Pacific Opera Follies 11.02.18

OPERA FOLLIES 2018 Friday I November 2 I 7:30 pm Saturday I November 3 I 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm Sunday I November 4 I 2:30 pm Vereschagin Alumni House

PACIFIC OPERA THEATER ENSEMBLE Burr Cochran Phillips I Musical Director James Haffner I Stage Director

26-28th Performance I 2018-2019 Academic Year I Conservatory of Music I University of the Pacific

CONCERT PROGRAM I NOVEMBER 2 - 4 PROLOGUE

“Simple Song” Mass/Bernstein

Jorge

“Come to My Garden” The Secret Garden/Simon

Tanya & Jorge

OPENING

“New York, New York!”

On the Town/Bernstein “NYC” Annie/Strouse

Nick, Ethan and Raymond

“New York, New York” New York, New York/Kander

Taylor, Nicole, Gina, Mara & the Ensemble

Carrie

MAGIC MONTAGE

“Old Black Magic” Star-Spangled Rhythm/Arlen “Some Enchanting Evening” South Pacific/Rodgers “Bewitched” Pal Joey/Rodgers

Maddie Cruz Hannah

LONELY HEARTS MONTAGE

“Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair” South Pacific/Rodgers “100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man” Wonderful Town/Bernstein “I Hate Men” Kiss Me, Kate/Porter

Elyse & the Ladies Rachel, Abby, Carrie, Paige, Maddie & Amanda Taylor

“I Can Cook Too” On the Town/Bernstein

Elyse, Rachel, Abby, Carrie, Paige, Maddie & the Ladies

“Conga” Wonderful Town/Bernstein

Katie & the Gents

RAGTIME MONTAGE

“Doing the Latest Rag” Titanic/Yeston

Cruz, Kevin, Davis & the Ensemble

“The Real American Folksong Is a Rag” Ladies First/Gershwin “Wrong-Note Rag” Wonderful Town/Bernstein

The Gents Sadai, Abby & the Ensemble

CONCERT PROGRAM I NOVEMBER 2 - 4 WEST SIDE STORY SUITE (Bernstein)

“I Feel Pretty”

Sadai, Leslie, Gina & Bernie

“Balcony Scene”

Tanya & Nick

“Tonight”

Tanya, Nick, Davis, Cruz, Katie & the Ensemble

“Gee, Officer Krupke!”

Ethan, Cruz, Raymond, Kevin & the Gents

“I Can’t Be Bothered Now” A Damsel in Distress/Gershwin

Kevin & the Ladies

THE LUCKY MONTAGE

“Never the Luck” The Mystery of Edwin Drood/Holmes “With a Little Bit of Luck” My Fair Lady/ Loewe “Luck Be a Lady” Guys & Dolls/Loesser

Justin Ethan Cruz & the Gents

LONELY CITY MONTAGE

“Lonely Town” On the Town/Bernstein

Raymond

“But Not For Me” Girl Crazy/Gershwin

Nick

“Saturday Night”/Styne

Davis

“No One Is Alone” Into the Woods/Sondheim

Taylor, Gina & Paige

THE PARIS MONTAGE

“The Last Time I Saw Paris” Lady Be Good!/ Kern “I Love Paris” Can-Can/Porter

Nicole

“The French Song” A…My Name is Alice/ Tucker “C’est magnifique!” Can-Can/Porter

Taylor

Paige

Hannah & Paris Trio

PREVIEW - BRIGADOON (Loewe)

“Come to Me, Bend to Me”

Nick

“Almost Like Being Love”

Tanya

“Heather on the Hill”

Ethan

FINALE

“Somewhere” West Side Story/Bernstein “Make Our Garden Grow” Candide/Bernstein

Abby Nick, Tanya & the Ensemble

THE OPERA THEATRE ENSEMBLE The Pacific Opera Theatre is the Conservatory’s resident student opera ensemble.

The program boasts a long history of successfully training singers for the professional arena. Dedicated to the training of strong singer-actors, the curriculum includes an intensive acting course of study which focuses on the Michael Chekhov technique.

Productions performed by the student opera company has been recognized regularly by the National Opera Association and the Kennedy Center-American College Theatre Festival. Of particular note, was the inclusion of the Pacific Opera Theatre’s production of La Cenerentola in the 2001 Kennedy Center-American College Theatre Festival’s national event in Washington, DC; this was the first opera to be included in the national festival. Additional works recognized by KC-ACTF include Falsettoland, Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill and the west coast premiere of Glen Roven’s Heart’s Desire. Work recognized by the National Opera Association include La Cenerentola, Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and more recently Dido and Aeneas.

Ethan Albala Mara Baldwin Justin Beasley Leslie Bernabe Taylor Carnes Tristen Collinsworth Elyse Coty Nicholas Davis Katie Elson Bernadette Fernandez Rachel Ferreira Raymond Gallo III Cruz A. González

Tanya Harris Abigail Hernandez Maddie Horton Nicole Ikeda Kevin Iwai Hannah Lampkin Davis Mahoney Amanda Mikkelsen Gina Mitchell Carrie Parret Sadai Servin Jorge A. Torrez Paige Tucker

Burr Cochran Phillips, Musical Director James Haffner, Stage Director Autumn Hill, Stage Manager

THE OPERA THEATRE ENSEMBLE

James Haffner (Stage Director) is a Professor of Opera at University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music. His primary research interest is how the Michael Chekhov technique is applied to the training of opera singers. James is a frequent guest artist, having recently taught master classes at Stanford University, Oberlin Conservatory, Bay View Theatre Institute, National Opera Association, the Directors’ Lab—West and the American Choral Directors Association Western Division Conference. A Fulbright scholar (Komische Oper, Berlin), James’ work has been recognized by the National Opera Association and the American College Theatre Festival. He has served as Producing Stage Director for the Stockton Opera Association and has worked with the Bay View and Bear Valley Music Festivals. James is a certified teacher of the Michael Chekhov technique and an Associate Teacher with the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium.

Burr Cochran Phillips (Musical Director), is an Associate Professor of Voice at University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music. As a bass-baritone, he has appeared with The Dallas Opera, The Fort Worth Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Antonio Opera Theater, The Santa Fe Opera, The Chautauqua Opera, The Tulsa Opera, The Sacramento Opera and the Stockton Opera Association in roles ranging from Benoit/Alcindoro in Puccini’s La Boheme to Dr. Bartolo in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. A seasoned performer of oratorio and concert repertoire, he has also appeared with the orchestras of Dallas, Fort Worth, Amarillo, San Antonio, Chautauqua, Little Rock and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. Mr. Phillips has served on the music faculties of the University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX), Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX), Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ) and the Conservatory of Music within the University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA), where he is currently an Associate Professor of Voice. He holds the Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of North Texas (Denton, TX) and the Master of Music in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX).

SPECIAL THANKS

Alex and Jeri Vereschagin Alumni House: supporting Pacific Tigers and the community since 2011

UPCOMING CONSERVATORY EVENTS

Nov. 2-4 I 2:30 pm Opera Follies Pacific Opera Theatre Ensemble Vereschagin Alumni House Nov. 4 I 3:00 pm Central Valley Youth Symphony Faye Spanos Concert Hall Nov. 6 I 7:30 pm Pacific Percussion Ensemble Faye Spanos Concert Hall Nov. 10 I 7:30 pm University Symphony Orchestra Daniel Ebbers, tenor Faye Spanos Concert Hall Nov. 11 I 2:30 pm Friends of Chamber Music: enhakē Quartet Faye Spanos Concert Hall Nov. 12 I 7:00 pm Master Class Janos Csontos, saxophone Recital Hall Nov. 14 I 7:30 pm Pacific Jazz Ensemble Faye Spanos Concert Hall Nov. 15 I 7:30 pm Trio 180 Recital Hall

Find out about our upcoming concerts, recitals, and master classes at go.Pacific.edu/MusicEvents

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