MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA I Sponsoring assistance by I\!iP Wednesday, May 7, 1986 Orchestra Hall Thursday, May 8, 1986 Ordway Music Theatre Friday, May 9, 1986 Orchestra Hall *Saturday, May 10, 1986 Orchestra Hall 8:00 p.m, SIR NEVILLE MARRINER conducting SUSAN DUNN, soprano JOANNA SIMON, mezzo-soprano KEITH LEWIS, tenor STEPHEN DUPONT, bass DALE WARLAND SYMPHONIC CHORUS Dale Warland, music director Sir Neville Marriner Sigrid Johnson, assistant conductor (Biography appears on page 22.) WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod, from Tristan and Isolde Intermission BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125 (Choral) I. Allegro rna non troppo, un poco maestoso II. Molto vivace- Presto III. Adagio molto e cantabile-Andante moderato IV. Finale: Presto-Allegro; Allegro assai; Presto Susan Dunn Soprano Susan Dunn is remembered by Twin Cities audiences for a variety of per- formances with the Minnesota Orchestra, particularly last Sommerfest's concert presentation of Turandot, when her creation of the role of Uti drew thunder- ous applause. Dunn, an Arkansas native, gained the attention of the music world by winning three prestigious competitions in 1983: the Richard Tucker Award, Chi- Performance time, including intermission, is approximately one hour and 55 minutes. cago's WGN-Illinois Opera Competition *A pension benefit concert. and Dallas' Dealey Competition. She has The Friday evening concert is broadcast livethroughout the region on Minnesota Public subsequently made debuts with such emi- Radio stations, including KSJN-FM (91.1) in the Twin Cities. The H. B. Fuller nent ensembles as the Chicago Lyric Company underwrites the broadcast, which is also heard throughout the country on Opera, as Leonora in La Forza del stations of the American Public Radio Network. Destino; the Montreal Symphony in Strauss' Four Last Songs; the Washington 28 SHOWCASE MAY 1986 and San Diego Operas as Leonora in II Trovatore; the Saint Louis Symphony Or- chestra in a concert Tosca with Leonard Slatkin; and, in different performances of 'verdi's Requiem, the San Francisco Sym- phony with Edo de Waart, the Pittsburgh Symphony with Robert Shaw, and the Cincinnati May Festival with James Con- lon. Her European debuts include per- formances with the Radio Symphony of Berlin in Schoenberg's Gurrelieder and a Verdi Requiem engagement in Bologna, both last year, and the portrayal of Aida at Milan's La Scala this April. Dunn, who received a master's degree at Indiana University, continues her studies with John Wustman. Keith Lewis Charleston, as Jake Wallace in The Girl oj the Golden West. Dupont made his Paris Tenor Keith Lewis, who last appeared Opera debut in Rameau's little-heard with the Minnesota Orchestra in Septem- Hippolytus and Aricie, in the roles of ber 1984 subscription performances of Jupiter, Neptune and Apollo; he has also Bach's Magnificat, has steadily extended been engaged by the Orchestre de Paris. his career from the major concert and In his last Minnesota Orchestra appear- opera halls of his native New Zealand and ance, in Sommerfest '84, he played the neighboring Australia to those of France First Nazarene and the Cappadocian in a and Great Britain, and to such countries concert version of Strauss' Salome, con- as Germany, Italy and the U.S. His calen- ducted by Leonard Slatkin. dar has recently included appearances in The Barber of Seville at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, Eugene Onegin Dale Warland in Frankfurt, Cosi jan Tutte at Berlin's Deutsche Oper, and Don Giovanni in San Symphonic Chorus Francisco and at the Glyndebourne Dale Warland, Director Festival, where he has often been reen- The Dale Warland Symphonic Chorus, an gaged. Among his concert performances extension of the Dale Warland Singers, Joanna Simon have been appearances in Beethoven's also performed with the Minnesota Or- Missa Solemnis in Cologne and with Mac- chestra in the Sommerfest '85 concert Joanna Simon, mezzo-soprano, who makes kerras at the Leeds Festival, Bach's presentation of Turandot, conducted by her Minnesota Orchestra debut in these B-minor Mass under Muti in Philadelphia Leonard Slatkin. The Dale Warland Sin- concerts, presents a wide-ranging reper- and the St. Matthew Passion at Tangle- gers, the group forming the core of the toire on the concert and operatic stages and wood, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Symphonic Chorus, is a professional in recital. Appearing in such major opera Stuttgart with Sir Neville Marriner and choral ensemble founded in 1972. Its houses as the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires with the Halle Orchestra in Manchester, broad repertoire of a cappella music and Salzburg's Festspielhaus, she has and Handel's Messiah in Montreal. includes a special emphasis on contem- created the roles of heroines ranging from Among Lewis' current recordings are porary works, and it has commissioned Purcell's Dido to Countess Geschwitz in albums of Rossini's Tancredi, Otello and new works from such composers as Domi- Berg's Lulu. She has performed a number Moses; Gluck's Armide; Don Giovanni nick Argento, Stephen Paulus, Lukas of world premieres, including Ginastera's with Bernard Haitink; Messiah with Solti; Foss, William Schuman, George Shearing Bomarzo and Pasatieri'sBlack Widow; she and Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and Pau- and the Danish composer Bo Holten. has been Carmen with the Philadelphia kenmesse with Sir Neville Marriner. Opera, the Baltimore Opera and the Israel Soprano Philharmonic, with Placido Domingo as Sally Allen Mary Patton Polly Barten Margaret Westin Perry her Jose, and regularly performs at the Doris F. Berget Lea Anna Sams- Salzburg Festival and with the New York Stephen Dupont Judy Berkowitz McGowan Marcia Schultz City Opera. In addition to singing the role Mary Bohman Stephen Dupont, bass, maintains a busy Jill Boyd Marie Spar of Brangane in Tristan and Isolde with schedule of concert and operatic appear- Nancy Cosgriff • Linda Steen Leonard Bernstein and the New York Phil- ances in both Europe and North America. Sue Dieter Janet A. Youngdahl Rita Docter Alto harmonic, she has been soloist with the Among his debuts this season were his first Mary Edlund Coralie J. Allen symphony orchestras of Boston, Philadel- appearances at the Glyndebourne Festival, Carolyn Gemberling Mary L. Almen Rolaine Green Margie Ankeny phia, Chicago and Los Angeles in this as Masetto in Don Giovanni, a role he also Carolyn J. Harmon Susan Barnes country, and abroad with the Berlin Phil- created with the Washington Opera; with Kathy Hering Roxanne L. Bentley harmonic, the Bavarian Radio Orchestra Julie Himmelstrup LaVerne Bingea the Philadelphia Orchestra in Rigoletto; Melinda Hudson-Oriani Margaret Bringewatt and the Vienna Philharmonic, the latter with the Winnipeg and Edmonton Operas, Jan Johnson Ann Brooke under Herbert von Karajan. An early as Raimondo in Lucia di Lammennoor and • Sigrid Johnson Linda Burk Joanna Johnston Harriet Collopy music specialist much in demand for pro- Sarastro in The Magic Flute, respectively; Joni Kelly Leanne Dotson grams of Handel, Vivaldi, the Scarlattis and the New Orleans Opera, again as Rai- Deborah J. Loon Theresa M. Eclov and Bach, she also is known for her render- Mary Elizabeth Malberg Sylvia Elrod mondo. Last season, besides performing Marilyn L. McCormack Ruth Gaylord ings of Mahler works, among other master- in Rigoletto and The Magic Flute with the Barbara Nelson Jacqueline Gordy pieces of the nineteenth and twentieth cen- New York City Opera, he appeared at the Joyce.Nolop • Joanne Halvorsen Alvina O'Brien Debra Harrer turies. Spoleto Festival in Italy as well as Sandra Oltman Wendy Holmes-Nelson SHOWCASE MAY 1986 29 ~SHOWCASE • • Christ Presbyterian Church Magazine of the Minnesota Orchestra and Orchestra Hall presents Volume XVIII, No.9 April 24 to May 18, 1986 The Chancel Choir and Orchestra MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA with Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra founded in 1903 esther Jeinds Sir Neville Marriner (1979- ) Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (1960-1979) Eugene Ormandy (1931-1936) Soprano Antal Dorati (1949-1960) Henri Verbrugghen (1923-1931) in Dimitri Mitropoulos (1937-1949) Emil Oberhoffer (1903-1922) Contents 8 General Information Z;;ia 9 Orchestra/WAMSOIYPSCA News 14 Sir Neville Marriner: The Minnesota Years and other sacred classics Minnesota Orchestra Concerts June 8,1986 17 Subscription Concert-April 24 8:00p.m. Coffee Concerts - April 24, 25 at Philippe Entremont 22 Subscription Concert No. 23-April 30, May 2 Orchestra Hall Coffee Concert - May 2 Sir Neville Marriner/Kaaren Erickson/Rudolf Lekhter • • •• 28 Subscription Concert No. 24-May 7, 8, 9, 10 Tickets - $12.50 donation Sir Neville Marriner/Susan Dunn/Joanna Simon/Keith Call 920-0277 or 920-8515 Lewis/Stephen DupontlDale Warland Symphonic Chorus • • 35 Weekender Concert No.8-May 16, 17, 18 The Canadian Brass/Henry Charles Smith Orchestra Hall Presents 37 Tokyo String Quartet - May 1 38 Merrill Lynch Great Performers Concert No.7 - May 15 The Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti About the Cover The cover photograph of Sir Neville Marriner, who now concludes his tenure as Music Director of the Minnesota Orchestra, was taken at Longleat House at Warminster, Wiltshire, England. The home of the Marquis of Bath, it was built between 1568 and 1580, and is considered to be one of England's finest Tudor houses. Photo by Richard Holt; used with kind permission of EM!. The Minnesota Orchestral Association is the recipient of an operating subsidy grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, with funds appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature. ' Showcase is published monthly by the Minnesota Orchestral Association, Orchestra Hall, 1111Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403. ©1986. Editor: Karen Koepp Program Annotator: Mary Ann Feldman Publisher: Group 7 Inc., 4530 West 77th St., Edina, 55435 (telephone: 831-2022). SHOWCASE MAY 1986 3 Martha Hopeman Mike Miller It took only four sentences for Wagner to until the end of the love story, when Isolde, Vicki R. Hultine P.