Recital Series: Lindemann Young Artist Concert 2016

A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR The Armory strives to provide its audiences with the opportunity to experience masterful and thought-provoking works that are in dialogue with the sweep of the Armory’s unique spaces. And there is no better setting than the Board of Officers Room, with its pristine acoustics and austere elegance, to offer audiences the chance to enjoy the intimacy of recitals and music-making.

Now in its fourth year, the recital series showcases more maverick musicians than ever before with an even greater breadth of works spanning more than six centuries. Building on our commitment to the art form that unites song and poetry, we feature the dynamic soprano Lisette Oropesa for an artfully-curated series of Spanish, German, and French art songs and the expressive countertenor Andreas Scholl, who performs a program of English Renaissance and Baroque gems.

We take the art form in exciting new directions with the Grammy Award-winning Roomful of Teeth in a performance exploring vocal music of the 21st century, a recital by the JACK Quartet performing the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Roger Reynold’s FLiGHT, and an interpretation of Nina Simone’s iconic voice through the cello of the intriguing Sonia Wieder-Atherton.

We also welcome burnished baritone Roderick Williams as well as Andreas Ottensamer, principal clarinettist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, for their thrilling North American recital debuts. Together with a program of Beethoven’s wondrous violin sonatas by Kristof Baráti, a poignant and heartfelt evening of lieder and art song performed by lyric soprano Kate Royal, and our ongoing partnership with the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program that spotlights the next generation of opera greats, this year’s lineup allows even more opportunities than ever before to witness major talent in the most personal of settings.

Pierre Audi Artistic Director

2016 RECITAL SERIES IN THE RESTORED BOARD OF OFFICERS ROOM

tuesday, march 8 at 7:30pm thursday, march 10 at 7:30pm

LINDEMANN YOUNG ARTIST CONCERT CLARISSA LYONS, SOPRANO RIHAB CHAIEB, MEZZO-SOPRANO KANG WANG, TENOR DIMITRI DOVER, PIANO GIUSEPPE MENTUCCIA, PIANO SOPHIA MUÑOZ, PIANO

The Metropolitan Opera Young Artist Recital Series is made possible by the Anthony B. and Judith W. Evnin Endowment Fund, in honor of Sarah Billinghurst.

The Recital Series is supported in part by a generous grant from Gwen Norton on behalf of the IKBS, and by The Reed Foundation. The Recital Series is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Support for Park Avenue Armory’s artistic season has been generously provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, the Marc Haas Foundation, Kaplen Brothers Fund, the Prospect Hill Foundation, the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, the Leon Levy Foundation, the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, and the Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation.

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PROGRAM Schumann (1810–1856)

Erste Begegnung, Op.74, no.1

Clarissa Lyons, Rihab Chaieb, Sophia Muñoz

Ich denke dein, Op.78, no.3

Clarissa Lyons, Kang Wang, Giuseppe Mentuccia

Des Sennin Abschied, Op.79, no.23

Rihab Chaieb, Sophia Muñoz

Widmung, Op.25, no.1

Kang Wang, Dimitri Dover

Clarissa Lyons, Giuseppe Mentuccia

Schneeglökchen, Op.79, no.27

Clarissa Lyons, Giuseppe Mentuccia

Bilder aus Osten, Op.66, no.4

Nicht schnell

Giuseppe Mentuccia, Sophia Muñoz

Mein schöner Stern, Op.101, no.4

Kang Wang, Dimitri Dover

In der Nacht, Op.74, no.4

Clarissa Lyons, Kang Wang, Giuseppe Mentuccia

Lust der Sturmnacht, Op.35, no.1

Rihab Chaieb, Sophia Muñoz

Bilder aus Osten, Op.66, no.6

Reuig, andachtig

Dimitri Dover, Giuseppe Mentuccia

Botschaft, Op.74, no.8

Clarissa Lyons, Rihab Chaieb, Dimitri Dover

Tanzlied, Op.78, no.1

Rihab Chaieb, Kang Wang, Dimitri Dover

Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)

Viens!

Clarissa Lyons, Kang Wang, Sophia Munoz

Gounod (1818–1893)

Viens! Les gazons sont verts

Rihab Chaieb, Sophia Munoz

Fauré (1845–1924)

Puisqu’ici bas tout âme

Clarissa Lyons, Rihab Chaieb, Sophia Munoz

Er Ist’s, Op.79, no.24

Intermission

Bizet (1838–1875) Jeux d’enfants Les bulles de savon Les quatre coins

Dimitri Dover, Sophia Muñoz

Gounod L’absent Kang Wang, Dimitri Dover Hahn (1874–1947)

Dans la nuit

Rihab Chaieb, Sophia Muñoz

Hahn L’heure exquise

Rihab Chaieb, Sophia Munoz

Gounod Sérénade

Clarissa Lyons, Giuseppe Mentuccia

Fauré Dolly Suite Mi-a-ou

Giuseppe Mentuccia, Sophia Muñoz

Fauré Pleurs d’Or

Rihab Chaieb, Kang Wang, Dimitri Dover

Bizet Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe

Rihab Chaieb, Sophia Muñoz

Viardot (1821–1910)

Clarissa Lyons, Giuseppe Mentuccia

Havanaise

Fauré Dolly Suite Le pas espagnole

Dimitri Dover, Sophia Muñoz

This performance is approximately one hour and forty-five minutes in length including intermission.

The piano for this recital has been generously provided by Yamaha.

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ABOUT THE PROGRAM It’s impossible to truly recreate the milieu in which the first listeners to tonight’s songs encountered them. At the most obvious level, the songs were new. Writing in the 1840’s and 1850’s Schumann was still very early in the development of the German Lied. The songs were frequently presented in salons like the one we are in now. Even the minority of songs which made it onto concert stages were heard in small halls, well suited to the clear delivery of text. Programming was less uniform than is the case today. Songs were often mixed in with chamber works, works for solo piano, duets, and larger ensembles arias and readings.

Robert Schumann began his musical career as a pianist. After writing a number of notable piano works, he turned his attention to song-writing. The year of his marriage to the 18year old Clara Wieck, 1840, was his first burst of songwriting creativity, producing many of his most popular songs. In addition to solo songs, we will hear vocal duets and four-hand compositions, all drawn from the deep well of imagination that informs all of Schumann’s remarkable, original music.

The second half of tonight’s program features French music from the Romantic period. Much of the vocal music of these composers was written first heard in private performances, often by amateur singers with the composers at the piano. The songs and duets we’re presenting share a lyricism, delicacy, and intimate scale quite different from the powerful effects these composers could summon on the opera stage. But the talent to create a character in a few swift strokes is not so different on the opera stage and the recital platform. Bizet brings Carmen to life in the first few bars of her entrance music. Similarly, the sultry heroine of “Les adieux de l’hôtesse Arabe” leaps off the page, creating an intense music drama in a few minutes time.

This is the second season of collaboration between the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Program and the Park Avenue Armory. We are delighted to perform in this beautiful space, so well suited to this captivating repertoire. I want to personally thank Sarah Billinghurst, who first had the idea of bringing the Met’s young artists to the Armory, and for all her support of these young performers.

—Brian Zeger Executive Director, Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS Mezzo-Soprano Rihab Chaieb, who was born in Tunisia and grew up in Montreal, is in her first year of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.

This season, Rihab Chaieb performed Tebaldo in Verdi’s Don Carlo at the Opéra National de Bordeaux, sang with the Tucson Song Desert Festival in collaboration with the Ravinia Festival, and took part in a recital at the Met Museum in New York. Last season, she sang Waltraute in Atom Egoyan’s production of Wagner’s Die Walküre at the Canadian Opera Company. She made her official debut with Glyndebourne Festival Opera in the summer of 2015 as Mércedès in David McVicar’s production of Bizet’s Carmen.

As an Ensemble member of the Canadian Opera she sang Sesto in La Clemenza di Tito, Juno/Ino in Semele, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, Inez in Il Trovatore, Soeur Mathilde in Dialogues des Carmélites, La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi, Tisbe in La Cenerentola, second secretary to Mao in Nixon in China, and French Mother in Death in Venice. She has also sung Dido in Dido and Aeneas with the McGill Chamber Orchestra.

She is the 2014 Bernard Diamant Prize winner of the Canada Arts Council, a Grand Prize Winner of the Christina & Louis Quilico Award competition, and a prize winner of the George London Foundation Competition and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

Ms. Chaieb earned her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, and studied at Cégèp de Saint-Laurent in Montreal. She has participated in the Merola Opera Program in San Francisco, the Steans Music Institute at the Ravinia Festival, and the Franz Schubert Institute in Baden bei Wien.

Ms. Chaieb’s participation in the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program is sponsored by the Kern Family, in memory of Ralph W. Kern.

Pianist Dimitri Dover is in his second year of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.

He served as pianist for the MET and Juilliard performances of Bellini’s La sonnambula last month, conducted by Speranza Scappucci. He has performed at New York’s Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, City Center, Symphony Space, and Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, as well as Warner Theater in Washington, Zipper Hall in Los Angeles, and throughout the USA, Canada, and Austria.

Recent appearances in the New York area include the 2013 4

Chelsea Music Festival, concerts of contemporary works with Cutting Edge and Composers Concordance, chamber music with North Shore Pro Musica, Lieder recitals with Schubert & Co., and numerous solo performances.

Mr. Dover has performed in the composer’s presence the works of Valerie Coleman, Dan Cooper, George Crumb, Jake Heggie, Libby Larsen, the late Nicholas Maw, John Musto, Ben Moore, André Previn, Gene Pritsker, Morton Subotnick, and Chris Theofanidis, among many others. He has participated in masterclasses with many of the world’s leading solo and collaborative artists, including Elly Ameling, Julius Drake, Leon Fleisher, Richard Goode, Rudolf Jansen, Graham Johnson, Martin Katz, and Roger Vignoles.

Since 2011, Mr. Dover has held a C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellowship in Collaborative Piano at The Juilliard School, where he has served as teaching assistant to Jonathan Feldman, chair of Collaborative Piano, as well as staff pianist for Juilliard Vocal Arts and teaching fellow in Keyboard Skills. He was awarded full fellowships to Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Summer Music Festival, and Songfest at Colburn, where he returned as staff pianist in 2014. He has also attended the Franz-Schubert-Institut in Baden, Austria.

Mr. Dover received his M.M. and Graduate Performance Diploma in Piano Performance from the Peabody Conservatory, where he was twice honored with performances at commencement and awarded multiple conservatory prizes in accompanying. He holds a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University, where he performed extensively as concerto soloist, including the Schumann Piano Concerto at Sanders Theatre, as well as recitalist and chamber musician.

Soprano Clarissa Lyons, from Davis, California, is in her first year of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.

Ms. Lyons sang the role of Lisa in the MET and Juilliard production of La sonnambula, conducted by Speranza Scappucci last month. This past summer Ms. Lyons was at Caramoor as a Bel Canto Young Artist, and recently participated in Marilyn Horne’s series The Song Continues at Carnegie Hall. In 2012 she sang Second Witch and Second Woman in Dido and Aeneas with the Mark Morris Dance Group at Lincoln Center.

In both 2012 and 2011 Ms. Lyons appeared at Tanglewood as a Music Center fellow, where she sang the title role in Monteverdi’s Lamento d’Arianna, Ravel’s Trois Poèmes de Stephane Mallarmé, and appeared in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Susan

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Graham. Ms. Lyons has also appeared at Opera on the Avalon in the role of Helena in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with Martina Aroyo’s Prelude to Performance summer program as Mimi in La bohème, and sang the role of Elaine O’Neill in John Musto’s Later the Same Evening at MSM.

Internationale Meistersinger Akademie (2013) and Opera on the Avalon (2014). She is an alumna of the YoungARTS program, performing in the Gala under the direction of Bill T. Jones; alumna facilitator and performer in “Salutes to the Presidential Scholars in the Arts” at the Kennedy Center.

She received the Grand Prize at Florida Grand’s Young Patronesses of the Opera competition, First Place in the Carmel Music Society competition and the Hertz Memorial Traveling Fellowship from UC Berkeley.

Ms. Muñoz has also participated in masterclasses with artists such as Richard Goode, Ken Noda, Wolfram Rieger, John Fisher, Margo Garrett, Kayo Iwama, Vera Calabria, Vitaly Margulis, Eteri Anjerperidze, and Andrzej Jasinski.

Ms. Lyons earned her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and her Masters of Music from Bard College Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music.

She received her Master of Music and Bachelor of Music from the Mannes College the New School for Music.

Pianist Giuseppe Mentuccia, from Bassano Romano, Italy, is in his first year of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. He served as Assistant Conductor for the MET and Juilliard performances of Bellini’s La sonnambula last month, conducted by Speranza Scappucci.

He has given solo recitals and concerto performances throughout Europe and the USA including at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Alice Tully Hall, The Greene Space at WQXR, and the Valencia International Piano Festival. He has served on the faculty of both the Music Academy of the West and Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, and is currently on the faculty at The Juilliard School.

Mr. Mentuccia won first prize at the Juilliard Stravinsky Concerto Competition and Prize Vittoria as best graduate of Santa Cecilia Conservatory.

Mr. Mentuccia received his Artist Diploma in piano performance at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and his Masters of Music at The Juilliard School. He is currently a third-year CV Starr Doctoral Fellow at Juilliard.

Pianist Sophia Muñoz, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, is in her second year of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. Last season she served as rehearsal pianist for the MET and Juilliard production of Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide, conducted by Jane Glover. Ms. Muñoz was the rehearsal pianist and harpsichordist in Il Viaggio a Reims, and rehearsal and orchestral pianist in the New York premiere of Daniel Catán’s Il Postino, both with Mannes Opera under the baton of Joseph Colaneri. She has performed in concerts with the Mannes Festival including performances at Weill Recital Hall and Steinway Hall.

Ms. Muñoz was the also the pianist and repetiteur for

Australian-Chinese tenor Kang Wang is in his first year of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.

Mr. Wang sang the role of Elvino in the MET and Juilliard production of La sonnambula, conducted by Speranza Scappucci last month.

Kang Wang was previously a member of the opera studio “OperAvenir” at Theater Basel in Switzerland in the 20142015 season, during which time he performed Nathanael in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Notar in Don Pasquale, and Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia. He performed Don José in La Tragedie de Carmen at IVAI Virginia in June 2014, and sang Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore at the Royal Northern College of Music. At the Queensland Conservatorium he sang Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi and Tom Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress.

Mr. Wang won the People’s Choice Award in the Dame Joan Sutherland National Vocal Award, and as one of five finalists, performed in the final concert of the Australian Singing Competition at the Sydney Opera House. He won the Clonter Opera Prize in the UK in 2014 and was a semi-finalist of the 2011 Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Vienna.

Kang Wang gained his International Artist Diploma in Opera at Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK, and completed his Master of Music Studies in opera at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University in Australia under Mr. Joseph Ward OBE.

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TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS SCHUMANN Erste Begegnung Text by Emanuel von Geibel Translated by David K. Smythe Von dem Rosenbusch, o Mutter, von den Rosen komm ich.

An den Ufern jenes Wassers sah ich Rosen stehn und Knospen; von den Rosen komm ich.

An den Ufern jenes Flusses sah ich Rosen stehn in Blüte, von den Rosen komm ich, von den Rosen, sah ich Rosen stehn in Blüte, Brach mit Seufzen mir die Rosen.

From the rosebush, O mother, from the roses I come.

On the bank of that water I saw roses and buds; from the roses I come.

On the bank of that river I saw roses in bloom; with sighs I picked the roses.

Und am Rosenbusch, o Mutter, Einen Jüngling sah ich, An den Ufern jenes Wassers Einen schlanken Jüngling sah ich, Einen Jüngling sah ich.

An den Ufern jenes Flusses Sucht nach Rosen auch der Jüngling, Viele Rosen pflückt er, viele Rosen.

Und mit Lächeln brach die schönste er, Gab mit Seufzen mir die Rose.

And at the rosebush, O mother, I saw a youth, On the bank of that water I saw a slim youth, I saw a youth.

On the bank of that river the youth was also looking for roses, many roses he plucked, many roses, and with a smile he picked the most beautiful, with a sigh he gave me the rose.

Ich denke dein Text by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Translated by Emily Ezust Ich denke dein, wenn mir der Sonne Schimmer Vom Meere strahlt; Ich denke dein, wenn sich des Mondes Flimmer In Quellen malt.

I think of you when the sunlight shimmers, beaming from the sea; I think of you when the moon’s gleam paints the streams.

Ich sehe dich, wenn auf dem fernen Wege Der Staub sich hebt; In tiefer Nacht, wenn auf dem schmalen Stege Der Wandrer bebt.

I see you when, on distant roads, the dust rises up; in deep night, when on the narrow bridge a traveler quivers.

Ich höre dich, wenn dort mit dumpfem Rauschen Die Welle steigt.

Im stillen Haine geh ich oft zu lauschen, Wenn alles schweigt.

I hear you when there, with a muffled roar, the waves rise.

In the still grove I go often to listen, when everything is silent.

Ich bin bei dir, du seist auch noch so ferne.

Du bist mir nah!

Die Sonne sinkt, bald leuchten mir die Sterne.

O wärst du da!

Die Sonne sinkt, bald leuchten mir die Sterne.

O wärst du da!

I am with you, even if you are so far away.

You are near me!

The sun sinks, and soon the stars will shine for me.

O, if only you were here!

The sun sinks, and soon the stars will shine for me.

O, if only you were here!

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Des Sennen Abschied Text by Friedrich von Schiller Translated by Emily Ezust Ihr Matten, lebt wohl, Ihr sonnigen Weiden!

Der Senne muß scheiden, Der Sommer ist hin.

You meadows, farewell, you sunny pasturelands!

The herdsman must leave, for summer is past.

Wir fahren zu Berg, wir kommen wieder, Wenn der Kuckuck ruft, wenn erwachen die Lieder, Wenn mit Blumen die Erde sich kleidet neu, Wenn die Brünnlein fließen im lieblichen Mai.

We travel to the mountain and return when the cuckoo calls, when songs awaken, when the earth adorns itself anew with flowers, when the springs flow in lovely May.

Ihr Matten, lebt wohl, Ihr sonnigen Weiden!

Der Senne muß scheiden, Der Sommer ist hin.

You meadows, farewell, you sunny pasturelands!

The herdsman must leave, for summer is past.

Widmung Text by Friedrich Rückert Translated by Emily Ezust Du meine Seele, du mein Herz, Du meine Wonn’, o du mein Schmerz, Du meine Welt, in der ich lebe, Mein Himmel du, darein ich schwebe, O du mein Grab, in das hinab Ich ewig meinen Kummer gab!

Du bist die Ruh, du bist der Frieden, Du bist der Himmel mir beschieden.

Daß du mich liebst, macht mich mir wert, Dein Blick hat mich vor mir verklärt, Du hebst mich liebend über mich, Mein guter Geist, mein beßres Ich!

You my soul, you my heart, you my bliss, o you my pain, you the world in which I live; you my heaven, in which I float, o you my grave, into which I eternally cast my grief.

You are rest, you are peace, you are bestowed upon me from heaven.

That you love me gives me my worth; your gaze transfigures me; you raise me lovingly above myself, my good spirit, my better self!

Er Ist’s Text by Eduard Mörike Translated by Emily Ezust Frühling läßt sein blaues Band Wieder flattern durch die Lüfte; Süße, wohlbekannte Düfte Streifen ahnungsvoll das Land.

Veilchen träumen schon, Wollen balde kommen.

Horch, ein Harfen ton!

Frühling, ja du bist’s!

Dich hab ich vernommen!

Spring lets its blue ribbon flutter again in the breeze; a sweet, familiar scent sweeps with promise through the land.

Violets are already dreaming, and will soon arrive.

Hark! In the distance—the sound of the harp!

Spring, yes it is you!

It is you that I have heard!

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Schneeglöckchen Translated by Emily Ezust Text by Friedrich Rückert Der Schnee, der gestern noch in Flöckchen Vom Himmel fiel, Hängt nun geronnen heut als Glöckchen Am zarten Stiel.

Schneeglöckchen läutet, was bedeutet’s Im stillen Hain?

O komm geschwind! Im Haine läutet’s Den Frühling ein.

O kommt, ihr Blätter, Blüt’ und Blume, Die ihr noch träumt, All zu des Frühlings Heiligtume!

Kommt ungesäumt!

The snow, that just yesterday was falling in flakes from the sky, today hangs now, congealed, like bells from a tender stem.

The snowdrop bell tolls - what does it mean in the silent grove?

O come quickly! In the grove, it tolls for Spring.

O come, you leaves, blossoms and flowers you who are still dreaming— come to Spring’s sanctuary!

Come at once!

Mein schöner Stern!

Translated by Sharon Krebs Text by Friedrich Rückert Mein schöner Stern! ich bitte dich, O lasse du dein heitres Licht Nicht trüben durch den Dampf in mir, Vielmehr den Dampf in mir zu Licht, Mein schöner Stern, verklären hilf!

My radiant star, I beg you, Oh do not let your bright light Be dimmed by the mists in me.

Rather help transfigure the mists in me Into light, my radiant star!

Mein schöner Stern! ich bitte dich, Nicht senk’ herab zur Erde dich, Weil du mich noch hier unten siehst, Heb’ auf vielmehr zum Himmel mich, Mein schöner Stern, wo du schon bist!

My radiant star, I beg you, Do not descend to earth Because you see me down here still.

Rather lift me up to heaven, My radiant star, where you already are!

In der Nacht Translated by Emily Ezust Text by Emanuel von Geibel Alle gingen, Herz, zur Ruh, alle schlafen, nur nicht du.

Denn der hoffnungslose Kummer scheucht von deinem Bett den Schlummer, und dein Sinnen schweift in stummer Sorge seiner Liebe zu.

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All are sleeping, weary heart!

Thou, thou only sleepless art!

All this throbbing, all this aching, Evermore shall keep thee waking, For a heart in sorrow breaking Thinketh ever of its smart!

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Lust der Sturmnacht Translated by Emily Ezust Text by Justinus Kerner Wenn durch Berg und Tale draußen Regen schauert, Stürme brausen, Schild und Fenster hell erklirren, Und in Nacht die Wandrer irren,

When, outside, over mountain and valley rain pours and storms rage, name-plate and window rattle clearly, and in the night the traveller goes astray,

Ruht es sich so süß hier innen, Aufgelöst in sel’ges Minnen; All der goldne Himmelsschimmer Flieht herein ins stille Zimmer:

it is so sweet to rest here inside, surrendering to blissful love; all of Heaven’s golden glow flees to this quiet room:

Reiches Leben, hab Erbarmen!

Halt mich fest in linden Armen!

Lenzesblumen aufwärts dringen, Wölklein ziehn und Vöglein singen.

Rich life, have mercy!

Hold me fast in your gentle arms!

Spring flowers thrust upward, clouds float by and birds sing.

Ende nie, du Sturmnacht, wilde!

Klirrt ihr Fenster, schwankt, ihr Schilde, Bäumt euch, Wälder, braus’ o Welle, Mich umfängt des Himmels Helle!

Never end, you stormy, wild night!

Rattle, you window; shake, you name-plate; Rear up, forests; roar, o wave: Heaven’s brightness holds me fast!

Botschaft Text by Emanuel von Geibel

Translated by Sharon Krebs

Nelken wind’ ich und Jasmin, und es denkt mein Herz an ihn.

I wind a wreath of carnations and jasmine, And my heart thinks of him.

Nelken all’, ihr flammenroten, Die der Morgen mir beschert, Zu ihm send’ ich euch als Boten Jener Glut, die mich verzehrt; Und ihr weißen Blüten wert, Sanft mit Düften grüßet ihn, Sagt ihm, daß ich bleich vor Sehnen, Daß ich auf ihn harr’ in Tränen—

Carnations all, you flame-red ones, Which the morning has given to me, I send you to him as messengers Of that fervor that consumes me; And you white, precious blossoms, Greet him gently with your scents, Tell him that I am pale with longing, That I wait for him in tears—

Nelken wind’ ich und Jasmin und es denkt mein Herz an ihn.

I wind a wreath of carnations and jasmine.

And my heart thinks of him.

Tausend Blumen, tauumflossen, Find’ ich neu im Tal erwacht; Alle sind erst heut’ entsprossen, Aber hin ist ihre Pracht, Wenn der nächste Morgen lacht.

Sprich, du duftiger Jasmin, Sprecht, ihr flammenroten Nelken: Kann so schnell auch Liebe welken?

Ach, es denkt mein Herz an ihn!

A thousand flowers, engulfed in dew, I find newly awakened in the valley; All of them have only blossomed today; But their splendor is gone When the next morning smiles.

Tell me, you scented jasmine, Speak, you flame-red carnations, Can love wither so quickly?

Ah, my heart thinks of him.

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Tanzlied Text by Friedrich Rückert

Translated by Emily Ezust

Sie: Eia, wie flattert der Kranz, Trauter, komm mit mir zum Tanz!

Wollen uns schwingen, Rasch uns erspringen Mitten im wonnigen Glanz, Trauter, komm mit mir zum Tanz!

She: Eia, look how the ribbons flutter on the wreath— Come dance with me, my dear!

Let’s swing, Let’s leap quickly Into the middle of this delightful brilliance!

Come dance with me, my dear!

Er: Weh! wie pocht mir das Herz, Sage, was soll mir der Scherz?

Laß dich umschließen, Laß mich zerfließen, Ruhend im seligen Schmerz; Sage, was soll mir der Scherz?

He: Woe, how my heart pounds!

Tell me, what jest is this?

Let me embrace you, Let me melt away, Resting in blissful pain.

Tell me, what jest is this?

Sie: Eia, der Walzer erklingt, Pärchen an Pärchen sich schwingt, Mädchen und Bübchen, Schelmchen und Liebchen!

Frisch, wo’s am dichtesten springt, Pärchen an Pärchen sich schwingt!

She: Eia, the waltz is starting: Couple upon couple are swaying, Maidens and lads, Rogues and sweethearts!

Quick, let’s jump in where the crowd is thick.

Couple upon couple are swaying!

Er: Wehe! mir sinket der Arm, Mitten im jauchzenden Schwarm, Wie sie dich fassen, Muß ich erblassen, Möchte vergehen im Harm Mitten im jauchzenden Schwarm.

He: Woe! my arm has dropped In the middle of the jubilant crowd.

See how they touch each other!

I turn pale...

Perhaps I will be hurt In the middle of the jubilant crowd.

Sie: Eia, wie flattert der Kranz, Heute für alle im Tanz, Flatterig heute, Morgen gescheute, Morgen, o Trauter, dein ganz Heute für alle im Tanz!

She: Eia, how the ribbons flutter on the wreath Today, for everyone who is dancing: Swirling about today, Tomorrow gone; Tomorrow, o sweetheart, yours completely, Today, for everyone who is dancing!

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SAINT-SAËNS Viens!

Text by Victor Hugo

Translated by Richard Stokes

Viens! Une flûte invisible Soupire dans les vergers.

La chanson la plus paisible Est la chanson des bergers.

Come! An unseen flute Sighs among the orchards.

The most peaceful song Is the song that shepherds sing.

Le vent ride, sous l’yeuse, Le sombre miroir des eaux.

La chanson la plus joyeuse Est la chanson des oiseaux.

The wind ruffles beneath the ilex The waters’ sombre mirror.

The most joyous song Is the song the birds sing.

Que nul soin ne te tourmente.

Aimons-nous! aimons toujours!

La chanson la plus charmante Est la chanson des amours.

Let no care torment you.

Let us love! Let us always love!

The most charming song Is the song that lovers sing.

GOUNOD Viens! Les gazons sont verts Text by Jules Barbier

Translated by Emily Ezust

Si tu dors, jeune fille, Debout, debout! voici le soleil!

Chasse de tes yeux l’indolent sommeil!

C’est l’heure du réveil!

If you’re sleeping, young maiden, Arise, arise! Here is the sun!

Chase indolent sleep from your eyes!

It’s time to get up!

Suis moi, vive et gentille!

Pieds nus, viens! Les gazons sont verts!

Les ruisseaux jaseurs par les bois déserts Promènent leurs flots clairs!

Follow me, lively and sweet [girl]!

Bare feet, come! The grass is green!

The chattering streams traverse deserted woods With clear ripples!

Viens! Les gazons sont verts!

Come! The grass is green!

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FAURÉ Puisqu’ici-bas toute âme Text by Victor Hugo

Translated by Faith J. Cormier

Puisqu’ici-bas toute âme Donne à quelqu’un Sa musique, sa flamme, Ou son parfum;

As each soul here below Someone has lent, Its music or its glow Or its own scent;

Puisqu’ici toute chose Donne toujours Son épine ou sa rose À ses amours;

As all things here below To true love give A thorn, or else a rose, As they do live;

Puisqu’avril donne aux chênes Un bruit charmant; Que la nuit donne aux peines L’oubli dormant.

As April gives the oaks A charming sound; Night pain in kind sleep soaks, Our cares to drown.

Puisque, lorsqu’elle arrive S’y reposer, L’onde amère à la rive Donne un baiser;

As when dark waves reach land To take their rest, They leave upon the strand A sweet caress;

Je te donne, à cette heure, Penché sur toi, La chose la meilleure Que j’ai en moi!

I give thee, at this hour, Bent over thee, The best that’s in my power, The best in me!

Reçois donc ma pensée, Triste d’ailleurs, Qui, comme une rosée, T’arrive en pleurs!

I give my thoughts so true, Though sad they be, Like glistening drops of dew They fall on thee.

Reçois mes voeux sans nombre, Ô mes amours, Reçois la flamme ou l’ombre De tous mes jours!

My vows uncounted claim My love, always.

Receive the shade or flame Of all my days.

Mes transports pleins d’ivresses, Purs de soupçons, Et toutes les caresses De mes chansons!

My wildest transports greet, Suspicions gone, And each caress so sweet Of this my song.

Mon esprit qui sans voile Vogue au hasard, Et qui n’a pour étoile Que ton regard!

My spirit which, afar, Drifts on the sea, Its only gliding star The sight of thee.

Reçois, mon bien céleste, O ma beauté, Mon coeur, dont rien ne reste, L’amour ôté!

Take, heavenly creature, O, my beauty, My heart, its only feature My love for thee.

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GOUNOD L’absent Text by Charles Gounod

Translated by Faith J. Cormier

Ô silence des nuits dont la voix seule est douce, Quand je n’ai plus sa voix, Mystérieux rayons, qui glissez sur la mousse Dans l’ombre de ses bois,

Silence of the night, whose voice alone is sweet, when I no longer hear her voice, Mysterious rays, gliding over the moss in the shadow of the woods,

Dites-moi si ses yeux, à l’heure où tout sommeille Se rouvrent doucement Et si ma bien-aimée, alors que moi veille, Se souvient de l’absent!

tell me if her eyes, when all else sleeps, open softly and if my beloved, while I watch, remembers the absent one.

Quand la lune est aux cieux, baignant de sa lumière Les grands bois et l’azur; Quand des cloches du soir qui tintent la prière Vibre l’écho si pur,

When the moon is in the heavens, bathing with her light the woods and the blue, when the evening bells’ call to prayer vibrates the pure echo,

Dites-moi si son âme, un instant recueillie, S’élève avec leur chant, Et si de leurs accords la paisible harmonie Lui rappelle l’absent!

tell me if her soul, withdrawn a moment, rises up with their song, and whether their chords of peaceful harmony remind her of the absent one!

HAHN Dans la nuit Text by Ioannes Papadiamantopoulos

Translated by Laura Silvis

Quand je viendrai m’asseoir dans le vent, dans la nuit, Au bout du rocher solitaire, Quand je n’entendrai plus, en t’écoutant, le bruit Que fait mon coeur sur cette terre, Ne te contente pas, Océan, de jeter Sur mon visage un peu d’écume!

D’un coup de lame alors il te faut m’emporter Pour dormir dans ton amertume!

When I come and sit in the wind, in the night, On the edge of the rocky cliff, When I no longer hear, listening to you, the sound My heart makes on this earth, Do not be satisfied, Ocean, to toss On my face a little foam!

With the swipe of a wave you must then carry me away To sleep in your bitter depths!

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HAHN L’heure exquise Text by Paul Verlaine

Translated by Grant A. Lewis

La lune blanche Luit dans les bois; De chaque branche Part une voix Sous la ramée...

The white moon shines in the woods.

From each branch springs a voice beneath the arbor.

Ô bien aimée.

Oh my beloved...

L’étang reflète, Profond miroir, La silhouette Du saule noir Où le vent pleure...

Like a deep mirror the pond reflects the silhouette of the black willow where the wind weeps.

Rêvons, c’est l’heure.

Let us dream! It is the hour...

Un vaste et tendre Apaisement Semble descendre Du firmament Que l’astre irise...

A vast and tender calm seems to descend from a sky made iridescent by the moon.

C’est l’heure exquise.

It is the exquisite hour!

GOUNOD Sérénade Text by Victor Hugo

Translated by Peter Low

Quand tu chantes, bercée Le soir entre mes bras, Entends-tu ma pensée Qui te répond tout bas?

Ton doux chant me rappelle Les plus beaux de mes jours.

Chantez, ma belle, Chantez toujours!

When you sing in the evening cradled in my arms, can you hear my thoughts softly answering you?

Your sweet song recalls to me the happiest days I’ve known.

Sing, sing, my pretty one, sing on forever!

Quand tu ris, sur ta bouche L’amour s’épanouit, Et soudain le farouche Soupçon s’évanouit.

Ah! le rire fidèle prouve un coeur sans détours!

Riez, ma belle, Riez, toujours!

When you laugh, love blossoms on your lips, and at once cruel suspicion vanishes.

Ah, faithful laughter shows a heart without guile.

Laugh, laugh, my pretty one, laugh on forever!

Quand tu dors, calme et pure, dans l’ombre, sous mes yeux, ton haleine murmure des mots harmonieux.

Ton beau corps se révèle sans voile et sans atours... dormez, ma belle, dormez toujours!

When you sleep calm and pure beneath my gaze, in the shadow, your breathing murmurs harmonious words.

Your lovely body is revealed without veil or finery.

Sleep, sleep, my pretty one, sleep on forever!

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FAURÉ Pleurs d’Or Text by Albert Victor Samain

Translated by David K. Smythe

Larmes aux fleurs suspendues, Larmes de sources perdues Aux mousses des rochers creux;

Tears hanging from the flowers, Tears of springs lost In the mossy hollows of the rocks;

Larmes d’automne épandues, Larmes de cor entendues Dans les grands bois douloureux;

Autumnal tears spread, Painful tears of horns heard In the great woods.

Larmes des cloches latines, Carmélites, Feuillantines...

Voix des beffrois en ferveur;

Tears of Latin bells, Carmelites, Feuillantines...

Voices of belfries in fervour;

Larmes des nuits étoilées, Larmes des flûtes voilées Au bleu du parc endormi;

Tears of starry nights, Tears of veiled flutes In the blue of the sleepy park;

Larmes aux grands cils perlées, Larmes d’amantes coulées Jusqu’à l’âme de l’ami;

Beaded tears of long eyelashes, Tears of a mistress flowing As far as the soul of the lover;

Larmes d’extase, éplorement délicieux, Tombez des nuits! Tombez des fleurs! Tombez des yeux!

Drops of ecstasy, deliciously grief-stricken, Let nights fall! Let flowers fall! Let eyes fall!

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BIZET Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe Text by Victor Hugo

Translated by Faith J. Cormier

Puisque rien ne t’arrête en cet heureux pays, Ni l’ombre du palmier, ni le jaune maïs, Ni le repos, ni l’abondance, Ni de voir à ta voix battre le jeune sein De nos sœurs, dont, les soirs, le tournoyant essaim Couronne un côteau de sa danse,

Since nothing holds you to this happy land, neither the shade of a palm tree nor the yellow corn, neither rest nor abundance nor seeing beat at the sound of your voice the youthful breasts of our sisters, whose dance, like that of a hive of bees, crowns the evening hills.

Adieu, beau voyageur! Hélas! Adieu! Oh! que n’es-tu de ceux Qui donnent pour limite à leurs pieds paresseux Leur toit de branches ou de toiles!

Qui, rêveurs, sans en faire, écoutent les récits, Et souhaitent le soir, devant leur porte assis, De s’en aller dans les étoiles!

Hélas! Adieu! Adieu! Beau voyageur!

Adieu, handsome traveler. Alas!

Oh, why aren’t you one of those who limit their lazy feet to their own roofs of branches or canvas!

Who, dreamers, listen to stories without making any, and dream of flying away to the stars, sitting before their doors in the evening?

Alas, adieu, handsome traveler

Si tu l’avais voulu, peut-être une de nous, O jeune homme, eût aimé te servir à genoux Dans nos huttes toujours ouvertes; Elle eût fait, en berçant ton sommeil de ses chants, Pour chasser de ton front les moucherons méchants, Un éventail de feuilles vertes.

Had you wished it, perhaps one of us, young man, would have liked to serve you, kneeling, in our huts that are always open.

She would have lulled you to sleep and made a fan of green leaves to chase away the flies from your brow.

Si tu ne reviens pas, songe un peu quelquefois Aux filles du désert, sœurs à la douce voix, Qui dansent pieds nus sur la dune; O beau jeune homme blanc, bel oiseau passager, Souviens-toi, car peut-être, ô rapide étranger, Ton souvenir reste à plus d’une!

Hélas! Adieu! bel étranger Hélas! Adieu! Sonviens-toi!

If you don’t come back, think sometimes on the desert’s daughters, soft-voiced sisters dancing barefoot on the dune.

Handsome young white man, lovely bird of passage, remember, for perhaps, oh rapid stranger, your memory remains in more than one of them!

Alas, adieu, beautiful stranger Alas, adieu, remember

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VIARDOT Havanaise Text by Louis Pomey

Translated by Sophia Muñoz

Sur la rive le flot d’argent En chantant brise mollement, Et des eaux avec le ciel pur Au lointain se confond l’azur.

Quel doux hymne la mer soupire!

Viens c’est nous que sa voix attire, Sois, ô belle! moins rebelle, Sois, ô belle! moins cruelle, Ah! Ah! A ses chants laisse-toi charmer!

Viens, c’est là que l’on sait aimer.

O ma belle, la mer t’appelle.

A ses chants laisse-toi charmer, C’est en mer que l’on sait aimer, oui c’est là que l’on sait aimer!

On the shore the silver wave While singing breaks gently And the blue of the waters with the pure sky Off in the distance is blended.

What sweet hymn the sea sighs!

Come, it’s us that her voice beckons, Be, oh beauty, less rebellious, Be, oh beauty, less cruel, Ah! Let yourself be charmed by her songs!

Come, it’s there that we can love.

Oh my beauty, the sea calls you.

Allow yourself to be charmed by her songs, It’s in the sea that we can love, Yes, it’s there that we can love!

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ABOUT THE ARMORY Part American palace, part industrial shed, Park Avenue Armory is dedicated to supporting unconventional works in the visual and performing arts that need non-traditional spaces for their full realization, enabling artists to create and audiences to consume epic and adventurous presentations that can not be mounted elsewhere in New York City. In its first eight years, the Armory opened its doors to visionary artists, directors, and impresarios who provided extraordinary experiences in a range of art forms. Such was its impact that in December 2011, The New York Times noted, “Park Avenue Armory… has arrived as the most important new cultural institution in New York City.”

Built between 1877 and 1881, Park Avenue Armory has been hailed as containing “the single most important collection of nineteenth century interiors to survive intact in one building” by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. The 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall, with an 80-foot-high barrel vaulted roof, is one of the largest unobstructed spaces in New York City. The Armory’s magnificent reception rooms were designed by leaders of the American Aesthetic Movement, among them Louis Comfort Tiffany, Stanford White, Candace Wheeler, and Herter Brothers. The building is currently undergoing a $200-million renovation designed by Herzog & de Meuron.

PARK AVENUE ARMORY STAFF Rebecca Robertson, President and Executive Producer Pierre Audi, Artistic Director Katrina Berselius, Executive Assistant to the President Liz Bickley, Director of Special Events Jenni Bowman, Producer David Burnhauser, Collection Manager Courtney Caldwell, Venue Events Manager Rebecca Cribbin, Director of Production Leandro Dasso, Porter Khemraj Dat, Accountant Jordana De La Cruz, Special Projects Coordinator Mayra DeLeon, Porter Jay T. Dority, Director of Facilities Marcia Ebaugh-Pallán, Manager of Special Events Melanie Forman, Chief Development Officer Caelan Fortes, Individual Giving Assistant Lissa Frenkel, Managing Director Peter Gee, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Pip Gengenbach, Education Coordinator Jennie Herreid, Ticket Services Manager Reginald Hunter, Building Mechanic Antonella Inserra, Office Manager Cassidy Jones, Education Director Chelsea Emelie Kelly, Youth Corps Coordinator Nicole Kidston, Deputy Director of Development Allison Kline, Director of Foundation and Government Relations 18

Nicholas Lazzaro, Associate Technical Director Michael Lonergan, Producing Director Wayne Lowery, Security Director Jason Lujan, Operations Manager Ryan Hugh McWilliams, Digital Marketing Manager Rebecca Mosena, Coordinator, Membership and Development Walter Nin, Security Manager Maxine Petry, Manager of Individual Giving Charmaine Portis, Executive Assistant to the Chief Development Officer Kirsten Reoch, Director of Design and Construction Matthew Rymkiewicz, Tessitura Database Manager William Say, Superintendent Jenney Shamash, Production Coordinator Jennifer Smith, Manager of Corporate Relations Tom Trayer, Director of Marketing Brandon Walker, Associate Technical Director Jessica Wasilewski, Producer Monica Weigel, Education Manager Avery Willis Hoffman, Program Director Youth Corps Santiago Budier, Rachel Calabrese, Logan Delgado, Joselin Flores, Lizmarie Garcia, Isatu Jalloh, Sinaia Jones, Terrelle Jones, Destiny Lora, Leidy Dania Carrasco Paulino, Angela Reynoso, Rafael Rosario, Cory Sierra, Keshawn Wallace, Maegan Wright

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NEXT IN THE RECITAL SERIES ROOMFUL OF TEETH

ANDREAS OTTENSAMER, clarinet JOSÉ GALLARDO, piano

march 31–april 1

“Roomful of Teeth is making some of the most rigorously venturesome and thrillingly inventive music being made by any ensemble, vocal or instrumental, today.” —The Nation The Grammy Award-winning Roomful of Teeth is a project dedicated to mining the expressive potential of the human voice, exploring singing traditions and techniques from around the world in an effort to commission new vocal works without borders. Having been heralded as “blazing a new trail” in choral music by The New Yorker, the group performs a program of works that include Elliot Cole’s Hanuman’s Leap and others that redefine vocal music for the 21st century.

KRISTÓF BARÁTI, violin KLÁRA WÜRTZ, piano april 27–28

“Baráti’s performance was, in a word, masterful. Probing, austere, meditative, it rang with a rare sense of authenticity and almost majestic scope.” —The Washington Post There is no doubt that the ten Beethoven sonatas represent the most important body of work for violin and piano, setting the standard to which all other composers aspired for many years to come. Having received rave reviews for their recording of these brilliant works, celebrated duo Kristóf Baráti and Klára Würtz arrive at the Armory to interpret a selection of these wondrous works.

ANDREAS SCHOLL, countertenor TAMAR HALPERIN, harpsichord may 21–22

“It might be a new Golden Age of the countertenor, but few can equal the sheer beauty of tone and dramatic instinct displayed by Andreas Scholl.” —BBC Music Magazine The countertenor voice—a male who sings in the pitch range more typically associated with the alto or mezzo—came to prominence in the mid-17th century before falling from favor not even a century later. It has since enjoyed a powerful resurgence, with many countertenors now commanding praise on the world’s greatest concert and operatic stages. Andreas Scholl, who possesses one of the most beautiful countertenor voices of his generation, comes to the Board of Officers Room with a program that explores the poetry and artistic expression of the English Renaissance and Baroque at the height of the voice type’s original popularity.

september 7–9

“One of the leading clarinetists working today.”

—The Independent (UK) Born into a musical family in Vienna, clarinetist Andreas Ottensamer dabbled with the piano and cello before taking up the clarinet. The young Austrian prodigy has gone on to become principal clarinetist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, capturing audiences and critics alike with his diverse musicality and the singular beauty of tone that he coaxes from the instrument. He makes his North American recital debut in the Board of Officers Room with a program the perfectly showcases what the clarinet can do in a space that highlights the sheer beauty of chamber music.

SONIA WIEDER-ATHERTON, cello BRUNO FONTAINE, piano october 7–8

“Sonia Wieder-Atherton has created a tribute to Nina Simone that is more than the sum of its parts and a world away from a straightforward set of cover songs.”

—The Strad Having delighted Armory audiences in 2015 with her program of Benjamin Britten’s powerful suites and Sylvia Plath’s haunting poetry, renowned cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton returns to the Board of Officers Room with the North American premiere of a program that boldly re-imagines the radical, sometimes fierce music of Nina Simone. With her cello taking the role of the torch singer’s voice, WiederAtherton digs deep into Simone’s universe and delivers a kaleidoscope of emotions, from honey-sweet to raw and uncompromising, and an exploration of diverse styles in this musical tour de force.

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NEXT AT THE ARMORY DE MATERIE

CIRCLE MAP

“Epic... an unclassifiable hybrid of theatre, narration, singing, instrumental music and philosophical reflection.”

—The Guardian (UK)

“To journey into Saariaho’s music is to be confronted with the darkest and most dazzling dimensions of your subconscious.” —The Guardian (UK)

Visionary director Heiner Goebbels stages this monumental work in a highly-imaginative production that infuses the work's journey through a sequence of non-narrative tableaus with stunning visual imagery to help convey its meaning, with references to Mondrian and Madame Curie as well as floating zeppelins and a flock of sheep. The International Contemporary Ensemble takes on the sonically varied score.

The revered New York Philharmonic returns to the Armory for the New York premiere of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's Circle Map, a new work for orchestra and electronics that builds out from six stanzas by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi, and D'om la Vrai Sens. The evening also includes the U.S. premiere of Lumiére et Pesanteur as well as Lonh, a work that combines medieval love poetry sung by rising soprano Jennifer Zetlan with an electronic score that manipulates sounds from nature to evoke a distant, luminous landscape.

march 22–30

october 13–14

THE BACK DOOR: MARTIN CREED june 8–august 7

“Clever, dumb, smart and stupidly gorgeous. Whatever Creed does ...he brings a joyousness, lightness and objectivity to the task.” —The Guardian (UK) Turner Prize-winning, British artist Martin Creed continues his ongoing exploration into rhythm, scale, and order in his largest installation in the U.S. to date, a survey of his work from its most minimal moments to extravagant, larger-thanlife installations. Crossing all media including painting, drawing, music, dance, theater, film, sculpture, fashion, and more unclassifiable items such as runners or lights going on and off, his practice transforms the everyday into surprising meditations on existence and the invisible structures that shape our lives.

TARYN SIMON

Join us for a new series of events inspired by the exotic beauty of the newly reopened Veterans Room and the inventive spirit of the designers who conceived it. Curated by jazz pianist, composer, artist, and MacArthur Fellow Jason Moran, these performances feature a diverse mix of contemporary classical, performative art, and an improvisational approach to jazz. upcoming performances:

LOUIS ANDRIESSEN & JASON MORAN march 23 PAULINE OLIVEROS & IONE april 2–3 CONRAD TAO & TYSHAWN SOREY may 20 MILFORD GRAVES & DEANTONI PARKS june 13

september 13–25 “One of the leading artists to understand our moment in history.” —Interview Magazine Groundbreaking artist Taryn Simon creates an immersive new work unlike any other, in which the subjects themselves become the objects of exhibition. Simon directs and designs both an environment and experience created specifically for the drill hall that defies mediums and the lines between performer and viewer. Experienced after sundown under the cover of darkness, this multifaceted work – at once intensely solitary and somberly communal – blends performance, sound, and architecture.

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ARTISTS STUDIO

TALES OF LOVE AND FEAR: LUCY RAVEN september 29–30 CAMILLE NORMENT & CRAIG TABORN october 16 RYAN TRECARTIN & LIZZIE FITCH november 21

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OTHER HAPPENINGS AT THE ARMORY UNDER CONSTRUCTION SERIES

FAMILY PROGRAMS

“A residency like the Armory’s can be life changing for an artist. With unlimited access to studio space and total creative freedom, even the wildest idea can be attempted.”

—The Wall Street Journal Get an inside look into the creative process of the Armory’s artists-in-residence, who set up studios and offer intimate public previews of works-in-progress, including dance, theater, music, and visual art. The Armory’s period rooms provide a unique backdrop for their workshops, serving as both inspiration and as a collaborator in the development of their work.

Previous artists-in-residence have included director and designer Julian Crouch, choreographers Faye Driscoll and Wally Cardona, soprano Lauren Flanigan, artist Ralph Lemon, maverick musician and composer Meredith Monk, postclassical string quartet ETHEL, writer and critic Sasha FrereJones, playwright and director Young Jean Lee, performance artist Okwui Okpokwasili, Trusty Sidekick Theater Company, and Shen Wei Dance Arts.

ARMORY AFTER HOURS

Salon culture has enlivened art since the 19th century, when friends gathered in elegant chambers to hear intimate performances and share artistic insights. Join us following select performances for libations with fellow attendees as we revive this tradition in our historic period rooms. You may also get to talk with the evening’s artists, who often greet friends and audience members following their performances.

Park Avenue Armory invites parents and children to participate in interactive art-making workshops in our historic period rooms. Drawing upon the Armory’s castle-like setting and unique artistic offerings, these programs are offered monthly during the school year and designed to spark the imagination of children of all ages.

ARTIST TALKS

Held in our historic period rooms, these insightful dialogues give audiences the opportunity to hear directly from the artists, and explore the inspirations, ideas, and themes behind their work.

MALKIN LECTURE SERIES

Each fall, the popular Malkin Lecture Series presents scholars and experts on topics relating to the Armory and the civic, cultural, and aesthetic life of New York City in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Lecture topics have ranged from history makers like Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt to Gilded Age society’s favorite restaurants and the Hudson River painters.

HISTORIC INTERIORS TOURS

Get an insider’s look at the Armory with a guided walking tour of the building with our staff historian. From the soaring 55,000-square-foot Drill Hall to the extraordinary interiors designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Stanford White, Herter Brothers, and others, and learn about the design plans by acclaimed architects Herzog & de Meuron.

Go to armoryonpark.org for more information on all of these programs.

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PARK AVENUE ARMORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Co-Chairman Elihu Rose, PhD. Co-Chairman Adam R. Flatto President and Executive Producer Rebecca Robertson

Marina Abramović Harrison M. Bains Wendy Belzberg Emma Bloomberg Carolyn Brody Cora Cahan Peter C. Charrington Hélène Comfort Paul Cronson Sanford B. Ehrenkranz David Fox Marjorie L. Hart Karl Katz Edward G. Klein, Major General NYNG (Ret.) Ken Kuchin Mary T. Kush Pablo Legorreta

Ralph Lemon Heidi McWilliams David S. Moross Gwendolyn Adams Norton Joel Press Genie H. Rice Amanda J.T. Riegel Janet C. Ross Jeffrey Silverman Joan Steinberg Emanuel Stern Angela E. Thompson Deborah C. van Eck Founding Chairman, 2000-2009 Wade F.B. Thompson

SUPPORTERS Park Avenue Armory expresses its deep appreciation to the individuals and organizations listed here for their generous support for its annual and capital campaigns. $1,000,000 + Charina Endowment Fund Empire State Local Development Corporation Richard and Ronay Menschel New York City Council and Council Member Daniel R. Garodnick New York City Department of Cultural Affairs The Pershing Square Foundation Susan and Elihu Rose The Arthur Ross Foundation and

J & AR Foundation Joan and Joel Smilow The Thompson Family Foundation Wade F.B. Thompson* The Zelnick/Belzberg Charitable Trust Anonymous

$500,000 to $999,999 Citi Almudena and Pablo Legorreta The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan Donna and Marvin Schwartz Liz and Emanuel Stern

$250,000 to $499,999 American Express Lisa and Sanford B. Ehrenkranz Michael Field and Jeff Arnstein Olivia and Adam Flatto Ken Kuchin and Tyler Morgan The Rockefeller Foundation Marshall Rose Family Foundation

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$100,000 to $249,999 The Achelis and Bodman Foundations R. Mark and Wendy Adams Linda and Earle S. Altman Bloomberg Philanthropies Booth Ferris Foundation Hélène and Stuyvesant Comfort Marjorie and Gurnee Hart Kirkland & Ellis LLP Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin and

The Malkin Fund, Inc. David Monn Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse, Jr. National Endowment for the Arts New York State Assembly New York State Council on the Arts Gwen and Peter Norton The Reed Foundation Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Caryn Schacht and David Fox Amy and Jeffrey Silverman Stavros Niarchos Foundation Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Joan and Michael Steinberg Mr. and Mrs. William C. Tomson

$25,000 to $99,999 The Avenue Association Harrison and Leslie Bains Emily and Len Blavatnik Emma Bloomberg and Chris Frissora BMW of Manhattan Jill Bokor and Sanford Smith Carolyn S. Brody Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Buckfire Eileen Campbell and Struan Robertson

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The Cowles Charitable Trust Mary Cronson / Evelyn Sharp Foundation Caroline and Paul Cronson Emme and Jonathan Deland Sandi and Andrew Farkas, Island Capital Group & C III Capital Partners Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Kiendl and John Gordon The Grand Marnier Foundation Agnes Gund Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gundlach Josefin and Paul Hilal Max MF Power Jacobellis Kaplen Brothers Fund Anna Maria & Stephen Kellen Foundation, Inc. and Marina Kellen French Wendy Keys Mary T. Kush Aaron Lieber and Bruce Horten Kamie and Richard Lightburn Christina and Alan MacDonald Marc Haas Foundation Cindy and David Moross National Philanthropic Trust Liz and Frank Newman Joan and Joel I. Picket The Pinkerton Foundation Slobodan Randjelovic and Jon Stryker Katharine and William Rayner Rhodebeck Charitable Trust Genie and Donald Rice Rebecca Robertson and Byron Knief Janet C. Ross The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation The Shubert Foundation Sydney and Stanley S. Shuman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Peter and Jaar-mel Sloane / Heckscher Foundation

Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Stark, Jr. Nanna and Daniel Stern Mr. and Mrs. Barry Sternlicht Michael and Veronica Stubbs Tishman Construction, an AECOM Company Deborah van Eck Michael Weil Anonymous (2)

$10,000 to $24,999 Gina Addeo American Realty Capital Jody and John Arnhold Arup Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Abigail Baratta Ginette and Joshua A. Becker Candace and Rick Beinecke Sara and David Berman British Council A. Cary Brown / The W. L. Lyons Brown Jr. Charitable Foundation Janna Bullock Mrs. Daniel Cowin Margaret Crotty and Rory Riggs Crum & Forster The Cultivist Dom Pérignon William F. Draper Peggy and Millard Drexler The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Andra and John Ehrenkranz Mr. and Mrs. Michael Evans Florence Fearrington Ferrari Ella M. Foshay and Michael B. Rothfeld Amandine and Stephen Freidheim Barbara and Peter Georgescu Jeff and Kim Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gruss Mike and Janet Halvorson Molly Butler Hart and Michael D. Griffin Elizabeth and Dale Hemmerdinger Herzog & de Meuron Daniel Clay Houghton Mr. and Mrs. William Kahane Jennie Kassanoff and Dan Schulman Erin and Alex Klatskin Suzie and Bruce Kovner Leon Levy Foundation Richard H. Levy & Lorraine Gallard Lili Lynton and Michael Ryan Sylvia and Leonard Marx, Jr. Diane and Adam E. Max Renee and David McKee Claire Milonas Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Adriana and Robert Mnuchin Mary Kathryn Navab David P. Nolan Foundation Northern Bay Contractors, Inc. Peter and Beverly Orthwein PBDW Architects Andrea Markezin and Joel Press The Prospect Hill Foundation Charles H. Revson Foundation Mary Jane Robertson and James A. Clark Deborah and Chuck Royce May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation Fiona and Eric Rudin Lady Susie Sainsbury

Mr. and Mrs. William Sandholm Oscar S. Schafer Stacy Schiff and Marc de la Bruyere Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sculco Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation JLH Simonds Patricia Brown Specter Josh Struzziery and Beth Carney Claudia and Geoffrey Thompson Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Tishman Speyer Properties, LP Barbara and Donald Tober Robert Vila and Diana Barrett David Wassong and Cynthia Clift William Morris Endeavor Entertainment Foundation Anonymous (3)

$5,000 to $9,999 Noreen K. Ahmad and Ahmar Ahmad Jamie Alter and Michael Lynton Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Auerbach Mr. and Mrs. Victor Barnett Nicholas Brawer Catherine and Robert Brawer Veronica Bulgari and Stephan Haimo Amanda M. Burden Marian and Russell Burke Mr. and Mrs. David Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Chase Coleman Elizabeth Coleman Sarah and Ronald Collins Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Contiguglia Ellie and Edgar Cullman Joshua Dachs / Fisher Dachs Associates Theatre Planning and Design Diana Davenport and John Bernstein Mary Ellen Dundon East Side House Settlement David and Frances Eberhart Foundation Cheryl and Blair Effron Inger McCabe Elliott Dr. Nancy Eppler-Wolff and Mr. John Wolff Alicia Ernst and John Katzman The Felicia Fund Fisher Marantz Stone, Inc. Teri Friedman Debbi Gibbs Gail Golden and Carl Icahn Susan and Peter Gottsegen Jamee and Peter Gregory Marie-Line Grinda and Ahmed Deek Anne Grissinger Allen and Deborah Grubman Patty and George Grunebaum Claire and Christian Gudefin Anita K. Hersh Sarah and Ronald Collins Nancy Josephson The Rachel and Drew Katz Foundation Phyllis L. Kossoff Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Lamesch The Lauder Foundation / Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund Robert Lehman Foundation Gail and Alan Levenstein Levien & Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Francois Maisonrouge Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Mayberry, Jr. Larry and Mary McCaffrey Sergio and Malu Millerman Whitney and Andrew Mogavero Barbara and Howard Morse

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Ali Namvar Ellen Oelsner Kathleen O’Grady David Orentreich, MD / Orentreich Family Foundation Susan Porter Anne and Skip Pratt Preserve New York, a grant program of Preservation League of New York Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pruzan Timothy and Coco Quinlan David J. Remnick and Esther B. Fein Carolyn Risoli and Joseph Silvestri Ida And William Rosenthal Foundation Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Jane Gregory Rubin and Reed Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ryan Bonnie J. Sacerdote Nathan E. Saint-Amand Caroline Schmidt-Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schorsch Sara Lee and Axel Schupf Mr. Barry Schwartz / M&F Worldwide Corp.

Lise Scott and D. Ronald Daniel Mr. Leigh Seippel Stephanie and Fred Shuman Alan and Sandy Siegel The Six Four Foundation Margaret Smith Daisy M. Soros Sotheby’s Mr. and Mrs. Michael Steinhardt Elizabeth F. Stribling and Guy Robinson The Jay and Kelly Sugarman Foundation Bill and Ellen Taubman Jane Toll Ambassador and Mrs. William J. vanden Heuvel Anastasia Vournas and J. William Uhrig Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation, Inc. Myra and Frank Weiser, M.D. Katherine Wenning and Michael Dennis Valda Witt and Jay Hatfield Cynthia Young and George Eberstadt Richard and Franny Heller Zorn Anonymous

$2,500 to $4,999 Roswitha and A.J. Agarwal AKF Group LLC Ark Restaurants Corp.

Norma Ketay Asnes Aurora Lampworks, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Barefield Cathleen P. Black and Thomas E. Harvey Debra and Leon Black Allison M. Blinken Amy Brown Fay Chang Joyce Chelberg Alexandre and Lori Chemla Neil and Kathleen Chrisman Shirin and Kasper Christoffersen Betsy Cohn Central Park Conservancy Marina Couloucoundis Sasha Cutter and Aaron Hsu Constance and Gregory Dalvito Joan K. Davidson (The J.M. Kaplan Fund) Mary and Maxwell Davidson III Elizabeth de Cuevas Gina and James de Givenchy Megan del Valle Jennie L. and Richard K. DeScherer

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James C. Marlas and Marie Nugent-Head Marlas Francesca and Dick Nye MC & Eric Roberts Will Palley Mario Palumbo Christos Petranis Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pfeifler Marnie Pillsbury Anne Prentice Eileen and Tom Pulling Elissa QuerzĂŠ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quinlan Heidi Rieger Isabel Rose and Jeffrey Fagen Jonathan F.P. and Diana Rose Chuck and Stacy Rosenzweig Clifford Ross Valerie Rubsamen and Cedomir Crnkovic Jane Fearer Safer Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Saul Caroline Schmidt-Barnett Uma Seshamani and Jason van Itallie Thomas and Patricia Shiah Donna Kohn Snow and Michael Rubinoff Stephanie and Dick Solar Sara Solomon Donna Soloway Mr. and Mrs. David Sonenberg Sonnier & Castle Melissa Schiff Soros and Robert Soros Mr. and Mrs. Tristam Steinberg Gayfryd Steinberg Douglas C. Steiner Jeremy E. Steinke Diane and Sam Stewart Angeline Straka Ambassador and Mrs. Liangang Sun Rob Teeters and Bruce Sherman Mary Ann Tighe Paul Travis and Mark Fichandler Mr. and Mrs. Alexander von Perfall Amanda and John Waldron Suan and Kevin Walsh David Reed Weinreb Karla Wheeler Richard and Diana Whelan Kate R. Whitney and Franklin A. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm H. Wiener Shannon Wu Amy Yenkin and Robert Usdan Judy Francis Zankel Zubatkin Owner Representation, LLC

$1,000 to $2,499 Lindsey Adelman Frank Ahimaz and Steven Barr Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Allen Amira Salaam Amro Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson Arthur Applebee* Patrick Baldoni, Femenella & Associates, Inc. Tina and Peter Barnet June and Kent Barwick Norton Belknap Kristine Bell Dale and Max Berger Mark and Randi Berman Tama and Brad Bernstein Nymrata Advani Bickici Hana Bitton Bluestem Prairie Foundation Boehm Family Foundation Marianne Boesky Gallery

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Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Bonovitz Barbara Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brause Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Brodsky Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Brown Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Butler Judith Byrd Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Campbell Chanda Chapin Jennifer Chen Pamela and J. Michael Cline Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cochran Ranika Cohen Emy Cohenca Struan H. Coleman, MD Courtney Liu Corleto Jennifer Coyne Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Crisses Boykin Curry and Celerie Kemble Carol Lynne Cushman Norris Daniels Virginia L Davies and Willard B Taylor Virginia Louise Davies Suzanne Dawson Sebastien de la Selle Maria Teresa De Mata Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Deane Richard and Barbara Debs Luis y Cora Delgado Anne Bevis Detwiler Diana Diamond and John Alschuler Jacqueline Didier and Noah Schienfeld Mr. and Mrs. Michael Donner Jane Draizen Nancy J. Drosd and Charles Schwartz Karen Eckhoff Jacqueline Elias Amy Grovas Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Alec Ellison Gretchen Englander Mr. and Mrs. Chris Errico Mr. and Mrs. Marc Feigen Richard L. Feigen and Isabelle Harnoncourt-Feigen Frederic Fekkai and Shirin von Wulffen Fig & Olive Restaurant Laura Jane Finn EdmĂŠe and Nicholas Firth Heather Fullerton Mr. and Mrs. David Getz Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Gibbons Rosalie Y Goldberg Jenny Slayton Green Barbara Grodd and The Ostgrodd Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Groeger Leonard Groopman Jessica Guff Addie J. Guttag Jennifer Hand and Thomas Tierney Elizabeth Harned Steven Harris and Lucien Rees Robertson Stan Harrison Kitty Hawks and Larry Lederman Rolf Heitmeyer Stephanie Hessler Mr. and Mrs. Brian Higgins William T. Hillman Susan Hirschhorn and Arthur Klebanoff May Ho Dr. and Mrs. Richard Hoffman Mary Anne Hunting and Thomas H Remien Invisible North Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson Hilda Jones Patricia S. Joseph

The Kandell Fund / Donald J. Gordon Jeanne Kanders Daniel and Renee Kaplan Drs. Sylvia and Byram Karasu Frances Kazan Margot Kenly and Bill Cumming Jana and Gerold Klauer Major General Edward G. Klein, NYNG (Ret.) Gloria and Richard Kobrin Kathleen and Reha Kocatas Beth Kojima J. Allen Kosowsky, CPA & Lenore M. Kosowsky Danai Kougiouli Kate Krauss Leah Kremer Mr. and Mrs. Ron Krolick Geraldine Kunstadter Nanette L. Laitman Barbara Landau Mr. and Mrs. John Lauto Mark and Taryn Leavitt Ann Leibowitz Brenda Levin Phyllis Levin Ambassador and Mrs. John L. Loeb Jr. Jane K. Lombard Lisa Ann Lori The Honorable and Mrs. Earle Mack Liz MacNeill Arielle & Ian Madover Pat and Michael Magdol Mr. and Mrs. Chris Mailman Mr. and Mrs. Marc Malek Nancy A. Marks Match 65 Brasserie Polly McCaffrey Martha B. McLanahan Constance and H. Roemer McPhee Sibel Mesta Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Meyer Sally Minard and Norton Garfinkle Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Miniter Liz and Chips Moore Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Mordacq Nina Morton Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Moses Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Nelson The New York Community Trust Mr. and Mrs. Brent Nicklas Peter and Susan Nitze Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Numeroff Addison O’Dea Victoria Orlin Robert Ouimette The Par Group Lynn Passy and Lewis Friedman Suzanne Peck and Brian P Friedman Jordan Phillips Christopher J. Piccinich Max Pine Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Present Prime Parking Systems Jonelle Procope and Fred Terrell Anna Rabinowitz Alan Ravandi and Avisheh Avini Victoria Reese and Greg Kennedy Diana and Charles Revson Rodgers & Hammerstein Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Rogath Mark Roppel and Nurelene Sahadat Joel Rosenkranz Marjorie P. Rosenthal Jane Royal and John Lantis Elizabeth Sarnoff and Andrew S. Cohen

Mr. and Mrs. David Schiff Sabina and Wilfred Schlumberger Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz Tatiana Serafin Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Settelman Gil Shiva Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shorin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shuman Laine Siklos Denise Simon and Paulo Vieiradacunha Mr. and Mrs. Vinayak Singh Laura Skoler Barbara Slifka Denise Littlefield Sobel Martha S. Sproule Squadron A Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Steiner John Strasswimmer Bonnie and Tom Strauss Dorothy Strelsin Foundation / Enid Nemy The Studio In A School Association Allison & Stephen Sullens Summit Security Services, Inc. Shining Sung Rabbi Malcolm Thomson Suzanne Tick Mr. and Mrs. Remy Trafelet Stephen Trevor and Stephanie Hunt Mr. and Mrs. John Troiano R.T. Vanderbilt Trust / Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Vanderbilt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Vogelstein Monina von Opel Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wagman Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Warshawsky Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wheeler Michaela Williams Reva Wurtzburger Eleanor Ylvisaker Mr. and Mrs. Michael Young Jason Zubatkin Anonymous (3)

$500 to $999 Marina Abramović Mr. and Mrs. William Abrams Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ahrens Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Alford Simin Allison Natalie N. Appel Jennifer Argenti Louise L. Arias Deborah Aruta Michael Ashby Page Ashley Mary Eliza Aston Mr. and Mrs. Steven Atkins Mr. and Mrs. David Bader Rebecca Lynn Bagdonas MD Peter Bails Raymond Baron Mr. and Mrs. Shayne Barr Julia Bator and Charles Duggan Susan Wise Bauer & Peace Hill Press Frances Beatty Carol Beaumier Mr. and Mrs. Guillaume Bebear Molly Bell Lorraine Bell and M. Weisdorf Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett Cheryl Bergenfeld Deborah Berke and Peter McCann Melvin Berkowitz Elaine S. Bernstein

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Sue Birnbaum Drs. Annette and Stanley M. Blaugrund Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Boardman Franklin Leslie Bocian Paul Boschi and Michael Kronberg Michele R. Bourgerie Arabella Bowen and Tyler Cole David P. Boynton Diane Britz Lotti Dr. and Mrs. Richard Brockman Kimberly Brown George and Jane Bunn Mr. and Mrs. Martin Buss Janet L Bustrin and Stephen Stubelt Cora Cahan and Bernard Gersten Ellen Sue Cantrowitz Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Carlozzi Lea Carpenter Thomas Carrier Pilar Castro Kiltz Ronni and Ronald Casty Sommer Chatwin Meryl and Mel Cherney Daniel S Chess and Richard W. Lilly Ashley Christopher Oya Christopher Sana Clegg Michael Clinton and Tom Devincentis Donald G. Clinton Jerome & Carole Cloud Orla Coleman and Rikki Tahta Mrs. George Colettis Janis Conner Alexander Cooper Jessica and David Cosloy Aleksandra Maja Cragg Bernadette Cruz Jennifer R. Curry Sasha Cutter James Danner Christina R. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dellosso Kate DelPizzo and Roberto Mastrigli Michele Denby and Joseph Nazitto Christine DiCrocco Kristin DiCunzolo Susan Dryfoos Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dubin Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn Gwen Edelman Michael Ellis Heidrun Engler Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Ercklentz Mrs. John W. Espy Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Evnin Mallory Factor II Jessica Fainman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Farmakis Stephen P. Farrell Joan and William Felder George Fellows Laurel Fine Michael First Laurel D Fitts Mr. and Mrs. Peter Flaherty Dr. and Mrs. Walter Flamenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Sander A. Flaum Susan and Arthur Fleischer Martha J. Fleischman Mr. and Mrs. Marc Fox Margherita S Frankel Stephanie French Emily T Frick Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Friedland Dr. and Mrs. Alan Friedman

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P. Gayle Fuguitt and Thomas Veitch Agata and Sumeer Sath Gisela Gamper Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Garbutt Peter P. Gates James W Gerard and Emmanuela Corielli Elisabeth Ellen Gibbons Nelsa L. Gidney and Jordan Ringel Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gill Gregory Gilmartin Peter Ginn Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gmoser Lynn Goldberg and J Robert Moskin Lisa Goldberg Alexander Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Jay Goldin Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Goldman Jane and Budd Goldman Barbara Goldsmith Parisa Golestaneh Laurel Gonsalves Pedro Gonzalez de Cosio Susan Grant and Lawrence C Maisel Norma R. Green Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Greene Paula S. Greenman Amy Greer & Mark Murphy Gail Gregg Maggie Gresio Susan Griffith and David Neill Giovanna Gromo and Ian Cavit Jan M. Guifarro Harvey and Kathleen Guion John H. and Susan K. Gutfreund Yen Ha and Richard Tesler Linda L Hackett and Russell W. Munson Jr. Robert H. Haines Lynn and Martin Halbfinger Karee Hanifan Donna Harkavy and Jonathan Price Cassandra Harris Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Heimbinder Marian S. Heiskell Mr. and Mrs. Horacio Herzberg Susannah Heyworth Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ho Augusta Hoffman Mr. Joseph C. Hoopes, Jr. (B.E.L.T. Trust) Harold P. Hope III and Kathryn Roche Pamela Howard James and Edwina Hunt Heatherlyn Ingenito Nadine Iskenderian Ann W. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. David Jaffe Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown Caron and Geoffrey Johnson Jacqueline Jones and John Wilfred Gassett Adrienne Katz Rick D. Kaye Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kelly Evelyn Kenvin Dr. Hootan Khatami & Mr. Daryl Fox Jennifer Kinderman Hadley C. King Dr. Robert and Sylvia Kirschner Mr. and Mrs. Jason Klein Gary Knisely Lisa and Philippe Krakowsky Mr. and Mrs. David Kraus Kathryn Kremnitzer Mr. and Mrs. Sascha Lainovic Carole Lalli Mr. and Mrs. James Lally Alexandra Langner

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Wendy B. Samuel Manuel de Santaren Claire-Marine Sarner Susan Savitsky Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Schlechter Morwin Schmookler Pat Schoenfeld Barbara A. Schwartz Francesca Schwartz Kimia Setoodeh Nadine Shaoul and Mark Schonberger Kimberly Ayers Shariff Mr. and Mrs. Philip Shefter Georgia Shreve Lindy Shuttleworth Angelo and Constance Silveri Albert Simons III Salwa Smith Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Smoller Eileen Solomon Lynn Somers and John H. Davis William Spiegel and Lisa Kadin Lili L. Stawski Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Stern Ilysa Sternberg Stephanie Stokes Kayser Strauss Bonnie Strauss and Roger Gould Frank Sullivan Barbara Taff and Allan Sacks Robert Taff and J. Philip Moloney Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Tansill Carolee Thea Heather Thompson and Ryan Wangner Dr. and Mrs. William Thornton Mr. and Mrs. James Thornton Luigi Filippo Toninelli Whitney Topping Lee Traub Ms. Patricia L. Truscelli and Mr. E.N. Ellis Lindsey Turner Zachary Kress Turner Adrian Ulrich Bill Updegraff and Aliza Bartfield Mr. and Mrs. Tony Ursano Amelia & Steven Usdan Charu Varshney Sekhar Elizabeth Vasarhelyi Maria Vasconcelos and Julio Pekarovic Annemarie Victory Ashley Waghorne and Geoff Collette Karen E. Wagner and David Caplan Christine Walsdorf Mr. and Mrs. Saul Waring Evelene Wechsler Larry Wehr Suzanne S. Weil Seymour Weingarten Lauren and Andrew Weisenfeld Susan Yarnell Michael Young and Debra Raskin Dawn Zappetti and Patrick Sullivan Tim Zietara Anonymous (12) List as of January 22, 2016 * Deceased

METROPOLITAN OPERA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman Ann Ziff President and Chief Executive Officer Judith-Ann Corrente Vice Chairman Mercedes T. Bass Chairman of the Executive Committee William C. Morris Secretary Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Treasurer Betsy Cohen Vice President Frayda B. Lindemann Honorary Chairman Christine F. Hunter Honorary Chairman James W. Kinnear President Emeritus Paul M. Montrone Vice Chairman Emerita Mrs. Ezra K. Zilkha

Managing Directors Mrs. Veronica Atkins Mercedes T. Bass Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Susan S. Braddock Alexa Bator Chae Betsy Cohen Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. Judith-Ann Corrente Rena De Sisto Jerry del Missier Mrs. Paul G. Desmarais Sr. Misook Doolittle Elizabeth M. Eveillard Stephanie T. Foster Marina Kellen French Joan Granlund Eugene P. Grisanti Beth A. Grosshans Ekkehart Hassels-Weiler Rolf Heitmeyer Marlene Hess Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D. Christine F. Hunter Frederick Iseman James W. Kinnear Bruce Kovner Camille D. LaBarre Mrs. Walter J. Laughery, Jr. Harry T. Lee Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Frayda B. Lindemann Dafna Meitar-Nechmad Mrs. Corbin R. Miller William R. Miller William C. Morris Elena A. Prokupets Laura J. Sloate Howard Solomon Marc I. Stern Hon. David A. Straz, Jr. Ambassador Nicholas F. Taubman Mrs. Wilmer J. Thomas, Jr. Robert I. Toll Robert L. Turner Ann Ziff

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Honorary Directors Bruce Crawford Edgar Foster Daniels Kevin W. Kennedy Emily Fisher Landau Mrs. Alexander M. Laughlin Paul M. Montrone Dr. M. Lee Pearce Mrs. Ezra K. Zilkha Advisory Directors M. Beverly Bartner Ellen S. Berelson Stanley M. Bergman Jacques Brand Ms. Angela Chao Nabil N. Chartouni Christopher H. Cheever Daniel C. Cochran Alberto Cribiore Gary B. Flom Gordon P. Getty Richard Gilbert Nancy A. Green Ephraim Greenwall H. Alexandra Kauka Hamill Thomas J. Hubbard Linda E. Johnson Tod Johnson Klaus Kleinfeld Dr. Herbert G. Kloiber Dr. David G. Knott Meyer G. Koplow Theodore A. Kurz Dominique Laffont Mitchell L. Lathrop Dr. Coco Lazaroff Marguerite L. Lee Helen Y. Little Andrew J. Martin-Weber Dr. Richard J. Massey Anne Welsh McNulty Richard J. Miller, Jr. Linda Mirels Ellen F. Oelsner Katharina Otto-Bernstein Joseph R. Perella Miss Leontyne Price Winthrop Rutherfurd, Jr. Sana H. Sabbagh Jacqui Smith Daisy M. Soros John J. Veronis Arete S. Warren 27

Members of the Association Mahmoud M. Abdallah Dr. Joan Taub Ades Michael Angelakos Tonio Arcaini R. Joseph Barnett Jane Beasley Mrs. Thomas S. Brush Noreen Buckfire Eleanor N. Caulkins Dr. Patrizia A. Cavazzoni Robert J. Cubitto Brian Duperreault Robert G. Edge Beatrice Esteve Sanford H. Fisher Eugene M. Grant G. Morris Gurley Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie O. Delton Harrison, Jr. Erik Hartmann Vikas Kapoor Mrs. Martin S. Kimmel Mrs. Joan C. Long Sandra Ourusoff Massey John L. McGraw Mrs. Peter H. Nicholas

Dr. Steve Prystowsky Hartley R. Rogers Joan C. Schwartz Cynthia D. Sculco Mrs. William F. Sondericker Jackson Tai Barry Tucker Mrs. Robert Wagenfeld and all the Directors

Young Associate Directors Agnieszka R. Balaban Kathryn Beal, MD Diego De Giorgi Heather H. Georges Matthew G. Hurd Yung Hee Kim Joshua Kindler Melissa Ko Amy H. Lee So-Chung Shinn Lee Helen Lee-Warren Pedro Magalhães Julie Warner McAskin Kathleen Kimiko Phillips-Lohrmann Evelyn M. M. Popp Chad J. Shampine Itai Shoffman Siddhartha Shukla Kevin M. Tagami Langdon Van Norden, Jr. Satoko Yahata Simon Yates

LINDEMANN YOUNG ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SUPPORTERS The Metropolitan Opera is grateful to the following donors for their generous support of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. $500,000 + Frayda and George Lindemann* Trust of Claire J. Swan Estate of Anne Tallman

$250,000 to $499,999 The Starr Foundation**

$100,000 to $249,999 Alcoa Foundation Estate of Charles E. Carter William Randolph Hearst Foundation** Max Kade Foundation, Inc. Dominique and Frédéric Laffont Annette Merle-Smith

$50,000 to $99,999

$25,000 to $34,999

Epstein Teicher Philanthropies, in memory of Milton S. Teicher Anthony B. and Judith W. Evnin Fund, in honor of Sarah Billinghurst** The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund** The Erich P. Holzer Charitable Remainder Trust** The Kern Family, in memory of Ralph W. Kern The Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre The Alice Tully Foundation**

$35,000 to $49,999 The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Estate of Viola Dunn Fondation Rumsey-Cartier Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Jane P. Long Endowment Fund** Daniel and Janet Mordecai Foundation, Inc.

The Hildegard Behrens Foundation Estate of Matilda Cascio Eleanor N. Caulkins The Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation Jephson Educational Trusts Dr. Nancy Maruyama and Charles Cahn Estate of Ella Upsher

$10,000 to $24,999 Susan A. Babson Opera Fund for Emerging Artists The Barker Welfare Foundation Louise G. Chapman Ms. Susan Petersen Kennedy Jeannette and H. Peter Kriendler Charitable Trust Margaret Mellon Hitchcock Foundation The Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation Nichols Foundation, Inc., in memory of C. Walter Nichols and Adelaide B. Nichols

C. F. Roe Slade Foundation

Mrs. Walter Taussig, in memory of Maestro Walter Taussig Hans J. Heinz and Tatiana Troyanos Memorial Fund** Anonymous * Annual contributions and income on designated endowment funds

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** Income on designated endowment funds

ABOUT THE BOARD OF OFFICERS ROOM “The restoration of the Park Avenue Armory seems destined to set a new standard, not so much for its scale, but for its level of respect and imagination.”

– The New York Times The Board of Officers Room is one of the most important historic rooms in America and one of the few remaining interiors by Herter Brothers. After decades of progressive damage and neglect, the room completed a revitalization in 2013 by the architecture team at Herzog & de Meuron and executive architects Platt Byard Dovell White Architects to transform the space into a state-of-the- art salon for intimate performances and other contemporary art programing.

The Board of Officers Room is the third period room at the Armory completed (out of 18) and represents the full range of design tools utilized by the team including the removal of accumulated layers on the surfaces, the addition of contemporary lighting to the 1897 chandeliers, new interpretations of the stencil patterns on areas of loss, the addition of metallic finishes on new materials, new programming infrastructure, and custom designed furniture.

The room’s restoration is part of an ongoing $200-million transformation, which is guided by the understanding that the Armory’s rich history and the patina of time are essential to its character. A defining component of the design process for the period rooms is the close collaboration between architect and artisan. Highly skilled craftspeople working in wood, paint, plaster, and metals were employed in the creation of the building’s original interiors and the expertise – and hand – of similar artisans has been drawn upon for the renovation work throughout.

The renovation of the Board of Officers Room was made possible through the generosity of The Thompson Family Foundation.

Cover photo by James Ewing.