2023 Glimmerglass Festival Program Book

Glimmerglass

FESTIVAL 2023

LA BOHÈME • CANDIDE • ROMEO AND JULIET • RINALDO

THE RIP VAN WINKLES • LOVE & WAR • AN EVENING WITH ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO

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Photos: Karli Cadel

TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome...........................................................................................................................................3 Leadership........................................................................................................................................4 Our Mission......................................................................................................................................................5 Festival Season Calendar...................................................................................................................................6 La bohème.......................................................................................................................................................8 Candide.......................................................................................................................................................12 Getting to Know Rob Ainsley.............................................................................................................................16 Welcome, Rob!................................................................................................................................................18 Romeo and Juliet............................................................................................................................................24 Rinaldo....................................................................................................................................................28 The Rip Van Winkles........................................................................................................................................34 Love & War.....................................................................................................................................................38 An Evening with Anthony Roth Costanzo...........................................................................................................39 The State of the Art.........................................................................................................................................40 Full Circles.....................................................................................................................................................44 Guest Artists..................................................................................................................................................51 Music Staff.....................................................................................................................................................56 Young Artists Program.....................................................................................................................................57 Orchestra.....................................................................................................................................62 Youth Ensemble..............................................................................................................................................63 Administration and Production.........................................................................................................................64 The Guild of the Glimmerglass Festival............................................................................................................67 Volunteer Ushers.............................................................................................................................................68 Festival Guild..................................................................................................................................................69 Become a Member of the Goodyear Society.......................................................................................................70 Gifts to Glimmerglass......................................................................................................................................72 Advertising..................................................................................................................................88 Credits..........................................................................................................................................................105 General Information......................................................................................................................................106 Campus Map.................................................................................................................................................107 The 2024 Festival..........................................................................................................................................108

The Glimmerglass Festival would like to acknowledge the Mohawk and Oneida, members of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the original stewards of this land. We take this time to pay tribute to those who were forcibly removed from their homelands due to colonial and genocidal agendas, and those who continue to inhabit the land today. To learn more about how you can act in solidarity, visit www.nativegov.org today.

(Sources: www.nativegov.org; www.native-land.ca)

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ART INSTALLATIONS ON CAMPUS

PHOTO: KARLI CADEL

WELCOME Welcome!

Here at Glimmerglass, we have something for you—no matter who you are, where you come from, or how old you might be.

Growing up, I was exposed to all kinds of music. My earliest memory is sounds of my parents’ favorite bands. I remember performing in the children’s chorus of a production of Carmen. I couldn’t believe one person could play an entire opera—how did they learn it all? I took up the piano to find out. Later, I was astonished that a single instrument could lead an entire cathedral in song—so I studied the organ to try it for myself. As a PHOTO: KARLI CADEL senior in high school, I was envious that our Music Director got to shape the music through the power of their imagination and personality—so I asked if I could conduct.

This season explores the moments of curiosity and discovery that shape our futures before life’s constraints start to pin us down. This is what moves us about Puccini’s bohemians, Voltaire’s wandering innocent, Shakespeare’s young lovers, and Handel’s heroic knights. We encounter the same spirit of possibility daily; Glimmerglass has been at the forefront of training the next generation of great singers and theater professionals for nearly five decades, and the ongoing dialogue between generations is one of the things that makes this place so special. More recently, we have expanded opportunities for local children to take center stage through our annual youth opera. This is a place where ideas can blossom, and self-expression is encouraged and supported.

Speaking of support and encouragement—we owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Robert Nelson, our outgoing Board Chair, for his extraordinary leadership these past six years. Through countless acts of generosity, Robert and his husband Van have been integral to every part of Glimmerglass’s success, helping successfully steer the company through the challenges of the pandemic and the recent leadership transition. While Robert is taking a well-deserved break from his official leadership responsibilities (although remaining a member of the Executive Committee), Robert and Van will always be part of the Glimmerglass family.

Glimmerglass’s secret lies, like opera’s, in its inherent unlikelihood. That our theater should exist here, nestled on this perfect lake, is deliciously improbable. We gather here to celebrate the most complete and perfect of art forms, and we do it in one of the most unspoiled landscapes in the country. Opera demands our every skill and resource to bring it to life; it captures history and makes change for the future. Opera connects us to our collective humanity, touching our souls with its transcendence and power.

Big words. It is also plain fun. Great singing, catchy tunes, gorgeous sets, ravishing costumes, fantastic dancing. Escapism, entertainment, a night out with friends. A show.

Whatever opera means for you, thank you for being here to share in this grand expression of possibility. Thank you to the Glimmerglass Board and Staff for their invaluable support. Thank you to the many foundations, donors, and patrons who make our work possible. Thank you for helping so many follow their dreams. I cannot wait to see what we will dream together.

Rob Ainsley Artistic & General Director

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LEADERSHIP HONORARY CHAIR

Peter Duchin

OFFICERS

Robert Nelson, Chair Michael Young, President Edward L . Turner, Vice-Chair Jean Stark, Vice-President Mark Luis Villamar, Treasurer Erna Morgan McReynolds, Secretary

TRUSTEES

Patricia Chadwick Anne M. Curtis Wendy Curtis Nellie Gipson Sherwin M. Goldman Allison Hill-Edgar Thomas C. Ragan John Ryland Michael Sekus Senator James L . Seward Thomas Simpson Ted Snowdon Kara Unterberg Debra Valentine

EX-OFFICIO LIAISONS

William Goodenough 1 Sage Mehta 1 Eric Owens 2 Laura Tansey Wetzel 3

HONORARY LIFE TRUSTEES

John ^ and Wendy Curtis Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard Andrea K. Fallek ^ Allen R. and Judy Brick Freedman Faith E. Gay and Francesca Zambello Nellie Gipson Sherwin M. Goldman Mrs. John H.J. Guth ^ Alfred F. Hubay ^ Mrs. John R. Hupper ^ Dudley D. and Carole H. Johnson Patricia Kavanagh and James Grant Robert B. Schlather ^ Senator James L . Seward Lady Juliet and Dr. Christopher Tadgell Eugene V. ^ and Clare E. Thaw ^

NON-TRUSTEE ADVISORS

James Barton Frank Holozubiec Gregory Long Ann McChord Janet Nelson Elisabeth A . Sapery Joan Shkane

ARTISTIC & GENERAL DIRECTOR

Robert Ainsley

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Joseph Colaneri

ARTISTIC ADVISORY BOARD

Eric Owens, Chair William Burden Alyson Cambridge Anthony Roth Costanzo Rod Gilfry Christine Goerke Peter Kazaras Ryan McKinny Erie Mills Patricia Racette Neil Shicoff

EMERITUS

Paul Kellogg, Artistic Director Emeritus ^ Stewart Robertson, Music Director Emeritus John Conklin, Associate Artistic Director Emeritus Hugh Hardy, Architectural Advisor Emeritus ^ Francesca Zambello, Artistic & General Director Emerita

FOUNDING LEADERSHIP

Peter Macris, Founding Artist Director ^ Charles Schneider, Founding Music Director ^

FOUNDING TRUSTEES

Beekman C. Cannon ^ Ferdinand Ermlich ^ Thomas Goodyear ^ Louis Busch Hager ^ Mrs. Louis C. Jones ^ Dr. Peter Macris ^ Mary-Jo Merk Mrs. James M. Symington ^

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^ deceased Young Glimmerglass Representative 2 Chair, Artistic Advisory Board 3 Guild President

PHOTOS, FACING PAGE: KARLI CADEL

Produce new, little-known, and familiar operas and musical theater in innovative productions; Provide professional training and performance opportunities for emerging artists and apprentices; Engage important artists who inspire the highest standards of achievement; Inspire dialogue around meaningful issues of the day through song and story; Collaborate with regional organizations, schools, and businesses to enhance life in Central New York.

THE JUNGLE BOOK

THE PASSION OF MARY CARDWELL DAWSON

OUR MISSION

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

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HOLY GROUND

THE 2023 FESTIVAL Fri, July 07 Fri, July 07 Fri, July 07 Sat, July 08 Sat, July 08 Sun, July 09 Sun, July 09 Mon, July 10 Mon, July 10 Thu, July 13 Fri, July 14 Fri, July 14 Sat, July 15 Sat, July 15 Sun, July 16 Sun, July 16 Mon, July 17

JULY GETAWAY WEEKEND

GETAWAY WEEKEND 1

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6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM

Pavilion Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Christ Church, Cooperstown Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent

Opening Night Dinner Free Event: Preview La bohème Free Event: Preview Candide Free Event: Preview La bohème Free Event: Preview Candide Free Event: Midday Music Concert Series Free Event: Preview La bohème Free Event: Preview Romeo and Juliet Free Event: Preview Candide Free Event: Preview

Mon, July 17

1:00 PM

Alice Busch Opera Theater

Romeo and Juliet

Tue, July 18 Tue, July 18 Mon, July 24 Mon, July 24 Tue, July 25 Tue, July 25 Thu, July 27 Thu, July 27 Thu, July 27 Fri, July 28 Fri, July 28 Fri, July 28 Sat, July 29 Sat, July 29 Sat, July 29 Sat, July 29 Sat, July 29 Sun, July 30 Sun, July 30 Sun, July 30 Mon, July 31 Mon, July 31 Tue, August 01 Tue, August 01 Thu, August 03 Thu, August 03 Thu, August 03 Fri, August 04 Fri, August 04 Fri, August 04 Sat, August 05

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Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater The Otesaga Resort Ballroom Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Pavilion Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Pavilion Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Pavilion Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Pavilion Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Alice Busch Opera Theater

Free Event: Preview La bohème Free Event: Preview La bohème Free Event: Preview Candide Free Event: Midday Music Concert Series Free Event: Preview Candide Festival Dinner Free Event: Preview Rinaldo Free Event: Backstage Tour Free Event: Preview Candide Free Event: Preview La bohème 2024 Preview Brunch Free Event: Preview Romeo and Juliet Free Event: Preview Rinaldo Free Event: Preview La bohème Love & War Free Event: Preview La bohème Festival Dinner Free Event: Preview Romeo and Juliet Free Event: Backstage Tour

THE 2023 FESTIVAL GETAWAY WEEKEND 1 (CONT.)

GETAWAY WEEKEND 2

GETAWAY WEEKEND 3

Sat, August 05 Sat, August 05 Sat, August 05 Sat, August 05 Sat, August 05 Sun, August 06 Sun, August 06 Sun, August 06 Mon, August 07 Mon, August 07 Mon, August 07 Tue, August 08 Tue, August 08 Thu, August 10 Thu, August 10 Thu, August 10 Fri, August 11

12:00 PM 1:00 PM ~4:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 7:30 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 4:00 PM

Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Pavilion Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Pavilion

Free Event: Preview La bohème Free Event: Changeover Talk Free Event: Preview Candide 2024 Preview Brunch Free Event: Preview Rinaldo Free Event: Preview Candide The Rip Van Winkles Free Event: Preview La bohème Free Event: Midday Music Concert Series Free Event: Preview Romeo and Juliet An Evening with Anthony Roth Costanzo

Fri, August 11

6:30 PM

Preview Tent

Free Event: Preview

Fri, August 11 Sat, August 12 Sat, August 12 Sat, August 12 Sat, August 12 Sat, August 12 Sat, August 12 Sun, August 13 Sun, August 13 Sun, August 13 Sun, August 13 Mon, August 14 Mon, August 14 Mon, August 14 Tue, August 15 Tue, August 15 Thu, August 17 Thu, August 17 Thu, August 17 Fri, August 18 Fri, August 18 Fri, August 18 Fri, August 18 Sat, August 19 Sat, August 19 Sat, August 19 Sat, August 19 Sat, August 19 Sat, August 19 Sun, August 20 Sun, August 20

7:30 PM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM ~4:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 7:30 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM ~4:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM

Alice Busch Opera Theater Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Pavilion Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Pavilion Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Pavilion Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Alice Busch Opera Theater Pavilion Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater Preview Tent Alice Busch Opera Theater

La bohème Free Event: Backstage Tour Free Event: Preview Romeo and Juliet Free Event: Changeover Talk Free Event: Preview Rinaldo 2024 Preview Brunch Free Event: Preview Candide The Rip Van Winkles Free Event: Preview La bohème An Evening with Anthony Roth Costanzo Free Event: Preview Candide Love & War Free Event: Preview Rinaldo The Rip Van Winkles Festival Dinner Free Event: Preview Candide Free Event: Backstage Tour Free Event: Preview Romeo and Juliet Free Event: Changeover Talk Free Event: Preview La bohème Free Event: Preview Candide

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LA BOHÈME (1896) Music by GIACOMO PUCCINI

Libretto by LUIGI ILLICA & GIUSEPPE GIACOSA

PAINTING: JASON YEOMANS

Sung in Italian with English projected text.

Thirteen performances: July 7, 9m, 14, 18m, 24m, 29; August 1m, 3, 5m, 8m, 11, 14m, 19, 2023 Running time: 2 hours and 18 minutes, including one 25-minute intermission

This production is generously sponsored by Nellie and Robert Gipson.

Rodolfo

Mimì

Marcello Musetta

Colline

Schaunard Benoit/Alcindoro Parpignol A Customs Official

Sergeant Child Soloist Prune Man

Joshua Blue Teresa Perrotta Darren Lekeith Drone Emilie Kealani* Nan Wang* Justin Burgess* Stefano de Peppo Zachary Rioux* Grant Jackson* Alex Smith* Arianne Ajakh, Cordelia Dziuban Henry Benson*

The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra, Chorus, and Youth Chorus

Conductor

Director

Associate Director Choreographer Set Designer Costume Designer

Lighting Designer

Hair & Makeup

Projected Titles

Nader Abbassi E. Loren Meeker Rebecca Herman Eric Sean Fogel Kevin Depinet Erik Teague Robert Wierzel Tom Watson Kelley Rourke

Chorus Director Youth Chorus Directors Assistant Director Assistant Conductor Principal Coach Dance Captain Assistant Coach Stage Manager

Katherine Kozak Anna Betka and Rob Ainsley Amanda Testini* Robert Kahn* J. Bradley Baker Truman Tinius* Yueqi Zhang* Dustin Z West

*Member of the Young Artists Program Detailed ensemble casting is available on glimmerglass.org.

Rodolfo, a writer, welcomes two friends— Colline, a philosopher, and Schaunard, a musician—to the garret he shares with Marcello, a painter. When the comrades head to the Latin Quarter Christmas Eve festivities, Rodolfo stays behind, saying he will join them later. A young woman, Mimì, appears at his door; after a series of accidents and minor deceptions, they find themselves hand in hand.

At the Latin Quarter, Rodolfo introduces Mimì to his friends.

Musetta, Marcello’s former lover, enters on the arm of the wealthy Alcindoro as Marcello seethes. Although Musetta plays the coquette, she is as drawn to Marcello as he is to her, and the two are eventually reunited.

Marcello and Musetta take up residence in a tavern on the outskirts of town. Mimì appears to tell Marcello that Rodolfo has left her; Marcello replies that Rodolfo is inside and urges her to leave. Rodolfo comes out and confides to Marcello that he fears his meager living conditions are ruining Mimì’s health. Mimì, who has been eavesdropping on their conversation, has a coughing fit; Rodolfo realizes she has heard everything. Marcello goes back to the tavern to join Musetta. Left alone, Mimì and Rodolfo agree to stay together until the spring.

Back in the garret, some time later, Rodolfo tells Marcello that Musetta has taken a wealthy lover; Marcello fires back that Mimì, too, has improved her position. The men attempt to continue their work, but each is lost in thoughts of love.

Schaunard and Colline enter. They pretend to enjoy a lavish feast, then clear the room for dancing. Musetta interrupts, having brought Mimì, who is deathly ill, to the garret. The friends go out to sell some of their paltry possessions to buy medicine, leaving Mimì and Rodolfo alone to remember the happiness they once shared. Mimì falls asleep shortly after everyone returns, assuring Rodolfo that she feels better. He is the last to realize that she has died.

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REHEARSING BOHÈME

How our Festival Orchestra and music staff prepare a masterpiece

BY NICK RICHARDSON There is something enchanting about Puccini, Illica, and Giacosa’s depiction of artist life in Paris’s Latin Quarter that keeps Americans coming back for more. According to data from Opera America, La bohème was the most produced and the most performed opera in the United States for the past three decades, playing for a combined total of 2,431 performances across 499 different productions by Opera America Member Companies. La bohème also holds the distinction of being the only Puccini opera with a recording featuring its original conductor, the famed Arturo Toscanini. The opera’s discography goes back over 100 years and includes some of the most celebrated opera singers ever, such as Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras— and many more.

This rich and deep history presents a challenge for opera companies today: How can we make a familiar and beloved opera feel fresh?

Though Puccini’s music remains the same, we will hear it anew this summer thanks to the astounding work of our Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and music staff. Here is an overview of how our musicians move from the page to the stage.

Production meetings—in which the creative team meets to decide the concept of this specific iteration of the opera—also start the year before. Here, Colaneri works with the director on the music choices for the production, ranging from cuts to make in the score to where to place singers on stage for the best acoustics. After he and the director craft their own “version” of the opera, Colaneri collaborates with our Music Librarian, Kristen Butcher, to source the different instrumental parts, assemble the score, and distribute the score to the musicians.

This begins the “nitty gritty” work of our music staff.

BEFORE THE MUSIC

“Sometimes there are discrepancies between what might be in the full score and what might be the vocal score. We have to decide how to deal with those. Which one is correct? Which one do we choose?” says Colaneri. But even with those inconsistencies ironed out, the score isn’t quite yet ready for our musicians to perform.

Maestro Colaneri’s process begins with intense study—not just the scores of the operas, but their libretti, source materials, and even

The printed music from the publisher tells the musicians what to play, but not necessarily how to physically play it. Bowings are added to the score in order to achieve the desired articulations and to ensure uniformity within each section. This is the job of our Concertmaster, violinist Ruotao Mao, who has played in the Festival Orchestra since 2010.

Mao will write all the bowings in the Violin I part, then pass that on to the other principal musicians (the leaders of each string section), who apply his notes to their respective parts. It takes Mao about 10 hours to

Preparing the music starts long before the summer. The Festival assembles the creative teams for productions—including the directors, designers, and conductors—at least one year in advance. For this year’s remount of La bohème, Egyptian conductor Nader Abbassi will lead our Festival Orchestra and singers. Our Music Director Joseph Colaneri conducted the Festival’s original production in 2015.

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previous versions or drafts of the pieces. “It’s sort of like composing the piece again,” he says. “ You look at it and think, ‘ Why did the composer make this choice?’” A lecturer on opera, Colaneri will also reference his own previous research.

GO WITH THE BOW

bow the complete score. He finishes his work around the end of January.

“At that time, I know the pieces pretty well. Then, after a few months, when I look at the music again in May, I have to re-learn it,” he admits.

Many of our orchestra members have other professional obligations outside of the Festival, learning and performing repertoire for other concerts and gigs in addition to the Festival’s program. Mao, for example, serves as concertmaster for three other orchestras in the Mid-Atlantic, leads his own string quartet, and maintains a private studio of violin students. For these busy musicians, bowings help jump-start the rehearsal process, which is crucial on the Festival’s tight schedule.

COME TOGETHER

Our orchestra receives all the music for the season—with bowings—in May. They are expected to know their individual parts by the time they arrive in June. Once the full orchestra comes together, they have only six rehearsals per production to prepare for opening night.

The first two or three rehearsals are solely with the conductor. As Colaneri explains, “The conductor brings a whole new sense of structure to the piece. Architecture in music is defined by tempo, dynamics, and pace—what you’re moving toward and what you’re moving away from. Climax and denouement, for example, in theatrical terms.” He expects Maestro Abbassi will have his own interpretations to help shape the music.

Bringing all of the musicians together—the orchestra, the conductor, and then the singers— is when the music-making truly begins. “ When the singers start coming in, suddenly it becomes alive, and then what we do makes more sense,” says Mao. “Sometimes

we’re accompanying, sometimes we’re supporting, something we’re doubling. Depending on the singer, we adjust our color because we now have first-hand experience with the singer.”

Adding singers also means adding more cooks to the kitchen, and our production of Bohème already has some 40 instrumentalists in the pit alone. “ When I’m at the piano studying, the piece goes exactly the way I want it to go. Everybody does it at my tempo, and it’s easily done,” says Colaneri. “But when you get with the forces, especially not only with singers, but also with the orchestra, now you encounter other people that have also been thinking about the music and playing it. You have to come to that point where you communicate your concept to the orchestra to get everyone on the same page. And that’s really the great part of it, that collaboration. A conductor needs to be a communicator, and you need to communicate what the idea of the piece is and how you want to interpret it.”

That’s not to say the conductor makes all the artistic choices alone. The orchestra, singers, and even stage directors bring ideas to the piece that can enhance the storytelling. Colaneri welcomes this variety in the rehearsal room: “If you were to come to my working rehearsals, you will hear two words that I use quite a bit. One is the word

‘imagination.’ I want everybody to play with imagination, to think it’s not just a quarter note, but what that quarter note means in theatrical terms. Is it an exclamation point? Is it a question mark? Is it a reaction of horror? Or is it an exuberant reaction? Or is it a sigh? There are so many ways you can think about one note."

“The other word that I use a lot is the Italian word coraggio. ‘Have courage.’ In a rehearsal, we can do whatever we want. Don’t hold back—use the rehearsal to push the envelope and see how far we can take something. We might discover something that if we were cautious, we might not have discovered.

For me, there is always a sense of discovery and imagination in everything, especially in the theater, because without that, why bother?”

Of course, the composer also shares ideas worth heeding. “Puccini was a theatrical genius!” states Colaneri.

“He knew how to write curtain up and curtain down music. He actually gives you places in the score where the curtain goes up and where the curtain goes down, or if it should be slow or fast. Even the use of the curtain became a musical entity for Puccini.”

THE FINAL PIECE

Though the artists make the most of their rehearsal time, there is still one unpredictable variable in the mix: the audience. For Colaneri, the

audience is another key player in the production.

“I’m a big believer in removing the proverbial ‘fourth wall’ that separates the audience from the stage,” says Colaneri. “My own impression is that the fourth wall disappears so that we pull the audience in as an element. They participate in a more or less passive way by listening, but nonetheless, their emotions are engaged. They’re going to react with applause, or tears, or something emotional. If we think about the fourth wall as being down, it draws them in. It’s as if we’re all in a big circle, rather than a half circle divided by that wall. I like to think of it as one big sort of performing organism, if you will.”

Though the artists have plenty to coordinate amongst themselves, the audience is still at the forefront of Colaneri’s mind. “Certainly when I’m on the podium, if it’s a piece the audience has heard many times before, I’m thinking, ‘How can I make them hear it as if it were new, as if it were fresh?’” This could mean changing the tempo or even bringing out a countermelody from a specific instrument. “I bring that into the rehearsal process and then into the performance process as well.”

Whether you’re experiencing your first Bohème or revisiting an old friend, we’re sure you’ll hear something exciting from The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra this season.

Backgground on "Bohemia" and Bohème Frequent patrons of the Festival might notice a trend in our recent programming. This is our third consecutive opera to reference “Bohemians” or Roma, a nomadic ethnic group originating from India that has faced centuries of persecution.

In our 2021 and 2022 seasons, respectively, Il trovatore (Verdi/ Cammarano) and Carmen (Bizet/Meilhac and Halévy) both presented fictionalized Romani communities living on the fringes of society in Spain.

Though “La bohème” literally translates to “The Bohemians,” Puccini and his librettists Illica and Giacosa didn’t write a story about the Roma, but about a different kind of Bohemian.

To start, the name “Bohemian” is actually a misnomer.

According to MerriamWebster’s Word History blog, the French named the Romani people “Bohémien” believing they came from the Bohemia region of present-day Czechia rather than India. These Roma lived in the poorer districts of Paris without creature comforts, showed little concern for their appearances, and shared a love of the arts. Their presence attracted attention from the French—both curiosity and scorn. “Bohémien” became a pejorative term for the Roma and for anyone else who embraced their way of life,

including artists living in the Latin Quarter of Paris. French writers of the 19th century romanticized this “starving artist” lifestyle, such as Victor Hugo (The Hunchback of NotreDame), Honoré de Balzac (La Comédie humaine), and Henri Murger, whose Scènes de la vie de bohème directly inspired Puccini, Illica, and Giacosa’s opera.

You won’t hear a Bohemian influence in the music of La bohème (by way of India or Czechia), but the Bohemian lifestyle does come to bear on Puccini’s score. Puccini represents his own personal

experience as a young starving artist by musically citing himself. The opening phrase of La bohème is directly lifted from Puccini’s own Capriccio sinfonico, a piece he composed to graduate from the Milan Conservatory.

This musical reference reflects “the joy and exuberance of the discovery of art for the first time,” as Maestro Colaneri puts it. “The ‘bohème’ in La bohème for Puccini is not just the story matter, but also picking up these kinds of themes from these early pieces that represent his young life. It’s autobiographical in many ways.”

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CANDIDE (1956) Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN Book by HUGH WHEELER, after VOLTAIRE

Lyrics by RICHARD WILBUR, STEPHEN SONDHEIM, JOHN LA TOUCHE, LILLIAN HELLMAN,

DOROTHY PARKER, and LEONARD BERNSTEIN

PAINTING: JASON YEOMANS

Presented in English with English projected lyrics.

Twelve performances: July 8, 10m, 16m, 25m, 27, 29m; August 5, 7m, 13m, 15m, 18, 20m, 2023 Running time: 2 hours and 50 minutes, including one 25-minute intermission

This production is generously sponsored by Andrew J. Martin-Weber.

12 This production is presented by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Sole Agent for Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing 12 Company LLC, publisher and copyright owner.

Pangloss/Voltaire

Candide

Cunegonde

Old Lady

Maximilian

Martin/James

Cacambo

Grand Inquisitor/Governor Paquette

Baroness/Vanderdendur Minister’s Wife/Queen of Eldorado Baron/King of Eldorado

Bradley Dean+ Brian Vu Katrina Galka Meredith Arwady Schyler Vargas* Jonathan Patton* Jonathan Pierce Rhodes* Ryan Johnson* Lisa Marie Rogali* Keely Futterer* Alicia Russell Tagert* Carlos Ahrens*

The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and Chorus Conductor

Original Director

Director and Choreographer Set Designer Costume Designer

Lighting Designer

Sound Designer

Hair & Makeup

Projected Titles

Joseph Colaneri Francesca Zambello Eric Sean Fogel James Noone Jennifer Moeller Mark McCullough Joel T. Morain Tom Watson Kelley Rourke

Chorus Director Assistant Director

Assistant Conductor Principal Coach Associate Choreographer Dance Captain Assistant Coach English Diction Coach Stage Manager

Katherine Kozak Mario Pacheco* Micah Gleason* Grant Wenaus Andrea Beasom Madison Hertel* Laura Bleakley* Kathryn LaBouff Iván Dario Cano

*Member of the Young Artists Program +The Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Detailed ensemble casting is available on glimmerglass.org.

Candide, a youth of obscure origins, lives with the Baron and Baroness of Westphalia and their two children, Maximilian and Cunegonde. When Candide—inspired by the coupling of his tutor, Pangloss, and Paquette, a servant girl—proposes to marry Cunegonde, he is kicked out of the castle and recruited to the Bavarian Army. After taking part in a bloody battle between Bavaria and Westphalia, he travels to Holland, where he is reunited with Pangloss, who informs him that the Baron, Baroness, and Cunegonde have been killed. In reality, Cunegonde has survived and is being shared by two lovers: Don Issacar and the Grand Inquisitor.

Pangloss and Candide travel to Lisbon, arriving just as a terrible earthquake strikes the city. As they philosophize about the event, they are overheard and arrested for blasphemy. Pangloss is sentenced to death, Candide to flogging. An Old Woman takes Candide away and orchestrates a reunion between him and Cunegonde. When Don Issacar surprises the lovers, Candide kills him; the Grand Inquisitor soon suffers the same fate. Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Woman flee to Spain, where they meet Cacambo, who suggests they travel together to the New World.

In Montevideo, the Governor takes an interest in Cunegonde. With Cacambo, Candide goes to Paraguay and is reunited with Maximilian, who has joined a Jesuit order. When Maximilian objects to Candide’s proposed marriage to Cunegonde, Candide kills him.

Candide and Cacambo flee and find themselves in El Dorado, where they lack for nothing—except Cunegonde.

Determined to find her, they set off again. Cacambo sails for Montevideo to retrieve Cunegonde; the two friends plan to meet in Venice. Vanderdendur, a slave trader, agrees to take Candide to Venice, but robs him instead. Candide chooses a new traveling companion: Martin. On a Tunisian galley, Candide and Martin meet Pangloss and Maximilian—alive but enslaved—and buy their freedom. In Venice, they are reunited with Paquette, then Cacambo.

At a masquerade ball, the Old Woman and Cunegonde approach Candide, looking for money. When Cunegonde’s mask comes off, Candide is startled by what she has become. He closes his Venetian palazzo and, taking the others with him, moves to the mountains, where all put away their old lives and find useful work.

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... TO MAKE SOME SENSE OF LIFE Voltaire’s Candide—and the show it inspired— asks us to set argument aside and get to work.

BY KELLEY ROURKE How do we make sense of bad things happening to good people? Voltaire’s Candide, ou l’optimisme (1759) plays like an irreverent comic-strip, with no shortage of sex and violence, but at its heart is a serious question. The title character has his faith shaken by one calamity after another, and those who claim moral authority—whether via church, state, or academia—only seem to make matters worse. In such a world, how is an individual to live? Candide was banned shortly after its publication, but despite the controversy it created—which continued well into the 20th century—it was an instant hit and is now considered a classic of Western literature.

Young Candide is brought up in a backwater province and has no reason to doubt his tutor, Pangloss, when he declares it to be “the best of all possible worlds.” After Candide is forced to leave home, he comes face to face with the brutality of man (the Seven Years' War), the savage power of nature (the Lisbon Earthquake), the corruption and hypocrisy of those in positions of moral authority— and worse. Pangloss has a quick explanation for everything, but the explanations seem increasingly ridiculous in light of Candide’s accumulating experience. By the time Candide meets Martin, a pessimist, he is primed to upend his view of the world.

“I think we see ourselves in Candide,” says Francesca Zambello, who originated the Glimmerglass production in 2015. “He wants to do the right thing. He wants to see the world as a place where order and reason and justice prevail. And we want Candide to succeed because we want the same for ourselves.”

The “optimism” referenced in Voltaire’s subtitle is a formal philosophical response to a perennial question: if God is all-powerful and all-good, how could he have created a world in which goodness does not always prevail? Versions of the “optimism” argument were championed by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (we live in the best of all possible worlds) and Alexander Pope (what is, is right), among others.

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Candide was not Voltaire’s first literary challenge to philosophical optimism. Four years before the novel’s publication, the Great Lisbon Earthquake had killed tens of thousands of innocent people; Voltaire argued in his 180-line “Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne” (Poem on the Lisbon Disaster) that the catastrophe refuted Leibnizian Optimism once and for all. The Lisbon Earthquake also makes an appearance in Candide: Some falling stones had wounded Candide. He lay stretched in the street covered with rubbish.

“Alas!” said he to Pangloss, “get me a little wine and oil; I am dying.”

“This concussion of the earth is no new thing,” answered Pangloss. “The city of Lima, in America, experienced the same convulsions last year; the same cause, the same effects; there is certainly a train of sulphur underground from Lima to Lisbon.”

“Nothing more probable,” said Candide; “but for the love of God a little oil and wine.”

Voltaire drops similar moments through Candide’s story like breadcrumbs leading the way to his conclusion: Metaphysico-theologico-cosmologicopanology is all well and good, but each of us has work to do in this imperfect world of ours. Or, in the final words he gives Candide, “ We must cultivate our garden.”

Lillian Hellman brought the idea of adapting Candide to Leonard Bernstein in 1953. Like many of her contemporaries, including Bernstein, the playwright had been called before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and pressured to “name names” of suspected communist sympathizers. Hellman, who famously declared “I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions,” seized on Candide’s scenes of intolerance and hypocrisy—especially the chapter on the Inquisition—as a means of commenting

on the anti- Communist “witch hunts” that were being conducted under the guise of protecting the American way of life.

“It’s so obviously right that I wonder nobody has done it before, or have they?” Hellman wrote to Bernstein. “I think if done right, it could have real style & wit, and great importance.”

While Candide’s topic and tone may have felt obviously right, adapting the story for the stage was no simple task. Candide’s progress plays out in more than 20 land-based locations, with a number of additional events happening at sea. The original production featured 50 characters played by a cast of 22.

Candide opened on Broadway in 1956 to mostly positive reviews, but Richard L . Coe’s musings in the Washington Post proved prophetic: “ What does worry me—and, I suspect, its other admirers—is that Candide is too special for popular success.”

The first Broadway run closed after only 73 performances, and while the team briefly tinkered with alternative versions, Hellman eventually abandoned the project altogether. Hugh Wheeler created an entirely new book for a fleet, circuslike production in 1973, which eliminated about half the songs and reduced the orchestra to thirteen. The success of that production (it ran for 740 performances) led Bernstein to revisit the piece again and again, with a lengthening list of collaborators, gradually adding more Voltaire—and more Bernstein.

Bernstein described Candide as his “love letter” to European forms—the gavotte, mazurka, polka, schottische, waltz. (That he worked on Candide more or less simultaneously with West Side Story—a score steeped in the Americas—is testament to his wideranging musical facility.) Candide’s adventure is a grim one, but the title character somehow maintains a sunny outlook. The overture gives us an idea of what we’re in for, opening with a bright fanfare before sprinting forward through off-beats and accidentals, sampling a bombastic battle, flirting with peaceful domesticity, and letting loose peals of virtuosic laughter. As the work unfolds, a manically cheerful character predominates, but there are moments of stillness, too, when Candide pauses to search for purpose amidst the chaos with a melodic line that leaps an octave, falls, then tries again.

“The musical and geographical variety packed into Candide makes it an inspiring theatrical playground,” says director/choreographer Eric Sean Fogel, who has been with the production since its premiere. “The challenge is to make sure the characters’ internal transformation doesn’t get lost

in the constant transformation of the space around them. This will be the sixth time we’ve staged this production, and we’re still learning. It’s been a gift to have the opportunity to tend this garden for the past eight years.”

At the end of his travels, Candide rejects both the optimism of Pangloss and the pessimism of Martin, choosing action over argument; his now-familiar melodic reach propels us into Bernstein and Wilbur’s finale: We’re neither pure nor wise nor good; We’ll do the best we know.

We’ll build our house, and chop our wood, And make our garden grow.

“Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable, an alternative to the certainty of both optimists and pessimists,” writes the essayist, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit. “Optimists think it will all be fine without our involvement; pessimists adopt the opposite position; both excuse themselves from acting. It is the belief that what we do matters even though how and when it may matter, who and what it may impact, are not things we can know beforehand. We may not, in fact, know them afterwards either, but they matter all the same, and history is full of people whose influence was most powerful after they were gone.”

Bernstein was not one to excuse himself from acting.

“I want to conduct,” he told the New York Times. “I want to play the piano. I want to write for Hollywood.

I want to write symphonic music. I want to keep on trying to be, in the full sense of that wonderful word, a musician. I also want to teach. I want to write books and poetry. And I think I can still do justice to them all.’’

Bernstein actively tended Candide, that finicky hybrid, for a good portion of his career—perhaps longer than any other single work in his vast hothouse of ideas. The seed was planted early: after he made his New York Philharmonic debut, but before he was named Music Director; after Fancy Free but before West Side Story; after he made his first television appearance but before he launched the enormously popular “ Young People’s Concerts.”

While Bernstein had little involvement in the first major revival, he rolled up his sleeves and got to work on the many new versions that followed. He conducted and recorded the “final revised version” more than 30 years after the first version broke ground; had he not passed away shortly afterwards, it’s possible he would have kept at it. As it is, Candide is part of an extraordinary body of work that continues to influence and inspire all who would “make some sense of life.”

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GETTING TO KNOW ROB AINSLEY

BY NICK RICHARDSON Glimmerglass’s new Artistic & General Director Rob Ainsley came to us in September 2022 from Washington National Opera, where he ran the Cafritz Young Artists program and the American Opera Initiative. He has worked as a musician and artistic leader at opera companies across the U.S., including at Portland Opera, Minnesota Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and the Greenwich Music Festival. In his native England, he served as guest Chorus Master with the English National Opera. Rob himself is a graduate of a Young Artist Program (The Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program), and he holds degrees from the University of Cambridge and Mannes School of Music.

What drew you to opera? How did you decide to have a career in this field?

Opera tells stories and plumbs the depths of the human psyche in ways that no other art does. I’ve found myself in floods of tears at opera performances, and I don’t do that as often when watching a movie, reading a book, or seeing a painting. There’s something so visceral and immediate. I’m sure that’s because I’m a great lover of music and voices. The human voice is the greatest of all instruments. People always say that, but it truly is. It has more colors, possibilities, and emotional core to it than anything else. Not only can it produce some of the most beautiful sounds you’ll ever hear, but when connected to text and drama, it’s just extraordinary what it can do and what its possibilities are.

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When you saw that this job was available, what made you say, “I want to come to Glimmerglass”?

You know, there were very few jobs that could’ve pulled me away. Everything that I’ve done has always been very vocational. But something felt very right about this particular one. I know all of the great summer festivals because it was part of my job to travel to them, scout artists, and see what was happening. I think Glimmerglass combines all of the best bits. It has a focus on emerging artists and fostering their careers, but also has really experienced artists involved. It also has a great theater.

I love the festival atmosphere.

I love the fact that we have a balanced slate of offerings and content. I love what it does for young artists, who have always been such a huge part of my life and my career. I’ve known so many artists who have come through Glimmerglass, whose

careers have been made and built by it. This is a dream job.

The Festival has grown so much over the past few years. What more is there for Glimmerglass to do? What new directions can Glimmerglass pursue?

Everything in art and everything in life is about balance. It’s often not a matter of doing more; it’s a matter of how and why. I think there are niches where we can really excel because we have this beautiful theater that’s the right size for opera. I love the fact that we can do something like Aida or Dutchman in this house, but I also think that this is an ideal house for Baroque opera. I love that we do musical theater, and that we do it in a way that acoustically requires great singing. I have several titles in mind that I think will fit the house very beautifully.

This is a festival where you have musical theater performers, dancers, and great

singers. You have incredible apprentices in every possible discipline. You have a scene shop and a costume shop, and you design all your own productions. It’s an artistic playground! I want to use that combination of talent in innovative and new ways, and let the talent that’s available drive some of the choices.

I’d love to see artists having agency in our commissions or in what we program on a concert. For example, Mike Mayes [Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, 2022] not only sings opera, but also sings folk music, and plays guitar.

If someone has a special skill, then that should be part of the Festival. We should draw on the talent that we have available to us. Artist-driven content is important to me.

Though you’re not directly in charge of the Apprenticeship Program, do you have any ideas or plans for how to keep it growing in the future?

We’re coming to this point where people can’t afford to spend hours upon hours of their lives for the sake of experience. That’s just changing in society in general.

This wonderful matching gift from Denise Littlefield Sobel has let us pay the Apprentices in an equitable way, and we’ve upped the stipends of the Young Artists as well. It’s a hard thing to do in a budget, but it’s the right thing to do, and I’m really proud of that step. We have to find ways to sustain that going forward, and I’ve got to raise as many funds as I possibly can. And that’s something I love doing.

I love talking about the music, and the art, and playing piano.

I’m happy to talk to anyone and sell them on the opera gospel.

Too often, Apprentices are kind of behind the scenes (because that’s where they work), but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be given the same kind of developmental resources that anyone on the stage is getting. I think our program is fantastic. It’s the only program I know of that is complete in that way. There aren’t many places where you’ll get to work with people like Abby Rodd [Director of Production], our wonderful technical director Ross Rundell, and Wyatt Nyman [Production Coordinator].

They’ve all come up through that same system. You’re really working with the best in every field.

I feel that even our newest, entry-level employees want to have a say in this company, and I have to believe that’s special to Glimmerglass. It seems like people are really invested in Glimmerglass and want to be part of it in bigger ways.

A huge part of that is the incredible staff here. A lot of them—Andi [Lyons, Executive Director] and Abby—started here as Interns. This company has been their life, and you can really tell. It’s because Glimmerglass is in this kind of community where everything is interwoven and everybody knows everyone. It takes a village, as they say.

It takes a few!

It truly does. I think that filters all the way down through the company. Everyone can

feel that we are all working towards the same aim, and everyone’s part is crucial.

There are no “small people.”

If this person isn’t doing their job, then this prima donna doesn’t get to do theirs. As I said, artist-driven culture and content is definitely something I’m excited about. We have to function that way now. That hierarchical structure in opera doesn’t work anymore. We have to find other ways to do it. And I’m easily overruled. I hope I’m not an autocrat!

Why do we need opera today?

I think it’s a deeper question: Why do we need art in our lives? For me, it’s a no-brainer.

We’re humans, and we tell stories about what being on this crazy planet means to us.

We do that in any possible way that we can, and the most wild and wonderful way is opera.

It’s one of the most ludicrous art forms ever invented, yet it has the most possibilities.

People will continue to make opera.

That’s not to say it’s easy. Opera is very expensive because it’s so complex and it involves so many people. And it’s really hard to get right! Actually, that’s what I love most about it —the more things you add that can go wrong, the harder it is to get it right. But striving for when it does go right, even if that’s for a fraction of a second, makes it worth trying. That’s why we keep doing these pieces over and over again.

I’ve seen a billion Carmens, but you’re always striving for the Carmen. It’s an Olympian activity in all ways—not just vocally, but in every way. It’s the greatest of challenges.

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WELCOME, ROB! Congratulations on your running start and great first season, and looking forward to many more to come!

— Michael Young and Debra Raskin

Rob at Glimmerglass is, indeed, the "best of all possible worlds." Cheering you on for a most wonderful summer. The Festival— artists, staff and patrons—is so fortunate to have you as its leader, to help make its —and our—“garden grow.”

We are thrilled, Rob, that you are in the Director's chair, and thanks to the Board for aiming high and hitting the mark.

— Mariko Ikehara & Jeffrey Cunard

— Abby Kreh Gibson

— Allen and Judy Brick Freedman

With all best wishes for your success and happiness.

The members of the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra warmly welcome Rob to the Glimmerglass family! We look forward to a harmonious and fruitful relationship with you. Curtain up!

— Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra Players Association

Welcome to the Glimmerglass family.

Can't wait to see what excitement the future holds.

Welcome, Rob! We are thrilled you are here and grateful for your immense talent.

— Dennis Banks

— With love, The Hill-Edgar Family

Glimmerglass is so fortunate to have a new leader so inspiring and creative. We welcome you!

— Jean and Gene Stark

Welcome, Rob, to Glimmerglass.

— Gemma Hall

Welcome, Rob! So glad to have you at Glimmerglass and joining the musical community.

— Melinda Hardin and Lou Allstadt

Welcome, Rob. The Guild looks forward to a fantastic season working with you and the Festival!

— The Guild of the Glimmerglass Festival Rob—Congratulations on your inaugural season as Artistic & General Director of the Glimmerglass Festival! We are so glad that you are here and know that the 2023 season, under your leadership, will be a smashing success!

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— Senator Jim and Cindy Seward

Dear Rob (& Micah), As if we didn’t love our Glimmerglass visits to start with, now having you there makes it even more special. While you shall be sorely missed in D.C., this is one magnificent gain for the Glimmerglass community. We are very excited to see what you have in store for this amazing festival. Best of luck to you & Micah in Cooperstown.

— The Savada-Stevenson Family

Looking forward to all the new and wonderful programs that will follow with you. See you in the summer.

— Jackie Metzger

Welcome to the neighborhood, Rob. We’re so looking forward to your first (of many) terrific seasons here at Glimmerglass, the home of magical music on Otsego Lake.

— Kathleen Mulhern Johnson and Bruce R Johnson

Rob—we are THRILLED you are here! Blessings abound!!

A warm welcome, Rob!

— Elsie and Thom Rhodes

— Jim and Charles Ballowe

Dear Rob: Greetings and benvenuto from the Utica community, and especially our youth initiative! We are all so happy you are with us, and are looking forward to a wonderful season full of music and theater! Thanks for all you do for the young people!

— Hon. Joan E. Shkane (ret.)

Rob—We believe in you and in GGF. We look forward to you charting a path toward great artistic successes that demonstrates how valuable opera and music can be in creating meaning and community in today’s ever-changing world.

— All the best, Debra Valentine

Welcome, Rob! We look forward to many years of enjoying your contribution to the great tradition of Glimmerglass Opera.

We are eagerly looking forward to your tenure at Glimmerglass!

— Bill Packard and Charles Ihlenfeld

— Anne & Lang Keith

Greetings, Rob, and a warm welcome to the Glimmerglass community. Wishing great success for you and for the Festival in the years to come.

— Tom Simpson

We are thrilled to have you here and so looking forward to your first Glimmerglass season.

— With congratulations and love, Katharine Muir and Ken Witty

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Rob, in a short time, you have become a valued member of this community, and we look forward to years of your spirited and talented leadership of the Festival . . . and your friendship.

— John B. Webb and Nelson Mondaca

Rob, as a proud former Upstate New Yorker, I am thrilled someone of your talent, energy, and vision will be leading Glimmerglass. I hope another 8-year-old who saw her first opera at Glimmerglass will be dazzled again by one of your new productions!

Rob—Welcome to Glimmerglass! We are so honored to have you.

Thank you for bringing so much to this beautiful opera house.

God bless.

— All the best, Molly Wilkinson

— Howard Zar and Ray Kurdziel

— Rod Vanderbilt

Rob, looking forward to you making your mark at Glimmerglass!

We are so grateful to have you and Micah as a part of our community. Look forward to this, the first of many grand seasons.

— Dr. F. Todd and Laura Wetzel

Go Rob! Your enthusiasm is catching, positivity is everywhere, the future looks bright.

— Janet Nelson

We hope you find as much joy and fulfillment in Central New York as those of us who have chosen this region as our home. May your tenure at Glimmerglass be long and successful, filled with memorable operas and supportive friendships.

— Michael and Deborah Zahn

Best wishes for the success we know you will have in your first season at Glimmerglass. You fill well the giant steps that have come before you. Just keep running, as you have been doing so well, don’t forget to breathe, and play on.

— Gib and Lin Vincent

So delighted you are sharing your talent with us.

Thanks. We eagerly look forward.

— Georgeanne and Jean Rousseau

Welcome, Rob! The community is very fortunate to have you! Looking forward to many wonderful seasons with you.

— The Horvath Family

How fortunate we are to have such a talented and accomplished successor to the role of Artistic & General Director! Welcome to the Glimmerglass and Cooperstown communities!

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— Bob & Pat Hanft

Gifts Made in Honor of Rob Ainsley Anonymous (2) Lou Allstadt and Melinda Hardin Susan Antos and Edward Fallon Sharin Apostolou and Ryan MacPherson Edward and Laura Asher James E. Ballowe Jr. Dennis N. Banks Vige Barrie and Jim Frederick Jim and Nancy Barton Sidney and Susan Blatt Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Kayellen Button and Bruce Loveys Karyl Clemens Jane and Siobhan Cornell Jeffrey P. Cunard and Mariko Ikehara Joan Desens and Simon Carr-Ellison Martha Monteleone Duke Allen R. and Judy Brick Freedman Abby Kreh Gibson Glimmerglass Gals The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra Players Association William and Cynthia Goertemoeller The Guild of Glimmerglass Festival Gemma Hall

Michael Halloran Robert and Patricia Hanft Jennifer Potter Hayes The Hill-Edgar Family The Horvath Family Susan Huxtable and Joseph Novitski Kathleen Mulhern Johnson and Bruce Ray Johnson Stephen and Pamela Kalista Anne and Lang Keith Daniel Kempton Anne R. Kline and Geoffrey P. Pohanka Robert S. Lalli Harry and Ellen Levine Linda Loomis Massage Therapy by Kristin Sloth Carol Ann McKeen and John Dunton Jackie Metzger Katharine Muir and Kenneth Witty Janet Nelson Michael W. O'Dell, M.D. Bill Packard and Charles Ihlenfeld Jeanne and Richard Porter Sharon Rankins-Burd

Elsie and Thom Rhodes Angie Richards Rotary Club of Cooperstown Georgeanne and Jean Rousseau The Savada-Stevenson Family Margaret Savoie Sandra Seaton Senator and Mrs. James L. Seward Thomas Simpson Ted Snowdon and Duffy Violante Eugene and Jean Stark Dov and Tom Treiman Debra A. Valentine and Jill V. Gardiner Rod Vanderbilt Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert T. Vincent Ronald and Bette R. Wagner Drs. Hueldine Webb and Lester W. Blair John B. Webb and Nelson Mondaca Dr. F. Todd and Laura Wetzel Molly Wilkinson Michael Young and Debra Raskin Deborah and Michael Zahn Howard Zar and Ray Kurdziel Steven Zerby and Joanne Tobey

PHOTO: MARGARITA CORPORAN

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Welcome, Rob! Congratulations from The Glimmerglass Festival Board and Leadership on your first season.

With your expertise, passion, and knowledge, we know that the future of the company is bright.

HONORARY CHAIR Peter Duchin OFFICERS Robert Nelson, CHAIR Michael Young, PRESIDENT Edward L. Turner, VICE-CHAIR Jean Stark, VICE-PRESIDENT Mark Luis Villamar, TREASURER Erna Morgan McReynolds, SECRETARY TRUSTEES Patricia Chadwick Anne M. Curtis Wendy Curtis Nellie Gipson Sherwin M. Goldman Allison Hill-Edgar Thomas C. Ragan John Ryland Michael Sekus Senator James L. Seward Thomas Simpson Ted Snowdon Kara Unterberg Debra Valentine EX-OFFICIO LIAISONS William Goodenough 1 Sage Mehta 1 Eric Owens 2 Laura Tansey Wetzel 3 22

HONORARY LIFE TRUSTEES John ^ and Wendy Curtis Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard The Family of Andrea K. Fallek ^ Allen R. and Judy Brick Freedman Faith E. Gay and Francesca Zambello Nellie Gipson Sherwin M. Goldman The Family of Mrs. John H.J. Guth ^ The Family of Alfred F. Hubay ^ The Family of Mrs. John R. Hupper ^ Dudley D. and Carole H. Johnson Patricia Kavanagh and James Grant The Family of Robert B. Schlather ^ Senator James L. Seward Lady Juliet and Dr. Christopher Tadgell The Family of Eugene V. ^ and Clare E. Thaw ^ NON-TRUSTEE ADVISORS James Barton Frank Holozubiec Gregory Long Ann McChord Janet Nelson Elisabeth A. Sapery Joan Shkane

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Young Glimmerglass Representative; 2 Chair, Artistic Advisory Board; 3 Guild President ^ deceased

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PHOTO: MARGARITA CORPORAN

ROMEO AND JULIET (1867) Music by CHARLES GOUNOD

Libretto by JULES BARBIER and MICHEL CARRÉ, after SHAKESPEARE

PAINTING: JASON YEOMANS

Sung in French with projected English text.

Seven performances: July 15, 17m, 30m; August 4, 10, 12m, 19m, 2023 Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes , including one 25-minute intermission

This production is generously co-sponsored by Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard and Jacqueline B. Mars.

Co-production with Washington National Opera

Romeo

Juliet

Mercutio

Friar Laurence Count Capulet Tybalt

The Duke Stéphano Gertrude

Grégorio

Paris

Benvolio

Duke Kim Magdalena Kuzma Olivier Zerouali* Sergio Martínez* Stefano de Peppo Hayden Smith* John Mburu* Lisa Marie Rogali* Meredith Arwady Darren Lekeith Drone Jonathan Patton* Will Upham*

The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and Chorus Conductor

Director

Choreographer Set Designer Costume Designer

Lighting Designer

Hair & Makeup Projected Titles

Joseph Colaneri Simon Godwin Jonathan Goddard Dan Soule Loren Shaw Robert Wierzel Tom Watson Kelley Rourke

Chorus Director Assistant Director

Assistant Conductor Principal Coach

Fight Director Assistant Coach

Diction Coach Stage Manager

Katherine Kozak Joshua R. Horowitz Robert Kahn* Anna Betka Casey Kaleba Laura Bleakley* Christopher Devlin Laurel McIntyre

*Member of the Young Artists Program

Detailed ensemble casting is available on glimmerglass.org.

At a masked ball at the Capulet palace, Tybalt points out his cousin, Juliet, to his friend Paris. Although Juliet has been promised to Paris, she claims she is in no rush to marry. But when she encounters Romeo, who has sneaked into the party with his friends, she finds herself powerfully drawn to him. It is only after the two strangers share a tender moment that they realize each other’s identity: Romeo is a Montague, Juliet is a Capulet, and the two families have feuded bitterly for generations.

Later, Romeo steals into the Capulets' garden. When Juliet steps onto her balcony, Romeo declares his love, and she promises to be his wife.

Romeo confides in Friar Laurence, who agrees to perform the marriage in secret. Meanwhile, Romeo’s page, Stéphano, taunts the Capulets. A fight breaks out. Romeo pleads for the two families to forget their feud, but Tybalt refuses to listen. When Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo’s friend, Romeo kills Tybalt.

Romeo returns to Juliet, who forgives him. The next morning, Capulet tells his daughter she will marry Paris that very day. Friar Laurence devises a plan: Juliet will take a potion that will send her into a deathlike sleep; instead of being wed to Paris, she will be laid in the tomb, and eventually reunited with Romeo. Romeo hears of Juliet’s “death” and, before anyone can explain the details of the plan, he goes to her tomb and poisons himself.

As her potion wears off and she realizes what he has done, she takes her own life.

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SPACE FOR REFLECTION A conversation with Simon Godwin Simon Godwin, Artistic Director of the acclaimed Shakespeare Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.) makes his operatic debut this summer. Before rehearsals began, he spoke with Glimmerglass Dramaturg Kelley Rourke about the Bard’s timeless work—and how he approaches it.

The story of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most popular dramas of all time—not only is it a cornerstone of any classical theater’s repertory, it has also inspired paintings, films, operas, and more. Why does the story of these star-crossed lovers hold such power?

Shakespeare was preoccupied with universal themes. He was drawn to stories everyone could connect to— fathers and children in King Lear; identity and desire in Twelfth Night; falling in love in Romeo and Juliet.

Shakespeare’s interest in what we all share is reflected in the form— his plays are written in iambic pentameter—which is a rhythm based on the beat of the heart.

Recent studies have shown that audience members’ heartbeats synchronize when watching a live theatrical performance. Shakespeare didn’t know this, but he knew it intuitively, and the literary form he chose, that pulse, has a unifying effect on everyone watching.

In Romeo and Juliet, we have two young people discovering love as a way of being free. It’s a different kind of love than the love that they’ve known so far. It begins as a commitment to each other and to building a secret alliance between their feuding families. They hope their love will heal the enmity between the warring Capulets and Montagues. The irony and the tragedy is that their story goes so wrong.

This is your first time directing opera, but certainly not your first time thinking about music as a theatrical device. How do you think about the role of music in plays vs. opera?

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Shakespeare was fascinated by music. His plays are full of songs,

and they were originally performed with an onstage band. As the modern stage becomes ever closer to cinema, underscoring has become a very important storytelling tool. In my recent production of King Lear at Shakespeare Theatre Company, there was music (melody and harmony) as well as a frequent sonic underscoring (breath, a military presence, a kind of psychological pulse).

As I embark on my first opera, I need to rethink all these techniques. Here, the music leads everything—tempo, emotion, character. I’m interested, as well, in music’s ability to expand or shrink the visual. In the original play, Shakespeare, for example, uses music to create the party. Yet this scene is always a challenge to direct, since you must keep turning the music down to hear the speech!

In opera, it’s seamless. You can keep the music and the party going, while gaining access to both the epic and the intimate. The music becomes a kind of camera allowing us to sweep in and out of this exhilarating and momentous journey.

You lead Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., a company that is at once devoted to work that is centuries old and committed to offering a fresh, modern perspective. What do you think is gained by re-examining classics?

Scholarship has revealed the extent to which Shakespeare’s texts are extremely unstable. There were multiple versions, multiple sources, and many collaborators. The plays, as written, are also longer than the time it would have taken for them to be staged. In the prologue of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare describes the “two hours' traffic of our stage,” but, if you do the full printed text,

it’s more like three and a half hours!

So that provides some clues about performance practice—these plays were written to be cut. The idea of the perfect, untouchable text is simply inaccurate. You do Shakespeare the best service when you approach him with the kind of mischievous, provocative, and playful approach he himself applied.

Tell us about the approach you and your collaborators have taken for this production of Romeo and Juliet.

Shakespeare was interested in presenting plays that spoke to his own time and to his audience.

Based on the very few pieces of evidence we have, we know the plays were not performed as historical re-enactments. Old stories were remodeled, and the costumes were contemporary.

Like Shakespeare, we’ve started with the present moment. So, the setting is modern. However, Verona is still a parallel plane, as Nabokov once said.

It’s both timely and timeless. We’ve sought to deliver the drama and glamor and epic scale that the story needs, while suggesting these people could be our parents, our children, our cousins, our community.

As I venture into opera, into a world with so many new relationships, it felt good to bring some established collaborators with me. Jonathan Goddard, our choreographer, is a fantastic dancer, and over the years he’s helped me bridge the gaps between words and bodies, how actors can physicalize intentions.

Jon’s understanding of music will be critical for me as I chart this journey from the spoken to the sung. Dan Soule, who has done the sets, knows how to blend modernity

with a commitment to spectacle.

Loren Shaw has previously created amazing costumes for STC in Washington. At the same time working with the singers, the orchestra and, of course, Maestro Colaneri is a privilege. Gounod’s vision is a bold and glorious one.

Finally, his music is going to be my biggest ally in serving Shakespeare, and delivering a huge wave of emotion and excitement. Love sounds like this……!

When we began this conversation, you asked what it meant to put love first, above all else.

How does the story of Romeo and Juliet respond to this question?

As they say in Armenia, “every stick has two ends,” and the opposite of love is hate. Quick to love, quick to hate. Before marrying Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence advises them to “love moderately.” But how do

we “love moderately”? Isn’t love, by definition, immoderate? This is why Shakespeare is so rich. He adores all the contradictions and paradoxes that our lives are built around. Shakespeare doesn’t resolve the questions. He invites us to reflect on what it is like being driven by our feelings; he reveals the joy and tragedy of being led by our hearts.

Charles Gounod and “the Artistic Vocation” “I emerged from the theater thoroughly at variance with the prose of real life, and completely wrapped up in that dream of the idea which had become my atmosphere, my fixed purpose. I did not close my eyes that night! I was beset, possessed! I thought of nothing but of producing—I also—an Othello!” (Charles Gounod, Memoirs) Eight years after being “possessed” by a performance of Rossini’s Othello, Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was awarded the Prix de Rome. Immersing himself in the storied city, the young composer was deeply moved by both the liturgical music and the sacred paintings he found in its churches. When Gounod returned to Paris, he took a post as a church musician, and even enrolled in seminary for a time. Although he eventually returned to his first vocation—music—his faith remained at the center of his thought and work.

“Man’s sublime function is literally and positively that of a new earthly Creator. His duty is to make all things what they ought to become. Not merely in the matter of the cultivation of the soil of our earth, but also as regards intellectual and moral culture—justice, love, science, arts, trade, and manufactures—no consummation nor true conclusion is possible save through Man, to whom creation was confided that he might till it—”ut operatur terram,” as the old text of the Book of Genesis runs. An artist, then, is not simply a sort of mechanical apparatus which receives or reflects the image of exterior and visible objects; he is a sensitive and living instrument, which wakes to consciousness and vibrates at the touch of Nature. And this vibration it is which at once indicates the artistic vocation, and is the primary cause of any work of art.” (Charles Gounod, Nature and Art) Gounod continued to write religious music for the rest of his life; he also made good on his teenage ambition to compose opera. The singer/composer Pauline Viardot, whom Gounod had met in Rome, suggested he compose a work for the Paris Opera with a leading role for her: Sapho premiered in 1851 and was followed by commissions for La nonne sanglante and Ivan le terrible. The latter was never performed, and Gounod moved on to a new theater—and new collaborators. Le médicin malgré lui, with a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, premiered at the Théâtre-Lyrique, a house established to bring opera to the masses. Barbier and Carré went on to write eight libretti for Gounod, including the wildly popular Faust (1859)—which became one of the most-performed French operas of all time—and Roméo et Juliette (1867).

For their adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, Gounod and his librettists zoomed in on the protagonists, making four love duets the pillars of their opera. Gounod’s sensitive and expressive text setting perfectly complements Shakespeare’s poetry, and much of the libretto is taken directly from the play. Shakespeare’s Prologue offered an irresistible opportunity for Gounod, a master of choral writing. Juliette’s “Je veux vivre,” on the other hand, has no Shakespearean equivalent, but the prima donna must have a showy Act One aria! And the opera’s Romeo lives until Juliet awakes, allowing the lovers a final duet and prayer for forgiveness—a move Gounod must have found not only musically but also morally satisfying.

—Kelley Rourke

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RINALDO (1711) Music by GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Libretto by GIACOMO ROSSI

PAINTING: JASON YEOMANS

Sung in Italian with projected English text.

Five performances: July 28, 31m; August 6m,12,17, 2023 Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one 25-minute intermission

This production is generously co-sponsored by Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard and Jacqueline B. Mars.

In a hospital ward, a boy recovering from an operation distracts himself with stories of knights and their heroic deeds. In the bed beside him, an unconscious girl is fighting for her life. The boy becomes deeply absorbed in the storybook, imagining himself the hero of an unfolding tale.

Rinaldo Almirena Armida

Goffredo Argante Sorcerer Dancer Dancer Dancer

Anthony Roth Costanzo Jasmine Habersham Keely Futterer* Kyle Sanchez Tingzon* Korin Thomas-Smith* Nicholas Kelliher* Madison Hertel* Peter Murphy* Emma Sucato*

The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra Conductor

Emily Senturia Director

Louisa Proske Choreographer Jorrell Lawyer-Jefferson* Set Designer Matt Saunders Costume Designer

Montana Blanco Lighting Designer

Amith Chandrashaker Projections Designer Jorge Cousineau Hair & Makeup

Tom Watson Projected Titles

Kelley Rourke Assistant Director

Assistant Conductor Principal Coach/Ripieno Harpsichord Assistant Coach Stage Manager

Marinette Gomez* Micah Gleason* Christopher Devlin Yueqi Zhang* Luci Burdick

*Member of the Young Artists Program

Detailed ensemble casting is available on glimmerglass.org.

Rinaldo, encouraged by his King, Goffredo, pledges to join the fight against Argante, their mysterious adversary. Argante requests a temporary truce, which Goffredo grants. Argante consults the sorceress Armida, who reveals that their side will be victorious if they can capture Rinaldo; she pledges to take the knight herself.

Meanwhile, Rinaldo finds himself mesmerized by Goffredo’s daughter, Almirena. Armida, seeing an opportunity, seizes the girl as bait. Rinaldo is paralyzed by grief but then, encouraged by Goffredo, sets off to save her.

In Armida’s enchanted domain, Almirena weeps, Argante considers his next move, and Armida waits for Rinaldo to appear. When Rinaldo attempts to rescue Almirena, the battle is intensified and complicated by Armida’s attraction to Rinaldo.

Using magic, she disguises herself as Almirena, and thus succeeds in capturing Rinaldo.

Goffredo learns of Rinaldo’s plight; he and the other knights decide to storm Armida’s castle, despite a sorcerer’s warnings. When their first attempt is unsuccessful, they return to the sorcerer, who arms them with magic, allowing them to rescue both Rinaldo and Almirena.

The heroes are reunited, still reeling from all they have endured.

Argante and Armida soon appear and the fighting begins again.

Rinaldo’s heroic response brings the war to a definitive conclusion, freeing combatants on both sides to begin a new life.

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BAROQUE OPERA AND THE CASTRATI

BY OLIVIA LERWICK The year is 1099. The place: the plains outside the great city of Jerusalem. Our protagonist, Rinaldo, fights not only for the glory of his King and his God but for his one true love, the beautiful Almirena. From here, he embarks on his hero’s journey, meeting each new challenge with a purity of heart that leads him like a golden thread through the traps his enemies have laid. And yet, in our 2023 production, we are made to understand that these adventures are real only in the imagination of a young boy trapped by the random cruelty of illness. Unable to leave the hospital, he manifests his longing in his dreams and sallies forth as the hero he knows himself to be.

Baroque opera is uniquely able to relay the emotional complexity of this dream within a dream. Unlike the verismo style, whose straightforward relatability is grounded so heavily in reality, Baroque opera relies on the grandiosity and mythical qualities of its plots to entrance its audience. In order to make the unbelievable believable, however, one must heighten every aspect of the performance.

Historically, the sets, costumes, lighting, and, most significantly, the music were meant to inspire awe and evoke the power of heroes and gods.

With the stakes so high, one can only wonder, what singer could have assumed such prestige? Who could sing in such a way as to make them godly? The solution at the time—an operation performed on boy sopranos before puberty—created a 30

singer who combined the thrilling high notes and vocal flexibility of a boy soprano with the heroic (and resonant) physique of an adult male.

Somewhat ironically, the same castrati who played gods on stage were almost always cut “in the name of God.” They were the product of a culture whose misogyny was so entrenched that it would rather emasculate itself than let women sing in church, which would have presumably been even more humiliating.

Of course, the practice of castrating talented boy sopranos was never given papal approval, but the increasing complexity of music in the late 16th century, the male falsetto’s general lack of power, and the cost of training sopranos who would soon be lost to puberty led the church into one of its

most bizarre paradoxes.

Officially, castration in any of the Papal States was illegal. Unofficially, it became increasingly popular as their astonishing vocal abilities came to light, and an economic downturn forced more and more families to consider giving their children to the church.

The illegality of the practice, alongside the indisputably grotesque nature of the procedure, made for fantastical tales of “accidents,” which often involved being bitten by a malicious pig or falling from a horse in such a way as to lose one’s manhood.

In reality, most boys were castrated at home with some alcohol or milk of poppy to numb the effects and possibly took a milk bath beforehand as it was said to soften the skin.

If they survived and had either the money or the

patronage to do so, they would be sent to special schools where their one and only task was to learn how to sing.

These schools, primarily located in the Kingdom of Naples, created many vocal techniques that are still used today, including breathing techniques, scale work designed to increase agility and improve intonation, and, perhaps most importantly, the seamless transition between the very lowest range of the voice to the highest. It should be noted that the castrati’s unusual physiology likely enhanced the desirability of many of these techniques. Without testosterone, the castrati’s vocal folds remained the same as those of a child, and they also usually lacked the hormone which made their growth plates close, meaning that they were often tall and gangly with big barrel chests. The smallness of their voice paired with a huge lung capacity meant that they could sing extremely long phrases without taking a breath (legend has it the great castrato Farinelli could sing continuously for a whole minute) and that they could perform complicated passages with exceptional speed and precision.

The castrato voice was, for many, the literal

embodiment of the unbelievable. The few good enough to make it into opera were idolized by the aristocracy that funded them. They were the original heroes of the stage and brought both vocal ability and vocal music to heights that were previously unthinkable.

In a legend that presages our modern obsession with celebrity, one woman was said to have cried out, “One God, one Farinelli!” after one of his performances.

For some of them, perhaps their lives also felt like a dream within a dream.

Their power onstage could never truly be reflected in their lives offstage, as they were never given any social status outside of their vocal talents.

Even marriage and partnership for a castrato were frowned upon, and they were mocked and criticized for their feminine bodies despite also being desired for them. In the liminal space they were given, they could be gods, but only for a short time.

Audiences today have the chance to hear the gods sing again in the talents of countertenors, biologically unaltered men who sing full voice in their falsetto. Our 2023 Artist-in-Residence, Anthony Roth Costanzo, is

one of the world’s leading countertenors, and plays the lead in our production of Rinaldo. Costanzo has performed at many of the leading opera houses in the world and was Musical America’s Vocalist of the Year in 2019. Perhaps most fittingly, he won a GRAMMY award for his portrayal of the godking Akhnaten in Philip Glass’s opera of the same name and has extensive knowledge of what it means to portray the hero.

It should come as no surprise that the composer of Rinaldo, G.F. Handel (1685-1759), would capitalize on the popularity of the castrati.

In fact, the title role of Rinaldo, which premiered in London in 1711, was sung by the great castrato, Nicolò Grimaldi. Between 1711 and 1731, Rinaldo was performed 53 times, the most of any of Handel’s operas, but as his style and the prevalence of castrati waned, his operas fell into obscurity, and Rinaldo was not performed again until 1933. Baroque opera has gained popularity since the mid-20th century. This relatively recent popularity accounts for much of the resurgence of the countertenor, with more and more new works being written for their unique and awe-inspiring voices.

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A Conversation Across Centuries BY LOUISA PROSKE The more I delve into the wondrous universe of Handel’s operas, the more I regard Handel as our contemporary. He wrote about corrupting power and political intrigue, about selfobsession, narcissism, celebrity, and self-promotion, about the entanglement of romance, power, and greed, and, always, about the mind-boggling complexities of human psychology.

His enigmatic works at once satisfy our craving for glorious spectacle and adventure, taking us outside of our everyday selves, and they lead us deeper into the recesses of our psyche, taking us inside our own hearts and desires. Handel is our friend and our commentator, and he is speaking to us across centuries with his miraculous music and delirious stories.

When do we need opera most? This is a question I always seek, in one way or another, to answer in my productions. Rinaldo is a story about a hero who aborts his mission in order to save his beloved. Its imagination is wild, its proportions epic—it puts on stage an enchanted castle, a magician in a cave, a heroine abducted by a black cloud, a sorceress who shapeshifts, an entrance by dragon-drawn carriage through the sky, and no less than three battles, featuring knights, demons, and special magic wands. The imagination is child-like but the stakes are life or death. That, for me and my team, was the beginning of creating a world for this opera.

The suffering of children has always posed a special problem for philosophy and theology.

How could a just God allow innocent beings to suffer and to die? Doctors at children’s clinics confront these questions every day, and they face families whose lives are turned upside down by their child’s sickness. “Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick,” writes Susan Sontag. “Although we all prefer to use the good passport, sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place.” I was intrigued by the idea of the story of Rinaldo coming from “that other place"—its strangeness and impulsiveness springing from the fantasy of a young patient trying to make sense of his bewildering experience, and from his childlike desire to rescue another young patient, who not only comes alive in the story, but whose imagination in turn starts to influence it. The Baroque sensibility loves “chiaroscuro,” the sharp contrast of entwining darkness and light to offset and heighten each other. So even though our visual design is far removed in time from Handel’s world, I believe that letting the fanciful joy of invention of Rinaldo spring from quite a dark, existential origin is in keeping with the essential Baroque spirit of embracing opposites—as well as letting Handel speak to us in the here and now.

What is heroic? What is courage? What does it mean to cross a threshold? To face terror? To gain victory? I want to take you on an adventure, and I want to create a space full of urgency, surprises, and complex resonance for these questions and for Handel’s sublime music.

Thank you for coming on this journey with us!

SET MODEL: MATT SAUNDERS

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THE RIP VAN WINKLES (2023) Music by BEN MORRIS

Libretto by LAURA FUENTES

WORLD PREMIERE commissioned by THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL

PAINTING: JASON YEOMANS

Sung in English with projected English text.

Three performances: August 7, 13, and 18m Running time: 1 hour, no intermission

This production is generously sponsored by the John R. & Joyce McC. Hupper Charitable Fund.

Free youth tickets (12 and under) made possible by the Zambello Gay Tribute Fund.

Audrey

Taylor-Alexis DuPont* Milo

Grant Jackson* Callista Amanda Sheriff* Frank Hayden Smith* Fabiola (Fabi)

Lilly Grady Ivy

Elizabeth Eckel Kyle

Elijah Gebers Maggie

Maya LaCoppola May

Gialina Ploutz Teens Malena Buttermann, Avery Croft, Caleb J.A. Crowder, Genevieve DeLanoy, Seton Davis Fralick,

Anqi Geng, Julieanna L. Iglesias, Callum D. Torruella Grandparents Layla Buttermann, Nadia Buttermann, Ethan Chen, Anmo

Geng, Kian Grady, Cate Speed Leinhart, Anais Summers Robbins

Conductor

Director

Set Designer

Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer

Hair & Makeup Projected Titles

Kamna Gupta Brenna Corner James F. Rotondo III Erik Teague Amith Chandrashaker Joel T. Morain Tom Watson Nick Richardson

Assistant Director

Principal Pianist

Assistant Pianist

Stage Manager

Amanda Testini* Laura Bleakley* Yueqi Zhang* Tess Naval

*Member of the Young Artists Program

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RIP VAN WINKLE IN THE RIP VAN WINKLES

BY KIRA DELANOY Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” was first published in 1819, appearing as part of his collection of essays and short stories (published in multiple installments) titled “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.”

The story quickly gained popularity, inspiring countless adaptations and retellings, and becoming part of a new nation’s folklore.

Set just before the American Revolution, “Rip Van Winkle” is the story of the amiable and carefree Rip, who seeks solace from the responsibilities of his life by escaping into the forests surrounding his village in the Catskill Mountains of New York.

On one of his outings he encounters a peculiar stranger who invites him to join a mysterious group of men playing ninepins (a precursor to modern-day ten-pin bowling) in the mountains. Rip, drawn in by their merriment, drinks a strange beverage offered

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to him and soon after falls into a deep sleep. When he awakens, he finds that 20 years have passed.

The Glimmerglass Festival’s 2023 youth opera, The Rip Van Winkles, is set in a secluded upstate town that is suspiciously short on cell reception.

It tells the story of Fabi, a New York City transplant learning to adapt to this new town—and unraveling a mystery along the way. “ When we were brainstorming ideas for this opera, we knew we didn’t want to retell the exact story of ‘Rip Van Winkle.’ Instead, we wanted to offer a modern take on it—with original characters and an original setting,” shares composer, Ben Morris. Librettist Laura Fuentes adds, “ We wanted to follow in the footsteps of past Glimmerglass youth operas and put a new twist on the source material, bringing it closer to the world of the youth performers.”

When Fabi discovers that not only is she physically separated from her friends but can’t connect with them virtually either, she decides to find out why there is no cell reception in her new home. Rallying the town’s teens, they uncover a 20-year-old lie and set off a series of fraught, funny, and touching exchanges between the town’s teens, parents, and grandparents.

“Thematically, we were interested in exploring how groups of people deal with conflict and polarization, and how they can find common ground across an ideological divide,” says Laura.

“Rip’s story serves as a running metaphor across our piece. We thought about what it would be like to miss the last 20 years of technology entirely. What if you had fallen asleep and missed the advent of social media and 20 years of cultural references, and then what would it be like

to have that world sprung upon you all at once,” says Laura. In Irving’s original tale, as Rip tries to reconcile the present reality with his past, he faces the challenges of reintegrating into a society that has transformed politically, socially, and economically. His wife has passed away, and his daughter has grown into a woman with a family of her own. His village, once part of a British colony, is now part of an independent nation.

When Fabi and the town teens confront their parents, it forces the town to grapple with issues that are all too familiar to those who have lived with

cell phones these past 20 years—the positives and negatives of living in a society that is always plugged in, online, and connected. “In this opera, we have choruses of grandparents, young teens, and parents, embodying their generational values through different musical styles: disco, musical theater, and traditional operatic singing. There’s often conflict between these styles and values, but it’s not about choosing one side over another; it’s about addressing differences and growing together as a community,” says Ben, continuing, “it is a plea to listen to other people, to other perspectives.”

Both “Rip Van Winkle” and The Rip Van Winkles are tales of transformation, not only for the protagonists but also for the societies in which they live.

Through Rip’s experiences, Irving explores the consequences of neglecting responsibilities and the inevitable march of time. Rip’s amiable nature helps him adapt to his new world. For Fabi and the teens, parents, and grandparents of their town, compromise is ultimately the way forward. Both stories remind their audiences of the difficulties of navigating change and the importance of actively participating in the world.

SET MODEL: JAMES F. ROTONDO III

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IN THE PAVILION

LOVE & WAR

Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, Lamento della Ninfa from the Eighth Book of Madrigals (1638)

Music by CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI, Words by TORQUATO TASSO, OTTAVIO RINUCCINI

PAINTING: ALESSANDRO MAGGIORINO

Clorinda Testo Tancredi Bass Dancer Dancer

Jasmine Habersham Duke Kim Brian Vu Sergio Martínez* Truman Tinius* Kailee Brandt*

*Member of the Young Artists Program ^Member of the Apprenticeship Program

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Director/Choreographer Assistant Director Set Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Projected Titles

Eric Sean Fogel Marinette Gomez* Hayley E Wallenfeldt^ Corey Cochran^ Rachel Fields^ Olivia Lerwick^

Conductor/Harpsichord Rob Ainsley Violin Ruotao Mao, Sasha Margolis Viola Katrina Smith Baroque Cello Ruth Berry Theorbo/Baroque Guitar Michael Leopold

Two performances: August 3 and 17 Sung in Italian with projected English text.

Running time: 30 minute performance/ 30 minute panel discussion, no intermission Generously sponsored by Patricia and John Chadwick.

IN THE PAVILION

AN EVENING WITH ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO

PHOTO: NINA WESTERVELT

Join this season’s Artist-in-Residence, GRAMMY-winning countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, and members of the Young Artists Program for the culmination of his residency—an intimate, cabaret-style performance sure to be full of surprises and his signature flair!

Two performances: August 11 and 14 Running time: 90 minutes, no intermission

Curator/Producer Assistant Director

Anthony Roth Costanzo Mario Pacheco*

Generously sponsored by the Zambello Gay Tribute Fund.

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THE STATE OF THE ART Artistic & General Director, Rob Ainsley, and 2023 Artist-in-Residence, Anthony Roth Costanzo, discuss the future of opera, the role of the artist in society today, technology in the arts, and much more!

Rob Ainsley (RA): In his 2008 bestseller, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell argued that mastery comes only after 10,000 hours of dedicated practice. When I was growing up, everyone studied to be a niche expert.

Today it seems that it is breadth, rather than depth, that we prioritize. It is less about the divo or diva status and more about followers and collaboration— about dipping your feet in an awful lot of different pots. It feels like the whole zeitgeist has changed immeasurably.

Anthony Roth Costanzo (ARC): Yes, and I think the key to navigating the change is a word you brought up— collaboration. I appear to have a lot of breadth, but the truth is I have very little breadth. The appearance of breadth and the execution of breadth come from collaboration. I connect with and rely on other people who have dug deeply into their form and understand it well. It is a skill that I've worked on developing and honing as much as my singing—the ability to connect and collaborate with people who have expertise in another 40

field. This approach means that rather than bucking tradition and going less deep into the artform, I am embroidering the traditions that I spent a lot of time working on.

RA: So you’re saying you can’t skip the 10,000 hours?

ARC: No, I don't think there is any substitute for that. We can never let go of the careful craft that it takes to reach expertise. It is my depth that has grounded me.

RA: Then maybe I’m talking more about branding and marketing. The way we think about creating a personality, an entity, and a brand.

ARC: Yes! I think what you’re talking about is the fact that 10,000 hours— achieving mastery in and of itself— used to be enough. It no longer is. As artists today, we really have to think of ourselves as CEOs of our own companies.

That means that the product that

each company produces has to be the best product. But then there's all the things that go around that product. We have to understand how to connect to institutions, how to leverage social media, or grassroots marketing, or press— whatever it is—to build our image.

RA: Exactly! How is that possible? How do we do that?

ARC: You have to really try different things. I’ll give you an example. Over the pandemic I was very frustrated that there was no live music happening. I spoke to the visionary Deborah Borda, president and chief executive of the New York Philharmonic, and we began brainstorming. I had this idea to take music to the community in a pickup truck and she said, “I love this idea, let's collaborate and do it.” Together we built something called Bandwagon. It was a way for the New York Philharmonic to connect in a different, grassroots way to communities all throughout New York with pop-up music.

RA: And it is amazing how quickly the landscape can change with a new collaboration, a new idea. I think that is partly due to technology—and the pandemic was huge as well.

ARC: Well, I think there are some wonderful aspects to certain types of digital resources but that technology can also be a real red herring. I don’t think anyone is really interested in streaming opera from their home.

RA: That’s very controversial, but I'm with you.

ARC: I genuinely believe it! I think very few people are interested in streaming, but…I do believe that when it can

be used to connect new audiences to our artform or to build a bridge to a live performance, technology is really exciting.

RA: So then, what is the distinction between streaming and these other digital resources?

ARC: I’ll give you an example. When I released my first album I made nine music videos with artists who don’t work in the classical field and have no real relationships to classical music.

They interpreted the pieces with no constraints. And because they have a different audience, because there were other outlets interested in what they do, it was a way of disseminating the music in a new form to new people. Recently, I was on a panel at ISPA (the International Society for Performing Arts) and we were talking about digital futures. I said that “the digital” appears to be very sexy to us old-fashioned opera folks. But we experience so much through screens or filters. Even when you go to a rock concert the voice and the music are being filtered through wires and speakers.

What’s fantastic about opera is that it is completely direct. Something comes from inside my body and it goes inside yours.

And that's the way we should be framing the live opera experience. It is the most intimate, the most exciting—it’s the unprotected sex of the arts! The digital assets we build should be used to get us to the live performance, not replace it.

RA: So when we think about the art that people experience in that live performance, it is exciting to see what we create changing and developing as we move forward.

ARC: Absolutely, I think there is a definite vitality to what’s being created in our time 41

and in response to our time. The voices of new composers are so crucial. I think back again to collaboration. Conductors, singers, and musicians are able to find different modalities of emotional expression when they work with these new composers. I’ve certainly been challenged by many of the composers I’ve worked with to think differently about how I use my instrument and how that instrument exists within my emotional landscape and in combination with their vision. The other thing that occurs to me whenever I’m doing contemporary opera is that it is all built, both compositionally and in a performative way, upon traditions that are hundreds of years old.

I couldn’t sing Kaija Saariaho, or Joel Thompson, or Nico Muhly, without the vocal technique I’ve developed through Handel. They are writing for a voice that has developed from these traditions. I'm very aware that, in all that we do, we are holding up our lineage and we are taking it to new places.

RA: It has always amazed me that art encapsulates and records culture and the spirit of our times, whether it intends to or not. It is built into the process. There have been huge changes recently—huge steps forward and back—in terms of social justice and where we are going as a society. Art has always been concerned with that but I think particularly so in the last few years. In these terms, the artist has great power to voice many things.

ARC: Yes, I think about it all the time. I have a responsibility. If my main job as an artist is to tell stories that connect

to people, then I have to make sure that I am telling not just my stories or the stories that are close to me, but to figure out how I can effectively tell other people’s stories or provide opportunities for them to tell their stories with the connections or resources that I find myself able to tap into. I’ll give you one example. In the second iteration of Bandwagon, we partnered with the National Black Theater. Instead of going to them saying, “ We’ve got these pieces that we’d like to do, how can you make them fit into a week of programming that you curate?” We asked, “Do you want to curate a week of programming? And if so, what do you want to do and how can we make that possible?” Jonathon McCrory, their artistic director, said, “There is this incredible slideshow of images a photographer took during all of the protests and I'd love them to be set to music. I think “Feeling Good” by Nina Simone is the counterpoint that I want to the heaviness of these images.” So with the Philharmonic, we got a brass quintet and a fantastic arranger and this glorious music was played as the images were shown to the audience. That is how the collaboration happened. We told a story that came from him with resources we were providing from the Philharmonic.

I’m always thinking about how to do that in the operatic context—in all kinds of contexts.

RA: And you do it so well. It's so admirable and something we can all strive to do as we navigate this changing landscape.

Artist-in-Residence Anthony Roth Costanzo is generously sponsored by Eugene and Jean Stark.

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TOLOMEO 2010 | PHOTO: KARLI CADEL

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FULL CIRCLES

Former Glimmerglass Young Artists and Apprentices return to the Festival in leading roles.

By Nick Richardson

The Glimmerglass Festival not only attracts an international audience for worldclass opera and musical theater, it also attracts the brightest up-and-coming talent working on- and off-stage. The Festival’s Young Artists and Apprenticeship Programs bridge the gap for those looking to gain professional experience in the industry. These promising trainees work alongside seasoned, established artists in every aspect of the company. The Young Artists Program prepares singers, pianists, music coaches, and stage directors, while the Apprenticeship Program supports theatrical technicians, designers, and administrators. Our Young Artists and Apprentices come from all walks of life, and many of them study at the nation’s leading educational institutions.

Glimmerglass is particularly committed to making the industry a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment.

Beyond training the next generation of opera-makers, Glimmerglass is especially proud to welcome back previous Young Artists and Apprentices (formerly called Interns) to lead the company today. We caught up with only a few of our many returning alumni to see how they’ve grown and find out what they’re looking forward to this summer.

FORMER YOUNG ARTISTS MEREDITH ARWADY Then: Young Artist, 2004 Now: Guest Artist (Old Lady in Candide, Gertrude in Romeo and Juliet) “I’m always very drawn to those companies that invest in people early on and then like to celebrate that investment,” says Meredith Arwady, and Glimmerglass has much to celebrate in her. She is a winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a GRAMMY Award, with credits at major opera houses worldwide.

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Her season as a Young Artist introduced her to a new way of working. “I had never had a real professional repetitive experience. I had made a professional debut, but not something where you have so many performances. Singing became a job in a way that it had never felt like a job before. And it was a good job! It was fun! You live your life, and you do your job, and then you find a balance. Balance is something we’re still trying to find for the rest of our careers.”

Arwady adds that the Festival’s long performance runs allowed her greater creative freedom. “Every show I felt like it gave the character time and space to grow. When you’re in the sixth or seventh performance, you can try something else. It’s not like it’s opening or the only performance, so it was interesting to see the small changes and to see the joy of live theater—something with enough time where you grow and change as a performer throughout the run.”

Nearly 20 years after her Young Artist season, and with a full career already underway, Arwady still has new experiences to look forward to this summer: making a role debut (Old Lady in Candide) and introducing her son to Cooperstown.

JASMINE HABERSHAM Then: Young Artist, 2014 and 2015 Now: Guest Artist (Almirena in Rinaldo, Clorinda in Love and War) This summer marks soprano Jasmine Habersham’s fourth season with the Festival. Last year at Glimmerglass she made star turns in two world premieres: Ken Ludwig’s Tenor Overboard and Holy Ground by Damien Geter and Lila Palmer. She’s excited to spend this season in the world of Baroque opera, which includes her role debut as Almirena in Rinaldo by Handel. A seemingly limitless performer, Habersham has tackled all sorts of opera styles in houses around the world, from Verdi’s Rigoletto at Opera North (UK) to Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at Madison Opera.

She coincidentally prepared for those two operas during her time as a Glimmerglass Young Artist. “I sang ‘Caro nome’ [from Rigoletto] in a masterclass with the legendary Jessye Norman, and I also sang Susanna [Le nozze di Figaro] in a scenes program for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It was in these moments that I got first-hand experience singing these roles,” says Habersham. “It’s wonderful to look back and realize that those moments really came in handy for my future.”

Though she admits that “it’s not every day you get to sing for Jessye Norman and Ruth Bader Ginsburg—and on the same day,” Habersham made even more meaningful connections here at the Festival. “I was surprised by all the supportive relationships that I cultivated,” she says. “From fellow singers to patrons to community members, I have been supported by them all in such positive ways.”

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TERESA PERROTTA Then: Young Artist, 2019 and 2020 Now: Guest Artist (Mimì in La bohème) When Teresa Perrotta started at Glimmerglass, she never could have imagined making her international debut with the company. In our 2019 Festival season, she covered the lead role of Marie Antoinette in The Ghosts of Versailles. Glimmerglass then mounted that production at the Royal Opera in Versailles, and Perrotta had to step into Marie’s shoes just three hours before opening night. She sang the role for the entire French run. “People write a whole chapter in their autobiographies about cool moments like this,” says Perrotta.

She credits her time in Glimmerglass’s Young Artist Program for trusting her and preparing her for such a large role. “They kind of took my hand and guided me through it. I had a lot of coachings that summer, almost every day for the first few weeks. They were like, ‘This is how you need to learn something that’s hard. It has to be right. It has to be accurate.’ Glimmerglass set that foundation of how prepared I should be.” This training has served her well, for she has since covered—and performed on short notice—roles at major companies around the country, including Alice in Falstaff at Santa Fe Opera and Fifth Maid in Elektra at Washington National Opera.

Perrotta returns to the Festival fresh off her win at The Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition this spring. “ What better place to start this next step of my career?” she asks. “This is my first Puccini role. Bohème is such a staple of the repertoire, something that I’ve watched on YouTube since I was a freshman in undergrad. To be able to do it here, I’m just absolutely spoiled.”

BRIAN VU Then: Young Artist, 2015 and 2016 Now: Guest Artist (Title role in Candide, Tancredi in Love & War) Brian Vu’s career keeps circling back to Glimmerglass.

After two seasons as a Young Artist, Vu got his first ever guest artist contract singing Riff in Francesca Zambello’s production of West Side Story, which played at the Festival in 2018. He returns this season to make yet another debut of sorts. “I am so pumped to sing my first title role as a tenor,” says Vu. The former baritone made the switch to singing tenor in 2020 after his voice changed in 2019.

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Though his vocal transition didn’t take place at Glimmerglass, the lessons learned here helped Vu navigate the change. “Approaching your production and your colleagues with grace has been my biggest lesson from Glimmerglass. Kindness goes a very long way, especially for yourself. This tenor transition has reminded me of that. I struggled at the beginning, but that doesn’t mean I’m not a good or worthy singer. It’s just a part of life. You’ll trip and fall—and your voice will crack—but then you’ll pick yourself up.”

Candide is more than a role debut or even a voice part debut for Vu. “There are a lot of full circle moments here for me. My first summer as a Young Artist in 2015, I was part of the ensemble and a Spanish Inquisitor in this production of Candide. To revisit the script and the music just takes me back to when we first created the production.” As for this year’s revival, Vu says, “The cast they’ve assembled is the right combination of people to make the story really authentic and truthful.”

FORMER APPRENTICES (INTERNS) MYKAI EASTMAN Then: Stage Operations Intern, 2019 Now: Chief Equity Officer From working backstage, to assistant directing, to now working in administration, Mykai Eastman’s time at Glimmerglass has taken him through nearly all aspects of the company. “ What initially drew me in was the chance to push myself to succeed on a scale of technical production I’d never experienced before,” he says. “Being part of the legendary Glimmerglass Ops was an opportunity I will cherish for the rest of my career.”

So far, his career has branched out across multiple artistic disciplines. “Since my internship, I’ve been able to use what I have learned behind the scenes to influence and elevate my career as a theater director. I have gone on to write and direct a number of productions, and I recently made my regional theater debut at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts as Assistant Director for The Color Purple.” In addition to writing and directing, you can find Eastman acting on stages across Denver.

After finishing his undergraduate studies in theater and pre-law, he returned to school to earn a graduate degree in professional communication, which comes in handy in his latest role at the Festival. “ When I was offered a permanent position at the Festival as Chief Equity Officer, it was an easy decision to accept,” says Eastman.

“Glimmerglass has given me so much in my life, and I am most looking forward to helping the company achieve new heights as leaders in advancing arts equity!”

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SASHA GLINSKI Then: Scenic Art Intern, 2014 Now: Charge Scenic Artist For Sasha Glinski, the revival of Candide presents a new challenge for her: restoring a set she helped paint years ago. “It is quite a time warp to pull out Candide,” says Glinski. “Our set has been around the globe—and in many different storage units. We have to figure out how to get it ready to go on stage and make it look even better than it did in 2015. It’s a lot of work, but we have the opportunity to make sure our scenery looks good and still upholds the Glimmerglass name as it travels around the world on rentals.”

Glimmerglass rents out select sets and costumes to other opera companies. “It’s something I love about working here,” says Glinski. “At other theaters, you work around the clock to paint a set, it’s on stage for two weeks, and then it goes in the trash. Here, we get to take our time making something look really nice, and then we can keep it for years and rent it out. It’s also really neat from a waste reduction standpoint.”

Glinski looks forward to sharing this work with her Apprentices. “Having a couple seasons as Scenic Charge under my belt, I feel like I’m able to give the Apprentices a little more attention this season. This year I would like to prioritize Apprenticeship learning within my department. It’s cool to be able to do that 10 years after I was an Intern myself.”

WYATT NYMAN Then: Stage Operations Intern, 2013 Now: Production Coordinator Wyatt Nyman has climbed his way up the ladder at Glimmerglass and then some, working first in stage operations for multiple seasons before becoming a full-time carpenter, and later transitioning into his administrative role as Production Coordinator. Of all his jobs, Nyman is perhaps most proud of his efforts in re-envisioning and implementing the Apprenticeship Program. “It’s really neat to have the opportunity to give back,” he says. “As an Intern, I absorbed all this information, and now the way that I can show my thanks is to pass that information down the chain, making sure that the company’s values are passed down to the next generation of technicians, artists, and administrators.”

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One of those values, health and safety, remains a top priority in both how the Festival operates and what the Festival teaches. “As soon as you walk through the door for orientation, we emphasize its importance—not only here, but when you go elsewhere.” Numerous Apprentices, including Nyman, have stories about applying that knowledge at theaters nationwide, shaping the industry for the better.

Looking back on his past 10 seasons at Glimmerglass, Nyman compares the Festival’s growth to his time on the stage operations crew: “The early part of the season was challenging because there were lots of obstacles and challenges in putting the sets together. Changeovers would take four, five, even six hours, and we thought, ‘ We’re never going to get this down.’ But then come July and August we hit our stride, and that six-hour changeover all of a sudden took only an hour. I feel like, metaphorically speaking, we are hitting that July-August phase as a theater where we’re finding our stride. It’s a really exciting and rewarding time.”

JAMES F. ROTONDO III Then: Scenic Design Intern, 2017 Now: Scenic Designer for The Rip Van Winkles Fresh out of college, James Rotondo arrived at Glimmerglass with one opera design experience under his belt. He finished his summer adding six more shows to his résumé. “Something exciting about the design internship was how many projects there were simultaneously to work on, and the number of people that you work with. Being able to sit in on four professional techs simultaneously, with four different, very well-established designers, was amazing. I also had the opportunity to design two things.

To have an opportunity where you are actually working on such large-scale opera is incredible.”

That vast exposure cultivated a continued working relationship with both the Festival and many of its visiting designers and directors. He returned to Glimmerglass as an assistant to designer Peter J. Davison in 2019 (La traviata, Show Boat), helped Davison design the “Glimmerglass on the Grass” stage in 2021, and single-handedly designed last year’s youth opera, The Jungle Book. Outside of Glimmerglass, he has worked on operas with director Brenna Corner every year. “Probably 90% of my work comes back to being an Intern in 2017.”

Returning to the Festival means paying it forward to up-and-coming designers. “ When I was an Intern, there were four designers that I looked up to and spent all my summer with. Now I’m back and I’m one of those designers with an Apprentice to mentor, to foster that same relationship that I had with my designers, and to instill that sense of magnitude. This is an opportunity, and you can grow from being here.”

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RETURNING ALUMNI YOUNG ARTISTS Meredith Arwady J. Bradley Baker Andrea Beasom Anna Betka

Brenna Corner Anthony Roth Costanzo Katrina Galka Kamna Gupta Jasmine Habersham Joshua R. Horowitz Teresa Perrotta Brian Vu

PHOTO: KARLI CADEL

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FORMER APPRENTICES (INTERNS) Jade Almsberger Mahalet Andargachew Matt Beecher Peter Burns Jay E. Condon Andrew DeCollo Nicole DeLucia Mykai Eastman Sasha Glinski Aaron Gubler Cai Hayner Mikaela Kelarek Connor Lange Lisa Lawrence Olivia Lerwick Kyle Ludwig Andrea Lyons Joel T. Morain Maki Niikura M Nottke Wyatt Nyman LEX Patchett Laura Pierson Nick Richardson Abby Rodd Jacob Ian Rodriguez James F. Rotondo III Zoey Rubinoff Chloe Scheel Charlotte Seidensticker Emmet Sellars Christian C. Shaefer Nick Sheriff Emery Smith M. Spear Sam Spear Stoli Stolnack Connor Sullivan Reanna Valencia Timothy “ TJ” Wildow

GUEST ARTISTS NADER ABBASSI Geneva, Switzerland Glimmerglass 2023: Conductor for La bohème.

Past: Conductor and Composer, Between Dusk & Dawn; Gala concert with Fatma Said, soprano, and United Philharmonic Orchestra; Composer and Music Director, Opening Ceremony of the Sphinx Avenue in Luxor, Egypt; Music Director, Historical Golden Parade.

Future: Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Cairo Opera House.

MEREDITH ARWADY Kalamazoo, Michigan Glimmerglass 2023: Old Lady in Candide; Gertrude in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Kathy Hagen, Champion, Metropolitan Opera; Ruth, The Pirates of Penzance, Utah Opera; Madame Flora, The Medium, Oper Frankfurt; Martha, Sky On Swings, Opera Saratoga.

Future: Kathy Hagen, Champion, Lyric Opera of Chicago; Death, Le Rossignol, The Adelaide Festival; Lucia, Cavalleria Rusticana, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

ANDREA BEASOM New York, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Associate Choreographer for Candide.

Past: Choreographer, La traviata, Seattle Opera; Associate Director and Choreographer, Rigoletto, Opera San Antonio; Choreographer, The Anonymous Lover, LA Opera; La traviata, Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Assistant Director, Die schweigsame Frau, Bard Summerscape; Associate Director and Choreographer, La traviata, Indiana University.

Future: Director, The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me, Washington National Opera.

REECE BERNARD Utica, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Actor in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Paul, Company, Utica University.

MONTANA BLANCO Albuquerque, New Mexico Glimmerglass 2023: Costume Designer for Rinaldo.

Past: White Girl In Danger, Second Stage Theatre and Vineyard Theatre; Create Dangerously, Miami New Drama; Square Dance, Miami City Ballet; A Strange Loop, Barbican West End. Future: Champion, Lyric Opera of Chicago; El Niño, Metropolitan Opera; Lincoln in the Bardo, LA Opera and Metropolitan Opera.

JOSHUA BLUE Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Glimmerglass 2023: Rodolfo in La bohème.

Past: Loge, Das Rheingold, Virginia Opera; Peter, Porgy and Bess, Metropolitan Opera; The Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto, Opera Philadelphia; Rodolfo, La bohème, Opera Philadelphia.

Future: Wilson, Intelligence, Houston Grand Opera; Tamino, The Magic Flute, Metropolitan Opera; Colin, The Anonymous Lover, Opera Philadelphia. joshuabluetenor.com AMITH CHANDRASHAKER New York, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Lighting Designer for Rinaldo and The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Lighting Designer, The Glimmerglass Festival, The Public Theater, Theatre for a New Audience, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizon, Signature Theater (NYC), Williamstown Theatre Festival, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Omaha, Opera Colorado, Utah Opera. amithld.com COREY COCHRAN Cincinnati, Ohio Glimmerglass 2023: Costume Designer for Love & War Past: Hair/ Wig/Makeup Designer, Timber Lake Playhouse; Costume Designer, Orpheus in the Underworld, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music; Stitcher Apprentice, The Sound of Music, The Glimmerglass Festival; Costume Designer, Dido and Aeneas, Gianni Schicci, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music.

Future: Costume Designer, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music; Costume Designer, The Marriage of Figaro, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music. coreyccostumes.wixsite.com/coreyccostumes JOSEPH COLANERI Milburn, New Jersey Glimmerglass 2023: Conductor for Candide and Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Music Director, The Glimmerglass Festival (ongoing); Conductor, Rigoletto, Utah Opera; La bohème, Seattle Opera; Macbeth and Falstaff, Maryland Lyric Opera; Mefistofele, Metropolitan Opera; La bohème, Teatro Colón.

Future: Conductor, Concert with Lisette Oropesa, New Orleans Philharmonic; Juilliard Opera. josephcolaneri.com BRENNA CORNER Atlanta, Georgia Glimmerglass 2023: Stage Director for The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Co-Director, Tenor Overboard, The Glimmerglass Festival; Director, Carmen, Calgary Opera; Il trovatore, Washington National Opera; La Cenerentola, Kentucky Opera; Hansel and Gretel, San Diego Opera.

Future: Director, Lucia di Lammermoor, New Orleans Opera; L’elisir d’amore, Florentine Opera. brennacorner.com

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GUEST ARTISTS ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO New York, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Artist-in-Residence and Rinaldo in Rinaldo.

Past: 2022 Grammy Award Winner; Akhnaten, Akhnaten, Metropolitan Opera, English National Opera, LA Opera; Artist-in-Residence, The New York Philharmonic; Anthony Roth Costanzo with Justin Vivian Bond, Only an Octave Apart, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Wilton’s Music Hall.

Future: Orfeo, Orfeo ed Eurydice, Metropolitan Opera; Francisco de Avila, The Exterminating Angel, Paris Opera; Solo Recital, The Kennedy Center. anthonyrothcostanzo.com JORGE COUSINEAU Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Glimmerglass 2023: Projections Designer for Rinaldo.

Past: Projection Designer, We Shall Not Be Moved, Pittsburgh Opera.

Future: Projection Designer, Titanic, Fulton/Maine State Music State; Projection and Lighting Designer, Infinity, The Coronet Theatre.

BRADLEY DEAN New York, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Voltaire and Dr. Pangloss in Candide.

Past: Count Carl Magnus, A Little Night Music, Broadway; Monsieur André, Phantom of the Opera, Broadway; Falco, Bat Out of Hell, NYC City Center; Sir Galahad, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Broadway; Larry, Dear Evan Hansen, Broadway; Tito, A Comedy of Tenors (world premiere), McCarter Theater.

Future: Molykov, Chess, Broadway Spring 2024. bradleydean.net KEVIN DEPINET Chicago, Illinois Glimmerglass 2023: Set Designer for La bohème.

Past: Set Designer, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Court Theatre, Writers Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Chicago Children’s Theatre.

Future: Set Designer, Prince of Egypt, West End; The King’s Speech, North American Tour. Touring Exhibitions Designer, The Hunger Games: The Exhibition; Jurassic World: The Exhibition.

DARREN LEKEITH DRONE Sherwood, Arkansas Glimmerglass 2023: Marcello in La bohème; Grégorio in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Barone Douphol, La traviata, Seattle Opera; Passenger #7/Bilal/Preacher Man (cover), Proximity, Lyric Opera of Chicago; Falstaff, Falstaff, Opera San José; Moralès, Carmen, Santa Fe Opera.

Future: Belcore, L’elisir d’amore, Florentine Opera; Moralès (cover), Carmen, Metropolitan Opera; Adult James/Foreman and Chester (cover), Fire Shut Up In My Bones, Metropolitan Opera. darrenlekeithdrone.com

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ERIC SEAN FOGEL New York, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Director and Choreographer.

Past: Co-Director, The Sound of Music, Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Houston Grand Opera; Revival Director, Norma, Metropolitan Opera; West Side Story, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari and Lyric Opera of Chicago; Choreographer, Florencia en el Amazonas, Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Future: Director, Songbird, Washington National Opera; Choreographer, Klangwolken. ericseanfogel.com LAURA FUENTES Fairfax, Virginia Glimmerglass 2023: Librettist for The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Las Auténticas, Washington National Opera American Opera Initiative; Colorado Sky, Boulder Opera/Art Song Colorado; The Fall of Man and Other Tales, ATLAS B2 Blackbox; The Pier Point Lobster Race, College Light Opera Company; In the House of Serenity, Boston Opera Collaborative; Do Not Disturb and Brides and Mothers, Victorian Lyric Opera Company/ Forgotten Opera Company.

Future: Hansel and Gretel, Peabody Opera Theatre/ Annapolis Opera.

KATRINA GALKA Portland, Oregon Glimmerglass 2023: Cunegonde in Candide.

Past: Blonde, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Staatsoper Hamburg; Blonde, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Bayerische Staatsoper.

Future: First Niece, Peter Grimes, Teatro alla Scala; Adele, Die Fledermaus, Staatsoper Hamburg; Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor, New Orleans Opera; Blonde, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Opernhaus Zürich. katrinagalka.com ELIJAH GEBERS Cazenovia, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Kyle in The Rip Van Winkles; Ensemble in La bohème.

Past: Shere Khan, The Jungle Book, The Glimmerglass Festival; Lumiere, Beauty and the Beast, Cazenovia High School; Deputy, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, CNY Playhouse; Randolph MacAfee, Bye Bye Birdie, Town of Manlius Summer Musical; NYSSMA Conference All-State Chorus; Alternate, NAFME All-Eastern Choir.

Future: Undergraduate, Eastman School of Music, Classical Vocal Performance.

KARA GRADY Cooperstown, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in La bohème.

Past: Ensemble, The Sound of Music, The Glimmerglass Festival.

LILLY GRADY Cooperstown, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Fabiola in The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Mowgli, The Jungle Book, The Glimmerglass Festival; Ensemble, Noah's Flood, The Cunnin g Little Vixen, La bohème, An American Tragedy, The Glimmerglass Festival.

Future: Undergraduate, Montclair State University, Theatre.

GUEST ARTISTS JONATHAN GODDARD London, UK Glimmerglass 2023: Choreographer for Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Choreographer, Timon of Athens, Shakespeare Theatre Company; Movement Director, The Cherry Orchard, Roundabout Theatre Company; Movement Director/Choreographer, Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra, Strange Interlude, Man and Superman, The Beaux Stratagem, As You Like It, Sunset at the Villa Thalia, National Theatre; The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Donmar Warehouse. jonathangoddard.com SIMON GODWIN The Plains, Virginia Glimmerglass 2023: Director for Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Associate Director, The Royal Court Theatre, London; Artistic Director, Shakespeare Theatre Company (ongoing).

Future: Associate Director, National Theatre.

KAMNA GUPTA New York, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Conductor for The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Conductor, Suzanne Farrin Portrait, International Contemporary Ensemble; Cover Conductor and Chorus Master, Candide, The Atlanta Opera; Music Director, In Our Daughter’s Eyes, Prototype Festival and LA Opera; La Calisto, Mannes Opera; Conductor, The Pearl Fishers, Vancouver Opera.

Future: Conductor, Number Our Days, Perelman Performing Arts Center; Rocking Horse Winner, Tapestry Opera. kamnagupta.com JASMINE HABERSHAM Macon, Georgia Glimmerglass 2023: Almirena in Rinaldo; Clorinda in Love & War. Past: Gilda, Rigoletto, Opera North UK; Cleopatra, Giulio Cesare, Atlanta Opera; Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro, Madison Opera; Sophie, Werther, Houston Grand Opera.

Future: Frasquita, Carmen, Gran Teatro del Liceu; Pamina, The Magic Flute, Nashville Opera0; Juliette, Roméo et Juliette, Opera San José jasminehabersham.com REBECCA HERMAN Austin, Texas Glimmerglass 2023: Associate Director for La bohème.

Past: Associate Director, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, Utah Opera and Calgary Opera; Assistant Director, Tosca, San Diego Opera; Director/Producer, Lardo Weeping, LOLA .

Future: Assistant Director, La traviata, Opera Omaha; Director, Undina, Queen City Opera; Assistant Director, Don Giovanni, Opera Colorado.

ALLISON HILL-EDGAR Cooperstown, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet.

W. MORGAN HILL-EDGAR Cooperstown, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in Candide.

Past: The Sound of Music, The Jungle Book, Odyssey, Robin Hood, Wilde Tales, The Glimmerglass Festival.

JOSHUA R. HOROWITZ Old Bethpage, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Assistant Director for Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Director, La bohème, Annapolis Opera; Assistant Director, Carmen, Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Associate Director, La traviata, Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Assistant Director, Blue, Washington National Opera; Associate Director, La traviata, Seattle Opera.

Future: Assistant Director, Romeo and Juliet, Washington National Opera; Roméo et Juliette, Lyric Opera of Kansas City. joshuarhorowitz.com CASEY KALEBA Washington, D.C. Glimmerglass 2023: Fight Director for Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Fight Director, Il trovatore, Washington National Opera; Hamlet, Guthrie Theater; Kinky Boots, Olney Theatre Company; Susannah and Der Freischütz, Wolf Trap Opera; An Officer and a Gentleman, Work Light Productions. toothandclawcombat.com DUKE KIM Torrence, California Glimmerglass 2023: Romeo in Romeo and Juliet; Testo in Love & War. Past: Alfredo, La traviata, Seattle Opera; Ferrando, Così fan tutte, Palm Beach Opera; Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni, The Atlanta Opera; Roméo, Roméo et Juliette, The Florentine Opera.

Future: Faust, Faust, Irish National Opera; Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Washington National Opera; Alfredo, La traviata, Pittsburgh Opera. dukekimtenor.com ​​MAGDALENA KUŹMA New York, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Giannetta, L’elisir d’amore, Metropolitan Opera; Frasquita, Carmen, Santa Fe Opera; Adina, L’elisir d’amore, Yale School of Music.

Future: Yvette, La rondine, Metropolitan Opera; Papagena, The Magic Flute, Metropolitan Opera; Wigmore Hall Recital; Sister Catherine, Dead Man Walking, Metropolitan Opera. magdalenakuzma.com JOELLE LACHANCE Rochester, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Actor in Romeo and Juliet; Ensemble in Candide.

Past: First Spirit, The Magic Flute, The Glimmerglass Festival; Ensemble, Macbeth, The Glimmerglass Festival; Mrs. Nolan, The Medium, Buffalo Opera Unlimited; Page, Rigoletto, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; Hansel, Hansel and Gretel, Opera Theater of Connecticut; Minnie Fay, Hello, Dolly!, Ohio Light Opera.

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GUEST ARTISTS HOLLY McCORMACK South Glens Falls, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in La bohème.

Past: Suor Osmina, Suor Angelica, Mission Opera; Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro; Governess (cover), The Turn of the Screw; Suzel, L’amico Fritz; Papagena, Die Zauberflöte.

MARK McCULLOUGH Charlottesville, Virginia Glimmerglass 2023: Lighting Designer for Candide.

Past: Lighting Designer, The Glimmerglass Festival, Metropolitan Opera, Washington National Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro Real, Royal Opera House, Opera North, The Dallas Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Seattle Opera, New York City Opera, Broadway.

E. LOREN MEEKER San Antonio, Texas Glimmerglass 2023: Director of La bohème.

Past: General & Artistic Director, OPERA San Antonio (ongoing); Director, Così fan tutte, Arizona Opera; Romeo and Juliet, OPERA San Antonio; Hansel and Gretel, New Orleans Opera Association.

Future: Director, Hansel and Gretel, OPERA San Antonio; Director, La traviatta, Opera Omaha. elorenmeeker.com JENNIFER MOELLER New York, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Costume Designer for Candide.

Past: Costume Designer for Broadway: Camelot (Tony nomination); Pictures From Home, Clyde’s (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award), Sweat. Off-Broadway: Comeuppance, Signature Theatre; The Wrong Man, The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space; Mlima’s Tale (Lucille Lortel nomination); Tiny Beautiful Things, The Public Theatre; Aubergine, Playwrights Horizons, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Shakespeare in the Park. Regional: The Glimmerglass Festival, Guthrie Theater, Goodman Theater, The Kennedy Center, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Arena Stage, The Old Globe, Williamstown Theatre Festival, McCarter Theatre Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival. TV: Dickinson (Apple TV+). jenmoeller.com JOEL T. MORAIN Cherry Valley, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Sound Designer for Candide and The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Freelance Stagehand, Minneapolis; Lighting and Sound Technician, Molly Sweeney, Touring Production, Guthrie Theatre; Freelance Stagehand and Designer, Long Wharf, Yale University, Hartford Stage; Technical Director, Hartwick College, Colgate University; Audio Coordinator, The Glimmerglass Festival, Attica Prison, Royal Opera House Muscat, Palace of Versailles; Technical Theatre Advisor, Cooperstown High School, Central Valley Academy, Orpheus Theatre.

BEN MORRIS Chatham, New Jersey Glimmerglass 2023: Composer for The Rip Van Winkles Past: Las Auténticas, Washington National Opera American Opera Initiative; Colorado Sky, Boulder Opera/ Art Song Colorado; The Fall of Man and Other Tales, ATLAS B2 Blackbox; Perspective, CU New Opera Workshop (NOW); American River, Montclair Film Festival; Saving the Great Swamp, New Jersey Film Festival.

Future: Longleaf, Loop38 Ensemble.

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JAMES NOONE Richfield Springs, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Set Designer for Candide.

Past: Set Designer, Sunset Boulevard, Broadway; Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Broadway; Jekyll and Hyde, Original Broadway Production; Three Tall Women, Broadway; Canadian Opera Company, English National Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, LA Opera, Washington National Opera, Lincoln Center, Great Performances, American Master’s (PBS and HBO); Associate Professor and Co- Chair of the Scenic Designer and Production Program at Boston University (ongoing).

Future: Scenic Designer, Peter Pan, National Tour.

STEFANO DE PEPPO Brooklyn, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Benoit/Alcindoro in La bohème; Count Capulet in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Leporello, Don Giovanni, Sarasota Opera; Geronimo, Il matrimonio segreto, Sarasota Opera; Don Magnifico, La Cenerentola, Nashville Opera; Sacristan, Tosca, Opera Colorado.

Future: Dulcamara, The Elixir of Love, Minnesota Opera; Leporello, Don Giovanni, Opera Monterrey; Don Pasquale, Don Pasquale, Teatro Falla.

TERESA PERROTTA Washington, D.C. Glimmerglass 2023: Mimì in La bohème.

Past: Musetta, La bohème, Washington National Opera; 2023 Grand Finals Winner of The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition; Alice Ford, Falstaff, Santa Fe Opera; Alice Ford, Falstaff, Maryland Lyric Opera; Fifth Maid, Elektra, Washington National Opera.

Future: Guadalena, Songbird, Washington National Opera. teresaperrotta.com LOUISA PROSKE Berlin, Germany and Halle, Germany Glimmerglass 2023: Director for Rinaldo.

Past: Director, Rigoletto, Oper Halle; Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director, Oper Halle (ongoing); Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director, Heartbeat Opera; Director, The Mother of Us All, MetLiveArts/ New York Philharmonic/Juilliard; Le roi Arthus, Bard SummerScape; Serse, International Handel Festival.

Future: Director, Rusalka, Theater Regensburg. louisaproske.com JOCELYN RAUCH Little Falls, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in La bohème.

Past: Don Giovanni, Carmina Burana, and The Flying Dutchman, Syracuse Opera; Music Director, Into the Woods and Freaky Friday, Mohawk Valley Center; Little Falls First Presbyterian Church (ongoing).

JAMES F. ROTONDO III Boston, Massachusetts Glimmerglass 2023: Set Designer for The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Scenic Designer, Taking Up Serpents/Holy Ground, The Jungle Book, The Glimmerglass Festival; Rigoletto, Intermountain Opera Bozeman; The Knock, Cincinnati Opera; Make Way For Ducklings, Wheelock Family Theatre; Fellow Travelers, (Tobin DirectorDesigner Prize).

GUEST ARTISTS KELLEY ROURKE Brooklyn, New York and Roseboom, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Titles Designer.

Past: Librettist, Cinderella, Metropolitan Opera; The Beekeeper, Chicago Opera Theater; Odyssey, Wilde Tales, Robin Hood, The Jungle Book, The Glimmerglass Festival.

Future: Librettist, Macbeth and the Weïrd Sisters, Theater Latté Da; The Emissary, Opera Parallèle; Hansel and Gretel, Royal Opera House; Songbird, Washington National Opera. kelleyrourke.com MATT SAUNDERS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Glimmerglass 2023: Set Designer for Rinaldo.

Past: Set Designer, Daddy, Almeida Theatre (Drama Desk Award); FLEX, Lincoln Center Theater; Stranger Love, LA Philharmonic; Prisoner of the State, NY Philharmonic; We Shall Not Be Moved, Opera Philadelphia; Grace Notes, Spoleto Festival, The Kennedy Center; Le roi Arthus, Bard Summerscape. mattsaundersdesign.net EMILY SENTURIA San Francisco, California Glimmerglass 2023: Conductor for Rinaldo.

Past: Conductor, L’amant anonyme, The Atlanta Opera; Rinaldo, Minnesota Opera; Sky on Swings, Opera Saratoga; Fellow Travelers, Florida Grand Opera; Semele, Opera Santa Barbara; Il barbiere di Siviglia, New Orleans Opera.

Future: Conductor, Lucia di Lammermoor, Cavalleria Rusticana, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

LOREN SHAW New York/New Jersey Glimmerglass 2023: Costume Designer for Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Costume Designer, Tenor Overboard, The Glimmerglass Festival; Peter Pan and Wendy, Shakespeare Theatre Company; A Period of Animate Existence, Pig Iron Theater Co.; Head Over Heels, Oregon Shakespeare Festival; The NY Mysteries, The Flea Theater; Restoration Comedy, The Flea Theater; The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare Theatre Company. lorenshaw.myportfolio.com DANIEL SOULE New York, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Set Designer for Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Scenic Designer, King Lear, Shakespeare Theatre Company; The Amen Corner, Shakespeare Theatre Company; Exhibition & Scenic Designer, Definition, Mercury Store; The Case of the Stranger, Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Future: Scenic Designer, Macbeth in Stride, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Philadelphia Theater Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music. danielsouledesign.com

BRIAN VU Los Angeles, California Glimmerglass 2023: Candide in Candide; Tancredi in Love & War. Past: Rinuccio, Gianni Schicchi, Hawaii Opera Theatre; Sergio, Fedora, Metropolitan Opera; Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni, Sarasota Opera; Riff, West Side Story, Houston Grand Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival; Timothy Laughlin, Fellow Travelers, Opera Columbus; First Place, Lotte Lenya Competition.

Future: Alfredo, La traviata, Opera Omaha.

TOM WATSON New York, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Hair & Makeup for La bohème, Candide, Romeo and Juliet, Rinaldo, and The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Hair & Makeup, Parade, Broadway; Spamalot, The Kennedy Center; Elektra, Washington National Opera.

Future: Hair & Makeup, Harmony, Broadway.

HAYLEY E WALLENFELDT Chicago, Illinois Glimmerglass 2023: Set Designer for Love & War Past: Scenic Designer, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, University College London, Opera Projects for University Singers; Props Designer, Music Theatre Works; Scenic & Costume Designer, Connective Theatre Company; Scenic & Props Designer, Nothing Without a Company.

ROBERT WIERZEL Branford, Connecticut Glimmerglass 2023: Lighting Designer for La bohème and Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Lighting Designer, The Lehman Trilogy, Huntington Theatre Company; We Shall Not Be Moved, Pittsburgh Opera.

Future: Lighting Designer, Songbird, Washington National Opera; Die Walküre, The Atlanta Opera. sparkdesigncollaborative.com YING WU Utica, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in La bohème.

Past: The Sound of Music, The Glimmerglass Festival.

FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO Richfield Springs, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Original Director for Candide.

Past: Director, Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Teatro alla Scala, Munich State Opera, Paris Opera, Royal Opera House; elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Artistic Director, Washington National Opera (ongoing); General & Artistic Director Emerita, The Glimmerglass Festival.

ERIK TEAGUE Alexandria, Virginia Glimmerglass 2023: Costume Designer for La bohème and The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Costume Designer, The Flying Dutchman, The Glimmerglass Festival; Hansel and Gretel, New Orleans Opera; As One, The Atlanta Opera.

Future: Costume Designer, The Nose, Chicago Opera Theater; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Atlanta Opera; The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me, Washington National Opera; Ragtime, Signature Theatre (D.C.). erikteaguedesign.com

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MUSIC STAFF J. BRADLEY BAKER Waco, Texas Glimmerglass 2023: Principal Coach for La bohème.

Past: Music Director, Music On Site, Inc. (ongoing); Assistant Conductor, Two Remain, Lyric Opera of Orange County; Conductor, La finta giardiniera, Opera Seme; Guest Coach, Così fan tutte, Opera Arlington; Conductor, Così fan tutte, Music On Site, Inc. Future: Music Director, Le nozze di Figaro, Landlocked Opera.

ANNA BETKA Toronto, Ontario Glimmerglass 2023: Youth Chorus Director for La bohème; Principal Coach for Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Assistant Coach, Falstaff, Madama Butterfly, Palm Beach Opera; Principal Coach, Così fan tutte, Palm Beach Opera; Coach, Carmen, Canadian Opera Company; Principal Coach, Tenor Overboard, The Glimmerglass Festival; Youth Chorus Director, The Sound of Music, The Jungle Book, The Glimmerglass Festival.

CHRISTOPHER DEVLIN Montréal, Québec Glimmerglass 2023: Head of Music; Diction Coach for Romeo and Juliet; Principal Coach/ Ripieno for Rinaldo.

Past: Music Staff/Harpsichordist, Così fan tutte, The Dallas Opera; Music Staff, Rigoletto, The Dallas Opera.

Future: Music Staff, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Elektra, Roméo et Juliette, Tosca, The Dallas Opera.

ANDREA GRANT Toronto, Ontario Glimmerglass 2023: Director of the Young Artists Program.

Past: Head of Music, Coach, Ein Wintermärchen, Wexford Festival Opera; Coach, La traviata, Canadian Opera Company; Coach, Chorus Master, Il cappello di paglia di Firenze, Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, UBC Opera.

Future: Coach, Chorus Master, The Cunning Little Vixen, Cendrillon, Così fan tutte, UBC Opera.

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KATHERINE KOZAK Phoenix, Arizona Glimmerglass 2023: Chorus Director for La bohème, Candide, and Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Head of Music, Chorus Master, Principal Coach of the Pullin Opera Studio, Arizona Opera (ongoing); Chorus Director, The Glimmerglass Festival.

KATHRYN LABOUFF Englewood, New Jersey Glimmerglass 2023: Diction Coach for Candide.

Past: Diction Coach, The Magic Flute, Cinderella, Hamlet, The Hours, El Niño, Metropolitan Opera; Diction Coach, Sweeney Todd, Showboat, The Cunning Little Vixen, West Side Story, The Crucible, Blue, Silent Night, The Ghosts of Versailles, The Sound of Music, Taking Up Serpents, Holy Ground, The Glimmerglass Festival; Die Fledermaus, Candide, Doctor Atomic, Ariadne auf Naxos, Santa Fe Opera.

GRANT WENAUS New York, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Principal Coach for Candide.

Past: Principal Coach, The Sound of Music, Songbird, Kiss Me, Kate, Sweeney Todd, Camelot, Candide, The Glimmerglass Festival; Conductor, The Magic Flute, L’enfant et les sortilèges, Dido and Aeneas, Orpheus in the Underworld, The Merry Widow, Ragtime, City of Angels, The Light in the Piazza, NYU Steinhardt; Conductor, Of Thee I Sing, A Little Night Music, Anything Goes, University of Michigan.

YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM CARLOS AHRENS Cincinnati, Ohio Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble and Cacambo (cover) in Candide; Ensemble in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Ferrando, Così fan tutte, Vanderbilt Opera Theatre; The Mayor, Albert Herring, Vanderbilt Opera Theatre; Tamino, Die Zauberflöte, Trentino Music Festival; Rinuccio, Gianni Schicchi, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music; The First Commissioner, Dialogues des Carmélites, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music.

Future: Tenor Soloist, The Creation, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music.

HENRY BENSON Madison, Wisconsin Glimmerglass 2023: Minister/Ensemble in Candide; Prune Man/Ensemble and Parpignol (cover) in La bohème.

Past: Timothy Laughlin, Fellow Travelers, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music; Artist-in-Residence, Dayton Opera; Orville/ Wilbur Wright (cover), Finding Wright, Dayton Opera; Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Cincinnati Opera; Fenton, Falstaff, Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music.

LAURA BLEAKLEY Honolulu, Hawaii Glimmerglass 2023: Pianist/Coach for Candide and Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Gerdine Young Artist, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Resident Artist, Utah Opera; Festival Artist, Opera Saratoga.

Future: Resident Artist, Utah Opera.

KAILEE BRANDT Honolulu, Hawaii Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble/Dancer in Candide and La bohème; Dancer in Love & War .

Past: Mersister/Gull/Ensemble, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Syracuse Stage; Amina, Dance Nation, Syracuse Department of Drama; Cameron Ross, Hawaii Five-O. kaileereganbrandt.com JUSTIN BURGESS Silver Spring, Maryland Glimmerglass 2023: Schaunard in La bohème; Martin/James (cover) in Candide; Ensemble in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Schaunard (Young Artist), La bohème, Washington National Opera; Steuermann, Tristan und Isolde, Santa Fe Opera; Ty, A Thousand Acres (workshop), Des Moines Metro Opera; Cardinal 2/Servant/Oracle 2, Galileo Galilei, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music; Count Almaviva, Le nozze di Figaro, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music; Fiorello, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Wolf Trap Opera. justinburgessbaritone.com BRIDGET CAPPEL Dallas, Texas Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in La bohème; Ensemble in Romeo and Juliet; Rinaldo (cover) in Rinaldo.

Past: Rosina, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Shreveport Opera; Flora, La traviata, Shreveport Opera; La Poésie, Les Arts Florissants, The Dallas Bach Society; Toypurina, Zorro, Fort Worth Opera; Soloist, The Magic of Opera, Opera Mississippi/ The Natchez Festival of Music; Mercédès and Carmen (cover), Carmen, Kentucky Opera; Paquette, Candide, Des Moines Metro Opera. bridgetcappel.com

NATHANIAL CATASCA Fort Worth, Texas Glimmerglass 2023: Grand Inquisitor/ Governor (cover) in Candide, Ensemble in La bohème and Romeo and Juliet.

Past: King Kaspar, Amahl & The Night Visitors, Fort Worth Opera; Donald Woods/Big Mike, Stand Up, Fort Worth Opera; Dr. Blind, Die Fledermaus, Central City Opera; Nemorino/ Tamino, The Magic Victrola, Lyric Opera of Chicago; Barigoule in Cendrillon (Viardot), The Florentine Opera.

Future: Messenger, Aida, Fort Worth Opera.

MARIA NICOLE DE CONZO Oradell, New Jersey Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in La bohème; Ensemble and Gertrude (cover) in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Alisa, Lucia di Lammermoor, Druid City Opera; Charlotte, Werther, William Jewell College; Beggar Woman, Sweeney Todd, Opera Saratoga; Danny (cover), Sky on Swings, Opera Saratoga; Berta (cover), Il barbiere di Siviglia, Opera Saratoga; Elizabeth Cree, Elizabeth Cree, William Jewell College.

Future: Third Lady, The Magic Flute, Nashville Opera.

TAYLOR-ALEXIS DUPONT Orlando, Florida Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in La bohème; Ensemble and Stéphano (cover) in Romeo and Juliet; Audrey in The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Phoebe, The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson, Washington National Opera; Gabriel, Holy Ground, The Glimmerglass Festival; Flora, La traviata, Virginia Opera; Moth, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Santa Fe Opera.

Future: Flora, La traviata, Florida Grand Opera; Musetta, La bohème, Florida Grand Opera. taylor-alexis.com KEELY FUTTERER Dover, Arizona Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble/Baroness/ Vanderdendur and Cunegonde (cover) in Candide; Armida in Rinaldo.

Past: Armida, Rinaldo, Minnesota Opera; Angostura Iabelle, Tenor Overboard, The Glimmerglass Festival; Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte, Opera Memphis; Maya, The Companion, Opera Memphis; Rose, At the Staute of Venus, Opera Memphis.

Future: Musetta, La bohème, Minnesota Opera; Léontine, The Anonymous Lover, Madison Opera. keelyfutterer.com MICAH GLEASON Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Glimmerglass 2023: Assistant Conductor for Candide and Rinaldo.

Past: Assistant Conductor, The Cunning Little Vixen, Bard Vocal Arts Program, Bard College Conservatory of Music; Conducting Fellow, Curtis Institute of Music. Conductor/Music Director, The Final Veil, The Cell Theater; Conductor, Julia Perry’s A Short Piece for Orchestra, Curtis Symphony Orchestra, Verizon Hall Kimmel Center. micahgleason.com

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YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM MARINETTE GOMEZ Jacksonville, Florida Glimmerglass 2023: Assistant Director for Rinaldo and Love & War. Past: Stage Director, A Hand of Bridge, UNF Affiliated Project; Assistant Director, La bohème, Jacksonville Symphony; Stage Manager, The Magic Flute, Jacksonville Symphony.

Future: Director, Suor Angelica, Bold City Opera.

EMILY HARMON Barrington, New Hampshire Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble and Baroness/ Vanderdendur (cover) in Candide; Ensemble in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Suzuki (cover), Madama Butterfly, Central City Opera; Third Place Winner, Mildred Miller International Voice Competition; Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd, Lowell House Opera; Marcellina, Le nozze di Figaro, Boston Opera Collaborative; Old Lady, Candide, Opera del West; Amastre, Xerxes, Pittsburgh Festival Opera. emily-harmon.com MADISON HERTEL Traverse City, Michigan Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble/Dancer/ Dance Captain and Paquette (cover) in Candide; Dancer/Actor in Rinaldo.

Past: Anybodys, West Side Story, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari; Associate Choreographer/Sister Sophia/US Liesl and Louisa, The Sound of Music, Arizona Opera; Principal Dancer, Carmen, Portland Opera; Principal Dancer, Carmen, The Glimmerglass Festival; Nun/Liesl and Louisa (cover), The Sound of Music, The Glimmerglass Festival; Bagheera, The Jungle Book, The Glimmerglass Festival; Co- Choreographer, Inherited by Word of Mouth, NYS DanceForce Choreographers Initiative. madisonhertel.com GRANT JACKSON Columbus, Ohio Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble and Schaunard (cover) in La bohème; Ensemble in Romeo and Juliet; Milo in The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Don Giovanni (cover), Don Giovanni, Rice University; Pallante, Agrippina, Rice University; Cuno (cover), Der Freischütz, Queen City Opera; Dr. Falke, Die Fledermaus, Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music; Sam, Trouble in Tahiti, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music; Alidoro (cover), La Cenerentola, Queen City Opera; Mr. Gedge, Albert Herring, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music.

JORRELL LAWYER-JEFFERSON Copperas Cove, Texas Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble/Dancer in La bohème and Candide; Choreographer for Rinaldo.

Past: Featured Dancer, The Glimmerglass Festival; Choreographer, Aida, Houston Grand Opera; Swing, Carmen, Houston Grand Opera.

Future: Company Member, The Big Muddy Dance Company.

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RYAN JOHNSON Muleshoe, Texas Glimmerglass 2023: Grand Inquisitor/ Governor in Candide; Ensemble and Tybalt (cover) in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Ira, Sky on Swings, Saratoga Opera; Frederic, The Pirates of Penzance, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Borsa, Rigoletto, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Male Chorus, The Rape of Lucretia, Lyric Theatre; Rodolfo, La bohème, Lyric Theatre; Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni, Lyric Theatre.

ROBERT KAHN Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Glimmerglass 2023: Assistant Conductor for La bohème and Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Cover Conductor, New York Philharmonic; Assistant Conductor, Tenor Overboard, The Glimmerglass Festival; The Sound of Music, The Glimmerglass Festival.

Future: Conductor, Iceland, Overtone Industries; Assistant Conductor, Suor Angellica/Gianni Schicchi, Julliard; Assistant Conductor, Don Giovanni, AVA Philidelphia; Assistant Conductor, Don Pasquale, AVA Philidelphia. robertkahn.com EMILIE KEALANI San Francisco, California Glimmerglass 2023: Musetta in La bohème; Almirena (cover) in Rinaldo.

Past: Dalinda in Ariodante, Curtis Opera Theatre, The Kimmel Center; Adina, L’elisir d’amore, Curtis Opera Theatre, Philadelphia Film Center; Miss Jessel, The Turn of the Screw, Curtis Opera Theatre, Philadelphia Film Center; Opera Chorus, Carmen/Falstaff/M.Butterfly, Santa Fe Opera; Sophie, Der Rosenkavalier, Apprentice Scenes, Santa Fe Opera. emiliekealani.com NICHOLAS KELLIHER Baldwin, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in La bohème; Sorcerer and Goffredo (cover) in Rinaldo.

Past: Oberon (cover), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Des Moines Metro Opera; Semifinalist, Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition; Cardinal 1, Galileo Galilei, Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music; Man Under the Arch, The Hours, Cincinnati Opera Fusion; Alto Soloist, St. John Passion, Bach Society of Dayton.

HAYLEY MALONEY Covington, Kentucky Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in La bohème and Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Sagredo/Marie/Eos, Galileo Galilei, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music; Miss Hayes/ Young Artist, Susannah, Wolf Trap Opera; Laura Gates, Tale for a Deaf Ear, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music; Florence Pike in Albert Herring, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music. hayleymaloney.com

YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM SERGIO MARTÍNEZ Bogotá D.C., Columbia Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble and Benoit/ Alcindoro (cover) in La bohème; Friar Laurence and Duke of Verona (cover) in Romeo and Juliet; Bass in Love & War. Past: Zuniga, Carmen, The Glimmerglass Festival; Sparafucile, Rigoletto, Resonance Works; Gouverneur, Le Comte Ory, Yale Opera; Don Alfonso, Così fan tutte, The Opera Next Door; Basilio, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Opera de Colombia; The Bonze, Madama Butterfly, Opera de Colombia. sergiomartinezbass.com JOHN MBURU Warwick, Rhode Island Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble and Colline (cover) in La bohème; Duke of Verona and Friar Laurence (cover) in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Pallante in Agrippina, Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music; First Man (cover), Castor and Patience, Cincinnati Opera; Chorus, Aida, Cincinnati Opera; Pope Urban VIII, Galilei Galileo, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music; Bartolo, Le nozze di Figaro, Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music.

PETER MURPHY Lowell, Massachusetts Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble/Dancer in Candide; Dancer/Actor in Rinaldo.

Past: Ensemble, Rent, Ithaca College; Robbie Hart, Wedding Singer, Palace Teen Company; Ensemble/Musidorous (cover), Head Over Heels, Ithaca College; Ensemble, Wizard of Oz, Palace Theatres; Billy Lawlor, 42nd Street, Actor’s Incorporated.

MARIO PACHECO Toronto, Ontario Glimmerglass 2023: Assistant Director for Candide.

Past: Assistant Stage Director, The Magic Flute, Tosca, Ariadne auf Naxos, The Falling and The Rising, Arizona Opera; The Magic Flute, Canadian Opera Company.

JONATHAN PATTON Durango, Colorado Glimmerglass 2023: Marcello (cover) in La bohème; Martin/James in Candide; Paris in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Marcello, La bohème, Washington National Opera; Demon, Bubbie and the Demon, Washington National Opera; Tarquinius, The Rape of Lucretia, University of North Texas; Marco, Gianni Schicchi, Festival Napa Valley. jonathan-patton.com JONATHAN PIERCE RHODES Orlando, Florida Glimmerglass 2023: Cacambo and Candide (cover) in Candide; Ensemble in La bohème.

Past: Frank, The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson, The Washington National Opera; Cherubiel, Holy Ground, The Glimmerglass Festival; Frank, The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson, The Glimmerglass Festival.

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LISA MARIE ROGALI Hawley, Pennsylvania Glimmerglass 2023: Paquette in Candide; Stéphano in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Mercédès, Carmen, The Glimmerglass Festival; Sister Sophia and Maria (cover), The Sound of Music, The Glimmerglass Festival; Princess/Lucy, Edward Tulane, Minnesota Opera; Papagena, The Magic Flute, The Glimmerglass Festival; Tina, Flight, Minnesota Opera.

Future Lapák, The Cunning Little Vixen, Detroit Opera. lisamarierogali.com ZACHARY RIOUX Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada Glimmerglass 2023: Parpignol and Rodolfo (cover) in La bohème; Ensemble and Benvolio (cover) in Romeo and Juliet.

Past Rodolfo, La bohème, Academy of Vocal Arts; Lensky, Eugene Onegin, Academy of Vocal Arts; Cavaradossi, Tosca (concert), Toronto City Opera.

Future: Tenor Soloist, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Beethovenfest Bonn. zacharyriouxtenor.com AMANDA SHERIFF Houston, Texas Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in Candide and Romeo and Juliet; Callista in The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Miss Jessel, The Turn of the Screw, Opera Baltimore; Despina,Così fan tutte, Opera Delaware; Lotte Lenya First Prize Winner, Kurt Weill Foundation. amandasheriff-soprano.com ALEX SMITH Kalamazoo, Michigan Glimmerglass 2023: Sergeant/Ensemble in La bohème; Ensemble and Grégorio/Paris/Duke of Verona (cover) in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Raimbaud, Le Comte Ory, Yale Opera; Junius, The Rape of Lucretia, Yale Opera; Musiklehrer, Ariadne auf Naxos, Yale Opera; Il marito, Amelia al ballo, Oberlin Opera Theater; Tom/John, The Face on the Barroom Floor, Oberlin Opera Theater; Guglielmo, Così fan tutte, Oberlin Opera Theater; Peter Quince, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Oberlin Opera Theater.

HAYDEN SMITH Quakertown, Pennsylvania Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in La bohème; Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Frank in The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Nemorino, L’elisir d’amore, Opera in the Heights; Elder Hayes, Susannah, Wolf Trap Opera; Giuseppe, La traviata, Wolf Trap Opera; Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni, Rice University; Alfred, Die Fledermaus, Temple University; Peter Quint, The Turn of the Screw, Temple University. haydensmithtenor.com EMMA SUCATO Dallas, Texas Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble/Dancer in Candide; Ensemble/Dancer in La bohème; Dancer/Actor in Rinaldo.

Past: Assistant Choreographer, Sweet Charity, Syracuse University; Ensemble, The Drowsy Chaperone, Mainstage Irving.

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YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM ALICIA RUSSELL TAGERT Richmond, Virginia Glimmerglass 2023: Minister’s Wife/Queen of Eldorado in Candide; Ensemble and Musetta (cover) in La bohème.

Past: Gretel, Hansel and Gretel, Opera Birmingham; Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro, FargoMoorhead Opera; Willie/Ruthie (cover), Castor and Patience, Cincinnati Opera; Morgan, Fierce, Cincinnati Opera; Berta, The Barber of Seville, Fargo-Moorhead Opera. aliciarussellsoprano.com AMANDA TESTINI Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Glimmerglass 2023: Assistant Director for La bohème and The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Choreographer/Assistant Director, HMS Pinafore, Vancouver Opera; Stage Director Participant, Opera in the 21st Century Program, Banff Centre for the Performing Arts; Movement Consultant and Swing, You Used To Call Me Marie, Savage Society, Alberta and Saskatchewan Tour; Justine Chambers, Love Bomb, Shameless Hussy Productions, Western Canada Tour. amandatestini.com KORIN THOMAS-SMITH Toronto, Ontario, Canada Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble and Maximilian (cover) in Candide; Argante in Rinaldo.

Past: Tarquinius, The Rape of Lucretia, Yale Opera; Raimbaud, Le Comte Ory, Yale Opera; Dulcamara, L’elisir d’amore, Yale Opera.

Future: Ensemble Studio, Canadian Opera Company.

CATHERINE THORNSLEY Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble and Mimì (cover) in La bohème; Ensemble in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: 2022 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Semifinalist; Rusalka, Rusalka, University of British Columbia; Contessa Almaviva, Le nozze di Figaro, University of British Columbia; Marta, Pasażerka, University of British Columbia. catherinethornsley.com KYLE SANCHEZ TINGZON San Francisco, California Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in Candide; Goffredo in Rinaldo.

Past: Father Hylebos, Tacoma Method, Tacoma Opera; Teseo, Ercole su’l Termodonte, Pacific Opera Project; The Messenger, Harvey Milk, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; First Prize Winner, Handel Aria Competition; San Francisco District Winner and Los Angeles Regional Encouragement Awardee, Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. kylesancheztingzon.com

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TRUMAN TINIUS Syracuse, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble/Dancer/Dance Captain in La bohème; Ensemble/Dancer in Candide; Dancer in Love and War. Past: Ensemble/Dancer/Circus Feature, The Little Mermaid, Syracuse Stage; Ensemble/ Dancer, Sweet Charity, Syracuse University; Ensemble, The Sound of Music, The Glimmerglass Festival; Featured Dancer/Ensemble/Fight Captain, Carmen, The Glimmerglass Festival; Mouse King/Candy Cane (Russian Variation), The Nutcracker, Syracuse City Ballet.

EMILY TRIEBOLD Athens, Wisconsin Glimmerglass 2023: Old Lady (cover) and Ensemble in Candide; Sorcerer (cover) in Rinaldo.

Past: Soloist, Serenade to Music, MidAmerica Productions, Carnegie Hall; Soloist, Op. 38 (Shostakovich), Brooklyn Art Song Society; Soloist (Mendelssohn) in Midsummer Night’s Dream, New York City Ballet, Saratoga Performing Arts Center; Mrs. Cripps (Buttercup), H.M.S. Pinafore, Pensacola Opera; Baroness, Candide, Des Moines Metro Opera; Mrs. Splinters, The Tender Land, Des Moines Metro Opera. emilytriebold.com ETHEL TRUJILLO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble and Juliet (cover) in Romeo and Juliet; Ensemble in La bohème.

Past: Musetta (cover), La bohème, Academy of Vocal Arts; Violetta (cover), La traviata, Academy of Vocal Arts; Norina, Don Pasquale, Academy of Vocal Arts.

Future: Adina, L’elisir d’amore, Parapente Productions.

WILL UPHAM Bedford, Indiana Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble in La bohème; Benvolio and Romeo (cover) in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Monostatos, The Magic Flute, Indianapolis Opera; VA Psychiatrist, Veteran Journeys, Indianapolis Opera; Donald Hopewell, Gallantry, Indianapolis Opera; Jimmy and Kay Garrison Student Grand Prize, Orpheus Vocal Competition; Rinuccio, Gianni Schicchi, La Musica Lirica; Nemorino, The Elixir of Love, The Dallas Opera; The Prince, The True Story of Cinderella, SMU Lyric Theatre; Reverend Samuel Parris, The Crucible, SMU Lyric Theatre.

SCHYLER VARGAS Denver, Colorado Glimmerglass 2023: Maximilian in Candide; Mercutio (cover) in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Strephon, Iolanthe, MasterVoices at Carnegie Hall; Papageno, The Magic Flute, Arizona Opera; Harlekin, Ariadne auf Naxos, Arizona Opera; Homecoming Soldier, The Falling and the Rising, Arizona Opera; Moralès, Carmen, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. schylervargas.com

YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM NAN WANG Handan, Hebei, China Glimmerglass 2023: Colline in La bohème; Ensemble and Count Capulet (cover) in Romeo and Juliet.

Past: Des Grieux, Le portrait de Manon, Manhattan School of Music; Masetto (cover), Don Giovanni, Chautauqua Opera Conservatory; Don Bartolo, Le nozze di Figaro, Manhattan School of Music; Sorcerer, Dido and Aeneas, Central Conservatory of Music; Gang Wu, Flying to the Moon (premiere), Central Conservatory of Music.

Future: Harasta, The Cunning Little Vixen, Manhattan School of Music.

JASON ZACHER Livingston, New Jersey Glimmerglass 2023: Ensemble/Agent/Señor and Voltaire/Dr. Pangloss (cover) in Candide; Argante (cover) in Rinaldo.

Past: Alidoro, La Cenerentola, Kentucky Opera; Colline, La bohème, Kentucky Opera; Henry, The Gift of the Magi, Kentucky Opera; Jimmy, American Apollo, Des Moines Metro Opera; Bottom/Theseus (cover), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Des Moines Metro Opera. jason-zacher.com

OLIVIER ZEROUALI New York, New York Glimmerglass 2023: Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet; Ensemble/Agent in Candide.

Past: Melchior, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Purchase Opera; Figaro, Le nozze di Figaro, Purchase Opera; Papageno, Die Zauberflöte, Berlin Opera Academy; Zaretsky/The Captain, Evgeny Onegin, Highland Opera Studio; Papageno, Die Zauberflöte, Purchase Opera.

YUEQI ZHANG Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Glimmerglass 2023: Pianist/Coach for La bohème, Romeo and Juliet, and The Rip Van Winkles.

Past: Vocal Coach/Accompanist, Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory.

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LA TRAVIATA 2019 | PHOTO: KARLI CADEL

ORCHESTRA VIOLIN

Ruotao Mao, Concertmaster Heather Wittels*, Associate Concertmaster Sasha Margolis Acting Associate Concertmaster Raymond Zoeckler, Assistant Concertmaster Benjamin Hart, Acting Principal Second Violin Michael Cleveland Elizabeth Silver Ubaldo Valli Ann-Marie B. Schwartz Jennifer Reuning Myers* Esther McMahon Sanders* Mialtin Zhezha Victoria Stewart* Fritz V. Krakowski Leona Nadj* Robyn Quinnett Jeremiah Blacklow Maria Kistner Conti Susan Faux

VIOLA

Katrina Smith, Principal Megan Newman Dyer Dee Dee Fancher Christine Ims Sandra VandeGeijn Christine Orio*

CELLO

Janet Nepkie, Principal Ruth Berry Susan Ruzow Debronsky Benjamin Whittenburg

BASS

LUTE/GUITAR

Michael Leopold, Principal

FLUTE

Yevgeny Faniuk*, Principal Linda Greene, Acting Principal Xue Su

PICCOLO

Linda Greene Xue Su Jessica Aura Taskov

OBOE

Eileen Whalen, Principal Nancy Dimock Karen Hosmer

ENGLISH HORN

TRUMPET

Jerry Bryant, Principal Ben Aldridge Donald Batchelder Mathew Oram

TIMPANI

Matthew Kibort, Principal

PERCUSSION

Matthew McClung, Principal Jeffrey D. Grubbs William Manley

HARP

André Tarantiles, Principal

KEYBOARD

Christopher Devlin

CORNET

Jerry Bryant Ben Aldridge

PICCOLO TRUMPET

RINALDO CONTINUO HARPSICHORD

Eileen Whalen Nancy Dimock

Jerry Bryant Ben Aldridge

Christopher Devlin

CLARINET

TROMBONE

Ruth Berry

Pascal Archer*, Principal Phillip Solomon, Acting Principal KeriAnn DiBari- Oberle John Friedrichs

Greg Spiridopoulos, Principal Daniel Martin

BASS CLARINET

Frank Meredith

E-FLAT CLARINET

David Saltzman*, Principal Alexander Lapins, Acting Principal

KeriAnn DiBari- Oberle John Friedrichs

Phillip Solomon

BASSOON

David Irvin, Principal Jon Pascolini

FRENCH HORN

Daniel Wions*, Principal Joshua Michal, Acting Principal Martin Burki* Gabriel Kovach Scott Millichamp Aaron Brask* Sonja K. Millichamp

Spencer F. Phillips, Principal Mark Timmerman

BASS TROMBONE

BAROQUE CELLO LUTE

Michael Leopold

BASSON

Spencer F. Phillips

TUBA

CIMBASSO

Alexander Lapins * indicates musician on leave

The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra is generously sponsored by Robert L. Turner.

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YOUTH ENSEMBLE ARIANNE AJAKH Cooperstown, New York Youth Chorus, La bohème

CORDELIA DZIUBAN Bridgewater, New York Youth Chorus, La bohème

MAYA LACOPPOLA Palatine Bridge, New York Maggie, The Rip Van Winkles

LAYLA BUTTERMANN Oneonta, New York Youth Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

ELIZABETH ECKEL Cobleskill, New York Ivy, The Rip Van Winkles

CATE SPEED LEINHART Fly Creek, New York Youth Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

MALENA BUTTERMANN Oneonta, New York Teen Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

SETON DAVIS FRALICK Cherry Valley, New York Teen Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

JIERUI LIN Utica, New York Youth Chorus, La bohème

NADIA BUTTERMANN Oneonta, New York Youth Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

GUS FREDERICKSON Jefferson, New York Youth Chorus, La bohème

YUAN LIN Utica, New York Youth Chorus, La bohème

CARLY RAE CARILLO Milford, New York Youth Chorus, La bohème

TOBY FREDERICKSON Jefferson, New York Youth Chorus, La bohème

ANNIKA MURRAY Cooperstown, New York Youth Chorus, La bohème

ETHAN CHEN New Hartford, New York Youth Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

JOHNNY FORD Utica, New York Youth Chorus, La bohème

GIALINA PLOUTZ Oneonta, New York May, The Rip Van Winkles

NORA CRAIG Cooperstown, New York Youth Chorus, La bohème

ANMO GENG New Hartford, New York Youth Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

DANNIELLA N. RIVERA-LITZ Sauquoit, New York Youth Chorus, La bohème

AVERY CROFT Cooperstown, New York Teen Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

ANQI GENG New Hartford, New York Teen Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

ANAIS SUMMERS ROBBINS Austin, Texas Youth Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

CALEB J.A. CROWDER Utica, New York Teen Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

KIAN GRADY Cooperstown, New York Youth Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

CALLUM D. TORRUELLA Sauquoit, New York Teen Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

GENEVIEVE DELANOY Oneonta, New York Teen Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

JULIEANNA L. IGLESIAS Van Deusenville, New York Teen Ensemble, The Rip Van Winkles

ELEANOR WALKER Cooperstown, New York Youth Chorus, La bohème

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ADMINISTRATION AND PRODUCTION Artistic & General Director Rob Ainsley Executive Director Andrea Lyons Music Director Joseph Colaneri Director of Artistic Administration Lauren Bailey Director of Communications Kira DeLanoy Director of Company Management Rebecca Gill Director of Development Caryn Reeves Director of Finance Karen Flanagan Director of Production Abby Rodd Director, Young Artists Program Andrea Grant Head of Music Christopher Devlin Head of Stage Movement & Choreography Eric Sean Fogel Dramaturg Kelley Rourke

Chief Equity Officer Mykai Eastman Concessions Manager & Operations Assistant Lizzy Mott Operations & Concessions Staff Sarah Mancuso Emma Alicajic Jill Rockwell Julia Salamone Lynzee Bissell Gift Shop Manager Jazz Coleman Gift Shop Associate Sophia Jones House Manager Shannon Migliore Front of House Apprentice Ash Neece

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Information Technology Manager Austin Bloomfield Information Technology Apprentice Keisha Modi

FINANCE

Accounting Manager Fred Fall Accounting Assistants Cynthia Staley Kathryn Wakefield Finance Apprentice Maggie Blair Auditors Grossman St. Amour, Certified Public Accountants PLLC Legal Counsel M. Anne O’Connell Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLP Law Office Of Douglas H. Zamelis

ADMINISTRATION/OPERATIONS

Administrative Advisor/Assistant to the Artistic & General Director Dianne Ciano Administrative Assistant Sarah Cohea Operations Manager Christian C. Shaefer Operations Apprentice Jillian Harvey Events Apprentices Lauren Porter Melody Rutherford

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DEVELOPMENT

Associate Director of Development Amy Tompkins Development Officer and Grants Manager Mark Conchie Development Officer and Board Liaison Alexa Dembiec Development Assistant Kathy Buck Development Apprentices Shaina Gormley Sarah Mutegi Evelyn Sload

ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION

Music Operations Manager Emmet Sellars Artistic Operations Coordinator Jay E. Condon Music Librarian Kristen Butcher Scheduling Manager Kristen Martin Orchestra Personnel Manager Jerry Bryant Piano Technician Eric Mazarak Artistic Administration Apprentices Whitney Campbell Edward Sturm Music Operations Apprentices Tahric Lofton Annaliese Ruhs Music Library Apprentice Ike Sae-Tang

COMMUNICATIONS

Communications Apprentices Skyler Burnett Kyra Macomber Johanna Weeks Box Office Manager Liz Diamond Box Office Supervisor Connor Lange Box Office Staff Quinn Hixson Kelsey Revere Walker Box Office Apprentices Alonna Hall Kelly Long Graphic Design Kate Ehle/Cake & Ale Studio Marketing Consultant NeverDark Social Media Jennifer Rizzuto Photography Evan Zimmerman Brent DeLanoy Videography Korey Rowe/Otsego Media

Housing Coordinator Jeff Wilcox Company Management Supervisors Astrid Bacy Zoe Branson Housekeeping Staff Chelsea Cummings Nancy Lane Tammy Pearo Company Management Apprentices Taylor Bray Rey Hankinson Ty’Mariya Moss Alyssa Murphy Corrinthea Washington

FACILITIES

Facilities Supervisor Leon Roseboom Facilities Staff Scott Hull Sheldon Jacobson Zachariah O’Connor John Riavez Julian Rivera Connor Scheffler

PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATION

Production Coordinator Wyatt Nyman Safety Manager Josh Carroll Costume Administrator Kathleen Gardin

Production Administrator Laura Pierson Assistant Safety Manager JBJ Safety Staff Jan Herrick Patricia Pullis Costume Administration Apprentice Natalie Saint-Rossy Costume Design Apprentice Corey Cochran Production Administration Apprentice Zoe Steenwyk Scenic Design Apprentice Hayley E Wallenfeldt

COSTUMES

Website Design Gameflow Interactive

Costume Director Lynne Hinman

COMPANY MANAGEMENT

Costumes Floor Managers Jayna Fry LEX Patchett

Assistant Company Manager Michele Metzger

ADMINISTRATION AND PRODUCTION Costume Shopper Lisa Lawrence Drapers Breanna Bayba Erica Fire Grace Cochran Keenan Julia Kosanovich Elizabeth Polley Jacqui Pomeranski Elisabeth Roskos First Hands M Cotman Olivia Dilworth Jacob Galos Haley Hutchins Lily Mateus Bethany Sassen Gabi Sitze-Martin Connor Sullivan Eileen Thoma Stitchers Blake Blanning Ashton Brunn Celeste Fenton Jacob Galos Corissa Gavin Becca Hall Tonya Mixon Zoey Rubinoff Stitcher Apprentices Marcie Coeny Charli den Hartog Brenna Kaplan-Keshguerian Hanh Rioux Skyler Sandner Adeline Santello

Scenic Carpenters Luci Busch Sandi McDonald Jacob Ian Rodriguez Nick Sheriff Rigging Apprentices Andrew M. Boone Owen Zacharias Scenic Carpentry Apprentices James Hendricks Paloma Robles Technical Direction Apprentice Joseph Fleck

PROPERTIES

Properties Manager Emily Tabler Assistant Properties Manager Hattie V. Fann Properties Floor Supervisor Emery Smith Properties Head Artisan Emily Davis Properties Artisans Mahalet Andargachew Cai Hayner Chloe Scheel Properties Apprentice Em Simpson Properties Paints Apprentice Anna Camerer

COSTUME CRAFTS

PAINTS

Assistant Crafts Manager Zandra Siple

Assistant Charge Scenic Artist Carleigh Wagner

Crafts Artisans Lil Campos Obando Hunter Riley Lypen

Scenic Artist Jess Fitzpatrick

Crafts Manager Danielle Jordan

Charge Scenic Artist Sasha Glinski

ELECTRICS

Production Electrician Megan Mahoney Electrics Consultant Josh Taylor Assistant Production Electricians Cat Foley Emily Horton Electricians Olivia deBree Andrew DeCollo Aaron Kurland Jasmine Moore Isaak Olson Ben Wolfe Electrics Apprentices Julie Adams Wil Martin Jace Petrovich India Silverman

HAIR & MAKE-UP

Hair & Make-up Supervisor Charlotte Seidensticker Hair & Make-Up Staff Artists Shannon Dolinar M Nottke Angelina Vincenzi Hair & Make-Up Apprentice Micah Baumgartner

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Production Stage Manager Dustin Z West Stage Managers Luci Burdick Iván Dario Cano Laurel McIntyre Assistant Stage Managers Natalie Main Tess Naval Úna Rafferty Meghan Spear

Overhire Crafts Artisan Molly Doan

Scenic Art Apprentices Hadley Gilpatrick Ema Valencia

Crafts Apprentices Nato Hermann Zoe Gilreath

Overhire Scenic Artists Melissa Davies Mikaela Kelarek

SCENERY

LIGHTING

Assistant Technical Director of Stage Operations Timothy “ TJ” Wildow

Assistant Technical Director of Rigging Matt Beecher

Lighting Supervisor Elijah Kleinberg

Assistant Stage Operations Managers Sophie Rodriguez Sam Spear

Technical Director Ross Rundell

Assistant Technical Director of Scenery Kyle Ludwig Head Scenic Carpenter Meredith C Wilcox

Lighting Director Stoli Stolnack

Lighting Supervisor Graham Zellers Lighting Programmer Aaron Gubler Lighting Supervisor Apprentice Rachel Fields

Stage Management Apprentices Grant Crowson Abigail Murray-Stark Lorna Stephens

STAGE OPERATIONS

Stage Operations Fly Captain Shannon Dodson Stage Operations Prop Staff Riley Donelson Reanna Valencia

Stage Operations Staff Nga Sze Chan Emily Hanson Grant Wendt Stage Operations Apprentices Sidney Droz Elijah Samuel Galvin James David Maxim Steven Waggoner

WARDROBE

Wardrobe Manager Katie Simpson Assistant Wardrobe Managers Michael Ciaramitaro Emily Kemmerer Wardrobe Staff Jade Almsberger Taylor Needleman Maki Niikura Lucy Pizzicarola Tater Williams Wardrobe Apprentices Kathleen Carter Katherine Matos Jacquelyn Perez-Saenz Tristen Taylor

AUDIO/VIDEO

A/V Coordinator Joel T. Morain A/V Staff Peter Burns David Walters A/V Apprentices Bailey Bennett Wesley Martinez Emily Murray

DRAMATURGY/TITLES

Titles Supervisor & Assistant Dramaturg Nick Richardson Dramaturgy/Titles Apprentice Olivia Lerwick

DESIGN

Assistant Costume Designers La bohème – R. Clare Parker Candide – Arthur Wilson Romeo and Juliet – Nicole DeLucia Rinaldo – John Polles The Rip Van Winkles – Nicole DeLucia Assistant Lighting Designers La bohème – Christopher E Wong Candide – Corey Goulden-Naitove Romeo and Juliet – Christopher E Wong Rinaldo – Alex Fetchko The Rip Van Winkles – Alex Fetchko Staff list as of June 11, 2023

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THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES | PHOTO: CONNOR LANGE

THE GUILD More than 350 members of the Guild of Glimmerglass Festival provide essential volunteer support to The Glimmerglass Festival throughout the year, filling a variety of company needs through hospitality, fundraising, and education programs.

This commitment of time, expertise, and energy allows the company to devote more of its resources to Festival performances and events.

In addition to averaging more than 3,500 hours of volunteer service every year, the Guild makes a significant annual financial contribution to help meet both general and specific needs, including the sponsorship of the Doris. P. Shields Artistic Administration Internship.

“Armies and opera companies march on their bellies. The rank and file at Glimmerglass are well fed and happy thanks to the heroic efforts of our fantastic Guild.”

– Joel T. Morain, A/V Coordinator and Resident Sound Designer

Through its many programs and initiatives, the Guild inspires conversations about opera and musical theater among its membership and works to encourage an appreciation of the art form within the community. www.glimmerglassguild.org

JOIN US! Wine Tasting Event The Glimmerglass Festival Pavilion with a performance by Anthony Roth Costanzo Sunday, July 16, 2023

Cooperstown Country Club Event with performances by members of the Young Artists Program Saturday, July 22, 2023

Guild Gala The Otesaga Resort Hotel

Young Artist Performances and Silent Auction 67 Thursday, August 17, 2023

VOLUNTEER USHERS Kay Additon Debra Araniti Walter Ashley Sue Beames Steve Berman Carolyn Bishop Walter “ Woody” Bishop Mark Bostick Jacinta Brennan Mary Brodzinsky Mary Ellen Calta Alison Calvagno Enid Cardinal Denise Carnell Andrew Carnell Jack Eugene Carr Laura Cooper Michael Cooper Debra Creedon Margaret Croft Sharon Davie Sally Dayger Patricia De Lorenzo Daphine deRosa Joyce Dixon Louise Doubleday Peter Dunham

Kathleen Eisele Caspar Ewig David Farquhar Donna Farquhar Lane Franz Julie Grant Robert Grant Jane Grastorf Matt Gregory Vincent Guerra Marie Guerra Schatzi Hall Mary Harvard Barbara Hein Patricia Herrmann Lori Higgins Glenda Hoffmann Conny Horne Douglas Horne DJ Igelsrud Betsy Jay Kate Johnson Clyde Jones Susan Jones Rhonda King Doris Kirk Stephen Klingaman

Abby Kreh Gibson Rachael Kupka Barbara LaCorte Susan Larsen Nancy Lee Adrienne Lentini Sarah Livingston Linda Lofrumento Linda Mayou Janet McCarty Kathy Meeker Ann Mei Cindy Merritt Jamey Minich Robert Mix Richard Monroe Maureen Murray Roxanne Murray Flavia Musto Laura O’Shea Jacqueline Parry Audrey Porsche Marianne Romano Christine Rudecoff Jean Schifano Elizabeth (Betsy) Scoones

Julia Scranton Lauri Selin Florence Selin Kathy Shimberg James Shults Maia Silber Stanley Silber Ann Skinner Judith Stein Anita Sterns Junius (Jay) Stone Bruce Testa Peg Twasutyn Susan Vilagos Janet Vinyard Geri (Geraldine) Wagner Donald Wagner Connie Walters Cynthia Walton-Leavitt Linda Watkins Marguerite Webster Margaret Wehrer Pamela Wightman Nancy Young Courtney Young Cheryl Zamelis Volunteer Usher list as of June 3, 2023

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**Alumni of Young Artists Program or Summer Intern Program

TENOR OVERBOARD 2022 | PHOTO: KARLI CADEL

FESTIVAL GUILD 2023 FESTIVAL GUILD OFFICERS

Laura Wetzel, President Abby Kreh Gibson, Vice President Rhonda King, Secretary Joanne Tobey, Treasurer

GUILD MEMBERS

Ernest E. Adams, Jr. Robert Ainsley Kathryn Allen Marco Anichini Walter and Patti Ashley Carl Adkins and Dianne Balfour Dr. Dennis Banks Jim and Nancy Barton Susan Beames Nancy Bender Ruth Bennett Richard Biviano Frances Bliven Jennifer A . Brickley Mary P. Brodzinsky Mark Bunce Mary Ellen Calta Joan Desens and Simon Carr-Ellison Patricia Carrier Maria Camargo Rhonda Catanzaro Thomas R. Chase Lauren Clark Susan Stetson Clarke Barbara Crandall James and Joanne Crum Ms. Judith Curry Ellen C. Curtis Deb and Jim Dalton Drs. James C. and Caroline W. Dawson Dominick DeCecco Barbara Decker Vincent and Mary Kay Devita Nicole and Gaylord Dillingham Susan Drake Martha Duke Nancy and Robert Einreinhofer Kathleen and Dale Eisele Priscilla Elliott John Anagnost and Rita Emanuel Gwendolyn Ermlich

Gerald Evans Elizabeth Eveillard Caspar Ewig Donna Farquhar Jane Feisthamel Donald Fenner Rita Fenstemacher Fidelity Charitable Doris Fischer David M. Frankford Allen and Judith Brick Freedman Ms. Martha Frey Francesca Zambello and Faith Gay Jane E. Grastorf William and Cynthia Goertemoeller Ursula and Chuck Hage Carla Hall Charlotte Hall Gemma Hall Ms. Melissa Hancock Patricia and Robert Hanft Mona Harris Elizabeth B. Harvey Christine Heller Allison and Keyes Hill-Edgar Susan J. Huxtable Linda Irenegreene Thomas A . and Gail Jacobson Prudence Jackson Connie and Mike Jastremski Rev. Betsy Jay Marianne Bez and Michael Jerome Kathleen and Bruce Johnson Sally Jones Peter Jordan Marjorie Turrell Julian Barbara Kajdi Pooh Kaye Robert Kent Marion S. King Celeste Johns and Chris Kjolhede Lisa Kressbach Caralee Carney and Maureen Kuhn Barbara Lacorte Renee LaFond John T. Andrews, Jr., and Elizabeth K. Lambert

Amelia Lane Pamela Lea Sandra Ledda Elizabeth Lemieux Kathleen Lloyd Joan Locke Jean Lyon Marilyn Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Martin Senzel Daphne Mason William McColl Millie and David McCoy Linda Lofrumento and Karen McGinnis Patrick A . McKenna and Dr. Bertine C. McKenna Tom Morgan and Erna Morgan McReynolds Christine McNaughton Jeanne McNaughton Fynnette Eaton and James E. Miller Patricia Wiley and Wendy Miller John Webb and Nelson Mondaca Vesna Moynihan Carol Mulcrone Barbara Mulhern Charles and Susan Newman Dinah Nissen Elizabeth Novak Charles E. Pannaci Sarah and Paul Pattrson Dorothy and Henry Phillips Corinne Plummer Barbara Pope Janet Potter Leonard and Rise Press Donald and Catherine Raddatz Thomas Ragan Emily Johnson and Vijay Ramachandran Robert Nelson and Van Broughton Ramsey Angelika Manhert Rashkow Jerry and Marisabel Raymond Richard Redmond Caryn and James Reeves Wallis and Cornelia Reid Nancy Reynolds

Angela Richards Denise Richardson Dolores Rothwell Christine Rossi Sharon Roy Michael Sekus and Bianca Russo Ruth Beardsley and Tom Sansone Margaret Kiss Santos and Lionel Santos Schwab Charitable Richard and Pamela Scurry Lauri Selin Florence Selin Jean Seroka Rosemary Sibbern Thomas Simpson Bishop Mark Sisk and Karen Sisk Museyb Shareef Dr. Samuel C. Smart Lona Smith Katherine Snyder David and Cynthia Staley Ms. Barbara Stephenson Sharon Stuart Tara Sumner Elizabeth Susman Dr. Jephtha Tausig Paul and Lizabeth Uhrig Mindy Utay Debra Valentine David and Martha Vaules Donna C. Veeder Susan Vilagos Esther Milsted and Mark Luis Villamar Janet Vinyard Beth Wade Karin and Hans de Waal Sydney Waller Mary Anne Whelan Christine and Albert Weiss Todd Wetzel M. Anne O'Connell and Robert A . White, Jr. Bill Oliver and Michael Willis Mr. Michael Young James Covey and James Zabawa Doug and Cheryl Zamelis Steven Zerby

Festival Guild list as of May 23, 2023

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BECOME A MEMBER OF THE GOODYEAR SOCIETY

Enjoy the Satisfaction of Creating a Legacy at Glimmerglass through an Estate Gift The Goodyear Society honors individuals and families who have made a gift to Glimmerglass through their will or estate plans to perpetuate the Festival and its programs. If you have already included Glimmerglass in your plans, please let us know so that we may thank you and invite you to become a member of this special group of supporters, which receives Camerata-level donor benefits.

The Society is named after Tom Goodyear, one of our founders, and his mother, Jeannette Bissell Goodyear, both passionate opera fans whose gift of farmland was transformed into the theater and campus we enjoy today.

There are many ways you can help Glimmerglass, now and into the future. In addition to providing invaluable support for productions, special programs, and artists through our annual fund, you can help continue our work and maintain and improve the beautiful Glimmerglass theater and facilities through a designated capital contribution or legacy gift.

Capital and planned gifts can be established in ways that benefit Glimmerglass as well as you, your family, or another charity. Bequests of cash or securities, gifts of real estate, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and making Glimmerglass a beneficiary of your IRA in your will are among the most popular ways to create a legacy at Glimmerglass.

Please consult with a financial, tax, or legal advisor about the method of contributing that is best for you.

For more information about how you can support The Glimmerglass Festival through a planned gift, please contact Caryn Reeves, Director of Development, at (607) 547-0700 ext. 238. Bequests can be made to Glimmerglass Opera Theatre, Inc., Taxpayer Identification No. 16-1053970.

We thank and recognize the members of the Goodyear Society.

Anonymous (2) Margaret Laird Anderson* Nancy Ayers* Dennis N. Banks Jim and Nancy Barton William Battin* John Beurket and Georgia Kustas John B. Black* Barbara Blaszak Mr.* and Mrs. Andrew M. Blum James and Deborah Breznay Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Georg O. Budenbender and Dr. Katherine Elwyn Larry*, Mary*, and Heidi Budro Beekman C. Cannon* Fern Caplan* Samuel Carabetta and Richard Molinaroli Mrs. William L . Cary* Stephen Case and Margaret Ayres Estate of Doris R. Christiana* Susan Stetson Clarke Charles Coffin and Lance Wickens Charles E. Cole Jeannine and Donald Cook Henry S. F. Cooper Jr.* Mary Cullen* Dr.* and Mrs. John Curtis Vittoria S. Demarest*

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Martha J. Dodge Peter Duchin Estate of Marie J. Eger* Gwendolyn Ermlich Andrea K. Fallek* Drs. Jane A . Feisthamel and Mary Margaret Snyder Estate of Jessie Flax* Donald Frazier* Gretchen Frazier* Allen R. and Judy Brick Freedman Faith E. Gay and Francesca Zambello William* and Jean B. Gerhartz Karen A . Gibbs Mrs. G. McMurtrie Godley Sherwin M. Goldman Dr. M. E. Grenander* Dr. Brett B. Gutsche* Lewis R.M* and Gemma Hall The Raymond Han and Paul Kellogg Foundation Mary E. Harrigan and Andrew P. Tothy Lisa Heilman- Cozzalio Barbara and Harry Howell Clinton R. Howell Estate of Alfred F. Hubay* Ellen Jabbur Clayton C. Kirking and Edward J. Sullivan Ron and Melissa Komora

Joanne Kornoelje Elizabeth R. Lemieux, Ph.D. Dr. Katharine Lloyd and Dr. William B. Guiney Jr.* The Estate of Matthew Looram* Andrew Marlowe and Terri Miller Donald L . and Jeanette B. Martin Trust Ann D. McChord Mr. William McColl David and Millie McCoy Barbara McCullough Drs. Duncan McDowall and Sandra Campbell Christine McNaughton Glenda Michailidis John and Annabel* Muenter Barbara H. Mulhern Merlin* and Janet Nelson M. Anne O’Connell William Oliver and Michael Willis Charles “Jud” Pannaci Mary Buckley Parriott* Alan and Pamela Patunoff Dr.* and Mrs. Albert V. Payne Polly S. Pierson* Jeanne and Richard Porter Paul Raeder* Thomas C. Ragan Marsha and Neil Remland Rona C.* and Arthur E. Rosenbaum

Stephen Rosow and Ellen Goldner Kelley Rourke Robert* and Karen Schlather Dr. Raymond* and Hannah H. Schneider* Michael Sekus and Bianca Russo Mary E. Sherman* Patricia M. and H. William* Smith Estate of Gerard F. Songster* The Esther W. Spaulding Charitable Trust* Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Stack Estate of Scott L . Steele* Estate of Joanna T. Steichen* Hannah Lee Stokes* David and Karin Svahn Richard Sylvester* Eugene V.* and Clare E.* Thaw Lloyd L . Thoms, Jr. Elizabeth Thorpe Dov and Tom Treiman Robert F. Van Wormer* Margo and Anthony Viscusi Karen Watkins Andrew Weiss and Marc Osterweil Carl A . Westerdahl* Drs. Hannelore Wilfert and Karl Moschner *deceased

LISA LEMIEUX “I became an ardent supporter of Glimmerglass the first time I saw a production designed by John Conklin back in the 1990s. Glimmerglass became an annual summer activity. For decades I have gathered groups of friends to picnic and attend an opera.

I have invited opera buffs from New York City, New Jersey, and Canada to join me, not only for an opera but for special events and concerts. In 2014, I began sponsoring a Young Artist seasonally, and subsequently I added the sponsorship of an Apprentice to my annual gift. I plan to perpetuate this commitment by including Glimmerglass in my estate plans.”

MARSHA AND NEIL REMLAND “We were fortunate enough to grow up in homes where music was an integral part of our lives. It is our hope that our commitment to Glimmerglass will enable other generations to be exposed to the wonderful music and atmosphere it has to offer. We are currently living in a very volatile society.

In some states classic books are being banned and children and their elders are being deprived of sharing the truth about our history. Thanks to The Glimmerglass Festival, and through the magic of music, everyone can be exposed to our history and culture, gaining awareness of the differences that can make America the great society it has the potential to be.”

EDWARD J. SULLIVAN AND CLAYTON C. KIRKING “We have been coming to and loving Glimmerglass almost as long as we have been together. Clayton moved to New York from his curatorial job at the Phoenix Art Museum in 1995 and our first Glimmerglass season was a year later. We have not missed a single summer since then. The intelligent programming, the new operas as well as the highly provocative stagings of ‘old’ operas, has captured our imagination for decades. As an art historian, curator, and writer based at NYU, Edward is fascinated with the ever-changing attitudes to both historical and contemporary works. We are also very attentive to the staging of the operas—old and new. Rob Ainsley’s vision for the future of Glimmerglass (which he explained to us last summer) is exciting and compelling. We wish to support this endeavor in any way possible, and are deeply concerned with humanitarian endeavors and help as many initiatives as possible. We firmly believe that music, and concretely, opera, is one of the principal ways to enhance the quality of so many lives and energize people to work more forcefully to benefit society at large. Therefore we have made Glimmerglass our highest priority within our very modest philanthropic agenda.”

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GIFTS TO THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL The Glimmerglass experience is made possible through the generosity of donors who share our commitment to the development of emerging talent, imaginative productions, and stimulating cultural and educational programs. We take this opportunity to thank and recognize those individuals who have made gifts of $100 or more to The Glimmerglass Festival during our 2022 fiscal year (October 1, 2021-September 30, 2022) or thus far this year (October 1, 2022-May 20, 2023). Space limitations do not permit us to list contributions under $100, but to these good friends and all of our supporters we extend our most sincere gratitude.

To learn more about privileges and benefits associated with giving to Glimmerglass—as well as designated opportunities, such as sponsoring a production, a principal singer, a second stage program, an education project, an Apprentice or a Young Artist—please call The Glimmerglass Festival Development Department at (607) 547-0700, ext. 238 or ext. 212.

CAMERATA

Like those patrons in 16th-century Florence who helped give birth to opera and whose name we have borrowed, the Glimmerglass Camerata is a circle of generous benefactors whose enthusiasm for our creative vision and dedication to furthering the careers of young talent is expressed through exceptional levels of support. Camerata patrons receive all National Council benefits, are offered special sponsorship opportunities and are invited to exclusive salon-style musical evenings in thanks for their generosity.

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE ($200,000 and above)

Anonymous Arete Foundation Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Betsy and Ed Cohen Chris and Bruce Crawford Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard Faith E. Gay and Francesca Zambello Nellie and Robert Gipson John R. and Joyce McC. Hupper Charitable Fund Jacqueline B. Mars Denise Littlefield Sobel Estate of Robert F. Van Wormer

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE ($100,000 - $199,999)

Wendy Curtis Andrew J. Martin-Weber and Beejan Land Ted Snowdon and Duffy Violante Robert L . Turner Mr. and Mrs. Edward L . Turner III

PRESIDENT ’S CIRCLE ($50,000 - $99,999)

Anonymous (2) Patricia and John Chadwick The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Patricia Kavanagh and James Grant Lindemann Charitable Foundation II Inc. Thomas C. Ragan Thomas Simpson Eugene and Jean Stark Michael Young and Debra Raskin Ann Ziff

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TRUSTEES’ CIRCLE ($25,000 - $49,999)

Robert Ainsley and Micah Waldstein Dianne Balfour and Carl Adkins Dr. Anne McBride Curtis-Fischer Allen R. and Judy Brick Freedman Sherwin M. Goldman The Guild of the Glimmerglass Festival Gemma Hall Allison and W. Keyes Hill-Edgar Richard Kane and Gretchen McBeath Elizabeth R. Lemieux, Ph.D. Tom Morgan and Erna Morgan McReynolds Melanie and David Niemiec Anne R. Kline and Geoffrey P. Pohanka John Ryland and Karen Craig Ryland The Savada-Stevenson Family Michael Sekus and Bianca Russo Martin and Dagni Senzel Grant and Jacqui Smith Howard & Sarah D. Solomon Foundation Debra A . Valentine and Jill V. Gardiner

ARTISTS’ CIRCLE ($15,000 - $24,999)

Anonymous Jim and Nancy Barton Georg O. Budenbender and Dr. Katherine Elwyn Jane Lipton Cafritz The Howard and Barbara Farkas Foundation

Barbara Glauber Marilynn and John Hill John and Dolores Hunter James M. Jordan Constance and H. Roemer McPhee Kara Unterberg Bill and Theda White

APPRENTICES’ CIRCLE ($10,000 - $14,999)

Anonymous (2) Eugenia and David Ames Bello Electric & Excavating Jeffrey P. Cunard and Mariko Ikehara Clover M. Drinkwater Robert Ellis Erika Hall The Raymond Han and Paul Kellogg Foundation Mary K. Humfeld and Sonia Manganaro Paul and Karen Isaac Laurel McKee William C. and Susan F. Morris Rona C. and Arthur E. Rosenbaum Jean Seroka Claudia Slacik and Susan Davis Patsy Smith The Esther W. Spaulding Charitable Trust Sally Susman and Robin Canter Sukey Wagner Drs. Hannelore Wilfert and Karl Moschner

NATIONAL COUNCIL

The National Council is a group of dedicated donors and Glimmerglass advocates throughout the country who contribute generous financial and ambassadorial support, and in exchange come together between seasons with artists and artistic personnel for behind-the-scenes programs and social gatherings. As ambassadors, they have the opportunity to invite friends and colleagues to off-season events to interest them in the Festival.

PLATINUM ($7,500 - $9,999)

Nicole Alfandre Halbreiner Barbara Blaszak Joan Desens and Simon Carr-Ellison Mr. and Mrs. David E. Farquhar Thomas and Alison Lord Janet Nelson

GOLD ($5,000 - $7,499)

Anonymous (3) Lou Allstadt and Melinda Hardin Cecilia Andersen Elizabeth August and Thomas Mafrici James E. Ballowe Jr. Constance Beaty Charitable Trust, a Donor Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable Foundation Thomas and Christine D. Berk Jacqueline Bradley Sandra L . Brown Katrina F.C. Cary and Linn Cary Mehta Donald Clinton and Karen Wilkin Martin D’Arce - TMD Concepts, LTD Paul Decoster Debórah Dwork and Ken Marek Drs. Jane A . Feisthamel and Mary Margaret Snyder Laurie Frenzel Abby Kreh Gibson Nimet Habachy Ellen and Scott Hand Robert and Patricia Hanft Mr. and Mrs. Gates Helms Hawn Andrew and Mary Hendry Fred P. Hochberg and Tom Healy, The Heyday Foundation Frank Holozubiec Mr. and Mrs. James R. Houghton Gail J. Hupper and William H. Wood Kathleen Mulhern Johnson and Bruce Ray Johnson Hon. and Mrs. M. Langhorne Keith Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lerwick Rosanne and Marty Leshner Gregory Long and Scott Newman John May David and Millie McCoy Sage Mehta and Michael Robinson Karen Metcalf Mary Moran and Jordan Kerber Susan Morris Barbara H. Mulhern Michael Olding and Chris Morrison Alan and Pamela Patunoff Hon. Susan Phillips Read Mary-Margaret Robbins and Matthew Sohns Mike and Marie Rourke Thomas A . and Georgina T. Russo Mrs. Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff Richard and Pam Siegel James E. Smaltz and Gordon F. Ruckdeschel

Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Stack Peter and Judith Stanton Gerald and Grace Sun Elizabeth Thorpe Deborah and Michael Troner MD Alan and Linda Vincent Margo and Anthony Viscusi Caleb Wertenbaker Dr. F. Todd and Laura Wetzel Judith Whalen and Paul Goldsmith Dolores and Clifton Wharton

SILVER ($2,500 - $4,999)

Anonymous (3) Susanne and Chris Adamski Kathryn Allen Edward J. and Laura G. Asher Ann Beha, Ann Beha Architects John Beurket and Georgia Kustas Felicia H. Blum Michael Bretholz Christine E. Bulson Kayellen Button and Bruce Loveys Jaye Chen and Peter Brown Thomas and Loren Colbert Stephanie Cooper Clarke Carol and Rick Detweiler Nena Donovan Levine Mary Flower William Fogg and Julie North Noushin and Greg Framke Ellen Freeman Drs. Deborah and Michael Goldberg Carla Hall Mary E. Harrigan and Andrew P. Tothy Mona Harris Dr. Anne Harrison Shannon Hill Charles and Patricia Ingraham Evelyn Kalenscher-Kirschenfeld Belinda and Stephen Kaye Laurence Keiser and Susan Accetta Lee Kern Clayton C. Kirking and Edward J. Sullivan Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Randi Weingarten Joanne Kornoelje Arthur Kuckes and Martha Wright, The Community Foundation of Tompkins County, the Vector Magnetics Fund Gary and Edna Lachmund Richard and Georgia Lee Harry and Ellen Levine Dr. Katharine Lloyd Jean-Michel Loubeau Carri Lyon Marcy Horath Maguire Debra and Charles McCambridge Natasha Mehta and Nathan Heller David and Anne Menotti Michael and Cory Moffat Bob and Ami Montstream Ann and Don Morrison Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Muravchick

Carl R. Nold and Vicky L . Kruckeberg Nancy and Chip Northrup Chris and M.E. O’Connor Janet and David Offensend Tod Ottman and Kathleen Pakenham Peggy Parsons Jerry and Marisabel Raymond Paul R. Reid and Thomas Hartnett Betty N. Robinson Harriet Rogers Karen Royce Mrs. Marjorie Russel, The Leo Model Foundation Beth Sapery and Rosita Sarnoff Kathleen Schaaf Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sculco Tammy and Michael Sload Robert M. Steiner and Faith Pleasanton Christine and George Stonbely Mark Stuart-Smith and Andrew Jorgensen Richard Tarrant Dov and Tom Treiman Helen Wiley and Marian Payson Molly Wilkinson Ellen Wood and Michael Durkee Ken and Dorothy Woodcock Martha Yager Mary N. Young

BRONZE ($1,000 - $2,499)

Anonymous (10) Michael Abate Stewart and Barbara Agor Eleanor B. Alter and Dr. Allan M. Lans Carolyn Anderson and Barbara C. Brenner Dr. Peter T. Anderson Woody and Cynthia Andrews John T. Andrews Jr. and Elizabeth K. Lambert Norma J. Arnold Helen-Jean Arthur Jack and Marion Auspitz Martin and Krista Babinec Richard A Backer Richard J. Balfour Dennis N. Banks John Barnhill Jane Bartrum Kent and June Barwick Neil and Carolyn Baum Pam M. Baxter Rick and Helaine Beckerman Carol Beechy and Kathryn Boardman Ellen Berelson and Larry Franks Wanda Warren Berry Bob and Marcy Birch William Bissell Drs. Ellen Blum and Kenneth Novak Molly and Tom Boast Boss Landscape LLC Max and Ellen Brantley John Brewer Douglas and Beatrice Broadwater George and Nancy Brodie

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Sarah M. Brown Charlotte and Charles Buchanan John Burt Jim and Terry Byrnes Paula Campos and Rodrigo Bitar John Casaly and Louise Parent Susan Stetson Clarke Susan Clearwater Michael Cleveland and Kathy Leach Linda and Sarah Cohen Fund at the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties J. Patrick Cooney and Karl Buchberg Chloe and Rod Correll Mihaela Cosma James S. Covey and James P. Zabawa David Craine The Crawford Foundation Jonathan Dwight Culler and Cynthia Chase Mrs. Denise B. Dailey Deb and Jim Dalton Anna and Paul D’Ambrosio Duke Dang and Charles Rosen Drs. James C. and Caroline W. Dawson Prof. Christian C. and Mrs. Ann M. Day Albert De Salvo David Decima and Evangeline Shih Vincent and Mary Kay DeVita Paula DiPerna Marci Douglas and Lawrence Pollack Noreen Doyle Joanne and Jerry Dreher Arnold Drogen Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dunn Dr. Laure Duval Cecily Eidelhoch Charles Eil and Adele Geffen Eil Elizabeth and Clinton Elliott Rita Emanuel and John Anagnost Thomas R. Engel Equinda Family David Ernst Thérèse Esperdy and Robert Neborak Joan and Peter Faber Frank Farmer and Frank Kolbert Tracy and Scott Fauver Gordon and Sarah Faux Firestone Family Foundation, Inc. Jack and Marsha Firestone Chris and Patty Fox Gretchen Frazier Fund of the Arizona Community Foundation Richard Friedberg and Elisabeth Searles Mary Lou, Suzan and Rebecca Friedlander Elizabeth Garry and Elizabeth Cahill James M. Gaughan and Keith C. Lee Charles and Adelia Geiger Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Glazer Douglas Glucroft and Anda Stelian Glucroft Joseph F. Godfrey and Keith Halstead Steven and Susan Gold Nancy and Frederic Golden Margot Golding Cristina Grajales and Isabelle Kirshner Amy J. Greer and Mark J. Murphy Mary Ellen and Michael Guerra Hector and Lucy Guinness Jane M. Gullong Ursula and Charles Hage Michael Halloran James Hammond and Edith Van Slyck Elizabeth Harvey Kimberly Hastie and Timothy Welch Christopher R. Hatt Michael Heaston Lisa Heilman- Cozzalio Wylie and Christina Hembree

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Jean and Norbert Herzog Carl Hill Dr. Marilyn and Bernard Horowitz Frederick B. Howard D. Roger Howlett Beth Humes Craig and Susan Hupper Susan Huxtable and Joseph Novitski Donald Ingram and Eugene Tobey Linda Irenegreene Caroline J. Jackson Jean Jagendorf Regina Janes and Charles Woolley Mike and Connie Jastremski Barbara Jenkins Helen I. Jessup Celeste Johns and Chris Kjolhede Emily Johnson and Vijay Ramachandran Mark Kachigian and Anne Powrie-Smith Jenny Kallick and Robert Bezucha Jeff and Karen Katz Cathy Kaufman and Thomas Pippert Shoshana Keller and Deborah Reichler Patricia A . Kelly Kate Kemker and Kaaren Fox Daniel Kempton Robert Kent Mark Killingsworth and Michelle Saland Bradley King Gail and Ed Kitch Stephen and Mary Sue Kitchen The KMC Foundation Lauralyn and G. Roberts Kolb Waldron Kraemer and Joan Lovell Lisa Kressbach Christiane Kropp Maureen Kuhn and Caralee Carney Gloria Kulhawy Kathryn LaBouff David Lakari Richard Lawrence and Laura A . Leach Brent and Mary Leonard, Carefree Gardens Isabel Leonard Bruce and Diane Lercher Charles M. Liddle III & Nancy H. Liddle Fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Rona Lucas Doris Fischer Malesardi Peter Manson and Peter Durfee David Marcus and Brenda Bousfield Frances Marx F. X. Matt II Memorial Fund Sandy and Suzanne Mayer Timothy McAuliffe James McCarthy and Joan Pirics John and Catherine McEnroe Camilla and Hugh McFadden Margaret E. McGown Ned McGuire Karen McLaughlin and Mark Schubin Christine McNaughton Mary P. McPherson Linda Metzger Daniel M. Meyers Alden and Jane Millard James E. Miller and Fynnette Eaton Irene R. Miller William Miller and Talbot Logan Deborah Mintz Rachel Moore and Harry Dodson John Muenter Katharine Muir and Kenneth Witty Abigail, Mark, Asa and Honor Nestlehutt Douglas M. Nevin Dinah Nissen and Elizabeth Apelles Wendy and Bill Nolan

Jeannie and Peter Norris M. Anne O’Connell Michael W. O’Dell, M.D. Timothy O’Leary William Oliver and Michael Willis Opera Guild of Rochester Community Foundation of Otsego County Christopher Owen Bill Packard and Charles Ihlenfeld Charles “Jud” Pannaci Stephanie and Jim Patrick Bill and Norah Pattison Timothy and Barbara Pedley Corinne M. Plummer David Poppe and Cherie Henderson Trevor Potter and Dana Westring Matthew Price and Veerle Daenen Alexander Purves A . Putnam Albert Pylinski and Frank Ferrante Susan and Kanti Rai Caryn and Jamie Reeves Elizabeth and Dennis Regan Wallis and Cornelia Reid Marsha and Neil Remland Elsie and Thom Rhodes Kathleen Roberts and Howard Clyman Carl and Anne Rosenberg David and Nancy Rosenblum Georgeanne and Jean Rousseau Sharon Roy David M. Rubin and Christina Press Patricia Sanborn Lisa Sarajian Pat and Paul Saunders Carol S. Scheele Karen Schlather Carolyn A . Seale and Carol Lee Klose Margarita Sears Cecilia Sercan Senator and Mrs. James L . Seward Albert H. Shaheen Memorial Fund at The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties Cindy Shmerler and Ford Levy Mark Silverschotz and Anne Segal Peter Skaperdas Julie Skarratt Susie Snowdon Ruth A . Solie Annaliese Soros Stephen and Monica Spaulding Valerie Steele and John S. Major Ken and Carol Steigelman Richard J., Marisa and Jenna Sternberg Campbell Steward James Stewart and Benjamin Weil Edward A . and Claire G. Stiepleman Judith Stoikov and Richard Miller Debra Stone and David Glaser Dr. and Mrs. William Streck Richard Sylvester Thomas Talbot Eduardo Tamraz Ann B. Teixeira Conor and Katie Tochilin Tom Tompkins and Jill Rowley Tompkins Richard Tourangeau and Marilyn Miller Charles F. Tremper Jack Triplett James Tucker and Neil Lucchese E. Brantley Turner Bradley Gary and Marie Van Graafeiland Patrick and Candice Van Roey Emma Vaughn and Ravi Agrawal Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert T. Vincent John von Briesen Jr. and Sallye Perrin

Rose Wadsworth Suzanne J. Ward Arthur and Madelaine Warren John B. Webb and Nelson Mondaca Morton and Corinne Weber Mr. and Mrs. William Weldon III Steve and Regan Wesson

Dustin Z West Dorothy Wexler Robert White and Anne O’Connell Lois Widdemer Amy Wilson and David Flannery Wittels Family

WSDG, Walters-Storyk Design Group Deborah and Michael Zahn Howard Zar and Ray Kurdziel

PATRONS Patrons are at the heart of our family of contributors, and we would not have grown to achieve international stature without their loyalty and invaluable support.

GUARANTOR ($500 - $999)

Anonymous (3) David A . Ackerman Rosalie and Thomas W Anderson Stuart Anthony Paul Asman Kile Baker and Robert Smith James and Hollis Barickman Ann-Marie Barker-Schwartz Brian K. Barlow & Christopher E. Law Jameson Baxter Donald Behr Larry Bell Travis Blackwell Elaine C. and Marc Bresee Kathleen and Paul Browning Tim and Patty Burch Michael P. Cannon Thomas F. Cannon and Joseph Harding Nancy and John Carver Eleanor Caulkins Linda Chesis and John Guiton Mary Chruscicki and Patricia Baskinger Joanne and Roger Clapp William and Anna Clark Joseph and Susan Colaneri Ann and Tom Connolly Stan Corfman Thomas Cox Judith Curry John and Julia Curtis Mike and Shari Dailey Marilyn Deutsch Amy Dickinson and Bruno Schikel Judith and George W. Diehl Gaylord and Nicole Dillingham Beatrice Disman John Dobkin Donald Eckert and Terry Foster Lily Engelhardt Elizabeth Etoll James F. Evans III and Mary Selden Evans Kathy Faber First Presbyterian Church Cooperstown Martha and Robert Fisher P. Jay Fleisher and Judith A . Pachter Fred Flores and Catherine Lindgren Dr. and Mrs. Walter Franck Suzan D. Friedlander & John G. Saphier The Glimmerglass Festival Production Staff Christine Goerke William Goodenough Roe Goodman Suzanne Gouvernet - Gouvernet Arts Fund at Rochester Area Community Foundation Karen Greenfield Paul Grzella and Edward Edwards

Michael Hampton and Carlos Sandoval Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haritatos Angela Harris and Dick Friedrich Ron and Rebecca Harris-Warrick Jim and Betta Hedlund Dick and Mary Ellen Hibey Christina M. Hickey Walter B.D. Hickey Jr. Ian Hinchliffe and Marjorie Shapiro Michael & Kathryn Hoffman Frieda Holober Joyce Homan Barbara and Harry Howell Martin Ihrig Janice Impey The Johnson Browning Family Fund Peter Jordan Kim and Kathleen Juhase Marjorie Turrell Julian Padma Kaimal and Andrew Rotter Stephen and Pamela Kalista John A . Kane Mr. and Mrs. James Kendrick Rose-Marie Klipstein Ron and Melissa Komora Ken and Susan Kramer Robert Landsman and Sandra Lang Landsman Joann Langrock L'Equipe Mont d'Or David Levinson and Kathy Kirn Barbara and Jack Lewis Andrew and Anya Littauer Frank and Sidney Maas Martha Maier Aura Marinescu Eugene and Pamela McGuire Adam Meister John and Susanna Membrino Marcia Membrino H. William Michaels Kathleen Moore and Judith Henningson Christina Murphy Nelle Nugent and Jolyon Stern Thomas C. Nye Gary and Janaki Patrik Hugh and Norma Phelps James Place Janet L . Potter Michael Presser John and Patricia Quinn Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Reideler Peter and Susan Restler Ken and Susi Ritzenberg Jim Rogers Dr. G. Jeremiah and Gail C. Ryan David and Melanie Samuels Paul Samuels and Nurit Margulies

Shira Scheindlin Kathleen M. Scott Susan Clare Scott Richard G. and Pamela Scurry Erik Serrano Berntsen Candice Shannon June Sheehan Michael and Vivien Shelanski Lisa Sherman and Julie Lichtstein Margaret Smedes Poyner Ms. Barbara Somerville Mr. and Mrs. David H. Stam David Tatham and Cleota Reed Philip and Barbara Taurisano Linda and James Taylor Bob Timpson Steve Ucko Heidi Waleson and Andrew Manshel Alan Wanzenberg Stephaine Weiss Lois and Harold Weitzner Nathan and Elizabeth Wentworth William E. and Phyllis C. Whitesell Marie and John Woodward Douglas and Cheryl Zamelis

CONTRIBUTOR ($100 - $499)

Anonymous (15) John Abel J. Ackerman and J. McCarthy Martha Ackmann and Ann Romberger Terry D. Adkins Jim Aiello, in memory of Pam Johnson Sara Akel James Aldrich-Moodie Lorraine Alexander Francis Allenza Joseph Anderer and Virginia Benz Arthur Anderson Robert C. Anderson Thomas I. Anderson Grace and Jim Arbury Jean W. Arnold Peter Aronson and Marie Landry Richard and Nancy Asthalter Ellen B. Avril Debby Bachand Samuel Badalian Roger and Whitney Bagnall Nancy and Scott Bailey Ruth E. Baines Vera S. Baker Sheryl Balcomb Rabbi Henry and Sheila Bamberger Ron and Alex Banay Hank and Anne Bankhead John and Louisa Barker

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Dr. David Barnert and Julie Raskin Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Barnhorst Edvige Barrie and James Frederick Frank W. Barrie Evalyn and Joseph Basloe Thomas and Muriel Beattie Karen Becker Nan Beer Howard E. Bell William Bellerjeau Bob and Martha Berardino Adrea and Stuart Berger Ruth Berry Dr. and Mrs. Edward F. Bischof Betsy Bishop Mary Sue and Maurice Bizzarri Richard and Anne Blabey Carol Blades and John Softness David and Cathy Blankenship Sidney and Susan Blatt Sharon Bonk John Booth Bob and Sue Bowker Andrea Bracikowski James and Dukene Brady Lynn Bradley Leopold Amy Branch Eduardo Briceno Nicholas Brill Sarah Brodie Nina Brodsky and Alan Kleinman Dr. Joan E Brooks and Dr. James I Garrels George C. Brown and Michael Vasas Kent Brown and Nat Thomas Paul G. Brown and Susan B. Loevenguth Sandra Bruggemann Greg Buch Mary Buehler Tom and Michele Burger Sharon Burke and Alfred Kelly Mark A . Bunce Keith A . Bundy Daniel Burke Paul Bursic Joseph and Meg Cairo Karina Calabro Andrea Calarco Mike Callahan Susan and Oliver Cameron Jennifer Johnson Cano Keitha Capouya Patricia Carrier Barbara Carter Dr. Rand Carter Charles Casale Margaret Casey Susan and David Cathers Russ and Deborah Cenko Elizabeth Chakkappan Fiona Chew George and Laurel Christie Dianne K. and Lawrence J. Ciano Christopher L . Cimijotti Nancy S. Clayton Sam and Carolyn Clemence Karyl Clemens Judith Coburn Katie Koch Code Polly Condit Bob and Bobbie Constable Armando Contreras Jeanette Corcoran Castro Joanne Corey Jane and Siobhan Cornell Marilyn R. Costa Linda Cowan

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Rebecca Craft Joel and Susanna Craig John J. Creedon Foundation Roberto Cremonini Michael and Kathleen Crowe Conrad Cummings and Robert Katz Fr. Mark Cunningham James Cunningham Katherine Cunningham and Kurt Kaboth Connie and Pat Dalton Sheila Darnborough Judith and Joseph Darweesh James and Diana Davies Dean Davis Thomas and Jerre Dawson Ron Decicco and Linda Prospero Brett Delfino Barbara D. Deller Michelle Demko Mr. and Mrs. Johannes de Waal Mr. and Mrs. Peter Albin Deysenroth Dr. Arthur DiNapoli and Allyne Frankel Carole W. Di Nonno Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Director Robert Doane J. Gerard Dollar and Susan Poisson-Dollar Mary Ann Donnelly Christian Dorbandt Elaine Downing Downtown Music Services Jeff and Jane Doyle David Drinkwater and Jonathan Mills F. Paul Driscoll Samantha Dubin Martha Monteleone Duke Karen Dunlap Christopher, Deborah and Amanda Dunn Kenneth East and Timothy Thurlow Joanne and Douglas Eaton Mr. Seth Edelman Daniel Egan and Kate Glasner Everett and Wynn Egginton David H. and Linda J. Ehlers Philip Eisenman Ann Eldridge and Robert Neer Susan and Ron Elinoff Anne and John Elsbree Rose Else-Mitchell and Gregory Hill Karen Elting Jake and Laura Endres Janet England Tony and Lucille Esposito Nancy G. Ewen Giancarlo Facchi June Fait and Herbert Coles Diana and Emory Fanning Rhoda Fantasia Mary and Gregory Farmer Richard and Ellen Farren Jean Fuller Farrington George and Cathy Fasanelli John A . Faust Ann Feder and Paul Pomerantz James and Shizuka Feeney Claire Felix Corey Fenstemacher Hannah Fettinger Cally Field John and Jean Finch Michele L . Finin Robert Fish Ellen F. Fitzgerald Ellen Fladger James Fleming and Dr. Lawrence T. Waite Stephanie Fontaine Nancy Shannon Ford

Peter J. Fox Juergen Fraenznick Lisa Frazzetta Robin Frederick Henry and Helen Freedman Ruth Freeman Catherine French Martin Fried Will and Barbara Fry Alice and Gil Fuld Keith and Terry Fulmer Camilla Galluzzo Daniel Galusha and Roxann Buck Silvina Garcia Rubio Joseph Garry Linda Geffner Mariette Geldenhuys Ronald Geuther Mr. & Mrs. Ward Ghory Robert Giddings James Ginsburg and Patrice Michaels Naomi Glass Ellen Glass Birger, MD Glimmerglass Gals The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra Players Association Beth and Gary Glynn William and Cynthia Goertemoeller Daniel Goldhagen David Goldston Rose and Jean-Pierre Gombay James Goode Barbara Goodman Dr. Robin and Mr. Henry Goodman Donna Goodwin Drs. David and Felice Gordis Dr. Shimshon Gottesfeld and Marcia Zalbowitz Carol Gourley Kara Grady Pati and Kevin Grady Jane Grant Jane Graves Ellen Greenberg Henry and Hope Greenberg Darrell and Gerald Greene Linda Greenhouse and Eugene R. Fidell Marjorie F. Grinols Christine and Bernard Grossman Jeannine Grossman Steven and Allan Guggenheim Jim Guidera and Ed Parran Susannah Halston Sandra Handler Gretchen M. Handwerger Roy Hansen Carlie Hanson Colin and Brittany Harris Jay Harrison and Jeanne Conroy Teresa M. Harrison Leif and Claudia Hartmark Katie and David Haviland David and Elizabeth Hayes Nancy and Jim Hays Mr. and Mrs. Barry M. Hecht Jean and Lewis Hecht Allison Held Thomas and Sharon Hewner David R. Hinman Mary E. Hocken Pat Hoertdoerfer Heidi Holder Neesa and Evan Holland Suzanne P. Hollist Joe and JoAnn Holochuck Rob and Kathy Hood

Paul and Adrienne Horger Paul Horowitz and Ruth Jaffe Jim and Cathy Howarth David and Susan Howell Gary and Ackli Howell Dr. John B. Hudson John and Lindsey Hundley John Ianacone and Cynthia D'Ambrosio Christine Ims Ellen Jabbur Arnold Jacobson Michael Jakubowski Rohan Jayasena P. Jewell & C. Nickolaus Wand Frederic Johnson and Jennifer Johnson- Carr Jennifer Johnson-Kuhn and Erik Johnson Carol Johnston Dr. and Mrs. Charles Jordan Julie R. Joyce Dr. and Mrs. George Kafka Lorraine Kaimal Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Kalish Marilyn and Stan Kaltenborn Herman and Carole Kane David E. and Constance Kaplan L . Frederick Kaplan Luise- Charlotte Kappe Eric and Eileen Kaufman Michael and Linda Kehoe Marilyn J. Keiser Julianne Kelly Patricia Kennedy Teresa A . Kennedy Cynthia Kesselring Urling and Hugh Kingery Robin Kinnel Margaret Kinosian Mary Jude Klee Rudolph and Zita Knific Victoria Kohl Nancy Kollisch and Jeff Pressman M. Suzette Kopecek Nancy and Robert Kossowsky Pamela Kostbar-Jarvis Dr. Beatrice Kovasznay Patricia Kruglak Steve and Teri Kruk Robert W. Kruszyna Mary Margaret Kuhn Lars and Marit Kulleseid Diane Labelle and Norman Girardot Jill and Barry Lafer Fred and Nanett Laffan Sydney Lancaster Waller Tom Landon Alison Lankenau Drs. John and Judith LaRosa Kathryn Larsen Maria A . Lasagna Alfred and Glenda Law John Lawson Joanne and Carl Leaman John Leary Rheanolte and Annie Marie LeBarbour Dr. Kerri LeBlanc The LeCours Family Joan and Michael Lehman Dana and Danny Lehrman Deirdre Leland J Lentner Mr. and Mrs. E. Deane Leonard Barbara Leopold and Fred Kanter Anne Marie Leschin Louise Lesh Bonnie and Joel Lester

Robin Lettis Ellen Leventhal Judith Levin Hon. Howard A . Levine David Levy and Ellen Levy Sarah Lewis Alice Jo and Marshall Lichtman Bruce & Patti Lieberman Maggie Lilja Maurine Linder & Glenn Fletcher R. Bruce Lindsay III Julie List and Steve Brier Janet Little LJ's Sassy Boutique Laurence S. Lockridge Linda Loomis Peter and Pat Loomis Sharon & Chuck Loving Robert Lowe and Sigrid Hackenberg Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Lyon Andrea Lyons Ron Lytel and Beth Olearczyk Ann M. MacDougall John P. MacKenzie James MacKillop Mr. and Mrs. John Maco Michael and Judy Mael Amanda Savage Mahoney Jack Malick Richard J. Malnati Dennis Mancl and Susan Aurin Anthony and Carol Mandour Dr. Robert and Mary Mansbach Laurence S Markowitz Phyllis Martinez Janis Martinson and Stephen Sagarin William D. Mattern Anne Maxwell Anne and Walter Mayo Herbert Mayo Rebecca Mazin Carolyn McBride Joan McCarthy William McClements and Charles McLean III Kenneth and Donyce McCluskey Carol Ann McKeen and John Dunton Patrick and Bertine McKenna Elizabeth and David McMillan Jonathan Mead and Naomi Guttman Kathy and Terry Meadows Sue Ellen Merry Jackie Metzger Robert Meya Frank and Ellen Michelman Bill and Jan Miles Lew and Linda Millenbach Nancy L . Miller Lorrie and Bruce Millman Anne Parker Mills Debra Milstein Martin Miner Kati Mitchell Mary Ann Mitchell Gregory Molinari and Tom Capopianco Al and Sally Molnar Robert L . and Virginia P. Montgomery Richard Month Carolyn Mook Geoffrey Moore James C. Moore Valerie Moore Irene Morey Alvin and Lesley Morgan Thompson Cynthia and Albert, The Morris-Meltons Kenneth Mortensen Jr. Paula and Paul Mosher

Heidi J. Muir and Marc Laymon Dr. Rajat and Kathryn Mukherji David and Elaine Murray Francis Murray Sindhu Nair Pamela J. Nelson Bruce and Mary Ellen Nielsen Katherine Niven Peggy Noecker Mr. Richard Norton Zoë Nousiainen Gwenne and Kerry Oberg Alice O'Brien Mr. Thomas O'Connor Michael and Deborah O'Hara Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Older Richard Ollarsaba C and R Olsen David Osborne John S. and Clara M. O'Shea Carol Ann Pacco-Long Tom Parrish Martha Patricof Frank and Joyce Paxton Philip Pearle John and Carolyn Peck John Cedric Pedersen Frederick Pereira Pessel Family Dale and Lorna Peterson Susan and Daniel Petrivelli Chris and Carol Pfister Alberta Poland Frederic and Catherine Pollard Marianne Poon Jeanne and Richard Porter Joel Potash and Sandra Hurd Robert and Peggy Poulson Brigitte and Lou Priem Michael and Pauline Putney Brian Quigley Erin Quirk Gary Quirk and Charlotte Haas Helen Rack and Erwin Guetig Catherine and Donald Raddatz Marie and Peter W. Rakov P. Gibson Ralph William and Divon Rathgeber Jane M. Rawoof Sandra Ray Michael and Sharon Rebell Joan Redmond Angela Reed Bobbi Reed Joe and Carrie Regenstein Rene Reixach Susan Rettinger Nancy K. Rice Angie Richards Kareosen Richards M. Catherine Richardson Wayne and Monica Richter Dr. and Mrs. William Richtsmeier Turner Roach Gary Robinson Drs. George and Ingrid Robinson Maurice Rocca Steven and Janice Rocklin David Rodda Joan B. Rogers Richard and Deborah Rogler Christian Rogowski The Rose and Thistle Bed & Breakfast Audrey and Ned Rosenman Ian and Sarah Rosenstein Stephen Rosow and Ellen Goldner

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Dolores J. Rothwell Mary Royer and Nelson Burdick Carl A . Rubino Larry and Robin Rubinstein Wolfgang Sachse Stanley and Gillian Sadinsky Jennifer Safian Jeanne and Jeff Salinger Susan E. Saltus Michael, Elyssa and Lilyann Saltzman Margaret Sandercock Margaret Savoie Donna Sawyer Leslie Scallet and Maury Lieberman Robert and Constance Scharf Linda Schleicher Schott Music Corporation Jean Schroeder David Schuessler Mr. and Mrs. Jon L . Schumacher Robert and Gail Schwartz David Schweizer Michael and Mary Scollins Dr. Mariellen Scott Dr. Susan Scrimshaw and Allan Stern Paul J. Seidman Jean Sekel Stephen and Peg Senturia Judy and Ken Seslowe Phyllis and Donald Sharp Peter W. Shea and Dr. Suzan Smith Conrad L . Sheck Richard and Terry Shenton Jonathan Sherman Joanne Shevock David B. Shmoys James W. Shults Robert L . Siebel Nancy Sills and Franklin Moss David Simmons Mary Simonson and Jeff Bary Susan Sigourney Simpson Jane Singer Carla H. Skodinski and Michael M. Fieldman Andrea Small Mr. Wayne Smiley Angela Smith Beverly Smith Joseph and Carolyn Smith Joe Sobota Mi Ryung Song Caroline Southworth Hal and Carol Sox Marianna T. Spain Linda Sparks Claire Spinner Amy and Walter Srebnick Cynthia and David Staley Nell Stanton Nancy Stauffer and Jeffrey Hughes Margery and Lewis Steinberg Dr. Bruce and Judy Stewart The Stoffel Family Barbara Ann Stolz Leslie Strauss Eleanor Stromberg Harvey and Mary Struthers Mira Stulman Diane Stuto Alexandra Subbarao David and Karin Svahn

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Woody and Gregg Swain Michael and Bryna Sweedler Francis Swiacki Tetsuo Tamanaha Sidney Tarrow Tatiana Tassoni J.S. Edward Tatnall and Daniel N. Colburn II Joan and James Taylor John Tewhey Ellen Tillapaugh and Gary Kuch Dr. David C. Tinling L .M. Townsend Catering Peter and Christina Townsend Ruth W. Tucker Jacqueline Turner Sally Turner Mike Twichell Liz and Paul Uhrig James Vance and Stephanie Pincus Rod Vanderbilt Nancy Vang Susan VanVranken William W. and Sarah J. Vasse David and Martha Vaules Christopher Vecsy and Carol Ann Lorenz Lorraine Vekens Jane and David Villa JoElyn Wakefield-Wright Clinton Walker Gail P. and Stephen V. Walker James W. Walker and Jane A . DeLisa Honorine Wallack Sean Walmsley and Sherry Bishko John and Kathy Walsh Ben and Eleanor Ware Drs. Hueldine Webb & Lester Blair Bette Weidman Don Weimer Dawn Stuart Weinraub Andrew Weiss and Marc Osterweil Vera Weiss Ron and Ellen Whipple Kirk White Margery and Michael Whiteman Deni Wicks Richard and Martha Widdicombe Michael Wiley Winnie and Fred Wilhelm Jeffrey W. Wilkie and Elizabeth L . Thomson Bill Williams Mitch and Mary Ellen Williams Omer S. J. Williams Russell Wise and Ann Alles Kat Wisnosky Judith Woll, M.D. Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Foundation of Greater Dayton Daniel Marshall Wood Elizabeth Woodard Matthew and Elizabeth Worth Frances Wright Huangyu Wu Melanie Wyler Gordon Yasinow Ada Yonenaka Wesley York and Robert Scrofani Your Beta Brothers Joanne J. and Robert H. Yunich Deborah and Michael Zahn Steven Zerby and Joanne Tobey Rosemary and John Zongrone Kathryn and Howard Zukof

GOVERNMENT, FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATE The Glimmerglass Festival is grateful to our institutional partners—foundations, businesses, and government agencies—which have provided essential support for our 2023 productions, Young Artists Program, theater-arts and administrative apprenticeships, community activities, and operations.

CAMERATA LEADERSHIP CIRCLE ($200,000 and above) Arete Foundation The Clark Foundation The Tianaderrah Foundation

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE ($100,000-$199,999)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation National Endowment for the Arts

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($50,000-$99,999)

Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation and Fund at Richland County Foundation The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund The Fernleigh Foundation Lindemann Charitable Foundation II Inc.

TRUSTEES’ CIRCLE ($25,000-$49,999)

New York State Council on the Arts Howard & Sarah D. Solomon Foundation The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music

ARTISTS’ CIRCLE ($15,000-$24,999)

Amica Insurance The Howard and Barbara Farkas Foundation James Jordan Associates, Architects PECO Foundation

APPRENTICES’ CIRCLE ($10,000-$14,999)

The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Fenimore Asset Management and FAM Funds

The Raymond Han and Paul Kellogg Foundation

NATIONAL COUNCIL GOLD ($5,000-$7,499)

The Amphion Foundation Constance Beaty Charitable Trust, a Donor Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable Foundation Corning Incorporated Foundation The Dewar Foundation, Inc. The Eggleston Foundation The Heyday Foundation, Fred P. Hochberg and Tom Healy We Energies Foundation

SILVER ($2,500-$4,999)

Ann Beha, Ann Beha Architects Arthur Kuckes and Martha Wright, The Community Foundation of Tompkins County, the Vector Magnetics Fund Macquarie Foundation The Leo Model Foundation, Mrs. Marjorie Russel The Matching Gift Center, Pfizer, Inc. OPERA America

Miller Khoshkish Foundation, Irene Miller PepsiCo Foundation / Silicon Valley Community Foundation Albert H. Shaheen Memorial Fund at The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties

PATRONS GUARANTOR ($500-$999)

The Bagby Foundation For The Musical Arts, Inc. JP Morgan Chase Foundation The AmazonSmile Foundation Suzanne Gouvernet— Gouvernet Arts Fund at Rochester Area Community Foundation

CONTRIBUTOR ($100-$499)

Benevity John J. Creedon Foundation ING Financial Services LLC LJ’s Sassy Boutique Rotary Club of Cooperstown The Rose and Thistle Bed & Breakfast The D. E. Shaw Group Judith Woll, M.D. Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Foundation of Greater Dayton

BRONZE ($1,000-$2,499)

Boss Landscape LLC Carefree Gardens, Brent and Mary Leonard Linda and Sarah Cohen Fund at The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties Community Foundation of Otsego County The Crawford Foundation Gretchen Frazier Fund of the Arizona Community Foundation Firestone Family Foundation, Inc. Charles M. Liddle III & Nancy H. Liddle Fund of The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region

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DESIGNATED SPONSORSHIPS Among our benefactors are those whose passion for our work is expressed through designated contributions. We recognize these generous friends for their assigned support for this year.

2023 FESTIVAL SEASON SPONSORS The Clark Foundation Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard Nellie and Robert Gipson Jacqueline B. Mars Andrew J. Martin-Weber Denise Littlefield Sobel

GIFTS IN SUPPORT OF MAINSTAGE AND PAVILION REPERTORY

Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson In support of The Rip Van Winkles Patricia and John Chadwick Production Sponsors, Love & War

Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard Production Co-Sponsors, Rinaldo Production Co-Sponsors, Romeo and Juliet National Endowment for the Arts In support of Rinaldo Nellie and Robert Gipson Production Sponsors, La bohème John R. & Joyce McC. Hupper Charitable Fund Production Sponsor, The Rip Van Winkles Jacqueline B. Mars Production Co-Sponsor, Rinaldo Production Co-Sponsor, Romeo and Juliet Andrew J. Martin-Weber Production Sponsor, Candide Zambello Gay Tribute Fund Production Sponsor, An Evening with Anthony Roth Costanzo La bohème Youth and Community Chorus

PRINCIPAL ARTISTS SPONSORS:

Dianne Balfour and Carl Adkins Sponsors, Duke Kim

Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Sponsors, Stefano de Peppo Richard Kane and Gretchen McBeath Sponsors, Meredith Arwady Patricia Kavanagh and James Grant Sponsors, Teresa Perrotta Anne R. Kline and Geoffrey P. Pohanka Sponsors, Joshua Blue

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Lindemann Charitable Foundation II Inc. Sponsor, Brian Vu Melanie and David Niemiec Sponsors, Jasmine Habersham Grant and Jacqui Smith Sponsors, Magdalena Kuźma Eugene and Jean Stark Sponsors, Anthony Roth Costanzo Robert L . Turner Sponsor, The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra Mark Luis Villamar and Esther Milsted Sponsors, Darren Lekeith Drone The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Kurt Weill/Lotte Lenya Artist Sponsor, Katrina Galka Zambello Gay Tribute Fund Sponsor, Brenna Corner Ann Ziff

Sponsor, Simon Godwin

SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS:

Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Youth Chorus Fenimore Asset Management and FAM Funds Intermission Club Sponsor Selendy Gay Elsberg Host, Glimmerglass Festival Board of Trustees meetings Oxalis

Sponsor, Midday Music Concert Series

Denise Littlefield Sobel In support of the 2023 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives Tianaderrah Foundation In support of the Young Artists Program The Guild of The Glimmerglass Festival For providing changeover meals for staff Michael Young and Debra Raskin Campus beautification Zambello Gay Tribute Fund The Rip Van Winkles Youth Ticket Initiative

YOUNG ARTIST AND APPRENTICESHIP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SPONSORSHIPS The renowned Glimmerglass Young Artists and Apprenticeship Programs bring exceptional emerging young singers, dancers, conductors, stage directors, coach/accompanists, production talent, craftspeople, and arts administrators together for three months each season to study and gain professional experience in the creative and demanding atmosphere of the Festival. This year 47 Young Artists and 66 Apprentices were selected from approximately 2,500 applicants, a testimony to the quality and reputation of these programs.

Inspiration for these targeted donations began with endowment gifts from Allen and Judy Freedman, and through the establishment of the Rona Cader Rosenbaum Master Class Fund, which underwrites annual visits from prominent singers and directors who work with Young Artists on a range of skills.

The Glimmerglass Apprenticeship Program—previously known as the Summer Internship Program— has been expanded to include more built-in educational opportunities in addition to the experience Apprentices gain on the job. This expansion was made possible through the generosity of Denise Littlefield Sobel, who provided a multiyear match challenge in support of the program.

Benefactors who designate their annual gifts in support of an individual Young Artist or Apprentice personally get to know the artist or apprentice they are supporting, following their careers, and developing relationships that can often last a lifetime. To learn more about these programs or sponsorships, please contact the Glimmerglass Development office at (607) 547-0700 ext. 238 or 212.

GIFTS DESIGNATED IN SUPPORT OF THE YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM We thank the following individuals for their generous contributions to underwrite this season’s Young Artists Program or to sponsor an individual Young Artist.

GUARDIAN ANGELS (ENDOWMENT GIFTS)

Allen R. and Judy Brick Freedman Rona Cader Rosenbaum Master Class Fund

YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM SUPPORT

The Bagby Foundation For The Musical Arts, Inc. The Eggleston Foundation Robert Ellis The Tianaderrah Foundation

INDIVIDUAL YOUNG ARTIST SPONSORS

Anonymous Sponsors, Taylor-Alexis DuPont

Patricia and John Chadwick Sponsors, Schyler Vargas Dr. Anne McBride Curtis-Fischer Sponsor, Marinette Gomez Wendy Curtis Sponsor, Peter Murphy Sponsor, Olivier Zerouali Allen R. and Judy Brick Freedman Sponsors, Micah Gleason Sponsors, Ryan Bryce Johnson Sponsors, Ethel Trujillo

Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Sponsors, Lisa Marie Rogali

Nellie and Robert Gipson Sponsors, Keely Futterer Sponsors, Jorrell Lawyer-Jefferson Sponsors, John Mburu Sponsors, Emma Sucato Sponsors, Will Upham

Georg O. Budenbender and Dr. Katherine Elwyn Sponsors, Catherine Thornsley

Barbara Glauber Sponsor, Robert Kahn

Jane Lipton Cafritz Sponsor, Justin Burgess

Sherwin M. Goldman Sponsor, Carlos Ahrens

Jim and Nancy Barton Sponsors, Emily Triebold

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Gemma Hall Sponsor, Korin Thomas-Smith Marilynn and John Hill Sponsors, Jason Zacher Allison and W. Keyes Hill-Edgar Sponsors, Jonathan Patton

Eugene and Jean Stark Sponsors, Nathaniel Catasca Mr. and Mrs. Edward L . Turner III Sponsors, Nan Wang

Elizabeth R. Lemieux, Ph.D. Sponsor, Bridget Cappel

Kara Unterberg Sponsor, Amanda Testini

Constance and H. Roemer McPhee Sponsors, Truman Tinius

Debra A . Valentine and Jill V. Gardiner Sponsors, Alicia Russell Tagert

Tom Morgan and Erna Morgan McReynolds Sponsors, Henry Benson

Mark Luis Villamar and Esther Milsted Sponsors, Maria De Conzo

Thomas C. Ragan Sponsor, Kyle Sanchez Tingzon

Bill and Theda White, Sponsors, Amanda Sheriff

Rona C.* and Arthur E. Rosenbaum Sponsors, Emily Harmon Sponsors, Yueqi Zhang

Michael Young and Debra Raskin Sponsors, Laura Bleakley Sponsors, Hayden Smith

John Ryland and Karen Craig Ryland Sponsors, Hayley Maloney

Jean Sincere Zambello Young Artist Sponsor, Madison Hertel

The Savada-Stevenson Family Sponsors, Jonathan Pierce Rhodes Sponsors, Zachary Rioux

Denise Littlefield Sobel

Sponsor, 2023 Glimmerglass Apprenticeship Program

Michael Sekus and Bianca Russo Sponsors, Nicholas Kelliher Martin and Dagni Senzel Sponsors, Sergio Martínez Sponsors, Alex Smith Thomas Simpson Sponsor, Emilie Kealani Patsy Smith Sponsor, Grant Jackson

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Ted Snowdon and Duffy Violante Sponsors, Kailee Regan Brandt Sponsors, Mario Pacheco

Amica Insurance

Sponsor, 2023 Communications Apprentice The John Conklin Internship Fund

Sponsor, 2023 Scenic Design Apprentice The Guild of the Glimmerglass Festival

Sponsor, Doris P. Shields Artistic Administration Apprentice The May Family

Sponsor, Amanda May Production Apprentice

GLIMMERGLASS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SPONSORS We thank the following individuals for their generous contributions to underwrite this season’s Glimmerglass Apprenticeship Program or to sponsor an individual apprentice.

2023 APPRENTICE SPONSORS Anonymous (2) James E. Ballowe Jr. Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Jeffrey P. Cunard and Mariko Ikehara Clover M. Drinkwater Erika Hall Elizabeth R. Lemieux, Ph.D. Laurel McKee Sukey Wagner Drs. Hannelore Wilfert and Karl Moschner

GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT

Anonymous Susanne and Chris Adamski Nicole Alfandre Halbreiner Eugenia and David Ames Richard A Backer Dennis N. Banks Jim and Nancy Barton Betsy Bishop Molly and Tom Boast Boss Landscape LLC Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Greg Buch Georg O. Budenbender and Dr. Katherine Elwyn Thomas F. Cannon and Joseph Harding Katrina F.C. Cary and Linn Cary Mehta Patricia and John Chadwick Jaye Chen and Peter Brown Susan Clearwater Mark Conchie and Kirsten Oehl Duke Dang and Charles Rosen Joan Desens and Simon Carr-Ellison Marci Douglas and Lawrence Pollack Debórah Dwork and Ken Marek Donald Eckert and Terry Foster Thérèse Esperdy and Robert Neborak Tracy and Scott Fauver Drs. Jane A . Feisthamel and Mary Margaret Snyder Michele L . Finin Fred Flores and Catherine Lindgren Noushin and Greg Framke Henry and Helen Freedman Camilla Galluzzo Daniel Egan and Kate Glasner Joseph F. Godfrey and Keith Halstead William and Cynthia Goertemoeller

Steven and Susan Gold Erika Hall Christopher R. Hatt Lisa Heilman- Cozzalio Thomas and Virginia Heitz Allison Held Wylie and Christina Hembree Jean and Norbert Herzog Richard S. Hoffman Marcy Horath Maguire Linda Irenegreene Jennifer Johnson Cano Anne R. Kline and Geoffrey P. Pohanka Ken and Susan Kramer Richard Lee Thomas and Alison Lord Laura M. Lynch Andrew J. Martin-Weber and Beejan Land Adam Meister Irene Miller, Miller Khoshkish Foundation William Miller and Talbot Logan Susan Morris Ann and Don Morrison Chris and M.E. O'Connor Jeanne and Richard Porter Michael and Sharon Rebell Thomas A . and Georgina T. Russo Beth Sapery and Rosita Sarnoff Thomas Simpson James E. Smaltz and Gordon F. Ruckdeschel Patsy Smith Ted Snowdon and Duffy Violante Susie Snowdon Mi Ryung Song Elizabeth Stockton Perkins Alexandra Subbarao Woody and Gregg Swain Dov and Tom Treiman Mr. and Mrs. Edward L . Turner III E. Brantley Turner Bradley Emma Vaughn and Ravi Agrawal Jane and David Villa Clinton Walker Andrew Weiss and Marc Osterweil Dustin Z West Dr. F. Todd and Laura Wetzel Robert White and Anne O'Connell Margery and Michael Whiteman Amy Wilson and David Flannery Michael Young and Debra Raskin

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GALA

We recognize those individuals and corporations who gave in support of our annual spring Gala, which directly benefits our Young Artists, Apprenticeship, and Youth Opera programs.

Anonymous (3) Susanne and Chris Adamski Robert Ainsley and Micah Waldstein Nicole Alfandre Halbreiner Amica Insurance A Rose is a Rose Richard A Backer Dianne Balfour and Carl Adkins Jim and Nancy Barton Betsy Bishop Steven Blandino Molly and Tom Boast Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Dwayne Brown Sarah M. Brown Georg O. Budenbender and Dr. Katherine Elwyn Alyson Cambridge Paula Campos and Rodrigo Bitar Thomas F. Cannon and Joseph Harding Jennifer Johnson Cano Patricia and John Chadwick Jaye Chen and Peter Brown Linda Chesis and John Guiton Susan Clearwater Donald Clinton and Karen Wilkin Joseph and Susan Colaneri Thomas and Loren Colbert Mark Conchie and Kirsten Oehl Wendy Curtis Dr. Anne McBride Curtis-Fischer Anna and Paul D’Ambrosio Duke Dang and Charles Rosen Martin D’Arce - TMD Concepts, LTD Joan Desens and Simon Carr-Ellison Mr. and Mrs. Peter Albin Deysenroth Paula DiPerna Marci Douglas and Lawrence Pollack Wayne J. du Maine Taylor-Alexis DuPont Donald Eckert and Terry Foster Thérèse Esperdy Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard Tracy and Scott Fauver Mary Flower Eric Sean Fogel Noushin and Greg Framke Henry and Helen Freedman Keely Futterer Faith E. Gay and Francesca Zambello Nellie and Robert Gipson Joseph F. Godfrey and Keith Halstead Steven and Susan Gold Sherwin M. Goldman Robbie Gordy Andrea Grant The Guild of the Glimmerglass Festival Jane M. Gullong Jasmine Habersham Carla Hall Gemma Hall The Raymond Han and Paul Kellogg Foundation Ellen and Scott Hand Michael Heaston

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Allison Held Marilynn and John Hill Shannon Hill Allison and W. Keyes Hill-Edgar The Image Press James M. Jordan Mark Kachigian and Anne Powrie-Smith Patricia Kavanagh and James Grant Hon. and Mrs. M. Langhorne Keith Duke Kim Anne R. Kline and Geoffrey P. Pohanka Ken and Susan Kramer Magda Kuźma Richard Lee Michael Leopold Harry and Ellen Levine Thomas and Alison Lord Andrea Lyons Marcy Horath Maguire Jacqueline B. Mars Sergio Martínez Andrew J. Martin-Weber and Beejan Land Rebecca Mazin Ann McChord Laurel McKee Natasha Mehta and Nathan Heller Sage Mehta and Michael Robinson Adam Meister Alden and Jane Millard William Miller and Talbot Logan Tom Morgan and Erna Morgan McReynolds Susan Morris Ann and Don Morrison Katharine Muir and Kenneth Witty Dr. Rajat and Kathryn Mukherji Janet Nelson Melanie and David Niemiec M. Anne O’Connell and Robert A . White, Jr. Chris and M.E. O’Connor Jonathan Pierce Rhodes PJ Green Matthew Price and Veerle Daenen Thomas C. Ragan Maggie Raywood and Travis Peace Hon. Susan Phillips Read Michael and Sharon Rebell Caryn and Jamie Reeves Elsie and Thom Rhodes Dr. and Mrs. William Richtsmeier Maurice Rocca Kelley Rourke Karen Royce Thomas A . and Georgina T. Russo John Ryland and Karen Craig Ryland Beth Sapery and Rosita Sarnoff Lisa Sarajian Margarita Sears Michael Sekus and Bianca Russo Martin and Dagni Senzel Erik Serrano Berntsen Senator and Mrs. James L . Seward Thomas Simpson Grant and Jacqui Smith Patsy Smith Susie Snowdon

Ted Snowdon and Duffy Violante Mi Ryung Song Snyder Printer Inc Eugene and Jean Stark Robert M. Steiner and Faith Pleasanton Mira Stulman Woody and Gregg Swain Korin Thomas-Smith Tristan Lee Designs S. Katy Tucker E. Brantley Turner Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Edward L . Turner III Kara Unterberg Debra A . Valentine and Jill V. Gardiner Emma Vaughn and Ravi Agrawal Jane and David Villa Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert T. Vincent Clinton Walker John B. Webb and Nelson Mondaca Nathan and Elizabeth Wentworth Dustin Z West Dr. F. Todd and Laura Wetzel Robert White and Anne O’Connell Amy Wilson and David Flannery Olivia Woolley Michael Young and Debra Raskin Douglas and Cheryl Zamelis Hannah Zin

GIFTS IN-KIND We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals, organizations, and businesses who donated goods, time, talent, or services over the past year. Contributions range from furnishings for seasonal staff residences, to books, vehicles, professional services, hosting of staff or artists during business travel, the donation of performances at gatherings, and more.

A Rose is a Rose Robert Ainsley Bello Electric & Excavating Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Cabot Creamery Co-operative Linn Cary Mehta Cherry Valley Artworks Christ Church, Cooperstown Joseph Colaneri

Nancy Connors & Larry McKelvey, Donut Diner, LLC. Martin D’Arce - TMD Concepts, LTD Fenimore Art Museum Mr. Donald M. Fenner Fynmere Limited Partnership Robbie Gordy Norma Meacham of Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLP

Mark Napoletano M. Anne O’Connell The Otesaga Resort Hotel Margarita Sears Sunflower Cafe Dustin Z West Law Office of Douglas H. Zamelis

SPECIAL EVENTS HOSTS AND ARTISTS Thank you to the following artists, institutions, and friends who donated services for our Gala or lectures, or performed at or hosted patron events over the past year.

Robert Ainsley Steven Blandino Joshua Blue Michael Bretholz Maria Alberico Brindisi Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Dwayne Brown Alyson Cambridge The Century Club of Syracuse Patricia and John Chadwick Joseph Colaneri Martin D’Arce Wayne J. du Maine Taylor-Alexis DuPont Eric Sean Fogel

Fort Orange Club, Albany Keely Futterer Genesee Valley Club, Rochester Robbie Gordy Andrea Grant Jasmine Habersham The Raymond Han and Paul Kellogg Foundation Kimberly Hastie Ryan Johnson Emilie Kealani Duke Kim Magdalena Kuźma Michael Leopold Sergio Martínez

Sage Mehta Emily Misch Teresa Perrotta Jonathan Pierce Rhodes Lisa Marie Rogali Kelley Rourke Elizabeth Sarian Amanda Sheriff Hon. Joan E. Shkane (ret.)

Stanley Theatre, Utica Korin Thomas-Smith Schyler Vargas Nan Wang Jason Zacher Hannah Zin

YOUNG GLIMMERGLASS

Young Glimmerglass (YG) members are the future of the Festival. Their participation, contributions, and enthusiasm ensure the continued success of our mission. Members gather for parties off-season, and enjoy a special ticket price for the Festival’s annual Spring Gala. YG Weekend each summer brings members together for performances and social events. For more information, or to become a member of Young Glimmerglass, please call the Development office at (607) 547-0700 ext. 208.

Sage Mehta, YG Founder William Goodenough, Co-Chair Robbie Gordy, Co-Chair Eduardo Tamraz, Co-Chair Emma Vaughn, Co-Chair Ravi Agrawal Michael Bretholz Albert Chen Lizzy Cross

Duke Dang and Charles Rosen Evan Eklund Gordon and Sarah Faux Hannah Fettinger David S. Flugman and Eugene Shevertalov Sarah Glaser Lachlan Glen and Sam Peder-Smith Hector and Lucy Guinness Henrietta Paige Hakes Emily Johnson and Vijay Ramachandran Christopher Judd

Kristin Kovner Mitchell Lowenthal Kristen Oehlrich and Tim Korytko Francine O’Keeffe Michael Robinson Brandon Sherr Jonathan Smith Steven Jude Tietjen Conor and Katie Tochilin Clinton Walker Kristin and Will Walker

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THE ZAMBELLO GAY TRIBUTE FUND

In honor of Faith E. Gay and Francesca Zambello, The Zambello Gay Tribute Fund was established in 2022 and will be used to underwrite Artists-in-Residence (a position created by Francesca during her tenure), along with educational and community programming at The Glimmerglass Festival for seasons to come. To make a gift to this ongoing fund, please contact Caryn Reeves at (607) 547-0700 x238.

Anonymous (2) Carol Affourtit Kathryn Allen Amica Insurance Dennis Banks Felicia H. Blum Boss Landscape LLC Elaine C. and Marc Bresee Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Patricia Carrier Patricia and John Chadwick Linda Chesis and John Guiton Dianne K. and Lawrence J. Ciano Joseph and Susan Colaneri Community Foundation of Otsego County Wendy Curtis Deb and Jim Dalton Anna and Paul D’Ambrosio Joan Desens and Simon Carr-Ellison Mr. and Mrs. Johannes de Waal Mr. and Mrs. Peter Albin Deysenroth Gaylord and Nicole Dillingham Rita Emanuel and John Anagnost Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard Frank Farmer and Frank Kolbert Drs. Jane A . Feisthamel and Mary Margaret Snyder The Fernleigh Foundation First Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown Faith E. Gay and Francesca Zambello The Glimmerglass Festival Production Staff Nellie and Robert Gipson Christine Goerke Pati and Kevin Grady Robert and Patricia Hanft Allison and W. Keyes Hill-Edgar Jim and Cathy Howarth Celeste Johns and Chris Kjolhede Jeff and Karen Katz Patricia Kavanagh and James Grant

Hon. and Mrs. M. Langhorne Keith Marion King Maureen Kuhn and Carrie Carney L .M. Townsend Catering Brent and Mary Leonard/Carefree Gardens Gregory Long and Scott Newman David and Millie McCoy Sage Mehta and Michael Robinson Michael and Cory Moffat Tom Morgan and Erna Morgan McReynolds Katharine Muir and Kenneth Witty Janet Nelson M. Anne O’Connell Michael Olding and Chris Morrison Trevor Potter and Dana Westring Robert and Peggy Poulson Thomas C. Ragan Elsie and Thom Rhodes Dr. and Mrs. William Richtsmeier Rotary Club of Cooperstown Beth Sapery and Rosita Sarnoff Senator and Mrs. James L . Seward Albert H. Shaheen Memorial Fund at The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties Dr. Larry R. Shannon II and Mrs. Candice Shannon Simple Integrity LLC Patsy Smith Ted Snowdon and Duffy Violante Ken and Carol Steigelman Richard Sternberg Ellen Tillapaugh and Gary Kuch John B. Webb and Nelson Mondaca We Energies Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William Weldon III Dr. Todd and Laura Wetzel Michael Young and Debra Raskin Douglas and Cheryl Zamelis

PHOTO: KARLI CADEL

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TRIBUTES Following are honors received from May 30, 2022 to May 19, 2023.

IN HONOR OF ROB AINSLEY Anonymous (2) Lou Allstadt and Melinda Hardin Susan Antos and Edward Fallon Sharin Apostolou and Ryan MacPherson Edward and Laura Asher James E. Ballowe Jr. Dennis N. Banks Vige Barrie and Jim Frederick Jim and Nancy Barton Sidney and Susan Blatt Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson Kayellen Button and Bruce Loveys Karyl Clemens Jane and Siobhan Cornell Jeffrey P. Cunard and Mariko Ikehara Joan Desens and Simon Carr-Ellison Martha Monteleone Duke Allen R. and Judy Brick Freedman Abby Kreh Gibson Glimmerglass Gals The Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra Players Association William and Cynthia Goertemoeller The Guild of the Glimmerglass Festival Gemma Hall Michael Halloran Robert and Patricia Hanft Jennifer Potter Hayes The Hill-Edgar Family The Horvath Family Susan Huxtable and Joseph Novitski Kathleen Mulhern Johnson and Bruce Ray Johnson Stephen and Pamela Kalista Anne and Lang Keith Daniel Kempton Anne R. Kline and Geoffrey P. Pohanka Robert S. Lalli Harry and Ellen Levine Linda Loomis Massage Therapy by Kristin Sloth Carol Ann McKeen and John Dunton Jackie Metzger Katharine Muir and Kenneth Witty Janet Nelson Michael W. O’Dell, M.D. Bill Packard and Charles Ihlenfeld Jeanne and Richard Porter Sharon Rankins-Burd Elsie and Thom Rhodes Angie Richards Rotary Club of Cooperstown Georgeanne and Jean Rousseau The Savada-Stevenson Family Margaret Savoie Sandra Seaton Senator and Mrs. James L . Seward Thomas Simpson Ted Snowdon and Duffy Violante Eugene and Jean Stark Dov and Tom Treiman Debra A . Valentine and Jill V. Gardiner Rod Vanderbilt

Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert T. Vincent Ronald and Bette R. Wagner Drs. Hueldine Webb and Lester W. Blair John B. Webb and Nelson Mondaca Dr. F. Todd and Laura Wetzel Molly Wilkinson Michael Young and Debra Raskin Deborah and Michael Zahn Howard Zar and Ray Kurdziel Steven Zerby and Joanne Tobey IN HONOR OF LAUREN BAILEY Nancy and Scott Bailey IN HONOR OF ‘CESCA, FAITH, JACK, ROME AND REX Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert T. Vincent IN HONOR OF MAESTRO JOSEPH COLANERI Eugenia and David Ames Katherine Cunningham and Kurt Kaboth Michael Presser Jerry and Marisabel Raymond

IN HONOR OF MARY-HOLLIS HUNDLEY, 2022 PRINCIPAL ARTIST John and Lindsey Hundley IN HONOR OF BRITTANY LESAVOY Linda Loomis IN HONOR OF GREGORY LONG AND SCOTT NEWMAN Jake and Laura Endres IN HONOR OF ANDREA LYONS Margarita Sears IN HONOR OF JACQUELINE B. MARS Janis Martinson and Stephen Sagarin IN HONOR OF ANDREW J. MARTIN-WEBER Beatrice Disman Julie Skarratt

IN HONOR OF WENDY CURTIS John Dobkin Belinda and Stephen Kaye

IN HONOR OF SAGE MEHTA Anonymous Duke Dang and Charles Rosen Emma Vaughn and Ravi Agrawal

IN HONOR OF NENA DONOVAN LEVINE Camilla Galluzzo

IN HONOR OF ERNA MORGAN MCREYNOLDS Mary Jude Klee

IN HONOR OF GWEN ERMLICH Robin Kinnel and Cecily Eidelhoch

IN HONOR OF TOM MORGAN AND ERNA MORGAN MCREYNOLDS Joan Desens and Simon Carr-Ellison W. Anthony and Carol Mandour

IN HONOR OF DON FENNER Greg Buch IN HONOR OF ABBY KREH GIBSON William and Cynthia Goertemoeller IN HONOR OF THE GLIMMERGLASS ORCHESTRA Wittels Family IN HONOR OF THE GLIMMERGLASS STAFF Elsie and Thom Rhodes IN HONOR OF THE GLIMMERGLASS VOLUNTEER CHORUS Mr. and Mrs. David E. Farquhar IN HONOR OF ALLISON AND KEYES HILL-EDGAR Richard and Georgia Lee IN HONOR OF MORGAN HILL-EDGAR Amy Wilson and David Flannery

IN HONOR OF MAUREEN MURRAY Yvonne D. Tropp-Epstein IN HONOR OF ROBERT NELSON Anonymous Felicia H. Blum Van Broughton Ramsey Linda Chesis and John Guiton Wendy Curtis Paul and Anna D’Ambrosio Joan Desens and Simon Carr-Ellison Mr. and Mrs. Peter Albin Deysenroth Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard Tracy and Scott Fauver Faith E. Gay and Francesca Zambello The Guild of the Glimmerglass Festival The Raymond Han and Paul Kellogg Foundation Allison and W. Keyes Hill-Edgar Patricia Kavanagh and James Grant Harry and Ellen Levine Thomas and Alison Lord Andrea Lyons Tom Morgan and Erna Morgan McReynolds Katharine Muir and Kenneth Witty M. Anne O’Connell and Robert A . White, Jr.

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Thomas C. Ragan Caryn and Jamie Reeves Elsie and Thom Rhodes Dr. and Mrs. William Richtsmeier Beth Sapery and Rosita Sarnoff Senator and Mrs. James L . Seward Thomas Simpson Ted Snowdon and Duffy Violante Eugene and Jean Stark Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert T. Vincent John B. Webb and Nelson Mondaca Dr. F. Todd and Laura Wetzel Olivia Woolley Michael Young and Debra Raskin Douglas and Cheryl Zamelis IN HONOR OF ROBERT NELSON AND VAN BROUGHTON RAMSEY Russ and Deborah Cenko Martha Patricof IN HONOR OF BILL OLIVER AND MICHAEL WILLIS Anonymous IN HONOR OF MATTHEW PEARCE Jeffrey P. Cunard and Mariko Ikehara IN HONOR OF CARYN REEVES Marilyn J. Keiser IN HONOR OF MERYL AND STEWART ROBERTSON Lisa Heilman- Cozzalio IN HONOR OF KELLEY ROURKE Joan Desens and Simon Carr-Ellison IN HONOR OF PEGGY W. SAVLOV Daniel M. Meyers IN HONOR OF EMILY SENTURIA Stephen and Peg Senturia IN HONOR OF TED SNOWDON AND DUFFY VIOLANTE Irene R. Miller

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IN HONOR OF MICHAEL YOUNG Marci Douglas and Lawrence Pollack Steven and Susan Gold Frank and Sidney Maas Dr. Rajat and Kathryn Mukherji David and Melanie Samuels Paul Samuels and Nurit Margulies Michael and Vivien Shelanski IN HONOR OF MICHAEL YOUNG AND DEBRA RASKIN Nina Brodsky and Alan Kleinman Debórah Dwork and Ken Marek IN HONOR OF FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO Anonymous (2) Edward J. and Laura G. Asher Frank W. Barrie Katrina F.C. Cary and Linn Cary Mehta Jeffrey P. Cunard and Mariko Ikehara Mrs. Denise B. Dailey Jerry G Dollar Diana and Emory Fanning Dick and Mary Ellen Hibey Rev. Betsy Jay Helen I. Jessup Marjorie Turrell Julian Dr. and Mrs. George Kafka Patricia Kavanagh and James Grant Belinda and Stephen Kaye Kathryn LaBouff Mary P. McPherson Kati Mitchell Dinah Nissen and Elizabeth Apelles Drs. Hueldine Webb and Lester W. Blair Douglas and Cheryl Zamelis IN HONOR OF FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO AND FAITH GAY James E. Ballowe Jr. Trevor Potter and Dana Westring

MEMORIALS Following are memorials received from May 30, 2022 to May 19, 2023.

IN MEMORY OF FAINA AGRANOV Michael Cleveland and Kathy Leach

IN MEMORY OF TOM GOODYEAR Charles “Jud” Pannaci

IN MEMORY OF HELEN ANBINDER Paul Anbinder

IN MEMORY OF DR. BILL GUINEY Dr. Katharine Lloyd

IN MEMORY OF REGINA ANDERSON Thomas I. Anderson

IN MEMORY OF BRETT GUTSCHE MD Joe and JoAnn Holochuck Karen Kotapka

IN MEMORY OF DAVID S. BAKER Vera S. Baker IN MEMORY OF DR. ERNEST J. BEAUDOIN James S. Covey and James P. Zabawa IN MEMORY OF PETER BOUSFIELD David Marcus and Brenda Bousfield IN MEMORY OF EMILE CAPOUYA Keitha Capouya IN MEMORY OF ALBERT J. CARDINALI Martin Fried Lakeside Condominium Association Inc. IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN CROPPER Elaine Guinn Patty and Jeff Mitter St. Theresa Parish IN MEMORY OF CAROL SAVAGE DAVIS Amanda Savage Mahoney

IN MEMORY OF ALFRED HUBAY Dr. and Mrs. George Kafka IN MEMORY OF JOYCE HUPPER Joan Desens and Simon Carr-Ellison Craig and Susan Hupper Gail J. Hupper and William H. Wood P. Jewell & C. Nickolaus Wand IN MEMORY OF GISELA C. JAKUBOWSKI Jakubowski Family IN MEMORY OF LORRAINE KAIMAL Padma Kaimal and Andrew Rotter IN MEMORY OF ESTHER AND LEON KALMUS Frieda and George Holober IN MEMORY OF WOLFGANG KAPPE Luise- Charlotte Kappe IN MEMORY OF PAUL KELLOGG Matthew Price and Veerle Daenen

IN MEMORY OF JOHN AND JOAN DIGHTON H. William Michaels

IN MEMORY OF MARTIN KESSELMAN Linda Irenegreene

IN MEMORY OF CHUCK ENGLAND Janet England

IN MEMORY OF HARRIET KRUSZYNA Robert W. Kruszyna

IN MEMORY OF FAMILY MEMBERS TO WHOM WE OWE THE LOVE OF OPERA Anonymous

IN MEMORY OF F. H. KULHAWY Gloria Kulhawy

IN MEMORY OF MARY ELLEN FENNER John Ianacone and Cynthia D’Ambrosio Cynthia and David Staley

IN MEMORY OF HELEN KWAN Anonymous IN MEMORY OF GORDON T. LAW JR. Pam M. Baxter

IN MEMORY OF JULIA FRANKEL From family, friends, and colleagues

IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL LEVIN Christine Ims, Jeanne and Cynthia Levin In memory of Michael Levin, beloved husband, son and brother, and Concertmaster of The Glimmerglass Opera from 1987-2008.

IN MEMORY OF DR. SHEP FRIEDMAN Richard J., Marisa, and Jenna Sternberg

IN MEMORY ROSLYN AND IRVING LEVINE Rona Lucas

IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH FENTON SNYDER John Cedric Pedersen

IN MEMORY OF FRANCIS D. AND MARCELLA A. MORAN Michael J. Moran IN MEMORY OF JACK POHANKA Marcy Horath Maguire IN MEMORY OF BARRY PORTMAN Anonymous IN MEMORY OF BETTY REISER Laura Norwitz Helen Silver IN MEMORY OF ROBERT B. SCHLATHER ESQ. Ruth Berry Peter and Christina Townsend IN MEMORY OF CLARE D. SCOTT Susan Clare Scott IN MEMORY OF DONALD C. SEIBERT Charles F. Tremper IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH SEROKA Michael Cleveland and Kathy Leach Rosemarie, Yio, Stephanie D’Arcangelis Joan Desens and Simon Carr-Ellison Jann and Jack Ewen Mr. Donald M. Fenner Abby Kreh Gibson Keith and Barbara Lilley W. John and Elizabeth Marosek Angie Richards Marilyn Roderick Jean Seroka IN MEMORY OF CONRAD C. SHECK Conrad L . Sheck IN MEMORY OF H. WILLIAM SMITH JR. Tracy and Scott Fauver IN MEMORY OF DAVID. C. VILLA Jane and David Villa IN MEMORY OF JESSIE B. WALKER Caryn and Jamie Reeves IN MEMORY OF EDWARD L. “NED” WILKINSON Molly A . Wilkinson IN MEMORY OF DR. RUSH WILLIAMS Michael Heaston

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Irwin & Lane

The village of Cooperstown’s only antique shop Located at 106 Main Street Look for the red geraniums in the window box (607) 282-0585 Mondays and Tuesdays by chance or appointment.

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11am - 6pm or by appointment.

Paintings, antique and vintage furniture, porcelain, tableware and more.

CREDITS Scenery and Props for the 2023 Festival Season constructed by the Glimmerglass Festival Scene Shop.

Special thanks to Brian Smith of Pacemaker Steel, and Mike George of George Lumber for their support.

Costumes for the 2023 Festival Season were built by The Glimmerglass Festival Costume Shop, Costume Works, Somerville, MA , Lauren McLoughlin, Ed Dawson, and Bret Runyon.

Special thanks to Christian Jesus Velasquez for his help with the Hair & Makeup department.

Special thanks to Debbie at Little Falls Antiques, Jamie Elderkin at Bassett Hospital, and Erik Lindquist for their help with Props.

Lighting equipment for the 2023 Festival Season was provided by 4Wall, New York, NY.

Workplace health and safety training programs provided by Monona Rossol of Arts, Crafts, and Theatre Safety, New York, NY; HealthWorks Occupational Health Services, Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY; Otsego County Emergency Services, Cooperstown, NY; Jennifer Schroeder-Tyson; Friends of Recovery of Delaware & Otsego Counties.

Rehearsal facilities have been made available by Herkimer College, Herkimer, NY; St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Cooperstown, NY; Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY; Springfield Center Community Center, Springfield Center, NY; Grace Episcopal Church, Cherry Valley, NY; St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Springfield Center; Christ Church, Cooperstown.

Bernstein’s Candide, Book by Hugh Wheeler, after Voltaire.

Lyrics by Richard Wilbur, Stephen Sondheim, John La Touche, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, and Leonard Bernstein.

By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Sole Agent for Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC, publisher and copyright owner.

PROGRAM BOOK Editor: Kira DeLanoy Contributors/Proofreaders: Rob Ainsley, Lauren Bailey, Whitney Campbell, Mark Conchie, Jay E. Condon, Olivia Lerwick, Andrea Lyons, Wyatt Nyman, Caryn Reeves, Nick Richardson, Abby Rodd, Kelley Rourke, Emmet Sellars, Edward Sturm, Amy Tompkins Design: Kate Ehle/Cake & Ale Studio Advertising Coordinator: Connor Lange "The State of the Art" conversation was transcribed and edited for publication by Kira DeLanoy.

Cover: Digital artwork by Kate Ehle from a photo by Karli Cadel.

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GENERAL INFORMATION The Glimmerglass Festival is committed to the safety and comfort of our guests and company members. Our policies and procedures are based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and regulations from state and local governments, as well as the best practices in the performing arts industry, the recommendations of leading epidemiologists, and our Health & Safety Task Force, which works in collaboration with medical advisors and local public health officials. All policies and procedures regarding the health and safety of our audience members are kept up-to-date at glimmerglass.org/faq.

TICKET KIOSK AND AUDIENCE SERVICES

The Alfred F. Hubay Box Office at the theater opens 90 minutes before performances and closes after intermission. For ticket information, call (607) 547-2255.

The Audience Services Desk, located on the Paul Kellogg Terrace at the front of the theater, opens 90 minutes prior to curtain and remains open through each performance. We welcome your comments and suggestions, and we are happy to answer your questions.

The Marketplace, adjacent to the theater, is open two hours before curtain and during intermission; wine, beer, nonalcoholic beverages, specialty wraps, sandwiches, salads, and desserts are available. The gift shop opens two hours before all performances and remains open through the end of all shows; it is also open between performances on Saturdays.

RESTROOMS

Restrooms are located between the Marketplace and the Pavilion. Gender diversity is welcomed here. All are encouraged to use the bathroom that best reflects their gender identity or expression.

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER

Doctors on call may leave their seat locations and electronic paging devices at the Audience Services Desk. Please leave any active cell phones at the Audience Services Desk.

LOST AND FOUND

Lost and found items should be reported to the Audience Services Desk. Please call the Administrative Office at (607) 547-0700 with inquiries about lost items.

CHILDREN

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Everyone must have a ticket to enter the theater. Young children must be accompanied by adults. No babes-inarms or children sitting in the laps of adults.

PETS

Service dogs only, please. Unattended pets are not allowed on the grounds.

Please do not leave a pet in or around your vehicle.

SMOKING

Smoking is permitted in select areas, which are at least 100 feet from all rooflines. This policy covers traditional, electronic, and alternative smoking devices.

ACCESSIBILITY

If you have special needs or require assistance, please contact our Box Office at (607) 547-2255 at least 48 hours in advance of your visit to The Glimmerglass Festival. Special parking permits are available upon request.

Assisted listening devices are complimentary and may be picked up at the Audience Services Desk at the front of the theater one hour prior to the performance. Headphones, earbuds, and neck loops are offered to connect to our receivers.

RECYCLING

The Glimmerglass Festival is committed to recycling. Please help us by bringing your program back to subsequent performances. Also, please use the appropriate receptacles located throughout the grounds for disposing of trash and/or recyclable materials.

INSIDE THE THEATER

Smoking, eating, and open beverages are not allowed in the theater; however, audience members are welcome to bring beverages in Glimmerglass “sippy cups” (available in the Marketplace) and water in nonglass bottles inside. The taking of photographs and the use of any audio and/or video recording devices is prohibited by law. Please silence all paging devices and cell phones.

All casting is subject to change.

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

Emergency exits are clearly marked at the front and rear of the theater. Please note the location of the exits when seated. Patrons are requested to use the exits located near the stage in an emergency only.

In the case of a situation demanding the theater be evacuated, you will be notified. Please follow the direction of the ushers and move in a calm and orderly way to the best exit as indicated by the corresponding shading in the diagram below.

FIRE EXITS

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN Orchestra Level Rows A-H and Lower Boxes: exit via the doors near the stage. Rows J-N, Rows AA-FF, and Special Seating; exit via the main doors at the rear of the theater.

Balcony Level Rows A-E (Seats 17-31), Rows F-G (Seats 1-15) and Upper Box Right: exit via the door near the stage on the right.

Rows A-E (Seats 18-32), Rows F-G (Seats 2-16) and Upper Box Left: exit via the door near the stage on the aisle.

Rows A-F (Seats 1-17, 2-18 and 101- 116): exit via the main staircases near the rear of the theater.

Once outside the theater, please move away from the building and await further instructions from the ushers.

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IDENTITY & ILLUSION Gilbert & Sullivan

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

July 22 - August 19, 2024

Set sail on a delightfully absurd adventure of swashbuckling fun for the whole family.

Cavalli/Faustini

LA CALISTO

July 23 - August 17, 2024

Nymphs and satyrs cavort with the gods in this bawdy comedic caper.

Leoncavallo

PAGLIACCI

July 27 - August 18, 2024

Immerse yourself in this shocking tale of jealousy and revenge, which blurs the line between art and reality.

Puts/Campbell

ELIZABETH CREE

July 28 - August 20, 2024

Music Hall murder mystery becomes modern masterpiece.

Plus, a world premiere youth opera and an exciting new works initiative, Project Pipeline.

RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TODAY!

Mistaken identities, misadventures, murder, mystery, and mayhem—don’t miss a moment of the 2024 season!

Stop by or call the Box Office at (607) 547-2255 or visit glimmerglass.org to renew your subscription today.

Choose the best seats at the best prices, enjoy subscriber discounts, priority access to events, and more!

New subscriptions on sale October 3, 2023. All tickets on sale January 22, 2024.