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Opera Columbus Staff | 4 Board of Trustees | 5 From Opera Columbus | 6 Madama Butterfly | 9 Columbus Symphony | 10 Director’s Notes | 12 Cast Bios | 13 Production Staff Bios | 17 Volunteer Support Groups | 21 Institutional Supporters | 22 Annual Fund Contributors | 23 For Your Reference | 26

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EXECUTIVE MARKETING Peggy Kriha Dye, General and Artistic Director Kathy Karnap, Director of Marketing Rachel Will, Executive Assistant to the Jennifer Nodjak, Digital Marketing Coordinator General and Artistic Director Lydia Miller, Digital Marketing Assistant Anna Schaeffer, Marketing Assistant EDUCATION CULT Marketing Destiny Coleman, Director of Education & Irvin Public Relations Artistic Administration PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT Greg Bryan, Production Manager Jessica Morris, Director of Development Jason Hiester, Associate Conductor/Chorus Master Susan Ropp, Foundations and Grants Manager Katie Cullen, Data Analyst and Project Manager TICKETING Whitney Dodds, Subscription and Ticketing FINANCE Lead Associate Mike Daniels, Senior Accountant

SPECIAL THANKS

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Patricia B. Morrison, President Sheldon A. Taft, Secretary Cardinal Health, Inc., retired Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, retired

Marilu Faber Charles C. Warner Vice President & Development Chair Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur LLP Community Advocate Peggy Kriha Dye, General & Artistic Director Bill Miller, Vice President & Finance Chair Ex officio KPMG LLP

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Polly Lindemann Community Advocate

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pera Columbus is changing at a rapid Opace, and the 2018-2020 season reflects the important direction in which we’re headed. We are humbly trying to make OC more accessible to everyone. Our new brand focus, “Make it Yours,” is meant to welcome our audience and patrons to come as themselves, rather than any preconceived notion of what an opera goer might be. We are addressing women leadership in the arts and diversity in our board and on our stage to better reflect this great city we are serving. We are passionately preserving the extraordinary operas of the classic repertoire, but we are equally passionate to advance opera into the sensibilities of our time.

Madama Butterfly is a masterpiece but can also be controversial. Traditionally, productions have portrayed Japanese characters to look Japanese, regardless of the color of their skin. This production, led by an all women artistic team, will feature the artists as themselves, allowing the talents of the performers and the costumes they wear to convey the characters they play. In partnership with Cardinal Health, we are thanking the many volunteers that served at the Urban League national conference this past August by inviting all 500 of them to the final dress rehearsal. Our February production is a world premiere and co-commission with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra called The Flood. This is an opera by woman composer Korine Fujiwara and librettist Stephen Wadsworth that tells a wonderful story of love and tragedy across four generations of a Columbus family. In the spring, Jazz Arts Group and OC will come together under the musical direction of Byron Stripling to fuse opera and jazz for a night of pure fun, Opera Meets Jazz. In partnership with CAPA, OC will present The Journey in the Lincoln Theatre, which will celebrate the music of African-American culture, spanning more than 200 years. This new production will feature Columbus artists, including the Thiossane West African Dance institute, local gospel choirs, and the Southside Boys and Girls Club. Enjoy this beautiful masterpiece and thank you for all the ways you support Opera Columbus!

Peggy Kriha Dye General and Artistic Director

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t Opera Columbus, our goal is to breathe Anew life into the way opera is performed and presented, with original productions and fresh perspectives on this amazing art form. We mean it when we say “Make it yours,” with productions and programs that confront traditional expectations and preconceived notions of opera. The production you are about to see is a great example of this, and we are thrilled to open our 2018-2019 season with Madama Butterfly. Our incredible all-women creative team have taken a contemporary approach to Puccini’s beloved classic. All of the elements that make this one of the most popular of all operas – glorious music, engaging characters, and a heartbreaking tale of a woman abandoned by the man she loves – are here, retold through a modern, tradition-breaking interpretation. Whether this is your firstButterfly or your tenth (or more!), this will be an opera you will never forget. Opera Columbus’ 2018-2019 season continues in February with the world premiere of The Flood, co-commissioned by Opera Columbus and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. Composed by Korine Fujiwara with a libretto by Stephen Wadsworth, The Flood tells a story of human connection through loss and shared tragedy, centered around the devastation of Franklinton in the Great Flood of 1913.

In April, we will close the season with Opera Swings Jazz, in collaboration with Jazz Arts Group. This unique and exciting mash-up of opera and jazz will create one-of-a-kind music in a groundbreaking interpretation of favorite jazz standards. I hope that you will join us for all of the exceptional performances and events we have planned for this season. Please visit OperaColumbus.org for more information!

Thank you for joining us for Madama Butterfly. Enjoy the show!

Patricia B. Morrison President Opera Columbus Board of Trustees

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Friday, September 28, 2018, 7:30 pm Sunday, September 30, 2018, 2 pm

CAST Cio-Cio San...... Janet Szepei Todd Pinkerton...... Daniel Montenegro Sharpless...... Eric McKeever Suzuki...... Zoie Reams Goro...... Chandler Johnson Prince Yamadori...... Jeff MacMullen The Bonze...... Thomas Petrushka Kate Pinkerton...... Karolyn Lee Gholston Commissioner...... Riccardo S. Jimenez Sorrow...... Havilah Pontes Sorrow...... Sophia L. River-Bethel

DIRECTOR CONDUCTOR Crystal M. Manich Kathleen Kelly

SET AND COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING AND Court Watson PROJECTION DESIGN Tláloc López-Watermann CHOREOGRAPHER Susan Van Pelt Petry ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR AND CHORUS MASTER STAGE MANAGER Jason Hiester Hester Warren-Steijn REPETITEUR Barbara Brenton Sahr Exclusive Hotel Partners:

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VIOLIN I VIOLAS CLARINETS TIMPANI Joanna Frankel Karl Pedersen David Thomas Benjamin Ramirez Concertmaster Principal Principal Principal Mary Jean Petrucci Brett Allen Anthony Lojo Associate Assistant Principal PERCUSSION Concertmaster Mary Ann Farrington BASSOON Philip Shipley Robert Firdman Betsy Sturdevant Principal Assistant VIOLINCELLOS Principal Concertmaster Wendy Morton HARP Joyce Fishman Principal HORNS Jude Mollenhauer Jonquil Thoms Victor Firlie Brian Mangrum Principal Assistant Principal Principal VIOLIN II Adam Koch LIBRARIAN Alicia Hui BASS Jean-Etienne Lederer Principal Second Rudy Albach TRUMPET Principal Librarian Rhonda Frascotti Principal Brian Buerkle Assistant Principal Principal PERSONNEL MANAGER Second FLUTE & PICCOLO Daren Fuster David Edge Brandon LePage BASS TROMBONE Gail Sharp Principal Aaron Recchia STAGE MANAGER Principal William Lutz OBOE Robert Royse The Musicians of the Columbus Symphony Principal are members of, and represented by, the Central Ohio Federation of Musicians, Local 103 of the American Federation of Musicians.

PRODUCTION

General and Artistic Director...... Peggy Kriha Dye Conductor...... Kathleen Kelly Assistant Conductor/CM...... Jason Hiester Director...... Crystal M. Manich Choreographer...... Susan Van Pelt Petry Set and Costume Design...... Court Watson Projection and Lighting Designer...... Tlaloc Lopez-Watermann Wardrobe Manager...... Janin Rosas Props Master...... Gerald M. Schwab Repetiteur...... Barbara Brenton Sahr Chorus Pianist...... Ed Bak Production Manager...... Greg Bryan Director of Education & Artistic Administration...... Destiny Coleman Stage Manager...... Hester Warren-Steijn Assistant Stage Manager...... Melissa Herrera-Ortiz ASM Intern...... Valeriya Nedviga ASL Choreography Consultant...... Bennett Whitaker ASL Interpretation...... Meg Tucker Set built by CATCO Costumes courtesy of BalletMet Columbus OSU Department of Dance ASL interpretation brought to you by Stagehands Performing Arts Interpreting.

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Chorus...... Skye Johnson Chorus...... Dylan Davis Chorus...... Michael Kirkman Chorus...... John Schlabach Chorus...... Sarah Dudley Chorus...... Meg Linebaugh Chorus...... Rachel Ballitch Chorus...... Yanyan Lin Chorus...... Grace Koogler Chorus...... Shandra Sharis Chorus...... Vincent Stepien

DANCERS

Dancer...... Dani Barker Dancer...... Dian Jing Dancer...... Kelsey Kempner Dancer...... Jordan McDowell Dancer...... Sydney Samson Dancer...... Elyssa Szemcsak Dancer...... Marissa Thomas

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Old and New Visions of Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini’s iconic work Madama Butterfly has long been a staple of what people think of as “opera.” Most have heard of it, mostly due to the universal story of love lost in translation, female abandonment, and tragic consequences.

Butterfly was attractive from the time of its premiere in 1904 because of its exoticism to western audiences. At the time “Japonisme,” the act of dressing up and doing tasks that were “Japanese,” was a fad in Europe after Asian ports opened up for trade late in the 19th century: the culture was different and, therefore, exotic. Travel to Asia was much too grueling and expensive if one wanted to experience it for oneself, so pictures, literature, and textiles provided the dream.

Performing Butterfly in the 21st century is influenced by a globalized sensitivity to other cultures and beliefs. Travel is easy. The Internet gives us answers. Television transports us. The imagined Japanese setting as seen by Puccini (who never went there) is a device from 1904 about something that happened “over there.” It is a far cry from our reality. To dress up as if for a pageant and smear on eyeliner to make someone “appear” Asian should most definitely be a practice of the past, and yet some opera companies continue do it in the name of what audiences “want” from the work.

This production for Opera Columbus combines the world of 19th century Japan with contemporary couture, views of race/religion, and the effect of clothing/behavior. The costumes are meant to evoke the proper lines and silhouettes of kimono and uniforms through a unique visual interpretation, connecting ageless emotion with a contemporary audience. There was no attention paid to race or ethnicity when rounding up the best singers possible for this particular production.

There is every reason to continue to produce Madama Butterfly, but keeping it in its early 20th century box does not gives it proper reverence. We owe it our fullest and most careful attention so that it may continue to ring across changing times in all of its beauty and sadness.

SYNOPSIS

This is not your typical love story. Instead, it’s the story of love, betrayal, and sacrifice. Butterfly, a local Japanese girl, is head over heels for her fiancé John Pinkerton. But, as the love story goes, he has other plans in mind – namely to marry an American wife someday. After their wedding, Pinkerton leaves Japan with the promise to return to Butterfly one day.

Three years have passed with no word from Pinkerton. Butterfly has given birth to a son and has been eagerly awaiting his return. The American consul Sharpless comes to see Butterfly with a letter to her from Pinkerton, explaining that he’s coming back. Butterfly is so excited about the news that Sharpless doesn’t finish reading the letter – how rude.

As you probably guessed, Pinkerton did not come back for Butterfly, but instead shows up with his new wife, Kate, with the intention of Kate raising their child. Pinkerton chickens out of breaking the news to Butterfly himself, and asks his wife Kate and Suzuki, Butterfly’s maid, to tell her instead. Defeated by the news, she agrees to give up the child if Pinkerton comes to see her himself (and for him to find her dead body – more on that later). Butterfly grabs a knife but is interrupted by her child. Blindfolding him to not traumatize him (#alreadytraumatized), she stabs herself as Pinkerton calls out her name.

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JANET SZEPEI TODD (Cio-Cio San) is an Australian soprano who remains based in the US after having completed her Master of Music at the Manhattan School of Music in 2016.

Janet performs regularly in her home country. She made her debut with Victorian Opera, Melbourne in 2011 as Pamina in The Magic Flute, going on to perform Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier for their 2012 Gala Concert, The Prince in Cinderella pantomime (Gill) and Liesgen in Bach’s Coffee Cantata. With Opera Australia Janet performed Pamina in The Magic Flute in their Opera on the Beach Spectacular, and for Opera Australia’s touring company, she performed the roles of both Donna Elvira and Zerlina in Don Giovanni. She was soprano soloist in The Australian Ballet’s double bill Elegy singing Faure’s Requiem, as well as their Vanguard tripe bill program singing Pergolese’s Satbat Mater. For Pinchgut Opera, Sydney, she performed the role of Miss Hawk in Salieri’s The Chimney Sweep, and Zelmira in Haydn’s Armida. Janet recently sung the title role in Handel’s Esther with Handel in the Theatre in Canberra, Australia’s capital. In the music theater world, Janet performed Marsinah in Kismet with The Production Company at the State Theatre in Melbourne. In March 2018, Janet returned to Australia to sing Bach’s B Minor Mass with the Sydney Philharmonia at The Sydney Opera House.

During her time at MSM in New York, Janet performed roles including Cecile in Conrad Susa’s Dangerous Liaisons, Konstanze in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Noemie in Massenet’s Cendrillon and Angelica in Michael Dellaira’s new opera The Leopard. Other MSM performance highlights include Soprano Soloist in Mozart’s C Minor Mass, and Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand.

The role of Cio-Cio San is underwritten by Impresarios of Columbus.

DANIEL MONTENEGRO (Pinkerton) A graduate of San Francisco’s prestigious Adler Fellow Opera Program, American tenor Daniel Montenegro is recognized for his flexible and distinctive voice and a varied repertoire of bel canto, verismo, and contemporary roles. In 2015, Daniel made his Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and San Diego Opera debuts as Luis (a role he created) in El Pasado Nuca se Termina. Career highlights include Giovanni (La Hija de Rappaccini) with Gotham Opera and his European opera debut at the Théâtre du Châtelet as Mario in Daniel Catán’s Il Postino along side Plácido Domingo, as well as a number of significant role and company debuts including Roderigo (Otello) with San Francisco Opera, Alfredo (La Traviata) with New Orleans Opera and Minnesota Opera, Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore) with Washington National Opera, Pang (Turandot) at the Hollywood Bowl conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, Pong (Turandot) with San Francisco Opera and Dallas Opera, and most recently Roméo (Roméo et Juliette) with Tulsa Opera and the Castleton Festival. Recently, Daniel made his company debut in the role of Mario in Il Postino with Opera Saratoga, his professional role debut as Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly) with Arizona Opera, and debuted with Fort Worth Opera as Rafael in Cruzar la Cara de la Luna. The 2017-2018 season brought a concert of excerpts from La bohème with the Quad City Symphony, Rafael in Cruzar la Cara de la Luna in his debut with New York City Opera, and his San Diego opera debut as Arcadio in Florencia en el Amazonas.

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ERIC McKEEVER (Sharpless) Hailed by Opera Magazine (UK) for possessing a “voice of darkness and clarity,” Eric McKeever returns to Opera Columbus having recently appeared as Marcello in La bohème. Mr. McKeever’s 2017-18 season featured covering the role of Jake Wallace in La fanciulla del West with New York City Opera, his Anchorage Opera debut as Malatesta in Don Pasquale, joining Opera Western Reserve as Jake in Porgy and Bess and returning to Florentine Opera as The Speaker in The Magic Flute. He also performed the role of Charlie in the reading of Kamala Sankaram’s new techo-noir opera Looking at You and worked on the upcoming podcast Buick City 1 AM by Jason Cady.

His 2016-17 season included joining the roster of New York City Opera covering the Lion and performing the Westphalian Soldier in Candide directed by Hal Prince. He created the role of The Security Guard in the a cappella opera Sweat with the Center for Contemporary Opera and received critical praise for his performances as “Sander” in Grétry’s Zémire et Azor at Skylight Music Theatre. Mr. McKeever also made an exciting debut with New York’s Experiments in Opera singing the Baritone roles in Flash Operas and appeared as Michele in Il Tabarro with Opera Project Columbus.

Other recent appearances include the title role in Verdi’s Macbeth at Opera Company of Middlebury Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Opera Naples, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly with Salt Marsh Opera, and Frank in Die Fledermaus with Florentine Opera and Nashville Opera.

ZOIE REAMS (Suzuki) Lauded by Opera News for her “velvety mezzo” as well as how she “phrased with elegance and articulated coloratura nimbly,” Zoie Reams finishes her second year with the Houston Grand Opera studio program this season, where she sings Flora in La traviata, Dritte Magd in Elektra, and Rosalia in West Side Story. In the 2017-2018 season, Ms. Reams will also sing Maddalena in Rigoletto at Wolf Trap Opera, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the National Symphony Orchestra, and Handel’s Messiah with the Las Vegas Philharmonic.

Prior highlights at the Houston Grand Opera include the Third Secretary in John Adams’s Nixon in China, the Alto Winged Angel in the world premiere of Jake Heggie’s It’s A Wonderful Life, and the world premiere of Kaminsky’s Some Light Emerges. Ms. Reams has also sung Clarice in La pietra del paragone with Wolf Trap Opera, Tituba in Ward’s The Crucible with the Glimmerglass Festival, the Sandmännchen in Hänsel und Gretel with Opera Louisiane, and, on the concert stage, Bruckner’s Te Deum with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. Her awards include second place at Houston Grand Opera’s Eleanor McCollum Competition (2016), first place winner of the Emerging Artist division of the Classical Singer Competition (2015), and second place winner of the Gulf Coast Region of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (2016). She holds a Master of Music degree from Louisiana State University, where she sang Isabella in L’italiana in Algeri, Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Katisha in The Mikado, and Béatrice in Béatrice et Bénédict. She earned her Bachelor of Music at Lawrence University.

CHANDLER JOHNSON (Goro) a recent graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) where he completed his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees, studying under Thomas Baresel. While at CCM, Chandler performed the roles of Riunccio in Gianni Schicchi, Lurcanio in Ariodante, Governor in Candide and workshopped Intimate Apparel by American composer Ricky Ian Gordon. This past summer, Chandler joined the Chautauqua Opera as a Studio Artist where he covered the roles of Governor/Vanderdendur/Ragotski in Candide and was featured in a fully staged scenes program. Recently, Chandler covered the role of Candide and was seen as a featured ensemble member in Candide presented by The Knights NYC at Tanglewood Music Festival and will join to the company again in 2019 for the same show at Ravinia Festival.

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JEFF MacMULLEN (Prince Yamadori) baritone, is thrilled to return to Opera Columbus for this production of Madama Butterfly. Past appearances with Opera Columbus include the role of Schaunard in La Boheme, Artemidor in Armide, Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterfly, as well as Silvio in Pagliacci and Marcello in La Boheme, both as a part of the Opera on the Edge series. Other recent appearances include the role of Talpa in Il Tabarro, and Samuel in Un ballo in maschera, both with Mid Ohio Opera, as well as Marco in Gianni Schicchi with Opera Project Columbus. Mr. MacMullen will return to Mid Ohio Opera in June of 2019 as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte. A performer of both opera and musical theatre, Mr. MacMullen has appeared in leading and supporting roles with companies such as Michigan Opera Theatre, Ohio Light Opera, Light Opera Works Chicago, and Casa Mañana Theatre. In the orchestral arena, he has appeared with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Lansing Symphony, the Jackson Symphony, The Ohio State Symphony Orchestra, and the Michigan State University Symphony and Chamber orchestras. Mr. MacMullen has received both his Bachelor and Master degrees in Vocal Performance from Michigan State University.

THOMAS PETRUSHKA (The Bonze) a “notable, resonant bass” (Brooklyn Eagle) continues to distinguish himself as an important presence in the emerging young artist field. He has performed with Opera Columbus, Opera Project Columbus, The Ohio State University Lyric and Opera Theatre, Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance, and Seagle Music Colony.

Recently, Thomas world premièred the role of The Player in Herschel Garfein’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at Seagle Music Colony, Il Commendatore and Masetto in Opera Columbus’s #UncleJohn, and advanced in the Ohio District Metropolitan Grand Council Audition and received second place in the 2018 Regional Finals in Chicago.

Locally, Thomas has performed Il Narratore in Nino Rota’s I Due Timidi, Jailer in Tosca in “Powerful Puccini”, King Balthazar in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors in 2016 and 2018 with Opera Project Columbus. Thomas also appeared as Dr. Pangloss in Candide, Rambaldo in La rondine, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, and Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni at The Ohio State University’s Lyric and Opera Theatre. In the summer of 2015 and 2016, Thomas participated in Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance as The Corporal in La fille du régiment under the baton of Imre Palló and Colline cover in La Bohème under the baton of Maestro Willie Anthony Waters and participated in a masterclass with James Morris. He is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance at The Ohio State University in the studio of Robin Rice.

KAROLYN LEE GHOLSTON (Kate Pinkerton) has gained a stellar reputation in operatic and recital works in the Central Ohio. She is native of Altoona, Pennsylvania and received a BA from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in music performance. She went on to earn her M.M in Performance/Pedagogy from The Ohio University. She has won first place in the National Association for Teachers of Singing Competition, Chad Williamson Scholarship Competition and second place in the Leontyne Price Vocal Arts Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Recent opera engagements have included the role of Annie in Opera Columbus’ world premiere The Flood workshop, Anna (Donna Anna) in Opera Columbus’ production of #UncleJohn which is an adaptation of Mozart’s Don Giovanni and the Infirmary Nun in Opera Project Columbus’ production of Suor Angelica. Karolyn will also be a guest artist in Opera Columbus’ Voice of Freedom program later this fall. Other roles include Lucia in Nino Rota’s I Due Timidi with Opera Project Columbus, Musetta in La Bohème with the first collaboration of Shadow Box and Opera Columbus’s “Opera on the Edge”, Musetta in the Firewater Arts Festival, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte in Firenze, Italy, with Florence Voice Seminar, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Minty Rabbit in Barefoot and Clorinda in La Cenerentola with the Opera Columbus Outreach and Education program.

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Along with her concert and solo work she has done extensive chorus work in Aida, Madama Butterfly, La Bohème, The Pearl Fishers and Turandot all with Opera Columbus. Karolyn also teaches private voice in her studio in Dublin, Ohio.

RICCARDO S. JIMENEZ (Commissioner) is noted for a “clean, beautiful, expressive Voice with a definite ringing ping and distinctive color.” This quoted from a recent vocal judge sitting at the 2018 Classical Singer Vocal Competition in Boston Massachusetts where he placed semi-finalist. In this competition he was awarded the Bach-Millennium Music Summer Scholarship for Santa Clara California and The International Kashu-Do Scholarship for Nyland-Sandslan, Sweden.

In his hometown Miami, FL Riccardo had his first introduction with Opera as a chorus member in the Florida Grand Opera for the Productions of Carmen and Eugene Onegin. During the same period Riccardo volunteered as a chorus member and backup soloist in the summer production of The Elixir of Love for the Miami Dade Community College.

Riccardo currently lives in Columbus, Ohio and is under the vocal Guidance of PhD musical arts-voice Andrew Blosser at Ohio State University.

HAVILAH PONTES (Sorrow) is extremely proud to be joining, for the first time, the cast of Madama Butterfly. Havilah is a Buckeye baby and resides with her mother, uncle, grandmother, and cat in Blacklick’s, OH. Havilah is a bilingual and speaks Portuguese and English. Havilah’s love for music sparked at a very young age. By three years old she joined the Creative Kids, Kid Harvest Choir, at World Harvest Church. Havilah also enjoys dancing and shows a great interest in learning the guitar, piano, and drums. Havilah would like to thank her family for their love and support. Havilah dedicates this performance to her grandmother, Julieta Pontes, who first instilled in her a love of performing.

SOPHIA L. RIVER-BETHEL (Sorrow) is 6 years old and started kindergarten this year. She has danced with BalletMet Academy for three years including their summer camps and summer classes. In addition to ballet, Sophia rides horses, takes piano lessons, is in Girl Scouts, and is learning Spanish. She lives at home in Upper Arlington with her parents, two younger brothers, and a menagerie of animals.

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KATHLEEN KELLY (Conductor) enjoys a wide-ranging and dynamic musical life as a pianist, opera coach, conductor, and master teacher. The first woman and first American named as Director of Musical Studies at the Vienna State Opera, Kathleen joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 2015 as that school’s first Coach/Conductor of Opera. There, she has led performances ofGiulio Cesare, Gianni Schicchi, L’heure espagnole, Cosi fan tutte, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Since her return to the U.S., Kathleen has led performances of Le nozze di Figaro at Wolf Trap, the premiere of Emmerich Kálmán’s Arizona Lady at Arizona Opera, and Francesca Zambello’s critically acclaimed Ariadne on Naxos at the Glimmerglass Festival, a production that was a finalist in the 2015 International Opera Awards. She also conducted the West Coast premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s A Coffin in Egypt, starring Frederica von Stade.

Kathleen Kelly’s 2017-18 season features two notable return journeys. She’ll be back at Carnegie Hall with mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton; their recital at Zankel Hall in December is part of a six- city tour. In June, Kathleen will return as an alumna of San Francisco Opera’s Merola program to conduct the Schwabacher concerts. She also leads performances of Bill Bolcom’s Dinner at Eight at the University of Michigan, and Hänsel and Gretel for El Paso Opera.

Kathleen has performed internationally as a recital pianist, at Weill Hall, the Terrace Theater at the Kennedy Center, and Vienna’s Musikverein, and in the Mahlersaal of the Vienna State Opera, in Manhattan’s Neue Galerie, on the Schwabacher Series in San Francisco, at the Tucson Desert Song Festival, and at numerous universities and colleges across the United States. Her recital partners have included Jamie Barton, Christine Goerke, Michael Kelly, Troy Cook, Amber Wagner, Susan Graham, Albina Shagimuratova, Valentina Nafornita, Joyce DiDonato, and Thomas Hampson. She has curated art song series for the Houston Grand Opera and the Vienna State Opera, and currently is artistic director of the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

JASON HIESTER (Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master) University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; Dr. Hiester, a tenor, performs on both sides of the baton, having begun his career on the stage, before moving into the pit. His professional singing credits include roles with West Palm Beach Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Opera Columbus, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Florida Grand Opera and concert work with Miami Bach Society, Musica Sacra of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky Symphony, Columbus Bach Ensemble, Columbus Dance Theater, Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra, and Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati. He was a winner of both the Schloss Leopoldskron competition in Salzburg, Austria and the West Palm Beach Opera Competition.

As a conductor, Dr. Hiester is well-versed in numerous genres, impressing audiences and musicians alike with the excellence he demands both from choirs and orchestras, generating vibrant performances with all levels of musicians. He is an Associate Professor of Music at Ohio Wesleyan University where he is head of the choral department and musical director of the opera program, contributing his inventive musical ideas, which often include multi-discipline artistic productions. Combining the forms of dance, opera, choir, visual art, and poetry is a passion of his, and Dr. Hiester takes every opportunity to produce new and innovative works of this kind through collaborations with professionals across Ohio.

As a member of the musical staff of Opera Columbus, Dr. Hiester serves as Associate Conductor and Chorus Master.

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CRYSTAL M. MANICH (Director) is thrilled to create a new production of Madama Butterfly, her fifth for Opera Columbus, after the success of Madama Butterfly in 2013, and also La voix humaine/Pagliacci (2015), Lully’s Armide (2015) and Carmen (2017). She has been hailed by the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other major publications for “lively” and “imaginative staging.” Her work spans across international borders including Pinchgut Opera in Australia, and Buenos Aires Lírica in Argentina. U.S. credits include over 50 productions with The Kennedy Center, Pittsburgh Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Tulsa Opera, Arizona Opera, Opera Omaha, Opera Santa Barbara, American Opera Projects, Utah Opera, North Carolina Opera, New England Conservatory, Boston University, Opera Delaware, Simpson College, Opera Roanoke, and Lyric Opera Baltimore. Recent highlights: Tosca in Boston; a Rameau triple bill in Sydney; Macbeth in San Antonio. Manich is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.

SUSAN VAN PELT PETRY (Choreographer) is a contemporary dance choreographer and performer, a writer, an educator, and an arts advocate. Recent accomplishments include the premiere of an evening length one-woman dance theatre show, The Linen Closet and Other Collections, and receipt of a 2018 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award. The Greater Columbus Arts Council awarded Susan the Raymond J. Hanley Fellowship in 2013, and in 2016 the statewide service organization, OhioDance, awarded her with their annual award for Contributions to Dance Education. During the 90’s Susan was the Artistic Director of The Van Pelt Dance Ensemble in Columbus, Ohio. While a guest teacher and visiting artist at numerous universities, highlights include teaching at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and at the Taiwan National University of the Arts, and serving as company teacher and rehearsal director for the Cloud Gate Dance Company of Taiwan.

Susan choreographed for Opera Columbus’ 2017 production of Carmen with director Crystal Manich, and Ohio State University’s 2016 production of Dido & Aeneas, directed by A. Scott Parry. Previous theatre choreography credits include Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris at Otterbein, and The Tempest at OSU. Susan Van Pelt Petry was chair in the Department of Dance at OSU from 2006-2015, and is currently on faculty.

COURT WATSON (Set and Costume Design) La Bohème, Rigoletto (Wolf Trap), King for a Day, Blizzard at Marblehead Neck, Annie Get Your Gun (Glimmerglass), Contes d’Hoffmann (NCPA Beijing), Samson & Dalila (Virginia Opera), Baden-Baden (Gotham Chamber Opera), Hänsel & Gretl, Die Fledermaus, Jonny spielt auf, Sound of Music, Frau Luna, Die Nußknacker, Spamalot, Der Himmel über Berlin, Wir gründen eine Bank, Annie (Salzburger Landestheater), La Chauve-Souris (Ópera de Nice Côte d’Azur), Man of La Mancha (Central City Opera/ Utah Opera), Beauty & the Beast, EVITA, One Man, Two Guv’nors, Gospel at Colonus (ZACH Theatre), Avenue Q, On the Town (Olney Theatre Center), Cabaret, Kiss Me, Kate (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), Hairspray, Jekyll & Hyde (German Tours), Little Shop of Horrors, Liberty Smith, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Ford’s Theatre), Good News!, Meet John Doe (Goodspeed Musicals), Dear Edwina, It Must Be Him (Off-Broadway), Rollin’ Down the River, Dance! Dance! Dance!, The Littlest Tree (Hersheypark), Scrooge No More, London Rocks!, Roll Out the Barrel, Monster Stomp, IllumiNights (Busch Gardens Williamsburg), O Wondrous Night, Sea of Trees, Sea Lion High, Countdown to Christmas, Winter Wonderland on Ice (SeaWorld Orlando) Watercolors published in 100 Artists of the Male Figure, exhibited in New York’s Leslie+Lohman Museum, and in private collections in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and Austria. MFA, New York University.

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TLÁLOC LÓPEZ-WATERMANN (Lighting and Projection Design) is so happy to be returning to Columbus Opera for Madama Butterfly Tláloc’s lighting, scenic, and projection designs have been seen at Pittsburgh Opera, Opera On the James, TheatreZone, Opera Naples, Castleton Festival, Brevard Music Center, Toledo Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Todi Music Fest (Portsmouth, VA), Opera Roanoke, Shreveport Opera, Guerilla Opera (Boston, MA), Crested Butte Music Festival, and DiCapo Opera (NYC). Some of these include: The Long Walk, Glory Denied, Hydrogen Jukebox, Baby Doe, Sondheim on Sondheim, Cenerentola, Carmen, Street Scene, Zauberflöte, Amadeus, 9 to 5, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sweeney Todd, South Pacific, Romeo et Juliet, Scalia/Ginsburg (world premier) Ulysses, Pirates of Penzance, Così fan Tutte, Gallo (world premier), Giver of Light (world premier), Bovinus Rex (world premier), Heart Of a Dog, Man of La Mancha, Salome, La Bohème, The Marriage of Figaro, Madame Butterfly, The Crucible, Eugene Onegin, The Daughter of the Regiment, Il Trovatore, La traviata, Falstaff, The Magic Flute, Tosca, Don Giovanni, Footloose, and Hairspray, among many others. He has a BFA in Performance Production from Cornish College of the Arts, and an MFA in Design from NYU/Tisch. He was the 2002 Allen Lee Hughes Lighting Fellow at Arena Stage in Washington, DC.

JANIN ROSAS (Wardrobe Manager) recently worked as the costume shop apprentice for CATCO their 2016-2017 season. A few technical theatre credits in wardrobe include: Orphée et Eurydice (Opera Columbus), Daddy Long Legs (CATCO), Madeline’s Christmas (CATCO is Kids), American Buffalo (CATCO), The Turn of the Screw (Opera Columbus), Cowgirls Don’t Ride Zebras (CATCO is Kids), Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (CATCO), Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (CATCO), Footloose (Porthouse), Ring of Fire (Porthouse), Sister Act (Porthouse). She is thrilled for the opportunity to work for Opera Columbus again.

GERALD M. SCHWAB (Props Master) is pleased to join Opera Columbus production team. Gerald held the same position for Columbus Children’s Theatre’s acclaimed productions of Sarah, Plain and Tall, Peter Pan, How I Became A Pirate, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (2012 & 2018), Arthur & the Magic Sword (2014), Sleepy Hollow and Junie B. Jones. His wonderful props skills in Shrek: The Musical (2013) included making Pinocchio’s nose grow and “baking” Gingy. He is a graduate of Columbus College of Art & Design.

BARBARA BRENTON SAHR (Repetiteur) is an international vocal coach, accompanist and pianist. Graduate of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Westminster Choir College. Barbara has taught at OSU School of Music, Westminster Summer Sessions, and currently teaches at Capital University School of Music. She is also the musical director for Opera Goes to School with Opera Columbus.

ED BAK (Chorus Pianist) is an assistant professor in the voice area at The Ohio State University School of Music. He was appointed to the full-time tenure- track position in autumn 2014, following ten years’ service as a vocal coach and collaborative pianist in the school. He is highly sought after as a collaborator and appears regularly in concert with established artists and emerging talents, and has been heard in such venues as the Teatro Colón, The Monnaie, The Festival Lanaudiere, The Philips Collection, and Kolarac Hall. He is active as a chamber musician and as such has shared the stage with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony. He has also worked with great artist teachers like Renata Scotto, Ellen Faull, Shirlee Emmons, Renee Fleming, and John Shirley Quirk. As an advocate of modern music Bak has performed the works of many living composers, and he has given world premieres of several works. He is a regular faculty member at Prelude to Performance in New York City, and the AIMS institute in Graz, Austria.

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HESTER WARREN-STEIJN (Stage Manager) has been residing in New York City since October of 2015. After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Contemporary Dance, Ms.. Warren-Steijn has had a flourishing career as a Stage Manager and Assistant Director in her native Netherlands. For every opera season since 2003, she has mainly worked at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam; and has also collaborated with Dutch companies such as De Nederlandse Reisopera (touring opera company), the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Toneelgroep Amsterdam (Holland’s largest theater company). In addition to these established companies, she has also always enjoyed participating in projects “outide the theater box”, such as performing in soccer, ice hockey and Olympic stadiums with Companions Opera BV; and in the bowels of a container ship with Utrecht Studenten Concert.

In the United States she has worked as a Stage Manager with Kentucky Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, DesMoines Metro Opera and as an Assistant Director at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. In the 2017-2018 season she returns to Boston Lyric Opera for two productions, to the Park Avenue Armory and to DesMoines Metro Opera for their 46th summer fesitval. She will debut at Dallas Opera as Assistant Director for the opera Sunken Garden, composed and directed by Dutch composer Michel van der Aa. The 2018-2019 season will open with her debut at Opera Columbus as the Stage Manager for Crystal Manich’ production of Madama Butterfly.

MELISSA HERRERA-ORTIZ (Assistant Stage Manager) has been active in Central Ohio Community Theatre since her first show with Curtain Players Theater in February 2016 with Come Down to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (Stage Manager), Assassins (SM) with Short North Stage and quickly fell in love with Imagine after working on the 2017-2018 Season shows: Godspell (ASM), Avenue Q (SM), and most recently Rock of Ages (Production Manager). She is so excited for her debut with Opera Columbus.

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IMPRESARIOS OF OPERA COLUMBUS Impresarios raises awareness of opera in Columbus and central Ohio, sponsors and organizes fundraising parties and events that benefit Opera Columbus, and organizes Opera Columbus Excursions to regional opera performances. Impresarios has quarterly meetings, usually in members’ homes, with a mix of live music, a short business meeting, and ample food and libations. Larry and Cathryn and Therese Nolan Desiree Shannon Ruth Anderson Jeffrey Geppert Aida and Sheldon and Yosry and Vera Attia Willie and Robert Norman Rebecca Taft Diane Banks Katie Grové Gregory Nutter and Deborah Thyer John and Tricia Herban Michael Ranney Manel and Chryssoula Barbas Susan E. Hodge Riek and Olli Tuovinen Antoinette Beynen Ron and Andy Oldenquist Don and Alfred Bivins Barbara Hupman Constance Oulanoff Miriam Utter Katherine Boehm Daniel L. Jensen Robert Brodkey and Jane Ware Mim Brierley Douglas and Carolyn Patch Charlie and Melinda Carter Darlene Jones George and Betsy Warner Mary Lou Casanta Karen Kennedy Ruth Paulson Joel and Donna Cavell Lisa Kolb Carole Poirier Barbara Weaver Louisa Celebrezze Anne LaPidus Sandra and Cindy Wentz Carolyn Thomas Lyman Leathers Howard Pritz Sally Willson Christy Carolyn Leick Jim Reardon Linda and Patrick Copeland Barry Liss Maryann Rinsch Bostwick Wyman Johanna DeStefano Jamie Massa David and Jacques and Mary Meredith Priscilla Meeks Anne Robinson Laura Zakin Dobyns Betty Messenger Daniel and Allan and Nancy Donoghue Bill and Jane Miller Marina Ruiz Susan Zelman Pamela Dorsey Kathleen Mogg Lu Sarver Bruni and Myrna Mumm Betty Sawyers Gary Duncan Jutta Neckermann Max Schmidt-Shilling

THE FLOOD COMMISSIONING CLUB Co-commissioned by Opera Columbus and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, composed by Korine Fujiwara with a libretto by Stephen Wadsworth, The Flood tells a story of human connection through loss and shared tragedy, centered around the devastation of Columbus’ Franklinton neighborhood in the Great Flood of 1913. As a member of The Flood Commissioning Club, your gift is an integral part of the artistic process supporting critical creative and production elements. As a supporter you will also receive unique access and engagement opportunities during the rehearsal period and production run. Please contact Jessica Morris at [email protected] for more information on how you can join!

LEAD LEVEL SPONSORS DIRECTOR LEVEL SPONSORS ASSOCIATE LEVEL SPONSORS Dr. Johanna DeStefano Thomas and Mary Katzenmeyer Marilu and Tim Faber Lee Shackelford Joan Herbers Sheldon and Rebecca Taft Bob Redfield and Mary Yerina

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ith gratitude, Opera Columbus acknowledges all of our Corporate and Foundation supporters. This publication lists names for donors Wwho made gifts, pledges, and in-kind donations of $200 or more in the 2018 fiscal year (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018). Please contact the Development Office at 614-221-5249 if an error has occurred in compiling this information.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS $10,000-$49,999 $2,500-$4,999 Aramark KPMG LLP $100,000+ Crane Group Reinberger Conductor’s Chair Honda of America Mfg. Fund of The Columbus Impresarios of Opera Columbus Foundation L Brands UBS Financial Services Ohio Arts Council PNC Arts Alive $500-$1,499 Ernst and Young $5,000-$9,999 Wesbanco Bank Inc. Anonymous Fund of The Columbus Foundation $200-$499 Fifth Third Bank Battelle Memorial Institute $50,000-$99,999 GoldTech Inc Mollard Consulting Huntington Bank ProMusica Chamber Orchestra National Endowment for the Arts PNC OPERA COLUMBUS Porter Wright Morris and BRAND SUPPORTER Arthur LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers

THE COOPER-BING COMPETITION The purpose of the Opera Columbus Cooper-Bing Competition is to discover, recognize, and encourage young operatic talent. This international competition allows Columbus audiences to see the next generation of opera stars compete for cash prizes and the recognition every emerging artist needs. Audiences may also cast a vote for their choice to win the Merle McInturff Award for Musical Excellence.

Offered annually by Opera Columbus since 1983, the competition has helped to launch the careers of many singers, including world-renowned mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves and Metropolitan Opera artists Dina Kuznetsova, Richard Paul Fink, Lucas Meachem, Nicole Heaston, Richard Zeller, Susan Foster, and Alyson Cambridge.

Included in the Vocal Competition since 2014, the Encouragement Award was created by Opera Columbus’ volunteer support groups to recognize promising young singers who show interest and potential in the field of opera or musical theatre. Eligible singers must be between 17-22 years of age, and be enrolled as a student in a high school, college, or university (undergraduate).

2017 Cooper-Bing Competition winner: Kidon Choi, baritone 2018 Cooper-Bing Competition winner: Anne Marie Stanley, mezzo-sorprano 2019 Cooper-Bing Competition: May 5, 2019 SUPPORTERS OF THE COOPER-BING VOCAL COMPETITION Arthur and Hettie Bing Polly Lindemann Charlie and Betsy Warner Lyman Leathers Sheldon and Rebecca Taft

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ith gratitude, Opera Columbus acknowledges all of our individual donors. This publication lists names of donors who made gifts, Wpledges, and in-kind donations of $200 or more to the 2018 fiscal year (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018). Please contact the Development Office at 614-221-5249 if an error has occurred in compiling this information.

$50,000+ $1,500-$2,499 Thomas and Mary Katzenmeyer Anne Melvin* Lois H. Allen Wade Kozich and Alfred H. Bivins Jennifer Goettemoeller $25,000-$49,999 Jerome and Bette Dare Mark and Jane Landon Anonymous James and Ruth Decker Anne LaPidus Arthur and Hetty Bing Gary and Bruni Duncan Mary Lazarus Dr. Johanna DeStefano Jeff Harris Carolyn Whipps Leick Patty Morrison and Gary Tiesenga Katie Hurley Karen and Todd Majidzadeh Sheldon and Rebecca Taft Nancy Jeffrey Kimberly and Jonathon Mayhew Jay and Sue Kromalic Megan McAlister $10,000-$24,999 Fran Luckoff Priscilla Meeks Patrick Copeland* Jordan Miller Dixie Sayre Miller Fund of Jim Crane and Laura Dehlendorf George and Ruth Paulson The Columbus Foundation* Willie and Katie Grové Carole Poirier Bill and Jane Miller Megan Kvamme Charles and Joan Stadler Aida and Robert Norman William Miller Miriam and Don Utter Riek and Andrew Oldenquist Valarie Williams John and Christine Olsen $5,000-$9,999 Dr. Karen Peeler and Lori Barreras and Alex Fischer $500-$1,499 Rev. Deniray Mueller George Barrett Anonymous (5) Mike Petrecca and Heather Grant Tanny Crane and John Wolff Ron Clark Aguilar Ron and Ann Pizzuti Dr. and Mrs. Jerome J. Deborah M. Anderson Sue Porter and Mike Sayre Cunningham Nicholas Augustinos Kristina Robinson Steven and Patricia Gabbe Sine-Marie and John Ayres Lois Rosow Lyman Leathers Jim and Susan Berry David R. Schooler Renee K. and George M. Levine Adam and Suzy Biehl Ann and Robert Shelly Mrs. Robert Lindemann Paul and Lynn Blower Lee Smith and Susan Kosling Ruth and Dick McNeal Joe Bockelman and Dr. Brenda Stearns and Endowment for Barbara Dreihaus Dr. Linda Meadows Opera Columbus* Jessica Celeste Burton Godfrey Sullivan Jay Panzer and Jennifer Heitmeyer Dorothy Loew Cameron Megan Sweeney Jodi and Stanley Ross Glenn and Louise Carano Jane O. Ware Tadd and Nancy Seitz James Cash Robert and Catharine Warmbrod Lee Shackelford Peter Coccia and Nena Couch Thomas and Terri Whitman Allison H. Steiner and Judge John Connor Chad and Melinda Whittington Ryan Harding Esther Connors Bob and Carole Wilhelm Charles and Betsy Warner Mark and Mindy Corna Carol Wojcik Willis S. White Jr. Joanne Coughlan Becky Wright Tom and Lisa Courtice Charlotte Yates $2,500-$4,999 Michael and Paige Crane Femi Adeyanju Eugene C. D’Angelo $200-$499 Vanessa and George Arnold Don Dell and Violet Meek Anonymous (4) Dr. Jean Atwood and Elfi Di Bella Ned Alexander Michael Kirkman C. John and Flo Ann Easton Brad and Stephanie Ashbrook Dottie Burchfield Lucille and David Fannin John Benamati Laura MacGregor Comek Larry and Marion Fisher Kristine Bever Beth Crane and Richard McKee Krista Hazen John and Ann Biancamano Tom and Susan Crawford Susan E. Hodge and Robert Carbonara Tom and Judy Driskell David A. Greenberg Robert and Marilyn Carbonara Marilu and Timothy Faber Barbara and Ron Hupman Carolyn Thomas Christy Don and Janelle Grubbs Douglas N. and Darlene V. Jones Robert and Janet Cox Richard and Ellin Patchen Leslie Jones Cindy Craig Judy and N. Howard Kander Ruth Deacon

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Bill DeMora Betsy May William Slutz and Linda Roomann Richard J. Dick Doug and Cookie McIntyre John Snoble Mr. and Mrs. Dale Dixon Collin McMahon Angela Snyder Nancy Donoghue Tim and Sue McMullen Janice Sorensen Bernie and Linda Erven David and Betty Meil Victoria Spence Reinhard and Mary Gahbauer Betty and John Messenger Doug and Cathy Story Dr. Annie Marie Garraway Paul and Kerri Mollard Nancy Strause Martin Golubitsky and Frank R. Morris Brant and Mary Tedrow Barbara Keyfitz Christopher and Tierney Morrison Stephen and Arlyne Thung Ramon Gregory Dr. and Mrs. Paul S. Morton Leah Tsamous Linda and Richard Gunther Jutta Neckermann Matt and Jan Wald Susan M. Hartmann Tom Neustaetter Joan Wallick Jane Hathaway Julie and Ralph Nusken Dr. Joel and Barbara Weaver Dan Jensen John and Angela Petro Jonathon and Kim Zavislak Suzanne Karpus Bob Redfield and Mary Yerina Douglas and Wauneta Kerr Dr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Ruiz IN KIND Chris and Beverly Kerski Dr. Philip and Anonymous Barry Liss Mrs. Elizabeth Samuels Fifth Third Bank Tony Logan and Mary Duffey Ms. Junko Shigemitsu Out of the Closet Tom Long Larry and Cheryl Simon Dr. Rachel G. Mauk Doug and Pat Slusher

OPERA COLUMBUS TRIBUTES IN HONOR OF Dr. Arthur Bing...... Marilu and Tim Faber, Willie and Katie Grové, Sheldon and Rebecca Taft, Charlie and Betsy Warner Jessica Burton...... Stephani Smolucha Eileen Davis...... Douglas and Patricia Slusher Johanna DeStefano, Ph.D...... Steven and Patricia Gabbe Marilu and Tim Faber...... Suzanne Karpus Lyman Leathers...... Tom and Lisa Courtice Patricia Morrison...... Christopher and Tierney Morrison IN MEMORY OF Patrick Copeland...... Impresarios of Opera Columbus Dr. Michael O. Garraway...... Dr. Annie Marie Garraway Anne M. Ickes...... Stanton Ickes William Jensen...... Beverly Jensen James Meeks...... Lyndra Bissell, Al and Judy Clovis, Impresarios of Opera Columbus, Bruce and Michelle Johnson, Douglas N. and Darlene V. Jones, Mike and Melinda Miller, Craig and Judy Mosier, Riek and Andrew Oldenquist, Carolyn Patch and Bob Brodkey, Kay Penzone, Joseph and Jeanne Reed, Stephen and Eva Sebo, Greg and Barb Travalio, Dr. Joel and Barbara Weaver Robert Mills...... Patti Mills Shirley and Ben Panzer...... Jay Panzer and Jennifer Heitmeyer David Robinson...... Impresarios of Opera Columbus Margaret E. Wall...... Katherine Boehm Dottie Watkins...... Jean Brandt, Sue and Don Cruickshank, Joyce and William Dargusch, Jodie Davis, Anne and Tim Donahue, Mary Jo Edwards, Martha Fawcett, Stephen and Toni Fino, Catherine Graf*, Bob and Beth Hamilton, Louann and Andrew Hess, Joan Huber, Chuck and Jan Lasch, Polly Lindemann, Betsy May, Linda Newland, Cheryl and Dave Rubadue, Anne and Bruce Schueren, Barbara Semans, Judy Sutton, Deb and Les Wibberley, W. Peter Williams

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION • Performance seating begins one hour before curtain. • Performances begin at 7:30 pm Friday and 2 pm Sunday. • Latecomers will be seated at the rear of the main floor and will be ushered to their seats at an appropriate point in the production. • Please turn off sound, and dim your screens on your mobile phones and electronic devices. • Pre-Opera Talk: 45 minutes before Sunday performances, in the Seneca Room of the Westin Hotel. Talks are hosted by Joshua Borths, Director of Opera and Musical Theatre at Capital University, and are free to all ticket holders.

Thank you for attending tonight’s production. As an opera supporter, you know the transformative power that Opera Columbus brings to the stage with every production. The fact that you love Opera Columbus is the most important gift you give to us, and we are so grateful that you are here tonight.

However, as critical as they are, ticket sales account for only 20% of our operating budget. More than 75% of our revenue is contributed by people like you who believe in Opera Columbus’ role in redefining opera and serving today’s audience.

Your support matters, and we invite you to join us as a donor this season. Gifts can be made online at www.operacolumbus.org or mailed to 55 East State Street, Columbus, OH 43215.

Thank you for your support,

Marilu Faber Vice President & Development Chair

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