Fall / Winter 2024
September
Dvořák, Stravinsky, and Brahms
September 13 & 14
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific
September 21 & 22
Chamber Music: Influences and Innovations
September 29
October
Dayton Ballet Studio Ensemble: Momentum
October 6
Coppélia
October 18, 19 & 20
Don’t Stop Believin’: The Music of Journey
October 26
Young People’s Concert: Pure Imagination
October 30
November
Broadway By Request
November 2
Beethoven, London, and a World Premiere
November 8 & 9
Elf in Concert
November 22 & 23
December
DPYO Winter Concert
December 1
Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors
December 6
Hometown Holidays
December 7
The Nutcracker
December 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 & 22
Handel’s Messiah
December 18
December 20
To
our beloved Greater Miami
Valley community,
We are pleased to be back with another season of performances that will exhilarate your mind, lift your spirit, and electrify your imagination!
We have collected your feedback— whether via survey, through a standing ovation, or in casual conversation at Starbucks. We have listened: there were performances you wanted to see; works that, perhaps, you weren’t crazy about; new ideas; and old favorites. Our one-of-a-kind artistic team has taken this feedback and crafted a thrilling lineup specifically for you.
In addition to all the performances you see on stage, DPAA serves over 65,000 students and adults through our learning programs: the Dayton Ballet School, Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, concerts for students downtown and performances in their schools, and so much more. Stay tuned this season as we announce some groundbreaking partnerships that will expand our Learning and Community Engagement work with students of all ages!
And finally, to add to the buzz, we celebrate Neal Gittleman in his 30th year at the helm of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. During Neal’s tenure, he’s led the orchestra to artistic heights and played an integral role in shepherding the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance into fruition. For his 30th and final season, we celebrate Neal through crowd-favorite artists, world premieres, and monumental classics. We hope that you will attend often this season!
Whether you’re with us for the first time or returning for the hundredth, welcome!
All Our Best,
Patrick J. Nugent President and CEO
Joseph Zehenny DPAA Board Chair
Audience Resources
Is this your first time at a DPAA event? If so, welcome! To ensure your visit is meaningful and enjoyable, we offer the following resources.
Box Office
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance proudly partners with Dayton Live for its box office services. Contact the box office at (937) 228-3630 or visit the office in the Schuster Wintergarden.
Restrooms
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Accessibility
DPAA is committed to providing easy access to the arts. If you have accessibility needs or questions, please contact the box office.
Audio description is available upon request for patrons who have vision loss. Describers provide a live, objective, descriptive delivery of the visual elements of a performance in between the dialogue and/or music via a small receiver. Requests must be received two weeks prior to an event and are subject to the availability of the Describer. Please call the box office to make arrangements.
Assistive listening devices are available for all performances. Check out a device from the guest services kiosk or from a house manager in the lobby.
DPAA provides sign language interpretation upon request for performances at the Schuster Center and Victoria Theatre. Requests for sign language interpretation must be received two weeks prior to the event and are subject to the availability of the Interpreter. Please call the Box Office to make arrangements.
Age Recommendation
Our events are recommended for age 6 and up.
Military Appreciation and Discount Programs
In addition to our standard military discount, DPAA offers a Military Appreciation Program for active-duty military members, retired veterans with ID cards, and WPAFB government civilian employees in the region. Each household may
receive four free tickets annually. Contact the box office to redeem.
Group Sales
Bring a group of 10 or more; share a one-of-akind experience; and save up to 30% on tickets! Contact our Engagement & Patron Services Manager, Kate LaFollette, at (937) 535-5443.
Local Dining
Make it a night on the town! We recommend the following dining options: Blind Bob’s, Figlio Wood Fired Pizza, Jay’s Seafood, Joui, Lily’s, Manna Uptown, Meadowlark Restaurant, Mudlick Tap House, Salar Restaurant and Lounge, Spaghetti Warehouse, Table 33, The Caroline, and Troll Pub at the Wheelhouse.
Lost and Found / Security
In the event you lose an item at a performance or require assistance from the security team, call (937) 637-7366. For the safety of those in the audience, behind the scenes, and on stage, everyone who enters the performance space is required to pass through metal detectors.
Questions?
For additional ticket questions or information, contact our Engagement & Patron Services Manager, Kate LaFollette at (937) 535-5443.
Artistic Directors
Neal Gittleman
Artistic Director, Philharmonic
The 2024–2025 season is my 30th on the DPO podium, following founder Paul Katz, Charles Wendelken-Wilson, and Isaiah Jackson. Next year Keitaro Harada takes over. Until then, I’ll be surrounded by fabulous musicians and fabulous music. Favorite pieces by favorite composers. A world premiere and a U.S. premiere. A ballet I’ve conducted more than a hundred times (The Nutcracker) and one I’ve never conducted before (Cinderella). One of my favorite operas (Amahl and the Night Visitors). And my first-ever concert of country music! But what keeps popping into my head again and again as I think about this last year as your conductor? Song titles by my favorite band, The Beatles: “The Long and Winding Road,” “Come Together,” “We Can Work It Out”. And again and again, these lines: “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” Except for me, it’s “… equal to the music you make.” And of course, “P.S. I Love You!”
Kathleen Clawson,
Artistic Director, Opera; Dr. Ron Anderson and Robb Sloan-Anderson Chair
Kathleen Clawson begins her fifth season as Dayton Opera Artistic Director and Dr. Ron Anderson and Robb Sloan-Anderson Chair. Clawson began directing for the Opera in 2009 and has directed 19 productions since, including serving as dramaturg and stage director for the world premiere of Finding Wright
An acclaimed opera director, she directed The Santa Fe Opera’s world premiere of Shoes for the Santo Niño (2011) and was stage director and dramaturg for their world premiere of UnShakeable (2016).
A mezzo-soprano, Clawson’s credits include soloist with the Dayton Philharmonic, productions with The Santa Fe Opera and Dallas Opera, recording de Falla’s “El Amor Brujo” for Maria Benitez’ Teatro Flamenco tour, and singing “Mother Abbess” in Debby Boone’s international tour of The Sound of Music.
Brandon Ragland
Artistic Director, Ballet; Sponsored by Dr. Troy Tyner and Dr. Ingrid Brown
Brandon Ragland has more than a decade of professional experience as a dancer, choreographer, and educator. He trained in Birmingham, AL, and has a bachelor’s degree in Dance-Arts Administration from Butler University. After graduation, Ragland danced with Alabama Ballet, followed by Louisville Ballet in 2010, spending 13 years as a leading artist. A respected choreographer, Ragland choreographed works for Louisville Ballet, Alabama Ballet, Ballet Arkansas, AROVA Contemporary Ballet, Next Generation Ballet, Sedona Chamber Ballet, and The Perla Ballet. In 2017, Ragland was honored to perform with the Black Iris Project at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as part of the Kennedy Center’s Dance Across America Program. He has received numerous awards, including “Best Artist” in Louisville Magazine and The Lift a Life Foundation’s “Emerging Leader in the Arts Award” from The Fund for the Arts.
Keitaro Harada
Music and Artistic Director Designate, Philharmonic; Sponsored by Barbara O’Hara
Named Music and Artistic Director Designate for Dayton Philharmonic for the 2024–25 season, Keitaro Harada will begin a five-year tenure as Music and Artistic Director with the 2025–26 season. As Music and Artistic Director of the Savannah Philharmonic since the 2020–21 season, Harada has transformed the orchestra and energized its audiences throughout the community with his imaginative programs and charismatic presence.
Harada is a recipient of the 2023 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award. In 2024, he was named Permanent Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Partner for the Aichi Chamber Orchestra. Harada was Associate Conductor for four years at the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops, where he regularly assisted Music Director Louis Langrée and collaborated with James Conlon and Juanjo Mena at the orchestra’s annual May Festival.
Company Dancers
Studio Company Dancers
Xochitl
Sara Beth Austin
Daniela Bennetti
Analiese Capponi
Ryan Norman
Elizabeth Sabol
Amber Huggett
Connor Barak Claire Bergman Nicolas Bierwagen Erin Blair Harrison Broadbent
Tomasin Corrente
Emma Duncan Alyssa Eyster
Hailey Flanagan Jasmine Getz
Katy Gilliam Isaac Jones Patrick Lennon
Tarique Logan Kyan Park
Lukas Pringle Francisco Rivera Belle Urben Catherine Voorhees Jalen Williams
Atienza
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Coppélia
October 18–20, 2024 • Victoria Theatre
ARTISTS
Robert Curran, choreographer
Brandon Ragland, Artistic Director, Dayton Ballet
Léo Delibes, composer
Dayton Ballet
Dayton Ballet Studio Company
Dayton Ballet School Ensemble
CAST
Swanhilda (October 18 & 19) ........................................................................................................ Belle Urben (October 20) Katy Gilliam
Franz
(October 18 & 19) .................................................................................................... Lukas Pringle (October 20) ............................................................................................................... Isaac Jones
Dr. Coppélius (October 18 & 19)
Isaac Jones (October 20) Nicolas Bierwagen
Coppélia
(October 18 & 19) ........................................................................................ Catherine Voorhees (October 20) Emma Duncan
Swanhilda’s Friends
Amelia
(October 18 & 19)
Katy Gilliam (October 20) ............................................................................................... Catherine Voorhees
Anna ................................................................................................................................... Erin Blair
Gertrude Hailey Flanagan
Johanna .................................................................................................................... Jasmine Getz
Emma ................................................................................................................ Tomasin Corrente
Sophie Claire Bergman
Franz’s Friends
Karl Patrick Lennon
Albert Kyan Park
Friedrich ....................................................................................................... Harrison Broadbent
Hans Francisco Rivera Bermudez
Ernest Jalen Williams
Jacob
(October 18 & 19) Nicolas Bierwagen (October 20) ........................................................................................................... Lukas Pringle
Townspeople
Xochti Atienza, Sara Beth Austin, Daniela Bennetti, .................................................................
Ryan Norman, Analiese Capponi, Amber Huggett, Connor Barak, Tarique Logan, Jonathan Foster, Gaven Stevens, Sameer Rhodes, Ezra Paisley
Mayor ........................................................................................................................ Tim Crommes
Mayor’s Wife Elizabeth Sabol
Priest ..................................................................................................................... David Hochwalt
City Officials ............................................................................. Jessie Etling, Jenna Mumford, Raeanne Richard, Annabelle White
Children
Elka ......................................................................................................................... Ruby Rotramel
Lina .......................................................................................................................... Poppy Kitchen
Wolfgang Jack Tolbert
Henry ............................................................................................................................. Ben Forney
Dr. Coppélius’s Dolls
Bisque Connor Barak
Attila the Hun Kyan Park
Queen Victoria .................................................................................................. Sara Beth Austin
Romani Dancer Ryan Norman
Otto Von Bismarck Jalen Williams
Napoleon ................................................................................................................. Tarique Logan
Dick Blick Nicolas Bierwagen
Dawn, a vaudeville sensation
Alyssa Eyster
Hope, a nurse ........................................................................................................ Emma Duncan
PRODUCTION/ARTISTIC STAFF
Jacob Heustis, scenic designer
Dan Fedie, costume designer
Jesse AlFord, original lighting designer
Matthew P. Benjamin, lighting designer
Synopsis
Act I
Kimberly Aycock, production stage manager
Kelly DeLisle, resident stage manager
A German Neighborhood in the Midwest, Fall of 1917
Dr. Coppélius, an eccentric German immigrant, returns home in the early hours, crankily dismissing the greetings of two soldiers returning from training at Camp Taylor. Swanhilda arrives and tries to engage with Coppélia, but she is unsuccessful. When Swanhilda’s fiancé Franz arrives, he is also unable to get Coppélia’s attention and Swanhilda becomes irritated, as she thinks Franz is flirting with Coppélia.
The Germantown residents, proudly American, enter for an American flag-raising ceremony at St. Boniface Church’s School to support young German-Americans who have enlisted to serve in WWI. Dr. Coppélius bursts from his house and is invited to join the flag-raising, but he refuses to acknowledge the American flag and quickly retreats into his house. Swanhilda, Franz, and their friends, all intending to marry the following day, prepare to say goodbye to their loved ones as they leave for war. Swanhilda and Franz struggle with the security of their relationship— something they want to resolve before Franz leaves to serve. The young townsfolk, not yet enlisted, dance a Czardas in honor of the enlisted men. As evening falls, everyone heads home. Dr. Coppélius leaves his workshop and is confronted by youths, losing his key during the scuffle. Swanhilda and her friends find the key and decide to find out more about the mysterious Coppélia. Franz returns to make amends with Swanhilda, but when he sees Dr. Coppélius’ door is open, he is tempted to find out more.
Act II
Dr. Coppélius’ Studio
Swanhilda and her girlfriends enter the workshop, and the adventure distracts Swanhilda from her trouble with Franz. Swanhilda discovers Coppélia reading her book and is delighted to find that she is only a doll. She and her friends then discover and activate Dr. Coppélius’ collection of dolls, all representing important figures in German history, but are interrupted by his unexpected return. He chases them out, not noticing Swanhilda hiding behind the curtain. Dr. Coppélius tidies his studio only to be disturbed by Franz. Realizing an opportunity, Dr. Coppélius offers Franz a drink, but the drink is drugged and Franz soon passes out. While Franz is unconscious, Dr. Coppélius revels in his pagan mysticism by trying to bring Coppélia to life with Franz’s spirit. However, Swanhilda has exchanged places with the doll and deceives Dr. Coppélius by pretending to come to life. Dr. Coppélius is overjoyed by his “magical” success but “Coppélia” becomes unmanageable, obsessed with the drugged Franz. When Franz recovers, Swanhilda reveals her true identity and the two are reconciled. They depart together, leaving Dr. Coppélius to his broken dolls, his studio ruined, his German history and culture irreparably destroyed.
Act III
The German Neighborhood
The next morning, everyone returns from the weddings of Swanhilda and Franz and their friends. The newlyweds celebrate their love for each other, acknowledging the hours that will pass before they see each other again once the men leave for war. The unenlisted young men bring Dawn, a local vaudeville sensation, to dance for the enlisted men. A nurse, Hope, passes through on her way to Camp Taylor, reminding everyone of the gravity of what is about to change their lives forever. Swanhilda and Franz celebrate their love for each other, forgetting their concerns from the day before. The entire community celebrates together before saying farewell to the enlisted men as they depart for Europe.
A Note from the Choreographer
Louisville Ballet premiered this reimagined version of Coppélia in October 2015—the first season I fully programmed as the Company’s Artistic Director. I had dreamt of creating my own interpretation of this ballet classic for many years. Coppélia has such a special story to tell, with so many levels and details to dive into over and over again as a director, a dancer, or an audience member. And there I was, a new Artistic Director and new member of the Louisville community, taking on the challenge of creating an updated classic; driving the development and construction of new sets and costumes; and breathing new life into the story and choreography.
The original ballet, based on the writings of E.T.A. Hoffman, depicts a community celebrating a fall harvest a time of romance, weddings, and the promise that love provides light—just before the cold darkness of winter. And the rich history of Louisville’s own Germantown, especially at the start of the twentieth century, offered the perfect setting to bring this story to life in a new way.
The turn of the 20th century was a time of rapid, intense change, but no event was more universally felt than World War I. This war had a profound effect on the global psyche and changed the way we perceived the world; its effects were keenly experienced here in Louisville. Camp Zachary Taylor, one of the five major training camps for the United States military at that time, was located just outside the city—making the fall of 1917 in Louisville a time of intense patriotic fervor.
Reflecting on my decision now, I can see what a challenge I had given myself.
Who was I, as an Australian only just putting down roots in this community, to tell the story of German-Americans in this place during that time? Fortunately I knew, as I know now, to go to the experts and to trust their knowledge and insights. I started my work at The Filson Historical Society, diving into their archives, listening to their guidance, and tying the threads between this community I was getting to know and the ballet I knew so well.
Much like a harvest celebration and the preparations for winter, this country and community busily prepared for a cold and challenging time of war. Louisville’s German-American community was deeply affected by these preparations. Second and third-generation German families faced challenges to both defend and prove their identities, particularly from wide-spread propaganda attacking their American loyalty. The CourierJournal’s Pulitzer Prize winning editor, Henry Watterson, was especially harsh in his public judgment. A battle of words waged between The Courier-Journal and the Louisville Anzeiger, the local German-language newspaper of the time, and clearly captured the struggle of this community.
This struggle is at the core of this production of Coppélia. But so is the joy and the resilience at the heart of this vibrant community and this ballet. Our production is indeed joyful, funny, and visually beautiful. The choreography is still very much rooted in classical ballet and pays homage to all those who have both created and refined this ballet since its first performance in 1870, including Arthur Saint-Leon, Marius Petipa, Enricho Cecchetti, Dame Ninette de Valois, and Peggy Van Praagh.
This Coppélia’s sets were designed by Jacob Heustis, a Louisville-based visual artist, and based on the dramatic changes in the world of visual art during that time. Just before the United States joined World War I, the famous Armory Show of 1913 brought Modernism to the country with Cubism and Futurism at the vanguard. The juxtaposition of our then Costume Master Dan Fedie’s beautifully designed, constructed, and historically accurate costumes within the world of this set still makes me catch my breath.
I’m so proud of this work, and of the artists, designers, and artisans who helped make this production possible. I’m glad that I trusted their skills and their vision, and that they trusted mine. None of this would have been possible without them.
Now on its third outing, I hope this Dayton community enjoys this production as much as I have enjoyed bringing it to life here with this wonderful Dayton Ballet. I am so grateful for the opportunity!
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Robert Curran
About the Artists
Robert Curran Choreographer
Trained at The Australian Ballet School and having enjoyed a thrilling and fulfilling career with The Australian Ballet as a Principal Artist, Robert Curran took his passion and discipline developed as a dancer and set his sights on diversifying his knowledge, skills and abilities in service of the art form. Education and experience continually expanded his ability to move his own body on stage and, through this, to move an audience to experience a wide range of emotions. Beyond his dancing career, Curran has continued the work in professional roles, including choreographer, instructor, artistic director and more, in the continuing effort to move people through a satisfying encounter with dance.
Curran is motivated by the form that a dancer gains from training in the traditions of classical ballet, where respect and discipline can facilitate breathtaking strength and freedom. He is also inspired by the innovation that forms the function of any artist—to bravely and boldly express oneself through art for the greater good of a community. Curran is excited by, and committed to, the full fabric of the dance community, from the local to international. Through the collaborative work of weaving these threads together, Curran brings an abundant respect for the art form, and to the entire artistic community, and maintains an exciting perspective on its future.
Léo Delibes Composer
Léo Delibes was a French opera and ballet composer who was the first to write music of high quality for the ballet. His pioneering symphonic work for the ballet opened up a field for serious composers, and his influence can be traced in the work of Tchaikovsky and others who wrote for the dance. His own music—light, graceful, elegant, with a tendency toward exoticism—reflects the spirit of the Second Empire in France.
Delibes studied at the Paris Conservatoire under the influential opera composer Adolphe Adam, and in 1853, became accompanist at the Théâtre-Lyrique. He became accompanist at the Paris Opéra in 1863, professor of composition at the Conservatoire in 1881, and a member of the French Institute in 1884. His first produced works were a series of amusing operettas, parodies, and farces in which Delibes was associated with Jacques Offenbach and other lightopera composers.
He collaborated with Ludwig Minkus in the ballet La Source (1866), and its success led to commissions to write his large-scale ballets, Coppélia (1870), based on a story of E.T.A. Hoffmann, and Sylvia (1876), based on a mythological theme. In the meantime, he developed his gifts for opera. The opéra comique Le Roi l’a dit (1873; The King Said So) was followed by the serious operas Jean de Nivelle (1880) and Lakmé (1883), his masterpiece.
Delibes also wrote church music (he had worked as a church organist) and some picturesque songs, among which “Les Filles de Cadiz” (“The Girls of Cadiz”) suggests the style of Georges Bizet.
Source: Brittanica
Dan Fedie Costume Designer
Dan Fedie was Costume Master for Louisville Ballet for 27 seasons. A native of Durand, Wisconsin, Fedie earned his BS in speech and theatre from the University of Wisconsin- LaCrosse, and an MFA in costume design from the University of Illinois, Champaign/ Urbana. Fedie has also served as costume shop manager for StageOne and the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival; he has worked for such organizations as Studio Arena Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and Kentucky Opera. Fedie has designed costumes for StageOne, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Louisville Ballet, and 1900 Productions in Chicago.
Jacob Heustis Scenic Designer
Jacob Heustis uses painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, sound and photography to question and explore value and class systems, vanity and desire, and the nature of art and aesthetics within the context of contemporary society. Heustis’ large-scale works consist of a minimal but expressive application of medium and materials often combined with self-referential phrases and appropriated pop-culture lexicon in the form of hand-written text.
Since 2004, he has exhibited at Quappi Projects, Swanson Contemporary, Zephyr Gallery, Actors Theatre, The Brown Theatre, Kentucky School of Art, Hite Art Institute, The Speed Art Museum, And the KMAC museum. Select works from Debutantes, portraits of
famous American heiresses engraved on glass mirrors using a diamond ring, have been exhibited in 21c Museum Hotels across the country. Heustis lives and works in Louisville, KY.
Jesse AlFord
Original Lighting Designer
Jesse AlFord is a Freelance Lighting Designer, proudly based in Louisville. Recent designs with Louisville Ballet include Sleeping Beauty, Vibes, Swan Lake, Rite of Spring, and more. He also regularly designs with Kentucky Shakespeare, Kentucky Opera, Louisville Orchestra, The Va Va Vixens, Circus Flora, and Pandora Productions. Other past collaborators include The Big Apple Circus, The Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, The Mary Shelley Electric Co., and others across the country. Working primarily in dance, circus, and theatre, AlFord specializes in the moments and productions that happen in between those disciplines.
Matthew P.
Benjamin
Lighting Designer
Matthew P.
Benjamin is a lighting designer with over thirty years of experience, having designed professionally in the areas of dance, opera, concerts, corporate events, theatre, musicals, casinos, theme parks, and trade shows. He a proud member of the United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829.
Benjamin is also a professor of theater and the resident lighting designer for Wright State University’s Theatre and Dance Programs. He also serves as
the Head of the Theatre Design and Technology Program. In addition to his tenure at Wright State, he has taught at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, the Interlochen Center for the Arts, the University of Cincinnati, and the New Jersey Governor’s School for the Arts.
Benjamin has designed lighting for a wide variety of genres, as well as concert lighting for The Doobie Brothers and other national recording artists. He is also a theatrical consultant to educational programs and professional organizations, having recently designed lighting systems for a tap room, a municipal library, and a new performing arts center.
He is an active freelance designer whose professional credits include seven seasons as the resident lighting designer for the Opera Theater of Lucca, Italy, along with design work for Luna Negra Dance Theatre, the Alley Theatre, Human Race Theatre Company, Aspen Music Festival, TriCities Opera, Muse Machine, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Opera at Florham, New Horizon Theater Company, South Jersey Regional Theater, Little Theater of the Rockies, Children’s Ballet Theater of New Jersey, Taj Mahal Casino, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Dayton Opera, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences-Eastern Regional Emmy Awards, among others.
Benjamin received his M.F.A. in theatrical design and production from the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music. His B.F.A. in lighting design is from the North Carolina School of the Arts.
With the holidays right around the corner, invite your friends and family to the world premiere of Dayton Ballet’s new production of The Nutcracker!
FRI Dec 13 at 7:30pm SAT Dec 14 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm SUN Dec 15 at 2:30pm
FRI Dec 20 at 7:30pm SAT Dec 21 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm SUN Dec 22 at 2:30pm
From the creative minds of Artistic Director and choreographer Brandon Ragland, costume designer Lyn Baudendistel, and scenic designer Ray Zupp, the timeless story of Clara’s magical Christmastime journey returns to the stage, set to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous score performed live by the Dayton Philharmonic.
Philharmonic Musicians
Greenlaw, Acting Concertmaster1
Philip Enzweiler* Janet George
Oprea Associate Concertmaster2
Na, Acting Assistant Concertmaster3
VIOLIN II
The Peter and Patricia Torvik 2nd Violin Section
Kara Camfield, Acting Principal4
Ann Linn Baer, Acting Assistant Principal
Kirstin
Aurelian
Youjin
Elizabeth Hofeldt
David Goist Mikhail Baranovsky Louis Proske Sean Klopfenstein John Lardinois
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Scott Moore Gloria Fiore
Maggie Niekamp Nick Naegele* Lynn Rohr*
Yoshiko Kunimitsu Bill Slusser Yein Jin*
Sheridan Currie, Principal5
VIOLA
OBOE AND ENGLISH HORN
Colleen Braid, Assistant Principal Karen Johnson6
Scott Schilling Lori LaMattina Mark D. Reis
Molly Castrucci8 Lucas Song9
Mark Hofeldt Nadine Monchecourt Oleg Babkov
Stephen Ullery Christopher Roberts
James Faulkner Bleda Elibal
Rebecca Andres, Principal11 Jennifer Northcut
Janet van Graas
Eileen Whalen, Principal12
Leslie Dragan Belinda Burge
Jonathan Lee, Principal Christina Coletta, Assistant Principal7
CELLO
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Deborah Taylor, Principal10
Jon Pascolini, Assistant Principal
Donald Compton FLUTE AND PICCOLO
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CLARINET
TROMBONE
HARP
Robyn Dixon Costa
John Kurokawa, Principal13 Rachael Young, Principal14
Kristen Smith15
Aaron Brant, Principal16
Lotti Ropert
Todd Fitter
BASSOON
HORN
Amy Lassiter Sean Vore, Assistant Principal
Charles Pagnard, Principal17 Alan Siebert
TRUMPET
Eric Knorr
Tyler Bentley, Acting Principal18
Richard Begel
Chad Arnow19
Timothy Northcut, Principal20
Gerald Noble, Acting Principal21
Michael LaMattina, Principal22 Davi Martinelli de Lira23
Leslie Stratton, Principal24
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ENCORE ($5,000-$9,999)
Anonymous
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Mr. and Mrs. David S. Battle
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Berry
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bridgman
Dr. Gwen L. Brubaker
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Burkhardt Jr.
Mrs. Catherine Clark
Dr. Ann W. Clutter
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick De Naples
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Deitz
Mr. Donald and Mrs. Janet Grieshop
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas J. Gruenberg
Mr. Charles J. Hardwick
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley C. Herr
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Lovell
Mr. Christopher Mason
Miss Constance A. McKale
Mr. James S. Nathanson
Dr. David H. Ponitz
Kenneth Quinter
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Ratti
Mr. and Mrs. Milton C. Ross
Mr. Matthew J. Scarr
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Schaff
Mr. Thomas F. Skelley and Mrs. Sharon Lindquist-Skelley
Mrs. Cynthia Uhl
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Winger
Kathleen and Joseph Zehenny
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Mrs. Margy Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Angel
Dan and Vicky Archibald
Mr. and Mrs. Karl C. Ayers
Ann Barr
Mr. Ronald Bernard and Dr. Judith E. Woll M.D.
Dr. Robert L. Brandt, Jr.
Michael and Frieda Brigner
Ms. Kathleen L. Clawson
Mr. Christopher Coombs
Suzanne and Patrick Crippen
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Culp
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Custer
Pat and David Diven
Dr. John C. Duby and Dr. Sara Guerrero-Duby
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Dutton
Doug and Bethany Einstein
Ms. Susan M. Falter
Don and Andrea Fineberg
Ms. Marilyn R. Fischer
Mrs. Carol Graff
Mr. Thomas P. Gratto and Dr. Sharon D. Gratto
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Jennings
Mrs. Leora K. Kline
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Lamberger
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Lane
Dr. and Mrs. William Lindahl
Ms. Susan B. McCoy and Mr. Allen Kennedy
Pat and David McDonald
Anna and John Monnett
Theodore Nelson and Ixi Chen
Patrick J. Nugent and Mary Kay Rehard
Mr. Mark Olson and Ms. Barbara Furyk-Olson
Dr. C. Daniel and Mrs. Kathy Raisch
Tim Riordan
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Seboldt
Heber and Liz Short
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Sibbing
Mr. Michael Sieveking and Mr. Jeffrey Trzeciak
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Smythe
Lois and Roger Sutherland
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Tokarz
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Tomme
Dr. Byron and Mrs. Theresa Wade
Paul and Susie Weaver
James and Tami Whalen
Hon. and Mrs. William H. Wolff Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Tim S. Wood
Dr. Teresa Zryd
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Anonymous (3)
Mr. Joshua E. Adams
Dr. and Mrs. Walter W. Adams
The Albert and Nancy Freudenberger Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Anderson
Mr. Patrick Arnold
The Honorable Bill and Karen Beagle
Mr. Zachary J. Beck
Mr. and Mrs. Donald N. Bigler
Ms. Mary R. Bowman
The Brenda and David Jones Memorial Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Byrum
Mr. Joseph Cable
Drs. Alejandro Calvo and Veronica Camacho
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Campbell
Ms. Martha Monica CorradineAltman
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Corson
Mr. Kelly H. Dalton
Susan and Bryan Daly
Ms. Susan DeLuca
William DeVenzio and Linda Short
Mr. C. Bruce Driver
Susan and Robert Ellefson
Mr. Larry Forman
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Gaudion
Dr. David and Pamela Griffith
Mr. Michael and Brig. Gen. Mary
Kathryn Haddad
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Hall
Mr. John C. Halpin and Ms. Dorothy B. Dick
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harstad
Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Heinrich
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Herbeck
Holland Family Trust
Mr. Jeffrey Huntington
Dr. Michael A. Jaffe M.D.
Sandi Simmons and Tom Jonak
Ms. Shannon Joyce Neal
Mrs. R. Jean Judge
Ms. Norma Keefer
Michael and Janet Kelly
Dr. and Mrs. Myron R. Kem
Dr. and Mrs. Brian Kent
Dr. R. Alan Kimbrough
Dr. and Mrs. Emil P. Kmetec
Chuck Knickerbocker
Kathryn A. Lamme
Dr. James T. Lehner and Hon.
Peggy Lehner
Cheryl and Franklin Lewis
Robyn Lightcap
Morgan Andrew Taylor*
Dr. Tom Maher
The Margaret and Paul C. Magill Fund*
Drs Jerry Clark and Barry McCorkle
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Meyer
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Bill Perry and JT Rusch
Robert Pohl and Susan Strong
Mr. Todd Press
Mr. and Mrs. Dominick A. Rinaldi
Mr. Joshua Roch and Mrs. Sarah Enterline Roch
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Roedersheimer
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Routson
Ms. Colleen M. Ryan
Dr. Burton R. Saidel and Mrs. Alice L. Saidel
Sanchez Family
Mr. Richard B. Saphire
Mr. And Mrs. Richard Schaefer
Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. Schaeffer
Mrs. Winnie Scholl
Sigma Boule Fund
Charles V. Simms
Mrs. Catherine J. Skardon
Lt. Col and Mrs. Michael H. Taint
Mr. John Tate
Thomas E. And Sharon P. Williamson Fund
Mrs. Mary T. Tymeson
Mr. Michael Tyrchniewicz and Ms. Rachael Courtney
Jeanie Vickroy
Malte and Pan Von Matthiessen
Dr. and Mrs. Andreas M. Walchner
Andrew and Julie Wallner
Jud and Julie Wallner Fund
Mark White
Ms. Katherine Wiedeman
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Winch
Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Woodruff
Mr. and Mrs. David Wrazen
Dr. Daniel L. Zehringer
Dr. David Zelmon and Dr. Mojgan Samardar
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FELLOW ($750-$999)
Anonymous
Shirley Ark
Drs. Charles and Mary Bane
Mr. Charles W. Bradford
Carla Cameron
Mrs. Rebecca Dianis
Dr. Margaret M. Dunn and Dr. William A. Spohn
Lt. Col. Frank and Diane Gentner, USAF Ret.
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas N. Goetz
Mr. Anthony Haugrud
Jeremy Holtgrave
Charles and Karen Kronbach
Kenji and Misao Kurokawa
Larry Mullins
Les and Dianne Niemi
Ms. Ellen Noble
Jeaunita Ìfewándé Château Olówè
Greg and Michele Palmer
Mr. Harold Poppe and Mr. Dale Schmidt
Mr. William C. Quinn
Mary Yerina and Bob Redfield
Beverly and Bradley Smith
Rick and Tawnya Stover
Phyllis Strayer
Kevin and Micki Torres
Nancy and John Woeste
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Dr. Virginia C. Wood
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Corporate and Foundation Partners
We thank our corporate and foundation partners for their support of DPAA’s mission, programs, and artists.
IMPRESARIO
AES Ohio Foundation
The Charles D. Berry Foundation
Virginia W. Kettering Foundation
Schiewetz Foundation
Harry A. Toulmin, Jr. and Virginia B. Toulmin Fund of The Dayton Foundation
MAESTRO
Kettering Health
VIRTUOSO
Dayton Freight
The Mary H. Kittredge Fund of The Dayton Foundation
Bill and Jackie Lockwood Fund to Support Opera
LEGATO
AES Ohio
The Berry Family Foundation
Cox First Media
Dayton Aerospace
Marriott University of Dayton
Miriam Rosenthal Foundation for the Arts
The Shubert Foundation
The Troy Foundation
The Nick and Edna Weller Charities, Inc.
CONCERTO
10 Wilmington Place
Arts Consulting Group
Bob Ross Auto Group
The Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Discover Classical 88.1 WDPR/89.1 WUSO/89.9 WDPG
The Kettering Family Foundation
iHeartMedia
Mathile Family Foundation
ARIA
The Iddings Foundation
Victory Wholesale Group
SONATA
The Dayton Hydraulic Co.
Enterprise Roofing
Harlamert Foundation
Heidelberg Distributing Company
Johnson Investment Counsel
The Kuntz Foundation
Levin Family Foundation
LION
Nova Creative
NPS Cares Foundation
PNC
INTERMEZZO
Coolidge Wall
Sam Levin Foundation
Omega Baptist Church
Pickrel, Schaeffer, and Ebeling
OVERTURE
Barnes Dennig
Houser Asphalt and Concrete
Requarth Lumber Company
Voss Auto Network
ADDITIONAL MAJOR SUPPORT BY:
Culture Works
Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
Board of Trustees and Staff
OFFICERS
Joseph Zehenny, Chair
Patricia McDonald, Vice Chair
Dr. Ed Tomme, Chair Emeritus
Tom Burkhardt, Treasurer
Timothy Riordan, Assistant Treasurer
Rev. Joshua Ward, Secretary
Rodney Veal, Assistant Secretary
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Dr. Ron Anderson
Libby Ballengee
Dr. Zachary Beck
Ashley Bethard
Jim Butler
Christopher Coombs
Allyson Danis
Courtney Ditmer
Dr. Samuel Dorf
Deborah Gross
Col. Mary-Kathryn Haddad
Michael Howard
Xavier Johnson
Dr. G. Scott Jones
Robyn Lightcap
Patrick Martin
Peggie McQuiston
Shannon Joyce Neal
Barbara O’Hara
Todd Press
Burt Saidel
Dori Spaulding
John Tate
Rick Thie
Abbie Trittschuh
Katie Wahl
Dr. Daniel Zehringer
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS EMERITUS
Thomas Bankston, Opera
ADMINISTRATION
Patrick J. Nugent, President and CEO
Michael Sieveking, Managing Director
Teri Warwick, Chief Financial Officer
Sue Martin, Accounting Manager
ARTISTIC
Kathleen Clawson, Artistic Director, Opera
Neal Gittleman, Artistic Director and Conductor, Philharmonic
Brandon Ragland, Artistic Director, Ballet
Patrick Reynolds, Associate Conductor, Philharmonic; Conductor, Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Steven Hankle, Director, Philharmonic Chorus
Carolyn Sweezy, Manager, Philharmonic Chorus
Maureen Hickey Haitch, Conductor, Philharmonic Youth Strings
Michelle Mastin, Conductor, Philharmonic Junior Strings
Jeffrey Powell, Chorus Master, Opera Chorus
Sharon Neumeister, Company Teacher and Rehearsal Assistant
Rachel Cahayla Wynne, Rehearsal Director and Dayton Ballet Studio Company Manager
DEVELOPMENT
Bill Perry, Vice President for Philanthropy
Lynnette Ivey, Director of Institutional Giving
Allie Haines, Membership Manager
Anne O’Hara, Development Operations Manager
LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Jeaunita Ìféwándé Château Olówè, Vice President for Learning and Community Engagement
Jacqueline Griffin, Learning Programs Manager
Melissa McCoy, Engagement Programs Manager
Megan Forney, Dayton Ballet School Education Manager; Co-Director of Dayton Ballet School Ensemble
Gabrielle Sharp, Co-Director of Dayton Ballet School Ensemble
Elizabeth Sabol, Ballet School Registrar
Vicky Archibald, Ballet School Receptionist
MARKETING
Brittany Laughlin, Vice President for Marketing and Audience Development
Olivia Budde, Marketing Coordinator
James Mikolajewski, Marketing and Patron Acquisition Manager
Kate LaFollette, Engagement and Patron Services Manager
OPERATIONS
Theodore Nelson, Vice President for Operations and Artistic Planning
Milena Treer, Director of Production
Tim Crommes, Company Manager
Patrick Keough, Technical Director
Sean Vore, Orchestra Personnel Manager
Lyn Baudendistel, Wardrobe Supervisor
Eric Knorr, Orchestra Librarian
Kelly DeLisle, Resident Stage Manager
Lloyd Bryant, Recording Engineer
The stagehands of IATSE Local 66
The wardrobe members of IATSE Local 886
BILL AND JACKIE LOCKWOOD FUND TO SUPPORT OPERA
THE MARY H. KITTREDGE FUND OF THE DAYTON FOUNDATION
HARRY A. TOULMIN JR. AND VIRGINIA B. TOULMIN FUND OF THE DAYTON FOUNDATION