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Dear Friends, Welcome back to the Opera! For many of us, this will be the first live music performance we have attended in fifteen months. I am so excited for us to reunite as the Austin Opera family at the Circuit of the Americas for this epic production of Puccini’s beloved masterpiece, . While this past year has certainly been challenging for arts institutions around the globe, we have so much to be proud of at Austin Opera. The staff, with the support of the Board of Trustees, sprang into action within days of the shutdown last March and created Live from Indy Terrace, the first digital program launched by an American opera company featuring new content. The creativity kept flowing in the months following as we formed new partnerships with , Washington National Opera, Austin’s Blue Starlite Drive In, Austin PBS, Circuit of the Americas, and more to engage our audiences and community with opera films and opportunities to connect at a time when we needed joy and music in our lives. These accomplishments, fueled by the momentum of the last several years of innovation and artistic excellence, inspired the opera community to select Austin Opera as Opera Company of the Year 2020 in a poll conducted by BroadwayWorld.com. To top it off, our very own Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor, Timothy Myers, was awarded Conductor of the Year 2020. On behalf of the Austin Opera Board of Trustees, I would like to express our deepest gratitude for our donor family, patrons, Guild, and the entire Austin community for their overwhelming generosity of spirit and resources which have not only sustained us but allowed us to shine this past year. Austin Opera is Opera Company of the Year 2020 thanks to you! I look forward to sharing this exhilarating experience with you tonight and many more operatic adventures with you next season. Sincerely,

Jeff Kodosky Chair, Austin Opera Board of Trustees Dear Friends, PRESENTS Welcome back to the Opera! For many of us, this will be the first live music performance we have attended in fifteen months. I am so excited for us An opera in 3 acts to reunite as the Austin Opera family at the Circuit of the Music by Giacomo Puccini Americas for this epic production of Puccini’s beloved Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa masterpiece, Tosca. Sung in Italian with projected English titles CAST While this past year has certainly been challenging for arts In order of vocal appearance institutions around the globe, we have so much to be proud Angelotti...... William Guanbo Su* of at Austin Opera. The staff, with the support of the Board Sacristan...... Phillip Cokorinos of Trustees, sprang into action within days of the shutdown last March and created Live Cavaradossi...... Adam Smith* from Indy Terrace, the first digital program launched by an American opera company Tosca...... Latonia Moore* featuring new content. The creativity kept flowing in the months following as we formed Scarpia...... Aleksey Bogdanov* new partnerships with Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, Austin’s Spoletta...... Evan K. Brown Blue Starlite Drive In, Austin PBS, Circuit of the Americas, and more to engage our Sciarrone...... Austin Siebert Shepherd Boy...... Charlotte Blais audiences and community with opera films and opportunities to connect at a time when Jailer...... William Guanbo Su* we needed joy and music in our lives. These accomplishments, fueled by the momentum of the last several years of innovation CREATIVE TEAM and artistic excellence, inspired the opera community to select Austin Opera as Opera Conductor...... Timothy Myers Stage Director...... David Lefkowich Company of the Year 2020 in a poll conducted by BroadwayWorld.com. To top it off, Scenic Designer...... Timothy Mackabee* our very own Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor, Timothy Lighting Designer...... Thomas Hase Myers, was awarded Conductor of the Year 2020. Wig and Make-up Designer...... Melanie Steele Audio Designer...... Bill Mester On behalf of the Austin Opera Board of Trustees, I would like to express our deepest Chorus Master...... Cina Crisara gratitude for our donor family, patrons, Guild, and the entire Austin community for their Assistant Director...... Rebecca Herman overwhelming generosity of spirit and resources which have not only sustained us but Production Stage Manager...... Kathleen Edwards allowed us to shine this past year. Austin Opera is Opera Company of the Year 2020 Assistant Stage Manager...... Miranda Wilson thanks to you! Assistant Stage Manager...... Lisa Goering Production Assistant...... Jack Ruffer I look forward to sharing this exhilarating experience with you tonight and many more Music Staff/Pianist...... Nyle Matsuoka operatic adventures with you next season. *Austin Opera Debut Sincerely, Set and props built by Dallas Stage Scenery and Austin Opera. Costumes provided in part by Washington National Opera. Jeff Kodosky Costumes provided in part by Eugene Opera. Select costumes designed for Chair, Austin Opera Board of Trustees Mill City Summer Opera by Jennifer Caprio.

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Welcome to the world’s first-ever Formula OneTosca ! We feel right at home here at the Circuit of the Americas. The immense power that gives Formula One cars their incredible speed is like the power of our 44-piece orchestra and the 24-member chorus, working together with our star soloists to deliver heart-pounding force as they navigate the opera’s twists and turns. Racing and opera both provide a visceral thrill, and both have deeply passionate fan bases – it’s a match made in heaven, the home of Cavaradossi’s “le stelle…” We are grateful to all our brave artists for coming together to rehearse and perform for you in these still-uncertain times. I am thrilled that Timothy Myers, our new Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor, finally has a live audience for his talents. And we are proud to welcome our three stars – Latonia Moore, Adam Smith, and Aleksey Bogdanov – to our performance roster for the first time. But most importantly, we are thankful for you, our devoted audience members whose safety and enjoyment power our every decision, for coming out tonight and for observing the guidelines on masking and social distancing. It is so good to see you in person again! The hum of our rehearsals coming back to life has been a joyful noise more than a year in the making, and we are so excited to share this special, under-the-stars production of Tosca with you here at COTA. I want to extend a special thanks to Glynn Wedgewood and all of our new partners and colleagues at this incredible venue. Everyone has worked so hard to make our quick transition to a new facility so seamless. We will be announcing our 2021-2022 Season very soon, and it will feature a return to our traditional home at the Long Center for grand opera performances, plus more of the exciting innovations you have come to expect from us. Stay tuned for all the details! Thank you again for coming tonight, for your support of our digital initiatives during the past year, and for the trust you continue to place in us. We are truly humbled by your confidence in our mission of making beautiful music here in the Live Music Capital of the World. Welcome home to Austin Opera! We’ve missed you. With our gratitude,

Annie Burridge General Director & CEO AUSTIN OPERA GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE SUPPORT OF OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

This production is dedicated to the memory of Marvin Womack

Production Underwriter Eva Womack

Exclusive Circuit of the Americas Partnership Underwriter Frederick S. Addy

Livestream Underwriters Paula and Ken Smith

Austin Opera Orchestra Underwriters Susanne Tetzlaff and Eric Tiblier

Austin Opera Chorus Underwriters Kandace and Dennis Eakin

Corporate Production Sponsors Artist Underwriters Latonia Moore (Tosca) Susanne Tetzlaff and Eric Tiblier

Adam Smith (Cavaradossi) Andrew and Mary Ann Heller

Aleksey Bogdanov (Scarpia) Paula and Stuart Damore

William Guanbo Su (Angelotti/Jailer) Sissi and Gerard O’Reilly

Philip Cokorinos (Sacristan) Toni and Paul Burns

Evan K. Brown (Spoletta) Thom Brooks

Austin Siebert (Sciarrone) Tina and Michael Barrett

Artist Underwriting Circle Clara and Paul Bancroft Amelia Bullock and Bill Krumpack Ambassador & Mrs. Lyndon L. Olson Jr. Lynn and Brian Powell

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I love directing Tosca with its gripping story and the most beautiful music. This production is set in June of 1943 before the end of World War II and the fall of fascism. Though originally set in June 1800, we updated the story of Tosca without losing any of its essential pathos and drama. Wartime is fraught with fear and uncertainty for all. These emotions, along with love, jealousy, and passion permeate the story of Tosca. With the allied invasion of Italy and Sicily in 1943, and the lack of support for Mussolini by King Victor Emmanuelle, fascism began to crumble. This development parallels the time of the original setting for Tosca. The Neapolitans were still trying their best to keep control of Rome while at war with Republican France. It was a violent time. During our design process, set designer Tim Mackabee found “The Danteum”: an unrealized monument designed by the modernist architect Giuseppe Terragni at the behest of Benito Mussolini’s Fascist government. The structure was meant to be built in Rome to celebrate the Italian poet Dante, glorify Imperial Rome and extol the virtues of a strong fascist state. We decided to use a version of this structure as the backdrop for our updating to World War II. The opera takes place in three different locations: inside the church of Sant’Andrea della Valle, in the Palazzo Farnese, and the upper parts of the Castel Sant’Angelo, all three of which exist to this day.

–David Lefkowich

SYNOPSIS

Act I (45 minutes): Rome, June 1943. Cesare Angelotti, an escaped political prisoner, rushes into the church of Sant’Andrea della Valle to hide. Once he has disappeared, a sacristan enters and then the painter Mario Cavaradossi, who sets to work on his portrait of Mary Magdalene. The painting has been inspired by the Marchesa Attavanti, whom Cavaradossi has seen in the church but does not know. While he works, he compares the dark-haired beauty of his lover, the singer Floria Tosca, to that of the blonde Marchesa Attavanti. Angelotti, ventures out and is recognized by Cavaradossi. The painter gives him food and hurries him back into the chapel as Tosca is heard calling from outside. Suspicious, she jealously questions Cavaradossi, then reminds him of their rendezvous that evening at his villa. Suddenly recognizing the Marchesa Attavanti in the painting, she accuses him of being unfaithful, but he assures her of his love. When Tosca has left, Angelotti emerges from the chapel. A cannon signals that the police have discovered the escape, and he and Cavaradossi flee to the painter’s villa. The sacristan enters with choirboys who are preparing to sing in a Te Deum that day celebrating a victory. Their excitement is silenced by the arrival of Baron Scarpia, a high-ranking military official, who is searching for Angelotti. When Tosca comes back looking for Cavaradossi, Scarpia shows her a fan with the Attavanti crest that he has just found. Finding her suspicions confirmed, Tosca bursts into tears. She vows vengeance DIRECTOR’S NOTE and leaves as the church fills with worshipers. Scarpia sends his men to follow her to Cavaradossi’s villa, where he thinks Angelotti is hiding. While the congregation sings the Te Deum, Scarpia declares that he will bend Tosca to his will. 25-MINUTE INTERMISSION Act II (40 minutes): In his study at the Palazzo Farnese, Scarpia anticipates the pleasure of having Tosca in his power. The spy Spoletta arrives, explaining that he was unable to find Angelotti. Instead he brings in Cavaradossi. While Scarpia interrogates the painter, Tosca is heard singing at a royal gala in the same building. Scarpia sends for her and she enters just as Cavaradossi is being taken away to be tortured. Frightened by Scarpia’s questions and Cavaradossi’s screams, Tosca reveals Angelotti’s hiding place. Cavaradossi is carried in, hurt and dazed. Realizing what has happened, he angrily confronts Tosca, when the officer Sciarrone rushes in to announce a defeat for Scarpia’s side. Cavaradossi shouts out his defiance of tyranny and is dragged off to be executed. Scarpia, calmly resuming his supper, suggests to Tosca that he would let Cavaradossi go free if she’d give herself to him. Scarpia insists, when Spoletta interrupts: faced with capture, Angelotti has killed himself. Tosca, now forced to give in or lose her lover, agrees to Scarpia’s proposition. The baron orders a mock execution for Cavaradossi, after which he is to be freed. As soon as Scarpia has written a safe-conduct for the lovers, Tosca kills him and quietly leaves the room. Act III (30 minutes): At dawn, Cavaradossi awaits execution at the Castel Sant’Angelo. He bribes the jailer to deliver a farewell letter to Tosca. Overcome with memories of love, he gives in to his despair. Tosca enters. She explains to him what has happened and the two imagine their future freedom. As the firing squad appears, Tosca instructs Cavaradossi how to fake his death convincingly. The soldiers fire and depart. Tosca urges Cavaradossi to hurry, but when he doesn’t move, she realizes that Scarpia has betrayed her and that the bullets were real. Spoletta rushes in to arrest Tosca for murder. She cries out to Scarpia and leaps from the battlement. CONDUCTOR

TIMOTHY MYERS SARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR & ARTISTIC ADVISOR Internationally acclaimed for his eloquence, energy and command on the podium, Timothy Myers is driven by a wide breadth of repertoire and projects. In the 2020-2021 season, he begins his post as the Principal Conductor of Austin Opera, where he has served as Artistic Advisor since 2018. His Austin tenure begins with a concert featuring Isabel Leonard, filmed for broadcast on PBS and international digital and DVD release, and a production of Tosca at the Circuit of the Americas amphitheater. Also this season, Mr. Myers builds on his long-time relationships with two institutions, filming David T. Little and Royce Vavrek’s opera Vinkensport at Houston Grand Opera and a subscription concert with the North Carolina Symphony. In opera, highlights of recent seasons include the leading Bizet’s Les pêcheurs des perles, the world premiere of The Fix (Joel Puckett / Eric Simonson) at Minnesota Opera, a new production of West Side Story at Houston Grand Opera, a new production of Massenet’s Don Quichotte at the Wexford Festival (his third appearance there), and a concert version of Act III of Siegfried at North Carolina Opera. A protégé of Lorin Maazel, Myers’ symphonic engagements have led him to work with orchestras internationally including the American, Jerusalem, Beijing NCPA, Milwaukee, North Carolina, Portland, Toledo, Chautauqua Symphonies, as well as the Malaysian, Johannesburg and Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestras. With the close of the 16/17 season, Myers concluded his tenure as the Artistic and Music Director of North Carolina Opera, where his work inspired a precipitous rise in the performance standard and the forging of collaborations with multiple local and national organizations. Repertoire highlights from his tenure include Wagner’s Das Rheingold, Act II of Tristan und Isolde and Act I of Die Walküre, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and Dvorak’s Rusalka. In the fall of 2020, Mr. Myers joined the Program for Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School, with emphasis in Disruptive Innovation and Design Thinking. CONDUCTOR DIRECTOR

TIMOTHY MYERS DAVID LEFKOWICH SARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER PRINCIPAL David Lefkowich is an accomplished stage director CONDUCTOR & ARTISTIC ADVISOR and fight choreographer and has enjoyed success with Internationally acclaimed for his eloquence, energy and different companies including the , command on the podium, Timothy Myers is driven by a Teatre alla Scala, San Francisco Opera, New York City wide breadth of repertoire and projects. In the 2020-2021 Opera, Minnesota Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera. season, he begins his post as the Principal Conductor of Upcoming directing engagements include Austin Opera, where he has served as Artistic Advisor with Annapolis Opera and Cavalleria Rusticana at Opera since 2018. His Austin tenure begins with a concert Colorado. Recent directing engagements include a site- featuring Isabel Leonard, filmed for broadcast on PBS and specificAcis and Galatea for Out of the Box Opera in international digital and DVD release, and a production the catacombs of a former Pillsbury Mill in Minneapolis, of Tosca at the Circuit of the Americas amphitheater. Also an immersive at Boston Lyric Opera, Tosca at Annapolis Opera, and Pagliacci at Opera Colorado. Also at L’Opéra de Montréal, Don Giovanni, Idomeneo, Le Nozze di Figaro and L’Histoire du Soldat at the Ravinia Music Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Maestro James Conlon. David also directed and choreographed L’Histoire du Soldat at the Juilliard School, with Maestro Conlon. David made his European debut directing Le Portrait de at the Gran Teatre Liceu in Barcelona and followed with The Rake’s Progress at La Monnaie in Brussels. Other engagements include directing and choreographing new productions of La traviata (Austin Opera, Opera Birmingham, San Francisco Opera, Lake George Opera), Carmen (Fort Worth Opera, Anchorage Opera), (Eugene Opera), Simon Boccanegra (Kentucky Opera), La Bohème, La fille du Regiment, and Acis and Galatea (Madison Opera), Salome (Minnesota Opera), Roméo et Juliette (Florida Grand Opera, Minnesota Opera, Virginia Opera, Opera Tampa, Seagle Music Colony), Tosca (Boston Lyric Opera), Cosi Fan Tutte (Opera Saratoga), Le Portrait de Manon (Glimmerglass Opera), and (New Orleans Opera, Fort Worth Opera). David was thrilled to fight direct the world premieres of ’s Appomattox at San Francisco Opera, Miss Lonelyhearts at Juilliard, La fanciulla del west at , and the New York Off- Broadway run of A Clockwork Orange. David is a guest artist and performs master classes at several Young Artist programs and universities including the San Francisco Opera Center Adler Fellowship Program, Atelier Lyrique at L’Opéra de Montréal, Maryland Opera Studio and Ithaca College. A graduate from Northwestern University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Theatre, David has a certificate from École Jacques- Lecoq in Paris, France. David served as the Artistic Director of the Mill City Summer Opera in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he directed the annual summer offerings of Pagliacci, Barber of Seville, Tosca, Daughter of the Regiment, Sweeney Todd, and Maria de Buenos Aires. Currently he is the Artistic Director of Out of the Box Opera in Minneapolis, a company dedicated to creating high-quality operatic experiences in site-specific locations, most notably with Diva Cage Match, an epic battle of voices, egos, and talent in a boxing gym. CAST

LATONIA MOORE Praised as “richly talented” by the New York Times, the 2020 – 2021 season sees Ms. Moore return to the title role in Tosca in her house debut at Austin Opera. Ms. Moore returned to the Metropolitan Opera in the 2019 Meister, Sir Jonathan Miller, Marc Minkowski, Tomaš Netopil, Giacomo Sagripanti, – 2020 season to sing Serena in a new production of the and Alberto Zedda amongst many others. Gershwin’s , which received the Grammy award, Highlights of the recent past include the title role of Les contes d’Hoffmann in a new and which the New York Times noted she “stopped the show...from almost vibrato-less, production at Opéra national de Bordeaux, a debut with Opéra de Limoges as the celestial high stretches to chilling, chesty low phrases, all of which she sang grippingly.” Prince in Dvořák’s Rusalka, Rodolfo in La bohème at Opera Carolina, Don José in Ms. Moore has received global acclaim for her interpretation of the title role in , Carmen at Seattle Opera, and the Duke in for Scottish Opera. a role which she has sung at Royal Opera Covent Garden, Opernhaus Zürich, Opera Plans for the future include Les contes d’Hoffmann for Israeli Opera, Il Trittico at the Australia, Teatro Colón, English National Opera, New National Theatre Tokyo, Dallas Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Tosca for a debut at Bogotá Colombia’s Teatro Mayor Opera, San Diego Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Detroit Opera, Polish National Opera, Julio Mario Santo Domingo, and Carmen at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. and at the Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under James Conlon. Born in England, Adam Smith graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music with Additional operatic highlights include appearances as Cio Cio San in Madama a first class honours degree in music with additional degrees from the International Opera Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera, Semperoper Dresden, and Hamburg State Opera; Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & a Master of Music with Distinction. Liù in Turandot at Royal Opera Covent Garden and Bilbao; the title role in Tosca with and Washington National Opera; Elisabeth in Don Carlo with Opera Australia; Mimì in La bohème with Semperoper Dresden; Micaëla in Carmen, Elvira in Ernani, and Lucrezia in I due Foscari at Bilbao; Desdemona in Otello at Bergen National Opera; Serena in Porgy and Bess at both English National Opera and De Nationale Opera Amsterdam; and an appearance on the 50th Anniversary Gala of the Metropolitan Opera. Honors and awards include the Maria Callas Award from Dallas Opera, a Foundation grant, first prize in the Marseilles Competition, and first prize in the International Competition dell’Opera in Dresden. ADAM SMITH CAST Praised for a voice of ‘incredible shimmer and blade,’ British Adam Smith is widely heralded for his full lyric sound and LATONIA MOORE dashing, matinée idol looks. Praised as “richly talented” by the New York Times, the 2020 – Adam Smith has worked with a distinguished list of conductors 2021 season sees Ms. Moore return to the title role in Tosca in and directors including Calixto Bieito, Mariame Clément, her house debut at Austin Opera. Vincent Huguet, Alexander Joel, Daniel Kramer, Cornelius Ms. Moore returned to the Metropolitan Opera in the 2019 Meister, Sir Jonathan Miller, Marc Minkowski, Tomaš Netopil, Giacomo Sagripanti, – 2020 season to sing Serena in a new production of the and Alberto Zedda amongst many others. Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, which received the Grammy award, Highlights of the recent past include the title role of Les contes d’Hoffmann in a new production at Opéra national de Bordeaux, a debut with Opéra de Limoges as the Prince in Dvořák’s Rusalka, Rodolfo in La bohème at Opera Carolina, Don José in Carmen at Seattle Opera, and the Duke in Rigoletto for Scottish Opera. Plans for the future include Les contes d’Hoffmann for Israeli Opera, Il Trittico at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Tosca for a debut at Bogotá Colombia’s Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, and Carmen at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Born in England, Adam Smith graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music with a first class honours degree in music with additional degrees from the International Opera Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & a Master of Music with Distinction.

ALEKSEY BOGDANOV Russian-American Aleksey Bogdanov begins the 2020- 2021 with a return to Gran Teatre del Liceu for Crespel/Luther in Les Contes d’Hoffmann and makes debuts with Austin Opera as Scarpia in Tosca and Central City Opera as Rigoletto. COVID-19 cancellations include Jack Rance in La fanciulla del West at the Royal Swedish Opera conducted by Alan Gilbert and Rigoletto with Tulsa Opera. He opened the 2019-2020 season at Hawaii Opera Theatre as Scarpia in Tosca. Additional performances that season included Amonasro in Aida with Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Sharpless in with Tulsa Opera, and Beck Weathers in Everest and the title role in Aleko with Chicago Opera Theater. Concert appearances included Verdi Requiem with the Colorado Symphony and The Phoenix Symphony, and Handel’s Messiah with the Richmond Symphony. Mr. Bogdanov started the 2018-2019 season with his debut at Maryland Lyric Opera as Jack Rance in La fanciulla del West. He returned to Washington National Opera as Lieutenant Horstmayer in Silent Night, as well as covered Scarpia in Tosca and the title role in Eugene Onegin. Additionally, he made his debut at Chicago Opera Theater as Starbuck in Moby Dick, Pasha Seid in Il corsaro in Warsaw, Poland, and Peasant/ Narrator in Gurre-Lieder with KBS Symphony Orchestra. Aleksey will join the roster of The Metropolitan Opera in 2021-2022 to cover the role of Shchelkalov in Boris Godunov. WILLIAM GUANBO SU William Guanbo Su makes his Austin Opera debut in these performances of Tosca. He is currently a member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio. While with the company, he made his debut as the Usher in Rigoletto; unfortunately subsequent outdoor performances of Sparafucile in the same title, Zuniga in Carmen, the Second Night in Parsifal, and the Sadistic Sailor in Breaking the Waves were cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. He will return to Houston Grand Opera for a third year in the studio and a number of mainstage roles next season. This summer, he sings Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte and Garibaldo in Rodelinda, both role debuts, at the Aspen Music Festival at which he previously sang his first performances of Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Also next season, he will make his Metropolitan Opera debut as the Jailer in Tosca. He is an Ambassador for Opera for Peace and sang Verdi’s “O tu palermo” for the organization’s digital concert celebrating World Opera Day. On the concert stage, he has sung Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall with the Cecilia Chorus of New York. He is a 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals winner and first prize winner of the Liederkranz Foundation’s Song Competition. He received his Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, at which he sang the Commendatore in Don Giovanni and Pluton in Hippolyte et Aricie, and earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music.

PHILIP COKORINOS Hailed by Opera News for his “comedic high jinks” and “first- rate singing,” Philip Cokorinos was winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1985 and went on to sing his debut. Since then, he has appeared in more than 400 performances of 40 operas at The Met, including “Live from The Met” telecasts. He has appeared many times in their productions of the standard repertoire including Tosca, La bohème, La fanciulla del West, La traviata, Adriana Lecouvreur, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, , Manon, Don Carlo, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Manon Lescaut, Chorus Austin and Austin Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah. Other performances include and Le nozze di Figaro. Mr. Gobineau (The Medium) and Marco (Gianni Schicchi) with Merola Opera Program, Belcore with Dallas Opera Outreach’s version of L’elisir d’amore, and Mustafá His recent appearances at this esteemed house include several The Metropolitan in Seagle Music Colony’s L’Italiana in Algeri. While at the University of North , Opera Live in HD broadcasts including Manon, La fanciulla del West, The Nose, Siebert performed the title role in Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and played the Werther, Manon Lescaut, Le nozze di Figaro, La bohème, and Lady Macbeth of villains in Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Siebert holds a Masters in Music from the University Mtsensk. Mr. Cokorinos’ upcoming engagements include Simone in Gianni Schicchi of North Texas and a B.A. in Music from Northwestern University. with Tulsa Opera, Benoit/Alcindoro in La bohème at the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy, a return to Los Angeles Opera for Il Trovatore and as Bitterolf in Tannhäuser, and a return to the Metropolitan Opera for La bohème, Le nozze di Figaro, and Ariadne auf Naxos. WILLIAM GUANBO SU EVAN K. BROWN William Guanbo Su makes his Austin Opera debut in these Known for his “unfailingly vigorous” tenor voice, this Texas performances of Tosca. He is currently a member of the native has been growing in demand. Beginning his career in Houston Grand Opera Studio. While with the company, modest roles with Austin Opera such as Amelia’s servant in Un he made his debut as the Usher in Rigoletto; unfortunately Ballo in Maschera, Ed Mavole in Kevin Puts’s The Manchurian subsequent outdoor performances of Sparafucile in the same Candidate, and the Notary in Le Fille du Regiment; Evan has title, Zuniga in Carmen, the Second Night in Parsifal, and the matured into more demanding central roles. Evan has been seen Sadistic Sailor in Breaking the Waves were cancelled by the as Luigi in Il Tabarro with Angels Vocal Art prior to his 2020 Apprenticeship with Sarasota Opera, where he covered and performed Benvolio in their Winter production of Romeo et Juliette. Moreover, Evan was heavily featured in many of Sarasota’s 2020 Winter Apprentice Concerts performing scenes from such operatic gems as Un Ballo in Maschera, I Masnadieri, La Traviata, Dejanice, and Salvator Rosa. His concert work also includes performances with the Austin Gilbert and Sullivan society, Opera in Concert, the Meadows Opera Theatre, the SMU Meadows Symphony, as well as Gastone in Irving Symphony’s La Traviata. Additionally, Evan was named winner of the 2018 SMU concerto competition; and was a semi-finalist in both the 2019 Lois Alba Aria Competition, as well as the 2019 Young Texas Artist Competition. Prior to COVID-19, Evan was contracted to perform Emperor Altuom in Turandot with Austin Opera. More recently, Evan has digitally performed Count Vaudemont in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta with Eurasia Festival as well as Don José in Carmen with MIOpera. His upcoming engagements include: Rodolfo in La Bohème and Gherardo in Gianni Schicchi.

PHILIP COKORINOS Hailed by Opera News for his “comedic high jinks” and “first- AUSTIN SIEBERT rate singing,” Philip Cokorinos was winner of the Metropolitan Baritone Austin Siebert performed as the Spotlight Artist for Opera National Council Auditions in 1985 and went on to Austin Opera. While performing as Austin Opera’s resident sing his debut. Since then, he has appeared in more than young artist, he covered Lt. Audebert in Kevin Puts’ Silent 400 performances of 40 operas at The Met, including “Live Night and Marcello in La bohéme. In addition to these covers, from The Met” telecasts. He has appeared many times in their he sang the roles of Araldo in Otello, Customs House Officer productions of the standard repertoire including Tosca, in La bohéme, and German Solider 1 in Silent Night. Siebert was featured as the soloist for Haydn’s Stabat Mater with Chorus Austin and Austin Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah. Other performances include Mr. Gobineau (The Medium) and Marco (Gianni Schicchi) with Merola Opera Program, Belcore with Dallas Opera Outreach’s version of L’elisir d’amore, and Mustafá in Seagle Music Colony’s L’Italiana in Algeri. While at the University of North Texas, Siebert performed the title role in Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and played the villains in Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Siebert holds a Masters in Music from the University of North Texas and a B.A. in Music from Northwestern University. CHARLOTTE BLAIS Charlotte Emily Blais, 14 years old, is an Austin native. She returns to Austin Opera this season after her debut in January 2020 when she performed as Meg Weathers in Everest. She is in the 8th grade and was recently awarded 1st chair for second in the All Region choir competition. She previously performed as Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church. She has performed many shows with KidsActing, including the lead roles in Cinderella, Elf, and Beauty and the Beast. She is active in her church youth choir and the West Ridge Middle School choir, where she recently played Sandy in the spring musical production of Grease.

CHORUS

SOPRANO TENOR Ivy Cantu Carey Dietert Lena Hill Michael Kelley Dixon Elise Leung Kotara Albert Garcia Brittney McKinney Holton Johnson Alyssa Muir Jeffrey Jones-Ragona Vanessa Vega BARITONE/BASS MEZZO-SOPRANO Jake Jacobsen Gabryella Carrelli Everett Lunning Madison Jackson J. Pierre Moore Allyssa Kemp Jeff W. Phillips Rose Mondragon Harris Jesse Warren Maeli Mesilemit Steve Williams Julie Silva Julius Young

SUPERNUMERARIES

Christophe Amadi Bill Macke Christopher Colvin Chris Morrow Rafael De La Cruz Josue Perez Dan Jackson CHARLOTTE BLAIS Charlotte Emily Blais, 14 years old, is an Austin native. She ORCHESTRA returns to Austin Opera this season after her debut in January 2020 when she performed as Meg Weathers in Everest. She is VIOLIN I HORN Joseph D. Smith, Concertmaster **Thomas Hale, Principal in the 8th grade and was recently awarded 1st chair for second Patrice Calixte, Acting Assistant Concertmaster Jill Smith Rodriguez, Assistant Principal soprano in the All Region choir competition. She previously Bruce Colson performed as Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors at Westlake Audrey Lee TRUMPET Hills Presbyterian Church. She has performed many shows with Matthew Lee **Robert Cannon, Principal Christabel Lin Tim Shaffer, Assistant Principal Sophie Verhaeghe Leigh Wallenhaupt* TROMBONE Owen Homayoun, Acting Principal VIOLIN II **Philip Arno, Acting Assistant Principal Leigh Mahoney, Acting Principal Steve Merson, Acting Assistant Principal* TIMPANI CHORUS Risa Ando **Hsueh-Yung Shen, Principal Joan Carlson* Yi Ching Fong* PERCUSSION Karen Stiles* Genaro Gonzalez, Principal Megan Zapfe* Tony Edwards, Assistant Principal

VIOLA HARP Ames Asbell, Principal Carly Nelson, Acting Principal* Daniel Gee Cordova, Assistant Principal **Mary Powers KEYBOARDS Tim Washecka Nyle Matsuoka, Acting Principal* Blake Turner* ON-STAGE TRIO IN ACT II CELLO Flute Adah Toland Jones Douglas Harvey, Principal Viola Ames Asbell Sara Nelson, Acting Assistant Principal Harp Carly Nelson **Dr. Shawn Sanders Anna Park* ORCHESTRA MANAGER Beverly Frittelli BASS David Dawson, Principal ORCHESTRA ASSISTANT SUPERNUMERARIES Jonathan Rouse, Assistant Principal Adam “Flash” Graves Christopher R. Flores Bill Macke LIBRARIAN Chris Morrow FLUTE Alison Verderber Josue Perez **Adah Toland Jones, Principal **Beverly Frittelli, Assistant Principal and Piccolo

OBOE / ENGLISH HORN *Extra Musician Ian Bruce Davidson, Principal **Charter member since 1987

CLARINET Vanguel Tangarov, Principal Valerie Bugh, Assistant Principal and Bass Clarinet

BASSOON Daniel Chrisman, Acting Principal STAFF

Annie Burridge, General Director & CEO Timothy Myers, Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor

ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION PRODUCTION STAFF FOR TOSCA Nathan DePoint Shane Smith Senior Director of Artistic Operations Head Carpenter Vincent E. Herod Patrick Crowley Director of Production & Technical Director Head Carpenter/Rigger Rebecca J. Graham-Forbis Richard Nance Company Manager Assistant Carpenter Beverly Frittelli Martin Blacker Orchestra Manager Assistant Carpenter Cina Crisara Travis Perrin Chorus Master Rigger Ryan Gallagher DEVELOPMENT Master Electrician Jennifer Basten Jessica Dunbar Chief Development Officer Assistant Electrician Angela M. Bonnici CJ Swinburn Director of Individual Giving Light Board Programmer Rhanda Luna Tyler Halo Director of Member & Partner Programs Follow Spot Operator Chrissy Nanton Andrew Ferrucci Grants Manager Follow Spot Operator Miranda Schultz Charles Mester Leadership Giving Coordinator Audio Assistant Derek Menningen EDUCATION Audio Assistant Debra Erck Jennifer Salem Director of Education Audio Assistant Josh Johnson FINANCE Audio Assistant Eva Kuhlman Rachel Magee Senior Director of Finance Prop Master Kirk Grander MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS, Prop Assistant AND AUDIENCE Anthony Celenza Melysa Rogen Prop Assistant Senior Director of Marketing & Communications Virginia Egal Julie Fiore Wardrobe Supervisor Director of Audience Experience Miriam Jurgensen Laura Carrisosa Wardrobe Assistant Communications Associate Trinka Withers Lead Dresser Wendy Sanders Wig & Make-up Assistant Special thanks to Dr. David N. Tobey Jr. for his services as company physician. Mona Garner Austin Opera Stage Employees are Wig & Make-up Assistant represented by IATSE LOCAL 205 David Grant Titles Coordinator STAFF BOARD

OFFICERS Jeff Kodosky Susanne Tetzlaff Brian H. Powell Chair Chair-Elect and Legal Counsel Trustees Chair Michael Erspamer James D. Green Jr. Tina Barrett, Ph.D. President Finance & Audit Chair Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair Elisabeth Juen Waltz Sissi O’Reilly Past Chair Education Chair Annie Burridge* General Director & CEO Stephen S. Jeffrey Polly Barbaro Past President and Development Co-Chair Endowment Board Chair Paula Damore Carol Walsh-Knutson Development Co-Chair Board Secretary

TRUSTEES Mary Ellen Borgelt David Jabour Jay B. Stewart Anthony Burke Maria Kahng David N. Tobey Jr., M.D. Curby Conoley Hootan Khatami, M.D. Steven Tyler Dennis J. Eakin William W. Krumpack Joni K. Wallace, D.D.S. John English Carol Logan William Wallace Laura Gutiérrez-Witt Carlos Lowenberg Jr. Guild President* Rob Hagelberg Michael S. Metteauer Jim Whorton Colleen Halbrook Jonathan Sessler Jennifer Wilks, Ph.D. Andrew Heller Kenneth W. Smith Eva Womack

*ex-officio

TRUSTEES EMERITUS Frederick S. Addy Nell Dale, Ph.D. H. Robert Powell Ada Anderson Harvey Evans, D.D.S. Gay Ratliff Sandy Ball Doyle M. Fellers Harriet Rutland Philip W. Barnes David Harrington Katharine Shields Amelia Bullock Lloyd Lochridge Suzanne Shore Paul Burns, M.D. Susan Lubin R. Clint Smith Tana Christie Ambassador Lyndon Olson Jr. Connie Webb Suzannah Cox William B. Paddock Catherine Wildermuth, Ph.D.

ADVISORY TRUSTEES Ray Benson Thomas B. Martin William B. Mitchell Andrew Schwartz

Special thanks to Dr. David N. Tobey Jr. for his services as company physician. LEADERSHIP GIVING

The Board of Trustees, artists, and staff of Austin Opera gratefully acknowledge Austin Opera’s leadership giving donors, whose generous annual contributions provide the necessary support for Austin Opera’s continued artistic excellence.

GRAND UNDERWRITER’S CIRCLE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $100,000+ $15,000 TO $24,999 Frederick S. Addy Toni & Paul Burns* Austin Opera Guild Patrick & Judy Cantilo Polly Barbaro Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Damore Eva Womack Hoisington Investment Management Co. and Van & Jeanne Hoisington Dr. Hootan Khatami & Daryl Fox PRODUCER’S CIRCLE Sissi & Gerard O’Reilly $50,000 TO $74,999 Whorton Insurance Services and Jeff & Gail Kodosky Mr. & Mrs. Jim Whorton OPERA America Neil & Nancy Schaffel and Murar Foundation, Inc. CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE Dr. Eric Tiblier & Susanne Tetzlaff $10,000 TO $14,999 Elisabeth Juen Waltz, Steffen Waltz and Paul & Clara Bancroft Robert W. Garrett Tina & Michael Barrett Bloomberg Philanthropies Thom Brooks FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Amelia Bullock & Bill Krumpack $25,000 TO $49,999 Bonnie & Jerry Claiborne Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. John English David Booth Marilyn T. Gaddis, Ph.D. & Sarah & Ernest Butler George C. Carruthers Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Eakin Ambassador & Mrs. Lyndon L. Mike & Patty Erspamer Olson Jr.* Andrew & Mary Ann Heller Mr. & Mrs. Brian H. Powell Maria & Stephen Kahng Martha P. Rochelle Carol & Kelley Knutson Jonathan Sessler Lowenberg Group, LLC and Jay & Sherrie Stewart Carlos Lowenberg Ken & Paula Smith *Founding Donors of Austin Opera LEADERSHIP GIVING PATRON PROGRAM

Austin Opera is proud to acknowledge the individuals and foundations that generously support our productions and education programs. We extend our deepest gratitude to members of the General Director’s Council, Chairman’s Council, and President’s Council who provide essential funding for our productions.

GENERAL DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL Cindy & Gerald Stone* $5,000 TO $9,999 Jeff Straathof & Mafalda Tan Maureen Alexander, M.D. Dr. David N. Tobey Jr. & Anonymous Dr. Michelle Berger* Ronny & Valerie Armstrong Steven Tyler Sandy Ball Eileen Vanderlee Frances E. Blank Dr. Joni K. Wallace Mary Ellen & Roger Borgelt Donald R. Wertz* Martha A. Boyd Cornelia & John Wood Gail Commagere Curby Conoley Peter G. Dorson CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL Chris & Jenn Ellerman $3,500 TO $4,999 Dr. Harvey Evans & Gloria Evans* Bonnie Bain, In Memory of Ann McKain Ryan & Abigail Frederick Sheila & Dan Beckett Dianne Smith Goggan Foundation Richard Boner & Susan Pryor* Elena Goyanes Dr. & Mrs. Hugh Collins Jim & Jo Green* Julia & Paddy Flanagan Laura Gutiérrez-Witt Drs. Kenneth & JoAnn Hunter Johnson Rob & Meri Hagelberg King Family, In Memory of Alfred & Patricia & James Hadden Ellen King* Karen Hansen Eric Leibrock Richard Hartgrove & Gary Cooper Diane Lipsitz & David Schneider Mari & Dudley Houghton Julia M. Marsden Col. Harry Jaffers Craig & Cynthia Pence Stephen & Lauren Jeffrey Emily Rhea Allen Kemp & Jo Carol Snowden Alyce & Terry Richardson William Lanagan Mike & Delia Russell Margery & Mack Lindsey* Robert G. Rutishauser* Carol Angela Logan Colette & John Sirhal Amy McCaffrey Dr. David W. Sloan Mr. & Mrs. Michael Metteauer Dr. Laura Starks Drs. Rodney & Cathy Nairn Anne-Margrethe & Jens Steenstrup Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Parker James Valdes Wanda A. Reynolds Stephanie & Bill Whitehurst Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Shields David & Catherine Wildermuth* Sandra Wilkie Mary Kevorkian Cynthia Wilson Kintzel Family Charitable Fund Linda & Leonard Leff PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL Melanie Lewis $2,000 TO $3,499 M&H Machining, Inc. and Mrs. Mary Bohls Diane & Hudson Ingram Marvin J. Brittman Ren & Flo MacNary Keith & Sheryl Brown Mary & David McDonald Pierre & Nancy Bulhon Dr. & Mrs. John McFarlane* Annie Burridge & Paul Richichi Colonel & Mrs. Andrew J. McVeigh, III Dr. & Mrs. G.G. Cloyd Phillip Muth Joe B. & Louise P. Cook Foundation Karen Neeley Suzannah Cox* Cathy & Don Neville Jill A. Davis The Honorable & Mrs. Claude & Susan Ducloux Raymond L. Orbach Zeina El-Azzi & Kenneth Loyde The Pacey Family Foundation Debra & Marc Erck Fran & George Ramsey Martha & Cliff Ernst Charitable Fund* Joe & Carol Fisher Marcia Raff Bill Gaston, Inc. and Bill & Jenny Gaston The Riebe Pumo Group, Stephen D. Wendy George Riebe, ChFC, & UBS Financial Services Alice Glasco Edward Z. Safady Douglas Gullickson Ronald A. Seeliger Manuela Gutt Evonne & Tom Smith Marion & Joe Haas Mr. and Mrs. Blake Stanford Mr. & Mrs. James G. Halbrook Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Paul E. Stubbs Joe S. Ham & Florence S. Ham Marcia & Anthony Toprac Charitable Trust Peggy & Don Ugent Robert L. Hardgrave Jennifer Wilks, Ph.D. Lisa & Sun Down Hunter, In Memory of Janice L. Wilson Marion DeFord* Custis Wright* E. Stephen & Joyce Hunt Dana & Dennis Jakubowicz *Founding Donors of Austin Opera Ida Jeppesen & Ken Zink Bryce M. Johnson PARTNER PROGRAM

Austin Opera is grateful to members of the Partner Program for their annual contribution. Thank you for your partnership in bringing thrilling performances and engaging programs to our community!

BENEFACTOR SUSTAINER $500 TO $749 Nancy Bogart-Thorpe $1,000 TO $1,999 Christine Anders Jim & Rosalie Boldin Heather & Reed Arnos Tom & Nan Anson* Mrs. Peggy Brunner Jennifer Basten Emily & Kenneth Ashworth Mrs. Joey Bryant Dana Blanton Dr. Steven Beebe K.C. Cerny & Karen Kerkering Douglas Bower & Daniela Bini Mr. & Mrs. W.L. Denson Bonny Gardner, Ph.D. Tana & Joe Christie Lindsay S. Duff The Brunetti Foundation Mr. Philip Cochran Jim & Becky Engle Dr. Nell B. Dale Sanders Jyl Cole Rosemary W. Estes Mark Donohue Dr. Stanley I. Fisch Ms. Ann Faget Dr. Dee Fruchter & Judy Fruchter Michael & Barbara Gentry Christine Fisk Greater Houston David & Judith Harris Mr. Andy Fleming Community Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Craig Kuglen Julia FitzGerald James M. Hicks, M.D. & Mr. & Mrs. Paul Leeke Dr. Sergey Fomel Julie A. Nelson Mr. Noah A. Longley Mr. Michael W. Fox Bob & Judy Belle Horick Annette S. Lucksinger Mr. Scott Gil Ms. Sara Jarvis Jones Dr. & Mrs. William E. McCaleb* Ms. Hope Goldstein Patrick Landrum Mr. Laurence B. McCullough Ms. Suzanne Gonzalez Rex & Roberta Ling Prof. A.P.D. Mourelatos* Lino & Carolyn Graglia Ms. Catherine Lizcano Cmdr. James F. O’Leary Ms. Fabiola Guajardo Mark Nodine Mr. Joseph Michael Ozmun Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Hamermesh Sam R. Perry Judy Robey-Swindle Stefan & Melissa Hardie Leslie Powell Zeenat Sabireen Pat & John Ireland Mr. George Schaefer Ms. Nancy Scanlan Ms. Priscilla Jarvis Greg Swalwell Mr. & Mrs. John C. Schmidt Mrs. Jacqueline Johnson Leslie Thomas Ryan Schooler Mr. & Mrs. Jack Josel Hardy & Susan Thompson Susan Seymour Orion & Jan Knox Mr. James Vincent Mr. Clemens Sialm & Mrs. Wei Li Dr. Christopher Colvin & Polly & Jay Westbrook Sandra P. Sigman Behice Kutay Mr. & Mrs. Brad Sprague Marilyn Lindgren GUARANTOR John C. R. Taylor, III & Georgia & Lloyd Lochridge $750 TO $999 Peter Flagg Maxson Mr. Peter Lohman & Jesus Alcantar Sidne & John Tiemann Ms. Sondra Lomax Wilhelmina & Exalton Delco Mr. & Mrs. Greg Valentine Mr. Reid Long Mr. Thomas H. Edwards Mr. William K. Wallace Linda J. Masters Ms. Sylvia B. Fatzer Mr. Stephen Watson Gary McNeil Margaret Furse Richard & Sherry Wilkison Paul Natho Mr. Mark Gagnon David & Leslie Wolff Carol Corley Nelson Floylee Hemphill Goldberger, Hilary Young Mr. & Mrs. William C. Nelson In Memory of Dr. Joseph H. Mr. & Mrs. Jerome P. Niemiec Goldberger CONTRIBUTOR Ms. Mary Parse Mrs. Georgia Henrich $250 TO $499 Pete & Betty Paul Teresa Lyson, M.D. & Mr. Donald Gene Anderson Charles Pence Krys Lyson, M.D. Lissa B. Anderson Dr. & Mrs. F. Michael Pestorius Stephen & Dale Sonnenberg Dr. Thomas J. Ashbaugh David N. Pollack Jean C. St. Clair Nils & Helen Bagge Drs. Linda G. & Mr. Steven Wolfe JL Baralt James A. Prentice Dr. & Mrs. Paul B. Woodruff John & Heather Beliveau Wayne & Marlette Rebhorn Joanne & Hamilton Richards Ms. Ruth Dyar Gretchen Riehl Mrs. Lisa W. Roebuck Dr. & Mrs. F. Ellsworth Peterson Ms. Keely Rhodes Dr. Charles A. Roeckle & Ms. Diana Ferguson Mr. Peter Roll Mrs. Hermelinda Zamarripa Ms. Patricia Fernos Charles & Barbara Roth Ms. Cricket B. Rose Mr. Michael Finan Robert & Sondra Ryan Maryann & Frank Russo Ms. Sheila Fitlin Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Sansom Ms. April Schweighart Perry & Janet Fleckman Ms. Julia Schuler Steve & Tacy D. Slade Shiree Flume, M.D. Mr. Paul Scripko Dr. Vicky Spradling Dr. Thomas George Mrs. Dawn H. Shackelford & Maria T. Soo Fritz Golding Dr. Stacy Shackelford Ms. Joy Standefer Mrs. Ruth Gordon Dr. John Sharp Ms. Carole Stockton Ms. Nena Groskind David & Susan Sheppard Mrs. Jeannie Strange Kathy A. Guajardo Judy Shipway & Leon Grizzard Renee & Eugene Sutton Mrs. Russel Hain Mr. Paul Smith Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tita Mr. & Mrs. Stefan Hardie Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Smootz Ms. Gwen Vu Mr. & Mrs. James Harris Annette Stachowitz Mr. Michael Walters Ms. Ann M. Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Kent Stewart Anne Welder Ms. Karen Haschke Ms. Kim Stewart Mrs. Carol Wood Mr. & Mrs. Larry Hearn Mr. Richard H. Suman Dr. Helena Woodard Mr. & Mrs. Michael Herman Mr. James Swift Mr. Michael Woodward Ms. Rebecca Herrington Mr. & Mrs. Tom Taylor Ms. Helen Young Ms. Lydia Hewett Mr. Calan Thurow Mr. & Mrs. Joe A. Young Mrs. Richard Hocker Ms. Carolyn Trigg & Mr. John Hrncir Mr. Joe Haggard DONOR $150 TO $249 Loretta L. Hughes Mr. Bryan Uecker Ms. Sarah Allen Mr. Howard Hyten Kerry & Duncan Van Dusen Mr. James Arth Christopher Jass Mr. Todd Waldman Mr. Ryan Barden Dr. Judith Jellison Ms. Judith Walther Mrs. Maxine Barkan Mr. Todd J. Jermstad Mr. Reuben Wallace Ms. Jacqueline M. Benz Joanne B. Jones Ms. Patricia B. Wamsted Mechthild Bernhard Mr. Thomas Kelman Dr. Robert Warren Mr. William Blanchard Paula Kothmann Dr. Mary Weed Paul & Valerie Bogucki Bernt Kuhlmann Mr. & Mrs. James West Mrs. Jackson W. Bosley Mr. Wayne Langham Marjorie Jane Wilkes Ms. Sue Breuer Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Lapham Mr. Charles A. Williams Mr. Peter Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Chong S. Lee Dr. Barbara Williamson Ms. Dorothy C. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Luis Lidsky Handy & Barbara Williamson Mr. Steven Bryant Rhanda Luna Ms. Cynthia Wilson Mr. Mark Campbell Kenneth & Mary McDaniel Sharon M. Wilson Dr. Frank Cardenas Ms. Teresa Milburn Gretchen Woellner Ms. Ruth Casarez Mrs. Joan E. Miller Monica Wooten Dr. Michael Casey Milton Miller, II Cyrus Zol Mr. & Mrs. Eric Chance Gail Minault Scott & Cheryl Christians Ms. Jennifer Moser FRIEND UP TO $149 Ms. Julianna D. Chung Ms. Caroline Nentwich A special thank you to the nearly Jack & Susan Clagett Dr. William Nethercut 400 Central Texan households Ms. Anne S. Clark Stephen & Lesley Ondrechen who have made a gift to Austin Don & Margaret Collis Lisa & Karl Pallmeyer Opera at the Friend level. Debbie Valker & Doris Coward Dr. Frank Perez Ms. Patricia Cruser Dewayne Phillips *Founding Donors of Mr. & Mrs. Michael Debner Ms. Linda Picazo Mr. & Mrs. Jack Downing Debbie Pike Austin Opera

Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy; however, if we have not listed you correctly, please call 737.228.1442. List as of April 14, 2021. ENDOWMENT FUND

We are especially honored to be able to recognize those members of the Austin Opera family who have made a special commitment to the Endowment Fund, in addition to their annual patronage, to ensure that Austin Opera continues to bring the joy of great opera to future generations of audiences.

$1,000,000 OR MORE $25,000 OR MORE The Marilyn Addy Endowment for Austin Opera General Endowment Fund Artist Excellence Amelia Bullock & Bill Krumpack Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Addy Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Davis Alfred & Ellen King Society The Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Mr. & Mrs. William B. Mitchell Conductor & Artistic Advisor Estate of Edythe Rose Schmidt Kruger Dr. & Mrs. Ernest C. Butler Estate of Willa Stewart Setseck In Memory of Helen G. Smith, Richard Tucker, & The Kodosky Family Endowment for Aaron Kruger Artistic Excellence Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Kodosky Wesley Tobey Memorial Fund for the Chorus David N. Tobey Jr., M.D. $250,000 OR MORE The Sarah and Ernest Butler $10,000 OR MORE Masterclass Series Austin Opera General Endowment Fund Dr. & Mrs. Ernest C. Butler Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Family Foundation Van & Jeanne Hoisington $150,000 OR MORE William Henry Kirchner, III Chair of the Concertmaster & Mr. & Mrs. Howard W. Parker Performing Young Artists Brenda & Larry Smith Mr. & Mrs. Brian Kushner Wesley Tobey Memorial Fund for the Chorus $100,000 OR MORE James C. Armstrong Austin Opera General Endowment Fund Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Martin Jo Anne Martin Christian Memorial Fund Friends of Jo Anne Christian $50,000 OR MORE Austin Opera General Endowment Fund $5,000 OR MORE Gordon & Loretta Dancer & Family Austin Opera General Endowment Fund Estate of Aneta S. Mitchell Alfred & Ellen King Estate of Mary Perry Taylor Dr. & Mrs. Craig Lubin Joanne M. Ravel Wesley Tobey Memorial Fund for the Chorus Peter Schram Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Kodosky Estate of Charlotte Schumacher

Austin Opera General Endowment Fund honoring La Noche de Opera Curby Conoley

To learn more about supporting Austin Opera’s Endowment Fund, please call Jennifer Basten, Chief Development Officer, at 512.610.7671. BRAVO SOCIETY

The Bravo Society honors the many friends who have helped provide for our future by remembering Austin Opera in their estate plans. Planned gifts help ensure the continuance of great music on the stage for generations to come. If you have already included Austin Opera in your plans, please let us know so that we may thank you and invite you to become a member of this special group. OFFICERS We take this opportunity to thank and recognize the members of the Bravo Society: Bill Wallace President Mr. & Mrs.* Frederick S. Addy Olly & Bob Modersohn* Bruno Brunner Lissa Anderson Mrs. W.A. Morrison President-Elect Andrea & Jack Angelo Jeanette & Ferris Nassour* Jeanette & Ernest Auerbach Joanne Ravel* Cathy Collins Polly and Stephen D.* Barbaro Carol & Charles Reynolds Past President Charles Edward Cooper* Frances & George Ricker Kathy Trizna Suzannah Cox Peter Schram Jr.* Secretary Dr. Bill Crouch* Charlotte E. Schumacher* Rosy Moore Dr. Harvey Evans & Gloria Evans Willa Stewart Setseck* Treasurer Eve Everett Fish* Mary Perry Taylor* Drs. Dee & Ben Fruchter* Reeta Wadzeck Anne N. Gibbs* Donald Wertz Jeanette M. Goodfriend John Whisenhunt* Andrew & Mary Ann Heller David & Catherine Wildermuth Ellen & Alfred King* Ruth Gracy Wise William Henry Kirchner, III* Raymond D. Woods* Edythe Rose Schmidt Kruger* Eva Kuhlman Mike Don Miguel Le Burkien *In Memoriam Aneta S. Mitchell*

For more information about how you can support Austin Opera through a planned gift, please contact Jennifer Basten, Chief Development Officer, at 512.610.7671.

We appreciate you! Thanks to you, we exceeded our goal and raised $23,964 for our new digital programming! Your generosity will allow Austin Opera to continue inspiring audiences and providing needed resources to educators in Central Texas and beyond. BRAVO SOCIETY GUILD

The Austin Opera Guild supports Austin Opera through fundraising events, volunteerism, and ambassadorship. Guild members enjoy the company of other opera lovers at members only educational and social events and volunteer opportunities throughout the opera season. Learn more at austinopera.org/guild.

OFFICERS Bill Wallace Jack Reeves Patricia Rosen President Communications Newsletter Volunteer Liaison Bruno Brunner Josep Rota Rose Betty Williams President-Elect Communications Photographer OVI Representative Cathy Collins Tina Barrett, Ph.D. Lissa Anderson Past President Membership Directory and JL Baralt List Stewardship Education and Kathy Trizna Community Engagement Secretary Nathan Idais Patrick Landrum Stacy Brunson Rosy Moore Membership Parties Steven Tyler Treasurer Enrichment Events Patricia Rosen Membership Name Tags Cathy Collins Sharon Sneed Ariane Vokes Arth Wine Dinner & Auction Mami Roberson Support Services Patrick Landrum Nathan Idais Mary Jo Benton Pre-Opera Dinner Support Services: Gift Bags Bruno Brunner Volunteer Operations

ADVISORS-AT-LARGE Paula Damore Craig Kuglen Marcia Toprac Diane Ingram Carol Logan Gretchen Woellner Ida Jeppesen Jo Carol Snowden

Join us for an evening of fine dining, exquisite wine pairings, luxury live and silent auctions, and a performance by soprano Nicole Heaston under the stars! Purchase tickets at austinopera.org/support/serenata-wine-dinner-auction. RSVP by May 7.