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Fall/Winter 2007-08

OCTOBER 13-28, 2007

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NOVEMBER 10-18, 2007

JANUARY 19-20, 2008

JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 3,2008

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CONTENTS FalllWinter 2007-08 The OJJicial Magazine oj the Detroit Opera House

WELCOME Letter from David DiChiera .. ... .. .... .. ... .. .. .. .. ...... .. ...... .... .. ......... .4

BRAVO is a Michigan Opera Theatre publication . Mitch Carter, Rebekah Johnson, Ed itors

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Contributors David DiChiera Karen V DiChiera Anne E. Duggan Dr. Timothy Lentz Roberto Mauro Dr. Wallace Peace Judith Slotkin Bernard Uzan

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F EATURE STORIES:

Who is Cyrano? By CYRANO D 1RECTORiL1BRETI1ST B ERNARD U ZAN . . ... . . .. ... . . . .. 11 Who was Roxane7 By ANN E E. D UGGAN .. .. .... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . .......... .... 12

Miami City Ballet .. ......... ... ..... .... ....... .... ... ... .... .... .. ..... .. ....... .. .... 16 The Marriage of Figaro .. .... ... .. .. .. ..... .. .... ... .... ... .. ... .. .. ...... .. ....... 20 F EATURE STORY:

A Perplexed Look at a Mozart Masterpiece BY D R. W ALLACE P EACE .... 22

African Footprint ..... ...... .. ...... .... ... .... ... .. ... .. .... .... ... .... .... ... .. ... .. .24

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Cadillac Coffee is the official coffee of the Detroit Opera House . Steinway is the official piano of the Detroit Opera House and Michigan Opera Theatre. Steinway pianos are provided by Hammell Music, exclusive representative for Steinway and Sons in Michigan. President Tuxedo is the official provider of formalwear for the Detroit Opera House . Michigan Opera Theatre is a nonprofit cultural organization, whose activities are supported in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts, and other individuals, corporations and foundations . Michigan Opera Theatre is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Chorus and Orchestra ...... ..... ... .... .. .... .. ... .. ........ ... ...... ..... .... ....... ...43 Artist Profiles ... .. .... ... ..... ..... ...... ..... .... ... .... ... .. . ....... .. .. ...... ..... ........ 32 Education at the Detroit Opera House: Community Programs and Learning at the Opera House, Dance Education, Community Programs , and the new Michigan Opera Theatre Children 's Chorus ......... ... ... .... ..... ....... ... ... .... .... .. ........ ..... ...... ....... .40 Family Album .. .. ....... ....... ..... ... .. ...... ... .. .... .... ........ .. ..... .. .. ....... ......46 Board of Directors and Trustees .. .... .. ...... .. .... .... .. .. .. ........ ... ... ....... .. 44 Administration and Staff .... .... .. .. .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ........ ..... ...... .. .. .. .45

CONTRIBUTORS Increasing Regional Philanthropy Program Update ... ... .. ..... ..... ...... 48 Avanti Society ....... ....... .......... .. .... ... .. .... .. ........ .... .. ....... ............ ... ..50 Campaign to Restore the Detroit Opera House.... .... .. ... . . ..... 52 Michigan Opera Theatre Contributors .. .... .. .. .... .. ......... ............ .... ..5 5 Volunteer Information ... .. .... .. .. ...... .... ........ ... .. .. .. ...... .. ..... .. ...... .... ..60 General Information ... ..... .. ......... ... ..... ... ... .... .... .. .. .. .. ........ ....... .. ... 62

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Greetings, and welcome to our 37th season of opera and the 12th season of dance at the Detroit Opera House.

ur 37th season of opera, appropriately titled Deception Exposed, begins with th e wor ld premiere of Cyrano - the ultimate tale of deception and d espa ir, in which th e lege ndar y Cyrano de Bergerac's love for hi s co u sin is first hidden, and th en tragically exposed. Cyrano features a brilliant cast, includin g the highly acclaimed Romanian baritone Marian Pop, Amer ican soprano Leah Partridge and Spanish tenor Jose Luis Sola in his American operatic debut. As you may know, Cyrano marks Michigan Opera Theatre's third mainstage world premiere, following Thomas Pasatieri's Washington Square (1976) and , of course, Richard Danielpour's Margaret Gamer (2005). In this specia l , world premiere season, Michigan Opera Theatre celebrates not only our role in introducing new works to the operatic repertoire, but also reflects upon a proud histo ry of presenting revivals of neglected American works such as Blitzstein 's Regina (1977), Copland's The Tender Land (1978) and Gruenberg's Emperor Jones (1979), as well as introduce musical theater, especially works by Sondheim (Little Nig ht Mus ic [1983], Sweeney Todd [1984] and Follies [19 88]). For a complete list of mainstage and outreach world premieres, company premieres and revivals, please see the MOT Premieres Timeline in thi s program book. While we remain dedicated to the development of American Opera and the revival of neglected works, we are always pleased to present staples of the opera repertoire - operas that have withstood the t est of tim e.

Mozart's The Marriage oj Figaro, the second opera of our fall season is, without qu es tion , among th ese classics. Regarded by many as the greatest opera of all time, this tale of dec ept ion is a romantic comedy accompanied by some of the most beautiful and familiar music ever written. Our last production of The Marriage oj Figaro (2002) was greeted by critical and public acclaim Some may remember Polish bass-baritone Robert Gierlach who made his U.S. opera debut as Figaro in our 2002 production of The Marriage oj Figaro now he returns to reprise the role in what will be a well-rounded cast that includes Ying Huang and Ailyn Perez sharing the role of Susanna. Our commitment to opera, in all its forms, is comp lemented b y our co ntinued drive to present worldclass dance. In 12 short seasons, the Detroit Opera House has earned the esteemed reputation as the home for dan ce in Detroit. This fall , we continue this tradition by presenting a speCial debut appearance by Miami City Ballet Company, performing treasured dance works by mod ern dance choreographers Twyla Tharp and George Balanchine; Richard Loring's AJrican Footprint, a brilliant spectacle of native and traditional African song and dance (The African Riverdance), and by popular demand, the return of Alvin Ail ey American Dance Theater. World premieres, beloved operatic classics, dance presentations and outreach programming all enable us to fulfill our mission. None of these things, however, would be possible without the generous support of countless individ uals , foundations

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and corporations. In thi s most exciting fall season, we paus e to acknowledge our season sponsor, Ford Motor Company (Fall Opera Season Sponsor) and the Chrys ler Foundation for sponsoring the 20072008 Season of Dance. Additionally, I would lik e to thank Cyrano title sponsor, Compuware, and Cyrano production sponsor, Dow Automotive (For a complete list of su pporters, please see the "Contributors" pages). Finally, I offer our gratitude to you , our loyal guests, for joining us for our 2007 -2 008 season. Enjoy the performance!

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Composer: David DiChiera

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librettist: Bernard Uzan Title Sponsor

Orchestrator: Mark Flint Opera in three acts World Premiere: Detroit, USA; October 13, 2007

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Sung in French with English surtitle translations

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Running time: 3 hours Conductor: Mark Flint Director: Bernard Uzan Chorus Master: Suzanne Mallare Acton Set & Costume Design: John Pascoe Costume Design Assistant: Suzanne Hanna lighting Design: Donald Edmund Thomas

Hair and Makeup Design: Joanne Middleton Weaver Property Designer: Monika Essen Assistant Director: Cynthia Stokes Fight Choreographer: Christopher Barbeau Stage Manager: Ken Saltzman Surtitles: Roberto Mauro Production Credits: A Co-Production of Michigan Opera Theatre, Florida Grand Opera and Opera Company of Philadelphia. Scenery Constructed by Ravenswood Studio, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. Costumes constructed by Michigan Opera Theatre Costume Shop Costume Materials Provided by Haberman Fabrics, Royal Oak, Michigan. Millinery created by Audry Hawkins, Detroit, Michigan. Properties constructed by West End Studios, Detroit, Michigan.

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THE STORY ACT I , Scene 1 Setting: The Hall oj the Hotel de

Bourgogne - Paris, 1640 A crowd of tradesmen, lackeys, pages, and gentlemen arrive at the theater for a performance by the fame d actor, MontOeury. Christian, a cadet from the provinces, expresses his admiration for Roxane to Ligniere , a fellow guardsman. Roxane has also caught the eye of the powerful Count De Guiche , who plans to marry Roxane to the Ma rquis de Brisaille, a man amenable to De Guiches desires fo r Roxane. Ligniere departs A stranger informs Christian that 100 assassins await Ligniere. Christian runs off to warn Ligniere. When Montfleury begins his performance , Cyrano chases Montfl eury off the stage. The Marquis de Brisaille challenges Cyrano to a duel, ridiculing Cyrano's large nose. Cyrano decries the Marquis' lack of creativity and , in Oowing verse, describes his own nose. After the duel, Cyrano declares that he hates Mon tfleury for lusting after his cousin, Roxane . Cyrano too loves his cousin but say~ his ' nose prevents all women from loving him. Roxane's nurse requests a private meeting between the cousins . Learning of the plot against his friend Ligniere, and buoyed by the prospect of meeting with Roxane , he marches ofFto Face the 100 men single-handedly. Orchestral Interlude ACT I, Scene 2 Setting: The Pastry Shop oj

Ragueneau, the Baker Roxane tells Cyrano that she is in love with Christian, a member of his regiment Cyrano, disheartened at the news, nevertheless pledges to befriend and protect the cadet, and encourage him to write to her. The Cadets burst in saluting Cyrano's exploits. [n Detro it Opera Ho use

an attempt to prove his bravery, Christian insults Cyrano's nose. Privately, Cyrano delivers Roxane's message of love. Christian confesses that he is inept at words of love , and Cyrano offers his services as a ghostwriter.

Intermission ACT II Setting: Roxane's Dwelling Cyrano's letters have increased Roxane's love for Christian. She tells Cyrano how much she admires Christian's beauty and spirit, reciting one of his letters. After learning that the regiment of Cyrano and Christian has been ordered to besiege Arras, she persuades De Guiche - who lusts after her - to keep the regiment in Paris. Christian arrives and learns that Roxane has left instructions for him to improvise on the mean ing of love. Cyrano offers help but Christian prefers to court Roxane unassisted. He attempts to charm her with disastrous results. Then Cyrano appears and, under cover of darkness , feeds Christian lines to woo Roxane. She reappears on the balcony as Cyrano pours forth wo rds of love . Overcome , she allows Christian to climb to the balcony for a kiss. A Capucin Monk arrives with a letter for Roxane from De Guiche, stating that De Guiche awaits her. Realizing that De Guiche will demand a carnal rendezvous , Roxane tells the Capucin that the letter mandates that she secretly marry Christian, and the ceremony takes place. De Guiche arrives and , upon learning of the marriage , orders Cyrano's regiment to take part in the siege. Cyrano promises Roxane that he'l! watch over her new husband and assures her that Christia~ will write often.

THE CAST In order oj vocal appearance Marquis de Brisaille .... ... .... ..... ... .... ...... ... Matthew Hayward Marquis De Cuigy ....... ...................... ... Torrance Blaisdell Ugniere ............. ....... ..... ......... ........ .... ... .. .Alain Coulombe* Christian .... ..... ... ................ ......... ........... ... .]ose Luis Sola¥ Ragueneau ....... ......... ....... .. ... .... ....... ....... ... ... Eri c Johnston Le Bret .. .. .. .......... .. .... .... ... .. ....... .... ...... .... Gaetan Laperriere Un Inconnu .... .. ... .... .... ..... ... ...... ... .. ... .... ..... Daniel Okulitch Montfleury (speaking) ... ......... ... ........ .... ..... ... Jason Budd Cyrano ...... ...... .. .... ...... ..... ..... ...... ... .... .... ....... ..Marian Pop De Guiche ....... ...... ...... .. ........ ..... ....... .. ........ .. ... Peter Volpe La Duegne .. ... ... ..... ..... ........ ............. ............... Gloria Parker Roxane ......... ..... ........... ....... ............. .... ..... ..Leah Partridge Capucin ...... ..... ......... .... .. ... ........... .......... Torranee Blaisdell Carbon .. ........... ......... .... ... ... ..... ......... ...... Oaniel Okulitch*

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Intermission

Orchestral Interlude

Act Ill, Scene I Setting: The FIEI1ch Camp al

Act Ill, scene 2 Setting: A Convent fourteen years later, Roxane, who has entered the convent, receives her regular visitor, Cyrano . Roxane produces the last letter from Christian. When Cyrano begins reciting the letter, she recognizes the voice from the balcony and realizes that the letters were Cyrano's all along. She notices blood coming from his head. He tells her that an assassin has mortally wounded him. Cyran o dies as Roxane laments that she has loved only one soul anellost it twice .

Arras Daily Cyrano ventu res behind enemy li nes to deliver "Christian's " lellers to Roxane. De Guiche announces that the Spanish will soon attack, signaling certai.n death for the entire regiment. Christian says that he will write his farewell to Roxane, b ut Cyrano announces that it is already written and hands him a tearstained letter. Roxane arrives having crossed enemy fire in ' order to d ie with Christi an. Roxane tells Christian that it is not his beauty that she loves , but the soul expressed in his letters , and that she would love him even if he were ugly. Christian tells Cyrano that it is he, Cyrano , that Roxane loves, and urges Cyrano to reveal his long-suppresse.d pass ion. Ch ristian rushes off into baule. Just as Cyrano is about to reveal the truth to Roxane, French soldie. rs enter carrying the mo rtally wounded Chrlstian. Cyran o Iles to hls friend that he has told Roxanc everything, and that it is Christian that she truly loves. Christian dies. Roxane finels the farewell letter as Cyrano rushes into battle.

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Cyrano CD Co-Sponsor Oliver Dewey Marks Foundation Artist Sponsors

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- Cyrano: Marian Pop

- Roxane: Leah Partridge

Marianne Endicott - De Guiche: Peter Volpe

Alphonse S. Lucarelli - La Duegne: Gloria Parker

Lighting Design Sponsor William H. and Patricia M. Smith Scene Sponsors Mary Sue and Paul Ewing

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Costume Sponsor Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allesee Opening Night Intermission Sponsor Dr. Donald and Dale Austin

$6,000 - Cyrano Patron Dykema Gossett $5,000 - Cyrano Patrons

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Frances and Ken Eisenberg Aviva and Dean Friedman Rose and David Handleman Mary and Pres Happel Ken Hart Joan and David Hill Derek and Karen Hodgson Ellen Kahn

Monica Moffat and Pat McGuire Dr. Ali Moiin & Dr. William Kupsky Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Munk Joy and Allan Nachman Dr. Charlotte and Mr. Charles Podowski Carolyn L. Ross

Gregory Schwartz Phyllis Snow Professor Calvin L. Stevens Ruth Townsend Inge and George Vincent Visteon Ann Kirk Warren Gary Wasserman Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Wu

$3,000 - Cyrano Supporters Jennifer and David Fischerl

Dr. Gerald and Elaine Laker Nancy and Bud Liebler

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$2,500 - Cyrano Supporters Hon. and Mrs. Edward Avadenka Floy and Lee Barthel Rosalie and Peter Beer Joe and Pat Berwanger Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brodie Tom and Dolores Casey Dr. Carol Chadwick-Spivak Gloria and Fred Clark Dodie and Larry David Gretchen and Ethan Davidson Barbara and Jim Garavaglia Allan Gilmour & Eric Jirgens Pat and E. Jan Hartmann Amy and Kent Jidov Barbara and Michael Kratchman Lakeland Preferred Voice Center

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Florence LoPatin E. R. Milner Dee and Ted Monolidis Barbara and Irving Nusbaum Dorothy and Joseph Papp Mrs. Frank Perdue Robert and Marilyn Rauth James and Marguerite Rigby Stella and Casmir Rozycki Sandy Family Foundation Marianne and Alan E. Schwartz Bev and Mert Segal Lorna Thomas, M.D. Bernie and Tom Toppin Richard Ventura Marilyn and Steven Victor

Linda and John Axe Madge and Bill Berman Anne Bielawski Lee and Paul Blizman Gwen and Richard Bowlby Roy and lise Calcagno Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Helen and Tarik Daoud Tom Delaney Kevin Dennis and Jeremy Zeltzer Ann and Larry Garberding Carolyn and Arnold Gordon Carol and Tom Halsted Eugene and Donna Hartwig Sybil Jaques Don Jensen and Leo DoveJle

Henry Kassen Dr. Alden and Lorraine Leib Jay M. Lonsway & Tammy L. Gleeson Arthur A. Nitzsche & Darlene Thompson Sally and Graham Orley Mary and Charles A. Parkhill Glenda D. Price Sydell and Douglas Schubot Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Selvaggio Arlene Shaler Judith Slotkin and Anne Adelson Helga and Alan Spencer Frank Stella Mary Lou Zieve

$1,500 - Cyrano Friends Andy and Wanda Giancamilli

Shelly and Peter Cooper In honor of Dr. David DiChiera $1,000 - Cyrano Friends Adel B. Amerman Tom and Gretchen Anderson Nancy and Dr. Agustin Arbulu Dr. Harold M. Arrington Margaret Borden Betty Bright Barbara Bryanton Margo Cohen & Bob Feinberg

RoseAnne Comstock Margaret H. Demant Sally and John Eckstrom Lynn and J Ferron Alice Haidostian Nancy and Joe Jacobson Jo Kessler Harvey and Eileen Kleiman

Mary and Ron Lamparter Hon. Jack Martin & Dr. Bettye Arringnton-Martin Leonard Mazerov Pat and Henry Nickol Drs. William and Virginia Rice Patricia Rodzik Dulcie and Norman Rosenfeld

Jeanne Schlitters Ellen Sharp Anne Markley Spivak Roberta and Dick Starkweather Ellen and Peter Thurber Harvey L. Weisberg Amelia Wilhelm Dr. Chris & Susan Wilhelm

We also extend appreciation to our generous donors who hosted special events in support of Cyrano. Sunday Brunch - Sarasota, FL Herman and Sharon Frankel Bill and Marjorie Sandy Parlor Party Sponsors Dr. David Balle Marlene and John Boll Bob and Denise Lutz Dan Clancy and Jack Perlmutter Cyrano Sponsors Appreciation Party Lil and Alex ErdeJjan

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, BY BERNARD UZAN yrano de Bergerac is one of the most cherished characters in French literature. He exudes a "French Bravura," or French attitude at its highest level. As a poet, a librettist, a playwright, a novelist, a scientist, a storyteller, and an expert sword fighter, Cyrano can be cocky, adventurous, courageous, insolent, temperamental , tender, generous, and faithful in his friendships and toward his one true love, Roxane. Except for the few people he genuinely cares for, he has no patience for anyone. Cyrano has a tendency to exaggerate and brag, but always stays constant in his beliefs. He does not respect authority, or believe in a class system, and fights against the omnipotent of the world to protect the poor and the weak. In a few words, he has everything, he is everything. But, he also has a nose, a big nose , a huge nose, a terrifying nose. His nose is a symbol of his own solitude, pain, weaknesses, and lack of confidence. How can we resist a man with such appetite for life, such hidden pain, and such panache 7 To read about him or portray him is like

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the beginning of a great Journey into a human soul. All of us feel close to him, or will feel like him at some point. He is all of us in one man and beyond one definition. Like all the children of France , I always had a fascination for Cyrano's character and dreamt to play him on the stage. I did not have that pleasure, but his memory and his image always stay present in my mind. I cannot believe that I had the opportunity to participate in this opera Cy rano. As a librettist, my task is simple and unbelievably difficult at the same time. The original play is an

absolute masterpiece, and how could I pretend to rewrite these words, these lines , which have been my companions for all these years? How can I reduce a play of a multitude of characters and almost four hours of beautiful text 7 Cutting secondary characters became increasingly excruciating, and eliminating each word created a dilemma. But I had to keep the essence of the play, and I had to keep the original text, one of the finest of the French literature, as much as possible .. .I hope I succeeded. My pleasure will be doubled by the fact that I am directing the opera. Spending four weeks with Cyrano, Roxane , Christian, and all the others many hours a day; working with the singers to portray the feelings of my heroes on-stage, and hoping to do justice to the incredibly touching composition of David DiChiera is like a dream come true. -Bernard Uzan COSTUME & SET RENDERINGS BY JOHN PASCOE

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o was Roxane? BY ANNE E. DUGGAN

. a twenty-first-century American, whose general attitude in conversation is "get to the point," the character Roxane is most intriguing. Christian is intimidated by Roxane precisely because the only thing he knows how to do is to get to the point, which he knows Roxane, a precieuse , will reject. In Edmond Rostand's play, when Christian declares "I love you So l" Roxane replies, with disappointment: "Ohl without doubt 1 and then 7 " (III. v) . For Roxane, the point of it all is less interesting than the way to get there , and it is her cousin Cyrano who knows how to beautifully adorn the path leading to the land of love . In what follows, we will briel1y exp lore the historical figures Roxane was based on, as well as the habitat and culture of les precieuses, so strange to Christian and ourselves, and so familiar to Cyrano. To create the character Roxane, Edmond Rostand blended two historical figures , Magdeleine Robineau and Marie Robineau , who in fact were not related . As is the case in the play, Magdeleine was the cousin of Cyrano de Bergerac, who lost her husband, Christophe de Neuvillette (the historical Christian), in the siege of Arras. Known for her great piety, Magdeleine unsuccessfully tried to encourage her libertine cousin to come under the wing of the Catholic Church. While Magdeleine served as the model for the Roxane of Act 5, Marie Robineau is the main inspiration for the development of her character. Marie was a well-known Parisian socialite who frequented the famous salon of Madeleine de Scudery, one of the most popular novelists of the period. In fact , Scudery included a verbal portrait of Marie in her celebrated novel, Artemene, or the Great Cyrus (10 vols. , 1648-53). Under the name Doralise, Scudery

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describes her as such: Doralise is not an ordinary person. For besides her charming beauty, she has an admirably amusing wit ... She has a fine and clever sense of sarcasm from which it is not easy to defend oneself ... and yet, what is rather rare for a person who has such a talent, is that she nevertheless is good and gentle. Rostand took the name Roxane from the pseudonym given Marie by Antoine de Somaize in his rather parodical Dictionmy of Precious Women, or the Key to the Language of the Salons (1660), in which he describes MarielRoxane as someone who "has much wit, and is among the good friends of the learned Sophie [Madeleine de Scuderyl , who confides in her about all of her works. " Roxane is a precieuse or "precious woman ," a term that refers to those aristocratic women who frequented Parisian salons. The term was not used by the salon women themselves, but usually by their detractors, and it carried with it negative connotati ons, implying affectation , snobbery, and condescension . In reality, the precieLlses could be described as proto-feminists, who insisted that men treat women with respect, who questioned the institution of marriage, and who valued intellectual pursuits. Catherine de Vivonne , the marquise de Rambouillet , opened the first French salon around 160 7, launching an unofficial cultural institution that would endure until World War I. Having been raised in Italy until age 7 and of an illustrious Roman lineage , the marquise found the Bourbon

Court rather uncivilized and belligerent and established her Chambre bleue , or Blue Chamber, as an alternative space in which men and women could converse with civility and sophistication. The most well-respected writers of her time frequented the Chambre bleue, including the famous playwright Pierre Corneille, the poet Malherbes, and of course, the best-selling novelist, Madeleine de Scudery, who would become Rambouillet's successor in the 1650s. One wonders if Rostand's "Clomire" (III. i) isn't a reference to Scudery herself. In this scene, Roxane is rushing off to hear a discourse on Tender Passion at Clomire's house. As evidenced in Scudery's novels , collections of conversations , and salon chronicles, salon meetings often included conversations in which salon-goers analyzed everything from how to write a dedication or a fable, concepts like idleness and complacency, to the question of speaking too much or too little. Of course, different forms of love and lovers were also dissected. Such conversations led to what is perhaps one of Scudery's most famous works, the Carte de Tendre, or Map of Tenderness, originally composed in her salon (perhaps in the presence of Marie D e troit Ope ra House

CYRANO Robineau .. .) and later inserted into one of her most famous novels, elelia: A Roman History 0 0 vols., 1654-60) The map shows the path to a woman's heart, which obliges one to pass through such towns as "Gallant Letter," "Amorous Letter," "Great Services," "Obedience," and "Respect," before arriving in Tender. Basically, the towns function like a verbal obstacle course through which a true gentleman must pass before gaining his lady's love. Although we tend to think of seventeenth-century France as a very cultured and sophisticated era, it should be noted that it was a period steeped in wars-and in warriors. One of the functions of the French salon was to "tame," so to say, men who spent much of their time fighting battles. As we well know today, men who are soldiers often return from war with aggressive habits, and their female companions often bear the brunt of it. The salon was a place in which was taught non-aggressive ways to attain the favor of a woman . The Map of Tenderness exemplifies the salon's attempts to provide a methodology for love that rechannels male desire in such a way as to domesticate belligerent

impulses. "Not getting to the point," learning how to court a woman and shower the path to her heart with flowery language, was also a strategy to protect women from male aggression. Christian needs to do more than say "I love you SO l" He must demonstrate obedience and respect and write a few gallant letters before gaining Roxane's hand. In general, salon culture was steeped in neoplatonism. In this tradition, spiritual love was privileged over physical forms of love, the union of souls over the union of bodies. With the emphasis on the mind and not the body, women could redefine themselves as intellectuals , for "the mind has no sex." For the first time in French history, women were not limited to being wi.ves and mothers, but they could flourish as writers and thinkers, and flourish they did indeed. This period boasts of an exceptional number of women writers whom scholars are still in the process of rediscovering. Within the specific context of Cyrano, neoplatonism provides the tragic irony of the plot. In Act IV, Christian, who is only a beautiful body, relates to Cyrano, the beautiful soul , that Roxane declared to him: "I love only your soul ... If you

were ugly, 1 would only love you more." Here it is suggested that Cyrano could have revealed his true feelings to Roxane. However, Cyrano's refusal to betray the memory of Christian after his death maintains the neoplatonic love he bears for Roxane: their love is never physically consummated. It resides in the ideal lands of Tender. The spirit of the play truly respects the ideals of the precieuses. While a playwright like Moliere mocked the precieuses, directly attacking the marquise de Rambouillet and Madeleine de Scudery in his play Les Precieuses Ridicules (The Pretentious Young Ladies, 1659), Rostand draws from this tradition to create a story of romantic love that still speaks to us today. Although Roxane at times appears comical, her deep respect for true poetry and sincere love of a beautiful soul outweighs her ridiculousness in the play. Through his portrayal of Roxane, Rostand indeed pays tribute to the wonderful, whimsical world of the precieuses.

Anne Duggan is an Associate ProJessor oj French at Wayne State University, and is the Associate Editor oj Marvels & Tales.

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MICHIGAN AND MIDW EST PREMIERES 1967 The Portugese Inn by Luigi Cherubini Librettist Giulio Confalonien English Text John Gutman Michigan Premiere

* 1969 Der Jasager (The Choice) by Kurt Weill Librettist Bertold Brecht Midwest Premiere

MOT WORLD & AMERICAN PREMIERES Michigan Opera Theatre's Rich Tradition OJ Introducing New Works 1976

1984

WASHINGTON SQUARE

SWEENEY TODD

by Thomas Pasatieri Librettist Kenward Elmslie World Premiere

by Stephen Sondheim Major American Opera Company Premiere

* 1971 Help, Help The Globolinks by Gian Carlo Menotti Midwest Premiere

* Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Uoyd Weber Lyrics Tim Rice Michigan Premiere

* La Rondine (The Swallow) by Giacomo Puccini

Librettist Giuseppe Adami Michigan Premiere * 1972 The Perfect Fool by Gustav Holst Michigan Premiere * 1975 Mass by Leonard Bernstein Midwest Premiere * 1977 Regina by Marc Blitzstein Libretto by the Composer from the play by Lillian Hellman Midwest Premiere * 1978 The Tender Land by Aaron Copland, featuring the composer on the podium. Libretto by Horace Everett Midwest Premiere

CQ/6)

1992 KING ROGER

1978 SINGERS by Charles Strouse Commissioned by Michigan Opera Theatre World Premiere

by Karol Szymanowski Librettist Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz American Premiere Original Language Production CQ/6)

1981 ANOUSH by Annen Tigranian Based on a Poem by Hovhannes Toumanian English translation by Gerald Pappasian North American Premiere

2005 MARGARET GARNER by Richard Danielpour Librettist Toni Morrison World Premiere 2/C)

CQ/6)

1982 THE HAUNTED CAsTLE (Straszny Dwor) by Stanislow Monuszko American Premiere

2007 CYRANO by David DiChiera Libretto by Bernard Uzan Orchestration by Mark D. Flint World Premiere

* 1979 The Emperor Jones by Louis Gruenberg Michigan Premiere

* 1980 Of Mice and Men by Carlisle Floyd Michigan Premiere

* 1982 Treemonisha by Scott Joplin Orchestration by Gunther Schuller Michigan Premiere

* 2003

Dead Man Walking by Jake Heggie Librettist Terrence McNally Michigan Premiere 14

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The Haunted Castle: MOT premiered The Haunted Castle in 1982 for American audiences. The Polish opera was directed by Wojciech Haik and conducted by Jacek Kasprzyk.

Sweeney Todd: Michigan Opera Theatre was the first major American company to premiere Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheims 1979 Tony Award-Winning musical thriller. Running at the Music Hall, it featured David Cryer as Sweeney Todd and Judy Kaye as Mrs. Lovett.

King Roger: Karol Szymanowskis Polish opera masterpiece King Roger also made its American premiere at MOT in the original Polish language . Here, Andrii Shkurhan plays King Roger.

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MICHIGAN O PERA THEATRE 'S D EPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Another Rich Tradition oj Introducing New Wo rks WORLD PREMIERES 1975

1988

VIGILENCE by Karen V. DiChiera

MONKEY SEE, M ONKEY Do by Robert Xavier Rodriguez

Librettist joan Hill ~)

1976

1989

SUMMER SNOW by Fred Rogers

KE Nu AND THE MAGIC COAlS by james Hartway

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Librettist Anca Vlasopolos and Anthony Ambrogio

1977

PETE, THE PIRATE by Karen V. DiChiera

THE GREAT GRAMMAR REvUE by Karen V. DiChiera

Librettis t j oan Hill

Librettist William Kirk

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1978

1990

RUMPELSTILTSKIN by David &: Karen V. DiChiera

Lib rettist j oan Hill

CHEERING Up A PRINCESS by Doug Berent and Douglas Braverman

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LOOK To THE lAND by Karen V. DiChiera

1991

Libtrettist joan Hill

LET'S PlAy MOZART by Christine jones

COMMUN ITY PROGRAMS MICHIGAN/ MIDWEST PREMIERES 1986

The Night Harry Stopped Smoking by John Davis and Ross Dabrusin, Midwest Premiere

* 1987

The Frog Who Became a Prince by Edward Barnes, Midwest Premiere

* 1991

La. Pizza con Funghi by Seymour Barab , Midwest Premiere * 1992 The Tiger of Chungshan by Nicolas Scari m, Midwest Premiere

* 1993

S/CJ

My House is Too Small

1982

1994

FAIR MEANS OR FOUL b y Seymour Barab

AEsop's FABLES by Lawrence Singer

by Maia Apahamian , Midwest Premiere

Librettist Douglas Braverman

* 1998

1985

2/Q.

Jack and the Beanstalk

MUSICIANS OF BREMEN by AI Balkin

2001

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THE CADILLACS AND THEIR GREAT lAKEs ADVENTURES by Karen V. DiChiera

by Arthur Sullivan, adapted by John Davies. Librettist John Davies, Michigan Premiere

LET'S PLAY BACH by james Eiler ~~

Librettist Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner

1987

* 2002

The Pied Piper by Seymour Barab, Michigan Premiere

NANABUSH by Karen V. DiChiera

Librettist William Kirk

* 2004

The Araboolies of Liberty Street by Ron Perera, Librettist Constance Congdon . Midwest Premiere

Researched and compiled by Timothy Paul Lentz PhD; Tim is MOTs Archivist and serves as the Ad ministrative Assistant fo r the Fo rd Center for Arts and Learn in g. Special Thanks to David DiChiera, Karen V DiChiera, Mark Vondrak and Rebekah Johnson [or their contribution.

Margaret Garner: The world premiere of Margaret Gamer broke new ground in 2005 when Michigan Opera Theatre produced it. With music by Richard Danielpour, and with a libretto from Toni Morrison, the produ ction was a world-class achievement. Here , noted soprano Denyce Graves stars as Margaret Garner, Gregg Baker as Robert Garner, and Angela Brown as Cilla in the landmark May 2005 production .

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Cyrano: The culmination of a lifetime of wo rk , David DiChiera's

Cy rano makes its highly-anticipated world premiere in Octob er 2007 . With new sets and costumes designed by world-renowned stage designer John Pascoe , a libretto written by n oted op era di rector Bernard Uzan, and Cyran o's breathtaking music, composed by MOT founder and gen eral director David DiChiera, the opera will be p erformed for generation s to come.

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BALLET THE COMPANY Principal Dancers Tricia Albertson Katia Carranza Mary Carmen Catoya Jeremy Cox Patricia Delgado Carlos Guerra Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg Renato Penteado Rolando Sarabia Deanna Seay Haiyan Wu Principal Soloists Jeanette Delgado lsanusi Garcia Rodriguez Soloists Didier Bramaz *Callie Manning lherlin Ndudi Josep h Phillips Daniel Sarabia Marc Spielberger Andrea Spiridonakos Alex Wong Yang lou Corps de Ballet Toshiro Abbley Daniel Baker Maira Barriga Kristin D'Addario Alexandre Dufaur Leigh-Ann Esty Sara Esty *Katie Gibson Tiffany Hedman Kyra Homeres Elizabeth Keller Ash ley Knox Jennifer Lauren Nei l Marshall Allynne Noelle Lisa Reneau Heberth Riascos Stephen Satterfield Amanda Weingarten loe lien Coryphees Michael Sean Breeden Company Apprentices Bradley Dunlap Cindy Huang Ezra Hurwitz Rebecca King Elice McKinley Chaz Meszaros Helen Ruiz Christie Sciturro School Apprentices Peter Doll Gabriela Gonzalez Elizabeth Smedley Amir Yogev *2007-2008 Company Representatives Detroit Opera House

Edward Villella Founding Artistic Director Edward Villella - certainly Americas most celebrated male dancer - did much to popularize the role of the male in dance through the supreme artistry and virility he exhibited during his performance career. Offstage he has been as influential , accepting the role of Founding Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet in 1985 and achieving worldwide acclaim for the Company in a mere decade. In recognition of his achievements, President Clinton presented to Mr. Villella the 1997 National Medal of Arts. Also in 1997, Mr. Villella was named a Kennedy Center Honoree, and was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Dancers' Hall of Fame at the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga in 2004. Mr. Villella is recognized nationally and internationally for his contributions to the field of classical dance and arts education. He served as the Dorothy F. Schmidt Artist-inResidence at Florida Atlantic University, he was also Heritage Chair, Arts and Cultural Criticism, at George Mason University in Virginia, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the School of American Ballet. He has served as chairman of New York City's Commission for Cultural Affairs, and has been a member of the National Endowment for the Arts' Dance Advisory Panel and the National Council on the Arts . He served on the Board of Trustees of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. He served as Ida Beam Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa; was Visiting Artist at the U.S . Military Academy at West Point.; and was Regents Lecturer at the Irvine campus of the University of California. From 1984-1986, Mr. Villella served as Artistic Director of Ballet Oklahoma, has been the Artistic Director of the Madison Festival of the Lakes . Among the distinguished

honors awarded to him are the 38th annual Capezio Dance Award; the Frances Holleman Breathitt Award for Excellence, for his outstanding contribution to the arts and to the education of young people; the National Society of Arts & Letters Award for Lifetime Achievement (only the fourth dance personality to receive the Gold Medal); the Dance Magazine Award; the Cultural Service Award from the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, and the George C. Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts, presented by the South Florida Critics Association. He has been awarded honorary degrees by the State University of New York, Long Island University, University of South Carolina, St. Thomas University, Siena College, Fordham University, Skidmore College, Nazareth College, Florida Atlantic University, University of North Carolina at Asheville, the College of Charleston, and Union College, which established the Edward Villella Fellowship in 1991. Mr. Villella was a 1999-2000 Harvard Visiting Artist. He was also recently selected as one of "America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures" by The Dance Heritage Coalition. He received the Kiphuth Fellowship Award from Yale University and the Distinguished Achievement Award from University of Florida. Mr. Villella served as Honorary Chairman for the 2002 USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi Mr. Villella was born in Bayside, New York in 1936. He entered the School of American Ballet at age ten but interrupted his dance training to complete academic studies. A graduate of the New York Maritime Academy, he obtained a B.S. in marine transportation, lettered in baseball, and was a championship boxer. He returned to SAB follOwing graduation in 1955, and in 1957 was invited to join the New York City Ballet, where he

was quickly promoted to Soloist (1958), and then to Principal Dancer (1960) Mr. Villella originated many roles in the New York City Ballet repertoire, among them Tarantella, the "Rubies" section ofJewe1s, and the role of Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Perhaps his most famous role was in the 1960 revival of Balanchine's 1929 masterpiece , Prodigal Son. Mr. Villella was the first American male dancer to perform with the Royal Danish Ballet, and the only American ever to be asked to dance an encore at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. He danced for President Kennedy's inauguration and for Presidents Johnson, Nixon and Ford. He was producer/director for the PBS series "Dance in America" for one and a-half years, and in 1975 won an Emmy Award for his CBS television production of "Harlequinade". Mr. Villella has a son, Rodney, and two daughters, Lauren and Crista Francesca. He and his wife, Linda, a former Olympic figure skater and Founder and Director of Miami City Ballet School, reside in Miami Beach. The University of Pittsburgh Press reissued Edward Villella's 1992 autobiography, Prodigal Son: Dancingfor Balanchine in a World of Pain and Magic, written with Larry Kaplan, in March 1998.

DANCERS PRlNCIPAL DANCERS TRICIA ALBERTSON Santa Cruz, CA Trained at SAB and San Francisco Ballet School Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 1997 Promoted to Principal in 2006 KATIA CARRANZA Monterrey, Mexico Trained at Escuela Superior de Musica y Danza Danced with Ballet de Monterrey Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 1998 Promoted to Principal in 2004 BRAVO

BALLET MARY CARMEN CATOYA Caracas, Venezuela Trained at the School of Everest Mayora Studio Danced with the Youth Ballet of Venezuela, Contemporary Ballet of Caracas, the Cleveland Ballet, and the National Ballet of Caracas Joined MCB as a Principal in 1999 JEREMY COX North Haven, CT Trained at New Haven Ballet and SAB Joined MCB as a Coryphee in 1999 Promoted to Principal in 2007 PATRICIA DELGADO Miami, Florida Trained at Miami City Ballet School, Liana Navarro and Vivian Tobio Ballet School, Summer Intensives at SAB and ABT Joined MCB in 2000 as a Company Apprentice Promoted to Principal in 2007 CARLOS MIGUEL GUERRA Camagt\ey, Cuba Trained at the Professional School of Ballet and Plastic Arts in Camaguey Danced with the Professional Ballet Company of Camaguey and the Ballet Company of Santiago in Chile Joined MCB as a Soloist in 2001 Promoted to Principal in 2003 JENNIFER CARLYNN KRONENBERG Queens, NY Trained with Teresa Aubel, Nicholas Orloff, Norman Walker, Barbara Walczack, and at SAB Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 1994 Promoted to Principal in 200 1 RENATO PENTEADO Sao Paulo, Brazil Trained at Academy of Movement, Ballet Twin's Academy, Studium Marisa Ballet, Municipal Dance School in Sao Paulo Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 1999 Promoted to Principal in 2004

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ROlANDO SARABIA Havana, Cuba Trained at Alejo Carpentier Ballet School and National Ballet School of Havana Danced with Ballet National de Cuba and Houston Ballet Joined MCB as a Principal in 2007 DEANNASEAY Fork Union, VA Trained at North Carolina School of the Arts Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 1989 Promoted to Principal in 1998 HAIYANWU China Trained at Beijing Dance Academy Danced with the National Ballet of China Joined MCB as a Principal in 2003 PRINCIPAL SOLOISTS JEANETTE DELGADO Miami, Florida Trained at Liana Navarro and Vivian Tobio Ballet School, . Miami City Ballet School, Summer Intensives at CPYB and ABT j oined MCB in as a Company Apprentice in 2003 Promoted to Principal Soloist in 2007 ISANUSI GARCIA RODRIGUEZ Havana, Cuba Trained at the National School of the Arts in Havana and the Academy of Ballet and Jazz in Brazil Danced with the National Ballet of Caracas, Torino Ballet, Ballet National de Cuba, and Carolina Ballet Rejoined MCB as a Principal Soloist in 2007

Program Notes Raymonda Variations Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Music by Alexander Glazounov* Re-staged after The George Balanchine Trust Scenic design by Arnold Abramson Costume design by Haydee Morales Lighting design by John Hall Scenery painted by Coconut Studios, Boynton Beach, Florida *Raymonda Set to lilting music by the 19th-century Russian composer Alexander Glazounov, Raymonda Variations is a modern classic. The musical selections are taken from the ballet Raymonda, from 1898, which had been choreographed by Marius Petipa and was suffused with his characteristic flowery lightness. In 1961, Balanchine took the best of the music and composed these short, plotless variations, his self-described "Glazounov soup," and created one of his best-loved ballets. Asked to describe Raymonda Variations, Balanchine said, "There is no story, only the music to dance to. Its grand and generous manner, its joy and playfulness, was for me more than enough to carry the plot of the dances. " It is, as Jennifer Dunning of The New York Times described it, "a rarefied sandwich with nine variations tucked in between layers of pas de deux and ensemble dancing" Sometimes designated the 20th-century Petipa, and in fact having danced Petipa himself, Balanchine exhibited the same ability to bring originality and currency to the classic vocabulary One big difference between the two, however, is that while Petipa's moves derive from the body's natural impulses, Balanchine's style impresses shapes, syncopations, and combinations on the dancers

that match what he sees in the music. Which make Balanchine's ballets, Raymonda Variations included , a rigorous test for those who dance them. -Adapted from notes by Madeline Pober Miami City Ballet premiere on August 8, 1990 at Wolf Trap Farm Park; Vienna, Virginia. "The performance of Raymonda Variations, a Balanchine®Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® , Service Standards established and provided by the Trust. "

Agon Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Music by Igor Stravinsky* Re-staged after The George Balanchine Trust Costumes re-created by Haydee Morales (original costume design by Karinska) Lighting by John Hall

*Agon, by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. Choreographed in 1957, Agon was a collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky and George Balanchine. Together they devised a sequence of musical numbers and dances that updated forms from the 17th century, such as the "sarabande" (a stately court dance), the "gaillard," and the "branle." The title is the Greek word for "contest," and through this and the work's linear, geometrical look, Balanchine's 1928 masterpiece , Apollo, is invoked. Combining two frames of historical reference - ancient Greece and baroque France with a modern sensibility, Agon D etroit Opera H ouse

BALLET is perhaps Balanchine's most distilled synthesis of classical and modern art, and one of the most influential works of art of the 20th century. Agon is packed with verbal and intellectual puns tthough one need not know that to enjoy the ballet). For example, the work has 12 dancers who interact in both symmetrical and asymmetrical arrangements of the number 12 , and the music, which is composed on the 12-tone scale, develops its own 12-sided patterns. The work, labelled "worldconquering" by dance critic Arlene Croce, is completely engrossing. The heart of the work is an extended pas de deux for the leading couple which departs from classical pas de deux fo rm and from Balanchine's usual observance of that form . The duet is built on the sustained, prolonged intertwining of the two dancers rather than being structured as a supported adagiO followed by separate variations and a coda . It offers scarcely a break as it builds in tension , offering images of a bond that is tested but not broken. Perhaps more than any other part of Agon, the dramatic pas de deux (a metaphor for the complexities of a modern marriage or love affair), has influenced other artists ballets, and the dynamics and form of choreographed relationships. -Adapted from a note by Anita Finkel

Miami City Ballet premiere on January 26, 1995 at Dade County Auditorium; Miami , FL "The performance of Agon, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique®, Service Standards established and provided by the Trust. "

In the Upper Room Choreography by Twyla Tharp Music by Philip Glass Staged by Elaine Kudo Original costume design by Norma Kamali Costumes re-created by Haydee Morales Original lighting design by Jennifer Tipton Lighting re-created by John Hall Tharp thinks of the two women who initiate In the Upper Room in terms of ceramic, Chinese temple guard dogs. From the "cells" of their side-by-side moves , with stretching, kicking and swinging legs, the dramatic, nearly religious and hypnotic , on-rushing work pours forth as one of the most popular of Tharp's. (Standing ovations have become a consistent part of performance history.) An inky yet celestially lighted void

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frames the advancing, receding, exploding and imploding activities of the many-layered work. Beyond her "china dog" markers, the choreographer characteri.zes the running-shoewearing three couples as "stompers" and two pointeshoe-wearing women as a "bomb squad. " All work according to their nicknames, stompi.ng, and "bombing" the space with their finesse, energy and force. The cast of "participants" builds gradually and, once established, evolves partly through an altering of costumes and through elaborating their dancing and their connection to the other dancers. Tharp has described her movements here as "fierce, driving, and relentless," aiming to make some furiously fast unison moves "burn the retina. " The dancers play with and feed on the music's driving pulse, much of their locomotion can be seen as jogging, sometimes nonchalantly backwards. The "bomb squad" amplifies into the "ballet cadre" and their red costuming stands out with special fire in the black velvet surround. The music's unwinding, and unskeining character climaxes in a finale that encapsulates the entire ballet up to that point , with each recapitulation colored and/or twisted this way or that from its original presentation. With the first-time appearance of the enti re cast , the piece winds down. In the process, it re-dramatizes the magical void

A SPECIAL THANKS TO MIAMI CITY BALLET'S SEASON HONOREES U.S. Trust is proud to sponsor Miami City Ballet's 22nd season of dance . Nancy Abbott The Annenberg Foundation Made leine &: Mi cky Arison Broward Cu ltural Council Flo rida Department of State Division of Cultural Affa irs Darla &: John Karl ton R. Kirk Landon Gerri &: Bennett LeBow Miami-Dade County Departmen t of Cultural Affairs Rose &: Beatriz Miniaci Ophelia &: J uan Js. Roca Ca rl (In Memoriam) &: Sheila Woh l Syrop Lynn Wolfson Dr. Sanfo rd &: Dolores ziff

created as a scenic component by Tipton's innovative lighting plot. The dancers variously disappear into the dense, rich blackness that stands like a shadowy infinity behind the more immediate space showered by shafts of warm light. Two "stomper" men bolt backward into the void by way of throwing forward a sharp punch as they "disappear." For summary punctuation the "china dogs" cue the ringing down of the curtain by pulling down their fists, as if sharply closing shut a window blind. "The performance of IN THE UPPER ROOM a Tharpsm Ballet, is presented under license with WA.T. Limited, and has been produced in accordance with Tharpsm Service Standards;" and (ij) IN THE UPPER ROOM Choreography by Twyla Tharp , © 1992 Twyla Tharp. "

In the Upper Room by Philip Glass. ©1986 Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. Used by Permission. Miami City Ballet premiere on January 12 , 2007 at the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, FL The Company Premiere of In the Upper Room was sponsored in part by Dr. Margaret & Mike Eidson, The State of Florida and Funding Arts Network.

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NOVEMBER 10-18, 2007

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte Opera in two acts World Premiere: Vienna, Austria; May 1, 1786 Sung in Italian with English surtitle translations

Running time: 3 hours Conductor: Jane Glover Director: Mark Streshinsky Chorus Master: Suzanne Mallare Acton Set &: Costume Design: Susan Benson Lighting Design: Kendall Smith Hair and Makeup Design: Sarah Diehl Assistant Director: Benjamin Wayne Smith Stage Manager: Ken Saltzman Surtitles: Roberto Mauro Production Elements Constructed by:

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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

SYNOPSIS

THE CAST In order of vocal appearance

Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro is an opera of schemes, the exact plot of which leaves even scholars bemused and befuddled. To enjoy the opera it is only important to know that the central scheme involves the count Alm aviva. After a few years of marriage, the count has grown tired of his wife, Rosina, and is now having lustful feelings towards Figaro's fiancee, Susanna. Figaro is the count's valet and steward and Susanna is the countess' maid. The Count schemes to initiate an affair with Susanna despite the fact that he has recently abolished the droit du seigneur, the feudal right of the master to deflower any female of his estate before she is given to her husband . Figaro schemes right and left, always one step ahead of his master, in order to keep this from happening. Susanna creates schemes designed to avoid the wandering hands of the count, while trying to help the Countess win him back. Chembino , the teenage page, who can't keep his hands off any woman within close proxim ity, participates in the schemes of the others while trying LO avoid the count himself. Marcellina schemes to marry Figaro using a lega l loop hole. Dr: Bartolo, her fonner employer participates in Marcellina's schem es in order to take revenge on his enemy Figaro, who helped the count steal Rosina from him. Basilio, the music teacher and factotum , sticks his nose in everyone's schemes. By the end of the day, the count has learned an important lesson about double checking who he is actually having a tryst with. Figaro is married to Susanna and all is well.

Figaro .. .... ........................... ... ....... .... ... ... .. .. ....... Robert Gierlach (l0 , 14, 17) Daniel Okulitch * (l Im, 16, 18m) Susanna .. .... .. .. ..................... ............. .. .................... .. ying Huang (l0 , 14, 17) Ailyn Perez* (11m, 16, 18m) Doctor Bartolo .................... ... .... ... ............ ....... ....... ... .... ....... .. Peter Strummer Marcellina ..... .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. ....... .......................................... ... .. Kathleen Segar Cherubino ... ... ... .. ... ... ...... .. ... .......... ..... ... ...... ................ Stephanie Woodling* Almaviva ...... .. ... ...................... ........... .. .......... ...... Weston Hurt" (l0, 14, 17) Kyle Pfortmiller (lIm, 16, 18m) Don Basilio .... .. ................ ................................................. ... Torrance Blaisdell Countess ............................................................... .Jee Hyun Lim (l0 , 14, 17) Caitlin Lynch * (11m, 16, 18) Antonio ........... ............. ... .. .. ...... ........................... ...... ......... .. ..... Seth Carico t Don Curzio ...... .. ............. .......... ......................................... Torrance Blaisdell Barbarina .............. .... ....... .. .. ....... ... ... ........ ....... ... .. .. ...... ....... ...... .Kelly Holst* Bridesmaids .............. .... ....... ....... .. ....... ...... ..... ... ......................... Leah Dexter Jacqueline King*

*Michigan Opera Theatre debut t Young Artist Apprentice Last Michigan Opera Theatre production of The Marriage of Figaro, 2002 Directed by: Bernard Uzan Conducted by: Stewart Robertson

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THE MARRIAGE OF FlGARO

The Marriage of Figaro: A Perplexed Look at a Moz.art Masterpiece BY DR. WALLACE PEACE MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE LECTURER

events in The Barber of Seville lead to the situations in The Maniage of Figaro - our current offering. Dr. Bartolo, a Spanish MD, wishes to marry his 16-year-old ward, Rosina, for her money. Assisted by Don Basilio , Rosina's music teacher, (who is a slimeball if there ever was one) , Dr. Bartolo, keeps Rosina isolated from the rest of the world so that she will consent to the marriage. Unknown to Dr. Bartolo , Rosina is being wooed by the fabulously wealthy Count Almaviva assisted by a commoner, Figaro - the barber of Seville - a high baritone who has the most audience pleasing patter song ever composed, "I am Figaro, the Barber of Seville - La La La La La La La La La La Laaaaa La." Figaro, like television's "Kingfish " or Lucy Ricardo, puts forward every scheme imaginable to abduct Rosina from her greedy guardian and deliver her into the arms of the Count. He is ultimately successful and the Count gets the girl while Dr. Bartolo keeps her money. Don Basilio keeps his head and Figaro gets a full-time paying job as the Count's Valet. Everybody lives happily ever after. .. or do they? Mozart continues the story of the barber of Seville in his opera, The Maniage of Figaro. Several years later the barber, Figaro , still in the Count's services, is preparing to marry Rosina's maid , Susanna . There are three problems. Cherubino, the page, is in love with The Countess; Marcellina is in love with Figaro Brenda Harris as Countess an d Brett Po legato as and has a contract obligating Count Almaviva in Michigan Opera Theatre's 2002 Figaro to marry her since he canproduction of The Marriage of Figaro.

hirty years after The Marriage of Figaro premiered in Vienna, Rossini composed the prequel The Barber of Seville. Without question The Barber of Seville is one of the funniest operas ever written. Also without question, it is one of the fi ve grea test operatic masterpieces ever conceived. The music is magnificent throughout and the opera is tailor-made for singers who have a grea t se n se of humor and enjo y h amming it up for the a ud ience providing tha t Ros ina and Co unt Almaviva can sing the excru ciatingly fl orid music Rossini set for them. The story is also hilarious in and of itself, and

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not pay back the large sum of money he owes her. Dr. Bartolo, still furious with Figaro for wresting Rosina from him vows to help Marcellina stop Figaro and Susanna's wedding. Third and most seriously, Count Almaviva, now a baritone , has tired of Rosina and wishes to exercise his droit de seigneur, the right of a feudal lord to deflower its virgins, with Susanna and to get away with it by proving that Rosina herself is unfaithful. The opera ends with everybody living happily ever after and with Figaro marrying Susanna , with all problems resolved in the fourth act. Here lies the problem. Audiences are often truly confused by the goings on in the forth act because so many of the characters are in disguise and the characters themselves usually don't know to whom they are talking . ..or singing, in this case l Some audience members conclude , "It's an old opera, so it's a long evening," and place the blame on poor, long-gone Mozart. I think that is unfair. Fifty per-

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cent of the fault is Mozart's, but 50% of it is ours. Even with the surtitles, it is best to read the plot, especially if the plot is as confusing as the plot of The Marriage of Figaro, particularly in the fourth act! That's when we really need the surtitles . Mozart writes such intoxicating music in th e first three acts. In days past, there we re no surtitles , but Michigan Opera Theatre introduced them to the Midwest and now we know every word the singers sing, but in The Maniage of Figaro, we do no t read them. We sit back and listen to the songs , the voices, the duets, trios, brilliant ensembles . Honestly, the engineer could turn off the. surtitl. es and only five people in the audience would care. We haven't been reading them. We relax, enjoy and applaud well-sung performances while ignoring the secco recitatives as being simply a connection between one opus and the next. When the fourth act starts , Susanna sings an aria and the plot begins to resolve itself Then we start reading the surtitles. Unfortunately, its like coming in on the last 20 minutes of a movie. We are lost and that is the mystery of The Marriage. Were I to ask ten people to name five highlights of the opera, I'd get 25 different answers in total, so magnificently beautiful is each opus within the opera. There is also the fact that Mozart wrote about people the way they are, not as they ought to be. They express themselves from the bOltom of their hearts. The Count is a philandering husband who , nonetheless, demands fidelity from his wife. Marcellina is an older woman who has one last chance at find ing happiness with a man ... Figaro. "If I were your woman, " sings Gladys Knight in a contemporary prose . Rosina is a noble wo man who is losing her husband and schemes with a commoner to get him back; Figaro, in love ·with his bride , and frightfully possessive, lashes out at women for their fickleness; and Cherubino , a pubescent teenage boy in love with every woman he sees, shamelessly chases them with two gorgeous arias to sing. The issue of class is dealt with in two arias, Figaro's first act aria , "Se Voul Ballare," where Figaro announces that he intends to upset his lord's plans to seduce his fi ance Susanna , and the Rosin a's lament in act three that she, a countess,

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has been reduced to having to rely on her servant to help her keep her husband . The first act ends with Figaro's aria , "Non Piu Andrai. " Figaro teases Cherubino wh o's been after Susanna , Barbarina and the Countess and has been drafted to go to the army Figaro gives him th e most awful picture of war and life on the battlefield , with Cherubino in terror and the audience in stitches. This shows real talent 'on Mozart's part. Incidentally in the last act , the Countess and Susanna disgu ise them- Baritone Brett Po legato as Count Almaviva and bass-bariselves as each other. ton e Robert Gierlach as Figaro. Susanna disguised as the Countess, responds to Figaro's feigned their son , Figaro. Cherubino is then unitovertures, while the Count, thinking that ed with Barbarina, the gardener'S daughhe is coming to Susanna , discovers he's ter. Everyone is happy and the audience is been courting his disguised wife I The satisfied and sated from clapping. There is so much Mozart opera now, Count , exposed , asks forgiveness and is granted it. In a comic twist, Figaro discov- that it is hard to believe that after Mozart's ers that Dr. Bartolo and Marcellina are his death, much of his music was not freparents. Subsequently, Marcellina (obvi- quently performed. The "Mozart phenomously) releases Figaro from his obligation enon" is post WWII. At the Met in New and marries Dr. Bartolo, thus legitimizing York City, there we re "Marriage"-less decades. This was changed when many distinguished Mozart conductors were forced out of Europe by the Third Reich and brought their love of Mozart operas to the United States, where it was welcomed by such Met Singers as Eleanor Steber, Ezio Pinza and Salvatore Boccalino . Societies started, Mozart festivals began, and The Marriage has thrived in that environment. Meanwhile , there has never been a better time for Mozart's operas, well-directed and brilliantly sung. Let us relish the time we are in. For those of us in love with Mozart and The Marriage of Figaro, it is a great time to be alive.

, Baritone Brett Polegato as Count Almaviva and soprano Nicile Heaston as Susanna.

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AFRICAN FOOTPRINT MESSAGE FROM RICHARD LORING A journey that started with a dream and a vision to develop the crea tive energy and artistic skills of South African youth led to the creation of a unique song and dance experience entitled African Footprint. On 31st Decembe r, 1999, my exposure to the starkness of Block B on Robben Island whilst filming a special Global Broadcast segmen t with Nelson Mandela, involving the African Footprint artists beating sticks on cell bars and floors, was a truly humbling and spiritual experience. The show was further strengthened by a fortuitous introduction to the fiery words of passion and love of acclaimed poet, Dr. Don Mattera , and exposure to the dramatic fusion of award winning choreographers, David Matamela and Debbie Rakusin. Each step has truly been a journey of self discovery and empowerment giving these young South African performers pride in their birthplace as well as a sense of destiny towards their future. Having now performed on stages around the world , these talented artists are looking forward to sharing their passion and love of Africa with the people of America. Enj oy each step of their journey taken to artistic freedom. Richard Loring Producer

HISTORY OF AFRICAN FOOTPRINT In post apartheid South Africa , Richard Loring, television and theatre star and show producer, decided to start a school for black young people interested in the performing arts. According to Loring: "For black South Africans from the townships there was no Julliard, no Fame where they could refine their talents and learn the skills. There was incredi ble talent but no training. " Loring recruited a gro up of young people from the dusty streets of Soweto. From hundreds of hopefuls, only 30 young aspiring performers were chosen . The next year was taken up with vocal classes and intensive dance instruction which, for most of these youngsters, was their first opportunity to enter the world of professional theater. The long hours of rehearsal were rewarded when , on December 3 1, 1999 , African Footprint was invited to perform before Nelson Detro it Opera House

Mandela in Block B on Robben Island , the very place where Sou th Africa's leader had been a prisoner for some 18 years. The result was an explosive and emotional performance televised around the world and seen by over 250 million viewe rs. That show became African Footprint, the longest running show in the history of South Africa. It has toured the world, and been invited for command performances twice before Prince Charles and Prince Phillip. David Matamela Choreographer David Matamela started a dancing career fairly late in life at age of 19. Tina Turner was so impressed with him when he appeared in her concert in South Africa that she gave him a year's scholarship to attend the Alvin Ailey Dance School in New York. He is continuously in demand for his choreography skills. David has extensive teaching experience; at Broadway Dance Project South Africa,

Bopa Dance Proj ect in Soweto , Pretoria Technikon and AFDA Film SchooL Dave Pollecutt ( deceased) Music! Lyrics Dave Pollecutt had been had been a professional musician fo r over 40 years before his sudden death in October 2001. His talents as a composer, arranger and music producer are sadly missed in the South African Music and Theatre Industry. Undy Grindlay Costume Design A graduate of Pretoria Technikon Art School, Lindy has been designing for the theatre for over twenty years. She has received numerous Nederburg nominations and won a Dalro Award for outstanding contribution to costume design in South Africa. Lindy has designed over 60 mainstream repertoire opera , ballet, musical and contemporary dance productions. Anthony Farmer (deceased 2006) Set DeSigner Born in England, Anthony had designed sets fo r musicals, plays, ballet and opera for over 50 years. Productions for Richard Loring included A Touch of Webber -A Taste of Rice . Mr Farmer had won numerous awards including the "Vita" and "Nederburg" prize for Best Sets. He was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the SA Theatre Managers Association . He is sincerely missed. Richard Loring Richard was born in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. In 1962 he decided to make acting and singing his career. He was accepted by the famous George Mitchell singers left them to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He was accepted as the

understudy for the role of Hero in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and worked on the production side with George Abbot, Harold Prince and Stephen Sondheim. His first film role was opposite Colin Redgrave in Oh, What a Lovely War, directed by Sir Richard Attenborough . In 1970, Richard played Tony in The Boyfri end at the Academy Theatre. He received a Dalro Award nomination for his role in Group Hairier. But it was Richard strutting onto the stage in high heels and odd socks as the Narrator in j oseph & Th e Amazing Teehnicolour Dreamcoat that firmly established him as a top favo urite in the musical field . He appeared in the film , The Winners, which played in over 40 countries. Many film roles followed. On the record side, the theme song from The Winners , "Gina's Theme," was Richard's first hit in South Africa and "Beautiful Children ," topped the charts for 18 weeks. Richard has starred in many of his own television shows and co-presented the awardwinning "Video Two" magazine programme. Richard's cabarets have included top night spots "Annabels," "Room at the Top ," and "Copa Cabana," and has played in Zimbabwe , Botswana, Bophuthatstwana, and Lesotho. It is perhaps p roductionwise that Richard is most strongly South Africa. In 1989 he and production director Debbie Batzofin and acquired the Sound Stage Theatre in Midrand, which has since become one of South Africa's premier theatre venues. Richard is a devoted family man to his wife , Jeanette and his two daugh ters, Samantha and Natasha. Richard has always firmly believed that "Life is a Journey, not a Destination" and actively lives out that philosophy. BRAVO

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ALL ABOUT AILEY The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from the now fabled performance in March 1958, at the 92nd Street Young Men's H ebrew Association in New York. Led by Alvin Ailey and a group of young African -American modern dancers, that performance changed forever the perception of American dance . The Ailey company has gone on to perform for an estimated 21 million people in 48 states and in 71 countries on six continents, including two historic residencies in South Africa. The company has earned a reputation as one of the most acclaimed international ambassadors of American culture, promoting the uniqueness of the AfricanAmerican cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance heritage. Born in Rogers, Texas on january 5, 1931, Alvin Ailey was introduced to dance by performances of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company and the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo . His formal dance training began with an introduction to Lester Horton's classes by his friend, Carmen de Lavallade. When Mr. Ailey began creating dance , he drew upon his "blood memories" of Texas, the blues, spirituals and gospel as inspiration, which resulted in the c reation of his most popular an d critically acclaimed work-Revelations . Although he crea ted 79 ballets over his lifetime , Alvin Ailey maintained that his company was not exclusively a repository for his own work. Today, the Company continues Mr. Ailey's mission by presenting important works of the past and commissioning new ones to add to the repertoire . In all , more than 200 works b y over 70 choreogra pher s have been performed by The Ailey. Before his untimely death in 1989, Alvin Ailey asked judith Detroit Opera House

jamison to become Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Ms. jamison wrote in her autobiography, Dancing Spirit, "I hope I'm a continuation of Alvin's vision. He has left me a road map . It's very clear. It works." JUDITH JAMISON ARTISTIC DIRECTOR judith jamison was appointed Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in December 1989 at the request of her mentor, Alvin Ailey, who personally chose her to succeed him before his untimely death. A native of Phil ade lphia , she studied with Marion Cuyjet and was discovered by Agnes de Mille and made her New York debut with American Ballet Thea tre in 1964 . She became a member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965 and danced with the company for 15 years to great acclaim . After leaving the Compa ny in 1980 , Ms . jamison appeared as a guest artist with ballet companies all over the world and starred in the hit Broadway musical Sop histicated Ladies . In 1988, she formed her own company, The j amiso n Project ; a PBS special depicting her creative process, Judith Jamison : Th e Dancemaker, aired nationally the same year. As a highly regarded choreographer, Ms. jamison has created works for many c ompanies . H er n ew ballet, Reminiscin' was inspired by great female jazz artists and Edward Hopper 's famou s painting Night hawks . Lov e Stories, with additional choreography by Robert Battle and Rennie Harris, was created in 2004 . Ms . j amison is an author whose autobiography, Dancing Spirit, was edited by j acque line Kennedy Onassis and published by Doubleday in 199 3 . Ms. jamison is the recipient of many awards and honorary degrees, including a prime time Emmy Award and an American Choreography

Award for Outstanding Cho reograph y in the PBS "Great Performances: Dance In America" special, A Hymn Jor Alvin Ailey , and an honorary doctorate from Howard University, the Kennedy Center Honor and the National Medal of Arts, the most prestigious award presented to artists in the United States. Ms. jamison carrie d the Olympic torch during the relay prior to the opening ceremonies in Salt Lake City in 2002 . In 2003, she received the "Making a Differ ence " Award by the NAACP ACT-SO . In 2004, Ms. jamison received the Paul Robeson award from the Actors' Equity Association in recognition for her outstanding contribution to the Performing Arts and commitment to the right of all people to live in dignity and peace. Following the tradition of Alvin Ailey, Ms. jamison is dedicated to asserting the prominence of the arts in our cu lture, spearheading initiatives to bring dance into th e community and programs that introduce children to the arts. Ms. jamison has continued Mr. Ailey's practice of showcasing the talents of emerging choreographers from within the ranks of the Company. She was also a guiding force in establishing the B.F.A. program with The Ailey Schoo l and Fordham University. She remains committed to promoting the significance of the Ailey legacy-dance as a medium for honoring the past , celebra ting the present and fearlessly reaching into the futur e . The mo ve to Ailey's permanent home , a state-ofthe-art building located at 55 th Street and 9 th Avenue, was the realization of a long-awaited dream. MASAZUMI CHAYA ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Masazumi Chaya was born in Fukuoka, j apan, where he began his classical ballet training. Upon moving to New

York in December 1970 , he studie d modern dance and performed wi th the Richard Englund Reperto ry Company. Mr. Chaya joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1972 and performed with the Company for 15 years. In 1988 , he b ecame the Company's Rehearsal Director after serving as assistant rehearsal director for two years. A master teacher, both on tour with the Company and in his na tive japan, he served as choreographic assistant to Alvin Ailey and john Butler. In 1991 , Mr. Chaya was named Associate Artistic director of the Company. He continues to provide invaluable creative assistance in all facets of its operations. In 2002 , Mr. Chaya coordina ted t he Company's appearance at the Rockefell er Center Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, broadcast on NBC. Mr. Chaya has staged numerous ballets including Alvin Ailey's Flowers for the State Ballet of Missouri (1990) and The River for the Royal Swedish Ba llet (1993) , Ballet Florida (1995), National Ballet of Prague (1995), Pennsylvania Ballet (1996) and Colorado Ballet (1998). He has also restaged The Mooche, The StackUp, Episodes, Masekela Langage, Bad Blood, Hidden Rites, Urban Folk Dance and Witness for the Company. At the beginning of his tenure as Associate Artistic Director, Mr. Chaya restaged Ailey's For "Bird" - With Love for a "Dance in America" program entitled Alvin Ailey Am erican Dance Theater: Steps Ahead. Tn 2000, he restaged Ailey's Night Creature for the Rom e Opera House and The Riv er for LaSca la Ballet. In 2003 , he restaged The River for North Carolina Dance Theater and for julio Bocca's Ballet Argentina. Most recently, Mr. Chaya restaged Pas de Duke and The River for the Company. As a performer, Masazumi Chaya appeared on japanese television in both dramatic and musical productions . He wishes to recognize the artistic BRAVO

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER contribution and spirit of his late friend and fell ow artis t , Michihiko Oka. RONNI FAVORS REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Ronni Favors began dancing as a child in her hometown of Iowa City, Iowa a nd later trave led to New York to co ntinu e h er studies at The Ailey School as a fellowship s tudent. Ms. Fa vo r s was a member of Ailey II, Alvin Ailey American Danc e Thea ter (AAADT) and the Lar Lubovitch Dance Co mpan y, and a recipient of the Min-On Art Award. She served as Lar Lubovitch's assistant.in setting hi s works on severa l co mpani es, including Cleveland Ballet, the Juilliard Dan ce En sembl e, Ba ll et du Nord and AAADT. Ms. Favors was the ballet in s tru ctor at AileyCamp 's 1989 inau gural session in Kansas Cit y and se rved as Artistic Director of the Camp in 1990. She was the foundin g Director of New York 's CAS/A il eyCamp and provid e d guidan ce in th e national implementation of the progra m . Ms. Fa vo rs was n a m e d Assis ta nt Re hearsa l Director in 1997 and Rehearsal Director in 1999. During the Co mpan y's return to Sou th Africa in the fall of 1998, Ms. Favors engaged and rehearsed South African students who performed in Alv in Ailey 's Memoria in Johannesburg.

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY GUILLERMO ASCA ( Rego Park, NY), or "Moe ," as h e is a ffectionately known, grad uat ed from LaG uardia High School of the Performing Art s. He was a fell owship st udent at The Ail ey Sch oo l an d danced with Ailey II , Ballet Metro polit ano d e Caracas, Ba ll e t Hi spa nic o, Dan ce Co mp ass, Shapiro &: Smith and Foot Prints Dance Project. Mr. Asca joined the Company in 1994. 28

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OLIVIA BOWMAN (Brooklyn , NY) grad uated from LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts. She received scholarships from North Carolina School of the Arts and was a fellowship student at Th e Ail ey Schoo l. Ms. Bowman was a member of Donald Byrd/The Gro up and Complexions. Sh e Joined th e Company in 2001. KIRVEN]. BOYD (Boston , MA) b ega n hi s form a l dance tr ainin g a t th e Bos ton Art s Academy and j oined Bo ston Youth Moves in 1999 und er the direction of Jim Viera and Jeannette Neill. He also trained on scholars hip at the Boston Co n se r va to r y and as a fellowship student at The Ailey Sc hool. Mr. Boyd h as danced with Battlework s Da n ce Compan y, The Parsons Dance Co mp an y and Ail ey II. He joined the Company in 2004. HOPE BOYKIN (Durham , NC) is a three-time recipient of the Ameri ca n Dan ce Fes ti va l's Young Tuition Sch olarship . She attended Ho wa rd Un ivers ity and p erfo rmed with Llo yd Whitmore's New World Dance Company in Washington, DC Ms. Boykin was a student and intern at The Ailey School. She was assistant to the late Talley Beatty and an original member of Comp lexio ns. Ms. Boykin was a member of Philadanco a nd r eceive d a New York Dance an d Pe rformanc e "Bess ie" Awa rd . In 2005 , Ms. Boykin c h oreog raph ed Acce ptanc e in Surrender in co ll ab oratio n with AbdurRahim J ac kso n and Matth ew Ru shing for AAAD T. Sh e joined the Company in 2000. CLIFTON BROWN (Goodyear, AZ) began his dance training at Take 5 Dance Academy. He co ntinu ed hi s train ing at va riou s sc hool s includin g Ballet Arizona, New School for the Arts and The Ailey School, where he was a student in the Ailey/Fordham B.FA. Program in Dance. Mr . Brown is a recipient of a Martin Luther

King, Jr. Scholarship funded by the city of Phoenix, a Donna Wood Foundation Award, and a Leve ll ARTS award given by the National Foundation for Adva ncement in the Arts. He h as pe rform e d wi th Ea rl Mosley's Diversity of Dan ce, and performed as a guest with the Miami City Ballet. In 2005 Mr. Brown was n ominated in the U.K. for a Critics Circle National Dance Award for best male dancer. Mr. Brown joined the Company in 1999. COURTNEY BRENE CORBIN (Brentwood , TN) was born in Ove rland Park , KS. She began h er dance training at Ba ll et Oklahoma. She continued her formal training at Dancenter North a nd th e Sc h oo l of Nash ville Ballet. Ms. Co rbin h as a lso film ed a pil o t for Nickelodeo n and modeled in Harper's Bazaar/Japan magazine In May 2004, Ms. Co rbin gradu ated from The Ailey/Fordham B.FA. Program in Dance. She was a member of Aile y II and j oi n ed t h e Company in 2005. ROSALYN DESHAUTEURS (New Orleans, LA) studied at the New O rleans Center for Creative Arts. She train ed at Perry Mansfield , the School of American Ballet and The Ailey Sc h oo l. After rece ivin g h er B.FA. degree from The Juilliard Sc h ool, Mrs. Des haut e urs became a member of Ailey II . Sh e jo ined the Co mp an y in 2000. KHlLEA DOUGLASS (Balti more , MD) received her dan ce training fro m Dance Theatr e of H a r lem , the Baltimore School for the Arts and The Ailey Sch ool, wh ere she was a fellowship student. Ms. Douglass danced with the Lul a Wash in gto n Dance Theatre and was a member of Ail ey 11 . Sh e jOined t h e Company in 2005. ANTONIO DOUTHIT (S t Louis, MO) bega n his dance training at age 16 at the Center

of Contemp ora ry Arts under the direction of Lee Nolting and at the Alexandra School of Ballet. He also trained at North Carolina Sch ool of the Arts, the J o ffr ey Ballet Sc h oo l , Sa n Francisco Ballet and the Dance Th eatre of H arlem Sc hool. After grad u atin g from hi gh sc hoo l in 1999 , Mr. Douthit b eca me a member of Dance Theatre of Harlem where h e appeared in featured roles in the ballets South African Su ite, Dougla, Concerto in F, RetLlrI1 and Dwight Rhoden's Twist . He was pro moted to solo is t in 2003. He also performed with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens d e Montr ea l. Mr. Douthit joined the Company in 2004. VERNARD J . GILMORE (Chicago, IL) began dancing at Curie Performing and Creative Arts High Sch ool in Chicago and later studied at the Joseph Ho lmes C hi cago Dance Thea ter with Marquita Levy, Harriet Ross and Emily Stein. He attended Barat College as a dance schol arship rec ipient , received first place in the allNAACP ACT-SO cit y Competition in Dance in 1993 and s tudi ed as a fe ll owship student at The Ailey Sch ool. Mr. Gilmore is also a teach er and c h or eog rap her , and a forme r me mb er of Ai ley II. H e j o in ed th e Co mp a n y in 1997. ALICIA]. GRAF (Columbia , Mary land ) received h er trai nin g at Bal let Roya le Academy under Donna Harrington-Pidel and attended the School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre summer intensives programs. Ms. Graf is a fonner principal d an ce r of Dance Th eatre of Harlem and 'was a member of Comp lexions. Her gu est app ea rances include Alonzo King's LI NES Ball e t and performances with Andre 3000 of Outkast and Beyonce. Ms. G raf gradu ated m agna cum laude and received a degree in his t ory from Co lu mbia University She has also written Detroit Opera House

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER several articles for Pointe Magazine and Dance Magazine. Ms. Graf Joined the Company in 2005. EB O NY HASWELL (Miami, FL) began her dance training at Miami Conservatory and received her degree from New World School of the Arts in Miami, FL. She was a member of Dance Theatre of Harlem and Complexions and danced leading roles in the ballets AgoJ1, Apollo, and Dialogues. As a guest artist, Ms. Haswell performed with Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico, TITAS Command Performance, and will appear in the upcoming film Bolden. Ms. Haswell joined the Company in 2007. ZACH lAW INGRAM (Miami, FL) is a graduate of the New World School of the Arts. He continued to study dance at Miami City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and as a fellowship student at The Ailey School. Mr. Ingram was a member of the first Space TU. Embrace Project under the direction of Toni Pierce and Uri Sands. He received first place in the NAACP ACT-SO Competition in Dance and an ARTS award given by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. Mr. Ingram was a member of Ailey II and joined the Company in 2004.

ABDUR-RAHIM JACKSON (Philadelphia, PA) is a graduate of Franklin Learning Center High School and received his B.F.A. from The Juilliard School. He received scholarships from Freedom Theatre, Philadanco, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Boston Ballet and The Ailey School. Mr. Jackson received a Marion D. Cuyjet Award and was featured in the 2003 PBS Masters" "American documentary Juilliard. He danced with Ailey II in 2000 Detroit Opera House

and joined the Company in 2001. CHRIS JACKSON (Chicago, IL) began dancing at The Stairway of the Stars dance studio. In 1998, he started his formal dance training at The Chicago Academy for the Arts High School under the direction of Anna Paskevska and Randy Duncan . Mr. Jackson later went on to pursue training at The Ailey School where he was a recipient of the 2001-2002 Alvin Ailey Fellowship He was an apprentice with River North Dance Chicago, and was a member of Ailey II. Mr. Jackson joined the company in 2004. GWYNENN TAYLOR J ONES (Berlin , PA) began her dance training with the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet at the age of 13. She conti n ued her studies at the Ballet Met Dance Academy in Columbus, OH. Ms. Jones moved to New York where she studied at The Ailey School as a fellowship student and later became a member of Ailey II. She danced with Earl Mosley Diversity of Dance, Fred Benjamin Dance Company, Cedar Lake Ensemble and performed choreography by George Faison for Aretha Franklin. Ms . Jones joined the Company in 2004. WILLY lAURY (Paris, France) received his early dance training at the Janine Stanlowa Institute de Danse and the Studio Harmonic in Paris. Upon moving to New York City, Mr. Laury continued his dance education at SUNY Purchase, the Juilliard School, and The Ailey School where he performed works by Judith Jamison, Matthew Rushing, and Ballett Frankfurt's Alan Barnes. Mr Laury was featured in the motion picture Ever After and appeared in Italian Vogue and Nylon Magazine. He also worked with Men's Health photographer Maria Elena

Giuliani and was a member of Ailey II . Mr. Laury joined the Company in 2004. MALIK LE NO ST (Paris, France) began his training in the south of France at Dance Energy. After graduating high school, he continued his training at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Danse de Paris. Mr. Le Nost appeared on television with Mariah Carey and worked with Redha and Kamel Ouali in musicals and with Jean Paul Goude in a commercial. In 2005, he moved to New York where he studied at The Ailey School as a fellowship student. He was also a member of Ailey II . Mr. Le Nost joined the Company in 2006. ROXANNE LYST (Annapolis, MD), began her professional dance training in Washington, DC under the tutelage of Alfred Dove and Adrian Bolton. She continued her studies at Jacob's Pillow, Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet, and as a fellowship student at The Ailey School. Ms. Lyst was a member of Ailey II and Philadanco. She joined the Company in 2004. AMOS]. MACHANIC , JR . (Miami, FL) studied dance at the New World School of the Arts and continued his training at The Ailey School, where he was a fellowship recipient. He was a member of Ailey II and joined the Company in 1996. ADAM MCKINNEY (Milwaukee, WI) trained at the Balle t School, J 0 ffrey Milwaukee Ballet School, and The Ai ley School. Mr. McKinney received a B.F.A. in Dance Performance from Butler University and was a member of BeJart Ballet Lausanne, Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, Buglisi Dance Theatre, and Milwaukee Ballet Company. He was an artist-in-residence at the South African Ballet Theatre and choreographed for Agulhas Theatre Works in Johannesburg, South Africa, a

company that makes dance available to the disabled and able-bodied. Mr. McKinney is a 2006 U.S. Embassy Culture Connect Envoy in Cape Town, Pretoria, and Johannesburg. He joined the Company in 2006. BRIANA REED (St. Petersberg, FL) began her dance training at the Academy of Ballet Arts and The Pinellas County Center for Arts. She also studied at The Ailey School as a fellowship student. In 1997, Ms. Reed graduated from The Juilliard School and was a member of Ailey II . She joined the Company in 1998. JAMAR ROBERTS (Miami, FL) graduated from the New World School of the Arts. He trained at the Dance Empire of Miami and as a fellowship student at The Ailey School. Mr. Roberts was a member of Ailey II and joined the Company in 2002. RENEE ROBIN SON (Washington, DC) began her training in classical ballet at the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet. She was the recipient of two Ford Foundation scholarships to the School of American Ballet and was awarded fu ll scholarships . to the Dance Theatre of Harlem School and The Ailey School. In 2003, she performed at The White House State Dinner in honor of the President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki. Ms. Robinson was a member of Ailey II and joined the Company in 1981. MATTHEW RUSHING (Los Angeles, CA) began his dance training at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. He received a Spotlight Award and was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. He trained at The Ailey School in New York City and later became a member of Ailey II, where he danced for a year. During his career, he has performed as a guest artist for galas in France, Russia, Canada and Hungary and performed BRAVO

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER for former president Bill Clinton's inaugural presidential celebrat ion. In 2003, Mr. Rushing performed at The White House State Dinner in honor of the Presid ent of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki. He joined the Company in 1992. GLENN ALLEN SIMS (Long Branch, NJ) began his dance training at the Academy of Dance Arts in Red Bank, NJ He was a fellowship student at The Ailey School and performed in the Garden State Arts Center's Talent Expo in 1993. He attended The Juilliard School under the artistic direction of Benjamin Harkarvy and performed works by Glen Tet ley, Paul Taylor and Lila York. Mr. Sims has performed for the King of Morocco with chore ography by Fred Benjamin and with Urban Dance Theater and Creative Outlet Dance Theat er of Brooklyn. In 200 4 , Mr. Sims was indu cte d into the Long Branch High Schoo l's Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. He joined the Company in 1997. LINDA CELESTE SIMS (Bronx, NY) began her dance training at Ballet Hispanico Schoo l o f Dance and is a graduate of La Guardia High School of the Performing Arts. In her senior yea r , Mrs . Sims won a Presidential Scho lar award given by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. During the summers of 1993 and 1994 , she was a sc h olarship student at the Pennsylvania Ballet SchooL She has danced wi th 'El Piccalo Theano del' la Opera and Ballet Hispanico . Mrs. Sims joined the Company in 1996. YUSHA- MARIE SORZANO (Miami, FL) is originally from Trinidad. Sh e r ece ive d her primary d ance training from New World School of the Arts, The Miami Conservatory, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Ms. Sorzano was a student in the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Program 30

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in Dance and was a member of Ailey II in her junior year. She perform ed w ith Nathan Tri ce/Rituals , TU Dance (Artistic Direc tors Uri Sands and Toni Pierce-Sands) and was a member of Complexions. Ms . Sorzano also performed with recording artists Destiny's Child and Rihanna . Sh e joined the company in 2007. CONSTANCE STAMATIOU (C harlott e, NC) began her dance training at Pat Hall 's Dance Unlimited and North Carolina Dance Theatre . In May 2002, she graduated from Northwest School of the Arts and studied at SUNY Purchase before becoming a fellowship stu dent at The Ailey School. Ms. Stamatiou was a member of Ai ley II and joined the Company in 2007. TINA MONICA WILLIAMS (Elizabeth, NJ) started dancing at a local dance school under the direction of Mi chel e Selvanto-Kowa lski. In 1994 , Ms . Williams began her fo rmal training at The Ailey School, receiving a fellowship after her fir st year. Sh e danced with Footprints Dance Company, The Millennium Project , The Shore Ballet Company and was invited to perform in Italy in 1994 as part of a youth cultural exchange tour. In 1998, she was invited to join Ailey II . Ms. Williams joined the Company in 2000. ALVIN AILEY® DANCE FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman: Joan H. Weill President: Henry McGee Chairman, Executive Committee: Philip Laskawy Vice-Chairmen: Simin N. Allison Guido Goldman Bruce S. Gordon Arthur J. Mirante II John H. Schaefer Christopher J Williams James G. Abruzzo, Eleanor S. Applewhaite , Antoinette Cooper Blair, Judith Byrd-

Blaylock, Anthony M. Carvette, Kathryn C. Chenault , David S. Daniel, Judith M. Davenport, Katherine Farley, Nadja Fidelia, Marion 1. Fischer, Deborah Holmes, Judith Jamison, Richard L. Kauffman, Debra L. Lee, Linda M. Lindenbaum, Sharon Gersten Luckman, Arthur J Mahon, Gabriella E. Morris, Nicolas S. Rohatyn, Richard Speciale, Lemar Swinney, Julia A. Walker, Peter B. Walker, John Wren Chairmen Emeriti: Stanley Plesent, Esq. Harold Levine ALVIN AILEY®DANCE FOUNDATION ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Recipient of a National Medal of Arts Executive Director - Sharon Gersten Luckman ALVIN AILEY®AMERICAN DANCE THEATER Calvin Hunt, Senior Director, Performance and Production Amadea Edwards, Manager of Administration Dacquiri TShaun Smittick, Company Manager E.J, Corrigan, Technical Director Kristin Colvin Young, Stage Manager Jennifer McGrath, Assistant Stage Manager Jon Taylor, Wardrobe Supervisor Al Crawford , Lighting Director David Kerr, Master Electrician Joe Gaito, Master Carpenter Paul Allshouse, Sound Engineer Samuel Deshauteurs, Property Master Michael Diaz , Flyman Daniel Swalec, Assistant Electrician Corin Wright, Senior Wardrobe Assistant Dante Baylor, Wardrobe Assistant Sarah Alexander, Assistant Company Manager/ Tour Merchandise Manager Masazumi Chaya, Associate Artistic Director/Company Teacher

Ronni Favors, Rehearsal Director/Company Teacher DonaldJ Rose M.D., Director of the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, Hospital for Joint Disease Shaw Bronner, Director of Physical Therapy Sheyi Ojofeitimi, Physical Therapist The dancers appearing in this performance are members of th e American Guild of Musical Artists AFL-CIO , the labor union representing professional dancers, singers, and staging personnel in the United States. The production crew are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) . TOURING CONTACT OPUS 3 ARTISTS 470 Park Avenue South, 9th Fl North New York, NY 10016 Telephone: 212 584 7500 Fax: 646 300 8200 www.opus3artists.com PRODUCTION CREDITS Lighting system provided by 4Wall Entertainment. Touring sound system provided by New York Audio Service Inc. International freight forwarding provided by Rock-it-Cargo . Soft goods provided by 1. Weiss & Sons. Recording and mastering studios provided by City Sound Productions. Domestic trucking services provided by Stage Call Corporation. Air trave.! and hotel accommodations arranged by Road Rebel Entertainment. International air arranged by Pisa Brothers. Arena Advertising is the official publisher and exclusive sales representative for the Alvin Ailey Official Souvenir Magazine . Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a proud member of Dance/USA, the national organization that represents nonprofit profeSSional dance. For more information on the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation: The Joan Weill Center for Dance 405 West 55th Street (at 9th Avenue) New York, NY 10019-4402 , Tel: (212) 405-9000 , Fax: (21 2) 405-9001 www.alvinailey.org

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Chorus Master, Cyrano, The Maniage of Figaro Suzanne Mallare Acton , Michigan Opera Theatre's Chorus Master and Assistant Music Director, is recognized for her versatility and dynamic style from the concert hall to the opera stage. Conducting credits include West Side Story, The Barber of Seville, Music Man, Pirates of Penzance, Mikado, Daughter of the Regiment, and Die Fledermaus for Michigan Opera Theatre, My Fair Lady and La Traviata for Dayton Opera, Merry Widow and Madame Butterfly for Artpark, and Tosca for Augusta Opera. As Artistic Director/Music Director for Rackham Symphony Choir, she has directed Carmina Burana, African Sanctus, Too Hot to Handel, and Amahl and the Night Visitors. CHRISTOPHER BARBEAU

Fight Choreographer, Cyrano Christopher Barbeau, Michigan Opera Theatre resident fight director, has been contributing to nearly every production containing a fight at Michigan Opera Theatre since 200l. Last choreographing Romeo and Juliet in the spring 2007 season, Mr. Barbeau returns in the fall 2007 season, where he contributes his skills as a fight choreographer to the world premiere of David DiChiera's Cyrano. An accomplished martial artist and fencer with a BA in English, history, philosophy and physics from the University of Michigan, he is also the fight director for the Toledo Opera. Having participated in over 350 theatrical productions and 13 feature films , and having made countless appearances at Renaissance fairs , Celtic fairs, haunted houses and other themed events and attractions, he has over 33 years of experience as a stunt performer, choreographer and instructor for theatrical combat, stunts and special FIX. Mr. Barbeau directs the Ring of Steel Action Theatre , which specializes in training actors for the demands of stage 32

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violence and providing support for area productions. He appears regularly at libraries , schools and conventions as a lecturer and guest artist. SUSAN BENSON

Set and Costume Designer, The Marriage of Figaro English set and costume designer Susan Benson trained as a painter in Great Britain, where she received a degree from the West of England College of Art and the University of Bristol. She also holds a Gold Medal from the London Academy of Dramatic Art. Before immigrating to Canada in 1966, she worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company and BBC Television. With a career as a set and costume designer spanning over 30 years, she has completed many well-known proj ects for opera and theater. Ms. Benson's designs for opera have been seen in Canada and the United States, including the Dallas Opera, Minnesota Opera, Seattle Opera , Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Vancouver Opera. Recognition of Ms. Benson's achievements include a Jessie, 9 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, and an election to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1986. In her free time, Ms. Benson spends time with her husband , lighting designer Michael Whitfield.

Haushofmeisters and Der Wirt in Der Rosenkavalier for Florentine Opera. At New Yo ~k City Opera , he was the 3rd Jew in Salorrle and Howard Boucher in Dead Man Walking. This season's engagements for Mr. Blaisdell include Don Basilio in The Maniage of Figaro for New Orleans Opera, the 3rd Jew in Salome with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin, and a role debut of Monostatos in The Magic Flute with Intermountain Opera. JASON BUDD

Montfleury, Cyrano American bass-baritone Jason Budd made his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in MOTs 2005 production of Tasca, and returned in the fall 2006 season to perform the role of Dr. Bartolo in The Barber of Seville. His most recent engagements from the 2006-2007 season included Major General in Pirates of Penzance, The Bonze in Madama Butterfly with Orlando Opera, and Dulcamara in Elisir d'Amore with Cedar Rapids Grand Opera FollO\ving his performance in Cyrano, Mr. Budd will be performing the role of Frank in Die Fledermaus with Orlando Opera. ALAIN COULOMBE

Ligniere, Cyrano

American tenor Torrance Blaisdell returns to Michigan Opera Theatre to create the role of Capucin and Marquis de Cuigy in Cyrano and Don Basilio and Don Curzio in The Marriage of Figaro in the fall 2007 season. Mr. Blaisdell made his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the 2003 production of A Masked Ball, and has since returned for several MOT productions. In past seasons, his roles elsewhere have included Spoleta in Tosca, Sno ut in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and both

Canadian bass Alain Coulombe makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut creating the role of Ligniere in the fall 2007 production of Cyrano. One of Canada's rising stars and known for his musical versatility, Mr. Coulombe has a repertoire ranging from Claudio Monteverdi to James Rolfe. An alumnus of both [Opera de Montreal and the Canadian Opera Company's Young Artist Programs, he has worked with conductors such as Seiji Ozawa, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, Andrew Parrott, Helmut Rilling, Jacques Lacombe and Daniel Lipton. Upcoming performances by Mr. Coulombe include the roles of Don Fernando in Fidelio with Vancouver Opera, The Doctor in Pelleas et Melisande with the Canadian Opera

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BJidesmaid, The Marriage of Figaro American mezzo-soprano leah Dexter made her Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Annie and The Woman in Porgy and Bess in 2006. Following her most recent performance as First Handmaiden in Turandot in the spring 2007 season, she returns in the fall to sing the role of Bridesmaid in The Marriage of Figaro. A Michigan native, Ms. Dexter holds both bachelor's and master's degrees in music from the University of Michigan. She has performed with the University of Michigan Opera, Toledo Opera, Motor City l yric Opera, New Opera Festival of Rome and the Brevard Music Center among others. Following her performances in The Marriage of Figaro, Ms. Dexter will be returning to MOT in the spring 2008 season to perform in La Rondine and La Traviata. SARAH DIEHL

Wig and Makeup DesigneJ; The Marriage of Figaro Sarah Diehl returns to Michigan Opera Theatre in the fa ll 2007 season to design hair and makeup for Th e MaiTiage of Figaro. She has recen tly designed wigs and makeup for Des Moines Metro Opera and Michigan Opera Theatre, and her last designs included the spring 2007 season's The AbdLl.ction from the Seraglio. She has also recently worked as an Assistant Wig and Makeup Designer for Central City Opera , Cleveland Opera, Omaha Opera and Nevada Opera. She has recently moved to the l os Angeles Area from her hometown in Iowa , and is pursuing work in California. MARK D. FLINT

Orchestrator, Conductor, Cyrano Since his Michigan Opera Theatre debut conducting Carmen, in 1977, American maestro Mark D. Flint has conducted over 20 productions with the company. Most recently, Mr. Flint Detro it Opera House

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Figaro, The Maniage of Figaro Polish bass-baritone Robert Gierlach made his u.s. opera debut in his signature role of Figaro in Michigan Opera Theatre's 2002 production of The Marriage of Figaro. Following the unanimous acclaim he received, he reprises the title role five years later in the MOT fall 2007 production . Mr. Gierlach has

recently received international acclaim for his creation of the role of Vronsky in the world premiere of Anna Karenina with Florida Grand Opera and the Opera Theatre of Sl. louis, and his debut with Teatro alia Scala in Milan as the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro. His most recent engagement with MOT was as Papageno in The Magic Flute in 2004. Recent U.S. engagements include debu ts with Baltimore Opera , [Opera de Montreal and Florida Grand Opera. Recent engagements abroad include King Roger in Tokyo, Zurich and Stockholm, Alidoro in Cinderella at the Opera House of MahOn, Achilla in julius Caesar with the Tean-o Comunale di Bologna , joan of Arc with Oratorium-Wratislavia Cantans Festival and Bartok's Cantata Pagana with the Polish National Philharmon ic. Following his performances with MOT, Mr. Gierlach reprises his signature role of Figaro with the Opera l yra Ottawa. J ANE GLOVER

Conductor, The Maniage of Figaro English conductor Jane Glover makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut conducting The Marriage of Figaro. Music Director of Chicago's Music of the Baroque ensemble and learned on all things Mozart, Ms. Glover published her book Mozart's Wom en to great critical acclaim in September 2005, and was subsequently nominated for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. In demand on the international opera stage, Ms. Glover has appeared with numerous companies, including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, English National Opera, Royal Dan ish Opera , Glimmerglass Opera, New York City Opera, Opera Australia , Opera Theatre of St. louis, Chicago Opera BRAVO

Theater, Teatro La Fenice and French companies in Bordeaux and Nancy, among others. Engagements for the 2007 -08 opera season include the Aspen Music Festival conducting Cavalli's Eliogabalo , Spain's Oviedo Opera conducting lphigenie en Tauride, conducting D Oll Giovanni at Chicago Opera Theater and co llaborating with the Mark Morris Dance Group in their "Mozart Dances" project. MATTHEW HAYWARD

Marquis de Brisaille, Cyrano American lyric-baritone Matthew Hayward made his Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Gregorio in Romeo and Juli et last season, and returns in fall 2007 to create the role of Marquis de Brisaille in Cyrano. Mr. Hayward is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most versatile young artists of his generation. He was a finalist in the 2007 Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Vocal Competition , and recently was i.nvited by Maestro Julius Rud el to debut with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and the Virginia Arts Festival, where he sang an An Kurt Weill Gala with soprano Angelina Reaux. His most recent performances include the Count in The Marriage oj Figaro with Skagit Opera , Figaro in The Barber oj Seville, Papageno in The Magic Flute and Schaunard in La Boheme . KELLY HOLST

Barbarina, The Maniage of Figaro Soprano Kelly Holst makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Barbarina in the fall 2007 production of The Marriage oj Figaro. She enJoys an acti ve career as an opera, oratorio and concert si nger. Ms. Holst was a winner of the district Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2000 and went on to receive an encouragement award at the regional competition Other awards include the Niccola Rossi-Lemeni Award from the Society o[ Arts and Letters. Her operatic roles include Olympia in Tales oj HoJJmann, the Queen of the Night in Die Zauberf/ote, Adele in Die Fledennaus, the Dew Fairy and Sandman in Hansel and 34

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Gretel , and Elizabeth Taylor in Michael Daugherty's Jackie O. She has performed professionally with the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra , the Battle Creek Symp hony Orchestra, the Ann Arbor Cantata Singers, the Boston Cantata Singe rs, and the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus and Orchestra of Boston . Upcoming engagements include Papagena in Die Zauberf/ote with the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre. In addition to her performing schedule, Ms. Holst teaches vo ice and is completing a doctorate in vo ice performance at the University of Michigan. Ms. Holst lives in Ann Arbor with her husband , conductor Warren Puffer Jones . YING HUANG

Susanna, The Marriage of Figaro Chinese soprano Ying Huang made her Michigan Opera Theatre debut eight years ago as Sophie in 1999's Werther, and she last appeared in MOTs 2004 production of Rigoletta as Gilda. This fall , Ms. Huang returns to Michigan Opera Theatre performing the role of Susanna in The Marriage oj Figaro. She is conSistently sought after on stages throughout the world for her portrayals of Mozart soprano roles. Her performances as Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Susanna in TIle Marriage oj Figaro , Despina in Cosi Jan Tettte, and Pamina in Die Zauberf/ot e have been seen in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. In the concert hall , she has a distinguished caree r as an interpreter of the Ma hler repertoire, including a performance of the Fourth Symphony with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Jarvi. She has made many special appearances, including a concert in Athens to commence festivities for the Olympics, a gala concert with Andrea Boce lli [or the 2010 Shanghai Expo , and "Christmas in Vienna ," a television special with Placido Domingo Upcoming engagements include The Maniage oj Figaro with the Canadian Opera Company. WESTON HURT

Count Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro American baritone Weston Hurt makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Count Almaviva in the fall 2007 production of The Marriage oj Figaro.

A graduate of the prestigious Julliard Opera Center, he has already performed with several opera companies and orchestras in the United States. Recent engagements include his debut with the New York City Opera as Frank in Korngold's Die Tote Stad, the Opera Orchestra of New York as Baldassare in LArlesicma, and wi.th the American Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Del' Feme Klang in Avery Fisher Hall . Mr. Hun's artistry has been recognized by many notab le and prestigiOUS vocal competitions, including first pJace and the People's Choice Award from the Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition and George London Foundation Vienna Prize. ERIC JOHNSTON

Ragueneau, Cyrano American tenor Eric Johnston made his Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Dr. Blind in 2003's Die Fledermaus , and most recently appeared in the spring 2007 season as Pang in Turandot. In the fall 2007 season , Mr. Johnston creates the role of Ragueneau in David DiChiera's Cyrano. His everexpanding repertoire ranges from Wagner to Puccini , and he performs frequently with American companies, including Augusta Opera, Nashville Opera, Lake George Opera and Chautauqua Opera , among others. Following his performances with Michigan Opera Theatre, Mr. Johnston will be performing the role of Narraboth in Salome with Florentine Opera of Milwaukee. JACQUELINE KING

Bridesmaid, The Marriage of Figaro American soprano Jacqueline King makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the fall 2007 season production of The Marriage oj Figaro. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Viterbo University in La Crosse , Wisconsin where she performed her first leading operatic role as Mabel in The Pirates Detroit Opera Hou.se

of Penzance. This past May, she received her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison while studying under Mimmi Fulmer. While at Madison, she appeared as Barbarina in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro , La Pastourelle, La Chouette, and La Chauve-souris in Ravel's r enfant et les sotileges, as well as Gretel in Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel. Ms. King recently moved to Hartland, Michigan with her husband , Mike , wh ere she plans to teach voice and piano while pursuing her operatic career.

Pamina in The Magic Flute with Virginia Opera , Tulsa Opera , Austin Lyric Opera, New Orleans and Cincinnati O pera, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro for Tulsa Opera and Zerlina in Don Giovanni with the Minnesota Orchestra, Opera Pacific and Portland Opera . She was educated at the Seoul National University, the Julliard School and the Julliard Opera Centre. Upcoming engagements include Liu in Tu randot for Orlando Opera , Nedda in I Pagliacci for Syracuse Opera and Mozan 's Requiem for the National Chorale.

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Le Bret, Cyrano

Countess, The Maniage of Figaro

Canadian baritone Gaetan Laperriere m ade his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in 2005 in his signature role as Scarpi.a in Tosca. In the fall 2007 season, he creates the role of Le Bret in the highlyanticipated world premiere of David DiChiera's Cyrano. Most recently, he has performed Sharpless in Madama Butterjly with Opera Carolina , Athanael in Thais with Palm Beach Opera, Fauvre's ReqUiem with the Na tional Arts Center, Scarpia in Tosca with Opera Ontario , and Opera Lyra OttawalNational Arts Center's Opera Gala. Abroad , he has performed leading roles with Opera de Paris Bastille, OperaTheatre de Metz, Opera de Nice, Opera de Marseille, Grand Theatre de Geneve , Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Teatro La Fenice, and Spoleto Festival in Italy Future engagements include Amonasro in Aida with Opera Carolina , Scarpia in Tosca with Calgary Opera, and Henri in Lucie di Lammermoor with Cincinnati Opera .

Bloomfi eld Hills, Michigan resident and promis ing young soprano Caitlin Lynch makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut in one of her signature roles, Countess, in the fall 200 7 production of

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Countess, The Maniage of Figaro South Korean soprano Jee Hyun Lim made her Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the 1997 production of The Marriage of Figaro as Susanna . In her first MOT performance in over a decade, Ms. Lim returns to sing the ro le of Countess in the fall 2007 production of The Maniage of Figaro. A skilled interpreter of Mozart's heroine roles , she has performed the role of D etroit Opera House

The Marriage of Figaro. Ms. Lynch is winner of the Irma M. Cooper Opera Columbus Competition in 2006; the encourage ment award in the Je nsen Foundation Voice Competi.tion , and 2nd Place Winner of the 2007 Palm Beach Ope ra Competition . Most recently with the Seattle Opera Young Artist Program, she performed the ro les of Mi caela in Carmen and Alice Ford in Falstaff Other recent performances include Oasis in r Etoile with the Cincinnati Opera, Pamina in The Magic Flute, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni , Ginevra in Ariodante and Philippa in Babette's Feast with the Uni versity of Cincinnati. Her special interests and hobbies include movies , reading, poetry, art and spending time with loved ones. Following her performances with MOT, Ms. Lynch will be performing the role of Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Opera Carolina , and Countess with Opera Lyra Ottawa. DANIEL OKULITCH

Carbon, Un Inconnu, Cyrano; Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro Canad ian bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut, creating the ro les of Carbon and Un Inconnu i.n the world premiere of David DiChieras Cy rano . He will also be performing his signature role of Figaro in The Maniage of Figaro later in the MOT fall 2007 season . Mr. Okulitch first came to national attention on

Broad way as Schaunard in Baz Luhrmann's Broadway production of La Boheme in 2002 -03 . Following his success on Broadway, he has begun an international career in opera , performing extensively in No rth America. An alumnus of the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Okulitch is th e recipi ent of numerous awards and prizes, including First Prize from the George London Foundation (2004), 2nd Prize from the Licia AlbaneseiPuccini Foundation Competiti.on , and was a Regional Fin alist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in 2000 and 200l. Future engagements include Co lline in Puccini's La Boheme with Vancouver Opera in 2008 . GLORIA PARKER

La Duegne, Cyrano American mezzo-soprano Glo ria Parker made her Michigan Opera Theatre debut as Jade Boucher in 2003's Dead Man Walkil1g and in 2007 creates the role of La Duegne for the wo rld premiere of Cy ral1o. In her most recent MOT production , she performed as the Second Lad y in the 2004 production of The Magic Flu.te. Known for her signature roles, Parker has performed around the globe in num erous opera and Broadway productions, including Romeo al1dJu.liet, Tum of th e

Screw, On The Towl1, Phantom of the Opera ,West Side Stmy, and most recently as Henrietta in 1 PUli.tal1i wi.lh Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and Corneli a in Giulio Cesare with Seattle Opera. Her upcoming engagements include performances of Cyrano with the Opera Company of Philadelphia and the role of Orlofsky in Opera Carolina's production of Die Fledermaus. LEAH PARTRIDGE

Roxane, Cyrano Georgia native soprano Leah Partridge made her Mi chiga n Opera Theatre debut last season as Konstanze in The Abduction fro m th e SeragliOand returns to MOT in the fall 2007 seaso n to create the role of Roxane in David DiChiera's Cy rano. She BRAVO

has received several awards and accolades, winning first place in vocal competitions of Palm Beach Opera and Opera Birmingham, and she was a finalist in the George London, Heinz Rehfuss, and Houston Grand Opera competitions. Ms. Partridge received her Bachelor of Music degree from Mercer University and her Master of Music degree from Indiana University, where she received the prestigious Wilfred C Bain opera fellowship. Recent engagements have included a performance of Amina in La Sonnambula with Florida Grand Opera and Rosina in The Barber of Seville with Atlanta Opera. Future performances include her Metropolitan Opera debut singing the First Niece in a new production of Britten's Peter Grimes and she also appears in Florida Grand Opera's production of Julius Caesar as Cleopatra. In her free time, Ms. Partridge enjoys gardening and reading. JOHN PASCOE

Costume and Set Designer; Cyrano English set and costume designer John Pascoe has designed many sets for Michigan Opera Theatre since 1984's production of Anna Bolena . For the fall 2007 season, Pascoe designed the sets and costumes for the world premiere of David DiChiera's Cyrano. Productions by Pascoe have been seen at all of the major opera houses in America, including San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles, Washington and Dallas, and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Recently, Pascoe created new productions of Madame Butterfly for rOpera de Quebec , Don Pasquale for Palm Beach Opera while his award-winning deSigns for Julius Caesar were seen at the Metropolitan Opera House. His upcoming projects include directing and designing Ariodante for Spoleto Festival Italy, directing and designing a new production of Don Giovanni for Washington National Opera with conductor Placido Domingo, and directing and designing Fidelio for Palm Beach Opera.

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Susanna, The Marriage of Figaro American soprano Ailyn Perez makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the role of Susanna in the fall 2007 production of The Marriage of Figaro A native of Chicago, Illinois, she has garnered a reputation of one of the most promising and exciting young artists today She won Second Prize in the 2006 Operalia Competition in Valencia, Spain, and the George London Award in the 2006 George London Foundation Competition. Most recently, she made her debut with Los Angeles Opera as Amor in the world premiere of Lee Holdridge'S Concierto para Mendez, sang Gilda in Rigoletto with Opera Carolina, and sang in a 7-city tour of the U.S. and Mexico with Andrea Bocelli. In her free time, Ms. Perez enjoys cooking, baking, and loves dancing. Her future engagements include singing the role of Marzelline in Fidelio with Opera Company of Philadelphia and Marguerite in Faust with the Teatro Municipal in Santiago and Opera Carolina.

Opera, Sarasota Opera, and the Lake George Opera Festival. MARIAN POP

Cyrano, Cyrano Romanian baritone Marian Pop returns to Michigan Opera Theatre for the first time in seven years as he creates the role of Cyrano in the world premiere of David DiChiera's Cyrano. Pop made his MOT debut in 1999 with his performance of Figaro in The Barber of Seville. Truly an international artist, Pop has performed with renowned opera companies worldwide, including Staatsoper Stuttgart, Vienna Staatsoper, Teatro Municipal in Chile, New Israeli Opera and Enschede Opera in Holland. His upcoming engagements include his role of Cyrano performed at Opera Company of Philadelphia , Valenin in Theater Basel's production of Faust and Carmina Burana with the St. Petersburg Philharmonia. Pop currently resides in Switzerland and is a computer hobbyist in his free time. KENDALL SMITH

KYLE PFORTMILLER

Count Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro American baritone Kyle Pfortmiller was born in Elgin, Illinois and currently resides in New York City He has employed his unique talent in opera, operetta and musical theatre from the contemporary to the classic. He made his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the 2005 production of La Boheme, and returned last season to perform Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. His repertoire also includes the title roles in Don Giovanni and The Barber of Seville, as well as Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Silvio in I Pagliacci, Escamillo in Carmen, Count Carl Magnus Malcolm in A Little Night Music, Billy Bigelow in Carousel, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, John the Butcher in Hugh the Drover, PierrelRed Shadow in The Desert Song, and Hajj , the Poet in Kismet. He has performed with opera companies and festivals throughout North America, including New York City

Lighting DesigneJ; The Marriage of Figaro Kendall Smith returns to Michigan Opera Theatre in fall 2007, to design lighting for The Marriage of Figaro, his 54th production with the company Mr. Smith made his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in 1988 , with The Ballad of Baby Doe, and most recently designed lighting for the company's 2007 production of The Abduction from the Seraglio. Mr. Smith's work has been featured in numerous productions by respected opera companies, theaters and festivals , including Florida Grand Opera, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Indianapolis Opera, the Weston Playhouse, Geve Theatre, Boston Lyric Opera, and Opera Pacific, among others.

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JOSE LUIS SOLA

Christian, Cyrano Spanish tenor j ose Luis Sola makes both his U.S. opera debut and his Michigan Opera Theatre debut as he creates the role of Christian in David DiChiera's Cyrano. Mr. Sola began his musical studies with the Boys Choir of Navarra, Spain under the guidance of Father Goicoechea . Having been recognized as a budding young talent, Mr. Sola was mentored by tenor Ricardo Visus, expanded his repertoire and was introduced to the lyric stage of concert and opera. Mr. Sola has since won several prize-winning competitions, including the highly competitive julian Gaya rre Competition and Scholarship in 2002. He was awarded a "Scholarship Extraordinaire" from the government of Navarra, Spain and is the recipient of the special "Critic's Award," and "Best Interpreter of Spanish Music Award" from the International Song Competition held in Bilbao, Spain. Having toured throughout Europe , Central, and South America, Mr. Sola has garnered great acclaim for his performances as Tamino in The MagiCFlute, Katiuska in The Merry Widow and Beppe in Donizetti's Rita. Following his performances in Cy rano , Mr. Sola will be perfonning the role of Fenton in Falstaff in Costa Rica, Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, and the title role in Faust in Warsaw in 2008. KATHLEEN SEGAR

Marcellina, The Marriage oj Figaro American mezzo-soprano Kathleen Segar made her Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the 198 1 production of Ca rmen, and returns in the fall 2007 season , singing the role of Marcellina in The Marriage oj Figaro. A Michigan resident, she currently serves on the voice faculty at Eastern Michigan University. After winning the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions early in her career, Ms. Segar has since performed for many major opera companies worldwide. As a Michigan Opera Theatre regular, Ms. Segar has performed a multitude of roles Detl'oit Opera House

such as Amneris in Aida, Anoush's Mott in Anoush , Smeton in Anna Bolena , Driad in Ariadne auJ Naxos, Meg Page in Falstaff, Mercedes in Carmen, Cherubino in The Marriage oj Figaro, Suzuki in Madam e Butterfly, and Au ntie in Peter Grimes. Following her performance in The Marriage oj Figaro, Ms. Segar is engaged with Michigan Opera Theatre for the spring 2007 season as Teresa in La Sonnambula. MARK STRESHlNSKY

Stage Direct07; The Maniage oj Figaro Director Mark Streshinsky made his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in 2006 directing Rossini's Cindere lla. He returns to MOT to direct The Maniage oj Figaro for the fall 2007 season. He recently had great critical success directing the world premier of David Carlson's Anna Karenina at the Florida Grand Opera and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Mark recently made directing debuts at the Cincinnati Opera with The Tales oj HoJJmann and Boston Lyric Opera directing Lucie di Lammermoor. For the past few years, Mr. Streshinsky has been affiliated with Berkeley Opera in California, for which he created critically acclaimed productions of Eugene Onegin, Handel's Acis and Galatea and Legend oj the Ring, a one-evening version of Wagner's Ring cycle. Most recently for the company, he directed the world premier of Chlysalis , by composer Clark Suprynowicz and playwright john O'Keefe for which he also served as company liaison to the composer and set/costume designer. Upcoming directing assignments include a reprisal of Lucie di Lammermoor for Cincinnati Opera, Tosca for Sacramento Opera, La Traviata for Seattle Opera , and Anna Karenina for Michigan Opera Theatre. Mark Streshinsky lives in California in the Berkeley hills with his wife, soprano Marie Piette , and their eight-year-old son , Evan. PETER STRUMMER

Doctor Barto/a, The Marriage oJ Figaro Austrian bass-baritone Peter Strummer made his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the 2005 production of The Daughter oj the Regiment. He returns to Michigan Opera Theatre as Doctor Bartolo in the

fall 2007 production of The Marriage oj Figaro. Known for his signature role of Doctor Bartolo, Peter Strummer has earned a reputation for endowing his buffo characterizations with further depth and humanity. Recent engagements include Sacristan in Tosca with the Baltimore Opera and Bartolo in The Barber oj Seville with the Austin Lyric Opera, Atlanta Opera, and Opera Lyra Ottawa, as well as performing Major Domo in Aliadne auJ Naxos with Dallas Opera, and Daland in The Flying Dutchman with Arizona Opera. Upcoming engagements for Mr. Strummer include reprising the role of Sacristan in Tosca with several companies, including New York City Opera , Seattle Opera and Cleveland Opera. He will also reprise the role of Doctor Bartolo in The Maniage oj Figaro with Atlanta Opera, and Bartolo in II Barbiere di Siviglia with Opera Carolina. DONALD EDMUND THOMAS

Lighting Designer, Cyrano American lighting designer Donald Edmund Thomas has deSigned many MOT productions, most recently Romeo and Juliet last season . For the fall 200 7 season , he returns to design lighting for the world premiere of Cyrano. For over twenty seasons Mr. Thomas has designed for the Florentine Opera in Milwaukee, most recently creating La Fille du Regiment. For fifteen seasons Mr. Thomas has also designed the Summer Opera Theatre Company productions in Washington, D.C. Outside of opera, he designed Irene Wenzel's new play, In The Mood , for the Olney Theatre Center, and productions of Ira Levin's Deathtrap, and The Man oj LaMancha for the Maltz-jupiter Theatre in Florida. Mr. Thomas teaches lighting design at CUA in Washington, D.C. , and his designs have been seen on Broadway, off-Broadway, and on numerous national tours. Future engagements include I Pagliacci with Seattle Opera in 2008.

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Librettist, Stage Director, Cymno French Stage Director Bernard Uzan returns to Michigan Opera Theatre to direct the world premiere of David DiChiera's Cyrano in fall 2007, fo r which he also wrote the libretto. He has an extensive background in opera, having enj oyed success as a stage di rector, general director, artistic director, designer and librettist. Mr. Uzan made his Michigan Opera Theatre debut with Faust (1983), and has since directed a variety of productions for the company, including Peter Grimes, Manon and Tosca, among others. Most recently, Mr. Uzan directed last seaso n's production of Romeo and Juliet. Mr. Uzans productions have graced stages throughout No rth America, South America and Europe. Additionally, Mr. Uzan has co-designed more than 75 productions, which continue to be seen throughout the world. He is also a respected arts educator, and has worked with both the Young Artists Program of the Florida Grand Opera and the prestigious Merola program o f the San Francisco Opera, among others. In addition to directing the world premiere of Cy rano in fa112007, Mr. Uzan wi ll direct Macbeth for the Dallas Opera and a new production of n TabarrolPagliacci for Seattle Opera in 2008.

stages throughout Europe, having appeared frequently with the opera companies of Stuttgart , Strasbourg, Dusseldorf, and Prague, among others. Following his appearances in Detroit, Mr. Volpe will perform the role of De Guiche in performances of Cyrano with Opera Theatre of Philadelphia and Florida Grand Opera, Gremin in Eugene Onegin with Opera Lyra Ottawa, Spara[ucile in Rigoletto with the Arizona Opera and Portland Opera, and will return to the Metropolitan Opera as Jacqueau in War and Peace.

Opera debut as Stephano in Romeo and Juliet, and returning to Deutsche Opera am Rhein as Ascagne in Les Troyens and Karolka inJenuJa . In her free time , Ms. Woodling practices yoga and this past summer, she discovered slacklining, which is a balancing sport similar to tight-rope walking, except that the webbing is slack rather than taut.

JOANNE WEAVER

Antonio, The Maniage oj Figaro

SETH CARICO

Wig and Makeup Designer; Cymno Originally from England, Joanne Weaver returns to Michigan Opera Theatre as wig and makeup designer for the world premiere of Cyrano. Having made her company debut with Tosca in 1995, Ms. Weaver has designed wigs and makeup for numerous Michigan Opera Theatre productions since. Add itionally, Ms. Weaver is a frequent guest with no table opera companies throughout the United States. Recent engagements with Michigan Opera Theatre included Porgy and Bess and The Barber oj Sev ille from the fall 2006 season , and Turandot from the 2007 spring season. STEPHANIE WOODLING

PETER VOLPE

Cherubino, The Maniage oj Figaro

De Guiche, Cymno

American mezzo-sopran o Stephanie Woodling makes her Michigan Opera Theatre debut singing the role of Cherubino in The Marriage oj Figaro. A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Ms. Wood ling recently concluded a season with Deutsche Oper am Rhein, during whi.ch she performed the roles of Hansel in Hansel und Gretel, Annio in La Clemenza di Tito, Siebel in Faust, Dorabella and Wellgunde in Das Rheingold, Tessa in The Gondoliers , and Antonia in Tiejland. A regular performer with American Opera Projects, she often collaborates with emerging composers in new works. Upcoming engagements include her Baltimore

American bass Peter Volpe returns to Michigan Opera Theatre in the fal l 2007 season to create the role of De Guiche in David DiChiera's Cyrano. Mr. Volpe made hi s Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the spring 2007 season, performing Frere Laurent and Le Duc in Rom eo and Juliet. Mr. Volpe is a respected performer with an everexpanding repertoire of more than 80 roles in six languages. He has performed with many of North America's leading compani es, including th e Metropolitan Opera , the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and [ Opera de Montreal. Mr. Volpe has also received accolades for performances on

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American bass Seth Carico makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in the role of Antonio in The Marriage oj Figaro . Hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee , he holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan, where he sang Seneca in Monteverdi's rincoronazione di Poppea, Aristotle Onassis in Michael Daugherty's Jackie 0, Don Alfonso in Mozart's Cosi Jan Tutte, and Kecal in Smetanas The Bartered Blide. Most recently, Mr. Carico debuted with Arbor Opera Theater in Ann Arbor as Colline in Puccini's La Boheme and in summer 2007, sang the role of Olin Blitch in Floyd's Susannah with the Brevard Music Center's Janiec Opera Company. Upcoming roles with MOT this season include Alessio in La Sonnambula and Dr. Grenvil in La Traviata. In February 2008 he will deb ut as the First Soldier in Richard Strausss Salome ,'lith the Florentine Opera Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In his free time, Mr. Carico enjoys cooking, watching films, playing Ultimate Frisbee and spending time with his cat, Clara.

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Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Foundation Launches New MOT Children/s Chorus

Michigan Opera Theatre Childrens Chorus: A Step on the Pathway to Stardom? rumroll, please ... Michigan Opera Thea tre is pleased to announce the formation of a new Children's Chorus l Led by Michigan Opera Assistant Mu sic Director and Chorus Master Suzanne Ma llare Acton, the chorus will perform as a separate ensemble and with international opera sta rs in MOT productions. "This is an exciting development for our Michigan Opera Theatre," says MOT Genera l Direc tor Da vid DiChiera. "In crea tin g this ensemble, we hope to nurture young talent and foster musical ability so children can go on to great careers in opera or theater having learned with the best. " The children in vo lve d with the children's chorus won't be the first kids to sing on the Detroit Opera House stage hundreds of children have performed in MOT productions since its founding in 1971, many of them going on to p erform in professional Broadway theater , opera, film or television productions. Th e new MOT Children 's Chorus m embers will have the opportunity to join the ranks of those previous MOT chorus members Sutton Foster, that h ave gone on to former ad hoc perform professionally. MOT Child ren's Former Tro y resid ent Chorus Member. Sutton Foster , a previou s ad hoc MOT chorus member is a Broadway artist and wo n a Tony Award for h er Broad way performan ce in Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2002. More recently, Livo nia native Jonathan B. Wright , who performed in the 2003 MOT production of Dead Man Walking, is performing on Broadway in the hi ghl y-acclaim ed musical Spring Awakening. Other children from Michigan Opera Theatre productions ha ve gone on to ca reers in theate r produ ction . Jeffrey Seller , who performed in MOT's

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production of Ca rmen in 1977 is now a Broadway producer and the winner of two Tony Awards for Best Musical, Rent (1996) and Avenue Q (2004). Rent went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Seller also produced De La Guarda (1998) and Ba z Luhrman 's produ ct io n of Puccini's La Boheme (2002 ). Also a former Troy resident , Colleen O'Shaughnessey is another product of Michigan Opera Theatre productions that pursued a career as a voice ac tress after her involve ment with Michigan Opera Theatre 's production of I Pagliacci in 1985. Known for her roles as the voice of Jazz Fenton on the Nickelodeon television show Danny Phantom and the voice of Sora from the first and second seasons of the popular te lev is ion sho w Digimon , O'Sha u ghnessey has had an extensive caree r in vo ice act ing in mo vies and television . "50 many talented chorus alumni have made professional careers for themselves on the sta ge," says Mi c hi ga n Opera Theatre Chorus Master Suzanne Mallare Acton. "We are excited to lay the musical groundwork for future Broadwa y and opera stars. " Children in the MOT Children 's Chorus learn the various aspects of opera and voice training, in c luding vo ic e studies, mov em ent and audition techniques in a professional environment with internationally-renowned opera

Co ll een a nd Kati e O'S haug hnessey backstage befo re the 1985 MOT production of "LaBoheme."

Singers and voice spec iali sts as coaches and men tors . With the opening of the new Ford Center for Arts and Learning at the Detroit Opera Hou se in 2006 , the physical space is now available to und ertake thi s large and promising project. Thanks to the Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Foundation, MOT received the startup fund ing necessary to form the ensemble. Auditions for the children 's chorus we re held in August 2007 for children ages 10-16 , and the ensemble will rehearse and perform at the Detroit Opera H ou se from October 2007 through June 2008. For more in fo rmation , co ntac t th e Michigan Op era Thea tre Children 's Chorus adm ini s trator at motcc@motopera.org or 313-237-3460. More information is also available on the Michigan Opera Theatr e website, at www.MichiganOpera.org. An audition notice will be released w hen audition dates are schedu led for the 2008-09 season.

MEET THE NEW MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE CHILDREN'S CHORUS STAFF! Suzanne Mallare Acton , Director Dianna Hochella, Assistant Director/Conductor Jonathan B. Wrigh t, star of crit icallyaccla imed Broadway show "Spring Awakening."

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News from the Margo V. Cohen Center for Dance at the Detroit Opera House ...

New Civic Dance Ensemble Raises the Barre t is fitting that the Detroit home of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre , the J offrey Ballet , American Balle t Theatre and Kirov Ballet has a world-class performing ensemble of its own. Part of the vision cast by Michigan Opera Theatre General Director Dr. David DiChiera and Director of Dance Carol Halsted , the new De troit Opera Hou se Civic Danc e Ensemble lays the groundwork for superb dance education in Metro Detroit. Adding to the full lineup of danc e education programs already offered at the Detroit Opera House, including teacher workshops, summer dance intensives, dance films and dance classes, this new performing ensemble is strictly for preprofessional dancers - a training ground to give future dance stars a full repertory experience. Th e Civic Dan ce En se mbl e will audition again in the spring of 2008 for dance r s, ages 14-25. The in stru cto r rotation will include some of the finest dance educators in Michigan. Leading the group first is former Joffrey Ballet dancer Michael Anderson , a well-rounded and experienced dance teacher. Anderson danced with the Joffrey Ballet from 19932005 and has performed with companies from Japan to Venezuela. Also leading the group will b e Wayne Sta te University instructor Samantha Shelton, who is on the faculty for the ABT Summer Intensive, held annually for the past ten years at the

Dancers participate in the 2007 Summer Dance Intensive at th e Det roit Opera House.

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Auditions for the Detroit Oper a House Civic Dance Ensemble were h eld in May, 2007 at the ope ra hou se. Be cause of the overwhe lmin g response from dancers and parents alik e, more audition s were held in A member of Alvin Ailey leads a master cl ass at the Detroit Opera August. Plans for house. th e ensemble www.Mic hi ga nOpera.org or contac t include parti cipation with the Michigan Kamilah Leve ns , Dance Education Opera Theatre opera season , touring Coo rdinator at 313.237.3251 or ed ucation pro gra m s and full -length klevens@motopera.org. performances. For more information on the Detroit Op era House Civic Dance Alvin Ailey Goes to School Ensemble or auditions, please call Carol Now yo u can catch Alvin Ailey at your Hal sted, Dir ec tor o f Dance at schoo l! Members of the Alvin Ailey 3 13.237.3426 o r go on lin e to American Dance Theatre will be in Detroit www.MichiganOpera.org. January 7 - 11 , 2008 to visit Detroi t-area scho ols with a lecture d emonstra ti on Dance Classes at the Opera House! about dance and the Alvin Ailey repertory. From be ginn ers to profess ionals , While in De troit , they will visi ts 10 children , adults, teachers and everything in-between, the Detroit Opera House is middle and high schools as well as teach classes in the Margo Cohen Center for the place to learn dance I With the Ford Dance. This is a great opportunity [or Center for Arts and Learn ing up an d stud ents to get a "hands-on" experience running, the Detroit Opera House is the with Ail ey co mpany memb ers l Call perfect place for dance lessons. Accepting Kamilah Leve n s, Danc e Education children of all ages, the dance classes will be offered nightly throughout the week for Coordinator at 313.237.3251 or klevens@motopera.org to find out if Alvin metro Detroit dancers who want to learn Ailey is coming to your school. from the best. A new dance studio isn't the only thing Learn from Dance Masters with that is exciting about the dance classes Master Classes at the Detroit the facult y includes some of the bes t Opera House dance educators in the Michigan. Faculty It's the best kept secret at the Detroit for the fall includes Joanne Danto , Detroit Opera Hou se - all touring d ance Opera House Direc tor of Dan ce Carol co mpanies that perform at th e ope ra Halsted , Meg Paul , Michael Means and house hold master classes right here I Past Samantha Shelton, among others. master classes were held by Alvin Ailey, Classes offered will include Adu lt Dayton Contemporary Dan ce Company, Intermediate Ballet, Creative Movement American Ballet Theatre, and the Joffrey classes fo r youngsters, Professional Ballet Ballet. Classes cost only $15 , and are open Pointe , Intermediate/Advanced Ballet and to everyone. For more information , visit Mo dern Dance, and Beginning Modern www.MichiganOpera.org. Dance. For more information on dance classes at the Detroit Opera House , visit

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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS News from the Michigan Opera Theatre Department of Community Programs and Learning at the Opera House . .. Michigan Opera Theatre is On the Road Again For those who may never step foot in the Detroit Opera House, Michigan Opera Theatre provides touring opera programs for thousands of children and adults throughout the state of Michigan every year. Programs include teaching materials that meet state standards for education. For the 2007-08 season, the touring program schedule will include Community Programs popular favorites Nanabush, Let Freedom Ring! and The American Songbook. Nanabush , by Karen V DiChiera and William Kirk, is an intriguing opera that introduces young audiences to Great Lakes Indian stories based on the many adventures of the popular character, Nanabush, who was sent to teach his people about the earth and all its beauty The stories, told through opera, explain why rabbits have long ears, the origin of the seasons, the birth of agliculture , the virtues of kindness and truth, and the obligation to provide fo r family & community

Pa in t in gs depicting Nanabush ta les.

Let Freedom Ring! is a history of Black Americans and the African-American experience as told through song, dance and spoken word from the songs of slavery to hip-hop. The performance brings the rich legacy of AfricanAmerican culture and contributions to life in a celebration of the on-going struggle for freedom of body, mind and soul. The American Songbook is a dynamic cabaret-style revue of the most beautiful music from Broadway's greatest composers: George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Rogers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, and many more. 42

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For more information on any of the touring programs, or to book a touring program for your school or group, contact Dolores Tobis, Community Programs Marketing Manager at (313) 237-3429 or dtobis@motopera.org.

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Michigan Opera Theatre in Your Community Adu lts who are menta lly hand icapped participate in the summer 2007 "Create and Perform" All-Star Camp at the Detroit Opera House. in your own backyard I Community Programs be offered once a week through October, Director Karen V DiChiera directs two November and December. Adults with ten-week programs this fall and winter trained voices will be accepted by through People's Community Services in audition. A nominal fee will be charged, Hamtramck and Del Ray Offering a and a final performance at the completion "Create and Perform" class at both of the workshop will be held in the centers, children 11 and up can create Chrysler "Black Box" Theater. and perform stories and songs through Michigan Opera Theatre's Singing acting, singing, and playing instruments. Voice Specialist Betty Lane's All About Also, at the Troy Community Center, Voice Workshop is also offered in the fall (; the Italian Study Group of Troy hosts a 2007 season, with vocal training for I Special Performing Arts Club for adults z singers and speakers as well as vocal Cl who are mentally impaired. Adults health instruction. '" enrolled learn to create poems, songs and More information on private lessons or perform their own work! workshops can be found online at For more information on any of these www.MichiganOperaorg or by calling the programs, contact Karen V DiChiera at Learning at the Opera House hotline at (313) 237-3406 or kvd@motopera.org. (313) 237-3270. Study Voice at the Best Place to Sing .... The Opera House! Calling all opera stars of the future I Study voice at one of Michigan's premier institutions for voice and opera. Voice and music lessons will be conducted by professional music teachers Candace de Lattre, Betty Lane, Karen V. DiChiera and Trish Shandor. Private lesson offerings began summer 2007, but are held yearround at the Detroit Opera House by appointment. Opera Workshops will also be offered during the fall, taught by professional voice instructor Candace de Lattre. Candace de Laure's Opera Workshop will

Teaching Through Opera Michigan Opera Theatre's awardwinning department of Community Programs is helping instruct future teachers as part of the Marygrove College Institute for Arts-Infused Education's goal of teaching through the arts. This Institute improves educational achievement, creates innovative models for teaching and learning, and promotes the systemic integration of the arts into the K- 12 core curricu lum. The Department of Community Programs is an integral part of this instruction for teachers, where Karen V DiChiera and members of the Community Programs department perform short operas and teachers learn creative exercises in opera, music composition, poetry, dance and music. Bravo l

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Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra Violin I Charlotte Merkerson, Concertmaster *+ Laura Leigh Roelofs, Assistant Concertmaster + Velda Kelly+ Bryan Johnston+ Carol Lebovic+ Kevin Filewych+ AndrewWu+ Beth Kirton+ Jason Bendler James Kujawski Charles Roth Daniel Stachyra Janet Sullins Violin II Victoria Haltom *+ Brooke Hoplamazian+ Molly Hughes+ Henrik Karapetyan+ Anna Weller+ Daniel Stachyra+ Sander Kostallari Julia Kurtyka Constance Markwick Tamara Sherman Kathryn Stepulla Viola John Madison*+ Scott Stefanko+ Kathleen Grimes+ Barbara Zmich+ James Greer Julianne Zinn

Cello Nadine Deleury*+ Dian e Bredesen+ Minka Christoff+ Robert Reed+ John Iatzko Eugene Zenzen Bass Derek Weller* + Clark Suttle+ Greg Sheldon Shawn Wood Flute Pamela Hill*+ Laura Larson+ Dennis Carter

Hom Carrie Banfield+ Kelly Daniels Tamara Kosinski Susan Mutter Andrew Pelletier Trumpets Gordon Simmons+ David Ammer Mark Flegg Mitch Wechsler Trombone Maury Okun*+ Greg Near+ John Rutherford

Harp Oboe Kristen Beene" + Sally Pituch+ Stephanie Shapiro

Patricia Terry-Ross* +

Timpani Leonardo Soto*+ Terence Farmer Percussion John Dorsey* + Dan Maslanka Celeste Jean Schneider " Principal + Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra Detroit Federation of Musicians Local #5 American Federation of Musicians

Clarinet Brian Bowman * + J William Kin g+ Sandra Jackson Suzanne Rozmary Bassoon Roger Maki-Schramm+ Nathaniel Zeisler The Michigan Opera Theatre orchestra during the spring 2007 producti on of Turandot.

Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus Dan Aggas Ryan Banar Patrick Barnard Monique Bates Heidi Bowen Kim Brooks Fred Buchalter Patrick Clampitt Stephanie Clark Aida de la Cruz John OD) Deierlein Leah Dexter Ken Ebaugh

Brandy Ellis Rebecca Englehard Marko Farion Louise Fisher Yvonne Friday Conda Green Rosaline Guastella Celeste Headlee Leslie Hill Dianna Hochella Branden C.S. Hood Richard Jackson Tom Kabala

Cheryl Kaski Jacqueline King Marcus LaPratt Brian Leduc Tamara Lehew Whitty Susan Lowrie Tony Lynch Amy Malaney Miroslav Manovski Anthony P McGlaun Annie Radcliffe Aaron Sanko Dustin Scott

Woojin Shim Adam Smith Stephen Stewart Gregory Stinson Lucille E. Thompson Christopher Vaught Justin Watson Norman Weber Craig Wickham Michael Wilanowski Amber Williams Lonel Woods

The American Guild of Musical Artists is the official union of the Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mr. RJamison Wiliiams,Jr., Chairman Dr. David DiChiera, President Mr. Cameron B. Duncan, Treasu rer Mr. C. Thomas Toppin , Secretary Mrs. Robert A. Ali esee Mr. Douglas F Allison Mrs. Donald C. Austin Mrs. Jon Barfield Mr. Lee Barthe l Mr. James Berline

Mr. Richard A. Brodie Mrs. William C. Brooks Mr. Thomas Celani Mrs. Frederick H. Clark Mrs. Peter Cooper Mr. Tarik S. Daoud Jul ia Donovan Darlow Mr. Lawrence N. David Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Mrs. Alex Erdeljan Mr. Paul E. Ewing Mrs. David Fischer Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Barbara Frankel Mr. Herman Frankel

Mr. James M. Garavaglia Mr. Richard G. Goetz Mr. David Handleman Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Mr. Gary E. Johnso n Mrs. Danialle Karmanos Mrs. Charles Kessler Mrs. Carlita E. Kilpatrick Mr. Thomas M. Krikorian Dr. Melvin A. Lester M r. A. C. Liebler Mr. Harry A. Lomason Mr. Alphonse S. Luca relli Mrs. Jennifer Nasser Mr. Timothy Nasso

The Hon. &: Mrs. John Dingell Ms. Mary Jane Doerr Ms. Linda Dresner &: Mr. Edward Levy Mr. &: Mrs. Came ron B. Duncan Mr. &: Mrs. Kenneth Eisenberg Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Me &: Mrs. Alex Erdeljan

Mr. &: Mrs. Ell.iotJoseph Mrs. William Kahn Mr. &: Mrs. John Kaplan Mr. &: Mrs. Peter Karmanos Mr. &: Mrs. Patrick Kerz ic Mrs. Charles Kessler The Hon. &: Mrs. Kwame Kilpatrick Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene L. Klein Mr. &: Mrs. Robert Klein Mr. &: Mrs. Mike Kojaian Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas M. Krikorian Dr. &: Mrs. Richard W Kulis Dr. &: Mrs. James Labes Dr. &: Mrs. Alden Leib Dr. Melvin A. Lester Dr. &: Mrs. Kim K. Lie Mr. &: Mrs. A. C. Li eble r Dr. &: Mrs. Robert P Li sak Mr. &: Mrs. Harry A. Lomason Mrs. Lawrence LoPatin Mr. &: Mrs. J ames H. LoPrete Mr. Alphonse S. Lucarelli Cardinal Adam Maida Ms. Florine Mark Dr. &: Mrs. Ronald Marte lla The Hon. Jack &: Dr. Bettye Arrington-Martin Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas Martin Mr. &: Mrs. Richard McBrien Ms. Blaire H . Miller Mr. &: Mrs . Eugene A. Miller Mr. &: Mrs . Jeffrey Miro Ms. Monica Moffat &: Mr. Patrick McGuire Dr. Ali Moiin &: Dr. William Kupsky Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore Monolidis Mr. &: Mrs . Manuel Moroun Mr. &: Mrs. E. Clarence Mularoni Dr. &: Mrs. Stephen Munk Mr. &: Mrs . E. Michael Mutchler Mrs. Jennifer Nasser Mr. &: Mrs. Timothy L. Nasso Mr. &: Mrs . James Nichols Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Nusbaum Mr. &: Mrs. James Pamel Mr. &: Mrs. Spencer Partrich Mr. &: Mrs. Daniel Pehrson Dr. Robert E. L. Perkins Mr. &: Mrs. Brock E. Plumb Dr. Charlotte &: Mr. Charles Podowski Mrs. Heinz Prechter Mr. &: Mrs. W James Prowse Mr. &: Mrs. John Rakolta, Jr. Mrs. Ruth Rattner Mr. &: Mrs. Anthony Rea

Mr. James Nichols Mr. Daniel Pehrson Dr. Charlotte Podowski Mr. W James Prowse Mrs. RUlh Rattner Mr. Roy S. Roberts Ms. Patricia H. Rodz ik Mr. William Sandy Mr. Gregory Schwartz Ms. Elham Shayota Ms. Judith Slotkin Mr. Frank D. Stell a Mrs. George Strumbos Dr. Lorna Thomas Mr. George C. Vincent

Chairmen Emeritus Mr. Robert E. Dewar t Mr. Lynn A. Townsend t Directors Em eritus Mr. ]. Addison Bartush Mr. Frank W Donovan t Mr. Jam es H. Gram t Mrs. W illiam Johnston t Mr. David Pollack t Mrs. Irving Rose Mr. Robert VanderKloot t Mr. George M. Zeltzer Mr. Mort Zieve t

TRUSTEES Dr. &: Mrs. Roger M. Aj lun i Mr. &: Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas F Alli son Dr. Lourdes V Andaya Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas V Angott Mr. &: Mrs. Gebran S. Anton Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Dr. &: Mrs. Agustin Arbulu Dr. H arold M. Arrington Dr. &: Mrs. Ingida Asfaw Mrs. Donald J. Atwood Dr. &: Mrs. Donald C. Austin The Hon. &: Mrs. Edward Avadenka Mr. &: Mrs. Don H. Barden Mr. &: Mrs. Jon Barfield Mr. &: Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. &: Mrs. J. Addison Bartush Mr. &: Mrs. Mark Alan Baun Mr. &: Mrs. Pete r Beer Mr. W Victor Benjamin Mrs. Ara Berberian Mr. &: Mrs. James Berline Mr. &: Mrs. Mandell Berman Mr. &: Mrs. J ohn A. Boll, Sr. Betty J. Bright Mr. &: Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Mr. &: Mrs. William C. Brooks Mr. &: Mrs. Roy Calcagno Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas Celani Mr. &: Mrs. Alfred Cheesebrough III Mr. &: Mrs. Michael Chirco Mr. David Clark Mr. &: Mrs. Frederick H. Clark Ms. Virginia Clementi Margo Cohen Feinberg &: Robert Feinberg The Hon. &: Mrs. Avern L.Cohn Mr. Thomas Cohn Mr. &: Mrs. Peter Cooper Ms. Rosalind L. Cooperman Mrs. Joanne Danto Mr. &: Mrs. Marvin 1. Danto Mr. &: Mrs. Tarik S Daoud Julia Donovan Darlow &: John C. O 'Meara Mr. &: Mrs. Jerry P D'Avanzo Mr. &: Mrs. Lawrence N . David Mrs. Margaret Demant Mr. Kevin Dennis &: Mr. Jeremy Zeltzer Dr. Ferna ndo G. Diaz Dr. David DiChiera Mrs. Karen VanderKloot DiChiera 44

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Dr. Fern R Espino &: Mr. Thomas Short Mr. &: Mrs. Roland C. Eugenio Mr. &: Mrs. Paul E. Ewing Me &: Mrs. Stephen Ewing Dr. Haifa Fakhouri Mr. &: Mrs. Oscar Feldman Me &: Mrs. John Ferron Mr. &: Mrs. David Fischer Mr. &: Mrs. Alfred j. Fisher, Jr. Mr. &: Mrs. Herbert Fisher Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Mrs . Elaine L. Fontana Mr. &: Mrs. Mitchell B. Foster Barbara Frankel &: Ron Michalak Mr. &: Mrs. Herman Frankel Mr. Marvin A. Fren kel Mr. &: Mrs. Dean Friedman The Hon . Hilda Gage Me &: Mrs. James Garavaglia Mr. &: Mrs. Lawrence Garberding Mr. &: Mrs. Yousif Gharfari Mr. &: Mrs. Vito P Gioia Mr. &: Mrs. Richard G. Goetz Mr. &: Mrs. Arnold Gordon Mr. &: Mrs. Harvey Grace Mrs. Berj H. Haidostian Mr. &: Mrs. David Handleman Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Hartwig Mrs. David B. H ennel in Mr. &: Mrs. Derek Hodgson The Hon. &: Mrs. Joseph N. Impastato Mrs. Una Jackman Mr. &: Mrs. Darnell D. Jackson Mr. &: Mrs. John P Jagger Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Janes Mrs. Sybi l Jaques Mr. Don Jensen Mr. &: Mrs. KentJidov Mr. &: Mrs. Gary E. Johnson Mr. &: Mrs. Lawrence S. Jones Mr. &: Mrs. Ode ll Jones III

Dr. Irvin D. Reid &: Dr. Pamela Trotman Reid Dr. &: Mrs. James Rigby Mr. &: Mrs. Roy S Roberts Ms. Patricia H. Rodzik Mr. &: Mrs. Peter Ronan Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Rose Mr. &: Mrs. Norman Rosen feld Mrs. Caro lyn L Ross Mr. &: Mrs. Anthony Rugiero Dr. &: Mrs. Hershel Sandberg Mr. &: Mrs. William Sandy Dr. &: Mrs. Norman R. Schakne Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas A. Schubot Mr. &: Mrs. Alan E. Sc hwartz Mr. Gregory j. Schwartz Mr. &: Mrs. Donald E. Schwendemann Mr. &: Mrs. Merton Sega l Mr. &: Mrs. Mark Shaevs ky Mrs. Frank C. Shaler Ms. Elham Shayota Mr. &: Mrs. Roger F. Shennan Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Sloan Ms. Judith Slotkin Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow Mr. &: Mrs. David Snyder Mr. Anthony L. Soave Mr. Richard A. Sonenklar Mrs. Sheldon Sonkin Mr. &: Mrs. Richard D. Starkweather Mr. Frank D. Stella Ms. Mary Ann Stella Mr. &: Mrs. W illiam Stone Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Strome Mr. &: Mrs. George Strumbos Mr. Ronald F Switzer Ms. Judith Tappero Mr. &: Mrs. Joel Tauber Dr. &: Mrs. Anthony R. Tersign i Dr. Lorna Thomas Mr. Sheldo n &: Dr. Roberta Toll Mr. &: Mrs. C. Thomas Toppin Mr. &: Mrs. George Torreano Mrs. Lynn A. Townsend Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Victor Mr. &: Mrs. Steven I. Victor Mr. &: Mrs. George C. Vincent Mr. Gary L. Wasserman Mr. &: Mrs. Kenneth Way Mr. &: Mrs. Richard C. Webb Mrs. Amelia H. Wilhelm Dr. &: Mrs. Christopher D. Wilhelm Me R. Jamison Williams, Jr.

Dr. &: Mrs. Sam B. Wil liams The H on . Joan E. Young &: Mr. Thomas L. Schellenberg Mr. &: Mrs. Ted Zegouras Mr. George M. Zeltzer Mrs. Morton Zieve Mrs. Paul Zuckerman Trustees Emeritus Mrs. James MelTiam Barnes t Mr. t Mrs.t Robert E. Dewar Dr. t &: Mrs. t Robert Gerisch Mrs. Aaron Gershenson t Mr. t &: Mrs. James Gram Mrs. Katherine Gribbs Mrs. Robert Hamady t Mrs. &: Mrs. E. Jan Hartmann Mr. &: Mrs. Maxwell Jospey Dr. Zophia and Mr. Mitchell Kafarski Mrs. Walton Lewis Mrs. Jesse Mann Mrs. Wade H . McCreeJr. Mr. &: Mrs. Jules L Pollone Mrs. Ralph Polkt Mr. t &: Mrs. t David Pollock Mr. &: Mrs. t Fred Schneide"'~nd

Mrs. Mark C. Stevens t Mr. t &: Mrs. t Robert VanderKloot Mrs. R. Alexander Wrigley Founding Members Mr. t &: Mrs. Lynn A. Townsend, Founding

Chainnan The Hon. &: Mrs. t Avem L. Cohn Dr. &: Mrs. John DeCarlo Dr. &: Mrs. David DiChiera Mr. t &: Mrs. t Aaron H. Gershenson Mr. &: Mrs. Donald C. Graves Mr. t &: Mrs. t Jolm C. GrilTin Mr. &: Mrs. Hany L. Jones The H on. t &: Mrs. Wade McCreeJr. Mr. Harry J. Nederlander Mr. E. Harwood Rydholm t Mr. &: Mrs. Neil Snow Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Strichartz Mr. t &: Mrs. t RobeJ1 C. VanclerKloot Dr. &: Mrs. Sam H. Williams Mr t &: Mrs. t Theodore 0 Yntema

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Administration & Staff DAVID DICHIERA, FOUND ER & GENERAL DIRECTOR John Eckstrom, Vice President & ChieJ Financial OJJicer

COMPUTER SERVICES

PRODUCTION

John Grigaitis, InJormation Technology

Manager

ADMINISTRATION

Shelly Helm-Ratliff, LAN Administrator

Elizabeth Anderson, Production

DEPARTMENTAL DIRECTORS

DANCE

Karen Vand erKloot DiChiera,

Kamilah Levens, Dance Education

Carolyn Geck, Production Administrator Matt Jackson, Jennifer Paradise, Assistant

Coordinator

Director oj Community Programs Carol Halsted, Director oj Dance Dewan Mitchell, Director oj Bookings & Events Management Rock Monroe, Director oj SaJety & Security Laura R. Nealssohn, Director oj Communications David W Osborne, Director oj Production Mary Parkhill , Director oj Development

Stage Managers

Coordinator

Nan cy Krolikowski, Production Volunteer Freddie Robinson ll , Local Transportation

DEVELOPMENT

Coordinator

Kim-Lan Trinh, Associate Director oj Development, Planned Giving &

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

Major Gifts

David DiChiera, Music Director Roberto Mauro , Artistic COl1Sultant Suzanne Mallare Acton , Assistant Music

Danielle DeFauw, Boutique Manager Michelle DeLand , Corporate Campaign

Manager

Director & Chorus Master

Heather Hamilton , Special Projects ADMINISTRATION

William Austin, Executive Assistant

to the General Director Timothy Lentz , Archivist & Administrative

Assistant Jor Ford Center Jor Arts and Learning COMMUNICATIONS

Kimberly A. Mogielski, Patron & Ticket

Services Manager Michael Hauser, Marketing Manager Kimberly Gray, Ticket Services Assistant

Manager Jane Kennedy Coe, Ticket Services

Assistant Manager

Diane Bredesen, Orchestra Personnel

Manager

Katherine Kucharski, Membership

]. Gawf, Jean Schneider, Repetiteurs Audrey Saint-Gil , French and MLlsic Coach

Manager, Database Consultant Nikki Rudd y, Volunteer Manage r Matthew Talbot, Foundation &

TECHNICAL & DESIGN STAFF

Government Grants Manager Jane Westley, General Director's Circle Campaign Manager Stephani Yates , Dance Patron Circle Campaign Manager

Daniel T. Brinker, Technical Director Monika Essen, Property Master & Scenic

Artist Kendall Smith, Lighting Coordinator Andrew Griffin, Assistant Lighting Designel' Dee Dorsey, Supertitle Operator Christopher Barbeau, Fight Coordinator Daniel Dene , Recording Engineer Rudi Lauermann, Assistant Recording

FINANCE

Derrick Lewis, Controller Kimberly Burgess-Rivers, Rita Winters,

Accountants

Jenise Collins, Group Sales Manager Tunisia Brown, CommLlnication & Ticket

Holly Eckstrom, AccOLmting Assistant

Services Associate Christy Gray, Administrative Assistant Mitchell Carter, Website Coordinator Rebekah Johnson , Public Relations Coordinator John Grigaitis, Photographer Crystal G. Ratledge, Account Executive, Solomon Friedman Advertising Toby Faber, BRAVO Sales Bill Carroll , Public ReIations Volunteer

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Dennis Wells, Facilities Manager Demetrius Barnes, Building Engineer Jesse Carter, Senior Building Engineer Lashanya Littlejohn, Food & Beverage

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Randy Elliott, House Manager

Engineer Elizabeth Moss, Assistant to the Technical

Director Jaso n Warzecha , Manager of the Detroit

COSTUMES

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Suzanne M. Hanna , Costume Director Laura Brinker, Cutter/Draper Alice Moss, Wardrobe Mistress Margaret Bronder, Jenny Dallas, Katie Hein, First Hands Ann Emanuelsen, Su san A. Fox , Alice Moss, Genevieve Palczynski , Maria Salloum, Mary Ellen Shuffett, Rosemarie Tedesco , Verginia Tossounion, Cheryl Wagner, Stitchers Rachel Common , Intern

Angela Donaldson, Food & Beverage

Manager

Assistant Mark Vondrak, Associate Director & TOLlr

Manage r Betty Lane, Operations Manage r & Singing

Voice SpeCialist Dolores Tobis, Marketing Manager Trish Shandor, Special Projects Coordinator TOURING ARTISTS OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Betsy Bronson, Maria Cimarelli, Roland Hamilton , Betty Lane, Shawn McDonald , Kim Parr, Michael Parr, Madelyn Porter, David Pulice, Amanda Sabelh aus, Cynthia Siegle, Karl Schmidt, Chris Vaught, Mark Vondrak, Karen White, Tamara Whitty

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SAFETY & SECURITY

MAKEUP & HAIR

Lorraine Monroe, Supervisor & Stage Door

Elizabeth Geck , Assistant to Wig &

Officer Leroy Banks, Dave Williams , Carey Fleming, Stage Door Officers Rashid Avant, Dondra Mainor, Pamela Scott, Daryl Stuckey, Derrick Sykes,

Control Center OJJicers DETROIT OPERA HOUSE PARKING CENTER

Robert Neil, Manager Kristina Chaney, OJfice Manager and Head

Makeup DeSigner Detroit Local Wig and Makeup Crew STAGE CREW

J ohn Kinsora, Head Carpenter Robert Mesinar, Head Electrician Alan Bigelow, Head Propertyman Paul Moraites, Head Sound Robert Martin, Head Flyman Gary Gilmore , ProductiDn Electrician Mary Ellen Shuffett, Head oJ Wardrobe

Cashier lATSE Local #38 , Stage Crew lATSE Local #786 , Wai-drobe

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Family Album

Photos courtesy of John Grigaitis

Janet Whittington, James Kern, John Eckstrom and Elizabeth Hausman play golf at the 2007 MOT Golf Outing.

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Ga rden Party photos courtesy of Wes Westley

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Increasing Regional Philanthropy Program Update

s you know, following the success of the Touch the Future Program to educate attorneys, nonprofits and the general public about the benefit of planned giving

and endowment building, the Increasing Regional Philanthropy (IRP) initiative was started at the Community Foundation for

Southeast Michigan in October 2005. With this initiative, the Community Foundation offered a $11.4 million match pool for all endowments, of which $ 7.9 million was reserved specifically for agency endowments.

For your generosity, please take some credit. He lp ensure the future of Michigan Opera Theatre by co ntributing to our endowment fund at the Community Foundation for Southeast Mich igan. State law entitles you to a tax credit of 50 percent of the amo unt yo u contrib ute, subject to certai n limits. And, if you give $1,000 or more, th e Comm unity Foundation wil l match up to 50 percent of your gift. * J ust write a check payab le to the Community Fou ndati on for Southeast Mich iga n, indicate the Michigan Ope ra Theatre Endowment Fund in the "memo" line, and mail by December 31,2007, to: Community Foundat ion for Southeast Michigan 333 W. Fort St., Suite 2010 MICHIGAN Det roit, MI 48226-3134 For more information on t he Mi chigan tax cred it or the matching g ift opport un ity, cal l 888-WE-ENDOW (933-6369)

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connecti ng those who with causesthat MATIER ' Subject to the availabl ility of matching funds.

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Michigan Opera Theatre, (MOT), along with 86 other agencies, is allowed to raise additional g ifts up to $ 1 million total and receive additional matching funds up to $5 00,000 total , by December 3 1, 200 8 or wh en the matching pool is exhausted. The minimum gift allowed per donor is $1,000 and the maximum is $300,000. All gifts are matched on a 1-for-2 basis. For example, a $1,000 gift will receive a match of $500 for a total of $1,500 to Michigan Opera Theatre. A $50,000 gift will receive a match of $25,000 for a total of $75,000. A maximum $300,000 gift will receive a match of $150 ,000 for a total of $450,000, and a $1 million maximum total will receive a match of $500 ,000 for a total of $1.5 million to MOT. To learn more about this effort to build charitable resources fo r Southeast Michigan, please visit the Com muni ty Fo undation Web sit e, www.cfsem .org. We thank all our donors for their generosity that has made it possible for us to receive a 2: 1 matching gift from the Community Foundation, thus not only ensuring the stability of MOT and its many and diverse programs for many years to come, but also allowing the organization to receive annual distributions from our endowment fund at the Community Foundat ion . As yo u kno w, your gi ft s and matching funds are deposited at the Michigan Opera Theatre End owm ent Fund at the Community Foundation, and will help grow this fund to our ultimate goal of $50 million. In addition, as this fund grows, we will be able to receive larger annual distributions to help with our general operations. Consequently, you help us ensure the future and support the present at the same time with your gifts. To date , we have received $334,8 11 in cluding match monies , and there is a $1 ,487,333 balance in match monies awaiting. We are confident that, as you ponder a time for a special gift in 2007, you will have MOT in mind and help us to secure the matching funds that are still needed to complete our goal of $1,000 ,000 in new gifts, with a subsequent $5 00 ,0 00 in mat ch monies [or a to tal of $1,500,000 by December 31,2008. For further information or assistance with estate planning and planned giving, please do not hesitate to call Kim-Lan Trinh, Associate Director, Planned Giving and Major Gifts, at (313) 237-3408 or email her at ktrinh@motopera.org.

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INCREASING REGIONAL PHILANTHROPY DONORS Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mr. and Mrs. Douglas f Allison Bar-Levav Family Foundation! Dr. Leora Bar-Levav Mr. and Mrs. J Addison Bartush Mr. W Victor Benjamin Betty and Art Blair Mr. Robert Bomier Rev. Paul Chateau Hon. And Mrs. Avern L. Cohn Minka and Douglas R. Cornelsen Dr. Robert A. Cornette and Mr. Alan Murdock Ms. Joanne Danto Mr. Randal Darby Dr. David DiChiera Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Mr. and Mrs. David T Fischer Ms. Barbara Frankel Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Glover Dr. Robert A. Green Mr. Ernest B. Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Halperin Mr. and Mrs. Preston B. Happel Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Hartwig Ms. Rebecca P Hein Mr. and Mrs. Sterling C. Jones Jr. Mrs. Josephine Kessler Barbara and Edward L. Klarman Mr. Edward C. Levy Jr. and Ms. Linda Dresner Mr. Hannan Lis Ms. Florence LoPatin Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Lutz Mr. Bruce A. Miller Ms. Ruth f Rattner Dr. and Mrs. David B. Rorabacher Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Rosenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley Sears Ms. Ellen Sharp Ms. Laura Sias Ms. Mary Anne Stella Mr. and Mrs. NormanJ Tabor Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter P Thurber Salome & Jonathan T Walton Mr. Andrew N. Wise Foundations The McGregor Fund The Kresge Foundation Detroit Opera House

Challenge Allows MOT to REACH New Heights t is the challenges in life that propel us forward and give u s an incentive to succeed. So when Masco Corporation Foundation proposed wha t could be a daunting task of raising $70,000 in funds from new sources, it gave Michigan Opera Theatre the opportunity to raise thousands of dollars that, in turn, would be matched by Masco Foundation and ultimately increase MOT's endowment. MOT welcomed and not only met, but exceeded, that challenge. In January 2007, Masco Corporation Foundation awarded Michigan Opera Theatre a restricted REACH (Reaching and Enhancing our community through Arts, Culture and H ousing) grant of $ 70,000 to be used specifica ll y for programs that will facilitate opportunities for school children to experience the region's cultural offerings. In addition to this restricted grant, Masco was pr epared to award an additiona l unrestricted, matching challenge grant of $70,000 based on MOT's ability to raise $70, 000 in new, non-capital , operating funds. MOT had to raise the entire $70,000 amount from new, individual donors, new corporations or new foundations , who had never before donated to MOT Also, if MOT succee d s in securing $70,000 in new funds as specified above, and reserves $40 ,000 for endowment, the Founda ti on will grant an add iti onal $40,000 for the endowment incentive , and the total matching grant will be $110,000 ($70,000 + $40,000) "These are challenging times for the non-profit cu ltural communit y," said Melonie Colaianne , President of Masco Corporation Foundation. "Our greatest hope is that this specia l fundin g opportunity, including the special

endowment incentive , will be leveraged in a considered and intentional way that will address Michigan Opera Theatre's financial viability and self-sufficiency in the longer-term. The Masco Corporation Foundation values the programming that Michigan Opera Theatre brings to our region, and we hope this grant provides assistance in addressing the on-going needs posed by these difficult times." After the challenge was offered it took MOT only a few months to reach the goal. Michigan Opera Theatre recorded $40,000 in e ndowment donations, $30,500 from new corporate gifts and $17,900 from new foundation gifts. In the end, MOT not only received the $70,000 restricted grant, but an additional $70,00 0 in an unrestricted grant plus a $40 ,000 grant toward the endowment fund, for a grand total of $ 180 ,000 from the Masco Corporation Foundation. Michigan Opera Theatre fundraising efforts are never-ending, but when offered a challenge , it makes the work that much more rewarding , knowing MOT will receive a bonus for the labor. Michigan Opera Theatre is immensely grateful fo r the gene rous support and contributions of the Masco Corporation Foundation. For information on how you or your organization can sponsor Michigan Opera Theatre, contact KimLan Trinh at (313) 237-3408 or ktrinh@motopera .org.

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Ensuring the Future . I rna Qlne

a gift that outlives you-that touches future generations in your absence-to experience and enJ oy the wgd of opera . That's the goal of the Avanti Society, Michigan Opera Theatre's Planned Gift Recognition Program . The Avanti Society represents a designated group of friends of Michigan Opera Theatre wh o have made plans to include the organization in their estate plans-whether by will, trust, insurance , or life income arrangement. Membership in the Avanti Society is open to all. Members of the Avanti Society receive a beautifully designed lapel pin, recognition at the annual Avanti Evening and invitations to special events and performances, and are listed as members in our program books throughout each season. AN AVANTl FOR TOMORROW

The growth of Michigan Opera Theatre's permanent Endowment Fund ensures the growth and future vitality of one of the region's greatest cultural assets. Yo u are invited to create your own legacy-your Avanti-through Michigan Opera Theatre. You may use the attached confidential reply card to indicate your gift, or contact Kim-Lan Trinh at (313) 237-3408 to discuss gift options that may benefit you, your heirs and Michigan Opera Theatre.

----~-----------------------------~ Confidential Reply: Please return this form to Kim-Lan Tri nh, Michigan Opera Theatre, 1526 Broadway, Detroit , MI 48226, or e-mail ktrinh@motopera.org

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o Yes, please send information regarding planned gifts. o I/we already qualify for the Avanti Society Please briefly describe the estate gift that qualifies you for membership Call informatio n submitted will be kept confidential):

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THE AVANTI SOCIETY MEMBERS Mr Robert G. Abgarial1 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee # Mrs. Add Amerman " # + Dr. Lourdes V Andaya* My. &: Mrs. Agustin Arbulu* Chester & Emelia Arnold " Mr. and Mrs. Lee Barthel " * Mr & Mrs. j. Addison Bartush * # Mr. & Mrs. Brett Batterson' Mr. & Mrs. Mandell Berman Mr. & Mrs. Art Blair' Mr. Robert Bomier "* Roy E. & lise Calcagno"

Gladys Caldrol1ey* Dr. & Mrs. Victor J. Cervenak* Mr Allen B. Chlistman Mr & Mrs . Robert C. Comstock # Dr. Robert A. Cornetle* # Mr. & Mrs. Tarik Daoud" # Mr. Thomas]. Delaney * * Ms. Ma ljorie Adele DeVlieg MJ: & Mrs. Robert E. Dewar" # MI: James P Diamol1d

Dr. David DiChiera # Karen VanderKloot DiChiera* # Ms. Mary Jane Doerr # Mr. & Mrs . Charles H. Duncan" Mrs. Charles M. Endicott' # Mrs. Charlotte BLIsh Failing Mr. & Mrs . Herb Fisher' Mrs. Anne E. Ford ** Pamela R. Francis * Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak * # Mr. & Mrs. Herman Frankel" # Mrs. Rema Fran kel" # Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Freeman Mrs. Jane Shoemaker French" * Mr Edward P. Frohlich Dr. & Mrs. Byron P Georgeson* Priscilla A. B. Goodell

M,: Ernest Goodmal1 MIS Freda K. Goodman ** Priscilla R Greenberg, Ph.D*# Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hagopian Mr. Lawrence W Hall " Mr. & Mrs . Jerome Halperin* Mrs. Robert M. Hamady Mr. David Handleman* # Mr. & Mrs . Kenneth E. Hart" Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene L. Hartwig" Ms. Nancy B. Henk Ms. MalY A. Hester *"' Mr. Bruce Hinman Mr Gordol1 V Hoialmen Dr. Cindy Hung* Mr Carl J. HLlss Kristin Jaramillo" Mr. Donald Jensen *

Mrs . Josephine Kleiner Me. & Mrs. Erwin H . Klopfer*# Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Kolton Misses Phyllis & Selma Korn* Me & Mrs . Arthur Krolikowski* Mr. Max Lepler & Mr. Rex Dotson Mrs . Wade H. McCree* Ms. Jane McKee'" Mrs. LLlcie B. Meininger * * Drs . Orlando & Dorothy Miller* Mrs . El.la M Montmy Mr. Ronald K. Morrison" RLlth Rawlings MOiL ' Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Munk Mr. Dale J Pangonis* Mary & Charles A. Parkhill Mrs. Elizabeth Pecsenye Clarice Odgers Percox MI: Thomas G. Porter Mr. Richard M. Raisin * Mrs. Ruth f Rattner" # Mr. Joshua Rest Marguerite & James Rigby* Mr. Bryan L Rives Ms. Patricia Rodzik* Mr Mitchell J. Romanowski Ms. Joanne B. Rooney * '" Ms. Susan Schooner* Drs. Heinz & Alice Platt Schwarz" Mrs . Frank C. Shaler* Ms. Laura Sias Mrs. Marge Slezak Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow' MI: Edward L Stahl Mr. & Mrs . Richard Starkweather* # + Mrs. Marh C. Stevens' # Mr. Stanford C. Stoddard Jonathan Swift & Thomas A. St. Charles" Mr. Ronald F Switzer' Ms. Mmy Ellen Tappan * # Donald & Margaret Thurber" Mr. Edward D. Tusset* Mr. & Mrs. George Vincent"#+ Mr]. Ernest Wilde Mrs. Amelia H. Wilhelm' # Mrs. Helen B. Wittenberg Elizabeth & Walter P Work* Mr. & Mrs. George M. Zeltzer" Avanti Logo &: Pin Design Monica Moffat & Pat McGuire Keys: " Founding Members # Touch the Future donors + Avanti SOCiety Sponsors

Italics ~ deceased members

Ms. Helen Barbara Johnston

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein #

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If you are a Sunday Matinee Subscriber, park or be dropped off at one of the 2 suburban pick-up/drop-off locations.

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Royal Transportation coaches will pick-up 90 minutes prior to curtain time and drop you off at the Madison Avenue entrance to the Detroit Opera House.

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Royal Transportation coaches will leave the Detroit Opera House (Madison Avenue doors) 30 minutes after the final curtain.

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This is a great way to avoid all of the construction traffic and to meet new friends!

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Gives you time to enjoy a beverage or meal at the Cadillac Cafe in the Detroit Opera House.

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Roundtrip cost is just $15 per person.

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For further information, please call the Ticket Office at (313) 237-SING.

Michigan Opera Theatre wiD offer a transportation option to subscribers

for selectpeifonnances, at easy-to-reach locations. A MAP OF YOUR PARKING LOCATION AND DEPARTURE TIME WILL BE MAILED TO YOU PRIOR TO PERFORMANCE DATE. PARKING LOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION DUE TO INSUFFICIENT RIDERS.

ROUND TRIP COACH TO DETROIT OPERA HOUSE FOR ONLY $15.00 PER PERFORMANCE

TRANSPORTATION ORDER FORM FOR ROYAL COACHES TO THE DETROIT OPERA HOUSE

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Contributors to Michigan Opera Theatre's Campaign to Restore the Detroit Opera House Michigan Opera Theatre extends appreciation to the many donors wh o contributed so generously to the three phases of the Detroit Opera Hou se fundraising initiative from 1989 t02004. Following is a cumulative listing of gifts of $5,000 and above to The Capital Campaign to Restore the Detroit

$5,000,000 + Ford Motor Company The Kresge Foundation

$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 The Chrysler Foundation General Motors Corporation The State of Michigan $1 ,000,000 to $1,999,999 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Eugene Applebau m Family Foundation Lee & Floy Barthel Mr & Mrs. john A. Boll, Sr. Herman & Sharon Frankel Danialle & Peter Karmanos john S. and james L. Knight Foundation The Skillman Foundation $500,000 to $999,999 Anonymous j PMorganChase The Cohen Family Fund Come rica Detroit Grand Opera Association DTE Energy Foundation Mr. & Mrs . Max M. Fisher Herman & Barbara Frankel Mr & Mrs . Samuel Frankel Mr. David Handleman, Sr. LaSalle Bank Lear Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Lomason McGregor Fund Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Penske Ralph L. & Winifred E. Polk Foundation Mr. & Mrs. R. jamison Williams, Sr $250,000 to $499,999 AAA AT&T BASF Corporation Mr. & Mrs . Philip E. Benton , jr. Mandell & Madeleine H. Berman Foundation Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Dayton Hudson Foundation/Hudson's Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dewar Ghafari Associates, Inc. Robert & Alice Gustafson Hudson-Webber Foundation Kmart Corporation Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Lavins Masco Corporation Nonprofit Facilities Center Raymond C. Smith Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Mr. & Mrs. George Strumbos Mr. & Mrs. Lynn A. Townsend 52

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TRW Foundation Mr & Mrs. George C. Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Wasserman Mr R. j amison Williams, j r

$100,000 to $249,999 Ms. jane E. Agostinelli Dr. & Mrs. Donald C. Austin Ms . Anne Lomason Bray Mr. &: Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Vicki & Tom Celani The Hon. & Mrs. Avern L. Cohn Comau Pico DaimlerChrysler Services Mr & Mrs . Tarik Daoud DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Dickinson Wright PLLC Downtown Development Authority, City of Detroit DTE EnergylMichCon Foundation El Paso Energy Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Roland C. Eugenio Mr & Mrs. Paul E. Ewing jennifer & David Fischer Barbara Frankel & Ron Michalak Mr. & Mrs. Preston B. Happel Mr. & Mrs . David B. Hermelin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein Mr & Mrs . Thomas M. Krikorian Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation National City Bank of Michigan Opus One Karen & Drew Peslar Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Irving Rose Mrs. Carolyn L. Ross Mr Anthony L. Soave Walbridge Aldinger Company Mr. & Mrs . Charles L. Wilson,jr. World Heritage Foundation Mr. & Mrs. George M. Zeltzer $50,000 to $99,999 Dr. & Mrs. Roger M. Ajluni AlliedSignal Foundation, Inc. Dr. Lourdes V Andaya Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Agustin Arbulu Mr William P. Baer Mr. & Mrs. Don H. Barden Mr. & Mrs. ]. Addison Bartush Mr. Thomas Cohn Consumers Energy Foundation

Opera House (1989 -1998), The New CentUlY Fund Campaign (1999 - 2001) and The Crowning Achievement Campaign (2002 -2004). We also thank the many donors who contributed gifts below $5,000 for their commitment and belief in the Detroit Opera House project.

Mr & Mrs. Marvin l. Danto Deloitte & Touche LLP The Detroit News/Gannett Foundation Dr. David DiChiera Rosanne & Sandy Duncan Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Mr. & Mrs. Alex Erdeljan Mr. & Mrs. Alfred]. Fisher, jr Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Anne E. Ford Mr & Mrs . Stanley Frankel Mr. Edward P. Frohlich The GM Card Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Gornick Mr. & Mrs. john C. Griffin Handleman Company David & Rose Handleman Mr. & Mrs. E.]. Hartmann Alice Kales Hartwick Foundation Mrs. David B. Herrnelin Huntington National Bank Mr. & Mrs. Verne G. Istock Mr. &: Mrs. Richard janes Mrs. Sybiljaques j ohnson Controls Foundation William & Ellen Kahn Chaim , Fanny, Louis, Benjamin & Anne Florence Kaufman Memorial Trust Mr. Gerald Knechtel Mr. & Mrs. Mike Kojaian Nancy & Bud Liebler Mr. Alphonse S Lucarelli Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Milliken & Company Neiman Marcus Linden D. Nelson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Irving Nusbaum Mr. & Mrs. Graham A Orley Mr & Mrs . joseph Orley Mr. & Mrs . Donald E. Petersen Mr. & Mrs. Harold A. Poling Mr. & Mrs. David Pollack PVS Chemicals Inc. Mrs. Ruth Rattner/Ann F. Katz & Norman D. Katz Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Schwendemann Mrs. Rosemary Skupny Mr. & Mrs. S. Kinnie Smith , j r. Mr. Richard A. Sonenklar Mr. Stanford C. Stoddard Thyssen Inc., N.A. Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Toppin Mr. & Mrs . Herbert Tyner The Samuel L. Westerman Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu

$25,000 to $49,999 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas F. Allison

Anonymous Mr. & Mrs . Gebran SAnton Mrs. john V Balian Mrs. Loris G. Birnkrant The Wayne Booker Charitable Foundation The Budd Company Covansys Corporation Crain Communications Inc. julia D. Darlow & john C. O'Meara Larry & Dodie David Dr. &: Mrs. George A. Dean Delphi Foundation Mrs. Margaret Demant Detroit International Bridge Company Eaton Corporation Ernst and Young Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Fisher Mrs. Aaron H. Gershenson Andrew & Wanda Giancamilli The Gilmour Fund Hilda & joel Hamburger Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Hart julius & Cynthia Huebner Foundation Mario & jane Iacobelli The Hon. & Mrs. joseph N. Impastato Kenwal Steel Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Ronald C. Lamparter Robert & Victoria Liggett Magna International The Hon. jack & Dr. Bettye Arrington-Martin Ann & William McCormick , jr. Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Milner Mr. & Mrs. E. Michael Mutchler Mrs. jennifer Nasser Mr. & Mrs. Harry Nosanchuk Mr. & Mrs . Robert T. O'Connell Frances H. Parcells Memorial Mr. & Mrs. Hughes L. Potiker Mr. & Mrs. W James Prowse Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Reuss Roy & Maureen Roberts Mr. & Mrs . Jack Robinson Mr. & Mrs . Richard H . Rogel Mrs. Louis R. Ross Dr. Hershel & Lois Sandberg Mr. Richard Sanders The Sandy Family Foundation Mrs. Emma L. Schaver Mrs. Shirley K. Schlafer Diane & Morton Scholnick Mr. & Mrs. Gregory j. Schwartz Mr. joseph Schwartz Mr. &: Mrs. Frank C Shaler Mr. Mickey Shapiro Elham Shayota Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sloan

Mr. & Mrs. William H. Smith Mrs. Mark C. Stevens United American Health Care Corporation Mr & Mrs . Melvin C. VanderBrug Mr & Mrs. Art Van Elslander Mr. and Mrs. Steven I. Victor Neva Williams Arts Foundation Matilda R. Wilson Fund Mrs. Paul Zuckerman

$15,000 to $24,999 Alcan Aluminum Corporation Aldoa Company Dr. & Mrs . Robyn ]. Arrington, Sr. Mrs. Donald]. Atwood Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Bright Betty & Bill Brooks Mr. David Chivas Gloria & Fred Clark Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Cummings Mr. & Mrs. Donald Cutler Mr. & Mrs. john W Day, jr. David & Joanne Denn Mrs. Karen VanderKloot DiChie ra Mr. & Mrs. john R. Edman Mr. & Mrs. Burton D. Farbman Elaine Fontana Mr. Kenneth H. Fox Ann & Larry Garberding Keith & Eileen Gifford Great Lakes Exteriors Mrs . Robert M. Hamady Mrs. Robert Hamilton Eugene &: Donna Hartwig Louise Hodgson Gordon V Hoialmen Trust Mrs. David jacknow Mrs . William E. Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Maxwell j ospey Mr. & Mrs. John Kaplan Bruno & Mollie Leonelli Mr. & Mrs. David Baker Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Walton A. Lewis Richard &: Florence McBrien Dr. & Mrs . Stephen A. Munk Mr. & Mrs. Henry Nickol Mr. & Mrs. Eino Nurme Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Partrich Mr. john E. Perry Phillips Service Industries , Inc. Dr. Charlotte & Mr. Charles Podowski Meyer & Anna Prentis Family Foundation Antonio &: Suzanne Rea Mr. & Mrs. Mark Schmidt St. john Health Care Systems

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Roberta &: Dick Starkweather Mr. Frank D. Stella Mr. Ronald f Switzer Dr. &: Mrs. Anthony R Tersigni Mr. &: Mrs. Ro bert C. Vand erKloot Mrs. Richard Van Dusen Venture Industri es Mr. Gary L. Wasserman Richard &: Kath leen Webb Mr. &: Mrs. Ke ith Weber Dr. Marilyn L. Williamson Mrs. Beryl Winkelman Mr. &: Mrs. Dona ld E. Worsley The Y &: R Group Dr. &: Mrs. Diete r Zetsche

$10,000 to $14,999 Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas V Angott Anonymous Mr. &: Mrs. Chester Arnold Mrs. Irene M. Barbour Barris, Son , Denn &: Driker, PL.L.c. Bethlehem Steel Corporation Mr. Charles A. Bishop Mr. &: Mrs. Bernard T. Brodsky Mrs. Pearl Brodsky Mrs. Martin L. Butzel Dr. &: Mrs. Joseph L. Cahalan Mrs . Eleanor A. Christie Mr. David A. Clark Sheldon &: Barbara Cohn Community Counseling Services Co., Inc. Shelly &: Peter Cooper Mr. &: Mrs. Rodkey . Craighead Cherrill &: Richard Cregar &: Family Decision Co nsultants Inc. Ms. Mary Jane Doerr Mr. Don F rancis Duggan Drusilla Fa rwe ll Foundation Anthony f &: Sarah M. Earley Rona &: Herbert Freedland Mrs. Roy Fruehauf James &: Barbara Garavaglia Charles &: Elaine Gunderson Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Hagopian Miss Mary A. Hester Judith H icks &: Eric Hespenheide Alan &: Eleanor Israel Mr. &: Mrs. Albert A. Jadach Ms. Elizabeth Judson Johnson JPRNPeterhansrea Architects The Hon. Mitchell !. Kafarski &: Zo fia Drozdowska , M.D . with sons Erik M. Kafarski &: Konrad C. Kafarski Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen D. Kasle &: Fam ily Mr. &: Mrs. Tho mas G. Kirby Mr. &: Mrs. John A. Kirlin Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene Klein Mr. &: Mrs. Harvey Kline Ms . Elea nor Korn Mr. &: Mrs. Robert C. Larson La-Z-Boy Mr. Raymond A. Lehtinen Dr. &: Mrs. Leonard Lerner Dr. &: Mrs. Kim K. Lie Detroit Opera House

Locniskar Group Mrs. Lawrence LoPatin Mr. Frank E. Miller Marsha &: Jeffrey H . Miro Glen &: Carmel Mitchell Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore Monolidis Mr. &: Mrs. Charles R. Moon Ronald K. Morrison Dr. &: Mrs. Moon J . Pak Mr. &: Mrs. Jules Pall one Dr. Robert E. L. Perkins Plunkett &: Cooney Pc. Pri cewaterhouseCoo pers L.L.P Mr. &: Mrs. Robert Rauth Mr. James Reddam Mr. &: Mrs. Dean E. Richardson J ames &: Marguerite Rigby Mr. &: Mrs. William R. Roberts Mr. &: Mrs. Peter Ro nan Mr. &: Mrs. David P Ruwart Saturn Electronics &: Engineering Inc. Dr. No rman &: Marilyn Schakne Dr. Barbara &: Mr. Laurence Schiff Mr. &: Mrs. Laurence Schultz Simmons &: Clark Jewe lers Dr. &: Mrs. Sheldon Sonkin Mr. &: Mrs. Stephen Strome Dr. &: Mrs. David Susser Dr. &: Mrs. L. Murray Thomas Thompson-McCull y Co. Dr. Roberta &: Mr. Sheldon Toll Mr. &: Mrs. Robert G. Vallee, Sr. Ann Kirk Warren Ronald &: Eileen Weiser Mr. ]. Ernest Wilde The Hon. Joan E. Young &: Mr. Thomas Schellenberg Mr. &: Mrs. Theodore Zegouras

$5,000 to $9,999 Tbe Randolph]. &: J udith A. Agley Foundation Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Airasia n Mr. &: Mrs. Assad Amine Anonymous M r. &: Mrs. Robert L. Anthony, IV Joseph E. &: Kathlee n A. Antonini Foundation Ms . Helen Arnoldi-Rowe Dr. Robyn]. Arrington, Jr. A &: S Supply Com pany Dr. &: Mrs. Ingida Asfaw And rea &: James Bal ce rski Mr. &: Mrs. Gerald Barefoot Brian &: Heidi Bartes Dr. &: Mrs . John G. Bielawski Mr. &: Mrs. W George Bihler Mr. &: Mrs. David Bird Mr. &: Mrs. G. Peter Blom Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Bockoff Mr. &: Mrs. Chester E. Borck Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas Borden Mr. &: Mrs. Donald]. Bortz, J r. Louis &: Carolyn Brun o Tracey &: Mar k l. Burnstein Sa ll y Carlson Ce nTra , Inc.

Dr. &: Mrs. Victor]. Cervenak Dr. Barbara Chapman &: Mr. Frank Andrews Mrs. Maria M. Chirco Mr. Wi ll iam G. Clark Ms. Virginia M. Clementi Dr. &: Mrs. Julius V Combs Dr. Mary Caro l Conroy Mr. John A. Conti Mrs. Rosemary Cotter Mary &: Sal Craparotta Dr. &: Mrs. Victor Curatolo Barbara &: Paul W Czamanske, J r. Mr. &: Mrs. Jerry P D'Avanzo Mr. &: Mrs. David E. Davis Dr. &: Mrs. Anthony DeLuca Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas D. Demery David K. Diskin , M. D. &: Dorothy Diskin Mr. &: Mrs. Lawrence F DuMouchelle Frank G. &: Gertrude Dunlap Foundation Mr. &: Mrs. George R. Ehlert Mr. Richard Engel Mr. &: Mrs. Francis A. Engelhardt Dr. Fern R. Espino &: Mr. Tom Short Dr. Haifa Fakhouri , ACC Dr. &: Mrs. Herbert Feldstein Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Firnschild Ms. Linda Forte &: Mr. Tyrone Davenport Mr. &: Mrs. Mitchell B. Foster Mrs. Rema Frankel Mr. &: Mrs. George E. Frost Dr. &: Mrs. Juan Ganum Mrs. Frank Germack, Jr. Mr. Michael Gerstenberger Mr. Joseph Giacalone Dr. &: Mrs. Thomas Gianca rlo Mrs. Ern est Goodman Mr. &: Mrs. Carson C. Grunewald Mr. &: Mrs. Joseph Gualtieri Mrs. Alice Berberian Haidostian Mr. Lawrence W Hall Margot &: Jerry Halperin Mr. &: Mrs. Mort Harris Mr. &: Mrs. Bernard Hartman Derek &: Karen Hodgson Mr. &: Mrs. !. Martin Inglis Co lette &: Darnell Jackson Gary E. &: Gwenn C. Johnson Johnson &: Johnson Ms. Rosemary Joliat Lawrence &: Diane Jones Elliot &: Carolyn Joseph David G. Judge &: Laura A. Tchorznski Kater Foundation KDS International Dr. &: Mrs. Charl es Kessler Mr. Arthur H. Kirsh Harvey &: Aileen Kleiman Mrs. Ca rolyn Knechtel Barbara &: Michael Kratchman Dr. &: Mrs. Alfred M. Kreindler Dr. Richard &: Victoria Kulis Mr. &: Mrs. Lee E. Landes Mr. &: Mrs. Richard M. Larson

Dr. &: Mrs. Alden M. Leib Christine &: Elmore Leonard Rita &: Lan ce Leo nelli Dr. &: Mrs. Joh n M. Lesesne Mr. &: Mrs. Charles E. Letts, Jr. Dr. &: Mrs. Murray B. Levin Ms. Mary Sirotkin Lewis Lewis &: Thompson Agency, Inc. Jodi &: Ivan Ludington , Jr. Benard L. Maas Foundation Mrs. Ruth MacRae Mrs. Barbara ]. Mahone &: Sarah Lo u Simpson Fund Mr. Donald W Maine Ms. Mary C. Mazure Mr. &: Mrs. Mark McCartin Mr. &: Mrs. Angus ]. McMillan Mrs. Lucie B. Meininger Mexican Industri es In Michigan, Inc. Mr. &: Mrs. George Milidrag Rita &: Morkus K. Mitrius Monica Moffat &: Patrick J . McGuire Mr. &: Mrs. Fred Morganroth Mr. Edwin Lee Morrell Mr. &: Mrs. Joel Morris Mrs. Joan M. Mossner Mr. &: Mrs. David C. Mulligan A. Sandy Munro Mr. Charles Nave Sandra &: Jea nne' Naysmith Frank &: Karen Nesi Dorothy l. &: George W Nouhan Dr. Marie C. Nowosielski Oxford Automo tive PaineWebber Mr. &: Mrs. James Pamel Manuel 1.. &: Lo uise J Papista Mr. &: Mrs. David P. Parr Penna Family The Private Bank Mr. &: Mrs. Bernard Quin lan Darrel &: Dawn Reece Drs. Roben &: Patricia Reed Mr. &: Mrs. John B. Renick Suzanne &: Robert L Rewey The Ritz-Carlton , Dearborn Patricia Rodzik Dulcie &: Norman Rosenfeld Mr. &: Mrs. Gerald f Ross Mr. Thomas fRost Mr. &: Mrs. Jeffrey Roth Ms. lindsay Roth &: Dr. Harvey Day Mr. &: Mrs. Anthony Rugiero Mr. &: Mrs. Lee C. Saperstein Mr. &: Mrs. Richard J. Schlilters Mark &: Sally Schwartz Benjamin Schwegman &: Judith Ta pperoSchwegman Lois &: Mark Shaevsky Mr. &: Mrs. Roge r f Sherman Dr. &: Mrs. Michael Short Mr. Robert Sievers Barbara &: Roger B. Smith Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow Ms. Anne Markley Spivak Mr. Edward L Stahl Ms. Mary Ann Stella Mr. &: Mrs. Bob G. Stevenson

Joel &: Shelley Tauber Lorna Thomas, M.D. Michael &: Nancy Timmis Mr. George C. Turek Universal Forest Products, Inc. Dr. &: Mrs. Leo nard Van Raaphorst Joseph &: Rosalie Vicari Victory ReSteel, Inc. Mr. &: Mrs. William P Vititoe Mr. &: Mrs. Richard C. Ward Mr. &: Mrs. Gary L. White Mr. &: Mrs. William Widmyer Chris &: Susan Wi lhelm Mr. &: Mrs. Eric A. Wiltshire Mr. Todd A. Wyett Ms. Shiao-Fong Yin NAMED GIFTS

We extend our gmtitude to the Jollowing dono.-s to all three phases oj the capital campaign - the Campaign to Resto re the Detroit Opera House, the New Century Fund Campaign, and the Crowning Achievement Ca mpaign - who undenvtiLten deS ignated areas in the Detroit Opew House. AAA

ProsceniLlm Arch Dr. &: Mrs. Roger M. Aj luni

Grand Lobby Staircase Mr. &: Mrs. Robert A. Allesee

Allesee Dan ce Patron Lounge Allesee Dance & Opera Resource Librwy Anonymous Donor

Grand Lobby Dr. &: Mrs. Donald C. Austin

Grand Lobby Central Chandelier Lee &: Floy Barthel

Costume Cente.; Cente rJar Arts & Learning Volunteer Lounge BASF Corporation

Flexible Classroom, Center Ja r Arts & Learning Mr. &: Mrs. John A. Boll

Marlene Bol1 Hall Margo V Coh en

Dance Cente.; CenterJa r Arts & Learning Co me rica Charitable Foundation

Grand Dome Lobby, Center Jar Production & Administration DaimlerChrys1er Corporation

Community Pe.jormance Theate.; Center Jar Mts & Learni ng DaimlerChrysler Se rvices

Patron Elevator, Center Jar Arts & Learn ing Mr. &: Mrs. Tarik S. Dao ud G wnd Drape

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CONTRIBUTORS Barbara Frankel &: Ron Michalak

DeRoy Testamentary Foundation

ConJerence Room, Center Jar Production & Administration

Patron Elevatol; Center Jar Production & Administration

Detroit Edison Foundation

Herman &: Barbara Frankel Gmeral Director's Circle

Mezza nine Level in Opera Hall Mr. &: Mrs. Robert E. Dewar

Ii'ustee Circle Lobby, Madison

Lounge Herman &: Sharon Frankel

Parking Garage General Motors Corporation

Mary Sue &: Pau l Ewing

Cadillac CaJe Opera Plaza

Broadway Box Office Bachstage Renovation Broadway Lobby Center Jar Arts & Learning

Co,Star Dressing Room Chaim, Fanny, Lou is, Benjam in &: Ann Florence Kau fma n Memo rial Trust

Third Floor Lobby Alcove, Madison David Handleman , Sr.

Media Studio, Center Jar Arts & Learni ng

The Lomason Family Th e William K. & Neva

LomCison Opera Lounge O li ver Dewey Marcks Foundation

Third Floor Prom enadf Stai rcase Lobby to 2 '1C Flool; Madison

Grand Lobby Side Chandelier Wallis &: Robert M. Klein

Grand Lobby Staircase Minor Delo res &: Pau l Lavins

Roben &: Al ice Gustafson

Ford Motor Company

Wil liam &: Ellen Kahn

Grand Lobby Side Chandelier Grand Lobby Staircase Mirror Lear Corporation

Rehearsal Studio I Lobby Trustee Circle Level in Opera Hall

MichCon Foundation

Grand Lobby Boutiqu e The Karen &: Drew Peslar Foundation

Co-Star Dressing Room

Raymond C. Smith Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation fo r Sou th east Michigan Raymond C Smith Lobby Mr. &: Mrs. Lynn Townsend

Trustee Circle Lobby, Broadway Mr. &: Mrs. Geo rge C. Vincent

Madison Lobby Mr. &: Mrs. Alvin Wasserman

Mr. &: Mrs. John Rakolta

Box Level Promenade

Rehea rsal Studio II

Dr. &: Mrs . Sam Williams

Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Rose Patron Elevator, John R

Tower Mrs. Caro lyn L. Ross

Barbara Gibson Stai Iway Exhibit, Broadway World Heritage Fou ndation

Conductor's Dressing Room

Grand Lobby Staircase Mirror

For your generosity, please take some credit. Help ensure the future of Michigan Opera Theatre by contributing to our endowment fund at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan . State law entitles you to a ta x credit of 50 percent of the amount you contribute, subject to certain limits. And, if you give $1,000 or more, the Community Foundation will match up to 50 percent of your gift.* Just write a check payable to the Community Foundation for Southeast M ichigan, indicate the Michigan Opera Theatre End owment Fund In the "memo" line, and mail by December 31,2007, to :

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan 333 w. Fort St., Suite 2010 Detroit, MI 48226-3134

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For more information on the Michigan tax credit or the matching gift opportunity, call 888-WE-ENDOW (933-6369).

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CONTRIBUTORS

Contributors to Annual Campaigns Michigan Opera Th eatre gratefully ackn owledges the gene rou s co rpo rate, fo u nd ation , government and indi vidual donors whose cont ribuLi ons were made betwee n July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. Their generosity plays an integral part in the company's financ ia l stability, necessary for produc ing quality grand opera and dance, and award-winning educatio na l activities. CORPORATE SUPPORT OPERA &:. DANCE GRAND BENEFACTOR $200,000 + Th e Chrysler Foundation Dance Season Sponsor Color-ography Opening Night Sponsor Opera Ball Platinum Sponsor Ford Motor Company Fund Fall O pera Season Sponsor Opera Ball Platinum Spo nso r Ge neral Operating Support Geneml Moto rs Corporation Spring Opera Season Sponsor Opera Ba ll Plalinum Sponso r Tango Jor Two Sponsor Co mmunity Programs Support SIGNAL BENEFACTOR $50,000 - $199,000 Compuware Co rporation Nutcracker Production Sponsor GMAC Financial Serv ices Dayton Dance Company Educational Outreach Sponso r Tango Jor Two Title Spo nso r JP Morgan Chase DraeLIla Performance Sponso r

The Nutcracker Performance Sponsor Colo r-ography Performance Sponsor Swan Lake Performance Sponso r O pera Ball Gold Sponsor Masco Co rporation Foundation Color-ography Family Day Sponsor Community Programs Su pport Tango Jar Two Sponsor General Operating Support MAJOR BENEFACTOR $25,000 - $49,999 Co merica Bank

Porgy and Bess Performance Sponsor

Abduction Jrom the Seraglio Opening Night Sponsor Opera Ball Silver Sponsor BravoBravo Go ld Sponsor laSalle Bank Midwest Spring Opera Season Saturday Series Sponsor

Too Hot to Handel Production Sponsor Lexus BravoBravo Presenting Sponsor

D e tro it O pera House

BENEFACTOR $15,000 - $24,999 AAA Mi chi gan O pera Ball Silver Sponso r Go lf Outing Sil ver Spon so r Anonymous Nutcracl1e r Benefactor Arvi nMe rito r Turandot Performance Support Cadillac Tango Jor Two Sponso r DT E Energy Found ation Future Opera Pe rformance Greektown Casino BravoBravo Platinum Sponso r Opus One Cui sine For A Cause SKF Automotive Di vision Tango Jor Two Spo nsor FELLOW $10,000 - $14,999 Gru nwe ll-Cashero Company, Inc. Golf Outing Presenting Sponso r Meadowbrook Insurance Group

Romeo ctl1d Juli et Perform ance Sponsor Nationa l City

'vVh ere the Wild Things Are Performance Sponsor Payless Shoe Source Swan Lake Pe rformance Sp onsor Ryder Logistics Tango Jor Two Spo nsor Visteon Corporation O pera Ba ll Sil ver Spon sor VSA Arts Comm unity Programs Support SUSTAINER $5,000 - $9,999 Audette Cadillac Tangofo r Two Sponsor Domino's Pizza LLC Tango Jor Two Sponso r EDS Tangofor Two Sponsor Great Lakes Beverage BravoBravo Go ld Sponsor Johnson Cont rols Community Programs Su pport Meta ldyne Co rporation Tango Jor Two Sponsor MGM Gran d Dayton Contempora ry Dance Adopt-a-Schoo l Sponsor St. Joseph Hospital Health System Tango Jor Two Sponsor UAW-GM Center for Human Resources Colo r-ography Perfo rmance Spo nsor Gretchen Valade, Mac k Avenue Records Too Hot To Handel Support

PATRON $2,500 - $4,999 Ash Steve ns Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Tangofo r Two Spo nso r Cintron Ene rgy Group BravoBravo Crystal Leaf Sponso r Colasanti Construction Services, Inc. Golf Outing Bronze Sponsor The Farbman Group BravoBravo Crystal Lea f Sponso r Macy's Dance Education Support McLeod USA Golf Outing Lun ch Sponso r Metropo litan Title Co mpany, Commercial Di vision BravoB ravo Crystal Leaf Sponsor Quali ty First Lending BravoBravo Crystal Leaf Sponsor Right Management Consu ltants/Quality First Lending BravoBravo Crysta l Leaf Sponsor Target Commu nity Programs Support DONOR $1,000 - $2,499 Advanced Air Services, Inc. Gol f Ou ting Tita niu m Sponsor Barris, Sott , Denn &:. D riker, P.LL C First Class Va let BravoBravo Terra Cotta Sponsor Michigan Oncology No rdstrom Pepsi Compan y Goif Outin g Vo lunteer Shirt Sponso r Residence Inn by Ma rri ott Detroi t Southfi eld Go lf Outing Titan ium Sponsor Rinke Pon ti ac GMC, Rin ke Cad illac, Rinke Toyota Scion, Honda of Bloomfield , Toyota Scion Bloomfield , Hyuncla i of Waterfo rd Gol f Outing Titanium Sponsor Schreiber Co rporation Golf Outing Million Doll ar Hole Contest Sponsor Wolverin e Packi ng Compa ny CONTRIBUTOR $500 - $999 Albert Kahn Assoc iates Ariana BravoBravo Bri cks &:. Morta r Sponsor Cata lyst Events BravoBravo Bricks &:. Mortar Spo nso r Colony Town Club

Maddin , Hause r, Wanell , Roth et al Moffat McGuire , Inc. Golf Outing Tee Spo nsor PPG Foundation Preferred Building Se rvices, LLC The Pro fessiona l Grou p BravoBravo Bri cks &:. Mortar Sponso r Reliant Pattern Golf Outing Tee Spo nso r RenKim Corporation Golf Outing Tee Sponsor Safe ty Technol ogy Jnternational , Inc. Side Proj ect Creative Group SpeCial Events Pany Relllal Golf Outing Patron Sponsor General Operating Support Tee Time, Inc. Golf Outing Ball Sponsor FOUNDATION &:. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OPERA &:. DANCE GOVERNMENT Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs National Endowment for the Arts SIGNAL BENEFACTOR $100,000 + John S. and James L. Knight Foundation McGregor Fund MAJOR BENEFACTOR $25 ,000 - $99,999 DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Young Artist Apprentice Program Sponsor

The Abd.uction Jrom the Seraglia Performance Sponsor Matilda R. Wil son Fund The Ski llman Foun datio n BENEFACTOR $15,000 - $24,999 Hudson-Webber Foundati on Oli ver Dewey Marcks Foundation Sage Foundati on Whitney Fund FELLOW $10,000 - $14,999 Ann and Gord on Getty Fou ndati on The Elizabeth, Allan and Warren She lden Fund Ida &:. Conrad H. Smith Endowment for the Mic higan Opera Theatre

SUSTAINER $5,000 - $9 ,999 James &: Lynelle Holden Fund Ralph L and Winifred E. Poik Foundation PATRON $2,500 - $4,999 Arts Midwest Color-ography Performance Sponsor Capital Region Community Found ation Clarence and Jack Himm el Foundation Frank and Gertrude Dunlap Foundation Golf Outing Bronze Sponsor New England Foundation for the Ans Color-ography Performance Sponsor Young Woman's Home Association DONOR $1,000 - $2,499 Community Foundation of Greater Flint Detroit lndustri al Schoo l Drusi lla Farwell Fou ndation Edward and Helen Mardigian Found ation Junior Leagu e of Detro it Louis &:. Ne llie Sieg Foundation Go lf Outing Bronze

Sponso r The Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik Foundation Village Woma n's Club Foundati on INDMDUAL SPONSORS - OPERA GRAND BENEFACTOR $200,000+ Mr. &:. Mrs. Lee Barthel

Romeo andJLtliet Performance Sponsor Detroit O pera House Projects General O perating Support BENEFACTOR $15 ,000 - $24,999 Me. Michael Tweddle FELLOW $10,000 - $14,999 Me. &:. Mrs. Eugene App lebaum Opera Ball Silve r Sponso r Mr. &: Mrs. Adrian Krame r Opera Ball Silver Sponsor Mr. &:. Mrs. Paul Victor

Th e Abduction Jrom the Seraglio Performance

Sponsor ]. Ernest and Alme na Gray Wilde Foundation Mary Thompso n Foundation The Samuel L Westerman Foundation Golf Outing Bronze Spon so r

Sponsor

SUSTAINER $5,000 - $9 ,999 Mrs. Rema Frankel Mr. &:. Mrs. Mario Iacobe lli Mr. &:. Mrs. W James Prowse BRAVO

CONTRIBUTORS MONA SUNDAY SOIREE HOSTS Kevin Dennis j eremy Zeltzer Don j ensen & Leo Dovelle Ali Moiin & Bill Kupsky INDMDUAL SPONSORS -DANCE SIGNAL BENEFACTOR

$50,000 - $199,000 Marlene & john Boll Fam ily Foun dation The Sh irley K. Sch lafer Foundation MAJOR BENEFACTOR

$25,000 - $49,999 Betty, Marvi n & j oanne Danto Dance Endowment Swan Lake Opening Night Performance Sponsor Mr. & Mrs. George M. Zeltzer Swa n Lane Production Sponsor FEllOW

$10,000 - $14,999 Mr. & M rs. Robert Ali esee Swan Lane Perfo rmance Sponsor SUSTAINER

$5,000 - $9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Irving Rose Swan Lake Student Ticket Sponsor PATRON

$2,500 - $4,999 Mr. & Mrs. j ohn A Boll, Sr. Color-ogmphy Afterglow Sponsor NUTCRACKER GALA SPONSOR PARTY HOSTS Vicki & Tom Celani INDMDUAL SUPPORT -OPERA GENERAL DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE IMPRESARIO $10,000 + Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. Calcagno Mrs. Barbara Frankel & Mr. Ron Michalak Mr. & Mrs. Herman Frankel Mrs. Rema Fran kel Mr. William H. Smith j anet & Pau l Victor Benefactor

$5,000 - $9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas F. Allison Mr. & Mrs. Richard Alonzo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Rosalie & Peter Beer Mrs. Loris G. Birnkrant Ms. Mary C. Caggegi Mr. Thomas Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Davidson Dr. David DiChiera Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Haberman Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Mrs. Harriet Hull Mr. & Mrs. Chak Lai Mr. & Mrs. Harry A 56

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Lomason Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. McAl pine Mr. & Mrs. Richard McBrien Ms. Monica Moffat & Pat McGuire Mr. james A. Nichols Dr. Charlotte & Mr. Charles Podowski Mrs . Carolyn L. Ross Mrs. Arlene Shaler Ms . Elham Sh ayota Mr. Richard A. Sonenklar Dr. Calvi n L. Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Roger Stone Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Terrell Mrs. Lynn Townsend j oyce Urba & David Kinsella Mrs. Richard Van Dusen Mr. Richard D. Ventura Mr. & Mrs. George C. Vincent Mr. R Jamison Williams, jr. D r. Marilyn L. Will iamson SUSTAINER

$2,500 - $4,999 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A Aliesee Dr. Lourdes V Andaya Dr. & Mrs. Agustin Arbulu Dr. & Mrs. Donald C. Austin Hon. & Mrs. Edward Avadenka Mr. & Mrs. james M. Balcerski Mrs. Irene M. Barbour Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Bennan Fou ndation Lee & Paul Blizma n Mrs. Margaret Borden Mr. & Mrs. Bernard T. Brodsky Dr. Carol S ChadwickSpivak Mr. & Mrs. Al fred Cheesebrough 111 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Chirco Mr. David Chivas Mr Edward Cody Hon. & Mrs. Avern L. Cohn Mrs . Robert Comstock Dr. Mary Carol Conroy D rs. Laura & j effrey Corrigan Mrs. Mary Rita Cuddohy Mrs. Victor Curatolo Mr. Joseph D'Anna Mr. & Mrs. Tarik Daoud Dr. & Mrs. John M. Dee I Mrs. Margaret Demant Leslie Desmond & Philip Stoffregen Mr. & Mrs.Keith A. & Virginia Dodsworth Mr. & Mrs. Don F. Duggan Mr. & Mrs. Cameron B. Duncan Dr. Charles H. Du ncan Dr. Raina N. Ernstoff & Mr. Sanford Hansell Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Ewing Mr. & Mrs . Oscar Feldman Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd C. Fel l Mr. & Mrs . John Ferron Mrs. Max M. Fisher Mrs. Elaine Fontana Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Frankel Mr. & Mrs. James Garavaglia Mr & Mrs. Andrew Giancamilli Mr. Allan D. Gilmour Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goetz Mr. Ernest Gutierrez D r. Lisa Guyot & Mr. Bassel Y. Banny Mr. & Mrs. David Handleman Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Hartwig Mrs. David B. Hermelin

Mr. & Mrs. Derek Hodgson Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Hopp Mr. William H ulsker Eleanor & Alan Israel Amy & Ken t Jidov Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Johnson Mr & Mrs Sterling CJones,Jr Mr. & Mrs. Maxwell Jospey Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz Mr. and Mrs . Martin Kellman Mr. & Mrs. Steve Kesler Dr. & Mrs . Richard W Ku lis Dr. Wi lliam Kupsky Dr. & Mrs. James Labes Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Laker Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Larson Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lavins Mr. & Mrs. Elmore Leonard Dr. & Mrs. Zvi Levran Mrs. Florence LoPatin Mr. Alp honse S. Lucare lli Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Major Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Mancuso Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Martella The Hon . Jack & Dr. Bettye Arrington Martin Ms. Mary C. Mazure Meyer & Anna Prentis Family Foundation Trustees: Barba ra P Frenkel Marvin A Frenkel, Dale P Frenkel, Ronald P Frenkel, Tom P F re nkel, Denise L. Brown, Cindy Frenkel Kanter, Nelson P Lande Mr. & Mrs. Glen Mitchell Ms. Anne Moroun Mr. & Mrs. James Morrill Dr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Munk Mr. & Mrs. E. Michael Mutchler Dr. & Mrs. Peter Nick les Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Papp Mr. & Mrs. Brock E. Plumb Mr. & Mrs. Bill Powers Drs. Irvin & Pamela Trotman Reid Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Richert Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Rosenfeld Mr. & Mrs. H ugh C. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Wi lliam Sandy Ms. Georgia Scappaticci Dr. & Mrs. No rman R. _ Schakne Dr. Barbara & Mr. Laurence Schiff Kim & Donald Schmidt Drs. Kathryn & Karl Schroeder Mr. Gregory j. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs . Donald E. Schwendemann Mark & Lois Shaevsky Mr. & Mrs. Erwin S. Simon Mr. & Mrs. S. Kinnie Smith, J r. Ms. Phyl li s Snow Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Sokol Mrs. Sheldon Sonkin Mr. & Mrs. Paul Spica Mrs. Nadele Spiro Dr. Gregory Stephens Mr. Jeff Stoller Dr. & Mrs . Gerald H. Stollman Dr. Jonathan Swift Dr. & Mrs. L. Murray Thom as Dr. Lorna Thomas Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Toppin Dana &John Weber Mrs. Amelia H . Wilhelm

Dr. & Mrs. Christopher D. Wilhelm Ms. Nancy S. Williams & Ms. Sharo n Backstrom Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu Hon. J oan Young & Mrs. Thomas j. Schellenberg Mrs. Paul Zuckerman DONORS

$2,000 - $2,499 Mr. & Mrs . Gebran S. Anton Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Dr. Harold Mitchell Arrington Mrs. Donald J . Atwood Ms. Leslie Banas & Mr. Dale Buras Mr. & Mrs. Jon Barfield Mr. & Mrs. Don Bau der Mr. & Mrs. Mark Alan Baun Mr. W Victor Benjam in Mrs. John G. Bielawski Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bloch Mr. & Mrs. G. Peter Bl om Mr. & Mrs. john A. Boll, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. James Bonahoom Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bowlby Mrs. Betty Bright Mr. & Mrs. Ric hard A. Brod ie Mrs. Doreen Bull Ms . Patri.cia Hill Burnett & Mr. Robert Siler Dr. & Mrs. Victor ] Cervenak Mr. & Mrs. Frederic k H. Clark Ms. Virginia M. Clementi Mr. & Mrs. Peter Cooper J ulia Donovan Darlow & John C. O'Meara Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D'Avanzo Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence N. David Mrs. Adeline ]. DeBiasi Mr. Thomas j. Delaney Ms. Mary Jane Doerr Ms. Linda Dresner & Mr. Edwa rd Levy Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Fair, Jr. Ad rienne & Robert Z. Feldslein Dr. Michael Flores Mrs. Anne E. Ford Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Law rence Garberd ing Dr. & Mrs. Michael Geheb Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gifford Mr. & Mrs. Alfred R Glancy, 1lI Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Gordon Dr. & Mrs. Jure Grah ovac Mr. & Mrs. Ca rson C. Grunewald Dr. & Mrs. Joel I. Hamburger Dr. & Mrs. Gerhardt A. Hein Mr. & Mrs. David H . Hill Mr. & Mrs. J ulius Huebner Elanah & Rick Hunger Mr. & Mrs. John Irvine Mr. & Mrs. Verne G. Istock Don Jensen & Leo Dovelle Ms. Mary B. Jolliffe Mr. Palrick j. Kerzic & Mrs. Stephanie Germack Kerzic Mrs. Charles Kessler Mr. & Mrs. Eugene L Klein Ms. Leslie Landau & Dr. Glen don M. Ga rdner Dr. Jennifer Langowski MD Dr. Alden & Loraine Leib Ms. Corrine Lemberg Mrs. Leonard Lerner Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Lelts,]r. Dr. & Mrs. Kim K. Lie

Dr. & Mrs. Ro bert P Lisak Ms. Florine Mark Dr. & Mrs. Robert Matth ews Mrs. Wade H . McCree, Jr. Mrs. Su sanne McMillan Dr. Lisa Me il s Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Miller Mr. Phillip D. Minch Mr. & Mrs. Carl Mitseff Dr. & Mrs. Van C. Mom on, Jr. Mr. & Mrs . Eugene Mondry Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Mon ohdis Mr & Mrs E Clarence Mu laroni Mr. & Mrs. David Mulligan Mrs. j ennifer Nasser Mr. Arthur A. Nilzsche Mr. & Mrs. George W Nouh an Mr. & Mrs. Irving Nu sbaum Mr. & Mrs. Graham A O rley Mr. & Mrs. John Otto Mr. & Mrs. James Pame! Dr. Robert E. L. Pe rkins Ms. Ruth F. Rattner Mr. & Mrs. John B. Renick Mrs. Barbara Richardson Dr. & Mrs. James Rigby Ms. Patricia H . Rodzik Dr. Wayn e ]. Ruchgy Me & Mrs. Luigi Ruscillo Dr. & Mrs. Hershel Sand berg Mr. & Mrs. Lee C. Saperstein Mrs. RJ Schlitters Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Merton Segal Dr. & Mrs. Hyun Chan Shin Dr. & Mrs. Michael ] Short Ms. Laura Sias & Ms . Betty Mu eller Mrs. Rosemary Skupny Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sloan Mr. & Mrs. David S. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Slark Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Starkweather Dr. & Mrs. Mack C. Stirling Mr. & M rs. George Strumbos Mr. Ron ald F. Switzer Mrs. Norman j. Tabor Mr. & Mrs. Joel D. Tauber Dr. Roberta & Mr. Sheldon Toll Mr. & Mrs. Melvin C. VanderBrug Mr. and Mrs. Steven I. Victor Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton Mrs. "Phyllis c. Webb · ~ . Mr. & Mrs. Henry W hi ting, jr Mr. & Mrs. W illiam Widm yer Mrs. Beryl Winkelman Mr. Andrew Wise Mr. & Mrs. John A Wise, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Larry Za ngerle Mrs. Mary Lou Zieve Mr. & Mrs. David j. Zmyslowski CAMERATA CLUB

$1,000 - $1,999 Ms. Nina Abrams Mr. & Mrs. Thomas V Angotl Mr. & Mrs. Raymo nd G. Antos Mr. & Mrs. Donald Brasie Mr. & Mrs. Ge rald Brigh t Mrs. Dina Brodsky Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Dr. & Mrs. Adel El-Magrabi Burke & Carol Fossee Mr. & Mrs. George E. Frost Ms. Irene M. Garcia Detroit Opera House

CONTRIBUTORS Mr. Edmu nd A. Gaston T homas M. Gervasi Mr. & Mrs. j erome Halperin Dr. & Mrs. jack Hertzler Dean na & David Holtzman Mr. & Mrs. Addison Igleheart Mr. He nry M. Kassen Ms. Ida King Fathe r Ralph E. Kowalski Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kratchman Mr. & Mrs. Leo nard LaCivita Mr. Patri ck Lancaste r Mr. & Mrs. David Lebenbom Mr. Max Le pler & Mr. Rex Dotson Ms. Ann K. Lesesne Mr. & Mrs. j ohn D. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Lutz Amy & De nnis Malaney Ms. Patrici a McKanna Mr. & Mrs. Wi lliam Michaluk Ms. Mary Nickolas & Mr Bruce MiIl er Mr. & Mrs. C raig F Moncher Mr. & Mrs. Ri chard F. O'Bri e n Mr. jonathan Orser Mrs. So phie Pearlstein Miss Alma M. Petrini Dr. & Mrs. Pete r j. Polidori Vera Rea Mr. & Mrs. jack Robi nson Mr. & Mrs. Irving Rose Ms. j a nice Ross Mr. & Mrs. George Roumell, jr. Mrs. Markus Schmidt Mr. Stephan Sha rf Mr. Frank D. Stella Mr. & Mrs. Wi ll iam Sto ne Mrs . Carolyn Stubbs Mr. & Mrs. j o hn P. Tie rney Mrs. Cathy Vill anueva Ms. Carme n Wargel & Mr Bryan Fringer Mr. & Mrs. Herman W Wei nreich Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald Weise r Mrs. j a mes A. W illiams GDC OPENING NIGHT INTERMISSION SPONSORS Floy & Lee Barthel Barba ra Frankel & Ron Mic hala k Amy & Kentj idov Elaine & Geral d Laker Marge & Bill Sa nd y Ron Switzer & jim McClure lnge & George Vince nt MEMBERSHIP DONORS

LUMINARY $500 - $999 Joshua & Judith Lowitz Adle r . Ms. Kimberl y Aiken Mr. & Mrs. Cheste r Arnold Dr. & Mrs . Raul Baco n Mr. john Barbes Mrs. Ginny Be rbe rian Mr. Stanislaw Bialoglowski Dr. & Mrs . Eric Billes Mr. & Mrs. Eugene W Blancha rd Dr. & Mrs. David Bloom Mr. Robert Bom ier Ms. Dei rdre Bora Mr. & Mrs. Jack Bourget Ms. Kath leen Bozek Professo r & Mrs. Da le E. Briggs Ms. Ke rry Bruce Mr. & Mrs. Frank Brzenk

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Eve lyn Burto n Ms. C R. Cam pi telIe Miss Helen H. Cannon Mr. & Mrs. Ron Ca rte r Ms. Margery L. Coutts Mrs. Rosa Mary Crawfo rd Mrs. Eva Cu rry Mr. & Mrs . Joseph DeOro Dr. & Mrs. Do nald Ditmars Mr. & Mrs . J ohn F. Doh e rty Mr. j ohn D reifus Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Driker Dr. Patricia L. Edwa rds Mr. & Mrs. Cha rl es Eli as Dr. & Mrs. Li o nel Finkelstein Mrs. Shirl ey M. Flanagan Mr. Jo hn Fle ming Ms. Josep hine E. Franz Dr. Yvonne Friday & Mr. Ste phe n Black Dr & Mrs. Byro n P. Georgeson D r. & Mrs. Thomas Giancarlo Mr. & Mrs . Hugh Randy Gill Mr. & Mrs. William N. Gi lm o re, J r. Mr. & Mrs. Phillip L. Gray Dr. & Mrs . Pe ter Green Dr. Robert Green Mrs. Helen j. Gri d ley Dr. Rosa lind E. Gri ffin Mr. & Mrs. j oseph Gualtie ri Mr. & Mrs. Robe rt Hage Mr. & Mrs. H. Richa rd Hain es Mrs. Mary Al ice Heaton Ms. Barbara Helle r Dr. Philli p He rtz & Ms. Te resa Roman Dr. & Mrs. James D. Hoeschele Mrs. Almeda Hunter Mr. & Mrs . Zol tan J. Janosi Mr. & Mrs. Ri chard Je ryan Mr. & Mrs. Ri chard j. Jessup Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. j ohnson Ms . Mary CB. Jones Mrs. M. T. Keefe Mr. & Mrs. Barry Kell er Mr. j ohn Keros Mr. & Mrs. J ustin Klimko Mr. & M rs. Grego lY Knas Mr. & Mrs. Roy H . Koponen Miss Ale ksandra Krsteva Mr. & Mrs. James Kuykendall Mi ss Catherine LaMo nt & Mr. Michael Donovan Mr. & Mrs. Lee Landes Ms. Be rnadelte L. Lane Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Leich Mr. Edward Lekki Mr. j ason Leung Mr. Bruce Maguire Ms. Mona K. Majzoub Mr. & M rs. Joseph Maniscalco Mr. & Mrs. Steven T. Marl ette Mr. Timothy Mayer Ms. Ka therine McCu ll ough Ms. Ma ry McGough Ms. Helen Mille n Mr. W j. Mo rris Mr. Geoffrey Nathan & Ms. Marga ret Wi nte rs Mr. & Mrs. Ri chard L. No rlin g Mr. & Mrs. Jose ph N uye n Mr. Thomas G. Parach ini & Ms. Donnaj. Donat i Mrs. Mary A. Pe rna Dr. & Mrs. Claus Petermann Mr. & Mrs. Mark Peterso n Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Pfahlert Ms. Irene Pi ccone Mrs. Ann Pike n Mrs . Miriam C Ri chardson

Mr. & Mrs. George Robinson Mr. james E. Rodgers Mr. john Romani & Ms. Barbara Anderson Ms. joanne B. Roo ney Dr. & Mrs. Arth ur Rose Ms . Mary P Rossio Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Rota Mr. & Mrs. Nic k Sabol Charles R & Phylli S Scales Jr Mrs. Claus Schaefe r Mr. & Mrs. Morton L. Scholnick Mr. & Mrs. Mark Schwartz Ms. Heath er Siko rski Mr. & Mrs . Peter Sil ve ri Mrs. Lorella Skewes Mrs. Helen T. Slate r Mr. Mel vin E. Smith Ms. Renate SOltie n Nadine & Ke n Spe rry Ms. Ma ry Ann Ste lla Mr. & Mrs . All an Still wagon Mrs. No rman Thorpe Mr. & Mrs . Pete r P. T hurber Mr. & Mrs. J ohn To pliss Dr. & Mrs. Gary Troc k Ms. Susan Trolti e r Mr. Roma n H. Tuc ke r Mr. & Mrs. John E. Utley Mrs . Dori s Keith Waddell Charles S. Wagne r MD Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Wallin Mr. & Mrs. Marvi n G. Webb Mr. John Wickey Mr. Lawrence Wi lliams Dr. Ruth A. Wo rth ington Mr. Robert E. Wu rtz SUPPORTER

$250 - $499 Anonymous (3) Mrs. Adel Am erman Mr. Paul E. Ande rs Dr. Peter Andreana Mrs. Doris I Anns Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bae r Ms. Sophia Bak ris Mrs. Alvin E. Bal mes Mr. He nry Bareiss Mr. & Mrs. C Robert Barnard Mrs. Catherine Barthwe l1 Mr. & Mrs . james D. Beauvais Mr. & Mrs . Dean Bed ford,Jr. Mr. & Mrs . Robe rt D. Benn ett Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Benson Mr. & Mrs . Ro land Bessette Ms. Dawn Boesen & Mr. Leo Zimmer Dr. & Mrs . Sande r j. Breiner Ms. Joann F. Brooks Mr. N orman Bucknor Mr. Dona ld Budny Mr. & Mrs. Efstratios Calagias Mr. & Mrs. Brian C. Campbell Mr. Gen e Ca rve r Mr. & Mrs. L. B. Cha ppui s Mr. & Mrs. Reginald L. Ciokaj lo Vo lna Clermont, MD Mr. & Mrs. Robert Closson Dr. & Mrs. Eudoro Coell o Mr. Edwa rd Cole Mr. & Mrs. J ames Collins Mrs. Lois Coll ins Esq Mrs. James M. Co lville Mr. & Mrs. J ohn P Con nolly Robert Cornette, PhD., PC Mr. & Mrs. Euge ne A. Cosma Dr. & Mrs . Tim Cox Dr. K Craw ford-Fu ll e r Dr. john Crump Mr. & Mrs. Paul W

Czamanske, J r. Ms. Beatrice D'Ambrosio Mr. and Mrs. Bob Damsch roder Mr. & Mrs. Norma n Dancy Ms. Suann Darmody Mrs. Crystal David son Mr. & Mrs . Richard de Bea r Mr. & Mrs. Armando De licato Dr. & Mrs. Anthony De Luca Mrs . Dina Desjardins & Mr. Frank Ring Mrs . Mary DeTomaso Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dionn e Dr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Dobbs Mr. & Mrs . Harold B. Doremus Ms. Diane B. Drayson Dr. & Mrs. Harold Duchan Drs. Paula & Michael Duffy Ms. Dolo res Dumas George & Barbara Dunn Ms. Ingrid Brit Eidnes The Hon. & Mrs. S. j. Elde n Dr. & Mrs. Rich a rd FE lton Dr. & Mrs. N. Ca ry Engleberg Mr. & Mrs. Paul S Ensign Mrs. Linda Eller Mr. Wayne C. Everly Mr. & Mrs . H erbert E. Eve rss Ms. Bern ita Fe nner Mr. & Mrs. j oseph Ferra rio Mr. Daniel Ferrier Ma ry Kaye & Maso n Ferry Ms. judith Fietz Hon. Sharo n Tevis Finch Drs. Juli e B. Finn & Bradl ey Rowe ns Mrs. Adelina Firnschild Dr. Lydia H. Fische r Mr. William F Fish e r Cynthia Fisher Dr. Evelyn Fisher Mr. jay Fishman Mr. & Mrs. James E. Fi sk Ms. Melissa jane Flones Ms. Sue Fo rce Dr. & Mrs. Saul Forman Mrs. Harold L. Frank Angelyn Frankenberg & Randy Essex Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Fraser Mr. & Mrs. Da niel E. Frohardt-Lane Mrs . Elizabeth W Gage Mr. & Mrs. Robe rto Gama rra Ms. Clara Garbon-Radnoti Mr. Lawrence T. Garcia Mrs. Cheryl An n George Ms . Diane George Mr.]. Robert Gillelte Ms . Brejette Gipson Ms. Patricia Godell Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gold Mr. & Mrs. Robert Go ld Dr. & Mrs. Robert Goldman Dr. & Mrs . Paul Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Willi am R. Goudie Mr. & Mrs. W illiam Go urley Mrs. Shirley Gray Mr. & Mrs. j ulian M. Greenebaum Mrs. Patricia Greenwood Mr. Henry Grezlik & Mrs. Ri ta Grezlik Mary K. Grimes Mrs. Claire L Grosbe rg Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Grossman Mr. Nizami Halim Mr. & Mrs. W illi a m R. Harmon Mr. & Mrs. Hugh G. Harness Dr. & Mrs. Natan HarPaz

Mr. & Mrs. Sean Harrington Mr. & Mrs . John K. Ha rris Mr. Harland Harris Ms. Mary Harrison Ms. Joann Halton Mr. & Mrs. j effrey K. Haynes Dr. & Mrs. Michael Hepne r Dr. Gloria Heppner Mr. Norman He rbe rt Dr. & Mrs. Martin M. Herman Ms. Olimpia Hernand ez Ms. Susanne F Hilbe rry & Mr. Richard Kandarian Mr. Don Hinckfoot Mr. Stanley Hin Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Hod ges, 1[] Beth Hoger & Lisa Swem Mr. & Mrs. jan Homan Mr. Charles Hook Dr. Linda S. Hotchkiss & Hon. Robert P. Young Jr. Mrs. Ann Howe ll Mr. & Mrs. Alan Hudson Ms . Dai sy Marguerite Humes Mr. & Mrs. Mario Iacobe lli Mr. & Mrs. j oseph f J eannette Mr. & Mrs. Frank M j e rne yc ic Mr. jo hn Wjickling O. M. Johnson Mr. Michael R. j ohnson Mr. & Mrs. C hois Jo nes Ms. Hildajongkind Mr. SCOlt j orgensen Mr. & Mrs . Peter Kalaka ilo Nikk i & Russell Kane Ms. Darle ne Karle Mr. & Mrs. Alex Karp Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Kas le Mr. & Mrs. Alan Jay Kaufman Mr. Douglas Kea rney Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kelly Dr. Shirl ey Kocur Mr. & Mrs. Robert ]. Koffron Mr. Daniel B. Kolton & Ms. Mary Christner Mr. & Mrs. N icho las P. Ko nd ak Ms. Erin Kopkowski Dr. & Mrs . Richard Kulbersh Ms . Rosemary Kurr Mr. & Mrs. john Labriol a Mr. Joseph W Labuta Mr. & Mrs. Al Lacro ix Ms . Christine Laing Mr. Hen ry J . LaMotte Dr. joseph Lapides & Ms. Arlene Gorelick Ms. Karen Larkin Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Lazzelin , Jr. Mr. Philip Leon Ms. Ad rienne Leonard Ms. Am y Lespera nce Mr. & Mrs . Kennet h Levin Dr. & Mrs. Murray B. Lev in Drs. Donald & Diane Levine Dr. & Mrs. j ohn H. Libcke Mr. Irving Lic htma n Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Lindgren Ms . Ka ren Linn ell Ms. Shirley Verrett Lomonaco Mrs. Frank Loria Mr. & Mrs. john Lowe Mr. Ivan Ludington , j r. Dr. & Mrs. Sol Luft Dr. jolm ]. Lupini Mr. Michael Madigan Mr. Roman Maev Michael & Elizabeth Mahoney Ca rdinal Adam]. Maida Ms. Suzanne Maldave r

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CONTRIBUTORS Mr. Craig Mancuso Ms. janet Groening Marsh Dr. &: Mrs. David E. Massignan Mr. George G. Matish Ms. Laurie McCauley Mr. rrcderic McCoy jr Mr. &: Mrs. Ralph McCreedy Ms. Annette McGruder Mr. &: Mrs. Patrick McKeever john &: Penny McMullin Dr. &- Mrs. Herman j. Merte Mr. &- Mrs. Robert Mi chielulli Mr. Myron L. Milgrom Dr. &: Mrs. Ronald Miller Mrs. jane S. Miller Stan ley &- Doreen Millman Mr. john Mills Dr. Edward Missavage, jr. Mrs. Luci ll e A. Monark Dr. &: Mrs. Eliezer Monge Mr. Cyri l Moscow Dr. james L. Moseley Mrs. Earl A. Mossncr Mrs. Neva A. Moyer Mrs. Betsy Muir Mr. &- Mrs. Germano L. Mubroni Miss Surayyah Muwwakkil Mrs. Orion Nazzaro Mrs. C),nthia Nostrant Mrs. Henrie tt a V Nowakowski Mrs. Barbara Numbers Miss Shirl y Osier Mr. &- Mrs. Ben G. Ostcrbe rg Ms. julie Owens Ms. Dianc Paratore Ms. Margot Parker Mr. Ralph I'edersen &- Ms . Ann Loveland Mr. &- Mrs. Wil li am Piont kowski Ms. Mildred D. PillS Mr &- Mrs. Richard Place Dr. &- Mrs. Charles A. Porrella Dr. &- Mrs. Fritz Pon Mrs. Dav id W Port er Mr. Garrod Post &- Mr. Robert f\. Hill Mrs. Barba ra Quinn Mr. Donald Rafal Dr. Robin jo Ramsay Mr. &- Mrs.John W. Reddy Mr. &- Mrs. Darrelj. Reece Mr. Dennis C. Rega n &: Miss Ellen M. Strand Mr. &- Mrs.johnj. Riccardo Mr. M. M. Robert s Mr. &- Mrs. Thomas P Rockwell Mr. &: Mrs. Peterj. Roddy Ms. Graci ela Rojas Mr. &- Mrs. Sidney Rose Mr. Allen Ross Mr. &- Mrs. Casimir B. Rozyc ki Mr. &- Mrs. Leroy H. Runk Dr. &- Mrs. William H. Salot Mr. &: Mrs. Alvin Saperstein Karen L. Saxton Drs. Robe rt &- Franziska Schoenfeld Mr. &- Mrs. Michael Schwartz Mr. &- Mrs. Paul &- Susanne SCali Mr. &- Mrs. Kings ley Sears Dr. &- Mrs. Nathan P Sege l Prof. Richard A. Se id Mr. &- Mrs. Steve n Se ll Mr. Ma rc Shabe rman Dr. john E. Sheard Dr. &- Mrs. Donald She nnan Dr. &- Mrs. Pa ul Siatczynski Mrs. Bluma Siegal 58

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C mdr. Norman Sil verman Mr. &- Mrs. Anthon y R. Skwie rs Mrs. Alma j. Snider Dr. Gino Sovran Mr. &- Mrs. Theodo rej. SI. Antoinc Gabriel &- Martha Sta hl Ms. Bonita Stanton Dr. Mildred Ponder Ste nnis Dr. &- Mrs. Sheldon Ste rn I: ~llhn Anthony Su lkowski Dr. &- Mrs. I<omol Surakomol Dr. &- Mrs. Eric j. Szi lagy Mr. &- Mrs. I_ee Tavoularis Hon. &: Mrs. Clifford W Taylor Ri chard &- M. joanne Taylor Dr. Amie Taylor Ms. Mary Teac hou t Mr. &- Mrs. Frank Tenkel Mr. &: Mrs. Jose ph A. Test Mr. &- Mrs. George W Tewksbu ry Dr. Gretchen M. Tham s jack W Theisc n Mr. Martin D. &- Mrs. I<aren R. Todorov Mr. &- Mrs. I' aul Tomboulian Dr. &- Mrs. Rennard B. Tucker Dr. &- Mrs. Dim itry M. Turin Dr. &- Mrs. Va inutis 1< . Vaitkevic ius jose ph Valentin, DDS Mr.jnhn Varick til Mi ss Lisa M. Varn ier Mr. &- Mrs. Ge lTit Vreeken Ms. Margaret Walter Mr. &: Mrs. Richard We iermill er Mr. Robert D. Welch li Mr. Paul Wenig Ms. Terees Western Dr. &- Mrs. Fred W Whitehouse Mr. &- Mrs. Robert F Whitman Mrs. Charles W hitten Mr. Alle n Wierzb icki , CPA Dr. &- Mrs. Robert Wiggins Mr.john Wilkjr Dr. Magnus A. Wilson Mr. Alfred Wood, jr. Mr. David D. Woodard Ms. An d rea L. Wull Mr. &- Mrs. Thomas V Yates Mr. john Yavruian Mr. Robert Ziegelman &- Ms. Na nci Ran ds Mr. Irvin Zw icker INDnnDUALSUPPORT -DANCE DANCE PATRON CIRCLE DIRECTOR $5,000 + Mr. &- Mrs. Thomas Ce lani Sue &- Va n Conway/Conway MacKenzie &- Dunleavy Mrs. Una j ackman Mr. &- Mrs. Elmore Leona rd Ms. joyce Urba &- Mr. David Kinsella CONDUCTOR $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. &- Mrs. Lee Barthel Dr. Dav id DiChiera Mrs. Cha rl es M. Endieoll Mrs. 13arbara Frankel &- Mr. Ron Mi chalak Mr. &- Mrs. Herman Frankel Eli zabeth &- Michael Kojaian Mr. &: Mrs. Daniel Moore

Mr. j ames Nic hols Ms. Diana Omecinsky Mr. R. j am ison Will iams, jr. CHOREOGRAPHER $1 ,500 - $2,499 Mr. &- Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mr. &- Mrs. Thomas Anderson Mrs. Debra Bernstein-Siegel Ms. Suzanne Burks Mr. David Cil ivas Ms. j oanne Danto Ms. Linda Dres ner &- Mr. Edward Levy Mr. &- Mrs. Cameron B. Dun can Mr. &- Mrs. Robert Feldstein Lauren &- Ph ilip Fisher Dr. &- Mrs. Clifford Furgison Mr. Lawrence Glowczewski Mr. &- Mrs. Dav id Handleman Mr. William Hulsker Dr. jean I<egler Mr. &- Mrs. I-la rry A. Lomason Dr. Ali Moiin &- Dr. William I<upsky Mrs. Florence Morris Ms. Linda 1<. Rodney Mrs. Carolyn L. Ross Mr. &- Mrs. Gilbert Silverman Ms. Phyll iS Snow Mr. &- Mrs. Dav id Troll ~ r. &- Mrs. jeff Van Cleave DANCE MEMBERS PREMIER DANCER $1,000 - $1,499 Mr. &- Mrs. Michae l H. Acheson Mr. &- Mrs. Frederick Adams Mr. &- Mrs. Ri chard l3ingham Dr. &- Mrs. Michael Carr Mr. &- Mrs. Frederick Clark Mr. &- Mrs. Lawrence David Ms. Terri Fenn er Mr. Ernest Gut ierrez jean &- jay Hansen Da rlene &- M. Davi d j ackson Kelly Se rvices Foundatio n Ms. Deborah Lyddon Mr. Charles Peters Ms. Ruth Rallner Mr. &- Mrs.joel D. Tauber Mr. Mi chael. Tweddle Ms. Pat rice Weaver SOLOIST $500 - $999 Frank G. &- Gertrude Dunlap Foundat ion Mr. &- Mrs. Stuart Frankel Dr. &- Mrs. jun Ga rcia Mr. &- Mrs. Eugene Hartwig Ms. Barbara Heller Mr. &- Mrs. Harvey Kleiman Mr. &- Mrs. Eugene F Leich Mr. &- Mrs. Se rgio Mazza Mr. &- Mrs. james B. Nicholson Mr. Dennis Slatkin Mr. Richard A. Sonenklar Mr. &- Mrs. Padraic Sweeny Dr. &- Mrs. Sey mour Ziege lman . CORPS DE BALLET $250 - $499 Ms. Leah Arnold Mr. &- Mrs. Russe ll Aye rs Ms. Michelle Barrett Mr. &- Mrs. Frank Brzenk Dr. &- Mrs. Dana Busch

Dr. &- Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Jeff &- Dance Cowart Mr. Frank DeMarco Mrs. Caro l Ewing Mr. &- Mrs. john 13. Ford , III Ms. Margaret Franz Ms. Michel le Guisew it e Ms. janet Gumenick Mr. &- Mrs. Ri chard Hall er Mi ss Mary A. I-lester Ms. Charlyn M. Idler Mr. &- Mrs. David joswick Mr. Michael Kelly &- Ms. Theresa Flint Mr. &- Mrs. Kevin I<lcinhom er Mr. Philip Leon Mr. Glenn D. Maxwell Mr. j onathan Orser Mr. jamcs Plemmons Mrs. Kathryn Pothier Mrs. Holl y Sorscher Ms. Carole Tibbitts Mr. &- Mrs.john Urso Mr. &- Mrs. Dam ien M. Woody RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS SPECIAL PROJECTS TANGO FOR TWO EVENT HOSTS Bob &- Denise Lutz

$10,000 - $14,999 Herman &- Sharon Frankel DOH Garage Signage SPECIAL EVENTS

$15,000 - $24,999 Denise &- Bob Lutz Tango for Two $5,000 - $9,999 David Evo la BravoBravo Silver Leaf Sponsor $1,000 - $4,999 Marlene &- j ohn Boll Family Foundation joanne Danto Olga &- Irv ing Dworkin Barbara &- Thomas GOllscha lk Maureen Kempston-Darkes Suzanne &- joseph O rl ey Meryl &- Terry I'odolsky A. Alfred Taubman $500 - $999 Al ice &- julius Combs Alro Steel Foundation Sally &- Don Baker Marilyn Barnett judy &- Irwin Elson Dr. Maljori e M. Fisher Carl-Peter Forster Maxine &- Stuart Franke l Ann &- Larry Garberding Pau la &- Mark LaNeve Nanc), &- Bud Liebler joy &- Allan Nachman Christopher Preuss Tech)' Rodriguez-Doyle &- Patrick Doyle Carolyn L. Ross Nancy &- j ohn Smith Helen &- Peter Stratton Beth &- Mark Taylor Bernie &- To m Toppin Kathy &- Ri chard Wagoner

$250 - $499 Tracey &- Mark Burnstein Lynn &: Blu rat Gandhi Don na &- Gene Hartwig Karen &- Derek Hodgson Mado &- Kim Lie Debra &- Richard Partrich Mr. &- Mrs. Ronald Pniewsk i Frank Stella Helen Zuckerman IN TRIBUTE FebruwJ 28, 2007 10 September 17, 2007 In Memory of Maria D'Anna Joseph D'A nn a In Honor of David DiChiera's Cyrano World Premiere Cristina DiChie ra &- Neal Walsh Dr. &: Mrs. Thomas Giancarlo In Honor of Lisa DiChiera's &- John Kane's Birthdays Ginny Berberian And rew Fisher Steve Gutterman James Kane jennifer Marling Brian McCorm ick Marija D. Rich Mrs. Lynn Townsend Matt &- Barbara VanderKloOl. Kevin, Andrea, &- Claire Webber Brad ford White In Honor of Julia Donovan Darlow's Birthday Jason Lindauer In Honor of Herman Frankel's Birthday Ted &: Mary Ann Si mon In Honor of Donna &: Gene

Hartwig's 50th Wedding Anniversary Bob &- Janet Neary In Memory ofWi!liam Kahn Linda &- John R. Axe Eileen Bielfield &- Buddy Kahn Florence M. Morris Maida Frank Portnoy Anne Markley Sp ivak Janet &- Robert Swanson In Memory of Roben Keydel julius &- Cynthia Hueb ner In Memory of Leonard

Lerner Ecli th Tannenbaum In Memory of Luciano Pavarotti The Hon. &- Mrs. Avern Cohn In Honor of Mr. &- Mrs. James L. Pfiefer's 50th Wedding Anniversary Dr. &- Mrs. Paul G. Thomas In Honor ofJudy &: Jerry Primak Annie, Rob , Kathi, &- Ri ck Cohen

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CONTRIBUTORS In Memory of Eugene Robelli Susan & Danie l Fox Nancy Gogo Th e Katz Filmil y Mr. & Mrs. Anhur Krolikowsk i Joan Nagra nt Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Olgiati , Jr. Bill & Toni Pilchak Sidney Rose Sa nd y & Lenn y Schafer Quilllo Vita le Sa rah Vii iello

Ce ntury Grille Gloria & Fred Clark COilc h Insign ia Co me ri ca Co mo's She ll y & Peter Coo per Crave Restauralll + sush i bar + lou nge

Dan Stall Inc., The Aucti on Tea m Maureen & Jerry D'Ava nzo Dod ie & larry David Mi chell e Deland & Brelll Kelso Detroit Beer Company In Memory of Neal Shine The Detroit Ti gers Barbara E. Cu nningham Debbie & John Di nge ll Darlene Karle Lind a Dresne r & Ed l evy Rosa nn e & Sand y In Honor of Ronald F. Dun can/John Han Fine Switzer's Birthday Wine Sue and AIan Burallo Judi th & Irwin Elson Li l & Alex Erdeljan In Memory of Pearl Zeltzer Dede & Oscar Fe ldman Dr. Marjorie M_ Fisher Marciil & leugene Applebaum Flash Accesso ri es Patricia Ba rber Ford Lin coln Mercu ry Fane} Gwen & Ri chard Bowlby Gloria & Fred Clark Fox & Hounds Dodie & Larry David Ba rbara Frankel & Ron Stan & Hea lher Di ckso n Michal ak Barbara Frankel & Ronald Aviva & Dea n Friedman Mi cha lak f'uschs ia Frog Mr. & Mrs_ Sian ley Frankel Ann & Robert GreensLO ne Denese Grove Gree nstone's Fin e Jewe lry Heat her Hami lLOn & Helen Heather Hamilton & Helen Millen Mill en Rose & David Ha ndleman Rose & David Hand leman Maxwe ll & Marjorie Jos pey Harp's Lingerie Bruce S Kahn Do nna & Eugene Hartwig Ha LVey & Ail ee n Kliman Th e Henk Studio, In c. Harold Milin sky Do ree n Hennelin Th e Itali an Dish Ali Moiin & Bi ll Kupsky Renee} & Charles Janovsky Bernie & Muri el Mo ray Dr & Mrs. Bohdan Chri stine & Ge rald Kage fr Pi churko Patrick j. Kerz ic & Slephanie Germack Kerzic Jack A. & Av iva Robi nson Barbal-a Roden La Co ntessa in Windsor La Dolce Vita Mr. & Mrs. Milton Rotenberg Dr. Mel Lester Leon & Deb be Saperstein Mildo & Kim Li e Darryl Trembath AI luca relli Gayla Zoghlin & Eric Majesti c Ca fe Linden Margo's Spa Mario's In Honor of Mary Lou Zieve Manin Luther Kin g Hi gh Irv & Olga I: Dworkin School Band Shah icla Maus i MGM Grand 's Ruby on Th ird IN KIND DONORS Michigan Opera Theatre Mo ni ca Moffat & Pat Operal Ball 2006 McG uire 110 Cout ure Mon jin Lau ROSelle & Roger M. Ajluni Mosaic Maggi e & Rabe n A_Al lesee Mot ol- City's Irid esce nce Ameri ca n Co ney Islan d Ne iman Marcus Dr. Lourdes Andaya No rth Pointe In surance An di al110 Ri ve rrront Co mpan y Dale and Don Aust in Opus One Sall y & Gra ham Orley Bacco Bea u Jack's The Palace of Aubu rn Hills Mary & Charlie Parkh ill Beyon d Ju ice Big Rock Chop house Debra & Ri chard Pan rich Birmingham Tower Deli Planterra Bonefish Gri ll Meryl & Terry Pod olsky Karen Bowman & Rick Charli & Chuck Podowsk i Williams Th e Ralilesnake Club/Jimmy Joa nne & Ri chard Brodie & j o Marie Sc hmidt Be ll y & Bill Brooks Ruth Rauner Ca fe Co rtina The Ritz Car ll o n Roy & lise Ca lcagno ROl11a Cafe Call1ero n's Stea k House Nikki Ruddy & Harr)' Ca rl Sterr Lomaso n, J r. Caro l Lewis Day Spa Sa lon Syd ney Ce illaur Wine & Martini Bar Sydell & Douglas Sc hubot

Seeger Peop le/Lori Karbe l Sinbad's Judilh Slotki n Slow's Small Pl ates Darlene & Tony SOilve Sposita's Ristorallle Starbuck's Christine & Geo rge St rumbos Sweet Lorraine's Dowlllown Thi s Is Me The Townsend Hotel ViaNove Vice llle's Cuban Cuisine Villlage Wine Company Vivia's WD IVIN BC Mal-y Lou Zieve Tango for Two 2006 Aggre ko LLC Ann Arbor Residence In n, a Marrioll Hotel Blue Water Group Cam pbe ll -Ewald Advert ising D_E. McNa bb Co. EDG E Illlernation al Forte-Belanger Catering FU lure Reproductio ns Inc. Gerych 's GM Creati ve Services Ge neral Motors Golf Di gest Lighl Source In corporated lilli e Faxes los Esquin os Carlos Ga rd cl Denise & Bob Lu tz Metro Cars Rosa lin d Meyer Mic higan Business Rev iew Neiman Marcus No rth west Airlines Ou td oo r Event SC I-vices Pass ion Growe rs - Peisach Family Pernod Rica rd The Ritz-Ca rlton Demborn Sheraton Buenos Ai res Shows and Shoots Spec ial Evellls Party Rental Style Magaz ine Superio r Electri c Tipp in 's Specialt y Wines & Foods Travis Pointe Country Club Ambassador Ronald & Ei leen Weise r Golf Outing 2007 Ad di son Grap hi C Soluti ons Alan Soifer Jewelers of Troy, MI AI Long Ford Aud i Baci Sa lon & Spa or Birmingham Beau Jack's Food & Spirits Big Rock Chop House atalie Coch ran Cad ill ac Ca lfee Centaur Bar & The Town Pump Chris Web ber/Detroit Pi stons Comeri ca Ban k Crave Restaura nt + sushi bar + lou nge The Detro it Zoo Di ck SCOli Dodge Fireny Pho nes Fra nklin I-Iairca re Grace Thorso n Des ign Greek lown Casin o Harvey Yates, LB OITice Products Legends of Ice

Dr. Mel l ester Majest ic Cafe Microsoft Nex lin k CO nlmunications Res id ence Inn by Marriott Rinke POllliac GMC Reside nce Inn by Ma n-i oll Detroit Soulh field Th e Roostenai l Joann e Shango She ph erd 's Holl ow Golf Club Sho relin e CusLO m Framing Skyline Club Ti cketmaste r Vi ta mi n Water Miscellaneous Flay & Lee Banhel Joanne Dant o Ford & Ear l Associal cs Maria &Jim Kokas Rain y Day Art & Framing Co mpany Eugene Robe lli Savo r th e Thyme Caterin g IN-KIND SPONSORS BravoBravo! 2007 Platinum Crave Restaura lll + sushi bar + loun ge ltalmod a Levi tati on Stagin g Six Degrees Magaz ine Gold Add iso n Grap hi C Solutions Coloni al Party Event Reillal Great Lakes Beve rage Octane Des ign Silver Leaf Blue Water Technologies Commercial Mailllenance Paxahau Source Audio Crystal Leaf Bell & So ns BB & J Linens Display Group Plaillerra Bricks & Monar Detroit By Design MEDIA After 5 Detroit Ambassador Detroit Fash ion Pages Real Detroit Six Degrees WDIV IN-KIND DONORS BravoBravo! 2007 The Alley Grille Ambassador Magazine Andi al110 Ri ve rrront Band With No Name's Jeff Gutt Barefoot Win e Bell a Glue Bikram Yoga Bixy Lutz's Greg Hanson Blackman & Arnold World Jazz Quartet Budweiser- Se lec t Cafe' Co nin a Canape Ca n Cann ella Patisse ric & Creperie Capital Event Prod uctio ns

The Capitill Grille The Ce lllury Grill e Chair Covers & Lin ens Chateau Chanta l Co mo's Corne r Productio ns Crave restauranl + sushi bar + lounge Darakjian Jewe lers Deluxe 1'101-31 Dctroil Beer Co mpany Detroi t Therapeutic Massage Detroit Yacht Club The Delroi l Zoo leah Dex ter Ms_ Ch rist ina DiBan olomeo DJ Ca ptain 20 DJ Ru bix Cube E & J Ga ll o Win ery E:astWest ProduCli ons Eden Epoch Evellls CalC ring FLO Frank lin Ath leti c Club Rac hel Grace Lesley Anne Graha m Greck lown Cas ino I-I oli sl ic Hea ler & Wcl ln ess Cen ter HOI Club of Dctroi t idunited LLC II PoStO Indianwood Golf & Coun try Cl ub jacoby's Kaizen Healin g Arts La Bislecca Ii alia n Gril le La Zi ngara Tralloria Li q uid Exposurc Lucky SIrike Lilnes Lu igi Bruni Sa lon Luxe Clothier Majesti c Ca fe' Mario's Ryan McPherson Meade LeXLIS of Sterling Heights MlE Transportation Moo Moo's Organic l3i Slro Mosa ic Nesll e Waters No nh America Nomi Opus One/Opus To Go Pal SCOtt Jewe lers Paxahau Powe r NU ll-iti on I)syc hi c SiSIers Renee & Wendy Pu lse Bar Rea l Delro it Rising Sun Yoga Roostertail Sheph erd 's Holl ow Golf Cl ub Skin Logics Slllw's Bar SQ Small Plal cs Sta rbuck's Coffee Woodward/Mack Location Sweet Georgia Brown/Seldom Blues Mr. Rod ney Sy piLOwsk i That 80's Band Th e Town PUl11p/Celllaur Union Street Vicente's Cuban Cu isinc Vintage Wine Visage Spa Vitami n Water

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IN M EMORIUM

Gene Robelli A generous and selfless ·man, Gene Robelli displayed his devotion to Michigan Opera Theatre from the ve ry beginning. In the early 1970s, Gene served as a Trustee on our Board of Directors. He and his wife, Maria , who passed away in 1999 , volu nteered as Artist Movers since the program's inception . Traveling back and forth from his home in Sterling Heights to the airport , Gene sometimes transported half the cast of a single production all by himself. But his work never ended with just providing a "ride. " Gene was a genuine friend to MOT's guest artists, and occasio nally a father- figure, encouraging and nurturing the careers of many young singers. He often traveled long distances to attend performances and lend his su pport . A bakery owner in Clinton Township for over thirty years, Gene frequently donated his delectable cakes, muffins and cookies for Michigan Opera Theatre events. As a member of MOT's Volunteer Association his cuisine was regularly featured at the company's "Meet and Greet" receptions, social gatherings that joined the administrative staff with the performers. Often , Gene entertained the full cast, opening his home for lavish dinner parties. In 2000 , in addition to his work as an Artist Mover, Gene began volunteering in the production department. Whether helping with mailings, auditions or re hearsals, he always brought a wonderful spirit to his task. In 2005, he secured a "role" on the main stage, performing as the Cardinal in Tasca. Gene never ti red of being around the opera, attending rehearsals and performances time and again . He was a demanding fan and a tough critic, but he brought heart to all his endeavors. A true opera aficionado and volunteer extraordinaire, he will be remembered and missed by all who knew and loved him. Michigan Opera Theatre celebrates the life of Eugene Robelli.

Reach Detroit's Most Passionate Audience. Advertise in BRAVO magazine NOW ACCEPTING SPACE RESERVATIONS FOR THE SPRING 2008 ISSUE!

Dear Opera and Dance Lovers, ichigan Opera Theatre Volunteer Assoc ia ti on m emb e rs h ave a starring role in the continued success of Michigan Opera Theatre and the Detroit Opera House. Since 1993, the mission of MOTVA has been two-fold: to provide financial support fo r Michi ga n O pera Theatre productions and co mmuni ty pro gr am s, an d to cultiva te publi c awareness of and interest in opera and dance as art forms.

MOTVA members participate in meaningful activities that include sponsoring fund raising events, presenting social and educa ti ona l p rogram s, wo rking behind the scenes to provide advocacy and audience develo pment and much needed ad ministrative services. Member benefits include wonderful opportuniti es to m ak e n ew friend s whil e contributing to a prestigious community asset. Most importantly, you will know that your volunteerism helps bring the very finest opera and dance productions to the stages of the Detroit Opera House, providing the most exciting and glamorous theater experiences availabl e in our community. Your tax-deductible membership allows you to participate in as many of the individual volunteer groups and activities as yo u wish . Simply fill in the membership form and return it with your dues. We look forward to welcoming you to the Michigan Opera Theatre family through yo u r m emb ersh ip in the Mi ch iga n Opera Theatre Volunteer Association. Most Sincerely,

Judith Slotkin President MOTVA

CALL US TODAY AT 248-582-9690 OR VISIT WWW.ECHOPUBLICATIONSCOM

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Detroit Opera House

ichigan Opera Theatre and the Detroit Opera House present two of the finest and most diverse opera and dance series in the country Such an achievement requires many voices and many willing hands helping out behind the scenes. The talented , giving hands of our Opera League, Ushers, Dance Council, Young Professionals , Ambassadors; office, education and Boutique workers; and Mover and Super volunteers have a significant impact on the overall operation of the company We thank them for their extraordinary gifts of talent and time that help to make Michigan Opera Theatre a success year after year.

MOTVA Executive Committee

Marianne Endicott , Community Programs Don Jensen, Board Member Amy Jidov, Membership Na ncy Krolikowski, Movers Steven Marlette, Board Member Helen Millen , Ambassadors Ali Moiin, Supers Kurtis Posuniak, Footlights Terry Shea, Board Member Roberta Starkweather, OVI Rep. Board Member Gail Urso, Dance Council Wallace Peace , Volunteer Education TBD , Office Volunteers TBD, Opera House Ushers TBD , Volunteer Voice

Judith Slotkin, President Nancy Moore, Secretary John McMullin, Treasurer Dodie David, Past President Gloria Clark, Past President Betty Brooks, Past President Board of Directors and Committee Chairs

Melinda Anderson, Young Professsionals, BravoBravo l Liason Helen Arnoldi-Rowe, DivasfDivos Gwen Bowlby, Publicity &: Development Gloria Clark, Dodie David, Opera League Danielle DeFauw, Boutique Kevin Dennis, Technology

Volunteer Operators

Gloria Clark Dodie David Alan Israel Amy Jidov Dr. &: Mrs. Richard Kulis Jutta Letts Marie MacNee Steven Marlette Ali Moiin Debra Partrich Myrna Part rich Margaret Prizer Roberta Starkeather

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Melinda Anderson is an outstanding young woman who was MOTVA's Volunteer of the Year in 2005 -2006. This year, as a MOTVA Board Chairperson and Co-Chair of Bravo!Bravo!, Melinda was very instrumental in the incredible success of this event. However, she does not confin e her volunteering simply to Bravo!Bravo!, she contributes her talents to the Michigan Opera Theatre production department, working with wigs and make-up for man y productions. Melinda often lends her expertise to event set-up issues or questions. Most recently, Melinda has been hired to head up the production team [or our three-day festival weekend of Cyrano. She works tirelessly in all she does, is dedicated in her volunteer work, is always the "last to leave" and puts in that extra amount o[ effort to make something "just that much better. " MOTVA and the entire MOT family are very fortunate to ha ve her as one of our volunteers. Melinda , by definition, is what young volunteerism is all about l

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General Information PHOTOGRAPHY, RECORDING & COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES

seating policies are at the disc retion of the production , not ope ra house management.

Unauth orized ca me ra s and reco rdin g devices are not allowed ins ide the lobby or th ea te r at any time. Th e tak in g of photo gra phs of th e theate r or any per formance is strictly prohibited. As a co urtesy to our guests, we ask that a ll pagin g d ev ices, ce llular telepho nes and alarm watches be switched to silent mode prior to the start of al l performances.

LOST & FOUND

Lost and Found is located in the Safety and Security Department. Please see an usher if you have misplaced an art icle, or call (313) 961-3500 if yo u have a lrea dy left the theater. Item s wi ll be held in Lost and Found for 30 days. PARKING

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

Doctors and parents are advised to leave their seat location (located on ti cket) and our emergency number, (313) 237-3257, with th e service or siller in case o f an emerge ncy. Please observe the lighted exit s igns located throughout th e theater. In event of fire or similar emergency, please remain calm and walk - do not run - to the nearest ex it. Our ushers are trained to lea d yo u out o f the building sa fe ly A tra ined Em ergenc y Medica l Tec hnician (EMT) is onsite during most evellls. Please see an usher or staff member to contact the EMT RESTROOMS

Ladi es' restrooms are located off the Ford Lobby (Broadway 'Street entran ce), down th e s tai rs and al so on th e third floor (Mad iso n Street entrance) - please press "3R" on the elevator to reach this facility. Gentlemen's restrooms are located under the Grand Staircase and also in the third noo r (Broadway Street side) - please press "3" on the e levator to reach thi s facility Please note: All third noor restrooms are wheelchair accessible. A unisex, wheelchair access ibl e re s troom is lo cate d in the Cadillac Opera Cafe. NO SMOKING

The Detroit Opera House is a smoke- free faciIit y. Ash receptacles are provided on the exterior of all entry doors for those who wis h to smoke.

The Detroit Opera House Parking Center, located next to the Detroit Opera House, is now open. This new state-of-the-art facility is reserved spec ifi ca lly for Detroit Opera House patrons during regularly-scheduled performances. Ent rances and ex it s are located on both John R. Street and Grand River Ave. for added convenience. Prepaid parking is available. Call (313) 237-SING (7464) for more in formation. ACCESSIBILITY

Accessible seating locations for patrons in wheelchairs are located in all p rice ranges on the orchestra level. When inquiring about tickets, please ask about these locations if you require special accommodations. Assisted Listening Devices are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please see an usher to request this service, or visit th e Gues t Se rvices desk loca ted in the Vincent Lobby (Madison Street entrance). Although this is a complimentary service, we will request to hold a piece of personal identificat ion whi le yo u a re using th e device. Please contact the ticket office at (313) 237-SING (7464), should you desiTe special consideration. CHILDREN

Children are welcome. However, all guests, regardl ess of age, a re required to hold a ticket. Babes in arms are not permitted. ATM

A Nat ional City ATM is ava il ab le 2417 inside the Parking Center.

USHERS

Ushers are stat ioned at the top of each aisle. If you have a question or concern, please inform an usher, and they wi ll contact management. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer usher, please call the usher hotline at (3 13) 237-3253. LATE SEATING

Latecomers will be seated only during an appropriate pause in the program. Late

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SERVICES

Concessions sta nds are located on all levels. Please note that food and drinks are not allowed in the audit01ium at any time. Coat Check is located at the Guest Services desk, in the Vincent Lobby (Madison Street side). Cost is $2.00 per coat. Please note that the Detroit Opera House does not accept re sponsibility for any pe rsonal articles that are not checked at the coat

check. A Public Pay Phone is located near the third noo r ladies' restroom . Take the elevator to "3R" and turn to the left. This pay phone is wheelchair accessible. CONCEALED WEAPONS

Be advised that , for purposes of Michigan Compiled Laws, Section 2842500 )(1), this is an ente rtainment facility wh ich has a seat in g capaC it y of more than 2 ,500 individuals. It is therefore against the law to carry a concealed weapon on the premises. RENTAL INFORMATION

The Detroit O pera House is availabl e for rent by your organization . Please call (313) 961-3500, and ask to be directed to th e Special Events Department. TICKET INFORMATION

Th e De troit Opera House ticke t office hours are as follows : Non-performan ce weeks - Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pe rforman ce days -10 :0 0 a.m. throu g h th e first interm iss ion of the evening's pe rformance , except Saturdays and Sundays, when the ticket office wi ll open two hours prior to curta in tim e. Tickets for all public events at the Detroit Opera House are also avai lable through all Ticket Master outlets, by phone at (248) 645 -6666, or at www.TicketMaster.com. DETROIT OPERA HOUSE TOURS

Come join the Opera House Ambassaclors for a backstage tour of the Detroit Opera H o use. Learn about the histor y o f the Opera House and its restoration . Meet the people behind th e scenes, tour the stage and see how it operates. Tours are $ 10.00 per person. For more information, please ca ll (3 13) 237-3407 , or vis it www.MichiganOpera.org. IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS

EMERGENCIES . ( 3 1 3 ) 237-3257 Michigan Opera Theatre (313) 961-3500 General lnformaLion.(313) 96 1-3500 Lost and FOLlnd ... . (313) 961-3500 Ticket Office. . . (3 13) 237-S1NG (7464) Usher l-lotline ( 313) 237-3253 Theater Rental lnformation . ( 3 1 3 ) 961-3500 Detroit Opera House Fax .. (313) 237-3412 Press and Public .. ..(313) 237-3403 Relations Detroit Opera House Parking Center .......... (313) 965-4052 Website ..... ........ www.MichiganOpera.org

Detroit Opera House

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Every little piece plays a part in the greater whole - that's tl'ue for a masterpiece and for a community. In the spirit of partnership, everyone from arts organizations to individuals to corporate supporters, are working t ogether to. nurture the world-class quality of our theaters and concert halls . We're proud to be playing a part in this local tradition of excellence .

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CYRANO INSERT Covers Gaetan Laperriere Evelyn Pollock Benjamin Warschawski Daniel Okulitch Jason Budd Matthew Hayward Christopher Vaught Kathleen Segar Torrance Blaisdell Aaron Sanko Seth Carico

Cyrano Roxane Christian De Guiche Ligniere Le Bret Carbon/lnconnu La Duegne Ragueneau Cuigy/Capucin Brisaille

Banda Charles Roth Stephanie Shapiro Scott Stefanko AndrewWu Eugene Zen zen Supers Baker Kim Hurley Baker/Stagehand Carl Fontana Baker/Stagehand Ali Moiin David Piotrowski Baker/Stagehand Baker/Stagehand James Slowik Brian Koziara Nobleman Nobleman/Officer Joshua Clark Noblewoman Mindy Patrick Noblewoman Colleen Stano Nun Toby Haberman Emmanuelle Baker Nun Bill Kupsky Officer Meghan Czamomski Shepherdess Shepherdess Angela Byars Donna DiPonio Wife of Ragueneau Boy Child Arkadia Kozak Boy Child Ryan Hurley Mallory Patrick Girl Child Girl Child Emma Hintzen

Gregory Henson Myranda Jennings Raceine McDonald Shawnta McDougle Marquita Reese Sonya Reese Tecora Rogers Jessy Trudell Sewing Guild Erika Baer Barbara Beker Alice Brandon Betty Drapinski Barbara Eskin Nancy Frank Mary Alice Heaton Sarah Keith Cynthia Kispert Dorthy Kispert Sydney Kispert-Bostick Sharanne Miller Carolyn Moss Elizabeth Moss Louise Muszynski Margaret Prizer Barbara Riehl Robin Rogers-Reef Nancy Schafer Linda Sherr Judy Totman Pat Walny Hammell letter??

Wig and Make-up Crew Kinsha Bigham Tammy Graebert