PROGRAM: Mark Morris Dance Group: The Look of Love

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The 24/25 season features an eclectic mix of six worldclass companies, four of them accompanied by live music. Our dance season presents the widest possible spectrum of dance styles, including modern dance, classical ballet, and contemporary ballet.

Mark Morris Dance Group opens the fall season with The Look of Love, a loving tribute to one of pop music’s greatest songwriting teams, Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Mark Morris has been described as “indisputably the most musical” choreographer by The New York Times. Many in the audience will be familiar with Bacharach’s music, but his songs sound completely fresh in new arrangements by Ethan Iverson, sung and played live. Fourteen selections include “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” “Walk on By,” and “I Say a Little Prayer,” the latter recorded in the 1960s, first by Dionne Warwick and then by Aretha Franklin. This piece is bound to be loved by “Anyone Who Had a Heart.”

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, celebrating its 50th-anniversary season, presents an evening of great classical works, but with a comic twist. This all-male ensemble—also known as the Trocks—dances both the male and female roles, offering some seriously proficient pointe work in excerpts from classics such as Swan Lake. They pay homage to and parody well-known choreography by the likes of George Balanchine and Merce Cunningham. The Trocks perform an exaggerated, hilarious version of iconic ballerina Anna Pavlova’s most famous ballet solo, The Dying Swan. This signature piece is serious fun!

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MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP THE LOOK OF LOVE

SAT NOV 2, 7:30PM

PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK 6:30PM

SUN NOV 3, 2:30PM

PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK 1:30PM

No photography or video during the performance is allowed. Please silence all phones.

DURATION: 65 MINS – NO

These performances of The Look of Love are presented by

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MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP

Mica Bernas Karlie Budge Sarah Hillmon

Courtney Lopes

Griffin Massey** Claudia McDonald**

Dallas McMurray Alex Meeth*

Brandon Randolph Christina Sahaida Billy Smith

Joslin Vezeau Noah Vinson

MMDG MUSIC ENSEMBLE

Clinton Curtis Marcy Harriell

Ethan Iverson Nadje Noordhuis Blaire Reinhard

Vinnie Sperrazza Simón Willson

*Apprentice

**Understudy

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Mark Morris

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Nancy Umanoff

Official Tour Sponsor

Major support for the Mark Morris Dance Group is provided by members of the GRAND DUO CIRCLE with annual gifts of $12,000 or more. HERO $500,000+ Elizabeth Amy Liebman. LEADER $125,000-$249,999 The Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation, Fidelity Charitable Foundation, Judith R. and Alan H. Fishman, Howard Gilman Foundation, Vanguard Charitable. STAR COLLABORATOR $50,000-$124,999 Anonymous, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Dance/NYC’s New York City Dance Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program, made possible by The Mellon Foundation, The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Shelby and Frederick Gans, Mrs. Candace and Dr. Vincent Gaudiani, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, Sully Bonnelly and Robert Littman, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council, PARC Foundation, Antony Peattie, The Shubert Foundation. STAR SPONSOR $25,000-$49,999 Anonymous, Jody and John Arnhold, Eliot Nolen and Timothy Bradley, Bernice Greene, John and Tommye Ireland (in memoriam), Suzy Kellems Dominik, Mark Morris, The SHS Foundation. STAR SUPPORTER $12,000-$24,999 Anonymous, Billy Rose Foundation, Lucy Bowen McCauley, Con Edison, Susan DeLong, Neil Ericsson and Karen Florini, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, York-Chi and Stephen Harder, Impact Assets, Jewish Communal Fund, Amanda Gluibizzi and Christian Kleinbub, Leatherwood Foundation, Manson Family and Stanley J. Wertheimer Fund Donors, National Endowment for the Arts, Sarabeth Berman and Evan Osnos, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Schwab Charitable, Jolie Curtsinger Schwartz and Gabriel Schwartz, David Resnicow and Diane Solway, Nancy Umanoff, Mary Ann Casavant and Scott Wilson, June and Jeffrey Wolf.

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T H E LO O K O F LOV E

Music by Burt Bacharach

Lyrics by Hal David

Lyrics from “The Blob” by Mack David Arranged by Ethan Iverson

Choreography by Mark Morris

Costume and Production Design by Isaac Mizrahi

Lighting Design by Nicole Pearce

Alfie

What the World Needs Now

I’ll Never Fall in Love Again

Message to Michael Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

Do You Know the Way to San Jose Anyone Who Had a Heart Walk on By Don’t Make Me Over Are You There (With Another Girl) The Blob

Always Something There to Remind Me

The Look of Love I Say a Little Prayer

Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Marcy Harriell, lead vocals; Ethan Iverson, piano; Nadje Noordhuis, trumpet; Simón Willson, bass; Vinnie Sperrazza, drums; Clinton Curtis and Blaire Reinhard, background vocals

Mica Bernas, Karlie Budge, Sarah Hillmon, Courtney Lopes, Dallas McMurray, Alex Meeth, Brandon Randolph, Christina Sahaida, Billy Smith, Noah Vinson

The Look of Love is a production of the Mark Morris Dance Group; BAM; BroadStage, Santa Monica; Cal Performances, UC Berkeley; The Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University; Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth; and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in association with Arizona Arts Live, University of Arizona; Harriman-Jewell Series; The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Modlin Center for the Arts at University of Richmond; Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech; Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Center for the Arts; Tennessee Performing Arts Center; UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures; and Virginia Arts Festival.

This program will be performed without an intermission.

MARK MORRIS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Mark Morris was born on August 29, 1956, in Seattle, Washington, where he studied with Verla Flowers and Perry Brunson. In the early years of his career, he performed with the companies of Lar Lubovitch, Hannah Kahn, Laura Dean, Eliot Feld, and the Koleda Balkan Dance Ensemble. He formed the Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) in 1980 and has since created over 150 works for the company. From 1988 to 1991, he was Director of Dance at Brussels’ Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, the national opera house of Belgium.

In 1990, he founded the White Oak Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov. Much in demand as a ballet choreographer, Morris has created 22 ballets since 1986, and his work has been performed by companies worldwide, including San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet am Rhein, Dusseldorf, and the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Noted for his musicality, Morris has been described as “undeviating in his devotion to music” (The New Yorker).

He began conducting performances for MMDG in 2006 and has since conducted at Tanglewood Music Center, Lincoln Center, and BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music). He served as Music Director for the 2013 Ojai Music Festival. He also works extensively in opera, directing and choreographing productions for the Metropolitan Opera; New York City Opera; English National Opera; and The Royal Opera, Covent Garden; among others. He was named a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1991 and has received eleven honorary doctorates to date. He has taught at the University of Washington, Princeton University, and Tanglewood Music Center. A Doris Duke Artist, Morris is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, and has served as an Advisory Board Member for the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative.

He has received the Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society, the Benjamin Franklin Laureate Prize for Creativity, the International Society for the Performing Arts’ Distinguished Artist Award, Cal Performances Award of Distinction in the Performing Arts, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s Gift of Music Award, and the 2016 Doris Duke Artist Award. In 2015, Morris was inducted into the Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame at the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, New York. Morris opened the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York, in 2001 to provide a home for his company, subsidized rental space for local artists, community education programs for children and seniors, and a school offering dance classes to students of all ages and levels of experience with and without disabilities. Morris's memoir, Out Loud , co-written with Wesley Stace, was published in paperback by Penguin Press in October 2021.

The MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP was formed in 1980 and gave its first performance that year in New York City. The company’s touring schedule steadily expanded to include cities in the United States and around the world, and in 1986 it made its first national television program for the PBS series Dance in America . In 1988, MMDG was invited to become the national dance company of Belgium and spent three years in residence at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. The Dance Group returned to the United States in 1991 as one of the world’s leading dance companies. Based in Brooklyn, New York, MMDG maintains strong ties to presenters in several cities around the world, most notably to its West Coast home, Cal Performances in Berkeley, California, and its Midwest home, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In New York, the company has performed at New York City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival, regularly performs at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ Mostly Mozart and White Light Festivals, and collaborates yearly with BAM on performances and master classes. From the company’s many London seasons, it has received two Laurence Olivier Awards and a Critics’ Circle Dance Award for Best Foreign Dance Company. Reflecting Morris's commitment to live music, the Dance Group has featured live musicians in every performance since the formation of the MMDG Music Ensemble in 1996. MMDG regularly collaborates with renowned musicians, including cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Emanuel Ax, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, and jazz pianist Ethan Iverson, as well as leading orchestras and opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, English National Opera, and the London Symphony Orchestra. MMDG frequently works with distinguished artists and designers, including painters Robert Bordo and the late Howard Hodgkin, set designers Adrianne Lobel and Allen Moyer, costume designers Isaac Mizrahi and the late Martin Pakledinaz, and many others. MMDG’s film and television projects include Dido and Aeneas, The Hard Nut , Falling Down Stairs, two documentaries for the U.K.’s South Bank Show, and PBS's Live from Lincoln Center. In 2015, Morris's signature work L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato had its national television premiere on PBS’ Great Performances. While on tour the Dance Group partners with local cultural institutions and community organizations to present arts and humanities-based activities for people of all ages and abilities.

The MMDG MUSIC ENSEMBLE , formed in 1996, is integral to the Dance Group. “With the dancers come the musicians…and what a difference it makes” (Classical Voice of North Carolina). The Ensemble’s repertory ranges from 17th and 18th century works by John Wilson and Henry Purcell to more recent scores by Ethan Iverson, Lou Harrison, and Henry Cowell. The musicians also participate in the Dance Group’s educational and community programming at home and on tour. The Music Ensemble is led by Colin Fowler, who began to collaborate with MMDG in 2005 during the creation of Mozart Dances.

BURT BACHARACH | MUSIC

Burt Bacharach (1928-2023) was one of the world's most acclaimed, award-winning composer/songwriters. His music is as diverse as his audiences, spanning generations and continents, as he is celebrated both as a pop culture icon and one of the world’s greatest contemporary composers. Bacharach’s credits read like the world’s favorite radio stations’ playlist: “Alfie,” “Arthur’s Theme,” “Close To You,” “Do You Know The Way To San Jose,” “I Say A Little Prayer,” “I'll Never Fall In Love Again,” “This Guy’s In Love With You,” “Walk On By,” “What The World Needs Now Is Love,” and “Wishin' And Hopin’” are among just the 48 top ten hits and nine #1 songs. Bacharach and Hal David were the recipients of the 2012 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The prize is awarded to musicians whose lifetime contributions in the field of popular song exemplify the standard of excellence associated with the Gershwins. Bacharach and David received the Library’s Gershwin Medal in May 2012 at an all-star tribute in Washington, DC. Bacharach’s memoir, Anyone Who Had a Heart , was released in May 2013. For the first time in his long and astonishing career, Bacharach told his story of love, heartbreak, success, failure, and unbridled ambition in Anyone Who Had a Heart, which is named after one of many songs Bacharach and David wrote for Dionne Warwick. The memoir was published by HarperCollins. Bacharach composed his first film score in 16 years for John Asher’s autism-based drama film Po. The film was released in April 2016. Po tells the story of a recently widowed father struggling to raise his ten-year-old son who has autism. Bacharach and Daniel Tashian released two new songs called “Moon Over Wichita” and “Heartbreak Storms” via Big Yellow Dog Music in April 2022. The songs are a continuation of their Grammy nominated Blue Umbrella EP, released in 2020, and Blue Umbrella (The Complete Recordings), which was released in 2021 and featured four never-before-heard songs. Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers, featuring vocal performances from some of Broadway's most beloved co-stars, was released on November 26, 2021. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

HAL DAVID | LYRICS

Hal David (1921-2012) is known for his award-winning lyrics that have been featured in films, Broadway shows, and music charts throughout his career. Being honored through numerous Grammys, the NARM Presidential Award, and more, he is most known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach, whom he met in 1957. The two wrote their first hit, "The Story of My Life," and then continued to write iconic American pop songs throughout the 1960s and '70s. In 2012, David and Burt Bacharach received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. But the duo was not just known for the pop songs they created. They also wrote for movies, with four of their songs being nominated for Academy Awards: “What’s New, Pussycat?,” “Alfie,” “The Look of Love,” and “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.” “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” also won an Oscar in 1970. Lincoln College bestowed a Doctor of Music degree on David for his contribution to American music. In October of 2007, David received an Honorary Degree from the Five Towns College in Long Island, and, in addition, they named their new Music Library building The Hal David Music Library. David was a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and was the first non-British person to receive the Ivor Novello Award from the British Performing Rights Society.

ETHAN IVERSON | ARRANGER, PIANO

Pianist, composer, and writer Ethan Iverson first came to international prominence as a founding member of The Bad Plus, a game-changing collective with Reid Anderson and David King. The New York Times called TBP “Better than anyone at melding the sensibilities of post-60’s jazz and indie rock.” During his 17-year tenure, TBP performed in venues as diverse as the Village Vanguard, Carnegie Hall, and Bonnaroo; collaborated with Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell, and the Mark Morris Dance Group; and created a faithful arrangement of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and a radical reinvention of Ornette Coleman’s Science Fiction. Since leaving TBP, Iverson has kept busy. In 2017, he co-curated a major centennial celebration of Thelonious Monk at Duke University and premiered the evening-length Pepperland with the Mark Morris Dance Group. In 2018, he premiered an original piano concerto with the American Composers Orchestra and released a duo album of new compositions with Mark Turner on ECM. In 2019, he released Common Practice with Tom Harrell on ECM, standards tracked live at the Village Vanguard. In 2021, he released the big band work Bud Powell in the 21st Century and was featured on the March cover of DownBeat. In 2022, he released Every Note is True on Blue Note records, an album of original music with Larry Grenadier and Jack DeJohnette. Iverson has also been in the critically-acclaimed Billy Hart Quartet for well over a decade and occasionally performs with elder statesmen like Albert “Tootie” Heath or Ron Carter or collaborates with noted classical musicians like Miranda Cuckson and Mark Padmore. For almost 20 years, Iverson’s website Do the Math has been a repository of musician-to-musician interviews and analysis. Time Out New York selected Iverson as one of 25 essential New York jazz icons: “Perhaps NYC’s most thoughtful and passionate student of jazz tradition—the most admirable sort of artist-scholar.” Iverson has also published articles about music in The New Yorker, NPR, The Nation, and JazzTimes.

COLIN FOWLER | MUSIC DIRECTOR

Colin Fowler began his musical study at the age of five in Kansas City, went on to study at the Interlochen Arts Academy, and continued his education at The Juilliard School, where he received his Bachelor of Music in 2003 and his Master of Music in 2005. While at Juilliard, he studied piano with Abbey Simon, organ with Gerre Hancock and Paul Jacobs, harpsichord with Lionel Party, and conducting with James dePriest and Judith Clurman. A versatile musician and conductor, Fowler works in many areas of the music scene in New York City. He is a veteran conductor and keyboardist of many Broadway shows, including Jersey Boys, In the Heights, Wicked, and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. As a classical soloist and collaborative artist, he has performed and recorded with many world-renowned musicians and ensembles, including Deborah Voigt, Renée Fleming, The Knights, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has arranged and conducted for numerous TV and film productions, including Yellowstone and Greta Gerwig's Little Women. He began to collaborate with the Mark Morris Dance Group in 2005 and has performed over 60 pieces with the company on almost every keyboard instrument possible, including the harmonium and toy piano. He has conducted performances of Mozart Dances, Acis and Galatea, The Hard Nut, and L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, and helped edit and create over 15 videodances with Mark Morris during the pandemic. Hailed by The New York Times as “invaluable” and “central to Morris's music,” he was appointed Music Director in 2013.

MARCY HARRIELL | LEAD VOCALS

Marcy Harriell is a singer, actress, and designer. Music was as mandatory as air for the daughter of a truck-driving trumpeter and a gardening artist. In her childhood home, she delighted in drilling arias while jazz greats played in the background. Her ability to passionately embrace diverse vocal styles has made her a standout in New York theatre. Jumping lithely amongst opera, rock, jazz, and R&B, The New York Times recently hailed her as a vocalist who “demolishes the furious torch song” with a “rafter rattling intensity.” Broadway star turns include Tony Award-winning musicals In the Heights, Rent, and her nightly showstopping performance in Lennon , where the New York Post declared this “wildcat kitten” a “star in the making.” Throughout her career, she has had the honor to work with numerous industry legends: Stephen Sondheim, who guided her performance of Marta in Company at Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center; Athol Fugard, who directed her in the world premiere of his play Sorrows & Rejoicings; Jerome Robbins and Arthur Laurents, under whose masterful supervision Harriell deepened the role of Maria in West Side Story. "Superfriend" Lin-Manuel Miranda recruited her to record early demos for Disney’s Moana, tapping Harriell's emotional interpretations for the soundtrack. Enamored by another interpretation, Quentin Tarantino wrote the role of “Marcy” for her in his film Death Proof. On the small screen, Harriell has been a series regular on NBC's Ed; HBO's Nurse Jackie; CBS’s Queens Supreme; and has guest starred in numerous episodics, including Manifest, NCIS, Law & Order, and Search Party. When she’s not onstage, onscreen, or in-studio, Harriell takes a happy audience on a colorful ride alongside her husband Rob in the hit YouTube series @ thehandmadeharriells , creating couture garments for everyday life. In fact, she’ll be wearing one of her creations tonight. Instagram: @ marcyharriell Website: thehandmadeharriells.com

CLINTON CURTIS | BACKGROUND VOCALS

Clinton Curtis is a multi-genre singer, musician, and songwriter originally from Key West, Florida. As a choral singer he has worked with many of the world’s luminary conductors and orchestras, most recently including engagements with the New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, and San Francisco Symphony. March 2016 marked his operatic debut in Curlew River for the Mark Morris Dance Group. As a popular songwriter and frontman for The Clinton Curtis Band he has toured internationally as a cultural ambassador with the U.S Department of State. He has released five original studio albums available at music.clintoncurtis.com

BLAIRE REINHARD | BACKGROUND VOCALS

Blaire Reinhard is thrilled to be joining the MMDG Music Ensemble in The Look of Love. Her voice and original compositions have been featured in hundreds of TV shows, films, radio spots, and commercials, with credits including Feel the Beat, So You Think You Can Dance, The Friend, Inside Amy Schumer, Dance Moms, The Young and the Restless, One Life to Live, Lincoln Heights, The Voice, Silver Bells, High School Musical, The Namesake, Cow Belles, and The Merry Gentleman . She has also worked as music supervisor on series including Younger and Chappelle’s Show. For over a decade, she has managed and directed the Blaire Reinhard Band, performing as lead vocalist and keyboardist at events around the greater New York City area. Website: blaireband.com

NADJE NOORDHUIS | TRUMPET

With a trumpet sound possessing a "beyond-category beauty” (Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz), Australian-born trumpeter/composer Nadje Noordhuis’ deeply felt, clarion tone and evocative compositional gift meld classical rigor, jazz expression, and world music accents into a sound that is distinctively her own. From Sydney, Australia, and based in New York for twenty years, Noordhuis was a semi-finalist in the 2007 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition and the 2010 National Jazz Awards in Australia. She has played on two Grammy-winning recordings and six Grammy-nominated albums across a variety of musical genres. She tours with the Maria Schneider Orchestra, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, Anat Cohen Tentet, and leads her own ensembles. Noordhuis has four albums of original compositions on her Little Mystery Records label and two vinyl releases on Newvelle Records. Her 2015 contemplative album with pianist Luke Howard, Ten Sails, currently has over 17 million digital streams. She has been commissioned by brass bands, trumpet ensembles, big bands, string ensembles, and jazz artists internationally.

SIMÓN WILLSON | BASS

Simón Willson is a Chilean-born, New York City-based bassist, composer, and improviser. As an eclectic and in-demand sideman, he has toured with a host of different artists in Europe, the United States, Canada, and South America. His wide-ranging interest in different realms of jazz and improvised music has led him to work with a diverse pool of established artists such as Dave Douglas, Ethan Iverson, Steve Cardenas, George Garzone, Jason Palmer, Rodney Green, Michael Blake, Pablo Held, Jim Black, Tim Miller, and Frank Carlberg, among many others. He also plays in bands of contemporaries such as Kevin Sun, Max Light, and Jacob Shulman. In addition to his sideman work, he co-leads the bands Great on Paper, Family Plan, and Earprint. The latter won the “best debut album” category of the NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll in 2016, and Family Plan released their debut album in September 2021, due to receiving a generous grant from the Chilean government. Willson can be heard on over twenty-five records for labels such as Tzadik, Steeplechase, Newvelle, and Endectomorph, in addition to a number of self-releases.

VINNIE SPERRAZZA | DRUMS

Vinnie Sperrazza is a Brooklyn-based jazz drummer. He has made a mark on the New York jazz community with his swinging, enthusiastic playing and his commitment to original projects. He has released three full-length albums of his original compositions for Loyal Label and Positone Records. In 2023, he released a trio album with pianist Ethan Iverson and bassist Michael Formanek, and a new suite of music composed for a group with guitarist Brandon Seabrook and saxophonist Loren Stillman. Additionally, he has played on over 80 albums as a sideman. Notable recent touring has been with saxophonist and composer Ohad Talmor’s Subway Lines ; Stew and Heidi Rodewald in Stew and The Negro Problem ; the Mark Morris Dance Group’s Pepperland , composed and led by Ethan Iverson; the Michael Formanek Drome Trio, featuring new extended compositions by Michael Formanek; and the jazz collective Ember, featuring saxophonist Caleb Curtis and bassist Noah Garabedian. He is a member of the Hank Roberts Sextet and Hank Roberts Trio, and tours and records with the groups Landline, the Choir Invisible, Ember featuring Orrin Evans, Matt Bauder’s Hearing Things, Vinnie Sperrazza-Jacob Sacks-Masa Kamaguchi PLAY, and trioTrio meets Shelia Jordan.

ELISA CLARK | REHEARSAL DIRECTOR

Elisa Clark is an award-winning artist, educator, and administrator who trained at the Maryland Youth Ballet prior to receiving a B.F.A. from The Juilliard School under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy, with guidance from Carolyn Adams. She first performed with Mark Morris Dance Group in 2005, remained a full-time company member through 2011, and frequently returned as a guest performer, company teacher, and stager through 2024, when she was appointed Rehearsal Director. In addition to MMDG, she has been a featured company member with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, and Monica Bill Barnes & Co, a guest artist for Buglisi Dance Theater, and has performed with Nederlands Dans Theater and the Metropolitan Opera in works by Jiri Kylian and Crystal Pite respectively, amongst others. Elisa was also a founding member and company manager for Robert Battle’s Battleworks Dance Company and has served as Battle’s artistic assistant for over two decades. As an educator and mentor, she has been on faculty at the School at Jacob’s Pillow, Princeton University, University of the Arts, American Dance Festival, Move NYC, Steps on Broadway, Marymount Manhattan College, and at Bard College in partnership with Gibney Company, to name a few, and has taught company class for MMDG, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Ballet Hispanico, Gibney Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. She is currently on the ballet faculty at the Ailey School, Gibney, and the Mark Morris Dance Center. Elisa is a répétiteur for both Battle's and Morris's works, and is also a Princess Grace Award Winner and a Certified Life Coach.

MICA BERNAS | DANCER

Mica Bernas, originally from Manila, Philippines, received her training at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Dance School. She later joined Ballet Philippines as a member of the corps de ballet and rose up the ranks to Soloist. While at Ballet Philippines, she also studied at De La Salle University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in organizational communication in 2006. Upon graduating, she moved to New York and joined Carolyn Dorfman Dance. She was a guest artist with the Limón Dance Company and worked with Karole Armitage, Gallim Dance, Marta Renzi, and Connecticut Ballet. As an educator, she has taught all levels of dance, including afterschool programs, preprofessional, and master classes. She has taught at the Limón Institute and formerly ran the dance program at BIMA at Brandeis University. She joined MMDG as a company member in 2017.

KARLIE BUDGE | DANCER

Karlie Budge grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, training and performing with the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble. She attended Case Western Reserve University on a full scholarship from the department of dance, graduating magna cum laude with a B.A. in dance and a B.S. in statistics in 2016. Budge has performed with Graham 2, Merce Cunningham Trust, and in her own solo and duet choreography. Budge joined MMDG as an apprentice in September 2018 and became a company member in November 2019.

SARAH HILLMON | DANCER

Sarah Hillmon was born and raised in Rochester, New York. There she trained with Garth Fagan and Timothy M. Draper and was a member of the Rochester City Ballet. She graduated with a B.F.A. in dance from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she had the privilege of performing works by talented artists including Sidra Bell, Lucinda Childs, Gus Solomons Jr., and Charles Weidman. After college, she became a member of Lucinda Childs Dance Company, where she toured the world performing classic works. While in New York City, she has also had the honor to perform with artists such as Solange Knowles as well as a number of dance companies including Robert Mark Dance, Suzanne Beahrs Dance, BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance, DanceBoissiere, and the Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company. She joined MMDG as an apprentice in 2023 and became a company member in 2024.

COURTNEY LOPES | DANCER

Courtney Lopes is originally from Bermuda and attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts for her high school education. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.F.A. in dance from SUNY Purchase in 2012 and studied in Taiwan at the Taipei National University of the Arts. As a student, she performed works by Paul Taylor, Jessica Lang, Lar Lubovitch, and Huang Yi of Cloud Gate Dance Theater. In addition to performing with Dance Heginbotham for over nine years, she has worked as a freelance artist with Megan Williams, Sameena Mitta, Kathryn Alter, Sue Bernhard, and Robert Mark Burke. As an educator and répétiteur, she has worked with the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, Ballet Tech, 92Y Harkness Dance Center, Dance for PD®, and the José Limón Institute. She first performed with MMDG in 2018 and became a company member in 2023.

GRIFFIN MASSEY | DANCER

Griffin Massey was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After training in Oklahoma and Texas, he moved to New York City where he earned his B.F.A. in dance in 2023 from The Juilliard School under Alicia Graf Mack, Dean and Director of the Dance Division, and Mario Alberto Zambrano, Associate Director. While at Juilliard, he had the opportunity to perform works by Sonya Tayeh, Donald McKayle, Ohad Naharin, Aszure Barton, Spencer Theberge, Jermaine Spivey, and Hofesh Shechter. He has also studied at Springboard Danse Montréal under the direction of Alexandra Wells. He was an apprentice with MMDG from 2023 to 2024.

CLAUDIA M c DONALD | DANCER

Claudia Mcdonald holds a B.F.A. in dance from Fordham University/The Ailey School. She was a member of Jessica Lang Dance, both as dancer and rehearsal director. She has restaged Lang's work, including her choreography in Seattle Opera's production of Aida , and continues to assist her with projects. She has performed with the Mark Morris Dance Group in The Hard Nut , Romeo & Juliet: On Motifs of Shakespeare , and L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, as well as in Morris's production of Orfeo ed Euridice at the Metropolitan Opera.

DALLAS M c MURRAY | DANCER

Dallas McMurray, from El Cerrito, California, began dancing at age four, studying jazz, tap, and acrobatics with Katie Maltsberger and ballet with Yukiko Sakakura. He received a B.F.A. in dance from the California Institute of the Arts. McMurray performed with the Limón Dance Company and in works by Jiří Kylián, Alonzo King, Robert Moses, and Colin Connor. McMurray performed with MMDG as an apprentice in 2006 and became a company member in 2007.

ALEX MEETH | DANCER

Alex Meeth grew up in Dousman, Wisconsin, and began his dance training with Eddy Bray at the age of thirteen. After graduating from the Kettle Moraine School for Arts and Performance, he was accepted on scholarship to the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, where he graduated with a B.F.A. in contemporary dance performance (emphasis in choreography) in 2022. While at the Boston Conservatory, he performed works by Mark Morris, Catherine Coury, José Limón, Daniel Pelzig, and Bradley Shelver. Since 2019, he has additionally danced with the Boston Early Music Festival under the direction of Kathleen Fay and Melinda Sullivan. Meeth joined MMDG as an apprentice in 2024.

BRANDON RANDOLPH | DANCER

Brandon Randolph began his training with the School of Carolina Ballet Theater in Greenville, South Carolina, under the direction of Hernan Justo. At age 14, he was accepted into the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, where he studied with Stanislav Issaev and Bobby Barnett. Randolph received his B.F.A. in dance from Purchase College in 2012. There he had the opportunity to perform with Dance Heginbotham as well as repertory by Stephen Petronio, Lar Lubovitch, Paul Taylor, and George Balanchine. Randolph began working with MMDG in 2013 and became a company member in 2014.

CHRISTINA SAHAIDA | DANCER

Christina Sahaida grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and began her early dance training at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School. In 2012, she graduated with honors from Butler University, receiving a B.F.A. in dance performance. She has worked with Ballet Quad Cities, Texture Contemporary Ballet, and most recently the Big Muddy Dance Company in St. Louis, Missouri. Sahaida joined MMDG as an apprentice in 2017 and became a company member in 2019.

BILLY SMITH | DANCER

Billy Smith grew up in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and attended George Mason University under a full academic and dance talent scholarship. He graduated magna cum laude in 2007 and received achievement awards in performance, choreography, and academic endeavors. While at George Mason, he performed the works of Mark Morris, Paul Taylor, Lar Lubovitch, Doug Varone, Daniel Ezralow, Larry Keigwin, Susan Marshall, and Susan Shields. Smith’s own piece, 3-Way Stop, was selected to open the 2006 American College Dance Festival Gala at Ohio State University, and his original choreography for a production of Bye Bye Birdie garnered much critical praise. An actor as well, Smith’s regional theater credits include Tulsa in Gypsy, Mistoffelees in CATS , and Dream Curly in Oklahoma! Smith danced with Parsons Dance from 2007-2010. He joined MMDG as a company member in 2010.

JOSLIN VEZEAU | DANCER

Joslin Vezeau is from St. Louis, Missouri, where she trained at the Center of Creative Arts (COCA). She graduated magna cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. program in dance performance in 2018 and while there was awarded the Denise Jefferson Memorial Scholarship. During her senior year in college, she joined Peridance Contemporary Dance Company in New York and danced with that company for six seasons. When not dancing, she is a personal trainer and loves rock climbing, volunteering at Brooklyn farmers markets, and taking care of dogs. She joined MMDG as an apprentice in 2023 and became a company member in 2024.

NOAH VINSON | DANCER

Noah Vinson is originally from Springfield, Illinois, and received his B.A. in dance from Columbia College Chicago. He was named a Dance Magazine “Dancer on the Rise” in 2009 and assisted Mark Morris in the creation of The Letter V for Houston Ballet. He began dancing with MMDG in 2002 and became a company member in 2004.

ISAAC MIZRAHI COSTUME AND PRODUCTION DESIGN

Isaac Mizrahi has worked extensively in the entertainment industry as a performer, host, writer, designer, and producer for over 30 years. He has an annual residency at Café Carlyle in New York City and has performed at various venues across the country such as Joe’s Pub, The Regency Ballroom, and several City Winery locations nationwide. The New York Times noted, “he qualifies as a founding father of a genre that fuses performance art, music, and stand-up comedy.” He is the subject and co-creator of Unzipped , a documentary following the making of his fall 1994 collection which received an award at the Sundance Film Festival. He hosted his own television talk show The Isaac Mizrahi Show for seven years, has written three books, and has made countless appearances in movies and on television. He served as a judge on Project Runway: All-Stars for the series’ entire seven-season run. Mizrahi has directed productions of A Little Night Music and The Magic Flute for the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Annually, he directs and narrates his production of the children’s classic Peter and the Wolf at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Mizrahi has his own production company, Isaac Mizrahi Entertainment, under which he has several projects in development in television, theatre, and literature. His New York Times best-selling memoir, I.M., was published in February 2019.

NICOLE PEARCE | LIGHTING DESIGN

Nicole Pearce is a multidisciplinary artist living in Queens, New York. Her work has been seen across the United States, Cuba, England, Germany, Japan, Korea, Italy, New Zealand, and Russia. The New York Times has stated: “The glow of Nicole Pearce’s lighting on center stage creates a feeling of magic, as if the dancers are circling an unseen grail." Selected dance credits include work with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theater, Atlanta Ballet, Dance Heginbotham, Dance Theater of Harlem, Gallim, Houston Ballet, Hubbard Street, Joffrey Ballet, Malpaso, Mark Morris Dance Group, Nederlands Dance Theater, and New York City Ballet. Selected theater and opera credits includes work with Arena Stage, Arizona Opera, Hartford Stage, Long Wharf Theater, McCarter Theater, Minnesota Opera, The Play Company, The Playwrights Realm, Philadelphia Theater Company, Opera Montreal, and Pittsburgh Public Theater. Her installation of 1,000 paintings entitled Tiny Paintings for Big Hearts is open to doctors, nurses, staff, and patients of Elmhurst Hospital in Elmhurst, New York. Instagram: @nicolepearceart Website: nicolepearcedesign.com

c O sT um E + pro D ucTion DE s I g N

Mark Morris

Dance Group Staff

Artistic Director Mark Morris

Executive Director Nancy Umanoff

Production

Director of Technical Production

Johan Henckens

Lighting Supervisor Mike Faba

Audio Supervisor Carl Lund

Wardrobe Supervisor Amy Page

Artistic

Director of Artistic Engagement

Jen Rossi

Rehearsal Director Elisa Clark

Music Director Colin Fowler

Company Manager Julia Weber

Ballet Licensing Tina Fehlandt

Administrative Assistant

Allison Antoinette Bailey

Archivist Stephanie Neel

Administration

Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Fox

HR Business Partner Jessica Loyola

Accounting Manager Natalia Kurylak

Finance Associate Jillian Marzziotti

Development

Director of Development

Michelle Amador

Major Gifts Officer Lauren Grant

Database Administrator Rima Yamazaki

Marketing

Director of Marketing and Communications Laura Giannatempo

Marketing Manager, Creative Content

Shantel Prado

Marketing and Digital Engagement

Associate Savannah Cooper

Publicist Kimberly Giannelli

Dancer Social Media Liaison

Mica Bernas

Education and Community Engagement

Director of Education Bianca Golden

Community Engagement Manager and Faculty Liaison Calvin A. Rollins II

Adult Programs Manager Kyara Mahlen

School Manager Lily Khan

School Administrator Carol Alvarez

Program Assistants Vero Loga, Janée Murray-Wegman, Clara Isabel

Diaz Maldonado

Student Company Rehearsal Director

Billy Smith

Dance For PD® Program Director

David Leventhal

Dance For PD® Programs and Engagement Manager

Maria Portman Kelly

Dance For PD® Programs Assistant

Amy Bauman

Dance For PD® Programs Administrator

Randy Miles

Dance Center Operations

Director of Dance Center Operations

Elise Gaugert

Studio Manager Tiffany McCue-Frenzel

Events and Operations Manager

Henry Lombino

Rental Coordinator Emily Arden Jones

Facilities

Director of Facilities and Capital Projects

Mark Sacks

Team Lead Orlando Rivera

Maintenance Wilson Garcia, Darrell Jordan, James Luksa

Booking Representation Michael Mushalla (Double M Arts & Events)

Legal Counsel

Mark Selinger (Greenberg Traurig, Llp)

Accountant PKF O'Connor Davies

Orthopedist David S. Weiss, Md (NYU Langone Health)

Physical Therapist Harkness Center For Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Health

Jessica Lassiter, PT, DPT, ATC

Hilot Therapist Jeffrey Cohen

Board of Directors

Judith R. Fishman, Chair

David Resnicow, Vice-Chair

Mark Selinger, Vice-Chair

Isaac Mizrahi, Secretary

Sarabeth Berman

Mary Ann Casavant

Margaret Conklin

Jolie Curtsinger

Estela Díaz

Shelby Gans

Amanda Gluibizzi

York-Chi Harder

Suzy Kellems Dominik

Nicholas Ma

Timothy J. Mcclimon

Helen Meyer

Mark Morris

Onay Payne

Darryl Pinckney

Jocelynne Rainey, EdD

James Seely

Nancy Umanoff

Emeritus: Jane Stine

Thanks to Maxine Morris. Sincerest thanks to all the dancers for their dedication, commitment, and incalculable contribution to the work.

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The Mark Morris Dance Group's annual programs and Subsidized Rehearsal Space Program are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Additional support provided by Mark Morris Dance Group PARTNERS contributing $1,500-$11,999 annually.

LEADING PARTNER $6,000-$11,999 Anonymous (3), American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc., Wally and Roz Bernheimer, Beyer Blinder Belle, Terry Boyer, Jeffery and Tina Budge, Harold Clinton, Carol Ann Dyer, Google Matching Gift Program, Lynn and Brian Grant Family, Lori Raphael and J. Michael Hemmer, Macduff and Twyla Hughes, Marc and Melissa James, Jerome Robbins Foundation, Kenneth Aidekman Family Foundation, William W. Lockwood, Jr., Jill Horner and Yo-Yo Ma, Marta Heflin Foundation, Kristine Morris, Parkinson's Foundation, Onay Payne, Linda Johnson and Bruce Ratner, Sills Family Foundation, Grace and John Timberlake, Fanny van Kwawegen, Mark Horowitz and Dorrine Veca.

COLLABORATING PARTNER

$3,000-$5,999 Anonymous (2), Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund, Kate Weil and Stuart Bauchner, Bloomberg LP, Neal Brilliant, Carmie and Merv Budge, Hon. Steven Berk and Jennifer Chandler Hauge, Charney Companies, Mark Selinger and Iris Cohen, Caroline and Paul Cronson, Della Rosa Family Foundation, Catherine de Saint Aignan, John and Margaret Falk, Ann and Richard Feldman, Michael and Nancy Feller, Stephen M. Foster, Frank and Deenie Brosens Foundation, Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund, Sharon Gurwitz, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, Kate Bernheimer and Xia Hendricks, The Herman Liebmann Foundation, Penn and Diane Holsenbeck, Insperity, Deborah Karl, Kate and Tom Kush, Judy Lichterman, Medtronic, The New York Community Trust, Janet and David Offensend, PNC Bank, Princeton Area Community Foundation, Patrick Ravey, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Lisa Rinehart, Cindy Sherman, Paul Di Vito and John Silvia, Mary Waters, Zeitz Foundation.

SPONSORING PARTNER

$1,500-$2,999 Anonymous (9), Jane E. Aaron, Alexis Adler, Eve Auchincloss Lilley, Katherine and Gary Bartholomaus, Lane Heard and Margaret Bauer, Thérèse D. Bernbach, Frederick and Morley Bland, Stephanie Boye, Circles for Change, Carol Yorke and Gerard Conn, Jean and Wayne Cunningham, Belden and Pamela Daniels, Mary Darmstaetter, Jane Rush Davenport, Estela Díaz, John and Linda Donovan, Jean Fuller Farrington, Carolyn George, Elisa B. and Kenneth Glazer, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Elizabeth Lovett Grover, Thomas Shapiro and Madeleine Grynsztejn, Frances Ingebritson, Jewish Community Foundation, Mary Neal Jones, Lucille Kurian, Nancy Langsan, Fred and Jean Leventhal, Laurence and Jane Levine, Adrianne Lobel, Manulife, Gretchen Wold and Thomas Martin, Diane L. Max, Suzanne Berman and Timothy J. McClimon, Jennifer Melby, Judith Scofield Miller and David Miller, Ben Munisteri, Claire Munzenrider, National Philanthropic Trust, Emanuel Ax and Yoko Nozaki, Steve Offutt, Jill and Geoffrey Parker, David Pomerantz, Drs. Jocelynne and Perry Rainey, Cecilia Paul and Harry Reinert, The Fein/Remnick/Litman Family, MaryKathryn and Richard Roelofs, Jeffrey and Kim Brown Seely, James and Colleen Seely, Katy Homans and Patterson Sims, David Stang, Susan K. Freedman & Rabbi Richard Jacobs Family Fund, Emmanuel Torrijos and Jing Shang Tan, Jennifer Thienes Dixon, Charlie and Judy Tobey, Bob Turner and Paula Togawa, Kirsti Aho and Dale Underwood, Jay and Elaine Unkeless, Joan Waricha, Franklin Stone and David Wenk, Leslie Ziff, and the more than 1,500 supporters not listed here whose support has been crucial to our operations. This performance was made possible with funding, in part, from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

LEGACY GIVING Individuals who name the Mark Morris Dance Group in estate plans through bequests, gift annuities, charitable trusts, and beneficiary designations ensure a strong future for our organization. MMDG gratefully acknowledges recent bequests and living legacy commitments from Anonymous (6), Joan Acocella, James and Sheila Foley, Sandy Hill, Patrick Leader, Gregg Rockefeller, Jane Levy Troy, J.D. Bruce Wilson.

If you are new to legacy planning, please explore our free tool at freewill.com/mmdg or if you have already planned for MMDG in your will, please let us know so we can welcome you to our Legacy Society. Contact Michelle Amador, Director of Development at michelle @mmdg.org. We would be honored to recognize your generosity in future programs.

GIFTS IN HONOR Amy Jo Bauman, Anna Rodriquez, Anthony Lee, Bub Dub, Carol Krasnow, Charlie and Judy Tobey, Chris Savastio, Cristobal Williams, Dana Kotler, Darryl Pinckney, David B. Leventhal, David Iverson and his family, Dido Mirck, Edith Tinnes, Elise Gaugert, Gunilla Norris, Jane Levine, Judith and Alan Fishman, Judith T. Dean, Julia Weber, Kitt Barnes Martone, Lana KellyFitzgerald, Lauren Grant, Lloyd Mast, Maria Portman Kelly, Mark Horowitz, Mark Morris, Michael Andrew Fox, Michael J. Fox, Misty Owens, Nancy Holland, Nancy Umanoff, Nicole Pearce, Past and Present Members of the Dance Group, Patricia Beilman, Ruth Manson, Sam Black, Sarabeth Berman, Saskia Vroom, Steven Berk, Susan Craver, Tara Sherman.

GIFTS IN MEMORY Adele Hensley, Adolph Fuerst, Carlos Lemme, Christine Austria, Daniel McGuiness, David Drennen, Edward Solomon, Edward William Gretton, Ellen Offner, Gazan Children, Helen Waricha, Janet Sherman, Jim Young, Joan Acocella, John and Tommye Ireland, Judith Rosenblatt, K Robert Reaster, Kathleen Howard, Kevin Wynn, Kitt Barnes Martone, Laurence Levine, Lawton Johnson, Lloyd Mast, Louis Olenick, Mark Horowitz, Marshall Marcovitz, Mary Evangeline Munzenrider,

Maureen Zaniel, Melanie Kaye/ Kantrowitz, Michael Sheniak, Mira Popovich, Nancy Giles Snyder, Nathaniel Lee, Pauline Pon, Raymond W. Blank, Jr., Regina Welt, Richard Daubendiek, Rita Schwartz and Martin Miller, Stan Reedy, Stanley Bushkoff, Stanley Wertheimer, Steve Grimaldi, Stuart Hodes, Thomas G Evans, Tommy Vigorita, Walter M Kozlowski, Warren Brunetti, Zoltan David Farkas and John O. Miller.

IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS

The Celeste Group, Darryl Pinckney and James Fenton, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Lori Raphael and J. Michael Hemmer, Mark Horowitz, M.D., Howard Gilman Foundation, Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc.

The Mark Morris Dance Group is a member of the Cultural Solidarity Fund, Dance/USA, the Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance, and Museum Arts and Culture Access Consortium. Discalced Inc. (dba Mark Morris Dance Group) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and relies on cash contributions, gifts from donor advised funds, stocks, IRA rollovers, bequests, memberships, and contributions for its annual programs . To learn more and donate, visit mmdg.org/support.

“Alfie”—From the Paramount Pictures Film Alfie. Music by Burt Bacharach. Lyrics by Hal David. Published by Famous Music, LLC, Sony/ATV Harmony.

“What the World Needs Now”, “Are You There (With Another Girl)”, “Do You Know the Way to San Jose”, “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again”, “Don’t Make Me Over”, “Always Something There to Remind Me”, “Anyone Who Had a Heart”, “Walk on By”, “Message to Martha”, “I Say a Little Prayer”— Written by Burt F. Bacharach and Hal David. Published by New Hidden Valley Music (ASCAP) and BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP) obo itself and Songs of Fujimusic (ASCAP).

“The Look of Love”—From the feature film Casino Royale . Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Published by Colgems-EMI Music Inc.

“The Blob”—From the Paramount Pictures film The Blob. Written by Burt Bacharach and Mack David. Published by Famous Music, LLC, Sony/ATV Harmony, Jobe Music, Brad Reinis Music and Debbie Grillo Music. By arrangement with Soroka Music Ltd.

“Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head”— Written by Burt F. Bacharach and Hal David. Published by New Hidden Valley Music (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP) obo itself and Songs of Fujimusic (ASCAP), and Warner Chappell Music, INC.

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The Look of Love ©2022 Discalced, Inc.

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$10,000,000+

The William Davidson Foundation

Ford Motor Company Fund

The State of Michigan

$5,000,000+

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

General Motors

The Kresge Foundation

Stellantis

$2,000,000+

Mr.* & Mrs. Douglas Allison

Mr. Lee & Mrs. Floy Barthel

Marvin, Betty & Joanne Danto Dance Endowment and Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Herman Frankel

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Lear Corporation

Linda Dresner & Ed Levy Jr.

Masco Corporation

McGregor Fund

The Skillman Foundation

R. Jamison & Karen Williams

$1,000,000+

AT&T

Bank of America

Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Foundation

Mr.* & Mrs. John A. Boll Sr.

Compuware Corporation

Estate of Robert & RoseAnn Comstock

DTE Energy Foundation

The Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation

Mrs. Margo Cohen Feinberg & Mr. Robert Feinberg

Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation

Mrs. Barbara Frankel* and Mr. Ronald Michalak

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Frankel*

General Motors Corporation

Hudson-Webber Foundation

JPMorgan Chase

Paul Lavins

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes

Dr. & Mrs. Sam B. Williams*

Matilda R. Wilson Fund

Every effort has been made to accurately reflect donor names and gift levels. Should you find an error or omission, please contact Angela Nelson-Heesch at anelsonheesch@detroitopera.org or 313.237.3438

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* Deceased

Contributors to Detroit Opera

Detroit Opera gratefully acknowledges these generous corporate, foundation, government, and individual donors whose contributions to Detroit Opera were made between July 1, 2023, and August 31, 2024. The generosity of our donors is vital to sustaining Detroit Opera’s position as a valued cultural resource.

Foundations, Corporate & Government Support

$1,000,000+

William Davidson Foundation

State of Michigan

$500,000-$999,999

John S. and James L.

Knight Foundation

$250,000-$499,999

The Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation

Ford Foundation

Gilbert Family Foundation

The Mellon Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation

Individual Support

$100,000-$249,999

Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation

Ford Philanthropy

General Motors

$50,000-$99,999

Hudson Webber Foundation

Milner Hotels Foundation

$25,000-$49,999

Applebaum Family Foundation

Kresge Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

Matilda R. Wilson Fund

$10,000-$24,999

Detroit Children’s Choir

Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation

DTE Energy Foundation

Geoinge Foundation

Masco Corporation

MGM Grand Detroit

OPERA America

Penske Corporation

Ralph L. and Winifred E. Polk Foundation

Louis and Nellie Sieg Fund

Ida and Conrad H. Smith Endowment for MOT

The Mary Thompson Foundation

The Williams Family Fund

Burton A. Zipser and Sandra D. Zipser Foundation

$5,000-$9,999

C&N Foundation

James & Lynelle Holden Fund Honigman LLP

The National Circle

Donald R. and Esther Simon Foundation

Somerset Collection

Charitable Foundation

Strum Allesee Family Foundation

The Samuel L. Westerman Foundation

$1,000-$4,999

Joyce Cohn Young Artist Fund

Marjorie And Maxwell Jospey Foundation

Josephine Kleiner Foundation

Elmira L. Rhein Family Foundation

Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik Foundation

Rugiero Promise Foundation

Introduced in 2024, members of the National Circle are Detroit Opera’s leading supporters in this pivotal moment, playing an essential role in bringing the transformative power of opera to audiences in our city and across the country. Through their annual support of $25,000 or more, these donors have an unwavering belief in our art form’s ability to affect meaningful change.

$100,000+

Ethan & Gretchen Davidson

Leslie Lazzerin*

Linda Dresner & Ed Levy Jr.

Ms. Vivien McDonald*

David & Christine Provost

Gary Wasserman & Charles Kashner

$50,000-$99,999

Richard Alonzo

Ruth Rattner

Mr. David W Schmidt

Mr. Cyril Moscow

$25,000-$49,999

Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya

Elaine Fontana*

Susanne McMillan

James & Ann Nicholson

Matthew & Mona Simoncini

Mrs. Phyllis Funk Snow*

The DiChiera Society

Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes

Jesse & Yesenia Venegas

Ms. Barbara A. Walkowski

R. Jamison & Karen Williams

DiChiera Society members honor the legacy and vision of our company’s founder, David DiChiera, while bolstering our future as one of the most significant and innovative opera and dance organizations in the country under the leadership of the Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director, Yuval Sharon, with an emphasis on community engagement, accessibility, and artistic risk-taking.

$10,000-$24,999

Mr. Joseph A. Bartush

Gene Bowen

Richard & Joanne Brodie

Wayne Brown & Brenda Kee

Enrico & Kathleen DiGirolamo

Ms. Nina S. Drolias

Carl & Mary Ann Fontana

Ms. Nancy B. Henk

Patty Isacson Sabee & David Sabee

Mary Kramer

Denise Lewis

Jack Martin & Bettye Arrington-Martin

Ms. Mary C. Mazure

Ali Moiin & William Kupsky

Donald & Antoinette Morelock

William & Wendy Powers

Waltraud Prechter

Dr. & Mrs. Samir M. Ragheb

Irvin & Pamela Reid

Michael Wellman

$5,000-$9,999

Ms. Christine Ammer

Dr. Harold Mitchell Arrington

Ms. Mary Barton Letts

Richard & Susan Bingham

Nicole A. Boelstler

Ms. Violet Dalla Vecchia

Maria & David Duey

Marianne Endicott

Fern Espino & Tom Short

Paul & Mary Sue Ewing

Michael Fisher

Ms. Laurie R. Frankel

Bharat & Lynn Gandhi

Ralph & Erica Gerson

Allan Gilmour & Eric Jirgens

Toby Haberman

William Hulsker & Aris Urbanes

John & Arlene Lewis

Stephan & Marian Loginsky

Robert & Terri Lutz

Don Manvel

Ronald Michalak

Ms. Evelyn Micheletti

Phillip Minch

Mary Moll

Robert & Susan Morris

George & Jo Nyman

Prof. Sara A. Pozzi, Ph.D

Ms. Stephanie M. Prechter

Ms. Pam E. Rodgers

Evan & Kelsey Ross

Janice Ross

Ankur Rungta & Mayssoun Bydon

Mary Schlaff & Sanford Koltonow

Terry Shea & Seigo Nakao

Frank & Susan Sonye

Ms. Mary Anne Stella

Mr. Peter C. Stern

Dr. Lorna Thomas, MD

Barbara Van Dusen

Mr. Lewis Wagner

Ned & Joan Winkelman

Ellen Hill Zeringue

$2,500-$4,999

Nina Abrams

Thomas & Gretchen Anderson

D. L. Anthony

Gregory & Mary Barkley

Douglas & Sandra Bitonti Stewart

Paul & Lee Blizman

Bob & Rosemary Brasie

Ronald & Mildred Burkman

Dr. Lynne Carter

Albert & Janette Cassar

Dr. Mary Carol Conroy

Maurice & Carolyn Cunniffe

Walter & Lillian Dean

Carolyn Demps & Guy Simons

Cristina DiChiera &

Neal Walsh

Ms. Lisa Maria DiChiera

Ms. Mary Jane Doerr

Marla Donovan

Ms. Judith Ellis

Marjory Epstein

Raina Ernstoff & Sanford Hansell

Michael & Sally Feder

Yvonne Friday & Stephen Black

Clifford & Zoe Furgison

Glendon Gardner

Robert & Christine Hage

Mrs. Beverly Hall Burns

Ms. Carole Hardy

Barbara Heller

Doreen Hermelin

Roberto Kalb & Mane Galoyan

Barbara & Michael Kratchman

Max Lepler & Rex Dotson

Arthur & Nancy Liebler

Amy McCombs

Mary McGough

Friends of Detroit Opera

Van Momon & Pamela L. Berry

Xavier & Maeva Mosquet

Brian Murphy & Toni

Sanchez-Murphy

Geoffrey Nathan

Peter & Barbara Nickles

Sally Orley

Mr. Jonathan F. Orser

Brock & Katherine Plumb

The Estate of Magdalena Predeteanu

Ted & Carrie Pryor

Leon & Debbe Saperstein

Rosalind Sell

Mark & Lois Shaevsky

Laura Sias*

Susan Sills

Michael & Stacey Simmons

Susan A. Smith

Dr. Gregory E. Stephens

C. Thomas & Bernie Toppin

Jeff & Amy Voigt

Stanley Waldon

Bret & Susanna Williams

Every gift helps to ensure that opera and dance thrive in our community, and that we share the indescribable experience we feel when the curtain rises. Friends of Detroit Opera are among our most loyal and crucial supporters and receive exclusive benefits with annual gifts of $500 or more.

$1,000-$2,499

Nell Duke & David Ammer

Ms. Geraldine Atkinson

Peggyann & Ramon Berguer

Mr. Stanislaw Bialoglowski

Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Bleznak

Constance Bodurow

Marsha Bruhn

Patricia Cosgrove

Tonino & Sarah Corsetti

James & Elizabeth Ciroli

Dr. Shauna Ryder Diggs

Alex Erdeljan

Burke & Carol Fossee

Joseph Fontana & Nada Jurisich-Fontana

Carol Gagliardi & David Flesher

Mr. Thomas M. Gervasi

Stuart Grigg

Mr. Lawrence Glowczewski

Mr. Nathaniel Good

Mary Ellen Hoy & Jim Keller

Marc Keshishian & Susanna Szelestey

Richard & Involut Jessup

Gregory Knas

William & Jean Kroger

Jeff & Joanne Kukes

Mr. Loreto A. Manzo

Patrick & Patricia McKeever

Eugene & Lois Miller

Craig & Shari Morgan

Ms. Maryanne Mott

Harold Munson & Libby Berger

Allan & Joy Nachman

George & Nancy Nicholson

Joshua & Rachel Opperer

Coleen Pellerito

Mark & Kyle Peterson

Mr. Shane Pliska

Michael & Charlene Prysak

Rip & Gail Rapson

Ms. Alice Rea

Kingsley & Lurline Sears

Alvin & Harriet Saperstein

Gabriel & Martha Stahl

Dr. Andrew James Stocking

Ann Steglich

Manuel Tancer & Claire Stroker

Andrew J. Sturgess

John Lovegren & Daniel Isenschmid

John & Susan Zaretti

Katina Zaninovich

Torben Winther & Linda Hall

$750-$999

Frank & Jenny Brzenk

Ms. Vera C. Magee

John & Marie McElroy

Walter & Elizabeth Newgeon

Barbara Roden

Michael Schon

Joseph & Rosalie Vicari

Dennis & Jennifer Varian

$500-$749

Dr. Antonia Abbey

Mr. David A. Agius

Robert & Catherine Anthony

Ms. Allison Bach

Eugene & Roselyn Blanchard

Barbra Bloch

Ms. Terry P. Book

Anne Missavage & Robert Borcherding

Gretchen Thams & James Bowman

Amy & Tyler Bouque

Grethen Thams & James Bowman

Dr. Cynthia Browne, MD

Marceline Bright

Jonathan Cohn & Daniela Wittmann

Leonard Dimsa & Nicholas Tapl

Mr. John R. DiLodovico

Daniel & Susan Drucker

Mr. M. Brennan Farrell

Todd Gordon & Susan Feder

Daniel H. Ferrier

Sue Force

Erin & John Gianopoulos

John Gierak & Dona Tracey

Joseph & Lois Gilmore

Gil Glassberg & Sandra Seligman

Mr. Robert Theodore Goldman

Larry Gray

John & Kristan Hale

Mr. Gary M. Hawkins

Paul & Nancy Hillegonds

Elizabeth Hoger & Lisa Swem

Jane Iacobelli

Ms. Jill Johnson

Kimberly Johnson

Shawn Rieschl Johnson & Christian Kirby

Mr. Dennis Johnston

Geraldine & Jacqueline Keller

Ms. Lee Khachaturian

Justin & Joanne Klimko

Mr. Alex Koprivica

Ms. Cynthia Kratchman

Mary Jane Kupsky

Albert Kurt

Lori Maher

Mr. Russell Moore

Natasha Moulton-Levy

Ms. Nancy K. Murray

Ronald Northrup

Ms. Monica E. Parrish

Bertram & Elaine Pitt

Concetta Ross*

Julie Finn & Bradley Rowens

Drs. Adam & Rebecca Rubin

Marjorie Sandy

Michael Schon

Maj. Carl R. Smith

Dr. Geneva Tatem

John M. Toth

Gifts in Tribute

Suart & Barbara Trager

Rennard & Daphne Tucker

Ms. Janet Beth Weir

Ian D. Wiesner

Rita Winters

Janice Zeltzer

We extend a heartfelt thank you to the families, friends, colleagues, businesses, and groups who generously made gifts to Detroit Opera in honor of or in memory of the special peoples in their lives, whose names are listed bold below.

IN HONOR OF

Abbie E Wisusik

Michelle Tornopilsky

Allan & Joy Nachman

Eliot & Elizabeth Bank

Andrew Berg

Anne & Robert Berg

Ann Katz

Ruth Rattner

Bill & Ali Moiin

William & Elizabeth S. Kupsky

Brenda Kee

Ruth Rattner

Carl & Mary Ann Fontana

Mrs. Nina Dodge Abrams

Thomas E. Barron

Michael J. Bartoy

Andre Boulanger

Barbara E. Camph

Wilson Curle

Pamela Fontana

Cynthia Gitt

Peter Gude

Patty Isacson Sabee

Theresa Johnson

Ms. Mary Kramer

William Kupsky

Allen A. Lewis

Holton Shipman

Sarah Siwek

Teresa Taranta

Sara Valenti

Robert Wittenberg

Ellen Jacobowitz

Ann Conrad

Sandra A. Jacobowitz

Gary Wasserman

Rodger & Loree Wasserman

Harriet Berg

Mr. Richard D. Cavaler

John Estell

Katina Zaninovich

Lisa DiChiera

Ruth Rattner

Lois Shaevsky

Everett & Margery Jassy

Mary Kramer

Amy McCombs

Mark & Lois Shaevsky

Sandy Duncan

Wayne Brown & Brenda Kee

Shunbin Xu

Ali Moiin & William Kupsky

Dr. Willaim Kupsky

Mary Jane Kupsky

IN MEMORY OF

Florence, David, & Joyce Schon

Michael Schon

Anne Strciker

Torben Winther & Linda Hall

Aphrodite Roumell

Allan & Joy Nachman

Armando Delicato

Jacqueline Shuster

Barbara & Michael Kratchman

Jeff & Joanne Kukes

Barbara Frankel

Wayne Brown & Brenda Kee

Beate M. Vreeken

Karen & Matthew Cullen

Cameron "Sandy" Duncan

Ethan & Gretchen Davidson

Gary Wasserman & Charles Kashner

Devon Hoover

Dr. Cynthia Browne, MD

Patricia Cosgrove

Stephan & Marian Loginsky

Donald Epstein

Marjory Epstein

Elaine Fontana

Bryan Pukoff

George & Eleanor Bodurow

Constance Bodurow

Heather Gehring

Shawn Rieschl Johnson & Christian Kirby

Dr. Charles B. Smith

Dr. Peggie J. Hollingsworth

Enrico & Olga Petrini

Miss Alma M. Petrini

Joseph Katulic

Stuart Grigg

Karen Hodgson

Stephan & Marian Loginsky

Dawn Minch

Stephan & Marian Loginsky

Harry Cook

Ms. Susan Chevalier

Pauline Fucinari

Mr. Anthony Delsener

Alphonse S. Lucarelli

Waltraud Prechter

John P. McMullin

Alexander Ford

Tori Murphy

Margaret Winters

Elizabeth Porter

Nancy Rade

Paula Lisa Cole

Pauline Virginia Fucinari

Martha Chamorro

Dr. David Fucinari

Carole Ireland

Phyllis Snow

Lisa Gross

Carole Heinrich

Kathleen Kennedy

Sarisa Zoghlin

Kevin Dennis & Jeremy Zeltzer

Vreevious

Bradley & Rachel Benigni

Every effort has been made to accurately reflect donor and honoree and memorial names for gifts received between July 1, 2023, and August 31, 2024. Should you find an error or omission, please contact Angela Nelson-Heesch at anelsonheesch@detroitopera.org or 313.237.3438

Capital Campaign for the Detroit Opera House

The Detroit Opera Board of Directors began the first phase of fundraising for the Detroit Opera House capital improvements in January 2020. This multiphase capital campaign grew from recommendations identified in the facilities master plan completed by Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. Scheduled facility improvements and upgrades will shape the patron experience at the opera house for years to come. We extend heartfelt thanks to the following donors who made contributions that enabled capital improvements to begin.

LEADERSHIP GIFTS

Ethan & Gretchen Davidson

William Davidson Foundation

National Endowment for the Humanities

Matthew & Mona Simoncini

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS

Naomi André

Michael Azar

Nancy Azizi

Lee & Floy Barthel

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Gene P. Bowen

Elizabeth Brooks

Mr. Elliott Broom

Wayne S. Brown & Brenda Kee

Mrs. Judith Christian

James & Elizabeth Ciroli

Hon. Avern Cohn* & Ms. Lois Pincus

John & Doreen Cole

Mr. Adam Crysler & Dr. Oxana Crysler

Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden

Ms. Julia Donovan Darlow & Hon. John C. O'Meara

Kevin Dennis & Jeremy Zeltzer

Shauna Ryder Diggs, MD

Enrico & Kathleen Digirolamo

David & Carol Domina

Mr. Cameron B. Duncan*

Ms. Wendy L Ecker

Mr. Michael Einheuser

Marianne T. Endicott

Alex & Lil Erdeljan Foundation

Fern Espino & Tom Short

Carl & Mary Ann Fontana

Mrs. Barbara Frankel* & Mr. Ronald Michalak

Mr. & Mrs. Herman Frankel

Samuel* & Toby Haberman

John & Kristan Hale

Dr. Devon Hoover*

Eleanor & Alan Israel

Robert Jesurum & Christine Petrucci

The Karen & Drew Peslar Foundation

Ms. Velda Kelly

Mary Kramer

Michael & Barbara Kratchman

Denise Lewis

Alphonse S. Lucarelli*

Don Manvel

Marvin, Betty & Joanne Danto Family Foundation

McGregor Fund

Benjamin Meeker & Meredith Korneffel, MD

Ali Moiin & William Kupsky

Donald & Antoinette Morelock

Allan & Joy Nachman Philanthropic Fund

James & Ann Nicholson

Peter Oleksiak

Ms. Linda Orlans

Penske Corporation

Mr. Shane Pliska

Prof. Sara A. Pozzi, Ph.D.

Waltraud Prechter

Paul & Amy Ragheb

Mrs. Ruth F. Rattner

Ankur Rungta & Mayssoun Bydon

Terry Shea & Seigo Nakao

The Skillman Foundation

Mr. Richard Slama

SOLO World Partners LLC

Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes

The State of Michigan

Lorna Thomas, MD

Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Toppin

Jesse & Yesenia Venegas

R. Jamison & Karen Williams

Ellen Hill Zeringue

Listing reflects gifts and pledges as of August 31, 2024, in alphabetical order.

Avanti Society Members Setting the Stage for Tomorrow

Found in many Italian opera texts, the word avanti means “ahead” or “forward,” and the Avanti Society— Detroit Opera’s planned gift recognition program—is a group of thoughtful donors whose generosity is defined by foresight. By including Detroit Opera in their estate plans, members are leaving lasting gifts which will bring the transformative power of opera and dance to audiences in our community and around the country, well beyond our own lifetimes.

Those listed below have chosen to include Detroit Opera in their estate plans to secure the future of American Opera unfolding in Detroit. Thank you, Avanti Society Members!

Douglas* & Sarah Allison

Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya§

Mr. & Mrs. Agustin Arbulu§

Mr.* & Mrs. Chester Arnold§

Dr. Leora Bar-Levav

Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel

Mr. & Mrs. Brett Batterson§

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bowlby

Mrs. Doreen Bull

Mr.* & Mrs. Roy E. Calcagno§

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E.Carson

Dr.* & Mrs. Victor J. Cervenak

Father Paul F. Chateau

Mary Christner

Mr. Gary L. Ciampa

Hon. Avern Cohn* & Ms. Lois Pincus

Prof. Kenneth Collinson

Douglas & Minka Cornelsen

Dr. Robert A. Cornette§#

Mr. Thomas J. Delaney

Walter & Adel Dissett

Ms. Mary J. Doerr#

Mrs. Helen Ophelia Dove-Jones

Marianne T. Endicott§#

Mr. Wayne C. Everly

David & Jennifer Fischer

Mr. & Mrs. Herb Fisher§

Derek & Pamela Francis

Mrs. Barbara Frankel* & Mr. Ronald Michalak§#

Mr. & Mrs. Herman Frankel§#

Dr. & Mrs. Byron P. Georgeson§

Albert & Barbara Glover

Robert Green

Mr. Ernest Gutierrez

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hagopian

Mr. Lawrence W. Hall§

Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Halperin§

Ms. Heather Hamilton

Charlene Handleman

Preston & Mary Happel

Mr. Kenneth E. Hart§

Mr. & Mrs. Eugene L. Hartwig§

Dr. & Mrs. Gerhardt A. Hein

Fay & Allen Herman

Derek & Karen* Hodgson

Andrew & Carol Howell

Dr. Cindy Hung§

Eleanor & Alan Israel

Ms. Kristin Jaramillo§

Mr. Donald Jensen§

Mr. John Jickling

Mr. Patrick J.* & Mrs.

Stephanie Germack Kerzic

Josephine Kessler

Edward & Barbara Klarman

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein#

Mr. & Mrs. Erwin H. Klopfer§#

Myron & Joyce LaBan

Paul Lavins

Mr. Max Lepler & Mr. Rex Dotson

Linda Dresner & Ed Levy Jr.

Mr. Hannan Lis

Florence LoPatin

Mr. Stephen H. Lord

Ms. Denise Lutz

Laura & Mitchell Malicki

Ms. Jane McKee§

Bruce Miller

Drs. Orlando & Dorothy Miller§

Ms. Monica Moffat & Mr. Pat McGuire

Drs. Stephen & Barbara Munk

Mr. Jonathan F. Orser

Ms. Julie A. Owens

Mr. Dale J. Pangonis§

Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Parkhill

Mr. Richard M. Raisin§

Mrs. Ruth F. Rattner§#

Ms. Deborah Remer

Dr. Joshua Rest

Mr. & Mrs. James Rigby§

Mr. Bryan L. Rives

Ms. Patricia Rodzik§

David & Beverly Rorabacher

Dulcie Rosenfeld

Professor Alvin & Mrs. Harriet Saperstein

Ms. Susan Schooner§

Mark & Sally Schwartz

Arlene Shaler§

Ms. Ellen Sharp

Ms. Edna J Pak Shin

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Siebert

Mrs. Loretta Skewes

Ms. Anne Sullivan Smith

Mr.* & Mrs. Richard Starkweather§#+

Ms. Mary Anne Stella

Mr. Stanford C. Stoddard

Mr. Ronald F. Switzer§ & Jim McClure

Lillie Tabor

Peter & Ellen Thurber

Alice* & Paul Tomboulian

Jonathan & Salome E. Walton

Susan Weidinger

Mr. Andrew Wise

Larry* & Mary Lou Zangerle

We express profound thanks to these Avanti Society members whose planned gifts to Detroit Opera have been realized.

Robert G. Abgarian Trust

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Allesee#

Serena Ailes Stevens

Mr. & Mrs. J. Addison Bartush§#

Mr. & Mrs. Mandell Berman

Margaret & Douglas Borden

Charles M. Broh

Milena T. Brown

The Gladys L. Caldroney Trust

Charlotte Bush Failing Trust

Mary C. Caggegi

Allen B. Christman

Miss Halla F. Claffey

Ms. Virginia M. Clementi

Robert C. & RoseAnn B. Comstock

Mary Rita Cuddohy

Marjorie E. DeVlieg

Nancy Dewar

James P. Diamond

Dr. David DiChiera

Mrs. Karen V. DiChiera

Dr. & Mrs. Charles H. Duncan§

Mr. Wayne C. Everly

Dr. Evelyn J. Fisher

Mrs. Anne E. Ford

Ms. Pamela R. Francis§

Mrs. Rema Frankel

Barbara Lucking Freedman

The Edward P. Frohlich Trust

The Priscilla A.B. Goodell Trust

Freda K. Goodman Trust

Priscilla R. Greenberg, Ph.D.§#

Maliha Hamady

Patricia Hobar

Mary Adelaide Hester Trust

Ms. Nancy B. Henk

Gordon V. Hoialmen Trust

Carl J. Huss

Mr. John Jesser

H. Barbara Johnston

Maxwell & Marjorie Jospey

Mrs. Josephine Kleiner

Misses Phyllis & Selma Korn§*

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Krolikowski§

Mr. Philip Leon

Dores & Wade McCree

Lucie B. Meininger

Helen M. Miller

Ella M. Montroy

Ronald K. Morrison

Ruth Mott

Elizabeth M. Pecsenye

Clarice Odgers Percox Trust

Thomas G. Porter

Mitchell Romanowski

Ms. Joanne B. Rooney

Concetta Ross

Mr. & Mrs. Giles L. & Beverly Ross

Ms. Merle H. Scheibner

Drs. Heinz & Alice

Platt Schwarz§

Ms. Laura Sias

Mrs. Marge Slezak

Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow§

Edward L. Stahl

Mary Ellen Tappan

Charitable Remainder Trust

Dr. Mildred Ponder Stennis

Margaret D. Thurber

Mr. & Mrs. George & Inge Vincent§#

Herman W. Weinreich

J. Ernest Wilde Trust

Mrs. Ruth Wilkins

Helen B. Wittenberg

Mr. & Mrs. Walter & Elizabeth Work§

Joseph J. Zafarana

Mr. & Mrs. George M. Zeltzer§

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§ Founding Members

# Touch the Future donors

* Deceased

Membership in the Avanti Society is open to all who wish to declare their intention for a planned gift to Detroit Opera. Call Juliano Bitonti Stewart to learn more, 313.965.4271.

Orchestra

Detroit Federation of Musicians, Local #5, of the American Federation of Musicians

VIOLIN I

Daniel Stachyra Interim Concertmaster

Yuri Popowycz Acting Asst. Concertmaster

Emelyn Bashour Second Principal

Emily Barkakati

Anna Bittar-Weller

Molly Hughes

Bryan Johnston

Henrik Karapetyan

Velda Kelly

Beth Kirton

Jenny Wan

Andrew Wu

VIOLA

John Madison Principal

Jacqueline Hanson

Scott Stefanko

CELLO

Ivana Biliskov Principal

Benjamin Maxwell

Andrea Yun

BASS

Derek Weller Principal

Clark Suttle

HARP

Open Position Principal

FLUTE

Open Position Principal

Open Position Second

OBOE

Eli Stefanacci Principal

Open Position Second

CLARINET

Roi Karni Principal

J. William King

BASSOON

Daniel Fendrick Principal

Greg Quick

HORN

Colin Bianchi Principal

Carrie Banfield-Taplin

TRUMPET

David Ammer Principal

Mark Davis

TROMBONE

Open Position Principal

Dustin Nguyen

TIMPANI

Eric Stoss Principal

PERCUSSION

John Dorsey Principal

Administration & Staff

LEADERSHIP

Patty Isacson Sabee, President & CEO

Yuval Sharon, Gary L.Wasserman Artistic Director

Roberto Kalb, Music Director

Andrew Berg, Chief Development Officer

Daniel T. Brinker, General Manager, Detroit Opera House & Parking Center

Shawn Rieschl Johnson, Chief Programming & Production Officer

Jon Teeuwissen, Artistic Advisor for Dance

Samantha Teter, Chief Marketing Officer

Ataul Usman, Senior Director of Human Resources

ADMINISTRATION

William Austin, Executive Assistant

Christy Gray, Office Administrator

ALLESEE DANCE & OPERA RESOURCE LIBRARY

Timothy Lentz, Archivist & Director, Allesee Dance & Opera Resource Library

Catherine Nicolia-Staples, Archivist, Allesee Dance & Opera Resource Library

Bryce Rudder, Senior Librarian, Allesee Dance & Opera Resource Library

ARTISTIC DEPARTMENT

Nathalie Doucet, Head of Music & Director of Detroit Opera Resident Artist Program

Jessie Neilson, Program Coordinator, Resident Artist Program

Melany Janer, Administrative Assistant

DANCE

Kim Smith, Dance Administrator

DETROIT OPERA YOUTH CHORUS

Suzanne Mallare Acton, Director

Twannette Nash, Chorus Administrator

Jane Arvidson Panikkar, Preparatory Chorus Conductor

Rebecca O-G Eaddy, Principal Chorus Conductor

Maria Cimarelli, Preparatory Chorus Accompanist

Joseph Jackson, Principal Chorus Accompanist

DEVELOPMENT

Juliano Bitonti Stewart, Director of Development

Chelsea S. Kotula, Director of Institutional Giving

Angela Nelson-Heesch, Director, Data Analytics & Operations

Katrina Fasulo, Associate Director, Individual Giving

Valentino Peacock, Manager of Data & Operations

EDUCATION

Branden Hood, Director of Education

Alaina Brown, Program Coordinator: Education & Community Programs

Mark Vondrak, Associate Director/Tour Manager

FACILITIES

Vanessa Boyd, Facilities Manager

Dennis Wells, Facilities Manager

Kevie Crumb, Facilities & Event Technician

FINANCE

Kimberley Burgess, Accountant

Rita Winters, Accountant

HUMAN RESOURCES

Josh Kozakowski, Human Resources Coordinator

MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS

Anna Herscher, Lead Graphic Designer

Jennifer Melick, Communications & Media Relations Manager

Deirdre Michael, Website Administrator

Prynsess Partridge, Digital & Promotions Coordinator

Austin Richey, Digital Media Manager & Storyteller

Arthur White, Director of Community & Audience Engagement

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

Suzanne Mallare Acton, Assistant Music Director/Chorus Master

Molly Hughes, Orchestra Personnel Manager

Jean Posekany, Orchestra Librarian

PRODUCTION

Elizabeth Anderson, Production Coordinator/Artistic Administrator

Kathleen Bennett, Production Finance Administrator

Jeff Beyersdorf, Technical Director

Monika Essen, Property Master

Suzanne Hanna, Costume Director

Kaila Madison, Technical Assistant

Brodrick Whittley, Assistant Technical Director

COSTUMES

Suzanne Hanna, Costume Director

Carol Taylor, Designer’s Assistant

Michaela Tanskley, Wardrobe Supervisor

Patricia Sova, First Hand

Mary Ellen Shuffett, Fitting Assistant

Maureen Abele, Dylan McBride, Paul Moran, Rachel Parrott, Lupe Vazquez, Stitchers

WIGS & MAKEUP

Erika Broderdorf, Local Crew Coordinator

Elizabeth Geck, Kristine Clifton-Higgins, Kaitlyn Denzler, Stephanie Jenkins, Mallory Maxton, Theo Place, Makhia

Staton, Denitra Townsend Gregory, Dayna Winalis, Wig & Makeup Crew

Carol Taylor, Swing

STAGE CREW

John Kinsora, Head Carpenter

Frederick Graham, Head Electrician

Gary Gilmore, Production Electrician

Pat McGee, Head Propertyman

Chris Baker, Head of Sound

Pat Tobin, Head Flyman

Dee Dorsey, Surtitle Operator

Mary Ellen Shuffett, Head of Wardrobe

IATSE Local #38 Stage Crew

IATSE Local #786 Wardrobe

SAFETY AND SECURITY

Rock Monroe, Director of Safety & Security

Lieutenant Lorraine Monroe

Sergeant Demetrius Newbold

Officer Gary Cabean

Officer A.M. Hightower

Officer Sullivan Horton

Officer Terrence Hunter

TICKETING & BOX OFFICE

Amy Brown, Director of Ticketing Operations

Stephanie Stoiko, Assistant Box Office Manager

Evan Carr, System Administrator

Emily Lange, Box Office Associate

Chris Simpson, Box Office Associate

Ellen Smith, Group Sales Associate

VENUE OPERATIONS

Alexis Means, Director of Operations & Patron Experiences

Holly Clement, Senior Manager of Events & Rentals

Jennifer George-Consiglio, Manager of Venue Operations

Michael Hauser, Curator of History & Architecture

Kathie Booth, Volunteer Coordinator

USHERS

Max Aghili, Christine Berryman, Ellen Bishop, Kathie Booth, Lori Burkhardt, Randall Davis, Erin G-Doakes, Suzanne Erbes, Pamela Fergusson, Jo-Ann Hale, Sue Hargrave, Myrna Mazure, Ennis Mcgee, Steven McReynolds, Heddie O’Connor, Bill Ried, Kimberly Ried, Edna Rubin, Ida Vance, Sheryl Weinan-Yee

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

Please observe the lighted exit signs located throughout the theater. In the event of an emergency, remain calm and walk, do not run, to the nearest exit. Ushers and security personnel are trained to assist. An emergency medical technician (EMT) is on-site during most events. Contact an usher or staff member if you need medical assistance.

GUEST SERVICES:

Vincent Lobby and Broadway Lounge

There are a variety of amenities for your comfort and use located in both guest services locations. Wheelchairs, booster seats*, earplugs, assisted listening devices, feminine hygiene products, basic first aid items, and more are complimentary and available for your convenience. Coat check is also available. The Vincent Lobby is located on the Madison Street side of the building and the Broadway Lounge is located on the Broadway Street side of the building.

*Limited quantity

PHOTOGRAPHY, RECORDING, AND CELL PHONE USE

Photography and/or recording during any performance is strictly prohibited. Photographs taken in the lobby areas, before or after a performance, and during intermission are welcome. As a courtesy to all guests, please turn off all electronic devices and refrain from use during the performance.

RESTROOMS

Women’s restrooms are located off the Ford Lobby (Broadway Street entrance) and down the stairs, and on third floor (Madison Street entrance). Men’s restrooms are located under the Grand Staircase and on the third floor (Broadway Street side). There are two sets of elevators or stairs available to access all third-floor restrooms. All third-floor restrooms are wheelchair accessible (women’s restroom, press 3R in the elevator). There are single-use unisex wheelchair accessible restrooms on the first floor of the Broadway Street side of the building and the Madison Street side of the building. There is also a wheelchair accessible women’s restroom on the Broadway Street side of the building.

NO SMOKING

The Detroit Opera House is a non-smoking facility. This includes e-cigarettes, vapes, and other “smokeless” products.

USHERS

Ushers are stationed throughout the building to assist patrons as needed. Please direct questions, concerns, and feedback to them during your visit. Enjoy volunteering? Please go to guest services or the Detroit Opera website, detroitopera.org/volunteers, for information on becoming a volunteer.

LOST AND FOUND

During the performance, lost and found is located in guest services. Unclaimed items are logged and taken to the Safety and Security office after each performance. To inquire about a misplaced or lost item, please call 313.961.3500. Items left over 30 days will be discarded or donated.

RECORDING IN PROGRESS

Entry and presence on the event premises constitute your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded, and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with Detroit Opera and its initiatives. By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event.