele, Daphne, and The Ballad of Baby Doe at New York City Opera. Futralʼs extensive discography includes Meyerbeerʼs LʼEtoile du Nord (Marco Polo); A Streetcar Named Desire, and LʼEnfant et les Sortilèges (DG); Glassʼs Hydrogen Jukebox (Euphorbia); Rossiniʼs Otello and Zelmira as well as Paciniʼs Carlo di Borgogna (Opera Rara); Gordonʼs Orpheus and Euridice (Ghostlight); also Lucia di Lammermoor and a solo recital recording entitled Great Opera Arias (Chandos). Upcoming engagements include Mimì (La Bohème) with Opera Birmingham; Elle (Poulencʼs La Voix Humaine) and Nedda (Pagliacci) with Opera Columbus; and Miss Hedgehog (Pickerʼs The Fantastic Mr. Fox) with Opera San Antonio. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA Education Materials SWEENEY TODD Elliot Madore (Anthony Hope) A winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Canadian baritone Elliot Madore makes his San Francisco Opera debut as Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd. His engagements in the 2014–15 season include Pelléas (Pelléas et Mélisande) with Munichʼs Bavarian State Opera and Croatian National Opera, Prince Hérisson de Porc-Epic (Chabrierʼs Lʼétoile) at Dutch National Opera; Harlekin (Ariadne auf Naxos) in Zurich, and Adario (Rameauʼs Les Indes Galantes) with Les Arts Florissants in Paris. As an ensemble member with Zurich Opera, his roles with that company have included Valentin (Faust), Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Schaunard (La Bohème), Andrei (Eötvösʼs Three Sisters), Silvio (Pagliacci), Silvano (Un Ballo in Maschera), and Germano (La Scala di Seta). Other career highlights include the title role of Don Giovanni with Opera Philadelphia, the Glyndebourne Festival, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Lysander (The Enchanted Island) with the Met; Ramiro (LʼHeure Espagnole) and the Cat/Grandfather Clock (LʼEnfant et les Sortilèges) at the Glyndebourne and Saito Kinen Festivals; and Schaunard with Opera Colorado. In addition to the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Mr. Madore was the recipient of the 2010 George London Award for a Canadian Singer from the George London Foundation, a finalist in the 2010 Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers in Houston and the recipient of the ARIAS Emerging Young Artist Award from Opera Canada. He was also the winner of the 2009 Palm Beach Vocal Competition. Matthew Grills (Tobias Ragg) A winner of the 2012 Metropolitan
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    N E W S R E L E A S E CONTACT: Katherine Blodgett Vice President of Public Relations and Communications Phone: 215.893.1939 E-mail: [email protected] Jesson Geipel Public Relations Manager FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: 215.893.3136 DATE: October 18, 2012 E-mail: [email protected] YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN’S INAUGURAL SEASON AS MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA BEGINS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012, WITH A GALA CONCERT FEATURING THE INCOMPARABLE RENÉE FLEMING Opening Weeks of Nézet-Séguin’s Tenure to Feature Verdi’s Requiem, His Carnegie Hall Debut, and Concerts with Violinist Joshua Bell (Philadelphia, October 18, 2012)—Yannick Nézet-Séguin officially begins his tenure as The Philadelphia Orchestra’s eighth music director with a gala Opening Concert on October 18, 2012, two weeks of subscription concerts at the Orchestra’s home in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, and with his Carnegie Hall debut on October 23 in New York City. Nézet-Séguin was named music director designate of the legendary ensemble in 2010. The gala concert, featuring soprano Renée Fleming, includes Ravel’s Shéhérazade, Brahms’s Symphony No. 4, and “Mein Elemer!” from Arabella by Richard Strauss. For the Orchestra’s first subscription series at the Kimmel Center and for his Carnegie Hall debut, Nézet-Séguin has chosen Verdi’s Requiem, featuring soprano Marina Poplavskaya, mezzo-soprano Christine Rice, tenor Rolando Villazón, bass Mikhail Petrenko, and the Westminster Symphonic Choir. Philadelphia Orchestra Association President and CEO Allison Vulgamore said, “This is the launch of a new chapter for The Philadelphia Orchestra. We have been anticipating this moment for what seems a very long time, and the entire organization couldn’t be more thrilled that it is finally upon us.