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Dear Friends, I can’t express to you how happy I am to welcome you to the Atlanta Opera 2014-2015 season, my first planned season as General & Artistic Director.

Atlanta has embraced my wife, Susanna, and me and offered us a warm, genuine welcome to the wonderful city that we now call home.

We are proud to bring you this season, with a selection that includes familiar, well-loved operas reimagined in new productions, featuring great performances by exciting stars of the opera world. It is a special treat for me to bring you the Southeastern premiere of a modern American opera by one of the most prominent living composers of our time – Jake Heggie.

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I think of opera performance as a daily miracle: orchestra, chorus, designers, singers, backstage crew, and hundreds of other people working tirelessly to coordinate efforts and create a moving experience that will stir an audience. I can’t think of any art form that has a stronger impact on the soul. It can be pure magic.

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MadaMa Butterfly crediTS MUSic Giacomo Puccini liBreTTo Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica firST perforMance Teatro alla Scala, Milan, February 17, 1904 condUcTor Arthur Fagen prodUcTion direcTor Tomer Zvulun SeT & proJecTion deSiGner Erhard Rom aSSociaTe proJecTion deSiGner Greg Emetaz liGHTinG deSiGner Robert Wierzel oriGinal coSTUMe deSiGn Jonathan Knipscher & Lauren Gaston coSTUMe coordinaTor Joanna Schmink WiG & MaKeUp deSiGner Richard Jarvie cHorUS MaSTer Walter Huff enGliSH capTionS Jonathan Dean CAST (in order of vocal appearance) Goro Jason Ferrante

YaKUSide William Green

B.f. pinKerTon Adam Diegel

iMperial coMMiSSioner Alan Higgs

SHarpleSS Corey McKern

reGiSTrar Jonathan L.B. Spuhler

SUZUKi Nina Yoshida Nelsen

THe BonZe Kyle Albertson

cio-cio San Dina Kuznetsova

prince YaMadori Joseph Lattanzi

coUSin Carrie Anne Wilson

SorroW Angelica Hale

MoTHer Mary Brooke Quarles

KaTe pinKerTon Ashley Curling

aUnT Sally Rose Bates MUSical preparaTion Rogelio Riojas aSSociaTe STaGe direcTor/cHoreoGrapHer Sara Erde aSSiSTanT cHorUS MaSTer Rolando Salazar STaGe ManaGer Becki Smith aSSiSTanT STaGe ManaGerS Greg Boyle & Taylor Ruge aSSiSTanT liGHTinG deSiGner Amith Chandrashaker This production of Madama Butterfly is a co-production of Castleton Festival and The Atlanta Opera.

English Captions for Madama Butterfly owned by Seattle Opera Š2012.

Additional costumes provided by Festival of International Opera of the Americas.

Performed in Italian with English Captions.

Approximate running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission

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The Atlanta Opera's 1996 production of Madama Butterfly with Paula Delligatti as Cio-Cio San at the Fox Theatre. photo: Charles Rafshoon

MadaMa Butterfly GiACOMO PUCCiNi ACT i At the turn of the century, on the outskirts of the harbor town of Nagasaki, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton inspects the house that he has leased and is soon to occupy with his Japanese bride, Cio-Cio San, known as Madama Butterfly.

Goro, the marriage broker, has arranged both the match and the house with a 999-year contract that can be canceled at a month’s notice. Presently, Sharpless, the United States Consul arrives, and Pinkerton shares with him his carefree philosophy of a sailor and the beautiful Japanese girl who has captivated him. Sharpless tries to persuade him that there is danger in this convenient arrangement; the girl may not regard her vows so lightly. The Lieutenant laughs at such apprehension and proposes a toast to America and the American girl who will someday be his “real” wife.

The hour for the wedding ceremony approaches. Butterfly, accompanied by 12

her friends, arrives joyously singing of her wedding. She tells Pinkerton that since the death of her father she has had to earn her living as a geisha. Her relatives noisily bustle in, commenting on the bridegroom.

In a quiet moment, Cio-Cio San shows Pinkerton her few earthly treasures and tells him that she has secretly renounced her traditional faith in favor of Christianity.

The Imperial Commissioner performs the brief ceremony, and the guests toast the couple when, suddenly Cio-Cio San’s uncle, the Bonze, bursts in shouting. A Buddhist priest, he curses her for renouncing her ancestors’ religion. The relatives instantly turn on the young bride. When Pinkerton angrily orders all the guests away, Butterfly is left weeping. Pinkerton consoles her with tender words, and as night falls, the lovers share a moonlit duet.

ACT ii Three years later, with a gaze fixed upon the horizon, Cio-Cio San patiently awaits

SynopSiS her husband’s return. Beside her, Suzuki prays to an image of Buddha, imploring the gods for aid. The money Pinkerton left is now almost gone. Butterfly bids her maid to have faith. One day, Pinkerton’s ship will appear in the harbor and he will again embrace his beloved wife.

Soon Sharpless enters with a letter from the Lieutenant and tries several times unsuccessfully to explain the reason for his visit. The letter tells of Pinkerton’s marriage to an American girl. But before he can break the news to Butterfly, Goro interrupts, bringing with him a noble suitor, the wealthy Prince Yamadori.

Cio-Cio San greets the prince with dignity but firmly refuses his offer of marriage, insisting that her American husband has not deserted her. Sharpless again attempts to read the letter and gently advises the girl to accept the prince. He asks her what she would do if Pinkerton never returned.

Cio-Cio San proudly carries forth her young son, “Sorrow.” As soon as Pinkerton knows of his son, she insists, he will

return to them, and that day, “Joy” will become the child’s name. If her husband does not come back, she says she would rather die than return to her former life.

Utterly defeated, but moved by Butterfly’s devotion, Sharpless quickly exits.

A cannon roars from the harbor. Seizing a spyglass, Butterfly discovers that Pinkerton’s ship, the Abraham Lincoln, is coming into port. Deliriously happy, she orders Suzuki to help her strew the house with blossoms. As evening falls, Cio-Cio San dons her wedding gown and with her maid and her son, she prepares to keep vigil throughout the long night.

ACT iii The pale light of dawn finds Suzuki and the baby asleep. Butterfly still stands watching and waiting. Suzuki awakens with the sunshine and insists that CioCio San rest. Humming a lullaby, the young mother carries her boy to another room. Before long, Sharpless, Pinkerton The Atlanta Opera's 2004 production of Madama Butterfly performed at the Atlanta Civic Center. photo: Tim Wilkerson

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SynopSiS and Kate, his new wife, approach the house. Suzuki almost at once realizes who the strange woman is. Overcome with despair, she reluctantly agrees to aid in breaking the news to her mistress.

Pinkerton, now surrounded by evidence of his fragile Butterfly’s unwavering faith and devotion, bids an anguished farewell to the scene of his former happiness.

He then rushes away leaving the consul to arrange things as best he can. CioCio San hurries in expecting to find her husband, and instead finds Kate.

She instantly guesses the truth and with touching dignity, Butterfly wishes “the real American wife” happiness. She asks Kate to tell Pinkerton that he may have his son if he will return for him in half an hour. Kate sadly departs with Sharpless.

Butterfly orders Suzuki and the child away. She pulls from its sheath the dagger with which her father committed suicide. She reads aloud its inscription, “To die with honor when one no longer can live with honor.” As she raises the blade to her throat, Suzuki pushes the boy into the room. Cio-Cio San drops the knife and embraces her child, passionately imploring him to look well upon his mother’s face. After finally sending him off to play, she takes her father’s dagger and stabs herself. As Butterfly dies, Pinkerton’s voice is heard crying out her name.

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In Memoriam

Maestro Lorin Maazel 1930-2014

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MadaMa Butterfly: MeTAMorphoSiS One of the most beloved operas in the repertory began as a short story by John Luther Long, titled Madame Butterfly: A Tragedy of Japan (1898). A lawyer and occasional writer, Long based his story on the recollections of his sister who had been a missionary in Japan.

The story attracted the attention of the well-known impresario and playwright David Belasco, whose staging of the play was performed in London in 1900. It was here that Puccini saw the performance, and although he did not speak a word of English he was riveted by the story. He rushed to bring it to life on the operatic stage, once again enlisting his librettists Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Puccini, Illica, and Giacosa had already had tremendous successes with La bohème (1896) and Tosca (1900) and were perhaps unprepared when the initial performances of Madama Butterfly at La Scala in 1904 16

were not well received. They were mortified by its failure – one of the great fiascos in operatic history. However, Puccini’s deep love for the opera prompted him to continue to revise the work. Four months later, performances in Brescia received a vastly different reception. Madama Butterfly continued to be refined over the next few years: Puccini’s fifth and last revision was made in 1907; this is the version most opera houses perform to this day.

Even 110 years after its premiere, Madama Butterfly continues to be one of the most frequently performed operas around the world. Its enduring stature has much to do with the blending of Puccini’s music and Illica and Giacosa’s text. The visceral impact of the music fuses with the drama and poetry of the story in a way that leaves us breathless as we watch events unfold, hoping against hope that this time it might have a different ending.

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But Butterfly’s story is not an abstract tragedy that happens to a stranger in an exotic land. Although on the surface the story is about a clash of cultures, what is truly revealed is the rise and fall of a typical Italian heroine. Nobody does this better than Puccini, and the music and text reveal something much more universal. Butterfly’s story resonates for anyone who has ever felt the excitement of infatuation, the longing for a distant loved one, the sting of familial disapproval, the ache of rejection, the deep bond of motherhood and the resolve to make impossible choices. We love when Butterfly loves, we rejoice when she rejoices, and we cry when her patience is rewarded with pain.

of the emotions and the complicated interpersonal interactions involved.

It steers away from visual clichés in an attempt to honor the universality of experience in the storytelling. The character of Butterfly must go through her own metamorphosis over the course of the evening, and this production provides our great singing actors a wonderful canvas for the transformation.

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ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: The FLYinG DuTchman 2009 General & Artistic Director of The Atlanta Opera, Tomer Zvulun is also one of opera’s most exciting young stage directors, earning consistent praise for his creative vision, often described as cinematic and fresh. His work has been presented in prestigious opera houses around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, the opera companies of Seattle, Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Cincinnati, Buenos Aires, and Wolf Trap, and at leading educational institutions such as The Juilliard School, Indiana University, Boston University, and IVAI in Tel Aviv. In 2013 he directed a critically acclaimed new production of La bohème for Seattle Opera, Don Giovanni for Cincinnati Opera, and a new Lucrezia Borgia in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He then returned to the Metropolitan Opera to direct Carmen and to Wolf Trap Opera for a new Falstaff. In 2014 he directed a new co-production of Rigoletto, which premiered at Boston Lyric Opera and will be remounted in Omaha and Atlanta. In summer 2014, Zvulun created a new Madama Butterfly for Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Festival, a production that will open the season in his home company of Atlanta.

In the 2014-2015 season he will make his European debut with a new production of Silent Night for the Wexford Festival in Ireland and will return to Seattle Opera for a new production of Semele. For the Atlanta Opera, Zvulun directed three productions before his appointment as General & Artistic Director: Der fliegende Holländer, The Magic Flute, and Lucia di Lammermoor. For the Metropolitan Opera, Zvulun directed revivals of Tosca and Carmen and worked on a number of new productions during his seven years on the directing staff.

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MeeT The CAST ArThur FAgen CONDUCTOR

ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: La TraviaTa 2005

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Arthur Fagen, Atlanta Opera’s Music Director, is a regular guest of the world’s leading opera houses, concert halls, and music festivals, including, most notably the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Staatsoper Berlin, Bavarian State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Vienna State Opera. In North America he has been a frequent guest of the New York City Opera, Florentine Opera, Portland Opera, Edmonton Opera, Chautauqua, and New Orleans Opera, among others. In the coming season Mr. Fagen conducts at the Teatro del Bicentenario in Mexico and leads La traviata at Boston Lyric Opera. Notable orchestras he has conducted include the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic, Munich Radio Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, RAI Orchestras of Turin, Naples, Milan, Rome, and Israel Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Fagen has served as Music Director of the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra and Opera, Principal Conductor in Kassel and Brunswick, Chief Conductor of the Flanders Opera of Antwerp and Ghent, and was Music Director of the Queens Symphony Orchestra. He has made a number of recordings for Naxos and BMG. Born in New York, Mr. Fagen began his conducting studies with Laszlo Halasz. Further studies continued at the Curtis Institute under the guidance of Max Rudolf, and at the Salzburg Mozarteum with Hans Swarowsky. He also served as assistant to Christoph von Dohnanyi at Frankfurt Opera and James Levine at the Metropolitan Opera. Mr. Fagen is Professor of Music in Instrumental Conducting at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.

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MeeT The CAST dinA KuZneTSovA CiO-CiO SAN ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT

Noted for her exceptional musicianship and captivating stage presence, Russian-American soprano Dina Kuznetsova is an alumna of the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s young artist program and has gone on to sing at some of the world’s most prestigious opera houses including the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, and the Metropolitan Opera. Recent role debuts have included the title role in Katya Kabanová for Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile and Staatsoper Hamburg, the title role in Rusalka for the Glyndebourne Festival under Sir Andrew Davis and in Montpellier, Desdemona in Otello with the Gulbenkian Orchestra under Lawrence Foster, and Lisa in Pique Dame with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy. Following her highly acclaimed debut as Cio-Cio San in Anthony Minghella’s production of Madama Butterfly at English National Opera under Gianluca Marciano, Ms. Kuznetsova reprises the role with The Atlanta Opera this season. She also returns to Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile as Rusalka and to Opera Carolina as Liu in Turandot. Upcoming appearances include Rachmaninov’s The Bells with Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra under Vassily Sinaisky and Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with the Gulbenkian Orchestra under Paul McCreesh.

ninA yoShidA nelSon SUZUKi ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT

Mezzo-soprano Nina Yoshida Nelsen’s upcoming engagements include a return to Utah Opera for Suzuki in Madama Butterfly and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Southwest Florida Symphony. Last season Ms. Nelsen performed the role of Khanh in the world premiere of Huang Ruo’s new opera, Bound, for Houston Grand Opera and returned to Opera Santa Barbara for a role debut as the Secretary in Menotti’s The Consul. Recent appearances include the world premiere of the chamber opera Memory Stone at Houston Grand Opera, her Avery Fisher Hall debut as Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Verdi’s Requiem with the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra. Suzuki in Madama Butterfly is one of Ms. Nelsen’s signature roles; she has performed the role for New York City Opera, Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, Opera Santa Barbara, Sarasota Opera, and Royal Albert Hall in London. Other operatic appearances include Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Rebecca Nurse in The Crucible for Utah Opera, Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette with Opera New Jersey, the title role in Carmen, and the role of Antonia’s Mother in Les contes d’Hoffmann with Komische Kammeroper of Munich.

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MeeT The CAST AShley Curling KATE PiNKERTON ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: La TraviaTa 2012

Soprano Ashley Curling has appeared with The Atlanta Opera, Riverside Opera, and New York Lyric Opera, where she sung the title role of Puccini’s Suor Angelica at Carnegie Hall. Most recently she performed scenes from Strauss’ Arabella and Verdi’s Otello at the Harrower Opera gala, and appeared as the Mozart heroines Countess Almaviva, Donna Anna, Elettra, and Fiordiligi at Aspen Opera Theatre. While in Aspen, she sang the Marschallin in scenes from Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier in the concert “The Beautiful Voice” with the Aspen Music Festival. She is also honored to have covered the title role in Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah with IVAI at the Israeli premiere of the work in Tel Aviv. Ms. Curling has received awards from the Metropolitan Opera National Council, Violetta DuPontOpera at Florham, and Alexander Buono vocal competitions. She makes her concert debut next spring with the Lancaster Symphony as the soprano soloist in performances of Mozart’s Coronation Mass.

AdAM diegel B.f. PiNKERTON ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT

Adam Diegel is rapidly establishing international notoriety for an impassioned dramatic sense, powerful voice, and for his classic leading looks in the lyric tenor repertoire. Mr. Diegel’s 2014-2015 season includes performances of Tosca at Seattle Opera, Toledo Opera, and for the Orlando Philharmonic as well as Madama Butterfly for the Perth International Festival in Australia. Last year, the tenor returned to the Metropolitan Opera in Madama Butterfly in two series of performances led by Marco Armiliato and Philippe Auguin. He debuted at Opera Philadelphia as Ismaele in a new production of Nabucco under the baton of Music Director Corrado Rovaris and bowed for the first time at Vancouver Opera as Cavaradossi in Tosca led by Music Director Jonathan Darlington.

Mr. Diegel’s Metropolitan Opera debut came in 2010 as Froh in the new Robert Lepage production of Das Rheingold conducted by James Levine, a role he repeated for the Met under the direction of Fabio Luisi. His other Metropolitan Opera roles have included Pinkerton, conducted by Plácido Domingo, and Ismaele in Nabucco led by Paolo Carignani.

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MeeT The CAST JASon FerrAnTe GORO ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT

Jason Ferrante is recognized as one of the leading character singers of his generation, singing both comedians and protagonists on the operatic stage and, in concert, a repertoire of a wide range of composers from Bach and Handel to John Musto and Lowell Liebermann. In 2014-2015 Mr. Ferrante returns to Florida Grand as the Magician in The Consul.

Last season saw his debut with the Boise Philharmonic and return to Jacksonville Symphony as the tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah, a guest artist appearance with the Sarasota Artist Series, Fourth Jew in Salome with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Ravinia Festival, and Spoletta in Tosca with Florida Grand Opera. Mr. Ferrante’s other recent engagements included his return to the Orlando Philharmonic for Basilio and Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro, the Fourth Jew in Salome for Palm Beach Opera, and his return to New York City Opera covering the role of Aronne in Mose in Egitto. Additional recent highlights include Borsa in Rigoletto with Florida Grand Opera and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Basile in Le Roi Malgré Lui with the Bard Summerscape Festival, Jacquino in Fidelio for his debut with Opera Boston, and his most frequently performed role, Goro in Madama Butterfly, for debuts at Opera Omaha, Syracuse Opera, and Kentucky Opera.

Corey MCKern SHARPlESS ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT

Corey McKern continuously earns critical acclaim and accolades in every appearance he makes. Upcoming projects take Mr. McKern to the San Juan Symphony for a concert of arias and duets; the Phoenix Symphony, Alabama Symphony, and Milwaukee Symphony for Carmina Burana, a piece he debuted last season with Seattle Symphony; a return to Opera Birmingham for the title role in Hamlet

by Ambroise Thomas; and a reprisal of Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles with Florida Grand Opera. Mr. McKern is gaining attention at the nation’s leading houses for his charming and dynamic portrayals of signature roles: Marcello in La bohème for Santa Fe Opera, Florentine Opera of Milwaukee, Nashville Opera, Opera Grand Rapids, and in his Asian debut at Opera Hong Kong; Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Nashville Opera; the Count in Le nozze di Figaro with Nashville Opera, Opera Cleveland, Opera Columbus, Michigan Opera Theatre, Tulsa Opera, and Syracuse Opera; Papageno in Die Zauberflöte with Opera Omaha, Arizona Opera, and Tulsa Opera; and Silvio in Pagliacci with Austin Lyric Opera, Arizona Opera, Opera Birmingham, and Central City Opera.

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MeeT The CAST JoSeph lATTAnZi PRiNCE YAMADORi ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT

A native of Mableton, Ga, baritone Joseph Lattanzi’s recent appearances included a return to Seattle Opera in The Consul, a debut with Cincinnati Opera, and his international debut in Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem with the Orchestra e Coro Sinfonica di Milano “Giuseppe Verdi.” Mr. Lattanzi garnered acclaim for his performance of Count Almaviva in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro led by Xian Zhang at San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program. Equally at home in standard and new repertoire, he created the role of Hawkins Fuller in workshop of Gregory Spears’ new opera Fellow Travelers. Upcoming engagements include a workshop of Jake Heggie’s new opera, Great Scott, a reprise of Fellow Travelers at the National Opera Center in New York City, Così fan tutte at CCM, and Carmina Burana with the Chicago Sinfonietta.

Mr. Lattanzi recently debuted as Moralès in Bizet’s Carmen with Seattle Opera and as a member of Seattle Opera’s Young Artist Program he performed the roles of Dr. Malatesta in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale and Albert in Massenet’s Werther. Other stage credits include the title role in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Papageno in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and Guglielmo in Mozart’s Così fan tutte.

Upon graduating from the Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High School, Mr. Lattanzi studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), the Brevard Music Center, the Chautauqua Institute Voice Program, and spent two summers in the Merola Opera Program.

AlAn higgS iMPERiAl COMMiSSiONER ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT

Bass-baritone Alan Higgs makes his professional debut in Madama Butterfly. Mr. Higgs attended Florida State University for his masters degree in Voice Performance, where he performed Simone in Gianni Schicchi, Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin, Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte. While singing Rucker Lattimore in Cold Sassy Tree, he had the honor of working with composer Carlisle Floyd.

During his undergraduate studies at the University of Florida, his roles included Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, The Husband in Amelia Goes to the Ball, and Kecal in The Bartered Bride. Mr. Higgs has performed in the chorus with the Florida Grand Opera and sang the bass soloist in Judas Maccabaeus for the New World School of the Arts in Miami.

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MeeT The CAST Kyle AlBerTSon BONZE ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT

Bass-baritone Kyle Albertson has made his mark on the operatic world in recent seasons performing a variety of roles such as Leporello in Don Giovanni, Lescaut in Manon Lescaut, and Henry Kissinger in Nixon in China. This season’s engagements include a return to the Metropolitan Opera for Manon and The Merry Widow, Mr. Rodriguez in Past the Checkpoints in concert with HGOco, and the baritone solo in Verdi’s Requiem with The Handel Society of Dartmouth. He will make his Houston Grand Opera main stage debut in 2015. In recent seasons, Mr. Albertson made his Dallas Opera debut as Zuniga in Carmen and joined the Metropolitan Opera roster to cover Bretigny in Manon, Masetto in Don Giovanni, and for productions of Le nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte, and Dialogues des Carmélites. Other recent engagements include the title role of Sweeney Todd with Syracuse Opera, Rucker Lattimore in Cold Sassy Tree with Sugar Creek Opera Festival, and Prison Warden in Dead Man Walking, Hobson in Peter Grimes, and the Duke in Roméo et Juliette, all with Des Moines Metro Opera. Mr. Albertson made his Carnegie Hall début in Rutter’s Mass of the Children and excerpts from Messiah and performed a concert version of Der Rosenkavalier with Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony.

erhArd roM SET & PROJECTiONS DESiGNER

ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: Lucia Di Lammermoor 2011 Erhard Rom has designed settings for nearly 200 productions around the world. This season he returns to San Francisco Opera to design a new production of Susannah, after his debut there in 2012 with designs for Nixon in China. Other venues include Seattle Opera, Vancouver Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Minnesota Opera, Syracuse Stage, Geva Theatre Center, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Boston Lyric Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Opéra de Montréal, The Atlanta Opera, and Wolf Trap Opera among many others. Mr. Rom has collaborated with many of the world’s leading directors, including Colin Graham, Nicholas Muni, and Francesca Zambello, for whom he designed the world premiere of the 2011 Glimmerglass Festival production of A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck with music by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner. Several of Mr. Rom’s designs have been featured in the Prague Quadrennial International exhibition of scenography. Future engagements include a new production of Silent Night for the Wexford Festival Opera, Semele for Seattle Opera, and Carmen for Minnesota Opera. Mr. Rom is an associate professor at Montclair State University where he teaches design.

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The work Grady did was amazing. It was a lot surgeries and a lot of time. When you go to a hospital, you don’t expect staff to care too much about the family members.

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MeeT The CAST greg eMeTAZ ASSOCiATE PROJECTiONS DESiGNER

ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: The GoLDen TickeT 2012 Mr. Emetaz’s recent video designs for the stage include the world premiere of Tobias Picker’s Dolores Claiborne at San Francisco Opera, the world premieres of 27, Champion, The Golden Ticket, the American premiere of Unsuk Chin’s Alice in Wonderland, and The Death of Klinghoffer at Opera Theater of Saint Louis. Upcoming designs for the world premiere of Bel Canto at Lyric Opera of Chicago and Salome at Opera San Antonio. He is the director of the award-winning short film Death by Omelette as well as Bowes Academy and the feature documentary Fay Lindsay-Jones Story, in addition to music videos Eating 4 Two, and Butt Drunk with Amanda DeSimone (Friar’s Club Film Festival Special Jury Award). He has created behind-the-scenes documentary of Julie Taymor’s feature film The Tempest, promotional documentaries for the Broadway musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, along with numerous short documentary films for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and New York City Opera. He served as video director for the NEA Opera Honors (2008-2011), NEA Jazz Masters (2011, 2013), and New York City Opera’s VOX Showcase (2007-2010).

roBerT WierZel liGHTiNG DESiGNER

ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: Lucia Di Lammermoor 2011 Robert Wierzel is happy to be returning to The Atlanta Opera. Other credits include productions with the opera companies of Paris-Garnier, Tokyo, Toronto, New York City Opera, Glimmerglass, Seattle, Boston Lyric, Minnesota, San Francisco, Houston, Virginia, Chicago Lyric, Montreal, Vancouver, Portland, Wolf Trap, and San Diego. Dance work includes 27 years with choreographer Bill T. Jones (Bessie Awards) including productions at the Lyon Opera Ballet, Berlin Opera Ballet and Walking the Line at The Louvre Museum, Paris. Broadway credits include Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill starring Audra McDonald Fela! (Tony nomination, productions at the National Theatre, London, International & American tours), David Copperfield’s Broadway debut Dreams and Nightmares. OffBroadway includes productions with the New York Shakespeare Festival/ Public Theatre, the Signature Theatre, the Roundabout, Playwrights Horizons. Extensive regional theatre work includes productions at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre Company, A.C.T. San Francisco, Berkley Rep, Center Stage, Arena Stage, Hartford Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, Goodman Theatre, The Guthrie, Mark Taper Forum, Actors Theatre Louisville, The Old Globe. Wierzel holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama and is an adjunct faculty member at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the Yale School of Drama.

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MeeT The CAST WAlTer huFF CHORUS MASTER ATlANTA OPERA DEBUT: ToSca 1988

This season Walter Huff celebrates 25 years as Chorus Master for The Atlanta Opera. Mr. Huff is an Associate Professor and Faculty Director of Opera Choruses at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. In the past two seasons, he has led choruses in IU Opera Theater’s productions of Don Giovanni, The Merry Widow, Akhnaten, the world premiere of The Tale of Lady Thi Kinti, H.M.S. Pinafore, and La traviata. Mr. Huff studied piano with Sarah Martin, Peter Takacs, and Lillian Freundlich. He has performed with singers throughout Europe and the United States and served as coach with the Peabody Opera Theatre and Washington National Opera.

Mr. Huff also has performed in master classes given by renowned singers and pianists such as Sir Peter Pears, Licia Albanese, Eileen Farrell, Dalton Baldwin, Leon Fleisher, and Elly Ameling. He has been musical director for The Atlanta Opera Studio, Georgia State University Opera, and Actor’s Express, and served as chorus master for Faust and Der Rosenkavalier with San Diego Opera. In 1984, he received Tanglewood’s C.D. Jackson Master Award for Excellence, presented by Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Huff was one of four Atlanta artists chosen for the first Loridans Arts Awards, given to artists who have made exceptional contributions to the cultural life of Atlanta.

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The ATlAnTA operA ChoruS ChoruS MASTer Walter Huff ASSiSTAnT ChoruS MASTer Rolando Salazar ChoruS For MadaMa Butterfly AlTOS SOPRANOS

TENORS & BASSES

Caitlin Andrews

Sally Rose Bates

Xavier A. Durden

Rebecca Blouin

Abigail Halon

Brendan Callahan-Fitzgerald

Lisa Brown

Sarah Harville

William Green

Megan Brunning

Jessica Lane

Ben Larkin

Sakinah Davis

Teri Sawyer

J. Brandon Odom

Christina Howell

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Jonathan L.B. Spuhler

Mary Brooke Quarles

Laurie Tossing

Gregory Sterchi

Zorica Pavlovic

Matthew Talley

Laura Porlier

John M. Young

Allegra Whitney Carrie Anne Wilson

The Atlanta Opera Chorus performs on the opening night of the Choral Silver Celebration at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts at Emory University. photo: Jeff Roffman

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The ATlAnTA operA orCheSTrA violinS Peter Ciaschini Concertmaster Helen Kim Assistant Concertmaster Fia Durrett Principal Second Violin Adelaide Federici Assistant Principal Second Violin Amy Chang Edward Eanes Felix Farrar Robert Givens Patti Gouvas Alison James Jeanne Johnson Sally Wilson Martin Lisa Morrison Lee Nicholson Shawn Pagliarini Patrick Ryan Lee Sheehan Sheela Iyengar Angele Sherwood-Lawless Jessica Stinson Rafael Veytsblum Elonia Varfi violA William Johnston Principal Elizabeth Derderian-Wood Assistant Principal Allyson Fleck Catherine Price Julie Rosseter Karl Schab Sherrod Mitchell Joli Wu

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Anna Dodd

Barney Culver

Edward Ferguson

David Hancock

Jason Eklund

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Kevin Lyons

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Karen Hunt

Ann Lilya English Horn

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Musicians employed in this production are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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Behind The CurTAin

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nAnCy & JiM BlAnd, quieT generoSiTy Nancy and Jim Bland are an extraordinary couple who have demonstrated their love for the community for many years. Nancy is originally from Atlanta and Jim grew up in Statesboro, Ga. Together, they married and raised three children.

From Jim’s position as the Chief of Anesthesiology at Egleston Children’s Hospital, and Nancy’s role as a teacher at The Lovett Schools, they have made a positive impact on the lives of countless children and families.

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vision of community embraces the larger population of Atlanta and they care deeply about preserving the stories that make this city so special.

They share a belief in quietly doing good works to help enrich the lives of others. Across their support of Sheltering Arms, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, and The Atlanta Opera, runs a common thread: They want things to be better for the next generation.

Throughout their lives together, Nancy and Jim have shared a love of opera. Not only do they appreciate the combination of thrilling music and spectacular visual experience, they enjoy being part of a live audience experiencing the performance together. Their support of the Opera is

Behind The CurTAin born of the desire for all people to have the opportunity to experience that magic.

Nancy and Jim have been involved with The Atlanta Opera since its inception and continue to have an active role in ensuring its success and sustainability for the future. Their leadership and commitment have inspired many people and they have never stepped away from their pledge of support, both in terms of time and treasure.

The Blands believe in the power of live opera. Whether they are board members or audience members, their support has been unwavering. Equally important, they believe in the growth and continued health of The Atlanta Opera.

Our ability to produce high-quality productions and educational programs is due to the compassionate support of people like the Blands.

From the first note to the last, Nancy and Jim Bland’s seless generosity has helped share their love of opera with each of us.

Nancy and Jim Bland are the Production Sponsors of Madama Butterfly. As the curtain lifts to reveal a vision of Nagasaki, Japan, say a little thank you to Nancy and Jim Bland for helping to bring this beautiful production to life.

Photos from top to bottom: Jim and Nancy stop for a photo at the 1989 Opera Ball; (left to right) Sheperd and Boyce Ansley and Nancy and Jim pose on the set of Hansel & Gretel from the 2007-08 inaugural season at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre; The Atlanta Opera's past Artistic Director, William Fred Scott, Jim, and Nancy deep in conversation at the 2005 Atlanta Opera Ball at The Biltmore. photos: Jim Fitts, & Tim Wilkerson

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Sylvia McNair and Kevin Cole performed in the Molly Blank Concert Series, a partnership between the Breman Museum and The Atlanta Opera. photo: The Breman Museum / Ivani Photography

operA in our CoMMuniTy Each season The Atlanta Opera happily steps beyond the mainstage to bring opera of the highest caliber to locations throughout the Atlanta metro area. We offer programming and experiences for a wide variety of ages, from the novice to the super fan and everyone in between.

During the 2014-2015 season we are honored to return as participants in the Molly Blank Jewish Concert series at the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum. On Jan. 15 we perform the music of Gershwin and Bernstein, exploring their impact as the children of Jewish immigrants. On March 12 we return for a concert of music by Kurt Weill as we share his fascinating life story, which takes him from Berlin to Broadway.

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Jan. 24 also brings us the fifth annual 24-Hour Opera Project, to be performed for the first time at Theatrical Outfit.

This whirlwind of creativity features a brave group of composers and librettists who meet for the first time to compose 10-minute operas over the course of one long night. The following morning, singers, accompanists, and directors join the process, yielding a performance that evening. It’s a wild ride, frequently hilarious, occasionally touching and always a lot of fun.

For audience members desiring a closer look at the world of the composer, we continue our popular pre-show lectures, held one hour before every performance.

Additionally, we are pleased to introduce a new panel discussion series called

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Students attending the 2013 Student Short matinee of Tosca at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. photo: Andrew Snook

Perspectives, which, starting with Rigoletto, will take place at the beginning of each rehearsal period and feature a lively discussion of the themes and ideas connected to each opera production.

Our offerings for students of all ages begin this year with a special student matinee of Madama Butterfly at the Cobb Energy Centre on Nov. 13. This one-hour reduction of the opera is performed with full set and costumes and features the cast, chorus, and orchestra of the mainstage show.

The Studio Tour is our longest-running education initiative, performed for thousands of school-age children every season. This year we have prepared a special one-hour reduction of Mozart’s glorious The Marriage of Figaro, which tours middle and high schools throughout January and February.

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weeklong intensive workshop for talented high school singers to explore aspects of preparing for an audition.

Sessions include intensive music and diction coaching, as well as classes in acting, movement, improvisation, and professional development. The week culminates in a mock audition/recital for parents and friends.

For older music students, we continue to partner throughout the season with our area colleges and universities for a series of master classes, featuring our talented mainstage singers and teaching artists.

Our community and education partners are instrumental in helping The Atlanta Opera to bring the power and passion of opera to thousands of students and audience members across the Atlanta metro area. We are grateful for their support and we encourage you to learn more about our community programs by visiting us at atlantaopera.org.

volunTeerS Volunteers are a vital component of the continued success and growth of The Atlanta Opera. We would like to acknowledge the many contributions offered in the past year by the individuals listed below. We appreciate everything they do for the Opera and the greater Atlanta community by nurturing this important cultural asset.

Are you interested in working behind the scenes? Our volunteers work in our offices, in the community, backstage and even on the stage as supernumeraries! We can use you wherever you feel your particular skill set can best benefit the company, whether as an artist ambassador, or stuffing envelopes, or marketing, or assisting with community events – there is a place for you in The Atlanta Opera family. Call Natasha King at 404-591-2928, email nking@atlantaopera.org or visit the “Support Us” section at atlantaopera.org to learn more about becoming a volunteer.

Denise Andersen Kimberly Anderson Chantey Andrews Alishia Austin K. Ilena Banks Joan Baskin Sanford Baskin Zachary Berman Stacy Berry Rosa Bland Ernie Braunschweig Allison Brown Bennett Brzycki Charley Burney Paul Burnore Jessica Callaham Eydie Castro Richard Cherry Erin Cohee Noreen Conort Beth Cooper Jean Cornn Kimberly Daniels Lorie Davis Chris Deutschler Kevin Dew Stacey Dietz Richard Dodder Brad Dorfman Janay Douglas Chandrea Dungy Rabiah A. Elisa Lance Elliott Katia Evans Anna Filardi Olga Flores Brenda Flores

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Peg & James Lowman Diana Lulushi Meigan Manis Rachael McDonald Mary Ruth McDonald Jenny McElligott Denisha Miller Lorrain & Joseph Mills Marcus Mitchell Ciara Montalbo Kristin Moye Fatimah Mustafaa JC Name Natalie Lynch Robert Nemo Gwendolyn Nestlehutt Vernon Norris Ms. Marianela Noya Kim Ong Sonia Oxman Priya Patel Polly Pater Glenda Pearson Matthew Pinnow Larry Pinson Tandi Reddick Nancy Reed Marie Reid Alex Rivera Blake Roberson Catherine Roberson Diana Robinson Tanish Ross Suzanna Saiah Cherylene & John Sands Martha Schallern Catherine Schatz

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AnnuAl Fund The following names represent gifts from individuals, family foundations, The Atlanta Opera Board of Directors, staff, chorus, and orchestra. We express our most sincere thanks and appreciation to every donor. The ongoing support allows The Atlanta Opera to continue building on a tradition of excellence, and makes possible quality productions just like you are experiencing now! For a full list of donors visit us online at atlantaopera.org.

Listed on the following pages are friends who contributed and/or pledged $100 or more to The Atlanta Opera between January 1, 2013 and September 26, 2014.

DiamonD $100,000+ Nancy & Jim Bland Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donald Keough

Platinum (continued) Platinum (continued) Mr. Tomer Zvulun & Mrs. Susanna Eiland Dr. John W. Cooledge Jean & Jerry Cooper $5,000+ Mr. Robert S. Devins Bryan & Johanna Barnes Dr. & Mrs. Donald J. Filip Dr. Florence C. Barnett Dr. Mary M. Finn Mrs. Elizabeth Tufts Bennett $50,000+ Caroline & Harry Gilham Dr. Harold Brody Martha Thompson Dinos Mr. L. D. Holland Col. & Mrs. Edgar W. Duskin Jerry & Dulcy Rosenberg Mrs. Joseph W. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge John L. Hammaker Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Klump Mr. Arthur Fagen Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh III $25,000+ Carl & Sally Gable Sally & Allen McDaniel Mr. & Mrs. Andy Berg Nancy & Holcombe Green Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. Phillips The Laura & Montague Boyd Foundation Dr. Thomas N. Guffin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George P. Rodrigue Mr. & Mrs. John L. Connolly Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hantula John & Barbara Ross Dr. Frank A. Critz Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Hardin Sachin Shailendra Mr. Howard Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Howard Mr. Nicholas Shreiber Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Keough Mr. Alfred D. Kennedy & Dr. Bill Kenny Johannah Smith Mr. William F. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Patton P. Smith Judith & Mark Taylor James M. Kane & Andrea Braslavsky Kane Yee-Wan & John Stevens Mary Ruth McDonald Platinum Ms. Melinda R. Stuk Mr. & Mrs. Harmon B. Miller III $10,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Hugh M. Tarbutton Drs. Aileen O'Neill & Richard Robinson R. Dwain Blackston Dr. Nicholas Valerio III Mr. & Mrs. William A. Parker, Jr. Mr. David Boatwright Ms. Linda D. Wickham Polly N. Pater Mr. & Mrs. Roy Dorsey Ms. Bunny Winter & Mr. Michael Doyle Mrs. Bernadette Faber & Mr. John Nadobny Milton J. Sams GolD Ms. Rebecca Y. Frazer & Mr. Jon Buttrey Morton & Angela Sherzer $1,000+ Mr. & Mrs. J. Barry Schrenk Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross Anonymous Mrs. Dale Levert & Mr. George W. Levert $2,500+ Michael Ahrens Ms. Franca G. Oreffice Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Astriab Mr. William E. Pennington Mr. & Mrs. Phillip E. Alvelda Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bailey Mr. James D. Powell Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Antinori Mrs. Wallace F. Beard Mr. Charles Sharbaugh Dr. Asad Bashey Michael L. & Valerie W. Benoit Triska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor Mr. & Mrs. C. Duncan Beard Miss Mary D. Bray Mr. & Mrs. William E. Tucker Mrs. Enrique E. Bledel Barbara S. Bruner, M.D. Charlie & Dorothy Yates Family Fund Dr. Bruce Cassidy & Dr. Eda Hochgelerent Mr. Robert Bunker The Mary & Charlie Yates Family Fund

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GolD (continued) Mr. & Mrs. Kenny L. Blank Ms. Martha S. Brewer Ms. Lynnore Buersmeyer Mrs. Stella M. Carlson Mr. & Mrs. Raymond H. Chenault Dr. Earle D. Clowney Mr. Lawrence M. Cohen Mr. N. Jerold Cohen & Ms. Andrea Strickland Mrs. June Crawford Maureen & Michael Dailey Dr. & Mrs. Albert De Chicchis Mr. Philip A. Delanty Mr. Mark du Mas Mr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Dugger Janice & Charles M. Edwards III Mr. & Mrs. John C. Ethridge, Jr. Ms. Ariana B. Fass Mrs. Arnoldo Fiedotin John Gam, Ph. D. Mr. & Mrs. Donald Goldstein Judge Adele P. Grubbs Mr. Noel F. Haeberle & Mr. Kenneth Jones Mr. Michael Hand Dean & Vivian Haulton Pearlann & Jerry Horowitz Mr. Scott Ingram Ms. Annette Janowitz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Johnston Cliff Jolliff & Elaine Gerke Mr. Robert L. Karem, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Edward Katze Dr. & Mrs. John L. Keller Joan & Arnold Kurth Chris & Jill Le Livvy Kazer Lipson Donna & Trevor Lumb Dr. Robert & Judge Stephanie Manis Mr. Thomas L. McCook Shelley McGehee Mr. & Mrs. John McMullan Mr. & Mrs. Norman Miller Ms. Sharon Mills Dr. Patricia S. Moulton Barbara & Mark Murovitz Jane & Jim Murray

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AnnuAl Fund GolD (continued) John & Agnes Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Nicholas III The Honorable & Mrs. George A. Novak Ms. Marianela E. Noya Mr. John Owens Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Parrish III Mr. & Mrs. Guy Paschal Mr. & Mrs. John Payan Mr. Darryl C. Payne & Ms. Lisa C. Richardson Dan Pompilio & Lark Ingram Mr. Ronald L. Harris & Mrs. Jacqueline Pownall Mr. James L. Rhoden Mr. John B. Rofrano Mr. Hervey S. Ross Mr. Robert Sidewater Helga Hazelrig Siegel Gail & Barry Spurlock Dr. Susan Y. Stevens Mr. Paul Stuk Carolyn & Robert Swain Ms. Virginia S. Taylor Mr. Stephen H. Thompson & Mr. Drew Mote Mr. James Todd Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Tuller Mrs. James B. Vaught Dr. & Mrs. James H. Venable Mr. & Mrs. Fritz von Ammon Alan & Marcia Watt Ms. Reba P. Welch Ms. Venette Williams Mr. Russell Williamson & Ms. Shawn Pagliarini Ms. Jerrie Woodward Sherrilyn & Donn Wright Mrs. Johnnie Zahler & Jeanette Zahler Mr. & Mrs. John Zellner Silver $100+ Anonymous Mr. Keith E. Adams Hilda S. Adams Judith Alembik Mr. Harold H. Alexander

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Silver (continued) Dr. Catherine Allard Dr. Raymond Allen Mr. & Mrs. William A. Allison Dr. Robert J. & Mrs. Lynne S. Alpern Mr. James D. Altman Ms. Susan Alvarez Mr. William F. Amideo Scott & Sandra Anderson Ms. Oana Andreescu Arlene & Dan Appelrouth Dr. & Mrs. Charles Arp Atlanta Opera Guild Elizabeth Bair Ms. Mary M. Ball Mr. & Mrs. Michael Barker Dr. & Mrs. Frank C. Bell Mr. Albert E. Bender, Jr. Ms. Lauren Benevich Daniel & Bethann Berger Mr. I. Robert Beton Mr. Gary Bivins Ms. Martha Bobo Mrs. Katherine Booth Marvin S. Brown Mrs. Karen Bunn Drs. Brenda & Craig Caldwell Ms. Hope Caldwell-Foster Mr. & Mrs. Raymund Callaway Dr. & Mrs. W. Jerry Capps Thomas S. Caras, M.D. Mrs. Emma Casanova Dr. Lynn Cathcart Mr. & Mrs. George Cemore Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hal Clarke Mr. & Mrs. Don S. Coatworth Dr. & Mrs. Sheldon B. Cohen Mr. Malcom H. Cole Mr. & Mrs. Newt Collinson Henry & Claudia Colvin Ms. Sally Combs Ms. Carol Comstock & Mr. James L. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Connell Mr. & Mrs. F. Dean Copeland Mrs. & Mr. Amanda Cotterman Mr. & Mrs. David Courtney Mr. Charles Dale

Silver (continued) Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dallo Mrs. Jeanne Daniels Joseph & JoAnne DeSantis Jim & Carol Dew Ms. Rosemarie Distefano Mr. Jere Dodd Ms. Pamela J. Drummond Mr. Kip Duchon Suzanne Durbin Mr. & Mrs. David R. Dye Mr. Greorgy J. Earnest Dr. G. Eichholz Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Rita Evans Ms. Barbara Faherty Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Fanstill Ms. Barbara M. Farr Joann Felder Dr. & Mrs. Edwin E. Flournoy Gray & Ruth Fountain Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Friedman Mr. Glen Galbaugh Mr. James Gary Ms. Maryanne F. Gaunt Dan & Harriet Gill Mr. & Mrs. Sander L. Gilman Col. & Mrs. Donald M. Gilner Dr. & Mrs. Martin Goldstein Mr. Richard Goodjoin James C. Goodwyne & Christopher S. Connelly Ms. Katharine Grady Ms. Nelda Greene Mr. Kevin Greiner & Robyn Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Grodzicki Ms. Anne L. Grossman Dr. & Mrs. John B. Haberlen Ms. Mary Joe Hanes Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Harley Dr. Gary Henschen Ms. Elizabeth B. Hodges Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Holly, Jr. Mrs. Sally Horntvedt Dr. Karen Kuehn Howell Mrs. Roberta L. Huebner Ms. Emma Hughes

AnnuAl Fund Silver (continued) Mrs. H.F. Hunter Mr. John M. Hutchinson & Mr. Brian Bonin Ms. Irmgard S. Immel Mr. Rolf Ingenleuf Mr. & Mrs. Francis M. Jack Mr. Gregory F. Johnson Ms. Beth Jones Ms. Jo. Elliott Jones Mr. & Mrs. Paul Jones Mr. & Mrs. Bernd Kahn Mr. Stephen J. Kalista Mr. & Mrs. Fred R. Keith Mary Nell & Jim Kerr Jane & Bob Kibler Ms. Donna J. Kilgore Mr. Allen D. King, Jr. Mrs. Jo W. Koch Mrs. Cynthia Kutka Judge & Mrs. John Langford Mrs. Emma Lankford Juliette & Andrew Lebor Mrs. Jeanine Lewis Ms. Constance B. Lewis Sophie Li Mr. Sidney E. Linton Vaneesa & Allan Little Mrs. Shirley Litwhiler Richard Lodise & Valerie Jagiella Charles & Katherine Lord Mr. Benjamin W. Lovvorn Katherine B. Maxwell & Michael J. Maxwell Ms. Gloria G. McCrory Patricia & Laughlin McDonald Cindy & Edward Miller Mr. Kenneth A. Miller Mr. Simon Miller Mr. Anthony Montag Mr. Bill Moody Anne Lanier Mursch

Silver (continued) Ms. Janine Musholt Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Naman Ms. Pat Nash Mr. & Mrs. Richard Newton Mr. Carl W. Nichols Mrs. Amy Wynn Norman Mr. Howard R. Osofsky Mr. Joseph M. Pabst Dr. Mark Parsons Edward & Marjorie Patterson Dr. & Mrs. John G. Paty, Jr. Peachtree Battle Garden Club Ms. Sandra Perkowitz Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin S. Persons Sr. Mr. W. Ray Persons Ms. Sophia B. Peterman Ms. Maria M. Pflugbeil Mr. Lawrence F. Pinson Calvin Pleasants & Vasily Goncharov Ms. Catherine Pobst Ms. Anne Pollock Ms. Ivetta Polyarov Lavinia Pretz Mr. Donald W. Prichard Stephen L. Rann Mr. Leonard B. Reed & Ms. Lisa N. Davis Mrs. David A. Reinach Mr. Norman Robinson Mr. Dwight Ross Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Philip Rogers Ms. Linda Rubin Wallace & Cindy Sagendorph Weslyn A. Samson Dr. & Mrs. David Satcher Dr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Scanlan Crista & Glenn D. Schaab Mr. & Mrs. James Schiwal Mr. Donald Schreiber & Ms. Barbara Seal Harold Settle MD

Silver (continued) Ms. Roberta Setzer Sharon Silvermintz Dr. & Mrs. Stanley J. Smits Mr. & Mrs. James Spencer Ms. Joan Spofford Jay & Katie Sullivan Marjorie H. & David N. Summers Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Switzer David C. Talbert Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Taylor Leigh & Jay Telotte Paul & Loretha Thiele Ms. Michelle M. Thomas & Mr. Kevin Myers Ms. Nancy A. Thomas Ms. Janet P. Tiller Raymond C. Townsend Mr. Joseph M. Troncale Carol C. Uhl J. Vilanova Cameron & Scott Vowell Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Watford Dr. Linda Webb Mrs. Constance Wehner Dr. Bernard Weiss Ms. Parsla A. Welch Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Westmoreland, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. White Dr. Kay C. Wideman Ms. Teri Wikesjo Mr. & Mrs. Alexander M. Williams Jone Williams Virginia S. Williams Sue Williams Mr. Jason Williams Mr. Calvin Wingo Ms. Ann D. Winters Mrs. Loretta C. Wolf Bob & Cappa Woodward Mrs. Mary S. Wright

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CorporATe pArTnerS $500,000 The Coca-Cola Company

$5,000+ Bloomingdale's BNY Mellon Wealth Management David Yurman KPMG LLP PNC Financial Services Group

$10,000+ Cartier Fidelity Bank Georgia Dermatology Center Richemont North America, Inc. - Cartier $2,500+ UBS Financial Services Inc. BB&T Corporation Invesco Ltd. Zurich North America

$1,000+ Interface Flooring System Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Neiman Marcus Windham Brannon Financial Group, LLC

FoundATion & governMenT SupporT founDationS $750,000+ The Goizueta Foundation $200,000+ Atlanta Music Festival Association $100,000+ The Sara Giles Moore Foundation $50,000+ Livingston Foundation, Inc. J. Marshall & Lucile G. Powell Charitable Trust The Rich Foundation, Inc. $20,000+ The Jim Cox, Jr. Charitable Trust The Kendeda Fund The Zeist Foundation $10,000+ The John & Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc. Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund Harriet McDaniel Marshall Trust Nordson Corporation Foundation Ida A. Ryan Charitable Trust Wells Fargo Philanthropic Giviing Program

$5,000+ The Atlanta Foundation Molly Blank Charitable Trust George M. Brown Fund of Atlanta Camp-Younts Foundation Fraser-Parker Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Hills Family Foundation JBS Foundation Norfolk Southern Foundation Publix Super Markets Charities Turner Broadcasting

Government funDinG $30,0000+ City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs $10,000+ Georgia Council for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts

$1,000+ Atlanta Opera Guild The Mary Brown Fund of Atlanta Kiwanis Foundation of Atlanta, Inc Lois & Lucy Lampkin Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.

giFTS in Kind The Atlantan Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters Cartier Chris Casey & Doug Weiss Joel Crowe - Wallace Graphics

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Dennis Dean Catering Double Cross Vodka Fast Signs Sandy Springs Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Gas South

National Distributing Company Soiree Catering and Events Tony Brewer & Co.

TriBuTeS & MeMoriAlS in Honor of mr. & mrS. SHeParD B. anSley Janice West in memory of Jay BeaDle Dan & Harriet Gill in Honor of nancy & Jim BlanD Mr. & Mrs. Richard Newton Mr. & Mrs. Ben J. Tarbutton, Jr. in Honor of laura & coSmo BoyD Eleanor Strain in memory of JoHn cox Mr. Kevin Dew & Mr. Hal Platt Rae & George Weimer in Honor of aSHley curlinG David & Carmen Mcclellan in Honor of SuSanna eilanD Drs. Morgan & Susan Eiland in memory of arnolDo fieDotin Mrs. Enrique E. Bledel in memory of JoHn W. Grant, iii Carol Smart in memory of BetSy HanSen Harald Hansen in memory of mia HecHt oWenS Mrs. Enrique E. Bledel Ms. Janet R. Piercy Mrs. Catherine T. Porter Leslie Brooks & L.J Yankosky

in Honor of cHoruS maSter Walter Huff & tHe atlanta oPera cHoruS Jane S. Willson Joanna Adams in memory of racHel leHmann Eleanor Strain in Honor of Polly n. Pater Mr. & Mrs. Charles Slick Mr. Tom Slick in Honor of William e PenninGton Mrs. Martha Wilson in Honor of mS. faye P. PoPPer Catherine Popper & Noah Eckhouse in memory of Jim Strain Mr. William E. Pennington in memory of marya GaBrielle WilliamS Jone Williams in Honor of cHarlie yateS, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark Eden Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin G. Bowen in memory of lloyD ZacHary Stephen Fusco in Honor of tomer Zvulun Dr. Richard S. Sarason & Anne S. Arenstein Cameron & Scott Vowell

in Honor of DouG Holly Boris Bauer

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SupporT The ATlAnTA operA

SUPPORT TOMORROW, TODAY! BUilD A lEGACY WiTH THE ATlANTA OPERA The Atlanta Opera sincerely appreciates your generous support and belief in our mission of enriching lives through the power of opera. By building a legacy through the creation of a planned gift with The Atlanta Opera, you can help ensure that future generations of Atlantans are exposed to the highest quality opera for generations to come.

Developing an estate plan requires advice from a professional, so we suggest you consult your personal adviser to make sure your gift will accomplish the intended goals for both The Atlanta Opera and you. A member of our development team will be happy to meet with and assist you in exploring the options that are most beneficial for everyone involved. Your planned gift can make a tremendous difference and help preserve the future of The Atlanta Opera!

enCore CirCle The Atlanta Opera established the Encore Circle to recognize donors who have designated the Opera as a beneficiary in their estate plan. Gifts from these individuals ensure our progress for generations to come.

Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Shepard B. Ansley Mr.* & Mrs. Wallace F. Beard Mr. Montague L. Boyd Ms. Mary D. Bray Mr. Robert Colgin Martha Thompson Dinos Arnold & Sylvia Eaves Ms. Dorothy E. Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Dieter Elsner Carl & Sally Gable Rebecca & Sidney Guberman Ms. Judy Hanenkrat

Mr. Hilson Hudson Mrs. Joseph B. Hutchison Mr. Alfred D. Kennedy Ms. Corina M. LaFrossia Mr. Louis L. Lawson Mr. & Mrs. John G. Malcom Mr. Robert Lee Mays Mr. & Mrs. Allen P. McDaniel Mr. & Mrs. Jack C. McDowell Mr. & Mrs. Craig N. Miller Miss Helen D. Moffitt Mr. J. Robert Morring Clara M. & John S. O'Shea

Mrs. Polly Pater Mr. William E. Pennington Bruce A. Roth Ms. Hazel Sanger Kevin J. Saunders Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Teepen Mr. Richard F. Tigner Dr. & Mrs. Harold Whitney Rhys T. Wilson Ms. Bunny Winter & Mr. Michael Doyle Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Yates, Sr. Mr. Charles R. Yates, Jr. & Mrs. Mary Mitchell Yates * deceased

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The 2013-2014 season was one of transformation for The Atlanta Opera. We welcomed our General & Artistic Director, Tomer Zvulun. One of the most highly respected stage directors in the industry, Tomer brings his vision for an exciting new era. In honor of his appointment, The Atlanta Opera Board of Directors initiated a one-time campaign titled Overtures. The list below indicates all gifts to Overtures as of September 24, 2014.

ProDuction SPonSorS $50,000+ Nancy & Jim Bland The John & Rosemary Brown Family Foundation Martha Thompson Dinos Performance SPonSorS $20,000+ The Laura & Montague Boyd Foundation John L. Hammaker Mr. & Mrs. Wayne James Candy & Greg Johnson Mr. & Mrs. George W. Levert Jerry & Dulcy Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. William E. Tucker Rhys & Carolyn Wilson Bob & Cappa Woodward The Mary & Charlie Yates Family Fund leaDinG laDy & leaDinG man SPonSorS $15,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Keough

cHoruS SPonSorS $5,000+ Cathy & Mark Adams Homrich Berg, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Keough Mr. James B. Miller, Jr. Jane S. WIllson otHer SPonSorS $1,000+ Shepard & Boyce Ansley Mr. John Calhoun Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge Mr. & Mrs. John Michael Hancock Mr. John O. King Mr. William E. Pennington Sachin Shailendra Mr. Charles Sharbaugh Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Sheehan Baker & Debby Smith Triska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS CHAIR EMERITUS Mrs. Boyce Ansley CHAIR Mr. William E. Tucker IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Mr. Gregory F. Johnson VICE CHAIR Mr. John L. Hammaker VICE CHAIR Mr. Charles “Charlie” R. Yates TREASURER Mr. Rhys T. Wilson SECRETARY Mr. Michael Keough

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MEMBERS

HONORARY MEMBERS

Ms. Cathy Callaway Adams Mr. Bryan H. Barnes Mr. Andy Berg Mrs. Nancy Carter Bland Mr. Montague L. Boyd, III Mrs. Rosemary Kopel Brown Mrs. Mary Calhoun Mr. Mario Concha Ms. Martha Thompson Dinos Mr. Robert G. Edge Ms. Bernadette Faber Mr. Eli Flint Mrs. Joanne Chesler Gross Mr. John Michael Hancock Mr. Howard W. Hunter Ms. Mary B. James Mr. Alfred Kennedy, Jr. Mr. John King Mr. George Levert Ms. Kelly Lyemance Mr. James B. Miller Mr. Mike E. Paulhus Mr. William E. Pennington Mr. James D. Powell Mr. Herbert J. Rosenberg Mr. Charles Sharbaugh Mr. Timothy E. Sheehan Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr. Mr. Thomas R. Williams Mrs. Jane S. Willson Mr. Robert G. Woodward Mr. Allen W. Yee

Mr. Opher Aviran Consul General Israel to the Southeastern United States Mr. Dieter Elsner Mr. Carl I. Gable, Jr. Mr. John “Jack” S. Gillfillan Mrs. Nancy Hall Green Mr. Carter Joseph Mrs. Peggy McDowell Mr. Harmon “Sandy” B. Miller, III Mr. Bruce A. Roth Mr. Mark K. Taylor Mrs. Bunny Winter

SCENE CHORAL SILVER CELEBRATION @ EMORY & KSU

photos: Jeff Roffman & Matt Burkhalter

STAFF The ATlAnTA operA Tomer Zvulun GENERAl & ARTiSTiC DiRECTOR Arthur Fagen CARl & SAllY GABlE MUSiC DiRECTOR

ArTiSTiC Cory Lippiello DiRECTOR Of ARTiSTiC PlANNiNG & COMMUNiTY ENGAGEMENT Walter Huff CHORUS MASTER Wade Thomas EDUCATiON MANAGER

developMenT Sarah Zabinski DiRECTOR Of DEvElOPMENT Rae Weimer ASSOCiATE DiRECTOR Of DEvElOPMENT Greg Carraway fOUNDATiON & GRANTS MANAGER Natasha King vOlUNTEER & EvENTS MANAGER Rachel Jorgensen DEvElOPMENT SERviCES & DATABASE MANAGER

MArKeTing & CoMMuniCATionS Dave Paule iNTERiM DiRECTOR Of MARKETiNG & COMMUNiCATiONS Matt Burkhalter CREATivE SERviCES MANAGER Renee Smiley PATRON SERviCES MANAGER Rebecca Danis PATRON SERviCES ASSOCiATE

FinAnCe & AdMiniSTrATion Paul Deckard DiRECTOR Of fiNANCE Inga V. Murro CONTROllER Stephanie Cantillo ADMiNiSTRATivE & HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER Allie Beckett EXECUTivE ASSiSTANT 60

STAFF produCTion Shawn Rieschl Johnson DiRECTOR Of PRODUCTiON John Beaulieu TECHiNiCAl DiRECTOR/ MASTER CARPENTER Christopher Whittle PRODUCTiON ElECTRiCiAN Pamela Hickey PROPERTiES MASTER Joanna Schmink COSTUMES COORDiNATOR Ken McNeil WARDROBE SUPERviSOR Bridgette K.L. Mont fiRST HAND Emoryann Childers STiTCHER Richard Jarvie WiG & MAKEUP DESiGNER Tiffany Davis WiG & MAKEUP DESiGN ASSiSTANT Richard Cherry WiG & MAKEUP DESiGN ASSiSTANT Christina Moore WiG & MAKEUP DESiGN ASSiSTANT Tracy Salazar WiG & MAKEUP DESiGN ASSiSTANT

CoBB energy perForMing ArTS CenTre Johannes Pikel TECHNiCAl DiRECTOR Jessica Coale PRODUCTiON MANAGER Michael Wolmer HEAD ElECTRiCiAN Nicholas Morganstern HEAD CARPENTER/RiGGER Jon Summers AUDiO ENGiNEER

1575 Northside Drive, N.W., Suite 350 Atlanta, GA 30080 404-881-8801 atlantaopera.org

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photo: Erhard Rom - scenic designer

houSe poliCieS ConCeSSionS Concession stands are located in the center of the lobbies on all three levels, food and beverage items are prohibited inside the theatre. Thank you for your cooperation. reSTrooMS Restrooms are located on house right and house left of all three lobbies. Family restrooms are also located on house right of all three lobbies. Mobility-impaired patrons may use any of our restrooms. pArKing There are 1,000 parking spaces available at $6 per car. Valet service is available for $10. Please be sure to allow enough time for travel to the theatre and parking as there is no late seating.

ATM There is one Bank of North Georgia ATM located in the grand lobby.

CoAT CheCK Coat check is available at the concierge desk. eMergenCy inForMATion In the event of an emergency, please locate the nearest usher who will direct you to the appropriate exit. elevATorS Elevators are located on each side of the lobbies on all levels. loST And Found Lost and Found items are turned into the concierge desk on the day of a performance.

To inquire about a lost item, please call the House Manager at 770-916-2828.

SMoKing Smoking is prohibited inside the building.

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SpeCiAl ASSiSTAnCe Persons requiring access assistance are asked to contact the box office at 770-916-2850 for advance arrangements.

Audio clarification devices are available to our hearing impaired guests at no charge.

This is on a first-come, first-served basis, or you may call the House Manager ahead of time to reserve one 770-916-2828. A limited number of booster seats are also available. All items require a form of identification to be held until the item is returned.

CoBB energy CenTre ruleS & requeSTS • All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket in order to be admitted to the performance. Please be aware that not all performances are suitable for children.

• Infants will not be admitted to adult programs. Parents will be asked to remove children who create a disturbance.

• There is no late seating allowed. Closedcircuit monitors are provided in the lobby as a courtesy to latecomers.

• Please turn off all cell phones prior to the beginning of each performance.

• Please limit conversation during the performance.

• Cameras (including use of cell phone camera) and audio and video recording devices are strictly prohibited at all times.

• Leaving while the show is in progress is discourteous and we ask that you refrain from doing so.

• Please unwrap all candies and cough drops before the performance.

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