2008-09 Mainstage Season Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Arrigo Boito May 14-17, 2009 Corbett Auditorium SEASON SPONSOR Interested in exploring job opportunities with Macy’s or one of its department store or support divisions? Check it out on www.retailology.com today! University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Division of Opera, Musical Theater, Drama and Arts Administration presents Falstaff Composed By Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Arrigo Boito Conductor Mark Gibson Director Robin Guarino Musical Preparation Scenic Designer Terry Lusk Thomas C. Umfrid Lighting Designer Wig & Make-Up Designer Joshua Reaves´ Omayra Diaz-Rodriguez´ Master Sound Technician Fight Director Samantha Weller´ k. Jenny Jones Technical Director Stage Manager Mark Rapach´ Brittanie Sicker´ Costume Designer Dean Mogle Chorus costumes supplied by Malabar Limited, Toronto Corbett Auditorium May 14-17, 2009 ´ CCM Student Mainstage Season Sponsor Mainstage Season Design Sponsor Duke Energy Macy’s CCM is an accredited institution of the National Association of Schools of Music and the National Association of Schools of Theatre and a member of the University/Resident Theatre Association. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. 3 Synopsis Act I—At the Garter Inn, Dr. Caius accuses Sir John Falstaff of brutalizing his servants and complains that Falstaff’s retainers, Bardolfo and Pistola, have robbed him. Falstaff laughs off these accusations and announces to his men that he intends to seduce the wives of Ford and Page. He commands Bardolfo and Pistola to carry letters to the women but they refuse, claiming the action is dishonorable. Passing the notes to a page, Falstaff lectures them on the subject of honor. In Ford’s garden, with Nannetta and Dame Quickly listening on, Alice Ford and Meg Page read identical letters from Falstaff and determine to teach him a lesson. INTERmissiON Act II—Back at the Garter, Dame Quickly arrives with an answer to Falstaff’s letters. He has won both women’s hearts, but only Alice can see him when her husband is away. Meanwhile, Ford (disguised as “Fontana”) introduces himself as a wealthy man who is in love with Ford’s wife. He offers Falstaff gold to help him seduce Alice. Sir John agrees to help him and leaves for Ford’s house. Falstaff arrives and begins wooing Alice; suddenly Ford storms in looking for the intruder and Falstaff hides in a laundry basket. While Ford searches the house, the laundry basket is dragged to the window and dumped out the window into the river. INTERmissiON Act III—Outside the Garter, Falstaff is licking his wounds when Dame Quickly arrives with news of another rendezvous with Alice, this time in Windsor Forest at midnight. However, this time he must go disguised as the “Black Huntsman.” Their conversation is overheard by the other wives, Ford, Caius and Fenton – who plan the evening’s fun. Later that night, with Sir John standing by Herne’s Oak, Nannetta invokes the forest spirits (the local children) to prick and pinch Sir John as they stage the masque of the Fairy Queen, in the course of which Nannetta and Fenton are married. Ford is accepting when he realizes his daughter has thwarted his wishes through trickery, and Sir John leads the company in a chorus. Acknowledgments CCM thanks the following contributor for their generosity and support of the opera program: Ricola 4 5 The Company (in order of appearance) Falstaff JONATHAN LASCH* NOEL BOULEY^ Ford DAVID sWAIN* ROBERT KERR^ Alice KATHERINE GIAQUINTO* JAMIE LEIGH mEDINA^ Nannetta HANA PARK* JOÉLLE hARVEY^ Dame Quickly ANDRIA hELM* CATHERINE mCKAY mARTIN^ Meg Page AUDREY wALSTROM* DAVIA BANDY^ Fenton JAMES o’HANLON* DANIEL o’Dea^ Dr. Caius ANTHONY ZOELLER*^ Bardolfo M. aNDREW JONES*^ Pistola NATHAN sTARK*^ Inn Keeper ELLIOT BROWN*^ Robin GREG mILLER ‡ JEFFREY GROGAN† Page EMMETT o’HANLON*^ * Performs May 14 and 16 ^ Performs May 15 and 17 ‡ Performs May 14, 15 and 17 † Performs May 16 only 6 The Company (in alphabetical order) Chorus FREDERICK BALLENTINE, KATHERINE cAMPE, HUNTER eNOCH, eMMETT o’HANLON, mOrgAN hARMISON, C. GREGORY JEBAILY, wESLEY LAWRENCE, wILL LUTON, MARIE mCMANAMA, LAURA oSGOOD, iAN JOSE RAMIREZ, STEPHANIE sCHOENHOFFER, hALEY sICKING, RYAN sLONE, aSHLIE LAUREN sMITH, KATE tOMBAUGH, JENNIFER tROMBLEY, JOSH wHEEKER Named Chorus C. GREGORY JEBAILY (TOM), wILL LUTON (WILL), HUNTER eNOCH (NED), wESLEY LAWRENCE (ISAAC) Children’s Chorus JEFFREY GROGAN, BRYAN KUNTZ, hOLLYN LANA, eMILY LOTTERER, LUCAS mAIRAL-CRUZ, GREG mILLER, HANNAH mOON, KARISHMA o’BRIEN, aNA PEREZ, PAUL PHILLIPS The performance will last approximately two hours and 30 minutes and will include two 15-minute intermissions following Acts I and II. 7 CCM Philharmonia Orchestra Mark Gibson, Music Director and Conductor Thomas Heuser, Assistant Conductor ‡ Violin I Viola Flute Saejin Yoon, Melanie Mason, Brittany Foster, concertmaster principal principal Stephen Nordstrom, Man Chung Chan, Julie Baker assistant concertmaster assistant principal Young Ki Lee Chang Ji Henry Haffner Suyeon Yoon Hongyan Liu Oboe Bryan Hall Cara Simpson William Aikens, Kyung Woo Kwon Johnnia Stigall principal Joshua Ulrich Davis Perez Sara Lynch Lai Lai Louie Kelly King Gi-Yeon Koh Leah Reiter English Horn Connie Hsu Kaitlin Taylor Nick Naegele Violoncello Sophia Arriaga Shannon Lockwood, Clarinet principal Kristen Spiridon, Violin II Jennifer Araya, principal assistant principal Yunmi Yoon, Stephen Pfleiderer principal Chia-Lin Wu Myoung Ji Jang, Juyeon Oh Bass Clarinet assistant principal Youngchul Go Sarah Todenhoft Wan Lin Tsai Kameron Schlachter Saewon Oh SooWon Choi Bassoon Youjin Na Darrel Hale, Cristian Neacsu Double Bass principal Graceanne Allen Nathan Lutz, Jonathan Nitz Man Sam Lam principal Feng Xiao Brianna Goldberg, assistant principal Maurice Todd Yu-Ling Lee ‡ Conducts May 17 only 8 CCM Philharmonia Orchestra Horn Timpani Graduate Assistants Robin Carlson, Zachary Manning Christopher Allen principal Nicholas Chong Zachary Cooper Percussion Tung-Chieh Chuang Kiirsi Manunula Alex Jakubowich Thomas Heuser Erin Shannon Alynn Rousselle Ryan Siu-Yuen Ho Huan Jing Trumpet Guitar Aik Khai Pung Paul Futer, Aaron Raleigh principal Rehearsal Pianists Theresa May Harp Christopher Allen Christopher Pike Hee Jin Yoon Therese Akkerman Brett Blasius Trombone Librarian Ben Lightner, principal Anna Leverenz Kelvin Hok-Yin Chan Joel McGrath Russell Zokaites 6C:K:C>C<I=6I>H>CE:G;:8I=6GBDCN# 8dci^cjZi]ZbV\^Xd[Vc^\]il^i]88BVii]Z@^c\h\ViZBVgg^dii# :c_dndcZd[djgajmjg^djh\jZhigddbh[ZVijg^c\i]ZBVgg^dii GZk^kZWZYY^c\l^i]eajh]YdlcXdb[dgiZgh!(%%"i]gZVY"Xdjci h]ZZih!VcYÈj[ÇZge^aadlh# Djg88BeVX`V\Z^cXajYZh/ "IgVchedgiVi^dcidVcY[gdbi]Z8daaZ\Z"8dchZgkVidgnd[Bjh^X "9ZajmZVXXdbbdYVi^dch "L^cZVbZc^injedcX]ZX`"^c "DkZgc^\]ihZa[eVg`^c\ "7gZV`[Vhi[dgildVYjaihi]ZcZmibdgc^c\ 6i&'.eZgc^\]i!eji^iVaaid\Zi]Zg!VcY^i¿hVcZkZc^c\ i]Vi¿hbjh^XidndjgZVgh# IdgZhZgkZVgddb!XVaa-%%#''-#.'.%dgk^h^i`^c\h\ViZbVgg^dii#Xdb VcYZciZgegdbdi^dcVaXdYZ8J:# @>C<H<6I:8DC;:G:C8:8:CI:G 6II=:JC>K:GH>IND;8>C8>CC6I> &*&<ddYbVc9g^kZ 8^cX^ccVi^!D]^d)*'&. *&(")-,"(-%% `^c\h\ViZbVgg^dii#Xdb GViZhVgZeZggddbeZgc^\]iVcYWVhZYdcVkV^aVW^a^in# KVa^Y[dgi]Z8daaZ\Z"8dchZgkVidgnd[Bjh^X'%%-"'%%.hZVhdc# mar_ccm_mainstage_ad.indd 1 2/20/09 2:14:15 PM 9 Cast Profiles Davia Bandy Meg Page Second-year master’s student from thousand oaks, california At CCM: flower in Rappaccini’s Daughter, aching in Miss Lonelyhearts. Elsewhere: Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro and Dorabella in Così fan tutte at Pepperdine University (Malibu, calif.). Noel Bouley Falstaff Second-year master’s student from tomball, texas At CCM: Sarastro in The Magic Flute, Goldsmith in Miss Lonelyhearts. Elsewhere: Judge Burden in Willie Stark, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, escamillo in La tragédie de Carmen, schaunard in La bohème and friedrich Bhaer in Little Women at Louisiana state University (Baton Rouge, La.). Katherine Giaquinto Alice First-year master’s student from toronto, canada Elsewhere: alice in Falstaff and tytania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with ucLa Opera (Los angeles, calif.), Pamina in The Magic Flute with opera nova (Los angeles, Calif.) and hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow at Pasadena city college (Calif.). Joélle Harvey Nannetta Second-year master’s student from Richburg, new york At CCM: Poppea in The Coronation of Poppea, sophie in Werther, flora in The Turn of the Screw. Elsewhere: susanna in The Marriage of Figaro with eugene opera (Ore.), seleuce in Tolomeo and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas with Glimmerglass opera (Cooperstown, N.Y.), flora in The Turn of the Screw with houston Grand opera and Leila in Iolanthe with the san francisco symphony. Andria Helm Dame Quickly First-year artist’s diploma student from Rocky mount, north carolina At CCM: Fay Doyle in Miss Lonelyhearts, maman in L’enfant et les sortilèges. Elsewhere: Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, the mother/Vera Boronel in The Consul, newspaper Woman in Les mamelles de Tiresias, Katisha in The Mikado and the sorceress in Dido and Aeneas at Lawrence university (Appleton, wis.). M. Andrew Jones Bardolfo First-year master’s student from moline, illnois Elsewhere: Monostatos in The Magic Flute at Luther college (Decorah, iowa). Robert Kerr Ford First-year artist’s diploma student from wauseon, ohio Elsewhere: marullo in Rigoletto with toledo opera (Ohio), Danieli in Das Liebesverbot with Glimmerglass opera (Cooperstown, n.Y.), sharpless in Madame Butterfly with 10 Cast Profiles Southern ohio Light opera (Portsmouth, ohio), fiorello in The Barber of Seville with opera columbus (Ohio) and Zurga in The Pearl Fishers at ohio state university (Columbus, ohio). Jonathan Lasch Falstaff Second-year artist’s diploma student from Plymouth, minnesota At CCM: Melisso in Alcina, shrike in Miss Lonelyhearts, marcello in La bohème. Elsewhere: Achilles in Giulio Cesare with Glimmerglass opera (Cooperstown, n.Y.), Ford in Falstaff and escamillo in La tragédie de Carmen with seattle opera (Wash.), Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia with Portland opera studio (Ore.) and sam in Trouble in Tahiti with connecticut opera (Hartford, conn.).