Portland Opera presents FELLOW TRAVELERS

FELLOW TRAVELERS NEWMARK THEATRE MARCH 7, 11, 13, 15, 2026

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WELCOME

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SYNOPSIS

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CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM BIOS

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C OMMUNIT Y, ACTIVISM AND OPER A: A DECADE OF FELLOW TR AVELERS

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STAFF & BOARD, PORTL AND‘5

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MISSION, AUDIENCE STATEMENT

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DONORS

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COMMUNIT Y SUPPORT

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ABOUT THIS SEASON’S ARTIST

Seattle Opera production photography courtesy of Sunny Martini (pages 6-11, 22) and David Jaewon Oh (page 28).

FELLOW TRAVELERS Composed by GREGORY SPEARS Libretto by GREG PIERCE Based on the 2007 novel by THOMAS MALLON Produced by PORTLAND OPERA and UP UNTIL NOW Premiered JARSON-KAPLAN THEATER, ARONOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS,

CINCINNATI, OHIO, MAY 7, 2016

Portland Opera Premiere MARCH 7, 2026

CREATIVE TEAM

Director KEVIN NEWBURY Conductor NICHOLAS FOX Associate Director/Intimacy Director SARA E. WIDZER Set Designer VICTORIA “VITA” TZYKUN Costume Designer DEVARIO D. SIMMONS * Lighting Designer THOMAS C. HASE Associate Ligthing Designer JOE BEUMER Hair & Makeup Designer ASHLEE NAEGLE* Original Production Costume Designer PAUL CAREY* Stage Manager LAUREL MCINTYRE* Assistant Stage Manager QUINN CHASE* Assistant Stage Manager ERIN JOY SWANK Producer JECCA BARRY* Production Manager BRIAN FREELAND *

Fellow Travelers was originally developed and co-commissioned by G. Sterling Zinsmeyer and Cincinnati Opera. Original production directed by Kevin Newbury. Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors Company, sole U.S. and Canadian agent for Schott Helicon Music Corporation, New York, publisher and copyright owner. Projected English surtitles written and produced by Cincinnati Opera.

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THE CAST

(in order of vocal appearance)

Hawkins Fuller JOSEPH LATTANZI * Timothy Laughlin ANDY ACOSTA* Senator Potter’s Assistant JEREMY WEISS * Tommy McIntyre RANDELL MCGEE* Senator Charles Potter KYLE PFORTMILLER* Miss Lightfoot VANESSA BECERRA* Mary Johnson AMBER MONROE* Bookseller JEREMY WEISS * Estonian Frank MARCUS DELOACH * General Arlie KYLE PFORTMILLER* Party Guest JEREMY WEISS * Lucy ELISA SUNSHINE* Interrogator MARCUS DELOACH * Technician JEREMY WEISS * Bartender KYLE PFORTMILLER* Senator Joseph McCarthy MARCUS DELOACH * Priest JEREMY WEISS * with the PORTLAND OPERA ORCHESTRA

*Portland Opera Debut There will be one intermission.

Total running time is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Portland Opera Association, Inc. receives support from the Oregon Arts Commission, a state agency funded by the State of Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts Portland Opera is a member of OPER A America.

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FELLOW TRAVELERS ORCHESTRA Violin I

Flute

JAMES M. MCLENNAN, Acting Concertmaster JANET GROH DUBAY, Acting Assistant Concertmaster LUCIA ATKINSON

GEORGEANNE RIES, Principal

Violin II

JENNIFER ESTRIN, Acting Principal AROMI PARK, Acting Assistant Principal MARGARET BICHTELER Viola

ANGELIKA FURTWANGLER, Acting Principal SHAUNA KEYES, Acting Assistant Principal

Oboe

KELLY M. GRONLI, Principal Clarinet / Bass Clarinet

RICKY SMITH, Acting Principal^ Trombone

GREGORY SCHOLL, Acting Principal^ DAVID BRYAN Piano

CLAIRE FORSTMAN, Principal^

Cello

DYLAN RIECK, Principal KATHERINE SCHULTZ, Acting Assistant Principal Bass

CLINTON O’BRIEN, Principal

ˆdenotes substitute musician Orchestra Musicians are represented by the American Federation of Musicians Local 99. Chorus, Principal singers, dancers, and staging staff are represented by the American Guild of Musical Artists.

Production designers are represented by United Scenic Artists 829 (a subsidiary of International Alliance of Theatre and Stage Employees).

Stage crew provided by IATSE Local #28. Admission staff provided by IATSE Local #B20.

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SINGING WHAT WAS SILENCED There are moments in our nation’s history when we have witnessed what happens when government systems fail to protect all citizens equally, and when some communities experience marginalization and hostility. In such times, those af fected of ten face dif ficult choices; to speak out and face consequences, or to carefully construct an intricate camouflage in order to survive. The characters in Fellow Travelers move between these poles throughout the opera, navigating love, ambition, fear, and courage against the backdrop of the Lavender Scare of the 1950s.

Their journeys illuminate both the cost of silence and the risk of resistance.

I am profoundly proud that Por tland Opera is staging this brave and historic work . Fellow Travelers does not look away from a painful chapter in American history; it asks us to confront it with honesty and humanity. It reminds us that the struggle for dignity and equality is neither abstract nor distant but lived intimately in the hear ts of individuals who long to belong and to love openly.

The Lavender Names Project, a collaboration between the American LGBTQ+ Museum and Up Until Now Collective (producers of Fellow Travelers) seeks to recover and memorialize the thousands of LGBTQ+ federal employees who were investigated, dismissed, or forced to resign from their jobs. By restoring their names and stories to the historical record, the project reminds us that behind every policy are real people whose lives were irrevocably changed.

In presenting Fellow Travelers,

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we par ticipate in that act of remembrance. The opera gives voice to those who were silenced and deepens our understanding of the human cost of prejudice.

Por tland Opera has a long history of bringing socially relevant and stimulating content to the stage. We have embraced new works, contemporary perspectives, and narratives that reflect the fullness and complexity of our community. Productions like Fellow Travelers are possible because of the generosity of those who believe this ar t form matters.

KEEP PORTL AND OPER ATIC . Save our song. Secure our future.

The next act begins now — and it depends on you! Your immediate suppor t sustains an ar t form like no other, and ensures that Por tland Opera continues to inspire, educate, and strengthen our community in the Pacific Nor thwest . When you give, you make it possible to bring courageous, resonant works like Fellow Travelers to the stage — now and for generations to come. Please join us in shaping what comes next .

May this beautiful production move you, challenge you, and remind you of the enduring power of love and our shared humanity.

KREGG ARNTSON President, Portland Opera Board of Directors

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SYNOPSIS

by Alexis Hamilton

S C E N E 1 : PA R K I N D U P O N T C I R C L E Naïve young journalist Timothy Laughlin sits on a park bench hastily scribbling notes on the story he is covering—the wedding of Senator Joseph McCar thy. A handsome stranger seats himself beside Timothy and strikes up a conversation, eventually introducing himself as Hawkins Fuller, “Hawk ” to his friends. There is a moment of hesitation as they both feel the pull of attraction, then Hawk takes his leave and heads back to work at the State Depar tment .

S C E N E 2 : S E N AT O R CHAR LES POT TER’S OFFICE Timothy arrives at the of fice for an interview with Senator Potter but is told that the senator is still in a hearing.

Tommy McIntyre intervenes, explaining that Hawk Fuller recommended Timothy for a job as Potter’s speechwriter.

Tommy immediately puts the young man to the test writing remarks for Potter to deliver that af ternoon. Timothy gets to work , but his thoughts drif t towards Hawk . Senator Potter enters and is impressed by Timothy’s work . Timothy gets the job.

S C E N E 3 : H AW K I N S ’ O F F I C E Miss Light foot and Mary, assistants in Hawk ’s of fice, chat while elsewhere Timothy Laughlin shops for a thank you gif t for Hawk .

Miss Light foot gossips maliciously about a recently fired colleague, apparently dismissed for homosexuality. Mary is appalled both by the firing and by Miss Light foot’s callousness.

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Timothy arrives with the book he purchased for Hawk , but is told that he isn’t in. Timothy leaves his sentimentally inscribed book with Mary and leaves. Miss Light foot snatches the book and reads the inscription, speculating on the nature of Timothy and Hawk ’s new friendship.

S C E N E 4 : T I M O T H Y ’ S A PA R T M E N T Timothy is cooking supper and writing a letter to his sister Francie, when Hawk arrives unexpectedly. Timothy is flustered, but Hawk confidently takes control of the situation, seducing Timothy with a kiss. The two fantasize about taking a trip to Bermuda together.

S C E N E 5 : S T. P E T E R ’ S C H U R C H Timothy sits in a pew reveling in his memories of his evening with Hawkins, wondering whether his love is a sin, but ultimately thanking God for sending Hawk to him.

S C E N E 6 : T H E WA S H I N G T O N H O T E L At a State Depar tment function, the chatter is all about another firing for alleged homosexuality. Mary expresses her concern to Hawk , who brushers her of f. She flir ts with an Estonian activist, while Tommy McIntyre and Timothy discuss the impending confrontation between Senator McCar thy and the Army during the latest HUAC hearings. Hawk finds Timothy and suggests that they leave together. Their intimate conversation is overheard by Miss Light foot, whose suspicions seem confirmed.

S C E N E 7 : I N T E R R O G AT I O N ROOM Hawkins Fuller has been repor ted on suspicion of homosexuality and summoned for interrogation. He is subjected to a battery of “tests” to determine the truth of the accusation.

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S C E N E 8 : T I M O T H Y ’ S A PA R T M E N T Timothy and Hawk discuss the McCar thy hearings and Hawk ’s interrogation. Hawk gif ts Timothy with a pair of his own cuf flinks and tells Timothy about a steamy encounter he once had with a clarinet player.

INTERMISSION SCENE 9: MCCARTHY ’S OFFICE Timothy, Tommy McLaughlin, Senator Potter, and Senator McCar thy discuss the latest developments in the hearings and potential implications of new evidence. McCar thy is visibly intoxicated. Tommy takes Tim aside and reveals that he has dir t on Senator Potter. There seems to be an implicit threat in the revelation.

S C E N E 1 0 : M A R Y ’ S K I T C H E N / T I M O T H Y ’ S A PA R T M E N T Mary tries to warn Timothy about Hawk ’s romantic track record, but Timothy dismisses her concerns, saying, “He’s wonder ful .”

Later, Hawkins suggests that Timothy and he bring a third young man into their relationship. Horrified and hur t, Timothy tells Hawk to get out .

SCENE 11: ROOF OF THE OLD POST OFFICE Weeks have passed. Timothy, obviously still distraught, tells Hawk that he is joining the army to get over their relationship, and asks Hawk not to write.

S C E N E 1 2 : H AW K I N ’ S O F F I C E Mary resigns, telling Hawk she cannot stay. Hawk confesses that he misses Timothy.

S C E N E 1 3 : T I M O T H Y I N F R A N C E / H AW K I N C H E V Y C H A S E Two years later. Through a series of letters, we learn that Hawkins has married Lucy but is eager to rekindle his relationship with Timothy when Tim returns from Europe.

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SCENE 14: BRICK HOUSE Timothy has returned to D.C . and despite his marriage, Hawk has rented a house as a love nest for romantic rendezvous. Timothy is jealous and hur t by Hawk ’s relative contentment in his marriage.

Hawk reflects that he cannot be the par tner that Timothy wants.

S C E N E 1 5 : M A R Y ’ S K I T C H E N / B R I C K H O U S E / I N T E R R O G AT I O N ROOM Mary is packing up her apar tment when a disheveled Hawk arrives.

He confesses to Mary that rather than recommend Timothy for a job, he outed Timothy to of ficials, making him unemployable in the government . Hawk wants Mary to tell Timothy what he has done so that Timothy will hate him, making it easier for Timothy to forget their relationship.

SCENE 16: DUPONT CIRCLE On the bench where they met, Timothy tells Hawk he is leaving D.C . Both know they will never see each other again, but they par t without saying goodbye.

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CAST & CREW BIOS KEVIN NEWBURY Pronouns: he/they Role: Director Portland Opera Debut: Nixon in China (2006) Kevin Newbury is an opera, theatre, and film director.

Career highlights: three PBS Great Performances Broadcasts: Bernstein’s MASS (Ravinia Festival), Doubt (Minnesota Opera) & Bel Canto (Lyric Opera of Chicago); Liz Phair’s 2023 Exile in Guyville National Tour; dozens of world premieres, including Kansas City Choir Boy (with Courtney Love, Prototype Festival/National Tour), GRAMMY-winner The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (Santa Fe, Seattle, San Francisco Operas), GLAAD Media Award Winner Candy & Dorothy (NYC), and five operas with composer Gregory Spears, including Fellow Travelers, Castor & Patience (Cincinnati Opera) and The Righteous (Santa Fe Opera). Co-Founder: Up Until Now Collective.

NICHOLAS FOX Pronouns: he/him Role: Conductor Portland Opera Debut: Conductor, The Elixir of Love (2015) Described by Oregon Arts Watch as “…a flipping genius,” conductor Nicholas Fox has served as Assistant Conductor, Chorus Master, and now Associate Music Director at Portland Opera since the fall of 2013. During his tenure at Portland Opera, he has conducted six mainstage productions, numerous chamber opera performances, and countless concerts, in repertoire ranging from Gluck ’s Orfeo ed Euridice to Philip Glass’ In The Penal Colony. In 2019, Fox stepped in at the last moment, without rehearsal, to lead a triumphant opening night performance of Portland Opera’s production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. In addition to his local engagements, Fox made his debut at New Orleans Opera in April 2025 conducting Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love.

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JOSEPH LATTANZI Pronouns: he/him Role: Hawkins Fuller Portland Opera Debut Baritone Joseph Lattanzi established himself as a major artist in the current opera landscape with his portrayal of Hawkins Fuller in the world premiere and many subsequent runs of Gregory Spears’ Fellow Travelers. The New York Times said, “Joseph Lattanzi was splendid as Hawk, his buttery baritone luxuriant and robust.” His ever-growing repertoire includes leading roles ranging from the classic to the contemporary; Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Rossini’s Figaro to Bates’ Steve Jobs and Aucoin’s Orpheus. Lattanzi has enjoyed many seasons on the Metropolitan Opera roster and has performed at many major houses including San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, and Atlanta.

ANDY ACOSTA Pronouns: he/they Role: Timothy Laughlin Portland Opera Debut Andy Acosta is a Cuban-American tenor and luxury real estate expert based in San Diego, seamlessly blending two world-class careers. As an internationally recognized opera singer, Andy has performed on major stages, including The Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, the Ravinia Festival, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, and San Diego Opera, earning wide acclaim for his powerful voice and magnetic acting. He has performed leading roles in contemporary world premieres and classic repertoire alike, most known for his performances of Timothy Laughlin in Fellow Travelers, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Arcadio in Florencia en el Amazonas, and Tony in West Side Story.

JEREMY WEISS Pronouns: he/him Role: Senator Potter’s Assistant/Bookseller/Party Guest/Technician/Priest Portland Opera Debut With a “heart wrenchingly beautiful” (Interludes) voice possessing an “indigo tinged sensuousness” (Opera News), baritone Jeremy Weiss channels his training as an actor into his work as a 13

musician, bringing human stories to life in performances that are radically open-hearted. His career spans two continents with recent credits including L’Opéra National de Paris, The Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, L’Opéra-Théâtre de Metz Métropole, and The Brooklyn Academy of Music. This season will bring house premieres with Seattle Opera, Portland Opera, and San Diego Opera.

His original opera Infinitesimal, co-composed with Nicole Brancato, will have performances in London, Italy, and Paris in Fall 2026. He was the third prize winner in the 2025 Handel Aria Competition and the 2022 Lotte Lenya Competition.

RANDELL MCGEE Pronouns: he/him Role: Tommy McIntyre Portland Opera Debut Randell McGee is thrilled to join Portland Opera for their 2026 season! A baritone opera singer from Saint Louis, MO, Randell is a passionate opera performer. Randell has performed in a wide range of operas, including A Tragedy of Carmen (Escamillo), Amahl and the Night Visitors (King Melchior), The Righteous (covering Jacob), Madame Butterfly (Imperial Commissioner), Castor and Patience (covering West, Watchman, Cato), Fire Shut up in my Bones (Adult James, Lay About Man), and The Marriage of Figaro (covering Antonio). Randell is grateful to perform with Portland Opera and is looking forward to many more performances to come!

K YLE PFORTMILLER Pronouns: he/him Role: Senator Charles Potter/ General Arlie/Bartender Portland Opera Debut Kyle Pfortmiller has been heard at the Metropolitan Opera as Marquis d’Obigny in Verdi’s La Traviata as well as in Andrea Chénier, Faust, La fanciulla del West, The Magic Flute, and as Brian’s father in the New York Premiere of Nico Muhly’s Two Boys.

Recent roles include a reprise of Mr. XE in the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera, Angel’s Bone with the Beijing Festival and Father in Rima Fand’s Precipice at Prototype Festival 2026 in NYC. TV credits include “Food That Built America” and “Evil Lives Here”. Born in Elgin, Illinois, he resides in New York City with his wife.

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VANESSA BECERRA Pronouns: she/her Role: Miss Lightfoot Portland Opera Debut Peruvian and Mexican-American soprano Vanessa Becerra has been acclaimed for her “emotional and vocal prowess” (Chicago Tribune), “full, beautifully focused” instrument (Wall Street Journal), and “charismatic and eloquent” presence (San Francisco Chronicle) on stages across the nation. Most recently she debuted with Chicago Opera Theater as the title role in Leonora followed by a return to LA Opera as Nuria in Ainadamar. Next season she looks forward to role and house debuts as Violetta in La Traviata with the Berkshire Opera Festival, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance with Seattle Opera, as well as her return to Chicago Opera Theater.

AMBER MONROE Pronouns: she/her Role: Mary Johnson Portland Opera Debut Recognized as “a crystalline lyric soprano and a superb singing actress”, Amber R. Monroe’s 2025–2026 season sees her role debut in the title role of Francesca Zambello’s production of Aida with Washington National Opera, as well as her European debut in the same role with Theater St. Gallen in a new production. Ms. Monroe also makes her house debuts with Seattle Opera, San Diego Opera, and Portland Opera singing Mary Johnson in Fellow Travelers, and covers the role of Sister Rose in Dead Man Walking with San Francisco Opera. Concert work includes Handel’s Messiah with the Chattanooga Symphony.

MARCUS DELOACH Pronouns: he/him Role: Estonian Frank/Interrogator/Senator Joseph McCarthy Portland Opera Debut Marcus DeLoach received critical acclaim for his creation of the roles of Senator Joseph McCarthy in Gregory Spears’ Fellow Travelers at Cincinnati Opera and the Minister in Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves at Opera Philadelphia. In 2007, he was hailed as “powerfully convincing” in his Opera Ireland (Dublin) debut 15

as Joseph De Rocher in Dead Man Walking. He was a principal artist at New York City Opera from 2000-2006 and has appeared in leading roles with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Boston Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Opera, Utah Opera, and many others.

ELISA SUNSHINE Pronouns: she/her Role: Lucy Portland Opera Debut Celebrated for her “blend of vocal sparkle and theatrical charisma” by the San Francisco Chronicle, American soprano Elisa Sunshine’s 2025-2026 season brings a return to San Francisco Opera as the Page and Gilda cover in Rigoletto and a Flower Maiden and Squire in Parsifal, as well as her Seattle Opera, Portland Opera, and San Diego Opera debuts as Lucy in Fellow Travelers. She also makes her debut with The Santa Fe Symphony for Handel’s Messiah and looks excitedly ahead to future collaborations with The Santa Fe Opera, the Sag Harbor Song Festival, and the Santa Rosa Symphony.

SARA E. WIDZER Pronouns: she/her Role: Associate Director/Intimacy Director Portland Opera Debut: Show Boat (2015) Sara is a consent-forward theatre-artist and socialjustice practitioner dedicated to making impactful and community-building art. In addition to Fellow Travelers, Sara is the Intimacy Director at LA Opera. Selected Intimacy Direction includes West Side Story, La Bohème, Ainadamar, Roméo et Juliette, and La Traviata (LA Opera); La Traviata (San Diego Opera); La Bohème (WNO). Selected Stage Direction includes Into the Woods (OIO); touch (World Premiere-Opera Birmingham); Madame White Snake (Beth Morrison Productions); The Marriage of Figaro and Semele (Opera Santa Barbara); JUANA (World Premiere-Opera UCLA), ProvingUp (UC Boulder); Carmen (Opera Orlando), The Flying Dutchman (Hawaii Opera Theatre, Virginia Opera) and The Music Man (Royal Opera House, Muscat).

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VICTORIA “VITA” TZYKUN Pronouns: she/her Role: Set Designer Portland Opera Debut: Winterreise (2018) Vita Tzykun is an internationally acclaimed director, designer, and transdisciplinary artist. Her wideranging work—from art direction for Lady Gaga to productions for the Norwegian Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the Bolshoi Theatre— bridges opera, film, and immersive installations. As co‑founder of GLMMR with David Adam Moore and a frequent advisor to leading arts organizations, she drives innovation at the intersection of technology, design, and performance. Vita was named to the XLIST 2025 of the world’s top 100 creative visionaries and nominated for Designer of the Year by the International Opera Awards.

DEVARIO D. SIMMONS Pronouns: he/him Role: Costume Designer Portland Opera Debut Devario D. Simmons is an American Costume Designer; his credits include but are not limited to Broadway: Thoughts of a Colored Man; Off-Broadway: The White Chip, Bees and Honey, TUMACHO, Between the Bars, EMERGENCY! and P.S. Additionally, Simmons has had the pleasure of being a guest artist at: Santa Fe Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Metropolitan Opera and Opera St. Louis. His regional credits include The Geffen Playhouse, Clarence Brown Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Asolo Rep., TheatreSquared, Geva Theatre, The Williamstown Festival, Bucks County Playhouse, The Long Wharf Theatre, Jean’s Playhouse, Syracuse Stage and Baltimore Center Stage. Other credits include RUSTIN (Netflix), three seasons of AMC’s television show TURN, the 2nd National Touring production of In the Heights and two seasons of PBS television series Mercy Street.

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PAUL CAREY Pronouns: he/him Role: Original Costume Designer Portland Opera Debut Carey has designed the costumes for The Odyssey, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest (Public Theater’s Public Works Initiative at the Delacorte Theatre). Further New York and regional credits include Kansas City Choir Boy (PROTOT YPE Festival, U.S. tour), City Of (Playwright’s Realm), Bad Jews (Long Wharf ), Trouble in Mind ( Yale Rep), A Kind of Alaska (New York Live Arts), the U. S. premiere of The Tender Mercies (One Year Lease), Three Days of Rain (Amphibian), and three productions for New York University/ Atlantic Acting School. Collaborations with director Kevin Newbury have included Doubt (Minnesota Opera, world premiere), Bernstein’s Mass (Philadelphia Orchestra), El Niño (San Francisco Symphony), and Ricky Ian Gordon’s Orpheus and Eurydice and Green Sneakers (Urban Arias).

THOMAS C. HASE Pronouns: he/him Role: Lighting Designer Portland Opera Debut: Faust (2006) In the United States: Company on Broadway, New York City Opera, BAM Next Wave Festival. Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, Atlanta Opera and 30 Seasons for Cincinnati Opera.

Outside the US: Disney/Stage Entertainment; The Vienna State Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, The Barbican and Sadler’s Wells in London, Riverdance in Dublin, The Gran Teatre de Liceu, Göteborg and Malmö Operas, The Dutch, Finnish and Columbian National Operas; The Helikon Opera Moscow, Opéra National de Bordeaux, Opéra de Marseille; Canadian Opera Company; Singapore Arts Festival, and Tokyo Metro Arts Center.

ASHLEE NAEGLE Pronouns: she/her Role: Hair & Makeup Designer Portland Opera Debut Ashlee Naegle is the in-house Wigs, Hair and Makeup Manager and Designer at Seattle Opera, where she 18

created the position in 2017. Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, she is known for her imaginative wig design and transformative artistry. Her work spans beloved classics such as The Pirates of Penzance, Tosca, The Magic Flute, La Traviata, Das Rheingold, and Alcina, as well as world premieres including Jubilee and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Her work was featured on the cover of Opera America’s Winter 2024 issue, recognizing her contributions to the art of operatic design.

LAUREL MCINTYRE Pronouns: she/they Role: Stage Manager Portland Opera Debut Laurel McIntyre (she/they) (Stage Manager) is pleased to bring her tiny table and support of artists to this fabulous production of Fellow Travelers. She travels regularly and enjoys working for a variety of companies across the country but especially enjoys new opera. Other opera stage management credits include Grounded, Die Tote Stadt, The Shining, Glory Denied, Trade/ Mary Motorhead, Hometown to the World, This Little Light of Mine, Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun, and Roméo et Juliette. She would like to thank her family for their ongoing support.

QUINN CHASE Pronouns: he/him Role: Assistant Stage Manager Portland Opera Debut Quinn Chase is a stage manager and technical theatre artist from the east coast currently based in Seattle and is grateful to be part of Fellow Travelers in both Portland and Seattle. Quinn has worked with various Seattle companies, most notably 16 mainstage productions at Seattle Opera since 2021. Other companies include: The 5th Avenue Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Union Arts Center, (formerly known as ACT Theatre) Seattle Children’s Theatre, The Triple Door, and BookIt Repertory Theatre. Quinn is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and the American Guild of Musical Artists.

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ERIN JOY SWANK Pronouns: she/her Role: Assistant Stage Manager Portland Opera Debut: Falstaff (2025) Erin Joy Swank (she/her) returns to Portland after La Bohème and Falstaff last season. In 2025, she stagemanaged the internationally nominated revival of Douglas Moore’s Pulitzer-prize winning Giants in the Earth, resurrected by South Dakota Symphony after a 50+ year hiatus of performances. As a Denver-based freelancer, her recent credits include dance (Sacramento, Texas, and Nevada Ballets), theatre (Curious, Human Race), a Star Wars burlesque parody; a hybrid opera/circus (Opera North); contributing to two stage management books; and hosting a popular industry blog. Her favorite cast members ever remain the three adorable camels in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. www.erinjoyswank.com THOMAS MALLON Pronouns: he/him Role: Author Mallon’s eleven books of fiction include Henry and Clara, Fellow Travelers, Watergate (a Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award) and Up With the Sun. He has also written volumes of nonfiction about plagiarism (Stolen Words), diaries (A Book of One’s Own), letters (Yours Ever), and the Kennedy assassination (Mrs. Paine’s Garage), as well as two books of essays (Rockets and Rodeos and In Fact). A collection of his personal journals, The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983–1994, was published by Knopf in June 2025. Mallon’s work appears in The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, and other publications. Honors include Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellowships, the National Book Critics Circle citation for reviewing, and the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, for distinguished prose style. He has been literary editor of Gentlemen’s Quarterly and deputy chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and in 2012 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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G. STERLING ZINSMEYER Pronouns: he/him Role: Original Commissioner G. Sterling Zinsmeyer is a veteran producer of films and stage productions. His interest has been to tell the stories of our gay community. His film production credits include The Deception, which premiered at the 2015 Santa Fe Film Festival, and Latter Days, which was released to wide acclaim in 2004. After reading Thomas Mallon’s novel Fellow Travelers, Mr. Zinsmeyer enlisted his friend Kevin Newbury to help him bring this story to the stage as a chamber opera. Together they brought Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce aboard as composer and librettist. The opera premiered in Cincinnati in 2016 to rapturous reviews and was named

by The New York Times as one of the ten best classical music events of that year. Mr. Zinsmeyer is currently the Acting Director of the Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM. UP UNTIL NOW Producer (New York, NY ) Up Until Now is a group of artists and thought leaders co-founded by Kevin Newbury, Jecca Barry, and Brandon Kazen-Maddox to develop and produce inter-disciplinary work that helps build new structures for artistic creation across all art and media platforms. UUN creates inclusive, expansive collaborative spaces that center stories of empathy, intimacy, and connection. Up Until Now Collective aims to affect as many people as it can in the most positive way possible.

Projects include SOUL(SIGNS): Making Music Visible (PBS/WNET/ All-Arts); Unholy Wars (Spoleto Festival USA, Opera Philadelphia O Festival); Georgia (Times Square Midnight Moment); SOUL(SIGNS): OPERA (Reel Abilities Film Festival); Global Citizen 2022 Pride Video Campaign; midair for some time (Center for Performance Research).

Up Until Now received funding in support of Fellow Travelers from Allen & Judy Brick Freedman Venture Fund for New Music, Andrew D. Zacks Foundation, Annette Vass, Anonymous, Brad Rubenstein, David & Bette Fitts, Hargrove Pierce Foundation, James Tibbs & Philip Anderson, Jill & Bill Steinberg, John Kander, Karen Schuiling, Kathy Grace Gallo, Lynn Loacker, Michael & Emilie Corey, Michael Burak, Michael Young & Debra Valentine, Milo Depew, Roseanna DeMaria & Allan Dinkoff, Russell Schrader, San Francisco Foundation, Sarah Billinghurst Solomon, Seniel & Dorothy Ostrow Foundation, Susan Bienkowski, Ted Snowdon & Duffy Violante, and The Briarcombe Institute.

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COMMUNITY, ACTIVISM AND OPERA: A DECADE OF FELLOW TRAVELERS

by Kevin Newbury, Director

On June 12, 2016, forty-nine LGBTQ+ people were killed at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL. That same night, I was enjoying a drag show at Oz, a Queer nightclub in downtown Cincinnati, with a dozen cast and crew members of the Fellow Travelers, which was scheduled to premiere six days later. The next morning, as news of the tragedy spread through the Cincinnati Opera company, we felt a sense of collective mourning and reflection: What if some of us hadn’t survived our trip to Oz the previous night? It was a poignant moment in the history of this opera.

But I should back up first . In 2007, my dear friend, producer G. Sterling Zinsmeyer, handed me a copy of Fellow Travelers, a new novel by Thomas Mallon that had been published months before, proclaiming: “This must be an opera, and you need to direct it .”

I tore through the book and fell in love with the protagonists, Timothy and Hawkins, while learning about a painful chapter of LGBTQ+ history for the first time. Sterling was right . It needed to be an opera.

We got right to work , securing the rights from Tom and bringing on a brilliant writing team: composer Gregory Spears and libret tist Greg Pierce. Cincinnati Opera of fered to host a work shop of the opera in 2013 and, upon experiencing the finished work , the company of fered to present the world premiere. Cincinnati Opera’s suppor t of Fellow Travelers was unwavering and courageous, especially since Cincinnati was perhaps best known, at least in Queer circles, for the force with which it censored Rober t Mapplethorpe’s “obscene” gay photographs in 1990. The thought of premiering an opera that featured two gay men singing an achingly beautiful love duet while simulating sex onstage felt like cosmic restitution.

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GAY IN SMALL TOWN MAINE

In 1996 —my senior year of high school—I wrote a thesis on photographer Rober t Mapplethorpe, the National Endowment for the Ar ts, obscenity laws, and Queer ar tmaking at the height of the AIDS crisis. Our assignment was to write about someone who had shaped culture. My first instinct was to write about Madonna, but my English teacher, Mrs. Ackerman, suggested that my knowledge of Madonna’s trajectory was, perhaps, already encyclopedic.

Was there another subject that might really challenge me? While writing about Mapplethorpe and the 1990s culture wars, I was simultaneously terrified that I would die of AIDS, coming out of the closet, and grateful that the local public library in my hometown of Auburn, ME, had a copy of Mapplethorpe’s “Per fect Moment,” a retrospective catalog, on the shelves—flowers, phalluses, and all . I must have renewed that book at least three times.

As a closeted teenager, I never could have imagined that I would forge a career directing LGBTQ+ stories, especially an opera. In the decade since our premiere, Fellow Travelers has had sixteen productions from America’s biggest cities to her hear tland. It’s become par t of the operatic canon and served as a catalyst for connecting thousands of audience members from many disparate backgrounds, across many generations. Without fail , dozens of audience members congregate in the lobby af ter each per formance, hugging, crying and sharing their stories until the theater’s cur few.

A NEW COMING OUT

The Fellow Travelers Project, a series of per formances taking place over the next two years, is a sor t of new coming out of this opera.

It coincides with our nation’s semi quincentennial . And the opera has become a symbol of resistance to the moment we are in, as we see a dramatic rise in systemic attacks on the rights of LGBTQ+ people in the US and deliberate attempts to erase our history.

Conservative federal and local governments are policing gender expression and free speech, abandoning HIV research, challenging the ban on conversion therapy, and hijacking our cultural institutions in Washington D.C .

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Alongside the production we are launching The Lavender Names Project, a collaboration with the new American LGBTQ+ Museum, which of ficially opens in New York City in Fall , 2027 in a collaboration with The New York Historical . The Lavender Names Project is a grassroots archival research/community outreach initiative, which will uncover and collect photos and stories of victims of the LGBTQ+ community who were systematically discriminated against, fired, and mistreated by federal and local governments, from the ban on gay soldiers serving in World War II to the beginning of the ”Lavender Scare” in 1953 to “Don’t Ask , Don’t Tell ” in the 1990s, and all the way to today. The photos themselves are a par t of an ever-growing visual archive that appears onstage at the end of each per formance as a living memorial to the many Queer people who suf fered—and are suf fering—the decadeslong persecution. The collected names and photos archives will eventually find a home in the American LGBTQ+ Museum. We invite all audiences in Por tland to contribute to this archive leading up to and throughout the per formances.

Despite our government’s ef for ts to erase LGBTQ+ history, our legacy is everywhere I look and that legacy is a groundswell . More than ever, I feel driven to honor the generations of Queer folks who came before us and I am also looking to them for guidance, for blueprints.

I recently unear thed my Mapplethorpe thesis in a filing box in my parents’ basement labeled “Kevin: High School .” Reading it for the first time in almost thir ty years, the 1990s culture wars now feel like a mere harbinger of much worse things to come. The very next day, Florida of ficials, under the cover of night, painted over the rainbow crosswalk memorial honoring the Pulse nightclub victims in Orlando. But no one is going to erase us. And no one is going to erase the living, singing memorial that is the Fellow Travelers opera. We will be per forming all over this country, our country, throughout next year and beyond. Please find me in the lobby af ter the show to share your own story.

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STAFF INTERIM GENERAL DIRECTOR

Tracy Wenckus MUSIC DIRECTOR

Damien Geter

ARTISTIC AMBASSADOR

Karen Slack

ARTISTIC & MUSIC

Alfrelynn Roberts, Artistic Director Alexis Hamilton, Associate Director of Education Outreach Nicholas Fox, Associate Music Director Ethan Cope Richter, Music Administrator and Librarian Quinn Kun Liu, Music Assistant Jasmine Johnson, Civic Engagement & Partnerships Manager Amrit-Sadhana Boyd, Artistic Administrator Sherrie Van Hine, Shane Magargal, AGMA Delegates Lisa Neher, Chorus Secretary Michael Hettwer, Orchestra Manager Jessica Crawford, Supertext Coordinator Claire Forstman, Rehearsal Pianist DEVELOPMENT

Beth Lewis, Director of Development Carleena Manzi, Development Manager Alexis Walker, Donor Benefits Coordinator

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Alexander Chester, Director of Finance Paul Lovincey, HR & Operations Manager Michael Martinez, Senior Accountant MARKETING

Christina Post, Director of Marketing & Communications Lizzie Adelsheim, Marketing Project Manager Ervanny Astari, Social Media Manager PATRON SERVICES

Magdalena Travis, Patron Services Manager Chris Kim, Patron Services Supervisor Jordan Catmull, Patron Services Representative PRODUCTION

Anna B. Labykina, Director of Production Kyle Spens, Technical and Production Director Ivy Thompson, Costume Shop Manager Sara Beukers, Wig and Makeup Supervisor Cindy Felice, Properties Director Carl Faber, Lighting Supervisor Pascaline LeFèbvre, Production Coordinator Eric Adams, Production Carpenter Iain Chester, Warehouse Head Addison Nuttbrock, Events Coordinator / Production & Office Assistant

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Morgan Reaves, Wardrobe Supervisor Lisa Jubera, Foreman, WMU Principal Makeup Artist Helen Hart, WMU Principal Makeup Artist Daniel Wilson, Claudie Fisher, Audrey Goldfarb, Properties Assistants Mark M. James, Production Electrician Jenessa Raabe, Pre-Production Electrician FOR BROADWAY IN PORTLAND

Tracy Wenckus, General Manager, Broadway Ella Black, Broadway Ticketing & Database Manager

Sophie Stebbins, Broadway Group and Customer Service Supervisor Rachel Allred, Customer Service Rep Liz Allred, Customer Service Representative Bradford Johnson, Technical Liaison Kelsey Wenckus, Marketing Assistant FOR THE NEWMARK THEATRE

Tim McGarry, Head Carpenter Danny Cook, Head Flyman Lorin Sly, Head Electrician Duane Rodakowski, Head Soundman Brian Keith, Head Propertyman

PORTLAND OPERA BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS

Kregg Arntson, PRESIDENT; Director, Community Impact | Executive Director, PGE Foundation Carole Morse, PAST PRESIDENT; Past President, PGE Foundation Linda Brown, VICE PRESIDENT; Owner, Brown’s Blueberries Christine Lewis, VICE PRESIDENT; Metro Councilor, District 2 Larry D. Roper, TREASURER ; Emeritus Professor of Language, Culture and Society, Oregon State University Carol Turner, SECRETARY; Civic Volunteer MEMBERS

Nichole Anglin, Attorney, Innova Legal Advisors PC Mayra Arreola, Chief Shared Prosperity Officer, Port of Portland Regena Frieden, Chief Administrative Officer, Providence Health Plan Laura Howe, Accounting Manager, On Point Community Credit Union Ayaka Jones, Senior Account Executive, FINN Partners Vanessa Valencia, Vice President of Financial Planning, On Point Community Credit Union 30

PORTLAND’5 CENTERS FOR THE ARTS Por tland’5 Centers for the Ar ts includes the Keller Auditorium, Arlene Schnitzer Concer t Hall , and Antoinette Hat field Hall , comprising the Newmark Theatre, Dolores Winningstad Theatre, and Brunish Theatre. All are public facilities owned by the City of Por tland and managed by Metro through the Metropolitan Exposition-Recreation Commission. Each year approximately one million people attend more than 1,000 per formances in these facilities.

METRO

Lynn Peterson, Metro Council President CITY OF PORTLAND

Keith Wilson, Mayor METROPOLITAN EXPOSITIONRECREATION COMMISSION

Karis Stoudamire-Phillips, Chair Damien Hall, Vice-Chair Deidra Krys-Rusoff, SecretaryTreasurer Dañel Malán-González Chris Oxley Deanna Palm David Penilton Craig Stroud, Visitor Venues General Manager PORTLAND’5 CENTERS FOR THE ARTS

Rachael Lembo, Executive Director Stephanie Torres De Los Santos, Director of Events Stephanie Viegas Dias, Director of Ticket Services

Ruby Joy White, Director of Culture and Community Nancy Strening, Director of Operations Heather Wilton, Director of Programming, Booking, and Marketing Dave Woodman, Levy Director of Operations PORTLAND’5 CENTERS FOR THE ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Greg Brown Jim Brunberg Gus Castaneda, Chair Elisa Dozono Heather Kmetz Jessica Lagunas Antonio Lara Chariti Montez Ombrea Moore Brian Sanders Daniel A. Sullivan Richard Wattenberg Steve Wenig

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PORTLAND OPERA MISSION & AUDIENCE STATEMENT We gather and inspire audiences, ar tists, and collaborators to create shared opera experiences that enliven and connect us all , enhancing the cultural landscape of the beautiful Pacific Nor thwest .

We are proud to be Por tland’s opera, and to share inclusive opera experiences. Our commitment to cultural equity continues to inform our audience policies and experiences. When we gather, it must be with respect and with care for the entire community.

Let us be clear: there is no place for bigotry, discrimination, hate, harassment, or intolerance at Portland Opera.

Behaviors that are disrespect ful , discriminatory, or not aligned with our policies for attendance (including health and safety and firearm policies) will not be tolerated, and audience members may be asked to leave the premises and/or be prohibited from returning in the future.

THANK YOU DONORS Por tland Opera would like to recognize the following donors of $100 or more for their generous contributions and suppor t for the 2025/26 season.

To learn more about giving to Por tland Opera or for any correc tions to your listing, please contac t Giving@Por tlandOpera.org.

Contributions received between 1/1/2025 and 2/5/2026: Kay and Roy Abramowitz Katherine Alderson Anonymous Joseph Alexander and Janine Clayton Farouk Al-Hadi Robert Amundson and Sully Taylor Donald Andersen Daniel Anderson and Joy Strand Christopher Andrews Sona Karentz Andrews Nichole Anglin Claire Ankrum Elizabeth and Stephen Arch Margaret and Scott Arighi Iain Armstrong Kregg Arntson and Ted Fettig Annette Arrieta Ron Attrell and Michael Oard Nancy Babka and Michael Morgan Liz Bacon Brownson Robert Barham and Brad Jefferson Jaime Barnard Julia and Mark Barnes Brent Barton James and Kathryn Bash Barbara A. Bass, in Memory of Sydney Bass Anonymous Wayne Bautista and Alfredo Pedroza Phyllis L. Beemsterboer

Kate Beland Richard and Myra Bennett Sharlen Bennett John and Dyann Bernatz Jonathan Betlinski Maryka Biaggio and Deborah Zita Alene and Bruce Bikle Elaine Blatt Helen and Brian Blum Barry Bolding Liz Bonnett Kathryn Bork TM Boulton Bobbie Bowser The Breunsbach Family William Bridge Verlea Briggs Frances Britt, In Memory of Maryann Dutton Lily M. Brodrick Jennifer Brooks Matt and Marian Brouns Doug and Deb Brown Linda and Marcia Brown Gregory Brumfield and Roberta Riportella James Brunberg Judy Brunner Sherman Bucher Kevin Bumatay Virginia V. Burgess Zoe Burke Melissa Buxton Leroy E. Bynum, Jr., DMA James Callan Anonymous

Laurie Campbell-Leslie Maurine and Paul Canarsky Ross Carey Len Carpenter Dr. Carlos CastroPareja and Lori Dunkin* Joanna E. Ceciliani and Douglas G. Beckman Shelly Chabon Kevin Chan Gagandeep Choudhary and Aprajita Jagpal David Christopher Sarah L. Claiborne Ann Marie and David Coghill Bradley Coiteux and Robert Halberg Heather Coleman-Cox Kristine Connolly Tim and Tammy Cooper Evelyn H. Couser Berlioz the Cat Lauri Noell Crocker Stacy Cross Janet Cruz* Robert J. Currier Tracy Curtis and Rick Nagore Triston Dallas Eloise Damrosch and Gary Hartnett May D. Dasch Joseph and Carol Davids Katherine De La Forest and Zach Reichert George and Barbara Dechet

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David DeMoss and Geoffrey Wren Anonymous Florence M. DiLoreto Susan C. Dixon William and Suzanne Dolan Christopher Domschke Kate Donovan In honor of Beverly Downer Patricia Dresler Shari L. Dunn Susan Dunn Dr. David Dunning Michael A. Duvall Ryan Dyson and Louise Hoover In Honor of Dolores King Se-ah-dom Edmo Roger Edwards and Carol La Brie Eleanor Lieber Auditions Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Laura Engle Anonymous Angelica Espinosa Matthew and Emmanuella Essieh Carl and Christine Farrington Dr. Marilyn Farwell and Catherine King Anonymous Richard and Anne Feeney Edward and Jeanette Feldhousen Lynn Ferguson Anonymous Nicole Forbes Anne Francis Regena Frieden Anonymous Emilie F. and Don C. Frisbee Fund of Oregon Community Foundation Theresa Fritchle Anonymous Paul Gehlar 34

Larry and Marlis Gilman Mark Greenfield Diane Greenman Nancy Greiff Stephen L. Griffith John Grigsby Ed Gronke* Marsha Gulick Paul Gunderson Anton Haas Jr. Larry Hacek Patrick G. Hager and Alessandra Capperdoni Lois Haley Kirk Hall In Memory of Karyn Halloran - Tim Halloran Mary Ellen Hamilton Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland Charlene Hannibal Dr. Richard Harper Katharine Hart Laura Hassell Judith A. Heath Emily Hebbron Fred and Harriet Hegge Andrea and Ted Heid* Wendy and Eric Hein Jean Herrera James S. Heuer Marsh Hieronimus Dr. Sharon M. Higgins Glenda Hill Gaynor Hillsand Greg Fleming Andrew and Karina Hoan Tom and Jane Hogan Maryanne and David Holman Anita Holser Kimberly Howard Carol and Tom Hull Jennifer Humphreys Romeo Ilie-Nicolof Dan and Elsa Impens In Memory of Marie Colasurdo - Marita Ingalsbe

Robina Ingram-Rich and Tim Rich Nancy Jerrick In Memory of Donald R. Ebert Cheryl Johnson Annette Jolin and Richard U’Ren Becky and Jarrett Jones Carina Juarez Estrada Marge and Stephen Kafoury Carole S. Keefer Judith and Martin† Kelley Christopher Kemper Douglas and Dena Keszler Suhail and Aisha Khan Anita Klock Bradley Alan Knotts Anonymous Debbie Koreski Nagamani and Subramania Krishakumar James Laden and Representative Robert Nosse Leroy Landers Grethe Larson and James Mullins Drs. Fred and Catherine Lauritsen John Lebens and Dory Kanter Katherine Lefever Brandon Lenzi Dolores Leon, M.D. Will Lesh Julie and Nathan Leverenz Joan Levers and David Manhart Beth Lewis Christine E. Lewis and Michael Selvaggio Amy Light Jane and Robert Lightell Jason Lim S. Anne Lince Marjorie Lindblom

Craig and Anne Lindsay Lisa K. Lipton Adrienne Livingston Henry Louderbough Michael Louzao and Brandi Tuck Paul Lovincey Malaya N. Lualhati Rob and Theresa Lusardi Josh Lyons Jerome Magill Bill and Mary Mainwaring Julia Marchesoni The M. and L. Marks Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Christina Marraccini Joe A. Marrone Wendy Martel Vilkin Victoria L. Martusheff Katsiaryna Masalava Julie Mathews Jessica MaxwellAnderson William Mayclin & Murray Dunlap Oscar and Mary Mayer Joe McFerrin Cleo A. McLeod* Andrew and Heather McStay Steve and Anna Mench Charles Meshul and Maureen Ober Melody Mikkelsen Sandra and Gary Miller David and Sierra Modro Karl and Betty Moore Douglas and Malinda Moore Susan D. Morgan, VMD J. Michael Morrison Carole Morse Mueller-Crispin Cultural and Environment Fund Martin Muller Nancy Murray Anonymous Yooy and Joey Nelson

John and Ginger Niemeyer Franco Nieto Donna G. Noonan Norris Dermatology & Lasers NW Richard and Beverly North Nancy H. Oberschmidt Barbara and Sebastian Obrzut John Ogden Heather Ohta Kris Oliveira Anonymous Janet Olson Liz Olufson Anonymous Anonymous Rodney and Sandi Page Sujata Pagedar Callie Pappas and John Winner Daniel Mueller and JoAnn Pari-Mueller James Parker Jane S. Partridge Anonymous John and Jollee Patterson Janet and Donal Pedersen Pete Perry David and Karen Petersen Martha Peterson Kathleen Petrucela Laura Polich Frances Portillo Phillip Potestio and Sally Hudson Scott and Tamara Prater Ian and Alicia Preddy John and Debbie Purcell Sohyon Rahe Russell Ramsey Andrew Recinos Mary and Russell Reid W. W. & Linda Reid Haley Reviere Shannon Reynolds Mrs. Charles Rhyne

Woody and Rae Richen In Memory of Gerry Allen - Stephen and Leslie Robinson Lynne Diane Roe, M.D. Charlene Rogers Terence Rokop Larry D. Roper and Dina Lindquist Carol Rose Richard and Mary Rosenberg Stuart and Holly Rosenblum Marguerite Russell Anonymous Roger Sabbadini Bunny and Jerry Sadis Steven Saftig Adam Gregory Salazar Steve and Chris Satterlee In Honor of Larry Roper - Tom and Cesie Scheuermann Anonymous - (In memory of Mayer D. Schwartz) Sarah Schwarz Members of the Portland Opera Chorus Hal and Diana Scoggins Mary Seitz Anonymous Anonymous Robyn Shuey Darsein and Gary Shull Brandon Arends and Anne Sires Caren Smeltzer and Herman Migliore Cathleen L. Smith Robert and Patricia Smythe Sue and Drew Snyder Neil Soiffer and Carolyn Smith William Space and Allen Brady Bob Speltz Dr. Jessica Spies Alice Spitzer 35

Robert and Melanie Spitzer Charles and Karen Springer Rakesh Sridharan Beverly and Larry St. Clair David Staehely Michelle Stark John and Carol Steele In Memory of Garry Stensland Barbara A. Stephens Kristin Sterling and Lorin Wilkerson N. Robert and Barre Stoll Petar Stoyanov Eric and Cyndi Strid Rebecca Sudduth L. Susan Sullivan In Memory of Richard E Swart Hank Swigert and Marlene Koch Laszlo Szidonya Charles Talbot Krista Tappan Claudia Taylor, M.D. Anna Taylor-Richter

Rick and Carol Terrell Charitable Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Kenneth Thrasher In Honor of Sue Dixon Andrea Tichy Dr. Matti and Najla Totonchy Jo Ann and Ric Tower Homero Trevino Lopez Su Tunney and James DePew Tara Turnbull David and Carol Turner Russell Turner and Urszula Iwaniec Rose Etta Venetucci Dave and Christine Vernier Julie Vigeland Jessica Virnig Helen Ann Volpe Jeanette Waddle Mark Ward Wendy Ware and Dan Gleason John Weisensee Tracy Wenckus

Michael and Lisa Wenzlick Anonymous Claire Westdahl Anonymous The Estate of Ben and Elaine Whiteley Priscilla Bernard Wieden Andrew Wilson and Ronnie-Gail Emden Julie Wilson Katherine and Keith Wilson Ana Winner Athanasia I. Winner Stephen Winter Dr. and Mrs. David S. Wisdom CP Wise Linda M. Wood Anne Workman Clark Worth and Leslie Lehmann Dr. Greg Zarelli and Mr. John Bush* Katherine Zeller and David Hill Kathryn Zerbe John and Nancy Zernel

Thank you to our wine sponsor for Fellow Travelers.

Please bring your program to their tasting room for a complimentary flight .

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT We gratefully acknowledge the ongoing philanthropic suppor t from our generous donors and funders.

The Herbert A. Templeton Foundation PGE Foundation Ronald W. Naito MD Foundation Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Roundhouse Foundation Utopia Vineyard & Winery Wildhorse Foundation Wyss Foundation

IN-KIND SPONSORS

200 Market Argyle Winery Audacy, Inc. Botanica Floral Design Classic Pianos Elk Cove Vineyards Et Fille Wines Internetworks

Mark Spencer Hotel Nossa Familia Coffee Ovum Wines Portland Wine Storage Inc. Remy Wines Résonance Wines Steven Smith Teamaker

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ABOUT THIS SEASON’S ARTIST Originally from Seoul , South Korea, Samantha Yun Wall immigrated to the United States as a child and comes from a multiracial background. Operating from within this framework , her ar twork embodies the experience of navigating transcultural identity. Wall ’s ar t is characterized by her unique approach to traditional techniques combined with a contemporary vernacular that reflects her understanding of the world.

Samantha’s work has been featured in the New York Times, The New Yorker, and on the cover of the Sleater-Kinney album Path of Wellness.

She has exhibited globally at galleries and museums including the Frye Art Museum in Seattle and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Featured in the Black Artists of Oregon exhibit at Portland Art Museum, her work is now in their permanent collection. Samantha has recently openedher most extensive solo exhibition to date at the Seattle Art Museum.

ABOUT THE PROJECT Building upon the success of our 60th anniversary collaboration with illustrator Lisa Congdon, Por tland Opera is excited to continue forming annual par tnerships with Por tland-based fine ar tists.

These wonder ful reciprocal relationships enhance both the ar tist’s and the opera’s oeuvres, but most impor tantly contribute to the suppor t and revitalization of our city’s fine and per forming ar ts landscape. Learn more at por tlandopera.org.

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The Lavender Names Project is a grassroots, nation-wide archival research/community outreach initiative that aims to collect photos and stories of members of the LGBTQ+ community who were systematically discriminated against and fired by federal and local governments in the United States.

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