Winter Gala Concert Playbill

Winter Gala Concert

Mobile Opera’s 71st Season 2016-2017

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Suor

Angelica Giacomo Puccini

March 24 and 26

2017

The Temple Downtown

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2017 Puccini Project Events

Puccini Promenade: Sunday Afternoon Tea March 5, 2017 -3:00pm Bragg Mitchell Mansion Reservations Required Libretto Book Club March 9, 2017 - 10:00am Moorer/Spring Hill Library Afternoon of Stars March 12, 2017 - 3:00pm Bernheim Hall Night of Song: An Evening with Puccini March 13, 2017 - TBA Opera Insights: Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi March 15, 2017 - Noon @ Larkins Music Center

Suor Angelica March 24 and 26, 2017 @ The Temple Downtown

Puccini Promenade: Afternoon Tea Please join Mobile Opera for an afternoon of tea at the beautiful Bragg Mitchell Mansion.

This popular annual event is a must do for any Opera fan.

Sunday, March 5 at 3:00pm

MOBILE OPERA

Staff Scott Wright - General & Artistic Director Stacey B. Driskell - Associate Director, Education and Outreach Ian Weaver - Ticketing Services Manager Morgan Carithers - Production Assistant

Board of Directors

Executive Board R. Terry Hartley, President Douglas Whitmore, Vice-President Melissa Safin, Treasurer Leslie Suffich, Secretary Sheryl Bates, Immediate Past President Directors Lynda Carroll, PhD Sorina S. Christian Finn Cox Bruce Earnest Martin Flechsenhar Joe Gerard* Duane A. Graham* Jean Harper Ann Hearin Brigitte Kemnade Michael O. Landers Heather Cook Lawton Laureen Lynn* Charmein Moser Danny K. Patterson

Wade B. Perry, Jr.* John Strope Celia Wallace Darrel Williams Jane Williamson Michael Zoghby

J. B. Horst* Earl G. Jackson* F. Michael Johnson* L. Keville Larson* John N. Leach* Christopher L. Lee* William C. Regan, Jr.* Honorary Directors James T. Robson* Anne Bryant Stephen V. Russell* Beverly Corte* Ronald Snider* Spencer C. Frost, III * Lewis Wilder David Gardberg* Katherine Willson* J. Russsell Goodloe, DMD * Forrest C. Wilson Theodore Greenspan* *Past President John Hafner* Jimmie Hatcher*

Mobile Opera is a member of The National Opera Association.

This program has been made possible in part by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Mobile, the Mobile County Commission, Mobile Arts Council.

Winter Gala Concert Featuring the

Mobile Opera Chorus under the direction of

Dr. Laura Moore

Christopher Powell, Piano Morgan Carithers, Stage Manager

Program La Traviata

Giuseppe Verdi

Brindisi Alfredo.........................Thomas Rowell Violetta...........................Mollie Adams Flora.........................Kathryn Hedlund Gaston.......................Peter James Lake Carmen

Georges Bizet Habanera Carmen..............Tjaden O’Dowd Cox

Toreador Song Escamillo.......................AndrĂŠ Chiang

Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini

Flower Duet Cio Cio San..............Kathryn Hedlund Suzuki...........................Monika Cosson

Humming Chorus Mobile Opera Chorus

Pagliacci

Bell Chorus

Ruggero Leoncavallo

Mobile Opera Chorus

Lucia di Lammermoor Gaetano Donizetti

Per te d’immenso Mobile Opera Chorus

Sextet Edgardo..............................Thomas Rowell Henry....................................André Chiang Sir Arthur Bucklaw.........Peter James Lake Lucia...............................Kathryn Hedlund Bide the Bent........................Patrick Jacobs Alice....................................Monika Cosson Il Trovatore

Anvil Chorus

Giuseppe Verdi

Mobile Opera Chorus

The Merry Widow

Franz Lehár Vilia Hannah.............................Mollie Adams

Nabucco

Va pensiero

Giuseppe Verdi

Mobile Opera Chorus

The Tales of Hoffman Jacques Offenbach

Barcarolle & Septet Hoffman..........................Peter James Lake Dapertutto............................Patrick Jacobs Giuletta.....................Tjaden O’Dowd Cox Nicklaus.............................Monika Cosson Schlemiel..............................André Chiang Pitichinaccio......................Thomas Rowell

ARTISTS

Mollie Adams

Tjaden O’Dowd Cox

André Chiang

Monika Cosson

Kathryn Hedlund

Patrick Jacobs

Peter James Lake

Laura Moore

Christopher Powell

Thomas Rowell

MOBILE OPERA CHORUS

Hillary Anaya

Ken Austin

Joyce Barber

Mike Belue

Elizabeth Bemis

Debbie Bruker

Brandon Caten

Diane Engels

Monica Ganoe

Linda Grill

Ann Gunter

David Loftin

CandaceMatheny Evan Mazur

Joseph O’Shea

Sally Pearsall

Kate Sherrill

David Meredith

Elizabeth Stephens Julio Turrens

Mobile Opera Chorus Master Dr. Laura Moore Mobile Opera Rehearsal Accompanist Christopher Powell Megan Zuhowski

CONTRIBUTORS • Corporate and Foundations Impressario Level

$20,000 and above The Laura Lee Patillo Norquist Charitable Foundation

Maestro Circle

$10,000-$19,999 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama City of Mobile The Community Foundation of .

South Alabama The Daniel Foundation Metcalfe Charitable Trust Mobile County/Mobile Arts Council Sybil H. Smith Foundation

Sponsor Level

$2,500-$4,999 C.D. Helen & Jeff Glaze Foundation Mobile Gas Shell Oil Company Foundation University of South Alabama

Patron Level

$1,000-$2,499 Mike and Patsy Dow Foundation IBM International Foundation Red or White Wine Turner Supply Company United Way Vanguard Charitable Trust

Prima Donna Circle

$5,000-$9,999 Alabama State Council on the Arts Alabama Power Company Anonymous The Crampton Trust J.L. Bedsole Foundation SSI Group, Inc.

Cast Party Provided By

Corporate Supporter Gifts under $600 Amazon Smile Anonymous Lawrence and Lawrence The Schumann Music Club

CONTRIBUTORS • Individuals Maestro Circle

$10,000 and above Scott and Sarah Wright

Prima Donna Circle

$5,000-$9,999 Anonymous Ms. Ann Hearin Mrs. Ivey Williamson Dr. and Mrs. James K.V. Willson

Wagner Level

$2,500-$4,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bates Ms. Laureen Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Wade B. Perry Mr. James T. Robson Dr. and Mrs. David G. Walsh Mr. Larry Wooley

Puccini Level

$1,250-$2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Benton Mr. R.P. Denniston Mr and Mrs. Duane A. Graham Dr. and Mrs. Joerg Kemnade

Verdi Level

$600-$1,249 Anonymous Mr. J. Gregg Buckalew Dr. Lanier Cauley Mr. and Mrs. Finn Cox Mr. Jimmie J. Duet Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Earnest Mr. and Mrs. Spencer C. Frost, III Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Moser Dr. Allen Perkins Mr. and Mrs. John Ruggiero Dr. and Mrs. Chris Salter Mr. and Mrs. Len Turner Dr. Nicholas Viyuoh

Donizetti Level

$300-$599 Dr. and Mrs. Steven Alsip Anonymous Mr. Richard F. Beirne, IV. Dr. Joseph Busta, Jr. Drs. Marion and Lynda Carroll Mrs. Fran Danley Mr. and Mrs. Valrey Early Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gewin Dr. and Mrs. Byron Green Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Grill Mr. Michael O. Landers Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maceluch Mr. and Mrs. David Pearsall Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Pitsios Ms. Melissa Safin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rothenberg Mr. Clayton Ryan Dr. and Mrs. Julio Turrens Ms. Celia Wallace Mr. Doug Whitmore Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zoghby

Rossini Level

$150-$299 Dr. Julia H. Box Mr. and Mrs. Michael Box Ms. Liz Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Tim Corrigan Stacey and Brian Driskell Dr. and Mrs. Jim Glasser Ms. Jean Harper Mr. and Mrs. Marion F. Hartley Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Kennedy Dr. John Kessinger Mr. Terry Mannion Mr and Mrs. Mike Patton Mrs. and Mrs. Albert Reed Mr. Douglas Sinchak Mr. John R. Wilson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Wright

CONTRIBUTORS • Individuals Mozart Level

$100-$149 Mrs. and Mrs. Ray Adams Anonymous Mrs. Frank DeBellis Mrs. Charles G. Drake Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ellis Mr. Lorenzo Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayes Mr. Ralph G. Holberg, III Mr. and Mrs. Brian Naylor Mr. and Mrs. John Day Peake, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Russell Dr. and Mrs. Cort B. Schlichting Ms. Laura Anne Shaver Ms. Leslie D. Suffich Mr. and Mrs. William J. Sufich Mr. Ian Weaver Mr. Gran Wilson

In Kind Gifts

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In Honor of Scott Wright Dr. Nicholas Viyuoh

In Memory of Danielle Juzan Ms. Stacey Driskell Mrs. Ivey Williamson Scott and Sarah Wright

In Memory of Nicholas Holmes In Honor of Forrest & Anne Wilson Ms. Stacey Driskell Valrey and Bonnie Jean Early

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In Memory of Cara Lynn Early

In Memory of Terry Barkins

Ray and Martha Adams Valrey and Bonnie Jean Early

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In Memory of Rose Eileen Dooley Mr. Ian Weaver

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Costumes for this season’s productions were created with the assistance of Marsha LeBoeuf, Costume Director of Washington National Opera, serving as consultant to the MOCG. If you have fabrics and sewing notions that you no longer need, MOCG welcomes your donations - - call Mobile Opera at 251-432-6772 and we will arrange to pick up your items.

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