Cincinnati Opera 2025 Summer Festival Program Book

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Welcome

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Board of Trustees

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Community Engagement & Education

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Season Artists

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The Black Opera Project

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Orchestra, Chorus, and Dancers

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Staff

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Cincinnati Opera Guild

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Opera Fusion: New Works

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Donors

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Society of Angels

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Celebrations and Honorariums

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In Memoriam

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Subscribers

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Repertoire

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General Information

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PROGRAM CREDITS Editor-in-Chief Katie Syroney Art Direction and Design Aimee Sposito Martini Illustrations Aimee Sposito Martini

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Ron Bates President Board of Trustees

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Secretary Charles E. Baverman III

Regina Carswell Russo G. James Sammarco, M.D. Ruthann Sammarco Ann H. Santen Bradbury Skidmore, M.D. Susan R. Strick, M.D. Tricia Suit Brian L. Tiffany Catharina Toltzis, Ph.D. Stanford T. Williams, Jr. Ronna K. Willis Peg Wyant

Regular Members Katherine Anderson Aine M. Baldwin Flávia Bastos, Ph.D. M. Elaine Billmire, M.D. Thomas F. Boat, M.D. Walter Bruyninckx, D.V.M., Ph.D. Onassis Caneris, M.D. Peter G. Courlas Eric Dauer Kristy Davis-Mustain Ralph A. Giannella, M.D. Jason Jackman Anne Jaroszewicz Yemisi O. Jones, M.D. Mike Kelly Helen Kemp Bo-Kyung Kim Kirby Katie Lanni Nanci Wilks Lanni Lynn Larson Ashleigh Marable Everett McCorvey, D.M.A. Michael L. Powell Tarita Preston Nicholas W. Puncer Jason P. Riveiro Cristina Rugg

Advisory Members Vicki Alpaugh Boris Auerbach Christopher Baucom Patricia K. Beggs Christopher J. Canarie Arthur B. Casper Michael L. Cioffi Daniel B. Cunningham John G. Earls Harry Fath Liz Kathman Grubow Barbara Hahn Julie Grady Heard Gary T. “Doc” Huffman Barbara Hummel, M.Ed. Doug Ignatius Margaret LeMasters, M.D. Jenny Magro Michael A. Marrero Julia B. Meister Robert W. Olson Beatriz H. Porras, M.D. Pamela Spangler Reis Melody Sawyer Richardson Harry H. Santen Edward B. Silberstein, M.D. Douglas Skidmore

Officers President Ronald T. Bates Chair Melanie M. Chavez Treasurer Robert Bitter

List as of April 2025

Mary Ann Taylor John M. Tew, Jr., M.D. Nydia C. Tranter Jeannine Winkelmann Shelby O. Wood Anne M. Zaring Ex-Officio Members Peter Jutras, Ph.D., Dean, University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music Peter E. Koenig, Board President, Friends of Music Hall Christopher Milligan, The Harry Fath General Director & CEO The Honorable Aftab Pureval, Mayor, City of Cincinnati Will Selnick, Chair, Cincinnati Opera Board Associates Honorary Members Charlin Briggs Vivian A. Dobur Courtis Fuller Suzanne Hasl Patrick Korb Joanie Lotts Sue Alexander Mouch Zell Schulman Paul A. “Gus” Stuhlreyer III Cincinnati Opera Board Associates Kiley Beale Brianna Bragg Sawyer Clifton

Jarvis T. Graham Eric Shane Heatley Deanna Hillard Ammon Hollister Sebastien Hue Alex Lohmann C. Alek Lucke Jenna K. Morvay Nicolette Rader Aliya Riddle Nataly Wickham Brett Willson The Figaro Society Boris Auerbach Patricia K. Beggs Michael L. Cioffi Sheila Cole Alva Jean Crawford Daniel B. Cunningham James T. Fitzgerald Kingston Fletcher Liz Kathman Grubow Donald E. Hoffman Kevin C. Jones Lawrence H. Kyte, Jr. Michael A. Marrero David Motch Robert W. Olson Joseph Pichler Harry H. Santen Edward B. Silberstein, M.D. Murray Sinclaire, Jr. James Stapleton John M. Tew, Jr., M.D. Ellen van der Horst Ray van der Horst Anne M. Zaring Mario Zuccarello, M.D.

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RIGOLETTO Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Sung in the original Italian Based on the 1832 play Le roi s’amuse by Victor Hugo World premiere: March 11, 1851, at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Italy Cincinnati Opera premiere: July 4, 1920, at Cincinnati Zoo Pavilion June 12 and 14, 2025, at Cincinnati Music Hall 124th and 125th company performances of Rigoletto

John Fiore* Elio Bucky* Tomer Zvulun John Conklin Vita Tzykun Thomas C. Hase James Geier Henri Venanzi Hannah Holthaus

Conductor Revival Director Original Stage Director Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Wig and Makeup Designer Chorus Master Stage Manager

Cast in order of vocal appearance The Duke of Mantua Matteo Borsa, a courtier Countess Ceprano Rigoletto, the Duke's jester Marullo, a courtier Count Ceprano Count Monterone Sparafucile, a professional assassin Gilda, Rigoletto's daughter Giovanna, Gilda's nurse The Duchess of Mantua Usher Maddalena, Sparafucile's sister

Zach Borichevsky Alexander Gushrowski* Heidi Middendorf* Michael Chioldi* Thomas Dreeze Vernon Hartman Donnie Ray Albert Morris Robinson Kathryn Lewek* Kaylee Nichols* Kaylyn Taylor Baldwin* Seoyong Lee* Tesia Kwarteng*

* Cincinnati Opera debut

This production of Rigoletto is a co-production of Boston Lyric Opera, The Atlanta Opera, and Opera Omaha.

Supertitles by Scott F. Heumann, adapted by Jeremy Johnson.

The supertitles used in this production are owned by Houston Grand Opera: Khori Dastoor, General Director and CEO.

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THE STORY

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ACT I While at a party at his palace, the Duke of Mantua expresses his desire for an assignation with a young woman he has recently seen at church, but soon afterward he sets his romantic sights on seducing Countess Ceprano. As the Duke and the Countess leave together, her husband is mocked and humiliated by Rigoletto, the Duke’s jester. Pondering revenge on Rigoletto, Count Ceprano is interested to learn from the nobleman Marullo that Rigoletto keeps a woman in his home. The elderly nobleman Count Monterone interrupts the party to defend the honor of his daughter, who has been ravished by the Duke. Rigoletto mocks Monterone’s anger, and the enraged father responds by cursing the Duke and his jester.

Outside the palace later that night, the assassin Sparafucile confronts Rigoletto. Rigoletto sends him away but compares his own biting tongue to an assassin’s sword. When he arrives home, he is greeted by his daughter Gilda, whom he has kept secluded since the death of her mother. Rigoletto leaves Gilda in the care of her maid, Giovanna. Soon afterward, the Duke, disguised as a student, sneaks into the house and tells Gilda that he loves her. Gilda, who has noticed the disguised Duke following her home from church, returns his affections, and they bid each other farewell.

Outside, Ceprano and a group of the Duke’s courtiers are gathering to abduct Gilda—whom they believe to be Rigoletto’s mistress—in order to gain revenge on the jester. The courtiers blindfold Rigoletto and fool him into letting them into his house.

They depart with Gilda. Rigoletto hears her cries and removes the blindfold, but he is too late to save her, and he is left alone to remember Monterone’s curse.

ACT II Having discovered that Gilda is missing, the Duke laments losing her. However, he soon learns that she was abducted his own courtiers, and he excitedly leaves to see her. Rigoletto enters, searching for Gilda, but he is turned away by the unconcerned courtiers. Gilda enters and tearfully tells her father about her flirtation with the Duke and her abduction. As Rigoletto consoles his daughter, he watches as Monterone is led toward his prison cell. Rigoletto swears to Monterone that the Duke’s crimes against both of their daughters will be avenged.

ACT III Rigoletto brings Gilda to the home of the assassin Sparafucile, whom he has hired to kill the Duke. Gilda is forced to watch from outside as the Duke, no longer disguised as her lover, seduces Maddalena, the assassin’s sister. After sending Gilda away, Rigoletto finalizes his arrangements with Sparafucile; he will return at midnight to accept the body and dispose of it. Against her father’s wishes, Gilda returns and listens as Maddalena begs her brother not to kill the Duke. Sparafucile initially refuses, but he relents and tells his sister that he will kill whoever arrives at the inn before Rigoletto returns. Gilda decides to allow herself be killed in place of her lover, knocks on the door, and is stabbed by Sparafucile.

Rigoletto returns at midnight and is presented with a body in a sack. As he leaves, he hears the voice of the Duke singing in the distance. He opens the bag to find the dying body of his daughter. She dies in the arms of her father, who cries that Monterone’s curse has been fulfilled.

–Courtesy of Opera America

The performance will last approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.

There will be one intermission.

A FOOL'S GAME B Y A L E X A N D R A KO R I H I L L

RIGOLETTO (FABIÁN VELOZ, RIGHT) taunts the Duke (Dinyar Vania) while hiding a secret of his own.

Photo courtesy of Opera Omaha.

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Rigoletto is a study of contrasts. The source material, Victor Hugo’s 1832 play Le roi s’amuse (The King Amuses Himself), is, in true Hugo fashion, a subtly pointed critique of the abuse of power. The original play was so pointed it was banned for several decades after opening night. Verdi and his librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, had to deal with Austrian censors who saw their plot as inappropriate for the operatic stage. Verdi and Piave changed the character of the King of France to the nondescript Duke of Mantua and the jester Triboulet to Rigoletto. But they kept the moral tension and tragic consequences of revenge at the heart of the work, which was rapturously received at its premiere in 1851.

Rigoletto is also deceptively entertaining, bringing the tension of the source material into the very

essence of the work and how audiences respond to it. Two of the most memorable opera arias ever, “La donna è mobile” and “Questa o quella,” are light and melodically catchy—sung by a character who routinely seduces and rapes women. Our protagonist, Rigoletto, is the Duke’s jester—and becomes the victim of the cruelest joke. As the Duke’s personal cheerleader, he mocks and teases the husbands, fathers, and relatives of the Duke’s victims. Yet he does whatever he can to keep his daughter, Gilda, from the Duke’s reach. Such an act shows that perhaps his cruelty is more act than essence; how to speak against the person who helps you maintain your quality of life?

And yet in his desire to protect, he leaves Gilda unguarded. She is not allowed outside the home except to attend church, always chaperoned by a nurse.

At no point, does he sit her down and prepare her— to spot liars, to defend herself against predators, or to be wary of strangers. It is at church that she meets who she thinks is a poor student—actually the Duke in disguise. She has no knowledge of her father’s profession, not even his name; and so when she learns her father is the court jester and her father learns she has slept with the Duke, it is one of several cruel jokes that occurs and hints to the ultimate tragedy to come.

The Duke, used to moving through the world with no consequences and getting what he wants, gets no comeuppance: there is no descent into hell like Don Giovanni or Faust, nor a triumphant mob of disgruntled courtiers carrying him off stage. He is completely unaware of Rigoletto’s plot to assassinate him. The disconnect between awareness and consequences heightens the disparity between the Duke and Rigoletto: one gets off scot-free, the other fails in his plan of righteous revenge, in part because his daughter chooses to sacrifice her life for a man that she sees as her true love.

And so, amidst the cheery, earwormy tunes of this popular opera lies a series of moral conundrums and frustrations. Is this a commentary on the limits of revenge? That one’s moral compass should never be compromised or that it can never be without stain?

That this world is not suited for those pure and good?

That is for you to decide.

Alexandra Kori Hill is a musicologist, editor, and freelance writer. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, and the Journal of the Royal Musical Association.

RIGOLETTO (Stephen Powell) and Gilda (Sarah Coburn) in Cincinnati Opera's 2011 production. Photo

by Philip Groshong.

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TOSCA Music by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Sung in the original Italian Based on the 1887 play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou World premiere: January 14, 1900, at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, Italy Cincinnati Opera premiere: July 22, 1923, at Cincinnati Zoo Pavilion June 26 and 28, 2025, at Cincinnati Music Hall 71st and 72nd company performances of Tosca

Clelia Cafiero* Jose Maria Condemi Andrew Nienaber Robert Perdziola Thomas C. Hase James Geier Henri Venanzi Peter Nictakis

Conductor Stage Director Associate Director Scenic and Costume Designer Lighting Designer Wig and Makeup Designer Chorus Master Stage Manager

Cast in order of vocal appearance 17 Cesare Angelotti, an escaped political prisoner The Sacristan, a church official Mario Cavaradossi, a painter Floria Tosca, an opera singer Baron Scarpia, the chief of police Spoletta, a police agent Sciarrone, Scarpia’s assistant Jailer A Shepherd Boy

Justin Hopkins* Samuel Smith Matthew White Karah Son Anthony Clark Evans Julius Ahn Ryan Henry* Cole Stephenson* Stefano Adams-Orejuela*

* Cincinnati Opera debut

Scenery and costumes constructed by Cincinnati Opera

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ACT I Rome, 1800. Angelotti, a political prisoner, has escaped from Castel Sant’Angelo and takes cover in the Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle where his sister, the Marchesa d’Attavanti, has left him the key to the family chapel. He is discovered by the painter Mario Cavaradossi, a liberal sympathizer, who is painting an altarpiece. His portrait of Mary Magdalene is inspired by the Marchesa, whom he has observed in prayer. When the singer Floria Tosca, Cavaradossi’s lover, arrives, she recognizes the blue-eyed Magdalena as none other than the Marchesa herself.

Tosca jealously insists that the figure be made to look more like her dark-eyed self and leaves the church.

Soon after, a cannon shot from the prison announces Angelotti’s escape, and Cavaradossi hurries him away to hide in his country villa.

The Sacristan tells the choir of the reported defeat of Napoleon at Marengo, to be celebrated with a High Mass. Their jubilation is interrupted by Scarpia, the feared chief of police, who arrives with his men to search for Angelotti. Scarpia finds a fan with the Attavanti crest, part of a disguise left for Angelotti, as Tosca returns to tell Cavaradossi that she will sing for the Queen that night at the Palazzo Farnese.

Scarpia uses her jealousy to sow seeds of doubt about her lover and the Marchesa; as Iago used a handkerchief to manipulate Othello, he will trap Tosca with the Marchesa’s fan.

ACT II Scarpia desires Tosca and hopes to use the arrest of her lover to force her to his will. As he dines in his room, he hears Tosca’s voice rising from the

celebrations below. Spoletta arrives from Cavaradossi’s villa, having failed to find the escaped Angelotti.

He has, however, arrested Cavaradossi and brings him before Scarpia.

Tosca, having been to the villa as well, knows that Scarpia was lying about Cavaradossi’s infidelity. She also knows the hiding place of Angelotti, which she reveals when Cavaradossi screams under torture.

Scarpia proposes a bargain to Tosca: If she will yield to him, he will spare Cavaradossi and give them both safe conduct out of Rome. But, for political reasons, he first must hold a mock execution. Tosca agrees, and as Scarpia prepares to collect his reward, she offers him a deadly surprise.

ACT III At the battlements of Castel Sant’Angelo overlooking the Tiber, Cavaradossi, awaiting execution, recalls his first night with Tosca—when the stars shone just as they do now. Tosca arrives with the safe-conduct and describes how she obtained it.

A carriage is waiting, and she has brought money and her jewels. She explains that Cavaradossi will have to feign death at the hands of a mock firing squad and coaches his acting.

The firing squad, however, is real; Scarpia has worked his evil from beyond the grave. Pursued by Scarpia’s minions, who have discovered her deed, Tosca calls on her tormentor to meet her before the Throne of God and leaps to her death.

–Courtesy of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

The performance will last approximately 3 hours.

There will be two intermissions.

WHO IS TOSCA IN 2025?

BY ERICA REID

SOPRANO EVELINA DOBRAČEVA in Cincinnati Opera's 2016 production of Tosca. Photo by Philip Groshong.

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Villain loves Woman. Woman loves Good Guy instead. Villain makes drastic attempts to win Woman.

Most characters die by the end.

We know this story. So why does Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca keep us in a stranglehold 125 years after its premiere—and what can we still learn from it?

Often, the art that moves us most manages to balance this familiarity (classic stories, archetypal characters, timeless concerns) with a singular uniqueness (Puccini’s music, a talented cast bringing it to life on stage). We return again and again to witness as the story plays out, and ideally to discover something new each time.

In an authoritarian Rome, our villain Baron Scarpia polices the streets from the shadows. He has long been obsessed with our heroine, Floria Tosca, and when her love—the artist Cavaradossi—gets caught attempting to free a political prisoner, Scarpia uses Cavaradossi’s arrest as a bargaining chip to get what he really wants: Tosca. However, while simple descriptions such as these tend to reduce Tosca to the role of victim or even pawn, there is much more to discover.

When the opera opens, we meet Tosca in a state of jealousy—in fact, it is only because she is pursuing this jealousy that she discovers Cavaradossi’s secret agenda and becomes embroiled in the political chess match in the first place. Act II puts Tosca under enough pressure to break most people: Scarpia tortures Cavaradossi until she gives up her information, then threatens to execute him unless she gives herself over. She agrees—what else can she do, in the moment?—but after securing Cavaradossi’s freedom along with her own, she wrenches back her agency

SCARPIA (GORDON HAWKINS) attempts to bend Tosca (Evelina Dobračeva) to his will. Photo by Philip Groshong.

in the form of a knife and kills Scarpia. The final act finds Tosca betrayed yet again: Scarpia has tricked her by secretly ordering Cavaradossi to be executed, and she is to be arrested. Rather than lose her freedom once more, Tosca leaps from the castle walls to end her life.

A coward’s way out, or a final act of agency? Once arrested, Tosca would have been put to death—not only for her role in freeing a political prisoner, but now also for the murder of her blackmailer and rapist. Tosca is left with one final way to take control of her own life, one ultimate choice that is hers and hers alone. She makes that choice.

To return to our original question, why do we continue to revist familiar stories, even when we know how they end? Perhaps partly to explore the ways that stories fail to change—in 2025, themes of political machinations, sexual assault, and violence against women are as relevant as ever.

But perhaps we also return to these predictable stories to understand how we are changing, such as the subtle ways we discover strength and agency in a character who is given few choices and yet refuses to completely forfeit her power. Sopranos have sung the sumptuous role of Floria Tosca for 125 years, but what we hear, and what we believe Tosca is telling us, continues to evolve.

Erica Reid lives in Colorado and returns often to her hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. She writes for arts organizations and teaches poetry. ericareidpoet.com

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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Music by Jerry Bock • Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick • Book by Joseph Stein Sung in the original English Original production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins Produced on the New York stage by Harold Prince Based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories, by special permission of Arnold Perl World premiere: September 22, 1964, at the Imperial Theatre in New York, New York A Cincinnati Opera premiere July 23, 25, 26, and 27, 2025, at Cincinnati Music Hall 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th company performances of Fiddler on the Roof

Levi Hammer* Crystal Manich Michael Pappalardo Andrew Boyce* Chad Phillips Thomas C. Hase David Bullard* James Geier Henri Venanzi Hannah Holthaus Rabbi Ken Kanter D. Lynn Meyers

Conductor Stage Director Choreographer Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Wig and Makeup Designer Chorus Master Stage Manager Cultural Consultant Casting Consultant

Cast in order of appearance Tevye, a milkman The Fiddler Golde, Tevye’s wife Tzeitel, Tevye and Golde’s daughter Hodel, Tevye and Golde’s daughter Chava, Tevye and Golde’s daughter Shprintze, Tevye and Golde’s daughter Bielke, Tevye and Golde’s daughter Yente, a matchmaker Motel, a tailor Perchik, a student Lazar Wolf, a butcher Mordcha, an innkeeper Rabbi Mendel, the Rabbi’s son Avram, a bookseller Constable Grandma Tzeitel Fruma-Sarah Fyedka

Max Hopp* Charles Morey* Victoria Livengood* Rachel Kobernick* Rachel Blaustein* Jennifer Zetlan Elli Maddock* Noa Jaffee* Janice Meyerson Arnold Livingston Geis* Simon Barrad Phil Fiorini* Blake Gehring* Barry Mulholland* Will Selnick* Thomas Dreeze Jim Hopkins* Wendy Hill Sarah Folsom* Henry Benson*

* Cincinnati Opera debut A new production constructed by Cincinnati Opera Fiddler on the Roof is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

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ACT I Tevye insists that without tradition and devotion to God in the village of Anatevka, life would be “as shaky as a fiddler on the roof.”

Three of Tevye’s daughters—Tzeitel, Hodel, and Chava—wonder if the matchmaker will find them the men of their dreams. The matchmaker, Yente, tells Golde she has selected the butcher, Lazar Wolf, as a match for Tzeitel.

Tevye, a milkman, reflects on how much he wishes he had a small fortune. A group of villagers, including a revolutionary student named Perchik, approaches him with news of a violent pogrom in a nearby village. Tevye invites Perchik to Sabbath dinner and arranges for him to instruct his daughters. Motel, the timid tailor, tries to ask Tevye for Tzeitel’s hand but gets tongue-tied. The family welcomes the Sabbath.

The next evening, Tevye meets with Lazar Wolf and agrees to the match. A boisterous celebration follows. On his way home, Tevye meets the Constable, who warns of a planned demonstration against the Jews of Anatevka. Tevye, inebriated, conjures The Fiddler, who plays as Tevye dances home.

Tevye tells Tzeitel she is to marry Lazar Wolf.

Golde rejoices, but Motel soon tells Tevye that he and Tzeitel gave each other a pledge to marry. After internal struggle, Tevye agrees and manufactures a wild nightmare to convince Golde that the match with Lazar will lead to Tzeitel’s death at the hands of Lazar’s first wife, Fruma-Sarah.

Villagers gossip about the change in Tzeitel’s wedding plans. On the street, Russians taunt Chava.

Fyedka, a young Russian, insists they stop. Afterward, he follows Chava into Motel’s shop to try to speak with her, and he manages to share a book with her before Motel enters.

The villagers attend Tzeitel and Motel’s wedding.

Perchik asks Hodel to dance, and she accepts—a forbidden act. Everyone joins in. The Constable and his men suddenly enter and destroy everything in sight.

Perchik is struck with a club. The Constable apologizes to Tevye. The family begins to clean up.

ACT II Tevye chats with God about recent events.

Perchik tells Hodel he’s leaving to work for justice in Kiev. He proposes, she accepts, and he promises to send for her. Tevye reluctantly approves.

Yente tells Tzeitel she’s seen Chava with Fyedka.

News from Perchik’s letter becomes gossip among the villagers.

Tevye brings Hodel to the railroad station. She is going to Siberia, where Perchik is being held after his arrest. Villagers gossip about Motel and Tzeitel’s new sewing machine. Chava promises Fyedka she’ll speak to Tevye about their love. Tevye refuses to listen and forbids her to speak of Fyedka again.

Golde tells Tevye that Chava and Fyedka are married. Tevye declares that Chava is dead to them.

When she appears to ask his acceptance, he cannot answer.

Yente tries to arrange matches for Tevye’s remaining daughters. The Constable arrives and announces that everyone must leave Anatevka in three days.

Heartbroken, the villagers sing fondly of their home.

The family prepares to leave. Tzeitel and Motel are going to Warsaw. Hodel and Perchik are still in Siberia. Chava and Fyedka are leaving for Krakow. Tevye refuses to acknowledge them, but when Tzeitel says goodbye, he prompts her to add, “God be with you!”

The villagers share their final goodbyes. As they leave, Tevye beckons to The Fiddler to follow.

–Adapted with permission from Music Theatre International Special thanks to David Charles Abell and Seann Alderking

The performance will last approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes.

There will be one intermission.

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ZERO MOSTEL as Tevye in the original production of Fiddler on the Roof, 1964.

Courtesy of The New York Public Library.

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A major reason for its abiding popularity is obWhen the creators of Fiddler on the Roof—book writvious: it’s a great show with memorable songs, exer Joseph Stein, composer Jerry Bock, lyricist Shelciting choreography, and endearing characters. But don Harnick, and director/choreographer Jerome that doesn’t account for the myriad ways Fiddler Robbins—set out to adapt Sholem-Aleichem’s Yidhas seeped into many cultures, glowing with radiant dish tales about a beleaguered milkman with three meanings that far exceed the satisfactions of even the marriageable daughters, they didn’t expect to make best Broadway blockbusters. a splash, much less a fortune. They were motivated Fiddler was the first work of American popular by simple love of the material. The stories were just culture to offer a general, post-Holocaust audience “so warm and human and emotional,” Harnick once an affectionate image of the Yiddish Old Country, told me, “that they cried out for music.” As the artists proudly celebrating the world Ashkenazi Jews had searched for a backer, one after another rejected the come from. For Jewish Americans from that back“property” (as potential Broadway shows are known) ground, the show was an exhilarating coming-out for being likely to appeal only to a narrow audience. party. Spectators wrote to the producers to thank One naysayer, referring to the nationwide Jewish them for making them unashamed to be Jewish. women’s organization, famously asked, “What will At that time, it was nothing we do when we’ve run out of less than astonishing to see Hadassah groups?” Too bad "EVERY SINGLE DAY characters on a popular stage he didn’t invest!

THROUGH THE LAST lighting Shabbos candles Opening on Broadway in SEVEN DECADES ... or getting married under a September 1964, the show swept the Tony Awards Fiddler, by all accounts, chuppah; until then, such images belonged only to specific that season, winning in nine categories, and it ran for a has been on stage some- communal Jewish spaces, unless they were being played then record-breaking 3,242 where in the world" for laughs in mainstream performances (and has been venues. Fiddler helped frame postwar Jewish identity revived on Broadway five times). Every single day and memory in the United States, and beyond—and through the last seven decades (except during the the way non-Jews understood them.

COVID lockdown), Fiddler, by all accounts, has been At the same time, running on a parallel track of on stage somewhere in the world, from Caracas to universality, the show spoke as deeply to all kinds Klaipeda, in schools, community theaters, or profesof audiences—to anyone familiar with the tensions sional venues. between steadfastness and flexibility, cultural pride and adaptation, the agonizing loss and hopeful possibilities of change. Which is to say, everyone. Joe Stein loved to tell the story of attending the first production in Tokyo, where a producer asked him how Americans could understand the show since it was, after all, “so Japanese.”

The show’s essential gesture is dialectical—on the one hand, on the other hand, as Tevye often says when he considers his wrenching options. Having transported old Yiddish stories into the form of a mid-century musical, Fiddler is a work of cultural adaptation—and it is about cultural adaptation. And it thus remains open—indeed, inviting—to every generation to engage it anew.

Alisa Solomon is the author of the awardwinning book, Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof, and a professor at Columbia University.

JERRY BOCK, at the piano, with Sheldon Harnick, 1960. World-Telegram photo by Walter Albertin.

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JULIUS AHN Tenor (Seoul, South Korea) Spoletta, Tosca Cincinnati: Goro, Madame Butterfly (2023); Spoletta, Tosca (2021); Pang, Turandot (2015) Elsewhere: Goro, Madame Butterfly (San Francisco Opera); Pong, Turandot; Gastone, La Traviata (Los Angeles Opera); Mime, Das Rheingold (The Atlanta Opera) Upcoming: Goro, Madame Butterfly (Calgary Opera); Matteo Borsa, Rigoletto (Canadian Opera Company)

DONNIE RAY ALBERT Baritone (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Count Monterone, Rigoletto Cincinnati: Amonasro, Aida (2000, 1995); Count Monterone, Rigoletto (1979) Elsewhere: Verdi Requiem (Akron Symphony Orchestra); Capellio, I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Opéra national de Lorraine); Capulet, Romeo and Juliet (Dallas Opera; Houston Grand Opera) Upcoming: Frazier, Porgy and Bess (Houston Grand Opera) 34

SIMON BARRAD Baritone (San Francisco, California) Perchik, Fiddler on the Roof Cincinnati: Paris, Romeo and Juliet (2019); Marquis, La Traviata (2018) Elsewhere: Carmina Burana (Walt Disney Concert Hall); Mozart, Mozart and Salieri (Opera San José); Considering Matthew Shepard (Ravinia Festival); Joe, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay workshop (Metropolitan Opera) Upcoming: Mozart Requiem (Augusta Symphony)

HENRY BENSON Tenor (Marinette, Wisconsin) Fyedka, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Scott Smith, Harvey Milk Reimagined (Opera Parallèle); Timothy Laughlin, Fellow Travelers; Male Chorus, The Rape of Lucretia; Dr. Baglioni, Rappaccini’s Daughter; Fenton, Falstaff (UC College-Conservatory of Music); Beppe cover, Pagliacci (Glimmerglass Festival)

RACHEL BLAUSTEIN Soprano (Olney, Maryland) Hodel, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Jocelyn Jordan, The Manchurian Candidate (Austin Opera); Rusalka, Rusalka (Pacific Opera Project); Miss Jessel, The Turn of the Screw (Opera Ithaca); Sarah, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay workshop (Metropolitan Opera); Gilda, Rigoletto (OperaDelaware; Opera Baltimore)

ZACH BORICHEVSKY Tenor (Redding, Connecticut) Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto Cincinnati: Eisenstein, Die Fledermaus (2016) Elsewhere: Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto (Metropolitan Opera); Edgardo, Lucia di Lammermoor (Opéra de Nice); Don José, Carmen (The Florentine Opera); Alfredo, La Traviata (San Diego Opera); Cavaradossi, Tosca (Dayton Opera) Upcoming: B.F. Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly (Fort Worth Opera)

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CLELIA CAFIERO Conductor (Gragnano, Italy) Tosca* Elsewhere: La Bohème (English National Opera); Così Fan Tutte (Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation); La Périchole (Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège); Conductor (Orchestre National de Lyon; National Symphony Orchestra Ireland)

GINA CERIMELE-MECHLEY Fight & Intimacy Director (Cincinnati, Ohio) Rigoletto; Tosca; Fiddler on the Roof Cincinnati: 2022–2024 seasons; Elsewhere: Macbeth (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company); Camelot (Human Race Theatre Company); Twelfth Night (Prague Shakespeare Company) Upcoming: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company); Director, 140 at Vines Way (Edinburgh Festival Fringe) 36

MICHAEL CHIOLDI Baritone (New York, New York) Rigoletto, Rigoletto* Elsewhere: Rigoletto, Rigoletto (Metropolitan Opera; Irish National Opera); Giorgio Germont, La Traviata (Palm Beach Opera); Tonio, Pagliacci (Seattle Opera); Amonasro, Aida (Metropolitan Opera) Upcoming: Rigoletto, Rigoletto (Vancouver Opera); Father, Hansel and Gretel (Grand Teton Music Festival); Falstaff, Falstaff (Pittsburgh Opera)

JOSE MARIA CONDEMI Stage Director (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Tosca Cincinnati: Lucia di Lammermoor (2023); Tosca (2021, 2016); Frida (2017); Il Trovatore (2015) Elsewhere: Salome (San Diego Opera); Così Fan Tutte (Academy of Vocal Arts); Eugene Onegin (Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University) Upcoming: Bohème Out of the Box; Rigoletto (San Francisco Opera); Alcina (Trentino Music Festival)

JOHN CONKLIN Scenic Designer (Hartford, Connecticut) Rigoletto Cincinnati: Il Trovatore (2015); Lucie de Lammermoor (2008); The Barber of Seville (2005); Norma (2003) Elsewhere: Romeo and Juliet (Boston Lyric Opera); La Bohème (Opera Philadelphia); Xerxes (Detroit Opera) Upcoming: The Rake’s Progress, The House on Mango Street, Sunday in the Park with George, Tosca (Glimmerglass Festival) 37

THOMAS DREEZE Baritone (Toledo, Ohio) Marullo, Rigoletto; Avram, Fiddler on the Roof Cincinnati: Marquis d’Obigny, La Traviata (2024); Fiorello, The Barber of Seville (2023) Elsewhere: Mahler Songs with Orchestra (Hamptons Festival of Music); Handel Messiah (Collegium Cincinnati) Upcoming: Davies Eight Songs for a Mad King (concert:nova); Mahler Songs with Orchestra (Georgia Festival of Music)

ANTHONY CLARK EVANS Baritone (Owensboro, Kentucky) Baron Scarpia, Tosca Cincinnati: Giorgio Germont, La Traviata (2024); Enrico, Lucia di Lammermoor (2023) Elsewhere: Marcello, La Bohème (Metropolitan Opera); Baron Scarpia, Tosca (Teatro Municipal de Santiago); Sharpless, Madame Butterfly (Opera Philadelphia) Upcoming: Giorgio Germont, La Traviata; Marcello, La Bohème (Metropolitan Opera)

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PHIL FIORINI Actor (Cincinnati, Ohio) Lazar Wolf, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Pumbaa, The Lion King (U.S. tour); Both roles, Greater Tuna (U.S. tour); J.D., Hands on a Hardbody (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati); Albin/Zaza, La Cage aux Folles; Amos, Chicago (New Theatre, Kansas City); The Fool, King Lear; Sir John Falstaff, The Merry Wives of Windsor (Heart of America Shakespeare Festival)

SARAH FOLSOM Vocalist (Tallahassee, Florida) Fruma-Sarah, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Greenacres Celebration Concert (Cincinnati Pops Orchestra); Rosemary Clooney’s White Christmas (Memorial Hall); Lights, Camera, Cabaret: 100 Years of MGM; Walking After Midnight: An Evening with Patsy Cline (The Carnegie); Perfectly Marvelous: The Music of Mrs. Maisel (Fitton Center for Creative Arts)

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JAMES GEIER Wig & Makeup Designer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Resident Wig & Makeup Designer Cincinnati: 2004–2024 seasons Elsewhere: Pittsburgh Opera, 2003–2025 seasons; The Nutcracker (Cincinnati Ballet) Upcoming: Pittsburgh Opera, 2025–2026 season

ARNOLD LIVINGSTON GEIS Tenor (Laguna Beach California) Motel, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Josef Bader, Emigré (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; New York Philharmonic); Rodolfo, La Bohème (Opera Carolina); Don Ramiro, La Cenerentola (Wichita Grand Opera); Carmina Burana (San Francisco Symphony); Mormon/ Housemate, Last Days (LA Phil) Upcoming: Carmina Burana (Reno Philharmonic)

ALEXANDER GUSHROWSKI Tenor (La Porte, Indiana) Matteo Borsa, Rigoletto* Elsewhere: Master of Ceremonies, Cendrillon (Cedar Rapids Opera); Lt. Stone/3rd Tendril, Lincoln in the Bardo workshop (Opera Fusion: New Works); Chaplain, Dialogues of the Carmelites (UC College-Conservatory of Music); Tamino, The Magic Flute; Albert Herring, Albert Herring (Ball State Opera Theatre) 40

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LEVI HAMMER Conductor (Des Moines, Iowa) Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Conductor (Athens State Orchestra; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Albanian National Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Chambre de Genève); Cover conductor (Staatsoper Berlin; Festival d’Aix-en-Provence) Upcoming: Cover conductor for Gustavo Dudamel & Zubin Mehta (LA Phil); Cover conductor (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

VERNON HARTMAN Bass (Dallas, Texas) Count Ceprano, Rigoletto Cincinnati: Duke of Verona, Romeo and Juliet (2019); Senator Potter, Fellow Travelers (2016) Elsewhere: Snug, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (UC College-Conservatory of Music); Director, L’Italiana in Algeri (Chicago Concert Opera); Director/Don Pasquale, Don Pasquale; Director, The Marriage of Figaro (CCM Summer Opera Bootcamp)

THOMAS C. HASE Lighting Designer (Madison, Wisconsin/Berlin, Germany) Resident Lighting Designer, Lighting Director & Design Advisor Cincinnati: 1997–2024 seasons Elsewhere: The Elixir of Love (Santa Fe Opera); La Bohème | Rent (The Atlanta Opera); Iolanta/The Impresario (Göteborg Opera) Upcoming: Fiddler on the Roof (The Atlanta Opera & Alliance Theatre); Don Giovanni (Opéra de Montréal); Fellow Travelers (U.S. tour) 41

RYAN HENRY Baritone (McAllen Texas) Sciarrone, Tosca* Elsewhere: Prince Yamadori/Yakusidé, Madame Butterfly (Kentucky Opera); Bernardo, West Side Story (Indianapolis Opera); Starveling, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (UC College-Conservatory of Music)

WENDY HILL Soprano (Racine, Wisconsin) Grandma Tzeitel, Fiddler on the Roof Cincinnati: Mrs. Lee-Adler/Troll/Mary, Fierce (2022); Berta, The Barber of Seville (2021); Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro (2019) Elsewhere: Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro (Opera Roanoke); Woglinde, Götterdämmerung; Stimme eines Waldvogels, Siegfried; Woglinde, Das Rheingold; Florencia, Florencia en el Amazonas (Seattle Opera)

JIM HOPKINS Actor (Cincinnati, Ohio) Constable, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: King Lear, King Lear; Big Daddy, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company); Don Curtis, Hands on a Hard Body (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati) Upcoming: Morten Kill, An Enemy of the People; Holofernes, Love’s Labour’s Lost; Helicanus, Pericles (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company) 42

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JUSTIN HOPKINS Bass-baritone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Cesare Angelotti, Tosca* Elsewhere: Antron McCray, The Central Park Five (Detroit Opera); Sarastro, The Magic Flute (Opera North); Publio, La Clemenza di Tito (Grand Théâtre de Genève); Narumov, The Queen of Spades (Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie) Upcoming: Masetto, Don Giovanni (Opera Vlaanderen); Olim, Der Silbersee (Chicago Opera Theater)

MAX HOPP Baritone (Berlin, Germany) Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Stage director, Silk Stockings (Graz Opera); Stage director, My Friend Bunbury (Komische Oper Berlin) Upcoming: Lucy/Fernand/Etc., A Woman Who Knows What She Wants!; Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady; Styx, Orpheus in the Underworld; Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof (Komische Oper Berlin)

NOA JAFFEE Alto (Cincinnati, Ohio) Bielke, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Hot Box Girl, Guys and Dolls JR.; Ensemble, 42nd Street; Trish/Dr. Cantway/ Matt, The Laramie Project; Mother/Ensemble, Rock of Ages; Stage manager, The Little Mermaid JR. (Walnut Hills High School); Stage manager, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre) 43

RACHEL KOBERNICK Soprano (West Chester, Pennsylvania) Tzeitel, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Marguerite, Faust (Heartbeat Opera); La Statue Animée, Pygmalion (Kentucky Opera); Papagena, The Magic Flute (Queen City Opera); Anne, A Little Night Music (Indianapolis Opera); Nella, Gianni Schicchi; Pamina, The Magic Flute (Opera on the James) Upcoming: Æthelflæd, Æthelflæd (Opera Austin Festival)

TESIA KWARTENG Mezzo-soprano (San Antonio, Texas) Maddalena, Rigoletto* Elsewhere: Annette Byrd, Loving v. Virginia (Virginia Opera); Jenny, The Threepenny Opera; Carmen, Carmen (Opera Columbus); Ida Mae McDonald, American Apollo (Des Moines Metro Opera); Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro (Portland Opera)

SEOYONG LEE Bass-baritone (Seoul, South Korea) Usher, Rigoletto* Elsewhere: Prophet, Dark Sisters; Harasta, The Cunning Little Vixen (UC CollegeConservatory of Music); Colline, La Bohème (Northwestern Opera Theatre); Pepito, Pepito (Chautauqua Opera) Upcoming: Colline, La Bohème; Vollman, Lincoln in the Bardo workshop (Chautauqua Opera)

KATHRYN LEWEK Soprano (East Lyme, Connecticut) Gilda, Rigoletto* Elsewhere: Musetta, La Bohème (Opera Colorado); Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute (Metropolitan Opera); Four Muses, The Tales of Hoffmann (Salzburg Festival) Upcoming: Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute (Royal Opera House, UK); Elettra, Idomeneo (Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie); Violetta, La Traviata (Opéra de Nice)

VICTORIA LIVENGOOD Mezzo-soprano (Thomasville, North Carolina) Golde, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Marthe, Faust (Detroit Opera); Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro (Opera Omaha); Filipyevna cover, Eugene Onegin (San Francisco Opera); Mother/Witch, Hansel and Gretel (Lyric Opera of Kansas City); Eunice, A Streetcar Named Desire (Hawaii Opera Theatre); Kabanicha, Katya Kabanova (Seattle Opera)

ELLI MADDOCK Alto (Cincinnati, Ohio) Shprintze, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Alice, Alice in Wonderland (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati); Becky O’Shea, Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Susan, Narnia The Musical (The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati); Ensemble, Hello, Dolly! (The Carnegie)

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CRYSTAL MANICH Stage Director (Boquerón, Puerto Rico) Fiddler on the Roof Cincinnati: Aida (2022) Elsewhere: Thaïs (Spoleto Festival USA); Alcina (Shepherd School of Music, Rice University); Florencia en el Amazonas (Opera San José) Upcoming: Librettist, Time to Act (Pittsburgh Opera); Director, Autumn & Summer (short film)

JANICE MEYERSON Mezzo-soprano (Omaha, Nebraska) Yente, Fiddler on the Roof Cincinnati: Amneris, Aida (1980); Maddalena, Rigoletto (1979) Elsewhere: Madame Armfeldt, A Little Night Music (St. Pete Opera); Aunt Sue, Slow Dusk (The Little Opera Theatre of New York); Mrs. Grose, The Turn of the Screw (North Carolina Opera); Miss Todd, The Old Maid and the Thief (Delaware Valley Opera)

HEIDI MIDDENDORF Soprano (Akron, Ohio) Countess Ceprano, Rigoletto* Cincinnati: Mary Dee cover, Liverpool Oratorio (2024); Mabel cover, The Pirates of Penzance (2022) Elsewhere: Donna Anna, Don Giovanni (Washington Opera Society); Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro; Cunegonde, Candide (UC CollegeConservatory of Music); Frasquita, Carmen (Central City Opera)

CHARLES MOREY Violinist (Fayetteville, West Virginia) The Fiddler, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Violinist (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra); Meredith Anno; Shaw A Day at a Time (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra); Morey Images (John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts)

BARRY MULHOLLAND Actor (Narragansett, Rhode Island) Rabbi, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Inspector Hubbard, Dial M for Murder (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company); Freud, Freud’s Last Session (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati) Upcoming: Aslaksen, An Enemy of the People (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company)

KAYLEE NICHOLS Mezzo-soprano (Cincinnati, Ohio) Giovanna, Rigoletto* Elsewhere: Hannah, Forward Into Light concert (St. John’s Unitarian Universalist Church); The Mother, Amahl and the Night Visitors (Kentucky Opera); Michele cover, The Righteous; Flora, La Traviata (Santa Fe Opera) Upcoming: Laura, Iolanta (Queen City Opera) 45

MICHAEL PAPPALARDO Choreographer (Fort Collins, Colorado) Fiddler on the Roof Cincinnati: Liverpool Oratorio (2024); Aida (2022) Elsewhere: Ariodante (Pittsburgh Opera); West Side Story (Opera San José); Director/choreographer, Romeo and Juliet; Dracula; The Crucible (Canyon Concert Ballet) Upcoming: Director/choreographer, Swan Lake; Alice in Wonderland (Canyon Concert Ballet)

ROBERT PERDZIOLA Scenic & Costume Designer (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Tosca Cincinnati: Tosca (2016) Elsewhere: The Rake’s Progress (Des Moines Metro Opera); La Traviata (Seiji Ozawa Music Academy, Japan); The Marriage of Figaro (Garsington Opera) Upcoming: Flames of Paris (K-Ballet, Japan); Costume designer, The Magic Flute (Santa Fe Opera)

CHAD PHILLIPS Costume Designer (Covington, Kentucky) Fiddler on the Roof Cincinnati: La Traviata (2024) Elsewhere: What the Constitution Means to Me; Detroit ’67; The Whipping Man; Gem of the Ocean (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati)

MORRIS ROBINSON Bass (Atlanta, Georgia) Sparafucile, Rigoletto Cincinnati: Ramfis, Aida (2022); Porgy, Porgy and Bess (2019); Ferrando, Il Trovatore (2015) Elsewhere: Ramfis, Aida (Metropolitan Opera); Ferrando, Il Trovatore (Houston Grand Opera); Banquo, Macbeth (The Atlanta Opera) Upcoming: Ramfis, Aida (Washington National Opera); Grand Inquisitor, Don Carlo (Dallas Opera)

WILL SELNICK Bass-baritone (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mendel, Fiddler on the Roof* Elsewhere: Prince, Cinderella; Prince, Sleeping Beauty; Wally, Life Could Be a Dream (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati); Andy, Cotton Patch Gospel (Showboat Majestic); Cascada, The Merry Widow; Peter Quince, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Northwestern Bienen School of Music) Upcoming: Soloist (Cincinnati Men’s Chorus)

SAMUEL SMITH Bass (Cincinnati, Ohio) Sacristan, Tosca Cincinnati: Dr. Grenville, La Traviata (2024); Officer, The Barber of Seville (2023); Sergeant of Police, The Pirates of Penzance (2022) Elsewhere: Don Pasquale, Don Pasquale (Anchorage Opera); Basilio, The Barber of Seville (Lake George Opera); Leporello, Don Giovanni (Metro Lyric Opera, New Jersey); King, Aida (Palm Beach Opera) 46

KARAH SON Soprano (Seoul, South Korea) Floria Tosca, Tosca Cincinnati: Cio-Cio-San, Madame Butterfly (2023) Elsewhere: Cio-Cio-San, Madame Butterfly (Pittsburgh Opera; Los Angeles Opera; Royal Danish Opera); Desdemona, Otello (Teatro La Fenice); Floria Tosca, Tosca (Opera Australia) Upcoming: Cio-Cio-San, Madame Butterfly (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

COLE STEPHENSON Bass (West Des Moines, Iowa) Jailer, Tosca* Elsewhere: Bottom, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Collatinus, The Rape of Lucretia; Badger, The Cunning Little Vixen (UC College-Conservatory of Music); Commendatore, Don Giovanni (Savannah VOICE Festival); Carl Olsen, Street Scene (Iowa State University)

KAYLYN TAYLOR BALDWIN Soprano (Las Vegas, Nevada) Duchess of Mantua, Rigoletto* Elsewhere: Poppea, Agrippina (UC College-Conservatory of Music); Leah, Uncovered; Poppea, The Coronation of Poppea (Utah State University Opera Theatre); Maria/Liesl cover, The Sound of Music (Music Theatre West); Barbarina cover, The Marriage of Figaro (Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre)

VITA TZYKUN Costume Designer (Odesa, Ukraine) Rigoletto Cincinnati: Castor and Patience (2022); Fellow Travelers (2016) Elsewhere: Co-director/ Set & projection designer, La Bohème | Rent (The Atlanta Opera); Set designer, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (San Francisco Opera) Upcoming: The Cunning Little Vixen (Des Moines Metro Opera); Fiddler on the Roof (The Atlanta Opera & Alliance Theatre)

HENRI VENANZI Chorus Master (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Resident Chorus Master Cincinnati: Assistant Chorus Master, 1980–1986 seasons; Chorus Master, 1994–2024 seasons Elsewhere: Recital accompanist for Martina Arroyo, Kathleen Battle, Sondra Radvanovsky, Jerry Hadley; U.S. Artist in Residence (Xi’an, China); Guest opera conductor (University of Alabama Opera Theatre)

MATTHEW WHITE Tenor (New Market, Virginia) Mario Cavaradossi, Tosca Cincinnati: Romeo, Romeo and Juliet (2019) Elsewhere: Prince Vasily, Khovanshchina (Salzburg Easter Festival); Don Carlo, Don Carlo (The Royal Danish Opera); B.F. Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly (Opéra de Montréal); Don José, Carmen (Santa Fe Opera) Upcoming: Don José, Carmen (Malmö Opera); B.F. Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly (Calgary Opera) 47

JENNIFER ZETLAN Soprano (Wilmington, Delaware) Chava, Fiddler on the Roof Cincinnati: Fanny, Morning Star (2015) Elsewhere: Madame Alice, Working for the Macbeths (American Lyric Theater InsightALT); Queen Tye cover, Akhnaten (Metropolitan Opera) Upcoming: Mozart Mass in C minor; Corigliano Fern Hill; Handel Messiah (Oratorio Society of New York, Carnegie Hall)

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Singing the Future

THE BLACK OPERA PROJECT LAUN CHES WITH LALOVAVI Image by © Dr. Sam Martin/Digital Wild Art

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ove, grief, jealousy, hope. Opera is the ideal art form to communicate all sides of the human experience.

That belief is at the heart of Cincinnati Opera’s Black Opera Project. This sweeping new initiative brings together visionary artists to create three powerful new operas celebrating the resilience, richness, and joy of the Black American experience.

The first of these works, Lalovavi, will take center stage at Music Hall in summer 2026. It will be followed by two more world premieres, one each year through 2028. But this initiative is about more than new productions—it’s a bold statement of representation and a celebration of voice, tradition, and imagination.

Lalovavi (LAH-low-VAH-vee) is an Afrofuturist opera set in the year 2425 in which love plays a central role—love of self, love of family, and love of community. In fact, the word “lalovavi” translates to “love.”

The opera’s story takes place centuries after environmental collapse. Society is governed by those who carry a rare genetic trait known as the Syndica gene.

Persephone, daughter of a powerful leader, discovers she carries a unique version of the gene—one believed to grant immortality. When her father threatens her freedom, she flees the city and embarks on a journey of self-discovery, encountering warrior-healers, talking beasts, and ancient spiritual traditions rooted in Black culture.

The creation of Lalovavi has been a multi-year, layered journey—one that began with the original story created by librettist and poet Tifara Brown that draws on classic motifs and archetypes and el-

Tifara Brown Story & Lyrics

Kevin Day Composer

Kimille Howard Stage Director

evates them in a way that is both fresh and profound.

Brown, composer Kevin Day, stage director and dramaturg Kimille Howard, and Cincinnati Opera staff have worked together to refine this vision into an inspiring narrative that embraces themes of transformation, identity, and liberation.

Completing the creative team are conductor Kevin Miller, scenic designer Lawrence E. Moten III, costume designer Kara Harmon, and lighting designer Thomas C. Hase, who are collaborating with Brown, Day, and Howard to bring the opera to vibrant life for the Music Hall stage. Following two successful developmental workshops, the team’s creative momentum continues with exciting energy and promises to shape Lalovavi into a bold new entry into the opera world.

Through Lalovavi and The Black Opera Project, Cincinnati Opera is filling a long-standing gap in the repertoire as it sets an example for how powerful, inclusive, and profoundly human opera can be. In lifting up new voices and new stories, Lalovavi and The Black Opera Project will inspire upcoming generations, reach national stages, and help redefine the future of American opera, while honoring a legacy of culture, courage, and creativity.

Special thanks to these supporters of Lalovavi and The Black Opera Project as of May 1, 2025: Mellon Foundation, Joseph and Susan Pichler, Harry and Ann Santen, The David C. Herriman Fund of GCF, ArtsWave FLOW, Arts Midwest, and the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.

Kevin Miller Conductor

To learn more about The Black Opera Project, visit BlackOperaProject.org.

Kara Harmon Costume Designer

Lawrence E. Thomas C. Hase Moten III Lighting Designer Scenic Designer

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CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA First Violins Stefani Matsuo Felicity James Philip Marten Eric Bates Kathryn Woolley Anna Reider Mauricio Aguiar Minyoung Baik James Braid Rebecca Kruger Fryxell Elizabeth Furuta Gerald Itzkoff Joseph Ohkubo Luo-Jia Wu Jonathan Yi

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Second Violins Gabriel Pegis Yang Liu Scott Mozlin Kun Dong Cheryl Benedict Evin Blomberg Rose Brown Rachel Charbel Chika Kinderman Charles Morey Hyesun Park Paul Patterson Stacey Woolley

Violas Christian Colberg Gabriel Napoli Julian Wilkison Rebecca Barnes Christopher Fischer Stephen Fryxell Caterina Longhi Denisse Rodriguez-Rivera Dan Wang Joanne Wojtowicz Cellos Ilya Finkelshteyn Lachezar Kostov Norman Johns Drew Dansby Daniel Kaler Nicholas Mariscal Hiro Matsuo Alan Rafferty Tianlu (Jerry) Xu Basses Owen Lee Luis Celis Stephen Jones Boris Astafiev Gerald Torres Rick Vizachero

Harp Gillian Benet Sella

Contrabassoon Jennifer Monroe

Flutes Randolph Bowman Henrik Heide Haley Bangs

Horns Elizabeth Freimuth David Alexander Molly Norcross Lisa Conway Duane Dugger Charles Bell

Piccolo Rebecca Pancner Oboes Dwight Parry Lon Bussell Emily Beare English Horn Christopher Philpotts Clarinets Christopher Pell Joseph Morris Ixi Chen Bass Clarinet Ronald Aufmann Bassoons Christopher Sales Martin Garcia Hugh Michie

Trumpets Anthony Limoncelli Alexander Pride Christopher Kiradjieff Trombones Cristian Ganicenco Joseph Rodriguez Bass Trombone Noah Roper Tuba Christopher Olka Timpani Patrick Schleker Joseph Bricker

Percussion David Fishlock Michael Culligan Joseph Bricker Marc Wolfley Keyboards Michael Chertock Julie Spangler CSO/CCM Diversity Fellows Lucas Ferreira Braga, violin Melissa Peraza, viola Manuel Papale, cello Caleb Edwards, double bass Wendell Rodrigues da Rosa, double bass Librarians Christina Eaton Elizabeth Dunning Cara Benner Stage Managers Brian P. Schott Phillip T. Sheridan Daniel Schultz Mike Ingram Andrew Sheridan

CINCINNATI OPERA CHORUS Natalie Almeter Avery Bargasse Kade Bennett Sirgourney Cook Emily Cotten Victoria Ellington Emily Garcia Alexander Gushrowski Andrew Hallam

Stephen Hanna Gabriel David Hernandez Alexander Herron Mark Hockenberry Grant Jackson Mackenzie Jacquemin Madeline Jentsch Cameron Barrett Johnson

Jaclyn Kleier Seoyong Lee Claire Lopatka Samantha Pape Sang Bin Park Travis Pearce Will Reed Eric Riedel Natalie Sheppard

Diamond Sparks Nia Spaulding Cole Stephenson Mitchell Sturges Will Tanski Talia Zoll

Nyairah Lambert Rex Liu Theo Miritello Christopher Omolayo Nevaeh Render

Kendall Richard David Santamaria Jay’la Townsend Adam Tuemler

Simone Muhammad Regina Murphy Eli Petraccia

Ciarán Ponder Garrett Steagall

TOSCA CHILDREN’S CHORUS Stefano Adams-Orejuela Eryn Baek Naomi Crosby David Erisman Claire Gray Horwarth

Caroline Herzog Etta Hykkerud Witt Miles Jackson Jeffrey Jergenson Claire Kruckeberg

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF DANCERS Taylor Carrasco Martin King Celeste Lau

Zander Magolnick Emilia Mieczykowski Nicholas Motley

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CINCINNATI OPERA STAFF Christopher Milligan The Harry Fath General Director & CEO Patricia K. Beggs General Director Emerita Administration and Finance Jennifer DuBois Chief Financial Officer Matt Singleton Director of Technology Meg Booker Board Relations and Administration Laurie Crothers Controller Youngeun Kim Diversity and Inclusion Advisor Christine McLaughlin Human Resources Manager

Alex Amsel Ian Axness Michael Patterson Assistant Conductors Ky Chassels Joshua Horowitz Andrew Nienaber Assistant Directors Eunjin Bang Michael Patterson Supertitle Coordinators Ian Axness Eunjin Bang Cory Battey James Maverick Kevin Miller Michael Patterson Kseniia Polstiankina Rehearsal Pianists and Coaches Valerie Dreith Company Management Intern Tessa Killen Directing Intern

52 Julia Gaines Finance Intern Artistic Evans Mirageas The Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director Morris Robinson Artistic Advisor Jane Hulburt Director of Artistic Operations Audrey Chait Artistic Programs and New Works Manager Elizabeth Reyna Artistic Operations Coordinator Kelly Kuo Musical Advisor, The Black Opera Project Henri Venanzi Chorus Master James Maverick Head of Music Staff

Community Engagement and Education Tracy L. Wilson Director of Community Engagement and Education Elizabeth Reyna School Programs Coordinator Luke Kleeman Community Engagement and Education Intern Marketing and Communications M. Todd Bezold Director of Marketing Katie Syroney Director of Communications Colleen Ladrick Patron Services Manager Aimee Sposito Martini Senior Graphic Designer and Illustrator

Zach Quortrup Director of Patron Services and Insights Philip J. Groshong Company Photographer Mya Gibson Communications Intern Kayla Sconiers Marketing Intern Becca McNay Lead Patron Services Representative Anthony Daniel Annabelle Engle Jacob Forte Abby Sauer Patron Services Representatives Philanthropy Ken Wetstein Chief Development Officer

Chad Phillips Costume Director Daisy Hobbins Costume Intern Thomas C. Hase Lighting Director, Resident Lighting Designer, and Design Advisor Natalia Carlson Associate Lighting Director Alex Mason Lighting Consultant Jules Cabrera Kassidy Schley Lighting Interns James Geier Resident Wig and Makeup Designer Amy Whitaker Wig and Makeup Design Assistant

Christine Chait Individual Giving Manager

Megan Janger Wig and Makeup Intern

Andrea Davies Leadership Giving Manager

Hannah Holthaus Production Stage Manager

Kimberly Passaro Institutional Giving Manager

Hannah Holthaus Jennelle John-Lewis Peter Nictakis Jennifer Shaw Stage Managers

Alison de la Paz Philanthrophy Associate Lisa Malsom Brianna Meinecke Philanthropy and Administrative Interns Production Lyla Forlani Director of Production Krista Billings Stage Operations Director Olivia Cleri Production Manager Finley Shields Producing Intern

Brooke Redler Jennifer Shaw Madison Stone Lily Welsh Assistant Stage Managers Raeya Garcia Erin Kimball Bonnie Ruble Stage Management Interns Ruth Wartman Lead Scenic Charge Artist and Props Manager

Alex Kuntz Assistant Scenic Charge Artist

Technical Gary Kidney Technical Director

Payton Epperson Taylor Helms Scenic Artists

Leah Busse Master Carpenter

Katie Kim Props Coordinator Joseph Schmitt Scenic and Props Intern Gina Cerimele-Mechley Fight and Intimacy Director Rehearsal Coltan Foster Rehearsal Administrator

David Hall Construction Carpenter Brad Kidney Bill Coates Carpenter Second Hands Todd Dignan-Cummins Flyman Kevin Eviston Master Electrician Chanelle Dau Pino Board Operator

Jennelle John-Lewis Rehearsal Assistant/ Super Captain

Lara Sheridan Master of Properties

Professional Trainees Mari (Sophie) Alspaugh Costumes

Tim Fowler Properties Second Hand

Anna Dixon Properties Reagan Clayton Electrics Kelijah Houston Stage Management Genevieve Howard Arts Administration Cillian Lewis Carpentry Marlee Tickel Marketing

Cedric Collier Head Sound Technician Keith Gulleman Title Operator Cherl Beyersdoerfer Costumer Elizabeth Kline Noelle Wedig-Johnston Assistant Costumers Theresa Kramer Kathy Magistrelli Dean Walz Wardrobe Technicians

Leah Busse Bill Coates Tim Fowler David Hall Brad Kidney Scenery/Props Build Crew Cherl Beyersdoerfer Elizabeth Kline Theresa Kramer Kathy Magistrelli Dean Walz Noelle Wedig-Johnston Costume Build Crew Music Hall House Staff Molly McGraw General Manager Gary Kidney Technical Director Kevin Eviston Master Electrician Paul Stafford Master Carpenter Terri Kidney Senior Event Manager Rick Endres Angie Sandmann Event Managers Sabreena Cherrington House Manager Hope Holman Volunteer Manager Tony Dees Custodial Services Manager

Shawn Booker Winifred Freeman Judith Martin Terra Ruff Kevin Ruwe Airel Seeback Custodial Services Department Jeff Enderle Chief Engineer Nathan Gibbs Jeremy Rost Engineers Chris Jackson Concessions Manager Spenser Smith Concessions Coordinator Andy Wolf Safety and Security Coordinator Angela Felts Lorraine McAfee Joan Tenhundfeld Security Associates Beth Troendly Rentals Manager Alynn Rousselle Operations Administrative Assistant

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CINCINNATI OPERA GUILD The Cincinnati Opera Guild is a group of dedicated opera lovers who strive to deepen their understanding of the art form through educational and social events while also serving as the volunteer corps for Cincinnati Opera. We are grateful for their enthusiastic and generous support. If you’re interested in learning more, visit cincinnatiopera. org/guild.

Marina Abanto Julie Alamin Jennifer M. Allen * Anne S. Arenstein Paule S. Asch, Ph.D. Barbara Bardes Patricia K. Beggs (H) Dr. Alfred J. Berger + Lois Brenner * Cherylann D. Brinkman + Andrea Chavez-Dietz Penny P. Cobey Virginia K. Cover (H) * Stephen DeHoff Joanna Doerner Jocelyn Dunphy (H) * Christopher D. Edwards (H) Elizabeth GendreauMaxwell Marlesa A. Gray (H) * Annie Green (H) * Barbara Hahn (H)

Suzanne Hasl (H) * + Julie G. Heard (H) * Ms. Karlee L. Hilliard * Emily M. Hodges Linda Holthaus Judith Imhoff Sarajane King * Jennifer Kinnen (H) Patrick Korb (H) * + Mel E. Kuempel (H) * Elizabeth Kuresman (H) Mr. Bruce A. Lafferre Richard Laskey * Susan Lauf (H) Sooncha Lee Adele Lippert Joanie Lotts (H) Dr. Janet P. McDaniel Ruth McDevitt (H) Rod M. McFaull Lawrence Mouch (H) Sue Alexander Mouch (H)

Hengameh Nassef Christine E. Neyer (H) * + Tom Osterman Marchelle Owens + Lilián E. Pagani + Isabelle Paul (H) + Sandra Porada Daniel C. Rebhun (H) * Aileen B. Reinstatler (H) * Carol A. Rogers (H) Ellen J. Ross Louis Ross Lois P. Rust Ellen Saenger G. James Sammarco (H) + Ruthann Sammarco (H) * + Robert Schmidt + Norma Schoenberger + Charles R. Schuler + Joseph Shirley + Jeffrey Stambough + Nancy Stambough +

Barbara Stegmaier + Joseph Stegmaier + Nancy M. Steman Gail B. Stradling Richard Stradling, Jr. Janet V. Stuhlreyer + Paul A. “Gus” Stuhlreyer III + Janet G. Todd + Nydia C. Tranter Carol Turni Nancy Virgulak Robert Von Gerds Charles Wilkinson Jeannine Winkelmann (H) * Andrea Wiot EJ Wohlgemuth + Shelby O. Wood Richard Zinicola * (H) Honorary member * Former president + Lifetime member

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Share your love of opera, connect with other opera lovers, and dive deeper into the fascinating world behind the scenes of grand opera.

Become a Cincinnati Opera Guild Ambassador and enjoy: • Invitations to behind-thescenes tours and events • Social gatherings with other opera lovers and professionals

VOLUNTEER. ADVOCATE. CELEBRATE.

• Exclusive meet-and-greet opportunities with our opera stars

ALL ARE INVITED! JOIN THE CINCINNATI OPERA GUILD TODAY. Memberships are available to anyone donating $100 or more to Cincinnati Opera.

For more information on becoming a Guild Ambassador, visit cincinnatiopera.org/opera-guild or call 513-768-5585.

Opera Fusion: New Works’ Next Act A RAPT CAPACITY CROWD attended the February 2025 Opera Fusion: New Works workshop for Lalovavi, a new opera by Kevin Day and Tifara Brown which will premiere at Cincinnati Opera in 2026.

Photo by Philip Groshong. Additional photos by Mark Lyons and Mikki Schaffner.

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incinnati Opera is proud to share that Opera Fusion: New Works (OF:NW)—one of the nation’s leading incubators for new operas—will continue for three more years, thanks to a generous anonymous gift. This donation ensures the continuation of the company’s groundbreaking collaboration with the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), extending the life of an initiative that has become a vital force in the development of American opera.

Since its launch in 2011, OF:NW has offered composers and librettists the opportunity to workshop operas-in-progress using the talents and resources of both Cincinnati Opera and CCM. Most recently led by co-Artistic Directors Robin Guarino, professor of opera at CCM, and Evans Mirageas, Cincinnati Opera’s Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director, OF:NW has hosted 35 workshops and orchestral readings for 29 operas—many of which have gone on to be produced on major stages across the country.

Acclaimed works such as Fellow Travelers by Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce, Eurydice by Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl, and Champion by Terence Blanchard and Michael Cristofer all passed through OF:NW on their way to Lyric Opera of Chicago, Los Angeles Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera. More recently, two pieces workshopped by OF:NW—Blind Injustice by Scott Davenport Richards and David Cote, and Morgiane, a rediscovered 1887 work by Edmund Dédé believed be the oldest existing opera by a Black American—received their New York City premieres to enthusiastic audience and critical acclaim.

Originally supported by the Mellon Foundation, whose funding concludes in 2025, OF:NW enters a new chapter thanks to the generous new gift. Following Guarino’s recent retirement, OF:NW will host six additional workshops over the next three

years under the leadership of Mirageas and Cincinnati Opera artistic team members Jane Hulburt and Audrey Chait, in partnership with CCM—providing valuable time and space for new stories to be developed and new voices to be heard.

“Opera Fusion: New Works has been transformative for Cincinnati Opera, CCM, and opera in America,” said Mirageas. “This generous gift will allow this unique creative collaboration to continue to thrive, giving composers and librettists valuable resources to shape their stories and ensuring the vibrancy of the art form for decades to come.”

To learn more, visit ofnw.org.

SOPRANO KIERA DUFFY, here with Evans Mirageas, sang the title role in the OF:NW workshop of Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Hildegard.

COMPOSER LAURA KAMINSKY (left) and librettist Elaine Sexton discuss their opera, The Post Office, after its OF:NW workshop.

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MAJOR SEASON SUPPORT SEASON SUPPORT

SEASON SPONSORS Christopher Milligan, The Harry Fath General Director & CEO Harry Fath

The John L. Magro Resident Conductor The John L. Magro Artist Development Fund/ Rev. Susan Pfeil

Evans Mirageas, The Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director The Harry T. Wilks Family Foundation

Society of Angels Sponsor Johnson Investment Counsel

Opera Fusion: New Works Sponsors Anonymous Mellon Foundation

Cincinnati Opera Young Professionals Sponsors ArtsWave Young Professionals Joseph Chevrolet Anthony Maieron Tarita Preston Tiffany Collective Brett Willson and John Fredeking

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Pride Night Premier Sponsor Mr. Ronald T. Bates and Mr. Randy Lasley

Media Partner Classical 90.9 WGUC

Sensory-Friendly Sponsor The William Plott Sensory Fund

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION SPONSORS ArtsWave The Charles H. Dater Foundation

H.B, E.W., and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation PNC Bank

ARTISTIC SPONSORS

RIGOLETTO

TOSCA

Opening Weekend Sponsor

Performance Sponsors

The Chavez Family, in memory of Geraldine V.

Ginger Warner

Chavez

Anonymous

Performance Sponsor

Support for Jose Maria Condemi, Stage Director

Cincinnati Opera Board Associates

Joseph A. and Susan E. Pichler Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Support for Clelia Cafiero, Conductor

Support for John Fiore, Conductor

In Loving Memory of Richard Lauf

Arthur B. Casper Support for Robert Perdziola, Scenic and The Appearance of Michael Chioldi

Costume Design

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bitter

Liz Kathman Grubow and Jerry Kathman

The Appearance of Kathryn Lewek

The Appearance of Karah Son

Nanci Wilks Lanni and Nick Lanni

Julia B. Meister, Esq. and Taft Law

The Appearance of Zach Borichevsky

The Appearance of Matthew White

Drs. Thomas and Barbara Boat

Susan and John M. Tew, Jr.

The Appearance of Morris Robinson

The Appearance of Anthony Clark Evans

Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kennedy

The Appearance of Thomas Dreeze

The Appearance of Julius Ahn

Anne-Marie Blancquaert, D.V.M., and Walter

Edward B. Silberstein, M.D., and Jacqueline M. Mack

Bruyninckx, D.V.M., Ph.D.

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ARTISTIC SPONSORS

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Lead Sponsor

The Appearance of Rachel Kobernick

The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati

Eric and Jennifer Dauer

Production Sponsor

The Appearance of Rachel Blaustein

Sheila and Christopher Cole

Dr. Susan R. Strick The Appearance of Jennifer Zetlan Edward B. Silberstein, M.D., and Jacqueline M. Mack

Performance Sponsors 1919 Investment Counsel Society of Angels Cincinnati Opera Guild

The Appearance of Janice Meyerson Dr. Jack and Barbara Hahn Ronna and Dr. James Willis

The Patrons of Cincinnati Opera The Appearance of Arnold Livingston Geis Mr. and Mrs. Alan Eichner Support for Crystal Manich, Stage Director The Patricia K. Beggs Fund: Championing Women’s Voices Support for Levi Hammer, Conductor Sheila and Christopher Cole

The Appearance of Simon Barrad Drs. Elaine and David Billmire The Appearance of Wendy Hill Anonymous

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The Appearance of Sarah Folsom Catharina Toltzis, Ph.D., and Robert Toltzis, M.D.

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation The Appearance of Charles Morey Support for Chad Phillips, Costume Design

Mr. Ronald T. Bates and Mr. Randy Lasley

Anne-Marie Blancquaert, D.V.M., and Walter Bruyninckx, D.V.M., Ph.D. Support for David Bullard, Sound Design Mona and Richard Kerstine, M.D. Support for Fiddler on the Roof Dancers and Michael Pappalardo, Choreographer The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation The Appearance of Max Hopp Irene and Daniel Randolph Family The Appearance of Victoria Livengood Boris Auerbach and Kathy Patchel in loving memory of Rita Auerbach Orpett

Sponsoring a season artist provides the opportunity to form a connection with them beyond the stage. Support from our artist sponsors allows Cincinnati Opera to continue bringing world-class talent to our region.

If you are interested in sponsoring one of our season artists, please contact Ken Wetstein at 513-768-5565 or kwetstein@cincinnati opera.org.

CORPORATE, GOVERNMENT, AND FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTORS PRINCIPAL $25,000+

David C. Herriman Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation

DIRECTOR $12,000+

The Fullgraf Foundation

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Hamilton Caseworks Solutions

INVESTMENT COUNSEL

The Jesse & Caryl Philips Foundation

AMBASSADOR $6,000+

The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.

Arts Midwest

The Stephen H. Wilder Foundation

The Wyant Family Foundation

Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies

Zaring Family Foundation

Mueller Family Foundation

OFFICER $3,500+

Blank Rome LLP

Cincinnati Stage Employees Local No. 5

IN-KIND GIFTS AND EVENT HOSTS Aglamesis Brothers

Mellotone Beer Project

Al’s Delicious Popcorn

Montgomery Inn

Cincinnati Ballet

The Native One

Cincinnati Parks Foundation

Mrs. Thomas L. Neyer, Sr.

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Oakley Wines

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Dr. Beatriz Porras and Dr. Alvaro A. Ryes

Sheila and Christopher Cole

Pure Barre Kenwood

Contemporary Arts Center

Nicolette and Adam Rader

Contrast Studios

Redtree Coffee & Art

Del Gardo’s Cannoli

Revel OTR Urban Winery

eat well celebrations and feasts

Richter & Phillips

Fillo

Safi

Freeman’s | Hindman

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Shifman

John Hauck House

Site 1212

Johnson Investment Counsel

Skyline Chili

Liz Kathman Grubow and Jerry Kathman

Mr. Brett Stover

The Lempicka by Jeff Ruby

Studio Medical Aesthetics

Alex Lohmann

Thunderdome Restaurant Group

Macaron Bar

WOW Windowboxes

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ARTSWAVE PARTNERS Cincinnati Opera acknowledges the following partner companies, foundations, and their employees who generously participate in the annual ArtsWave Campaign at the $100,000+ level. Thank you! $2 million+

$100,000 to $249,999

P&G

Cincinnati Open Cincinnati Reds

$1 million to $1,999,999 Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Foundation $500,000 to $999,999 GE Aerospace $250,000 to $499,999 altafiber Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center The Cincinnati Insurance Companies

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Duke Energy The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation The Enquirer | Cincinnati.com Greater Cincinnati Foundation The Kroger Co. Messer Construction Co. National Endowment for the Arts

Great American Insurance Group The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee Western & Southern Financial Group

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RESTORED & PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS Music Hall’s 1878 wooden double balcony doors have returned after months of meticulous restoration and preservation.

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INDIVIDUAL, FOUNDATION, AND CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS Cincinnati Opera acknowledges with deep appreciation the leadership and generosity of the many individuals, foundations, and corporations who have supported the company with contributions to the Annual Fund.

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Anonymous (20) 1919 Investment Counsel Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Mr. and Ms. David H. Aaron Ms. Marina Abanto Barbara Aberlin Mrs. Julie Ackley Dr. Shauna Acquavita Mrs. Christine O. Adams Mrs. Diana Adams Adele Lippert Fund Kathy Aerni Ronald Albright Mrs. Regina Ali-Shakir Anne K. Allen Ms. Marcia Allen Ms. Raye Allen Ms. Ruth Alpers Jose Alvarez Dr. and Mr. Richard Alvarez Katherine and Christopher Anderson Vic and Dolores Angel Mr. Gary J. Anglin Elena Anischenko Mrs. Norita D. Aplin and Mr. Stanley H. Ragle Dr. Ursula Appelt Anne S. Arenstein and Richard Sarason Mrs. Janet Arno Dr. and Mrs. William Aronstein Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Insurance Arts Midwest ArtsWave Boris Auerbach and Kathy Patchel Dr. Diane Babcock Mr. Michael R. Bachmann and Ms. Mary Combs Mrs. and Mr. Marcie Bachrach Mr. and Mrs. Allan J. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Todd Bailey Nancy and Scott Bailey Gay Bain Aine Baldwin and Kurt Reichelderfer Kim Bancsi Frances and Tom Bankston Barbara and Dale Bardes Maggie Barnes Ms. Dionne L. Barnett Sandy Barth Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Barton Lindsay Baruffa Flávia Bastos, Ph.D., and Larry Huston

Mr. Ronald T. Bates and Mr. Randy Lasley Amy B. Batsakis Mr. and Mrs. A. Blair Battistini Christopher and Annie Baucom Wendy A. Baumann Charles Baverman Ms. Lorraine Becker Mr. David and Mrs. Gale Beckett Melvin and Kathleen Bedree Patricia K. and James D. Beggs Mr. Billy Belding Ms. Carlene M. Bennett Martin P. Bentz Dr. Alfred J. Berger Mr. Allen Bernard Dr. Lauren Bernofsky Glenda and Malcolm Bernstein Mr. Todd Bezold Ms. Cristina Bickford Krista K. Billings Ms. Karen F. Billington Drs. Elaine and David Billmire Garry N. Binegar, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bisselberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bitter Anne-Marie Blancquaert, D.V.M., and Walter Bruyninckx, D.V.M., Ph.D. Blank Rome LLP Drs. Thomas and Barbara Boat Boeing Marye C. Boggs Steven P. Boggs Mr. and Ms. Steve Bogner Dr. Steven Bohinc Mr. Michael S. Bohmer Sandra Bolek Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bonansinga Mrs. Roberta Bond Mr. and Ms. Boone John and Mary Ann Boorn Mr. Gary Booth Mrs. Lydia Boreman Mr. Neil Bortz Jan Brandt Mr. David Brashear Mr. Hunter Bridewell Cherylann Brinkman Dr. Frederick Brockmeier and Dr. April Laskey Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Brooke Dr. David W. Brounley, M.D. Ms. Meribeth Brown Mrs. Rebecca S. Brown Mx. Robert M. Bruce Ms. Gloria Brugger Ms. Hermine Brunner

Dr. Rachelle Bruno Mr. Otto M. Budig, Jr. Mr. Eric Burgmann Mrs. Dina Burke Donald L. and Kathleen F. Burns Mr. Robert Burroughs Ms. Angie Butterbaugh Mr. and Mrs. David M. Callif Mrs. Tempie L. Calvin Dr. and Mrs. Lanthan Camblin Ms. Deborah Campbell Ms. Nina Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Canarie Dr. Onassis Caneris Mr. Victor J. Canfield Ms. Patricia M. Carey Mr. Patrick Carney Dr. Arch Carson Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Carter Ms. Maria Carver Arthur B. Casper Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Cerny Audrey D. Chait Mr. and Mrs. Ryan J. Chait Mr. and Mrs. William Chang The Charles H. Dater Foundation Chavez Properties Melanie M. Chavez Ms. Andrea Chavez-Dietz Mrs. Bridgit Chayt Ms. Linda Childs-Jeter Mr. Minsig Choi and Mrs. Sophia Choi Renee E. Cifuentes Cincinnati Stage Employees Local № 5 Michael L. Cioffi and Rachael A. Rowe Elizabeth Clark Olivia Cleri Sawyer Clifton Mr. and Mrs. A. Burton Closson, Jr. Wanda Coats Carol Cole The Columbus Foundation Laura Conforti Mr. Gary Conner Katie Contri David and Loretta Cook Mr. Randy Cook Don Cooper Thomas and Sondra Copanas Ms. Kristen A. Copeland Mr. and Mrs. John Cornwell Ms. Nancy Costello Mr. Benjamin W. Couch Dr. Peter G. Courlas Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cover

INDIVIDUAL, FOUNDATION, AND CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS Ms. Melissa Cox Mr. Damon R. Craft Dr. Alvin H. and Alva Jean Crawford Ms. Laurie Crothers James Cummings Mr. Daniel B. and Dr. Margaret G. Cunningham Mr. Mike Daniels Eric and Jennifer Dauer Mr. Louis M. Dauner David C. Herriman Fund of GCF Andrea Davies Ms. Marjorie Davies Ms. Saundra Davis Dr. Sylvia C. Davis Kristy Davis-Mustain and Mitchell Mustain Alison de la Paz Dr. George S. Deepe Mr. James DeGood Stephen and Cynthia DeHoff Mr. Paul DeMarco and Ms. Karen Smith Mr. Daniel Deneen Janet Denman Mrs. Karen S. DePinto Vera M. Derkson Ms. Sally Dessauer Sandra Deters Frank J. DiCesare and Lisa M. Ellis Dr. and Mr. Gary L. Dick Kathryn Dierckes Mr. Nikolaus Dilger Mr. James Dirksen Ms. Shannon Disbennett Ms. Joanna Doerner Mr. and Mrs. David Donnett Ms. Sharon Downing Jen DuBois Mr. Mike and Mrs. Marlene Duffy Shannon and Paul Duffy Mr. David Dukart Becky Duke Dr. and Mrs. Igor Dumbadze Dr. Stewart and Ellen Dunsker Mrs. Marcia Duval Marie Duvall Leslie R. Dye, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dyson M. P. Easley Mrs. Jack Edelman Mr. and Mrs. Alan Eichner Ms. Thelma Ellington Tina Ellis Ann Ellison Mr. John Ellmore Jayna A. Ely Rose Emory Dan and Marcia Erdman Richard Ernst Mr. Alberto Espay

Mrs. Myrna A. Ethridge Thomas L. Fadden Mr. David C. Fannin Harry and Linda Fath Dr. James D. Faulkner Dr. and Mrs. William J. Faulkner Mr. Thomas Ferrell FFE Engineering Architecture Finit Solutions Ms. Nancy Finke Mr. and Mrs. James T. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Ashley L. Ford Linda Ford Lyla Forlani Mrs. Mary Anne Foss Rachel and Dr. Bernard Foster Ms. Margaret Fox Mr. Michael Frabetti Ms. Judith Francis Mr. Walter Frank Mr. Ed Freeman Ms. Marqueta Freeman Mr. Carl Freese Gregrick A. Frey Mrs. Ann B. Frutkin Dr. and Mrs. Harry F. Fry Mr. Jay Fry The Fullgraf Foundation Ms. Amy Fuson Stephen Gadomski Mr. Alexander Gamber Mr. Marshall Garrison Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Gehrig Mr. James D. Geier and Mr. Greg A. Smith Ms. Jennifer Geiger and Mr. John A. Barrett Mrs. Janelle Gelfand Dr. Sheila C. Gelman and Dr. David Greenblatt Mrs. Elizabeth Gendreau-Maxwell and Mr. Don Maxwell Richard R. Gerth Dr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Giannella Miss Susan J. Gilroy Ms. Gail Ginther Michael H. and Carol V. Giuliani Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Givens Mary A. Gladden Mr. James K. Glynn Mrs. Nancy H. Goldberg Stuart L. Goldstein Mr. Nicholas Gonzales Celestine Goodloe Mrs. Madeleine H. Gordon Judge Robert H. Gorman Mr. and Mrs. Karl Graham Christopher Graner Natasha Gray Ms. Deborah R. Grayson Jen Green

Ms. Lois Ann Gribler Mr. Don Grigsby Liz Kathman Grubow and Jerry Kathman Dr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Gruppo Mr. Andrew S. Guinigundo The Gumbleton Family Mrs. Vicke Gushrowski Kenneth Gutzwiller Ms. Nancy L. Habig Mr. John A. Hadley Mark Haggard and Daniel Brown Dr. Lisa Haglund Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Hagner Dr. Jack and Barbara Hahn Bill Hamilton Hamilton Caseworks Solutions Lynn Hampshire Hands On Rigging, Inc. Patricia A. Hanlon Ms. Aveling Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harcourt Aleks and Max Harkavy Chuck and Mary Harris Mr. Jeff Harris Selma Harris The Harry T. Wilks Family Foundation Mrs. Robert J. Hasl Landon Hawkins Mr. Samuel Hazlett H.B., E.W. & F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation Julie Grady Heard and Benjamin D. Heard Mrs. Mary B. Hedges Alice and John Hehman Mr. Albert C. Heimert Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heldman Mrs. Ashley Hendrickson Ms. Tami L. Hendrickson Rick Hensley Mr. Rocky Hensley Rita W. Herskovits Miss Elise Hewitt Susan Hibbs Mr. Roger D. Hickman Mrs. Geraldine Hill Deanna Hillard Ms. Karlee L. Hilliard Ms. Connie Hinitz Hixson Architecture Engineering Interiors Ms. Emily M. Hodges and Mr. Charles H. Spencer Ms. Marla Hoelle Mr. Daniel J. Hoffheimer Constance Hogans Connie R. Hollins Ammon Hollister Ms. Kelly Holterhoff

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Linda Holterhoff Linda Holthaus and Richard Zinicola Phil Hooper Mr. Paul Horn Ms. Kathleen Hough Mr. Jeremy J. Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. “Doc” Huffman Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Hughes Ms. Jane Hulburt Ms. Cindy Hurst-Degoricia Mr. John W. Hust Doug Ignatius and Bruce Preston Ms. Judith Imhoff Ms. Spencer Ingerson IPA Source and At Your Service Cincinnati Kieva Irelan Ms. Deb Jackson Mrs. Doris Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jackson Ms. Valerie Jacobs Ms. Jolanda Jaeger-Koch Shena Jaffee Mr. and Mrs. Kim and Tom Janovitz Laura Jansen Mrs. Ann L. Jarboe Jeanine Jason Ms. Holly Jenkins Ms. Louise Jenks The Jesse and Caryl Philips Foundation The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Johnson Investment Counsel Dr. Kay A. Johnson and Dr. Gregory Rouan Mr. Randall B. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Randy Johnson Mr. Robert P. Johnson Mr. Peirce Johnston Julie and Scott Jolson Mr. Brandon Jones Ms. Brenda Jones Ms. Carole Jones Ms. Kashara Jones Drs. Yemisi and Alvin Jones Mrs. Katherine Jorgensen-Finley Joseph A. and Susan E. Pichler Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Mr. K. S. Kant Rabbi Kenneth A. Kanter Susan Kaper Drs. Marcia Kaplan and Michael Privitera Mr. Marc W. Katz Jerry Kautzman Mr. Jerome H. Kearns

Mr. John Keegan Mrs. Lorrence T. Kellar Ms. Arleene Keller Ms. Jemina Keller Mr. Thomas Kellerman and Mrs. Barbara Hummel Mr. Mike and Ms. Melinda S. Kelly Ms. Kathy L. Kemen Ms. Helen Kemp Mona and Richard Kerstine, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. James Kesner Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Kessler Mx. Jacqueline Ketcham Jane C. Khoury Mr. William Killen Mrs. Marcene C. Kinney Bo-Kyung and Kevin Kirby Michiko Kissinger Maria Klein Ms. Julie M. Kline Ms. Elizabeth Kochheiser Mr. Gregory Koehler Miriam Kohn Sandra Kohn Ms. Linda Kollar Mr. Kamel Koochaki Whealen M. Koontz Ms. Carol Kosarko Doug Kridler Drs. Robert and Karen Krone Ms. Lisa Kuan Kathy Kugler Mrs. Magda Kuhn Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kuntz Daniel and Linette Kuy Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Kyte, Jr. Ms. Colleen Ladrick Mr. Thomas Lake Jeff Landen and family Ms. Margaret Landwehr Ms. Niqa Lane Evelyn and Fred Lang Rob Langston Ms. Lynn Lanman Katie and Joseph Lanni Mr. Barry Lapidus Patricia and Glenn Larsen Lynn Pulsfort Larson and Don Larson Jim and Julie Laskey Ms. Andrea Lasley Mr. Peter Laterza Susan Lauf Kathleen Laurin-Martin and Dr. Joseph C. Martin Dr. Joe Law and Mr. Phil Wise Caressa Layne Ms. Sooncha Lee Dr. Margaret M. LeMasters Ms. Kristan Lenning Maria Leon

Ms. Kathy Leugers Ms. Kisena Leverette Mr. and Mrs. Rob Levey Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Levin Maxine F. Lewis Ms. Debora Liberi Ms. Aiesha Little Mr. Jim Livecchi Joseph C. Livers Dr. and Mrs. Mitchel D. Livingston Ms. Julie Locker Margaret Lohr Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation LPK Ms. Madeleine Ludlow Ms. Maria Luna Mr. and Mrs. John-Peter Lund Katja and David Lundgren Rev. and Mrs. Damon Lynch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George Mabey Mr. Scott E. MacEachen Cyn I. Macke Mrs. Jonathan Magro James Mahon, Ph.D. Elaine K. Malone Mr. Anthony Maloney Mandare Foundation Linda F. Marchant Alan L. Margulies and Gale D. Snoddy Ms. Peggy A. Markstein Mr. Michael A. Marrero and Dr. Candyse Jeffries, D.M.D. Ms. Christina Martich Mr. David L. Martin Elizabeth Martin Ms. Maralynn Martin and Ms. Rita Postolski Ms. Aimee Sposito Martini Ms. Vicky Mary Raymond and Madelynn Matlock Mr. Karl Mattox Steven J. McAbee Thomas J. McCann Joan McConnell Ms. Nora McCormick Dr. Everett McCorvey Dr. Janet P. McDaniel Kathy McDonald Mr. Rod M. McFaull Ms. Catherine A. McGraw Mrs. Elaine McLean Ms. Catherine McLeod Ms. Margie McWhorter Julia B. Meister, Esq. Mr. William Mellinger and Ms. Janie Reynolds The Mellon Foundation Don and Marji Mendelsohn

INDIVIDUAL, FOUNDATION, AND CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS Mr. and Mrs. Lon Mendelsohn Mr. H. Gregory Mermel Mrs. Helen Merritt David J. Mesker Mr. and Mrs. James P. Metzger Ms. Patricia Meyers Christian C. Miller David T. Miller Gail A. Miller Miss Morgan M. Miller Norma L. Miller Chris and Molly Milligan Mr. Sam R. Minardi Mr. Abdallah J. Minkarah Evelyn Minton Jennifer M. Minton Mr. Steven I. Monder Jennifer Moody Ms. Judith Moorman Dr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Moravec Sally A. More Meg M. Morris Mr. and Mrs. David W. Motch Mary Lou Motl Janet Mott Mueller Family Foundation Mrs. Jane Mueller Mr. and Mrs. David Muller Dr. Donald Naiman Dr. and Mrs. Ashraf Nassef National Endowment for the Arts Mr. Steven Naylor Ms. Susan C. Neal Ms. Janet Neidhard Johnetta Nelson Ms. Sharon L. Nelson and Mr. Kenneth Venick Mr. Gerald L. Newman Mrs. Thomas L. Neyer, Sr. Aaron Nichols Dr. and Mrs. Ferdinand J. Niehaus Jr., M.D. Kathye Lewis Norman Mr. Robert Norris Mr. and Mrs. Fred Norton Neil and Virginia O’Connor Dr. Cora Ogle Ohio Arts Council Andrea Oldacre Foster Mr. William Olsen Joy Olson Robert and Carol Olson Amy O’Neill Mr. and Mrs. Tom Osha Mrs. James Osterburg Mr. and Mrs. John T. Osterman Mr. Stuart Owen The P&G Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Mr. Marc Padros Casas and Mr. David Paredes

Alisa Palmer Panarelli Family Gwendolyn Parham Dr. Neil H. Parnes Nick Parrott Dr. Cynthia E. Partridge Reena Dhanda Patil, M.D., and Yash Patil, M.D. Patricia A. Corbett Estate and Trust Ms. Donna L. Paulin Nicholas Payne and Cynthia Heinrich Ms. Mary Pearce Jo Anne and Poul Pedersen Dr. and Mrs. Alter G. Peerless Ms. Sharon Penn Michelle Petersen Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Dick Peterson Rev. Susan M. Pfeil Mrs. Chris Phelps Mr. Chad Phillips Stephen Phillips Mr. and Mrs. T. Stephen Phillips Ms. Joan Pipkins Alix Pitra PIVOTStudio Cassandra and Glenn Plott Rose Poggioli Mrs. Anne M. Pohl Ms. Patricia A. Pope Mr. William Porter Eric and Robyn Portzline Susan Poulos Michael L. Powell Shannon Powers Sue E. Poynter LeVon Pressley Mr. Nicholas W. Puncer Zach and Leah Quortrup Nicolette and Adam Rader Ms. Holly B. Ragusa Irene and Daniel Randolph Family Ms. Maria Ransdell J. Lee Rasmussen Lynne W. Reckman Ms. Corinne Reich and Mr. Éric Vespierre Ms. Cheryl L. Reiman Mrs. Hera Reines Mrs. Lisa A. Reinhard Mr. Bartley Reitz RELX Mrs. Clarissa Rentz Elizabeth M. Reyna Ms. Rhys Reynolds Kathleen Richardson Ms. Misty Richmond Sandra L. Riegler, M.D. Ellen Rieveschl

Mr. James Ritchie Jason P. Riveiro Mr. T. C. Roberts Beth Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roenker Ms. Elizabeth Rogers Bob Roesbery Dianne and J. David Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ross Annette Roth Moe Rouse James Rubenstein and Bernadette Unger Dr. James and Ms. Maris Ryan Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Sacher Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Saenger, Jr. Saenger Family Foundation Dr. G. James and Ruthann Sammarco Mr. and Mrs. Clarence P. Sampson Mrs. Betsy A. Santen Harry and Ann Santen Julie Savchenko MaryAnne Scheuble Mr. and Mrs. Lee Schimberg Mr. Fabian C. Schmahl Dr. and Mrs. Michael Schmerler George Palmer Schober Suzanne Schoenberger Ms. Teresa B. Schrader Ms. Carol Schroeder Arthur K. Schuler Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Schulhoff Ms. Talitha Schulte Ms. Janet R. Schultz Mary Schuster Ms. Marilyn Schwiers Mr. James Michael Scott Jeffrey Seaman Ms. Rebecca Seeman and Mr. David Wood Mrs. Barbara Seiver Mr. Will Selnick Mr. Steven Selss Nancy Seltz Jane and Mark Serrianne Ms. Jemannie Severson Luong Lavonne Shafer Saira Shahani Sandra D. Shakir Ms. Diane Shank Edward Shea Mr. Brian Shepard Mr. Jack Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. Steven Shifman Mr. Hugh Shipley Ms. Marilee H. Short Ms. Maggie L. Shreve Trisha Shroyer Jane and Stanley Shulman

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Brett Siereveld and Randy Gudvangen Dr. Jacqueline Sifri Edward B. Silberstein, M.D., and Jacqueline M. Mack Mrs. Gerald T. Silvers Melinda and Irwin Simon Murray and Robin Sinclaire Mr. and Mrs. Matt Singleton Gerald and Sarah Skidmore Laura and Douglas Skidmore Terri and Bradbury Skidmore, M.D. Ms. Michelle Smith Misty and Tony Smith Mr. Steven Smith Ms. Tobe Snow Ms. Sue Sorensen Robert Sorscher Jen Southcombe Ms. Patricia Spalding Mr. John Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Speno Sandra and Henry Spitz Mr. Roger Stafford Kathleen A. Stahl Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Stambough Ms. Marian Stapleton Bill and Lee Steenken Mr. Jason M. Steffen The Stephen H. Wilder Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. Greg N. Stepp Ms. Diana Stoppiello Sara Storjohann Ms. Marcia H. Storm Mr. Brett Stover Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stradling, Jr. Mrs. Nancy A. Strick Dr. Susan R. Strick Mrs. Theodore W. Striker Diana K. Stump Tricia Suit and Eric Appleby Mr. Willard Sunderland Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Susskind Mr. Robert Patton Swaim Ms. Mary Sweet Mr. Thomas Swing Sarah S. Syed Katie and Jeff Syroney Ms. Georgana Taggart

Carol Talbot Mr. Howard L. Tankersley Drs. Susanne and William Tanski Mary Tarbell-Green Mr. James Tarpoff Mr. Eric G. Tauber Mr. Arnold Taylor Mr. Dennis P. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor Ms. Jeanette M. Tepe Teran Family Foundation Susan and John M. Tew, Jr. Theatrical Wardrobe Union IATSE 784 Brad Thomas Daphney Thomas Mr. Edward Thomas Ms. Thelma Thomas Brian L. Tiffany and Jerome Ewers Tiffany Collective Mr. and Mrs. David J. Tobergte Catharina Toltzis, Ph.D., and Robert Toltzis, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Torre Greg Toth Mrs. Nydia C. Tranter Mr. Timothy E. Troendle Ms. Ellen Tye Kelly Margaret and Michael Valentine Ellen and Ray van der Horst Mr. and Mrs. Michael Veroni Mr. Wayne Villanueva Christopher and Nancy Virgulak Stephen Vogel Ms. Barbara Wagner Nancy Wagner and Patricia Wagner Mrs. Barbara Walker Nancy Walker in memory of Frank and Etha Shawhan Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wallhausser Mr. Michael L. Walton Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward Ginger Warner George C. Webb Ms. Karen Weber Mrs. Kathy Webster Mr. and Mrs. Wendell L. Webster Ms. Elizabeth Weeks

Contributions from April 13, 2024, through April 15, 2025

Ms. Marilyn J. Wehri Wilma Weidl Kathy Weimann Mark Wert and Mark Johnson Mr. Dan Wertman Ms. Rhea West Western & Southern Financial Group Mr. and Mrs. Richard Westheimer Ken Wetstein Ms. Barbara M. Weyand Bonnie White Dr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Whitlatch Miss Serah Wiedenhoefer Ms. Mary P. Wiggins and Mr. James B. Osher Jo Wilder Mr. Charles L. Wilhelm Mrs. Curt Wilhelm Mr. Christian Wilhelmy Mr. Charles A. Wilkinson Ms. Gwendolyn Williams Ms. Hazel P. Williams Michael G. Williams Mr. Stanford T. Williams, Jr. Ronna and Dr. James Willis Brett Willson and John C. Fredeking II Anne Warrington Wilson Jeanine Wilson Robert and Judy Wilson Miss Tracy L. Wilson Susan and Dean Windgassen Jeannine Winkelmann and John Winkelmann, M.D. Mr. and Ms. Gary Withers Shelby O. Wood Dr. Linda Wulff Wyant Family Foundation Peg and Jack Wyant Ms. Stavra Xanthakos John M. Yacher Dr. Emel Yakali Mrs. Maureen F. Young Anne and Allen Zaring III Zaring Family Foundation Ms. Christine Zevon Mr. Yingjie Zhang Dr. and Ms. Mark Zigoris

SOCIETY OF ANGELS Cincinnati Opera acknowledges with deep gratitude the generosity of the following donors who have notified the company of their planned gifts.These legacy gifts ensure Cincinnati Opera’s future excellence and are a lasting tribute to the foresight of the distinguished members of Cincinnati Opera’s Society of Angels.

Members Anonymous Ms. Marina Abanto Katherine and Christopher Anderson Scott Atkinson* and Christopher D. Edwards Mr. Boris Auerbach Dr. Diane Babcock Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Baker Mr. Albert M. Bary Christopher Baucom Mr. and Mrs.* Edward C. Bavaria Patricia K. and James D. Beggs Jennifer and Adam Bellin Elaine Billmire, M.D., and David Billmire, M.D. Marlene and Robert* Boden Lois and Joseph Brenner Charlin and Peter* Briggs Mrs. Cherylann D. Brinkman Mary* and Joe Brinkmeyer Dr. Walter Bruyninckx and Dr. Anne-Marie B. Blancquaert Arthur B. Casper Mrs. Jackson L. Clagett III Dr. Peter G. Courlas Virginia K. Cover Cathy and Tom Crain Alva Jean Crawford Mr. Daniel B. and Dr. Margaret G. Cunningham Mr. Harrison R. T. Davis Thomas Dreeze and Evans Mirageas Christopher D. Edwards Harry and Linda Fath Dr. James D. Faulkner Ms. Gael T. Fischer Mr. Kingston Fletcher Holly and John Funk Dr. Donald W. Good Valeria and Frederick R.* Good Madeleine H. Gordon Barbara Gould Marlesa A. Gray Dr. Jack and Barbara Hahn Suzanne and Robert* Hasl, M.D. Janet* and Cornelius Hauck Ms. Cynthia Heinrich and Mr. Nicholas Payne* Hon. Dennis* and Berti Helmick Karlee L. Hilliard Ms. Emily M. Hodges and Mr. Charles H. Spencer

Don and Donna* Hoffman Doug Ignatius and Bruce Preston Amy and Jason Jackman Julia M.F.B. Jackson Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kerstine Sarajane and Richard King Patrick M. Korb Roberta and Jeffrey P. Kuhn Elizabeth and Ken Kuresman Marjorie and Lawrence H. Kyte, Jr. Mr. Barry Lapidus Richard* and Susan Lauf Mrs. Kathleen Laurin-Martin and Dr. Joseph C. Martin Gail Lennig and Gene Santoro* Adele and Thomas* Lippert Joanie D. and William H.* Lotts Mr. and Mrs. William F. Lyon Julia Meister Susan Sterrit Meyer Chris and Molly Milligan Dr. Stanley Milstein David and Vicky Motch Norbert and Linnea Nadel Robert and Carol Olson Marge and Tom Osterman Dr. and Mrs. John A. Parlin III Parker Family Trust Jospeh and Susan Pichler Ellen and George* Rieveschl Edward and Nancy* Rosenthal Dr. G. James and Ruthann Sammarco Zell Schulman Kenneth C. Schonberg* and Deborah Schultz Edward B. Silberstein, M.D., and Jacqueline M. Mack Thomas S. Smith Cynthia and William* Starr Ms. Nancy M. Steman and Mr. Albert C. Dierckes, Jr.* Brett Stover Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Stuhlreyer III Susan and John M. Tew, Jr. Nydia C. Tranter Dick* and Jane Tuten Barbara and Irwin Weinberg Anne M. Werner Ronna K. Willis Jeannine Winkelmann and John Winkelmann, M.D. Dr. Atsuko Yatani Anne and Allen Zaring III

Estates Estate of Frank and Janet Andress Mary Elizabeth Andrews Trust Estate of Henrietta Barlag Estate of Dorothy Anne Blatt Estate of Thomas F. Buck Estate of Ellen K. Burroughs Estate of Thomas W. Busse Estate of Wm. Rowell Chase Estate of Mrs. Marno Christensen Estate of Nick Ciafardini Estate of Norma L. Clark Estate of Herbert and Betty Colker Estate of Robert M. Connelly Estate of Patricia A. Corbett Estate of Wilma B. Cowley Estate of Miss Emilie T. Curry Estate of Virginia Curry Estate of Mary E. Day Estate of Luba Matiuk Dorman Estate of Ed P. Dundon Estate of Helen T. Ehlers Estate of Miss Natalie Feld Estate of James and Josephine Flowers Estate of Kenneth J. Furrier Katherine H. Groll Charitable Remainder Trust Estate of Barbara and Morton Harshman Estate of Mrs. Eleanor Hazelton Estate of Mrs. Jean L. Hermann Estate of Anita Mae Imholt Estate of Dr. Stanley Kaplan Estate of Tailitha P. Kluver Estate of Ruth Koehl Estate of Linda and Samuel Kramer, M.D. Estate of Maria Krocker-Tuskan Estate of Elizabeth W. Kyte Estate of Elma Lapp Estate of Rosemary R. Longano Estate of Mrs. Richardson McKinney Estate of Mary and William Meyer Estate of Eleanor and Sam Minkarah Estate of Arnold and Gloria Morelli Estate of Norbert A. Nadel Estate of Bill Nimmo The Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust Estate of Margaret Ohanian Estate of Maurice E. Oshry Estate of Marilyn Z. Ott Estate of Charles Parsons

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The Pearlman Charitable Remainder Unitrust Estate of James T. Peeler Estate of David and Marilyn Reichert Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roder Estate of Solveiga Rush Estate of Marilyn A. Russley Estate of Joanne T. Santangelo Estate of Emalee Schavel

Estate of Anna Jo and William Selnick Estate of Miss Charlotte L. Shockley Estate of Charlotte E. Smith Estate of Miss Genevieve H. Smith Jack J. Smith, Jr., Charitable Trust Estate of Lois Staubitz Estate of Cynthia and Frank Stewart

Estate of Carolyn and Fred Strebel Estate of Mrs. Italo Tajo Estate of Carol S. Thaman John Stearns Thayer Trust Estate of Phyllis Weston Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wilson Estate of Lura Carnes Wine Estate of Harris W. Wright

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Celebrate These Visionary Cincinnati Opera Leaders

Together, Tracy and Evans have profoundly influenced Cincinnati Opera’s vision of transforming our community for the better through opera.

This season, two Cincinnati Opera leaders celebrate extraordinary milestones with the company:

We invite you to celebrate their incredible contributions—and the moments that have inspired you—with a gift to the Annual Fund.

TRACY L. WILSON Director of Community Engagement & Education

EVANS MIRAGEAS The Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director

40 YEARS

20 YEARS

Whether it’s the thrill of the performance, the sense of community in the audience, or the people who bring it to life— celebrate what you love most about Cincinnati Opera with your support.

Make your gift today and join the celebration.

Opening Doors Through Opera MEET SOCIETY OF ANGELS MEMBER ALVA JEAN CRAWFORD

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lva Jean (“Jean”) Crawford is a passionthat her perspective would be welcomed and valued. ate advocate for access in the performing Jean became an integral part of the board, offering arts—a commitment that fuels her service important service in support of fundraising events and philanthropy to Cincinnati Opera. In her words, and recruiting board members. she hopes to “make opera available to everyone.” For She fondly recalls a particular gala where she was Jean, this mission is deeply personal, as her own jourable to help honor Georgia Beasley, a pioneering ney illustrates the life-changing power of arts access. leader in Cincinnati’s African American community.

Jean’s entrée to performing arts came when she Because of Jean’s advocacy, Ms. Beasley was honwas a young girl growing up in Tennessee. She beored by Cincinnati Opera for her role in supportgan piano lessons at the age ing legendary Black contralto of seven, and her first teacher Marian Anderson, who was was an opera singer. One of once scheduled to perform in her earliest opera memories Cincinnati but had been deinvolves the great African nied lodging due to segregaAmerican soprano Leontyne tion. Miss Beasley graciously Price, who was scheduled to welcomed her into her home, perform in an opera nearby. ensuring the singer’s perforDue to segregation in the Jim mance could go on.

Crow South, African AmeriA former educator cans were barred from enterand guidance counselor, Jean ing the performance venue. has often been recruited to The local chapter of Jack and serve as a mentor for young Jill of America, an organizapeople in the community and tion dedicated to nurturing routinely invites her mentees future African American to attend performances at leaders, approached the singCincinnati Opera and other er about performing at the arts organizations across the local HBCU campus. Price region. Jean and her husenthusiastically agreed, and band, Dr. Alvin Crawford, are Jean was among the lucky ALVA JEAN CRAWFORD keenly aware from their perattendees. These experiences sonal experience that often made a lasting impression and shaped Jean’s lifelong the best way to introduce young people to the arts is philosophy of opening doors to the arts for others. to get them to a first performance.

Jean’s relationship with Cincinnati Opera began Jean is a proud member of the Society of Angels, through a friendship with former General Director a dedicated group of donors who have made provi& CEO Patty Beggs. They served together on the sions for Cincinnati Opera in their estate plans. Jean board of the Girl Scouts, and Patty recruited Jean to encourages everyone who loves the company and join the Opera Board. Jean at first questioned whethsupports their mission to expand access to arts expeer she would be “allowed,” harkening back to the days riences to consider joining as members. In her words, of segregation and exclusion, but Patty assured Jean “If you care about it, you give!”

CREATE YOUR OWN LEGACY BY BRINGING OPERA TO THE NEXT GENERATION. We invite you to play a role in Cincinnati Opera’s exciting future. Contact Ken Wetstein at 513-768-5565 or kwetstein@cincinnatiopera.org to learn more.

Proud Sponsor of Cincinnati Opera’s Planned Giving Program INVESTMENT COUNSEL

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CELEBRATIONS AND HONORARIUMS We are honored to recognize the generous gifts made in celebration of these special individuals and milestones.

In honor of the strong women Raye Allen, Christine Chait, Andrea Davies, Jen DuBois, and Alison de la Paz* Jim DeGood In honor of his wife, Anne Arenstein, a strong and resilient woman* Richard Sarason In honor of Boris Auerbach and Kathy Patchel Patty and Jim Beggs In honor of the strong women Patty Beggs, Lyla Forlani, and Madeleine Ludlow* Ms. Raye Allen In honor of Lynn and David Callif Ms. Karen Weber

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In honor of the strong woman in his life, his beautiful wife Christine Chait Mr. Ryan J. Chait In honor of the strong women Melanie Chavez and Liz Kathman Grubow* Patty and Jim Beggs

In honor of the wonderful Cincinnati Opera staff and their hard work and professionalism this year Anonymous Mrs. Madeleine H. Gordon In honor of my beloved grandmothers Mary Teresa Connelly and June Kay Owens Mrs. Ryan J. Chait In honor of Mrs. Alva Jean Crawford and Dr. Alvin Crawford on the Annual Glorifying the Lions Award Dr. Jack and Barbara Hahn In honor of Julie Heard for being named a 2024 Cincinnati Enquirer Woman of the Year Edward B. Silberstein, M.D., and Jacqueline M. Mack In honor of Don Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Tom Osha In honor of the strong woman Candyse Jeffries* Michael Marrero In honor of Evans Mirageas Mrs. Lorrence T. Kellar

In honor of the strong women Colleen Ladrick, Aimee Sposito Martini, Regina Carswell Russo, and Katie Syroney* Anonymous In honor of Chris Milligan Mr. John Kegan In honor of the strong Milligan women and Meribeth Brown* Chris Milligan In honor of Bob Olson’s birthday Dr. Catherine O. Jordan In honor of Bob and Carol Olson Mr. Daniel B. and Dr. Margaret G. Cunningham In honor of Robert Olson Joy Olson In honor of Joe Peacock Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cover In honor of Bill Porter Brad Thomas Mrs. Lydia Boreman In honor of Dr. G. James Sammarco Patty and Jim Beggs

Contributions from April 14, 2024, through April 15, 2025 *Indicates donations made toward Cincinnati Opera’s 2024 campaign honoring strong women

IN MEMORIAM We are deeply grateful for these thoughtful gifts made in memory of loved ones.

In memory of Susan Rose Burge Patty and Jim Beggs

In memory of Beverly Kinner Anonymous

In memory of my late Gram Doris, who taught me the love of music Mrs. Kate E. Stanton

In memory of Alex Lukondi Elena and Phillip Anischenko The Baumann Family Mrs. Roberta Bond Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Katie Contri Jayna A. Ely Jen Green Mrs. Ashley Hendrickson Mrs. Kim and Mr. Tom Janovitz David J. Mesker Greg and Jennifer Minton Paul and Evelyn Minton Summit Baseball Family

In memory of Charles M. Fullgraf and Charlotte S. Fullgraf The Fullgraf Foundation In memory of Michael H. and Caroline V. Giuliani Anonymous In memory of Horst W. Hehmann Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Torre In memory of Ruth Hopper Anonymous Patty and Jim Beggs Cincinnati Stage Employees Local №5 Mr. Carl Freese Ms. Patricia Hanlon Mrs. Geraldine Hill Theatrical Wardrobe Union

In memory of Eleanor Minkarah Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cover Mr. Abdallah J. Minkarah In memory of Eric Severson Raye Allen Mrs. Jack P. Cover In memory of Frank and Etha Shawhan Nancy Walker In memory of Dave Simon Mrs. Lydia Boreman In memory of Larry Uhlenbrock Patty and Jim Beggs Dr. Jack and Barbara Hahn

In memory of Jocko Magro Jenny Lamson Magro

Contributions from April 14, 2024, through April 15, 2025

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REMEMBRANCES We pay tribute to these cherished members of the Cincinnati Opera family whom we have lost over the past year. Their contributions, passion, and presence will forever be a part of our legacy.

Henrietta Barlag Society of Angels member and longtime subscriber Susan Burge Staff member Mrs. Ellen T. Dunsker Major donor and longtime subscriber

Mark Mallette Supernumerary

Eric Severson Donor and patron

John Mueller III Longtime subscriber

Michael Sifri, M.D. Patron

Carol Schaljo Chorus member

Lawrence J. Uhlenbrock Major donor and longtime subscriber

Emalee Schavel Society of Angels member

Ruth Ann Hopper Costumer and wardrobe union representative

Joseph Schoettmer Longtime subscriber

William LaWarre Board member and subscriber

Kenneth Segal Longtime subscriber

Michael Valentine Subscriber and friend Teena Whalen Patron and friend Charlotte Williams Patron

Alex Lukondi Guild executive committee member, longtime subscriber, and supernumerary

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THANK YOU! Opera on a grand scale takes the work and support of hundreds, both on the stage and off!

Cincinnati Opera thanks our many generous donors who have stepped up to do your part to bring the 2025 Summer Festival season to the stage.

If you would like to make a gift toward our 2025 season, please call 513-768-5565 or visit cincinnatiopera.org/support.

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Mr. Kamel Koochaki Ms. Lisa Koressel Ms. Carol Kosarko Ms. Katerina Kralova Connie D. Krebs Mr. William Kredentser Mr. and Mrs. Mel Kreitzer Edward Krieg Dr. Marianne Krismer Drs. Robert and Karen Krone Mrs. Mary Kay R. Kroner Mrs. Kathleen Krug Carol L. Kruse Mel and John Kuempel Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kuntz Daniel and Linette Kuy Barbara Lambert Jeff Landen and Family Ms. Margaret Landwehr Ms. Niqa Lane Evelyn and Fred Lang Ms. Kathryn S. Lang Katie and Joseph Lanni Nanci Wilks Lanni and Nick Lanni Miss Michelle Lanphier Ms. April R. Lanter Mr. Barry Lapidus Ms. Laura Larken Lynn Pulsfort Larson and Don Larson Dr. Peter J. Larson Ms. Jana L. Laseke Susan Lauf Michael Laufersweiler Kathleen Laurin-Martin and Dr. Joseph C. Martin Dr. Jordan A. Leary Mr. Daniel Ledford Ms. Mary Anne Lee Mr. Thomas Lee Dr. and Mrs. Roberto Legorreta Dr. Margaret M. LeMasters Sandra C. Lett Ms. Marilee Lewis Ms. Carol Leyshock Ms. Sarah C. Leyshock, Esq. Kathy Linden Glenda G. Lindsay Rochelle Lindsey Mr. Michael Linke Gayle Linkletter Mr. and Mrs. Chandra Obie Linn Mrs. Adele Lippert William C. Lisse Ms. Sara Litwin Joseph C. Livers Albert Livshitz Mr. and Mrs. W. Burton Lloyd Ms. Lois M. Logan Ms. Lupe Lopez Luke and Neta Lovell

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Mr. and Mrs. Carlos R. Teran Mr. Garry Terrell and Ms. Rebecca Terrell Susan and John M. Tew, Jr. Emily Thobe Ms. JoAnn Tholemeier Ms. Pamela Thomas Lawrence A. Thompson Daniel L. Ticotsky Mr. Bill Tipkemper Ben Tobias Catharina Toltzis, Ph.D., and Robert Toltzis, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Torre Ms. Robin Totsch Mr. Timothy E. Troendle Beth Uhlenbrock Jane Uva Margaret Valentine Mr. Steven Van Vechten Matt VanWinkle Dr. Robert D. Vashon Ms. Susan Vater Ms.. Peggy Vaughn Mr. Javier Vega David and Robyn Verry Christopher and Nancy Virgulak Ms. Devorah L. Waesch Ms. Mary S. Wagner Ms. Patricia J. Wagner Russell Wagner Mr. Shane P. Wagner Emily Wallace Mr. Michael L. Walton Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward Ginger Warner Mr. Raymond Wash Raymond Watkin Ms. Karen Webb Ms. Michelle Weber Mrs. Kathy Webster Mr. and Mrs. Wendell L. Webster Ms. Marilyn J. Wehri Ms. Sarah Weisner Elise Wells Mrs. Laura Wells Ms. Anne M. Werner

Mark Wert and Mark Johnson Mr. Dan Wertman Wilma Weidl Ms. Barbara M. Weyand Dr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Whitlatch Ms. Gerenee A. Whitsitt Miss Serah Wiedenhoefer Mr. Charles L. Wilhelm Mr. Christian Wilhelmy Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wilkins Joseph Williams Ms. Christine Willig Ronna and Dr. James Willis Brett Willson and John C. Fredeking II Jeanine Wilson Ms. Paulette Wilson Jeannine Winkelmann and John Winkelmann, M.D. Mrs. Trisha Winland Krista Wiseman-Moore Ms. Bobbi Witt Mr. Jan K. Wolf Ms. Natalie Wolf Dr. Randall K. Wolf Mr. Jack W. Wolking Mr. and Mrs. James Woltermann Abigail Wood Shelby O. Wood Ms. Brittany Woolf Ms. Susan Wulsin Peg and Jack Wyant Ms. Stavra Xanthakos John M. Yacher Lyudmila Yasnogorodsky Charles Yeazell Yavuz Yildirim Dr. Richard Young and Mr. Timothy Butz Anne and Allen Zaring III Dr. Herbert D. Zeman Dr. and Ms. Mark Zigoris Mr. and Mrs. John M. Zoller

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CINCINNATI OPERA REPERTOIRE 1920–2025 John Adams Nixon in China–2007 A Flowering Tree–2011 Franco Alfano Resurrection–1983 Daniel François Espirit Auber Fra Diavolo–1927 Michael William Balfe The Bohemian Girl–1927, 1928, 1936 Béla Bartók Bluebeard’s Castle–2001 Ludwig van Beethoven Fidelio–1931, 1932, 1980, 2016 Peter Bengtson The Maids–2004 Vincenzo Bellini Norma–1932, 1935, 1938, 1977, 1984, 2003 Il Pirata–1969 La Sonnambula–1960 80

Georges Bizet Carmen–1921-24, 1926-33, 193560, 1962-1971, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1997, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2021 Jerry Bock Fiddler on the Roof–2025

Richard Danielpour Margaret Garner–2005 Henry Louis Reginald de Koven Robin Hood–1929 Claude Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande–2000 Léo Delibes Lakmé–1922, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1955 Gaetano Donizetti The Daughter of the Regiment (La Fille du Régiment)–1973, 2004 Don Pasquale–1920, 1921, 1945, 1956, 1966, 1968, 1981, 1996, 2015 The Elixir of Love (L’Elisir d’Amore)–1924, 1926, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1968, 1969, 1983 Lucia di Lammermoor–1921, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1937, 1939-43, 1952-54, 1957, 1958, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1985, 1990, 1997, 2008, 2023 Roberto Devereux–1974 Friedrich von Flotow Martha–1920, 1924, 1926, 192830, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1943-45, 1947, 1948, 1955, 1956 Carlisle Floyd Of Mice and Men–1971 Susannah–1959, 1964, 1979, 1988

Arrigo Boito Mefistofele–1922, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1972

Charles Rudolph Friml The Firefly–1930, 1931

William Bolcom Medusa–2003

George Gershwin Porgy and Bess–2012, 2019

Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes–1960 The Turn of the Screw–1999

Umberto Giordano Andrea Chénier–1929, 1930, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1995 Fedora–1923

Daniel Catán Florencia en el Amazonas–2008 Francesco Cavalli La Calisto–2014 Francesco Cilèa Adriana Lecouvreur–1979 Emmanuel Chabrier L’Étoile–2006

Philip Glass Galileo Galilei–2013 Osvaldo Golijov Ainadamar–2009 Ricky Ian Gordon Morning Star–2015 Charles Gounod Faust–1921-23, 1926, 1927, 1929,

1932, 1935-51, 1953-58, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1999, 2007 Romeo and Juliet–1922, 1923, 1933, 1945, 1971, 1982, 1989, 1994, 2002, 2019 Aldolphus Hailstork Rise for Freedom: The John P. Parker Story–2007 Fromental Halévy La Juive–1927, 1928 Jake Heggie Dead Man Walking–2002 Victor Herbert Naughty Marietta–1929 Engelbert Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel–1920, 1921, 1923, 1927, 1938, 1939, 1942-44, 1973 Leos Janácek Jenufa–1998 Sidney Jones The Geisha–1932 Laura Kaminsky As One–2018 Jerome Kern Roberta–1985 Show Boat–1976 Franz Lehár The Merry Widow–1951-53, 1975, 1982 Ruggero Leoncavallo Pagliacci–1920, 1927, 1933-39, 1941-46, 1950, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1993, 2012 Zazà–1985, 1987 Frank Leoni L’Oracolo–1928, 1931 Frank Loesser The Most Happy Fella–1977 Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana–1921, 1922, 1926, 1928, 1933-37, 1941, 194446, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1993 Iris–1930, 1931

Jules Massenet Manon–1922, 1924, 1939-42, 1952, 1955, 1961, 1965, 1968, 1980 La Navarraise–1931 Thaïs–1933, 1938 Werther–1993 Missy Mazzoli Song from the Uproar–2017 William Menefield Fierce–2022 Gian Carlo Menotti The Medium–1967 Giacomo Meyerbeer L’Africaine–1936 Dinorah–1929, 1930 Paul McCartney/Carl Davis Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio–2024 Italo Montemezzi The Love of Three Kings (L’Amore dei Tre Re)–1926, 1929, 1946, 1947, 1949

Claudio Monteverdi The Coronation of Poppea (L’Incoronazione di Poppea)–2018 Douglas Moore The Ballad of Baby Doe–1976 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Abduction from the Seraglio (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)–1992 Così Fan Tutte–1963, 1966, 1976, 1983, 1989, 2007 Don Giovanni–1930, 1931, 1936, 1949, 1951, 1961, 1977, 1990, 1999, 2004, 2013, 2024 The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte)–1932, 1986, 1993, 2001, 2011, 2017 The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro)–1956, 1957, 1972, 1979, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2009, 2019 Modest Mussorgsky Boris Godunov–1948, 1958, 1974 Jacques Offenbach La Périchole–1974

The Tales of Hoffmann–1921, 1923, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1987, 1992, 2006 Ástor Piazzolla María de Buenos Aires–2012 Robert Planquette The Chimes of Normandy (Les Cloches de Corneville)–1930 Amilcare Ponchielli La Gioconda–1923, 1924, 1928, 1935, 1936, 1942 Francis Poulenc La Voix Humaine–2003 Giacomo Puccini La Bohème–1924, 1932, 1936-63, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2005, 2010, 2017, 2022 Gianni Schicchi–1975, 1982, 2012 Girl of the Golden West (La Fanciulla del West)–1933, 1938, 1986 Madame Butterfly–1924, 1928-33, 1936-41, 1946-60, 1962-64, 1966, 81

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VETERANS NIGHT • THURSDAY, JUNE 12 PRIDE NIGHT • SATURDAY, JUNE 14 SENSORY-FRIENDLY DRESS REHEARSAL • SATURDAY, JUNE 21 ACCESS NIGHT • FRIDAY, JULY 25 JEWISH COMMUNITY MATINÉE • SUNDAY, JULY 27

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CINCINNATI OPERA REPERTOIRE 1920–2025 1968, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2001, 2008, 2014, 2023 Manon Lescaut–1959, 1964, 1974, 1983, 1991 La Rondine–1973, 1984 Suor Angelica–1975, 1982 Il Tabarro–1975, 1982 Tosca–1923, 1927, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1943-45, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1993, 1998, 2006, 2016, 2021, 2025 Turandot–1955, 1956, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1987, 1995, 2003, 2015 Kevin Puts Silent Night–2014 Scott Davenport Richards Blind Injustice–2019 Richard Rodgers Carousel–1983 Oklahoma–1984 The Sound of Music–1982 South Pacific–1981

Robert Xavier Rodríguez Frida–2017 Sigmund Romberg The Student Prince–1978

Johann Strauss Die Fledermaus–1928, 1950, 1951, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1972, 1980, 2016 The Gypsy Baron (Der Zigeunerbaron)–1932

Gioachino Rossini The Barber of Seville–1920, 1921, 1924, 1927, 1937-45, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1977, 1987, 1991, 1997, 2005, 2021, 2023 La Cenerentola–1966, 2000

Richard Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos–1961, 2019 Elektra–2002 Der Rosenkavalier–1948, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1986, 1994, 2013 Salome–1948, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1968, 1982, 2000

Camille Saint-Saëns Samson and Delilah–1922, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1940-47, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1964,1970, 1998 Arnold Schoenberg Erwartung–2001

Arthur Sullivan The Gondoliers–1985 H.M.S. Pinafore–1932, 1933, 1981 The Mikado–1928, 1979 The Pirates of Penzance–1933, 1980, 2022 Trial by Jury–1933

Bedrich Smetana The Bartered Bride–1931, 1954

Joseph Surdo Enter Pauline–1929

Gregory Spears Castor and Patience–2022 Fellow Travelers–2016

Deems Taylor The King’s Henchmen–1936

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1954, 1955, 1974, 1991, 2006 Nabucco–2001 Otello–1921, 1929, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1970, 1982, 1996, 2010 Rigoletto–1920-22, 1924, 1926, 1928-32, 1935-56, 1961-63, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1982, 1992, 2005, 2011, 2025 La Traviata–1923, 1924, 1926, 1931, 1935, 1938-58, 1960, 196264, 1966-68, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2024 Il Trovatore–1921, 1922, 1926-33, 1937-49, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1986, 1994, 2015 Aleksandra Vrebalov The Knock–2023 Richard Wagner The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Holländer)–1975, 1996, 2018 Lohengrin–1921, 1922, 1924, 1926-28, 1931, 1933, 1935-37, 1947-49

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg–1928, 1929, 1983, 2010 Parsifal–1929, 1930 Das Rheingold–1961, 1981 Tannhäuser–1926-30, 1932, 1935, 1937-40, 1945-48 Tristan und Isolde–1949 Die Walküre–1927, 1928, 1978 Roger Waters/Julien Bilodeau Another Brick in the Wall–2018 Carl Maria von Weber Der Freischütz–1933 Kurt Weill Seven Deadly Sins–2003 Jaromír Weinberger Schwanda the Bagpiper–1986 Meredith Willson The Music Man–1983 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Jewels of the Madonna (I Gioielli della Madonna)–1927 The Secret of Susanne–1920, 1922, 1928, 1937, 1948, 1953

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Cincinnati Opera collaborates with dozens of partners throughout the year to support our vision of enriching and connecting our community through opera. We’re thankful for these valued relationships and appreciate their partnership.

Access Night: Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Legal Assistance: Charles E. Baverman III, Jason Hilliard, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Matching Gift Companies: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Insurance; The Benevity Community Impact Fund; Boeing; FFE Engineering Architecture; Johnson and Johnson Family of Companies; RELX Media Partner: Classical 90.9 WGUC

Banking Services: PNC Bank Community Engagement and Education Partners: Opera Goes to Church: Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church, New Jerusalem Baptist Church, Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church Choir, The Rhythmic Sounds of New Jerusalem Music in Motion: Episcopal Retirement Services, The Giving Voice Foundation, Stacy Shirley, yoga instructor Sensory-Friendly Rehearsal: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Jennifer D. Smith, PsyD, BCBA-D, Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics (DDBP) Opera & Yoga: Marjorie P. Lee, Summit Park—City of Blue Ash Opera IN THE /Fl CE ! 4INY $ESK %XPERIENCE National Commission of Black Arts & Entertainment Opera Under the Canopy: City of Blue Ash Recreation Department 7ORLD 6OICE $AY -USIC !S -EDI cine: University of Cincinnati Osher Center for Integrative Health, Miami University, University of Cincinnati !SIAN &OOD &EST: Asianati 4HE !RT OF Storytelling: Hamilton County Juvenile Youth Center 4HE TH !NNIVERSARY 0REVIEW #ELEBRATION AND )NTERNATIONAL &REEDOM #ONDUCTOR !WARDS: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Behind the Voice: Covedale Elementary, Hamilton County Juvenile Youth Center Cincinnati Opera in Concert: Deupree Cottages, Deupree House, Greenacres Foundation, Twin Lakes Retirement Community /PERA 3TORYBOOK (OUR Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library, Clermont County Library, Lydia’s House Family Shelter, St. Lawrence Elementary, The Carnegie of Columbia Tusculum Editorial Assistant: Ashley Tongret Investment Managers: 1919 Investment Counsel, Johnson Investment Counsel, PNC Institutional Investments, Fort Washington Capital Partners Group, Huntington Bank

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Please Note: • To minimize disturbance, latecomers and those who exit during the performance will be admitted at the discretion of management.

Accessible Seating Wheelchair access and assistance with other mobility issues are available.

Please request locations or assistance when ordering tickets, and please reserve early.

• Please do not place coats or other objects on the Balcony or Gallery railings.

Elevators Elevators in Music Hall are located NEAR THE -USIC (ALL BOX OFl CE IN THE 3OUTH (ALL as well as in the North Hall.

• Please turn off all mobile devices during performances.

• Please refrain from talking or texting on any mobile device during performances.

Restrooms Restrooms at Music Hall are accessible and can be found on each level.

Broadcasts Portions of Cincinnati Opera’s 2025 season will be aired on Classical 90.9 WGUC.

• Music Hall is a smoke-free building.

• For Springer Auditorium performances, drinks without ice are permitted inside the theater, though food is prohibited. For Wilks Studio performances, food and drink are permitted.

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• Due to some subject matter and in consideration for all patrons, we strongly encourage that children be at least 7 years of age to be admitted to performances. Visit our website for information on Community Engagement and Education programming suitable for all ages.

Opera Insights An overview of each opera is presented one hour before each Springer Auditorium performance in Music Hall’s Corbett Tower.

Free to all ticket holders.

Meet the Artists Patrons may meet performers outside the stage door on Central Parkway.

Assistive Listening System An infrared wireless receiver to improve the listening experience is available upon request at Guest Services in the foyer for all Springer Auditorium performances.

Audio Description Live descriptions of stage action for people who are visually impaired are presented by trained describers for all Springer Auditorium performances. Please inquire with event personnel at Guest Services for more information.

Contributions Gifts of all sizes to Cincinnati Opera make a difference and are sincerely appreciated. To make a donation or to inquire about donor BENEl TS HONOR OR MEMORIAL GIFTS OR ACKNOWLEDG ments, please contact Christine Chait, Individual Giving Manager, at 513-768-5585 or cchait@cincinnatiopera.org.

Merchandise Our pop-up Bravo Shop of operathemed merchandise is located in the foyer for all Springer Auditorium performances. To shop online anytime, visit cincinnatiopera.org/bravo-shop.

Program Advertising Cincinnati Opera does not necessarily endorse the views, products, or services presented by program advertisers. For information about advertising in the program book, contact Katie Syroney at 513-768-5526 or ksyroney@cincinnatiopera.org.

Box Office Hours Monday–Friday: 12 p.m.–5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays (days of performance ONLY P M THROUGH l RST INTERMISSION

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