ARTISTS

The ARTISTS

MICHAEL ADAMS Baritone, Fort Worth, TX Lescaut, Manon, Donald, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Manon, 2016 SPONSORS Marla Lacey and Steve Znerold Mezzo-Soprano, Lawrence, KS Julia Child, Bon Appétit! DMMO DEBUT Elektra, 2013 SPONSORS Daniel M. and Mary Kelly Baritone, Quakertown, PA de Brétigny, Manon DMMO DEBUT Manon, Galileo Galilei, 2016 SPONSORS Barbara and Michael Gartner in memory of Christopher Gartner

R. KEITH BRUMLEY Designer, Kansas City, MO Scenic Designer, Manon, Billy Budd, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT Die Fledermaus, 1989 SPONSORS Sarah and Sam O'Brien/O'Brien Family Foundation Designer, Dallas, TX Costume and Scenic Designer, Rusalka DMMO DEBUT The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2015 SPONSORS Ellen and Jim Hubbell ADAM CRINSON Designer, New York, NY Scenic Designer, Bon Appétit! DMMO DEBUT The Tragedy of Carmen, 2014 SPONSORS Joshua and Susie Kimelman

TIMOTHY J. BRUNO Bass, Toledo, OH Bosun, John Claggart (cover), Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Turandot, Billy Budd, 2017 SPONSORS

JOYCE CASTLE

JACOB A. CLIMER Phil and Judy Watson

RYAN CONNELLY Tenor, New Freedom, PA Squeak, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Apprentice Artist, 2015 SPONSOR

TROY COOK

Diane Morain

BRITTANY CRINSON Designer, Chicago, IL Make-Up/Hair Designer, Manon, Rusalka, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT The Tragedy of Carmen, 2014 SPONSOR Stanley Ransom

FEDERICO DE MICHELIS Bass-Baritone, Buenos Aires, Argentina Mr. Flint, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Billy Budd, 2017 SPONSORS Susan E. and Carl B. Voss Soprano, Plano, TX Rusalka, Rusalka DMMO DEBUT Regina, 2008 SPONSORS Nix and Virginia Lauridsen/ Lauridsen Family Foundation Bass-Baritone, Loveland, OH Dansker, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Billy Budd, 2017 SPONSORS Roger and Kay Berger

JOSEPH DENNIS Tenor, McKinney, TX Chevalier des Grieux, Manon DMMO DEBUT Jenůfa, 2015 SPONSORS Nancy and Bill Main DAVID GATELY Director, Seattle, WA Stage Director, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT Le Comte Ory, 2014 SPONSORS Carleton and Barbara Zacheis Director, Fort Thomas, KY The Irene Graether Chorus Master and Director of the Apprentice Artist Program Manon, Rusalka, Billy Budd, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT La Cenerentola, Ariadne auf Naxos, 2004

BRIAN FRUTIGER Tenor, Wichita, KS Guillot de Morfontaine, Manon DMMO DEBUT Manon, 2016 SPONSORS

SARA GARTLAND

THOMAS HAMMONS

Barbara and Fred Brown

JILL GROVE Mezzo-Soprano, Galveston, TX Ježibaba, Rusalka DMMO DEBUT Rusalka, 2018 SPONSOR Daniel J. and Ann L. Krumm

LISA HASSON Charitable Trust

BRANDON HENDRICKSON Baritone, Baton Rouge, LA 1st Mate, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Amahl and the Night Visitors, 2004 SPONSOR Doris Salsbury Endowment Fund

ROGER HONEYWELL Tenor, Ontario, Canada Edward Fairfax Vere, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Peter Grimes, 2012 SPONSOR Steve Marquardt

DENNIS JESSE Baritone, Baton Rouge, LA Mr. Redburn, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT La Traviata, 2001 SPONSORS John and Louise Grzybowski Designer, Oceanside, NY Costume Designer, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT Ariadne auf Naxos, 2004 SPONSOR Pat Brown in memory of Doug Brown

KRISTOPHER IRMITER Bass-Baritone, Clemson, SC Lieutenant Ratcliffe, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT The Girl of the Golden West, 2015 SPONSORS Jane and Steve Bahls/ Easter Family Foundation EVAN LEROY JOHNSON Tenor, Pine Island, MN Prince, Rusalka DMMO DEBUT Rusalka, 2018 SPONSORS Linda and Tom Koehn Designer, New York City, NY Costume Designer, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Dead Man Walking, Tragedy of Carmen, 2014 SPONSOR Cora Hayes in memory of Edward R. Hayes

ZACHARY JAMES Bass, Spring Hill, FL Vodník, Rusalka, John Claggart, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Billy Budd, 2017 SPONSORS

Drs. Bruce Hughes and Randall Hamilton

GRACE KAHL Soprano, Queens, NY Kitchen Boy, Rusalka DMMO DEBUT A Little Night Music, 2017 SPONSORS

HOWARD TSVI KAPLAN

JONATHAN KNIPSCHER Tom and Marsha Mann

STEVEN LABRIE Baritone, Dallas, TX Raimbaud, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT Le Comte Ory, 2014 SPONSOR Trudy Hurd

MARGARET LATTIMORE Mezzo-Soprano, Port Jefferson, NY Ragonde, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT Dead Man Walking, Le Comte Ory, 2014 SPONSORS Stanley and Mary Seidler/ The Seidler Foundation HEATHER LESIEUR Designer, Devine, TX Costume Designer, Bon Appétit! DMMO DEBUT María de Buenos Aires, 2017 SPONSOR Janice Walter Director, Portland, OR Stage Director, Manon, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT La Bohème, 2011 SPONSORS Adrienne McFarland and Joe Clamon, Cherie and Bob Shreck

STEPHANIE LAURICELLA Mezzo-Soprano, Wading River, NY Isolier, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT Le Comte Ory, 2014 SPONSOR Joan O'Harra Burke Pianist, East Lansing, MI Performance Pianist, Bon Appétit! DMMO DEBUT The Rake's Progress, Rigoletto, 2006 SPONSORS Dana Quick-Naig and Scott Naig DAVID NEELY Conductor, Washington, DC Conductor, Manon, Rusalka, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT The Crucible, Falstaff, 2003 SPONSORS Marshall and Judy Flapan

ISAAC MARTIN LERNER Dancer/Choreographer, New York City, NY Dancer/Choreographer, Rusalka DMMO DEBUT Orphée et Eurydice, 2016 SPONSOR

ELDEN LITTLE Jo Ghrist

SYDNEY MANCASOLA Soprano, Redding, CA Manon, Manon, Adèle, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT Le Comte Ory, 2014 SPONSORS

KRISTINE MCINTYRE

Harry Bookey and Pamela Bass-Bookey

SARAH NORTON Designer, Ann Arbor, MI Make-Up/Hair Designer, Bon Appétit! DMMO DEBUT Bon Appétit!, 2019 SPONSORS Emily and Jason Pontius, Ann and Brent Michelson

EMMETT O'HANLON Baritone, Manhasset, NY Novice's Friend, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Billy Budd, 2017 SPONSORS Mollie and Britt Baker JULIEN ROBBINS Bass-Baritone, Oberlin, OH Comte des Grieux, Manon DMMO DEBUT Manon, 2016 SPONSORS Janis and John Ruan III/The Ruan Foundation BARBARA SLETTO Founder and Artistic Director, Heartland Youth Choir, Naples, FL Children's Chorus Master, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Street Scene, 1999 SPONSORS Andrew and Dr. Katherine Hauser, M.D.

ABIGAIL PASCHKE Soprano, Armonk, NY Alice, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT Le Comte Ory, 2014 SPONSORS Paul J. Meginnis, II and Jo Sloan Tenor, Westcliffe, CO Novice, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT A Little Night Music, Billy Budd, 2017 SPONSOR Dr. Darren Jirsa TAYLOR STAYTON Tenor, Sidney, OH Comte Ory, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT Don Pasquale, 2011 SPONSORS Jim and Patty Cownie/ Cownie Charitable Foundation

CHAS RADER-SHIEBER Director, St. Louis, MO Stage Director, Rusalka DMMO DEBUT The Abduction from the Seraglio, 2015 SPONSORS

CHRISTIAN SANDERS Charlotte and Fred Hubbell

STEVEN SANDERS Tenor, Ninnekah, OK Red Whiskers, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT La Traviata, 2001 SPONSOR

Rusty Hubbell

BARRY STEELE Designer, Brooklyn, NY Lighting Designer, Manon, Le Comte Ory Lighting and Video Designer, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Lighting Designer, 2004 SPONSORS Stephen and Martha Stephenson

JESSE STOCK Baritone, Bennett, IA 2nd Mate, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Billy Budd, 2017 SPONSORS John and Peggy Wild Baritone, Pittsburgh, PA Billy Budd, Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT Peter Grimes, Romeo and Juliet, 2013 SPONSOR Frank R. Brownell III Designer, Kansas City, MO Lighting Designer, Rusalka, Bon Appétit! DMMO DEBUT The Tragedy of Carmen, 2014 SPONSORS Dennis and Betty Keeney

WAYNE TIGGES Bass-Baritone, Dubuque, IA Tutor, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT Dead Man Walking, Le Comte Ory, 2014 SPONSORS Kate and Tom Carey Tenor, Longview, TX Gamekeeper, Prince (cover), Rusalka DMMO DEBUT Rusalka, 2018 SPONSOR Margot Burnham Soprano, Watertown, SD Foreign Princess, Rusalka DMMO DEBUT Rusalka, 2018 SPONSORS Dr. Craig and Kimberly Shadur

NATHAN TROUP Director, Boston, MA Stage Director, Bon Appétit! DMMO DEBUT La Traviata, Le Comte Ory, 2014 SPONSORS William Dawe and Sheila Tipton,

CRAIG VERM

GREGORY WARREN Robert G. and Kay J. Riley Jr.

JOANNE WEAVER Designer, Kansas City, MO Make-Up/Hair Designer, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT Make-Up/Hair Designer, 1992 SPONSORS

NATE WHEATLEY

LAURA WILDE Melanie Porter and Wayne Halbur

DEAN WILLIAMSON Conductor, Chattanooga, TN Conductor, Le Comte Ory DMMO DEBUT Le Comte Ory, 2014 SPONSORS Roger Brooks and Sunnie Richer