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Donizetti ill)(Q)~ jJ)~~@@~IL~ • Mozart 1flHI~ llW11jJ)I&~~~~ll(Q) • DiChiera ~@W11jJ)~IL~lillIL 1f~lJ\\ll~ • Bizet illHI~ jJ)~~~IL Ifll~ll{!~I&~ • Strauss ill)ll~ [flLill:ill)[EI&~@~ • Floyd (Q)I¥? ~ ll CE~ ~w ~ill:~ • Mozart ill)@~ @llCQ)W ~~~ll • Verdi I&ll@(Q)l1lEiJu(Q) • Tenth Anniversary Season Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre1980 .. Pearls & Gold. An elegant combination of natures finest, ~ "they're moveable". Dare the ..Jt6' to create your own look. ~vfL .- Exclusively created for you. 32716 Franklin Road Now showing in the many unique Franklin, Michigan 48025 shapes and colors at the Gold Anvil. 313-626-2774 Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre CBS Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre CONTENTS Honorary Chairmen . ... ...... .. .. ... .... .. ... 5 Chairman's Message . ... ... .. ... .. .... .. ..... .... 7 Dr. David DiChiera ... ...... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. 9 Officers and Directors . .. ..... ... .. .. .... ... .. ... .. 11 Board of Trustees . .. .. ...... ...... .. .... .... 13 Tenth Administration and Staff .. .. .... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... 15 ~nniversary I MOT Guild . ... .. ... ... .. ... .. .. .. .... .. .. ... 17 Season Die Fledermaus .. .. ..... ..... ... ......... .. .. 21 1980 Friends and Patrons of the Program ..... .. .. .... ... ... ... .. 25 ill) ll ~ Contributions . .. .. ..... ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .. 29 [F 11~ill)~~ IPJ~crn ~ Of Mice and Men . .. .. ...... ..... ... ... .... .. .... 35 Sept. 12, 13, 14,17,19, 20 MOT Outreach .... ... ..... .. .. ...... ...... ..... .. 41 • MOT Orchestra . ...... .. .... .... ... ... .. ...... .. ... 44 @[F IPJll ~ ~ ~IT\l ill) IPJ~ IT\l Don Giovanni . .. .... ... ... .... ...... .. .... 49 Sept. 26, 28, Oct. 3, 4 Tenth Anniversary Supplement . .. .. ... .. .... .. .... .. 55 ill) @~ • Rigoletto . .. ... ........... .. .. .... .. ...... 61 @ll@W ~IT\lIT\l ll MOT Education Report .. ... .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. 67 Oct. 10, 12, 15, 17, 18 Profiles ... ... .. .. ... .......... .. ... ... .... ...... 69 • Music Hall Center . .... ... ... ...... ... .. .... ..... 87 IRl ll @ @ I1~lflf@ Oct. 24·,26,29, 31, Franco Corelli and Jerome Hines . .. .. .. .. ... 88 Nov. 1 * MOT Artist Interns . ....... .. ...... .. ..... .. ... .. .. .... 91 Artist Index .... .. ..... .... ... ..... .. .. ...... 112 Index of Advertisers . ....... .... .. ...... ... .. .. .... 115 The official program book for MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE, David DiChiera, General Director. Written and edited by R. Edward Townley, Director of Public Relations and Marketing. Advertising manager: Lili Marlene Donaldson. Program book staff: Betty Schneider, Joe Anzur, Maggie Porter. Printed by TAS Graphic Communications, Inc., Detroit. For advertising information, phone 313-963-3717. Published annually for the MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE season at the Music Hall Center, 350 Madison Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226. Copyright 1980. All rights reserved. 3 Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre You could buy this car on looks alone. But don't overlook price, room, mileage, range and total value. The beauty of 98 Regency is more than skin deep. Look at this car. Then look at everything it tank capacity rating of 25 gallons. Estimates offers. You should not have to look any further. lower in California. Remember: The boxed EPA estimates are Oldsmobiles are equipped with GM-built for comparison to other cars. Your mileage engines produced and range depend on your speed, weather by various divisions. and 'trip length; your actual highway mile- See your dealer for 17 425 age and range will probably be less than details. EPA EST. MPG fS1. DRMNG RANGE the highway estimates. Driving range esti- You can buy or mates are obtained by multiplying the EPA lease a 98 Regen­ and highway estimates by the standard fuel cy right now. ~ 25HWV.E ST. 625EST HIGHWAY RANGE 4 WI'VB HAD on BUml' fOB. YOU. Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre I am very pleased to be able to serve as an honorary chairman of the 10th season of Michigan Opera Theatre and to participate in the anniversary celebration. MOT is an important and integral part of the cultural life of Michigan, and it has greatly enriched residents all across the state. During the past decade, the company has gained national stature and acclaim. The 10th anniversary will herald the outstanding achievement and excellence of Michigan Opera Theatre. I send my best wishes for an exciting and successful season. Sincerely, WILLIAM G. MILLIKEN Governor On behalf of the citizens of Detroit, I congratulate the Michigan Opera Theatre on its tenth anniversary season. The City of Detroit has benefitted greatly from the numerous educational programs sponsored by MOT, as well as its highly professional and entertaining productions that are acclaimed throughout the nation. The Michigan Opera Theatre is, indeed, one of the focal points of Detroit's cultural renaissance. I ~xtend best wishes for your continued growth and success. Yours for a better Detroit, COLEMAN A. YOUNG Mayor DETROIT'S RENA'SSANCE CIENTERS To many, the new Renaissance Center on the riverfront represents Detroit's "new spirit:' To us, it reaffirms Detroit's continuing spirit. Because it now joins our many other cultural centers which rank among some of America's finest. For years they have been a source of pride and awareness for millions of Detroiters. Everyone of them deserves your support. Manufacturers Bank Tower, Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243. 5 Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre making banking better for you ... NATIONAL BANK OF 'DETROIT Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 6 Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre It is my great pleasure to welcome you to Michigan Opera Theatre's tenth anni­ versary season. In this first decade, we have established ourselves as a primary force in Detroit's cultural renaissance, an important arts resource throughout the entire State of Michigan and a company of national stature responsible for major productions televised coast-to-coast. Our success continues to create new challenges and opportunities as we enter the 1980's. I invite you to join us in the excitement that lies ahead. Lynn Townsend Chairman of the Board MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE 7 Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre General Director's Message It hardly seems possible that ten years have slipped by since Many artistic highlights are called to mind by the photographs we reopened Music Hall with no money, some dedicated in the Anniversary Supplement, and by the repertoire volunteers, and lots of dreams about giving Detroit its very featured on this year's program cover. In these ten years we own opera company. We knew there was an audience out have helped develop some of America's foremost talents, there; seven years spent wandering through schools and now performing on stages throughout the world. We have community centers in Southeastern Michigan as Overture to been widely recognized for significant contributions to Opera had assured us of that. But the year was 1971, and American musical theatre through important revivals and a many doubted that opera would be a strong enough attrac­ major world premiere; we have also presented some of the tion to bring people back into the city - especially to a theatre great masterworks in exciting and innovative productions. that had not been frequented for a decade. We have made great organizational and financial strides over But these ten years are history now, and we can look back the past decade; much, of course, remains