Hansel and Gretel by ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK November 16 - December 1, 2019 Engelbert Humperdinck’S Masterpiece Larry Hancock

Opera SAN JOSÉ 2019 | 2020 SEASON Hansel and Gretel BY ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK November 16 - December 1, 2019 Engelbert Humperdinck’s Masterpiece Larry Hancock

Please help us welcome our next generation of opera lovers who are here in numbers. Introducing young people to opera is likely the most long-reaching action we can take in extending the life of the art form. We are so happy that parents and grandparents have recognized this opportunity to introduce young ones to opera.

Engelbert Humperdinck premiered quite a number of other works, but only Hansel and Gretel is still hailed as a masterpiece. It immediately after its premiere it became the most performed opera by a German-born composer and holds a firm place in the standard repertoire to this day, currently 15th in the list of most performed operas, worldwide.

Often used to introduce children to opera in Germany, where it is a Christmas tradition, it is also performed at other times. Sophisticated adults find much more than a famous fairytale in Hansel and Gretel, with its subtle, evocative, and memorable score. Humperdinck was influenced by the most important German composers of the Romantic Era: Mendelssohn, Weber, Brahms, Schumann, and the most influential of them all, Wagner. And like other brilliant composers, Humperdinck created a personal synthesis of the trends that gave a special flavor to 19th-century music.

Engelbert Humperdinck was born on September 1, 1854 in Siegburg, in the Rhine Province, to parents who were firmly in the prosperous middle class. He began piano lessons as a small child, producing his first composition at age seven. By age 14 he had composed two Singspiele (plays with musical numbers), and at age 18 he entered the Cologne Conservatory. In 1876 he won a scholarship to study in Munich, and in 1879 he won the Mendelssohn Award in Berlin, which allowed him to travel to Naples where he met Richard Wagner and entered the circle of Wagner’s useful associates. Wagner invited him to Bayreuth where he assisted in the world premiere production of Parsifal in 1881-82, and became the music teacher of Wagner’s son, Siegfried.

In 1890, he was appointed professor at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, the same year he began work on Hansel and Gretel as a family entertainment, a puppet show, with four musical numbers performed by his nieces. His sister-in-law, Adelheid Wette, developed a libretto from the Grimm tale, and Humperdinck, utilizing German folk songs as a model, synthesized a sophisticated compositional technique drawing on the great German composers.

He submitted his score to Richard Strauss who immediately proclaimed it a masterpiece, “all of it original, new, and so authentically German.” Strauss conducted the world premiere at Weimar in 1893. Hansel and Gretel was performed in 72 other opera houses within the year.

Hansel and Gretel holds a special place in the operatic repertoire. It is not a fairytale opera for children; sophisticated adults also find much to admire in it. Humperdinck left ample evidence not only of excellent training but also of genius. He passed on that excellent training to a number of composers who made their mark, including the American composer Charles Griffes and the remarkable theatrical composer Kurt Weill. It is a legacy to be proud of.

2 Hansel and Gretel CONDUCTORS Joseph Marcheso Christopher James Ray (conducts 11/26 & 12/1) STAGE DIRECTOR Layna Chianakas ASSISTANT STAGE DIRECTOR Tara Branham SET DESIGNER Larry Hancock COSTUME DESIGNER Hansel and Gretel Elizabeth Poindexter A FAIRYTALE OPERA IN TWO ACTS LIGHTING DESIGNER Pamila Z. Gray MUSIC by Engelbert Humperdinck CHOREOGRAPHER LIBRETTO by Adelheid Wette Mark Foehringer WIG AND MAKEUP DESIGNER First performed December 23, 1893 in Weimar, Christina Martin Germany PROPERTIES MASTER Lori Scheper-Kesel SUNG IN ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES CHORUS MASTER Christopher James Ray Performances of Hansel and Gretel are made PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER possible in part by a Cultural Affairs grant Jenna Link from the City of San José and a grant from the ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Applied Materials Foundation. Emi Komatsu Chloe Schweizer PERFORMANCE SPONSORS MUSIC STAFF November 16: Fred & Peggy Heiman Veronika Agranov-Dafoe November 24: Josef & Phyllis Bismanovsky Victoria Lington

The performance will run approximately 2 hours, including one 20 minute intermission.

2019 | 2020 THIRTY-SIXTH SEASON J. Strauss's Die Fledermaus September 14 - 29, 2019 Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel November 16 - December 1, 2019 Verdi's Il trovatore February 15 - March 1, 2020 Mozart's The Magic FluteApril 18 - May 3, 2020

OPERASJ.ORG 3 *Casting subject to change without notice CAST Hansel Stephanie Sanchez Gretel Elena Galván Mother Kerriann Otaño Father Eugene Brancoveanu Witch Kerriann Otaño Dew Fairy Amy Goymerac Sandman Talin Nalbandian

COVERS Talin Nalbandian, Hansel Megan Cullen, Witch Amy Goymerac, Gretel Melissa Sondhi, Dew Fairy Megan Cullen, Mother Jamie Woodhull, Sandman J. T. Williams, Father

CHILDREN'S CHORUS Shrivally Addepally David Koleth Luca Bonneman Pallas Lemarchand Ella Calvert Sofia Oberg Leila Calvert Medha Sarkar Maya Calvert Ellie Shauchenka Jasper Elsley Juliet Steuer Aaditya Karnataki Jamie Talmor Sheldon Katlik Adrienne Urban Zahra Kizaraly Evie Whelan Erin Koh

4 Hansel and Gretel ORCHESTRA

1ST VIOLIN CLARINET Rebecca Jackson, Concertmaster Mark Brandenburg, Principal Rochelle Nguyen, Assistant Concertmaster James Pytko Matthew Szemela Valerie Tisdel BASS CLARINET Chinh Le Jeannie Psomas Virginia Smedberg Debra Fong BASSOON Dan Flanagan Deborah Kramer, Principal Carolyn Lockhart 2ND VIOLIN Claudia Bloom, Principal FRENCH HORN Sue-Mi Shin, Assistant Principal Meredith Brown, Principal Elizabeth Corner Caitlyn Smith-Franklin Sergi Goldman-Hull Eric Achen Gulnar Spurlock Erika Miras Caitlin McSherry TRUMPET William B. Harvey, Principal VIOLA John Freeman Chad Kaltinger, Principal Janet Doughty, Assistant Principal TROMBONE Melinda Rayne Kathryn Curran, Principal Ivo Bokulic Bruce Chrisp Tom Hornig CELLO Evan Kahn, Principal BASS TROMBONE Isaac Pastor-Chermak, Assistant Principal Christian Behrens Paul Hale Adelle Akiko-Kearns TIMPANI / PERCUSSION Arthur Storch BASS Andrew Butler, Principal HARP William Everett, Assistant Principal Karen Thielen

FLUTE ORCHESTRA MANAGER Mary Hargrove, Principal Evan Kahn Emma Moon ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN PICCOLO Tim Spears Emma Moon

OBOE Patricia Emerson Mitchell, Principal Pamela Hakl

OPERASJ.ORG 5 JOSEPH MARCHESO Music Director and Principal Conductor

I want to welcome you to the California Theatre to enjoy our beautiful production of Hansel and Gretel!

Because of the story and the music as well as its associations with the holidays, this work probably has a larger share of first time opera goers in its audience than any other. I was eight years old and it was my first opera. I vividly remember going to see it with my aunts on a December afternoon at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. It's fair to say that it changed my life. Not all at once. I didn't leave that performance dedicating the rest of my life to the art form, but the whole experience of that afternoon - getting dressed in clothes that I usually didn't wear, smelling the wreaths and Christmas candles (and gingerbread) in the gift shop, seeing all these kids my own age murmuring and bouncing around the lobby, holding the ticket in my hand and presenting it. Finally getting inside the auditorium, sitting down on the plush seat and then just waiting to find out what this was all about.

Hansel and Gretel is an opera that casts its spell from the first note and holds you with its heart, its sophistication and the sheer endless beauty of its music. It is a joyful evangelist for the power of music and community. For me also, it was an exploration of empathy, the beauty and variety of the human voice and live performance, the choreography of music with movement and its power to evoke mood and atmosphere, as well as the reinforcement of good over evil just to name a few. It was also a beautiful introduction to the orchestra. The writing is so exquisite, soloistic and expressive that the musicians act as ambassadors for their instrument. Today is likely the first time someone in the audience is going to hear a live cello or violin, much less a bass clarinet, tuba or English horn. For some today these instruments will be characters every bit as memorable as those on stage, and those sound memories will remain, as they did with me, for the rest of their lives. And those memories, those very intense sense memories are what ultimately made that day in December a life changing experience. The ritual of getting ready to see a live performance, spending an afternoon with my aunts and entering the theater filled with an intoxicating combination of smells and sounds created the space in my mind that pursuing music and becoming a musician would eventually fill.

All it takes is one magical experience to open yourself up to modes of feeling that you didn't have access to before. It is our hope today that you (re)discover that connection through our performance of Hansel and Gretel.

Thank You,

Joseph

6 Hansel and Gretel SYNOPSIS

ACT I, SCENE 1 In Hansel and Gretel’s house Hansel complains he is hungry. Gretel shows him some milk that a neighbor has given for the family’s supper. The children dance. Their mother returns and wants to know why they have gotten so little work done. She accidentally breaks the jug of milk and sends the children out into the woods to pick strawberries. Their father, a broom-maker, returns home very happy and quite tipsy. He brings out the food he has bought, then asks where the children have gone. The mother tells him that she has sent them into the woods. He tells her about the Witch who lives there and says that the children are in danger. They go out into the woods to look for them.

ACT I, SCENE 2 Hansel picks strawberries. The children hear a cuckoo singing and eat the strawberries. Soon they have eaten every one. In the sudden silence of the wood, Hansel admits to Gretel that he has lost the way. The children grow frightened. The Sandman comes to bring them sleep, sprinkling sand over their eyes. The children say their evening prayer. In a dream, they see 14 angels.

Intermission (20 minutes)

ACT II The Dew Fairy comes to waken the children. Gretel wakes Hansel, and they see the gingerbread house. They end up meeting the Witch in person and she decides to fatten Hansel up and casts a spell on him. The Witch asks Gretel to look in the oven and she pretends she doesn’t know how: the Witch must show her. When the Witch peers into the oven Hansel and Gretel shove her inside and shut the door. The gingerbread children come back to life. The mother and father find their children, and all express gratitude for their salvation.

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Scene from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci Photo by Pat Kirk | Opera SAN JOSÉ 8 Hansel and Gretel 2019-2020 ARTIST FELLOWSHIP SPONSORS

Eugene Brancoveanu, baritone Elena Galván, soprano sponsored by Elizabeth Adler sponsored by Amici di Musica Bella Profs. John Heineke & Catherine Montfort

Mason Gates, tenor Kerriann Otaño, soprano sponsored by the Gibson Walters Memorial Fund sponsored by Jan & Don Schmidek San José Opera Guild one anonymous

Christopher James Ray, conductor Stephanie Sanchez, mezzo-soprano sponsored by Michael McGinley exclusively sponsored by Mary & Clinton Gilliland

OPERASJ.ORG 9 CAST AND ARTISTIC TEAM

Eugene Brancoveanu, Father BARITONE HOMETOWN: SAN FRANCISCO, CA RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: Starbuck in Moby-Dick and Gabriel von Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus with Opera San José, and baritone soloist in Carmina Burana with San Francisco Symphony. UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Count di Luna in Il trovatore and Papageno in The Magic Flute, both with Opera San José. HIGHLIGHTS: Tony Award for La bohème on Broadway, and the title role in Shostakovich's Orango recorded for Deutsche Grammophon with Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Kerriann Otaño, Mother and Witch SOPRANO HOMETOWN: LONG ISLAND, NY RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: Gerhilde cover in The Ring Cycle at The Metropolitan Opera, Mimi in La bohème at Pacific Opera Project, and Senta in The Flying Dutchman at Opera San José. UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Leonora in Il Trovatore and First Lady in Magic Flute with Opera San José. HIGHLIGHTS: Older Alyce in Glory Denied at Houston Grand Opera, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni at Washington National Opera, Female Chorus in Rape of Lucretia at Wolf Trap.

Stephanie Sanchez, Hansel MEZZO-SOPRANO HOMETOWN: LAS CRUCES, NM RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus with Opera San José, Amastre in Serse at the Glimmerglass Festival, and Dryad in Ariadne on Naxos with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Ines in Il trovatore and Third Lady in The Magic Flute, both with Opera San José. HIGHLIGHTS: Igor Gorin Memorial Award, 1st place in the Young Texas Artist Music Competition, and Anna Sosenko Grant Recipient.

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Elena Galván, Adele SOPRANO HOMETOWN: ITHACA, NY RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: Adele in Die Fledermaus with Opera San José, Blondchen in The Abduction from the Seraglio and Oscar in Un ballo in maschera with Florida Grand Opera. UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Papagena in The Magic Flute with Opera San José. HIGHLIGHTS: Norina in Don Pasquale with Florida Grand Opera, world premiere of orchestrated A Cuban in Vermont by Jorge Martin with the NuDeco Ensemble, and residencies at Florida Grand Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Virginia Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, and Opera Saratoga.

Amy Goymerac, Dew Fairy SOPRANO HOMETOWN: SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: Adele in Die Fledermaus for Opera San José at their student matinée production, covering the role at all other performances, Charlotte at the Concert Premiere of Kirke Mechem's Pride and Prejudice with the Redwood Symphony. UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS: Soprano soloist in Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and Mahler's 4th Symphony with the San Luis Obispo Symphony, Fauré Requiem and Poulenc's Gloria with the San Luis Obispo Master Chorale. HIGHLIGHTS: Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with Opera San Luis Obispo and Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro with Center Stage Opera.

Talin Nalbandian, Sandman MEZZO-SOPRANO HOMETOWN: LOS ANGELES, CA RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: First Nursemaid in Weill’s Street Scene with Virginia Opera’s Herndon Foundation Emerging Artists Program from 2017-2019, Donna Elvira cover in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Ms. Olson and Mrs. Jones covers in Weill’s Street Scene, alto soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Symphony Silicon Valley. HIGHLIGHTS: First-place winner of the Henry and Maria Holt Vocal Competition, finalist of the Mentoris Vocal Competition, Butler Opera International Competition, and the Gerda Lissner Lieder/Song Competition.

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Vivace Youth Chorus of San José Sparking the Light of Song Founded in 2003 by Artistic Director Peggy Spool, Vivace Youth Chorus’s choral music education programs serve over 220 youth from ages 4 to 18. Our performing choirs frequently participate in artistic collaborations, choral festivals, and tours—most recently to Costa Rica in 2019. Recent collaborations have included performances with Opera San José, The Choral Project, San José Chamber Orchestra, San José Symphonic Choir, Peninsula Cantare, Resounding Achord, Nova Vista Symphony, and David Benoit. Using Kodály methodology, our training choirs teach healthy singing techniques, music literacy and theory, amongst a host of social and behavioral skills. For more information, visit www. vivaceyouthchorus.org.

Joseph Marcheso CONDUCTOR Joseph Marcheso is the Music Director and Principal Conductor of Opera San José. For the 2019-20 season, he serves as principal conductor for Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and Verdi’s Il trovatore. Last season, he conducted the company premiere of Heggie and Scheer’s Moby-Dick and Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Mr. Marcheso has conducted 22 productions for OSJ, including recently The Flying Dutchman, the West Coast premiere of Puts and Campbell’s Silent Night, the world premiere of Mark Weiser’s Where Angels Fear to Tread, Tosca, La bohème, The Magic Flute, Carmen, Rigoletto and La traviata. As staff conductor and cover at the San Francisco Opera, Mr. Marcheso has served on many productions including Les Troyens, Jenůfa, Show Boat, Die Meistersinger, Partenope, the San Francisco premiere of John Adams’s Nixon in China, and the world premieres of Mark Adamo’s The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Tobias Picker’s Dolores Claiborne, Bright Sheng’s The Dream of the Red Chamber and John Adams’s The Girls of the Golden West. Last season he covered works as diverse as Wagner’s Die Walküre and Götterdammerung for The Ring, Donizetti's Roberto Devereux, Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s It’s a Wonderful Life, Handel’s Orlando, and Britten’s Billy Budd. He was on the conducting staff for Washington National Opera’s Manon Lescaut. He has conducted Hailstork’s Joshua’s Boots for the young artists of Opera Theatre St. Louis and Turandot and Il trovatore for Festival Opera. Previously Mr. Marcheso was the Music Director for the Amato Opera in New York City.

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Layna Chianakas STAGE DIRECTOR Layna Chianakas returns to Opera San José to direct Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. For Opera San José she has also directed La voix humaine, Hansel and Gretel, Carmen and Il barbiere di Siviglia. As an active participant in the San José music community, she was the Director of Opera San José’s Summer Program for Singers and Pianists as well as Stage Director for Vivace Youth Chorus’s Summer Opera Workshop which saw her productions of Menotti’s Chip and His Dog, Krasa’s Brundibár, and Peter’s Rootabaga Country. Future stage directing credits include a new production of Armienta's La Llarona for Opera Cultura and a new commissioned work for Vivace Summer Opera Workshop in Summer 2019 as well as a new double- bill production of Zemlinsky's Eine florentinishe Tragoedie and Puccini's Gianni Schicchi with Livermore Valley Opera in March 2020.

Christopher James Ray CONDUCTOR (11/26 & 12/1) / CHORUS MASTER Christopher James Ray returns in the 2019-20 season as a member of OSJ’s resident company, serving as Assistant Conductor, Chorus Master and Principal Coach. As the company’s resident conductor, he will conduct two performances of each 2019-20 production, act as principal coach, and oversee chorus preparation. Mr. Ray made his OSJ debut in the 2018-19 season as assistant conductor and chorus master for Pagliacci. Recent engagements for Mr. Ray include joining the music staff of the renowned Bayreuth Festival where he worked on productions of Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer, Lohengrin, Götterdämmerung, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and Parsifal. Mr. Ray will act as an assistant conductor with the San Francisco Symphony for their 2019-20 season.

Larry Hancock SET DESIGNER With Hansel and Gretel, Larry Hancock had designed six productions for OSJ including Romeo et Juliette, Manon, La Cenerentola, The Marriage of Figaro, and La rondine. In each case, the scenic department was fully engaged in creating construction drawings, discussing paint treatments, and creating or purchasing properties while in continual conversation with the designer. In the case of this Hansel and Gretel design, Scenic Charge Artist Renee Jankowski assisted Hancock in a redesign of the cottage, having been requested to alter the design based on found branches rather than rustic beams. “It was a very happy collaboration between the stage director, myself, and OSJ’s excellent scenic staff. We all wanted a children’s book, water-color approach, and I am very pleased with the outcome,” said Hancock. This is a revival of the 2013 production.

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Elizabeth Poindexter COSTUME DESIGNER Elizabeth Poindexter (Betty) is delighted to be a part of the OSJ production team once again. Her past work for the company includes Hansel and Gretel, Il trovatore, Anna Karenina, Carmen, The Crucible, Tosca, Falstaff, Cenerentola, Faust, Eugene Onegin, The Pearl Fishers, Elixir of Love, Gianni Schicchi, Suor Angelica, Tartuffe, Vanessa, Hotel Eden, and West of Washington Square. Other costume design credits include work for Utah Opera, American Musical Theatre of San José, California Shakespeare Festival, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Western Stage Company (Salinas, CA), The Alley Theatre (Houston, TX) and The José Limón Dance Company (New York, NY). Elizabeth was a member of the design faculty of the Television, Radio, Film and Theatre Department of San Jose State University for 30 years. Her university design credits number over 150 productions including dance (modern and jazz), video and film, musical theatre, opera, as well as classic theatre repertory. Betty’s numerous credits as a makeup artist include San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Ballet, Opera San José, Mark Morris Dance Company and American Musical Theatre of San José. She is a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Motion Picture Technicians and Allied Crafts of the United States and Canada – Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists – Local 706. She is an active member of the Costume Commission of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, and a founding member of the Bay Area Costumers' Alliance.

Pamila Z. Gray LIGHTING DESIGNER Pamila Z. Gray returns during OSJ’s 2019-20 season as Lighting Designer for Strauss’s Die Fledermaus and Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. Ms. Gray’s designs have been featured in OSJ’s productions of Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio, Heggie and Scheer’s Moby-Dick, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Puts and Campbell’s Silent Night, Puccini’s La bohème, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Verdi’s Rigoletto, Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers, and Verdi’s La traviata. She has created lighting designs for several companies in the San Francisco Bay Area including American Musical Theatre, TheatreWorks, San Jose Rep, Sacramento Opera, and Marin Theatre Company. She has also designed in Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Sacramento, and Colorado Springs.

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Mark Foehringer CHOREOGRAPHER Over the past 40 years in the dance industry, Mark Foehringer has created a professional dance organization, directed two pre- professional dance programs and made works for dance companies, directed operas and developed collaborative projects with musicians and other artists. He is a producer, presenter, director, teacher, choreographer and mentor. Foehringer is an internationally active choreographer and dance educator. He has directed his San Francisco based contemporary dance organization, Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF (MFDP|SF), since 1996. He choreographed and taught throughout the US and abroad, working with organizations that include Rambert School of Contemporary Dance in London, Ballet Nacional del Perú, Ballet San Marcos of Lima, and Cisne Negro Dance Company of Brazil.

Christina Martin WIG AND MAKEUP DESIGNER Christina Martin returns during the 2019-20 season as Wig and Makeup Designer. Ms. Martin has designed wigs and makeup for several OSJ productions, including Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Heggie and Scheer's Moby-Dick, Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio, Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Puccini’s La rondine, Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman, Verdi’s La traviata, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s Silent Night, and Puccini’s La bohème. Ms. Martin graduated from San José State University in 2007, and began working for Opera San José the same year. She is a Bay Area native who has been working in the wig and makeup industry throughout Northern California for such companies as the San Francisco Ballet, American Conservatory Theater, and Opera Parallèle. She is currently employed with the San Francisco Opera as a principal makeup artist, show foreman, and a wig shop artisan. As a Regional Member of Hollywood’s Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild IATSE Local 706, Ms. Martin has had the pleasure of working for film, television, and multimedia, along with opera and theater.

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16 Hansel and Gretel BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS DIRECTORS PAST PRESIDENTS Gillian Moran Phyllis Cascade Maxwell Bloom Board President Bismanovsky 1983–1984 Charles F. Hanes Khori Dastoor Frank Fiscalini Vice President & Chair, 1984–1987 Finance Committee Richard Dorsay, M.D. Gordon Brooks Fred Heiman Frank Fiscalini 1987–1989 Treasurer, Vice President & Chair, Long Range Planning Charles F. Hanes Kitty Spaulding 1989–1992 Jennifer A.R. Hsu Fred Heiman Secretary Michael Kalkstein Peggy Heiman 1992–1994 N. Eric Jorgensen Vice President Jennifer A.R. Hsu Mary Reber 1994–1995 General Counsel N. Eric Jorgensen Martha Sanford Peggy Heiman William R. Lambert Vice President & Chair, 1995–1998 Nominating Committee Jeanne L. McCann Organizational Liaison, Richard O. Whitney 1998–2001 San José Opera Guild Gillian Moran Jeanne L. McCann Frank M. Veloz Dr. H. Andrea Neves 2001–2004 Vice President & Chair, Planned Giving and Special Gerard L. Seelig Joe Pon Events Committees Marilyn Sefchovich 2004–2007 Dr. H. Andrea Neves Vijay Vaidyanathan George Crow Vice President & Chair, 2007–2010 Development Committee Dr. Brian Ward Gerard L. Seelig Laurie Warner 2010-2017 Vice President & Chair, Melody Walsh Audit Committee Laurie Warner Dr. Brian Ward Bonnie Williams Vice President & Vice Chair, Development Committee Laurie Warner Immediate Past President & Chair, Governance Committee Bonnie Williams Organizational Liaison, Friends of Opera San José

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Opera San José is dedicated to maintaining a resident company of opera singers with whom we present compelling, professional opera performances, while creating and providing cultural and educational programs that both enrich the opera- going experience and encourage future generations of artists and audiences. Opera San José also provides technical assistance to other organizations. Founded in 1984, Opera San José is unique in that it is the only year-long resident opera company in the nation. Members of the resident company form the core of the artistic staff for mainstage productions as well as educational programs.

OPERASJ.ORG 17 STAFF Khori Dastoor GENERAL DIRECTOR Joseph Marcheso MUSIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR Larry Hancock SPECIAL CONSULTANT TO THE GENERAL DIRECTOR Artistic/Music COSTUME DESIGNERS SCENE SHOP SUPERVISOR ARTISTIC AND MUSIC Elizabeth Poindexter Christopher Kesel Cathleen Edwards ADMINISTRATOR LEAD CARPENTER Eugénie Bramley WIG AND MAKEUP DESIGNER Chris Tucker GUEST CONDUCTORS Christina Martin SCENIC CHARGE ARTISTS Michael Morgan Lori Scheper-Kesel PRODUCTION STAGE Donato Cabrera MANAGERS Renee Jankowski CHOREOGRAPHERS Renee Varnas SCENIC ARTIST Robyn Tribuzi Jenna Link Christopher Kesel Mark Foehringer ASSISTANT STAGE PROPERTIES MASTER DIRECTORS HEAD OF MUSIC STAFF Lori Scheper-Kesel Tara Branham Veronika Agranov-Dafoe James Blaszko PROPERTIES ARTISAN COACHING/ACCOMPANYING Rory Willats Christopher Kesel STAFF Veronika Agranov-Dafoe ASSISTANT STAGE PROPERTIES RUNNER MANAGERS Victoria Lington Alison Froke Amber Gebert-Goldsmith STAGE HANDS ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN Samantha Schroeter David Chambers Tim Spears Emi Komatsu Rebecca Bradley Chloe Schweizer SUPERTITLE CUEING Yu Matsushita Victoria Lington MASTER ELECTRICIAN SCENE SHOP ADMIN Kirk Eichelberger Matthew Vandercook VOLUNTEER Eugénie Bramley ELECTRICIANS Barbara Brosh CHILDREN'S CHORUS Harris Meyers CUTTER/DRAPERS GUARDIANS Chloe Schweizer Marina Agabekov Joy Sakai Kitty Wilson Sally Virgilio HOUSE ELECTRICIAN Bob Smay FIRST HANDS Production/Technical IATSE LOCAL 134 Neliy Davood Pireh Anhar TECHNICAL DIRECTOR DECK STEWARD Larisa Zaiko John Draginoff Lesley Willgohs WARDROBE CREW IATSE LOCAL 134 COSTUME DIRECTOR David Radosevich Alyssa Oania FLYRAIL OPERATOR IATSE LOCAL 784 Cindy Parker Cheyenne Clarke PRODUCTION MANAGER IATSE LOCAL 134 IATSE LOCAL 784 Kelly Mack HOUSE SOUND WIG AND MAKEUP STAGE DIRECTORS Tom Johnson SUPERVISOR Marc Jacobs IATSE LOCAL 134 Sharon Peng Layna Chianakas FOLLOW SPOT EMERITUS IATSE LOCAL 706 Brad Dalton Bob Moreno WIG/MAKEUP ASSISTANTS IATSE LOCAL 134 Dulce-Maria Gastelum SET DESIGNERS FOLLOW SPOTS Charlie Smith Dan Kaminski Larry Hancock IATSE LOCAL 134 LIGHTING DESIGNER Will Schroeter Pamila Z. Gray IATSE LOCAL 134

18 Hansel and Gretel Resident Company Marketing Eugene Brancoveanu PHOTOGRAPHERS Elena Galván Pat Kirk Mason Gates Robert Shomler Kerriann Otaño Vicki Thompson Christopher James Ray Tim Williams Stephanie Sanchez COPY EDITING Guest Artists Lettie Smith Alexander Boyer Heidi Munzinger PUBLICITY AND MARKETING Megan Cullen PROVIDED BY Ellen Leslie Carla Befera & Co. Jesse Merlin Brian James Myer Box Office Maria Natale MANAGER Melissa Sondhi Lauren Halliwell Nathan Stark BOX OFFICE ASSISTANT J. T. Williams Robin Lacey Jamie Woodhull Administration MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE / ADMINISTRATION CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER James Williams

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Donna Lara ACCOUNTANT James Wai

FACILITIES MANAGER Jorge Vallejo Development MANAGING DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY Claire Padien-Havens

WEBMASTER, GRANTS Lettie Smith

INDIVIDUAL GIVING MANAGER Noritaka Okada

OPERASJ.ORG 19 Photo by Pat Kirk

THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE DONATED TO LARRY'S LEGACY CAMPAIGN

Mimi & Eric Carlson Heidi Munzinger & John Shott Marilyn & Frank Dorsa Dr. H. Andrea Neves Dorothy & Richard Dorsay Opera San José Veterans Chorus Frank Fiscalini David W. & Pamela Packard Friends of Opera San José Richard & Hannelore Romney Mary and Clinton Gilliland Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Salinger BenJoaquin Gouverneur & Khori Dastoor Jan & Don Schmidek Charles Hanes Marilyn Sefchovich Fred & Peggy Heiman Mark & Elizabeth Striebeck Rita Elizabeth Horiguchi Jan Telesky N. Eric Jorgensen Melita Wade Thorpe Dr. Jakob Nielsen & Hannah Kain Melody Walsh Dr. William R. Lambert Michael & Laurie Warner Joseph Marcheso Dennis & Marianne Wilcox Jeanne L. McCann Three anonymous donors

20 Hansel and Gretel CENTURY CLUB

Thank You, Opera San José Century Club Members! OPERA SAN JOSÉ CENTURY CLUB celebrates our loyal donors who have surpassed $100,000 in cumulative giving to Opera San José. We applaud your remarkable generosity and loyalty. We thank you for your outstanding investment preserving the culture of our community and the continued health of Opera San José. We are deeply grateful to you. Bravissimo!

Tricia & Tim Fred & Peggy Heiman Dr. H. Andrea Neves Roger & Isobel Anderson Profs. John Heineke & Pamela & David W. Sturgeon Jean Brandt Catherine Montfort Packard Dave Thompson Catherine Bullock Doreen James Richard & Hannelore Michael & Laurie Mimi & Eric Carlson Mary Louise Johnson Romney Warner George & Susan Crow Robert S. Kieve Martha Sanford & Richard & Phyllis Gary Hong Whitney Mary & Clinton Jeanne L. McCann Jan & Don Schmidek Five anonymous Gilliland Ann Marie Mix members

BRAVO! TO OUR DONORS, THE LIFEBLOOD OF OPERA SAN JOSÉ! This listing reflects cumulative cash donations, pledges and matching gifts recorded October 1, 2018 to October 15, 2019.

CORPORATIONS $50,000 to $99,999 Under $999 ORGANIZATIONS / CLUBS $50,000 and above The Bouye 1977 Trust Amazon Smile $5,000 and above The Applied Materials $5,000 to $9,999 eScrip Foundation Amici di Musica Bella Farrington Historical The Greenside $10,000 to $49,999 Foundation, Inc. Foundation San José Opera Guild REYL Overseas The Kieve Foundation Italian American $1,000 to $4,999 Heritage Foundation $1,000 to $4,999 Lorraine and Gerard The Terraces of Los KUOP Designs Seelig Foundation Silicon Valley Creates Gatos PUBLIC SECTOR FOUNDATIONS $1,000 to $4,999 Under $999 California Arts Council Cambrian Symphony $100,000 and above The Simon Strauss National Endowment for The William and Flora Nova Vista Symphony Foundation the Arts Hewlett Foundation Association Inc. The Surf Pony Fund at City of San José The Packard Humanities San José Woman’s Club Community Foundation Institute SJSU Emeritus Faculty Santa Cruz County Association The David and Lucile One anonymous gift Packard Foundation

OPERASJ.ORG 21 DOUBLE YOUR DONATION!

Does your employer offer a matching gift program? If so, you might be eligible for a matching gift. Employers often match gifts from retirees as well.

Ask your HR department today if your employer will make your gift have twice the impact, and inform Opera San José of the process required by your company for this meaningful support, if available. THESE BAY AREA COMPANIES MATCH GIFTS MADE BY Opera SAN JOSÉ PATRONS

Adobe Systems Incorporated Johnson & Johnson Applied Materials Matterport Cisco Systems Foundation Microsoft ConocoPhillips Netflix Electronic Arts Nvidia Gartner Inc. Oracle GE Foundation Pacific Gas & Electric Google Company Hewlett Packard Enterprise Palo Alto Networks The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Qualcomm IBM Corporation Synopsys Intel Corporation Texas Instruments

SPECIAL THANKS

Supported, in part, by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José.

22 Hansel and Gretel DONORS CONTINUED INDIVIDUAL DONORS

PRODUCERS CIRCLE STAGE HANDS CIRCLE Dr. Alfonso Banuelos & Jane Decker $50,000 and above $5,000 to $9,999 Suzanne Wittrig Al & Kathy DiFrancesco Mary & Clinton Gilliland Tricia & Tim Anderson Nancy C. Bean Tom & Clara DiStefano CONDUCTORS CIRCLE Doris & Alan Burgess Mandy Behe Ellen Donnelly $20,000 to $49,999 Dorothy & Richard Mario & Rose Belotti Dr. James & Susan Dyer Josef & Phyllis Dorsay Robin Beresford Geoffrey & Norma Egan Bismanovsky Jennifer Duarte Emily & Stephen Maureen Ellenberg Howard W. Golub* Lucy Grisetti Berman Donald & Janice Elliott Cathy & Dick Lampman Mr. & Mrs. William H. Gene Bernardini Mr. & Mrs. John P. D.G. Mitchell Harmon, Jr. Bill & Ginny Berner Eurich Richard & Hannelore Marjorie Johnson Ted Biagini Lynn Evans & Fred Romney Eric Jorgensen Rob & Letty Block Saunders Jan & Don Schmidek Dr. William R. Lambert Marlene Bollhoffer M.M. Feldman & Rick Joan Mansour Morris SPONSORS CIRCLE Leon Bonner & Redge Meixner Bob & Alice Fenton $10,000 to $19,999 Kent Owen Ken Borelli Frank Fiscalini Elizabeth F. Adler Jackie Pighini Jim & Carolyn Bowen Georgiana & John Barbara G. Akin Walter & Ramona Reichl Nina Boyd Flaherty Anna M. Bagniewska & Richard & JoAnna Strawbridge James & Margaret Brady Shirley J. Foreman & Denis St. Jean Alberta Brierly Jan Telesky Richard Bruner Jim Beatty Barbara Frank Mimi & Eric Carlson Bradford Wade & Linda David Burke & Victoria Riebel Burton Burke Michael & Judith Gaulke George & Susan Crow Melody Walsh Mary Esther Candee Carolyn & Brian George Marilyn & Frank Dorsa Brian Ward M.D. Pamela & Craig Carper Drs. Lucia & Jack Gilbert Charles F. Hanes Mariquita West, MD Carolle J. Carter & Jess Janice & Mel Goertz Fred & Peggy Heiman Richard & Phyllis Kitchens BenJoaquin Gouverneur Prof. John M. Heineke Whitney Linda Turner Cato & Khori Dastoor & Prof. Catherine R. Paul & Tressa Guth Montfort SHOWCASE CIRCLE John & Agnes Caulfield Andrea & Volker Hampel Jeanne L. McCann $1,000 to $4,999 Park & Joan Chamberlain Kristi & Larry Michael McGinley Joyce Allegro & Gerald Paul & Marijane Hernandez Ann Marie Mix Sheridan Chestnut Laura Hill & Neil Jeanne & Michael Tom & Gillian Moran Wilhelm Althouse Isabel Chiu, CPA Heidi Munzinger & John Mark & Maggie Cogdill Cheryl Holt Shott Daniel & Priscilla Amend Dr. Michael Condie Rita Elizabeth Horiguchi Andrea Neves Richard & Clarice Anderson Janet Constantinou David G. Hough Dr. Jakob Nielsen & Richard J. Andrews Helen E. Conway Dr. & Mrs. Pearce Hannah Kain Hurley Drs. Charlene Gerry & Alfio Crema Jim & Alice Orth Mary Idso Archibeque & Robert Rose Crimi Marilyn Sefchovich Melnikoff Ilene & Ken Imboden Donald & Betty D'Angelo Dave Thompson Harvey Louis & Nola M. Linda Izquierdo Patricia Daoud Michael & Laurie Warner Armstrong Pamela & Edward Jajko Doris Davis Two anonymous gifts Mary T. Baiamonte Pat Janes David Davis Shirley E. Bailey Jeraldine Johnson TO DONATE AND BE A PART Ray & Laurel Kaleda OF OUR STORIED LEGACY Bonnie Lee Kellogg CALL NORITAKA OKADA Albert Klail AT (408) 437-4460 Cheryl & Steve Kole

*Deceased OPERASJ.ORG 23 DONORS CONTINUED

Paul & Jackie Kuckein Bob & Bonnie Peterson Nancy Valencia Martha C. Beatti Anders Kugler Joe Pon & George Duran Marcia & Gordon Vosti Candace Behlendorf Cathy & Steve Lazarus Randy Presuhn & Wang Family Giving Celia Bell Rob Lenicheck Timothy Nguyen Fund Donald H. Bentsen Izzy Lewis & Phil Park Hal & Beverly Berry Qi Li Donald Best Russell Lindgren DOES YOUR COMPANY Matthew W. Bien & Phil & Judy Livengood MATCH YOUR GIFT? Grace T. Lee Sally & Tom Logothetti Andrew & Brenda Birrell Sylvia & Paul Lorton, Jr. Judith Borlase Maxine & Ray Lubow Nancy Pyeatt Karlette Warner & Ward Hoffman Patti Bossert & Charles Scott Lurndal Alice Ramsauer Alice Weigel Chew Jonathan Lynam Stephen & Denise Rawlinson Dr. Herbert Weil & Dr. Roger Bourland & Mr. & Mrs. Denis Lynch Daniel Shiplacoff Arvo & Astrid Rehemets Anabel Anderson Imbert Jeanne Lyons Kathleen Bowden Donald & Marilyn Dr. & Mrs. C. Whitby- Philip & Margaret Ma Richardson Strevens Larry & Sally Brandt Robert Mackenzie Carol Richardson Cole Jean-Marie White & Robert & Mara & John Thompson Bryan Rodriguez Bronstone Joseph Riggio Tom MacRostie Dennis & Marianne Ann Brown Richard & Barbara Roof Ernest March Wilcox Melvin & Anna Brown Joy Sakai William McCraw & Janet Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Steve & Vicky Brozovich Lucinda Sanchagrin & Muscio Williams Dennis McLean Ann & Larry Byler Kevin McGiboney & Susan & Jonathan Jack & Judy Schneider Michael Calegari Nancy Lutzow Wittwer Joyce & Campbell Scott Dick & Pat Calfee Mr. & Mrs. McKnight Fern Wollrich-Jaffe Mr. & Mrs. R.W. Shomler Jerry & Shirley Carlson Gregory W. Melton Ellen C. Wynn Colette A. Siegel Virginia A. Carpio Chris & Katie Metzger Susan Yost Darby Siempelkamp & Corinne Elliott Carter Shauna Mika & Rick Drs. Robert & Antonette Michael Kresser Crystal Chow Callison Zeiss J.H. Silveira M.D. Deal & Nancy Stephen & Janet Miller Stephen & Connie Zilles Alice J. Sklar Christensen Barry & Rosemarie Four anonymous gifts Patricia Clark Mirkin Dr. Pieter & Jacqui Smith SUPPORTERS CIRCLE Robert & Diane Barbara Molony & Todd & Sandy Smith $500 to $999 Claypool Thomas Turley Frank & Diane Snow Judith Aissen & James Robert Cochran Kathleen Montoya Morrie Sorrells Clifford Richard Coencas Thomas & Cassandra* Laura Sternberg Jane Alejandro Arthur Colman & Pilar Moore Mary C. Stradner Antonio & Elizabeth Montero Tom Myers & Hartono Janet & Robert Strain Alvarez Sutanto Lynn & Mary Lois Elizabeth A. Striebeck Robert Applebaum Comeskey Dr. Henry Nattrass Beth Kay Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Arnett William M. Conlon & Tony Nespole, MD Lynn Telford Zachary Baker Judith E. Schwartz Cynthia & Ken Newton H. James Tellefson Keith Ball & Diana Elaine C. Coombs John R. & Elsa Nimmo Melita Wade Thorpe Morabito Antonia Cross Gabriele Ondine Dr. May Loo & Dr. Laima Baltusis Jonathan R. & Anne W. Paul & Jo O'Neil William Thurston Joyce Bartlett Cross Ahmad & Ruth Orandi Jeanne Torre Ruth Laine Bauer* Jan Cummins Dr. & Mrs. Hans Orup Janice Toyoshima A. Bayman & M. Arlock Patricia Curia Janice Paull Dean A. Daily

24 Hansel and Gretel DONORS CONTINUED

Elena & Ron Danielson Jim Hagan Robert E. Larson & Bill Perry Ed Dantzig Jeanette Hajjar Susan R. Larson Marilyn Perry Walt & Peggy D'Ardenne Helen & Dr. Glenn Kristina Lauraitis Nedra Petty Robert & Margaret Victoria L. Davis Hakanson Robert & Carol Pike Lawson Carolyn Davis Larry Hanes Anne T. Prescott Judith Leahy Lindy Hayes Phillip W. Pugh Jimmie Dawson Dr. Hong Fang Lee Jeannine Hayward Lucie Ramos Dr. George Deabill Shirley Leisses & Hicks Richard & Maureen Jake Heggie Williams Tom Ranweiler DeBolt Helen Helson Tina and Wayne Marjorie Rauch Angela Defrancesco Kali & Narada Hess Levenfeld James Reber Sonia DeHazes Fred & Leelane Hines Trudy Levy & Mike Norman Reynolds Gutman Robert Dennis Larry & Betty Hinman Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rolla Don & Dorothy Lewis Irwin Derman Mark & Havol Hodes Mr. & Mrs. Lee Rosen Ida Holmes Don Lowry & Lynore Doron & Miriam Rotman Edward Dias Tillim DeForrest & Bonnie Dixie Rowland Bernard Dickinson Curt Luck Home Karin Rumstedt Joe & Carolyn Dickinson Karen & David Gunnar Hovden Joann Ryan Rose Mary Dougherty MacQueen Randall & Carle Hylkema Sandra J. Savage Eric Doughty Bernard J. Magelky Carolyn Hyott & Toby & Masaki Sawanobori Katherine Duffy John G. Maier Michael Alexander Norma & Charles Susan & Marc Mangel Jim & Ann Dunn James & Elizabeth Schlossman Nubar & Carol Randy Earle Iverson Marylou Schoone Manoukian David & Liyuza Eisbach Stanley Jacques David & Linda Scott Peter Marra M.J. Elich Klaus & Maria Jaeger Donna Scott Stephen Martin Susan & Jeff Englander Bill & Danielle James Ann & Ted Seitz Mary James & George Katherine Mason John & Tessa Ennals Mort & Alba Sherin Cook Sheila McGann-Tiedt Cecelia Eurich Ursula Shultz Martha Johnson Diane & Robert McGhee Robert & Carmen Sigler Katerina Fadiman Dennis & Sheryl Johnson A. Kirk McKenzie Darold Skerritt & Judy Peter & Gail Fera Mr. & Mrs. Richard Trixie & Doug Johnson Lind Asiia Fomalgaut McKewan Jane C Jordan & Dale E Regina Sleater & Dean Donna & Moe Medeiros Karen Gabrielson Jordan Dunsmore David & Erika Meinhardt Anne v.d.L. Gardner David & Jeanne Michael & Lonna Smith Jorgensen Leonard & Sylvia Metz Dennis Gaushell & Linda Snyder Alice Kadonaga Mr. John Miaullis Nancy Noto Donald Snyder Michael Kalkstein & Robert J. Miller Gee Foundation Sandra M. Sobie Susan English Duncan Missimer Alex Gelber & Linda Wolf Betty Soennichsen Jason Paul Kazarian John & Gini Mitchem Mr. & Mrs. Argo Jim Stauffer Donald & Phyllis Keesey Edward Neves & Lin Lee Gherardi Joan & Michael Stauffer Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Keller Barbara Nicoara & David & Janice Gilman Andrew Stearns Mary M. & Harry Kelly George Lewis Orville Goering Suzanne Steimle Beverly & Craig Kemp Michael & Lorraine Acela Gonzalez Victoria Knox Nunziata Anita Stewart Michael Good & JoAnn Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Kohs Ken Odom Melinda Swanson Close Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Kondo Gerald & Ellen Oicles Catherine & Jeff Ruth M. Gordon Thermond Donald Krenn Denise Owen Gryphon Financial David & Mary Alice Paul & Jan Panell Group, Inc. Phil Kurjan Thornton Doug & Rasha La Porte Michele & Scott Parcel Philip & Kathleen Gust Anne* & Peter Thorp Joyce E Peloian & Gary Ann Lambrecht Margaret Trevisan Blanca Haendler & McCrea Robert Cook Kathleen Troll

*Deceased OPERASJ.ORG 25 DONORS CONTINUED

Barbara Tuma Kathy & Mick Tuttle James V. Tyler Eileen Vesely Wanda Waldera Friends of Waldorf School of the Peninsula Daphne & Stuart Wells Mr. & Mrs. Peter R. Werp Lance & Mary Werthman Nate & Carolyn Wilson Brian & Linda Winter William & Donna Wohltmann Judith Wolf Lari Yamaguchi Gretchen Zaballos Frank Zwart & Julia Armstrong-Zwart 15 anonymous gifts

A REQUEST TO OUR DONORS:

If we have made a mistake or omission, kindly bring it to our attention so that we may correct it. Please call Individual Giving Manager Noritaka Okada at (408) 437- 4460 or email [email protected]

*Deceased OPERASJ.ORG 26 DEDICATED DONATIONS

Robert Applebaum in memory of Rosalyn Applebaum Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Patricia Biagini in memory of Emo & Anne Biagini Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rolla, Andrea Thomas, and Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Williams in memory of Mim Bloom Jerry & Shirley Carlson in memory of Margaret Boddy Teresa M. O’Neill in honor of Barbara Brosh Jake Heggie, Cheryl & Steve Kole, and one anonymous gift in honor of Khori Dastoor Gee Foundation on behalf of Assistant Conductor Dennis Doubin Nina Boyd in honor of Frank Fiscalini Pamela & Edward Jajko in memory of Althea Lewesa Frazer Barbara Tuma in memory of Zigi Glimski Jim Hagan in memory of Linda Hagan Julie Steury & Peter Reynolds in honor of Lauren Halliwell Carol Wilhelmy in honor of Mary Hargrove Stan & Doris Katz, and Cheryl & Steve Kole in honor of Fred and Peggy Heiman Melanie Prole in memory of Eileen Prole Kemp E. Kletter in memory of Adina Shira Kletter z"l Karin L. Leipelt in memory of John C. Leipelt, Sr. Betty Oen in honor of Lucinda Lenicheck Randy Zechman in honor of Scott Lurndal David Matuszak in memory of Linda Matuszak George Stavros in honor of Maria Natale Charles & Norma Schlossman in memory of Olga Nespole Irwin Derman in honor of Jerry and Lorraine Seelig Carl Van Gils in memory of Winny Van Gils Jing Jing Zheng in honor of Wang Family Giving Fund Muriel Fitzgerald Wilson in honor of Brian Ward Claire Tsai in honor of Laurie & Michael Warner Linda Mandel in honor of Joanne Wigginton Marsha & David Pollak, and Susan Yost in memory of Phil Yost

27 Hansel and Gretel SPECIAL THANKS Volunteers Opera San José thanks the following volunteers for their service to the company. To offer your assistance as a volunteer, please visit operasj.org/support.

Dick & Pat Calfee Fred & Peggy Lorraine Mazzeo Kimberly Thompson Carolle Carter Heiman Pat Miller Kathryn Veregge LaVonne Bouchez Rita Elizabeth Heidi Munzinger Sally Virgilio Miriam Frazier Horiguchi Phil Park Sheryl Walters Bonnie Lee Kellogg Andrea Fuchs- Joy Sakai Bobbi Wolner Phil & Judy Hampel R.W. Shomler Livengood In Kind Opera San José would also like to thank the following donors for their generous in-kind goods and services. Services: Diane Claypool, Citti’s Florist, Marilyn & Frank Dorsa, Celine Glon, N. Eric Jorgensen, Cathy Kehon, Bonnie Lee Kellogg, Phil Park, San Jose Convention Center, R.W. Shomler, Telesky Financial Services. Supplies & Equipment: Mary & Clinton Gilliland, Packard Humanities Institute, Megan & Christopher Jalufka, Barbara Rose, Janice Toyoshima, and one anonymous.

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OPERASJ.ORG 28 Opera San José Endowment Foundation Supporters Opera San José Endowment Foundation (OSJEF) is a separate 501(c)3 organization from Opera San José, and was established to insure that San José will always have opera in its future. OSJEF appreciates your help and support for the fiscal year (July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019) and continuing in the future.

Jane Alejandro Jim & Pat Jackson Richard & JoAnna Strawbridge Dr. Alfonso Banuelos & Marjorie Johnson H. James Tellefson Suzanne Wittrig Redjack Johnson David Thompson Ken Borelli Philip & Margaret Ma Jeanne Torre Ann Brown Mary Mourkas Bradford Wade & Linda Riebel Rose Crimi Ahmad & Ruth Orandi Wang Family Giving Fund George & Susan Crow Richardson Dr. & Mrs. C Whitby-Strevens Doris Davis Robert Savoie One anonymous gift Tom & Clara Distefano Jan & Don Schmidek Dr. James & Susan Dyer Colette A. Siegel Kathy Hiebert Betty Soennichsen

OPERA SAN JOSÉ BOX OFFICE LEAVING THE HOUSE OR LATECOMERS ADMINISTRATION OFFICES If, for whatever reason, you must leave the 2149 Paragon Drive performance, you will only be readmitted at San José, CA 95131 the next intermission. Latecomers will not (408) 437-4450 Monday - Friday, 9AM-6PM be admitted during performance. Patrons www.operasj.org arriving late may watch the performance on a television monitor in the lobby.

CALIFORNIA THEATRE BOX OFFICE (408) 437-4450 Open 90 minutes prior LISTENING DEVICES to performance and when Opera San José is Please ask an usher to direct you to the coat in residence at the theatre. check.

GROUP SALES WARNING Groups of 10 or more receive special rates. The use of cameras and all kinds of Lauren Halliwell, Box Office Manager recording equipment is strictly forbidden. (408) 437-4450, [email protected]

EXITS GUEST APPEARANCES The lighted exit sign nearest your seat is the Opera San José artists or speakers shortest route out of theatre. In case of an are available to community emergency, please do not run, walk through groups, corporations, and schools. the nearest exit. Contact Lettie Smith at [email protected] or call (408) 437-4464.

29 Hansel and Gretel “The most charming musical!”

by the composer of Fiddler On The Roof and the author of Cabaret. Marie Finch as “Amalia”

Saratoga Civic Theater 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga Jan. 25 to Feb. 15, SouthBayMT.com 2020 Noteworthy Entertainment 408-266-4734

OPERASJ.ORG 30 Opera San José thanks Friends of Opera San José for their service to the company. To become a member of our volunteer auxiliary, Friends of Opera San José, and experience its many benefits, please send an email to [email protected] or sign up at operasj.org/support/vol- unteering. Bonnie Williams Jim Stauffer Fred and Peggy Heiman Denis St. Jean President Chair, Cultural Outings Rita Elizabeth Horiguchi Linda Swan Janice Toyoshima Nancy Valencia Ed and Pam Jajko Emily Tieu Vice President Chair, Communication Eric and Connie Chie Tieu Jorgensen Barbara Brosh Brad Wade Jocelyn Vincent Secretary Opera at Your Doorstep Coleen Kohtz Diane Werp Lucy Logan Dennis and Marianne Sheryl A. Kelly Julie Amato Kathleen Luich Wilcox Treasurer Anna Bagniewska Denis and Mary Fran Chip Williams Brenda Davis Didier Benoit Lynch Alinor Willis Volunteer Coordinator Hal and Beverly Berry Kathleen McCabe- Fern Jaffe Wollrich Judith Borlase Jeanne Lyons Martin Bobbi Wolner Lee Boyce Chair, Recruitment Joanna McGrady Richard Zamar and Sara Bruce Meera Prahlad Tom Miller Delia Schizzano Pamela Carper Newsletter Editor Brigid Moreton Giada Conte Sally Pyle Linda Riebel Judy Coughlin Lauren Reiling Events Pat Daoud Joy Sakai Suzanne Sarro Randy Earle Shirley Shoup-Howard Chair, Membership Dana F. Haberland Vyenne Song

31 Hansel and Gretel Opera SAN JOSÉ proudly presents

Il trovatore BY GIUSEPPE VERDI

February 15 - March 1, 2020

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