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PRESENTS

La traviata

by Giuseppe Verdi

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Welcome Welcome to Austin Opera! We are all

so thrilled you are with us for the final

and most romantic opera of our 2017–2018 Season.

Beneath all the glitz and glamour

of its Parisian party scenes, La

traviata is an intimate love story, its

elegance emerging from its simplicity.

The opera’s music is at once rousing and haunting, from the ghostly opening notes of the prelude, to the famous drinking song “Libiamo,” to Violetta’s tempestuous and passionate aria “Sempre libera.”

We are fortunate to have a number of talented artists making their Austin Opera debuts. Marina Costa-Jackson—winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions—joins us as Violetta; Texas native Scott Quinn joins us as her lover, Alfredo; and Metropolitan Opera conductor Steven White leads the fantastic Austin Opera Orchestra.

As we reflect on the promise of spring, I hope you’ll join me in saluting the enduring legacy of Jeanette and Ferris Nassour, to whom this season has been dedicated, and to our devoted Board of Trustees, whose commitment over the course of the season has been vital to our continued success. Special thanks go to our outgoing Board Chair Elisabeth Waltz. Elisabeth recruited me to Austin Opera, and her extraordinary generosity, thoughtful leadership, and gracious stewardship have ben a constant source of inspiration.

Happy Spring!

La traviata AN OPERA IN THREE ACTS Sung in Italian with projected English titles 3 hours, including two 20-minute intermissions Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave

CAST

In order of vocal performance

Violetta Valéry Flora Marquis d’Obigny Baron Douphol Doctor Grenvil Gastone Alfredo Annina Germont Giuseppe Coachman Flora’s Servant Dancer Dancer

Marina Costa-Jackson* Liz Cass Andrew Lovato Matthew Arnold Matthew Treviño Nicholas Nestorak* Scott Quinn* Kathryn Grumley Michael Chioldi Holton Johnson Brendan J. Boyle Stephen Maus Anne Marie Melendez* Rocker Verastique

PRODUCTION

Conductor Stage Director Costume Designer Lighting Designer Wig and Makeup Designer Audio Designer Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Director Choreographer Chorus Master & Assistant Conductor Principal Coach & Pianist Projected English Titles

Steven White* David Lefkowich* Susan Memmott Allred Kathryn Eader Melanie Steele Bill Mester Kathleen Edwards Rebecca A. Herman Greg Easley Cina Crisara Nyle Matsuoka Karl Hesser

*Austin Opera Debut An original co-production of Opera Colorado and Boston Lyric Opera Scenery and Props provided by Nashville Opera

Program Note David Lefkowich, Stage Director La traviata impacts audiences powerfully and has done so since its premiere in 1853. It is an integral part of the modern-day opera repertoire because it has music that is imbued with passion and a timeless story that speaks to a wide variety of audiences.

Opera lovers identify with the heroic sacrifice of the central character and her tragic end. The opera is based on the 1852 play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas. The plot of the play and the opera concern the tragic story of the doomed courtesan, Violetta Valéry. Composer Giuseppe Verdi and librettist Francesco Maria Piave chose to set the opera in the mid-19th century, making the music, story, and text particularly vibrant and real. The opera remains relevant and important and easily relatable even to a modern audience.

I have directed La traviata six times and one of the choices I have had to make as a stage director is to decide the period in which to set the action of the production. Each time has been unique, set in a variety of time periods including the 1920’s in a “flapper” version and another version set in the modern day. My first production of La traviata was probably the most unique in that the company asked me to set the opera in the 1950’s and in the city of Las Vegas. Should La traviata need to be set in a different time period? Will changing the setting add anything to the story?

In preparation for this Las Vegas production, I was invited to participate in a symposium with the renowned stage director (and former brain surgeon) Jonathan Miller. This being Jonathan’s umpteenth La traviata and my first, I found myself drinking in the marvelous ideas that spilled forth from this artistic genius. Afterwards we had lunch and spoke more in detail about our own production concept. He taught me something so valuable that it has influenced every production I have directed since. The job of the director is to serve the story. This valuable advice confirmed my own unease about changing the period of this opera in that production.

Violetta’s simple strength and refusal to give up hope is a timeless tale and a story that needs no changes in order to make it effective. I am thrilled to be able to present La traviata to you in a beautiful production that keeps the action and the story in the original time period of the mid-19th century. Enjoy!

Synopsis

Performance Timings Act I: 35 Minutes Intermission: 20 Minutes Act II: 65 Minutes Intermission: 20 Minutes Act III: 35 Minutes Total: Approximately 3 Hours

Act I: In her Paris salon, the courtesan Violetta Valéry greets party guests, including Flora, the Marquis d’Obigny, Baron Douphol, and Gastone, who introduces a new admirer, Alfredo. This young man, having adored Violetta from afar, joins her in a drinking song (Brindisi: “Libiamo”). An orchestra is heard in the next room, but as guests move there to dance, Violetta suffers a fainting spell, sending her guests ahead. Alfredo enters, and since they are alone, confesses his love (“Un dì felice”). At first Violetta protests that love means nothing to her. But something about his sincerity touches her and she promises to meet him the next day. After the guests have gone, Violetta wonders if Alfredo could actually be the man she could love (“Ah, fors’è lui”). But she decides she wants freedom (“Sempre libera”), though Alfredo’s voice, heard outside, argues in favor of romance.

INTERMISSION 20 MINUTES

Act II: Some months later, Alfredo and Violetta are living in a country house near Paris, where he praises their contentment (“De’ miei bollenti spiriti”). But when the maid Annina reveals that Violetta has pawned her jewels to keep the house, Alfredo leaves for the city to settle matters at his own cost. Violetta comes looking for him and finds an invitation from Flora to a party that night. Violetta has no intention of going back to her old life, but trouble intrudes with the appearance of Alfredo’s father, Germont. Though impressed by Violetta’s ladylike manners, he demands she renounce his son: the scandal of Alfredo’s affair with her has threatened his daughter’s engagement (“Pura siccome un angelo”). Violetta says she cannot leave Alfredo, but Germont eventually convinces her (“Dite alla giovine”). Alone, the desolate Violetta sends a message to Flora that she will attend the party and begins a farewell note to Alfredo. He returns, surprising her, and she can barely control herself as she reminds him of how deeply she loves him (“Amami, Alfredo”) before she rushes out. A servant hands Alfredo the farewell note as Germont returns to console his son with reminders of family life in Provence (“Di Provenza”).

But Alfredo, seeing Flora’s invitation, suspects Violetta has left him for another lover.

Furious, he determines to confront her at the party.

Pause

At her soirée that evening, Flora learns from the Marquis that Violetta and Alfredo have split up, then clears the floor for the hired entertainers, who perform for the guests (“E Piquillo un bel gagliardo”). Soon Alfredo strides in, making bitter comments about love and gambling recklessly. Violetta arrives with the Baron, who challenges Alfredo to a card game and loses a small fortune to him. Everyone goes in to dinner, but Violetta wants Alfredo to stay behind and talk. Fearful of the Baron’s anger, she asks Alfredo to leave, but he misunderstands her apprehension and demands that she admit she loves the Baron instead. Crushed, Violetta pretends she does. Alfredo calls in the others, denounces his former love, and hurls his winnings at her feet (“Questa donna conoscete?”). Germont enters and denounces his son’s petulant behavior. The guests rebuke Alfredo and the Baron challenges him to a duel.

INTERMISSION 20 MINUTES

ACT III: In Violetta’s bedroom six months later, Doctor Grenvil tells Annina that her mistress does not have long to live: tuberculosis has claimed her. Alone, Violetta reads a letter from Germont saying the Baron was only wounded in the duel with Alfredo, who knows all and is on his way to beg her pardon. But Violetta senses it is too late (“Addio del passato”). Paris is celebrating Mardi Gras and, after revelers pass outside, Annina rushes in to announce Alfredo. The lovers ecstatically plan to leave Paris forever (“Parigi, o cara”). Germont enters with the Doctor before Violetta is seized with a last resurgence of strength. Feeling life return, she falls dead.

Conductor Steven White Praised by Opera News as a conductor who “squeezes every drop of excitement and pathos from the score,” Steven White is one of North America’s premier conductors of both symphonic and operatic repertoire. Among the many orchestras he has conducted are the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic, the Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the New World Symphony Orchestra, the Spoleto Festival Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony, the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Worth Symphony, and London’s Philharmonia Orchestra for a CHANDOS recording of arias featuring his wife, soprano Elizabeth Futral. He made his acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut in 2010, conducting performances of La traviata starring Angela Gheorghiu. Since then he has conducted a number of Metropolitan Opera performances of La traviata with such stars as Natalie Dessay, Hei-Kyung Hong, Plácido Domingo, Thomas Hampson, Matthew Polenzani, and the late Dmitri Hvorostovsky. This season’s engagements include Tosca with Arizona Opera, Roméo et Juliette with Opera Birmingham, La bohème with Opera Roanoke, and a return to the Metropolitan Opera to participate in their productions of The Merry Widow and Le nozze di Figaro.

Cast & Creative Team

Recent Austin Opera Appearances

Susan Memmott Allred - Costume Designer

Hometown Salt Lake City, Utah Recently Carmen, Lucia di Lammermoor, and La bohème, Utah Opera Upcoming PBS Christmas Special with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with Hugh Bonneville and Sutton Foster

Matthew Arnold - Baron Douphol

Hometown Covington, Georgia Recently Macbeth, Carmen, and Madama Butterfly, Opera San Antonio Upcoming Otello and Silent Night, Austin Opera

Liz Cass - Flora

Hometown Austin, Texas Recently La clemenza di Tito: A Retelling, LOLA | Shepherd on the Rock, Austin Chamber Music Center Upcoming Bernstein Mass, Bernstein 100 Austin | Pancho Villa: From a Safe Distance, Prototype Festival

2016 Of Mice and Men & The Barber of Seville

2012 Turandot 2010 La traviata

2016 The Manchurian Candidate 2015 Gala Concert

Cast & Creative Team Michael Chioldi - Germont

Hometown New York, New York Recently Andrea Chenier, Gran Teatre del Liceu | Tosca, Palm Beach Opera | Samson and Dalilah, Virginia Opera Upcoming La traviata, Washington National Opera | Otello, Austin Opera Sponsored by Michael & Patty Erspamer

Recent Austin Opera Appearances 2017 Madame Butterfly 2014 A Masked Ball

Marina Costa-Jackson - Violetta Valéry

Hometown Sandy, Utah Recently Cosí fan tutte, Seattle Opera | La traviata, Oper Köln | Carmen, Opéra National de Paris Upcoming Otello, Savonlinna Festival, Bolshoi Opera, and Austin Opera | Don Carlo, Grange Park Opera, UK Sponsored by Dennis & Kandace Eakin

Cina Crisara - Chorus Master & Assistant Conductor

Hometown Austin, Texas Recently Carmen and Ariadne auf Naxos, Austin Opera Upcoming Otello, Silent Night, and La bohème, Austin Opera

Kathryn Eader - Lighting Designer

Hometown Austin, Texas Recently The Rape of Lucretia, Butler Opera Center | The Daughter of the Regiment and The Manchurian Candidate, Austin Opera

Greg Easley - Choreographer

Hometown Austin, Texas Recently Carmen, The Daughter of the Regiment, Aida, and Don Giovanni, Austin Opera

Kathleen Edwards - Production Stage Manager

Hometown Fort Lauderdale, Florida Recently Lucia di Lammermoor, Utah Opera | Ariadne auf Naxos, Austin Opera | La clemenza di Tito: A Retelling, LOLA Upcoming Otello, Silent Night, and La bohème, Austin Opera

Austin Opera Debut

2017 Ariadne auf Naxos & Carmen

2017 The Daughter of the Regiment

2017 Carmen & The Daughter of the Regiment

2017 Ariadne auf Naxos & Carmen

Cast & Creative Team Recent Austin Opera Appearances

Kathryn Grumley - Annina

Hometown Phoenix, Arizona Recently Carmen and Madame Butterfly, Austin Opera | Dead Man Walking, Miami Music Festival Upcoming La rondine, Miami Music Festival

2017 Carmen & Madame Butterfly

Rebecca A. Herman - Assistant Stage Director

Hometown Austin, Texas Recently Rigoletto, Michigan Opera Theatre | Ariadne auf Naxos, Austin Opera | La clemenza di Tito: A Retelling, LOLA Upcoming Iolanta, Queen City Opera | Flight, Des Moines Metro Opera | Otello, Austin Opera

2017 Ariadne auf Naxos & Carmen

David Lefkowich - Stage Director

Hometown New York, New York Recently Maria de Buenos Aires, Mill City Summer Opera | Carmen, Fort Worth Opera Upcoming Maria de Buenos Aires, Eugene Opera | West Side Story, Grand Teton Music Festival

Austin Opera Debut

Andrew Lovato - Marquis d'Obigny, Spotlight Artist Hometown New York, New York Recently The Grapes of Wrath, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis | Ariadne auf Naxos, Austin Opera Upcoming Morning Star, On Site Opera | La bohème, Austin Opera Sponsored by Eva & Marvin Womack

Nyle Matsuoka - Principal Coach & Pianist

Hometown Austin, Texas Recently Carmen, Madame Butterfly, and The Daughter of the Regiment, Austin Opera | Noye's Fludde, Wichita Grand Opera Upcoming Otello, Silent Night, and La bohème, Austin Opera

Anne Marie Melendez - Dancer

Hometown Los Angeles, CA Recently Cinderella, The Graham Reynolds Project, and The Nutcracker, Ballet Austin

2017 Ariadne auf Naxos & Carmen

2017 Carmen & Madame Butterfly

Austin Opera Debut

Cast & Creative Team Recent Austin Opera Appearances

Bill Mester - Audio Designer

Hometown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Recently Austin Film Society Awards, AFS | Ariadne auf Naxos, Austin Opera | The Nutcracker, Ballet Austin Upcoming Red, Hot, and Soul Gala, ZACH Theatre | Peter Pan, Ballet Austin | Symphony Pops, Austin Symphony

2017 Ariadne auf Naxos & Carmen

Nicholas Nestorak - Gastone

Hometown Hillsdale, Michigan Recently Tosca, Wolf Trap Opera | La traviata, Opera Carolina | Le nozze di Figaro, Toledo Opera Upcoming Rigoletto, Wolf Trap Opera

Austin Opera Debut

Scott Quinn - Alfredo

Hometown Marshall, Texas Recently Rigoletto, Lyric Opera of Kansas City | La bohème, Utah Opera and Minnesota Opera Upcoming Arabella, San Francisco Opera | Rigoletto, San Diego Opera | Carmen, Seattle Opera

Melanie Steele - Wig and Makeup Designer

Hometown Atlanta, Georgia Recently Ariadne auf Naxos and Carmen, Austin Opera | The Daughter of the Regiment and Out of Darkness, Atlanta Opera

Austin Opera Debut

2017 Ariadne auf Naxos & Carmen

Matthew TreviĂąo - Doctor Grenvil

Hometown Austin, Texas Recently Carmen, Hawaii Opera Theatre | Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera Colorado | Rigoletto, Palm Beach Opera and Vancouver Opera | La fanciulla del West, Opera Omaha | The Canterville Ghost, Oper Leipzig Sponsored by Paul & Toni Burns

2015 Romeo & Juliet 2014 A Masked Ball

Rocker Verastique - Dancer

Hometown Austin, Texas Recently The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Carousel, Victor/Victoria, and Contact, Broadway and American Ballet Theatre | Moby Dick, Pittsburgh Opera Upcoming Curtains, Austin Playhouse

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TENOR Danny Castillo Carey Dietert Doug Dietert Andy Fleming Holton Johnson Brian Minnick Jason Spradley Bailey Turner

BASS/BARITONE Brenham Sean Adams Brendan J. Boyle Sergio Gaona Jake Jacobsen Robert LeBas Ev Lunning, Jr. Stephen Maus Jeff W. Phillips Robert Veihman Andrew Ward

OBOE Ian Bruce Davidson, Principal Julianne Webner, Assistant Principal CLARINET Vanguel Tangarov, Principal Valerie Bugh, Assistant Principal BASSOON William D. Lewis, Principal Daniel Chrisman, Assistant Principal HORN Thomas Hale, Principal Jill Smith Rodriguez, Assistant Principal Margaret Ayer Roger Simmons TRUMPET Robert Cannon, Principal Tim Shaffer, Assistant Principal TROMBONE Brenda Sansig Salas, Principal Owen Homayoun, Assistant Principal Philip Arno TUBA Brian Edwards, Principal TIMPANI Hsueh-Yung Shen, Principal PERCUSSION Genaro Gonzalez, Principal Tony Edwards, Assistant Principal HARP Carly Nelson, Acting Principal* ORCHESTRA MANAGER Beverly Frittelli ORCHESTRA ASSISTANT Adam “Flash” Graves LIBRARIAN William D. Lewis * Extra Musician

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Cina Crisara Chorus Master & Assistant Conductor Nyle Matsuoka Principal Coach & Pianist Beverly Frittelli Orchestra Manager

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STAFF FOR La traviata Doug Gessaman Shane Smith Master Carpenters

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MARKETING Melysa Rogen Director of Marketing and Communications Dianne van Hulle Patron Services Manager Laura Carrisosa Communications Associate

Dan Jimenez Audio Assistant Rachel Magee Property Master Kirk Grander G. Austin Wenning Assistant Property Masters Kathy Lang Wardrobe Supervisor Joe Adams Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Trinka Withers Lead Dresser Wendy Sanders Wig and Makeup Assistant David Grant Projected English Titles Coordinator Adam M. Fulmer Alexandra van Niman Assistant Stage Managers Christopher Cheever Laura Redfern Stacey Rivera Supernumeraries

Ryan Gallagher Assistant Master Electrician CJ Swinburn Light Board Operator Jon Vickers Sarah Cantu Jessica Dunbar Spotlight Operators

Austin Opera Stage Employees are represented by IATSE LOCAL 205 Special thanks to Dr. David N. Tobey, Jr. for his services as company physician.

Board of Trustees Elisabeth Juen Waltz BOARD CHAIR

Stephen S. Jeffrey BOARD PRESIDENT

Jeff Kodosky CHAIR-ELECT

Ann Laubach VICE PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT

Wendi Kushner PAST CHAIR

Tina Barrett, Ph. D. VICE PRESIDENT EDUCATION

Jon Nash PAST PRESIDENT

Curby Conoley VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

James D. Green, Jr. BOARD SECRETARY

Connee B. Sullivan VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE & AUDIT

Michael S. Metteauer LEGAL COUNSEL

Rob Hagelberg VICE PRESIDENT TRUSTEES

Jay B. Stewart VICE PRESIDENT ADVOCACY

Kevin A. Kaylakie VICE PRESIDENT SPECIAL FUNDS ENDOWMENT BOARD CHAIR

TRUSTEES Polly Barbaro Mary Ellen Borgelt Paula Damore Dennis J. Eakin Michael Erspamer Cornelia Foster Wood Jerry Gatlin Laura Gutiérrez-Witt Colleen Halbrook Andrew Heller

David Jabour William W. Krumpack Carol Logan Carlos Lowenberg, Jr. Adriel Meditz Marcy Melanson Jane S. Parker Graydon Parrish Brian H. Powell Jeffrey Rabkin

Kenneth W. Smith Susanne Tetzlaff David N. Tobey Jr., M.D. Steven Tyler Joni K. Wallace, D.D.S. Stephen R. Watson Jim Whorton Eva Womack Sandra Wilkie

EMERITUS TRUSTEES Frederick S. Addy Ada Anderson Sandy Ball Suzannah Cox Barnebey Philip W. Barnes Helen Baxter Amelia Bullock Paul Burns, M.D. Tana Christie

Nell Dale, Ph. D. Harvey Evans, D.D.S. Doyle M. Fellers David Harrington Lloyd Lochridge Susan Lubin Robert Mettlen, Ph.D. Ambassador Lyndon Olson, Jr. William B. Paddock

H. Robert Powell Gay Ratliff Harriet Rutland Katharine Shields Suzanne Shore R. Clint Smith Philip Spertus Connie Webb Catherine Wildermuth, Ph. D.

ADVISORY TRUSTEES Ray Benson Thomas B. Martin William B. Mitchell Andrew Schwartz

Jeanette & Ferris Nassour—A Lasting Legacy Jeanette and Ferris Nassour were devoted to making Austin a more vibrant city through their support of the arts. As long-time Austin residents and founding members of Austin Lyric Opera, the Nassours were generous supporters, sponsoring many productions over the years and devoting their time and talents as members of the Austin Opera Guild.

One of Jeanette’s greatest talents was her exceptional eye for beautiful things—making her the perfect party planner and hostess. Over the years, with her dearest friend Ellen King, she served as Co-VP of Special Events for the Guild, co-chairing Season Opening Night Dinners, the Opera Ball, and the Divas, Dinners & Diversions series. She also participated in Annual Fund phone-a-thons and Guild membership drives, and she served on the President’s Council committee, helping to grow this important group of opera supporters. Ferris, in his kind and gentle way, was always by her side, lending support and encouragement.

Jeanette and Ferris Nassour’s support during their lifetime helped make Austin Opera the successful company it is today. Austin Opera is extremely humbled that the Nassours chose to leave the company they loved a lasting legacy through an incredible estate gift of more than $1.7 million, the largest contribution ever received by the company. “This profound act of generosity will enable Austin Opera to fund innovation and expansion in our programming scope over the next several seasons to engage with Austinites in entirely new ways,” says Annie Burridge, General Director & CEO of Austin Opera.

It is Austin Opera’s privilege to dedicate the 2017-2018 Season to Jeanette and Ferris Nassour, and to permanently name the pre-opera dinners The Jeanette Nassour Opening Night Dinner Series.

SHARE THE EXCITEMENT & JOIN THE AUSTIN OPERA FAMILY! As an Austin Opera Guild member you will make new friends, learn more about opera and our productions to enhance your opera experience, and help Austin Opera thrive and grow!

We host three free parties and three free educational events for our annual membership. Our events take place in private homes, opera venues, restaurants, and more!

HERE’S JUST A SAMPLE OF THE GUILD’S ACTIVITIES: • Meet and volunteer with new friends who share your love of opera.

• Learn about opera music, the libretti, history, fun facts, and behind-thescenes stories about the artists, composers, maestros, sets, and more.

• Get the inside track about Austin Opera productions from the directors and cast.

• Serve as an ambassador in the community for Austin Opera.

• Enhance your opera experience at educational and social events.

• Support Austin Opera, and help it prosper!

For more information or to join Austin Opera Guild, go to AUSTINOPERA.ORG/GUILD. GUILD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Marcy Melanson

Susan Gatlin

Rosy Moore

Gretchen Woellner

Lissa Anderson

Barry Woltag

PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

PRESIDENT-ELECT

TREASURER

PAST PRESIDENT

Ida Jeppesen

PARLIAMENTARIAN

Lorie Imken Mack Lindsey

Rose Betty Williams

GUILD ENRICHMENT CO-CHAIRS

Paula Damore Diana Ferguson

Tina Barrett, Ph.D. Cathy Collins Paula Kothmann-Preston Madeline Nash Judy Shipway Bill Wallace

Marilyn Davis Carol Angela Logan

Polly Barbaro Curby Conoley Craig Kuglen Katharine Shields Jo Carol Snowden Cindy Stone Brenda Wendel

COMMUNICATION CHAIR

Evelyn Meditz Steven Tyler

MEMBERSHIP CO-CHAIRS

Larry Bjorkman Stacy Brunson

SUPPORT SERVICES CO-CHAIRS

VOLUNTEER COORDINATION CO-CHAIRS

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CO-CHAIRS

WINE DINNER CO-CHAIRS

Lissa Anderson Marcia Toprac

THE JEANETTE NASSOUR OPENING NIGHT DINNER SERIES CO-CHAIRS

OPERA VOLUNTEERS INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE

ADVISORS AT LARGE

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Sponsored by the Austin Opera Guild Saturday, February 16, 2019 Four Season Hotel Austin Join us for an evening of fine wine & dining, unforgettable music, live & silent auctions, and dancing

Special thanks to our 2018 Premier Table Sponsors Polly & Steve Barbaro and Kandace & Dennis Eakin Christopher H. Cheever Marilyn Davis Elisabeth & Steffen Waltz Eva & Marvin Womack

Leadership Giving THANK YOU FOR HELPING US HIT THE HIGH NOTES! The Board of Trustees, artists, and staff of Austin Opera gratefully acknowledge the Premier Circle donors, whose generous annual contributions provide the necessary support for Austin Opera’s continued artistic excellence.

GRAND UNDERWRITER’S CIRCLE $100,000+ Austin Opera Guild UNDERWRITER’S CIRCLE $75,000 TO $99,999 Elisabeth Juen Waltz + ‡, Steffen Waltz + ‡ and Robert W. Garrett + Eva & Marvin Womack + PRODUCER’S CIRCLE $50,000 TO $74,999 Patrick & Judy Cantilo John & Marcy Melanson + OPERA America FOUNDER’S CIRCLE $25,000 TO $49,999 Polly & Steve Barbaro + David Booth Sarah & Ernest Butler Christopher H. Cheever Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Eakin Mike & Patty Erspamer + ‡ Andrew & Mary Ann Heller + Jeff & Gail Kodosky + Stephen & Ann Laubach + ‡ Lowenberg Group, LLC and Carlos & Marianna Lowenberg + Neil & Nancy Schaffel and Murar Foundation, Inc. + Ken & Paula Smith DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $15,000 TO $24,999 Toni & Paul Burns* Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Damore + Marilyn T. Gaddis, Ph.D. & George C. Carruthers + Hoisington Investment Management Co. and Van & Jeanne Hoisington Wendi & Brian Kushner + ‡ Jane S. Parker* + Mr. & Mrs. Brian H. Powell + Whorton Insurance Services and Mr. & Mrs. Jim Whorton + CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $10,000 TO $14,999 Paul and Clara Bancroft + Tina & Michael Barrett + Amelia Bullock & Bill Krumpack + Laura Gutiérrez-Witt + Martha P. Rochelle Peter Schram* Connee & Kent Sullivan + ‡ * Founding Donors of Austin Opera Cornelia & John Wood + + Includes special gifts in support of Artistic Excellence ‡ Members of the Maestro Society support Austin

Opera’s Artistic Planning Cycle with Multi-Year Pledges

Patron Program Austin Opera is proud to acknowledge the individuals and foundations that generously support our productions and education programs. We extend our deepest gratitude to members of the Sponsor’s Circle, Chairman’s Forum, and President’s Council who provide essential support for our productions.

SPONSOR’S CIRCLE $5,000 TO $9,999 Anonymous Maureen Alexander, MD + Applied Materials Foundation Ronny & Valerie Armstrong + Mary Bakatsa & Clark Wilkinson Sandy Ball + Laurence Bjorkman + ‡ Frances E. Blank Mary Ellen & Roger Borgelt + Martha A. Boyd Thom Brooks Joe & Tana Christie Jerry Claiborne & Bonnie Glass Gail Commagere Curby Conoley + Melanie DeMayo-Lantz & Don Lantz Debra & Dean Dresser + Emerson Automation Solutions Mr. & Mrs. John English Dr. William David George Elena & Everardo Goyanes Jim & Jo Green *+ Rob & Meri Hagelberg + Mr. & Mrs. James G. Halbrook, Jr. + Karen Hansen Mari & Dudley Houghton Stephen & Lauren Jeffrey + Mr. & Mrs. Loren F. Kahle, Jr.* & The Kahle Foundation, Inc. Kevin Kaylakie + Allen Kemp & Jo Carol Snowden King Family, In Memory of Alfred & Ellen King* Dr. Tadd S. Lazarus Margery & Mack Lindsey* Carol Angela Logan + Julia M. Marsden Mr. & Mrs. Michael Metteauer + Jon & Madeline Nash + Ambassador & Mrs. Lyndon L. Olson, Jr.* Pak Mail Davenport Village, Jerry & Susan Gatlin + Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Parker Graydon Parrish + Jeff Rabkin + Fran & George Ramsey Charitable Fund* Jonathan Sessler Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Shields + Philip & Sylvia Spertus + Jay & Sherrie Stewart + Dr. Eric Tiblier & Susanne Tetzlaff Dr. David N. Tobey, Jr. & Dr. Michelle Berger* + Steven Tyler Dr. Joni K. Wallace Donald R. Wertz* Sandra & Walter Wilkie + Sandra & Alan Williams

Patron Program CHAIRMAN’S FORUM $3,500 TO $4,999 Jeanette & Ernest Auerbach + ‡ Sheila & Dan Beckett Richard Boner & Susan Pryor* + Suzanne Breitbach Marvin Brittman Sabrina Brown & Sam Taylor Richard Buckley & Molly Anderson Pierre & Nancy Bulhon Annie Burridge & Paul Richichi Dr. & Mrs. Hugh Collins Marilyn Davis + Dr. William Deaton & Mrs. Cecilia Neuhaus Deaton + Kenneth W. Egan Debra & Marc Erck Gail A. Findlay Michael Garza & Roger Kahlbau Dianne Smith Goggan Foundation Scott & Cathy Harris Richard Hartgrove & Gary Cooper Karl Henion Col. Harry Jaffers George & Nicole Jeffords Bryce M. Johnson Drs. Kenneth & JoAnn Hunter Johnson Steve Kuhn Diane Lipsitz Amy McCaffrey Arnold R. Mozisek, Jr. Margaret Murray-Miller & Carl Caricari Drs. Rodney & Cathy Nairn Debbie & Jim Parish Craig & Cynthia Pence Wanda A. Reynolds + Dr. Simone Scumpia & Dr. Ion Ratiu Dr. David W. Sloan Mary Jane Steele Cindy & Gerald Stone* Bruce Stuckman, Ph.D. Dr. Mark Sweeney Eileen Vanderlee Stephanie & Bill Whitehurst* David & Catherine Wildermuth*

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL $2,000 TO $3,499 Anonymous Karen Artzt + Charles Baggett Bonnie Bain, in Memory of Ann McKain Mr. & Mrs. Larry Barnebey* Robert & Charisse Bodish Mary C. Bohls Keith & Sheryl Brown + Dr. & Mrs. G.G. Cloyd Jill A. Davis Mrs. Ronald K. DeFord* Bill Dickson Peter G. Dorson Claude & Susan Ducloux Angela & Steven Eisert Zeina El-Azzi & Kenneth Loyde + Don Elledge Chris Elms & Carol Williams Martha & Cliff Ernst Dr. Harvey Evans & Gloria Evans* + Joe & Carol Fisher Bill Gaston, Inc. Manuela Gutt Marion & Joe Haas Joe S. Ham & Florence S. Ham Charitable Trust Robert L. Hardgrave The Hebel Family E. Stephen & Joyce Hunt Dana & Dennis Jakubowicz Ida Jeppesen & Ken Zink Evonne Jones Mark W. Kernan Mary Kevorkian Mr. & Mrs. Robert Laibovitz William Lanagan Mike Don Miguel Le Burkien Karen & Paul Leeke Eric Leibrock Melanie Lewis +

M&H Machining, Inc. and Diane & Hudson Ingram Ren & Flo MacNary Anthony & Andrea Makridis Dr. & Mrs. John McFarlane* Colonel & Mrs. Andrew J. McVeigh, III Nancy & Roger Mitchell Karen Neeley Cathy & Don Neville Gai & Gerry Newkirk Mr. & Mrs. Mark Nodine Eva & Ray Orbach The Pacey Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William Paddock* Jenny Peterman* Joanne Ravel* Emily Rhea Alyce & Terry Richardson Mrs. Edward Rishebarger Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza + Mike & Delia Russell Robert G. Rutishauser* Harriet I. Rutland* Yigal & Lily Saad + Edward Z. Safady Dean & Nell Dale Sanders + Colette & John Sirhal Drs. Sharon & David Sneed Kristi & Blake Stanford Dr. Laura Starks Michelle Strawn Judith Streett & Douglas Gullickson Dr. & Mrs. Paul E. Stubbs Marcia & Anthony Toprac Peggy & Don Ugent + James Valdes Rose Betty & Allan Williams Cynthia Wilson Janice L. Wilson Custis Wright * Hilary Young

* Founding Donors of Austin Opera + Includes special gifts in support of Artistic Excellence ‡ Members of the Maestro Society support Austin

Opera’s Artistic Planning Cycle with Multi-Year Pledges

Partner Program

Austin Opera is pleased to acknowledge the generosity of these donors who help us bring thrilling performances and innovative programs to the stage and our community.

BENEFACTOR $1,000 TO $1,999 A Friend* Aimee & Aaron Borders Douglas Bower & Bonny Gardner, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Flanagan The Fruchter Family Fund Cass Haecker Ms. A. K. Harrison

Mr. & Mrs. Halford Haskell Michael & Phyllis Herman James M. Hicks, M.D. & Julie A. Nelson Ms. Sue Ann Hoke Mr. Doug Jones Linda & Leonard Leff Rex & Roberta Ling

Mr. Phillip Muth Sam R. Perry Ms. Marcia Raff Joanne Ravel* Ronald A. Seeliger Mr. Todd Sloan Leslie Thomas

GUARANTOR $750 TO $999 Reed & Heather Arnos Mr. Thomas H. Edwards Gerald Gilligan

Floylee Hemphill Goldberger, in memory of Dr. Joseph Goldberger

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Harris Nancy L. Skelsey Polly & Jay Westbrook

SUSTAINER $500 TO $749 Jesus Alcantar Tom & Nan Anson* Dr. & Mrs. Richard R. Anderson Kenneth and Emily Ashworth Becky Beaver Dana Blanton Mr. Phillip Cochran Wilhelmina & Exalton Delco Jennifer & Eric Dubin David & Evie Feltoon Margaret Furse Wendy Logan George

Bob & Judy Belle Horick Sara Jarvis Jones Dr. & Mrs. Craig Kuglen Mr. & Mrs. Luis Lidsky Ms. Lila Luce Teresa Lyson MD & Krys Lyson MD Dr. & Mrs. William E. McCaleb* Prof. A. P. D. Mourelatos* Warren & Carol Nogle Kelly Simmons & Cricket Rose

John C. & Jacqueline Schmidt Stephen & Dale Sonnenberg Jean C. St. Clair Boyd & Kitty Taylor Calan Thurow Louise & Steven Weinberg Richard & Sherry Wilkison David & Leslie Wolff Ms. Marilyn Zwicker

Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy; however, if we have not listed you correctly, please call 512-610-7668.

List as of April 1, 2018

* Founding Donors of Austin Opera

CONTRIBUTOR $250 TO $499 Anonymous Mr. Antonio Alfau Thomas J. Ashbaugh Mr. Phillip Auth Mrs. Betty R. Barnes John & Heather Beliveau Daniela Bini Jim & Rosalie Boldin Dorothy Brown Mr. Lance W. Cameron Evan & Janis Carton K.C. Cerny & Karen Kerkering Christopher Colvin & Behice Kutay Mr. Scott Cunningham Ms. Ruth Dyar Mr. Thomas H. Edwards Becky & Jim Engle Rosemary W. Estes Jill B. Fatzer Ms. Diana Ferguson D. Stanley I. Fisch Dr. Sergey Fomel Mr. Mark Gagnon Michael & Barbara Gentry Mr. Scott Gill Ms. Suzanne Gonzalez Lino & Carolyn Graglia Ms. Aubrey Groves

Kathy A. Guajardo Nathan & Lisa Hess John Hrncir Ken & Cathy Jones Joanne B. Jones Mr. Ross Jones Orion & Jan Knox Roy & Amanda Leatherberry Mr. Clemens Sialm & Mrs. Wei Li Marilyn Lindgren Georgia Lochridge Mr. Peter Lohman & Ms. Sondra Lomax Mr. Noah A. Longley Annette S. Lucksinger Linda Masters Sharon R. Mitchell Ms. Laurie Modrey Doris & Jim Mohler Mr. R. Kent Morrison, Jr. Susan & Michael Mullan Mr. Clint Nesmith Tryna Thompson & Tim Newman Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Niemiec Cmdr. James F. O’Leary Pete & Betty Paul Ms. Sarah Pavitt

Dr. & Mrs. F. Michael Pestorius Dr. & Mrs. F. Ellsworth Peterson Dewayne Phillips Drs. Linda G. & James A. Prentice Wayne & Marlette Rebhorn Joanne & Hamilton Richards Peter Rieck Ms. Nancy Scanlan Mr. Jeffrey Serra David & Susan Sheppard Mr. Sandra P. Sigman Mrs. Tacy Draper Slade Vicky Spradling Jeanette & Brad Sprague Mrs. Jeannie Strange John C. R. Taylor III & Peter Flagg Maxson Ms. Gwen Vu Robert Wald & Carolyn Shelley William K. Wallace Anne & George Welder Ms. Mary Pearl Williams Barbara & Hendy Williamson Paul & Lucia Woodruff Mr. & Mrs. Joe A. Young

DONOR $150 TO $249 Mr. Martin Aleman Maxine & Mark Barkan Mr. & Mrs. Drew Beckley Mechthild Bernhard Mrs. Sandra Bosley Mr. Frank Cardenas Scott & Cheryl Christians Jack & Susan Clagett Debbie Volker & Doris Coward Bunny & Don Davis William Ken Davis Judy & Thomas DeWitt Rev. James L. Empereur Ms. Sheila Fitlin Mr. Perry Fleckman Patricia & James Hadden Ms. Carolyn Trigg & Mr. Joe Haggard Lt. Col. & Mrs. Russel Hain Mr. John Halliday Frances & Daniel Hamermesh Melissa & Stefan Hardie Ms. Ann Marie Harrison

Mr. & Mrs. David P. Harris Bill & Betsy Harrod Aarne Hartikka Mrs. Allen C. Hocker Loretta L. Hughes Mr. Todd J. Jermstad Ms Jacqueline Johnson Jack & Juanita Josel Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Joseph Charles & Alicean Kalteyer*+ Mr. George Kotrady Ulrike & Kurt Lapham Mr. & Mrs. Chong S. Lee Dr. Donna Livingston Mr. Reid Long Daniel Robertson & Maggi Miller Gail Minault Mr. Matthew Moscatelli Ms. Jennifer Moser Mrs. W. J. Murnane Mr. George Murray Michelle O'Brien

Lisa Pallmeyer Mr. & Mrs. Billy P. Pendergrass Ms. Ada G. Pewitt David N. Pollack Drs. Paul & Virginia Resta Susan & Bryan Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Peter Roll Robert & Sondra Ryan Mr. George Schaefer Mr. Paul Scripko John Sharp Judy Shipway & Leon Grizzard Kent & Peggy Stewart Carole Stockton Frederick W. Sultan IV & Donald S. Meek Renee & Eugene Sutton Ms. Vanessa Verzandvoort Mr. Michael Walters Mrs. Carol Wood Peter & Anne Wood Dr. Helena Woodward

FRIEND UP TO $149 A special thank you to the nearly 400 Central Texas households who have made a gift to Austin Opera at the Friend level.

Endowment Fund We are especially honored to be able to recognize those members of the Austin Opera family who have made a special commitment to the Endowment Fund, in addition to their annual patronage, to ensure that Austin Opera continues to bring the joy of great opera to future generations of audiences. $1,000,000 OR MORE The Marilyn Addy Endowment for Artist Excellence Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Addy The Sarah and Ernest Butler Artistic Director Dr. & Mrs. Ernest C. Butler The Kodosky Family Endowment for Artistic Excellence Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Kodosky $150,000 OR MORE Chair of the Concertmaster & Performing Young Artists Mr. & Mrs. Brian Kushner $100,000 OR MORE Austin Opera General Endowment Fund Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Martin $50,000 OR MORE Austin Opera General Endowment Fund Gordon & Loretta Dancer & Family Estate of Aneta S. Mitchell Estate of Mary Perry Taylor

Wesley Tobey Memorial Fund for the Chorus Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Kodosky

Austin Opera General Endowment Fund honoring LA NOCHE DE OPERA Curby Conoley $25,000 OR MORE Austin Opera General Endowment Fund Wesley Tobey Memorial Fund for the Chorus Amelia Bullock & Bill Krumpack David N. Tobey Jr., M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Davis Alfred & Ellen King Society Mr. & Mrs. William B. Mitchell Estate of Edythe Rose Schmidt Kruger Estate of Willa Stewart Setseck In Memory of Helen G. Smith, Richard Tucker & Aaron Kruger $10,000 OR MORE Austin Opera General Endowment Fund Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Family Foundation Van & Jeanne Hoisington William Henry Kirchner, III

Mr. & Mrs. Howard W. Parker Brenda & Larry Smith

Wesley Tobey Memorial Fund for the Chorus James C. Armstrong Jo Anne Martin Christian Memorial Fund Friends of Jo Anne Christian

UP TO $10,000 Austin Opera General Endowment Fund Alfred & Ellen King Dr. & Mrs. Craig Lubin Peter Schram Estate of Charlotte Schumacher To learn more about supporting Austin Opera’s Endowment, please call Jennifer Dubin, Chief Development Officer, at 512-610-7671.

Bravo Society THE BRAVO SOCIETY honors the many friends who have helped provide for our future by remembering Austin Opera in their estate plans. Planned gifts help ensure the continuance of great music on the stage for generations to come. If you have already included Austin Opera in your plans, please let us know so that we may thank you and invite you to become a member of this special group.

We take this opportunity to thank and recognize the members of the Bravo Society: Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Addy Andrea & Jack Angelo Jeanette & Ernest Auerbach Suzannah Cox Barnebey Dr. Bill Crouch* Dr. Harvey Evans & Gloria Evans Eve Everett Fish* Drs. Dee & Ben*Fruchter Anne N. Gibbs* Jeanette M. Goodfriend Andrew & Mary Ann Heller Ellen & Alfred King* William Henry Kirchner, III* Edythe Rose Schmidt Kruger* Eva Kuhlman Mike Don Miguel Le Burkien Aneta S. Mitchell* Olly & Bob Modersohn Mrs. W. A. Morrison Arnold R. (Andy) Mozisek, Jr. Jeanette & Ferris Nassour* Joanne Ravel Carol & Charles Reynolds Frances & George Ricker Peter Schram, Jr. Charlotte E. Schumacher* Willa Stewart Setseck* Sylvia & Philip Spertus Sally Strawn Rudd* Mary Perry Taylor* Reeta Wadzeck John Whisenhunt* David & Catherine Wildermuth Ruth Gracy Wise Raymond D. Woods*

*deceased For more information about how you can support Austin Opera through a planned gift, please contact Jennifer Dubin, Chief Development Officer, at 512-610-7671.

Memorial & Honorarium IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELLEN & ALFRED KING Cindy & Gerald Stone IN MEMORY OF MARSHA MCCARY Karen A. Haschke IN LOVING MEMORY OF JEANETTE & FERRIS NASSOUR Cindy & Gerald Stone IN MEMORY OF BOBBIE NELL RAGSDALE Anonymous IN LOVING MEMORY OF JEANNE THAGGARD Angie Bonnici Jim & Jo Green Cindy & Gerald Stone IN MEMORY OF HARRY EMIL ULLMANN Cindy & Gerald Stone

IN HONOR OF GLORIA LUCILLE CICCIMARRA Carol Angela Logan IN HONOR OF LAUREN CUNNINGHAM Natalie Schuessler IN HONOR OF DEBRA ERCK Martha Ann Boyd IN HONOR OF JEFF & GAIL KODOSKY Chuck Lutke IN HONOR OF SHERRIE & JAY STEWART Amy & Greg Valentine IN HONOR OF KATHLEEN WINSLOW John Nelson Gifts received from January 9, 2018 to April 1, 2018 Honorariums and memorial contributions are a meaningful way to mark an important occasion or commemorate the passing of someone to whom Austin Opera was an important part of their lives.

If you would like to make a gift, which will be recognized in our upcoming program, please call Angie Bonnici at 512-610-7668. You will receive an acknowledgement of your gift, and the recipient or recipient’s family will receive notice of your thoughtful remembrance.

In-Kind Donations Adrienne Kolly Armstrong Community Music School Arranging It All Austin Beerworks Austin Chronicle Austin Custom Winery Austin Opera Guild Austin Symphony Orchestra Avis Barons Creek Vineyards Benold's Jewelers Blanton Museum of Art Bob Schneider Brian & Lynn Powell Brick Oven Restaurant Bruce Stuckman, Ph.D. Camille Marie Photography Candlewood Suites Canine Moxy Capital Cruises Capra & Cavelli Cathy & Hugh Collins Charles Di Piazza Architecture Chez Nous - French Bistro Chez Zee Christian Garces Bรถhmer Circuit of the Americas Cornelia & John Wood Curby Conoley Cynthia Bloom Collectible Jewelry Dance With Me David Yurman Debby & Doug Norman Deborah Main Designs Dennis & Kandace Eakin Dianne Smith Goggan Douglas & Carol Angela Logan Dr. Michelle Berger Dragon Fly Dog Bowl El Gaucho Winery El Mercado Restaurant & Cantina Elisabeth & Steffen Waltz Eliza Page Jewelry Enterprise

Estate of Jeanette & Ferris Nassour Eva & Marvin Womack Evonne & Tom Smith Extended Stay America Face to Face Spa Westlake Fas Clampitt Fast Frame & The Westlake Gallery Gary Custom Tailor Gary Glass & Carol Faget Ginny Green Art Jewelry Designs Grape Creek Vineyards Great Frogs Winery Mr.Donald Segal & Dr. Barbara Mc Alpine Halo Branded Solutions Harry Ransom Center Horizon Printing & Mailing Hotel Van Zandt Jamie Barton Janet St Paul Studio for Hair & Beauty Jeff & Gail Kodosky Jerry & Susan Gatlin Jim & Jo Green John Fibiger Jon & Madeline Nash Juliet Italian Kitchen JW Marriott Austin Katie Hoffman Kendra Scott Kenfield Golf Cars, LLC KGS Masterpiece Portraits Kitty Garza & Edwardo Valdes KLRU KMFA Classical 89.5 Kurant Events La Corsha Hospitality Group Larry & Deborah Peel Laurence Bjorkman Live Oak Brewing Company Maggie Louise Confections Magnolia Cafe Mandola's Italian Kitchen Marilyn Davis Marc Murray &

Claudia Palma Murray Mark Salter Mary Ellen & Roger Borgelt Michael & Patty Erspamer Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams New Artisan Spirits, Inc. Panache Style & Image Consulting Parkside Paul & Clara Bancroft Paula & Stuart Damore Philip & Donna Berber PL&D/Patrick Landrum Design Polly & Steve Barbaro Powers Family Wellness Premiere Events Raquel Frankenberg Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch Robin Jackson Photography Ron Oliveira, Oliveira Public Communications Rose Betty & Allan Williams Rosemary's Catering ROXOR Gin Russell Korman Fine Jewelry & Watches Sandra & Alan Williams Shanny Lott St John Standard of Athletics Sterling Events Strait Music Company Texas Early Music Project The Human Solution The Long Center Twin Creeks Country Club Twin Liquors The Jabour Family Valerie Fontana Van & Jeanne Hoisington W3LL People William Klock Wink Restaurant Yamal & Lara Chamoun Zoltan David

Amplify Austin 2018

Gifts given through Amplify Austin 2018 supported a special project at Austin Opera in conjunction with our ongoing Access Opera program.

Each season, Access Opera offers 4,500 free tickets to students and educators to attend Austin Opera dress rehearsals at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Study materials are provided prior to each production, including TEKS-aligned lesson plans, to prepare students for the experience of attending the opera.

As part of our production of Verdi’s La traviata, we augmented our

Access Opera study materials to engage students with first hand

details and facts about the wardrobe and costuming aspects of opera.

Participants were then provided with materials and inspiration to create a costume through a variety of arts and technology media. Students were able to explore costume design through a blueprint in the form of a drawing or painting, a miniature modeled on a mannequin, or creating their own costume and video displaying it. The student’s costume creations were collected and displayed at the Access Opera final dress rehearsal for La traviata, as well as on the Austin Opera website.

Thank you to all our Amplify Austin donors: Anonymous (12) Marilyn T. Gaddis & Kathryn Abercrombie George Carruthers Thomas Ashbaugh Mark Gagnon Tina & Michael Barrett Jane Garner Kiki & Jerry Benson Bradford Giles Laurence Bjorkman Karen Haschke Angie Bonnici Robert & Judith Horick Eric Brenner JoAnn Johnson Stacy Brunson Evonne Jones Judy & Patrick Cantilo Dianne Killough Katherine Chapman Michael & Jennifer Kuhl Claudia Chidester Thomas & Alaina Latiolais Geri Cohen Beth LeBas Travis Cox Linda Levine Lauren Cunningham Carol & Douglas Logan Paula & Stuart Damore Clive & Robby Luke Nathan DePoint Everett Lunning Jennifer Dubin Dell Marcoux Patty & Michael Erspamer Patricia McNairy Sylvia Fatzer Suzanne Moses Diana Ferguson John Nelson

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Join us for the 2018-2019 season The season marks new beginnings and continued traditions at Austin Opera.

Verdi's Otello Puts & Campbell's Silent Night Puccini's La bohème 82

512-472-5992 AUSTINOPERA.ORG THE LONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Saturday Nov. 10, 2018 7:30 PM Thursday Nov. 15, 2018 7:30 PM Sunday Nov. 18, 2018 2:30 PM

As a crackling storm rolls into Cyprus, we are introduced to a trio of figures, each based on Shakespeare’s iconic characters: the victorious naval warrior Otello, his faithful wife Desdemona, and his trusted officer Iago. But soon after the rain subsides, the duplicitous Iago preys upon Otello’s insecurity and suspicion by hatching a plot to have Otello question Desdemona’s fidelity, unleashing a passionate tempest of gale force, with powerfully tragic results.

This thoughtful tale of personal and political jealousy is a rarely performed masterwork that will leave Austin audiences breathless.

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This company premiere of the Pulitzer Prize–winning modern classic Silent Night, with music by Kevin Puts and a libretto

by Mark Campbell (The Manchurian Candidate, 2016), is based on the 2005 film Joyeux Noël, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Saturday Jan. 26, 2019 7:30 PM Thursday Jan. 31, 2019 7:30 PM Sunday Feb. 3, 2019 2:30 PM

Silent Night recounts a miraculous moment of peace during one of the bloodiest wars in human history. The year is 1914 and as Christmas Eve falls, soldiers in French, German, and Scottish trenches begin recalling songs of home, stepping into no-man’s-land for a spontaneous truce.

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Puccini’s sweeping story of young bohemians struggling to fulfill their dreams and find true love contains some of the most beloved music in all of opera. La bohème is frequently referenced in popular culture—from the Academy Award– winning film Moonstruck to the Tony–winning musical Rent— making the story and its music instantly recognizable to even newcomers to opera.

Saturday April 27, 2019 7:30 PM Thursday May 2, 2019 7:30 PM Sunday May 5, 2019 2:30 PM

Austin Opera audiences will soon discover why the Pulitzer committee hailed Silent Night for “displaying versatility of style and cutting straight to the heart.”

This exquisite production is a traditional telling of the classic tale. The City of Light’s snowy streets, drafty tenements, and nightclub diversions come to life in a production certain to linger in the memory long after its final heartrending scene.

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Opera ATX, powered by Austin Opera, will bring groundbreaking new works, emerging artists, exciting composers, and dynamic directors to Austin. By tapping into our city’s live music DNA, Austin Opera will continue to reflect the spirit of the city and the pioneering image it’s known for. Opera ATX will explore alternative venues and partnerships around town, starting at the historic Paramount Theatre.

We will create the conditions for operatic experiences completely new to Austin, and perhaps completely new to the art form. Driven by Austin Opera’s love of opera, love of audiences, and love of Austin, Opera ATX shows how Austin is shaping its opera company and inspiring innovative experiences.

David T. Little's Soldier Songs PARAMOUNT THEATRE

Friday Saturday Apr. 5, 2019 8:00 PM Apr. 6, 2019 8:00 PM Soldier Songs combines elements of theater, opera, rock-infused concert music, and video by filmmaker Bill Morrison to explore themes of loss, the exploitation of innocence, and the difficulty of expressing the truth of war. The libretto, created by the composer, was adapted from recorded interviews with veterans of five wars. Soldier Songs traces changing perceptions of war in our society and by those who experience it. It is a chilling and realistic view of our media-crazed, war-machine culture, and of the nature of power in war.

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With its poignant libretto, driving music, and surprising visual counterpoint, Soldier Songs perfectly represents the promise of Opera ATX: bringing innovative new works, sensational artists, and visionary creative teams to Austin.

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Elevate your show night experience with Chef David Garrido’s signature menu at Dine, perched lakeside in downtown Austin. Featuring fresh, American fare, enjoy a take on classic favorites such as steak and frites, mushroom truffle mac and cheese, baby back ribs with escabeche, ancho chile NY Strip, as well as Garrido’s signature fried oysters. Sip on craft cocktails, frozen margaritas and a thoughtful wine list in the restaurant’s stylish space, that perfectly harmonizes with Chef’s straightforward yet distinctively unique cuisine.

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We invite you to escape to Truluck’s. A getaway for the senses. Come savor the freshest Crab, direct from our own fisheries. Delight in our fresh-catch seafood menu or select tender, juicy steaks prepared to perfection. Then complement it all with delicious wines by the glass and bottle.

Austin’s original USDA Prime Steak House has been serving sizzling steaks since 1985. Served on a 500° sizzling plate, Ruth’s Chris guarantees your steak will be hot, juicy and delicious until the very last bite.

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Offering fresh takes on traditional Asian street food, Street is the latest concept from Austin restaurant veteran Ronald Cheng of Chinatown. The versatile menu features creative hot and cold “snacks,” sushi, dumplings, as well as vegan and gluten free options. It’s the perfect spot for a quick, healthy lunch, after-work drinks, or a fun night out with friends.

Chez Zee American Bistro, locally owned for over 20 years, serves lunch, happy hour, dinner, award-winning weekend brunch and house-made desserts. Cookin’ ‘til midnight, Friday and Saturday. Reservations any time; please come in before or after the show. Book your private party at Chez Zee! Visit us online for menus, maps and more.

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2 0 1 8 s ea s o n • Pa RT I I bLooD, sweat & tears

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karLa bonoff

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brian CULbertson

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bob sChneiDer & mitCh watkins

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monte montgomerY

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soUnDing CLaY

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ChUbbY CheCker

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maria mULDaUr

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terrY bozzio

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strUnz & farah

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tUCk & Patti

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miChaeL grimm

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three women & the trUth (eLiza giLkYson, marY gaUthier , & gretChen Peters)

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ONE WORLD WEDDINGS Our exquisite Tuscan-style villa nestled in the breathtaking Austin Hill Country lends the idyllic setting to your special event.

Enjoy an elegant, candlelight ceremony in the Theatre and gourmet dinner in the Celebration Hall, or exchange vows surrounded by the lush hillside, followed by a night of dancing under the stars in the Grand Piazza.

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A World Apart, A Moment Together One World & TRIAD funds of the San Antonio Area Foundation Connecting Central Texas Military Families One World’s innovative performing arts summer camp program provided scholarships through TRIAD funds of the San Antonio Area Foundation to give kids the opportunity to be a part of the musical production of “Wizard of Oz.” When the campers took the stage every parent, no matter where they were located, including Iraq was able to see their child perform.

Using amazing video technology generously provided by a partnership with LifeSize Communications, seven military bases were connected to One World Theatre, so that parent and child could see, talk and interact with each other as if they were in the same room. After the performance, each child and their family was given the opportunity to talk privately with their loved one, keeping the bond of family alive across the miles.

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