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The Official Magazine WELCOME oj the Detroit Opera House L ETTER FROM D AVID DICHIERA ...... 4 BRAVO is a Michigan Opera Theatre publication. ON STAGE Rebekah Johnson, Editor Mitch Carter, Contributing Editor NABuccO...... 6 C APTIVE I SRAELITES , A MAD K ING, AND A V ENGEFUL Contributors Mitch Carter P RINCESS I NSPIRE V ERDI'S FIRST GREAT O PERA Karen V DiChiera By: D AVID W ALLACE ...... 8 Rebekah Johnson Fred Love Wallace Peace P ILOBOLUS ...... 10 David Wallace Bill Winkler A LITTLE NIGHT M USIC...... 14 Publisher Echo Publications, Inc. S END IN THE F OOLS: THE M EANING B EHIND THE LYRICS Royal Oak, Michigan By : FRED L OVE ...... 17 www.echopublications.com Tom Putters, President Toby Faber, Advertising Sales Director THE CINCINNATI B ALLET: THE N UTCRACKER ...... 18 Physicians' services provided by Henry Ford Medical Center. T oo H OT TO HANDEL ...... 22 Pepsi-Cola is the official soft drink and juice provider of the Detroit Opera House.

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As the curtain rises on Michigan Opening the 2009 fall dance Opera Theatre's 2009-10 season, aptly season is the Detroit Opera House titled "Loves and Lies," we feature debut of Pilobolus, a company the works of master composers and that has won over dance critics choreographers at very opposite ends and audiences alike with their of the artistic spectrum. I know you innovative artistry, antic humor, will be intrigued and enthralled as and eye-popping feats. we explore themes of forbidden love, The Nutcracker comes home hidden identity and heart-wrenching to the Detroit Opera House in betrayal. December with the Cincinnati Our season opens with Nabucco, Ballet. A beloved Detroit holiday the "claim to fame" that launched the ritual, the ballet classic is a family career of Giuseppe Verdi, one of the tradition at the Opera House, and greatest Italian composers of the 19th we are pleased and delighted to century. Nabucco's far-reaching and see it here again. Another holiday profound political impact inspired the favorite returning this year is Too Italian people to seek their freedom Hot to Handel with the Rackham from foreign domination and establish Symphony Choir. In our seventh the nation of Italy. To this day, the year of pannering with the choir, chorus of the Hebrew slaves, "Va , pensiero," resonates as we are elated that this unique soulful jazz-gospel version a universal anthem of freedom. Michigan Opera Theatre's of Handel's well-known Messiah returns to the Opera fall 2009 run of Nabucco will mark the first time the House to lift spirits during a year when we need it most. opera has been performed in Michigan in nearly 50 years As you know, Michigan Opera Theatre, along with - since the Metropolitan Opera tour to Detroit in 1961. most arts organizations in our state, is certainly not Appropriately, our production of Nabucco features immune from the economic difficulties our nation and some of Italy's brightest young opera stars. The role state are facing. We are challenged with raising funds, of Nabucco will be performed by baritone Marco Di cutting costs, sharing resources, and fundamentally Felice and the role of Abigaille, considered one of the changing the way we operate. During these times, we most difficult in the entire repertoire, will be sung by are espeCially grateful for you, our community of donors, Francesca Patane. who have proved to be an indomitable force during this From ancient Israel, we travel a great distance to tidal wave of cutbacks and regional turmoil. Only with early 1900s Sweden for Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award your support can we continue the fight to keep opera winning musical, A Little Night Music, which features and dance alive in our community. the beloved aria of regret, "Send in the Clowns." This In these difficult times, we especially appreciate the romantic musical documents the ever-changing liaisons continued and unwavering support of our fall opera between high-society husbands, wives, mistresses and season sponsor, Ford Motor Company. I would also like lovers. MOT has a long history of introducing Sondheim to thank individual donors who continue to aid us in works to American opera houses, and we were the first ways large and small. The generosity of our corporate major American opera company to present A Little sponsors and individual donors is paramount to our Night Music in 1983. We were also among the first to survival and enables us to continue to bring artists of the present Follies (1988) and Sweeney Todd (1985). We are highest caliber to the Detroit Opera House stage. fortunate to have an illustrious cast of Broadway veterans, We hope you will join us for many more exciting including three-time Emmy Award nominee and Guiding programs and events at the Detroit Opera House. As Light actor Ron Raines as Fredrik and Tony and Emmy always, thank you for visiting us, and enjoy the show! Award-winning actress and singer Leslie Uggams in the role of Desiree. As the home of dance in Detroit, the 14th season of dance at the Detroit Opera House highlights a repertory favorite and a company Detroit Opera House premiere.

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A Nabucco Synopsis: Making Sense THE CAST of Verdi's Italian Masterpiece By Dr. Wallace Peace In order of vocal appearance

Nabucco ...... Marco di Felice ACT I Act one begins in the Temple in ancientJerusalem during Abigaille ...... Francesca Patane * the reign of Nabucco, King of Babylon. He is about to conquer the city and the Israelites, lead by their High Priest Zaccaria, Zaccaria ...... Burak Bilgili are panicking and in despair. They have captured the lyric soprano Fenena, daughter of Nabucco, and she will be a Ismaele ...... Noah Stewart* great bargaining tool. Zaccaria asks Ismaele, nephew -of the King ofJeruslaem, to guard the princess well. An Aida-like plot begins. Fenena and Ismaele know each other and are in Fenena ...... Carla Dirlikov* love as a result of his service as the Israelite ambassador to Babylon. He promises to free her although it is treasonous. High Priest of BaaL ...... Andrew Gray* + A large Amazonian General in full uniform (with the loudest voice you've ever heard) enters, proclaiming that Nabucco Abdallo ...... Benjamin Robinson*+ has won and conquered the city. The general is Abigaille, the daughter of Nabucco, and Princess of Babylon. And she is also Anna ...... Alexa Lokensgard *+ in love with Ismaele. Princess Abigaille then leads in a trio, urging Ismaele to Banda ...... Detroit Symphony Civic Wind Symphony renounce her sister and marry her instead. In return, she will save his people from their doom. He says no. She vows revenge. *Michigan Opera Theatre debut Nabucco enters the Temple on horseback. A grand ensemble emerges with Abigaille swearing vengeance and +Barbara Gibson Young Artist Apprentice singing low notes in triple forte in her anger. She vows doom and destruction on all the Hebrews and thinks she may be Alex Gray, Joyce H. Cohn Young Artist able to solve her problems by having her sister executed. Alexa Lokensgard, DeRoy Young Artist -intermission- Nabucco is a Michigan Opera Theatre premiere ACT II The next act is all Abigaille. She has returned to Babylon's royal palace, singing one of Verdi's most magnificent pieces. Detroit Symphony Civic Wind Symphony She, like Lady MacBeth in Verdi's later opera Macbeth, is reading a document. She is horrified to discover she is not a Reflecting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's born princess but the daughter of a slave. Telling herself that commitment to developing the next generation of no one must ever know, she rises to the high C and drops musicians and music supporters, the Civic Youth down quickly two octaves to a forte low C, and is interrupted Ensembles (CYE) , comprised of 10 ensembles, by the High Priest of Baal stating that Nabucco has died have established themselves as Michigan's most and she must take his throne. She agrees to take her father's comprehensive pre-professional training program for throne, proclaiming her vengeance. orchestra, chamber, wind and jazz musicians, serving We learn that Fenena, in love with the enemy; has as a model for similar programs throughout the nation. converted to Judaism, which prompts theJews to accept The more than 500 members of CYE benefit from lsmaele back into the city, and King Nabucco has appointed training by DSO musicians and guest artists including Fenena Regent of Jerusalem. Itzhak Pearlman, Midori, Herbie Hancock and Branford Abdallo, an old soldier of Babylon tearfully announces that Marsalis. Nabucco is dead and the people want Abigaille as queen. She Founded in 2006, the CYE's Detroit Symphony Civic relishes the task and snatches the crown off of Fenena's head. Wind Symphony was created due to vast interest in But the King is actually alive, and he snatches the crown wind band opportunities in metro Detroit. The ensemble off Abigaille's head and proclaims his power. There's a great provides top-notch training for advanced woodwind, ensemble and Nabucco destroys the statue of the Babylonian brass and percussion students through sectionals God Baal, denounces the Hebrew God, and proclaims that coached by DSO musicians and sophisticated repertoire he, Nabucco, is god. Jehovah and Baal have had just enough which encourages swift development of large ensemble of this whole thing and they (probably off stage) form an skills. The ensemble can be heard in a series of three alliance and hurl lightning bolts at Nabucco who falls down concerts each season in Orchestra Hall. The Civic Wind and wakes up insane. Abigaille then takes the crown and Symphony is conducted by the Wayne State University crowns herself Queen. Director of Bands, Douglas Bianchi.

ACT III In the magnificent throne room at Captive Israelites, a Mad King, the beginning of the third act, the mad Nabucco enters, and in a marvelous duet and a Vengeful Princess Inspire with Abigaille, begs her to spare Fenena from the death Abigaille has decreed for the Israelites. She refuses. Nabucco is Verdi's First Great Opera carried out lost and in despair as Abigaille has tricked him into signing a decree By David Wallace ordering the destruction of the remaining Hebrews, including Fenena and Ismaele any opera fans consider Giuseppe Verdi the as victims. Abigaille's victory is complete. M greatest of all opera composers. Nabucco, the Nabucco is returned to his asylum. third opera written by the future composer of such immortal works as La Traviata, II Trovatore, Aida -intermission- and Rigoletto, is the first that revealed that great ness. Meanwhile back in Judea, the Hebrews From the very beginning the public loved are lamenting the death of their kingdom Nabucco (or, as it was first called, Nabucodonosor; and the destruction of their temple. In for the sixth century B.C. Babylonian king Nebu the famous chorus, "Va, pensiero," they chadnezzar II). In fact, during the year following lament the end of Zion and ask God its premiere at Milan's La Scala opera house March to help. But all is not yet lost. Zaccaria 9, 1842, Nabucco received 75 performances, three or four times the usual. has received word from the Lord that Giuseppi Verdi Nabucco will fall. The Hebrew slaves What was it that so captured the opera fan's exult. imagination? For one thing, the opera's story of the Jews oppressed by the Babylonians resonated deeply in an Italy caught up, ACT IV like much of the rest of Europe, in revolution that would explode six years Meanwhile back in Babylon, Nabucco later, unify, and free the country from foreign occupation. It was perceived sees Fenena in chains going to be as a new age and Verdi's music was also new. No more the sighing languors executed. He becomes overwhelmed at of Bellini, the glittering ensembles of Rossini, or the occasionally shallow the sight and regains his sanity, wins (but always delightful) musical abandon of Donizetti. Nabucco~ music over his army and charges forth to the caught the emotions of the time perfectly: It was loud, heroically and emo throne room to take his throne from the tionally patriotic, and hummingly tuneful. That Verdi's opera - and many evil Abigaille. Meanwhile, Fenena is in to follow - was often raw and rumbustious was also in its favor ... these chains awaiting death with Ismaele and were not subtle times. the other Israelites and, having converted In addition, one of Nabucco~ highlights instantly caught the passion of to Judaism, she prays to Jehovah that He the times and remains among the most famous pieces of music Verdi ever receive her into heaven. wrote - the great chorus of tl1.eJewish exiles huddled in chains by the banks But HARK! Is that Nabucco I hear? of the Euphrates and dreaming of their homeland: "Va , pensiero sull' ali It is indeed. He comes and announces dorate" (Go, thought, on golden wings). Inspired by Psalm 137 ("By the that he is back in command. He forgives rivers of Babylon ... "), it became an anthem of Italian liberation as well as a the Hebrews and orders them to return sort of national ceremonial hymn; it was to their land, and promises that he will sung by tens of thousands of mourners at finance the rebuilding of the destroyed Verdi's state funeral in 1901, at that of his Temple in Jerusalem. He blesses the great champion, the conductor Arturo marriage of his beloved Fenena and Toscanini, in 1957, and at the reopening Ismaele and leads the Hebrews in prayer. of La Scala after its near destruction dur He has converted to Judaism, you know. ing World War II. (It's also been recently Then he destroys the newly rebuilt used for a number of commercials). statue of Baal and the opera ends. Or so But it all came close to never happen you would think. As an afterthought, ing. "Bringing triumph out of tragedy" is, Verdi brings back Abigaille. She comes of course, a timeworn literary cliche, but in supported by two soldiers. She took it exactly describes the effect Nabucco poison out of guilt for all her sins. She had on Verdi's career, his life and the his collapses on stage, begs forgiveness tory of Italian opera. The story is familiar from Fenena and Ismaele and from to many opera fans. the Hebrews. She joins the final prayer to Jehovah stating that she too has converted to Judaism and prays to God Ba ltimore Opera for forgiveness and for entry into Heaven. Company's Dr. Wallace Peace has been the featured production of lecturer for MOT's Opera Talks before each Nabucco. opera performance since 1995. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 8 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House NABUCCO

In 1836 Verdi, then a the Bible, was immediately Eventually the couple adopted Filomena 22-year-old musician in captivated, put his personal Verdi, the composer's second cousin; her provincial Busseto (near tragedies in the back of his descendents still reside in the Villa Sant' Parma in northern Italy) mind, and sat down and Agata, the Verdis' home near Busseto. married his childhood composed the opera that Back to Nabucco . Beside its success at sweetheart Margherita would relaunch his career. La Scala, the opera became a calling card Barezzi and fathered two Another, more likely story for Verdi's talent across Europe, itself children while compos since it has its roots closer caught up in the same Risorgimento ing his first two operas, to the event, claims that he fervor that inflamed Italian audiences. Oberto and Un Giorno di took the hbretto home and, But that can't account for the opera's Regno (King for a Day) . after glancing through it, enduring popularity ... the reason is The latter, his only com- threw it in a corner where it Verdi's music. Here the composer first edy until he wrote his Giuseppina Strepponi remained for several months demonstrated his love for writing show last opera, Falstaff, two while Verdi filled his time stopping baritone arias with the king's generations later, was a disaster, hissed reading escapist novels. Eventually he last act prayer Dio di Giuda! (God ofJu and booed at its premiere September 5, again looked at the libretto and the dahl). And here, in the previous act's en 1840, at Milan's La Scala opera house. Va, Pensiero lyrics worked their magic counter between Nabucco and Abigaille Added to this humiliation was tragedy: ("That night, I couldn't sleep," the beginning with Donna chi sei? (Woman, during the two years preceding the composer later recalled. " ... by morn who are you?), Verdi also wrote the first opera's opening, both of Verdi's children ing I knew the whole Solera libretto by of the big dramatic duets for baritone died (probably of bronchial pneumonia) heart"). He immediately started compos and soprano that became a trademark in and just three months before the pre ing music for the opera, starting with his later operas. miere, his wife succumbed to encephali the final scene. Either way it happened, Also in Nabucco, Verdi both raised tis. Nabucco was composed in three months. 17th century Monteverdian recitative Verdi was devastated and resolved Actually there was far more to it than to its ultimate, dramatic impact (the never to write another note of music. this, at least from the personal stand introduction to Abigaille's aria open Then, Bartolomeo Merelli, manager point of the grief stricken composer. ing Act II) , and continued refining the of La Scala (who despite the failure The soprano who sang Abigaille at the traditional, aria-capping cabaletta which of Un Giorno di Regno, believed in the opening was the 26-year-old Giuseppina he eventually discarded as a hackneyed young composer's talent), attempted Strepponi (she was also Merelli's mis applause-getting device about the time to convince him to try again by liter tress) and the pair struck up a friend of Aida. ally forcing the libretto of Nabucco (by ship. Five years later they ran into each Who of us have not wished that we Temistocle Solera, like Verdi an Italian other in Paris when Verdi conducted had a time machine so we could visit patriot) on him. There are two versions the premiere of his opera I Masnadieri events that resonate in our own lives? of what happened next. The more op (The Brigands), and began a fifty-year For music lovers it might be joining the eratic one has Verdi taking the libretto relationship that endured until her audience when Mozart played one of his home, flinging it down on a table where death in 1897. (When Verdi died three own piano concertos, or when Caruso it opened to the words of the Va, Pensi years later, they were entombed together sang at the Met. A performance of era chorus. Verdi, who enjoyed reading at the musicians' retirement home Verdi Nabucco provides a similar kind of time founded in Milan). Although Strep- travel experience. It allows us, albeit vi poni virtually gave up singing after they cariously, to join that long-ago audience began living together, it wasn't just to present at the birth when operatic light further her man's career (which she did ning struck. Even better, like the equally vigorously). By the time of Nabucco, her evanescent dream of revisiting our own voice was showing serious wear, and youth with the knowledge of what was although she didn't immediately stop to come, we also know the operatic gold singing, the excruciatingly difficult role that Verdi was yet to mine. of Abigaille with its taxing vocal leaps effectively spelled the end of her career Enjoy. (as it did in the 1970s for Elena Suli otis) . David Wallace has published six highly Although the couple didn't marry acclaimed popular histories of Hollywood's until 1859, throughout all those de golden age in the last seven years. His cades, "Peppina" was Verdi's constant has also written scores of features on his supporter, defender, and a patient and not-50-secret passion, opera, for the witty companion (she needed the wit; as Los Angeles Times and the Seattle and Los Angeles Opera companies. he aged, Verdi developed a cantankerous streak that often made him extremely Reprinted with permission from LA Opera. difficult to deal with). The only thing that fate denied them was children.

PILOBOLUS Banks, head writer for SpongeBob Pilobolus began in 1971 as an SquarePants. outsider dance company; and quickly Pilobolus has received a number became renowned the world over for its of prestigious honors, including the imaginative and athletic exploration of Berlin Critic's Prize, the Brandeis Award, creative collaboration. the New England Theatre Conference Nearly 40 years later, it has evolved Prize, and a Prime time Emmy Award into a pioneering American arts for outstanding achievement in cultural organization of the 21st century The programming. InJune 2000 Pilobolus company now revolves around three received the Samuel H. Scripps nuclei of activity: PILOBOLUS DANCE American Dance Festival Award for THEATRE, the umbrella for a series lifetime achievement in choreography of radically innovative and globally and in 2004 the company was featured acclaimed concert dance companies; on CBS "60 Minutes." In 2007 Robby THE PILOBOLUS INSTITUTE, unique Barnett, Michael Tracy and Jonathan educational programming for schools, Wolken received the Kenneth and Harle colleges, and public arts organizations Montgomery Endowment Fellowship as well as a series of classes and from Dartmouth College. leadership workshops for corporate The physical vocabularies of executives, employees, and business Pilobolus works are not drawn from schools; and PILOBOLUS CREATIVE traditions of codified dance movement SERVICES, a division specializing in but are invented - emerging from a wide range of movement services intense periods of improvisation and for film, advertising, publishing, creative play This process has been the activity is Pilobolus Creative Services, commercial clients, and corporate source of much interest, in response a choreographic and performance events. to which the company inaugurated collective providing movement design Pilobolus is based in Washington the Pilobolus Institute, an educational and production for commercial Depot, Connecticut and performs for outreach program using the art of applications in business and stage and television audiences all over choreography as a model for creative advertising. PCS has made television the world. Pilobolus works appear thinking in any field. The Institute spots for Mobil, Ford, Toyota, Opel, in the repertories of major dance offers sustained programs for both and Hyundai, created live events for companies - the Joffrey; Feld, Ohio, children and adults around the country; IBM, McKinsey, United Technologies, Arizona, and Aspen/Santa Fe Ballets in as well as a series of Leadership Dupont, and Merck, and has presented Workshops for corporations and the U.S ., the Ballet National de Nancy gala performances for Joe Boxer, et de Lorraine and the Ballet du Rhin in business schools. Recent work includes Marithe Girbaud, MAC Cosmetics and France, and Italy'S Verona Ballet - and programs at the Wharton School of the Krizia. In 2007, the company created the company has also worked on major University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth and presented 6 acclaimed performances creative collaborations, with artists College's Tuck School of Business, and during the 79th Annual Academy such as writer and illustrator, Maurice the Babcock School at Wake Forest Awards, as well producing a series Sendak; the Israeli choreographic team, University The Institute also maintains of original segments for the "Oprah Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak; the an ongoing residency in the Theater Winfrey Show" and "Late Night with remarkable American puppeteer, Basil Studies Program at Yale University Conan O'Brien." PCS has also produced Twist; and a shadow work with Steven The third arm of the company's two books for national distribution, Twisted Yoga and The Human Alphabet, and releases an annual calendar of Agent: IMG Artists dance photography in collaboration Tel: 212-994-3500 Fax: 212-994-3550 with a number of noted American photographers. In spring 2009, a spot Pilobolus that Pilobolus Creative Services created Tel 860.868.0538 E-mail [email protected] for the NFL Network was nominate Visit our website: www.pilobolus.org for an Emmy Award in Sports, and the company's website was nominated for a MetLife Foundation is the Official Tour Sponsor of Pilobolus. Webby Award in Best Photography The 2009 season marks the middle Pilobolus is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit corporation, supported in part by funds from the Connecticut of Pilobolus' 39th year. The company Commission on Culture and Tourism, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts which has continued to grow, expanding believes that a great nation deserves great art, and by grants from The American Dance Festival, The Anna Fitch Ardenghi Charitable Trust, Darcy and Treacy Beyer, The Diebold Foundation, The and refining its unusual collaborative Dyson Foundation, The Ensworth Foundation, The Fisher Foundation, The Greater Hartford Arts methods to produce a body of over 100 Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Jean choreographic works, and while it has and Julien Levy Foundation for the Arts, Inc., The George and Grace Long Foundation, MetLife become a stable and influential force in Foundation, Newman's Own Foundation, The Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Silver Mountain Foundation, United Technologies, and Xerox Foundation. the world of dance, Pilobolus remains as If you wish to contribute to Pilobolus, please call or write us. protean and surprising as ever. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO IJ / PILOBOLUs

WHO'S WHO ITAMAR KUBOVY, Executive Director, Theatre, Deeply Rooted Productions, has been producing, writing and Albany Berkshire Ballet, Metropolitan IN THE COMPANY directing since 1985. After graduating Opera and Taylor 2. Mr. Brown is from Yale in 1988, he moved to Europe currently a freelance artistist working ROBBY BARNETT, Artistic Director, where he taught, directed and ran with TU Dance, CorbinDances, Sean was born and raised in the Adirondacks theaters in Germany and Sweden. Since Curran Company and Ben Munisteri and graduated from Dartmouth College returning to the US in 1998, Kubovy dance projects and joins Pilobolus' in 1972. In addition to his work with directed several new works by John touring company in August 2009. Pilobolus, he has been variously Guare, co-directed the 2002 season employed as a technical metal worker, finale of the WEST W ING, and made MATT DEL ROSARIO, Dancer, an instructor for Outward Bound, a film, UPHEAVAL, starring Frances was born and raised in Hawaii. He Inc., a garden and landscape designer, McDormand. He joined Pilobolus at the began formal dance training at age and has taught skiing and high school beginning of 2004 as the company's first 20 under the guidance of Paul Maley, art. Mr. Barnett lives in northwestern Executive Director, overseeing the many who inspired him to get a BFA in Connecticut with his wife and two moving parts that make up this great Contemporary Dance at the North children. company Carolina School of the Arts. In his free time, Matt loves to surf, spear dive and MICHAEL TRACY, Artistic Director, RENEE JAWORSKI, Rehearsal play the ukulele. He is excited. ready born in Florence and raised in New Director/Artistic Associate, originally and willing to begin his Pilobolus England, met the other Pilobolus from Long Island, NY received her BFA adventure. Thanks to his Ohana founders at Dartmouth in 1969, in Modern Dance from the University (family) for their love and support. becoming an Artistic Director after of the Arts in Philadelphia. Upon graduating magna cum laude in 1973. graduating she fell directly into the ERIKO JIMBO, Dancer, was born He toured with Pilobolus for 14 years - hands of Moses Pendelton, performing inJapan, raised all over the States, for 8 as the only touring Director - and and teaching throughout the world with and earned her BFA in dance from continues to choreograph and direct. Momix. In 1997, she took a brief hiatus NC School of the Arts. Since then He has set his work on the Joffrey, Ohio, to give life to her daughter, Anastasia she has been dancing professionally Hartford, Nancy and Verona Ballets and Winter. Returning to her career she and broadening her dancing through choreographed a production of Mozart's created and performed her own work in aerial work, wushu, capoeira, hip hop, Magic Flute withJohn Eliot Gardiner, Philadelphia while working for Group waacking, vogue, bboying, African, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Motion and touring part time with house, acrobatics and more. Also a NYC Baroque Soloists, and a national tour Momix. 1998 brought Renee to NYC househead, she performs often and production for the National Theater where she soon began working with engages in events of the underground of the Deaf. Mr. Tracy teaches at Yale Carolyn Dorfman. She has been working house and hip hop culture, reppin for University and lives with his wife and with Pilobolus since the year 2000 and two crews: MAWU and FMinit. Jimbo two sons in northwestern Connecticut. has had many exciting adventures with has traveled throughout the US, Japan, them over the past 8 years, performing, and Greece to perform and teach, and JONATHAN WOLKEN, Artistic creating, teaching, directing, associating aspires to continue traveling all over the Director, co-founded Pilobolus in and, most recently, coordinating globe to share her passion. She offiCially 1971. He is proud to have become residencies for the Pilobolus Institute. joined Pilobolus in August 2009. acquainted with Pilobolus, the fungus, She dedicates all she does to her family, while researching its photoreceptor Mark and Anastasia. Thank you for JUN KURIBAYASHI, Dancer, was born mechanism in his father's biophysics keeping my vision clear. in Japan then raised in the US since age laboratory Mr. Wolken graduated 5. His background includes competitive from Dartmouth College with a degree WINSTON DYNAMITE BROWN, swimming, break dancing and Capoeira. in Philosophy He has choreographed Dancer, a native of Kansas City, At age 22 he began learning dance for the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's Missouri, started dancing at Smith technique at the University of Kansas production of Maurice Sendak's "Where Sisters Dance Studio. He continued where he eventually earned his BFA. the Wild Things Are", and created his training at the Missouri State He debuted professionally with Momix "Oneiric" featured in a jointly produced Ballet, the University of Missouri in 2004 and is now thrilled to be a Danish Television feature for members Kansas City, where he received his part of the Pilobolus family He gives of the Royal Danish Ballet. To find BFA, and The Center Dance under special thanks to the dance faculty at symmetry and mystery in his work, the mentorship of Tyrone Aiken. Mr. KU , friends and families (Kuribayashi since 1991 Jonathan has led a secret Brown has participated in numerous & Jones) who supported his decision to second life as Pilobolus' Development intensive programs - Kansas City follow a once distant dream of dancing Director. He lives with his wife, Ballet, Alonzo King's pre-professional and ESPECIALLY to his wonderful in JoAnne, and their four daughters program, Ailey summer intensive as supportive wife, Casey Miranda! Jun Washington, CT. three time fellowship recipient and the joined Pilobolus in August 2004. Ballet and Modern programs at Jacobs Pillow as the inaugural recipient of the Lorna Strassler Award. Mr. Brown has worked with the WylliamslHenry Danse Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 12 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org Detro it Opera House I PILOBOLUS

NILE H. RUSSELL, Dancer, is originally from Baltimore, MD. He received a B.A. in Dance from Connecticut College in 2004, where he was fortunate enough to have the guidance of wonderful dancers and teachers such as Dan Wagoner, Lan Lan Wang, and Jeremy Nelson. Since moving to New York in 2004, Nile has danced with Silver-Brown Dance, LeeSaar The Company, Luis Lara Malvacias, Stefanie Nelson Dance Group, and Naganuma Dance. He will forever thank his friends, family, and mother, Sharon, for their love and support. He joins the Pilobolus touring company in August 2009.

ANNIKA SHEAFF, Dancer, born and raised outside Chicago began danCing at The Academy of Movement and Music at age three. She continued her training at The thank his family for their ever-growing Manager and Lighting Supervisor Chicago Academy for the Arts and The appreciation of his art, and his perfect for Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre Juilliard School, where she received her wife, Meredith, for her unflinching love in Chicago, Illinois. Recent work BFA in dance performance in 2006. She and understanding. He and Meredith also includes, Production Stage has performed works by Jose Limon, moved to Torrington, Connecticut from Management, Ballet Chicago; Master Paul Taylor, Ohad Naharin, Ron Brown southern Ohio so that he could begin Electrician, American Dance Festival and Lucas Crandell. Her choreography this new adventure. 2007; and Assistant Lighting Designer, has been presented at The Duncan National Playwright'S Festival in YMCA in Chicago, and the Peter]. ELIZABETH WILLS, Director of Waterford, CT where she designed Sharp and Clarke Studio Theaters in Production, was born and raised in lights for The K of D and Antebellum. NY. She received the Juilliard Interarts Lockport, NY. She attended SUNY Kristin holds a Bachelor's of Arts in Award for her arts education outreach Brockport where she earned a dual Lighting Design and Photography from work in NY, FL, and South Africa. She's degree in Modern Dance and Technical Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois. absolutely thrilled to be dancing with Theatre. While attending graduate She thanks her family and her eclectic Pilobolus. She thanks her family and school in CT, she began working gang of friends for the constant love and friends for their endless support; and with Pilobolus as their one and only support. She is also pleased to say that Luke for his ability to light up her life. production intern on the weekends. for the first time in seven years she is From that point on she was hooked. For spending her days off in her hometown CHRISTOPHER WHITNEY, Dancer, her first four years with Pilobolus, she of Pittsburgh, PA. is ecstatic to be a new member of worked and traveled as the Production Pilobolus. He recently earned his BFA in Stage Manger. She is thrilled now to SHANE MONGAR, Lighting Supervisor, Dance Choreography and Performance become Director of Production and is originally from Chattanooga from the Honors Tutorial College at thanks Pilobolus for allowing her to Tennessee. A graduate of Western Ohio University. He began his dance evolve with them as they grow. She Kentucky University, Shane has worked training at 18 as an intern with Inlet would like to thank her greatest fans - on countless regional, off -broadway Dance Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio, her family, without them, none of this and dance productions. In his spare under the guidance of Bill Wade. would be possible. time he enjoys reading, music and Since then, he has studied movement spending time with family and friends. atJacob's Pillow, and the Si Ping City KRISTIN HELFRICH, Production Shane would like to thank everyone Shaolin Martial Arts Academy in Jilin Stage Manager, is happy to be joining who has helped him on his journey and Province, China. He would like to Pilobolus for the first time this season. is excited to be working with Pilobolus! She has spent the last three years working as the Production Stage

become his bride in deed (SOON). Henrik continues complaining (LATER). Fredrik, still asleep and obviously THE CAST enjoying some vivid dream (NOW), utters a heartfelt 'Desiree.' In order of vocal appearance Anne stares at him, startled. Desiree Armfeldt, the beguiling actress who was once Mr. Lindquist ...... Andrew Gray+ Fredrik's mistress, enters her dressing room at the theater, Mrs. Nordstrom ...... Juliet Petrus ironically extolling the joys of life on the road (THE Mrs. Segstrom ...... Alexa Lokensgard+ GLAMOROUS LIFE), with comments by the Quintet and her disapproving mother, Madame Armfeldt. Mr. Erlanson ...... Benjamin Robinson+ Fredrik and Anne arrive at the theater that evening, Anne Mrs. Anderssen .... Alta Marie Girouard* clearly suspicious after Fredrik's nap time slip of the tongue. Desiree makes her entrance, and spots Fredrik immediately. Fredrika Armfeldt...... Maggie Malaney* The Quintet comments on romantic recollections Madame Armfeldt...... Bobbie Steinbach * (REMEMBER?) . Frid, Her Butler ...... Brian Thibault* Desiree plays directly to Fredrik, upsetting Anne so much she rushes out of the theater. Fredrik takes his wife home and Henrik Egerman ...... Kevin Thomas Campbell * puts her to bed, while he goes out for a breath of fresh air. Anne Egerman ...... Jennifer Giudice* Naturally, his stroll takes him directly to Desiree's room, to Fredrik Egerman...... Ron Raines meet her for the first time in 14 years. Desiree welcomes him warmly and lends a not-quite-sympathetic ear to Fredrik's Petra, Their Maid...... Lindsay Rider* praise of Anne (YOU MUST MEET MY WIFE). He tries to Desiree Armfeldt ...... Leslie Uggams* revive their relationship, and Desiree happily accepts with, 'Of course, darling, what are old friends for? ' Madame Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm ..... Edward Watts· Armfeldt, the grande dame of a more refined era, who has Countess Charlotte Malcolm ...... Lisa Vroman * been 'tidy enough to acquire a sizable mansion,' emerges from *Mi chigan Opera Th eatre debut the theatrical shadows to lament the current lack of delicacy in the art of love (LIAISONS). +Barbara Gibson Young Artist Apprentice Fredrik and Desiree are disturbed by the unexpected arrival Alex Gray, Joyce H. Cohn Young Artist of Desiree's current lover, a dragoon named Count Carl Alexa Lokensgard, DeRoy Young Artist Magnus Malcolm. Fredrik and Desiree quickly concoct a feeble story about legal papers and failing into a hip bath, to The last Michigan Opera Theatre peljormance of A Little convince the Count that the situation is quite innocent. The Night Music was November l8-December 3, 1983 Count sends Fredrik on his way in his nightshirt, and tries to assess the situation (IN PRAISE OF WOMEN). In the morning, the Count returns to his long- suffering wife, Charlotte, suggesting that she might enlighten Anne I SYNOPSIS about her husband's late-night activities. Charlotte promptly , goes to inform Anne of Fredrik's infidelity and to commiserate ACT! with her about their mutual matrimonial problems (EVERY II One by one, a quartet gathers in front of the piano, blending DAY A LITTLE DEATH). their voices in song (OVERTURE). As the scene starts, Desiree goes to the country to visit her mother and elegantly dressed couples dance through a sylvan setting daughter, and to arrange for her mother to invite lawyer (NIGHT WALTZ), presenting the romantic flirtations and Egerman and his family out for the weekend, hoping to snare frustrations to come. Fredrik back to herself. The invitation is sent, and Anne, after The waltzers exit, and the aging Madame, a woman who has consulting with Charlotte, decides to accept. The Count, numbered kings among her lovers, alerts her granddaughter hearing of the weekend, decides that he and Charlotte should Fredrika to watch for the summer night to smile. 'it smiles also make an uninvited appearance (A WEEKEND IN THE three times,' she says, 'first, for the young, who know nothing; COUNTRY). second, for the fools, who know too little; and, third, for the old, who know too much.' Attention shifts to the home of ACT II Fredrik Egerman, a widowed lawyer who has recently married When all the guests, invited and uninvited, have arrived at Anne, a young girl of 15. Fredrik's son by a previous marriage, Madame Armfeldt's splendid chateau, the Quintet announces Henrik is a somber 20-year-old divinity student who plays the the end of the day (NIGHT WALTZ I - THE SUN WON'T cello in moments of stress. Fredrik arrives with tickets for the SET), then sets the tone for the magical white night (NIGHT theater: he is taking Anne (still a virgin after 11 months of WALTZ II - THE SUN SITS LOW), and Fredrik and the Count marriage) to see 'the one and only" Desiree Armfeldt. As he contemplate how things might have turned out differently prepares for his afternoon nap, and Anne chatters away, with Desiree (IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL). Fredrik muses on some of the problems encountered in his As the guests assemble for the candlelight feast in the new marriage (NOW). In the parlor, son Henrik is being formal dining room, the Quintet drifts in and out flirted with by the less-than-virginal maid, Petra. He clumsily (PERPETUAL ANTICIPATION) . The dinner turns into a witty, tries to unbutton her blouse. Petra, merely amused, tells him, jealous sparring session, and ends with a furiously upset as she leaves the room, 'Later. You'll soon get the knack of it.' Henrik smashing his goblet in disgust and running from the Frustrated, as usual, Henrik grabs his cello (LATER). room. The other guests scatter throughout the estate. Fredrik Back in the bedroom, Anne now promises Fredrik to makes his way to Desiree's bedroom, where she reveals her Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 15 A~ LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

true reason for inviting him - her hope as well as additional lyrics for Candide Pacific Overtures that they might be able to revive their (1973). Musicals for which he has Passion love permanently. But Fredrik, unable to written both music and lyrics include Putting It Together give up his child bride, walks out, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Saturday Night leaving Desiree alone (SEND IN THE The Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle Side By Side By Sondheim CLOWNS). (1964) , Company (1970 - 1971 Tony Sunday In The Park .. Meanwhile, Anne and Fredrika scour Award Music and Best Lyrics), Follies Sweeney Todd the grounds for Henrik. Anne finally (1971 - 1972 Tony Award Score and West Side Story finds him as he is suicidally rigging up a New York Drama Critics Circle Award; You're Gonna Love Tomorrow noose. Henrik confesses his love for revised in London, 1987), A Little Night Frogs,The Anne who reciprocates and decides to Music (1973 - Tony Award Score), The Sweeney Todd School Edition run off with him. Frogs (1974), Pacific Overtures (1976 Petra, the maid, having made love - New York Drama Critics' Circle Hugh Wheeler with Madame Armfeldt's butler, Frid, Award), Sweeney Todd (1979 - Tony Hugh Wheeler was a novelist, expresses her sense of romance in terms Award Score), Merrily We Roll Along playwright and screen writer. He wrote of the practical and real (THE MILLER'S (1981), Sunday In The Park With George more than thirty mystery novels under SON). (1984 - New York Drama Critics Circle the pseudonyms Q. Patrick and Patrick Fredrik finds himself being consoled Award; 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), Quentin, and four of his novels were by Charlotte about the loss of his son Into The Woods (1987 - Tony Award transformed into films: Black Widow, and wife. The Count spots Fredrik and Score), Assassins (1991) and Passion Man in the Net, The Green-Eyed Monster Charlotte embracing. He storms out of (1994 - Tony Award Score). He and The Man with Two Wives. For films the house to challenge Fredrik to a composed the songs for the television he wrote the screenplays for Travels with game of Russian roulette. They go off to production Evening Primrose (1966) , My Aunt, Somethingfor Everyone, A the summer pavilion, a shot is heard, co-authored the film The Last of Sheila Little Night Music and Nijinsky. His and the Count returns with Fredrik (1973) and provided incidental music plays include Big Fish, Little Fish slung over his shoulder. Fredrik has for The Girls of Summer (1956) , (1961) , Look: We've Come Through 'merely grazed his ear.' The Count Invitation to a March (1961) and Twigs (1961) and We Have Always Lived in the orders Charlotte to pack their bags. At (1971). Side By Side By Sondheim Castle (1966, adapted from the Shirley last, Desiree and Fredrik realize that (1976) , Marry Me A Little (1981), You're Jackson novel) , he co-authored with they are meant to be together (reprise of Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983; originally Joseph Stein the book for a new SEND IN THE CLOWNS). The comedy presented as A Stephen Sondheim production of the 1919 musical Irene ended, Madame Armfeldt tells her Evening) and Putting It Together (1993) (1973), wrote the books for A Little granddaughter that the night has are anthologies of his work. He has Night Music (1973), a new production already smiled twice, once for the young written scores for the films Stavisky of Candide (1973), Sweeney Todd, the and once for the fools. The smile for (1974) and Reds (1981), and composed Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979, the fools was particularly broad tonight.' songs for the film Dick Tracy (1990 - based on a version of the play by To the accompaniment of the Night Academy Award for Best Song). He is on Christopher Bond), and Meet Me in St. Waltz, the lovers dance through the the Council of the Dramatist Guild, the Louis (adapted from the 1949 M-G-M silver birches as the night smiles down national association of playwrights, musical), contributed additional for the third and final time (FINALE). composers and lyricists, having served material for the musical PacifiC Courtesy of North Shore Music Theater as its president from 1973 until 1981, Overtures (1976), and wrote a new and in 1983 was elected to the adaptation of the Kurt Weill opera American Academy of Arts and Letters. Silverlake, which was directed by Harold Stephen Sondheim In 1990 he was appointed the first Prince at the New York Opera. He Stephen Sondheim, one of the most Visiting Professor of Contemporary received Tony and Drama Desk Awards influential and accomplished composer/ Theatre at Oxford University. He was for A Little Night Music, Candide and lyricists in Broadway history, was born also recipient of a Kennedy Center Sweeney Todd. Prior to his death in 1987 in New York City and raised in New Honor in 1993. Mr. Wheeler was working on two new York and Pennsylvania. As a teenager he musicals, Bodo and Fu Manchu, and a met Oscar Hammerstein II , who became Shows by Stephen Sondheim new adaptation of The Merry Widow. Sondheim's mentor. Sondheim Anyone Can Whistle graduated from Williams College, where Assassins he received the Hutchinson Prize for Candide (1973) Music Composition. After graduation he Candide (1999) studied music theory and composition Company with Milton Babbitt. He worked for a Follies short time in the 1950s as a writer for Funny Thing Happened On The Way To the television show Topper; his first The Forum, A professional musical theatre job was as Into The Woods the songwriter for the unproduced Into The Woods Junior musical Saturday Night. He wrote the· Marry Me A Little lyrics for West Side Story (1957), Gypsy Little Night Music, A (1959) and Do I Hear A Waltz? (1965) , Merrily We Roll Along Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 16 BRAVO www.MichiganOpe l·a.org Detroit Opera House A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

Send in the Fools The Meaning Behind the Lyrics of A Little Night Music. By Fred Love

n 1975 I was a fourteen-year-old imagery, as Sondheim I glasses-wearing-classical-music nerd explained in a 1990 struggling to "get" the rock music interview: blasting on the radio in my parents' "I get a lot of letters fire-red orange Ford Gran Torino. over the years asking (Thank you Starsky and Hutch. what the title means Remember them?) and what the song's In fact, my 45-rpm collection about; I never thought included only two rock "tunes": it would be in any way "Bohemian Rhapsody" by the esoteric. I wanted to British rock band Queen and "Aquarius/ use theatrical imagery Let the Sunshine In" from the in the song, because musical Hair and released as a single in she's an actress, but it's 1969 by The 5th Dimension. (Thirty not supposed to be a years later, I played husband Steve 'circus' .... [Ilt's a theater Ron Raines and Cleo Laine in Michigan Opera Theatre's Baker opposite an original 5th reference meaning 'if the 1983 A Little Night Music. Dimension band member, Marilyn show isn't going well, has been spent performing the wrong McCoo, in Hal Prince's Broadway let's send in the clowns'; in other words, role, opposite the wrong leading man. production of Show Boat). 'let's do the jokes.'" [1] So why did Sondheim choose circus Back then, the hauntingly beautiful In a 2008 interview, Sondheim images? Desiree is first and foremost an "Send in the Clowns" floated across the further clarified the meaning: "As I actress. Her use of show business airwaves, sung by the equally beautiful think of it now, the song could have metaphors in the lyric is simply an Judy Collins. The song remained on been called "Send in the Fools." I knew indication of how she sees her life; as I was writing a song in o one extravagant farce. Also, clowns are a which Desiree is saying, distraction, sent in when a trapeze artist I "aren't we foolish," or falls while "losing" their "timing." It is I Z "aren't we fools? " w then time to send in the clowns, to '" Sondheim felt "Send in the distract everyone from the gruesome Fools" lacked the same scene. [2] ring. After a spectacular trapeze move, When we finally hear Desiree has missed hands with her this song in context, we catcher ("you in mid-air") and fallen realize it is even more to the ground to her metaphoric death. satisfying and heart So when she sings "Quick, send in the breaking. When Desiree clowns," it is to conceal her fall. At the sings to Frederik, her one end, she sings, "Don't bother -- they're true love, we see the great here," knowing that she and Frederik The cast of MOTs 1983 A Little Night Music. tragedy of their are themselves the clowns, or the fools, relationship. When he after all, referring back to Madame the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 weeks in desired her, she was too busy; now that Armfeldt's musings on the three smiles 1975, and in 1977, for 16 weeks. In she wants him, he is married. of the summer night: 1976, Ms. Collins picked up a Grammy Throughout the song, all of her "The first smile smiles at the young, for "Send in the Clowns," which was questions (Le., "Isn't it rich? Are we a who know nothing. named 'Song of the Year.' pair?") are rhetorical. Desiree is not The second, at the fools who know As I listened to this song for the first asking for answers to these questions; too little . .. time, I thought the lyrics alluded to they are based on theatrical imagery. And the third at the old who know those outrageously colorful performers In Act One, Fredrik takes Anne, his too much." at the circus with red, bulbous noses bride, to see Woman of the World starring and over-sized, floppy shoes. I Desiree Armfeldt. Her role, that of a Fred Love is a Professor of Musical wondered: Shouldn't it be an up-tempo woman who steals the hearts of married Theatre at Oakland University. bouncy little number? Shouldn't I feel men, is one she reenacts after the giddy inside? Nonetheless, I had to have curtain falls . The remainder of the play [1] Academy of Achievement (2005-07-05). it and, with the savings from my demonstrates that the world is a stage, "An Interview with Stephen Sondheim" $10-a-week allowance, I did. but these players must perform (Video Interview) . As I was to learn much later, the unscripted and unrehearsed. In "Send in [2] Miller, Scott. "Sondheim the Dramatist," "clowns" in the title are theatrical the Clowns," Desiree realizes her life Putting it Together Since 1994. (Web resource). Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera llouse www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 17 DECEMBER 3-6, 2008

A Ballet in Two Acts

Music Peter IIyich Tchaikovsky Choreography Val Caniparoli Scenic and Costume Design Alain Vaes Lighting Design Trad A Burns Repetiteurs Devon Carney and Johanna Bernstein Wilt Children's Repetiteur Coach Melinda Bower Children's Rehearsal Coaches Joanne Cusmano and Judith Molina Music Director Carmon DeLeone

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~" m AI S Premiere: c m r The first Nutcracker was performed r m by the -Kirov Ballet at the Maryinsky AI Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia on December 17, 1892. The Nutcracker was introduced into the United States by The San Francisco Ballet December 24, 1944. Cincinnati Ballet first performed The Nutcracker on December 26, 1974, and it became a holiday tradition. There have been five different versions since its introduction, and the current version had its world premiere in Cincinnati on December 14, 2001.

SYNOPSIS Act I: Scene I, Drosselmeier's Workshop The story begins on Christmas Eve. m A mysterious toy maker, named Herr -;" m Drosselmeier, is getting ready for a AI S party He puts the finishing touches on c m r r the magical toys for his godchildren, m Marie and Fritz. One of the toys was not AI really a toy at all but a magical wooden Nutcracker.

Scene II, The Party The Stahlbaum home is festive with an amazing Christmas tree. Suddenly, Herr Drosselmeier bursts into the room carrying huge presents. Fritz is presented with a very mischievous gift, which is later taken away because he is so naughty. Drosselmeier unwraps two more gifts, an unusual wooden Nutcracker, which Marie immediately falls in love with, and an especially curious doll that looks just like Marie. Drosselmeier works his magic - the Nutcracker and the doll grow and DANCERS: JILL MARLOW, EM ILY ELLIS appear to come alive before everyone's eyes. After the doll and Nutcracker dance, the Nutcracker is restored to A terrible battle ensues between the arrival at the enchanted Kingdom. its original size and is presented back mice and the toys. The Nutcracker, Delightful toys from foreign lands, such to Marie. After the party; Marie is very having escaped the clutches of the as Spain, Arabia, France, China and tired and takes her new Nutcracker off mice, challenges the Mouse King to a Russia are crowded in the courtyard. to bed. She quickly falls asleep and slips duel. With Marie's help, the Nutcracker Drosselmeier brings them all to life to into a fantastic dream .. . is able to fatally wound his enemy. perform in a royal festival honoring his Magically, the Nutcracker is transformed special guests. The Nutcracker invites Scene III, The Battle into a handsome prince, who invites Marie to dance with him in the grandest Marie hears the chimes of the big her to the Kingdom of Toys and Sweets. pas de deux of all. Marie is enchanted; grandfather clock downstairs striking Marie begins the journey on her sleigh it is all so perfect. Now, tired from the midnight. She finds herself in the bed through the swirling snowstorm. festivities, Marie imagines she is floating drawing room and is startled by the away, high above the kingdom and over sound of scampering little feet and the Act II, The Land of Toys and Sweets the mountains. When she opens her flickering of many tiny eyes. The mice Much to Marie's surprise, Herr eyes, she is home, in bed, her beloved steal away her beloved Nutcracker. Drosselmeier greets them on their Nutcracker beside her. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 19 I THE NUTCRACKER

Cincinnati Ballet Company Professional Dancers Cincinnati Ballet 2009-10 PRINCIPALS Artistic Director & CEO Victoria Morgan CERVILIO MIGUEL AMADOR ANTHONY KRUTZKAMP Camaguey, Cuba Alexandria, Kentucky ARTISTIC OGULCAN BOROVA jANESSA TOUCHET Music Director Ankara, Turkey New Orleans, Louisiana Carmon DeLeone KRISTI CAPPS Associate Artistic Director Charlotte, North Carolina Devon Carney SENIOR SOLOISTS Principal Ballet Mistress johanna Bernstein Wilt ZACK GRUBBS SARAH HAIRSTON Dallas, Texas Columbia, South Carolina Artistic Manager Annie Wadman SOLOISTS GEMADIAZ Company Rehearsal Pianist DAWN KELLY Pinar del Rio, Cuba james Hart Boston, Massachusetts

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TOO HOT TO HANDEL RACKHAM SYMPHONY CHOIR he Concordia Orchestra of New TYork City commissioned Too Hot Now entering its 60th year, Rackham Symphony Choir (RSC) is considered To Handel in 1993, from arrangers Bob one of Michigan's major choral organizations. RSC has enjoyed a rich musical Christianson and Gary Anderson. Since heritage of performing with many of the world's most celebrated artists ranging the first performance at Lincoln Center, from conductors Thomas Schippers and Antal Dorati to singers Luciano Pavarotti crowds have smiled, cheered and and Joan Sutherland. Under the visionary leadership of Artistic and Music Director danced in their seats (and sometimes Suzanne Mallare Acton, the choir has distinguished itself with a repertoire of in the aisles!). Too Hot captures the groundbreaking works with timely themes, multi-media experiences and innovative essential core of Handel's famous programs. Recognized for its artistic contributions to the community, RSC was masterwork and reinterprets it with awarded Michigan's 2008 Governor's Arts Award. chords of rhythm and blues, jazz and gospel. The end result? A dynamic To learn more about the non profit membership organization and its current and uplifting celebration that must be schedule, visit www.rackhamchoir.org experienced. Simply put: Too Hot To Handel is Messiah re-created.

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ARTIST PROFILES Orchestra, Umbria Music Festival (Italy), KAREN MARIE RICHARDSON TodiMusicFest (USA), Lancaster Festi Alto Karen Marie Richardson has Suzanne Mallare Acton val, Grant Park Music Festival, Millen been singing for over 20 years and From opera to Handel's Messiah to nium Park, Kennedy Center, Chicago received a BFA at Millikin University contemporary jazz, conductor Suzanne Opera Theater, Auditorium Theatre (Too in musical theatre. Mallare Acton is recognized for her Hot to Handel) , Chorus Angelorum and Some of her favorite versatility and Chicago land Pops Orchestra, among roles in musicals dynamic style. For others. Ms. Burke's engagements include include Nell Carter Michigan Opera oratorio, concertlrecital, opera, musical in Aint Misbehavin Theatre, Ms. Acton's theater, television, radio and recordings. (Timberlake conducting credits Ms. Burke has performed in the National Playhouse) Paulette include: West Side Tour of Jerome Kern's Show Boat at the in Respect: A Musical St01Y, The Barber oj Kennedy Center and Auditorium Theatre oJ Women (Cuillo Centre For the • Seville, Music Man, directed by Harold Prince. Her record Arts) Lulu White in The Mistress The Pirates oj Penzance, The Mikado, Die ings include her solo CD, From the Heart Cycle (Auditorium Theatre). She has also Fledermaus , La Traviata, The Daughter oj (2002); and Rodrick Dixon Live in Concert performed her original works throughout the Regiment, La Boheme, EI Capitan, and Jeaturing Soprano Alfreda Burke (2008). Chicago. She is currently working on her The Tender Land. Additional conducting Ms. Burke and Mr. Dixon recorded and first solo project. Ms. Richardson was credits include My Fair Lady and La performed the Chicago Olympic 2016 also the runner up on Show time At the Traviata for Dayton Opera, The Merry Bid Anthem, "r Will Stand" (2008). She Apollo On Tour. She would like to thank Widow and Madame Butterfly for Artpark, received Master and Bachelor of Mu- the Lord, her parents, the Auditorium and Tosca for Augusta Opera. Ms. Acton sic degrees from Roosevelt University. Theatre for the opportunity, Rod Dixon has served as guest conductor for The Upcoming projects include international and Alfreda Burke for believing in her, Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, concert tour and PBS special taped in KRM for Love, and Music for its constant Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Prague. Visit www.sopranoalfredaburke.com friendship. Orchestra, Lake St. Clair Symphony Orchestra, the Lexington Bach Festival, Rodrick Dixon and the Saginaw Bay Symphony Tenor Rodrick Dixons dramatic stage Orchestra. presence and stunning vocal qualities As a leader in the Michigan art have established him as one of the UPCOMING RACKHAM scene, Ms. Acton is known for her bold rising stars in opera, SYMPHONY CHOIR EVENTS repertoire and ventures into multi- contemporary opera, media programming. As artistic/music oratorio, concerti Too Hot To Handel director of Rackham Symphony Choir, recital, musical theater po uditorium Theatre, Chicago she has presented Carmina Burana with and television. His January 16 &: 17, 2010 the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble at the recent appearances Macomb Theater for the Performing include Los Angeles An Affair To Remember - Evening Arts, AJrican Sanctus with the English Opera, Michigan of dining, silent auction and serenade. composer David Fanshawe, and the Opera Theatre, LA Philharmonic, Andiamo Italia, Warren Detroit premiere of Voices oj Light , a work Philadelphia Symphony, Cincinnati February 13, 2010 for soloists, orchestra, choir and the Symphony and Cleveland Symphony. He historic silent film "The Passion of Joan of has performed recitals and concerts with Voices for the Homeless: Arc" at the State Theater, with composer Soprano Alfreda Burke at the Umbria A Concert for Hope and Help Richard Einhorn. festival in Italy. featuring The Beatitude Mass by Mr. Dixon's recordings include a CD Henry Mollicone Alfreda Burke recording of "Of Truth and Vision" for Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Soprano Alfreda Burke's vocal artistry the Black Center for Music Research, March 14, 2010 has been described as "voluptuous, creamy (Sony/BMG) PBS Great Performances and luxuriant" (Howard Reich, Chicago Cook, Dixon & Young Volum e One, Follow An Evening of Theatre Favorites - Tribune ). She has ap That Star Christmas CD (T.D. Jakes EMI), Opera to Broadway peared in concert Liam Lawton's Sacred Land (GIA) Rodrick First Presbyterian Church throughout North Dixon Live in Concert , Chicago Olympic of Royal Oak America and in Eu Bid Anthem "1 Will Stand" with soprano April 30, 2010 rope. Ms. Burke made Alfreda Burke for the 2016 Games and her Carnegie and The Olympic Hall of Fame induction For more info Orchestra Hall debut ceremonies filmed for NBC. Mr. Dixon is www.rackhamchoir.org in Strauss' Elektra with honored to perform with The Rackham the Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by Symphony Choir under Maestro Acton's Daniel Barenboim. Highlighted perfor baton at the Detroit Opera House and mances include the Chicago Symphony at Auditorium Theater in Chicago. This Ravinia, Detroit Opera House, Rackham is his 24th performance of "Too Hot to Symphony Choir under the baton of Handel." Suzanne Acton, Milwaukee Symphony

RACKHAM SYMPHONY CHOIR ADMINISTRATION Suzanne Mallare Acton Artistic & Music Director Melissa Bunker julie McFarland j oseph jackson Administrative & Marketing Director Administrative Assistant Accompanist

RACKHAM SYMPHONY CHOIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES Bud Uhl, President Victoria Bigelow Emily Eichenhorn Patricia Minnick Scott Maggart, Vice President Susan Cucuzza Marjorie Glaza Laverne Schenk Susan Fox, Secretary Thomas Cucuzza Gary Hasley Paul Silver jeffrey Fritz,Treasurer William Day Don jensen Gail Sobecki Suzanne Mallare Acton Tom Deuel Ray Litt

RACKHAM SYMPHONY CHOIR SOPRANO julie Withrow Susanjoslin Nate Clements joseph Leppek ** Emmanuelle Baker Kim Witten Amy Kucera Michael Covert Gary Lindell Victoria Bigelow * Anamaria Ylizaliturri Suzanne Labadie joseph Dluzniewski Ray Litt Kathy Boettcher Anne Maters Eddie Dunn Scott Maggart joan Crawford ALTO Milly Matis jeff Fritz Homer Matthews Edith Faires Maureen Abele Andrea Mills Donald Gay Jesus Murillo ** Emily Gay Beth Adams Patricia Minnick Chris Jones Steven P Pejuan Avital Granot Fran Bachmann Nancy Nelson Clarence Jones Laverne Schenk Conda Green Katherine Carr Deborah Nero Jeff Krueger * Alan Sebastian Katherine Kujala-Davis Karshibia Davidson Sarah Piper Jim Moore Lawrence Stepney Denise Kurowski Kathleen Duffy Regina Steiger Clifton Shaw Bud Uhl Mijung Lee Emily Eichenhorn Patricia Stewart Stephen Stewart Dean Unick Jennifer Pasha Louise Fisher * Kelly Thorp Brett Thompson David Vaughn Christine Noel Pelot DeAnn Forbes-Ervin Linda Van Buren Harry Williams, Jr. Will Yeats Connie Randall Susan A. Fox Barbara Wilson Ruth Seranian Yvonne Friday BASS *Section leader janice Simon johnna Gray TENOR Tim Cholyway ** Recipient of 2009-10 Beth Smith Laura Gubala Philip Abele Douglas Cox Rackham Symphony judi Szefi Kimberly Henderson Michael Boettcher Tim Doty * Choir High School Nina Waller Victoria Isabell Fred Buchalter Gary Hasley Vocal Internship Deborah Webb Mary Johnson Patrick Clampitt Tim Higle

I TOO HOT TO HANDEL ORCHESTRA VIOLIN I VIOLA SAXOPHONE TROMBONE ORGAN AndrewWu, John Madison Chris Collins Edward Gooch Fred R. Hughes, Jr. concertmaster Scott Stefanko Russell Mallare Maury Okun Bryan Johnston Kathleen Grimes George Benson Greg Near BASS Beth Kirton Anna Weller Jose Mallare Marion Hayden ! Molly Hughes Carl Cafagna TIMPANI Janet Sullins CELLO John Dorsey ELECTRIC GUITAR Nadine Deleury HORN Robert Tye VIOLIN II Diane Bredesen Carrie Banfield PERCUSSION Victoria Haltom Robert Reed Susan Mutter Donnie Lewis ELECTRIC BASS Brooke Hoplamazian Katherine Widlar GUITAR Daniel Stachyra BASS DRUM SET james Simonson Henrik Karapetyan Derek Weller TRUMPET David Taylor Anna Weller David Ammer MUSIC Gordon Simmons PIANO CONTRACTOR Maurice Davis Alvin Waddles Diane Bredesen

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 25 Artist Profiles 5 UZANNE MALLARE ACTON KEVIN THOMAS CAMPBELL MARCO DI FELICE Chorus Master, Nabucco; Conductor, Henrik Egerman, A Little Night Music Nabucco, Nabucco A Little Night Music Kevin Thomas Campbell makes his Italian baritone Marco Di Felice From opera to Handel's Messiah to Michigan Opera debut in A Little Night made his Michigan Opera Theatre debut contemporary jazz, conductor Suzanne Music. Performing as Germont in La Traviata in 2008 and Mallare Acton is recognized for her versa since the age of returns in the title tility and dynamic style. For Michigan 12 , Kevin debuted role of Nabucco Opera Theatre, Ms . professionally with in fall 2009. In Acton's conducting the Metropolitan September 2008 he credits include: Opera and Virginia debuted in Rigoletto West Side Sto /y, The Opera in 1998, and at Opera de Toulon Barber of Seville, continued to sing and in the following Music Man, The with both houses October in Puritani Pirates of Penzance, several years later until becoming a tenor. at Teatro Massimo The Mikado, Die He sang with the Virginia Opera chorus in Palermo. Mr. Di Felice's recent Fledermaus , La in over 10 productions before studying debuts include I Due Foscari at Palacio Traviata,• The Daughter of the Regiment, La voice at the University of North Carolina Euskalduna in Bilbao, Andrea Chenier at Boheme, EI Capitan, and The Tender Land. at Chapel Hill, then at Manhattan School Opera de Montecarlo, and I Due Foscari Additional conducting credits include of Music. Mr. Campbell has performed at La Scala in Milano. A winner of several My Fair Lady and La Traviata for Dayton in over 20 productions including Die national and international competi- Opera, The Merry Widow and Madame Zauberflote, Tasca, Tannhiiuser, and tions, he was recently awarded the Ettore Butterfly for Artpark, and Tasca for Lohengrin, and has collaborated with Bastianini prize in the 35th anniversary of Augusta Opera. Ms. Acton has served as several world -class artists, including the foundation. guest conductor for The Detroit Chamber conductors James Levine, Edo DeWaart, Winds and Strings, Birmingham Peter Mark, soprano Barbara Bonney, CARLA DIRLIKOV Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra, Lake St. and tenor Frank Lopardo, among many Fenena, Nabucco Clair Symphony Orchestra, the Lexington others. Soprano Carla Dirlikov, a Michigan Bach Festival, and the Saginaw Bay native, makes her MOT debut as Fenena Symphony Orchestra. MARIO CORRADI in Nabucco. She was Stage Director, Nabucco recently described BURAK BILGILI Italian stage director Mario Corradi by Opera Magazine Zaccaria, Nabucco returns to Michigan Opera Theatre to as having "the most Turkish bass Burak Bilgili returns stage Nabucco, his nineteenth production compelling voice to Michigan Opera Theatre to perform with the company. Mr. Corradi made his of the evening, one the role of Zaccaria in Nabucco, after Michigan Opera that grabbed the his recent perfor Theatre debut with heartstrings with mances at ~OT Carmen in 1996, its dramatic force as Dulcamara in and has returned and musicality." Recent performances The Elixir of Love. to Detroit annually include her European opera debut as From the time of to direct, among Principessa Eboli in Don Carlo with the his professional others, Werther, Opera Royal de Wallonie in Belgium, and operatic debut at the A Masked Ball, her European concert debut in Rossini's Teatro alIa Scala in Rigoletto and Faust . Stabat Mater at the Spoleto Festival in the 2002-03 season Most recently, he directed the company's Italy. Upcoming engagements include as Don Alfonso in Lucrezia Borgia, Mr. production of Madame Butterfly in the Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at Avery Bilgili has enjoyed a busy international fall of 2008. Mr. Corradi has directed Fisher Hall, a concert tour in Spain, and schedule of engagements. He opened the productions in many of the world's great a return to Opera Royal de Wallonie as 2008-09 season in Palermo as Giorgio opera houses, including Teatro Regio in Preziosilla in La Forza del Destino . in I Puritani and last season saw him Parma, the National Opera of Ukraine, as the Villains in Les Contes d'Hoffmann and many theaters throughout the U.S. ALTA MARIE GIROUARD at the Virginia Opera, followed by his Having previously been an assistant to Mrs. Anderssen, A Little Night Music debut at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino the acclaimed Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, he Mezzo-soprano Alta Marie Girouard as Padre Guardiano in Forza under Mo. made his profeSSional directorial debut in is a young singer praised by audiences Zubin Mehta. Highlights of upcoming 1982. and critics for her "perfect comic timing" seasons include Leporello in Geneva, (Cleveland Plain Ferrando with the San Francisco Dealer) and "juicy Opera, Boccanegra in Montreal, and voice" (Charlotte his Bayerische Staatsoper debut as Don Observer). Last Basilio in 2010-11. season in New York, she appeared at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 26 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House in Victor Herbert's Babes in Toyland and MAGGIE MALANEY musical education. at Carnegie Hall as the alto soloist in Frederika, A Little Night Music With her stunning The Creation by Haydn with Maestro Maggie Malaney, 14, makes her technique, magnifi Helmuth Rilling. Recently, she appeared Michigan Opera Theatre main stage cent stage presence, with Opera Carolina as Ruth in their debut as Frederika in A Little Night Music. and subtle expres production of The Pirates of Penzance, As a member of the sion, Francesca and with the Ohio Light Opera as Prince Michigan Opera Patane is Italy's fore Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus. In both 2005 Theatre Children's most singing-actress and 2007 she was a District winner and Chorus, Maggie of stellar quality Regional Finalist in the world-renowned played the title role and s~preme artistry. Recent engage- Metropolitan Opera National Council in Brundibar last ments include the title role in Turandot Auditions. season. She has also with Opera Company of Philadelphia and played the Queen Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. JENNIFER GIUDICE in The Maker of Anne, A Little Night Music Illusions with the MOTCC and Susan in JULIET PETRUS American soprano Jennifer Giudice Irving Berlin's White Christmas at the Fox Mrs. Nordstrom, A Little Night Music makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut Theatre. She has performed with MOT in Coloratura soprano Juliet Petrus, in the role of Anne Egerman in A Little Carmen, Turandot, Dead Man Walking, and a Farmington Hills native, made her Night Music. Ms. La Boheme Children's Choruses. Maggie Michigan Opera Theatre debut in spring Giudice's credits is a championship Irish dancer at the 2009 in The Elixir of include La Boheme Tim O'Hare School of Irish Dance and Love, and returns in (Musetta), Les studies ballet at Positive Attitude Dance the fall 2009 season Contes d'Hoffmann Academy. as Mrs. Nordstrom (Olympia), The in A Little Night Magic Flute (Queen STEVEN MERCURIO Music. Commended of the Night), Conductor, Nabucco for her "outstanding and Bastien and American maestro Steven Mercurio musiCianship and Bastienne (Bastienne), with scene work returns to Michigan Opera Theatre as sensitive interpreta from Rigoletto (Gilda), The Ballad of conductor for Nabucco, his fifteenth tion," as well as possessing a "striking Baby Doe (Baby Doe), and Th e Mamage production with the technique and range ," she returned to of Figaro (Susanna), among others. company. Maestro Glimmerglass Opera in 2008 as a Young She has performed and covered roles Mercurio is an inter American Artist, receiving high acclaim with DuPage Opera Theater, Capitol nationally acclaimed for stepping into the role of Eurydice in City Opera, and the National Opera conductor and Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld Association Convention. Ms. Giudice composer whose on opening night of the season. She was holds an MM in Vocal Performance from f""',',•...... ".'.> musical versatility likewise applauded for her work as La Georgia State University in the studio of , . or illY encompasses the Musica in Monteverdi's rOrfeo, directed Magdalena Moulson. symphonic and by Christopher Allen. operatic worlds. For five years, he was SARAH HATTEN Music Director of the Spoleto Festival RON RAINES DeRoy Young Artist Apprentice and Principal Conductor of the Opera Fredrick Egerman, A Little Night Music Hair &: Makeup Designer, Nabucco/ Company of Philadelphia. Maestro Ron Raines is well known to theater A Little Night Music Mercurio is also a sought after collabo audiences around the country as one Sarah Hatten returns to Michigan rator for many award winning recordings, of America's leading musical theater Opera Theatre in the fall 2009 season arrangements and film projects. He has performers, most to design hair and makeup for Nabucco created arrangements for a wide array recently starring on and A Little Night of artists, including Andrea Bocelli and Broadway as Billy Music. In addition Placido Domingo. For the stage, he has Flynn in Chicago. to her productions conducted more than forty-five different He made his MOT with Michigan operas in six different languages, and his debut in 1976 in Opera Theatre and engagements have taken him to many of the world premiere Des Moines Metro the world's best loved opera houses. of Washington Square Opera , she recently and last appeared became involved FRANCESCA PATANE with MOT for the gala opening of the with hair and Abigaille, Nabucco Detroit Opera House in 1996. Raines makeup design at LA Opera including Italian soprano Francesca Patane joined the cast of the popular CBS-TV their new productions of II Trittico, Th e makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut daytime series Guiding Light in 1994, and Fly, The Birds , and Wagner's Ring Cycle. as Abigaille in Nabucco. Born in Milan for his work on the show, was nominated Previously, she has also worked as an into a renowned lineage of distinguished for an Emmy Award in 2003, 2004 and assistant wig and makeup designer for musicians, Francesca's father is the 2006. Mr. Raines toured the country star Central City Opera, Cleveland Opera, renowned conductor Giuseppe Patane, ring as "Leadville" Johnny Brown oppo Omaha Opera and Nevada Opera her grandfather the famed conductor site the indomitable Debbie Reynolds in Franco Patane, and her mother the The Unsinkable Molly Brown and played renowned vocal teacher Rita Patane, her Aristede in Can Can in Japan with Chita musical family has been important in her Rivera and The Rockettes. Additionally, Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MicbiganOpera.org BRAVO 27 - he has played leading roles in virtually productions by Requiem at Carnegie Hall. He joined every major American musical and oper respected opera the Metropolitan Opera roster in 2008 etta including South Pacific, Annie, Kismet, companies, theaters covering Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor. Kiss Me Kate, The King and I, Na ughty and festivals , Next, he performs Narraboth in Salome Marietta, Brigadoon, Oklahoma!, Carousel , including Florida at the Arizona Opera and Rodolfo in La and Sondheim's Side by Side and Follies. Grand Opera, the Boheme at Opera Carolina. Oregon Shakespeare JEFFREY REBUDAL Festival, BRIAN THIBAULT Choreographer, A Little Night Music Indianapolis Opera, Frid, A Little Night Music A Honolulu, Hawaii native, Jeffrey the Weston Playhouse, Geva Theatre, Brian Thibault makes his MOT debut Rebudal made his MOT debut in the Boston Lyric Opera, and Opera Pacific. as Frid in A Little Night Music in the fall 2007 spring season choreographing 2009 season. He holds a Bachelor of Romeo and Juli et, and BOBBIE STEINBACH Fine Arts degree in Theatre Performance last choreographed Madame Armfeldt, A Little Night Music from Wayne State La Traviata in 2008 Bobbie Steinbach makes her MOT University. He has for the company. debut as Madame Armfeldt in A Little performed with His previous opera Night Music, one of her favorite roles. numerous profes credits include She has worked sional theatres, [Etoile for Cincinnati at most of the including: The Opera, Opera theatre companies Performance de Montreal and in Boston and New Network, New York City Opera, and its premiere England including: Williamston at Glimmerglass Opera in 2001. Mr. Actors' Shakespeare Theatre, Boarshead Theatre, Jewish Rebudal is an Assistant Professor of Project, (Resident Ensemble Theatre, Planet Ant, The Dance at Wayne State University. Actors' Company), Blackbird and in the Michigan Huntington Shakespeare Festival. A passionate LINDSAY RIDER Theatre Company, Lyric Stage Company supporter of Michigan's regional theatres, Petra, A Little Night Music of Boston, New Repertory Theatre, Brian would like to thank you for Soprano Lindsay Rider, a native of Boston Theatreworks, Nora Theatre, supporting the arts in your community. Westchester Pennsylvania, makes her Speakeasy Theatre, Charles Playhouse, Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Petra Trinity Repertory Theatre and Vineyard LESLIE UGGAMS in A Little Night Playhouse. Favorite roles include: Desiree Armfeldt, A Little Night Music Music. Recent roles Madame Armfeldt: Boston Pops at Boston Tony and Emmy Award-winning include Adele in Symphony Hall &: Tanglewood, Vo lumnia actress and singer Leslie Uggams makes Johann Strauss' in ASP's COriolanus, Lady Bracknell in her MOT debut as Desiree Armfeldt in Die Fledermaus; Lyric Stage Company's Importance oj Being A Little Night Music. Since her national Valentina Scarcella Ernest, Ana in The Clean House at New television debut in John Musto's Repertory Theatre, Carlotta Camion in at the age of six, New York Premier Lyric's Follies, The Stage Manager in Our Ms. Uggams has of Later the Same Town for Boston Theatreworks, and the captivated stage, Evening; Greta Fiorentino in Kurt Nurse in CSC's Romeo and Juli et. Ms. screen, and televi Weill's Street Scene, and soloist with the Steinbach has received the Elliot Norton sion audiences with American Musical Theatre Ensemble. Award (Boston's Tonys) for Outstanding performances at Other roles include Lady Larkin in Once Actress, and two Independent Reviewers the Apollo Theater Upon A Mattress, Mrs. Higgins in My Fair of New England Best Supporting Actress in Harlem, on the Lady, Lilly in Annie, and Mary Turner awards. television series Sing Along With Mitch , in OJ Thee I Sing. Ms. Rider recently her own musical variety television series completed her Master's of Music Degree NOAH STEWART The Leslie Uggams Show, and in the MGM in Vocal Perfo rmance from the Manhattan Ismaele, Nabucco thriller Skyjacked. She is best known School of Music under the tutelage of Tenor Noah Stewart makes his MOT for her portrayal of "Kizzy" in the Alex Arthur Levy. debut in the role of Ismaele in Nabucco , Haley TV series Roots - a role that won and he is developing into one of opera's her worldwide recognition as a dramatic Kendall Smith most sought-after, young leading tenors. actress. Recently, she won critical acclaim Lighting Designer, Nabuccol Most recent engage for her performances as Lena Horne in A Little Night Music ments include Don Stormy Weather in Pasadena, California. Kendall Smith returns to Michigan Jose in La Tragedie Other recent engagements include Opera Theatre this fall to design lighting de Carmen and thrilling Broadway performances as Ethel for Nabucco and A Little Night Music. The Prince in John Thayer opposite James Earl Jones in the At MOT, he has designed lighting for Adams' A Flowering revival of Earnest Thompson's On Golden over 50 productions with the company, Tree at Chicago Pond and her portrayal of the off-b eat making his debut in 1988 with Th e Opera Theater; society heiress Muzzy Van Hossmere Ballad oj Baby Doe , and most recently Macduff in Macbeth in the Tony-award winning musical designing lighting for the companys fall and T. Morris Chester in the world Thoroughly Modern Millie. Upcoming 2008 production of Madame Butterfly. premiere of Philip Glass' Appomattox engagements include a concert perfor His work has been featured in numerous at San Francisco Opera; and Mozart's mance in Orlando. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 28 BRAVO www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House DONA D. VAUGHN EDWARD WATTS Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Adam Stage Director, A Little Night Music Count Carl Magnus, A Little Night Music Pontipee. Recently he performed in his American Stage Director Dona D. Baritone Edward Watts makes his New York City Opera debut as Joe in The Vaughn made her Michigan Opera Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Count Most Happy Fella and Thomas Jefferson Theatre debut with the Die Fledermaus/ Carl Magnus in A in 1776 at Goodspeed Opera. He has New Year's Eve Gala in 1993. For the Little Night Music. performed leading roles in Phantom, A 2009 fall season, she returns to direct He has performed Funny Thing/Forum, Sound of Music, Annie A Little Night in concerts all over Get Your Gun, Beauty and the Beast, Guys Music. Ms. Vaughn the U.S. and in and Dolls, The Music Man, and Camelot. currently serves as Europe, and has TV credits include recurring roles on The Artistic Director toured the country Sopranos and All My Children. of PORTopera in in Les Miserables Portland, Maine, as as Enjolras and in well as Director of the Opera Workshop at Manhattan School Barbara Gibson Young Artist of Music and Stage Director/Acting Coach for the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Apprentice Program Young Artist Development Program. Ms. Vaughn has directed for the New York ANDREW GRAY City Opera, Lincoln Center, Kenedy Joyce H. Cohn Young Artist Center and Juliiard, among many other High Priest of Babylon, Nabucco; Mr. Lindquist, A Little companies and arts organizations. She Night Music directed the premieres of Roberto Hazan's A native Arizonan, Andrew Gray makes his MOT LAgenzia Matrimoniale, Francis Thorne's debut as the High Priest of Babylon in Nabucco and as Mmio and the Magician, Ray Luc's Droane's Mr. Lindquist in A Little Night Music. In addition to Wooden Image and The Bullfrog, New York opera, he has a wide range of performance experience premieres of Milton Granger's Talk Opera in oratorio, theatre, and commercial voice-over. Mr. and The Proposal, off-Broadway produc Gray recently performed the title role in Puccini's Gianni tion of Murphy Guyer's World of Mirth, Schicchi for Oberlin University in Italy Last season he and the European premiere of Carlisle performed various roles at Arizona Opera as a member Floyd's The Flower and the Hawk. of the Marion Roose Pulen Arizona Opera Studio. This season he will be performing Masetto in Mozart's Don LISA VROMAN Giovanni , and Angelotti/Jailer in Puccini's Tosca. Charlotte Malcolm, A Little Night Music Soprano Lisa Vroman makes her ALEXA LOKENSGARD Michigan Opera Theatre debut as DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Young Artist Charlotte Malcolm in A Little Night Anna, Nabucco; Mrs. Segstrom, A Little Night Music Music. She starred Ann Arbor native Alexa Lokensgard recently as Christine Daae in appeared as Alma in a production of Lee Hoiby's The Phantom of the Summer and Smoke and as the title character in Scott Opera (Broadway/ Joplin's ragtime opera, Treemonisha. She has sung the San Francisco/ Los role of the Witch in Sondheim's Into The Woods , directed Angeles); Birdie in by the Guthrie Theater's Gary Gisselman. Alexa earned Regina, Josephine a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from in Pinafore (Utah St. Olaf College and a Master of Music degree from The Opera); Rosalinda in New England Conservatory I Die Fledermaus (New Jersey Opera) Lili Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate (Glimmerglass B ENJAMIN R OBINSON Opera); Marian Paroo in The Musi c Man Abdallo, Nabucco; Mr. Erlanson, A Little Night Music (w/ Shirley Jones); Rosabella in The Most Benjamin Robinson, tenor, of East Jordan, Michigan, I Happy Fella (New York City Opera); makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut this season Johanna in Sweeney Todd in Concert (PBS in Nabucco and continues the fall season with perfor w/ Patti Lupone). In Concert: Hollywood mances as Mr. Erlanson in A Little Night Music. His 1 Bowl (w/ Dick Van Dyke) San Francisco 2008-2009 appearances include Splinters in The Tender (Michael Tilson Thomas), Hong Kong, Land and Beppe (cover) in Pagliacci with the Sugar Philadelphia, Atlanta, Nashville, Dallas, Creek Symphony and Song, Alfredo (cover)/Giuseppe in Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, Utah, La Traviata and St. Brioche (cover) in The Merry Widow, Boston Pops (Keith Lockhart); Philly both with St. Petersburg Opera. Mr. Robinson also Pops (Peter Nero); New York Pops apprenticed with Kentucky Opera, singing Roderigo in (Carnegie Hall) www.lisavroman.com. Otello, Werther (cover)/Schmidt in Werther, and Almeric in Iolanta . Spring 2010 takes him to Lyric Opera San Diego, where he performs Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance.

Staff List: Mark Vondrak, Associate Director & Tour Manager Betty Lane, Operations Manager & Singing Voice Specialist Dolores Tobis, Marketing Manager Candace de Lattre, Voice Instructor and Director of Opera Camps and Workshops

Margaret Garner, the Opera, o I Z Ignites Young Minds Gl '"Ci Last fall, 2008, marked the return of a J> =< true story of the plight of a pre-Civil War Vi slave family in an opera commissioned by Michigan Opera Theatre. Margaret Garner, by composer Richard Danielpour and famed author (librettist) Toni Morrison, is an astounding hit and has been produced by many other opera companies including New York City Opera. The re-programming of Margaret Garner in Detroit presented the opportunity for even more outreach and education for area school students. MOT Touring Programs Cast members Betty Bronson, Trish Shandor, Jerry Rush with Arvin Meritor and Mark Vondrak in The Pied Piper of Hamelin. sponsored a Margaret Garner educational program to take place at Detroit's Touring Programs

Southwest High School. Karen DiChiera, oI Director of MOT's Department of Our touring artists can come to Z you, your office, your home, or your Gl Community Programs, created the Ci'" children's school! J> project in cooperation with the school's =< Vi faculty and staff. Classes met in the You can bring performances auditorium, beautifully restored by Arvin of Footsteps to Freedom to all Meritor. school grades and to adults. Our Besides Ms. DiChiera, other lecturers creators/singers can adjust their included MOT pre-opera lecturer performances for any age or grades. Dr. Wallace Peace and educator You can even sponsor a children's Lamar Richardson. Two showings of production! This year's elementary Footsteps To Freedom, (an educational touring show is The Pied Piper of revue created and performed live by Hamelin by the noted children's Department of Community Programs' composer, Seymour Barab. Some touring artists Betty Lane, Madelyn lucky youngsters play parts in Porter and Alvin Waddles) thrilled the the show. Children learn the students and faculty. importance of keeping promises, and With Arvin Meritor sponsored tickets, educational materials accompany Betty Lane performs in Footsteps to students from Southwest High School the program. Teachers and students Freedom and Youthville attended a performance learn about the Grimm Brothers, of Margaret Garner. The Significance of differences between fairy tales and the opera provided poignant lessons in legends, geography of Germany and Hamelin, where you can visit history and social studies, which the something about Hamelin in Michigan, all with an introduction to the students said they would never forget. legend by Wayne State University Folklorist, Dr. Anne Duggan. Our thanks to Arvin Meritor for We can also create a special performance just for you. Contact Dolores understanding the connection between Tobis at (313) 237-3429 or [email protected] for more information opera and social studies, that made a on touring shows. piece of our nation's history come alive for these young minds.

Dancers at the 2009 ABT Summer intensive final performance.

"Reaching Out and Giving were extremely eager to perform on Dance Film Series Returns the very same stage as the American Back" Returns Dance lovers from all over Detroit Ballet Theatre! Their four weeks of hard come together for dance films, food, Reaching Out and Giving Back work culminated in a final performance drink and discussion at the Detroit returns this season after a successful onJuly 17, featuring excerpts from Opera House Tuesday evenings first year. The program is an innovative Coppelia, Cosaire, Paquita and original throughout the year. The first one of the way to connect local dance studios choreography by the world-renowned season, entitled "Visual Spectacular: to professional dancers on stage faculty through the dance department at Dance in High Definition" will take place on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 the Detroit Opera House. By selling Learn "Hands-On" with Dance tickets to Detroit Opera House dance at 7 p.m. The evening's selections will performances, the school or studio Master Classes! include Caravaggio by Mario Bigonzetti with the Berlin State Opera Ballet; La earns $10 for every ticket sold. This Master classes are an excellent Dame aux Came lias by John Neumeier is a great opportunity for studios to opportunity for students to interact and with the Paris Opera Ballet; Giselle by raise funds for costumes, group trips, learn "hands on" from the professionals Marius Petipa with the Royal Ballet and workshops, classes, or other educational they see on stage. Buy a ticket to the Midsummer Nights Dream by George needs. If you are interested in corresponding dance performance at the Balanchine with the Pacific Northwest participating in this rewarding program, Detroit Opera House and the ticket stub Ballet. please contact Kim Smith at (313) 237- will grant you FREE admission to that The second fall event is Tuesday, 3251 or email [email protected]. company's master class. If you purchase November 17 at 7 p.m., entitled a ticket to Pilobolus on Saturday, "Contemporary Choreographers: October 31, come early and take the ABT Intensive Concludes Merce Cunningham and Martha master class for free! If you are seeing Successful 12th Year at the Graham," featuring Cunningham's the show on Sunday, simply bring your Points in Space and Splitsides and Detroit Opera House ticket. If you are not attending the show, Graham's Appalachian Spring. Cost for This was American Ballet Theatre's admission for the class is only $25. All the films is only $10, payable at the twelfth year partnering with the classes are held at the Detroit Opera door. Detroit Opera House and Wayne State House and pre-registration is required. University, hosting 128 talented dancers Email [email protected] to register. from all over the globe. The students Upcoming Auditions o Boston Ballet Summer Intensive I 9, 2010 Z January Gl ;0 Ci l> Grand Rapids Ballet School =1 Vi January 10, 2010

ABT Summer Intensive January 31,2010

Alvin Ailey School February 8, 2010

For more information on auditions, contact Kim Smith, Dance Administrative Asst. at (313) 237-3251 or email [email protected].

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Perkins VanderBrug Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Mr. Kevin Dennis Mr. &:Mrs. Lawrence S. Mr. &: Mrs. Brock E. Plumb Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Victor Strichartz &: Mr. Jeremy Zeltzer Jones Dr. Charlotte &: Mr. Charles Mr. &:Mrs. Steven L Victor Mr. t &: Mrs. t Robert C. Dr. David DiChiera Mr. Odell Jones III Podowski Mr. &:Mrs. George C. VanderKloot Mrs. Karen VanderKloot &: Ms. Cecily Hoagland Mrs. Heinz Prechter Vincent Dr. t &: Mrs. Sam H. Williams DiChiera Mrs. William Kahn Mr. &: Mrs. W James Prowse Mr. Gary L. Wasserman Mr. t &: Mrs. t Theodore O. The Hon. &: Mrs. John Mr. &: Mrs. John Kaplan Mr. &: Mrs. John Rakolta, Jr. Mr. Richard C. Webb Yntema Dingell Mr. &: Mrs. Peter Karmanos Mrs. Ruth Rattner Mrs. Amelia H. Wilhelm Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 32 BRAVO www.M ic h iganO pera.org D e troit Opera H o use Administration & Staff

DAVID DICHIERA, FOUNDER & COMPUTER SERVICES DETROIT OPERA HOUSE GENERAL DIRECTOR John Grigaitis, Information Technology PARKING CENTER Manager Robert Neil, Manager Shelly Ratliff, LAN Administrator Paul Bolden, Event Manager for Parking DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS Karen VanderKloot DiChiera, Director of DANCE Community Programs & Learning at the Kim Smith, Administrative Assistant PRODUCTION Opera House Carol Halsted, Director of Dance ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPMENT Dewan Mitchell, Director of Bookings & Kim-Lan Trinh, Associate Director of Elizabeth Anderson, Production Events Management Development Coordinator Rock Monroe, Director of Safety & Security Danielle DeFauw, Boutique Manager Sharon Faulkner, Production Administrator Laura R. Nealssohn, Direc tor of Michelle DeLand, Co rporate Campaign MattJackson*+, Nan Luchini*+, Assistant Co mmunications Manage r Stage Managers David W Osborne, Director of Produc tion Jane Fanning, Annual Fund Manager Nancy Krolikowski, Production Volunteer Mary Parkhill, Director of Development Heather Hamilton, Special Projects Jason Warzecha, Director of Theatre and Manager MUSIC DEPARTMENT Parking Center Operations David DiChiera, Katherine Kucharski, Foundation & Music Director Government Grants Manager Suzanne Mallare Acton, Assistant Music ADMINISTRATION Stephani Yates, Dance Patron Circle Director & Chorus Master William Austin, Executive Assistant to the Campaign Manager Roberto Mauro, Artistic Consultant General Director Diane Bredesen, Orchestra Personnel Timothy Lentz, Archivist & Administrative Manager Assistant for Ford Center for Arts and FINANCE Derrick Lewis, Controller Jean Schneider, Repetiteur Learning Kimberly Burgess-Rivers, Rita Winters, Accountants TECHNICAL & DESIGN STAFF COMMUNICATIONS Nick Williams, Accounting Assistant Daniel 1. Brinker, Technical Director Kimberly A. Mogielski, Patron & Ticket Monika Essen, Property Master & Scenic Serv ices Manager MOT CHILDREN'S CHORUS Artist Michael Hauser, Marketing Manager Suzanne Mallare Acton, Directo r Kendall Smith, Lighting Coordinator Kimberly Gray, Ticket Services Assistant Andrew Griffin , Asst. Lighting DeSigner & Manager Dianna Hochella, Asst. Director/Conductor Megan Landry, Chorus Administrator Asst. Tech nical Director Jane Kennedy Coe, Ticket Services Joseph Jackson , Accompanist Dee Dorsey, Supertitle Operator Assistant Manager Rudi Lauermann, Recording Engineer Tunisia Brown, Communication & Ticket Services Associate DETROIT OPERA HOUSE COSTUMES Felicia Burgess, Administrative Assistant Suzanne M. Hanna, Cos tume Director Mitchell Carter, Website Coordinator HOUSE MANAGEMENT Laura Brinker, CutteriDraper Rebekah Johnson , Public Relations Randy Elliott, House Manager Alice Moss, Wardrobe Mistress Coordinator Katie Hein, First Hand John Grigaitis, Photographer FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Susan A. Fox, Margaret Bronder, Stitchers Crystal G. Ratledge, Account Executive, Dennis Wells, Facilities Manager Monika Essen, Costume Painter Solomon Friedman Advertising Jesse Carter, Senior Building Enginee r Toby Faber, BRAVO Sales Demetrius Barnes, Building Engineer MAKEUP & HAIR Bill Carroll , Public Relations Volunteer Robert Mettetal, Building Engineer Sarah Hatten , DeSigner Timothy Johnson, Building Maintenance Elizabeth Geck, Assistant Wig & Makeup COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Bernard Williams, Building Maintenance Designer Mark Vondrak, Associate Director & Tour Ben Latimer, Building Maintenance Manager STAGE CREW Betty Lane, Operations Manager & Singing FOOD & BEVERAGE John Kinsora, Head Carpenter Voice Specialist Angela Donaldson, Food & Beverage Robert Mesinar, Head Electrician Dolores Tobis, Marketing Manager Manager Alan Bigelow, Head Propertyman Lashanya Littlejohn, Assistant Manager Paul Moraites, Head So und TOURING ARTISTS OF COMMUNITY Corey Scott, Executive Chef Robert Martin, Head Flyman PROGRAMS Gary Gilmore, Production Electrician Betsy Bronson, Maria Cimarelli, Dan SAFETY & SECURITY Mary Ellen Shuffett, Head of Wardrobe Greig, Bernard Holcomb, Joseph Lt. Lorraine Monroe, Supervisor Jackson, Lois Kaarre, Betty Lane, Leroy Banks, Gernell Cardwell, Dave IATSE Local #38, Stage Crew Debbie Lannen, Amy Dolan Malaney, Williams, Stage Door Officers IATSE Local #786, Wardrobe Kim Parr, Michael Parr, Madelyn Pamela Scott, Sgt. Daryl Stuckey, Derrick Porter, David Pulice, Amanda Sykes, Control Center Officers * Nabucco Sabelhaus, Karl Schmidt, Trish + A Little Night Music Shand or, Christopher Vaught, Mark Vondrak, Alvin Waddles, Karin White Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Ope loa House www.Mic higanOpe ra.org BRAVO 33 - Family Album

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Violin I Cello Clarinet Cimbasso Laura Leigh Roelofs, Nadine Deleury*+ Brian Bowman * + Phillip Sinder Acting Concertmaster+ Diane Bredesen+ J. William King+ Andrew Wu, Acting Assistant Robert Reed+ Harp Concertmaster+ Andrew Mclntosh Bassoon Patricia Terry-Ross*+ Velda Kelly+ John Iatzko Pawel Wnuk+ Bryan Johnston+ Eugene lenzen Roger Maki-Schramm Timpani Beth Kirton+ Matt Grubbs Molly Hughes+ Bass Horn Keith Claeys Janet Sullins Derek Weller * + Andrew Pelletier+ Elizabeth Rowin Clark Suttle+ Carrie Banfield+ Percussion Shawn Wood Susan Mutter John Dorsey*+ Violin II Tamara Kosinski David Taylor Victoria Haltom * + Flute Brooke Hoplamazian+ Pamela Hill * + Trumpets CelestelPiano Daniel Stachyra + Laura Larson+ David Ammer+ Jean Schneider Henrik Karapetyan+ Dennis Carter Gordon Simmons+ Anna Weller+ * Principal Tamara Sherman Oboe Trombone + Michigan Opera Theatre Julia Kurtyka Stephanie Shapiro Maury Okun*+ Core Orchestra Sally Pituch+ Greg Near+ Detroit Federation of Viola -Oboe/English Horn Ava Ordman Musicians Local #5 American John Madison*+ Edward Hickman Federation of Musicians Scott Stefanko+ James Greer Kathleen Grimes+ Barbara lmich+ Julianne linn

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Kara Alfano Kurt Frank Eliana Riley Auxilary Chorus: Nabucco Carol Ambrogio Wood Yvonne Friday Tanya Roberts Tim Choloway Ken Anderson Conda Green Aaron Sanko Michael Covert Sloane Artis Marco Guzman Dustin Scott Joseph Dluzniewski Ryan Banar Quishaun Hill Ken Shepherd Katherine Kujala-Davis Kim W Brooks Richard Jackson Ramesh Srinivasan Scott Maggart Cynthian Brundage Jacqueline King Stephen Stewart Anne Maters Fred Buchalter Jeff Krueger Terrence Stewart Jennifer Pasha Amanda Cantu Brian Leduc Gregory Stinson Steven Pejuan Patrick Clampitt Jonathan Lowrie Jason Thomas Patricia Stewart Laurie DiSabatino Amy Malaney Lucy Thompson Brett Thompson Gerianne Ditto Kim Millard David Vaughn Harry Williams, Jr. Ken Ebaugh Alison Minando Justin Watson Brandy Ellis Elizabeth Mitchell Norman Weber The American Guild of Marko Farion Ed Pember Tamara Whitty Musical Artists is the official Louise Fisher Annie Radcliffe Amber Williams union of the Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus

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Huss * Founding Members KristinJaramillo* # Touch the Future donors Mr. Donald Jensen * + Avanti Society Sponsors Ms. Helen Barbara Johnston Italics = deceased members Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein# * * = new members since 2009 Mrs. Josephine Kleiner Spring Program Book was Mr. & Mrs. Erwin H. Klopfer* # published Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Ko lton Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 36 BRAVO www.MichiganOpeloa.org D etroit Opera House , Contributors to Michigan Opera Theatre's Campaign to Restore the Detroit Opera House

Michigan Opera Theatre extends appreciation to tbe many donors who Opera Hous e (1989 -1998), The New Century Fund Campaign (1999 - 2001) contributed so generously to the three phases of the Detroit Opera House and The Crowning Achievement Campaign (2002 -2004). fundraising initiative from 1989 to2004. Following is a cumulative listing We also thank the many donors who contributed gifts below $5,000 for of gifts of $5,000 and above to The Capital Campaign to Restore th e Detroit their commitment and belief in the Detroit Opera House project.

$5,000,000 + Mr. &: Mrs. Alvin Anne E. Ford Ernst and Young Gloria &: Fred Clark Ford Motor Company Wasserman Mr. &: Mrs. Stanley Frankel Mr. &: Mrs. Herbert Fisher Mr. &: Mrs. Peter D. The Kresge Foundation Mr. R Jamison Williams, Jr Mr. Edward P Frohlich Mrs. Aaron H. Gershenson Cummings The GM Card Andrew &: Wanda Mr. &: Mrs. Donald Cutler $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 $100,000 TO $249,999 Mr. &: Mrs. Alan L. Gornick Giancamilli My. &:MrsJohn W Day,Jr. The Chrysler Foundation Ms. Jane E. Agostinelli Mr. &: Mrs. John C. Griffin The Gilmour Fund David &: Joanne Denn General Motors Corporation Dr. &: Mrs. Donald C. Austin Handleman Company Hilda &: Joel Hamburger Mrs. Karen VanderKloot The State of Michigan Ms. Anne Lomason Bray David &: Rose Handleman Mr. &: Mrs. Kenneth E. Hart DiChiera Mr. &: Mrs. Richard A. Mr. &: Mrs. E. J. Hartmann Julius &: Cynthia Huebner Mr. &: Mrs. John REdman $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 Brodie Alice Kales Hartwick Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Burton D. Mr. &: Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Vicki &: Tom Celani Foundation Mario &: Jane Iacobelli Farbman Eugene Applebaum Family The Hon. &: Mrs. Avern L. Mrs. David B. Hermelin The Hon. &: Mrs. Joseph N. Elaine Fontana Foundation Cohn Huntington National Bank lmpastato My. Kenneth H. Fox Lee &: Floy Barthel Comau Pico Mr. &: Mrs. Verne G. Istock Kenwal Steel Corporation Ann &: Larry Garberding Mr. &: Mrs. John A. Boll, Sr. DaimlerChrysler Services Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Janes Mr. &: Mrs. Ronald C. Keith &: Eileen Gifford Herman &: Sharon Frankel Mr. &: Mrs. Tarik Daoud Mrs. Sybil Jaques Lamparter Great Lakes Exteriors Danialle &: Peter Karmanos DeRoy Testamentary Johnson Controls Robert &: Victoria Liggett Mrs. Robert M. Hamady John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Foundation Magna International Mrs. Robert Hamilton Foundation Dickinson Wright PLLC William &: Ellen Kahn The Hon. Jack &: Dr. Bettye Eugene &: Donna Hartwig The Skillman Foundation Downtown Development Chaim, Fanny, Louis, Arrington-Martin Louise Hodgson Authority, City of Detroit Benjamin &: Anne Florence Ann &: William McCormick, Gordon V Hoialmen Trust $500,000 TO $999,999 DTE EnergyiMichCon Kaufman Memorial Trust Jr. Mrs. David Jacknow Anonymous Foundation Mr. Gerald Knechtel Mr. &: Mrs. E. R. Milner Mrs. William E. Johnston Bank of America EI Paso Energy Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Mike Kojaian Mr. &: Mrs. E. Michael Mr. &: Mrs. Maxwell Jospey JPMorganChase Mr. &: Mrs. Roland C. Nancy &: Bud Liebler Mutchler Mr. &: Mrs. John Kaplan The Cohen Family Eugenio Mr. Alphonse S. Lucarelli Mrs. Jennifer Nasser Bruno &: Mollie Leonelli PhilanthropiC Fund of the Mr. &: Mrs. Paul E. Ewing Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Mr. &: Mrs. Harry My. &: Mrs. David Baker Community Foundation Jennifer &: David Fischer Milliken &: Company Nosanchuk Lewis for Southeastern Michigan Barbara Frankel &: Ron Neiman Marcus Mr. &: Mrs. Robert T Mr. &: Mrs. Walton A. Lewis Comerica Michalak Linden D. Nelson O'Connell Richard &: Florence McBrien Detroit Grand Opera My. &: Mrs. Preston B. Foundation Frances H . Parcells Memorial Dr. &: Mrs. Stephen A Munk Association Happel Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Nusbaum My. &: Mrs. Hughes L. My. &: Mrs. Henry Nickol DTE Energy Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Robert Klein Mr. &: Mrs. Graham A Orley Potiker Mr. &: Mrs. Eino Nurme Mr. &: Mrs. Max M. Fisher Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas M. My. &: Mrs. Joseph Orley My. &: Mrs. W James Prowse Mr. &: Mrs. Spencer Partrich Herman &: Barbara Frankel Krikorian My. &: Mrs. Donald E. Mr. &: Mrs. Lloyd Reuss Mr. John E. Perry My. &: Mrs. Samuel Frankel Oliver Dewey Marcks Petersen Roy &: Maureen Roberts Phillips Service Industries, My. David Handleman, Sr. Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Harold A. Poling Mr. &: Mrs. Jack Robinson Inc. Lear Corporation National City Bank of Mr. &: Mrs. David Pollack My. &: Mrs. Richard H. Rogel Dr. Charlotte &: Mr. Charles Mr. &: Mrs. Harry A. Michigan PVS Chemicals Inc. Mrs. Louis R. Ross Podowski Lomason Opus One Mrs. Ruth Rattner/Ann F Dr. Hershel &: Lois Sandberg Meyer &: Anna Prentis McGregor Fund Karen &: Drew Peslar Katz &: Norman D. Katz Mr. Richard Sanders Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. &: Mrs. Roger S. Penske Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz The Sandy Family Antonio &: Suzanne Rea Ralph L. &: Winifred E. Polk Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Rose Mr. &: Mrs. Donald E. Foundation Family Foundation Mrs. Carolyn L. Ross Schwendemann Mrs. Emma L. Schaver Mr. &: Mrs. Mark Schmidt Mr. &: Mrs. R. Jamison Mr. Anthony L. Soave Mrs. Rosemary Skupny Mrs. Shirley K. Schlafer St. John Health Care Systems Williams, Sr. Walbridge Aldinger Mr. &: Mrs. S Kinnie Smith, Diane &: Morton Scholnick Roberta &: Dick Company Jr. Mr. &: Mrs. Gregory]. Starkweather $250,000 TO $499,999 Mr. &: Mrs. Charles L. My. Richard A. Sonenklar Schwartz Mr. Frank D. Stella AAA Wilson,Jr. Mr. Stanford C. Stoddard Mr. Joseph Schwartz Mr. Ronald F Switzer AT &:T World Heritage Foundation Thyssen Inc. , N.A. My. &: Mrs. Frank C. Shaler Dr. &: Mrs. Anthony R BASF Corporation Mr. &: Mrs. George M. Mr. &: Mrs. C. Thomas Mr. Mickey Shapiro Tersigni Mr. &: Mrs. Philip E. Benton, Zeltzer Toppin Elham Shayota Mr. &: Mrs. Robert C. Jr. Mr. &: Mrs. Herbert Tyner My. &: Mrs. Richard Sloan VanderKloot Mandell &: Madeleine H. $50,000 TO $99,999 The Samuel L. Westerman Mr. &: Mrs. William H. Mrs. Richard Van Dusen Berman Foundation Dr. &: Mrs. Roger M. Ajluni Foundation Smith Venture Industries Blue Cross and Blue Shield AlliedSignal Foundation, Dr. &: Mrs. Clyde Wu Mrs. Mark C. Stevens Mr. &: Mrs. Gary L. of Michigan lnc. United American Health Wasserman Dayton Hudson Foundation/ Dr. Lourdes V Andaya $25,000 TO $49,999 Care Corporation Ri chard &: Kathl een Webb Hudson's Anonymous Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas F My. &: Mrs. Melvin C. Mr. &: Mrs. Keith Weber Mr. &: Mrs. Robert E. Dewar Dr. &: Mrs. Agustin Arbulu Allison VanderBrug Dr. Marilyn L. Williamson Ghafari Associates, Inc. Mr. William P Baer Anonymous Mr. &: Mrs. Art Van Mrs. Beryl Winkelman Robert &: Alice Gustafson Mr. &: Mrs. Don H. Barden My. &: Mrs. Gebran SAnton Elslander Mr. &: Mrs. Donald E. Hudson-Webber Foundation Mr. &: Mrs.]. Addison Mrs. John V Balian Mr. and Mrs. Steven I. Victor Worsley Kmart Corporation Bartush Mrs. Loris G. Birnkrant Neva Williams Arts The Y &: R Group Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Lavins Mr. Thomas Cohn The Wayne Booker Foundation Dr. &: Mrs. Dieter Zetsche Masco Corporation Consumers Energy Charitable Foundation Matilda R Wilson Fund Nonprofit Facilities Center Foundation The Budd Company Mrs . Paul Zuckerman $10,000 TO $14,999 Raymond C. Smith Mr. &: Mrs. Marvin I. Danto Covansys Corporation Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas V Foundation Fund of the Deloine &: Touche LLP Crain Communications Inc. $15,000 TO $24,999 Angoll Community Foundation The Detroit News/Gannett Julia D. Darlow &: John C. Alcan Aluminum Anonymous for Southeastern Michigan Foundation O'Meara Corporation My. &: Mrs. Chester Arnold Mr. &: Mrs. George Strumbos Dr. David DiChiera Larry &: Dodie David Aldoa Company Mrs. Irene M. Barbour Mr. &: Mrs. Lynn A. Rosanne &: Sandy Duncan Dr. &: Mrs. George A. Dean Dr. &: Mrs. Robyn]. Barris, Sott, Denn &: Driker, Townsend Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Delphi Foundation Arrington, Sr. PL.LC TRW Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Alex Erdeljan Mrs. Margaret Demant Mrs. Donald]. Atwood Bethlehem Steel Corporation Mr. &: Mrs . George C. Mr. &: Mrs. Alfred]. Fisher, Detroit International Bridge Mr. &: Mrs. Gerald Bright Mr. Charles A. Bishop Vincent Jr. Company Betty &: Bill Brooks Mr. &: Mrs. Bernard T. Dr. Marjorie M. FisherCopyright Eaton2010, Corporation Michigan Opera TheatreMr. David Chi vas Brodsky Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 37 Mrs. Pearl Brodsky Mr. &: Mrs. Robert G. Vallee, Mr &: Mrs. Joseph Gualtieri Mr. &: Mrs. Jeffrey Roth Dr. &: Mrs. Donald C Austin Mrs. Martin L Butzel Sr. Mrs. Alice Berberian Ms. Lindsay Roth &: Dr. Grand Lobby Central Dr &: Mrs. Joseph L Cahalan Ann Ki rk Warren Haidostian Harvey Day Chandel ier Mrs. Eleanor A. Christie Ronald &: Eileen Weiser Mr. Lawrence W Hall Mr. &: Mrs. Anthony Rugiero Lee &: Floy Barthel Mr. David A. Clark Mr.]. Ernest Wilde Margot &: Jerry Halperin Mr. &: Mrs. Lee C Saperstein Costume Cent er, Center Jor Sheldon &: Barbara Cohn The Hon. Joan E. Young &: Mr &: Mrs. Mort Harris Mr &: Mrs. Richard ]. Arts & Learning Vo luntee r Community Counseling Mr Thomas Schellenberg Mr. &: Mrs. Bernard Hartman Schlitters Lounge Services Co., Inc. Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore Derek &: Karen Hodgson Mark &: Sally Schwartz BASF Corporation Shelly &: Peter Cooper Zegouras Mr. &: Mrs. L Martin Inglis Benjamin Schwegman &: Flexible Classroom, Center Mr. &: Mrs. Rodkey Colette &: Darnell Jackson Judith Tappero-Schwegman Jor Arts & Learning Craighead $5,000 TO $9,999 Gary E. &: Gwenn C Lois &: Mark Shaevsky Mr. &: Mrs. John A. Boll Cherrill &: Richard Cregar &: The Randolph]. &: Judith A. Johnson Mr. &: Mrs. Roger F Sherman Marl ene Boll Hall Family Agley Foundation Johnson &: Johnson Dr. &: Mrs. Michael Short The Cohn Family Fund Decision Consultants Inc. Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. Ms. Rosemary Joliat Me Ro bert Sievers Dance Center, Center Jar Ms. Mary Jane Doerr Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Airasian Lawrence &: Diane Jones Barbara &: Roger B. Smith Arts & Lear71ing Mr. Don Francis Duggan Mr. &: Mrs. Assad Amine Elliot &: Carolyn Joseph Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow Comerica Charitable Drusilla Farwell Foundation Anonymous David G. Judge &: Laura A. Ms. Anne Markley Spivak Foundation Anthony F &: Sarah M. Mr. &: Mrs. Robert L Tchorznski Mr. Edward L Stahl Grand Dome Lobby, Earley Anthony, IV Kater Foundation Ms. Mary Ann Stella Center Jor Production & Rona &: Herbert Freedland Joseph E. &: Kathleen A. KDS International Mr. &: Mrs. Bob G. Stevenson Administration Mrs. Roy Fruehauf Antonini Foundation Dr. &: Mrs. Charles Kessler Joel &: Shelley Tauber The Chrysler Foundation James &: Barbara Garavaglia Ms. Helen Arnoldi-Rowe Mr. Arthur H. Kirsh Lorna Thomas, M.D. Community PerJo rmance Charles &: Elaine Gunderson Dr. Robyn ]. Arrington,Jr. Harvey &: Aileen Kleiman Michael &: Nancy Timmis Th eatel; Center Jor Arts & Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen A &: S Supply Company Mrs. Carolyn Knechtel Mr. George C Turek Learning Hagopian Dr. &: Mrs. Ingida Asfaw Barbara &: Michael Universal Forest Products, DaimlerChrysler Services Miss Mary A. Hester Andrea &: James Balcerski Kratchman Inc. Patron Elevator, Center Jor J udith Hicks &: Eric Mr. &: Mrs. Gerald Barefoot Dr. &: Mrs. Alfred M. Dr. &: Mrs. Leonard Van Arts & Learning Hespenheide Brian &: Heidi Bartes Kreindler Raaphorst Mr &: Mrs. Tarik S. Daoud Alan &: Eleanor Israel Dr. &: Mrs. John G. Bielawski Dr. Richard &: Victoria Kulis Joseph &: Rosalie Vicari Grand Drape Mr. &: Mrs. Albert A. Jadach Mr. &: Mrs. W George Bihler Mr &: Mrs. Lee E. Landes Victory ReSteel, Inc. DeRoy Testamentary Ms. Elizabeth Judson Mr. &: Mrs. David Bird Mr. &: Mrs. Richard M. Mr. &: Mrs. William P Vititoe Foundation Johnson Mr. &: Mrs. G. Peter Blom Larson Mr. &: Mrs. Richard C Ward ConJerence Room, JPRNPeterhansrea Architects Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Bockoff Dr &: Mrs. Alden M. Leib Mr &: Mrs. Gary L W hite Center Jar Production & The Hon. Mitchell L Kafarski Mr. &: Mrs. Chester E. Borck Christine &: Elmore Leonard Mr. &: Mrs. William Administration &: Zofia Drozdowska, M.D. Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas Borden Rita &: Lance Leonelli Widmyer Detroit Edison Foundation with sons Erik M. Kafarski Mr. &: Mrs. Donald ]. Bortz, Dr. &: Mrs. John M. Lesesne Chris &: Susan Wilhelm Mezzanine Level in Opera &: Konrad C Kafarski Jr. Mr &: Mrs. Charles E. Letts, Mr. &: Mrs. Eric A. Wiltshire Hall Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen D. Kasle Louis &: Carolyn Bruno Jr. Mr. Todd A. Wyett Mr. &: Mrs. Robert E. Dewar &: Family Tracey &: Mark L Burnstein Dr. &: Mrs. Murray B. Levin Ms. Shiao-Fong Yin Trustee Circle Lobby, Mr &: Mrs. Thomas G. Kirby Sally Carlson Ms. Mary Sirotkin Lewis Madis on Mr. &: Mrs. John A. Kirlin CenTra, Inc. Lewis &: Thompson Agency, NAMED GIFTS Mary Sue &: Paul Ewing Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Klein Dr. &: Mrs. Victor ]. Inc. We extend au r gratitude to the Broadway Box OJfi ce Mr &: Mrs. Harvey Kline Cervenak Jodi &: Ivan Ludington, Jr. Jollowing donors to all three Ford Motor Company Ms. Eleanor Korn Dr. Barbara Chapman &: Mr. Benard L Maas Foundation phases oj the capital campaign Backstage Renovation Mr &: Mrs. Robert C Larson Frank Andrews Mrs. Ruth MacRae - the Campaign to Restore the Broadway Lobby La-Z-Boy Mrs. Maria M. Chirco Mrs. Barbara ]. Mahone &: Detroit Opera House, the New Cen ter Jor Arts & Learning Mr. Raymond A. Lehtinen Mr. William G. Clark Sarah Lou Simpson Fund Century Fund Campaign, and Barbara Frankel &: Ro n Dr &: Mrs. Leonard Lerner Ms. Vi rginia M. Clementi Mr. Donald W Maine the Crowning Achievement Michalak Dr. &: Mrs. Kim K. Lie Dr. &: Mrs. Julius V Combs Ms. Mary C Mazure Campaign - who have Patron ElevatOl; Ce nter Locniskar Group Dr. Mary Carol Conroy Mr. &: Mrs. Mark McCartin underwritten deSignated areas Jor Production & Mrs. Lawrence LoPatin Mr. John A. Conti Mr. &: Mrs. Angus]. in the Detroit Opera House. Administration Mr. Frank E. Miller Mrs. Rosemary Cotter McMillan Herman &: Barbara Frankel Marsha &:Jeffrey H. Miro Mary &: Sal Craparotta Mrs. Lucie B. Meininger AAA General Director's Circle Glen &: Carmel Mitchell Dr. &: Mrs. Victor Curatolo Mexican Industries In Proscenium Arch Lounge Foundation Barbara &: Paul W Michigan, Inc. Dr. &: Mrs. Roger M. Ajluni Herman &: Sharon Frankel Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore Czamanske, Jr Mr. &: Mrs. George Milidrag Gra nd Lobby Staircase Parking Garage Monolidis Mr. &: Mrs. Jerry P D'Avanzo Rita &: Morkus K. Mitrius Mr. &: Mrs. Robert A. Allesee General Motors Corporation Mr. &: Mrs. Charles R. Moon Mr. &: Mrs. David E. Davis Monica Moffat &: Patrick]. Allesee Dance Patron Cadillac CaJe Ronald K. Morrison Dr &: Mrs. Anthony DeLuca McGuire Lounge Opera Plaza Dr. &: Mrs. Moon]. Pak Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas D. Mr. &: Mrs. Fred Morganroth Allesee Dance & Opera Robert &: Alice Gustafson Mr &: Mrs. Jules Pallone Demery Mr. Edwin Lee Morrell Resource LibrQlY Third Floor Lobby Alcove, Dr. Robert E. L Perkins David K. Diskin, M.D. &: Mr. &: Mrs. Joel Mo rris Anonymous Donor Madi son Plunkett &: Cooney PC Dorothy Diskin Mrs. Joan M. Mossner Grand Lobby PricewaterhouseCoopers Mr. &: Mrs. Lawrence F Mr &: Mrs. David C LLP DuMouchelle Mulligan Mr. &: Mrs. Robert Rauth Frank G. &: Gertrude Dunlap A. Sandy Munro Mr. James Reddam Foundation Mr Charles Nave Mr &: Mrs. Dean E. Mr &: Mrs. George R. Ehlert Sandra &: Jeanne' Naysmith Richardson Mr. Richard Engel Frank &: Karen Nesi IN MEMORIUM James &: Marguerite Rigby Mr. &: Mrs. Francis A. Dorothy L &: George W Mr. &: Mrs. William R. Engelhardt Nouhan Michigan Opera Theatre notes with Roberts Dr. Fern R. Espino &: Mr. Dr. Marie C Nowosielski Mr &: Mrs. Peter Ronan Tom Short Oxford Automotive sadness the passing of Trustees and General Mr. &: Mrs. David P Ruwart Dr. Haifa Fakhouri, ACC Paine Webber Director's Circle members this past year. Saturn Electronics &: Dr. &: Mrs. Herbert Feldstein Mr. &: Mrs. James Pamel Engineering Inc. Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Firnschild Manuel L &: Louise]. Their commitment and enthusiasm for the Dr. Norman &: Marilyn Ms. Li nda Forte &: Mr. Papista arts and cultural life of our community will Schakne Tyrone Davenport Mr &: Mrs. David P Parr Dr Barbara &: Mr. Laurence Mr. &: Mrs. Mitchell B. Foster Penna Family be missed. Schiff Mrs. Rema Frankel The Private Bank Mr &: Mrs. Laurence Schultz Mr. &: Mrs. George E. Frost Mr. &: Mrs. Bernard Quinlan Mary C. Caggegi James P Pamel Simmons &: Clark Jewelers Dr. &: Mrs. Juan Ganum Darrel &: Dawn Reece Dr &: Mrs. Sheldon Sonkin Mrs. Frank Germack,Jr. Drs. Robert &: Patricia Reed Roy E. Calcagno Casimir Rozcyki Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Strome Mr. Michael Gerstenberger Mr. &: Mrs. John B. Renick Dr &: Mrs. David Susser Mr. Joseph Giacalone Suzanne &: Robert L Rewey Gus Cifelli Kathleen Webb Dr. &: Mrs. L Murray Dr. &: Mrs. Thomas The Ritz-Carlton , Dearborn Thomas Giancarlo Patricia Rodzik Victor Curatolo Dr. Sam Williams Thompson-McCully Co. Mrs. Ernest Goodman Dulcie &: Norman Rosenfeld Betty Danto Dr. Roberta &: Mr. Sheldon Mr. &: Mrs. Carson C Mr &: Mrs. Gerald F Ross Toll Grunewald Mr. Thomas FRost Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 38 BRAVO www.Mic higa nOpera.org D e troit Opera House David Handleman, Sr. Wallis &: Robert M. Klein The Lomason Family Mr. &: Mrs. John Rakolta Mr. &: Mrs. Lynn Townsend Media Studio, Center for Grand Lobby Staircase The William K. & Neva Rehearsal Studio II Trustee Circle Lobby, Arts & Learning Mirror Lomason Opera Lounge Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Rose Broadway Danialle &: Peter Karmanos Delores &: Paul Lavins Oliver Dewey Marcks Patron Elevator, John R Mr. &: Mrs. George C. Broadway Fa(ade Grand Lobby Side Foundation Tower Vincent William &: Ellen Kahn Chandelier Third Floor Promenade Mrs. Carolyn L Ross Madison Lobby Co-Star Dressing Room Grand Lobby Staircase Staircase Lobby to 2'''' Grand Lobby Staircase Mr. &: Mrs. Alvin Chaim, Fanny, Louis, Mirror Floor, Madison MilTor Wasserman Benjamin &: Ann Florence Lear Corporation MichCon Foundation Raymond C. Smith . Box Level Promenade Kaufman Memorial Trust Rehearsal Studio I Lobby Grand Lobby Boutique Foundation Fund of the Dr. &: Mrs. Sam Williams Grand Lobby Side Trustee Circle Level in The Karen &: Drew Peslar Community Foundation Barbara Gibson Stairway Chandelier Opera Hall Foundation for Exhibit, Broadway Co-Star Dressing Room Southeast Michigan World Heritage Foundation Raymond C. Smith Lobby Conductor~ Dressing Room Contributors to Annual Campaigns Michigan Opera Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generous corporate, foundation, government and individual donors whose contributions were made between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009. Their generosity plays an integral part in the companys financial stability, necessary for producing quality grand opera and dance, and award-winning educational activities.

CORPORATE SUPPORT Comerica PATRON RBC Wealth Management $30,000 - $99,999 OPERA &: DANCE Opera Ball Gold Sponsor $2,500 - $4,999 Golf Outing Golf Club ]. Ernest &: Almena Gray Nutcracker Sponsor 24grille Sponsor Wilde Fund L SIGNAL BENEFACTOR Golf Outing Golf Ball BravoBravo l Crystal Leaf Solomon Friedman Mandell and Madeleine H. Berman Foundation $50,000 - $199,000 Sponsor Sponsor Advertising MOT Children's Chorus The Chrysler Foundation BravoBravo l Crystal Leaf Boyle Burdett Golf Outing Beverage Cart Sponsor Dance Season Sponsor Sponsor BravoBravo! Crystal Leaf &: Tee Sponsor Max M. and Marjorie S. Alvin Ailey American DTE Energy Foundation Sponsor The Michigan Front Page Fisher Foundation Dance Theater Madame Butterfly Cintron Energy Group BravoBravo l Bronze Leaf Oliver Dewey Marcks Performance Sponsor Performance Sponsor BravoBravo! Crystal Leaf Sponsor Foundation Margaret Gamer Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Alvin Ailey American Sponsor Wolverine Packing Educational Outreach Ford Motor Company Fund Dance Theater Colasanti Construction Company Sponsor Fall Opera Season Sponsor Student Ticket Sponsor Services General Operating Opera Ball Platinum General Motors Corporation IATSE - Local 38 CONTRIBUTOR Support Sponsor Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Peace Tree Investments LLC $500 - $999 The William Randolph Alvin Ailey American Gennack Pistachio Co. BravoBravo l Crystal Leaf 6 Salon Hearst Foundation Dance Theater Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Sponsor BravoBravo l Hospitality $10,000 - $29,999 Performance Sponsor Hard Rock Cafe Politically Smart, LLC Sponsor Arts Midwest JP Morgan Chase BravoBravo! Entertainment BravoBravo l Crystal Leaf Ann Arbor Clarinet Hubbard Street Dance Alvin Ailey American Sponsor Sponsor Connection Performance Sponsor Dance Theater Educational Levitation Staging Inc. Siebert Brandford Shank &: Golf Outing Tee Sponsor Joffrey Ballet Nutcracker Outreach Sponsor BravoBravo l Platinum Leaf Co. LLC Cueter Chrysler Jeep &: Performance Sponsor Community Programs Sponsor Alvin Ailey American Dodge DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Support Dance Theater Student Golf Outing Hole in One Young Artist Apprentice Masco Corporation FELLOW Matinee Sponsor Sponsor Program Sponsor Foundation $10,000 - $14,999 Nutcracker Sponsor Doubletree Guest Suites Carmen Performance Community Programs Bud Light Lime Target Fort Shelby/Detroit Sponsor Support BravoBravo l Platinum Community Programs Downtown Ann and Gordon Getty General Operating Leaf Sponsor Support BravoBravo l Hospitality Foundation Support Dow Automotive The Farbman Group/NAI Sponsor Alice Kales Hartwick Foundation Alvin Ailey American Farbman Grunwell Cashero Co., Inc. Hudson-Webber MAJOR BENEFACTOR Dance Theater BravoBravo l Crystal Leaf Golf Outing Tee Sponsor Foundation $25,000 - $49,999 Performance Sponsor Sponsor Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Sage Foundation ArvinMeri tor MGM Grand Detroit Volkswagen Roth et al Shirley K. Schaefer Madame Butterfly Alvin Ailey American MOT Children's Chorus Meadowbrook, Inc. Foundation Performance Sponsor Dance Theater Student Support Golf Outing Tee Sponsor Alvin Ailey AmeIican Dance Theater Residency Sponsor Margaret Gamer Ticket Sponsor BravoBravo l Crystal Leaf PPG Foundation The Elizabeth, Allan and Educational Program BravoBravo l Platinum Leaf Sponsor Ren Kim Foundation Warren Shelden Fund Sponsor Sponsor Golf Outing Tee Sponsor Ida &: Conrad H. Smith Golf Outing Bronze, Tee &: DONOR The Designate Endowment for the Dinner Sponsor SUSTAINER $1,000 - $2,499 Bravo Bravo I Hospitality Michigan 0fcera Theatre Bank of America $5,000 - $9,999 Ash Stevens Sponsor Carmen Per ormance Sunday Series Sponsor Commercial Maintenance, Barris, SOlt, Denn &: Driker, Westin Book Cadillac Sponsor Matilda R. Wilson Fund Margaret Gamer Inc. PLLC BravoBravo! Hospitality Performance Sponsor BravoBravo l Gold Leaf Golf Outing Titanium Sponsor $5,000 - $9,999 Compuware Corporation Sponsor Sponsor The Karen &: Drew Peslar Margaret Garner Opening Golf Outing Titanium Clark Hill PLC FOUNDATION &: Foundation Night Performance Sponsor BravoBravo l Bronze Leaf GOVERNMENT The Herbert and Elsa SUPPORT Sponsor McDonald's McCafl" Sponsor Ponting Foundation OPERA &: DANCE Louis and Nellie Sieg Fund BravoBravo l Gold Leaf Foley &: Lardner LLP Golf Outing Bronze BENEFACTOR Sponsor BravoBravo l Bronze Leaf GOVERNMENT Sponsor $15,000 - $24,999 Miller Canfield Paddock &: Sponsor Michigan Council for Arts Dance Sponsor AAA of Michigan Stone PLC Northern Trust Bank and Cultural Affairs General Operating Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Nutcracker Sponsor Nutcracker Sponsor National Endowment for Support Alix Partners LLC Quaker Chemical the Arts Mary Thompson Nutcracker Gala Sponsor Foundation Foundation $100,000 + Pepsi The Kresge Foundation Golf Outing Sponsor McGregor Fund Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 39 - $1,000 - $4,999 SUSTAINER Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Rose Mr Kenneth E. Hart Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas Frank G. and Gertrude $2,500 - $4,999 Mr &: Mrs. Norman H. Dr. &: Mrs. Gerhardt A. Hein Angott 11 Dunlap Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Rosenfeld Mr. &: Mrs. David H. Hill Mr &: Mrs. Maurice S Golf Outing Bronze Sponsor Allesee Mr &: Mrs. Hugh CRoss Mr. &: Mrs. julius Huebner Binkow General Operating Support Mr. &: Mrs. j oseph Angileri Mr &: Mrs. William Sandy Mr. &: Mrs. John Irvine Mr Robert Bomier Drusilla Farwell Foundation Dr Harold Mitchell Ms. Georgia Scappaticci Mr. Don Jensen &: Mr Leo Mr. &: Mrs. Donald Brasie j ames &: Lynelle Holden Arrington Dr &: Mrs. Norman R. Dove ll e Mrs. Dina Brodsky Fund Han. &: Mrs. Edward Schakne Ms. Mary Barton jolliffe Dr. &: Mrs. Thomas E. Kilpatrick Civic Fund Avadenka Dr Barbara &: Mr. Laurence Mr. &: Mrs. Norman D. Katz Carson Edward and Helen Mr. &: Mrs. Mark Alan Baun Schiff Mr. Patrick J Kerzic &: Mrs. Mrs. RoseAnne Comstock Mardigian Foundation/ Mandell Land Madeleine H. Kim &: Donald Schmidt Stephanie Germack Kerzic Mr. &: Mrs. Anthony New England Foundation Berman Foundation Drs. Kathryn &: Karl Mrs. Charl es Kessler Delsener for the Arts Lee &:. Paul Blizman Schroeder Dr. &: Mrs. Edward Klarman Ms. Nell K Duke &: Mrs. Hubbard Street Dance Mrs. Margaret Borden Mr. &: Mrs. Donald E. Ms. Bernadette L Lane David Ammer Performance Sponsor Mr &: Mrs. Richard Bowlby Schwendemann Dr. j ennifer Langowski &: Dr. Leopold Eisenberg The Sigmund and Sophie Dr. Carol S. Chadwick &: Mr &: Mrs. Merton Segal Mr Tom Kostecke Dr &: Mrs. Lionel Rohlik Foundation Mr. H. Taylo r Burleson Lois &: Mark Shaevsky Mr. &: Mrs. Ri chard M. Finkelstein Mr. &: Mrs. Alfred Mr. &: Mrs. Erwin S Simon Larson Mr. john Fleming MAJOR GIFTS Cheesebrough III Mr &: Mrs. S. Kinnie Mrs. Leonard Lerner Burke and Carol Fossee OPERA Han. &: Mrs. Avern L Cohn Smith , j r. Mr. &: Mrs. Charles E. Letts, Ms. Irene M. Garcia Dr. Ma ry Carol Conroy Ms. Phyllis Snow jr Thomas M. Gervasi $100,000 and above Drs. Laura &: jeffrey Mr &: Mrs. S. Snyder Ms. Linda Dresner Levy &: Mr. &: Mrs. joseph Gualteri Mr &: Mrs. R. j amison David Williams,jr Corrigan Dr &: Mrs. RobertJ Sokol Mr Edward Levy, Jr. Mr. &: Mrs. Robert Hage Mrs. Mary Rita Cuddohy Mr &: Mrs. Frank Sonye Dr. &: Mrs. Robert P. Lisak Mr. &: Mrs. jerome Halperin $15,000 - $24,999 Mrs. Victor Curatolo Mr &: Mrs. Paul Spica Dr. &: Mrs. Miguel Li s Ms. Nancy B. Henk Herman and Sharon Frankel Ms. joanne Danto &: Dr Gregory Stephens Planells Mrs. David B. Hermelin Dr. Arnold Weingarden Dr &: Mrs. Gerald H. Mr. &: Mrs. Robert A. Lutz Mr &: Mrs. Addison $10,000 - $14,999 julia Donovan Darlow &: Stallman Mark-Lis Family Fund - Igleheart li se &: Roy Calcagno john C O'Meara Dr &: Mrs. L Murray Mrs. Florine Mark Mr. Henry M. Kassen Denise &: Bob Lutz Mr. Daron Gifford Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ms. Ida King Ruth Rattner/Ann F. Katz &: Mr &: Mrs. j erry D'Avanzo Dr. Lorna Thomas Matthews Mr. David Lebenbom Norman D. Katz Lesli e Desmond &: Philip Mr &: Mrs. C Thomas Mrs. Wade H. McCree, j r Dr &: Mrs. Stanley Levy j anet &: Paul Victor Stoffregen Toppin Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Miller Mr. &: Mrs. john D. Lewis Mr. &: Mrs. Cameron B. Dr. Dana Zakalik &: John Mr. Phillip D. Minch Mr Bruce Maguire $5,000 - $9,999 Duncan Weber Mr &: Mrs. Carl Mitseff The Han. Jack &: Dr. Bettye Amy &: Dennis Malaney Dr. Charl es H. Duncan Mrs. Amelia H. Wilhelm Dr. &: Mrs. Van C Momon , Arrington Martin Anne &: j ohn Roberts Dr. Raina Ernstoff &: Mr Dr. &: Mrs. Christopher D. j r Mr &: Mrs. Ri chard McBrien Sanford Hansell Wilhelm Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Mondry Ms. Patricia McKanna Mr. &: Mrs. Paul E. Ewi ng Dr. Marilyn Williamson Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore Mr. &: Mrs. William INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT Mr. &: Mrs. Lloyd C Fell Din a &: Eric Winter Mo nolidis Michaluk -OPERA Mrs. Max M. 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Mr. & Mrs. George Shirley Shirley K. Schlafer RESTRICTED Dykema Annual Contributions Dr. & Mrs. Paul Siatczynski Foundation CONTRIBUTIONS Marianne Endicott $1,500 Mr. & Mrs. William Sikora George M. Zeltzer Dr. Haifa Fakhouri Volkswagan Group of America Ms. Lauren Slachta 200S Opera Ball Sponsors Barbara Mahone Mr. James J. Slowik $20,000 Florence & Richard McBrien $1,000 Mr. Ari Smith Michael Tweddle Platinum Sponsor Pamela Rodgers Eaton Corporation Mrs. Alma J. 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The talented, giving hands of each volunteer has a significant Greetings from the Michigan Opera impact on the overall operation of the company. We Theatre Volunteer Association! all thank you for your dedication and support! It has been a difficult financial year in the MOTVA Executive Committee history of Michigan Opera Theatre. However, Steven Marlette, President in the face of these economic challenges, our Nancy Moore, Secretary volunteers have risen to the occasion. We have seen growth in John McMullin, Treasurer our volunteer membership, "sold out" fund raising events and Judith Slotkin, Past President the countless efforts of so many that help sustain our world class Dodie David, Past President productions here at Michigan Opera Theatre. Gloria Clark, Past President Like many of you, I was first introduced to staged opera and Betty Brooks, Past President dance productions locally through Michigan Opera Theatre. Over the years, I have come to appreciate the many volunteers MOTVA Board of Directors and required to bring these world-class performances to life. In short, Committee Chairs (alphabetical) volunteers are the heart of Michigan Opera Theatre. There isn't a Helen Arnoldi-Rowe, Divas/Divos better way to perpetuate Detroit's opera and dance scene than by Gwen Bowlby, Publicity & Development engaging in one of our many volunteer groups. Gloria Clark, Opera League & Soirees Your tax-deductible membership entitles you to participate Dodie David, Opera League in as many of the individual volunteer groups as you wish. In Danielle DeFauw, Boutique these difficult economic times, Michigan Opera Theatre truly Kevin Dennis, Technology appreciates the support of its volunteer members who help to Annette De Lorenzo, Dance Council make each season a success. I want to especially thank those Marianne Endicott, Community Programs who continue to volunteer with us or have recently joined us. Don Jensen, Soirees Whether you have served as a friendly usher helping a patron Amy Jidov, Membership to their seat, the guide taking guests on a behind the scenes Helen Millen, Ambassadors tour of our majestic House, a coordinator of one of our many Jerrid Mooney, Young Professionals dinners, cast parties and soirees, a contributor to our hallmark Joan Nagrant, Office Volunteers BravoBravo l event or one of the host of other volunteers who Wallace Peace, Volunteer Education support us through your generous gift of time and resources, our Curtis Posuniak, Footlights sincere appreciation goes out to each of you. Elaine Schonberger, Board Member If you would like to join our organization, please contact us Terry Shea, Board Member and we will help you engage with the groups of your choice. Jeremy Zeltzer, Board Member We look forward to working with you and thank you for your interest and involvement in the Michigan Opera Theatre 2009 OPERAtors Volunteer Association. Lee Barthel Robert Bomier Gloria Clark Dodie David Steven Marlette Marianne Endicott President Jane Fanning MOTVA Barbara Frankel I Mary Gucciardo I Alan Israel Amy Jidov I For more information on one of the many Jutta Letts I Steven Marlette ways to volunteer at Michigan Opera Theatre, John Novak please contact Heather Hamilton at (313) 237-3425 Eva Powers Elaine Schonberger or email [email protected] Andrea Serra Gail Urso

2008-2009 MOTVA Soiree Hosts Judy & Sam Weiner Marianne Endicott Mary Van Elslander & Gloria & Fred Clark Jeremy Zeltzer & Kevin Dennis Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit Opera House www.MichiganOpera.org BRAVO 45 An Operatic Inspiration MOT Endowment Fund Donors Allison, Sarah and Doug mily had been Within a day she called loving smile, and began Berman, Madeleine and Mandell diagnosed with me and suggested that to silently cry. I did too. Blair, Arthur E Cohn, Joyce H. cancer of the lung and I bring Mom down for The dress rehearsal Danto, Betty and Marvin had wrestled with the the full dress rehearsal was absolutely Danto, Joanne disease for more than where we could sit in wonderful, and the music Detroit Grand Opera Association the mezzanine and touched mom in a way Gibson, Barbara and Sam Williams 19 months. Each cycle Goodman, Freda K of chemotherapy eroded watch the entire opera. nothing else could. Mom Hamburge r, Hilda and Joel her stamina and sapped There would be only a didn't have to imagine Hoialmen, Gordon V her will to persevere, so few people present, and how the opera looked John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Keller, Carole it was important for her Mom's coughing would because she was now Lepler, Max and Rex Dotson to have visitors to keep not be distracting. present in that reality. Masco Corporation Foundation up her spirits. On many The surprise trip Not enough tissue was Meininger, Lucie B. Wittenberg, Helen B. evenings when I visited, downtown was filled the only problem we Zeltzer, Pearl and George as the curtain of life with interrogatives. incurred. Needless to Keys: slowly descended on her, "Where are we going?" say, she was moved in Italics = deceased she would be playing an "Why won't you tell a way that only opera can accomplish. Mom old 78 RPM of Madame me? " As we arrived the MOT ENDOWMENT FUND Butterfly. I knew it was questions became, "Why seemed to hold my @ CFSEM DONORS Madame Butterfly because are we here?" and "We're hand a lot tighter in the months that followed, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Allesee she had been playing going to see Madame Mr. and Mrs. Douglas F. Allison that record for more than Butterfly?" The elevator and when she died five Bar-Levav Family FoundationIDr. Leora Bar- Levav 30 years, the length of took us to the mezzanine months later we played Mr. and Mrs. J Addison Bartush and as we took our seats, Madame Butteifly in her Mr. W Victor Benjamin time I had known her. Betty and Art Blair On many occasions she Mom took my hand, gave final hours. Mr. Robert Bomier requested - demanded, me the warmest, most - Bill Winkler Mrs. Doreen Bull Rev Paul Chateau really - that I listen to Hon. and Mrs. Avern L. Cohn the music while she told Minka and Douglas R. Cornelsen me the story. "Isn't this * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • Dr. Robert A. Cornette and Mr. Alan Murdock music beautiful?" she Ms. Joanne Danto * * Mr. Randal Darby would ask. "It touches * * Dr. David DiChiera you in a way nothing * * Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Provide for Mr. Wayne C Everly else can." She played that * * Mr. and Mrs. David T. Fischer music for not only me * * Ms. Barbara Frankel and Mr. Ron Michalak but for all of my buddies * those you love. * Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Glover while we were in our late * * Dr. Robert A. Green * # * Mr. Ernest B. Gutierrez teens. We were trying * * Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Halperin to access her beautiful * * Mr. and Mrs. Preston B. Happel daughters and she was Mr. Kenneth E. Hart * And those whose * Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Hartwig trying to bring us a slice * * Ms. Rebecca P Hein of culture. * * Ms. Nancy B. Henk She had never * names you'll * Mr. and Mrs. Sterling C Jones Jr. * * Mrs. Josephine Kessler seen the opera, only * * Barbara and Edward L. Klarman imagined how beautiful * never know. * Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Kolton it might be. As the Dr. and Mrs. Myron laBan * * Mr. Edward C Levy Jr. and Ms. Linda Dresner Levy cancer progressed, * Estate planning involves taking care of * Mr. Hannan Lis Emily developed an * * Ms. Florence LoPatin uncontrollable cough. * those dearest to you. It also involves * Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Lutz taking care of organizations you believe in. Mrs. Mitchell Malicki That was some time * * Mr. Bruce A. Miller toward the end of 2002 * Make a planned gift to the endowment * Mrs. Betty Mueller * Ms. Ruth Rattner and Madame Butterfly * of the Michigan Opera Theatre and help F. * * Dr. and Mrs. David B. Rorabacher was coming to MOT. I * us carry out our mission for years to come. * Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Rosen feld wanted to bring Emily, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald F. Ross * Find out more by calling * who had become my * Mrs. Harriet Saperstein * Kim-Lan Trinh at (313) 237-3408. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schwartz stepmother in 1966, * * Ms. Ellen Sharp to see the opera, bu t * * Mrs. Loretta Skewes the cough would have * # * Ms. Mary Anne Stella * * Mr. and Mrs. NormanJ Tabor Jr. prevented us from sitting 1111_11111111 Mr. and Mrs. Peter P Thurber * in partnership with * with the audience. I * * Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tomboulian shared this story with a Salome & Jonathan T. Walton * commu n itYf~R~o~i~!l~~ * Mr. Andrew N. Wise friend of mine who was * S2':'i~ * the associate director of * * Foundations development at MOT. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • The McGregor Fund The Kresge Foundation Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 46 BRAVO www.MichiganOpe ra.org D e troit Opera House General Information

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