the artists Minnesota Opera Resident Artist Program: Class of 2012–2013
MINNESOTA OPERA ORCHESTRA VIOLIN I Allison Ostrander Concertmaster Julia Persitz David Mickens Judy Thon-Jones Angela Waterman Hanson Andrea Een Conor O’Brien Natalia Moiseeva Giselle Hillyer Troy Gardner
VIOLIN II Laurie Petruconis Elizabeth Decker Stephan Orsak Melinda Marshall Margaret Humphrey Elise Parker
Maisie Block Huldah Niles
VIOLA Emily Hagen Laurel Browne Jenny Lind Nilsson Susan Janda James Bartsch Valerie Little
CELLO Sally Dorer Rebecca Arons Thomas Austin Teresa Richardson Kirsten Whitson
FLUTE
TRUMPET
Michele Frisch Amy Morris, double piccolo
John G. Koopmann Christopher Volpe
OBOE
Phillip Ostrander John Tranter David Stevens
Michael Dayton Mark Seerup, double English Horn
CLARINET Karrin Meffert-Nelson Nina Olsen
BASSOON Coreen Nordling Laurie Hatcher Merz
TROMBONE
TIMPANI Kory Andry
PERCUSSION Matthew Barber Steve Kimball
HARP Min Kim
HORN
BASS John Michael Smith Constance Martin Jason C. Hagelie
Matt Wilson Charles Hodgson Timothy Bradley Lawrence Barnhart
Helen Hassinger Sandy Henderson Benjamin Hills Joe Holmers Cresta Hubert Brian Jorgensen Peggy Joyce Hye Won Kim Elizabeth Kohl Rick Latterell
Maggie Lofboom Elizabeth Longhurst Riley McNutt Eric Mellum Monica Murray Rodolfo Nieto Matthew Opitz Rick Penning Alex Ritchie Mary-Lacey Rogers
CHORUS
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Minnesota Opera is pleased to welcome the 2012–2013 roster of Resident Artists. Mezzo-soprano Victoria Vargas and tenor John Robert Lindsey return, as well as assistant conductor/ chorus master Aaron Breid, coach/ accompanist Eric McEnaney and administrator Mary-Lacey Rogers. New in the 2012–2013 season are soprano Christie Hageman, baritone Matthew Opitz, bass-baritone Richard Ollarsaba, coach/accompanist Sheldon Miller and assistant director Daniel Ellis.
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Among the most prestigious of its kind in the country, Minnesota Opera’s Resident Artist Program offers a full season of employment for talented artists beginning their professional careers. From late August through the end of the season, Resident Artists gain valuable experience in assignments ranging from ensemble, understudy and comprimario to leading roles in mainstage performances.
Nathan Bird Kelsey Bruso Margaret Burton Lisa Butcher Cecile Crozat-Zawisza Steven Dahlberg John deCausmeaker Andy Elfenbein Carole Finneran Peter Frenz
PRODUCTION MULTIMEDIA
Photography © Corinne Standish for Minnesota Opera.
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CELEBRATING THE 60TH YEAR OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA NATIONAL COUNCIL
MINNESOTA DISTRICT AUDITIONS Pictured above left to right: John Robert Lindsey, Aaron Breid, Christie Hageman, Eric McEnaney, Daniel Ellis, Mary-Lacey Rogers, Sheldon Miller, Victoria Vargas, Richard Ollarsaba, Matthew Opitz.
Steve Sandberg Grant Scherzer Cathryn Schmidt Staci Stringer Mary Kent Vandrovec Adan Varela Rachel Vickers Lola Watson Daniel Weinstein Tracey Zavadil
November 17, 2012, 10am Ordway Mainstage
UPPER MIDWEST REGION AUDITIONS February 2, 2013, 12 noon Ordway Mainstage
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